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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
OILY PUBLISHERS
employees DIED
OF Hoe CHOLERA
Well in Schaffer's Hog
Yard Caused Deaths

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 24.-People
here are beginning to recall the old
stories about John c. Schaffer, owner
of the Chicago Evening Post, the
Denver News-Times and other papers,
who is one of the latest figures to
get into the Teapot Dome oil scam
dial.
Because Schaffer was immensely
rich and owned one of this city's
principal newspapers, he has been
able to keep the stories out of print.
Employees of the board of health are
beginning to talk again about the
death of five employees of Schaffer
who worked on his ranch and died of
hog cholera in 1915.
Where Hogs WalIowed.
The five men who died were all
working on Schaffer's Ken Karl
ranch near here. They ate and slept
on the ranch. The water supply for
the ranch ''help" came from a well
in the middle Of the hog yard where
hundreds Of hogs wallowed.
One day five Of the men working
for Schaffer were taken violently i'll
lust after dinner. Four of the men
died the same day. The fifth, Oar
Mackey, fingered for two weeks.
No investigation was made into
the cause of the death of the first
four men. But Mackey's parents had
the doctor attending him investigate
After his death the doctor succeeded
in getting the board of health to &c
to the Ken Karl ranch and examine
the water from the well. They or
dered the we'll cleaned and in it was
found, among other things, g
drowned hog.
Schaffer Was Tight-Fisted.
The matter was hushed up. The
parents of Mackey were compelled
to pay 5000 for the doctor and in
vestigation. They never collected 9
penny in damages from Schaffer.
This story was sent to the Colo
RADIO Transcript at the time it hap
pened but was not published.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

The rufians cried out: THAT fat
one should get off,
Your brother was torn from the
truck and tortured and maltreated
in the most frightful manner.
After they stabbed him so times
with a knife, they crushed his
head, and Nikola was killed in the
same manner. The rest of them
fled, but three of them were shot.
This sad news soon spread and put
the whole village into a state of
agitation. At Z p. nj. the truck
returned with the naked, mutilated
corpses. The commandant ordered
US to have them dressed by 8
o'clock the following morning. At
3 o'clock the funeral took place.
The investigation committee we
asked for did not materialize.
"When you get this letter, write
Immediately to your brother in
America that he should give the
facts to the newspapers. Do
everything you can to give these
facts the widest publicity in the
German and English press. The
whole world should know that
Bulgaria is being ruled by beasts
who drink human blood"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

tute and homeless, and when
they are able to find work,
they are given such small
wages and such bad living con-
ditions that they are dying off
from privation and disease.
Those who fed to Turkey
are in imminent danger of be-
ing handed over by the Turk
ish government to the self-styled
authorities in Bulgaria. Those who
are still in Bulgaria and have not
been arrested, are in continual dan
ger Of being tortured and killed.
Thousands Were Slain.
A member of the central commit
tee, Bulgarian Communist party, has
given the latest estimate of impris-
oned insurgents at over 5000, exclu-
sive of those who have been re-
leased. Figures on the number of
killed are incomplete, but run into
the thousands.
Those who fled to Jugoslavia are
engaged mostly on railroad construc-
ton on the piece work system, and
are pitifully exploited, buying in
company stores, living in company
houses.
The Bulgarian government has de-
manded Of the Turkish government
that the refugees on Turkish soil
be delivered up to Bulgarian justice
on the ground that the refugees are
not political refugees but common
criminals. The Turkish government
has been inclined to accede to the
request.
Tells of Butchery.
What is going on in Bulgaria is
illustrated by the following letter
which was written by the priest
Athanas. in Kritschin to his student
son in Austria:
"On Oct. 1 Boris Gentshev, stu
dent of medicine in Gratz (Aus-
tria) came % our village with his
brother, Ivan Gentshev, an officer.
Fifteen cutthroats from Philipopel
met them here. All day long this
gang drank with the Gentshev
brothers in Felo Popov's house and
continually threatened that when
they were thru with drinking wine
thew would drink blood.
Coward Z p. m. they loaded Is
peasants, among them your bro
Their Petko, upon a truck and drove
them to Philipopel. We begged
them to transport the men dur
ing the day but were ordered to
be quiet at the points of bayonets.
The commandant forbade anyone
to leave the village and the truck
drove off to the accompaniment of
the screams and cries of the chill
dren. Days went by, and we knew
nothing Of the fate of the arrest
ed men, until this terrible news
came: when the truck arrived near
the mill between Rurtev and Kara
Tai, the chauffeur said that there
was something wrong with the
! motor; that he could not proceed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Coolidge Won't
Chuck Wallace,
Farm Secretary
special 10 Tn. Daily w.rksr)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.--Presi-
dent Coolidge will take steps within
a day or two to dispel the impression
that ne desires Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wallace to leave the cabinet, II
was learned today.
Reports that the secretary Of agri-
culture was about to step out sur
prised the president. Mr.. Coolidge is
said to regard as relatively trivial
the differences between Wallace and
himself over the farm relief program
and Wallace's difference with Score
tary Of Commerce Hoover over for
eign trade policies as they relate to
agriculture. In any event, the presi-
dent is understood to feel that these
differences can be ironed out without
causing Wallace to resign.
Wallace, one Of his close friends
said today, is ready to quit the cabi-
net IL that would be conducive to
harmony in the administration. Thus
far he has not discussed with Mr..
Coolidge the question Of resigning,
but IL has been discussed among
some Of his close associates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
NeLU York Bakers
Are Boosting for
The Daily Worker

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Bakers'
Local No. 1, of the Amalgamated
Food Workers, is getting behind the
DAILY WORKER. They want to see
every member Of their local subscribe
to it. At their last meeting an APP
>-pe4--Ea sA made $s- the Taeue hsszzs AZ
get new subscribers for the "DAfLY"
and It met with the promises Of
many members to help put the
DAILY WORKER into the hands of
every bakery worker that could be
reached by the members Of local
No. 1.
The meeting also pledged to raise
81, 400 for German relief, to be rails
ed by assessing every member 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
II. s. Government
Pays No Heed to
Irish Free State

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Reports
that the Irish Free State had applied
to the United States government for
permission to send its own diplomatic
representative to Washington were
denied by the state department
today.
The American government con-
siders separate representation Of Ire
land in Washington a matter for
settlement between Ireland and
Great Britain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

was a millionaire, and boasted of
It. He had been to Washington on
the hearing Of the child labor law,
and had given expert advice to the
Supreme Court, or, rather, to indi-
viduals thereof.
"That isn't it at ALL" he protested
against my insinuation that child
labor was cheaper than that Of ad-
ults.
Which made me prick up my ears
Ike q dog hearing new noise. And
II was new noise.
"Child labor is no cheaper than
other labor" he declared definitely,
as if that had been settled in his
mind for long time.
1--WE must hold our mill classes in
our textile Districts" he preached.
III you don't get them into the mills
before they are fourteen or fifteen
they will stray into other industries
and be lost to US. We cannot bother
about training old people to do this
work and who leave US If they know
other trades"
"Hold our mill classes" has been
ringing in my ears ever since.
Many things rolled out Of the
mouth of the self assertive million
aire textile lord. He thought it as
natural to talk about the children
who worked in his mills as of the
spindle or the cotton or the engine
In the power house.
He made no secret Of the fact that
many thousands Of children in the
southern mills are under ten years
of age. He defended the practice Of
getting them young in exactly the
same way as the Sunday School mis-
sionary Of the mountain states pleads
for his cause. AS the preacher in
the big city calls upon the parents
20 baptize the little ones and get
them into church early. AS the
evangelist calls upon the young 70
accept salvation before it is too late
Otherwise they will leave. That
is the nightmare that haunts the
textile lord.
So that in many cases children
are psld more than the natural rate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

Secretary j. T. Tregoe OF the
National Association of Credit
Men looks upon the extrava-
giant use of credit as an at
tack upon our whole system of
economy.
Installment Buying.
"Pay a little each pay day" $50
starts buying a Ford" or Furnish
your home on easy payments" These
slogans are leading people to buy
clothing, furniture, automobiles, cleo
trio appliances and what not far
beyond their current incomes and are
therefore giving business an artif-
cial stimulus. But when the major
ity have thoroly mortgaged their
future this artificial boom VIII come
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
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You this land
heartess form the other day when
akng to a a New York Central train.
South He mill and proud Of It, de
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Artificial Business Boom Due to
Credit System Is Headed for a
Smash Unemployment Coming
By LELAND. OLDS


Have you spent all your cash? Are you buying next
years income? The National Association of Retail Clothers
and they ought know for is going to hit them in
the order book.
They this tendency of consumers to mortgage their
future definite threat to the future of business While
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Bulgarian Government Has 5000
Rebels In Jail; Demands Turkey
Surrender Those Who Escaped

SOFIA, Feb 24.-The Bulgarians who took part in the
popular uprising against the autocratc military government Of
Bulgaria between the devil and the deep blue
Those who caught Bulgarian soil were either
killed or imprisoned Those who fled JugoSava dest
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Censorship on Press.
(By The Federated Press)

MADRID, Feb. 24.-"Liberty but
not Icense'-where have we heard
that shibboleth before? After the
military dictator of Spain, Primo de
Rivera, had mastered the lesson Of
the value of comic opera red plots,
he decided to tear another leaf from
the Book of Acts of the American
autocracy, and adopted the Creel
slogan of press censorship. Trans
lated into Spanish and adapted to
the Spanish temperament. it sounds
even better than in the original.
Hence the press of the fascist king
dom ruled by the Marquis of Estella
was treated few days back to the
slogan: "Libertad pero no liber-
tinaje."
"Sedition" In Air.
"The directorate knows perfectly
what it is. that the country needs,
confesses the message on freedom Of
the press. "For some time rumors
of conspiracies and seditious maneuv-
ers have been reaching our ears
However, we shall continue permit
ting everybody to express his opin-
ion freely, always providing such
opinion bases itself in loyal and hon
orable judgments and foundations
But we will not tolerate mendacious
nor seditious campaigns which poison
and disorientate public opinion
It is rebellion and insidious attacks
that oblige us to act with rigor. :.
eve who work in the name Of anC
representative of the army and navy
ard eff the whole Spanish psDals
would be unworthy Of pity If out Of
weakness we exposed ourselves t.
public ridicule."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

How many Of your shop-m.tss
read the DAILY WORKER7 Get
one Of them to subscribe today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

How many of your shop-mates read
THE DAILY WORKER. Get one Of
them to subscribe today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
SPELLS DOOM OF.
SPANISH RULERS
So Says Besteiro, the
Socialist Leader

PARIS, Feb. 24.-The Spanish in
dustrial crisis will destroy. the Fas-
cisti government there, declares
Senior Besteiro, president of the
Spanish socialist party, on his way
thru Paris to London where he will
meet Ramsay Macdonald, of the
British Labor Party government.
"If the present government dis
solves" he said, "the socialists
might succeed to power in much
the same way the Labor Party did
in England, tho the Spanish social
lists were not very strong at the
present time.
"An industrial crisis reigns in
Spain,' declared Besteiro. Every
where there are jobless people.
The military directorate is ridicu-
lousy Incapable. 1t was formed
by the military leaders responsible
for the Moroccan debacle.'
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
R. l. Senators Observe
 Xmas in Their Hotel

Rutland, Mass, Dec. 26.-The Rhode Island republican senators, who have been at the Hotel Bartlett since June 23, celebrated Christmas by having Christmas tree in the parlors of the hotel. The wives and families of most of the senators were present. some of whom have been here since Wednesday, and will remain for the weekend. The hotel management erected a Christmas three on the lawn In front of the hotel, which has been illuminated several night. Yesterday afternoon, Senator Henry A. Evers Of Cranston, E. l., officiated as Santa Claus and for over two hours distributed the presents, assisted by Senator Arthur A. sherman. An orchestra furnished music during the serving of meals and last night played for dancing.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

again expected by Sunday morning,
 The northwest, where the first re- lief came, was again to be gripped by cold tonight or tomorrow, the weather maps indicated, producing zero weather in Chicago by Sunday.
 Eleven deaths in the middle west and far west and southwest marked tie coldest Christuas in years, Four of the victims, three of them frozen to death, died in Chicago where the maximum temperature was six be- low zero early yesterday.
 The severe cold played havoc with wire. communication today in many sections of the country, particularly east and southwest of Chicago, where wires, only repaired last week In sections of Illinois, Missouri ana Kansas, where tho sleet and snow moved down poles and wires, snap ped in the cold.
 The seNerest temperatures record cd were in the western plateau and great basin states where readings ranged from 30 10 40 degrees below zero. reaching 40 below zero at Huntsville, Utah.
 The far west suffered, with citrus fruit seriously damaged in California.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
SATURDAY LEAGUE
 GAMES TOMORROW
All Stars-Red Wings and Aces
 Vs, ApaCheS

The All Stars, leaders in the Sat urday afternoon Y. NJ, C. A, basket ball league engage the Red Wings again in tln second round of play, The Red Wings, having lost to the All Stars in the opening game of the league will battle hard to even the score and attempt to come back to- morrow afternoon.
 The Apaches. considered the strongest team in the league at the beginning of the season, have ex- perienced rough slcdding the past two weeks, suffering the loss of two good men, but arc now up to full war strength and are ready for the Aces in tho final game.
 Pludc's Aces last week gave the leading team the All Stars the bat He of tbeir lives especially iu the last period actually out-pla~!,.:, and o'1t~Sco"ing th<h -- 5nrnts only to - 7nr game ty q small margin.
 First Game ALL STARS RED WINGS w. Nelson .....,.....,.. Lienhard
 Right forward Cabollus .......,.,....... Paris
 Left forward IT, .NeISOn ''..'..'.'. .'''''''' Iuttles
 Center Levitto, Swanson .....,.. Connolly
 Right guard Parker, Larson .... Luke, Peterson
 Left guard
 Second Game ACES APACHEs Ellison, Swanson ........ Williams
 Right forward prcisser ...,.. Hubbard, Bucherri
 Left forward F. Johnson ..,........ Kaminicky
 Center Kalgren Pattison Plude ............. Yankaska
 Right guard Johnston Pinkerton DUIilGOu = LDOill5
 Left guard
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
10 Feeble Minded Escape
 As Institution Burns

Barre. Mass, Dec. ?6.-The main building of Dr. Browns institution for feeble minded people was prac- tically destroyed by fire this morn jrg, Fortunately with no loss of life among inc 10 patients. whose ages range from 12 to 70 years. A few hours earlier these boys and men were sleeping in the two upper stories of the four story wooden structure where at 9 o'clock smoke and flame burst forth in dangerous volume. The loss is estimated at about $12,000. partially insured.
 Attendants led the inmates to places of safety in other buildings of The institution.
 The fire was caused by a defective chimney leading from the steam heating plant,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
FELLOW PRISONERS SAY
 VANZETTI IS INSANE
Boston Murder -Robbcr Taken From Cell For Examination By
 Alienists

Boston, Dec. 26.-Bartolemeo Van- zetu, under sentence for a murder and payroll robbery in South Brain tree on April IS, 1920. was removed from his cell in the Charlestown state prison to the prison hospital last Wednesday for examination by a. board of four sanity experts, 1t became known today.
 Prisoners had complained that Vanzetti was continually muttering 10 himself and that he had barred the door of his cell against an im- aginary assailant. The sacco-Nan zetti defense committee was unable to see him last Wednesday because of his condition, 1t was said.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Left handlers carried off the bat kg honors in the Eastern with such | |rformers as Lou Gehrig Of the knkees, then playing with Hartford d Jack Roser and Wade Lefler of |e Worcester club hitting high up the 300 circle. Lehcr reached
 E Washington Senators in time to
 Fert some welcome hits in Stanley 'l% CN'rE|' .rIrt.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
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 The Washington Collegistes who play the Mats here tomorrow night will tackle the Hartford Dixies to- night.
 Last night the Dixies lost to Go. , of Manchester 2s to IT.
 Joe Smiths Collegians hung a 36- Ps defeat into the Lyrics of Hartford Iestorday.
 The Manchester Crescents were lie for the New Haven Atlas yester- \ ay and the final score was 36 to 26.
 Steve O'Neill, veteran catcher who as become assistant to Waffle chang of the Yankees after service vith Cleveland and Boston, was at he height of hos career in 1920 hen Cleveland conquered Brooklyn } the world series. In a. discussion catchers recently a former major faguemanager, who handled an astern team during the 1920 season. eclared that O'Neill. was what is nown fin in side baseball as "tele- rapher."
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
ZERO WEATHER COMING
 BY SUNDAY, IS WARNING
Government Forecasters Send Out Warnings All Over the Coun-
 try of New Cold Snap

Chicago, Dec. 26.-The cold had spread today nearly all over the country and although temporary re- lief from sub-zero blasts had set in in the middle west, 1t was to be short-lived, according 10 weather forecasts with zero temperatures
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Anybody could tell what was go-
 hg to happen in game by watching |'Neill's light foot" said this man. nevertheless, Cleveland won the |merican league pennant and the forld pennant and O'Neill caught be bulk Of the contests.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

The veterans still reign in base bll. At the top of the American |ague pitching averages are the bmes of Walter Johnson and Herb fnnock. Hugh McQuilan, Grover exander and Carl Mays are among |e leaders in the National. Now me the Eastern league figures with e story that Gary Fortune and
 eet Mayberry of the Springfield |am outdid the youngsters in their fpartment. Both have been pitch
 E for years and Fortune has been
 th the Boston Red Sox and Inter- 8tional league teams.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Harry Greb has fallen for an actress. = This is more than he ever did for Tommy Gibbons.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Pennant Plays in Basketball
Play From Center--Balanccd rormatton--I'orward Play
BY COACH F. ALLEN (kansas, Missouri Valley Cham
 pions)

"iANJ SAdin-
 pions)
 Center, No, 8, tips ball four feet forward and down center of court. No. cuts across court 10 receive tip-off and dribbles toward basket. He then shoots high looping arch shot or passes to No. 2, who comes in fast,
 No. 2 starts in toward center, then snickly reverses toward sideline and swings In toward basket for a pass or for rebound work.
 No. 3 takes one step back and out of center circle and dashes toward open sideline. then on Into tho basket area
 No. follows behind dribble for follow shot or to recover a tumble. No. follows down center of court, but always stays in his half of the court.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Judge Landis told the magnate es in Chicago he was not there to split hairs. ''' Yet 1t is plain the judge has plenty to split.
 Harry Greb has fallen for an actress. ''' This is more than he ever did for Tommy Gibbons.
 It develops that Paavo Nurmi trains on garlic. s+. No wonder it's so hard to get anyboy to run with with.
 Ono Of Man O Wars colts failed to win single race last season. S"| Just like a lot of young blades we know, trying to get by on the old mans rep.
 An exhibition of needlework by college mon is on display in Boston, thus explaining what the cheer lead CT does after the football season ends.
 Championships should be discour- aged, says the president of Michigan University, S*@ We thought Red Grange saw to that last fall.
 "Thero are too many passes in football, complains an eaNern coach. whereas therc are seldom enough in African golf.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Martha PreNitt, daughter of one of kentucky's first families, worked as maid in the town house Of a wealthy London CEns) man just to learn something about tho sery- ant problem. Now she IS hack home in Lexington regahng her friends with tales of Jones, the 'h'odd man." and "HIsahalls, the cad 'ousemsid."