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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

lens to the linguiSt and also to the
sociologist and historian"
Among those who will participate IN
the conference at Yale are: Drs. Janet
Aiken and w. C. Greet and Profs. n:
M. Ayres and A. v. w. jackson OF
Columbia University, Prof. Edward G.
Armstrong of Princeton University
Profs. R. p. Dougherty. Franklin EdgeT-
ton, Edwards Prokosch. H. B. Richard.
son, e. H. Sturtevant, Rudolph Willard
and Karl Young Of Yale University,
DR.. Stephan EinarSson, Profs. Frank
r. Blake and Kemp Malone OF Johns
Hopkins University; Profs. G. M. Boil
ling, Hans .Kurath and G. Oscar Rus
sell of Ohio State University. Profs.
Leonard Bloomfield, T. Atkinson
jenkins and c. e. Parmenter Of Uni-
versity Of Chicago. Prof. Miles L. Hanley
of University of Wisconsin, Prof. r. G.
Kent of University OF Pennsylvania:
Michigan, DR.. Dorothy j. Kaucher Of
University Of Missouri, Prof. Milton
Metfessel Of University Of Iowa, Prof.
jess H. Jackson Of University Of Texas.
Prof. Walter Peterson OF University OF
Florida, Prof Louise Pound Of UNI
versity of Nebraska, Prof. George M.
Stephenson Of University Of Minnesota,
Prof. n. r. Alexander Of Queens Uni
versity, Canada; Prof. George Q. Curme
OF Northwestern University, Prof.
Joseph Dunn of Catholic University,
prof. Dean S. Fansler Of Brown Uni
vcrsity, Prof. z. c. Roedder Of College
of the City of New York; Prof. Ina
May Greer of South Dakota Stste Col
lege, Prof. John s. Kenyon OF Hiram
College, Prof. Otto Muller of Gettys--
burg College, Prof r. e. Saleski OF
Bethany College, Prof. Miriam r.
Small Of Wells College, Prof. Helen M.
Scurr of Junior College of America,
Bridgeport, Conn; DR.. Waldo q. Lee
land, permanent secretary, American
Council of Learned Societies; Mortimer
Graves. American Council Of Learned
Societies; Percy W.. LONG q Spring
field, Mass. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
ROBBERY CHARGED
BY TWO WOMEN
Joseph A. Ward, Clothing Store
Credit Manager, Is Held
Under $1,000 Bail.

Joseph A. Ward, 26 years old. OF the
1000 block of M street, credit manager
of a woman's clothing store In the zoo
block of Seventh street, was arrested
late Yesterday on two warrants charg-
ing robbery and held at No. precinct
in $4,000 bail, following complaints OF
two women that Ward had eXacted
payments on their credit accounts by
threats.
Ward was booked at headquarters on
one robbery charge, sworn to by MISS
Verniece CLARK, 1913 Thirteenth street,
who alleged that he came to her nome
Friday, posing as district attorney;
told her to come to his place OF busl"
ness and there made her give MIN
check for $54.44 and took q wrist watch
from her, saying he would have her sent
to Occoouan unless she complied. Bono
was fixed at $4,000 by Assistant District
ATTORNEY walter M. Shea, $4,000 IN each
case.
The second warrant was sworn out AZ
No. precinct by Dorothy Brown. col,
ored Of 1913 Fourth street. who cnargeo
she went to Wards ONCE THURSDAY 10
nav him So on account and that ware
took the 50 and IS more that she hao
in her purse by intimidating her.
Headquarters Detectives G. H. Tram
nell and j. E. Kane investigated the
charges and made the arrest: Iney
were informed that Miss Clark mace
ont the check under coercion wltnouC
SUFFICIENT money on deposit 10 cover IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
CAPT. W. S. EICHELBERGER
RETIREs IN SEPTEMBER
Is Second Senior Professor OF
Mathematics in Service
- NoUU
Of Navy.

Can't. william 8. Eichelberger, one Of
the Nays six professors OF matne-
matics, who has been on duty for
practically all his service at the Naval
on September 10, next. He has been
on duty at the observatory since Feb
ruary IA, 1900, and is the second senior
professor Of mathematics, Capt Thomas
JEFFERSON Jackson See Of the navy
yard, Mare Island, Calf, being his only
senior.
Born In MARYLAND September IS,
1865, Capt. Eichelberger entered the
Navy on February 10, 1900, from Con-
necticut. He has spent only eight
months at sea during his naval career
and has held the rank of captain since
September 10, 1918. Capt. Eichelberger
has been engaged in mathematical
studies in relation to the heavenly
bodies and has been ir1strumer<S In
aiding science In this Geld Of research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Burglar Takes Cash
And Register in Raid
On ID. c. Newsstand

Probably the burglar took the
cash register because of the cash,
or he may have taken the cash
because of the cash register.
But cash register or cash, what
Albert Horton wants to know is
who he was and where is the
cash register and cash, not why
he did II.
Police Of No. precinct would
like to know the same thing:
meanwhile, some one Is In SIT
cash and a new cash register.
These two articles. the cash and
the cash register. were missing
carly yesterday from a newsstand
at Seventeenth street and Penn
sylvania. avenue, managed by
Mr.. Horton, with only jiInmied
window to show for 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
CHILD; G, IS KILLED
UNDER AUTO TRUCK
Driver Is Arrested Pending
Inquest Scheduled for To-
morrow Morning.

James William Manning, colored, 6
years old, of 1224-A Carrollberg street
southwest, was almost instantly killed
late yesterday afternoon when his foot
slipped as he tried to mount moving
motor truck and he was thrown beneath
the rear wheels. One wheel passed over
his head and body.
The driver, Lawrence chatham, also
colored. "a, of 800 I street southwest,
was lodged in No. 4 precinct.
The accident occurred as the truck
was passing through an alley in the rear
of the child's home. Chairman told po-
lice he was unaware of the boys pres
ence until he felt the wheel pass over
him. but thought he had tried to climb
on a side step just over the rear wheel.
The Casualty Hospital ambulance
was summoned and DR.. H. j. Konzel-
man of the staff pronounced the child
dead on his arrival. The body was re-
moved to the District Morgue pending
an inquest set for 1880 O'Clock tomor-
row morning.
Private David r. Thompson. 40 years
old, attached to No. 5 precinct, was
thrown from his motor cycle and
when his machine was in a collision
with a street car at G and Fifth streets
southeast.
Policeman Thompson was taken to
Providence Hospital and treated for
scalp decorations and bruises about the
body. then returned to his home, 2431
Girard street northeast.
The trolley was operated by Motor
man Robert c. Altwell, gao Massachu-
sets avenue.
Jules Morel, IL years old, Of 1927
Massachusetts avenue southeast, was
treated at Casualty Hospital yesterday
afternoon for minor injuries to his left
foot received when he ran into an auto
mobile truck on East Capitol street near
Eleventh The truck was operated by
gerhard r. Randolph, 1880 D street
northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
GUARD OUTFIT Off
FOR Fl. MONROE
Anti-Aircraft Regiment. to
Practice With Electrically
Controlled Guns.

Looking forward to two weeks Of in
tenstve training, scientific instruction
and practice with modern anti-aircraft
guns, the 260th Coast Artillery, Anti
Aircraft Regiment, District OF Columbia
National Guard. sailed from the Sew
enth street wharves aboard the North
land of the Norfolk g. Washington
Steamboat Co. early yesterday evening
for Fort Monroe.
The regiment is commanded by Mai
Walter w. Burns. kitchen outfit and
a truck supply train preceded the main
part of the regiment on the trip. to
have everything In order for the arrival.
Practice this year will be with modern
electrically controlled anti aircraft guns,
which the men will inspect and handle
for the first time. One of the batteries
of the regiment operates huge search
lights for locating airplaneS at NIGHT
This battery will do much Of its actual
training at night, while those actually
handling the guns will do the greater
part Of theirs in the day.
200 in Regiment.
The regiment consists of three bat
teries of anti-aircraft troops, head
quarters battery and medical detacf-
ment, totaling 200 officers and men.
The following will command the In
dividual units:
Battery A, Capt. Louis NJ. Gosorn;
Battery B, Capt. Lyman e. Morris; Bat
terry G, Capt. Robert T. DAILY; Head
quarters Detachment, First Lieut.. Will
liam j. Heale; Medical Detachment,
Capt. Stewart M. Grayson. Lieut..
Heale will be camp adjutant.
Mai. Frank o. Scof1eld. Coast Artil-
lery Corps of the Regular Army, is
senior instructor for the encampment.
Maj Robert e. Guthrie, 61st Coast Ar
tillery Corps, U. s. Army, Is director
of training in charge of the camp
training activities. Staff Sergts. Charles
F. Buck and John Waldron, Regular
Army instructors. have also been as
signed to the encampment.
Air Raid Protection.
The 260th is the regiment that would
be assigned to guard the Capital from
air raids in event Of war. making the
maneuvers Of the District Guardsmen
q matter of particular interest to per-
sons following national defense prob
lens, Army officers say.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing officer OF the District National
Guard. will make an inspection of the
camp this week.
An orchestra composed of members
of the 260th Drum and Bugle Corps, in
charge of Sergt. Lovelace, played dance
music on board the boat last night
during the trip down the river.
The Coast Artillerymen left just a
destroyer Upshur, carrying the I'd
Fleet Division of the 1st Battalion,
United States Naval Reserves, drawn
from Washington and Baltimore, for
two weeks cruise and maneuverS on
the New England coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

A scow that can be capsized for Dump
ing and that can hold its load on which,
ever hold or deck happens to be upper
most when IN dock is being operated by
the city of Seattle. Wash. Dumping il
Effected by flooding certain Of the crafts
buoyancy chambers, which are builtR
along either side. [
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Fish With Wings and Fins.

The butterfly fish from West Africa
have large wings as well as ms, ana
lump three or four feet out OF the water,
then alight and glide along the surface.
It is a favorite sport on the West Coast
to shoot ct them with reviewers, but they
are selddnn hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
ASKS $50, 600 DAMAGES.
Blanche Y. Dant Files Suit for
Alleged Personal Injuries.

Blanche v. Dant, 1920 Belmont
street, has filed suit in the District
ages from Richard NJ. Rosenberg, 1882
street, for alleged personal injuries
She says she was knocked down by an
automobile of the defendant January
&c tn Ninth street between H and
I streets. AS a result of the injuries,
she tells the court, she has been pre-
vented from carrying on her occupa-
ton as a press feeder. She is repre-
sented by Attorneys James A. O'Shea,
John H. Burnett and Anna L. Cooke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Interesting Problems.

THE spread of dialect by inter-
communication and migration, the for
nation and spread Of class dialects or
levels of speech as determined by so.
cial qualification. the rise and fall OF
sueech habits from one level to another
through the rise and fall Of members
of q speech community from one social
layer TO another, are fascinating prob
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21
.ROLPH LEAVES PORT
 FOR NUKA BAY CAMP

The M. s. Rolph, Capt. Pete ISather, left this morning for Nuka Bay carrying supplies, machinery land passenger, John Rice, for the bay. Mir. Rec will assume temporary charge of the Alaska Hills property.
 Three tons of salt were included in the cargo and is destined to the jNuka Island fox farm. Babcock and Downey, Nuka Bays only producing camp, are looking forward to the Staunch vessels re- turn fer it is not only bringing sup plies but also a repaired casting for their mill which broke down. The broken casting necessitated the stopping of milling operations until the unit is brought back
 The Rolph returns in four days to Seward and will, upon it's depart |ure, take four proSpectorS back to the bay.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

QUALITY DEVELUPING PRINT- NC AND ENLARGING. SchalleR- r's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21
WATSON LISTING

The southbound listing of res ervations on the S. s. Admiral Watson, of the P. s. s. Co.,, which left port early last evening, in cluded E. Peterson for Seattle; J. Baker for Latouche, M. Mead for Ketchikan, Mike Tenlovitch for Latouche, w. P. Chamberlin for Juneau, J. Nielsen for La touche, Jack Howard for La touche and V. Hansen for La touche.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21
POPPY DAY SATURDAY

In the spring of 1919 amidst con- plete devastation, the poppies bloomed in abundance on the battle fields of France where so many of our men had fallen in battle, and and because of this the poppy has become the Memorial flower of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

Chop Suey and Noodles served in the evenings at the Union Cafe. The real "Mc Coy"
 MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN. Schal erer'S Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21
FIVE NEW RESIDENTS

MT. and Mrs. John Tolben and three children were incoming ar rivals on the steamer Starr. They anticinate making their home in Seward and will reside in the Alfred Rosness home. MT. Tolben is mate on the s. s. Starr.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

The s. s. Starr, of the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co, is ex- Nected to arrive in port tomorrow from Uganik and will depart for Bristol bay poorts a few hours later.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

It is reported that local resi- dents are purchasing rainbow and steel-head trout from certain fish, ermen. This is against the law and if caught are subject to penalty as we'll as the seller.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

Fishermen from the Admiral Watson, in port all day yester- day, report the net across Bear Creek is responsible for their not catching a single rainbow or steel-head trout.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

SHEAFFERS SKKiP. THE SUC- LESSOR TO INK. SchaIIerer's AL aska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

CLEANLINESS ana the best of meats our motto. Fry -Bruhn's.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-21

Merchants lunch from 12 to 2 o'clock at the Union Cafe for soc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-08
Snapshots of First Day Of Dress Strike

his concluding words: "We fight
against the sweatshop, we fight
against the capitalists; yes, we fight
Cor the overthrow of the entire cap
italist system and the establishment
Of workers and farmers govern
lnent in America"
Other speakers. The words of
Ben Cold are fire. He is tired, he
hasn't slept all night, he has been
on the 60 for hours without rest.
But his words sweep on with tire
less eloquence. They grip his hear
crs, the workers are filled with his
earnestpess, his determination to
fight on until victory.
Louis Lyman, president of the in
dustrial union; Charles Zimmerman,
M. J. Olgin, G. Oswaldo, Italian or
ganizer; they bring fighting mes
sage and the workers arc reused to
action.
To the picket lines! "You can't
lose what you Ravens got" The
fight is on-and the workers will
win!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-08
The Slaves Who Wait to Be Hired; A Scheme
to Break Unity; Speedup; Starvation Wages

he demurred he was told that there
were plenty outside just begging to
co it for 45 cents without the bonus.
He got transferred to n job at Sd
cents and bonus.
On our job the lowest rate paid
had been So cents; all new men were
taken on at less than that amount
Yet this same company's personnel
manager had the gall to tell the
Student Research Group in Detroit
that there mad been no general
wage-cut in Packard for five wears!
Minus Bonus.
The bonus also began to act
strangely after vacation" No one
knows how it is reckoned, and after
vacation" it just didn't come. Our
gang had drawn bonus of 20 per
cent ON 100 jobs day; we put out
1870 jobs day and got per cent
bonus once in eight weeks! The wet
sanders and polishers had also been
making high rates; with increased
output they were now getting less
than 10 per cent.
Low Pay for Trade.
Evidently the company didn't find
that enough to bolster up an extra
dividend, for they stopped the wage
raise which was due Immediately
after vacation. Compared to other
plants, their wages are low.
Ponshers get 81 cents at Packard.
Sprayers, working under conditions
menacing to their health, get IS
cents for work for which in some
other plants they get 80 cents. In
the oil-sanding department the
workers have to get rubber boots
costing SIS, and they have to pay
this out of their wage of 60 cents
an hour-and they also have to pay
doctor bills for the skin diseases
they contract due to the oil used in
the operation.
Men Quit.
While speed-up in Packard is not
so bad as in other places, l found it
fast enough for my liking. I also
noticed that the polishers' and wet
sanders gangs never were in full
strength. One line in particular we
called the Visitors Line" because
no man stayed on it more than half
day. The turnover was huge;
one could almost say that the en-
tire departments personnel changed
every two days. Even belated
wage-raise could not prevent the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-08
Cant Lose What You Haven't Got; Strikers
Show Determination in Fight

to group of fellow-workers,
Among the listeners is an old man
with a beard, his eyes lit with a
happy smile. A man comes in sell
ing newspapers.
"Hey, there, got Forward"
Everybody laughs.
Outside workers are marching
past, singing Solidarity Forever"
The fight-the fight of the classes
is on!
In the afternoon, meetings in the
strike halls. Every hall is jammed,
hundre DE- of workers are forced to
stand. park myself somewhere in
Webster Hall.
FEB. 6, 1929, marks a new page
not only in the history of New York
labor, but of American labor" Will
liam w. Weinstone, district organ
izer Of the Workers (Communist)
Party, is talking to the workers.
His words are a clarion call TO
struggle. eve have seen the united
front of the bosses, police and So
cialist party union officials against
the workers in countless struggles.
Now the workers must establish a
united front of their own"
He tells Of the role Of the Com
inunists in the struggles of the
workers. Thunderous applause greets
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-08

as IL workers discovered yesterday
when they were distributing the call
for the dress strike. But the police
couldn't scare them. They cheered
and sang as they were arrested
"We're sorry we didn't have enough
leaflets" one of them said. And the
police be damned!
In the garment center, particu-
larly between Sixth and Eighth
AYES, and above 22nd St., workers
throng the streets. They come down
in groups from the shops and wait
for the workers in the other shops
in their building. Strike! Every
body out! The fight is on.
In shop on 38th st. two pressers
are loath to go down. The boss
comes over and begins ingratiating
himself with the two faithfuls. He
thinks it's good idea to attack the
left wing. He does. The two press
ers drop their work, grab their hats
and coats and the shop is down 100
per cent.
At the office Of the union at 16
W. 21st st. workers are milling
around. "And we told the boss that
we're all going down toeether!"
A middle-aged worker is speaking
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-08
BY A. B. MAGIL.

"You can't lose what you haven't
got. 1t looks to me as if we're go
ing to win this strike!"
! Rose Medoff, dressmaker, speak
ing. She works in the Deutsch and
Klein shop at lis W. Both st. That
is, she did until 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, when she came out on
strike with every worker in her shop
and helped pull out most of the
other shops in the building. Her
eyes flashed and she laughed con-
fidently as she spoke.
I met her as she was walking
with other strikers to Irving Plaza.
She was selling the Daily Worker
and holding up copy with the big
headline: "Dressmakers' Strike To-
day!" so that everyone could see it.
"Are you selling many copies ?"
| asked.
She laughs. "Over a dollar and
sixty cents worth l was selling
them at S3rd and Broadway early
this morning, and cop came over
to me and tried to chase me away.
But I put it over on him, alright.
If I was giving the Daily Worker
away free he could arrest me, be-
cause that's like distributing leaf
lets. But I was selling them and
selling lot, too, so he couldn't
touch me, the poor thing!"
She was right. If you distribute
leaflets, and they happen to be leaf
lets calling workers to militant ac-
tivity, you are offering insult and
injury to the majesty Of the law,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-08
BY ROBERT L. CRUDEN.

The Detroit Free Press" has Just
announced that Directors of the
Packard Motor Car Company de-
clared an extra cash dividend of
per cent on the company's common
stock. :. . This extra disbursement
brings the total dividends the COM
pany has paid OF declared for the
calendar year up to $3.50 per share"
can appreciate this after working
in the factory several months!
Ten Per Cent Hired.
After trying every big plant i'll
town at least once l got IN Pack.
ards as ventilator assembler. Out
of the $50 who passed through the
room while l was awaiting final in
spection there were about 90 taken
on. This was not uncommon at the
time the Detroit Employers Asso-
citation was announcing that en-
ployment had reached its highest
peak in Detroit's history.
have gone around 20 factories
at six o'clock in the morning and
found men there who hid been wait
ing from four, so that they would
be first in line when the office
opened. Just what they got by that
l don't know, for all that happened
was that a clerk came out, waited
until you passed before him and
shook his head. Never chance to
ask a second time, for the man back
of you pushed you on!
Bottom Wage.
At the Chevrolet plant one after
noon I watched 800 men go through
in this manner without one man be-
ing hired. l was very lucky to
"land" a job at Packard! I was
hired in at - cents per hour and l
almost Immediately found that was
the lowest paid in the gang. Other
workers endeavored to explain to
me that it was because | was new;
Tut that lost color when a fellow
hired after me got more than l did.
| became suspicious when / found
that since vacation" lower wage
scale had been in force. l soon
found out.
To Break Unity.
The wet-sanders were being sped
up; men were leaving wholesale.
The workers who could not afford
to quit determined to get together
and protest to the boss. All those
making 81 cents an hour Joined
them; those making GO cents an hour
politely told them to go to hell. By
such a simple precaution Packard
sterilizes organization at its source.
New men might be paid ''higher"
than men who had been on the job
longer, but the high" rate was ac-
tually lower than the rate prevail
ing before the annual compulsory
vacation"
Youth is Penalty.
On the body line wages had been
cut from 70 cents to 81 cents per
hour; top-trimmers found that new
trimmers were being hired in at 81
cents where formerly they had re-
ceived IS cents. A young fellow, Is,
was getting 9 cents an hour less
than others Just because he was
Younger. Another man, who had
been with the company since 1915,
told me how he had gone back to
his job, for which he had been get
ting go cents, and had been offered
AZ cents an hour with bonus. When