davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
Little Entente
Doomed by NeJU
Balkan Treaties
BY FRITZ KREJCSI

(Stah CorresDondent Of the Federated Press
PRAGUE, March 2.-It is consid-
cred an obvious fact that the recent
Franco-Czech and Italo-Jugoslav
treaties spell the doom Of the Little
Entente, which supposedly embraces
Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia and Rou-
mania. hear that the Belgrade
Rome treaty came as a surprise to
the Czech government, and a thor
oughly unpleasant surprise at that.
Both Roumania and Jugoslavia re-
sented the alliance which the Czech
Foreign Minister, Benes. concluded
with Poincare; it was felt that this
alignment meant the complete en-
slavement of the Little Entente to
France, unless it were counteracted.
The Italian-Jugoslav pact was the
antidote. Benes' attempt to thwart
that treaty failed miserably.
While the connection between
Czechoslovakia and Jugoslavia will be
maintained, a new alignment of
forces is arising, which will embrace
Italy, Hungary and Poland, with the
eventual adhesion of Jugoslavia and
Roumania. This means that Czecho-
slovakia must seek some modus vi
vendi with her restless neighbor,
Hungary.
The recognition de iure of Soviet
Russia by Czeehoslovakia is approach
ing. Even the most virulent reac-
tionaries here are now reconciled to
the inevitable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
Banks Crash in
Canada; Sir Thomas
White to Be Quizzed

OTTAWA, March 2.-The domin-
ion government has appointed a
commission to probe the Home Bank
disaster. It will investigate the ac-
ton of Sir Thomas White, Conserva-
tive minister of finance, about six
or seven years ago. A complaint was
made TO White that the bank was
unsound. Because of the danger to
war time credit which would come
from a bank failure he allowed the
bank to go on. This is now one Of
the reasons urged by the Home Bank
depositors for government relief.
Another phase Of this bank disas-
ter, which caused the loss Of saw
ings to so many poor people now
involves a member of the King gov
eminent, Solicitor General +. J. Nc
Murray. McMurray's law firm bor-
rowed money from the bank and was
unable TO repay and the security
which IL gave subsequently declined
in value below the amount of the
loan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
German Sednien
Tie Up Ships in
Australian Port

SYDNEY, New South Wales, Mar.
2.-Seamen on the German steamers
Hanover and Itauri, now in Sydney
harbor, have gone on strike demand
ing British rates Of pay. They say
that owing to the collapse Of the
German mark, their wages now
amount to but a few pence month,
and any further collapse in the cur
rency will mean that they werc
working for no wages at all.
The captain and the agents Of both
vessels cabled to the owners in Ger
many, who replied that as the rate
of wages was agreed TO prior TO the
vessels leaving Germany and were
adjusted at Hamburg by the arbitra-
ton committees from time to time,
thcv didn't propose to alter them.
The men have refused to take the
vessels to sea. The captains are un-
able to put the men ashore, being
prevented from doing 80 Under the
Australian immigration act. Like
wise, while the men remain on the
vessels, the captains have to keep
them in food.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
IMPEACH CoOLIDGEl
SERF LIFE film
is MOSCOW ART
PLAYERS
German Relief Will Get
Proceeds

NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-"Polikush-
ka," the first screen production of
the Moscow Art Theatre players,
which features their leading star,
Ivan Moskvin, in the title role, will
be shown at the Amalgamated Tenn
pie, II Arion Place, Bklyn, Wednes-
day evening, at $3.50 p. M, March s,
and in the Bronx, at Eblings Casino,
156th street and st. AIMS avenue,
Friday evening, March z at $3.50
p. m.
The film is an adaptation from the
story Of serfdom written by Leo
Tolstoi at the time when the Russian
peasants were emancipated. "Poli-
kushka" is jovial drunken peasant,
typical Of that period, who manages
to earn or steal enough for drink,
but the care and responsibility of
raising a large family rests lightly
on his shoulders. It happens that
the mistress of the village entrusts
"Polikushka" with an earrand to get
large sum of money in a nearby
city. The peasant is elated over the
trust, and becomes a changed being;
for the first time in his life he has
been entrusted with responsibility
which he must carry out on the peril
of his life. -.
"Polikushka" carries out his
trust but on the way home, he falls
asleep and loses the money which
falls out from a hole in his cap. To
his simple way of thinking there is
nothing left but to do away with
himself. He picks up his cap for
one last, hopeless search and then
hangs himself.
Moskvin plays the role with such
realism and sympathy that one
might almost say he. elves" "Poli-
kushka." The picture is altogether
different from any film produced in
America. The work of an artist in
terpreter of the highest order, such
as is Ivan Moskvin, and the remark
able simplicity of the story written
by the master-artist Tolstoi, cannot
be surpassed.
All those who want to see a re-
markable Aim should not fail to
come. In addition, new film called
Russia Germany" in which is de-
picted the condition of the German
workers, will also be shown in the
Amalgamated Temple on Wednesday
evening for the first time in America.
These performances are given for
the benefit of the starving German
workers and their families.
xunurA~rr ~NAy Z
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
Canadian Worker Sees
Clean of Hope Break
Thru European Mists

The DAILY WORKER:-The sun
is now breaking thru the clouds in
Great Britain, and the dock strike
may appreciably hasten the progress
of the workers towards the ideal of
Workers Republic.
When this ideal is within measur-
able distance of attainment, then will
come the great offensive of capital
in North America to starve out the
workers of Great Britain and then
Canada will be called on to play a
great and perhaps decisive part in
keeping open food supplies for the
British workers.
Let us see that in season and out
of season the workers are saturated
with the philosophy of hope rather
than the hopeless fatalisn WIN
considers that the workers Of Can
ada are forever predestined to lie
helpless in the grip Of the oil-soaked
autocracy of Washington. For once
let the workers of Canada cease
specializing upon the golden day
when labor will triumph in Europe
and the United States, and instead
bend their energies to bringing
nearer this golden day. Let us look
forward to the immediate realization
Of a Canada both self-contained and
able to extend valuable aid to labor
all over the world.
M. GERRISH, Montreal, Canada.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
LeIUis Tools Bring
BescO SLAVES Raise
in Price of Coal

GLACE BAY, Nova Scotia, March
2.-The 10000 coal miners employed
by the British Empire Steel cor
poration are talking Of new wage
fight less than a month after the
Montreal agreement was signed. The
agreement was objected to by a num-
Der of locals, including two that have
consistently opposed. the radical
trend of the rest Of District 26 of
the mine workers. The contract runs
for one year, expiring Jan. 10, 1925,
contrary to the wishes Of the miners,
who did not want it to end in late
winter. The wage increase is par
TALLY Offset by an increase in the
price of company coal to miners Of
s1.30 ton over the old price Of
1926 a ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
CAL CANNOT OR WILL
NOT ANSWER SENATOR
CARAVANS QUESTION
Special 10 The DaiIy worker,

WASHINGTON, March 2nd.-
President Coolidge will make mo
comment" or reply to the question
hurled at him in the Senate by
Senator Caraway. Arkansas, it has
been stated officially at the White
House.
Caraway, in a speech, said he
would like the President to reveal
whether he ever had any commune
cation with 4. B. Mclean, pub
Usher of the Washington Post,
while Mclean was in Palm Beach
in December and January. He said
one hundred million people want an
answer to that question because Of
telegram to Mclean in which
reference was made to "the prin-
cipal' receiving a message from
Mclean and being gratified that
mo designations" would take place.
'Who is the principal?" asked
Caraway. "WhO knows whether
there were to be more designations
from the Cabinet? Who could have
been the principal?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
AmdIgdmdted Bank
Sells S5OO,OOO in
First Mortgages

Over 100000 worth Of First
Mortgages have been sold by the
Amalgamated Trust and Savings
Bank in one year. Societies, unions
and individuals are investing.
Buildings on which loans are
granted by the Amalgamated Trust
and Savings Bank are carefully in
spected. Every mortgage is passed
upon by the Board Of Directors and
Is secured by a Mortgage Policy Of
the Chicago Title g. Trust Co.. and by
Fire Insurance Policy for the full
amount Of the mortgage.
Amalgamated 6co Mortgages are
made in denominations Of 800, 5000,
$500, $1,000 and more, and can be
bought on monthly payments. Every
payment draws go from the date Of
payment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
IMPEACH CooLIDGEl
Five Radical Pamphlets.

Pasquale Russo is the author Of
five radical pamphlets written in
broad popular style for propaganda
purpose. The booklets sketch in
bold strokes the radicals reaction TO
the subjects taken up. The titles are
"Ku Klux Khan, Church and Labor"
"Tony the Immigrant" "Fascismo;"
Negro Slavery; Twelve O'Clock
Lunch" They are published at %
cents each by the author at 500 Sedg-
wick street, Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
All u. S. Cruisers
Not on Rocks Are
Out Collecting Bills

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March g.
An American destroyer has been or
dered from Kingston, Jamaica, to
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, where the
revolution is menacing American lives
and interests, the state department
announced today.
Thirty-fve additional marines have
been landed at Ceiba to protect the
American consulate there.
A negro, an American citizen, has
been injured at Ceiba, according TO
the state department advices, which
however, threw no further light on
his identity.
The situation both at Ceiba and
Puerto Cortez was described as
serious.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
SEDITION TRIALS
OF FARRELL MEN
START IN APRIL
Steel Trust Press Il
Poisoning Public

FARRELL, Pa, March 2.-Si1
members Of the Workers Party, ar.
rested by the Farrell police aided by
Department of Justice agents, whs
are now held under $4,000 bond,
charged with violating the Pennsyl
vania Sedition Law, will be tried in
the Mercer County court late in
April. The grand jury meets the
hrst week in April, and the trials
will follow Immediately.
The defense will wage a vigorous
battle against the infamous sedition
law and the Farrell cases, the first
of such kind in the history of Mercer
county, will be of great Importance
to organized labor and workers in
general.
Prosecutor Rickert of Mercer
county, backed by the Steel Trust
press is busy poisoning the public
mind with yarns about the "Red
Terror" and Chief Of Police Ley.
shock of Farrell is the small town
hero of the plot. Freedom of as.
semblage is absolutely forbidden in
Farrell and workers must journeJ
across the state line into Ohio to as.
semble, as in the days Of the steel
strike when Bill Foster had to az.
semble his boys in mo Mans Land"
which is a strip Of land just over the
Pennsylvania line.
Max Lerner of Cleveland will ad.
dress defense meeting in Youngs
town, March 9, at the Hungarian
Hall, 1913 w. Federal street, at I
p. m. The case is in charge of tbs
Farrell Defense Council, Box $50
Youngstown, o., VIM. ]. White ID
treasurer, J. NJ. Dizdar, chairman
and Wallace T. Metealfe, secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
Robbers Thrive Under
Buffers Rule: xiii
En-" He Shrieks

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March o.
"Kill some bandits,' General Smed-
ley d. Butler told his police force to-
day.
After two months Of intensive law
enforcement, one murderer and a
score Of holdups and robberies net
ting more than $4,000 were reported
to police headquarters today.
From now on the police force will
work in two platoons of ~ hours
EACH" General Butler declared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
IMPEAcH COOLIDGE!

NASHVILLE, H., Mar. 2.-Sher-
i'll Martin Schnipper has asked the
authorities Of st. Clair County TO
have dismsntled their gallows, which
was erected here for the execution
Of Walter Cochran, Belleville wife
slayer, who was given a stay Of
sentence on the day Of the hanging.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
The Weather Outlook.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.--Weather
outlook for the period March Ord
TO 9th inclusive:
Region Of Great Lakes.--Consider-
able cloudiness, but with a probable
ity Of rains and SHOWS about
Wednesday, normal temperature.
Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis-
scuri valleys.--Northcrn Rocky and
Plateau and Southern Rocky Noun
tain and Plateau regions.
~ fair weather and normal temper
sture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
FAKE GRAIN BILL
DENOUNCED BY
F.F.-L. P. SEC'Y
McNary Plan Passes
Senate Committee


WASHINGTON, March 2.-The
McNary bill providing for a $780,
100000 agricultural export corpora
ton has been favorably reported by
the senate committee on agriculture
today.
The bill was amended in committee
to reduce the operating period from
ten years to five. The ca poration
directed by commission headed by
the secretaries of agriculture, COM
merce and treasury would be
authorized to maintain prices on
farm products by balancing the ex-
port Of the surplus.
Fake Bill, Says Manley.
Charges that julius Barnes, Presi-
dent of the United States Chamber of
Commerce was the real author of the
McNary bill were made yesterday by
Joseph Manley, secretary of the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party.
"This is fake BILL" said Marley.
ut was drawn for the prpose Of kill
ing the Norris bill which provides
for price fixing by putting the entire
grain selling business, domestic and
foreign, into the hands of the gov
eminent. There are so many loop
holes in the McNary bill that only
a small portion Of even the export
business would actually be handled
by the Agricultural Export Corpora
ton.
"The Chamber of Commerce has
this sham substitute jammed thru
the senate committee in order to
leave the banks in control of the
wheat belt. South Dakota, particular
ly, is being flooded with specious
arguments for this plan which will
do nothing for the farmers. The
Chamber of Commences hope is to
quiet the unrest of the poverty
stricken farmers by this piece Of
bunkum.
Class Party Gains.
South Dakota farmers will not
be satisfied with the McNary bill
nor any other Big Business trickery.
The South Dakota Farmer-Labor
Party is making tremendous strides
thru the wheat lands. 1t has the
whole-hesrted support of the Fed
Grated Farmer-Labor Party and Tom
Ayres, its candidate at the March
primaries for United States Senator,
is running on the Federated Farmer
Labor slogans of the give Year
Moratorium for all Working Farm
ers" and "The Land for the Users.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
Compensation Bill
Fought by Lobby of
Insurance Interests
tpy Tn. Fedsr.t.d Pr...l

WASHINGTON. March 2.-For-
eign as well as American insurance
companies have now admitted that
they are carrying on an organized
lobby to prevent passage Of the Fitz-
gerald workingmen's compensation
bill for the District of Columbia.
They demand that the state insurance
fund feature, which excludes all pri-
vate concerns from writing insurance
against industrial accident liability
under this law, shall be dropped.
IMpEACu COfNI TnCEt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
IMPEAcH coOLIDGEl
WAGES DOWN, PROFITS UP.

SYDNEY, N. S. W.. March a.
Statistics published bv. the New
South Wales bureau Of statistics
show that factory wages paid to
male adult workers during 1928
were lower than in 1922, and
slightly lower than in 1921. Wages
paid to female adult workers in
1928 were higher than in the pre-
vious year.
A result Of this, coupled with
big drop in the cost Of raw ma
terisls used, profits have advanced.
The average profit for 1928 was
1914 %, as against 1870 in 1922
and % in 1921.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
Rum FightIng Comes HIgh.

" 1nIIIINNIVlNf -WdTCH IHus--lAII
appropriation Of about $4,000, 900
70 buy more than 300 fast motor
boats for the coast guard, TO fight
rum running, was carried in the de-
fciency appropriation bill favorably
reported to the House today.
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11
CALVIN COOLIDGE, Jr.,
DIES OF SEPTIC POISON

Calvin Coolidge. Jr.. younger son OF
President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.
Sr, l6 years OF age, passed away at
1890 o'clock Monday evening at the
Walter Reed Military Hospital in
Washington, after a serious illness Of
five days due to septic poisoning.
The boy discovered very small
blister on his heel one week before.
received while playing tennis When a
serious condition developed he was re-
moved to the hospital. and on Sunday
the leg was amputated below the knee
but without avail
According TO President Coolidge's re
quest no official business was stopped
and only the regulations usual in the
circumstances Of a person in private
life passing away at Washington were
observed
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11
BURCH. WHITESIDE WE'D
DING AT M0NTR0SE

Sunday morning Miss Lillian Burch
and Donald S. Whiteside slipped quiet
" away and at Montrose were united
in marriage by Rev Botkin of the
Methodist church.
They left at once for a few days
outing at Gunnison and Sapinero, af-
ter which they will be at home to their
many frineds in Delta.
Mrs. Whiteside is well know and
loved in Delta. She has spent num-
ber Of years here and is the elder
daughter Of the late Ernest L. and
Mrs. Laura Burch. She has for a
number of months been an accommo-
dating sales lady at the Golden Rule
store.
Mr.. Whiteside is a son OF Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Whiteside OF Cory. and holds
"a clerical position with the First Ma.
tional Bank.
Congratulations are here extended.
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11

the area may contain oil yet there is
the chance of this structure being a
dry proposition 50 far as any oil is
concerned.
There is, however, one commendable
thing about this oil proposition. 1t
is very fortunate to have a large COM
pany direct their attention to this
field with clean-cut business PROPOSE
tion. They are asking nothing, abso.
lutely nothing, but the leases in a
certain area. What could be fairer?
Another thing: What would a small
company do il they were to strike oil
here Could they market the product
if oil was found in this locality.
The people Of the Eckert commun-
ity. if they have any progressive spirit
at all should lend this concern every
possible assistance The citizens of
thar territory should Immediately
combine together and furnish all the
land any company desired Only six
months from the date of the first
lease, which dates back to May and
June, is asked before active drilling
operations will be commenced.
The opportunity is before the land.
owners Of Eckert to have their terri.
tory tested out for oil. No stock is to
be sold; no waiting. A big strong
company will spend their own money
The regular uniform one-eight lease
is asked
The matter should be given the
mos careful consideration as this
may be the only opportunity to in.
terest a strong financial company to
Delta county.
Delta county is the same as any
Other Wildcat" field. or what might
be termed unproven oil territory.
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11
WEIGHS CLIENT WINS
IN FINAL SKIRMISH

A motion for a rehearing OF the case
OF Jacob Petri VS.. Flora Doughty was
denied Monday by the Supreme Court.
The case grew out OF a contract which
Jacob Tetri made with Flora Doughty.
wherein Mr.. Petri upon completion Of
pateat 20 a desert claim. was to de
liver q mortgage to Mrs. Doughty.
The patent was obtained several
wears thereafter. but Mr.. Petri set up
the statute OF limitations. The case
was heard in the County Court which
decision sustained Judge Welch's
client An appeal was taken to the
supreme Court and the lower court
affirmed.
This is but one OF the many techni-
cal cases in which Mr.. Welch's in
terpretation OF the law has been sus-
tained.
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11
R0TARIANS PREPARING
FOR BIG MEETING

At the Rotary club Wednesday
chairmen of various committees made
reports on progress of plans for the
big Western Colorado Get Together
meeting on Grand Mesa, August 10, II
and u.
A letter was read from T. H. Bea-
com, Receiver for the D. & R. G. W.
railroad, thanking the organization
for their hospitality when the Scenic
Line Service club visited this city on
June IA, and added the hope that he
would return soon and become better
acquainted
E. S. Corbin was chairman of the
Program Committee. and introduced
Mrs. Oliver B. Cook who gave two VOC
al solos which were greatly appreciat-
ed. Mrs. W. G. Hillman accompanied.
A Kansas man had promised TO be
present and give talk, but for some
reason he failed to appear. Rotary
songs livened up the meeting with
several numbers, and the meeting ad-
journed.
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11
P|TTSBURG OIL
COMP ANY WAY
DRILL FIELD
SAT 900, 10000 OUTFIT READY TO
START OPERATIONS If GIVEN
LEASES AT EckERT
AREA MUST BE COMPLETE
Landowners Should Cooperate and Ex-
tend Helping Hand to Foreign
Capital; All Would Benefit

The Eckert area may or may not be
drilled. This information was learn
ed from the Denver manager of the
Transcontinental Oil Company, who
is in the city this week.
For the past five months geologists
have been examining the Eckert area,
spending their own time and money.
The company is ready and willing to
spend $4,000 or 100000 here on the
report OF their geologists. They re-
quire from the landowners in an area
extending about five miles either way
from Eckert the leases upon their land
for petroleum products only. The
company is willing to furnish all the
cash which may be needed for the
drilling. and also in case oil is found
to market the same.
Some may wonder why the Trans
continental people have picked out
this particular territory. The Inde-
pendent has been watching the de-
velopment in this immediate terri
tory very closely. We have looked up
the various companies who have been
here and we are willing to go on
record as saying that the Trans
continental Company of Pittsburg is
reliable.
Where their biologists outline a
structure and the leases are given in
the area selected, the company
CANDLES their company against the
owners leases.
This company now has 80 wells
drilling. in Moffat and Routt coun.
ties. They are capitalized for s47.-
600 900; no stock for sale. except
through regular channels OF the New
York exchange. They own and op-
crate three refineries; one at Fort
Worth. Texas; two in Oklahoma
Bristow and Boynton. The general
office OF the company is located at
Pittsburg The general district Of
fices Of the company are located at
Denver. Colorado Tulsa. Oklahoma
TT. Worth, Texas; and Shreveport
Louisiana.
They maintain &c geological parties
Two men are termed a party These
men are in the field at all times look
ing for new structures Two OF the
men first settled on the territory
near Eckert From their findings an.
other party was sent here, and while
The Delta independent., 1924-07-11
DELTA AND M0NTROSE
TO PLAY BALL SUNDAY

Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock n
baseball game will be played on the
Delta diamond by teams OF Montrose
and Delta.
Montrose claims to have some team.
inasmuch as they defeated the fast
olathe crowd in a shut out game 16-0
July 4th.
Looking back TO the days OF 1916
when teams OF Montrose and Delta
fought TO n finish for the champions
ship, one might almost hope that the
game might be revived this season
sufficiently to cause little interest
at least
With the several Twilight League
stars, II looks as II Delta might be able
to pick an all star team to match the
fast sluggers from our neighboring
town