The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 12, 1925, Page 5

LUMBER CO. SUED BY NEGRO LABOR LEADER Killing of Union Men Comes Into Court (Special to The DAILY WORKER) NEW ORLEANS, La., March 10.— The damage sult brought by Sol Da- cus, Negro lumber union organizer, against the Great Southern Lumber company, growing out of the organ- ization of the lumber workers of Bo- galusa, in 1919, has been opened in federal Judge Beattie’s court here. Dacus is suing fof $102,360 for in- juries suffered at the *4fids of the lumber company and their tools, “the Loyalty League” when his house was burned down. . The “Loyalty League,’ on Novem- ber 22, 1919, shot dead four white members of the central labor coun- cil of the American Federation of La- bor at Bogalusa, who were protecting the Negro organizer. One of the mur- dered men was the president of the couneil,.and another was a union car- penter. The men walked, armed, down the streets of Bogalusa, protecting Da- cus. The lumber company tools fore- ed the union leaders to retreat to a garage, and demanded that Dacus be turned over to them. When the union men refused, they were shot and killed. The four un- ion men who were killed were L. B. Williams, J. E. Bouchillon, Tom Gaines and 8. J. O’Rourke. Dacus has included six members of the “Loyalty League,” who were em- Dloyed by the lumber company to disrupt the union, in his damage suit. These men are Harold Wilcox, John Gulotta, Dave Bern, Mike Berenson, J. B. Lindsey and Louis Levert. Dacus charges that these men and other lumber trust gunmen attempted to expel him from Bogalusa for his organization work, repeatedly threat- ened to lynch him, and aided in the burning of his house and the killing of his defenders. The lumber workers Were’ finally locked out, and told that the only condition on which they could return to work was to tear up their union card. This they refused to do and the lumber interests resorted to vio- lence. & Oil In Jugo-Siavia ” LONDON, March 10.—An oil gusher has been discovered in Jugo-Slavia by Russians headed by M. B. Skakoff, a petroleum expert, said a Wispatch to the Morning Post from Belgrade. Trawler Mai Is Safe - LONDON, March 10.—The trawler Mai, which was reported lost has re- turned to Reykjavik, Iceland, with all hands safe, according to a dispatch yeceived here today. we: A YOUTHFUL “DANCE” OR AFTERNOON FROCK. 5033. Metal brocade and chiffon, was used to make the charming style here portrayed. One could use crepe and chiffon or lace and georgette in combination. The pattern is cut in 3 sizes: 16, 18 and 20 years. An 18-year size requires 4% yards of one material 40 inches wide. The width at the foot is 1% yard. To make the dress as illustrated in the large view will re- quire 2% yards of brocaded material! man and 2 yards of plain material 40 inches wide.’ Without sleeves % yard less| celv' materia! is required. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. PITTSBURGH, PA. To. those who work hard for ‘thelr| ,, money, | will save 50 per cent on all "their dental work. $ DR. RASNICK. ... DENTIST ne yee) Street. Your Union Meeting | Wednesday March 11 Name of Local and Place of Meeting. Blacksmiths’ District Council, 119 Throop St. Boller Makers, Carpenters, 12 rs, No. Monroe and Racine, Garfield Bivd. Western and Lexing- 5443S. Ashland Ave. State St. ited St. Rec. Sec’y., 2253 Grace St. Irving 7597. Carpenters, 6414 §. Halsted St. Carpenters, 1581 Maple Ave., Evan- ston, Itt. ¥ Coopers, 8901 Escanaba Ave. 3 Hod Carriers, 1352 W. Division St. Hod Carri 10 W. Harrison St. 1 10 21 242 Carpenters, Carpenters, 505 S. Carpenters, 1638 N. Ha H. Fehling, 1693 1784 DISABLED WORLD WAR. BETRAYED BY GOVERNMENT, WALK STREETS FACING STARVATION Editor’s Note:—The writer of the following article, a disabled world war veteran, disgusted at the treatment accorded the war veterans, and realizing that the only way in which the workers can secure emancipa- tion from the domination of the capitalists in industry and government, is to take over the means of life for their own use, has applied for admis- sion into the Workers (Communist) Party. In submitting his story to the DAILY WORKER, the disabled war veteran writes, “When publishing this article, kindly omit my name and address, As a government employe I am liable to be persecuted and driven to starvation if it is found out that I'am working for the rights of the disabled war veterans.” By MUTILATED. The disabled world war veterans have been forgotten by the capitalist | Coolidge government, but the political | favorites and millionaires. have been | remembered. The Teapot Dome :par- ties, who receive orders from Wall | Street, are entirely neglecting the war veterans who contracted incurable) maladies as a result of exposure to| the severe strain of military service | or who were maimed at the ‘front. Two hundred thousand were disabled in the world war, and thousands of them will never recover. On the eve of adjournment congre: vewelry Workers, 19 W. Adams St, Ladies’ Garment Workers, 328 W. Van Buren Street. N. Ci Aye. if Way, 426 W. 63rd St. 375 54 Paint ‘man & Main Sts., Eva 5 Pla: j0 W. Monroe St. Raine ye) Dist. Council, 5445 ¥ ve. 697 Railway ‘men, 5444 Wentworth 1340 Railway Carmen, 5445 Ashland Ave. Railway Trainmen, 426 W. 63rd St., 7:30 ‘Pp. _m, 777 'W. Adams St. tal, 714 W. Harrison St. 1, 5324 $. Halsted St. m. ‘3, 175 W. Washington St, 's (Meat), 220 S. Ashland ers (Bone), 6959 S. Halsted rt. inters, 810 'W. Harrison St, and Subway Workers, 914 . Harrison St. Note—Uniess otherwise stated all meetings are at 8 p. m.) Loman Bros. Desert Eskimoes They Used to Steal for Them Moscow.—(By Mail).—It is report- ed from Washington that the Ameri- can company, Loman Bros., has: em- Dhatically refused to comply with tho request made by the state department to the firm to defray the cost of traris- porting from Vladivostok to the ‘Unit- ed States the Eskimoes who were brought by the Soviet authorities from the Wrangel Island where they en’ gaged in illegitimate fur hunting for. the said American company. It is further learned that the ‘state department has no intention to under- take any steps with regard to thé" mentioned fact of bringing those *Es- kimoes to Vladivostok by the Soviet authorities, as there is no desire °to make a “diplomatic question” out of the case. It is equally obvious that’ the state department is not putting up any claims to the sovereignity of the United States over the Wrangel Island. Patronize our advertisers, OUR DAILY PATTERNS AN UP-TO-DATE MODEL FOR THE GROWING GIRL 5058. Charmeen, wool or cotton crepe, linen, pongee or gingham could be used to develop thie design. Hhe dress may be Wor nwithout the Jacket, This pattern is cut in 4 8, 10 and 12 years, An 8 year size requires 3% yards of 86-inch material|‘to enter Belgium today. Flemish ele- for jacket and dress. The dress alone|™ents had invited De Valera to come to Brussels and confer with them. requires 2% yards, Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Address: The DAILY Wi W. Washington Bivd., Chics NOTICE TO PATTERN B Rpiterre being sold thru the DAIL! ‘ORKER pattern department are furs nished by # New York firm of pattern Orders are torward ‘ .{ service men, who were victims dealt a blow to the disabled ex-sol- diers, by failing to pass relief meas- ures for the benefit of these disabled | of capitalist imperialism. The provisions to permit the rein- statement of the war risk insurance, with two months’ back payment of premiums, the granting of permanent rating for arrested tubercular ex-serv- ice men, and several other measures for the relief of the disabled soldiers were eliminated by congress. Thous- ands of soldiers upon being demob- ilized, were forced to give up their war risk insurance because they could not pay their premiums. Now the healthy ex-service men are allowed to take up their insurance again without the payment of back premiums. However, the disabled soldiers, because thé insurance com- panies fear their death, are discrim- inated against. They must pay all their back premiums if they are to Have the war risk insurance. This is the penalty for having been wounded, or having contracted disease in the world war. % However, Wall Street remembers its friends. Congress has passed the ten million dollar hospitalization bill, |received inquiries’ | } : THE DAILY WORKER RUSSI, N OIL PRODUGTS BEAT BRIFISH PRICE ‘oe Oil Syndicate Agent Elated Over Success MOSCOW, March 10.—The decisive success met with by Soviet oil prod- ucts in the northern part of Afghani- stan was the gist of the statement made to press correspondents at Ca bul by a representative of the Russian Oil Syndicates pécently arrived at the Afghan capital. sai An experimentj:which has just been made, he saidjicim sale of Soviet oil also in the south of Afghanistan, has proved quite successful. A consingn- ment of oil products brot to Cabul a’ the time of thée#rrival in the capita] jot the Oil Synidicate’s representative, has been rapidly ‘sold out there owing to prices being clieap and lower than those of the ‘British products, An agreement ha#®been concluded, too, for supplying of products to a number of public institutions, The representative of the Russian Syndicate furtHé? Stated that he had ‘from a considerabl: number of orgafizations and merch- ants about the! pouty of bringing other Soviet goods to Cabul, such as sugar, manufactures, kitchen ware, and so forth. The Cabul merchants urged that the Afghan market is anx- fous to purchase Russian manufac: tures again, which formerly ‘had brisk sales in Afghanistan; they lay stress on the fact that Soviet manu factures would find a willing market actually, too, even if the prices of these goods were to be higher than those of the English textiles. The general feeling in circles con- cerned is that the settlement of regu, lar commercial, intercourse betwee the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- lics and Afghanistan, which is eager to buy Soviet goods, is a question of a very near future. ; CITY PRISONERS PILE UP. PROFIT FOR POLITICIANS which gives the politicians the right to give out to their favorites con- tracts totalling ten million dollars, The corruption practiced by Charles Forbes took place under a similar bill The disabled war veterans and other victims of the capitalist system must know that thru the leadership cording to. testimony given in com- of the Workers Party and only thru the establishment of the proletarian NEW YORK,""March 10.— Profits from the sale Of tobacco, food, and other unfurnished necessities to city prisoners are used by New York poli- ticians in chi of jails and work- houses to buy-radio sets and enter- tain so-called welfare workers, ac- missioner, of accounts Hirshfield’s in- vestigation into the department of republic will they achieve justice. correction. A surplus of $150,000 is which is possible only when the work-|on hand ers become the masters of their own | chases, destinies and not the slaves of the capitalists. Hi Profits, from prisoners’ pur- Warden, Stole Radio. On Welfare Island a party of 150 Thousands of world war veterans] prison welfare -workers was enter- are being contracted out to schools|tained at $8 doing vocational | party, Hirshfie! i, work for which they are not fitted,|oners did the cooking and serving and and against their will. These work |cleaning up, no caterer coming tn. for a few months, ers are then being discharged as “re- habilitated,” to shift for themselves |ed for boys’ Thousands of them, unable to do a|Hampton and Warwick and Women’s day’s work, or compete with healthy | Correctional Home. at Greycourt, Rob- workers, are forced to take non-union |.ert L. Tudor, deputy commisstoner of jobs, and thus lower the standard of] correction told. At New Hampton, if living of the working class. Other thousands are walking the streets|°d in the warden’s and resident com. without work, facing starvation. Krassin Explains Soviet’s Position on Czarist Debts MOSCOW.—The Soviet government cannot possibly recognize and pay the czarist debts,'tho it may eventually agree to give compensation for part of them, in order to facilitate intercourse with bourgeois governments and thus promote the qconomic restoration 0° the Union of Soviet Socialist Repu! lics, Krassin, Sovfet ambaSsador a Paris, stated to a representative o ead, $1,215 for the overed. The pris- Expensive radia,sets were purchas- reformatories at New not at the others, the set was install- missjoner’s quarters and the never heard of the radio set. Thieves Fight For Fund. Hirshfield charges that the fund sould be taken by anyone under the Iresent system, run by commissioner xf corrections Frederick A. Wallis. Tudor says the commissary is a pri- ‘ate enterprise. Profits from Tombs orisoners and those at the peniten- fary amount to $20,000 a year. Hirsh- ‘eld thinks the, prisoners should be orved at more nearly cost, instead of fling up profits for whoever will ke them, a boys 19. Get Service in Pittsburgh the Echo de Paris in the course of an yy all matters pertaining to subscrip- interview, in which he outlined the main principles of the Soviet policy in regard to the old Russian debts. The question of meeting the inter- ests and wishes of the petty bondhold- ers of the Russian loans would be considered apart from the above issue, Krassin remarked. Bar De Valera from Belgium BRUSSELS, March 10,—Eamonn De Valera, Irish republican leader, was refused permission by the authorities Re-opened GHESKS - CHESKIS RESTAURANT Road 31 iene tions, dealers’ prders or retail purchases of The Daily Worker The Workers Monthly and all foreign: and American Com- munist publications, and all Communist Literature Books ab Pamphlets Order from— The Pittsburgh Daily Worker . Agency. Fred Merrick, Agent 805 James St. Pittsburgh, Pa. THAT NEW MARCH ISSUE With a Word About Propaganda Mediums 'O our agents and live wires--to all BUILDERS we bring to attention the splendid new iseue of the Workers Monthly. This'monthly maga- zine that grows In leaps and bounds is sure to be another strong arm of the DAILY WORKER in building up the Communist movement and to our BUILDERS we mention particularly the new March issue which Is of such attractive make-up and such splendid self and get a new sub on your copy to read. contents that you will enjoy it your- when you loan it to another worker The striking three color cover will tempt any worker to the inter- esting contents that carry stories on all the struggles of the Left Wing and so many additional features that the issue will “get” the doubtful member in your union you may have been propagandizing for so long. The Workers Monthly is mplimentary to the DAILY WORKER. Coming out monthly, in more attractive form It leads the worker to an eventual dally reading of the theory and practice that he will meet in the DAILY WORKER... and you will have another member for your branch, another member for the Left Wing group in your union thru the Workers Monthly that will I A BUILDER hi id him to the DAILY WORKER. ways in mind every jtem that will lead another worker to Communist understanding and those gomrades who are success- fully dolng the work of propaganda distribution capry the Workers Month- ly as one of thelr chief propaganda mediums that will get interest for an ultimate Communist understanding. RUSSIAN INFORMATION BUREAU TELLS TRUTH ABOUT SOVIET RULE WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.—According to official reports from Moscow just received here by the Russian Information Bureau the Soviet Union will expend from $160,000,000 to $190,000,000 (320-380 million rubles) this year on public education, an increase of from 120 to 155 per cent over the fiseal year of 1923-24, ending Oct 1. The greatly increased appropriations have been made possible by the remarkable economic improvement in the'Soviet Union during the past year, including the establishment of the+-— currency on a gold basis, with a sur- plus of governmental receipts over ex- penditures. The appropriations for education for this year are substantially larger than. the pre-war appropriations under the old czarist empire, which has nearly one-third more population than, the Soviet Union. All state appropriations are expended under the supervision of the central authority of the com- missariat of education, which this year will have $70,000,000 of these appropriations. Of this, $3,700,000. was appropriated by the federal gov- ernment, as a special fund for. im, proving the condition of college .pro- fessors and students. The educational item forms more than a third of the entire budget of the various states; Local revenues available for educa tional needs are estimated this .year. at $120,000,000. “ At,the midwinter meeting in Mos- cow of the All-Russian Teachers’ Con- gress, attended by 1,500 teachers from all parts of the Soviet Union, Lunacharsky, people’s commissar 0’ education, reported that after years of hardship, due to the economic block- ade of the United States government and the European powers, the educa- tional system was at last in a position to,conquer illiteracy in Russia. Moldavian Soviet Makes the Rumanian Bourgeoisie Uneasy MOSCOW, Feb. 15 (By mall).— Refugees from Bessarabia here tel) that Roumanian government circles have been feeling extermely nervous about the formation of the Moldavian Soviet Republic; the authorities in Bessarabia are especially nervous. However, the broad popular masses of Bessarabia have greeted tne form- ation of the new Soviet republic with unveiled enthusiasm. The toiling masses are eagerly following any news from Moldavia, while even the petty bourgeoisie makes no secret of its desire to see Bessarapia Jom tho Moldavian Republic as soon as pos- sible. Commercial circles in Bess- arabia also believe that such an issue is the only way of reviving the tradc of Bessarabia now completely para- lyzed. On the other hand, a terrible ren tion has again set in and a ruthle policy of “Roumanization” has been renewed in Bessarabia ever since the formation of the Moldavian 8, S. Re- public. Among other things the few Russian and Ukrainian schools and cultural institutions that still remain- ed have now been finally closed. UNCLE WICGGILY’S TRICKS “Nurse Jane said her purse | “Maybe she meant was here.” RUSSIAN BANK HAS BEST YEAR OF ITS HISTORY MOSCOW, Russia, March 10.— The Commercial and Industrial Bank of the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- lics (Prombank), has just ended its most ‘successful year. The annual meeting of the shareholders held here recently found a balance of 275,000- 000 rubles as against 87,000,000 for last year. The general turnover was sixteen billion rubles. Capital fully paid increased during the year from 15,000,000 to 40,000,000 Tubles. The reserves are nine million rubles. The deposits for the past year were 106,000,000 rubles and 232,- 000,000 this year. Profits increased in @ year from 2,00,000 rubles to 8,500,- 000 rubles. Dividends Increase. — Dividends last year were eight per cent and 15 per cent this year. Loans, discounts and guarantees granted for foreign trade amounted to 32,000,000 tulbes. There are 75 branches of the Prombank in all parts of the Soviet Union. The meeting approved the report of the board of directors, and: accepted the motion to further increase the capital to seventy-five million rubles. Money is transferred from abroad thru the Russian-American Industrial corporation and the Amalgamated Banks of Chicago and New York, which are the only representatives of the Prombank in the United States. A DAILY WORKER sub means another Communist. For Commanist Clarity— Leninism or Trotskyism By Gregory Zinoviev, I. Stalin and L, Kameney. 20 CENTS A COPY Order from the Daily Worker Literature Dept. MEIGHAN ‘COMES THRU FOR THE PICTURE TRUST Latest Picture Reeks with Capitalist Bunk When Tommy Meighan recently made a really creditable picture, “Tongues of Flame,” in which, for the first time on an American screen, the Indian was placed in a decent and true light, it was clear that this popular star had to go either forward or else slump ‘ack. “Tongues of Flame” offended against every capitalist |taboo, It showed up the crooked, cowardly big business methods, the sheep-like ways of middle-class mind- jed workers even when goaded to jviolence against the big business |which had endangered their little pro- |perty holdings, and in contraet to this /eheap heetic struggle, it showed the jcalm, happy life of the Indian tribe. | Meighan even violated simultaneously lthe inter-racial marriage taboo and |the pinte “rich marriage for the noble |hero” reward when he rejected the sliallow, selfish rich girl and married the little half-breed Indian sehool jmar’m. It was SOME picture—mobs |that set fires and balked the firemen, a race riot, jail delivery, and many other thrills—but the newspaper crit: ics damned it with every phrase and sneer at their command. Meighan Sells Out When it came out that Meighan had picked this story himself, over the protest of his directors and press agents, we had hopes that the think- ing group of independent, progressive actors headed by Douglas Fairbanks and Charley Chaplin, had a new re cruit. But is was not thus to be. Meighan has heard the call of the box office and returned to the flesh-pots of the plutes. His next picture was called “Coming Through”, This is a slight- ly adolescent slang phrase meaning to give someone what you've got to deliver. Tommy does just that and by way of penance for his last fall from grace, he delivers with com- pound interest. The story is bald. A clerk marries his boss’ daughter, but the dam- seFs thrill evaporates when the Old Man calls the bridegroom a “fortune hunter”. Male prostitution even when sanctified by church and state {fs not yet a fully approved road to wealth. Give your shopmate this copy of the DAILY WORKER—but be sure to see him the next day to get his subscription. Los Angeles, Notice! FIRST ANNUAL DANCE given by the FREIHEIT SOCIAL CLUB SATURDAY, MAR. 14 at the new Co-operative Centre, 2706 Brooklyn Ave, 1 TICKETS 50 CENTS. The Talk of the Town. (See Yourself. Fourth Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1925, Come and Dr. A. Moskalik DENTIST S. W. Corner 7th and Mifflin Sts. PHILADELPHIA, PA. | | | u