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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
india RAIL WAY
STRIKE SPREADS
Textile Tie-up N ow
Near Complete

BOMBAY, India, May 15.-Belief
that the Indian railway workers are
on the verge of joining the thousands
of striking textile workers in Bombay,
Sholapur and other textile centers, is
driving the British authorities and
mill owners to take desperate meas
ures to end the huge walkout. The
old provocative tactics on the part of
the police and troops have been re
doubled and in spite of the peacable
attitude of the strikers, open attacks
are daily feared.
Seventy-six out of eighty textile
mills are shut down in Bombay alone
and the industry is virtually at a
standstill in all centers as a result of
the strike. 1t is estimated that in
Bombay more than 10000 workers
are out
The gradual spread of the strike
from the Bombay district to include
such large textile center as Shola-
pur, has thoroughly alarmed the au-
thorities and the growth of strike
sentiment among the railway workers
is leading to the fear in official cir
cles that new wave of mass resist
ance may be on the rise turnout
India.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
FOLLOWS
FASCIST PACT
Work Is Secret: France
Alarmed

MADRID, Spain, May Is. An
nouncement that the Spanish govern
ment has authorized the expenditure
of 600,O00,000 pesetas for its naval
building program follows hard on the
agreement reached with the Ital-
ian government recently. The GUS
tomary Spanish naval expenditure is
1874, 100000.
While the government has refused
to give out information as to the size
of the units to be constructed, 1t has
formally stated that work on the new
vessels will be begun Immediately. 1t
is known, however, that the details
of the naval program were elaborated
in secret council presided over by
the king.
In spite of Premier Primo de Riv-
era's assertion that the new naval
program is designed solely to afford
sufficient protection for the Spanish
eoastline, considerable alarm is re-
ported to be felt in French circles
over the naval announcement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
ARREST Mexican
FRUIT WORKERS
Peaceful Meeting Brok-
en- by Sheriff

Ell CENTRIC, Cal, May 15.-The
persecution of the Mexican workers
in the Imperial Valley cantaloupe
fields assumed serious proportions to-
day when Sheriff Charles S. Gillett
attacked and arrested a group of
Mexicans on a trumped-up charge of
disorderly conduct.
Gillett entered a pool hall in West
moreland where a group of Mexican
workers had congregated for meet
ing relative to their own labor situa-
ton. Becoming unreasonably excited
by their presence, he ordered them to
'beat it." They began to do so, but
slowly, whereupon he charged into
the group.
Felix Rodriguez, his wife, and two
other Mexicans, r. Rogarte and
Refugio Lopez, were arrested and
held on technical charges of breach
of peace. Thirty-six striking Mexican
workers had previously been placed in
Jail for picketing the fields.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
DAKOTA FARMER
DUPED into DEBT
900 Of This Years Crop
Already Mortgaged

ALAMO. N. D., May 15.-This is
one of the most productive wheat sec
tions of North Dakota, a district
where the farmers are thrifty and
where we should expect them to be
we'll off. Yet what do we find to be
he actual case?
The crop for this year, tho it is az
yet Scarcely out of the ground, is
mortgaged to the extent of 80 per
cent. The bankers went out among
he farmers very early in the season
md told them that it would look
)etter if they gave them (the bank
rs) crop mortgage. This mortgage
s to secure debts. 90 per cent of
he crop is thus mortgaged.
Only about 10 per cent of the land
around Alamo has not yet been
nortgaged. AS for the other ninety
Der cent, there is no such thing for
he farmers as getting out of debt.
Rather the debt tends to increase CON
tinually, every year.
One farmer here told me that he
made a loan on his land when he
proved up his homestead, of $500 In
four years this was increased to
$1,000, four years later to $500, and
seven years afterward to $1,000. All
this is just on one-quarter section of
land, which today can be sold for only
$1,000. On being asked whether he
thought he would be able to pay this
debt, he answered in the negative.
There are thousands of such ex-
amples in the farming west. Good
land is here in abundance, splendid
crops can be raised, the farmers. are
earnest and working. And yet
the capitalist system is so well or
ganized the farmers cannot make
both ends meet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
HUNGER STALKS
IN MINE FIELDS
Evictions Continue AS
Families Starve

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May II by
mail) Following three days during
which he and his family had not
tasted food, John Trainer, on strike
ut the Moon Run mine of the Pitts
burgh Coal Company, appeared in
the office of the National Miners Re-
lief Committee, Friday to ask for
help. Trainer had trudged from Moon
Run in a heavy downpour over I'M
paved roads until friendly truck
driver gave him Gift" near the out
skirts of Pittsburgh.
The destitute miner reluctantly
told how he and his wife had made
repeated searches in every corner of
their house in hopes of finding a
stray bag of beans. Trainer looked
through his old clothing in vain
attempt to find money with which to
buy milk for wo-and-a-half-month-
old John, whose birth had prevented
Trainer from refusing to work as a
scab in the Moon Run mine The
family. ignorant of the strike at
Moon Run. had been persuaded to
move to the mine from Wheeling,
West Virginia, by an employment
agent of the scab Pittsburgh Goa
Company.
Two other boys Dan, six years old
and Hugh. AGED four, sat with their
parents and their baby brothe" facing
starvation until Trainer, driven to
dosrair ceqe to the office of the
National Miners Relief Committee.
The miners credit At the town gro
gerry store expired when he had con-
tracted a total Indebtedness of St.d7.
The Trainers are faced with eviction.
A preliminary notice banded them by
2 coal and iron policeman Of the
Pittsburgh Coal Company went I'M
Needed when the Trainers found tAem-
selves without even a tent to shelter
then. A final notice has been deliv-
en- to them.
Other evictiors have ALREADY tal'cn
place William Weaver, hrotNor
Charlr@ and the latter's wife wNrc
srnnnari'y forced from thei~ hc~,~
af'or n>h Milars&v. superintendent
Of tho Noon Fun rainp, bod how'd
Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Trainer dis
cuss the strike in the town grocery
store.
Mrs. Trainer had asked Mrs. Weav
or to ur~e hoy malo relatives 10 leave
their "scebbino iohs" ard 'oin 40
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
New Round the-W World
Flight Record Sought

Attempting to set new speed
record for trip around the world,
John Henry Mears, theatrical pro-
ducer, and Charles B. D. Collyer, stunt
flyer, Of Richmond, Va, will leave
here June 8, to circle the globe by
airplane and ship, they announced yes
terday.
The two hope to be back in New
York, after their 10000 mile journey
in q days. Mears held the former
record for a round-the-world trip,
having completely circled the earth in
80 days in 1913. This mark stood for
ID years, the Evan-Wells Expedition
making the trip in 80 days in 1926.
The Soviet Union will offer full as
sistance in the portion of the trip over
the u. S. S. R., the flyers reported.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
zINOvIEV SCORES
LENIN LEAGUE AS
AID TO REACTION
Sarkis. ex-T rotskyist,
Raps Opposition

Especial Cable to The Daily worker
MOSCOW, May IS. - The Pravda
has published an article by Zinoviev
which sharply condemns the so-called
Lenin League and declares that the
formation Of a second party is a
breach of Bolshevism and assistance
fnr the soeial-democrats. Zinoviev
sharply condemns the setting up Of
u'!ra-left candidates for the Reich
stag.
Hinoviev declares that all those who
fre not carrying out the decisions of
the ninth plenarv session of the Exc
cutive Committee of the Communist
International and the April plenary
session of the Central Committee and
the Central Control Commission Of
The Communist Party of the Soviet
Union cannot be regarded as Bolshe-
viks.
Pravda declares that Zinoviev's
letter was published in order to show
the disintegration of the former OPP
position of the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union.
Sarkis, a former leader of the Trot-
skyist opposition, has sent a letter to
the Central Control Commiss on adj
hitting the errors of the opposition
and appealing to all other members of
the opposition to follow his example.
Similar declarations have been re-
ceived from many other members Of
the opposition who were expelled
from the Party for their oppositionist
activities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
UNE NPL OYMENTIN
ENGLAND GROWING

LONDON, May 15.-Despite re-
ports to the contrary unemployment
in Great Britain is steadily increas-
ing. According to a report made by
the Ministry of Labor the number Of
unemployed registered with the Min
istry on April 23rd was LOOP, 800.
This figure represents an increase Of
$4,000 over last year.
Altho the number of unemployed
exceeds the figures given by the
Ministry of Labor, the Ministry's re-
port indicates the steady increase in
unemployment. Unemployment is
especially heavy in the mine fields.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
RELEASE CLASS
WARPn!s0NER
Burns Serves Is Months
in LeaVenWorth

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kans.,
May 15.-William Burns, a political
prisoner, was released yesterday
from the federal penitentiary here by
communication of President Coolidge.
Burns, a member of the l. w. w,
was convicted for his membership
in that organization under the Cali
fornia criminal syndicalism law, He
was tried in the federal court at San
Francisco and became federal pris-
oner because he was arrested in the
Yosemite National Park, to which the
laws of California apply
Carried to the Supreme Court.
Burns case was carried to the L. S.
Supreme Court by the American
Civil Liberties Union and the General
Defense Committee in order to test
out the issue Of whether mere mem
bership in the |. w. w. was crime
und er the California law. The
Supreme Court decided the case in
May, 1927, sustaining both Burns
conviction and the California act The
decision was rendered at the same
time as that of Charlotte Anita Whit
ney of Oakland, Cal, convicted for her
membership in the Communist Labor
Party.
Served Is Months.
Burns started serving his Is
months sentence in November, 1927.
An application for his pardon on the
ground that he was imprisoned
''solely for his economic views" was
made through the Civil Liberties
Union, acting on Burns request. The
federal district attorney who tried the
case recommended his release, which
was approved by the Department of
Justice.
During the time that Burns was in
prison, ne received SIS month from
the international Labor Defense. with
whom he was in constant communica-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
Glenn Frank QuitsGuild,
IONA Gale May Follow

MADISON, May 15.-Dr. Glenr
Frank, president of the University OF
Wisconsin has resigned from the edi-
torial board of the Literary Guild be
cause some of its publications have
been termed obscene. DR.. Frank, in
replying to a letter from C. w. Dick
irson of La Crosse, said;
''The best answer that l can make
to your letter is to say that myself
have so heartily dissented from GER
tain of the selections Of the Literary
Guild that I have resigned from its
board of directors"
IONA Gale, novelist and regent of
the university, may follow Dr. Frank
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
7-ROUR DAY FOR
LARGE USSR Mill
Short Working Day for
Other Industries
Especial Cable to The Daily worker,

Especial Cable TO The Daily worlserl
MOSCOW, May 15.-The seven
hour day has been introduced in the
Rod Perelop mills in Yaroslav, one
of the largest textile centers in the
Soviet Union.
Altho the seven-hour day is rapidly
being introduced in other industries,
it has made most progress in the tex
tile industry, where it has been in
troduced with three-shift system.
The introduction of the seven-hour
day has not only shortened the work
ing day, but has provided more work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
ROSARIO POLICE
MURDER STRIKER
ASSTRIKE GROWS
General Strike May Tie
Up Argentine City

BUENOS AYRES, May 15.-one
striking stevedore was killed and two
seriously injured when police charged
line of strikers picketing wharf
according to a despatch from Rosario.
The police attack is part Of the in
classification Of attempts by the au-
thorities against the striking dock
workers.
Hundreds Of strikebreakers are be-
ing recruited by the government and
the owners organizations here in an
effort to break the Rosario dock strike
which the authorities fear will be
turned into a general walkout within
the next few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
FLOOD CONTROL BILL SIGNED.

WASHINGTON, May IS More
than year after the disastrous Mis-
sissippi Valley Flood, the 1925 900 600
Jones-Reid Flood Control Bill today
became law.
President Coolidge affixed his
signature today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
Few Wisconsin Farms
Supplied With Water

MADISON, May 15.--According to
w. r. Jones, chief agricultural en-
gineer of the University of Wiscon-
sin, there are less than one-sixth Of
the farms in the state with running
water in the homes. Further, out of
the 10000 farms in the state, only
$4,000 arc equipped with elrotricity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
SPANISH FLYERS DELAY HOP

SEVILLE, Spain, May 10
Stormy weather today prevented
Captains Iglesias and Jimenez, Span
ish aviators, from hopping off on
their attempt to set a new distance
record.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
3 KILLED IN STORM.

MADRID MAY 15.---Threa pSr 81,
We're killed by thunder bolt. duei !.
terrific thunder storm over Moth
western Spain today. Two ctho~
were drowned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
INCREASE SPANISH NAVY.

MADRID, May 15.-Work viii be
started Immediately upon the new
warcraft for the Spanish navy. The
navy's strength will be trebled.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-16
General Strike Looms.

ROSARIO, Argentina, May 15.-
Fear that the stevedores' strike,
which is tying up the entire harbor
work in this city, will become gen
eral during the next forty-eight hours
has led to police atrocities in which
one striker was killed and two mora
injured.
Clashes between the police and the
strikers are a daily occurrence now.
for unemployed, increased production
and resulted in economies of opera
ton, thru the more effective utihza-
ton of machinery.
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Chocolate Eggs
FREE

Delicious Chocolate
Easter Eggs, filled with
rich cream and cocoa
nut will be given FREE
tomorrow in the Boys
Dept, Juvenile Dept,
and Children's Shoe
Dept.
Evening star., 1928-04-06

With the arrival of 1000 new Hats our
Millinery is ready to meet every last-minute
need, offering many of the very latest crea.
tions copies of the more expensive Partisan
as we'll as domestic models.
Close-fitting styles. Veil Hats. Large Hats, that
are coming in for their own; many novelty shapes
that Dame Fashion has smiled on favorably. All the
very latest and chic trimmings of flowers, fancy
jeweled pins, pert little feathers and myriads of
others Springs most-sought-after colorings, well
as NAVY BLUE and BLACK.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
CONTINUED from first pagel


survived BY four sons and two daugh-
tiers as follows: Presley Urian and
Charles Urian of near Dover; Edward
Urian and William H. Urian Of near
Smyrna; Mrs. Norman Willis of Do
yer, and Mrs. Herman Hevalow Of
Smyrna. She is also survived by
eighteen grand children. Funeral will
take place Friday afternoon at pm.
with interment at Glenwood Gene
tery.
G. w. Easley, Son of Rev. J. w. Esley
Charles Wilson Easley, aged 81, son
of Rev. J. w. Easley, formerly pastor
Of Kenton NJ. E. Church. now retired
living in Wilmington, died in Syra-
cuse, n. Y, last wek of pneumonia.
Mr.. Easley was we'll known on the
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula where he spent
his youth. He attended Washington
College at Chestertown, Md, later at
tended and graduated at Dickinson
College and received the degree of
Ph. D. from Clarke University. After
leaving college, Mr. Easley, taught at
the Troy Conference Academy at
Poultney, Conn, and later at the Wes-
ley Collegiate Institute in Dover.
Later he taught chemistry in the Uni
versity Of Maine and later went to
Syracuse, where he hetaded the deprt-
ment Of chemical engineering Ia the
University there. He discovered the
atomic weight Of mercury, which was
accepted by the chemical profession,
and had written a number of scien-
tific papers which were printed in
Germany and in this country. He was
4 member Of the National Society Of
Chemical Engineers. He is survived
BY his wife, Mrs. Grace E. Smith Eas-
ley, his daughter, Laura, his father,
the Rev. James w. Easley, and the
following sisters and brothers: Mrs
F. z. Manchester, Of Wilmington;
Miss Laura G.Easley, Of Philadelphia;
Miss Johann Easley, Of Philadelphia;
the Rev. Thomas "a. Easley, of Holly
wood, Calf; the Rev. James K. Eas-
ley, VI Summit, M J., adm Warren
Easley of Wilmington.
Mrs. EstelIa Hutchinson Salisbury
Mrs. Estell Hutchinson Salisbury
aged 85 years, wife Of Levin I. Sauls-
bury. died Friday morning at hel
home in Georgetown, following lin
gering illness. She was the daughtel
of the late William Hutchinson, ot
Dover. where she spent her early life
The body was taken to Dover on Sun
day morning, where intement va
made.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01

composed Of Norman Starkey, Robert
Clendening, Leslie Wallace, Charles
Anderson, Joseph NJ. George and Paul
WI Phillips, was named to cooperate
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in beautifying the grounds near
the station. It is proposed to plant
grass seed and otherwise beautify the
plot lying between the railroad tracks
and the town. Other matters taken
up at the meeting, included plans for
a fifth anniversary celebration Of the
organization of the Chamber to be
held next month. New officers will
also be elected at the February meet
ing.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01
CORRESPONDENTS
Continued from Eighth Page

Continued from Eighth Page
Mrs. Ruth Bowman visited Mrs. J. Fl.
Catlin. of Dover, Del, recently.-Mlss
Edna Carton, Of Sassafras, spent a
weekend with her grandmother, Mrs.
Kate Garton.-Miss Grace Neal was
given delightful shower by her
many friends at her home near town
Monday evening Of last week. MISS
Mai was married Saturday night to
Mr. ri Frnaklin Hurlock of near Clay
ton. Delaware.-Mr. and Mrs. Jono-
than Jones, of near town, entertained
Mr.. z. s. Church and family in honor
of Mr.. Jones' and Mrs. Church's birth
days.-Miss Frances Turner, Of Sails
bury Normal School, spent the past
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. u. Turner, near town.-Mrs
Louisa A. HURT was the guest this
week Of relatives in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01
SUDLERsVILLE
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOOd

Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhOOd
Sudlersville, Md, Feb. DIR. Al
bertus Perry, former vice-president Of
Washington College,, Chestertown,
gave lecture Monday night, January
Both, at Sudlersville. The subject of
the lecture was "Changing Palestine" F"
DR.. Perry had made number Of trips
to the Holy Lands and had made a
most careful stury Of the conditions
existing there, so whta he had to say
to his appreciative audience was au-
thentic and full of interest. He will
leave shortly on another trip thru the
Mediterranean countries and Pales-
tine.
Folks are still talking about Pro-
fessor Charles F. Schlosser and his
quintet Of saxophine players who gave
concert recently in Sudlersville.
Thru the efforts Of Mr.. Paul Phillips
Prof. Schlosser included Sudlersville
in his Shore visit. Due to the fact
that the visit could not be arranged in
time, it was impossible to inform the
people about it, but even with such
short notice a most enthusiastic audi
ence greeted the players.
At a meeting Of the Sudlersville
Climber Of Commerce committee,
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01

depreciation Of the law BY the repart-
ment.
Even if a citizen or resident Of this
state fails to receive one of the print
ed blanks through the mail, he is not
thereby relieved from the responsible
ity Of filing a return.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01

Act within thirty days after tht last
day for making such return, or who
Blanks may be had upon application
at the offices of the department No z,
East Ninth street, Wilmington, State
Capital Annex, Dover or Georgetown,
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent pa
per devoted to the welfare Of the town it
represents and the State of which it is a
part. 1t also gives the items of Importance
Of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS-Th Smyrna Times is
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which it is the centre, embracing the towns
of Clayton, Kenton, Cheswod Townsend,
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Season or yearly display advertising rates
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Lost and Found advertisements occupying
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vertisements IS cents per inch first inser-
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tices. Is cents per line per issue.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-01

Entered AZ the Post Office at Smyrna. Della
ware as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. sl.5O per year. strictly in
advance.
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The SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907
Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
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