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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
PLEDGE AID TO
FRUIT STRIKERS
u. S. Anti i-Imperialists
Cable to Colombia

Active support in the fight
against Yankee imperialism, which
is preparing to make a new on
slaught on the Latin-American
workers by landing forces to oppress
the strike of the $4,000 plantation
workers in Colombia, was pledged
in a cable sent yesterday by the
American Anti-Imperialist League
to the Colombia section of the All
American Anti-Imperialist League
The cable follows: aarsl
Colombia Section, All-America
Anti-Imperialist League, Bogota,
Colombia:
american imperialism is pre-
pairing to land military forces to
protect United Fruit Co. interests
in Colombia if the Colombia lack
eys of Wall st. are unable to
break the strike of workers and
peasants. United Fruit Co. inter-
ests in Latin America, amounting
to hundreds of millions of dollars,
are trying to crush the militant
movement of Colombia workers
and peasants. United States sec
ton of All-America Anti Imperial
ist League is with you in your
struggle and calls upon the Col
ombian section of the League to
fight such intervention and pre-
vent repetition of the Nicaragua
invasion.
"Signed: Paul Crouch, secretary;
Albert Moreau, director of Latin
American section"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
TRY FRAME-UP
OF Il MINERS
DECEMBER 18TH
Case of State Police
Charging Into Sacco-
Vanzetti Meeting
Accuse Miners of Riot
First Call 1t Murder;
One Trooper Killed

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dec. g.
Twenty-one miners will go on trial
in the Cheswick case, Dec. 13,
charged with rioting and incitement
to riot. The International Labor
Defense is defending these men.
The Cheswick case grew out of
one of the most brutal episodes in
the history of Pennsylvania's noto-
rious Estate constabulary," more ia
miliarly known as "The Cossacks." "
On August %, a mass meeting of
5000 coal miners and members of
their families gathered on farm
near Cheswick, Pa, to protest
against the murder of Sacco and
Vanzetti, who were going to the
electric chair that night. Among
the speakers at the meeting was
Anthony Minerich, now scheduled
for preliminary examination next
Friday on framed-up dynamiting
charge at Pittston, Pa.
Ride Down Miners.
Hardly had the melting started
when officers of the state constab-
ulary rushed upon the speakers
platform and forbade the meeting.
The chairman and speakers argued
with them that the meeting was
perfectly legal and, apparently sat
isfied, the police withdrew.
Immediately thereafter, however,
troop of mounted police, ambushed
nearby, charged full into the meet
ing, riding over men, women and
children, hurting tear gas bombs
and swinging their clubs right and
left. They also menaced the crowd
with their revolvers and fired an
occasional shot.
Trooper Killed.
Indescribable confusion resulted
and when the crowd broke up the
police chased and clubbed the min
ers across the field and onto the
road. But during the shooting one
state policeman, one Of the most
eager to club and ride down min
ers, was discovered lying on the
field, shot dead by someone un-
known.
Twenty-one prominent miners
were arrested and charged with
murder. The charge was afterwards
changed to rioting and incitement
to riot, etc. 1t is on this charge
more than year after their arrest
that they are to go on trial.
Following are the names and ad-
dresses of the workers arrested ir
the Cheswick affair:
Mike Marakovich, Pete Mangini
Dominic Mangini, Frank Maskalu-
mas, Dominic Lareface, Joe Lorrie
Steve Kurepa, Raymond Sienna, Joe
Ptasienski, Joe Bracco, Peter Nor
reti, C. P. Liberator, James Mer.
curl, Ercole Morretti, Tony De Ber-
nardeni, Joe Paloni, Dominic Pa
loni, Emideio Gaspari, John Barna
bel, Nazzano Feretti, Ilano Mar
cure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
RAIL WALK0UT 4
IN FRUIT AREA
STOPS TROOPS
Government Declares
State of Siege in
Madgalena
Strikers Seize Towns
Report $4,000 Workers
Directly Involved

BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 6.
Hundreds of railroad work
ers in Magdalena province
have joined the strike of the
10000 plantation workers
against the United Fruit Com
pany and have refused to
transport government forces or
dered to the area in an effort to
quell the walkout.
With the strike steadily gaining
in strength and with work in the
feudal estates of the United Fruit
Company brought to a standstill,
preparations are being made by
the United States squadron sta
toned at the Canal Zone to cruise
south to Colombian waters. Orders
for such a move are believed to
have been sent by Commander
Collins in charge of the squadron
by the state department which finds
this new heroic struggle of Latin
American workers against Ameri-
can imperialist interests decidedly
embarrassing to Hoover's tour.
Martial Law.
Called upon by the United Fruit
Company to suppress the strike
which threatened the company prop
erty, President Miguel Abadia MeS-
dez declared martial law in the de-
partment of Magdalena, which ac-
ton was approved by the cabinet
today. The presidents message
follows:
"a strike of laborers in the
banana region cf Santa Maria has
prolonged itself and the government
has seen it convenient to declare
Continued on Page Fire
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
Bedacht to Speak on
S. p. at Forum Sunday

"The Socialist Party Today" will
be the subject of the lecture at the
Workers School Forum, 1928 Union
3d., 5th floor, this Sunday evening,
at 8 o'clock. Max Bedacht, national
agitprop director of the Workers
(Communist) Party, and author of
the pamphlet "The Menace of OPP
portunism" will be the speaker.
The important changes that have
taken place in the socialist party
since the outbreak of the World War,
with special emphasis upon the re-
cent and current developments with
in the socialist party will be dis
cussed, together with the many other
aspects that have made it a COM
pletely bourgeois party. The lee
turer will point out the need of a
sharper fight against the socialist
party in this country as we'll as in
the other countries of the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
CALLS BLUFF OF FOCH
Marty Jailed for Correcting ]mgoiSt

shall Foch. Foch few days before
had given an interview to report
er of tie English weekly ncwspa-
per, Referee, a Mr.. Heathcote, in
which he said, in regards to the in
torvention OF the French fleet in
the Black Sea in 1919, Il then want
ed to clean out the Bolsheviki, but
l was not permitted to do So; and,
''if England and France only want
to, they can do it even today"
Continued on Page Tsco
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
New Masses Ball at
Webster Hall Tonight

The much-heralded annual New
Masses Ball takes place tonight at
Webster Hall, 119 E. 11th st.
That the affair will be an unpre-
cedented success is evidenced by the
fact that the advance sale of tick
cts is the heaviest in years, Natalie
Gomez, business manager of the
magazine, said yesterday.
Many prominent writers, artists
and workers representatives will be
present, among whom will be Theo-
dcre Dresser, Moissaye Olgin, Me-
ZACH Epstein, Michael Gold, Floyd
Dell, H. NJ. Wicks, Ben Gold, S.
Zimmerman, Rose Baron, William
Gropper, M. Hass, EN- 10 Basshe,
A. B. Magil, Louis Lozowick and
others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
FORWARD" And GANG
ARE EXPOSED; PROVED
FORCERS, STO0LPICEONS

wing movement, nationally and in
ternationally.
Cheap Forgery.
The socialist party and the "For-
ward" rich paymaster of the under
world hirelings used TO terrorize
needle trades workers, are also, how
ever, exposed as desperate with
fear at the turning tide, as the
needle trades workers here rally in
greater numbers daily behind the
left wing unions.
The Forward, therefore, came to
the realization that the hundreds of
thugs it hired for its henchmen in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07

The National Miners Union,
through the latest issue of its or
gan, "The Coal Digger" lays bare
one of the most flagrant forgeries
ever concocted against the working
class in their struggle against the
bosses and their betrayers.
In exposing this forgery to the
world. the left wing Miners Union
brands the socialist party and its
traitorous sheet, the Jewish Daily
Forward, as doing business with,
and being a part of, the agents
provocateur and forgery rings who
SANDER the Communist and left
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
LOOKING FOR LACKEYS
Banquet q Bait for Possible SQtyubS

Two Chilean delegates to the Wall
Street summoned international
Conference of Arbitration and Con-
citation" Manuel Foster and An
tonic Planet, were welcomed by
Yankee imperialists Wednesday at
the Bankers Club Of New York and
honored with banquet as sort of
bait on the imperialist hook.
The list of irnperialists attending
is an illuminating example of
Yankee interests engaged in exploit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
Wolfe to Lecture on
Trotskyism at Forum
in Harlem Tonight

The Harlem Forum, located at
143 E. 1""cd ST., will open It's sea-
sen = ght at s o'clock with Ber-
tram D. Wolfe speaking on Amer
ican Varieties of Trotskyism."
W .fe is TIE direc or of the Nro,,.-1rs
S,hool and editor of "The Commu-
mist" and Las written the book ".rhe
7 ssky C.2os',.on, Its Sig. .icance
for the American Workers"
In his lecture Wolfe will analyze
t : ideolo~..' OF Trotskyism and will
oppose its American opponents such
as l., -e, Eastman and the latest adj
ditiin to the Trotsky ranks, Cannon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07

ing both the workers of the United
States and of Latin America. Mr..
Cornelius F. Kelley, president of the
Anaconda Copper Company, was the
chairman of the meeting.
Others present were, in part: Eu-
gene Grace, of the Bethlehem Steel
Company; J. H. Senior and M. A..
Oudin, of the General Electric Com
pany; J. H. Senior, of Standard Oil;
II. MGR. Jones, of the Westinghouse
Continued on Page TWe
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
(Red Aid Press Serricel J

PARIS, (By MaiD Before the
court of appeals there recently ap-
pearcd Andre Marty, who had been
sentenced in April to four years
prison because of "rousing the mill
tary to revolt" and "inciting to mur-
der with anarchistic spirit"
The basis of the accusation and
Of the sentence passed in the first
court is an open letter which Marty
sent in July of last year to Mar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
Peruvian Workers Die
in Mines During Flood

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 6 U.H.-The
ministry of public works announced
tonight that a small lake near
Morococha, in the Department of
Junin. had broken through and in
undated four mines in Which 60 la
borers were working. Probably all
of the men were lost, officials said
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07

credit on the left wing movement.
They hoped to show that the left
wing in the United Mine Workers
Union were getting aid from spies
in their fight against John L. Lewis
and his sell-out gang.
Detectives Letter.
The forgery is reprinted not only
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07

The program MT the 9Th Ami
versnry Celebration Of the Daily
Worker mt Manhattan Opern House
consists of the IsndOra Duncan
Dancers of Moscow u. s. y. Il. in
special program of RevOlutiOn-
ary Dances. symphony Orchestra.
Sneakers. Tickets 81, $1.5O. x2.
$3.50 now on sale Mt Daily Work.
er office. All seats reserved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
SHIP SINKS, CREW SAVED
(Bu United Press)

The tug Haggerty, owned by a
towing company, sank in the East
River near Rikei's Island yesterday,
after an explosion. The crew Of
five was saved. =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07

by the "New Leader" the socialist
weekly odor, but by the reactionary
sheet, the "Illinois Miner" Another
boss paper, this time the Chicago
Lithuanian Daily Naujienos. also
splashes the product of the socialist
forgery factory all over its front
Continued on Page Two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07
BUILD LOCAL OF
SILK WORKERS
Plan Member Drive,
Relief Campaign
Especial to the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker)
PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 6.-Bet
ginning with tomorrow, Friday
night, the Silk Workers Local, Pat
erson, of the National Textile
Workers Union inaugurates plan
of activity aiming at building a
strong silk workers union in this
city.
A membership meeting, called on
the basis of representatives from
the various shops, will l. 3ot tomor-
row night to make out official APP
plications to membership in the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union and
to discuss and act upon the question
of their relationship with the parent
union body and their role as laasA
Of that union.
Weisbord to SpeaR.
Albert Weisbord, national secre-
tary-treasurer of the N. T. W., will
speak at the meeting on the struc-
ture of the National Union and the
relation of the local unions to it.
Lena Chernenko, local organizer,
will then open a discussion on the
local problems of the Paterson
union and how to adapt it to the
national union structure.
The reasons for such a discussion
becomes clear when it is remember
ed that the n. T. w. builds its local
units on individual mills, while the
silk plants in Paterson vary, in the
number employed in one shop, from
Continued on Page TaOo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-07

the Jewish unions were proving i'm
potent to stop the left wing unions
from growing. Of no avail also
were the high-priced lawyers the
Forward paid to defend arrested
sluggers. In their great frenzy, the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-04
"wATER HOLE" AT STRAND

Another Zane Grey master story
makes a Paramount master picture.
That II the only way to describe
the gorgeous spectacle and gripping
story which audiences at the Strand
theatre applauded heartily at its
first showing in this city today.
THE Water Hole" with Jack Holt
In the lead role and Nancy Carroll
supporting, seems headed for uni
versal screen honors.
Beautiful technicolor scenes bring
to the screen all the amazing SPLEEN
dor of the Arizona desert with its
towering rim of mountains. These
sequences reveal the true loveliness
Of the moving pictures newest
beauty. Nancy Carroll, a symphony
in red and blue and pink and white.
The vaudeville program is headed
by Helen John and her Eleven Glor-
ious Girls in "A Rhythm Revue"
eleven pretty. shapely girls in syn
copation that will be well liked.
Other acts include Villa and Harold
Brown in "Rag Art;" Will J. Ward
in new songs and stories at the pi-
ano; the Highhat Steppers "Aris-
tocrats OF the Dance" and The
Freshman Co-Eds." ~ miniature
musical comedy OF collegiates.
Beginning Sunday for four days
the feature attraction will present
Ronald Coleman and Wilma Banky
in their last picture together Two
Lovers"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-04

him by Lena Oscenzia through At
torney A. Aharonian.
The action was brought last May
in which the plaintiff sued for ST.
600 damages for personal injuries.
claiming that the defendant attack
ed her with milk bottle.
In rendering his decision. Judge
Roche stated that the local court
has no jurisdiction over a non-resi-
dent In this matter. where the de-
PENDANT did not accept the services
of an attorney. The memorandum
reads as follows: The jurisdiction
over the defendant forwarded on
acceptance OF service OF writ by at
torney. the defendant who is a nom
resident now submits an affidavit
stating that no authority was ever
given to the attorney to accept
service upon a writ endorsed by an
attorney and does not conclude the
party without special authority. For
this reason the court has no juris.
diction over the defendant and 1t
is held within the discretion OF the
court to entertain plea to the jur-
isdiction. For this reason the ac-
ton is granted" The firm Of Casale
& Casale is entered on the writ as
attorneys for the defendant.
A judgment for the plaintiff ac-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-04
HOME PROGRESS EXHIBIT

The opening night program at the
Home Progress Exposition at the
Stanley Arena, Church street was
decided success. Each number was
received enthusiastically Feature
after feature follows for the sue
ceeding nights. Tonight a gor-
geous fashion show Withhold sway.
Sport clothes, evening clothes, street
clothes, Shoes hats. furs will be
modelled by 10 beautiful mafniQuins.
A musical concert by Sullivan's
orchestra. which scored so heavily
last night, is on the program. The
world series is being broadcast every
afternoon. The admission price
entities the ticket holder to any one
of the 500 balcony seats facing pow
erful amplifers. Much interest is
being shown in Saturday evenings
program when the Saengsybund of
Hartford, so male voices under the
direction of Samuel Leventhal, will
appear. Carl Hess( noted baritone,
will be on the program. Friday
night will bring forth a new change
OF program and fashion show
which will be entirely different from
the one on the previous night.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-04
KELLOGG CONCERT COURSE

The sixth season of the Kellogg
Concert Course, under the manage
ment of Robert Kellogg, will bring
of Hartford nine of the premier
concert and operate artists OF the
world. There will be six concerts In
the course. all on Sunday afternoons
at the Capitol Theater. Hartford.
The first concert, which takes
place somewhat earlier than usual,
will be given October 2Sth by Ma
dame Louise Homer, world famous
American contralto. assisted by her
two daughters, Louise Homer Stires,
soprano and Katherine Homer, pian-
ist. Tito Schipa, renowned tenor OF
the Chicago Opera company and
Alberto Salvi. the worlds greatest
harpist, will be heard together IN
the second program. The December
concert will ge given by Madame
Amelita Galli-Curci, the internation-
ally famous coloratura soprano. and
the fourth event will be recital by
the illustrious Russian pianist ana
composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Rosa Ponselle, Gonnecticut's own
opera star will be heard In the
February Concert. This will be Miss
Ponselle's tenth consecutive concert
in Hartford. Two celebrated Amerl-
can artists will be heard in the H.
nal program of the series. They are
Albert Spalding, violinist, and John
Charles Thomas, baritone.
Season tickets are now on sale at
Robert Kellogg's office in McCoys
Music store, SO Asylum street, Hart
ford. Mail orders accompanied ny
checks. will be filled promptly.
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RECEIVED SALARY
OF 5000 MONTHLY
Woman's Club Official on Pay
roll CT Utilities Corporation

Washington, Oct. I R1Return-
ing to the payments by the National
Electric Light association to Mrs.
John D. Sherman, of Estes Park,
Colorado. former president Of the
General Federation of Women's
clubs. Robert E. Healy, prosecutor
Of the power investigation by the
Federal Ttrade Commission. deyel-
oped today that her $500 monthly
salary has been in effect since 1926.
George f. OXley. publicity direc-
tor of the N. F.. l.. A., testified that
Mrs. Sherman is still writing articles
on rural Identification, which are in
tended for magazine publication,
and that her salary, which has to-
tailed approximately $4,000 to date.
is being paid through an advertising
firm. He produced nine articles
which have been published, and said
that none OF the clubwoman's writ
ings had mentioned public owner
snip OF utlItleS.
Asked whether the arrangement
was still in effect, Oxley said 1t was
and added that it Twill continue in
definitely SO far as we are con-
cerned."
OXley said that Mrs. Sherman had
digested a survey of rural electrin-
cation conducted by the General
Federation of Women's clubs as a
part Of her work for the n. Z. l.. a.
1t had been shown In the inquiry
previously that this survey ye4s
partly financed by the N. e. l.. A.
Some of the articles prepared by
the clubwoman were said by Oxley
to have been rewritten or split up
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-04
JUDGE AWARDS $3.50
Ruling Made Today In Favor of
Plaintilr-Lawsuit Brought by j.
Gross Against Dominick Buffers.

ufOsS against DOm1ntck Buffers.
In the action Of J. Gross and
others against Dominick Buffers and
others in which case tn, plaintiff
sued for 5000 damages as reason
able remuneration for services rem
dered in the sale of an estate, Judge
Morris ID. SAKE rendered Judgment
for the plaintiff to recover $3.50.
In the original action the plain
tiff claimed that he procured a
purchaser to buy real estate belong
ing to the defendant on South Main
street, which the defendant later
sold to the Gust omer. the sale be-
ing wholly contaminated through the
services and efforts of the plaintiff
rs his agents. it was claimed. and
by reason of which the plaintiff
earned $50 commission which the
defendant neglected to pay.
In the decision Judge SAKE states
that although the sale was in its
final details consummated without
further aid or Intervention of the
plaintiff, it was SO arranged by the
defendant in order to defeat the
claim of the plaintiff for his services
and whereas both counsels agreed
that one and one-half per cent is
fair and reasonable rate for serv-
ices of a broker. judgment therefore
is rendered for the plaintiff to re-
cover $3.50, which represents fair
cut of the sale price of $16,50O.
which the defendant originally re-
ceived for his property. H. II.
N1ilkowitZ represented the plaintiff.
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"DoCks OF \. T." AT CAPIroL

"DOCkS OF n. T." AT CAPITOL
THE Docks Of New York" IL the
title of the Forthcoming Paramount
picture starring George Bancroft
which will be the feature attraction
at the Capitol theater today. Friday
and Saturday.
An exceptional supporting cast
has been thrown around Bancroft
In his latest picture. Betty Compson
has the featured supporting role.
Her return to the Paramount fold
In this picture Is p,arked by a good
chara cterizatioh. Baclanova, the
fiery Russian actress, has a promi-
nent role, and adds another laurel
to her rapidly increasing list: Clyde
Cook. the famed comedian. gives
plenty of comedy relief. and Mitch
ell Lewis. as the rough Third En-
gineer stands out with his work.
Others in the cast are Guy Oliver,
Gustav Won Seyffertitz, May Foster
and Lillian Worth. )
The co-feature will present Glenn
Tryon In the screaming farce How
to Handle Women"
Beginning Sunday. Forgotten
Faces" will be the screen attraction
for four days with Give Brooks.
Mary Brian, William Powell and
Baclanova featured In = story that
defies forgetfulness.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-04
Prof. Gore Receives
EmmOng Scholarship

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. Wg-IHc
Emmons scholarship at the Har-
ward law school for 192S-29 has
been awarded to Professor Roy {.
Gore of the State University OF
Louisiana. The scholarship. estab-
lished inA920. provides that the in
come is toN be paid to a graduate
student, candidate for the doctors
degree, with preference to persons
who have been teachers of law in
law schools.
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PALACE TOMORROW

The sets of Norma Talmadge's
motion picture version of THE
Dove" at the Palace theater Friday
were designed by William Cameron
Menzies, art director for United
Artists. For this picture, MenMes
has created an impressionistic back
ground Of the mythical country Of
Costa Reja. Menzies has a great
feeling for romantic surroundings
and in THE Dove" he has been
able to give his imagination free
reign-for this mythical country IL
tropical in atmosphere and is
bounded on the north by Love, on
tho south by Romance, on the east
by Conflict. and on the west by
Marriage.