The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 9, 1925, Page 3

KLAN OFFICIAL CONFESSES PLOT TO KILL NEGRO Degenerate Nordics’ Gruesome Plan NEW YORK, April 7.—The Nation- al Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth avenue, has received reports from Houston, Texas, indicating that it was at one time the plan of the local ki klux Klan to lure a Negro newspaper pub- Usher into a doctor's office, cut him In small pieces and carry the remains off, each klansman taking a small part of the body. Klan Idea of Nordic Superiority. Testimony to this effect was given in a suit involving the klan, accord- ing to an account published in the *Houston, Texas, Post Dispatch of March 20. George B. Kimbro, Jr., a former high official of the klan is re- ported to have testified as follows: “McCall was obsessed with an idea of getting rid of a Negro newspaper publisher by the name of Richardson and at times suggested to me plans to get rid of him. One fellow suggest- ed that we get the Negro up in a doctor’s office and cut him to pieces and then each klansmen carry down @ piece of him and destroy it. Me- Call jumped at the idea.” Kimbro said he would not be positive who Suggested the scheme. Murder By Aid of Legal Authority. Kimbro then testified concerning intentions of an alleged klan grand Jury at Wharton to “get rid” of Rich- ardson. The grand jury was to issue @ subpoena to Richardson on the pre- text of questioning him about some- thing published in his paper, Kimbro declared. Richardson was to be brought to Wharton in the hands of a sheriff. Two men, known as “crack shots,” were to be placed at secret points near the court house, armed with rifles. The sheriff was to bring Rich- ardson across the court house lawn and at a given signal step aside and permit the riflemen to shoot down Richardson. Mr. C. F. Richardson is publisher of the Houston Informer, a colored weekly. Fog Holds Up Ships in Channel. LONDON, April 7.— A dense fog hung over the English Channel to- day, holding up shipping. Rolling in- land, it delayed British trains. JUDGE AND LAWYERS OBEY CAL’S WISHES AND ALLOW TEAPOT DOME GRAFTERS TO ESCAPE THE COURTS| HEAR ad By LAURENCE TODD (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April 7—Albert Fall, former secretary of the interior and center of the naval oil lease corruption exposed in the senate investiga- tion fifteen months ago, has been freed from the criminal indictment brought against him in the District of Columbia, Federal Judge McCoy has ruled that Fall, who received the $100,000 cash in a satchel from the younger Doheny at the order of the elder Doheny, was not legally indicted, because a special assistant to Attorney General Stone was in the grand jury room when testimony was being taken. He finds that the presence of this government attorney was illegal be- cause the senate had taken the case out of the hands of the department of justice when it Coolidge to appoint special counsel to prosecute the criminals, Releases Grafters Logically following out this act of grace for the man who became wealthy thru giving away the public oil lands to the oil companies, Judge McCoy finds that the Dohenys were not legally indicted, and that Harry Sinclair was likewise improperly brought into peril of trial as a cor- rupter of Fall. They all go free to- gether. This decision by McCoy, who used to be a congressman when Fall was a standpat senator, will probably save the four from ever going to trial on charges of bribery. The statute of limitations has run against the crime since the indictment—now nullified— was returned. They may still bé tried and convicted on charges of conspi- racy to defraud the government, how- ever, and the Sinclair and Doheny lawyers will proceed to build their future defenses against this possibil- ity. Cal's Lawyers Sabotage No surprise is expressed in Wash- ington at this turn in the oil scandal’s developments, It is recognized that Fall's fate, and that of the Dohenys and Sinclair, is in the hands of Pres- ident Coolidge, who first sought to appoint as prosecutors two of the most conspicuous lawyers connected with the ofl interests—Strawn and Gregory. When they ‘were rejected by the senate, he named Roberts and Pome- re, who had little familiarity with this branch of law.))| At the first; test they were found to have left upon ia loophole of escape for the givers and the taker of the $100,000 black. hel “loan.” Official Washington hag felt, all along, that any punishment ‘of Fall and his co- conspirators ‘would’ disappoint Cool- idge and would interrupt the smooth course of whitewash which was anti- cipated by the’ adiiinistration. * “NEGRO CHILDREN, BARRED BY MUSIC CONVENTION, RECEIVE OVATION IN PERFORMANCE KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 7.—The Negro students of the Lincoln high school were not permitted to show their musical prowess to the conven- tion of the National Music Supervis- ors, in conference here this week. Negro School Left Out. The Negro public school children, and members of the Lincoln high school, however, sang before the 3,000 music teachers and supervisors from their perch in the second balcony of Convention Hall, where they . were forced to sit. The chorus of 400 voices rendered Dett’s “There’s a Meeting Here To- night,” and after this introduction, they received an ovation. Their sec- ond number, Burleigh’s “Didn't It Rain,” was received with such en- thusiasm that the Negro school chil- dren were forced to repeat the num- ber. No arrangement was made by the convention to hear the Lincoln high school band, glee club or orchestra, altho the Negro high school students have won wide recognition for their musical excellence. The Lincoln high school authorities applied for en- trance into the contest to which all of the other high schools of the city were admitted, but the Lincoln high School musicians were not allowed to participate. Praise Musicianship. The “Lincoln high school students arranged to perform at the high school hall, and many of the visiting teachers who were opposed to dis- crimination against the Negroes, at- tended and heaped praise upon the Negro musicians. Al’s Commission in No Hurry to Make Final Report NEW YORK CITY, April 7.— ’ The governor's special mediation tommission which was\called into be- ing last summer when New York cloakmakers threatened a complete tie-up of the industry is reporting at last the results of its investigations, {m general it supports the union's snd sub-manufacturers’ association's contention that these sub-manufac- turers, or contractors, should be lim- ited so that shops will be larger and easier to, maintain under union con- ditions. Hearings at which all in- terested parties will speak are to be heard before the commission makes final recommendations. Negotiations for the new agreement to begin in July will commence between’ the union and employers immediately after the final report of the. commis- FROM 2td:BALCONY Barbers Tried, Ate and Puffed Cigars at Snappy: Entertainment The smoker and entertainment giv- en by the Chicago Barbers’ Progres- sive Group last'Sunday night at 1902 W. Division street, was a great suc- cess. The program worked out as smoothly as.a close shave and all present were treated to excellent music by Master and Miss Sugman, Miss Weiner, Miss Goldstein, and others. The eats and refreshments were a point of attraction to all pres- ent. Much Smoke: Good Tea. Comrade Ben Polk taking the smoker part of the entertainment lit- erally almost suffocated the audience with the smoke from a real Russian samovar. The result however was the best Russian tea ever tasted by. any- one. That's the consensus at least. Joseph Giganti speaking for the In- ternational Barbers’ Progressive Com- mittee reported tremendous progress all over the country. A splendid col- lection was made for an International Progressive Barbers’ Bulletin to be issued soon. Everybody had a rollick- ing good time. More entertainments were promised for the future, LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 7.—The needle trades council has arranged a series of lectures for the members of the Los Angeles needle trade unions at 138% Spring street. James H. Fisher, well-known and liked for his ability as an educator, will conduct the classes. The topics for the lec- tures are Anti-Labor rorces, Friday, April 10; Pro-Labor Forces, April 17; Every Day Life, April 24. The lectures start promptly at 8 p.m. There is no charge for these lectures. “re Freiheit Concert. The third anniversary of the revolu- tionary Jewish Daily Freiheit will be celebrated on Sunday evening, April 19, at the Co-operative Center, 2706 Brooklyn Ave., with a high class mu- sical concert. Mr, Gershgorn, head of the violin department of the Gersh- gorn School of Music will giv vio- lin solo. Mr, Arcadj Kaufman, direc. tor of the A. R. Freiheit Gezang Far- ein will give a.piano solo. The Frei- heit Gezangs Farein will participate as well as the chorus of the W GC, School which will sing proletarian songs. Delegates from unions and fraternal organizations were invited. LOS ANGELES NOTES required President ¢#——————_—_______________ INDIANA HIGHWAY HEAD STOLE WAR MATERIALS, IS CHARGE IN COURT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 7.— State Highways Director John D. Willlams and five co-defendants In- dicted with him for alleged irregu- larities in the sale of war materials turned over to Indiana by the fed- eral government, pleaded not gullty today when arraigned before Judge James Collins in criminal court. The specific charge against the highways director was conspiracy to embezzle and. accessory before the fact. TEXTILE UNION HEADS ACCEPT A 9 PER GENT CUT “Arbitration” of 10 Pct. Slash Ends Strike UTICA, N. Y., April 7.—Settlement of the United Textile Workers’ strike of 2,000 workers here on the basis of a temporary five per cent cut—pend-. ing investigation of the Steam Cotton company’s profits by “arbitrators’— instead of the ten per cent cut the company demanded, does not leave everything quiet in the labor move- ment. Division No. 680 of the Amalgam: ated Association of Street and Elec- tric Railway Employes of America is pressing its demand for insurance funds, providing $1,000 payments in cases of death or total disability be- sides doctors’ fees and full wages for those disabled more than seven days. ‘Wage increases are asked on = and interurban lines as follows: New York State Railwaymen, 600 in num- ber, a 62 cents instead of the 55 now paid; seven cents an hour raise is demanded by the Rochester & Syra. cuse, Northern and Auburn & Syra- cuse men and the Syracuse and Hast- ern workers ask 57 cents instead of 50 now paid. The terms of the textile strike set- tlement disappointed the workers. Retail Clerks’ Union Secretary on Picket Line Is Assaulted NEW YORK CITY, April 6.—Samuel Heller, secretary of the Retail and Dairy Clerks’ Union of greater New York, was assaulted and badly bruis- ed in front of the grocery of B. Mil- ler, 34 Delmonico street, z by Miller's partner, Max Gitlitz, who was arrested but had his trial post- poned to April 20. The gssault is a result of a long strike in this store, almost the orily store in Brooklyn holding out against the union. Heller has beem conducting the strike vigorously, himself taking the picket line and holding open air meet- ings daily in spite of the police in- terference, the cops having up-to-date arrested 40 pickets. Their cases are coming up in court soon. But the union is confident that continuous militant tactics if persevered in, will soon win the strike. It will be a big event in Los Angel Admission is 35 cents. © & 2 How Jews Live in U. S. S. R, Rabbi Jitnik of Kiev, Ukrainian re- public of U. 8. 8. R. is scheduled to speak before a meeting of the four left branches of the Workmen's Circle on Friday evening April 13, at the Co- operative Center, 2706 Brooklyn Ave. Rabbi Jitnik will speak on the a tual economic, political and religious life of the Jews in Soviet Russia. Ad- mission is 25 cents—the proceeds to go to the Jewish colonization fund of Soviet Russia. South Africa Gets Buenos Aires. CAPE TOWN, April 7.—L. 8, Street- er, president of the South African Radio Association, announced today that he had talked to Buenos Aire: via radio. It was the first inter-con- tinental exchange from South Africa. Get a sub for the DAILY WORKER from your shopmate and you will make another mem- ber for your branch, h THREE Bb PORTLAND, ORE. Auditorium Closed by the Mayor as Usual (Special to The Dally Worker) PORTLAND, . Qre., April 2.—(By Maii.)—At eleven, o'clock Tuesday, March 31, at Reed College, Anna Louise Strong addressed the student body and a number of visitors, in the ecliege chapey, The students and visitors sat breathlessly listening as she told them of the vicissitudes thru which Russia had passed, during and immediately following the world war and the internal’ wars and blockades, aud related to them the method of.its rebuilding and ‘its new life. Second Meeting’in Labor Temple. On the same day at 8 p. m., at the Labor Temple, she addressed an over- flowing house, While at the same time the audience “Wa8 not so large as the morning mééting due to the fact that the A. F. ‘of*L. had obliged her with the smallést hall in the build- ing. However,’ the things she relat- ed found fertile ground. The chairman of the meeting, who is a teacher in the Lincoln High school in the city, apologized for the size of the hall and explained that he had underestimated the popularity of Soviet Russia in Portland. This was the fourth meeting that Miss Strong had held that day having spent a portion of the afternoon before the Consumers’ League where a collec- tion of two hundred dollars was rais- ed for the work she is sponsoring. Mayor Closes Auditorium, ‘Our astute mayor, who always keeps his eaglé eye on any progres- sive activities that might take place, as usual, refused the use of the city auditorium to tis celebrated speak- er. However; sé closed another se- ries of lectures 6n April 1, in one of the large halls 6f the public library, which has a aaa capacity of four hundred. af ¢ More tharf® two hundred people stood up to listen, while hundreds of others were tired away. The audi- ence sat as if-turned to stone as they drank in the information to be obtain- ed from one Who knew so well, of a land where the! workers have come in- to their own/ +2! To say the least, no more fortunate thing has occtirred than this tour of Comrade Strong’s since it is break- ing down prejudice and bias. Many intelligent and important quéstions * ep) the audience. }- The ba y, be recorded as a wi 7 pronounced ‘suctess. St. Louis! Firemen Dying ‘from Crash of Suipeding Trucks (Special to” the Daily Worker.) ST. LOUIS;"'Mo., April 7.—Three firemen are Ly ‘if féved to be dying and three others suffering from numerous injuries in the ,city hospital today, following a collision between two speeding fire tricks at an intersection here last night. Lieutenant ‘Jdmes Myer, 41, hose- man Edward y, 29, all sustained fractured skulls. The backs of Myer and Havey wep also broken. No hope is held for their recovery. The fire was in a ‘string of fruit ware- houses, the damage amounting to only $1,000. Government Shields Millionaires from Publicity of Income WASHINGTON, » April 7.—Federal income tax collectors have been in- structed not to make public income ‘ax returns, unfil given authority by the internal revenue commissioner, Blair, the treastiry announced today. Returns wilP not be available to the public until ‘after July 1, by which time it is expected the United States supreme court ‘will have decided the constitutionality of newspaper public- ation of the tax*lists. Blair will fix a uniform date for opening the tax books, WORKERS! : GO TO YOUR CLASS MOVIES! “The Beauty. and the | and “Russia in, Overalls” will be shown at: Chicago, IIL, {Gla engagement), Wicker Park eater, 1639 Milwau- kee Ave., April 15. i Newark, N. J., April 19. ‘Tacoma, » April 19 Denver, Col., April 28 and May 1. Tole Ohio, April 30, Reading, Pa., May 3. “Polikushka,” “Soldier Ivan’s Mir- acle” and a Memorial” will be shown: y St. Louis, fe ed Hall, Grand and Page, A Bentleyville, Pa., May 1, Daisytown, Pa., May 2. “Russia and’ Germany” shown at Shebéygan, Wis., House, May 20.q)- “Prisoners for Progress.” Milwaukea, Wis, May 1, will be Opera — (Continued from page 1) hall I found present nearly two score petty officials and their hangers on. | knew what they had assembled for; to have the pleasure and excitement of grilling a left winger, of “hanging something” on a person who threat- ened the security of their jobs. An Example of Left Wing Spirit. Feeling proud and confident of the principles and actions which I was about to defend, I took my place at the front of the room and prepared myself for questioning. The vice- president of the local started in first: “Did you distribute the leaflets from Local 5?” he asked. “Yes, I did,” I replied. “Who gave you the leaflets?” “Why do you want to know? Do you want to take them off the job, too?” This fetched a smile out of the roomful of job holders. They knew my question was well-aimed. The vice-president swallowed hard and went ahead. “Did you know that the Amalga- mated has @ law against distributing leaflets?” he asked. “I know all the laws of the Amal- gamated. What law gives you the right to take me off the job, can you tell me?” Here the vice-president temper slightly. “Listen, sister,” he snapped, “you're here to answer questions, not to ask them. Understand?” I didn’t answer, so after a moment he went on. “Then you knew you were going against the union when you distrib- uted those leaflets?” “I wasn’t going against the union. The leaflet was against the unfair and illegal expulsion of Local 5. It was against our officials selling us out to the bosses. I was defending the interests of the rank and file of our unfons and they are the ones—” “Never mind, never mind,” he in- terrupted. “Just answer my ques- tions and that’s all. You're not here to make speeches. Now, those leaf- lets you distributed came from New York. What right have you to mix in what’s going on there?” “Anything that goes on in the Amalgamated is my business. |, as a militant member of the Amalgamated, look at our union in a wider way than you. With .me it is not only a question of ‘the Chicago members, but of all the members of the Amalgamat- ed, no matter where they are. The rank and file all over the country must get together in a united struggle against the boss- es and the reactionary official- dom.” This was too much for the ques- tioner, “Say, sister,” he said, “there’s no use talking to you. You don’t know what you're saying. That's all.” I smiled at him sweetly. “Thank you,” I said. He glared at me. Then he turned to the other board members. “Do any of you brothers wish to question her?” he asked. One of the “brothers” said he did. “Who paid for the leaflets and the hall?” was his first query. “The members who were taken off the job and other militants of the Amalgamated.” “Did you pay?” “I paid my share, of course.” “Oh, you did, huh? And why didn’t you open the doors of the hall?” “Ask Levin and his sluggers that question. They know. The whole audience lost his laughed at ee eemanens Page Three LEFT WINGER STUMPS OFFICIALS eo! TQ FOLLOW CAL'S this reply, to the board complete discomfiture. The “Fair Trial” is Ended. “That's enough out of you,” he shouted. “You're thru.” “Thank you. Good bye,” I said, and left the hall. In all probability the officialdom will herald this sham affair, and the others of a similar nature which they are conducting, as “thoro and impar- tial investigation Thus far no de- finite decision has been announced as to the fate of the members taken off the job. Levin realizes that he has a real fight on his hands and that a large portion of the membership is incensed over his blacklisting tactics. In the shop where the militants were taken off, indignation is running high. | In several instances committees sent to Levin's office to pr The struggle which is going on has served to acquaint the rank and file with the general state of affairs in the union, as well as the left wing program for remedying the same The members are beginning to real- ize that the class collaborationist pol- ley of Hillman-Levin and Co. were test | | | is de- stroying the power of their once mili- | tant union, and that only a well-or- ganized rank and file revolt can save it. ‘SOCIALISTS’ ARE AGAIN FAVORING CAPITALIST WAR Polish and A u strian Jingos Bluster (Special to The Daily Worker.) WARSAW, April 7.—“When Lloyd George says that Germany will never be reconciled to lose Upper Silesia, and that Great Britain will never lift @ finger to hinder Germany, it is an encouragement of war. Poland will be well armed,” said a senator in the Polish parliament. And, though this may sound like rank jingoism from the lips of a capitalist, it came from the lips of a) Ysocialist” member of Poland’s senate, who spoke and voted for an incte@ye'in Poland’s army to 500,000 men, This is an inerease of 170,000 men. It also illustrates the outstanding na- tionalism of the “socialist” Second International, and closely follows the speech by the’ Austrian “socialist” Bauer, who militantly proclaimed the necessity for that capitalist nation to arm itself to the teeth against its neighbors.. Austria is a vassal state, meanwhile, dependent ‘wpon the “charity” of the American banker bondholders. In Po- land, the budget shows a deficit for 1925 already of $26,000,000. To offset this, Poland’ is increasing the cost of living by consumption taxes. This to allow the army to maintain the “front- iers laid down by the Versailles treaty.” All London Views Dirigible R-33. LONDON, ‘April 7.—The -dirigible R-33 returned to her mooring mast at Pullam at noon today, after a fifteen hour cruise. The metropolis was giv- en a sight of the dirigible as it wheel- ed over the city. Talk it up—your shopmate will subscribe! NEW MEAT DEAL WHITEWASHINE Giant Mareee’ Plannec After Jardine Ruling (Special to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, April 7.—Final a guments were begun here today be fore Secretary of Agriculture Jardin on the legality of the merger of th Armour-Morris meat packing cop cerns which took place in 1923. An imposing array of legal en aries lined up to fight the goverr ment’s contention that the combine tion of the second and third larges | corporations in the packing industr, was in restraint of trade. Packing Trust on Hand. Representatives of virtually ever: major packing concern were on hand because of the belief that out of th contest will come the first definite in dication in a decade of the govern ment’s attitude toward giant packin; combinations Reports were in circulation that an other big packing merger is in pros pect if the government places thé stamp of its approval on the Morris Armour combine. The name of Swif figures in the rumored new merger. Cal Appointee to Decide. A decision by Jardine approving the merger would end the case, f was generally believed, while one ad verse to the packers would result i an appeal to the courts. The secretary of agriculture is em powered under the packers’ and stock yards’ act, to act as a lower court ir cases where there are evidences of il legal combinations. GET A SUB AND Give ONEL Cal Is Honored Guest of Cotton Kings Who © Meet to Raise Pri (Special to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.— The opening shot in a new tariff war was fired here today when the Ameri can Cotton Manufacturers’ Associa tion met in annual convention to or ganize a drive for higher rates or textile products. President Coolidge will address the delegates tonight and he is expectec to touch upon the tariff. Director General H. M. Lord, of the budget bureau, will speak with the presi dent. es ; *~ Launch Airplane Carrier in Mad : Armament Races CAMDEN, N. Ha Ns April 7.—Mrs> Curtis D. Wilbur, wife of the secretary of the navy, is to christen the Sara toga, largest and speediest of floa' ing airplane carriers, here this aft noon at its launching. i The Saratoga is 888 feet long, with a 105-foot beam. It has an oval flat surface on which 75 airplanes may be carried. Revolt on Turko-Persian Border. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 7.—The 4. Kurdish insurrection movement has spread over the Turko-Persian bor- der, it was admitted today. The Per- sian government has sent troops to the frontier to combat it. The Little Red Library The first two numbers of this little pocket-size library, destined to become the most popular of any working olass publications ever issued in this country, are now being sold by all Daily Workers Agents thruout the country. No. | A Trade Unions in ° America By Wm. Z. Foster, James P. Cannon and Earl R. Browder Is, with a brief statement of the American trade union movement, a history of the development of the left wing and an explanation of the structure and program of its guiding spirit—the Trade Un- ion Educational League. No. 2 Class Struggle Class Collaboresieas By Earl R. Browder Is a splendid study of the methods of labor bureaucracy to divert the workers from militant struggle thru the B. & O. plan, insurance schemes and workers’ ‘education, A most valuable number for the thinking worker, Tf you have not as yet seen a copy of this splendid little propaganda giant, and have not enjoyed the valuable reading in each, be sure to ask your local Daily Worker Agent for @ copy—or a dozen copies. (They are twelve for $1.00.) 10 CENTS EACH They can also be had by mail from THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W, WASHINGTON BLVD. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS —