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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

ing miners have been the most active
on the picket line and in the fight
against the operators and the ma
chine. The children of the strikers
fought and are fighting side by side
with their parents. They have organ
lied school strikes against the au-
thorities and the scab children. They
have formed strikers children's
clubs as means to help win the
strike. They have taken their places
on the picket line. They have fought
like real soldiers in the class strug-
gle.
Y. w. l.. and Pioneers Lead.
THE Young Workers Communist
League and the Young Pioneers have
been the leaders of the young miners
and the miners children in their eff
forts to bring the fight Of the miners
against the operators and the Lewis
machine, to a successful conclusion.
The young miners and the miners
children look to the Young Workers
League and the Pioneers for leader
ship in their struggle for better con-
ditions for the maintenance of the
union and for the right of the work
ers.
THE report of the senate commit
tee is an effort to destroy every or
ganization of the young striking
miners and the miners children and
to eliminate them from the struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

The active role played by the Young
Workers (Communist) League and
the Pioneers, in the struggle of the
Pennsylvania and Ohio coal miners,
is clearly proved by the attack of
the senate investigating committee
on these militant youth organiza-
tions, according to the statement Of
the national executive committee of
the Young Workers (Communist)
League. The statement follows:
"The senate committee went into
the coal fields to bolster up the tot
tering Lewis machine in the miners
union and to prevent the miners
from winning their strike against
serfdom in the mine fields. The re-
POI. or the committee is further
step in their endeayors to carry out
this policy.
Children Picketing.
"Since the defeat Of the miners
must be repeated by the smashing
of every organization that really
helps the miners in their struggle,
the senate committee attacks those
very organizations that have been at
the forefront in the fight against
the operators and their allies, the
Lewis machine. The young miners
and the children Of the striking
miners have played very important
part in the strike. The young strik-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

tenant for the last fifteen years, and
Bernard M. Patten, another friend of
Connolly's were elected to the 1928
democratic national convention and
were instructed to vote for Governor
Smith as the presidential nominee Of
the democratic party.
1t has been the usual procedure of
the N. Y. democratic party to remove
and break anyone who dared to OPP
pose the leadership Of the Tammany
Society. The most classical example
is that of Gov. Sulzer who was ousted
in 1913 on the grounds of financial
Irregularities and incompetence for
his pains of trying to break with the
Tammany Society. In this case.
Major Berry, comptroller of the City
of New York, Sachen of Tammany
Society has allowed the taxes and
assessments levied in Queens, and has
Furthermore paid out millions of the
city funds on the sewer, paving and
other tainted contracts. He failed to
find or raise any objections or ques-
tions, (Which is his legal and moral
right to do) until the stencil from
the Queens sewers had become so
strong as to begin to blemish the
"pure and virgin" record of Governor
Smith, of the "New Tammany" in his
campaign for the presidential nom
ination.
Republicans In 1t Too.
Tho etlo;1f%xv fa,, +Lsn e;Ar1 %fnr1
does not rest solely with the demo-
Gratis, for the republicans are also in
it above their ears. A few years ago
some local republican takers raised
hue and cry about the democratic
corruption in Queens. John M. Phil
lips contributed $4,000 to the re-
publican county campaign to keep
Dennis O'Leary off the republican
ticket as district attorney candidate
and to defeat him when he ran as
an independent republican. When the
$4,000 was received the republicans
became tongue-tied and forgot about
the democratic corruption.
Furthermore the federal income tax
department Republican control) has
to the present day failed to take any
action about the income tax returns
of John M. Phillips, who is said to
have accumulated a fortune Of $15,-
100000 in the last seven years. Peter
Campbell of the federal income tax
department has been called before
Judge Scudder and is again being
called before Commissioner Stearns
to explain his relationship with Pres.
Connolly and some other matters.
Phillips proved to the Meyer investi-
cation committee in 1921 tfn~estigat-
ing corruption in Queens) that he was
"broke." Phillips son, Francis, ac-
cording to press reports, has spending
money of over 100000 year.
Labor Party Solution.
The Workers (Communist) Party
fully realizes the present investiga-
ton is no solution to the problem, as
lit is only means to cover up and
protect the guilty. We know that
graft and corruption cannot be elm
mated as long as capitalism exists
because it is an inherent part Of that
system.
1t is to the best interests Of the
workers, wage earners and consumers
to organize their forces ints labor
party, to establish labor tickets for
the coming elections, to utilize these
as weapon of struggle against the
capitalist parties and the capitalist
state which protects the graftcrs and
criminals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
By A. H. FAIRFIELD.

The Queens sewer scandal has
again brought to the fore the prob
lem of the corrupt capitalist parties
that prey on the resources of the ma
ton and the income of the great
masses of proletarians and semi-pro-
letarians. In order to struggle and
conquer them it is necessary to under
stand the nature and role these par
ties have played and the social forces
that have prevented the development
of an effective working class politi-
cal party.
Grating or the wholesale stealing
and misrepresentation of public
wealth, property and funds is prim-
arily an American institution. Two
main factors made this possible. A
vast and unlimited public domain, rich
in natural resources, originally titled
to the federal and state governments,
and secondly, the rise of a powerful
capitalism with the rapid growth and
expansion of cities and industries.
Wholesale Bribery.
We find that all the great Amer
lean railroads were built on land
fraudulently obtained from the fed
eral and state governments by legis-
lative grants. These public grants
were frequently given away to cor
porate bodies, banking cliques and in
dividuals thru the wholesale bribing
of the various legislatures, congress,
and the courts, or the giving of large
sums to the republican and demo
cratic parties for their silence or con-
sent. For example, majority Of the
members of congress and the supreme
court under the administration Of
President Andrew Jackson were
bribed by the Union Pacific Railroad.
In spite of a federal law prohibited
the giving away of mineral land
(gold, silver, copper, lead, coal, etc.)
the Great Northern Railroad, or
what is now the Great Northern, Sc
cured the Butte Copper Mines now
owned by the Anaconda Copper Com
pany. This situation is also true for
the great stretches of agricultural
and forest land now in private hands
but formerly owned by the American
people thru "their" government Lit
tie money or nothing at all was paid
for these. In many instances. the gov
eminent, national, state and local,
paid out money to help develop priv
ate enterprises, built on public prop
erty.
Queens Crook Ridden.
Long Island City, or Queens coun-
ty, has been blessed by typical ma
chine that is as honest or dishonest
as the rest of them. Here is a short
resume of the four borough presidents
Queens has had for the last twenty
five years. Joseph Cassidy became
borough president in 1903 at salary
of $4,000. He left office with for
tune Of 100000. He was indicted
and sent to Sing Sing Prison for ap-
pointing William Willet to the county
supreme court bench for which he re-
ceived $4,000. His brother Thomas
"Doc" Cassidy has cleaned up three
million by being part Of the present
Sewer pipe ring"
Joseph Bermal defeated Cassidy in
1905. When under investigation by
the grand jury he left for Europe and
never returned. Bermal's election slo-
gan was "He is fearless, able, firm
and upright, man Of sterling worth
and the father Of seven children"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
The Senator SMRebreaRerS

The senate committee asked
Isn't it important that living wager"
Certainly, replied the representative of the New York Cen
trail Railroad Il think every industry is entitled to profit
investigation" magnificent STYLE
Are the workers mportant Yes the capitalists profits
are important.
And:
II think the form of that injunction mistake"
by form you substance?'
Possibly so"
This way liberal senator puts himself record
against the substance of American sarst Injunction while it
agreed with the corporation representative that this does not
the substancehe reality of the nunconbut only the
form of words which the injunction written In the future
we shall have the lawyers write the injunction different form
and Senator Wheeler has made annuncion record for
himself and for the Green bureaucracy for in the coming
eecton
The senate Investigations net results to date
little polite quarreing between Lewis and the operators
drive of operators the Lewis bureaucracy
OF the Union the coal and iron police and individuals and
of drive being concentrated these obecte
To stop picketing which win the strike
To destroy the Pennsylvania Ohio Miners Relief which
ables thousands of miners to live while they fight.
To demoraze the ranks Of the mine workers undermine
their confidence themselves to make them think the vaud
vile stunts of the senator's the things that will do them
good and therefore to draw their attention from pckeng
which is their hope.
To discourage violation njunctions which strange the
strike.
lay psychological basis for mass arrests of mine
workers who doing the heroic work of pckeng and
particularly for the arrest of such militant leaders spring from
the ranks to make the pcketng effective For this purpose
coal OPERATOR Frank Malott Belare put
testify that Union officials have been working hand
with citizens meanng hand hand with the operaors
keep the radical element down. (meaning keep
picketing DOWN.
To exploit the mining situation for the purposes the
publican party eaded by Mellon the scab operator who
is criticized in the investigation and Butler the open-shop
tsar of Massachusetts, among oher) while the democratic
tors try to exploit the situation for their open shoppers
In pocand the whole shebang working weaken the
in their struggle
To help L. beat the mine workers in the inter
nal fight in the union the best kill the fighting power
of the union
This is the senate investigation.
This is why The DAILY WORKER has repeatedly warned
the workers this great struggle any confidence
in the senate investigation.
Coal miners-rely upon your strength!
More picketng!
Violate the njunction
Win the strike
Save the United Mine Workers Union by winning the strike
by oustng the agent of the operators John Lewis and by
taking the United Mine Workers the hands of the
mine workers themselves!
Mine workers tell the committee to go to hell and
fight oni
Get delegates to the big miners Pitts
burgh April 1! -
D~rnoa, Co~oo..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16
Are You
Supporting
the Daily?
ARE YOU A DAILY WORKER"
WORKER, DAILY?

WORKER, DAILY?
Do you work for The DAILY
WORKER every day?
Do you think of The DAILY
WORKER every day?
Have you accomplished something
for The DAILY WORKER today?
The reaction works against The
DAILY WORKER every day.
The enemies think against the
Worker every day.
The 100 per centers" accomplished
theirs already yesterday.
It's the capitalist class against the
working class.
It's life and death struggle for
militant trade unionism.
It's "Save The DAILY WORKER
or "Save Wall Street"
You must work for The DAILY
WORKER TODAY.
You must "come across" for In
ternational Solidarity TODAY.
You must save The DAILY
WORKER for EVERY DAY.
ARE YOU A DAILY WORKER
WORKER, DAILY?
HARRY BLAKE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-16

UNEMPLOYED DEMAND JOBS.
LONDON, March 15.-Sandwich
men, many of whom are former Off
GERS and enlisted men in the World
War, part of this city's 100000 I'M
employed, are bearing sandwich boards
outlining their qualifications for
work.
The signs read: Required: A Job
Of Any Description"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
10 SPEAKEASIES
RAlDBD BY 200
Patrons in New York Night
Clubs Unmolested by Willie.
brandt MiniOns

New York, Nov. 16.-iAP)-
Sweeping from Greenwich village to
the midtown theatrical section, 200
prohibition agents shortly after mid
night raided 10 alleged speakeasies
and night clubs and arrested Is per-
sons.
Warrants were issued during the
last few weeks on evidence gathered
by two special agents from Wash
ington operating under orders of
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, as
sistant attorney general in charge
OF prohibition enforcement.
The agents reported the seizure
OF quantity Of liquor in each place.
Those arrested were all employees
and were charged with illegal pos
session Of liquor. Patrons were not
molested.
The raids were marked by eff
cheney and secrecy.
Assembling in groups of 10 the
agents descended almost simultane-
ously on suspected establishments.
Although the raids were made be-
fore the evenings revelry had fair
ly started in many Of the places,
some were well filled with patrons.
At the same time city police raid
ed . restaurant in west 5lst street,
arresting . waiter on q charge Of
unlawful possession Of liquor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
WALKER ASKS
POLICE ACTION
Gives Detective Bureau Until
Monday to Solve Rothstein
Murder

New York, Nov. 16.-(R-Mayor
Walker has given police until Mon
day to produce some further facts
on the killing Of Arnold Rothstein,
big Broadway gambler, or he will
take action.
Calling Police Commissioner War
rem, District Attorney Banton, In
spector John D. Coughlan, Deputy
Inspector Arthur Carey, Ia detec-
tives and two patrolmen to his of
fices yesterday, the mayor ques-
toned them fully as to what prog
ress had been made. The question
ing required an hour and q half.
At its conclusion the mayor issued
the following statement:
II have insisted that either the
detective bureau produce further
facts IN this case by Monday or else
admit that they can't. Then I shall
decide what action / shall take.
They must be given q full oppor-
tunity and no more"
In the meantime it was revealed
that federal authorities for q year
have been investigating the possible
connection Of Rothstein with what
they described rs the biggest drug
ring" in the country. He is known
to have furnished bail for three men
arrested in July on suspicion that
they were connected with the ring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
SALARY RAISES,
TRIPS EXPENSE
ASKED AUDITOR
$4,000 More for Engineers
and $48,0OO for Travelling
Required
INCREASE RECOMMENDED
Clerical Pay Raise Requests
Total $4,000; Other In
cidentals
INCREASE RECOMMENDED

Increase of $154,470 in the oper-
ating budget Of the state highway
commission for the fiscal years
1930-1931 over the amount used in
1927-1929 is asked in the budget
submitted by the commission to the
state auditor. The increase brings
the total budget to $371,6OO
The largest individual increase is
asked for engineers salaries while
the next largest increase would be
for travelling expenses. The in
crease asked for the engineers is
SCI 900 and the travelling expense
item would be increased BY $48, 900.
The budget is based upon that
adopted for 1928 by the state high
way commission, listed under chap
ter 159 Of the 1927 laws.
"The large increase in salaries for
the engineers is due to the follow
ing reasons" notes on the budget
estimate say:
Lund Audit Followed
"The 1928 budget of the highway
commission covered merely the sal
aries Of the engineers at the Bis
marck headquarters which was pay
able out Of the highway operating
fund. In his report of the audit Of
the state highway commission end
ing May 81, 1928, C. B. Lund, audi
tor for the board of auditors, rec
ommends that the salaries Of the
division engineers, assistant division
engineers and all the clerical help
employed in the six divisions Of this
department are properly chargeable
to highway administration and hence
to the highway operating fund. ,
There is considerable merit to
this viewpoint. Heretofore the sal
aries and expenses Of the division
engineers and assistant division en-
gineers were paid out Of highway
construction funds and were charged
pro rata to all construction projects
of the current year coming under
the supervision Of each division en-
gineer. This is rather a cumber-
some and somewhat unsatisfactory
procedure.
"The division engineer and his as
sistant have supervision over all
construction work and all mainten-
ance work done in their divisions.
In brief, they are local duplicate
! of the Bismarck central office cover
ing q limited portion of the state.
Consequently following the sugges-
tion Of Mr.. Lund, we have appor-
toned the salaries cf these employees
to the highway operating fund. The
explanation holds good for the in
crease in clerical salaries and travel
expense.
Disagree on Two Points
"We do not agree with Mr.. Lund's s
position that maintenance supervis-
ors and inspectors and the other
items shown by him in his report is
sound and have not included these
items in the budget estimate to be
paid out Of highway operating
funds"
The budget for the two years fol-
lows:
The itemized operating budget of
the highway department will be
found on page 2.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
Dream of Lenin, Trotsky and
Stain Of Communist World
Is Over
Only High Spots for Bolshe-
vism Are Russia and Ger.
many in 1928
BY MILTON BRONNER

London, Nov. 16.-Ten years ago,
following the armistice which ended
the World war, thrones were top
pling all over Europe and it looked as
though most of the Old World might
60 Bolshevik. Today the only high
spots for Communism are Russia and
Germany, with France a faint fol-
lower and all the rest of Europe
turning q deaf ear. The dream of
Lenin, Trotsky and Stain of a COM
munist world is over. Historians
say it is the most striking develop
ment in connection with the last
decade.
Here is the picture of Europe ten
years ago: Russia in the hands of
the Bolshevik mob; Hungary Red
republic under Bella Kun; Bavaria
Red republic under Kurt Eisner.
The new little states of Esthonia,
Batavia and Lithuania were verging
on Bolshevism. Poland was under
mined; Germany just barely saved
by the oratory and prompt decision
Of Philip Scheidemann, the great
Socialist leader, as against the
armed mobs which went roaring
through the streets of Berlin under
the leadership Of Karl Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg.
Italy in Red Grip
Italy was so red in many places
that pale, war-worn soldier veterans,
appearing in the streets in their
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
TWO P0ACHERS
SHOT T0DEATH
BY GAMEGUARD
Sharp-Shooting Gun Club
Keeper Lodged in Jail Fol.
lowing Battle

Santa Ana, Calf, Nov. 16.-(AP)
A death battle waged with a rifle
and two shotguns following the
warning shot fired at the hunting
dog of two alleged game poachers
found sharp-shooting gun clubs
keeper in Jail here today while au-
thorities investigated his story that
he killed the two trespassers after
they had fired at him.
The two hunters, who were assert
ed to have trespassed upon the duck
hunting preserves of the California
gun club were Orlie r. Mahon, 40.
and John d. Callicot, 40, residents of
Sunset Beach, Calf.
j. w. Montgomery, once a deputy
sheriff in Oklahoma, was held as
their slayer. He surrendered vol
UNFAIRLY to police, after having es-
capped the battle unscathed.
Calmly Montgomery told officers
his version of the shooting which oc-
Cured in an isoalted marsh yester-
day. He exhibited shot punctured
hat as evidence of an attack upon
him. Each Of his victims died with
q bullet through the heart.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
SIX vESTRS SURVIVORS TESTIFY AT HE
C0fnnS sion Asks $15447O BUDGET Increase
Red Power Almost Dead
in Europe 10 Years After
'Brideless Hubby
Is Actually Wed

Chicago, Nov. 16.-(R-Franklin
Hardinge, the wealthy oil-bMner
manufacturer, whose ''brideless hon.
eymoon" was an item for the news
papers last February, is actually
married now.
His brides name is Peggy. Peggy
who? Mr.. Hardinge, the 61-year-old
bridegroom, won't say.
In February Mr.. Hardinge and
Ann Livingston were engaged. The
steamship tickets for their honey
moon were purchased; the bridal
suite had been engaged.
The bridegroom-to-be presented
his fiancee with a paper. She was to
sign an agreement to disclaim all
except 100000 of his estate.
Miss Livingston refused, and the
marriage was cancelled. Mr.. Hardinge
sailed in the bridal suite alone.
Yesterday the telephone rang at
the Hardinge home. Eyes, this is
Mrs. Hardinge," a soft voice an.
swered.
Mr.. Hardinge was asked about it.
"We're not going to make any
statement now. Peggy's going home
for Thanksgiving to announce it to
her family. Her parents know moth
ing about it, you see.
"Peggy's father is quite prominent
in Chicago and all over the country
he continued.
wont you even tell US Peggy's
last name" he was asked.
Certainly" he said. "It's Har-
dinge."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
Denver Theatre Man
Cleared Of Murder

Denver, Nov. 16.-(R-Alpheus
E. Dickson, local theatre owner, to-
day stood cleared Of a murder
charge in connection with the slay.
ing of Herbert H. Powell, 19-year-
old butcher boy whom he killed last
July s when he discovered the youth
IN his home in company with his
wife.
Dickson pleaded self-defense in
the district court trial ending yes
terday. The jury was out only Z
minutes. The theatre owner said he
had been advised the youth was
meeting his wife secretly and sus-
pecting improper relations between
them, laid q trap by telling his wife
he was leaving the city for several
days.
Returning to his home . few
hours later Dickson testified he
found Powell there, and that the
youth grappled with him. During
the encounter, Dickson said, gun
which he had drawn was discharged,
fatally wounding Powell.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-16
BANK ROBBERS
DCITIZENRY
STAGE BATTLE
Yegg Killed, Four Wounded, as
Oklahoma Posse FOils
Looting

Marietta, Okla, Nov. 16.-(P)-
One bank robber was dead and four
persons, including another robber
nursed gunshot wounds here today
following the quick action of a de-
termined posse of SO citizens in halt
ing a raid on the First National
bank.
Colbert Keel, IS, was slain in the
bloody encounter yesterday, and
Haynie Liddell, IS, his companion,
probably permanently blinded by q
birdshot charge. Sheriff elect A. w.
Stafford, NJ. A. Conrad, president
Of the bank, and r.. C. Morris,
posseman. sustained minor gunshot
wounds.
On guard for bank robbers since
9 raid in January, 1927, in which
Sheriff Sam Long and Oscar Har-
rison, bandit, were killed, the rap
idly-forming posse surrounded the
robbers in their car before they
could leave the scene, and the skir-
mish ended at the rear door of the
institution. The $4,000 loot was re-
covered.
Success in sounding the alarm and
recruiting the posse quicgly, fol
lowed the bandits loose action in
freeing other employees of the bank
after kidnapping Mr.. Conrad as q
hostage.
Surrounding their prey, members
OF the posse opened fire on the car,
in which Mr.. Conrad was held cap
tive. The president, slightly wound
ed in the shoulder, leaped from the
automobile and flattened on the
ground as the robbers went into ac-
tion with revolvers. They fired half
q dozen shots before they fell.