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Evening star., 1924-11-16
Nogi Produces Wonderful Drama
And Learns About Great Managers


To the Editor The Star who hire
very expensive Dramatic Cricket to
report prizefights.
~ EAREST Sir:-One month of
yore my Cousin Nogi entire
ly wrote play. Yes he did
- too. Entitle to this were
Otto's Japanese Sunftower
which were very smart to think because
he say that very heavy wealth can be
manufactured from plays what show un-
expected nationalities collapsing to-
gether in the great boiling-pot OF
American Civilization. Look at all
, the poor plays getting rich. He say
'that. Then l know that Cousin Nogi
would arrive back filled with SIS be-
cause his play were so poor it make
me cry.
Well now. Mr.. Editor. this Cousin
Nogi were absent from here l mo. s
days. hrs and yestdy who should
come eloping into my Kitchin Dept
except my Cousin Nogi. He say he
should come quicker, but last hrs
he could not bora a ride in a Ford &
must walk on his sore toes. Under
his fatigued elbow he hold a en-
larged Package which look pretty de-
ceptive to me.
Are that filled with money per-
hapsly?" 7 narrate.
NO" he omit. 1T are filled with
plan
This are not the back door of
theatcr" l abrupt why you fetch it
10 me with that lynched dog express
sion? Why you no sell it TO a STAGE"
That reply would make me dizzy"
he report. Togo, l have wrote play
that will last for all time daylight
saving). 1t will keep without ice
Therefore | do not need to get hur-
ried about selling it. This are the
Great American Drommer at last.
He shook envelope wickedly.
"Who told you that information? !
ask to know.
"6 managers & 10 actors of both
YOU about my success in Broadway,
the capital of y. Y.?'
I commence cutting onions so
could weep while working.
Say it," negotiate in a blue voice.
* x < ::
"WHEN firstly I arrive up to
w Broadway it was night. Elec-
tricity shooting everywheres. Brite
litcs was going on & going off. Brite
plays was also going on & going off.
Famus names YOU necer heard of was
flashing fiashily above doors of 986
theaters. not including 23 being built
nurriedly before some more plays fail.
Signatures of celebrated stars shtned
brilIiousIy from powerful dynamos.
Ida Claire. Edw. W. Wynne, Mrs.
Margaret Lawrence. Queenie Smith
and such a row of others that my
brain become cross-eyed.
Nearly all those show-plays was
about animals Tiger Cats, Green
tBeetle, Cock of the Roost, Cobra.
Pigs. Red Falcon & Jean Eagles.
Everything were there. At one thea
ter were d pufformance called How
Much Do You Charge for Glory.
That are a good place to take your
wife and teach her how to swear. At
one end of Broadway are The Miracle
where persons learn to be good, and
at the other end are Geo. Whites
ISLANDERS where they forget it. oh
GosheS,'
What in your estimatus are the
Latest Hitt?" I require like war
correspondent.
.Abics Irish Rose" he pitch back.
"Tt are so late that it can't stop run
ming. Already 1t have been on Broad
way for II yrs. The theater are get
ting slightly worn out, so maybe it
must move. SHAKESPEARE or whoever
wrote that play knew how to get i'm
mortal, by golly. He show how the
: people who own the theaters can get
Evening star., 1924-11-16
Predicted Approach of the Comet
Awaited Calmly by a Busy World
Stephen Reports Astronomical Expert

new comet ebout which Copenhagen Is
corresponding with Harvard University. and
which German astronomers report as about
eight degrees south of Arcturus. Is now to be
seen early in the evening low down in the
northwest.-News item
Evening star., 1924-11-16

To the Editor The Star who hire a
very expensive Dramatic Cricket to
report prize-fights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27

To SAY that the May Day
1 Special number Of THE DAILY
WORKER will be the greatest
edition ever issued by the best
daily in America 10 to make a
great claim. Yet surprises are
already in store thru which that
claim is already justified Readers
of THE DAILY WORKER may
already have heard some whispers
Of the great May Day Parade in
which every militant worker in
America will participate. The
secret has been shared in full how
ever, only with DAILY WORKER
subscribers, who no doubt have
passed il on to their closest friends
and comrades.
A NATIONAL MAY DAY PA
RADE THIS MAY DAYl A May
Day Parade from coast to cosstill
A solid column flung across the
country Of militant workers show
ing their colors and their powerl
You are doubtful Such a thing
has never before been done or
even tried, you say? But this year
Il will be tried and will be donel
A NATIONAL MAY DAY
RALLIED AROUND THE DAILY
WORKERl Ask any DAILY
WORKER subscriber; he knows.
just what has this 20 do with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Rock Busting of
Mines Would Prevent
NJ any Explosions

Explosions of coal dust such as
have caused a toll of hundreds of
lives in American mines within the
past few months can be greatly
minimized by proper rock busting
methods, states the Department of
the Interior, which recently COM
missioned George S. Rica, chief min
ing engineer of the bureau of mines,
to make study of the use of these
methods to prevent the propagation
of coal dust explosions in European
mines.
The rock dust is spread upon the
floor, roof and sides Of passageways
or placed upon specially constructed
barriers, and when stirred up by the
conclusion Of local explosion, forms
a screen which prevents the flame of
the explosion from propagating be-
yond the immediate area of origin.
Stone busting as a means of limit
ing coal dust explosions is made COM
pulsory, by governmental regulation,
in Great Britain except IN anthracite
mines and in bituminous mines that
are naturally wet thruout.
In France, the scene in 1906 of
the greatest of all coal mine explo-
sions, the Courrieres disaster, which
killed 1,100 men, the. practice of rock
busting prevails in certain districts,
and French officials are urging a
wider use of rock busting in the more
dangerous mines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Henry Ford Dubbed
w If in Sleeps
Clothing by Reader

Olympia, Wash, March II, 1924.
To the DAILY WORKER: With
reference to your file of Feb. 2Sth;
your article by Upton Sinclair en-
titled, Employers Dictate to Teach
ers Thru N. e. A., etc." and your
editorial comment in conjunction.
I beg to, call your attention to the
Dearborn Independent (Ford publ
cation) Of March 18th. Please note
the accusation made against Presi-
dent Charl Williams, ct al; in the ar
ticle entitled "Are Womens Clubs
Used by Bolshevists?"
Just where does the Ford retinue
stand in the matter of influence in
educational politics? Il would APP
pear that IL the worthy wolf In
Sleeps clothing has any real political
power in that direction It might be
used TO advantage in freeing the N.
4. A. Of one Of its undesirables. Ger
tainly President Charl Williams Of
the N. u. A. holds no high place in
the esteem Of the man who wrote
that article.
] did not know whether you would
pick up this rather interesting BIT of
co-relative information or not so iust
thought I would call attention 10 IL.
Read the Dearborn independent
and weep or laugh just as IL strikes
you. ! generally laugh.--vernon j.
O'Rsilly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27

uation. We contend that in every in
dustry unemployment funds should
not be established out Of the meagre
earnings of the workers, but rather
out Of the profits Of the employers.
The Needle Trades Section Of the
I. U. Z. l.. comes to the workers of
our industry with the following pro-
gram of unemployment relief which,
if put into effect, will greatly solve
unemployment in our industry.
The Leagues Program.
]. We propose that the unions
in the needle trades should carry
on a fight to have all the workers
assured of the necessities of life
at the expense Of the wealth which
they create in the industry.
2. Unemployment relief at the
expense Of the employers and con-
trolled by the union.
8. Guarantee Of forty-two weeks
employment for every worker in
the industry.
4. Shorter work-day so as to dis
tribute the work among the great
er number of workers.
5. Equal division of work in ev-
cry shop, instead of reorganiza-
tons, which create a great army Of
jobless workers.
6. An intensive organization
campaign on the part of the union
to wipe out the sweat-shop system
which to very large extent is re-
sponsible for the unemployment Of
union workers.
z. We propose that the unions in
the Needle Trades use their organ
lied power on the political field to
compel the government to sub
sidize the unemployed.
Until this program is put into
effect we propose the following
measures as a means of securing
immediate relief for the unem-
ployed workers in our industry.
l. A five per cent assessment on
the wages Of those employed to
assist the unemployed.
2. This fund to be collected by
the Joint Board and administered
jointly, with a special unemploy-
ment relief committee consisting Of
Representatives from every local
union elected by the membership
for that purpose.
National Committee,
NEEDLES TRADES SECTION.
49, T. u. Z. L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27

Workers Party In
MiLIUdukee Enters
Election Campaign

MILWAUKEE,, March 26.-The
Workers Party organization in this
city, while criticizing Mayor Daniel
w. Hoan, candidate for reelection,
because of the inadequacy of his
program, nevertheless supports him
and the entire socialist ticket in the
election against David S. Rose who
has the endorsement of big business
and the open shop elements OF
Milwaukee.
Under the slogans, "More Power
to the Workers" and "Down with
the Bosses Candidates" the Work.
ers Party is arranging a series of
mass meetings during the campaign
to bring its program to the atten-
ton of the workers.
In campaign statement the
Workers Party points out that tho
the socialist party of Milwaukee
boasts of the increase in value of
property during its regime, rents
have also gone up, hitting the work
ers very hard. Building trades work
ers in Milwaukee are the lowest paid
in the United States and that practi-
cally all the large establishments in
the city are operating on the open
shop basis. The socialist party is
trying to please all classes, which is
impossible.
While supporting the socialist
party ticket the Workers Party de-
mands that the socialist party join
actively in the movement for a ma
tion-wide class farmer-labor party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
NEGROES LIVING
IN FIRETRAPS HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
Vile Housing Conditions
Forced on Race

If the wind had been blowing from
the South a few days ago, Chicago,
due to its long continued neglect of
the condition of its houses, would
have witnessed last week, one Of the
worst tragedies in the history Of the
city. A large four-story furniture
factory, on the corner of Newberry
avenue and Maxwell street, 1900
south, was completely Quilted by a
dangerous fire. The sparks spread
to few frame shacks, in the back
of the plant, across the alley, occupied
by Negroes, and only heroic work
on the part of the fremen stamped
them out.
Rubbish and Rats.
The alley back of the plant was.
and still is, filled with rubbish of all
sorts. Huge heaps of ashes, rotten
boards, big bundles OF newspapers,
are mingled together with the copious
mud and sprinkled with dead and
living rats. The DAILY WORKER
saw one big, live rat, who looked SO
scabby and forlorn, that he moved all
beholders with genuine pity. Even
rats suffer in such mean surround
ings.
This narrow alley, from Maxwell
street to Roosevelt road, is Almost i'm
passible. Much of the rubbish in it
is intiammable. The houses on both
sides are wooden frame houses Of
two and three stories. Almost with
out exception, they are surrounded
by remains Of wooden fences, board
walks, and porches, which are heaped
over the premises in such a way as
to invite disaster to the neighbor-
hood, which almost overlook it a few
days ago.
A Hopeless Firetrap.
The furniture factory had two
rickety freplaces, both facing the
back alley, which one fireman said,
Were not enough on SO large q
building. If employees were trapped
in the part of the building facing
Newberry avenue, they would have
burned to death There was no way
Of escape in this portion of the
building"
'If the wind had been blowing
from the SOUTH" according to this
fireman, "at least the whole, long
block of old, wooden houses as far
north as Roosevelt road would have
been swept away by the flames, and
many would have been killed"
An examination Of the neighbor-
hood shows that rubbish, ashes,
newspapers, and garbage are not
properly disposed of; the buildings
are in state of decay and delapida-
ton; streets are dirty and unclaimed;
and boards which were formerly part
of the porches or boardwalks lie
around between the houses; all these 4
conditions greatly increase danger of
loss of life and homes by fire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
WOn1en's Peace Body
Urge SOLOns to Put
Bell on Martial Cat

The Women international
League for Peace and Freedom
Chicago Branch) at a recent meet
ing adopted a resolution declaring
that the consummation and mainte-
nance of world peace is the most
important problem Of the present
time, that it is contrary to the spirit
Of America to sanction anything
evil (see how we treat liquor, i'm
morality, ct ALL that most means
hitherto proposed for the mainte-
nance of world peace have fallen
short of these American principles
of treating evil things roughly,
therefore, our worthy pacifsts re-
solve that war must be outlawed
and that no presidential party re-
fusing to do this should be support
ed by peace loving citizens.
Citizens in sympathy with this
resolution are requested by the W.
I. L. to send letters to Calvin Coo
lidge and other White House white
hopes urging them to make war on
war. We fear the silent man is now
too busy trying to get rid Of Harry
Daugherty 20 bother about such
trifing thing as war.
The local headquarters OF the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom is Room 1910,
Fine Arts Building.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
S75O,OOO Bank Thief
Enjoys Liberty as
Attorneys Argue

ST. LOUIS, Mar. 26.-A. o. Mein-
niger, cashier of the looted Night and
Day Bank, charged with embezzling
$750,000 of the banks funds, con-
victed on one indictment and sentenced
to five years in prison, cannot be tried
on any Of the remaining az indict-
ments against him until the state
supreme court has passed upon his
appeal from the sentence, accord
ing to decision just handed down
by the supreme court. This may
take years.
The looted bank closed Jan. 6,
1922, financially running a large
number of working people, savings
depositors in the institution. The
local Socialist party, and several
labor bodies were among the losers
when the bank closed its doors.
None Of the indicted officials have
yet been locked up. H. H. Hoehn-
schild, president Of the bank, had
16 indictments quashed on legal
technicalities.
Legal minds see many loopholes
in the law thru which Meininger
might escape punishment entirely,
in the event the supreme court re-
verses the lower court verdict. In
any event, the case is expected TO
enjoy several years Of peaceful
slumber on the appeal.
Unfortunate depositors in the
bank have received payments OF 80
per cent on their losses. More
stringent state banking laws are be-
ing urged as result Of the fiasco
of the Night and Day bank.
LII. Al Or $500 A. - sf-aHry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Teachers Union
In Bulgaria Has
5000 Members

SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 26.-Over
5000 Of the $4,000 teachers Of Bull
garia are organized in the Union of
Teachers, which is affiliated with the
General Federation of Trade Unions.
The railwaymen's union has increased
its membership from 1,400 to about
5000, and the Union Of Postal Tele-
graph and Telephone Employees has
won 1,400 new members. The Coop
erative Federation includes SO affil-
lated societies, with membership of
42,968, an increase Of 1,70O over last
year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Send in Your News

The Daily Worker urges all
members of the party to send in
the news Of their various sec
tions. Every Party Branch should
appoint its own correspondent and
make him responsible for the news
that ought to be sent in to The
Daily Worker. The Party Page
should be the Iivest page in The
Daily Worker. Help make Il so.
Address all mail to the Editor, The
Daily Worker, 1910 N. HaIsted
ST., Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Negro Working Women's Homes
Being Destroyed By Congested
Conditions; Tenants Must Act

The housing situation is peculiarly woman's problem
The of Chicago the face of increasing rents this
spring. have been forced by the thousands to divide their inter-
ess between their family life and their efforts in factories
bread winners.
needs home than man, for life is
dreary prospect to who has comfortable home
1t is especially true of Negro that their families
have all but been DESTROYED in the past few by the diff
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27

The May Day Special? The sub
scribers know that too and are will
ing 10 inform the curious. But
take il from us that no worker can
afford to miss THE DAILY WORK
Err May Day Special and no milf
tant can afford to be without a big
bundle Of them.
Take another tip from us. Send
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
OUT WITH DAUcHERTYl
Red Legions to March On May Day
''May Day Daily Worker" To Create Great Surprise

in your order for your bundle now.
The Teapot Special is all gone and
we have additional orders for sew
eral thousand copies that cannot
be filed. Those who waited too
long have had 10 do without. Send
in your order for your May Day
bundle now and make sure Of hav-
ing your supply.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Etiquette And Reaction.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 26.-
California, home of criminal syndical-
ism, is more concerned with etiquette
than justice. State Librarian Milton
Ferguson announces that books on ETH
quette exceed all other non-fiction
works in popularity in the state libra
~, and are also best sellers in the
bookstores.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
Here Comes The May Day Special

THE DAILY WORKER, 1910 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, Illinois.
Send me...-.-..~.. copies of "The May Day Special"
Edition of the DAILY WORKER, to be dated Saturday,
April TO- 1924, at the of FIVE per copy; $175
for so; $3.50 per 100 want to help the workers and
learn the real meaning of the world struggle of
Labor its international Holiday.
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THE DAILY WORKER. Get one Of
them to subscribe today.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
BANNER YEAR IN
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
State Highway Engineer Issues Re-
port Governing Highway Work
in the State Last Year.

Madison-The year 1923 was a
banner year in highway, construction
in Wisconsin, according to c. r.
Hirst, state highway engineer.
There were completed during the
year a total of 1905 miles of CON
crete roads, practically all Is feet in
width, he declared This, compared
with construction of 355 miles in
1922, $40 miles in 1921, and ITO
miles in 1920.
Since 1912, when the first CON
crete road was built in Wisconsin,
there have been built 1850 miles of
concrete road of all widths"
Engineer Hirst declared. "All of
these roads are still in service in one
form or another and practically 91.5
per cent are in service just as they
were built. These roads lie largely
east and south of line drawn from
Green Bay to New London, to
Beaver Dam and to Madison and
Monroe.
I'm the construction of gravel and
other lesser types the accomplish
ments for 1928 were practically the
average of the last few years.
Figures are not available from
enough counties to justify more than
a guess as to the mileage Of gravel
and other types of road surfaced,
but exclusive of concrete it is pro-
bable that there were about 1900
miles surfaced or re-surfaced,
"The maintenance accomplish
ments were as usual. The state
participated in the maintenance of
the 1900 mile state trunk highway
system. In addition, the counties
maintained about 10,4O0 miles of
county trunk highways The two
together form probably the largest
patrol-maintained mileage of high
ways in any state The mainten-
ance was kept up to the usual
standard, although the dry spell in
midsummer rendered the mainten-
ance of the gravel roads difficult and
sometimes unsatisfactory
I'm general, the period of hesita-
ton in public work, due to the un-
satisfactory economic conditions
prevailing especially among farmers,
in the last few years, seems to be
disappearing. Most men have
grasped the fact that if we are going
to operate hundreds of thousands
of motor vehicles in Wisconsin, we
must pay all of the cost and that in
Guided in this cost is the cost of
highway service, without which the
economical or pleasant use Of motor
vehicles is absolutely impossible"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
HEALTHY BALANCE IN THE
STATE TREASURY
December 81 There was Balance of
S7,497 1888; Expenditures Less
Than Previous Year.

Balance in the state
treasury on December 81, was
s7,497, 388.72 showing a healthy
balance to begin 1924 according to
information obtained from state
officials. The balance is a reduc-
ton of 1921, 14lO8 over that Of
last year, which was S7,758, 52980
Expenditures from the state
treaaury during 1923 also showed
decrease over 1922. officials report.
The decrease totaled S185,717.17.
Expenditures this year were
s5,149,259.61, and last year
5,334,926.82.
Receipts by the state decreased
during the past twelve months over
the previous year by s447058.25.
The total receipts for 1923 were
.sI2,646, 598.37, compared with
S13,013,45 in 1922.
The general revenue fund at the
close Of the past year showed a
balance of S5,455,849, compared
with a banance Of S5,75l ,592, at the
close Of 1922.