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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04
Bankers Run Chicago

an increase of pay, the street car
workers were given fake insurance
scheme. The officials of the Street
Car Mems Union are working hand
in hand with the traction trust.
The branches of the transit COM
panies have expired. The companies
are demanding a perpetual fran
chise." In other words, the handing
over of the transportation system
and the streets of Chicago to the
traction trust for an indefinite pc
Rod. The corrupt city administra-
ton, with the help of the labor fax
ers, Nelsc and Bowler, all work for
the insult, Blair and Busby traction
magnates.
The city of Chicago has a car
fund amounting to about $64,000,000.
This fund is supposed to be used for
improvements and extension of trac-
ton facilities. The transportation
system in the working class neigh
borhoods is rotten and crowded. In
many cases, the workers have to
pay double fare, and no extensions
or improvements are attempted. In
recent disclosures, it was found that
this money was turned over to the
big banks who control the transit
lines, at the interest rate of 2 per
cent, the banks in turn using and
loaning this money at rates from 7
to IL per cent.
Many other important problems,
such as corruption, graft, padded
payrolls in the city administration,
crowded schools and the platoon sys-
tenn in wo-kers' districts, smashing
of the teachers union, unemploy-
ment, injunctions against workers,
discrimination and terror against
Negroes, etc., are the issues in this
campaign.
The Chicago labor bureaucracy is
part of the capitalist political ma
chinery. The Chicago Federation of
Labor, in it's meeting of January 6,
adopted a resolution introduced by
John Fitzpatrick, begging capitalists
to look more kindly upon the reac-
tionary takers and to extend class
collaboration. The resolution de-
manded that labor be allowed to par
ticipate in civic committees on an
equal footing with the capitalists.
Fitzpatrick complained that, "labor
has been wholly overlooked when
these committees were formed and |
believe that this is unfair. Labor
should + granted equal representa-
ton on these committees"
The Wage Farmers League OF
Cook County is again being re-
vived in this election in the interest
of the capitalist Thompson admins
traton, or, as one paper put it, the
Wage Farmers League sis being
picked out of the junk-heap with the
idea of sending it into action as the
leader of the Thompson movement in
the aldermanic campaign"
In this aldermanic election cam
paign, the Workers Communist
Party is the only working class
party. Standing squarely upon the
class struggle, fighting for the in
1 terests of the working class and
against capitalism, putting forth a
list of Communist candidates in the
following proletarian wards: 3 (E
L. Doty); 9 &c. Gugich); 10 I'M
Lerian); 95 (Maruer); 40 Ham
mersmark); 43 (Hirschler).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04

evidently women of The southern
ruling class, were in the crowd and
their shrill, excited shouts made
queer accompaniment for the agon-
lied shrieks of the burning Negro,
who twisted and fought at his ropes,
shrieking out curses at his captors
and white people generally.
A newspaper correspondent who
witnessed the murder estimated that
it was Is minutes before the power
fully built Negro worker finally
quit his convulsive twitching and
agonized fighting at the ropes.
Shepard, who boosted powerful
physique, fought his white captors
to the time he was thrown, hog
tied on the bier, and he fought at
the ropes and his torturers until the
last breath of life left him. Even
while he lay on the pile Of burning
wood, his wrists tied securely, he
reached out after small pieces Of
wood, which he threw at members
of the mob. When, before the pyre
was lighted, the mob member
climbed over him and cut off his
ears, he cursed and spat on the
white fiend. He made last final
sttempt at escape even as the
flames whipped about him. Shepard
twisted end rolled in the flames and
finally rolled off the pile Of flaming
stovewood. He tried to rise to his
feet, and rose as far as the ropes
binding his legs to his hands would
allow.
Members of the mob quickly
reached for their guns, as if afraid
that this single, hog-tied Negro
would free himself and launch an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04

was described with gusto and the
Negro workers warned that a SIM
liar fate would overtake them I'M
less they stayed in their place."
Shepard was then carried to the
gates Of Camp II. Here, with the
same leisurely methodical precision
which had marked their actions, the
business men and planters, who
acted as leaders of the mob, I'M
loaded dry wood for the cremation,
built their pyre, bound and strapped
Shepard and poured upon him gaso-
line which had been carried for the
occasion.
Lest he might die too quickly as a
result of inhaling gas fumes, Shep-
ards mouth and nostrils were
partly filled with mud before the
match was touched to his body. 1t
was clearly the intent of the mob
to make their helpless victim suffer
as long as possible.
Ears Cut Off.
The flaming torch was again
withheld as a well-dressed business
man, intent on further torture,
leaped from his gar atop the pile OF
wood, straddiod lie Negroes body
and cut off his ears with pocket
knife. Wrapping the gruesome SOU
venirs in his handkerchief he tossed
them into the bottom of his Cadillac.
At about 7:15 the flaming torch
was applied to the gasoline-soaked
mass Of humanity and wood and a
shout went up from the circle of
spectators as the gasoline flame shot
high in the air, licking with a thou
SANG tongues the tortured worker.
Some hundred or more white women,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04
Especial Correspondence


JACKSON, Miss, Feb. "Details
CT one of the most horrible outrages
perpetrated against the American
working class by the capitalists and
planters of Mississippi, the burning
at the stake of Charlie Shepard,
escaped Negro prisoner, are begin
ming to seep through the southern
press.
The mob murder was advertised
in the columns of the capitalist press
seven hours in advance, enabling a
crowd Of 5000 in 5000 automobiles
to get to the scene in time for par
ticipation in the favorite sport of
the southern capitalist class.
Details Of the horror were shame
lessly printed in the local capitalist
press, and gloated over.
Four hundred state troops, which
aided in the three-day hunt, made
no effort to use their gas and phos-
phorous bombs to disperse the mob
anil save Shepard.
II was thirty miles away when ]
was told at / o'clock that the mob
had the Negro" said General ]. M.
IIairston, land I made no effort to
find IT," He had Immediately or
dered the soldiers home. Many of
them subsequently Joined the mob.
TerrOrize Negro Workers.
The lynching was used in a very
definite way to terrorize the Negro
population. After touring main
roads Of the section, cross roads and
back roads to allow every possible
person to gloat over the victim, sew
| eral Negro camps were visited in
which Shepard'g impending murder
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04
FLIES FOR IMPERIALISM

PARIS, Feb. 8 (UP).-Dieudonne
Costes, famous French aviator, an
nounced today that he would start
Feb. 10 on flight from Paris to
Hanoi, French Indo-China. He plans
to stop at Constantinople, Bassorah,
Karachi and Calcutta, hoping to
make the entire span in three days.
He will be accompanied by another
pilot, a mechanic and passenger.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04
REVEREND HAS STRANGE
"IJRGE."

OAKLAND, Calf, Feb. (UP)
Rev. Frederick R. "Kid" Dodge,
former professional boxer, was in
the Highland Hospital here today
endeavoring to recover from IAN
urge to strangle lis bride"
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04
The Butte Mines; Off to the Battle Front:
Borah and His Early Victims;
'The American Bastile"
PART XVI.
By WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD.

QUITE Miners Union of the W. F. NJ at that tim
the largest union America, with membership often as high
the greatest single social force Oh ne "or
% +be western mart of America tremendous of tn
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demanding nearly the Daily Worker
for cuts made us the
part paid begin
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the Daily Worker
scan theirpap out of
TODAY
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Previously Hay0ood wroe Of his early life boy among the
orons in Utah youb goug manhood and cowboy
in Nuada mining Svr City, Idaho; in the Western Federation
of Miners; delegate convenon elected Executive in
1899; strike that in the Occur dAemes northern
Idaho his mission Butte, Montana Now reading
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-04

big union was not always used to the best advantages
it nearly always allowed itself to be divided on cues
tons of strategy tactics and political issues osher
wise it could have been the directing energy Oh tne
entire state of Montana.
The Miners Hall was commodious but not nearly
large enough to accommodate the membership. Boyce'
Williams and attended meeting OF the union
When SPOKE it was to compliment the union highly
on the splendid work that it had DONE
In Butte were the Engineers Union ana the
! 1r.>.a.a 10th ,,arts Of the Western
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

ing all and sundry that in IS years
she had never asked me but the one
favor. and that had turned her down
on that.
There are all kinds of policemen,
you know. Some are good natured.
and some are the opposite, and some
are just ordinary tempered. In the
cases of minor infractions of the traf-
fic rules usually try to help the ones
who appeal to me. That Is, providing
I know the officer in the case and he
is friendly to me.
Surly Type Deplored.
There are some officers, unfortu-
nately. who are as arbitrary as they
can be. They are by nature i'll tenn
pered and ungracious. They are mis-
fits on the police force and should
never be allowed to come in contact
with the general public. They are usu-
ally the ones who are responsible for
the attitude some citizens take toward
policemen. There is another unfortu-
nate trait usually to be found in this
surly type of policeman. They delight
in seeing how many arrests they can
accept peoples explanation concerning
some trif1ing affair.
1T is rare for This type 10 have any
friends of their own. The kind Of ma
lures they possess prevent them from
understanding real unselfish friend
ships between ordinary people.
1T is only the other day" said this
veteran. that heard one of this type
boasting that he would lock his own
brother up as quick as any one else.
He also claimed he had never let an
offender of since he had been police
man. DO you not recognize the claims
OF friendship asked him. or the ties
Of blood? Don't you know the differ
ence between one who inadvertently
breaks the law and one who does so
deliberately?' But it was useless to try
to reason with him. He was just one
Of those people who don't belong in a
police force. which is composed in the
main Of considerate. tolerant men, who
mix common sense into their interpret
ing of hard and fast rules.
SO you can see, it all depends upon
who is the arresting officer In regards
TO how much luck you may have when
interceding for some friend or relative.
But when you fail-how hard it is to
make them believe you made an honest
effort. It's mighty funny they will
say, BILL was arrested last month for
the same thing and some cop he knew
got him off,
There are some policemen who have
little trouble in this respect There Is
no one who knows them, who would be
foolish enough to expect help of any
sort from them. If you are what Is
known as a regular fellow however,
and have lot of real friends, you are
sure to have 6. great many such re-
quests.
IF think man has done wrong
deliberately, I wouldn't help him, no
matter who he is. When I am con-
WINGED he deserves hand, I always try
to do what I can for him. Yes, sir"
sighed the old timer, II have lost a
few friends due to this job, but" and
there his eyes frightened. II have
made good many more without the
solace of friendship life would be
mighty empty for me. I have never
shirked what 1 consider my duty since
I have been a policeman-yet I have
made hardly one enemy out of all the
ones have been forced to arrest dur
ing the many years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
DRIVING SIGHT TEST
URGED FOR SAFETY
Council Ayers Good Eyes
Pressing Need to Cut
Traffic Toll.

The police of the District Of Column
bia and trafic officials, in common with
those in So Of the largest cities OF the
country, favor regulations which viii
require the sight Of motor drivers 10
be UP to a reasonable standard before
they are permitted to operate cars, ac-
cording to the Eyesight Conservation
Council of America.
The council has just completed q
Nationwide survey which disclosed that
two-thirds Of the States do not require
licenses Of all drivers of automobiles.
This report emphasizes the necessity
Of licensing all drivers. so that the
State may pass upon the qualifications
Of the individual and both control and
enforce safety measures on public high
ways.
The fatalities In a year from auto
accidents aggregated $4,000. The phys
ical capacity of the driver Is Of obvious
significance and an important require
ment should be fairly good eyesight, the
council declares.
Contributing to q national symposium
Of police chiefs and motor vehicle COM
miSsioners, NJ. o. Eldridge assistant
director Of traf1c, says: IT consider the
eyeSight test just as important as It Is
TO determine whether the applicant
knows the regulations or whether he
can drive car safely. We believe that
our eyesight test is partially responsible
for the fact that Washington has less
traff1c fatalities and less traffic accidents
in proportion to population than any
large city in the United States"
The District of Columbia has Just
gone on record as having gone through
December, 1928, without a traff1c IA
tally.
The councils survey showed that q
small proportion of the drivers Of motor
vehicles in the United States are re-
quired to give evidence that they can
see sufficiently well to enable them to
operate . motor vehicle safely upon the
public highways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
|AUTO INCREASE
SMALL LAST YEAR
Gain of 7 Per Cent Over Total
for January I, 1923,
Is Reported.

There were approximately 24,75o, 1000
passenger cars and trucks in operation
in the United States on January /, 1929,
according to B. H. Cram, president Of
Grams Automotive Reports, Inc, A
comparison of this amount with the
23,l27,315 units shown on January / a
year ago indicates a gain in registra-
tons during the year of 1922. 685 units,
or per cent. With the exception of the
81 per cent increase shown during 1927,
this was the smallest percentage in
crease noted since the first year or two
in the .industry's history, and the nu-
merical gain was the smallest since the
low production year of 1921.
Assuming that the increase in total
registrations from year to year repre-
sentS owners making their original pur-
chase, or, In other words, those that did
not have cars to turn in as part
payment on new cars, certain rather
interesting conclusions can be reached
as to the present condition of the do
nestle automobile market
OF the estimated 1928 United States
production of 4,399, 900 passenger cars
and trucks, approximately $4,000 cars
and trucks were exported, leaving a
balance Of 1891 900 units for the do
mestic market. Eliminating original
buyer sales from the total domestic
market, we find that replacement sales
during 1928 were the largest on record,
amounting to 2,20S,315 units. This was
practically 100000 units above replace
ments shown for the previous year and
about $4,000 units over the record
established at the end of 1926.
Time alone will tell how important a
part replacement sales will play in 1929
automobile sales, and to just what ex-
tent they will influence the total for
the year. However. this point should
be borne in mind when considering the
1929 sales situation. This year viii be
the first year to mark the lapse of
seven years since the United States an
nual production exceeded the 5000, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20


was riding his motor cycle along Ger
tain street one day when he happened
to notice that car just ahead of him
bore license tags that were reported
stolen. Vaughn rode up alongside to
question the driver. The driver, how
ever, had different ideas. Slamming on
his brakes he leaped to the ground and
commenced running.
Vaughn, with his injured leg, knew
he could never catch him on foot, so he
set out after him on his motor cycle.
There began one of the most exciting
chaSes ever recorded in police annals.
The chase led over sidewalks, up alleys,
through back yards-to the sorrow Of
several housewives who had their laun-
dered clothes hung out to dry-and
through at least one fence. Even build
ingS were no bar to Vaughn or refuge
TO the pursued They went in the front
door Of one garage and out the rear.
Bulldogs" His Man.
It was about this time that Vaughn
decided to attempt his famous coup"
he rode as close to the fleeing man as
he could and "bulldogged' him. Yes,
Sip he leaped right of of his still NOV
ing machine and tackled the fugitive
around the middle while he was still in
the air. They both came to the ground
together with a crash, and the next
thing the man knew he was a prisoner
at no. g.
Well, / seem to have wandered quite
way from what started out to tell
YOU want to tell you what this vet
eran traffic copper had to say.
To person interested in people and
things there is nothing more absorbing
than listening to an old man who has
led a colorful life and who is also
something Of raconteur.
I happened 70 ask this old-timer
what part Of his work he. liked best and
what phase of ii he liked least
SON." he began, "the part like best
about this job Of directing traffic Is
when I catch some one l know and
don't like breaking the law. There
used to be a fellow who lived next door
to me once who had two ferocious dogs.
They had never bitten any one, but
they always growled so menacingly and
showed their teeth in a manner that
never failed to terrorize my two chill
dren, who were little then. One day
went to this fellow and asked him to
please keep his dogs leaShed in his rear
yard, as they had my children where
they were almost afraid to leave the
house He became arbitrary, however.
and politely told me that II I or my
children didn't like his dogs manners
we could lump it or stay indoors.
1T wasn't long after that" the old
timer declared with a reminiscent
chuckle. when women should I see ap-
preaching my corner in one of my
neighbours cars, which he had evi-
IDENTIFY borrowed, but my old friend next
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Before much definite progress can be
made in getting the farmer out Of the
mud and in getting the city man out of
the city on week ends, there must be
coordination and cooperation of au-
thoritieS in charge of local roads and
highways in areas adjacent to large
cities, according to the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads Of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
There are approximately 2,750,000
miles of local rural roads in the United
States, say bureau engineers, and APP
proXimately / 200, 900 miles are admin
istered by town or township authori-
ties, and 1,750,000 miles are admin
istered by county authorities There are.
they say, 3.066 counties or equivalent
subdivisions, Of which 81 in the New
England States have no relation to i'm
proVement or maintenance of roads.
Authorities of the remaining 1899 exer-
else jurisdiction over the 1,750 900 miles
of local roads classified as county roads.
Only CTS OF the 1899 counties have
control over construction and main
tenance which may be described as rea-
sonably competent, according to the
bureau, and there are 500 counties
which have no definite organization
whatever for the maintenance of roads
ana IN winch the WORK Is OF the most
casual and inefficient nature.
THE county or township unit is gen.
orally so small and its taxing power so
limited" say these Federal road au-
thorities. "as to preclude overhead costs
for proper supervision of and equip
ment for road work. If adequate equip
ment is provided, the area Is generally
so small, and the mileage so limited, that
it cannot be employed full time.
I'm many counties control is limited
to single engineer who. in many cases,
is poorly paid and is inexperienced or
or richer counties have sufficient in
come to employ competent engineers.
Also elective local authorities seldom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
Authorities in Charge of Highways
Urged to Coordinate and Cooperate

have the qualifications necessary for
highway administration. There Is a
tendency for them to permit considsTa-
tons other than the requirements Of
sraffic and other properly controlling
conditions 10 influence their admin
istration.
THE outward movement Of popula-
ton in metropolitan areas has caused n
rapid growth Of suburban sections. Gen.
orally, each of these urban units has
partial jurisdiction over sections Of the
county highways within It's borders, and
the lack of common plan has been
serious obstacle to continuous and con-
sistent improvement Of main highways
This condition. coupled with the rapid
increase in traffic has resulted In Sc
riouS congestion"
In these areas, says the bureau, land
values are higher and with the concen-
tration of population more and better
highways can be supported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
ALCOHOL OF QUALITY
USED AS ANTI-FREEZE
Motorists Reject Liquid That Some
times Finds Sale in Pending
Prohibition Era.

Alcoholic content for beverages is q
much debated question, but for motor
car-as an anti-freeze 1t must be all
there. with no room for debate, accord
ing to the American Motorist, cfficial
publication of the American Automo-
bile Association.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton publication says:
MANY of us are deep in Winter. We
will be in deeper if anything happens
to our automobile radiators. Az, there's
the rub-not body rub, but 1S8-proof
denatured alcohol-that stands between
us and the cold weather trouble. A
warning has gone from prohibition
headquarters that some garages, filling
stations and other places have diluted
the denatured alcohol before its celir-
cry to the customer!
Where do you buy your alcohol? Has
a cut-rate sign lured you to an ire
sponsible dealer? Are you penny wise
and pound foolish?
I'm these days of the eighteenth
amendment the percentage Of alcoholic
content works both ways. Alcohol
must be all alcohol or none"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
ARRANGE AUTO SHOW.
New Models to Be Seen at Chicago
Exhibit.

Forty-three different makes of motor
cars, more than $50 accessory and Atty
shop equipment exhibits have been
assigned space for the national auto
mobile show to be held in the Coliseum,
Chicago, January 26 to February 2. A
survey would indicate that twenty-five
or more new models never before shown
to the public will be revealed
From a decorative standpoint the
exposition this year will be the most
ornate in the twenty-nine years of its
history. The National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. Inc, under
whose auspices the show is held an
nually, has approved scheme SUBJ
mitted by General Manager Samuel A.
Miles that calls for the expenditure Of
more than $4,000. The embellish-
ments are being prepared and will be
installed by Sam Asch, veteran scenic
artist.