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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 25.-Dr.
Clarence True Wilson, trigger man for
the drys who volleyed back at the
American Legion before the ink was dry
on its referendum resolution, Is gener-
ally supposed to be a one-idea man
this idea being prohibition. This is I'M
true. He has two imprisoned ideas.
the second being q double-riveted, mill
tant conviction that John Wilkes Booth
was not killed in the Virginia corn crib,
after he shot Lincoln, but that he es-
capped and lived until early in the pres
ent century in Texas and Oklahoma as
John st. Helen and David st. George.
Confession of Identity.
There was once an undertaken in
Enid, Okla, who had been a reporter
on Dana's New York Sun. One day he
gathered in David st. George, elderly
alcoholic. In recurrent sinking spells,
prefacing his end, Mr.. st. George re-
peatedly affirmed that he was John
Wilkes Booth, and told how he had es-
capped. The undertaken did two things.
He loaded Mr.. st. George with sufficient
embalming fluid to make a durable
leather integument for his clay-still
extant. Then he did some old-fash-
Toned sun leg work in rounding up the
story and publicizing it. In due time
Finis L. Bates of Memphis, Tenn, ac-
quired the mummy, with the idea of
realizing on the 100000 reward once
offered for the capture of John Wilkes
Booth. Mr.. Bates died and the legacy
to his widow included the Oklahoma
derelict. 1t appeared to be perma-
nent investment.
DIR. Wilson was friend of Mrs. Bates.
He acted as agent for the sale of the
mummy to Idaho" Billy Evans. Down
at Ventura, Calf, and ether coast
towns, Mr. Evans made profitable side
show out of the late Mr.. st. George
carting him around carnivals and fairs.
In return for his work in this transac-
ton, DR.. Wilson acquired various docu-
ments and records in support of the
theory that st. George was Booth. He
became an earnest believer. He gathered
more material, ran down threads of
evidence to their source, wrote a book
and campaigned bravely to set his
tory straight in this epic drama. The
book found no publisher.
Persists Against Critics.
william C. Shepherd, in Harper's
Magazine; Harry Hansen, in the Chi
cago Daily News, and others exploded
bombs under the theory, but DR.. Will
son persisted. In 1925 Or. Wilson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

the prohibition law, had made itself
ridiculous in the eyes OF sober and
sober mined Americans"
He asserted the Legion's action will
not in any way seriously affect pro-
hibition' and charged the Legion had
"done itself more harm than it did
prohibition"
THE Legion" he said stakes itself
little too seriously in assuming that
the people were expecting the Legion
to take upon itself leadership in this
matter" He charged the organization
did not represent all or even the ma
jority of the American Expeditionary
Forces
DR.. Barton said that no such pro-
cedure as proposed by the Legion reso-
luton SIS possible under our form of
Government"
eff what they ask were DONE" he
said, "the United States would cease
to be. We would have no Federal Gov
eminent. Here is a proposition
that would destroy the Consti-
tuticn of the United States and take
away every semblance of power
and make it the puppet of single re-
calcitrant and 'rebellious State. The
American people will not follow such
leadership however seriously and cere-
moniously assumed by the Legion"
With the return OF long tresses,
China's hair-net exports are increas-
inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

conventions instead of Legislatures to
get the question out Of partisan poll
tics. Delegates to the conventions would
be elected on the prohibition issue
alone and the true sentiment of the
country would be developed.
No substitute for the eighteenth
amendment would be offered under
Bulkleys plan. He said the amendment
should never have been made a part
liquor control would revert to the
States.
He would be willing, however, to
place in the Constitution an amend
ment protecting the States in their en-
forcement of liquor laws
He said repeal of the eighteenth
amendment would not mean going back
to the same condition that existed be-
fore prohibition, because the amend
ment, whatever else it has done, has
broken up the organized legal liquor
traffic.
Glenn for Referendum.
Senator Glenn OF Illinois said today
he would vote to resubmit the eight
zenith amendment, as proposed by the
American Legion.
The Illinois Republican also restated
his willingness to vote for legislation to
allow sale of beer.
Glenn said the prohibition amend
ment was enacted many years ago, and
that probably 90 per cent Of the voting
population today were not voters when
it was enacted.
The Senator said the attitudes Of the
Federation of Labor, the American Bar
Association, American Medical Associ-
aticn and the American Legion on pro-
hibition will have to be considered, and
predicted these would have great
deal of weight.
Glenn aired, however. that he saw
little chance for enactment of beer
legislation at the next session OF
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

the passage Of that tariff act, which
had in your judgment done 80 much for
the country, and especially for Michs-
gan, that city in your state would Do
issuing calamity bonds for the aid OF
the unemployed" McKellaS wrote.
Republican rule and prosperity seem
to have parted company even In Micha-
gan"
Mcclellan said he observed also that
wages are coming down." and said
this is astounding to me when ] ~
member your argument that q high
tariff and q high standard Of wages
went together hand In hand. 1t also
looks as IL the high standard OF wages
and the high tariff have also parted
company" He added:
What a pity your dearly beloved and
valiantly defended tariff act does not
work. Please accept my warmest re-
grets over its utter failure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
M'KELLAR REVIEWS
DISPUTE ON TARIFF
Asks Vandenberg Why "Ca-
Iamity Bonds" Are Needed
in Michigan.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. September Is
Reopening his tariff dispute with Sena-
tor vandenberg, Republican, Michigan.
Senator K. D. Mcclellan last night asked
the necessity for the issuance of "calsm-
ity bends" at Grand Rapids "if the
Hoover Grundy- Smoot- Hawley tariff act
Is doing so much for Michigan"
In a letter to SEM Tor Vandenberg,
the Tennessee Democrat inclosed a pres
clipping dealing with the recent issu-
ance at Grand Rapids of $650,000 in
Calamity bonds" fer rablic ccnstruc-
ton under Michigan 1t ruling that
unemployment is public calamity. for
which emergency loans may be made.
1T is almost inconceivable that after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
MUMMY OF ''LINCOLN ASSASSIN"
SHARES DR.. WILSON'S DRY FAITH
Leader Who Assailed Legion Referendum
Vote Fought for Theory John Wilkes
Booth Escaped to Die In Southwest

showed this writer his evidence. 1t
locked convincing. Law suits have been
won on less evidence.
At that time 1t looked as If the timer
ant West Coast mummy was to provide
a career for DR.. Wilson. But he turned
aside to answer the bugle call of the
drys, and Is now their ace battler. Bern
in Delaware, DR.. Wilson was educated
at the University of Southern California.
He served in many pastorates as a
Methodist minister, wrote many books
against alcohol and became successfully
president of the Oregon Anti-Saloon
League and general secretary of the
Methodist Board Of Temperance, Pro-
hibition and Morals.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
SHOW INVITES PUPILS

Because Of the interest Of children
CT school age in the Electric and Radio
Show at the Washington Auditorium.
the Electric League. sponsoring the af-
fair, today extended, through Supt.
Frank w. Ballou, an invitation to all
pupils to attend matinees this after
noon and tomorrow free Of charge.
Special features of the matinee per-
formances are demonstrations by
Westinghouse and General Electric Cos.
of electric phenomena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
ST. THOMAS BANK FAILS

Virgin Islands Institution In
vokes Law on Withdrawals.
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, Sep
TENDER IS R).-The St. Thomas Saw
ings Bank suspended payments today
stitution to demand one months notice
for Withdrawals. 1t was expected pay
ments of 40 to so per cent would be
made within few days, but mean
while the bank viii accept no new de-
pcsits.
The bank has 1,400 depositors, with
deposits totaling 1000. Harry Tay-
lor, commissioner of industry, who at
tended today's special meeting of the
Board of Trustees, suggested that the
bank management appeal to Washing
ton for temporary assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

With the return OF long treSses,
China's hair-net exports are increas-
ing.
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LEGION ACTION RIDICULED.

WILMINGTON, N. c., September Is
R.-Rev. DR.. Arthur j. Barton, chair
man of the Executive Committee Of the
Anti-Saloon League, in a statement
here last night said the American Le-
gion, by calling for referendum on
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Is Charles M carr s was nd as
accountant at the order of Gooners jury which
yesterday after session in the farm
death
Sheriff.
IN
father of the
Frbun complete funeral arrangements
"A hoto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30
REALTY BOARD MEMBERS
HELP STUDY OF HOMES
Leaders in u. S. Association Named
by Hoover to Committee
for Research.

Members of the National Association
of Real Estate Boards are serving in
important capacities on committees ap-
pointed to carry out the work Of Presi-
dent Hoover's conference on home
building and home ownership.
Harry S. Kissell, president Of the
real estate association, was appointed
on May IL to serve on the division on
mortgage structure of the Committee
on Finance of the conference. William
H. Kingsley. Philadelphia, Is chairman
Of the mortgage division. Other men,
bers include Samuel N. Reep of Mime
apolis: Henry r. Robbins, Philadelphia,
and Harry A. Kahler and Clarence Dill
lon of New York City. F. H. Ecker
president of the Metropolitan Life In
Surance Co., is chairman of the FL
nance Committee under which various
subcommittee have been organized
Herbert U. Nelson, executive secre-
tary Of the real estate association, was
appointed last week to the Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30

A RON OF homes no1D under con-
Struction By Frederick B. Mills In
the 1900 block of Allison Street NE.
Presenting sound D1lueS, and mod
ern in every respect, they are
equipped Nth Bryant Automatic
Gas Heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30
Rome Had Plumbers.

The word plumber" comes from the
Latin word "plumbarius," which means
worker in lead. Rome had its
plumbers for its great public baths as
well as for the installation of running
water systems in private houses. Prac-
tically every house that has been ex-
cavated at the site of Herculaneum and
Pompeii had running water, investi-
gators report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30
FAVORS LOCAL LABOR
Maryland Employment Head Urges
Preference Be Given.
Special Dispa Itch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 30.-Raymond w.
Bellamy, Federal director of employ
ment for Maryland, left this week for
some of the counties of the State for a
survey of building projects about to be
started with demand for employment
Mr.. Bellamy said he would arrange for
preference for Maryland unemployed In
the selections for jobs.
In connection with the expected work
in the counties he said. II hope to con-
fer with those interested in the con-
struction work and arrange with them
to employ people out of work in their
own localities When all the local
labor Is put to work will request that
II any further is required the selection
be made from adjacent localities"
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ness property ct 1914 New York
avenue.
The family apartment at 10
Eighth street southeast, 1t is reported.
has been purchased by j. M. Coleman
from H. p. Amos. Nicholas T. Chaco-
mas has purchased from Martin H.
Bray the detached brick dwelling at
1410 Manchester street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30

In addition to the three
dbove, the foNo7Ving Wash
inQton Home Builders install
and recommend Bryant AUTO
mdttc Gas Heat:
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on Design Of the conference. William
Stanley Parker, Boston, is chairman OF
this committee which has been charged
with the task of improving the planning
Of house construction throughout the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30
BUYS STORE PROPERTY
ALONG KALORAMA ROAD
Joseph David Gatti Makes Pur-
chase in Northwest Capital
as Investment.

Joseph David Gatti has purchased
as an investment the store properties
at 1726 to 1880 Kaiorama road, from
A. Samuel White, and the property at
3114 Eleventh street, from Norman and
Stanley Fischer, 1t was reported today
by the N. Z. Ryon Co., Inc.
The store and apartment property
at 3407 Fourteenth street, the Ryon
firm also reports, has been purchased
by w. T. Willett from Nathan Good
man, as an investment. The latter has
acquired from MIR. Willett the busi-
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~ fuel To builder about to decide Bryant Automatic Gas Heat after
q tfrOnan
distinct which
complete o
which Automatic
dOesno
that outstanding builders this city
Judgment
tell
builder
this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30

Cafritz Construction Co.
Cooley Bros.
c.. w. Morris & Son
D. J. DUNCAN, Inc.
Federal Construction Co.
B. III. Gruver
Vim. A. Hill Co.
Fred SCHNEIDER
Thomas A. Jameson i.
Kennedy.C hamberlin Co.
Waple & James, Inc.
Charles L. Tankersley
Waverly Taylor, Inc.
C.. NJ. Wilcox
P. H. Willis Realty Co.
Young & Oppenheimer
Edison w. Briggs, Inc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
Workers Rally at Art
Metal Shop Against
New Wage-cut

T.U.UL. leadership from Comrade
Munson, T.U.UL organizer, and
Comrade c. L. Anderberg, Commu-
mist candidate for mayor. He asked
them to address the workers, which
they did giving them the T.U.U.L.
policy.
These workers, about 400 of them,
we're enthtised by the address of our
comrades and demanded that we ar
range another meeting at the same
hall on October for all the metal
workers in jamestown. But when we
came to this, meeting we found a
committee selected by the boss to
rnislead the workers. Instead of Or
ganizing them into the T.U.UL. they
had planned to organize company
union. They separated the metal
workers Of other shops, sending them
upstairs in the balcony and excluded
all those who had organized the
meeting. In other words the meeting
was run by the bosses.
But in face of this the TU.U.L.
committee succeeded in getting In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
CBy a Worker Correspondent


JAMESTOWN, N. Y.-Workers at
the Art Metal Shop No. / had their
wages cut from two to u per cent
Monday, October S.
With this the workers refused to
start to work and about 300 started
to parade in the shop. The superin-
tendent came in and told the workers
to go back to work, but the workers
refused, saying that their wages were
already cut to the bone and they
were not willing to accept this wage
cut.
The superintendent said, "We have
a 100000 order and we are trying
our best to keep you working. Now /
am satisfied with all of you. Be good
and go back to your bench"
Demonstrate In Plant.
When the workers refused to do
this he told them to get their coats
and get out of the plant, but the
workers refused to leave the plant
and paraded all day.
The boss then selected a faker,
G. S. Peterson, a foreman of one de-
partment, who took the initiative in
calling mass meeting Monday, Oc-
tober S, at Nordic Hall. Previous to
he meeting he came to the Trade
Union Unity League headquarters in
the Arcade Building and demanded
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
.JOBLESS DEMAND
VACANT HOUSES
Rich Realtor Denies to
Workers Empty Flats
Chicago, III.

GIUCagO, III.
Daily Worker:
When the unemployed branch Of
the South Side Of Chicago sent out
various committees to canvas vacant
flats and all dilapidated buildings to
house the many thousands of home
less workers who are sleeping IN
Washington Park and many other
parks and Railways, they also sent
a committee to the G. F. Harding
real estate office at 3lst and Cottage
Grove Ave. and found out that Mr..
Harding had Just taken an aeroplane
to Europe. This was the report OF
the secretary and when the secretary
was asked concerning the housing Of
the unemployed she openly stated
that Mr.. Harding had left strict Or
ders for her not to allow any flats
or buildings to go for the purpose
Of housing any unemployed men or
women, and not to rent any build
ings to any charitable institutions.
We of the unemployed find that
Mr.. Harding has under his control
over 500 empty flats on the South
Side of Chicago. Why are these
buildings and flats unoccupied2 Is
it because the workers of the South
Side refuse to live in themp No.
1t is because the fat-bellied landlord
has drained the poor worker to the
last drop, and, in order to keep up
high rent, the poor workers can not
meet the fat-belly's damnd they are
Immediately evicted on to the streets
to die like rats, while these fat
bellies tour Europe. Workers, we
must organize and fight to the very
last man!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
jamestown Metal Workers Fight
Bosses and A. F. of L. Takers

and when the chairman opened the
meeting Comrade Sgovio, district
TUUL organizer, got on his feet and
demanded from the chairman the
right to address the meeting, ac-
cording to a previous understanding,
but the chairman tried to ignore
Sgovio. When he was unable to ig-
more him he appealed to the assem-
bled workers to throw him out, con-
fusing the workers for the time be-
ing. However, when the meeting adj
journed the TUUL committee opened
meeting outside the hall, Sgovio
speaking to the workers from the
shoulders of two comrades exposing
the attempt to organize company
union and calling on the workers to
vote Communist in the election cam
paign.
The chief of police arrived and
tried to break up the meeting, but the
workers, very much enthused, shout
ed: "Let him speakp We then con-
cluded our meeting inside the hall,
where the workers listened to the
program of TIL TUUL and the pro-
gram of the Communist Party in the
election campaign. We are well on
the way to defeat the labor takers
here and rally the workers in real
struggl against the wage-cuts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
Workers Victorious in Fight
Over Eviction in Sioux City

OF what the unemployed had been
doing and were planning to do. At
any rate he agreed without much
argument to appropriate $40 to rent
Sigmund another house.
Council Grows
AS a result of this successful strug-
gle, and also the militant struggle
against the shutting off Of electricity
in the homes of unemployed work
ers, the Sioux City Council has
greatly increased in strength and
militancy. For example last Satur=
day night the biggest open air meet
ing in the history of Sioux City was
held right in the downtown district.
Over. 600 workers were present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
(By a Worker Correspondent

SIOUX CITY. The prestige of
the Sioux City Unemployed Council
has increased greatly during the
pact week due to the determined
struggle it is carrying on against
evictions.
just. a few days ago the council
acted on the case of Fred Sigmund,
1417 Cook Street, father of 4 chill
dren, and old time resident of the
city. Sigmund's belongings had been
thrown out of the house which he
had occupied and paid rent for over
3 years. The unemployed council
modified about rs of its members,
forced open the door, and restored
the furniture in record time. A car
load of dicks watched the moving
in job" but did not dare to inter-
fere.
However the case did not end
here. In two days time the landlord
came with shotgun and two men
and threw Sigmunds furniture out
on the street. The Unemployed
Branch Immediately modified for
action. The workers were determined
that the Sigmund possessions would
remain in the house at 14i7 Cook
Street, shot gun or no shot gun.
However, before tackling the moving
job" again, a good committee was
sent to see Mr. Lebeck of the We'll
fare Board, to demand that he live
up to the promise once made that
there would be no evictions. Mr..
Lebeck evidently had been informed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
SOLDIERS HOME
GUSTS OLD VET
Served in the Spanish
American War
fBy and Old veteran)


STILLWELL, Okla-I am an old
veteran, 76-years old trying to get
into the Veterans Hospital at Okla
homa City. am very badly afflicted
and was put out of the National
Soldiers Home about nine months
ago. They said that T was Com
munist and for that reason I could
not stay in the home.
j am living with poor farmer
who can't afford books to send his
children to school. I would send the
Daily Worker my last dollar, but now
have to borrow stamps to write
you. want to get the Daily Worker.
1t is the only satisfaction I have liv-
ing in this capitalist hell.
It's awful to live this life. I have
place in the Poor House at Leaven-
worth, Kan, but I have no money
to pay railroad fare. This is the
way the government treats an old
soldier. They could find everything
for us when they called us to war.
I was in the Spanish American War.
I wish that was stronger. I would
then go around and speak to the
workers. All I live for now is to see
a Soviet Government all over the
world. am glad to see the ex-
seryicemen falling in line behind the
Workers Ex-servicemen's League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-17
Oklahoma Farmers to March
on State Capitol November Fl
To Demand $15,0OO,OOO Appropriation For
Relief of Destitute Farmers 3 Year
Moratorium on Debts

farmers OF Oklahoma will take a hand
in the matter and show him up good
and plenty.
Want Food and Clothes
Already some of the farmers are
losing faith in him. They think in
terms Of food and clothing and Muir
ray is not giving them any. They
will demand that he does something
really concrete at once.
The farmers, inspired and led by
the revolutionary workers, will mass
ION the capital steps November 21st
and demand no foreclosures, no evic-
tons, cancellation of debts for poor
farmers, a moratorium of farmers,
debts for a period Of three years with
out interest, equal rights for Negroes
and Mexicans, free medical aid for
needy families, state appropriation
of $4,000 900 for destitute farmers to
be raised by taxing incomes above
$4,000 and fortunes above $4,000, and
other demands.
We will also demand that Muir
ray call special session of the legis-
lature Immediately to enact farm re-
lief and unemployment legislation.
Conditions are worsening and farm
ers are more willing. to fight.
Murrays hand will be shown and
another step forward will have been
made in the struggle of the farmers
and workers against capitalism.
Prior to November 21st numerous
farmers meetings will be held thru
out the state to popularize the de-
mands and to organize the caravans
of farmers that will wend their way
towards Oklahoma City on that day,