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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06
A. +. Of [. Fears to
Join Conference
In China on May |

WASHINGTON, FP).-An invi-
cation from the Australian Trade
Union Congress and the All-China
Federation Of Labor, addressed to
he American Federation of Labor,
10 send delegates to the Pan-Pa-
,ific labor congress to be held May
/ in Canton, has been received by
The A. f. of L. but will not be ac-
,epted.
The attitude Of A. +. Of l.. eXecu.
lives is that the Australian pro-
noters of this gathering seem to be
Identified by the Australian govern
ment as Communists, and that the
A. f. of L. will not attempt to con-
fer with Communists. They have
declared the sympathy Of the A. f..
of L. with the effort Of Chinese
workers to raise their wage level
and gain the other advantages
which organized labor in western
nations has won.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06
jHOP CHAIRMEN
BAR SCAB union
FROM FUR JOBS
Great Meeting Decides
On New Tactics

Shop chairmen of the Fur Workers
Union, at a meeting held last night
n Manhattan Lyceun, sc East 9TH
Street, not only pledged once more
heir loyalty to the New York Joint
Board of the Furriers' Union, but
resolved that no one who registers
with the "scab" fur union office set
up by the Reorganization Committee,
shall be allowed an their shops.
Such a resolution was presented
by the forty workers of the Kleinman
Brothers shop of 333 7th Avenue thru
their chairman, Philip Schneider; and
similar resolution was signed by all
the workers of the Weinstein and
Kupersmith shop, S05 7th Avenue.
Describe Rough Stuff.
The tactics of the reactionary right
wing forces, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the international
Fur Workers Union, in their attempts
to compel workers to register were
described by several shop chairmen
in their speeches.
It was the opinion of all the speak
ers that where the individual shop
chairmen took a firm stand against
Edward F. McGrady and his strong
arm associates when they came to the
shops, there was no further trouble
or interference.
Organize New Way.
Ben Gold, general manager of the
Joint Board Of the Furriers' Union
outlined plan for organizing the fur
shops by buildings and by blocks in
order to combat the attacks being
made on the union by the reorganiza'
ton committee. There will be {
chairman elected for each division
and meetings of the workers will bC
held regularly.
"By this closer organization of oui
ranks we will be better prepared t
meet the invaders, and to withstand
the attempts of the bosses to breal
our union agreement because of thu
secret promises which have beer
made to them by the Internationa
and the A. f. of l..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06
Taxi Drivers Made
Goats for Stupid
Actions Of Women

How the taxi drivers are the goats
for the law violations of "sweet
mamas" Ito use the language that is
familiar to the taxi drivers) was told
to The DAILY WORKER by taxi
driver yesterday.
'Let us take for an example, 57th
street between Fifth and Sixth ave-
nues," he said, "taxis are not allowed
to park there, while the Lancias, Cum
nighams, Royal-Royces, Pierce-Ar-
rows and other high priced cars OF
the kept women from Park Avenue
and Riverside Drive are parked there
in double line on both sides Of the
street, during the entire afternoon
while they are shopping.
eff any one wants to leave a taxi
on 57th street during the day they
have to alight in the gutter, having
no opportunity Of getting near the
curb.
Ignore Signal Lights.
"Let us view another side of the
question. On Madison and Park Ave
nues where the society danes take
their poodle dogs for their daily car
ride, we find continually ignoring the
signal lights. AS result of COM
plants, special details of police are
sent out with summonses, who serve
them on taxi drivers instead Of the
daughters of the rich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06

let found in the body Of one of the
slain men was fired from Sacco's
pistol. Two gun experts for the de-
Tense said it was not.
Last Plea Denied.
The last plea for new trial was
based upon two sets of evidence: first,
a confession by Celestino Madeiros,
convicted murderer, that he was a
member of the payroll robbery gang
for whose crime the two radicals were
convicted; and that neither Sacco nor
Vanzetti took part in that crime;
secondly, affidavits by two depart
ment Of justice officials employed in
Boston at the time of the arrest and
conviction of the two workers to the
effect that the federal authorities
were working hand in hand with the
district attorneys office to "get" Sac
co and Yanzetti, for their radical ac-
tivities.
Rarely has the vital Importance Of
international solidarity of the work
ing class been so decisively shown as
in the world campaign in defense OF
Sacco and Vanzetti. Through the
activities of the International Labor
Defense, thousands of meetings were
held throughout the United States in
protest against the official lynchings
of the two radical workers.
Workers of World Protest.
Not only the workers. of this coun-
try, but those of Latin-America and
Europe, by their tireless work in be-
half of the two defendants, placed a
wall between them and the death
chair of the commonwealth of Massa-
ehusetts.
Mass meetings were held in every
large city in the United States, anc
| in New York City alone some 18,0OC
workers came to the Madison Square
/ Garden to protest against the pro
posed assassination. Hundreds Of
leaflets were distributed by the In
ternational Labor Defense. Posters
buttons. articles for the press, Thu
Labor Defender, the organ of the
l.. D., and every means Of publicit!
and agitation was utilized in the cam
tpaign. The Sacco-Vanzetti Confer
ence, into which hundreds of thou
sands of workers were organized
made the names of the two Italian
workers the symbol of solidarity ant
united efforts.
Protest Meetings in Europe.
In Europe the campaign receives
its greatest support from Germany
Italy, Soviet Russia, and England
The international Class War Prison
ers' Aid (the British counterpart o
the L. L. d., did some remarkably
work in agitating for Sacco an
Vanzetti, and literally hundreds o
Eiocal labor organizations Throughout
England were listed by the /. G. "
P. A. as having adopted protest reso
buttons.
In Italy, despite the bloody reig
of the fascist, meetings were hel
wherever possible to protest agains
the conviction of the two radicals
Demonstrations were also held i
front of the American embassies q
= Paris, Sofia, Lisbon, Buenos AireI
Berlin, Montevideo, and Mexico.
In the Union of Socialist SoviC
Z Republics, literally millions of work
ers and peasants have recorded thei
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06
Botany Mills Claims
Loss Of Four Million
Dollars During Strike
(By Federated Press.

Passaic's 10 month textile strike
Is credited with causing Botany
Consolidated Mills a net loss Of
S4,4S5,45s in 1926. President Max
Stoehr calls the strike "the most
severe and concentrated labor dis
turbance the industry has Known
Stoehr's report points out that
the big textile mills cleared out
about $6,o00,O00 Of stock on hand
during the strike. The company
also profited on it's holdings in
central European mills, he states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06
Pullman POrters Union
Gains 1000 Members

Since the first of January the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
has gained over 1000 members, states
general organizer A. Philip Randolph.
Most of the new unionists are from,
the south where the porters had been
only. lukewarm toward the brother
hood.
The brotherhood's appearance be-
fore the Rail Mediation Board, which
has not yet officially recognized the
organization over the Pullman Com
pany, stimulated new members to
Join, Randolph believes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06

The women workers Of the needle
trades and wives Of workers will meet
in Cooper Union at seven o'clock to-
night in what IS expected 10 be the
biggest demonstration Of the year. Az
least 5000 women will gather at the
call of the Unity Committee Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-06

A drama of
Mexico and
RevOlu-
ton
Premier
Production
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
.RI0TING AND
L0OTING UNDER
WAY,ATHANK0W
Foreign Warships Will Act
Quickly If Chinese Re-
peat Nanking Outrage

Shanghai, April 2l.--tF- Rioting
and looting were prevalent in Han
kow, said wireless dispatch from
that city today, with panic immin-
ent. Eighty-five Americans were
hugging the edge Of the foreign set.
tlement, reluctant to desert their
property. yet fearing to venture far
inland.
1t was learned authoritatively that
if the Chinese at Hankow should at
tempt to repetition of the Nanking
outrage, the foreign warships would
act without delay. Among the for
eign warcraft anchored in the Yang
tie off Hankow ut the present time,
are eight American vessels--the lso-
bel. Cincinnati. Noa, Preble. Pruett,
Nonacy, Pigaon and Villalobos.
An unconfirmed rumor was re-
ceived from Hankow that Michael
Rorodin, Russian adviser to the
Hankow government, previously re-
ported in hospital in the foreign
quarter Of Hankow, was under de-
tention.
From Marking it was learned by
wireless that firing between that
city and Pukow. on the opposite side
of the Yangtze, had been resumed
Shells from Pukow fell on the rail-
way station at Nanking, resulting in
numerous casualties. The railway
staff fled in panic. Marking is held
by the Cantonese (Nationalist)
troops, while Pukow is in the hands
Of the northerners.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
DRIVE
TO BE HELD
THIS SPRING
Plan Campaign For $4,000
Quota in Near Future at Di-
rectOrs' Meet Last Night

Decision 10 put on campaign Tor
funds for the Bismarck Community
Chest was reached at a meeting Of
directors last night and quota Of
$4,000 for the six months ending
September so decided on.
The solicitation will be made some
time in the near future, after cam
paign committee, appointed by Pres
ident A. NJ. Christianson, meets to
work out plans for it and to decide
on the date.
The directors discussed whether
they should hold campaign this
spring to collect the city's quota for
Is months or whether they should
hold one now for the six-month per-
iod and another one next fall. 1t
was finally decided to adopt the lat
ter plan.
Directors pointed out that the vari-
Gus organizations in the Chest
have not solicited funds this spring
and the campaign will therefore be
held to furnish them with money for
the six.month period.
On the campaign committee. which
will meet soon to decide when the
campaign will start, are H. J. Dueme
land. chairman; Mrs. +. l.. Conklin,
A. h. Brink, G. l.. Spear, and Carl
Nelson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
Last Minute
Bulletins

Newport News, Va, April
2l-(AP)-Richard w. Ken
nisOn of Boston and Wilbur F.
Bingham of New York were
killed today when their SEA-
plane crashed into Chesapeake
Bay between the Ripraps and
Willow Spit. Their bodies
were recovered two hours aft
crwards. The men were cadet
flfers 1T the Hampton Roads
naval base and were on
training flight when the acci-
dent occurred.
New York, April 2l-(AP)
Common stock of the Gen.
eral OtOrs corporation
touched = record high price of
1872 on the New York ex-
change today. Several blocks
ranging from $500 up to 1O,-
500 shares changed hands
from 189 1-2 upward. Predic-
tions of record breaking first
quarter earnings, coupled with
prospects of an extra cash
dividend probably influenced
the buying.
Kingston. Ont, April 2l-
(AP) ~ Thomas McCOskey,
convicted slayer Of NJ. E. Jen-
kins. . guard at Portsmouth
penitentiary, was hanged At
the county Jail today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
'S0L0NS AGREE
ON DETAILS OF
APPROPRIATION
State School Aid Payment
Settled BY Minnesota Leg.
islature Conference Group
PLAN NEW BUILDINGS
Total Appropriation Two Mil.
lions Over 'Deadline' Set
BY States Governor

st. Paul. April 2l.-(P, After q
controversy over state school uid
payment which kept the legis laturc
deadlocked all through last night
and at times threatened to prccipitate
an extra session, conferees from the
senate and house finally reached an
agreement shortly before = y. M. to-
day and prepared the way for pass
age of the final appropriation bills.
and ad
The house adopted the conference
report without debate and promptly
repassed the education bill, the cer-
tificate Of indebtedness bill and the
tax levy bill. The measures then
were sent to the senate for approval.
The plan for settlement Of the
state aid deficiency controversy
which finally was adopted by the
conferees calls for:
Payment Of the $4,000 school
aid deficiency for 1925 and 1929 in
full from certificates Of Indebtedness.
Payment Of 100000 on the 1928
- deficiency with stipulation in
the bill that this shall be consider
ed as full payment of the 1923 and
1924 deficit Of $1.359,OO0.
Education Bill Arbitrated
The senate and house conferees al
so reached an agreement early this
morning on the education appropria-
tion bill. the last being appropria-
tion measure, recommending total
appropriations Of $21 ,266, ,l25.45.
Added to bills previously passed,
this brought the total appropriation
for the present session up to $42,-
1913 ,806.7S, or considerably more than
the $I0,644,O dcadline beyond which
the governor said appropriations
should not go.
The appropriations agreed upon
will require a tax levy of not to eX-
ceed 81 mills for the first year Of
the biennium and 2.S for the second
year, Matt J. Desmond, deputy audi
tor, announced when the confcrees
had concluded their work.
Building Items Allowed
The conferees agreed to retain in
the education bill disputed items for
number of buildings which the
house had disallowcd. These in
clude:
100000 for a building at the St.
Cloud Teachers college.
100000 for a building ut the
MOorhead Teachers college.
$4,000 for building at Morris
School Of Agriculture.
The conference committee climin-
ated an item of $4,000 for build
ing at the Crookston School Of Agri-
culture.
Members of both houses were ready
to act upon the conference report as
soon as the bills could be prepared
for action.
Wnduecdav'. encsinn waS tho last
at which bills could be passed. Ac
cordingly, members Of the Legislature
approached. and officially. the legs
laturc still was doing business on
Wednesday when the sun came up
this morning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
Railroads Should
Lower Switching
Cost at State Mill

Washington. April 2l-[P)-Rail-
roads should reduce their switching
charges at the North Dakota termin-
al at Grand Forks, N. D., the Inter
state Commerce Commission was ad-
vised today in an examiners report
upon investigation Of complaint
made by the state government.
The terminal property. state
owned establishment for handling
grain, is now required to pay five
cents per 100 pounds for the switch
ing Of grain to its tracks from East
Grand Forks, Mimi. The examine r
recommended that the charge be cut
to three and one-half cents per 100
pounds and that transit privileges be
extended to the material handled.
All Of the recommendations must
be considered by the commission be-
fore action is taken.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
: U. s. CITIZENS
ABOARD TRAIN
WERE UNHURT'
Presidential Office Charges
Catholic Rebels Respon.
sible For Attack
TRACKS ARE TORN UP
Military Escort Fights Val
iantly to Protect Train,
But Is Overpowered
TRACKS ARE TORN UP

= Mexico City, April 2l.-(R-Fifty-
one bodies and 81 injured persons had
been taken today from charred
coaches Of passenger train burned
by bandits in q holdup in the state
Of Jalisco. Unofficial estimates indi-
Gated that the total dead might reach
100. The military escort of SO, which
was on the train when it was held
up, fought until all were dead or
wounded.
A statement issued from the presi-
Dental office charged Catholic reb-
els with responsibility for the at
tack, asserting that three Catholic
priests were among the leaders. 1t
said Secretary of War Amaro had or
dered 1.-The required measures for an
energetic pursuit of the priests, who
received their instructions from the
episcopate Of Mexico City. -
Almost without warning, the train
was stopped in lonely region and
group of bandits or rebels, estimat-
ed at 500 to 1000 men, hastily dis
posed of the military guard, poured
the passengers looked on helpless and
soon the coaches were a mass Of
flames.
4 Some May Have Escaped
Late information was that about
half the passengers escaped. among
them E. S. DeYima, vice president of
the Banco de Mexico and director Of
the National Railways, and Eduardo
Mestre, president Of the institution
Of public charity in Mcxic, City.
Advices to the presidential office
gave the name of Coquita de Leon,
daughter of former President Obre-
gon and the wife Of an army officer,
as among the dead or injured. No
Americans were on the train.
Tracks between the stations Of
Limon and Feliciano were torn UP.
When the train reached the break in
the rails the engine overturned, but
the coaches remained standing on the
tracks. One report, received at
the railroad offices, was that a
passenger became insane when his
wife and five children were burned
within a second class coach. The
kman crawlcd out of q window, think
ing his family was behind him. He
attempted to return to them, when he
heard their screams, but the flames
prevented.
Statement Issued
"As the only comment on this
from the presidential office said,
I'VE desire to call the attention of
the people Of this country who have
common sense, and especially of the
poor classes. to which the passengers
who were barbarously burned alive
by this church crowd belonged, to the
low moral level of those who desire
to constitute themselves into spiritual
directors of our country and seize
power"
General Jaime GARLIC, chief of
staff of the war minister, in q re-
port to the president, said that "the
\ bandits, headed by the priests Vega,
'Pcdroza, and Angulo. and lawyer
named Loza, a commissioner Of the
league for the defense Of religious
liberty. with 4 bandit nicknamcd mo.
H." were fleeing to the nearby
CONTINUED on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
TRIED TO HIDE
MURDER FACTS,
CORONER SAYS
Murder Indictment Returned
Against Slayer Of Comedy
Star in Los Angeles
WIFE CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Friendship For Slayer Admit
ted BY Woman-Previous
Statement Is Recanted

Los Angeles, April 2l.-tP) A
revelation of sensational details
bearing on the death Of Ray Ray
mond, musical comedy star. follow
ing fist fight with Paul Kelly,
screen juvenile. who is under indict-
mcnt for murder, were promised at
today's inquest into the tragedy as
Coroner Frank Nance moved to in
vestigate an alleged plot to ''cover
up" facts in the case.
The belief that a concerted at
tempt has been made to suppress
vital facts Immediately after Ray
mond's death, was expressed by
Coroner Nance yesterday.
A murder indictment was returned
against Kelly following a grand jury
investigation of the actors death.
The bill was returned few min
utes after Raymond's widow, Dorothy
Mac Kaye, stage actress, had finished
her testimony.
Woman Collapses
Miss Mackaye, who has admitted
that her friendship for Kelly was
the cause Of the trouble between
the screen player and her husband,
collapsed in the Witness chair. As
she was being assisted out of the
grand jury room. she learned of the
jury's action.
1T can't be true" she screamed
and sank to the floor. For three
hours Miss Mackaye was grilled in
the grand jury room. Her testimony
was said to have reached its climax
when she admitted that she was with
Kelly in his apartmet when he call
ed her husband on the telephone last
Saturday night.
Kelly hung up the receiver and
dashed over to the Raymond home,
where an argument between the two
men led to the fight.
Miss Mackaye was quoted as say
ing she had gone to Kelly's apart
ment with companion, Miss Helen
Wilkinson, in the afternoon and that
she remained there while the fight
was taking place. In a previous state
ment to police she said she had left
her home Saturday night to buy
some Easter eggs for her four-ycar-
old daughter and that she visited a
dressmakcr.
Max Wagner. film actor and room
mate Of Kelly. told Of the women's
visit in u statement to the district
attorney. Raymond's demands that
his WlIe DFCdk HcF IFlcHuSnIp WIFI
Kelly were discussed after which
Kelly called the actor on the telc-
phone and announced he would "sct-
tie this thing"
DR.. w. J. Sullivan Of Hollywood,
who attended Raymond. was among
the grand jury witnesses. The
physician testified he had signed a
death certificate stating that Ray
mond had died Of natural causes,
"nephritic coma" and Bright's dis
case.
Miss MacKayc, who at first re-
fused to testify before the grand
jury, on the ground that she might
incriminate either Kelly or herself,
recanted after her first collapse and
submitted to questioning.
ut has been a terrible ordeal
Miss MacKayc sobbcd as she left
the hall of justice. "Why, oh, why
do they have to do all this TO me ?
l would be all right but my nerves
arc shot to pieces
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
FINANCES OF
JAPAN CAUSE
SOL0NS WORRY
Tokyo Banks Experiencing
Runs-Premier Calls Bank
ers Together for Conference

Tokyo, April 2l.-F)-The Bank
of Japan held an urgent meeting
this morning, ut which it was re-
ported the question of a moratorium
was discussed owing to the serious
financial situation. Later the pre-
mier summoned all the big bankers
to his official residence for a con-
ference.
A majority Of the Tokyo banks are
experiencing runs and the question
is being asked whether the anxiety
can be stemmed, notwithstanding
the fact that the government is ex-
ercising every effort to renew con-
fidence.
1t was stated by the Bank of
Japan today. that at least 500, 0,00O, 900
ven more was necessary to protect
the banks, and il was understood
that government assistance might be
asked.
Bank Of Japan Aids
The Bank Of Japan was endeavor-
ing today to supply currency to most
of the hard-pressed banks. Lines
of automobiles were outside its
doors with employees carrying out to
them suitcases and sacks filled with
bank notes. Even the largest banks
were experiencing runs and every
effort was being made to replenish
their currency.
Today the Bank ofsJapan advanced
to Tokyo institutions more than 1OO.-
100000 yen, bringing the gross out
standing advances to approximately
1,163, ,O00y0OO yen.
TWO small banks suspended today,
but the others apparently withstoOd
the runs temporarily. The stock
market was sinking and spectators
generally were depressed.
Governor Ichiki, Of the Bank Of
Japan, said that the difficulties were
only temporary, due to the deposit
tors being panickstricken. He said
a moratorium was not being con-
sidered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-21
u. S. Sailors Have
Battle in Nicaragua

Managua, Nicaragua, April 21.-LR
American naval forces in Mica
ragua, after having been fired on on
three different occasions yesterday
and Tuesday night. came into con-
flict late yesterday afternoon with an
armed band carrying red flags and
wearing red bands on their hats.
Three members Of the band were
found dead after the "reds" re-
tired. The Americans suffered no
casualties,