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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23

To the great surprise of the fas-
cists, and to the pleasure of thou
sands of workers, the leaflets that
came fluttering down from the sky
were polluted" by thousands Of
leaflets appealing for mass partici-
patton in the coming Red Day of
July 9th.
These leaflets had been declared
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23
LEWIS COMPLETES BETRAYAL

Abandons Jacksonville ScaIe-Deeas Pennsylvania Ohio
Strike-Desroys National Agreement.
MINERS BUILD THE NEW UNION
Elect Delegates the Pittsburgh Convention September
The Policy Committee the international ExecutiveT
Board of the United Mine Workers of America headed by
John L. Lewis has decided to abandon the jacksonville
scale The national agreement and national wage scale has
been finally and completely destroyed Wage will
take place all districts Union conditions will disappear
This is more act of reasonable career of the
Lewis machine Deliberately, and in the most base
nvance with the BOSSES step by STEP the miners have been
sold out The union has been torn pieces now
complete wreck. The miners facing openshop
ditons and starvation The future of the miners lies only
throwing
and uniting in building the new union powerful union to embrace
That be the next which effort should
be
Climax of Lews Treason.
Many the l-outs the past. 1919,
trayed the national strike unorganized
the anthracite Virginia miners destroyed the
put into effect the beginning the separate no tool
several districts of the fight leaving Pennsylvania
miners battle alone against the united This
action Of the International Executive Board finally completes this
of berayls distinct
the Jacksonville scale.
the fact that the union is
completely DESTROYED the International Executive Board is making
pense of negotiating separate district this
than slavery For the miners anv sub Agreements will b ts
further splitting the miners pittng the
districts against another in competition for lower
Union" Officials Help Blacklist Union
obtaining even
district fake evidenced by
national Board instruing work
the mines before such agreements negotiated
coaborae in
blackisng and boycotng of active file
To the Pennsylvania Ohio strike
betrayed by those who paid high
blood and countless sacrifices of the file
strikers stabbed the back while
tors their econs their nunctons and their police
scab pefom base, degrading function?
The Pennsylvania Ohio
lost The union destroyed Lewis Murray
Cappiln and all the other henchmn
work
Fifteen months the
concentrating first the Pennsylvania
ardeny supported by the whole employing class
and police ready their disposal But their
were their faithful toosthe officials of the u. NJ of
Savethe-Union Committee Fought Traitors
Wage cuts have already taken
in the unorganized fields Indirect
union conditions have taken wiz
follow the socaled organized circle
What now has have
Speaking for the the membership
we advanced the to SAVE THE UNION entered
into its crises We demanded fight against wage cuts We
demanded national the organization of
fields; sxhour day. veday week.
machines and mechanical Devices demanded
rebuild the such strike activities pckeng mass
fight against nunctons, fight
secure
Lewis Fought Picket Line Helped Evicions
for themselves and their hired gangsters who broke picket
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23
COMMITTEE LAYS
PLANS FOR BIG
SEPTEMBER MEET
Calls Upon Labor Movement to Defend Fight of
Striking Coal Diggers
Especial To DAILY WORKER.)

PITTSBURGH, July 22.-The National Miners Arrange
ments Committee through John Watt secretary issued here
yesterday ringing denuncaion of the action of the Lewis
machine of the United Mine Workers Union at the recent
Indianapolis session of Lewis policy committee which repu-
dated the soaed backward step declaration of the last
United Mine Workers Convention Lewis action in abandon
ing the Jacksonville wage and in authorizing negotiations for
district scales be based the existing wages is the
minaton of the conspiracy destroy the United Mine Work
ers Union and to establish unonsm in the coal in
dustry
Outline Tasks.
In long statement the labor movement and to the
mine workers. Watt and TOohey speaking for the National
Arrangements Committee, outline the tasks before the coal
dggers and call upon them redoube their energies
building union replace the destroyed by Lewis
The statement follows in full:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23

Soviet Union and the Communists.
The Czech government helped by
a display of the military and police
cordons. They also contributed a
fleet Of airplanes, whose function 1t
was to drop leaflets, bearing the
fascist propaganda, all over the city
while the demonstration was going
on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23
PLUTOCRAT LEAVES MILLIONS

The will of Howard Elliott, for
mer chairman Of the board of di-
rectors of the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company, who died July 8 in
Dennis, Mass, was filed for probate
today. The bulk of the estate is
said to be valued at more than two
million dollars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23
AIRPLANE MYSTERY" BATTLES THE CZECH POLICE
Leaflets Calling for Red Day Place of Fascist ~obe

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia (By
Mail).-On July End the fascist
Czech legionnaires staged a
demonstration in the spor t s
stadium. which was crude and un-
successful attempt to arouse the in
habitants Of Prague against the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23
COUNTER REVOLT
SEEKS TO RAISE
HEAD IN MEXICO
Clericals Threaten La
Dor Unions

MEXICO CITY, July % (UP).-
A decisive victory over the labor
party, resulting in the forced resig-
nation of Luis N. Morones, Minister
of Commerce, Industry and Labor
and two other high party officials
was scored today by followers Of
the late President-Elect Alvarrc
Oregon.
The resignation came as result
of charges that the laborites were
Psychological authors" of the assas-
& sination of Obregon. Celestino Gas
1 ca head of the Government Depart
nent of Fabrics, and Eduardo Mon
! eda, director of the printing depart
ment, were the other labor party
leaders who stepped out of office to-
day.
Apparently the Obregonists ex-
erted pressure on President Gales
to bring about the changes which
were officially to facilitate the in
vestment of the assassination of
General Alvaro Oregon" Morones
as President of the Crom, Mexican
Federation of Labor, is one of the
most powerful politicians in the
country.
The attack on the laborites was led
by Deputies Soto Y. Cana and
Aurelio Manquire who directed their
assault chiefly against Morones.
MEXICO CITY, July pa pos
sible recurrence of the counter-revo-
lutionary clerical outbreaks of sew
eral months ago, when the church
/ hierarchy and wealthy landlords
imade their bloody attempt to over
throw the Gales government, was
s'foreshadowed by demonstration of
1000 so-called agrarians here Fri
day night, apparently instigated by
Antonio Diaz Soto Y Cana.
Aviator's Funeral May Bring Clash
Trouble is looked for tonight when
the body of the aviator, Carranza
Filled in an airplane accident in the
T~'tod States after his flight from
this city to Washington, will reach
Fere. Labor organizations plan to
demonstrate at the Colonia station
when the body arrives, and the cleri-
Gals are making open threats of
violence, attempting to bring thou
sands of their followers to the city
from the surrounding country.
This is considered to be an effort
of the clerical-landlord groups to
turn the blame for the murder of
Oregon from their own door.
Start Anti-Labor Drive.
Remarks of Soto Y Cana to the
press yesterday were plainly intended
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-23

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
TO ORGANIZE THE UNoRGANIZED
FOR THE 4O-HoUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS
GOVERNMENT
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
WALL STREET IS UPSET
Avalanche of selling Prices Forces Many stocks Down as Much as Five to Twenty Dollars a Share.

New York. June 12 tPt-The stock market was thrown into turmoil again today when another ava ]1nche of selling carried prices of many stocks down So 10 S2O q share. So great Vas the flood of liquidation that the ticker fell 40 minutes be- hind the market by early afternoon.
 Bancitaly common stock. breaking S37 d share 10 s11o on the New York curb market. started the sell ing movement This stock has drop ped s9o share in two days. and is now selling at less than half of the years high price of s22S registered in April
 Radio Corporation common. vii previously has resisted sell ing attacks on the New York Stock Exchange. finally succumbed 10 sell ing pressure today, falling from an early hign of s196.5 30 to s176 share General Motors. American Interna- tional Corporation. Case Threshing. Wright Aeronautical and other re- cent speculative favorites sold down $5 or more below their earlier high levels.
 The selling movement was stmu- lated by the calling of about s15.- 00O,O00 in bank loans. which threat ened to send the call money rate above the renewal figure of per cent.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
DYSON BOY SUCCUMBS
 70 L0CkJAW ATTACK
Eight Year Old Lad Passes Away at General
 Hospital

Efforts of hospital authorities and other physicians to save the life ot Charles Ernest Dyson. eight year old son Of Mir. and Mrs. Eugene E. by son Of 5s1 West Main street, failed and the boy died Of locklaw at the New Britain General hospital at II o'clock last night.
 He suffered an injury some time ago. Blood poisoning set in and he was taken to the hospital after he showed symptoms Of lockiaw Throughout the evening his temper ature grew worse and mounted to los degrees
 He was born in this city Decem- her IS. 1919. Surviving him besides his parents. are two brothers. John B. Dyson and Henry A. Dyson. and a sister. Charlotte F.. Dyson. He was a pupil at the Lincoln school.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. William l.. Ross. pas tor of the First Baptist church. will officiate. Burial will be in Fairviev cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12

Roosevelt Field, x. J., June 12 P) Miss Mabel Boil. who would like to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air. took off at 7:"O o'clock this morning daylight time) in the monoplane Columbia for Harbor Grace, \. F.. on her second attempt to essay the transatlantic crossing.
 The monoplane, veteran Of an ocean flight to Germany, was pilot ed by Captains Oliver Le BoutilIier and Arthur Argles, American veter- ans Of the British Royal Air Force. Aboard the plane also was Andrew Surrini. chief mechanic for Charles A. Levine. the planes owner.
 Patrons Missing.
 The takeoff. after numerous de- lays due to unfavorable weather, was made under rather inauspicious circumstances.
 The gay group of night club pa irons that had gathered at the field last Thursday when Miss Boil made her previous takeoff was iAsing. At that time she vas forcoS back by fog after six hours in the air. Only few friends of the Queen of Diamonds" were on hand. Among these, however, was her mother, Mrs. Josephine Boil. of Rochester. \. Y, who kissed her good-by as she stepped into the plane.
 Definite decision to make the
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
STARVATION FACES
 MOBILE AND PARTY
Provisions Running Low and Injured Men Are Suffering Much THREE STILL ARE MISSING
Six Members Of Crew. Including No- bile Himself, Making Perilous March Over Ice as Relief Workers Frantically Plan Rescue.
Copyrighted, 1928. by the
 Associated Press.)

Kings Bay, Spitzbergen. June 12 LP'-At least some Of the crew Of the dirjgible Italia stranded on the ice pack north of Spitzbergen faced a crisis today as Captain Riiser-I. .ar- sen and Lieut.. Luetzow Holm, Nor wegian aviators, rushed preparations to bring them aid.
 Three Definitely Missing
 With three of the crew definitely missing. and possibly lost. and the rest Of the explorers divided into two parties drifting on an ice foe westward toward land. the utmost speed was used today to reach the stranded groups.
 early this morning with gasoline for Lieutenant Holm who was stranded at that place after five day recon- naissance during most Of which he had been forced to wait idly because Of fog and unfavorable ice condi- tions.
 Sights None Of Crew
 As soon as the Norw egian air man received the gasoline he flew to the sealer Hobby and went into confer ence with Captain Riiser- Larsen preparatory to making a new series Of flights in an effort to find the missing men. He reported that he had sighted none of the Italia's crew
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
Coolidge Leadership Is Lauded;
 Reelection Foregone Conclusion
 If He Would Run, Keynoter Says
LOWDEN FORCES TO CONTINUE FARM FIGHT But Admit Mellon An nOuncement Has Beaten
 Their Candidate

Kansas City. June l2 P, = AL though convinced that the decision Of the Pennsylvania delegation to go to Hoover on the first ballot means the nomination of the cabi- net member, Clarence F. Buck, LoWden manager, announced today that the fight for his man would go on
 We know this seems to mean the nomination of Hoover but our light is one for equality for agrl- culture and We will redouble our efforts to have the party declare in favor of the principles of the Me Nary-Haugen bill,' Buck said.
 LoWden himself had no comment to make except that the Pcnnsyl- vania decision would not make any change in his position.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
Senator Fess Concludes Opening Convention Ad- dress With Assertion That the President Is "Greatest Personal and Political Force in the WOrId".

Kansas City, Mo-, June 1o P- The Coolidge leadership was en- hlazoncd on the banner waved by Simeon b, Foss. of Ohio, in deliver ing the keynote speech today to th" republican national convention.
 The Ohio senator told the dele. safes hat the nomination and cleo tion of the president would be q forcgonc conclusion did he not for bid" adding that Coolidge "leayes office by his own fiat. which appears to be final and is so interpreted by many Of his friends"
 Pays Great Tribute.
 Fess. one Of the first 10 start the craft Coolidge movement, wound up his adrr"Ss with this ringing tribute to the titular leader Of the party:
 This hold upon the confidence Of the American people of every nam., class, and creed without regard to partisan feeling. makes Calvin Cool ldge the greatest personal and poll- teal force in the World.'
 Declaring that the republican party faced the country this year standing squarelv upon the record Of Coolidge, the senator said that the presidents achievement in ad- ministration "reflects type Of poll 1cal leadership at the head of the government rarely experienced in his or any other countrv.'
 "Few are his words, decisive his judgments he added His conl- prehension of problems is broad, his vision clear and his action dauntless. His conception of public duty fore stalls the employment Of mere poll tical eXpediency.'
 As 10 the all important question of farm relief which has become a dominant issue in the campaign, the Ohio senator said no one should be in doubt of the purpose of the party 'to give this greatest of industries every consideration short of unsounl of government stimulation of artificial remedies which in the end may only add to our problems"
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
FOUR MONTHS IN JAIL
 FOR BITING OFF LIP
Mayhem Case Disposed of Today-Fenn. $50 and
 15 Days

James Toragian. aged 55. of 141 Broad street, this city, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault in superior court today and vas sentenced to jail for four months He was grant ed a stay of sentence until next Monday.
 Toragian was arrested on the in the Oriental Coffee House. 50 Lafayette street on April 2s. and in police court testimony was introduc- cd to substantiate the charge that he had bitten the lower lip off stan ley Montsos of 4Sa Main street It years that the charge of mayhem was brought in Hartford county and the case attracted widespread inter est During the police court hear ing. Montsos re-enacted the assault. seizing Prosecuting Attorney J. C.. Woods and demonstrating the man. ner in which Tora gian attacked him.
 Attorneys T. F. McDonough and A. S Aharonian. defending Tora- glan, tried to show that there was q large crowd ip the coffee house and someone in the melee bit off Mcntsos' lip. but there was positive evidence that Toragian committed the assault. Moutsos. his lip in his handkerchief, was brought to New Britain General hospital after hav- tS>rp t> ~toA operation was performed and today he has practically regained the use of the lip although he will be per- manently scared.
 Reuben Fem, Rhode Island boot
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
FIVE NEW ENGLAND
 STATES FOR HOOVER
Moses Is New Hampshire Choice for Vice.Presi.
 dential Nomination

Kansas City. June 12 N-Wtth the opening of the republican na- tional convention today. hvs dele gations from the New England states were impatiently awaiting their chance to give their vote to Herbert Hoover on the first hallot to nominate the partv's presidential candidate.
 Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont. Massachusetts and Rhode Island were aligned almost solidly for the secretary of commerce. In these five delegations all except a possible four votes seemed certain today to be cast for Hoover. And with this overwhelming vote for Hoover was the probability that United States Senator George H. Moses would re- ceive not only the total vote of the Maine and New Hampshire delega- tions but the support of other New England delegates for the vice presidential nomination.
 When the Massach usetts delega- tion. largest of the New England group, arrived last night. its lead. CTS forecast that all but three of the 39 delegates would support Hoover unless they could be con- vinced before the balloting began that President Coolidge would e. cept the nomination. Of the thrse delegates who have announced their intention of voting for . candidate other than Hoover. two. in all probability, will change their pod. tion. Congressman A. Piatt AndreW of Gloucester and J. Otis Wardwell Of Haverhil1 had declared their in- tention of voting for Gov. Fuller of Massachusetts, but Gov. Fuller
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
RiOting Occurs: One Is
 Killed in Athens. Greece

Athens, June 12 {P- Serious riot 'ne In which one person was killed and several wounded occurred today at the kavala headquarters of the Atlerlcah tobacco company where tobacco workers are on strike.
 The strikers stoned the gendarm- erie and soldiers Shots were ex- changed and the casualties resulted.
 The government was taking meas ures to restore order today.
 The strike. to enforce a demand for higher wages. threatened to spread to Aa0thi and Drama.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
BUTLER ANNOUNCES
 HE'S FOR HOOVER National Committee Head to
 Vote for Secretary MASS. DELECATE.AT.LARGE
Intimate Friend Of Coolidge Has
 Given Up Hopc of President Ac- cepting the Nomination-Altc, Will Vote.

Kansas City. June l ; fP.--Wllllam M, Butler of Massachusetts. lnti- mate friend of President Coolidge and chairman of the republican na- tlonal committee, informed the Massachusetts delegation today that his vote was for Secretary Hoover.
 Choice Is Personal
 Butler warned, however, that this decision Was not to be interpreted as an indication of the views of President Coolidge in relation to the republican presidential race.
 T have not desired to do anything that might preclude and foreclosc the possibility of continuing the president in office" Butler said. up to the present. therefore. l have made no declaration. AS l cannot De present at all the future meetings Of the delegation, l now desire to ask my alternate to vote in my place and to have recorded aS my choice for president. Honorable Herbert Hoover
 "I am satisfied that such q course meets not only the approval of the people in Massachusetts, but meets
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
DAWES MAY RECEIVE
 NOMINATION AGAIN
Mellon Declares He Is Logical Man for Vice.
 President

Kansas City, June 12 P--Elce- President Dawes prospects for re- nomination scared high today when Secretary Mellon said he was the Illogical candidate"
 A meeting Of the Pennsylvania delegation will be called soon, he said. to consider their stand on the vice presidential nomination.
 T have not decided yet how will stand on the vice presidency but Dawes is the logical candidate now" he added
 It will be recalled that at the Cleveland convention, Secretary Mel lon more than any one else was re- sponsibIe for the nomination of the Chicago banker
 Leaders here believe that Dawes will accept the nomination, as Ed Clifford, of kensIncton. Illinois, the vice presidents g home town. has set up q Dawes office here and is gong through the same maneuvers that he adopted at Cleveland where he had charge Of Dawes campaign
 Dawes. hls friends believe. will soidify urban and agricultural re- publicauism aud will balance the Hoover ticket IL is pointed out that Dawes got down off the vice. presidential rosirum while the Me- Nary -HaIcom bill was under con sideration in the senate and aided in piloting that measure through when it was first passed at session before last
 His agrlcu|tural stand and his fna ncial connections. they contend. wi make him acceptab ble both fo the east and the west. They plan a concerted drive 10 boom Dawes when the convention opens in an effort to turn decided tide in his direction which they believe will re- cult tn his nomination.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
Senator Bingham, Gov. Trumbull, and "J. Henry" Firm in Their Belief Executive Can Be Drafted Into Office.
Delegation Leaders Assert That Congressman John Q. Tils0n of New Haven Will Not Receive Com. plimentary Vote.
By ". ]. G. MYERS


 tAssoCiatcd Press Staff Correspon-
 dent.)
 Kansas City, June 1a P-The Connecticut delegation to the re- publican national convention is still prepared to cast it's l7 votes for Coolidge not only cn tho first ballot but on succeeding ballots despite the strong feeling here that the presi- dent will st tp in only ih the event t,1at it become absolutely necessary to save the unity of the party.
 Outlook Bright
 National Committeeman J. Henry Rora back, and in fact all of the members of the delegation, are op timistic and believes that the out look for Coolidge is even brighter now than it was when the delega- ton arrived.
 After d five minute executive ses- sion at state headquarters at which Roraback presided the delegates were released, each to his or her own pleasure. Headquarters will not be reopened unti! after the first con- vention session. Governor John II. Trumbull and Senator Hiram Bing- ham share the confidence of Rora- back that the draft Coolidge slo- gan will bring about the end they seek. They point out that the Con- necticut delegation has no second choice.
 There was some discussion of giv- ing Congressman John c. I1lson Complimentary vote for second place in the event that Hoover IS
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
Amherst Student Dies
 From Auto Injuries

Amherst, Mass. June 1o i4, - Robert Atkinson Of Rochester, Pa. an Amherst college student, died in ProVidence hospital at Holyoke early today as the result ot an au- tomoblle accident in which three companions. also Amherst students, were injured, and which occurred near Hadley about o'clock this morning. The car in which they were riding collided with two tele- phone poles. The others iniurcd arc William Luce Of Minneapolis. Minn.; Hanford Flight Of Workers. \. Y, and Berford Britton of Hinsdale, H.