The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 17, 1927, Page 2

Page Two TH E DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927 MURDERS VIE WITH ROBBERY IN WILD SPREE Crime Breaks Out Like ‘Pox on N. Y.’s Face hrieked rtme ni Manhattan’s : delight toda of crimes languishir baek on th Peaches-f 1, Walter Wa sons arents of C young millionaire killed Peters, unlawfull phrases blackmailed. won Ward’s freede ; trial several ye Peters’ cause their son come, Myste Ward commit blood were ease. scause blackmail 1 at the murder ago. arents claim damages be- in cold for the he murder being primed Seek “¢ Police dr: ime Teacher”. ed forth a “crime teacher” theory to account for the murder committed by Michael Ponk- rashaw, 11. He shot and killed a Jamaica storekeeper. The boy is headed straight for the gallows if the! cops can uncover a suspected under- world character whom he is supposed to be shielding. “Let them kill him. I don’t care serted his father. Young Michael, whose ideas came from the movies, he claims, has been implicated in other local robberies. 3. Harold F. Webster, who killed his mother-in-law, was “torn all night by sobs” after his wife had testified | she hated him. Webster used a ham- mer, 4. The Tombs held John Sweeney for a mail truck holdup in Elizabeth, | } N. J., in which a cop and the driver were killed by machine gun bullets. $300,000 was stolen. 5. Francesco Caruso, Brooklyn, who killed the physician who he killed his son, was charged der in the first degree. He maintained stoutly that he had killed Dr. Pendola, “but not with a knife”. Alloy Found G 6. Anthony Al in the Brooklyn ¢ ed with arson in the fi ¢ second off This verdict means s imprisonment. verdiet Chief Fire Mar- Brophy told the ju one of the most danger- in the country.” parently climbed up of thé aftaytment Wall gtoved house at 1010 Fifth Avenue, entered the first floor apartment of Thomas the M. Blake through an open window and rifled two bed rooms of jewelry worth more than $10,000. BUY THE DAILY WORKER AT THE NEWSTANDS = To Reorganize State Police. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 16.—Colo- nel-H. Norman Schwarzkopf, super- intendent of the state police, today outlined plans for reorganization of. state police force, as directed by Gov- ernor Moore. The number of stations opévated by the state police will be reduced from 37 to 32. Opposes Paying Doctors. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 16.—A bill |* which would permit towns to pay physicians for examining intoxicated persons drew the fire of Assembly- man Cuvillier, New York democrat, and arch foe of prohibition in the assembly today. All Workers but particularly Irish workers will want to read “Jim Connolly and the Irish Rising of 1926,” by G. Schuller with an intro- duction by T. J. O’Flaher- ty. “Connolly,” ‘ the military leader of : the Easter Week Rebel- lion, is a magic name to name of every Irish worker who has within him a single spark of the divine fire of revolt. PRICE 10 CEN’ The Daily Worker 53 First Street New York City L ne ~t would be ee | Old Taxi Corporation Involuntary Bankrupt; Rivals Will Benefit (By a Worker Correspondent.) An involuntary petition in bank- ruptey was filed against the Quaker Ci y of Philadelph ci b com cently by er ‘ors of the comp; Chas. Sinkler of Philad ig named temporary receive for com y with a bond of $ Quaker City comy the oldest taxi corpora city of Philadelp Tt had gradually declined a number of ye ow Taxi was Philadelphia Rapid (the Mitten inter- 1 backing was se- cured by Q y and it was an- nounced that a determined struggle 1 to dominate the bus in and around Phila- ny was one of Pai oy fox po after the Ye the ny s but ased by comy and taxi bi delphia Announcement that. the Quaker City company: had been petitioned in- to bankruptey would appear. to leave the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. in full control of the ear and bus busi- ness of Philadelphi: a, Coal Barons Place Hope in Bill Taft (Continued from Page One) ginia Kentucky and Tennessee were i: Washington ciréulating reports that if President Coolidge names to mmission another man from sylvania he won't get republican delegations from those states if he runs for a third derm. Lewis said the miners’ settlement plan would result in “cooperation upon an intelligent basis and it would give wide authority to the conference.” Official Hope to Dicker. There is a growing feeling of op- timism in the ranks of the miners’ union committee that a general br down in the industry can be avoided ning agreements with separate 8. Union officials declared that some of the ¢ renewal of the present contract others can be whipped into line before March 31. Even if an agreement is reached, there may bea temporary suspensio: in Apri! to allow American industry to absorb the surplus stocks on hand, variously estimated between 60,000,- 000 and 85,000,000 tons or at leas two months’ supply. Coal Was “Ammunition, These coal supplies were accumu-|in convincing the president of the | mit it is unconstitutional.” ons in the! ts or with individual coal com- | rators sign for. a/ OFFICE UNION BANS FREIHEIT OFFICE STAFF Officials Refuse to Or- ganize Big News Shop Freiheit office wo: the Office Workers’ Union. ) the edict of Ernest Bohm, se of the union, revealed today in the publication of correspondence be- tween the workers in the Freiheit of- fice and the union. Freiheit is ine only Jewish work- ’ daily newspaper’ in New York and that is regarded the real on behind the action of the of- aldom of the union, which takes orders attentively from Hugh Frayne, local representative of the A. F. of L. hierarchy and Matthew Woll, leader of the reactionary union-disrupters jin the A. F, of L. The relationship between Freiheit and the Office Workers’ Union is an | interesting one. The office staff was |the only unorganized section of the ers cannot join This is retary entire Hretheit staff until November 19% When workers asked . the ; kreiheit manager why the office | workers were not in the union, he | answered that the union never came | to organize them. ‘The manager im- mediately communicated with the union, On March 1926 the manager wrote to the union informing them {of the actual conditions. jtary came and took a | workers and their wages. 28, list of the But the Mexico Loans Money To Progressive Latin American Republics GUATEMALA CITY, Feb. 16.— Two million pesos in Mexican gold —a million and a half as a loan to Guatemala and a half million as a loan to Juan Sacasa. liberal presi- dent of Nicaragua—has been re- ceived by Alfonso Gravioto, Mexi- can ambassador here, according to reports in circulation here. The Honduras revolutionary gen- eral Ferrara is understood to be in Mexico and it is believed that he will leave shortly for the East Coast of Honduras with an insur- rectionary force. Dawes Gets Credit For Farm Relief Bill (Continued froin One) the McNary-Haugen bill improved the cotton situation, prices having in- creased as soon as the senate passed the farm bill. Last week, he said, 198,000 bales of spot cotton were bought as compared with the 60,000 bales of spot cotton bought the corre- ' Page | sponding week of Jast year. The secre-| office remained unorganized. On May! 19 the manager wrote again. The | secretary came again and asked for But the wreak | ene more week’s time. | turned into a month, and the offi | remained non-union. | staff the right to pay dues to the ‘union without the elementary privi- and partaking in the union activities. In the house the bill was slowly being steam-rollered through, today. The announcement by Representa- tive Aswell, democrat, of Louisiana, at the close of yesterday’s session that he will move for the substitution of his own farm measure for the Me-| Nary-Haugen bill is considered a challenge, which probably will result in a real test of strength in the vot- ing on the motion. If his motion is lost then another substitution—that of the Curtis-Crisp bill—will “be at- | tempted. To Vote Friday. After consideration of amendments }to the bill its supporters expect to ‘have the final vote on the measure by In answer to the above, the presi- | | dent of the union offered the Freiheit Friday or Saturday, and if the legisla- tion is retained in the form approved by the senate, so no conference is ne- | cessitated, it will be sent to the White! |leges of coming to union meetings | House immediately. The belief that President Coolidge Needless to say such proposition was | wiJ] veto the bill was voiced at yes- voted down by the staff. It was con-|terday’s session by several representa- | sidered an insult. tives. Many members said they would | But this did not close the matter.} vote for the bill because they think | #,| The office staff remained unorgan-| the president will veto it, Representa- | ized until two ambitious union mem-|tiye O'Connor, democrat, of Louisi- | | bers came to the Freiheit and stated! ana, said: “Others are planning to | |that they would use their influence} ote for it, although they openly ad- | lated for the purpose of breaking the | union that the office staff should be | strike expected on April 1, if an agree- ment is not made before that date. The rank and file of the miners are | ot enthusiastic about any such clos- ing down of mines for the purpose of saving the operators their campaign expenses against unionism, by allow- to use up the coa] reserves accumulated as a weapon ugainst their employes. Operators Propose Court. William C. Perry, Illinois operator, offered as an amendment to Lewis’ plan, the operators’ proposal for a commission of four miners, four own- ers and three neutral meditors to set- tle any disputes that were not solved by the Joint Wage Conference. The neutral mediators would be named by the chief justice of the supreme court if the miners and operators could not agree upon them. The operators’ plan, as set forth by Perry, and more especially by William H. Haskins, Secretary of the Eastern Ohio Operators’ Association provided » wages to be settled by a commis- provided for the agreement by the vonference on a wage scale that would Le competitive with that of the non- union districts, and-for the commis- as outlined aboye, to remain in ion and to -Determine a competifive wage ses 1. seale for the central competitive field. To readjust such seale from time to time in order to maintain compe- titive conditions. —To have final jurisdiction in all grievances appealed from the several districts. 4.—To perform such other duties ‘as may be agreed upon by the joint ‘conference of miners and operators. The scene of the conference was shifted today from the Hotel McAllis- ‘ter to the Everglades Hotel. Three spokesmen presented the arguments {for each side. For the miners, be- sides President Lewis, were Philip Murray, -president of the United Mine Workers, and Lee Hall of the Ohio Miners Association. Philip H. Penna ef Terre Haute, Ind., was the third speaker for the operators. Civil Liberties Wires | Protest When Official Stops Debate Over God | Governor Howard M, Gore of West | Virginia was urged yesterday by the | American Civil Liberties Union in a | (elegram from Forrest Bailey, a di- | wetor, to restore the rights of free sneech in Huntington and to rebuke Mayor W. FE. Neal for banning a re- ligious debate from the Huntington city auditorium and intimidating other hall owners. At the same time Mr. Bailey wired (to Mayor Neal protesting against Dance and B jorganized. They were given the | names and salaries of each member. Before the staff was unionized the | secretary stated that he was in favor lof organizing the Freiheit but the|!and president of the union and his fol- | lowers were not. ‘The secretary’s position seemed have won, The ambitious girls’ in- heit office staff was initiated on the Freiheit was unionized. And they kept their promise, No publicity— and all was well until— On January 18, 1927 each office worker received a registered-receipt- requested letter with a check cover- ing initiation fees and dues, The let- ter read: “Greeting: Since your appearance before the membership committee of this union, additional information has been brought for the committee showing that contrary to the impres- sion you ereated there, you are op- posed to the principles of trade unionism as sanctioned by the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. We there- fore, return the money you Have paid on aecount of initiation fees and dues, enclosed, Very truly yours, (signed) Ernest Bohm, secretary”. Can't Even Get Bodies | Of Edison Company Men Killed By Snow Slides FRESNO, Cal., Feb. 16.—Rescue workers seeking bodies of 14 vic- tims buried beneath tons of snow, carth and rocks near Big Creek were ‘withdrawn suddenly today when thawing weather was expect- ed, , “your high-handed procedure” in vio- jation of “fundamental American rights of free speech.” He declared he would “seck other means of relief through executive channels is not ob- | tained.” | In a third telegram, Mr. Bailey urged the barred debaters, Dr. T. T. | Martin, field secretary of the Anti- | Evolution League of America, and |Charles Smith, president of the Na- |onal Association for the Advance- | Sat ef. Atheism, to join the union in staging a free-speech test in Hunt- ington. The speakers are now in In- dianapolis, Ind., where they are to debate on the subject tabooed by the to) @n eleventh hour assault on the legis- | fluence was convincing. The Frei-|# drive against the measure. | union floor, without a single objec-| has passed the senate, the grouping tion, at the November, 1926 meeting, | back of the farm bill shows some in-| “Hooray”, the Freiheit staff felt | dications of a split. It was a log roll- | | like telling the world. But they re-| ing bargain between the eastern bank- | membered the pledge made to the two|er senators and the western “farm young office workers “nat they would | enators that passed both bills through | give no publicity to the fact that the | the senate, Cotton Mills Object. i An anouncement by the National | Association of Cotton Manufacturers | that the governors of five New Eng-| states had urged the twenty- | eight representatives of their five | states to vote against the bill came as | lation. The association is sponsoring | Now that the branch banking bil! | Since that time Secretary of the | Bankers are Victors in | CongressThruManeuyer | ¥ | Withthe Fake Farm Bloc By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. cients snetinreibal T is now being called the farm- oank bloc. This is merely a con- fession of the existence of a con- dition that has prevailed in the legislative halls of congress ever | since the present session convened, , The insidious foregs that were | rallied in support of the Mc-Nary- Haugen bill have been repeatedly exposed in these columns. It has been shown that the fact Frank 0. Lowden, multi-millionaire and former governor and Vice-president Charles W. Dawes, Chicago banker, supported this so-called “relief” measure, boded no good for the workers, - % lt was the organization of the farm-bank bloe that made it pos- sible for the MeNary-Haugen bill to pass the senate, with clear sail- ing at pre: resentatives, Tt has also made passage thru the senate of the con- ference report on the MeFadden- Pepper banking bill, which devel- ops the power of the great finan- cial institutions thruout the farm areas, thru -establishing a system eof branch banks, wiping out the small privately-owned banks. Thus the banker crowd, using the MeNary-Haugen bill as bait, won the support it desired for the pas- sage of its own | legislation. to strengthen its own position to ex- ploit the farmers. eo * None other than Senator Nye, of North . Dakota, now admits that the attack made on this parijamen- tary combination, that can bring | no good results to the dirt farmers is perfectly correct. At this late day, Senator Nye now “proclaims rather loudly; “T resent the false information the friends of honest farm legis- lation entered into a deal with the banking interests to secure pre- ferred places for the two bilis. I resent it because I had no hand in such a deal. As one who believes it the intent of the international banker to crush and pauperize the American farmer and the farmers of the world I could not have brought myself to help such a deal. “Frankly, I should prefer to see the NeNary-Haugen bill defeated than to see this banking bill made into law. Every advantage gained under the McNary-Haugen bill will be offset many times by the Mc- Fadden banking bill, which extends the privileges of the Federal Re- serve System and condemns its damnabie activities of 1920 and 1921. “Where restrictions should now be written on the system, we find, instead, that eongress is extending that | of Illinois, | nt in the house of rep- | possible the | | an invitation to the system to en- gage in another murderous pro- gram, at will, with the assurance that it will not be seriously molest- ed for 60 years”, That sounds like an impetuous child bawling its eyes out after it has spilled its.bread and milk and erashed the bowl. Frazier, LaFol- Jette and Wheeler are found weep- ing along with Nye. But it is exactly this outfit, the so-called LaFollette progressives, sible. They have been heralding the MeNary-Haugen Relief Bill, spon- sored by the reactionary American Farm Labor Bureau, and support- ed by Dawes and Lowden, as a step forward. ‘They have found it to be instead one of the biggest steps backward in agrarian struggle. At no time did these political worthies ever consider developing an independent Viewpoint toward the question of farm relief, It | was, of course, in keeping with their .own class position, support- ing the middle class of rich farm- ers, small bankers, landlords and littie business, whom they hoped would be benefitted by the Me- Nary-Haugen measure. They have in fact, played into the hands of the great capitalists, who are the , actual winners, ” . The support of. big business by these middle class politiciahs has not been passive. They have actu- ally fought, openly and_ bitterly, * | Expected to Sign who made the farm-bioe deal pos- | the history of the- SENATE PASSES ORGAN'S BANK BILL; Tt 10 11 ‘Now Up to Coolidge, Is | 4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The |McFadden-Pepper banking bill, ex |tending the powers of the whole fed. jeral banking system, was enacted in. to law this afternoon when the sen ate adopted the final conference re port. j The bill new goes to President !Coolidge for his signature. Whils solidge has not expressed himself is understod that he will sign it Permanent Federal Reserve. The bill is one of the most far. reaching of any in recent years. Ti continues the federal reserve system jindefinitely, and strengthens the jbanks in it by permitting them tc |run their branches as part of the re- tem and to establish new s wherever state laws per- ‘mit state banks to have such branch. jes. eee Centralizes Banking. The general effect is to tremend: ously centralize the business of bank- ing, and to increase the importance jof the federal reserve banks, most directly dominated by Wall Street’s |big bankers, and able to increase or leurtail the quantity of currency in jcirculation. Before the branch banks jof this financial machine, the “in- | dependent” bankers will be power- | less. Insurgents Oppose. | The vote Was 71 to 17. Those opposing were: republicans i | —-Deneen, Ill.; Frazier, N.: 'D.; | | Gooding, Idaho; Powell, Nel La- [ Follette, Wis MeMaster, ts Norris, Neb.; Nye, N. D. and Stew- art, Iowa, Democrats—Dill, Ashing- | against the workers and farmers |ton, Weflin, Ala.; Steck, Iowa ' | themselves developing independent Trammel, Fla.; Walsh, Montana, | | political action on their own be- | Wheeler, Montana. } half. In recent years the whole | Senator Borah, (R.) ‘of Idaho, } struggle of the Lafollette move- | was paired against the measure. ment has been to crush the rising | ————- farmer-labor party movement. 7 . i ! Frazier and Nye, of North Da- No Disarmament Now, | kota, have been among the worst | i | offenders. When he could have de- Song of the Diplomats voted his time making a real fight | (Continued f fs from Page One) for the wheat growers of his state, * on | Nye was busy seeking political ships ae raion Lacgt beatae hen favors, in the shape of federal agen big ertntated a eee patronage, from Coolidge at the baited’ thot pe nad beatae White House. tic nots " Atdeuse taaeten © cetanar : ges : | France’s defense against superiot alee} a = a Hh of the {naval power, meaning England, and surrender 0: e LaFol lette pro- | the proposition speedily fell through. gressivas to the republican “old |There is no reason to believe the cant are just beginning to give | British government has changed its off repulsive odors. The workers | position since the Washington con- } and farmers, the victims, will learn | ference. On the contrary, it is con- i the real nature of the mess pre- | sidered more likely the British view- | pared for them by so-called “insur- gents” in the old parties. Capital- ism is driving to legislative vic- tories in congress, but these victor- ies will drive workers and farmers into a class Labor Party of their own to wage a real struggle for those who toil. Treasury Mellon, a banker, has = COOLIDGE SIGNS livered his attack on the McNary- Haugen bill, and the insurgents have become frightened of the branchy banking act. The passage of the “farm relief” bill in the house, is not | therefore, the cut and dried affair it! was in the senate. But its propon- ents feel sure of putting it across. Must Kid John Farmer. The pill is demanded by political exigencies. There is widespread mis- | ery among the farmers, and though | the bill does not, in the opinion of those who have studied it, do much! for the farmer, it may make some farmers think their representatives | are doing something for them, which | is all that politics requires. rae sa Necessary Purification. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Purify- | ing the air of congressional chambers | after long debate is expensive busi-| ness. j President Coolidge today submit-) ted a budget request for a $245,000 | appropriation for a new ventilation | system for the house chamber. | He recently made a’ similar request | for the senate. j Rep. Abernathy (D) of North Caro- lina, declared that foul air in the house chamber probably had been re- sponsible for the deaths of several | members. ge A West Virginia mayor, “Is There a) God in the Universe?” Mayor Neal, replying to the union’s | first protest on February 7 to his ban, declared that he had “filed the telegram in the waste basket,” ac-! cording to the Huntington Daily Ad-; vertiser. Bovh Dr, Martin, a funda-| mentalist, and Mr. Smith, an atheist, | were charged by Mayor Neal and) Colonel E. H. Waldon with being! members of the Civil Liberties Union. | Mr, Bailey in his telegram stated that neither is a member. The union, he) added, is concerned solely with the} LENROOT TABER PURE MILK BILL Although Harris Claims It Means Impure Milk WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Over the protest of New York City, President Coolidge today signed the Lenroot- Taber Canadian milk inspection bill. The measure will require Canadian milk producers who ship their pro- ducts into the United States, to con- form to health inspection standards similar to those required of American dairies. President Coolidge signed the bill after long conference at the White House with Senator Lenroot, who urged its enactment as a vital health measure, Senator Lenroot denounced New York's opposition as “unsound and inaccurate.” “The cause of Health Commissioner Harris’ opposition is difficult to es- timate,” said Senator Lenroot, “but the Canadian milk which comes into the United States is controlled by a few influential milk contractors, and milk contractors in the past have evi- dently been influential with Tam- many Hall.” ‘ The circumstances referred to by Lenroot are probably the charges made during the last gubernatorial campaign, when various parties tes- tified that the milk supply of New York City was badly inspected, and that dirty milk was sold by con- nivance of grafting officials. Lenroot in his arguments with Coolidge is said to have stated that New, York does not need even half the 190,000 quarts of Canadian milk constitutional right of free speech| which Commissioner Harris declared and is not interested in supporting | was necessary to the proper upbring- either atheism or religious orthodoxy. | ing of its children. HARLEM CASINO, 116TH STREET AND LENOX AVENUE Tickets in advance 50 cents, at the door 75 cents. Arranged by the YOUNG WORKERS’ LEAGUE, 108 East 14th Street. _ -|Women of Plentywo \Put Crop Grabber On: \Run; Need His Office (Special to the Daily Worker.) —A masterpiece of direct action was Sheridan county when women of Plen- | tywood moved the office fixtures cf ganization,” into the street, and took possession. The office is in the public library, and the women demand that it be con- verted into a public rest room for women coming in from the country. The Board of County Commissioners having refused to act on their request, the women tried the more direct meth- ods, and announced that they would occupy the room until the Board came ‘to a decision. Lease Expired. The lease of the ousted firm had ex- pired the day previous to the eviction, and although a month’s advance rent had been paid to the county treasurer, a renewal of the lease had been re- fused by the county commissioners. they had as much right to the room as land company, and moved the fixtures into the street. Hold the Fort. After placarding the place as a “Public Rest Room,” the women pro- ceeded to occupy it in shifts day and night, having moved in chairs and Room.” The women of the town had desired time, and had circulated petitions i the county for the removal of McKee and Langer because of their notorious the large number of signatures to the petition, the inty commissioners had refused to ‘take action. A special meeting of the Board of} nor Smith today sent to the senate County Commissioners has been called: several nominations of state officers to consider the situation. ae, more securely established. Now For Cruisers! | ‘The collapse of President Coolidge’s \disarmament proposals leaves his | position a delecate one in the matter \of the future of the American navy. | Coolidge; while bluffing at “reduc- | ‘tion of expenses” and laying the basis |for militarist campaigners te elaim \that this is the most unprotected ‘country in the world, has committed | point is himself against the three cruiser pro- PLENTY WOOD, Montana, Feb. 16.) accomplished by the irate citizens of | the McKee and Langer Land company, eruiser construction in congress will characterized as a “crop grabbing or- increase enormously. The American The women therefore considered that couches as furnishings for the “Rest this office for a rest room for some crop-grabbing activities. In spite of Sat., Feb. 19th | gram now being’ agitated in congress. Tt has been freely insinuated that he made the disarmament proposal know- ing beforehand that it would fail. to get an excuse for changing his policy on cruisers. Now that the, disarmament bubble |has burst, at least for the time being, | it is expected that the agitation for |navy admittedly is sadly deficient. in cruisers, Whether Mr. Coolidge will ;now change his position toward the | eruisers remains to be seen. ‘Panama American Ship | Breaks Down; One of ‘Many Such Accidents |_ The Panama American steamer Finland is back in port with a broken | propeller shaft. Passengers “are be- |ing put up in hotels, or are scatter- ing about the country. Suits are be- ing prepared for damages caused by loss of time. The Panama American line is only about two and a half years old, but during its short career, its vessels have had five serious accidents an! | many lesser ones. A bursting steam | pipe some time ago killed a couple of men. Failure of the company to keep the equipment in proper shape is the cause. Wants Penal Colonies. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb, 16.—Estab- lishment of penal colonies on deserted farm lands where prisoners would be forced to earn their living was sug- gested in the lower house of the legislature today by Assemblyman Jenks, Broome republican, ' Smith Renominates. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 16.—Gover- whose terms have expired.