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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
WORK ON PARACHUTE WINS
COLLIER TROPHY FOR 1926
Maj. {. L. Hoffman Honored
for Safety Device DeveI-
oped at McCook Field.
Experiments Covered Five
Years, But Not Single
Life Was Lost.

Mai. Edward l.. Hoffman. Army
Air Corps, now on duty at the Lunken
airport, Cincinnati. Ohio who had an
outstanding part in the development
of the parachute, has heen awarded
the Collier Trophy for 1925 for the
greatest achievement in aviation in
America, the value of which has been
demonstrated by actual use during
the preceding year." 1t was announced
last night by the award committee.
The development of the parachute
at McCOok Field, Dayton, Ohio, by the
Army Air Corps under Maj. HOffman's
direction, extended over a period of
five years. from 1919 to 1924. The
chute now is being manufactured in
the United States by the Irving Air
Chute Co of Buffalo, which concern
huded the energy and untiring eff
forts OF Maj. Hoffman in a letter to
the trophy committee. which recon-
mended that he be awarded the honor
Has Saved &c Lives.
at is particularly significant" said
the committees announcement. that
not a single life was lost through the
dangerous years of experimental and
development work in bringing this
parachute to it's present high state of
perfection. The records of the Army
Air Corps alone show that the para
chute, in the development of which
Maj. Hoffman has been directly re-
sponsible, has saved % lives. That
the value of this device is recognized
abroad as well as at home Is attested
to by the fact that it has already
been adopted as standard equipment
in the air services of more than a
dozen foreign countries"
AS chief of the equipment section,
engineering division. at McCoOk Field,
Mai. Hoffman had charge of the de-
velopment work. While nobody in the
Air Corps opposed his efforts to in
crease the safety in aviation. the
usual apathy toward new safety
gadgets" i'm aircraft was exhibited by
airmen in general. In fact. after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
GAR|BALD| FOUND
GUILTY OF FELONY
Catalonian Conspiracy Case
Ends-Sentences Have Been
Already Served.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 22.-Ths Catalo-
Man conspiracy Of last November,
which sought to wrest the province
OF Catalonia from Spain, came to an
inglorious end today when Capt. Ric-
ciotti Garibaldi. Col. Macia and 16
conspirators were found guilty of
possessing arms illegally and were
given short prison terms. which al
ready have been more than served.
The defendants also were fined
nominally. the heaviest punishment
imposed by the court being the assess
ment of the trial costs on them.
The two leaders of the plot were
sentenced to two months imprison-
ment and were fined 100 francs each
and the others, all of whom were
Catalonians. were sentenced to a
months Imprisonment and "a fine OF
so francs.
Traitor Is Hurled.
The real punishment of the three
day trial was the word traitor" which
was hurled at Capt. Garibaldi repeat
edly by his fellow conspirators, who
charged him with being in the paw
of the Italian Government and with
betraying their plans to the authori-
ties
The grandson Of the old italian
'liberator" WINGED under the tongue
lashing. but wept softly when his own
attorney, defending him. recalled his
heroism while serving under the
French flag in the Argonne and his
noble conduct I'm many other enter.
prises.
Accused Claims Duress.
Garibaldi alone seemed on trial, the
other conspirators being treated by
the court prosecutors and the attor-
neys az patriots or as grown-up boys
who had sacrificed themselves through
love of their country.
Garibaldis signed confession to the
police that he had betrayed his COM
rades for money was ruled out 1T tho
evidence. hut It's sense dominated the
trial Notwithstanding. The captain
objected to it's introduction on the
ground that it was tortured from him
under mental duress. but the prosecu-
tor shouted You bear a great
name. You ought rather have died
than to admit a felony if you were
not guilty"
GaribaIdi Is Tainted.
Wher Garibaldrs attorney described
his bravery in battle, Henri Torres,
lawyer for the other defendants.
cried: "Ah. don't raise the specters OF
the Argonne, or beware lest the dead
themselves arise in winding sheets
and murmur from tomb to tomb their
horror and disgust for you"
The lawyer then attacked the spirit
of fascism ironically and asked the
judge to free Garibaldi. Go, Carl
baldi,' he said, turning TO the captain,
resume your place beside the assas-
sins of Matteotti, your accomplices."
After making this reference to the
death of the Socialist Deputy Matteotti
In Italy. Torres added: This trial at
least will teach the French republic
how a certain spirit of Latin imperial.
ism endangers the worlds peace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
COMMISSION AMENDS
RAIL CROSSING BILL
Change Provides for Paying Excess
Out of District
Revenue.

An amendment to the bill providing
for the elimination of the remaining
steam railroad grade-crossings in the
District was adopted by the Commits
sioners yesterday and transmitted to
Congress. The amendment provides
that If the entire amount found to be
due and awarded in condemnation
cases as damages is greater than the
amount of benefits assessed. the
excess shall be paid out of the reve-
nues of the District.
The bill in its present form pro-
vides that not less than one-half of
the cost shall be assessed by the jury
as BENEFITS, but the commissioners
doubt il a jury will be able TO find
benefits equal to so per cent of the
cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
NJ. GRANT LUCAS RETURNS
Columbian Association Head Back
From Tuskegee Session.

M. Grant Lucas. president Of the
Columbia Educational Association of
Washington. returned yesterday from
Tuskegee Institute. where he attended
the annual meeting of the executive
committee of the National Association
of Teachers in Colored Schools.
The Columbia Association Is COM
posed of officers and teachers OF divt.
sions 10 to 10 of the public schools.
and President Lucas joined in the
Tuskegee conference to make f study
of the problems of constructive co.
ordination and cooperation between
school workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
FOG KEEPS $19,020,O00
IN GOLD BULLION ON SHIP
Rochambeau. Delayed by Mist, Ar
rives in New York Too Late
to Bank Treasure.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January c2.-Officers
and members of the crew of the
French liner Rochambeau, after fight
ing the blanketing fog which hung
over New York today. will pass at
least one more uneasy night. with
the responsibility of a treasure in gold
bullion, valued at $40 900. 900, on their
collective minds.
The shipment. which is believed to
he the largest single assignment to
he received from France since the
signing of the armistice, is to be sent
to the American Excha nge. Irving
Trust Company. Due TO the lateness
in docking. however banks had closed
for the weekend. and officials of the
company's pier said that. as far az
they knew. the shipment would he
kept on the vessel until banking is re-
sumed on Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
HONOR TO MINNES0TANS.
State Society to Hold Reception at
Willard January 13.

Plans have been completed for the
reception and ball to he given by the
Minnesota State Society at the
Willard Hotel. January 81, in honor
of Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Robert E. Odds. Assistant Secre-
tary of Treasury and Mrs. Carl T.
Schuneman and Solicitor General and
Mrs. William d. Mitchell, it is an
nounced by Miss Bede Johnson, presi
dent of the society
The Minnesota delegation in Con-
gress and their wives will he the
hosts and hostesses of the affair and
they are to be assisted by members
of the society.
Representative Allen J. Furlow. vice
president of the Minnesota State So
ciety, is chairman of the general ocm-
mittee and he is assisted by the fol-
lowing chairmen of the subcom-
mittees: William J. Williamson, en-
tertainment; William n. Morell. floor;
Mrs. George C.. Thorpe. reception;
Miss Burd Auten, finance; G. II.
Schopmeyer. music: Milton Treham,
tickets. and Herman Fakler, accom-
modations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Canadians to Meet.

The Canadian Society will hold its
next regular meeting at Wardman
Park Hotel next Wednesday evening
at $3.50 o'clock. DR.. Harry Baker
Humphrey will give an illustrated
lecture on French Canada and the
maritime provinces. Music will be
furnished by Capt. George Hart, d.
rector of orchestras and bands in the
public schools. and Franklin Jackson
tof the-WardmanL Park. Trio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Will Offered for Probate,

Mrs, Ada r.. Trimble yesterday
asked the District Supreme Court to
probate the will of her husband, DIR.
Robert s. Trimhle, who died January
2. She ls named as sole beneficiary
OF his estate valued i'm excess OF S3S,.
900, There are two children. Robert
S. Trimble and Dorothy r. Mccain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BANDITS GET $4,000.
Timekeeper Robbed of Cash in New
Hotel Building.

CHICAGO. January % CP.-Two
robbers held up a contractors time
keeper on the fourteenth floor of the
incompleted section of the new Palmer
House today and escaped with a pay
roll of $4,000. The hold-up men are
believed to have gained entrance to
the part of the building under con-
struction from the hotel.
The bandits unwittingly missed
larger pay roll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
MlTCHELL-HEDGES SUES
PAPER, CHARGING LIBEL
Article Saying Mysterious Hold-up
Was Publicity Stunt Is
Basis of Action.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, January 22.-F'rederick
A. Mitchell.Hedges. noted explorer and
author. has started suit for libel
against the Daily Express as result
OF story printed yesterday saying
that the recent mysterious experience
of the explorer was a publicity stunt
in which he shared"
Mr.. Mitchell-Hedges and a friend
recently were held up near Ripley
Surrey by six men. taken to a secluded
spot and trussed up. a suit case. said
to contain valuable documents, was
carried off, but later was returned
intact.
After several days II was said that
the attack was students prank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
HAWAII LOSES FAME.
Floral Leis Declared Made in San
Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. January % up.
These floral leis, tokens of greetings
and farewell, which have done almost
as much as the hay dress and the
ukulele toward making Mawaii fam
Gus, are not made in the Hawaiian
Islands-not at all, +. NJ. Hogue, for
mer Honolulu resident, told the Men s
Club Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church here.
They are manufactured in San
Francisco and sold at rs cents each,
he revealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

The Comforter Club OF Holy Com
Reiter. who died January II. has beea
filed for probate. She leaves $500 ia
the Eastern Star Home, S300 to ths
German Orphan Asylum and 5000 to
the Home for the Blind. The remain.
ing estate Is to be distributed among
relatives and friends. The value OF
the estate Is not given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
PROBE OF THEATER FIRE.
Royal Commission to Investigate
Disaster Fatal to 10,

MONTREAL, January % OP).-A
royal commission is to investigate the
Laurier Palace Theater disaster in
which 70 children lost their lives, Il
was announced today by Premier l..
A. Taschereau. after he had received
several delegations that demanded an
investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
.Arraigned Here.

DR.. Shyne was arrested here by
Postal Inspector Johnson several days
ago, it was learned last night. and
was arraiged before United States
Commissioner Turnage on charges of
using the mails to defraud. The spe-
cifications were not known by Com
missioner Turnage.
DR.. Shyne requested a continuance
OF the hearing and vas released on
81 900 to appear for hearing during
the coming week on a day which has
not yet been definitely set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

nority will bring in report recon-
mendinC that his seat be denied on
the ground that his appointment
grew out OF. his election and thus
was directly linked With events In
the primary npaigns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Maternity Act Signed.

The bill to extend for another two
years the Sheppard Towner maternity
act was signed yesterday by President
Coolidge,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

A method of mixing concrete. de-
veloped at Ohio State University, is
said tn increase the strength 1l5 per
cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
The Result of the British Miners Fight

whole British working class fought
the official leaders Of the trade union
movement to place themselves at the
head of the general strike. In the
second period the miners union was
left alone in the fight and the treach-
cry Of the official leaders of the trade
union movement isolated the miners
from the other workers. Neverthe-
less, the Miners Federation, altho it
was isolated, represented a tremen-
dous fighting force which would have
had every prospect of success had
there been a united leadership and
had the struggle taken the course it
ought to have taken. In the third
period, the leaders of the Miners Fed
GRAFTON, having till then vacillated,
showed a tendency to capitulate. They
recommended accepting the proposals
Of the bishops, they sabotaged the ex-
tension Of the fight recommended by
South Wales, they called upon the
workers to accept the conditions of
capitulation laid down by the govern
ment. The fourth period of the strug-
gle began at the moment when all the
former leaders with few exceptions)
left the fighting masses of the miners
to their fate. In the most critical Pc
Rod of the fight these old leaders
failed, and destroyed the united front
of the miners by asserting to district
agreements being concluded.
Side by side with the general
treachery of the old reformist leaders,
we see new leaders cropping up.
These new leaders were provided by
the Communist Party of Great Britain
and the minority movement. Wher-
ever the influence of the Communists
and the minority movement made it.
self felt the miners passed resolutions
which testified to their determination
to fight having remained mistaken.
THE same picture was seen in an
l. international measure. The re-
formist trade union leaders and social
democracy left the fighting miners to
their fate in the most shameful way,
and only the comintern and the revo-
lutionary trade unions fulfilled their
international duty. The attitude of
the trade unions of the Soviet Union,
which gave evidence of their solidar-
ity, was a brilliant example for the
whole international working class.
After seven months of fighting and
starvation, the miners are returning
into the dark depths of the shafts.
This time the battle is lost; the work
ing day is heightened, wages are re-
duced and the miners have been
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
An International Trust of Financial Capital

national financial trusts will come in
to being, which already exist in their
grouping (their dependence on one
another). The fight of the interna-
tional trusts for financial capital
amongst themselves is taking place at
the expense of the working masses in
all countries ruled by capitalism and
means an intensification of the danger
of war "a struggle for spheres for in
vestment). The international trusts
of financial capital also of course in
volve an increased danger of inter-
vention against the Soviet Union. The
sabotage of the financing of German
export to the Soviet Union (the 300
million credit, which at one time
was carried on for weeks by the Ger
man large banks Undoubtedly sup
ported by American and British finan-
cial capital, as kind of model for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Ry JOHN PEPPER.

THE fight of the British miners is
L approaching it's end, and one dis
trict after another is concluding sepa-
rate agreements with the mine own
ers. The ranks OF those who have not
returned to work are becoming thin
ner and thinner. The guerilla war
fare is only being continued in few
districts, but even there the resist
ance of the workers is growing
weaker from day to day.
For seven whole months has this
struggle lasted, one of the greatest
events in the whole international la
Dor movement of recent years. Now
that 1t has entered on it's last phase
the time has come to draw up the bal
ance of this heroic mass struggle and
to draw the logical conclusions. How
can we explain the enormous signifi-
canoe of the fight of the British min
ers? In the first place in that the
background of this fight is the de-
cline of the British empire, a situa-
ton in which the British capitalists,
in view of their desperate struggle for
the world market, are no longer able
to make great concessions to the
working class, and in which any great
fight of the workers to maintain their
former standard of living must inev-
itably meet with resistance from the
whole bourgeoisie and their govern
ment and must necessarily develop
into political fight.
THE character of the fight was de-
L termined above all by the circum-
stance that the British coal mining in
dustry is now passing thru a severe
crisis which places the British bour-
geoisie before the dilemma of getting
rid either of it's "superfluous coar' or
of its "superfuous miners" All the
characteristic features of the great
fight are due to these chief factors.
We can only completely understand
the significance Of this struggle If we
take the following circumstances into
consideration.
The struggle of the miners, which
lasted for seven months, was con-
nected with the first general strike
and was to some extent simultaneous
with it. Clausewitz, the great theo-
rist on military strategy, once said
that it is only possible to understand
the significance of war If we take
into consideration that it is carried on
in an atmosphere of danger. 1t is
equally difficult to understand the
struggle of the miners unless we take
into consideration that during the
whole seven months there was an at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
BY EDITH RupoUIsT.

THE Aswell bill, if it becomes ma
4 tional law, as is the urgent desire
of all Americas large, powerful in
dustrialists, would put the fate and
well-being of Americas more than ten
million toiling foreigners in the hands
of a dictator. This proposed act con-
tains outspoken, unguarded provisions
that can be interpreted in no other
way than as American fascism.
This dictator will have the title of
secretary of labor: upon him will rest
the duty of getting up set of laws,
regulations" for the enforcement of
the Aswell bill. "
What these regulations" shall con-
tain is of most vital concern to the
foreign-born workers. These regula-
tons will namely be the laws that
viii directly interfere in their every
day life, stipulating what the workers
can, cannot, should and must do in
order to earn the means OF existence.
The Aswell bills provisions are only
general, these regulations for en-
forcement will specifically and I'M
equivocally dictate. Once congress
has voted in favor of the Aswell bill
the fate of the foreign-born workers
is sealed, because there is no escape
from these regulations" more dan
gerous than the bill itself.
Section 16 provides Secretary of
Labor shall make all regulations me-
cessary TO carry out the provisions of
this act" To whom could the steel,
textile and coal interests more proper
ly delegate the job of keeping in a
legal straight-jacket the great mass
Of their workers, than one who is now
their official arbiter and mediator in
Industrial disputes, (strikes, wage
contracts etc.) than one who already
has the sanction and OK of these
industrial rulers? He certainly would
not be likely to make a non-beneficial
nor nonprofitable. regulation, inform
ed as he is Of tlfeir every wish and
requirement. No doubt, he is capable
of finding all the Nemagogic phrases,
necessary to conce the real motives.
He has a whole grand arsenal of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
MiIitariSt Manifestations

The refusal of the University of Oklahoma permit speech
be delivered its because of the protest OF
corps incident added to
many showing department and its hangrson are IN
terfering in affairs of civil life.
The speaker the of the happens
clergyman without hearing the speech which was
than university premises quite sure that
would have agreed with it. 1t doubtless was the ereoyped
pacif uterance but because dd not gory war; the protest
its cancellation by the universe
ty authorities.
The military mind socaled which particular
fecy parasitic occupation total Of all that is great and
good life, properly military mind at ALL but is
quntessence impeas epoch 1t possessed by every
beneficiary Imperialism chief characteristic is burning
hatred of everything and everybody who does not beVe the un
chaengeabe righteousness the domination of workers and
the Backward countries by the American ruling class and
its agents
At the same time the mpera the work
ing who the hardest and the lowest
paid work. system of government similar to that which makes
golden from the colonies In pursuing
this aim the marss campaign against all dissenting opinions
power prestige of the suppessve machinery the
government to accomplish their aims
say Chicago that the eutenantcoOne
protest simply exerczng his right as citizen
put the whole question the basis of difference Of opinion
nothing the sort The department
itself highly propaganda machine and its publicity
organization much the military machine of Amer
lean mperas as are the gunboas specialized
destructive apparatus
In the schools there developing rather
pacifs semipacfst character against
miarism there direct line these
elements mperaist SUCH
department is busy just the same.
The could build great movement
against imperialism and mpera if its official leaders were
part machinery The Ncaraguan incident has shown
that reserve anmarist sentiment the
which could be organized into powerful force with
the labor movement taking the lead.
offcadom upholds the hands of the and
wing workers who endorsed
the Communist against mpeast and the penetra
intimidation the Philippines Mexico and America
which and will the impetus which alone
stop
meantime it possible establish united front against
manifestations the mart spirit closed the University
of Oklahoma campus a lecture world peace.