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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

finds the same story, made
quate housing, inadequate
teachers salaries and made
quate revenues.
The tremendous increase in dollar
expenditure for public education
since prewar days has nevertheless
been insufficient to keep pace with
rising prices. The country has been
ready to increase its expenditure for
manufacture more rapidly than for
the production Of educated citizens.
Conditions Getting Worse.
Swift's figures show that consid-
cred as a whole the average child
In attendance on public schools in
1890 was not as well provided for
as the average child in the prewar
period.
In 1913 the country spent approx
mately 1922, 100000 for its schools;
in 1918, $763, 900 900; in 1920, 81, 0s6,-
100000 and in 1922 ESTIMATED, ST.
526, 900, 900. But based on the decline
in the dollars worth the country
actually spent $84,00O,O00 less on
public schools in 1918 than in 1918
and $4,OO0,00O less in 1920 than in
1918.
"The inadequacy of the expenditure
in 1918 and 1920 becomes even more
evident" Swift says, "when we dis
cover that there were nearly 100000
more children in average daily at
tendance in the public schools in 1918
than in 1913 and more than 100000
more in 1920 than in 1913"
The following table shows the in
crease in the number of children in
average daily attendance on public
schools in the United States and the
total expenditures for this purpose
since 1890.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Want Farmsr-Labor Convention.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 49,
A bid for the Farmer-Labor state con-
yention is made by Glencoe, Mimi.
Both Mayor A. w. Kreuger and II.
W. Weckworth, president of the Glon-
coe Community club have written f.
A. Pike, chairman Of the state central
committee Of the party urging the
city's facilities as convention city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
me Truth Ahout Rnssia.

Anna Louise Strong, noted author
and poetess, will lecture on the above
subject Saturday evening, March /,
In the Russian Technical School, 1902
W: Division St., at 1880 o'clock.
Miss Strong is just returned from
Soviet Russia, where she has been
engaged during the past two years
as STAFF correspondent Of the Fed
Grated Press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Working Class Women
Open Fight in NeiU
York A gains t Rents

NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 1S.--The
United Council of Workingclass
Women will open the campaign
against high rents and better housing
facilities at concert and mass meet
ing, Wednesday, March 9Th, 8 p. M,
at Park Palace, 10th street and 9Th
avenue.
Working class women from various
women's organizations will greet the
united fight against high rents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Long Live The Daily"
Chicago, H., Feb

Chicago, H., Feb. II, 1924.
To the DAILY WORKER: Reading
our DAILY WORKER, the Children's
Communist Column, the very nice
stories that makes me more lively and
gives me more education don't
know how to thank our comrades for
giving us such great DAILY WORK
Err. I give my stories over to the
school children but they would like
to have the funny jokes and that
would make US children a little hap
pier. I hope Comrades, that you
success in his great work, long live
THE DAILY, long live the Third In
will carry thru our wish.
Wishing our DAILY WORKER a
ternational.-ETHEL JAFFEE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Minneapolis Labor Mobilizes to
Fight Anti Foreign Born LalUs

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 18--The Council for Pro-
lection of ForeignBorn Workers organized here and
started systematic campaign the labor and other
organizations of Minneapolis against the laws pending
before Congress- directed at the ensavemen of the foreign
born workers.
The Council has adopted resolution which is also being
all other organizations for endorsement which states
that BY the anforegn born egsaon he employers hope
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Chicago Russians
Plan b 10 A flair
for the NOUy Mir

Sunday afternoon and evening,
March %, at Schoenhofen's Hall,
Milwaukee and Ashland AYES, Grand
Concert and Ball will be given by the
local Russian Branches, Workers
Party, and Technical Aid Society for
the benefit Of their Russian daily
The Novy Mir.
Every Party organization in Chi
cage is requested to refrain from ar
ranging any affair Of their own on
the above date, and thus extend their
cooperation to the Russian comrades
who with great sacrifices are trying
to maintain their daily propaganda
organ.
W~L nil e. srTl r.ev~H
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-An ex-
tended fight over the nomination Of
Walter l.. Cohen, negro, 10 be comp
troller Of customs at New Orleans,
developed in an executive session Of
the Senate today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Less and Less For Education, Is
Policy OF. Industrial Lords, Who
Want Workers To Be Mere Cogs
BY LELAND OLDS.

Federated EditOr)
An industrial order in the United States which higher
value increase in manufactures than providing adequate
educational facilities for its children revealed in the u. S.
bureau of education report by Professor F. H. Swift University
of Minnesota.
Swift finds the inequalities in educational opportunity
glazing omnous In nearly of country
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-'Ts our
sense Of humor 90 defective writes
the Wall Street Journal. "that we
can see nothing funny In one dema.
goeus dsnounoins grating by anoth-
ed dennsgogue7"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
FRENCH FRANC Is
FALLING IN SPITE
OF M. P DIN Carl
Premier's Plan Doe
Not Halt Panic


PARIS, Feb. 1s.--The French fran,
collapsed to a record low today. fall
ing to 23.07 to the dollar shortl,
before noon.
When the bourse opened annie
scenes Of tremendous excitement ans
activity in foreign exchanges anC
securities, the franc was within ter
confines Of its previous low mark
Of 1920.
Passes the Record Low.
Within few minutes, further de.
cline was in evidence and at 11;30
while traders struggled frantically II
the corridors and on the steps Of
the bourse, the franc passed its rec.
ord low and went to 23.07. The
pound was at $3.50.
The new decline came in the face
of Premier Poincare's strong pro.
gram for strengthening Of national
finances and was attributed in part
to opposition to the program.
The Socialists, in a meeting yes,
terday, condemned the 20 per cent
increase in taxes before il became
effective and outlined a series Of
measures Of their own to rehabiIitate
the franc.
Senator Loucheur, leading indus
trialist and the man who has tried
several times to solve the Preparations
question by direct negotiations with
Hugo SHINES and other German In
dustrial leaders, addressed a meet.
ing of the republican federation at
Cambria, pleading for drastic meas
ures to uphold the franc.
Loucheur Has Hopes.
A new fall can be prevented by
the government, Loucheur believed,
favoring the appeal to French hold
ers Of thirty billion francs in for
eign securities from whom he be-
lieved it is possible to obtain at least
five billion francs for action in the
leading exchange markets Of the
world.
In event the appeal does not bring
results, Loucheur said, "the govern
ment could apply coercive measures.
Moreover, it is certain that there
are at least two billion francs gold
hidden in France. The government
should force disagreement Of this
fund for use in defense Of the franc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

Between 1918 and 1920 the annual
expenditure per child increased from
$3.50 to S64 or by 81 per cent. Dur
ing the same period the cost of living
was increasing by more than 100 per
cent.
Using such figures, according to
Swift, scientific students are answer
ing the cry that public education has
exceeded all legitimate bounds and
must be curtailed. He declares that
school facilities must not be lessened
but UNNECESSARILY increased. Basing
his conclusion on q first hand study
Of nearly one-third of the United
States he says that there is not
state in the union that is not finan-
cially able to place adequate educa-
tional facilities within the reach of
every school child and to maintain
complete free system of public edu-
cation from the kindergarten to the
university.
Want Cogs, Not Thinkers.
Swift might have pointed out that
the present public school system
developed along side of modern COM
mercialism and the factory system to
provide workers with just enough
education to become intelligent cogs
in the machine. In spite of all the
idealism which has been cast around
it there has been no strong move
ment to extend education beyond the
bounds necessary to develop an ade-
quate supply of mechanics, cierKA
and technicians. And the reaction
against the present public school ex-
penditure of over $1,000, 100000 a
year has come from the highest fin
ancial circles. Perhaps it means that
the development of automatic ma
chinery has gone so far that the need
for intelligent human cogs is decreas-
ing rather than increasing. AS the
country goes on toward highly or
ganized mass production under the
domination of absentee owners who
govern thru trained technicians the
propaganda against popular education
may increase. A mere mechanical
man is less likely to organize indie
pendently and declare strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Ohio Farmers Dead Broke

TOLEDO, 17e-Fsmers Mississippi are as hard
their brethren Ohio where diversified
ended By President Coolidge the rule the farmer
sell his stock alive until the harvested
farmers selling The country
like following
HAY AND STOCK SALE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
Detroit Party Members Issue
Challenge to their Chicago
Comrades in Daily Sub Drive

The Workers Party of Detroit has challenged the Workers
Party OF Chicago to contest to which district the
most subscribers for the DAILY WORKER by March 18TH
That is part of the of Edgar Owens to the inquiry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

The committee of Laborites chosen
to reduce the Kings household ex-
penses--
Could cut down on doctor bills by
teaching the Prince Of Wales to fall
on his head.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

A thousand new members wanted
for the "I-want-to-make-T DAILY
WORKER-grow'' club. Write for
DAILY WORKER grow" club.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

NEW YUhh, FEB. I6.-French
franc closed at a new record low in
the foreign exchange market after
slumping all day. The final quotation
was 0414 of nn22.--SAanlinqq: der@Aa.s
closed at AZ; lire 042s1k off COOS
Belgian francs O356tk OFF 001715
marks 1880, 900, 900, 100000 to The
dollar; Yokohama yen 45.125; Rus
sian chernovetz 4.63.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

so Pigs and shoats; mich
fresh; 80 Of hay, mostly alfalfa
Terms; 20 10 months at go bankabe
3es on
and
has welecstsd watercd farm with fair
I'VE have had less than $40 cash ten weeks The farmers
other which will when the crop falls due
gold note bill larger than % for and Of
no gold at ALL" "a "
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AmaIssmstion means strength
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
Steamship Line
To Resume Service
Out Portland Port

Portland, Maine, June 3O.-After
being without any intercoastal
steamship service for a period of
more than two months, operations
from this port to Pacific coast
points is to be resumed shortly by
the Dollar Steamship Line. accord
ing to representatives of the line.
who were in Portland today to per-
feet arrangements.
Until the Nawsco Line went into
bankruptcy about two months ago,
both this line and the Dollar Line,
operated jointly from this port, and
the interruption was caused while
the latter concern was collecting its
various freight vessels which had
been pooled with the Nawsco inter
ests.
According to s. A. uyen. manager
of the New York office of the Dollar
Line. and NJ. J. Buckley, agent sin
charge of the San Francisco Office.
who were in Portland today con-
ferring with representatives of the
Robert Reford Company. who are to
act as agents of the line in Port
land and the State of Maine. and Of
ficials of the State pier. the first
sailing from this port to the Pacific
coast will be on July IA. when the
Diana Dollar is scheduled to take a
large cargo for western ports.
The line will maintain about ten
day service from Portland, similar
TO that operated by the Nawsco
Line
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01

Portland Candidate for
Republican Nominal
ton for Governor
Still Undecided as to
State wide Recount
Committee Chair
man Intimates One
Will Be Demanded
and Court Opinion
on Homemade Bal
lots 4~...

Portland, Maine, June 3O.-A lead
OIL % votes for State Senator Ralph
y. Brewster of Portland over Frank
u. Harrington of Augusta, thus far
in the State-w wide examination of
ballots cast in the gubernatorial
primaries was claimed today by AL
ton S. Wheeler of South Paris
chairman of the committee, which
is conducting the Investigation in be-
half of Senator Brewster.
Intimation was made by Mr..
Wheeler that a state wide recount
would be asked, together with an
opinion from Attorney General
Ransford w. Shaw, as to the validity
of 1877 home made" ballots. which
We're cast in Aroostook county.
Those ballots were printed in a
Caribou printing office and sent in
to Grand Isle and Hamlin Planta-
ton in Arostook county.
Senator Brewster says that he was
unable to say what course would be
pursued as to a state wide recount
until after he had conferred more
fully with MIR. Wheeler
An indicated gain of DOB votes
las been shown for Mr.. Brewster in
the canvas of the undisputed ballots
reported thus far.
Mr.. Brewster's gains reported to-
day were 53 in Wells. Is in Show
hogan, s,tH0. in South Paris and aFone
in Calais. FIis losses reported were
three in Westbrook, three in Bel
fast, one in Scarboro and eight in
Saco. His previous gains reported
were 221.
In Bangor his gain Of II in the
first three wards was cut to Is when
the count of all the wards was COM
pleted today.
A gain of 81 in Belfast. ten In
Kennebunk and two in Old Town
reported to add to Senator Earring
toms previous gain of So, or 50 in
all which would reduce Brewster's
net gain to 1S3. making Senator
Farrington's plurality 127, instead
Of the 800 of the official canvass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
H. w. Cook, Prominent
In Paper Trade,
Dies at Brunswick

Brunswick, Me, June 3O--Harry
w. Cook, aged SIS, died here Monday
morning, death was due to malignant
growth in throat. He was super
intendent of Bowdoin paper mill
Topsham, for over 30 years.
He was born in Gardiner in 1859
and was well known throughout the
paper trade. with wide experience in
book MANILA and newspaper field.
He has been employed by many
leading paper companies.
Member of Bellvicw lodge Of Odd
Fellows at Niagra Fails. n. Y. Cas-.
co encampment Of Brunswick, mem
Der Of st. Paurs Episcopal church.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Sarah o.
Cook, sister. Mrs. W. Z. Brown Of
Gardner. Stephen o. B. ingalls, Of
Pejepscot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
Great Grandfather
Bryan Puts One over
On Newspaper Writers

Madison Square Garden. n. T.,
June 30.-William Jennings Bryan
strobe on the platform at conven-
ton hall tonight, several degrees of
brilliancy added to the famous Bry-
an smile.
He sought out the newspaper cor
respondents.
"Boys, have a piece of news that
you'll want" said the peerless one,
veteran of many campaigns. The
Fourth Estate held its breath and
expected to hear about a nominee be-
ing decided upon. who. where ana
how and when. >,
Mr.. Bryan calmly took pencil
from over scribes ear. and in
professional manner wrote for mo-
ment. Then he issued this bulle-
tin:
"A great granddaughter was today
born to Mr.. Bryan. The parents are
William =. Meeker and Kitty owen
Meeker, Mr.. Bryan's Oldest grand
daughter"
Mr.. Bryan retired before the news
papermen could recover their wits
quickly enough to congratulate hlnl'
Anyway, he looked very happy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
FALL, SINCLAIR AND
D0HENYS INDICTED
IN NAVAL OIL PROBE

Washington. June 30-Four indict-
mcnts charging Albert 8. Fall, for
mer secretary Of the interior Harry
+. Sinclair, Edward L. Doheny. and r,
Ia. Doheny> with criminal action m
connection with the leasing of naval
Oil reservations in Wyoming and
California were returned today in the
District of Columbia supreme court.
A special grand jury which has
given weeks to consideration Of the
evidence, levelled formal charge of
felony against the four men, whose
names have held the spotlight in the
prolonged senate oil investigation
and the civil litigation which follow
ed.
Fall and the two Doheny's, the
first indictment charges. entered in
to and maintained an unlawful con-
spiracy, from July 1. 1921, to De-
cember II, 1922. to enable the Pam
American Petroleum and Transport
Company and its subsidiary, the
Pan-American Petroleum Company,
to obtain control of naval Oil reserve
number / in California.
Similarly. the second Indictment
said, Fall and Sinclair conspired un-
lawfully between December 81, 1921,
and April Z. 1922, to give the Mann
moth Oil Company, a Sinclair cor
poration, control of the Teapot Dome
reserve in Wyoming. The third in
dictment charged Fall singly with
accepting a bride of 100000 from the
Dohenys. to influence his action in
the California lease. md accompany
ing negotiations. concerning storage
and exchange of naval oil, while the
fourth hA nh
held the Dohenys up for prosecution
for paying Fall the money in ques-
ton.
Fall, in both the conspiracy char
ges, was accused of having sought to
prevent the government from obtain
ing competitive bids for exploiting
the naval reserves. and of having
made false representations and state
ments to prevent tie appearance OF
competitors against the Sinclair and
Doheny Companies. This resulted in
great loss to the government. the two
indictments said. and unjust profits
to the successful lessons.
AS an overt act in furtherance of
the conspiracy charged, the indict-
ment said, Fall on July s. 1921. sent
to Doheny a letter. declaring the in
terror department was now in control
of the naval reserves, to the exclu-
sion OF the navy department. The
letter. which was never before made
public. recited for Doheny's benefit
a letter which the hen secretary
said he had just sent to President
Harding.
There will be no possibility of
any further conflict with navy off,
Gals and this department" Fan said
tn Doheny "as T have notified Secre-
tary DENLY that / should conduct me
matter of the naval leases. under d.
rection of the president. without
calling any of his force in consulta.
ton. He understands the situation.
and that shall handle matters ex-
actly as think best and win not
consult with any officials of any bur-
eau in his department. but only with
himself. and such consultation will
be confined strictly and entirely TO
matters of general policy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
Leak in Ammonia
systeg, Endangers
800 Lives, Portland

Portland. Me-. June So-Flrelnen
in gas masks entered Shaw's Prebie
Street. Grocery tonight when cor
roded valve in the ammonia system
released pungent fumes that perme-
ated the store and made it necessary
to order the audience of some sVo
persons from the New Portland The
atre. or
George Bride and Walter p rarae
who were working on the refrigeraI-
Ing system at the time the waive
broke. ran from the cellar into the
fresh air after being nearly overcome
by the fumes. .a,.sral
rersons attempted to leave the the
atre through the lobby and we a,s
driven back by the fumes p "a 1Se
Foley fell off the fire eseap ankle,
and Nina Harris. who came OUT
through the lobby. was overcome'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
COOLIDGE URGES
RIGID ECONOMY IN
\ j. s. EXPENDITURES
CLAIMS ABDUCTED
BY KLANSMEN AND
BRANDED WITH K

Lawrence, Mass. June So.-A story
Of having been kidnapped by men,
bers of the Ku Klux Khan, kept two
weeks in a camp near Plaistow, N.
H., turned loose last Thursday after
being branded with the letter K, was
told by Nelson Burroughs Of Roches-
ter. n. H., here today. He disap-
peared from his home there about
three weeks ago. a.-- ve.-.s- w..
Burroughs said that on June IL he
accepted the offer of an automobile
ride from Dover. N. H., to Rochester.
While on the way he asserted the
man who was driving the automobile
suggested that they visit a camp
where liquor could be obtained. He
said he lost consciousness after
drinking liquor and when he recov-
cred found himself a prisoner.
Last Thursday three hooded men
came to me-" Burroughs continued,
land said they could not keep me in
the camp any longer. They branded
a ). "Ix,,, on my f0reheads and one on
each breast and turned me loose with
a warning that would be killed If
I returned to Rochester"
Rochester, n. H., June 30.-Nelson
Burroughs, who was reported today
to have appeared in Lawrence,
Mass. with an account OF his kid
mapping by members Of the Ku Klux
Khan, was last seen here June IL,
when he left for Dover on business.
Burroughs was an insurance agent
and past grand knight of the local
knights Of Columbus Council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
HARRINGTON GAINS
is VOTES RECOUNT
BALLOTS AT BELFAST

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Belfast, June Ex-senator Frank G.
harrington gained Is votes in the in
spection of the gubernatorial ballot
of Belfast, which was made here to-
day at the request Of Senator Ralph
o. Brewster's campaign manager, ALI
ton Wheeler. Brewster lost three
votes. The inspection was made at
the office of F. A. Pctrich in the pres
ence of L. L. Thornton Of Belfast
representing Senator Harrington.
Mark A. Barwise Bangor, Charles
Brewster, Dexter. brother Of Sen
ator Brewster, H. M. Fernald and
John Tricley of Pittsneld. The err
rors of votes were found in all but
one ward as follows: - Ward one Far
rington gained one, Brewster lost
one; ward two, harrington gained 10,
Brewster gained one: ward three.
harrington gained eight. Brewster
lost three; ward five, harrington lost
one. Some fifty or more votes were
set aside uncounted as questionable.