davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11
Men HOAXED BY
BOSSES PROFIT
SHARING SCHEME:
No Happy New Year
for Coal Diggers

by a Worker Correspondent
GLACE BAY, Nova Scotia (By
MaiD The miners of this section
are placed in a position of destitu-
ton by the trickery and false prom
ises of the tory government of Nova
Scotia, with the assistance Of the
district executive of the United
Mine Workers, who put over the
most treacherous agreement ever
framed up. They had as their bait
the great" bonus which the miners
were supposed to get at Christmas
time by accepting the profit-sharing
scheme, but at Christmas time they
found themselves without work and
without the bonus. Starvation
stares thousands of Nova Scotia
miners and their families in the
face. There was no Christmas
cheer" for US here in Glaze Bay
Christmas Day, and this is no happy
new year for US. The capitalist
papers throughout Nova Scotia re-
fuse to print word about the thou
sands of miners and their wives and
children starving right in their
midst. The miners now see what
the result is of electing tory tools.
They make all kinds of fake prom
ises around election day. Get rid
of the crook-ridden United Mine
Workers and the Lewis officials,
and organize fighting union.
There are 1,100 miners employed by
the Dominion Coal Company at No.
Mine in New Aberdeen. Every
winter brings unemployment and
starvation. Last week the miners
aad only two days of work and from
that amount there was deducted
rent, etc., and so most of US went
home with dollar or so after hav-
ing had only seven shifts in the
three weeks previous.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11
u. S. Imperialists in
Wire Connection With
Reparations Agents

PARIS, Jan. 10.-The Forthcoming
reparations conference. despite its
so-called independent character, will
BE- the first international meeting
where governments in all parts of the
world will remain in telephone COM
munication with their representa-
tives.
After a quarter of an hours tele-
phone conversation yesterday be-
tween S. Parker Gilbert, agent-gen-
eral for reparations under the Dawes
plan, at Washington, and Gilbert's
Paris office, assurance was given
that the American members would
report the developments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11
Latin Lackeys of U. S.
Must Stick Together,
Says Gil to Machado

HAVANA, Jan. 10.-The Cuban
government has received a message
from the Cuban embassy in Mexico
City, to the effect that the Mexican
authorities under the new regime
II Portes Gil will "energetically"
,,unish the Cubans who, at a demon
stration some weeks ago, expressed
their feeling toward the Yankee
ackeys who constitute the Cuban
government, by wiping their feet on
i Cuban flag.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11
Lithuanian Communist
nprisoned for Life
Y Military Tribunal
(Red Aid Press Service

BERLIN. (By MaiD.-The Lith-
uanian military court sentenced
Maria Chodosch to life Imprisonment
because of "anti-state activities"
Maria Chodosch is one of the ac-
tive Lithuanian Communists, con-
tinuing the struggle against the re-
dictionary regime and against the
war preparations against the Soviet
Union. despite the extreme police
brutality.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11
BIG DRY" sLUsH FUND.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 UH.-
An amendment proposing to increase
the appropriation for prohibition en-
forcement by $50,000,000 was intro
duced in the senate today by Senator
Harris, democrat, Georgia, and re-
ferred to the appropriations commit
4na
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11
MEXICO REBELS ATTACK TRAIN

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 10. U.D.-
Cavalry drove off rebels preparing
to derail passenger train near
Aguas Calientes, the correspondent
of La Prensa reported today. An
other dispatch from Guadalajara
said eight rebels had been killed in
two encounters near Laurels and Ell
Ouinto,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-11

CAIRO, Jan. 10.-Oil discoveries
have been made in the Libyan Des-
srt. west of Alexandria, in British
territory EGYPT. The government
is interested, and prospect wells will
be drilled. The extent of the sup
les are not known yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

real buy-oniy in the June Sale would it be possible
with 3tone jacquard velour al-over upholstery
fluffy featherweght spring cushions-doube roll bach
deep seats-a roomy and comfortable club and wins
chair with sute-sofa is 76 inches long-reay the bes
vaue we've been able to offer you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

A full fifty-pound heavy
ron-edge mattress COW
cred with attractive art
ticking-will not separate
or become lumpy--an eX-
cellent buy-all sizes TO
low price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
CORN PRICES GAIN
IN INITIAL SALES
Buying Becomes Pronounced on
Reports of Another
Cold Wave.
Py the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. February Corn prices
developed independent strength early
today, with spectators taking to the
buying side of the market. Talk was
current that corn export business was
in progress, and there were indications
of another cold wave. Opening ~ off
to Il up, corn subsequently scored a
material advance all around. Wheat
and oats likewise showed firmness, with
wheat starting at a decline to an equal
gain, and then rising after slight gen.
eral sag. Provisions were easy.
Spectators today quickly absorbed at
times all surplus offerings of corn fu-
ture deliveries and brought about lively
upturns in prices. Forecasts of low
temperatures spreading Southwark and
Eastward tended to emphasize reports
of continued heavy feeding on farms
and of unlikelihood of any increased
movement of corn during February.
Special notice was also taken of word
of export purchases of corn at st. Louis
and of firmness of corn prices at Buenos
Aires, despite news of rains in Argen-
tina
Wheat sympathized with corn
strength and was affected also by Euro
pean adviceS that large stocks of wheat
in North America would not be Suff1-
Gent to depreSS values if prospects of
next seasons crops are unfavorable.
Continued heavy purchases of wheat for
the Orient were also referred to as a
strengthening influence. Meanwhile,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
RETAILERS DISCUSS
BUSINESS PROBLEMS
Training Of Sales Forces and I'm
proved Management Are
Planned.
BY ]. C. RoYLE.
Special Disps.eh to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 5.-More in
tensive training of sales forces, higher
type of worker behind the retail coun-
tiers and a marked improvement in
management are expected to result from
the meeting of the National Retail Dry
goods Association now in progress. The
hundreds of merchants gathered here
are studying consumer demand, recog-
nizing it is the one sure and accurate
guide to profitable operation.
The up-to-date merchant is fed up
with the attempt to sell the consumer
what he ought to have They have
found that the only thing the con-
sumner can be counted on to buy is
what he wants and discovery of that
knowledge and supplying the demand
are the only things which can put the
retail establishment on a safe and
profitable footing
Merchants today are getting the in
formation which will enable them to
determine just what their main
product will be. Some sell quality.
some sell service and some depend on
price appeal. No matter what is ON
the shelves, those are the things sold.
They are sold by means of statesmen,
and personnel is being stressed more
than ever by the merchants gathered
here.
The retailers are not pessimistic
about the general outlook They realize
the business is here and that all have
. chance to share in it if they go about
1t in the right way. The sales of in
dependent department stores in the
last month have been higher than for
the corresponding period of 1928 and so
have profits, but the gain has been at
q much more moderate rate, than In
the case of the chain stores and mail
order houses Some experts attribute
the big growth of the mail order bust
ness to the fact that the annoying con-
tact with statesmen of certain type is
eliminated. Others deny this is the
cause, pointing to the growth of the
retail branches of the mail order cor
porations. However, all are out to bet
ter the relationship between sales peo-
pie and customers.
The adjustment policies of the stores
have broad bearing on profits and it
Is expected home methods may be
worked. out to decrease the necessity
for adjustmnts, to cut down costs Of
alterations, and limit the volume of
goods sent back which won't stay
sold"
New problems of traffic and delivery
nave arisen IN the last year. Congestion
Is growing not only around the retail
establishment, but in the streets and
highways over which goods must be
delivered. Wide differences of opinion
exists in regard to police regulation of
parking and traffic and the merchants
now are trying to work out a policy
which viii let as many customers as
possible into the stores and at the same
time permit the receipt and loading of
goods.
The trend toward consultations was
freely discussed by the delegates today
They are far from agreement in regard
TO the advantages of mergers. Some
admit the cutting down of over head
and more satisfactory buying for the
stores, but feel that the larger institu-
tons tend to lose the personal touch
between customer and merchant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
FARM UNION RULES
BEL CLAN AGRICULTURE
Powerful Organization Provides
Relief Through Strong Buying
Power and Political Role.

BRUSSELS (P,,-By cooperative or
ganization for buying seed, fertilizers
and implements, and for marketing
farm products, Belgian farmers have
provided their own farm relief" and
at the same time built up an organiza-
ton powerful in politics and finance.
The farmers organization, called the
"Boerenbond," has reserves estimated
at 5000, 100000 It's Importance in the
fixing of prices of agricultural COM
modities is such that the cost OF living
throughout the country is affected
The Boerenbond generally is credited
with the striking development and great
prosperity of farming in Belgium since
the World War In former years Bel
GUM imported three -fourths of its food,
but since the farmers organized their
efforts the country is almost self-sup-
porting, and is able to sell abroad large
quantities of eggs, milk, seeds, potatoes
and vegetables.
The organization not only provides its
members seeds. fertilizers and all farm
implements, but markets farm products
of its members and is able to fix prices
at fair level to insure the producer a
profit. So far, the Boerenbond has
mainly been concerned with the organi-
cation of Flemish farmers, but other
Belgian provinces recently have come
within its scope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
OIL STOCK HOLDS
INTEREST ON CURB
Standard of Indiana Center
of Trading-GoIdmann
Sachs Prominent.
By WILLIAM F. HEFrERNAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 5.--Two spec
tacular developments overshadowed
everything else that transpired on the
Curb Market today. One was the in
ability of specialists to open the mar
ket for Standard Oil of Indiana until
after midday: the other was the action
of Goldman Sachs trading shares fol-
lowing yesterdays sensational rise.
So enormous were the orders on both
sides of the market for Standard of
Indiana that it required five specialists
to arrange the books. Practically every
brokerage house in the country was
said to have orders in the market for
the stock. with odd lots" making up
Q tremendous amount of the initial
transactions
InaSmuch as the books of the COM
pany close tomorrow for voting pur-
poses at the stockholders meeting to-
day was the last day that stock could
be obtained to use in voting. Declara
ton of SO per cent stock dividend.
coming in the midst of the Rockefeller
Stewart controversy, was another fac
tor which the market for the stock had
TO appraiSe.
While efforts weEv being made to
open the market fssfA, Standard of IN
dian was selling Oh the Chicago EX-
change at 107, compared with yeSter-
days New York close of 90.
Wall Street read with interest the
plan for a fusion of interests repre-
senting Goldmann-S Trading and
Financial and Industrial Corporation.
The plans were not taken to indicate
an actual merger, but the aff1liation
of two gigantic corporations involving
a capital of some $200,000,000 fired the
speculative imagination. Goldman
Sachs Trading opened on block of
1900 shares at 178, thereby retaining
its IL Il point gain of Monday. Fnan-
cial and Industrial Securities shares on
the Produce Exchange at 1862 COM
pared with the previous final of 1852.
Public Utilities continued prominent
but with profittaking heavy in recent
favoriteS.
Grigsby- Grunow, shot forward from
1872 to 1854. indicating the scarcity of
the floating supply. United States
Freight resumed its upward movement,
reaching new peak above 1903, on re-
ports of substantially increased earn
tngs. Central Atlantic States Service
made a new top around Is, following
announcement of the acquisition of an
other ice plant of Hammonton, N j.,
making the sixth in its chain in that
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
ELABORATE HUNTING
CRAFT CONSTRUCTED
Boat Being Built for H. C. Phipps
Is Regal in Appoint
mentS.

PALM BEACH, Fla. CP)-A floating
hunting lodge, probably the most elab-
crate craft of its nature in the waters
of the United States, is nearing COM
pletion near here.
The boat is being built for Henry
Carnegie Phipps and members of his
family, who are Winter residents of
Palm Beach and the Gulf Stream Sec
ton.
The lodge, built on 6o-foot barge,
will be elaborate in its appointments.
1t is designed to take its owners and
guests into shallow streams and lakes
which are plentiful in this region, and
to afford de luxe living quarters during
extended hunting and fishing ecursions.
Equipped with electric light and gas
plants, the lodge. as yet unnamed, is
said by its builders to be the last word
in comfort and convenience. 1t is to
be lowed into Lake Worth shortly after
the formal opening of the Palm Beach
season..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

the1. If the experience of the last few
,ealr B worth anything, there seems to'
be a good chance that the rails will not
oe able to hold their gains.
Gossip. Tips, Rumors.
Seldom have we witnessed time
when tips and rumors we're more widely
circulated. In reviewing current Cos
SIP one suddenly realizes that the Az
erage trader does not base his decisions
upon present earnings of stock, or
even on probable earnings in the near
future. The rumors which attract the
majority seem to be those Of combira-
tions mergers and developments that
will not work out for years.
One is forced to conclude that much
of the current prosperity Is pretty we'll
discounted OF course, there are many
stocks selling too low, but more import
ant at this point is the fact that there
are others whose rapid advances have.
paved the way for sharp technical re-
actions once the market hesitates.
The conservative trader or investor
watches the position of each industry in
which he holds securities. II an indus
try appears to be at the peak of pros
perity for the present, he will consider
cutting down his holdings. especially If
these securities have advanced spectac-
ularly during the past few weeks. He
will not Judge advances according to the
number of points of rise, but on per-
centage basis He takes the price of his
stocks, figures the percentage rise and
if it has risen much faster than the
general market without definite indica-
lions that the improvement will con-
tinue at still faster pace, he will con-
slider the adviSahilitv of accepting his
profit. He realizes that, while the mar
ket may continue to advance spectacle
larry for a while, he cannot hope to
make and retain speculative profits in a
market fluctuating as widely as this one
does. He is willing to sit on the side
lines and let others assume the major
risks until the future becomes more
clear.
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
WEAVER SPENDS NIGHTS
AT WORK ON HAND LOOM
Veteran Tries Other Recreations,
but Gives Up All for
Trade.

LUDLOW, VT. U9.-The mail carrier
who goes for hike on his day off and
the sailor who spends his short leave
pulling at a pair of oars in the park
have a strong competitor in Joseph
Burns, veteran wooden weaver.
After 10 hours at the looms in mill
here every day he finds his best recrea-
ton in toying with handloom in his
attic in the interval between supper
and bedtime.
Eve tried variety of recreations,
even the composition of music but have
yet to find in anything else the fun of
designing an intricate pattern and
weaving 1t as perfectly as possible.
Flaws that would escape the sharpest
eye in power machine can be correct
ed readily on a hand LOOM"
From less than half a dozen varieties
of cotton yarn he has produced more
than 300 different styles of rugs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
COTTON is STEADY
IN OPENING SALES
Slight Declines Noted in Early
Dealings Due to Liquida-
ton.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 5.-The cot
ton market opened steady today at a
decline of to 7 points. Active months
sold about 6 to points net lower in the
early trading under further March
liquidation combined with liquidation
and some local selling in later de-
liveries. This apparently was promoted
by relatively easy Liverpool cables and
talk of possible curtailment of produc-
ton in the Lancashire mills spinning
Egyptian cotton.
May sold off to 1888 and new Oc-
tober contract to 1897. There was more
trade demand below 1850 for Spring
months and prices rallied or points
from the lowest by the end of the first
half hour Trading was moderately
active at the start, but orders seemed to
be fairly we'll divided. Private cables
said trade calling and scale down buy
ing by the continent had absorbed liqui-
dalton at the decline in Liverpool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

last June, although 1t required longer
period of time. A low for the entire
stock market was registered In June.
after which a sharp advance took place
in the industrials while the rails ad
vanced moderately most of the time.
On several occasions, however, the rails
pushed forward little more energeti-
cally, notably during last August and
mid October. At these times the prog
ress of the industrials was halted tenn
porarily. When the rails finally took
very sharp rise in November, gaining
10 points within a very short period of
time, the sharp reaction OF December
followed.
Instances of similar situations can be
found at regular intervals back through
the last few years. In April and May,
1928, the rails began to fluctuate over
a wide range, then rose suddenly; the
same thing happened in August and
October, 1927; in September, 1926, and
December, 1925 Invariably these sharp
advances by the rails were followed by
reactions in which the rails usually
lost most of the ground gained and
the industrials also suffered rather
heavily.
Recent Advance of Rails.
Thus in the past it has been consist
emily true that when conditions are ia
vorabie, the industrials will advance as
long as the rails rise slowly. But as
soon as speculation in the rails begins
on a scale similar to industrial specula-
ton, it has Immediately preceded vio-
lent reaction. Perhaps the meaning of
this is that wide movements In the rails
no tokny RI that cf1oriy1o tive
enthusiasm has passed reasonable
bounds. or that perhaps the rails are
forced upward to cover up liquidation in
the industrials at any rate, swiftly
rising rail prices such as were expert
enced last week, when the rail average
rose over seven points. from past ex-
perience might be regarded as a danger
signal that speculation has been carried
beyond the bounds of safety. And fur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
Copper Prices Advanced.

NEW YORK, February C40.-Cop-
Per prices were advanced another
quarter of cent today to 17l2 cents
pound for domestic shipment, the
third increase in recent weeks.
Foreign and domestic demand has
been heavy. Foreign sales yesterday
exceeded 100000 pounds and this
morning were more than 1000 900
pounds.
The export price is expected to be
increased tomorrow to l734 cents C. !. +.
Hamburg, Havre and London, cor
responding with the domestic rise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
Doumergue III With Flu.

PARIS, February LP.-President
Doumergue is the latest to feel the in
fluenza epimedic. He was forced to
cancel most of his days appointments,
but his physicians said that his case
was mild one and his condition was
not considered serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, February S (SpeciaD -
New York bank clearings, $2.074 900. 600:
New York bank balances, $4,000 900;
New York Federal Reserve credit bal
ances, S136, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
Gasoline Price Reduced.

NEW YORK, February (P).-Stand-
ard Oil Co. of Ohio has reduced the
service station price of gasoline cent
o gallon to IS cents for ordinary and
~ cents for ethyl gas1s.sss... >s4a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
Cuhtomers Remember Name.

NORTH WEYMOUTH, Mass. Cp.--
A clam distributor here finds no trou-
BILE in getting customers to remember
his name. His business sign reads,
Dan ths Clam Maps II ssa..,,& !. .s.s A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
BY KENNETH S. VAN sTRUM.

NEW YORK, February 5.-The sharp
rise in railroad stocks toward the end
of last week again aroused much discus
sion of mergers and the possibility of
broad bull market in the rails. Many
issues reached new high levels, but such
a sharp rise in the rails has too often
proved disappointing in the past to at
tract a wide professional following at
this stage of the market. During the
past few years whenever the rails had
an advance as they did last week, they
lost all ground gained the next few
weeks. It is most interesting, also, to
note that the sharp rises in the rails
usually came shortly before a reaction
occurred in the general stock market
For some reason when. following
slow upward trend, the rails rise sharp
ly, it has generally signified the end of
the current phase of the advance for
both the rails and industrials. Perhaps
the explanation is that the rails are
used as a blind under which heavy dis
tribution is accomplished. At any rate
let us review this particular aspect of
stock market history.
Rail Advance Gives Warming.
The most recent instance occurred
early last month. After the break
early in December the industrials re-
covered almost immediately, but the
railroads advanced very slowly at first.
Then suddenly during the last three
days of 1928 and the first four of 1929,
the rails rose points on the average.
A minor reaction in both rails and IN
dustrials followed Immediately.
To go back little further, virtually
the same situation began to develop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
Machine Tools Demand.

NEW YORK, February tP).-With
industrial centers maintaining a high
level of activity, demand for machine
tools in many instances has exceeded
that of the closing month of 1928, says
American Machinist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

Nebraska reports today told of cold
wave coming. lack of snow covering and
soil badly blown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05

lit eliminates the vagueness, hedg-
IN ing, and hidden penalties of the
old rating" designations: Zone TOM,
"two TOMS, etc. Gives, instead, accu-
rate advance information-and clean
cut guarantees.
You learn exactly the maximum
allowable total gross weight for which
any given model is guaranteed, and
under which it will operate with
highest efficiency year-in, year-out.
From this you subtract the weight
of chassis, and of any type of body