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Evening star., 1924-05-04
BILLION PAID IN u. S.
FOR FOREIGN LACES
Recent Efforts in Europe to Revive
Handmade Production-Amer-
leans Competing.

NEW YORK. May @.-Relenr =
forts 10 revive the production Of
handmade laces in certain sections
Of Europe are Of interest to tn"
people of the United States who hav-
paid approximately billion dollar
for foreign laces and embroideries in
the past twenty-five years. CompiIa
tions by the Tradc Record of the NJ
tional City Bank Of New York SHOW
that the value ot laceS imported
since the beginning Of the fiscal year
1900 is, in round terms. 500. GOT. .0""
and If We add to this the duties paid
when the merchandise was with
drawn from the custom houses tn
total would approximate. and PEI
hapS exceed q billion dollars.
Meantime. as d result OF the grow
ing demand for this class OF mer-
chandise, the manufacture Of laces
has been established in the United
States, and our American lace fac
tories now turn out laces of an an
nual value nearly as great as tha'
of the laces imported. The forty-odd
lace factories OF this country. which
now represent an investment of over
$40, 0,Gdo. turned out in 1927. the
latest year ior which official returns
are available. $2t."dn.00 worth o.
laces. while the imports OF the entire
group. ''IactS. en- hTOideritS. etc. IN
that YEAR were s27 .Goo.u0n. indicating
that domestic production Is nov
about equal to the importation
This development Of The art OF lac.
making in the United States IS one o
very recent years. til" value of til
outtUrn in 1921 heing actually doubi,.
that Of 1914. only seven years earlier.
while the c. pital invested in lace fac
tories in this country advanced from
S2I,000.000 III 1914 to over $4,000. 90"
in 1919. the latest year in which tn
capitalization of the factories is off
cially shown by census reports.
Where do they come from. th4s
$3.50. 100000 worth Of laceS which
have entered the country since 1900"
Chiefly from Europe and. in far les
quantities, from the extreme Orieni.
Apparently silI and fiber Iaces ar
making moro rapid gains in popular
ity in the United States than thos-
Of cotton. The official figures of i'm
ports of the entire group, "laces. EN-
hroiderieS. etc. show an advance il,
those of silk and fihers from $7.S5n
00O in 1912 10 $9.626.0t6 in 1929. whii-
those of cotton show Il fall from S35
100000 in 1912 TO $11.0f4 900 in 1872
Evening star., 1924-05-04
BETTER UNDERTONE
DEVELOPS IN STEEL
Further Curtailment in Production
Influences Prices-Copper and
Other Metals Reviewed.
Ey Inc A ssociated ptess

BY ia" Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May "a further cur
tailment of production to conform witt
the less active demand characterized
the steel market during the past week
and while producers We're inclined t.
oppose any radical downward readjusl-
market was easy. The possibility Of
labor troubles added another disturb
ing factor to the situation. but failed
to create any noticeable Improvement
in the demand, as buyers were not dis
posed to stock up. In the pig iron mar
kct more furnace were shut down, and
the drastic curtailmeut cf output seen
ed to CacCH th- downward trend u.
prices.
The feature in copper was the re
ported purchases by wire drawers ano
electrical equipment manufacturers es
tlmated at between l5.000. 900 and 20
900, 900 pounds during the middle ~
the week. This business was said To
have been closed on the basis Of 13t
cents for electrolvtic. and the demana
appeared TO have been supplied by tn
end Of the week. when the tone of the
market was steadier, although litti
further inquiry was in evidence. N
Improvement was reported in port de
mand.
Tin was slightly lower. but showeu
rallyin@ trend at the close OH a bet
ter consuming demand, Supplies IL
sight are rather light
Lead was in better inquiry for ncarU>
delivery. but futures were freely Of
fered at Concessions as prospective sup
plies are liberal
Owing to d poor consuming demand.
zinc was easier, with some pressure
Of prompt metal noted.
Anthony ruled dull and easy follow
ing d weaker market in China.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
MARKED GAINS SHOWN
IN EXPORTS TO ASIA
q. S. Activity in Business of the
Orient Shows Notable En-
largement.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Sales of United
States merchandise TO the orient are
showing remarkable gains, especially
when compared with those to other
parts of the world. Exports from the
United States to Asia and Oceania in
for the eight months ending with Feb
1924, the latest available record show
an increase of about ~ per cent over
the same period of last year. while those
10 the remainder of the world show a
gain of but about : per cent in the like
period. The share which exports to Asia
and Oceania form of the total exports
for the eight mons ending with Feb
ruary. 1924, is Ill per cent, against
1874 per cent in the same period of last
year, i2.7 per cent in the calendar year
1890, 9.S Der cent in the closing year of
the war and 40 per cent in the year i'm
medately preceding the war. The total
value of the exports to Asia and
Oceania in the fiscal year ending with
June 30, 1924, seems likely to exceed
500, 600, 900, AS against slightly less
than 5000 0O0, 900 in the fiscal year 1914,
All of which preceded the opening of the
war In the eight months ending with
FEBRUARY the total to Asia and Oceania
is S5l2 ,000. 900. against only 1856. .000,-
900 in the same month of last year.
This big gain in our exports to the
orient SAYS the Trade Record of the Ma
+ional CITY Bank of New York. is the
more interesting by reason of the fact
that manufactures form a very large
percentage of our exports to that part
Of the world.
The increase in exports TO the orient,
uhiIe due in some degree to the alb
normal demands of Japan which fol-
I1wed the earthquake. are by no means
ronfined to that country. In fact. in
crpases occurred in our sales to prac-
tically all of the important countries of
hoth Asia and Oceania- The value of
fhe exports to China, India, the Dutch
Fast Indies, Ceylon, the Straits Settle
nents, Australia, New Zealand. the
Philippine Islands, KwanGtung, the Far
eastern Republic and Asiatic Russia
show in each case larger totals in the
sieht months ending with February,
1924 than in the same period of the
nreceding year.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
WEEKS BUTTER MARKET
SHOWS DROP IN PRICES
Review of Conditions by Fedora
Bureau Indicates Traders Were
Lacking in Confidence.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May :; 49, Conservative
trading with lack of confidence by
operators marked the week ending
today in the butter markets with n"
keen demand for fancy top scoring
butter, according to the Weekly Re
view of the United States bureau 81
agricultural economies. ISSUED today
Due to relatively higher prices il
eastern market. shipments TO eastern
markets were larger. due in part to
light supplies there and belief that
prices were close to bottom
A slight increase in shipments Was
accompanied by reports of slowly In
Creasing production. Although the
Minnesota Cooperative Creamcries
Ass Sociation for the week ending
April 26 showed d decrease of IL:
per cent from the preceding week
the American Creamery Butter Man
ufacturcrS Association reported an
increase of 5.3 per cent over the
previous week and an S.3 ner cent
increase over the CORE spending wech
last year, The quality Of receipts was
only fair. There were practically no
imports.
While 81 score butter at wholesale
stood at 81 cents at New York and
3712 at Philadelphia for the six days
ending May !. the price at Chicago
receded from 81 to 80 L and at Boston
from 80 y TO 81 cents
Evening star., 1924-05-04
COFFEE TAKES JUMP.
ADVANCE of A Points, Due to
Short Covering.

NEW YORK, May 3.-The feature of
vhe market for coffee futures today
Tas covering by May shorts who
found sellers scarce and were forced
- bid the price up to 1870 or A
SSoints net higher to secure a few
iots. May closed al 1876. Other
-oonths were pulled up by the May
-trength December s@vancing to
S1e7. The close was to - points net
higher Sales were estimated at only
Closing quotations: May, 1876; July.
.992: September. 12.37; October, 1928;
snecember. 11.97; March, 11.67.
Enot coffee, steady; Rio Is, Is to 15A +;
Santos As, 1S% to 191s. No fresh cost
and freight offers reported.
Rio exchange on London 1-32 lower.
Yaollar buying rate unchanged. Rio
narket- $50 to 375 reis lower; Santos,
to 125 reis lower: Brazilian
noet ceceipkss aa.OGas JudiahZ s24afA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
Metal Trades Group
OF the T. u. E. L. Holds
Important Meeting

The regular meeting Of the Metal
Trades Group will take place on Sat
urday, Dec. q, 500 p. m, at 722 Blu
Island Ave. Ali members of the
metal trades must be present as very
important matters will be taken up
as for example. the coming election in
the Machinists' Union, the Black
smiths situation, and other matter.
of vital Importance. All party mem
bers should postpone all other en-
gagements and be sure to be presen,
at this meeting.
Special Meeting of Executive Com.
mittee Of Group.
A special meeting has been called
on Christmas Day at 400 D. m, Room
S07, 166 w. Washington st. Ever,
member Of the executive committee
must be there so that all preparations
can be made for the Saturday meet
ing, as well as preparations for oui
work In connection with the election
in the Machinists' Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
Carlson's Lectures in
Capitol City Bring
Splendid Response

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 2s.-Fifty
persons filled the Labor Lyceum, the
regular meeting hall of the Workers
Party, in this city, at which time
Comrade Oliver Carlson delivered the
second lecture Of the season. That
considerable interest is taken in these
ectures was obvious from the questions
and comments which followed the
address.
Comrade Carlson traced the develop.
ment Of mankind from primitive
sayagery thru the various stages of
slavery and outlined the materialistic
causes which were responsible for the
various periods thru which man has
lived.
The speaker outlined the course
which his lectures will take thruout
the season and distributed a synopsis
Of last weeks lecture and a bliblio-
graphy which will be useful to the
students. That the members are
sincerely interested is shown by the
fact that every copy of the books
ordered the previous week were sold
at the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
TECHNICAL Aid SOCIETY
PRESENTS RUSSIAN PLAY
TODAY, DECEMBER 27

One Of the best plays ever pre-
scented In Chicago In the Russian
language promises to be "coal
Miner kort," to be presented at the
Soviet School, 1902 w. Division st.,
tonight. Saturday, Dec. 81, at 8. p m.
The story Of the play deals with
the struggle Of the Russian coal
miners before and during the revo-
tuition. II Is given under the dIrec-
ton of the welI-known Russian actor
Anatoly Pokatilov and with the
participation Of Azs Nannuova,
actress Of the Moscow MeyerehoId
theatre. The beautiful scenery for
the mine scenes is painted by Lydia
Gibson. All comrades who under.
stand Russian are urged to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
question FRACTION MuddI..

The city council sidetracked an order
presented by Alderman Arthur Albert,
emanding of the corporation counsel
when the negotiations will be COM
oleted with local transportation com.
2anies for municipality owned tract
ion system. Albert wanted to know
when better transportation can be
expected for Chicago. The order was
referred to the transportation com.
mittee
lido for Workers" Textbook In
German or Russian) soc
IAN Elementary Grammar"
I'm English ....................
The Workers lido Federation
Room 5, So5 James ST., N. S.,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
Open Switch Point
Derails Locomotive
On Passenger Train

GALESBURG, ILL.,, Dec. ga part
ly open switch point was blamed for
the derailment of the locomotive Of
the Galesburg Peoria passenger train
on the Burlington train. at Maquon
Is miles from here. No one was bad
ly injured. So far no one knows how
the switch point came to be open. The
company takes advantage Of the
heavy snow storm at the time and
says that the heavily falling snow
held the switch point open distance,
sufficient to throw the locomotive Off
the rails. If that assumption were
true then snow storms are indeed a
tragic event in these parts. If snow
storms are known to be responsible
for such possible danger to life, then
the company had better get busy to
insure the necessary action Of the
switch point at such a time.
A special train was sent from Peoria
to take passengers to that city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
FASCIST PARTY
IN SPLIT over
! ELECTION BILL
Communists Expecting
Large Gains

ROME. Dec. 26.--A split has occur.
cd within the fascisti party over the
bill introduced by Premier Mussoiini
calling for q new election in March.
The extreme fright wing" Of the fas.
cisti, led by M. Bianchi, formerly a
member Of the socialist party, do not
want new election as they feel that
the extreme fascist have little chance
Of being returned to the chamber of
deputies. The extremists have called
convention to take place Sunday,
Dec. 2S.
The opposition has issued a state
ment declaring that Mussollni's cleo
ton is a move to distract attention
from the illegalities which have been
fastened on the fascist The opposi-
ton charges that Mussolini wishes to
make the election an excuse for de-
claring general amnesty, which would
release the fascists who have been i'm
plicated In murders and other violent
activities. The opposition further de
elares that the elections cannot be
carried out under the fascist govern
ment as the fascist government and
free election are two incompatible
terms"
The Communists have issued 2
statement declaring that the presenta-
ton Of the bill is desperate attempt
Of Mussolini to keep In power, and
that the Communists will make large
gains in the elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
ATROCITIES AGAINST POLISH WORKERS

rest Workers are murdered By 20
&c in public meetings.
The present Polish government is
ased not on a democratic" desire OF
he masses but continues It's existence
My by political persecution and muir
er.
Reaction reigns supreme in Europe
Fhe capitalist class has everywhere
stripped itself Of all membranes OF
'humAnitarianism." In the newly Great.
ID countries. where the ruling classes
feel themselves weakest. the attack Of
reaction is strongest. Therefore It is
significant that the Baltic states and
some Of the Balkan countries march
at the head of the procession Of gov.
ernments, trying to preserve their OK.
stence by incarceration and murder
Of their political enemies. In the same
ratio as their enemies grow, the per.
secution grows and the white terror
increases. Self-government In all
these countries is made the farce 4,
really Is, and autocrscy OF big capital
operates without disguise.
The organization for international
red aid calls upon workers every.
where to come to the aid Of the tor.
tured workers Of Poland and else.
where. These victims Of capitalist
persecution suffer for the cause Of
labor everywhere. Let labor every.
where respond to their call for aid.
The American section of international
Red Aid has its Offices at 10 South
Lincoln St.. Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
q. W. a. Press Service,


In Poland, which except for Finlan,
Is the most reactionary Of all tn
newly created states Of Europe, thu
sole function Of the government has o
late been the drilling OF soldiers to b
used as mercenaries OF French capita
in contemplated offensives against So
Wet Russia-and the persecution o.
the labor movement.
Workers and poor peasants are IN
carcerated by the hundreds in Poland
A peaceful meeting Of leather workers
in Warsaw was raided few days age
and $50 participants arrested. Ono
hundred participants Of meeting Of
textile workers In LodE were arrested
and sent to prison. Workers in the
Dembrow district. striking against thu
attempt OF the capitalists to violate
the eight hour work law were arrested
en- mass and all their committees
committed TO trial.
Workers Beaten to Death.
Educational. cultural and benevo
lent societies Of workers are raided
suppressed and officers committed t
prison. Prisoners are murdered in
their cells. To escape the danger o.
acquittal Of unlawfully arrested work
ers, they are kept in prison without
trial for periods Of years. Workers
like Kalinowsky recently in Warsaw
are beaten to death. Lucky are those
who get chance ever to emerge agar
from the all-devouring he'll Of a police
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
FIFTY CHILDREN
. LOSE HOMES IN
tenement FIRE
Families Lose All When
Two Flats Burn
Especial 70 The oany Worker,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2e.--Eighty per.
sons, including fifty children. were
forced into the bitter cold Of the
streets by IRE which consumed an
eight-family and a four-family tene-
ment on Railroad Ave-. Jersey City.
Most of the children we're IN bed when
the fire started at 2S7 Railroad Ave.
and were carried to safety wrapped in
blankets, comforters and whatever ar
ticles of clothing could be found.
There were half dozen children in
each family.
The fire spread to the house at 2sb
Railroad Ave-. and the four families
there were also forced to flee. The
residents Of the two tenements lost
all their belongings. Neighbors are
earring for the fifty children. but they
are suffering intensely from the cold.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
Lewis Fails to Poll
Even One Vote in
Cokesburg, Pa, Local

CoKEBURG, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Local
SOIL, did not give even one vote to
John Lewis in the recent elections.
George Voyzey. progressive candi.
date got 80. The entire progressive
slate polled the maximum vote leav.
ing the reactionaries Juggling lone
ballot. Lewis did not get even one.
The voting for district officers was
equally disastrous to the Lewis ma,
chine. Pagan. district president, got
only one vote to SO for his opponent.
W. A. Cutler. Michael ]. Brajdik
progressive candidate for vice presi.
dent, received "a votes. His two CD.
ponents received none.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
|SALZMARS DATES

Peoria. Ill.-Dec. 2s, 20.
Rockford, Ill.-Dec. 80, 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
BERLIN POLICE CLUB
CORRESPONDENTS AT
COMMUNIST MEETING
especial 70 The paIIv worksrl

NOpootAt 70 ms OatlN WoTk0FJ
BERLIN, Dec. 26.--Three foreign
correspondents were injured, one
seriously. when tbs police attacked
the crowd that gathered to greet the
released German Communist, Erich
Muehsman, Just released from a 6a-
varlan prison.
The government did not want
news Of the great demonstration to
be sent out over the wires to other
countries. When the correspond
ents showed their cards to the po-
lice, they were met by a voIIey Of
filthy insults and later on by clubs
and rubber sticks.
Tho worst sufferer from this az
sauIt was q Hungarian correspond
ent for several scandinavian news
papers. There Is much criticism
Of the police over this affair. The
police head Is a socialist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27

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RrItIsh MAN Plane FaII..

LONDON. Dec. 26.-Seven passen-
gers were believed to have been kill
ed in the crash of British mail plane
bound for Paris today. The plane
burst into flames as it struck the
ground, shortly after starting.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
GERMANY LAND OF
QUEER CONTRASTS
Changes Observed by Trap-
eIers Since Great War.

We ask the waiter about an unfa-
miliar gemuse on the menu, writes
Viola Paradise In the New Republic.
He disappears, and presently
white-bearded scholar approaches, adj
justing his pince-nez. He speaks In
only slightly accented English. you
Inquire about this vegetablef'
"Oh, you are very kind"
1T is somewhat like your turnlp In
flavor, but 1t Is not a root. 1t Is not
of the mustard family" Follow Latln
botanical terms, and then the startling
conclusion In matter-of-fact voice:
do you wish to order itT
We are taken aback. "Oh, the walt
err"
mo matter. He Is taking care OF
my table. We often exchange"
We give our order in embarrass-
ment. But surely" one OF us ex-
plodes, you sound more like scien-
list than a walter"
A moments pause. Then he says:
"The lady is astute. My life-before-
was devoted to science. Now 1t ls
easier to sustain life serving vegetables
than teaching them. A little hsh,
perhaps? 1t is excellent today"
When an accident happens in Berlin,
scatter, vanish. Otherwise you will De
held as witness, which is not with
out its compensations. Motor car ac-
cident; smashed wheels. An American
saunters up to regard the scene. Sud-
hn hot hQ 10
cept for the active participants. He
must come along as a witness. the
police insist.
The "black NARRATOR rather, Its
German equivalent-is here. But
am an Americana" he repeats.
At the station they ask him ques-
lions; he answers persistently In Eng
fish. Il know nothing about 1t. l am
an American" over and over. 1t Is
obviously true no one denies 1t. At
last he may go. Only first there is
to pay-a few million
marks. But whyT 1t is for the ride
to the station in the "black Maria"
A pleasant American business man,
on a years leave of absence. having
"a grand time. NO money WOIIIeS,
his dollar buys so much. Some ad-
ventures, too. That time, for instance,
when he offered his seat to an old
lady In a Berlin street car and a POM
pous blond man popped into it.
No American could stand for that.
He explains to the man that the seat
had been offered to the lady. A stony
glare. Then his strong right American
hand grasps the pompous blond by his
shirt front, draws him from the seat,
holds him amazed. sputtering, out
aged until the timid old lady has her
place. Now the dumfounded German
1nds his tongue "Sir! Do you realize
Who am? In the kaiser's army l was
IN officer! 1 am a retired army Of
icerl'
you may be all that buddy" says
he American, in good-humOred tone,
but you're no gentleman"
Two German workmen from the
ther end of the car leave their seats
o come and shake hands with the
Imeri an.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
Latest in Stethoscopcs

An instrument has been developed
known as a microphone stethoscope, to
test the heart action of a person. Beats
of the heart can be plainly heard at
distance of so feet, and by means of
a strong amplifier it is possible to
broadcast heart beats by radio.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
Neu,esf "White Wov"

What it IS said will be the longest
1white way" in the South is to be
made by electrically lighting the 80
mile concrete highway between the
cities of Dallas and Ft Worth, Texas
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
Store Deu IN Reservoir

An English farm has been equipped
with reservoir to collect and store
dew in addition to rain to supply cat
tie with water,