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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
u. S, CAN'T BUY
BRITISH SHIPS
Wreck 'em Rather Than
Help Rival Empire

LONDON, Dec. 31.-A united
drive against foreign shipping by
British ship owners and shipyards
is significant event here during
the last weeks of 1928. The U. S.
shipping boards determination to
drive the Cunard (British) line from
the New York Havana run has
alarmed British industry in general,
and has intensified the feeling of
present industrial and commercial
conflict between the U. S. and Brit
ish empires, with a logical conclu-
sion whispered about and in some
quarters frankly and openly ex-
pressed, that the day of military
conflict is near.
Take Loss, Cut Competition
The review of Lloyd's List for
1928, which has just been published,
features three articles warning
against the sale of British ships to
foreign owners, unless the purchas-
ers promise to junk them. 1t is
better for the British empire, all
three authors agree, that shipown-
ers take some present loss in the
price of such ships, instead of sell
ing them to strengthen competitors.
John T. Batey, president of tie
Shipbuilding Employers Federation
hopes the time is coming when
ship owners will realize the folly OF
such action (selling ships for use OF
Fcompetitors) and come to some ar
rangement whereby their ships will
be broken up instead of being
transferred to foreign competitors
1 Major Marmaduke Lawther, presi-
dent of the Institute of Chartered
Continued on Page Four
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
REVERSE MINEOLA
CONvICTION;7CET
new TRIAL; JAIL z
Two Workers to Serve
21a to 5 Years in
Sing Sing
Vas FlagrantF Frameup
Jnion Will Fight to
Free Victims

Seven of the nine fur work
RS victimized in an anti-strike
trame-up by a Ku KluX Klan
nudge and jury in a Mineola,
L. l., court, were granted a new
trial by the New York Court of
Appeals in Albany, it became known
yesterday. The judges of the Court
Of Appeals refused to reverse the
conviction of the other two fur
workers, L. Franklin and M. NAL
kin, thereby sending them to serve
prison terms Of from 21a to 5 years
each.
The workers who were granted a
new trial are Jack Schneider, Otto
Lenhardt, Sam Mencher, Joe Weiss,
Oscar Mileaf, Martin Rosenberg and
Joe Katz.
This case resulted in fragrant
conviction on the flimsiest evidence
that stool pigeons and right wing
provocateurs could manufacture. The
workers were found guilty by a jury
# bigoted business men. The judge
Tho throughout the trial ruled down
The defense attorneys, sentenced all
to a 21@ to year stretch.
The decision of the Court of Ap-
peals was made after an examina-
tion of the minutes of the long
trial. They were unable to find
enough evidence to bolster up the
conviction of the nine workers.
The case grew out of the genera
strike of fur workers in 1926. The
strike, a struggle for the 40-houl
week, was won by the workers.
Suddenly eleven members of the
union, among them leaders of the
organization, were accused of hav'
ing assaulted some scabs in shoI
in Long Island during the strike
Not only was stool pigeon made
to give the District Attorney 8
confession" but A. F. of L. ant
socialist leaders of the right wing
dual union came to court to testif!
against the accused workers.
Leaders of the furriers' union
which is now merged with the cloal
and dressmakers union to form al
amalgamated needle trades work
ers' union, declared that the cam
paign to gain the freedom of tn,
two workers will be continued un
abated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
MINER GREETS DAILY"
Tom Ray Sends Donations for Birthday

lean workers. "While this is by no
means sufficient. to repay our Daily
Worker for the service that has
been rendered and carried regular
ly in the columns of the greatest OF
all papers, l hope to have more
reach you from all sections of the
country to keep our paper secure
for at least another year."
What about it, workers :?
Are you helping to keep your paper
secure for at least another year?
The "Daily" fights for you-send a
birthday greeting and donation even
if it means sacrifice, in order to
keep it fighting for you. Get your
shopmates, your friends. your or
ganizations to do likewise. The
time is short. Rush all greetings at
once to the Daily Worker. 2s UniOr
Squared
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
HAYWOOD MEMOIRS TO
REVEAL HIS BOIHOOD

One of the most noted of Ameri-
can labor leaders, "Big Bill" Hay
wood, was none the less a warmly
human character, accessible to any,
one and especially inviting and re-
sponsive to the most obscure person
who approached him.
Much of the richness of his men,
oirs, known as "Bill Haywood's S
Book" is due to his insight into the
lives of those about him. This could
mean only that Haywood had that
peculiar quality of understanding
which gave him comprehension of
others feelings as fully and keenly
as of his own.
In the book he wrote in Moscow,
shortly before his death, he tells
numberless incidents that reveal this
quality.
His early boyhood, spent in Salt
Lake City and Ophir, Utah, in their
pioneer days was no stranger to
scenes of violence. Yet he reacted
with horror when he first saw aNegrt
lynched, and tells how his boyist
heart became heavy as lead at the
knowledge that racial prejudice
could reach sucl abysmal depths.
That experience was, probably
one of the factors causing Haywood
as labor leader, to actively and en-.
ergetically struggle against race
prejudice in the labor movement
He was known by all as especially
welcoming into labor's ranks Negro
workers, or any of the so-called Sin
ferior" races.
In the anniversary issue of the
Daily Worker, te first serial of Hay
woods wonderful memoirs will ap-
pear on January 5. No other paper
will publish these interesting ac-
counts of a man who was both fa-
nous and of rich human personal
ity; a revolutionist of international
standing, who always had time fol
the humblest worker who wished te
speak to him.
If you wish to be certain of get.
ting all the series of "Bill Hay.
woods Book" rush your subscrip
ton in at once, so you will not miss
any one of these Incompatible sto
ries of Haywood's boyhood in the ole
west.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01

''Please receive his Daily Work.
er. campaign list in the way of
greetings to help our Daily to a
living anniversary on its fifth
year so that the struggles of the
workers and the oppressed farm
ers can go on not only in Amer
sica, but all over the world"
There are the words with which
Tom Ray, of Mcdonald, Pa, one Of
the leading .nilitarts in the National
Miners Union in Penns ylvania, be-
gins his letter enclosing greeting
list with many donations for the
fifth anniversary of the Daily
Worker.
But this fighting miner doesn't
think that such donations can begir
to repay the Daily" for the role il
plays in the struggles Of the Amer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
LYNCH NEGROES
IN MISSISSIPPI
One Burned at Stake;
Another Strangled
BULLETIN.


CLARKSDALE, Miss, Dec. 81
Charles Shepard, the Negro prisoner
who escaped from the penitentiary
farm a few days ago, was burned at
the stake near here tonight.
CLEVELAND, Miss, Dec. ST.
The posse conveying Charles Shep-
ard, a Negro prisoner at the state
penitentiary who was forced by the
intolerable brutalities of the prison
regime to take a desperate chance
and flee, was late today being rushed
by a lynch mob of a hundred men to
his death.
The band started Immediately for
Parchman, Miss, where it was be-
lieved Shepard probably would be
hanged and burned according to pre-
viously announced plans of leaders
there. He had been arrested after
four day search.
Woman to Start Fire.
Leaders said Shepard would be
taken before Mrs. Duvall, SIS, wife
of the slain guard, and that she
would be permitted "to start his ex-
ecution."
T. L. Fox, superintendent of the
state prison farm, from which Shep-
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
Suits Resulting From
Queens Sewer Grating
SUITS RESULTING

SUITS RESULTING -
Suit was filed today in the Queens
supreme court against 80 defend
ants, including Maurice E. Connolly,
to reclaim for New York City $40,
100000 misspent in sewer construc-
tion in Queens.
Seven of the defendants already
have been served in the suit, as has
been Harry P. Snyder, who was at
tcrney for the defendants in the
action brought by Emory R. Buck
ner, special Investigator appointed
by Governor Smith.
Most of the defendants are con-
tractors in ueens who sold sewer
pipes to the city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
DUNCAN SCHOOL
CROWS IN U.S.S.R.
Dancers Will Perform
" for "Daily"

She was born in California in the
days when women wore bustles and
men muttonchop whiskers, when a
leg was a "limb" and when women
were considered trifle superior
and more useful than animals. Her
early dancing shocked Victorian
America and England and served to
revolutionize the art of the dance
throughout the world. She travelled
throughout Europe and America,
went to ancient Greece and found
at last in the Soviet Union the en-
vironment and inspiration to give
permanence to her work. She was
considered the greatest dancer in
the world. Her name was Isadora
duncan.
Duncan is dead. But the school
she established in Moscow with the
aid of the Soviet government lives
on and carries on the work which
she started. In her place as direc-
tor of the school is her adopted
daughter and favorite pupil, Irma
Duncan. Thousands of working
class children have been trained in
the Isadora Duncan School
The coming Of Irma Duncan and
25 prize pupils of her school to this
country to take part in the fifth an
niversary celebration of the Daily
Worker means that the workers of
New York City and vicinity will
have the opportunity of witnessing
one Of the most remarkable dance
recitals ever given in this country
A special program entitled "Im-
pressions Of Revolutionary Russia
has been arranged by Irma Duncan
for the occasion. In addition to the
dance performance, other features
will be on the program. Speakers
will include Jay Lovestone, William
z. Foster, William w. Weinstone
Robert Minor and others.
The only way to make sure Of
being present at this unusual occa'
sior is to buy tickets at cree at the
office Of the Daily Worker, 26 Unior
SQu;~s. AL seats are reserved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
New Year Ends Smith
ButSameGang Stays In

ALBANY, Dec. 31.-At midnight
tonight Governor AL Smith goes into
the discard, future uncertain, except
that it will probably not be one of
penury, for AL served big business
well. Another Of the same party and
school takes his place, Franklin D.
Roosevelt. He took the oath Of Of
flee tonight at $50, and will attend
celebration in his honor at noon
tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
U, S. S. R. ASKS
POLAND AGREE
TO OUTLAW WAR
IDeplores Slowness In
Non-Aggression Pact
Negotiations
Kellogg Treaty Unsafe
Plea to Preserve Peace
of Eastern Europe
Kellogg Treaty Unsafe

WARSAW, Dec. 31.-The Peoples
Commissariat for Foreign Affairs
of the U. S. S. r. has sent through
Assistant Commissar Litvinoff a
note to the Polish government, pro-
posing that inasmuch as the Kellogg
treaties were unsuitable for preven-
ton of war, and in any case would
not b. officially ratified for long
time by the nations which signed
them, that Poland and the Union of
Socialist Soviet Republics agree on
peace treaty, renouncing war as a
means of international relationship
The note was handed Saturday to
Stanislaus Patek, Polish Ambassa-
dor at Moscow.
Wants Non-Aggression Pact.
The note of the U. S. S. r. en-
phasizes the fact that the peace Of
Eastern Europe needs protection
and deplores the slowness in the
negotiation of Jne Polish-U. S. S. R
non-aggression treaty.
Litvinoff expressed regret that
Poland had not agreed to the re
peated offers of the Soviet Union tx
sign a treaty of non-aggression be
tween them. The Soviet Union re
affirms that the Kellogg treaty il
defective, he added. And the U. S
S. R. recognizes that something
should be done, even though it be ;
mere expression of policy, such a
the general statement that war be
tween the two governments is re
nounced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
ss,5oo. 900 LUMBER FIRE.

McLEARY, WASH, Dec. 81. W.H--
Three million dollars worth Of ma.
chinery and approximately S500,000
in stock was lost today whep fire
destroyed the McLeary door fa1tory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
PARTY DISCUSSION VOTE
Most Cities for C.E.C. by Big Majority

membership meetings of the Workers (Communst
preconvenon discussion of questions now before ne
Party the overwhelmingly sup
port Of Central Executive Committee of the Party
the Daily Worker up to the present
4;aa-a ra-arfo ollour
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01

TELEGRAPHERS JOIN UNION.
ST. LOUIS (By Mail)-The Or
der of Railroad Telegraphers en-
rolled 493 new members in October,
it is announced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
NEEDLE TRADES UNION AMALGAMATION
is CARRIED OUT, DELEGATIONS MERGED;
CONVENTION BUILDS new ORGANIZATION
Entrance of Furriers Signal for Stirring Scene;
Choose Committees
Pat Toohey, New Mine Union Leader, Greets
New Needle Trades Organization

The amalgamaton of the two great needle workers unions
the cloak dessmakers and the furers approved by
huge rally of rank and file Sunday consummated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01
BOLIVIA MASSES
TROOPS, PLANES
Force Paraguay to Sign
Unfair Protocol

Spanish language papers in New
York publish an Associated Press
dispatch dated Dec. 80, from Buenos
Aires, and apparently boycotted by
Englash language capitalist press,
to the effect that correspondents in
Asuncion, Paraguay, report power
full troop concentrations of the Boil
Wan army in the Gran Chaco dis
puted territory, with the imminent
prospect of another clash.
The heaviest troop movements
seem to be near the Paraguayan
town of Galpon, now occupied by
Bolivia, and opposite Fort Vanguar-
dia, where the first battle occurred
some weeks ago.
Bolivian airplanes have been reg
ularly flying over the Paraguayan
river port of Bahia Negro, at night
and dropping flares.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01

river port of Bahia Negro, at night,
and dropping flares.
Force Thru Protocol.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-In a
four-hour meeting today of the spe-
cia1 committee on mediation appoint
ed by Secretary of State Kellogg
from among the Latin American
delegates at the Pan American con-
ference, but with Charles Evans
Hughes on it as American represent
ative and boss of the committee
Paraguayan resistance to some OF
the unfair provisions of the protocol
for "arbitration" of the Bolivia.
Paraguay battle of Vanguardia was
beaten down.
The Protocol will be signed Tues
day by the representatives of Boil
via and Paraguay, Diez de Medina
of Bolivia, and DR.. Eligio Ayala
former president of Paraguay anc
delegate to the conference. j.
U. S. Empire Controls.
The protocol provides that nine
! judges shall sit on the case, two
each from Paraguay and Bolivia
and five from the U. S. controlled
Pan American Conference for Con
ciliation and Arbitration. The points
at issue are only the battle and thu
reparations that will be assessed
against Paraguay for defending hel
territory against the Bolivian troops
taking their orders from American
bankers. The ownership of the Glal
Chaco itself will not be considered
by this committee.
Meanwhile, with Paraguyan ar
mics disbanded because of arbitra
ton, Bolivia's forces quietly assem-
Bile, and new warfare is expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-01

WARSAW, Poland, Dec. 31--
(UP)-Polish political circles were
highly interested today in the
Litvinoff note. 1t was understood
the note will be answered next week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
Miss Margaret Lawrence and
Louis BennjS0n Found Shot
Through Breasts
NOTES REVEAL DEATH PACT
Dead Woman, Widow Of Late
Wallace Eddinger, Involved
in Estate Case

New York, June lO.-(R)-Margaret
Lawrence. stage star and widow OF
Wallace -Eddinger. was shot to death
in her East 51st street apartment yes
terday.
Sprawled beside the bed on which
her body was found Was the body Of
Louis Bennison, stage and screen
actor. Both had been shot through
the left breast. On the bed was q
heavy calibre pistol.
Police said Bennisol evidently had
shot Miss Lawrence, then killed him
self. A suicide agreement was limited
in two notes found in the apartment
One note pinned on q door said:
"The sunset has a heart. Look fol
us there" The handwriting Of this
note was identified as that of Miss
Lawrence. It was signed '.Tianna.'
Musscn Is Notified
The other note was on one OF the
twin beds in the room where the
bodies were found. It was unsigned
and read: please notify Mr.. Musser
at the Lambs club at once"
The bodies were found by Mrs
Gertrude Chalair, a friend Of Miss
Lawrence, who let herself into the
apartment after no one responded tc
her ring. Miss Lawrence was clad II
q night gown. Except for bare feet
Bennison was fully clothed.
Empty liquor bottles and glasses
were strewn about the attractivelJ
furnished apartment. Miss Lawrence
was In her fortieth year. In 1913 she
married Orson D. Mum, patent law
yer.
In 1922 she was divorced from
Mum and In 1927 married Wallace
Eddinger. widely known comedian. II
Los Angeles. Later she filed suit fol
divorce. The suit was pending wl1er
Eddinger died Jan. 8. In Pittsburgh
Pa, where he was acting.
Wins Executrix Case
Miss Lawrence's mother r-in-lav
brought suit to have the actress re-
moved as executrix Of her husbandi
So, 900 estate.
The elder Mrs. Eddinger accused
her daughter r-in-law Of drunkenness
and improvidence." Surrogate Fole!
ruled that the charges had not beer
sustained and upheld Miss Lawrencea
right to administer the estate. Ben
nison was Is years old.
Police said they learned he had
wife and child in San Francisco.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
TWO DROWN IN LAKE
DURING sunday SWIM.
One Sinks in Deep Water and
Pulls Rescuer Down With
Him to Death

Garrison. N. D.. June l0.-A double
drowning claimed the lives Of Paul
1ofer, 18, and George Strait. 16, at
Bells lake, three miles north Of
Turtle Lake, Sunday evening. The
bodies were recovered at $50 Monday
morning. locked in each others arms.
The ;ouths, sons Of farmers near
Turtle Lake, went to Bells lake In
the evening for swim after q hot
day at home. They parked their car
near the lake. left their clothes In
Y and plunged into the water.
When they did not return home,
search was made for them and the
.ar was discovered with its evidence
81 the tragedy.
The recovery Of the bodies, Monday
morning. told the remainder Of the
story. One Of the boys ha1 got into
q hole In the water and the other
had gone 70 hts rescue. The death
grip Of the sinking swimmer had pulled
she rescuer down with him to death
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
CALLED onto PILOT
| Plane ON first RIDE
Sister Of Aviator Navigates Il
as He bangles Below, Re-
pairing Broken Strut

Galveston, Texas, June 10.-(F-A
woman who was riding in an airplane
for the first time piloted the craft
here. Sunday. while her brother hung
beneath it working desperately to re.
pair q strut that was damaged In the
take off.
Thousands Of international pageant
spectators that watched the mono
plane circle laziiy over the beach
were unaware Of the plight Of the
ship with It's three occupants.
The skill Of Lee Hausinser, q. pilot
and the calm courage Of Mrs. p. A
Jung and her son, D. A. Jr.. Z year,
old. triuulphed.
While Z little group on the east
beach that knew Of the flyers pligEt
watched with bated breath, Hau'
singer hurriedly instructed his sistel
| In the manipulattons Of the control
ana swung himself out . window
Throwing . rope around the dangling
strut. he worked It up IN eighth d
an inch into its socket pud regainet
his seat at the controls After his els
ter had carried out his instructions
almost precisely. He landed the shiI
almost vertically and knocked tn
strut into place.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
Customs Inspector Held In Jail
After Buckshot Charge
Kills minnesotan
INVESTIGATION IS ORDERED
Children Protected by Back
Seat; 26 Dents Are Count.
cd in Body Of Car

International Falls, Mimi, June 10.
-(R-Two children were fathcrless
today because a United States GUS
toms inspector killed Henry Virkula
with a charge Of buckshot when he
failed to stop his car at command to
halt.
The inspectors were on the lookout
for rum runners. particularly. No liq-
uor was found in the Virkula car.
E. j. White. the inspector whose
shot killed virkula. had entered the
customs service May l, one Of six
new men added to the force at that
time. Inspector E. A. Seryinc. his
companion. who tagged the machine
to STOP was quoted as saying he saw
no reason for the shooting"
White In Jail
White was in the Koochiching Jail
today on second degree manslaugh-
ter charge pending outcome Of an Of
ficial investigation.
The shooting occurred Saturday
night as virkula, Al. Big Falls. Minn.
restaurant proprietor, Mrs. Vrkula.
and their two small children. were
returning home after q visit with his
parents here.
AS the machine passed point on
Highway No. 4, near Little Fork. and
about IS miles south of the 1ntcrna-
tional border. Servine tagged the
machine to stop. This was followed.
police said. by a shot from the road
side and the automobile was riddled
by slugs from sawcd-off shotgun.
Shot through the neck Virkula
slumped over the wheel and the car
went into q ditch. Mrs. Virkula and
the children were uninjured.
Mrs. Virkula was said to have told
County Attorney David Hurlburt that
her husband was shot before he had
time to stop the car. She was report
ed TO have said the car travelled little
CONTINUED on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
YOUTHS BACK auto
into HEART RIVER
Two Mandan Farm Boys in Hos
pital After Brakes Fail
to Hold on Hill

Mandan. N. D.. June l0.-lR-Jack
Bernhart and Louis Huber. farm boys
living near here. did Z l10-foot dive
late yesterday afternoon which they
had not planned.
They, together with Tom Durnell
Of MandAn. had planned 10 80 swim
ming In the Heart river near hare.
They had not PLANNED. however, 70
take their automobile with them.
BernhArt. driving. mad halted noof
the edge Of steep cliff that touog
40 feet over the river. II turning
around, the motor of their automoa1lo
stalled and having poor hra1es. the
car backed over the edga q the
precipdce.
Durnell jumped fuoam thu car O y
topp1ed over ana ooo0poc sGtkv &
remaining On the cli1f. Nnhoe aloo
Jumped and raced tn eor @ ~ Elvof,
being struck ~ & d1E1ie ao1oolsf.
DeFnhArt stuck - ~ va,DG1.
The car. . se1ony lanl1od wtoo1s =
In eight feee O Natef. DoG11aoll
managed - e4tx1cato h1nao6 ~
swami = dh0se. - ID 1l11.
Today 0ornhott md 1unof os6 r.
. local hoap1tol Dngnhaxt Wl1a n
sovere cut "A ~ beck aud go y
Ibeuiaee. .l1hog su1Gnro1 . 600
sEi1t m hood laeoIo lo11n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-10
Walsh Will Attempt
Settling Religious
Dispute in Mexico

Warrington. June 10.-lE-The
washington Post today says 1t has
learned "from a infalliblo source
that Pope Plus xI las named Or.
edmund A. Walsh. Vice president Of
ueorgetoVn University and head Of
IT. foreien service school, q the vaGi-
ean's ysuresentatlve in negotiations
Cor settlement Of the controversy be-
tween the Mexican government and
che Catholic church.
The president Of the university, the
nev. ". Coleman Nevils. refused "a
sithef deny " 70 confirm that report
10 Host says. but did make the state
nent that sDg. Waleh has been out q
the Omitted states TOR the past sis
Weels ~ : secret infusion of I'M
poetonce." /"