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Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
ENVOY CALLS ON KELLOGG
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. - The
new japanese ambassador, Katsuii
Debuchi, called on Secretary of
State Kellogg today upon the lat
ter's return from st. Paul and dis
cussed with him the matter of pre-
senting his credentials to President
Coolidge. kellogg later said no date
has yet been set for the prescnta-
tiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
WALES AID RECEIVERS
By United Press Leased Wire

NAIROBI, KENYA COLONY, AT
rica, Oct. 22.-Brig. Gen. Gerald F.
Trotter, nursed personally by the
Prince of Wales, had recovered suf-
ficiently from serious illness today
to start back for England by easy
stages. General Trotter, groom i'll
waiting to the prince, and his COM
panion on his various world tours,
fell i'll last week during the hunt
ing trip of the Prince of Wales and
his brother, the Duke of Gloucester.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Ball Magnate
Dies Suddenly
Uy United Press Leased Wire

BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.- Jack
Dunn, owner of the Baltimore
Orioles, today fell dead from his
horse, while attending field trials
near here.
Dunn had been shouting cxcitedly
as he watched his dogs on exhibit
ion in the bird dog field trials here.
Suddenly, his head fell forward on
his chest and he slumped in his
saddle, apparently dead before his
body slipped to the ground. Death
was due to heart disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
SPORT LEADERS AID SMITH
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. %. -
Babe Ruth and Gene Tunney, names
to conjure with in athletics, are
listed on the newly created Smith
Robinson sports committee working
for the election of the Democratic
national ticket. Among others on
the committee are: Knutc Rockne,
Arnold Horwcc, Tony Lazzeri, Sam
my Mandell, Joe Mccarthy, LaVerne
Fator, Vincent Richards, Chick Nee
han, Johnny Farrell and Maureen
Orcutt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Hope To Prevent
Express Strike
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Govern-
ment aides today moved to settle
differences between employees and
the American Railway Express com
panv. The differences, it is said, may
lead to a national strike of $4,000
employees.
George A. Cook of the United
States mediation board requested
that both the employees and the eX-
press company keep the situation in
status quo until some settlement
could be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
THREE MUST DIE FOR
TENNESSEE SLAYING
by United Press Leased Wire

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. %. - A
verdict of guilty and recommends
tion that the death penalty be i'm
posed was returned in criminal
court here today against three men
convicted of numbering John f.
Levy, "Tamale King here in No
vcmber 1927. The jury recommend
ed that Ed Gray, Freeman II. Gun
ion and George Prince be given the
supreme penalty, for Levy's murder.
Attorneys for the men Immediately
filed motion for an appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Sure They Have
And What Of 1t?

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Oct. e.
Women in the western sections
of the United States have big
feet, according to the observa
tions Of Ross Galloway, Partisan
shoe expert.
mot ugly, you understand,
but big feet he said, II think
participation in outdoor sports is
the cause
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Young Smith To
Aid His Father
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Arthur W.
Smith, youngest son of the Demo
cratic presidential candidate, will
make his first appearance as
campaign speaker tonight.
81 am not much of an orator and
perhaps those who hear me talk will
be just as well pleased if | let Dad
do the talking in the future" he
said
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
ACTORS MOTHER ILL
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Oct. 22,--Mrs. Jose-
phine Antoinette Sills, mother Of
the motion picture actor, Milton
Sills, is in st. Luke's hospital here
suffering from arthritis. Her con.
dition is said not to be serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
WEST REQUESTS
DECISION UPON
OIL CONTRACT
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Secre-
tary of Interior West today asked
Attorney General Sargent for an
opinion regarding validity of the
contract with the Lewiston Oil &
Refining Co., for government roy
atty oil from the Cat Creek field in
Montana.
Examination of the interior de-
partment records, West said, dis
closed similarity between the Cat
Creek contract and the one for
Salt Creek, Wyo., royalty oil which
Sargent last week held invalid.
West announced he would be
guided in his action on the Cat
Creek contract by Sargent s opin-
ion.
Sargent invalidated the Salt Creek
contract of Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-
chasing Company, because it con-
tanned secret renewal clause not
made public when the oil was sold
by Former Secretary Albert b.
Fall in 1922.
CASPER, Wyo., Oct. 22.-Dcliver-
les of government royalty oil from
the Salt Creek field to the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing Company were
stopped today as the outgrowth of
the ruling made by Attorney Gen
eral Sargent that the government s
contract with the company, made
by Secretary Work, was illegal and
void.
From today, it was announced, the
government also demands cash in
stead of oil for its royalties from
the field, the price to be based on
posted midcontinent prices with a
2 percent deduction from stand
ard barrels.
This status will continue until 30
days after new contracts have been
signed by the government. Adver-
tising for bids will be made at
once, it was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Hoover on air-5:30.
st. Mary's choir meets,
church, 7:30.
KGEN, 6 to 1890.
Adult English classes, East
side school, 7:30.
F. and A. M. No. 384, Ma
sonic temple, 1880.
Conservation club, SIG State
street.
Imperial Theatre, 1.-THE Bat
tie of the Sexes
TOMORROW
Lions club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
White Shrine social club, Mrs.
Mack S, 1890.
Literature Section, Mrs. Hick-
coy, $50 a. m.
Episcopal Guild, church,
2:30.
Presbyteriap Missionary So
ciety, A. l.. Lackey home, all
day.
KGEN, IL to l p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Wonder Where
Constable Was

by United Press Leased Wire
BELVEDERE, Calf, Oct.
22.-In full view Of the con-
stables office bandit held up
and robbed Shell Oil service
station here today.
The bandit disregarded the
operator s warning that the con-
stable might see and shoot him.
The loot was 1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH
by United Press Leased Wire

WILMINGTON, Calf, Oct. 22.-
The First Presbyterian church was
destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin yesterday. Damage was esti-
mated at 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
SUPREME COURT RECESS
by United Press Lensed Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The
United States supreme court today
announced it will recess from next
Monday, Oct. 20, until Nov. 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22

A mysterious disease, with some
symptoms of cholera and some of
pneumonia, has attacked many hogs
at Cutler, Tulare county.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
HATTTESRJTRG Miss Oct .

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Oct. o.
Lavign Rogers, l6, was fatally in
iured and three other members of
the family slightly injured when a
plane piloted by John Hagan, of
Orland, Fla, struck telephone wire
and crashed on an automobile at
an air circus here late Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Two Killed When
Airplane Falls
By United Press Leased Wire

OXFORD, Mass, Oct. 22.-Turn.
ing a double somersault at an al
titude of 200 feet after its right
wing had dropped off, an airplanc
nosedived to earth here yesterday,
killing its two occupants. The dead
are Felix Brisbois,. 27, pilot, and
Joseph Bazinet, 2S, both of Webster.
HAVERHILL, Mass, Oct. %. -
Two men were believed dying at
Gale Hospital here today as result of
injuries received yesterday when an
airplane nosedived and crashed near
Shows Brook, in the Rosmont see
tion. Those hurt were George F.
Mosher of Boston, pilot, and Otto
Mezaras, %, of Haverhill, mechanic
The accident occurred when the mo-
tor went dead while the plane was
800 feet in the air.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
WORKERS PARTY
REMOVES WRITER
Right Wing Danger
Seen in Article

At meeting held on Nov. %
the Political Committee of the Work
ers (Communist) Party considered
and acted upon the question of ar
'rticle which had appeared in the
issue of the Daily Worker, central
organ of the party, of the same day
under the title, "Plan to Insure Boss
Prosperity" The article dealt, in a
way impermissible for a revolution
ary working class paper, with the
subject of the proposed Hoover plan
n "stabilizing prosperity" with a
$3,000,000,000 fund.
Two motions passed by the Politi.
cal Committee were ordered publish.
ed in the Daily Worker, as follows
Motion by Minor:
"The political committee takes
note of the article on page one of
the Daily Worker. November %,
signed by Comrade Sherman,
which is opposed to the views of
the Central Executive Committee.
The article is opportunistic, anti
MARKHAM and evidence of right
!. wing and social democratic illu-
' sions.
"The Political Committee takes
note of the fact that the article
Continued on Page TaUo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
CYeu SQved All
Rescued From
S. S. 'Vestyis'
(By John S. Morgan, Able Seaman

(By John S. Morgan, Able Seaman
William Dwyer, able seaman, who
was on the Vestris working the
to II watch, gives vivid descrip-
tion of his experience during the
sinking of the Vestris, in an inter-
view at the International Seamen's
Club at % South. st.
Dwyer strongly resents the lies
published in the capitalist press
against the Vestris crew, particu.
larly that which said that two life
boats, loaded with women and chill
dren, were left by the crew hanging
to the davits to go down with the
ship.
Saw Hopelessness Day Before.
He states that the ship was tax.
ing water all day Sunday and by
p. m. the forecastle was flooded as
well as quarters on the port side
amidship. The ship then had list
of about % degrees.
Dwyer said he went down to the
stoke-hole to see what was going
on, and found the bunkers and en-
gine room flooded so deeply that il
took four men, tied together and
lashed to the stanchions, standing in
water up to their chests before the
firebox, to lift one man up so he
could get little coal to the fires.
AS an experienced seaman, Dwyer
knew at that time (the evening of
the day before the S. O. S. was sent
out) that there was no chance to
save the ship.
When Dwyer left the bridge, at
II midnight, when his watch was
relieved, he saw the chief mate lean
ing on the rail and crying like a
baby, actually shedding tears.
Captain Lied.
During Dwyer's watch he saw the
captain once and asked politely if
he would abandon the ship. The cap
tain replied that he had sent out
an S. o. S. and that the ship was
Continued on Page Four
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
FRANCE, BRITAIN
IN A joint NOTE
Bulgar Peasants Are
Near Outbreak

VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 25.-The
appeal of foreign minister Buroff of
Bulgaria for American interference
in the Bulgarian situation TODAY
elected Joint interference on the
part of the French and British gov
ernments and gave another example
of their policy of collaboration in in
ternatioral affairs. The joint de-
mand of the two governments re-
quires that the fighting in Bulgaria
be stopped Immediately. They state
that it menaces not only internal
peace, but the entire peace of Eur
ope. The last proposition is ex-
tremely significant in view of the re-
quest for American intervention.
Foreign minister Buroff today
virtually admitted what has been ap-
parent from the beginning of the
struggle that the government troops
were unable to cope with the Mace
donian forces under Ivan Michailoff.
He explained the inactivity of the
state forces by stating that the gov
ernment was anxious to give
Michailoff a last chance to sur
render before the army marches
against Petrich the Macedonian
stronghold.
The government today issued an
ultimatum whose absurdity is best
exemplified by the Macedonian's re-
his warfare.
Michailoff replied that "any gov
ernment official who signs a decree
against me signs his own death
warrant"
Foreign Minister Buroff recently
stated that the government fears an
outbreak among the peasants who
are overburdened with debts and
taxes, the heritage of the war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
Stocks May Boom But
That Don't Mean Any
Prosperity for Labor

While the bankers, as instanced
by the Guaranty Trust Company's
survey, did rot over the week end,
see any break in the recent wild
speculation on the stock exchange
"unless something untowdfd happens
to check the advance of business" it
is admitted that even from the capi-
talist viewpoint of profit considera-
tion alone, the textile, coal, shipping
and oil industries are embarrassed,
that there are unsatisfactory condi-
tions in agriculture and that still
further uncertainty exists because
of the money market.
Bankers and brokers prophecy
that the Christmas buying season
will hold up for while the stock
speculation and they even look for
100000 share day.
However, the speculation is an ele-
ment of danger to the whole credit
structure. The Guarantee Survey
says:
1T must be remembered that a
large volume of resources is stilA be-
ing held in reserve against future
demands from abroad, which orr
financial leaders have re'thor the
power nor the right to oppose.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
".Jim-C Grow" Theatre
in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, (By MaiD
The Rexy Theatre, Sth and South
Sts., has established "Jim- Crow
policy. Negroes are not permitted
to sit in the orchestra. The theatre,
recently built by the Stanley Thea
tire Corporation, is located in sec
ton in which both Negroes and
whites reside, the population COM
prising many creeds and races.
No objection was voiced on the
opening night, but the Negro resi-
dents are contemplating concerted
action against the theatre owners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
WEAK AFTER HIS
PRISON BEATING,
He ASKS FOR AID
Dungeon Cars Stop
Mail From Victims
Attorneys
Had Quit Boss Army
|. L. D. Representative
to Watch Over Him

John Porter, a leader of the great
New Bedford textile strike, who is
now serving Fort Leavenworth
prison term for refusing to serve
any longer as a soldier in the army
of American capitalism, is being
tortured by his jailers and stands in
real danger of being killed, writes
Caroline A. Lowe, Kansas City at
torney, in a letter to the Interna-
tional Labor Defense.
The letter was sent by Attorney
Lowe after she had succeeded in
compelling the officials of the
Leavenworth army disciplinary bar
racks to permit her to see Porter
in regards to his legal defense. All
mail from the Defense Committee
or his attorneys has been confis-
Gated by the prison authorities,
Porter declared to the attorney.
Try To Stop Mouth.
In an attempt to intimidate him
and prevent him from telling of his
sufferings and maltreatment, the
prison officials after seeing that
they could not prevent the attorney
from speaking to Porter personally,
insisted that the interview must
take place under the eye of Major
Berry, chief jailer there.
Despite the presence of Berry,
Porter told of how the army au-
thorities try to make him believe.
himself isolated bySwitsholding the
mail from his attorneys; and also
told in face of Berry of his being
systematically tortured.
Caroline Lowe, in the letter to the
|. L. D., quotes Porter as daring to
say in front of the prison official,
"You tell the committee at home
that l must have protection; that
my condition here is not at all
Continued on Page Five
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
HOOVER SHIP IN
STORM BUT SAFE
Ev ything Different
Than on Vestris

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 25
Radio DISPATCHES from the battle
ship Maryland, carving Herbert
Hoover on his imperialist mission tt
Latin America. state that his triT
will be delayed % hours at all points
on account of a 20 mile gale which
the battleship faced all day Satur-
day.
"The dreadnought." says the dis
patch, sis meeting the onslaught of
wind and waves in magnificent
fashion" This shows that while
Hoover's Department of Commerce
inspection service allowed the un-
seaworthy Vestris to go to its doom
with passengers and crew in small
storm, Hoover himself is taking no
chances on such fate by sailing on a
well-corditioned dreadnought of the
U. S. Navy.
The dispatches tell how m e
waves, breaking high, threw some
water through the open port holes of
Hoover's palatial quarters, but the
portfolios were closed, making the
quarters watertight." 1t was quits
different on the Vestris, where the
portfolios and loading doors were in
such rotten condition they could not
be closed and water poured in.
Hoover has large reception room
great sleeping room, private
bath besides a large office, while his
wife also has similar commodious
sleeping rooms, reception room and
private bath. All palatially furn-
ished, and quite in contrast with the
filthy, crowded quarters of the
Negro workers of the Vestris who
shaved in the hell of the stokehole
thru tropic heat year after year.
The capitalist reporters are given
space formerly used by the junior
officers. but it is to be noted that
no Latin American journalists are
permitted. They might hear some
thing and save it up for future ex-
p6sure of American Imperialism.
Radio notification was sent today
to San Salvador that Hoover will
not visit that country. His first
port of call is scheduled to be ANA.
pala, Honduras.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
Mine TOWN GIVES
FOSTER AZ VOTES
Prove Red Votes Were
Thrown Out

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Nov. 20
Additional returns of the recent
elections were reported today from
Renton, small mining town, where
on March 6, Pat Toohey, secretary
treasurer of the National Miners
Union, was viciously attacked when
state troopers raided miners meet
ing. William z. Foster and Ben
iamin Gitlow, candidates of the
Workers (Communist) Party, re-
ceived % Official" votes. Twenty
other Communist votes were found
to have been destroyed by the poll
ticians in charge at the polls.
Hoover received 81 votes, while
Smith got less than ten.
Fifteen miners. all supporters of
the Workers (Communist) Party,
were disfranchised at the polls be-
cause they were unable to pay the
taxes. On the eve of the elections,
the inside of the mine in this town
was completely chalked up with the
slogan "Vote Communist"
A letter from A. Jakira, organi-
zer of the Workers (Communist)
Party in the mine districts, reads in
part as follows:
eve received a letter today from
the Election Bureau in Harrisburg,
Pa, upholding our claim that bal
lots marked a certain way were
thrown out illegally. Many of the
voters voted either straight labor
and for our candidates on the Com
munist ticket, or vice versa. Most of
these ballots were thrown out. The
state officially informs US that they
had no right to discard our ballots
marked that way"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
APPEAL RALLIES
SILK WORKERS
Strike Committee Calls
to Membership Meet
Especial to the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker)
PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 25.-In
an appeal distributed broadcast
among the membership of the As
sociated Silk Workers Union, the
left wing strike committee called
upon the entire membership to come
to the general membership meeting
tomorrow-Monday night, in the
West Side High School to repudiate
Fthe strikebreaking dissolution orders
of the officials, support the left
wing leadership and thus save the
union from destruction by the
clique now in control.
Work Against Right Wing.
Calling the attention of the men,
bers to the wage-cuts made in silk
factories Immediately after the fake
settlements were made to the fact
that the leaders of the union have
been and are leading the strike to
a ruinous conclusion, and to the at
tempts to oust from responsible
work the most devoted unionists be-
cause they are militants, the appeal
Of the strike committee warns the
workers that unless drastic action is
taken by them Immediately the or
ganization will be completely de-
stroyed.
A large section of the appeal
speaks directly to the ribbon and
hat-band workers who have not been
or strike and who are relied upon
by the reactionary officialdom to
outvote the left wing at the mem
bership meeting. The appeal, in
addressing these workers, stresses
strongly the fact that, if the right
wing in the union succeeds in oust-
ing the left wingers and thereby
losing the strike, the whole union
all sections of twill go under.
The left wing, therefore, appeals to
these workers to back the broad silk
workers, who are overwhelmingly
behind the left wing, condemn the
Joint Board for dissolving the left
wing strike committee in the midst
of a strike. and oust the union
wrecking officials.
While active in rallying the mem
bership for the general member
meeting, the strike committee has
in the last few days, given further
proof of the confidence the workers
place in them. This was demon
strated by the separate meetings of
language sections Six highly sue
cessful language meetings have been
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-26
WOLFE EXPOSES
CANNONITES AT
WORKERS FORUM
Discloses Alliance of
Group With Eastman,
Lore
TrO tzky Tales Fake
Expelled Are Heading
for Socialist Party.

One of the biggest crowds in the
history of the Workers School
forum heard Bertram D. Wolfe, di-
rector Of the school and editor of
the Communist, speak on Trotsky-
ism. internationally and in the
United States. Four hundred were
present and a couple of hundred
others waited in vain in the halls and
on the stairs for admission. Wolfe's
exposure of the unter-revolution-
airy role of the expelled Cannonites
was greeted with great applause by
the packed hall.
Shows TrOtsky Degeneration.
Wolfe reviewed Trotsky's degen-
GRAFTON in the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union, showing how the
great difficulties facing the Rus
sian workers in their construction
of "a Socialist society caused the
Trotskyist leftists and the oppor-
tunist right wingers to unite in at
tack upon the leadership of the C.
2. S. U. Their price policy and pea
SAINT policy, he showed, would have
led to a rupture of the alliance be-
tween the workers and peasants,
and uprisings of the latter.
With the utter rout of the Trot-
skyists, the main danger in the U.
S. S. R. today is the right wing,
which is now being exposed.
The roots of Trotskyism in the
United States were then explained:
the strength of American imperial
ism, the simultaneous growth of
reformism and the rehabilitation of
the workers, the great divisions
within the working class, leading to
pessimism, passivity, cynicism and
capitulation by the renegades. He
took up the development of the
right wing, beginningt with the
| fight against Lore in 1925 and con.
tinuing with that against Eastman
Salutzky, ETC., up to the expulsion
of Cannon and his lesser artillery
Cannonites Not Even Leftcst.
He summed up the Cannon group
as the crassest form of right wing
ism, with never a leftist among
them. The Militant" Cannon's
new paper, was their method of ap-
pealing to the Party Conventions
method of poisonous attack against
the entire revolutionary movement
of the world, though centering its
vituperation against the American
Party.
He denounced their fake appeal to
save Radek, in Siberia, and Trotsky
in Turkestan, from a mysterious at
tack of malaria, an appeal that was
veiled call to battle against the
whole Communist International
They were making this attack at a
time when the war danger was the
foremost one, and it meant serving
as the Agitprop Department of the
capitalists in their preparations for
war on The U. S. S. Appropriations
to drown the Soviet Union in blood