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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
Jessie Taft Describes
Progress of Pioneers
Work in Soviet Union
BY JESSIE TAFT.

(Ploneer Delegate to the Soviet
Union).
When I was with the childrens
delegatio MT othe Soviet Union, we
saw the Russian Pioneers, and the
way they work. The Pioneers go
out on parade, and have all kinds
of sports and games. They make
their own plan for their future ac-
tivity.
If the children in town need a
new school, the Pioneers ask the
government to build one, and they
always have it. The Pioneers raised
enough money to buy an airplane.
and they presented it to the Red
Army, because they want to defend
the Soviet Union, the only workers
and farmers government on the
earth.
At the All-Union Pioneer con-
gress, the Pioneers decided that each
group is to build two radio sets dur
ing the coming year, and they will
present them to some town which
has no radio. The Pioneers are also
making radios for workers in the
cities.
In the schools, the Pioneers are
the real leaders of the children. The
children have meetings and decide
what is best for the school and them
sleeves.
If the Pioneers need to have a
headquarters, they ask the govern
ment, and they get it! The Pioneers
is Russia are an example to the
Pioneers all over the world!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
Yorkville |. L. ID. Meet

The Yorkville Englihs Branch Of
the New York Distric of the Inter
national Labor Defense will hold a
mass meeting Thursday evening at
8 o'clock at 374 E. 72nd st.
The meeting is part of the drive
for 5000 new /. L. d. members by
Jan. / that is being conducted by
The New York District. The Gas
tonia case and the general work of
the |. L. d. will be discussed. gstsfs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
Theatrical and Art Workers.

The formal organization meeting
of the Theatrical and Art Workers
Industrial Union. affiliated with the
Trade Union Unity League, will be
held Thursday, Oct. "a, 8 p. M, at
1873 w. 51st st. All camera men. mo-
ton picture operators, workers in
fairs. carnivals, parks, etc. as we'll
as theatrical workers of all lam
guage groups requested to be pres
emit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
BARBER STAR "REELECTED"

INDIANAPOLIS (By MaiD. -
James c. Shanessy, reactionary
"czar" of the BARRIERS Union, has
had himself reelected as president
for another term. He was instru-
mental in starting reign of terror
against militant BARRIERS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
Communist Activities

Unit IF. Section 2.
Special meeting Friday at s p. M
sharp.
East New York Unit.
day, $50 D. m. at SAG Bradford St.
Comrades failing to attend Will be
called before the Buro.
Speakers Conference.
A conference of all Party speakers
will be held Tuesday, $50 p. M, at
the Center, 26 Union So. Decisions
of the last Plenum of the c. e. G,
methods for popularizing them will
be discussed under the leadership of
w. w. Weinstone. All speakers are
in duty bound to be present on time.
Unit eF. Section 1.
Educational meeting Tuesday $50
p, m, at 81 q. 4th st.
Bore Park Workers Club.
Election rally Thursday, 5 D. M, at
1873 43rd st. Speakers in Jewish and
English, Gastonia protest demonstra-.
ton.
HOpkinson Mansion Rally.
Election rally at AIS Hopkins Ave,
Friday night.
Unit ;, Section 4.
Meets today, s p, m, at 2S5 w 129th
st.
BARRIERS Fraction.
A very important meeting gof bar
bers belonging to the Party will be
held at $50 tonight at rs Unto So.
Williamsburg Election Rally.
Indoor rally Friday, s p, m, at Mil
lers Grand Assembly Hall. Havemey-
dates will speak. Admission free.
Unit AZ, Section 6. Note!
The unit will meet Wednesday, $50
at its own headquarters. 129 Myrtle
Ave, and NOT at 253 Atlantic Ave.
requires the attendance of all COM
rades.
Central Brooklyn Election Rally.
An election rally will be held Fri
20 Myrtle Ave All comrades
from Central Brooklyn are urged to
attend without fail.
Unit IF. Section 2.
Business meeting. Wednesday at
$50 p. m.
Brighton Beach Unit, Section Z.
Meets Wednesday, $50 p. M, at 227
Beach Ave.
All Members of Y. c. L., Note!
Police of Brownsville have prevent
ed us from holding factory gate
meets before the Independent Laun-
dry. All comrades are urged to re-
port today at 20 Chester st. at n m.
or at the Independent Laundry, Her
zle and Livonia AYES, at $50, Take
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
2 DIE IN STAGE WRECK.

RENO, New. Oct. 21.-Two were
killed and IA injured when west
bound Holloway stage bearing 20
passengers overturned on the high
sway nine miles from here last night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 81. The
editor of the central organ of the
Communist Party, the Tribune, has
been prosecuted for Indictment to
violence during the lockers strike
in Zanndam.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

The working class cannot simply
lay hold of the reaGy-made state
machinery, and WELD IL for it's own
purpose. This nev~ Commune paris
Communel breaks the modern state
povser.-Marx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
Brownsville Tea Party.

Brownsville Council Z, U.C.W. w,
will give a tea party Tuesday $50
p m, at 90 Chester ST., Brooklyn.
friends invited
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

Membership meet and rehearsal
room 337. All workers who wish to
join the group that is to tour the
U. S. must file application for mem
bership with w. L. T. or Workers
School 26 Union Sd. not later than
Nov. l. Rehearsals Monday Friday
and SUNDAY at 100 p. m. All interest
ed in workers dramatics invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22
Iron and Bronze workers.

Quarterly meeting of the Architec-
tural Iron and Bronze Workers
Union will be HE'D Tuesday evening,
8 sharp, at the Rand School. Z E.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

Bronx Membership Meet.
A membership meeting will be held
Tuesday evening in the auditorium
of the Cooperative Colony, 2700 Bronx
Park East. A prominent speaker
viii lecture on Workers Defense in
America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

All Members of v. c. L., Note!
Police of Brownsville have prevent
ed us from holding factory gate
meets before the Independent Laun-
dry. All comrades are urged to re-
port today at 20 Chester st. at 5 u. M.
or at the Independent Laundry, Her
zle and Liyonia AYES, at $50, Take
1. r. T. to Rockaway Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

General membership meeting We'd
nesday evening at So Manhattan Ave
Discussion on the Labor Movement
and the l. L. D."
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Labor and Fraternal
Organizations


National office now located at 949
Broadway, room 512, C. o. w. L. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

ports on the general conditions in
the industry will be given.
Join Freiheit Gezang Farein.
Workers able to sing now have
opportunity to join this famous band
of revolutionary singers. Paterson
nor ST.; Bronx Section, Tuesdays,
1872 Boston Road Downtown,
Brownsville sections, Wednesdays,
100 e. 18th St; Cooperative section,
Fridays, 200 Bronx Park East.
Paper Makers Election Rally.
Paper Plate and Bag Makers
Union, Local l07, will hold an cleo
ton camnaign and Gastonia defense
meeting Tuesday, s p. M, in Miller's
Grand Assembly, Havermeyer and
speakers. All welcome.
Williamsburg Workers school.
The first session of the Williams
burg Branch of the Workers School
will be held Wednesday, 8 p. m. at
Sc Manhattan Ave. All students and
instructors requested to be on time.
NOIWU Wants Volunteers.
Apply any time during the day at
1o4 Fifth Ave, Room 1907
Bronx Workers Athletic Club.
Organization open for registration
of new members on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays from s until 10 p. m. at
1347 Boston Rd. also Sundays from
noon to 4 p. m.
EorE1viIIe Gastonia MasS Meet
The Yorkville Branch, l. L. D., will
hold a Gastonia protest mass meeting
Thursday s p. M, at SAT e. 72nd st.
Speakers will in c u d g Gastonia
strikers.
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Volunteers Wanted.

Ushers and usherettes wanted for
reception to Soviet filters at Polo
Grounds. Register at F. S. U. office,
IT'S Fifth Ave, room Sill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-22

Unit IF. Section 2.
,ial meeting Friday at p. m
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

not take seriously their oath to support the Consti
tuition of the United States.
Every accused person is entitled to his day in
court with fair hearing. Provision is justly made
by the courts to supply free counsel to the de-
PENDANT who is unable TIC meet this expense But
the question at issue in these cases, so far as it
pertains TO the action of these attorneys is not
question of guilt or innocence but wholly question
of penalty which Of course cannot be inflicted I'M
less the defendant is found guilty.
Apparently these attorneys would prefer TO see
those who are trampling the Constitution of the
United States under foot go unpunshed-WOuld
prefer to see the country with bootleggerS
and rum runners and makers of poisonous liquor
than TO see penalty inflicted which in their opn-
ion is too severe
Those who have made special study of the crime
situation in the United States practically unit
in the belief that one Of the chief contributing
to the prevalence of crime is the failure to
obtain convictions To a layman it would seem that
those who should be most interested in remedying
this situation the members of the bar.
The most charitable term to be applied to this
group of New York attorneys is that their action
is unethcal and unprofessional
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

the vote vas rebellion against long-standing
domination OF Anti-Saloon League lobbyists; an
other paper says: by vote of 10 to 72 the lower
house of the Illinois assembly today broke away
from the control of the Anti-Saloon League, DEM
onStrated that it has wet majority and that the
reign of the prohibition forces is ended in this
branch"
The facts are, in the last session of the Legisla-
ture this same measure was introduced and passed
in the lower house by vote of 70 to 81 So instead
OF the vote March 81 indicating a change Of senti
ment against prohibition enforcement and a rebuff
to the dry cause, it shows substantial gain the
part of the dry forces in the lower house.
Clearly the time has passed when certain news
paper editors feel any responsibility to their read
ers on the prohibition question. When legislative
history and official records distorted scrapped
entirely, we may expect anything Truth means
nothing to them.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
A CAMPAIGN FOR OBEDIENCE TO Law
(Clicago EUening POST

President Hoover's vigorous and plain
spoken appeal for obedience to law, with
out discrimination between laws we like
and laws we dislike, has set the national
stage psychologically for campaign to
promote this obviously right conduct on
the part of the citizen.
The movement to curb the evils of in
temperance began with a crusade for in
dividual pledging against the use of in
toXicating beverages. 1t was the success
of this effort that gave impetus to the
later development of the movement di-
rected against the legal status of the traf-
fic. The pledge crusade was accompanied
by educational agitation, carried up and
down the country, in cities and villages, in
churches, schoolhouses and town halls 1t
created sentiment which crystallized in
the adoption of prohibition by many
states, and finally by the United States.
The point we stress is that the issue
was carried to the people We have over
looked the Importance of that since the
Eighteenth Amendment was enacted.
Educational agitation has been neglected,
and attention has been focused upon Off
Gals and law enforcing agencies. Before
there we're any prohibition laws the bur-
den rested upon the people who believed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

that such laws should be enacted When
prohibition became a constitutional pro-
vision the people were allowed to shift the
burden to the shoulders of officials This
we are convinced, is one of the chief rea-
sons for such measure of failure as has
attended the operation of the law
A generation is growing up which knows
nothing of the evils that marked the re-
gilne of the saloon; that hears only the
exaggerated and overemphasized stories Of
evils credited to prohibition. Moreover,
the generation which had learned its love
for intoxicants under the old system has
been spreading by precept and example
the indefensible and dangerous doctrine
of selective disobedience-"If you don't
like law ignore it," It is bad teaching
for future citizenship.
To this situation it seems to us the
friends of law, and specifically the foes Of
the liquor traffic, should devote their con-
sideration most earnestly. If the present
opportunity is not improved the neglect
may be disastrous.
Why not a campaign reverting to the
old methods? Why not a pledge-signing
campaign, employing all the many means
of appeal now aVailable--the press, the
pulpit, the platform, radio?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

The Wisconsin referendum vote April
was naturally small total as is always
true of spring election in Wisconsin as
there is usually few or no candidates in
this election to appeal to the statewide
electorate. When there is such candi-
date it is usually an unopposed candi-
date as was the case this spring, hence
our total vote was less than half the vote
of last November
This election was made up almost en-
tireIy of city voters on account of one of
the severest blizzards coming on Sunday
before the Tuesday election, blocking all
crossroads in the state and most Of our
highways, making a very light farmer
vote The city of Milwaukee alone cast
over ninety thousand wet votes.
The fact that this was for the repeal Of
the prohibition law gave the vets the
greatest inducement to get to the polls
they have ever had in Wisconsin, but in
spite of this their majority was reduced
by over seventy-five thousand when COM
pared to their referendum vote Of 1926.
The last few days of the campaign the
DeKing killing by a deputy sheriff in IL
nnois and the Michigan Life For
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
CAPONE HELD FOR CONTEMPT
Mrs. Willebrandt Gets Evidence
Against Chicago Man Wanted
in Booze Cases

Alphonse better known as "Scar-face
Al Capone, big arms and ammunition
man of Chicago and Miami, and promi-
nent figure in booze gang wars of Chi
cago has been cited for contempt OF
Federal court, says Chicago dispatch of
March %.
There has been numerous attempts
made to pin something" on "Scar-face"
and the credit for the achievement goes
to a woman, backed by the power and
resources of the United States Govern
ment, Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt
assistant Attorney General.
Some weeks ago while Capone was
frolicking at Miami Beach he received a
subpoena to appear before the Federal
grand jury in Chicago says an I. N. S.
news dispatch. The gang chief replied
with an affidavit signed by DR.. Kenneth
Phillips, which declared his health had
failed he was sick abed with double
pneumonia, pleuriSy, spots before his
eyes and lots of annoying symptom
Chicago lie was sure, would be the death
of him, SO he would try to drop in some
other time. And he did drop in last
week and courteously went before the
grand jury and seemed genuinely sorry
he didn't know anything to tell the gen.
tlemen about bootlegging and please
hurry for he had to rush back to Miami.
Everyone was nice and polite to him,
that is everyone but Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt who stepped into the case,
She was puzzled about Mr.. Capones
health She could not harmonic that
doctors affidavit and newspaper pictures
showing Capone doing cart wheels and
aquaplaning
Accordingly Mrs. Willebrandt sent in
vestigators to Miami and they reported
that at the very time Capone was suffer
ing most by affidavit he was fishing,
swimming, swan diving, cabareting and
the like.
Therefore. on March 81, Federal Judge
Woodward issued the citation for him to
show cause why he should not be held in
contempt of court and required him to
put up bond of $4,000.
If adjudged guilty of contempt for
filing a false affidavit, he may be SEN
fenced to serve a year in the county
jail and pay a fine OF $1,000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
JONES LAW CASES
First Grist of Cases Under Jones
Law to Federal Grand Jury
Chicago Daily NeWS, March 2D

Chicago Daily Nel0S, March 2O
list of twenty-five prohibition viola
ton cases, which probably will represent
Chicago's first defendants in Jones law
charges, was in the hands of Assistant
United States District Attorney William
Parillo to-day as he prepared his evidence
for presentation to the April Federal
grand jury.
The list was turned over to District At
torney George E. @. Johnson by another
assistant, Edward H. Fisher, who ferretted
out the cases from among the mass heard
by United States Commissioner Edwin K.
Walker, to whose courtroom he is as
signed Practically all of the cases have
to do with charges of manufacturing, SELL
ing or transporting liquor, the three acts
for which the Jones law has the most
teeth Conviction carries a maximum
sentence of five years and a $4,000 fine.
Leading the list of defendants are
James Ciccone and Thomas Savage, whose
place at GIT South Wells street, was raided
and seventy-five gallons of liquor discov-
cred; Angelo Ingressio, who was found
to have a 1,000gallon still at 1872 West
61st street, and Michael Cesareno, who is
charged with operating three stills at 1914
South Talman avenue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

Pint was played effectively through the
wet press, The expenditure of great
sums of money in advertising on large
billboards along the highways and wet
ads in the newspapers had their effect in
getting the wet vote to the polls.
The drys have evidently carried thirty
six of the seventy-one counties. If We
are able to hold the fifteen Senators who
voted against the referendum and the
three Senators whose districts are in
these thirty-siX counties heed the result
of this referendum we will have a clear
majority against the repeal bill when it
comes up in the Senate.
The returns to date show a decided
trend away from the wet status which
only a few years ago was presumed to
exist in Wisconsin to an eighty per cent
margin.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
SEVENTY CAUGHT IN RAIDS

Seventy prisoners were arraigned in
the Office of United States Commissioner
Edward F. Pheuger, Covington, Ken
lucky, March 90, as the result Of As raids
made in Kenton and Campbell counties
by so Federal prohibition agents from
Kentucky Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
The raid, perhaps the most productive
in number of arrests ever staged in
northern Kentucky, came after unde~
cover agents had conducted a 30-day
preliminary campaign to obtain evidence.
Many of the defendants were released
on $500 bonds and others committed TO
Jail in default of bond.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
SELLS ALCOHOL TO BOY,
GETS 6 MONTHS TERM

After warning him that future viola
tons of the prohibition law would bring
prosecution under the Jones act, Judge
Trude in the Racket court, Chicago, SEN
fenced Benjamin KraboWSki, owner of a
confectionery store at 5001 Roscoe street,
to serve six months in the house of COR
rection and pay 500 fine
Karbowski was charged with selling al
cohol to Eugene Potenna, II years old,
who bought it for his father.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

Federal authorities some weeks ago, fol-
lowing the appointment of Charles w
Hadley Of Wheaton. as special states at
torney for McHenry County, to investigate
charges of conspiracy between the liquor
interests and local officials Some fifty
convictions have been obtained and in
dictments voted against IA local officials,
bootleggers and roadhouse proprietors.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

to one year on the state farm at Vandalia
and fined $4,000 by Judge Edward Shurt-
left to-day at Woodstock, for violation of
liquor laws. Two bartenders, Michael
Schneider and Henry Sohst, we're SEN
fenced to six months on the prison farm
and fined 81 900 each.
"Bubbling Over was padlocked by
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
To Aid the Guilty!

That group of New York lawyers who have banded
together for the avowed purpose of defending per
sons against penalties provided by the Jones law
Tor violation of the prohibition law, apparently do
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

William NJ Woodruff, acting prohibition
administrator at Columbus, Ohio, March
IA was appointed administrator for that
district No r. The district includes Ohio
and Indiana with headquarters at Column
bus.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
Optimism Run Wild

Hope springs eternal in the heart of the wet
newspaper correspondent. This is indicated in the
frequent reference such correspondent makes in his
discussion of the proposed commission to be APP
pointed by the President TO investigate laW-enforce
ment conditions He tries 10 cheer his wet friends
with the thought that perhaps the situation for the
wet cause is not bad it appears the surface,
that maybe the President has in view modification
of the Volstead law He holsters up this hope by
calling attention 10 the fact that Mr.. Hoover has
never specifically mentioned the VoStead act that
each time the President has discussed prohibition
his reference has been directly to the Eighteenth
Amendment.
1t certainly requires lot of optimism for these
vets to make themselves believe that President Hoo
yer will come to the belief that the only way in
which to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment is to
modify or weaken the law that makes the Eight
zenith Amendment operative.
Here is a statement you can make any time or
place without danger of successful contradiction:
Prohibition is the greatest economic asset of the
United States today
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
OWNER GETS
YEAR FOR DRY VIOLATION

George Schneider, Woodstock politician
and proprietor of the notorious "Bubbling
Over" roadhouse on route 10, between
Woodstock and Harvard, was sentenced
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
NOT GUILTY, HE SAYS

Congressman M. A. Michaelson, OF Chi
cage indicted in Federal court at Jack
sonVille, Florida, for smuggling liquor on
April 7 made complete denial of guilt
The indictment made public two weeks
ago was returned last December The
importation of the liquor was alleged to
have been made in January 1928, through
the freedom of the port of Key West.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01

When the Assembly at Albany killed
the jerks bills they gave new life TO an
issue that will enliven the legislative cam
paign Of 1929.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-04-01
The WISCONSIN REFERENDUM

By Superintendent