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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-11
Hassell Expedition
Reported Stranded

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 10 (UP).
The Greenland administration de-
partment announced today that a
radio message from South Green
land reported the motorboat carry
ing Bert Hassell and Parker Cram
err, rescued Rockford, Ill.,, fliers,
and their companion, Professor
Hobbs of the University of Michi.
gan expedition, to Greenland, had
struck rock and sank four miles
from Simiutak at the mouth of the
Simiutak Fjord last Thursday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-11

position OF the
United States.
If this is true,
NERVOUS Nell
lie" Kellogg did
not waste the
time he spent
playing golf in
the Irish Free
S t a t e . Austen
Chamberlain is
recovering from
the effects of
the secret pact,
on an oce a n
ii n e r boun d
r. IL n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-11
Told You So

THE London Daily Herald learns
that the British government has
decided to drop the secret Anglo
French naval pact because of the op-
Evening star., 1928-12-02
351 CHICAGO POLICE
HIT BY SHAKE-UP
Entire Station Cleaned Out as
New States Attorney Takes
Oath of Office.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO December IA drastic
shake-up of the Police Department af-
fecting 351 patrolmen and officers, most
of them by transfers from one of Chi
cagoS most fragrant vice and flop
house" districts, was ordered today by
Commissioner William F. Russell. The
realignment coincided with the induc-
ton into office of the new States attor-
ney, John A. Swanson. and followed
closely the recommendation Of special
grand jury yesterday that sweeping
investigation of Police Department con-
duct under former commissioner
Michael Hughes be instituted.
Six captains were ordered transferred
and two acting captains were reduced
to their regular rank of lieutenant.
Twenty-one lieutenants, 80 sergeants
and 900 patrolmen were sent to new
posts
Station Cleaned Out.
The Chicago Avenue police station,
lately under the scrutiny of the special
@and jury, was swept clean OF its
tbrce and a. new company installed.
Even the telephone operators were
ordered to evacuate the station.
The wholesale transfer was the
fourth of its kind decreed by the new
commissioner in his cleanup program,
altering the complexion Of perhaps one
fifth of the department with per-
Sonnel of 5000, which the grand jury
termed totally inadequate for metro
politan force. The roster Of icur entire
stations has been substituted. Each
had been the center Of sections MOTOR
ious for wide open gambling and vice,
and the home of hundreds of "floaters"
contributing to the illegal voting at re-
cent elections
Frank j. Loesch, prosecutor before
the grand jury, which ended its in
quiry yesterday, said he would discuss
with States Attorney Swanson the
question of turning over to Commits
sioner Russell the evidence uncovered by
the grand jury of vice, gambling and
beer concessions protected by the police.
will Begin at Once.
Swanson was sworn in today and will
begin Monday to fulfill his pledge to rid
Chicago of crime and criminally allied
politics
Edwin j. Raber, who prosecuted the
Is ward political workers convicted of
election conspiracy, expressed ear to-
day that Gov. Small might use his par
don power to free the men from paying
the fines assessed His remarks we're
made during arguments for new trial
before Judge John M O'Connor.
Defense attorneys branded his fears
as ridiculous. They said they were
convinced the Supreme Court would
throw out the trial on the ground that
the grand jury, which indicted Them,
was illegal.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
METR ROPOLITAN TO GIVE OPERA
WITH COLORED MAN AS HERO
''Jonny Spielt Auf," Calling for Jazz Band
on Stage, Sensation in Europe
Wherever 1t Appeared.

ton, for instance, a locomotive. the din
car-and always, banging and crashing
through the entire score, Jazz jazz
jazz, jazz. Drums, trumpets-saxo-
phones! Playing "blues"
One of the most startling innova
tions, critics say, is radio loud speaker,
right there on the stage in plain view.
broadcasting Jonny's jazz band
Fresh Gin the slangy Sense), "mSo-
lent" and "abominable" are some Of
the expressions that critics who have
en-and-heard-" "Jonny Spielt Auf''
in Europe use in describing it.
Loud Speaker Is Used.
In addition to the railroad station
set, there are scenes in a big hotel
lobby-domnated by the crash and
bang of Jonny's Jazz band-and in a
fashionable mountain resort. The
radio loud speaker appears IN this
scene.
"Jonny Spielt Auf" had its world
premiere in Leipzig February IL, 1927.
Thereafter it was produced in Berlin
where the entire diplomatic corps and
the principal members of the German
government, = headed by Chancellor
Marx and Dr. Stresemann. attended
the opening performance! in Dresden
and In Vienna.
The young composer has been a pupil
of Franz Schreker and has lived In
Vienna, Berlin and Paris.
my musical development goes hand
in-hand with the peregrinations of my
physical being" he said in Vienna. just
before his opera had its premier there.
Prom Vienna I derived naturally
happy nature. in Berlin I learned the
meaning of earnest study, but in Paris
I discovered that art isn't all-important
as the German makes it out to be-"
Evening star., 1928-12-02
MAN TAKEN IN RAID
WINS IN HEARING
Evidence Against G. A. Fielder Held
insufficient After officer
Is Accused.

Although charged with permitting
gaming and illegal possession of liquor
at the third precinct following his ar
rest in a raid lead by Police Capt.
William c. Stott, no papers were issued
against c.. A. Fielder, 80 years DID, when
his case was presented for preliminary
hearing in the assistant United States
attorneys Office in Police Court yes
terday, on the grounds of insufficient
evidence. Policeman James Gawen of
the third precinct. taken in the same
raid. has been suspended and cited
for the action of the trial board.
Assistant United States Attorney r.
F.. Camalier said the emily liquor con-
fiscated was taken from a drawer of a
table in the rear of lll8 Twentieth
street, where the men were arrested
Although the premises were entered on
warrant for gaming issued on No
vember %. no game was in progress
at the time of the raid, Camalier said
The raid was made Friday after a
warming issued by Capt Stott in a
speech at roll call last Wednesday, when
he cautioned his men to keep away
from gambling places.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December Am opera
which calls for a jazz band on the
stage, and whose hero is colored man
in love with white girl, is to be pro-
duced by the Metropolitan Opera Co.
late in January-thereby stirring up
what the critics predict is to be the
biggest musical sensation on this side
of the Atlantic in years.
The opera is 'Jonny Spielt Auf,' by
Ernest Krenek, young Austro- Czechish
composer. During 1927 it travelled over
Central Europe, following its sensa-
tional world premiere in the Staid Old
Neues Theater in Leipzig, and where
ever it went it created a furore.
The hero is Jonlly, young American
colored man, who has conquered Europe
with his jazz band. He has not been
long in Europe before he discovers that
white people over there have entirely
different ideas about inter-racial con-
facts than they have in America. He
courts a beautiful white opera singer,
having as his rivals composer and a
celebrated violin virtuoso, both white.
Clock Becomes Big Globe.
In the last act. which takes place in
a large continental railroad station,
Jonny falls under an express train and
| is killed Aboard the train, it develops,
are the opera singer and the composer,
eloping to America Suddenly the
illuminated station clock becomes trans
formed into an immense globe, on which
Jonny is perched-inviting all the world
to join in an outpouring of jazz, while
he leads the band.
Mlisically, "Jonny Spielt Auf," is said
to be as sensational as is its plot -
In it there are all sorts of sounds
which have heretofore been regarded
with horror by devotees of the opera.
The roar and clatter of a railway sta
Evening star., 1928-12-02
POSTAL employees
TO HOLD SESSIONS
Executive Board of Clerks to
Begin Biennial Event
Here Tomorrow.

The executive committee Of the
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks. representing $4,000 employees of
first and second class post offices
throughout the country, will open the
biennial session here tomorrow to dis
cuss proposed postal legislation and to
confer with Postmaster General New
and other departmental officials over
problems pertaining to the service. The
convention will last until Saturday. The
IL committeeman will make Washington
headquarters at the American Fedora
ton of Labor Building, 901 MaSSa-
chuSettS avenue.
Legislation Desired.
According to Thomas F. Flaherty,
secretary treasurer and legislative repre-
sentative Of the organization, members
are primarily concerned with early
action by the House on the Dale
Lehlbach liberalized retirement measure
and the La FolIette-M Mead bill for Satur-
day half holidays-or a 44hour week
in the postal service.
Some postal employees are now given
time of on Saturday afternoon when
they can be spared, under a permissive
regulation of Postmaster General New,
said Mr.. Flaherty, but this privilege
is rarely granted to mail distributors,
whose work is too urgent to permit OF
cessation. We want specific legislation,
such as Is provided in the La Toilette
Mead bill, so that employees who must
work on Saturday afternoon shall be
given equivalent time off at a subSe-
quent period.
Labor costs in the postal service
have gone steadily downward, due to in
creased output of the employees. Today
each postal employe is producing more
service at lower cost to the public than
any time in our Nations history. 1t is
therefore fitting that these workers
share in the general prosperity by being
given the privilege of shorter working
hours weekly.
Furthermore, the Government now
grants many of its departmental en-
ployes a seven-hour day. In the postal
service the eight-hour day is the rule,
together with Sunday and holiday work
requirements. These facts will be i'm
pressed upon members of the House in
support of pending legislation, which
already has been passed by the Senate.
Committee Members.
Members of the committee are: Leo
E. George, president, Washington; Mr..
Flaherty, Secretary-treasurer, Washing
ton; William Otte. assistant secretary
treasurer, Washington; Harry C. Vein
stock, first vice president, Philadelphia;
John NJ Torka, second vice president.
New York City; John D. Murphy, third
vice president. Boston; John H.
Mitcham. fourth vice president, Spo-
kane, Wash: Karl L. Stimpson
fifth vice president, indianapolis; Carl
T. Frisvold, sixtn vice president. San
Francisco; William Brown, seventh vice
president, Birmingham, Ala; Charles
u Sentilles. eighth vice president, New
Orleans, and William H. Jackson, ninth
vice president, Kansas City, Mo.
Evening star., 1928-12-02

The guests were given also souvenirs
made from the hides OF alligators,
which infest the Guayas River up
which they had come.
Mr. Hoover was to return to the
cruiser Cleveland late. tonight and
early tomorrow morning the vessel Will
start for the battleship Maryland,
anchored go miles of shore. The
battleship is expected to resume its
voyage in the afternoon for Calao,
Peru.
President Ayora tonight was invited
by Mr.. Hoover to accompany him on
the Cleveland to be his guest at lunch
con on the Maryland tomorrow. He
would be brought back to Guayaquil on
the cruiser after the departure OF the
battleship.
Hears of Nations Progress.
Mr.. Hoover today received first
hand account of many changes brought
about in recent years in the government
of Ecuador and the narrative was filled
with phrases which had familiar ring
such as a federal reserve system, farm
loan banks, debt liquidation and the
setting up of a gold standard.
The review of the administrative re-
| forms in the republic was given by Ger
hart A. Bading, American Minister to
ECubuOI, duu OCIAOl ACJoNob AAA"AA~S
minister of that country.
The three conferred at some length
on the Cleveland. Bading told Mr.:
Hoover the confidence of the people OF
Ecuador in President Ayora was "ab-
I solutely remarkable"
The fiscal reforms were carried out,
he said, under the direction of Edwin
Kemmerer, an American, who was en-
ployed in 1928 by the Ecuadorean gov
| ernment to rehabilitate its financial
structure following a military coup
which resulted in Punishment for a
number of prominent politicians. Ayora
was named dictator by the military
group and subsequently elected presi-
| dent
THE people of Ecuador know Ayora
is honest, sincere and working night
and day for the Republic Bading said.
He is the most popular chief eXecu-
tive Ecuador has had during my long
| period service In Quito as minister. BY
| the end of his t"r2n improvements in
the country, notably in the roads about
| Santiago, will be so remarkable that
Ecuadoreans themselves will not recog-
! nize their own country"
Evening star., 1928-12-02
SEVEN STILL HELD
IN BITNER SLAYING
Police on.Committal About Sus'
poets in Death at Filling
Station.

Seven suspects are still held In the
murder Thursday night of Philbert Bit
ner, 20 years old, BIT Sheridan street,
shot and killed by a gang of colored
men at the Lord Baltimore filling sta
ton, Sixth street and Rhode Island
avenue. Bitner was manager of the
station.
Under direction of Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly, the homicide squad arrested five
men early yesterday morning. Later
in the day Headquarters Detective Paul
Jones arrested a sixth suspect, and d
seventh was taken into custody by po-
lice of the second precinct.
Police were noncommittal on the ar
rests other than to say that the men
were seized in round up" and will
not be released until they have salts
fed the investigators of their innocence.
The men who fed after shooting Bit
nef are members, police believe, of
the gang which held up and robbed
julius Goode, tailor. and his assistant,
Walter Fields. in the formers shop at
251 Florida avenue, Wednesday night.
The bandits made away with $305.
Police plan to have the suspects now
hello viewed by the two hold-up
victims.
Evening star., 1928-12-02

Continued From First Page.l
President Ayora and Mr., Hoover re-
President Ayora gave Mr.. Hoover the
''abrazo' the embrace customary in
Latin America. The President-elect re-
turned it and they exchanged cordial
words in informal greeting and express
ing their warm mutual pleasure in the
occasion.
About so American residents of the
republic had come to Guayaquil to meet
Mr.. Hoover. At the reception by the
foreign colony in the United States con-
sulate Mr. Hoover also met about SO
British subjects residing in Ecuador.
President Ayora in welcoming Mr..
Hoover in the name of the Ecuadorean
people, said: I'VE welcome you with
fraternal rejoicing and enthusiastic
friendship, because we know that your
foreign policy will be founded on scru-
pulous respect of the rights of all coun-
tries on the acknowledgment of an
absolute juridical equality between all
states and the effective proclamation
i, of unrestrained sovereignty of justice
and right"
Mr.. Hoover's pleasure in his recep-
| ton to Ecuador was apparent. 1t was
| DOL only IOT IlSSlI, Dub DeCduSt IlC was
| told that it indicated something of the
sentiment of other great South Ameri-
can republics which he is to visit and
the acceptance to any people OF prof.
cred friendship, understanding and
peace for their mutual benefit
West Pointer Is First Greeter.
The first official of Ecuador to meet
Mr. Hoover was Colon Eloy Alfaro. the
son of a former president and gradu-
ate of the United States Military Acad-
emy at West Point. He had boarded
| the Cleveland at Panama, where ne is
! the Ecuadorean Minister, and so was
/ able to give Mr.. Hoover intimate de-
I tails of the affairs OF his country dur
! ing the long trip from the Maryland
| to the shore.
The foremost local newspaper, e.
| TELEGRAPH, today issued a special section
| in the English language with pictures
and features of Mr. Hoover. All news
papers here, and also in Quito, praised
the visit and predicted happy results.
| Mrs. Ayora, upon meeting Mrs
Hoover, presented her with beautiful
bouquet of flowers. The hospitality OF
the Ecuadorean government was mani
I tested lavishly.
| The government presented the
I Hoovers with number OF art treasure!
of colonial times and with a golc
framed autograph of Bolivar, the great
hero and !iberater of South America
Evening star., 1928-12-02
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
WOUNDED BY CHUM
Elmer Bowers May Die of
Bullet Fired From "Un-
loaded" Gun.

A bullet from an "unloaded" gun may
result in the death of Elmer Bowers IA
of 806 Tenth street, it was said last
night by Casualty Hospital officials. The
boy was shot through the abdomen
yesterday afternoon by a chum. Pierre
Pollet. IS, of 1914 Twelfth street.
The boys had been spending the day
at the farm of the Pollet'S mother in
Greater Capitol Heights. Md, where
the shooting occurred.
Bowers was rushed to the hospital by
Pollet and John Appick. who lives on
the farm. Drs Joseph D. Rogers and
A. M. Macdonald, after an operation
last night, were doubtful as to the out
come.
Pollet, who has been attending a
military school, Wednesday returned to
his home for the holidays. Yesterday
he and Bowers went to the farm for
target practice with 90 rifle.
Tiring of target shooting, they went
to the stable, where Pollet says he
pointed the gun at Bowers in play. Ee
then fired the weapon out of the stable
window until all Of the cartridges ap-
peared to have been discharged. After
swapping the gun several times. Pollet
says he again turned it on Bowers. who
said:
Jaw, I'm not afraid of it now!
know it isn't loaded"
Pollet pulled the trigger. A report
was followed by Bowers cries.
Upon arrival here, Pollet was LODGED
In the House of Detention until arriva.
of Prince Georges County Policeman
Frank P. Prince, who took him tC
Marlboro. His release was ordered anC
he was turned over to his mother, Mrs
Helene Pollet.
The gun was one Pollet obtained from
Mrs. Bowers two years ago while the
boys were attending Thomson Schoo
together. 1t was the first time he hao
ever used it, Pollet said.
Mrs. Ruby Bowers. mother of the in
jured boy, last night expressed SYM
pathy for Mrs. Pollet, who, she said
was deeply moved.
Evening star., 1928-12-02

EdkC.J
utility matters and concluded with a
prediction that the utilities committee
as now constituted. of which he is clRir-
man, would accomplish much the COM
ing year.
The federation at the very outset of
the meeting adopted resolution in
troduced by James G.. Yaden, former
president. authorizing the appointment
of a special committee of five members
to study and report at the next meet
ing upon the business methods and
practices of the organization with a
view to improving, If possible, its eff
cheney. effectiveness and prestige" B. A..
BOwleS was named chairman OF the
committee. The other members are
Joseph L. Gammell, E. j. Brennan, Ed
win S. Hege and Yaden.
The federation also indorsed the
establishment in the. District OF a
school tor crippled chtlureh, after n
motion to defer consideration until the
next meeting had been defeated. Ac-
ton was taken on the recommendation
of the committee on charities and cor
rectionS of which Mrs. j. Jerome Light
foot Is chairman.
Another resolution prepared by q
special committee headed by Alton B.
Carly, paying tribute to Yaden for his
service as president for two terms, was
adopted unanimously.
The new Washington Community
Chest was explained to the federation
by Elwood Street. its director, who ap-
pealed for the active cooperation Of
all citizens associations, to make the
chest "the greatest possible factor in the
happiness and the wellbeing of the lives
of the citizens of Washington"
Location of new fire engine house
on Government-oWned property on the
northwest corner of Sixteenth street
and Colorado avenue was opposed The
resolution was introduced by Yaden.
1t pointed out that the residents in
that vicinity did not desire the addi-
tional fire protection.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
GROCERY CLERK ROBBED

Although held up and robbed OF SITS
about 6 o'clock last night at Eighteenth
and California streets, Ralph Green,
l8-year-old clerk employed at the Sani-
tary Grocery Store at 1924 Eighteenth
street, told police he did not see the
bandit. He said he felt what he thinks
was a gun pressed against his back as
he was walking up Eighteenth street
and heard a voice tell him to hand over
the money and walk away without look
ing back He said he complied with
the order.
Green, who lives at 1135 Eighteenth
street was intrusted with the days
receipts to take to the Riggs Bank at
Eighteenth street and Columbia road.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
Vcritable Mine of Silver and Gold Coins
Aeitates Historic Florida Settlement

to her father a coin. Later she appear
ed with a small can Of coins. Schreck
investigated found a few pieces Of
money himself and decided to wash the
soil for additional treasure.
Monday and Tuesday Of this week.
512 coins were reclaimed, most of them
old silver Spanish pieces, believed to be
half crowns and worth about so cents
each at the present exchange.
Most of the coins are Of English or
Spanish mintage, and bear dates from
1888. to. l7NA
Evening star., 1928-12-02
Bitter Pig War Threatens to Nullify
NEGOTIATIONS for Slav Trade Treaty

however, has insisted upon ':most
favored nation treatment for its pigs
in return for similar privileges on the
industrial products of the Czechs.
The Serbian pig always has played
a great part in the history of Central
Europe 1t was feared by Hungarian
land owners in the old days and the
pig war" between those two sections
OF the old Austro-H Hungarian empire
was waged with almost as much inten-
sity as the World War which followed
1t has even been suggested that the
desire of the Hungarian agriculturists
to crush out this Serbian competition
was one of the contributing factors to
the situation which ultimately caused
the world conflict.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
RY the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Pre-,
FERNANDINA, =, December l.
This historic town. founded by the
Spaniards nearly 800 years ago during
their gold rush to the Americas, is agog
over the discovery by w. H. Schreck OF
a veritable mine of ancient silver and
copper coins in his backyard.
Schreck, placer mining the property.
has removed nearly bushel Of coins
from the soil. A few days ago.
Wilhelmina, his 4.year-old daughter,
making mud pies in the yard, brought
Evening star., 1928-12-02
Melbourne Club Bombed.

MELBOURNE, Australia, December
/ LP).-Three bombs thrown into the
Greek Club opposite the Melbourne
Hospital today injured Is foreigners
four of whom were sent to hospital.
The three men concerned in the out
rage disappeared. 1t is believed here
that the bomb throwing may have had
some connection with the recent ex-
tensive dock strike
Evening star., 1928-12-02
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December !.
--Jugoslavia and C2echoslovakia are en-
gagged in bitter pig war" which
threatens even to nullify negotiations
for a treaty of commerce between the
two countries. Both governments. as
we'll as Hungary, have erected high
tariff walls against the importation OF
porkers.
Jugoslavia produces more hogs than
all the other Balkan states combined.
It has been able to undersen its COM
petitors throughout Europe.
Czechoslovakian farmers have de-
rfianded protection from the invasion
of fat Serbian pigs. This government
Evening star., 1928-12-02
8 DEER HUNTERS SLAIN.
Michigan Season Closes With 1000
Bucks Killed.

SAULT STE MARIE. Mich, De-
cember / (Pl.-The Michigan deer
hunting season closed today with eight
known fatalities in the upper .I,ninsula
and approximately 1000 slain buck deer
being transported across the Straits OF
Mackinac into the lower peninsula.
Up to this morning, 3.s98 deer had
crossed on the State ferries, compared
with 2,877 last year.
Evening star., 1928-12-02
Greece Signs Kellogg Pact.

ATHENS. December l (49.-President
Kondouriotis today signed the Kellogg
BRAND pact for the outlawry of war.
Evening star., 1928-12-02

California Masons have donated
ei5O,000 for a Masonic clubhouse. at
los Angeles, University Of Califo a.