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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16

To the Editor of DAILY WORKER,
Dear Comrade:
During recent weeks while l was
absent from the office on my speak
ing tour, the press of the I. w. w,
has made a number of attacks on the
L. L. D. The general character of
these notices has been that Of yelled
insinuations against our organization,
but they have contained also direct
misstatements of fact. For that rea-
son few words of explanation and
Qualification should be made in order
that our members and friends will
know how matters stand. It is well
known that in the past we have taken
very little time away from our con-
structive work to answer slanderers.
The officials of the I. w. w. have evil
IDENTIFY been presuming on this prac-
tice of ours to attack the I. L. D. anc
the cause it represents.
Aided /. w. w. Members.
Since the I. L. D. was first organ
lied on June %, 1925, our records
show that we have contributed for the
defense and relief of I. w. W. pris-
oners and their families the sum of
more than $4,000. We presume these
attacks and ISLANDERS are the I. w. W.
officials way of acknowledging the
receipt of our contributions. There
have been no other public acknowl-
edgment.
The specific charge made against
us is that the l. L. D. promised to fl
nance half the expense of the defense
cases in the Colorado strike and then
failed to do so, sending only $4,000;
whereas, it is claimed, the total de-
Tense expense was in excess of $4,000
Such a charge has naturally called
forth inquiries for the facts in the
case, as the reputation of the /. L. D.
for scrupulously carrying out all its
agreements and obligations in letter
and spirit is as much a part of our
organization as its official magazine
or its practice of sending monthly
checks to the class war prisoners, Oh
its undertaking allegiance to the prin-
ciple of the class struggle in all its
activities.
The reply to the false charges OF
the l. w. W. falls into two parts:
Made No Agreement.
LIN the first place the 1. L. D
never made any such agreement as
the /. W. w. statements represent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16

the same exploiters and imperialists
who made the conditions in China so
intolerable that you were forced to
run away from your own country.
You had to come to the United States
to seek your livelihood. Join your
fellow workers and help to crush the
Glass that prevented you from living1
and working in your own country.
The only way to show your solidarity.
with them is to join the Alliance for
the Support of the Chinese Workers
and Peasants Revolution and help
US fight for your emancipation" !
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
Dist. | Miners Ask Convention

soft coal. They have never made
their stand on Lewis clear and in
some cases they have supported John
l.. Lewis. They refuse absolutely to
connect up the struggle of the soft
coal miners with the anthracite min
ers despite the fact that we miners
know that the struggle in our district
is struggle of the miners in the
soft coal district and that their strug-
gle is ours. Brennan refused to have
introduced into the general body q
resolution on Lewis. He refuses to
go on record as to where he stands
on this question, One cannot be sin
cerely against Cappelini if he is for
John L. Lewis. Brennan must come
out openly and state on what side
of the fence he is. He even went so
far as to speak in his own local union
against the Save-the-U Union move
ment which is led by John Brophy,
Pat Toohey Tony Minerich, John
Watt and Powers Hapgood. Does he
want to divide the anthracite miners
from the soft coal miners?
There have been some rumors that
this is the policy of the Brcrran
group. If this is so, the miners must
watch very carefully and not permit
him to do this as this will divide the
miners and play into the hands Of
John L. Lewis, Cappelini and his
henchmen and to the coal operators
who are the same, who own the coal
mines in the soft coal as we'll as in
the hard coal region.
We miners in the anthracite must
| also asl: ourselves why he makes 4
special request that the death of
Frank Agati be investigated We all
know how Frank AeSti died We all
know that he was contractor, a
thug, and not an active union man
as the Brennan group tries to put
him in their resolution.
Convention Must Be Held MAY 81.
We must tell the Brennan group,
"You either are going to give us your
policy and come out openly and state
what you are going to do or we will
fight you as we are today fighting
Cappelini, John L. Lewis, Kennedy
and the rest" No deals with Lewis!
| The convention must be held on May
II whether Lewis likes it or not
whether Cappelini likes it or not. We
miners want the convention and il
must be held. The miners must not
allow Brennan to postpone the con-
vention again, no matter what the
promises of Lewis or his agents are
The cor. gention must go thru. The
delegates to the convention must be
elected on a program. The member.
ship must demand that every chance
| should be given it to express itself
/ before anybody is elected as a dele.
gate to the special district conven-
ton on May 81.
We must also instruct our delegates
on how we want them to act. We
must ask them where they stand or
John L. Lewis, on Cappelini, on the
individual contract system, on the
soft coal strike, on Bonita, on the
expulsion of our brothers from the
union and on other very important
questions.
Brennan must be made to under.
stand that he either is going to dc
what we, the miners, want him tc
do or he will be dumped overheard
as Cappelini now is being dumped
/ overboards
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
BY GEORGE PAPCUN,
(secretary, Tri-District Save-th'

Union C0mmlUJee, AnLnrdclLe.J
THE general body has been meet
ing at this time for several weeks
in District l and considering the
grievances of the miners and trying
to get a special district convention
in District for the miners. The
miners in District 1 must not allow
this present date for the special dis
trict convention to be set aside as
was done previously when the con-
vention was set for April Is. The
miners must also realize that there
is a difference in the gorups which
want the convention. Nobody can
deny that the group led by Brennan,
Harris, McGarry and McCrone has
been the ruling group in the general
body.
Where Brennan Stands.
Nobody can deny that the majority
OF the miners in District l are for
a special district convention, yet the
Brennan group has seen fit to post
pone the question of special district
convention from April 16, in order
that II ey may appeal to John /.
Lewis. In fact they have tried to
have John L. Lewis recognize the
special district convention despite the
fact that they know what John l..
Lewis attitude is towards the rank
and file.
We also know that they have 20
far not put out concrete policy on
where they stand, on what program
they advance.
They have been up until now using
the sentiment against the district Of
ficials. They have continually been
fooling around with board members
of District 1 in trying to make a
deal with them as in the case of
Boylan. They have even gone 20 the
extent of being ready to support Boy
Ian for district president. The only
reason that they did not do it is be-
cause Boylan kicked them in the face
and refused to have anything to do
with them.
Yet they tried to spread this idea
among the miners in District 1. The
Brennan group has also been and IS
afraid that it will violate some work
or part Of the construction which We
miners know is only framed up tol
the one that is in power. Yet the
district machine led by Cappelini has
violated every constitutional rrovi.
sion,
,.,- constitution provides cha
special conventions of the district
shall be called by the president upor
the written request of five loca
unions who shall state the object OF
N convention in their request" Over
fif'v local unions have demanded 6
special convention, but Cappelini anC
his district executive board, includ
ing Mr. John Boylan, have refused
a convention and have threatened t.
expel every man who supports or does
anything to help this convention
along.
The Brennan group has also never
said anything openly on the question
Of the contract system. Whether they
favor fight to the finish against
the system thru a strike or other
wise, they do not say. They have said
very little about other grievances in
the district. They have said nothing
en- the question OF the crisis in the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
GIVEN
help OF DRYS
Society Against Pro-
hibition Yet To De-
eide Course

WASHINGTON. Sept. IO.-tPJ-An
outline Of the major organized ef-
forts that are TO be thrown into bal
ance on both sides Of the prohibition
issue during the campaign of 1928
has been given to the Associated
Press BY officials of the anti-saloon
league and the association against
the prohibition amendment.
Speaking for the anti-saloon league.
Dr. Ernst II. Cherrington, its director
OF education. said the league was
supporting Herbert Hoover and dry
candidates generally the country
over. regardless Of party or religious
affiliation. He pronounced absolute
~ false any statement that the or
Eanization had raised the religious
issue.
Henry II. Curran, president OF the
association against the prohibition
amendment. disclosed that a decision
whether 10 put the association active
~ into the presidential campaign is
awaiting a meeting Of the executive
committee to he held late this month.
but that a widespread effort would be
made 20 secure the election Of men,
hcrs Of senate and house who oppose
prohibition. Repeal OF the eigh-
teenth amendment" was said by him
70 be the ultimate goal of these ef-
forts.
Both Of the statements were made
IN response TO requests for informa-
tion as 10 just what the two organ
izations would attempt during 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
.SAYPRISONER
ROBBED BANK
Jarrett, Held at Ard
more, Identified As
Lamar Yegg

ARDMORE. Okla. Sept. lO.--FD-
Five citizens Of Lamar. Colo. positive
" identified Floyd Jarrett today a.
on Of the four men who robbed a La
mar Bank last May with a loss of
four lives. it was announced by Sher-
iff Ewing G. London Of Carter county,
Oklahoma.
Sheriff n. r. Alderman or Powers
county, Colorado. was in Oklahoma
City today arranging for an extradi-
tion hearing at which Jarrett's return
70 Colorado will be sought. The hear.
ing will be held before Gov. Henry
= Johnston tomorrow
AT habeas corpus hearing here
Saturday, three witnesses testified
Jarrett was in Ardmore and Carter
county the day the bank was robbed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
q KILLED BY
RACE DRIVER
Auto Rolls Into Stand
In Italy; rs More
Are Injured

MILAN. Italy. Sept. l0.-sP,--
Twenty-one deaths have resulted
from an accident in an automobile
race here yesterday. While speeding
at 100 miles an hour a competitor
for the track championship Of Eu-
rope lunged isto the grandstand,
killing himself and eighteen others.
Twenty-six spectators. including
Dorothy Donerton Of Boston, were
injured Two OF these died later.
Despite the accident. the race con-
tinued. a Frenchman, Chiron, driv-
ing a Burgatti car to victory at the
average speed Of 100 miles an hour.
As the driver, Materassi, sped into
the straightaway In front Of the
grandstand at the Mona Autodrome
on his eighteenth circuit he at
tempted to pass another competitor,
Forcsti.
The front Of Materassi's car graz
ed the speeding automobile ahead
and overturned. Maternssi's auto
mobile plunged across the barrier
and ditch separating track from
the stands. II plowed into the midst
or the crowd, killing 20 spectators
and the driver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
MURDERCASE
SET sept. II
Cowan-Celaya Trial
One OF First On
Jury Docket

Trial Of Truwit Cowan and Simon
Celaya. charged with murder i'm con-
nection with the death of Dr. Garitty
Church at Point Isabel on the night 0i
August rs, will be called Monday
September 4. according TO the setting
Of the docket Monday morning. This
will be one of the first jury cases.
Cases set for the same day include
trial of Francisco Leal. charged with
murder i'm connection with the death
OF Jose Moreno. who was shot at Ia
Paloma bale: Roy Stuckley, charged
with murder In connection with the
shooting in III Jardin, and Truwii
Cowan, charged with driving a motor
vehicle while intoxicated.
Milton West. recently appointed as
sistant district attorney. is counsel
in four of these cases, and cannot as-
sumo the duties of assistant district
attorney until they are disposed Of
For this reason they were advanced
on the docket, and will be the firsi
jury cases up for trial.
The Cameron county grand jury
resumed work Monday morning after
recessinr over Saturday. Thirtytwc
true bills had been filed UP to the
time the recessed. and additional bills
are expected to be filed Monday OF
Tuesday.
Hearing Of divorce cases contin.
ued Monday with u cases on the
docket for the day. Approximately
the divorce docket has been disposed
of. and hearing or the remaining cases
will occupy the attention Of the court
the rest Of the week. with the proba.
bility that a number will be held
over until the completion Of the jury
docket.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
ROWLAND Leads
RdceyS;;LdndSim IN
California Port

Glass A racers In the New York-Los
Angeles air derby out Of here to-
day on the final hop TO San Diego
Rankin took off at 7 a. m. in his
Waco biplanc. From San Diego the
planes were 10 fly 10 Los Angeles.
All N the twenty-one airplanes
remaining in the Glass A race got
away for San Diego. the last plaEs
rising into the air at SOS a. m.
MINES FIELD. Los Angeles. Sept
l0--tPb-An uproarous reception
awaited Class A airpIanes in the
New York 10 Los Angeles national
air races due here late today from
Yuma, Ariz-. fifth and last over
night control point.
Aviation enthusiasm unloosed by
a mighty aerial pageant at the field
yesterday, an even larger attendance
than the 10000 people who turned
out then was expected 10 greet the
first division Of transeontinental air
derbyists.
Earl Rowland. Of Wichita, Kans.,
flying a Cessna plane held nearly an
hour lead over the field 0f n planes
remaining in Class A last night at
Yuma, according 10 unofficial tab
ulations. Although Rowland arriv-
ed there 10 seconds behind Tex
Rankin Of Portland, Ore. flying a
Waco, he increased his leading mar
gin II minutes during the days
three-stop flight from Fl Paso.
Hop Mountains Today
WI. ". Emery. Jr., Bradford. Pa,
in "A Travclair was third onto the
field 70 hold third place. Robe I
Dake Of Pittsburgh landed his Amer
lean Moth fifth. but held second
place SO minutes behind Rowland.
Today's flight was mountain
country hop 10 San Diego, Calf,
and then final dash or slightly
more than a hundred miles TO the
finish line on the grAndstand bor-
dercd field where the national air
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Tile FACTORY
WORKER SHTT
LYING ON Rail
Man Had Been in City
Over Week End and
Was Walking Out to
Valley Tile Plant

George ". Roller. age 81. plant car
penter for the Valley Clay Products
Co., was killed on the Missouri-Pa-
cific tracks near The tilc plant west
0f the city Sunday night, Che south
bound passenger train passing over
the body and sevcring the head and
right arm.
No verdict has been returned By the
coroner. Justice OK the Peace Fred
Kowalski. who was called t0 THE scene
IN Che crew 0f thc train. NO evidence
of foul play could be found on the
body, the coroner reported.
Engineer J. w. Jordan informed tha
coroner he first saw an object on the
track when the train was about $50
yards distant, and believed it To he
"A piece ~ paper. When a few yards
distant he saw Nm was Che body of M
man lying between and parallel With
the rails Iie Immediately applied
the brakes but the entire train pass
ed over the body before it could be
stopped
The train was a few minutes late.
and IA watch found on the body had
stopped at 1912. Some small change
and the watch were found in the
pockets, indicating no robbery had
been committed.
Roller had been employed BY the
Valley Clay Products Co. several
years and was a man Of good habits.
There was RIO indication that ne was
intoxicated. He had made his home
at the tile plant, and hmd been in
hn hm raF EmNn .wMa AZ
and Saturday in Brownsville. Sunday
nigth he rode in a bus as far as the
end Of the pavement and from that
, point started 70 walk up the track
the tile plant. about "a mile. The
body as found at point near the tile
plant.
Belief NV expressed that Roller had
slipped on the wet ties and In falling
had struck the rail or a rock with
sufficient force to render him uncon-
scious- Employees at the plant stated
that Roller had been in the habit of
walking out the track 40 Che plant and
would occasionally stop at that point
to rest.
The engineer got only brief
glimpse Of the body before the train
struck it. Roller was lying at full
length directly between the rails.
Roller came 20 the Valley four
years ago form North English. Iowa.
his former home and where NIL wife
and five grown children reside. They
were informed Monday morning of
the tragedy. and the body will be sent
back to Iowa Monday night for bur-
ial.
Roller was in charge of the con-
struction of the new plant for the
Valley Clay Products Co.. three years
ago, and following completion uf the
structure was retained NV plant care
penter BY the company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
TRAIN KILLS LOCAL man
Johns Girl Bets He's
Not at Pier; She Wins

NEW YORK. Sept. 10.-tPl--
Miss Florence Trumbull was back
from Europe today $1.50 richer
because John Coolidge did not
meet her at the pier. She won
bets from girl friends who toured
with her.
But the daughter or the gov
ernor OF Connecticut has an sun
derstanding" with the son of the
president Of the United States
That is how she described their
relations. She added that reports
Of an engagement were pre-
nature
When Captain Harvey Of the
Lapland on which she returned
yesterday asked her when the
wedding was to be she confided to
him mot before Christmas. ("
Friends Of the Trumbull family
have believed for some time that
a White House welding is I'm pros
poet before the close OF MIR. Cool
idge's term Eext March 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
UNANIMOUSLY
Vote TO SEAT
Smith GROUPS
State Executive Com
mittee Gives Deci-
sion to Dallas, Har-
ris Delegates

DALLAS. Sept. 10.-(P)-The 10y
alist forces of Texas democracy
scored first in the battle between
the Smith and anti-Smith factions
al the state democratic executive
committee meeting here today when
the committee by unanimous vote
declared that the loyal Smith dele
cations from Dallas and Harris
counties would be recognized at the
state convention here tomorrow.
Leaders Of the anti-Smith dele
gates previously had said they would
bolt the regular convention tomor-
row and hold a meeting Of theii
own. appointing a separate state ex-
ecutive committee and a full list
of state officers if their followers
were not seated.
The room in which the COMMITTEES
met was packed with spectators who
cheered loudly for Governor Alfrec
r. Smith and howled and jeered al
every mention Of Herbert Hoover
The fight for party regularity and
loyalty was launched Immediately
after the meeting was called to or.
der. The committee cancelled tht
proxy Of Mrs. j. Y. Webb Of Dallas
who held for j. w. Sullivan Of Den
ton, because she declared she would
not support the democratic nom
inee.
Benton Mcmillan. committeeman
from Zavalla county, was the only
committee member who said he
would not vote for Smith. he was
requested to withdraw. bat declined
The committee had no authority ia
expel him.
Connie {. Renfro in presenting the
claims Of the loyal Smith delegation
of Dallas county declared that
these Hoover democrats just evo-
luted from the constitutional demo-
Gratis that worked 20 hard To con-
troll the state convention last May.
They are not democrats at ALL
Oscar b. Colquitt, former COVER
nor of Texas. who is representing
all Hoover democrats" at the COM
mittee session, replied 10 Renfro.
Three more contests were to BE-
heard By the executive committee.
They were from Tarrant, Palo
Pinto and Wichita counties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

Miss Trumbull was met BY her
neither, who took her at once to
their home in Plainville, Conn,
which ~ easily accessible 20
Northampton, Mass. where John
has been recently. Miss Trum-
bulls bets about John meeting
her at the pier were tw0-one for
81 and one for so cents.
Asked if she would not like 70
be married in the White House
she answered. -Oh. yes, that would
he thrilling" and then regret
fully "but there isn't much chance
of that You see John has rot t0
work and earn some money
The presidents son is consider
ing entering the employ Of the
New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railway as 4 freight clerk.
which pays a maximum f $50 "a
week. He has asked To be as-
signed 10 the station at Hartford,
so ~ TO be near Miss Trumbull.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
COUNTY WILL
SEEK AID ON
THREE ROADS
Committee Arranges
To Appear Before
State Commiss ion
Monday, Sept. liz

Applications Of Cameron county
for state aid on Highway No. 96
from Ccmbes to the Willacy county
line, highway No. 100 from Barredo
to Point Isabel and the widening RI
state highway No. IL will be heard
by the state highway commission
Monday September IL.
A committee consisting Of Judge
o. c. Dancy. Commissioners j. F.
Buughn and A. v. logan, county en-
gineer, w. O. Washington. and r.
B. Creager. chairman OF the Valley
port committee. will appear before
the highway commission 20 support
Cameron county's petition.
State aid in the amount Of $780,
600 is sought on Highway No. 90,
in which the state has already par
tieipatcd in the construction Of
grades and structures, including the
half-mlle cauSeway across the north
floodway. This would give the
lower Valley paved connections with
the recently completed pavement in
Willacy county.
Aid viii be requested on the Bar
rcda-Point Isabel highway. No. 100,
in the amount Of $315,000. suffi-
cicnt 70 pave the entire highway on
a fifty-fifty basis, county officials
state. The state participated in the
grading and structures on this high
way, but the paving of "a miles was
financed from the county's $6,000,.
600 bond issue.
Widening Of Highway No. To-
the Valley highway-wiu also be
proposed. the county 70 --esent a
proposition 70 the effect that the
state finance the paving and the
county secure the additional right
of-way that will be required. No
definite figure has been fixed rela-
tive to the amount this would in
yolve.
County Judge Dancy. IL is under
stood. will present an alternative
proposition 10 the effect that a
parallel highway he constructed ap-
proximately two miles from the
present highway in order to relieve
the Valley highway Of at least
part Of the traffic In support Of
this proposition the county judge
stated that parallel highMsy
would provide a paved highway for
a great number Of farmers and the
cost would be very little in excess
or the cost OF widening No. r.
Information from Austin indi-
Gates the Cameron county projects
will be the first considered BY the
state commission at the September
hearings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Thieves Sought
By Valley Cops

HARLINGEN. Sept. 1O.-PoIice
were busy Monday on clues found in
connection with series Of rohheries
and stick-up extending over Satur-
day and Sunday.
Late Sunday night Johnny vii
helm a this city was approached IN
y: commerce street by two men
with guns and ordered to hand over
his yaluables. He was relieved OF
about y and minor articles. The men
escaped and have not been captured.
The Industrial and Gulf filling sta
tons and the Sandwich shop, all on
Commerce street, were broken into
Saturday night and total OF about
$50 obtained Other smaller items
also were taken, Il was said. Entries
were made through windowss