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hurried across the continent TO Wash
ington by airplane. to arrive in time
for filing. but the court had declined
to entertain tho plea against the
validity of Wolfgangs conviction and
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TAFT BREAKS RULE
TO HEAR SLAYER'S
FRUITlESS APPEAL

Continued from First PageD
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FIGHT FOR TAX BILL
APPROVED IN HOUSE
DUE IN CONFERENCE

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The DAILY WORKER Raises
the Standard for a Workers
and Farmers Government
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coal operators.
Railroad Progresslves TO Jail.
The leaders Of tho Miners Union,
with their reasonable policies,
have done worse than nothing to
defend the interests Of the miners.
They have worked hand In hand
with the operators to sell out the
rank and file Of tho union. They
have betrayed the demands Of the
anthracite miners. Now they have
succeeded, In conspiracy with the
ku klux khan and the coal operat-
ors, In raIIroading to Jail eight Of
the most active progressives In the
Illinois union.
The men who are financing the
prosecution Of the zelgler miners
are the men In control OF the no
torious harrington machine. The
most active leaders In the proseeu-
tIon we're D. q. Cobb, sub-dlstrlct
vlee-presldent and Lon Fox. the sub
district president; Harrington had
assured them OF his support from
the beginning.
Miners Flight Coal Barons.
The crime Of the defendants was
that they insisted upon the zelnler
miners getting a decent wage by
getting a correct weight on the coal
they mined. The officials Of the
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union upheld the Bell and zoIler
Mining company, as against the min
ers.. They carried on a fight
against the menace Of the ku kIux
khan, and the officials joined with
the khan against the rank and file
progresslves. The miners Of zeig-
Ter insisted upon their rights to vote
for the progressive officials and for
militant policies TO fight the boss,
and the machine steadily stole
their elections.
The conviction OF these eight min
ers Is OF the gravest concern TO the
American working class as a whole,
and to the organized workers In par
t'eular. The entire labor movement
OF America is on trial and not only
the zeigler miners. Their fight is
the fight Of all the workers Of this
country.
Defend zsioIer Minersl
The miners OF this country must
intensity their fight for the pro-
presslve movement In the union.
The workers Of the entire country
must come TO the aid OF the defend
ants. The international Labor De-
Tense, a non-partisan working class
organization which has been In
charge Of the case for the defend
Continued oa'page ~
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STATEMENT OF THE CENTRAL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
WORKERS CONN UNIST)
PARTY OF AMERICA

Eight out Of the thirteen defend
ants in the framed-up trial OF the
zeigler miners have been convicted
and face sentences ranging from one
to fourteen years in prison. The
conviction was based upon the
fraudulent charge Of assault upon
.. B. Cobb, sub-dlstrict vice-presl-
dent Of the United Mine Workers.
who Ia one Of the most corrupt Of
fleIsls In the American Labor move
ment.
This conviction, affecting as Il
does the most militant and progress
slve leaders OF the miners in South
ern Illinois, comes right upon the
heels Of the shameless betrayal Of
the strike OF the anthracite miners
by John L. Lewis and the official ma
chine. The frame-up 10 a part Of
the great conspiracy to wreck the
United Mine Workers Of America as
an organization fighting for the I'm
provement Of the conditions Of the
miners, and lts transformation into
a scrvile Instrumental the bIoated
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Fight just Beginning
Statement Of the Trade Union Educational League

Statement Of the Trade Union Educational League.
THIS administration
clearly easseoabraton policy
position striking
world attention.
demanding their leaders that anthracite
transported to America
Gradually the entire American being
Tens Of thousands dollars had striking
The conjunction
Workers Aid setting relief stations
miners and their families Relief committees being
every
Continued s
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strikers REPUDIATE
BETRAYAL OF Their DEMANDS BY
JOHN |. Lewis AT PHILADELP AIA
tspeeIaI to rhe paIly WORKER,

SCRANTON Pa, Feb. 14-The date of the Philadelphia be-
traya Of the striking miners by John l. Lewis will always be
known in these regions as BLACK FRIDAY"
On that date Friday February r. the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln when patriotic spebnders INDUCING in extava
praise of the freedom enjoyed by the inhabitants of the
United States the head of the United Mine Workers of America
who should defend the interests of the membership of that union
signed the pact that designed make the 158 600 anthracite
coal miners slaves of the corporations for the five
The strikers stunned they could for time believe
possible for Lewis completely surrender everything
they fought for long They could believe that the
tri-dsrct city de-
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RELIEF Still BADLY NEEDED

Despite the that the anthracite coal strike
parenty settled the general grievance committee Of
the miners In general meeting assembled In WaikesBarre
February 49, decided food relief stations
operation with the international Workers Aid.
Accordingly committee Immediately elected, con-
sstng Of is miners representing is different locals Of which
D. A. Edmunds, chairman Of the grievance committees, will
secretary The first food station will be opened Mon
day, February IS.
There is much actual suffering among the families Of
this district Many have absolutely Of procuring
the bare necessities Of e will take several weeks be-
fore all the mines working and only
weeks IL WILL therefore, be at least month before
any cash into the individual family. In the
time the needy will have to be taken
Many starvation point They will need support for at
least the next two weeks.
Make out your contributions to the Miners l. w. A.
and send A. Ednunds 523 Market St. Kingston, Pa,
direct to the national office Of the International Work
Aid, 1853 w. Madison St, Chicago, III.
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Condemn Settlement.

Delegates to the general grievance
committee of District No. 1 of the
United Mine Workers of America, re-
presenting some thirty local unions
with approximately $4,000 members,
meeting in Wilkesbarre last night, un-
animously condemned the betrayal of
BLACK Friday" and denounced the
mine workers officials for their con-
spiracy with the operators to drive
the strikers back into the black holes
beneath the earth to slave for wages
so meagre than even Lewis himself ad-
mits their utter insufIleiency to main
tain decent standard Of living.
Sentiments expressed by every dele
gate taking the floor showed bitter re-
sentiment against the sell-out of the
miners and determination to fight
10 the last ditch against the ratifica-
ton Of the Philadelphia agreement.
All OF them referred to the fact that
the five and half months struggle
Of the miners has resulted in their
tContinved Oh page ~
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jury finds 8
Miners GUILTY
IN Today TRIAL
Argue Motion for New
Trial on March rs
Especial to The Daily worker)

COURT HOUSE, Benton, H., Feb.
14-Eght out of the 10 defendants in
the now famous zeiger trial were
convicted by verdict Of the jury on
the frame-up charge of assault to
murder D. 3. Cobb the sub-district
viee-president of the United Mine
Workers Union of Franklin county.
Five of the defendants, Matt Ger
noevich, Charles Corbishly, Marion
Soyat, William Bartash and Pete Bla-
Yin, were found not guilty and imme-
diately released.
Move for New Trial.
The attorneys for the defense. Fer
guson, Morgan, White and Ward, i'm
mediately made motion for a new
trial, hearings upon which have been
granted for March 20. Those con-
victed were: Henry Corbishly, leader
Of the progressive miners of Zeigler,
Frank Corbishly his brother, Stanley
Paurez, Ignatz Simich, Martin Simich,
Mike Karadich, Eddie Maliski and
Steve Meanovich.
The convictions followed a ten-day
trial during which the defense com
pletely exposed that it was a frame
up against the miners on trial, many
of whom were not even on the scene
when all the trouble took place at the
meeting of the Zeigler local union.
To Get Rid Of Prosresslves.
The entire struggle arose out Of the
fact that the zeigler miners had elect
ed progressive leadership for their
union which had begun to lead a real
fight against the ku klux, the thievery
Of the coal operators, and for the adop-
ton of progressive and militant pol.
icies by the whole union. They tried
to change from the defensive to the
offensive the drive which is being
made by the coal operators TO drive
Continued on page 20
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TO all ANTHRACITE Miners!
Open Letter to the Tri-District Convention

mobile the
he dman for
y n wages with yfO
ards X
The check-o in TIL eanthract
After
of
81
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This agreement made day February, 1926
tween United Mine Workers America
covering conditions Of employment In the
anthracite coal fields Of Pennsylvania witnesseth
t-Work a the
pred which, subject to modification hereinafter
provided shall in force and effect until Aug 81 $780,
PAT any T. 1927, oftener
any year, party writing modification
contract The parties within fifteen
days written proposals to start conferences
effort such notifications
thirty after starting such negotiations the
parties agreed controversy shall referred
to board Of two men power
restrictions parties abide decision de-
merits the
as to procedure appointed
follows:
The operators shall
three men, operators
shall select from the operators list
approved said board Unless
agreed, shall connected with
Of America the business Of mining
Obliged within after appoint
arrive decision all Issues In to
shall formulate their rules and methods of procedure
may odd numbe,in which
majority vote shall be binding. s..An5
4-The demands Of operators
question cooperation efficiency Of
concation which
cal program Of cooperation and efficiency. sssss
concation shall to equallxe
etc, ~ agreement
10, 1923.
modified herein the terms provisions the
strike
agreements
rulings decisions the eoncian,
hereby continued during the Of
this contract, ending Aug. 81, $780,
witness whereof the parties hereto thru their accredited
this properly
cued, the day year written:
anthracite On behalf Of Districts I,
operators: 9, United Mine Workers Of
w w INcIIs America:
GEORGE HADEsTY, SonN :. LEWIS,
= O. "An"e1n' THOMAS KENNEDY,
e y, SUENDER, -. GOLDEN,
THOMAS THOMAS, RINALDo cAPPELLiNi
ANDREW NJ. FINE. ANDREW MATTEY.
JAMES A. eoRMAN, Secretary tagoaa
ALvAH MARKtE, Chairman.
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mands of the strike were form
ulated and who said the de-
mands were all too inadequate,
could SO ANONYMOUSLY betray
them.
Then. when the full meaning of
black Friday dawned upon them they
perceived that the betrayal was
deliberate and well-timed The long
drawn-out strike and the refusal of
Lewis and Csppellini to call out the
maintenance men and make the strike
general was being repudiated in the
anthracite fields. The demands origin
ally advocated by the progressive
miners and the Communists in the
strike region were becoming the de-
mands of the rank and FL. The gen.
eral grievance committee meeting in
Wilkesbarre had gone on record to
pull out the maintenance men, there
by making the strike effective.
The coal barons knew such a move
would defeat them: would beat them
to their knees before the solidarity of
the miners. Rather than permit the
union to get beyond his control Lewis
capitulated to every demand of the
operators. Like others of his type in
the labor movement he will destroy
the unions rather than permit them to
become effective instruments against
the employers. All these things are
now fully understood by the miners.
and with the few remaining days until
the tri-district conference is called for
Tuesday they are rallying to endeavor
to repudiate the agreement and re-
buke the infamy of such arch-traitors
as John L. Lewis and Rinaldo Cappel-
Iini
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The Agreement Made
on "Bla ok Friday"

THE shameless up by
against the striking miners the anthra-
is follows: 'e@H
agreement this twelfth day February 1926
tween Districts
part parties of
part conditions employment In the
anthracite fields Pennsylvania, wtnesseth:
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STUMP POINTS
TO COAL RATES
Says Watson Has Simply
Helped to Close Mines.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
PRINCETON, Ind, Aug. A.
Senator James E. Watson's chair
manship of the committee on inter
state commerce has produced little
for Indiana other than the closing
Of Hoosier mines. because of freight
rates that favor West Virginia.
Albert Stump. his Democratic
opponent. charged at a First District
rally here today.
WAS not the rate increased on
the coal from Indiana 100 per cent.
while the increse on the rates from
West Virginia was only about so
per cent per ton miller" Stump
asked.
Evans Woollen. Democratic short
term senatorial nominee, assailed
the, gradual Capitalization of Gov
eminent in Federal hands.
II shall cast no vote until, by
question to myself and answer. l
have challenged the proposed legis-
lation as to whether 1t involves mag
nifying central government at the
expense of local government" Wool
len pledged.
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.SUBPOENAS HELD
IN HALL MURDER
Two Men Also Put Under
Surveillance.
BIZ United Press

bu CHtt6u russ
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j.. Aug
1.-Two men have been put under
surveillance, subject to arrest. upon
suspicion, and six secret subpoenas
have been issued against persons In
Jersey City in connection with
Prosecutor Simpsons investigation
of the Hall Mills murder.
Meanwhile. Prosecutor Simpson
CONTINUED today gathering the evil
dence for submission case to the
grand jury.
He has indicated that he will
make a point of the failure of the
previous investigation. In addition,
DR.. E. 1. Cronk, Jersey City physi-
clan, was brought to New Bruins
wick to make a record of his re-
ported conclusions that the MUIR
dered bodies Of the Rev. Edward
w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills
were placed on the ground after
they had been taken from a car
where the two had been killed.
Two detectives were said to be on
their wax to Gloucester. Mass. to
question henry Carpenter, cousin OF
Mrs. Hall.
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Does Not Suffer
From Asthma Now
Every Sign of Trouble Gone, Works
All the Time N9w.

People who suffer from asthma
or chronic bronchial coughs will be
much interested in a letter written
by William F. Mckinley, 649 Arbor
Avenue, Indianapolis. He says:
st had been a sufferer from asthma
for fifteen years. Was unable to do
any work for four or five months in
wear. had to sit In a chair for weeks,
unable to lie down. ! tried different
medicines, but they did me very little
good. | Commenced taking Nacor In
September, 1923, and ! hadn't taken
half bottle until / could lie down and
rest at night. / have no signs of
asthma now. and | praise Nacor for
what 1t has done for me. l recommend
it to all sufferers from asthma and
bronchitis"
If you suffer from asthma. bron-
chitis or hsve a chronic cough, you
should read the valuable booklet which
will be sent free by Nacor Medicine
Co, Alb State Life Bldg, Indianapolis,
Ind This booklet aleso contains letters
from people whose trouble disappeared
years ago, and never returned. No mat
ter how serious your case seems, cali
or write for this free information. 1t
may put yGu on the road to good health
Rgain.--Adfertiserne
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ACTION UNLIKELY
ONELECT|ONLAW
Leading Democrats Attend
ing Rally at Princeton.

Democratic action on the ques-
toned validity of the State election
law was in doubt today with lead
ing Democrats at Princeton attend
ing First district rally.
Republicans decided to ignore the
questioned validity of the supple
mental provisions Of the law; Attor.
ney General Gilliom ruled their con.
stitutionality was inconsequential,
as the rest of the law is sound, and
the State board of election commits
sioners concurred in Gilliom's opin-
ion.
The questioned sections are those
enacted by the last Legislature pro-
viding that the 1924 election poll
books shall serve as the registration
lists for the coming election. The
Legislature failed to amend the title
to include reference to the subject
matter of the provisions as required
by the State constitution.
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MAIL TRUCK AND
MACHINE CRASH
Man and Wife, in Auto,
Suffer Injuries.

Two 'persons-were injured in
mail truck-auto crash at Seventeenth
st. and Central Ave. Tuesday night.
Mrs. Harvey Irons, 1914 N. Ala
bama ST.. was knocked unconscious
and her husband was cut and bruised
when their auto turned over
officers Smith and Hoover re-
ported that the truck struck the
auto broadside and turned it over.
The truck driver, &C. F.. Van Brig
gle, r. r. M, box II, escaped injury.
Autos driven by Henry Mangus,
81. Of 957 w. Thirty-First ST.. and
Lawrence Orr, 10, Ben Davis. Ind,
collided at Lynnhurst DR.. and Wash
ington St. Harold Scrogrin. 80, of
Ben Davis, riding with Orr, was
cut about the head and his collar,
bone broken. Mangus was charged
with driving while intoxicated, as
sault and battery and transporting
liquor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
BUS COMPANY FORMED
Merger of Southern Indiana Lines
A. Proposed by Firm.

Joseph H. Gregg, Andrew V. CARL,
Elmer Wedel, and Roy Barkley of
Terre Haute and Robert r. Huffard
of Indianapolis, filed incorporation
papers with the secretary of State
Tuesday for the Southern Indiana
Coach Lines. Inc, which will ulti-
mately~ be a merger of several
southern Indiana lines. provided the
ipermission of the public service COM
mission is obtained. Capital stock is
$500
Gregg and CARL operate two bus
lines in the southern part of the
State, one from Harmony to Terre
Haute and another from Martins
vile, ILL.,, to Spencer. Ind.
Huffard is head of the Huffard-
Ruggles Company, 1435 N. Illinois
st.
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SEEK BOY AUTO THIEF
Police Believe Lad Took Two Ma
chines-One Deserted.

A boy. about IL years of age. was
sought today by police, following tw
reports of auto thefts.
Miss Helen jackson. 3103 Jackson
St. employed at the Union Station,
said she saw the lad desert, under
the station elevation, an auto that
officers learned was stolen from VIII
liam Lepper. 14O3 Union st. Miss
jackson said she talked to the boy.
Later. E. c. Burkett, 1906 n. Della
ware ST.. reported that his auto,
parked north of the station, was sto-
len. Police believe the youth took it.
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POLICE PROBE MYSTERY
Woman Reports Phone Call Fol
lowed by Taxicab.

Mystery surrounding telephone
calls received the past five weeks by
Mrs. Lillian Massey, ga r. New
York ST., were increased when a
taxicab stopped at the house after
she received a call Tuesday night.
Police Investigated.
Harry Ash, 3149 E. Tenth ST..
driver. said he received an order
over the phone to pick up Mrs. Mas.
sey at the New York st. address.
Mrs. Massey said the mysterious
caller always hangs up when she
answers, and this is the third time a
taxi has come to the house. She
told police she has been estranged
from her husband for nine years.
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MRS. SCOTT TO MOVE

BIZ United Press
- Detroit, Aug. AIRS. Russell
Scott tomorrow>~will NleaYe a side
street theater here. where she has
been fasting for twenty-five days,
and take up new exhibition quarters
in a vacant store nearer the ac-
cessible theater district" her nan
ager anouced today. Mrs. Scott is
fasting to aid the fight of her hus.
band against a death sentence for
murder in Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
ASK COMPANY LEASE
Hagerstown Authorities Seek Il
Take Over Water Plant.

The town Of Hagerstown filed a
petition with the public service com
mission Tuesday asking permission
to lease the Hagerstown Water Com
pany. The rental price stated in the
petition was $4,000 a year until
1941.
The company. at the same time.
filed petition to issue SAL. 166>worth
Of stock to pay costs Of construc-
ton. The stock would be redeemed
at the rate Of $4,000 year out of
the earnings. so that the city event.
ually would own the plant.
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TWO BOYS ARE BITTEN
Police Order Owners to Pen Up Dogs
Temporarily.

Robert McLeoud, eS5 W. Forty
Second ST., and Arnold Russo. 6, OF
41S z. Thirtieth ST., were bitten by
dogs today.
Police said the sMcLeoud youth
was bitten on the left leg and right
hip by a dog owned by Nose Carr,
522 w. Forty.First st.
A dog owned 'by Gerald Porter.
2133 N. Emerson Ave. was reported
to have bitten the Russo boy on
the right hand when he attempted
to pet the animal. Both dogs were
penned up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
THREE YOUTHS MISSING
Two Thought to Be Headed for Ken
lucky on Bicycles.

Police today were asked to search
for three missing youths.
Two of the youths are thought to
be pedaling their way to Kentucky
on bicycles. Oscar Reeves, IS. Of
1888 Charles St., and George White,
II. of S31 Charles ST., chum. and
their wheels are missing. 1t is be-
lieved they are on their way TO Bed
ford, Ky.
Robert Buford. 10. of SIS w. Yer
mont St.. has been missing since
July 1. his mother told police.
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TWO HELD AFTER RAID
Police Report Finding Books Of Base
if ball Pool Tickets.

+ Sergeant Barge and Sergeant Cox
anassed their squads for raid on
a poolroom operated by Joe Mitchell,
40 Indiana Ave, Tuesday. They
said they found several books Of
base ball tickets. John Brown 80
w. Vermont ST.. and Robert Whar-
ton, 141s Roanoke ST., In charge of
the place were charged with pool
selling and keeping gaming devices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
AUG. 4, 1926

natl Ohio. Sylvester Keegan, "a.
died a short time later at city hos
pital.
Keegan and Thomas Carney, 3D.
and Albert F'rusche, 25, were bum"
ming" their way back to>their homes
at Cincinnati after futile seSrch
for work in Chicago, police were
told.
Keegan was clinging to the ten
der Of the engine of the train When
the train started he fell. Both legs
and his left arm were torn off by
the baggage car wheels.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
HEART ATTACK FATAL
Holcomb and Hoke Employe Dies in
Auto En- Route to Clinic.

Death of Henry Beeson, 6S, Of
114S Shelby ST., Holcon1b & Hoke
Co. employee, in an auto en- route to
the industrial clinic in the Peoples
Bank Bldg. today was believed due
to heart trouble.
Coroner Paul F. Robinson said
fellow. employees had started to the
elliptic with Beeson after he suffered
q heart attack.
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FOR A RAINY DAY
By United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-when
George Harding, goat man" at an
amusement park was left S250.O00
by an uncle in England, he pur-
chased raincoats for twenty-six of
his friends.
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circumstances following it. If MUIR
der is a fine art in the State of New
Jersey. it will be only because the
Ten Commandments are revised.
Such a thought, of course, is impious
and beyond the power Of the human
race" he advised.