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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01

He doesn't seeln to know who
signed the checks and notes of Lo-
cal No. 2.
Hillquit pulled the strings and
marionette Caplowitz did the rest.
After finishing with Caplowitz,
Lawyer Boudin again called to the
witness stand Frederick Umhey,
Hjllquit's office manager. Boudin
wanted to get Information from him
concerning the sale Of the bank
shares belonging to the Joint Board
and TIE left wing locals, but Unnhey
found it remarkably difficult to give
direct answers.
Boudin: Now, will you say that
you remember having the stock
transfer book of the Cloak Opera
tors Lyceum, Inc, in December,
1926?
Umhey: recall having a stock
B: Answer the question yes or
no.
u: recall having a stock trans
fer book in my office in 1926, yes
sir.
B: That is no answer. You
know there are lots of transfer
stock books in your o if ic e
probably. / asked you a specific
question. court Minutes, Page
81.
Umhey had "a" stock transfer
book, but he tried to squirm out of
admitting that he had specific
stock transfer book in his possession.
However, he did not escape so
easily. Boudin finally succeeded in
making him talk concerning the sale
Of the shares.
Boudin: To whom did you sell
this stock?
Umhey: I sold in the first in
stance 375 shares as one group.
b: When did you sell that first
item?
U; That think was in May
1927.
b: 10 whom did you sell that?
U: | sold that to a group Of
the directors of the bank.
B: And what are their names?
U: Mr.. Solomon Fillene and
Mr.. A. Berkman.
b: Berkman?
U: Berkman, Mr.. Philip
B: What does the "a" stand
for?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
HARVEY WRECKS
CRAFT PROBING
Mysteriously Abandons
100000 Graft

Queens Borough President George
U. Harvey, after charging publicly
that hundreds of thousands of dol
lars had been stolen in the Queens
street cleaning department, has seen
something new, or been seen. He
suddenly dropped all of the charges
Yesterday, after conference with
District Attorney Newcomb, issued
a written statement to the press, and
refused to answer any questions.
Harvey's statement disregards al
together the mysterious murder of
Raymond Clark, chauffeur of the
street cleaning department officials.
Just before he was to testify against
them, and says nothing about the
discharge on the day of Clark's
death, of the superintendent OF the
department, Sullivan.
Harvey's statement is as follows:
"Despite the most thorough inves-
tigation by Commissioner Of Ac-
counts James A. Higgins and his
assistants for a period of more than
five months, and diligent search by
Commissioner Fritz Brieger into ir-
Irregularities in the Queens Bureau OF
Street Cleaning, we are able to pre-
sent to District Attorney Newcombe
only evidence that will fix the re-
sponsibility for minor thefts.
although we know that thou
sands of gallons of gasoline and
other supplies are unaccounted for
in the books of the Street Cleaning
Department, am of the opinion
after most careful investigation that
it is humanity impossible to fix the
responsibility for its loss.
"District Attorney Newcombe has
given us the fullest cooperation in
this matter and am satisfied that
no evidence can be adduced except
that involving petty thefts."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
REPORT SANDING
WHIPS MARINES
IN new BATTLE
us. Invades Honduras
But Meets Defeat

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Feb.
2S.-In their murderous hunt to
suppress the stubborn struggle Of
Sandino's army of Nicaraguan in
dependence, the U. S. marines have
invaded the territory of Honduras
but, according to reports here, have
been soundly whipped by Sandino's
troops at the Honduran town of Las
Manos.
The marines burned the Honduran
village of Santa Maria when forced
to retreat by Sandino's troops, &C
cording to reports. No account of
casualties are given in the reports.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
Wall st. Undecided on
Labor Post in Hoover
Cabinet; May Be Davis

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - The
latest rumors on the Hoover cabinet
indicate that Vice President Doak of
the Railway Trainmen may not get
the promised position of secretary
of labor after all, and that James j.
Davis, the present incumbent, may
remain. Doak is an efficient mis-
! leader of labor, but Davis has done
nothing to cause his ousting, from
the employers point of view.
Thomas D. Campbell, of Montana,
the largest grain land owner in the
United States, and recently back
from Europe, will probably head the
usual flake" farm relief investiga-
ton board. Such a board is made
necessary by the republican prom
ises during the election, but under
landlord leadership, the "dirt farm
ers" will be merely "kidded by ex-
perts."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
U: Alexander, l believe.

u: Alexander, l believe.
Hillquit: Aaron.
Umhey (continues): Mr.. Philip
Rodriguez and Mr.. Morris Hill
quit.
Boudin; How much did you get
for that? a
" U: Two hundred dollars a
share. >.
B: And what was the next sale
made by you?
U: The next sale was the en-
tire balance, 900 shares.
B: When was that sold and to
whom? nj
u: That was sold in about No
vember 1927.
B: And how much did you sell
that for? 2
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Continued from Page One)
hey, was being tied into knots,
rushed to his rescue, took the stand
and declared:
Y Hillquit: So there will be no mis-
apprehension, may l say for the
record that the defendant comedies
that the stock of the 1870 East 25th
Street Corporation is held by Fred
erick F. Umhey solely as trustee and
subject to the terms Of the agree
ment, dated July, 1925.
Boudin: And all the parties to it
therein mentioned?
H: As provided in said agree
ment. court Minutes, Page 1907.
Here Boudin began calling off
the parties to the agreement, men
tioning each local separately, local
2, local 9, local % and SO on. Hill
quit, however, objected to having
each local mentioned separately. The
judge asked Hillquit why he objected
and he said that if all the debts are
paid and the shares of right wing
local, local 10, for example, remain
untouched, the local would then get
it's property back. (This is what ac-
tually happened.)
On this the judge made the follow
ing comment:
"The Court: That would be
rather unfortunate in a way, if
these other locals property had been
used by the trustee, all that they
had put in, and the particular local
then got its property back and got
off. scot free" court Minutes,
Page 112).
Evidently even the capitalist Judge
had to express disapproval of the
|manipulations of Hillquit and Com
pany.
Hillquit had, however, been COM
PEELED to admit that the buildings
still belonged to their original own
ers.
The Socialist" corporation lawyer,
in the course Of the trial, suffered
some remarkable lapses of memory.
He, for example, forgot who Joseph
Boruchowitz is. This was a pretty
scene in the trial. Lawyer Boudin
put Hillquit, Umhey and Caplowitz,
of the International Union Bank on
the stand one after the other, and
none of them knew what office
Boruchowitz held!
Boudin grilled Hillquit as follows !:
Boudin: Well, was he Ii. e.
Boruchowitz--Ed.) an officer of
that organization?
Hillquit: / have no personal
knowledge of that fact.
B: Did you know that he was
an officer of that organization?
H: knew him as some repre-
sentative or officer of local No. 2.
B: That is what l asked you,
whether you knew him as an Off
Ger Of local No. 2?
H: / assumed he was some Off
Ger Of Local No. 2. court
Minutes, page 66).
The Reason Why.
Why did Hillquit deny that he
knew just who Boruchowitz was ?
Had not Boruchowitz been to see
him many times concerning union
matters when Hillquit was still at
torney for the Joint Board? Hadn't
Boruchowitz signed the agreement
IIillquit mentioned on The witness
stand in his (Hillquit's) office?
But the Joint Board case against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
NEEDLE TRADES
SHOP DELEGATES
ACT ON STRIKES
UnionDressShopsWork
Saturday for Strike

Continued from Page One)
department of the NTWIU, stated
that the strike agai:.st two shops,
Reineman and Blumgarden, is con-
tinuing and all workers are out. He
called attention to the character of
the scabs who are working in the
shops. None other than socialists
such as Glassman, Ritman, Richman,
Kramer and Brown, as we'll as the
Willie Yacker gangsters, are scab-
bing openly against the striking
workers.
On Saturday afternoon the New
Playwrights Theatre will give a per-
Torrance of John Dos Passos' new
play, "Airways, Inc.," which will be
free to the shop chairmen and mem
bers of the general strike commit
tee, at the Grove Street Theatre.
The trial of John De Santos, ar
rested while seated in the courtroom
yesterday, on complaint of S. Spit
yer, an employer, who charged that
De Santos assaulted him two weeks
ago on the picket lines, was post
poned this morning to March 9Th.
Sam Markowitz was in jefferson
Market Court as attorney for the
complainant. He is the attorney for
the ILGWU and has appeared in
court nearly every day to act as in
former, provocateur, and attorney
for the employers. In this case
Markowitz prevailed upon the en-
ployer to sign the complaint which
he failed to do yesterday. The bail
was raised from $3.50 to $3.50, due
to the efforts of Markowitz. "a
others who were taken in Mondays
wholesale arrests, had their cases ad-
iourned to March 9Th. The trial of
Irving Potash, picket captain, George
Leakos, and Ben Goldberg, arrested
Feb. 23rd when they repulsed the
attack of right wing gangsters, was
adjourned to March 9Th.
Won't Dismiss Rosemond.
The complainant against Henry
Rosemond, Negro furrier who was
beaten up on Feb. 9th, the first day
of the strike, failed for the third
time to appear this morning. Judge
Farrell refused to dismiss the charge
of assault against Rosemond and
postponed the case to March 9Th.
The trial of the four strikers ar
rested Feb. 25th, who according to
the union attorney, were obviously
! framed up by the right wing, was
adjourned to March Sth. Arrested
! in the courtroom on the complaint of
Louis Reiff, chairman of Local 35
of the right wing ILGWU and mem
Der of the socialist party, that they
threatened him as he was waiting to
testify against Sonia Chaiken who
had been arrested on his complaint,
they charged that they are known to
Reiff as militant left wingers and he
is trying to frame up case against
! them.
Jack Shines case was postponed
to March 18th. All of these strikers
were, as usual, charged with disor-
derby conduct.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
Send Material for the
|WOmen's Day Daily
Worker Immediately

In preparation for the Women's
Day Edition of the Daily Worker,
which will appear during the first
week in March, request has been
made that material for this edi-
ton be sent in Immediately. Ar.
ticles from women workers in the
shops are especially asked for.
Worker correspondence from
women workers in all industries
is also wanted for the special
Worker Correspondence Page in
the Women's Day Edition.
All such material should be ad.
dressed ''Wonen's Day Edition"
and sent in care of the Daily
Worker, rs Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
USsR GLASS OUTPUT.

VOLOGDA, U.S.S.R., (By Mail)
The "Zarya" glass factory in Vol
ogda increased its production to l.
900 cases of glassware during Janu-
airy. Production in previous months
has never exceeded 800 cases per
month. The amount of breakage
has been reduced from 20 to IL per
cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-01
CYRIL NEW WHITE HOPE"

PARIS, Feb. % (UP).-Prince
Nikita, Russian exile in Paris who
recently was chosen by the white
army" of exiled monarchists as pre-
tender to the lost throne of the
czars, has retired in favor of Grand
Duke Cyril, it was learned tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
By Johnny Callahan

boys closed all the gates leading out of the
track.
fooled them. The horse didn't run away
with me. and didn't fall OF. But neither
did put up exactly star exhibition Of the
art Of riding. went humping up and down
like f1ivver on road filled with ruts.
A week or two of this kind of thing, and
got so that could jog some Of the horses.
Then was put up on horse named Flstian
for my first gallop. Fustian was fonder of
OF horses galloped by and Fustian joined them
But I didn't. I landed on the ground and
stayed there. half stunned.
When I came to I insisted on remounting
Fustian. Anderson shouted: Go ahead! Get
up on him againi But find him first!"
The stable boys should have closed the
gates leading out of the track that day. It
wasn't until two days later that Fustian was
discovered grazing calmly on farm not far
away. .....
In few weeks was able to gallop the
quietest of the horses, and then one day was
told that they were going to let me ride in a
race the next afternoon-my first race. 1t was
at Fort Erie, Canada, and the horse was this
same Fustian. At that time, by the way, he
had never won race. ..,.-, :,
Don't show the horse up" the trainer told
me as started out. I nodded. I thought he
meant for me to make Fustian run good race
and not to show him up as poor horse. Just
the contrary was intended, but didn't know
much about the vernacular of the turf. -
So did my best-which wasn't very good
pushed him hard all Of the way, and despite
my bum ride, he wa only beaten. neck for
third place. e.s3. set
Thinking had done q fine job, remarked
gleefully, We'll, didn't show him up" But
the trainer shot back at me: 1.-THE hell you
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or the coffee, the usual fare, had to be con-
Sumed cold.
A MONG my first duties were carrying water
to the horses, rubbing down their legs
after they came in from workouts, and sweep
ing and raking the barn
But the ground school" of race riding wasn't
all work and no play. And the other boys
found time to give me the usual razzing that
every newcomer has to stand Pretty soon
new boy came along, though and attention
was Immediately turned to him. He thought
he was little heavy and asked us how to
reduce. What q chance! We put q pair of
high boots on him, three or four sweaters and
couple OF horse blankets. Then we told him
to run three miles to certain spot and back.
He started of, with us waiting impatiently
Tor his return Two hours later we began to
get scared. Perhaps he had collapsed under
all that weight. search party went out.
But there was no sign Of him. And then the
sad truth dawned on us. Some one had put
him wise and he had decided to forget his
ambition to become jockey We never saw
him agatn-or the boots, sweaters or horse
blankets. The joke was on us! :,
hadn't been at Benning very long when
I saw the first horse race I ever witnessed in
my life. I'll never forget the thrill it gave
me. The winner was Johnny Pangle's mare,
Mrs. Frank Foster, and all through that race
I pictured to myself what great thing it would
have been If had only been on Pangles horse.
I little thought then that some time later
would have my first winning mount on that
same mare.
FINALLY the day came when I was allowed
to get on . horse and exercise him. It
may have been a coincdence-and it may not
but just before climbed into the saddle the
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little Baltimore quick lunch
restaurant. It was w. T. (Fatty) Anderson
the horseman, who was later to become an in
ternational figure in the racing world as the
owner of the EngliSh-bred colt CarlariS which
. won the Tia Juana Derby and the Coffroth
Handicap.
"How'd you like to be jockey?" he repeated.
"When?" I asked. gasping for breath.
SNOW" was the answer. To-day"
. 1t seemed like dream that was too good
10 come true. I was so excited that forgot
to ask anything about money, but an arrange
ment was made then and there.
was IA years old then and was helping
along at home by earning what money I
could as messenger boy. don't know how
in the world the desire to become q Jockey
had got hold of me. had never been on top
Of horse-had never been around horses-had
never even seen horse race or workout. But
somehow it had got into my blood. Other
boys of my age had visions of becoming Indian
fighters like Gen. Miles or Buffalo Bill but In
my dreams the hero had always been Jimmy
Mclaughlin, Tod Sloan or some other past
master in the saddle
So broke the news joyfully to my mother
and father and after somewhat fearful part
ing Joined Anderson's stable at the old
Benning track near Washington, d. C. That
was ~ years ago. Since then have remained
constantly on the turf and have ridden l. 200
winners and taken part in 5000 other races
But that's ahead of my story.
hardly expected that I would be put
up at Benning in handsome apartment with
complete hotel service. but was somewhat
taken back when I saw the quarters that were
allotted TO me. The very small room con-
tanned two cots, trunk and lantern, together
with medley Of horse blankets, brides and
saddles. An upright oil heater also served as a
cooking stove. On this only one thing could
10 cooked at a time, so either "the ham and''
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That was my first race And 1t seemed that
I'd muddled the job.
IT was on Fustian that got my first and only
experience in a night trial. That's phase
Of racing that has passed out in the last decade.
but back in the day when was breaking ia
1t waS fairly common. Owners and trainers.
anxious to keep the real ability of their horses
from the prying eyes of touts, checkers and
other trainers would rouse their horses in the
middle Of the night and lead them silently Out
to the track. There with the aid Of lanterns
and stop watches, they would put them through
their PAGES .ss& Il SOS
Most of the mystery and secrecy Of work.
outs has passed along with the night trial,
Nowadays official checkers sit in the stands and
give the results of the workouts to the papers.
sensed that something unusual was going
to happen that night when Anderson said he
was going to stay at the stable, and had
hardly got to sleep when I was awakened. It
was am. and pitch dark. In the blackness
OF the night silent preparations were being
made to find out just how fast Fustian could
run the six furlongs. $500 81
I was legged up on him, and given a whistle
I was to trot FuStian to the six-furlong pole
and break from there, blowing O shrill blast
as we started racing, SO that Anderson could
start timing. Boys with lanterns were sta.
TONED at the different furlong poles with in
structions to flash them as we went by.
1t must have beer, an eerie scene-the whissRe
shriliing through the blackness of the night.
Fustian tearing around the track and the lam
terms flashing.
Fustian's time was very good and Anderson
was more confident than ever that he would
win the race. He was well bet on at three to
one, but the holders of first-place tickets never
collected dollar. and the midnight trial went
Tor nothing. -Fustian was beaten by q neck.
rode In q lot Of other races for Anderson:
but my first real win came on Mrs. Frank
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{ II TOW'D you like to be jockey?"
When I saw who was asking
nearly choked on the break
fast roll I was eating in the
little Baltimore uuick lunch
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didn't You showed him up even to me-. ne
horse had run better than he had expected. y
That was my first race. And 1t seemed that
I'd muddled the job. -
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

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New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
INVADERS DEFEAT
 AMERICAN STARS
Wide and Williams Again Show
 Their Athletic Proves

New York, Feb. Rl-It seems to be an open qquestion whether American runners are enjoying the present indoor track season as much as they have in some past years.
 It was bad enough four years aga when PaaNo Nurmi came. saw and conquered in what turned out to be the greatest individual invasion track history had seen. Nurmi is back again. d bit slower. perhaps. but stilr good enough to run rings around anything that has been set against him so far.
 Perhaps the homo brcds wouldn't mind so' much if paavo were alone in this current invasion. but he has decided help from his Swedish rival. Edwin Wide, and from the spring marvel. Percy Williams of Vancou- yer. B. C.
 While Nurmi was resting up for the first mile race of his campaign at the Millrose games tomorrow night Vie and Williams were treating American runners an'l track fans to another exhibition Of their prowcss at the Newark X. C. games last night.
 Running without spiked shoes for the first time. Williams won a 60. yard handicap sprint in the fast time of six and two-tifths seconds. within fifth of sccond of the worlds indoor record. Bob Wiese. Of the New York A. C., and Charley Huguenin, Of New York university. each with yard start on the Olympic sprint champion. were sec ond and third respectively.
 Wide Jistanced the field in two- mile hanicap run. winning by half lap from Irving Totten. Millrose A. A., Tn nine minutes. 17 Is sec onds. Running on the same track a week ago and under almost exactly similar conditions. Nurmi, impress. ed. covered the distance in 9:19 s-5 Wide's time. incidentally. set a new '''o'u 'o' ''t lIotH jk'Sul1FHI un |. banked track.
 These well-earned victories thus will enable Williams and Wide both to enter the MiIlrose games with d record of two victories in as many starts in their American invasious. Wide is entered in the two mile m'ss-and-out race at the Millrosc and Williams in the sprint series.
 Indications now are that Nurmi may not get as much opposition in the Millrose mile as he expected from Ray Conger. the national l.0Oo yard champion. favorite at that distance in the Newark A. C. games. Congor was soundIy beaten by Saul Martin of the Bost on A. A.. and Jimmy Kennedy. Georgetown fresh. man. The time. 2 minutes. Is 1-i seconds. was exceedingly fast un- der the conditions. Johnny Gibson, former 40 yard hurdles champion, ou'raced crack field in the special 300 yard invitation run. passing Olive Proudlock of the Newark A C. and Herbert Robinson. Univer. sity of Virginia to win in the fas, time of 61 seconds.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
so. CHURCH JUNIORS
 DOWN "Y" ALL-STARS
Hatunes, HasIick and Juscpl, ScOlc Heavily as Team Rc.aiis lOrnl--
 MclisOaiis Stars for Losers

The South Church Juniors return ed to form last night and handed q 46-2o beating 10 the "" An-Stars ball game at the Boys club. The winners ran up II points before the All-Stars broke into the scoring 4t all, and the count at the end of the first half Was 27S Although there were never more than three regulars on he floor during the second hait the church quintet continued 10 out score its opponents and pressed on to an easy win.
 Red" Hattings was high scorer for both teams, making II points, while Joseph and Captain Roy Hav- lick were only one point behind him. HaNlick. in particular. made a num- Der of pretty shots. Wheeler did some nice passing and shooting in the second half. The church guards covered up well, Anderson holding his man without d basket. Little Jimmy McIigonis topped the An- Stars with five points making on. spectacular shot from well up the floor. Eugene Coylc was eXcellen. from the fOul-line.
 The south Church Juniors have been entered in the junior tourna ment of the Hartford County Y. M. C. A. and will play in the first round Saturday afternoon at Jewell haI, Hartford. Last nights summary:
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