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The Washington times., 1929-06-21
UP FOR
AIR RECORD

ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y. June
21 u.N.S).-Shooting for the re-
fueling endurance record for light
airplanes, Viola Gentry, the school
girl pilot" took off at 1922 a. m.
today in a Cabinair biplane.
Charles Parkhurst accompanied
her as relief pilot.
At the present time there is no
endurance record on the official
books for light airplanes.
Miss Gentry was dressed more
appropriately for a tea than for an
arduous aviation test. She wore a
charming black dress and silk stock.
ings. Parkhurst was dressed in an
ordinary business suit.
They took aboard as food IL
oranges, chicken sandwiches, a
quart of coffee and gallon Of
water.
"We will stay up as long as we
can" said Miss Gentry.
The plane is two-passenger ship
with a glass enclosed cockpit. 1t
has a gasoline capacity of ia gall
Ions, but only 80 gallons were in
its tanks when 1t took off. The
11O-horsepower Warner motor con-
sumes about 6 gallons of fuel an
hour.
The plane has been named "The
Answer suggested from the fact
that the heavier machine which es-
tablished a refueling endurance rec
ord on the Pacific coast was called
1.-THE Question Mark
The refueling for the Gentry plane
will be done with q gravity feed
Continued on Page 2. Column q
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AT FAIRM0NT PARK

FIRST RACE-Tom 0rmont. Anna
Nation, Pink Blossom, Avarice.
SECOND RACE-Witchmount, Lily
Sue, Braybant, Trumpet VIII Bank.
Little Asbestos.
THIRD RACE-War Grail, AL Steb-
Ter, Magic Light, Jenny Dean, Chicola.
FOURTH RACE--Annex, Texas Long
horn. Patti Louise.
Major Johnson.
SEVENTH RAcE-Edith Gray, Dun
heath. Cannon Club, Foreland. Pcnimoi.
Weather, clear track, fast.
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JIJRY Y
To |N[)|(;T
SHOOK
By JAMES I. KILGALLEN

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June II
(I.N.S. ).-Justice moved at a
swift pace today in the sensa-
tional case OF DR.. James II.
Shook, former highly re-
spected member of the faculty
Of Ohio State University, who
confessed to the brutal Staying
of Miss Theora K. Hix, at
tractive 25-year-old coed.
The grand jury cony sned this
morning and promptly began hear
ing of the evidence against the
middle.aged college professor. Shortly
before noon thirty-one witnesses had
apeared before the jury. and indi-
cations were that an indictment Tor
first degree murder would be hanled
down against Shook by nightfall.
II Is likely his trial will be SCI
FOR the new term sof court which
opens September JIG.
Death in the electric chair is the
supreme penalty for murder in Ohio.
Professor Shook, who Is married
and the father of two-year old
baby. accepted his plight philosophi-
caIly as he sat in his cell In the
county jail awaiting action of the
grand jury. His wife, a respected
church worker, was in a state of
collapse and under the care Of a
physician.
The slain girls ilyer-haired
father, Melvin Hix, of Bradenton,
Fla, was one of the witnesses be-
fore the grand jury.
He expressed himself as eager to
see that Shook gets what he de-.
serves"
Shook killed the girl with ham
mer and a pocket knife during a
quarrel with her while they were
riding in his blue coupe on the
night of June Is.
Feels the Disgrace
He feels the disgrace he has
brought upon his wife and daughter
keenly, the professor said, and he
corroborated his formal confession,
the essential details of which ;4-e:
/. He struck the coed on the
Continued on Page 2, Column y
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he doesn't tn1nk IL was worth IT,
MacGowan manages the Paris
office Of a large American steamship
line. Some time ago he bought a
ticket in the $7,0O0,0OO Calcutta
Sweepstakes, where payments de-
pend on the outcome of the English
Derby at EPSON Downs.
The pool consists of almost 2,00O,-
900 shares at approximately 81 each.
From this mass of tickets, a few
numbers are drawn, one for each
horse entered in the Epson Derby.
Whoever holds the ticket CORE
spending to the derby winner, re-.
ceives 40 per cent of the pool.
MacGowan was allotted ticket No.
W.9157. Two days after the draw,
which took place 96 hours before
the running of the derby, he was
astonished to read in Paris news
paper that his number had been
drawn and corresponded with Hunt
er's Moon, one of the most favored
horses In the race.
IA specially chartered airplane to
London, where he hoped to dispose
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CANNON
FACES STAND

NEW YORK, June 21 U.N.S.l--
Bishop James Cannon, jr.. pillar Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and
national dry leader. today was con-
fronted with most embarrassing
situation.
Not only are his stock dealings
with the defunct Kable & Co., alleged
bucket shop, to be aired in public,
but he probably will be forced to con-
tribute to the airing.
c. Edward Benoint, attorney for
the trustees of Kable & Co, prob
ably win seek a subpoena for the
bishops appearance at hearing be-
fore bankruptcy referee Monday.
Bishop Cannon was one of the de-
Ifunct firms biggest customers. an
investigation has revealed, and his
account contains some startling
pechliarities.
Forced Profits
The firms records show that
stocks totaling $4,000 had been
purchased for the bishop in period
Of eight months in 1927 and 1928.
In many Instances he had bought
stocks In the morning and sold
them in the afternoon of the same
day, transaction commonly em-
ployed by professional market
gamblers.
Kable & Co., apparently proud of
his patronage, frequently sold stocks
for the bishop point or two above
the market price, thus forcing a
profit, it is declared.
This profit, however, the bishop
never received, for he lost upward
of $4,000 of paper profits when the
concern crashed and hit hundreds
of small investors.
Denies Gambling
The bishop, from his headquarters
in Washington. denied that he knew
he was dealing with an alleged
bucket shop, and denied. as well.
any taint of gambling.
Bishop Cannon denounced Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia, and de-
clared the Virginia Senator had
instigated the publicity for political
reasons.
In his announcement the bishop
said, in part:
"I have learned there has been
renewed activity, from what sources
I do not know, and intimations
have come to me that my persis-
tence in pressing my opposition to
the national ana Virginia State
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
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KL0TZGETS
OIJSTEDBY
BOARD

The Public Utilities Com
mission today demanded the
resignation Of R. G. Klotz,
engineer for the commission,
to become effective the last
day of June.
Klotz was also asked to go on
leave Immediately.
The action was taken after the
commissioners had at length dis
cussed the letter advocating an in
creased fare for the Capital Trac-
tion Company which Klotz sent to
the peoples counsel. Ralph B.
.Fleharty.
Pre-judged Case
Harleigh H. Hartman, vice chair.
man o fthe commission said that in
the opinion Of the commission Klotz
action was highly improper.
'The reason we have asked Cap
tain Kiotz to resigA. said Hartmen.
rs that we feel that II was i'm
TOR nm 10 pfe-iudge case,
tn which the evidence has not been
presented or the public heard.
1t Is extremely unfortunate that
Captain Klotz gave his opinion in
advance on a public hearing and in
view OF his statements he would
have to be excluded from any hear
ing on the Capital Traction Com
pany's petition. We feel that he
has SO handicapped his usefulness
that he should separate himself
from the commission"
Klotz had no comment to make
when he heard the verdict of the
commission, but stated that he will
have plenty to say in short time.
Prior to the action of the commits
sion in the Klotz matter a stormy
session was held behind closed doors
between HarIeigh H. Hartman and
Engineer Commissioner William B.
Ladue and Captain Klotz.
Backed Fare Raise.
KIotz took the view that his let
ter to the Peoples Counsel was not
a commission letter. but was mere
ly responsive to a questionable re.
Gently sent out by the peoples coun-
sci to local civic organizations.
The questionnaire called for ex-
pressions from the various organi-
cations on the application of the
Capital Traction Company for an
increased rate OF fare.
The Utilities Commission last night
when the Klotz letter was made pub
lie suppressed the document as far
as transmitting It to the peoples
counsel WAS concerned. s-y
E. v. Fisher. executive secretary
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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OF part of his ticket to a book.
makers syndicate, cables to India
and understandable advance gener.
osity to friends and acquaintance
cost MacGowan $500.
THAT $500 is all red ink. I" laments
MacGowan, because when l got to
London I found that the cable com.
pany had made an error in trans
mission.
my number was W-9157, but the
correct number was W.5157."
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T0DAY'S SCRATCHES

SECOND RAcE-Coaster. Mekachee.
THIRD RACE-Jim McMahon.s
FOURTH RACE-Timour. Tombereau.
Sir Argo. Hogan's Dance, Chatter Anne.
Tariff
Weather. clear: track, fast.
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
$4,34O, O,192.4S.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $155, ,OOO, 900.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, 81 ,S80, ,OOO.OO.
Treasury balance, 1855, 1SS, ,8O5.O3.
Custome receipts, $S4, ,lO6, ,6I6.45.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25
FURRIERS TOLD
OF new TASKS
Industrial u Mon in
Survey of Strike

(The Daily Worker published
yesterday the first part of state
ment issued by the Furriers' Gen
eral Strike Committee of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union officially terminating the
strike. Today is published the last
half Of the statement, giving a de-
tailed analysis of the struggle, its
gains, shortcomings and present
tasks.)
Summarizing the results of the
strike, the statement says:
About three thousand fur work
ers registered in the halls as
strikers. Close to five hundred
shops were stopped off during the
strike. Several hundred workers did
not register at the strike for fear
of the immigration authorities and
the spies of the Department of JUS
tice, who were instigated by the A
F. of l.. and socialist provocateurs
of the Joint Council company union
to threaten the workers with depor-
tation.
When we take into account the
Continued on Page TWo)
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PRAGUE WORKERS in UNITED FRONT FOR 1. s. s. R.
Jop Faya Bodies bvimg Plaza T0ngh
TO ALL COMMUNISTS!

ican workers to full understanding of the
GastOnia struggle
To organize the mass of the American
workers for the defense of the GastOnia
strikers.
To answer the attacks of the textile
barons with an intensification of the cam
paign to organize the textile workers into
the N. 7. w. U.
To build the Communist Party, the Inter
national Labor Defense and the Workers
International Relief.
TO build the Daily Worker and the entire
Party press.
Are you satisfied that you are doing
everything possible in this struggle?
Are you one of the 1000 that have given
their days pay? If not don't you think that
you are hindering the mobilization of the
masses?
Do you think you are doing your duty to
the Party at time when we have such
tren endous tasks and when the Daily
Worker is faced with suspension?
Your answer must be prompt and sub
stantial.
Send your full DAYS PAY at once thru
your nucleus to the Communist Party of
America, 43 E. 125th St., New York City.
See that the DAYS PAY is not kept for
a week by the nucleus but is mailed imme-
diately.
See that every other cOmrade in your
nucleus does the same.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25
WORKERS QUICK
ACTION REPELS
NEW GASTON RAID
Neal Shocked at Brutal
Carolina Penalties

CAST ONIA, N. c., July "a
Everything points to very sue
cessful conference at Bessemer City,
July 28. Preparations are being
made to transport the delegates
from many points in the Carolinas,
and some are coming from Tennes-
see and Georgia.
Everybody in Gastonia knows that
the prosecution which is trying to
electrocute the fifteen workers in
Gastonia jail sent detectives thru
out the county interviewing the
farmers, and prejudicing them
against the defendants, and then
sent summons only to those they
think are sure will convict.
Neal Demands Venue Change.
Attorney Neal issued statement
today:
"Only few days before the most
important trial in the history of the
South, l do not see how any fair
minded person can doubt that the
minds of prosecution jurors have
been inflamed by prejudice against
the defendants, making fair trial
impossible.
II am amazed at the brutality of
North Carolina law, stipulating the
death penalty for four crimes
arson, rape, murder and burglary,
The past week, and particularly
the last several days, have seen
a tremendous growth of the Nation
al Textile Workers Union and of
the International Labor Defense.
This expansion in these organiza-
tions exceeded even the expectations
of the local organizers and the rep
resentatives of the national offices.
1t indicates a great swing of
popular sentiment in favor of the
union and in defense of the strik-
ers and union organizers Jailed and
awaiting trial next Monday for the
shooting of Gastonia's chief of po-
lice, during his raid on the strikers
ftents June Z. Various liberals as
we'll as newspaper reporters have
come to the local offices of I. L. D..
Continued on Page Three)
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MACDONALD APES
HOOVER GESTURE
Stops 2 Cruisers But
Builds War Planes

LONDON, England, July "a
Premier Macdonald today made his
expected speech in Commons on the
naval program. He declared that
the necessities of economy, and the
possibility of parity with the u.
S., by inference England's real i'm
perialist rival, would permit the
suspending of work on the cruisers
Surrey and Northumberland, Sub
marine mother ship, and two con-
templated submarines.
Answering a question from the
floor, Macdonald stated that there
was no intention to impair the
fighting strength of the British
war and navy department. No sug-
gestion leading to a reduction of
Britain's rapidly increasing air force
Continued on Page Three
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MAKE AT TACK
AS PIONEERS co
Workers Slugged By
Police, Ship Thugs

Ranked by the second demonstra-
tion at the pier in one week. Off
cials of the Cunard Line, with the
aid of hired sluggers and police, yes
terday were responsible for a saw
age attack on a large number of
workers who gathered for a send-off
Of the Children's Pioneer Delega-
tion which was leaving for the Sow
let Union.
The demonstration was staged
just before the sailing of the S. S.
Mauretania, upon which the seven
Pioneers were leaving. ]. P. Nor
gan,, who recently joined in COM
pleting the bleeding of the German
workers, was passenger on the
same boat.
Singing and cheering, the work
Continued on Page Five)
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HOOVER BLURTS
OUT WAR SECRET;
MILLIONS SPENT
u. S. Strips for Race
Toward Conflict

WASHINGTON, July "a. = Pres
ident Hoover met the representatives
of powers signatory to the Kellogg
pacts today in the White House.
Lying before them was a copy of the
pact itself, embalmed in green hand
fooled leather, and reposing in a
coffin of green.
Hoover delivered one of his usu-
al almost platitudinous speeches
about the conscience of nations be-
ing appealed to by the provisions of
the pact, to "renounce war as a
means of international relations" :"
etc.
Biggest Army and Navy
But earlier in the day, Hoover is
sued to the press a statement point
ing out that The U. S. war and navy
department expenditures are the
largest of any Intry in the world,
and that the money is not spent to
the best advertage in the creation
of the machinery of slaughter Hoo
yer did not propose reduction of a
single item of really modern and
effective warfare.
I'VE hope to save materially or
naval expenditures by information
al agreement on naval arms. In the
matter of army outlay / am ir
agreement with the Secretary Of
War to set up within the Genera,
Staff commission of leading army
officers to reconsider our whole
army program, to see what services
and other outlays hsve become OBJ
Continued on Page Three
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so Shoe Workers Win
Fight After Walkout
Lasting Three Hours

Another significant victory was
reported yesterday by the Indepen-
dent Shoe Workers Union in the set
tlement three hours after the dec
laration of the strike by the fifty
workers of the Sterlind Shoe Co.,
Atlantic Ave. and Sackman St.,
Brooklyn.
The workers went out on strike
at the call of the union and so COM
plete was the walkout and so deter
mined the spirit of the workers that
the firm signed an agreement with
the union, conceding all the demands
Of the workers the same day. These
demands include recognition of the
union, the 44-hour working week and
increased pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25
Negro Labor Congress Calls
For Solidarity with the USSR

The provocative actions of the
Chinese war lords against the First
Workers Republic, Soviet Russia,
are not representative of the Chin
ese masses who, in the words of
the Chinese workers in the United
States, "know that in their hour of
need, when they were beset by the
armed hordes of the imperialist
powers, the one government on
earth that stood by us was the gov
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25
DODGE ORLEANS
GENERAL STRIKE
Misleaders Stop Aid to
Carmen

NEW ORLEANS, July 24.-With
union leaders again advising against
rash action" the question of the
general strike was not even put to
the vote at last nights long-delayed
meeting of New Orleans organized
labor, called to decide on the gen.
eral strike in sympathy with the
street carmen. Some 1900 work
ers attended at the headquarters of
the Garments Union, 52s Bienville
st. They represented SO local or
carnations with a total member
ship of approximately 4,500.
Thus, by resorting to the usual
maneuvering, practiced since the be-
ginning of the strike, the union bu-
reaucrats were again successful in
Continued on Page Three)
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Paterson Workers Hold
n gro Protest Friday

PATERSON, N. j., July "a
Negro and white workers will join
in a protest demonstration against
race discrimination, capitalist class
oppression and gangsterism this
Friday night, July 26, at 3 Governor
st.
Speakers will include M. J,
Olgin, editor of the Freiheit, Jewish
Communist daily; Harold Williams
of the Negro Labor Congress, and
c. Alexander, of the Young Com
munist League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25

ernment of the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics"
Chang Kai-shek, who now main
tains power by mass slaughter and
terrorism against the Chinese work
ers and their labor unions, is the
traitor whose Revolutionary
coup. d'etat in 1927 revealed him as
an agent of the foreign imperialist
enemies of his country and robbed
Continued on Page TWo)
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Week, July 27 to August 8.
For the purpose of discussing this
and other phases of the mass move
rnent to free the textile workers at
Gastonia, the thousands of workers
of New York will send delegates to
the Defense Week Conference at
Irving Plaza, Irving Plaza and
Fifteenth Street, tonight.
There they will discuss plans to
Continued on Page Five)
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Fifteen Gastonia textile workers are
facing the electric chair. Eight others are
facing long term Jail sentences.
WHY?
Because they challenged the rotten sys-
tenn of low wages, inhuman exploitation in
the textile mills of the South.
Because they reused the masses to strug
gle against speed-up, wage cuts, imposed
upon them by the textile barons.
Because they organized into the National
Textile Workers Union and are fighting for
the organization of all the textile workers
and are demanding an end to this exploita-
tion.
Because the textile barOns recognize that
through this struggle they are carrying on
fight against the very foundation of cap
italism.
Because the textile barOns and the cap
italists of the entire country and their gov
ernment recognize that the struggle in Gas
tOnia is struggle in the interests of the
workers of the entire country.
Because the leaders of the Gast0nia strug-
gle are Communists who are exposing the
capitalist government, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the socialists as the
enemies of the workers.
What is the duty of the Communist Party
and every Communist?
To mobilize the great mass of the Amer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25

20 yesterday with the addition
of five new names to the roster.
''This figure, however, represents
only a fraction of the working class
bodies, whose delegates the creden-
tials committee will seat, when the
meeting is called to order at p.
m.," Sam Darcy, director of the
Anti-Imperialist War Day Commit
tee, said in a statement issued last
night. "We know of many organ
izations that are holding last-minute
elections of delegates.
Unit Delegates.
also, the Representatives to be
sent by every Communist Party unit
in the city will considerably enlarge
the scope of the meetings influ-
ence."
The five organizations added to
the roll yesterday are: Branch $50
of the Independent Workmen's Cir
cvle, Flushing, N. Y; Branch 115
of the same body, Brooklyn; the
Jewelry Workers Welfare Club; the
New York Drug Clerks Association
and the Spanish Workers Center.
The Daily Worker is issuing a
special anti-war edition Of $4,000
copies which will be ready in time
for the conference. Party units
which have not yet done so must
subscribe for bundles, selling at 81
thousand, collect the money i'm
mediately and forward it to the busi-
ness office of the Daily tonight
without fail. Sections will mobilize
at once for distributing the papers
in their respective neighborhoods.
Order of Business.
The order of business, as an.
nounced last night, follows:
l. Report on war moves against
the Soviet Union and our, tasks.
2. Preparations for Internationa
Anti-Imperialist War Day.
3. Ways and means to fight i'm.
perialist war.
Ben Gold, secretary Of
the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union, gave out thes following
statement in support of the confer.
ence yesterday:
"The Needle Trades Workers In
dustrial Union pledges its fullest
support to the workers and pea.
SAINTS of the Soviet Union in theil
defense against the imperialist ban.
dts of China, as we'll as of any
other attack of the imperialist pow.
ers.
Defend Soviet Union.
"The Industrial Union calls upor
all of its locals to send delegates tc
the Anti-Imperialist War Conference
of working class organizations being
held on July 25' for the purpose OF
organizing a strike demonstration
against the imperialist war threat.
and for the defense of the Soviet
Union"
The Joint Board of the union alse
issued statement, part of which
is given below:
"The needle trades workers of the
United States Of America, who have
been in the front ranks of every
struggle against the capitalists Of
this country and their agents, the
Continued on Page Five)
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I, 100000 Signatures l. L. d.
Goal IN Gast0mia Relief Work

They shall not be electrocuted! !!
They shall not serve long years in
jail!
That is the answer to the Gas
tonia textile bosses which the million
names on the mass protest petition
will give.
l. will be the greatest mass petit
tion in the history of the American
working class. 1t will be circulated
during Gastonia Defense and Relief
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CZECH WORKERS
DEFY The POLICE;
Defend the ussR
800 Soviet Empoyees
Jailed in Manchuria
BULLETIN.

CHITA, U. S. S. R., July "a
Bands of White Guard Russians,
brought to the Manchurian border
by Chinese militarists, have raided
into Soviet territory on the nights
of June II, %, and July % at var
ious points. Sixteen former officers
of Kolchak and Semenov, entering
Siberia in disguise with the con-
nivance of the Manchurian war
lords, have been detected by the
U. S. S. R. state political admins
tration in plot to blow up bridges
on the railway, and have been ar
rested and shot.