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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-15
By ANDREW WILMER
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to take up the cudgeIs with US against receiving
stolen property"
'That's all rot" declared the figure in overalls
very emphatically. 81 know you old man, I've
heard you speaking and off for years. and I've
never heard you say word about stolen oil before"
There was laughter and cat-calling from the
crowd. The unlucky speaker mopped his forehead
with his pocket handkerchief.
The determined interrupter went on. Everybody
knows that this campaign started suddenly few
months ago There was a flourish of trumpets in
the press posters the hoardings, handbils on
the streets and conservative speakers all opened
their mouths at the same time up and down the
country That was obviously the organized result
of an order. Who ordered the campaign and why?
That's what want to know.
The speaker squirmed. "Pve explained to you
that we succeeded in convincing -. :
"Well," said he in the overalls grimly IF you
won't tell em who did it and why, l will"
The crowd became vocal and expressed it's wishes
theoretically.
"Bravo Mattel" $50 it old man, that's the stuff
to give 'em!" Clear it off your chest" Tell him
all about it,"
To the trapped speaker who was trying to pre-
vent the young worker speaking: shut up YOU
you've iawed enough" eve want to hear what he's
got to say" go it fellow worker!" The young
worker went it.
GAS said before, Russian oil has been coming
into this country for years and nobody ever thought
about it being stolen until a month so ago."
The crowd was listening intently.
"And the reason that no one ever thought about
it was that the people who now paying for this
anti-Sovet oil campaign, that is the British oil in
dustrialists were the very people who were hand
ling the oil and making huge profits ont of it. and
they didn't care a damn whether it was stolen or
not" Turning to the speaker perched above the
sea of grinning, mocking faces "Deny it If you
can" 'i
"Snce then, however, the Russians have decided
to cut out the middle and go into the retail
business on their own. And SO they formed the
Russian Oil Products Company, the so-cailed ROP
and are selling their oil direct the British mar
ket The Shell Combine has been cut out and
Russian oil is now competing directly with Shell
products That's why the British oil industrialists
have suddenly remembered that the oil has been
Stolen When they pocketing the profits
from retailing it here they never thought about IT,
There was a Homeric burst of laughter from
the crowd which had now swollen to considerable
size The interfering fellow in the blue overalls
went
"Who's financing this campaign. Who's subsidiz-
ing the British Empire League, who's paying for the
advertisements in the press and who's inspiring the
leading articles?"
There was no answer to the rapid fire of ques'
lions and so the questioner answered them himself,
triumphantly emphasizing every syllable.
Royal Dutch Shell
There was roar of laughter The crowd was
in high good humour. They shouted at the speaker
half dozen and voices at once
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The Voice of Revolt resounded,
Justify where Leningrad lays,
All mighty nations were startled
in 1917.
Plutocrats were seized with panic
To suppress it, they tried in ways
Unwritable; yet fire of Revolt
Spread in those October Days
Of 1917.
In Hungary and Germany,
In dark large cellars without lights,
Grim, resolute men silently,
Talked about October nights
Of 1917.
Sons of India, Africa,
The little race of brown Malays,
All slaves of Imperialism,
Yet rejoiced in October Days
of 1919
WIN. STACHIEV.
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WHY CHICKENS HAVE PIP

WnA ENk11CAAArsS s NAV = III
Dear Bill:
/ TRIED to bring my boy up
ON THE early to bed and
EARLY to rise" theory, and
PREACHED to him that IL q young
FELLOW wanted good health he
SHOULD get up with the chickens.
HE INSISTS on being out with
THE CHICKENS late ait night and
GETTING up around the noon hour.
HIS REFRAIN seems to be:
Fl wouldn't be barn yard fewl
For . Whole mint Of mcnRsS
Because Hike to be. cut late
With my little honey
Having to 30 to r0ost ut dark
II certainly an awful hafdahip,
And Il II plain to me now
Why chickens have the pip. !"
OTELLMENoT.
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Jim-POor Bill, dope got him
ut last.
Jam Cocaine?
Jin-No; race track:
SILICUs.
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TRIO ON TRIAL
IN THEFTS

Francis A.. Kloss. Edward r.
Tate and George Wilcox, charged
with a series Of robberies on down
town merchants last August and
September. today were placed on
trial in the District Criminal Court.
The trio are charged with the
Job afthe Cinderella Boot Shop.
1911 @ st. N. W.; O'Donnell's Drug
Store, 1405 HI st. N. W., and Old
Dutch Market. 3107 NJ st. N. w.
&, One of the group, Tate. also Is
charged with breaking into the
Peoples Drug Store at 1000 F st.
N. w.
All of the alleged shop breakers
are being tried jointly, the case
being prosecuted by United States
District Attornies William Fl. Col
Inns and Walter M. Shea, for the
government, and defended by FRANK
j. Kelly.
In opening the defense's case.
Kelly asked the court to investigate
alleged third-degree methods which
he charges were used in obtaining
confessions from the accused. The
court refused the motion. stating
that Kelly could show in the course
of his trial anything OF this nature
that he might choose. Kelly de.
clared that he had -four or five
witnesses to prove it,"
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EL0PERS WALK
IN COPS NET

Eloping to this city from their
Virginia homes. youthful couple
today stopped at the first lighted
and official building that they saw,
thinking that It might be the city
hall, where they could obtain .
marriage license.
That stop was q fatal mistake,
as both will readily agree today,
for the lights were those Of de-
tectives headquarters in the. Dis
trict Building, and the man from
whom they requested license was
none other than Headquarters De-
tective Charles ]. p. Weber.
The pretty little 16.year-old girl
told Weber that her name was
Virginia Holden. of Richmond, Va,
and said that she was is years old.
The youth who was TO be her
husband was Hilton AIonzo Bell,
20 years old, OF Chester. Va.
The couple arrived here shortly
after / o'clock this morning and
coming up Fourteenth st. naturally
stopped at the District Building.
Weber decided that Virginia did
not look her age. 80 sent for
Mrs. Mansfield. a policewoman, who
took her to the House Of Detention
70 await an answer to telegram
sent to Richmond.
The telegram came. giving her
age as Is years and asking that she
be held for her parents. Bell was
allowed to go his way--very much
alone.
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z DE TEGTIVES
ARE RETIRED

I'm going to hire a man to call
me tonight at the time I formerly
got up to go on the midnight
trick. so that / can tell him where
to CO." Headquarters Detective
Thomas j. Walsh told his FORMER
comrades today in speech of ac-
ceptance of watch presented by
them on the occasion of his retire
ment.
This il the last day that Walsh
and Detective Robert Livingston
viii appear at roll call in their
official capacity as headquarters de-
tectives. Both were retired today
for disability.
In behalf of the other members
of the headquarters force, Gen.
George Barnett, former comman-
dant OF the Marine Corps, presented
each with an expensive watch.
Both of the detectives have been
members Of the police force for the
past q years. Livingston expects
to visit his native Scotland next
year and may go to Australia to
visit a sister. @t
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large car for the famIIy-oP \
small car for your personal use, win
be found listed for sale today IN the
Classified Used Car ads.
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AUTO INJURIES
PROVE FATAL

A coroner's jury was today taken
By Justice Of the Peace H. l. An
derson, Of Meadows. Md, to view
the body Of Richard B. Owen. pat.
emit attorney of this city. who died
yesterday morning of injuries re-
ceived Sunday night when his auto.
mobile and a large truck collided
on Strawberry Hill, near Meadows,
Md.
Owen was brought to Providence
Hospital here after the accident.
His wife and 6-year-old son were
with him when the truck struck
their car and then turned over.
Anderson, who will act as coroner,
said that the inquest will not be
held until Mrs. Owen has suffi.
GENTLY recovered from the shock
to testify and until Charles Herbert,
colored. 81. the driver of the truck,
IL able to leave his bed in Casualty
Hospital. Herbert is under police
guard pending his recovery from a
6islocated shoulder and other in
juries.
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'TN|STER' TRIES.
AGAIN TO DIE

Twisting . belt around his neck
in an alleged attempt at suicide is
no new stunt" for Max Thomp.
son. 80 years old, 1t was said by
Detective Ira Keck, when Thomp-
son was removed last night from
his cell in the First Precinct to
Gallinger Hospital.
thompson. who but recently fin.
ished q two-year sentence in the
District workhouse on q number
OF bad check charges. was arrested
by Detective Thomas Nally for 4
similar offense and sent to the sta.
ton house, where he was placed in
q cell.
a short time later he was found
In a. corner with the belt twisted
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SAVES
WOMAN
LIFE

Two coIored men were killed in.
stantly and the wife Of one was
seriously injured when the trio
walked in front of fast Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train in Ken
sington. Md. today. The dead:
Arthur bell. 49 years old. Of Ken.
singtOn, an emplOye OF the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad.
Harry West. SO years old. Of
Kensingf8n. 3 labOFer.
Mrs. Arthur Bell. AZ years old. is
in a serious condition at Georgetown
University Hospital. Physicians do
not expect her to live.
The bodies Of the men are at the
undertaking establishment Of w. r.
Humphrey and Sons. Rockville. Md.
Ducked Under Gate
Witnesses to the accident said the
two men and woman ducked under
the closed gate. walked around an
engine on a siding and out onto the
main track just as the fast train
from Pittsburgh roared past the sta
ton. Mrs. West saved herself from
certain death by a quick backward
jump. The bodies Of the men were
mutilated beyond recognition. West
was not on duty.
Wilbur l.. Hale. Of Kensington,
crossing Waterman, was on duty but
did not see the pedestrians in time
to warn them because the engine
on the siding obstructed his vision.
The train, known as the Pitts
burgh Express. was in charge Of
Engineer Zimmerman.
Jams Brakes
He jammed on his brakes so hard
when he saw the party on the
tracks that the wheels Of the bag.
gage car iammed and it had to be
cut out and shunted aside before
the train could proceed. Traffic was
tied up for nearly an hour while
three engines pulled the baggage car
aside.
Railway officials are now conduct.
ing an Investigation into the acct
dent. After a preliminary survey.
they sad they did not believe the
engineer was responsible.
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us. Employment Service
Will Aid Flood Regions

The facilities OF The United
States Employment Service today
were placed at. the command Of
Gov. John f. Weeks in connection
with the flood disaster.
At the direction OF Secretary Of
Labor Davis. Assistant Secretary
w. w, Husband, a native Yer.
monter, and Richard r. Jones,
assistant director general of the
employment service. left for Mont.
pelier today to confer with Weeks
and other State officials Jones is
an expert in employment and labor
placement matters. s
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The old red brick colonial home
nj 1917 III st. N. w. now the
home Of Mrs. Mary w. Clyner
award, of the famous Delaware
FAMILY. recalls q name identified
with the United States Navy for a
century--that of Shubrick.
Rear Admiral Shubrick made his
home in the house in question and
4 daughter lived there many years
after his death there In 1879.
Shubrick was commander In 1915
is Of The Washington. the first
United States vessel to make .
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Woman Lawyer Wins
Her First Lawsuit Here

Mrs. May T. Peacock. of Philadel.
phia, member of the District bar.
won her first case here yesterday
when Justice Hitz decided for the
defendant, whom she represented, in
q limited divorce action,
Mrs. Peacock was graduated from
the National University Law School
in 1925, and is now secretary to Rep.
resentative George A. Welsh, of
Philadelphia. Before thu war she
was a well.known concert singer in
New York.
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tightly about his neck.
For several weeks Detectives
Keck and Thompson, Of the check
squad. have sought Max Thomp.
son, following numerous complaints
from coal merchants and haber.
dashers that man had been plac.
ing orders. asking that change for
$40 be sent with the merchandise,
and then giving a bad check and
receiving the change.
Yesterday they were notified that
such an order had been placed
with an = Street shop. Eally re-
sponded and found Thompson at
First Street and New York, Ave-
nue. Northwest.
e On the occasion Of each Of his
former arrests he twisted something
about his neck. KeclS asserted.
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Government Workers
Install New Officers

Cooperation between employer and
employee was emphasized IN an ad.
dress made by F. A. Birgfeld. chief
clerk of the Treasury Department,
before the Federation of Govern.
ment Employees No. 262 last night.
Miss Gertrude McNally, national
secretary of the organization, In.
stalled the new officers of the local
units, including e. c. Hooper, as
president.
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WIFE WINS DIVORCE

Sustaining the wife's charge Of
misconduct, Justice Hitz, In the
District Equity Court. has awarded
Mrs. Genevieve l.. Evans, GAL A
st. N E., an interlocutary decree
for absolute divorce from Linton
s. Evans. The couple were mar
ried in 1918. Attorneys Bramhall.
McCabe and Wright represented
the wife.
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RI MAY BE so. MATES.

The Germans 7GO1C promise us
commercial synthetic rubber, at
cheaper prices than the natural
rubber products. They also
promise many synthetic medi-
ciMes.
Henry Ford says We'll haze
synthetic milk after GsChile, pos
aiblN enabling US to do GtOGy
Nth cOOs, because the syn
thetic milk would produce syn
thctic butter.
Am just longing for the time
! can get a good synthetic Ho-
VGnG cigar for Sc.
DAKOTA DAN.
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Speaking of Bobs, .Oho re-
members the Psyche knot the
sOonsen used to WeGr years
back? AUNT DEDA.
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Gypsy WEDDING
STARTS ROW

That the marriage of the 16-year
old Gypsy princess. Julia Mitchell,
TO William Juice" Osborn, in Rock.
vile, Md, Yesterday, is to be stiffly
contested by her father, King
George Mitchell, was indicated to-
day. when it was learned that the
father and other members of the
tribe had entered into negotiations
with private detective agency.
For the past week, members OF
the tribe have been searching for
the girl, who left the tribes head.
quarters at 219 Pennsylvania Ave.
n. w, for a visit to friends in
Philadelphia. When she left that
city. it was thought that she would
return directly to her home Her
failure TO arrive resulted in the post
ing ct 400 reward for informs
ton leading to her return.
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HEARTLESS ADS FOR
HARD.ROILED PEOPLE

"Bullo" Little Copper Cubes.
Try a cup of this soup, and
you'll never drink another.
Brush your Gums with Pow
dered Pumice. and You Can
Eat Brides Biscuits with I'm
punity. Recipe. for impunity
sent on request.
The Delicious Dessert Serve
any one Of the fifteen flavors
of Glu-O' Postage Stamp and
Envelope Are Especially Recon-
mended.
For that Quick Midnite Lunch
Minced Mud-Guard Goloshes
with TeXaco Cream,
GENE BLOSSOM.
PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT
To know what to do il wisdom.
To know how to do IL ia skill;
To Kn ahead and do 1t dead right
That requires pluck and will.
AMBROSE r
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ARTISTIC HOT DOG STANDS

ARTISTIC HOT DOG STANDS
BIZ. Yonr great column should
Join heartily ~ the morcment
stnrted by n Mem York art 40
cjetY to 'mprore the appearance
Of hot dog stands. IN Wash
iugton. the Fine Arts Commits
sion should take n hand.
All over America these hot
dog and soft drink "emporiums"
greet the eye. While the gaso-
line stations nre trying to gipe
themselves more architectural
beauty the hot dog places are
dnttut looking. Although they,
TOO, are "filling stations" IN
the true sense of the mord, they
do not hare the pride Of the
gas filling stations.
Besides, the mustard IS nearly
ulWays open to the flies!
AL. THE ARCHITECT.
GRAPE JUICE QUALITIES
We stitI have aa able speakers
As was William Jennings Bryan.
We also have many Hreakeaates
All along the VolEtead line.
Now grape Juice sounds rather sott,
And II IL. while In the grape,
But II speaks strongly foy itself
When II gets itself in shape.
r, NJ 2
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elliott, who Is also president
Anti.Bihle Society, said he
double the reward. making
700, for a cure by prayer
aith of the dread disease,
you accept the offer, the
Il will he deposited in a hank
/ forty-eight hours wrote
rs Smith, President OF the
SITS, who communicated Mr..
It's offer TO DR.. Straton. MIR.
/ confirmed the offer.
Straticn's reply was a sim ple
nent;
won't dignity It by my atten-
h that he turned away to off.
at wedding in his church.
4 O'Clock in Calvary yester-
o persons came forward to re-
the snintment Of oil and the
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.KRE|SLER \ A s
SICK FIDDLE
az Irterns tlonaI Newr serrIce

HF- InLeFnAFOnRI NeWH NeFVICN
LONDON, Nov. 18.-Fritz Krets-
Ter. worlds greatest violinist, has
Just left London after a brief and
unannounced visit undertaken to
place in the hands of a specialist
an aiIing friend-one of his most
precious tiddles.
The indisposition manifested #.
self recently, and Kreisler imme-
diately left his flat in Berlin and
hurried to a famous establishment
in Bond Street, London, where first
aid and surgical skill soon brought
health back to his beloved instru-
ment.
The fiddle doctors concerned go
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closed car will solve your travel
difficulties this winter. Select youy
model through todsy's Classified Used
Car columns
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NEW PROBE
MILLS MUR[

An investigation into the
Of Edward L. Mills. pr
farmer Of the Hunting Hill
of Montgomery county, on
last, was begun today by tn
jury at Rockville.
After returning So indictm
grand jury devoted today to
into the most sensational
the county has known in the ]
of its oldest inhabitants.
the indictments were two t
liam B. Robinson, former G.
Vestigator of the Federal
ton unit, charging him wi
statutory offenses against z
girl.
4 number of witnesses w
Is thought, know or might
something as to the identity
black-garbed gunman whit
Mills to death in his own
as the sun was rising one N
were summoned before the
jury.
]. Stanley Gingell, forme
deputy sheriff and lately a
detective, who has worked
case for months, was one G
summoned.
The Rev. H. H. Nicoll, ps
the slain mans widow, WI
very active in keeping the in
ton going, was another. A
of relatives of Mills are al
to have testified before the
torial body.
At the courthouse today
stated that the grand jury d
expect to uncover "anythin
but that the probe" is for I
pose of proving to the peoplt
county that the authorize
had no evidence on which t
an arrest
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Samuel Lewis Threw
Can, Gets Is Days in

Samuel Lewis, colored,
hanger, charged with ASA
Oscar J. Stone and Waldr
Cross, who we're working wit
on a job, pleaded not guilty
Judge Hit in Police Court
Stone exhibited to the court
we're cut on the back of his
which was caused, he claimed
Lewis throwing a 10.pound ca:
putty at him. The accused
spend IS days in jail.
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CHAPTER I
EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

Bee Early is q ieweIer in
Owensboro, KY. He should ad-
vertise along these lines;
Buy alarm clocks from b. Early,
whose goods are up-to-date.
He guarantees that with his clocks
You will never he late"
BLUE GRASS BEN.
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INSlST-On the delivery of
your Times or Herald every day.
II you do not get your Herald
by Z a. M, The Times by &
p. m. or The Sunday Herald by
8 a. M, call Main 526n. DeIiv-
cry is guaranteed and your copy
will be sent you immediately
from the Times Company Office
by special messenger.
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henediction OF the elders of the
congregation
Among them were four negroes
and two children. They knelt in
circle to a chorus of "Hallelujahs"
and Praise God"
A negro woman, Mrs. II. Bailey,
declared she was a sufferer from
diabetes.
In the midst of prayer for her
malady she went into commissions,
moaning on the floor. She was
assisted TO a front seat while her
husband, semi-paralytic, received
bis anointment.
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GRAPE JUICE QUALITIES
MORAL: GET TwO.PANTs SUITS

A Ne1V York girl paWned her
fathers pants to get q drink
for her sheik bog friend. Seems
that her mother had Just gone
through the old mans pants and
distracted all his small change.
Abe.
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flies ReU. Straton
To Prove Cures

YORK, Nov 18-Offer of $4,000 in cash to the Rev.
n Roach Straton of Calvary Baptist Church. was made
l. Elliott, chairman of the board of directors of the
Association for the Advancement of Atheism, upon
IF single of organic disease by prayer, faith
lOintno -
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hack to the time of Pepys, who was
faithful Customer, 50 by this
time they ought To be knowing
something about their business
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Have yoD made SnnT plans for the
Thanksgiving weekend? Take a trip
In your own car selected through the
today.
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9tSaIE e z! toSgkEn}@D
MUSICAL ALTOONA

MUSICAL ALTOONA
A musical crank Of AItoouy
Would sing ot his sweet Annie
Rooney"
Till his Jealous wife licked him,
And got m aud kicked him
Some forty miles ont NJ Anoony.
A HELONA JOLT.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
"SILICUS," witty writer for
this column, is the author Of 2
five-page volume on How to
Play Poker"
He puts no price upon the
work. but as it contains much
wisdom we herewith print the
essence of it:
CHAPTER
Obey the first cardinal principal,
on Page 3.
Page 3-Seekers OF knowledge
pass on to Page 4.
Page 4-See Page ).
Page 5-''DON'T PLAY POKER. "
In view of the great success
Of this work the author may
write one on How to Play the
Races" which would doubtless
conclude with three words of
profound truth: DON'T PLAY
EN-"