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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
SEEKS
TO- TURN over
SYRIA TO ITALY
Fear Loss of Prestige in
Colonies

PARIS, April 23.-France has suf-
fered many severe defeats in Syria.
Her prestige as a military power has
been shaken by the Druse tribesmen.
France is eager to give up her man.
date of Syria. Fearing the results
such an action may have in other
French colonies, French diplomacy is
trying to convince England to relin-
quish her claim over one Of her Afri-
can possessions to Germany and to
have Italy and Germany request re-
consideration of mandates of the
league of nations.
If England will relinquish her hold
ON one of the African colonies. pre-
ferably Kamerun or Togoland, to Ger
many, France plans to have the league
OF nations turn over her mandate to
Italy. Mussolini has had his eyes on
Syria for a long time. France finds
her hold weakening and fearing for
her prestige she wants to hand 1t over
to Italy on the pretense that the fast
increasing population of italy must be
allowed to populate other territories
and not overrun France. The same
excuse is being used to convince Eng
land to relinquish her hold on some
African colony.
1t is hoped by France that both Italy
and Germany will request reconsid-
GRAFTON of the distribution of man.
dates from the league of nations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
SPECIAL PANEL
/. CALLED TO FILL
SWEET JURY-BOX
Evidence May Be Heard
in Trial Today
Especial to The Daily worker)

DETROIT, April % = The regular
panel of 1O2 jurymen was exhausted
and a special panel of 81 jurymen was
called to complete the jury for the
trial Of Henry Sweet charged with
murder of Leon Breiner.
Clearance barrow, counsel for the
defense, declared yesterday afternoon
that he was 'tickled to death" with the
jury. Prosecutor Robert M. Toms was
not fully satisfied that the jurymen
would consider the testimony unin.
fluenced by the eloquence OF barrow,
or who would not be moved by sym.
pathy for the Negro race.
On the other hand, Darrow's chief
demands on the character OF the jury
men were based on absolute absence
Of racial prejudice such as would be
indicated by their membership to the
ku klux khan or their previous resi-.
dence in any OF the southern states.
Court adjourned yesterday at 2
o'clock until 10 o'clock this morning
with a tentative jury of ~ in the
jury box.
Representatives from leading Negro
publications OF the country are cover
ing the trial, the outcome of which
will tend to set precedent in Other
such cases.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
Wheeler Prosecution
Cost u. S. $61,312.0O

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Respond-
ing to a resolution of inquiry, the at
torney general has reported to the
senate that his department spent
$61,S12 of public funds in the recent
prosecution Of Sen. Wheeler of Mon
tana, following Wheeler's exposure OF
rotten conditions in the department.
A majority of the senate Judiciary
committee recommended that Attor-
ney General Sargent be not compelled
to divulge the names Of the two wit
nesses who, he claims, were ready to
confirm the testimony Of George B.
Hayes, whose testimony against
Wheeler was disbelieved by the jury
in the Montana trial when Wheeler
was Immediately acquitted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
Find Corn Liquor in !
Clock at an Up-to-Date
Kansas City Speakeasy

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2s-with
the arrest of Abe Beilsky and Pat
Donovan and the confiscation of a
clock containing three pints of corn
liquor as evidence" police believe
they have unearthed the strictly up
to-date in speakeasies.
What time is it?" they declare was
the pass word. II the clock was run
ning-nothing doing. II stopped-all's
well.
Search OF the speakeasy revealed no
liquor until one Of the ralding SER
geants noticed the clock was stopped.
Behind the pendulum was found three
pints.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
House Tables Bill
to Restore Debs'
Citizenship Rights

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 90
Congress voted TO table the bill pre-
scented by Congressman Victor L. Ber-
ger of Wisconsin seeking the restora-
tion Of citizenship TO Eugene v. Debs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
TIMOTHY HEALY
ADDS VOICE TO
lid. PROTEST
Wood and Dana Also
Score N. J. Terror

Adding his voice to the many who
have replied to the requests for an
opinion on Passalc strike terrorism
made by the national committee Of the
international Labor Defense comes
Timothy HeaIy, international presi-
dent Of the Brotherhood Of Flremen
and oilers.
at is undoubtedly the duty of the
American labor movement" wires
Healy, Ito rally to the support of the
textile workers at Passaic, New Jer-
sey. The manner in which the rights
Of the people of Passaic have been
trampled upon by the process Of in
junction is a disgrace to our civiliza-
ton. Men thrown into Jail, such as
Weisbord, Norman Thomas and others,
without process of law is outrageous.
Under such circumstances the right of
free speech and free assemblage as
granted to the people by our constitu-
ton is only a mockery. If labor does
not come to the rescue Of the people
Of Passaic we may expect to be hit
soon again in some other direction"
Dana Wires.
81. ". L. Dana, descended from the
famous American poet, Longfellow,
and we'll known as labor educator in
Massachusetts, wires:
ATTITUDE towards Passaic acid test.
Arrests on charge that opposition Of
workers to bosses is opposition to gov
eminent betrays that it is not gov
eminent of people, but Of min owners.
BY failure to support strike and pro-
test arrests sincerely the class strug-
gle of whole American labor move
ment on trial"
C. {. 8. Wood.
Colonel Charles Erslxine Scott Wood,
the author of the famous poet in the
Desert" telegraphs from Los Gatos,
California: Il desire to record my pro-
test against the un-American treat
ment of the arrested strike leaders Of
the Passaic strike. The refusal Of the
president to express any view, the
worse than worthless attitude Of the
secretary of labor and the refusal OF
Senator Edwards to ever meet the Sc
lected leader Of the strikers should
convince everyone that we live in a
state of warfare at home and prepare
for one abroad. 1t is sad thought
that it is always the obstinate conduct
of a master class which finally brings
on the bloody revolution they theoret-
ically deplore."
Green on Passalc.
It is reported from New York that
William Green, president OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, in an ad-
dress to the striking fur workers there
protested against the actions of the
mill owners and their police IN the
Passaic strike.
National Unity of Action.
The national Office today pointed out
the need of following thru its call for
united national non-partisan action in
behalf of those arrested in the textile
strike at Passaic, indicating the wide-
spread interest and vehement protest
against the actions Of the textile
baron police in the New Jersey mill
4rNxrrn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
Debs Is Re-Admitted
to the United States
Without Any Difficulty

NEW YORK, April 2s--uEgene vic
tor Debs, returning from Bermuda,
was admitted to the United States
without any difficulty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25

Theatre, 4th st. and 9Th Avenue. Two
light operas in Italian will be present
ed for the benefit of the strikers, with
CYCLIC in the leading roles. The affair
will be under the auspices of the
Emergency Committee for Strikers
relief.
A tag day in Elizabeth, New Jersey
has been arranged by the general re-
lief conference Of that city for Satur-
day. A hundred strikers from Passaic
will assist in the tag day.
Donations Roll In.
Aid from organizations thruout the
country continues to come In which
assures the strikers OF sufficient food
to enable them to continue the strug-
gle indefinitely. Donations received
today included:
Young Workers League, N. Y,
s114.OO; Tapestry Carpet Workers
Union No. 2 OF Philadelphia and vicin-
ity, $301,75; Dressmakers' Union Of
Greater New York Local 20, l. l.. G..
w. u, STATS; Detroit Relief Confer
ence, $135.00; The Workmen's Circle,
$31S.00; Polish Workers Educational
Club Of Buffalo, $500; Workers Party
Jamaica diminish Branch), $1,000; In
dependent Workmen's Circle OF Amer
lea, $24S.OO; Lawrence Flying Pigeon
Club and United Front Union, $23S.75;
Ladies Worlrmen's Circle Branch No.
529; Syracuse, New York, $56.S5;
Workers Party of Buffalo, N. Y,
$4,000; s. Peterson, $61.50; Arabella
w. Miller, $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25

A sub a day soiH help to drivs
capital Giocy. fe .--..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-25
Berger Visits Coolidge.

WASHINGToN-Rep. Victor Ber-
ger, socialist, has urged President
Coolidge, in a personal interview, to
intervene in the Passaic strike. Coo
lidge limited that he expected the
strike to be settled quickly.
Evening star., 1926-08-16
CITIZENS COUNCIL
CALLED ON BUDGET
Commissioners Seek Advice
or Reducing Sum to Limits
Set by President.

DESTROYS of obtaining the advice of
the Citizens Advisory Council i'm trim
ming the Districts budget for the
next fiscal year to the limitation of
S3S,573 S29, as set by President Cool
idge the Commissioners today de-
cided to confer with members of that
body Wednesday night at o'clock
in the District Building.
The meeting will be held behind
closed doors, because Eengineer Com
missioner Bell believes it would not
he legal to open the conference to
the public through representatives of
the press.
1t will be the first time since it's
creation that the council has con-
ferred officially with the Commission.
erS.
The Commissioners have planned a
series of meetings, beginning Wednes-
day morning, to determine which de-
partments shall suffer reductions in
the final revision of the budgetary es-
Inmates. The work is expected to be
completed within three days. The be-
lief was expressed last week that the
council would not have an oppOrt unity
to pass upon the final estimates be-
fore they are transmitted to the Bud
get Bureau, because its chairman,
Jesse G. Suter. was out of the city on
vacation. Mr.. Suter, however, re-
turned today and Immediately made
arrangeme nts for calling the council
together for the conference.
Evening star., 1926-08-16
ICE FUND CLOSED;
TOTAL ABOVE 500
Emergency of Hot Wave Met
by Generous PubIic-StiII
Distributing Tickets.

No further contributions to the
ice fund are needed at this time. The
generous response the people of
Washington made to the first few ap-
peals and the end of the severe heat
now in hand sufficient to cover exist
ing needs.
Should another prolonged spell of
hot weather increase suffering suffi-
cient to cause a drain on the fund,
however, The Star will again ask the
more fortunate people of the city to
come to the assistance of the poor.
In the meantime the distribution of
ice tickets remaining on hand will he
continued by charitable organizations.
Where Tickets Are Available.
The ice tickets may he obtained at
all police stations up to 6 o'clock this
evening. After that hour they will
be called in. and distribution will be
followed only through the AsSocia ted
Charities. the Salvation Army, the
Gospel Mission and the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society. which have
direct daily contact with the families
the fund is designed to aid.
Distribution by the Associated Char
tiles and Visiting Nurses will be con-
Quoted through their visiting work
ers, who will carry tickets with them
on their regular rounds to the homes
of the needy. Other persons in need Of
ice may apply to the Gospel Mission
at PA John Marshall place, or to the
Salvation Army at any of the follow
ing places:
Headquarters, 607 + street; the
district station at Eighth and
streets southeast; 1875 jefferson
street, Georgetown, or 1901 Seventh
street northeast. or from any family
worker of the Army. These tickets
may be taken to the nearest station
of the American Ice Co. and -
deemed.
Total Swelled to S102.
The fund total was swelled to
S70262 by contributions received up
n~o~+;v,,1ol o,, DO 4 Column
Evening star., 1926-08-16
OssOyskY OUsTED FOR VIEWS
Record Penalty Followed Articles
Supporting Opposition.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
MOSCOW, August 16.-The eXpul-
sion of Yakov Ossovsky from the Com
munist party is the Severest penalty
that has been imposed upon any mem
Der of the opposition involved in the
recent controversy which resulted III
Gregory Xinovieff's retirement from
the Russian political bureau and hls
severance from several other polltica
jobs.
OssoVsky wrote an article support
ing the opposition's position. which
the BOlshevist parties weekly organ
printed When ordered to recant his
views Ossovsky wrote another
article which he submitted to PRAY
da, the party organ. Pravda refused
to publish it and his expulsion came
the next day.
Ossovsky preached "the impossi
bility of a proletarian dictatorship IN
any country where the peasant is In
the majority" says the decree eXpell-
ing him. Ossovsky was expelled
from the party for INSTRUMENTATION
once before In 1928.
,Copyrlght 1926. by Chicago Daily News co..
Evening star., 1926-08-16
HUNGARY ARSENAL BLAST
REVEALED AS INCENDIARY
Scores Quizzed, Homes Searched.
Counterfeiting Affair Also
Subject of Inquiry.

By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
VIENNA, August 1.-two crimi-
nal investigations of general Euro
pean interest are holding the atten-
ton of the authorities of Budapest
today.
Military and civil Investigations
have revealed that the munitions
plant explosion on Csepel Island was
the act of an unknown incendiary.
Careful search has been made of every
house on the island. and scores of per-
sons were summoned before the po-
lice, three of whom were arrested but
later released.
The other investigation claiming at
tention is the franc counterfeiting af-
fair involving Prince Windisch
Graetz. This has been brought into
the spotlight by the opening of the
appeal hearings before the higher
court. A representative of the Bank
of France has arrived to participate
in the bfialT
tCopyris...t. 1925. by Chicago Daily News.'
Evening star., 1926-08-16
CISTERN WATER KILLS
SIX IN ONE FAMILY
Five Remain Ill After Month 5
Fight of Doctors on Malady
at Homecoming, Md.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
LONACONING, Md, August 1G.--
With the death yesterday of 11year-
old Archibald Green the toll from els
tern water which for Il month has
puzzled doctors and specialists. has
reached six. Five others are ill, all
victims being in the Green house
hold.
William Fl. Green. grandfather of
yesterdays victim. died Friday and
during the preceding three weeks
Rosaline, 13: Charles. 5; Catherine, 4,
and Bessie. 2, have passed away. The
mother. father and three other chill
dren are i'll. Analysis of the cistern
water showed it polluted and serum
was brought from New York in the
efforts of physicians to check the raw
ages of the nlalady. a further spread
of which was prevented by closing
the cistern.
Evening star., 1926-08-16
UNEXPECTED STRIKE
TIES UP PERISHABLES
Longshoremen on Erie Pier at New
York May Cause Loss of
100000 to Road.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 16-An un-
expected strike Of longshoremen early
today may cause the Erie Railroad a
loss estimated at 100000, due to in
ability to move $50 carloads of perish
able freight, consigned to fruit and
vegetable dealers.
Because they were not granted an
immediate increase in wages, 400
workers refused to go to work at the
Erie piers at the foot of Duane street
last night. The New York Marine
Co, which has the contract to unload
the cars for the railroad, issued a
call for 500 men, but only 200 re-
sponded today.
Spokesman for the strikers, who do
not belong to a union, said they de-
manded IS cents an hour for 10 hours
work and $1.1O an hour for over
time. The prevailing scale is so to
50 cents an hour and 78 cents for
overtime.
Mounted policemen patrolled the dis
trict There was no disorder.
Evening star., 1926-08-16
new GREEK REVOLT
PLOT IS DISCOVERED
Kafandaris, Former Premier,
Among Number Seized in Polit-
ical and Army Circles.

ATHENS, August ia new plot
to overthrow the government has been
discovered, according to the afternoon
papers, among politicians and army
officials. Former Premier George
kafandaris has again been arrested
and police are seeking Gen. kondilis
and Gen. Panayotopoulos. The mayor
of Pireaus has been also arrested, as
we'll as a number of army officers.
kafandaris, one time premier of
Greece, had been in constant opposi-
tion to the Nenizelos government, and
only last month was accused of being
implicated in a plot on the life Of Pan
galos. and was banished to the Island
of Naxos. Both Gen Kondilis and
Gen. Panayotopoulos have been in
volved in plots against the Athens gov
ernment. They were included in the
recent amnesty that permitted the re-
turn of those banished to the Island
of Naxos.
Evening star., 1926-08-16
COOLIDGE CONFERS
ON MEXICAN ISSUES
Kellogg Lays Church-State
Controversy and Land Law
Data Before President.
RY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
SIaH CorresnOndent of The Star.

WHITE PINE CAMP. n. Y, Au!
gust 16-President Coolidge and Sec
retary of State Kellogg have entered
cover wide field concerning the for
eign policy of the United States. Nat
urally enough, the Mexican situation,
which is known to have presented
some difficult problems for the admin
istration is we'll to the front in these
conferences.
The situation, as it was developed
as a result of the heated controversy
between the Mexican government and
the Catholic Church, and the DiplO-
matte correspondence between Amer
lea and Mexico regarding the oil and
land laws Of the latter, is looked upon
in administration circles here as be-
ing something of a double -barrelled
nature. At any rate, the American
Government is satisfied that it must
proceed with great care in the state
and church fight and with firmness in
the oil and land row. Papers dealing
minutely with these two matters were
brought to White Pine Camp by the
head Of the State Department and
today these are being gone over care
fully by the President and this mem
Der of his cabinet.
The Secretary is known to have also
brought with him the speech he Is to
deliver Wednesday at PlattsburE.
\. Y. incident to the dedication of
the monument to Commodore Thomas
McDonough, comma nder of the
American forces at the battle of
Plattsburg in 1912. in which address
Secretary Kellogg is expected to set
forth phases of President Coolidge s
attitude on various extra territorial
questions. Because of the significance
of the Secretary's references to the
administration attitude. the Presi-
dent thought it best that he carefully
review the speech in advance of its
delivery.
Studies X. of {. Plea.
Other papers brought by Secretary
Kellogg, which the President is
known to be studying carefully. are
those dealing with the plea of the
knights of Columbus that President
Coolidge intervene in the church and
state controversy in Mexico. In addi-
tion to these. the Secretary made an
oral report to the President of his
conference last week with James A,
Flaherty. supreme s<night of the
knights of Columbus, when the latter
presented the plea of intervention
which he backed up by charges OF
mistreatment of Americans in the
church disturbance.
The Presidents desire to study
these papers personally is not taken
here as any indication that he has
any intention of complying with the
Knights of Columbus plea for inter-
vention. On the contrary. the Presi
dent has plainly indicated that this
plea for intervention is bound to
fail because of his announced de
termination not to become embroiled
in what he considers the domestic
troubles of a sister nation.
However. the long standing fuss
between the American Government
and Mexico regarding the oil and
land laws, is looked upon in a diff
ferent light and the President has
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1926-08-16
Negro Guard, Pretending He Had Gun,
Foils Escape of Three at Chicago Jail

Geohegan and Stewart and one he
sawed himself. managed to crawl out
of his cell Caggiano is awaiting trial
for robbery. His cellmate. Gus Peter
son, also awaiting trial on robbery
charge. did not leave the cell.
Sheriff Peter Hoffman Immediately
ordered an investigation. An inspec-
tion Of the cell block revealed that
bar on another cell conflning three
prisoners had been sawed. but the
space was too small and the first pris
oner who attempted to crawl through
was held fast.
The seven prisoners involved in the
latest escape plot were thrown into
solitary confinement. and several
guards armed with shotguns were sta
toned on the Jail walls.
Evening star., 1926-08-16
Casket, Opened in Front of
Coroner, Said to Contain
Only Some Tar.
GREAT SECRECY MARKS
INSPECTION BY OFFICIALS
Officers Guarding Case Called
Away to Pursue Burglars Seen
to Scale Wall and Run.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 16.-The British
home office today announced officially
that a packing case recently delivered
at Waterloo Station and alleged to
contain the body of the late Lord
Kitchener "Was found to contain an
empty coffin
After the investigation of the pack
ing case Chief Constable Wensley and
Detective Supt. Brown went to the
home office, where they held lengthy
conference with officials and legal ad
visers.
Scotland Yard officials Immediately
sought to get in touch with Frank
Power. British newspaper man, who
brought the packing case from Nor
way, where he said the body of Lord
Kitchener had been picked up after
Statement Is Issued.
The statement issued by the home
Office this morning said:
The packing case, alleged to con-
tain a coffin and human remains,
which on Saturday night was re
moved by the police from an under
takers on Waterloo road to Lambeth
coroners court, was this morning
opened in the presence of Coroner
Ingleby Oddie and Sir Bernard Spills
bury. The packing case was found to
contain an empty coffin. The coffin
was new and obviously had not CON
tanned human remains
The Evening Standard quoted an
unnamed official, who was present
when the coffin was opened as saying:
There was nothing but tar in the
coffin. No remains were found
Scotland Yard officers removed the
case from the Waterloo Road station,
where it was delivered last Saturday,
to IA mortuary.
When the coffin was opened this
morning under the direction of Cor
oner Oddie. high Scotland Yard Off
Gals and official photographers also
were present.
Secrecy Is Maintained.
The greatest secrecy surrounded
the proceedings as far as the public
was concerned, only serving to whet
the curiosity of the large crowds
which surrounded the mOrtuary from
an early hour.
A fresh sensa ton connected with
the case delivered at Waterloo Station
developed early this morning when
police who were guarding the casket
were summoned to search the neigh
borhood for suspected burglars. Neigh
boring residents of the mortuary re-
ported they had seen two men scale
the walls about the establishment. A
search failed to reveal any intruders
Evening star., 1926-08-16
AMERICAN PLANE SEIZED,
Canada Fines Two for Failing Il
Report on Crossing Border.

EMERSON. Manitoba, August Is
P.-Two Americans who landed in
Canada with an airplane were arrested
by the Royal Canadian Mounted Pc.
lice, fined and their plane seized when
they failed to report to immigration
authorities.
James A. Kilbane. st. Paul. was
fined 5000 and costs. and Fred Wilt.
more, Minneapolis. $40 and costs They
were charged with entering Canada
by stealth. The plane was seized near
Lanca ster. Ma nitoba. after a tip was
received from United States custom of
ficers. Preparations were being made
TO load a cargo Of liquor.