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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15
OIL CONFERENCE FAILS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
June 14.-President Hoover's billion
dollar oil conference ended it's la
bors this afternoon without making
any declaration of principles in ia
vor of an interstate compact for the
conservation of the nations oil sur
plies. The conference was called b
the president in the hope that
compact could be made to favor
Standard Oil by putting small pro-
ducers down and out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15
THANKED FOR ENSLAVING
WORKERS

BERLIN, June 14.-Owen D..
YoYung, American chairman of the
recent PREPARATIONS conference at
Paris, sent a wireless message of
thanks to German Chancellor Her.
mann Mueller from the steamer
Aquitania for the Chancellor's ex-
pressions of appreciation for the
efforts of the American experts"
in the conference which further
shackled the German workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15
By HORACE B. DAVIS.

CANONSBURG, Pa, (FP) Matt
Shamich got a job in the Standard
Tin Plate Co. mill at Canonsburg.
1t was a hot job in the hot-mill, as
heaters helper. Short lengths of
black-plate were lying in the re-
heating furnace, getting red hot; it
was MATHS job to pull them out one
at time, using a pair of tongs.
Then he swung them across the
floor to the rolls and into the rolls.
With a bang and a clatter the
plate would go through to the
catcher on the other side; he would
catch it with his tongs and pass it
back over to Matt, who would send
it through again, and so until the
plate was sheet thin enough to be
timed lin another milD for tin
cans.
Matt was not used to the hot
work, and did not understand about
the hot-mill cramps. He did not
speak English we'll and could not
learn from the other men easily.
Because he was inexperienced, he
exposed himself too much at the fur
mace, and exerted himself too much
at the rolls.
Cramps Get Him.
He got a headache and went to
\ the doctor, who told him he needed
eyeglasses, but Matt scorned eye
glasses. He got very tired, and then
one day in December the cramps be-
gan to get him.
1t was about 6 o'clock on the A
to IL shift. He ate pepper, accord
ing to the custom of hot-mill men,
in order to keep his stomach warm;
but he felt worse. His mates told
him to lay off, but he was afraid of
what the boss might say. He had
been in the coal mines and had gone
on strike April l, 1926; his job with
the Standard did not start until July
80, 1927, and had lasted only few
months. The family still had its
house to pay for, and he needed
money for his wife and two children.
He kept on working, Is minutes on
and Is minutes off, until an hour
before quitting time.
Then he went home. His wife sent
for the doctor.
The hot-nill cramps are so pain
full that when they are bad a man
cannot stand them. He would die
of pain if not relieved. The cramps
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15
M in n e apOlis Street
Becomes Boulevard for
Rich; Named Kellogg

ST. PAUL, Min, June 14.-Third
Street, st. Paul, a street inhabited
by workers, who are forced to live
in dilapidated buildings, will be
transformed into boulevard for
the wealthy and renamed Kellogg
Boulevard, for the retired Wall ST..
secretary of state Kellogg, who has
returned here to practice law. KEEL
logg gained a huge fortune as a
corporation lawyer here before en-
tering the service of Wall Street in
official capacities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15
Ben Stolberg Progressive"
MlsIeQdey Is Exposed

militant stand he took, told Stolberg
that he as a Negro was always pre-
pared to follow the leadership of the
Communist Party rather than a
renegade like Stolberg. Immediately
after this incident, a young professor
by the name of Ralph Bunche, who
teaches Political Science, attempted
to get Stolberg to say something
about the last presidential election
and the Negroes vote. Stolberg's
reply was: "The Negroes should
leave the republican and democratic
parties and turn to the third party
Progressive, which he was at
tempting to organize along with
other "progressives" like A. j.
Music. O'Neal, Victor Berger, Nor
man Thomas, etc, etc. That al
though plans were under way to call
conference (Which has since been
called) he did not believe that the
effort of organizing third party"
in America would ever meet with
much success" (bold face mine-G.
'P)
This statement, publicly expressed
before the students at Howard Uni
versity shows the defeatist attitude
Of this man who today poses as the
new leader of the American workers.
Stolberg might not have been con-
scious of the amount of truth con-
tanned in his statement. A third
party under the leadership of a
bunch of petty-bourgeois-oppor-
tunist-liberals will always be
doomed to failure, because no class
conscious worker would ever sur
render his political hopes and aspira-
tons to such a coterie of rank rene
gades as the present leaders of the
Progressive Labor group.
New Leadership Among Negroes.
The working-class students al
Howard who heard Stolberg will
never forget his evasive answer to
the challenging question put to him
by the militant youth, Nurse; and
among this group will be many who
will continue to expose these fake
'progressives" as Nurse did to Stol-
berg, the petty-bourgeois liberal,
whose only interest in addressing
Negro students was to fleece them
of SIS for an hour or two of bunk.
Stolberg by his acceptance of $75
from poor students shows that he is
one Of the worst degenerate intel
lectual prostitutes masquerading as
a friend" of the working class in
America.
Let me say to Mr.. Stolberg, that
as worker and a member of the
most oppressed and exploited racial
minority, that we Negroes, have had
enough misleaders both white and
black. That the time has come for
the Negro workers to take the
leadership into their own hands, for
the scheme of so-called Conference
for Progressive Labor Action of
which Stolberg is part, is nothing
else but another attempt to mislesd
the Negro and white workers with
lot of empty phrases about mill
fancy" and independent" political
action.
We, the workers, will never again
permit ourselves to be misled by
hypocritical lackeys of the capitalists
like Benjamin Stolberg and his
henchmen. We have had enough of
the Greens, the Wolls, the Norman
Thomases, the Mustes, etc. We will
continue to rally to the only genuine
revolutionary party of the working
class, the Communist Party of
America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15

Tammany Hall may do, is continu-
ing to mobilize the working class
tenants of Harlem, both black and
white, for a real struggle against
predatory landlords. A special meet
ing of the League will be held next
Monday night at the Public Library
at 103 w. 135th St., at which Of
ficials of the League will advise
tenants on how to organize house
committees and rent strikes to fight
rent raises.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-15
BY GEORGE PADMORE.

was not surprised to read the
name of Benjamin Stolberg in The
New York Times" (official organ
of the Wall Street bankers), of Sun
Gay, June 9, 1929, as one of the
petty bourgeois liberals who in,
dorsed the recently organized Con-
ference for Progressive Labor Ac.
ton. What Stolberg said about the
A. F. of L. as a strike-breaker is
quite true, but he is hardly any
better than the bureaucratic mis-
leaders, Bill Green and Matthew
Woll. They are all bunch of CAPT
talist ickspittles and opportunist
lackeys.
Stolberg differs from Green and
Woll merely in style. He is more
cunning and deceptive as a phrase
monger, and in this way appears to
be more left" than his trade union
brothers. But when all is said and
done, they are birds of the same
feather and must be fought ruth
lessly by real revolutionary leaders
Of the working class.
1t might be asked what justifies
our taking this sharp stand against
this so-called progressive?
I shall relate an incident which
took place some months ago at
Howard University, Washington, D.
c., the largest Negro college in the
United States. Small as the incident
was in itself, it nevertheless has i'm
portant political implications es-
pecially at this time when the
treacberous Music, to which gang
Stolberg belongs is laying the basis
for action which means another at
tempt to deceive and corrupt the
American workers. Because of the
necessity to expose these Progress
sive" hypocrites at once, want to
let the workers know to what type
Stolberg belongs.
While Stolberg was lecturing at
the university, he was asked to
answer certain quest. ms. A man by
the name of NJ. Nurse took the floor
and after pointing out the strong
points and weaknesses in Stolberg's
address invited him to express an
opinion on the political future of the
Negroes. Nurse suggested that since
95 per cent of the Negroes in
America were within the ranks of
the working class, it was to their
interest to identify themselves with,
and support the only working class
party-the Communist, and not to
vote for the republicans, democrats,
or socialists, who were the capitalist
political representatives.. When
Stolberg heard this militant state
ment from a student in a group
whom he thought were all politically
backward, he became indignant and
Immediately got up from his seat
and attempted to reply. Instead of
facing the issue he became abusive
and called Nurse RED" and Com
munist." Nurse at once retorted that
abuse and libels would not help him
out of the difficulty; what the stu
dents demanded was showdown on
the very basis of the assertion that
Stolberg himself had made, "that
Negroes were largely members of
the working class" Despite every
effort to get Stolberg to answer the
question put, he refused to commit
himself, but began to abuse the
Communist Party, saying that the
leaders were all bunch of crooks
and good-for-nothings, etc. Nurse,
who by that time had won the entire
sympathy of the students for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14
Period Rooms Show
Virtues and Vices
OF Modern Styles
Esthetic Value May Clash
With Usefulness in
Decoration.
BY ANTHONY F. KIMBEL.

Allwoing for the fact that "all gen.
eralities are false" 1t may perhaps be
permissible to discuss the virtues OF
style as we'll as its vices as exemplified
in the so-called period room in certain
American houses today.
During the last decade a small num-
Der of home builders have displayed
evidence of their emancipation from
this self-inflicted form of slavery to
style. This minority has merely striven
as rule, to give harmonious effect to
the whole. The result in numerous
cases has been most satisfactory.
1t is universally conceded that the
development of any decorative as well
as furnishing scheme is dependent fol
its success on the plans and elevations
established by the architect. The basis
for any effective interior is laid down
in the drafting room. and the dimen-
sions of the room, the disposition Of
door and window openings. ceiling
heights. in their determination of the
proportions of the rooms, dictate-fre-
quently in no uncertain manner-what
can and cannot be done.
Whether the interior be a public hall
or a private drawing room. woman's
boudoiT or, mans den, the ultimate
effectiveness Of the room is more de-
pendent on us proportions IMAM OF
any other factor. In considering the
really successful interiors. contem-
porary as well as ancient, there is little
doubt that that which gives us our first
feeling of satisfaction upon viewing
them is produced primarily by the pro-
portions and general disposition of the
shell, with its perforations for windows
and doors introduced with an eye to
giving the whole quality of usefulness
and we'll being.
The orthodox period room, besides
being at best initiative in character, is
frequently unsuited. from a practical
standpoint, to present-day needs. This
is not to question its esthetic value
The undisputed merit of the fine and
applied arts developed up to the end
of the eighteenth century resulted ir
their eventual abuse by inspired but
often misguided designers and crafts
men who prided themselves in theil
self-appointed role of guardians of q
past faith. In protesting paternalistiC
admiration for that which has gone
before we. curiously enough, destroyed
the very ideals we had intended TO up.
hold.
One of the defects of the modern
style at present, from the standpoint
of domestic decoration. is that it pre-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14
REALTY men STUDY
LOCAL PROBLEMS
Equalization of Tax Assess
ments Asked of Legislature
by Texas Board.

The relation Of the real estate board
to the community and the service II
can render to the property owner, Or
ganized within its ranks, In the matter
of tax reduction, city planning and zon-
ing and the solution Of other CIVIC
problems, trends and policies In modern
business, with particular emphasis on
real estate, the ever-preSent farm SIT
uation and selling real estate In To-
days market-these are some OF the
subjects which are engaging the AZ.
tention of the annual conventions OF
the State real estate associations, nVe
of which will convene during the pres
ent month and seven OF which Will
be held during october.
At the recent annual meeting OF tne
Texas Association of Real Estate Boards
q resolution was adopted recommending
that the State legislature create state
board of equalization for tax assess
ments. Another resolution adopted at
the Lone Star State convention MAKES
provision for q request to the state
insurance commissioner to modi1y pres
ent rates on title insurance.
Outstanding among the discussions
of the Utah realtors, who held their
semi-annual meeting at Logan, were
studies of the problems OF taxation
and the farm situation.
At the annual convention OF the Ala
bama Association of Real Estate Boards,
September 10 and 20, attention Will
be directed to city planning and coming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
SEEN AS BECOMING SAFER
Familiarity of Users With Appli'
ances Regarded as Minimizing
Danger of Accidents.

An almost universal familiarity with
electricity and the perfection OF moo
ern electrical appliances have made
accidents infrequent. NeVertheless;
certain precautions are advisable ana
the accident prevention committee OF
the National Electric Light Association
has recently formulated list OF rules.
These. in part, are:
/. Use nodded composition or por-
celain sockets in bathrooms, easements
and all other damp places. Use wall
switches where possible.
2. If the insulation on a coro mas
failed. or becomes ineffective through
understanding, the metal socket becomes
charged. and a dangerous shock may
be received by a person with damp
hands who touches any electric APP
pliance while standing on q wet noor
or taking a bath.
3. Never leave an electric iron on
anything that will burn. Do not use
lamps. irons or coasters to warm bed.
4. Extension cords should be ham
died carefully to prevent injury to the
protective covering of the wires.
s. Additional wiring should be done
only by a responsible electrician.
6. If fuse blows out, your circuit Is
being overloaded or defective appll-
a1ce is being used. Correct the trou-
bic before replacing the fuse.
7. Do not string aerials over or under
electric wires. A radio aerial which
has fallen against power wires Is prob
ably alive and dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14

For snuff. tobacco leaves are mois-
tened and allowed to ferment, then
dried, powdered and scented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14

cludes the introduction of miscel-
laneous objects of other periods which
time has awarded definite ranking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08

She listened open-mouthed. This
little man, whom she had regarded as
nobody, who had, SO far as she was
aware, no interests outside his daily
newspaper and his pipe, was amazing
her with his store of knowledge.
"Benvenuto, he was the man for my
money" Golly went on. Ever read his
book? Laugh! I've split me sides over
that book. But not painter-statues!
Ever seen the Medusa? went to Flor
ence once and had look at the model.
And there's a couple of Salt-cellerS he
made for King What's-His-Name of
France. And dish arrangement in
the Loove."
There's nothing better than them
in England" he said.
why, Mr.. Oaks, didn't know you
were such an authority on art" she
said, half smiling.
He grinned complacently.
Il know bit; but music's always
been my 'obby. Ever heard Tetrazzini
and canary singing together? have!
I don't suppose anybody else ever heard
it. I'm supposed to have voice like
Caruso's."
He made this claim without a smile.
1--we never heard you sing, Mr.
Oaks" she began, striving to be
polite.
uncle Golly," he corrected. whats
all this Mr.. Oaks about? Yes, you
have heard me sing" He looked at her
wistfully Haven't your"
She shook her head, hoping he'd
drop the subject. She had heard him
sing at the Mecca and had always
closed her windows to shut out the
dreadful sound.
What about the aria from 'Faust?'
Do you know that one?"
She shook her head again, not dar-
ing to speak To her amazement, he
| walked across to the little piano, sat
| down, and began to play.
! Was she dreaming? He was playing
like master. And then he began to
| sing.
| He had the most extraordinary fall
setto voice she had ever heard. Hither-
to, distance had robbed it of some of
its awfulness, but now, close at hand,
the howl and squeak of it were almost
insupportable.
He sang in italian, swaying to and
fro, his head thrown back, his eyes
closed. His tones were both shrill and
harsh; the discords were overcowering.
If only she dared put her Lands over
her ears! After what seemed an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08

lila SMITH was getting new
ideas, too. She had been alone
in the luxurious little cabin OF
- the boat to which she had peen
taken, after she had been hur-
Fled from the Tappitt home. WhaC
kind of boat it was she did not know,
Tor she had been blindfolded soon after
eMum' Oaks was landed at the Mecca
wharf. She was not afraid; her hrSt
emotion was one of intense curiosity.
Fear never came until the night OF the
fire. ,d
The cabin was unlike any she had
even seen. Although it was oeautlIuIly
and completely furnished, there was nc
porthole. But there was beautl!ul
he'd a piano. a writing table and pic
lures. A broad. low electric nreplace
would provide cheer on chilly evenings.
The only person she saw was tne
f,hinese servant who brought her meas
and drew her bath. Nobody had ever
waited on her before, so she was ma,
ing the experience rather exciting. anu
she revelled in the luxury OF marple
bathtub and set OF beautl1ul toIe'
articles. ,.+ If
Abe time. She could hear feet patterlnS
m the deck above. and several times
she heard a peculiar rumbllng SOME
xrhere overhead. She knew that tne
shin was still in the river, for she coul9
hear the sirens blowing and she hao
lust heard church clock strike III:
She heard other things, anu oiSo
she woke in fright, thinking Inat s t
had heard a woman scream. But she
decided that she had been dreaming
T7or the rest of the night, her tlrst on
hoard she slept well and woke late 10
and the Chinese servant arranging
snail breakfast table beside her bed
After breakfast she wanted TO go
p, deck hut the cabin door. she 1ouno,
was locked from the outside. she mao
thought Mrs. Oaks was on poaru, SLlICe
st had been Mum" who TOOK her iIolii
her hiding place, and she Wonos S.;a
whether John Wade would De iooNNis
for her. ovo,,t
She liked the little man, although she
suspected that he was associated WIZ
ali kinds of rascality. She was SlCClng
at breakfast when the door opened; ana
he came in. an amused little smlle on
his lips. He usually wore nat thas
was too small for him, or cap that
covered his ears He wore q DERBY
now. and it had the appearance OF an
SJl-fitting crown His gold-rlmmeo
glasses, his little mustache and the very
fiashiness of his shabby clothes mace
him an incongruous figure in THIS ele-
cant, setting. Whether he had been
aboard all along, or had just come she
had no idea. -.
why. MI Oaks" she exclaimed, ris-
ing from her chair.
.:Sit down, my dear. I'll have cup
of tea, if you've got one to spare;
1t was only then that she noticed that
there were two cups on the tray. ne
took off his hat, put it on the noor' ano
rubbed a handkerchief over MS IIlln
hair.
what life this is, ehl As the we'll
known Socrates says ,,
He said something that sounded ike
kibberish to her. Never did she dream
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eternity, he stopped, and, turning
around, beamed upon her.
"Well, did you like it?"
Marvellous" she gasped. TT didn't
know you-you could sing so beauti-
fully"
TO her intense relief, he closed the
cover of the piano. With his hands in
his pockets, he strutted about the little
room.
Few people d." he said; very few
people"
Was he mad, or did he really believe
that this fearful caterwauling bore the
remotest relationship to singing? she
was asking herself.
He answered the question instantly,
as quickly as if she had put her
thoughts into words.
II don't sing in the modern style, I
admit" he declared. People who've
got no taste and Judgment don't like me
as much as they like some of the sing
ers. but in 10 years time my voice will
be the kind that will be all the CO."
She hastened to change the subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
By Edgar Wallace.

that he was repeating Greek quota
ton.
Comfortable, Lila?"
She hesitated.
"Yes, I'm comfortable, but where are
we going. Mr.. Oaks?"
He looked over his shoulder, toward
the door, and lowered his voice:
Heaven only knows" he said. NO
body knows where anybodys going
these days. I thought I'd be at the
Mecca today-the gods have decided
otherwise"
rs Mrs. Oaks on board?"
He shook his head.
1'She couldn't come" he said. shes
got a lot of business to attend to-what
a woman, Lila! His little blue eyes
we're watching her. What lady!
What a helpmate"
Again he said something in lang
uage that she did not understand
you'll be all right, Lila" he leaned
over and patted her hand comfortingly.
Don't you worry. Nothing'S coming
to you, but luxury and happiness. Jools,
di'monds, carriages and motor cars.
Everything the cart can desire"
She gazed at him in astonishment.
When, Mr. Oaks?"
He tapped the side of his nose, cum
ningly.
In good time, my dear. In good
time"
He looked around the little cabin with
a certain air of pride. She thought he
might feel a little uncomfortable in
these beautiful surroundings. but his
attitude was almost that of an owner.
That's Tintoretto," he said, point
ing to a painting, lin what I call his
second style. He must have been get
ting a bit long in the tooth when he
painted that. A lot of these so-called
Tintorettos are pupils work. That
black and white thing over there behind
the pianner is by Sansovino; that
other picture is Bellini-Personally, I'm
all for the Venetian school. You can
have your Florentine."