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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

despite the censorship and President
Wilson was forced to write a letter
commencing him to quell the storm.
Richard Kilroy, now editor Of the
Anaconda Standard peculiarly
appropriate name for copper-trust
oiI-trust sheet-was the publicity
man for Ryan during the spruce
orgy. To keep his mouth shut he
was then given his present position
at salary OF 81, 200 per month With
five year contract. A short time
ago he was fired by some minor off
Gals of the Anaconda Mining Com
pany. He got Ryan IN New York
by long distance telegraph and in
twenty minutes was back on the
job.
1t now develops before the COM
mittee Of which Senator Wheeler
of Montana IS chairman that Sec
retarv of War Weeks was a mem
Der of the law firm of Hornblower
and Weeks that sold $2.000,000 worth
Of government securities for the
Bosch Magnetic Company. Most Of
the documents that Secretary Weeks
had purloined by an army officer re-
lated to frauds in the production Of
aircraft. The value of the loot is
estimated by Lane, the investigator
from whom the records were stolen,
at 5000 100000.
Standard Oil Lackey.
John d. Ryan was IN complete
charge Of aircraft production during
the war and it is logical to suppose
that the trail Of corruption leads
straight to the head Office of the
Anaconda Mining Company, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway Company and the parent
company, Standard Oil.
1t was the Anaconda Mining
Company that was the head and
forefront Of TIE persecution of labor
and radical organizations in the
Rocky Mountain states during the
war; that bounded Wheeler himself
and tried to kill him politically and
physically. Wheeler knows that
Standard Oil owns the copper, coal,
oil and timber of Montana.
It was John D. Ryan and his
chief gunman, Colonel Disque, act
ing for the lumber barons, who led
the war on labor in the Pacific
Northwest and who sent to prison
from Oregon, Washington Idaho
and Montana members of the /. w.
w. for bringing, thru organization,
mighty improvements in the inhu-
man conditions under winch the TIM
Der barons had forced the lumber
jacks to labor. The Centralia raid
the torture and murder of Wesley
Everest, the railroading of seven
lumber workers to a living death in
Walla Walla penitentiary, the smo-
thering to death of 1874 miners in
the Spectator mine, the hanging of
Frank Little in Butte, the, deporta-
ton Of 1,400 metal miners from
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him that investigation had been
stopped by Heber Votaw, the super
intendent of prisons?
Mr.. Burns-No; / don't know
that / said that. / supposed he
knew that. Mr.. Votaw saw the at
torney general.
The deputy warden Of Atlanta had
sided with Votaw in opposing the
"dope" Investigations, but the United
States attorney, Clint Hager, wanted
to continue, Dyche stated during his
examination. Votaw's orders won
and the Burns men left the peni-
tertiary. Later Dyche was called to
the capitol by the attorney-general
and criticised severely about the
publicity" attending the "dope" in
quiry.
Dope Traffic Still On.
Dyche said that he got the impress
sion that the Washington "higher
ups" wanted to "cover up" He
stated that or 10 should have been
indicted. Leavenworth prison has
1000 addicts, according to Dyche,
and nothing has been done to stop
the traffic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
JESS SMITH BECAME
NERVOUS WRECK WHEN
HARRY MADE HIM GOAT

WASHINGTON, April 6-Roxie
Stinson, ex-wife and paramour of
the late suicide, Jess Smith, part
ner in crime of Harry M. Daugh-
erty, in an interview with Julian
Street, declared that her ex-hus-
band was all shot to pieces when
he realized that the ex-attorney in
tended to unload the booze scandal
on him.
Speaking Of Jess Smith, Miss
Stinson said:
when he came back from the
convention at Chicago, he told me
and my companion how Harry
Daugherty got the nomination
for Harding, going at two in the
morning to a room where secret
conference was being held and
strong-arming it thru.
'In April Jess came home to
Washington Court House and /
saw he was in a highly nervous
condition. Once, apparently under
great stress, he exclaimed they've
passed it up to me-
81 knew what he meant. Some
six months before there had been
started quiet inquiries, instigated
by politics, intended to involve the
encouragement and Jess in liquor
frauds.
Jess was terribly concerned
about It, but Harry, with his usual
GOODNESS in big emergencies, let IL
slide off his back. Subsequent
pressure I1d realization Of what
Harry Daugherty's attitude to-
wards him would be, was the real
caucn - lace Cv,,stkgg o,,fn.ln
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Cal Coolidge Still
Proposing" Aid to
The Wheat Farmers

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has proposed to the
recently created $10,O0O,00O agricul-
tural credit corporation in the north
west that it make loans thru the war
finance corporation to aid north
western wheat farmers to diversity
their crops.
In letter to C. r. Jaffray, Min
neapolis, chairman of the credit
corporation, he advocated such pro-
cedure as an effective service to
agricultural interests of the central
northwest" and asked for an express
sion of the corporations views on
the subject.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
MOrgan's Big Bride
Fund Clues POincdre
NeIU Lease of Life

PARIS, April 6.-The chamber Of
deputies gave Premier Poincare's new
government another vote of con-
fidence, 327 to POI this afternoon, this
time on the subject of the proposed
pensions bill.
1t was an adverse vote on this
measure by the chamber. that de-
feated the last government and caused
Poincare's resignation.
Today's vote was the chambers
second expression of confidence in the
new government within "a hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
VotalU, Brother-in-LauU of
the Late President, May Be
Called in Prison Drug Probe

WASHINGTON, April 6--Heber H. Votaw, superintendent
of federal prisons brOeraw of the late President Hard
ing subpOenaed by the senate Daughery investigating
committee connection with testimony Of William j. Burns and
S. Dyche warden of Atlanta penenary that he
investigation the drug traffic at the prison,
was said at chairman BrOOkharts Office today.
Votaw probably will not be subpoenaed until after the
mttee cleans up some eads" which it working
committee members said they expect eventually to summon
him to explain why he stopped drug investigation in the face
of pleas BY Burns and Dyche that be permitted to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Daugherty-Pepper War Splits the Republicans

speech and warning G.. O. p. lead
era that he does not intend to be
the butt Of criticism for Republic
cans or Democrats.
Hears Knell of Death.
Daugherty declared that a Sew
more keynote" speeches like Pep
per's would sound the death knell
of Republican success in the COM
ing elections"
Dausherty traced Peppers ami
mostly towards him to his refusal
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per declared he had nothing to say.
Regarding the rumor circulated
in Washington that Daugherty and
his political allies are preparing to
desert the Coolidge standard, Sem
Ator Pepper declared that the for
mer attorney-general is possibly in
a position to know what certain
men might do, but indicated that
he had no knowledge that impor-
tant political leaders are allied with
Mr.. Daugherty in such a move.
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cause me to think Il necessary 70
add anything to il. stand by
everything said"
This was the statement Of Sem
ator George Wharton Pepper here
today, regarding former Attorney
General Harry M. Daugherty's at.
tack on him last night in Washing
ton, because of the Senator'S speech
before the Republican convention
in the Maine City.
Az to Daugherty, Senator Pep
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to recommend the senator for solie-
itor general. He said that Pepper
was unable 70 secure the endorse
ment Of either the late senators
Penrose or Knox of Pennsylvania
for the Office.
Pepper Sticks to Speech.
PHILADELPHIA, April e.
Everything | said in my Portland,
Maine, speech was said after care
full thought and consideration. /.
have seen no developments since 20
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Radio Fans VIII Haze
To Pay More for
Sets; SOIOns Decree

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Radio
fans and Nah Jong addicts will have
to pay something for the privilege.
Senate tax makers have cut taxes
on automobiles and candy, but put 10
per cent levies on radio and nah jong
sets. All radio sets costing SIS or
more-which means most of those
that are sold-will bear the 10 per
cent tax under the provision inserted
by the senate finance committee. All
nah jong sets worth IS or more must
pay 10 per cent. 1t will just be added
to the price, because the manufact-
urer or importer is to pay it.
IMPEACH COOIDCFt
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tinue.
About $50 convicted violators
of the narcotic laws were in At
lanta penitentiary at the time
Heber Votaw, superintendent of
prisons and brother-in-law of
the late President Harding, had
the warden, j. E. Dyche re-
moved, according to Dyche's testimo-
ny to the Senate Investigating COM
mittee. Mr.. Dyche had repeatedly
urged Votaw to send inspectors to
work under cover and stop the "dope"
traffic in the federal prisons.
Was His Palm Creased?
William J. Burns finally sent three
detectives to work at Atlanta and
their work resulted in the indictment
of four guards for selling dope. Two
other guards resigned before they
were called on the carpet. Attorney
General Daugherty dismissed the
cases of two Of the indicted guards
and the other two cases ended in
jury disagreements.
Votaw came to Atlanta at the time,
as Dyche's testimony shows:
Senator Wheeler-Now, about
the time that these indictments
were found, did you see Mr.. Vo-
taw?
Mr.. Dyche-He came down there.
Senator Wheeler-And what, it
anything, did he say to you with
reference TO the investigation?
Mr.. Dyche--Well, unfortunately,
senator, rs | thought at the time,
the matter kept getting into the
papers and Mr.. Votaw's objection
seemed to be the publicity. He gave
as a further reason that it dis
organized things in the institution,
of course. But there was nothing
| to that.
Passing the Buck.
William ]. Burns also testified that
Votaw had blocked the "dope" in
! vestigations in the federal prisons
because the "higher ups" were about
to be exposed. Burns testified that
he had conferred with Daugherty at
the time, but had not mentioned Vo-
taw as the man who was responsible
for stopping the inquiry. Burns ex-
planned that he could not produce the
files of the narcotic investigation be-
fore the Senate committee because of
confidential" statements contained
in them. He testified as follows:
Senator Wheeler understand
you think it is the paramount duty
of the government to clean up the
dope situation and the traficking
in narcotics in these federal peni-
tentiaries?
Mr.. Burns--I certainly do.
Senator Wheeler-And the in
vestigation in Atlanta into the mar
cotic situation was suspended over
your protest.
Mr.. Burns-Yes.
Senator Wheeler-Who stopped
you in the investigation?
Mr.. Burns-Well, my agents
stated that Mr.. Votaw stopped
| them.
Senator Wheeler-Now, did you
take the matter up with the attor-
ney general when he stopped you?
There was a long pause.)
Mr.. Burns-There was some con-
ference with the attorney general.
| think the attorney general sent
for me and asked me about the
situation.
Senator Wheeler-Yes, and did
you tell him what bad situation
it was?
Mr.. Burns-I told him what our
agents had accomplished.
What's that, Billy?
Senator Wheeler-And YOU told
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
IMPEACH COOLIDGE!
Bryan and Other In1beciles Told
Majority Vote Can't Kill Truth

ANN HARBoR, Mich, April civilian Jennings Bryan arch foe
OF the evolution theory assad prehistoric
Sherman of the University of Illinois, address
vocation
Bryan wants to put religion it's feet" Professor Sherman said
How it? calling
most fruitful scientific theory Of modern times And the that
meetings
passing resolutions against the doctrine of evolution
"A church university which
moulding
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
STRIKE
CONFERENCE IN
KANSAS TODAY
No Agreement in Sight
Over the Week End
Especial TO The Daily worker)

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April g.
Conferences attempting settlement
of the strike of $4,000 coal miners in
the southwest will be resumed Mon
day. No agreement was in sight
when representatives of the union
miners and employers recessed for
the week end.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Wheeler, Weeks, Ryan
and Standard Oil
By WILLIAM r. DUNE

THE army aircraft scandal in
i which Secretary OK War Weeks
was involved when he was discov-
cred attempting to conceal docu-
ments representing five years OF
investigation and containing damn
ing evidence Of theft running into
hundreds Of millions Of dollars IN
the aircraft department, IS the most
dangerous exposure for the Ameri-
can plunderbund Of those made to
date.
John D. Ryan, head Of the Ana
conda Mining Company. Chairman
of the board Of directors of the
Montana Power Company, director
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railway Company-all subsi-
diaries Of the Standard Oil Com
pany-was head of the Aircraft
Corporation during the war.
A billion dollars was spent and
of the 247 airplanes built and sent
to the western front net one was
serviceable. Edward Rickenbacker,
well-known American aviator, now
head of the Rickenbacker Motor
Company in a series of syndicated
articles written shortly after the
armistice, characterized these air.
planes as flaming collins
But-the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway Company got for
song So miles of standard road
bed, built with government money,
BY the labor of army engineers, Off
GERS and enlisted men, running thru
the heart of the richest belt Of
spruce timber in the state of Wash
ington. The road was built osten-
sibly as an emergency outlet for
spruce timber but NOT a foot Of
timber was hauled over it during
the war.
Ryan's Mussolini.
John D. Ryan appointed Colonel
Disque, former warden of Michi-
gan penitentiary, as labor director
Ia miniature Mussolini.
BY his orders war was waged on
labor unions in the lumber indus
try and it was under his direction
that the timber-baron owned Loyal
Legion of Loggers was organized.
Colonel Disque played no favorites.
He fought the remnants Of the Tim
berworkers Union, affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor,
and the Industrial Workers of the
World impartially but as the latter
organization was by far the strong
est and most militant their member
shin suffered the most.
A reign Of terror, organized with
the military forces as a basis, was
instituted. The military, directed
by Disque, cooperated with the gun
men of the timber-barons and more
than one organizer of the Indus
trial Workers of the World disap-
peared mysteriously in the wilder
ness of the Pacific Northwest, to
say nothing of the dozens that were
beaten and jailed.
The timber-barons were jubilant.
Ryan and Disuue warred on wages
but not on profits. Spruce timber
that was being laid down in San
Francisco for $14 per thousand be-
fore the aircraft corporation was
formed, jumped to STA per thou
sand and Kept going up. The Wild
est orgy Of proft-making that the
Pacific Coast had ever seen--not
even barring the period of the Klon-
dixie rush--was the result.
Paying His Tools.
The footing was openly conducted
and a matter Of public knowledge.
John d. Ryan was the target of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Police
Shoot DOIUn HindlLs
In Strike in India

CALCUTTA, India, Apuil g.
Four mill hands were killed ana 81
wounded in a serious riot today at
Cawnpore. The workers were en-
deavoring to enforce their demands
for an increase in wages when the
police fired a volley into the mob.
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WASHINGTON. April 6.-Dsn-
ger Of real split in the party faced
Republican leaders today as a re-
sult Of the increasingly bitter
quarrel between former Attorney
General Daugherty and Senator
Pepper Of Pennsylvania.
Daugherty has issued n state
ment lashing Pepper in vigorous,
fighting words for his Maine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

Homestead, Pa, Steel Mill
Worker, Wages Too Small, Forced
to Glue His Three Children AUay

HOMESTEAD 6Andrew offered his three
small children because his part time as aborer IN
mill is enough keep them in comfort
advertisement here reading
The children had asking who will promise
to provide them"
father has been for Jennie
IL, Andrew, a, Mary
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Plenty of Evidence.

"Go down on Market street." Jo-
hansen said, ''if you want to see the
police breaking the law. They do it
every day about 4:30, when the
pickets are herded into waiting pa
troll wagon so that the scabs can come
(Continued on page 81
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Workersl Farmersl Demand:
labor Party
Amalgamatinn
Organization Of Unorganized
The Land for the Users
The Industries for the Workers
Protection Of the Foreign-Born
RECOGNITION cf Soviet fussie
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

THE DAILY WORKER
RAISES THE STANDARD
FOR A WORKERS AND
FARMERS GOVERNMENT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-02
MAIN I ENANCE
SUIT FILED
BY WIFE
Mrs. Sarah c. Burch Charges
Husband With Nonsupport
and Cruelty.

Sarah Charlotte Burch today filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against Thomas R Burch, who she
says II employed by q local bank,
for maintenance, alleging cruelty
and non-eupport.
The plaintiff. represented by At
torneys Newmyer and King, alleges
that while riding In his automobile
June last, near Upper Marlboro,
Nd, with their baby and another
little child, the defendant asked her
to steer the machine. The wife
says that, although she had had
only one lesson, he became enraged
because the machine ran over a flat
piece Of board In the road. He
jumped out Of the machine, claims
the wife, leaving her with the two
small children alone on a country
road where she had to wait until
night until some other automobile
came along and helped her to get
home.
The plaintiff says that her hus.
band expects her to support herself
and refusNs to establish q home for
his family. *,
They were married at Baltimore,
Nd, June 10. 1890, and have one
child.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-02
TRAFFIC BOARD
To BEGIN
WORK
Study on Problems, Classified
Under Five Heads, Il
Under Way.

The new District Traffic Board
win begin active work within q
week by taking up five problems
affecting traffic conditions in
Washington.
Following q conference today
between Assistant Commissioners
Raymond A. Wheeler, w. I'll. Hol.
combe and John 2. Wood, It was
announced that the study Of the
traffic situation would be- divided
into the following phases.
Widening OF streets.
Parking Of automobiles.
Signal and marking devices.
Traffic highways.
Regulations.
Major Holcombe, who 10 chair
man Of the traffic board, consulted
for more than an hour with the
other assistant commiss. )ners.
Major Holcombe is the only one of
the three who Is q member OF the
board, but all OF the assistant COM
missioners viii aid In solving
engineering problems etfecting
traffic in the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-02
us. Demands Release
OF Chinese Bandit
Captives

Every effort viii be made
through diplomatic channels to
obtain the liberation Of the
American woman captured in
China by the notorious bandit,
Tao YaO Jen, the State De-
partment announced today.
A dispatch from Jacob Gould
Schurman, the United States
minister at Picking, reported the
capture of Mrs. j. r. Kilen and
the wounding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernhard Hof, all members Of
the Lutheran mission.
A demand for the punish
ment of the bandits has been
addressed to the Chinese for
eign office by the American
legation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-02
HOUSE Has
MANY DC.
BILLS
Gasoline Tax Measure to BE
Pressed by Committee.
Power Act Urged.

The needs Of the District Of
Columbia are due for consider
able attention during the next
few days, following the conven-
ing of Congress tomorrow. The
House District Committee will
meet at 1890 o'clock Friday
morning to take up the badly
mangled District gasoline tax bill.
Amendments Made.
A number of amendments have
been made to the bill. chief among
them one which would impose upon
District automobile owners q per-
sonal property tax upon their cars
in addition to the gasoline tax Of
two cents a gallon.
During the holidays the bill was
redrafted by Congress Frederick N.
Zihlman. of Maryland, who il
fathering the measure. The COM
mittee, 1t was shown during the
hearing before Christmas. is almost
unanimously in favor Of auto reel.
pr0city between the District and
Maryland, which the gasoline tax
bill seeks to bring about The com.
mittee however. Ii divided on the
form Of tax to be imposed to meet
the cut in revenue brought about.
Great Falls Power.
Congressman Zihlman. and r.
Walton Moore, Of Virginia, are en-
gagged in the preparation Of bill,
soon to be introduced in the House
to establish a hydro-electric power
plant at Great Falls. This bin viii
follow the recommendations on the
plan developed by Major NJ. C.
Tyler.
Congressman Stuart r. Reed, of
West Virginia, chairman of the
House District Committee has a
number Of bills affecting the Dis
trtct which he is planning to intro
duce during the next few days, he
stated today.
Reconsideration Probe.
The House Committee on Reform
In the Civil Service win soon begin
its inquiry into the methods OF the
Classification Board, which Is al.
legged to have abandoned the pro.
visions of the Sterling Lehlbach re-
classification act and to have sub.
stituted the Bureau Of Efficiency OF
rating for Federal employees.
The District subcommittee of the
House Appropriations COMMITTEES is
scheduled to begin consideration of
the budget estimates shortly after
the opening Of Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-02
TEACHERS PAY
B|LLSG|VEN
RUDOLPH
D. c. Heads Will Take Up
Measures at Meeting
Friday.

Two drafts OF a teachers salary
bill were submitted to the District
Commissioners today by Daniel J.
Donovan, District auditor.
One draft is said to be the original
bill as sent to the Commissioners by
the Board OF Education. and the
other q revised measure, which
meets the approval Of a representa-
tive Of the Budget Bureau, the pub
lie schools and District government.
The measures are now in the hands
OF Commissioner Rudolph, and prob
ably will come before the meeting Of
the Board of Commissioners for ap-
prevail on Friday.