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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30
QUESTION OF AMERICAN DELE

American labor leaders justify
their struggle against the Comn1un-
lists on tao grounds: (1) The COM
.ptitnists are disfupting and Destroy
s1lg the labor movement by their fac
stionaL fights inside the maions and
their attacks on all union officials
s0bo are not radicals, and (2) Amer
ican Communists take their orders
from MoscoU and hence cannot be
good trade uaionists since their 10y
atty to an outside foreign body is
placed above their loyalty to the
union. Ho1o can this difficulty be
adjusted so that American Conln,atn-
ists can aoork jointly Nth other sec
tiore Of the American labor move-
neent?
STAINS REPLY.
think that the attempts of the
American labor leaders to justify
their struggle against the Commun-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30

lists do not stand examination. No
one has yet proved nor can it be
proved that the Communists disrupt
the labor movement. But it can be
taken as fully proved that the Com
munists are the most loyal and bold
est champions of the labor movement
Ill over the world, including America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30
BAD GAS FIXTURES KILL

Six people were killed yesterday
because. of faulty gas facilities. Mrs.
Sarah McBurnie of 1918 First Ave.
was found dead in her kitchen Mrs.
Clara Weinberg, Charles McAvoy.
Mrs. Eleanor Jacobs, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Treaner all of this city,
were among those killed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30

NOTE: This question asked of
Stain by the delegation to Russia
and Stains answer is taken from
"QuestiOns And Answers To Amer
lean Trade UniOnists" just pub
lished by the Workers Library
Publishers of New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30

by productions of "Kabale Und
Liebe" by Friedrich Schiller and
"Diener Zweier Herren" by Carlo
Ioldoni.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

ment and dismissal from Office, il not
worse, but do you know l have never
regretted the part I took in the con-
spiracy. There are times when a
judicial officer may take some liberties
with the strict letter of the law in
the interest Of justice, and certainly
this was the time. when we either
had to prosecute an innocent woman
who had not conscientiously done any
wrong but was the victim of men
contemplate enough to strike the
President through his mother, or help
the success of vile conspiracy.
have run into some pretty mean con-
spiracies in my life, but nothing more
infamous than this. and I like to think
we administered justice with common
sense. Lincoln never knew of the
near arrest of his mother. 1t is
curious that in all the biographies and
histories and stories told of Lincoln
this incident has never been related
and think it is the first time it has
appeared in print. tell it now simply
that you may know what Lincoln had
to contend with and the desperate
and despicable methods of his op.
ponents.'
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-29
DULL CHILDREN ARE NOT
ALWAYS DULL ADULTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. May 2S.-Dull children
are not always dull adults.
The boy who stands in the corner
with q Ounce cap on his head may be
chancellor Of the exchequer 80 years
hence or may be budding Sir Walter
Scott or second Hume, so G. w.
Cowen told the National Union of
Teachers in a plea for more elastic
classification of children in schools
and the abandonment of age as the
standard by which children are judged
in assigning them school work.
Zone of Sir Walter Scott's teachers
described him as having the thickest
head in school," said Mr.. Cowen. "The
mother of Hume, the historian, said
he was 'weak-minded.' Chatterton was
declared to be a confirmed dullard,
and Fanny Burney. who wrote a clas-
sic at 20, was known as a little
Ounce at school"
Mr.. Cowen said the present chan
cellor of the exchequer, Winston
Churchill, didn't do very we'll at
school, but has done very we'll since.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
CHILDREN COMPETE
FOR RIDING HONORS
Youthful Devotees of City
Hold First Annual
Horse Show.

A clever demonstration of the
horsemanship of the youthful mem
bers of Washingtons fashona BILE
circles was given yesterday afternoon
at the first annual junior horse show
staged at the Preece Riding Academy
| on Massachusetts avenue. A long
list of entrants took part in the
events. which were witnessed by sew.
| eral hundred parents and friends
1t was distinctly a show for the
youthful riders. with all but one or
two of the events barred to adult fol-
lowers of the sport. and the per-
formances of the youngsters brought
rounds of applause.
The feature event. which was for
the selection Of the best rider under
16 years old. was captured by Louise
Myers. 11-year.old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers.
James Curtis. jr., took second place.
with Laura Curtis third and Katrina
Mccormick fourth. They won over a
field of 40 entries.
Small Children Compete.
The show was opened with a con.
test for the best rider under s
years old. In this event Alexander
I.aughlin. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
y
Bacon taking second honors and
Lucia Lais third.
Margueretta Rowland won the
class for the best rider under II
years old and Laura Myers proved
q close second. In the third class.
an open event for the best saddle
pony. James Curtis. jr., won with his
mount, WhitesoX, Louis Myers took
second with Iron Girl
In the children's jumping class, the
entry of Francis Summers won first
place, with that of Miss Osra Gault
taking second.
A second jumping event, which was
open to adults. was won by Ling.
ard. the entry of Charles Carico.
while the entry of William J. Dono-
tured second honors
Class six proved one of the out
standing attractions of the show.
Mothers leading ponies with tiny chill
dren in the saddle paraded before the
judging stands in the contest. Mrs.
James F. Curtis with her youngest
daughter. Pauline, riding christopher
Robin, was awarded first honors,
with Nine. Alberto Lais and her
daughter taking second place.
James Curtis, Jr., Wins.
Glass seven, for the best child rider
under Is years old, was taken by
James Curtis, jr., with Anne Rowland
second, ALEX Bacon third and Susan
Rogers fourth.
Mrs. James Curtis ron the ladies'
saddle horse event with her entry of
Iatan. The horse was ridden by Miss
Maude Preece.
Judges of the events of the show
were Arthur White, Dion Kerr, Miss
Elizabeth Jackson and Miss Lydia
Archbold.
Patronesses for the junior horse
show included Mrs. Dwight +. Davis,
Countess Szechenyi, Mrs. Edward B.
Mclean. Mrs. James f. Curtis, Mrs.
Richard Aldrich, Mrs. Irwin Laughlin
and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers.
Cups for the winners of the events
were presented by Mrs. Laura F. Cur.
tis, Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Secretary
Dwight F. Davis, Countess Szechenyi,
Mrs. Bruce Howe, Mrs. Irwin Laugh
lin. Mrs. Joseph c. Grew, Mrs. Ashton
Rollins, Mrs. Demarest Lloyd Hugh
s. Legare, Miss Elizabeth Ellsworth,
Mrs. Edward b. Mclean and Mrs
Richard Aldrich.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

charitable, always willing to help
when help was NEEDED. None of us
dreamed she was in danger of an
attack or that she would be used as
story am going to tell you now.
"One day while / was State at.
torney I received an urgent and
secret summons to Charleston. There
found the judge and clerk of the
court greatly agitated. They laid
before me a charge of theft that had
been made against Mrs. Lincoln.
was appalled,. l said the thing was
impossible; that woman whose whole
life had been SO irreproachable could
not steal. They told me she had con-
fessed. How could / prosecute the
aged woman who stood in the rela-
ton of mother to the President of
the United States? l fatty told the
judge l would do nothing of the kind.
was sure it was just another phase
Of the copperhead war and she was
the victim of conspiracy.
Il went right out to the little farm
where Mrs. Lincoln lived to get the
facts. AS might have been expected,
/ found her very nervous, but l
asked her to tell me just what had
happened. She had been in the vii.
lage store. she explained. and look
ln., over some calicos had taken a
small piece home with her to see if
it matched some goods she had pur.
chased before. Other women often
did the same thing and no one ever
accused them Of stealing But Mrs.
Lincoln had been seen putting this
little piece of calico in her pocket
and going out of the store without
paying for it, and the copperheads
saw their chance and had her as
rested for shoplifting. The property
was worth only few cents. but she
was too conscientious and / imagine
too proud to offer excuses; and I
have no doubt she thought of the dis
grace she was bringing to Honest Abe
in the White House.
There was ], the States attorney,
commissioned to prosecute all offenders
against the law, facing the woman
who had confessed having taken prop
erty without paying for it. / did not
hesitate. I told her she had done
nothing wrong and had nothing to
fear. / went back to the Judge, told
him all the circumstances and said
If we prosecuted Mrs. Lincoln we
should be joining in conspiracy to
injure the President; and / proposed
to him that as men, and not officers
OF the court, we engage in little con.
'spiracy of our own. Then and there,
on our own responsibility, we de-
cided to wipe the charge and the con.
fession off the records, and at the
same time we sent for the complain
ants and forcibly expressed to them
our disgust at their conduct and the
contempt in which we held them; and
warned them il they gave any pub
licity to the affair the consequences
would be unpleasant. In short, we
threw, If not the fear of the Lord, at
least the fear of the law, into them,
and they were duly scored and con.
sidered it advisable to keep quite
rather than risk running up against
the wrath Of the Judge and the States
attorney.
Novo.. prr~akknL Da-x
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Officers Exchange Places.

Col. Edward A. Sturges, assistant
chief of finance, War Department,
and finance officer, District of Wash
ington, will be relieved of those duties
September l and proceed to Boston
for duty at headquarters, 1st Corps
Area. He will relieve Col. Frederick
w. Coleman, Finance Department,
who is ordered to Washington City to
assume the duties now in charge of
Col. Sturgess at the War Department
and the Munitions Building.
The first 1000 steel houses in Scot
land have proved SO successful that
another 1000 have been ordered.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

secretary and Mrs. Ethel Cohen
treasurer.
The following were elected to the
executive committee: John T. McRoy,
George Warren, Adelbert Dryer, Mrs.
Frederick Haller, J. L. Topper. Miss
Spier, Mr.. Hoover. Mr.. Lewis and
Mrs. Cohen.
Plans for the coming lecture season
include a series of lectures and de-
bates, to which speakers of national
renown will be invited, it was an.
nounced Fi t@st*
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Harold McC COrmick
Thrills Friends i'm
Whistling Recital
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-Harold F.
Mccormick provided an innovation
in the way of society entertainment
last night when he gave a recital
in whistling to a select company of
close friends.
Accompanied on the harp by the
Baroness Violet Beatrice Wenner
of Vienna. Mr.. Mccormick gave
Bartlett's Dream" Schubert's
''Litany" and ''Pinions of Song
and two other selections.
Both Nine. Wenner and Mr..
Mccormick were warmly applauded
by the guests, who lad attended
dinner party in honor of Mr.. Nc
Cormick. given by Benjamin Gates
Felix. friend since school days.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
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1927. BY order of the executive
committee. r. D. HOWELL,
Secretary.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Park View to Celebrate.

A general celebration by the Park
View community on the occasion of
the completion of the new lights or
Georgia avenue was planned at a
meeting of the Park View Citizens
Association Friday night. Walter E.
Beller was named chairman of the
celebration. A. p. Bovello. chairman
of the finance committee. was author
lied to solicit donations for the affair.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
A. F. of L. to Take Part,

The American Federation of Labor
will be represented by five delegates
at the Congress of the Pan-American
Federation Of Labor, which opens
July 18. These, as announced yester-
day, are President William Green,
Secretary Frank MORRISON and Vice
Presidents Matthew Woll, James
Noonan and James Wilson.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
ATTACKS TARIFF ORDER.
New York Concern Denies Author
ity of President.

The Supreme Court has been asked
by j. w. Hampton, Jr., & Co. of New
York City to pass upon the constitu-
tionality of the flexible provision of
the tariff act, under which the Presi-
dent is given authority to raise or
lower duties.
The attack is based upon President
Coolidge's order raising the duty on
barium dioxid from 4 to 6 cents a
pound. it being declared that it was
an invalid delegation of authority by
Congress, which. it was contended. un-
der the Constitution has exclusive
jurisdiction over tariff changes.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Never Regretted Part.

II suppose what we did was quite
illegal and, had the facts become
known, rendered us liable to impeach.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Two Found Slain.

OSSINING, n. Y, May % LR.-
John Lyons, As. mechanic, and his
sister, Mrs. Mary Arnold. so. widow
who kept house for him, were found
murdered in their home here tonight
The bodies We're discovered by a
butchers errand boy, who called to
deliver meat
Evening star., 1927-05-29
LEWIS MADE CHAIRMAN.
League of Industrial Democracy
Committee Chooses Officers.

Marx Lewis, an attorney, was re-
elected for fourth term as chairman
of the executive committee of the
Washington Chapter of the League
for Industrial Democracy. at meet
ing of the committee yesterday.
Miss Alice Spier was reelected
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Up to half century ago the exist
ence of the gorilla was doubted.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
SENATORS PROTEST
DRY CONSOLIDATION
Willis and Fess Seek Conference
With Mellon to Oppose
Merging Offices.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
After Senator Willis of Ohio had
protested yesterday to President Cool
idge against proposed consolidation OF
the Cincinnati and Columbus and the
Cleveland and Toledo Internal Reve.
nuS Bureau offices, both he and Sena.
tor Fess of Ohio sought to take up
tie question with Secretary Mellon.
They were unable. hwoever. to ar
range conference yesterday with the
Treasury head. but did confer sepa-
rdtely with Deputy Internal Revenue
Commissioner Nash.
1t is expected that both Senators
will present their objections to the ad.
ministration's plan next week. and
that he will hear both sides OF the
question before taking the consolida-
tion question under advisement.
Protests have also been made by
Missouri Republicans against the pro-
posed merging of the Kansas City Of
flee with that in st. Louis.
Up to half century ago the exist
pnpp of tho gorilla yvac aot,hfaA
Evening star., 1927-11-20
CHEMIST CALLED
IN DEATH Of GIRL
Body of Fair Autoist, Held
Suicide, to Be Examined
for Traces of Alcohol.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SELMA. Ala. November 19.-Fur-
ther action in the Montca baro case
rests v9th the State chemist. Attor-
ney General Charlie G. Mccall today
ordered e. e. Ross. State chemist. to
proceed with the examination of the
viScera of Miss Louise Monteabaro.
whose mysterious death last Monday
eight prompted a State investigation.
The examination is TO be made for
traces Of alcohol. III. +. Blake, chief
of police of Calera. said the young
woman threw bottle from her speed
ing automobile as he pursued her on
his motor cycle.
The chief said his prisoner commit
ted suicide by shooting herself after
he had overtaken and arrested her
for speeding. Mr.. Mccall undertook a
personal investigation at the inSiStence
of friends and relatives of the victim,
who refused TO accept the coroner :
verdict that she had taken her own
life.
Mr.. Mccall said he was convinced
the bullet that killed the young woman
was fired from her own weapon. w.
NJ. Berge. assistant coroner. who .ex-
amined the body after death in a
Birmingham hospital. said he found
Evening star., 1927-11-20
PRINCE GEORGES TUTORS
+. HEAR BALTIMORE MAN
John Coulbourn, Mrs. Remington
of Laurel and Supt. Orem Address
County Body.

John conlbourn assistant superin-
endent of Baltimore City schools IN
Rharge Of high schools, was the prin
Hpal speaker at the quarterly meet
ang of the Prince George County
Teachers' Association. held today in
Eastern High school He spoke of
the relations between elementary and
high schools and as to what each
might expect from the other. Mrs.
Bennington. president of the Laurel
Parent Teacher Association. spoke Of
the work of such organizations.
Prof. Nicholas Orem. county super
intendent of schools, was another
speaker.
Miss Sarah b. Simons. head of the
English department of Central lllGh
School. Washington, talked betor2
high school teach ars Of the county on
minimum Essentials in English fol-
lowing the general meeting. Leading
discussions in the graded group were
Miss Ruth jefferson, Miss Ellen
bowling md Mrs. Margaret a. Powell.
Miss Francis Tompkins, Mrs. Bessie
A. Boane. Miss -Iaria Queen and
EIiss Ruth Wyvill talked before the
rural group.
Miss Margaret Edmonston, Mrs.
catherine Il. Reed and Mrs. Blanche
frickcr were elected by the general
meeting as delegates to the meeting Of
The State Teachers Association 10 he
held next Friday ana Saturday in Bal
tinlore L. +. Howland WAS chosen
delegate by the high school teachers
aud representatives We're elected by
primary. grammar and rural school
groups Prof. w. II. G. Connick.
president of the association, presided
Evening star., 1927-11-20
DRUG MISTAKE KILLS
FALLS CHURCH MAN
William F. Moses, Former Coal
Merchant, Dead Two Hours
After Taking Disinfectant.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DSpatcn 10 Inc star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va. November
19.-William F. Moses, former coal
and ice merchant and garage owner,
died at Georgetown University Hospi-
tai at 10 o'clock last night of poison
+ ing. two hours after ne is said TO
have taken disinfectant by mistake
for medicine at his home here.
Rumors that Mr.. Moses was vic
tim Of suicide were denied at the home,
where his wife said today that al
though a year ago he had met busi-
ness reverses, his future was never
brighter than at the time of his death
He had lately been engaged as stock
salesman by the Arlington Title Co.
of Clarendon and was district man.
ia ger of the Mutual Life Insurance
GO. of New York lie had been i'll
for some time. but was not despond-
ent. said Mrs. Moses. She rushed him
to the hospital shortly after his mis-
take was discovered. The body was
removed to Hysong's undertaking es-
Establishment, where details of the fu-
neral will be completed tomorrow by
noon No inquest will be held, the
certificate of the hospital physician
ascribing death as accidental.
Besides his wife, Moses, who was
80 wears old and native of Pittsyl-
vania County, Va, the son Of w. w.
Moses, is survived by three children.
Nancy. years old: Frances. 4, and
William Walker, months old. Mrs.
Moses. before her marriage. was Miss
Mossett Willard of Halifax County,
Va
Evening star., 1927-11-20
DR.. MARVIN HONOR GUEST
OF CALIFORNIA ALUMNI
George Washington President and
Wife Invited to Attend
Banquet Tonight.

DIR. Cloyd II. Marvin. president of
George Washington University, and
Mrs. Marvin will be the guests of
honor at the annual banquet of the
local alumni of Stanford University
and the University of California to-
night at the Grace Dodge Hotel. 1t
had been hoped that reports on the
progress of the Stanford-Calfornia
foot ball game could be obtained over
the radio, but such an arrangement
was found to he impractical.
Stephen r. Mather. director of the
National Park Service, will be toast
master. College songs and cheers
will be in the order of the evening
and the foot ball fever will be further
stimulated by movies of recent game
played in the California stadium. The
committee on arrangements includes
DR.. c. A. Browne, acting president of
the Stanford Alumni in Washington:
Mrs. Victor X. Chestnut, president of
the University of California Alumni.
Miss Harlean James. Mrs. Remington
Kellogg, Fred Rasch. Col. Reginald
Kelly and DR.. Alice Merrill.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

Southern Rhodesia is expected to
produce 15.000.000 pounds of tobacco
this season, which will he nearly
double the record breaking crop OF
last year.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

powder marks around the wound and
was convinced it was case of sui
eide Berg's statement tended to cor
roborate that of Chief Blake. who al
though admitting that he fired
shot into the air TO frighten the girl,
maintains she killed herself.
The investigation was begun when
an examining physician said he found
no powder burns. as is usually the
case when shot at close range. around
the wourd in the young woman's
head and further that the fatal bull
let was Of a larger caliber than those
fred by Miss Monteabaro's automatic.
Evening star., 1927-11-20

Amazonas' only highway has beer
completed by the government, and OK
tends from Manaos to point % miles
mort b