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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

urday evening, January 10. All Party
and sympathetic organizations please
take. note.
You are requested not to arrange
any conflicting dates. The Lenir
Memorial Meeting this year will bt
powerful demonstration agains
the impefialist war and for the de
Tense of the Soviet Union.
District Executive Committee, New
York District.
Lower Bronx Y. w. l..
The Lower Bronx Y. w. l.. will holC
a social at IT'S e. 13Sth St, today
The one-act play, october" will fea'
ture.
N. J. Alteration.
The City Central Committee OF
Elizabeth, n. J., is holding a Mas
querade Ball and Bazaar tonight. Al
units and workers organizations Of
range any conflicting affairs fol
that day.
Party Units Attention..
The Spanish Fraction Will hold it:
first ball on Saturday evening, Dec
%, at Harlem Cas- inc, 116th St. anG
Lenox Ave. Proceeds will go for the
organization of Spanish speaking
orkers and for the support of the
organ OF the Spanish Bureau vida
Obrera." Please, keep this date oper
and give this affair your greatest
support.
Upper Bronx Unit 2, Y. w. l..
The Upper Bronx Unit 2 of the Y
w c. L. will hold a housewarmin g
and dance this evening at $3.50
at their new headquarters, 1885,
wilkins Ave, Bronx, Many surpris
ing novelties are in store for those
who attend, including a novelty thai
has never before beel shown in New
York City. The admission will be
Only 20 cents. Come and bring al
your friends.
WOmen's Department Notice.
The Women's Department of tn,
Workers (Communist) Party is CIR
ganizing a speakers bureau Womei
speakers get in touch with Comrad'
Ragozin at 26 Union Square. Com
rade Ragozin will be in Party Of
| flee Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
from $50 to s; Saturday from 10 a
M. to p. m:
District WOmen's Committee.
Meeting of District Women's Com
mittee, Section Women Work Or
/ ganizers, and fraction women secre
taries, meeting will be held today a
&c Union Square.
Section 5 Notice.
All members of Section are urge,
! to attend without fail their respec
! tive unit meetings during the weel
| of Nov. 26 as a resolution accepted
\ by the Section Executive Commute
on measures to successfully comha
I and eradicate Trotskyism within TIL
Party ranks will be distributed an,
voted upon.
Brownsville Y. w. l.. Party.
A cameraderie and book party ha
been arranged by the Brownsville
Young Workers (Communist) Leagu
for today at s p. m. All young work
ers are invited. The affair will b
held at 154 Watkins st.
Bronx Y. w. L. Dance.
The Bronx section of the Youn
Workers (Communist) League wi
hold a Section Dance on Saturday
Dec. %, at the Rose Gardens, 134
Boston Road. There will be enter
tainment and an excellent jazz bant
Poyntz opens YorkvilIe Forum.
Juliet Stuart Poyntz, Communis
lecturer, will open the Yorkvill
Forum with the subject War Dan
ger" at a meeting to be held at La
Dor Temple, 243 E. saith St, on Thurs
day, December 9Th, s p. m.
Unit 3F, Subsection &c.
Unit 81, Subsection &c will hol
an educational meeting Monday,
n. M, at 10S E. 14th st. Scion ID
Leon will lead discussion on 9TH
War Danger"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
Party Units Attention.

The Spanish Fraction Will hold its
%, at Harlem Casino 116th ST. and
Lenox Ave. Proceeds will go for the
organization of Spanish speaking
workers and for the support of the
OF gan OF the Spanish Bureau vida
Obrera." Please, keep this date open
support.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
Brownsville Y. Wy. l.. Party.

A cameraderie and book party has
been arranged by the Brownsville
Young Workers (Communist) League
for today at s p. m. All young work
ers are invited The affair will be
held at 154 watkins st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

The Bronx section of the Young
Workers (Communist) League will
hold a Section Dance on Saturday,
Dec. %, at the Rose Gardens, 1347
Boston Road. There will be enter
tainment and an excellent jazz band,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
Full of Grub and Optimism.

His report accented what Hoover
calls "the remarkable continuity of
the prosperity of the United States
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

The Lower Bronx Y w. l.. will hold
a social at IT'S e. 13Sth ST. today.
The one-act play, october" will fea-
ture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

The Office Workers Union has ar
ranged dance for Washington's
birthday eve, Feb. 81, at Webster
Manor. Sympathetic organizations
are asked not to arrange any affair
for that evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

Wednesday Dec. 5, at 6 p. m. at
80 Union Square, FD1 SIS &c will dis
cuss the C. e. G. statement. Every
member must be present at this inn
portant meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
Upper propx Unit ,, Y. W. /.

The Upper Bronx Unit of the Y.
w C. l.. will hold a housewarming
and dance this evening at $50,
at their new headquarters, 1880
wilkins Ave, Bronx. Many surpris-
ing novelties are in store for those
who attend, including a novelty that
has never before beef. shown in New
York City. The admission will be
Only % cents. Come and bring all
your friends.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

All members of Section are urged
to attend without fail their respec-
tive unit meetings during the week
of Now 26 as a resolution accepted
by the Section Executive Committee
on measures to successfully comha'
and eradicate Trotskyism within the
Party ranks will be distributed and
voted upon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

The Women's Department of the
Workers (Communist) Party is cr-
ganizing a speakers bureau. Women
speakers get in touch with Comrade
Ragozin at 20 Union Square. Com
rade Ragozin will be in Party Of
flee Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday,
from $50 to s.; Saturday from 10 a.
NJ. to 2 d N.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
wiliiamsburgh Y. w. l.. Dance.

The Young Workers League of
Williamsburgh will hold its annual
dance Saturday, December s, at
Royal Palace. Is Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn Tickets are on sale at the
Workers Center, Sc Manhattan Ave,
Brooklyn; the price is so cents in
advance and IS cents rat the door,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01

A membership meeting and discus
sion on "War Danger" will be held
Monday, Dec 3 s p. m. at S13 Hins-
dale st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
District women's Committee.

Meeting of District Womens Com
mittee, Section Women Work Or
ganizers, and fraction women secre-
taries, meeting will be held today at
&c Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-01
To Organize YwL Band.

Any reader who can play any mu-
steal instrument and is interested in
the development of Y. w. L. band
is asked to get in touch with e.
Goldberg, 1872 w. 72nd St, or viii
Herberg, at 26 Union Square.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
Change Of Venue
Motion Heard In
Mcdonald Contest

PARIS. Tex. Sept. 6.--tHl--Mo-
tion for q change Of venue IN the
contested will case of W. ]. McDon-
aid. Paris capitalist. who left al
most all Of his sl.25O.OOO estate to
Texas university for the erection Of
an astronomical observatory. was
heard here today by Judge Newman
Phillips.
Numerous witnesses were exam
ined as 70 whether an impartial trial
could be obtained in Lamar county.
A retrial OF the case recently was
postponed when attorneys for plain
tiffs pleaded illness. At the initial
trial more than a year ago ver-
diet was rendered upholding the be-
quest 70 the university.
McDonald's will was contested By
relatives. to whom he left a COM
paratively small part Of his estate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06

vile, chairman Of the Valley port
committee.
Mr.. Creagers attention had been
called to newspaper reports relative
70 the Brazos Santiago project which
have been disseminated throughout
South Texas.
THE board Of army engineers has
unanimously recommended the Bra
EOS Santiago harbor project. The
house committee on rivers and har-
bcrs has approved the project and
incorporated it in their rivers and
harbors bill. The rivers and harbor
bill will pass at the short session Of
congress, convenlng December 1, OF
this year" Mr. Creager said.
"This bill requires the raising Of
certain funds and the doing Of GER
tain things BY the Valley interests,
as conditions TO the becoming avail
able of the govsrnment appropria-
tion Of $l,000.000 and $15O.000 an
nually for maintenance. Most en-
phatically | say these conditions will
he met BY the Valley interests and
the Brazos-Santiago harbor viii 0e
completed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
man IS Slain
IN HOSPITAL
4 Held at Corpus Aft
er Operation Pa
tient Shot Dead

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. Eept. &.
--IFt-Four persons were in Nueces
county jail today charged with mur-
der in the death Of T.. c. Young. Bee
vile filling station proprietor. who
was shot to death last night as he
lay helpless in bed at Spohn santa
rum here recovering from an ap-
pendicitis operation.
Those charged were Robert 10th
ringer and Il. G. Wilmington, Bee
vile BARRIERS. and Mrs. Amalie 10th
ringer and Mrs. Hortense Whiting
ton, wives Of the two men. None Of
the quartet would make a statement.
Bond for the four was refused BY
the sheriff's department.
No date vet has been set for exam
ing trials.
Hospital attaches said Lnthringer
and Wilmington appeared at the hos
pital about o'clock last night and
asked 70 see Young. who was in q
private room on the second floor.
They were admitted and within a
few minutes three shots were heard.
Attaches rushed to the room TO find
Young dead three .3s caIibre bull
lets in his body.
There W. no witnesses TO the
shooting. Mrs. Young and her four
year-old daughter, who were staying
in a private home near the hospital.
heard the three shots that killed
Young.
Young was operated upon for ap-
pcndicitis last Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
BAPTISTSSAY
LACK FUND TO
PAYSALARIES
Shortage of Million
In Home Missions
Board Found After
Treasurer Leaves

ATLANTA, Ca. Sept. 6.--tPl-Tne
home mission board OF the Southern
Baptist convention today had an
nounced itself unable to pay current
salaries due to the discovery Of a
$l.000,000 shortage in accounts oil
Clinton Carnes. treasurer. who dis
appeared August 10.
Developments piled high a. IA spe-
cial church committee. headed BY
DR.. c. w. Daniel Of Richmond. Va.
dug deeper into affairs Of the board
and Carnes.
The committee was able 10 an
nounee the approximate size Of the
shortage after il had found that
Carnes kept q secret file In which
were entered special loan transac-
tions with more than $50 banks in
the south, transactions which never
came under the scrutiny or regular
auditors or of the church.
First court action was announced
when Walter R. Brown. Baptist lay
man and lawyer. intervening as a
church contributor. obtained a tenn
porary injunction returnable Sept.
20 against several possible sources
Of funds to rehabilitate the board.
Criminal court proceedings were
indicated in the announced determi-
nation OF Assistant Solicitor General
Ed A. stephens 20 begin grand jury
proceedings against the mission
treasurer as soon as practicable. He
began conferences with the Joint
church committee for that purpose.
Meanwhile there was little 10 in
dicate what Carnes could have done
with the money he allegedly obtain
Continued on page twelve)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
DAYSHICHT
BECINSINRAIN
AT COLUMBUS
Leader Reaches Last
Stop at l2:43 After
Getting Started AT
$50 A. M.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6.-tPl-E Earl
Rowland of Wichita, kans-, in his
Cessna "A monoplane, led the class A
trans-continentai fliers into Kansas
City today, landing at Richards air
port at l2:43 p. M. He wins, also, a
cash prize given by the Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce for the fastest
time between St. Louis and this city.
Rowland was followed BY Robert
Dake Of Pittsburgh, in an American
Moth. He arrived at loo, or 25 min
utes after Rowland, who was I6 min
utes ahead Of him at st. Louis.
Official time Of arrival Of Rowland
was later announced as 12:4I:25.
Holding his third place position,
W. ~ Emery, Jr., Of Bradford, Pa, in
Travelair arrived at 1:22.
Flying time or the leaders since
leaving New York, unofficialiy Is as
follows:
Rowland s hours minutes; Dake s
hours 35 minutess every hours. !
minute.
Fourth to arrive was Theodore W.
Kenyon, Boston, in a Challenger, ar
irving az 1881.
Fifth in, displacing James $.
Charles, who held fifth place from
Columbus to Il. Louis, was Eugene
Detmer Of Tarrytown. N. ~. in a
Travelair. Time OF arrival 1889.
Charles, Of Richmond. Va, In his
Eagle Rock was one minute later at
l:d0.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.-tPl-Holding
his lead in the transcontinental air
race, Earl Rowland of Wichita, kas,
CONTINUED on page twelve)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
Grand Jury Bills
Seven Defendants
In Capital Cases

Seven indictments f0r canizal
crimes were returned by The Cam
eroR county grand jury IN the thir-
teen true bills filed with the dis
trict clerk Wednesday. Additional
bills are expected 70 be filed Thurs
day afternoon.
Indictments returned Wednesday
included the following upon which
arrests have been made:
Elegio zapata, alias Elegio R0dri-
guez. murder: charged with shooting
Pablo Gonzalez IN July.
Timote0 Robles. murder; charged
with shootig Antonio Elizardu cn
August 20.
Ramon CARO-. murder; charged
with stabbing Juanna Paniagua On
July 5-
Octavio MARQUEE, rape.
Rafael Gonzales, forgery.
Ted Schnaor. forgery 1.-TWO c0untsi.
Sanford Bibbs. burglary.
Truwitt Cowan, driving motor We
hicle On public streets while intoN-
icated.
Several additional indictments for
capital 0ffenses are expected 20 6e
included in the bills t0 he filed
Thursday.
Trial Of divorce cases continues %
occupy the attention of The court,
several having been disposed nf
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The grand jury is expected To COM
plcte I'LL work the last of Che week
or the first of next.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
ASSUREEARLY
CONSTRUCTION
COAST CANAL
Dre1 ring Work Will
Start Immediately
On Two Units, u. s
Engineer Says


BATON ROUGE, La. Sept. 6.-fPl
Early completion OF the intracoastal
canal from the Mississippi river a.
Plaquemine, La, through Morgan
City and TO the Sabine river IL as
sured in a letter received BY Con-
gresham Bolivar f. Kemp from
Brigadier General Herbert Deakyne.
acting chief Of engineers. war de-
partment, Washington.
While no mention is made Of the
Harvey canal route. which would
shorten the distance between New
Orleans and Morgan city as con-
trasted 20 the Plaquemine route, the
letter states that construction work
is to be started Immediately on the
two sections necessary to complete
the route from the Mississippi river
at Plaquemine 20 Galveston, Texas.
Completion Of this waterway which
is already largely constructed, or fol-
lows natural waterways along the
Louisiana Gulf coast, will extend the
central inland waterways systems Of
the United States into southwestern
Louisiana and Texas territory.
Start Work Soon
The brigadier general says the de-
partment expects that the securing or
right Qf way titles for the Mermen-
tau-Calcasieu section (the western
louisiana section) will be completed
during September and actual COM
mencelent of work will receive atten-
tion Just as soon an the attorney
generals office approves the titles.
AS TO the remainder OF the route
to connect with the Mississippi river,
the fetter says:
"In the existing route of the intra-
coastal waterway from Plaquemine to
Morgan City, which follows natural
waterways Of the Atchafalaya river
Continued on page twelve)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
TO
STOP FORUM
Paper Lacks Sufficient
Subscribers, Own
er Says

AUSTIN, Tex. Sept. 6.--tP)-For-
mcr Governor James +. Ferguson an
nounced the probable suspension Of
publication Of the Ferguson Forum,
said to have been issued for the past
eleven years, in the current number
Of the publication.
Lack of an adequate number Of sub
scribers was given as the cause.
Final decision on permanent discon-
tinuance will be made between now
and October !, Ferguson said. He
added he would like to keep going"
nc least two more years
"The man thing the forum would
like TO keep going for would be 10
pull the 4 told you 50. on the present
highway commission when the next
legislature gets a real investigation
under way" he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
ATTACKERSOF
CIRLSTOCOTO
DEATH CHAIR
Court Action Is Only
Hope For Delaying
Execution Of Pair
From San Antonio

HUNTSVILLE. Tex. Sept. CD
Two men are to die In the elec-
tric chair at the penitentiary here
shortly after midnight tonight for a
series of attacks on San Antonio
high school girls.
They last night were IN death
row. Just above the spot where pris-
On officials said an incendiary fire
started. They did not leave their
cells.
The condemned men are Clcmente
Rodriguez and Esiquel Servin- They
were arrested after three attacks on
San Antonio girls on July X,
1927. Rodriguez pleaded guilty ~
assault and was sentenced To death.
Servin also pleaded guilty and re-
ceived the same sentence two days
later. A third man. Enrique Men
doza. on July III pleaded guilty 10
ROBBERY and was sentenced TO life
imprisonment. He is serving his
term.
Electr0cution Of the two men
originally was set for August Sl but
was delayed by Governor Dan
Moody when Mexican government
officials intervened.
AUSTIN. Sept. 6.-tPs-Court ac-
tion apparently was the only hope
today of Esiuuel Servin aid Gle
mente Rodriguez to escape electro
cution at Huntsville shortly after
midnight tonight.
Governor Dan Moody said he
would not intervene. He asserted
that he had given a Today reprieve
10 allow representatives or the two
San Antonio Mexicaas 70 file appli-
cation for a writ Of error in court
and he considered that time suffi~
ciert.
Enrique Santibaaez. Mexican con-
sui al San Antonio and M. q. Con
zalcs. his attorney. were understood
to be taking eleventh hour court ac-
tion there today. They attempted
70 gct further clemency from Gov
ernor Moody yesterday.
The two Mexicans were convicted
Of criminal assault On a San An
tonic high school girl. The elec-
troeutions we're set for August 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
Plan for Visit
In West is Told
ByDemNOnninee

democratic nominee himself. An ~
his speeches will he at night. he said.
The governor will remain away
from New York state the week begin
ming September 23. but he was unpre-
pared today 10 say where CHE schedule
would take him in that period.
Neither would he indicate whether
he would go to the Pacific coast or
invade the South before he returned
to Albany.
After the second week Of his stump
inE trip, the nominee will rn direct
10 Rochester for the Democratic state
convention beginning October /.
Asked what subject or subjects he
would discuss i'm his three scheduled
speeches in the West. the governor
said he could not make that public at
this time. He thought, however. that
az Omaha II probably would be farm
relief.
He added all three speeches. which
would be extempOraneous would be
deliverd at night. and that the same
program would Ike followed through
out his campaign.
The nominees special train will
leave New York Sunday, September l6
and take ON ms party at Albany the
same day, probably w the early eve
ming.
The announcement, made INK the
daily press conference, that the
west and border state Of Oklahoma
would be tina initial battle ground
of the party standard bearer did not
come as n surprise 10 political OBJ
servers here Some reports, how
ever, had marked the more eastern
fringe of the agricultural region a1
the place for the first stand.
If farm relief is selected as the
topic fer discussion at Omaha. those
close to the democratic nominee feel
he will take this opportunity 90
make plain hi stand On that queS-
tion in an endeavor 10 straightcn
out conflicting reports as to his
attitude toward the equalization fec
Of the twice-vetoed McNaryAHaugcn
bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
May Be
Opened In Dallas
BY Nuns in Exile

DALLAS. Sept. 6.--tP)-Ten refu-
gee nuns Of the Carmelite order have
arrived in Dallas and plan To estab-
lish a cloister here if present anti
Catholic sentiment continues to pre-
vail in Mexico. it was learned by the
Dallas Times Herald today.
IL such a cloister should be located
here. it would be the first in Texas.
Several Dallas girls have asked per-
mission 10 enter the community.
The prioress OK the group is n
former society girl OF Havana, Cuba,
and the others are native Mexicpns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
AR Racers In Kansas City;
ROWInmd Still Holds First
PITY THE POOR
y = v
BURGLAR; Loss
= = =
OF SLEEP HARD

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-tPl-The
theme song TO be played. strum-
med or yodelled Is musical set
ting for the accompanying news
item is: "Pleace Go Way and Let
Me Sleep"
Three men had set about the
burglary of the Electric Manufac-
turing company. They carried
out box after box Of heavy mer-'
chandise to their car. II was hard
work. Soon they began compain-
ing in loud tones. IL got SO bad
that the neighbors couldn't sleep.
Police were called. They found
the three in their automobile
slumbering. Only the snap OF
handcuffs about their wrists
awakened Jesse Hale, George Davis
and Will Gaines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
Girl, Z, Mother Ee In
Cleaning Fluid Blast

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-tPi-A mother
and her v year old daughter were
dead today following an explosion or
cleansing fluid last night as they
we're removing spots from furniture
in their home.
The mother. Mrs. Fannie Wagner,
Sc, was rubbing "A soiled place on n
davenport when the fluid was ignited
apparently by friction. The daugh-
ter, Rachel. became excited and threw
the can containing the fluid onto the
fire. Both she and her mother were
cnveloped by a burst or flames and
died during the night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
Airmail Planes
For Mexico Hop
Off For Laredo

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 6.--iF)--
Six giant air mail planes flying from
Detroit TO be delivered to the Mexi-
can government for air mail service
will resume their hop for Laredo to-
day.
The planes vii be a link in the
first air mail connection between the
United States and cities south Of
the Texas Mexico border.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06
HERE
ENROLL
Indicate 1927 Record
Will Be Greatly
Exceeded

Enrolment in the public and
parochial schools Of Brownsville
reached a total Of 3,092 Thursday
morning, according TO reports re-
ceived from all schools.
Additional pupils are being enrolled
i'm all schools, and the peak will not
be reached before October I. school
officials stated. IL IS estimated that
q maximum Of approximately 3,7O0
will be reached, and il Is possible
this figure will be surpassed. There
are 4,447 schclastics in the district.
Superintendent G. w. Gotke an
nounced that 1895 had been enrolled
in the public schools up to Wednes-
day night, this figure being greatly
in excess Of the second day enroll
ment last year. All parochial schools
reported similar increases.
Registration for the junior college
will not begin until Friday. and a
large enrolment in that institution
is expected.
Following is the enrolment in the
various public schools up to Thursday