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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
ACTIVITY IN BOND
MARKET REEVES
Convertible Group Is Fea.
ture-U. S. Issues Show
Heavy Tone.
BY CHARLES r. SPEARE.

NEW YORK, July 20.-Renewed ac-
tivity In International Telephone &,
Telegraph convertible 4l2s early today
brought this bond up over points from
yesterdays closing and to level slight
~ higher for the first time on this
movement than the American Tele-
phone &c Telegraph AIS.
The largest gain in the convertible
list was in American l. G. Chemical
5las, amounting to 6 points. This week
these bonds, which were issued at 95,
have advanced from Ill to about 127.
Allegheny Corporation 5l2s were also
strong, with Atchison 4i2s. Southern
Pacific Alps and Missouri Pacific 5ias
rejecting the buoyancy Of the rail stock
market. Philadelphia &, Reading IS
gained over a point, and Wickwlre
Spencer rs were firm.
There was another heavy market il
United States Government issues, with
the Fourth Liberty 4las off point from
their recent high VI par.
st. Paul adjustments gained fraction
ally, and are now Within 2la points OF
the high of the year. 500 Lin+ guaran-
teed SIS were up over a point from their
recent quotation and points above the
low Of last month.
In the foreign list flrmneSS in French
government and railroad issues and
small fractional advances in japanese
Polish and Italian municipals repre-
scented the only changes. The ANNOUNCE
ment that China will pay the back in
terest on the Hukuang Railway pei
cent bonds was well received in view
o. the present ituation in Manchuria.
This weeks fetal of new bond offer
ings Appropriated $4,000, 900.
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ADVANCE IN CURB
STOCKS CONTINUES
Market 0vercomes Profit
Taking as Favorites Are
Pushed Forward.
BY HARRY, H. BECKER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Curb secur-
tiles continued their advance in an ac-
tive week end session to-day. Although
profit taking was INDUCED in on quite
a heavy scale, support was in evidence
at all times and tended TO hold such
operations to a minimum
Aggressive buying came into the in
vestment trust issues, a number of mis-
cellaneous industrialS and in Pennroad,
the investment holding subsidiary of the
Pennsylvania system. New high records
were again quite the rule.
Utilities withstood the realizing i'm
pressively Notwithstanding their pro-
longed advance. which had carried al
most every representative member to
high record prices at one time or an
other Electric Bond & Share rallied
several points but the outstanding
strength was displayed by American
Superpower. Above 68 the stock was
at the best price since 1t was issued, as
a result of the split-up of the old
capital. Northeastern Power and Co.
lumbus Electric also sold at new peaks
Electric Shareholding, American g.
Foreign Power warrants and the Buff
falo, Niagara & Eastern as well as
Niagara Hudson Power continued in
demand.
Goldman Sachs Trading was the
leader of its group moving across ITO
to the best price in long while. while
National Investors scared further on
top of its 16-point rise Friday
Pennroad started on a 22,000-share
sale at new top at 26la and contin-
ued extremely active fractionally above
the level. The Marconi stocks Sidney
Blumenthal. Guardian Fire Assurance
and Haysart among a number of other
specialities did we'll.
Cities Service met realizing after its
recent sharp advance. but its decline
was only fractional Some of the oils
lifted themselves. with gains Of a point
In Vacuum. Standard of Ohio and firm
ness in other members. Eureka Pipe
Line recovered a 3-point loss Of the
day before. Cosden ran up spiritedly
Aviation stocks were irregular with
Sikorsky heavy. Bliss showed excep-
tional strength Mining stocks and
motors were dull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. July 20 CP).-Bar sill
yer, 53ls. Mexican dollars, 40H.
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berries this morning were slightly
cheaper, selling around SIS crate.
Moderate supplies of apples the past
few days met moderate demand and
steady market. The several varieties of
early fruit, all attractive, sold around
SITS and So q buShel, few Trans
parents, large size and fine quality, SELL
ing as high as $3.50.
Bananas continued in demand.
Oranges and grapefruit, not so plenti-
full, were in only fair demand. Com
alligator pears, pluns, apricotS, pears
and other small fruits to offer the trade
during the week.
Tomato prices continued surprisingly
high the past few days. Offered as low
as so cents for primes and IS cents for
culls early in the week, priced started
upward the middle of the week until
some dealers asked as much as $3.50
for 2-peck baskets. Prices yesterday
ranged from SITS to $2.25.
A slightly easier condition of the po-
tato market was reported yesterday,
prices dropping to around IS a barrel.
Earlier in the week they had brought
$3.50 and Sc. Sweet potatoes, mostly
from Georgia and Tennessee, were Of
fered around $1.75 bushel.
Other Vegetables.
Lima beans have not been so plenti-
full the past few days. Receipts Of
squash continued fairly heavy. dealers
reported. and carrots. beets and Spring
onions have been plentiful and cheap
all the week. North Carolina growers
have supplied the local market quanti-
ties of peppers, among them being some
| of the italian variety.
Lettuce has been more plentiful and
cheaper this week. Fairly large GUAM
| titles of cucumbers have reached the
local market this week, while eggplant
has been only fairly plentiful.
Local dealers are interested in the
condition Of the egg market, prices hav-
| It is said receipt of fresh stock from
the West has boosted the market to the
extent of keeping prices from soaring.
| Hennery stock continues in demand.
consumers displaying willingness to
pay fancy prices for them. Losses on
current receipts have been heavy
Gambling disclosing one or two dozen
| the four principal egg centers, Chicago
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
| this week totaled approximately $780,
| 600 cases, nothing like as many re-
ported in storage this time last year.
| A satisfactory condition of the poul-
try market this week was reported by
wholesalers. Receipts continued in ex.
cess of demands, and prices dropped
Dealers still are offering turkeys to the
trade. Most of the turkeys are being
consumed by hotels and restaurants fol
salads and sandwiches, being cheaper
than chickens.
Municipal Fish Market has been ar
attractive place to many retailers ant
consumers this week. While the va
rieties of fish received have not beer
as numerous as usual, 1t Is stated, sup
plies of the few varieties were grea
enough to more than Ill demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

The National Association of Flat
Rolled Steel Manufacturers reports June
sales OF 307,911 net tons. or 1905 per
cent of rated capacity. Production was
337,s4l tons. or 110.4 per cent Of capa-
city, while untitled tonnage as Of July
/ was 676,568 tons, AL per cent OF
capacity. ---.-------.--4----
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Erie's Net Income.

NEW YORK, July 20 Op.-Erie's net
income for the first half year is equal to
1921 q common share, compared with
Si.01 in the first six months Of 1898.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct The tar

NEW YORK. July 20.-Following is
list of stocks and bonds traded in on the
New York Curb Market today, with the
volume of sales and prices up to and
including the close of the market:
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CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. July 20 Especially Fol
lowing is a report of today's sales, high,
low and closing quotations, on the Chi
cago Stock Exchange:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16

MEXICO cry lRv Ma;n The
members ~ the Committee Of Prole-
tartan Defense created in MEXICO a
few months ago, has made the fol-
lowing declaration:
Tho ocono,n;c condition IF the
WORKING class seriously affected bv
tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Tens If tbon.
sands ~ yorlars ;ynne,s tho Corn
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fic shops, the Ford factory; also the
Mission Worker" for the distribu-
ton of which we have one Of our
comrades under a thirty day SEN
tence which we are appealing to
the higher court. Likewise, we gave
our friend Hoover a nice reception
at Palo Alto, at which none of the
Lovestone faction were present as
they were busy holding a caucus
meeting in the city of Oakland, at
which a comrade Yusem from New
York was the central directing fig
IRE. I would also point out that
this District is the only one in the
U. S. A. that has ever got out a
Chinese paper under the Party's
auspices; also a Japanese paper
which comes out monthly. Further,
ell work along the Oriental line
comes out of District IS. And any
reader OF the Labor Unity or the
"Marine Workers Voice" will usu-
ally find an article by Frisco
workers in each issue.
Again, we are accused Of not
having one shop nuclei. Every
season for the last three years we
have had one shop nucleus, and
sometimes two in the lumber indus
try alone to my own personal know
Ial,o,o. ,,ro oISo b,r-o fbo,,, -, Oo1r
land in the cotton mills, in the
Southern Pacific shops in Frisco
and likewise, there are papers being
issued in Oakland.
We issued leaflet on the unem-
rloyed, and B. D. w. tore one SEN
tence out of it and construed it to
suit himself-he also did the same
thing at Moscow. Let me assure
the Party members that District Is
is quite willing to be criticised, but
not in this manner. We want con-
struction--not destruction, and the
latter is what we have been getting.
Why is this? 1t is because this
District is in opposition to our Cen
trail Executive Committee on politi-
cal policies. We don't like their
method of endorsing socialist party
candidates nor do we like their ac-
ton in turning over sixteen thous-
and Passaic workers to the tender
mercy of the A. F. Of. L. Here was
a fine nuclei for a foundation of a
united textile workers organization,
md after showing them the way to
fight and get somewhere we betray
them to the takers, and then go to
| it again in New Bedford with an
other bunch of raw recruits. We
oppose the Majority because of their
action in getting out a list Of in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16
Party Pre- Convention Discussion

Wet Russia" 1t cost US good money,
and maybe he remembers what he
was told about this same leaflet in
letter which I wrote him at the
time, and also what he was told
when he journeyed over to Moscow.
If he doesn't, l can refresh his men,
cry. for / still have it in print in
The International.
Now why is District 10 in bad
with the Central Executive Com
mittee, and why must our D. o. be
chased out? That is what l am
now going to explain. Our D. E. G..
is composed of workers and the COL
lege goofs with lawyers and pro-
fessors' diplomas have been given
the gate; and this D. E. c. got out
its own instructions to the election
workers ahead of the one that the
fish sent us. | am of the opinion
that no other District did anything
of the kind and / am enclosing a
cory of these instructions so you
can print them for the benefit of
the Party membership and sec how
they like them. Moreover our Dis
trit Executive Committee sees to it
that the policy they lay down is
carried out, and they keep a careful
Eye on the D. o. Also remember
that we did not want this D. 0. We
asked for someone else, but the c.
Z. C. conveniently at that time did
not have anyone that they could
recommend to US, so we had to take
him; and now when we work to-
gether tremendously the D. O. has
to be kicked out and a Useless is to
replace him.
Comrades, that won't work-not
in the West. 1t might in the East
but not here. Again, this District
can give you the official election
count in every one of the SO counties
in the state. How many districts
can do that even? Also we got g
big vote for our D. o. in his assem-
lily district and they know us fol
Communists and not as tricksters
1t was vote that was class-consci-
Gus, not pill peddler's vote. Lastly
I want to cite our work in the unions
where our members have got res.
ponsible positions on their merits
and not by brass band noise.
Now comrades, there is plenty
more to write but I have to go or
the job, SO I will thank you in ad
vance for printing this, and remain
Yours,
c. w. PILGRIM,
Member S. F. Street Nucleus No. 10
! District /:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16
PROSPERITY" IN INDIANA

Appeals come daily to the head
quarters Of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief from unemployed work
ers who are desperate because they
are unable to feed their children.
But none has come within the past
few weeks as simple and appealing
as the one from the soft coal fields
Of Indiana.
The letter says:
Dear Comrades,
II have been instructed from the
National Miners Relief Committee
of Pittsburgh, Pa, that the N.M.R.
have combined with the W.I.R. and
that the place was here in New
York. So therefor / am appealing
for aid for our comrades and bro
theirs of Bicknell, Ind, who have
been out Of employment for 90
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16

2litor,
Daily Worker,
Kew York City.
Comrade:-
In almost every issue of our press
a hefty wallop is taken at Calf
ornia. Our sins are so many and
are so glazing that everything else
is showed into the background and
District 13 is given the spotlight.
Now, what have we done that des-
erves so much ink and labor?
We issue an Open Letter to the
socialist party which challenged
that ghost to debate-and this is
right wing error. We admit this
sin, but we would like the member
ship to know that it was committed
on the instructions that were tele-
eraphed to our district organizer
from Detroit by Bertram d. Wolfe
that we issue an open letter to that
ghost Ia copy of that telegram has
since been forwarded to the c. E.
| Cl. When I was shown the draft
of the letter | asked who in hell was
the father of this dumb idea and /
was shown B. D. WIS. telegram. Of
course, that ended the matter, for
L. D. W. is a member of the Ma
jority and to question the wisdom
Of one OF the Majority of the Cen
tray Executive Committee is sacri-
lege.
Next, according to this same B. D.
W., our membership is sixty per
cent made up of peddlers and house
wives. That is to be admitted es-
pecially in Los Angeles, which, by
the way, is the stronghold of the
I.ovestone faction: also if it was not
for these people the Loyestonc fac
ton would hardly have a single
vote in the whole district. We also
got out leaflet on the occasion of
the visit of the fleet, in which we
welcomed the fleet" instead of the
sailors and marines; but we are not
expert yet at writing leaflets, and
we are willing to learn. Strange as
it may appear we only learn by try
ing to do things where we are open
to error, yet the only way that we
can learn is by trying to do things,
for only dead men never commit an
error.
Next, no shop papers have been
issued. / have to admit that we
have not issued as many papers as
we might have done if we had the
funds to get them out, but many
bulletins have been issued: to the
marine workers, the Southern Paci-
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him before, but knew him as one of
the biggest ranch owners of the
West. Putting his team in the barn
after watering the horses and giving
them feed of hay, we took Miller
to the house and seated him in the
kitchen while we set about preparing
supper. One of us-there were only
two men on the ranch at that time
reached up and took down a package
of coffee from the shelf, when Mil
Ter broke in: "Now l see why Hoppin
goes broke. He feeds de ranch
hands Arpuckle's coffee! No vunder
he goes broke; I would go broke, too,
if gif my men Arpuckle's coffeew
We did not comment on this out
burst, as the coffee seemed cheap
enough to us. In the course of the
evening Henry Miller told us how
he had made his tremendous fortune.
He said: II starts out nit a basket
of meat on my arm; I peddles it
from house to house. / make me not
yum fortune, but tree fortunes; l
make vun fortune for Lux, vun for
de goddam lawyers and tieves, and
yum for mineself. If it vas not for
de goddam lawyers and tieves, own
now de whole dam state of Cali
fornia. Anyhow, got it some land;
/ can travel from mine wheat ranch
in Modesto to de Whitehorse ranch
in Oregon nit team and stop on
mine own land every night" Lux
was his business partner; Miller and
Lux was a powerful firm of meat
raisers and wheat-growers in Cali
fornia, which exploited the state in
the early days.
We were always busy on the Hop
pin ranch. According to the season,
strengthening, breaking horses,
handling the cattle, or haying kept
US on the go. There were three hay
ranches, one alone of which was
three thousand acres.
At this time Fort McDermitt was
abandoned by the army. There was
no industrial center anywhere near,
and the Indians were practically all
exterminated. My father-in-law
was appointed custodian of the gov
eminent property. Ny wife and l
went to live alone at the old deserted
army post until the family could
arrange to move there from Willow
Greek.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16

months and these comrades are not
getting any aid from any sources
whatsoever as some of these bro
theirs have been expelled from the
UNIV. of A. on account Of being
progressive for the National Miners
Union. And some of them that have
not been expelled had their COM
missary stopped from the U.M.W.A,
on account Of speaking their senti-
ments toward the corrupt officials
Of the U.M.W.A.
Hoping that you will be able to
send us some aid, will come to a
closing,
"Comradely yours,
Maurice Taburiaux, Sec'y- Treas,
Dist. II N.M.U., Bicknell, Ind.
"Davey Jones, President N.M.U.,
Bicknell, Ind"
The Workers International Relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16
PART X.
Homestead and Hard Times.

homestead ana HaId lines.
The old fort was typical of many
of it's kind to be found throughout
the West at that time. 1t was built
in hollow square around parade
ground of well-kept lawn. When
entering the big gate in the barbed
wire fence, the barns and stables
were on the right, while on the left
was a big granary, which was set
up off the ground on piles. On top
of each pile, before the stills were
laid, tin pan had been placed up
side down to prevent rats or mice
from getting in. The soldiers bar
racks were on one side of the par
ade ground the officers houses on
the other. These were small but
neat, well-built dwellings, of lumber.
The officers used to see that they
were kept warm in winter, as they
had great ricks of mahogany wood
which cost from forty to sixty dol
lars cord and which had to be
brought on mule-back for long dis
tances on mountain trails. We took
up our abode in what had been the
captains house. Our furniture was
scanty; there were neither blinds
nor curtains at the windows, nor a
carpet on the floor. A big bed,
chairs, and table, besides our cook
ing outfit, was the extent Of our
household goods.
My wife spent her time making
baby clothes. She startled me one
morning sooner than we had ex-
pected by saying that she was suf-
fering from labor pains. We were
alone. We had planned to get Mrs.
Vance, who was acting as midwife
for her neighbors and who lived ten
miles away. My wife said that she
did not think the baby would come
during the time it would take me
to drive over and get the old woman,
so I hitched up and started at break
neck speed for help. When ] got to
the Vance farm the old lady put on
her hat and coat and got into the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16

structions to our workers who went
out to get signatures, and then
pouring a bucket of whitewash all
over themselves by allowing GER
tain Codkind to be responsible for
the same. We ask the question,
when was the individual first made
responsible for the Central Execu-
tive Committee? Our idea is that
the C. E. C. is responsible for leav-
ing such a Goldfish in charge of any
work whatsoever, in fact, we are
asking ourselves: how did this fish
ever get into the Party? This set
of instructions has made US the
laughing stock of the whole world,
as anybody can see if they only
read the article entitled can
American Election Document" that
appeared in the English Information
al monthly.
We are against this policy of
white-washing, which was also used
in the case of the writer Sherman:
why was he made the goat? How
long is it since writer has been re-
sponsible for the articles published
in our papers? What do we have
editors for: is it so that writers
can give their material direct to
the printer and say to him "Put this
on the front page with box car head
ing" or is it to see that only such
material as suits our policy goes
into the paper? The excuse was
made that Minor went out of town.
Well, what il he did, someone is
responsible for putting the fool into
his place that allowed this article
to appear, and what is this fool do
ing as sub-editor on our paper any
way? Is he or she still holding
onto the job7 That is what we out
in the west would like to find out
Again, this opposition doesn't
like the action of Max Bedacht in
the case of the coal miners. Who
authorized him to set himself up in
opposition to the instructions of the
Il. I. L. IT,? Where did he get his
dignity from that he felt was hurt
so much, and if drunken bum"
as Bedacht called a certain individ-
uaI could do the job, why could moi
the sober Bedacht do it better
Was it because he had some salary
ewing to him which he demanded
should be paid, and is this the rea.
son that he is called to a responsible
position in the Party? Or is it be,
cause he is a member of the Love
stone faction? We I'm California
still remember his wonderful leaf
let "Strike a Million Blows for So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16
New Mexican Trade Union Center to Be Established

its bureaucratic central offices re-
main. It's leaders, when they have
been accused of embezzlement, have
been unable to defend themselves.
BY the end of January, the Con-
federation General del Trabajo Uni
taria Omitted General Confedera-
ton of Labor) will be an accom-
plished fact. This confederation
will be animated in its struggle by
a strong international spirit, so that
the Mexican proletariat may strong
ly feel the necessity Of Latin Amer
lean and International Trade Union
unity.
The new unified Mexican Labor
Federation will, side by side with
its European brothers, undertake an
intensive work of organization and
struggle for solidarity. We are sure
Of this, having in view the admir-
able and persistent efforts of the
Red Trade Union International.
~. (Signed)
rpS A. SIQUEIROS
WM Z. BARRIOS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16
Can't Pay Total Graft Taken by Sewer Cans

If the city government goes ahead
With the plans to assess upon the
axpayers Of Queens County the en-
ire cost of the Jamaica sewer it
would mean confiscation Of their
ZONES, . delegation from that
'orough protested at the meeting of
he Board of Eestimate here yes
,rday.
I'VE can't pay it." the spokesman,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16

tagging our proposals after the con-
vention.
There is no doubt that the bureau
cracy of the GROIN thought that
they will be able to continue to be-
tray the masses, but the masses,
long eforc we expected, began to
revolt and at last did revolt def
nitely.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-16
By WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD
SYNOPSIS.

In previous parts Haywood
wrote of his boyhood among the
Mormons at and near Salt Lake
City where he was born in 1869.
Went to work when nine years
old in a mine. Told of his first
strike; how he was affected by
seeing a Negro lynched; stories
of Indian fighters from both
sides; his many odd jobs as
youth in the wild west; learns of
the Knights of Labor; life in
remote Nevada mine; he marries;
does his bit as a cowboy; tells
the seamy side of cow-punching;
takes his wife to live at the de-
serted army post, Fort McDer-
mitt. Now go on reading.-Edi-
tor.