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The daily worker., 1928-10-26
Workers Urged to Get
nDefenseStamps
to Aid Framed Militant

Several witnesses of the Shifrin
defense appeared before the Special
Grand Jury Tuesday and yesterday
only to find that the hearing had
been postponed until next Tuesday.
Oct. 30.
Meanwhile the Shifrin Defense
Committee is still working to get
William Shifrin, militant left wing
worker who successfully defended
his life against six right wing gang
sters, and whom the right wing, to-
gether with the Tammany police de-
partment, is trying to railroad to
prison, out on bail. They appeal to
all workers to get Shifrin Defense
stamps.
These stamps may be procured at
the office of the committee, 26-2S
Union Square, Room 603. 1t is nee
essary that all workers do their
share to help defend the framed
militant.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
CITLOW MEETING
IN PHILADELPHIA
Red Candidate Will
Speak Oct. 80

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.--
Workers of this city will have the
opportunity of hearing Benjamin
Gitlow, Vice-Presidential candidate
of the Workers (Communist) Party,
at New Traymore Hall, Franklin
and Columbia Avenue, on Tuesday,
October 80.
In addition to Gitlow, speeches will
be made by Ben Thomas, candidate
for State Treasurer on the Pennsyl-
vania Labor Party ticket, and
Herbert Benjamin, District Organi-
zer of the Workers (Communist)
Party.
Gitlow will expose the capitalist
parties, which are united against
the workers, and will tell of the
revolutionary militant program of
the Communists, the only force op-
posed to the exploitation of the
working class and the preparations
for new imperialist war.
The Gitlow meeting will be rally
of the militant section of the work
ers of Philadelphia, who are fight
ing the parties of the bosses, and
will be an answer to the campaign
of terror being carried on against
the candidates of the working class.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
CITLOW
AT MANY MEETS
Announce Dates for
Rest of Campaign
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continued from rage One
Unity Hall, Pratt Street, s p. m.
Saturday, Nov. 3-New Haven
Conn.,, Musk Hall, Court St., 8 p. m.
Sunday, Nov. New York City,
N. Y, Madison Square Garden, 49th
St. and 9Th Ave.
Monday, Nov. 5-Boston, Mass
Details announced later.
GITLOW MEETINGS.
Saturday, Oct. 27-Pontiac, Mich,
Labor Temple, 441s Saginaw St.,
p. m.
Sunday, Oct. 2S-Detroit, Mich,
Danceland Auditorium, Woodward
mr.. Forest, 2 p. m.
Monday, Oct. 29-Reading, Pa,
Red Mans Hall, 1873 Walnut ST., 8
p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3O-Philadelphia,
Wednesday, Oct. 81 = Boston,
Mass. Details announced later.
Pa. Details announced later.
Thursday, Nov. New Bedford,
Monte Pho Hall, Wing Street, 8 p. m.
Friday, Nov. 2-Worcester, Mass,
Belmont Hall, So Belmont St.,
p. m.
Sunday, Nov. New York City,
N. Y, Madison Square Garden, Moth
st. and 9Th Ave.
Monday, Nov. 5-Providence, r.
l., A. C. A., 1855 Westminster St.,
8 p. m.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
PHSUDSKI TERRORISM
IN POLAND MERCILESS

handwriting, the police snatched a
piece of paper away from me upon
which l had written only my name.
Despite my protest Il have filed a
declaration concerning this incident
with the examining magistrate in
Warsaw, the paper was not re-
turned to me. This examination,
or rather this torture, was conducted
by four agents of the investigation
department. The next day l was
sent to Baranovitch. Here l was
examined night and day with the
help of the same torture"
Cases of Murder.
Cases of the murder of young
workers are also nothing unusual.
The young comrade Turck was shot
dead on the street because he had
written slogans on the wall in con-
nection with the tenth anniversary
of the November revolution.
The seventeen year old comrade
Dombski is now in Mokotovo prison
after having been seriously wounded
by a policeman who fired at him
from distance of 20 PAGES.
In the buildings of the political
police tortures are normal everyday
affairs. Individual harris are drag
ged out, prisoners are beaten on the
soles of the feet, etc., etc.
The father of Matiko Kamenetzki
went to the Kolbrin police in order
to demand an explanation for the
beating up of his son by the police.
The father was attacked, flung to
the ground, kicked and mocked by
the police. The old man left the
police covered with bruises and with
number of teeth missing.
The young worker Jan Abramo-
witch was beaten and tortured un-
til he finally gave way and signed
a statement admitting that he had
carried out an attempt upon the life
of spy. Upon the basis of this
statement the 10 year old young
worker was then sentenced to IL
years hard labor.
Young girls are not treated much
better. Beatings, cases of attempted
rape are not uncommon.
The activity of the court author
tiles represents more the activity of
horde of bandits than that of of
ficials in civilized country. The
following is an example of their
methods:
(To Be Continued)
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
(Continued.I
The Record.

NESTER ANDREITCHIK, aged
81, plumber. In March 1927 he filed
the following complaint with the
director of public prosecution:
"On the 18th of this month 1 was
arrested by the police in No. Is,
Zombrovski Street. l was taken to
the political police and remained
under arrest until the 18th. Here
l was examined a number of times.
During the examinations l was con-
tinually beaten in the face and
punched in the back and ordered to
reveal the names of my accomplices
in the Young Communist League.
Two police agents in civilian cloth
ing and tall man addressed by the
former as chief took part in the
beatings. At the order of the ex-
amining magistrate was sent to
Brest and from there to Barano-
witch. In Brest l was taken at night
to the investigation department of
the police. Here my hands were
placed under my knees and through
my arms in such a fashion that l
was bent double and completely help
less. | was then dragged up by the
hair and let fall. One of the police
sat on top of me and held my mouth
closed with wet rag whilst others
poured a mixture of water and vim
egar into my nostrils. After a time
I lost consciousness. l was punched
in the back many times in order to
force the water and vinegar out
through my mouth. These punches
gradually restored me to conscious
ness and caused violent vomiting and
intense pain. In this way I was
completely restored to consciousness
and the proceedings commenced
afresh. A fire was then lighted and
my heels burned with burning Goals,
II was again dragged up by the
hair and let fall. During this ex-
animation l was continually beaten
about the head with fists. In the
same night this examination was
conducted three times. Between these
examinations l was laid in a cell
wrapped up in wet rags. From time
to time fresh water was poured
] over me. On each occasion the po-
lice tried to force me to make state
ments concerning the activity Of the
Young Communist League. With the
excuse that they wished to learn my
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
SAUL WILL MAKE
SOUTHWEST tour
300 Negro Workers at
Workers Party Meet

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct.
23.-George j. Saul, Workers (Com-
munist) Party candidate for Gov
ernor of Colorado is touring Arizona,
New Mexico and Colorado. Com
rade Ayers who was to have made
this tour will speak thrt lghout
Utah and Wyoming instead. Sue
cessful protest meetings have been
held in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Arma,
Kansas; Kansas City, Mo-; Denver,
Omaha, Sioux City, and further
meetings in other cities are in course
of preparation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, (By MaiD
Hugo Oehler, district organizer
for the Workers (Communist)
Party reports good street meetings
in Kansas City as part of the gen.
eral election campaign activity there.
Last Sunday one meeting held was
attended by 300 Negro workers.
At the celebration of the 18th An
niversary of the Russian Revolu-
tion in Kansas City on Sunday, No
vember 4th, Max Bedacht, district
organizer of district 8 (Chicago)
Of the Workers (Communist) Party
will be the chief speaker.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
Young Worker League
Sends Red Volunteers
Into the Steel District

INDIANA HARBOR, Oct. 25.-
Jake Sikera and Pete Chapa, men,
bers of the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League of Indiana Harbor,
which is situated in the heart of
the Gary steel region, are the Red
Volunteers who will carry the mes
sage of the Election Platform of
the Workers (Communist) Party to
the exploited steel workers.
These two young steel workers
are now touring the Gary steel ter
ritory; speaking at factory-gate
meetings, and selling the Red Elec-
tion Platform and the acceptance
speeches of Foster and Gitlow. They
will especially concentrate on the
popularizing of the youth demands
which are Incorporated in the plat
form.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
HORTHY POLICE
RAID COLLEGE,;
400 ARRESTED
Students Who Refuse
to Give Names Jailed

DEBRECZIN, Hungary, Oct. %
tUP).-Police raided a building of
the Debreczin University today and
served summonses on 400 students
who took refuge there during anti
Semitic riots
The raid was made by $50 police,
who were given permission to enter
the building by university authori-
ties. All present were given sum-
monses for disturbing the peace.
Those who refused to reveal their
names or resisted the police were
taken to Jail.
BUDAPEST, Oct. 25.-The police
raid at Debreczin University today
follows the official closing of all
Hungarian universities pending an
alleged investigation into recent
anti-Semitic rioting.
A large number of workers and
students have been injured during
the raids and there have been
charges that many have been killed
and their assassins permitted to
escape by the government.
DIR. Fabian, leader of the Awak-
ening Magyars, a Hungarian nation
alist organization with strong fas-
cist principles, yesterday brought
charges in the Hungarian parlia.
ment, claiming that the under Sec
retary of the interior had melted
the riots against Jewish students il
the universities and against Jewish
workers.
Fabian is interested in attacking
the Horthy government on this is
sue as part of a general campaign
TO oust Premier Stefen Bethlen. II
is believed, however, that Fabian's
charges are substantially correct
and the governments action fur.
ther substantiates them.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
.SICMAN RESIGNS
AS UNION HEAD
Labor Faker Leaves
Scab international
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Continued from, Page One
union has stopped paying regular
salaries.
Scab Union Bankrupt.
The condition of the scab union
is, in fact, reported as pitiful. Not
only is it torn by internal conflicts
among the corrupt labor takers who
have helped to wreck it, but it is
sliding downhill to financial bank
ruptcy so fast that only a miracle
can save it. Recently the Interna-
tional was compelled to put up for
sale the three buildings on 25th ST..
that it grabbed from the left wing
Joint Board at the beginning of the
pogrom against the workers. And
Unity House, the summer camp in
Forest Park, Pa, which the union
wreckers also grabbed, was sold at
auction two weeks ago.
The resignation of Sigman comes
appropriately at the moment when
the National Organization Commit
tee for Cloak and Dressmakers'
Union is making plans for the call
ing of convention that will launch
new, militant union in the ladies'
garment industry. Saturday morn
ing the N. o. c. will start two
day conference on the plans for the
convention at 9ts New York office,
16 w. 21st St.
In addition, on Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock the Joint Board, Cloak
and Dressmakers' Union and the
Joint Board, Furriers' Union are
calling conference of representa-
tives of all working class organiza-
tions at Irving Plaza, 18th St. and
Irving Place, to acquaint the work.
ers of all trades with the situation
in the needle trades.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26

" Workers (Communisb P1rty
uGs the abolition Of NIL indirect
and exemption from all kinds
Aeotion for all wage earners.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
French Police Attack
WOrkersMass Funeral;
Jail 1,2OO Militants

PARIS, Oct. 25.-Preliminary
measures, looking to a restoration
to France of the Catholic religious
orders, are being taken now by the
French government. Discussion of
this measure. which will take the
form of modification of legislation
passed in 1901 and 1905, banning
Catholic orders from the country,
will be part Of the general discus
sion on the 1929 budget.
The present government is ask
ing parliament to permit the legal
re-entrance to France of relig .ous
orders, many Of which have entered
illegally since the war.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
U. S. RUBBER IN
new PHILIP Pine
LAND CRAB MOVE
Stimson Signs Bills to
Steal Domain

MANILA, Oct. 25.-Land dis
tribution, the bone of con-
tention between the American au-
thorities operating in the interest
of the rubber corporations and the
Filipinos, today occupied the atten-
ton of the legislature.
Tact, far beyond that which is
usually employed by American Of
ficials in dealing with recalcitrant
minorities, is being made to bring
pressure to bear on the Filipinos to
change their land legislation in the
interest of the American rubber
manufacturers and industrial con-
sumers. At present the Filipino
law does not permit the leasing of
sufficiently large acreage to inter
est the rubber growers who are an
xious to plant rubber in the islands
to escape the competition with the
British producers.
One step in this direction is the
recently considered measure for the
creation of ten additional courts,
which Governor General Stimson to-
day signed. The actual purpose of
this measure, which does not ap-
pear on the surface, is "to aid
economic development" by expedit-
ing the mass of land litigation on
the islands.
Another bill, which represents a
direct move of the American inter-
ests to get the distribution of public
domain into their own hands, is now
pending in the legislature. 1t will
greatly increase the power of the
Bureau of Lands to grant parcels.
It is understood in all quarters
that these two bills constitute the
mainstay of Governor General Stim-
sons economic program for handing
over the islands to American rubber
capital. Both aim solely at increas-
ing the area now under cultivation.
Governors Meet at Madrid.
MANILA, P. l., Oct. rs (UP).-
Governors from all the provinces of
the Philippine Islands were assem-
bling here today for the opening of
their annual conference.
A feature of the opening will be
the formal introduction by Vicente
De Rosario, chief of the executive
bureau, of all the governors to Gov
ernor- General Henry L. Stimson.
Because Of poor communications in
the archipelago, only few of the
governors had an opportunity to
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
Every Day.; Eveyy Hour Counts
Workers, Comrades!
DON'T LET DOWN ON YOUR FIGHTl

Defy police terror and Ku Klux Klan and F.
American Legion gangsterism!
Organize Workers Self Defense Corps every !
where!
Resist the terrorism of the American Legion
and the Ku Klux Klan!
Vote against imperialist war;
We for an anti-lynching fight!
Vote for the platform of the class struggle!
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
Road Worker Killed
by Sweeping Brush

Frank Gaynor, "a, of Q Ber Pl.,
Orange, N. j., helper employed on
state road sweeper, was crushed
to death yesterday when he fell
from the front Of his machine and
was swept by the rotating brush
against the curbstone.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26
Peabody Women Give
$40 for Mill Strikers

PEABODY, Mass, Oct. 25.-The
Women's Educational Club of Pea
body, at an entertainment held un-
der its auspices here, donated $40
for the aid of the New Bedford tex
lie strikers.
The daily worker., 1928-10-26

Help finance the distribution of anti-militarist
leaflets.
Help finance the printing of one million copies
of the Communist press!
A big Communist vote will be great triumph
for the whole working class.
The first answer of the working class to the
capitalist terror must be big Communist
vote.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
AIRPORT Petition
GOING TO COUNCIL
Norman Prince Society, Sponsor,
Has Support Of Mayor

A petition for the establishment
of an airport in New Britain was
drawn up and approved at a meet
ing of the Norman Prince Aero
nautical society, held last evening at
the home of Treasurer Robert
Hume, 1896 Stanley street. Support
for the project was promised by
Mayor Angelo NJ. Paonessa, who
spoke to the society, and the petit
ton will be presented TO the COM
mon council at an early date.
The organization consists of nine
youthful aviation enthusiasts with
NeIs j. Nelson. local aviator, as an
adviser. The object of the club is
to promote aviation in general. aud
the members are planning TO build
a carrying glider in the near
future.
Merton ]. Clark is chairman OF
the society. Winthrop Warren is Sec
rotary. and Robert Hume treasurer.
The other members are William
Baker. Francis Hastings, Richard
Hovanesian, Euclid V. Hartung, Les
lie Hartung, and Albert LOOMS. The
society is named after an American
aviator who was shot down by the
Germans during the World War.
Leon c. Bradley was visitor at
last nights meeting. After the bus-
mess of the evening had been trans-
acted, refrca hments were served by
Mrs. George Hume.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
COMMITTEE WILL STAY
IN WASHINGTON, D. G.
Plan 10 Inquire Into Campaign
Funds but Will Not
Leave the City.

Washington. May "a (P) - The
senate presidential campaign in
vestigating committee decided today
to remain in Washington until after
the adjournment OF congress pro-
Nided that comes on or before
June 2.
The Investigators voted against
making another trip to New York
to inquire further into the activities
OF the organization advancing the
candidacy of Alfred Z. Smith and
to look into the work of the or
ganization there for Herbert Hoov-
err. Instead it will call witnesses to
Washington for questioning on these
matters.
Trips will be made into Ohio and
Indiana after the adjournment of
congress probably before the OPEN
ing of the republican national con.
Vention at Kansas City on June -
The primary purpose Of VISITING
Ohio is to inquire into expenditure,
by district organizations on behalf
of Hoover and by the anti Hoover
organization there. The Indiana in.
curry will be made into campaign
| financing In Allen county by both
the forces working for Hoover and
tor Senator James E. Watson.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
DOG AND WOMAN AID
IN RESCUING YOUNGSTER
Little Boy Caught in Swamp In New
Haven Is Saved From
Death

New Haven, May "a P-To big,
dangered her own life, two year old
Theodore Simonson owes his life to-
day. Ted" is just little boy who
doesn't realize what a narrow escape
he had but in years to come he will
probably hear about it more than
once. Ted" was having a great deal
Of fun playing around in a nice cool
mushy place which grownups refer
to as a swamp yesterday afternoon
when it suddenly occurred to him
that he couldn't seem to pull his
feet up. Being just little boy
without much previous experience in
getting out of tight places, Ted"
stood stock still and, 1t must be con-
fessed, cried just a little bit.
Silent as was his grief. it was loud
enough to carry to the ears of Mrs.
Mary ]. McDermott who lived near
by and she. with her collie dog,
traced the sound OF the weeping to
the swamp. For a moment she
paused on the edge undecided what
to do but not so the collie. In he
went and, grasping the child's cloth
ing. attempted to accomplish the
| rescue all by himself.
He was unsuccessful. however. and
Mrs. McDermott, unmindful Of her
own safety. waded into the muck and
although she sank still deeper with
every step. finally reached the boys
side and helped him out Of his pre-
dicament.
Ted" will not play in the nice
soft mushy place again.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24

hear the voice OF Coolidge but they
recognize the hand OF Hoover in this
Veto"
The veto, Taber said. LEAVES agri-
culture in practically the same stu
alton as it was when congress as
sembled.
Depression Continues
Farm depression continues. This
congress should not adjourn without
further attempts to solve the ques-
ton upon which rests not only the
welfare OF agriculture, but the pros
perlty OF the nation.
The American farmer is IN a
thoughtfnl and determined frame of
mind" he added. He will not feel
that a congressman or senator has
done his full duty until there has
been a determined effort made to
ind a substitute for the McNary-
Haugen bill that can be enacted into
law and will be fully effective in
meeting the present emergency
The Grange has not opposed at
any stage the McNary- Hausen bill,
but has urged the export debenture
plan, believing that its simplicity, Its
worka uinty. its evident constitution
ality and lis certainty to bring i'm
nediately equality for agriculture
make it preferable to any other form
Of farm relief legislation"
Mr.. Taber has called the executive
committee of the Grange IN special
session to consider the present stu
alton,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
BOTTLE THIEVES CAUGHT

Two boys, aged Is and IL Years,
were apprehended last night by Of
fcers Doty and Dombrauskas for
porch at 43 Liberty street, and were
taken to their homes by Officer
Dombra uskas who notified their
parents OF their actions. John Sloan
of 81 Liberty street made complaint
TO the officers and one Of the boys
admitted having actually taken the
bottles while his companion stood
watch. They tried to sell the bot
ties at a store on West Main street
for five cents apiece but the store
keeper was warned that they had
been stolen and did not buy them.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
HERSCHEL U. JONES
Minneapolis Publisher and Director
of the Associated Press Was
Leader In Field OF Art.

Minneapolis, May - Rl-Herschel
Y. Jones, for 20 years editor and
publisher of the Minneapolis Jour-
nal, died at his home here today
after a long illness. He was Sc
years old.
Mr.. Jones. who was a member
OF the board of directors of the Ass
ISOLATED Press, bought the Journal
in 1905, % years after joining its
staff as a reporter. He was born in
jefferson. N. Y.
Outside his profession Mr.. Jones
was widely known as collector OF
books and works of art. He had
collected and sold several libraries
and was a guiding figure in the
Minneapolis Art institute.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
Mothers Bible Class
Elects New Officers

The Mothers Bible class OF the
First Congregational church met
last evening at the home OF Mrs.
Alexander Scott OF Hart street and
elected officers for the coming year.
The new officers are as follows:
President, Mrs. Frank Lccrenier;
vice president, Mrs. Theodore
Boehm; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Howard N. Pascoe; chairman
OF work committee, Mrs. J. D. Hum
phrey; chairman of refreshment
committee, Mrs. f. Roye LOOMS.
The class has been working this
past year for the Pleasant Hill sana-
torium in Tennessee and for DIR.
Wilfred Il. Grenfell in Labrador.
After the business meeting the class
gave a farewell party to Mrs. A. e.
Hobart who is leaving town. She
was presented with a purse.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
BANDITS CASE IS
NEARING AN end
Fate Of Alleged New York Crooks
to Be Known Today

Bridgeport. May - R1The fate
of four alleged New York bandits
will be decided late this afternoon
by jury in the superior court. Ar
guments in the case were started
at noon today when all of the ac-
cused refused to take the witness
stand In their own behalf and the
defense counsel was refused mo-
ton to quash the indictment. The
accused are John Rocco. 20; John
Cereli, -: joseph Printo. alias
Presto. IS, and Joseph Giglio. alias
Frezza. %. all of New York city.
They face the court on charges Of
transporting explosives with intent
to injure persons and property: OF
possessing burglar tools in the
night time and of carrying conceal
ed weapons.
The state today reopened its
case closed yesterday. and intro
duced as witness County Detective
Williams S. Kearns, who testified
that the stick dynamite secured
measured four inches in length.
Upon cross examination kearns
admitted that the states attorneys
Office is in possession OF statements
from Stamford officers which were
not introduced into the case.
The last witness called was Ser
geant Richard Bolster OF the SIAM
ford police department, who de-
clared that Cirelli attempted to de-
stroy the New York registration on
the car in which they were riding
and which was owned by Salvatore
CYCLIC, of New York, no kin of the
accused man.