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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26

workers of Georgia, who have SO
little to lose anyway:
"They (union organizers and all
working class leaders-SG) will find
the South dangerous territory for
that kind of work"
Despite this lynch threat the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union is
growing.
Yesterday when the N. T. W. U.
organizers called the local secretary
of the Workmen's Circle, telling him
that they had just arrived from
Charlotte and wanted the oppor-
tunity to speak to his organization
he gruffly informed them that he
would have nothing to do with a
left wing organization" Only if he
got letter from the socialist party
from Norman Thomas" would he
consent. Or "from the A. F. of L."
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 25.-
The steel trust is prominent in back
of the campaign in Ohio to suppress
the Communist Party, and all mill
tant sections of the labor movement.
Five members of the Communist
Party, and the Young Communist
League, Tom Johnson, Charles
Guynn, Betty Gannett, Lii Andrews
and Zorka Yori are charged with
sedition because they distributed
shop bulletins in the steel-trust con-
trolled town of Martins Ferry, in
the mining section, and called an
August First meeting there.
On Oct. % the county court at St.
Clairsville will set the date for the
trial of the five members fo the
Communist Party and Young Com
munst League.
The steel trust and the mine boss
es have long carried out terror
reign against the Communist Party
in Martins Ferry, where more than
a year ago Communist meetings
were stopped during the election
campaign, altho the Communist Par
ty was on the ballot.
Since that time all halls in that
town have ben closed to the Com
munist Party and meetings 70 the
International Labor Defense, both
membership mad mass meetings,
have been barred.
The terror against the militant la
Dor groups has been increased in
Ohio, just as in Illinois, as the coal
miners begin in greater numbers to
turn to the National Miners Union.
The growing militancy of the coal
miners and the steel workers has
resulted in statements by the bosses
that they will resort to all means
"to keep the area clean Of militant
organizers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
A.F.L. Refuses Hall.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. '25.-The
mass protest meeting here against
the Gastonia case verdict and SEN
tences, and the mill company's ter
ror in the South will be held, 81
Gerson, one of the speakers now on
the ground, stated today, in spite
of every opposition. The American
Federation of Labor central body
here has refused the use of the
local labor temple. Another meet
ing place will be found.
The forces of reaction in Atlanta
are all being mobilized in the holy
crusade against the "Reds"-(read
the entire working class of Georgia
for "Reds"). Ten hours after two
organizers of the National Textile
Workers Union came into Atlanta
the Atlanta Constitution" printed
an editorial which can only bt
termed as lynch incitement. 1t is
worthy of the best that the prosti
tuted pens of the servants of the
Georgia Power Company can pro
duce. 1t is as clear as daylight
'Let the Reds be warned" it i.
captioned.
The ostensible reason for the
editorial is the conviction and vici
Gus sentences imposed upon our com
rades by the Charlotte class court
of the bosses. The Atlanta "Con
stitution," after a quiet bit of lip
smacking at the conviction goes or
to say:
Every plant of Russian Commu
nism (all COMMUNISTS and organ.
izers are born in Russia, of course \
will be promptly and fearlessly root.
ed out"
Despite the fact that the Atlanta
Constitution" concludes with this
note of warning (Which somehow
strikes n onote of terror in the
hearts of the bitterly exploited mil
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
Predicts Solid Support
for NlNU on. EUe OF the
Illinois Mine Convention
Caravans of Miners Tour ILL.,, Knit U.M.W.A.
Locals Together for Bellevile Convention
Monster Mass Meeting Sunday Night in Belle
vile; Officials Threaten Attack Convention

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-That the National Miners
Union will rallied the bulk of the old membership of the
United Mine Workers of America before the district
ton opens ederkranz Hall here Saturday. the confident
prediction of Freeman Thompson national board member of
the militant union which is directing the struggle to wrest
control of the miners organization from the eechke ngng
the Lewis offcaldom sde and the
machine the other Both machines fighting in court
for the money bags and property of the coal dgger with the
coal operators backing up BOTH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
MAYOR APPROVES
white WASHING
Mills Official Happy
Ella May Case Closed

GASTONIA, N. c., Oct. 25.-
Mayor F. B. Denny of Gastonuia is
jubilant over the speed with which
the grand jury is acting on the cases
before it of murder and attempted
lynching, kidnapping, beating, etc,
committed by gunmen of the Man
Vile Jenckes Co.
After the grand jury had refused
to indict the murderers of Ella May,
the mayor was interviewed in res
taurant near the court room.
"It looks like they are making a
quick end of the calendar he said.
"Then is the case of the murder
of Ella May closed?" as was asked,
eyes, | think it is" he replied
with obvious satisfaction, adding as
an afterthought, "unless somebody
talks"
Sink Runs Bluff.
Bpt the mill bosses will see that
everybody in the murder gang is
satisfied, and there is little immed-
late likelihood of any embarrassing
confessions.
Judge Hoyle Sink knows this, too.
He is just now going through the
formal gesture of protesting against
the failure to indict anybody for
killing Ella May, National Textile
WorkarS TTnion orpanizer ,ourdpr
ed by a gang of mill bosses gunmen
on the open road, in broad daylight
when they shot up a truck load of
mill workers who had tried to attend
mass meeting in South Gastonia
Sink told the grand jury they were
elected for six months, and should
do something to kind who killed Ella
May.
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been raised only by the Communist
election program, will be brought
concretely before the workers of
New York at the Nov. 3 demonstra-
tion by the leading candidates of
the Communist Party.
The striking contrast between con-
dtions in capitalist U. S. A. and in
socialist USSR will be made clear
by the speakers who will explain the
great significance of the Five-Yea
Plan of Socialist Construction to the
workers of all countries.
An entertainment program of an
unsual nature is being arranged for
the Madison Square Garden rally.
Workers are urged to buy their
tickets in advance at following sta
tions: New York District Of the
Communist Party, 26 Union Square;
Freiheit, 30 Union Square; Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union,
131 w. 2Sth St., and Workers Book
shop, 80 Union Square, y.ss ss.xs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
Communist Party Hold
Rousing Election Rally

A rousing election rally was held
at 131st st. and Seventh Ave. by
the Communist Party last night in
spite of police who sought for an
opportunity to break the meeting.
Many Negro workers attended.
The issues of the election CAM
paign from the working class view
point were analyzed by the Commu-
mist Party speakers.
They included Richard B. Moore,
candidate for Congress in the 21st
District, Brooklyn, n Garcia and c..
Hope.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
HUNDREDS HEAR
FOSTER EXPOSE
ALL. AT MEET
Aid Labor Unity; Join
TUUL After Appeal

Hundreds of workers gathered in
Irving Plaza Hall last night cheered
tumultuously when William 2. Fos-
ter, general secretary of the T. U.
U. L., pointed to the thousands of
Illinois miners leaving the U. M. W.
A. and joining the National Miners
Union as a proof that the workers
realize that the reactionary unions
are no good, and that Secretary
Morrison and President Green were
padding the figures when they
claimed there was a gain in A. F. l..
membership during the year.
The other principal speaker was
Charles Frank, Negro member of
the Gastonia Labor Jury. Frank told
an interested audience of the rail
roading of the Gastonia boys, the
proof of their innocence, and the
prosecutions cross examination,
which paid no attention to the Incl
dents of June 7, but concerned it.
self solely with the prisoners poll
tical, religious, and race equality be-
liefs.
Assistant Secretary Schmies OF
the 7. U. U. L. appealed for the
support of Labor Unity, and sub
stantial donation for the paper was
raised.
George Powers was chairman
and a call to join the T.U.U.L. was
responded to by workers in tn,
audience.
Foster began by telling of his ad-
dressing left wing meeting on ar
irving in Toronto, the frs left wing
meeting held there-only it was moi
quite there. 1t was a foot and g
half outside the city limits, "anc
this foot and half legality was al
that saved it fro mbeing raided by
the police"
"The A. F. L. convention was helt
in the palatial Royal York Hotel
and the A. F. l.. paid 100000 fol
hall rent Alone" said Foster. L
was attended by all the important
takers of the A. F. L., and was thu
most reactionary convention yet, il
spite of the attempt of the Music
Group and tn esocialists to say tha
it was progressive.
Foster told of the opportunitie:
of militant unionism, such as is rep
resented in the T. U. U. L., ant
whic hthe A. F. L. cannot provide.
He told of the depression coming
"the collapse of the stock market
is only the overture to the granc
opera of depression"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
MASS RECEPTION
TO U.S.S.R. FLIERS
in CHICAGO SUN.
Over $4,000 Workers
to Greet Crew of the
Land of Soviets"
Detroit Hop Monday
GreatW Welcome on Field
in Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-A great well
come marked the arrival of the
Soviet Moscow-to-New York fliers
at Curtis Field in Chicago yester-
day, in the monoplane Land of the
Soviets.
Hundreds of workers were on
hand at the field, despite the time
of the day in which the fliers ar
rived. The four fliers made non
stop flight from North Platte,
Nebraska, to Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25. - Chicago
workers will tender a mass recep-
tion, the greatest so far received by
the crew of the Land of the Soviets,
this Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p. m. at
the Broadway Armory 1915 Broad
way. The four fliers, Shestakov,
Bolotov, Fufaev and Sterlingov, will
address the Chicago workers at
Sundays reception.
Over $4,000 workers of Chicago
and vicinity are expected to honor
the fliers at the reception. Workers
of Chicago have subscribed tractors
and TRUCKS as their gift to the
workers and peasants of the Soviet
Union, and as an aid in the Five
Year Plan of construction in the
U. S. S. R.
From Chicago the Land of the
Soviets will take off for Detroit,
which it will probably reach the
same day. In Detroit, as in all
cities along the route of the fliers,
another huge reception from the
workers awaits the four fliers.
New York workers will receive the
fliers in Madison Square Garden, on
the arrival of the Soviet plane at
its goal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26

The convention will also IN
augurate determined struggle
for the abolition of the check
off othe takers, for the day
rate system, the six-hour day
and five-day week, for unem-
p.oynert insu-c.---.ce and for the con-
troll of the conveyers and other ma
chimes.
Big Mass Meeting.
A monster mass meeting which
miners from the entire Belleville
sub-district will attend, is scheduled
for Sunday night.
Machine officials are openly
threatening to round up thugs to
attack the Illinois Convention as
they did the convention in Pitts
burgh over a year ago, when the
new union came into being. That
the Illinois miners will be ready to
repulse any such attempts, is the
promise of the militant coal diggers
here.
This convention will blow up the
/ Fishwick- -Farrington-Nesbit plan to
organize a separate company union
which they expected to call the
"Illinois Mine Workers Union!"
Contrary to tn efakers' policy of
splitting the bituminous miners
from the anthracite, and district
from district, the National Miners
Union has broadened its organiza-
ton to take in metal miners in ad-
dition to coal miners.
file organizers who won the leader
Automobile caravans of rank and
ship as a result of militant activity
in the struggle, and organizers sent
in by the Pittsburgh national office
and the various districts to help in
the emergency, GO from town to
town and mine to mine knitting to-
gether the membership of the locals,
many Of which number over thou
sand, for the struggle.
MS3s meetings are held in every
coal mining town in the state, and
the Coal Digger, official organ of
the left wing union, is being spread
broadcast. In addition, thousands
of leaflets carrying the official call
for the convention and explaining
the objectives and plan for repre-
sentation, are being sent thru the
Illinois fields.
Among the active organizers who
are mobilizing the Illinois miners in
support of the N.M.U. are William
Boyce, Negro vice president of the
union; Vincent Kamenevitch, secre-
tary of District 5, N.M.U., and ma
tional board member; Joe Tash, ma
tional youth organizer; and Charles
Guynn, board member from the
Ohio district who recently has been
in the West Virginia field.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
PHILADELPHIA WORKERS ASSEMBLED
IN DEFIANCE OF POLICE TERROR ARE
BRUTALLY ATTACKED; MANY MEETINGS
F. Of Socialists Combine Atlanta to Interfere with Big Mass
Meetings Called to Denounce Gastonia Verdict
Find Steel Trust Behind Prosecution for Sdon of
Arrested in Cleveland International Red Day Meetings
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
Autumn Youth Dance

Don't forget the Autumn Youth
Dance under the auspices of the
Young Communist League, District
No. 2, tonight at Stuyvesant Casino,
Second Ave. and Ninth st. sssa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26

Not only has the bourgeoisis
forged the weapons that bring
death to Itself; Il has also called
into existence the men who are 10
WELD those rcnpons-the modern
working claAs-the proletRrinns.-
karl MARI tCommunisl hanifesto).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26

beore hem workers of Boston, demonstrate in Boston Com
Sunday at p. workers of Cleveland in the Public
Square at NJ; and meetings in Kansas City, Detroit San
Francisco and other cities are under preparation.
IMPORTANCE IN SOUTH
The protest meetings in the South however con-
tnue to bulk large in significance this is the such in
cident known to the history of labor there.
James P Reid and Sophie Melvin of the released Gas
tona defendants will speak Greenve South Carolina an
important textile city, The local unions of Ashvle N c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-26
THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS

For Workers-Farmers Government
To Organize the Umorgamized
Against Imteriatist War
For the 4O-H0nr Week
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
.BAPTISTS OPEN
CONFERENCE

The Baptist Young Peoples Unions
of Washington and vicinity will
herald the united convention Of three
former groups at a meeting tonight
at o'clock with the Mt. Carmel
west.
Miss c. j. Woolfork and DR.. j, j.
Porter will conduct the meeting,
aided by the Rev. James H Marshall,
who will lead gospel singing.
The main conference will open
Wednesday morning, at Second Bap-
tist Church, with the women's aux
iliary at Mt. Carmel, nearby.
Mt Olive, Providence and Walker
Memorial churches will conduct the
devotionals, to be followed by nd.
dresses by Mrs. Elizabeth Craig and
Mrs. Katie Longwood.
At the main assembly, the princi.
pal theme will be by DR.. j. T.
Brown, editor-in- chief of the Sunday
school board of the National Bap-
tist Convention
In the afternoon, Rev. James l..
Pinn, of the department of theology
OF Howard University. will discuss
the influence of prayer on the life
of the individual, to be followed by
reports of committees and of the
president, Rev. William Fl. Jerna-
gin.
All sessions will open at 10 a. m.
and continue through the day until
10 p. m. with meals served ut
intervals.
Rev. j. Harvey Randolph. VIII.
liam q Opey and Rev. J. p.
Nichols are other local people re.
sponsible for the meeting
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
WA I TERME[0N
FREES man

Proof that he had purchased a
watermelon turned the tables today
for Joseph p. Eddie" Sullivan, when
he was arraigne' before Judge Isaac
r. Hit In Police Court on n charge
Of carrying deadly weapon, q knife.
It won him a suspended sentence
on that charge and also on an In
toxication charge.
Sullivan admitted he had the knife
but proved by members Of his family
that he intended to use It to slice a
watermelon he bought yesterday at
Seventh Street wharf.
After taking the melon to his home
the defendant stood near Fourth and
L Streets Northwest, holding the
knife in his hand.
His anticipations of partaking or
a favorite delicacy were dashed when
q policeman came along and ordered
him to the Second precinct.
The story Of the watermelon was
related to Judge Hit today by
SuIlivan's sister.
Missing his share of the melon was
enough punishment, the Judge e
thought, and suspended sentences
on the two counts on which the de-
fendant came up.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Daughters of America
Officers Are Installed

VIENNA, Va. July I6.-Betsey
Ross Council. Daughters of Amer
lea, has installed Mrs. James Sellars
as councillor, Mrs. Dorothy More
land, associate councillor; Mrs Paul
inc Wood vice councillor; Mrs. Anna
Prosise, conductor: Mrs. Burke.
holder, warden: Miss May Hurst
junior past councillor: Miss Lois
Poole, associate junior past coun-
cilor; Miss Myrtle Horseman. re.
cording secretary; Mrs. Maude Gun
nell, assistant recording secretary
Miss Ethel Adams. financial Sec
retary; Mrs. Beatrice WinslOw.
treasurer, Mrs. Louise Wright. out
side sentinel: Miss Lou Mcdaniel.
inside sentinel.
Mrs. Bessie N. Kenyon, State
secretary. officlated. Past councillor
emblems were presented to Mrs.
Isabel Sherman. Miss May Hurst.
and Mrs. Camel Thompson.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
WARNS SOLDIER
TO QUIT D. c.

Richard Perry. a soldier OF Nor.
folk, Va. who said he came up tc
washington to see the Government
buildings and other sights had two
examples OF architecture. which he
haa not intended to include. added
when Policeman J. L. Mason ar.
rested him on a charge OF drunken
ness.
They were the First precinct sta.
tion and Police Court.
Learning that the soldier claimed
to be greatly Interested In magnifi-
cent buildings. Judge Robert Z. Mat
tingly remarked the District Jail Is
an imposing sight.
He suspend ! sentence Of $500 or
six months, but stated that IL Perry
did not take the boat back for Nor.
folk tonight. ne might yet have a
nance TO inspect the interior deco
lations at the jailhouse.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Virginia Will Open Bids
Today on Road Project

FAIRFAX. Va, July l6.-Bids
are to be opened in Richmond today
for the widening and rebuilding of
the Lee Highway from the bank of
Cherrydale as far as Halls Hill.
r: l. Mount. resident State en-;
gineer. says the detour to be OBJ
served by the State while the Lee
Highway is Under construction win
follow the Memorial Drive from
East Falls Church. through Claren.
don via Route I'll at Globe Road,
joining the Lee Highway again at
Lyon and Fitch filling station. The
closing of Wilson Boulevard In
Arlington county for widening. a
project which will probably be I'M
der way at the same time. will not
hinder Fairfax county residents
from being able to reach George
town, Mr.. Mount said.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Burglars Take Care!
D. C. Office Has
New Alarm

Fearful that some hold.up men
may take It into their heads to
rob the renewal office located in
Pennsylvania Avenue several doors
from the Traffic Bureau. Director
OF Traffic william H. Harland to.
day ordered the installation Of
an alarm system.
A button win be installed on the
floor in the cashiers cage and
connected to q large gong in the
office Of the director.
On one occasion recently. 1t was
noticed that several suspicious
characters were paying too much
attention to the activities of the
cashier. resulting in the ordered
installation.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
Apron Social Tonight at
Mclean, Va, by Guild

MCLEAN, Va. July 16-The ladies
of st Johns Episcopal Guild 0f
Mclean will give an apron social
tonight at the Parish Hall under the
direction OF Mrs. A. M. Berthiaume.
Visitors must pay one penny for
each birthday they have celebrated,
tiny aprons being distributed to hold
the pennies. A one-act play, "A
Brilliant Idea." will be presented
during the evening by Miss Sallie
Ball, Mrs. Henry Maekall. Mrs. AL
fred Rawlings. Mrs, John BIaclford.
Mrs. John Preston, Mrs. Franklin
Gicker. Mrs. Berthiauhe, and Mrs.
Bruno Wittig.
The Washington times., 1929-07-16
~ hours
to New York
9h hours
TO Boston
De Lu1e

Board The Senator in Wash
ington at 1890 P. MIN time
for an appetizing lunch =
you're i'm Boston a few hours
after dinner (1O:O5 p. ny.
Three Pennsylvania trains
daily now offer the only
through service from Wash.
ingtOn to Boston - and this
new flyer is fastest of them all!
Luxurious, tOO!. --latest type
parlOr cars-ObservatiOn car
The Washington times., 1929-07-16


-clubcar-unexcelledd dining
service.
Too other through trains daily
leave at equally convenient
hours:
Colonial Express - Leaves
Washington 8:l5 A. M. - Ar
rives Boston 7:2O p. NJ.
Federal Express - Leaves
Washington 800 p. M. -' Ar
rives Boston 7:3O A. M.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
Bert Lytell Says He'll
Marry Grace Menken

CHICAGO. Nov. IS G.N.SJ -
Bert Lytell, star Of stage and
screen, announced here today he
would marry his leading lady,
Miss Grace Menken, who Is ap-
pearing here in the play,
Brothers" with him.
Lytell said he and Miss Men
ken had been engaged for several
weeks and would be married in
New York at the expiration of
the Chicago run of the play.
This will be Lytelrs third ma,
trimoniai venture. His first wife
was Evelyn Waugh, wno divorced
him in october. 1924. In MAJ,
1925, he married Claire Windsor,
screen actress, who divorced nm
two years later on a charge Of
mental cruelty.
The Washington times., 1929-11-13
DETECTIVE KELLY GIVES JURY MCPHERSON SUICIDE THEORY
MOTHER WEEPS
TELLING Of
KIDNAPPING

Mrs. Carmene Jenkins wept un'
consolably today in her home, the
800 block of Indiana Ave. N. w,
as she told of the kidnapping in
Baltimore yesterday Of her 5-year
old son, Jack.
II can't imagine why anybody
would do it," she sobbed. "Of
course, the Baltimore police are
doing all they can, but they
haven't found a trace Of him yet"
Her youngest child, Roy, IL
months old, sat on her lap and
cried for Jack"
The boy had been visiting IN
the home of Alexander Littlejohn,
1000 block Fifth Ave, Colgate,
Mrs. Jenkins said. Yesterday
afternoon, as he and some other
children were playing in the yard
of the Littlejohn home, large
black closed car drove up to the
curb and stopped with the motor
still running.
Two men were in the car. one
of them got out, sneaked up be-
hind the little boy and carried him
away, according to witnesses.
Neighbors attracted by the
cries of the child arrived Just IN
time to see the man leap into
the car, but no one got the II
cense number Of the machine. II
bore Maryland license plates, 1t Ii
reported.
Mrs. jenkins declared that
when she was first notified OF
the kidnapping she attributed 1t 10
her husband, Ernest e. Jenkins
from whom she has been Sepa
rated for some time. The de
scriptiDn of the man who caught
the child. however, did not tally
for the kidnaper is said to be
short, heavy and dark. while Jenk
ms Is of the opposite descrip
ton. Mrs. jenkins said that
when she last heard Of her hus
band he was in Birmingham
Ala.