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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
RAID MADEON
HOSPITAL TO
SEIZE VICTIM
Body of Alleged Slay-
er Found Hanging
From Bridge Near
Outskirts Of City

HOUSTON, June 20.-LF)-Robert
Powell, negro, "a, abducted from the
jefferson Davis hospital here early
today BY an unmasked band of eight
men was found hanging from a
bridge eight miles out Of Houston on
the Westheimer road at 6:S0 o'clock
this morning.
Powell was ia the hospital, seri-
ously wounded, after a gun fight
Sunday in which City Detective A.
w. Davis was mortally wounded.
The eight men entered the hos
pital about o'clock, overpowered
Deputy Sheriff $. Y. Q. Brizenbine,
seized the negro and departed III two
automobiles.
The negro shouted, 20 Lord. have
mercyl" as one OF the men rushed 70
his bed and placed n rope around his
neck. Brizenbine said. The men
quickly lifted him out OF bed and
carried the black downstairs where
the machines were waiting.
The deputy sheriff was sitting iR
a small ante-room adjoining the
negro ward when three Of the men
walked up and held guns on him.
keep quiet the deputy said they
commanded, "and stand up. Don't
make a move"
The officer obeyed. and one of the
men took his gun from him. Then
they marched him a short distance
down the hall. As the men left with
their captive, the officer saw a rope
trailing behind the negro on the
floor, he said.
District Attorney Horace SouIe
assumed direct charge of the inves-
tigation. An appeal by SoIle to Gov
ernor Dan Moody brought n prom
ise Of additional rangers TO add To
the two now here.
The negro's body was found by
City Detectives John Gambill and
Ira Nix. a rope, tied in a hang
mans moose, was about his neck, and
the officers said he apparently had
been thrown from the bridge. His
feet barely touched the bottom of
the gully underneath the bridge, and
there was "a wound on his head which
officers said apparently was inflict-
ed by the butt OF a pistol.
Shortly after the negro's BODY was
found, word was received from Aus
tin that Governor Dan Moody had
ordered three Texas rangers, headed
by Ranger Captain Frank Hamer, w
come to Houston Immediately.
Detective Davis was fatally wound
ed Sunday In a gun fight following
his efforts to disperse N crowd w
negroes. Powell, with a bullet wound
In his stomach, was arrested Y rev
hours later, charged with murder
and taken 20 the hospital.
Three hospital attendants, All ne
groes, made statements tp George
Andrews, special investigator for
District Attorney Soule. One w
them, Jackson McCarter, an ORDERLY.
was in the room with Powell when
the eight men arrived.
One Of them, McCarter said. stuck
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
26 KILLED IN
BOILER BLAST
Bath House In Mexico
City Wrecked By
Explosion

MEXICO CITY, June 2O.-IP)-
Iwenty-six bodies had been recov-
cred today from the ruins OF four
buildings destroyed by the explosion
Of boiler in a bath house. Thirty
persons were known to have been in
Jured- The bath house was in one Of
the poorer quarters Of the city.
An American. II. Kenneth Ferguson.
employed BY the Mexican Telephone
company, was among those injured.
His condition was not believed seri-
Gus.
The force OF the explosion was 50
great that the bath house and a
building adjoining il and two other
buildings across the street were re-
duced to debris. Rescue workers
feared other victims might be buried
beneath the ruins.
A part Of the boiler, hurled across
the street, knocked down a dwelling,
killing a mother and her two chill
dren. Walls along the street col
lapsed and many pasersby we're
beneath falling brick, mortar and
wood.
An automobile in front OF the bath
house was buried by the falling de-
bris and the driver killed. Glass win
dows in houses for several blocks
around were shattered and many
walls cracked.
Police said a bath house attendant,
who survived. told them the explo-
sion was due 70 the engineer who
left the boiler to eat his lunch.
When the engineer returned he found
the boiler overheated and instead OF
opening the safety valves turned on a
cold water pipe.
Police were informed that the en-
gineer was intoxicated.
The bodies of the engineer, disfig-
ured. and his wife and son who had
brought his lunch, were found among
the bath house ruins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
Mayor Thompson
Facing Charge
For Conspiracy

CHICAGO. June 2O.-(P-Mayor
William Hale Thompson, Michael J.
Faherty, George +. Harding and Per-
cival p. Coffin, public administrator
and three real estate experts were
found in circuit court today To have
conspired together in hiring the real
estate men to do special work under
the last Thompson administration at
a cost to the city Of S1.732. .279. Judge
Hugo Friend ordered the defendants
TO make restitution for that sum to
the city treasurer.
The court, terminating the two
year old suit, found the conspiracy
had two-fold purpose, Financing
the political activities of the Thomp-
son organization and for the private
benefit of the members of the con-
spiracy."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
Injunction Secured TO
SdUe Wine Cellar Stock

NEW YORK, June 20.-tP)-A
temporary injunction today closed
the wine cellar of the late DR..
Pearce Bailey, noted neurologist,
to the executors Of his estate.
The injunction was granted by
Surrogate 0'Brien on application
Of Pearce Bailey, son of the neu-
rologist, who complains that only
about ninety-four of the original
store Of $40 bottles of liquor re-
main. The executors are Charles
y. Black, former trustee Of
Princeton university, and Robert
Thorne, a Wall street lawyer.
Young Bailey, who is law stu
dent at Columbia university,
brought an action last March seek
ing the removal Of Black, who Is
his uncle, and Thorne as esscr-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
DyOUes of Deer InUdde
Melon Fields in WiIIdcy

RAYMONDVILLE, June 20. -
Farmers residing near San Perlita
claim that deer are doing consid-
cradle damage to the watermelon
patches in that section. and that
some growers have been compelled
to sit up all night to guard their
crop from almost total destruction.
The deer invade the patches in
droves, it is stated, and split the
melons open with a stroke from
one Of their fore feet, after which
they eat the juicy product.
The farmers refrain from shoot
ing the deer. because or their pro-
lection under the game laws Of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20

state, but they state 10 is working
a hardship upon the growers in
that community. Not counting the
pecuniary loss oecasioned by the
destruction Of the melons, the
farmers are losing much time by
having to stay on guard at night,
which would be all the more bur-
densome were il not for the fact
that they have organized and some
stay up to watch for the deer while
others sleep, thus taking turn
about doing this extra duty.
Herds containing as many as
twenty deer have been reported to
invade the watermelon fields there
At one time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
Farmer Dies At
Ell Jardin Home

William Wells. age 30, an FL
Jardin farmer. died at mis- home
Tuesday afternoon az 6 o'clock after
q weeks illness. He had resided in
the community about eight years
and had many friends in both Fl
Jardin and Brownsville.
The body was brought to the Nor
ris mortuary il Brownsville and fun
eral arrangements are being with
held until word Is received from a
daughter residing in Oklahoma. Bur-
ial will be made here.
Mr.. Wells Is survived By his wife
and one son and two daughters. all
OF whom reside here with the ex-
ception of q married daughter In
Oklahoma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
Horace Johnson
Memorial Fund

Contributions to the Horace
Johnson Memorial Fund, being
raised BY The Herald for presen-
tation to the widow and son Of
the late officer, now total $347.50.
Contributions will continue to
be received by The Brownsville
Herald. to be turned over To Mrs.
Johnson rs soon as the fund
reaches $500.
Previously acknowledged S34250
Harlingen W. c. II. U..... 500
Total TO date. $S4T.50
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the vallev-
Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy ta
cloudy tonight and Thursday.
Light 70 moderate south to south
east winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
RIVER FORECAST

Except for 2 slight rise az and
below Brownsville, he will he no
material change IN the river during
the next "a 70 48 hours.
Flood Present % Hr 24Hr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteoroloEi-
cal conditions;
High s.12 H r.
Low ----.-....+.-.--.. Mons
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .......-......-.7 1924
Sunrise tomorToW ax.aAaM..-~.A kAaa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
Fight to Free
Eight Victims
of CentyuHa

Renewed interest and a determine
tion to "see the fight thru" are being
shown throughout the organized la
Dor movement in the northwest and
even more easterly points in the case
of the eight Centralia 1. w. w. pris-
oners now confined in Walla Walla.
Wash, penitentiary. This case is at
present being considered by the
Washington state parole board.
Among the labor organizations
which have already passed resolutions
advocating the immediate release of
these framed-up labor fighters are
the Seattle Central Labor Council,
the Spokane Central Labor Council,
the Tacoma Central Labor Council,
the Everett Central Labor Council,
the Seattle Labor College, the West
ern Progressive Farmers convention
in Washington, and the Milwaukee
central labor body. In most cases the
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The next step in the fight is to a
certain extent waiting upon the de-
cision of the Parole Board which has
the case under review. At it's session
little while ago, Mr.. Finn, repre-
senting the Spokane unions, Char
lotte Todes of the Seattle |. L. D.,
Elmer Smith and Mr.. Taylor, repre-
senting the Tacoma unions, spoke
strongly for the imprisoned workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
SIGNATURE DRIVE
MAKES PROGRESS
Communist Drive To
Get on Ballot

Much progress is being made in
the campaign for signatures to put
the Workers (Communist) Party on
the ballot in New York State, accord
ing to reports received from the Red
Essex, the special automobile which
is touring various parts of the state.
Donald Burke and George Pearlman,
who are in charge of the Red Essex.
report great interest in the Workers
Party campaign thruout the state.
Burke and Pearlman have also been
doing some organization work in ad-
dition to securing signatures. They
organized Workers Party branch in
Poughkeepsie with about a dozen
members. This is the first time a
Party branch has been organized in
Poughkeepsie.
Distribute Daily Worker.
Burke and Pearlman also took
charge of the distribution of $50
copies of The DAILY WORKER at
Continued on Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
RAP NEW YORK
POLICE terror
Communist Childre n
Issue Call

The Communist childrens' organi-
zation in America, the Young
Pioneers, District issued a state
ment yesterday calling upon all work
ers and the children of workers to
protest against the recent arrests and
clubbings Of its members for partici-
pating in a demonstration against
American imperialism in Wall St
The statement says:
"On July demonstration called
by the All American Anti-Imperialist
League was held in Wall Street.
"This demonstration protested
against the sending of marines by the
American capitalists to the American
colonies and to Nicaragua and China
to murder and oppress the workers
and their children for the benefit of
insuring the profits of Wall Street
"While the workers were protest
ing, the police brutally attacked the
workers and children present, and
arrested many of the most active
ones.
Rose Plotkin, an active member of
the Young Pioneers and member of
the leading committee, was one of
those arrested for participating in
the demonstration.
"The demonstration was arranged
on the anniversary of the fight of the
American people for freedom against
colonial oppression, in that case.
British oppression. This shows how
the capitalist class treats those who
on July 4th, so-called Independence
Day, dare to raise their voices in the
fight for freedom against American
oppression in the colonies.
"Rose Plotkin has been arrested and
is being held in the Children's Court
because she dared to distribute leaf
lets demanding that the marines be
withdrawn from the Philippines, Mic
aragua, China and other American
colonies.
Calls For Protest
"The Young Pioneers of America
call on all workers and workers chill
dren to protest against the arrest of
Rose PlotlSin.
"The Young Pioneers call on all
workers and workers children to sup
port the fight against colonial oppres-
sion, and to join hands with the rest
of the workers and their children in
the colonies against their common
enemy the American bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
SUPPORT Mine
DEFENSE CALL
Labor Defense Drive On
July 22-29

An urgent appeal for support to
the joint miners defense and relief
drive to be conducted by the Inter
national Labor Defense and the Ma
tional Miners Relief Committee was
today issued from the national office
of the I. L. D. at so E. 18th St., by
assistant secretary Martin Abern.
Plans are now being perfected for
the drive, which is to last from Sun
day, July %, to Sunday, July 20,
inclusive.
The I. L. D. statement points out
the pressing necessity for adequate
means to carry on the defense of
the hundreds of miners who have been
arrested, indicted or imprisoned in
the present miners struggle. Among
the most important cases cited are
those Of Anthony Minerich, chairman
Of the National Miners Relief Com
mittee, whose appeal is now before
a higher court; John Brophy and Pat
H. Toohey, the framing up Of Frank
Brbot, striking miner Of Triadel-
phia, w. Va, the cases Of the 81
women in st. Clairsvill9, o., and hun
dreds Of others who are victims of
the violent lass "justice"
Friends and sympathizers are re-
quested to send funds for the joint
drive during that week to the Ma
tional Miners Relief Committee, Gil
Penn Ave-, Pittsburgh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
$4,000 Taxi Drivers
To Receive Copies of
Daily Worker is Plan

Thousands of copies of the DAILY
WORKER will be distributed Monday
among the New York taxi drivers
in accordance with the plan an
nounced by the business manager of
the paper. The Monday issue will
be featured by number of special
news items showing the blackmail
system in force among the cabmen,
urging organization of these exploi-
ted workers, and exposing the police
control of the industry.
Every Workers Party member
and sympathizer, every reader of
The DAILY WORKER is asked to
join in this plan by purchasing one
or more extra copies of the paper
next Monday and pass them to a
taxi driver.
Go to your newsdealer today and
order your Monday copies in ad-
vance. Do not delay but act now,
so that we can know how many
papers to print. Ask the news
dealer to send in the order imme-
diately. Do this for your paper and
your class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
COMMUNISTS Get
POSTS IN BRITISH
MINERS UNIO N
Secure Majority on the
Executive Committee

Especial Cable to The Daily worker)
LONDON, July 6.-The election of
officials in the Lanarkshire Miners
Union here yesterday resulted in an
overwhelming victory for the Commu-
nists, when both the highest offices
of the union were obtained by men,
bers of the Communist Party OF
Great Britain.
McAnulty was elected president OF
the union and Allan was given the
post of secretary. Both are members
of the Communist Party. Hunter, who
was elected vice president, is a close
sympathizer with the left-wing move
ment in England.
In addition to procuring the two
highest offices, the Communists also
secured the majority of places in the
executive committee of the Lanark-
shire Miners Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
25,OOO WORKERS TO
ATTEND BIG CONCERT

Coney Island will be the center of
the map of the world for $4,000 work
ers on Saturday evening, July IA
This is the evening when the great
concert and entertainment of the left
wing movement of New York will
take place in Coney Island Stadium
And it will be the night when $4,000
fortunate workers will for the first
time see and hear the greatest in
vention Of the century that enables
the most beautiful music to be drawn
out of the air without the aid of a
musical instrument.
Prof. Leon Theremin himself, the
great Soviet scientist responsible for
this sensational discovery, will be on
hand to display his invention. Merely
by moving his hands he will draw
forth tones of unrivalled beauty and
play the most difficult compositions
Coming from the country where the
realization of the proletarian revolu-
tion has made this great invention
possible, Prof. Theremin will greet
the revolutionary proletarians of this
country for the first time at Coney
Island Stadium.
Prof. Theremin alone would be at
traction enough, but in addition other
famous artists will perform. Among
them will be Arnold Volpe and his
noted Symphony Orchestra and the
Roxy Ballet. Tickets are selling fast
and all those who want to make sure
of being at this great proletarian
concert should secure them at once
at the Daily Worker office, 1928
Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
ILLINOIS Coal.
DICCERS DEFEAT
Lewis machine
Fishwick Gang Resorts
to Terror
Especial To The DAILY woRKER.) )

Especial To The DAILY WORKER.)
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 6.-In-
complete reports of the elections now
being held in the Illinois local unions
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
ica show widespread victories of the
progressive forces, despite the ter
ror resorted top everywhere by the
Lewis Fishwick machine.
The most complete returns so far
received come from Sub-District g.,
Franklin County. The Waller local
elected a full progressive slate. Chris
topher Local, No. 2376, all officials
progressives. Coello, No. 232, all
progressives. Buckner, reactionary.
Orient No. /, Local No. 303, reac-
tionary officials appointed by Lon
Fox, Fishwick's sub-district president,
after revoking charter and reorgan-
izing local. In the Orient No. 2 To-
cal, the reactionaries resorted to one
of their characteristic tricks to in
validate the election.
Large Attendance.
"a COuuG VI Tile HleHlDeIS dO Iut
meeting showed 1892 present. The
election of three tellers, all progress
sives, was sufficient warning to the
reactionaries that the progressive
slate was certain of winning, anc
three reactionary officials constituted
themselves part of the board of tel
lers. The reason for this became
clear when the ballot boxes were
| opened.
Before the ballots were distributed
they were marked by the three elect.
ed tellers with their initials. But
when the ballot boxes were opened
1892 ballots were counted, 200 Of
them without the tellers' initials
These had obviously been put in by
the reactionaries, but in an attempt
to conceal this they marked some OF
them for the progressive candidates,
Game Exposed.
The progressives demanded that
the vote for the candidates be count
ed, feeling certain that even if zoo
votes cast for the progressive can
didates were disregarded the progress
Continued on Page T1oo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
THOUSANDS TO Be
AT BIG CARNIVAL
Proletarian Athletes in
Many Sports Events

All roads will lead to Starlight
Park today. Workers from every
part of the ci4v will throng to the
huge sports carnival and jamboree Of
the Joint Defense that promises to
mark turning point in the history
Of proletarian sports n4this country.
The great carnival will be a social
event with serious underlying pur-
pose. Militant needle trades work
ers have been framed up by the
union-smashing right wing cliques in
cooperation with the bosses. Imme-
diate funds are needed for their de-
fense and these funds will be sup
piled by the great carnival today.
The carnival will be the greatest
gathering of proletarian athletes
ever witnessed in this country. The
leading workers sports clubs of the
city are cooperating in the affair.
Baseball, soccer, swimming, boxing,
wrestling. gymnastics, are among
the athletic events included. In addi-
tion to the athletic program there will
be dancing all afternoon and evening,
a concert by the Hungarian Sym
phony Orchestra, children's ballet
from the Non-Partisan Workers
children's schools and literary open
forum by members of the young group
of writer's known as ''Union Square y
Fifty thousand workers from every
part of the city, every trade, every
nationality, will be in Starlight Park
today. Admission is only 80 cents,
and half price for children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
Tickets For Concert On
Sale at Daily Office

Tickets for the great concert at
Coney Island Stadium July Ia, at
which Prof. Leon Theremin will be
one of the leading performers, are
now on sale. All workers who want
to make sure of being present at
this unusual proletarian musical
event should secure their tickets at
once at the office of The DAILY
WORKER, 1928 Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07

Mayor Ashley and the mill bar
ons as sinister threat against
the tens of thousands Of strik-
ers who will picket the Sc mills
when they attempt to reopen
Monday morning, July 8.
The decision to call in the troops
was Officially reached after con-
ference between Mayor Ashley, Chief
of Police Mcleod, Major Winslow and
Lieutenant Perry of the 101st Field
Artillery. But the mayor, whose
friendship to the mill bosses can be
dated to before the time he received
a $4,000 gift from them, got his
unofficial instructions, it is stated, be-
fore the above mentioned conference.
Expect Many Pickets.
The resentment of the masses of
strikers, and even of the general pub
lie, toward this threatening gesture,
is so intense that it conclusively in
Continued on Page Teoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-07
MILITARY LAW AS
MILLS WILL TRY
TO OPEN MONDAY
JingO Apparatus Called Mere Gesture of Bosses
AS No Strikers Will Break Ranks
Tens of Thousands Expected to Turn Out For
Picket Demonstration at 56 Mills

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 6-VirtuaI military rule will
grip this city when the National Guard units Battery
10st Field Artillery and special than
100 march to reinforce the police reserves mozed by