The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 8, 1924, Page 2

me Page Two REPEATS CA PROMISED TO DELIVER SITE Miller Sticks by His Muscle Shoal Story WASHINGTON, May 7.— James Martin Miller, former employee of the Dearborn Inde- pendent, who quoted President Coolidge as saying he was “try- ing to deliver Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford,” today told the Senate agriculture committee that he had “correctly stated the President's words.” “I had a conference with the President on October 12, 1923, at 10:30 a. m. and 25 minutes later I sent the telegram to BE. G. Liebold, Ford’s secretary,” Miller said. “The president himself brought up the Muscle Shoals question at our conference,” Miller said, “and he can- not deny it. The denial he issued, was a crass political dissimulation.” TEACHERS FIGHT IMPORTED SUPT'S BAN ON COUNCILS Instructor’s Union Is Up In Arms Elementary school teachers of Chi- cago are holding a mass meeting this afternoon at 4:15 in the Studebaker Theater, 418 South Michigan avenue, to discuss the serious situation that has arisen over their differences with Superintendent William McAndrew. McAndrew has refused to issue an order to elementary school principals for the calling of the semi-annual School ‘Teachers’ Councils meeting due to be held this week. McAndrew is fighting the Teach- ers’ Councils, which have been in exis- ence since 1898. He deliberately sab- otaged the calling of the meetings this week because the matters of jun- ior high schools and the introduction of the platoon system were to come up for dis¢ussion. These matters are to be before the Board of Education this week and naturally would be dis- ~~ “guased in the Teachers” Councils. Wants To Slip Platoon Over? According to the Chicago Teachers Federation, McAndrew does not want the teachers to influence the Board of Education in regard to the junior high schools and possible acecptance of the platoon plan. McAndrew has been fighting the Teachers’ Councils, especially during the last thonth, charging that he was not required to eall them for school hours, altho the rules and by-laws of their organiza- tion specifically provide that, the su- perintendent must call these Councils for sessions twice a year during school hours. Miss Margaret Haley, business agent of the Teachers’ Federation, brought the whole controversy to light in the mass meeting of teachers in the Auditorium Theater Tuesday night, when she made a bitter attack on Su- perintendent McAndrew. The whole matter will be further discussed to- « night. Charges have ben filed with the Board of Education calling for the res- ignation of Superintendent McAndrew for his failure to abide by the ap- proved laws of the Chicago Element- ary Teachers’ Councils. Miss Haley preferred the charges April 30. The whole correspondence between the Elementary Teachers’ Councils representatives and Superintendent McAndrew has been printed at the request of the General Council of the teachers and they are now printing the special commission’s report on the junior high schools which the school board has neglected to make public. “Certain taxpayers” may have an in- junction issued to support McAndrew in his stand against the teachers. The injunction will prevent McAndrew from issuing an order to close schools for the time required for Teachers’ Councils to meetfl 2 xzg TAOao Councils to meet. ATLANTA, Ga. May 7.—Workers ‘who wish to leave this state are hav- ing considerable difficulty in getting officials to sign their papers. County and municipal authorities must give every worker who wishes to go to an- other state a signed statement that “this labor can be spared,” according to the ruling of Commissioner of La- bor Stanley. ‘The statute requiring of- ficial consent for workers to leave the state places the workers in the posi- tion of serfs bound to the land. Work or Jail Choice. LAKE CHARLES, La,, May 7.—Men picked up and charged ‘with vagrancy here are given the alternative of a jail sentence or picking strawberries for local truckers. The workers don't find much choice, for their wages are almost obscure when they work in the strawberry fields, and conditions are terrible. In jail they don’t have to work and come out with about as much in their pockets as if they had/the Civil War, were united by an worked for the truckers, f THE DAILY WORKER JUDGE FOELL FINES STRIKERS AS I. L. G. U. CONVENTION IS - MEETING IN BOSTON TOWN (Continuped from Page 1). forced to remain in court waiting for their cases to come'up only to have them pastponed again until this morn- ing. None of these cases have had more than the first hearing yet, while the thirteen other cases had all been heard several weeks ago. Following the lead given him by the bosses’ lawyer, Hyde, Judge Foell di- rectly charged the strikers with ly- ing. He said that he would not sen- tence them for perjury, as Hyde at- tempted to influence him to do, but he remarked: Court Says Strikers Lie. “They lie, but they are put up to it.” Attorney Sissman objected to the court’s remarks, but to no effect. Foell’s mind is like a piece of cast-iron, once molded never changed. Judge Foell also wrongly assumed that all of the strikers before him were not Americans but immigrants to this “hospitable” shore who are nonetheless bound by the law, wheth- er théy understand it or not, -Foell took an active role in cross-examining Attorney Sissman, representing the strikers, and would not allow Siss- man to proceed with his summary of the case, On the other hand when prosecu- tor Hyde began his summary, Siss- man had not yet arrived. But the court said “Proceed” and Hyde did proceed to make the most of his op- portunity and attempted to show that the garment strikers not only violated the injunction but committed perjury, thus showing “not only contempt of court but contempt of the whole court system.” He deliberately misconstrued the slight and easily accounted for discrepancies between the answers filed by the respondents and their testimony on stand. : In replying to Hyde, attorney Siss- man showed that the testimony of witnesses for the bosses was quite sus- ceptible to doubt but that he would not prefer perjury charges against Patrick Moran and Collins, who had been the chief witnesses for the prosecution. Moran got very red-faced and ner- yous, flushed down his neck and fin- ally went up to whisper something to Hyde. Sissman said that he couldn't possibly remember serving all thirteen of these strikers with writs on the same day he had admitted serving nearly two hundred writs in all and that there were hundreds of people passing constantly on Market street where he is supposed to have served them. Foell pointed his finger at Sissman in a weak gesture and attempted to confuse the defense attorney. “Never before in my history on the bench,” he said, “has a court order been dragged in the dirt and an effort made to stampede the court by people not even American citizens. ... An in- junction was issued. It is the law. It must be obeyed. They might as well make up their minds now,” he concluded in a tight-mouthed, Cal Coolidge fashion. Foell Brother to Cal. Foell bears a surprising resem- blance to Coolidge, “careful Cal”; a ratlike appearance. And he sits un- der the crossed American flags and thinks himself a little Coolidge in his own domain of the court, when he pronounces: “They can’t think the court impo- tent to enforce its own orders,” and lays on the sentences. ‘ Whether Judge Foell will continue to follow Judge Sullivan’s precedent and increase the severity of his sen- tences as the cases pile uponhim and begin to bore him too greatly remains to be seen. He already has shown himself to be the tool of the bosses and willing to give them every ad- vantage the court can. The law is his god, tho the bosses made it, and by it he lives. Fitzpatrick Stumps for Strikers. Anton Johannsen reports that the special committee of the Committee of Fifteen are continuing their canvass of the local unions in an effort to get more funds for the striking dress- makers. When John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Fed. of Labor, got on the job one night he succeeded in get- ting generous donations for the gar- ment workers. The Ironworkers, Local No. 1, voted a 25 cent assessment on all their 1,600 niembers and the Hoist- ing Engineers. voted an hour's pay, $1.25, from each of their 700 members. The Jewish Painters local No. 521 assessed their membership for the gar- ment workers. The report is that the assessment is $2 per member, but this is not confirmed yet. The Elevator Constructors voted an hour's pay (Continued From Page 1.) are being made for the reception and entertainment to be given Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, always a wel- come guest of the administration forces of “The International,” since Benjamin Schlesinger came ask- ing favors of the Gompers’ labor bu- reaucracy, Gompers has accepted an invitation to attend the convention. ‘There is the usual flood of resolutions being introduced. FREE STATE TO HAVE MINISTER AT WASHINGTON Increases Prestige Of Irish Government LONDON, May 7.—The British gov- ernment has consented to appoint- ment of Professor Timothy Smiddy, as first minister of the Irish Free State to the United States, the Even- ing News reported today. Smiddy, former faculty member of Cork University, now is in Washing- ton, according to the newspaper. For- mal announcement of his appointment awaits word from the State Depart- ment that he is peraona grata to the United States government. This action on the part of the Brit- ish -government is calculated to strengthen the position of the Free State government, which holds that acceptance of the 1921 treaty was a stepping stone to political separation from Great Britain. It is expected that it will correspondingly weaken the bourgeois republicans and com- pel the more radical followers of De Valera to line up with the Irish La- bor Party, which has a Workers’ Re- public as its goal. While the Labor Party under the leadership of ‘Thomas Johnson is very conservative in ac- tion, there is a’ strong tendency to rebel against nis leadership. Attorney General Fires $ A Year Millionaire Finks From D. of J. WASHINGTON, May 7.—Attorney General Stone has dismissed all “dollar-a-year” special agents of the Department of Justice, William J. Burns, chief of the bureau of investi- gation, told the Senate Daugherty in- vestigating committee today. Burns gave no reason for Stone’s action. He previously testified that only twelve such men were on the de- partment’s rolls, among them Edward B. McLean, millionaire Washington publisher, and Fred W. Upham, treas- urer of the Republican national com- mittee. Burns told the committee that Gas- ton B.. Means, former department agent and “star witness” of the com- mittee, had been constantly followed recently by a department agent named Bonner, Texas for McAdoo. DALLAS, Tex., May 7.—Control of Texas Democratic convention at Waco May 27 will be in the hands of the forces of William G. McAdoo, it was definitely determined today on the strength of results from Tuesday's county conventions. Two-thirds of the delegates to the state convention will be instructed for McAdoo, almost complete returns from the county meets showed. Californians Are Not Alarmed Over Anthrax, Only Dangerous to Man SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—Officials expressed no alarm over discovery of anthrax-infected herds on _ three ranches in Lassen county. The dis- ease, altho dangerous to communicate to humans, is more easily controlled than the hoof and mouth disease, and is not as liable to heavy losses among cattle. California authorities are notorious for their disregard for human life, ex- cept of course the lives of the wealthy, ‘MOONEY’S JAILER TURNED DOWN IN CALIFORNIA VOTE Johnson Hated More Than Teapot Cal (Special to The Daily Worker) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 7.— President Calvin Coolidge lea Sena- tor Hiram W. Johnson by over 20,000 votes in the count of ballots of yes- terday’s California primaries with the count about 80 per cent complete. Returns from 4,758 precincts out of approximately 5,500 in the state gave: Coolfage 219,933. Johnson 196,139, Coolidge’s majority 23,794. It was predicted that Coolidge would carry the state Dy nearly 30,- 000. In the democratic column, William G. McAdoo of Pasadena, Calif, was the overwhelming favorit. The court early today stood: McAdoo, 73,599; unpledged, 14,328; McAdoo’s majority, 59,271. s 8 Johnsen Beaten in Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 7.—Pres- ident Coolidge made a run-away race from Senator Hiram Johnson in the Indiana primaries yesterday, it was in- dicated today in returns from nearly half of the precincts. Coolidge is leading by about seven to one. The Ku Klux Klan chalked up a vic- tory thru the nomination of Ed. Jack- son, Secretary of State, as the repub- lican candidate for governor. Jackson is holding a good majority over the other five republican candidates. May- or Shank of Indianapolis, anti-klan candidate, was running a poor sec- ond, MASS PROTEST AGAINST JOHNSON BILL TOMORROW Blacklist Law Arouses Chicago Workers A monster mass protest demonstra- tion will be held tomorrow at 8 p. m. in Douglas park auditorium, Ogden and S. Kedzie avenues, to denounce the Johnson bill and other measures now in congress which would work against the foreign-born workers. The meeting is sponsored by the Chicago Council For the Protection of Foreign Born Workers. ¥ Speakers have been inyited from the Chicago Federation of Labor, the Sogialist Party, and the Workers Party. Max Bedacht will represent the latter and will explain how the proposed bills would grow into a su- per black-list for the employers. Gompers Was Foolish. Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor have made the mistake of endorsing the Johnson bill although it will work against the ma- jority of the trade union member- ship. Most of the other bills before con- gress are equally bad or worse than the Johnson bill. All of them are prompted ‘by the same insane “Ameri- canism” which froths about “America for Americans” when many of these same 100 percenters are immigrants themselves or descended from immi- grants. (Some have “descended” a long, long way, altho their parents may have been foreign-born). Davis An Immigrant. Secretary of Labor Davis, who is supporting the bills discriminating against the foreign-born could himself be barred from the United States if he attempted to enter under the re- ers and many of his misguided follow- ers would likewise find themselves singing a different tune if they were trying to get into the country under the proposed legislation. The doors of the hall will be open at 7:30 p. m. so that the first to come will get the benefit. Admission is free, Commerce President Whines About Tax Superstitious people claim that the deadly disease among the cattle is divine retribution for the executions and imprisonments of workers in this state for trifling offenses. It is not likely, however, that the ruling class of California would even listen to the voice of their favorite Jehovah, even tho his. views on their anti-labor ac- Bill; Slaps Radicals CLEVELAND, 0O., May 7.—Congress was scathingly denounced for the pas- sage of the Simmons income tax provi- sions of the revenue bill by President Julius H. Barnes, of the United States Chamber of Commerce, in his annual VICTORY IN PULLMAN STRIKE SEEN AS TWO (Continued from page 1) the strikers that men are being hired by the Pullman Company in Harvey, and report to work at an employment bureau at 1389 North Clark Street. The men are taken in trucks from this place and slipped into the gates at Pullman early in the morn- ing or late at night. Some of these scabs are being boarded at Harvey, and are being given police protec- tion. Saw Strike In Daily Worker Rafson declared he learned of the strike by reading about it-in the DAI- LY WORKER. The strikers are going to spread word in Harvey, by selling DAILY WORKER, that there is a strike on at Pullman. S. W. Hill, W. Wright, B. Philabaum, H. B. Carter, Sam Hart, Elmer Mizlo and Steve Tuber, riveter from Bettendorf, Iowa, signed affidavits that they were hired by Jansen, of the Pullman Com- pany, on condition that there was no labor trouble at Pullman. Raymond Brockhill, of Cape Firardian, Mo., also instructed Bentall to collect their money from the Pullman Company. John Holmgren, at the strike meet- ing, pointed out to the strikers that they were fighting not only for them- selves, but for the entire 110th Street shop. Altho many of the welders, ca- binet men, vestibule men, and other men from departments were notified of a drastic wage reduction at the same time as the riveting depart- ment, after the strike of April 14th, the Company did not dare to attempt the enforcement of this cut on the other men. Miners Are Watching Barney Mass, who has just returned from a tour of the southern Illinois mine fields, declared that the miners, thru the DAILY WORKER, are watch- ing the progress of the Pullman strike closely. “You are not only fighting against a wage reduction,” Mass told the men, “You are fighting to take your place side by side with the miners and other organized union’ men who aim to wipe out the entire damnable system which makes you live like slaves.” ; Mass told how in St. Louis the painters in their struggle for union conditions, would rather win recogni- tion of the union, than a mere wage increase. The bosses on the other hand, would rather lose money than see a strong union organized. “I appeal to you men,” Mass con- cluded, “In the name of the miners of this country, and in the name of all workers who are against the piece work system and against the domina- tion of the bosses, to join the Bro- therhood of Railway Carmen. You must not stop working for yourself until the Pullman Company recog- nizes your union.” Fight To The Last Ditch Mass declared that “The miners of this country established their splen- did organization with their sweat and blood and lives. The miners worship their organization. They will sacri- fice everything to keep it alive and powerful, because they know that only thru organization can the work- ers rule themselves. These miners expect you to be as class conscious as they are, and to fight to the last BIG BUSINESS AT COMMERCE MEET (Special to The Daily Worker) CLEVELAND, May 7.—Let business } egulate itself! This was the idea {unning thru the speech which Secre- jtary of Commerce Herbert Hoover gime,the bills would establish. Gomp”| made tonight before the annual meet- ling of the United States Chamber of Commerce. iy 4 ‘The business world, said Hoover, to the applause of his millionaire audi- ence, is not an economic “dog eat dog.” Taking a rap at “our home- made Bolshevist-minded critics,” he declared that “our high general levels of comfort are dependent upon the maintenance and development of lead- ership in the world of industry and commerce.” He said he believed the majority of these leaders were in- spired by ethical ideals. The three-year coal agreement was a shining example of self-regulation of an industry, asserted the commerce secretary. He admitted that it would result in some preliminary hardships, referring to the “stabilization” of the industry thru the closing down of nu- BIG RAILWAYS ORDER CONTRACTS SUSPENDED ditch to unionize the Pullman Com- pany.” Sam Hammersmark of the DAILY WORKER told the strikers that the army of the workers should “go over the top with one hundred per cent organization into the union. He urged the strikers to picket like an organ- ized army, and to enforce army dis- cipline in their fight on the Pullman Company. Lithuanian Speaker Justinos Battuses, of the Vilnis, the Workers’ Party Lithuanian Paper, was introduced by one of the strik- ers, who told the strikers,- in the Lithuanian language about the good write-ups which the Workers’ party foreign papers are giving to the Pullman strike. An exciting moment was caused at the meeting when the strikers heard someone roaming around back of the stage of Stancik’s Hall. The men all made a rush for the stage, thinking they had unearthed a company spy, but he proved to be a striking heater boy and no damage was done. Pullman Paper Lied The Calumet Index, the local week- ly paper, continues to side with the Pullman Company in their stories of the strike. The Index says the men “Average $12 to 14 dollars per day.” The truth of the matter is that the men have a hard time averaging seven dollars per day. Several of the men were injured yesterday when inexperienced rivet- ers lost control of their riveting guns. The ambulance is being kept busy at the Pullman plant. The jury trials of Nick Spynow, who was arrested and shot at a week ago by a drunken cop for selling the DAILY WORKER, and the case of Sam Green, arrested after he had sold out his papers, come up in the Muni- cipal Court this morning. David Bentall, is defending the DAILY WORKER men. They are to appear at branch 38 of the municipal court, 8855 Exchange Avenue at 10 o'clock today. : Strike Picket Arrested. Nick-Leschner, of 113th street and Forest avenue., was the first strike Picket arrested. He was taken into custody late yesterday while doing picket duty at 110th Place. Leschner and other strike pickets had taken refuge in the automobile of a sympathizer during: the pouring rain, when a police officer came along and threatened them with arrest for parking their car along the curb. . The men protested that ther® was no law against parking cars in that neighborhood, that many cars were left standing at the curb all day. When Leschner stated he would take the officer's number, he got the answer that he would be taken instead, and he was rushed off downtown. Efforts were being made at a late hour to bail Leschner out. It is thought that his case will come up this morning in the South Chicago Court, at 98th street and Exchange Place, along with the cases of the two agents of the DAILY WORKER, ar- rested some time ago for selling their papers, Neither is there any law that can be turned against them, but they were arrested just the same. HOOVER PRAISES (°"o,‘Bosses" Own Rail Labor Board William R. Dawes, president of the Chicago’ Association of Commerce, came to the defense of the Rail Labor Board in a letter to the Ilionis mem- bers of the house and senate. He de- clares that the board thru its machin- ery has prevented many strikes on the railroads which would prove de- moralizing to industry. The present voard, in Dawes’ opinion, is quite satis- factory to the capitalists who only obey its decisions when it cuits them but whenever the board, whether by accident or design, rules in favor of the railroad workers the bosses ignore the ruling and claim its decision is not binding. When the workers rebel against a decision of the Rail Labor Board, Daugherty or whatever capitalist man- nikin is at the head of the Department of Justice, throws the workers into jail. What is sauce for the capitalistic gander is prison mush for the worker goose, How many of THE DAILY Ww them to subscribe tod: Pade shop-mates read RKER, Get one of Thursday, May 8, 1924 ———EE— WORLD CONGRESS OF RL LU, 10 MEET JUNE 25TH Many Problems to Come Before Big Gathering (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, May 7.—The executive bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions has decided to con- voke the Third World Congress of Red International of Labor Unions here, June 25, immediately following the Fifth World Congress of the Commun: ist International. The following pro- visional agenda has been drawn up: 1. Report of the Red International Unions, 2. Next Tasks of the Revolution- ary Trade Union Movement. 3. International Struggle for the Eight Hour Working Day. 4. Trade Unions and Factory Coun- cils. 5. Attitude of the Revolutionary Trade Unions Towards the Profession- al Internationals, 6. Strategy of Strikes. 7. Organizatory Structure (Forms of Organization of the Opposition, Mu- ual Relations between Independent Unions and Opposition Minorities. One Big Union, etc.). 8. Tasks of the Adherents of the RILU. in England. : 9. Tasks of the RILU. in the Col- onial and semi-Colonial Countries. (British West India, Egypt, Algeria, Dutch Indies China, Indochina, Corea, etc.). 10. Peasants International Unions of Agricultural Laborers. 11. Trade Unionism and Coopera- tion. 12. Elections. All affiliated organisations and the evolutionary minorities, in view of the importance of the questions placed on the agenda of the World Congress, are requested to deal with them as quickly and thoroughly as possible and to submit their proposals not lat- er than the Ist of June. They are also requested to submit to the Executive Bureau their reports on the situation of the Trade Union Movement in their countries, and their reports on their activity for the period since the II. World Congress. Having regard to the length of the agenda and the importance of the questions, it is desirable that all the problems in dispute within the Inter- national Revolutionary Trade Unions Movement be gone into thoroughly at the present time; so that by the time the Congress meets, the entire inter- national experience may be brought to- gether. The conditions of representation are in accordance with the statutes con- firmed at the II, World Congress of the RILU. With revolutionary Trade greetings: and Union (Signed) A. Lozovsky General Secretary. KU KLUX KLAN ARE LINING UP BEHIND M’ADOO OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., May 7.— ‘The Ku Klux Klan issue came to the front in the democratic state conven- tion held here today to choose dele- gates to the national convention, One faction sought to have the delegation pledged to William G. McAdoo’s can- didacy for the presidential nomina- tion, while the other demanded an un- instructed delegation. For Klan Support. As the convention got under way, the main fight revolved around selec- tion of national committeeman. Ed Seamans, a McAdoo supporter, and Scott Ferris, former congressman, who favors an uninstructed delega- apiece for their 800 members. Five Capitalist Solons In The Dock Charged With Grafting In Booze COVINGTON, Ky., May 7.—Taking of evidence was started today in the Federal Court trial of Congressman John W. Langley and four others, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government thru illegal removal of whisky from federal warehouses. A dozen or more prosecution wit- nesses were on hand ready to testify. clearly. Representation by Industry. PORTLAND, Ore—W. 8, known as the for electing the Oregon Legislature. Housekeepers, clerks, bankers, graphical plan. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 7.—The northern and southern branches of the Methodist Church, divided since form of three boxes of overwhelming majority, today, books, tivities were manifested ever 80 U’Ren, ther of Oregon's sys- tem of direct legislation, is sponsor for a vocational representation plan Signatures are being procured to place the bill‘on the ballot as an initia and all other crafts would have direct repre- sentation instead of the present geo- MOSCOW, May.—The Russian Che- mical Society received a present from the British Chemical Society in the scientific address at the chamber convention here today. Barnes revised his speech last moment so as to include caustic comment on the Senate's ac- tion yesterday. Barnes declared there has been a slowing up of business and industry, due to a lack of confidence in Con- gress and set out a clear threat of widespread unemployment unless Congress should reconsider its course. .| “The action of the senate is dis- couraging but not final,” Barnes said, “We may not expect the radical group to be sobered by the responsi- bility of this action, but men who bear the label of republicanism and then join the radical group, must bear their full responsibility.” Boost The DAILY WORKER. you are a worker, It is your paper. i merous mines, with strikes forbidden. Codfish State Provides Another Thorn For Republican Crown COURT FREES MEN FOR DEATH By The Federated P: WASHINGTON: May Ce yeh Frank Vanderlip anonunces that he has em- ployed as his counsel in the research Tureau he has established here, former Attorney General Allen of Massachu- setts, Allen is reputed to be as un- popular with the Lodge-Weeks polit- ical and financial groups in New Eng- land as Francis J. Heney is with the Chicago meat packers, It will be his job to uncover evidence against Mel- jon and all other members of the cab- inet if necessary, so long as they re- sist the inquiries of Congress, victing the confessor, according of Wisconsin. resort to inhuman or barbaric criminal procedure is complete enough tion, were the chief candidates. Sea- mans came out in support of Henry Johnson Perry, for temporary chair- man of the convention, a move which Ferris supporters declared was de- signed to obtain Klan backing for McAdoo, Mac Will Get Texas. DALLAS. Tex., May 6.—Early re turns from state-wide county conven- tions in Texas indicated that the fore- es of Wm. G. McAdoo will control the state democratic convention at Waco, May 27. CONVICTED \, BY THIRD DEGREE “CONFESSIONS” OF RAILROAD FINK , MADISON, Wis., May 7.—Confessions obtained by “third degree methods when introduced by prosecuting attorneys as evidence are sufficient grounds for reversing a jury decision con- to a ruling by the supreme court 4 The court reversed a decision sentencing Arville and Oliver Jones to 15 and 18 years respectively in prison for killing a rail- road detective and in relation to their alleged confession said: “When a defendant is in custody of the law he should dealt with according to law. There is no sanction state and there will be none so long as the courts endure tolerates the methods of the inquisition or the prize be of law in this ring. Our ) to protect society without naan ‘ \