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Evening star., 1933-07-08

n yer from Cleveland today estab-
II lished himself in an obscure
I \ Office at the Department Of
Justice and made ready to di-
rect the Governments first general cru
sade against all forms of racketeering.
Joseph B. keenan,. who won fame as
a nemesis of gangsters in the Ohio city
in 1919, was sworn in yesterday for one
of the most difficult assignments ever
given to a law enforcement official
ending the reign Of gang terrorism ram
pant in many of the larger cities.
The appointment of Keenan, followed
on the heels of an announcement by
Attorney General Cummings that the
recent massacre of Federal and State
officers by machine gunners at Kansas
City was challenge" to the Federal
Government that could not be ignored.
Accepted the Challenge.
keenan,, speaking quietly but firmly
today. let it be known that the under
worlds def has been accepted.
His first step, he disclosed in an inter-
view, will be to make thorough, COM
prehensiye study Of the racketeering
problem-from kidnapping for ransom to
the eXacting of tribute from industry.
During the course of this survey of the
situation he may make personal in
vestigation of conditions in such racket
ridden centers as Chicago and other in
dustrial areas that have proved attrac-
tive to criminals who prey on business.
II have had conference with the
Attorney General and his assistants y
keenan, said, land I will follow line
Of procedure suggested by Mr.. Cum
rlings at this conference.
"Racketeering is large problem that
will require much thought and much
study. Details Of the plan for dealing
with the problem are yet to be worked
out The first thing 1 shall do Is make
a study of the whole situation. The
preliminary study will take some time.
The next steps Will be predicated on
the findings made during the study"
Hoover Prominent in Farley.
Prominent in the conference in the
Attorney Generals private Office was j..
Edgar Hoover, director CT the United
States Bureau Of Investigation. who will
be one of the members Of the board of
strategy" in the enlarged Federal cam
paign on crime. One of Hoover's ace
special agents was a victim of the ruth
les slaughter in front of Kansas City's
Evening star., 1933-07-08
FISCAL YEAR ACTIVITIES
OF DISTRICT REPORTED
Reduction in Construction Work
Shown by Deposits of Con-
tractors for Building,

The first of the annual reports Of
heads of District government depart
ments, covering activities during the
fiscal year which ended June 80, was
filed today with the District Commits
sioners. 1t was that of Roland Brennan.
chief clerk of the Engineer Department.
The report is something of model
IN brevity, in keeping with the expressed
wishes of the Commissioners, the state
ment being limited to but one page and
a half of typewriter material.
The report reveals reduction in con-
struction work by the District during
the past year. showing that deposits
posted by contractors who submitted
bids for work totaled $32O,117 during
the past year, as compared with
$330,370 in 1882.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
CHARGES $16,694 ERROR
IN INCOME ASSESSMENT
Acacia Insurance Co. Contends
Commissioner Omitted Deduc-
tions in 1890 Tax.

The Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
a petition with the Board of Tax
Appeals, charging that the Government
had e. mistake of $16,694 in its 1880
income tax assessment. The amount
has not been paid.
The insurance company asks the
board to set aside the ruling of the
commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Eight alleged errors by the commits
sioner are stated
In the three most important allega-
tions OF error. it is claimed that the
commissioner illegally failed to deduct
S23,132 paid in taxes. $45,058 paid for
repairs to its building and s32103
depreciation to its building, furniture
and other equipment. No date for
hearing the case has been set.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
new COMPLAINT MADE
AGAINST CONTRACTOR
Carpenter Charges He Was Fired
From School Job When It Became
Known He Lived in d. C..

Corporation Counsel Bride, who Is
investigating charges that the Catalano
Construction Co. of Baltimore has vio-
lated the prevailing wage law in the
building of colored vocation school
here, has received a new complaint
from former employe~of the firm.
This comes from Rocco Benevento, a
carpenter living in the 1000 block of
Seventh street. who charged in an affi-
davlt that he was discharged by the
company when it became known he
was resident of the District.
He declares the contracting officials
declared they wanted Baltimore work
ers on the job
Mr.. Bride said the public hearing on
the charges would be held some time
next week. .--.,-.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
USE OF CAMP GOODWILL
FOR DAYS ONLY ALLOWED
Funds Lacking for Operation of
Retreat as in Former Years
and Activities Curtailed.

COL James A. Woodruff, director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, to-
day signed a permit authorizing the
use of Camp Good Will in Rock Creek
Park, but fer day use only.
This year, park officials explained,
money is lacking for the customary
Today camp periods, under which un-
dernourished children and mothers
were given an outing in the city's
largest park. Accordingly, the camp
will be run solely on day basis. The
Associated Charities. the park authcri-
ties are advised, have been unable to
secure funds with which to operate
Camp Good Will, as in former years.
Previously, the camp has been opened
from June Is to September Is. This
year, due to the money stringency, it
will operate only during the rest of
this month and August. The Depart
ment of Fairgrounds Of the District
of Columbia will furnish the super
vision for the camp, Col. Woodruff and
his assistants are informed.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
RIVER CRUISE MONDAY
More Than 80 State Societies Will
Be Represented.

More than 80 State societies of the
District of Columbia will be represent
ed on the second annual moonlight
cruise on the Potomac sponsored by
the All-States Society Monday night
at $50 O'Clock. The steamer City of
Washington has been chartered.
On the program of entertainment
which has been provided Miss Helen
Roberts ard Miss La nellie Avery are
featured in specially dance numbers.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
Husband Missing Since July l..

Mrs. Fred Roach, 513 Massachusetts
avenue. reported to the police today
that her husband, Fred Roach, As, had
been missing since July l. when he told
her he was going to Charleston, w. Va,
to .ook for work.
The police were informed that Roach's
automobile, stripped of accessories. had
been found near Charleston,
Evening star., 1933-07-08
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Mos.ly cloudy,
probably showers and thunderstorms
tonight and tomorrow; cooler tomorrow:
gentle to moderate southwest, shifting
to north winds.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy, probably
showers and thunderstorms tonight and
tomorrow; cooler tomorrow.
Virginia-Local showers and thunder
storms late tonight or tomorrow;
slightly warmer tonight; cooler tomor-
row afternoon and night.
West Virginia Showers and thunder
storms tonight and tomorrow, except
fair in extreme north portion tomorrow;
warmer in extreme east portion tonight;
cooler tomorrow.
Outlook for July 10 to July Is.
North and Middle Atlantic States
Generally fair except showers Wednes-
day or Thursday Cool Monday and
Tuesday, warmer Wednesday and some
eWhat cooler about Friday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy this morning.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
ROMNEY MAN DIES
w. F. Wirgman Member of Pioneer
West Virginia Family.
.ial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROMNEY, w. Va, July 8-Wilbur F.
Wirgman, 80. member of a pioneer
family, died at his home here yester-
day after years illness. The Wirg-
man family came directly to this Sec
tion from London.
Surviving are the widow, former Miss
Jennie Vandiver of this county, niece
of former Gov. Jacobs of West Virginia.
and three sons and two daughters,
Bowly and Wilbur F. Wirgman, jr., Of
Akron, Ohio; James at home, Mrs.
Edna Jacobs Clark, Williamson, w. Va,
and Mrs. Meta Estey of Florida.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
Macon Ends Trial Flight.

LAKEHURST. N. j., July 8 R.-The
new Navy dirigible Macon returned to
its hangar last night, completing its
first trial flight from the Naval Air
Station here The giant ship was in
the air about "a hours, cruising over the
metropolitan area. l-
Evening star., 1933-07-08
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, July 8.-State
Senator T. Russell Gather of Winchester
has announced that he is preparing a
bill to be introduced at the special ses-
sion of the Virginia Legislature, August
II, to provide for creation of a legis-
lative committee to study the liquor
control system of Canada and foreign
countries, with the purpose OF recon-
Dominion after the prohibition amend
ment Is repealed.
Declaring he believed prohibition
would be q thing of the past early in
1884, Senator Gather said that
thoughtful people" throughout the
Evening star., 1933-07-08
GETS NEW POST
j. B. Mccoy Is Appointed District
Morgue Master.

j. Bradford Mccoy, formerly en-
ployed in clerical capacity in the
Highway Department, has been appoint
ed to the post of District Morgue mas
ter, by action of the District Comnis-
sioners, it was announced late yester-
day.
Mccoy succeeds william Schone-
berger, who retired recently after hold
ing the position for Al years.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
keenan, Is Preparing to Direct
First Federal Racket Crusade
JOSEPH B. KEENAN,,

JOSEPH b. KEENAN,,
Cleveland attorney, who was sworn In
yesterday as q special assistant to the
Attorney General to direct the Gov
ernment's war against racketeering and
gang terrorism.
Evening star., 1933-07-08
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, 90, at 3 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 33.
Lowest, SO, at 6 am. today. Year
ago, "a.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100, on June g.
Lowest, II, on February 9.
Humidity for Last "a Hours
CFrom noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, "a per cent. at 1l:30 pm.
yesterday.
Lowest, 35 per cent, at 3 pm. yes
terday.
TiAa hleS
Evening star., 1933-07-08

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
CAPITAL (current month to Gate):
Evening star., 1933-07-08
BY REX COLLIER.

A HEAVIEST, square-jawed law
n yer from Cleveland today estab-
II lished himself in an obscure
\ Office at the Department Of
Evening star., 1933-07-08
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast ane
Geodetic Suryey)
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
STRIKE WON ON
BRYANT AVENUE
Landlord Gives in on
Demands

NEW YORK.-TThe rent strike at
io45 Bryant Avenue has been wonl
The stubborn resistance Of the ten
ants TO the continued brutality of
the "blue coated guardians" of
Taniinany, and the mass picketing
and fiery mass demonstrations led by
the Unemployed Council forced land
lord Harrison TO call halt to the
militant rent that has been raging
in his house for the past two weeks.
During this time Harrison has been
breaking promises right and left, and
succeeded in eWcting two tenants.
King and Rosen, leaders OF the
House Committee, reported that the
landlord had accepted all the con-
oitions that the tenants had put
before him. They are.
/. Recognition of the House Com
nittee.
2. Reduction Of 10 per cent in
rents.
3. No evictions of unemployed te-
nants.
4. Expenses for expressage of the
evicted tenants to be paid by him.
This important and timely victory
should serve as concrete example
OF what mass struggle and organi-
cation can do, especially to the
striking tenants of l484 Hoe Avenue,
which house is owned by this same
landlord Harrison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03


class for their daily
Daily sup
ported by the working The Daily
capable fulfilling the tremendous demands made by the
bankers
the bstaons the working the class
struggle The Daily Worker the reaching
of these conngnts workers working
The Daily Worker needed before whole
The strike
Union
robbed beaten betrayed by the
of revoted against further
their They OF
employed There
$4,000 and children the Briggs picket line
greatest sympathy for the strike the
locked by Ford attempt
against Briggs strikers But this sympathy is not
enough.
struggle
strengthened deliver decisive defeat capitalist often
its series the
Of the Briggs strikers and for their
demands.
Briggs strike victory in
smashing stkebreakng
which the their
the selout policy the
through
posed and the militant unions These
in hand with the capitalist
example: just
defeated
Amagamated Association OF Street and Electric Railway Employees
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
A Fighting Fund for ALL Class Battles!

members There
meeting this seout
quote dispatch published the Daily
Worker:
hardly victory
the capitalist
the the auto industry No
is Chamber of
Manufacturers Association and Frank
Martel"
Party Federation
of
working struggle any be the United
exposing defeating ALL these
labor who battle,
picking eyes their
and their police and attack them
Daily 1t
guard the
@ entire working
starvation and for the right
organize the begin
ming struggles
history capitalism the period the
living of the wit
extend its already powerful influence;
the section Of the working class wheeling
Enable establish itself firmly the ranks of the
assault of enemies it. Enable the
the the ranks of the working
their perhdes into the light of day
Support the American workers by supporting and
Mobilize financial support for the
fighting OF the Daily Worker!
with further why the
working its interest support the Daily Worker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
CITY EVENTS


DEMONSTRATES MPERIALIST
American Committee Against all anti
demonstration
then to march to South Whitehall meeting
will DC
For East Side
lines 2nd and 3rd
and Wall streets.
Line Wall South
Street
Lexington Avenue subway station
Wall Street South Street.
BMLT. o Cortandt castaI
Street toward East River TO South
MASS PROTEST MEETING FEB. AGAINST TERROR JAPAN
meeting
workers leaders Meeting Lyceum
DELEGATES TO LABOR DEFENDER CONFERENCE, FEB
Defender District Conference"
Fourth Street help devise enabling revolutionary
pictorial publication continue
and William Patterson will address the Conference.
DEMONSTRATE RELEASE TOM MOONEY
demonstration Feb 10 Union
remaining
the NTWLU Glaciers
DEMONSTRATE AGAINST GERMAN FASCISM TODAY
Lexington
Hler Street
day at
Saturday pm speak
situation workers at
rally against ascsm.
fight fascism will be the
at ST.,
A Sunday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
MEET TODAY IN
DRIVE TO FREE
HAITI WORKERS
8 Men, 3 Women Held
in Prison by Wall
Street Empire

NEW YORK.-An intensive drive
for the release of II Negro and white
workers, among them three women,
held in Jail by the Haitian govern
ment in its attempt to crush all ef-
fort to organize the Haitian work.
ers, will be initiated by the N. Y.
District, International Labor Defense,
the Anti-Imperialist League, h e
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
and by the Trade Union Unity Lea
que with a mass protest meeting to-
day at pm. in st. Lukes Hall, 125
W. 130th st.
James W. Ford, John BALKAN and
Robert Dunn will be the main speak
ers, with E Glassford acting as the
chairman.
At least four open air meetings will
be held in Harlem previous to the
main mass meeting.
Frame Up
Facing heavy sentences on framed
up charges, the falling of the IL Me-
gro and white workers has aroused
a deep indignation among cultured
and labor organizations in the United
States. The II are being held in
Jail in practically starving condition.
Protests, demanding the immediate
and unconditional release Of the i'm
prisoned workers will be cabled to
the president Of Haiti, lackey Of
Wall Street, Immediately after the
mass mcetids Friday night in st.
I.ukcs Hall.
Part Of the funds raised by the
international Labor Defense at it's
Annual Bazaar in February will be
devoted to the defense Of the Haitian
workers, it was announced yesterday
by the New York District.
Challenge Consul
An open letter inviting Consul Vim
cent of Haiti, brother Of Stenio VIM
cent, president of the Haitian repub-
lie, to attend the meeting to be- held
in St Luke's Hall, 1875 w. 13oth ST.,
here, tonight Friday), has been sent
by the International Labor Defense,
which, with the Anti-Imperialist
League, the League of Struggle for
Negro Rights. and the TUUL, is spon-
soring the affair.
The letter was sent to the consul
at his office at i16 Broad st. 1t chal-
lenges him to come to the meeting
and answer the charges of the work
ers of the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
Greetings
to COnnrade
W.. Foster

FROM the Sixteenth PIenum of the
Central Committee of the CPUSA.)
AT THE SIXTEENTH PLENUM Of
n the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of the U.S-A., which
has just completed its--work, the ab-
sence of the foremost leader of the
Party, Comrade VIM. z. Foster was
keenly felt.
Comrade Fosters health was
broken down under the strain OF the
election campaign in which he bore
the standard of the working class as
candidate for president on the Com
munist Party ticket.
Comrade Earl Browder, during the
opening session, reported on the con-
dition of the health OF Comrade Fos-
ter and moved that the Plenum send
its greetings to him. Comrade Brow
der said:
Comrades, this is the first plen-
um of the Central Committee In
many years that has not had the
participation of Comrade Foster,
the outstanding leader of our Party.
II am sure everybody here is very
much interested In hearing of the
conditions of health of Comrade
Foster. And 1 want TO report TO you
in this respect. / spent the day
with him just few days ago, on
Wednesday, and 1 was very much
pleased to find that Comrade Fos-
ter is definitely improving in his
health. This is the first time that
we have been able to speak SO posi-
lively of his health since he suf-
fered the first severe attack on his
heart in the beginning of Septem-
Der.
81 think II Is necessary to speak
quite frankly and to tell you that
COmrade Foster was in very SER
ious danger of his life, and he has
had a very severe period to go thru
before we could say he was on the
road to recovery. 1t is also quite
clear that for several more months
Comrade Foster will have to be out
of active participation in the work.
But his condition is now such that
his steady progress in that direc-
ton seems to quite definitely as
sured.
Il want to propose now that this
PIenum shall send message Of
greetings TO Comrade Foster ex-
pressing our regret that for the first
time in many years the Central
Committee has 10 conduct their
work without his collaboration, and
express our hopes for a speedy,
complete recovery and his return
to our midst in the practical every
day work"
The motion was adopted unani-
mously. AT the close of the Plenum
Comrade Foster was elected as
Chairman of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party, U.S.A., and
Comrade Browder was elected Sec
rotary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03

The AUTO WORKERS STRIKE IN DETROIT gives
reason enough for support of the DAILY WORKER
First, do not forget that the workers at the Briggs
Vernon Highway plant and the Motor Products Corp had
already defeated cuts and only the Daily Worker had
told the workers of this important fact
Then sphrred by the confidence gained in the vic
tory, the workers in other plants showed determination
resist the brutal offensive the bosses
hct is taking Deohe decisive the automobile
indusythe paradise until 1929 of the mass production high
scheme which bring the millennium America
under capitalism.
Glass aligned the
of the Briggs Plant side the of hungry
strikers led the Auto Workers Union supported by the Unemployed
Councils and the Communist
On the other side the federal represented the
moment by Pngton department of labor conciao the powerful
employers of the industry the banks which finance hem the
Michigan state government the Murphy of Detroit
followers this
Party represented by Norman Thomas who Detroit to act
socialist for bosses like Frank X Marte head of the
Detroit Federation Labor these the of the
The ragta bobta of meaders of the LWW and the
aran Party have also been recruited to add their mite to the task
confusing disruping the strike Yes these too!
State Police Justice
Department Labor and Immigration from the underworld
modified strike militant
The Daily Worker the central of the Communist Party
the only daily that replies to the enemies of the working class
and their Only the Daily Worker be found the truth
about the heroic struggles the Detroit auto workers and the call for
support OF them.
is the only daily which the lies of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
"F & r" Mattress Co.
Strike Is Won; Other
Furniture Strikes on

NEW YORK.-The workers of the
Of. & r." Mattress Co. after a two
day strike forced the boss to with
draw the wage cut and are back at
work.
The Model Upholstering Co. work.
ers are continuing their strike. The
bosses called for a conference, but
the workers are sold for a Union
shop and refused to meet the bosses
demands.
At the Gluck Bros. Table Co. the
bosses are sending detectives of the
industrial squad to try to scare them
from the picket line. Two detectives
raided the strike headquarters,
searched every striker and sympa-
thizer and told him to stay away.
In spite of this the picket line is
solid and the workers are determined
to win the strike and force the boss
to take back the wsss cst a..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
AUTO STRIKE
FIRM DESPITE
new ATTACK
Call Mack Ave. Plant
to Elect New Strike
Committee
MISLEADERs AID BOSSES
Jailed Leader Freed;
Picketing Continues

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. ?. -
With hundreds Oh police, state
troopers and company detec-
tives modified to smash their
strike, with the leaders of the
American Federation of Labor
and the Socialist Party, in
GLIDING Norman Thomas, ac-
lively aiding the bosses, the 10000
workers at the four Briggs Body
plants who have been on strike for
about ten days today continued their
heroic struggle.
The strikers are fighting for in
creased wages, the elimination OF
dead time" (unpaid time), the abo-
lition Of piece work, of the "insur-
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-03
MARCHTODAY.
TO PROTEST.
HITLER RULE.
Demonstration Starts
8 P. M. From Meets
on Seth Street
SHOW SOLIDARITY!
In Germany A General
Strike Is Declared

NEW YORK.-Demonstrate
today against the bloody fas.
cism in Germany! Assemble
at open air meetings on S6th
Street between Lexington and
Third Ave-, and march at s p
m. to the Hitler headquarters
on 92nd st.
BERLIN, Feb. 2 (By Cable
Mass raids and searches of all
workers organi.at' is in the
big towns of Prussia were car
ried out today y fascists and
police.
There were also many SIM
liar raids in the mining areas.
Liebknecht House, head
quarters of the Communist Party
was occupied by armed forces. Many
arrests have taken place throughout
Germany.
24-Hour General Strike in Lubbock
In Lubbock a twenty-four hour
general strike has developed out of
the protest strikes which broke out
after conflicts between Fascist and
Socialist workers Of the Reichsban-
ner defense corps.
Protest factory strikes are reported
from Mannheim, Constance, Stuttgart,
Tuebingen and in Berlin factories
Suppress Communist Papers-~and
Demonstrations.
The Fascist Prussian CommiSsar
Goering has prohibited all Commun-
list outdoor demonstrations and meet
ingS and ordered close control of all
indoor meetings. The police are in
structed to arrest Communist lead
ers whenever they think it neces-
sary.
The Rote Fahne, Communist Par
ty Central Organ, has been suppress
Sed for eight days. All Communist
papers in the Ruhr district (coal and
steeD have been suppressed for four
weeks. The Hamburger VolkZeitung
Communist has been confiscated by
the Socialist Police President Schoen-
fielder. The Stuttgart Communist
Arbeiterzeitung has been suppressed
for eight days.
The Socialist Lustgarten demon
stration called for Sunday here has
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