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cOWaruly manner Dy machine gun ana
shotgun fire. Their bodies were rid
died without them having a fighting
chance for their lives.
Cappelini's Peace
Alex Campbell, who told me in his
own house just a week ago that he
though "Cappelini wanted to make
peace" but who was not swerved
from the fight against coal operator
and contractor control of the anthra-
cite uilioAs by the marder Of Thomas
Lillis and the shooting of Samuel
Greco, two of his associates, was
sent to his death by hired assassins
whose bloody trail leads straight to
the office of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company and that of President Rim
aldo Cappelini of District 1.-The chief
of the forces in the anthracite fields
of President John L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers.
Campbell knew that his life was in
danger but l think that even with his
long experience in the struggle for
honest unionism he did not appreciate
fully the complete ruthlessness of the
reactionary forces against which he
was leading the rank and file miners
in Pittston.
A Strange Meeting.
1t is strange how things happen
sometimes. A week ago, after aark,
miner drove me up the narrow and
rutted street where Campbell lived.
you're lucky they haven't imported
Chicago methods here yet" said to
the driver" "A machine gun would
make it very nasty here" The driver
stepped on the gas little and said
"Thank God, they don't go in for
machine guns here"
Six days later Campbell and Reilly
were cut to pieces by machine gun
fire within 100 yards of Campbelrs
home.
Campbell opened the door for US
and his greeting was: "There are not
five men in Pittston who would dare
come to this house tonight" We talk
ed of the killings, of the defense of
Bonita, of the fight for cleaning the
union and as l looked at the slight
figure of Alex Campbell, his body
Continued on Page TaCo)
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GREEN'S PAL IN
HUGE POWER CRAFT
Mike Cain Revealed on
Payroll of Combine
By JOHN L. SHERMAN.

Mike Cain, president Of the Colum-
bus, O., Federation of Labor and pal
of William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, has
been exposed as the paid agent of
the power trust which Green and the
4. F. of l.. reactionary machine have
been supporting.
Cain, who has just been reelected
president Of the Columbus central la
Dor union, has admitted the truth of
the statement by the local gas COM
pany that he has been on the payroll
of the power trust at salary of
$500 per month, $4,000 per year as a
"public educator"
Paid Agent.
The very morning after Cain was
reelected over Dale Stump, his op-
ponent, by about a dozen votes, the
gas company seeking evidently to
make sure that Gains efforts would
receive the necessary publicity, an
Continued on Page Five)
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N. Y. BOX WORKERS
ARE ON STRIKE
By ESTHER LOWELL,
Federated Press).

So sudden was the strike of paper
box workers in New York City that
employers, caught short, hastened to
settle with the union. Nearly 1000
workers walked out the first day and
before nightfall almost dozen in
dependent shops had granted the
unions demands. The two employ
ers' associations held out. Other in
dependents begged the union offices
to remain open at night so that they
could settle up and lose no more than
one days work.
Demands were sent the employers
six days before the walkout. They
Continued on Page Two)
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NICARACUAN ARMY
OF INDEPE: PE:NDENCE
TRAPS INVADERS
Withdraw Successfully
to Jungle

MANAGUA, Feb. 29.-Panic has
struck the Nicaraguan reactionaries
since four United States marines were
killed and many others wounded
when a detachment Of SO invaders
was ambushed by the troops of Gen
eral SANDING armed with machine
guns The attack which occurred be-
tween Yali and Condega is reported
to be the first maneuver in the newly
resumed operations of the army of
independence against the marine for
ces occupying northern Nicaragua.
Army Near Matagalpa.
The main army of independence
under General Sandino is understood
to be strongly posted in the jungle
country beyond Matagalpa.
Special significance is attached to
the battle which took place in ter
ritory not previously under the con-
troll of the army of independence.
The news of the casualties took sew
eral days to penetrate to the capital
disclosing the interruption of COM
munications with the interior coun-
try.
Serf Drivers Terrified.
The army of General Sandino
which recently withdrew before i'm
mensely superior American forces
operating in the district of Neuva
Segovia re-emerged victoriously in
the more southern territory around
Matagalpa. The reactionary planters
were terrified and begged the re-
turn of the marine patrols with
which they had been 9eeping the
coffee serfs in submission on their
plantations.
The column of United States mar
ines which sustained the casualties
are reported to have been part of
The guard of supply train sent to
provision the American troops oper-
ating around Quilai.
After the battle the Sandino
troops withdrew into the wilderness
where it is alleged they can with
stand an American offensive for
months at a time.
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nation lists" wrote Reiss, "and will
do our best to raise twice the amount
that we have been asked to raise"
From the Workers Party branch at
Gardner, Mass, came a check for $50,
with a letter from the secretary of
the organization assuring the "Daily"
that it has devoted support Of the
c]ass-conscious workers Of that city.
ut is a big fight you're putting up"
he wrote. "and it's worth It'll"
Loyalty Shown.
: Thousands Of dollars are still need
ed, however, to assure the continu-
ance of The DAILY WORKER. De-
spite the enthusiastic response of its
Continued on PG0e TaOo)
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New Scholarship Plan
Attracts Many Workers

Many of the units of the Workers
(Communist) Party are showing
great interest in the scholarship ar
rangement being offered by the
Workers School regarding the course
in Organization Problems" to be
given every Wednesday evening at
$3.50 p. m. by Bert Miller, New York
district organization secretary of the
Party.
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PITTSTON SILENT
AS Z miners DIE
Workers Party Urges
Union Defense :.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Feb. 29.-
Silent men walked the streets of the
silent city of Pittston today-marked
men, awaiting the next death move
in the union struggle which today
had added two more names to its
rapidly growing list of victims.
Alex Can pbell, 55, former interna-
tional boaIu member OF the onlled
Mine Workers and Peter Riley. &c,
local union secretary, were shot down
near Campbell's home while return
ing from a visit to Sam Bonita, held
here on murder charge for shooting
Frank Agati. Bonita and his friends
say he shot in self defense.
Pittston waited silently for the
next move,-waited knowing that
other lives will be taken.
y
Workers Party Statement.
The executive committee of Dis
trict 8, Workers Communist Parry,
issued the following statement last
night on the murder of Alex Camp
bell and Pete Reilly, progressive mine
leaders:
"The death of Campbell and Reilly
at the hands of the remorseless as
sassins who are undoubtedly in the
pay of the murderous Cappelini
machine mar6s an instance OF pro-
letarian courage seldom equalled in
the history OF the American labor
movement.
"These two leaders of the rank and
file struggle against control of the
miners union by the coal operators
have known full well for week that
they were marked for assassination.
They had unmistakeable evidence Of
the murderous rutblessness of Cap
pelini's gunmen when their co-work-
er Lillis was murdered, and when an
attempt was made on The life OF
Bonita, who fortunately succeeded in
foiling it by telling the assassin
Agati, and when the stalwart Grecio
was shot down in the presence of his
wife.
"Yet they failed to be cowed into
Continued on Page T'aoo)
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tivity, lanot legislation and a labor
party.
The present unemployment crisis
and the wage-slashing policy of the
bosses is causing great hardship
among women workers in all sections
of the country.
The Workers (Communist) Party
will participate in this drive by mob
ilizing all its forces to support the
move of women workers for self pro-
lection and participation in the labor
Continued from page Taoo)
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struggle.
This drive is being carriei on by a
number Of labor and working womenr
organizations including -'ade unions,
" Jik ng women's clubs add house
wives organizations. There win be
women's mass meetings, and confer
ences where the present critical posi-
tior Of women workers will be dis
cussed and programs outlined for the
defense of the labor standards of
working women and the improvement
Of their conditions by trade union ac-
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ADMIRAL JONES LOSES JOB.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Rear
Admiral Hilary P. Jones has been re-
moved from his post as naval expert
on the American delegation to the
League Of Nations preparatory dis
commission.
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EXPLOSIVE sHIp BURNS.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Feb. 20.
The Brazilina steamship Ataiya,
carrying passengers and cargo of
explosives, is on fire off Maceio, ac-
cording to dispatch from Pernam-
buco today.
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of 2 Miners Symbol
OF Fight for Militant Union
BY BILL DUNE.

PITTSTON Feb 29e Alex Campe brave and honest and
United Mine Workers died at their posts killed the most cruel and
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SHOP GROUPS OF TRACTION WORKERS PREPARE FOR ACTION
Fight to SaUe EsthOn1an
v Communist Editor to Start

whether Kob editor of Jus m Eshonian Com
the legal murder of Sacco
be argued before the Department. Of Labor Mashngo
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WOMEN HAVELABOR DAY
They Organize for Better Conditions

Today opening bringing
throughout country rag them around the standard of the labor
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
Ouarantined With His
Wife And New
Hubby Banned

fLEwISTOWN, Idaho, Dec. 19.
a quarantine which has held q
man and his divorced wife to-
gether In i house, with the lat
ter's new hubby" excluded, is
the unique situation stirring the
social circles Of this town.
The circumstances which brought
about the quarantine are in
yolved in a visit which Ray Far
rar paid to the home Of his
former wife, bearing Christmas
presents and good wishes. While
there he was stricken with small
pox.
The former Mrs. Farrar, now
Mrs. John Hall. was quarantined
with him, and when her husband
came home he found that the
law kept him out entirely. He
even offered to be quarantined In
order to keep his wife company,
but the city council would have
none of 1t.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
SHIPPER s j { D
BY j. s.

An unpleasant surprise met John
s. Seager, ir.. New York shipper
when he came TO Washington 70
attend a conference at the Shipping
Board. He was served with q sum-
mons to answer a suit filed against
him In District Court in which the
Government seeks ia recover $9O,-
s44,0a. which II alleges Seager
owes, nv virtue OF his alleged
failure To supply cargo for the
shipping BEARD Steamer "City oA
Alma as he in said to have con-
traeted to Do,
On June iii, 1890, according to
the pApATa filed by United states
AttaFnay leo A. Rover and his
assistant. William Gallagher, sea.
ser entered into 4 charter party
with the shipping Board to trans
port load az coal from this coun-
try TO GopeMhagen.
The t1'ity Ot NINA" was placed
at his disposal ut Baltimore. but
ne failed tN supply the cargo. the
amount sued for represents the loss
the Government alleges IL sustained
hy virtue ef aea9er'H alleged talurN
20 meek the oontracka
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
| County Curfew Cuts
Juvenile Arrests
so Per Cent

ATLANTIC CITY. N. u, Dec.
19.Atlantic county thinks that
in its new 3 O'Clock curfew law It
has found the panacea for all ills.
since the ruling went into effect
the arrest Of juveniles has de-
creased so per cent, and now
county authorities are wondering
whether 1t could be applied with
similar results to husbands and
wives.
Although youthful crime is on
the decline, the number Of cases
on the dockets OF the domestic
court is rising. More wives COM
plain Of their husbands, more hus.
bands blame their marital diff.
cuIties for their wives habits Of
staying out late at night.
Possibly Judge William fl.
Smathers, who inaugurated the
boys' curfew law, can do some
thing about 1t. He is also judge
of the domestic relations court.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
Fowler Decries Alarm
Over Flu Situation in
District, Citing Figures

Deprecattng reports that the sit
uation in the District was alarm
ing. DIR. William C. Fowler, District
health commissioner. today pointed
out that deaths from influenza.
bronchitis and pneumonia so far
this year are approximately in
ratio to the death rate from the
three diseases during the CORES
ponding period of last year.
Spread of influenza throughout
the city nevertheless is increasing
Thirty.three additional cases were re.
ported to Health Officer Fowler to.
day.
Within the past two days 70 per.
sons have been reported with the
disease. Since the first of Decem.
Der 1873 persons with influenza have
been reported to the Health Depart.
ment and IL deaths have been caused
by the malady.
Precautionary measures disclosed
Yesterday included the closing of
the Holy Trinity School and is
suance of detailed instructions on
flu prevention to employees Of the
office of Public Buildings and
Grounds.
The Commerce Department an
nounced yesterday that during the
week ended December Is. n cities
reported 379 deaths from influenza
compared with 2S4 deaths from
the disease during the preceding
week.
Officials of the Holy Trinity
school stated last night that the
school had been closed as a pre-
cautionary measure. but declared
emphatically that there was no in.
fluenze epidemic at the school.
The flu yesterday invaded the
Capitol and placed five members of
the House on the absentee list.
Those who were caught in the
sweep of the epidemic were Repre-
sentatives Clancy of Michigan,
swick OF Pennsylvania. Johnson of
Washington. Selvig OF Minnesota,
and Jacobgtetn of New York.
AL were members of the House
Census Committee. and a report
upon the Fem reapportlonment bill
was delayed by reason of their Ill
ness.
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FLU CASES MAY
REACH OVER
AM|LL|ON
lcontlnued from First Page.l

tC0nLlnueu from pTeL d6SJ
Ohio. 71s: Michigan, 244; wisconsin,
$50; Minnesota, ,23s: South Dakota,
1877: Nebraska, $3.50; Delaware, 4;
Maryland, 70: District of Columbia
%: West Virginia, 461: Florida, 9S;
Kentucky. 3.946; Alabama. 622; Ar
kansas, 412; Louisiana. 1856: Okla.
homa, 994: Texas, 81: Montana,
1850: Idaho, ~: wyoming, 459;
Colorado, 1.146; New Mexico, 1857;
Arizona, 2,615: Utah, 224; Washing.
ton. 407: Oregon, 1851; California,
6,655.
Not So Viru1ent
Surgeon General Hugh s. Cum
ming is encouraged by continued ad'
vices from many sections that the
epidemic is far less virulent than In
1918, when 500, 900 people in the
United States and 100000 in the
world died.
A discouragaing message from
Montana, however. indicated thai
while the epidemic is receding as t.
number of cases, the disease Is more
severe, with d higher mortality rate
This condition may be confined to
q few localities, although the Public
Health Bureau Is apprehensive.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
WILL PUSH NJ St.
BRIDGE JOB

Long delayed construction. work
on the NJ Street Bridge will be
started not later than January 10.
This was the assurance given
the Georgetown Citizens Association
at last nights meeting by Albion
K. Parish, chairman of the associa-
tons. public utilities committee. Mr..
Parish told the members that he
had received information and as
surances from the Commissioners
that they plan to start work despite
the. fact that the Fine Arts Com
mission had not agreed on the de.
sign that is to be used in the struc-
ture.
Resolutions supporting the House
and senate bills against vagrancy
and approval of the $3,000,0 900 over
and above the appropriations for
the school expenses for 1891, which
viii be used for the Improvement
of school buildings and grounds
we're given.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
FREED IN
OYSTER RAID

One defendant in the Ambassador
oyster House liquor charge In Po-
lice Court was freed of charges to-
day when Assistant United States
Attorney r. F. Camalier, prosecutor,
asked for a directed verdict in the
case of Burgess F. Hart.
Camalier told jury sitting under
Judge Gus A. Schuldt that the evi-
dence in the charge of possessing
liquor against Hart was insufficient.
He was said to have been on a
floor of the establishment where no
liquor was found, during the entire
raid. The other three defendants
session of liquor.
The second day of the trial opened
today with a verbal battle between
Prosecutor r. r. Camalier and de-
fense attorneys. over the original
notes OF Prohibition Agent Doyle,
on which Doyle had based his testi-
rnony on the stand.
Defense Attorneys Harry T.
day called on the Government to
produce these notes.
Today, it developed that the notes,
OH d. BIIthIt sip VI paper, Idu pHcIl
left on the counsel table and Attor-
ney Hughes inadvertently tore them
up, without reading them, he said
Camalier today answered the de.
mand of the defense that the notes
be produced by calling on the op-
position to explain their absence.
Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart was called as a wit.
ness to testify in regard to Doyle's
notes. Hart said that Hughes ex-
planned to him before court opened
that he had destroyed the notes in-
adverentIy.
Defense attorneys were forced to
withdraw their demand that an exact
copy of the notes be inserted in the
stenographic record. Hart said he
was convinced that the Attorney
Hughes made an honest error"
The notes over which the tiff
started had to do with a statement
made by William Deegan to officers,
in which he is alleged to have said
that he was in charge of the Ambas.
sador Oyster House. Doyle testified
that William attempted to free his
brother Francis of blame.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
n KISSED
BY PEACHES
MAID SAYS

WHITE PLAINS, n. r., Dec. -
m.S),-Echoes of what were said
to be the resounding kisses cf
Frances .tPeaches'' Heenan Brown
ing were heard yesterday at the
Allen divorce trial.
The recipient was Edgar Allen,
her former booking agent. accord
ing to an affidavit which was
marked for evidence. Allen Is be-
ing sued for divorce by his wffs,
katherine. who was in Florida wlils
her husband and Mrs. Browning"
she a1leges. were engaging in trysts
in the Larchmont home.
Called "SmacIxs"
The affidavit. signed by Gussie
Armstead. negro maid once en-
ployed by the Aliens, gave the inn
preston that Peaches kisses
were not OF the silent type. Gussie
referred-to them frankly as ''snnacks." :"
Ipasmuch as Gussie was in the
dining room when she claimed she
SAVIOR heard--those kisses, and
living room, spectators could only
ssree that they must have been
s.sfnacks' Of the noisiest order.
saw EpNiACS Gnu <AltSh
sitting on the couch in the living
room and / heard kissing sn1acks,"
were the words contained in the
affidavit.
but when Gussie was cross
examined by Lee Parsons Davis,
counsel for Allen, she testified that
''there must be some mistake" about
the kissing episode. She admitted
the signature on the affidavit was
hers and that she had signed 1t for
Mrs. Aliens first lawyer.
well, did you or did you not hear
kissing snaacks?" asked Davis, his
voice faltering somewhat over the
gmacks.
II don't remember" replied Gussie.
Later she said she didn't hear any
such thing, but she was unable to
tell why she had said in the affi'
davfk that she did.
Al second affidavit. the signature
ef which she admitted was hers,
alsD was introduced. In this sac
referred 70 Frances Eeenan Brown
ing" although In ea flier testimony
she had inaisted gha knew Allen s
blond visitor only as Mrs. Brown.
Ing"
Did you tell sn,one that you had
Peaches in the heuse?" Davis
wanted to know.
Canned Peaches
Gussie grinned. Here was hel
chance to get back at the lawyer
Yes. she admitted. 81 told EN-
] had canned peaches in the house.
The spectators laughed. justice
Young raped for order.
GussiA also took issue with heI
own husband. Henry, the spying
butler, who had testified his wife
told him Frances Heenan Brown
ing was in the house with Allen.
my husband must have beer
mistaken" said Gussie. with q you
know-how-rnen.are smile.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
Women Laud Suffrage
Bill for Porto Rico

The National Woman's Party to-
dav cabled congratulations to the
Ijsa Social Suffragista OF Porto
Rico on the passage Of the Porto
Rican suffrage bill in the House
Of Representatives, where it was
SPONSORED by Representative Kiess,
NJ pennsylvania, chairman of the
House Committee on Insular At
fairs.
Miss Mabel Vernon, national
executive of the Woman'S Party
forwarded a cablegram to DIR. Marta
Robert, secretary of the Liga
Social Suffragista, In congratua'
tion Of another advance in tina
world wide movement for the free.
dom Of womenv@ .-.-s s....J .-.-
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
MISS NEWBOLD
To WE'D SCION
] Of RYA|NS
Photo 81 International

Miss Jane Newbold popular society
girl Of washington. is to be married
FEBRUARY S, next, to Allan A. Ryan.
ir.. 81 New York, one OF the heirs
of the $500, ,00O,OO0 fortune left by
the traction magnate and capitalist
Thomas T.. Ryan.
The approaching nuptials, which
win unite one of the Capitals Uld-
est and most socially prominent
families with the grandson Of one
OF New YOrlS's pillars Of finance,
were formally announced last night.
Miss NewboId Is the daughter ck
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold. ok
1870 Massachusetts Ave. IN. W., heL
father being business manager of
the washington Star. The young
woman Is one of the. city's prettiest
and most striking social figures.
| SON 81 Allan A. Ryan
Mr.. Ryan is the son Of Allan a..
Ryan, who achieved national fame
In his sensational Stutz Motor GO.
coup in Wall Street several years
ago. As a result Of this speculative
adventure he broke with MS
father, who was conservative IA
finance, and. the breach was never
healed. He was disinherited IN tns
latter's will. being cut OH WILD
a set OF shirt studs.
The grandson. however, was lett 2
share 81 the great Ryan fortune, his
portion being estimated at between
$3O, 600, 600 and $50, 100000. He -
democratic youth and is as popu-
lar in Washington as he Is on Flrtn
Avenue.
Marriage Rites Here
The marriage ceremony viii be
performed in st. Matthew's Catholic
Church, the Rev. Edward Buckley
officiating. No other details have
vet been announced, except that e
reception at the home Of the bride
will follow the service.
It is reported in social circles that
the honeymoon will take the form Of
a European trip, but members or
the Newbold family refused to con-
firm the rumor today.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
Youth, Is, Confesses
Slaying Rich Widow

BUFFALO. Dec. 19 G.N.S).-
Charles Rudloff. a detective from
Bradford county. Pa, arrived here
today with extradition papers for
the release Of Arthur Leonard, Is.
who confessed to the murder Of
Mrs. Samuel Jones. wealthy widow
of Herricxsville, Pa.
Leonard. now serving q 30-day
sentences in county penitentiary for
illegal possession of fire arms, viii
be turned over to Rudloff tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1928-12-19
Byrd Ship Is Nearing
Port I'M New Zealand

SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass,
Dec. 19 0.N.S.l-The Eleanor Boil
ing, one OF Commander Richard p,
Byrd's South Pole expedition ships.
today was nearing Dunedin, New
Zealand, for supplies, according to
a message picked up by the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
radio laboratory at Round Hills.
TIE radio operator. of the ship
reported the Eleanor Boiling would
remain at Dunedin until January
5 before returning to the ice barrier.