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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
DEALER FINANCES
QUEENS ELECTION
Graft INQUIRY Discloses
$4,000 Item

That $4,000 advertising cam
paign bill incurred in the election of
Maurice E. Connolly as boro presi-
dent of Queens was paid by check
by Fred M. Curran, secretary for
John M. Phillips, sewer pipe dealer,
was shown before Moreland Commits
sioner Clarence j. Shearn in the in
vestigation of the $29,500,000 Queens
sewer pipe graft.
Evidence connecting Phillips with
the payment of the campaign adter-
Using bill was given by Charles Cape
hart, an advertising man. The COM
missioner was notified by Connolly
that he had filed charges against
Frederick B. Seeley, $7,200-a-year de-
sign engineer of the Queens sewer
bureau with the municipal civil serv-
ice. This resulted from Shearn's de-
mand upon Mayor Walker that Con-
molly produce Seeley or discharge
him from the city's service. Seeley
is believed to be in Florida with Phil
lips.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
PAPER BOX UNION IN
EXPOSE OF SELLOUT

Five members of the Paper Box
Makers Union, Local 1882, which is
now on strike, have been exposed in
a sell-out against the union. The five
members, all drivers, one Of whom is
Joe Paresi, the representative of the
drivers section of the union, have
been shown to have been dealing with
the employers behind the backs of the
union membership and to have be-
trayed the small group of men whom
they led back to work in addition to
the union itself.
The following statement was is
sued yesterday by the Paper Box
Makers Union:
"a section of the striking paper
box drivers has returned to work out
side the authority or knowledge of the
Paper Box Makers Union. This union
has carried on for more than two
weeks a strike in which 1900 men
and women fought without a single
break for recognition of this union
and moderate basic wage and work
week.
Also Deutsch.
Unknown to this office group of
workers under the leadership of Joe
Paresi, the representative of the driv-
ers, Paul Deutsch, Joseph Peluso,
James Reynoldo and Frank Mardra-
chi, under the advice, it is believed,
of other parties whose purposes are
yet to be disclosed, sold out their
union brothers by going back to the
bosses. This group, it has been dis
closed, has been working together
with the bosses from the beginning.
"This sell-out was accomplished in
spite of the fact that more than one
third Of the affected shops had al
ready signed with the Paper Box
Makers Union and there was every
reason to suppose that complete set
tlement would have been accomplish
ed within day or two.
Betray Own Men Also.
The Paresi outfit betrayed their
own men as well as other workers in
the industry. The agreement pro-
vides for a $50 minimum instead of
the $32 demanded by this union. This
union demanded 46-hour week with
arbitration in six months, no hours
are mentioned in their agreement,
The Paresi union also gave up the
demand for legal holidays off, and
time and half for overtime.
"Paresi has demanded that drivers
now working for employers not af-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
More Jobs Created by
State in Knapp Case

ALBANY, Mar. 15.-Ostensibly to
speed up the work of preparing the
charges of forgery, grand larceny
and other felonies against Mrs.
Florence E. S. Knapp, former repub-
lican secretary of state, for presen-
tation to a special grand jury next
month, Attorney General Albert OF
finger today announced the appoint
ment of two more special deputies.
Moreland Commissioner Randall J.
Leboeuf, following an investigation.
charged Mrs. Knapp with several fell
onies in connection with her admin
istration of the $1,200.00o 1925 CEN
sus fund.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
SARAH VICTOR
DESCRIBES HOW
SUBS ARE MADE
Two Cents a Day Buys
DAILY" for l Year

Sarah Victor, DAILY WORKER
subscription agent in the Detroit dis
trict, has pushed the work of sub col
lecting in her area far up towards
the head of the column in the big ma
tional drive. Her success has been
the envy of many of the agents in
other districts who feel that they
have spent all the energy they have
on the work and yet have failed to
reap the maximum results. Sarah
Victor gives the following account of
her work.
1.-THE DAILY WORKER needs sub
scribers-many Of them--in order to
survive" Sarah Victor states. at is
up to us to get them. The DAILY
WORKER is too valuable an organ
of the working class to be allowed to
perish for lack of support. The only
trouble is the difficulty of getting
subscribers. You may find the fol-
lowing suggestions helpful in round
ing up subscribers. have used them
successfully in my district.
Il. ask each Party member sub
scriber, when he has finished his
copy of The DAILY WORKER, to
leave it at the door of neighbor and
to continue this daily for about two
weeks. At the end Of this time, the
member generally visits this neighbor
and discusses the paper with him. If
there has been any encouragement he
lets me know in some manner. Wheth-
er the first has been a success or not;
he repeats these actions with another
neighbor. / encourage these readers
not to give up the first refusal, but
to try again and again.
2 Cents a Day.
90. Of course it is true that $500
is a great deal for a worker to pay
out all at once on a subscription, and
this reason is often given for refus
ing to subscribe. In such an instance,
/ suggest to the prospective subscrib-
er that he put away 2 cents a day,
beginning with the day Of his first
subscribing. At this rate, at the end
Of year, he will have easily made up
the $500 for his next sub, without
having deprived himself of any other
necessity. This has been done success
fully by quite few Of the workers,
as they agree that &c day is not
much to put aside.
"a Ford worker told me one day
that he turns his pay envelope over to
his wife q don't suppose any one else
has ever had that experience), and
that she allows him only enough for
his carfare and lunches. But he fools
her. He takes the two cents for his
DAILY WORKER out of his lunch
money. an this way / pay for my
subscription" he ended. felt sorry
in way, and told him that felt
this was almost too great sacrifice.
'oh mol" he said, "the brain needs
food a swell as the belly"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
Plane Starts Flight
To Aid Destitute

,SELFRIDGE FIELD, Mt. Clemens,
Mich, Mar. ia plane hoped off
today from Selfridge Field for the
snow-bound upper peninsula to deliver
food and medicine to the marooned
villages of Detour and Rabor, where
two persons are critically i'll and hum
dreds are facing the threat of hum
ger. The hopes of the villagers are
pinned on the fliers. A snowmobile,
carrying 1000 pounds of supplies, was
lost today in severe blizzard some
where on the 60-mile stretch south
of Saulte Ste. Marie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
POLICE ATTACK
ANTI-HORTYITES
Plane Drops Leaflets
Exposing Murderers
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tContanUeo from rage one
Authority League, spoke. The wei
come of the 572 fascists, guilty OF
the murder and torture of thousands
of workers, by American cf..cials,
was scored at both meetings.
Hundreds of the leaflets fell on
the speakers platform and on the
crowd surrendering it.
Although the members of the
Horthy delegation We're welcomed by
Mayor Walker at the City Hall Wed
nesday and at the ceremony yester-
day as democratic pilgrims" the
statue of the Hungarian liberatol
was unveiled "in the name of the roy
al hungarian government" by Inns
de Josika, chairman. Count Szecheazi
Hungarian ambassador to the United
States, was introduced as ''repra-
sentative Of the Kingdm of Hungary
White Terrorists Speak.
About 1400 police were lined ur
along The route of the parade which
preceded the unwilling. They were
in charge Of Phillip d. Hoyt, deputy
commissioner, and Inspector Patrick
is. Mccormick, and included 100 ser.
geants and four captains.
Among the other speakers on thu
platform inside the ring of steel wer;
two bishops; Baron Perenyi, head Of
the delegation; Eugene Sipocz, may
OF Of Budapest; Dr.. John Finley, as
sociate edi or of the New York Times
and Sen. Robert L. Owen, of Okla
homa.
In the fascist delegation are 81
members Of the Hungarian parlia
ment which recently passed a Law
decreeing life imprisonment for al
members of the Hungarian Commun
ist Party; q number of newspapei
editors who have led in the melting
Of the Horthy pogroms against Buda
pest and other cities, and leaders il
many other fascist and anti-labor so
cieties in Hungary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
Bosses Plan Textile
Industry Slump Survey

PHILADELPHIA, March Is. -
That further reductions in the work
ing standards of the workers in the
textile industry is imminent is borne
nut by the fact that financial ard
Industrial interests of the textile in
dustry all over the country are sched-
cled to hold conference here tomor-
row to discuss the reasons for the
removal of many mills to the south
|ern states. Local textile mill owners
and other qualified" observers are
|predicting in the press that the con
ference will find "high wages" at tn;
bottom of most of their difficulties
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
MUST send BACK
DEFENSE LISTS
Funds Needed at Once
to Aid "Daily"
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Continued from Page One)
they are returned half filled or less
than half filled, the life of the paper
will be endangered that much.
"The life of the workers press is
squarely in their hands," Ravitch con-
tinued. "Only they can save it. Their
negligence can destroy it. The work
ers of this country have rallied to the
defense of their paper time after
time. They will have to rally many
times more before their enemies have
been defeated and The DAILY
WORKER saved from the conspiracies
with which the Wall Street govern
ment will not cease to attack it..
'Send in your Save The DAILY
WORKER lists today. Send hem in
with full quota of contributions
Your class enemies are already plan
ming fresh attacks against your pa
per. Defeat them with your dona-
tions. Rush your contributions to
The DAILY WORKER, SO First St.,
New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
MASS EMOTIONS
IN N. Y.FORESEEN

ALBANY, March 15.---The eviction
Of 100000 persons in New York City
after June if the emergency rent
laws are not extended was predicted
by spokesman for the tenants here to-
day.
Landlord organizations supported
by the state housing board are using
pressure on both the republican and
democratic parties for the defeat of
bill that would extend the rent laws
for another year.
Darwin r. James, chairman of the
housing board, is using his influence
10 defeat the bill on the grounds
that the emergency is past.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

| Liberty bonds and War Saving
stamps. If the workers couldn't sup
port this then they had to go to jail
and lose there jobs. l was in Jail
30 days in Beaver, Pa, because re-
fused to carry out this order. There
is no liberty for us under the capi-
talist system. There is no liberty in
the United Mine Workers of America
under John L. Lewis. Both must go
if we are to have liberty. We must
get rid of John L. Lewis and his
machine.
LOCAL UNION, $50 U. M. W. A.,
Springfield, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
White-Wash Beginning

MOOR PARK Cal, March 49,
The first verdict in the st. Francis
dam disaster was rendered here to-
day when a coroner's jury found the
nine persons whose bodies were re-
covered in this vicinity "came to
their death through the breaking Of
the st. Francis Dam"
No responsibility was fixed in the
verdict.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
Lewis Machine Ruins Dist. Il.
(BH q Yorker Correspondemtl

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March b.
The Kansas miners under Howat and
Dorchy six years ago had an organi-
cation that could not be the tool of
the operators. From one end Of the
fields to the other the Kansas miners
wers enjoying the best condi ions and
the District officers forced the opera
tors to live up to the contract. Now
since the industrial court fight and
the betrayal by Lewis and the
separate agreement the District is a
shell Of its former self. Over four
thousand miners have recently left
he organization and the non-union
fields are on all sides slowly creeping
in and will continue TO do so unless
the left wing becomes active.
Ali the crafts Of Pittsburg, Kansas
whose growth depended upon the
miners are now decaying because the
backbone of the A. F. of L. has been
broken. Over dozen unions can
count decrease in membership and
only here and there through left wing
activity will new members be brought
in.
In the ball park at Pittsburg there
seems to be a memorial for John L.
Lewis, tx. X. K" cross that can
be seen from great distance at
night. In 1917 and 1913 John l.
L wis instructed and the bosses and
operators helped to have all miners
possible to join the army and buy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
CALL
MINERS TO NEW DRIVE

Continued from Page One)
$25 for the document, which was
Pittsburgh Coal Company instructed
1t IoIIows:
''The United States Senate Invesci-
eating Committee is now visiting the
rittsburgh district. Clean up all u1l-
slightly conditions. Keep our police
IN he background. Avoid ali arresCs.
instruct our men to keep out OF
trouble. Ii the committee decides to
question any OF our employees see 70
1t that you present men you can trust
and who can be depended upon to
give the right kind OF answers. II you
are examined by the committee 90 not
answer any questions you THINK might
pe harmful to our interests. The com
pany will protect you. The company
mas mailed a spirited letter to each
individual employe. If you know OF
any unsatisfactory condition in COM
pany camps or barracks, see that Ii
is eliminated at once"
Brundidge explained that he led the
Subcommittee TO Tie nome OF A1rs
Charles A, who testified last wee.
that her husband had been "fireo
because she talked ''too much to rhg
committee.
Strikebreakers at the Coverdale
mine of the Pittsburgh Terminal
Company are held virtual slaves in
the camp, Brundidge declared.
Conditions at the Moon Run Camp
of the Pittsburgh Coal Company anc
Horning Number Four Mine of the
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corpora.
ton, Brundidge testified were fearful
At Starvation Camp" near 14villa
Penna., he reported he interviewed 81
families who didn't have enough
money to buy shoes for their children
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
DOCUMENT TELLS
Miners STORY
OF LONG FIGHT
Lewis Machine and Mine
Owners Attacked
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lot of our people blame the interna-
tional and the district officers.

toC OF our people DlaIne Cne lnCeTHa-
tional and the district officers.
"And This Is Why"
"Either you officers do not know
what IS coing on in this local or you
are selling us out.
"a couple of times some clothes
came from some other place in boxes
And nobody except three or four mer
know what was in them.
"And that is why lot Of people
are discouraged and have returned to
work.
"But a lot of them are ready to
Quit working again and come back out
with us if we had better conditions
in Local Union 1882.
"Please give us little advice"
Unafraid to Speak.
THE statement is signed by Mako
Kavicevich. but it carries the sigma
lures of the following others:
Tony Jerant, John Jerant, Steve
Despot, Pete Andler, Thos. Ivanac,
Steve Juretovich, Leo Lustek, Ottee
Husles, Joe Huret. Charlv Vorcn, Mi
tro Wuckoh, John Krispalusy, Mike
Kabaly, Mike Danovich. Frank Ora
gula, Mill Foster, Peter Babich, Dan
Knesovich, John Kornuta, John Lut-
20, Tony Lembed. Joe Jovorshy, John
Oleska. Rudlop Iustech, Joe Urcho,
Emry Hribos, John Shebelka, Joe Ra-
tica. Mikail Zivnoskae, Steve Fidek,
Geo. Ratica, John Onopney, Antoni
Dorazio, Giovanni Dorazio, George
Foster, VIM. Czewinsky and Mike
Andler.
The authors of this document were
apparently convinced that it was use
less to address themselves to Presi-
dent John L. Lewis. They appear to
have thought Murray was bit more
honest.
Authors Accused.
Murray turned the letter over to
international Organizer Lawrence
Dwyer, who is called "Duke" Dwyer
in a supplementary settlement sent
cut by the same local union. Dwyer,
enc of the Lewis mobility" in the
miners union. thereunon accused the
authors of being fred" and even in a
mornent of rage called them scabs.
"While the striking miners with
their wives ard children are strug-
eIing against the attacks Of the Vesta
Coal Co, subsidiary of the Jones &
I.auohlin Steel Corr" the miners
complementary statement saws in
art. "the wives are being insulted by
the company.s hired thugs, better
known as yellow dogs.
"Czar" Lewis ''Duke."
international Organizer Dwyer is
in CHARGE Of Vista No. Mine. This
international organizer is duke of
John L. Lewis. The latter is the
'czar' of the United Mine Workers.
This Duke DIVER, who received So
22SS3 for personal expenses and sal
airy from June to December, 1927, is
he doing organization work or disor-
ganization work? 1t seems as if he
has carried out the disorganization
policies of Car Lewis. During the
time he has been in charge Of the
strike at Vesta Mine No. 6 several
miners have unwillingly gone back
to work because he was unable to
supply relief or because he was too
busy at the speak-easy on Middle
Street, West Brownsville.
1.-THE rank and file in their bar
racks are tired of these conditions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
FEDERAL PRISON WANTED.

ALBANY, N. Y, Mar. 15.-Con-
gress today was asked in resolution
adopted by the senate, to provide an
institution in New York State for the
confinement of all persons charged
with crime against the federal gov
eminent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

filiated with the association who have
already signed agreements with the
Paper Box Makers Union leave their
jobs. This is absolutely without the
authority of the Paper Box Makers
Union"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

PLAN WHITEWASH
FOR CALIFORNIA
FLOOD GRAFTERS
State Inquiry to Seek
Scapegoats

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farmers may be blamed; workers
may be accused of Incompetent
work" in the construction Of the dam.
Thousands Of farmers have been Bit
ter in their resentment following the
persistent robbery Of their water
rights by state officials working in
cooperation with realtors.
In a state which passed the first
criminal syndicalism law and where
workers are prosecuted and inn
prisoned for mere membership in
militant organizations, it would not
be considered surprising if the state
officials, eager to shift responsibility
for their criminal corruption, might
raise the hue and crue of Sabotage"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06
Woman Dies After
Declaring That She
Had Been Poisoned

Flandrcau, s. D., April -6.-(P)---
Mrs. Esther McIvcr Of Marshall,
Mimi, representing q Minneapolis
book concern. died suddenly last
night after declaring she had been
poisoned and police are holding her
husband pending the coroncr's in
quest today.
The landlady where Mrs. Mclver
had been staying said the latter
and her husband had been quarrel
ing most of the day. Last night
the landlady heard Mrs. McIvcr cry
out that she had been poisoned. The
woman died about $3.50 p. m. Nc
liver was placed in Jail, pending
further investigation, including a
post norton today.
Authorities say Mclvcr told them
he had purchased some poison and
put it into q cup Of coffee, intend
ing to drink it himself, but that his
wife had taken the cup from him
and had drunk it herself.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06
Snow and Sleet Storm
in Southwest Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa, April 6.-(Ap)
"A severe snow and sleet storm
struck large area in southwestern
Iowa and southeastern Nebraska
during the night. with snowfall as
heavy as 10 inches reported from
some points. Omaha apparently
was the center Of the disturbance.
Radio appeals sent out by station
WOW at Omaha said the city was
entirely isolated from wire COM
munication with the outside world.
The storm area extended north
ward toward Sioux City as far as
Whiting and eastward as far as
Cherokee. Ten inches Of snow was
reported from Storm Lake, while
Alta, Aurelia and Cherokee reported
about eight inches.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06

yesterday to writing a later to a
Dulsih bank demanding $4,000 un-
dc. threat OF robbery and death and
to writing two letters to we'll
known Duluth business man de-
nanding $500.
A mysterious gang, 1.-THE so spid-
crs." which had been working for
six years" was referred to in both
cases. Perry admitted to police
that no such organization existed
and that he composed the letters
alone.
County authorities arc expected
to ask the juvenile court to turn
Perry over to circuit court 'tomor-
row.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06
MhMs idf3d1l Haste SUNDAYS

Scripture Lcsson-Pastor.
Announcements and offering.
Organ offertory-"Chapcl Re!l"--
Flagler by Miss Ruth Rowley.
Trio: 1--WE Come to Thee" Mrs.
]. A. Larsen, A. ]. Arnot, F. n.
Orchard.
Solo: I'VE Shall Behold Him, y
Mr.. F. n. Orchard.
Trio and final chorus: "Hear Us,
Father" Mrs. w. ]. Tar1art, Mrs.
L. NJ. Davis, H. Beall and choir.
Benediction.
Organ Postludc-"Mafch Of the
Triars" by Miss Ruth Rowley.
Cantata given under the direction
of Mrs. j. A. Larson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06

Grand Forks. N. D.. April 6.--iA,
Nelson Sursin. superintendent Of
schools It Devils Lake. was
unanimously reelected president Of
the executive committee Of the high
school conference at . business SEES
sion here this morning, during the
second days program. J. c. Gould
of Mandun was elected vice presi.
dent succeeding himself and Super.
intcndent P. J. Berg, Dickinson. and
l.. A. White were again chosen as
members Of the committee. Prof.
G. c. Schmidt Of the University Of
North Dakota will continue to serve
in his ex-officio position o secrc-
tary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06

inches &, sa1s q, tx ground ana
Ma''c l2llir,o...
T,avc..crs c1o..,ir:. over trunk high
WY No. ;n,c Albert Lea from the
south, said that over eight inches OF
snow. covers northern Iowa.
Many GERS a stalled along the
roads in southern Minnesota, with
the frost leaving the soil.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-06

The forty days Of Lent will he
concluded this week and the Bis.
marck churches are making prep.
arations for the Easter Sunday serv-
ices. Special speakers, inspiring
sermons and the joyous music Of
the Easter season will be included
in the services. ~,
The choir Of the Presbyterian
church will give the cantata, "The
Risen Lord" Sunday evening, while
Z short pageant entitled "From Self
to Service" will be presented at the
Sunday evening services in the First
Baptist church. The combined choirs
of the McCabe Methodist church will
present the cantata 1.-THE Living
Christ" Easter Sunday evening at
1880.
The young people Of the Meth
dist. Evangelical, Baptist and Pres
bvterian churches Of the city will
mite In 4 union Easter service
which will be held at the Presby-
{ torian church at o'clock Sunday
1norning. The theme Of the meet
3ng will be Crusade with Christ"
its three-fold emphasis, in evan
elism, for world peace, and for
Ghristian citizenship. Young pso.
PIE in all parts Of the world will
bold similar services on Easter
morning since this theme has been
adopted and endorsed by the Inter-
national Young Peoples commits
aion in charge Of young peoples so.
cieties in 81 denominations. The
services in Bismarck will be led by
Wilma Olson.
Other churches have arranged for
programs Of vocal and instrument
/ n music, recitations and Easter
4rills. The following schedules have
pen submitted by the pastors for
Sunday services: