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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
COMMUNISTS Get
AGGREGATE or 800
YEARS IN PRISON
Report More Arrests By
Fascist TerrOrists

ROME, June 5.-Nineteen mill
tants, most of them members of the
Italian Communist Party, were sen
fenced to an aggregate of three hun
dred years Imprisonment, for carry
ing revolutionary propaganda. The
sentences ranged from five to twenty
seven years Imprisonment.
The trial was held in secret by a
Fascist court. A woman, Anita
Pusterka, was sentenced to nine years
Imprisonment.
Numerous arrests of Communists
have taken place in Rome.
VIENNA, June 4.-During yester-
days session of the trial against the
Italian Communist victims of the Ital-
ian fascists, the defendants demanded
a precise statement Of the indictments
against them. The public prosecutor
replied to this demand with the state
ment that the police consider them
dangerous rebels.
Under examination, Fleschia, one
of the accused workers, then frankly
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
MORE FUR LOCALS
CALL FOR PARLEY
Locals So, 40 Demand
End of War

PHILADELPHIA, June 5. A
membership meeting of the Furriers'
Local SO, held here last week, unani-
mously adopted the recommendation
of their executive board to endorse a
demand on the general executive
board of the International to call inn
mediately conference Of locals as g
first step to halt the war being con-
Quoted on the New York membership
by the International officials,
The original demand for a confer
ence was made several weeks ago by
the Boston local and was embodied
in resolution which declared that all
the smaller locals of the union are
being rapidly destroyed by the bosses
because of the chaos in the New York
market. The resolution appeared in
these columns at the time it was made
public. 1t was then sent to all locals
Of the union to be endorsed.
TORONTO, June Endorsement
of the Boston locals demand upon the
international Furriers' Union general
executive board that conference of
all locals be called, was unanimously
endorsed at the last meeting of the
executive board of the Toronto Local
40.
The executive board announced that
a membership meeting is to be called
to secure the memberships endorse
ment of their action. Thus far the
general executive board of the Inter
national has not replied to this de-
mand, made originally several weeks
ago by the Boston Furriers' union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
HOOVER MACHINE
CRABS DELEGATES
Strings to Win
Contested Seats

KANSAS CITY, June 5.-With the
Hoover machine prepared to steam
roller all opposition, the republican
national committee today settled down
to its task of settling the remaining
contests for seats to the national con-
vention. The three chief contests in
yolve the state delegations of Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi and indica-
tions are that they will be settled to
the satisfaction of Hoover.
George w. Bean, veteran national
committeeman of Florida, today paid
the price of opposing Hoover when
he was excluded from the convention.
Bean has charged that Hoover won
Florida by holding a fake state con-
vention, packed with his own hench-
men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

representing over 25 local unions
gathered here Sunday evening at
nominating conference to name pro-
gressive slate in opposition to the
well known corrupt Lewis Kennedy
Mattey officialdom in District 7, Unit
ed Mine Workers of America.
Biggest Meeting Ever.
The meeting was the biggest the
opposition forces ever held in District
z. Gebert spoke on the national sit
uation, also on the tri-district fight
against the Lewis machine, and very
severely criticized the Brennan-Mc-
Garry-Harris forces in District one
for their steam rolling tactics in Dis
trict l convention and for their lack
of program.
William Gaffney, an outstanding
leader of the opposition in District z,
made very rousing talk and present
ed the progressive program. After a
Continued on Page T4Oo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

P-STATE NAMES
PARTY DELEGATES
TO CONvE ENTION
State Nominating Meet
Saturday

The units of District 2 and District
4 (up-state New York; of the Work
ers (Communist) Party are electing
delegates to the State Nominating
Convention of the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party of New York state, to be
held Sunday at 10 a. m. at the new
Workers Center, 1928 Union Square,
New York City.
Several hundred delegates are ex-
pected. In addition to the delegates
directly from the Party organizations,
fraternal delegates are expected from
other workers organizations, includ-
ing shops in New York and immediate
vicinity.
The convention will last throughout
the day. Workers organizations have
been invited to send delegates.
All units are to pay 81 per delegate
and fraternal organizations 81 as a
fraternal fee, regardless of the num-
Der of delegates sent.
District 2 and have made ar
rangements for tour of upper New
York in order to obtain signatures,
county by county.
The Party intends to get the nee
essary quota of signatures to put the
ticket on the ballot, 5000 for upstate
New York and 5000 for New York
City and vicinity, William w. Vein
stone, district organizer, said last
night.
Plans are being made for an inten-
sive campaign throughout the state
which will include the sending out of
a squad of speakers to "soap box
the main cities of the state.
All these arrangements will be COM
pleted at the State Convention. The
convention will adopt the state plat
form and put forward the state and
local candidates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
NEEDLE WORKERS
IN CANADA MEET
Thugs Fail to Break Up
Rally of 1000

MONTREAL, June 5-Despite the
attempt of a squad of hired gangsters
to break up the mass meeting of
needle trades workers held here sew
eral days ago, four thousand workers
successfully concluded their protest
demonstration against the bureau
cracy in control of the needle trades
unions here.
The strong-arm squad which tried
to break up the meeting was led by
l. Rabkin, an official in the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Union. They
were driven from the meeting by the
angry workers.
Enthusiastic ovations were accord
ed Sam Lipsin of New York, and
Morris Spector, Communist leader.
The meeting was one of the largest
ever held in the local labor movement.
Resolutions condemning the expul-
sion policy of the reactionary needle
trades union heads, and demanding re-
instatement for those expelled were
passed. The resolutions
also called for condemnation for the
officialdom for installing the hated
piece-work system in the clothing
trades and for Transforming the
unions into ordinary company unions.
They also proposed the Inauguration
of campaign to organize the unor-
ganized in T. industry, and the ANAL
gamation g~se needle trades unions
in Cannd
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
HORSES" WIN
TAMMANy CRAFT
And Choir Singer Lies
Only Mildly

Race horses that always brought
home the bacon for him, presumably
because he regularly sang sweet mu-
sic in church choir, was the ex-
planation adopted by William J. Os-
wald, indicted district superintendent
of the street cleaning department
to account for the sums of money
varying between $125 and $3.50 per
week which William j. Lougheed,
self-confessed CRATER and state wit
ness, regularly handed over to him.
Oswald, who sings in a Catholic
church choir, is on trial with Charles
A. McGee, general superintendent of
the department on charges of grand
larceny and forgery. He did not de-
ny having received these sums which
aggregated more than his salary. The
money, he declared, came from win
nings on races as a result of an "air-
tight system, Lougheed had worked
which brought in three or four humid
red dollars a week.
Oswald under direct examination
testified that he had been assigned
to the fourth Bronx district in Janu-
airy 1925. In March of that year, he
declared, Lougheed first made known
to him his acquaintance with pranc-
ing steeds by showing him a bank
roll the size of the proverbial horse.
Oswald did not say that this was
how he came to believe the money
had been obtained through playing
the ponies. He insisted, however, that
Lougheed had offered to let him in
on the game of beating the book
makers--and he, Oswald, fell for it.
Thereafter, Oswald testified, the
"horses" won regularly with only one
exception.
Another remarkable fact about
these uniformly winning horses" was
that Oswald never was asked to put
up any money for his bets. They
just ran knowing in advance that
they would win for Oswald, McGee,
Lougheed, and the others higher up
whose grating activities in the great
Tammany scandal is believed to have
reached $2Oo,ooo,oo0 in the past de-
cade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
NANKING ARMY
ENTERS PEKING
Deny That Chang Tso-
lin is Dead

PEKING, June 5.-The occupation
of Peking by the Shansi troops who
are cooperating with the Marking
regime, was begun today when the
advance guard of the army entered
the suburbs.
Three armies have been converging
on Peking, one under the command
of General Yen Shi-shan, war lord of
Shansi province, another under Cen
eral Feng Yu-hsiang and third un-
der General Chang Kai-shek, Nank-
ing tgeneralissimo.
PEKING, June 5.-The report that
Chang Tso-lin had died as the result
of injuries received at Mukden, Man
churia, when the train in which he
was riding was bombed, was denied
here today. A report received here
declared that Chang was improving
rapidly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
WORKERS SEND FUNDS TO SAVE DAILY
Contributions Thus Far Inadequate as Suspension Threatens


In response to The DAHL Y
WORKERS appeal for funds, work
ers in various parts of the country
have begun sending in contributions
to save the only fighting working
class newspaper in the English Ian
guage from suspending publication.
The money received thus far has,
however, been entirely inadequate to
meet the pressing financial demands
made upon the Daily. Workers, send
more! Don't let your daily die!
The following is list of contribu-
tions received Monday:
Eva Levine, Brooklyn, N Y, So;
"a r. D. 3, New York City,
$2.25, H. Raskin, Linden, N. j., 81;
Wm- s. Raa- North mart N X $40. Il
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

10 years, is now 68 years old and the
"duties" of office weighed heavily on
him, so to speak. Now he can con-
tinue to draw his salary as secretary
treasurer while the work will be done
by the accountants. Whitney, who is
55 years old, can still maintain the
pretense of being "active"
The fact that both Lee and Whit
ney have both resigned from their
present offices to take effect July 1,
one month before their terms expired,
to take up their new duties" is only
another confirmation that the ar
rangement had been made before
hand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Call Contractors I'm
Sewer Graft Hearing

Many important witnesses were
called before the special grand jury
investigating sewer contracts in
Queens when it resumed it's sessions
this afternoon. Among the witnesses
were Edward Stats Luther, an Of
ficial of the Independent Security
Company of New York, which spe-
cializes in public works contracts;
Thomas Mooney of Mooney and Man
nino, sewer contractors of Flushing;
Peter Campbell, former business as
sociate of John M. Phillips; Angelo
and Marino Piano, sewer contractors;
and Frederick R. Curran, confiden-
tial secretary to John M. Phillips.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
WORKERS OUT AS
BOSSES REFUSE
MINIMUM WAGE
Hundreds Of Ships Tied
Up by Walkout

TOKYO, June 5.-Al but three
steamship lines in Japan are COM
pletely tied up as the result of a
nationwide strike called by the Sea-
mems Union last night. Seventy
ships are being held in Yokohoma
alone.
The walkout occurred at midnight
after the steamship companies had
refused to accept the unions demand
for minimum wage. Virtually every
ship is idle as the result of the strike.
Scores of vessels of all nations are
tied up in number of Japanese ports
unable to load or unload due to the
extremely rapid spread of the walk
out.
In spite of unusually provocative
tactics on the part of the police, the
spirit of the men is unbroken accord
ing to reports received here from
Kobe, Osaka and other shipping cen
ters. Even such an extreme northern
port as Hakadati has been affected by
the strike and a number of smaller
ones are expected to join the strike
within the next twonty-four hours.
The three steamship lines which
have not yet been affected by the
strike are the Nippon Yusen, the
Osaka -Shoshen and the Kwasaki.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
CRAFT IS HIDDEN
BY REPUBLICANS
Politicians Use Power
To Stop Exposure

The rum smuggling graft disclo-
sures which threatened Monday to
splash over half the republican par
ty's New York face and as result
of which fifteen customs guards, two
roundsmen and an inspector were Sat-
urday suspended, appeared yesterday
to have been sufficiently stemmed to
be called petty affair" by those
responsible.
The reports were grossly exag-
gerated," these officials declared. No
one really doubts that millions Of dol
lars of high priced liquor has been
"bootlegged" in from transatlantic
liners to find it's way into the cellars
Of New York society. AS much as
100000 is the amount estimated
thus to have been smuggled into this
city. The graft to officials is also
said to have run into millions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

sklar, Milwaukee, Wis, s499; f. Oker-
steoin, Portland, Ore, 81; l. zimmer-
man, Bronx. N. r., 81; A. Malisoff,
Woodbridge, N. Y, So; Max Fox, New
York City, 81; Hannah Kuebbeler,
Toledo, o., 81; Il. M. Leete, New York
City, So; II. Goldstein, Niagara Falls,
N. r., 81 E. Bunin, New York City, $40;
Oh. Homeetas, Baltimore, Md, 81; L.
Morris, New York City. $5: j. Glad
stone, Troy, n. Y, $5i M. Levine, Troy,
~ X, IS; White Collar Slave, Flush
ing, N. ", 81; VIM. Hartman, River
Rouge, Mich, ST. Steve Morasky, Cald-
well, o., So: John Langley, New York
City, 81; Sarah Villas, New York City,
81; A. w Nelson, Rose Lake, J., s2 U.
G. w. G. W., Council 2. Bronx, ~ Y, s.: :
A. Blomquist, Maple, Wis, $40; Max
Smith, Charlotte, n. G., $40; Louis Helg,
Cleveland, o., 81; Ernst Wagenknecht,
Ir-- Cleveland o.. $3.50: Henry SnhnaAL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

lZatlOn unueI WHAT IS DeIIeVeu 10 De-
a little private arrangement between
themselves in order to suit the con-
venience as we'll as to continue the
high salary of Lee.
Lee was defeated" for reelection
to the presidency of the union and
Whitney was elected" to that office
at the triennial convention Monday.
Immediately, he was chosen to the
office which Whitney is now occupy
ing. Lee, who has been president for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

Cleveland, O.. soc; James c. valek
Cleveland, o., soc; Rose Maria, Cleve-
land o., 81; Emil Schuller, Cleveland,
o., soc; N. f. Dachtter, Cleveland, o.,
A. sympathizer, Cleveland, O.. SOC: W.
Lang. Cleveland, o., 81; John Roob,
Cleveland, o., soc; Henry Eibin, Cleve-
land, o., 25c; A. Kosmon, Cleveland, O..
25c Al Dittenhafer, Cleveland. o., 25c;
p. LaBonc, Cleveland, O., zoe; Norman
BeclSley, Cleveland, o., Csc; George
Vanta, Cleveland, o., Soc II. Burke,
Cleveland, o., 25c; Herman Lindeman,
Cleveland. O., 25c; Joe Rusnack, Cleve-
land, o., soc; Joe Hanzlik, Cleveland,
o., 25c; John Vanta, Cleveland, o., soc;
Geo. Pohm, Cleveland o., soc; An Old
Timer, Cleveland. o., ST. Hannah Sher-
er, New York City, IS; Harry Left, New
York CITY, SO; Gustav Wallman, New
York City, S.; j. Nagin, New York City,
81 w. Heinig. New York City, $40.
Total: S161.99.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Woman Filler Delayed

TREPASSEY BAY, Newfoundland,
June ga leak in the gas tank and
high winds today delayed the hop off
of the Fokker monoplane for England
with three flyers on board including a
Boston woman, Amelia Earhart.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Z MINERS TO
GUST KENNEDY-MATTEY
(SpeciaL to the DaiLu Workerl

Especial to the Daily Worker)
HAZELTON 5Sps elimination
workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
UNION BUREAUCRATS
EXCHANGE FAT JOBS

CLEVELAND June 5In handsome positions,
William A F. Whitney, of
Brotherhood of Railroad ainmen organ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06

I HE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS,
F( u THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNORGAEIZED
FOR THE 4O-HOUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
lindbergh Enjoys Short Vacation

Cristobal, Canal Zone-The eager
ness of Latin-America to do honor to
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has
brought him to a point where he is
very nervous, Colonel Arthur Fisher,
commandment of France field be-
lieves.
The Lone Eagle may crack under
the strain" Colonel Fisher said.
The statement regarding Lind
bergh's nervous condition was made
after he had returned with every out
ward evidence Of good health from q
week of recreation in the tropical
mountains of Panama. He went there
after completing some 1000 miles OF
his good will trip and continuous
round of social functions in seven
Central American capitals.
Although the Spirit of ST. Louis was
ready to carry him on to South Amer
lea, 1t was announced that Lindbergh
would take several days more of rest
before setting out for Bogota, Col
ombia.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
RUTLEDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Nelson of Gro
ningen, visited at the L. d. Jones
home Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Underhill spent Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Carter.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Detko
entertained Mrs. M. Jensen and Mrs.
L. d. Jones at coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam bosch visited
over the week end at the Underhill
home, returning to Finlayson Mon
day.
Mrs. Salkiewicz and Mrs. Slime were
Finlayson passengers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Cox of Hinckley-
called at the L. d. Jones home Sun
day afternoon.
Frank Bowers went to Finlayson
between trains Friday.
Mrs. Underhill spent last Thursday
afternoon in Sandstone, visiting rela-
tives.
There will be mass meeting here,
Sunday at II a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
France Gets 13 Ton U. S. Gold

Paris-The second Of three large
gold shipments made recently from
the United States to France contain
ing s7,500,O00 in gold, arrived at Ha-
vre aboard the French liner Suffren,
and was loaded Immediately into four
railroad cars and shipped to Paris.
The gold. packed in lat kegs, the total
weight Of which was more than 13
tons. was sent by the Guaranty Trust
Company to the Bank of France. The
first shipment of $10,OO0,O00 arrived
last week aboard the Rochambeau.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
Illinois Fights Smith Custer

Chicago-Illinois has received an
States senate in its refusal to recog-
nize Colonel Frank L. Smith as one
OF it's senators, Governor Len Small
declared in formal statement in
which he served notice that he would
refuse to recognize the senate action.
Coupled with the declination of Col
one1 Smith to resign, the governors
statement was interpreted as mean
ing that Illinois would function with
one United States senator for the
next six years unless other develop.
ments interviewed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
SMITH IS BARRED
FROM U.S.. Senate
81 to % Ballot Excludes Illinois
Senator-Elect-Seat De-
CIared Vacant

Washington-The senate has de-
clared vacant the seat to which the
people of Illinois elected Frank L.
Smith.
By a vote Of 81 to 23-more than
o two-thirds majority-his credentials
were declared to be tainted with
fraud and corruption" and it was
decreed that he was not entitled to
. seat.
Before finally barring its doors
against the former chairman of the
Illinois commerce commission on ac-
count of contributions to and expendi-
lures in his primary campaign in 1926,
J the senate voted against giving him
the oath Of office
This was the second time this ses-
sion that the oath has been denied,
and by excluding Smith without first
permitting him to take the oath the
senate established a precedent in a
case unique in its more than a GEN.
fury of history.
Only the staunchest members OF the
Republican old guard stuck to Smith s
cause to the finish. They were joined
by two Democrats, one from the
south, the fiery Blease of South Car
Dina, and one from the northwest,
Steck of Iowa.
Curtis Of Kansas, the Republican
leader, and Jones of Washington, the
majority whip" were among the q
Republicans who joined forces with 80
Democrats and one Farmer-Labor,
Shipstead of Minnesota, in excluding
the Illinois Republican senator-elect.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
SAND CREEK
Einar Carlson is busy saving WOO

Einar Carlson is busy saving WOOD
these days.
Mrs. Gust Soderquist, Mrs. August
Hessler, and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Lar
son visited with Mr. and Mrs. F. M
Carlson Friday afternoon.
Mrs. G. E. Hendricks called on Mrs
August Hessler Sunday afternoon.
August Hessler visited with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Fred Jorgensen and son, Sunday
afternoon.
The Danforth and Sand Creek men
shoveled out the big snow drifts in
the road Monday. They could not use
the snow pillow as the drifts were toe
hard.
A coasting and wiener roast party
will be staged at Rev. G. E. Hend
ricks' place Friday night.
Ray Thomson made a business triI
to town Monday and hauled cream
for all the neighbors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

Sermon topic: THE Pearl of Great
Price" The junior age girls will
sing, "God is Good" and "The Prayer
Song" under the direction of Miss
Bertelson s p. m.-The following
program will be rendered by the
young people at evening service:
Song, congregation; Prayer, Edward
Fischer; song, congregation; scripture
reading, l Cor. 13:1-SA; solo, ASLEEP
in The Deep, Edwin Swedlund; topic:
Response" chapters VIII and TX of
Christ of the Indian Road" Dorothy
Christensen, leader; song. Memories
of Galilee, choir; talk, Our Daily
Bread" Rev. Hartman; song, Break
Thou the Bread of Life; benediction
Mr. Boardman will accompany on the
piano for all songs.
Monday, Jan. 80 p. m. Teachers
training class meets with Mrs Geo
De Forest.
Tuesday, Jan. 31-S p. m.-Prayer
meeting at Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman's
Wednesday, Feb. 1st-Choir prac-
tice at Mrs. H. Williams.
! Friday, Feb. 3rd-2 p. m.-Bible
study for adults at the home of Mrs
B. ]. Kelsey.
You are cordially invited to attend
all services.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
Charge Ship With Sinking Sub

Boston-Charges that the coast
guard destroyer Paulding was directly
sank the submarine S-4 with all on
board on December II were made and
denied at the closing session of the
naval court of inquiry investigating
the 81 disaster. In his address to the
had been completed, Lieutenant Com
mander Thomas ]. Doyle, appearing
for the S-4 victims, said that the
change of course of the destroyer near
the white buoys marking the navy
trial course off Provincetown had
made it impossible for the submarine
to avoid a collision.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
Guard to Get 35 New Planes

Washington-New airplanes built to
replace wartime equipment recently
scrnpped by the war department will
be issued 10 National Guard organiza-
tons. Thirty-five planes are ready
for delivery and others will be ready
In the next few months. The planes
will be flown to their destinations to
save transportation COSTS. Each OBJ
servation squadron will receive three
standard observation planes and five
advanced training planes.