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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26

Does Police Commissioner Joseph
A. Warren, the new chief of the city
cops, approve the raid made upon the
district headquarters of the Workers
Party yesterday?
This was the formal Question
placed befre the commissioner late
yesterday in a letter by Joseph R.
Brodsky, local attorney.
"The raid by IL members of the
bomb. squad was simply outrageous"
Brodsky asserted in an interview with
The DAILY WORKER.
"Those policemen were violating
the very law they are supposed to be
upholding," he added. without legal
warrant for entry and search, they
unlawfully entered the Workers Par
ty premises at 108 f. 18th St. and
searched occupants and files.
would members of the bomb squad
raid the headquarters of the Repub-
lican or Democratic parties without
search warrants-or even with them?
"Or is the bomb squad, and the
forces behind that squad which die
tate it's activities, interested only in
prosecuting party of the working
masses ?"
The raid, a mere farce, for none of
the people at the Workers Party
headquarters who were "frisked" car
ried any weapons larger than pen
knives, is arousing speculation about
Warren's attitude toward the advan-
ced section of the labor movement
here. viii he follow a purposely
"anti-red" policy of using the police
force against the workers on the
slightest provocation Or did the
bomb squad act without his orders,
carrying out the usual pre-May Day
precautions?
Chicago Offices Not Raided.
The Chicago offices of the Work
ers Party had not been raided, inquir-
les by The DAILY WORKER dis
closed. No literature was taken from
the New York office. In fact the
bomb squadders left when an official
began telephoning an attorney.
Special precautionary measures
were ordered yesterday by Police
Commissioner Warren in anticipation
of possible radical demonstrations on
May l."
Cops For ]. p. Morgan.
All public buildings will be guard
ed and plain clothesmen will be in
creased in the Wall Street district
throughout the week. Special guards
also will be given the homes of well
known financiers like ]. P. Morgan
and John D. Rockefeller.
This is the usual "red scare" pulled
by the police departments of every big
city in the country, despite the fact
that there have been no political
bombings in America since William
j. Burns ceased his activities in the
Department of Justice.
One we'll informed business man
here, who had formerly been in the
Departments service, is authority for
the statement that 80 per cent. of the
bombings in America were instigated
by Burns agents in order to fatten
the Golfers of the private detective
agencies and make the Department of
Justice appropriations larger.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
FULLER DEBATES
MADEIROS' DEATH;
GLOOM IN BOSTON
La Dor Protests Still
Flooding Governor
Especial to The DAILY woRKER)

Especial to The DAILY WORKER)
BOSTON, April 25.-While tele-
grams and letters from tens of thous
ands of workers poured into Govern
or Fuller's office today, demanding
the entire review of the Sacco-Van-
zetti frame-up, the governor was con-
sidering granting another reprieve
for Celestino Madeiros.
Madeiros has confessed that he was
with the bandits who held up and
killed the South Braintree paymasters
sever years ago. His confession points
to the Moreili gang as the criminals
in the case for which Sacco and Van
zetti have been condemned to death.
Madeiros however has refused defin-
itely to name the Morells although
his description leaves no shadow Of
doubt that they were the murderers.
Fuller has twice granted the Por-
tuguese reprieves from the execution
of the death penalty for another hold
up and murder. Unless he acts inn
mediately, however, Madeiros will 20
to the electric chair Thursday, taking
with him the real story Of the crime
for which the two Italian workers are
to be legally murdered.
A pail of despair is settling over
friends Of Sacco and Vanzetti. Full
er's delay in granting another re-
prieve to Madeiros adds to the inn
preston that he may not appoint a
commission to review the entire case
and liberate the men.
Labor however remained adamant
Continued on Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
POWERS PREPARE HANKOW ATTACK;
BRITISH WARSHIPS SHELL CHINESE
Workers Take Swallow as Chang Outlaws
Strikes; Green Blesses Gals Policy
HIGHLIGHTs or TODAY's NEWS

british rush a0arShip Americans land troops powes
plan attack on HGnkoW.
British lombard Chinese batteries Cbjnki1na.
Chinese losses ueknoUn.
3Worker and peasants unions repase Chiangs attacks
IN SocatoU and gain control of the city,
4.-CbdNg KGi Shek OUTLAWS strikes.
5.WorShipS of northern lords fig Japanese fJ1gs.
Nationalist Government sends protest Japanese legation
6Keogg denies split among ministers at Pejng admitting
that the United States acting jointly NTH Great Britain and
the other inperiatist poOerS.
7WllGm Green president of the Federation of Labor,
supports administrations intperGls pollen IN China
HANKOW, April 25.-Wh two British warships
added the mperas fleet Hanow with the landing of
American marines here Thursday attack the Nationalist
Government looms closer than
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
Soft Coal Output 100000
Tons a Week.

CHICAGO, (FP) April 25.--Non-
union bituminous mines and the union
mines in outlying districts produced
a combined tonnage of over 100000
tons week in the 2 weeks since the
beginning of the-lockout April /, the
Natl. Coal Assn. reports. The normal
soft coal output averages 100000
tons week but in the feverish pro-
duction rush preceding the lockout it
ranrod 70 over t2O000n0 t~'-a week,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
MACHADO, PUPPET
OF SUGAR TRUST,
SILENT ON CUBA

WASHINGTON, April 25 (FPG
Along the two-mile line of parade
by which Gerardo Machado, president
of Cuba, was escorted from the Wash
ington central station to the Cuban
embassy, by way of the temporary
White House on Dupont Circle, only
eight Cuban flags were displayed.
Five of these were shown by en-
bassies and legations.
Police, in raincoats and rain he'll
NETS, guarded the doors of the en-
bassy building when the press cor
respondents, invited to meet Machado,
arrived. Military and naval aides,
showing yards of gdd braid, clanked
up the steps with trailing swords.
After a wait, the press men were in
vited up to meet the grand dignitary.
Quiz Machado.
The entrance hall Of the Cuban en-
bassy is all shining white marble,
with a broad marble staircase lead
ing to the upper landing, and deeply
carpeted in crimson. Paintings and
statuary add to the process Of pre-
pairing visitors to bow low and think
meekly while on the premises. So
there was dumb silence, at first,
when the newspaper men had shaken
hands with the Cuban ambassador and
with Machado. They lined up before
him, with the military and naval aides
and other staff personages in file be-
hind their backs. The ambassador
blandly distributed a prepared state
Continued on Page Tsoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26

When Ambassador Teller took a
hasty trip recently to Mexico City, all
Washington rumOr factories predicted
he was recalled at the behest of the
United States for anti-clericalism and
propaganda in favor of the American
oil companies paying their Mexican
taxes. However, he came back smil-
ing, and since then there have been
plenty of developments to justify
him. The "stOlen" letters episode and
the clerical massacre of passengers
on the Guadalajara train have turned
public opinion in favor of Mexico.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
Railroads SquabbIe.

WASHINGTON, April 25. - The
supreme court today declined to re-
view the appeal of the Continental
Securities Corporation in an unsuc-
cessful suit to force the New York
Central Railroad to surrender control
over the Michigan Central.
The appealing corporation, minor
ity stakeholder in the Michigan Cen
trail, charged that the New York Gen.
trail used its majority stock power ar
officially to depress the earning power
of the Michigan Central.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
WORKERS PARTY OFFICE RAIDED
BY BOMB SQUAD; SEARCH WORKERS
American Capitalism's Decision to Invade China
Seen as One Reason
Workers Party headquarters at 108 East 18th ST. VIZ

Workers Party headquarters at 108 East 18th St raded
yesterday by the squad Their action considered
indication of the growing labor and international
affairs The regular preparation for May Day. with its regular
campaign against workers organizations by the police that
day. seen as part of the raid and the
intention of the Coolidge administration invade and make
China part the for radng the party Amer
lea that has esoutely opposed a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
Navy Blimp Flies.

PENSACOLA, Fla, April 25.-The
Los Angeles navy dirigible will leave
Pensacola at $50 o'clock this after
noon for her home station at Lake
hurst, N. j., passing over Mobile and
Washington enroute, it was announced
today.
The huge dirigiole arrived here yes
terday afternoon after an uneventful
1,20O-mile flight from Lakehurst in
20 hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
NEWS IN BRIEF
Investigate Mexico Health.

MEXICO CITY, April 25.-Dr. John
Terrell, chief of the Pan-American
Health Department of the Rockefeller
Foundation, arrived here today to in
vestigate health and sanitary condi-
tions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26

James Rockwell Sheffield is the
American ambassador at Mexico City.
He is the fellow letters, which may
have been "stolen" from his office,
point to as the agent relied upon by
Coolidge and Kellogg to support a
reactiOnary uprising against the pres
ent Mexican government. As part of
this plot, apparently, the United
States now permits arms to be snug
gled into Mexico, and priest-led ban
dit gangs using American rifles have
used the opportunity to burn, kill and
loot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26

THE United States government has
decided not to join Great Britain
and the other powers in sending
joint note to Eugene Chen, threaten
ing reprisals for the Marking Incl
dent, tho it is Chen who should be
protesting and not the powers, since
for every foreigner killed during the
affair it is estimated that one hun
,dred noncombatant Chinese lives were
lost. But the mighty will always be
righteous if not right.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
Green Supports Coolidge.
Powers Disagree.

There is no split among the minis
ters at Picking, who are holding con-
versations as to what steps to take
next in regard to the Marking Incl
dent, Secretary of State Kellogg de-
clared today.
He denied reports that American
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26

manufacturing elements of our
thern states and the planters of
nth battled for four years thru
coolest war that was then known
Tern history and the stake was
of the nation by one ruling
group or the other. Freeing
ack slaves was the last cause
world that a northern capital
'uld spend q dollar for. The
won. History and the in
II revolution were on its side.
lacks were freed incidentally,
,hattel slavery, and regardless
fact that they jumped from
rm of slavery to another, their
ion has improved. But while
ar was going on the European
s that happened TO be at peace
time expressed decided opinions
nc Yankees were incurably war
and that peace would never
between the natives Of the then
tied states.
= fs,..,sJ -. y,-e-e Thrss
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
LADIES' AUXILIARY
GIVES DINNER FOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT

Members Of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary of the El Centre Fire Depart
ment were hostess at a chicken
dinner given in honor of the mem
bers of the fire department last
night. The successful event, which
was attended by approximately 60
members of the two organizations,
Mayor and Mrs. A. \. Bucklin,
members of the city council and
other honor guests, was held at the
fire hall.
One of the features of the even
ing was the contest held for the
most appropriate name for the COM
Ing fireman S ball, Mrs. Howard
Morgan being awarded q n~.-a =
the title, "Boulder Dam Fro1ic. :
Judges for the contest were Mayor
Bucklin, Ceuneilmen ". j. c -aenss,
John Rice, R. H. Cary and Herbert
Fawcett.
Among other guests were two vet
Grams of the department, Thomas
Beynon and Guy Beynon and their
wives. Mr.. and Mrs. George Var
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Travers
and the wives of the city council
men were among the other honor
guests.
The fire trucks were removed
from the lower floor of the fire
hall, forming an excellent place for
the banquet. and the club rooms on
The second floor were ansformed
INFO card rooms whore Eive Humid
red and bridge were enjoyed.
Mrs. Bucklin and Mr.. Beynon
were awarded first prizes at bridge
with Mrs. Carr and Mr.. Travers
receiving consolation prizes. High
score for the ladies in the Five
Hundred games was attained by
S. Jack Tackett, Mayor Bucklin
eeiving first prize for the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
SEELEY

(By Press Staff Correspondent
SkELEY, Jan. 1S.-Mrs. Joseph
Oeftrlc, gave taffy-pull for the
pupils Of the seventh and eighth
grades, Saturday afternoon at her
home.
Mrs. G. A. Holbrook and child
ron visited in Imperial Saturday.
Clark Collins, j. T.. Berry and
daughter joyce, were dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz
Sunday.
Jack William $ garage is receiv-
ing a new coat of paint.
Tom Mccain gave very enjoy
able dance and party for his friends
Saturday evening. There were
about go present.
Mrs. Ross, of Oklahoma, is visit
ing her son, \. II. Ross, who lives
southwest of Seclcy.
Mrs. p. b. Christian is visiting
relatives in the valley.
j. r. Haley, who was expected
home Saturday from visit at Mem
phis, Tenn, was taken to the hos
pital at that place for an opera
tiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
Prize Winners of
Guessing Contest
To Be Named

eve cant get through By today,
said Roy Womack, local Chevrolet
distributor, when asked if he was
ready to announce the winners of
the guessing contest held in connec-
ton with the l00-hour Chevrolet
drive conducted here last week by
" DAREDEVIL Lee Cathey.
cit was expected when we start
ed the contest that we would have
several hundred guesscs on the
mileage Cathcy would run up Wo.
mack continuc-, ''but there were
over 1900 guesses turned i'll. We
are now wading through these and
hope to have them all checked over
by tomorrow.
Local auto dealers and users are
also interested in the consumption
of gasoline, oil and water during the
drive. Cathcy used the new EthyI
gasoline and Aristo oil, products OF
the Union Oil company and there l,
considerable speculation on the
quantity of these commodities USED
during the lo0-hour run.
Although he toured the roughcs'
roads in the county, Cathey reported
"no trouble with the General eorC
tires on his ear.
Cathey was around town ycster
day ana today, seemingly little the
wors" fer the strenuous ordeal he
went through last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
Special Rates
For Legionaires

American Legion members rcsiI.
ing in Imperial valley will he given
the advantage of the one-way idcn-
tification fare to the convention
schedule for Paris, France, in Sep
tembcr. Announcement to this ef
feet was made through the offices
Of the Southern Pacific Railroad to-
day.
Complete details of the trip are
not available at present. The ships
carving the delegates to France
will sail from New York city but
the routes from the various points
in the West to New York have not
been completely worked out.
1t is expected that Chicago, St
Louis, Memphis and New Orleans
will be authorized as the variou,
gatcways for persons residing in the
West. 40 special route will be nee
essay 10 these points but East OF
the gatcways the trips must be made
over the same roads.
Sale dates will be from Aug. un
I'll Sept, 10 with thc final return
limit fixed at Dee. |, 1927.
These reductions in fares Will ap
ply to members Of the American
Legion, widows Of deceased mem
hers, members Of the Legion aux
iliary, fathers of lcgionuaircs, faith
crs Of deceased veterans, sons aud
daughters under - of members ot
the American Legion or the auxil
iary.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
p. Z. 4. LEADERS
ARRIVE HERE FOR
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

Arriving in this city from the
coast Yesterday, Mrs. \. Muehleisen.
president of the ninth district Cali
fornia Congress CT Parents and
Teachers, and Mrs. W. Y. Price,
state treasurer Of the organization,
are at the Hotel Barbara Worth and
will spend the week in the valley
conducting an active campaign in
the interests Of their organization.
Todav's schedule includes visits
to the schools Of Seeley and Holt
Vile during the morning This aft
crnoon Mrs. Muehleisen IS to speak
before the Westmorland p. T. \. At
80 O clock, and in the evening he
fore the Mulberry P. T. \. Her
subject will be ''The Parent Teach
or. an Important Factor in the Com
lnunitv.'
\ dinner is announced for tonight
at the Verde school. at which Mrs
Price and air. and Mrs. David Wit
! let viii be honor "aeSts. Mr. VIII
tot is managing editor Of the Par
| cnt Teacher Courier. and will also
: be HHtdhtT di IHe dlnnPF.
4 Tomorrow Mrs. Muehlcisen and
( Mrs. Price will visit the Hebcr and
CaleNico schools. At noon they viii
be entertained at a pot luck dinner
at the Alamitos school.
\ number Of other speaking en-.
gagements have been made for tho
visitors. who are being conducted
about the valley by Mrs. George
pamron Of Imperial. vice president
Of the ninth district Of which I'm
| Lerial valley is a nart.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
CITY Center For
Big Celery Sales

FL Centre has stepped to the front
as Il distribution center in the sale
of celery to eastern concerns.
This was brought out this morn
ihg by ID. {. Ramsey, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
San Diego and Arizona Railroad. liz
r<plained the situation as follows:
Due to the fact that practically
iii the big eastern produce CON
Germs have representatives in FL
Centre during the lettuce season
this city has become Il center fol
the sale of celery.
Walter NJ. Shar of ,Chula VISA
is at present taking advantage of
this new system. He ships about ~
carloads of celery into FL Centre
each week. y preventative of hl'
in FL Centre is notified and he IL
turn brings the matter before tn
eastern representatives. A deal is
transacted and the celery is thea
shipped east from FL Centre.
THE plan has worked out cspe-
ciallv satisfactorily thus far and it
is expected that il will gain impe-
tus as ii is tried out by other ship
pcrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
Texans Support
Valleys Bill

Strong support for the Swing
johnson bin is given in a lengthy
article appearing in the current is
sue of the Delta Irrigation News,
published in Harlingen, Tex,
paper for the Rio Grandc Irrigation
water users, written by Judge Os-
ear c. Qancy, County Judge of Cam
Cron county, Texas.
Attorney G Il. Childers of FL
Centro, of the Imperial Irrigation
District, and former Senator w. J.
Carr of Pasadena, were guests of
honor at a mass meeting of the peo.
pie of the Rio Grandc valley held at
: Ilarlingen, Tex. last week.
Childers and Carr were on their
way to Washington in the interest
J of the Swing johnson bill, and
were asked to visit the Rio Grandc
valley to meet the people interested
in the project. While in Harrington.
the two California men gave talks
on the water supply and explained
details of the bill to the landowners
of that vicinity.
! In his article, Judge Dancy en-
larged upon the ever-coBstant men
ace of Mexican trouble, stressing
the fact that though 100 per cent of
! the water of the Colorado origin
ated in the United States, the I'M,
perial valley is dependent upon II
foreign country for its water supply.
Judge Dancy also touched upon
the fG."t that unless arrangements
can be made to include the Colorado
and Rio Grandc under the same
, commission the Rio Grande commits
sion might Just as well be dismissed,
as no progress can be made. lie
also states that the Swing johnson
bill offers Just the induccmcnt the
! Cameron county people are looking
for, as it emancipatrs Imperial val
ley from dependency upon Mexico
for permission to take water for its
needs, aud places Mexico i'll the pc.
sltion of having to secure United
States permission TO take water
from the Colorado.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
BRAWLEY ELKS
PREPARE FOR
BIG CELEBRATION

All preparations are made for the
mammoth two days celebration to
be held in honor of the opening and
dedication of the new Brawley Elks ,
temple.
Tomorrow afternoon the impress
sive dedication I.tual will be held,
followed by the laying of the corner
stone at which District Deputy d. L.
Ault of CalcXico will be master of
ceremonies. The orator at the ded-
ieation ceremony will be Past Grand
Ruler Osborne of San Diego, who is
to be accompanied from San Diego
by Secretary Bcnbough, former
president o. Tie State Association
of Elks, and several other well
known Elks. Past District Deputy
Lewis of Los Angeles is to be mas
ter of ceremonies at the dedication
which will be held at s o clock to-
morrow evening.
This event is exciting much inter.
est from all Southern California
Elks, and some of the most promi.
nent men of this lodge in the south.
crn section of the state are planning
to attend the celebration.
Mark Washburn, exalted ruler of
the FL Centre lodge announces that
all local Elks who wish to attend
the banquet are excused from at
tendance at the regular meeting
which will be held in the Elks hal
Thursday evening. The meeting
will take place. but all matters are
in shape to be handled by the off
GERS present.
II is also announced that those
planning to go to the dinner dance
on Thursday night, must make res
orvations today or early tomorrow
as possible. Reservations may bt
made with Warren Currier or a
Riley, who can be reached by telc
phone at 20.
Large delegations of Elks are cx
pectCd at Brawlev tomorrow ant
Thursday from Calcxico and FL Cen
tro lodges.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
Secretary Back
From Convention

An excellent program bringing
out many points OF interest and one
filled with instruction. was the re-
port of J. :. Carmichael, secretary
of the FL Centre Chamber of Com
mcrrc on the convention of the or
ganization held last week in San
lose.
Secretary Carmichael returned
Yesterday and was enthused over
the many interesting points brought
out by the 125 delegates present.
W. ". Van Pclt of Brawlcy attend
ed the convention with the local see
retary.
'.Thcre were many good tips on
the manner in which the chambers
can assist the farmers in agricul-
tural work. he said. Perhaps one
of the most interesting points OF
the convention was the talk given
bv Secretary Lctchficld Of san
Francisco. In his address he spoke
on the part the airplanc will play
in transportation in the future. Not
onlv in transportation of passen-
rcrs bat in transportation Of agrl-
cultural produces, freight and the
like.
The question box, which wound
an the convention, was another
point Of interest t. Secretary Car
michael.
The main address was given by
Thoma, y. Lynch Of tn" San Fran
cisco chamber. He talked ON eff
.icncy in the chambers aud the
many ways in which they can co
operate with the various industries.
Tullev Knowles, president Of tue
Pacific College n Sa1am'n'o ~"
rave an interesting d'!C rcss.
Fred McCargcr Of Salinas was
elected president Of the organiza-
ton for the coming year and Theo-
dore Grady, secretary and treasurer
Riverside was selected as the meet
ing place in 1923.