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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
NJ ore Charters
May Be Revoked
in NOUG Scotia

SYDNEY, N. S., Feb. 25.-John L.
Lewis threatens to revoke a few local
charters if the members of these To-
Gals should not resume work imme-
diately. The trouble stated when
Silby Barrett, Lewis's appointee,
came back from Montreal, where he
had been negotiating with the execu-
tives of the British Empire Steel Cor
poration, with a new wage agree
ment in his pocket. But the slight
wage increase provided for in the
new contract is actually repaid by
the miners in the higher price on
coal for their own use. Besides that,
the whole district feels tricked by
Barrett. He gave out no information
while the negotiations went on and
the new wage scale is far below the
1921 rates. 1t took Barrett consid-
cradle time to persuade the ranks to
20 back to work. but the locals Of
StellGrton. Springhill and Thorburn
still remained out altho Barrett coax
ed and threatened them until he was
blue in the face. It is, however, an
interesting fact that just these locals
were formerly considered to be the
very stronghold of Lewis support on
the Nova Scotian mainland.
All three locals, when left out in
the cold by the district executive,
applied for assistance to Premier
Macdonald, the Miners Federation
and other labor organizations in
Great Britain. The Stellarton local,
however, resumed work a few days
ago.
1t may be doubtful how long the
miners can keep up their heroic
fight against the reactionary appa-
ratus which runs the destiny of the
United Mine Workers. But their ex-
ample shows very plainly the Nova
Scotia rank and file cannot be tricked
out Of their stand for a real fight
ing miners organization.
Work Daily for "The DailyT
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However, the Judge called the sit
uation to the attention Of the granC
jury.
One police commissioner resigned,
the other fed to Porto Rico, and
when the grand jury sought New
man, the city torturer, the detective
force could not "fnd" him. Today
he resigned-by mail.
Real Criminal Confesses.
The cruel clowns Of police were
speedily shown up. The East Chi
cago, Ind, police wired to Kansas
City that they had arrested two
Negroes in a shooting scrape who
had a revolver with tx. G. Police
Dept" on 1t.
These men, Grant and Bass, had
volunteered the story Of the Irwin
Pitt hold-up, Of which their captors
had no knowledge. On being brought
to Kansas City they told their whole
story and denied that Jones, John
son or Ramsay (the tortured trio)
had had any share in the crime. The
gun was the one taken on Jan. 10.
The guard who two weeks before
had positively identified Jones and
Ramsay now coolly said 81 was
mistaken. | am now just as posi-
tive It was Grant and Bass"
Our asinine police chief, Wooley,
said in an interview: IAN innocent
man, II he were any sort Of a sport,
would be willing 10 suffer that pun-
ishment Of the guilty might be rem
dered easy"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Breaks from Cars
Prisons Featured
Career of RykOU

MOSCOW, Feb. 25.-The new
President of the Council of Peoples
Commissars, Rykov, was born in 1881
at Saratov, Of peasant family. He
entered the University of Kazan in
1898. In 1899 he became a member
of the Russian Social Democratic
Party. Kazan section. In 1901 he
was arrested, and was kept in prison
for nine months, then deported to
Saratov, and there he was expelled
from the university for his revolu-
tionary activity in Saratov.
With the split Of the Social Demo
cratic Party of Russia in 1905. Rykov
Joined the Bolshevist faction and
was elected to the Central Executive
Committee of the Bolshevik Party at
its third convention. He was re-
elected in 1906 at the Congress of
the Party held in Stockholm.
In 1907 he was arrested again and
deported to Samara for tso years
in 1919 he was arrested and deported
to Archangel for three years. He
succeeded in escaping and fleeing
from Russia, but he soon returned
to Russia, and took part in the Con-
ference Of the Party, and was again
arrested and exiled to the Marin
region (Siberia) for four years.
The February Revolution freed him.
Altogether he was in prison for seven
years and a half In 1917, elected
to the Bolshevik Central Committee
he became president Of the Moscow
Soviet. After the November revolu-
ton he was elected Commissary Of
the People for the Interior, then
member Of Food Collegium.
From 1918 on save for few in
terruptions he was president Of tho
Council Of National Economy. Start
ing with 1920, he was continually
member Of the Central Committee OF
the Russian Communist Party, and OF
the presidium Of executives OF the
Union Of Socialist Soviet Republics
and Of the Russian Socialist Fed.
Grated Soviet Republic, vice-presidcnt
Of the Council Of Work and Defense
and vice-president Of the Council OF
Peoples Commissars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
What Do You Think Of "A Week"

The DAILY WORKER wants % know what its readers
think Of the frat serial novel offers to its readers We
already published three nsaments of this gripping story
Another appears today What do you think of story
setting its characters far have gone? We
readers to let know Write down your views and
the DAILY WORKER, 1640 N. Hasted St. Chicago ILL.,
We will publish many Of these letters find
for. Don't delay. Write today.
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were terrible persons who ran the
union for themselves instead of being
elected to their jobs. He did not talk
about the business agent of the en-
ploying upholsterers, Mr.. Bronson.
"Here is Mr.. Bronson taking his
place beside the states attorney,
helping and assisting him to prepare
and present this case. Mr.. Bronson
on the stand said that he never
worked at the upholstering business,
that he knew nothing Of the trade.
Yet he is elected as the secretary and
business representative of the uphol-
stery association.
Brons0n's Scab Specially.
"Now Mr.. Bronson must have had
a speciality. He must have been able
to do some job well. He testified
that he was formerly employed by
the Citizens Committee for the En-
forcement Of the Lands Award. His
speciality, which he learned from
Dudley Taylor, was union breaking.
"Mr. Bronson testified that he went
to a job on Mayheld avenue with an
employer and talked with the defend
ant, Fred Jurish. He admitted that
he pulled back his coat and flashed
star. The star of deputy sheriff.
He admitted that he told Jurish he
was an officer. Here we have bust
ness agent Of the employers associa-
ton carrying a star and a gun and
being made a deputy sheriff so that
he might brow beat and intimidate
workers who refused TO work with
scabs."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Y. w. L. Soccer Team
Opens Spring Season
NTH 80 Vict0ry

On a field covered with snow and
ice, the Chicago Young Workers
League soccer team scored a victory
in its first game Of the spring series
Sunday, after a layoff Of over two
months.
Playing against the Victoria Sec
onds and starting with only seven
men, things looked bad when the
whistle blew for play. However,
substitutes were rushed into the fray
and the Red sweaters were soon in
evidence. Pressing continuously it
was apparent that the Young Work
ers would seize the lead and this OPP
portunity was afforded when the Vic
toria's were penalized for an infring-
ment of the rules. From the re-
sultant penalty kick Horchick scored
the first goal for the Young Workers
League. Fast end to end play fol-
lowed with half time arriving without
any further scoring.
After changing ends the Young
Workers had things pretty much their
own way and two more goals were
scored by Horchick and Henry.
II would be hard to single out any
individual stars because all were out
doing their best to put the first game,
after the winter layoff, into the win
column, and as one player aptly put IL.
eve are playing on ice, so we will
put the game on ice"
Things look good for successful
season for the Young Workers League
and any worker interested in soccer
as spectator or player will do we'll
TO get In touch with the Young Work
ers League at 1909 N. State ST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26

Saturdaying, or why these clever
educated people, like Simkova and
Martuinov, had to do rough work,
or why he, Matusenko, had to do
it, but none the less he worked
honestly all the time and had ar
rived punctually at nine o'clock,
just as, formerly, he had never
been late in the days when he used
to go to church service, stand
where his Chief could see him, and
cross himself, elegantly crooking
fingers, tho he had not liked kneel-
ing, because it was bad for his
trousers.
Look, there's Klimip coming,
and Ziman too" said Stalmakhov.
Klimin approached them, looking
for some one with his eyes. and
saw Stalmakhov and the others.
"Well, district organizer, how are
things with your" he called from
some way off, and came nearer and
nearer himself. Stalmakhov
presented arms with his measuring
rod: "Nine cubes we've stocked,
your honor" (He was parodying
the form of address of solder to
an officer under the Old Regime.l
"And what about the other dish
tricts?" Klimin smiled and, as,
always, when he smiled, his face
grew several years younger.
"The Red Army men in the
Monastery Garden stacked thirty
four cubes today. Good lads! I'm
afraid / forgot to praise them but
the captive bourgeoisie is working
with them too" he laughed. eyes,
and the SatusGaying viii help a
lot. If things go on like this, in
three days we shall be sending
off the first lots. :"
AS he ended the sentence his
voice shook. He was happy, and
could hardly believe in the near
ness Of victory.
Even the cold-blooded Ziman is
in high spirits today" cried Sim
kova, laughing.
Ziman stood on a stump, wiped
his glasses, and, in his speaky
voice, announced to some of the
comrades that the economic situa-
ton of the district was going to
be splendid.
"Not at once; in twenty years,
of course" he added. "For we
have a seam of peat. And now
when | ask for a few score cubes
Of wood, and that without knowing
whether the wood will burn or not,
the wood is so damp. Yes,
Klimin, damp . at that very
moment before my eyes glisten the
thought that here, under the
ground, is DOING such a quantity
of calorific energy. :. Only five
versts from the town. +. Survey
already made. Z. If we get a
good harvest this year, we shall
begin the peat cutting Excava-
tors we have; l got hold Of them
at Nizhni- Elansk. We will mend
them. :" He turned with a
mysterious, cunning look, in the
direction of Lisa Gratcheva, tho
his eyes, blind without their
glasses, did not see her, but only
the white patch of her face and
the blue Of her dress.
Simkova touched Klimin's
sleeve.
"Come and see me today" she
said, and added hurriedly, "after
work Of course. in the evening"
He shook her hand.
The Saturdaying finished. Again
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paper.
"Have a smoke, Simkova," he
offered the tobacco to her. "and
tell US what fine things you saw
in Moscow"
"Again :" Simkova laughed.
Il have already sold all about 1t
five times today. And on Saturday
! shall be making a report to the
Party meeting"
ooh, well, but tell us all the
same . your impressions"
Impressions? - her fingers
rolled the cigarette paper and care
fully poured the Mahorka into It;
she delicately licked the paper and
made cigarette. Her forehead
wrinkled. "a bad impression;
like things better here. | have
the impression that the Moscow
Communists, and especially the
average ones, not leaders, nor yet
the mass, are not conscious Of, do
not feel, this whole huge peasant
Russia which is now surging about
us and helping the ruin. OF
course Lenin understands, and un-
derstands perhaps better than we
do, and, besides him, small group
understand, but the majority Of
responsible workers have grown
terribly Indifferent in attitude.
Their attitude towards work, even
towards party work, is official, de-
fined by hours. Freed from worry
about food and heating, and that
means a lot, they not consciously
no. unconsciously-have the feel
ing that with us, in Russia, things
are not so bad.
Take for example the Moscow
newspapers and reviews" she grew
animated. "In them everything is
so fine and grand. !. Proletariat
and Communist Revolution.
And have we got much Commun-
ism just now, or proletariat? Fine
clubs set up with rich furniture
and red flags. Only, these mag
nificent clubs are not heated,
scarcely any one goes into them
only small groups do any work.
"No. like things better here;
for we, in the provincial towns, live
as it were on the front. The front
of the class struggle lies with us
here.
And she looked thoughtfully to-
wards the distant purple fields,
visible thru the glades Of the
garden.
"Do you mean by that that there
is no need for Moscow" Stalma-
know interrupted with curiosity.
"No. know we need Moscow.
It's necessary as a General Staff
as a directive center. And ire
mendous work is being done there.
Moscow is the heart, the chief els
tern of the state mechanism, bad
as it may be. -. All the same
:. I'm happier here"
They listened to her attentively.
Lisa also did not miss a single
word, tho there was much that she
did not understand. Why, here, in
this peaceful, quiet town, was it
as if on the front? A front against
the peasants? But surely the Boil
sheviks were on the side Of the
people?
Matusenko it appeared, was en-
tirely wrapped up in attention, and
when Lisa accidently knocked over
log, he angrfly frowned at her.
He held his hand to his ear. The
star on his coat, the buttons, all
were glittering. Matusenko did
not know what was the good Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Cox Throw. Hat in Ring.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 25.--Form-
err Governor James M. Cox, Dayton,
democratic nominee for President in
1920, fled his candidacy for the 1924
nomination in the Ohio primaries to-
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Innocent Negroes Beaten To Pulp
In Third Degree; Torturers Flee
When Grand Jury Takes Action

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. 25.-Newman, city detective,
wanted by grand jury for torng prisoners sent in his
resignation today by mail.
The torturng from the frantic efforts of police to
make innocent men confess the crime of January 9 when
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-06-14
NJ. e. CHURCH ABOLISHES JOB
HELD BY L. GARLAND PENN.
preston News Service.)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 12.-At
the recent meeting of the general con-
ference of the M. E. Church here the
Board of Education for Negroes wds
abolished. 1t is said the conference
took the matter up after it had first
been considered in a council made Up
of Negro delegates, in which DR.. Penn
fought for his board to be continued.
But under the double blow of its use
lessness and his alleged misma--age-
ment of schools it was agreed by two
to one vote that the board should be
abolished. The results of the confer
ence's action places the Negro schools
under the same management as the
white schools.
DR.. Penn was severely criticised for
his heartless and inconsiderate treat
ment of an aged educator, it is salo.
who had given his life to school work
of the church. Among other things
cited against DR.. Penn was the cost OF
the construction of a school at Atlanta
and the purchase of the school proper
ties at Meridian, Miss.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-06-14
REDUCED RATES TO BAPTIST
JUBILEE ON A ROUND TRIP
IDENTIFICATION 1 Ia FARE.

To the Churches, Sunday Schools, B.
Y. P. u. Circles and other church or
CARNATIONS affiliated with tn eVirginia
Baptist State Convention.
We have secured reduced rates on all
roads in Virginia and Washington, d.
c., for delegates and their dependent
relatives.
The rates to Lynchburg shall be n
fare and half on round trip ticket.
No round trip ticket will be sold for
less than one dollar. Tickets to the
Jubilee will be sold from June 10Th to
June 25th, and will be good until July
9Th, provided the delegate reaches
i1ynchburg on June 26th.
In order to get round trip ticket
to Lynchburg, one must have a "Round
Trip Identification Certificate" Of the
Va. Baptist State Convention, which
may be secured from:
Rev. T. j. King, 1905 N. 4th ST., Rich
mond, Va; Rev. c. P. Madison 729
Washington Ave-, Norfolk Va; Rev. c
E. Jones, 1901 Marshall Ave-, Newport
News, Va; Rev. w. w, Hicks, 222 Sew
enth Ave-, Roanoke, Va; Rev. r. A,
Arthurs, Lowmoor, Va; Rev. ]. w. Meg
ginson, Blackstone, Va; Rev. w. j.
Simon, P. o. Box 54S, Danville, Va;
Rev. F. A. Brown, Petersburg, Va, Care
of Wilkinson, Undertaken; Rev. G. E.
Miller East Radford, Va; Rev. NJ. l.,
Gordan. cog Augusta, ST., Stanton,
Va; Rev. D. M. Lockett, 1853 Ridge ST.
Charlottesville, Va.
These gentlemen will furnish all per
sons from churches, Sunday Schools,
B. Y. P. u, or Circles with certificates
upon application. So write to them at
once and get the number needed. When
this certificate is presented to the tick
ct agent, properly signed the agent
will sell round trip ticket to Lynch
burg M. c. ALLEN, Corresponding
Secretary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-06-14
A GRAND PEW RALLY AND
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS" an
Address TO WOMEN ONLY.


A Grand Pew Rally and Behind
Closed Doors an address to Women
only by Rev. Jas. g. Hatcher, B. D.,
author Of IT Cannot Drift'O pastor
Third Street Bethel A. M. F.. Church,
Sunday June 18th, P. M. at tn, above
named church E
All women from Is 20 TO-. years OLD
are invited. Come and learn how to
rule your sweetheart husband, brother
and father. Given BY the Women OF
Third Street Bethel A.. M. +. Church.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Gore
lnouies, Mrs Posa B. Walton: singing,
Congregation; eeVutionals, Mrs. Rosa
Walton; solo, selected, Mrs. Cora e.
Hill; recitation, Mrs. Kate G.. Colson;
solo, selected, Mrs. Irene S. Stokes;
address, Rev. Jas. S. Hatcher, b, D.;
offertory, Mesdames Ella o. Waller and
Bette G.. Cousins; benediction.
Ushers-Misses Marie Walker, Regis
Denny, Carrie Rbyall Sydney Mayo,
Mesdames Effie Randolph, Helen Scott
Inez ]. Clark; Mrs. Gertrude Hatcher,
general chairman; Mrs. Fl P. Clarke
and Mrs. c. P. Hayes program commit
tee. Mrs. Wayne r. Bowler, pianist
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-06-14
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY GRAD
YATES LARGETS CLASS YET.

The College Commencement at Lin
coin University on June 3rd, marked
the completion of seventy years of work
since the institution was chartered in
1854. The graduating class numbered
fifty-one, the largest in the history OF
the university.
Lawrence N. Brown Of Tennessee
gave the Latin Salutatory and Robert
s. Jason of Porto Rico gave the Valed,.
tory. The Commencement Address was
delivered by Dean Kelly Miller of How
ard University who spoke about the val
ue of education in the development D!
the highest type Of manhood. Brief 40
dresses were made by number OF
alumni including Rev. j. Thomas Reid
IA st. Adams, West Va; Dean G.
Lake lines, '04l Tuskegee Institute,
Ala; Hon. Solomon Porter Hood, '73,
U. S. Minister TO Liberia, now home on
furlough; Hon. Cornelius W. McDoug-
al, 'O4, who has just been appointed
Special Deputy Attorney General OF
New York State; and DR.. George e.
Cannon, 'e3, of Jersey City, president
Of the Alumni Association.
The honorary degree of Doctor 81
Divinity was conferred upon Rev. Will
liam It. Frasier of Charleston S. C.,
Rev. Lewis D. Irvine of Thomasville,
Ga; and Rev. John A. White pastor OF
Shiloh Baptist Church, Trenton, N. j.
The degree of Doctor Of Laws was con
ferred upon Rev. H. L. McCrorey, Il,
D., president of Johnson G. Smith Uni
versity (Biddle University at Char
lotte, ". G. On account of DR.. Kendall s
illness Dean VIM. Hallock Johnson con
ferred tho degrees.
Both the, Finey Prize Of fifty dollars
and the Bradley Medal in Science were
awarded to Robert Stewart Jason. a
new prize of twenty dollars. founded
by Rev. e. W. Coberth 81, of Plainfleld
N. T. in memory of his son Edward
Lynwood Coberth, a member of the
Glass of PA, was awarded to Walter r
Moore as the student having manifest
ed the most humanitarian interest in
his fellow-students.
The Trustees took action for the i'm
mediate erection of the proposed Sci
ence Hall.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-06-14
ARKANSAS LANDLORDS URGED
TO REFORM BY INVESTIGATORS
Preston News Servicel

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 10
Arkansas landlords must change the
present operating system or continue
to lose the Negro tenant farmer anu
laborer, according to report submit
ted to T. A. Wilson, commissioners by
a Negro farm agent, graduate of TnsKe
gee Institute, employed to influence
Negroes to return to the farms.
"Once the Negro has moved to the
city. or gone North, there is little hope
of having him return to the farm, the
agent reported after several weeks
thorough investigation among those
who have migrated to the city.
The agent recommends substitution
of cash for the present credit system
education to raise food and feed stuffs
in addition to cotton; announcement
of home ownership; elimination OF over
charging; good churches and Schools
vigorous restrictions of crime and I'M
morality, and better homes.
The agent also said, despite hlgh
wages received in northern industrial
centers, the Negro is dissatisfied WITH
crowded conditions. The agent also
stated that the Negro did not leave tine
farms of the south willingly. The Ne
gro farmer is often overcharged rol
what he buys and underpaid for what
he sells. In his report to MIR. WILSON,
the agent tells of numerous complaints.
No Negro canvassed made complaint OF
assault or threats by white men, ne
said.
Before the employment of a Negro
agent. the Labor Department made an
effort to persuade the surplus Negro
labor in the larger cities to move to the
farm. The idle Negroes gave little at
tention, according to Mr.. Wilson, and
the plan of having Negro work among
them was adopted.
The unemployed were given the OPP
portunity of visiting prospective farms
without cost. More than 500 were inter
viewed, but only AZ indicated that they
cared to return to the farms. Many
families were induced to return to
farming by private agents of the large
planters. Frequently the families re
fused to return, though the men were
persuaded, according to the agent. The
Negro women received little or nothing
for their hard work on farms while in
the city they get pay for their labor
and the children have the opportunity
of attending good schools.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-06-14
REV. EUGENE EVERETT HAS
RETURNED.

PORTSMOUTH, Val.-The Rev
Eugene Everett Smith orator and
preacher, has just returned from the
Northern Baptist Convention in ses'
sion in Milwaukee, Wis, where he
spoke with credit to himself and with
delight to that massive assembly
Thousands heard him tell of the work
of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society Of New York City for the col
ored people of the South. Rev. Mr..
Smith is himself product of northern
philanthropy, being graduate of the
college and theological department OF
Virginia Union University, where he
distinguished himself as an undefeat
ed debater in the famous triangle COM
posed of Howard, Lincoln and Union
universities. Since graduation Mr.
Smith has won name as an orator
and pulpiteer in his pastorates in Vir.
ginia at such strategic points as New
port News. South Richmond and Ports
mouth. The Reverend E. E. Smith is
highly typical Of the many minister's
sent out by Virginia Union University