davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ating deficit $1ol,23 VS.. deficit $1,I77,-
754; three months deficit S9o7, AL VS..
deficit $2,128,306.
Standard Oil Co. of California par
ticipates in $500, ,ooo-gallon gasoline
order of United Air Lines.
Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey par
ticipates in $500, 0,000-gallon gasoline
order of United Air Lines.
Texas Pacific Coal g. Oil Co. net in
come, quarter ended March 81, 1882,
1923, ,295, equal to 36 cents a common
share, VS.. defict S225, 1894.
Wick Financial Corporation action on
dividends to be taken semi-annually.
Western Pacific Railroad Corporation
March net operating deficit $98, ,086,
vs.. deficit S83,s1s; three months
deficit, 1891, ,656, VS.. deficit $236,39s.
Wisconsin Central Railway net loss
after taxes and charges, $284,255, VS..
net loss, s334,60e; three months net
loss, 1895, ,202, VS.. net loss, $1,067 ,939
Air Reduction Co. bookings hold
steady for past six months.
Ohio Public Service Co. net income
before depreciation, IL months ended
March 81, of 1913 per cent.
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio increases
price of aviation gasoline cent a gal
Ion; new base price, 10 cents.
youngstown Sheet g. Tube Co. oper-
ating around Is per cent Of capacity
vs.. II per cent in preceding week.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, April % up Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Cattle-100; compared week ago, fed
steers weak to rs lower; closing under
tone very dull; she stock, excepting
butcher heifers and common and
medium grade light yearlings and
cutter cows, IS OF; beef cows
showing most decline; better grade light
heifer and mixed yearlings sold OF at
close, but such. kinds gained sharply
early in week, selling up TO TOO; bulls,
Is down; vealers, back to low time OF
century; bulk fat steers, 5.50aT.25; aver
age cost approximately 6.25; extreme
top-heavy steers, s.35; practical top
both heavies and long yearlings, 500:
outside on heavy sausage and heavy
fat bulls, 500; selected vealers again at
5.50a600; better grade light kinds going
at 4.00a5.00; stockers and feeder steers
scarce, but l5a2o lower
Sheep-6,000; todays market nomi-
nal; for week ending Friday 81 doubles
from feeding stations, 26, TOO direct;
fat lambs, mostly 50a75 lower; sheep
around 100 and more lower: local de-
mand for most classes very narrow late:
closing bulk follow: Good to choice
wooled lambs. 6.25a675; finished Col
orados scaling Se pounds, Ito to OUT
siders; weeks top, 7.50; clippers, 5.75a
Gas; unfinished woolskins, 5.50a6.0
throwouts, 400a5.00; fat ewes, 2.00a
ESQ; few native Spring lambs, 500.
Hogs, 1000, including 5000 direct;
quality plain. 5a10 lower; medium to
good, 140-2l0 pounds, 350a3.s5; actual
top, $50; 220-250 pounds, 360a3.75;
26o-290 pounds. 3.40a3.6o; medium pigs.
3.00a3.25; packing sows, 2.65a2 90: COM
pared week ago, 30a40 lower: shippers
took 500; holdovers, 1000; light light,
good and choice, 140-160 pounds, 3.75
a4.00; nominal; light weight, 10000
pounds, 3.80s4.00 nominal; medium
weight, 200-250 pounds, 3.60a400 nomi-
nal; heavy weight, 25o-350 pounds, 3.25
aS.70; packing sows, medium and good.
275-500 pounds. 2.60a3.0o; pigs, good
and choice, 1o0-130 pounds, 3.25a3.7S.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
Calumet industrial Notes.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind, April % Up.
Industrial notes from the Calumet
district:
The Inland Steel Co. has made appli-
cation for permission to fill in another
large plot for further expansion.
Plans have been made to resume oper-
ations at the Universal Atlas Cement
plant.
The Cudahy plant Is operating at
normal capacity and International
Lead will 60 on q full time basis for the
next three months period.
Orders for tinplate at the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube sre increasing,
while more men have been employed at
the Fruit Growers Express Co. plant.
Evening star., 1932-04-24
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, April % (R Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Potatoes. 70 cars, on track, 205 old, IL
new, total United States shipments,
76s; old stock, supplies moderate, about
steady, trading slow; Wisconsin in
round whites No. /, 78a85; unclassified,
65a67i2; Michigan russets rural, a few
sales, 80; Minnesota, North Dakota Red
River Ohios. No. l, 75a80; unclassified,
65a70; Idaho russets, No. !, 1.20a1 35,
mostly 1.25a1.30; new stock, supplies
moderate, trading light, market firm,
Bliss Triumphs, United States No. l,
S.5oa3.70; United States No. /, 1Ha-inch
minimum, $40.
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CHICAGO WHOLESALERS
RETAIN PROFIT MARGIN
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Despite a 90
per cent drop in volume of business
for the first quarter of 1892 as COM
pared with last year, the Chicago AS
sociation Of Credit Men reported today
that 41.6 per cent Of Chicago manu-
facturers and wholesalers realized the
same or greater margin of profit on
that volume
j. F. O'Keefe, secretary Of the as
sociation, said the survey indicated
greater efficiency.
The survey showed 81 per cent of
the companies interviewed had larger
orders on hand April l than a year
ago. The consensus Of Chicago busi-
ness houses was that the second quar-
ter would hold to the level Of the first
quarter and the balance of the year
would bring a gradual improvement.
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What Things Cost
fstsrd..S s,..,.,,. -,

NEW YORK, April Is P.-of the
26 important commodities in the fol-
lowing table, three are higher in price
than last week. thirteen are lower and
ten remain unchanged. Two Of the rs
are at their high for 1882. while seven
are at their low.
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EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, April 20 OP).-Per share
earnings of corporations reporting dur
ing the past week for yearly and quar-
terly periods, with comparisons, in
cluded:
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By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 23.-The sum-
moning OF Michael ]. Meehan by SEN
ate committee investigating the stock
market conlures up visions OF other
days in Wall Street.
During the palmy days Of 1928 and
1929. Mike" Meehan, the original bull
on Radio, became one of the popular
heroes OF the bull market which was
so enthusiastically believed to be usher
ing In the new era" of golden pros
perity.
Well into the earlier phases of the
decline which started with the black
days of October. 1929, Meehan proved
himself confirmed bull and an in
herent optimist.
In the Summer Of 1880 he was one
OF the recognized leaders In that abor-
tive effort to train the market back
into its merry old upward path, and has
sporadically turned bullish on various
occasions since.
Meehan and Smith.
In both temperament and conviction
Meehan has provided q striking con-
trast to Bernard z. Smith. who during
that period became one Of the most
outspoken OF the bearishly inclined
Stock Exchange members.
Yet Mike" Meehan and Zen" Smith
have been firm friends. Their asso-
ciates like TO relate how, when the
course Of the market was in doubt,
Meehan and Smith would sometimes
ride uptown together after a strenuous
Gay opposing each other on the floor,
arguing all the way as to the under
lying trend of the market.
Meehan. like most active traders, has
learned to 60 short as wen ss long. but
Evening star., 1932-04-24

England is using about 10000, 900
postage stamps q week,
Evening star., 1932-04-24

SILVER QUOTATIONS:
NEW YORK, April S3 R.-Har
silver easy and % lower at "a,
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
lh " Zenith Radio. ..
ah So Zontte Prod Corn (1)

Dividend rates given the above table are the annual easi
pa.y extra tPlus ~ in stock Paid this yar-no reEu.
In soek p, Phys IN special psf:ITst
rlus D" IN stock. p Plus 215G In stock.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

idents of the United States have been named
on the first ballot
Although there was no national conven-
ton, the first presidential election oc-
CURED January 7. 1889. The Constitutional
provision that the House of Representatives
should elect, if there has been no choice made
by the people. as in the case of the election of
1900 gave the election by the House to Thomas
Jefferson over Aaron Burr. The nearest ap-
proach to conventions was the secret party
caucus OF the olden days and the first of these
secret caucuses was held February 25, 1904,
in Washington Both Democrats and Repub-
hcans in that year held their caucus in the
same city. and it in Washington that
Thomas Jefferson was renominated
Nominations for Vice President have been
declined and the first declination was by John
Langdon of New Hampshire in 1912. He had
been nominated by the Republicans Senator
Thomas j. Walsh of Montana, chairman of
the 1924 Democratic Convention, held in New
York City, put aside the nomination for the
Vice Presidency by declaring the convention
in recess.
The two-thirds rule adopted by the Demo-
cratic Convention of May 81. 1882, has been
in vogue ever since. It was at this convention
that Andrew jackson was nominated The first
National Committee was organized In the elec-
tion of 1848 by the Democratic Convention of
that year.
While we now have magnificent coliseums
ana auultoTlumS 1or our conventions such has
not always been the case After the first
Democratic and Republican conventions in
Baltimore in 1882. in 1885 the Democrats
held their convention in the Fourth Presby-
terian Church in Baltimore; and the Wings,
In 1889, met in the Lutheran Church in
Harrisburg. In 1914 the Democrats met in
the Odd Fellows Hall in Baltimore and the
Wings, although in the same city, held their
convention at the Universalist Church. The
Democrats used the same Universalist Church
in 1S4S, while the Wings, in 1s48, used the
Chinese Museum in Philadelphia The next
unusual place was in 1860, when the Repub-
hcans held their convention in Chicago in a
wigwam erected especially for that occasion
1t was In this wgwam that Abraham Lincoln
first was nominated. A theater was the scene
OF the Republican Convention in 1854 in Balti-
more, while the Democrats met in 1872 in
Ford's Opera House.
All conceivable ideas are used to get into
convention hall. One of the strangest was
used in Houston. Every one knows that death
message is always delivered as promptly as
possible regardless of circumstances. friend
OF Texas Ranger, to be sure that the message
Evening star., 1932-03-27

reached him, wired this Ranger who was on
duty in the convention hall, that there had
been a death. The Ranger Immediately went
to telephone and called the sender of the
telegram, only to find that it was ruse for
the sender Of the telegram to ask the Ranger
for ticket to get him into the hall.
The presence of Texas Rangers in the
Houston hall probably did great deal to keep
order among the guests, as the Rangers have
great reputation of being effective in time
OF disturbances.
have said, something to get in on and not
to stand upon The platform, in fact, is
the outline of party principles, or the promises
1t intends to carry out should 1t come into
power. 1t is an address to the American peo-
Pile, and it summarizes in very carefully Sc
lected words the deficiencies of the enemy, but
praises the virtues Of their own party to the
extreme.
The writing of platform in a convention
sometimes is such stubborn matter that it
holds convention in session longer than the
nominations of the candidates Probably one
OF the most outstanding platforms ever formu-
lated was that promulgated by the Republicans
In the campaign of 1868, which nominated
Gen. Grant. Though President johnson was
still In Office, the convention platform said in
part, We profoundly deplore the untimely
and tragic death of Abraham Lincoln" which
was very natural and a very commendable
statement, but then the platform went on to
say We regret the ascension to the presi-
dency OF Andrew johnson" The platform
went on further to take the President to task
LOT Things he had done and things he had
failed to do And judging from the castiea-
ton by this platform. Jchnson's administra-
ton must have, indeed, been "A Tragic
Era" Thus we have the strange spectacle of
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Champ Clark was the
only man who ever re-
ceived a majority Of
the votes of the dele
gates and yet was not
nominated, as he could
not get the two-thirds
vote required. Two
men nominated by
conventions who have
received the majority
of the popular votes in
the United States have
failed to become Pres
ident in that particu-
lar election. Cleveland,
in 1888, although re-
ceiving a larger vote
than Harrison, was de-
feated for the presi-
dency, as Harrison re-
ceived the larger num-
Der Of electoral votes.
The same is true Of
Tilden when he was
defeated by Hayes, in
1876, although Hayes
in the actual counting
of the electoral votes
received only one more
than Tilden. This dis
crepancy between pop
ular and electoral
votes is accounted for
by the fact that in
many instances in
the Southern States
the Democratic vote
would be 4 to / to that
OF the Republican vote,
thus bringing up the
total Democratic vote
in these two particu-
lar instances to q
number greater than
the Republican vote in
the whole Nation.
Thirteen Of the Pres
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Associated Press Photo.

Copyright by p. b A. Photos.
a party in power denouncing its own President.
The two conventions in Chicago will be
marked in contrast possibly by attendance,
The conclusions OF the Republican ConvenS'
ton. it is seen at this time, are somewhat
forecloSed. That President Hoover and Vice
President Curtis will be renominated seems
definite and certain, and the convention pro-
ceedings will be in the form of a ratification
meeting The Democratic Convention promises
to be the most colorful ever held.
There are always many events planned to
interest delegates while they are in conven-
tion city. Probably one of the most original
was at the Democratic Convention in Denver,
in 1908. There the delegates were privileged
to indulge in a SNOWFALL fight when the ther-
mometer was hitting around 104 or los in the
shade. Snow was brought in from the noun
tain tops adjacent to Denver in carloads and
dumped on the grounds adjacent to the con-
venticn hall
During the Republican Convention in
Chicago, in 1908 the day the nomination of
the candidate for President was to be made,
the jam in the building was such that the fire
marshal took charge and ordered that no one
be admitted This applied to delegates as well
as press, and when the fire marshal gives an
order 1t is law. This meant that those inside-
could not leave for lunch with any assurance
of being able to get back in. This, of course,
"1s Ooou 10 tie proprietor VI tne iuncn room
within the building. Not anticipating such
sudden enrush, he had not made any particular
preparation and his main stock was loganberry
Juice, coffee and strawberry pie This lunch
room was long corridor like unfinished place
with counter about so feet long As there
was little choice one was compelled to take
just what was handed him, and the supply of
FORKS and paper plates was totally inadequate
another instance where the convention city
desired to entertain its guests to the utmost
was at the Democratic Convention in San
francisco in 1920. the first national conven-
ton to be held on the Pacific Coast. Cali
1ofnia, noted for its hospitality, on this oc-
casion determined to 60 the limit and on the
second day crates of oranges were brought
INTO the press section and every one invited
70 partake generously. The unhappy part was
tnat IN preparing the orange treat no care
was shown in disposing Of the peels. with tae
Evening star., 1932-03-27

|eriUOodr" Gov.
alabama, whose
Fd by radio lis.
ed States during
iOn of 1924.
Q View Co.
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Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Coo
-ernor of Wyoming and no,U pice chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mIttee. Photo by Marceau
proved quite assistance in expediting the work,
Today, not only those within the four walls
of the convention hall able to follow the
proceedings, but millions of citizens seated in
their homes, far more comfortable than those
within the direct vision of the speaker, can
closely follow the convention, through the in
|strumentality of radio.
Chicago has been host to greater number
LOT conventions than any other city. having
entertained 16 major conventions since 1860.
Baltimore ranks next, having had within its
borders 13 major conventions, Democratic and
Republican. St. Louis comes third, having
had five; Philadelphia fourth, with four.
|Other cities having had more than one con-
|vention are Cincinnati Cleveland, Kansas City
land New York. Cities having had only one
|are Denver, Harrisburg, Houston, Minneapolis
land San Francisco.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-27

SCRANTON, Pa. The corrupt
United Mine Workers of America has
so little power in the anthracite that
now the petty bosses of the coal COM
panies will have little to do with them
despite the fact that the officials of
these unions are vying for favors from
the bosses. Only now and then do
the bosses give the UMW.A. officials
a few crumbs when they stay on their
knees long enough.
Last week the grievance committee
of the Lance Coliery of the Glen AL
den went into the. office of Mr.. DIM
mick, the manager of the company.
This is a regular practice of the U.
M. w. A.-that is, to try to settle
grievances with the boss by a sort of
arbitration.
Mr.. Dirnmick asked them what was
the matter with the colliery. The
committee asked him what he meant.
He replied that the committee was
bothering the bosses with all sorts OF
grievances. He told them the more
grievances the less work. And the
UMWA gang crawled on their bellies
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-27
FRENCH AID PLOT
BY JAPAN TO SEIZE
CHINESE EASTERN
Offer to "Sell" Japan
Discarded Czarist
Rights"

The French imperialists yesterday
came out openly and brazenly In sup-
port of the war aims of their Japa-
nese allies. They offered to sell"
the Chinese Eastern Railway to the
Japanese. The railway is jointly OPP
Grated by the Soviet Union and
China. The French base their fraud
ulent claims to ownership" Of the
railway upon the Tsarist interests
which we're wiped out by the Oc-
tober Revolution.
A Uaris dispatch to the New York
Times reports that French officials
of the Franco-Asiatic Bank are in
Tokyo negotiating for the sale" Of
the railway to the Japanese. This
move is clearly directed toward help
ing the Japanese tighten their grip
on the railway, 'legalizing" the jap
anese seizure of the line and as the
most desperate effort so far made
to provoke the Soviet Union into
war The negotiations are being
carried on by NJ. Massanet, the man
aging director of the Franco-Asiatic
Bank. Nassenet is accompanied by
two experts in forgeries. He is re-
ported as stating that he has official
French government support for the
negotiations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-27
Jimmy Walker Bulldozes--
Workers Rights Denied
Amter, Communist Candidate for Governor,
Exposes Walkers Demagogy
Amter.

The workers of New York must
take lesson" declares I. Arnter,
proposed Communist candidate for
Governor of New York, from what
is happening in this city. Mayor
Walker, the grating "boy friend" of
the bus manufacturers and other big
capitalist concerns, is talking about
efficiency in the city government.
This man who loafs most of the time
at bathing resorts. night clubs and
cabarets, who is mostly out OF the
office for which he gets $4,000 a
year, suddenly discovers" that he
has whole nest of wardheeler office
holders, who do nothing-just like
him. This braggadocio. to cover up
what is leaking out through the in
vestigation now going on, is pure de-
magogy-and Walker thinks he will
get away with it.
Walker knows or should know, as
Mayor of New York, that the worst
unemployment is in Harlem; that
men, women and children fall on the
streets from hunger. The relief dis
tributed in Harlem does not even
touch the 25o,Ooo hungry people of
Harlem. But Walker, in the fullness
of his heart, presents the Negroes of
Harlem with swimming pool
"The shoe workers of I. Miller,
Long Island, are ON strike. They are
putting up a militant battle against
the rotten conditions there. They are
part of the large number of shoe
workers who have gone into battle
against wage cuts and bad conditions,
under the leadership of the Shoe and
Leather Workers Industrial Union
The workers have been out for two
weeks, and their number is continu-
ally growing, SO that the shop will
soon have TO close down.
1.-THE men have been picketing the
plant every day, despite police ter
ror and arrests They are determin-
ed to win decent conditions and not
put up with the bosses talk Of econ
omy---at the expense OF the workers.
THE STRIKERS received . permit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-27
CARPENTERS OFFICIALS FEAR "a
JOBLESS INSURANCE MOVEMENT

OF our members"
In view Of the wage cuts ranging
from Is to 40 per cent New York;
forced upon the membership by these
officials which has materially wor@
sened the conditions of the build
ing trades workers and the further
well known fact that in recent years
these workers have been working far
below the wage scale, this hypocrits
ical statement is intended only to
befog the real issue raised by tbs
fight of the rank and file committee.
This issue is whether the workers
are to continue to starve on the beg
carly charity handed out to a small
number of the millions of jobless or
force the government and bosses TO
grant relief through iobless insur-
ance.
Threat of Expulsion.
The fear of the trade union bur-
eaucrats of the wide sympathy and
support which the struggle for q
referendum is gaining, is compelling
them to resort TO threats of expuls
sions against the membership. Such
a threat is contained within the lets
ter sent out by Hutchinson and Duff
fly. The letter states: "
"This whole matter was consid-
cred by our General Executives
Board at the last meeting of that
body. .... and the General Presi-
dent and General Secretary were
directed to issue warning 10 all
local officers and members to have
nothing whatever to do with the
New York A. F. of L. Trade Union
Committee on Unemployment Ins
surance and Relief or with this
Communist Party or similar or
kindred bodies, and under no cir.
cumstances to vote or give them
financial aid, or support or eneour-
agement of any kind, UNDER
PENALTY OF SUSPENSION :
FROM THE BROTHERHOOD"
The New York Committee is COM.
Quoting fight against expulsion and
suspension of its members and SUP
porters who are victimized because
of their activity in behalf OF tsse
resolution for q referendum. s-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-27

sed in contrast with local charitable
institutions relief" Names Of des-
titute persons to be used and cases
stressed in neighborhoods personal
appeal all in relation to national
conditions today.
IA phraseology in circulars more
sympathetic to the undertaking OF
the average worker. is: Boycott on
all technical terms like "chauvinism,
"imperialist," etc. Have circulars
worded like this; If this is country
of the people and since the working
class is in the majority, surely then
workingman should be president to
represent the proper interest of most
people )"
8. - Concentration on pro-Co,n :
niunist sections and politically free