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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16

"About 10000 feet of motion pic
lures were shown to the Esklmos, in
cluding several reels taken on the
voyage Of 1917. The natives stood
spell-bound on the shii as they saw
friends and relatives, some of them
long since dead, brougE, back to life
and motion by the white mans magic
machine.
Previous indications that glaciers
are advancing and not retreating
have been confirmed.
Macmillan said that he had heard
by radio of the discovery Of white
Indians" in Panama. They are AL
binos, he declared.
white Eskimos? I've seen lots Of
them," he added. "They only mean
that some other white men had been
there ahead of you. They are half
breeds"
The Bowdoin brings back, in addi-
tion to much scientific data in the
fields of geology, meteorology and
ornithology, great variety Of furs,
Eskimo canoes, arms and carved
ivory. Despite his recent trip of Is
months and the fact that he has
spent the greater part of the past
l6 years in the Arctic regions, Mac
MILAN said he would be back at this
port next June, outward bound for
the Polar Regions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
Weather Report

A4lSuCoV "AuO SClOClCy %
WEATHER FORECASTS
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat
warmer tonight.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Wednesday. Somewhat warmer
tonight west portion.
General Weather Conditions
The pressure map has not changed
materially since yesterday morning.
1t is still high over the Great Lakes
region and low in the extreme West
and extreme South. Precipitation
occurred in Iowa, Missouri and Illi-
nois while elsewhere over the West
the weather is generally fair. Sea-
sonable temperatures prevail in all
sections. Only a few places in North
Dakota reported light frost while
none of the Canadian stations report
ed frost.
Orris w. Roberts.
Meteorologist
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
FROST VISITS
TWO POINTS

Fargo, Sept. 16.-Jamestown and
Dunn Center, North Dakota, both
were visited by frost last night. ac-
cording to weather reports received
here. The frost at jamestown, it is
thought, ranged from heavy to kill
ing while that at Dunn Center was
likely light to heavy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
FAIR TO FEATURE DAIRYING

Beach, N. D., Sept. 16.-The annual
Golden county fair to be held in
Beach on Oct. 2, 3, 4, will feature the
dairy industry products and officers
have announced many special prizes
to winners of butter, poultry, dairy,
livestock, cheese and other similar
exhibits. Eastern Montana farmers
will also be exhibitors.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
MILL BOARD MEETS

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 16.-The
regular meeting Of the board of man.
ayers of the state mill and elevator
was opened this afternoon. Attorney
General George Shafer is in Grand
Forks, presumably in connection
with the board meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
CLEARS N. D. ROBBERIES?
FIFTY BELIEVED
BURNED IN MINE BLAST

Kemmerer, WyO, Sept. 16.-Fiftyfi men engaged
in repair work in Mine No. of the Kemmerer Coal Com
pany at Suble Wyoming miles north of here,
entombed by explosion at IL as o'clock today according
to word received here by company officials.
Smoke pouring out in great volume at 80 this after
Mining officials believe all killed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
Fire Department Called

The fire department was called to
the home of Charles Wright, 507
Fifteenth street, about $3.50 o'clock
last night. A short circuit in elec-
trio wiring caused fire scare.
There was no damage, the depart
ment reported.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
ESKIMO FLAPPERS DESCRIBED BY
CAPT. MACMILLAN, HOME FROM ARCTlCS
Don't Bob HAIR But They Like to Smoke and Are Coquet
tish the Explorer Finds-Tels of White Indians and
Amusement of Eskimos at Motion Pictures

Sydney Nova Scotia Sept 16-(By the PCapt Donald Bax
Macmillan,
this fifteen
Land told Eskimo fpprs
Ekimos motion
"The Eskimo
smoke cigarettes Macmillan
enough girls around this
ditiOnam the sklros"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
CHILD DRINKS LYE MIXTURE

Selfridge, N. D., Sept. 16.-The 8
year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
Schwartz Of this place, is in a criti.
cal condition as the result of drink
ing q mixture Of lye.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
FIRE DESTROYS
PARK RIVER
MILL, ELEVATOR

Grand Forks, Sept. 16.-Park River
mill and elevator was totally Destroy
ed by fire early this morning. Loss
is estimated at $4,000. Cause of the
blaze is unknown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
TRAVELLERS HELD

Tientsin, China, Sept. 16.-Travel-
ers from Urga, seat of the Mon
golian government, arriving here to-
day, declared that as a result of po-
litical upheavals there, dozen for
eign residents-American British
and Danish--are not permitted to
leave the city.
The travellers also declared that
Premier Danzan of Mongolia had
been shot by order of the Mongol So
Wet, members of which are alleged
to be plotting with the central
Chinese government at Peking for
the return of Mongolia to China.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
RENEW DRIVE

Shanghai, China, Sept. 16.-The
Kiangsu army today opened re-
newed and determined offensive near
Liuho on the Yangtse river west of
this city, in an effort to reach the
Woosung forces, according to re-
port issued by the Lungwha head
quarters of the Chekiang army.
Simultaneously attacks were
launched by Kiangsu at Kiating and
along the railroads. Bombardments
are progressing along the entire
line and the casualties continue to
mount. The battle lines were ap-
parently unchanged by the renewed
fighting. The weather remains
clear. In the foreign settlements in
Shanghai, everything remains quiet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
IN CHICACO ON BUSINESS

Governor Nestos is in Chicago on
business for the State Industrial
Commission, in connection with its
finances.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16

Algerian wheat crop is but little
more than half its last years pro-
duction. ~ ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
FIERCE BATTLE
BEING WAGED.
FOR SHANGHAI
Reported That Peking Gov
ernment Has Sent Rein
fOrcements to Defendants
FIGHT IN MUD, WATER
Also Reported That Manchur-
ian and Peking Troops
Clash to the North
FIGHT IN MUD, WATER

Shanghai, China, Sept. 16-Rein-
forcements from the Peking govern
ment to be thrown into battle
against the Chekiang forces de-
Tending Shanghai were reported 85
miles west of here at 11:45 p. m.
last Sunday, according to a messen-
ger from the Kiangsu front who re-
turned here today.
The troops, 5000 in number, were
we'll armed and equipped and were
moving toward the Shanghai front
in two special trains on the Shang-
hai-Nanking Railway, the messenger
said.
Wounded Kiangsu troops return
ing from the Liuho front, where a
fierce battle was in progress today
for possession of territory adjacent
to Woo Sung, outer anchorage of
Shanghai, told DR.. +. A. Wilmott, at
tached to the Kiangsu army medical
corps at Quinsan, that 1--WE have been
fighting waste deep in water through
torrential downpours."
The Chekiang troops are most
stubborn opponents and have been
employing grenades and land mines
with destructive effect.
The Kiangsu wounded were moved
to Quinsan in special train. The
American Red Cross corps from
Nanking is assisting in care of
wounded behind the Kiangsu lines.
NORTHERN CLASH REPORTED
Peking. Sept. 16.-Reports were
received here today that Chihlian
and Manchurian troops had clashed
at Chaoyand, in northern Chilli,
about 20 miles in an air line from
the border of Manchuria. No Off
cial confirmation of the report has
been Forthcoming.
Representatives of the British and
American governments today Off
cially informed the Chinese govern
ment that they could not accept the
blanket prohibition of travel of their
nationals in the provinces of Kiang-
su, Chekiang, Anhwei and Kiangsi.
The diplomats stated that they
were entirely willing to recognize
the right to the Chinese govern
ment to bar foreigners from zones
where the fighting actually was 60
ing on, but that they were unwill-
ing to assume responsibility for ex-
tending the prohibition to other
parts of the bellgerent provinces.
Recruiting announced to be for the
transport service in the coming hos
tilities to the Northward was pro-
ceeding today. Military officials al
so were Communicating carts, horses,
mules and camels, giving in exchange
official receipts which constituted
promises to pay if the property TAX
en- in each case should not be re-
turned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16

Canadian wheat crop is about 40
per. cent smaller than last years
yield. --.---.--..--...->A.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16
FIGHT IN DARKNESS

Shanghai, China, Sept. 16.-(10:30
p. m.)-Darkness failed to stop the
fighting on the eastern end" battle
front in the vicinity of Shanghai to-
night. The offensive of the Kiang-
su army seeking to capture the city,
continued.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-16

WEATHER FORECASTS
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Somewhat warmer tonight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02
The Bankruptcy Of Germany Told in Figures

phenomenon. The German state was
already financially bankrupt two
years ago. But this fact was con-
cealed by the continually increased
output Of paper money. In the au.
tumn of 1923, all possibility Of fur
Their concealment came to an end as
the landowners and peasants refused
to sell their products in exchange
for paper money. As result, it be-
came impossible to supply the towns
with food, and the imperative neces-
sity arose of creating a new cur
rency which would be accepted by the
peasants. This led to the creation
Of the Rent Mark, and put a check
to the further covering Of the deficit,
and thereby to the concealment Of
bankruptcy by the unlimited issue Of
paper money.
The cause of the bankruptcy Of the
German Reich-apart from the for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

Germany is bankrupt. The cap
italist state is impotent, and cannot
maintain any system. Recently the
state was not in a position to pay
its officials their salaries. They re-
ceived only half Of their pay with
the promise that the remaining half
would be paid later. The state rail-
ways, which have recently been sep
arated financially from the German
state, are equally bankrupt. The
bankruptcy is not limited to the
Reich and the business enterprises of
the Reich: every individual state and
every town is likewise bankrupt.
Production itself is involved IN a
most severe crisis. The number Of
unemployed among the six most i'm
portant trade unions, according to the
returns of the skilled trade unions,
Is as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

tern, to secure greater durability.
Attic total production is less, invi-
vidnal productivity has more than
doubled over pre-war.
This has been due chiefly to the
introduction of the American sys-
tenn of dividing work into a great
many separate processes, which has
been substituted for the old method
Of each worker tailoring whole
garment.
The director himself took us thru
the various departments of the fac
tory. It was not as light and airy
or web constructed as the factories
for civil clothing which l have Wis
tied, and they are still using the
same clumsy machinery used in the
old days, for they have not been
able, as yet, to replace it with
new. An interesting department
Of the plant was machine shop,
where a number Of mechanics are
constantly at work repairing ma
chinery in order to keep it work
ing at capacity. They have found
this much more satisfactory than
sending out for extra parts, or for
outside mechanics, especially since
the old machines are in such fire.
quent need of repair.
The general atmosphere was not
as efficient and American as in
the Comintern factory, or the Mos
cow Experimental, which have the
advantage of comparatively new
buildings, fresh machinery and a
fair number of American trained
workers. Still they have done re-
markably well at the Clara Zetkin.
TIE workers seem a happy lot and
turn out high grade of work.
The director told us that when
he had first tried to introduce the
American mass production methods
some of the workers had cursed
aad ragged at him. In fact, a meet
ing was held to protest against
giving up their old slow, waste
full, but familiar, process. At last,
however, he convinced them, and
now they are proud of their new
way Of work.
We were particularly interested in
one room, where only women work
ed, all engaged in specially light
work. "These," said the forewoman
Of the department, "are our moth
ers." This special department. is
reserved for nursing mothers when
they come back to work after the
four months leave of absense al
lowed for childbirth. These moth
ers, for nine months thereafter, work
only six hours agday, lat full pay)
and may go home to nurse their
babies three times day. The spe-
clal departmentkwas organized for
them in order lot to interfere with
the other work 81 the factory. They
work on the very hghtest opera
tions.
"And these are our factory chill
dren, they told US, as we came upol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

Of these amounts the greater por-
ton was derived from taxes on the
working class (wage tax reductions)
and on the consumers" - (Which,
likewise, means in an overwhelming
measure, the working CLASSY in the
form of taxes on the turnover Of bust
ness houses and taxes on articles Of
consumption. The taxes paid by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

According to these figures, there
are in the most important branches
of production, already 57.3 per cent
Of the workers either unemployed or
on part time. Production in Ger
many is laboring under the most Sc
we're crisis which can be imagined.
This crisis is bound up in the closest
manner with tho bankruptcy Of the
state.
The present bankruptcy Of the Ger
man state finances, which is becom-
ing SO plainly apparent, is no new
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

r EFORE the war. the eniv fac
- tories in Russia that made
clothing were military, and in all
Russia there were only a few Of
these. / have seen in Moscow a
humber Of clothing factories for civil
work, organized since the revolution.
and found them modern, well-equip-
ped buildings, fitted out with cleo
tric cutting and pressing machine
equipment from America and Ger
many, and employing the NEST ur-
to-date production plans. l was
anxious to compare with these one
OF the old factories that had ex-
listed before the war. Thru the
AIl-Russian Clothing Syndicatn, !
secured permission and guide to
visit the Clara Zetkin" factory. a
private factory of the Mande-R aitz
firm, founded some twenty years
before the revolution, and called In
those days the "Mars" factory. The
son Of the old owner, by the way,
is now one of the financial experts
in the State Clothing Syndicate, has
worked with them faithfully for
two years, and is one Of the most
valuable members of the staff.
The factory is on the outskirts
Of Moscow. a Sarge group Of build
ings standing together and making
a whole community in themselves.
Inside the big gates we found the
yard clean and well swept. The
group Of buildings looked a bit
weather beaten, but in good repair.
In the first was the managers Of
fee. Here were remnants Of by
gone splendor-a large, cracked peer
glass faced the top Of the stairs,
with an ornate gilt frame m a
rather disreputable state. 1 ne
ticed, however, that everything ne
cessary fer practical use-windows,
stairways, etc.-had been kept re-
paired, even tho the decorations had
been sadly neglected. In the Office
Of the manager the same thing was
noticeable. The former director had
evidently been a man of elegant, II
not ARTISTIC tastes. There were rem
nants of it in the wall decorations,
an absurd chandelier and several
luxurious, but delapidated, chairs
pushed back against the wall. In
contrast, the present directors desk,
a simple wooden affair, and a few
ordinary Office chairs, stood by the
window, bearing witness to the
Spartan simplicity of the new re-
gime.
The director himself we found to
be a plain, friendly man in the
prevalent well-worn black leather
suit Of the Soviet worker. He
formerly had been skilled crafts
man IN the clothing trade, and was
well acquainted with the practical
end Of the business. He had come
straight from his work bench to the
dictatorship without any special
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02
THE CLARA ZETKIN FACTORY s5.sz. a555

training except the work he had
done with his hands. but it was
evident that he made a good adj
ministrator.
During the course of the CONVEX
sation, the director had occasion to
send out for some production and
wage figures we had requested. The
man who brought them was an aris-
tocratic-looking old fellow in a
brown suit, with a black ribbon
on his glasses. He came in with a
big ledger containing the wage rec
ords. We discussed wage scales
with him and learned thEt the
workers at that time were receiv-
ing on an average of 22.50 tavarne
rubies Ia ruble based on purchas-
ing power and worth somewhat more
than the old ruble-50 cents) to
which was added rs per cent or
more every month, according to the
amount Of piece-work done above
the required minimum. The man
in the brown suit assured Us that
this came to more than before the
war, when from IL to Is gold m
bles month was the average on
military uniform work. This is in
addition to the benefits in the way
Of medical care, cheap living ac-
commodations, ETC., now received by
all organized workers in Russia
The increase of wages in this fac
tory during the past year, he In
formed US, had been about 200 per
cent. Later, we learned that our
informant was the former director
Of the factory. When it was first
nationalized, he had fed with the
rest of the management, but, as
he had applied to return to Russia,
and was willing to work, they had
taken him back as assistant di-
rector. He and the new director
had now worked together without
auy friction for over a year.
Ia pre-war times 1000 workers
were employed in this factory. Dur
ing the war 5000 toiled on uni
forms, working in two shifts. Later;
when the factory was nati0nalized,
they had cut down to 1000. Re
Gently, with the reduction in mill
tary work, only 1000 workers are
employed full time, $50 in the cloth
ing department, the remainder at
shoemaling. In spite of this cut,
there is very little unemployment
in the clothing industry, rs many
of the emergency workers were UNI
skilled and have gone into other iu-
dustries. Indeed, in the last month,
the applicants for new workers have
exceeded the number Of applications
for work.
Formerly the working day was
10 and IL hours. With the present
8-hour day and the smaller number
Of workers, total output runs under
the pre-war figure. However, they
produced in those days a lower
quality Of goods. Now their uni
forms are of more complex pat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

German capitalist class and German
landowners together has not amount
ed this year, at the very highest es-
innate, to more than 200 million gold
marks. It must also be remembered
in this connection that, under the new
regulations of the finance system Of
Erzberger, the greater portion Of the
expenditure of the various states and
municipalities had likewise to be met
out of the revenues Of the Reich, so
that the capitalist class has paid no
state OF municipal taxation worth
mentioning.
How trifiing the amount of this
taxation is, can be seen by COM
parison with the state income Of
France or England. The state in
come Of France amounted in the
years 1922 and 1928 to over twenty
miiliard paper francs, equal to about
six OF seven milliard gold marks; that
Of England to 900 to 1000 million
pounds sterling, equal to seventeen
to eighteen milliard gold marks.
After making the fullest allowance
for the Impeachment of Germany,
it is still inconceivable that the Ger
man people, numbering sixty million,
could only raise taxes amounting to
one fifth TO one tenth Of the sum
raised by the people of France, num-
bering about one third less
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

eign political and social relations in
to which we will not go further in
this connection-lies before all in the
absolute taxation sabotage Of the
German capitalist class. The total
taxation paid by the German people
reckoned in gold marks at the official
course amounted:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02
By JESSICA SMITH

adopted at the time of the famine.
The workers had fed them and
housed them out Of their own slen-
der means, and now they had become
skilled workers, employed four hours
day, and studying the remainder
OF the time in the factory school.
Most Of the workers seemed to
enjoy their work, and several of
the older ones who operated special
machines, stopped their work to ex-
plain the operations to us with
parental detail. Several of the
workers engaged on the more noisy
and difficult machines were required
to work only six hours a day.
One of the most interesting as
poets of Soviet factory is always
the community life Of the workers
springing up around it. Near the
factory one finds the community
house, where living accommodations
are secured at a very low rate, va
ried according to the salary. The
Clara Zetkin has an unusually fine
home, divided into small apartments,
where most of its workers live. Here
l found a fine day nursery, full Of
the younger children, who are kept
while their mothers work, and are
returned to them at night, fed,
bathed and happy. Nearby was a
workers club, formerly an officers,
club. run jointly by the workers
of several factories in the district.
Here there is library, classrooms,
and large auditorium, where plays
and entertainments are given every
week.
From the living conditions Of the
workers, it may be seen how the
new regime, thru all its difficulties
and struggles. tries always to adj
here to the principle of giving the
workers the product of their work
While the clothing plants might
develop faster and state industry
grow richer if they kept wages
lower and reduced the workers
health, cultural and living advan-
tages, the first call on the indus
try beyond the fundamental needs
Of production is always the welfare
Of the workers. It is not always
possible to raise wages fast enough
to keep pace with all the workers
needs, but it is a rule never to low
er wages. and a standard once at
tanned is adhered to. In the cloth
ing industry, in spite of its COM
paratively recent development, the
management is able to look after
the needs OF the workers, pay them
comparatively good wages, and still
run at a fair profit. AS capital ac-
cumulates, or is received from the
American workers thru the Russian
American Industrial Corporation, all
the clothing industry employees in
Russia will benefit by the improved
standards which will then be pos
| sible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

Watch the DAILY Worker" for the
Grst instsllment Of "a Week." the
great epic Of the Russian revolution.
By the brilliant young Russian writer.
larry Lbsdiasl<y. h win start soon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02
(From Stupidity Street," By
Ralph Hodgson)

The worm in The wheat,
] saw in vision
And in the shops nothing
For people to eat;
Nothing for sale In
Stupidity Street.