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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-11
TO
ASK DIVORCE

NEW YORK, July 11-Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr., is on his way to
Reno today with the ayowed inten-
ton Of beginning suit for divorce
against Rachel Littleton Vanderbilt.
He plans to establish residence inn
mediately. and unless his action is
contested he may obtain q decree
at the end of six months.
There is no mystery about this,
nothing to hide" said Vanderbilt
just before leaving New York. Per.
sonally do not like to have to
sue for a divorce, but as my wife
has refused to sue me. I feel it
better to take this course.
1--WE have separated for more than
two years, part Of which time she
has resided with my family. My
parents have been, and still are,
supporting her. My family is OPP
separation If we cannot get along
together"
Vanderbilt met the former Rachel
Littleton in 1919. She is a half
sister Of Martin w. Littleton, New
York lawyer. The pair were mar.
ried a year later at st. Thomas
Church, the occasion being one Of
the most brilliant social affairs OF
the season.
Since they broke up their estab-
lishment Vanderbilt has been living
in a small apartment and cooking
his own meals.
His sister. Grace. eloped on June
% of this year and was married to
Henry Gassaway Davis. Sd, with a
policeman as a witness at the
Municipal Building.
Later, in an effort to. win the
withheld blessing of the brides
parents. they went through a Sec
ond celemony according to Episco.
pal rites at the Little Church
Around the Corner, General and
Mrs. Vanderbilt. however. withheld
forgiveness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-11
Pauline Mentioned

MRS. RUTH HARRIS. wife of
Mitchell Harris, actor, has been
given q divorce. Pauline Lords
friendship for the actor caused
the Harris rift. The referee found
the friendship was Innocent
enough, with Miss Lord exon
Grated as merely the pursued"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-11
'BIRGER At WAR
WITH EX-PA[
By IntsrnatIonaI Nsws serviee

AAAANAA-0ea0AANA
BENTON. ILL.,, July 11.-open
warfare between Charles Burger and
Art Newman, who, together with
Ray 'Izzy' Hyland, are on trial
here for the murder Of Mayor Joe
Adams. OF West City, broke out
afresh today as the notorious gang
sters OF Little Egypt were being
taken from the Franklin County
jail TO the courthouse, where a jury
is in process Of selection for their
trial.
Birger's cell is on the second
floor Of the county jail. Newman
is imprisoned on the first with Hy..
land. AS the former gang leader
passed Newman's cell on the way
out, he stepped close to the open
wicket and snarled:
you - embarrassing snitcher.
You'll get yours and it won't be
long in coming il you don't shut
your--trap.
Newman, after replying in kind,
hailed Willard Loyen, the jailer. and
said:
'Loven. ask the sheriff to open
this cell and put that dirty rat in
here with me for just five minutes
and ] promise you that when I get
through with him Franklin County
won't have to spend any money for
his trial.
The jailer pushed Birger ahead
of him out Of the Jail.
Efforts to select the IL men who
will constitute the jury began in
earnest when States Attorney Roy
Martin started his examination of
the prospective jurors in the special
venire of so subpoenaed since Friday
by Deputy Sheriffs Reuben Rotra-
men and John Dawson by order of
judge Charles III. Miller.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
.SaccO-V anzetti Case
and Imperialism Lead
in BOokshOp Interest

Books on the Sacco-V anzetti case
and imperialism are the best sellers
at the Jimmie Higgins Book Shop,
l0G University Place, declared man
ager Aaron Chorover yesterday.
On the Sacco-Vanzetti case, Felix
Frankfurters' "The Case Of Sacco-
Nanzetti;" the Civil Liberties Union
book, Outstanding Features Of the
Sacco-Vanzetti Case; John Dos Pas
sos, ''Facing the Chair" and Van
2etti's own book, Background of the
Plymouth Trial" are most in demand
On Imperialism and China the books
sold most are: China in Revolt; The
Awakening Of China by James H.
Doleson; Imperialism by N. Lenin;
Dollar Diplomacy, by Scott Nearing
and Joseph Freeman; Russia Turns
East by Scott Nearing and Oil I'M
perialsm by Louis Fischer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Protest S Intervention in China Central Opera
American Legion Is
HOtbed of Reaction,
Preacher Tells Them

American legionaries, with the
American Civil Liberties Union warn
ing that they are the worst enemies
Of free speech ringing in their ears,
heard DR.. A. Wawfield Staten yes
terday expatiatc on. the same theme.
Talking to 80 Of them at the West
Side Unitarian Church, he declared
there is danger that our veterans
organizations shall take their place in
American life as reactionary socie-
ties.
"When / heard" he continued "of
such an organization as the Amer
lean Legion ousting professors, break
ing UP meetings and ordering his
tories suppressed, it leaves me with
the same feeling l had when I heard
Of the Lords Day Alliance trying to
compel bootblacks to close their shops
on Sunday.
"'America First need not be q
watchword for the commercial ex-
ploitation. nor an excuse for contempt
of foreigners, nor yet an incentive to
superiority in military and naval
force. AS such it is a lingo phrase
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
100000 Workers
Find Room Here as
Swanky Depart City

Two million New York persons left
the crowded city over the spring holt
day, but life streamed on as busily
as ever on Second Ave. and other
working class thoroughfares. Al
though Fifth Ave. and Broadway
looked as if general strike had over
taken the town, workers themselves
fought for a share of the city's
diluted sunshine in the meagre down
town city parks or in short ferry and
trolley rides.
One million, five hundred thousand
people, we'll dressed and swanky, were
reported to have left town through
the Grand Central terminal while
25O,000 more departed through the
Pennsylvania station. Two hundred
thousand alone went to the Roekaway
beaches. For the most part they
represented the ever-growing class
dependent on trading, retailing and
catering to wealth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Hereto Bishop Lashes
Enemies of the Worker

Continued from Page Ohe)
Bishop Brown, II have, some Irish
blood in my veins and l can see the
bright side Of things"
Then the bishop went on to explain
the struggle between the workers and
the capitalists and while he is not the
most humane of mortals he could not
blind himself to the inevitibility that
some corns might be crushed before
the capitalist system is overthrown.
Gas long as there is an owning
class and a possessing class it is IN
evitable that there should be a con
flict between them," said the bishop
"and the struggle must CONTINUE until
the producing classes win. The DAILY
WORKER stands for the struggle Of
the socially useful classes against the
parasite class That is why | am for
it and that is why l am convinced
that it's policy win be successful"
IF they can keep labor down in
China and in India they will be better
able to reduce the standard of living
of the American workers" continued
Bishop Brown, whose book 'Commun-
ism and Christianism' has removed
more cobwebs from the American
brain than any book of its kind since
Tom Paine wrote the Age Of Reason
The veteran rebel keeps his ear to the
ground and follows international
events with the zest Of a professional
journalist.
"The capitalists want to crush The
DAILY WORKER because they real
ize it is the only daily newspaper
published in the United States that
tells the people the truth about the
United States intervention in Mica
ragua, the intervention Of the i'm
perialists powers in China and the
new drive against the government Of
the Soviet Union" said Bishop
Brown. "The American Workers
should rally to the defense of The
DAILY WORKER. I am amazed az
the amount Of work The DAILY
WORKER comrades can do despite
the obstacles they are confronted
with.
Bishop Brown speaks in the Labor
Temple, Scranton, Pa, on next Thurs
day evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
RIGHTS SACRIFICE
SHOP CONDITIONS
OF FUR WORKERS
Shop Chairmen Warn
Of Drive by Bosses

The growing revolt 4e the workers
against the lowering Of union condi-
tions in associated fur shops is made
plain in a "call7 issued by the Shop
Chairmen's Council of the FuTiers
Council Of the Furriers' Union follow
ing the recent meeting of the shop
chairmen to- consider the situation
resulting from the attack Of the re-
dictionary A. F. Of L. and Interna-
tional officials.
Chairman Simon Bmo and Secre-
tary Hyman Basin, in the name of
the Council point out to the fur work
ers what is happening in the shops
where there is so-called fright con-
troll" and it urges the workers to be
on their guard in '"the face of the
danger that is confronting the Union"
Wages are being cut 30 to 40 per
cent, and in many cases even more" "
says the Shop Chairmen's Council
"Many manufacturers are forcing
their workers to work "A hours a
week. In many shops, overtime is be-
ing WOEkGQ Dll DebAAAto ~ feAtNi NNNH VA
Sundays. A great number Of manu-
facturers allow themselves to deduct
so-called dues from the wages Of the
workers and give them over into the
bands of the INSCRIPTIONS politicians
of the scab-union. Union conditions
have been wiped out"
There is only one remedy for this
situation, the Council believes-"an
open struggle with the manufacturers
for the preservation of our union and
our union conditions"
Mobilize for Strike.
This sentiment has already been
endorsed by the workers both in 10
cal meetings and in personal calls at
Joint Board headquarters where every
day brings fresh complaints Of viola
tions of the union agreement in Asso-
ciated shops. Nothing but a strike
It is believed. will bring these manu-
facturers to their senses. All forces
Of the Joint Board are being mobil-
lied for this action at the earliest
advisable moment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
SOViet-American Trade
Through AmtOrg Nearly
$lOO,OOO,OOO in 3 years

The Amtorg Trading Corpora
ton, 165 Broadway, New York, the
principal organization in Ameri-
can-Soviet trade, is celebrating the
completion Of its third year of
operations. During the period, ac-
eording to an announcement is
sued at the Amtorg offices yester-
day, the trade turnover Of the on
ganization has been close to $780,
100000, Of which upwards Of $65,-
100000, or about two-thirds, is
represented by exports from the
United States to the Soviet Union.
The exports include agricultural
machinery and supplies Including
$1,000 tractors) valued at S16,137,-
1854. industrial machinery and
equipment Sl6,9t2,123, automotive
equipment S2,752,284, raw materi-
ais (chiefly non-ferl'ous metals)
$5.131 .406, semi manufactured
goods 1921 ATS, staple consumption
goods $23,422,040.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Exchange Laughs at
Untermyer Efforts to
Curb Wall st. Control

Government control Of the stock
exchange and elimination of proxy
voting by directors on shares not even
controlled by Wall Street brokers,
was asked yesterday by Samuel I'm
termyer in letter to the president
of the governors Of the exchange.
His request followed the exposu1o
of the voting Of huge blocks of stock
in the I. R. T. by directors who had
no legal right to do so. Thereby con-
troll of the I. r. T. and other huge
corporations is retained by 10 per
cent or less of the stock, held by a
few influential financiers.
Untermyer wants a law to curb all
this, but the stock exchange is con,
fident that it can beat any laws tina;
may be enacted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Use VOLTS Methods
to Rob Him and Wife

With all the suavity and aplomb
that Jesse L. Livermore arranges a
killing of the lambs on Wall Street,
two high class burglars entered his
country home at Great Neck early
yesterday morning and made away
with 100000 in jewels and cash.
Tearing a page from the "Wall
Street VOLTS" own methods, they
politely took the valuables, veil
ing their revolvers behind polite
words and apologies. When the
VOLTS wife wept under her expensive
counterpart, the burglars handed
back jewelry valued at $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Furrier Chairmen Urged
to Send in Shop Lists
PrOmtly to Joint Board

ChaiTmen Of all independent and
fur trimming shops are urged to
fill out and send in promptly the
shop lists which they received to-
day with letter from the Joint
Board
The Joint Board must have these
lists with names, addresses, local
and ledger numbers in order to
prepare special working card for
each one in the Independent and
fur trimming shops. Without such
q card no worker will be able to
return to his job after the stop
page.
To avoid unnecessary trouble,
shop chailmen must act quickly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
n S. Minister 10 Cnnada.

OTTAWA. Ont, May 30-Prepara-
tons are being made for the arrival
here of Hon. William Phillips, first
United States Minister TO Canada,
who is expected Wednesday. Phillips
will be received at the station by
Premier King and his cabinet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Red Poets to Read
at Worker Affair

Floyd Dell, Michael Gold, Joseph
Freeman, Simon Felshin and many
other poets will read their works at
the International Red Poets Night at
The Labor Temple Auditorium, 14th
st. and Second. Ave, Thursday eve
ming. June ..
The affair is arranged by Factory
Unit a, Subsection B, Workers
Party Admission win he so cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
A7 MiIes an Hour Wins.

SPEEDWAY, indianapolis, May 30.
George Souders, "a, from Lafa-
yette, Ind. driving one Of the racing
creations Of Fred Duesenberg, won
the fifteenth annual 5O0-mile automo-
bile racing classic here today. His
time was 5:07:3S.S, an average of
1854 miles an hour.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Lindbergh Turns Down
Warship for Trip Back

LONDON. May 90.-Lindbergh de-
clared tonight that he was tentatively
planning to leave Europe for New
York next Thursday, aboard the
George Washington.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
Coney Island Lecture.

A. Goldberg, recently returned
from the Soviet Union lectures to-
night on the Present Situation in
Russia at 1902 Mermaid Ave. Coney
leland. by international Branch 8,
Workers Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
WGehaWkHn TaXim0a
Out Again as Boss
Fires Union Drivers

WEEHAWKEN, \. j., May 36s--@
The "Mac" Taxi Co. drivers are out
on strike again, after two Of the mems
bers of the unFon had been discharged
by the bosses. The union members
realized that if men could be fired at
will that the union would be jeopar-e--s
dised. subsequently they went out
to protect their rights and to force
the bosses to hire back the dis
charged men. aiai5h
a,@ t,ttet
JERSEY CITY, n. j., May 3Q5T,
The local Central Labor Body has en-
dorsed the drive to unionize the =
laundry workers in this city Thee
hours in this industry are long and
laws passed to protect the health Of
laborers are violated on the whole
sale. VIM f. Kavanaugh, organizer
of the A. F. Of L. is in charge of the
drive to unionize the employees Of
the laundry industry.
+ JERSEY CITY, n. j., May 3d.
The Bus Drivers Local 461, who re-
Gently went thru a bitterly fought
strike to maintain high standards Of
labor reeltted their officers inelud-
ing Ed. Levy, their business manager.
The membership has increased TO
1857 and the drive to organize all Of
Hudson County is still on
NEWARK, \. j., May 3O.-The
strike declared by the Furrers in the
Rabbit shops in New Brunswick.
Elizabeth. Irvington. Newark, Jersey
CITY and Paterson is a 100 per cent
effective. 20 shops and 500 men. arc
involved The attempts to import
scabs, to bride the members with fat
Jobs and the activities Of the police
have not dampened the fervor Of the
workers to achieve victory and to
maintain a strong and powerful
union. No enemies of labor will break
the strike with scabs whether they are
scabs brot in by the Schsctmans or
4 scab agencies. Rabbit Workers Lo-
cal 25 is directing the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31
The Left Wing in the Garment Unions
BIZ MARGARET LARKIN

Following the expulsion of Local and Local 25, the reac-
oaafy officials of the International Ladies Garment Workers
started beyesg hU against advduaL members But tsts aust
started revolt leading to the left cng demands OF 1928
The story told i the Joint Boards official account OF the
Left Wing IN the Garment Unions published in pamphlet form
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-31

HOUSTON. Tex, May 30.-The In
ternational Labor Defense held a
Sacco-Vanzetti protest meeting here.
A resolution was passed demanding
that Governor Fuller Immediately re-
lease the two Italian workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
MEXICAN TROOPS
SEEK BANDIT BANDS
Mobilization Ordered After
Unsuccessful Attempt to
Blow Up Train.
By the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, March 22.-Rebel.
lious and bandit activities in the GEN.
trail states of Mexico have led the
government to order troop mobiliza-
tions. Four regiments are in pursuit
of Rodolfo Gallagos, at the head of a
band which on Saturday night held
up Laredo-Mexico train; others are
searching out the bandits responsible
for IL hold-ups Sunday on the Mexico
City-Cuernavaca highway, and today
the government received word of an
unsuccessful attempt to blow up a
train bound from Iguala to Mexico
City.
AS the train was passing through
the La Virgen Canyon near Cajones
Station, in the State of Morelos, yes
terday, 800 rebels opened a heavy fire
The military escort prepared to defend
the panic-stricken passengers fired
hack upon the rebels lining the
heights on both sides of the canyon.
Escapes Dynamite Blast.
Despite the rain of bullets and the
rocks piled on the track, the engineer
speeded up the train and brought it
out of the canyon barely in time to
escape complete destruction, as
charge or dynamite exploded a few
seconds after the train passed.
Apart from these hold-ups and ban
dit activities. numerous disturba nces
have broken out in the States of Jalis-
co, Colima. Michoacan, Guiana juato
and San Luis Potosi, and President
Gales has instructed War Minister
Amaro to proceed with a rapid cam
paign to overcome the outlaws.
In connection with the attack on
the Laredo-Mexico train, it is reliably
reported that the President has CEN
sured number of military command
ers on the ground that the increased
rebillious activities were due to their
negligence.
Foreigners Not MOlested.
The Laredo train attack, as de-
scribed by passengers reaching Mex.
leo City. was a revolutionary demon
stration, the attacking party shouting
as they fired their guns: "Viva
Cristo Rey" Iong live Christ the
KingD
None of the foreign passengers.
among them Mrs. c. b. Hartman of
Houston, Tex, was molested The
men. after burning two Pullmans and
the first-class coaches, made away
with about 100000 pesos from the ex-
press car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
International Control Hit.
Prince of Wales Falls From Horse Again
and Loses Chance to Win Cup He Donated

had in a long time, as far as is pub
licly known.
His displayed his cool-headedness by
lying still during the few seconds re-
quired for the rest of the field to
ga1lop past. AS soon as the danger of
being jumped on by another horse
was over he arose, none the worse for
his experience. His horse was caught
after some difficulty.
The prince intends riding another of
his string. Lady Doone, in the Bel
voir Hunt point-to-point race at Bar
rowly, near Grantham. Thursday
The last previously reported un-
horsing of the prince. whose falls
have attracted much public attention,
occurred January 7.
The princes frequent falls have
caused agitation from time to time
against his strenuous riding Never
theless he continues his interest in
horses and racing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22
AGREEMENT TO DIVIDE CHINA
REPORTED MADE BY GENERALS
French Believe Southern and
Northern Army Leaders
in Full Accord.
Elimination of Secondary
Chiefs, Unequal Treaties
and Communists Aim.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1877.
PARIS, March 22-The French
government has reason to believe that
Chang Tso-Lin and Chang Kai-Shek
nave agreed, after secret negotiations,
to divide China between them, or
even unity it on a basis of moderate
nationalism.
Terms of the agreement are be-
lived to be elimination of all sec
ondary military chiefs, elimination of
foreign capitalistic influence under
unequal treaties" and elimination
of Russian Communist influences.
Communists Are Suspicious.
1t is known that the northern war
lord is opposed to unequal treaties,
and also that the southern general is
on bad terms with the Chinese Com
munists and the Russian Reds. The
latter now are SO suspicious of him
that they have appointed civil mill
tary inspectors to accompany his
armies.
Obviously Chang Chung Chang,
who is Chang Tso-Lin's general, has
abandoned Shanghai to Chang Kai
1iiSh pFdCLlcdlly without COMBAT.
Similarly. there seems little southern
opposition to Chang Tso-Lin's ad-
vance on Hankow. The latter city
Is the stronghold of Russian and
Chinese Communists.
Expect Attempt at Coup.
1t is thought that Chang Kai-Shek
will first come to terms with the for
eign powers at Shanghai and that
then HankoW, menaced by the north
ern armies, Iill make a coup detat
against NJ. Borodin, the Russian
agent, and the Chinese Communists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

BY the Associated Press.
LDE NBY, Northamptonshire
England, March 22.--The Prince of
Wales was thrown from his horse to-
day at the first jump in the army
point-to.point steeplechase, but escaped
injury.
The prince was competing for a
cup which he himself donated for the
event. He was riding the famous Cark
Courtier, on which he won Lord Man
ners' Cup on March 16.
He was leading in today's race
when the horse tripped on a hedge
branch and threw the prince about
Is yards. The prince arose smiling
and tried to catch the horse to re-
mount, but the animal got away, and
the prince was unable to resume his
part in the race.
1t was the first fall tfe prince has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-22

United States Attorney Peyton Cor
don and Assistant United States At
torney Harold w. Orcutt today aimed
blow at public drinking from private
bottles in cafes and night clubs of
Washington. They obtained from
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford of
the District Supreme Court tempo
rary restraining order against the Ma
tionaT Cafes, Incorporated, which oper-
ates the LIE Paradis Cafe, at Thomas
Circle; Meyer Davis. president of the
company, and Howe Totten, owner
of the property, to prevent the main
tenance of an alleged nuisance In yio-
lation of the national prohibition law.
The cafe is not .padlocked.
Without making any allegation that
liquor is sold or .bootlegged'' on the