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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
BADGER SENATOR .
BIFFS KHAN ON
RELIGIOUS ISSUE
Quotes Dead Prophets
Against Kluxers
Especial to Tho DAILY worker)

NCpeClhl 10 NO lazy WOFNcTl
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Robert
Marion LaFollette has finally decided
that it is politically expedient for him
to come out against the Ku Klux Khan
with all its work and pomp. In a
letter to Robert P. Scripps, the news
paper magnate, the Wisconsin senator
quoted Lincoln and Jefferson against
racial and religious bigotry, evidently
to show his impartiality toward the
spiritual leaders of the republican and
democratic parties and incidentally to
catch the votes of those who still
hug the delusion that the two old
parties Of today are the heirs of the
Lincolnian and Jeffersonian tradition
and that what is required to purge
the old parties Of the accumulated
filth Of decades is a tidal wave Of
honesty which "Battlin' Bob" in
tends to let loose during the election
campaign.
Deplores Injection.
LaFolIette regrets that the Ku Klux
Khan issue was injected into the cam
paign. All the capitalist politicians do.
1t should be remembered that this
issue was not allowed to disturb the
equanimity Of the Cleveland conven-
ton where bob" nominated himself
Coolidge and Davis would echo the
opinions of LaFollette as expressed
in letter to Mr.. Scripps and quote
Jefferson and Lincoln with equal
ardor. Both prophets are dead and
therefore harmless.
The important issue before the
voters now, says LaFollette, is get
ting the government back to the
people" Stripped Of all camoufage,
this means that small business men
and the Heterogeneous collection of
disappointed capitalist insists who
supply the soul" to the LaFollette
movement intend to SIT at the table
With the big capitalists or know the
reason why.
Khan on the Run.
LaFolIette reasons that the Ku Klux
Khan has reached the zenith Of its
strength and from now on will rapidly
disentegrate. The victory Of J. c.
Walton in Oklahoma over his enemies
will encourage the enemies OF the
Khan and LaFollette's belated an
nouncement Of his position on the
hooded knights is expected to catch
the Catholic vote, which is of Davis
because one OF the hated Bryan fam
lily is sitting on the tail end OF his
7 bandwagon.
The senator did not refer to the
ruthless persecution of the Negroes
by the Khan, their anti-strike activities
or their anti-radical activities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09

report as given on page of the
DAILY WORKER OF August 1, 1924.
We may be a small bunch, but we
are going to grow in numbers and
perhaps Gene will find us on the map
before the present campaign is over.
The fact that Mrs. LaFollette is a
fine old lady does not make my situa-
ton one particle easier as have been
forced by an open shop. fight to be
out on strike since May 1. No work.
! am going to, as in the past, vote
like strike"
Gene says: "I have no Vatican in
Moscow to guide me-" So he takes
a Vatican" which probably had been
in Moscow at some time In the past
to guide him (Hillquit).
We expect Gene to try to cripple
our work in Terre Haute, but we will
fight in the open on the solid founda-
ton Of the class struggle, of a cam
paign Of education
With all due courtesy to Gene and
best wishes for the success Of the
DAILY WORKER, I am, yours truly,
/. u. Hail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
Coolidge Discharging
Postomce Employees
On Political Grounds

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-Wm. bud.
ley Foulke, president Of the National
Civil Service Reform League, in an
open letter to Coolidge, demands that
the administration cease to violate the
law by consulting Republican con.
gressmen as to the appointment OF
rural mail carriers and minor post.
masters. He points out that postal
employees not supporting Coolidge are
being dismissed on trivial charges, in
defiance Of the civil service statutes.
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CONTINUED from page u


they were with me in spirit saying
Keep the Old Warhorse SAFE" and
on some occasions we were out on
long speaking trips from 10 a. m. to 4
a. m. next morning, and could not
always get what we wanted to eat.
SO there were times when, after /
got Gene home, hardly knew how
got home myself and got my ma
chine in the garage. / was both phys
ically and mentally exhausted,
Was True Then.
SO up to the present time this has
always been my conclusion: l never
found a single false ring in any of
his statements. So when other Com
munists here criticised him / refused
to believe that the "Old War Horse"
had lost any OF his fire Of former
days. / always said, "He is sick now,
just wait till he gets well and we will
have another Lenln on this side of
the earth" And you can imagine my
disappointment and chagrin when !
read his letter, noted his sneers at
my Ideals of a real world working
class new civilization, noted the weak
ness Of his position.
The last time ever met Gene
was in April. 1918, at 1877 SO. 7th St.,
here in Terre Haute. This is the
statement he made to me at that time:
I'm Bolshevik from the crown OF
my head to the soles Of my feet"
Bolshevik in 1918.
On July 10, 1918, Gene wrote the
following in q book OF mine: stand
straight up and fight the daily battles
TO freedom and happiness for all
without fear and without com
promise" Those are his exact words
meant for me. and | am going to fol
low them to the letter. for stand
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
Swiss Textile Workers.

BERNIE, Switzerland, Aug. s.-The
Swiss textile workers union educa.
tional commission provides vocational
education. trade union Instruction and
teaching in sociology and finance. OF
the So locals of the union, IL take
part in this city directly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
1925 Day In Washington.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. S.-The av.
erage wage Of factory workers in
Washington state for the first four
months Of 1924 was 1926 day, says
statistician f. w. Harris. state labor
and industries department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
PrIntIna Pressmsn AUG. %.

PREsSMENs HOME, Tenn, Aug.
s.-rhe convention Of the init. Print.
ing Freshmen @ Assts. union opens at
Pressmsn's Home Aug. e6.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
Ohio Federation, sept. 9.

SPRINGFIELD, O.. Aug. S.-The
4lst annual convention, Ohio State
Federation OF Labor. opens in Spring
field Sept. 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
srenooRApHER wANrEpl NATION.

The National qtIoe o. the Workers
Party nag 4 posItIon opsn ior a stsnou:
81 tire Young Workers League VIII be
considered. Apply by letter or In person.
e. q. Ruthenherq, Executive Secretary,
SIS w. Washington Blvd., ohIckeo, ~.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
GARY ANSWERS
BARUCH CHARGE
Declares American Steel
Institute Statement Is
Entirely Correct

NEW YORK, May 26.-Elbert H.
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, replying to charges
of Bernard Baruch that his recent adj
dress to the American Iron and Steel
institute revealing the governments
plan to nationalize the steel industry
during the war was full of inaccuracies,
declared today that his statement was
entirely correct. He added that it was
respectful and not controversial and
expressed regret if anything he said had
offended any one.
1.-The steel industry had been CO.
operating satisfactorily to both sides
apparently with the war industries
board for many months before the ques-
ton of taking over the industry was
brought up for consideration and de-
termination, Mr.. Gary said. IF there
had been previous discussions in Wash
ington with reference to this subject,
steel men were not present or in
formed"
Mr.. Baruch, in a statement issued
last Saturday, said that the govern
ment's threat to take over the industry
had been made in early negotiations
with steel men because of difficulty in
agreeing on prices.
To this Mr.. Gary replied that, while
some members of the steel fraternity
in the beginning demanded prices that
others believe were too high, the diff
ferences always were adjusted after
careful and painstaking consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
over 5000 ACRES
BOUGHT BY FORD
Believed To BE Planning
Huge Rubber Indus
try In Florida

TAMPA, Fla, May 26.-Purchase
by Henry Ford of a tract of more than
5000 acres in Henry county centerins
around Labelle. the county seat, which
was announced today, is believed by
civic leaders here to presage the early
Development of a large rubber growing
industry in Florida.
Mr.. Ford is reported to have paid
more than half million dollars for the
land, which includes the townsite Of
Goodno, on the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, and the public utilities and a
plumber of buildings of the town of La,
belle.
Already rubber culture experts are
busy on the property, according to a
report from Labelle, and it is declared
the Ford plans contemplate immediate
clearance of an immense acreage and
the planting of rubber trees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
JUDGE CUTS SHORT
YOUTHS ACTIVITIES
Negro Boy Is Sent To Reform
School After Thefts

Jimmie Fawlkes, 15-year-o1d negro.
was beginning early. His threatened
career of banditry was cut short, how
ever, by Judge S. d. Murphy of the
juvenile court, who consigned him Mon
day to the Negro Reformatory school
until he reaches the age of q.
He had previously been in this same
institution, having been convicted sew
eral months ago of burglary and grand
larceny, but he commenced operations
again, according to the police, shortly
after he was released on probation.
Obtaining a job as delivery boy for
an ice cream company, he han away
with packages, 70 cents and the COM
pany's wheel, according to police. Then,
Saturday night, according to the po-
lice, he broke into a garage on the
Southside, procured an iron bar, suited
to raising windows, and made for a
drug store in the vicinity There, he
helped himself to the cigaret stock, &C.
cording to the police. and struck out
for the McCulla & Tyler bakery's ga
vate garage, where he took keys to all
the automobiles and trucks, but left
the vehicles intact.
The boy will 60 to the reformatory
school Tuesday, according to orders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
SLAYER SUSPECT
ELUDES POLICE
IN FRANKS CASE
Slim, Nervous Man With
Horn Rimmed Glasses
Disappears

CHICAGO, May &c. - Detectives
hunting the slayers of Robert FRANKS
12-vear-old son of a Chicago million
aire. were searching tonight for man
who answers in nearly every detail the
hypothetical description of one OF the
kidnapers built up by police from va
rious fragments of evidence.
For a time today it was thought
that the man sought was surrounded
in an apartment hotel building on the
southside, where he applied for room.
Squads Of detectives made a thorough
search, but the man Willingly or unwft-
tingly eluded them. ..
The man, slim, nervous, about i've
feet nine inches tall and weighing 14O
or 145 bounds excited the suspicious
of the apartment hotel clerk when ne
anplied for a room. The clerk said
he appeared to be about 30 years old,
had a slim face, wore tortoise shell
spectacles and was exceedingly Nper-
yous, When the clerk informed jim
there was no room available, the man
said he "had to get in off the street,
and left, but was followed and was
seen to enter nearby building. De
tectives hurried to the scene and
searched every building in the block,
but failed to find the man.
May Own Spectacles
Police believe the man may be the
wearer of the spectacles found near the
slain boys body. These spectacles
were of peculiar make and occulists
said they could have been worn only
nv man with thin face or by a
woman. They also declared that an
examination of the lenses indicated
they probably were worn by highly
nervous person. The description also
fits the driver of a gray automobile
which a chauffeur said he saw driving
slowly over the route taken by the
Franks boy to and from school two
afternoons previous to his disappear
ance, 1t was in a gray automobile
that a schoolmate of the boy believes
he saw the youth spirited away as he
walked home from school last Wednes-
day.
Attorneys representing two Of the
instructors of the private school at
tended by the boy, who have been held
for questioning since the Staying was
discovered, applied tonight for writs of
habeas corpus for their release. The
writs were made returnable tomorrow.
Man Being Held
Police also are holding a man whose
name they refuse to reveal and who
is said to answer in a general way the
description given by a florist of a
man who purchased a wreath from
him. This wreath, bearing the name,
George Johnson" was sent to the
Franks home on the day of the boy s
funeral. George johnson was the name
used by the man who tried to obtain
n ransom of $4,000 from Jacob Franks,
father of the slain youth.
Search for makers of the spectacles
found near the body also narrowed
down today when it was found that the
special frame had been on the market
only two months and was made by
only three firms here. Through these
firms and their records an effort will
be made to identify the wearer. 1t
was announced that a general round
up of all persons suspected of being
degenerates had been ordered by Chief
Collins in connection with the investi-
CATION.
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TAX MEASURE
PASSES HOUSE
lContinued from Page Onel

including many nuisance" taxes, ap-
proximately Sill, 100000 year.
1t is estimated that the bill, as sent
to the President, will take care of
soldier bonus payments and will meet
the other necessary expenses of the
government. Treasury experts now es-
innate that the measure will not Gre
ate deficit, as was first stated.
There were several voices of disap-
prevail in the general chorus of COM
mendation in the House Monday when
the conference report was presented.
Representatives Mills of New York,
Tilson of Connecticut, Hill of Mary
land, Treadway of Massachusetts and
Graham of Pennsylvania, assailed the
bill for various provisions.
Representative Frear of Wisconsin,
tax leader of the insurgents, praised
it as the most scientific revenue meas
ure ever approved by Congress" de-
claring to the House that the coun-
try was sold the Mellon plan--a gold
brick-but you were too wise to buy
it." Many other lauded the bill. Rep
resentative Garner of Texas, author
of the Garner plan," was given an
ovation when he took the floor. He
claimed credit for the measure for dem
ocratis and progressives.
You can't take the democratic brand
off of this BILL" he declared.
When Secretary Mellon accepted the
bill Monday, he gave way for the first
time in a fight which he has carried
on consistently, since Congress met last
December. Through opposition of dem
ocrats and insurgents in the House, the
Mellon plan was admittedly doomed
even before the fight moved to the floor
of the House. Republican leaders in
the House got together on a compre-
mise plan before a vote was taken. The
Mellon plan was overwhelmingly de
feated, and republicans won a COM
promise on surtax rates, though demo-
Gratis put over their normal schedules.
Despite its defeat in the House, the
bill was pushed to the floor of the Sem
ate, through the influence of advocates
of the Mellon plan and against the best
judgment of many republicans. 1t
was defeated there, but through eff
forts in conference, some of the pro-
visions most Objectionable to Coolidge
were knocked out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
OFFICIALS WARY
OF CONFERENCE
City viii Send Only One
Representative To Via
duct Meet

While various railroad executives
flocked into the city Monday 1t became
exceedingly dubious, according to stu
dents of the situation, whether the con-
ference on the grade crossing menace
called by the Chamber Of Commerce for
Tuesday at 10 o'clock will find such
smooth sailing after all and whether
anything concrete will develop despite
the appearance Of Major General w.
l.. Sibert.
The first manifestation of WEAKNESS
with which city officials are reported
to have viewed the conference came to
light Monday afternoon when it was
formally announced at the city hall
that not the entire commission, which
had been invited, but one member would
attend.
According to reports on the matter, it
is declared that city authorities look
with some disfavor on the conference
because they believe the railroads will
reopen the project of placing viaduct
over Eighteenth street, plan which
would leave Twentieth street open, and
which has been vetoed by the commits
sion.
The Chamber Of Commerce, accord
ing to members of the committee in
charge, expect some really material BEN
Gifts from the conference. With the
purpose of accomplishing some sort of
compromise between the deadlocked
commission and railroads they have en-
gagged Sibert, nationally known engi-
neer, who, among other feats, super
vised the construction of the Gatun
locks at the Panama Canal
Sibert arrived in Birmingham Mon
day night. He said he had no state
ment to make and would issue none un-
til he had reviewed the situation, a re-
port of his findings to be given to the
Chamber of Commerce.
"It is my understanding that this is
an initial conference" he said. Just
how long it will take to thrash the mat
ter out / do not knows"
The chamber committee has also in
vited heads of the carriers affected in
the controversy, all of whom are ex-
pected to be on hand. r. b. Pegram,
vice president of the Southern. came
here Monday morning, accompanied by
two staff engineers. W. L. Mapother,
president of the Louisville and Nash
Vile, will also be at the meet.
W. e. Dickson is the commissioner
appointed to be at the Tuesday meet
ing, President ID. e. McLendon said
Monday. Dickson will listen to sugges-
lions of the conference and report back
details to the commissioners, according
to plans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
BIRMINGHAM MAN
BELIEVED DROWNED
Boat Capsizes On Warrior and
James Odon,, 80, Missing

James Odom, age 30, automobile me-
chanic Of Birmingham, Is believed to
have been drowned Monday night about
z o'clock at Lock II, on the Warrior
river, when a boat in which he and
another man were setting out fishing
lines capsized and threw them into the
river. Lewis Robinson, the companion
Of Odom, reached the bank Of the
stream, but could not find Odom, and
sent an alarm to Birmingham for
searching helpers.
Searchers were dispatched, but up to
1 o'clock Tuesday morning no sword
had been received of the young mans
recovery. The last telephone commu-
nication received at the home of Robin
son was at ii o'clock, when searchers
said they had found no trace of the
man.
0dom, Robinson and two other men,
Morris Jacobs and Ed Hill, Odom's
brother-in-law, both of Birmingham,
went ON d fishing party up the Warrior
river about 80 o'clock Monday after
noon, according to information at Rob-
inson's home Odom and Robinson, &C.
eording to the reports, had gone out in
small boat together to put out trout
lines, while other members OF the party
were engaged elsewhere. Alarm Of
Odom's disappearance was received in
Birmingham shortly after o'clock.
Among those who went to the scene of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
MORE THAN $4,000
SEE SHAM BATTLE
Editors Witness Demonstration
At Fort Sill

FORT SILL, Okla, May 24.-One of
the largest peace TIME artillery demon.
STATIONS in the history of the United
States army was carried out here to-
day before a crowd estimated at more
than $4,000 persons. The demonstra-
ton was in connection with the visit of
the National Editorial association, mem
bers of which are making nine-day
tour of Oklahoma.
Delayed by rain, the attack was
launched about II o'clock. For five
minutes large and small field guns
swept the front line of the enemy's po-
sition and then the barrage was con-
centrated on the enemy" batteries and
lines of communication for 10 minutes.
A battery of 1855 milimeter howitzers
opened the artillery action and four bat
teries of los joined in.
Behind machine gun barrage waves
of infantry swept to the attack. Bomb
ing planes from Kelly field attacked the
enemy positions from the air, drop
ping heavy bombs on the hill, which was
the objective of the attacking force
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
VESSEL REPAIRS
Are QUESTIONED
IN BOARD QUIZ
Private Yards Favored
Because Of Nays
Overcharge

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Failure
of government shipyards to live up to
their estimates for repair work has
| led the shipping board to award such
contracts to private yards, Joseph E.
Sheedy, vice president of the Fleet cor
poration, testified today before the
House committee investigating the
board
Although navy yard estimates fire.
quently are lower than private bids, ac-
tual costs on work awarded the for
mer, Mr.. Sheedy said, usually run con-
siderably higher than the original es.
Inmates.
Sheedy said he was opposed to the
provision in the shipping board appro.
priation bill that navy yards be given
prior consideration in all recondition.
ing and repair work. 4
FavOrs Private Yard
1.-THE value of the navy yard at pres.
emit" he said, els that it protects us
against steal. We have that as q
hammer over the private yardS If
can get work done at a private yard
for the same cost as the estimates OF
the navy yard, plus normal profit,
l will give it to the private yards ev-
cry day"
Declaration by the witness that MANY
of the private yards built during the
war for emergency use, should now be
given work for peace time support
brought from Representative Davis
democrat, Tennessee, the statement
that the board should let its repair con.
tracts "in the interest of the govern.
ment and not try to take care of some.
body who got stuck during the war"
Cant Back 1t Up
''If the navy yards will guarantee
a fixed price," Sheedy testified, Ivan
for the navy yards every time, but
they can't back it up. Their work
may run $4,000 over or it may run
100000 over"
= Taking up the sales of $550,O00 each
of the seven president ships to the
Dollar Steamship company of San Fran.
cisco, Representative Davis said his
information was that the President
Adams had made a profit of $3.50, 200
on her first round-the-world voyage.
While he was without official fig
ures, Sheedy said his information was
that the vessel had sustained loss Of
from $4,000 to 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue Of and
Circuit of
at BIRMINGHAM Alabama Equity
complainant and
by
proceed to sell the highest bidder
Third
the City OF Alabama during the legal hours of
ming at IL o'clock, .
ON WEDNESDAY, THE OF JUNE
the following estate
The East Half Lot
plan and Of the City of
Lot Block
Nine
uay described as beginning
Avenue NORTH with the
the East side OF Eighth Street. One Hundred and Forty
thence East along the North side said
North parallel with the
Second
Second Avenue Hundred
City Birmingham
The said estate will be first
PARCEL the West Half of
Eighteen separate PARCELS and bids said
the said numbered
the said and
Eighteen will then offered
bids which are the highest and bids and which will
est for all Of said lands will accepted all Of said
ject to confirmation by the
Abstracts Of title examined prospective pu
corning said property and the thereof be desired
C. FULLER MANLY,
FirstA
Birmingham, Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
MERCHANTS ASKED
TO DISPLAY FLAG
Memorial Day Committee Makes
Request For Cooperation

All stores and other places of bust
ness in the city have been requested to
display the American flag Friday, May
80, which will be observed in Birming-
ham and elsewhere as National Memo
rial Day. Veterans of al lwars and
auxiliary organizations will form huge
parade, marching through the princi-
pal streets to the various cemeteries,
where they will decorate the graves of
soldiers and ex-soldiers who have died.
The committee on arrangements con-
sists of Mrs. H. Swope, Mrs. c. Laur-
ell, Arthur Greenwood and James Ash
worth,