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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26
VANDERBILT SAYS
HE Will "CLEAN
UP" WASHINGTON
Aged Banker Sore on
Grafters

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Frank
A. Vanderlip has opened here a
laundry" with which he is going to
help "dry clean the government"
"Some Of my friends have sug-
gested that have gone crazy" said
Vanderlip when he was asked to
dispel q certain air Of mystery with
which his operations since coming to
Washington recently have been cloak
ed. "Well, I'll tell you what I'm do
ing and you can judge whether I'm
crazy or not
First, Vanderlip insisted, any ac-
count of his activities here must make
it plain that he is, for the time be-
ing, under the direction Of Senator
Wheeler, the aggressive prosecutor
of the Senate committee investigating
Attorney General Daugherty.
Wheeler and are working in close
cooperation" said Vanderlip.
The Citizens Federal Research
Bureau, (which he has just opened
here's a cherries Office only half
furnished as yet.
81 invented this research bureau
said Vanderlip, ito get TO the Amer
lean people the facts about conditions
in the government.
"My idea was to get the facts to-
gether and send them to 1000 news
papers. Out Of the 1000 somebody
somewhere along the line, would be
sure to crack the story and then the
rest Of them would have to follow
it.
New Possibilities.
"But the Wheeler investigation
gave me another channel.
"The bureau here is being incorpo-
rated as a permanent agency. Wher
started it I planned to have 25 Of
the most distinguished men in the
country associated with me. But ]
abandoned that idea for you can't gel
% such men without finding some sorf
toes. So | am going to have rs hard
boiled, cold-nosed young men instead
men with no pasts. I'm not going
to have a NO thorofare' sign hung
on any path want to follow"
"What gave you this dry cleaning
idea---what made you think the gov
eminent needed dry cleaning?" Van
derlip was asked.
"In the Mckinley administration,
he said, ~ was assistant secretary Of
the treasury. got to know things
about Washington.
"Then I went to the National City
Bank That organization, as a big
holder Of government bonds, keeps In
touch with Washington. I built ur
secret service Of my own here and
IL has been functioning for 20 years
know my Washington.
Got His Goat.
"When this personal machinery Of
investigation and Information brought
me reports Of what was going on here,
| paid little attention to it for a long
time. Like a good many citizens,
regard it indifferently. But suddenly
saw the whole thing in its appalling
ugliness.
"a friend asked me : TO make a
speech. ! spoke on courage In leader
ship.
II was at once the target Of BIT
ter TRADE. After | was commended,
and, in addition, became veritable
reservoir into which information
poured from every source. l have
taken pains to check this up and such
Of it as is straight goes TO Wheeler,
"There's the story. There's no
mystery. I'm after clean government,
Seems to me one way to get that is
TO inform the public. That's my
game"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26
SOLONS' IRE
AROUSED BY
CROOK'SDEFY
Grand Jury to Decide On Fate
Of Oil King
tspeciaR to The Daisy Worker
WASHINGTON. Mar. Is.

w OlNs war Co.
A formal contempt citation
against Harry r. Sinclair was
sent to u. S. District Attorney
Peyton Gordon here today by
Senator Moses, New Hamp-
shire, acting president of the
senate.
This action was taken pur-
suant to order Of the senate
yesterday holding Sinclair in
contempt for refusing to an
swer questions put to him by
the senate committee investi-
eating the naval oil reserve
scandals.
Gordon Will Immediately present
the case to the grand jury here. ask
ing an indictment.
The Senate's citation reads:
ITO the Honorable District Attor-
ney of the District of Columbia:
take Notice That one Harry
F. Sinclair, appearing pursuant to its
subpoena before the Committee on
Public Lands and Surveys of the SEN
ate on 22nd day of March, 1924, re-
fused to answer questions before the
said committee under Senate Resolu-
ton LAT and that his refusal TO
answer and his failure to testify and
the facts in relation thereto have
been reported to the Senate all of
which will more fully appear by the
report Of the said committee made to
the Senate the gath day of March,
1924, copy of which is hereto at
tached."
Congress- Power IL Issue.
The whole question OF Congress
power to investigate goes to the
courts today when a federal grand
jury here will be asked to indict Har-
ry F. Sinclair for contempt of the
Senate.
Before this question has been
settled, court fight extending to the
highest tribunal in the land, the
United States Supreme Court, will be
waged. Both the government and
Sinclair are determined to establish
their contentious. The Senate in
tends to settle its right to force Sin
clair or any other citizen to answer
questions and produce records before
investigating committees properly au-
thorized.
Sinclair, taking the position, that
the Senate Oil Committee was violat-
ing his constitutional guarantees in
trying to make him testify, will bat
tie to the finish, it was indicated to-
day, to defeat the Senate probers.
Indictment Is First Step.
The first step in the court fight will
be the return of an indictment for
contempt against Sinclair-probably
on Monday.
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh, chief
Senate prosecutor, has drawn up a
tentative form of the Indictment
which he desires to have the federal
grand jury return.
Walsh has a conference with Owen
j. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, spe-
cial government counsel arranged for
today so that the matter may be
placed before the grand jury at once.
Roberts and Pomerene also will be-
gin work today on criminal cases
against others who mixed up in the
oil scandal for presentation to an
other grand jury early next month.
Indictments against Sinclair, E. L.
Doheny and former Secretary Of the
Interior Fall probably on a charge
of conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent" are in prospect.
Legal authorities believe it would
be extremely hard to make out a
strong bribery" case in view Of the
evidence. While the conspiracy is a
lesser charge, it would be more easily
established in view of the facts. it is
thought.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26
BURNS MUST co.

Sydney Borgeson's lecture, which
was to have been given at regular
meetir/ Of the North Side Branch Of
the Young Workers League, had been
postponed and will now be delivered
this evening, March 26, at the same
place, Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halsted
street, city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26
Waich Rritiah sfart

SEATTLE, Wash, March 25.--
Americas "round the world" army
flyers watched with interest today re-
ports Of the start Of the British fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26
Keen RaiIroad From Russin.

PEKING. Mar. 25.-French pres
sure is causing China to turn down
an earlier agreement that the Chin
csc Eastern Railway, which connects
with Vladivostok and Dairen be
turned over TO Russian control. This
railroad, representing a value up TO
$800,000,000, was built originally
with the aid Of Russian money.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26

How many Of your shop-mstss
read the DAILY WORKER7 Get
one of them to subscribe today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-26
London Bus Men Expect Raise.

LONDON, Mar. 25.-London bus
men are expecting an early settle
ment Of their strike with an incr0lse
Of eight shillings a week. Prime
Minister Macdonald is supporting a
bill for concentrating bus and ttam
traffic under an advisory committee
set up by the minister Of transport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
HIS DOG roo FRIENDLY
Tied To Mans Leg, Puts Him Into
 Jail, Then Gets Him Out

s "A dog" say the people who like them, lis mans best friend"
 At times he is, and at other times he isn't" replies Thomas Teahan, who was both arrested and released because of an Airedale dog. The pup is now guest of the Detroit dog pound waiting for some one to claim him.
 It may be explained that Teahan is known to the judges of the recorders court, having appeared before them 101 times on charges of drunkenness. He was released the other day after hay ing served a 30 days sentence.
 Less than 24 hours later he was found asleep in an alley by a patrol man. Tied to one of his legs with rope was an Airedale dog. Dog and man were conveyed to police headquar ters, for Teahan, the officer said, was drunk again.
 Appearing in court for the one hun dred and first time, this time before Judge Frank Murphy Teahan asked that he be given another chance.
 T didn't steal the dog, your honor, he said. He was given to me by Paddy McGraw, who is as fine an Irish gen tleman as you and l, judge. And 1 wasn't drunk I would not swear false ly. It would be shame to send me back, when Isdidn't even have a chance to breathe freely after my last sentence. l just tied the dog to my foot so that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Random Notes

Mrs. Robert Hidden has returned from Washing ton, D. O., after accompany ing her son. Robert Hidden, Jr., to Alexandria. Va, where he entered the
 Episcopal High school. Mrs. Marvin K. Kelly of Big Stone
 Gap. Va, arrives today to visit her brothers, Mir. Erskine Ramsay, and MT. Andrew Ramsay.
 Mir. and Mrs. Conrad Henry Matties- ! sen, Jr., of New York City announce the arrival of an infant daughter. Mrs. Mattiessen will be remembered as Miss
 Mary Elizabeth Caldwell. : Mrs Henry w. Fowlkes and Misses
 Mary Elizabeth and Laura Fowlkes are
 leaving today for Washington, D. C.,
 where they have taken an apartment
 for the winter and Miss Laura Fowlkes
 will attend the National Cathedral school.
 s Mir. and Mrs. Basil Clarke and small
 daughter, after spending the summer in
 the east, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Marshall Dabney for a while be-
 fore going to Richmond, Va, where they will spend the winter.
 Miss Virginia Alexander left yester- day for Jenkinstown, Pa., where she will be a student at the Beachwood school for the winter.
 } Miss Mary Alice Galting is at the South Highland infirmary, where she will have her tonsils removed today. Mrs. Chappell Cory left Tuesday. aft sernoon for Montgomery to hold meet ing of the First Whitehouse association. While there she will visit Mrs. John lilly.
 Mrs. W. E. Petri of Nashville, Tenn,
 is in the city, vising her daughters, Mrs. Owen Hale, and Mrs. H. N. Bowers, at their homes in Norwood. , Mir. and Mrs. John Francis Cutcliff,
 1880 Glen Iris avenue, have named their . young son, born September 20, John : Francis, Jr.
 Mrs. Crombie and Miss Sue Crombie ; of Fl Paso, Tex, who have been de-
 lightfully entertained as the guests of { MT. and Mrs. T. W. Marshall, are leav- 5 ing today for visit to Galveston and z Austin, Tex, before returning to their
 home.
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The instant he poked his head over the bank he saw Jerry Muskrat. Jerry was hard at work on the roof of his house. He saw Peter as soon as Peter saw him.
 Hello, loafer!' shouted Jerry. .'Did you ever know finer weather for work Why don't you get busy and do some thing?"
 I've nothing to do" mumbled Peter, and without another word he turned and started for home. He wouldF have liked to stay and watch Jerry, but Jerry had called him ''loafer," just as had Striped Chipmunk and Chatterer and Happy Jack, and somehow he began to feel that these busy workers looked down on him and the feeling wasn't a comfortable one. As he happened along toward the deer Old Brier Patch where he could sit and doze and dream to his hearts content with no one to call him unpleasant names he met Danny Mea- dow Mouse hurrying as if he had no time to lose.
 What's your rush ?"sdemanded Peter.
 sI'm making the most of this fine weather to fill my storehouse with seeds for the winter" replied Danny Meadow Mouse. q can't afford to be loafer like you, Peter"
 This was too much. Even little Dan. ny Meadow Mouse called him loafer Perhaps none of them really meant any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Little Stories For Bedtime
Peter Rabbits Feelings Are Hurt
[nx rHoRNToN BuRGEssl

Peter Rabbits Feo1ngS Arc Hurt Loafer loafer at your ease
 Learn a lesson from the beesl UlHIS is what little Striped Chip
 munk had shouted at Peter Rab-
 bit when Peter tried to get him to come play with him. Peter just grinned as he watched Striped Chip munk scamper about on the edge of the Green Forest and presently start for home with the pockets of his cheeks stuffed with beachnuts. It seemed to Peter that it was no time at all before Striped Chipmunk was back again after more nuts. It was very clear that he had no time for play; he was too busy.
 Peter watched him a while, and then growing tired of seeing Striped Chip munk work so hard he went on. Pres ently he spied Chatterer the Red Squir- rel in a chestnut tree. Come play with mel" cried Peter. Its a splendid day for a frolic."
 "You mean it's splendid day to work" shouted Chattrer. "I cant af- ford to be loafer like you" With this Chatterer stuffed his mouth full of nuts and whisked out of sight to hide them in his secret storehouqse.
 Once more Peter grinned and went his way until he met Happy Jack and Gray Squirrel. Gets play hide-and- seek !" cried Peter.
 Some other day." replied Happy Jack, hunting among the fallen leaves for nuts. "I can't afford to be loafer like you such fiRe weather as this.'"
 This time Peter didn't grin. It was the third time he had been called a loafer. At first he hadn't minded, but now he was beginning to feel wee bit hurt. You, know a loafer is one who sits around and does nothing. He never works. Peter could see no reason why he should work. He was much rather play or take his ease. He couldn't un- derstand why others should work as they were doing, but that was their affair, not his. If they got pleasure from work all we'll and good, but they needn't call him a loafer. He would leave them to their labor and go down to the Smiling Pool.
 So he left the Green. Forest and started across the Green Meadows lip perty-lipperty-lip as fast as he could go to the Smiling Pool. By the time he got there he had quite forgotten that he had been a little hurt in his feelings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Social Calendar

The Mother Goose club will hold their sinitial meeting of the year Thursday morning at Il o'clock with Mrs. T. w. sMcCreery, 1116 Louise street. As this is the first meeting of the fall, a full attendance is urged
 The Missionary institute of the Bes- ssemer district will be held September s24. at Walnut Grove Methodist church, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning. Women of Walnut Grove church will serve luncl.on. Among those on the program will be Mrs. w. F. Price, Miss Maude Buck and Mrs. Alice Johnson. Mrs. R. A. Thompson will have charge of the quiet hour Mrs. J. M. Plant will conduct the Bible study. Every auxiliary of the district is urged to send large delegation.
 Crestline School Improvement asso- citation is meeting Friday afternoon at 2 80 o'clock at the school. A large at tendance is urged.
 Fortnightly Shakespeare club will meet Thursday morning at 10 80 o'clock with Mrs. J. G. Bass, 7123 Second ave- tnue.
 
 Fidelta lodge No. will hold their regular meeting Thursday evening at . 80 at Fraternal hall. After the busi- ness meeting there will be heart dice party, to which the public is cordially invited.
 Mrs. Chandler, president of the Music Study club. calls meeting of that board Thursday morning at Il o'clock at Cable hall. At this meeting the advisory board and district chair man will be present and plans for the years work and the membership cam paign will be discussed.
 The Jefferson County Coolidge club will meet at the Chamber of Com merce Thursday afternoon at 50 o'clock.
 There will be no meeting of the West End W. c. T. U. this evening on ac- count of the county w. c. T. U. in- stitute, which is to be held at that time. ; The Gibson school Parent-Teacher as bociation will meet Thursday at 2%:3O o'clock.
 Mrs. S. P. Moore, who has recently returned from the Worlds Sunday school convention in Glasgow, Scotland, will be the speaker at the first meeting of the Birmingham Graded union, which will be held this morning at 10 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Y. w. C. A. To Give F all
 F ollies

The Entre Nous club of the Y. W. c. A. presents their semi-annual public en- tertainment Thursday evening in their lobby of the Y. W. 0. A. All former "Y'' girls and their friends are cordial ly invited to be present.
 The program-fall follies and fash ion show-contains music, dancing and singing. Outside contributors to the program are Miss Myrtle Smith, Miss Ruth Hood, Miss Coral Wood and Mrs. c. H. Ragland. One of the feature numbers will be the jolly four male quartet. with girls impersonating the modern young man of today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
ls.MoNTH YEAR PLAN
Chicago Scientist Goes Abroad To Sup
 nort proterf At GenilefinsA4aAfing

Chicago Scientist Goes Abroad To Sup
 port Project At Geodetie~Nseeting
 Plans to divide the year into IS months of 2S days each, leaving an extra day to be set aside as New Years day, will be discussed from a worldwide standpoint at the coming meeting of the International Geodetic and Geophysical union in Madrid, ac- cording to Dr. Henry J. Cox, senior meteorologist and district forecaster of the United States weather bureau, Chi cago, who sailed the other day for Ant werp to attend the meeting.
 Dr. Cox explained that the plan for the 13-month year would result in the first day of each month falling on a Sundya, and that the extra day won't be regarded as a floating day" He said that the plan had the approval of the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
 'tIt will not upset the church calen- Gars," he said, but make for perma- lent Easter, whereas now that festiva! is shifting one. The present calendar is based on, the. Gregorian method of dividing time, and the Greek church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
ARE YOU FAT?
 JUST TRY THIS

Thousands of overfat people have be- come slender by following the advice of doctors who recommend MarmoIa Pre- scription Tablets. These little fat re- ducers are made from the same formula as the famous Marmola Prescription. If too fat, don't wait-go to your druggist now and for one dollar the same price the world over procure a box of these tablets. If you prefer you may secure them direct by sending price to the Mar mola O.. General Motors Bldg. Detroit. Mich. They reduce steadily and easily. tion diet and no unpleasant effects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Mrs. Halstead Honors Mrs. T
 s t o l e S

|, A lovely courtesy extended to Mrs. H. F. Stoles of Greenville, Miss, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Yeates, was the luncheon which Mrs. Jackson Halstead gave Tuesday at her home on Highland avenue.
 Nah jong was played during the aft ernoon and included in this hospitality were Mrs. Stoles, Mrs. Yeates. Mrs. Arthur Chenoweth, Mrs. Robert Conner, Mrs. Robert Gregory. Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mrs. Russell Hunt, Mrs. John Henley, Mrs. B. B. Lester, Mrs. John Yeatman, Mrs. Robert Hidden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
CHAPTER XVII-Continued

The lady had been monstrously un- civil to the Captain. It was very foolish attitude for a lady in her cir cumstances to adopt towards man in Blood's; and his lordship could not imagine Miss Bishop as normally fool ish. Yet, in spite of her rudeness, in spite of the fact that she was the niece of a man whom Blood must regard as his enemy, Miss Bishop and his lordshir had been shown the utmost considera tion aboard the Captains ship. They were given the freedom of the great cabin, and they had sat down to table with Pitt, the master. and Wolver stone, who was Blood's lieutenant, bott of whom had shown them the utmost courtesy. Also there was the fact that Blood, himself, had kept almost studi ously from intruding upon them.
 His lordship decided to seek addi tional information from Miss Bishop For this he must wait until Pitt and Wolverstone should have withdrawn He was hardly made to wait so long. for as Pitt rose from the table to follow Wolvertone, who had already departed Miss Bishop detained him with a ques tion:
 MT. Pitt" she asked. "were you moi one of those who escaped from Barba does with Captain Blood?"
 Il was. too, was one of your uncle's slaves"
 Did you ever sail with a Frenchman named Cahusac?"
 "Cahusac?" Pitt laughed. The
  Aye. He was with us at Maracay bo.'
 And another Frenchman named Le. vasseur?"
 Aye. Cahusac was Levasseur's lieu. tenant, until he died"
 Until who died?"
 ''Levasseur He was killed on one of the Virgin Islands two years ago"
 "Who killed him?"
 Captain Blood killed him."
 'Why?"
 They quarreled," he said shortly.
 Was it about a lady? Miss Bishop relentlessly pursued him
 You might put it that way"
 "What was the lady's name?"
 Miss d'Ogeron. She was the daugh ter of the Governor of Tortuga. She had gone off with this fellow Levasseur and and Peter delivered her out of his dirty clutches. He was a black hearted scoundrel, and deserved what Peter gave him.
 Il see. And and yet Cap tain Blood has not married her?'
 Not yet" laughed Pitt, who knew the utter groundlesness of the common gossip in Tortuga which pronounced Mdlle. d'Ogeron the Captains future wife. He paused in the doorway to i'm. part piece of information.
 Maybe it'll comfort you to know that the Captain has altered our course for your benefit. Its his intention tt put you both ashore on the coast oi Jamaica, as near Port Royal as wt dare venture. We've gone about, and il this wind holds yell soon be home again mistress"
 He went out, leaving his lordship pensive, those dreamy blue eyes of his intently studying Miss Bishops face for all their dreaminess his mind in. creasingly uneasy.
 He amazes me, this man." said he, in his slow, languid voice that never seemed to change it's level. That he should alter his course for us is in it. self matter for wonder; but that he should take risk on our behalf-that he should venture into Jamaica waters
 It amazes me, as l have said"
 What is still more amazing is that he does not hold us to ransom" said she at last.
 Its what you deserve"
 "Oh, and why, if you please?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24

did not accept it as a basis of time| until 1923"
 Dr. Cox said that weather men andI astronomers from all over the worldl will attend the conference, which will be opened by the king of Spain.----New York Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24

he would keep policemen away while I was asleep"
 ''The dog wasn't much good as a watch dog, your honor," the officer said. "ln fact, he was the friendliest dog I ever encountered. He wagged his tail and made up with me as soon as I saw him.
 For the sake of the dog I'll give you another chance" ruled Judge Mur- phy. Take him with you, and take good care of him."
 Teahan didn't wait to take the dog. The fact that it was friendly with po- licemen may have induced him to leave it behind-Detroit News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24

SYNOPSIS
 Captain Peter Blood, buccaneer. in command of his ship the Ara bella, named after Arabella Bishop. with whom he is in love, engages two Spanish ships in battle and over whelms them. After the fight he rescues Arabella and Lord Wade. an emissary sent to the West Indies by King James to make peace with piracy. and makes them his guests The sight of Arabella stirs all his love for her. but he fears his career as a pirate has blasted all hopes of winning her love
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
NEW LAMP SHADE

An unusual shade for lamp conI sists of a square of silk embroidered irI colored flowers after the fashion of th{ popular shawls and edged with deeI fringe. This square is thrown over q shade of the same or contrasting shade.