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COMMITS SUICIDE
ON THIRD ATTEMPT

Mrs Florence Gertrude Rollins, 80
years old. Of 3505 Thirteenth street
committed suicide yesterday in the
kitchen of her apartment by inhaling
gas through a rubber tube attached to
the stove II was her third attempt to
end her life within the past year, the
first try being frustrated by the oppor-
tune arrival of the fire rescue squad. and
the second by spectacular rescue from
the AnacoStia River by young
plumber She had been in sanitarium
for several months following her at
tempt to drown herself.
Her body was found last night by Jo-
seph A. Saunders, roomer IN hcf
apartment. Finding the front door
locked when he returned home, Saun-
ders climbed in through window and
found Mrs. Rollins stretched out on the
kitchen floor with tube in her mouth.
Saunders summoned the Fire Depart
m. mt rescue squad, the Emergency Hos
pftal ambulance and DR.. S. B. Balm OF
1901 Fairmont street. Despite the fact
that DR.. Balm pronounced the woman
dead after they had worked on her for
an hour the f1remen continued their ef-
forts for a half hour longer, but with
out success.
Neighbors say that her telephone had
been ringing internationally since ii
o'clock in the morning. DR.. J. Ramsey
hewitt. the District coroner, issued a
certificate Of suicide.
Mrs. Rollins was a widow and Is sur
vivcd by a brother and sister living in
| this city
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BOARDING SCHOOL
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Firemen Arouse Superln-
tendent in GunSton Hall
Blaze.

| Starting in the laundry room. fire OF
undetermined origin early this morning
caused several thousands OF dollars
worth of damage to the rear of the main
building OF Gunston Hall, girls fash
ionable school. at Florida avenue and
Nineteenth street.
The blaze was discovered by IhomaS
Courtney. who lives in the Cordova
Apartments. nearby, when he was
awakened By the glare, He turned Ill
an alarm.
eau Rescue Squad.
Firemen found the rear section Of the
first floor so dense With smoke that they
called the FIRE rescue squad. members
Of which donned gas masks and entered,
breaking windows and opening doors TO
provide enough ventilation for the fire.
men to work
Upon reaching the inside of the Struc-
ture the men found that the fire had
gained considerable headway before 1t
was discovered, 1t already had Quilted
the laundry room and hallway and was
eating its way into the kitchen, pantry
and servants quarters.
When the blaze was brought under
control on the first floor it was found 10
have eaten its way through the ceiling
in one place and was burning under the
stage in the auditorium on the second
floor It was necessary to destroy most
of the stage to reach@it7
Superintendent Sleeps.
Miss Mary Gildersleevc. superintend-
cnt. was still asleep in her room, on the
third floor Of ihe building, when the fire.
men arrived. but was soon aroused by
the noise She and one servant were
the only persons in the building.
The only damage to the main part OF
the building was caused by smoke and
water The corridors had Just been
renovated for the Fall session, Mason
said. and would have to be done over
because of the streaked condition in
which they were left. She expressed
thankfulness that the fire had not oc-
Cured during the school term. since
there would then have been approx
mately 80 girl boarders in the building.
It is not expected that the Fall opening
will be delayed officials placed the
damage estimate at $1,000. and con-
Guided that the fire probably was
caused by an electric iron left turned
on in the basement
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WEST GIVES DATA
ON PUBLIC LANDS
Summary of Classification
Furnished by Geological
Survey Made Public.

Secretary of the Interior West today
made public summary of the CLASH
fication of public lands made by the
Geological Survey during July. Inc
summary follows.
Nearly 1000 acres of land in Mon
tana and South Dakota were included
in formal orders designating the land
as non -irrigable under the enlarged
homestead acts, and to that extent sub
lect to entry as homesteads of 800 acres
or less Nearly 100000 acres in Colo
RADIO. Idaho and Wyoming we're CLASH
fed under the stock-raising homestead
law. and designated for entry in tracts
Of $40 acres or less. Much OF the acre
age involved in these designations Is
included in original entries or In ap-
pications under the enlarged and stock
raising homestead acts which confer
preference right.
More than 10000 acres of land IN
Colorado were classified as coal lands
and more than 10000 acres in Colo
RADIO and 10000 acres In Montana were
classified as non-coal The lands clas-
sified as non-coal in Montana had been
included previously in coal withdrawal
and were restored to entry by executive
order during the month
More than / 500 acres of land in Flor
ida which had been classified as nom
phosphate in June. were included In an
order eliminating them from withdraw
al and restoring them to entry as non
mineral
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Will Rogers
Says:

FLAGSTAFF. Ariz.. August %
I would have liked to heard AIS
speech. but my boys and l were up
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clared in asking that the forfeiture be
set aside
Judge Mcmahon. however, required
that he give a new bond and set the
trial for Wednesday.
Knox was arrested Monday following
a collision between his car and one
driven by William j. Patterson on
Bowen road southeast He forfeited $40
collateral in Police Court the next day
and was rearrested on an attachment.
This time he secured his release on $500
h0n6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

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Continued from First Page
of ST. 900 had been furnished by Her
man W. Van Sendon. a real estate
operator with Offices in the Colorado
Building and shortly thereafter Mr.
Knox again was brought to the bar
The bond was regarded as satisfactory
and he was released.
Says He Was Ill.
Morris p. Wampler. attorney foi
Knox, told Judge Mcmahon he left the
court yesterday because Of illness.
Wampler explained that KnoX's effort
to talk to Judge Mcmahon yesterday
was intended to inform the court that
he was Ill and wished 10 be excused
When the Judge declined to interrupt
proceedings to listen to him. Knos
walked out
In his ignorance OF court proceed
ings he had no intention OF treating
his bond with contempt" Wampler de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

hoping, AL. the static didn't CRAB
you.
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KNOX Is RELEASED
ON DOUBLED BOND
IN TRAFFIC CASE

Continued from First Page
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Stresemann Will Not Attend.

BERLIN. August % GA0) DR. Gustav
Strosemann, German foreign minister,
has given up his plan to attend the
coming session of the Council Of the
League Of Nations at Geneva on account
of i'll health Official announcement
was made today that he will return to
Berlin after the signing of the Kellogg
pact i'm Paris Monday.
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Coconut Economy.

In the South Sea coconuts have
many uses--the milk Is drunk; the sap
of the tree boiled and fermented. makes
palm wine: the fruit is eaten. leaves
make roof thatCh for Is. the splints
make baskets. the coconut shells are
useful dishes and the oil is used fc rub
bling the body
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90 BOATS AND 3 PLANES
TO SEEK YOUTHS BODY
Father of One of Victims III Cap
sizing of Yacht Plans Intensive
Search AT Death Scene.

BY the Associated Press.
STONINGTON, Conn. August 23.-
c. J. McTlvain of Philadelphia and
Watch Hill. r I. father of one of four
youths who drowned in Fishers Island
Sound on August H. when their boat
capsized, has hired 40 boats to cruise
in the sound until further notice. in the
hope of recovering the body He made
arrangements also for three airplanes
to make four flights daily over the sound
and for searching parties to put out from
Block Island each day.
A reward of $4,000 is offered for the
recovery Of the body of Trowbridge Cot
treiI another of the youths
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"OH Heating At Its Best"

PHONE POTOMAC 2O4S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

10 lflP hOpl Slidhc
dance. Al used
bad judgment in
picking a night
for the Tiger to
howl when the
snakes were dane
ing.
This dance Is
an old Indian
custom, almost as
old as some of
the gags that AL
used last night
about lower taxes
and better con-
ditions for the
poor man and
relief for the
farmer.
Hoover ought TO
get all the votes
Of those at the
dance, for that
was no place for
a wet. Fl er e'S
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Communist Unity and the 1923 Election

italist society. In the recent election
campaigns in France. Germany and
Poland the Communist parties rail
lied such huge mass support that the
capitalists of the respective countries
became terror-stricken and regarded
the Communist victories with the
same horror as a successful general
strike. The advantages gained by
our participation in the election
struggles can be utilized for the
further organization of the masses
for greater victories.
Gains in Poland.
Jewish. Polish, Russian and Ukrai-
nian workers participated in the clce-
tion campaigns in Poland. German
and French workers participate in
the campaigns in their respective
lands. The same is true of other
countries who're the workers vote.
The notion that only native and pop
ular comrades are ordained to con-
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
new YORK SEAME:N
AID GERMAN GRE w
IN BIC PROTEST
international Club Ar
ranges Meeting
IBy q Worker Correspondent

A remarkable example of working
class solidarity was shown by the
crew of the German steamship "Tir-
pitz," of the Hamburg American line,
when the vessel arrived in New York.
The ship captain offered the crew
while in port" The seamen refused
of 26 one dollar each for "carefare
this, as the captain did not give them
10 percent of their wages, to which
they are entitled to under the German
maritime law.
However, conscious Of the fact that
the law was made by capitalist ship
owners for the purpose OF legally en-
shaving them, the sailors organized a
mass meeting of all German seamen
in the port of New York, under the
auspices of the international Sea-
1.en's Club" Four hundred seamen
attended, comprising the crews of the
steamships Stuttgart" Hamburg, T"
"Tirpitz," and Berlin" as well as
seanen from American vessels.
Seaman w. Muller of the S. S. Tir-
pitt, was the speaker His address
was greeted with rounds Of applause.
Following him many other good
speakers took the floor. Seaman
John Doe" of the International Sea
mems Club acted as chairman.
A resolution was adopted pledging
support to militant organization for
American seamen in their fight for a
higher standard of living on the sea
and for new maritime law which
will be favorable to the men who go
down to the sea in ships.
JOHN STANLEY MORGAN.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22

duet the election campaigns in this
country and that the foreign-born
and the humble" rank and filler is
not worthy Of participation is a fall
lacy that must be stamped out. This
inferiolity-compleX possessed by
many foreign-bogn workers is the re-
suit of the persecution of these work
ers by the capitalist class. Like
Negro Acknowledgement and segrega-
tion this blight can be overcome only
by increased participation of the
foreign-born and Negro workers in
the election campaigns.
The Communist Party will break
down such artificial barriers. The
right and the duty to do Communist
work is the right and the duty OF
every worker. Even sympathetic IN
diyiduals and organizations as well
as the working class women, youth
and children must be drawn into the
Communist election campaign.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22

DRAMA
Dollar AH---
And Worth the Money

Two artists evidently discussed art
and the movies and got an idea. 1t
is likely they did not haye any money.
Which is not strange among artists
as well as among workers. But
they dressed their idea with some
knowledge of art, added sense of
humor spiced it with a bit of satire
and turned it into movie which they
made in kitchen. They probably
borrowed the money for the film and
other necessities. 1t was worth it.
The result, called "The Suicide Of
Hollywood Extra" being shown this
week at the Cameo Theatre, would
shame some of the movie producers
into going back to the clothing busi-
ness-if they had any shame
The sets of the picture made of
cardboard and whatnot, become mod
ern phantastic glimpses of hectic New
York; at times they are Hollywood,
the depths of the sea, rooming
house even heaven And why
not? This is a gay little satire on
a modern, futuristic background. 1t
pokes, fun at the movies, the mech
anical production of stars and (even
tho only half-seriously) the exploita-
ton of the movie struck extra. And
thru it all one, senses the dynamic
speed of the life we live.
There's nothing great about this
very short picture But it's mighty
clever. The possibilities it opens for
the comparatively inexpensive pro-
duction Of artistic movies is reveal
ing. The sets, the photography and
the acting are excellent The char
acters, like characters from 'R. u.
F" are acted by Jules Raucourt (Hol-
lywood Extra No. 9415) and Voya
Georges (the female ,extra). Their
speech even is mechanical, their jaws
working like the bill of a mechanical
duck. 1t fits beautifully into the gro
tesque scheme of the whole.
"The Suicide of Hollywood Ex-
ira, " directed by Robert Florey and
S. Vorkapitch, is more than a jolly
experiment. It has intelligence and a
sensitive artistic feeling in the story,
photography and settings. 1t is shown
this week at the Cameo as an addi-
The daily worker., 1928-06-22

sired harmony" and there is plenty
of harmony" in North Dakota today.
But there is no justice for the great
masses of exploited and small farm
ers and workers.
Governor Sorlie has kept his word!
N. D.
EDITORS NOTE - The Worker
Correspondent who sent US the above
letter is the author of the excellent
letter on conditions in the Bunge Coal
Co. of Chicago which appeared in
the Worker Correspondence of The
DAILY WORKER a few days ago.
He has not lived in North Dakota for
some time, however, and while the
above letter will be quickly recognized
as thoroughly good account of how
American business interests deputize
their hangers-on in the religious in
stitutions to smother revolt among
the workers and farmers wherever it
appears, we believe that the author
overstates the success which the
bosses have in this work. Far from
giving up their Splendid struggle, +"
the poor farmers of the Dakotas are
today carrying on with greater spirit
than ever before.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
By SIDNEY BLOOMFIELD.

Our national nominating conven-
tion was the dynamite with which to
blast cur membership into election
campaign activity. The attendance
of about 400 regular and fraternal
delegates, thu peculiar American
election campaign and revolutionary
working-class spirit pervading the
convention atmosphere showed that
at least the active elements in the
districts were on the march.
This convention spirit must not be
confined merely to the delegates or
permitted to evaporate. This spirit
must grip every individual who holds
q party card Every delegate as well
as the party functionaries must be
part Of the gigantic apparatus that
will muster the entire party member
ship for this important struggle. The
election campaign must be conducted
by the entire mass of party members,
not by the leaders alone.
Struggle in Unions.
In the various campaigns conduct
ed by the party such as the miners
struggle, the fight in the needle
trades. etc, certain elements became
more actively engaged in that work
that seemed to them of most inn
portance. Such sectional activity is
somewhat similar to the decrepit sys-
tenn Of craft unionism and has no
place in the Communist movement.
Communist parliamentary campaigns
are conducted with the purpose of
generalizing, uniting and broaden
Ing the isolated, local and sectional
struggles Of the working class thus
politicalizing and developing the class
4 coneciousness of the workers.
As the class struggle sharpens
Communist participation in the cleo
tion campaigns become more signifi-
cant and of as tremendous import
ance as a huge general strike that
rocks the very foundations of cap
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
WHOLE LOCAL is
THROWN OUT FOR
OPPOSING LEWIS
Coal Barons Help Tools
Get Money
(Bu q Worker Correspomdentl


BELLEVILLE, III. (By mail). -
Time and again cases have been cited
about the activity Of the Lewis ma
chine in squandering and pocketing
the money of the rank and file in the
miners union. l do not, however, be-
heve that such an incident as the fol-
lowing has ever been witnessed be-
fore.
In 0'Fallon, H., Local 705 was ex-
PEELED from the United Mine Workers
of America because they refused to
accept the expulsion of their presi-
dent, Luke Coffey and other militants
In the local Their charters was re-
voked and now the machine is trying
to reorganize the local.
The men of this expelled local are
at work and since being expelled they
have no connection with the U. M. VS.
Of A. Despite this the machine pulled
one of the most brazen acts when the
miners received their pay this week.
One of the machine men, Dick Taylor
went to the company and took the
NtAENhO1I A1Oil VIC ca k]CIlEu litCltlUSISs
The statement of James McKenna,
one of the expelled members, affords
an interesting picture, of how they
have proceeded. McKenna works for
the Perry Coal Co., ST. Ellen mine.
His pay statement shows a weekly
earning of $4020. Further down the
Statement reads, $1.00 dues, $500
special assessment, percentage off
S1.20. making total reduction from
his wage Of $420, leaving his weekly
earnings at $4,000.
The audacity of the machine has
never gone SO far before. When Nc
Kenna went to the company superin-
tendent to ask why this checkoff was
made since he is no more member
of the miners union, having been ex-
PEELED, the sup replied that Dick
Taylor had instructions to collect a
checkoff from every miner working.
Such cases can be cited at viii
where the machine continually pock-
cts these huge checkoffs from the
rank and file miners who have been
out of work for many months.
This only leads to more dissatisfac
tion among the miners with their cor
rupt officials and lends further in
dictment against these fakirs.
ALBERT GLOTZER.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Claiming Innocence,
Man Assails Rosalsky

John Boylan, q years old, yester-
day leaped for~the bench of Judge
Otto Rosalsky, labor hating judge
who last year sentenced many mill
tant furriers to long terms in prison,
when the latter pronounced a life SEN
tepce on him for having stolen 1890
from garage, a crime that Boylan
claimed he had not committed.
You're murderer! You're send
ing an innocent man to prison for
life, and you know it," he shouted.
Policemen in the court stopped him,
beating him into unconsciousness be-
fore he gave up struggling.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Workers Injured i'm
Allentown Explosion

ALLENTOWN, Pa, June 21.-A
brilliant flare in the sky. accom-
panied by an ear-splitting blast and
seven of the 10 dynamite drying
houses of the Trojan Powder Co.,
about 10 miles northwest of this city.
exploded early today.
Four night watchmen, the only EN-
ployes reported on the reservation.
have been accounted for. One of
them, however, Alfred Frittinger. was
hurled several feet, being dazed and
shocked, but otherwise uinjured. s
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Reading Cigar Factory
Cuts Wages to $14

READING, Pa, (F.P)-Yocums
cigar factory has cut iourneymen's
wages to $14 week and less thru
short time and arbitrary rejection Of
cigars. AS high as 35 per cent of the
mems output is rejected" These
cigars nevertheless are sold and the
men cheated of their just wages.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
DROUGHT IN PALESTINE

PALESTINE, (By maiD There is
expected to be a serious crop short
age as the result of the drought. In
a number of cases portions of the
crops We're saved by irrigation.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22

whole day and because there number of uned workers
work whom leaders have not called out strike
Personally getting tired of the this strike is being
conducted and hope real courageous militant lead
would militant tactics n the strike agree with
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
2IKE GRATEFUL FOR THE DAILY WORKER; WA

the bulletins given by the young Workers League calling
upon the leaders to call out the rest of the enA workers
Since the strike began notice the open-shop AenA Co is
ceasng the number of its cab About so machines parked
the company grounds which the scabs drive and
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Watch For Our Next Meeting

AboUe the reproduction handbM Ripr
fertile UoreYs by representatives the Committee
Enraged aud alarmed that at militant
Te@te Mills Committee has lead eeploted
Uorkers to pctorg against their the Fail River
mad the police stop meeting called by the T. NJ Working
night the members Of the Fa Riuer ote
printed the above
ond@ed IN the morning. the mill eagerly eae
The daily worker., 1928-06-22

ton to a program which includes
''The Station Master a Sovkino pro-
duction with Ivan Moskyin of the
Moscow Art Theatre, and "The Ad-
venturer," with Charlie Chaplin. And
it is by far the best thing on the pro-
gram. Which is saying a lot.
W. C.
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Bu q Wonlan Worker CorYespondeNt


KENOSHA Wis. (By mail)-I certainly appreciate your
and the splendid wrteups gives strike in Kenosha
We putting up hard fight but handicapped
The daily worker., 1928-06-22

should judge there 1S0 scabs employed
that with pcketg could have prevented
many from getting in We must demand of leaders
real action instead of talk.
"A STRIKER
The daily worker., 1928-06-22
Bursting Levee Floods
Large Area in Illinois

METROPOLIS, ILL.,, June 21.-Big
Bay Levee, built to divide waters
from streams in Pope and Massac
Counties, broke today, flooding a
large area. Water is running over the
new Columbia levee in the north end
of Massac County, All local streams
are rising from continuous rains in
the last "a hours.