Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1924, Page 5

{ SOALISTS PLEDGE ADTOTHRD PARTY Alliance Voted Unanimously by Executive Committee. Brings Big Bloc. Definite alliance with the political principles and scope of action of the third party was pledged by the execu- tive committee of the national Social- ist party today. Ry a unanimous vote the committee pledged the Socialist party to afliliate itself in harmony with the declared principles of the third party, led by the La Follette £roup of the Conference for Progres- ive Political Action, which will hold its annual vention at Chicago in February Dise f the move to indorse and go along with the third party occupied most of a three-hour meet- ng of the com e at the Hamilton Hotel today, aceording to Representa- ve Victor Berger, Soclalist member ongress from Wisconsin. At the time it was made plain that cialist party retalns its entity and, while indorsing the principles of thrd parity, may withdraw at ¥ time The committee indorsed a move to undertake a n of education ocialist party, sub- ¢t me from a | John H ne of x., announced at the committee mecting Brings Million Votes. ment of the third party by list party will mean the ac- to the third party ranks of 1 mil'ion votes hitherto cast | dently, although the bulk of ialist vote in the last presi- the La 3 ullette 1 Iist nated Bugene V and Debs miilion votes In toe tremen tepublican landslide of that yea leader did not at- 18n1 the committer meoting, although had informed Morris Hillquit and Berger that he would attend 1Guit. presided at the commit- party, as a indorsed the in its ranks the last election and | acit indorseme the aims of | third party r rded. The | Pierson then made the following re- vommittee this on will set a date for th eting of the fational Social which may be eithe meeting of the con 1cal actio Nail Packed. e Socialist party is willing to aid | the establishment of a national bor party. but will n red in an ad-| Jaign Social- | parties fe ey can run the United Stat t than it is now 1 educational 1 of Social | York, the latter a nationa utive : or Pro- which, went | tline plans for & permanent m and to plan for its ) E ities for .the future. ctor 1. F r of Wisconsi and Morris Hillqui ew York we &cheduled as spea ere de- | tained at a prelin ing of| the executive comn The great sweep of s for Pre. ident Coolidge, Mr. M said, was the result of fear. Iie the spirit of fear was imbued in the laboring classes by the capitalists, who claimed that if either of the old party | candidates were not elected there would be great panics and 1 Every sort of publicity a y s ized for action against the Progressives—the rostrum, the pulpit and the press being r served for their use, with no age: left for the Progressives, with th meager campaign funds, ti There is no real di the United States, muc I8 of revolution, he stated. Organized labor, he said, from which third par- ties draw most of their strength, is not much harmed by the activities of communists, who do more damage through thelr methods of procedure on the outsMe than thousands of spies could do on the inside. Leadors of the Socialist party have come to the conclusion that what is desirad in the organization is people of intel- lect, he said. In early days the party "r:la'flmm] with open ‘arms the non- union and the union man, the Christian fanatic and erratic elements of all Kinds, he said, “and it is no wonder they called us freaks and nuts—we deserved it Scores Klan Rule. The last semblance of ‘democracy in Ameriea will have been lost when the people of this country allow an oath-bound secret organization to di- rect its destinies, said Mr. Sharts, who sajd that the entire ticket in all sec- tions of the State of Ohio, either Re- publican or Democratic, were elected according to the dictates of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr. Collins stated that a campaign | of education is necessary to inform | the laboring classes that the funds used in the Progressive campaign are derived from the laborers themeselves, while that for the old parties is con- tributed largely by capitalists who are enabled to make large subscrip- tions because of the meager wages paid their workers. Nearly $100 was taken up in a col- lection for the cxpemse of this and other post-campaign meetings to be held. It was announced that a din-| ner will be given at the Inn-Side Cafe this evening. at which time the principal speakers will be Eugene V. Debs, Morris Iillquit and Victor L. Berger. If You Are Thinking of Going te ifornia you will want this book. The Chicago & North Western Ry. has published a new edition of their hooklet, “Forty Ways and More to California and the North Coast.” It is not a picture book, but it is chock- 0l of interesting information about routes, reduced fares, and shows with the aid of outline maps the territory vou can cover. A copy may be had free of charge by writing R. O. Small, Gen. Agt., C. & N. W. Ry, 214 Penn- sylvania Bldg., Philadeiphia, Pa.—Ad- vertisement. e o o Asks Protection From Wife. Roger A. Blundon in a suit for a 1tmited divorce from Mary E. Blundon charges that she became - violently drunk, drew a large butcher knife and attempted- to stab him. He asks the court fer an injunction to prevent his wifo molesting him. The Blundons vere married at Baltimore, July 29, , ‘and have two children. Deser- tion §s also alleged in the husband’ petitfon. Attorneys Shefferman & Aronson represent the husband, ce for progressive polit- jany satisfaction rewirding collateral 400-Pound Virginia | Legislator Dead From Leg Injury Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., December 13.— Delegate W. C. Hoover of Rocking- ham, the largest man in the Virginia Legislature, weighing more than 409 pounds, is.dead at his home in that county. Several years ago he injured one of his legs and this led to his death. When informed of the death of Mr. Hoover, Clerk Williams informed the governor and the flag on the capitol was ordered placed at half staff. Speaker Brewer named George B. Keezell of Rockingham, Herbert J. Taylor of Staunton and Nehemiah Kelly of Mount Jackson to attend the tuneral today on the part of the house. CHARGES POLICE WERE INSULTING Woman Declares Seventh Precinct Officers’ Methods Highhanded. Charges of highhanded methods by the police of the seventh precinct in holding a prisoner incummunicado, and of insulting remarks delivered by Lieut. J. H. Pierson delivered to relatives of the prisoner when they callgd to arrange collateral. were made by Mary Alice Ryan today in the trial of Lieut. Pierson and five other police of the seventh precinct before the police trial board in con- nectic with the beating on Se ber last of Ar that time held precinct station. Mrs. Ryan was the first witness on the stand today after a recess of a week by the trial board She testified concerning Davis' ar- rest and stated that she arrived at tation house a few minutes after 0 o'clock in the morning, which was .about one hour after Davis had been arrested. She saw Lieut. Pierson, she d, acting in a “pecular manner Her sister, she said Davis. whercupon Fierson she wanted to see him for. fused to teil him. “You just can't s Mr. Davis.™ “Well, I guess I can go home, then,” she quoted Davi gister as replying. ked to see ked what They re- mark: “You can either go home or walk the strects as far as I am concerned.” She sald that they could not get and thercupon left the statlon house. The witn po.icemen—D. 1 F rdon, R Carrol and Clar- ® being in the sta- he and Davis en- | i NEW HEAD OF COUNTRY CLUB Senator Succeeds Joseph Himes as Congressienal Body President. Senator George H. Moses of New | Hampshire. last - plected | president of th try Club to iber of ¢ ", Underwood | first viee Judge | ar Bland third vice president, and Frank W. Mondell, fourth vice presi- dent. The second and fifth vice pres dencies were left open. S. M was named acting secretary Sidney F. Taliaferro renamed urer. Five Governors Chosen. Five new members of the board of governors were ch. n by general aac T. Mann, Keye: of New ampshire, Medill McCor- mick of Illinois, Senator Coleman du Pont of Delaware and Howard Moran. The following men were re-elected | board of governors: For thr Lieut. Col. Hugh Mondelt, Harry Wardman, Joseph H. Himes, Wilton J. Lambert, George | H. Moses, Allen F. Moore. The membership of the new board | of governors follows: Gen. John J.| Pershing, Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray- | son, Frank W. Mondell, Joseph H.| Himes, Lieu ol. C. O. Sherrill, Judge Oscar E. Bland, Harry Ward- man, Thomas P. Littlepage, Wilton J. Lambert, Robert V. Fleming, Lieut. Col. Hugh Matthews, Edward F. Co laday, G. Logan Payne, Franklin R. Kenney, Commissioner David H. Blair, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, Senator Occar W. Underwood, E. Brooke Lee, Senator George H Moses, Col. E. Lester Jones, Repre- sentalive Allen F. Moore, Repre- sentative Wallace H. White, ji George Livingstone, George O. Wa son, Robert N. Harper, Sidney F. Taliaferro, Oscar Coolican, Repre- sentative Guy E. Campbell, O. R. Luhring, Isaac T. Mann, Senator Henry W. Keyes, Senator Medill Mc- Cormick, Senator Coleman du Pont and Howard Moran. The officers of the club who served for the past year follow: Joseph H. Himes, president; Senator Oscar W. Un- derwood, first vice president; Senator George H. Moses, second vice presi- dent; Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill, third vice president; Col. E. Lester Jones, fourth vice president; Judge Oscar E. Bland, fifth vice president; John Cal- lan O'Laughlin, assistant to the pres- ident, and William K. Singleton, sec- = Tedim Phone Main 8108-8109. 604-610 9th St. N.W. $7 rooms, $6 weekly: $10.50 rooms. $8; $14 with toflet, shower and lavatory, $10: 2 in room, 50 per cent more. Rooms Like Mother's. Pho 1Sth and Columbia Road CARDS The expressive kind, in new and unique desigas. 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