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The daily worker., 1924-06-04
He Fouaht for HIs Country.

SAN FRANCISCo.-Frank Caffery.
war veteran recently discharged
from the base hospital at Palo Alto.
fell violently i'll in lodging house
where he had taken refuge. The land
lady phoned the Central Emergency
hospital and was refused an ambu-
lance, the hospital saying it was not
an emergency case. A few hours later
Caffery died. The coroner is investi-
eating the liability of the emergency
hospital.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
Chorus Girls Strike.

BERLIN, Germany.-For more than
a month the chorus girls and ballet
dancers of the government opera have
been on strike for better wages. The
opera management tried to scare them
into coming back at the old figures
by threatening them with dismissal
which in the case of state employees
also means forfeiting of pension
rights.
The strikers maintained a united
'front.', however, and turned down the
suggestion. They have been raising
strike funds by giving concerts and
entertainments.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
Ship Bishop Brown
to Russia, Bawls
Oil Kings Lackey

CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 3.-"Wil.
liam Montgomery Brown should be put
out the back door of the church and
sent first-class to Russia with his be-
loved infdels and bolsheviks, to
whom he says he is bishop" Rev. w.
w. Bustard declared yesterday be-
fore crowd that packed Euclid Ave
nue. Baptist Church, popularity known
as the Rockefeller Church"
The daily worker., 1924-06-04

BUDAPEST, Hungary.-The plight
OF the workers Of Hungary is so des-
perate that they may walk out any
day on a general strike. The average
weekly wage OF workers OF ordinary
ability is 100000 kronen, while the
barest minimum to keep body and soul
together is 100000 kronen
The daily worker., 1924-06-04

WASHINGTON, June S.-President
Coolidge will act on the tax bill today.
1t was authoritatively indicated at the
white house after a final conference
on It with Secretary Mellon. He is
expected to sign.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
Don't Be a Doctor.

LElPSIC, Germany.-A warning not
to study medicine has been issued to
university students thruout Germany
by the Association of German Physi-
clans. The reason is ovGcrowding of
the profession for years to come.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
srookwood labor commencement,

6rookwood Labor Commencement.
KATONAH, N. Y.-Education and
not hot air will make social progress,
said Prof. H. E. Barnes in addressing
the 1S students of Brookwood Labor
college at Katonah graduating from
the two-year course. They are the
second class to complete the work.
Union officials and others attended
the exercises.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
lynch Ahead in rxpo EI.otlon.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June a.
With but only fifty unions unheard
from, James w. Lynch, Syracuse. N.
T., today apparently had been elected
president of the International Typo
graphical union, it was said at the
international Offices here.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04

FRANKFORT, Germany-The La.
Dor college OF Frankfort, perhaps the
best workers institute on the conti-
nent, has weathered the depreciation
OF the mark in Germany. Various
trade unions had to withdraw the stu
dents they sent at their expense, but
the lectures continued.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
TWO SONS OF MULTINILLIONAIRES
COMMIT ATROCIOUS MURDER AS
CLIMAX TO CAREER OF PERVERSION

Two young perer of millionaire men murdered
the 10 year old son another millionaire get thrill out Of
IT. The spectacular crime is the talk the country
New York clergyman commenting case said Iike
froh and ds have millionaire criminals produced bv idle
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
Send in that Subscription Today
PRIZE PLAY.

"The First Of May" a one-act play
by Eleanor r. Wembridge, was
chosen by Jane Adams and others as
the best social service play.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04
What a chorus Of opposition!


June II convention had been all shot pieces by the attack
Of LaFoIette endorsed by Gompers and receiving the
Of fs"' 4s o '"' 0"''''' ''0"a'' o '"' 0""'''''
William Hard, heraded liberal, but writing
for the worst of the eactonay organs of capitalism sent
out the glad dngs from Washington that June 7th had
been wrecked.
Charles N. Wheeler political writer for William Randolph
Hearst booster of LaFoette independent candidate
recorded the victory for reaction in the millions of copies that
daily pour from the Hearst presses
All the subsidized sheets Of profteers were unan
in giving LaFolette all the space he needed while it
With these sheets stood the Minnesota Star so-caed
labor paper published at Minneapolis Mnn that has been
repudiated by Mnnesota's city workers and farmers.
With them there lined up the Milwaukee Leader Victor
6egers Socialist organ that joins Wall Street in its hatred
What powerful opposition!
But that opposition has been humbIed. It has been
crushed Today is the onward march of the
June II convention is more steady determined than
before.
And the credit for this tremendous triumph goes in great
part, by common acclaim, to the DAILY WORKER.
From the first hour that appeared Jan. 13, this
year; the DAILY WORKER fought snge-handed among
all the nations das for the class party Of
all oppressed workers and farmers
It has had its writer's the gatherings Of the workers
they been held over the country
Il has recorded the steady onward march, of all who feel the
lash of toll, toward the class party.
In daily articles and editorials it has pointed out the
necessity for independent political action for workers
and farmers It has repeated the story in pictures
cartoons
Today, with glory, the DAILY WORKER keeps its
eyes steadily the future 1t looks forward greater
achievements with the aid of its growing army readers
If the DAILY WORKER has the victories that it al
ready has its credit with the limited circulation that it now
enjoys what greater triuphs may achieve tens
Of thousands of readers? That question that is
easily answered. The greater the number of DAILY
WORKER readers the greater its accomplishments.
That truth that all present readers should care
fully consider We want them all to make living
reality We want all of present carefully and
seriously consider, RIGHT NOW, what they can do to win
recruits for the DAILY WORKERS growing army of
readers.
decisive reply has already been given LaFoIette and
his hackers But that reply be heard greater
in thunder tones 1t will be heard louder than ever the
DAILY WORKER, thru immensely increased circulation
reach thousands of new readers
We want you to help. We you to start in getting
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The daily worker., 1924-06-04
THE DAILY WORKER
AND THE VICTORY
BY ]. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

On the one side the DAILY WORKER.
Against it the whole yellow press.
Yet the triumph has been complete.
The backbone of LaF oIIettes attack is broken.
Minnesota has declared for June 18th.
Nebraska speaks up for June 18th.
Far off Washington never wavered for June 17th
California takes its stand for June 18th.
Illinois and New York repeat "For June 18TH"
Michigan adds it's voice "For June 17th"
And now comes Montana.
The daily worker., 1924-06-04

The roll is being called and there hasn't been single
break all along the line.
the attack Of LaFoIette, spurred on by Gompers
and aided by the yellow press the defeat has been disastrous
For the cIass-conscious workers and farmers of the
nation, and their only spokesman the daily newspaper
field the DAILY WORKER, the triumph is overwhelming
at couldn't have been accomplished without the DAILY
WORKER" is the declaration heard every side
THE DAILY WORKER the day for the class
party for the convention of the farmers
and workers to be held ST. Paul. Minnesota" is the unan
nous admission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
EPWORTH LEAGUE To
HOLD INSTITUTE

The Americas District of the
Epworth League will hold an lEsti-
tute here at the First Methodist
church, beginning Oct. Fl and con
tinuing through Nov. 2. The Insti-
tute will open Friday with a ban
quet served in the church dining
room. The speaker for this occas-
sion will be Col. w. C. Little. Of
Brunswick. Col. Little is president
of the South Georgia Conference
Epworth League.
The program Saturday will in
clude many interesting speakers,
among them being: Mrs. Wright
Nixon, of Abbeville; Mrs. S. A..
Hearn, of Arlington; Miss Isabelle
Miner, of Quitman, and Rev. L. o.
Heath, of Cordele.
Several hundred young pc ,pie
will attend the Institute from tie
towns of Leslie, Plains, Cuthtert,
Dawson, Arlington, Edison, Fit.
Gaines, Leary and Bronwood.
Saturday evening the members
Of the League from Arlington will
give pagent in the church aldi-
forum. Sunday afternoon the In
stitute will be entertained with a
literary program by the young
people of the First Methodist church
of Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
DR. GLOVER'S NAME
FORGED ON CHECKS
White Man Passes OFF $1,000
Forged Checks on Two
Local Merchants

A middle aged man, wearing a
bandage over one eye and rather
neatly dressed entered two of the
Gown town stores one day this week
and called for a dozen towels fer
DR., H. H. Glover.
The purchases which amounted 10
81 .25, he paid for with checks Of
$40 denomonation. AS far as both
stores were concerned the incident
was closed until the following
morning when on making their de-
posts they were informed that the
two checks were forgeries.
The bank cashier Immediately rec
cgnized the writing on the checks
as not being in DR.. Glover's hand
and on examining the signatures
found that they were signed H. H.
Glover" DR.. Glover has always
written his name as III. H. Clever
Jr." His father died recently but
up until the present time he has
retained the junior and had given
the bank no notice to the effect of
a change in his signature.
Dr. Glover has no idea who The
party can be who passed the checks
and the clerks who waited on the
forger say he was stranger i'll the
city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
8 FIRES IN COUNTY
CAUSE HEAVY Loss
Stsckhouse, Pool and Hodges
Lose Cotton, Corn, Gin, and
Other Buildings

FIRES of unknown origin destroy
ed property in the vicinity of Am
CIRCUS during the past week, and
the total loss sustained is estimated
at being over $4,000. Two barns
cotton gin and warehouses used
for the storage of cotton and cot
ton seeds were destroyed, tog ether
with their contents.
On Wednesday night the gin
house and two adjoining buildings
belonging to R. P. Stackhouse ST. !,
were laid waste by fire. The ma
chiuery and the buildings are an en-
tire loss; IS bales of cotton stored
IN one of the buildings, together,
with Ga tons of cotton seed, were
destroyed. The fire started about
three o'clock in the morning aid
burned until late the following day.
Mr.. Stackhouse states that his cot
ton and seed were covered by in.
surance, but that his buildings and
machinery are a total loss.
A barn and corncrib on the farm
belonging to j. E. Poole, situated
about five miles from town on the
Friendship road was totally de-
stroyed by fire Thursday night. APP
proximately 700 bushels of corn
was destroyed and several tons of
hay stacked in the barn was burned.
Horses and mules that were in the
barn at the time of the fire were
saved. None of the destroyed
property was covered by insurance,
Mr. Poole said.
friday night barn belonging to
A. r. Hodges located on his farm
about miles out nthe Anderson
VILE road, caught fire and was burn
ed to the ground Over 1000
bushels of corn stored in the build
ing was destroyed. No live stock
was housed in the barn.
1t is not known whether the
property wa sinsured.
The three men whose property
was burned are of the opinion that
the buildings were deliberately set
afire. So far none of them have
been able to discover the origin of
the blazes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
PRES. TSlO KUN
FORCED TO QUIT BY
CHRISTIAN GENERAL
Failure to Fulfill Pledges And
Attitude of General Flu
Caused Overthrow
(By The Associated Press. )


PEKlN, Oct. IS. - Tsao Kun
has resigned the presidency of
the Central Chinese government.
The mandate issued by him last
night lead to the assumption that
the Manchurian and Picking
chieftains had reached an agree
ment.
The failure of President Tsao
Kun to fulfill prediction prom
ises, coupled with the domineer-
ing attitude of General WI Pei
Flu, who controlled the actions
of the president and used his in
fluence to promote personal am
billions at the expense of others,
made possible the overthrow Of
the government by General
Feng Yu-EIsiang, the Christian
General. "
The cabinet resigned las
night after Commissioning the
mandate Of President Tsao Kun,
ordering the cessation Of hos
titles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
.FRpORS IN Of FIClAL
BALLOT. ORDINANCES
MAY BE FINED
Form Cannot Now Reach Coun-
~ Officials in Time to Es-
cape Penalty
a. the Assoeiated Press.)

tEy 49,
ATl.A ANITA, Oct. Is. - The
failure of Governor Walker to
have copies Of the official ballot
form for the general election on
November 4 in the hands of the
ordinaries Of the state will cause
to he placed fine not exceeding
500 upon all ordinances.
The law prescribes that the
ordinaries must dispatch such
ballot blanks to the various just
ices Of the peace of his county
at least 10 days before cleo
ton according to the acts of
1895.
These facts were revealed today
when it became known that it would
be necessary to rearrange( or cor
rect) the official ballots now in the
hands Of the printers. This has de-
layed the supplying of ballots to the
ordinaries, VINO cannot now receive
them in time to escape the penal
ties imposed under the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
ERRORS IN
BALLOTS FOUND.

ATLANTA, Oct. 25.-Owing to
an error in arrangement of names
on the official bollots for the elcc,
ton Of November a. Governor Wal
ker ordered the printing of the bal
lots held up until the error can be
remedied and a new official ballot
sent out.
In such counties that already have
printed ballots, it was stated, it
will be necessary to reprint them.
Mrs. Bessie Anderson, secretary If
the democratic state executive COM
mittee, telephoned officials of the
t2 counties which have adopted the
Australian ballot system and told
them that the new and correct bal
lots were being mailed out at once.
1t was discovered that on the bal
lot, as originally printed, the demo-
cratic candidates for state officers
had been separated from the can
dldates for the electoral college,
While all other party candidates fer
electors interviewed. 1t also was
found that the name Of H. Bedinger
Baylor, Independent democratic
candidate for governor, had been
placed with that of Governor Walk
er as nominee of the state demo-
cratic primary, though Mr.. Baylor
dld not enter that primary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
senate PROBERS
WILL INVESTIGATE
DIGEST STRAW VOTE
."Lily Black" C. o. P. Receiv-
ed $500 - Cash Used to
Heal Breach
(By the Associated Press. J

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. -
While its process servers sought
Witnesses wanted in connection
with efforts to corroborate the
somewhat sensational, but as
yet secret, stories regarding all
legged misuse of funds in the Re
publican campaign, the senate
investigating committee took a
recess today.
On resuming its INQUIRY Mon
day, the senate probers will ex-
plore news fields, among them
the so-called straw vote be-
ng taken by the Literary Digest
in the presidential campaign.
1t is said the senators want to
know the source of funds used by
the Digest to defray the cost of
its nationwide poll, as well as the
manner in which the poll is being
conducted.
The amount and the source from
which have come the funds collect
ed in, the Pittsburg district will also
probably come into next weeks
probing.
Rocking along rather placidly the
Borah committee ran up against its
first sensation yesterday, disclosed
by negro dentist of Richmond,
Va, DR.. David A. Ferguson, who
testified he had received a certi-
fed check OF $500 from the chair
man Of the Republican state com
mittee Of Virginia, Joseph l.. Crup-
per, after he had refused to support
the Republican national ticket.
Prior to this first sensation of
the investigation, counsel for SEN
ator La Toilette had announced
Friday that they were in possession
of startling circumstancial ecidence'
in support of the "slush"i fund
charges, and the committee took
the matter up in executive session.
after the investigation was conclud-
ed for the day. 1t has nothing to
do with the Virginia case, but is
said to have been brought by two
men from Chicago who came here
with letters, kilograms and affida-
Wits.
There were frequent lipples of
laughter as the negro dentist, tall,
baldheaded man slightly beyond
middle age told his story to the
comittee.
"That check was to your order?"
Untermeyer asked him, at one
point.
mo, it was to my surprise" Fer
guson answered, without a smile.
Pollock testified that many let
tiers were being circulated among
postal employees in Richmond seek
ing contributions for the Republi-
can fund. He said he would get
some of them and hand them to the
committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
WALLACE
LOSING GRO u Nd
Condition Worse, Though Ply
sicians Still Hope For His
Recovery

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Secre-
tary of the Department of Agricul-
ture Wallace, lost ground during
last night in mis- fight against
toxemia poisoning, which set IN
yesterday after his operation last
week for the removal of his APP
pendix and gall bladder and his con
dition is reported as serious.
Toxema, resulting from an in
lection of the intestines. has set in
and DR.. John M. T. Finney, of
Johns Hopkins university, was cali
ed for consultation.
While concern is felt by physici-
ans over the condition of Mr.. Wal
lace, DR.. Joel T. Boone, white house
physician, one of those attending
him, said hope is held for his re-
covery.
President Coolidge made a trip to
day to the naval hospital, but be-
cause of the turn for the worse in
the condition of the secretary, he
did not enter the sick room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
DA SC HNER FOR
JUSSERAND' POST
Comment from U. S. Govern
ment Regarding Appoint
ment Must Be Withheld
(Rv ne Asaoeiated Pres..l

PARIS, Oct. President
poumergue officially approved the
appointment of Emile Daeschner to
succeed Jules Jusserand as ambas-
sador to the United States, signing
the list of changes in the French
diplomatic service, drawn up By
Premier Herriot and approved earl
Ter by the cabinet.
CASTOR Liebert, director of the
French bureau Of information in
New York and formerly consul gen.
eral in New York, was appointed
French minister to Havana, Cuba.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
LOCAL AGGIE BOYS
DEFEAT COLUMBUS HI

Friday afternoon in Columbus
the football team of the 3rd Dis
trict Agricultural School defeated
the eleven representing the Indus
trial High School Of Columbus by
the score of 1876.
The game was played before a
large crowd at Driving Park The
entire Aggie team displayed bril-
liant football and they showed a
decided improvement By the way
they handled the pigskin.
The local boys will play the Ag-
gle team from Cochran on the home
gridiron Friday, October 81. Tney
hope to wipe out the defeat handed
them by Cochran several weeks
ago. IA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
BALLOTS FIVE
FEET LONG

Proof of the official ballot Sc
cured few days ago for Ordinary
Cobb by the Times-Recorder from
the Secretary of State are four and
half feet long. After the names
OF county and district nominees
rave been added to the ticket, they
will measure five feet.
There isn't a printing press in
sumter county that can print bal
lou OF this length and orders had
Deen sent to Atlanta for Sumter
supply of 10000. kilograms re-
'elYed by the Times-Reeorder today
state that new ballots are being pre-
pared and proof will be mailed later.
There are 100 counties in the
state. If every ordinary is fined
as outlined by the above dispatch,
the total would reach the net sum
Of $4,000.
Ordinary John A. Cobb had for
Gays endeavored to get some infor-
nation regarding the supplying of
pailots so that he might have them
printed for the use of the county.
~ was only after exhausting every
elIort that the first "proofs" were
secured through Secretary McLen-
1on' The fact that the law has not
peen complied with can not be laid
V'e door of the county ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
FORD'S PERSONAL TAX
OVER TWO MILLION

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. ~
Henry Ford's personal income tax
amounted to $2,467,946 in 1928,
according to figures given out BY
the internal revenue collectors Of
flee here. This amount is thought
to be approximately Is per cent Of
Ford's personal income.
Before the 25 per cent rebate ip
income tax was allowed the tax as
sessment for Mr.. Ford was $780,
594.S0.
For the same period the Ford fac,
tories paid an income tax of $14,-
449, 673.04, which is approximately
IL IA per cent of the income from
the business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
ENGLAND THREATENS
DIPLOMATIC BREAK
WITH RED RUSSIA
Supposed Plot By Moscow
Soviet Startles British -
Macdonald Acts
(Bv The Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The publ
cation bv the British Foreign Of
flee of document supposedly re-
vealing a RED" Moscow plot
against Great Britain has greatly
startled the public today.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Premior
Ramsey MacDonald's socialist gov
eminent has demanded of the Rus
sian soviet that the communist IN
ternational, headed by Gregory
Zinoviev, Immediately cease it's
campaign of subversive propaganda
aimed at the overthrow of existing
conditions in England.
The British note, which was de-
livered to M. Rakovsky, soviet rep
resentative in London, is the result
of the discovery of a letter to the
British communist party. bearing
Zinoviev's signature, in which lie
British communists were ordered
Immediately to create communists
nuclei sin all units of troops" par
ticularly those quartered in large
centers, and among munitions fac
tory employees.
''The military section of the Brit
ish communist party" the letter
continues, suffers from the lack of
specialists, the future directors Of
the British red army"
After pointing out that Tin,
oviev's letter orders British cdm-
munists to compel the ratification
of the Anglo-soviet treaty, to or
ganize the unemployed, and to fosT-
er dissatisfaction in the army ana
navy in preparation for an eventual
armed uprising, the British note
protested such propaganda as "di-
rect interference from the outside
in British domestic affairs"
The British note enclosed a copy
of the Zinoviev letter and demand
ed an immediate reply from Mos
COW.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
CROWDS ATTEND FORT
VALLEY REVIVAL.

FORT VALLEY. Oct. 25.-Large
congregations are attending revival
services held here under the lead
ership of DIR. J. E. Sammons, pastor
OF The First Baptist church, Rome.
DR.. Summons is preaching in the
mornings and at nights at the Fort
Valley Baptist church, of which
members Of other denomination in
Fort Valley are taking an active in
terest in the services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-25
ESTIMATE
IN CIR EASES CROP
| $4,000 BAL { S
1860, S36 Bales 1924 Staple
Was Ginned Prior to
October 10
(Bv the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Z5.-
Cotton production for this year
is today forecasted at l2,675,-
600 bales. This compares with
II. 100000 bales forecasted two
weeks ago, and a crop last year
of l0.l39,000 bales.
The quantity of cotton ginned
prior to October Is is announc-
ed as 7,600,836 running bales,
counting round bales as half
bales. This figure compares
with 6,409, 39l bales the same
date last year, and 6,978,32l
bales IN 1922.
Ginning in Georgia prior to
October Ia is given as 6o6, l79
bales; for Tennessee, t05,796
bales.