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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
PARTY MEMBERS,
ATTENTION.!

1T HAS recently been brought to
the attention of the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee of the party that
in certain party branches the prac-
tlce is in vogue of writing receipt
in the members dues book for dues
payments in place Of affixing the
regular party dues stamp. This
practice is also being followed in
some branches in relation to defense
stamps.
The Central Executive Committee
of the party hereby informs all par
ty members that the party constitu-
tion requires that when dues are
paid the dues stamps be affixed to
the membership book of the member
making payment and that there is
decision of the Central Executive
Committee to the effect that any
party member who permits secre-
tary to write a receipt in his dues
book in place of affixine stamp is
thereby automatically expelled from
the party.
In other words, all party members
who have In their possession dues
books which have receipts written
therein in place of stamps affixed,
thereby sacrifice their membership
in the Workers Party.
The practice Of writing receipts in
dues cards cannot otherwise be
characterized than as a method Of
cheating the City Central Commit
tee, the District Organizations, the
Language Sections and the National
Organization, respectively, of their
proportion of the dues paid by the
party units. Certainly we cannot
tolerate a practice of this kind in
our organization.
The National Organization has for
some time been wrestling with the
problem of why it was that with
from twenty-five to thirty-flve thou
sand members on our party rolls,
as indicated by reports OF member
ship received by the branches, the
dues payments of the party reach
only twenty thousand. The above Is
evidently the explanation of this sit
uation.
Such situation cannot continue
for a single moment. Those men,
bers who now have cards in their
possession with receipts written
therein must Immediately secure
stamps In order to protect them
selves from expulsion.
Fraternally yours,
c. e. RUTHENBERG,
Executive Secretary, Workers Party
Of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13

live in the city they have parks
and Fairgrounds and gardens.
We asked the boy who helps our
Junior Group why the city here
didn't take us all out in the coun-
try and let us play in the woods
and wade in the streams during
the summer. He said that in
America the men who run the
country are just like the men who
run the shops and factories and
own the mines. They want to
make a lot of money for them
selves and they don't want to give
the workers or their children any
thing.
The Young Worker told us that
in Soviet Russia the cities and
shops and factories and mines are
run by the workers themselves.
Everyone has part of all there is.
And the workers think first of
their children. They are glad to
give them Fairgrounds and the
gardens where rich people used to
live so that the children can play
safely.
The Russian workers, because
they run the government them
selves, send their children out to
the country in the summer. They
send lots of other children whose
fathers and mothers were killed in
the revolution by the enemies to
the country also.
The boy from the Young Work
ers League said we ought to get
more children to join our Junior
Groups and tell our older broth
ers and sisters to come into the
League and tell our parents to
Join the Workers Party. Then
some day we will have a workers
government like Soviet Russia's in
America and all the children
would have plenty of fine places
to play.
ELSA AND DICK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
Fraternally yours,
Soldiers Home, Calf.
Negro Worker Asks Of God.

Negro Worker Asks of God.
To the DAILY WORKER: have
been reading your paper for the last
week or two. Everything | find is
true, all but one thing. But l am not
disputing that. would like for you
to enlighten me in that: Why do you
say there is no God? viii you kindly
oblige me by letting me know? Re-
naming yours, ]. w. Rollins, 1925
West 18th ST., Chicago.
P. Sand why l am interested is
because l am working man myself
know everything that will help a
working man. Thank you for a reply.
Editors Note: 1t would take more
time and space than we can give just
now to answer our friend, Mr.. Rol-
Inns, but we suggest that he attend
the southside English branch meet
ings of the Workers Party on the
first and third Thursdays Of every
month at 1901 South Wabash Ave.
There are other Negro and white
workers there who will be glad to
tell him more about the Workers
Party and why we do not believe in
God and why we want all workers to
join together and overthrow the boss
es. Also, Mr.. Rollins, keep on read
| ing the DAILY WORKER and tell
your fellow workers about it if you
like it,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON
LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS
Wants LaEoIIette LeafIet.

To the DAILY WORKER Enclosed
find my check for $40. for which
please renew my sub for one year and
use the balance for printing your leaf
let's, etc.
have been watching for some time
to find something in the DAILY
WORKER analysing and criticizing
LaFollette's scheme. 1t seems to me
that he has made himself the most
vulnerable Of all the three capitalist
candidates. I think an article by
some one Of your best writer's, put in
the form Of short crisp leafiet would
do more than any other leafiet that
can be gotten up to take away his fol
lowing. He has corralled the treach-
erous leaders of the workers, but !
do not think the rank and file very
generally support their leaders in this
treachery.
BY showing them the rank treach-
cry and hypocrisy of the so-called
progressive movement" a large mass
Of the workers would abandon the
thing and come over to the Commun-
list party.
think the whole thing is just a
collosal fraud, intended solely to head
loft the workers from consolidating in
true workers party. divide and
conquer" has always been the greatest
weapon that the ruling classes have
used to keep the masses in subjec-
ton, and fraud is now the principal
means of effecting this purpose.
Mr.. LaFollette has been member
of the Republican party ever since he
has been in public life and all the Of
fees he has ever had have been thru
that party and he has always sup
ported that party and is still mem
Der of it. All thru this long era of
public corruption he has been men,
Der of the government and has been
cognizant of all this terrible corrup-
ton.
What has he done to stop it? Prac-
tically nothing.
He speaks of being "unalterably OPP
posed to any class dictatorship" but he
has assumed the role of an absolute
autocrat. He sent the convention an
ironclad ultimatum that they must OBJ
serve or he would not condescend to
become their leader. He insisted on
being the whole thing and had every
thing cut and dried more absolutely
than either of the old parties ever had
it.
There are a large number of mat
ters in LaFollette's statements, his
platform and his political history that
have not had space to write here, but
which will occur to your writer's to
be used in leafet that would open
! the eyes of the workers to the way
they are being misled and starh them
to thinking.
Fraternally yours,
A Veteran.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
Death Comes to
Iron Worker On
Open Shop Job
(By The Federated Press.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Another iron
worker has been killed and more may
die because of falling crane on an
open shop job. So many men have
been killed on open shop jobs in New
York city due to strikebreakers en-
ployed by the iron league, that other
trades have called their members off
the buildings as a measure Of protec-
ton from accidents. The iron league,
a part Of the steel trusts combine
against labor unions, has lost the first
round in its legal fight to kill the In
ternational Association Of Bridge,
Structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers union, in the decision of
Judge Lyon denying an anti-picketing
injunction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
what germany IS credited wien.

PARIS, Aug. 12.-Germany is Gre
dited with cash payments of 100000
gold marks indemnity during tho six
months ending June 80, 1924, in an
official Communique issued today in
behalf of the Inter-allicd reparations
commission.
Germany's total Preparations in
kind, cash and coded property since
The armistice is put at S,4O5,9S2,OOO
gold marks.
The cost of the armies of occupa-
ton and the control commission up
to June 80, was 1856, 100000 gold
marks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
St. Louis Carpenters
Spurn Jurisdictional
Award Board Plan

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE carpen-
ters OF st. Louis, largest building
craft in the city refuse to have any
thing to do with board for jurisdlc-
ton awards, to minimize local juris-
dictional strikes. The board was pro-
posed by the Associated Building In
terests, recently formed one big I'M
ion OF building employers. Any dis
pute which the local group could not
adjust would be referred to the ma
tional A. +. OF L. award board, &C.
cording to the plan. Some unions are
said TO have Endorsed the proposition.
ST. Louis has about $4,000 union
building tradesmen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
Need Noah's Ark.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-Heavy
damage was inflicted at Stockton, ILL.,,
by the cyclone which Frustrated wires
in illinois and Iowa Saturday, accord
ing to a fragmentary report received
here. Early reports stated that Stock
ton, town of 1900 inhabitants, as
nearly wiped out by the storm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
MusIeIans threaten Strike.

Seven hundred union musicians
will strike on Labor Day, unless their
demand for ten per cent increase in
wages Is met by the theatre owners
In Chicago. The theatre owners, con
trolling 35 Chicago theatres, have
made counter offer Of per cent in
crease, but II will not be accepted, ac-
cording TO the union theatre musicians.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
From centraIIa VIctIm.

To the DAILY WORKER: Since
the ad. you published in your paper
for my Souvenir booklets brot num-
Der of orders l thought maybe those
who bought them would like to know
why class war prisoner chose ma
ture subjects for pictures instead of
the class-struggle.
. am appending the agreement ]
had in regards to the publishing Of
the books. to this letter. 1t explains
fully why there are no radical pic
lures in them. had quite time get
ting the picture that is on the last
page. My wife still has two or three
hundred books on hand so anyone
wanting one can get it from her for
% cents. The Introduction" written
by Elmer Smith, "The fighting lawyer
from Centralia" was printed in the
books outside the prison walls. ]
thank you for the good display you
gave the ad. and with best wishes l
remain,
Yours for the workers,
Eugene Barnett, No. 9414, Walla
Walla, Wash.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
Agreement.

1 have received permission from Mr.
Pace to allow the printers and the
photographer to prepare and publish a
rs page booklet of cartoons drawn by
Eugene Barnett with the understand
ing that the cartons shall not contain
any radical or political matter what
soever.
TT o~1~t,.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13

To the DAILY WORKER: want
to thank you for the ad. 1 received
several orders for the booklet from
the ad. Thanking you very very much
for the same.
Mrs. Eugene Barnett,
Route PIP St.,
Charleston, Wash.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
LUMBER FRAUD
DATA lifted
CHARGE
Philadelphia Witness Testifies
G. o. P. Chairman Phillips
Took Papers

Alleging that John L. Phillips,
chairman Of the Republican State
committee from Georgia, on trial in
the lumber conspiracy case. before a
Jury in Criminal Court, No. 2, Jus.
tice Bailey, presidingy distracted in.
eliminating papers which James l..
NJ. Wilson, of Philadelphia, had
brought with him when he was
summoned in June, 1922, to testify
before the grand jury, was the
startling testimony given today by
Wilson.
Wilson said he had known Phil.
lips for ten years the two being
employed by lumber concern. vii.
son admitted borrowing on one
occasion $1,000 from Phillips. He
testified that Phillips, who also oc-
cupied a room at the Raleigh hotel
visited witness room, where thew
went over the contents of Wilson n
satchel containing the Documents
which the latter testified had been
distracted by Phillips who, he said
would destroy chem.
Cross-examined by ATTORNEY q A
Douglas, counsel for Phillips, Wilson
admitted he made no objection -
Phillips taking the papers and ala
not report the incident to the hotel
people When asked the next day
what had become Of the papers
Phillips told witness he had burned
them In the basement Of the hotel
The Washington times., 1924-05-14

Assistant District Attorney Yer
non E. West today filed a petition
In the District Supreme Court to
order those from whom the liquor
was taken to show cause why the
stuff should not be libelled accord
ing to the provisions Of the Volstead
act.
Those named in the statement
submitted to the court, and whose
liquor was seized. include Philadel.
Pima Radio Company and Central
Radio, District Chemical Company,
Cornelius Lyons, Duke Rodgers,
George Minor, Charles Ehlers, Nay
EhlerS, Tony NebO, John J. Keller.
Allen Moss, Rose Hall, Mitchell
Dorsey, Hattie Fleming, Paul Glenn
ents, Joseph Freeman, Louis Fried
man, Henry Washington, Bertha
Washington, Carl Alexander, John
Brooks, Lester G. Smithson, Stan
dRrd Drug Company, Consolidated
Drug Company, Fred Burger, Joseph
Samuels, seizure at Union Station
from passenger train from Savan.
nah. Ga, owner unknown; seizure
from Studebaker touring car, owner
unknown; Wilson T. Stokely: seiz.
ure from Cadillac car on Queen
Chapel road, owner unknown; SafN
mon Williamson, P. J. Macdonald,
James j. Sheahin, Dora Cohen,
Norris Cohen, Charles Contee, Leo
B. Curry, William Coleman, Minnie
Boykin, Annibello Ashore, Maria
Ashore, Lilly Arlington. Roscoe
Proctor, Francis Franklin Burke,
Jack Jessman, Pete Shore, Francis
M. Johnson, Thomas L. Copeland,
Samuel Schulman, Julius RuddeRy
Joseph d. Reagan, James Kenny.
Rosetta Allen, Thomas p. Payne.
William Waters, William Butler,
George Carter, Pomeroy Brown,
Fred Moore and William Taylor.
The schedule submitted to the
seizure, and raids, and the quantity
and quality Of intoxicants. 1t also
includes other articles seized in
Guiding trunks, tunnels, coloring
matter containers, packing cases
and stills.
Included in the liquor the Gov
eminent asks the court to libel and
condemn for destruction are red
liquor, bottled bitters, cans of corn
liquor, one package of fake labels,
brandy extract, beer, denatured
alcohol formulas, tonics, coEnac
flavor, wine, peach flavor, oil of
juniper, labels, caps, corks, tunnels,
stamps, glass jars>and others things
falling under the national prohibit
ton law.
Justice Hoehling signed an order
requiring those named in the SEIZED.
ule to appear May 26, and show
cause why their property should
not be Hbelled. III.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
TAX CONFEREES
START UPON
REVISION
House Members Demand
Some of Mellon Plan Fea-
lures Be Retained
By A. o. HAYWARD.
International News Service.

The new tax reduction bill en-
tered upon its final legislative
stage today when it was taken up
by House and Senate conferees
to adjust the differences in the
Legislation as it passed the House
and Senate.
The outcome of this conference
it is impossible to predict, accord
ing to conferees. It is uncer-
tain even whether an agreement
can be reached without many
concessions on each side.
Demands by House.
The House conferees went into
the conference opposed to the Sen
ate plan for complete publicity Of
here to the restricted plan Of
publicity only when demanded by a
congressional committee, with au.
thority from Congress.
They will insist on restoration
I'm the bill Of a House provision &C.
cepting the plan of Secretary Mel.
lon for stopping income tax leaks
in existing law, under which It was
estimated about $65,00O,OO add.
tional revenue could be derived.
1t is possible compromises can b.
effected on the income tax rates,
The Senate tax plan differs some
what in rates and income, brackets
from that Of the House, but these
differences are believed capable of
through concessions by
each side.
Deadlock Predicted.
There are other material diff
ferences between the House and
Senate, including those over the
and gift taxes, which
will prove difficult problems for
adjustment.
There Is talk already that the
first conference will break up IN
a few days from lack of agreement.
In this event, 1t Is stated, Seno-
tor Simmons is expected TO 60 back
to the Senate, realign his tax forces
and secure another set of Senate
The House contere..s
are likely to stick through. House
leaders are DESTROYS Of securing q
tax reduction bill that the Presi.
dent will sign, and the House con.
ferees will go to considerable
length. it is stated, to ret such
le gislation. j
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
FREE LABOR ERECTING
PILLAR OF FIRE CHURCH

DENVER. May H.. - Free labor"
IL building the new church edifice
here Of Bishop Alma Whites Pillar
Of Fire Congregation.
Nine volunteer workers Of the
sect are donating their time and
services. doing the foundation work,
laying brick, ETC., on the structure
that will cost in excess Of $1OU,00
for material.
The work has been under way
for about four months. and it is ex-
pected the church will be completed
late in June.
The Pillar of Fire Church main
tains its national headquarters in
New Jersey. although Bishop White
organized the sect here. and its ex-
tremely religious emissaries are
constantly patrolling Denver's streets
for converts.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
TWO BA NDITS
GET $4,000
|NLOQT
Eleventh Street Manager
Beaten. Tied and Gagged
by Thugs
Ccontinued from First Pages

CONTINUED from First Page.l
was called in on the case shortly
after 1t happened.
The amount Of jewelry stolen is
estimated by Mr.. Cooper at 5000.
Descriptions Of the two robbers
have been broadcast to all pre-
cints. The younger Of the men Is
said to have worn q light cap. He
il Of medium build, salIow face.
measuring about five feet six inches.
His age is~ estimated at thirty-eight
years.
The second burglar wore a dark
felt hat. He was a little stouter
and OF the same height as the first
man. He is about forty-five years
old. s*
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
TICKETS FOR sHAD BAKE
BY TRADE BOARD SOLD

All tickets for the annual shad
bake of the Board of Trade have
been sold, officials announced, to.
day. The annual frolic will be held
May "a, at Quantico. Seven hun.
dred members are to make the triu
on the Steamer st. Johns.
The souvenir committee. headed NV
Charles F. Crane, has prepared =
great quantity OF trophies to he
given the voYagers. Serving with
Mr.. Crane are Luther w. Linkins.
vice chairman; James B. Locraft
Joseph A. Burkart, John r.
'Meany, L. L. Reeves, Arthur Carr
and John T. Bardroff.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
cUMMlNs URGES 100000
MORE FOR RAIL VALUATION

the necessity for an additional
appropriation Of $S00,0O0 to pay for
the valuation OF the railroads BY the
interstate Commerce Commission
was urged Upon President Coolidge
today by Senator Cummins (Rep. J
Of Iowa.
Cumming said the railroads now
owed the Government about sac.
OOO,O 900. that sum being half of the
profits Of the carriers above Is per
cent Tor the past three years. Tho
money cannot be collected, however.
until the valuation OF the railroads
The Washington times., 1924-05-14

The water at this time had risen
1913 feet. Instead Of receding as
was expected, the flood waters con-
tinued to rise and last night when
darkness came rivermen were help.
less.
Moro Rain Feared.
A heavy downpour of rain today
in and near Washington may cause
the river to 60 much higher. II this
occurs damage of another million
dollars will undoubtedly result.
Rivermen were handicapped some.
what in their efforts to save their
belongings last night when thou.
sands Of curious people invaded the
water front. Potomac Park from
early yesterday afternoon until late
last night had one of the greatest
automobile crowds in its history.
All available park police were put
The water has risen high at
Chain Bridge, and members Of the
local police force and engineers from
the District and War Department
are constantly on duty, keeping
watch Of the river at this point.
Automobiles are passing over the
bridge now only q few at time.
Great Fan is bearing the brunt
OF the flood and part Of the islands
surrounding these historic falls
were almost entirely submerged. The
rails could be viewed only from a
great distance today, but they pre-
sented one of the most beautiful
pictures in recent years.
Not one death or injury has vet
been reported even though the
flood has been the greatest in the
history Of the District since 1893.
All along the river front hundreds
OF canoes and rowboats, taken from
boat houses as the waters continued
to rise. were lined in rows.
Police on Guard.
Police were assigned along the
water front to keep close watch on
the. canoes and other property
brought from the buildings along the
river.
Police launches are patrollinE the
river and are picking up boats which
broke from their moorings and float
cd down the river.
Official readings OF the rise Of
the water are being taken hourly
at Key Bridge under the direction
OF the Weather Bureau. Readings
are also being made by engineers
who are putting the finishing
touches on Key Bridge.
Rise Over Twelve Feet.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the river had risen q little over
nine feet. The same hour today
recorded rise Of more than twelve
feet.
Water street, X street and Thirty.
first street, hwere filled with water
In many parts today.
Early today two power launches
we're boached on the Virginia shore
o. the river above the Long Bridge.
They were rescued by the fire boat.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
RICH SPEAKS To.
ALEXANDRIA
WOMEN
City Manager Addresses
Monthly Meeting Of Business
Club on Running Town

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May a.
City Manager Wilder M. Rich ad.
dressed the monthly meeting Of
the Business WOmen's Club last
night at the Chamber Of Commerce.
i Mr.. Rich's address dealt with the
running of a councll.manager form
OF government and he used Incl
dents taken from his work in this
city as examples.
1t was decided at the meeting
that the club entertain the girls
OF the seventh grade in the public
schools with a supper on the even
ing Of June I.
Miss Blanche Stansbury. who was
reelected president of the club at
the last meeting. presided last
night.
The report of the membership
committee in charge of a drive for
100 charter members for the new
Belle Haven Country Club an.
nounces that only eight more mem.
bers were needed to complete the
number. Tentative plans. for the
purchase of a seventy-five acre
piece of ground in Fairfax county
south Of the city and the erection
OF the club house have been made.
Milton Brown, eleven-year-o old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Brown, of 2O1 Duke street, had
his hand badly mangled late yes
terday afternoon when he fell in
front of truck at Duke and Wash
ington streets.
It IL said that Milton was
tripped by one Of his playmates
and az he fell his hand was caught
in the wheel of the truck. He
was taken to the Alexandra Hos
pital and later sent home.
The Alexandria Booster Club will
hold a banquet in the auditorium
Of the Chamber Of Commerce, May
81. It is expected that a nation
ally known speaker will be secured
to address the gathering. The
labor organizations and city Off
GERS will be guests at the banquet.
The Washington times., 1924-05-14
Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION IS
TO BE HELD IN BALTIMORE

The second convention Of the Y.
M. c. A. of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia IN IN
be held at Baltimore next satur.
day.
Washington members Of the con.
vention committee are william,
Knowles Cooper and Charles s.
Robb. Those from Washinrton
who win attend as delegates are
Hugh A. Thrift, A. H. Phelps. r,
r. Hickman, Charles 8. Robb.
Leonard w. DeGast and villa m
Knowles Cooper.