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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-18
TO ESTABLISH OITIzENsHIP
|State Department Thinks Soviet Ship
 Happened

k9b8bO OOHAA VAAsNh~ 1AA~-~----
 Happened
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The state department admitted today that the protest of the Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce had been receiv- cd, According to officials of the depart ment the American citizenship of Wells must be definitely determined. The de- partment is inclined to believe that the Soviet vessel merely happened to touch at Wrangel. The foregoing conjecture, however, ignores the fact that on Au- guest 30 American naval officers in the far east were definitely informed by Lieut.. Col. l.. E. Broome, of the British army, that the soviet armed transport, the "Red October" carrying cannon and a company of Russian infantry, had left Petropavlosk, Kamchatka Penin- sula, fo- Wrangel Island, with official orders to remove all inhabitants, seize all shipping, and reassert Russian do- minion over the island in the name of the soviet government.
 TWAS THERE TO STICK" Wells Would Not Surrender Says Cap
 tain NOico
 NEW YORK, Oct. 17-"Charles
 (COntinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-18
G. H. MARTIN AIMED

Idaho Maj Appointed Feder"l Judge
 For Panama
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Guy H. Martin of boise, Ida }, now district attorney at Panama, was appointed to- day by President Coolidge to b. federal judge for Panama. He succeeds John D. Wallingsford who Gied recently.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

have mon call at the house, and
there was no reception room or par
lor where guests could be enter
tanned.
with few exceptions" says the
survey, "the residences turn away
many applicants every month. Most
of them turn away many more times
the number of applicants than they
have rooms. Thus the survey" is
the general conclusion, "has indi-
Gated very inadequate provision for
transientS and for single men and
women, iii the city"
Housing Lack Increases Prostitution
The conditions described bv O.
Henry in bis famous story "Brick
Dust Row. which show how many
girls are continually sinking into
the mire Of the citys cheap night
life simply because no one takes an
interest in them or tries to fill their
simplest needs, are prevalent in
Chicago today, with all their evil
influences and degenerating results.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
TAX BILL WILL
BRIN C DEFICIT
OF S47,OOO,OOO
Write Law on Senate
Floor This Week

WASHINGTON, April GA new
tax bill-the one that finally will
become a law--will be written this
week on the floor of the senate The
senate finance committee has plan
ned to finish its three weeks worl.
on the measure, passed by the
house.
The new bill, as finally passed,
probably vii! provide for a 40 per
cent maximum surtax instead of
the Al per cent Of the house bill.
Central Block Organized.
Alternative agreement for this re-
vision has been reached between
progressives and democrats, who can
control the senate.
The committee bill embodies the
Mellon rates but even the most OPP
timistic republican members Of tho
committee have no hope that these
will survive the senate in any essen
tial detail.
Democrats could strike out the
Mellon rates in committee and re-
write the hill before night il they
wished.
Let Matters Rest.
With the aid of Mccormick and
use Of proxy for LaFollette, the
Mellon ra.es could be killed, but
this would rinse a question Of what
rates should be substituted, result
ing in a long fight, so the demo-
Gratis have decided to let matters
rest until the bill is reported ont
Monday.
The bill as il stands now is S47,-
100000 short Of raising the neces-
sary revenue, according to Chairman
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
LABOR SKATE TRIED
TO PROTECT MAGNUS
FROM DAILY WORKER

Frank Walker, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers,
made an Intellectual attempt to save
Senator Magnus Johnson, of the
Farmer-LabOr Party, who came
here from Washington to advance
the senatorial campaign Of re-
publican, from the communicating
clutches of a DAILY WORKER
reporter.
"COme over here with me, SEN
ator", said Walker, breaking in on
the DAILY WORKER interview.
But I'm talking to a newspaper
man..
''But he's not for us, Senator. He
is from. the DAILY WORKER.
They haven't given us any publici-
ty. They're for an Independent labor
party"
In spite of the fact that railroad
labor" leader winked and made
significant faces at Senator John
son, the Minnesotan refused to
bulge. Senator Johnson thought
he had enough political experience
to get by" even with an advocate
of independent political action with
out making a statement that would
offend his republican associates.
Some mix-up. A Senator elected
on a workers and farmers plat
form campaigning to have a repub-
lican nominated for the Senate, re-
buked by a tabor leader" for as
sOciating with a man who believed
in a militant labor party.
No wonder the DAILY WORKER
is advocating a militant farmers
and workers labor party that re-
fuses to bargain with the corrupt
politicians, or to elect leaders who
"sell out" to corrupt politicians.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

l was % years old" 1t was ever
thus. Another idol shattered. The
man whose reputation was built upon
rural atmosphere. The man whose
daily companions, were reported in
the press to be cows-the man who
rode into the senate on cows back
you might say, never saw a COW until
he was twenty-three years old.
We we're safely on the "L' at last
after Senator johnson had repeated
his formula, "I'm Senator johnson
of Minnesota, I'm campaigning fol
jenkins in the republican primaries
Vote for him, he's a good man." tC
an Italian grade crossing Waterman
and to half a dozen street corner
Ioafers.
Amt II Tough, "Frankie?"
Walker had made another unsuc-
cessful attempt to shake the DAILY
WORKER reporter as we bought oul
tickets, and tried to induce jenkins
not to pay the DAILY WORKER re.
porter's fare-eHe won't give us any
publicity, he's for labor party" tbs
"labor" man kept repeating.
The DAILY WORKER reporter
talked to Magnus and "Newt" while
Walker nursed his grudge against a
labor party on the other side of the
car, with the Observation-Disclosures fol-
company. The historic interview
given in another column, was on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
DAUGHERTY PROBE
TO EXTEND over
2 MORE MONTHS
Score Of Witnesses Yet
To Be Heard

WASHINGTON, April 6--New
strands in the tangled web of ac-
cusatioa being woven about former
Attorney General Daugherty were
being unravelled today by Senator
Wheeler as the senate investigating
committee rested from four weeks
labor.
In checking up on the witnesses
and evidence yet to be heard,
Wheeler estimated that at least two
months more of open hearings were
in prospect.
Go to Bottom Of Mess.
"While we have had abundance
CT evidence ready for presentation
for weeks, every day brings up new
angles that we cannoC afford to
overlook" said Wheeler. "Now
that we have started we must go
to the bottom of what appears to
be rotten mess in the department
CT justice"
Each now evidence being gathered
by Wheeler and a corps of assist
ants "ties in" with testimony al
ready heard, and Wheeler predicted
that more startling disclosures are
yet to be made when open hearings
are resumed on Monday.
Hear Score of Witnesses.
More than score of witnesses
subpoenaed at the outset of the
hearings are to be heard. These
include Secretary Mellon and Secre-
tary Weeks-the former in connection
with alleged liquor deals and the
latter in connection with war fraud
cases.
Howard Warrington, intimate of
Daugherty, and Jess Smith, who
lived in the "little green house on
X street" is expectd back from
Paris early next week. Another i'm
portant witness yet to appear is Jap
Muma, alleged master mind" in the
Dempsey Carpenter fight films deal,
which Castor B. Means charged
netted Jess Smith and his associates
$4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
State Rests Case
Against Indiana
GOUernOr-FOrger

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April g.
The state has rested its case against
Governor McCray, charged with
embezzlement and larceny of 1885,
600 of the funds of the state board
Of agriculture, shortly before noon
today
The prosecution closed with the
testimony of two handwriting ex-
perts. both Of whom expressed the
opinion that various signatures on
notes given to the board of agricul-
ture as collateral were written by
McCray.
The two experts were introduced
by the state in an effort to prove
the contention of the prosecuting
attorneys that McCray had forged
the notes ne gave the board of ag-
Iiculture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Wheeler, Weeks, Ryan
And Standard Oil
Continued from page y

(OOntlnue0 from page
Bisbee, Arizona, the innumerable
crimes against the workers of the
Northwest, can be laid directly upon
the shoulders Of John D. Ryan and
the Standard Oil Company. Rich
ard Kilroy, editor of the Anaconda
Standard, who blaclmails Ryan for
$1,000 per month job, has con-
doned these crimes a thousand times
and boasts of Ryan's hatred of
labor organizations.
Wheeler Knows Ryan.
Senator Wheeler knows that
these charges are true. He knows
that John D. Ryan is a crook and
a murderer by proxy and he must
know that it is now within his power
TO show to the masses of the Amer
lean people the connection between
the Standard Oil lackey. John D.
Ryan, Secretary of War Weeks, the
crimes of the war period, and the
American government.
He has the greatest opportunity
presented to HIM that was ever
afforded man in public life.
Will he hesitate to take advan-
tage of it because John D. Ryan is
a member CT the democrat party, to
which he belongs, and because John
D. Ryan was appointed by President
Wilson to the head of the aircraft
corporation which spent over a bill
lion dollars for PAT flaming collins"
and made war, not OH the kaiser,
hiit IN 1yorkers9
The real test Of the senatorial
Investigations is now at hand. The
investigators have broken thru the
first line of defense Of the big cap
italists of the United States and
the next steD takes them into the
offices Of Standard Oil.
1t is the irony of fate that two
senator's from Montana--the Treas
ure State whose inexhaustiblc natu-
raj resources, oil, copper, water
power and timber have been seized
by Standard Oil-shculd be in
charge Of the committees which, if
they make public all the facts con-
corning the ownership Of American
government by oil and finance may
do more to crystalline forces maxi
ing for a mass political revolt than
any other agency.
Tables Are Turned.
In 1917, 1918 and 1919 the Stand
ard Oil and its subsidiaries put
price on Whee,er's head. Today he
can deal them blow that will shake
to the foundations their political
control and upon the decision he
makes much depends. The mass
movement Of the workers and farm
ers is arising and will become
stronger from year to year no mat
ter what happens in Washington,
but Wheeler himself must now
choose between an opportunity for
great service and the democrat
party Of Ryans and Rockefellers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
IMPEACH COOLIDGE!
Chicago Working Women Find
Wages Lou; Not so With Rents

THE CITY of Chicago is negligent of the comfort of her
people as whole but there is class in the city which
is as neglected and miserable the 100000
VINO work at low wages in Chcagos industries. This is
especially true of the nonfamy women of Chicago who
must get rooms in restricted sections
ably near their work. These women paying eight and ten
dollars week for an uncomfortable and nc0nvenent ROOM
sometimes give out high 40 per cent Of their low
wages for rent II is from the roomng Of Chicago
that the growing horde OF prostitutes recruited Finding
that she cannot exist the low wages combined with the
high rent and that nobody cares Chcagos non-family
woman not even allowed to entertain friends in her
home, often takes the Easiest way OUT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Japanese Scientists
See Nature Breathing
Just Like Humans

TOXIC, April 6.-Japanese scien-
lists have been startled by the dis
covery that the Lake of Reeds, To-
Gated in the heart Of the Hakone
mountains, is rising and falling
with the regularity of a person
breathing.
The rise and fall amounted to sew
erai inches. The activity is attrib-
l.ted to some volcano disturbances
winch caused recent earthquakes in
the Japanese isles.
Professor Nakamura, leading seis-
moiogist, mas rushed to the Hakone
mountains to make study of the
phenomenon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Fly 10 North Pole.

MOSCOW, April CIR. Fridtiof
N,ansen, the famous Norwegian ex-
plorer, has consented to undertake
a fight TO the North Pole with the
Russian airman, Rossinsky, accord
ing to a special report from Mos
cow. Altho Nansen is 60 years old,
ne is still active in relief work. I'M
der the League Of Nations. He has
not been in exploration work for
years but is confident that the polar
flight is feasible with q specially
designed airplane.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Tr0tzky Returns On ApriI 1sth

MOSCOW, April 6.-When Leon
irotzky returns to his post as War
Minister on April 10, he will find a
number of changes in his department.
The council of commissars has de-
creed that General Frunze, assistant
war minister, be made chief of the
general staff in place of General
Lebediev. General Sergius Ka.
menev, who has been Commander-in-
chief Of the Red army, is now army
inspector, and M. Unschlicht, former
acting chairman of the political
police, is now chief of army supplies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

ly every union official in the state
have Endorsed me for republican sen.
ator", said Jenkins.
Johnson admitted that La Toilette
seemed more interested in becoming
a Presidential candidate on no matter
what ticket, rather than lead a mill
tant class conscious farmers and
workers labor party. ia Toilette
will make a bid for the regular re-
publican nomination., Johnson adj
rlitted. However l believe Coolidge
is sure of the republican nomination
and in that case La Toilette will have
to run as third party progressive
candidate"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Fasting Cure Is
Fatal to Man But
Woman May Recover

DAYTON. Ohio, April 6.-Daniel
Johnson, 81, who tasted AZ days in
an attempt to cure himself Of a
serious stomach trouble, is dead
after efforts to administer LIQUID
nourishment failed.
His wife, who tasted 43 days IN
sympathy with him, is slowly re-
covering.
The aged couple were said to have
followed rules for fasting in a mag
azine.
johnson weighed 206 pounds when
he started fasting. At his death he
weighed 1875 pounds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

ride back to town on the Il. "
There was Newton Jenkins, the
intellectual, superior, cultured,
English-welsh lawyer-suave
and looking bored to death.
He no doubt subscribes to Pro-
fessor McDougall's theory that
humans are divided into four
distinct grades of intellects-
and jenkins is in the front rank
of, the highest caste.
Some people" Dislike Us.
Then there was an ex-wobbly ex-
hobo-hotel-keeper now connected with
the Hiram Johnson campaign, shining
in the reflected glory of a real, live
Senator. Last but by no means last
was Frank Walker, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, "from
Stones Office, a stern, sour indivi-
dual, with a Grabbed wrinkled face,
who took an immediate, unchanging
and violent dislike to the DAILY
WORKER reporter.
It was evident that johnson was
giving jenkins a lesson in how to be
an honest-to-god, handshaking, shout
der-slapping politician, and it was
equally evident that Jenkins took no
JOY in the job. "Ah, Mr.. jenkins, said
the Senator, there's a soldier, see
his soldiers button. Meet Mr.. Jen-
kins, he's for a soldier bonus, you
want to vote for him in Tuesdays
primary. "How are you," said Jen-
kins phlegmatically, and he said no
more, altho himself an Overseas"
man.
Magnus looked at the republican
senatorial candidate with obvious dis
APPROVAL, and to show Jenkins how it
is done launched into an impassioned
plea for the reward of the faithful
vets. Johnson's pose was somewhat
shaken when a man in the surround
ing crowd yelled out "All you farm
ers are no damn good, I wouldn't
vote for you on a bet" Then ensued
rather undignified squabble during
which Johnson said the heckler had
no sense and was no good, to which
the ruffied interrupter answered,
you're common, damn common,
don't want to talk to you, I'm a
psychologist" and walked off in a
huff.
Budding Teddy" Good Actor.
The party escaped into restau-
rant for some "coffee and'', after
''labor leader" Walker made an I'M
successful attempt to get rid of the
DAILY WORKER reporter. 1t seems
the chauffeur who brought the John
son-Jenkins party to the industrial
plant, had been as bored as Jenkins
by the affair, for he slipped away be-
fore johnson had finished his speech,
and we were left to the tender mercies
of the Elevated" railroad.
The DAILY WORKER reporter
thought he would remind Magnus,
upon whom the mantle of Theodore
Roosevelt had considerably descended
that in this enlightened day women
were also voters. "You are waiting
on very famous parsonage" he said
to the waitress. "Meet Senator Mag
nus Johnson of Minnesota, the man
who got licked in a milking contest
with Secretary of Agriculture Wal
Lace.
"But remember" said Magnus, af-
fably, "He only won newspaper de-
cision. And besides he was born on
farm, and never saw a cow until
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Our Reporter Goes Campaigning
With Magnus Johnson In Spite of
Walker, Foe Of the Labor Party

Senator Magnus Johnson the man-of the people, the rip
roaring tobaccochewng Scandinavian Theodore Roosevelt
has been in midst. When interviewed by the DAILY
WORKER he had just finished telling crowd at the Western
Electric Companys gates at 48h Street and Cicero Avenue
that he for big soldiers bonu-he pacis you
bet you-he a patriot thru and thru.
1t motley that the DAILY WORKER reporter,
in the of his duties forced to with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Extend Housing Law.

NEW YORK, April 6.-New York
states housing tax exemption law
which expired March 81, has been ex.
tended for another year. The purpose
IS to encourage building and relieve
the serious housing situation. Recent
Investigations by the state revealed
widespread disease and crime due "a
overcrowding and unsanitary condi.
tions. coupled with rent gouging by
landlords.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
Single Women, Getting Cheapest
Wages, SO Badly Housed That
They Take to the easiest Way

There 100000 working industries in Chicago
most of whom live in the roomng district clubs
society There only 5000 available places to house
the single women
In speech before the League Club recently Miss
Marie Merrill for eight years in social welfare work. pointed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

Ford Gets Ford In Trouble.
NEW YORK, April 6.-"Henry
Ford" a negro chauffeur, was fined
S25 for speeding in "namesake"
machine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

None Of the rooms were graded
az Class "A", that is, those filling
all requirements. OF the 200 rooms
2l6 were found TO lack some vital
and important factor necessary for
the bare health and comfort Of the
roomers. Usually the housekeeping
privilege meant a gas plate or an
electric grill set up in ten dollar
week bedroom. One-third, or
over one hundred Of the rooms. he'd
no means whatever by which the
young women could entertain men
friends. They were not allowed to
Evening star., 1924-05-28

The League-trailing Phillies sank
still lower when Boston captured
both sides of a double headed, 5 to 4
and 10 to s. In the first game the
Phillies made a desperate stab at
victory in the eighth with three
run rally which tied the score. The
ninth was blank on both sides. but
Boston squeezed in the winning run
in the tenth with two out. In the
second game the Braves held the lead
throughout.
Cincinnati and ST. Louis split a
double-header, the Reds losing the
first, 4 to 3, and winning the second,
3 to l. Cooney's double with Con-
Zales on second gave the Cardinals
the winning run in the opener after
the Reds had tied the score with a
three-run rally in the same frame.
In the second game Cincinnati led
all the way
In the American League George
Uhle outpitched three Chicago twirl-
ers and won for Cleveland, Z to .,
while in Detroit Bert Cole won his
first game of the season by holding
st. Louis to three scattered hits until
the ninth and winning, to 4, thereby
easing the Browns out of third place.
Brooklyn was idle with the Giants
in New York, while in the American n
rain kept the Yankees and Senators
and the Red SoX and Athletics in
their quarters.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
SPALLA HUSKY CHAP
AND APPEARS CLEVER

NEW YORK. May 2S.-This Ermnio
Spalla is a pretty husky looking guy.
While he isn't due to start active
training until late in the week. he
did show his stuff to the scribeS over
In Brooklyn yesterday and there is
no doubt that he has lot of clever
stuff.
How he can hit is best evidenced
by the fact that he put Firpo down
the newspaper reports. Spalla him.
self says a man could have counted
sixteen while this count of three was
being waved up and down.
Undoubtedly Spalla is a good pros
pect and il looks as though Nick
Kline is going to be the boss. Already
Nick has stuck out his chest and sug
Eested to Tex RiCkard that he raise
the ante on the proposed Spalla-
Tunney battle, else get out of the
way and let a real promoter talk
terms
If the -GibboSs fight
turns out to amount TO anything.
Spalla will go after the winner. He
says, however that Carpenter show
I'D no anxiety to meet him in Eu
rope and does not expect him to show
change of front here.
Spal'a says he would like to meet
Ftrpo IL a return battle in this cOun-
try. such fight leading up to battle
with Dempsey. If Rickard has any
thing to say about Spalla's career in
this country-and the chances are he
will have-the big Italian is likely to
he very carefully built up this sum-
mer He has far too much promise
to warrant hurrying him to the
Dempsey execution block. and all
the chances are that by the time he
faces the champion he will be groom
ed and ballyhooed and in shape gem
orally to excite the nations of the
earth over the prospects of the great
bout.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
TOURNEY TO DECIDE
RIVAL FOR LEONARD

NEW YORK, May 2S.-A challenger
for Benny Leonard's lightweight crown
will be chosen by an elfmina-
tion tournament in July, details of
which will be arranged by a commit
tee which starts work today. The
committee appointed by the state
athletic commission consists of Tex
Rickard of Madison Square Garden.
Charles l.. Henderson of the Nostrand
A. c., Simon Flaherty of the Queens
boro A. c., James J. Johnston of the
National Sports Alliance and Charles
Briefer of the Pioneer 4. c.
The commission yesterday picked
Louis C"kid'D kapian of Meriden,
Conn, as the most logical challenger
for Johnny Dundee's featherweight
title, supplanting Johnny Leonard of
Allentown, Pa, who was previously
chosen. Leonard's defeat at the hands
of Tony Vaccarelli last Tuesday ac-
counted for the change.