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tCoHCutue0 from rage one
more years. This promises to be .
bitter campaign. The spoils Of
office are well worth fighting for.
The political lackeys of capitalism
are vying with each other in their
willingness to serve the imperalsts
and incidentally profit individually
from the service.
Hordes of highly paid speakers
will sing the praises of the leading
candidates on both tickets. Those
workers" in addition to getting
paid for their services hope to bs
further remunerated by official sine
curos in the event hteir candidate is
victorious. This is the incentive to
labor under capitalism!
Launch Drive.
The Workers Communist Party
is also limbering up for the greatest
campaign ever undertaken by it dur
ing the nine years of its existence
Poor in financial resources but rich
in courage, enthusiasm, devotion
and the spirit of self-sacrifice, the
prospect for putting the Party on
the map is exceedingly bright.
Already the necessary number of
Signatures have been filed to place
the party on the ballot in seven
states. This is an excellent show
ing, considering that in 1924 the
Comnp lnist candidates were on the
ballot ii fourteen states only. When
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
pLUNBERS BOSS
UNION MEMBER

(6y q Worker Correspondent
Mr. Adolph Grobstein operates a
shop on e. 138th ST., Bronx. He
Hoes mostly new building work,
Nth little jobbing and alteration
York thrown in. His partner, Mr.
Benchey Davis, is a member of the
numbers Local 463 of Manhattan
and the Bronx.
A partner who is a member Of a
'+mhers' local and a partner to a
plumbing firm is known as a "si-
IL rtner," According to the
Avs of Local 463 no boss may be-
long to the union or work on a job.
This is not the first time that
such charges were made. In the
past there were other charges sim
ar to the one that was brought up
at the meeting Of Local 463. The
ffieials promised to make an in
estigation but none was ever made.
| know of two more instances
where partners of firms are MEM
bers Of Local 463. Mr.. Moe Derin
Of the Manson plumbing company
Of 1867 Theriot Ave, Bronx, is one.
Ills case was brought up at the
neeting but nothing was ever done.
he other one is Mr.. Abraham of
,e Commodore plumbing company,
IL 113 f. 18th ST., N. Y. c.
There arg many other such cases.
numbers Z. Local 463, demand a
thorough investigation. CASSELL.
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DRIVER INJURED
AS PRIVATE CAR
CRASHES TAXICAB
New Ruling Prevents
Compensation
(By Taxi Correspondent

This will give you an idea what
we taxicab drivers are up against
Last Thursday about Ais p. m. 9
taxicab was struck by a private
Buick touring ear at 47th St. and
9th Ave. The two men passengers
of the cab and the driver were
tossed about and injured. The of
ficer on the beat nearly got his and
the cab was a pretty mess.
Then it was found that the driver
of the Buick had no current chauf
feur's license and was driving his
car on a license which expired June
80, 1928. For this serious offense
he merely got summons from the
cop for mot having license" even
though he had disobey ed an officers
signal and had overrun a red light
Another Story.
Now if a cab driver had done this
he would have been asked to drive
to the nearest police station where
he would have been put in the coop
for RECKLESS driving" in addition to
the charges mentioned above. He
would have had his credentials
Gifted" and after a trial in the
traffic court he would have been
chased to the Hack Bureau to meet
Gear" Ruttenberg who runs this
industry for Tammany Hall and the
Yellow Taxi Corporation.
Why does the taxi driver meet
with so much discrimination by the
police and the courts. The answer
is simple. He is unorganized.
Organize.
There is only one way to beat
this game and solve the hundreds
of problems which are facing US
drivers: trade union organization
Three are plenty of freak organiza
tons in our trade now, but the real
thing is yet to come. Let's get to-
gether in one, big, powerful trade
union of all the drivers. Will some
of you who read these lines, write
to me about this in care of The
DAILY WORKER, the only paper
which will give us drivers a real
break.
MACK"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
DRIVER EXPOSES
EDITOR BROWN
Shows Taxi Editor Is
Tool of Tammany
(By Taxi Correspondent


There are tricks in all trades but
I guess the politicians in this game
have learned more than their share
On April 30, 1928, the great
champion" of the taxicab drivers
Mr.. H. A. Innes Brown, editor of
the "Taxi Weekly" announced that
he would form a new Hackmen's
Political Party. In the May 7 edi-
ton of his paper Brown announced
editorially that "the Taxi Weekly
is backing the Hackmen's Political
Party because it believes that it is
only by political activity that any
progress and prosperity can be
brought to the rank and file of the
industry under present conditions"
First Attempt.
Well, we can all look back and
remember the Square Deal Auto
League" which came out in 1925
with the announced purpose of "a
square deal" for the hackmen pro-
vided they supported "Our Jimmy"
meaning the light-footed, light
headed, Tammany Hall, cake-eater
The Square Deal' outfit was head
ed by Philip J. O'Brien, a one-time
president of the Amalgamated Taxi
Association. O'Brien was ousted
from this office by the membership
for good reasons.
An active campaign was carried
on among the taxi drivers. Offices
were maintained in the Times
Square district at 43rd st. and
Broadway. The votes of the hack
men were swung for "our" Jimmy
tut after election it was discovered
hat "our" Jimmy forgot Gus" Did
he drivers get the square deal as
,er promise. Well, you know what
he chicken got! And how!
Tammany Blessings.
Here are some of the BLESSINGS"
,.hich have come down from the
rammany heaven to the hackmen:
tricter police control. increasing
olice oppression and discrimination
-ainst drivers, Gear" Nelson Rut-
,nberg. and badges that fall apart
DIMENSIONS, Increasing revocations
licenses and greater and greater
'fficulties in making q living.
| 50 when Mr. Brown talks to us
bout the benefits of his now poll.
cal party, we ask him: What pro
~ess or prosperity did the rank am
\ p receive when we took dose o.
H ,lltical activity as per the dose o.
| Doc" Brown the last time? Ais
II hat assurance have we when W.
H IKE another shot of his dope" tina
q won't find ourselves after cleo.
H ION out in the cold again. What
Il Browns program for solving lnv
wages. discrimination, the blacklist
II lust whom is Brown planning &c
II upport in the election? Let Mr.
Il Brown answer these questions.
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Taxi DylUeY
Exposes Trick
OF the Bosses
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S. Army from which he was dis
charged as a captain.
When the three thousand drivers
went out, Brown is said to have beer
the man that fought against th'
Brotherhood of Taxi Chauffeur
which sought to MAZE settlemei
with the bosses of the Mogul cabs.
Next we hear of him as editor {
the Taxi Weekly, at 8 Columbl
Circle. The new union because {
the inefficiency of it's officials ar
for other reasons had gone out {
existence. But during the SUNNI
of 1925 lack Cohen Cav Of -
Funeral Drivers Union, Local CAB,
started a campaign to organize tho
taxi drivers. To help him he tool
under his wing certain Jack Tru
haft, a Bronx taxi driver and ?
friend of Browns.
Birds of Feather.
Cohen and Truhaft in their union
activities collected, it is said, as
much as $500 from the drivers a
So per head The rame lasted about
three or four months. No meetings
were held and no accounting was
ever given as to what happened tc
the money, Ny own $500 is still
there too!
The next thing we find Truhaft
as circulation manager of the "Taxi
Weekly" under Brown. You will
still find him at the same job. Draw
your own conclusions.
Space does not permit to give
more recent history of Brown, his
favoritism of and connections with
the Yellow Taxi Corporation. Some
other time.
Just to end up with his trick pol
itical party.
In the Taxi Weekly of April 26,
1926, which I have saved, we read
a very interesting letter sent to
Mayor Jimmie Walker, by H. A
Innes Brown:
Tammany Tool.
Sir:
During the democratic primaries
in 1925, this paper supported you
against Mayor Hylan, from the first
moment your name was mentioned
until you obtained the nomination
In the election a few months later
it also championed your cause. :"
(etc., etc.
In this weeks issue of the Taxi
Weekly we see a big headline
"Hackman's party may sway
Smiths election" The plot thickens
as they say in the movies. But you
don't have to be any smarter than
a fool to see the ears of the demo
cratic donkey sticking out of this
Overwhelmingly Hall scheme to
turn over the votes of the taxi driv-
ers to Al Smith, friend of the trac-
ton gang. Here's hoping The
DAILY WORKER puts up a real
fight for the cabmen.
(Signed) COMA"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
chromatic scale

CHlOlIdtlC SCdle. 1HGf6 is no an
solutely perfect fusion of note into
note on any other instrument. As
it stands now, the instrument is the
raw material of music. What can
be done with it remains to be seen
It's future depends on what mea of
genius do with it.
Il have practiced on it and played
on it. 1t is not easy to learn There
are no rules or forms. You put your
hand in one position. If the sound
is wrong, you change its position
1t is all empirical. AS it stands to-
day, the musician must work out his
technique for himself"
Rudolph GAM, another authority
on music, and talented musician
himself, expressed his opinion of
Theremin's demonstration in the
following terms:
"The striking feature for me is
that is the first time that music
has been extracted from something
instead of being put into something
and that there is nothing between
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
Greater City Taxi Owners Assn, Inc.
1871 BROADWAY
New York, N. Y.
June o. 1928


Mr.. o. Blume
81 East 133rd St.,
New York City
Dear Sir:
You will find enclosed Drivers List for the month
of <une which you should add to the names heretofore
furnished you
Please be advised that the Directors have decided
that on and after July 1s 1928, it will not be neces
sary to collect dues at the rate of 50c per car per
MONTH but all members requested to pay up their
past dues to June 30th Immediately as the treasury
of the Association is in need of funds to meet current
obligations.
You may hear certain false rumors that the Asso-
citation is about to disband but this is absolutely not
the case and the work will be carried on as hereto
fore. Please continue to send in your chauffeurs'
reports, and you may expect to hear some definite
news with regard to the Compensation Law affecting
taxcab operators using Association Day Cards very
shortly.
Very truly yours,
GREATER CITY TAXI
OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC
NJ. Fl. Lowitt,
Secretary
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the human being and the music it.
self-no wood, no steel, no string
no horsehair-an that the person
atty of the performer is more SEN
sitively presented than on any ex-
listing instrument.
at is very, very interesting
Scientifically it is marvellous and !
believe that it has a great future
in music. 1t was surprising to me
to find that it had no mechanical
tone. It seemed to have soul"
Prof. Leon Theremin will demon
strate his principal of getting "Mu-
sic from the Ether" at the Coney
Island Stadium. The noted inven-
tor of Soviet Russia will be the chief
feature of the concert to be given
this Saturday night. Tickets are
now on sale at the Workers Cen
ter, 1928 Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
PALACE

Ted Lewis and "His Musical
Klowns'; Adele Rowland; Coram.
the British ventriloq,iist; Marjorie
White and Eddie Tierney; The Man
gean Troupe; Billy Reed and Lew
Duthers, and the Mitkus.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
HIPpODROME

Nitza Vernille; Norville Babtie
and Gladys Lamb; Bud Harris and
Van; Jack Hanley, and The Col
leanos. "Thn Grip of the Yukon"
starring Neil Hamilton and Doug'a~
Fairbanks, Jr., will be shown on the
screen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09
z Il AIREE

Brooklyn premiere, Emil Jan
nings, in "The Street of Sim; "Thc
DEVILS Circus" featuring Edna Mil
Ter. Leo Raymond. and Bob L.
Mare; Besser and Balfour; Boyle
~~d Della.
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- - - -FNfNt AAAAAA - y -
as follows:
"a s n g er y
zigeti says, "is
United by his
ing capacity and
violinist by the
ergth of his bow
ut there is no
! m i t a ton on
his instrument
mother striking
thing is its ever
sweep of the
YWaN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-09

Short time, instead of tying Geor-
fla mill workers to their jobs, has
'esulted in NJ to 20 per cent increase
\ labor tilrr3 yer, say astonished and
lonpluased i II bosses.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
St. Msry's Church Notes

Rev. Ulderic o. Bellerose. pastor.
 Rev. Ernest J. Boileau. Rev. Joseph Casey. eurates.
 Masses are celebrated on Sundays the following hours; o'clock, 8o'- clock, 9i5 o'clock and i0.30 o'clock.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
PUTNAM MEN NAMED ON
 CAMPUS COMMITTEES

Messrs. Albert Williams. Alexan. der Maitland, C. D. Arnold and L. Edwin Hill motored to Wnlimantic to attend the Fri County Camp Wood stock Trustees Committee Meeting In former years. due to lack of in. terest, there has been a small at. tendance at this Trustees Committed meeting. Last Thursday night the at. tendance was IA, only two men of the entire committee being absent, one being sick in the Hartford Hos pital. The many friends of the sick friend. Frank Condon, will be glad to know that he is getting better and hopes to be able to leave the hospi. tai very soon. Matters were discussed at this meeting pertaining to repairs needed at camp. 4 committee com. prised of Mir. Buck, Hartford, chair. man. Albert Williams, Woodstock George s. Brooks, Rockville was ap- pointed to report on repairs of build ings, Another committee. comprising Chas. Holman. Manchester, chairman C. D. Arnold. Putnam. Philip Howe, Rockville was appointed to look into the matter of directorship for the camp for the coming year. These committees are tc report at the an. nual meeting tn January.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
FARMERS TO MEET
Management to Be Discussed. Young Farmers Club
 May Be Formed

4 farm management meeting will be held this evening under the aus pices of the Windham County Farm. CTS Association in South Woodstock Grange hall. The speaker will be P. l.. Putnam and his subject will be What Determines Farm Profits" The talk will be illustrated with Ian tern slides. If there is interest enough shown. Young Farmers club will be formed.
 The Farm Management Specialist at Storrs are forming Young Farm CTS clubs throughout the state and windham county should have one or two of these clubs as well as other counties. The clubs have series of six meetings throughout the winter months followed by field trip in the summer. At each of these meetings we have the following topics taken up:--
 l. What determines farm profits. 2. To what extent does the volume of sales affect the farm income? 3. How labor efficiency Is determined. 1. Prices of farm products and next years prospects. 5. What are your possibilities for good income in 1929? (. Calculation of the possible changes in your farm to improve your income.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
Salvation Army

Captain Vernon Warren, in charge. Lieut.. Thomas Swankie, assistant.
 At II a. m. Holiness meeting; l2 n., Sunday School; 6.f5 D. m., Salva. tion meeting.
 Week nights. Wednesday and Fri day at ?. m.
 All are cordially invited to attend these meetings.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
LOVING CUP GIVEN A. J. BREAULT POST
Made Beat Appearance At De- pertinent Encempnaent.--De- pertinent Officers Present. Post Numbers 67.

At their regular meeting last Thurs day evening, Albert J. Breault Post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, entertain ed the following department officers; Department Commander James F. Daley, Deputy Senior Vice-Commander John Connor, Deputy Adjutant Henry Glen, Joseph Perrone of the depart ment council of administration, Her bert ]. Harvey, deputy chief of staff, and Comrade George June.
 The department commander pre- sented the post with the silver loving cup awarded them at the department encampment at Norwich the past sum mer, as the best appearing post in the parade. He also gave an interesting talk, as did the other department off, cers The visitors were given a vote of thanks for their visit, from which the post will greatly profit
 Commander Durand was appointed liaison officer to the Veterans Bureau by Commander Daley, who is also adjutant officer in the bureau.
 At their next meeting. December 6, the post will nominate and elect offi- cers for the coming year There is U membership Of sixty-seven in the post at present, and hopes are expressed for at least one hundred before an- other year passes.
 The drum corps is being organized with twenty-one men. The number will be added to from time to time, giving this city one of the largest drum corps in New England.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
A. Nj. E. Zion Mission Note.

1.30 ?. m. Church school
 7.30 p. m. Evening worship. Sub ject, "Why Live An Inferior Lifeqr All are welcomed. 60 Railroad street
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
SIX HUNDRED BOYS
 AT FOOTBALL GAME

Six hundred boys attended the Brown New Hampshire game at Providence, through the courtesy of the Brown Athletic Association. Over one hundred ears were used in trans porting the gronp-the same proce- dure was followed in Putnam as last year, that of being escorted direct from tine High School at Putnam to the Brown Stadium. Things were timed so perfectly that the group arrived just as the game was begin ming Although the boys were placed upon the New Hampshire side they could not help but cheer the Bruins enthusiastically. In spite of the fact that the radio predicted rain, there was none. The boys will certainly look back upon this day as one well spent. The Windham County Y. M. c. A. wish to take this opportunity, on behalf of the boys. to thank all persons who helped to make this day possible and most enjoyable.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
In the Churches
CongreaationaI Church Note.
Rev. James F. English. Minister.

Rev. James F. English. Minister.
 The choir rehearsals: Senior, Wed. nesday.. 7.i5: junior, Thursday, S.45 ?. m.
 Wednesday. November 2ist 8 to 5 ,. tn. annual cradle roll party.
 Thursday, November 22nd nt 2,30 D. m. Drop Tn Class social at the home of Mrs. Alice F. Carpenter, 57 Wilkinson street. All members are urged to be present.
 7.30 D. m. 4 special meeting at which Dr. John X. Miller, we'll known educator, who for more than twenty years has been charge of Pasnma!ai Training School in India. He will speak on the subject India Today" {" The public is invited.
 Sunday, November 25th.
 10.30 n. m. The service of wor- ship. The minister will speak on the subject, "The Puritan Tradition in an Age of Speed"
 The church school; Beginners, 10.30 a. m. Other departments including the young peoples and mems forums i2 o'clock.
 p. m. The friendly evening meet ing. This will be motion picture service in which the feature picture "West Point" will be used.
 All people of the parish whose sub. scriptions to the church magazines have expired are requested to renew them promptly. Those who desire "The Congregationalist" or the "Mis sionary Herald" are requested to noti fy Miss Elizabeth Warren. All wish ing "The American Missionary" ar, to notify Miss Elizabeth C. Child.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
Small Fires Over Week.
 End Do Little Damage

The fire department was called to Oak Hill. Saturday afternoon. for q fire on the C. A. Hammond estate. The fire started in hedge on the Bellevue street side and was sweep ing toward the house through the long, dry, grass when discovered. Arthur Gould was working in the house and with the assistance of neighbors kept the fire under con trol until the department arrived. The only damage was to the hedge.
 Sunday morning an alarm was rung for chimney fire in house owned by C. D. Sharpe. in the rear of tn City Hotel. The upper story of the house was vacant the lower tenement being occupied by the family of the bootbiack at the railroad station. Slight damage resulted from smoke.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
FoUR-cYLINDER LOVE

Save your old Ford Henry may buy it back some day as an antique. We wish now We had saved our first which we were tickled at the time to let go to another chump for $50 That old auto had two cylinders and no windshield and you had to crank it on the side. Its speed was so terriic-l2 miles an hour-that our friends were all afraid to ride in it and we thought seriously of having it geared down to lower speed. Yes, the old Ford, like everything else belong ing to the good old days" is now fast disappearingg. Soon twill be extinct, like the dodo. Then people will begin to prize it, even if they don't now.- The Pathfinder.
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-22
Putnam Boy on Varsity
 Squad also Swimmer

At the Hartford county swimming meet. held at the Y. Nj. c. A.. Hart ford, Saturday afternoon. Augustus NJ. Wilson of Suffield School won third place in the intermediate class in the s0-yard free style class.
 The picture of Wilson appeared in the Springfield Republican" on Sun day, among the members of the var sity football squad that represent Sufield School on the gridiron this year.
 Wilson is a son of Mir. and Mrs. Leon T. Wilson and is a graduate of the Putnam high school where he was a member of the football squad