The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 25, 1924, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKE ELECTION FIGHT IN TEXAS HANGS ON KU KLUX KLAN Future of Hooded Order May Be Decided (Spepiat to The DAILY WORKER.) FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 24.— ‘With both the Ku Klux Klan candi- date, Judge Felix D. Robertson, and the anti-Klan candidate “Ma” Miriam Ferguson, claiming victory in the Democratic gubernatorial run-off, the entire state of Texas is keyed up to a high pitch over the coming decisive victory or defeat of the hooded order in this state. Mrs. Ferguson, wife of the famous anti-Klansman, is making her fight on the basis of an anti-Klan, prohibi- tion enforcement platform and to vin- dicate “the political crucifixion of her husband.” Backs Down On Klan Program. Robertson, feeling the anti-Klan sentiment thruout the state, is say- ing that if he is elected he will “represent the citizenship of Texas regardless of social or religious creed, with tolerance and justice to all,” The slogan of Mrs, Ferguson, who claims that she will have a plurality of 125,000 votes, is “Me for Ma.” Robertson, whose slogan is “No Ma for Me—Too much Pa,” claims a con- servative margin of 90,000. The election was held Saturday. Nomination on the Democratic ticket is virtual election to office in Texas. Want Child Labor ~ Law to Squash All Boss Competition BOSTON, Aug. 24.—To kill unfair routhern competition with New Eng- land cotton mills and to stop “rob: bing of cradles,” a committee is being organized in Massachusetts to insure ratification by the state of the child labor amendment to the federal con- stitution. “Only thru such an amendment can Massachusetts hope to end the unfair competition andthe robbing of crad- leg by southern mills,” declared W. H. O’Brien, who is promoting the committee. O’Brien makes no mention of the fact that the principal owners of southern mills are northern interests, many of them owning New England mills as well. CUSTOM TAILORS Also Cleaning, Pressing and . Repairing of All Kinds PARIS QUI CHANTE E. Abboti and V. Cardillo 1852 Ogden Av. near Van Buren IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES HOLD THREE MEMBERS OF THE I. W. W.; NO COMMUNICATION IS ALLOWED (Defense News Service.) NEW YORK CITY.—California’s policy of persecuting I. W. W. members at every turn is matched by the action of the federal immigration authorities here in holding incommunicado three industrial unionists lately sent of orange groves and jails for exile. These three workingmen are held prisoners in the Ellis Island detention pens. Jack Gaveel, native of Holland; Roman Sanchez, once of Spain, since air celgt oclersaaieiadenliseceapeindeigi and X. Timologos, born in Greece. Were in San Quentin. Gaveel and Sanchez were sent to San Quentin two years ago after being convicted under the California criminal syndicalism law. There was no suggestion bythe prosecution that they had ever com- mitted sabotage or injured property; the mere fact that they were mem- bers of the Industrial Workers of the World was enuf to insure a convic- tion by the trial jury. Both defen dants were sentenced to serve from one to 14 years. They were put into the prison jute mill, a place of deadly atmosphere which has shortened the lives of un- counted inmates of San Quentin. There was 4 rule in that penitentiary that no man should be kept working in the jute mill more than one year. But when Gaveel had endured twelve months of labor there, he was not taken out of the mill. His -health had given way from breathing the dust- laden air, and he refused to work any longer at the jute-machines. He was promptly locked in a dungeon. 1. W. W. Singled Out. This act of punishment was the sig- nal for 53 other I. W. W. prisoners to quit work. They were all put in soli- tary, where they were kept as Gaveel had been kept on bread and water for many days. Subsequently various privileges were taken away from all prisoners at San Quentin. No labor nor liberal publications are permitted to enter the institution, and a tight censorship on news of happenings in- side has prevailed in recent months. No information concerning the in- tentoins of the federal authorities toward the three prisoners here. is forthcoming from the officials at Ellis Island. It is known, however, that Gaveel is in the hospital there ‘suffer- ing from heart trouble. Sanchez’s health is also in bad. Timologos was sent here from Los Angeles, where he had been held for some time without any accusation against him except that he was an I. W. W. member. Bootlegger Plugged SEABRIGHT, N. J., Aug. 24.—An- tonio Pietro of Astoria .was shot and killed today for rum-running after a fight between coast guardsmen in a gasoline launch and Pietro’ in his “Lynx 11” which had 500 cases of hootch ~ OUR DAILY PATTERNS : A POPULAR APRON MODEL. %y => 4515. Checked percale and linene are here combined. Crepe in two colors or gingham and chambrey to- gether would be pleasing. ‘This is also a good model for sateen and chintz in combination or alone. If made of one material, piping or bind- ing of figured or material in a con- trasting color would be attracti The pattern is cut in 4 Small, 34-36; medium, 38-40; 42-44; extra large, 46-48 inches bust measure. A medium size requires 4% yards of 36-inch material. For waist portions, pockets and belt of contrast- ing material 1% yards is required. Pattern mailed to any address on re¢eipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Sond 12c in silver or sfamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL & WINTER 1924-1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. A SIMPLE AND ALTOGETHER PLEASING FROCK, 4527. Light gray chambrey with bandings in blue would be: good for this little model, or, brown linen with red embroidery. There is a choice of two sleeves with this style, a becom- ing “baby” puff sleeve, or one in flare effect. The pattern ts cut in 4 sizes: 1, 2, 3 and 4 years. A 4-year size requires 2% yards of 36-inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps, Send 12c in silver or stamps for} our UP-TO-DATE FALL & WINTER 1924-1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS. Address: The BAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, III, Ni OTK Ae PATTERN ag! Hy are ae | are fur- ew tern: Order are fe taraded or fai in ie a Fa Surtomers hs man ‘a Hagin fapationt IF If your pattern 1: BELL'S HOTEL, 1921 W. Park Ave. — here from the commonwealth They are RUSSIA PROTESTS TO CHINA; CLAIM BOAT OWNERSHIP Four- Wares Now Run by White Guards (Rosta.) PEKIN, (by mail) —M. Karakhan, the Soviet government's representa- tive in China, has addressed ‘a note to the Chinese minister of foreign af- fairs, asking that the Russian boats which were stolen by the Whites when when they escaped from Russia be turned over to the representatives of the Soviet government. Four boats, Mongolia, Eldorado, Ochotsk and Zaschitnik are at pres- ent in the possession of the Whites in the Port of Shanghai. There are about 600 armed sailors and officers on the boats. The note points out, that acocrding to the agreement getween the Soviets and the Chinese government, no such armed bands can be tolerated on Chinese territory. The note further points out that with the permission of the Chinese authorities, the White Guards are often going ashore in Shanghai and are.atacking represent- atives of the Soviet government, and even plotted the asassination of the representatives of the Soviet union, “Risks of Capital’’ Shown in New York Industrial Mishaps (By Federated Press.) . ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 24.—Hazard- ous nature of building construction work is indicatéd in thé July report for the state Workmen’s Compensa- tion Bureau just made public. The 141 industrial deaths for the month are summarized by districts and not by “industries, but Commissioner Shientag calls attention to the perils of this class of labor when he says that the 15 deaths in the Albany dis- trict show a significant increase from construction workers; for the in- crease in Syracuse fatalities to 26 he blames building construction work particularly and he specifies that 29 of the 77 industrial fatalities in New York City were occasioned by falls, 16 of which were from ladders, scaf- folds and other elevations. Millions Spent in California Against Syndicalist “Crime” SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—Crime has cost California $50,000,000 during the last year and will cost $70,000,000 next y id Clarence Morrill, di- rector state bureau of identification, to the convention of the California division, Intl, Assn. for Identification. A large amount has been spent under the criminal syndicalism law, whére no offense except membership in a la- bor organization is charged. Rating membership in the I. W. W. as a crime; the convention devoted a session to “studies of the I. W. W. organization, legality of evidence, and Preparation for successful presenta- tion of facts at trials.” Professional Wobbly Killer Out on Bail in Murder Charges SAN FRANCISCO, | Aug. 24.—John H. Vail, professiona) anti-l. W. W. witness, now charged with the mur- der of a Shasta county game warden, is at liberty on $10,000 bail. Bail up to $25,000, all cash or real estate, has been demanded several times for workers charged with criminal syndi- calism, It is freély predicted that Vail’s trial will be a farce and that there is small chance of his convic- tion, New Radio Uses? WASHINGTON, D. C., August 24.— The Bureau of Education, Department of Interior announces that correspond- ence courses in radio reception and transmission are offered by the engin- eering extension department of the Pennsylvania State College. A workers’ government will enable workers to enjoy the benefits of all new inventions whether it be for ed- ucational pursuits or for recreation. BANKER PREDICTS DAWES PLAN. WILL GET PROSPERITY He Means Prosperity for Bankers, of Course (By the Federated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—William H. Booth, president of the International Chamber of Commerce and vice-presi- dent of the Guaranty Trust company, returning from Europe to New York City where prosperity has waned con- siderably since he left tells folks not to worry, that prosperity will return on the wings of the Dawes plan, Booth admitted to interviewers that prosperity might be a little slow in coming but he said it would be all the safer for being slow. He thought, however, that Dawes plan was only a_ beginning and that America was likely to par- ticipate to a considerably greater ex-| tent in the affairs of Europe. Other} leading denizens of Wall Street made statements at the same time in be- half of the agreement, among them Guy E. Tripp, chairman of the West- inghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, who labeled the Dawes/ the} plan the greatest “peace step that has been taken since.the war.’ ’ Your Union Meeting Fourth Monday, August 25 Name of Local and Place of Meeting Bartendere, 123 N. Clark St, | 8:30 P. M. 4 Bridge and Structural Iron Work- ers, 910 W. Monroe St. Boot and Shoe, 1939 Milwaukee Av| Butchers, Hebrew, 3420 W. Roose- velt Rd No. 89 94 598 638 =Butche: Bohemian, 1870 Blue Is- land Av: Rt Cleaners & Dyers, 113 S. Ashland Glove Workers, 1710 N. Winches'r Carpenters, 1850 Sherman Ave. Evanston. Carpenters, 180 W. Washington St Cap Makers, 4003 Roosevelt Rd. Carpenters, 2705 W. 38th St. Carpenters, 4039 W. Madison St. Carpenters, 2040 W. North Ave. Carpenters, S. C. 9139 Commercial . C., 505 S. State St. . C., 1457 Clybourn 2 N. West St., Wau- enters, 2040 W. North Ave. ir Makers Executive Board, W; Washington St.. 7:30 p.m. Electricians, 119 S. Throop St. En “egy yo ‘uacomioti fe) 7832 1307 2505 181 199 416 419 448 1367 C. 4s S? Halsted Street 311 S. Ashland Ave. Engineers, 180 W. Washington St, Firemen and Enginemen, 2437 Roosevelt Rd., 9:30 a. m. Last 9. 71D Bm. Firemen and Enginemen, 64th and Ashland Ave. Firemen and Enginemen, Madison and Sacramento. Glove Operators, 1710 N. Winches- | wages 7.7 per cent and average wages jin the state 11.1 per cent below March “|16.1 per cent, S.| per cent; steel works employment 8.5 EMPLOYMENT FALLING IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA; OTHERS WORKING PART TIME (By The Fede rated Press) Employment continued to fall sharply in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during July, accord! ing to the Philadelphia federal reserve bank. By the middle of the month more than 200,000 of the factory workers employed in these two states on March 15,had been laid off with thousands of those still at work reduced to part time. In Pennsylvania the number of factory workers fell off 4.4% within the month, total+ wage payments 10% and aver- age wages 5.8%. This brings employment in the state 13.2% below March with industrial operations reduced at least 24%. The average pay had been reduced by more than an eighth. Wages Drop 4 Per Cent. Employment in New Jersey fell 41 per cent between June and July, total 3.7 per cent. This brings employment with industrial operations reduced 1.55 per cent. Percapita earnings dur- ing the same period decreased 5 per cent, Steel Wages Way Down. The month’s reductions in certain | industries were unprecedentedly sharp. At Pennsylvania iron and | steel blast furnaces employment fell 18.3 per cent, total wages 34.3 per cent and percapita wages 19.6 per cent. Other sharp reductions in this state were automobile employment 6 per cent, total wages 11.4 per cent, percapita wages 5.7 percent; heating apparatus employment 12.3 per cent, total wages 22.4 per cent, average wages 11.5 per cent; steel works ahd rolling mills employment 5.7 percent, total wages 12.9 per cent, percapita wages 7.6 per cent; foundries and ma- chihe shops employment 5.2 per cent, total wages 14.8 per cent, percépita wages 10.1 per cent; clothing employ- ment 13 per cent, total wages 19.8 per cent percapita wages 7.9 per cent, etc., employment 5.6 per cent, total wages 17 per cent, percapita wages 12.1 per cent. New JerSey Nears Break. Sharp reductions in New Jersey be- tween June and July were automobile employment 14.4 per cent, total wages percapita wages 2.1 per cent, total wages 16.1 per cent, percapita wages 8.3 per cent, clothing employment 6.7 per cent, total wages 12.7, percapita wages 6.4 per cent; building materials employment 18 per cent, total wages 22.5 per cent, per-| capita wages 5.5 per cent; boots and shoes employment 36 per cent, total ter A Hod rriers, 814 W. age nt St. cide ll 328 WwW. Ladie: Burei Rin 4 ete 5 a Lath bongst 265 peer iniste,, Machinists, 1638 N. Halsted St. nance of Way, 1543 W, 103d nance of Way, 202 W. 47th 27 Ealaterts 175 Va Baseitaren St. Plumb 535 N. Cicero Ave. North Ave. jadison and 5th Ave. Painters, 20 &. 115th St, Painters 2432 S. Kedzie Ave. Railway Clerks, 159 N. State St. Sheet — Workers, 1638 N. Halsted ws E. Sion of Great Lakes, 355 N. Clark ben) Clark 7s 7 Te s, 11526 Michigan Ave. 788 8, S. Ashiand Blvd, 3 Se m 772 Pope to Crown Two Nuncios With Red Hats Next November The Bureau of Education tells us ROME, Aug. Monsignor Caret-|hold in many countries. ta, papal nuncio to Paris and Mon- rien ‘St. ere Dobson Berlin Inhabitants W. Washington St., shows, and 317 movie houses. Teamsters, 200 8. “Ashland Blvd. l district or borough of Wilmersdorf, wages 47.1 per cent and percapita wages 17.3 per cent. Must be Contented with Only One Room BERLIN, Aug. 24.—Sixty-nine per cent of the people living in Berlin must content themselves with apart-| ments of one or two rooms. There is one saloon for every 246 inhabitants. Other amusements are provided by 51 theaters, 166 variety There are more women than men in Berdin. This is especially true of the where there are 60 women to every 40 men. Kindergarten Idea Spreads. that the kindergarten idea is taking BOSTON KIDDIES MUST GET ALONG WITHOUT NURSES Plutes Withhold Money and 50 Are Canned By H. S. BLOOMFIELD. (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 24.—Fifty trained nurses will go off the pay roll of the Community Health Association on Sept. 1, and a further cut may be necessary unless the Back Bay Tex- tile Mill and Shoe factory owners, wallowing in sumptuous luxury, who are the principal patrons of this as- sociation, come across with a little more money. The executive staff is also being depleted. Upon the benevolences of these chivalrous multi-millionaires who have piled up the profits from the surplus wealth produced by their slaves, de- pend the lives of thousands of infants of the working class. Mayor Curley has been forced to |take a hand in this situation, in which the responsibility of caring at least for the children will be taken by the city. Thus, the textile barons and Back Bay coupon clippers refuse to care for the children of their slaves when profits are slow in coming in. The city will take over the baby hygiene work in the stations at Charlestown, East Boston and the North, South and West Ends. This work will be under the direct super- vision of Dr. F. X. Mahoney, Commi sioner of Health. That the work among the babies is of undoubted im- portance is shown by the fact that during the fourteen years during which the work has been done, the infant mortality rate in the city of Boston has dropped from 120.10 per 1,000 to 82.49. Thus, in 1923, the lives of 760 babies were saved which would have been lost under conditions of the present time. But in 1923 the mills and shops were producing |prafits. When there are no profits, |the workers and their batées can go jto hell; this is the lessen from the system of Capitalist Charity, Can't Locate World Flyer. ON BOARD U. S. CRUISER RICH- |MOND, August 24.— American war- \craft were ordered to search the seas for the body of Lieut. “Tony“ Loca- |telli, Italian air ace who accompanied the world flyers, Lowell Smith and Erick Nelson on their. hop-off from Iceland for Greenland. WALTHAM WATCH CO, CUTS WAGES, WORKERS STRIKE Walk Out in Body Their Reply to Bosses (Special to the DAILY WORKER.) By ONE OF THE STRIKERS. WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 24.— The strike of the employes of the Waltham Watch Company because of cut in wages involving over 2,000 workers has entered its second week with the workers as determined as they were on the day they went ont that they will accept no cut in their already Meagre wages. The strike started on August 10, when the Waltham Watch Company hung posters all around the plant an- nouncing that there would be a wage reduction of from 5 to 40 per cent. The posters also carried a threat that any worker discussing the reduction at his bench would be immediately discharged. Boss Comes Down a Petal. Mr. Boucher, notorious strike-break- er in the New England States and manager of the company was given quite a jolt when that same day the entire plant walked out of the build- ing and declared a strike. The strikers committee who called on Mr. Boucher later that day to pre- sent their demands say %e had so completely lost his nerve by this. un- expected rebuttal of the: workers, he even forgot his warning to them that he would not see any representative of the strikers. Strikers Submit Demands, The strikers have presented the fol- lowing demands to the Company: (1.) Recognition of the Watch Workers Union. (2.) No discrimination against union men and all those discharged during the past two years to be rein- stated. (3.) All those who walked out were to be given their former jobs. (4.) All demands to be settled by arbitration. (5.) Time and one quarter for over time and time and one half for Saturday afternoon and holidays. (6.) That their full wage prior to cut be restored. ° Women Worst Paid. Girls who received 29 cents per hour were to be cut to 20 cents, giv- ing them the sum of $9.60 for a 48 hour week. Room rent costs them about $3.00 per week in that district. The girls have had a hard time of managing to exist on former wages. Some of the men were receiving as little as $17.00 a week. The proposed reduction would have brought their wages down to $14.45. The strikers are putting up a heroic battle. They attend to picket duty and have parades every day. New York, Attention! THE FIRST GREAT FILM FROM SOVIET RUSSIA rate Reading, Penna., Readers! Attend and Advertise Among Your Friends a MASS MEETING —in— READING HOSE HALL, 612 FRANKLIN STREET TUESDAY, AUG. 26, 8 P. M. To Be Addressed by | BENJAMIN GITLOW Communist Candidate for Vice- President of the United States. “Some of the recent publications of signor Pacelli, papal nuncio to Munich,|the Bureau of Education on that sub- will be elevated to the cardinalate at| ject have been translated into Janan- a consistory in November, learned at the Vatican today. it was]ese especially for use in the Higher Normal School for women at Tokyo, The Vatican is none too happy over/and into Portuguese for the special the turn affairs have taken in France,| benefit of the teachers of Rio de Jan- tho it is not expected that the French | eiro, Brazil. government will display any more This translated in simple econom- haste in making good its pre-election/ics means that more and more moth- threats to withdraw the Vatican am-|ers are forced to leave their homes to bassador than on its promise to im-|earn a livelihood in Japan and Brazil, mediately resume relations with So- viet Russia, Can Labor Day Parade! Twenty-Nine Drowned. CAPETOWN, Aug. 24.—The French district governor and 28 natives were DUBUQUE, Ia., Aug. 24.—For the|drowned when a bridge on the Thies- Your shopma’ if they know of it, will want to a id. La | your Job to, see to it that th invited and that | they come. Admission trees Store for Sale. 8 Year Lease; $60 Rent. Guaranteed business over $90.00 per day. Near car barns, Archer Depot. P. MANUSOS $872 ARCHER AVE., Cor. MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS Learn at Home A Refined, Healthy, Money-Making % Business first time in years there will be no|/kayes R. 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