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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06

Further descriptions of the vile
conditions at Tombs Prison are con-
tanned in another communication from
David Gordon, 1S-year-old member of
the Young Workers League, who has
been sentenced to three years in the
city reformatory at Welfare Island
for writing the poem America, .
which referred to the United States
in irreverent terms.
/. The legal proceedings that were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
5 HURT IN SCRANTON FIRE.

SCRANTON, Pa, April 5.-Five
men, three of them reporters, were
burned about the hands and face, and
hundred other employees jumped
from windows and rushed to safety
on fire escapes early today when fire
destroyed the Scranton Republican,
the city's only morning newspaper.
No estimate of the loss has been an
nounced as yet, but it will run to
100000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06

supposed to be) this morning was
very bad: ate half of it and threw
the other half away since couldn't
stomach it. l wonder whether | must
apologize to the prison authorities
for this /?
while eating my 'mush,' the cock
reaches killed yesterday stared me
II the face.
"Some more punishment: prison
Continued on Page Taoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
Fireman Dies in Crash

John j. Donahue, fireman, was
killed, Edward Dornsell received SER
ious internal injuries, and six other
firemen narrowly escaped being
burned to death in the backdraft when
their apparatus collided with troll
ley car at 43rd st. and Lexington
Ave. yesterday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
Workers Party to
Hold Membership
Meeting Tonight

An important general member
ship meeting of the Workers
(Communist) Party will be held at
7 o'clock tonight at Irving Plaza,
Irving Place and 18th St. New
membership books must be shown
at the door. All conflicting meet
ings have been called off by the
district executive committee Of the
Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
~ HOURS A DAY IN SOUTH

NEW ORLEANS, April 5 {FP).-.
The coming session of the Louisiana
State Federation of Labor at Alex
andria may declare for 40-hour week
to relieve unemployment. The aver
age working day in all industries is
91s hours. Many sawmills are work
ing their crews IL hours daily.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
AWAIT POLAR FLIGHT.

SEWARD, Alaska, April 5.-The
United States army wireless station
here today waited for signals from
the plane in which Captain George
II. wilkins. famous explorer. will at
tempt to fly across the top of the
world from Point Barrow to Spitz-
bergen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
Faculty of Workers
School Meet Tomorrow

The faculty of the Workers School
will meet in a body for the first time
at banquet tomorrow, $3.50 p. m. at
Sollins Restaurant, ZIG E. 14th St.
The Librarians of the Workers School,
the executive committee of the stu
dent council, and the students in the
national training school have also
been invited to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
MARKETS FOR MOVIES.

s, LOS ANGELES, April 3.--Satura-
tion point Of motion pictures has al
most been reached in this country, and
the American film industry must look
abroad for its future development
L. B. Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer.
studio executive, stated today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
DEMOCRATS NERVOUS
AS KNAPP CASE OPENS

ALBANY April 5The charge of Supreme Court Justice Stephen
Callahan the the graft
illuminating the business of prosecuting eaptas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
ILLINOIS MINERS
TAKING CONTROL
Defeat Lewis Fishwick
Expulsion Move
BY JAMES ALLISON.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April S. -
Repudiating the orders of the Lewis
Fishwick machine of district 12, To-
Gals 40S2, 3O3 and 4173 have gone Of
ficially on record supporting mem
bers of the Save-the- Union move
ment against whom charges were pre-
ferred by the Fishwick machine. This
was tremendous blow against the
reactionary Lewis -Fishwick-F ma
chine. The recent progress of the
Save-the- Union movement among the
rank and file has greatly alarmed
the jobs of these bureaucrats, it ap-
pears.
Membership Aroused.
In local unions 4082, 3O3 and 4173
the charges against several members
were either tabled or squashed by the
rank and file. In local 4173 Harry
Dixon, travelling auditor, was present
to push or influence the charges
against Gerry Allard, one Of the lead
ers. The machine organized for a
couple of weeks for their move. In
the face of the rank and file and
honest opinion they appear very weak.
1t is understood that the charges will
be taken to the higher courts where
the justice of fascism rules. The
rank and file has been called immed-
lately to mobilize its forces for the
challenge which the Lewis machine
has hurled at them. They must reply
to this challenge with well organized
and solid ranks. Against well or
ganized army of coal miners, the
Lewis gang are as helpless as a
woodpecker hammering on steel sides
of battle ship.
Watch Us!
This section sent some forty dele
gates to the Pittsburgh National Con-
ference. When these brothers re-
turn, with a renewed determination
and with clarified policies, it will take
more then the handful of votes Of
the Lewis gang to stop US. Watch
our smoke.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS,
FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNORGANIZED
FOR THE 4O-HOUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
Gil Il D SCARED
BY INTRUDER

Police are working on q clue as
IL the possible identity of the negro
who entered the home of Fl. L.
Rusk IN the 1190 block Eighth st.
W., last night and frightened
1g.year-old Dorothy Rusk, who was
recovering from an attack OF scar.
let fever.
The front door was left unlocked
nv one OF the Rnsk boys who re-
turned at midnight from Demolay
drill and the negro entered through
4Aat way, ii is thought.
Mrs. Rusk slept on u couch near
Dorothy's bed while the child was
recovering from her malady. The
,street light fell across the sick
child's bed and left the mothers
couch in the shadow. When the
negro touched the bed. the child
thought it was her mother, but
when she awakened and saw the
negro. she screamed and became
hvsterical. When the mother
enranx up from her couch, the
mar fled through the front door.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
MARRIAl7E LICENsEs

Daniel II. Lewis, 43. and Millle John
non, III The Rev. G. @. Williams
Harvey 4. Grub. e: and Esther n, .1.. 4.
Coleman Mason, 81. and Anne VIII
liams So The Rev. r. a. Carter.z
Jonathan HagAn, e. ana MARION
Barker. IS. The Rev z. q. Phillips
John As Buete, 81. Mary !. Steldeis
M. The rev. John X. Cartwright.
III n, BOvette al. ana Lena I. Camp.
10. TIfe Rev. John 81 Briggs.
Harley b. Murphy, ~. and irene a
Laurence. "a. The Rev. n. +. Fitz-
Henry Jordan. -. and Lydia
Gfmonik 90. The Rev. #. n. Henntg:
G Moore. st. and Grace Lee $3.50. 81
DEATHS
nav I. Bailey, 81 years, s21s North
hmpton SC. y. ~.
Edwin Campbell. s. years. Home Tor
Nary Elizabeth Boone, 50 years. 1858
annie q Mexim, y years. 1874 =
Msry = Jones' n ysarA saat FIRST,
James u Newman. u ysarA 1871
North Capitol ST.
James {. Green. Il years. 2siA chss-
tsE s N s wilcox. Is years. 14aa.
Jennie d. van Yalkenburg, n years
$40 piney Branch Rd. N w
benjamin. n Colt. e years. lsse
wiiiiam i. ESSEX. - years ls41 BEN
sohn j brew, $ years. Little sis
kar6 of the Poor.
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WTiiiiam 4 smith. - years isis =
Msrsha Tindley g pears. Car
Martha q. Frsnch. S. years 144i
Ewenty@second St s. =.
Edward Bradshaw, So years. y. :.
Iehn Rraasriek. u years. 1s1
Mary Poian. IL years. Tubereulosis
Edna 3 Neville. u years. 1891 seventh
Nsii Hsbbard. % years. 1859 Column
= E.ssii. ). I. pi...l, IS y..r. GEORGE
David 8. Moore. 81 years. 141s Mary
lTichasl cappuchi. u years Tubsrcu-
10sin hospital.
Leila d. Courtney - years, 1918 A
Il Louise waterman. 40 years sibley
william 81. clair, IS years. t1s
raseys ct s. w.
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Alien crown. ~ years IS st.
Henry owens - years. walter Reed
General Hospital.
Molly BrsntIy. 50 years. 50 G St
n. w.
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
BIRTHs

Patrick ana Annie Doherty. boy
Louis p. and, Gertrude Franciscus.
Rirl.
George ana Ethel UrcioIo. girl.
George g. and Loretta4 G. Cranhton.
boy.
Karl r. ana elizabeth HohIer, girl.
Leroy e and Winona N. LeGuine.
kirk
John and EIva Neetz. girl.
Edgar and Emma G. Maryman, girl
Adorno and Mary Prospect girl
Ernest III and Marie *, Eschinges
mirl.
Louis and Eila keller. girl.
Charles a and sally u Dawson.
nirl
George and Margaret a. Unslnn, SRI
Isaac and Charlotte washington, boy,
william Il and Florins " Roacne
kiri
Ellsworth and ErnestIne Digs. boy
James III and Irene Williams girL
Albert and Mary Green, boy.
Clinton iii. and Margaret p Brown,
81 49,. - ss.~r,a 1naie how
The Washington times., 1928-05-23
PROF B. II. MAGELLAN

Funeral services for Prof. B. F..
MAGELLAN former president Of wash
ington Missionary College In Ia
konla Park. were held yesterday
afternoon in the church OF the
Seventh Day Adventists. The Rev.
~. s. Iongaere, associate pastor OF
the church. conducted the services.
Burial was III Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. Prof. I.achlan died at the
sIYashfnzton Sanitarilln.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

ment last Summer at Camp Albert G.
Ritchie, at Cascade, Md.
Lieut. Harbin is to have charge OF
the drawing school, which will give In
struction and practice In the principles
of drawing and the use of instruments,
applying this practice to the making
up of drawings, tracings and charts.
The product of the school is to be used
by the line companies in their company
instruction. -,
Technical Sergt. Charles Dunn will
be in charge of the carpentry Scnooi,
which offers fundamental instruction In
the use of the field chest. 1t Is planned
to have this school prepare models, 10
scale of Standard types of trenches, thus
bringing out engineering details in their
construction. As the class develops 1t
is planned to have the students build a
complete model of an entire trench sys-
tenn for a battalion center OF resist
ance.
The bugler and messenger carrier
school will be In charge of Staff Sergt.
Harry j. Harth of the band. It will
provide instruction and practice in tone
reproduction, ensemble playing and all
calls, and in addition will provide inter-
esting map problems involving the prin-
ciples of message carrying. Also In.
cluded in the curriculum of this school
are infantry drill, military courtesy, etc.
Lieut.. Harbin also will have the
demolitions school in charge. He devel-
oped a number of specialists In this
work during the last annual encamp-
ment, where he was In complete charge
of the work, and has as his objective
the training of special detail in each
company to handle demolitions, SO that
the organization can act independently
In case of necessity
In the map-reading and bugler and
message carrier schools two men will
be detailed from each company, while
one each will be designated for the
drawing an explosives and demoli-
tions schools. For the carpentry schools
Evening star., 1928-12-09
BRAZIL FEARS CUT
IN COFFEE CONTROL
German Plan to Cultivate Large
Area in Guiana Threatens
Competition.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SAC PAULO.-Recent cabled reports
from Berlin that German organiza-
ton planned to develop large coffee
plantations in Dutch Guiana have
caused much interest here in the heart
Of Brazil's coffee region. Coffee is, OF
course, the most important export OF
Brazil, and the last crop exports were
valued at more than $500, ,000,0 900 and
accounted for two-thirds of the total
exports of the country.
Observers here believe that the con-
troll exercised by the coffee institute
for the past four years is bound to have
the same effect In stimulating the cof-
fee production of other countries as
did the British control of rubber. AL
though this rubber control allowed
only a certain amount of production
on the market from British possessions,
it stimulated other paintings, and the
Dutch, In Java, reaped the profit OF
the high world price, for they were at
liberty to sell when and where the
market warranted
Coffee experts see the same process
going on in the coffee-growing coun-
tries and predict that Brazil will not
control the world market in a few
years. 1t is pointed out that Colombia
has put more and more land under
coffee cultivation in recent years, and
now, the news of the German under
Evening star., 1928-12-09

commander: Corps. Robert B. Burton
and Clarence e. Persons, to be privates.
These were accompanied with an order
relating to the same command, and di-
recting the following promotions: Corp.
Charles Y. Turner, to be sergeant. and
Pvts. first class) Louis K. Bauer end
Frank M. Hamilton, to be corporals.
Pvt. James j. Sphinx, Company D,
l21St Engineers, has been dropped as
deserter from that command, as CT
September Is, 1927. he having failed
to report for drill on or after that date,
and all efforts to locate him having
failed.
Corp Edward A. Dimler, Company
A, 121st Engineers, has been nonorably
discharged to permit him to enlist in
the Regular Army.
The following members of the Head
quarters Detachment. 29th Division,
have been transferred from the active
to the reserve list of that organization,
on account of educational interference
with their military work: PvtS. Ulysses
G. Salter and William n. Morey
Pvt. John H. Best. 29th Military Po-
lice Company, has been honorably dis
charged to permit him to enlist In the
regular establishment.
The armory drill training schedule
detailed outline of the work to be
performed by the 121St Engineer Regi-
ment, between December 4 last and
May 28 next, prepared as directions to
the unit commanders In outlining their
armory work by Lieut.. George F. Har-
bin. regimental plans and training Off
Ger, has just been made public by bri-
gade headquarters.
1t provides that the training objec-
tive" for all individuals and units of
the command is to be "in general eff
cheney in actual field service" and "in
particular the requirement of habits
OF discipline, courtesy, correct military
bearing and appearance; the attaining
of reasonable proficiency in methods
of constructing simple bridges and the
organized methods of constructing float
ing bridges; the application of rigging
principles to the handling of heavy
loads and the practice in use of the
simpler devices, and the study of meth
ods OF applying explosives in military
demolitions."
In addition to the usual company
instruction to be outlined in detail by
the company commanders, in conformity
with the general scheme as laid down
in the schedule just made public, five
special schools are provided, each un-
der the direction Of a commissioned
or nom commissioned officer expert.
The map reading and sketching
school is to be under the guidance of
First Lieut.. E. A. Mcmahon, and Is to
take up the making of sketches and
their development from field data and
the rapid and intelligent reading of
maps. The students detailed to this
school are to make use of the COM
pany equipment available for the work,
and practical work is to be based on
data taken during the annual encamp-
Evening star., 1928-12-09
District National Guard

In recognition of the fact that he
organized and captained one of the best
teams which ever represented the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
at any of the national matches, Capt.
Just c. Jensen, head of the Ordnance
Department OF the local Militia, has
again been selected to develope the team
of 1929. Lieut.. Col. Frederic c. Smith,
U. S. A., adjutant general, announced
that Capt. Jensen had been appointed
team captain.
At the same time, Col Smith an
nounced, that Lieut.. Thaddeus A. Riley,
Company E, 12lSt Engineers, a member
of the 1928 team, had been ordered as
team coach, in recognition of his shoot
ing ability on previous teams. His
appointment, however, was made at the
specific request of Capt Jensen. 1t is
1le first team for long time which will
have team coach, 1t was announced.
The team which was headed by Jensen
this year went to Camp Perry and came
back with the Hilton trophy which
stamped it as the champion of all rife
teams, National Guard and civilian, out
side Of the regular establishments and
the formal presentation of the trophy
was made gala event, when all of the
militia in the city was paraded in honor
Of the team.
The successful team this year prob
ably went through more intensive train
ing than any previous team, as Capt.
Jensen kept the candidates constantly
on the range at Congress Heights, and
In the small range in the Armory,
making the final selection of the team
membership only from among rifiemen
who maintained consistently high scores
during the training period.
Members of the 29th National Guard
Division Staff, attached to the local
Guard, participated in Richmond Va,
yesterday in one of their periodical war
assemblies. during which battle or two
was fought over maps in the Armory ut
which all of the details of a division
headquarters activity in the field were
worked out.
The party, which left Washington yes
esrday, and is expected to return today,
included Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan,
commanding the 29th National Guard
Division; Col. John W. Oehman, COM
manding the 121st Engineer Regiment;
Lieut. Col Frederic H. Smith, adjutant
general; Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt,
29th National Guard Division adjutant;
Mai. Edward H. Grove, commanding
the 29th Division Headquarters troops,
and Capt. Sidney Morgan, aide to Gen.
Stephan.
With the Washington officers in Rich
mond for the problem were also officers
from various parts of the States OF
Maryland and Virginia who are on the
staff. The 2eth National Guard Divi-
Evening star., 1928-12-09

sion is composed of the militia of this
city and of Maryland and Virginia
With the militia officers there also went
| from this city Maj. Charles P. Elliott
United States Infantry, instructor OF
headquarters Infantry units here, and
instructor of the 29th Division staff.
| All of the units composing the local
guard failed in their efforts to be clas-
| Sifiad last week as superior in attend
ance by not obtaining more than 80 per
cent attendance of the men on the rolls
at the weekly drill The best that any
organization could get was 85.71 per cent
attained by the Medical Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, which topped the
list, and was classed as excellent. The
other organizations in this classification,
and their percentages, were: Headquar-
ters and Service Company, 121St Engi-
neers, 84.61: Band, 121st Engineers,
80 sc, and the Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division Special Troops.
In the very satisfactory class, were the
following organizations: Quartermaster
Corps Detachment, 75.00; Medical De-
partment Detachment, 121St Engineers,
$500: Headquarters Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1884, and Company A,
372d Infantry, 70.42.
The Headquarters Detachment, 29th
Division, headed the list of those given
a satisfactory rating. with a percentage
of 63.97 The others were Company d,
12ist Engineers, $3.50: Company F.,
l21st Engineers, 64.29: Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery, 62.74.
Unsatisfactory was the rating given
the following organizations: Battery B,
26Oth Coast Artillery, 54.90: Company
B, l21St Engineers, 54.45; Company E,
l21St Engineers, $685. Company C,
121sI Engineers, 1924.
Only two organizations were in the
very unsatisfactory group last week, they
being the 29th Military Police Company,
with a percentage of a. ga and Company
A, l21st Engineers, with score Of 43.75.
Pvt. first class) Frank NJ Hamil-
ton, Company D, 121st Engineers, was
ordered on duty at the armory last
week for the purpose Of assisting in
completing the annual inventory of his
organization.
Capt. Walter S. Welsh, commander
of the Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121St Engineers, also was crdered
on temporary active duty for the pur-
pose of assisting the Regular Army in
structor in taking the annual inventory
of his command.
Corp William P. Needs, jr, Company
E, 12lst Engineers, has been reduced
to the grade of private in his outfit and
Pvt. (f1rst claSS) Howard A. Burd, pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal.
The following reductions in rank were
ordered in Company D, 12lst Engineers,
on recommendation of the company
Evening star., 1928-12-09
MAN AND HIS WIFE FOUND
DEAD AT SIDE OF ROAD
Couple Had Been Separated Since
Last Spring-Murder and
Suicide Suspected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANDERSON. S. c., December g.
Floyd Shaw, 45, and his wife, Rosabelle
Shaw, 81, from whom he had been
separated since last Spring, we're found
dead on the edge of local mill village
last night, as the result of what author
tiles believe to have been murder
suicide
Though there were no eyewitnesses
to the tragedy, the bodies we're dis
covered only short time after the shots
were heard. Two bullets were found in
Mrs. Shaw's head and a third had en-
tered the head of her husband. Both
had, apparently, died instantly.
Shaw, carpenter, had been attempt
ing to get his wife to return to him
and had called at the mill where she
worked to take her home late yesterday
afternoon. Friends and relatives of the
dead woman expressed the Sa!ief that
when he failed to get her consent to
come back to him, he shot her and
then turned the gun on himself
Evening star., 1928-12-09

there will be one soldier from each OF
Companies c and F and the Headquar-
ters and Service Company.
Company commanders are en1oined
that In order to insure the maximum
effectiveness of the schools to give spe-
cial consideration to the choice of SOL
diers they wish to recommend for them.
as they have during the past year. but
those in charge of the schools are given
final authority to approve those desig-
mated for this special training.
There will be the usual recruit school,
to which all newly enlisted men will be
sent, regardless of their proficiency.
This school is to be In charge Of a
qualified on-commissioned officer, and
for the first month of the period the
instructors will be detailed from Com
panieS G. and E.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

taking in Guiana indicates the open
ing of another field.
While the bulk of Brazilian coffee
goes to the United States, yet Germany
is considerable buyer, and her own
plantations would, naturally, supply her
own market as we'll as other European
buyers. However, it takes seven years
for coffee to commence bearing, so the
German competition is that far away
Evening star., 1928-12-09
RUSSIA HELPS LEPERS.
Hospitals Are Increased With An.

nouncement of More Cases.
MOSCOW CP).-In connection with
an announcement made by DR.. I.
Kovalev of the increasing number of
cases of leprosy along the Caspian
coast and Caucasus, the commissariat
of public health has ordered the en-
largement of existing leprosariums and
the construction of new one in
Shemacka, Caucasus, to hold 500 pa
tients.
In Moscow, according to the doctor,
there are one or two leprosy cases
registered monthly.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

The Diargio de Noticias, Lisbon, re-
Gently published a picture of Gen.
Boothchwy," without, however, inform
ing readers how the name of the Sal
vation Army leader is pronounced,