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The Washington times., 1932-02-12
'SFOES
PUSH HOWARD
CUSTER MOVE
Resignation Demand Pressed
as Congressional Probe
Becomes More Likely

Demand for the resignation
of DR.. Mordecai johnson as
president Of Howard Uni
versity was being pressed by
influential colored men and
women today as a congress
sional investigation loomed.
His emoval, it was said, would
prevent further misunderStand-
ing between the general alumni
body and his administration.
For sometime the intervention
of Representative oscar De Priest
of Illinois in the affairs at the
university has been expected.
1t was the Representative who
said during the course Of an ad-
dress at the university this week
that a congressional trustee
should be added to the board of
the school to keep the House
posted on affairs at the institu-
tion.
Many Baptist ministers of the
city and States are rallying to
Johnson's cause and commencing
him for his stand. The denom-
ination is the strongest colored
religious body in the nation and
johnson, before coming to How
ard, was pastor of a Baptist
church at Charleston, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
DR,CARTWR|GHT
On AIR SUNDAY

The Rev. DR.. John Keating
Cartwright, professor of church
history at Catholic University, will
begin his series of three sermons
on the Washington Catholic Radio
Hour Sunday at 5 p. m. The
broadcast is from the Church of
the Immaculate Conce n,
Eighth and N 'treets, over sta
ton VOL, under the direction
of the Rev. Francis J. Hurney.
Miss Florence Yocum and
Frederick Nolan will be vocal
soloists and the boys sanctuary
choir will sing under the direc-
ton Of Harry Wheaton Howard.
DR.. Cartwright's series of SER
mons will be followed by others
to be given by the Rt. Rev. Mgr.
James H. Ryan, rector of Catho-
lie University; the Rev. w. Cole
man Neville, S. j., rector of
Georgetown University, and the
Rev. DR.. John Fenlon, superior of
the Sulpician Fathers in this
country.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
Citizens Hit on Name
For Road at Meeting
By Candle Light

Meeting by the light of two
candles, the electric current
having failed temporarily, the
Indian Spring Park Citizens
Association in Montgomery
county solved a problem that
has vexed the community for
many months.
1t decided to ask State
authorities to name the prin-
cipal highway through the
community Clifton Avenue"
They want this name for it's
entire length from it's junction
with the Observation-Disclosures
Boulevard at College Park
through to Wheaton, in Mont
gomery county.
The road is variouSly known
as Carroll Avenue, Clifton
Avenue, Old Bladensburg Road
and Montgomery Avenue. The
association claims it represents
the majority of property owners
living along the highway.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
WOMAN, HUNTED
|NPO|SON|NG To
SURRENDER
Wife of Dr.. KegeI, Ex-HeaIth
Chief of Chicago, Involved
In "ConfeSSion"

CHICAGO, Feb. II (I.N.SO.
Hunted in connection with an
alleged poison plot, pretty
Mrs. Marie Kegel, "a, today
was located today in a private
sanitarium. She is Frustrated
by a nervous breakdown.
Meantime, Young Gerald Lee,
grocery clerk named with Mrs.
Kegel in a reported indictment
charging assault with intent to
murder. retracted his story of the
purported meeting at which Mrs.
Mary Ryan, 35, claims to have
been poisoned.
Worked for KegelS
Mrs. Ryan. former maid in the
Kegel home, is to be the chief
witness against Mrs. Kegel in q
suit for divorce brought by DR..
Arnold Kegel, former city health
commissioner. The ply sician
charged that his wife frequently
tried to poison him.
Mrs. Ryan is in serious conM-
tion from mercurial poison.
Lee, who is held under $4,000
bond, through his attorney issued
a statement charging his "confes-
Sion' was obtained through tor
ture by States Attorneys de-
tectiveS.
DOctOred Soda, Charge
The confession" also was re-
pudiated by Mrs. Kegels attorney.
1t was alleged that Mrs. Kegel
and Lee lured Mrs. Ryan into
drug store to have an ice cream
soda. While the former maid
was purchasing cigarettes at a
front counter. the poison was put
in her soda, according to the
charges.
Mrs. Kegel's lawyer declared
he knew his clients whereabouts
and that she will surrender very
soon"
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
UPSHAW To GIVE
ADDRESS

The public will attend Lin
coins Birthday patriotic meeting
tonight, where members of Con-
gress and their families will be
guests Of honor.
The principal speaker will be
former Representative william
D. Upshaw, whose subject Tom
Thumb and Uncle Sam" will
draw lessons from the life OF
Abraham Lincoln. There will be
a program of patriotic music.
The Georgian, who is president
of the National Christian Citizen
ship Foundation, will be intro
duced by Senator Hatfield Of
West Virginia.
This meeting is under auspices
of the Berean Glass of Fifth Bap-
tist Church, of which DR.. John
E. Briggs is pastor.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
CHURCH|LLHERE
WITH FAMILY

FINES staff Photo
CHURCHILL

Speaking unofficially, Winston
Spencer Churchill, grandson Of a
Duke of Marlborough and for
more than a quarter of a cen
tury the stormy petrol Of British
politics, doesn't think so much of
disarmament conferences and
such Utopian schemes for bring
ing about word peace.
Mr.. Churchill arrived here
shortly before noon yesterday and
went Immediately to the British
embassy. where during his stay
in Washington he will be the
guest of Ambassador and Lady
Lindsay. He was accompanied by
his wife and their daughter, Miss
Diana Churchill.
A fair plump little man with
a cigar that just would go out,
Mr.. Churchill held court for more
than an hour after his arrival
for members of the press.
He discussed brilliantly and
charmingly practically every sub,
ject of international importance
References to the disarmament
conferences at Geneva drew an
engaging smile from the dis
tinguished Britisher. They are
nice, he admitted, and no doubt
give a great deal of pleasure to
a mass of worthy people, but the
worlds most practical hope for a
long peace lies in the friendship
of the United States and Great
Britain. the two great creditor"
nations,
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
MERCURY HERE
SCARS To 50

In his cage at the National
Geological Park the ground hog
is chuckling at the discontinue
of his enemies.
He says:
"Again I have demonstrated
my ability as a weather fore
caster. / said OF Man Winter
had departed for this season
and he has"
The Weather Bureau early to-
day reported a temperature of
60 degrees. Says the weather
man:
"MOst unusual for this time
of the year."
Tonight, according to the fore
cast, the mercury will slip a bit
and tomorrow it will be still
colder and cloudier.
But only the ground hog has
the nerve to say that the winter
is over.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
NOTABLES HEAR
/. PAPAL MASS

With Washington representing
the nation in the ceremony, the
tenth anniversary of the corona
ton of Pope Plus XI was cele
bfated today with a solemn high
mass at Catholic University.
The Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni.
Biondi, Apostolic Delegate to the
United Etates, and the Most Rev.
Michael j. Curley, Archbishop Of
Baltimore, were present at the
ceremony.
Members of the Diplomatic
Corps and official representatives
of foreign governments attended
the service, which is being du-
plicated in capitals abroad.
The Most Rev. John M. Gan
non, Bishop of Erie, Pa, delivered
the sermon commemorating the
occasion, and the celebrant of the
mass was the Rt. Rev. Mgr.
David T. O'Dwyer, procurator of
the university.
Several Senators and Represen.
tatives and the District Commits
SionerS were also present.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
Peak Gives Talk
Before CurLey Club

Lieut.. Col. William L. Peak, SUI
perintendent of the District Jail,
wa the principal speaker last
night at a Lincoln's Birthday
Valentine party given by the
Curley Club in the Continental
Hotel.
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Eugene j.
Connolly. of St. Peters Church,
also spoke.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
GAMBLING DEBT
BASIS Of SUIT

Whether or not a promisSory
note, given to pay a gambling
debt, is good in the District, will
be decided in court.
Suit to collect on a note for
$3.50 has been brought by Charles
j. Britton against E. j. Seifert.
The latter alleges the note to be
null and void owing to the fact
that it was given in payment of
an obligation incurred in game
"commonly known as craps or
crap shooting" illegal under the
District code.
The case has an interesting
angle in that it applies equally
well, under laws of the District,
to other "debts of honor" includ-
ing bridge obligations.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
Portion of I'D ST.. i" Called
'Murderers' Rou"

want them without question as
to the identity or the possible use
to which the weapon may be put.
AS a member of the advisory
council of the National Anti-Wea-
pom Association. Miss Mccall
urged all District residents to de-
mand immediate passage of fire
arms legislation recently intro
duced by Senator Capper, chair
man of the Senate District Com
mittee, and in the House by Mrs.
Mary Norton,
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
MANSION SAT- {,
BUT CAUTION
IS URGED
Reports Structure Is Near
Collapse Unverified by
Engineers

Acting upon the report that
Mt. Vernon Mansion is in
danger of collapsing, Govern
ment engineers have con-
Quoted a thorough investiga-
tion of the structure.
Major D. H. Gillett, engineer Of
the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Commission, and two other engi.
neering experts stated after com
pleting their examination that, al
though the building is in no dan
ger of collapsing, minor repairs
will have to be made. On the
whole, said Major Gillett, the
building is in a remarkably fine
state of preservation.
AS a precautionary measure no
visitors during the bi-centennial
will be permitted to inspect in
large numbers the upper floors of
the mansion.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
FAITH
IN j. 8. TOLD

Abraham Lincoln's determine
ton to uphold the dignity of
America before the world was
praised by Representative Burnett
M. Chiperfield (Rn of Illinois, in
a speech in the House today on
the anniversary of the civil war
Presidents birth. He said:
zone lesson taught by Lincoln
that may be helpful at the pres
ent day was his unfaltering de-
termination to stand Steadfast
before the nations of the world
for the rights of America.
To-day we are in the midst of
a great national crisis and con-
frOnted with and threatened by
a world cataclySm which all
Dray may be aVerted."
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
SWEATERS NEEDED

The Chevy Chase, Md. branch
of the Montgomery County Chap
ter of the Red Cross is in need
of sleeveless woolen sweaters and
scarves, according to Mrs. Roger
Whiteford, who will provide ma
terialS for knitting.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
YGegO Not Guilty
Of Liquor CHARGE

The published report that L. G..
Yaego, of Arlington, was found
guilty of possession of intoxicat-
ing liquor is erroneous.
Mr.. Yaego was found not guilty
in Arlington county court.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
Court Denies Plea,
Bank Head Jailed

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-With
the refusal of the court of ap-
peals to set aside the conviction
Of Milton S. Delcher, vice pres
ident of the defunct Chesapeake
Bank, of larceny and false pre-
lenses, the banker will be ordered
to begin serving a five-year Jail
term.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
ETHEL BARRYMORE
"MurdererS' Row."

That is the name given by Miss
Pearl M. Mccall, Assistant United
States Attorney, to that portion
of D Street from Pennsylvania
Avenue east to the Police Court
Building.
Miss Mccall said that in the
five-block stretch pawnshopS and
secondhand stores openly offer
deadly weapons for sale to chill
dren, criminals and others who
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
FINED AS DIS0RDERLY

Charged with disorderly con-
duct, George Kinder was ordered
to pay a fine of $25 and costs
or serve 80 days in Jail by Judge
Charles w. Woodward of Rock
vile police court, yesterday.
The Washington times., 1932-02-12
''LOne Wolf" Raid
Grabs Three Stills

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Feb. IL.
Two stills of 30O-gallon capacity
with $500 gallons of mash, near
Hughesville, Md, and one $50
gallon still and 100 gallons of
mash some distance north of
here. were destroyed yesterday
by the Lone Wolf" and his two
prohibition agents working out
of the Leorardtown headquarters.
No arrests were made.
P. T. A. TO GIVE PLAY
Sponsored by the Glen Echo
Cabin John Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation, rip Van Winkle," will
be presented February 10, with
a local cast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
Two Workers Jailed
for Picketing During
Housewreckers' Strike

AS result of strike called by the
Independent Houseworkers Union
against the Frank Morris Excavating
property of the National Biscuit Co.,
two workers were arrested on Monday
for picketing and we're brought for a
hearing before Magistrate Hulon
Caps1aw, imported from the South
to sit at Jefferson Market Court.
The workers on the job struck
against vicious exploitation prevailing
on the job and the dragging down Of
wages from s1.35 an hour to zoe an
hour.
The judge was most aroused when
he was told by the bosses that the
union has for its organizer Negro
worker and also when he saw the
emblem of the union, depicting the
unity Of the white and Negro workers.
He convicted the workers, and held
one Of them, James Ptakoff, for in
vestigation.
The International Labor Defense is
providing legal assistance in the case
and the Independent Houseworkers
Unin is asking all workers 'organi-
cations to protest against this vicious
anti-labor sentence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
CITY ELECTION
NOTES
THURSDAY. nov. 8, 1899

THURSDAY. NOV. 8, 1882
Election Rally Thursday, Nov. 3, at 1918
E. fremont Ave. at $50 pm. Main speaker
Benjamin Levy, candidate of C. P. for AS
sernhiynan 7th A D. Admission free.
131 w. 21st St, at 8 pm. Speaker:
Stevens.
10Th st. and 9th Ave at noon. Union
speaker.
Young Communist League Demonstration
at 18th ST. and Ave. A at 8 pm. Speaker:
Leslie.
Indoor meeting, 1918 E fremont Ave.
Speakers: B. Levy, candidate in 7th AS
sembly District, and other candidates.
Mapes and fremont AYES. Speakers:
James Steele, Rubin Berger, J. Schiller and
Rose Chernin.
wilkins and Intervale Ave Speakers:
Bent. Levy. Lillian Ross and Ruth CHASER.
222nd St. and White Plains Rd. Speak
ers: Alfred Sultan, Richard Ford, Leo Ia
back.
Is TssaE-x e, ! . r. Z e ~ sldsEK& EEgM
ers: Rose Chernin. M. E. Taft, Ambassador
Hall Youth Rally. James Steele, Dave Do
ran, Ambassador Hall.
, MacDougal arc Blocker at pm. Speak
ers: M. LeVera. NJ. Cullen.
Ludlow and Delaney St. at pm. Speak
er: Harry Beilinson.
Rivington and Pitt st. at 8 pm. Speaker:
Milton Stone.
18th St. and Ave at 8 pm. Speaker:
L. Joel
Tenth st. and Ave at 8 pm. Speaker:
r. Shulman.
Fifth St. and Ave at pm. Speaker:
1. L. D. Stein.
14th S.. and Ave. at 8 pm. Speaker
B. Casanov.
Seventh st. and Second Ave. at 8 pm.
Speaker: L. Schwartz.
18th Ave. and 43rd st. Speaker: NJ.
WEIGH.
Kings Highway and 14th St. Speakers:
H. Lichten5tein and l. Cabin.
Both st. and 2lst Ave. Speaker: ]. zaga-
reili
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
Call for Watchers
To Guard Communist
Votes at Elections


NEW YORK Election watchers
are urgently needed in order to
safeguard the Communist vote, the
United Front Election Committee
announced today in statement
saying:
Not only will the politicians
htimidate voters before election
day, but at the polls they will do
everything possible to eliminate
votes for the Communist candi-
dates. After the votes are cast,
they will, as proved by past ex-
periences, attempt to steal or
throw out the Communist vote.
1T is necessary that every Party
member and sympathizer should be
modified for November 9th to
participate in the work of safe
guarding the Communist vote"
The legal staff of the Interna-
ional Labor Defense has organized
a special group Of lawyers to give
legal protection to workers voting
on November 18th and to election
watchers. All those volunteering
for distributing literature near the
polls, to act as watchers in the
polls and for other work, are urged
to apply at once to the following
section headquarters.
Section l, SO Ave. C; Section Q,
Sc West 25th St.; Section 4, 200
w. 135th ST.; Section 5, 500 Pros
pect Ave-; Section 6, 81 Graham
Ave; Section 7, 1109-45th ST.;
Section 8, 1918 Pitkin Ave.; Sec
ton Is 1900 Intervale Ave. Vol
unteers can apply also to Room
sos, so East 18th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03

Hall, Third Ave. and Claremont Park
way, at $3.50 pm. tonight with Sam
Nesin at main speaker.
Italian Workers Symposium
An election symposium will be held
tonight, pm. in the Italian Prolet-
arisn Club, in Calico Temple, Mont
rose Ave. between Lorinner and Union
Ave. Clarence Hathaway, candidate
in the 3rd Congressional District, will
represent the Communist Party.
German, Hungarian Meet
George Sislind will be the main
speaker at an election meeting OF
German and Hungarian workers of
Ycrkville this evening in the Labor
Temple, 84th Street.
Watchers Meet Thursday
Volunteers to act as watchers on
election day will meet this evening
in Section /, at 96 Avenue G; in sec
ton 7, at 11O9-45th ST.; at pm, and
in Brighton Beach, at $3.50 Coney Is
land Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
OFFICE WORKERS
DEMAND RELIEF
To Visit Commissioner
Taylor Today

A delegation Of unemployed Office
workers representing the Unemploy-
ed once Workers Council, tomor-
row at 1890 pm. will call at the
Office of Frank j. Taylor, Commits
sioner of Public Welfare, so Lafay-
cite Street, to demand 81 daily cash
relief Of all unemployed Office work.
ers, regardless of race, color or creed.
Other workers so desiring may join
the delegation by attending a meet
ing at II am. tomorrow at "a 9Th
Avenue.
In the name of thousands of job
less office workers in New York, the
council has addressed a letter to
Commissioner Taylor demanding to
be heard tomorrow Demands for
agency service for Office workers and
the elimination Of racketeering agen-
cies, for free food, clothing and shell
ter for jobless Office workers, for Jobs
and for no discrimination, is to be
presented by the delegation in addi-
ton to the demand for 81 daily re-
lief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
NEEDLE WORKERS
DEFEAT Police
1000 Beat Off Riot
Squad Hear Amter

Forming solid ranks, about 1000
Needle Trades Workers gave battle
and turned aside squads of police who
tried to stop an election meeting adj
dressed by Israel Amter, Communist
candidate for Governor of New York,
at 38th st. and 9Th Avenue, Wednes-
day noon. The police department
called the riot squad into action. but
50 formidable and militant was the
solid chain Of workers around the
platform from which Amter spoke
that the cops were helpless.
Amter. defended BY the workers,
spoke for about an hour during which
he opened a sharp fire on Herbert
Lehman, Democratic candidate for
Governor, who recently helped carry
through wage cut Of 10 per cent on
the cloakmalIers.
Earl Browder. candidate in the h
Congressional District, and Louis Fly
man. addressed an audience of about
500 fur workers Wednesday noon in
the fur center. The meeting sched-
uled to take place at 39th st. and 7th
Ave. wss brutally attacked by police.
The workers dispersed by this attack,
rallied at a nearby location and there
stood their ground against the police
who were prevented from stopping
either Hynan or Browder from
speaking.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
inter, Nessn Speak Communist Program Today Cloak Mare
Union Gets Agreement
Fur Bosses Will Pay
JObless In nc e

NEW YORK,-The Fur Trimmers
Association (employers) has agreed to
the demands of the fur department
Of the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union to establish an unemploy-
ment insurance fund of one per cent
of the payroll, to be paid entirely by
the employers and to be distributed
by committees of enjoyed and unem-
ployed fur workers. Further negotia-
tons with regard to increasing the
sums to be contributed by the en-
ployers will be held next July, "if
conditions do not improve"
The N. T. W. I. U. furriers some
time ago won an agreement with
this employers association. Without
letting it remain a mere paper con-
tract, as is the case with agreements
obtained by the right wing unions, the
N, T, w. I. U. at once began moving
to have the details of the contract
worked out and the victory won by
the furriers secured.
This is the first time employers
have en- made to contribute the total
cost Of insurance and at the same
time to have the fund administered
by the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
DONOVAN, LEHMAN
FLOU 7 HUNGRY
Communists Demand
Lunches for Children

NEW YORK.-In a statement is
sued yesterday by the United Front
Election Campaign Committee, 1. Am
ter, candidate for Governor on the
Communist Party ticket declares, that
I'm replying to the State Teachers
Association in New York, Mr.. Dono-
van and Mr.. Lehman have shown
clearly that they do not understand
what the education of the children
means, They both declare that there
should be free education and a
competent and adequately paid
teacher :. Our children will re-
ceive the best education if taught by
competent teachers"
Is it not fact that President Hoo
yer on May l, Child Health Day, de-
clared that there are from six to ten
million children who are under
nourished in this country? Is 1t not a
fact that Governor Roosevelt stated
only few weeks ago that there are
six million undernourished children
in this country, and that they are
fainting from hunger at their desks.
If this is the case we ask what is the
use of talking about "free education"
and "the best that can be provided
for the children in this country?"
Therefore, the Communist Party,
fighting for the interest of the work.
ing class and its children has car
ried on struggle against the starva-
ton of the children in the schools.
The Communist Party is demanding
free lunch, food, clothing and shoes
for the children; unemployment re-
lief and insurance at the expense of
the bosses and the government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-03
PICKET SUPREME
COURT NOV. 9TH
Protest Has
Wide Support

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. q
Negro and white representatives OF
organizations totalling more than
quarter million members will march
side by side in picket line before the
United States Supreme Court next
Monday, 10 a. m. on behalf Of the
nine innocent Scottsboro Negro boys,
seven of whom have been condemned
70 death, William L. Patterson, ma
tional secretary Of the International
Labor Defense, announced today.
Prospective picketers include del
egation of nationally prominent
writer's of the National Committee for
the Defense of Political Prisoners,
which numbers in its membership
Theodore Dresser, Sherwood Ander-
son, and Waldo Frank A delegation
will visit the head Of the local police,
Major Ernest W. Brown, Thursday
demanding hands off"
The Scottsboro lynch verdicts we're
reviewed by the Supreme Court &C.
tober 10. "The Supreme Court" Pat
terson said. has withheld it's decision
due to political expediency.' He
pointed out that Withholding the de-
cisions was a decision in itself-a
decision to further the plans of the
Alabama ruling class to fasten lynch
law upon the masses of Negro workers
and poor farmers, The silence Of the
Supreme Court proclaims it has G
definite place in the political life of
the country. The Supreme Court is
a weapon Of first Importance to the
ruling class. The aura of sanctity Of
broad impartiality--has carefully been
built about it, but millions are be-
ginning to realize it is subject to the
will Of the ruling class"