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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-01

to methods for maintaining peace
full industrial relations"
The Anti-Strike Chorus.
The Russell Sage Foundation has
for long time been carrying on 3
nationwide campaign for anti-strike
legislation. From other sources, the
New York World, for instance, has
>come a demand for legislation similar
to the Watson-Parker bill for pre-
venting strikes in the railway indus
try. Secretary of Labor Davis has
been loud in his insistence that such
Legislation is necessary and when
Davis speaks the undertones of An
drew Mellon can be heard.
For years the labor movement
fought such proposals. Today labor
officialdom takes the lead in making
them and fraternize with the legal
experts of labor's enemies.
More Surrender.
Another step toward surrender has
been taken by the official labor lead
erSnlp ana 1urCner PROOF furnished
that, left in control of the unions
these leaders intend to enslave the
workers by cunning, open sale and
united action with the courts and po-
lice of the capitalists against those
workers who do not hold out their
hands for the manscles.
The New York Times for January
81 says:
"The formula designed to prevent
strikes and labor controversies, pre-
pared after long study by sub-com-
mittee of the Committee on Com
merce of the American Bar Associa-
ton, received hearty commentator
yesterday from Matthew VOL, vice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-01

president of the American Federation
of Labor, president of the Interna-
tional Photo Engravers' Union and
an acting president of the Nationa
Civic Federation. Mr.. Woll, Johe
P. Frey, secretary of the Meta
Trades Department. !. and Victor A
Olander, secretary of the Seamen'f
Union and the Illinois State Fedora
ton of Labor, made up special COM
mittee from the American Federation
of Labor which conferred several
times with the Bar Associations sub
committee
Workers Will Fight Proposal.
Much as some sections of the union
membership may have been beguiled
by the "peace in industry" theory
the destructive "union-management
cooperation" doctrine, and the demon
alizing "non-partisan political action
program, it will not accept this new
attempt to disarm it further as g
gift from the gods.
In every union the left wing car
give this natural resentment effective
organizational form by presenting
resolutions denouncing this scheme
for enmeshing the labor movement ir
web of anti-strike legislation and
demanding that the united front be-
tween the bureaucrats and the bar
shall be broken at once.
The smooth phrases by which the
Bar Association and labor officialdon
tries to cover up their attack on the
right to strike must be stripped away
and the plan exposed as part of tn
whole retreat movement into which
the official leadership is trying tc
stampede the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-01
By BERT MILLER.

THE present period in the campaign
for a labor party is one in which
we are compelled to pass from the
stage of mere propaganda to the
stage where our slogan must find
concrete expression.
effectively, we are compelled to
move in this direction by the fact
that capitalist prosperity in America
has turned the curve or, in the words
of Leonard P. Ayres, the well-known
bourgeois statistician, Prosperity is
getting tired"
AS usual, the working class is asked
the pay the price. The American
capitalist class has therefore taken
up with renewed intensity it's assault
upon the workers.
The Injunction Menace.
The most effective weapon in this
attack has been the injunction, of
which the sweeping injunction against
the miners union is the most recent
md glazing example. Mr.. Hope
Thompson, attorney, speaking at the
recent convention of the American
Federation of Labor, correctly char
acterized the injunction as 1.-THE great
9st threat that faces organized labor
,oday" and claimed that ''it will mean
ne end of the labor movement"
When we add to this the renewed
threat of a nationwide open shop
drive and the increasing menace of
a new world war, it becomes evident
hat the labor movement is in serious
LANCER.
Need for a Labor Party.
In such situation, the labor party
becomes the logical necessity. This
las been brought out by John Pep
DER, who, in commenting upon the
fleet of economic crises on the labor
party movement, declared:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Valley Teachers
In Meet Monday;
Hutchinson Absent

About rs superintendent and
teachers in Valley public schools at
tended the regular monthly meeting
Of the Rio Grande Valley Superintend-
ents association held in the Browns
Vile Junior College auditorium Mon
day evening.
Failure Of Federal Judge J. c.
Hutcheson. Jr.. to reach Brownsville
in time for the session forced a break
in the evenings program. Judge
Hutcheson was to deliver the prin-
cipal address Of the evening.
Immediately after a banquet served
in the high school cafeteria, the VAL
ley educators entered upon a short
business session which was followed
BY a general round table discussion
Of Valley school problems that had
arisen since the previous meeting in
November.
J. Lee Stambaugh, superintendent
Of the Pharr public schools and
president of the association, presided
over the meeting.
Prior to adjournment. the associ-
alton adopted a resolution favoring
the establishment Of n state school of
technology for South Texas ut Kings
willie.
The movement for a legislative APP
preparation of 100000 for the es-
tablishment of this school is being
lead by the South Texas chamber Of
commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Editors Oppose
Broadcasting Of
Important News

LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 4.-tPl-Op-
position to news agencies, organized
and maintained exclusively by news
papers at great expense, supplying,
gratis, news bulletins and stories
bought and paid for by member pa
pers TO radio stations for broadcast
ing was voiced in a resolution adopt
ed by the Texas Managing Editors
Association in session here.
The resolution said the editors
were Of the opinion that governing
bodies of such agencies should go
into the matter carefully before
again becoming a party to a broad
cast Of valuable news. such as the
results Of the 1928 general election.
wherein newspapers. primarily for
publication in their own columns,
gathered and compiled the most val
liable new and yet saw it furnished
free to broadcasting companies for
dissemination, in many cases, hours
before the papers in the community
could circulate the same facts.
The resolution said that IL il was
deemed e%xpedient to furnish such
bulletins and news stories to broad
casting companies or stations, equit-
able assessments should be made
against them for the service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
PROBLEMS TO
Be WORKED BY
l2THCAVALRY
First of Series of 10
To Be Held At Fort
Brown Wednesday
Morning

The first Of a series Of 10 troor
problems, a cavalry troop in a dis.
mounted attack, will be worked GU
at Fort Brown beginning at s:l5 a
m. Wednesday, full war strength
troops being used, according to a re.
port issued from headquarters Of the
18th cavalry, Fort Brown. Tuesday.
A general invitation has been ex.
tended to the people of Brownsville
to attend these maneuvers, the first
fiv to be held at Fort Brown and
the las five at Iona Alta lake. An
observation post for visitors has been
established east Of the ~airplane
hangar at Fort Brown and the hill
has been set aside at Iona Alta.
The other four problems 70 be
worked out at Fort Brown on sue
ceeding Wednesdays are: A cavalry
troop aerial coneealment: cavalry
troop in defense locality; cavalry
troop in d~ismounted attack, second
problem; and cavalry troop in a
mounted attack.
At Iona Alta lake, the problems
will be: A cavalry troop as advanc-
ed guard of a cavalry regiment; cav
airy troop as a part of a squadron
in dismounted attack; cavalry troop
as a part of a squadron in mounted
attack, and two problems with a cav
airy troop as a rear guard for a cav
airy regiment.
These problems cover the main
tactical functions Of a cavalry troop
in war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
MURDER FARM
CLUES SOUGHT
Northcott Taken Out
To Former Home to
Reveal Graves

RIVERSIDE, Calf. Dec. 4-tP)-
Gordon Stewart Northcott's report
ed confession that nine boys were
mistreated and slain on the North
colt "muI =. farm" near here, and
that he himself committed five Of
the murders. today tent prosecuting
authorities on an intensive hunt for
corroborating evidence.
Taken from Jail in Los Angeles
yesterday to the scene of the alleg-
ed crimes on his promise that he
might lead officers TO the spot
where evidence Of the killings exist
ed. Investigators announced North
colt made a signed confession Of the
murder Of Alvin Gothea, a Mexican
youth.
They said he then related a some
what incoherent story Of the MUIR
der of eight other small boys on or
near the farm, in four Of which he
was the killer. His victims, he said,
were Gothea, Walter Collins, Louis
Winslow, a boy named Richard and
a youth whose name he did not know.
The ~22-year-old Canadian declared
Sanford Clark. his ~I5-year-old
nephew, killed Nelson Winslow, twiz
brother of Louis. He declined TO
name the other boys he claimed were
killed on the chicken farm, and re-
fused to say who was responsible.
IF you ever get certain members
Of my family to talk" Northcott told
the officers. "you will hear one Of
the most weird tales you ever listen
ed TO. Believe me, officers, that
chicken ranch was a butcher shop"
Northcott's confessions were made
verbally before q group Of guards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
FOURTH JUROR
IS CHOSEN FOR
ADAMS TRIAL
Slow Progress Made
In Effort to Hole
Trial of Alleged
Slayer of Banker

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 4.-(P-Three
hours of exhaustive questioning, dur
ing which 90 talesmen faced a bar
a & Of queries as to belief of pros
p~ective jurors in the death penalty
and their activity in the recent
United States senatorial race, added
only a single juror today to the three
already selected for tn trial of V.
Ray Adams, Bartlett farmer, charged
with the staying of Oryille l..
Mathews.
The latter. new accounts manager
of Of a Dallas bank and purported
stakeholder in an election bet said
to have been made by Adams and Ben
Richards, Dallas county khan leader.
was shot TO death in the heart OF the
business section. Sept. ].
NJ. 4. Alley, Dallas, field clerk for
n light and power company, was the
only juror TO survive the grilling by
District Attorney William McGraw
and defense counsel. Three others.
j.. T.. Conoly. an express company en-
ploye; NJ. r. Nickery. a street car
motorman. and I. L. Primm, who said
he was in the vacuum cleaner bust
ness. we're selected yesterday.
OF 20 men questioned today de-
Tense attorneys excused two, bring
ing their peremptory challenges to
five, and IA others either answered
no to the question. edo you believe in
the death penalty" hurled immedi-
ately at them by District Attorney
McGraw after they had seated them
selves in the witness chair, or dis
qualified themselves for having
formed a fixed opinion in the trial
which promises to reach unusual dra-
matte heights.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
site BOUGHT

CONTINUED from page one.)
another ice factory for McAllen was
made here by r. l.. Hill and J. b.
Martin of I~tasca, Texas, work on
which will begin this week.
A building permit for the con-
struction of the factory was issued
Saturday by the building inspector.
The total cost according to the per-
nit is placed at S65, 600. Tie issu-
ing of the permit followed the Pur-
chase of ground for the locating of
the factory from S. /. Bazzell. The
consideration paid for the lots was
not announced by either party of
the transaction.
The factory which will be located
on South Eleventh street will be 60
by so feet, Of brick and tile construc-
tion and will represent an invest
ment of approximately $4,000.
Hill and Martin another
plant will be located at Harrington
and will represent an investment in
that city Of approximately S55, 900.
McAllen and Harlingen are at pres
ent served by ice factories Of the
Central Power and Light Company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
REJECTED LOVER
4 y X
HOLDS GIRL AND
X X y
FIRES DYNAMITE

AMERCID, Sask., Dec. 4.-tP-
Rejected as a sutton after a court
ship Of several years, William La
qua, 80. lit a stick Of dynamite
with a cigarette while he held his
former sweetheart in his arms,
killing himself, the girl and her
mother.
Lagua, a we'll digger, quarreled
recently with the girl, Beatrice
Barager, 26. over the attentions Of
a rival, and was forbidden en-
trance TO the house. Yesterday he
called at the Barager home and
again pleaded with her to marry
him. When she refused he seized
her. The young woman's screams
attracted the attention Of a neigh
Dor. who arrived in time TO witness
the tragedy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
MADE
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Continued from page one.)
were unable to find even the gun
used by the driver of the second car
as he attempted a get away, il is
said.
Three Of the men arrested claimed
TO be from Fort Worth, officers de-
clared, and the other two were said
to be we'll known smugglers operat-
ing throughout the border country.
In shooting the tires from the
second car. the officers brought high
powered rifles, automatic pistols and
sawed-off shotguns into play and It
is said that ONLY a miracle saved the
driver of the car who came out of
the melee uhscratched.
The attempt to get away with such
a quantity Of liquor was classed By
officers as the most brazen on reg
ord in view Of the fact that il was
made while practically every officer
stationed in this section Of the Dor
der country was in Brownsville 20
attend the December term Of federal
court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
N. 0. COTTON
OPENS QUIET
Early Advance
Hit BY Bearish
Crop Estimate

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 4.-(P-
The cotton market opened quiet to-
day despite relatively firm Liver
pool cables. First trades showed a.
vances Of ! 70 8 points but the mi
tial gain was soon lost in liquidation
in advance Of Saturdays bureau re-
port. Offerings were absorbed
around yesterdays closing levels and
on a more bullish construction of
Liverpool coupled with trade buying
the market advanced to 1885 for
January, 1858 for March and 1858
for May, or ) TO : points above
yesterdays close.
. Towards the end Of the first hour
the market was easier due to a pri-
waite crop estimate of 1i,3S5,000
bales. considered bearish.
Under pressure Of long liquidation
January eased off to 19.45. March
1857, May 1882. or 10 TO III points
under the early highs and . to 5
points below yesterdays close.
When the offerings were absorb
ed the market rallied under a mod
crate demand prompted by a bullish
estimate of 1886. 900 bales and by
the optimistic tone Of President
Coolidge's message TO congress.
January traded up to 1857 and
active months generally TO levels 20
70 - points above the lows. At noon
the market was quiet and 5 TO 6
points under the top.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Stabber's Victim
Reported Better;
Man Being Held

Jose Portilla, injured when he was
attacked by a Stabber Sunday night,
was recovering Tuesday, according
to police.
The man was attacked as he was
returning TO his home in an alley
between Fourth and Fifth streets
after a visit with friends Giving in
the vicinity Of the old city cemetery.
Jumping from behind a thicket Of
mesquite, the man stabbed Portilla
only a few inches above the heart.
the knife sinking to a depth Of about
three inches.
Early Monday morning. Patrolman
A. 0livera arrested a man giving the
name of Jesus Cara and placed him
in the Cameron county jail on a
charge Of assault to murder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
FARM RELIEF
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CONTINUED from page one.l
ucts either from members or in the
pen market at prevailing prices.
Crop SURPRISES would be handled
by the corporations through loans
from the federal board but no less
would be paid from the treasury of
the United States. Whenever the
board determines that a surplus is
liable in any crop, il may make
loans to the corporations up to s225,-
100000 for the buying and storing
Of the surplus.
Loans to the corporations, to the
cooperative marketing associations
and through them to i~s.vidual pro-
ducers would be at a rate of 4 per
cent.
Upon request Of the cooperative
marketing associations and pro-
ducers handling any perishable ag-
ricultural commodity, the board
would be authorized to assist IN
forming a cleari~ house association
for the purpose of minimizing losses
in the distribution of the commodity
and of providing equitable distribu-
tion among various markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
STOCKSCLOSE
IS IRREGULAR
Total Sales Approx
mately 100000
Shares Over Day

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-(P-The
stock market opened steady today
DESPITE the record-breakirg increase
OF s51i,O 600, 900 in stock exchange
member loans announced after the
close yesterday. Wright Aeronauti-
cal opened unchanged and then
quickly ran up 3 points. and Chrys-
Ter opened more than a point high
err. u. s. Sole common, Canadian
Pacific. Gold Dust and Packard open
cd fr~actionally higher. International
Nickel fell back n point.
Although the loan increase was
larger than expected. strong buying
support had been provided overnight
and the liquidation which came into
the market from frightened investors
and traders was easily absorbed.
Standard Oil of New York with a
block Of $4,000 shares at 81. followed
by 500 at Al rs and a block Of
10000 nj AZ. the top price represent
ing an overnight gain Of I IL points
and n new high record. One block
Of 10000 shares OF Consolidated Tex
tile chnared hands at 6 is followed
by a block of 5000 at 6 Ia, also n new
high record.
Mathieson Alkali quickly ran up
6 points. international Telephone
l IL, Archer Daniels Midland 4 IT,
Allis Chalmers 4 70 a new high at
154. and Curtiss. Midland Steel pro-
ducts, and Radio extended their early
gains 10 from 3 to 5 points and
Wright Aeronautical 10 s 1-2 before
the end Of the first half hour.
Foreign exchanges opened steady,
with cables firmer at S4.S5 1882.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
LEE MEADOWS is TO
RETURN TO A

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4.-(Pl-Lee
Meadows, n Of the few bespec-
tacled moundsmen in organized base
ball. and now on the voluntary re-
tired list, will return to the Pirate
lineup next year.
Meadows asked to be placed on the
retired list last season. He had
neuritis. DOME Bush. Pittsburgh
manager has come from Leesburg.
Fla. where Meadows lives. with in
formation that the pitcher is in
good condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Continue Effort
For Toral's Life

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 4.-tP1-A
further step to prevent the execu-
ton of Jose de Leon Toral for the
assassination of General Obregon
was taken by his attorneys yester-
day when they applied for a re-
straining order from the supreme
court against the decision on the
superior court u~pholding the death
sentence.
Should the amaparc be denied. de-
Tense attorneys will seek a ~reprieve
rs a final effort TO stay execution.
A restraining order is also asked
against the imprisonment OF Mother
Conception Aceveda de la Llata. con-
victed of being implicated in the
assassination.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Says Victims Of
Blazing Plane
Died In Mid.Air

DALLAS. Dec. A.-Rl-Five men,
one q millionaire, who died in the
crash Of a big monoplane Saturday
near Spur, were burned to death be-
fore the craft hit the ground, the
government will be told.
r. c. Hazcn, department Of COM
merce air inspector, after an inves-
tigation has deduced that the fire
started in the occupants compart-
ment and spread to the fuel tank.
Victims were Ii. d. Ballard, veal
thy San Antonio and Denver Air
Transport head; Matthew Watson,
Austin, pilot; James O'Banion. Dem
yer; Willis Washhurn, San Antonio,
and a Filipino cock, named Quentin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Temblor Victims
Sent to Santiago

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 4.-LP)-
Persons injured by the earthquake
which centcred nc Talca and Consti-
tuition were being evacuated from the
devastated region today and sent 70
Santiago.
known death toll today was set at
2lS with the seriously injured at 257.
About 1000 had been slightly in
iured and 10000 persons were home
less.
Bread lines were formed in the
stricken region. The mayor cf Talca.
ordered that three barracks be ron
structed Mt once for the homeless and
a temporary hospital erected.
Doctors. nurses and troops were on
the scene aiding the relief and dis
tributing food. clothing and med
icine.- In some places. reconstruction
work was already begun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Burnett Seeking
Support Behalf
Proposed School

Billie Burnett. assistant manager
of the South Texas Chamber of
Commerce, will address directors of
the Brownsville chamber when they
meet at 7:45 Tuesday evening in an
effort TO secure their support in the
attempt being made 20 have the state
appropriate 100000 for a South
Texas School of Technology TO be
located at Kingsville.
An attempt is being made by the
cities of South Texas to have the
legislature authorize the appropria-
tion needed for the establishment Of
the school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Mexican Labor
Unions Gather

(Trens Agency to Herald BY Radiol.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 4.-The ninth
annual convention Of the Mexican
regional confederation Of labor con-
vened here today under the chair.
manship Of Jose Lopez Cortez.
j. Emory Bank and F. Lawrence
were introduced as fraternal dele.
gates from Great Britain and Joe
Kelly and Jim Lord from the A. r.
Of L. The visiting delegates were
presented by Carlos L. Gracidas
former Mexican labor attache in
Bgenos Aires.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
Dumping Cotton
Lost 14O Million
Farmer, Claim

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 4.-tR-Cotton
growers Of the South lost at least
$40 4 bale, or sl4o.o 900. 900. on the
1928 cotton crop by dumping" il
upon the market. George B. Terrell
commissioner Of agriculture. said
today.
He pointed out that his department
had emphasized that present condi-
tons" justified 20 cents per pound
for cotton. and contended that this
price would be reached before the
close Of the season.
"These statements have been veri-
field. as spot cotton has already
reached 20 cents in Houston and Gal
weston" he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
UPTOWN auto

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first noted by pedestrians in the
business section. A few moments
later two shots were heard within
the car. and the automobile was seen
to bound over a curb and crash into
a fence on a vacat lot.
Witnesses told police thew saw "a
tall, thin man. dressed in a light suit
and wearing a brown SLOUGH hat"
step out of the car and disappear
into the darkness. When the auto
mobile was reached Brandon was
found dying.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
May Return Man
In Knaak Case

SAN ANTONIO. Dec. t.-(P)-
James Kelly. whose assertion that
he helped Elfrieda knaak burn
herself in the Lake Bluff. ILL.,, po-
lice station furnace some time ago
was regarded at first as the h%alluci-
nation Of an insane man. probably
will be returned to Chicago accord
ing to Lester Tiffany. chief of po-
lice in Lake Bluff.
After investigating Kelley's story.
Tiffany said he was convinced Kel-
lev vas the mar wanted in the
knaak case and in another case in
which q woman named Edna Kelley
was attacked in Lake Forest. an
other Chicago suburb.
Chief Tiffany said he expected 10
leave soon with Kelley.