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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
II DIE IN SNOW
GALE IN EUROPE
Unemployed Suffering
From Cold

killed when gales and billiards sunk
vessels, derailed trains and destroyed
homes on the northwestern coast of
Europe. Eleven seamen were drown
ed when their vessels floundered and
four died in Belgium from intense
cold.
The crew of eight of the Hook of
Holland life boat were drowned when
they put out to sea to aid a vessel
in distress. The Swedish schooner
Sophie was lost with a crew of three
off the Scandinavian coast.
Billiards accompanied by a heavy
fall of snow brought suffering and
havoc to thousands of unemployed
workers in Germany, Sweden and
Belgium. In Brussels three persons
died from exhaustion caused by in
tense cold and scores were injured
in the storm. New breaches in bikes
were reported from Termond and
Moerseke, inundating the surround
ing country for the third time in
six weeks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
Rayon Mills Will Be Turned
Into Aysenals for Government
OBJ a Worker Correspondent

HOPEWELL, Va. (By MaiD.-
Hopewell, located on the James
River, is the home of thousands of
slaves of the Tubize Rayon Co.. huge
makers of artificial silk. The slaves
of the Tubize Co. work long hours,
as high as IL and Ia hours g day,
and their wages are low-averaging
about $!4 week. The Rayon Trust
is pretty strong in this town, and
being one of the industries which
controls the law and its officials,
they make it pretty hard for any
militant workers who talk about do
ing something to end the misery of
the Rayon mill workers. Formerly
there used to be mostly small fac
tories in this town, but the big
trusts have broken in, and are max
ing the workers into so many TO-
bots. The Rayon workers are en-
tirely unorganized.
One of the stages in the produc-
ton of Rayon, which is conlbina-
ton of the chemicals cellulose and
acetone is what is called the nitro
genation of cotton. Now, it is not
only the purpose of the bosses to
keep us unorganized, but the United
States War Department has an in
terest in keeping the slaves from
organizing also.
And the Rayon bosses go around
hoasting that they will be backed
up by the U. s. government in keep
ing out troublesome agitators."
Here is the reason why. Every fac
tory making Rayon will be turned
into government munitions plant
at minutes notice when war
comes.
The process of nitrogenation of
cotton leads to the direction of gun
cotton and cordite, for explosives.
In Rayon plant are all the mate
rails necessary in the manufacture
of high explosives. So the Rayon
slaves will be turned into slaves
who will be forced to manufacture
explosives to kill other workers. The
Hubble Co. is planning to expand,
and will bring in thousands of more
slaves, poor farmers. and mountai-
neers from Virginia. In the plans
to make Hopewell a center for the
manufacture of munitions in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
Fatal Coal Mine Blast
Caused by Gas, Union
May Have Prevented

FAIRMONT, W. Va, Jan. II (U.
P.).--Steve Henderson, 80, died N
the Fairmont State Hospital today
from injuries received last night in
an explosion at the Sands mine of
the Continental Coal Company.
Eight other miners were injured
when they were caught in a second
blast while attempting to rescue
Henderson. Most of the crew of
200 miners had left when the ex-
plosion occurred.
The fatal explosion at the Sands
mine was caused by gas, in which
the men were forced to work be-
cause their union, which would have
prevented such abuse, was smashed
thru Lewis misleadership several
years ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
Guns
FOR WHOLE ARMY
Tariff Hearing Exposes
Imperial Preparation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-An at
tempt by an army ordinance officer
to help his friends, the firearms
manufacturers get higher tariff
thru his testimony before the House
ways and means committee yester-
day betrayed the plan of the army
heads to make every soldier ma
chine gunner.
Lieut.. Col. Townsend Whelen is
the officer. He told the representa-
tives that private firearms manu-
facturers should be given higher
profits thru the tariff because they
would be needed to make several mil
lion automatic rifles, shooting well
as the present 80 Springfield, but
actually small machine guns.
Others to Follow Suit.
It is expected that the Interna-
tional Harvester Co., Ford, and other
tractor manufacturers will now ask
for higher tariff because they will
be needed to produce unlimited guam
titles of trucks to carry the ammuni-
ton that the new light machine guns
will require.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
White1Uash for Bosses IN
Accidents Caused by Neglect
by a Worker Correspondent

10y u w OFheF COFIeSPOHueHt/
LOS ANGELES (By MaiD.-D.
L. Sutton, lineman, Long Beach,
may recover from the shock he re-
ceived when 4400 volts of electricity
went through his body, a report
stated today. The worker was I'M
conscious when he was removed
from the pole.
Gas Blast Hurt Two Workers.
A workman's pick striking and
piercing a gas main at Echo Park
Avenue and Landa St., recently
caused an explosion which sent two
workers to the Georgia Street Re-
ceiving Hospital with serious in
juries.
A Give" cigarette ignited the gas
and was the "cause" of the explo-
sion, it is claimed in some quarters.
But what about those sparks that
were flying around when the pick
hit the pipe nobody seemed to know
anything about? The cigarette tale
will probably be used to prevent
the workers from collecting dam
ages. The Ind. Accident Commits
sion is hard-boiled body anyway.
Lynn Hall, 2S, of 1864 So. Flower
ST., and Earl Markley, SO, of 33 E.
Hellman St., were treated with first
and second degree burns and face
and hands. H. Wariz, foreman of
the water department crew, was
hurled 25 feet to fall into a dump
of brush, which saved him from
serious injury.
j. A. yelling, of 1871 N. Olive
St., janitor of municipal power
plant, was instantly burned to death
and his body completely charred the
ether day in a terrific explosion
which shook the massive concrete
substation of the Bureau of Power
and Light, 1880 North Main st. The
blast occurred in one of the dozen
SS,000-volt control galleries.
L. L. Dasbach and B. Montgomery,
electricians, suffered severe burns.
The former died in the hospital, and
the latter is reported recovering.
The explosion blew the ianitor
through a steel door and broke
nearly every bone in his body, it
was learned.
Although officials are slow in Civ
ing out facts, Arleigh Heinz, as
sistant chief engineer and general
manager of the plant, said that the
explosion occurred when gases
formed by boiling oil in one of the
generators at the plant were ignited
by short circuit, and the automatic
oil release valve failed to function
in time to stop the explosion.
Nearly 400 workers lost their
lives in the st. Francis dam disaster
last March. That scandal was white
washed as usual when higher-ups
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
Influenza Deaths on
Downgrade for First
Time in Nine Weeks

WASHINGTON, Jan. II (UP).-
Reports today from the U. S. Public
Health Service and the Commerce
Department showed that the influ-
enza epidemic is on the down grade.
For the first time in nine weeks,
deaths from influenza and pneumo-
MIA in 40 cities in the United States
decreased.
There were 3,2s3 deaths from both
diseases last week as compared with
1898 for the, week previous, a de-
cline of 610, the commerce depart
ment's report from the larger cities
revealed. OF these deaths 1874 were
from pneumonia and 1909 from in
fluenza.
Reports from 43 states for the
week ended Jan. II received by the
Public Health Service showed 49,
900 cases of influenza as compared
with $4,000 for the preceding week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
KILL Three ON
SECTION GANG
Make Bro. Men Work
While Train Nears

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, Jan. IT.
Three men were killed and five
hurt at Poasttown three and one
half miles northwest of here today,
when Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road train plowed into a section
gang of nine men, because the
company was so greedy for the
extra shovelful of gravel that the
men were kept at work too long
after the train was seen.
Frank Keehner, 81, Shandon,
Ohio, was killed instantly and Miles
Haney, 26, Fostoria, who boarded
in Middletown, died about two hours
later in a hospital here.
The third victim is still unidenti-
fled.
Homer Harold, Middletown, was
the only one to escape uninjured as
Haley Bell, Excello, lost his right
heel when he jumped from the track.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18

FORD WORKERS
Lose IS Minute
LUNCH PERIOD
A Few Hundred Hired
Out of Over 10000
by a Worker Correspondent

(Bg q Worker Correspondent
YPSIl,ANTI, Mich. (By MaiD.-
Out of crowd of over 10000 I'M
employed men before the Ford plant
today lined up in vacant parking
ground space IN zero weather for
hours, only 400 We're hired. AS that
many are laid off or quit every day
at the Ford plant, the hiring of the
400 day by Ford does not make
the unemployment situation in Det-
roit any better.
The Ford efficiency experts have
solved the problem that was worry
ing Henry-how to get out of losing
IS minutes on each shift by giving
the men that much time for lunch.
There were three shifts working
S hours each-7 to 8; 8 to II and
II to 7. Ford had to give them at
least Is minutes for lunch. There
was no other way out of it; three
times eight are "a. But Ford's high
salaried efficiency experts solved it.
On Monday morning the day shift
would start work at a. m. and
work until 1920 p. M, with 20 min
utes for lunch. The afternoon shift
works from 500 until 11:40 p. M,
20 minutes for lunch. The midnight
shift is from 11:40 p. m. until s
q. m. The rest of the week the
shifts are 8 to 4, to IL, and IL
to 8. On the fifth and final day
Of the week the midnight shift would
stop work at $40 a. m. 20 minutes
off for lunch.
JOHN SUTTON.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
U. S. GIVES VOTE
TOSTEWARTF FOE
Alien Property Proxies
Are for Rockefeller

Dealings in Standard Oil of In
diana on the Curb Exchange quieted
down yesterday and the price re-
coded. on profit taking. The buying
in th' issue was by opposing inter-
ests for John D. Rockefeller Jr. and
Col. Robert w. Stewart, chairman
of the company, in their fight for
control.
But the stocks staid sold, unlike
most booms in particular stocks, and
that ended the competition, except
| for few odd shares here and there.
The Rockefeller and Stewart experts
turned their attention to some other
phase of the revolt in the Standard
Oil family.
1t seems that Rockefeller has the
inside track with the government. 1t
lis reliably reported that the alien
property custodian will give him
proxies on $4,000 shares of Standard
Oil of Indiana held by the U. S.
Hero of Teapot Dome.
This revives the story that the
whole Teapot Dome prosecution and
consequent exposure of graft and
crookedness was engineered by
Rockefeller because Sinclair was a
rival, and because Stewart, head of
the Indiana company, was not only
| Fleeing his own stockholders, one
of whom is Rockefeller, by the "Con-
tinental Oil Co." fraud, but was en-
gaging in a fratracidal competition
with the Standard Oil Companies of
other states.
Stewart was one of the Sinclair
gang which organized the Continent
tai Oil Co., whose only transaction
was to buy oil from a Texas COM
pany at market price and sell it
to Standard Oil of Indiana and other
firms in the deal at 25 cents barrel
above market price, thus establishing
on the profit" a slush fund of 49,
100000. This was used to grease
the way" for Secretary of the In
terror Fall to give Sinclair the Tea
pot Dome oil reserve.
"MOraT" Indignation.
And now the government comes
to John DIS aid in his present fight
with an insubordinate state presi-
dent, by providing $4,000 proxies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18

att r. childish to attempt to hold
individual persons guilty for the
inception Of the war, II In a mis-
tnke to accuse kings and cxars of
having created the present war.
The war wns mnde by capital.
Capitalism Ind run into blind nj
ley. This blind nlIey WINS nothing
more nor less than the imperialism
which dictated wnr between
those competing for the owner
shfp Of the world" From speech
by Lenin. Lenin memorial meet
Ing, January 10, In Madison Square
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
A.F.L.FAKERS AID
POLITICIANS TO
LARGE SALARIES
Probe Lickspittles to
Capitalism
(By a Worker Correspondent

w " W Nf'SSf W. W f|SFeNN'tS/
LAWRENCE, Mass, (By Mail).-
The Central Labor Union of Lawr-
ence, this week set in motion the
political machinery of city and state
to raise the salaries of the mayor
and aldermen of the city council,
from $500 to $4,000 a year. They
have presented a bill to the state
legislature for permission, and they
ask all civic and community organi-
cations to support them in their
action.
In view of the fact that one-fourth
of the tenements and stores are
empty and three-fourths of the
working people unemployed, and the
banks are foreclosing on mortgages
on every hand, this action by the
lick-spittle c. L. U. is almost typical
of labor takers. After all, what else
could we expect from the A. F. of L.
j. s.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
Hundreds of Chinese
Peasants Killed in
Earthquake, Report

PEPING, (Peking) China, Jan.
16 (UP).-The Chinese press re-
ported today that hundreds" of per-
sons had been killed by an earth
quake in Northwest Shansi, near the
Monaghan border.
The quake was said to have
wrecked villages in the area which
is suffering great hardship due to
famine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
U. S. TO VOTE ROCKEFELLER.

1t is stated on good authority that
the U. S. government alien property
custodian, Sutherland, who holds
$4,000 shares of Standard Oil of
Indiana stock, will vote them for
Rockefeller, against Stewart, Rookie
feller's rebellious president of the
Indiana company. This bears out
the contention that the Rockefeller
interests inspired the prosecution OF
Sinclair, Stewart and the Teapot
Dome clique last year, to smash a
rival. Stewart and Rockefeller are
competing on the New York stock
market for shares in Indiana S. O.
This has forced the price of the
stock up from 90 to 103 IA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18

~The function Of the sOviets.
fhe Significance of the Dictator
ship. IL the organized use Of force
agnfnst counter revolution, the
n~feguarding of the achievements
~ the revolution in the interests
ma1Ority. There can be no dunl
authority In the government. Now
me entire nation governs itself"
From speech by LenfD. Lenin menu
- the majority and based ON the
rw1al meeting, January ~.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18

are hit, Responsible city officials
neither went to Jail nor lost their
jobs. So the same course will be
followed when workers are killed
on a small scale instead of whole
sale, as in this explosion-killing case.
L. P. RINDAL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18

coming imperialist war, the multi
million dollar allied chemical dye
trust will locate a plant which will
cost s120,00,000 or more, for the
manufacture of explosives also.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18

sour theory must give an an
swer to the problems that practice
puts to us."-Lenin. Lenin memoir
tal meeting, January 10. in Madison
Square Garden.
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The G. P. Goggin ranch, near White Swan, one of the largest places in the interior reservation, Yakima Valley, has been sold for $6o,O00. Goggin, the seller, was formerly in business in Nome.
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A|RPIAVES COVER
 75.0OD MILES EACH
 DAY IN TIE J. 5. 4.
COMMITTEES STUDYING AVAIL ABLE SITES AND DEVELOP
 ING AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON, Oct, 10, P)- Airplanes in the states en- gagged in private flying and aerial service operations in 1928 flew more than 6O,0O0,O00 miles, a distance equal to 2,4O0 trips around the world Col. Harry H Blee, chief of the division of airports and aero nautic information, department of commerce stated in an address de- livered over associated radio stations of the Nat. Broadcast ing Co.
 Today there are 46 air transport companies in the United States, flying 75,000 miles per day and car rying. in addition to express and passengers. more than 6,000000 pounds of air mail annually, Colon tel Blee stated
 The United States rapidly is talk ing a position of world leadership m the field of air transportation, and after years Ot pioneering, am pie capital for development work IS now available. Col Blee said, predicting that in a few years the flying public will be enjoying a transportation service over a sys- tenn of airways so comprehensive that it will link every important city in the U g. with the great business and pleasure centers of the world
 The United States now has more than 30000 miles of airWays, of which 1O,183 are lighted for night flying.
 Many cities and towns are real izing that they must provide suita- ble airports if they are to have a place in the air transportation sys-
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LEGAL. NOTICE
U. s. LAND OFFICE, ANCHOR AGE. ALASKA.

U. s. LAND OFFICE, ANCHOR AGE, ALASKA.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RALPH SPARKS, entryman, together with his witnesses, HAA- ION SUNSBY, and THEODORE ALBERT NUTBEEM, all of SeI- dovia, Alaska, has submitted fin al proof on his homestead entry, serial 06799. for lands embraced in U. s. Survey No. 1541, Longi- tude 151o 12 30" W. Latitude 590 36' N. containing 17.55 acres.
 If no protest is filed in the U. :. Land Office, Anchorage, Alas ka. within the period of publica ton or thirty days thereafter said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. The proof is now in the files of the local Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska.
 ]. Lindley Green, Register First publication August 20, 1929. Last publication October 30, 1929.
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WANT HCNE PRIVACY?
 LIGHT TIE WINDOWS

NEW YORK, Oct, II, (P)- Science has found a way for per sons who dislike to pull down the shades on a stuffy night, to keep the curtains up, windows wide open and lights on, and yet remain in- visible to those outside.
 The trick is a few bright light framing the outside of window pr. E. E. Free of New York Univer- sity says:
 If these lights point outward, people outside can not see in, side. even though the interior is normally lighted
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HAS NOTHING ON
 CLARK ANDERSEN

Something different in speed craft appeared recently at a Florida res2et in an outboard mOtorboat that rolled over in somersaults al full speed without injury to the pilot says Popular Mechanics Mag azine.
 In that respect, the boat is some what similar to those used by the Eskimos who can turn completely over in their frail shells and bob out of the water again.
 The boat is so built that the in terior is dry and the occupant is securely kept from falling out.
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Al meat and nothing else in the Frye -Bruhn Meat Market.
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WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND

KANSAS CITY, Mo, oct, 8, (P1- John G- Bonnet, 36, was shot to death by his wife in a quarrel over his play in bridge game. The wo- man was held on a charge of mur- der.
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Hear the record Utah Trail. Play ed on the New Brunswick Portable; price S35. Also the record Barnacle Bill is good and some more about Bill will be on the next boat. SCHALLERERS ALASKA SHOP.
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tenn Of the future. AS a result, there are approximately HOO cities organizing committees and study
 ing available sites for airports, more thau 1000 addinonal osp-es actually engaged in the develop ment of their airports, he conclud- ed.
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GOLD BONDS OFFERED

NEW YORK, oct, 8, G49-A $3O,- 100000 issue of Canadian National Railway Co., five percent guaran- teed gold bonds will be offered aU 9812.
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WORTHLESS CHECKS

ATLANTA CITY, oct, 8, (P)- Reed Knox, son of the late Philan- der Knox, former secretary of state, is being sought on charges of pass ing worthless checks.
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Fred Watson, arrested at Ju- neau on a charge of assaulting an 18-year old Indian girl from Yakutat, was arraigned and bail fixed at $2,000, which was fur nished.
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Capt. George Rose, formerly of Juneau, is reported to be i'll at the U. s. Marine Hospital at Port Townsend, according to an article appearing in Strollers Weekly It was thought at the time the Captain would not sur vive.
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SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY

The gasboat Trader left the port of Nome last month for the mouth of the Yukon on trad ing expedition MT, and Mrs. F. Preston were aboard with a quantity of trade goods for their trading post near Andreafsky.
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THE MALLoY

SeattIe's Ideal Apartment
 Home
 UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Complete service, beautiful lobby. Roof garden; modern fireproof, soundproof build ing; garages. We'll worth
 your inspection. 18th N. E. near 45th, Mel rose 5252, Seattle, Wash.
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Solomon recently exDf

Solomon recently experienced it's worst storm since 1913 dur ing which the beach was swept clean of barges, boats, oil tanks, lumber, etc. and strewn all over the tundra Many families left for the nearby hills
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MAGAZINE AMI NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN. Schal- lerer'S Alaska Shop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14
Checks to RObiSOn'S
F amily Introduced
In Custer Hearing

for trial on charges Of impeach-
ment.
Checks ir..-oduced at yesterdays
hearinA, signed by Robson and
payzbie to physicians and IN several
instances to members of Robison's
family, were said by his attorneys
to be in keeping with tie law which
provid for an expense fund for
re-apprai. .ment Of certain state
lands.
One item for an 1912 automobile
was accounted for as a necessity in
travelling to examine the land for
reappraiSement Other items for
pr ,ns' services wer- necessary
because Of illness that overlook
r bison while engaged in reap
praisement work, his attorneys said.
Robison's attorneys objected TO
the introduction Of a report OF a
rec 1t Joint !-ve--I5ating commit
tee OF the land flee on the ground
that 1t represented opinions and
conclusions. Their objection was
sustained
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-14

AUSTIN, Texas. June 14.-tP)-
Legislation today continued to mark
tim as the house, sitting as a COM
mittee Of the whole. entered the
second day Of consideration Of
charges of impeachment against j.
T. Robi5cn. 69-year-old commits
sioner OF the land office.
AS a committee, the house en-
gagged attorneys to develop testi-
mony concerning Robison's man
agemen administration. collection
and disbur- ment Of the one-cent-
an-acre fund provided to pay eX-
penses for reappraiSement OF the
public lands under an : Of 1925
and amended in 926. acceptance
of gifts. and differences with the
governor, attorney general and re-
gents Of 4 e University Of Texas as
to the sale Of mine leases in uni
versity lands.
II testimony warrants. the aged
officar vill he citad tn tina eanate