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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
new YORK SEES
LAFOLLETTE AS
"PUSSYFOOTER''
His Statement Meant to
Be Vague, Is Comment
BY LUDWELL DENNY.

Federated Press STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK, June 2.-Conficting
opinions are expressed in New York
on the significance Of Senator LaFol
lette's statement condemning the St
Paul Farmer-Labor Party conference
as Communist controlled and intimat
Ing that he may run for president as
an independent candidate.
Tho the general comment is that his
statement is deliberately vague con.
corning his specific intentions, 1t is az
generally assumed that he will run
as an independent candidate.
Left wing groups, as represented by
the Volkszeitung (Workers party
stand behind the st. Paul meeting to
form a Farmer-Labor party, pointing
out LaFollette has not committed him
self to a Farmer-Labor party and
charging that he is representative
of the small business and big farm
class and an enemy of the workers
and small farmers.
Whether the Socialist party, a mem
Der of the conference for Progressive
Political Action Cleveland convention
will support LaFollette if he runs as
an independent bourgeois candidate is
not clear. Socialist party officials
when questioned, declined to comment
upon LaFollette's statement.
Did He Consult compers?
That LaFollette's statement was is,
sued only after "the LaFollette lead
ers consulted President Gompers, A.
F. Of L." is the idea Of the Herald
Tribune's Washington correspondent
The, same paper says editorially re
garding the Cleveland c. P. P. A. con
vention: MANY of its labor union
members are already pledged to Mr..
McAdoo"
"His (LaFollette's) blacklisting OF
the St. Paul Farmer-Labor convention
Of June II is old stun" says the
Times. Gentlemen he is saying,
don't mix me UP with that Soviet
crowd. I'm radical, but not too
darned radical" 1t accuses him OF
playing both ends against the mid
die and threatening to secede with
out seeding.
Stand by me, says La Toilette to
his followers, and will lead you II
the ideal without resorting to Rus
sian ways. On the subject Of the me
thod by which he would do this, the
chief of the radicals in congress is
not as specific as his admirers and
his critics could wish him to be-
Is the comment of The Sun.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
STEEL TRUST
GUIDING Mine
DEATH PROBE
Fake Investigation Hit
By MINI. FL. Party

CROSBY, Mimi, June 2-Over two
months after the Milford mine mum
datior, which drowned out Al iron
miners working for steel trust sub
sidiary, the governors investigating
commission is getting down to work.
The corporations lawyer is managing
the course of the proceedings. brow
beating worker witnesses and skillful-
ly guiding the testimony of company
witnesses.
Nevertheless Ed Thompson, a min
er with 10 years experience, who
threw up his job before the bottom
of the pond above the mine broke
thru into the workings, got in some
effective testimony showing company
negligence.
Saw Mud oozinp Thru.
He had found the roof of the bot
tom level sagging down so far that
the trolley wire had to be switched
to the side of the passage from the
center. Later it was necessary to
chip out the side timbers to permit
the cars of ore to get thru. Mud and
sand we're oozing thru the roof for
over week before the cavein,
Thompson testified. The ladder road
to the top was loose for IS feet on one
side and steps we're missing in two
different sections, he said. He quit
work, because of the danger, eight
days before his Al mates on the job
were caught by the downrush of mud
and water and drowned.
FL. Hits Fake Probe.
The Farmer-Labor clubs OF the
Sixth Minnesota district, at their May
A convention at Brainerd, severely
condemned "the inactivity and dila-
tory methods employed by the inves-
tigating committee to date"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
1000 FURRIERS
FLAY OFFICIALS
FOR FASCIST RULE
N. Y. Workers Revolt at
Kaufman-S. P. Machine


NEW YORK, June 2.-More than a
thousand members Of the Furriers'
union crowded Webster hall in answer
to a call by the progressive leaders.
They came to hear what the left wing
is proposing to clear up the chaotic
situation in the trade, to receive re-
ports on the recent convention which
'legalized" the Kaufman dictatorship,
and to protest against the Fascist
Socialist rule in the union.
Kaufman tried to brighten away the
workers from the meeting by threat
ening expulsion to all who attended.
The constitution of the union was
amended at the recent convention to
give the machine power to expel any
one who criticizes it. 1t is worthy of
note that this amendment was adopt
ed during the session in the city hall
Of the Socialist Mecca, Milwaukee.
Demonstration for Gold.
Disregarding the bureaucrats'
threats of expulsion and blacklisting,
the union members came to the meet
ing. They listened to Shapiro, Suroff,
Miss Polansky and Gold with intense
interest and applause. Gold was
given demonstration.
The workers answer to the threats
Of the officials was given in the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
by reclamation, and signed by several
hundred members, each with his
name, address and union ledger mum
Der:
Denounce Traltorous Officials.
1. protest against the despotic
laws which were made at the con-
vention.
2. l protest against the union Of
ficials that neglect their obligations
and duties to the workers, especial
ly at this critical time.
3. I protest against the Fascist
dictatorship established by our
union officials. l demand that the
union should defend and help the
workers in their need, and protest
against the fact that some persons
use the union for their own per-
sonal ends.
II the officials now try to enforce
their exceptional laws, and throw out
every one criticizing them, they will
have to begin with more than a thou
sand in New York city.
Officials and Bosses Are chums.
AT the meeting were brought out
the terrible facts that when com
plants are made against employers
the officials pay no attention. The
bosses are allowed to run everything
their own way. No effort is made tC
enforce the union agreement, even il
the question OF the minimum scale o.
wages. The officials, friendly to tn,
bosses, terrorize the workers by every
means at hand.
Send In that SUI -iptlon Today
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
Russian Workman's
Invention is Given
Govt. Assistance

MOSCOW, April 22.-(By Mail)---
A workman-student named Chishloff,
invented an improved tipping machine
which can work with speed OF a
shorthand writer. The commission OF
experts recognized this invention as
important and assigned special sum
OF money for an immediate construc-
ton OF the machine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
Bakers Cause Unemployment.
(By The Federated Pressl

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June wide
spread unemployment in the textile
industry is due partly to war be-
tween two groups of bankers, Sara 4.
Conboy, United Textile Workers OF
America, told the annual convention.
Catholic Conference on Industrial
Problems in session in Pittsburgh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
lgG8Me WeEldg q Labor AAs~@Ansu4nrv 4I
CLEVELAND, OHIO, TAILORS WANT
MAX SILLINSKY FOR SECRETARY

CLEVELAND Ohio 1.-THE
Union,
ship Of organization.
Thru sfinsks fighting spirit the
FIRST in system
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-03
Capital Of Southern China
Halls Holiday of Workers;
Dr.. Sun AssaiIs Capitalism
BY JACK ARMITAoE.
ESPECIAL TO The Daily Workerl

CANTON June 2.- is not only in Occidental countries
that May day is celebrated Eastern lands the workers
the day which has be recognized theirs
These celebrations appear novel to the Wesrner but thru
all the spirit of class consciousness evident There
could be better evidence of the spread of Radcasm in the
East than the eryour with which the Oriental oer observes the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Forty.Six Rail Crossing Accidents
Past Three Months

Madison-A total of 46 accidents
occurred at railroad crossings in
Wisconsin during the past three
months, according to a report made
to the state railroad commission,
These resulted in the death Of 1G
persons and injuries to IA. OF the
total number Of accidents 80 involy-
ed automobiles and 10 persons were
killed and 43 injured in the car
crashes.
The railroads report total Of 81
accidents other than crossing acct
dents during the quarter year result
ing in IA fatalities and 36 injured
Trespassers furnished 9 .illed anc
injured
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Mellen and Hurley
Play Ball Sunday
Will Settle Baseball Supremacy at
Hurley Park; Regular Lineups
and Two EMPIRES.

After weeks of dickering, argu-
ments and wrangling, Mellen and
Hurley have finally agreed to lock
horns and settle supremacy in base
ball The battle will be staged at
the Hurley park Sunday afternoon,
starting at o'clock
The teams have agreed to use their
regular hneups, so there will be no
loading up for this rticular game.
Doc" Stanley, veteran of many
battles, will pitch for Mellen, with
Harris on the receiving end. Hoeft
and Hunt will make up the battery
for Hurley.
The matter of dividing the gate
receipts and umpires, which has
been the bone of contention and
prevented the teams from coming to-
gether, was settled this week. The
teams will play on 25-75 per cent
basis, with Gloon, of Wakefield, and
Olson, of Mellen, as umpires
Fans are promised hot and in
teresting contest. The rivalry is
keen and no doubt big crowd will
be attracted to the Hurley park,
Hundreds of Mellen fans will ac-
company their team.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
BATTLE STARTS OVER
BOUNDARY
A Century Old Scrap VIII Probably
be Ended Between Michigan
and Wisconsin Over Rich
Mining Territory.

Madison-The beginning of the
end of the nearly eentury-old
struggle between Wisconsin and
Michigan for possession of reported
fabulously wealthy lands on the
flexible" boundary line will come
this month.
The possession dispute involves
Washington Island IN Green Bay, a
strip of land in Iron and Villas
counties and several islands in the
Menomonie river. The disputed
territory now appears on official
maps as a part of the common
wealth of Wisconsin and has APP
peared so since the state was form
ed in lS4S.
Wisconsin has the land; Michigan
wants it. Wisconsin is strongly op-
posing efforts of Michigan to wrest
it from the sovereignty it has been
since boundaries were defined Mich
igan has carried the fight to the
United States courts basing it's
claims on surveys and maps dating
back to 1889.
The court fight of Michigan was
in form of suit for possession, At
torney General Ekern petitioned the
court to dismiss the suit contending
that as the Wisconsin boundary has
remained undsputed since lS4S. the
United States Supreme Court would
not recognize the Michigan claim
Officials of both states suspect the
land holds vast treasures of iron
ore and coal.
The court laid the dispute open by
denying Ekern's dismissal petition
and appointed a commissioner to
hear the case. Former Supreme
Court Justice Of Missouri, Conway
Elder, was appointed commissioner
Attorney-Gene A. b. Daugherty
of Michigan, laying his battle lines
for a finish fight retained special
council to represent his state, A. l..
Sawyer Of Menomonie, was selected.
Sawyer came to Madison ycster-
day for conferences with assistant
Wisconsin, attorney-generals which
resulted in selection of August p
as the date for preliminary hearing
q; Menomonie, Mich, If Elder APP
proves the date.
Inspection of documentary evil
dence which Wisconsin will present
was made by Sawyer today to famiI-
iarize himself with exhibits he will
protest at the hearing The agree
ment between Sawyer and Ekern to
inspect each others exhibits was
made to accelerate the hearing.
The dispute between the states has
split the residents Of the sections in
volved. Some wish TO remain
Badgers while others are anxious for
achange after a hundred years to
break the monotony
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Big Dairy Show
AT State Fair
New Building to House 500 More
Cattle-Entries Exceed Any
Previous Year at Fair.

State Fair Park, Wis.-More than
1900 head of the finest dairy cattle
in America will be shown at the Wis
consin state fair this year, according
to announcement this week by Ray
Baker, Madison, superintendent of
this department.
Although the present permanent
cattle barn can accommodate only
900 cattle, the fair management has
made provision for housing 1000
bovine animals in temporary
structure adjoining the stock judg-
ing pavilion. This shelter was
erected last year, but was in
adequate. During the summer,
previous to the opening, August
25th, new roofing areas are to be
erected, providing for ten lines of
stallroom, each of which viii ac-
commodate 100 animals. The
whole will be rooted over. While
practically an open air arrangement,
the placing of exhibits will be such
that observation will be easier than
III tn0 main CdLtlt pdNlliOIl.
Three Counties Competing
Again there will be keen competi-
tion between champion herds and
animals from Waukesha, Jefferson
and Rock counties, and more gener-
ally than heretofore will the counties
respond to the plan for county herds
in competition.
"Our expectation is that the dairy
cattle exhibit at the fair will be the
finest show in this class ever
gathered" Mr. Baker stated, land
we are informed that much of the
very best of the stock will not be
shown again this season.
GAS compared with the state fairs
in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois, our
exhibition has always been in the
lead, much as the state has been in
the lead in the dairy industry. The
fair indicates or reflects our relative
predominance in this field
Mr.. Baker has. selected as judges
for the various classes the following
national experts: Alfred Ryden,
Abingdon, ILL.,. Frank Holland, Mil
ton, Ia; Ward w. Stevens, Liver
pool, N. Y; R. s. Hulce. Madison; A.
]. Cramer and George Humphrey,
Madison.
This year all cattle to be exhibited
must be accompanied by proof Of
freedom from tubercular trouble,
complying with strict regulations
laid down by the Livestock Sanitary
Board.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16

Summary Home runs, Brandt 2,
Duford, Huber, Nuhlicek; two base
hits, Brandt, Nuhlicek; double play,
Born to Farber to Duford; stolen
bases, Huber, Ulrich, Born, GroEau;
first base on balls, off Hocft 6, off
Lindner 3; strikeouts, by Hoeft 4, by
Drawer /, by Lindner 5; wild pitch
Drawer 2; hits and runs, Q hits and
9 runs Off Hoeft in innings, 4 hits
and 5 runs off Drawer in innings,
time, 2 hours; umpires, Landry and
Gloon
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Hurley Ball Team Gets
Trimmed Badly.

The local baseball team was
handed one of the worst defeats of
the year last Sunday on the home
grounds when the Rhinelander nine
got away with victory of Ia to 0.
For the first four innings, the two
teams battled on even terms, but in
the fifth act the visiting fence
breakers started a batting rampage
that ended with Hoeft retiring in the
seventh inning in favor of Drawer.
Hurley's second string pitcher Jared
well in one inning, but in the last
the heavy hitting visitors made
hort work of his offerings and
slammed out trio of four base
circuits.
The game was a disappointment
to large number Of Hurley support
ers who had expected to get revenge
on the Rhinelander team for the
other two defeats of the season. In
the first tilt between the two teams,
Hurley received a decisive beating,
but in the second would have won
but for a few bad breaks in the
game
Rhinelander counted eleven hits
in Sundays contest; four singles,
five home runs, and two two-base
hits. Home runs were made by
Huber. Nublicek, Duford, former
Marquette University letter man,
and Brandt, who secured two
Three singles were registered by
Hurley, one by Pappio, one by Hunt
and one by Grant
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Hirst Attacked by Manager
of Proaressives.

The first open attack on A. R.
Hirst, Republican candidate for
governor, by progressive forces, was
made at Rewey by Eriek Onstad,
deputy state treasurer and manager
of the progressive campaign. Onstad
charged that Hirst and others are not
using official statistics regarding the
cost of government in Wisconsin.
mo general property taxes go to
the support of state offices, boards
or commissions, Onstad declared.
"These expenses are paid from rail-
road taxes, inheritance taxes,
license fees and other sources.
"Gross misrepresentation regard
ing state finances has been INDUCED
in by several candidates. Their
statements are based entirely on re-
ceipts and disbursements without
regard to the source of receipts or
nature Of the transactions. "
Onstad stated that, calculating fl
nancial conditions on appropriations
to departments by the legislature,
expenses of the stale government
during the past two years have de-
creased more than 100000.
The upper berths in life are the
most desirable.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Education Is Means of Stopping
Mine Accidents.

The greatest percentage of ac-
cidents is due to absolute careless
ness and the education ii the worker
is the biggest factor to consider" w.
j. Olcott, president of the Oliver
Mining Company, declared in an
address before the safety conference
at a banquet in Ironwood Tuesday
noon.
1.-THE only way we can atone fer
our laxity in the past, he said,
as to dedicate the rest Of our lives
in consistent and unremitting
campaign in the line Of safety"
Mr. Olcott pointed out that years
age he thought his company was
operating with high degree of
safety, only to learn after on
inspection of his properties by a
group of safety men that safety
operations had not begun to be
observed
The need for cooperation from the
mucker in the mine to the general
superintendent in the office in
advancing the gospel of safety in
mining operations was stressed by
speakers to the safety conference at
the fifth annual meeting of the Lake
Superior Mining section Of the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Thomas Drops
Out of Race
Ladysmith Man Withdraws As
Candidate from Eleventh
Congressional District.

Madison-Theodore NJ. Thomas,
Ladysmith, will not be a candidate
for congress in the Eleventh con-
gressional district He filed a
statement with Fred R. Zimmerman
today asking that his name be with
held from the ballots.
The elimination of Thomas from
the field leaves two contestants for
the post, Ray J. Nye Of Superior,
former state senator. and II. H.
Peavey of Washhurn, incumbent,
who is serving his first term in CON
gress.
A few days before the time for the
filing of papers Thomas had an
nounced himself a La Toilette candi-
date for the office in opposition to
Peavey, who already had the sena-
tors Endorsement Following the
announcement of Thomas, Nye
entered the field.
Nothing was known of the prob
able retirement of Thomas from the
race until it was officially reported
at the secretary of states office this
morning that Thomas would decline
to become a candidate Thomas
then confirmed the report in a long
distance telephone call from Lady
smith.
81 have mailed my dechnation to
Secretary of State Fred r. thinner
man and it should reach him some
time today" declared MIR. Thomas
THE letter does not give my reason
for retiring from the field"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
(3) 1T will be a 4

gain. 81 at will be a difficult
tax to collect without frauds and
losses creeping IL" He also stated
that if we were to have such a tax it
should be distributed on the basis of
mileage.
The next step in the record is the
statement of GovernorBlaine made
early in July of this year when he
issued his platform. In this state
ment he said:
There is no issue on the gas tax
if it is imposed as a privilege tax on
gas used on all highways and streets
and distributed on such highways
and streets on a mileage basis. There
is an issue on the gasoline tax when
it is proposed to take three-fourths
of that tax from the rural highways
and put it on the state trunk
system
This is the record up to the
beginning of this campaign. The
following is submitted on the record.
Every one of the objections urged
against the gasoline tax in the veto
message is just as true of the
gasoline tax under the method of
distribution proposed by the
governor as it is of the gasoline tax
under the method of distribution
proposed by the committee. If
the proceeds of the gasoline tax are
distributed over all the roads as is
advocated, it is just as much of
sales tax as if the proceeds were
distributed over limited mileage;
it is just as much tax on the con-
sumner and is just as capable of
evasion; it is just as difficult of
collection; it is subject to the dealer
adding to the price; it is just as
much an additional burden on the
user of automobiles. If the gasoline
tax "filches" the money out of the
pockets of the people little by little,
it will "filch" it just as much no
matter what the method of distribu-
tion and if the cost of collection will
eat up the tax it will do so no matter
what the method of distribution.
Every objection raised by the
executive to the gasoline tax in his
veto message and in his subsequent
statement applies to this tax under
the governors plan of distribu-
tion-except the one objection of
the plan of distribution.