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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
WHEAT CLOSES HIGHER,

CHICAGO. June R.-Sensitive-
ness to the stimulating influence of
prospective farm relief measures hoist
ed wheat values sharply in the late
dealings today. but disappointment fol-
lowed later Washington developments.
Brisk upturns in the price of wheat ac-
companied announcement that Presi-
dent Hoover would send an important
message to Congress Many wheat trad
erS who jumped to a conclusion that he
would discuss agricultural helps were
eager buyers, and later when realiz-
Ing that the inference was a mistake,
became hurried sellers, causing the
market to react.
Wheat closed nervous IA to II.
net higher. corn ia to 1le up. oats
. to q advance. and provisions I'M
changed to a rise of <
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
COTTON CLOSES HIGHER.

NEW YORK, June (SpeciaD -
Further rains in Texas and Oklahoma
with yesterdays weekly weather report
stating the dry weather was urgently
needed, stimulated buying today and
rear months on the cotton exchange
advanced to highest prices of the weei
After an untroubled early trade
prices doomed up until October sold
within a point Of the l9-cent level. a
rise Of 80 points, before the market
eased and final quotations were S to q
points better on the day.
Spots were advanced S points to 10
cents.
Cotton ranne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06

over a year ago. For the first five
months of 1929 sales totaled SIS. 072 500,
an increase of 81 per cent over the
same period in 1923.
F. & w. Grand 5-10-25 Cent Stores
report total sales for May. 1929, of
81, 687 .578, compared with S1,153,152 for
May, 1928, an increase of 46.3 per cent
For the first five months Of the year
sales totaled $7,259,411. against S5,l54.-
i78 for the same period last year, an IL
crease of 40.8 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK. June 6 (P). Stocks
strong; Erie climbs to new peak. Bonds
steady; better grade domestic issues
work higher. Curb irregular; sales Of
commonwealth g. Southern exceeded
100000. Foreign exchanges irregular:
sterling firmer Cotton higher; unfa
vorable weather. Sugar steady: Cuban
support Coffee easy; trade selling.
CHICAGO, June 6 (PD.-Wheat firm;
increased export demand. Corn higher:
bullish Illinois crop reports. Cattle
strong to higher Hogs higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
DIVIDEND VOTED.

The Norfolk Southern Railroad has
declared regular semi-annual dividend
of SIPS, payable July 3 to stock of
record June 20.
Six months ago the road renewed
dividends on the issue at the yearly
rate OF $3.50 At that time 1t also de-
clared an extra of 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
CHAIN SALES REPORTED.

McCrory Stores Corporation sales in
May totaled 1920, 5s8, gain of 81 per
cent over May, 1928. Sales for the five
months reached s15,6ss.7ss, an advance
of 85 per cent over the same period
last year.
S. S. Kresge sales in May amounted
to $l2,344,743. a gain of 8.86 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
MACHINE TOOL DEMAND.

NEW YORK, June tR--American
Machinist reports that Inquiries for
machine tools continue at good rate
throughout the country. No indications
of material let-up during the Sum-
mer are seen. Automotive buying has
temporarily slackened, but general in
dustry is purchasing on q substantial
srale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS. June Lp).-Prices were firm
on the bourse today. Three per cent
rentes, "a francs SIS centimeS: per
cent loan, 100 francs SIS centimes; ex-
change on London. 124 francs Az CEN
times. The dollar was quoted at IS
francs 5814 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
CHAIN STORE SALES GAIN.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Nineteen chain
store systems reporting for May show
aggregate sales increases of 23.5 per
cent and of 1872 per cent for the first
Ave months of the year over the cor
periods Of 1928.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-21

STARS FOR PITTsBURGH-Ted Rosenzweig, steller end of the 1928 Carnegie Tech football team is expected to enhance his last years repu- taton by additional honors this season. Carnegie has wealth of promising material the squad and fast aggregation will take the field when the whistle starts off the opening game of the year.
 International Newsreel
New Britain herald., 1929-09-21

FIRE RAVAGES VENTURA-One of the worst forest fires Southern California in the last fifteen rages Ventura County Property damage estimated than s2 and 25o have been made homeless by the advance of the flames International Newsree
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
SCHEMES OF SCHRAFFTS
Bonus, Share Selling, to Fool Workers

spoke to the workers and told them
now good the bosses were to help
the people. They made them be-
lieve that the workers, after buying
shares, would become part owners
and would take more interest in
their work.
Many workers believed this and
bought shares. For one share they
raid 80 cents week for three years.
After this time they were promised
interest on the shares. But nobody
could possibly stay and work three
years, because the bosses tried to
get rid of as many shareholders as
possible. They gave the money
back with only few cents interest.
I personally know a woman who
started to pay for two shares and
after paying over year she be-
came sick. When she returned after
a few months they would not take
her back and, after keeping the
money for fifteen months, returned
it 1922 with only GO cents interest.
| warn all workers not to listen to
the pleas of The bosses to buy such
shares. SCHRAFFT WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06

CHICAGO, May 5.--The labor
misleaders in charge of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters n d
Joiners Union in Chicago, tools of
the corrupt Hutchinson machine are
attempting to force thru an agree
ment with the bosses which will
mean wage cuts and worsening of
conditions for the carpenters.
This is the second time this in
famous agreement has been put for
ward, it having been defeated by the
rank and file before. The progress
sive forces led in defeating it.
The gold brick clause of this
agreement is Section Z, Paragraph
Is, which involves a wage cut. 1t
reads:
"The Joint Arbitration Board
fail to agree upon the wages to be
paid in this trade 120 days prior
to the expiration Of the wage
agreement during the term Of this
agreement, the matter shall be re-
ferred to the wage board ap-
pointed by the Joint Conference
Board and said wage board shall
within thirty days after such
reference set the wages Of this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
Huge Growth in USSR
Oil Export; Ct. Britain
Doubles Importation

MOSCOW, u. S. S. R. (By MaiD i.
According to statistics published
by the Naptha Syndicate, the oil ex-
ports from the U. S. S. R. during
the first. half of the current fiscal
year October 1-April y amounted
to 100000 tons, valued at 81 mil
lion roubles, compared with 1,127,-
GOO tons, valued at SO million
roubles, exported for the first half
of the previous year.
A particularly big increase has
been registered in the exports of
benzine and lubricating oils. The
export Of benzine amounted to 412,-
900 tons, against 2S6,O00 tons, while
that of lubricating oils reached no.
900 tons, compared with $4,000 tons
for the same period last year.
The exports to Great Britain have
been more than doubled and were
equal to 285,000 tons, against 1872
900 tons for the same period last
year. Great Britain is followed by
Spain, with $4,000 tons, against
$4,000 tons, respectively; Turkey,
with $1,000 tons, against $4,000
tons, etc.
During the past six months there
has been a considerable increase in
the sales Of oil products through the
Naphtha Syndicate's own selling
agencies. Thus the Russian Oil
Products, the Soviet oil distributing
organization in England, sold no.
900 tons of benzine, compared with
10000 tons for the same period last
year.
1t is believed in the Naphtha Syn
dictate that the present negotiations
for the regulation of the relations
between the world oil trusts and the
creation Of an oil export combine,
now in progress in The United
States, will unquestionably stimu-
late the interest for Soviet oil, par
ticularly in the European countries
which do not possess oil resources
of their own.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
Case
OF " Justice
for Worker.

(By q Worker Correspondent
The Window Cleaners Local No.
8 is conducting a strike against the
Commercial Window Cleaning Co.
for better working conditions and
the union scale of wages. AS you
know, window cleaning is a very
dangerous occupation and many
workers lose their lives.
Picketing has been going on and
Harry Dessner wa3 assigned to
picket the Franklin Savings Bank.
When this picket came there, the
bank being on Eighth Ave. and And
ST., he encountered the scabs who
tore up the strike sign.
The picket received a summons for
disorderly conduct and when he came
to court Monday, April 8, Judge
Gottleb, a. fake "friend of labor"
found that picketing was a "great
offense." He found the picket guilty
of "disorderly conduct" growing out
of strike activity, but of course the
scab was let go. The picket was re-
manded under $500 bail. The case
has been adjourned till April II.
This is capitalist Justice for the
workers.
WINDOW CLEANER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
Joint o-Japanese
Action Against China
Seen in Visit by Duke

TOXIC, May 5.-Under the pre-
text of coming to Japan to present
the Mikado with the Order of the
Garter, King Georges third son, the
Duke Of Gloucester, arrived at
Yokohama yesterday. His mission
will prepare the ground for an
agreement for joint action in China,
in line with the Anglo-Japanese
agreement. All the Japanese gov
eminent officialdom were modified
for the ceremonious arrival.
The square in front of the station
in the capital was filled with SOL
diers and royal bureaucracy. Mem
bers of the foreign colony (mainly
people in the service of foreign
business enterprises in Japanl were
also on hand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
Chicago Carpenter Union
FdkexS In Sell out Plan

trade and the wages so determined
shall be accepted by the parties
hereto as the wages for this trade
for not less than one year."
The painters have had five-day
week for year, and have signed a
new agreement with many OBJ
jectionable clauses in it. But the
5-day, 40-hour week is kept. If the
carpenters do not vote this agree
ment down, it will set the building
trades workers back five years in
their fight for shorter hours, lex
cept the painters and plasterers, who
have won this).
The progressives are mobilizing
to defeat this agreement for the
second time. A dodger denouncing
this sell-out has been issued. All
carpenters should vote against this
agreement, the progressives point
out. They urge the voting out of
office of Charles Sands and Thomas
Flynn, the reactionary secretary and
president of the Chicago District
Council, who helped put over the ex-
pulsion of Niels Kjar and George
Leach, progressive leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
New Negro Sh0w at Hudson
Theatre Is Disappointment

ssMESSIN' AROUND" at the Hud-
HA son Theatre, with an all-Negro
cast, is a disappointment. Instead
Of portraying Negro life as it actu-
ally is, it spends the major part of
the evening in initiating the whites.
The few scenes which do not at
tempt to be smart are the best,
especially the singing of Spirituals,
by a female trio.
The best bet, however, is an ac-
tual four round boxing match be-
tween the only two licensed women
boxers in America. The bout on the
Hudson stage is better than many
a well-advertised, high-priced fight.
None of the punches are pulled and
if anyone is interested in viewing
boxing bout between two members
of the weaker sex,' here is their
opportunity.
The entertainment starts very
slowly, but develops speed as it con-
tinues, and is able to come to an
end with plenty of noise. In spite
of that, something seems lacking.
There is no outstanding figure in
the cast, such as Bill Robinson is in
"Blackbirds." Of course, every Ne
gro musical entertainment need not
have a Bill Robinson, but it should
have at least one or two actors or
actresses that one can remember
after leaving the theatre. The only
one who is noteworthy to that eX-
tent in the present production is
James (Slim) Thompson, who is a
fairly good comedian, but neverthe-
less has not got cit" AS to the
dancing, it is rather mild.
There is no plot to the play. At
least, for that we can be thankful.
The opening scene is Lenox Ave.
and 135th st. From there we visit
fortune teller, then the Mississippi
River, carnival and the final scene,
a Harlem night club.
While none of the songs will set
the town attire, several of them are
fairly good. They are "Get Away
From My Window" "Shout On"
"Skiddle De Scow" and the theme
song (if we can call it that "Mes-
sin Around"
Members Of the cast, in addition
to Mr.. Thompson, include Sterling
Grant, Cora La Redd, Hilda Per-
leno, Billy McLaurin, and the two
female boxers, Emma Maitland and
Aurelia Wheeldin.
Someone in the lobby during the
intermission said that the play is
"mess," making a pun out of its
name. 1t is not quite as terrible
as that, but, without doubt, it
oould he T1oIIch better
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
Aid Fall to Dodge
Trial Till Oct.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The l
ported illness of Special Governme-
Prosecutor Atlee Pomerene com
just in time to secure another pos
ponement of the trial of Albert
Fall, former secretary of the i
terror, on charges of bribery in co
nection with the huge graft whi'
enriched politicians and busine
men in the Teapot Dome scandal
Set for May s, Fall will be tried
unless illness" prevents him
others involved in the case from a
tending-till Oct. 8.
In the interim Fall is able to tai
advantage of the tagging intere
in the case, which, together with t.
friendly attitude indicated by t
government, will pave the way f
a light sentence, if any.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By q WofEer CoTTeSponden5J
Some time ago the Schrafft Co.
restaurants in New York promised
ten per cent bonus every three
months to the workers who were
steady. If one was sick or absent
few days she lost the bonus. How
long did this continue? Just for
enc year. All the workers tried
their best to get the bonus.
Then the bosses got wise, so they
started a new way to fool the work
ers. They said: ut is too much
trouble for you to wait for three
months, so we are going to give you
certain amount every week" But
they gave this only to those who
had worked for at least three
months.
The company then thought up a
rev scheme, which was to hire new
help. Those who were receiving
bonuses found out that the bosses
were trying to get rid Of them. To-
day the bonus does rot exist.
Sell Shares.
After that Schraffts tried selling
hares. Managers in each store
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
Workers Can
Lick q Three
Million Co.
by a Worker Correspondent


I, cafeteria worker, was giving
out circulars in the Automat, on
18th St., near Fourth Ave-, to fellow
employees, calling attention to the
mass organization meeting that was
being held at Bryant Hall.
Suddenly 1 was jerked by the col
lar by the bouncer, and forced to go
to the cellar, where l was told to
wait. In a few minutes, tough
looking individual, who looked like
plain clothes dick, confronted me
with the following cross examina-
ton:
what are you buns trying to
do, break up a three million dollar
corporation"
l answered, "I'm no bum, I'm do
ing this for money, as I've been I'M
employed a long time" (Of course
l said this to square myself.
Dick: "You don't want to work,
you're only interested in breaking
business. All you want to do is
poison peoples minds and raise dis
turbances among the workers.
You're Irish, aren't you, you ought
to be ashamed of yourself. If you
weren't one of my own I'd give you
three months on the island" Then
he let me go.
FULLY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
BOSSES START
SCABS' "UNION'I
IN ELIzABETHTOI
A. F. of L. Official
Plan Rayon Sell-out.
(By Worker Correspondent

by q Worker Correspondent
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn, q
MaiD The $500 rayon workers
strike against the Glanzstoff a
Bemberg Companies in Johns
City and here are standing sol
but the A. F. of L. and United TIE
tile Workers talk as if they q
ready for another sell-out.
The firmness of the strikers h
alarmed the company officials wi
after conferences with Aymon
the State Federation of Labor q
Hoffman of the U. T. w. expect
quick collapse of the strikers.
The company is trying a nj
scheme. DR.. S. G. Rea, a member
the chemical staff of the Americ
Glanzstoff Corp. has organized sol
scabs into the Loyal Worker!
These scabs are asking the compa
to reopen the factories at once. TIL
the local capitalist papers spre
the word that "the strikers are as
ing for the reopening of the plants
j. A. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
.AMBRIDCE STEEL
TUBE WORKERS
Get LONG HOURS
Burgess, Is Asked by
Boss, Represses Meet
(By a Worker Correspondent

by a Worker Correspondent
AMBRIDGE, Pa. (By MaiD.-
The Standard Seamless Tube Co.
for years has had the custom of
working straight IS hours at night
and II hours day shift.
Split Shifts, Low Wages.
On April - the chief inspector
or the foreman handed down orders
that the inspection department must
alternate and work one week IL
hours at night and next week II
hours day shift. The men in the
inspection department are bitterly
opposed to the decision and are dis
satisfied with the wages paid them,
as they have a considerable respon-
sibility connected with their jobs.
They are paid only So cents an hour,
while other mills are paying any
where from IS to SO cents an hour
for the same line of work.
Start Shop Committee.
A young comrade has worked up
the morale of the workers to fight
for an S-hour day and a 5-day week
and no reduction in pay. A shop
committee was organized and de-
cided to have a meeting and issue
a leaflet on the, shop.
When the distribution of the leaf
lets was made the employment
agent, named Greene, had police
man come and arrest the conrade
distributing them.
The company told the workers
not to attend this meeting on April
81, as they would have spies there
and anyone attending would be dis
charged. The Burgess dismissed
the case of the arrested comrade,
saying he saw nothing illegal
against the leaflet.
Refused Hall.
But Greene came to see the Bur-
CESS ard asked him not to allow a
meeting to be held and permit was
refused. The original hall was then
denied the workers, but another hall
was rented and the steel workers
held a successful meeting.
AMBRIDGE WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
RIGHT WINCER
AIDS SPEEDUP OF
DRESS WORKERS
Boss Gentleman, Says
Faker
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By WORKER Correspondent
A special meeting of workers in
the Ben Gershel right wing dress
shop was held this week for the al
legged purpose of discussing prob
lens concerning the workers CD
and the welfare of "their' shop. At
that holy right wing meeting the
workers were afraid to raise their
voices when the chairman declared
that the union and the employers of
the shop had called the meeting in
order to adopt some kind of an eff
cheney system.
This chairman was recently
elected through the influence of the
management, with whom he works
hand in hand. The "dove of peace"
reigns in Ben Gershels shop when
said chairman represents the work
ers. This peacemaker, in his adj
dress, urged the workers to speed
up work so as to avoid the alterna-
tive of a cut in wages.
He also warned the workers
against talking to the newly hired
help, who always are better slaves.
He knew, he said, some of the older
members Of the shop who INDUCED
in such practices. and threatened to
hold them accountable.
To emphasize the chairman's
speech and put fear in the workers
minds, the delegate Of the shop
pointed out that the workers in Ben
Gershals shop were far from realiz-
ing what a gentleman their boss
was. This "philanthropist," he said,
has maintained wages to the same
level, at time when his competi-
tors are reducing them. The least
he can therefore expect is co-opera-
ton in the form of more and still
more work from his exploited cow
ardly slaves.
This same union is about to i'm
rose $40 tax on all workers as a
contribution to the Forthcoming
strike. | must also add that work
ers who failed to attend the meet
ing above mentioned were fined 81
N cash.
l think the above is true pic
ture of right wing leadership"
N. Y. DRESS WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
FLOODS Menace
IN TWO PLACES
New England, Midwest
Affected

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 5.-High
waters resulting from two days rain
and snowstorm again menaced the
Central Mississippi Valley today.
Weather Bureau officials forecast
a stage of SO feet, three feet above
flood, at st. Louis and corresponding
levels throughout the district from
Alton, ILL.,, to New Madrid, Mo-, be-
ginning Saturday at Alton and
finally extending far to the south
by the end of next week.
Little damage was expected how
ever. The rapid melting of the four
to six inch snow in Missouri, Ar
kansas and Northeastern Oklahoma
and intermittent rains throughout
the district sent rivers rising again,
just as they were lowering to below
flood levels from the floods of two
weeks ago.
BOSTON, Mass, May 5.-While
no deaths were known to have &C.
Cured in the New Hampshire floods,
one man, Patrick Washburn of
Kidderville, was reported missing to-
day after his home had been de-
stroyed at that village. He leaped
to telephone and called his daugh-
ter, telephone operator in Cole
brook,
"Run for your life, the dam is
out" he warned her. Then in the
middle of a sentence, the connection
was broken.
After the flood waters had SUBJ
sided, no trace of Washburn could be
found.
Besides the several dwellings
carried away at Colebrook, many
other homes were undermined or
otherwise damaged.
Several highway bridges were re-
ported down in that section of New
Hampshire, and latest reports indi-
Gated the total damage might far
exceed earlier estimates.
The flood waters, after rushing
through Colebrook, poured into the
Connecticut River, causing that
stream to overflow on the Vermont
side.
Collapse of 50-foot section Of
the Badger Dam across the Tioga
River was responsible for the less
serious flood which damaged half a
| dozen homes in Belmont, N. H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-06
SCAB JOB is
TURNED DOWN
BY WORKERS
Ask That Support Be
Given to Strike
(Bu q Worker Correspondent

(By O W Orker correspondent
b I am an unemployed worker,
without work for over two months.
This morning I read an ad in the
N. Y. World for laborers at $50
Sixth Ave. -oI
When I came to the place l found
sign Gree Employment" Inside
I found were 20 others. was asked
whether I was chauffeurs' helper
and quickly placed aside with the
helper group. l asked just what kind
of work it was. Instead of answer
ing the man in charge told me to
go home for my work clothes. When
persisted he finally told me that
it was IAN easy job helping on a
job just riding around in the truck
for Sc day."
While a Portuguese worker was
giving his name l overheard the man
at the desk tell him that this was
a strikebreaking job. Immediately
told the man in charge that | was
no strikebreaker and never would be
one. Turning to the other workers
l shouted:
"Fellow workers, this is a strike
breaking job. We may be unemploy-
ed but we don't have to scab on ou1
brother workers because we would
only be scabbing on ourselves. Let's
CO."
Ten other chauffeurs and helpers
walked out with me. l hope the 9TH
ers too will some day learn the les
son Of solidarity.
-CHAUFFEUR'S HELPER.