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Evening star., 1927-05-06
TO PRISON
Man Convicted for Posing as Army
officer Sentenced.

David Gleason today was sentenced
by Justice Hoehling in Criminal Di-
vision / to three years in the peni-
tentiary for impersonating an Army
officer. The accused. according to the
indictment, purchased a uniform from
a local tailor January 8, representing
himself to be an Army officer.
The record of Gleason's past activi-
ties. read by the court, showed that
he had done this before. and the court
said 1t showed that he was O
chronic impersonator." He now is
wanted in Boston for the same Of
fense. the papers now being on file IN
the local court. He was previously
convicted OF being a deserter from
the Army ana was sentenced to Sing
Sing for two years for forgery sew
eral years ago. sks,ssa. So
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Explorer, Maltreated by Indians, Ends
Years Study of Brazilian Wilderness

the explorer described the Nambi.
kuara Indians as the most primitive
he had seen. The ground is their bed
and raw food is their diet, he said.
Their sole ornament is a macaw
feather in the nose," the letter con-
tinued. ''In the upper lip they wear
a reed. Arm, leg and waist bands
are made from the fiber OF the burity
palm; men and women are completely
nude"
Most of their sounds are cultural
and their words end in su. Some of
them suffer from scaly skin dis
ease; the Brazilians say 1t is due to
their eating snakes"
Gow-Smith had been former foot
ball star at -,urdue University and
his huge frame, more than feet
tall, is said to have inspired respect
among the Indians.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
RELIEF is FELT HERE.
Struggle Had Brought Atmosphere of
Suspense to Officials.


By the Associated Press.
Signs of the advent of peace in
Nicaragua have brought relief and
satisfaction to many official quarters
in Washington.
While the long period of compara-
tive inactivity on the part of the
contending armies had let the inter-
national aspects Of the struggle drop
into the background In recent weeks,
there remained an undercurrent of
suspense which reached even to the
White House.
officials here are not yet ready,
however, to announce a complete
clarifcation of the imbroglio. 1t Is
not likely that a definite end to the
trouble will be announced until it
has been demonstrated to what ex-
tent the Liberal troops accept the
advice of their commander, Gen.
Moncada.
The State Department also Is
awaiting some indication of the atti-
tude of Juan B. Sacasa, Liberal claim
ant to the presidency.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
SO MINERS ARE SOUGHT
AS 3 BODIES ARE MOVED
Rescuers in West Virginia Work
ings Push 4,8OO Feet From
Drift Mouth Today.
BIZ the Associated Press.

1J tLC ASsUC1dtSu ETSSSs
FAIRMONT, w. Va, May 6.-Three
bodies, previously located by rescue
workers, were carried from the ex-
plosion-wrecked Everettville mine to-
day to the temporary morgue at the
mouth of the workings. in which 81
miners are known to have been killed.
The rescuers continued their search
for the 63 men unaccounted for since
the blast occurred, six days ago.
One Of the bodies was identified as
that of James B. Murphy, assistant
foreman. Previously the bodies Of his
son Louis and his brother Bernard
were recovered. Bernard Tippen, a
nephew of James and Bernard Murphy,
is among those intombed.
Rescuers working in the gas-filled
tunnels had gained a point 4,800 feet
from the drift mouth today.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
200 REBELS ARE SLAIN.
Mexican Commandant Reports
Battle in State of Ja1isco.

r~Nt1C III 1btAtC VA UeNA1SNUs
MEXICO CITY, May LP.-Dis-
patches from Guadalajara today said
the military commandant Of the
State of Jalisco had informed the
governor that about 200 rebels had
been killed in an encounter with
federal troops.
The soldiers fell upon the band,
commanded by former Col. Cortes
Ortiz, at Juchipila Canyon, in the
northern part of Jalisco.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
BOy Sentenced
To Sunday School;
Stole 400 Pennies
BY the Associated Press.

WHEELING, w. Va, May g.
A 13-year- old schoolboy. who stole
400 pennies from a church contri-
button box, must write Judge w.
E. Baker every Fourth of July and
Christmas, attend Sunday School
and make good marks in school for
his misdeed.
Such was the sentence imposed
upon Russell Cunningham of Ches-
ter, who also confessed to mutilat-
ing rural mail boxes.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
DELEGATES FAVOR
TARIFF REDUCTION
Pan-American Conference
Adopts Many Other ResoIu-
tions at Final Session.

Placing themselves on record In
favor OF steps which will bring about
the ultimate removal OF high tariff
walls and reductions in transportation
rates, the delegates to the third Pan
American Commercial Conference
brought their meetings to a close late
yesterday afternoon and today are
looking forward to round OF social
activities tomorrow and Sunday.
Although the object Of their mis-
sion to Washington has been accom-
visitors, who are not delegates to the
Inter-American Commission on Com
mercial Aviation. which held an or
ganization meeting today and viii hold
sessions next week, win remain in
Washington for the second Pan
American Standardization Conference,
which opens Monday.
The action Of the conference yes
terday afternoon with reference to
tariff and transportation rates was re-
garded as the most important forward
step of the week. The attitude on
the tariff was embodied in this reso-
luton: THAT in the interest Of the
commercial intercourse, study be
made of the desirability of the gradual
reduction OF the high customs duties
that may prevail in each country, this
study to be undertaken by commit
tees Of business men representing the
different republics and different in
terests."
Favor ArbitraI Committees.
Another resolution adopted declared
that the Pan-American Union recon-
mends strongly to all American cham
berS Of commerce or similar organiZa-
tions the institution of arbitral COM
mittees and the execution of arbitral
agreements between them.
Other resolutions put the conference
on record in favor of the following
International agreements to facili-
tate reciprocal transportation of mer-
chandise through wide use Of parcel
post.
Agreements between steamship COM
panies and other mediums of commu-
and the business men of the
various countries in order to obtain
an efficient and economical service for
the product of each in well con-
sidered American intercourse.
Highway Improvement and approval
or the program of the Pan-American
Confederation for Highway Education,
with request for cooperation of busi-
ness men throughout the Americas,
A study by the Pan-American Union,
IN collaboration with the Inter-Ameri- |
can High Commission, of laws and
regulations for the safety of shipping. |
Favor Simple Procedure.
Simplification and Standardization |
Or consular and customs procedure |
SO far as may be possible without in |
ferrerlng with the national interests |
of the respective governments.
Organization of a permanent COM |
mittee, composed of representatives of |
he automobile industry, construction |
arms and bankers Of the United States |
md Latin America, for the purpose |
of disseminating information as to /
he necessity of developing to the ut |
most the construction Of national and |
highways.
Reduction of internal taxes on |
products OF inter-American commerce
lot classed as luxuries.
That the Pan-American Union col
ect and publish in statistical form
all data on duties. procedure and GUS
oms restrictions affecting the import
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1927-05-06
American Lawyer Dies.

LONDON, May CP).-Robert New
ton Crane, attorney, died here today,
aged 70. He was the first American
to serve as kings counselor In Lon
don. The funeral viii be held Monday.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
JURY UNDER CLOUD.
Dismissed by Court Due to Charge
of Attempted Bribery.

UI IA1IO@@1F tOW I11UC1Js
INDIANAPOLIS. May LR.--Es-
serting that its usefulness had been
destroyed as a result of the charges
of alleged attempted bribery brought
by Claude A. Achey. member of the
body, Judge James A. Collins Of the
Marion County Criminal Court today
discharged the grand fury and or
dered William III. Remy, Marion
County prosecutor, 90 file affidayits
fer any alleged law violations ...--.- -
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Continued on Page 4, Column a.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
Evening star., 1927-05-06

~ s. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Cloudy tonight, followed by showers
late tonight or tomorrow; not much
change in temperature.
perature-Highest, rs, at 3
pm. yesterday: lowest, SO, at 6 am.
today. Full report on page 8.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
FLAMING RIVER
DANGER OVER

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 14.-After pass
ing a night of great anxiety. this
city awoke today to find that the
tide in the River Mersey had
saved it from what might have
been a serious conflagration.
With the ebbing tide, 10000 tons
of naphtha, gasoline, and other
highly combustible spirits were be.
ing carried out to sea. The dan.
gerous mass was spread over the
surface of the river when the
American oil tanker Seminole broke
in two.
! Precautions were still being taken
today against any lighted matches
or the like being thrown into the
river.
When the Seminole broke, fire.
fighting apparatus was Immediately
spread along seven miles Of the
dock.front and smoking in the vic,
Unity was prohibited.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
Husband Threatened
To Make Her Eat Teeth

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE
roof of the house leaked, the roof
of her mouth ached and her heart
ached, Mrs. Florence Emery charged
in Camden chancery court. And
the only help she got from her hus-
band, George Emery, a farmer.
when she asked for money to get
her teeth fixed was to offer to
knock them down her throat for
her, she went on in her application
for Rlimony. .
Justice Leaning awarded her 81
q week until the divorce action be.
gins.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
Holiday Fathers Bill
For National Post Roads

Construction Of nationwide
system Of surfaced post roads
Is called: for, in a kood roads bin
introduced in the House yester-
day by Representative Holiday tR.L
Of Illinois.
The roads would range in width
from 20 to 40 feet for at least
IS miles :. out from any city OF
over 200, 900 population. wherever
practicable. out of larger cities
the roads would be 60 feet wide.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
Taxi Company Sued
For S65. 900 Damages

The Black and White Taxi Com
pany was named defendant in Il
suit for $685. 900 brought by Mrs.
Mae Freeman, OF 1858 Q st. N. W..
for alleged personal injuries received
on February %, while she was a
passenger in one OF the company's
cabs, when it collided with an auto
mobile at Eighteenth Street and
Kalorama Road Northwest.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
Mortgage Company
Sues on Two Votes

Suit to recover $4,000. alleged to
be due on note dated November IL,
1925, was filed in District Supreme
Court by the National Mortgage
and Investment Company against
Genevieve l.. Gish, Of 1928 Wis.
eonsin Ave. N. w.
A suit to recover $4,000 was filed
by the same plaintiff against the
Metropolitan Construction Company
of 1928 Wisconsin Ave. N. W., al
legged to be due on a note dated De
cember IL. 1925. Attorneys Minor,
Galley and Drury represent the mort
gage company in both suits.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
MISS RANBEAU.
IS MISSING

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, Dec. A.
strangely missing rehearsals for her
forthcoming stage performance, Mar
jorie Rambeau has mysteriously dis
appeared from her manager and
friends, who have neither seen nor
heard from the actress for four days.
Efforts to notify her OF the death
Il Concord, CAL. Of her grandmother,
widow OF the late Jacob Kindle-
berger, Of Ohio, have been unavail.
ing.
Meanwhile, the show, in which
Miss Rambeau was cast Tor the FEM
lnine lead, IL scheduled to open here
on Christmas day.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14
Cold Wave in France
Cause of Three Deaths

RHEIMS. France. Dec. 1.-The
Champagne district Of France was
struck by cold wave which
caused three deaths. two men and
a woman. in this vicinity.
Owners Of vineyards throughout
the district are fearing that great
damage has been done to the
1928 wine output.
The Washington times., 1927-12-14

'aThe Veterans Bureau" COM
prehensive analysis Of big govern
Iment business, by JudsOn c. Wei
liver, will appear Sunday In The
Big Sunday Washington Herald.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
All Unemployed Fur
Workers to Attend
Meeting at z Today

All unemployed fur workers, reg
istered and unregistered, are called
upon to attend a meeting 2 p. M. to-
day at the Joint Board office, % East
22nd st. Ben Gold will address the
gathering.
With thousands of fur workers un-
employed, the question of reaching
some solution is urgent. Thousands of
furriers are now Shaving in asso-
citation shops, it is pointed out in a
leaflet distributed in the market yes
terday by the Joint Board
The meeting will discuss ways and
means of combating the contracting
system that is spreading throughout
the industry. 1t is asserted by the
Joint Board that contracting is re-
sponsible for the present widespread
unemployment.
The Joint Board Gals upon all fur
riers to solidify their ranks and at
tempt to take the fur workers out of
the swamp the scab union has placed
them in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
bOrah Joins Drive
to Open Files for
SaCCo and vanzetti

Oswald Garrison Willard, New York
editor, wired today his acceptance of
a place on the Citizens National
Committee for Sacco and Vanzetti,
which is pledged to try and bring
about federal intervention and an in
yestigation of department of justice
records. Mr.. Willard, it was stated, re-
ceiyed from United States Senator
William E. Borah a telegram endors-
ing the campaign to open the files.
Others joining the committees are:
Glenn Frank, president of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Zona Gale,
novelist, Felix Adler, New York, Cap
tain Paxton Hibben, New York, Da-
vid Starr Jordon, president emeritus,
Leland Stanford University; Alex
ander Meikeljohn, professor Of the
University of Wisconsin and former
president of Amherst College.
The American Civil Liberties Union
was meeting in New York today to
take action on the question of sup
porting the campaign for federal in
PREVENTION, the Citizens Committee
announced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
POWERS HAPGOOD
is REARRESTED
FOR BOSTON MEET
Fine Uniformed Soldier
for Picketing

BOSTON, Aug. 15.-Powers Han
good, fined twenty dollars in MUM
cipal Court this morning for his at
tempting to speak or the Boston Com
mon without permit, appealed and
his case will come up in September
before Superior Court.
About five o'clock in the afternoon
Hapgood was rearrested on a warrant
for melting to riot while speaking
at the Common last Sunday. He was
taken from the office of the Defense
Committee, placed in a patrol wagon
and taken to the police station. He
was released under $500 bail.
The case Of Carvotta, arrested with
Hapgood on the Common, was con-
tinued and bail raised to $1,000. He
is charged with attempting to rescue
q prisoner. A pocket knife was found
on him
Police claim the case of Morris
Goollin, veteran solder Of Science
tady, New York, who was arrested
for coming to Boston in uniform with
a protest placard for Sacco and Van
zetti came up in the United States
Circuit Court today. Goolin did not
want to plead guilty and reaffirmed
his stand that he thought it proper
to make his protest in the army uni
form against the injustice done to
Sacco and Vanzetti
He was fined S25, which he paid
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
Pioneers Guests Of
Camp Nitgedaiget
All Day Tomorrow

CAMP NITGEDAIGET, N. Y,
Aug. 15.-The Young Pioneers, $50
strong, will be guests of Camp Nit
gedaiget all day Wednesday. The en-
tire camp is alive with excitement
awaiting for the event.
They leave their own camp at Wing
dale early in the morning so they will
be able to spend the entire day here.
The camp here is excited about who
will have the honor of presenting the
Red Banner to the Pioneers. A local
election is being held to determine
who it shall be. The candidates in
clude Ben Gold, NJ. Epstein, Aaron
Cross, M. ]. Olgin, Paul Yudich,
Philip Amron, manager Of the camp
and many others including a worker
named Vanya, former member of
the Red Army of the Soviet Union.
According to all indications he will be
elected.
Baseball games, water sports, par
AIDES, drills and many other features
are being arranged to complete the
days program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
THREAT AGAINST
FOREIGN WORKERS
WILL Be FOUGHT
n a tional Council to
Begin Campaign

With President Coolidge aligning
himself with the anti-alien program
of Congressman Albert Johnson, the
activities of the National Council for
the Protection for the Foreign-Bo
Workers is of supreme Importance
Organized in Pittsburgh in 1928,
the council at the present time has
branches in over so of the largest in
-dustrial centers of the country. Its
field organizers are constantly tour
ing and organizing new councils in
many centers, especially in the min
ing region.
Hold State Conference.
The Pennsylvania councils will hold
state conference at Harrisburg on
September AS. Credentials are pour
ing in from all over the state. 1t is
expected that some of the leading la
Dor officials Of the state will address
the gathering.
The conference will discuss and
take action on the anti-alien bills and
make arrangements for the foreign
born workers to become citizens.
A field organizer is now touring
Blair county. A council has been or
ganized at Altoona that will act as
the center for the entire county.
One Million Leaflets.
During the last nine months over
one million leaflets have been dis
tributed by the national office in nine
languages. They exposed the various
anti-foreign bills that have been in
-troduced in the past sessions of con-
gress.
With Congressman Johnson start
ing a new anti-foreign born workers
drive, the council is once again pre-
pairing for intensive activity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16

ship in Cooper Union, and they again
postponed the tax question through a
trick by breaking up the question in
two. First buying building, than tax.
The members voted down the recon-
mendation to buy a building. But the
chairman declared that majority
was for it, thus ignoring the win of
the membership.
Against Buying Building.
The opinion of our membership is
against buying a building and paying
taxes. 1t is the conviction of the
members that our unions income from
dues and initiation fees, amounting to
about $4,000 per year is enough to
cover all the regular expenses, and
thousands Of dollars should even then
remain.
Shiplacoff has feverishly thrown
himself in the work of helping Sigman
and McGready in their progrom upon
the furriers and cloakmakers. 1t is
for this purpose and for no other,
that Shiplacoff and his clique are de-
termined to force upon us this $50
tax.
Shiplacoff is calling shop chair
man meeting for today to get their
approval of the hold-up tax. In the
very beginning the shop chairman
We're ignored altogether. The adj
ministration feeling the wealth of the
membership, is now trying to drag in
the shop chairman as partner in their
hold-up scheme.
Brother, Shop Chairmen:
You are the direct representatives
of those who work in the factories.
1t is your duty to express the wish
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
TRY RIGHTS WHO
ATTACKED Retail
CLERKS MEETING
Feinstone Sabotages the
Grocer Strike

The trial of NJ. Feinstone of the
United Hebrew Trades and seven
right wing thugs who joined him in
an attack on a meeting of retail and
grocery clerks at PSI East 14th ST.,
will be held at the 57th Street Court
Thursday morning.
The attack of right wing thugs was
a phase of the campaign of the right
wing leadership of the United Hebrew
Trades to drive out the progressive
leaders of the Retail and Grocery
Clerks Union. The rank and file of
the union responded by expelling
Samuel Heller, right wing business
agent and endorsing the progressive
administration.
Progressive Aided Bazaar
Because the progressive leaders of
the union had supported the needle
trades bazaar, Feinstone started the
war on the progressive leadership of
the local. Attempts by Feinstone and
his crew to capture the books of the
of the right wing attack the union
of the RICH wing attack the union
moved its office to lit Second Ave.
Feinstone has been persistently try
ing to break strike that the union
is conducting at 531 East 137th st.
and has urged the boss not to settle
with the union.
One of the right wing thugs who
will appear in court Thursday is be-
ing held without bail, the other seven
are being held on $1,000 bail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
An Ex-Soldier Jailed
Because Of Sympathy
For Sacco and Vanzetti

In tomorrow's issue of the
DAILY WORKER, j. Louis Eng
dahl, will tell the story of the
failing of Morris w. Gurkin, an
ex-soldier, who came from Schen-
ectady, New York, to Boston, to
join in the death march" last
Wednesday night around the
Charlestown Prison, where the
frame-up gang had planned to put
Saeco and Vanzetti to death in the
electric chair. 1t is an interesting
view of the terror that clutched
at the hearts of the murder crew in
Boston as they planned to put the
two workers to death, in spite of
the world protest of labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
PLAN FOR GIANT DAILY WORKER AND FREIHEIT 6
BAZAAR AT BIG CONFERENCE THIS WEDNESDAY

Plans for the largest bazaar of it's
kind ever held in this country will
be made at a special conference for
representatives of trade unions,
Workers Clubs, units of the Workers
(Communist) Party and interested
sympathizers on Wednesday, Aug.
nth. at Irving Plaza, 18th st. and
Irving Place, to discuss plans for the
Joint Daily Worker and Freiheit Ba-
zaar, to be held in Madison Square
Garden this fall.
Organizations which have not yet
receiuod notice of meeting are urged
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
Sacco and Vanzetti
S all Not Die!

and will of the members whom you
represent. The members are against
any form of tax.
Your answer to the administration
at the shop chairmen meeting must
be clear and definite.
You must say. "Run our Union
upon sound economic basis. Don't
squander our hard-earned pennies in
such scandalous manner. The mem
bers do not want any taxes"
Sisters and Brothers instruct, the
shop chairmen not to become part
ners with the administration in its
hold-up scheme.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-16
ABRAHAM l. SHIPLACOFF WANTS SHOP CHAIlEN TO
SUPPORT HIM in THE HOLD-UP TAX

(By Group of Progressive Workers.
The Shiplacoff Walnsky clique
keeps the membership Of our union
under the iron heel. Physical, eco
nomical and spiritual terror are used
by this clique as a means to hold
power. ~
The best and most devoted men,
bers of the union were suspended be-
cause they dared to take a stand
against their shameful and criminal
acts. Whoever holds an independent
opinion about union affairs is sup
pressed in a most brutal manner. In
short, handful of officials, turned
the union into their private property,
the membership into their own slaves
who must submit to their will without
resistance.
Waited For Opportunity.
The members suffered and watch
fully waited for an opportune moment
to express the discontend brewing for
long time.
The Indifference Of our members
was broken by the unheard-of in
science of autocratic officials in try
ing to squeeze from our hard earn
ings over quarter of a million dol
lars in the form of a $50 tax.
Our members at the Rand School
meeting jeered Shiplacoff when they
feared Of the $50 tax recommendation
and took the whole proposition as a
joke.
But the administration was deter
mined to have its way and Immediately
called second meeting in Cooper
Union. But the officials got scared
when tt faced such large member