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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
WALKER BLAMED
FOR FARE STEAL
Mrs. Ruth Pratt Makes
Attack

"The handling of the transit prob
lem by Mayor Walker is marked by
carelessness, indifference, bungling
and inefficiency." This was the
charge made by Mrs. Ruth Pratt,
republican and only woman member
on the board of aldermen, at a meet
ing of that body held yesterday.
eff the citizens of the city are COM
PEELED to pay 7-cent fare, the mayor
will bear the chief responsibility"
Mrs. Pratt charged in what is regard
ed as the opening gun in a republican
attack on the Tammany Hall admin
istration. 1t is expected that the
democrats will reply with evidence
that the republicans in control of the
state government are no less be-
smirched with the transit smudge. In
fact it was under the administration
of the republican governor, Nathan
D. N hat the law providing for
the unification scheme
wi the companies millions
o. passed.
.cs Silk-Hat Jimmy.
Mrs. Pratt proceeded to ridicule
the mayors statement that he would
rather cut off his right arm than con-
cede to 7-cent fare. 1t won't be
necessary, Mrs. Pratt stated. "All
he will have to do will be to stand
back with arms folded and allow the
natural consequences to flow from
the comedy of errors played so we'll
by Mr.. Untermyer, Mr.. Lewis and
Mr.. Craig"
Untermyer is the special counsel
for the Transit Commission. Lewis
is the regular counsel for the COM
mission; Craig might be called the ir-
regular counsel for the city. While
serving as the legal representative of
the city in the fight against the rail
roads, Craig is at the same time a
representative of several surface
lines. Untermyer and Lewis have
fought-but only over the methods of
postponing the seven cent fare steal
hiiIli d1LSl ClCSIlOil
Hints at Dishonesty.
"They knew exactly what decision
the Transit Commission was going to
give to the Interborough demand for
an increased fare" Mrs. Pratt
charged. "They knew, or should
have known, what the next step of
the Interborough would be-right
into the federal court. Did they act
promptly and diligently. They let
the two or more weeks elapse, and
then, two hours after they were
served with the nicely printed papers
of the Interborough bringing the
question of the increased fare into
the federal court they rushed with
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
TO reveal FACTS
OF sOzzI MURDER
Many Speakers at Anti
Fascist Meeting

Plans for the. mass protest meet
ing against the assassination of Gas
tone Sozzi, Italian Communist, at
Tammany Hall, 145 E. 14th St., next
Sunday, are being completed.
Sozzi was killed by order of Mus
solini at the Perouse prison near
Rome on the night of February q,
this year. His death was kept secret
by the fascist press. Two guards
who witnessed the torture of the %
year-old revolutionist carried the
news out of Italy to France, where
Henri Barbuse made major issue
of the murder. Mass meetings were
held in Paris, Basle and brussels
during the week of March 20.
The meeting here is being arranged
under the auspices of the Anti-fas-
cist Alliance of North America, 81
E. 10th St. Speakers will include
Robert Minor, editor of The DAILY
WORKER; Moissaye Olgin. editor OF
"The Hammer; Max Shachtman, OF
The Labor Defender; Norman Thom-
as; Hugo Gellert, and William w.
Weinstone. Norman Hapgood will
act as chairman.
Representatives of Spanish, Polish
German and Belgian anti-fascist or
ganizations will be present to protest
against the fascist white terror in
their native countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
PITTSTON MINERS
FACE TESTIMONY
OF Lewis FORCES
Machine Witnesses Aid
Frame-up
BULLETIN.


WILKES S-BARRE, Pa, April TO-
The state rested its case at A o'clock
today in the murder frame-up against
Bonita, MoleslIi and MENDOZA. Before
court adjourned ]. Frank Flannery,
counsel for defense, made the open
ing speech to the jury. The defense
is expected to begin the calling of
witnesses tomorrow morning.
WILKES-BARRE, April 10
Fighting for their lives against the
attempt of the operator-controlled
court to railroad them to the electric
chair on a trumped-up murder charge,
Sam Bonita, Adam Moleski and
Steve MENDOZA yesterday sat in court
here during the first day of their trial
and witnessed the swearing in of the
jury which is to decide their fate.
Jury of peers"
The jury! A business manager, a
superintendent, justice of the peace.
a wholesaler, brother of the sheriff
of the county who described himself
as a laborer, clerk, two laborers, q
store keeper, blacksmith and an in
surance agent hold in their hands the
power which will either return these
innocent miners to the ranks of the
working class or send them on the
road travelled by Sacco and Vanzetti
and other martyrs of the class war.
The case was opened with the
declaration by the state prosecutor
that he would prove and demand
verdict of first degree murder.
Three technical witnesses were the
first called. They described the room
in which the body of Frank Agati,
Cappelini gunman and contractor, was
found dead; they were merely there
to present the Introductory evidencs
to set the case going, so to speak.
Cappelini Machine, Vicious.
The fourth witness brought to light
the case of the prosecution. August
Lippi, district board member of the
Cappelini machine testified that when
Bonita entered the room, Agati rushed
up to within two feet of him and
pointed his finger at HIM" This bit
of evidence, it is believed, is intended
as an attempt to explain away the
charge that Agati struck Bonita, or
possibly that Agati held a gun in his
hand.
Lippi further testified that follow
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
D. A. R. AIDS FIGHT
ON DAILY WORKER
Dissension Reveals La
bor-Baiting

A factional fight has developed
within the ranks of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, a pa
triotic organization. as result of the
revelation that the leaders of the
society have been guided in their poll
cies by the vicious anti-radical pro-
paganda disseminated by Fred Mar
vim, director of the Key Men of
America, an organization of super
Patriots.
Helen Tufts Bailie, a prominent
member of the D. A. R., has written
a pamphlet in which she charges that
the society has been making use OF
a blacklist supplied by Marvin con-
tanning the names of individuals ano
organizations accused Of "Commun-
ism, Bolshevism, Sovietisni, socialism
liberalism and pacificism."
"InterIocking Directorate.
The pamphlet also reveals that the
PRESIDENT general of the D. A. r. is
r member of the advisory council of
the Key Men of America.
The Key Men Of America, together
with the Military Order of the World
War, has taken the leading part in
the attacks upon The DAILY WORK
Err during the past year.
The revelation that the Daughters
of the American Revolution is also
behind the general anti-Communist,
anti-labor campaign and is connected
by ''interlocking directorate" with the
Key Men of America only serves to
emphasize how insidious and wide
spread are the attempts to beat the
working class into submission.
The attack against the DAILY
(Con.ia;.ed on Page Thrse1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
SHOOTING, FRAUD,
VIOLENCE, MARK
CHICAGO VOTING
Men, Women, Kidnap-
ped and Slugged

CHICAGO, April 10.-The polls
had been opened but few minutes
when the roar of machine guns sound
ed on the west side. Like an echo,
from another part of the city came
the bark of sawed-off shotguns as
hoodlums and gangsters took this
method of obtaining votes for their
candidate.
Election workers were beaten, one
man was shot, a dozen kidnapped bal
lot boxes were stolen and destroyed,
-bloodshed and warfare marked Chi
cago's widest primary election.
Women Beaten.
Women were beaten and hurled
from polling places. Men were handed
ballots, pens were jabbed into their
hands, and with the muzzle of a re-
volver boring into their backs, were
instructed how to vote.
The ertire personnel of precinct
polling place, including women clerks
and judges, were summarily snatched
from their tasks by armed gangsters
end were kidnapped as other hoodlums
rifled the ballot boxes.
Gangsters Direct Voting.
A gang of men in an automobile
appeared before precinct in the 42nd
ward. The men sat in the car with
machine guns trained on the line of
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
ASK DEA7HN TRIAL. OF BONITA, M0LESKII, MENDOZA!
Obb0sih0nlsts
HghtPdrty IN
German Poll

BERLIN, April Information of
so-called "Lenin Bund" and a de-
cision to nominate candidates for the
next elections 70 the Reichstag are
the latest manouvres of the Maslow-
Fischer renegades in a holy crusade
against the Comintern and the Com
munist Party of the Soviet Union.
Delegates of the new "Lenin Bund,"
which is practically the organization
al face of the Trotsky Opposition,
met here during the Easter holidays
and decided to present a list of can
didates for the elections to both the
Reichstag and the Prussian Diet.
Werner Scholem is one Of the lead
ers of the renegade group.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
BARRIERS STRIKE
IN WHITE PLAINS
Almost All Brooklyn
Shops Settled

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April 10.
Following the successful strike ac-
ton taken by Brooklyn Local 913,
Journeymen BARRIERS Union, the
White Plains local of the BARRIERS
union declared a strike here yester-
day. After negotiating for two
weeks, the boss BARRIERS refused to
concede the workers demand for a
wage increase of $40 a week.
The strike declared in White Plains
affects about 100 workers in Fl shops.
Settlement Forecast.
At a meeting of the Brooklyn
BARRIERS held yesterday in the Brook
lyn Labor Lyceum, the prediction
was made by the strike leaders that
the strike would be almost complete
ly settled by the end of the week.
Samuel Levy, president of the
union, declared that of the 1000 boss
BARRIERS formerly belonging to the
employers association no more than
800 remain with whom individual
agreements have not been signed.
Refuse to Recognize Association.
In declaring the strike the union
announced it would refuse to deal
with the Master BARRIERS Associa-
ton, demanding that employers de-
string settlement with the union make
separate applications for contracts.
An immediate rush of applications
followed this announcement, due to
the fact that the strike was called
Just prior to the holiday period. Sew
eral employers declared that they
asked for agreements despite threats
of "trouble" from their organization.
Two Boosted Up,
The Brooklyn workers have tied up
the Brooklyn and Queens barber
shops with a strike in order to force
the return of $5 wage reduction
made by the members of the en-
ployers' association several months
ago.
TIE shops not settling with the
UNION are being consistently picketed,
according to an announcement made
at the strike headquarters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Vladeck, Manager of
Forward, Freed After
Girl Employe Is Shot

B. Charney Vladeck, business man
ager of the Jewish Daily Forward,
was yesterday freed in Essex Market
Court after he had been arrested fol-
lowing the shooting of Fannie Silver
man, clerical worker employed in
his office.
According to Vladeck, he had been
cleaning his desk in the Forward Of
flee preparatory to a trip when he
found the revolver. In handling it,
he explained in court, the weapon
went off and a bullet struck Miss
Silverman, who was later taken to
Gouveneur Hospital.
The charge on which Vladeck was
originally held was possessing a
weapon without license"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
WALKOUT BEGINS;
$4,000 WORKERS
MAY BE INVOLVED
Fight Spreads at New
Bedford Mills
BULLETIN.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April
10.-0ne hundred and forty work.
ers in the New Bedford silk mills
walked out after an announcement
of wage cut of Is per cent effec-
tive on Monday next. The strike
was not preceded by vote or meet
ing. The men said that the COM
pany had violated an agreement by
cutting the wage. The 10000 cot
ton mill workers will vote on
Thursday evening as to whether
they will strike on Monday as re-
suit of the 10 per cent cut in wages
announced yesterday.
TAUNTON, Mass, Apri1 10.--A
wage reduction of 10 per cent in the
cotton manufacturing mills of this
city was announced yesterday, fol-
lowing on ~, heels of the wage slash
made b tile mills of New
Bedfort w announcement
adds +, -Xtile workers to
the 30,vc i by the New Bed
ford mil -.oTs' action. The no
tices posted declare the wage cut as
becoming effective Monday, April 16
Strike Seems Certain.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 10
The savagry of the wage cut an
nounced yesterday by the New Bed,
ford mill owners affecting more thar
10000 workers, which brings dowr
the average wage of the workers here
to not over SIS a week, has created
such sentiment for general strike
that it would be practically i'm.
possible for any labor union leaders
to stop general strike action.
Plans for membership meetings ot
the locals of the American Federation
of Textile Operatives are we'll under
way, the New Bedford Textile Council
leadership announced yesterday. The
Council met last night and came to a
decision that a general vote will be
taken on strike ballots at the local
meetings. Textile mill committees,
formed by militant workers in organ
lied and unorganized textile plants
throughout New England, are issuing
leaflets in the plants calling for an
immediate general strike, in answer
to the ruthless attack made by the
bosses.
Of the 27 mills in New Bedford
Continued On, Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Hunter Students Dance
for Relief of Miners

The Miners Relief of Hunter Col
lege, which is affiliated with the
Youth Conference for Miners Relief,
will hold dance Friday evening at
7 E. 18th st. The proceeds will be
contributed to the Pennsylvania and
Ohio striking miners. Young work
ers and students are invited to attend.
The Youth Committee has just sent
another 5000 to the coal fields, which
brings the total sent by this commit
tee for miners relief to $500.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
OILY STORY TOLD IN SINCLAIR TRIAL
May Officers Transferred for Opposing Teapot Dome Graft

oil reserve. He said he woIld show
that the negotiations were conducted
in greatest secrecy and that other oil
concerns eager to acquire the lease
had been frozen out without their
admitted privilege to bid on the prop
erty.
Captain, then commander, H. A.
Stuart, testimony showed, was in
charge of the naval oil reserves at
(Coqtinued on Page TVo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11

WASHINGTON, April 10. A
tale of graft and corruption reach
ing to the top of the government was
unfolded today in criminal branch No.
2 of the District Supreme Court as
the criminal conspiracy trial of Harry
f. Sinclair got under way.
Owen j. Roberts, the governments
special oil prosecutor, addressing the
newly sworn jury, outlined the trans
action whereby Sinclair obtained a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11

lease on the immensely valuable Tea
pot Dome oil preserve from former
Secretary Of Interior Albert L. Fall
and charged that S233,00O bribe mo-
tivated the deal.
The S232,000 Bribe.
Roberts declared that he expected
to prove that Sinclair gave Fall $685.
900 in Liberty bonds, unacknowledgcd
"even by receipt or the scratch of
a pen." in exchange for lease on the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
MINERS trio AT
BENEFIT SUNDAY

At the miners Varieties" at the
Central Opera House, 9th st. and
Third Ave, Sunday at 2 p. M, "The
Miners Trio" will take prominent
part in the relief program.
This trio is composed of miners
who have been touring the strike
area giving entertainments for the
relief of their striking comrades.
The trio sings miners songs and does
miners clog dances.
In addition Roy Helmar, formerly
of the Havana Symphony Orchestra,
will give several piano numbers. Hell
mcr is billed as "the boy pianist" "
The Workers Drama League will
present Aftermath" a ong act play
of Negro life. The entire performance
is under the auspices of the Penn
Ohio Miners Relief Committee, 100
Broadway, New York.
Councils /, 2 and Of the United
Council of Workingclass Women of
the Bronx will hold a concert and
ball for the relief Of the Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio miners at 1896 Third
Ave, Bronx, next Saturday at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

III and Respondent, Mrs. Tillie
Krishen, 81, leaped into the East Riv-
er at 104th st. in suicide attempt
that failed because her skirts, spread
ing on the water, prevented her from
sinking until she was rescued by a
watchman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Shachtman Opens China
Lecture Tour Tonight

Max Shachtman, editor of the la
Dor Defender" will open a national
illustrated tour on the present strug-
gle of the Chinese people for liberia
ton, under the auspices of the Inter
national Labor Defense tonight at
Bohemian Hall, BAT E. 72nd St.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
STUDENTS DONATE TO DAILY"

Members of the Workers School
Students Council who participated in
hike to Jamaica Woods last Sun
day contributed SIS to The DAILY
WORKER defense fund.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

EAGLES WIN SIXTH
 The New Britain Eagles basket ball team won it's sixth game out of nine starts last night when they
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Special Notice

\ whist party will be given by the Stella Rebekah Lodge in l. o. r. Hall Friday afternoon at 2:S0.-adv.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

1o-Duke Yellman's orchestra 10: :30-Dance orchestra 1l-Correct time ll-Dance orchestra: songs l2 id.-Broadway Mite
 S6O-WGBS-34s 6-Jncle Gee Bee l0-Dixie Ramblers; duets 10: :45-Florence and Hyman \cNi,i
 duets 11-Eddie Worth's orchestra :30-Marion Bradley. soprano f1:45-Nick Pace, songs lo mid.-Eddie North's orchestra
 92O-WPCH-326 5--Harmonica: trumpeter; talk; pi 1:l5-String quartet Songs 15-Tenor: soprano :45-Finnish folksongs g-Polish hour of music l1-Wilhelm's hentucklans | 10:45-Artists ! 97O-WARC-308 6:31-Harold Sterns orchestra ! 7:l5-American :: Legion S-Hour of Music 1 9:02-Rupert Sircom. organist . 9:30-Music of Dr. Mu l0:S1-Negro Achievement Hour ll:30-king's orchestra
 1O2O-WGI-o9f 6-Time, news, sports |: S:G5-Filipino Serenaders G:30--Investmen period 7-Lovejoy and Carroll, pianos .:l5-Syncopators l 7:30-Radio tenor: :violinist S-"Motion Picture" S:15-St. David's Day commcmora 1 tion chorus and orchestra
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Through tie Static

Volume was extremely heavy throughout the evening The first part was free from static and prac- tically free from local interference. The usual fly in the ointment ap- peared as the evening proceeded, heavy crashes of static coming with a heavy buzz for honors. The static vas Of the intermittent variety, com- ing through suddenly and soaring the listener half to death. Well, at least a quarter.
 The dramatlzation of LongfelloN s The Courtship Of Miles Standish," 7" was featured from WEAF-WTIC at 7:30 o'clock and the familiar char acfers of Standish. John Alden, Priscilla and Elder Brewster moved across the radio stage with realism, The familiar story is good illustra- = ton of the fact that the most ef- fective accomplishment is by per sonal effort. Miles Standish learned the truth Of that statement to his sorrow, when he delegated his pro posal to fair Priscilla to the young and handsome John Alden.
 
 The story was pleasingly acted with a musical background adding materially to the effect. standish de- clared he was a man of action and not Of words. as every school boy knows, and he begged Alden, his friend. to plead his case before ! Priscilla. Reluctantly Alden did so, since he was in love with Priscilla 1 himself. He made a bungle of the l affair with the result that the fail lady uttered the sentence that has come ringing down through history Why don't you speak for yourself John?" Well. Alden made his report to Standish and the veteran lndlar fighter became extremely angry, ac' cusing Alden of having betrayed hin and of being a false friend. He lei to fight the Indians and was report ed killed in a battle. John and Prls' cilla were married and. as the cere' mony was completed. Standlsh stalk ed into the church, armor-clad, anc gave his blessing to the pair.
 If anyone can bring in WNAC : Boston, for five minutes at Stretcf without having the station go into about 50 different kinds of contor tons we'll present that radio listen CT with a silver plated dust-mop or the city hall steps next Saturday a high noon. That bloomin' station l the toughest outfit to bring in. Onc' in a while it sails in sWeetly ant stays that way for about two min utes. Then it gets kittenish and it. all off. We tried to listen to pro gram from WOR, through WAC but, oh, my. how the bees do buzz.
 Musical Memories an orchestra selection, was presented from CHYC Montreal. The number went baci years and years for the selection! and the presentation lasted nearl, Is minutes by actual timing. Tn station came through in good shape and we had a clear field in which tt listen.
 WMBF. Miami Beach, cam through for the first time in man,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

weeks The Fleetwood hotel dance orchestra presented T Can't Forget You' in accepted tempo. and one of the saxophonists rendered smooth, ripping version of The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise.''
 WSM, Nashville, was one of the loud ones. We tuned in on that sta ton after WBZ signed off, not real izing that the Springfield station wasn't on the air. We thought, for q fact. that We were listening to dance music rom WBZ, and we were surprised, no end, when the announcer gave the call letters oi the Nashville broadcaster. It came in louder last night than we had ever heard it before.
 Announcements from WJR, De troit, were ruined by spells of static and buzzcs but the music by con cert band came through in fairly good condition. "Orpheus' overture was one Of the selections.
 WSB, Atlanta, registered fairly well. too.
 Tonight, at 10 o'clock, the De laney y-Ileeney bout will be heard over WIZ, broadcasting direct from the scene of activities, Madison Square Garden. It is likely that broadcasting will begin shortly be fore 10 o'clock. almost any time after 9:30 o'clock. Graham McNa- mee will be at the microphone to de. scribe the fight, but his buddy. Phi Carlin. won't be with him. Phil vii 1 be on the air from WIIC as he acts as master of ceremonies at tht Hartford Chamber of Commerce banquet.
 That's all for today, thanks. p. E, L.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
THURSDAY.
Eastern Standard Tune.

NOTE - Asterisks Denote Best Pro-
 grams of the day.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
TeachOut Has Chance to
 Make a Regular Berth

Detroit, Mar 1 [Pt-Of the army of recruits at the Detroit Tigers training camp in San Antonio. Tex, none has a better opportunity to get regular berth than Arthur Teach out, young southpaw pitcher from Hollywood of the Pacific Coast League.
 The Tigers are badly in need Of another portsider to take over the relief pitching burden that last year fell to the lot of Earl Whitehill, star Bengal mound. man. Teachout is showing much promise Manager | Moriarty said.