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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Willie Hearst Spurs
on Cons to Pursue
GiLdd'S HighlUGyn1en

Two bombings, a little holdup that
ended in the shooting of one holdup
man, and the capture of six persons
supposed to be connected with the
holdup of Gilda Gray, friend of W. R.
Hearst, shimmv dancer who was
robbed of $150,000 worth of jewelry,
disturbed the peace and quiet of the
police of Chicago yesterday.
Unknown persons for unknown rea-
sons placed bomb under the porch
of the home of Anthony Czarnecki,
6877 Hobart avenue. Norwood Park,
a member of the board of election
commissioners. and did about $1,000
damage. Fiore Lamonttagna, gro
Ger at 1927 w. Harrison street, failed
to settle with black handlers and as
result, yesterday his place of bust
ness was bombed. He was asked to
give TIE lack handlers $4,000. He
estimated that tire bomb did about
81 600 damage.
Two men held up a drug Store at
$3.50 Champlain avenue and tried to
escape in taxi. A policeman from
the Woodlawn station Communicated
passing auto and gave chase. He
caught the two men. who are said
to be ex-convicts. and after a tussle
shot one thru the chest and took
them both to the station.
For the forty-eleventh time the
police have captured We bad, bold
bandits that robbed Gilda Gray. This
time there are six of them in custody.
Up till a late hour last night Gilda
had not called at the detective bu-
reau to identify them. The detective
bureau promises that if Gilda feels
she can't identify the men they now
have they will get several more for
her.
The Herald and Examiner men
have been privately urging the police
to get busy and recover Gilda's lost
Jewels, because of her friendship for
William r. Hearst. it is believed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Austrian Finances
at StGndstiLL from
Bank Clerks Strike
tspeelal to The Daily warkerl

VIENNA, Feb. 20. - Austrian
banks are shut down by walkout
of the bank employees. The strikers
refuse to increase their working week
by two and half hours.
1t is impossible to replace the strik-
ers. Austrian bank workers have to
be accomplished statisticians to deal
with the financial figures that run
into the billions and trillions since the
depreciation of the currency. For
eign exchange is particularly taxing.
So far the efforts of the capitalist
papers to shame the bank clerks back
with sob arguments about the hard
ships the government is suffering dur
ing these reconstruction times are
dismal failures.
Don't be a "Yes, But" supporter of
The Daily Worker. Send in your sub
scriptiOn at once.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21

seldom or sent to school without any
breakfast.
Humane societies do good work,
but their work is woefully circum-
scribed, and it may even mean a
serious instruction of energy. When
the labor movement has found itself
and has more fully justified itself, the
cruelty to children which is deep and
damning, the poverty and the suffer-
ing, the sitting Of worthy ambition
and the refusal of equal opportunity,
will be ended, not all at once, but
surely promptly and permanently.
In that hour, too, frogs, alligators
and goldfish will not be forgotten.
A genuinely civilized human race will
not allow cruelty anywhere at any
time to anything.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Butcher KilIs Four.

HOMER, ILL.,, Feb. 2O.-Louis
Kuntz, 65, butcher, exterminated a
family of three nine miles from here
following family quarrel, according
to a report made to the coroner to-
day by Constable Elliot. Kuntz, us
ing rifle, shot and killed Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Whistle and their 49,
year old daughter, and then killed
himself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Cupid Loses Again.

EDWARDSvILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 20
Joseph Lavora, AZ, died in a hos
pital today of gunshot wounds, in
fiicted by himself in his attic yester-
day after he had fired upon and
slightly wounded Miss Frances Spind-
Ter, 80, who had repulsed his adj
vances.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
TrOtzky Recovering;
Is Expected Back to
Red Army By Spring

MOSCOW, Feb. 2O.-Trotzky's
convalescence will be over by the
beginning Of spring, it is believed
by his physicians. The military COM
missar is not confined to bed but
he is leading quiet life in the open
air.
Trotzky is fortunate, say his
friends, in that his breakdown did
not come earlier. The Red Army is
now in such well organized condi-
ton that he can be spared now far
better than he could have been
spared two years ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21

LUXOR, Feb. 2O.-The Egyptian
government today cancelled the
license under which Howard Carter
is excavating the tomb of the
Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amen in the valley
Of kings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
William 4. Foster
WI Speak at A. C. W.
Open Forum, Feb. %

William 2. Foster will speak on
the Trade Union Educational League
and its program at the Open Forum,
conducted by Local No. 80, of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America, on Friday evening. Feb. %
1924, 8 o'clock, at the Ashland Audi.
forum, Room 237. All members Of
the Amalgamated are invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
M0REL SAYS Il. &.
and ENGLAND CAN
PREVENT WARS
Free Germany, Recog-
nize Russia, He Urges
az Ths Federated Pres.l

NEW YORK, Feb. zoe. d.
Morel, England's famous peace propa-
gandist and Labor M. p, was not an
entrant in Mr.. Bol1's peace prize con-
test, perhaps because only American
citizens were eligible and also per-
haps he thought, in the words of the
cartcOnist, that the contest didn't
mean anything anyway. But Mr..
Morel has a plan. The text of it
follows:
America can best help to save the
world from further catastrophe by
initiating, or cooperating with Great
Britain in suggesting a world con-
ference for the purpose of:
Seven Points of Peace.
/. Enabling the German people
to resume national life free from
external interference, and to recov-
er financially and economically.
2. Securing a wide measure of
disarmament among all the nations
in every branch of war organiza-
tions.
8. Abolishing the private manu-
facture of ornaments.
= LaSdDAAouAuS q SCl6uJllIC IA
tioning Of the worlds raw mate
rails in order to prevent imperial
list economies, especially in par
ticularly weak or uncivilized COM
munities.
5. Creating, either thru the ex-
listing League of Nations, strength
ened and reformed, or thru some
other medium, an international
mechanism designed to be a SUBJ
stitution for the institution of war;
and to examine with impartiality
the economic, political and racial
problem of all states with a view
to providing for their respective
needs without their being driven
to war in the attempt to secure
them
6. Recognizing Russia.
Z. Ensuring the naturalization,
on some such plan as that laid
down in "Africa and the Peace of
Europe" and in "The Black Mans
Burden" of the greater part Of
Africa including also the tropical
regions; and abolishing the mill
tarization of Africa.
Must Revise Peace Treaty.
No. 1, as Mr.. Morel points out,
involves the wide revision of the YER
sailles Treaty. No. involves the re-
examination Of all the peace treaties
of 1919 with a view to the protection
of racial minorities.
America" adds Mr.. Morel. "can
convince herself, if she chooses, that
the British government now in power
IS not an imperialist government but
is sincerely and deeply anxious to
start new chapter in the history of
international relationships.
'Its capacity to do so depends in
large measure upon American action,
or inaction.
'The best in America and the best
In Britain associated officially and
unoficialiy in the unselfish task of
preparing new and better future
for humanity can change the face of
the world"
Now if some of our left wing agi-
tators would speak up as to their
opinion Of this British legislators
suggestion the first steps toward such
a conference would be accomplished.
''The ''plan" as outlined above was
sent to Julia Ellsworth Ford, Amer
lean peace worker, by Mr.. Morel at
her request.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
The Young comrade.

The March issue Of the Young
Comrade, official organ of>thc Junior
section of the Young Workers
League, is out. 1t contains articles
on child labor, Lenin, short story,
and an appeal for help for the starv-
ing children of Germany. 1t is we'll
illustrated. There is also a new song
for rebel kids, news about the junior
groups and many other interesting
features.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Rail connection, to Russi..

MOSCOW, Feb. 2O.-At the inter-
national railway conference, recently
held at Riga, with the object of CO.
ordinating the timetables for thru
communication with Russia, a salts
factory agreement was reached be-
tween the delegates of the Union of
Soviet Republics, Germany and the
Baltic States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. GOTH
Search for William ]. Davis, inventor
of dairy machinery, who has been
missing since Feb. 1, ended when his
body was found among the unidenti-
fed dead Of the wreck of two In
diana Union Traction trains at Fort
vile, Ind, Feb, 2.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Porters Win Increase.

An eight per cent wage increase for
10000 Pullman porters was an
nounced today by the Pullman COM
nanv. The annual total will exceed
81 100000 officials said. Conductors
recently were given a six per cent in
crease.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
somebodv'lI WALL.

GREENWOOD, Ind, Feb. GOTH
Thirty automobiles and four buses
were burned in fire which destroyed
the garage Of the Greenwood Motor
Transit Company early today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Polish War Head Quits.

WARSAW. Poland, Feb. 20.-Ow-
ing TO dissatisfaction over the war
ministry budget, General Sosnlow-
ski, minister Of war, resigned ->s
portfolio. He will be replaced by
General Sikorski, former premier and
minister of the interior.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
German Socialists Hit Toboggan.

BERLIN. Feb. 2O.-The Socialists
lost out in the elections held in
Mecklenburg- Schwerin on February
II, when the conservatives secured
majority Of 81 in the State As
sembly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Bank Employees Dance Tonight

The Chicago Bank Employees As
ISOLATION viii give their first annual
dance Thursday evening Feb. 81. at
the Morrison Hotel, Cameo Room.
Madison and Clark SITS.
This is the only bank employees
association in existence and ali labor
should support it, to help organize
the hundreds of bank employees in
this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Heresy Trial of Bishop BroDn,
Communist, Is Put off Again; He
Denies Belief In Saviour Gods y

GALLON, O., Feb. 20-Ihe deathNn Dallas Of Bishop
Alexander Garrett presiding bishop the Episcopal Church
in America may delay the heresy trial of the Rev. William
Montgomery Brown who is to be tried by The Bishops
because of statements contained IN his book Communism and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
NICK LONCWORTH
FIGHTING THAT
IA Per CENT TAX
Mellon Champ Leading
Forelorn Hope
Especial to IN. paIlr WORKER,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Havinp
KILLED the Mellon plan and written
the Garner income tax rates into the
revenue bill the Democratic-Progres-
slve coalition in the House today
stood its ground against efforts OF
the administration forces to reverse
this action.
Republican Leader Longworth to-
day insists, however, that there is still
possibility of forcing the adoption
of a compromise which would not
destroy the Mellon program.
As result Of the vote of 222 to
1876 In the House late yesterday, the
income tax schedule now stands:
44So On Big Incomes.
Normal taxes on incomes M
to $4,000 are two per cent; four
per cent between $4,000 and So
600 and six per cent above $4,000.
2.-Surtaxes beginning at one
per cent on $4,000 are graduated
to A per cent on $92, 900 incomes.
3.-Personal exemptions for
single persons are $4,000 and for
heads of families $4,000.
With the adoption of the Garner
plan in the committee of the whole
house" the fight will lag until the bill
gets into the House proper. Demo-
Gratis intend to support most of the
administrative features of the bill.
When the bill does come before
the House proper, Longworth intends
to force a record vote on his sub
stitute for the Garner plan.
1t provides for a % per cent cut
in both normal and surtaxes. 1t pro-
poses the Mellon normal rates of
three and six per cent and maximum
surtax of 371a per cent on incomes
of 100000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Melon Cutting to Be Taxed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Demo-
Gratis scored their second victory in
two days when the House this after
noon adopted the Garner stock divi-
dend tax by vote of 1862 to 112.
Profits from the sale of stock divi-
dends, regardless of when the stock
is sold, would be subject to the regu-
lar income tax rates, under the
amendment offered by Representa-
tive Garner, Texas.
Under the present law, profits
from the sale of stock dividends
more than two years after the divi-
dends are issued are subject only to
the capital assets tax of 21z per cent
Only 274 votes out of total OF
435 in the House were cast on the
amendment and the Republican lead
ers hope to be able to reverse today's
action when a record vote is taker
in the House proper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-21
Frogs and Children.
By EDMUND r. BRUMBAUGH


2.014 frogs were unkindly treated
last year in Illinois alone, according
to a press dispatch from the DAILY
WORKERS own home city of Chi
cago. Is ostriches and 90 monkeys
were abused. A cage of songsters
were bothered by jazz music on a
monograph.
Chickens, afligators, dogs and gold
fish were also unkindly treated, ac-
cording to the state humane society,
which made public the report.
Also, as an afterthought, perhaps,
we are informed that complaints Of
cruelty to children numbered 1,437.
It may just have happened, or pos
sibly the order of mention reflected
a state Of mind all too common un-
der our grab-and-gulp social order.
Looking out for frogs, alligators and
goldfish requires a brand of SYM
pathy that is safely narrow and has
nothing to do with serious, funda-
mental things like the industrial sys-
tenn and just distribution Of wealth.
Kindly and prosperous ladies and
gentlemen, all on fire for unselfish
service, can thus have an outlet for
their impulses without having to let
go Of cherished privileges, and, what
is more definite, without having to
go to work.
Now children happen to be differ
emit from dumb things. They are
generally acknowledged to be human
beings. All kinds of possibilities
are wrapped up in them. All kinds
Of big and far-reaching changes are
in prospect il their present is to be
improved and their future made Sc
cure. If one honestly starts to help
children, there is no telling in what
radical surroundings he may land,
for, quite plainly, such help cannot
stop at seeing that children are not
slapped too often or bathed too
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
BOTTLE GREENS,
PENKISH REDS
NEW PARIS VOGUE

One of the outstanding series
CT the newest French col0r card
is Of pure greens, without ad-
mixtures of any kind, The
Trench call this series "bott,e
gYcen' and give it prominence
in the fiGst column.
Of next Importance are the
pialish rcds. Both these ce-ie3
ave in high favor with French
dycrs. Much is expected Of the
p!nkish reds, which have been
taken M by The leading French
G..cssne'Zcgs, featuring ndo-
garment for the spring.
For example, one well known
d-13smakcr in Paris has chosen
2 central shade Of this sc:ie5 for
the bodies OF q three-pie"c sU-t,
the skirt and jacket being black.
Naturally, a higher or lower
shade Of this series would appeal
- advantage il the form of mil
linery to wear with the costume.
Similarly ehades Of bot5lc
green could, with adva,Tt > g, be
associated with black, in the
form Of both blouse and mil
hrecy, and tLe same holds true
with so per cent OF tho co-oE3
shown On the card.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
REV.FAND MIS-. c. E. ELANAGEN MOST
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY GIFTS

a New Year s surprise which IS
sured Rev. and Mrs. C. f. Flanagan
and their family that it was indeed
to be happy year took place when
Mrs. Flanagan was presented with a
considerable sum of money and the
others with numerous gifts at the
social at the First Baptist church
last night. ...
Following business meeting it
was announced that Percy Echols
had something to say. Then in a
nea,y speech, Mr.. Echols presented
Mrs. Flanagan, as :, token of the
love and esteem of the members of
the church and congregation, with
packet filled with checks and cur
reney for her own personal use.
Verses i'll eulogy OF Mrs. Flana
gins untiring work in different
departments of the church and for
fEe members of the congregation
were written by Mrs. Robert NJ
Armstrong and read by Mrs. Duane
Stafford.
The pastor and family then came
III for their share and a large num-
Der of gifts were brought out mys-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
Wager Becomes
Raving Insane

William J. lager, VINO was de
clared insane, following a sanity
hearing before Judge Cole yestcr-
day, win be taken to the state
asylum at Norwalk this evening by
Deputy Sheriff Atkins.
Wager became violent while at
the iail this morning, and, per
sisted in tearing up bedding and
breaking articles of furniture in h''
cell. Attempts of the jail off
cials to quio. him proved unsuccess
full, and it was necessary to place
a leather belt on him Ill order to
prevent him from dong injury to
himself or others.
Several years ago, according to
Sheriff Gillett, Wager killed 4 man
in CaleXico, though he was acquif-
ted by a jury when brought to trial.
This incident happcneG in 1909 IN
4 CaleXico hotel. The evidence At
;he time showed that Bud Hender-
son returned to the hotel under tn"
influence of liquor and while at
tempting to mount the stairs to
his room, Wager struck him on
head with Il piece of heavy pipe,
knocking Henderson down the "'airS
into the street, where he died al
most instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03

teriously and placed on large
table until il overflowed.
Rev. and Mrs. Flanagan express
ed their deep appreciation for the
gifts and love of their many friends.
The pastor stated that it was evi-
dent hat their friends had not plac
ed all their gifts ON the Christmas
tree, and that the tokens of af-
fection and regard would help to
send them into the work of the
New Year with greater hope and
earncstneSs than ever before.
At the business meeting which
preceded the social, good reports
from all departments were received.
Rev. Flanagan then proposed Il plan
for advance work for ',he new wear,
which was adopted. Several excel
lent booster talks were made by j.
NJ. Stark, George Finley, Arthur
Martin and Percy Echols.
The reading of the New Year s
edition Of the church paper, "Thc
OWL" was another interesting fra-
ture.
In spIe of tie cold weather last
night, large number of members
were present, many of whom were
from the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
At Last It's
Settled L. A.
To Dance Late

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.-Fighting
fer more liberality i'll los Angeles
dance ordinances was successful to-
iay whom the welfare committee Of
the city council voted to approve
IN amendment permitting dances
until l a. III. on regular week day
and 9 a. III. on holidays. The pre-
sent ordinance forces all dances TO
close at midnight.
While agreeing TO recommend ,,he
longer period for Terpsichorean ex-
crcisc, the committee declared in
favor of more stringent regulation
CT the city dance halls.
Councilman Allen made a sensa-
tional charge that ''within
stones throw Of the city hall there
is a dance resort where liquor flows
like water, and where girls under
the Influence Of liquor strip off
their clothes and dance around the
floor nude
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
1924 WILL TRAVEL CENTRAL
ZONE OF PROSPERITY TO
BENEFIT or ALL, FORECAST

WELLESLEY HILLS, Na7s.. Jau.
3.-Rogcr w. Rabacn, intcraation-
ally known statistician, reviewed de
vclormcut3 during the past year and
outlined tle probable trends for 1924
ii Il special statement issued today.
- year ago. says Mr.. Eabson,
" business was still improving rapid
". Nearly everybody tum,d 20 the
new calendar opt.mistiellly. The
boom which started in the early fail
Of 1922 was well under way and ear.
ricd on to March Of 1923. Thea it
collapsed! Business fell of during
the Summer and this past fail failed
to come up to the expectations OF
those who looked for a confirmation
of the up-swing. As a resalt, the
business world is facing 1924 with a
confused mind.
Many prominent men in industry
have propheSicd great prosperity.
~ tie same time, the numerous bloc8
represented in the new congress are
evidence that cartsia sections Of the
county, at least, asa not satisfied
with things as they are.
"'Thcre is The psychology of the
presidential yea. DOES it mean
better business or worse business3 2
Some people contend that things
are always unsettled previous to a
national election.
Three Kinds cf Business
cit seems to me that the thinEs
20 yve4dh are in an entirely different
direction.
'..li4, ness activity may be divil-
ed into three zones or belts. O. Al
upper zone, such as We were in dur
.Ag the war and postwar periods,
when everybody is optimistic, OK
cited and cEtravagaHt. O. i lower
over zone, WhcN the reverse is true
when many are discouraged, and
when reimbursement such as we had
in 1891 and 1922 is taking place.
(3) \ middle ZoUa, when condition
arv f.cm ou'y fair to what is call
ed quite satisfactory business. This
tiiid 2cue is what we have beaH
travers.Ag Tor the latter part Of 1929
and is the one in which We are TO-
day.
"ExccGslve prosperity, ike very
hot weather Saps our E1,aity, u-
flates our currency, and drives prices
out Of al proportions to true Fa.ues
Ens,iag periods Of depression dis
courage men and wreck businesses
that have been Il lifetime IN the
building.
unfortunately, however, 4 largo
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
MELLON DEFIES
TAX CRITICS

AaaIEGTOE, Jan. 3.--seerctary
cf taa T~ca.ary Me.}on today chat
,oaea5 eap.sa ioual critics Of bis
tax program to pfadaae better
s.c OK ".nHt his.
Melton attack was aimed direct
lv al ac fern bloc which has pro-
posed COMPROMISE On The maTj-
uum aer Jasa by raising il from the
1a ar cent recommended hy Mellon
70 - percent, in place ca tire 80
une ai now effective.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-03
Third Neeting Bridge
Tourney is SanWary 8

Reservations for the next of the
series of bridge tournaments being
given by Mrs. W. r. Conway's see
tion Of the ways and means com
m.ttee of the Woman S Ten Thou
sand Club may now be placed for the
bridge on January 9.
These affairs, which are very de-
lightful, enable organizations to
make reservations together or host
ess may engage any number of
tables for private parties. All wo-
men of the community who care to
attend are cordially invited to do
so. Arrangements may be made for
progression or pivoting.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. W. r. Conway, telephone 800.
"Thc Mark of the Beast Tulane
Theater Tonight. adv