The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 15, 1929, Page 5

bt adl SS Cee ar Ey t DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929 Hoarthy Government, | Hoarding Fuel trom Workers, Slugs Thousands in Coal Riot | WINES ANDROADS Labor and Fraternal Organizations BOSSES CONFESS: SLOSED; MASSES FACE STARVATION : Soviet Icebreakers Aid i Sailors 2 (BULLETIN. MOSCOW, Feb. hundred ships were reported ice: bound in the Baltic Sea today and | | 14 CUP).—One Luxemburg,” 8 their crews were said to be suffering | ‘rem cold and food shortage. Soviet | icebreakers were in readiness to go 'o the assistance of the vessels at the request of shipping companies. ee iy BERLIN, pers ive others were rescued with th limbs frozen from an ice-floe i Lake Constance today. ‘The victims ad drifted all night on the floe. Fog and the drift of the ice hin- dered rescuers. ae ier | LONDON, Feb. 14.—Thousands of workers were dispelled by the clubs of the Budapest police following a viot in front of a coal depot last t. After waiting for the gov. ernment to make good its promise of distributing free coal in the early Feb. 14 (UP).—Three mus were frozen to death and | morning throngs of shivering men | | and women, unable to stand the in- tense cold, smashed doors in a wild scramble for precious fuel. At least ‘ifty workers, brutally slugged dur- ing the break up of the demonstra- ticn, were taken to hospitals, accord- | ing to reports received here from Budapest. Central! Europe reports that at least 300 have died from frostbite, with thousands on the verge of death by starvation and cold. lighting to ward off the effects of prolonged spells of unemployment, Polish workers now face the pros- pect of additional hardship, now that | extra mines and railroad stations have been ordered closed down. While workers and peasants starve in the record-breaking cold spell, well-clad visitors to the Riviera complain petulantly that the heavy snow-fall has brought too much slush for their comfort. In England, monocled young men of Oxford and Cambridge complain bitterly that practice for the Oxford-Cambridge boat race has been suspended be- cause of the icebound river—while workers in the industrial hovels of london are unable to pay for an extra 14 pounds of co: 6 COMMUNISTS IN A SPECIAL VOTE For ‘Alderman, School Board in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 14.— Communist candidates for special elections for six offices have been nominated and the campaign to se- cure the necesary signatures to put them on the ballot is under way. Five of the offices are for the school board and one is for alderman of the 7th ward, the latter due to the vesignation of the socialist member of the City Council, C. Doerfler. The candidates of the Workers (Communist) Party are M. Berson, H. Friedrichs, J, Kasun, M. Miller, and P. Ordanoff for members of the School Board, and I. Tepper for al- derman, The final drive for the signature collection will be Friday, Feb. 15, from 6:30 p. m. on; Saturday, Feb. 16, from 2 p. m., and Sunday, Feb. 17, from 9 a. m. on. It will be con- ducted from 3 headquarters: Labor Lyceum, 8th and Canfield; Party headquarters, 502 National Ave., and 459 52nd Ave., West Allis, Over sixteen hundred signatures are necessary for each school board candidate, and these must be col- lected on separate petitions for each candidate, with all signatures on each petition from the same ward. All Party members and sympa- thizers will report at one of the headquarters, according to the place of residence in order to finish se- curing the necesary number of sig- | natures, Confessed Murderer and Gangster Son of Government Official PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb, 14.— Among _ seven gangsters arrested here is John Harvis, 22, Chester, Pa., who is the son of a wealthy Dutch government official and the gradu- ate of a Dutch university. He said he was willing to take the “rap” for his part in the murder of Benjamin Williams, Baltimore grocer. tready | Dressmakers Strike Meet. men Dis Committee of the The W Ne ct of the Workers ning at 8 p. m., 1731 Pitkin Ave.,! Brooklyn, to discuss the organization jot an “Independent Alteration Pain (Communist Party has arranged a/¢rs’, Paperhangers’ and Decorator s meeting for Saturday after- | Union. m., Irv P H eet ean ud -1een | Unity Co-operative Membership ize working women behind the dress- Meeting. Wehere aiken, Wes working |, A membership meeting of the Unit women's organization should parti-| Co-operative will be held tonight, cipate, Women workers in the shops Laurel Garden, 75 B. 116th St., 8 p,m, must demonstrate their complete * * solidarity with the strikers and make | Council L. Dy Bronx. the meeting @ strong demonstration} “The International Labor Defense for their support. and the Workers ” will be Caer Aer discussed by m. Mon- | United Council 47, Bath Beach, | day, Feb. 17, before Council 8, Bronx F 1, Li D., 1387 Washington Ave., Bronx. | Rose Rubin will lecture on p,m, Frida under the auspices of Cou ited Council of Working an Brighton Beach Ave. Comrades are asked to bring friends. epee Co-operative Soccer Club Dance, The Co-operative Soccer Club, members of the Metropolitan Work- ers’ Soccer League, will hold a dance at the auditorium, 2700 Bronx Park E. tomorrow * * International 1: Defense Bazaar. ‘fhe annual bazaar of the Interna: tional Labor Defense, New York d riet, will take place March 9, 16 in New Star Casino, 10 and Park Ave, Make donations—co tribute articles,—come into the of- fice, 799 Broadway, Room 422, and help us with the preparatory work. * ow. Freiheit Chorus Annual Ball, The annual ball of the Freiheit Singing Society will take place Fri- day, Feb, 22, Washington's Birthda: at the Manhattan Lyceum, 66 E. Fourth St. igs Metro Workers Soccer League. ‘The Metropolitan Workers Soccer 4 eague will hold a ball on February | $ at the Laurel Garden, 75 B. 116th) t., basement. Fraternal organiza- tions are asked not to arrange any conflicting dates, | Needle Trades Benefit. A Workers and Farmers Costume ball, under the auspices of Local New York, Workers International Relief, Progressive Bakers Concert, Ball. A concert and ball will be given by the Progressive Bakers Man hattan Lyceum, 66 E. night. Fourth St., to- Laas SE Workers Esperanto Group. The Workers Esperanto Group, 5. A. T., will meet 8 p. m. tonight, 108 B. 14th St, Esperanto library ‘open every evening, idee Bene. Modern Culture Fellowship, Bronx. Alex Field will lecture on’ “Thai by Anatole France, at the Modern | Culture Fellowship, Holywood Gar- dens,’ 896 Prospect Ave., Bronx, 8:15 tonight. Workers Party Activities | Dressmakers Strike Meet. | | ake Women's Committee, District | 2, has arranged a mass meeting for| divauy: tiericey, ath ee, eter & Plaza Hall, and Irving | | Place, to mobilize the working wom- en. behind the dressmakers" ; Comrades must. attend and bring | other Workers from the shops with them. This meeting must be made/ a strong demonstration of solidarity | |with the strikers, under the leader- | ship of the Party. | * Section 3 Eduentionsl Meetings. Section 3 has arranged educational jmeetings for units every evening of |this week at which speakers from the district will discues the role of | women workers in. the class strug- lgle. Speakers will be: Rebecca | Erccnt, gullet 8. Poyntz. ee a Daily Worker Dance, Section 7. A dance for the benefit of the Daily, Worker will be given by Sec- tion 7, Washington's birthday, Fri |day night, Feb. 22, Finnish Hail, 764 |40th st. ie * Section Women Organizers. All Section Women Work Organiz- | ers are ordered tu immediately send | jin to the district office, for the at- jtention of Sylvia Spiro, the names jand addresses of the newly elected will be given at Pythian Temple, 70th| Unit Women Gvork Organizers, Street, East 8:30 p. m, of Broadway, today A Nighe m4 Mexico. ‘The Spanish fraction in conjunction Rosa Luxemburg Girls Sports Club. | with the Harlem Y.W.L. has eee heal The Rosa Luxemburg Girls Sports Club will hold an affair in memorial of Rosa Luxemburg at Workers Center, Feb. 16. Everybody welcome. ere ®, Fretheit Singing Society. The Bronx section, Fretheit Sing- ing Society will hold a concert and ball Saturday, March 9, Rose Gar- den, 1847 Boston Road. | The chorus will gram. hoe eee Entertainment, New York Drug Clerks. The New York Drug Clerks Asso- ciation will hold an entertainment and dance at Leslie Gardens, 83rd St. and Broadway, Sunday evening, March 31, 8 p.m." All organizations Please keep this date open. Inter-Racial Dance. An inter-racial dance, for the bene- fit of the Negro Champion, Worker and the Obrano has been a’ ranged for Friday evening, March 2: at Imperial Auditorium, 160 W. 129th it, * Weisbord peaks Workers Culture Club, Albert Weisbord, of the National Textile Workers’ Union, will speak at the meeting of the Workers Cul- ture Club. of Brownsville 154 Wat- kins Street this evening on the} “Role of the Communist Party in the New Unions.” oh United Council Working Women. Concert and vetcherinka arranged by Council 8, United Council Work- ing Women, ‘will be given Saturday, Feb. 23, 8:30 p. m.; proceeds for new} Needle Trades Union. Painters, Carpenters, Chauffeur ‘Wanted. Painters, carpenters and a*chauf- feur are wanted to do volunteer work for the Workers International Relief. Square. See Louis A. Baum, 1 Union Eee, See Fretheit Symphony Orchestra. “Franz Schubert” will be the sub- ject of a talk by Nathan Alterman tonight at Rose Garden, 1347 Boston Road, Bronx. The orchestra will il- lustrate the talk with excerpts from Schubert's work. oe Office Workei The Office Workers’ U on has ar- runged a dance for Washington's birthday eve, Feb. 21, at Webster Manor. Sympathetic organizations are asked not to arrange any affair for that evening. Ya WEE Olgin To Spenk. “Nation and Class” will be dis- cussed by Moissaye Olgin, editor of e “Hammer” at the Harlem Forum, 143 E, 108rd St, tonight. * Millinery Thentre Party. The Millinery Workers Union, hd has arranged a theatre party March 20. Fraternal organisations are asked not to arrange conflicting dates for nae evening. | Progressive Group, Local 38, I.L.G.W. ‘The Progressive Group, Local 38, L. G. W. have a booth at the I. l. D. Bazaar. Members and sym- pathizers are urged to collect arti- cles, Send to Ida Katz, Bazaar Com- mitee, Unit Cooperative, 1800 Seventh Ave., ‘City, o Bath Beach 1. TL. D. The Bath Beach IL. L. D. ont ‘give a shower at the home of Comrade Kouprianof, 8798 2ist Avenue, this e ing, in aid of the I. L. D, bazaar. Members are urged to Oring friends. ear) janquet, Goldens Bridge Colony. A banquet and dance will be held tomorrow evening, Astoria Hall, 62 E, Fourth St. * eee Alteration Painters, Attention. Alteration painters of Brooklyn are invited to attend a meeting this eve- Christian Socialists Scab on Bakers in Austria; Latter Win SALZBURG, Austria, (By Mail) —When master bakers of Salzburg abrupty terminated an agreement with the bakers, and proposed to cut wages and lower wages, the bakers struck and won their strike. The Christian Socialist Party in Vienna sent 50 strikebreakers here and placed them at the bosses’ di: participate in the concert pro-| Daily | “A Night in Mexico” for Saturday evening, at 143 B, 103rd St. All or- the Bronx/ ganizations are requested to reserve 1330 Wilkins Ave.,| this date, A Mexican concert program will be presented. Dancing until | 3 a. m. Proceeds for benefit of Young Communist League of Mexico. . : | Section Nine Dance. | An entertainment and dance will |be given by Section 9 at Fesster’s Dance Hall, corner Steinway and Woolsey Aves., Astoria, L. I, on Sat-| jurday, Dancing will’ commence at| 8 p.m. Take Astor train and get off at Hoyt Ave. station. : German Fraction Social, | | The German fraction will give a/ |party tomorrow evening, 8 o'clock,| at Labor Temple, 243 E. &4th St., for | the benefit of “Der Arbeiter,” ‘Ger- | man language organ of the Party. Tickets may be had at the Daily) | Worker business office, 26 Union | Square. eee Section 5, Bronx. Movies of the miners’ struggle will | be shown at the banquet for the) |benefit of the Daily Worker on Sun- |day evening, 6 o'clock, 1330 Wilkins} jAve., Bronx, near Freeman St. sta-| | tion! | * es | Williamsburg ¥ The Y. W. L. of Williamsbure, Unit 2, will hold a social and dance at its headquarters, 690 Myrtle Ave., Brook- lyn, on Sunday evening. The pro- ceeds of the affair will go towards building up a weekly Young Worker. International wena Day Confer-| A conference to mobillze women's | organizations in unions, shops, T. U, | 2. L. groups, ete., for’ International Womens Day will take place today p.m. sharp, at the Workers Genter: 26-28 Union Square, Subsection. 3B Soctal. Subsection 3B will hold a social for the benefit of the Daily Worker) at Amalgamated Food Workers Hall, | 133 W. bist oe Aastra, Feb, 23, | = | Attention “Lal ee ” Fractions, All language fractious are hereby | instructed to elect a Women's Work | |Organizer for their respective lan- | guage group and send in the name | and address of the comrade elected | to Sylvia Spiro, 26 Union Square, | eee | Section % Executive Meet. Section 3 Executive will meet to day, at 6:30 p. m,, 101 W. 27th St. Enlarged meeting, all members and | | candidates of executive must be pres- | ent on time. | ky are: Harlem Y. W. he Harlem unit, Dance. Young Workers | Righthand League, will hold an and dance Feb. 23, cooperate. entertainment | Units are asked to oe Dressmakers Meet, Brighton Beach Workers Club, Strike speakers will address the dressmakers' meeting called by the Brighton Beach Workers Club, 8:30 p. m., today, at 227 Brighton Beach Ave., Brookly1 Section 5, Bronx, Celebration, Section 5, Bronx, will celebrate the incoming Section Executive Commit- tee with a banquet and entertain- ment Sunday, 6 p, m., 1330 Wilkins Ave. near ‘Freeman’ St. Station, Movies of Soviet Russia will be| shown. pipes tien Unit 4F, Section 6. Unit 4F, Section 6, meets today, 56 Manhattan Ave,, Brooklyn, 6:30 m. New functionaries will be elected. Eant New York Y. W. I The Hast New York unit of the ¥. W. L, will hold a “Build the Daily Worker" camaraderie, Feb. 23, 8:30 p. m., 318 Hinsdale S' _ * * Section 4 Daily Dance. Entertainment and dance for the |funds of the Daily Worker and Span- ish and Negro papers will be given |by Section 4, Friday night, March Tmperin Auditorium, 160-4 W. th * * Lower Hronx’ Open Forum. “Youth and the Press’ will be dis- cussed at the forum, Lower Bronx init, Y. W. L., 8 p, m., Sunday, Feb. ‘Dance Gols * Social, ¥. W. L.. Williamaburgh The Y, W. L., Willlamsburgh tion, will hold a_ social Saturday March 2, Workers Center, 56 Manhat- tan Ave. Play, songs and poems will be presented. “Dance follows, * * Williamsburgh Y. W. L. Forum, “Youth and the Dressmakers’ | Strike” will be discussed at the) , League Forum, 730 p. m. Sunday, 56) Manhattan Ave. Dance will follow lecture. Mice Se Upper Bronx Y. W. L. Forum, The Upper Y. W. L. forum will dis- cuss “Youth and the Industrial Union" Sunday, 8 p. m., Feb. 24, 1400 | Boston Road. | er ee | Section 2 Executive Meets. Section 2 Executive will meet to-| day, 6 p.m, Union Square. Oa FROM FACTORY TO YOU: HIGH-GRADE MEN’S and YOUNG MEN'S SUITS From $12.50 to $25.00 PARK CLOTHING STORE 3 Ave. A, Cor. 6th St. N. ¥. C. COOPERATORS! ' PATRONIZE M. FORMAN Allerton Carriage, Bicycle and Toy Shop 736 ALLERTON AVENUE (Near Allerton Theatre, Bronx) Phone, Olinville 2583 Tel.: DRYdock 8880 FRED SPITZ FLORIST NOW AT 31 SECOND AVENUE (Bet, Ist & 2nd Sts.) for All Occasions TO READERS WORKER Flowers 15% REDUCTION OF THE DAILY Banquet SECTION 5, BRONX Sunday, Feb. 17th AT 6 O'CLOCK 1330 Wilkins Avenue Among Features Showing of Films of Miners’ Struggle and a Musical Saw Act by Comrade ADMISSION 50c Comrade SENDER GARLIN, City Editor of the Daily Worker, will act as Toast SECTION 7 jof their squeals for help. | repeatedly | handed.” Workers Center, 28) CAOOOHOOOOO0000000O WATCH THE OPENING! Patronize H. GREENBERG WELL-KNOWN RESTAURATOR WHO I8 OPENING HIS NEW RESTAURANT at 939 East 174th Street COR, HOF AVENUE, BRONX RIGHT OFF 174TH ST. SUBWAY STATION 9000000000004 Daily Worker Dance FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, at 8:30 P. M. (Washington’s Birthday) at Finnish Hall, 764-40th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. | ADMISSION 50 CENTS ers.’”” ” This 3 was admitted by offi-| cials of the employers’ association, which recognizes the right wing union. The renewed drive to enlarge the seope of the strike, begun yesterday at the picket demonstration m the morning, though successful in bring- ing out on strike many more work- ers, was, however, met by an offen- ive of the police which resulted in the arrests of twice as many pickets as the day before. Rose Wortis, secretary of the gen- eral strike committee, was one of DRESS STRIKE TIES UP TRADE Strikers’ Rallies Will Vote on Pact those arrested on the line. (Continued from Page One) Another development yesterday, lawyer said he had a special war- which again shows the complete be- rant. Trials are to come up Febru- | fuddlement of the employers and ex- ary 19. ses the helplessness of the com- Clara Meltzer, a picket leader, on, is the fact that another was attacked by a scab yesterday |dress employers’ association is be- afternoon and was severely slashed | ing organized. This is an open ad- across the cheek with a knife wield- 1nission that the “association” grant- jed by the scab. Her assailant was ing recognition to the Schlesinger arrested and is charged with as- scab union is nothing more than a sault, racketeering outfit which represents An enthusiastic meeting of the no employers. The new associa- women strikers was held yesterday tion's zer calls on bosses to afternoon. Under the leadership of join his new little outfit at so much !Rose Wortis, secretary of the gen-| per. It has issued a statement de- ‘eral strike committee and Virginia ncuncing the “lefts.” Allen, national union vice-president, the meeting organized women’s bat- talions, who are to participate in all phases of strike activities, Vir- ginia Allen, a leader of the Negro Mass Meets Today. The strikers will hold mass meet- ings this afternoon to consider rati- fieation of an agreement with the Dress Manufacturers Protective As- women dressmakers, was elected! vt. an employers’ group em chairwoman of the organization, S0clation, an employ Rage z riage 3 bracing a section of the indus. Just how panic-stricken the dress ne average es manufacturers are as the big dress- ‘TY: {f the strikers ratify this : “draft of the pact, which will} makers’ strike tightens its hold on the dress industry was demonstrated yesterday by these employers when |their trade journals carried the news be read to them point by point, the strike will by no means be ended. The strike and its activities |will be spread till all the sweat- shops are eliminated from the in- dustry. Fined for Selling “Daily.” stated that the strike) Betty Wolfe and Anna Friedman as not effective, that the factor- | were arrested while selling the Daily running, that the right | Worker at 38th St. and Seventh Ave. For days, as the big struggle broadened out, the bosses’ pape assisted by the “socialist” Forward, w ies were wing socialist company union had | promised to supply scabs to those “f shops that were “short- ing the streets.” Clara Meltzer was nttacked by a scab at the same ad- dress when leaving the picket lin and she suffered a bad cut on her few” Unable to Supply Scabs. No longer able to endure the big inroads which the strikers have Patronize made on their profits, the frantic 5 employers have left their puppet N “lh B bh Sh company union in the lurch and 6 ip ar er Ops come out with open declar. 26-28 UNION SQUARE |that their agents, the socialists, (. flight up) 2700 BRONX PARK EAST “have been unable to provide ‘work- | (corner Allerton Ave.) Eron School|r 185-187 EAST BEDADe AY (ss Phone: DiICkens 1096. Blue Bird Studio “Photos of the better kind.” 1598 PITKIN AVE., Cor, Amboy St. BROOKLYN, N. ¥. INSTRUCTION TAUGHT. Complete Courte $10, until license granted; also private and special Instruction 10, Ladies tu AUTO 845 Longwood Empire Scuoot avenue Bros INTervale 10019 (Cor. Prospect Sta.) JOSEPH E. ERON, Principal _ |] CHE LARGEST WELL AS OLLI to learn the English Language; to prepare oneself for admission to college: ERON SCHOOL is registered by the REGENTS of the State of New York. It has all the rights of a Government High School. Call, Phone or Write fer Catalogu NEW COURSES BEGAN JAN. REGISTER NOW! Our 25,000 alumni are our best witnesses, TELEPHONE: ORCHARD 4473. 28th Unity Cooperative Membership Meeting Tonight at 8 o’clock at LAUREL GARDEN, 75 East 116th Street Order of business: 1. Annual Report of House. 2, Report on the Opening of the Restaurant. EVERY MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT! BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNITY COOPERATIVE. | TONIGHT! 4 THE BAKERS CONCERT AND BALL | 4 at MANHATTAN LYCEUM, 66 East 4th Street, City | PROGRAM: CLARE SHYNKOVSKAYE, Russian Singer IRVING SHEAHN, Tenor DORIS ARONSON, Young Classic Dancer COMRADE GENDEL from “AR'TEF” Imitator SAM LIPZIN (Uncle Sam), Reader | BANQUET | in honor NOVY MIR 1 Given by a Group of Old Friends Saturday, February 16 at LAUREL GARDEN 1S BAST 110TH STREET, NEW YORK CONCERT -- DANCING All those who have not as yet ob- tained tickets and wish to be at the banquet must get them not later than Saturday at 2 p. m. at the office of Novy Mir, 30 Union Square. of the reappearance of TICKETS $1.50 BEGINNING 8 P. M. They were fined $2 each for “litter- | AAAAAAAAAAAA NEW DETAILS OF COAL IRON COPS’ MURDER OF MINER Stamped ‘Al His Ribs Into His Lungs (Continued from Page One) the farmer lay helpless on the guard room floor. He charged that Lyster came from his sleeping quarters, walked to the big coal stove in the center of the room and picked up the heavy iron poker. Higgins charges that Lyster beat the doomed man over the head until he had bent the poker almost double, in an effort to force him to confess that he had cut Watts with a knife. Higgins says that Lyster calmly straightened out the poker with his foot and then turned to cree “The OR was held on an as: sault charge. Joseph Kaplan and nine others were arrested last night at the Ri getta Dr me Si Kaplan was sentenced to spend five days in jail, Sally Coh 1 the rest were given days in jail. H. Bloomberg and Sa Gotshine, who were arrested! last week for disorderly conduct, were dismissed this morning. “For Any K (CARL BRODSKY d of Insurance” ‘Telephone: Murray Hill 5550 7 East 42nd Street, New York Unity Co-operators Patronize SAM LESSER Ladies’ and Gents’ Tailor 1818 - 7th Ave. New York Between 110th and 111th Sts, Next to Unity Co-operative House Cooperators! Patronize CHEMIST 657 Allerton Avenue Estabrook 3215 Bronx, N. Y. Dr. ABRAHAM MA! SURGEO Office Hours: 30-12 IEF Sunde; to 1:00 'p, m. Please Telephon for Appointment 249 BAST 115th STREET Second Ave. New York Telephone: Lehigh 6022 DR. J. MINDET. SURGEON DENTIST 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803—Phone: Algonquin 8183 Not connected with any other office Cor. Cooperators! Patronize E. KARO Your Nearest Stationery Store Cigars — Cigarettes — Candy 649 ALLERTON AVE. Cor. Barker, BRONX, N. Y. Tel.: OLInville 9681-2—9791-2 Advertise your Union Meetings kere. For information write to The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 26-28 Union Sq., New York City Hotel and Restaurant Workers Branch of the Amalgamated Food Workers 138 W. Sist St. Phone Cirele 733¢ [PBUSINESS MEETINGS} held on the first Monday of the month at 8 p. m, One industry—One Union—Jotr and Figit the Common Enemy! Office Open from 9 a. m, to 6 p.m Tel.: Florist REMOVED TO (Between ist & Not connected with Brooklyn F the beating Bercoveskie again until the poker again bent and became use- we , Higgins charges, Lyster pestle Bercoveskie’s prone body until rib after rib snapped. Higgins charges that Watt helped in this orgy of stamping and jumping on the dying man. When Bercoveskie’s body reached the morgue his ribs ware shattered and ground into his lungs. Had To Have His Sleep. Higgins charges that Constable Ross Schaffer of Glenfield watched this beating. Last night Schaffer admitted that he had seen Pitts- burgh Coal Company coal and iron police beating Bercoveskie, but that he did not stay to watch it, going into the dormitory of the barracks, where he went to sleep while the killing went on, There was no reason for the ar- rest. Bercoveskie was sitting in the home of his wife’s mother, reading when Coal and Iron Policemen Watts and Slapikas walked in half drunk, and picked a quarrel with him, knocked him senseless, and took him to the company jail. Berkoveskie never had carried a knife, and ac- cording to Higgens, could not have stabbed anybody. Watts did not 2 any wound, Frances Pilat MIDWIFE 351 E. 77th St. New York, N. Y. Tel. Rhinelander 3916 TAURANT omrades Always Find It Pleasant to Dine at Our Place. 1787 SOUTHERN BLVD., Bronx (near 174th St. Station) PHONE:— INTERVALE 9149, For a Real Oriental Cooked Meal VISIT THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRESSIVE CENTER 101 te ener Gth Avi | RESTAURANT, CAF) RECREATION Open from 10 a. m. 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FRED SPITZ Florist 31 SECOND AVENUE (Between 1st & 2nd Streets) DON’T FORGET! 15 Percent Reduction to Daily Worker Readers \