The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 14, 1928, Page 5

/ ) i | Expose E Huge $ 750, 000 Paving Cri é in “Queens: Linked With Sewer Scandal PROBE OF PAVING BIDS BARES NEW | BOROUGH SCANDAL Bids Manipulated To , Boost Profits New developments growing out o° the $29,000,000 sewer graft charg: against Maurice Connolly, boroug president of Queens, reveal $750,0: in graft on paving contracts in Queen Jast year. 1 This has been brot to light as th # result of a survey of paving bids i Queens and Brooklyn. The surve; was made by Alderman George 1 Harvey, who charges the bids wer manipulated until they were 70 pe cent higher for asphalt and 25 grea: er for concrete than the bids made b. the same companies for work don in Brooklyn. Same Contractors. Two-thrids of the. Queens pavins contracts, which totalled $3,300, were for concrete and asphalt, compared with only half in the Brook- lyn contracts for paving involving $2,000,000, the survey shows. The same firms, the Highway Improve- ment and Repair Company and the Borough Asphalt Company were awarded the contracts in both Queens and Brooklyn. The former company was the dummy bidder on the sewer contracts, signed to others, according to Har- vey’s charges against Connolly. The chief figure in this company is Cliff) Turner, Harvey says. Turner is! associated with John M. Phillips, former seeker after small political favors in Queens, contracts awarded him by Connolly. Both Turner and Phillips have been evading subpoenas in the sewer graft investigation by staying in New Jersey. According to Harvey’s charges, the two successful bidders have been charging $2.50 to $2.70 a square yard for asphalt in Queens as against $1.70 to $1.80 in Brooklyn. Henry H. Klein, attorney for Har- vey, announced that he would ask a legislative inquiry into the sewer and paving graft charges in Queens against Connolly, on the grounds that counsel for Connolly were delaying the court inquiry conducted by Justice Scudder. Klein charges that both prominent democratic and republican Soliticians were trying to stall the Seudder investigation. The city is said to be losing $160,- 600 monthly in financing the $16,- 000,000 Jamaica sewer system be- cause of delay confirming the assess- ments for the system until after the conclusion of the Scudder inquiry. SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE TERRORIZED Principal “Tries to Ban Relief for Miners Seven children were terrorized, and leaflets they were distributing, con- fiscated, by Principal Maguire of Junior High School 61, of the Bronx, Thursday, when the 100 scouts of the Miners’ Relief Scout group in the school announced a tag day to aid starving miners’ children, it was learned last night. Maguire forbade the holding of the tag day. Miriam Silferfarb, an adult leader of the Children’s Miners’ Relief Con- ference, visited the principal yester- day and insisted that the children had a right to collect the relief money. Maguire raised many technical ob- jections to such things as the use of the name “scouts,” which he claims is the property of the Boy Scouts. When this was overruled he insisted that the proposal for the tag day must pass thru the Board of Educa- tion. Finally Yields. “When Miss Silverfarb pointed out that the Red Cross or the Boy Scouts could make collections in the schools at will, the principal could give no further objection and was forced to allow the tag day to procede. All funds have not been turned in but the collection was very successful. Daily reports of food riots, mass picketing, and the growing militancy of the strikers, received from the miners’ strike area by the Pennsyl- vania-Ohio-Colorado Miners Relief Committee, 799 Broadway, cooperat- ing with the Workers International Relief, 1 Union Square, has given an added impetus to the committee’s relief activities, especially with re- gard to the coming city confer- ence for miners’ relief. The call to this conference was sent to trade unions, fraternal bene- volent organizations, and sociai clubs thruout the city and vieimity two weeks ago, requesting a representa- tion of two delegates from every or- ganization. The conference is called for Saturday, February 18 at 4 p. m. at the Labor Temple, 14th St. and Second ave. he For Speedy Relief. The purpose of the conference, as ‘stated in the call, is to “consider which it immediately as-) ,, who made | ,,,, over a million dollars in sewer pipe | tu WORKERS PARTY ACTIVITIES | Secretaries Attention! announcements for this reach The DAILY W( before 6 p. m, on the publication. Night Workers Meet Today. A regular meeting of the Night Workers International Branch will take place this afternoon, 60 St. Marks Place. Matters of vital importance will be taken up, . Party Members, Attention! ll Party members are’.expected to .tiend and bring their fellow-qorkers the mass meeting tomorrow e ning at) Manhattan Lyceum, 66 Sourth St, to protest against the nerican Bar — Association-Matthew oil _anti-strike proposal, They should yibute the leaflets announving ing. pone Spanish Meeting Tomorrow. A very important meeting of the xeld tomorrow at 8:30 p. m. at 143 E. 108rd St. All Spanish speaking Par- ty members are invited to attend. . * “ Important Announcement! - All Party and League members houlé report to 108 E. 14th St, on at 11 a. m. for important k. It is of utmost impor- (ance that all Reand & members respond. Branch 4, Section La Olkin will talk on the “Li Work of Lenin” at the mee Branch 4, Section 7, tomorrow 2 P. m. at 1940 Benson Ave., Brook * * . Section Agitprop Meet. ‘The Agitprop directors of Section 1 will moet tonight at 8 p. m. at 60 St. Marks Place. pz. t tomorrow th St, FD2, 3E will Pp. m. at 101 W * at 6:15 Gomez L res Leborrow, Manuel ill lecture on “The ur Dang: y at 8:30 p.m, at 2700 Bronx Park, * * * International Branch, Section 1, The International Branch, Section, 1 | will meet tomorrow at Pp. m, at 60 St. Marks Place. * * re on Washington and Lincoln, ion, Lingotn and the Wort: ay er the auspices of the Greenpoint | Section, Young Workers League. Section 1 Organizers Meet. All unit and sub-section organizers | of Section 1 wil meet tonight at 8 | o'clock at 60 St. Marks Place. Branch %, section 5. _Branch 3, Section 5 will meet. to- night at 2075 Clinton Ave. . * * 3-E FD-3. Subsection 3-E FD3 will meet to- night at 6 p, m. at 101 W. 27th St. * . * 7-F Subsection AC, Section 1, 7-F 8S AC Section 1 will tomorrow at 60 St. Marks Place. at 6 p. m. All members of the unit must attend, meet | . . 6 Section 5, Attention! A meeting of the functionaries’ of Section 5 will .be held tomorrow at 8:30 p. m, at 2075 Clinton Ave. * * ° Affair For Daily Worker. ball Saturday, March 3, at 2075 Clinton Ave. Proceeds will go to The DAILY WORKER. * * . Section 2 Attention, A meeting of unemployed will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. at 101 W. 27th St. THIRTY-NINE DIE IN ONTARIO MINE Only 12 Are Rescued From Fire TIMMINS, Ont., Feb. 13. — The derground in the Hollinger gold mine fire Friday have been recovered, bringing the total of dead to 39. Twelve were rescued yesterday, leaving all the miners at work in the Hollinger mine accounted for. Rescue workers were constantly driven out of the workings by acrid fumes. The fire, which is stated by the mine offi- cials to have been caused by spon- taneous combustion, is still burning between the fifth and sixth levels. Overcome by Gas. The miners at work at the time of the fire were overcome by deadly gas- es, which the 12 rescued workers had time to combat with gas masks im- provised by soaking their shirts in water, The 12 workers broke a compressed air line and succeeded in partially blowing the fumes away from them- selves with the pipe. Shoe: Workers Meeting Will Be Held Tonight A mass meeting of shoe workers will be held tonight at 8 p. m, at Lor- raine Hall, 790 Broadway, Brooklyn, where the Committee of 40 elected at a meeting of shoe workers held Jan. 81 will recommend resolutions on var- ious trade questions, The resolutions will be presented for discussion and action of the workers present. _————————————————— ——————— ways and means best calculated to ensure speedy, effeciive and constant relief.” The conference call reads on: “Through all the oppression and sys- tematie cruelty suffered by them (the striking miners) not one word of surrender is heard.” The confer- ence is called to carry on the work of relief “so that ‘surrender’ may remain a word unspoken,” * * * Open Brownsville Office. Headquarters for the Brownsville Committee for Miners Relief have been established at 1844 Pitkin Ave., Brooklyn. Henry Hoffman is. chair- man and Charles Maclin is secretary, Spanish Fraction of the Party will be | Section 5 will hold a concert and | bodies of 80 more miners trapped un-| CITY PAYS COST OF FARE RAISE SUIT BY 1, R. T. Thousands (Continued from Page One) expended by the Interboronugh as a} \fee for Judge William L. Ransom, re- | jtained to put over the fare increase, has been chalked up on the account | jof the city. This procedure is made | | possible by provisions of the dual |contracts now in force between the | city and the traction lines. Hundreds of Thousands. The cost of this legal battle to put ; over the increased fare and the ef-: fort to prevent the move when the} issue is finally taken up by the courts | will amount to several hundred thou- | | sands of dollars, it is estimated. This) amount, no matter what the outcome of the increased fare move, will be 1 ¢| paid by the tax payers directly and, of course, in the long run by the workers of the city. Officials at the vity hall announced yesterday that an effort is being made to combat this move to charge ‘up these costs to the city account. But it is pointed out that these of- ficials in keeping with their equally ineffective policy of “fighting” the fare increase itself, ayoid stating how they will prevent the I. R. T. from making the charge. It is further pointed out that even yreater charges such as those paid to Ivy Lee, publicity faker and to others in years past for the purpose of creating a sentiment favorable to an increase were all charged up to n,| the city without protest at the time. | Also several millions of dollars have | been spent by the traction companies |to break strikes which the city like- wise has paid without protest until | recently the glaring evidence of these outrages forced some gesture of dis- approval. Mere Announcements. Other equally pious and meaning- less announcements continue to eminate from the city hall while the riders on the lines continue to fight |and mau! each other in the regular daily grind of subway travel. An attempt will be made to com- municate with the owners of the elevated lines, it was stated yester- day. These owners, it was announced, ‘are known to be averse to a fare in- crease and would support the city as against the irresponsible board of directors of the Interborough. Here also, the city officials fail to indicate how. they can sidetrack the “legally” functioning board of direc- tors and set aside the lease under which the road operates. No Hope From Untermeyer. Any hopes which may have been | held forth in the belief that Samuel | Untermeyer would do something have |been dispelled with the announce- ment by this individual that Jimmie Walker was doing great things in the situation and could be trusted to pro- tect: the riders. Tammany Hall, Jimmie Walker, Al Smith and in fact the whole demo- cratic machine, it is known, are com- pletely sold out to the traction in- terests. Labor and Fraternal Organizations All announcements for this column must reach The DAILY WORKER of- |fice before 6 p. m. on the day before publication. ah a Miners’ Relief Conference. | The city conference for miners’ re- lief will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Labor Temple, 244 BE. 14th St., un- der the auspices of the Pennsylvania- Ohio-Colorado Miners’ Relief Commit- tee, 799 Broadway, Room 233. All laber; fraternal and benevolent organ- izations are invited to send delegates. . . 8 Ray Ragozin will lecture on “TI; national Women’s Day” under the aus- pices of the Passaic Council of the United Council of Working Class ‘Women tomorrow at 8 p. m. at 781 Main Ave, é a Bronx Dance Saturday. The sports organization of the United Workers hcanerenvs will hold a Gance Saturday night at 2700 Bronx Park, E. aay ae Ragozin Speaks Tonight. Ray ‘ozin will lecture on “Inter- national omen's Day” tonight at 8 o'clock at 29 Graham Ave. Brooklyn under the auspices of Council 4, Council of Working Clase Women, Boro Park Clab Sossebits The Boro Park Workers’ Club will hold a second jubilee concert Saturday evening at 1878 48rd. St, », Brooklyn. U. C. We & we ‘Theatre Party. The United Council of Working Class Women will hold a theatre party at the Yiddish Art Theatre on Feb. 16. Tick are obtainable at the council 0 EB. llth St. Room 533, All tickets not returned by today must be paid for. I. L, D. Bazaar, The annual bazaar of the Internation- al Labor Defense will be held for five days be! iene: March 7, at New Star Casino, Ave, and 107th St, All articles iy contributions should be sent to 799 Broadway, Room 422, Lecture in Lower Bronx. ©. Marmor will lecture on “The Change in Family Beene Be d the Role of big ‘Woman in Indus! Fri- 116 EB. issth Be, under day, Feb. the’ Neepiaee oft e United Council of Working Clas: 96 Women, Council 3, Freihe! ‘singers’ Dance. The Bronx ection, Fretheit § Singi Bpein Ww: Mn hold a concert and Stturday, "Pep . 26 at Rose Garden, iat » Riders Must Foot More| 12 Are Convicted and Fined $10 in Unemployment Raid | (Continued from Page One) jat 101 W. 27th St., at which the prin- \cipal speaker will be H. M. Wicks, of the central executive committee of |the Party. His subject will be “Why |Unemployment and What To Do About It.” | During the past few months bread jlines that had been discontinued for |years were revived, Sleeping quar- |ters found unnecessary after the war are again open. Lines start forming jearly in the afternoon. Hours before the doors open the lines stretch for {blocks around the soup kitchens, At jone mission a line that had averaged ‘about 30 numbered 400 last week. | The New York Council of the Un- |employed is actively engaged in or- jganizing these unemployed workers to unite in the struggle against the economic crisis rather than passively wait for temporary relief, according jto the office of the council, “2 aes PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.—Fines of $10 each were today imposed on of the Workers (Communist) Party, Mike Toohey, and George D. Evans, two active workers of the district, as well as on nine others arrested in a raid by police officials yesterday on Appeals have been filed in each }ease and these workers are now out on bail. Unemployment Ignored. The organized labor movement of this city has wilfully failed to give Labor Union yesterday passed by a posed by William J. Boyle, represen- tatve of the building trades, approv- ing the Proponed 4 billion dollar navy | New York Awakes to. Needs of the Miners (Continued remy Page One) ternational Labor Defense, the Gen- Jobbing Plumbers, Papershangers’ Union, Bronx Workers’ Club, Glass Bevelers, Mirror Workers, Cutters and Mitre Cutters’ Union, and others too numerous to mention. Miners to Speak. A number of striking miners will tell the story of the strike, a miners’ wife will tell of the women’s share in the work, and a vigorous city-wide campaign will be inaugurated at the conference. All workers’ and sympa- thetic organizations are asked to ap- ply for credentials, if they have not as yet received the conference call. Hindenburg May, Quit Job Soon, Is Rumor LONDON, Feb. 138.—Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has informally ahn- nounced to members of the German ident of Germany before the expira- tion of his term, according to reliable advices from Berlin. Elected for seven years, the presi- dent has four more years to serve. Umbrella Workers Meet A mass meeting of umbrella and handle workers will be held Thursday at 6 p. m. at the Rand School, 7 E. 15th St., under the auspice: United Umbr Ha and H. NICARAGUA WAR PROTESTED. Resolutions demanding the with- drawal of United States marines from Nicaragua and protesting against the huge naval appropriations now before congress were passed at a meeting at- tended by more than 590 at the Peace House, 110th St. and Fifth Ave., Sun- day night. “WANTED: | A Good Stenographer | 'To start work immediately. Must ibe a Party or Youth member, jAddress: Daily Worker, Box X 10. Phone Stuyvesant 3816 John’s Restaurant ITALIAN DISHES SPECIALTY: A_ place with atmosphere where all radicals meet. 302 E. 12th St. New York. Health Food” Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 Madison Ave. ~ PHONE: UNIVERSITY 5366, THE ARCHITECTURAL IRON, BRONZE & STRUCTURAL WORK- ERS UNION meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, at Rand School, 7 Rast 45th Street, City, Headquarters: 7 Last 15th Cig kibae Telephone; Stuyvesant va A Rosenfeld, Secretary, ‘Advertise your union meetings here. For information write te The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 83 First St, New York City. | Herbert Benjamin, district organizer | an unemployment meeting under the | auspices of the Workers Party. The fines were imposed by Magistrate | Fahnestock, attention to the growing problem of | the unemployed. Instead, the Central | vote of 291 to 9, a resolution pro-| eral Association of Alteration ‘and; cabinet his intention to retire as pres- | jappropriation for imperialist war purposes. Nine progressive delegates made a bitter attack on the resolution | before its passage. ~ sR oe CLEVELAND, Feb. 13.—Two of the | active members of the Unemployment \the local courts for their efforts to jorganize the jobless workers for re- lief. OPEN SHOPPERS REFUTE A. F. L. ing before the Senate Judiciary Com- mittee in behalf of the Shipstead anti- injunction bill, leaders of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor announce their confidence that the “peak of the injunction abuses” has been reached. Open Shoppers Attack. Sharp issue with them is taken by James E. Emery of the National As- |sociation of Manufacturers, Alfred P. | Thom, representing all the railroads of the country and other representa- | tives of employers’ organizations who are here to show labor their power in combatting the feeble efforts which jthe A. F. of L. may launch on the field of old politics. Members of the committee itself, jwhile pretending to be favorable to | the aims of labor, openly express their have the result desired.” Workers School Starts Five Classes This Week Five classes will start at the Work- Jers’ School this week. Those opening tonight are “Principles of Marxism,” A. Markoff, instructor, at 8:30 p. m., jand “Elementary English B,” Sonia | Waldey, instructor, at 7 p.m. Thurs- day at 8:30 p. m. the class in “Ad- vanced English A” will start with Mary Ghent as instructor. Friday at 7 p. m. the class in “Advanced Eng- lish B” will begin with Eli B. Jacob- son as instructor. Jacobson will also jconduct a class in “Modern Litera- |ture” at 8:30 o’clock the same evening. ANTI-CAPITAL PUNISHMENT MEETING. The League to Abolish Capital Pun- ishment will hold a mass meeting Sunday at 8 p. m. at Hampden Thea- tre, Broadway and 62nd St. speakers will be Clarence Darrow, Samuel Untermyer, Frank P, Walsh and Dr. George W, Kirchwey, chair- man. Come to tthe Land of Whangdoodle! HERE Sam _ Pickens got a job in a circus, yes, sah! Where workers, both black and whi'e work only 8 hours a day and there’s music in the factory, and big laughing sunflowers ’round the door and beer flows out of every faucet. Sam Pickens is pres- ident there. Abe Lincoln helped elect him. There's song and dance and music in HOBOKEN BLUES The Daily Worker has taken @ special night for the staff and the readers to see this new play by Michael Gold. Join us in the Land of Whangdoodle. Laugh with us, clap your hands to the tune of “Hoboken Blues” at q special DAILY WORKER PERFORMANCE Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the New Playwrights Theatre TICKETS At 10% discount for thin ape- etal evening—or any evening of thins play at Daily Worker local office, 108 E. 14th St., or Daily Worker, 33 Firat St, PHONES Orchard 1680—Stuyvesant 8100 Council here have been convicted in| WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Appear- | doubt that the bill advocated “would | The | LOCAL IL. D, HITS “DAILY” ARRESTS | | Annual Babaar Will Aid Labor | |Baron, secretary of the New York local of the International Labor De- |fense, 7 99 Broadway, to all warkers and working class organizations to ‘help defend William F, Dunne, assist- ie editor of The DAILY WORKER; | Alex Bittelman, former editor of the | Nhapadine section, and Bert Miller, ; {former business manager of The | DAILY WORKER, who were placed | under arrest Monday. “All progressive American labor movement,” Rose Baron stated, “must join forces to repel this new attack on The DAILY WORKER and on the American working class. The rearrest of the editors under a federal indictment shows that the forces of reaction are determined to stifle the most militant voice’ in the American labor move- ment and to deliver a crushing blow {to the class conscious workers of this country. “The International Labor Defense, which has been in the forefront of So many struggles to save victims of class justice, notably the Sacco- Vanzetti case, the Greco-Carrillo case jand the case of Cheswick, Pa., min- ers, is playing an active part in the \defense of the framed-up editors of The DAILY WORKER and we call | upon all individuals and working class organizations to aid us in this task in every possible way. The fight of The DAILY WORKER is the fight of the entire American working class and we must wage it to a successful conclusion.” English Textbook for Workers Is Published “English For Workers” by Eli B, Jacobson, the first English textbook written especially to meet the needs ‘of workers, will be used for the first time in this country in the classes of the Workers’ School the coming term. The book has just been published by the International Publishers. The at- thor of the book, is a member of the English staff of the Workers’ School. forces in. the LEARN PATTERNMAKING Learn designing, copying, patterns making, grading Gresses, ta fur garments, also children clothii pop ekd courses at low prices, s’ ape DESIGNING UTTING SCHOOL cag 218” EAST 14th STREET Algonquin 3277, Co-operative t19%, Rerar Suor 6th Avenue, near 25th St, Sives Repaired uits Pressed MARY. WOLFE STUDENT OF THE DAMROSCH CONSERVATORY PIANO LESSONS at her studto 49 WADSWORTH TERRACE Telephone Lorraine 6888. Will also call at student's home, ANYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OR OUTSIDE WORK Patronize Our Friend SPIESS STUDIO 54 Second Ave., cor. 3rd St. Special Rates for Labor Organiza- tions. (Bstablished 1887.) fr | ‘STENOGRAPHER | WANTED. Must be capable. Write to Box 44, Daily Worker, 33 First St. _ New York. No Tip-Union Barber Shop 77 FIFTH AVE. Bet. 15th and 16th ahead NEW YORK CIT Individual Sanitary ervica:6 perts, — MADE. One ‘Sous (OKINS Drug Drug Store White ye cor. Allerton A Avi BEST SERVICE TO CO-OPERATIVE DWELLERS. An appeal has been issued by Rose | While U Wait LABOR FAKERS ARE AIDING SUBSIDIES [Lobby for r Shippers Formed The officials of several maritime labor unions of New York City, led by Silas Axtell, attorney for the In- ternational Seamen’s Union, have banded together in a joint committee jto maintain a lobby in congress to | back bills approved by them, it is an- |Rounced. | Ship Subsidies Backed. | The chief measures to be backed by the committee, according to the com- mittee’s statement, will be ship sub- jsidy measures, calling for government loans to private shipping interests. According to Axtell, “the people are {willing and glad to have a ship sub- :sidy.” Three ship subsidy bills are now before congress. The Jones bill calls for a loan of $250,000,000 to pri- vate interests, and another introduced by Senator Copeland asks for still greater loans to the shipping inter- ests. Favored by Axtell. A third introduced by Rep. Wood would let the government pay the dif- ference between the cost of building a ship in the United States and the cost abroad. All these are backed by the union bureaucrats, Axtell said, be- cause “they would keep our shipyards busy and give employment to labor here.” Hemstitchers Will Hold Meeting Tonight A shop chairman’s meeting in the tucking, pleating and hemstitching in- dustry will be held tonight at the office of the Pleaters Local 41 of the I. L. G. W. U., 6 W. 21st St., immedi- ately after work. All shop chairmen, whether work- ing in the shops of the employers as- sociation or working in independent hes are asked to come to this meet- ing. ie Ne Schwarts | 124 East 81st Street SPECIALIST { for Kidney, “Bladder, Urology, Blood and Skin diseases and Stomach Disorders. X-RAY Examinations for Stones, Tumors and Internal disturbances. Dr. Schwartz will be glad to give yeu «@ free consultation. 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All shoe workers must attend. COMMITTEE OF 40, ee