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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
To HOLD BANQUET
FOR LABOR Center
Left Wing Leaders Will
BeAmong Speakers
(Comtimued from Page Ome)

Continued from Page One)
to the drive, which will come to an
end few days later.
Leaders Of the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party and of the left wing move
ment, prominent trade unionists and
officials of workingclass organiza-
tions will be present at the banquet
to welcome the workers to the new
home of the revolutionary movement
Of New York City and vicinity.
Among those who will be present
will be Jay Lovestone, William T.
Foster, William w. Weinstone. Bert
Wolfe, James Cannon, Jack Stachel
Bert Miller, Alexander Trachtenbere
Scott Nearing, Joseph Brodsky, b.
Lifshitz, Meilach Epstein, Moissayt
Olgin, Manuel Gomez, Robert w
Dunn, Ben Gold, Robert Minor, D.
benjamin and many others.
The Brownsville section of the
Workers (Communist) Party is the
first to start collection work on a
section scale. At meeting of the
section, held the other night, STA in
cash was collected and $217 was pro-
missed in pledges. Committees were
appointed to canvas workingclass or.
CARNATIONS and section members who
were not present at the meeting. This
section is determined 10 surpass it's
quota of $500, according to section
functionaries.
Workers Party members of Pater.
son, N. j., meeting at the Governor
st. headquarters of the Party the
other night, greeted enthusiastically
the campaign for the new Workers
Center and voted to start work i'm.
mediately collecting funds. A meet.
ing of all New Jersey organizers has
been called for Saturday afternoon
in Newark for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for raising the New
Jersey quota.
Collection lists and receipt books
are now being printed, it is announced
by the board of directors of the
Workers Center, and are being sent
to the various units as soon as they
come off the press. The receipt books
are to be used for more substantial
contributions, each such contributor
receiving an engraved certificate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
Noted Artists
At the Miners
Affair Sunday

Eugene Helmer, the youthful plan
list, who is well known as soloist
for the Havana Philharmonic Orches-
ira, will open the program of the
Miners Varieties, to be given Sun
day, April Is, at the Central Opera
House, Third Ave. and 9th st. Dor
sha, famous dancer who has donated
her services free of charge to aid the
Pennsylvania and Ohio Relief Com
mittee's work for the striking miners,
will play prominent part in the pro-
gram. She will perform her famous
dance, "Marche Slave"
Another feature of the varieties"
program will be the Miners Trio
from Illinois, who will give an orig
inal presentation of miners ballads,
including strike songs. The proceeds
of the concert will go to the Penn
sylvania- Ohio Relief Fund Commit
tee. Tickets are so cents in advance
and rs cents at the door.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
BONITA FIRED TO
DEFEND HIMSELF
Mine Leader Acted
After Attack

Continued from Page One)
in the case of workers are seldom
rendered on the basis of the evidence
presented.
Fight Over Contract Evil.
Defense counsel, Thomas Dando,
assisted by j. Frank Flannery and
j. Harold Flannery, took every op-
portunity to introduce the mine con-
tracing evil, responsible for the mine
feud IN Pittston which has caused
three murders, the attempted murder
Of Sam Greco and the murder indict-
ment of the three defendants. The
court and the district attorney made
equal efforts to keep it out.
District President Cappelini prob
ably will not be called as a witness.
state witnesses yesterday were in
ternational organizers Figlock, Swee-
ney, Sifka, Kometz, followed by local
officials, and board members, MANY
OF whom were forced to admit APP
polntments came through recommen-
dations from Cappelini to John L.
Lewis.
The district officers, testifying at
the trial, are the typical officiladom,
prosperous looking, heavy-set, over
bearing and stand out in marked con-
trast to the rank and file miners who
crowd the court room.
Agatl is alleged to have owned a
forty thousand doI1ar bo,so ~ ~
pensive car, all acquired in three
years, as a result of mine contract
ing. The spirit of Alex Campbell and
Peter Reilly dominate the courtroom
causing shiver of horror at the fire.
quent mention of their names and
work in defense of, the present de-
PENDANTS, as well as their long and
active record as progressives fighting
the machine and the contract system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
ATTACK OFFICIAL
Who Gives FOOD
TO FEW IN NEED
Troopers Threaten to
Hurl Bombs

PITTSBURGH, April II. - State
troopers, deputy sheriffs and con-
stables threatened to explode tear
gas bombs to dispense fifty enraged
wives Of striking miners of Avella,
Pa, who stoned a committee which
distributed relief brought in by the
United Mine Workers Union among
only ii of the Y families living IN
the barracks three miles outside of
Avella. Carl Wolcott, district organ
izer of the union, who denied relief to
all those who had refused 10 sim a
pledge repudiating and denouncing the
Save-the-U Union Committee, was badly
beaten and had a tooth knocked out.
Reject "YellOw-DOg."
WoIcott cut off all relief since last
Saturday when the great majority OF
the miners refused to sign the vel
low-dog starvation pledge" as the
miners term it. A truc.lload Of food
SUITS including dainties like pies,
butter, etc, such as never before had
been received from the union, was
brought in early Monday morning.
When the women discovered that only
fourteen families who had signed the
pledge were receiving relief, the
women demanded their share.
When the committee disregarded
them, the women stoned the men and
rushed for the foodstuffs. The larger
portion Of the food was stored in the
'picket house" to be divided equally.
Word that relic was being dis
tributed in Avella reached tn C
barracks several hours later, and the
women piled into automobiles and
rushed there. More than fifty women
lined up at the relief hall, demanding
their share. BY this time, Wolcott
arrived from Pittsburgh. When he
refused to give relief to anybody who
did not sign the pledge, the women
declared, "we're entitled to relief, and
by God we'll get itp' and attacked
the union organizer. State troopers,
deputies and constables arrived in the
midst Of the fray, and ordered that no
relief be distributed unless it be to
everybody.
These locals 1856 and 1881 were
strongly represented at the National
Save-the- Union Conference in Pitts
burgh, April 1st. At this conference
they decided to organize district and
national conventions of the union and
Gust the officialdom whose policies
they declare, are responsible for the
weak condition of the union. AS soon
as they returned from the conference
Wolcott visiting the district bringing
the declaration of policy" which most
of the miners refused to sign. Wolcott
was run out of town by the miners
and their wives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
JOINT BOARD CALI.
ON MILITANTS TO
ELECT DELEGATES
Active Cloak Members
to Meet Tonight

Continued from PGge One)
and the membership as a whole are
convinced that the reactionary Sig
man machine in control of the union
will not permit the delegation of the
left wing to be seated at the conven-
ton in May, a full delegation will be
sent to Boston since the left wing
Joint Board alone represents the
cloak and dressmakers.
A meeting of all the active mem
bers of the Joint Board of the Cloak
makers Union will be held tonight at
Stuyvesant Casino, 140 Second Ave..
at 7 o'clock.
Leaders of the union will report on
plans for the coming convention of
the International Union. These will
be thoroughly discussed and steps
will be taken for their execution.
The strike declared by the left
wing Joint Board of the Cloakmakers'
Union in the shop of L. Schwartz, 49,
Is w. 2Sth St., Tuesday morning, re-
suited in the full response of the
workers despite the fact that the
firm has an agreement with the right
wing union.
The discharge of Irving Stone,
member of the Cutters Local 10,
after the boss had been instructed to
do so by the right wing officials Of
his local was. the cause of the strike
action.
The workers in the shop imme-
diately went to the office of the
Joint Board to hold shop meeting,
where they declared their intention
of staying on strike until the en-
ployers decide to take back all those
on strike, including the discharged
cutter.
While they were in the union Of
flee at the meeting, two members of
the industrial squad of the police
forced their way into the room and
demanded whether the workers of the
shop were being held there 'by
force"
They were compelled to leave the
room when every worker declared
that they had come to the union vol
UNFAIRLY. The shop is to be picketed
each morning till the employers are
compelled to rehire the discharged
worker.
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Z MEETINGS FOR
JODLESS TODAY
Unemployed Worker a
Suicide

With one New York worker re-
ported dying from starvation in
Bellevue Hospital and another dead
by his own hand as result of dis
enlargement over long enforced I'M
employment, the New York Council
of the Unemployed has called two
mass protest meetings for today.
One of the meetings will be held
at Workers Hall, 101 w. 9th St.,
at p. m. and the other at p. m.
at st. AIMS St. and 13Sth St. Speak
ers will be John di Santo, secretary
Of the council and Louis A. Baum,
secretary of the Photographic Work
ers' Union.
Hungry Worker C0llapses.
Weakened by lack of food. due to
unemployment, John Kent, So years
old, collapsed yesterday on the side
walk at Fifth Ave. and 26th st. Be-
fore lapsing into Inconsistencies
Kent told attendants he had been I'M
able to find work for two months
and had not eaten for two days.
David Rosenblatt, 33, furrier, I'm
employed since last November and
respondent at seeing his wife and
two children inadequately cared for,
ended is own life by jumping from
the roof of the building in which he
lived at 1920 st. John Ave-, Bronx.
Speaks for Workers.
An unemployed worker caused con-
9ternation among the operators Of
he All-night Mission at 8 Bowery
night before last when he took the
floor in the presence of $50 men,
Il object to all these hymns and
sermons" the worker shouted. "You
are trying to make the workers for
get their demands for work and
wages"
Previously the well-fed master II
ceremonies at the regular 6Nvice
had told the worker he could not
have the floor unless he talked about
god. The worker said that was
exac ly what he wanted to do.
~ want to say that god won't do
us damn bit Of good" he said.
Supported by Others.
The other men in the unventilated
hall urged that he be allowed to
speak.
"Let him talk! Let him have the
floor" several called out.
He had not spoken long, however,
before the master of ceremonies
called two professional patrons to
help him put the speaker out. The
worker continued to deliver his mes
sage, however, until he was showed
outside into the night by superior
numbers.
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the regular 10 per cent commission.
One of the aims Of the Federated Nov
city Acts is to eliminate the booking
agents and book the acts direct with
the theatres, circuits and circuses."
To Hold Sawdust Party.
The organization will hold saw
dust party and benefit entertainment
and ball at the Central Opera House,
Third Avenue and 9th Street, Sun
day, April % at $3.50 p. m. at which
ID headline novelty acts will be pre-
scented.
The headquarters of the organiza-
ton formed in January is located at
226 W.. 47th st. Jack Wilbur is or
Ranizer.
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Continued from Page Ons)

(Cont7nne0 from rage On0/
ing the latest developments in the la
Dor movement and the miners strike.
Tom Mooney is a labor man through
and through. The cause of the work
ers for which he has already suffered
twelve years in prison is uppermost
in his mind and heart, and he looks
forward eagerly for the day of liberia
ton which will bring him back to &C
tive work in the ranks.
There has been some talk of eff
forts to secure his release on parole;
but Tom Mooney doesn't want to come
out that way. 81 am not guilty of any
crime, so why should be paroled and
have all my movements mortgaged
and restricted. l want to be free tc
take up my work where left it of
,welve years ago."
We discussed various methods and
plans of reviving the public interest
in the case and of putting the names
Of Mooney and Billings again on the
agenda of the labor movement. Ar
aggressive campaign to rebuild the
protest movement for the uncondi.
tional release of Mooney and Billings
was the center of the understanding
arrived at.
AS we shook hands at parting, he
said, go ahead! You have my full
approval and authorization for the
work in our behalf"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
IACROBATS, CLOWNS, ORGANIZE UNION
To Combat Greedy Booking Agents. Establish Minimum Wage

The Federated Novelty Acts, or
gained to protect the interests o.
acrobats, wire walkers and all other
dumb" act performers will hold a
meeting Friday at 10 p. m. at Bossi
Hall, 568 9Th Avenue, which ali
novelty vaudeville and circus per-
formers have been invited to attend.
The Federated Novelty Acts is now
conducting campaign to organize
the 5000 novelty enter ainers in its
organization. More than 500 have
Joined already.
To Establish Minimum Wage.
The purpose of the organization as
stated in it's "Aims and Objects" is
ito establish minimum wage scale
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
5 FIREMEN HURT
AS TRUCKS HIT
Condition of One Very
Critical

Five firemen were injured one
critically, today in a collision between
a pumper and a commercial truck at
I'efferts Boulevard and Jerome Ave-,
Richmond Hill, Queens.
The injured are: Capt. James P
Shannon, in charge of Engine Com
pany 270, suffering from shock; Fire
man Charles F., Sielinger, conclusion
Of the brain and decorations; Fireman
Albert D.. Troje, ID Doscher Street,
Williamsburg; Fireman JOSEF
Murphy 1904 204th Street, Bellaire,
Queens. and Fireman Louis J. Rieb-
ling. 1900 Pu' nam Averre. Brooklyn
Seilinger, Troie and Murphy were
taken to Jamaica Hospital.
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for all novelty ac,s worthy of being
in the theatrical profession" and to
function only and honestly to better
conditions and personnel of the nov
city artists"
A member of the Federated Novelty
Acts pointed out yesterday the i'm
portance of the organization to the
vaudeville artists. "In addition to
the regular 10 per cent that the book
ing agents deduct from the artists
salary" he said, "they sometimes
keep as much as $500 week. They
sign an act up for, let US say, 5000
weekly and then book it with the the
aires for $500. The agents keep the
entire $500 and in addition. deduct
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|. L. D. Replies.

The International Labor Defense,
from its national offices at 80 E. 18th
Street, New York, yesterday replied
to Tom Mooney and Warren X. Bill
ings regarding the revival of mass
movement to free them from prison
The letter follows:
international Labor Defense well
comes the statement of Tom Mooney
calling upon the working masses
through international Labor Defense
to organize a mass movement of pro-
test for the release of Tom Mooney
and Warren Billings.
"Not reliance upon courts and laws
and dependence upon American CAPT
talist justice prevented Mooney and
Billings from travelling the road of
Sacco and Vanzetti to death. Only
the international mass protest of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
Juditch to Lecture at
Dressmakers T. u. E. L.

1.-THE Role of the Trade Union Edu-
cational League in the Unions" is
to be the subject of lecture to be
delivered by p. Juditch, labor editor
of the Jewish Communist daily, the
Freiheit, on Sunday afternoon at 2
5clock, at the Irving Plaza Hall,
18th st. and Irving Place.
The lecture has been arranged by
the Dresmakers' section of the
Trade Union Educational League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
Fake Claims in Chicago.
Ry CARL HAESSLER.

CHICAGO, (FP) April live
have recently raised the wages of our
drivers to an aggregate of half a
million dollars" brags John Hertz,
the former prize fight boy who is now
president of the Yellow Cab Co., the
largest Chicago taxi concern. 1t is
the most bitterly anti-union outfit in
town.
While Hertz boasts, his drivers
squeeze out a hollow laugh. They
would like a smell of that half mill
ion. 1t is true that the drivers per-
centage of receipts has been recently
raised from a 27-35 per cent basis to
a 30-40 level, depending on the length
of service. But the Yellow takes
back with a dozen hands what it of
fers with one.
Pay Held Back.
Right after the percentage boost
the company cut passenger rates from
So cents for the LIST mile TO as cents
for the 1st mile and quarter. This
reduces the drivers commission and
also the tips, which are usually esti-
mated by passengers on percentage
basis. New drivers have to buy uni
form, leggings and cap for which the
company charges about $50. A
weeks pay is held out to dock drivers
for possible accidents. Dead mileage
is charged against drivers at 10 cents
for each mile without passengers in
excess of the miles with passengers.
If he wants to held his job he has to
Epay so cents week into a company
club organized to promote employe
stock ownership. Spot ers cruise
constantly to have him doclied for
petty rule infractions. If they don't
report enough men they lose their
own job.
The yellow Dog" Plan.
! When an applicant enters the per-
scnnel office Of the Yellow Cab Co.
70 is asked not only his name and
ddress but if he belongs to a union
my union at all, if he ever belonged
! in the past or if his wife, father
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12

The Newark
tGri dri q e r s
s tri K e h a S
proved so sac
cessfMI that the
Y e ! ! o 10 q y d
3 r o 10 n and
White taTi COM
panies h a q G
been compelled
to a0ithdroW all
of h cir ma
chimes. T h e r e
IRE 90 + e 10
cabs to operate
he cars. Spirit
IKE that dis
)layed in the
picket III n e s
3hoWn above are
~ 1 n n N g the
strike for the
tGGi d r 1 D e rs.
photo By NeqV-
ark Ledger).
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Stephenson Opposes.

CHICAGO, April II. - David C..
Stephenson, former grand dragon of
the Ku Klux Khan, today told how
Senator Simeon D. Tess was made
the object of a plot because he had
voted against bill to abolish par
ochial schools by national legislation.
The deposition continues as a part
of their 100 per cent Americanism, Is
or 20 "heroes" took one unfortunate
covering individual into the woods,
numerically beat and torture him,
even to burning him alive.
"In many instances they even
branded victims, cut off their ears
and turned them loose as a lasting
walking delegate of frightfulness.
Another instance was when they
tried to direct Tom Austin to employ
woman and use her in an attack
upon me. Austin refused. They
therefore arranged to assign him to
New Jersey or lower New York. Aus
tin obeyed the assignment, went to the
designated spot, and very shortly
after he arrived the gunman station
ed there with instructions to kill Aus
tin, met him on the street and began
firing at him. Austin returned the
fire and both men fell dead.
II was awakened one night by a
terrible noise," Stephenson said. ~
got up and found two boys and two
men dressed in policemen's uniforms
in my room. One of them had bot
tie of liquor. l was arrested. Later
they claimed / had been banished
from the Ku Klux Khan as a part of
this affair"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
BOMBS, RIFLES,
POWDER, STORED
BYkLAN KILLERS
Stephenson Tells of
Burning Men Alive

(Continaed from Pare Oneo
when it touched upon conspiracy
charges and squandering of khan
funds, Judge Thomson holding this
was outside the scope of the trial.
Evans was directly responsible for
the riots at Carnegie, Pa, in 1923, in
which one klansman was killed, N. C.
Hogue, of Swissvale, former kleagle
of the order, charged.
Despite the fact that Carnegie Of
ficials had refused the klansmen a
permit to parade, Sam Rich, Khan
leader, gave the order to march,
Hogue said, saying that Evans had
ordered it."
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FLIER'S BODY WASHED UP.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Commander T. G. Ellyson and
two companions in naval seaplane
while enroute from Norfolk to An
napolis month ago was partially
cleared up today when the body Of
Commander Ellyson was washed
ashore near Norfolk.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
BALTIMORE PUSHES CAMPAIGN FOR SPECIAL MAY DAY "WORKER

energy All arrangements being effected and is
expected that the May Day edition of The DAILY WORKER
will reach sections of the working class in Baltimore who
have not previously been familiar with the paper
The formation of a DAILY WORKER Builders Club, y
it is being pointed out will greatly facilitate the activities
for the only working class daily paper the United States
Baltimore eagerly looking forward the posi-
biity of such an organization
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newark TAxICAB
STRIKERS CAIN
Expect ALL. Apply on
Charter Application

Continued from Page One)
recognition, better pay and better
working hours.
AItho the company put its cabs in
to operation this morning, it hired
scabs who did not have their licenses
and who did not know their way
around Newark, union officials
charged.
Four thugs who had severely beat
en- Patsy Casiera, a striker who was
picketing the Yellow Cab garage,
were arrested after mile chase that
ended in East Orange. The thugs
were heavily armed, the police said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12

Gathering of greetings for the special May Day edition
If The DAILY WORKER arrangements for its distribution
wide scale, and preparations for the formation of
DAILY WORKER Builders Club being pushed part
Of the campaign for nensying interest in the May issue
of the paper
Under the able direction of Philip Stanton, The DAILY
WORKER agent in the Baltimore the work of gathering
greetings for the May Day edition is being wdened and all
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12

labor and faerna organizations being approached in
their representation in the pages of the May
DAILY WORKER.
The greatest enthusiasm prevails both among the work
in this field of activity and the organizations them
selves Scores of greetings have already been obtained and
many promised
The preparations for citywide distribution of The
DAILY WORKER May Day being pushed with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-12
KNAPP TRIAL APRIL 30.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 11.--Mrs.
Florence E. S. Knapp, former secre-
tary of state, is scheduled to 60 on
trial Monday, April 30, for alleged
juggling of the $1,2oo,o00 1926 GEN.
sus fund.
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brother or sister belong or ever be-
longed. Yes to any one of these
questions blackballs him on the spot.
And the magnificent wage for
which the Yellow driver submits to
all this is claimed by the company to
average $35 week, but actually
comes to s26 or S27 according to the
drivers themselves.