The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-08


S S8a y and probably
sssSgas still is, leader
of the demo-
T. ]. O'Flaherty cratic Party in
the borough of
Queens. He was, and perhaps still
is also philanthropist and being
concerned with the health of the
borough, he decided to go into the
sewerpipe business. In this char
liable work he amassed an enormous
fortune which is usually the reward
OF virtue according to the pulpit.
DE that as it may, jealousy was
- born in the breasts of divers
other democratic philanthropists
who failed to pipe the dough in the
sewers. The upshot of the whole
thing was that Phillips and several
of his fellow philanthropists got into
the tolls of the law. Fearing that his
conduct might be misunderstood,
Phillips is alleged to have come
down to Atlantic City, parked a key
of booze near his bed, attached a
tube to the bung hole and sucked
himself to death.
FOLLOWING the alleged demise of
Phillips, couple of other demo-
cratic leaders took off for Valhalla,
under suspicious circumstances. I'm
der ordinary conditions the death of
a Tammany leader would not incite
the public to make exhaustive in
vestigation of the cause of their de-
mise, a feeling of relief rather than
sorrow being the rule rather than
the exception. But now, all the
tabloids and some of the more digni-
fled newspapers are demanding an
investigation and no doubt the state
ment of DR.. Taylor will mean over
time for the gravediggers.
ssTHE trick wouldn't be beyond
him." observed DR.. Taylor when
he broke the story to the press.
Should the doctors doubts be con-
firmed we are faced with the pos
sibility of having new religion on
our hands. If the late Mr.. Phillips
is found running a night club or
should it be learned that he is one of
the recent millionaire boilers from
the democratic to the republican
party, it would be just like him to
claim that he arose from the dead
and is a brand new Jesus with a
mandate to found new religion.
We await the result of the possible
investigation of the Phillips coffin
with as much interest as an old pro-
fessor would the rummaging of a
Pharaoh's grave.
WHILE touching on the subject of
w religion it is interesting to note
that Aimee Mcpherson, the four
square evangelist, did the square
thing by the Los Angeles judge who
sat on her kidnapping case or rather
sat on those who prosecuted Aimee
for pulling off an alleged fake. The
upright judge received the sum of
$1,000, but he assures us that it did
not affect his judgement in the
slightest. He would have freed the
red-headed girl if she had only given
him a nickel cigar.
THE thirty-day sentence imposed
on Mrs. Florence Knapp will
just about give her time for a good
long sleep. Instead of a headline
reading: "Short Rap For Knapp"
"Brief Nap For Knapp" would be
more appropriate. However, Mrs.
Knapp is lucky she did not steal a
pound of corned beef. Even a cop
would be liable to lose weeks pay
for stealing banana.
THERE is a good story going the
l rounds in Wall Street these days
of a cop who in being shifted to a
new beat walked into a restaurant
and asked the cashier for cigar.
The girl gave him the weed, then
reached into drawer and handed
the officer sealed envelope. The
cop decided not to express any sur
prise until he got into nearby
alley. Fancy his embarrassment
when he found fifty dollar bill and
the word Thanks" That cop is
now regular customer.
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