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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
WATT TO TELL
MINERS STORY
Relief NJ e etin g on
September 20

With the formation of the New
National Miners Union at the his
toric Pittsburgh convention and the
launching of a campaign to unite all
of the nearly 100000 coal diggers
in this country in one powerful,
militant organization, the monster
solidarity mass meeting to be held
in New York City Thursday evening,
September 20, becomes an event of
unusual significance for every
worker in this city and vicinity.
At this meeting, which will be
held in Central Opera House, 9th
st. and Third Ave. John Watt, first
president of the new union, will APP
pear to tell the workers of New
York the story of one of the great
est events in the history of the
American labor movement. Watt,
who has been one of the outstand-
ing figures in the fight for the min
ers against the unholy triple ALI
ance of bosses, police and the cor
1upt Lewis machine, will bring a re-
port of the great Pittsburgh con-
vention, will describe the attack of
the police and 200 Lewis thugs on
it's first session and will discuss in
detail all the events leading up to
a1e historic moment when the New
National Miners Union became a
reality.
Watt, who has fought side by side
with the thousands of other rank
and file miners during their des-
perate II months strike, will de-
scribe the terrible sufferings of the
miners and their families, and their
struggles against starvation, evic-
ton and disease struggles which
are still going on. He will appeal
to the New York workers to back
the new union to the utmost by aid
ing the miners and their families.
Leaders of workers struggles in
other trades will also speak and
bring the message of solidarity of
all the workers in their fight against
their oppressors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
WEEK
FOR DISTRICT z,
WORKERS PARTY
Workers Party Roll to
Be Taken

The week of September 24-31 is
to DE set aside as a week Of inVes-
LEGATION into the activities of every
member of District of the Work
ers (Communist) Party, when roll
call will be taken of attendance and
Party activities, according to a
statement by John J. BALKAN, act
ing district organizer. The state
ment follows:
"To all units in District 2:
Zone of the fundamental prin-
ciples of procedure in Bolshevik
Party is the strict accountability of
every Party member, from the high
est to the lowest. Therefore we have
established a period from Septem-
Der "a to 81, during which all units
are called upon to examine the rec
ord of activity of every Party mem
Der and pass judgment in each case
as to whether this record is salts
factory or not. The particular
phases of activity which will be sub
ject for review will be the follow
ing: /. Good standing. 2. Attend
ance at unit meetings. B. Payment
of campaign assessment stamp.
d. Activity in union. 5. Activity in
fraternal or auxiliary organizations.
6. Activity in shops. 7. Activity in
the election campaign.
with the increasing menace of
the war danger. with the intensified
ton of struggles in which our Party
members are engaged, with the nu-
merous and direct attacks upon our
Party astoria, Bayridge, etc., it
becomes necessary to demand of our
Party membership a stricter re-
spouse to the tasks which are laid
down by the leading Party commit
tees. The critical period ahead de-
mands that every Party member
shoulder in a Bolshevik manner the
full responsibilities which such mem
bership entails.
every unit is instructed to carry
on a complete roll of its membership
during the week of September "a to
81 for the purpose of checking up
the activity of each member. In or
der to insure an accurate report on
each Party member, every comrade
must attend the unit meeting held
during this week. All reports are
to be sent to the District Office, to
the section or subsection organizer
Immediately after the unit meet
ing"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
Three Scabs Injured
in Attack on Pickets

Three strikebreakers employed by
the Reliable Suit Case Company of
335 Canal st. are said to have been
injured when they attacked num-
Der of pickets of the Suitcase, Bag
and Portfolio Makers Union.
The company is attempting to
operate a non-union shop. Recently
leaders of the union, against the
will of the rank and file, secured an
injunction against the company. The
injunction expired on September l
after which the firm renewed its
union smashing campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
MILL STRIKERS
STANDING FIRM,
WI R. REPORTS
Workers are Grateful
for Relief

A relief investigating committee
looking into the living conditions of
the New Bedford and Fall River
textile strikers yesterday reported
that despite the twenty-one weeks
of struggle the textile workers will
hold out until victory, according to
Fred Beidenkapp, national secretary
of the Workers International Relief,
who acted as head of the committee.
Visit Workers Homes.
"We visited scores of homes and
In each case the workers repeatedly
said that they will stand by the
Textile Mill Committee until the
wage-cut notices are taken down and
q substantial increase in wages is
won" Beidenkapp said.
"Take the case of Joseph Me-
deiros, striker" the textile relief
head said. "Medeiros has worked
in the New Bedford mills ever since
he was lad, twenty-five years ago.
He is married and has nine children.
Even when he was working full time
the most he ever made was $50
week. He lives in three rooms, one
of which is kitchen. Think of it
II people in three rooms.
5H5 W. / r. Helps.
90 "When we asked his wife how she
managed to feed and clothe II peo-
pie on 500 a week she smiled
wanly. A consumptive girl of ID,
the oldest, sat in a corner of one of
the miserable rooms and coughed
pitifully.
but when the magic words
Workers International Relief-was
mentioned, the faces of this unhappy
Portuguese family lighted up and
papa Medeiros said in his native
language, If the relief committee
feeds US, we'll strike until we win"
AS members of the committee left
the house, Beidenkapp said, the little
14-year-old consumpti-e said, Don't
forget my milk"
The Workers International Relief
is fighting hard to make it possible
for the heroic New Bedford and
Fall River strikers to carry on
Beidenkapp said in conclusion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
Makes Corrections on
Unity Goes Over the
Top for the Daily"

Editor, the Daily Worker:
I hereby acknowledge the fact
that read, appreciated and enjoyed
the story Camp Unity Goes Over
the Top for the Daily" which APP
peared in last Saturdays issue of
the Daily Worker. 1t would I'M
doubtedly have been a fine report
since it bestowed such high praise
upon myself, and were it not for a
few oversights on the part of the
comrade who wrote it, the article
would have been much better. In
cidentally, the article was excellent
ly written.
I hereby place the following cor
rections: David SiegeFdid not make
himself "into popular hero in
gathering funds for the Daily" In
stead of Comrade Siegel, the man
ager of the Unity Cooperative, this
passage should have been read that
"Comrade Sheck, active comrade of
the Freiheit Singing Society, made
himself into popular hero" etc.
Almost the same as to Siegel ap-
plies the reference to Comrade Sui
tan. The real driving force in the
campaign for the Daily" was the
kitchen and dining room staff of the
Unity Camp. They contributed tn,
bulk of the sum of money raised
and they were those who success
fully collected from the campers.
Comradely yours,
WILLIAM ABRAMS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
Girl PICKETS IN
HUNGER STRIKE

KENOSHA, Wis, Sept. liner
tice Hudson, eighteen years old, and
Amanda Rittmer, twenty-one, both
militants in the strike of the hosiery
workers here, have gone on a hun
ger strike following their arrest
Monday by police at the Allen-A
factory during a demonstration of
pickets.
Mertice Hudson has been arrested
seven times for her strike activities.
The charge against the pickets was
disorderly conduct and both are be-
ing held under $50 bail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
WILLIAM ABRAMS

Ererp neaU reader Of The
DAILY WORKER is a potential
soldier in the coming battles OF
the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
MCMAHON MAKES.
PLEA TO "SOULS
OF E Employers"
Makes Vicious Attack
on MilitantS
Continued from PGge One

Continued from PGge One
merger with the independent reac-
tionary union in New Bedford. And
even this gain is now being lost be-
cause the New Bedford union has
already lost more than two-thirds
of the members that it had at the
time of the merger by the detection
of strikers to the ranks of the Tex
tile Mill Committees.
Fat Expense Accounts.
Yesterdays entire session was
almost completely taken up with the
overwhelming wordy report of the
president. A short but very tell
tale report of finances was rem
dered which besides proving how ex-
treInely we'll treated the officials
are in the matter of expenses,
showed the impoverishment of an
allegedly national organization. No
discussion was held by delegates
yesterday.
The expulsion from the conven-
ton of two militant delegates yes
terday served notice that trumpet
call to battle against all progressive
forces could be expected from the
officialdom. The expected took
place when Mcmahon launched
scurrilous attack on the T. M. c., on
the left wing leaders conduct of
the great Passaic strike and partic-
ularly on Albert Weisbord its leader.
This hysterical attack ended with
the declaration that all Communists
and their sympathizers would be
rooted out of the organization.
The tremendous problem of or
ganizing the more than million un-
organized and exploited mill opera
tives was considered far less i'm
portant than an attack on those who
have proven themselves the most
sacrificing and the most devoted
members of the union. The serious
problem of perpetual unemployment
in the industry, Mcmahon proposes
to solve by appealing to the souls
of bankers and business men," dele
gates from the few militant locals
bitterly remarked.
Condemn Mcmahon.
These progressive delegates also
condemned McMahon's craven, if not
openly traitorous policy on the in
junction evil, which the textile work
ers suffer from to very large de-
gree. Mcmahon proposed that the
union criticize the "abuse" Of the
injunction, and that it call for it's
more careful use.
Other interesting and amusing
features of the session yesterday
was the speech delivered by A. j.
Music, dean of the Brookwood La
Dor College. Music cried bitterly at
the injustice being done him by the
A. F. of L. in charging his college
with being Communist hive. Par
ticularly amusing was the slip made
by Organizer Starr, who unwittingly
testified that Mcmahon was Icing
outright when he charged Weisbord
with quitting cold" the Passaic
strikers. Starr in the beginning of
his report of activities in Passaic be-
gan saying: when we took charge
after Weisbord had agreed to step
out of the picture"
The finance report showed that
despite the comparatively small
salary pulled down by Mcmahon,
namely 1892 per annum, he was
by no means suffering real want
His chops and soft quilts were paid
for by an expense sheet totalling
$5,895.50, thus leaving a plump
margin to stow away, even if the
figures given in the report are true
Other innumerable travelling" or
ganizers also received good treat.
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-12
moLDERs RAISE WAGES.

Z SEATTLE.-Molders raised their
minimum wage to $3.50 day after
a short strike. The former minimum
Twas S6.40, but several employers
spaid more than this rate. The aver
age increase is so cents a day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
WURzBACH LOSES
IN TEXAS WRANCLE
Regular" County Delegation
Seated Over Protest
of Opponents.
by the Associated Press.


FORT WORTH. August I4-Harry
NJ. Wursbach. Texas lone Republican
Representative was defeated again yes
terday by the regular" party forces in
he State Republican executive commit
tee when the regular" delegation from
BeXar County was seated over the pro-
test of the contesting faction
IN one OF the most harmonious meet
ings Of Z turbulent political year. the
committee, under leadership Of Ma
uonal Committeeman r. r. CTeager,
mace plans for the Republican State
convention here today
A ticket Of Republican candidates for
State offices and slate Of presidential
electors are to be drawn up at the con-
ventlon today, Because of the an
nounced intention of State party lead
erS and leaders of the anti-Smith DEM
oClatS Of Texas to work together for
the defeat of the Democratic national
ticket, much interest attaches to the
slate Of electors the Republicans may
choose
Suggestions have been made to Mr.
Creagsr that several Democrats be given
places on the Republican electoral slate
but he announced that Republicans
would put regulation ticket into the
field and would be open to later sug-
gestionS as to how possible vacancies
could be filled
During the present campaign and for
some time prior. Mr. Wurzbach has
fought the Creager regular" Republic
can forces IN Texas, charging that Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
TAX MEN TO SCAN
D. c. FISCAL PLAN
Seattle Meeting August 27 to
Study Problem of 60-40
Relationship.

The efforts Of the people of the Dis
tric1 to obtain an equitable arrange
ment for dividing the cost Of maintain
Ing the National Capital between the
Federal and local governments will be
brought to the attention of tax experts
from various parts of the country when
they gather at Seattle. August 81. for
the national conference on taxation.
Edward F. Colladay. chairman of the
citizens joint committee on fiscal rela-
tons, and one of the group named by
the District Commissioners TO represent
this city at the national tax meeting.
plans 10 make an appeal at Seattle for
support for the District in its fight for
fiscal equity.
Other Delegates.
MFR Colladay has been n represent
ative of the District at the national tax
conferences for the last eight years and
is thoroughly conversant with the fac
tors entering into the question of fiscal
relations in the Capital
Other delegates to Seattle selected by
the Commissioners are DR.. Thomas w
Page, Robert V. Fleming, William L.
Beale. Joshua Evans. jr, and District
Assessor William P. Richards
The Senate during the last session of
Congress endeavored to restore the
6040, or some other fixed proportionate
basas Of appropriating for the District
but the House insisted on continuing
the 100000 lump sum as the Federal
Government share for another fiscal
year. Senator Phipps, Republican, of
Colorado, led the fight for 6o-40 as
chairman Of the District subcommittee
Of the Senate appropriations committee
Hear Curtis Speech.
Mr. CoIladay will leave here tomor-
row, going first to Topeka Kans where
he will attend the exercises SATURDAY.
al which Senator Charles Curtis Of
Kansas Will be formally notified Of his
nomination as the Republican vice pres
identisl nominee
Mr.. Colladay will be present at the
Curtis notification meeting in his ca
pacity as a member of the committee
on arrangements for the event and also
10 represent by proxy Charles G. Glover.
Ir.. Of this city. who was named a men,
Der Of the notification committee.
As a former resident of Kansas. Mr..
Colladay will take special interest in
being at Topeka. Mr.. Colladay expects
10 stop al Hutchinson, Kans.. where ne
formerly lived Leaving Kansas. he
will proceed to the tax conference at
Seattle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
PLANS SMITH CAMPAIGN
IN MOUNTAIN STATES
Salt Lake City Headquarters Girds
for nrive-To Name Com
mittees

~ tAAF fAHHN1tattA lFSAs
SALT LAKE CITY, August IA
Fred w. johnson of Rock Springs
Wyo., who has been placed in charge
Of Democratic Western headquarters
here. yesterday began active prepara-
tons 10 open the presidential cam
paign in the eight mountain and in
termountatn States.
The regional organization will be
patterned after the national organiza-
ton plan. with a publicity department
a speakers bureau and an advisory
committee, Johnson announced
The advisory committee Will be COM
posed of the national committee men
and women. the State chairman and
vice chairmen and the chairmen Of the
congressional committees of the eight
States.
This list may be expanded later by
the addition of United States Sena-
tors and other party leaders Of the
eight States The district under tho
jurisdiction Of the Salt Lake head
quarters is composed Of Utah. Idaho,
Montana. Wyoming. Colorado. Nevada,
Arizona and New Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

national committee, Frederick I. Thomp-
son. publisher of the Mobile Register
the Alabama Journal and the Mobile
News-Item, asserted to Mr.. Raskob that
he regarded it as most unfortunate"
that the national chairman had in
iected the prohibition question into the
national campaign He took issue with
Mr.. Raskob that in his section Of the
country prohibition was regarded as
the damnable afIliction" Mr. RaSkob
asserted it to be
Declaring that "the largest measure
of the present prosperity of the South
ern people is due to the eighteenth
amendment and its supporting laws"
and that the problem Of the South
was both moral and economic, Mr.
Thompson further stated that "the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Father of Two Kills Self.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August IA
Benjamin Sweeney jr.. % years old.
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Swee-
ney. at Garrett No motive can be as
signed for the act, a coroner's jury
gave a verdict of suicide. He leaves
his wife and two small children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Auto Dealer Seeks Bankruptcy.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. August IA
Walter c. RELY, owner of two automo-
bile sales concerns here, has applied to
the United District Court at Baltimore
for benefit of the bankruptcy act. He
listed his liabilities at s21 461 and his
assets at S15.15225
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

Creager dominated the State party to
| its detriment Although Wur2bach has
managed to retain control of party poll
| itiCs in his own district. he has con-
sistently met defeat at the hands Of the
Creagcr forces in the state at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

highest type of our citizenship has ad-
vocated the prohibition laws In effect
in the feeling that they represented
the highest essence Of respectability.'
disagrecing with Mr.. Raskob's state
ment that the law was not enforceable
because it was not respectable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Col. Coleman Retired.

Col. Sherrard Coleman. Army Quar-
termasier Corps. who was promoted a
few days ago, was retired yesterday on
account Of age. He is resident Of Bat
terry PARK Bethesda Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

twenty-five cooperative societies in
Canada are reported to have sold S.
T9z 600 worth Of merchandise last year
a. increase Of nearly 1000. 600 over
1a1s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
ALABAMA PUBLISHER
Tits WITH RASkOB
F. /. Thompson Deplores In
lection Of Dry Issue in
Campaign.

BY the Associated Press
MOBILE. Ala, August 14.-Answer-
ing a communication from John J.
Raskob, chairman of the Democratic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
ELECTRICIAN KILLED.

Touches Live Wire While Working
Atop Pole in Lynchburg.
Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG. Va, August IA
Arthur Joyner, AS an electrician here
for 20 years was electrocuted here
yesterday afternoon when he came in
contact with a 2.300-volt wire. He was
taken 10 the Lynchburg Hospital. where
he died two hours later.
Joyner is survived by his widow and
three children.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-14
EXPERIMENT AT
AIRPORT WITH
OILED SURFACE

As an experiment to discover the
practicability of using road oil on
the Imperial County Airport flying
field to improve the runways, 4
small section has been treated with
the substance.
According to Supervisor Ben,
IIulse of Imperial, tie oil will be
left for a week or SO to learn how
il Will mix with the dirt of the
field.
Planes I'D automobiles will he
driven over il and if the tail skid.
of tie Ships do not cut it too mucl
the entire field Will be 50 treated
Hulsc said.
County authorities hope to be
able to use the oil as it was csti
mated that method of improving thc
field would cost only about $2500 a
against Approximately $500 ii
gravel is found necessary.
Hulse stated that if the oil proves
insufficient gravel will be added Sc
that the standard OF the airport as
flying field may be raised.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-14
SHARKEY AND
STRIBLINC TO
MEET in SPRING
Ey GEORGE KIRKSEY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, Dee. 4.-Jack
Sharkcy of Boston and Young
Stribling Of Georgia will meet in
heavyweight bout at Miami Beach
Fla, late in February or carly in
March if present plans OF Tex
Rickard are not upset
Jack Dempsey will referee the
bout and may announce his rc-urn
to the ring by challenging the win
ncr from the ringsidc.
Riekard will build an outdoor
arena seating anywhere from 90,
goo to 100000, patterned after
Boyle's Thirty Acres stadium at
Jersey City which WAS built for the
Dempsey Carpenter bout in 1923.
Although there is IA Florida law
against championship bouts, there
y no legislation to prevent non
championship bouts from being held
in that state. The Miami Chamber
Of Commerce has promised Rickard
its support.
Rickard has not signed either
Sharkcy or StribIing for the bout,
1 but both of them have promised
isickard that they are willing to
sign.
kickard believes tho bout Will
draw 10000 persons and Il half mil.
lion dollar gate. y bout between
Sharkry and Stribling in New York
would command a top price of at
least $50 aud Rickard may be able
10 scale his prices from 50 10 so
in Florida.