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Evening star., 1924-08-29
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
Address; Room ~. News De.
partment, The Evening Star,
Warrington, ID. C.

Q. Please give me and several
other mothers of soldiers who died
during the war a little information
on the following questions. We are
not acquainted with the Govern
ment's way of settling claims or
cases and the various terms are con-
fusing and there are several things
about the law that we cannot under
stand. Does adjusted compensation
have anything to do with benefits or
payments we may now be receiving
from the Government? Is adjusted
compensation really the bonus? What
is compensation on account Of death?
To whom is it payable? Why do not
mothers of the soldiers who have
died receive the same amount they
would have received had their sons
lived to sign applications? We who
lost the most are paid the least
Mrs. w. E., Mrs r. T. p, Mrs. A. l..
A. The bonus is a misnomer. Bonus
and adjusted compensation are one
and the same thing. In the cases of
dependents of the deceased who did
not live to file applications the ad-
justed compensation credit is payable
upon proper application being filed.
1t is due in addition to all other bene
fits. which the applicant may be re-
ceiving from the Government. Ger
compensation on account of the death
of veterans. To distinguish these
benefits from adjusted compensation
it is commonly called death compen-
sation. 1t is payable to the unmar-
ried widow or minor children OF a de-
ceased veteran and to his parent if they
were or have since become dependent
provided that the veteran died from
an injury or disability incurred in the
military service, and not due to his
own willful misconduct. At first 1t
was not the intention of Congress to
pay dependents of deceased veterans
anything.
Then group of Congressman
started an argument in their behalf.
A compromise was effected whereby
dependents as stipulated and de-
scribed in the Veterans Bureau act
should be allowed payments in 10
cash installments of the amount of
credit which each deceased veterans
military service earned. Some line
had to be drawn or all the uncles,
aunts and nephews of all the service
men who have died would have been
claiming a bonus. Then it was de-
cided not to be practical to pay de-
pendents the full amount of insur-
ance that would have been due had
the veteran lived, in view of the fact
that one group of mothers were
already receiving insurance and an
other group were not. To avoid this
seeming discrimination which would
have developed, payments were linn
tied to the amount of credit that
each veterans service earned. From
the number of letters received from
widows, mothers and fathers it is
evident that the interest in this sec
tion of the act is very great. And
out of that interest there is already
growing a movement to amend the
law. Various posts of the American
Legion and its woman's auxiliary
have already passed resolutions urg-
ing that the law be changed so as
to allow widows and dependent
mothers and fathers the same bene-
Evening star., 1924-08-29

nts they would have received If
named as beneficiaries by q son who
had lived to file an application.
Evening star., 1924-08-29
College Post for DR.. Wendt.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. August 2s.-
The appointment of - DIR. Gerald L.
Wendt. noG director of research for
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
as dean Of the School of Chemistry
and Physics at Pennsylvania State Col
lege was announced yesterday by
President John M. Thomas. The posi-
ton has been vacant since the death
of DR.. G. G. Pond in May, 1920. In
the interim, DR.. G. w. Stoddart, dean
Of the School of Liberal Arts, has been
in charge. DIR. Wendt, a graduate Of
Harvard, will assume his new duties
next month and will be the youngest
dean a Penn State. He is about IS
years old.
Evening star., 1924-08-29
Virginian One Of3
Friends accompanying
Prince to america
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO 1 ne Star.
FREDERICkSBUR Va, August
29.-One of three friends accom-
panying the Prince of Wales in
his private suite on his trip to
America is David Boyle. nephew
of Fred H. Robinson of Fall Hill,
Fredericks sburg.
Mr.. Boyle's school was yelling,
and later he was trained for the
diplomatic service. He was with
Sir Robert Hart in China for sew
eral years.
His mother is the daughter Of
Canon Hugh Robinson of York.
Henry Boyle, his father. was sec
rotary of the Rugby Colony,
founded in Tennessee in 1873 by
his father. the Hon. John Boyle,
brother of the Earl Of Glasgow,
and Judge Thomas Hughes of lit
erary fame.
David Boyle and his wife have
several children. She was. before
her marriage, Miss Laura Tenant,
niece Of Mrs. Asquith.
Evening star., 1924-08-29
Headlights Cause Death.

ANDERSON, Ind, August 29.-Mrs.
Marjorie Foster, 21 years old, of New
York, a daughter of Orville Harold,
famous tenor. and a sister of Patti
Harold. musical comedy star. died
today in a hospital of injuries re-
ceived when an automobile ran down
an embankment near here. Her hus-
band, Floyd Foster, and two other oc-
cupants were bruised
The driver said he was blinded by
Evening star., 1924-08-29
KOsciuskO's Heart,
Relic in Museum, to
Be Brought to u. S.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA August 90
The National Polish Alliance, in
convention here. yesterday ap
pointed a committee to take charge
of efforts to bring to this country
the heart of Gen. Thaddeus Kos
ciusko of Revolutionary War fame.
His heart reposes in the Polish
National Museum in Rappersville,
Switzerland. Funds for the COM
pletion of a main dormitory of the
University of Lwow in Poland
were pledged by the alliance. An
appeal for this purpose was made
by Nine. Jane Arotowska, Ameri-
can wife of a professor in the uni
verSity.
Evening star., 1924-08-29
BOY, 10, WRECKED TRAIN
TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
Engineer Killed, Fireman Hurt by
Derailment Caused by Obstruc-
tiou on Track

ATHENS, Ohio, August 29.-Ralph
Roberts, 10, Toledo, yesterday con-
fessed that he placed a block of wood
on the tracks at Millfield, near here,
which Wednesday night wrecked New
York Central flyer, No. 6, according
to Coroner Louis Saunders.
Engineer Harry Sergeant was
killed and Peter Klein, fireman, prob
ably was fatally injured in the crash.
The boy said he had tried to wire
blocks of wood to the tracks before,
and only wanted to "see what would
happen
Evening star., 1924-08-29

their relations to the permanence of
our system than the late opposition
of the planet Mars has furnished
even after all the telescope observa-
tions and speculations of theoretical
fancies have been announced as to
what seems to be on the disk of
the planet 35,000,000 miles in space.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
WESTERN ELECTRIC BOSSES
| CANNOT KEEP TRUTH
FROM THEIR employees

The Western Electric Company
has found itself pOwerIess to stop
the truth about their damnable
speed-up piece-work system from
reaching the employees thru the
DAILY WORKER, which has ex-
posed the brazen bunk peddIed by
the company to keep the employees
down.
Thousands Of copies Of the DAILY
WORKER are being sold at the
Western Electric gates every day.
At noon yesterday over 1900 copies
of the DAILY WORKER were sold
In front Of the gates In twenty-five
minutes. On Thursday the entire
edition Of the DAILY WORKER was
sold out. and orders coming into the
office Tor 275 copies had to remain
untitled. II was difficult to dig up
enough DAILY WORKERS Thurs
day for the office files.
The campaign Of the DAILY
WORKER and the Workers Party
showing up the false promotion, and
goodwill propaganda Of the West
ern Electric efficiency hot-air ar
lists, has shown the Western EIec-
trio workers that In the DAILY
WORKER the workers have their
own newspaper which protects their
interests against the onslaught Of
large profIt-seekIne capitalists.
Monday the Young Workers
League will have statement In
the DAILY WORKER which will be
Of interest to the many thousand
young men and young women en-
pIoyed In the Western Electric
plant. Yesterday an extra four
thousand copies Of the DAILY
WORKER we're run off the press,
and every one found Its way to the
hands Of a Western Electric en-
pIoye.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Superior, Wisconsin
Sends Four Delegates
To St. Paul Meet

SUPERIOR, Wis, June 15.-Four
delegates from this city will be at the
Farmer-Labor party convention, June
II. The Trades and Labor assembly
appointed Karl Milde Of the carmen's
union to represent them at the con-
vention. In addition to this the Office
workers union is sending Miss Helen
Heinonen. The Cooperative Central
exchange, which is a cooperative
wholesale and bakery, will be repre-
scented by their manager, Eskel Rom.
Matti Tenhunen will represent the
Tyomies society, publishers of the
Tyomies, Finnish daily.
The Northern States Cooperative
league, an educational society, whose
aim is the furthering Of the cooper
alive movement, will be represented
at the convention by Phil DeMore OF
Duluth, MINI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Miners Gust Ku Ku
Member Who Wore
Mighty Wrong Time
Especial to the Daily worker.)

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-Ivan
Mackiny, until yesterday member of
Local No. 1855 of the United Mine
Workers of America of Livingston,
ILL.,, had to be escorted from town by
deputy sheriffs after he had been
found guilty of being member of the
Ku Klux Khan. Mackiny some time
ago took part in a booze raid and was
suspected Of membership in the hood
ed hoodlums. Formal charges were
preferred against him in the union.
At yesterdays meeting of Local
No. 1856, with over coo members pres
ent, the trial of Mackiny was held.
In compliance with the regulations OF
the union, court was appointed
which conducted the investigation and
hearing.
When brought before the bar of the
union, Mackiny stubbornly denied
membership in the X. X. K Later,
under severe cross-examination he al
mitted that he had Joined the mighty
brigade about six months ago. He
then admitted that he was at present
member of the "State Constabu-
larry" an organization known to be of
Khan origin and having no legal stand
ing.
The verdict of the union was that
he was member of the Khan, which
was in violation of the constitution Of
the U. M. w. Of A., and that he be ex-
PEELED from the. union forthwith. IL
was at this juncture that the deputy
sheriffs thought 1t advisable TO extend
protection to Mackiny against tho
wrath of the members of the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Detroit Can Judge
Whether Dawes is
Right Next Thursday
Especial to the Daily WOrker.)

DETROIT, Mich, June 15.-The ac-
tual conditions found to prevail in
Germany by American investigators,
such as General Dawes and Major AL
len, viii be shown on the screen at
the Carpathia hall, Elmwood and Pres
ton Sts., Thursday, June 10, at p. m.
The actual question of reparation will
have to be settled between the ex-
perts' commission and the various
governments, but the fantastic sums
paid by German workers for bread,
cabbage, herring and other bare ne
cessities of life are graphically shown
in this picture-"Russia and Germany,
a Tale of Two Republics"
Recent developments in Sovietland
are also shown, notably the Interna-
tional Agricultural Exposition, the
evolution of Russian agriculture and
the care and training of the children,
but the emphasis is laid upon German
conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
aandlt Attaoks cease.

MOSCOW, May 13--(By Mall. n
Reports from Vienna state that the
session OF the Russo-Roumanian com
mission at Kamenetz-Podols for the
settlement OF the frontier river Dnie-
ster conflicts is proceeding favorably
Since the commission has been in
session bandit attacks on the Dnie'
ster have ceased almost completely
In the event an agreement is reached
at Kamnetz-Podolsk, the negotiations
will be continued at Odessa and will
bear on the question of navigation or
the Dniester and other matters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Lawyers Union to
Fix Attorneys Pay
in Big Murder Case

Instead of the open shop plan OF
even collective bargaining the Chicago
lawyers union will fix the wages OF
thosehof its members employed on the
Leopold-Loeb job. The employers
who are hiring the lawyer trade-un
ionists to defend their sons on a
charge Of murder to which the sons
have confessed, announce that "the
lawyers representing the accused boys
have agreed that the amount Of their
fees (wages) will be determined by a
(scale) committee composed Of the
officers OF the Chicago Bar Associa-
ton" The association is the local
lawyers union IL claims 100 per cent
organization in Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
See them Smile: They sell the DAILY WORKER
BOSSES in PANIC

IF this is the kind of stuff they are
printing, they better look out" said
Moutaock, pointing to the article ex-
posing the trickery of the many thou
sand straw bosses. This is terrible
stuff"
Borg was the joke of the place Sat
urday. Borg is as sore as a wet hen,
one policeman said as he stopped and
gave Reeve a cigarette. He's up
stairs crashing his teeth. told him
he was damn fool.
The judge, Henry Sandusky, is a
pleasant enough young fellow, who, If
left to himself, would probably have
dismissed the case. But Borg was
running around like a little Western
Electric lap-dog Saturday. Taking
DAILY WORKER articles to the
states attorneys man, calling for the
blood of the DAILY WORKER, and
locking its reporter UP for two hours
in a rotten, sinking cell.
Unionization Must Come.
But the sales of the DAILY WORK
Err around the Western Electric
gates, continue to climb by the thou
sand, and the Western Electric eff
cheney system of low wages and high
speed production has drifted peril
ously near to the rocks.
For the first time in the history
of the company it is seen that in the
Workers Party and the DAILY
WORKER the Western Electric EN-
ployes have strong friends and the
Western Electric slave-driving profit
seekers have bitter enemies. For the
first time complete unionization OF
the Western Electric Company plant
is seen to be feasible and desirable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
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clothes champion of the Western
Electric, who arrested Reeve in front
of the Western Electric gates last
week. 1t was Moutaock who insisted
to Judge Henry Sandusky, that
Reeves bail be raised to $4OO real es-
tate or $4,000 cash.
The DAILY WORKER was much in
evidence in the courtroom. Moutaock
mumbled to the judge about This
kind of stuff they are printing against
the Western Electric" He ignored
the charges which were before Reeve
and confined himself to condemning
the DAILY WORKER for daring to
favor the employees in the Western
Electric in their fight against the low
wage speed system Of their employ
ers.
After Judge Sandusky had set the
hearing for next Saturday, A. Borg in
sisted that Reeve be locked up while
waiting for Bob Sullivan to bring the
cash bail out from the DAILY WORK
Err Office. Borg took every thrust at
the Western Electric as a personal
insult to him. The DAILY WORKER
begins to wonder why.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Wholesale Killing
of Koreans After
Jap Earthquake
(Hy he Federated Prsss.)

WASHINGTON. June 15.-Japanese
atrocities and officially-inspired mas
sacres of Koreans at the time of the
Japanese earthquake last summer are
the subject Of claim Tor Preparations
which the republic of Korea, main
tanned. by political exiles is holding
over the head OF the Toxic govern
|ment The Korean commission here
has reports from Japanese official
sources showing that 1856 Koreans
were slaughtered at that time.
"The incidents are too numerous
and horrible for publication" 1t says.
Two thousand Koreans, both men
and women, were the victims Of one
massacre. Roped together in groups
OF ten, they we're shot down and bay
onetted by detachments OF infantry,
cavalry and gendarmes, in systematic
regulated slaughter"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16

found guilty and they are letting him
wait upstairs. Borg simply is peeved
because you showed him up in the
DAILY WORKER"
A prominent owner of a group of
Cicero news stands stopped in front
of Reeves cell and said, Say, can
you let me have one of your DAILY
WORKERS? That's some paper I've
seen all kinds Of papers, but I never
saw one like that" This man agreed
to sell the papers on his Cicero stands
and slipped his name and address into
the cell.
Tom Myerscough asked Judge San
dusky how it happened that there
were two separate complaints Satur-
day, when only the charge of disor-
Derby conduct was filed when Reeve
was arrested. Il filed that charge
yesterday" Borg interrupted. THE
desk sergeant couldn't find another
ordinance to hold him on, but l found
it,"
"'TwilI DO Him Good"
Borg later asked Tom Myerscough
for a copy of the DAILY WORKER.
Sure" said Myerscough, read it,
it'll do you good" Borg read the
paper while and then padded over
to Moutaock, who seems to be guard
ing the interests of the Western Elec-
trio Company as a representative OF
scab States Attorney Grove.
Borg and Moutaock were heard to
console each others feelings as they
read the Western Electric articles in
the DAILY WORKER. Just think,
said Borg Indignantly, they had the
nerve to run down the wonderful
Western Electric doctor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
SPEEDED UP employees TOLD TO
TRUST THEIR GREEDY BOSSES

which he prates about the character
Of the Western Electric, when he
says: THE Western Electric has a
history of marvellous growth, from the
first tiny shop Of 1869 to AN AN
NUAL BUSINESS NOW OF MORE
THAN TWO HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS"
Results are what count" Knudsen
told me. "Of course, till you get over
your period of training you won't be
worth very much to us. You won't
be earning the money we give you,
and we can't start you off very high.
The next promotion period comes in
six months. When we hire man, our
knowledge of psychology and his ap-
plication have something to do with
our opinion Of him. But if you want
promotion you have to demonstrate
your loyalty to the company-your
ability-and you'll have to produce
results"
"AIways-a-chance" Bunk.
II can tell you this" Knudsen con-
tinued, trying to make me as anxious
for the job as possible, and trying to
salve over the low salary with bunk,
there is always a chance for adj
vancement. Yes, sir, there are jobs
just gaping for somebody to come
along" he repeated Il myself must
be ambitious. have to work my way
up the ladder the same as you do. All
our bosses come right from the ranks
We all have an equal chance in this
great organization"
/ told Knudsen when he again
pressed me to promise not to quit,
that didn't see why any man in his
right mind would take a job with
Western Electric at such a salary and
then not expect promotion. "Of
course expect promotion" l told
him. Il wouldn't want to work very
long on the salary you are giving
me-"
Knudsen had me down for 80 cents
an hour, but it was finally arranged
that l should work for $50 a week.
had the feeling that the cost reduc-
ton department, which was busy in
Knudsen's department slashing wages
and firing men, had me down as an
unsuspecting new man for a piece of
Especially dirty work.
A Ride With Joe.
In the next issue 1 will tell how
took ride in Joe's elevator, Joe be-
ing the man who has worked thirty
years for the company. and the entire
time been promoted from the freight
to the passenger elevator, and given
four-star button as reward for his
years of service. / will also tell later
about the medical examination which
every Western Electric employe has
to pass thru, and will give some more
inside dope given me by some of the
Western Electric bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Key Pounders oet RaIse.

ST. LOUIS, June 15.--About III
teIegraphers employed by the st
Louis Terminal Railroad Association
are affected by recent decision Of
the rail board granting a Ave cents
hourly increase Of wages. The mer
had demanded 7.76c and two weeks
vacation with pay. The board refused
to pass upon the vacation question
The company offered the men a two
cent increase before the matter went
to the board All Of the employees are
members Of the Order OF Railroad
Telegraphers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Western Electric breaches Open Shop Ideals
HENRY'S GIFT HORSE
TO HIS SLAVES HAS
ROPES TIED ON TO IT

DETROIT, Mich, June 15.-Hen-
ry Ford's new plan Of working his
$4,000 office employees only five
days week instead Of giving them
a two weeks vacation went into
effect Saturday.
From now on executives, clerks,
stenographers and office boys get
Saturdays off for at least three
months to make up for their lost
vacations.
Continuance Of the five-day week
after that time, however, will mean
a proportionate reduction in pay.
Send in that Subscription Today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
Florida Lynches
Four Negroes in
One Terror Week

NEW YORK, June 15-Four Ne
groes we're lynched at Fort Myers.
Fla, within a week: r. Wilson and
Milton Williams on May rs, and Gabe
Nathan and Riley Thornton on May
30, reports the American Civil Liber-
ties union. In both instances the old
charge that the Negroes attacked
white women was used. Protestations
Of innocence by the Negroes were
made in vain.
Send In that SubserlntIon Todavf
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-16
school Runs seab Shoe.

LAWRENCE, Kas., June 15.-Non-
union conditions are stubbornly main
tanned at the Kansas state university
printery at Lawrence. The superin-
tendent, who hopes to become state
public printer by catering to the old
industrial court anti-labor group OF
politicians, is former member OF the
typographical union. Lawrence Local
81 is fighting to unionize the college
shop