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New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
JUDGE KILLS man;
PARTY TO JURORS
Is Acquitted, Resumes Bench,
Directs Murder Verdict

Houston. June % Tho early
democratic convention are getting Il
liberal education in Texas Justice"
In View of the Indignation expressed
by Texas newspapers over the
crime waves in Chicago and New
York. the process of enforcing the
law in Texas is enlightening.
District Judge &. 7, Harper. who
has a position corr, spending to a
superior court Judge in Massa-
chusetts, was involved in an auto
mobile accident at Huntsville, near
Houston. The judge blamed 4 fellow
tnotorist, one Lee Rich, for the col
lision. They had wordy argument
by the roa dsidc which ended abrupt
ly when the judge pulled q gun and
shot Rich dead in his tracks,
Judge Harper was indicted for
murder. He promptly issued an APP
peal TO the bar of East Texas for
support. lnasmuch as the members
OF the bar Were constantly trying
cases before tn" Judge they respond
ed enthusiastically TO the cali.
About 80 volunteered to aid in the
judges defense.
barbecue to Prospective Jurors
The day before The trial Judge
Harper staged a big barbecue in the
town where the trial was to be held.
He invited as his guests all he at
torneys who volunteered 10 aid him
as well as all prospective jurors.
The judge made passionate
speech at the barbecue. explaining
his side Of the whole affair He had
been obliged. he said. TO shoot Rich
in self-defens", though it happened
that the victim was an unarmed
man. Judge Harper roundly scored
his enemies. predicted his prompt
acquittal and the gathering gave
him three cheers.
The next day at the trial the
shooting judge was acquitted by the
jury in % minutes.
He had selected as his chief coun-
sell John Matthias. leader of the
East Texas bar.
Steps Back On the Bench
Almost Immediately upon his &C
qui,tal, Judge Harper mounted the
bench aud relieved the judge who
had been presiding at the trial
The first case called was that of
Pete Chester, who had previously
been convicted and sentenced to
death for shooting policeman. The
supreme court had found some teen J.
meal flaw in the proceedings at the
! first trial and sent the case back TO
be retired.
! BY a remarkable coincidence. the
| attorney for The accused. Pet" Chrs-
/ ter, was John Matthias the Judges
own attorney at his trial few
! moments before.
Directs Verdict In Case
To the amazcmcnt of the court
room Judge Harper practically in
structed the jury TO bring IN a
granddaughter verdict though all tht
evidence pointed to first degree
murder.
When the Jury followed instruc-
tions. Judge Harper promptly I'M
posed about the lightsst sentence
possible under the law---four years IN
| prison.
1t was this combination OF circnm-
stances which led TO the lynchlng OF
! Robert Powell. who. like Pete Ch"S-
/ Ter. had killed police officer. The
atrocious character Of the lynchine
| has stirred Houston. but prlncipaily
/ because the city breads the pubi'r''S
,hat/has been given TO crime on the
eve Of the convention.
| Judge Harper. however, Is up '"'
re-eIection and will probably win
/ cut,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
MOTORCYCLlST KILLED

SpflnXHeId, Mass, June q L11--
Leo Giguere Of Chicopee was killed
instantly last night when he was
hurled more than 80 feet from his
motorcycle after colliding with an
automobile on a bad curve on the
Boston road outside the city. His
companion. George Dupont. was seri-
ously injured. Police said the crash
occurred when Giguere swung out OF
line and could not regain his place
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
EIGHT Die IN EXPLOSION
Thirty Also Hurt When Quantity Of
Former Enemy shells Blows Up
II Isrugcs, Belgium.

RruC"s. Belgium. Jun, % Up
Eight persons We're killed and thirty
seriously injured when an explosion
occurred in a building in which n
mum Der OF former enemy shells We're
kept.
Buildings FOR blocks around were
shaken by tho great blast.
Tn. shells were being held pend
ing destruction.
Two children. playing i'll a field a
half mil" from the building. mad
their LEGS torn off by The proicc'ilos
from the explosion.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23

O'Clock at the church, Charles O'Neil
fchalrman.
scout Board Of Review
The Piainville Boy Scout board of
review will meet at 1880 o'clock
Monday evening in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms ON Pierce street.
This will be the past session until
iall. and all boys who wish to pass
their second class tests should ap-
pear at it,
Will Motor To Kansas
Mr.. and Mrs. Niles Johnson Of
.5%@% West Main street will start
Monday on a motor trip TO Topeka,
Hans, They will stop at Niagara
Fails and will visit relatives in
Princeton. Ill. They will be gone
Tor about two months.
Branch Power Co. Office
The Connecticut Light & Power
Co. has leased a store in the new
S"4uass"n block and will shortly
open a branch office here. In the
PAST il has been necessary for Plain
'''''''N W f'us tH'll anu
light bills at the Bristol office. but
there has been Il drive for Il branch
hrf" ANA the company, feeling that
this Will give better service and may
increase business. has acceded to the
request. Alterations in the store will
be started Immediately.
Baptist Church supper
y very successful supper was
served al the Baptist church last
evening and about s25 profit netted.
Next Friday evening the Young
Peoples society will hold a straw
berry and ice cream festival on the
lawn, weather permitting. or in the
church. if il is stormy.
No Pay For tirmcn
Members OF the local fire depart
m"nt must remain unpaid until after
tn" start of the new fiscal year in
August. they have been informed.
Th" regular fire department appro-
priHtion OF $4,000 has proved IN
sufficient this year, as si.GS0 was
spent i'll cGuipping the new pumpcr.
Tn" bills for back pay will be added
to the department appropriation in
next years budget and paid then.
The situation has been explained to
the iirem"n and they have expressed
their Willingness to cooperate with
the s"lortmen in the matter.
Tighten Restriction
I tn" parking restrictions were
/ iIght"ned this week when the first
arrest since they We're established
/ several months ago was made. The
rules have been gradually disre-
rard"d more and more, and finally
! tonStabl" George Schubert decided
10 put some sting in the regulation.
He tagged Christos Zahary's car as
i WAS parked in front OF his Palace
q Sweets. When Zahary appeared
hcfor" First Sclectman James Simp-
son TO pay the 80 assessment he was
! allowed to 60 because it was his first
! olf"ns". Tho same leniency may not
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
ANDREW TURNbULL
IS % YEARS old.
Former Inventor Has Lived Here
Since Age Of IS

Andrew TurnbulI Of II Wallace
street passed his seth birthday yes
tcrday. He is tho Oldest resident
in the city and he observed the
birthday anniversary quietly at the
home OF his daughtcr-in-law. Mrs.
Margaret Turnbull.
He has been a resident OF this city
for IS years. He came 10 New Brit
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
CHASES GYPSY women
FOR Theft IN STORE


took the pockethook. Hurrying out
OF the store. they entered the await
ing automobile and headed towards
Berlin, with Gicselhreih In pursuit
in another car. They out1lstanc"d
him. however. and II" returned to
toll his story 10 tn" police.
Tn. party brought in by oitlc"r
Ncley included five women and Il
man. They had been ordered out
OF The store. they entered the wait
were in their automobile when HI"
officer approached them, Captain
Kelly having detailed him 10 take
them into custody as their actions
in the bank were suspicious.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
kIANSMAN INDICTED

Providence, Il. L.. June % LP'--
John W. Perry. great titan of the Ku
klux Khan in Rhode Island and
Connecticut was arraigned on a Sc
cr"t indictment charging perjury in
superior court here today. He Was
arrested in New Haven Thursday
night and brought here waving ex-
tradition.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
FIGHT AGAIN POSTPONED

New York. June % tFN-The ten
round heavyweight fight between
Johnny Risko and George Godfrey
scheduled for tonight at Ebbets field
has been postponed until next We'd
nesday night because of bad weather
Promoter Humber J. Fugazy an
uounced today. II is the second
time IN" bout had been postponed
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
IlIDEN WINS AGAIN

London. juno , tP,-I'ig Eill Til.
den today won the London tennis
singles championship by defeating
Francis r. Hunter his fellow Ameri-
can Davis cup player and doubles
partner. in impressive styl. by
scores OF 63. g.. 81 in the final
round.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
EI.lERS HONOR AICOCk

Manchester. Eng. June 20 Ul-
Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon,
the American transatlantic fliers.
placed a wreath on the grave OF Sir
John Alcock. who with Sir Arthur
Written Brown was the first man TO
fly the Atlantic.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
Funerals
Miss Helene, Kelly

The funeral OF Miss Helen r.
Kelly. who died at The home OF her
aunt. Mrs. J. +. Connolly. Of 355
Chestnut street. will be held Mon
day morning AT $50 O'Clock Al the
lone and al ? O'Clock al the Church
Of st. John the Evangelist Burial
will he in ST Marys cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED

stamford. June % Pa-John Rug
GIGS. 50. a New York broker. is in
critical condition today rom a
! bullet wound said by police 10 have
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
MEX|CANS HOLD
TWO AMERICANS
Kidnapped by Insurgents
som Is Demanded

NJ Xico City. June IS tP-The
newspaper Excelsior said today that
two Americans We're kidnapped and
held for ransom by insurgents Yes
terday in the town OF san Rafael,
about fifteen miles from Guadala-
jara. state of Jalisco. The dispatches
did not give the names OF tn" men
being held.
The Americans We're ON In" way
mines in Lacatecas when captured
one OF them was Described as tn"
manager OF the M"N-Quital Del orc
that STATE.
The insurgents numbered about;
fifty They Wrr" being chased by Il
federal detachment when they en-
tered the town of san Rafael.
Los Angeles, June - tPt~-A dis
patch printed today 10y TIN, Times
from Mexico City reported that two
Americans. W. NJ. Mitchell. ana a
Mr.. Cooper had been Kidnapped by a
band of fifty rebels near Gualala-
cara and We're being held for $4,000
pesos (about $9.U0N) ransom. Tn"
dispatch said tho rebel chief had
threatened further action unless the
money was paid
One OF tic prisoners is said to be
the superintendent of til" Ncz-luital
Dol ORC Mining camp in the state OF
Iacatecas. Both We're captured " hen
rebels attacked Tapopau, 20 kilo-
meter from Guadala .iara. Tho United
States emba SSy III Mexico city was
understood to he prepared to make
representation to the foreign office
as soon as the American citizenship
of the two capti>"S was definitely
established
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
City Items

Earle X. Bishop. OF Perry &
Bishop. architects. will sail next
week from Montreal for a trip
through England. France and Italy.
lie Will return in September.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23

Free airplanes and equipment are
OF national defense to any Canadian
city whore civil flying clubs are pre-
pared to meet certain conditions.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23

been accidentally discharged. The
gun went Off as he was cleaning it
in his home on the Middlesex road
I'm narien
New Britain herald., 1928-06-23
PLA|NV|LLE news

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

had no effect upon the election this year ex-
.cept insofar as it aided in the illusion that it
is to the interest of the workers to support
capitalist candidates. The outcome of the cleo
ton emphasizes again the fact we have
so often repeated, that the so-called nom
partisan policy in elections is in reality a
partisan policy in favor of the parties of
capitalism and blow against the working
class.
1t is a certainty that all that will come out
of this convention in New Orleans is further
grovelling before the ruling class the attempt
to perfect more subtle and poisonous plans
for the selling out of the working class.
Undoubtedly considerable attention will be
paid to that other agency of yankee i'm
perialism in which the officialdom partici-
pates-the Pan-American Federation of La
Dor. Now that Hoover, the new white hope
of imperialist butchery, is turning his atten-
ton toward Latin America because of it's i'm
portance to the general scheme of world DOM
nation that is now the open and avowed
policy of the government of the ruling class
of this country, it is certain that the labor
agents of capitalism at the head of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will increase their
activity in the Pan-American Federation of
Labor in behalf of their masters. Like mas
ter like man!
This convention of traitors to and swind-
lers of the working class now in session at
New Orleans is of interest to the working
class only to the extent that it is important
for the workers to know everything about the
conspiracies of their mortal class enemies.
We will watch every step in it's infamous
progress and will unmask its motives before
the masses.
Now, more than ever, is it possible to ex-
pose the real role of the Greens, the Wolls,
the Lewises and to convince ever wider num-
bers of workers of the correctness of Com
munist criticism of these traitors and to
prove in action, as we have proved during the
past few years, that the one organization that
at all times and on all fronts fights relent-
lessly for the class interests of the workers
against the employers and all their agents
is the Workers (Communist) Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
The One Answer to the Betrayal of
the Michelin Tire Strike

No sooner had 1 200 rubber workers in the
Michelin Tire Company at Midtown, N. j.,
gone on strike than the American Fedora
ton of Labor, in the person of its New Jersey
representative, Henry Hilfers, got on the
job-not in behalf of the workers, but in be-
half of the tire company.
The first days of the struggle brought
most of the strikers to the picket lines where
they made it unpleasant for the scabs who
were hired to take their places. Hilfers be-
gan his work of treachery by preaching
pacifism to the strikers and advocating that
they return to work and settle their griev-
ances through Cancellation.
Many workers listened to such deceptive
talk and soon the strike was broken, without
even the semblance of organization remain
ing to indicate that there had ever been
struggle. Since returning to work the wage
cuts that caused the wak-out are enforced
and more than 100 workers whom the
Michelin concern wanted to get rid of are
forced out of the shops.
The strike of the Michelin tire workers is
one OF the many sporadic outbursts against
the terrific speed-up, the wage-cuts the
frightening of hours and the whole rational
ization' process of the auto industry. These
strikes are indicative of widespread dis
content pervaoing the whole industry. They
indicate the necessity for effective organiza-
ton of the hundreds of thousands of workers
in the auto and aircraft industry. The only
reason the American Federation of Labor
takers ever make gesture toward organ
ling these workers is SO that they may be in
position to betray them, to the auto mag
mates.
There is but one answer to such shameful
betrayals as that of Hilfers and the bureau
cratic clique of agents of capitalism that he
represents and that is the building of a
powerful industrial union in the auto and air.
craft industry. Such an organization exists
in the Auto and Aircraft Union which is not
affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor and every worker engaged in any
branch of the motor industry should join that
union.
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"Solid Foundation for the New State, So Deep,
Cannot Be Blasted"

clouds of the petty dust of life blind
ing the builders of the New.
Here must also be added the deaf
ening din of self-criticism. 1t is I'M
derstood that self-criticism is neces-
sary, but not to the point of hys-
terra, not the penitential dirges of
the intelligentsia Of the seventies Of
the last century. Sometimes it
seems that this "self criticism" is
INDUCED in not for the sake of the
successful carrying through of the
work, not because of feeling of the
immensely of the work to be done
but out of doubt in regard to the
essential rightness of the work it.
self for the sake of MILFORD the
emigre and the other enemies of the
Soviet Union.
The tone of this "self- criticism'
oftentimes completely converges with
the criticism of our worst enemies
While practicing self criticism, it is
necessary, in my opinion, to keep ir
mind that all the youth of the Soviet
Union listens to it, and not only
listens but sedulously initiates the
sharpness of its tone; adopting the
tone of their older comrades, they
carry it into their own ranks, CEN
surfing one another with inadmissible
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

harshness, and, by arousing a sense
of injury, add to the bulk of petty
squabbles, thickening the dusty
cloud of trivalities.
| AGAIN repeat in order to avoid
misunderstanding: practical self
criticism is unavoidable, but it must
be borne in mind that it is extreme
ly difficult to unite critic and creator
in one person, tremendously, the
acting and the counteracting force.
The brains of Vladimir Lenin alone
were capable of tremendously unit
ing both these forces in the direction
of the desired goal. From him
should be learned the art of violat-
ing the laws of physics, as well as
other laws of old in general.
It's achievements are incontest-
able; the first and foremost of them
is the withdrawing atmosphere of
daring, sometimes of almost mad
daring which embodies itself in the
life of the Soviet land, rapidly
changing its face and the character
of it's peoples.
Every active, co-worker in the
colossal creative process of revolu-
ton and cultural development is en-
tirely buried in his everyday work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
A Trial in Washington

mediate release, mean the release
of John Porter, on the grounds that
be was prosecuted because he was
worker. Now, l just have one
more thing to say, your honor, and
that is this: We feel that this is a
technical regulation that we are
being charged with violating, a
park regulation, but that the real
charge against us is that we are
workers calling to the attention of
the public the situation, and that we
were demonstrating for oppressed
workers; that we weye demonstrate
ing against oppression of trade
union leaders, against those who
hold views which are not in line
with the views Of the government
and with the views of the capitalist
class.
Will Continue to Demonstrate.
And we will state to your honor
that whether the fine is-well, /
will state it for myself, but l can't
state it for anyone else, and they
can state it for themselves-tha
whether the fine is $50 or 5000, we
intend TO reserve to ourselves the
right to come back to Washington
and appear before the war depart
ment or on the sidewalks or streets
of Washington, and again demon
strate for our organizations, our
seven national organizations, which
represent more than 100000 work.
ers.
Charge is Smoke Screen.
AS l say, we feel that this is a
technical charge and is merely a
smoke screen thrown out around us
in order to prevent us from demon
strating in behalf of the workers
organizations.
(To Be Continued).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

IN this issue, the Daily Worker
publishes the first of several INSTALL
ments of the stenogrophic record of
the trial in Washington, D. C. of
90 aUorkers for participating IN the
demonstration for the release of
John Porter and against iniperialist
aoar. The technical charge of passing
on one side of the War Department
subject to Park Regulations aoas
made and the authorities tried to
prevent the purposes of the demon
stration and the reasons for the ar
rests from being brought ont IN the
trial. Taking the stand, Karl Reeve,
editor of Labor Defender, and Paul
Crouch, secretary of the AU-Ameri-
ca Anti-Imperialist League, pro
ceeded to expose capitalist justice
and defied the authorities. In fol-
loaUing installments, the speeches OF
Kari Jones, militant Negro leader,
Clarence Miller, district organizer
of the Young Workers Communist
League of Philadelphia, and Ben
Thomas, machinist and representa-
the of the Workers Party, aoiU be
published, as ateU as the speeches OF
the prosecuting attorney.-Editor.
THE COURT: Before passing on
this matter have any of the five
persons representing themselves
anything to say?
REEVES: I would like to say q
word.
THE COURT: Take the stand.
Whereupon
KARL REEVES
witness appearing in his own be.
half, after having been first duly
sworn, testified and stated as fol
lows:
DIRECT STATEMENT.
Your Honor, would like to state
that we were arrested while we
were, believe, on Pennsylvania
Avenue, and we were charged with
parading.
Your Honor, l would like to state
what we were doing there. We were
endeavoring to present a petition to
Secretary Of War Davis, for re-
dress of a wrong which was perpe-
trated upon a union worker who
was active in leading a strike and
who is in TIE federal prison at Fort
Ieavenworth, Kansas; and we were
! pet.tioning and demanding his i'm
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Confiscate Every Other
Edition Of Newspaper
(Red Aid Press Service)

ZAGREB, (By MaiD. The work.
ers' and peasants newspaper "Bor-
ba," which appears in Zagreb, was
banned IS times in 1928. Since the
"Bcrba" appears only twice a week.
it means that more than half of the
editions were confiscated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

there, Henry Ford announced today
Ford said he did not know where
the Brazilian factories would be
built, but that in any event manu-
facture of finished products from
Brazilian rubber should be located IN
Brazil.
He expressed confidence that the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

plantation project would succeed.
and said he intends to visit Para,
near the plantation base.
In addition to rubber trees, Ford
said it is planned to cultivate oil nut
trees, cotton and whatever the soil
and climate may indicate as profit
able"
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DETROIT, Nov. 1S.-The Ford
Motor Company will undertake man.
nfacture of automobile tires and
ntker rubber products in Brazil in
ecnnection with the Ford rubber
uI1utaticn now being developed
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JOBLESs ARMY INCREASES.

EUGENE, Ore, (By Mail).-The
fruit and hop picking seasons have
come to an end in Oregon, making
IT, ,usands of farm workers jobless.
A bleak winter faces Oregon work
ers, who are flooding the cities in
a vain attempt to find work.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-16

prison bars If he doesn't revise his
ideas, DR.. Wicks believes.
So he is challenging the Mourn
full Bandit" to debate the question
with him through The indianapolis
Times.
eff the Mournful Bandit is the
good sport he seems to be he will
accept my dare and write his
answer to the city editor of The
Times, said Mr.. Wicks.
81 would like to meet and talk to
the young man in person so could
learn on what mistaken theories he
bases his beliefs. But this is i'm
possible, I suppose, until he is ar
rested as he surely will be if he con-
tinues his present course of action.
Questions Are Asked
"But I must know on what rea-
sons he bases his belief that the
more ordinary lives most of us lead
are not interesting. Therefore, if
he will write his answer to these
questions to the city editor of The
Times I will answer him and show
him he is mistaken"