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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
A. F OF |. MAKES
GESTURE OF FIGHT
ON |NJUN CTI0NS
Sunday Meet Fails to
Indicate Program

The thirty year flight" of the
American Federation of Labor against
the injunction will come to head on
Sunday afternoon at hall no larger
than Cooper Union where labor lead
ers will mix indiscriminately with
ministers, senators and Tammany
politicians, according to an announce
ment made yesterday by John Sulli-
van, president of the New York State
Federation of Labor.
Senator Robert F. Wagner and
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will be the
principal speakers at the meeting
Many Speeches.
Other speakers will include w. D.
Mahon, president of the Amalgamated
Association, Nathan d. Perlman,
former congressman, John Sullivan,
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
Seamen's Union, William Fitzgerald,
vice president of the Amalgamated,
Matthew Woll, acting president of the
Civic Federation and incidentally
vice president of the A. F. of l..
The meeting is intended to launch
the first gun against the injunction
fight, it is announced. No program,
however, indicated as to how this is
to be carried out beyond the mention
that other meetings will follow.
The real purpose of the meeting is
indicated in the slogan which has been
issued by the committee in charge,
"Save the Organized Labor Move
ment." This slogan taken from the
battle cry of the left wing which is
actually fighting for the workers is
intended, it is believed, to offset the
effect of the campaign Of the mill
tants to the pressure of which the
meeting is a response.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
TO DEMONSTRATE
AGAINST WAR AT
.LIEBKNECHT MEET
Will Crowd Hall at 18th
st. and Second Ave.

Hundreds of young workers from
all the industrial sections of New
York City will assemble tonight at
Labor Temple, 14th st. and Second
Ave, to commemorate the eighth an
niversary of the murder of Karl Lieb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg, at
mass meeting held by the Young
Workers (Communist) League of Dis
trict 2.
Anti-War Demonstration.
Announcement was made yesterday
that this meeting will be turned into
an anti-war demonstration, and leaf
let which calls for support to Mica
ragua's fight for freedom from Amer
lean capitalists, militant struggle
against the dangers of new war, and
the defense of the Soviet Union, is
being distributed widely thruout the
city to young workers, soldiers and
sailors. The Young Workers (Com-
munist) League will keep alive the
traditions of Liebknecht by making
this meeting mark the intensification
of its anti-militarist and anti-war ac-
tvities.
Pioneer Graduation.
An especially interesting program
has been arranged, to include the
graduation of 43 members of the
Young Pioneers Of America into the
Young Workers (Communist) League.
Other features are an anti-inilitarist
play. "The R. o. T. c." and individual
dance exhibitions. The speakers at
the meeting will be William w. Vein
stone, organizer of the Workers
(Communist) Party, District 2; and
Leon Plott and Carl Weissberg of the
League, and others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
Greco, Garlic Guests
AtDinner Here Sunday

Colegero Greco and Donate Car
rillo, anti-fascists, recently acquitted
of murder in blackshirt frameup in
the Bronx County Court, will be the
guests Of honor at banquet Sunday
at 3 p. m. at the Irving Plaza, Irving
Place and 18th Street.
The defense counsel in the case,
Clarence Darrow, Arthur Garfield
Hays, Isaac Shorr and Carol Weiss
King, have been invited to attend. The
attorneys and others will deliver short
talks.
The banquet is arranged by the
Greco Carrillo Defense Committee,
with the cooperation of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense to clear up the
debt in the case. Carlo Tresca, editor
of II Martello, is chairman of the ar
ran0ements committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
By JACK RODGERS.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 2.-The
efforts of the "Save the Union Com
mittee" in the United Mine Workers
of America to galvanize the striking
coal diggers into renewed activity for
the winning of the strike and to save
their organization from dissolution,
are regarded with apprehension by
both the operators and the reactionary
union officials according to Basil
Manly, head of the Peoples Legisla-
A.;7-~ Gc-v;~9 i, WASHINGTON. who is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
DAWES BROTHER
IN SHADY DEALS
Standard Oil Chief Not
Willing to Tell All

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. g.
Beman G. Dawes, brother of the
vice president of the United States,
and associated with him in the bank
ing business, was involved in the Sin
cfair- Continental -Humphries scandal
today by an admission obtained on
the witness stand from Robert w.
Stewart, chairman of the Standard
Oil Of Indiana.
One Transaction.
The facts so far uncontested are
that the Continental made one tran
saction in its whole career. Soon af-
ter being organized by Harry F. Sin
clair, who wanted to lease Teapot
Dome naval oil reserve from the gov
ernment, the Continental sold the
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. and the SIN
clair Crude Oil Co. about $50,000,000
worth of oil at $1.75 a bbl., and
bought the same amount on the same
day from Humphries, at Sl.50 bbi.
on money guaranteed by Sinclair.
Humphries was able 70 operate at
I'll oHiy pSCdusc hdWSS udu leuI HilIi
$1,000,000, taking stock in mis- COM
pany for security.
Turned Into Bonds.
OF the profit thus accumulated.
100000 was turned into Liberty
Loan bonds, some OF which were al
terwards found in the possession of
Secretary of the Interior Albert B.
Fall, about the time he grantnd u
fraudulent lease on Teapot Dome to
Sinclair.
Stewart, when questiond on any
matters relating to the s3,U00,000 in
Liberty bonds, what became of them
or how they were divided, refused to
answer and defied the Senate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
AUTO WORKERS
TO AID DAILY
District Agent Sends In
81 New Subscribers

"The "Belt" city was heard from
yesterday with the receipt of 81 new
subscriptions to The DAILY WORK
Err from Detroit. There, despite the
thousands of jobless in the auto
mobile factories and general wide
spread unemployment, the Builders"
are continuing their energetic cam
paign to extend the influence of the
only national labor daily in the
United States.
Challenge Other Cities.
The receipt of the names of the
new DAILY WORKER recruits was
accompanied with a declaration by
Sarah Victor, DAILY" agent in the
Detroit district, that the auto city
is planning to offer strenuous COM
petition to Boston, Philadelphia, and
other cities in their drive for new
readers.
~ notice." Comrade Victor writes,
"that the New York comrades are
making wonderful drive for sub
scriptions. Detroit, l am confident,
will turn in it's quota-and more--be-
fore the six weeks drive is over"
Highly encouraging reports are
coming to the business office daily
from cities thruout the United States.
All join in declaring that now, when
the bosses are making an open and
brutal attack against labor every
where, the only militant organ of the
working class must be maintained and
it's influence extended.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
BOSSES, REFORMISTS TO FIGHT MINERS
Union Heads Operators Form Alliance Against Pogyesslves

their labor lieutenants on one side, and
the bitterly exploited workers, led by
the progressives and radicals on the
other, Manly like other "hinds" of the
same stripe is always sure to land on
the side of the fence thru which the
enemies of labor are sniping at the
workers.
Manly Wags His Head.
Manly, playing the role of dummy
in the lap of the ventriloquist John
L. Lewis, also attacks the Pennsyl-
Continued on Page T1oo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03

writing a series of articles on the
strike situation in Pennsylvania, for
newspaper syndicate.
Liberal Muckraker.
Basil Manly is liberal nluckraker
who has been engaged by the LaFol-
lette progressives and other "insur-
gent" elements in congress to gather
data with which to assail the male
factors of great wealth" and other
evildoers for the benefit of the voters
back home. But when an issue
sharrens between the ruling class and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
AnthW ar Stamps To Be
Placed9h Sale Tonight

The Nicaraguan war protest stamps
which have been barred from the
mail by the post office authorities
will be for sale tonight at benefit
performance for the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League at the New
Playwrights Theatre, 40 Commerce
ST., where John Howard Lawson's
"The International is now playing.
Socrates Sandino, brother of Cen
eral Augusta Sandino, commander of
the Nicaraguan army Of indepen-
dence, will be the guest of honor, ac-
cording to Manuel Gomez, secretary
of the league.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
Robt. Dunn, Lever to
Speak at Open Forum

Robert w. Dunn, members of the
First American Trade Union Dele
cation to the Soviet Union, and Jack
Lever, member Of the Rank and File
Trade Union Delegation recently re-
/ med from the Soviet Union, will
be the speakers at the Workers
School Forum, 108 E. 14th ST., Sun
day, at p. M, on "What / saw in
the Soviet Union"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
STATE DEPT. BANS
'USSR BOND SALES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Submit-
ting abjectly to the demands of the
holders of old czarlst debts, the state
department yesterday formally noti-
fled the Chase National Bank that it
objects to the plan for floating part
of the Soviet railway loan in the
American market. The loan which
was to have been sold here by mail
totals some S3O,000,000. Proceeds
from the sale of bonds were to be ap-
piled to conditioning the railroads in
the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
LEADERS CHARGE
LAW IS A MOVE
TOWARD FASCISM
Lawyers Maintain Their
Propaganda

Trade union sentiment against the
anti-strike law, now being advocated
by the American Bar Association, may
develop into active demonstrations of
protest and opposition, accordn to
opinion voiced yesterday by various
trade union leaders and Students of
the labor movement.
"This is no new move," said Ben
Gold, leader of the Furriers' Joint
Board. 'It is merely an extension by
the labor takers of their old practice
of betraying the workers interests
and an attempt to put into law their
policy of collaboration with the en-
ployers. 1t is also an attempt to rem
der a blow at the left wing. This
move will be met and defeated just
as the other drives against the labor
movement will be defeated"
"a Move Towards Fascism."
Similar sentiments were expressed
by other union leaders. M. E. Taft,
manager of Local Al, of the cloak
makers, characterized the move as "a
step bordering on and moving in the
direction of fascism in the United
States" Taft, who recently, before
Justice Grain, had been cited in de-
fiance of an injunction, pointed out
that the anti-strike law would have
the effect of a universal restraining
order against the labor movement.
This is in effect virtual country
wide, legalized injunction. AS such
it will be treated and as such it will
be overcome"
When asked what method he advo-
Gated for opposing the law, he said,
st should be met with the organized
defiance of the labor movement and
the working class"
No Labor Support.
1t is considered significant that be-
sides the small group of extreme re-
actionaries in the labor movement
such as Woll, Green, McGrady and
few others, no trade union leaders
have. thus far indicated their agree
ment with the objects of the proposed
law.
At the offices of Attorney julius
Henry Cohen, chief sponsor for the
formula" which seeks to rule out
strikes and to Jail or fine any union
ist who would violate its provisions,
it was announced yesterday that opin-
ion in favor of the law was being re-
ceived from various sources" When
asked to mention specifically what
these sources were, Mr.. Cohen ad-
mitted that no labor organizations
were among the list. He made some
vague mention of the fact that I'M.
Hara, Commercial Secretary of the
Japanese Embassy had asked for fur
ther details"
Lawyers Respond.
A long statement of eulogy was re-
ported from Gilbert H. Montague,
Chairman of the committee on uni
form laws of the Bar Association.
Af.er indicating how pleased he was
at the prospect of industrial peace"
he prophecies that "a new epoch will
be opened up in American labor re-
lations."
1t is clear that the Bar Association
is straining every effort 20 create an
atmosphere of support for the anti
strike proposal when it comes up for
hearing on Feb. 16.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
Workers Party Plenum
to Discuss Strike Act

The anti-strike proposal of the
American Bar Association and Mat
thew Woll, head of the National Civic
Federation and vice president Of the
American Federation of Labor will be
discussed at the Plenum of the Cen
trail Committee of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party to be held Saturday
at the Irving Plaza, Irving Place and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
Shoe Workers Will
Meet Here Tonight

Tonight at 81 E. 10th st. the first
meeting of the Committee of 25,
elected at recent meeting of shoe
workers, will be held. Tbs committee
was elected for the purpose of organ
izing an Independent union of shoe
workers in Greater New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
TO CURB SPECTATORS.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 1.-Two bills
designed to curb theatre ticket specu-
lators are pending before the legis-
lature. One would increase the state
license fee imposed on ticket agencies
from 500 to $500 for the main Of
flee. The other bill would impose a
tax of 40 per cent on each ticket which
is sold at more than SO cents above
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-03
UNION BAKER,s SERVICE

DETROIT, (FP) Feb. 2.-Local 20
of the Bakery workers renders an
efficient employment service to its
members and to the master bakers at
IS Adelaide St., Detroit.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
FIREMAN's BALL
Twenty-eishth Annual Is One Week
Nearer.-Committee Have
Been Named

An committee appointments nave
now been made for the twenty-eighth
annual ball Of the Putnam Fire De-
partment TO be held in the New Armo-
~ Il Putnam Headquarters Com
pany. Friday evening, April 9th, and
are as follows;
Chairman. Frederick Dumasi sec
rotary. Merle Fish; treasurer. Walter
A. wheaton. Music committee chair
man. Merle Fish; aids. Eugene Rayno,
Eugene Laparle and Victor Lapoint.
Advertising. Edward Keane, chair
man. Herbert Owen. Vincent Nc
Evoy. Decorating; Walter Wheaton,
chairman, George Winterburn and
Eugene Rayno. Refreshments: II.
w. Sharpe, Frederick Dumas and
Edward Keane.
A special attraction Is being ar
ranged by the committee. While i
is not being announced it is promised
that il is feature never seen in
Putnam before and that Il will be
worth the price Of admission whether
one dances or not. II is a novelty
that viii please all classes Of people
and people Of all ages.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
MORE RUMORS
Old Manhasset Again Brought
to Notice AS Machinery Is
Removed.

More rumors have developed and
persisted this week that the empty
floor space in the former Manhasset
plant, now owned by the Putnam Land
and Mills Company, had been let. A
Patriot representative was even told
that machinery had to be moved out
so that a concern from New Jersey
could move into the building by the
first Of April.
Although many rumors have been
run Down. still there was chance
that there were developments. The
Patriot made an investigation only TO
BE- again disappointed. 1t is true that
twisters used by the former company
are being removed and being shipped
south. but there is no present pros
poet Of the buildings being leased and
there is at the present time no pros
peet even looking the plant over, rom
New Jereey or anywhere else.
These rumors have gained wide cir
culation, and people have come to
Putnam from a distance believing
there was a chance for work here in a
concern recently located or soon TO be
located. 1t will be good news when a
new concern does lease these buildings,
but that good news is not for the inn
mediate future unless something un-
foreseen develops.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
PUTNAM AND WOODSTOCK
WE'LL REPRESENTED

b. the specific desires of the people
IN these two towns, although they did
say that the towns Of Woodstock and
Putnam should state what service was
required and the Public Utilities Com
mission would see that their desires in
the matter are carried out.
IL was very apparent that the Inter
state Busses Corporation during the
period they have been coming through
this territory had secured the good
will of all the people in Putnam and
Woodstock, and that if It was a ques-
non which the residents could decide
there would be no question but what
the Interstate Buses would get the
franchise. Naturally the question
concerns far wider field than merely
this case, as the Public Utilities Com
mission has adopted ne same policy
in relation to bus service as il mas in
relation 10 other public utilities, as
electric light companies, trolley com
ranies, etc. That is, that one com
pany can give better service within a
given territory If properly regulated
by the Pubic Utilities Commission
than group Of competing companies.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
ATTEMPT BREAK
Burglar frightened BY APP
proach of Night Patrolman
"Bill" Durand.

A lone burglar attempted to break
into the store Of Chandler 4 Morse,
Monday night but was frightened
away by the approach Of night patrol
man "Bir Durand while on his
rounds. The man ran down the rail
road track and was lost In the dark
ness.
The burglar had broken a window
on the east side Of Union Block so
that IL was possible to reach in and
turn the window catch. Entrance
would then have been easy as an
iron drum the size Of a barrel was
near by from which the window was
easy Of access.
The officer was making his rounds
on Union street and as he turned
south along the platform Of the rail-
road station he saw the man. At the
same time the man saw the officer,
jumped from the top Of the drum, and
sped down through the south railroad
yard.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
CHOIR BANQUET
Congregational Church Singers Sery
ed Excellent Supper Wednesday
Evening

A banquet was served the members
Of the choir of the Second Congre-
gational church in the church ban
quet rooms, Wednesday evening. The
tables were Unusually attractively
decorated in the spring colors, yell
low and green. AT each place was
an individual basket Of shelled nuts,
the baskets being green and yellow.
Daffodls, sweet peas and other cut
flowers were used in the color scheme.
The supper was in charge Of Mrs. l..
Allen Averill and the decorations in
charge Of Mrs. liver Nelson. Twenty
five sat at the tables.
The menu consisted of soup, crack
ers, olives. celery; chicken croquets,
cream potatoes and peas; Imperial
salad, hot rolls; fee cream, cake and
coffee.
Following the supper there was a
choir rehearsal.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
Auto Accident Case
Settled Out of Court

The case down on the trial l'st Tor y ?
bsaring last Thursday q. 9eofgt - -
RAYMOND, executor Of the WI ~ p
I F~snE A. Irons. vs.. Caroline mics ,I
aas settled out Of court It Is s sao
that the agreement was l9s 49,. 80
The ease grew out Of an accident 'h mn,
, ! nv eT, on the sidewalk on the south
siae Of Union Block over a year ago ss',
NJ IRONS guest at the Putnam Inn
was =, passing when Mrs. Miles ATTEMPT
ed a. 10 back her car away from the
curb Instead of backing, the car Jump
cd ahead and hit Mr.. Irons ana
Knocked him down.
After he had recovered from ms IN IN,
iuries Mr.. Irons was taken III Win
nneumonia and died at the Day KIM
baIl Hospital. Death was not due 70
the accident. damages being asked TOT
The pain and suffering caused oy re
suit Of Mr.. Irons being run INTO
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
r. c. Jenkins Skill
Wins the Green Derby

DR.. and Mrs. Karl T. Phillips enter.
tanned the Putnam Rotary Club. Of
which DR.. Phillips is president, last
Thursday evening. Cards and other
games were played during the eve
ming and some original models ap-
peared after a Rotarian hat trimming
contest. The bonnets hare been put
in moth balls for the Easter parade
on Main street. Ralph c. Jenkins,
superintendent Of schools, was award
ed the green derby for the most orr
ginal hat. which he adorned with
either a Camel, Lucky or Mecca near
the flag end of the evening.
The dining room decorations were
in green as were the refreshments.
Mrs. Phillips was assisted in serving
by Mrs. James F. English, Mrs. X. c.
jenkins, Mrs. Ray Bosworth and Mrs
+. III. Burt.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
HELD FOR TRIAL
George r. Haskell, Investment
Broker, Believed to Have
Customers Hereabouts.

George T. Haskell Of Worcester
and Springfield, who has maintained
Offices as an investment broker. was
arranged in the district court OF
Worcester, Tuesday, on two charges
81 larceny. The case was continued for
one week and bond Of $1,000 was
furnished.
Haskell Is charged with the larceny
of $3.50 from Laura y and Allie
Barnes Of Plymouth. this state, and al
I'd 81 the larceny Of $500 from Milda
Pierce OF Prescott.
The man IS known IN this section
and II Is understood has transacted
business in some Of the towns here
abouts. When a story Of his arrest
on Monday was first published Put
nam was given as the residence Of has
alleged victims This was changed
when Haskell was arraigned in court.
Putnam patriot., 1928-03-22
ALL SET TO co
Odd Fellows From This Vicin-
ity to Journey to Springfield
Saturday Night.

Invariably. the last week, when two
Odd Fellows met one asked OF the 9th
er. Coin TO Springfield Saturday,
And almost as surely the reply has
been you bctcha For on Saturday
evening In Springfield, will occur the
biggest event in Odd Fellowship that
has happened or will happen in New
England for many years. Ia the audi
torium Of that city the first degree of
the order will be cxempliiied TO class
of one hundred candidates by degree
team consisting of three hundred
sixty-seven members, and the work
will be enlivened with music by
q band Of over sixty PIECES. and an or
ehestra of over thirty pieces. Grand
officers from Massachusetts, Connecti-
cst and New York will be present.
Israel Putnam Lodge OF this city
sill send between sixty and seventy.
Eve N mhers. fA0 basses having been
engaged and filied and the overflow
sill be taken care Of IN busses from
Central Village and Danielsen. which
viii come 10 Putnam and pick up
members Webster will send three
bus loads, one or the busses coming
down to Gr0svenordale 70 pick up
members and then coming 70 Putnam.
At Quinehaug all the busses from Put
nam and those from Webster will
meet and proceed a. Springfield where
the members will be met By a band
and escorted to the auditorium.
Iast Tuesday evening Israel Put
nam Lodge worked the first degree on
class Of candidates for Protection
Lodge Of Central Village. There was
large number present.