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New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
HICKMAN GR|NS AS
 NEW TRIAL BEGINS
Wlby Hunt, His Alleged Ac-
 compice, Appears DoWncast
DEFENSE PLEAS OYERRULED
Defense Lawyers Plea that He Has Not Had Time to Prepare Case FNtile-SeIectiOn of Jury Starts at Once.

Court Room, Los Angeles. Feb. 15 UP)-William Edward Hickman and his former pal. Welby Hunt. went to trial here today for the murder of c. Ivy Toms, Rose Hill druggist.
 The case was assigned to Superior Court Judge Elliott Craig after su- perior Court Judge Carlos s. Hardy had overruled a motion for con- tinuance made by attorneys for Hickman.
 Headings Overruled
 A second motion similar to the one made before Judge Hardy for continuance was denied by Judge Craig. forcing the defense to begin trial immediately.
 Defense Attorney Jerome Walsh filed an affidavit, signed by Hick- man. in which the attorney said he could not handle the case properly because of the short time he had to prepare for it.
 Hunt and Hickman stood together as Judge Hardy read the affidavit and denied the motion.
 Hunt stood with downcast eyes but the convicted slayer of Marion Parker smiled and appeared to be in excellent spirits.
 Selection of jury was scheduled to start at once.
 Hickman is Proud
 Hickman continues to grin about his sentence to death. proud that he had taken it like man." as attor- neys pushed plans for an appeal.
 Hickman joked with his guards. pointed out that Judge J. J. Trabuc- co had sounded mice" in declaring the death sentence, and did not seem worried that he was to die April 27-unless appeal attempts are successful-for the murder of Mar ion Parker.
 Hickman stood before the bench, slightly pale. but emotionless as Judge Trabucco pronounced sen- tence yesterday.
 For the crime of murder you shall suffer the penalty of death on Friday, the 27th day of April, 1928, in the manner provided by the laws of the state of California. and may God have mercy on your soul"
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-15

New York, Feb. IS (UP)-New York subway riders. ordinarily are the most docile creatures imagin- able. They pay their nickels at the turnstiles, get caught in sliding doors. submit to having their corns mashed by their milling fellows and allow platform guards to push them around like 50 many cattle.
 But for two cents the s,000,o0O day-see car card ads for verifi- cation of the figure-would become a rowdy and menacing mob. In fact for exactly two cents on several oc- casions recently they have become just that
 The two cents suspected of bring ing about the reversal represents the amount of . threatened increase in fare. Unless the straphangers win their fight there is danger of the fare going to ! cents.
 Battle Cry Sounded.
 The battle cry was sounded last month when several hundred Brook lynites commandeered . train that had its destination signs wrong. and tried to make 1t go where they wanted. It took police reserves to rescue that train.
 In the Times Square station at six o'clock. last night the mob got out of all bounds That heart and center of congestion was gorged at last. Platforms were jammed. the over flow began extending to the street, and trains were unable to move be- cause passengers couldn't debark in- to the impenetrable mass on the platform and no one could get on.
 The turnstiles and change booths were closed and extra guards began showing back the crowds that kept pouring in from the street. It waa raining hard and the usual crowda wers augmented by theusands who
New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
CAPTURE TWO YOUTHS
 AFTER FIGHT IN OHIO
Believe They May Be Slayers of Indiana
 Sheriffs

St. Clairsville. O.. Feb. IS R- Two youths. captured after an ex- change of shots in woods near here, were held today by authorities who believed they might be John Burns and Samuel Baxter. who disappeared while being taken to the Pendleton, Ind. reformatory.
 They said they were Albert Jen- nings and Frank Fornes, both IT. They bear close resemblance to the escaped prisoners, Sheriff Hardesty said.
 They were arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Louis Shaw and Wayne Street, who chased them from filling station into a wooded area, where the youths abandoned their autom mobile. A shot missed the off, cers, but Street returned the fire and wounded Jennings in the leg. The pair then surrendered.
 A checkup revealed the youths car had been taken from a street in Columbus and another left in its place. The abandoned machine had
 
 shotgun shells in the rear and the steering wheel was covered with blood.
 Sheriff Hardesty said both boys had cut wrists. which he believed the result of breaking from hand cuffs. They also had road maps, which the sheriff said indicated by tracings that the youths had travel cd a wide territory.
 Burns and Baxter escaped from Deputy Sheriffs John P. Grove and Wallace McClude. February !, and neither of the officers has been seen since. It is thought the two aged deputies who were taking the boy. from Lafayette, Ind. to the refor- matory to serve sentences from s to z5 years for robbery. may have been slain.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
$40, 900 Hardware Fire
 In Newport. Rhode Island

Newport, R. T.. Feb. IS R@Fire early today caused S40.000 damage to the Covell building on Thames street. in the center of the business district and its occupants The prin- cipal losses were to the William w. Covell Hardware Company. A. C. LAndere and Con.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
COMMITTEE FAVORS
 B|TUM|NOUS PROBE
Favorable Report on Senator l Johnson's Resolution
OTHER INQUIRIES ORDERED

OperAtlOnS or cotton Excn0nSeS
 Asked by Senatc-Inyestigation of
 Unemployment situation Urged
 Too.
 Washington, Feb. 15.-tR-The senate interstate commerce commit tee today approved the resolution of Senator Johnson. republican. Cali fornia. for an investigation of the bituminous coal situation in Penn sylvania. Ohio and West Virginia.
 Full Committee Probe
 The resolution would call for an inquiry by the full committee but it was amended to permit a sub-com- mittee to carry on the study in the event 1t becomes necessary for hearings in the coal fields.
 Senator Johnson and representa- tives of the mine unions have urged that the committee make a first hand study in the fields.
 The resolution also would call for an investigation Of charges that the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central railroads have conspired with operators in bringing about a suspension of oper- attons in the fields.
 Reeds Is Side Tracked
 A proposal by Senator Reed. re- publican, of Pennsylvania. that the committee also investigate the freight rate structure on coal hauls was side-tracked on the ground that 1t would require too much time fin connection with the other inquiry.
 The resolution now goes to the senate for action. During the hear ings by the committee. charges of brutality by coal and mine police of Pennsylvania figures prominently in the testimony of witnesses.
 In rejecting the Reed amendment the committee recommended that it be embodied in a separate resolu- ton.
 The committee was unanimous in (Continued on Page Eighty
New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
KEARNEY IS SILENT
Dismissed Superintendent Of Streets Declines to Comment oa Statement by Chairman T0wers.

Thomas F. Kearney, the dis missed street superintendent who last week severely criticized the &C., tions of Chairman R. J. Towers of the board of public works and ask ed for q hearing. had nothing to say today in refutation of Towers' ex- planation that Kearney lost his po- sition because of his lack of sobriety.
 Kearney indicated he would do nothing to challenge the statement of Chairman TowerA and will not call on his former chief for proof to support the chargA.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-15

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Evening star., 1928-03-15
FALL IS ACCUSED
IN INDIANS SUIT
Lease Procedure by Former
Secretary Improper,
Tribe Charges.
Ry the Associated Press.

| Ry the Associated Press.
TULSA. Okla, March 15.--Albert B.
| Fall has become the central figure III
another trial involving leasing of Gov
eminent lands. in which the name OF
/ Harry F.. Sinclair. co-defendant with
| the former Secretary Of the Interior
| III the Teapot Dome case, also has been
/ mentioned
! The trial here was instituted by the
wealthy Quapaw Indians, who seek to
/ cancel leases on valuable mining prop
critics made to the Eagle Pitcher Lead
! Co. in 1922. The. Indians allege Fall
approved the leases without conforming
to tribal treaties with the Government
and without competitive bidding.
Courtroom Packed.
With virtually the entire Quapaw
tribe assembled. and with their leaders
crowding the district courtroom, c. b.
Ames of tribal counsel charged that
competitive bidding for the leases
broadcast by Fall was a mere sham
and pretense."
Answering the defense contention that
the leases had been made in conformity
10 all existing statutes and treaties,
Ames charged that Fall, urged by SIM
clair, had determined to award the
properties to the lead company.
Charles H. Burke. commissioner OF
Indian affairs when the leases were eX-
ecuted. was called to the stand to give
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Paris Inventor Does Platform Stunts
To Win Election to French Chamber

II elected he says he will fight the
apathy and opposition of the govern
ment to things that arc new In science.
He will seek enactment of legislation
that will encourage research workers
In scientific laboratories and measures
under which the government will make
use of scientific inventions.
Claude has made n fortune at some
Of his inventions and declares that he
seeks to serve as a legislator not for
honor nor to help himself, but only
to help science,
Evening star., 1928-03-15

his version, and told of sending cngi-
neers to survey the tracts and deter
mine the policy best for the Indians.
Promised Bidding.
Burke testified that Fall at that time
was much excited over some publicity
that had been appearing in the news
papers concerning an investigation by
Congress of the leases he had made,
known as the Teapot Dome. He told us
there would not be another lease made
of any kind without competitive bidding
or without publicity.
He asked us to prepare leasing pro-
posals." Burke continued. ito include
competitive bidding regulations with
publicity"
The Indians were said to have re-
ceived nearly $2.000,000 from their re-
Strictcd properties last year.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
TEN HURT AS BRIDGE
BREAKS UNDER CROWD
Spectators Watching Salvage of
Truck Fished From Six Feet of
Water in New York Creek.

BY the Associated Press.
SCHOHARIE. N. Y, March 15.-Ten
persons we're injured. six of them Sc
riously, when the west span Of bridge
across Schoharie Creek collapsed here
yesterday with more than score of
persons who were watching the extri-
cation of an automobile truck which
had broken through the bridge flooring.
The weight of the crowd was too
great for the span. 1t buckled, plung-
Ing the spectators into feet of water
and in some instances buryinR them in
wreckage.
Rescue work, directed by two State
troopers. was conducted from a small
boat and canoe and from the shore.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Air Institute Started.

Construction Of a large airplanc in
Stitute has been started near Toxic ia
pan. A large siX-story building with
basement will include two lecture rooms
seating several thousand people on the
Nth and sixth floors. The fourth floor
will be occupied by the Imperial Avia-
ton Society and the first floor will be
devoted to exhibition and library pur-
noses
Evening star., 1928-03-15

By INC NNSOtIatCU FFtHS.
PARIS, March i5.--Platform demon
strations of the marvels of science are
being used to win votes by George
Claude. inventor of liquid air, In his
campaign for election as member Of
the Chamber of Deputies.
He freezes and boils with liquid air.
He cuts steel with an oxygen Jet. He
does all sorts of fantastic stunts to in
tercst the voters while he talks to them
about the need of having scientist in
the chamber.
Evening star., 1928-03-15

the Rand-McNally publishing firm of
Chicago, died yesterday. Mr.. Rand had
been here for the Winter with his wife.
He had planned to return East later.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
G. E. Rand, Map Heir, Dies.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, March Is R).--
Charles E. Rand, son of the founder of
Evening star., 1928-03-15

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Evening star., 1928-03-15

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Evening star., 1928-03-15
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
,WEISBORD TOUR
OF new JERSEY
Will Take in Principal
Cities

Albert Weisbord, candidate for u.
S. Senate from New Jersey on the
Workers (Communist) Party ticket,
will speak in the following cities on
his election campaign tour, taking
in almost every important city in
New Jersey:
Oct. II, West New York, Labor
Lyceum, 18th st. and Tyler Place.
Oct. IL, Newark, Workers Cen
ter, SO Mercer st.
Oct. 10, Hoboken open air, Sixth
and Washington SITS.
Oct. ID, p. M, Ukrainian Hall,
212 President St., Passaic.
Oct. IA, s p. M, Jersey City, Fra
ternity Hall, 256 Central Ave.
Oct. Is, open, watch the Daily
Worker.
Oct. 16, Paterson, Carpenters
Hall, Sd Van Houten st.
Oct. II, open, watch the Daily
Worker.
Oct. IS, Atlantic City.
Oct. 10, Perth Amboy, Columbia
Hall, 1856 State St.
Oct. 20, Trenton, open air, East
State and Older SITS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11

might have seen how many were
present and if the convention was
held according to the laws govern
ing such conventions. I replied that
Mr.. Marsh had informed me last
summer that it is not necessary to
notify him when the convention was
held.
"Well, I'm thru" said Marsh, "I've
had enough of you fellows trying to
get on the ballot. I told you once
that you can't and that's enough. l
won't accept these petitions. Take
them and CO."
Struggle With Secretary.
"The best thing l can do is to
get lawyer and see that you accept
Them" l replied. go ahead" said
Marsh.
"As secretary of state, you must
accept these petitions, and then if
you feel that we have not complied
with the law you can give a written
statement explaining why" l con-
tinued.
"I'll not touch these petitions"
said Mr.. Marsh. "Well, I'll leave
them on your desk, them" l replied
They'll be there in the morning if
you do" exclaimed Mr.. Marsh. 81
think you'll decide to put them away
rather than have them there to look
at" l answered.
II told you once to take those pc
tions and CO." Numbered Marsh. 81
am going to sit right here until you
accept these petitions" was my
answer. "You can sit there, l won't
take them," yelled Marsh, as he left
the room.
He went into the adjoining room
and called the attorney general over
the phone. l couldn't hear much OF
the conversation, but presently Mr.
Marsh came in and said, "Well, II
get ruling from the attorney gen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
WORKERS P ARTY
NEBRASKA SLATE
AGAIN Rejected
lingo Tool R refuse S
New Petitions
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
Ferguson, prominent labor attorney
of Chicago, will arrive this morning
in Lincoln, Nebraska, to interview
the state attorney relative to his
action in refusing to file the Com
munist petitions and in case of his
continued refusal to institute the
necessary legal proceedings.
The following interesting CONVEX
sation between Stephens and Sec
rotary of State Marsh took place in
the latter's office on October 5,
when Stephens appeared second
time with the Communist petitions,
AS reported by Stephens, it reads:
asked for Mr.. March and was
told that he was busy but after a
few minutes Mr.. Marsh came in and
spoke to me, Saying, Hello, Roy"
/ informed him that l had come to
file again for the Workers Party,
and when l showed him the petition
he Immediately changed his attitude
He glanced over the petitions and
explained loudly that he couldn't ac-
cept the petitions. "You can't get
your Party on the ballot / decided
once that you weren't organized
properly and l want no more to do
with the Workers Partyw yelled Mr..
Marsh.
432 More Names.
But" l insisted, 1--WE have col
lected 432 more names and held an
other convention" "You can't hold
any more conventions. You held one
and it wasn't according to the law.
Where did you hold that convention,
anyhow" asked Marsh.
cat the Sun Theatre, September
28th, at the time of Fosters meet
ing" l replied "But you held one
convention, why did you hold this
one?" demanded Marsh. Because
you said the first one was not ac-
cording to the election laws. We
\ advertised tnls meeting as a conyen-
ton and nominated these candidates
unanimously, l replied.
"He then picked up the petitions
and nervously glanced over them
Then he threw them down on the
table with such force that one page
was torn from the pin that was hold
ing them together. l asked Mr.
Marsh to please be calm and ther
took some paper clips from his desl
and pinned them together securely
About that time a deputy of Mr.
Marsh came in and, after noting
what was going on, asked why
hadn't notified Mr.. Marsh to be
present at the convention so that he
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
SAVAGE TERROR
STILL RACES IN
TEXTILE STRIKE
Nothing Can Break Our
Union, Strikers Cry

Continued from, Page One
Labor Defense was completely dis
regarded. Judge Milliken refused
to allow Zelms to take the witness
stand for Pier, saying "You have
been working trying to get bail for
the strikers"
Try to Stop Relief.
Families in sore need of the food
they used to get at the relief store
of the Workers international Relief,
are terrorized away from coming to
the food station by the brutal beat
fIngs and arrests made there in the
asst two days.
v Eli Keller, chief organizer of the
Textile Workers Union and James
Conway, till the betrayal of his
superiors the president of the A. F.
of L. south end strike hall, are still
confined in Jail, with the belief cur
rent that they have been brutally
beaten.
After the long prison terms had
been imposed upon nearly all the
other leaders of the Textile Workers
Union, they were finally successfully
bailed out. Elizabeth Donneley,
Fred Beal, CASHMERE Lamieras,
Caesar Barbosa, Marion Botelho, AL
phonse Lamieras and Pier were
given months each on charges of
vagrancy and being "disorderly'
since varying dates. The claim of
the judges is that they were "dis-
orderly" for three, four, five and
six months.
Jack Rubinstein, the strike or
3ganizer who was arrested yesterday
and fiendishly tortured in his cell,
gwas bailed out by the defense today,
and was Immediately taken down to
a mass meeting at the South End.
The strikers were deeply moved as
he entered the meeting. His face
was livid and weak from the jail
torture. Men and women sur
rounded, embraced and kissed him as
he tried to make his way to the
platform.
Despite his condition he delivered
fighting speech which was greet
ed with the most inspiring ovation
seen here. The place rang with
cheers as Rubinstein declared:
"At the bitterest stage of the
entire struggle the union is stand
ing by its guns! 1t will stay and
Fight. They will never destroy
our Union! They will never de-
stroy the union we have built with
our bloOdW
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
WORKERS FACED
WITH LOSS or JOB
DUE TO COMBINE
eve Want No Strikes, :"
Says Misleader

Although huge sound-film
merger, linking the Radio Corpora
ton of America, the Keith-Albee-
Orpheum vaudeville circuit, ard the
F. B. o. Picture Corporation, is
threatening many thousands of mu-
sicians with unemployment. Joseph
n. Weber, reactionary president of
the American Federation of Mu-
sicians, has limited that he will dis
courage any efforts on the part Of
the members of the Musicians Union
to fight the merger. Weber admit
ted that no action had been taken
at a series Of conferences held by
the fedeuation's officials. eve want
no strikes where they can be
avoided" he said. "The effect of
this merger was discounted in our
plans" he stated.
Despite the fact that certain I'M
employment faces thousands Of
workers. Weber stated that the
merger has mo sinister significance
for u.s."
"Our general membership" Weber
continued, sis of course uneasy, but
we are urging them to pay little
heed to the rumors they hear"
Weber stated.
Weber's record in the Musicians
Union has been one of discouraging
all militancy on the part of the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
Camel Cigarette Maker
Averages S11 Week

The 1000 workers employed in
the factories of the Reynolds To-
bacco Company, where Camel cigar
cites are made, receive an average
wage of only 81 per week, though
living conditions are high, it was
described at the sessions of the Pied
mont Organizing Council to LOG
delegates gathered from local unions
in North Carolina.
The net profits of the R. ]. Rey-
nolds Company last year amounted
to more than four times the total
wage bill, and the delegates are de-
manding that that branch of the
tobacco trust pay decent living
wage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
Ieber Reaaoua President Musicians U0n Opposes Fight Huge Merger
Workers Party Activities

today at $50 p. m. at 56th street
pect AYES, J. Weissberg, chairman;
speakers are S Leibowitz, S. Blocker,
J. Bleiman, l. Potash, A. Weiss.
Unit AZ. Section c.
Unit AZ, Section 6 Will meet to-
day al $50 p. m, 46 Ten Eyck ST.,
Brooklyn.
Subsection BE.
Subsection Enlarged Executive will
hold an important meeting on Mon
day, Oct. 10, at 6:15 p. m. sharp, at
1O1 w. 9th st.
BE international Branch 1.
international Branch l will hold
an educational meeting on FWar Dan
ger, Disarmament and Social Demo-
and End Ave. under the auspices of
the Downtown Section 2 of Young
Helfand, Brustein, Rothman, Fox.
Duke.
Brownsville Red Sunday.
Members Of the Workers (Commu-
nisD Party in Brownsville will mob
ilize at 9 a. m. Sunday in a member
ship meeting at 154 watkins st. All
members must attend.
Newark Workers Dance.
The workers of Newark, Paterson,
Passaic, Elizabeth and other nearby
towns in New Jersey are planning to
attend a dance to be held in the
Workers Center, 90 Mercer St. New
ark, on Saturday. Many features
have been prepared.
Needle Trade Open Air Meets.
Today and tomorrow the Needle
Trades Campaign Committee will
hold two big open air meetings in
the Bronx.
Today. 174th St. and Bryant Ave.
w. Zweiban, chairman; speakers are
Chernenko, Yusem, l. Horovitz, ],
Garetzky.
Tomorrow: Longwood and Pros
crazy" Anthony Gombach will lead
the discussion on Monday, Oct. Is,
at 9 p. m. at 1o1 w. 27th st.
Unit BE IF.
A meeting will be held by Unit BE
IF on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6:15 p. m.
sharp at 1Ol w. 9th st.
Unit BE IF.
Unit BE Of will hold a meeting on
Wednesday, Oct. II, at 6:15 p. m. at
1O1 w. 27th st.
MI. Campaign Meet.
An election campaign mass meet
ing will be held under the auspices
Or the Russian, Polish and Ukrainian
Fractions of the Workers (Commu-
nisD Party at p. m. Sunday, Oct
II, in the Russian Labor Lyceum, $50
Court St, Newark n. ].
Prominent speakers will discuss
the platform of the Workers Com
eral in a few days, and let you know
why you can't get your Party on the
ballot"
Then you'll accept these petitions
and give me receipt to show that
l left them ?" l asked. "You may
leave them, but I'll give you
nothing" said Marsh. Alright" ]