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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Building Permits
Gain in Harlingen

HARLINGEN, Oct. 12.-Building
in Harlingen during the month OF
September showed an increase of al.
most 100 per cent owe that OF the
previous month, according to fig
Tres Of permits issued at the city
hall during the month.
These permits showed the build
ings TO have a total value Of s5l.9i1
as against approximately S2S,o0C
during August.
Postal receipts in Harlinger
showed a slight increase in Septem'
Der over August, the September totaI
being S3.391.32. and the August to-
tai ~S3,176.36, according to figures
given out by Postmaster ]. F. Rodg-
ers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Fry, Slain at Farm
Home, to be Buried

McALLEN, Oct. 12.-Funeral SER
vices for g. II. Fry, who was slain
Oct. 2 at his farm north Of Meal
len, will be held from the Kreidler
Funeral Home with burial in the
McAllen cemetery Friday afternoon.
Rev. Grady Timmons will have
charge Of the services.
The body has been in the funeral
home since his death awaiting ad-
vices from relatives.
Mrs. Fry. the mans wife. is under
Indictment, on a charge of murder,
in connection with the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
PIMpLES AND BLOTCHES
NO LONGER A PROBLEM

How TO Danish pimples. biotehes and
other skin limitations is no longer .
problem. even in stubborn cases Of long
standing.
Go to your druggist. ask for Black
and White Ointment. use il according
to directions and a clear. smooth COM
plexion will soon result. IL is pleasant
to use. highly beneficial and seientifcal-
iy safe.
For best results use Black and White
Skin Soap with Black and White ONT
ment. All dealers sell them at small cost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Elsa Exchange Is
Nearing Completion

ELSA, Oct. 12.-E. Z. Mockabee,
who is to be manager Of the new
Elsa telephone exchange. announced
that its installation would be COM
plete within the next 20 days.
An informal opening will be held
when the installation is completed
and a formal opening will be held
at a later date, il is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
Smith Debate at
La Feria Friday
Especial to The Herali)

..I-SEIE = TITO HVF@ELT
LA FERIA, Oct. 12.-Advance in
terest in the AL Smith debate to Be
staged at the high school here Fri
day night indicates a large turnout.
according TO sponsors Of the ses.
sion.
Judge John G. Myrick Of Harlin.
gen will speak against AL Smith
Judge Mitchell Of La Feria viii
speak for Smith and rebuilt Myrick's
talk.
The meeting was announced by ]
G. Mills. secretary Of the La Ferris
Anti-Smith club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-12
RIVALS PREVENT WEDDING

AMIENS. France.-Rivals of Henri
Raliver attacked him outside a
church and beat him SO badly that
he could not be married to Mile.
Josephine Lasset.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
THREE MILLINERY
PICKETS JAILED

Three pickets of the striking Mil
linery Hand Workers Union, Local
43, were arrested yesterday morning
before the shop of Rothschild and
Hershison, 63 w. 36th ST., on charges
of disorderly conduct and hailed into
jefferson Market Court, 9Th Ave. and
10th St., from which they were later
released on suspended sentences. The
arrests followed a militant picketing
demonstration of union members at
both the uptown and downtown shops.
During the lunch hour and in the
afternoon the strikers were joined by
a large number of other union mem
bers on the picket line. The strike,
union officers say, is going strong.
Many new members are coming to
the union seeking 70 work at union
shops.
The millinery fighters are fighting
against the attempts of the officers
of the international union to destroy
the local which grew from 400 mem
bers to 1000 in the two years of its
militant leadership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
DENTAL OWNERS
seek TO SETTLE
Laboratory Workers in
City-Wide Strike

A large group of dental laboratory
owners, disregarding the policy of the
Dental Manufacturers Association,
met last night 10 draw up a resolu-
ton in an effort to effect an agree
ment whereby the workers, out on
strike throughout greater New York
for two weeks, should go back to
work with all their demands granted.
This move was made because of the
powerful united front put up by the
strikers.
An attempt on the part of the
bosses to import strikebreakers from
other cities, and from the employees of
members of the National Dental Man
ufacturers' Association, last night,
was frustrated The workers of Pitts
burgh, Cleveland and Chicago refused
to scab on the striking workers in
New York.
Jobs Demanded for 1000
This failure, it is believed, prompted
the bosses meeting last night.
According to a statement given out
by the strike leaders, the strikers will
not mediate unless the employers
group is large. This means that the
bosses proposing settlement must be
able to provide employment for about
1000 workers.
At meetings held yesterday in the
Labor Temple the strikers demon
strated again that their spirit is as
fresh if not better than it was at the
inception of the strike.
Hall Is Filled
The first meeting of the day, which
began at noon, completely filled the
hall. A roll call showed that not a
single striker was absent. They
cheered repeatedly while statement
on the demands was being read and
pledged that they would continue to
fight until the union was recognized
and their demands granted.
At present the industry is COM
pletely tied up. Over 95 per cent of
all those engaged in the trade in
Greater New York are out on strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
WORKERS Center
DANCE SATURDAY
Will Follow Concert and
Celebration

A dance will follow the great con-
cert and celebration that will be held
at the Workers Center, 1928 Union
Square, Saturday evening.
The program of the concert will be
of the highest artistic order. Among
the artists who will participate will
be N. Nazaroff, celebrated Russian
baritone, and his two children and l.
Newell, noted harpist and soloist with
the Capitol Theatre Symphony Or.
chestra. Other artists, equally distin-
guished, will also be on the program
The affair on Saturday has been
looked forward to eagerly by hun
dreds of workers during the past few
weeks because it will be the occasion
of the award of the red, revolution.
ary banner to the unit making the
highest totals in the drive for $4,000
to establish the Workers Center. The
board of directors of the Center an
nounce that competition has been sc
keen that it will be impossible to de-
termine the winner until shortly be-
fore the award is made. This means
that all units still have a chance until
Saturday evening to secure further
contributions and collect the pledges
that have been made. The banner
will be awarded by William w. Vein
stone, district organizer of the Work
ers (Communist) Party and secretary
of the Workers Center.
The board of directors also announce
that all collection lists must be turned
in together with all contributions and
pledges by Saturday evening as this
will mark the complete wind-up of
the drive.
Tickets for the concert and dance
are so cents in advance and rs cents
at the door. They are on sale at the
Workers Center, 1928 Union Square
the Workers Bookshop, 1928 Union
Square; United Workers Cooperative,
2700 Bronx Park East; and the Unity
Cooperative, 1900 Seventh Ave. AS
accommodations are limited to about
600, all those wishing to attend, should
secure tickets at once.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
JAPANESE TROOPS
MURDER CHINESE

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 28.-A
number of dock workers were killed
by Japanese marines who attempted
to break strike of port workers
called to protest against Japanese
policy in Shantung and Manchuria,
according to information received
here by the Canada Morning News,
left wing Chinese newspaper.
SHANGHAI, May 28.-The strate-
gic city of Wu-chau which is Situated
between Kwantung and Kwangsi
provinces has been taken by worker
peasant troops, according to informa-
tion received here.
SAN FRANCISCO, May %. - Ku
Yin-fen, one of the members of the
central committee counter-revolution
ary Kuomintang and two officials of
the Canton government have arrived
here on board the President Jackson.
Ku is allied with Ii Chai-sum, Can
ton war lord, who recently received a
large loan from Britain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
$500 CARMEN Mt
WORKERS ATTEND
BUILD UNION MEET
Honest Elements Now
Out of Sig1man Union

Crowding the isles from the speak
ers' platform out into and almost fill
ing the lobby of Cooper Union,, $500
cloakmakers came to the meeting
called by the Tolerance Group last
night, and tumultuously applauded
the the announcements of the group
leaders that every member Of their
group had sent in his resignation as
paid and unpaid functionaries in the
fake union of Morris Sigman.
Striking the keynote of their state
ment Of position B. Kaplan, former
chairman of the right wing Local 2,
declared that "there is nothing left
for any honest element remaining in
the right wing union to do but join
with the National Organizing Com
mittee and fight with them for the
building of real union.
The high pitch of enthusiasm was
reached when Joseph Borachovich
was introduced as the representative
Of the National Organizing Commit
tee. Borachovich welcomed into the
ranks of the cloak and dressmakers
all elements regardless of political be-
hefs whose primary desire is to build
a real cloakmakers' union and again
regain union conditions destroyed by
the 10 war on the membership con-
Quoted by the right wing.
Other speakers for the Tolerance
Group declared that the only conclu-
sion that can be reached after they
saw that the Sigmans and Schlesing-
ers intend to continue the fight. on
the members is to join the struggle
of the N. O. C. Two of them, Louis
Goldstein and Philip Greitz announced
that at a p. m, that day they had sent
in their resignation as business agent
in the Sign1an local. Other speakers
were Nathan Steinberg, A. Silver
stein and A. Guteson. Philip Gretizr
was chairman.
Unanimously, all the thousands
present rose to adopt the following
resolution:
Whereas the leaders Of the Inter-
national have rejected the demand of
the Tolerance Group (Which is also
the demand of the thousands of cloak
and dressmakers) for an end to the
internal struggle, on a basis where all
elements shall unite in order to re-
build the union, and restore union
conditions, and have thus demon
strated that they are determined to
continue the destructive war in our
union.
"We, the assembled cloak and
dressmakers, declare that we support
the open and decisive action of tho
Tolerance Group, which realizing that
nothing further can be expected of
the International, has affiliated with
the National Organization Committee,
which has set as its object to unite
all the constructive forces for the re-
building of our shattered union.
eve declare that the time has come
when we, the workers of the shops,
who have suffered mostly from the
destructive war, must unite our
forces and begin to build the union.
eve call on all registered members
together with us to rally around the
National Organization Committee,
Continued ON Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
TAMMANY CRAFTS
S5OO,OOO IN HAUL
Bronx Garage Yields
Big Swag to Officials

Fully half million dollars of graft
in one garage alone during the short
period Of three years is the record
of the Tammany Hall street cleaning
department as revealed in the opening
address yesterday by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Ryan to the jury which
was selected last Friday to try Charles
A. McGee, assistant general superin-
tendent of the department and Will
liam J. Oswald, Bronx district super
In the address to the jury, prose-
cutor Ryan showed that the stealing
was effected through payroll padding
by means of fictitious names of per-
sons never actually employed. This
graft took place in the garage at
Cromwell Avenue of which William
j. Lougheed was foreman and Benja-
min A. A. Stoeber was assistant fore
man. Lougheed and Stoeber have
pleaded guilty and will testify for the
state.
Thus far no reason for the volun-
tary confessions of Lougheed and his
assistant who have revealed the exis-
tence of hundreds of thousands of
graft yearly in the Tammany street
cleaning department alone has been
advanced officially. But the readi-
ness with which the prosecution has
been willing apparently to grant them
immunity as state witnesses, their
seeming anxiety to implieate even
themselves lends credence to the
charge that Al Smith, Morgan-spokes-
man in the New Tammany Hall, is
making a show of fumigating some
of the vile-smelling spots of the city
administration in preparation for his
presidential campaign.
1t is recalled that the New York
World, now chief defender of Al
Smith, was the paper instrumental in
securing the confessions of Lougheed
and Stoeber.
Lougheed, prosecutor Ryan de-
clared, carried an emergency weekly
payroll of $500. Of 126 emergency
workers which he certified to have
carried, only 80 were actually en-
ployed. This scheme, Ryan showed,
could not have been carried out with
without the knowledge and conniv-
ance of their superiors, AIcGee and
Oswald.
1t is believed, however, that those
higher up in graft will as usual es-
cape punishment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29

Justice to stop this so-called mem
orial meeting. The local police and
state authorities do nothing to stop
Communist meetings. The Reds
hold them all the time, especially
on May Days and in honor of Lenin.
"But in such cases there is no
violation of city ordinances or state
laws as long as the meetings are
orderly. In this case, however,
there is a distinct difference. A
gross attempt is being made to hon
or lawbreaker, bail jumper, an
enemy of his country. The United
States authorities should step in
and bar the meeting.
"If the Communists bring Hay
woods ashes to New York, believe
the federal authorities would have
the right to seize them. l hope to
find some way to stsp this meet
ing"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
N. Y.PRESS BEHIND
POWER INTERESTS
Gave Much Space to
Utility Group

WASHINGTON, May %. - New
York newspapers have served as pu-
blicity and propaganda organs of the
power interests, it was established at
the Federal Trade Commission inves-
tigation today.
Fred w. Crone, director of the New
York State Public Utility Informa-
ton Committee, testified his organiza-
tion distributed a weekly bulletin
among 1000 New York newspapers,
but denied any attempt was made to
influence colleges or schools.
Under questioning by Robert E.
Healy, commission counsel, Crone said
the bulletin and publicity released
sometimes were printed verbatim in
the newspapers.
Crone admitted his advertising ac-
count had steadily increased, but de-
MED that there was any connection
between this and the amount of space
he was getting in the newspapers. Il
don't think an editor would use our
stuff unless he felt it had some pub
lie interest" he said with apparent
seriousness.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29

looked rather merry and many of the
delegates thought there was hitch
somewhere.
Laughter followed by prolonged
cheering and applause met the
sprightly entrance on the platform Of
Ella Reeve Bleor-"M Mother Bloor"
who began like gattling gun:
"I've just come in from the coal
fields of Indiana" she said. They're
fighting like hell there against both
the coal operators and the Lewis
gang. And they know that the Work
ers Party has been in the lead wher-
ever the battle was the thickest and
the danger greatest"
Mother Bloor, past 65, is carrying
on the fighting tradition of Mother
Jones, 98-year-old labor veteran of
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
LIMOGES TRY TO HALT HAYWOOD MEET
To Appeal to Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars Sag

The Veterans of Foreign Wars is
unique in that it is wholly composed
of men who have furthered the i'm
perialistic policy of the United
States. 1t is more exclusive than
the American Legion as soldiers
who never left training camps can
not belong to it. Soldiers who
fought in Siberia, France, China,
Nicaragua, Mexico and the Philip
pines are it's members.
Neither Commander. Drummer nor
the Department of Justice agents,
however, will get chance to desc
crate Haywood's ashes as they lie
in Moscow and will be placed in
the wall of the Kremlin at the time
of the world congress. Soldiers of
the Red Army stand guard over
the ashes of the American leader,
who died on May 18.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
JUDGE PAROLES
SCABS, POLICE
No Protection Given to
Miners
Special To The DAILY WORKER }

Especial To The DAILY WORKER.)
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May q (By
MaiD.-In a gesture of impartiality,
the coal kings courts of Allegheny
county placed IS striking miners and
10 coal and iron police and strike
breakers on six months parole fol-
lowing their arraignment before Wis
iting Judge James A. Chambers on
charges of melting to riot and as
sault and battery, according to re-
ports received by the National Min
ers' Relief Committee.
mo Discrimination"
The parole sentences were passed
on all defendants without discrim-
ination" though the most serious
charges were those made against a
group Of coal and iron policemen and
two groups of scabs who were
charged with melting to riot.
None of the accused company en-
poyes entered defenses against the
charges made by the strikers. The
clashes out of which Thursdays court
Continued on Page Two)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29

SEVERAL. WORKERS
HURT IN ASSAULT
BY BLACKSHIRTS
Police Jail Four Anti
Fascist

BOSTON, May 28. - Three anti
fascist workers were stabbed and
several others bruised and battered
late yesterday when group of jeer-
ing anti-fascists was attacked by
more than 400 Fascist and Italian
World War veterans, who were par
aiding to Faneuil Hall to celebrate the
18th anniversary of Italy's entry into
the World War.
The fascists, enraged by the per-
sistent booing of the group Of anti
Fascists, led the attack with drawn
knives. Police reserves, arriving on
the scene, arrested four anti-Fascists,
while only three of the followers of
Mussolini were taken into custody.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29

An attempt to stop the New York
"A District of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party from holding mem
orial meeting at the Central Opera
House, 9th st. and Third Ave-,
this Friday in honor of the late
William D. Haywood, Communist
and founder of the l. w. W., is
being made by the New York State
Department of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, it was learned last
night.
Haywood violated the federal
laws by opposing the entry Of the
United States into the World War,
and then, like confessed criminal,
he jumped bail after he was con-
victed," declared Department Com
mander jean A. Brunner, of the
Foreign War Veterans.
II will appeal to the local office
of the United States Department of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
WORKERS PARTY
NOW NATIONAL"
LOvESTONE SAYS
Big Demonstration for
Foster and Gitlow

The first great Nominating Conyen-
tion Of the Workers Communist
Party came to an end late Sunday
night, having accomplished greater
and more stirring results in its two
days of deliberations than even the
most enthusiastic members of the
Party had anticipated.
A platform which will carry the.
message of struggle to all sections
of the working class and landless
farmers, two standard bearers, VIM.
2. Foster and Benjamin Gitlow TO
whose popularity nearly one hour of
steady demonstration by over three
hundred delegates and two thousand
visitors testified, unification of the
Party activities through the launching
Of the first great political campaign,
an imbuing of comradeship and class
solidarity between Negro and white
workers, native and foreign-born
workers-these were the high-lights
of accomplishment by the convention.
A National Party.
That the Workers (Communist)
Party of America has in the most
real sense become a national party
with prospect of winning the leader
ship of large sections of workers and
landless farmers, Negro masses, ma
tive Americans as well as foreign
born workers in all sections, was the
major conclusion drawn from the
three days convention proceedings by
Jay Lovestone, general secretary OF
the Party, in summing up at the last
session of the convention, Sunday
night.
"Chief among the results of this
historic convention" Lovestone said,
sis the fact that there has been com
pletely exploded the notion that our
Party is an organization east of Chi
cago. This convention with it's dele
cations from the scenes of struggle
from every section of the country,
from the mine fields, from the textile
areas, from the Negro workers, from
the farm sections, from all states from
Maine to Texas and from California,
to Massachusetts, is an evidence of
the hold which our Party has secured
over the American working class"
Greatest Gathering Yet Held.
The first convention of the Work
ers' Party and the most stirring and
demonstration gathering, in the
opinion of old fighters in the labor
movement, ever to be held by polit-
ical gathering of workers in America,
came to an end with the singing of
the international, with hand shaking
of delegates figuratively across the
continent, with determination by
these delegates to go forth to the
workers of their sections bringing to
them the spirit of enthusiasm and
fire which embued the great conven-
ton.
'"The platform which we have here
Continued on Page FiVe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29


who were compelled to be in court to-
day, picketing this morning was the
best attended and more enthusiastic
than at any time since the $4,000
workers walked out of the cotton
manufacturing mills in a fight
against a wage cut more than six
weeks ago. Mills in the south end
were picketed by 1000 strikers and
over 300 patrolled the gates of the
north end plants.
Trial Postponed.
Later in court, the International
Labor Defense, providing legal aid for
the strikers, succeeded in obtaining
postponement of the trials of Muir
doch, Beal and the other five till
Thursday. After their release on. bail
they went to the halls to address
strike meetings.
Protest meetings against the fast
intensifying police terror were held
by the International Labor Defense,
in the north and south end halls of
the Textile Mills Committee. Robert
Zelms, of the I. L. D., spoke at the
meetings in addition to the union
heads.
Another striker was arrested yes
lComtima,ed on Page Taoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
Legal Bickering Delays
Suit of Radium Victims

NEWARK, N. j., May 2S. - Ray
mond Fl. Berry, counsel for the de-
fense, in the proceedings against the
United States Radium Corporation by
the five women who were poisoned
while working for the firm and are
expected to die soon, after deluge
of legal wrangling, moved to post
pone the cases of the five women
until June 18.
The entire day in court was taken
UP with a series of legal chickering's,
and it is doubtful, Judge Mountain
himself admitted, whether the eases"
will be disposed of until after June
30.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
Change Greek Cabinet

LONDON, May 28. - The recently
resigned cabinet of Greece is being
reconstructed by Gen. John Metaxas,
former minister Of communications
said an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Athens today.
1t is understood that former Pre-
mier Eleutherios Venizelos, who is
said to have his eye upon the presi-
dency of Greece, will be member.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-29
MACHINE KILLS WORKER.

George Gates, 45-year old ma
chinist, yesterday was caught in the
belt of machine and killed while
working at New York Switch and
Crossing Company, Hoboken, N. ].