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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
SINCLAIR, BURNS
DEFENSE ENDED
Oil Conspiracy Con
tempt Trial Drags

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE end
of the long drawn-out contempt trial
of Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil
man, William j. Burns, private de-
tective agency owner and their asso-
ciates neared today when the defense
rested its case and the government
offered rebuttal testimony.
The case, which has dragged for
more than ten weeks through legal
labyrinth in district supreme court,
grew out of the shadowlng of the
jury in the oil conspiracy trial of
Sinclair and Ex-Secretary of the In
terror Albert B. Fall The govern
ment cited the defendants for con
tempt, alleging Burns detectives,
hired by Sinclair, had maintained
improper and illegal surveillance over
the jury, which resulted in a mistrial
being declared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
1894 Child DEATHS
in N. Y. IN YEAR

Victims of insufficient Fairgrounds
and parks provided by the state and
city governments, 1914 children met,
their death last year in New York
State, while at play in the streets,
according to the annual report of the
state motor vehicle department. The
majority of these children were killed
in New York City and were the child
rem of workers, taking advantage of
the only possible place to play in the
congested working class districts. A
very small percentage of accidents
are shown for children in the wealthy
districts.
Altogether 2,424 persons were kill
ed by automobiles in New York state
during 1927, an increase of 281 over
1926.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
ANOTHER fraud
CASE EvAP0RATES

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17.-Gov
Ed. Jackson was ordered acquitted of
bribery charges in the criminal court
yesterday by Judge Charles NJ. Nc
Cabe.
Jackson was brought to trial a
week ago on charges of having at
tempted to bride former Governor
lcCray in order to bring about the
ppointment of a friend as Marion
unity prosecutor. Jackson gained
acquittal upon his lawyers con-
zion that the state had failed to
case. Judge McCabe stated
the period allowed under the
tie of limitations, which for
ry cases specifies two years, had
red and that jackson had not
an indicted within that period. The
ate contended that the charge had
..een brought up after the expiration
Of two years because McCray and
= others involved in the case had con-
cealed the evidence,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
WAR SERVICE FOR
MERCHANTMARINE
Govt. to Pay Part Wages
for Guarantee

A huge merchant marine prepared
for active war service, was revealed
as the aim of the government and
shipbuilding interests in a speech
yesterday by H. G. Smith, vice-presi-
dent of the National Council of Ship
builders, speaking before the Pro
peller Club in Brooklyn.
After urging a $1,O0O,O 100000 build
ing program to be completed by 1910,
the speaker stated that at least four
financial groups were ready to invest
their money in a merchant marine as
soon as legislation was passed to aid
them ag ain It competition from
foreign shipping.
Describing how the government
would aid this development, M
Smith reported that the Copeland
Jones, Wood and White bills provide
not only for loans to shipbuilders at
21a per cent, but for payment OF
part of the crews wages in return fol-
guarantee of their services in case
of war emergency, also providing fol
the training of the crew.
Another speaker at the meeting
Norman F. Titus, of the Department
of Commerce, stressed the value OF
a strong merchant marine as an arm
of the navy in case of war. He re-
ferred to Secretary Wibur's speech
on Navy Day, when he dealt more
with the need of merchant ships in
the war preparations, than with the
battleship needs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
PRIZES OFFERED
AS SUBS Pile UP
IN STEADY DRIVE
Attack on Paper Spurs
on Workers

The drive for 10000 new subscrib-
ers to The DAILY WORKER is on
in California and the Los Angeles
workers, under the leadership of Paul
G. Reiss, the City Agent for the
DAILY WORKER, have promised to
double their quota.
The campaign is being pushed
forward with enthusiasm and every
effort is being made to force the Cal
ifornia district 10 the first place in
the subscription drive. The Califor-
mia workers realize that they have
strong competition from all the other
districts in the country and Reiss and
his fellow workers are laboring day
and night to pile up total of subs
that will leave their nearest rivals
far behind in the race.
Offer Prizes.
The campaign closing date has been
pushed ahead to March 18th and spe-
cial prizes are being awarded to the
most active workers in the drive.
There will be a first prize consisting
Of a trip to Catalina Island and re-
turn, and a second prize of a season
ticket to the Symphony concerts. The
lucky third prize winner will receive
handsome volume of Lenin's Col
lected Works, while fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh prizes consist of
Scott Meanings WHITTIER China" a
gold hammer and sickle pin, a six
months sub to the Communist" and
Lenin medallion, respectively.
A vetcherinka, held on Thursday
evening at the Cooperative Center
Hall resulted in scores of new sabs,
and banquet, scheduled for March
18th, promises to net many more.
The new attack which the Ameri-
can capitalists and their agents in he
courts and the police are attempting
to wreck the workers press has
aroused the California workers to re-
newed efforts.
Under the slogan, 1900 new subs be-
fore March 18.h," the workers of Cal
ifornia are doing their bit to spread
the influence of the militant daily
organ of the American working
class and to defeat the latest attack
of their class enemies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
Loan Sharks Get $25,OOO,OOO
from N. Y. Workers Annually

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Work-
ers in New York State are being
mulcted of over $25,oOOOOo annually
by loan sharks, it was revealed at a
hearing in the attorney generals Of
flee. About $20,OOO,OOO of this
amount is taken from New York City
workers. Interest at yearly rate
as high as 240 and $40 per cent is
charged by many of the loan sharks.
Most of the loans, it was revealed,
are small amounts under $500, Dor
rowed by needy workers.
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Inquiry Next Week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - The
senate's inquiry into conditions in the
bituminous coal fields will get under
way early next week before the In.
terstate Commerce Committee, it wa.
announced today.
The inquiry will go into all quet
tons relating to the coal strike
the bituminous fields of Pennsylva
MIA, Ohio and West Virginia. 1t wi
deal specifically with the condition.
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Loopholes in the usury laws have
been taken advantage of by the
sharks by use of the SALARY pur-
chase SYSTEM" by which part of the
victimized workers salary is assigned
in advanced to the loan shark, at the
rate of about 81 week. 1t is said
that the loan sharks in this state are
all part of politically active ring
with headquarters in Atlanta, which
has entrenched itself thru jury buying
and under-cover influence with polit-
ical officials in every state in the
union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
Dies at Throttle

MERCHANTSVILLE, N. j., Feb
17.-E. w. Trout, 81 year old engine
driver for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
collapsed at the throttle of his engine
which was pulling freight train near
here yesterday. He died almost i'm
mediately after bringing the train to
halt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
Investigation Ordered

ALBANY, Feb. 17.-An irvestiga-
ton has been ordered into the New
York House of Refuge on Randall's
Island by Gov. Smith. Complaints
have been made to the governor that
the House of Refuge is being con-
Quoted in an unsatisfactory manner
The institution is under private man
agement but is backed by the state
to the extent of about 100000 an
nually. A move to bring it under the
supervision of the State Department
of Charities will be made.
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nder which the families of strikers
ave been living for many months
EAST.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler (D) of
Iontana, who headed the famous
augherty inquiry will direct the
;enate's investigation.
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Davis Admits Crisis.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - 1--WE
have unemployment in the country.
Everybody knows it, why not admit
it?" was the statement of Secretary
of Labor Davis in a speech here be-
fore an association of marine engi-
Eeers.
Offering the only solution of up
holding the present high tariff, Davis
indicated that the department of la
Dor planned no steps further than that
of gathering further statistics. /"
The secretary of labor tried to under
estimate the number of jobless by
referring to the "42, 100000 now at
work" and stating that many of the
large estimates made of the total
unemployed were exaggerated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
SMITH SURVEY
SIDESTEPS ISSUE
OF JOBLESS ARMY
Blames Warm Winter
and Floods
Continued from Pare One)

Continued from Page One)
industrial depression but TO floods
and industrial stoppage for q variety
Of causes in other states.
Hamilton says unemployment in
New York state was more serious in
New York City and in the vicinity
Of Buffalo than elsewhere.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-De-
finite demands for the 100000 unem-
ployed workers in the Bay District
have been made by the Workers
tCommunist) Party upon the board
of supervisors of this city, following
the passage of a resolution by the
San Francisco Labor Council demand
ing of the board that an all inclusive
conference of trade unions and other
working class organizations be called
Immediately.
The statement which was present
cd to the board of supervisors by E.
Levin, district organizer of the Work
ers (Communist) Party, calls for i'm
mediate relief to the jobless thru the
opening up of public works at union
wages, the organization of councils
of the unemployed, relief funds from
the board of supervisors, administer
ed by representatives of the unions
and the unemployed workers.
The program also calls for an or
ganizational drive by the unions with
the necessary reduction of initiation
fees, and for the cooperation of the
nnorganized and organized workers
in the present crisis.
City Stalls on Relief.
Mayor Rolph, chairman of the
board of supervisors, has indicated
the steps that will be taken by this
body to forestall any real relief ac-
ton. by stating eve want no soup
Kitchens" and asking the local papers
not to publish any statement to the
effect that the city officials were
planning to push forward public inn
provements.
The unemployed workers are not
being misled by the "empty talk"
about unemployment, but are pushing
ahead with their plans for immediate
relief to the jobless and for the pro-
lection of the standards of the unem-
ployed workers thru organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
18th QUAKE IN MAINE.

MILO, Me-, Feb. II. - The thir-
teenth earth tremor of the pas three
weeks was felt here early today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
FIRE DESTROYS r. T. MILL.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. II. -
A $25O,OO0 fire ruined the plant of
the Rhode Island Processing Mill Com
pany, at Coventry Center today.
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letters are received by the Konjola
Man at Hooks drug store, Illinois
and Washington streets, where large
crowds continue to visit him daily.
These crowds are mostly men and
women who are suffering from
stomach, liver, kidney and bowel
troubles, or rheumatism and neu-
ritis.
Mrs. w. H. Bouse, 1907 North Ia
coma street, Indianapolis, made the
following statement telling of the
good work Of Konjola in her own
case:
IT am just another former suf-
ferer who thanks her lucky stars
for having given Konjola a trial."
said Mrs. Bouse. 1T proved to be
the medicine I had been looking for
for three years. and now want to
indorse it for the benefit of other
sufferers.
"a severe case Of kidney trouble
caused me the greatest part of my
misery. The pain in my back was
so intense at times that I could not
begin to bend over. My feet and
limbs were swollen so that I had to
be off of them as much as possible,
and after a while this swelling be-
gan to worry me. Nothing I would
take seemed to relieve this condi-
ton and sometimes the joints in my
feet were so sore and stiff that I
could not walk. also suffered from
indigestion pains after eating. I
had a good appetite, but after meals
my food would not agree with me
and would belch up a sour, burn
ing liquid that left a bad taste in
my mouth. was steadily losing
weight until I was nothing more
than skeleton,
st had heard a great deal about
Konjola, but wondered if it was
really doing everything people
claimed for it. When I read of a
lady being relieved Of her suffering,
which was very similar to my own, I
decided to give this medicine a trial.
Two bottles of it gave me amazing
relief and now can understand why
so many people are praising this
wonderful remedy. 1t restored my
stomach to a normal condition in
just few days and I was able to eat
things L had not touched for long
time. BY the end of two weeks I
had gained ten pounds. You don't
know how happy this made me.
Soon my kidneys were functioning
properly and the swelling and pains
gradually left my feet and limbs
Now, am free Of all my health
rniseries and I owe 1t all to the
merits of Konjola. It's real medi-
cine"
The Konjola Man is at the Hook
Drug Store, Illinois and Washing
ton Sts., Indianapolis, where he is
daily meeting the public and in
PRODUCING and explaining the merits
of this remedy. Konjola is sold in
every Hook drug store in this sec
ton and by all the leading druggists
throughout this icinity.-Adyertise-
A4l6A4ba asA.. - - Il a 49, - La a. -. srdk ase
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tongue she met so often in her home
town.
She flashed toward Rod. did
you hear what Tom said?" she cried
eXcitedly. Rod, he wants you to
go to New York."
Rod turned his head. Lila looked
over, too, startled. GO to New
York;" he repeated in bewilderment.
Gosh, Tom, I never thought of it."
Don't suppose you did" Tom re-
turned dryly, cor you wouldn't be
here. To be frank, I'd have asked
you before, only I hesitated over a
fellow who's satisfied to stay on in
a one-horse town"
Almost unconsciously he pulled
his chest as though to say, Look
aat me; I got out"
Everyone waited. "But you've got
a smart little wife here" He dug
playfully at BERTHE LOUIS ribs. Ought
to give her a chance-look at Molly
see what Fifth Avenue did for
her"
Ihey all looked, OF course. Molly
was equal to the appraisal. She
sat like her idea of a queen. A
colorful idea.
Lila smiled and BERTHE Lou felt
drabbier than ever. She knew Tom
hadn't meant to disparage her, but
it could be taken that way. Lila
surely wouldn't miss it.
Too bad BERTHE Lou couldn't have
seen herself, for there was nothing
approaching drabness about her.
The thick, rich hair was knotted
beautifully on the nape of her neck
and her eyes were shining like
jewels. There wasn't another girl
in Wayville with a complexion to
match hers.
- With a summer tan upon it there
was but one thing to liken it to.
The velvety skin Of luscious, ripe
peach.
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COLD STREAMS
FLOWING into
LONDON SHOPS
More Than $60,000,0OO
viii Pass to Traders
During Season.
BY HARRY L. PERCY
I1nited Press Staf Cnrresnondent

LONDON, July 5.-More than
$60OO0,OoO will pass into the hands
of British traders during the Lon
don season"
This is the indefinite period which
more or less opened with the Derby
at the beginning of June, and ends
with the Cowes Regatta early next
monrn.
1t is the time when London is
packed full from cellar to attic. Not
only is every member of society "in
residence" but they entertain nu-
merous guests, while visitors from all
parts of the world cram in any
where in the hotels. Even bath
rooms are rented during the height
Of the season.
This huge sum is made up by the
money spent in London shops by
visitors who, according to estimates.
sweep into the metropolitan area at
the rate of $4,000 a week. 1t also
consists of the various profits and
expenditures of the various big So
cial events.
How conservative even this
amount is can be judged by the
statement of the American manager
Of a bank here, who said:
There are at least $4,000 visitors
here from the eastern states Of
America who spend over $1,000 dur
ing their summer visit"
That means $50,000,000 alone, al
ways assuming that only a small
proportion of these visitors are at
tracted by the season itself.
To Londoners themselves the sea-
son may mean little more than a
pageant which is so near home that
they fail to appreciate its beauties;
but tour Of the dozen great hotels
of the west end revealed that there
are now in one London hotel alone
visitors from the United States, Ar
gentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil
Colombia, Costa Rico, Cuba, Cze-
-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland,
France, Holland, Germany, Greece,
Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, Spain,
Sweden and Switzerland.
The dress bill for the 10000 wom-
en- who go to the Ascot race meet
ing in the enclosures and boxes
amounts to over $2,5oo,000. Some
idea of the wealth of Ascot may be
gained from the fact that last year
the prize money reached the record
sum of $18O,500 in the four days of
June on which the famous meeting
is held.
Over $4,000 bottles of champagne
are drunk during Ascot week. Thirty
chefs and 1000 walters are en-
ployed by the catering authorities.
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, dad probably had had to plaster
another mortgage on his house to
buy it for her.
Her light blond hair, still in a
bob, was a golden sheath for her
well-made-up face.
BERTHE Lou felt drab by comparI-
son. Beige might be smart, she
told herself, but it certainly wasn't
striking.
Molly had gone in for color, too.
Her low-cut dinner dress was made
of rose crepe.
A bit too formal for the occa-
sion, but Molly liked to Empress
the natives" as she said to Tom.
Rod was talking animatedly to
Lila. Shed brought up the world
series baseball games and she
couldn't have hit on a more fortu-
nate topic to intrigue Rods inter
est.
BERTHE Lou wondered if he really
could keep his mind on ball games
with Lila looking up at him from
wide, open eyes. For when Lila S
eyes were opened to their fullest
there was plenty Of room in them
for man to take dive.
He might come to the bottom
sooner than expected, but Lila car
ried no sign of shallow water" as
some one had once said the law
should compel her to do.
Molly, too, glanced at them, and
then at BERTHE Lou. She made up
her mind that she hadn't committed
a tactless error in putting them to-
gether, after all.
Certainly BERTHE Lou did not ap=
pear to mind. She turned back with
relief to Mr.. Stiles, who was telling
her Of letter he'd received from
the Department Of Agriculture.
BERTHE Lou brought her eyes back
to Tom Fraser, her attention
snagged on a phrase that stood out
from the rest of his conversation
as a beacon light to her spirit. Job
for Rod"
What what did you sayP"
she asked, catching her breath
sharply.
II said I'd like to have Rod come
to New York and work for me"
BERTHE Lou stared at him in COM
plete surprise. She'd thought Of a
lot Of ways to eliminate Lila, but
taking flight to another locale had
not been one of them.
Had not Lila been uppermost in
her mind at the moment she'd have
reacted to the idea with a different
emotion.
But now BERTHE Lou knew that the
thing she wanted most was to get
away from Lila's predatory reach.
From all the smirks and slips of
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! almost unbearable at times, but she
stuck to it.
Lila openly discussed her love
affair with Rod in BERTHE Louis pres
ence at every opportunity. And
BERTHE Lou told her she was kidding
herself. 1t was always a matter
of surface remarks and deeper feel
ings.
So far Rod had managed to avoid
giving Lila anything that she could
use against BERTHE Lou.
He cleverly evaded being alone
with her and when they danced to-
gether anyone could see that he had
nothing secret to impart to her.
But BERTHE Lou knew that Rod
was no match for Lila. That soon
err or later Lila would be able to
report some occurrence, whether
true or not, that would not bear
the proof of falsehood on the face
Of it. Rod sometime or another
would be caught off his guard.
BERTHE Lou and Rod had never
discussed Lila. Rod was not the
sort to discuss his affairs with
women and BERTHE Lou was too
sporting to want him to.
She might have warned him that
Lila was looking for a chance to
boast that he hadn't entirely cooled
toward her, but BERTHE Lou could
not do that sort Of thing.
And there was always the chance
that Lila was merely amusing her
self, in cheap way.
In any case BERTHE Lou did not
want to keep Rod straight with
strings.
His love for her would be the only
curb on his conduct. But uneasy
lies the head that wears a crown of
pride.
However. BERTHE Lou was not
passively waiting for Lila to scrib-
BILE on the fair pages Of her mar
ried life.
She stood between Lila and he.
object whenever she could do so
without cheapenipg herself.
She neither accepted invitations
to Lila's home nor asked the girl
to hers. There was dignity in
that.
But she always met Lila calmly.
even when she came to the fiat to
see Rod. Lila admitted it was to
see Rod and she always came in
the evening.
Rod, i'll at ease on these coca
sionS, wondered what sort Of n
game Lila was playing. He was
thankful it did not disturb BERTHE
Lou.
He concluded that she must have
decided Lila was only having
some fun. Just the same he haG
feeling that an uncomfortable
moment awaited him if ever he
gave Lila the opportunity she so
plainly sought-to be alone with
him.
His perspicaeity protected BERTHE
Lou. So far Lila had found Moth
ing to crow over. Rods fear of her.
however, was wearing off; BERTHE
Lou knew it, if he didn't.
She glanced over at them now.
One glance was sufficient. Lila was
stunning in a. purple lace dress.
BERTHE Lou knew it was the new
est thing in town and that Lila's
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THIS HAS HAPPENED


BERTHE LOU WARD, on the eve of
her wedding to ROD Dryer, feels a
premonitiOn of trouble when she re-
ceiveS a dagger-like paper knife from
LILA MARSH, VITO has turned Rod down
because he is not wealthy. But she
cOurageOusly resolves not be jealous of
Rods past love affair, since his future
is in her keeping.
BERTHE Lou receives a second blow to
her pride when she accidentally over
hears one bridesmaid ask another If
she thought the bride liked being. sec
Ond choice. The pain in her heart
with a world of alteration in his eyes.
They spend an ideal honeymoon in a
mountain resort, and BERTHE Lou almost
fOrgetS the shadow cast by the predatory
ex-sweetheart until they return and find
Lila acting as dictator in their apart
ment on the ground that she knows
what Rod likes. Both the bride and
her mother resent Lila's efforts to an
nOy, and MRS. WARD advises BERTHE
Lou to try to avoid meeting her in the
future.
Tho newlyweds are given a surprise
welcOme-hOme party and other demands
on their hospitality cause worry about
making the budget balance. But BERTHE
Lou forgets finances when Rod tells her
they have been invited out to dine with
the FRASERS-frOm Nav York.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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FIND "FRIEND
Mother and Daughter Praise
Vegetable Compound

my daughter was only 20 years
old, but for two years she worked in