The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 8, 1925, Page 5

) FARRINGTON MACHINE PROTECTS | EMBEZZLER OF MINERS’ UNION DE BONO GIVEN FUNDS; FINALLY GETS EXPOSED ~ JOB AS REWARD ee G ¢ i serbnetd Street. SPRINGFIELD, Ml, July 6.—Systematic looting of the Illinois miners’ treasury by a set of official pirates and jail birds to an extent never equalled * D Senate Admits Crimes o + ge of Mussolini Aid in the Miners’ Union is being carried on at the present time. The stench calls to high heaven for a clean-up, which the bureaucracy is determined the miners will not-get. And in their determination to cover up the evidence, ROME, italy, July 6—Senator. de Bono, who, evidence showed, aided in the murder of the socialist deputy Matteotti, has been appointed govern- or of Tripoli, the Italian territory in Africa, The appointment comes im- mediately after a senate commission had whitewashed de Bono, and issued a statement apologizing and making exeuses for his crimes. The commis- sion, of course, was composed of fa- scist members. The senate statement admits the charge that de Bono received a “com- mission” of 400,000 lire on the sale of government war material, but claims he donated this money to the fascisti, and was therefore excused. Allowed Killers Freedom The commission admitted also that the fascist assailants of the opposition leader Amendola calmly proceeded to the militia barracks unmolested by Police, but declared they “could: not Drove” that de Bono, as police direc- tor, was responsible for the crime. “It should be remembered,” the sen- ate states, “That part of the blame attributed to de Bono may be explain- ed by his lack of necessary prepara- tion for the important office with which he was suddenly invested.” The senate also admitted that de Bono had taken the Matteotti case out of the hands of the police, when the evidence piled up that the fascist lead- ers had ordered the murder, but de- clared “this might have been due to his zeal in tracing criminals.” Forged Passports It was admitted that the fascist Du- mini, who is charged with the actual killing of the socialist deputy, was furnished with a passport under a false name and date, the date. being falsified to make it appear that the Passport was issued before de Bono became police inspector. But it was declared that de Bono “was not. per- sonally responsible.” Donati, the opposition editor .who made the accusation against.de Bono, was forced to flee the country when the fascists declared they would kill him. aes De Bono was formerly head of the fascist army and directed the march on Rom Woman Politician for Mayor. Mrs. Johanna Gregg, member of the school board, has announced: her can- didacy for mayor on the republican ticket in the primary to take: place Feb. 22, 1927. Your neighbor would like to read this issue of the DAILY WORKER. Be neighborly—give it to him! 4 records are being grabbed and de- stroyed wholesale. It is well for the fakers that they destroy them, because if.the miners knew one-tenth of, what is taking Place the apaches would be relegated to quarters where they would be un- able to continue their union. busting. Dominick Couldn't Get Away One parrot, willing tool of the Far- tington machine, has ‘gone’ to board with his Uncle Samuel for, from one to fourteen years forgetting away with approximately: $2,000 in death benefits, and overpaid per capita tax to the sub-district, district, and inter- (national organizations, during a pe- riod covering four years. -The books have been audited time and again in the last four years and the theft not discovered by the district auditors until it was laid bare: by Local: Union 3495 local officials. 7 Dominick Teneski, financial secret ary of Local Union 3495 in gathering to himself the miners’ mioney, adopted a novel method of petty larceny. He knowingly overpaid per capita tax to the sub-district, district and interna- tional, and the auditor’s OK’d books each audit, and had returned to him the overpaid tax, which he misappro- priated to his own' account. And those same auditors 1d not find the money had not been receipted for by the local treasurer. Farrington Protects Treasury Thieves After the local union discovered the discrepancy, the district office, Far- rington, was notified by . Freeman Thompson that action would-he taken at once against the defaulting, finan- cial secretary, Dominick-. Teneski. Which was. done—the local union try- ing him and expelling him, for 99 years. : During this time, when the: sub-dis- trict president and local officers ex- pected aid by the district officers, the machine sent to the local umion:a rub- ber stamp by the name of “Young” who informed the local union -that he represented President Farrington, and attempted to have the local: union drop the case against Dominick, ofin- ally threatening the local umiom that if it “did expel Dominick: the: lecal union would be expelled... Dominick realized that even in spite of the aid and connivance of his friend Fatringtéh, “his “name | was Walker,” ‘and a rumor reaching him that the bonding house was after him, he hied to a garage, bought foyr new tires and left for parts un Accomplices In. Crim: t The district officials including Far- ington, by their refusal to co-operate with the local union and sub-district officials, aided in every way, the: ene- my of our union, even to the. extent of openly supporting him. at his. trial, by the local union, Jen The Farrington push button, Nesbit, showed his friendship for the crooks OUR DAILY PATTERNS A NEAT AND COMFORTABLE PLAY SUIT 4619. This model provides a sep- erate blouse. The Overalls are sleeve- jess and the body portion of the back is buttoned to the waist portino. Seer- “sucker, denim, or gingham could be used for the overalls, and cambric for the blouse, or the entire suit may be of one material. . “The Pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. A 4 year size requires 1% yard for the Overalls, and 1%} yard for the blouse. Pattern iailed to any addréss on feceipt of 1Zc in silver or stamps. PS peat ga! BOOK NOTICE! 8 i2c in silver or stamps for ot up-to-date Spring and ‘Summer. tozs Book of A he showing wee plates filseie? sad. chilacens patterns, Aeon: cise and comprehensive article king, also some points for the le Cilustentin 30 of the varioi ifoole 4 ble hints to: em) c valual to the home exc Ab ed T8ROD PITTSBURGH, PA?’ \'” To those who work hard for cod “ money, | will hie | per cent o1 “(all their de dacaad | _- | DR. RASNICK”” DENTIS* ‘ler sbsit ‘A YOUTHFUL “DANCE” OR AFTER- NOON FROCK 5088, Metal brocade and ~ chiffon was used to make the charming style here portrayed. One could use crepe and chiffon or lace and geofgette in combination, The Pattern is cut in 3 siz 16, 18 and 20 years. An 18 year size re- quires 4% yards of one méterial 40 inches wide. The width at*the foot is 1% yard. To make the Dress as Allustrated in the large view will re- quire 2% yards of brocaded material and 2 yards of plain material 40 inch wide. Without sleeves %4° yard less material is required. , ,... CE TO PATTERN S—Th pester being sold thea hes DArLY fished by B New ork tem vot a every » fur ttern d by forwat b; stating Thompson and Watt were 00 god-damned busy looking for something with which to put a feather in their hat,” thereby showing the whole gang of fakers were lined up with the enemies of the union. Machine Blind In One Eye It is very noticeable that during the four years of auditing the books, the machine auditors could never find the discrepancy, but an investigation of Duncan McDonald’s life membership disclosed the fact that during a life- THE DAILY WORKER TOILERS3 JOBLESS, RAILROADS REAP HIGHEST PROFITS By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press, With the highest cash dividends on record and net profits exceeding any year except 1916 and 1923, the 1924 statistics of 20 railroads give the lie to the propaganda for higher rates and lower wages. The 20 roads com- pose the sroup selected by Dow, Jones & Co. Si all Street as a bar- ometer for railroad investors, The 1924 net ‘4 ‘ofit of these 20 roads amounted to, $347,022,000, or more than 10 per de tof the par value of their stock, ine paid $209,745,000 in dividends giving the stockholders an average ee of over six per cent. And this was in a year when time membership, somehow, some- { where, he was behind $1.00 in dues, for which he was arbitrarily expelled from the union! Your Union Meeting | First Tuesday, July 7, 1925. No. Name of Local and Place of Meeting 6 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1829 8. Throop St. 39 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Douglas Park Auditorium. Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1564 N. Robey St,, M org 152 270 Ci 7 Amaigamated 409 S.-H ington St. Bindery Workers, 19 W. Adams 8t., 6:30 Pp. m 298 Boot and Shoe Workers, 1939 Mil- e Ave. 49 Clay Workers, Clark and 21 ers, 912 W. Monroe St. 136 Ww. W. Madison St. 237 2017 W. Chicago Ave. 58 Diversey and Shefeld. 141 1028 E. 75th St. 271 9442 Cottage Grove Ave. 272 Moose Hall, Chicago 1128 Moose Hall, La Grange, 1727 14th St. Hall, North 1786 Sprin, and 26th. 2786 penters, Springfield and 26th St. 2 Vator Constructors, 2901 West Monroe Sti 402 ineers, 180 Washington St. 188 and Enginemen, Lake and Francisco Str 5 Hod Carriers, 225 E, 16th St., Chi- cago Heights, III. 6 Hod Carriers, 814 ‘wW. Harrison St. 1 Garment Workers, 328 W. it, 3267 Sheffield Ave. 7414 Wentworth Ave. 4111 W. Madison St. Fire and Oilers, 387 No. 8, 11405 Michigan Ave. itters, 3824 W. 26th St. & slump in business necessitated lay- ing off thousands of workers on the railroads and’ in’ industrial plants. Comparative figures for the profits and dividends of these railroads year by year sinod' 1924 are: @ 2eo Cd ne = SESTSLES ARTES SEs owes soi e s es a 5 Aa ezsesssssees Ce 4 : 4 re oe B SSSSsesssosss Beem ew ois is ts io SSS RS BRR sn F snSskeweecethe Pere uwrarscans ZEESSESeees Zadamea sss a 2 Sicmnmvevrven gORTISSSEnt Ss boissons ae oS es - aa Oe 23323333338 $ 23s _ 22232222228 SSB or oes a SSS8SR2588S8 SR BARE AS S Ede aecagaaadcke R2eoOetrPnownonr = SAQA RRA S amir xo beoeonany SAE BSSARRARE BAQRSaESSRaS PRAGRAASSAAR In 11 year these 20 railroads have made a total'df $3,117,439,000 an am- ount just about equal to their entire common stock in 1914. They have paid the owners of common $1,989,- 807,000 in cash dividends and have in- creased their undivided surplus profits trom $1,134,46},000 or 35 per cent of their common stock to $2,417,868,000 representing about, 70 per cent of the | value of the stock, Some of the higher dividends paid last year include Central Railroad of New Jersey 12, per cent, Union Pacific 10 per cent, Delaware .and., Hudson nine per cent, Atlantic Coast Line eight per cent, Norfolk & Western eight per cent;»and Illinois: Central, New ; York Central;Nashville, Chat- tanooga & St: Louis and’New Orleans, Texas & Mexico each seven per cent. Prospects for 1925 are rosy espec- jally under the.Goolidge administra- tion whose eptire influence is, for larger profits.; Says the Wall Street Journal: “Freight rates seem more likely to go upithan down. The year’s volume of business seems likely to about equal last year. Operating ef- ficiency is atcavhigh point, and equip- ment and property is in good condi- tion comparatively.” The implicatién: is that those who have excess:cincomes can secure a good return by>investing in’ railroad stocks. But\when the timé comes to convince the public of the heed of an increase in rates or a decrease in rail wages the press will be ordered to 225 Painters, 9202 So. Chicago Ave. 220 W. Oal 5 Chicago Heights, Car- Hall, 810 W. Harrison. Monroe and Peoria Sts, ye Clerks, Fort Dearborn Hote Clerks, 549 W. Washing- Railway ton Bivd. Raley Clerks, 549 Washington St., p.m. Clerks, 5436 Wentworth 426 W. 63rd a E. 75th St. 1505 712 Te it land Teamsters, Swan's Hall, Theatre » Wardrobe Attendants, 912 itol Bidg., 2. p. m. Taylor and Ogden Ave. 111 Upholsterers, 180 W. Washington t. lolph St. ) Paimer 742 17352 jouse, a (Note — Unless Stherwise stated all meetings are at 8 p. m.) sing a different song. NAVIGABLE SOVIET WATERWAYS TOTAL MORE THAN ALL REST OF EUROPE; SHIPS OWNED BY STATE MOSCOW, (By Mail)—The total extent of the interior waterways fit for navigation and timber-floating in the European and. Asiatic Parts -of the U. S. 8 R. amounts to 226,404 kilometers, considerably exceeding; the total extent of the waterways of all the countries of Europe,» , 3 The total goods traffic of the Russian waterways ‘amounted in the pre- war period, in 1913, for instance, in the present terriftry ‘of -the Union, to 4,317,621 tons at the average speed ,0f 727 kilometers. Now on Increase As a result of the world war and, r, the foreign intervention, the goods traffic fell in 1918 to 81,132 tons, but after that the said traffic pro- Bressed and developed in connection with the growth of industry and the Progress of agriculture, and in the navigation season of 1924 it amounted to 21,261,260 tons (46 per cent) with the average speed of 512 kilometers, 12,000,000 passengers having been con- veyed at that time. On all lines, new- ly repaired steamers are working. Steamers Owned by State All the fluvial fleet of the Soviet Union belongs to 8 state steam-com- panies, possessing altogether 2,252 ‘steamers with a total power of 515,- 542 ind. p. and 4,052 ships of the barge type, with a total tonage of 3,101,835 tons. The Volga State Steam Company possesses 54,8 per cent of the total power and 63.5 per cent of the tonage. The rest falls to the share of the North, the High-Dnieper, the Low- Dnieper, the Don-Kuban, the West- Siberian and the Amur State Steam compani To Produce Standard Type The general structure of the fleet has completely, changed in the last years, if compared with the pre-war have entirely disappeared, the wooden petroleum fleet is also dying out, be- ing replaced ‘by the iron overshot barges. The fleet is in a very satis- factory condition, .Its active part can serve a long time, Considerable Work has been done in the way of '¢oncentration of the ship-repairing workshops, whose num. ber has been reduced from 123 to 84. The next plan of fluvial ship-building is in the direction of Producing a standard type of; ships. The year 1924 fas given no deficit and the financial side of the fluvial navigation is in a very good condi- tion. ees Seek 48-Hour Week, BIDDEFORD, Me., July 6.—Every effort to secure the 48-hour work week in all tevtile producing states is pled- ged by the Amétican Federation of Textile Operatiyas, an independent union, in its convention, Philadelphia, Notice! ' Weber Printing Co, 350 N. FIRGH STRERT. » “CONCILIATION OF CAL A CURSE TO THE WORKERS JULY OFFERS BEST OPPORTUNITIES Work on the Special Offers ‘The unusual opportunities that the special July offers make on both the DAILY WORKER and Communist books and pamphlets, should be greatly ‘productive of some real Communist building. i During July, the special offer of those two Communist classics, STATE AND REVOLUTION by Nicolai Lenin, and THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LENINISM by I. Stalin AND a three month’s subscription to the DAILY WORKER, all for $2.00 ($2.50 in Chicago), should be an inducement for every thinking worker to subscribe. This offer cambining these books of great educational value together with the DAILY WORKER is the very best offer that has yet been made. For those who wish to subscribe the second and more modest offer of a two month's subscription for one dollar, should be further inducement. With these advantages (good only until August 1!), every Communist or progressive worker has the ef ac gg to make his shop-mate a subscriber to the DAILY WORKER. THE‘NEW ISSUE OF THE WORKERS MONTHLY 1S OUT! Another good and a very timely issue of the Workers Monthly is now on the newsstands and in the mails. It seems that each month this only American English Communist magazine has been able not only to uphold the high standard it has set with its first numbers, but also that it has been able to add further features of both greater inter- est and importance. No better issue for important articles and splendid propaganda features has yet been issued. INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE CALLS ON ALL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE RETURNS ON COUPONS SENT The International Labor Defense, formed at the Chicago conference on June 28, has issued the following appeal to working class organizations which have been working with the Labor Defense Council and have received Defense Coupons, funds from which should be turned in at once for im- mediate needs: tt eee TO ALL worKING ciass or-| More Lockouts In An GANIZATIONS. Effort To Run Open Dear Brothers: We wish to inform you of the great success of the Labor Shop In Metal Trade Defense Conference in forming a new, broad organization—the International READING, Pa. July 6—(FP)— Labor Defense. The Labor Defense Council has merged into the Interna- tional Labor Defense and turned over. its apparatus, etc., to it; but has been only able to turn over a few hundred dollars, because of the $4,000 expenses for the Pittsburgh and deportation cases, in the month of June. We néed not, of course, point out the immensely increased needs of the International Labor Defense for funds —to issue literature, membership sup- Plies, etc. and at the same time to mteet defense and prisoners’ aid ex- penses, for ALL class-war defendants and prisoners. About a month ago the Labor De- tense Council sent $24.00 worth of Defense Coupons to many hundreds of workers’ organizations in order to raise sufficient funds for the defense of the Pittsburgh case of Fred Mer- Union stove mounters are locked out’ and the recently unionized stove filers and fitters are discharged by the Prizer-Painter Stove Co. of Reading because the filers and fitters asked for a 15 per cent pay raise and be- cause the mounters would not scab on them after the dismissals. The company’s wage for filers and fitters ‘was 55 to 70 cents on hour. The pre- vailing wage elsewhere is 8# to $1.05 ber hour. Teacher Fights Dismissal SECAUCUS, N. J.—(FP)— Helen Clarck, 22 year old teacher, plans to fight the action of the Secaucus board of education in suspending her be- cause her landlad reported that she smoked cigarettes. The teacher claims that her ability in her profession has never been questioned and that char-|the writer warned rick and nine others, and for such de- Portation cases as those of Vajtauer, Zinich, Kannasto, Lassen, Severino, Schedel, etc. These cases will along with many others, be handled in the future by the International Labor De- fense. The workers must defend them, and the many others. ALL WORKERS AND LABOR OR- GANIZATIONS SHOULD DO THEIR UTMOST TO BUILD AND SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR DE- FENSE. COME TO ITS AID NOW, ESPE- CIALLY SINCE FUNDS ARE IMME- DIATELY AND BADLY NEEDED, SELL AND BUY all of the coupons; take collections and RUSH THE RE- MITTANCES, Yours for a powerful mass defense organization, ges against her are exaggerated. A short story from the workshop: “CARBON CAKES” By Franklin R. Timmins in the July Special Anti- Imperialist Issue of The Workers Monthly 25 Cents a Copy $2.00 a Year $1.25 Six Months 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Fraternally yours, vi INTERNATIONAL LABOR DE- FENSE, (Signed), Jai P. Cannon, Executive ary. On the Press! Note: Make remittances payable t to the International Labor De 23 So. Lincoin St., Chicago, HI, and address “ all communications to James P. Cannon, Secretary—same address, STI INFORMATION WANTED ! About Jacques Margolis Born in Johannesburg, So. Africa; studied violin in Brussels, Belgium; 25 yrs. of age; wears glasses; lean; deep voice; speaks English and French. Notice of past or present whereabouts deeply appre- ciated; important, Mail at with pictures of Every worker should know ORDER NOW! once to THE DAILY.WORKER, .23.So0, Lincoln St. A new pamphlet containing the MANIFESTO, CONSTITUTION | of the First National Conference of the INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE numreous drawings and ¢ééftoons. making confer Single copies 10¢ In lots of 1 International Labor Defense, Department of Labor Breaks Cloth Strike By WILLIAM SIMONS, (Special, to The Daily Worker) BRIDGEPORT, Conn,, July 6.—Sew eral weeks have gone by since tha strike of the weavers in the Salt’a Textile Mfg, Co. was settled thru the intervention of the U. 8. Department of Conciliation. According to the Fed- eral Conciliator, it was a 100 per cent victory for the strikers. The strike was against the Deier unit system, a worker being required to turn out a certain amount of work, to get 62c an hour. Otherwise, 52c, The strike settlement under which Miss Weinstock forced the workers back ‘was’ as follows: In the South Shed, the unit system was to continue for two months, after which a vote ; Would be taken by the workers in- volved on continuing or not with the system. In the North Shed, the unit system was not to be introduced for a year, but at any time the company could take a vote in any trade or depart- ment on introducing it in that trade or department. A fake settlement, But it was pushed over, Company Trickery. Already, the company is showing its hand. It aims to show that some workers are able to make more money under the new system. Some workers received a premium, others none, One got $2.41 as premium in one day, and his record was posted on a bul- letin board as an incentive for others. According to this, he was turning out 17% yards a day. But when workerg asked the prize worker about it, he admitted that he didn’t make that yardage. “I don’t know anything abont it myself,” he replied. The workers held a meeting Thurs- day. night, and when the company was. confronted with proof of their fraud, the officials gave the lame ex- cuse; “It. was a mistake.” According to an active worker, those in the South Shed are losing from $8 to $9 per week. The company is planning to intro- duce a nightshift in the South Shed, with outside workers. The workers insist. that the eight.men laid off be taken back before any night shift is put on, if the company statement is true that they have more orders. While the Shelton strike was on, the company was recruiting workers from Shelton for the night shift. Night Shift a Ruse. But why the night shift? When looms are free during the day, and workers are to be had. To put over a vote favorable to the company, when the vote is taken in the near future, on the continuance of the Deier unit system. If all the men, will be on the job, the plan will un- doubtedly be voted down. But if the work is completed, the company can reduce its force in the South Shed to a minimum of loyal workers. A vote taken then would be in favor, and then other workers would be taken on, under the new system. On the day of the settlement, some strikers against this scheme, but they were new to the game, and were roped in, Active Worker Fired. The company was to show no dis- crimination against any striker, but already, a young Italian, a day weaver, fixing piles, was fired. He is thé one who before the strike, went to the Management and inquired if the man- agement was planning to put the sys- tem into the North Shed. For his daring, he has been discharged. It is hoped that the workers will take up his case, and demand his return. The strikers are being told to do nothing until the two months period is up, when they can again call in the Federal. Conciliator, By this time, they should realize that the concilia- tor has worked in the interests of the company and not in their interest, Now is the time to act, RESOLUTIONS the delegates and ‘the facts about this history- ‘ence. c ORDER NOW! 0.or nore bc Chicago, Illinois -