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The Washington times., 1929-02-19
West End Citizens Ask
Longer Inaugural March

A resolution asking that the inau,
gural day parade end at Washington
Circle instead Of at Nineteenth ST.
and Pennsylvania Ave. N. W., Tas
adopted at the meeting of the West
End Citizens Association held at the
Western Presbyterian Church, 1915
H st. N. W.
Mrs. May Richardson, president
of the Colored Parent t-Teacher As
sociation, spoke on the colored
school situation. The resignation of
President J. S. Jones was accepted,
after he said he had moved from
the territory,
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
Station Agent
Robbed of S12 hY Bandit

With several officers within ear.
shot, a dapper bandit early today
held up the manager of gasoline
filling station across the street from
detective headquarters at Fourteenth
and D Streets Northwest.
The robbery was reported by the
victim, Kenny C. Van Meter, of the
900 block L st. n. w. He said he
was relieved of all his nights re-
ceipts-$12--when forced into a rear
room of the. station at the point of
a pistol
The hold-up man disappeared after
warning Van Meter not to leave the
room where he had been searched
for several minutes. Detectives
could find no trace of the robber.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
Legion Post Offers
Medal for Best Essay

The Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3
Auxiliary, American Legion, Of
Hyattsville, is offering a gold medal
and three certificates for the best
essays of 400 words on "our Ma
tional Banner"
The contest is open to seventh
grade pupils in all Prince Georges
county schools, beginning yester-
day and closing March %. Mrs. c. L.
Aiselle, Avon Avenue, Hyattsville.
is chairman of the committee in
charge of the contest,
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
MinnesOtans Planning
Fete Here for Governor

Minnesotans are planning elaborate
entertainment for Gov. Theodore
Christianson and his staff, members
of the Republican national commit
tee and a delegation attending the
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover, A
reception and ball will be held at the
Willard Hotel March S.
Miss Bed johnson, president OF
the Minnesota State Society, says
there will be the largest attendance
of Minnesotans ever gathered in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
NO. 4lO-ELINOR GLYN's HOME ~

This house, while known to be
very old, has proved itself the
enigma of many Georgetown his
torians. One part of the house, still
standing. was erected in 1880 and
thu rest Of the home was added
during the years that followed. 1t
is located at 3147 P st. N. w.
Adversely seemed to settle on the
occupants OF the home. No one,
as far as can be learned, lived long
The Washington times., 1929-02-19

within its four walls. Elinor Glyn,
internationally known author, pur-
chased tn home some years ago
and has had it extensively 1e-
modelled.
Madame Glyn has given much
time and energy TO unearthing the
past history of the home, but has
learned little At the pr sent time,
the historical investigation is being
continued.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
CONDEN
TERMS As
BNK|NC
PUBLIC

The Maltbie traction merger
plan, which has been favorably
reported to both Houses OF
Congress, was condemned as
contrary to the best interests
of the public today by Senator
Blaine of Wisconsin, in his
minority report to the Senate.
Blaines report, because it makes
the merger resolution controversial,
undoubtedly will block approval in
this session of Congress.
Branded "Indefensible"
1t would be ''indefensible" for Con-
gress to approve the Maltbie merger
without amendments, Blaine declared
in his report,
'"The benefits TO the public under
the proposed merger he said. are
outstripped by the burdens imposed
upon the public. Whatever benefits
come to the patrons of the local
transit companies under the merger
are limited and temporary. The added
burdens upon the street car patrons
will be perpetual"
The report contained % pages.
Every page was an argument against
the merger as now written. Over and
over again Blaine insisted upon the
necessity of changing the agreement
for the protection of the public. II
aI.a hn
gress will not be able to change 1t
in the future.
.a Urges Three Amendments
He urged adoption of the three
amendments he has already. intro
duced in the Senate, to direct the
Public Utilities Commission to use
prudent investment" as the basis
for valuation; to provide for transfer
Of the $7700 900 depreciation re-
serves to the new company, and to
limit the franchise of the new COM
pany to one year.
''It must be borne in mind" he
said, "that the proposed merger is
not creature of legislation. 1t is
a merger by contract containing an
expression of the desires of the cor
porations involved and of conces-
siens from the United States which
they demand as the price of con
solidation.
Therefore, to ratify this contract
now and fail to pass the necessary
legislation that will protect the pub
lie in the future is to tie the hands
Of Congress for all time"
Sees Fare Increase Sure
Blaine predicted that if the
merger is ratified as now written
it will result in the new company
getting a valuation of $4,000, 900 or
more.
He declared that all the public
will get out of the merger is a
saving of 100000 a year from trans
fers between the companies and
some physical conveniences from re-
routing of lines. In exchange for
this, he said, the companies will be
relieved from the paving and cross
ing policemen taxes amounting to
between $3.50, 900 and $400, 600 a
year.
at has been contended and will
be contended," he said. that il
there is not merger there will he
an increase in fares. am not
going to speculate upon that prop.
osftion, but / am going to set
against such claim the fact that
under the joint resolution present
street-car fares are guaranteed for
only two years.
He predicted that after the two.
year period fares would be i'm
. fYpa sed
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
Bureau to Make Fire
Department Surrey

The Bureau of Efficiency will make study of admnlstra
tive conditions in the local fire department it is
relieved Of the Of Federal affairs with which 1t IS
expected be sadded the beginning of the admins
The Washington times., 1929-02-19
BENEFIT CARD PARTY

The National Review Woman's
Benefit Association will give a card
party at $50 p. m. Friday, at the
clubhouse. 1850 Massachusetts, Ave.
The Washington times., 1929-02-19

Births, Engagements, Marriages.
Deaths and In Memoriam appear iaily
ON the last inside page, last two columns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
Child KILLED BY
SCAB TROLLEY;
FIGHT CONTINUES
New Orleans A. F. of L.
Attacks Strikers
Militancy
Hits Strikers Relief
Federal Court Jails
Many Workers

NEW ORLEANS, La. Aug. 15.-
The death today of Floyd East,
three-year-old boy, under the wheels
of street car run by scab is the
latest crime laid at the door of Pub
lie Service, Inc. Mass demonstra-
tions in which tens of thousands par
ticipate against the action of the
City Council who are cooperating
with the car company by passing
strike-breaking ordinances, the fed
eral court which is sending active
strikers to Jail, and the attempt to
run the trolleys by scab labor, are
continuing.
The city, state and federal police
forces were increased once more to-
day, and they are making promiscu-
Gus use of night sticks, tear gas
bombs and guns throughout the city.
Armed retaliation from the strikers,
attacks on scab-run cars and dyna-
hitting of tracks continued all day,
according to reports today.
Workers Storm Car.
After the car struck the boy, an
infuriated crowd surrounded the
street car, not allowing Robert Blair,
scab motorman, to move the car on.
Police attacked the crowd, attempt
Continued on Page TWo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
TAMMANY FEARS
COMMUNIST GAIN
IN NEGRO HARLEM
Sangs Engdahl, C. P.
Boro President
Candidate
Hits Police Brutality
Stands Trial Monday
With Six Others

at is not an accident that the
most vicious attacks by the Tam
many Hall police should be launch
ed just now against the Communist
Party campaign rallies in Harlem" "
declared J. Louis Engdahl, Commu-
mist candidate for president of the
Borough of Manhattan, in comment
ing on the breaking up of Commu-
mist meetings at 138th. st. and Sew
enth Ave-, and the arrest of Com
munist speakers.
at is precisely in Harlem, with
its great discontented population of
Negro workers, that Tammany Hall
fears loss of strength in it's eff
forts to re-elect Mayor Jimmy
Walker. 1t feels that this loss will
go to the Communist Party. 1t
fights back with the only weapon
it knows, the same police oppres-
sion that it has been using against
workers in recent strikes in the
food, needle, iron and other indus
tries"
Engdahl was among those re-
Gently arrested when police broke
up the Communist Party campaign
rally at 18th st. and Seventh Ave.
He will appear with others arrested
in the Magistrates Court of the
Twelfth District on Monday to an
swer to the usual charge of disor-
derly conduct.
"The charge against US is mere
camouflage," declared Engdahl
"This is also true of the claim of
the police officialdom that meetings
must be forbidden on Seventh and
Eighth Avenues in order not to in
terfere with traffic.
'1t is only Communist meetings
that are broken up. Religious gath
erings have not been interfered
with. And the police themselves
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
Bull DING TRADES
PROTEST TONIGHT
Workers Will Meet in
Irving, Plaza

A capacity response is expected to
the call of the Building Trades Sec
tion of the Trade Union Educational
League for the mass meeting of
building trades workers to be held
tonight at 7:30 in Irving Plaza Hall,
18th st. and Irving Place.
Hundreds of carpenters, cleo
tricians, painters and other building
trades workers will attend the meet
ing tonight and express their indig-
nation at the recent sell-out of the
workers-in the form of "truce"
pending arbitration of differences
that arose during the fake promise
of the five-day week.
Speakers active in the left wing
labor movement will point out this
arbitration, as is already known,
will result in a surrender to the
electrical fixture manufacturers, as
the union bureaucracy will permit
them to import and install nom
union assembled fixtures. AS for
the other trades, it is pointed out,
even more work will be done under
non-union conditions instead of on
the job than has been done here
tofore.
One of the principal reasons for
the truce" it is further pointed
out, was to give the hosses moro
time to finish up whatever urgent
work they have and towards the
end of the year, with growing un-
employment, to launch an attack
upon the union, at a time when the
workers are least prepared to re-
sist a long fight.
How best to. meet this threatened
,nS,s ught on the already low stand
ards of the workers will be told at
the meeting tonight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
TRAITORS
CALL OFF BRITISH
TEXTILE STRIKE
Workers Solid; Fight
Bureaucrats

MANCHESTER, England, Aug.
15.-Class conciliation was the key
note of the arbitration proceedings
at the Manchester Town Hall today
when reformist trade union leaders
encouraged by Sir Horace Wilson of
the labor government, decided that
the 100000 strikers return to work
while the hearing proceeds.
The ruling was made in the face
Of the stirring solidarity Of the
strikers, who had voted against the
121a per cent wage cut from the out
set.
Bosses Arrogant.
Encouraged by the cringing atti-
tude of the government conciliators
and the reformist leaders of the
trade union congress, the Master
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
MOVE TO MAKE ]
The COMMUNIST
PARTY ILLEGAL
Is Part of Capitalist
Drive on Workers

Another sinister move of the gov
ernment to outlaw the Communist
Party, and declare it "illegal," is
seen in the appeal taken by the fed
eral authorities against the decision
of the New York federal court
which freed John Voich, a foreign
born worker, living in Prescott, Ari-
zona, who was slated for deporta-
ton to Jugo-Slavia where a fascist
government would soon put him to
death.
Federal Judge Thomas D. Thacher,
of United States district court for
the southern district of New York,
made the ruling three weeks ago,
resulting in Voich's freedom, that
the Communist Party was not
"proscribed" organization.
Distributed Literature.
Voich, an unnaturalized foreigner,
was charged with distributing pro
scribed" literature and belonging to
a prescribed" organization - the
Communist Party.
Federal Judge Thacher's decision
was based partly on the fact that
the Communist Party had taken
part in political campaigns and was
therefore a legal party.
The federal government, through
United States Attorney Charles H.
Tuttle, has filed an appeal on this
decision on the grounds that the
court erred in declaring the Commu-
mist Party legal"
His appeal in part states; "The
Court erred in holding that the Com
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
N.T.W.U. SHOWS
union VICTORY
5-Hour Cut Result of
Gastonia Struggle

GASTONIA, N. c., Aug. 15.-Ten
thousand leaflets were distributed by
the N.T.W.U. today to the mill work
ers throughout CASTOR County. The
leaflet stated that the reduction in
hours from 60 to 55 hours per week
granted a few days ago by the mill
owners of CASTOR County is a con-
cession forced from them by the
workers. The leaflet reads, in part:
"The reduction in hours is the re-
suit Of months Of strikes, picket
ing and union organization carried
on by the National Textile Workers
Union, its organizers, members and
sympathizers.
ut comes right after the Bessemer
City Conference of the National Tex
tile Workers Union where 227 dele
gates representing $4,000 workers
in 5 states endorsed the demands
Continued on Page Two)
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workers at the 177th st. subway sta.
tion, taking them directly to Plea.
SAINT Bay Park.
Many of the candidates on the
Communist Party ticket are sched.
uled to address the throngs expected
to participate in the opening rally
of the city campaign. Among them
are William w. Weinstone, candidate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
Land OF SOvIETS
CREW UNFRAMED
Plane Down at Chita;
Flight May Be Off

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Aug. IS
Pilot Semyon Shestakof has radioed
the Soviet military authorities at
Sosnozeresk, 80 miles from China,
that its crew of four escaped, un-
harmed, when the Land of the Sow
lets, en- route from Moscow to New
York, made forced landing in the
uninhabited forest region of the
trans -Baikal district north of the
Continued on Page Fiue)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
NEWARK CARMEN
EXPECT SELLoUT

In spite of the obvious will of 7,400
Newark street car and bus workers
for a strike against the refusal of
the Public Service Corporation to
meet the demands of the men for
wage increases and shorter hours,
officials of the Trolley and Bus
mems Union are expected to agree
to the suggestion of Matthew R.
Boylan, vice-president of the COM
pany, for board of arbitration. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
Communists Alone Fight for
Negroes, Says Fanny Austin
First Negro Woman Candidate DenOunces
Other Parties for Race Discrimination

"The Communist Party is the only
political party which fights consist
emily for the Negro workers and for
their emancipation as a class and
race" Fanny Austin, Communist
Party candidate for the Board of
Aldermen in the 21st Aldermanic
District, Manhattan, told the Daily
Worker yesterday.
"While all other parties either
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
COURT CONV|CTS
NEGRO ON LIES
Ten Years for Aged
Tennessee Worker

CENTREVILLE, Tenn, Aug. Is.
Open admission by three women
witnesses that they had given false
testimony was carefully ignored by
a Circuit Court jury when they
found Turley Wright, aged Negro,
guilty on vague "attack" charges
brought by a white woman. He was
sentenced to ten years. His attor-
ney will in the meantime move for
a new trial.
In line with the usual policy of
conviction of Negroes on the slight
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or deported.
Two-thirds of the Soviet
citizens formerly employed by
the Chinese Eastern are Suf-
fering great privation because the
Marking authorities have confiscated
their personal property.
A number of Soviet citizens are
also reported to have been killed.
The white guardist Russians are
zealously assisting the Marking au-
thorities in their persecution.
Recent reports show a further con-
centration of troops along the Sow
let frontier. Armored trains, ar
tillery and machine gun companies
have been concentrated near the
border.
Wires are constantly arriving from
all parts of the Soviet Union de-
manding that the government take
energetic action against the Nan
king generals in order to protect the
lives of Soviet citizens in Manchuria
and along the Soviet frontier.
Collections are being conducted
with tremendous enthusiasm in or
der to build tanks, airplanes, etc.
All large scale industrial works
and labor unions are contributing in
order to present the Red Army with
airplanes and tanks and other mill
tary equipment, bearing the names
of the donors.
The Supreme Military Council and
General Blucher, the commander of
the Special Far Eastern Red Army,
are constantly receiving offers of
groups of former irregulars, Young
Communist groups and others to join
the Red Army as volunteers.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Aug. 15.-
Unconfirmed reports today inti-
mated that Lu Yuan-huang, man
ager of the Chinese Eastern Rail
road, and several minor officials
might be made the scapegoats by
the Marking government for its
seizure of the road and would be dis
missed shortly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16

ers Union organizers, and Ju-
liet Stuart Poyntz, l. l.. D. rep
resentative, also spoke. Liston
M. Oak was chairman.
Melvin told about the great, wide
spread struggle in the textile mills
which the United Textile Workers
Unon has betrayed whenever they
gained control in any mill town. She
told about the militant struggle
which caused the mill owners to de-
termine to uproot the left wing union
even if it had to be drowned in blood.
T. A. Wilson, president of the
state federation, and William Kelly
were present to hear their company
unions and bureaucracy exposed as
betrayers during the struggle. Mel
win scored the A. F. of L. severely
for supporting the mill operators in
their attempt to send her fellow
defenders to Jail, by officially refus-
ing to support the defense drive and
actually fighting the 1. L. D. which
$ conducting the defense.
Many rank and file delegates who
had attended the convention which
adjourned yesterday pledged their
support for the defense and volun-
teered to help arrange meetings in
their towns.
A large number of Negroes who
attended the meeting joined the
whites in pledging support.
A branch of the International La
Dor Defense was organized in Ra-
leigh after the meeting.
On their return to Charlotte to-
day, the organizers of the |. l.. D.
and the Mt. w. will stop at the
Henderson mills and arrange a Sc
ries of meetings.
The veritable storm of petitions
protestin gthe Gastonia terror which
are being received daily at the ma
tional office of the Gastonia Joint
Defense and Relief Committee at
80 E. 18th ST., New York City, show
hat the Chicago district is surpass-
ng all other sections of the country
IN activity. More than 100000 sig
natures have already been received.
Chicago, with e quota of 100000
signatures, has exceeded so per cent
of its allotment already with $4,000
names. Philadelphia runs a close
second with $4,000 names in it's
quota of 100000.
New York workers were at first
in the lead, but have fallen to a
poor third in the last few days with
80 per cent of their quota of 250,000,
with $4,000.
Detroit, with quota of 100000,
has sent in total to date of $4,000;
Pittsburgh, with a quota of $4,000
has sent in 10000; Cleveland has
secured 10000 of it's $4,000 quota;
C Continued OIL Page Fiue)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
Delegates form Ford Plant
at Metropolitan Area Meet
Seamen's Confab OpeEs Tomorrow; Chicago
Meet Sunday for Cleveland Convention

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. ia con-
ference called by the Trade Union
Educational League will be held
Sunday at the Northwest hall, at
which delegates from many shops
will prepare for the Trade Union
Unity Conference to be held in
Cleveland, Ohio, beginning Aug. 81.
A report of tie program of the
Trade Union Educational League
will be given By C. A. Hathaway
Continued on Page Two)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
PREPARE FOR BIC
SACC0 MEMORIAL
Prominent Speakers at
Union So. Meet

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the New York District of
he International Labor Defense for
j Sacco-V -Vanzetti memorial demon
stration that will rival the huge
demonstrations of two years ago.
Next Thursday, Aug. %, at 5 p. m,
thousands of New Workers will rally
in Union Square to commemorate
the second anniversary of the execu-
tion of the two working class mar
tyrs and to demand the immediate
release of the victims of another
capitalist murder conspiracy, the %
Gastonia textile strikers and strike
leaders.
Since the Sacco-Vanzetti demon
stration will be held only four days
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
Slander Against Defendants
and LID Denounced by Neal
Defense Counsel Declares Press InfIames
Jurors Against Strikers
Defense

The slanderous stories appearing
in the southern capitalist press and
reproduced with enthusiasm in the
north by liberal as well as capital
ist journals, concerning the Interna-
tional Labor Defense and other or
carnations helping the Gastonia
strikers, were termed "a monstrous
campaign of villification" by DR..
John Randolph Neal, of the defense
counsel.
DR.. Neal, who was in New York
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16
GRAF HOPS USSR
ON next FLIGHT
8 Japanese on Trip to
Study Air Bombing

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-The German
dirigible Graf Zeppelin, which took
the air at Friedrichshafen on the
second stage of its world tour We'd
nesday at 1895 eastern standard
time), crossed the Latvian frontie'
into Soviet Russia at 1:30 this af-
ternoon, after passing over Danzig,
Konigsberg and Lithuania. 1t was
reported proceeding toward Smol-
ensk, course which would take it
considerably to the south of Mos
cow, indicating that perhaps Ecke-
ner, commander of the war bag, had
decided not to pass over the So
Wet capital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16

Delegates representing the work
ers Of the Ford plant at Kearney,
N. J. will be at the Second Metro
politan Area Trade Union Unity
Conference to be held Tuesday, Aug.
20 at Irving Plaza, Irving Pl. and
10Th ST., it was announced yesterday
by the Executive Council of the
Trade Union Center. Workers from
many other large industrial plants
in New Jersey will also be repre-
Continued on Page Five)
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for mayor; H. M. Wicks, for presi-
dent of the board of aldermen; j.
Louis Engdahl, for president of the
Borough of Manhattan; Fred Bic
denkapp, for president of the Bor-
ough of Brooklyn; Rebecca Grecht,
for state assembly from the 5th
A. D.; Ben Gold, candidate for al
derman, 29th A. D.; Rose Wortis,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-16

openly support the policy of the most
vicious race discrimination, or like,
the socialist party, cowardly evade
the issue, the Communist Party
shows itself to be the Party of the
oppressed Negroes by being the first
to nominate a Negro woman for
municipal office. I am nroud to be
the. first to claim that distinction" {"
Continued on Page Five)