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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Australian co-ops Prospsr.

One-hfth Of all the families in Aus.
tralia are buying or manufacturing
cooperative goods. There are 3G5
fourishing cooperative societies there
according to the All-American Coop.
erative Commission. These societies
supply 100000 heads of families with
the necessities of life. and represent
an investment of s27,50O,00O.
The most remarkable development
in Australian cooperation is the rapid
growth OF producers cooperative so.
cieties. Sixty-three per cent Of all
the societies reporting belong to the
producers, and manufacture a wide
variety of goods for cooperative con.
sumers' societies as well as for export
trade. Twenty. million dollars is now
invested in these cooperative produc.
tive societies, and all of them are re.
ported as paying regular interest on
their share of capital in addition to a
cooperative dividend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
These Countries at
Foot of Class in
Labor Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. ia survey
of labor codes shows that Spain, Por.
tugal, Chile and Colombia are the
latest to begin general revision and
modernization of their labor laws.
In Spain ministerial order set UP
a special committee instructed to re-
port within four months a complete
classification of all measures relating
to industrial accidents, conditions OF
labor labor inspection, disputes and
official organizations and services
Employers and workers are repres.
ented by one member each. Redrafting
of existing laws will be part of the
work. A similar commission has been
created in Portugal.
A labor draft code, introduced in the
Chilean congress in 1921, has been
brought to the front by a change OF
administration, and heads the pro-
gram of the new president.
In Colombia an inter-parliamentary
commission has been authorized ia
draw up code of modern laws, with
measure for development of agri
culture and creation of n farm land
bank.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON
LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS
Coolidge Can't Fool Negroes


To the DAILY WORKER: Accord
ing to The Chicago Tribune, Of Aug
ust IL, Mr.. Charles r. Gardner OF
Fort Hamilton, N Y, has sent let
ter to Kautious Kalvin Koolidge, ask
ing him to use his influence to pre-
vent the possibility of a colored man
being nominated for congress.
Gardner sent this letter to the
president because a Negro, Hubert
Harrison, is running for congress in
New York city on the socialist ticket.
The president in his reply to Gard
ner, which is given wide publicity in
the capitalist press, states that our
constitution guarantees equal rights
to all our citizens, without discrimina-
ton because of race or color The
president also states that he has TAX
en- an oath to support that constitu-
ton.
Negro citizens are denied the bal
lot in most southern states, are segre-
gated and jimcrowed in residential
sections and on public conveyances;
are jimcrowed in the government de-
partments at Washington where some
are employed; are denied the right
to marry whom they please in many
states.
These and many other violations of
our constitution which Kautious Kali
vim Koolidge has taken an oath to
support, go merrily on, and he is as
Silent as a sphinx concerning them.
This piffle Of the president about
our constitution, and the Negroes
right to run for office, is merely bait
for the Negroes vote in the Novem.
Der election
OF course, if Coolidge is reelected
he will do as all his predecessors
have done-forget all about Negroes
until election time, when another soI
will be thrown to them.
The Negroes, IS per cent of whom
are wage workers, should vote for
the candidates who really represent
the workers. These candidates are
Foster and Gitlow of the Workers
Party.
Until Negroes do awaken and vote
the Workers Party ticket. their votes
cast for the candidates of the capital
list parties, as far as benefitting Ne
groes, amount to so much chaff for
the wind to sport WITH Gordon
Owens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
APP Pc ARANCE OF
TOM MYERSCOUGH
PALES OFFICIALS
Enlist the Bosses Press
to Spread Lies
BY BLACK DIAMOND.
Especial to The Daily Workerl

WILKES BARRE, Pa, August IL
Shades of fear have cast their shad-
ows over the heads of the officials of
District 1, United Mine Workers of
America and Thomas Myerscough is
held responsible. This because the
appearance of Myerscough was made
on the same day and at the same
meeting that a severe beating was
administered to the officials by local
union of about 1900 men of whom
about 1000 in attendance.
Kept Press for John L. Lewis.
The following day the papers in
the Wyoming Valley, the name by
which this section is known, came
out with an article nearly two columns
in length, announcing that an enemy
was in the region to organize a dual
movement.
1t further announced that Myers
cough was expelled from the organ
ization in District for dual union
activities, and goes on to prove he
is an enemy to the miners union, be-
cause he is not side by side with
John L. Lewis in the battle SCARED
fields of West Virginia.
Circular SanGerfng Myerscough.
The circular, signed by John b.
Gallagher, travelling auditor for the
union, warns the locals against al
lowing Myerscough to appear before
them. Admitting that there are diff
ferences of opinion existing, Gallagher
says he believes these can be adj
justed without the presence of the
Pittsburgh radical.
He also quotes at length from the
TRADE launched against Myerscough
at the indianapolis convention by
Lewis, but he does not add that Myers
cough was denied the right to answer
the lies contained therein.
Myerscough in an interview later
said that "he was in the anthracite
field to work and that at present he
is employed as a laborer il one OF
the mines in District 1, and that he
would exercise his right as a member
of the union, unless he was again ex
PEELED"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
The Right Idea.

To the DAILY WORKER:-I here
with enclose the receipts from a
campers dance, held in this city,
August 8.
The RED Beach" camp colony is
situated on Lake Erie, about six miles
from here, populated by the Finnish
members of the party, coming from
district camp Z.
Altho we have our bellies full of
lamb stew at present, while enjoying
the beauties of nature, we fully real
ize the cruel fact that unless we keep
our class organs properly financed to
fight and resist the open shop plans
of "Hell-Maria Dawes G. Co." there
soon will be time when camping
on this beautiful shore of Lake Erie
will be rather monotonous and irri-
tating on our empty stomachs.
For reasons mentioned above, we
are organizing festivals and dances
and donating the money where it will
do the best work in the class strug-
gle. We therefore help the DAILY
WORKER and send all receipts total
ing S124.00.
We are yours for the fighting Com.
munist daily, The DAILY WORKER
THE Red Beach" campers.
BY JOHN HILLBERG.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
ALABAMA JAILS
BEAT INMATES
DESPITE LAW
Claim Investigation Re.
port Is False
BY JACK METTE

Federated Press staff Corresponding
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 17.-New in
vestigations are demanded following
the report of cruelties inflicted on
prisoners in the Alabama prison at
River Falls and on the chain gangs
of the state. The prisoners claim they
are beaten and knocked around by
guards Notwithstanding a law in this
state against using the lash.
Letters Destroyed.
The men are cowed into silence by
fear of terrible beatings and worse.
Communications to the outside hint
ing at i'll treatment are destroyed and
the writer severely punished.
The prisoners claim that the report
of DR.. F. F. Blair, appointed by the
governor to investigate their COM
plants, was false. They demand that
the governor appoint more than one
man. They have evidence to convict
guards and other minor officials who
are inflicting punishments on them
contrary to law. So far the governor
has not appointed the investigating
committee. The press and public are
demanding action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Happy Marriage is
Reason for Arrest of
German Communist

MUNICH, Aug. 1.-THE fact that
the wife of the Communist leader Dr.
Frank who went on a hunger strike in
the Munich prison recently, was
known to lead very happy married
life with her husband was enough to
bring about her arrest by the reac-
tionaries of Bavaria.
When her husband was arrested an
alleged illegal meeting of the Com.
munists, Mrs. Frank started from
Berlin for Munich to be near her hus.
band. When she left Munich, she
was arrested. The only charge against
her was that "she was known to be
happily married and that it was there.
fore natural to assume that she knew
about his plots" Finding nothing in
eliminating the police finally had to
release her.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
PAPER WORKERS
OUT ON STRIKE
FOR The union
Injunction Immediately
Granted of Course

Especial TO the DAILY WoRKER)
Manistique, Mich, Aug. 17.-Paper-
mill workers on strike atManistique are
enjoined by court order from picketing
and other peaceful means of further
ing their cause Company guards are
using unusual violence without jul
dicial restraint. The dispute arose
when the workers formed Local 1856,
International Brotherhood of Pulp,
Sulphite & Papermill Workers late in
June. Two women and IL men work
ers were fired for union activity. The
strike began July 16. The anti-union
firm is the Filler Fiber Co. The in
junction is being ignored by the
strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
UNMASK HYPOTHETICAL KRESGE

In reference to Kresge's quitting
charity work, Senator Couzens in one
of his letters says: Men with means
such as you have should continue TAX
ing interest in matters of this kind"
And it is exactly in the same spirit
that he says, later in the same letter,
Families will surely take care of
their own if they have the wherewith
to do it, and it is up to such men as
you and to see that they have it."
Waited Nine Years.
Moreover, the letters which Senator
Couzens now makes public have lain
hidden in his files since 1915. He has
known Kresge's practices for many
years. He denounces him now only
to serve his own political purposes.
r. N. Holsaple is superintendent of
the Michigan Anti-Saloon League, and
has been leading the opposition in
this state to Senator Couzens' cam
paign for denomination. Senator
Couzens in attacking Kresge is at
lacking the source Of this opposition.
81 have no quarrel with Mr.. Hols-
aple He is merely the hired man of
Sebastian S. Kresge, who puts up
most. of the money for the Michigan
Anti-Saloon League" Senator Couzens
said in explaining his making the let
tiers public.
Economic Interpretation of Temper
ance.
In this connection it is interesting
that it has been reported that
Kresge's championship of prohibition
is even more matter of business
with him than a matter of having a
veil of purity to hide behind. 1t is re-
ported he began to talk prohibition
many years ago when the manager of
one of his stores in local option ter
ritory told him prohibition increased
five-and-ten-cent store sales. After
the Volstead act was in effect, also,
he made large profits on sales of whis-
ky glasses, bottle openers and beer
bottle caps until publicity caused him
to take those articles off his counters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Continued from page u

asking him to contribute $1,000 to-
ward a $4,000 Salvation Army res.
cue home and hospital for girls and
women at 1870 West Grand Blvd. here
After the exchange of one letter each,
in which the senator asked Kresge for
figures on the wages he paid his en-
ployes, Senator Couzens wrote let.
ter containing the following para
graph:
81 would much prefer talking this
over with you to writing letter, and
if you wishI will come to your office,
or you can come to mine For think
you can do much more for girls and
women by paying them better wages
than you can by subscribing $1,000 to
rescue them after they have gotten
into trouble"
Averaged $7.52 Per Week.
The other letters bring out the fact
that the average wage paid by Kresge
in his chain of stores-not the mini
mum, but the average wage-was
.$7.52 a week at the time he wrote
They bring out also the fact he gave
employment wherever possible to
girls and women living at their par
ents' homes or with a husband, so
that men or women earning wages
from some other company would help
support his slaves. Kresge also in
his second letter whimpers about be-
ing made i'll by his responsibilities.
couzens Wiser ExpIoiter.
Senator Couzens favors sustaining
the economic system by which
Kresge, and others in various degrees
like him, enrich themselves. He is,
of course, simply more realistic in his
methods, agreeing at the same time
that there is need for certain mum
Der of rescue homes" of the kind in
question. If the destitute and desper.
ate employees of the country's Kresges
are rescued" they will not be so apt
to rebel, in the senator's opinion
The senator himself owns $6O,0O0,-
900 in tax exempt securities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18

BIdCO W, III my Op1ulOuy dpp0JS W DC
unsound, unscientific and improbable
of fulfllmeut.
Garvey's Goal Utopia.
In advising the Negro citizens Of
the United States not to fight for So
cial, civil and political equality, but
to concentrate their energies on
Africa, where the Negroes will even
tually go, you are advising your race
to give up the real for the shadow .
The twelve million Negroes in the
United States are native born, Eng
lish speaking and entitled to every
right and privilege enjoyed by the
white citizens.
The Negroes should fight for, de-
mand and take same, regardless of
the Ku Klux Khan, southern crackers
and other white Negro baiters in this
country.
Capital Cause OF Race Hatred.
The prejudice against Negroes is
famed and kept alive at the behest of
and by the white employers, and cap
italist class, who regard both the Ne
gro and white workers as so much
cattle, to be exploited to produce
profits for them. The white employ
ing class are small minority of the
white population. BY creating ami
mosities between the great mass of
Negro and white workers, they can
more effectively rule, rob and exploit
both groups Of workers.
These white capitalists have their
white thugs, gunner, dicks, police
men and soldiers to intimidate white
workers striking for higher wages,
shorter hours and better living con-
ditions.
Khan Used to Break Strikes.
The murderous Ku Klux Khan vents
its hatred on white labor organizers
by tarring and feathering and MUIR
dering them. The capitalists courts
issue injunctions against white strik-
ers, prohibiting them from peaceful
picketing.
In view of these facts, the lot of
the white workers is not much better
than that of the Negroes, over whom
the capitalists exercise a terrorism to
keep them servile and ready to be
used as strike breakers against the
white workers.
Negro Emigration to Africa Childish.
These capitalists, who use the Ne
groes to their great advantage, would
prevent and stop an emigration of
Negroes from the United States, the
same as the capitalists and planters
of the south tried to prevent and
stop, and in some cases succeeded in
doing so, the migration of Negroes
from the south to the north.
Garveyism Expects the Impossible.
To expect the white imperialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
4.os5 Miner Orphans in Pennsx.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-Fatal accidents
in the coal mines of Pennsylvania be.
tween 1916 and 1922 have made 4,065
children fatherless, according to a re-
port of the state inspection board
The majority of these accidents have
been shown by the United States bu-
reau of mines to be preventible, but
operators have found it easy to re-
place miners, so that the necessary
precautions have been neglected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Russian Coal.

MOSCOW. August 1.-THE Peoples
Commissariat of Foreign Trade, after
carefully examining the question OF
developing the export to the near east
ern countries OF Donetz coal. has
drawn up the necessary measures to
encourage this trade. II has been
found that the Russian coal will have
TO compete with the Turkish not so
much in quality as in price, for the
latter product is cheaper than the for.
mer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Cooperative Auditlnu.

A non-profit, non-capital stock CO
operative is being organized under the
name Of the Illinois Agricultural Co
operative Association for the purpose
of furnishing an auditing and account.
ing service for farmers co-operatives.
Membership in the association is to be
restricted to cooperative associations,
farm bureaus, and other agricultural
organizations. Reports and compar-
able data will be compiled covering
the operations Of co-operatiyes OF
similar nature, and provision will be
made for the exchange OF experience
and information.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
The Truth is Out!

BERKELEY, Calf, August IT,
Now it's the war that caused the vic
tory of the Labor Party in England
Professor Arthur Percival Newton, OF
the University of London, told the
Berkeley Public Spirit Club so, any
way. AS piece Of great news, PROBES
sor Newton also confded that labor
now takes the principal place in Brit
ish government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
RussIa-rurkey Agreement.

MOSCOW, Aug. ia consular con-
vention has been signed between the
Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics
and Turkey. The Russian monas-
teries at Galata are to be returned to
the Soviet government. as they are
part OF the Russian state property.
According to the latest information,
there are still about 5000 Russian
Iemigrapts in Constantinople.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
WOULD sroP FOREIGN PRESS

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 17.-Congress
man Albert Johnson of this district,
author Of the immigration Bill passed
by the last Congress, attacked the
foreign language press in speeches
here. He says that their attacks on his
immigration Bill are so violent as to
be almost plea for war on this
country. He predicts that unless these
attacks cease it will be necessary for
the government to suppress the foreign
language press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
COMMUNIST REALISM NOT DREAM
OF AFRICAN REPUBLIC WILL BE
NEGRO WORKERS EMANCIPATION
AN OPEN LETTER TO MARCUS CARNEY,
BY GORDON w. OWENS.

Universal Negro you
founder and president
the world Much credit
millions of Negroes organization
N A. Negro republic in
dissatisfied A. countries may
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18

1926. Dimity, voile,. printed cot
tons. bingham and wash silk will be
attractive for this pretty little frock.
It may be finished with tiny sleeve
caps, or with the wrist length "bish-
op" sleeve.
The pattern is cut in sizes: 2, A.,
and years. A 4-year size requires
rs yards OF 27-inch material IL made
with sleeve caps. II made with long
sleeves, yards will be required.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of lie in silver or stamps.
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our UP-TO-DATE FALL & WINTER
1s24-1s25 BOOK OF FASHIONS.
Address: The DAILY WORKER, fff3
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NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERS-The
patterns being sold thru the DAILY
WORKER pattern department are fur
nished by a New York firm OF pattern
manufacturers. orders are forwarded by
the DAILY WORKER every day as re-
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A PRETTY APRON.

4640 Figured cretonne with bind
ings OF black sateen is here por-
trayed. One could also use unbleach-
ed muslin with embroidery, or cham
brey in contrasting color for trim
ming. Lawn, cambria and percale
are also desirable and serviceable ma
terials for this apron.
The pattern is cut in sizes: Small,
medium, large and extra large. A
medium size requires ga yards Of
32-inch material.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of 12c in silver or stamps.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-06-18
DIED.


AMES-At Oilsnd June s, Edna Rose
Ames, aged l FAY
AUsTIN-At SPARKS. New. June 4. Mary
Bonsey, widow Of Eugene H. Austin,
formerly of Ellsworth, aged So years,
months.
BLACK-At Bluehil, Jube Is, Howell
c. Black, aged / s days.
BONSEY-At Old Town, June IL.
Ransom Austin Bonsey, formerly of
Ellsworth, aged SO years,
COUSINS-At Bluehill, June IS, Ed
ward l.. Cousins, aged days.
Augustus H. Danico. aged 80 years.
GILES-At Ellsworth, June 16, Mrs
Emma J, Giles, aged 80 years, s
months, 16 days.
HODGKINS-At New York, June 16
Charles A. Hodgkins, formerly of
KEYES-At Orland, June TO- George F.
Reyes, aged IA years, Z months, 8
days.
KITTREDGE = At West Eden, June
8, Judith Thomas, widow of Charles
W. Kittredge, aged 10 years, IL
months. 16 days.
MOONEY--At Bucksport,. June -, Mrs:
Ella F. Mooney, aged 73 years,
months, 13 days.
REED-At SWANS Island, May %, Mrs.
Abbie H. Reed, aged so years.
TRACY-At Gouldsboro, June Z Ed
STOVER-At Orland, June 10, Mrs:
Avilda H. Slower, aged IS years, Is
days.
VAN HORNE--At Swans Island, June
4, William Van Horne. aged II years.
YOUNG-At Gouldsboro, June l, Tracy
II. Young, aged Is years, months,
days.
YOUNG-At Gouldsboro, June 5, Nora
A., widow of Tracy H, Young, aged
33 years, 4 days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-06-18
MARRIED,

BOWDEN - DOWNES - At Bangor,
June I, by Rev. r. p. Humphrey, Mrs.
Evelyn NJ. Bowden of Penobscot to
Charles DoWnes OF Winterport.
June /, by Rev. Austin w Taylor,
Miss Bernice NJ. Crosby of Brdgton
TO Frederick n. Johnson of SWANS
Island
CARTER-ALLEN - AT Belfast June
II, by Rev. j. r. Lord Mrs. Mary n.
Garter to Mark W. Allen, both of
EN-PERKINs-At orland, June
Z, by Fred Buck, esq, Miss Mazda X.
Gowen TO Frank S. Perkins, both of
Bucksport
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. = At Ellsworth,
June is, by. Rev j. A German, Miss
MILLIKEN-SMALL - At Ellsworth
Falls, June IL, by Rev George S.
Brookes, Miss Frances 2. Millilen to
Edward f. Small, both of Ellsworth.
ERKINS-CUNNINGH Orland,
June IA. by Fred Buck, esq, Miss
Newell L. Cunningham of Orland,
ERKINS-PERKINS- Orono, May
30 by Edward j. Kelley, esq Miss
Villa j. Perkins to p. Bryant Per-
kins, both of Penobscot.
OMEROY-I.ADD- At Bangor, June
Loretta Pomeroy of Bangor to Heman
w. Ladd of Ellsworth.
Nat Camden, June 7,
by Rev. c. f. p. Seliger, Miss Mary
d. Segar Of Brooklin to Fred E.
Brown of Camden.
Harbor, June 16, by Rev. oscar L.
Olsen, Miss Mildred NJ. Wardwell of
Castine to Raymond p. Somes of
Southwest Harbor.