The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 11, 1926, Page 3

at PRISON WHIP BRANDED MAN FOR ALL TIME And Ford Had No Work for Ex-Convict (Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, Ohio (By Mail).—In one of thé recent issues of The DAILY ‘WORKER I noticed an account of how two men from Pittsburgh, Pa., were sentenced to 15 years and 40 lashes at Wilmington, Delaware. ‘Well, I was sentenced to five years and 20 lashes in Canada and sent to the Kingston penitentiary to receive them, The lash is a most terrible tor- ture.. I was. stripped to my waist, blindfolded and tied to a post. Then Twas: given the first installment of 10 lashes and salt was applied to the wounds. My back was a mass of welts, Then I was led back to my cell and given nothing to relieve the pain. Holy Man Sanctifies Lash. I recall that about a month after- ward I was sitting in my cell when the chaplain, the “holy man of God,” came to see me. His first words were: “Well, boy, how do you like the cat?” (meaning the whip used, the cat-o"-nine-tails). I was angry and told him to go away. But he asked to see my back and threatened me with some sort of punishment, I don’t recall what at this time, and I was forced to show him my back. Then, just a day or two afterward, I was taken out and given the*other ten lashes, while my back had hardly yet healed from the first ten. This is the regular thing, and the most brutal cruelty to any living be- ing, man or beast, “Once | Applied to Ford.” Once I applied to the Ford plant at Detroit, needing a job. But when the Ford doctor saw my back, all scarred and slashed from the lash, he said: “Oh, my, you got your peaches! But no work for an ex-convict who has been lashed.” I hope The DAILY WORKER will continue to expose this brutal treat- ment, as no other paper will. Signed: A Victim of the Lash. WORKERS, KEEP AWAY FROM THE NORTHWEST THOUSANDS ARE JOBLESS SPOKANE, Wash. June 9.—Tho thousands of workers are walking the streets of the cities of the north- west seeking a chance to work, workers from St, Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, and other cities are being continually shipped in. The capitalist press prints stories of big booms and prosperity in the northwest, When the worker arrives he finds that there are thousands ahead of him waiting for any kind of work. Many of the workers that come to the northwest in their filv- vers with their. families are able to barely exist. with money earned picking berries, “3 HOLD ELECTION - PROBE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Attempt to Cover Up Crooked Dealings The investigation into Cook county eleetion frauds, the connections be- tween gangland and law enforcement agencies and circumstances surround- ing the death of Assistant State’s At- torney William McSwiggin, which is to be made by a special grand jury, requested by State’s Attorney Crowe and under the direction of . Special State’s Attorney Charles A. McDon- ald, will be carried on behind closed doors. Revelations made during the probe will not be allowed to leak out as the courtroom doors will be locked and all but witnesses will be barred. MeDonald has announced that at 10:30 every morning he will meet newspaper reporters and give them an “official report” on the progress of the probe at his offices in the Foreman Trust and Savings Bank. It is plan- ned to open the probe tomorrow morn- ing. Who Will Go to Russia? The Campaign Ends July 4th One-more month remains in the campaign. Out of 15 districts into been divided— which the country has California Leads! Colorado and this district (No. 11), including Utah and Wyoming, is second. Pennsylvania is third fol- lowed by Michigan and New York, Any of these districts—or any other—have a chance to lead in percentage of quota secured which will allow them to choose one person to go to Moscow. There Will Be More Than One! In addition to the winning district, EVERY district secur- ing 40,000 points will send one person to Moscow. Every Point Is a Vote!. You can ‘vote for yourself or your choieé (all voters and RATES: Outside o 0 In Chicago Per year 80 Per year $ Six mon 60 Six mont! Three months., 2.00 Three mont! THE ‘DAILY 19 Ww. Enovosep $......2. for NAME . STREET... AA aeneene save emnme vane sas eneserscensen atees aise sees somes oom candidatés . will be an- nounced) and while you get votes— YOU ALSO GET PRIZES! ay! WORKER WASHINGTON BOUL, Ci 90. Nit A eee memes eee ee ee ween me IWEAVERS STICK ' WHE’ DAILY WORKER ‘ Page Thre: ON STRIKE IN TEXTILE TOWN New London Workers Fight Wage Cut NEW LONDON, Conn., June 9, — The strike of the Weavers of the Ed. Bloom Co. is now in its eighth week. The weavers all walked out on Mon- day April 12, Their wages had been cut 25 per cent in December, but due to the lack of organization they did not strike till April, after they had decided that they had suffered from low pay long enuf. It was so low that some of them had to ‘work 70 and more hours to make a living tablishd in front of the shop and reg- ular mass meetings were held. The strikers put forth the following de- mands: ~ ¢ 1. Restoration of the wage cut and lc per yard increase: 2. No. discrimination against the strikers. 8. Recognition of their union. 4. Time and a half for over time. The company in the sixth week of the strike tried to open the mill with scabs, but in spite of all the efforts of the foremen to scare the strikers, the attempt fell flat. The strikers now feel that victory is very near and that Mr. Bloom must settle or go Out of business. They are being supported morally and financially by all the labor unions and other organ- izations. A collection among the busi ness people was also very success- ful. Three De Kalb County Youths Plead Guilty to Assault on Girl SYCAMORE, Iill., June 9. — Emer- son Wilson, Stariley Sims Hurt and Leonard Rich, DeKalb county youths, pleaded guilty to an attack on Miss Dorohty Westervelt, pretty northern Illinois Teachers’ College co-ed. Judge William J. Fulton took the pleas un- der advisement and it was indicated sentences will be passed on the de- fendants in the next few days. |French Consul Aids Move to Free Doty NEW ORLEANS, June 9.—Maurice De Simonin, French consulate gen- eral in New Orleans pledged himself to“use every means to prevent ‘the execution in Syria of Bennet J, Doty, son of a Biloxi, Miss., attorney, Reports from Damascus state that Doty has been charged formally with mutiny in which he and five others deserted after he had engaged in an altercation with his sergeant. It was reported he had tried to get the whole foreigm legion across the border into Palastine. The United States government has instructed Ambassador Myron T. Her- rick in Paris and James BH. Kelly, American consul at Damascus, to in- tercede for the youth. Even if convicted at the ¢durt mar- tial and sentenced to death, Doty can not be executed until the case is re- viewed by President Domergue, De Simonin said. Pastor Is Ousted for Evolution Talk WEST PALM BHACH, Fla., June 9. Rey. Arthur G, Lyon, pastor of the Union Congregational church, has been ousted as president of the Min- isterial Association of Greater Palm Beach for making a sermon in which he'spoke favorably of the evolution theory, wage. A picket line was immediately es- Legionnaires Seek Favors. WASHINGTON, June 9.—World war veterans are to be given free trans- portation in shipping board vessels to the American Legion Sonyontisll at Paris in 1927, under a resolution in- troduced by Representative Taylor, democrat, of West Virginia, Angora Assembly Accepts Mosul Pact CONSTANTINOPLE, June 9—The national assembly at Angora ratified the treaty between Great Britain and Turkey on the Mosul dispute, Los les Party Calls: Meetings to Develop Its Plans LOS ANGBLES, Calif., June 9, — A general membership meeting of the Workers (Communist) Party is called for Friday evening, June 18th, for the purpose of a unified membership cam- paign. The “agitprop” is opening two classes, the first to deal with the fun- damentals of Marxism and Leninism, the second will take up the study of “he State and Revolution.” All members of the party belonging to labor unions are called into meet- ing Wednesday evening, June 16, at the party headquarters, 307 West First street. The main purpose of the meet- ing is to find ways and means of get- ting every party member not yet in a union, into his or her respective union. SWIFT PLANS MERGER WITH VESTEY FIRM To End Competition in South America LONDON, June 9.—Louis and Ed- ward Swift are here carrying on nego- tiations with the Vestey packing in- terests fot a merger of the Vesty South American combine with “the Swift International, ** Armour and Company. In a report issued by Armour and Company May 25, to its stockholders, F. Edson White, president of the com- pany, declares that quarterly divi- dends' of the firm will not be paid as the company has suffered severe losses in its South American trade. Chihuahua Congress Limits One Priest to 9,000 Inhabitants CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, June 9. —The Chihtiahua state congress pass- ed a statute limiting one priest or minister to any religion to every 9,000 inhabitants. The governor was authorized’ to immediately put the law into effect. The clétéy, in an attempt to defeat the law, are attempting to get the peasants, Whom they have held in slavery toy years, to revolt against this law of the Chihuahua congress. Li gaé of Nations in GENEVA, June 9. — Absence of the Brazilian Welegate from the league of national ¢ouncil meeting today, and the presétite of secondary delegates trom Spafif, provided the chief sensa- tion of the meeting. Many ‘iffterpreted the absence of these principal delegates as tacit evi- dence that both Brazil and Spain are in earnest in their threats to withdraw from the feague unless they are given permaneft’seats on the council, i Government Lawyer Denies Use of Force to Get Confessions WASHINGTON, June 9, — Charges that third degree methods were used by department of justice agents in try- ing to secure confessions in the Osage Indian murder cases in Oklahoma, were denounced by Assistant Attorney General Oscar Luhring as “false and ridiculous.” The charges were made by Wm. K. Hale and John Ramsey, who said they had been sttbjected to “electrical treat ment” by federal agents in an effort to force confessions. Plan New Road from ' Chicago to Aurora Steps in securing land for building a 200foot ,highway between Chicago MONTANA COPPER TRUST BACKING SPLIT IN UNION Wildiavwal feouk. EU. M. M. S. Is Urged By J. G. S. chaotic condition of the labor move- ment of this state may be gleaned from the contemplated action of the Smelter Union of Anaconda, Mont. This union is affiliated with the Inter- national Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, which is part of the A. F. of L, To Withdraw From International. A call for a special election is being sent out for next week, for the purpose of taking a referendum on the ques- tion of continued affiliation with the International. The officers of the lo- cal union claim that the call is the result of dissatisfaction among the members as to the affiliation, The’ of- ficers themselves are what is known out here as “Company men.” McArdle Makes Statement. George McArdle, recording secre- tary of the union, issued the following statement to the copper collared press of the state, which was publish- ed promptly: Anaconda smeitermen have been Paying an average of $10,000 a year into the treasury of the interna- tional, for which they never have and are not now receiving and bene- fit, according to George McArdle, recording secretary. “The situation has reached a point where the local union has either to consider dispensing with sick and death benefits for its members or drop the international,” he continu- ed. “Of every dollar collected In Anaconda 50 cents is sent to the major unit, 5 cents to the state fed- eration and 45 cents is used to carry on the work of the local union.” Discussing another angle of the smeltermen’s grievance, Mr, Mo- Ardie sald that thrée Montana un- ions are now contributing 75 per cent of the money paid into the in- ternational treasury, affillated un- ions from all other sections of the United States paying the balance. During a greater part of the period between biennial elections these un- ions outside of Montana are dropped from the rolls of the international but are reinstated a month or so before election day, with the result that the Montana unions have been outvoted in their efforts to’ bring about a change in executives at Den- ver, he declared. Is Move of A. C. M. This action is undoubtedly prompt- ed by the Anaconda Copper Mining company. Recently the unions of Anaconda, Butte and Great Falls, presented a joint demand to the com- pany for a “$1.00” increase per day in their pay. This was a rank and file move in the unions, especially here.in Great Falls, where the workers went over the heads of the officers, The company seeing that the rank and file is moving a little, would un- doubtedly prefer having all the locals isolated from each other, and put on a strictly company basis. The dual unionists help to compli- cate the situation grtatly by their un- sound tactics, Fifth Annual Workers Party Picnic Will be Held on July 5 The Fifth Annual July 4 Workers (Communist) Party picnie will be held this year at the new Chernauskas Grove, Justice Park, Ill. Since Mon- Jay, July 6, is the legal holiday, the July 4 picnic will be held on that day. ‘The grove is located entirely out- side of the city smoke. It is beauti- fully located, 18 acres large, new and up-to-date, It has a dance hall 756x150 feet. Tickets are on sale now. Many and Aurora,have been taken, according | thousand people will be expected at to officials,ef Du Page county. the picnic and it is well for every The road, which will relieve the|worker who wants to celebrate the great traffic congestion to the west) Dectaration of Independence properly, of the city,.will le in a straight line| to secure tickets in time. Admission across the southern part of Du Page|is 50 cents, ; county and-will adjoin Seventy-ninth St. here. Numerous Parks will be set ott} Mellon Nephew to alongside the highway, The road will be completed in about four years. ATTENTION, WORKERS OF NEW YORK! Just opened a new bargain store by the name “Popular” Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Wear. wholesale prices. Will sell below Still further special reductions for work- ers presenting this advertisement. REMEMBER: 236 E. 23RD ST. “THE POPULAR” ERNEST ZELIOT..,. Go Before Election Slush Fund Probe WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—W. L. Melon, nephew of Secretary Mel- lon, is among the sixteen witnesses that are to appear before the special senate investigating committee into the funds spent in the republican pri- mary at Pennsylvania in an attempt to nominate United States Senator Pepper for re-election. The three candidates will also appear, Curb Market Seat Is Sold for $30,000 NEW YORK, June 9.-~Peter P, Mo Dermott’s seat in the New York curb market sold for $30,000 to Paul G. Friedmann. This is an increase over the price paid for the: sent sold just ahead of McDermottiayo® » GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 9—The | (Copyright, 1926, by Upton Sinclair) Dad and his young son, both dressed alike, and richly, are motoring over @ smooth and flawless concrete road to- wards a barrier of purple mountains. The boy sits next to his father, eager- eyed, alert. His father is his hero. They reach the mountains and climb higher and higher. Then down the other side at a good clip, with a weathe speed cops, whom Dad hates. drove he mused to himself. He us be Jim Ross, teamster, then he was J. A. Ross and Co., general merchandise, at Queen Center, California, and is J. Arnold Ross, oll operator, on his way to Beach City to sign a le side him sits “Bunny” thinking of altogether different things. They o to Santa Ynez, a newly built, white painted, California town. The only hint of the old west was a solitary cow-boy in ‘“‘chaps” and an old Indian mumbling his lips. For the rest, it was like any other main street town—with its nae tionally advertised magazines containing all the nationally advertised advere tisements of the nationally advertised articles ranchmen came in to_buy, They leave the town and hit it up on a Broad boulevard called Mission Way. There were signs with queer Spanish names indicating a history behind each one. “Bunny” asks Dad what happened in “Verdrugo (Executioner) Canyon.” Dad doesn’t know. He shares the opinion of the manufacturer of a nationally ade vertised automobile—that history is mostly “bunk.” They go thru town after town of rectilinear blocks and whizz by “sub-divisions.” By dint of constant Passing of other cars they come to Beach City. They put up at the big hotel and in the lobby meet Dad’s “lease-hound,” Ben Skutt. WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. It It was seven-thirty, the hour set for the meeting; and every- body looked about, waiting for somebody else to begin, At last a stranger rose, a big six-footer with a slow drawl, introducing himself as Mr. F.-T. Merriweather, attorney for Mr. and Mrs Black, owners of the southwest corner; by his advice, these par- ties wished to request a slight change in the wording of the lease “Changes in the lease?” It was the hatchet-faced Mr. Hank who leaped up. “I thought it was agreed we'd make no more changes?” “This is a very small matter, sir—” “But Mr, Ross is to be here in fifteen minutes, ready to sign ” “This is a detail, which can be changed in five minutes.” There was an ominous silence. “Well, what is your change?” “Merely this,” said Mr. Merriweather; “ it should be explie- itly stated that in figuring the area for the apportioning of the royalty, due regard shall be paid to the provision of the law that oil-rights run to the center of the street, and to the centre of the alley ifthe rear.” “What's that?” Eyes and mouths went open, and there was a@ general murmur of amazement and dissent. “Where do you get that?” cried Mr. Hank. “T get it from the statutes of the State of California.” “Well, you don’t get it from this lease, and you don’t get it from me!” There was a chorus of support: “I should think not! Whoever heard of such a thing? Ridiculous!” “I think I speak for the majority here,” said old Mr. Brom- ley. “We had no such understanding; we assumed that the area of the lots to be taken was that given on the maps of the com- pany.” “Certainly, certainly!” cried Mrs. Groarty. “I think, Mrs. Groarty,” replied Mr. Dibble, the lawyer, there - has been an unfortunate accident owing to your unfamiliarity roe the oil-laws of the State. The provisions of the statute are clear.” “Oh yes, of course!” snapped Mrs. Groarty. “We “don’t need to be told what you would say, seeing as you represent a corner lot, and the corner lots will get twice as much money!” “No so bad as that, Mrs. Groarty. Don’t forget that your own lot will run to the center of Las Robles Boulevard, which is eighty feet wide.” “Yes, but your lot will run to the center of the side street also—” “Yes, Mrs..Groarty, wide.” “What it means is just this, you make your lots ninety-five feet lots, instead of sixty-five feet lots, as we all thought when we give up and consented to let the big lots have a bigger share,” “And you were going to let us sign that!” shouted Mr. Hank. “You were sitting still and working that swindle on us!” “Gentlemen! Gentlemen!” boomed the voice of Mr. Go- lighty, the conciliator. “Let me git this straight,” broke in Abe Lohlker, the tailor. “Eldorado Road ain’t so wide as Los Robles Boulevard, so us fellers on the east half don’t git so much money as de others.” “That amounts to practically nothing,” said Mr, Merri- weather. “You can figure—” “Sure I can figger! But then, if it don’t amount to nothin’ what you comin’ here bustin’ up our lease about it for?” “I can tell you this right now!” cried Mr. Hank, - “You'll never get me to sign no such agreement.” “Nor me,” said Miss Snypp, the trained nurse, a decided young lady with spectacles. “I think us little lots have with our share of imposition.” “What I say,” added Mr. Hank, “let’s go back to the original agreement, the only sensible one, share and share alike, all lots equal, same as we vote.” “Let me point out something, Mr. Hank,” said Mr. Dibble, with much dignity. “Am I correct in the impression that you own one of the little lots adjoining the alley?” : “Yes, I do.” “Well, then, have you figured that the law entitles you to an extra fifteen feet all along that alley? That puts y ahead of the medium lots.” " ee Mr. Hank’s lantern jaw dropped. se And cur Groarty burst into laughter. “Oh! Oh! changes it, of course. It’s us medium lots th th mates og make up half the lease!” pansies: “And us little lots that ain’t on the alley!” cried Mrs. Ke’ the wite of a baseball player. “What about my husband and i It looks to me we're clean busted up,” said Mr. Sahm, the plasterer. “We don’t know who we belong with no more.” Like most of the men in the room, he had got out a pencil and paper, and was trying to figure this new arrangement; and the more he figured, the more complications he discovered. (To be continued.) Son of Sun Yat Sen Alfred Decker and Appointed as Mayor | Cohn Shop Donates of Southern Capital] $4.30 to Daily Work CANTON, China, June 9—Sun Fo, Following a distribution of 1) the son of Sun Yat Sen, famous leader] DAILY WORKER before the of the Chinese hational independence} Decker and Cohn shop with movement, has been elected as the} ‘!¢ on the conditions in that the workers took up a coll mayor of Canton to succeed Dr. ©. C. The DAILY WORKER. A Wu. = Dr, Wu has departed tor] $4.30 was collected, Shanghat, ed over to The DAILY but El Centro Avenue is only sixty, feet “Oh!” he said. put up That 4