The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 26, 1928, Page 5

el 9500 TAX! MEN FIRED IN DRIVE OF BIG FLEETERS = Bosses Maintain Secret e Blacklist (Continued from Page One) fifteen and seventeen hours per day in order to make the minimum $10 “bookings” from which «their ~earn- ings of $4 per day is insufficient to give them a living wage 55,000 Taxi Drivers There are 55,000 taxi drivers in the industry ali of whom work under these unbearable conditions for open shop bosses subject to immediate dis- charge for any real or imagined, rea- son and subject also to the most bru- tal discrimination from the police. The Yellow Taxi Corporation, the largest single operating company in the industry, which is said to have 3,500 men in its employ, is the chief power in the Greater City Taxi Own- ers’ Association and has likewise been one of the prime movers ir the pro- gram of discharges which is being carried out. The aim is said to be an attempt to secure complete dom- ination of the industry through forc- ing out twenty thousand men, a tem- porary reduction in rates and finally an increase in the percentage when the men have been eliminated. The Yellow Taxi Corporation is controlled by the Morgan interests und some of its officers are known tu be clesely connected with the Tam- many Hall administration. This rea- son is given by many drivers to ac- ‘count. for the simultaneous drive which is going on by the police to forfeit drivers’ licenses. The drivers wre undex complete police control, Jack Dalton, president of the Taxi Gwners’ Association is also the vice- president and general manager of the Jefferson Auto Mutual Casualty Cor- peration, an employers’ insurance guarantees to its members. This protective organization which fur- hese insurance guarantees to its members. This company, it was learned, is closely connected with some 0 the-large insurance under- yvitevs and with their aid as well as vith the cooperation of its own mem- bers has built up an extensive black- list system which operates against vhe so-called “eareless” drivers, a pame given to those whom the busses fox one reason or another wish to climinate. Seeret Blacklist According to reliable information, Dalton recently sent. out a secret communication to his menbers ad- vising them that he has a “preferred chauffeurs list’ which is available for fay fleet owner. “Another large taxi firm or “fleet- er” as they are called which is said te be cvoperating in these. moves and which is said to have discharged a number of men: tecently, is Maloney and Nichols, frequently referred to by drivers as “the biggest hounds in the basiness,” because of its fearful speed up end driving of the workers. An- othe: firm is the Moose Taxi Corpor- ation of 43th St. and 11th Ave. A large number of Brooklyn firms are also said to be carrying on the cam- paign. Ei ‘UTILITIES TRY TO DODGE BLAME “WASHINGTON, June 25.—A move by power trust propagandists to “get out from under” in their four-year campaign of censoring and rewriting the school text books of the land was disclosed in documents in the Federal Trade’ Commission files today. letter from J. B. Sheridan of St. Louls, who directed “surveys” of textbooks throughout the country, at- tempted to show that the utility pro- pagandists were doing the same work that the National Association of Rail- way and Utility Commissioners sought to do. re copy taken by commission in- vestigators from Sheridan's files, however, was addressed to Bovpagt J. Mullaney, director of the Il propaganda committee and right- Kand man to Samuel Insull, million- re Chicago controller of the trac- ion system of the city. It bore a to tl other propaganda commuit- D. Jackson, chair- man of the National Electrie Light \ tion’s committee on “coopera- tion with educational institutions.” It so disclosed the huge network ex- tending all over the country to propa- gandize the schools in its favor. AFRICAN WORKERS ARIS, June 25.—A campaign of ei in French West Africa, the Bel- Congo and British West Africa, from ar state, and a REST 15 WEST ution has been begun against fart has rounded up by |the Rockefel THE DAILY WORKER. NEW YORK, TU ver Icy Wastes to Bring Relief to Nobile Party oe E A team of dogs, driven by Varming, a Norwegian, and,.Van Degen, a Heliander, shown gettin; ice from Kings Bay in an effort to reach Gen: Nobile, fascist explorer, who was last.in the -Arcti NO END SEEN TO TAMMANY GRAFT Seven More Payrell_ . | Padders Suspended } Seven more suspensions:-yesterday brought the total to 48. in-the.assort- ment. of padded payroll operaters, ash contract manipulators and other graf- in the $200,000,000..Tammany street cleaning scandal. che At the same time it became known that ‘additional “higher-ups*: in’ the graft seandal had been uncovered al- though Commissioner James’ A. Hig- gins before whom the heatings are taking place again refused to maice the names public. Higgins is be- lieved to be planning a continuation of his four weeks whitewashing “probe” in which his outstanding aim is to shield his Tammany fellow. Higgins adopted his usual proce- dure by @eclaring that the evidence discovered wil] be turned over to the district attorney, Charles J. Dodd of Kings County some time during. the jpresent week, One of.those suspended yesterday was Richard Walsh, foreman of Sta- ble D. The other six were connected with graft in snow removal payrolls last winter, it was said. Pena CAPTAIN STARVED 8 Imprisoned as British Liner, Reaches. Port COLOMBO, Ceylon, June. 25.—The Australian liner Jervis Bay,., bound from Australia to England, eame into. Yport today accompanied by the Bri- tish cruiser Suffolk, with eight per- sons aboard ship in chains. According to the captain’s state- ment, the eight now imprisoned aboard the ship were stowaways, who- were found when the Jervis Bay was. about three days at'sea. Upon their being. discovered the captain. went. on to say, they became mutinous. State- ments from passengers, however, are directly contradictory to those of the captains. They say that, the ‘stow- aways, upon being discovered, were immediately placed in imprisonment in a cabin, and were forced to go without food for several days. This, the passengers assert, was the cause of what the captain terms “their mu- IOPEN-SHOP HALL FIGHTS WORKERS BUFFALO, N. Y. (FP), June 25.— Five thousand copies of the Buffalo Hosiery Worker are informing inter- ested citizens pf the vicious fining system, the lo hours and the yel- low dog contracts in vogue* at:\the Milfay hosicry mill. Union’ hosieyy workers were locked ‘out several moths .ago. . eS The eight-page special paper re- views efforts of a citizens’ committee lo settle the lockout, after a full in- vestigation had brought from them condemnation of the firm’s yellow dog, anti-union policies. * 4 Even the ownership of the mill-wag veiled behind dummy names to. ton* fuse the mediators. The Duffys, own- ers of a silk mill supplying yarn to the Milfay plant, were finally. forced do admit their responsi! “for: importation of thug-strike-breakers> Threugh contracts, the Milfay boss are tied up with the Berkshire Kni ting Miils, chief foe of the hosiery, workers, ¢| TRY STEWART ON PERJURY CHARG WASHINGTON, June 25.—Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of Siete eer was indicted by a District of Colum bia federal grand jury today on: charge ef perjury. 1 The action grew out of the’ appeart ance of Stewart before a, senate in- vestigation committee, his refusal to answer questions pertaining. to mysterious continental trading coi pany, and his subsequent trial for c tempt before the district supreme court, when he was acquitted. Stole ged in a struggle with SHIP STOWAWAYS: | present, ,|Aiscusslon, the Standard Oil company of Indiana, | \ ler interests for the’ con: || ‘are |trol of the Standard Oil company. | Important Notice. All section and subsection organiz- ers, section and ‘subsection campaign managers, all language bureaus, wom- en’s departments, members of the Young Workers (Communist) League, Negro | Committe al trade union fraction secretaries, are instructed to conference. te be held tomorrow. eves ning, at § p,.m,.at the Workers Cen tef, 26-28 Union Square, fifth floor. (Signed) JOHN J. BALLAM, Acting Distrigt Organizer. Dis Subsection’ 20. This executive committee of Sub- section 2C will meet tonight at 6 p. m. at 10% West 27th St. Sg Se BE Attention Literature Agents, The new issue of the Party Organ- izer has:just come off.the press. All literature agents are'asked to call for their bundles. once een Agitprop. Meeting. A, meeting of all agitprop directors of Section 1 will be held Thursday eve- ning at G p,m. at 60.St. Marks Place. : * Public Speaking Class. The class in public speaking will hold-its second session Thursday eve- ning at 8 o'clock at 60 St. Place. ‘Those registered must come on me. . * Election Campaign Notice, A conference of the election cam- paign committees of Section. 2 will be held Friday, 6:30 p. m. at 101 West 27th St. All sub section and unit cam- paign committees must be present. « * * Night Workers Attention. _Internatidnal Branch, Section 1 ‘of j Night Workers will meet tomorrow at P. m. at the Workers Center (sixth floor), All members must attend. * . . |. Section 4 Agitprop and Lit, There will be a. conference of the agitprop’ and literature agents of Sec- tion 4:tomorrow at 8p. m. at 143 East 108rd St. The district agitprop. will bé |present. “~ i Oho sett. ce \ Section 3 Functionaries. A meeting of all functionaries of Section 3 will be held Thursday, June 28 at 6:30.0p. m. at 101 W, 27th St. All members of unit, section, subsec- tion executives and ‘campaign direc. tors must be present. A roll call will be taken. * * . Meeting of Subsection 2B ‘will be held today-at 6 p. m. at 101 W. \27th Street. A discussion of the election platform by speakers from the district will be held, * * * An enlarged executive meeting. of Sub-section 3C will be held tomor- row at 6:30 p. wh. at 101 W. 27th St. N. ¥. All functionaries must be o- . ‘e- Coney Island Branch, A concert and package party will be given by Coney Island Branch. Satur- day, June ‘30, #t 4901 Mermaid Ave. ~ ar? ¥. W. L, Bete, = An open air garden festival and.con- cert will be given by the Young Work- ers’ League ot Harlem on Saturday, June 30, at 8 p.m. at 143 B. 103rd Bt. . * . Section 7. Section 7—Special membership meet- ing tomorrow at 764 40th Street, f ectias Fraga at 8:30 p. m. to take up election campaign. Al Inust, be present. once * * * Election Drive Meet. The Unit Campaign Committees of Section 2 will meet Priday at 7 p. m, at 101 West 27th St. to map out the Section 2 Election Campaign. All units must Pepresented, Those units which have not as. yet eted a cam~- paign committee must 4 at once. A campaign conimittee of three for every junit is desirable, and it is suggested |that suck committee be composed of The DAILY WORKER and literature agénts and she agitprop ‘atrector, gs * . International Branch 1, ' International Branch 1 trike Work- ers (Communist) Party will hold a \Meeting. ~ to: ‘ow At 7:30 mi. at 60 St, Ma: eek cask Riera rk's Pl, All members must There will be a meoting o -Bec- tlon 2H on Tuosday at tp. yoadecn Wost 27th St, A dikouwston of the cloc- |ton platform will take place, with a |Speqker -fromethe digtriat leading the ; ae | %. | Spanish Fraction Meeting, The Spanish Fraction will hold its meeting tomorrow at 8:30 p. m. at 143 Hast 103rd Street. , An interesting lec- ture will follow the meeting. rss Open Air Meetings—Week of June 25. conic: The Miners’ Struggle; Miners* Role of the c Fellet, Bole of the Capitalist’ state in Today: nion Square—J, a eT ¢ meres MM aere ee Mlk Grand. St. ixt.and.-Havemeyer St. Bklyn—A. Bimba, Ps p= ae ee miond, “G. Owens, MAPla, He Rose- Tomorrow: me jusakote, Baan akoff, P. Midol cote dolla, M. Pasternak, ilkins and Intervale—-H, Blak Oibulsky, | H. Koreta, It, Wortig bey Primoft,'S. Levy, , Myrtle Ave: and Prince St, B'klyn— mith, G. Cork, W. Cans St.—Ji-Marshanl, A 8. Polack, V. S: mon, Ch. Raiss, Phursday,, Jane 28106... Z Way and Jamaica Ay THE C! Bonga RAL WoRey RS UNION meets every second and Tourth Eyeagay of the month, at Rand School, ast 15th Street, Cit, Headquarters: 7 East 15th Street, Vide ‘Telephone: Stuyvesant 0144, 21 A Rosenfeld, Secretary. “Advertise your union mestings | here. For information write to The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. + 26-28 Union Sq. New York City. All Comrades Meet at VEGETARIAN HEALTH 58 Prkway attend’ a city-wide’ election. campaign | Marks | Bronx. || Workers Party Activities Oo. —L: Baum, D. wood. Blum, Lyons, Island kin, Williams. n_ Avg. ki B’klyn—Ch Jul Cohen, R. B. lack, aS Sa ‘and 110th ‘s L. Baum e. and 138th Ed, K. Weish, J. Codkind, 1st Ave. and Padgug, D. Gitz, G. Owen SMITH REPORT IS ANTLLABOR Governor’s Man Urges Insurance Changes \ (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) ALBANY, June 25.—Further cen- tralization of state power in accordance with the program of Governor Al Smith who is said in this respect to be carrying out the definite program of Wall Street, is seen in the second part’ of a report on the state labor department issued yesterday by Lind- say Rogers, Moreland Act Commis- sioner, named by Smith to “investi- gate” the department. The first part of the report was made last week. Rogers advises the elimination of duplicating activities in the depart- ment and the centering of work un- der the Industrial Board instead of as present. divided betwen the In- dustrial, Commissioner and the board. More significant still is the recom- mendation that the administration of the compensation bureau be run by an advisory committee of insurance company. representatives. While stating that the rights of this bosses’ board.-would- be only. “advisory” it ic .| believed that the move is a step in the direction of cutting away what little effectiveness. still is contained in the workingmens’ compensation laws, Rogers who is a personal frend and right hand tool of Al-Smith also criticizes the Industrial Survey Com- mission, a republican whose activitii last winter forced Al Smith to insti- tute this new “investigation.” EDICT HITS POST OFFICE CLERKS WASHINGTON, June 25, (FP)— A circular issued by Assistant Post- master General Bartlett to all post- masters, instructing them as to ap- plying the new law granting 10 per- cent additional pay to post office clerks employed at night, says that there must be no general readjust- ment of work to reduce the propor- tion performed in night hours. The Department fought the enact- ment of this legislation, which w designed to place a punitive han cap on night work, so that clerks would be permitted to do more work by daylight. Originally the National Federation of Post Office Clerks tried to secure a law reducing the daily hours of clerks employed in the night shifts. The bill now means only a slight increase in pay instead of a decrease in harmful working condi- j tions. i|| .. . \ Health Feod Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 MADISON AVE. PHONE: UNIVERSITY 5865 Rational ‘Vegetarian Restaurant 199: SECOND AVE... - hi Bet. 12th and 13th Sts. Strictly Vegetarian Food, Lr wht AB Sa as ib WE ALL MEET | at the ‘NEW WAY CAFETERIA 101 WEST 27th STREET NEW YORK f eee gee = | John’s Restaurant | SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with atmosphere where ®11. radicals meet... 12th ST." NEW YORK ~ | what FFTNT 96, 1998 TARITSKY MAKES PIECE WORK MOVE FOR N.Y, UNION Save Organization (Continued from page one) ‘Mhe systematic series of betrayal Veineered by the right wing official- dom of the union. It is pointed out that Zarit: ¢ nder :to the. boss: violated the ions of the Int national union convention which called for a fight against ‘piece- enforcerment of the 40-hout week and | vf all factionalism in the or tion. jend upon the members the slavery meth- jed of piece-work and longer hours Zarit: |those progressive enough to oppos | his’ traitorous policy, it is | The Millmers Local 43 with a mem- | | bership of 4,000 was dissolved; the} jleaders of the Chicago anti-piege-| | work ,strike were removed from ‘all | | positions of leadership, the strike was | | called off, a dual union is being built | {ta destroy the militant Boston or- ganization and now an attempt is | being made to dissolve the powerful | | Blockers Local 42. The leaflet con- | | qjudes by calling the members of the | |union to rally behind a drive which | will forestall the coming attack of | the New York bosses, by organizing | a movement to drive from power the | reactionary clique now in control. PALESTINE JEWS TEL AVIV, Palestine, June 25. What a large percentage of the Jew. ish population of Palestine considers too free use of the power to deport | immigrants on slight pretexts by the | immigration authorities js arousing | protests in various parts of ‘the coun- | try, according to reports received | here today: | Following a mass meeting here, at which 10,000 persons protested | against the proposed deportation of | four immigrant families for trivial | transgressions of red tape technical- | lities, a protest was cabled by the mu- | nicipality to the Colonial Office in| London. | MORGAN SUES FOR A LOST FORTUNE But What Is $32,000,000 Between Bankers | Injunction proceedings to restrain} the compefition of the . $250,000,000 } Dodge Bros.-Chrysler Corporation| were successful yesterday on the part | of the Morgan interests who three years ago were beaten by Dillon, Read and Company in the bidding for |the Dodge Bros. Company then on the | |market. The injunction was granted | late yesterday by Supreme Court Jus- | tice Lydon pending a hearing before Supreme Court Justice Mullan this morning. Shareholders under direction of the J. P. Morgan banking interests claim that the proposed exchange of stock | between the merging companies will deprive them of their property. | Charges are made that the Dillon, Read financiers made $32,000,000 on the deal, Smarting under this loss of | the Morgan banks thought would be their own revenue, the big- {gest banking house in the world has | resorted to litigation which has tx- | tended over three years. | | ARS RIO || “For Any Kind of Insurance” CARL BRODSKY 7 E. 42d St. New York City Telephone Murray Hill 5550, \Left Wing in Call to|” In ovder’ to more efficiently foist | y several months ago began} an organized campaign to oust from { union leadership and membership all <plained. | |b v and Fraternal ganizations er- | on will the The Ge! nat an Sur pienic L ch pic Lt the Dy Br, 548 W. ©. Freiheit € . q of the board of | extra, i : dare | -| nt an ore than the Br¢ » Finnish Finnis Couneil of | y party and 0 p. m at 15 il be no_ad are ft Refreshments 8 invited to attend dz Room 8) 16 U. C.-w. Ww. of the United Councils of wo Women will hold a lit erary e nd tea party tonight at 1111 R Road, Brooklyn. All friends welcome. Council 21, U. C. Ww. Ww. Councii of the United Councils o' Working Womén will have a lec tu ° preside gn tomor Nostrand Ave., will be the lecturer > election m. at 13 Dr. Hoffer Freiheit Pienic. Saturday, July 28 Freiheit Picnic will be held at Ulmer Park, foot of 25th Ave., Brooklyn. 0) zations may or- der 500 tickets for $20 with the organ- ization’s name/on the tickets. . . . Mine Relief Carnival, The tee will hold an international fair and carnival on Sunday, August 5, at Pleas- {amt Bay Park, Bronx. HIT DEPORTATION | Organizations are requested to keep this date open. * . . I. L. D. Outing. An outing will be held on Saturday, July 21, at 12 noon, at Pleasant Bay | Park, Bronx, under the auspices of the | New York Section, International Labor | Defense. Bronx F ational Miners’ Relief Commit- | Page Five CALL OPEN FORUM FOR CLOAK, DRESS Active Union Members All cloak and dressmakers who are unemployed have “been called to an pen forum meeting this afternoon in yant Hail,. Sixth Ave. and 42nd St., p.m. After an introductory~series of re- ports, to be rendered by the leaders of the Joint Board of the Cloakmak- rs Union, the members attending the | meeting will be given the floor for thorough discussion of the present tion in the industry. f all meetings called, these open which highly informal been found to. be At the last open tremendous- hundreds who had to be rned away. Joint Board Calls Meet The Joint Board of the Cloakmak- |ers Union issued a call yesterday to, ost popuiar. forum held the hall and m: active memb the Union | me to a mee jal im- | portance, which w: Id Thurs- |day evening immediately |in Manhattan Lyceum, 66 fter work East 4th St. Chicago. Trade Unions | Help Striking Miners TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 25 (FP) —Chicago trade unions have been generous in contributing to the relief | of destitute Indiana miner families, it is announced at district union head- | quarters in Terre Haute. Among the donations were $100 from the laundry wagon drivers and $50 from the metal polishers, though that union is itself hard pressed by a strike and the costs of injunetion proceedings assessed against it. Unity Co-operators Patronize SAM LESSER Ladies’ and Gents’ Tailor or to 177th St. then t port car to end of line. Free busses | to park. Rebel Poetry Night. | The Labor Temple Poetry Forum4 will hold a Re Poetry Night to-| night at 8:15 p.m! at the Labor Tem- | ple, 14th St. and 2nd Ave | Rew ei @ | Struc al Workers Meet. _ A special general membership meet- | ing of the Architectural Iron, Bronze | and Structural Workers Union will be | held - at the Rand Se t Election of all union will take place. hould be present Crew Of Abandoned Vessel Picked Up | PANAMA CITY, June 25,—Thirty- nine members of the crew of the British motor ship Cynthiaaa of the} Furness-Withy Line have béen| brought to Panama after being picked up by the steamer Myrtle. They abandoned their ship, which was bound from Vancouver to Eng- land with 6,500,000 feet of lumber, after it went aground on a reef at Puntamala, Los Santos Province. Dr. J. Mindel Dr. L. Hendin ‘Surgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone, Algonquin 8183 Dr, ABRAHAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST Office Hours: 9:30-12 A. M., 2-8 P.M. Daily Except Friday and Sunday 249 EAST 115th STREET Cor, Second Ave. New York Telephone Lehigh 6022 PYCCKHM 3YBHOM BPAY DR. JOSEPH B. WEXLER Surgeon Dentist 26 years in practice. Moderate prices. 223 SECOND AVE. NEW YORK Temple Courts Bldg. I. STERNBERG Optometrist Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted 916 Prospect Ave. Cor. E. 162 St. BRONX, N. Y. Telephone—Kilpatrick 8448, Patronize LERMAN BROS. _ || Stationers & Printers t9 EAST 14th STREET Re &., Corner Union Square Tel. Algonquin 3356, $843, oo { No Tin--Center Barker Shop NEW WORKERS CENTER 26-28 Union Sq, 1 Flight Up NEW YORK CITY Individual A DIDS BAIN. BOnE Sons rts. — aS’ i LACTALISTS: ete Patronize a Comradely Garker Shop. } MARY WOLFE STUDENT, OF THR DAMROSCH CONSERVATORY PIANO LESSONS Moved to 2420 BRONX PARK EAST Near Co-operative Colony. Apt. 6H. Telehone WSTABROOK 2459. Special rates to students from the Co-operative House. — Telephone Stagg 5356: | Dr, J, C. HOFFER Surgeon Dentist 287 South 5th St, near Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, N. ¥. i Proletarian prices for proletarians, 1818 — 7th Ave. New York Between 110th and 1lith Sts, Next to Unity Co-operative House, SITUATION WANTED Expert bookkeeper, thoroughly competent; 8 years experience, — Can take full charge. Write Box 10, Daily Worker, 26-28 Union Square. ATTENTION Party Units, Sub-sections, Sections, Workmen’s © Cirele Branches, Women’s Councils, Trade Union Educational Leagues, Workers’ Clubs, ete. You Can Get 500 Tickets for $20 with the Name of Your Or- ganization on Your Tickets. Make $100.00 Profit By Participating in the FREIHEIT PICNIC SATURDAY, JULY 28 ULMER PARK Brooklyn Send your Check, Money Or- der, or bring your cash to the ‘FREIHETT 30. Union Square, N. Y. C. Labor and Fraternal Organizations Attention! Airy, Light Rooms To Rent for OFFICES and MEETING ROOMS at the WORKERS CENTER, 26-28 Union Square. Elevator Service. Telephone Stuyvesant 1201. WORKERS TODAY | d | -. ~ [Thursday Meeting of j +