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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-11

cember II establishments reported
that wage rates were decreased.
More employees were affected by the
decrease than by the increases.
Average weekly earnings during
December amounted to $26.73 or APP
proximately 7.3 per cent higher than
in December year ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-11

ought to be hamstrung," grunt-
ed a husky voice. Eyes,
lynched," supported another,
evidently a kluxer.
The straying reporter was at loss.
If the Bolshevik proprietor of the
book store, who many times in the
capitalist press has been reputed to
be nuisance, had closed up shop and
beat it, it would to the hundred per
centers be good radiance; and tne
straying reporter could not fathom
this inordinate desire to hamstring
and lynch.
Just then HAY Seed" in Uncle
Sans whiskers and high boots,
chuckled, "He should be sentenced to
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For Recognition of Soviet Ru..ial
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11
psfauItsrs Code Of Morals

The defaulter's mind-his' code OF
morals-sometimes Is curious" he re
called. Il was telling the Pace schoe
students OF a case when Mr.. LafrenI
now president Of this company. was
an accountant investigating claims
He examined q mans records anu
something stold him that all was no'
right. He was suspicious of CERTAIN
transactions. and when he had sup
posedly finished he asked the defauite'
In an offhand. innocent sort OF wa.
Now Ia that ALP No. said the ue
faulter. Il can't tell you lie, ano
then he confessed to all the snao'
transactions Here was man WI.
was a thief and yet whose code
morals or his conscience would not pe
him be untruthful Rather curious
fellow with doctrine like that. h'
died In prison
How does the defsulter come to taA.
the frst crooked step? That ul
dollar---the one the teller or the pooA
keeper takes and promises himseLI
return the next day--has the eneu
that prohibitionists say the first drln
has on a man Keep him from 'na'
first drink. they say. and he won't ~
come drunkard. Certainly II w
employee never takes the FIRST do.la
he won't become a defaulter- A'e
the f1rst the resistance II cracked. sn
soon II breaks Then comes speeui'
tion. gambling or extravagances
-Many a naturally honest feH'a,
says Mr. McGnn. rs poor all b.s ~.
because he thinks be- has to make ns
nelghbors believe he Is rich. Most :
he embezzlers and defauifers ~
nads from task sneh men
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11
Find Rich Gold
Field in Siberia

tive study OF volumlnous literature,
maps and statistics and many personal
Journeys and field inspections Of yari-
Gus parts1of Siberia, states the conclu-
sions that THE area adjacent TO the
Stanovoi, Zhugd-Zhur and Yablonoi
ranges is that which is most accessible
to the western world and will soonest
give results from exploration"
Area Over 1000 Square Miles.
The report. after describing the his
tory Of the region, the beginning OF
east Siberian mining. physical features
and extent Of the Stanovoi field. as well
as other mineral deposits asserts the
existence of untouched stores Of gold,
saying
1T is idle TO make the trite remark
that the region described Is one Of un-
limited possibilities. II is equally idle
to expect any exploitation OF the metal
and mineral deposits 10 the benefit Of
Russia and the world for several years
20 come. The writer would point ont.
however, that the Okotsk-Ulya region
at seaboard constitutes a distinctly
new discovery OF alluvial gold. which
has every indication Of containing great
commercial reserve.
Considering the areal extent already
apparent. Of more than 1000 square
miles, within so miles os the seacoast,
over every part of which, so far as ex-
plored, gold Is found, he regards II as
potential discovery Of far greater
Importance than any or the Isolated
Alaska or Klondike discoveries of the
last century"
Scattered portions Of this field have
already added s6OO.0OO.OOo 70 the
worlds store Of gold and the ma ajor
part of II Is entirely unknown outside
of Russian literature and professional
circles.
| The development Of aircraft. the
increase Of commercial shipping ON the
Pacific ocean, the better chartine of
remote seas and altogether the in.
creased ability OF engineers and nav.
igators to deal with rigorous sub.
arctic conditions. win In the course q,
a very few years make the zone Of ths
stanovoi one Of the accepted fields q,
economic exploitation, although tn.
yastness Of the distances win enforc.
the construction Of roads from III,
vrsan through the mountain passes /,
the interior.
The TransSiberinn RAILWAY has NJ
more to do with the region describe,
than has. for example,. the souther,
Pacific to do with Hudson's bay an
the Great Slave lake, SO vast and !
far beyond the ken OF ordinary huma
conception is this supercontinent 4
Asia. which. itself a cradle OF race
immeasurably old, n yet today beip
lre-discovered industrially.-
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Rob Employers
Of S2OO,OOO,OOO

went 70 Oklahoma and got another
telegraph job under another name.
She repeated the thefts and went 70
Wyoming. All through the West they
trailed her She ROBBED the same tele-
graph company in a half dozen cities
before they finally caught her.
Another case Of n woman Office
crook-this one had red hair. too, by
the way-was in one OF the larger
cities Of the East She wasn't pretty,
merely red haired and capable. and
her employer came 10 trust her I'm
piicitly. Her job was as a sort OF
assistant treasurer Of this company.
which was large one.
Was Short $4,000.
The employer. who never dreamed
that his efficient employee would even
think Of doing wrong. signed or ini-
tailed everything she put under his
nose. She managed 10 slip through
hundreds Of fake vouchers. she con-
verted all the Liberty bond coupons
10 cash and put IL In her own purse.
Finally somebody in the Office became
suspiciouS-it wasn't the boss-and
when they broke into her desk they
found the vouchers and the other rec
ords that gave her away.
This woman was short $4,000. The
surety company lost $4,000 and the
employers lost the remaining $4,000.
We investigated this case very
thoroughly" said Mr.. McGinn -She
apparently had what they call an In
feriority complex She knew she
wasn't pretty. SO .she went out and
bought $1,000 worth Of clothes. She
Went out TO dinner every two or three
nights at a cost OF SIS q night. We
found that she had spent $4,000 for
jewelry. $4,000 for house. $1,000 for
two automobiles. 5000 for liquor and q
great mass OF jade. trinkets and mis-
ceIlaneous stun. And somehow she
contrived TO put 500 month In the
savings bank. It had always been her
habit" (-
Another case. a very recent one.
had to do with a young man who
worked as a bookkeeper during the
day and attended classes at the uni
versity every night. He belonged 70
fraternity. and most Of the boys had
better clothes and enjoyed themselves
more than he did. The hoy was re
llgious. Here is his confession:
always before went 10 bed at
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11
Stanoyoi Belt HeraIded as Dis
coyery Of Greater Importance
That the KIondike.

New York.-The Stanovoi gold belt
OF Siberia Is heralded as "a potential
discovery Of far greater Importance
than any Of the Isolated Alaska or
klondike discoveries Of rfe last cen
tury," by Chester Wells Purington,
Harvard graduate, mining engineer and
geologist Of Yokohama, in a report to
the American Institute OF Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers. Since the re-
ceipt of~this report, the result Of sew
eral years Of investigation, news has
reached the national headquarters OF
the institute here that Purington was
lost In the Tokyo disaster in vain at
tempt to save his two children after
having rescued his wife.
PuringtOn's report. based on exhaus-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11
Wild OUTLAW Bull of
Haleakala Is Killed

Makswao, Isi4Aa of Maui, 7.
H.-The Wild outlaw bull ~
HaleakaIa, thar has raa--i the
slopes OF the wlrids 4-.eS TX.
tinct. volcanic crater, denying oil
attempts 10 capture him. for the
last IL years. va, Killed finally
In a recent rUU-.tp Il nearby
ranches. aceuCLzS % word
brought here,
The bull. black ara frrot.oas
descendant of -n- stock mrprt.
ed by King kraa A more
than a century ago. gId ryad.
ed capture So .op- 1- many u
the Older genera o Di cowbDys
had become sCgrrst.'.aus r.
garding him. y. .as,T seemed
able 20 settle shout h, horns
permanently. He bad taken a
wicked toll of horses alt a.
tempts at his capture s.l geen
virtually abandoned Finally a
party OF four yQlnS co0 boys
had Determined % make q last
try. They started IN search o;
the bull early z the morning
and sighted hlE late In the ~.
ernoon- They surrounded um
and finally brought him ~ me
ground after a I1n- struggle.
The bull managed 10 s. The.
horse of one of the four p it-s
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11
Electrical Experts See
Man Killed at Switch

Everett. AIass.-While showing a
group OF visiting engineers about a
transformer station OF the Maiden
Electric company here John Fl. Grim.
mons of Somerville, an electrical en-
gineer employed by the company, was
killed by electricity in a manner cleo
trical experts present were unable TO
explain
Crimmons pointed TO high power
switch, his finger heing az leasr three
inches from the metal. He suddenly
collapsed and died. Thirty power ex-
perts from all parts or New England
were among the visitors.
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Young Girl KILLED hx p.anut.

Marquette, Mich. Helen Ruth.
seven years old, daughter Of Charles
Robinson Of Iron River, died in a hos
pital here from suifocation caused by
a peanut lodged in The bronchial tube
All efforts by her parents and DOCTORS
70 eStricate II we're unsuccessful and
she was brought here in the hope rnat
an A-ray photograph would help, bur
the peanut was too soft 10 register on
the plate and the girl died.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11
Iut's Parentage
Proves a Puzzle
French West Africa
to Protect Monkeys

Paris.-So great has become
the demand for chimpanzees,
wanted for the operation of
grating and for purposes of
scientific experimentation, that
the governor general of French
West Africa has prohibited the
capture, keeping, buying or sell
ing and export of the animals
throughout the colony
Chimpanzees, the animal near
est 10 man, have been particu-
lariv useful for experiments
with the tuberculosis microbe.
For this reason they were taken
to Europe, but they rapidly sue
cumbed to the rigors of the un-
accustomed climate.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11

dicament as when he east about for a
husband for his eldest daughter,
searched for husband for this third
4 daughter, Enkhos en.pa-Aten--the sec
on, presumably, having died--and
chose another noble OF his court.
Now history does record that there
was at Akhenaten's court noble by
the name OF Tutu. He seems 10 have
been man Of fairly strong personality
and to have enjoyed not lncnnsider-
able sphere of influence, and IL may
have been thar Akhenaten chose him
as the next best man TO marry Enkhos
en-pa.Aten. then a girl OF about twelve
years of age
Give Mothers Name.
A scarab found some considerable
time ago in the temple 0f Osiris, at
Abydos, stated thar Tutankhamen's
mother was known as "Mert RAJ This
does not tell us much, but iuasmuch az
there was no mention that she was OF
royal blood, Il may he hazarded that
Tutankhamen, on one inscription left
by himself, refers 20 Amenherep 1T as
his father Possibly he was the son ot
III by one Of that mon
arch's concuhines. Bur the reference
more probably was TO his 'predeceS-
sor" rather than his actus father. So
thar nothing definite is known Of Tut I
parentage, and for want Of /
more authoritative II may
le accepted thar Tutankhamen was the
noble in Akhenaten's court. |
~ name Tutu.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-11

night I got down on my snees and
prayed that the Lord would keep
temptation from me. was isught 70
do that from childhood ! believed "a
prayer. and every night asked thAI
would be spared temptation Bu' |
wasn't spared. for the Temptation
came to me and stole from my en-
pioyer."
That boy" said Mr.. McGinn. ZAP
peared much more concerned over 'he
failure OF prayer than over his OWE
crookedness / wanted TO KICK me
sacrilegious little rat"
Then there are the strange cases
where the defaulter really has no mo
tiye at all, The claim manager told Of
= hank cashier who aided two of hid
business acquaintances to finance
large manufacturing company by
system OF klting checks between hi;
bank and another. He got nothing at
an out OF II. There was fire In his
bank. and when the accountants
checked up the books thoroughly ne
was caught short $4,000. But ne
hadn't got cent OF II. lie simply
had boundless confidence in the ability
OF the manufacturing scheme TO
make good.
"He was a queer case" said VT.
McGinn. mo motive-just a poor fool
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
HUNDREDS VIEW
 HOME DISPLAYS
Preparedness Is Keynote Of Electrically Equip
 ped House

Success which attended the opening of the Electrical Home" at 2811 Argyle avenue, arranged by the Bir- mingham Electrical league and The Age Herald, continued to an even more marked degree Friday.
 The national keynote of the day was "preparednessv and it was particularly in keeping that the house exhibited to hundreds of visitors, emphasized pre- paredness in electric equipment and wiring for the home-builder. The throngs which took advantage of the ex- position, due in part to the general ob- servance of {. half holiday, set a mark in. numbers which will be something for the remaining eight days to shoot at.
 The purpose of the display is purely educational. and it promotes in no way the, sale of electrical supplies.
 As an complication of this the home displays a section of labor-saving devices such as an electric stove, a re- frigerator which preserves perfectly without the aid of ice, dish washer which sterilizes and drys without being touched by hands, cleaners which scrub and polish, a washing machine which washes, wrings, blues and dry the laundry, and an ironer which presses it.
 The home will be open to the public between the hours of 2 and 10 o'clock. It is located on top of Milner Heights with signs posted for guidance of mo- toristss ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
SILHOUETTES OF STATE CAPITOL
lState Capital Bureaul

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Sept. 12.- The state capitol was the scene of i'm pressive exercises Soday, on the occasion of National Defshse Test Day. The capitol was closed during the afternoon state officials joining with other citi zens in the demonstration.
 Business was suspended in the city for the afternoon and the parade. was carried out in splendid style. It was estimated that A local organizations participated. Planes from Maxwell Field flew over the line of march in bat. tie formation.
 The capitol was elaborately deco rated with the national colors, which were displayed also on many private buildings in the city.
 The exercises on the south lawn of the capitol included music by the Ma sonic home band. Governor Brandon was in splendid form, and his address was frequently applauded. Flag cere- monies by the uniform rank, Woodman of the World, concluded the exercises. The parade, and the demonstration as whole, was regarded as one of the most successful patriotic exhibitions which has been staged in the cradle of the Confederacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
HUNDREDS SEEK
 ADVICE IN LOVE
 FROM WAHLETKA
Age-Herald Will Publish Answers Of Seeress .ess
 To Questions

%eSince the announcement in Thurs Hays Age-Herald that Princess Wah- letka, the internationally famous 1n- dian seeress would answer questions through the columns of this newspaper during her engagement at Leow's Bijou opening Monday matinee. hundreds of letters have been pouring into the office of Loew's theater.
 @ In Fridays mail were noted letters from almost every town in the state and stores of letters from readers in Birmingham. Princess Wahletka has just returned to the states after a won- derfully successful engagement in Eng land and one the continent. While in England ahe was presented to his royal highness, the Prince of Wales and pre- sented him with a pair of moccasins which she made with her own hands. While abroad she was much feted by royalty and was the guest of honor at many swagger garden parties. Wahletka has the distinction of being the stellar attraction for the Ziegfeld frolic and played forty consecutive weeks on the New Amsterdam roof.
 Ask her any question-love, marriage. finance, domestic problems. She will answer through The Age-Herald ten questions daily. Just write your ques- fion Nlainly. Give correct name and address. In answering, only the Initials will be used, so that there will be no embarrassment. Send your ques- lions to Loew's Bijou theater. You may be among the fortunate ones to have the great Indian mystic solve your problems.
 Wahletka is in Atlanta this week and fs proving a sensation. Her prediction of the sentence that would be given Leob and Peopold was printed in an Atlanta paper Monday-three days be- fore the judge pronounced his decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
PERSHING PRAISED ON RETIREMENT DAY
Alabama Legion Post Sends Tel
 egram To General
(State Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 12.- Montgomery post No. ?, American Legion, through Post Commander H. k, ~ Spangler, today wired General John J. Pershing on the occasion of his last day of active service, expressing apprecia- ton of the generals achievements and pledging the support of the American Legion in making America a better prepared nation.
 Following is the text of the message ::
 s'General John J. Pershing, Washing Con, D. O.:
 .All legionaires in Montgomery, Ala, are saddened by the knowledge of the fact that today marks your retirement from active service as general of the armies. As the years roll by, we, of the legion, shall appreciate more and more your military genius, your steadfast re fusal to capitalize your splendid achievements for personal gain, and above all, your tireless efforts since the World war to so arrange that never again will our country be caught un- prepared for sudden attack by any enemy.
 ''Rest assured that the work which lays before you equals in importance that which is done and gone and that YOU can ever rely upon the American Legion to uphold your hands and lend to. you every humanely possible assis- tance in making America a better pre- pared nation. The members the post will continue to follow you with their old-time confidence and respect. May you always be happy .and may you be spared long to serve your country, hu manity and the American Legion.
 HI. R. SPANGLER, Commander Montgomery Post Amer
 ican Legion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
CAR SOMERSAULTS;
 TWO MEN INJURED
J. N. Weaver And Charles Will
 son In Hospital

J. N. Weaver and Charles Wilson, both of 908 Thirteenth street, north, were seriously injured Friday when their automobile turned turtle on the Miner Crescent road.
 Weaver sustained broken shoulder and possibly internal injuries. Wilson sustained fractured skull. Both men were removed to the South Highland in firmary by Vices ambulance, where their condition is considered serious, but not necessarily fatal.
 The accident occurred when Weaver attempted to apply his brakes in pass ing another car, he said When the brakes took hold the car turned a somersault on the steep grade. It turned over several times before coming to a stop. The automobile, which had been rented from Weir Brothers agency, was a complete wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
BARGE PROBLEMS NEAR SOLUTION,
 ASHBURN SAYS
Committee To Leave For Conference At Tus-
 calOOsa

Every unsolved problem in connec. tion with the Warrior river barge line, or affecting that operation, is in pro- cess of amicable adjustment, General T. Q. Ashburn, manager of Inland Wa terways, declared Friday night. His statement was made after a full day of conference with industrial leaders, where very detail of the service, its improvement and its future, were gone over by experts of this district.
 It was stated that General Ashburn, Captain Pickely and Robert A. Brown, of the advisory committee, will leave Saturday morning for Tuscaloosa to confer with citizens of that city in reference to the service. The party will return during the late arternoon.
 One of the principal problems be- fore General Ashburn Friday was the payment to be made to the Birmingport corporation for the properties there which sum is said to be more than $250000. This will be solved by the payment of the move, according to General Ashburn.
 May Buy Barges
 That the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company has constructed and delivered to the service 20 steel barges and 2S wooden barges also was an- nounced. General Ashburn said it was being discussed as to whether the barges should be purchased outright by the service or whether they should be leased. An agreement as to that prob- lem will not be affected until Presi- dent Crawford of the Tennessee com pany is consulted.
 General Ashburn said that the Louis vile and Nashville railroad would agree to a general division of rates at Tus- caloosa, Birmingham and Demopolis. Other rates are being discussed and it is believed several adjuCments will be made later with other railroads.
 General Ashburn was unable to ob- tain a conference with A. B. Aldridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13

! fs 5 e4 rs and seriously wounded there last night by Ernest Rodgers during n revival meeting which was in progress in the community. The wounded divine was immediately rushed here to the Wills Valley sanitorium here to the Wills clan Of Chattanooga was down this morning in an effort to have his life.
 Upon examination it was found that the bullet had penetrated the chest and while not locating the missile it was thought toa be lodged in or near the liver. An x-ray was made Of the wound tonight and the physicians. at the hospital state it is their, opinion unless complications set up that the preacher will live.
 It is alleged that Rodgers and his younger brother Joe had been disturb ing the evening and that several cit izens present were endeavoring to ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13

rest the men when es Rev. Casle, who among the number was attempting to pull Joe from his automobile, Ernest Rodgers jerked out his pistol and shot the minister. During the excitement following the shooting the two Rodgcek boys slipped away. &
 The sheriff and his deputies answerea the call for help and they are securing thought to be in hiding in the fastncssqs of the mountains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
TINY MCOY HANGS
 FOR SHAVING THREE

WHEELING, W. Va, Sept. 12.- Tiny Mccoy, g, of Cass, Pocahontas county, was hanged in the state prison at Moundville at 5 o'clock today for the murder of his wife, mother-in-law and brother-in-law, last April.
 Mccoy went calmly to his death for the murder of his wife, Mrs. Sallie Vir- ginia. Mccoy, her mother, Mrs. William Totten, and her brother, Herbert Tot ten. Mccoy admitted the triple mur- der at the time of his sentence and de- clared the crimes were committed in fit of anger over domstic troubls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13

receiver for the Ensley-Southern, re- garding the operation of that line, but it was stated conference would be arranged prior to his departure for St. Louis.
 General Ashburn has been much pleased with his trip south. He has been liberal in his compliments to Rob- ert A. Brown, of his advisory com mittee, for investigations made and work performed for the service. The fact was also stated that the entire system of waterways would be in spected in Novembe- by a party headed by the Secretary of War, General Ash burn, MT. Brown and others which will start at St. Louis and end at the port of Birminghamport.