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The Washington times., 1928-12-08
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The threatened fight to block con.
firmatton Of Roy D. West. of iii.
nois, as Secretary Of the Interior
got under way today when the SEN
ate Public Lands Committee met to
decide on either q public or execu-
tive investigation OF his connections
with public utilities.
The Western Progressive Republi-
can group, aided by number of
Democrats, demanded an inquiry
into the employment Of West by the
utilities Of, Samuel insult, Chicago
nnagnate. Some OF the group
charged this connection made West
unfit for the Cabinet post, which
sites. all reclamation projects and
many other Government functions
affecting utilities
Claim West In Clear
Administration leaders, however,
maintained West would clear him
self of all charges. The connection,
they argued, had nothing to do with
public utility affairs, but involved
the Cabinet members law firm In
the handling Of some small account
for the insult interests.
West meanwhile was given n
clean bin of health in regard 70
the tainted bond gifts Of Harry
#. Sinclair to the Republican ma
tionaI committee. West was secre-
tary Of the COMMITTEES at the time
of Sil-SIair's gifts, made out Of
profits from the notorious Cont
mental Trading Company, which
the Supreme Court condemned in
harsh terms.
AbsoIved BY Nye
Senator Nye R-l, Of North Da.
kota, chairman OF the COMMITTEES
which investigated the gifts, said
West had not been connected with
the deal by any evidence thus tar
revealed.
West was not involved in that
bond transaction, so far as our
investigation was concerned" said
Nye. Therefore nothing can be
held against him on that score.
His connection with the insult in.
terests is an entirely different mat
ter. The committee may feel justi.
fled in investigating that connec-
tion.1
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IVIANS
TOHON|)R
HOOVER
BY LAWRENCE SULLIVAN

DIV LA w Ik1LfNOE v nv
ABOARD u. S. s. MARYLAND,
OFF CHILE Via Arlington, Va,
Radio Station), Dec. 8 Q.N.S.).-
The Chilean cruiser Chacapuco
joined the Maryland early today
to escort President-elect Herbert
Hoover down the coast to Anto-
fagasta and Santiago.
A delegation of 80 persons rep
resenting Bolivia and As others
we're to board the Maryland at
1890 o'clock Chilean time) to ex-
change greetings with Hoover.
Captain Kimberly, Of the Mary
land planned to drop anchor two
miles of Antofagasta at 10 o'clock,
remaining until 3 o'clock this after.
noon, when the journey will be re-
sumed to Santiago. The ship is due
to reach Santiago at o'clock Mon
day morning.
Commercial interest as well as
friendship is attached to the BRIEF
stop as Antofagasta is the chief ex-
port port for Chilen nitrate.
Among those making UP the party
of visitors are Alberto Palacios, act
ing minister of foreign affairs for
Bolivia; representative of Is leading
commercial and civic organizations;
Bolivian state and municipal Of
ficials; David E. Kaufman, United
States minister to Bolivia; United
States Vice Consul Brown, sta
toned at Antofagasta: a delegation
from the American colonies at La
Paz and Antofagasta; the Chilean
governor of the Province of Anto-
fagasta and a handful of Chilean
army and navy officers.
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Revival SOUGHT
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Dec. s.
Speaking at a dinner meeting OF
the Arlington County Council Of
Religious Education held last night
in the. Cherrydale Baptist Church
attended by more than 125 dele
gates representing 80 churches, DR..
clared that until the mental atti.
tude Of the children of today is
changed the crime conditions will
not be greatly changed.
"a nationwide survey shows
that more than 100000 children
today have no contact with
church. In that group you win
find great disobedience Of law" he
said.
DR.. Minor willer, State secretary
of the Sunday School Association,
advocated the inauguration in
Arlington county Of daily religious
education.
The executive committee Of the
Arlington County Chamber OF Com
merce win meet today, all subcon1-
mitees having charge Of details for
the beginning tomorrow night in
the Washington Lee High School
of "Civic Week." with Dan Weigle
as the speaker. The meeting will
be held in the board of directors
rooms in the Rucksr building,
Clarendon.
Keith A. Brumback. who has.
been chosen general chairman OF
civic week, will outline the work.
The Arlington County Republican
Club will hold it's fifth annual ban
quet tonight In the Washington Lee
High School.
The December term Of the circuit
court OF Arlington county will con-
vene Monday with Judge Howard
w. Smith on the bench.
The special grand jury viii be
composed of r. H. Hudson, A. F.
Campbell, David r. Collins. j. H.
Warner, Harvey b. Mitchell, Leon.
ard Golden, Lyman Kelley. Arthur
Walker, and Henry Parker. ,.s,~
Suits for divorce were filed I'm.
the county clerks office yesterday
by Lois Este1le Hough against
Stanley Hough; Royston #. Heck
against Edith E. Heck. and by
Seymour t. Guthrie against Helen
H. Guthrie.
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CHEST IS GIVEN
5000 CHECK
BY international

Washington's Community Chest
received today its first substantial
cash contribution in the form OF a
check for $500 from Mrs. Laura M.
SummeraIl, wife of Gen. Charles r.
SummeraIl, as part of the proceeds
of the military exposition and car
niva1 staged at Washington Barracks
The carnival was held primarily
to raise funds for Army relief pur-
poses, but because of the loyal sup
port of Washington people it was
felt that the Community Chest
should share in the proceeds.
The executive committee Of the
carnival, therefore ordered Mrs.
Summeran to send the $500 to FL
wood Street, director of the chest.
The Community Chest has yet to
plan its budget, but progress is ex-
pected shortly, when the general
campaign gets under way to raise
the necessary funds.
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j. s. PAY SCALE.
CRITICIZED

Scientists and other professional
employees Of the Federal Govern
ment are justified in deserting the
Civil Service for more lucrative
private employment, Col. Willard
Chevalier, editor of the Engineering
News, told the City Club Forum
yesterday.
Inadequate pay schedules make 1t
easy for corporations and other
employers to raid the governmental
departments of their best scientific
workers whenever they please,
Chevalier said. Until the pay situa-
ton is remedied this condition will
continue.
Colonel Chevalier's subject was
1.-THE Engineer and the Main Street
Dollar" He declared the former
was the chief contributor to the
prosperity now prevalent in the
United States.
There are many scientists and
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PNENTS
CONTINUE:
[)ORAN
SAYS
BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH
international News Service


Efforts to curb the smuggling Oh
narcotic drugs into United States
this year have been futile, Prohibi-
ton Commissioner J. M. Doran de-
clared in his annual report today.
Large supplies are coming into
the country through illegitimate
channels. according to Doran. He
attributed the situation to the
strong demand for drugs by add1cts,
the resourcefulness of the drug
rings, and the high standards OF
domestic producers and distributors.
'aThe illicit traffic in narcotic
drugs smuggled into the country
seems not to have abated in any
degree" Doran said.
Nearly Impossible
ITO stop the traffic at ports and
borders is admittedly difficult. II
not impossible, with the present
facilities The progress of efforst
to secure international cooperation
looking to an efficient measure OF
control is seemingly quite slow"
Doran called attention to the fact
that narcotics are comparatively
easy to obtain in Europe and
Asiatic countries. Addicts find 1t
impossible to obtain drugs from
American producers and therefore
must look to slmuggled goods, ac-
cording to Doran.
During the year 26,332 ounces Of
drugs were seized. Convictions Of
those charged with drug law viola
tions numbered 4.73S, the usual
high percentage of convictions.
Legitimate imports included 14O,l12
pounds of opium and 2S4 ,282 pounds
Of cocoa leaves, a decrease from
last year.
75,3O7 Arrests
Prohibition agents made 75,307
arrests and seized automobiles and
boats valued at about SS,200,000 in
the year. Federal courts terminated
77.799 prohibition cases with 58,S13
convictions. About one-quarter of
them were jailed. For conspiracy
to violate the liquor laws, $40 per-
sons were indicted.
Doran approved of civil service
regulations for dry agents, remark
ing that the personnel had been i'm
proved A special inspection unit
was set up to investigate serious
charges against agents.
1HS IOISIBn COIlLfOl S6CIlOn mas III
progress negotiations with other
countries indicating that in the
coming year number of foreign
bases of operation for smugglers
will be closed. Negotiations resulted
in the closing of 10 bases last year,
Doran said.
As To Alcohol
Alcohol production was 169 las, 900
gallons. About S.600.0 gallons
went for medicinal purposes and
the rest was denatured. The coun-
try's legitimate supply of whisky,
rum, gin and other spirits was
about 10,00O,00 gallons June 80.
Since the whisky was placed in
warehouses about 10000, 900 gallons
has disappeared through evaporation,
leakage and theft. Withdrawals
for medicinal use last year were
1,613,000 gallons. More than $780,
900 gallons of wine was removed
fer sacramental and other non-
beverage purposes.
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Howard Alumni Group
Will Elect Tonight

Dean George w. Cook. general
alumni secretary, will be among
the speakers at the meeting of the
Howard University Alumni Assocai-
ton tonight at $50 o'clock in
Library Hall.
Others on the program will be
DIR. b. NJ. Rhetta, of Baltimore,
president Of the general alumni
association: II. II. Long and Miss
Eva B. Dykes.
After the program the annual
] election of officers will be held.
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Piney Branch Citizens
To Hear Christmas Talk

4 representative of the Brighter
, Community Christmas movement
will address the meeting of the
Piney Branch Citizens Association
in Hamline NJ. F.. Church. Monday
night at s O'Clock
, Matters pertaining to legislation
for the District will be up for ac-
ton. President Edgar 3. Hender-
son will preside.
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Where Do Skeeters Go
In Winter? To New
Jersey, of Course

WEST ORANGE, N. J., Dec. 8
u.N.S.l-Judge Herbert Lighthipe
fined Egerio Scios $40 for COM
tempt of court because he burned
sulphur in his cellar to kill mos
quitoes. The jurist claimed there
were no mosquitoes in West
Orange at this time of the year.
However. he promised to refund
the fine If Scios would bring him
one live specimen.
Today the judge found himself
the recipient Of not one, but
hundreds Of skeeters that were
mailed him. The fine was re-
mitted.
engineers in the Government ranks
who deserve monuments on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue for the work they
have done," he concluded, "but they
will never receive them"
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Railroad President Dies
On Eve of Retirement

BOSTON, Dec. 8 dNSD.+E. j..
Pearson, who was to retire at the
end of this year as president of the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, died yesterday in John
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, accord
ing to information received at the
local office of the railroad.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
USSR Will. Sell.
TO STANDARD OIL

Oil is oil, whether red or black
So the Vacuum Oil Co., subsidiary of
Standard Oil of New York, has signed
contracts with the Soviet Oil Syndi-
cate for the sale of Baku oil in new
markets. The contracts run for six
years.
Ten million dollars in oil is to be
purchased annually by the American
companies, Amtorg, American-Rus-
sian trading company, announces.
Amtorg has just published a 32-page
review of the Soviet oil industry IN
which walls of Sir Henri Defending
of Royal Dutch Shell over Standard
Oils purchase of Soviet oil, together
with replies by Standard Oil and
Amtorg and comments by the Amer
lean press, are included.
Soviet oil statistics form a valu-
able part Of the booklet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
SOCIALIST PARTY
AIDS IBANEz RULE
Supports Fascist Regime
in Chile

SANTIAGO, (By MaiD.-A new
socialist party" has been formed in
Chile under the Craftsmanship of a
Luis Barriga, with the permission Of
the dictator Ibanez.
IbaneZ, when ascending to power
had suppressed all parties and de-
ported the leaders of all political
parties Of the left and the right alike,
and arrested the presidential candi-
date who opposed him. No socialist
party existed in Chile. The whole
labor movement was politically or
ganized in the Communist Party and
the Chilean Federation of Labor af-
filiated with the Profintern All the
six labor papers were communist I'M
til their suppression by Ibanez. In
1921 the Socialist Party of Chile
joined the Communist International
and changed its name to Communist
Party.
The character of this new Socialist
Party" agreeable to Ibanez, may be
inferred from the preamble of its
constitution which. says:
eve believe that it's activity and
labor will be of great benefit not
only to the workers and those de-
prived of any fortune, but under it's
banner can also unite all honest citi-
zens who are -lscious of their duties
and who wish for their country days
Of prosperity"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
indian RAILWAY
STRIKE SPREADS
Tories Use Troops in
Fight on Walk-out

LONDON, (By MaiD With the
strike on the East Indian Railway
spreading rapidly, the Indian frontier
Rifles are being held in readiness, ac-
cording to reports received here.
About LOO men have already gone
out on strike in sympathy with the
shopworkers who were locked out two
weeks ago.
The lockout followed a protest on
the part of the shopmen against the
dismissal without explanation Of six
men. The workers also demanded an
increase in wages.
The fight has now taken the form
Of a struggle for union recognition
as we'll as for a wage increase. The
authorities have declared that they
will not deal with the union. The
workers are claiming double the
present wages for unskilled workers
and a twenty-five per cent increase
for skilled workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
Ger MAN METAL
WORKERS STRIKE
Fight for Eight-Hour
Day, Better Wages

BERLIN, April 4.-More than 26,-
600 metal workers have gone on
strike in various parts of Germany in
their struggle for the eight hour day
and an increased wage.
In Saxony alone, twenty thousand
workers have gone on strike, while
metal workers in Dresden, Buatzen,
Chemnitz, Plauen and Zwickau have
also walked out. Six thousand work
9rs at Mannheim, Baden, struck for
wage raise of five pfennig per hour.
The strikes have taken place in
spite of the efforts to make it's de-
clsions IN the metal trades disputes
mandatory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
GENERAL PROTEST
STRIKE LOOMS IN
CzECHOSL OvAKIA
Workers Fight Against
Social Welfare" Law

PRAGUE, April 4.-Unless the
government withdraws its new $50
cial welfare" law, left wing unions
and the Communist Party will issue
general strike call for April II, it
was announced yesterday.
Huge protest meetings, in which
more than $4,000 workers participated
were held here yesterday to protest
against the measure. Seven persons
were injured and eight demonstrators
arrested when police attempted to
break up the huge meeting in Hav-
lick Square.
Banners and placards displayed at
the demonstrations carried the threat
of a general strike on April 18th I'M
less the measure is killed.
PRAGUE, April 4,--Ten men were
under arrest today following a clash
between demonstrating workers and
the police. The workers made the
demonstration against the new social
welfare bill.
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not thought that anything so drastic
as the complete suspension of the
restrictions would have been ordered
by the British authorities. Premier
Stanley Baldwin announced, however,
that beginning November first crude
rubber would command a free and
open market, and British critics of the
action raised the cry that Americans
would soon command the rubber trade
of the world.
WASHINGTON, April 4. - The
campaign for enactment of a law to
permit formation of American buy
ing combinations to fight the British
rubber trust will not be dropped as a
result of the intention of Great Bri-
tain to abolish rubber restrictions on
Nov. l, Rep. Newton (R) Of Mime
sofa, declared today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05

A crisis developed in Anglo Egypt
ian relations in February when the
Egyptian cabinet notified the British
foreign office it would not accept the
terms of a proposed treaty
Britain proposed that British troops
should control the defenses of the
Suez canal and airdromes and that
British troops should be retained in
Soudan.
The rejection of the treaty by the
Egyptian government was forced by
huge mass demonstrations in Cairo,
Alexandria and other centers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
Soviet Union Converts
Cars Torture Chamber
Into Museum for Masses

LENINGRAD, U.S.S.R., April A.
The notorious 250-year-old prison
fortress of Shlisselburg, which under
Czarism had only Devils Island as
rival for brutality within it's walls,
has been closed as prison and will
be opened to the public as a museum.
Thousands of revolutionists were
confined in Shlisselburg and tortured
20 death before the November revo-
luton. The museum will display all
Of the instruments of torture and
death used by the Cars jailers. The
'ungeons in which famous revolu-
ionists were confined will be marked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
RUBBER WAR TO
TAKE: NEW TURN
Baldwin Move Doesn't
End Struggle

LONDON, April A. = The British
governments rubber restrictions to
limit production in Malaga and Ceylon
will be removed Nov. /, 1928. Premier
Baldwin announced in the House of
Commons this afternoon. The exist
ing restrictions will remain in force
without change until November.
The rubber market was demoralized
by the premier's announcement and
prices fell almost five cents a pound.
Fear was expressed on the floor of the
House of Commons that ultimately
control of the rubber industry will
pass into American hands.
Crude rubber prices in the New
York markets crashed cents pound
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05

were dllOInSG 0plSOue Ill IH6 WOI1u
war for oil.
Juan Vicente Gomez, dictator of
Venezuela since 1909, has always been
reelected" without opposition. The
candidates of the opposition had a
curious tendency to die suddenly and
mysteriously during the presidential
campaign.
Gomez will finish his present term
in May 1929. He is old and sick and
therefore others are beginning to
nurse the hope of succeeding him to
power. The rumors were even afloat
that he will voluntarily retire and
have legal elections in the country.
In consequence, two parties We're
formed among the followers of the old
dictator. One favors his continuation
in power or that power should be
passed over to the son of Gomez or
to anyone whom he may designate;
while the other group favors a
nephew of Gomez, Eustoquio Gomez.
who quarrelled with his uncle and had
to escape some time ago, when he was
governor of Zulia, in an airplane to
the Dutch island of Curaco.
Struggle for Oil.
Eustoquio Gomez has a following
in Zulia, the rich petroleum district
of Venezuela with the city of Mara
caibo, which was once for while an
independent republic. The followers
of the uncle are called the "old Co.
mistas" and those Of the nephew,
Eustoquio, the "Eustoquistas" or
"New Gomebistas."
1t was rumored that the sold Go
mezistas" favored the establishment
of an independent republic" in the
oil district of Zulia, in exchange for
the support of the United States for
the perpetuation in power of the
older branch of the Gomez dynasty,
the uncle and the son.
The American investments in
Venezuela, almost all of them in the
district of Zulia, (Maracaibo) amount
to more than S70O,000,000 and the old
Gomezistas did not feel very safe in
possession of this district anyhow.
An independent" Republic of Zulia
would be expected not to make any
hostile oil legislation such as Mexico
or Colombia.
Student Protest.
Against this selling out of the most
valuable part of Venezuela, was di-
rected the principal protest of the
students. Slogans against the "Pana-
mazation" of part of Venezuela
and the like, were shouted and carried
on the banners by the demonstrating
students, which finally led to the
bloodshed of a few weeks ago.
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LAUNCH INTENSE
DRIVE AGAINST
REACTIONARIE
Next World Congress
to Be Held in 1880

(Continued from Page One)
crosses and which shall meet once
every year. The Central Council shall
select from among it's members an
executive bureau---the< working organ
of the Red International of Labor
Unions.
Elect Central Council.
The Congress elected a central
council of ninety-five members and
eighteen candidates, which in turn
elected an executive bureau of nine
teen members and thirteen candidates.
Lozovsky was elected general secre-
tary.
The next congress of the R. l. L. U.
will be called on the tenth anniversary
of the organization, July 10, 1880, it
was decided.
Lozovsky in his concluding speech
summarized the results Of work Of
the congress which, he said, inspired
the following slogans:
"Close the ranks of the world revo-
lutionary trade union movement! Get
closer to the working masses! Launch
more intense struggle against
fascism! Fight for the broader pen
etration of revolutionary ideas among
the toiling masses!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
Grain PURCHASES
IN USSR GROWING

MOSCOW (By maiD The govern
ment campaign for the purchase of
grain is proving extremely success
full, figures for the second five-day
period in March indicating a 1870
increase over grain collections for the
same period last year. According to
preliminary reports 244,600 tons of
grain were collected during the peri
cd, compared with the $3.50 tons for
last year.
According to reports received from
various sections of the country, 1915
new collective farms, 81 machine So
cieties and 1,042 grain clearing and
hiring stations are being organized in
various districts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
Mussolini Makes Fake
Gesture of Amnesty As
Fight on Fascism Grows

GENEVA, April with the pro-
test against the wholesale arrest Of
enemies of Fascism growing in Italy,
Mussolini has issued an order grant
ing amnesty to almost 500 prisoners.
Many of those released, however, are
not political prisoners. Released op-
ponents of the Fascist regime will be
under police surveillance.
Mussolini's order follows a wide
spread protest against the kidnapping
and murder of Sozzi, Communist
Ia der
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
Wall Street Envoy in
COnfab With Fascist

ROME, April As. Parker Gilbert,
agent general for Preparations pay
ments under the Dawes plan, with
headquarters in Berlin, is expected
here tomorrow to confer with Count
Volpi, Italian Minister of Finance, it
was learned this afternoon.
1t is understood he will sound out
the italian Government upon pro-
posed changes in the Dawes plan.
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rest of the mem
bers of its Political
Bureau, and the
S u p pre- S 81 0 n of
L'Humanite, Off
cial organ of the
Party, is the new
objective of the
Poincare regime,
according to Thu
mantle.
Pointing to the
attack on the Com
munist arty in
the Chamber of
Deputies by Louis
Barthou, Minister
of T,,c+;oo ,pd 70
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-05
APPROVE WALL ST. ENJOYS

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The SEN
ate foreign relations committee today
approved the appointment of Joseph
G. Grew of New Hampshire as
American Ambassador to turkey. 1t
likewise approved the naming of
Franklin Mott Gunther of Virginia,
as American Minister to Egypt.