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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-26
Steel WORKERS
DEFY ORDINANCE:
AGAINST MAY |
Strike in Georgia Mill;
Demonstrate in South


Choir Duck mill on May First.
Workers from the Anchor Duck, as
we'll as from other nearby mills will
leave the machines on this day to
rally to the May Day demonstration
called by the Communist Party.
Committees Of Action have been
formed in the other mills to lead
the workers in the demonstration.
In Rome the May Day demonstra-
ton will be a mobilization point for
the textile workers for further
struggle. Faced by wage cut after
wage cut and by stretch-out in al
most every department in the An
Choir Duck mill in the past few
weeks, the workers are organizing
their forces for immediate struggle.
Answer Death Threat
ATLANTA, Ga, April 25.-Prep-
arations are going ahead fast for
the largest working class demon
stration the city has ever seen as a
reply to the attempt to send Powers
and Carr to their death in the cleo
trio chair. Six thousand leaflets is
sued by the Communist Party, call
ing on the workers to strike May
First in protest against the attempt
on the lives of Powers and Carr, are
being distributed.
Down Tools In Tenn.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April
25.-Membership meetings of the
Trade Union Unity League and Met
al Workers Industrial League have
endorsed the May Day demonstra-
ton called by the Communist Party
and have issued statements calling
on all workers to down tools and
rally to the demonstration. A well
attended mass meeting of unem-
poyed workers, called by the Unem-
ployed Council of Chattanooga, has
taken similar action. The Trade
Union Unity League is distributing
a leaflet in support of the demon
stration. Gilbert Lewis, Negro or
ganizer of the Trade Union Unity
League, who was sentenced to 112
days on the chain gang as a result
of the March 6 demonstration in
Chattanooga, will be one of the
principal speakers here on May Day.
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Demand Park
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 25.-
Workers will hold their demonstra-
ton at Capital Park in the center
Of the city. In the past this park
has been the scene of imumberable
meetings of the worst foes Of the
workers, including the fascist Klu
klux Khan.
The Communist Party has an
nounced that it has made formal APP
plication to the police department
for use Of the Park for, the meeting.
1t is expected that the request will
be denied.
Waterbury Meetings
WATERBURY, Conn, April 3d.
Meetings continue here, to rally
workers for the May Day political
strike and demonstration, and to Or
ganize the employed and unemploy-
ed against the terrific unemploy-
ment here, and the wage cuts, and,
speed up.
Nat Richards, who with c. Cras-
nitsky defied the city ordinance
against street meetings and so dis
credited it that a court declared it
unconstitutional spoke again We'd
nesday on Main ST., and will con-
tinue to hold meetings. The police
gave formal consent to the court
decision. They didn't arrest the
speaker. But they harried and
pushed at the crowd and massed
solid ranks to keep the workers as
far away as possible.
These tactics make it hard on the
voice of the speaker, but they show
the workers what a police force
means under capitalism.
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SHOOT Rebels"
SHRIEKS CANDHI
Joins With Irnperialist
Government
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willing tool Of British imperialism,
the Shiny labor" government, to
shoot down the rebelling Indian
masses.
Troops Shoot at Unarmed Crowd
CALCUTTA, India, April 90
Fighting which has broken out
against British imperialism all
throughout India, and against the
Shiny "Labor" government which
is sending more troops to shoot
Indian workers, was intensified
when over 5000 workers and peas
ants demonstrated at Neela, near
Diamond Harbor, today and clashed
with an armed detachnfentsef police
and soldiers.
MacDonald's soldiers fired right
into the mass of workers, killing
and wounding many.
y
Declare Martial Law
BOMBAY, April 25.-Martial law
is being clamped down on orders
from Wedgwood Benn, Labor Secre-
tary for India, in an attempt to wipe
out the mass uprising of the Indian
workers and peasants in a sea of
blood. The Macdonald government
is receiving the plaudits of all i'm
perialists in India for it's bloody
attack on the unarmed Indian
masses. Many arrests are being
made. Gandhi, who is one of the
best supporters of the British
against the revolutionary masses,
is being protected and permitted to
remain at liberty as one of the best
means of cowing the Indian workers
and peasants.
The Bombay stock exchange has
closed down.
Today is the anniversary of the
1929 general strike of cotton mill
workers in Bombay, India, when
100000 struck. 1t is also the ami
versary of the strike of 10000 cot
ton mill workers in 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
Dry Agent Tests
Eliminate 1900
Within Two Years
Rigid Examinations Given
by Civil Service, Espe-
cially ON Character.

After tive years of examination the
Civil Service Commission announced
today that approximately 1900 prohi-
bition agents and other persons vari-
ously employed in prohibition work have
been eliminated as result OF their
failure to pass competitive tests.
The elimination of the unsatisfactory
prohibition workers. by dismissal and
resignation, has taken place gradually
during the past two years. There may
be additional removals when 400 unre-
ported cases now under investigation
are heard from, the commission stated,
but there will be no wholesale removals.
The commission announced 1t will now
confine itself to filling the vacancies
created by the dismissals.
The drastic cut in the personnel OF
the prohibition unit, the commission
announced. resulted from the fact that
not more than SO per cent of the per-
sonnet employed at the time prohibition
enforcement was placed under civil
service law were successful in passing
the open competitive examinations held
by the commission two years ago
About 1000 applicants failed of accept
ance when subjected to searching
character investigation"
The commissions announcements
states that after preliminary tests,
which included consideration of train
ing and experience, the applicants
were subjected to a searching character
investigation. About 10000 of the
$4,000 applicants survived the tests to
the point of the character inquiry.
About 1000 of the 10000 survivors were
eliminated by the character tests"
In March, 1927, when the prohibition
unit was placed under civil service law,
the personnel of the unit numbered APP
proximately $500. At least one-half
of these employees will be replaced as
result of the examinations, which were
appropriated for in December, 1927, and
held shortly thereafter. Between 800
and 400 of these cases are still to be
reported on.
The report of the commission said in
part:
The tests applied to the applicants
for this work have been the most rigid
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
MAN IN BOAT SHOT
BY CUSTOMS AGENT
Probably Fatally Wounded
While Discriminating De-
MES Having Liquor.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. January. 23.--Aceosted by
customs border patrol inspector as he
was disembarking from q rowboat at
the foot of Maple street in wyandotte
shortly before midnight, Walter Grund,
~, was shot by the oficer and probably
fatally wounded.
Grund was taken to the Wyandotte
General Hospital. Wyandotte police
said they had been unable to learn the
name of the Federal officer who did the
shooting, but officers of the border pa
troll said that the inspector had been
disarmed and was being held for ques-
tioning by Col. Heinrich A. Picket, COL
lector OF customs.
Looking for Missing Boat.
.Grund told police that he and a
companion, whose name has not been
learned, were rowing along the river
front looking for a missing motor boat.
He said that neither he nor his COM
panion was armed and that there was
no liquor in the boat. They decided
TO pull up at the Maple street dock,
ie said, but as he was stepping out of
the boat uniformed man stepped out
and shot him without warning.
Grund fell back INTO the boat, which
his companion Immediately headed out
into the current. Three miles from the
scene the boat went ashore, and
Crumbs companion deserted him.
Groans Bring Waterman.
Grund lay In the boat for nearly
an hour before his groans attracted
the attention of Charles Smell, night
Waterman, who called police.
Shortly before Grund was discovered
two customs border patrol officers walked
into the Wyandotte police station and
told the sergeant in charge that they
had hred at a man thought to be a
rum-runner and believed they had
wounded him. The officers refused to
give their names.
Wyandotte police said today that
Grund has never been known by them
as having been connected with the
down river running industry.
Gel Pickert was said to be conduct
ing an investigation of the shooting
He could not be reached for a state
ment. John r. Watkins, district at
| torney said he had as yet received nc
official notification of the affair ano
knew none of the details. He intimateo
that some information might be turned
over to his office later in the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
Reports Say Present Person.
mel All May Be Replaced
by President.
SPECULATION Is HEARD
ON PROBABLE MEMBERS
Retired Army Officer Suggested
as Successor to Col,
Ladue.

President Hoover may make a clean
sweep in the administration of the
District government and replace the
present Board of Commissioners with
three new men of his own choosing II
reports current today at the District
Building are true.
The Presidents plans, according to
these reports, contemplate not only the
appointment of two new civilian Com
missioners to succeed Proctor l..
.Dougherty and Sidney F. Taliaferro,
whose terms expire February 4, but
also the transfer Of Col. william 3.
Ladue, Engineer Commissioner, and the
assignment of another Army engineer
to take his place.
The names of the three new Com
missioners, however, have been manted
in secrecy ut the White House, but
reports discussed at the District Build
ing are to the effect that men
who have not heretofore been men
toned as probable appointees would be
selected. The impression is that the
AANOAdChb VIII 0PRo1AS . ACOACd fAEHly
officer as successor to Commissioner
Dougherty, who has supervision over
the Police and Fire Departments.
Officer Suggested.
The name passed around the Dis
trict Building as possible successor
to Col. Ladue Is that of Lieut.. Col.
John j. Kingman, who is now detailed
as the district engineer of the Army
at Milwaukee. Wis. !.
There is considerable speculation over
the probable successor to Commissioner
Taliaferro but the White House has
not given the slightest intimation as TO
the person President Hoover may have
In mind for this post 1t was learned
hewever, that when the President first
considered naming a retired Army Of
ncer to succeed Commissioner Dough-
erty the question arose as to the legality
involved in a retired Army ofacer serv-
ing as civilian Commissioner.
The President was reminded that
former President Coolidge was given a
legal opinion by former ATTORNEY
General Sargent which cast some
doubt on the eligibility Of an Army
, officer to serve as Commissioner. In
view of this opinion Mr. Coolidge did
under consideration.
later opinion by Attorney General
Mitchell, however. held that he could
fine no legal barrier to such an appoint
ment. In this connection 1t also was
pointed out that Mai Gen. Mason M
| Patrick Is serving as a member of the
Public Utilities Commission Of the
District.
The existing law defining the qualif-
cations of civilian Commissioners reads
as follows:
The two persons appointed from
ciUiI life shall, at the time Of their ap-
potntment, be citizens Of the United
States, and shall have been actual resi-
dents OF the District OF Columbia for
three years next before their appoint-
ment and have, during that period,
claimed residence nowhere else ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
JAIL DENTIST FACES CHARGE
OF TAKING GIFT FROM SINCLAIR.
King Reported to Have Received $3.50
Watch From Oil Man and Auto
From H. Mason Day.

Albert E. King, dentist at the District
Jail, was notified today to appear before
a special board of inquiry Saturday
morning at 10:3O o'clock to explain
reports that he accepted gifts from
Harry F. Sinclair and Henry Mason
Day, wealthy oil men, while they were
serving their recent sentence.
George S. Wilson, director of the
Board of Public Welfare, set the date
for the hearing after Capt. M. M.
Barnard, general superintendent of
District penal institutions, had spent
several days investigating reports that
Day had given Killing an automobile
and Sinclair had presented the dentist
with q $3.50 wrist watch while or after
the oil men were serving sentences In
the Jail.
The board before which King will
appear will be composed of Capt. Bar
nard and Col. William L. Peak, super
intendent of the Jail -.
Two witnesses today were asked to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
MT. VERNON ROAD
TO Be D|SMANTLED
Line Used by Presidents Un-
able to Compete With
Automobile.

The old electric railway connecting
Washington with Mount Vernon. which
has carried thousands upon thousands
of tourists to the home of Amer
ica's first President for more than three
decades, is to be dismantled and sold
for scrap iron.
The line, once known as the "rcad
Of the Presidents" used by most of the
occupants of the White House since
1895 when 1t began operation, would
no longer have been able to sompete
with the automobile with the construc-
ton of the proposed Washington Mount
Vernon Boulevard, which will occupy
part of its right of way.
Accordingly, the directors of the
Mount Vernon. Alexandria 81 Washing
ton Railway Co., owners, decided to sell
that portion which connects Alexandria
with Mount Vernon. The remainder,
between washington and Alexandria,
will still continue in operation.
The part sold consists of 7la miles
of track and trolley wire and incidental
equipment. 1t has been acquired by
Louis Simon, Inc. scrap iron dealers,
located at Twenty-fifth and H streets,
James H. Simon, operating manager
announced this morning.
Work OF scrapping the road will be
begun by the railway company about
March l, and Is to be completed within
three weeks.
The old trolley line was the only land
connection between Alexandria and
Mount Vernon before the construction
Of road connecting the two places.
Included in rolling stock is an anti
quated car. fitted up with every con-
venience of the time, used for hauling
Presidents and other important visitors
to the home of Washington. 1t is in
the barns at Four Mile Run, Va, along
with others whose days of service are
long past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
GENERAL COMMITTEE
ON BUSINESS MEETS
Group Formed by Hoover Debates
Behind Closed Doors
Here.
az tha Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The general committee of the Ma
tional Business Survey Conference in
augurated by President Hoover, was in
session today behind closed door pre-
Iiminary to new visit to the White
House.
Lewis z. Pierson of New York, mem
Der OF the senior council Of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States,
presided in the absence of Julius H.
Barnes, general chairman Of the con-
ference.
simultaneously the Agricultural
Service Department committee of the
chamber. presided over by Chairman
Walter L. Cherry OF Chicago, met TO
discuss the action of the Kansas City
Board Of Trade in condemning the Fed
eral Farm Board as "Socialistic" in it's
administration Of the AGRICULTURAL mar
keting act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
GOVERNOR SEEKS
TO HELP CHICAGO
City Leaders to Press for
Special Legislative
Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 23.--Gov. EN-
merson was expected to lend a hand
today in the solution Of Cook County's
financial plight.
Civic leaders, city and county officials
and school board heads planned to con-
fer with the governor today to press for
aid, possibly through legislative action,
In meeting their governmental bills
The school board has already requested
special legislative session.
The school board yesterday passed
its $1Ol 100000 budget for 1890. but
H. Wallace Caldwell, president, said no
money could be raised by sale Of tax
anticipation warrants before Febru-
airy z. 81.
16,lOO without Pay.
This MEANS" he said, that 1920
teachers, 1900 engineers and janitors
and several thousand other employees
OF the schools will not receive any
money until after that date. We may
even have trouble in paying them then. "
The idea of paying employees in scrip
has been abandoned.
At the end of this month the city,
county and school board VIII owe
40, 1872 employees $ll.276,157.
Chicago and Cook County officialS
took steps today. to prevent thousands
OF city and county workers from be-
coming victims of a certain type OF loan
agencies. some OF which already have
made efforts to capitalize on the fact
that the workers are being forced to
go without pay checks.
Hundreds of employees have reported
being approached by representatives of
loan agencies offering to tide them over
the payless paydays, but demanding in
terest ranging as high as 10 per cent
a month.
Robert NJ Sweitzer. county clerk, and
Sheriff John Traeger announced they
would refuse to approve any loan shark
salary assignments made by their en-
! ployes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23

appear at the hearing They are J. r.
Ellis. manager of garage. and news
paper reporter. Others may be in
structed to appear later.
Capt. Barnard questioned Ellis during
his investigation. Ellis declared Killing
bought an automobile from his company
October last, paying for it in 800
bills.
Ellis added Killing had explained the
reason he was able to pay cash for the
machine was that ut is a gift from Mr..
Day."
Wilson instructed Barnard TO make
every effort TO get to the bottom of
this AFFAIR" He said Killing should be
replaced If the charges against him
were proved. Wilson asserted. however,
that King was entitled to q hearing
before any action was taken.
Questioned by reporter, king de-
MED he ever accepted any gifts from
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
FILlPlNos TO MEET.

MANILA, January % [P).--A mani-
festo calling the Philippine independ-
ence congress into session from Feb
ruary % to rs was issued here today
over the names of 100 prominent Fill
pinos.
The object of the meeting, leaders
said. is to make fresh demonstrations
Of national consciousness and solidar-
ity" and to convince the United States
that I'VE are deeply conscious OF the
responsibilities of nationhood and are
prepared 70 assume them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
RAPS DIRTY STREETS.

Protests because dirty snow and ice
is allowed to litter the streets of the
Capital was made in the House today
by Representative Treadway, Repub-
lican, Of Massachusetts,. who said:
"A great deal has been said about
beautiful Washington. but / want to
call the attention of the House to the
very dirty streets of Washington. We
had a small snowfall the other day and
no effort has been made to remove 1t.
There is still large amount of it on
the street and 1t is dangerous to trafic."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23

charging alienation OF BeIsky's affec-
tons. Both Mrs, Sebesti, and Ofacer
Belsky stated with much vigor that the
ghost was talking through It's ectoplas-
mic hat.
A Judgment through default that MRS.
besti was set aside by Judge SABBATH yes
terday when he heard about the ghosts.
Belskys cross bill said the ghost
business had become q nuisance. He
charged that his wife burned a vile
smelling powder about the house, pre-
sumably to discourage unwelcome spirits,
and he alluded also to the matter OF
having salt tossed over his shoulder
His attorney. Victor Frohlich, outlined
the counter charges TO Judge SABBATH and
demanded. probably loosely, that the
accusing ghost be subpoenaed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
Explorers Face Another Year
in Antarctic, With Food
Shortage Threatened.
CREW OF WHALE SHIPS
COULD EFFECT RELEASE
Speedy Action Is Held Imperative.
15-Day Time Limit Set
in Appeal.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Moving to the relief of the Byrd Ant
arctic Expedition, which is threatened
with having to spend another Winter
on the Ross Ice Barrier without suf-
ficient food, the State Department today
asked the British and Norwegian gov
ernments to use their good Offices in
having ships now in the Antarctic re-
gion to go to the relief of the party.
In kilograms to the American AM
oaSSador at London and the Minister at
oslo, Acting Secretary Cotton said the
department had been informed that the
vessels OF the Byrd Expedition might be
unable to negotiate passage to Little
America to bring out Admiral Byrd with
his men and equipment.
Serious Situation Threatened.
Should the party not be brought out.
Mr.. Cotton said. it was believed a seri-
Gus situation might confront the ex-
low. va
Four Norwegian ships and one Brit
lsh vessel are in the neighborhood of
the Byrd expedition, all believed to be
capable OF penetrating the Ice pack.
OAic "a tAACoct Tie NllSeN-IAlOnZO, q Nor
weeian whaler, was reported Steamins
north through the pack. Mr.. Cotton
said, its master having declined to as
sist Admiral Byrd without. direct orders
from its owners.
1T has been represented to the de-
partment." the telegram to Minister
Swenson at Oslo said, that unless Ad-
miral Byrd receives assistance within
80 days no vessel of any character
could be of use and that to insure the
safe passage the expedition should be
brought out within Is days.
Speed Held Imperative.
please take up this matter at once
with the foreign office and request that
the Norwegian government use its
good ofiices to induce the above
mentioned Norwegian whaling COM
panies Immediately to designate one
Of their vessels and to order the master
to proceed to Little America and trans
port the 40 men Of the expedition who
are there and their equipment to the
Byrd expeditions own vessel north of
the ice pack. The relief vessel should
get under way at the earliest possible
moment and not in any circumstances
later than February S."
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-23
GHOST GAVE WIFE ~BUM STEER"
SAYS MATE FALSELY ACCUSED
Occult Business Has Become Plain Nuisance Declares
Husband in Cross-Petition
By. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 23.-Ghosts have
taken the Joy out OF life for Policeman
John Belsky, says he.
|. Belsky mentioned the ghosts in filing
cross bill to Mrs. Anna Belsky's petit
ton for divorce. He said his wife got
some inaccurate tips from the spirit
!. world. A ghost, he said. told Mrs.
Belsky her husband was running around
with a woman named May The ghost
didn't know the last name.
Among Mrs, Belskys list of acuuaint-
ances was Mrs. May Sebesti, and Of
ficer Belsky said that 10 was on the
spirits information that his wife based
. $4,000 suit against Mrs. sebestt,