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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
WORKING WOMEN
OFFER help TO
SILK STRIKERS
Especial to The Daily worker)


NEW YORK, Oct1-The United
Council of Worhngclass Women at
their last meeting held here sent the
following letter and resolutions to the
Paterson silk Mill strikers, who are
waging an heroic battle against their
employers, and their hired thugs and
police, in their present struggle for
better working conditions:
Offer Assistance.
Strike Committee Of the
Associated silk Workers Union,
POI Market Street.
Paterson, N ].
Dear Sisters and Brothers: The
United Council of Workingclass
Women recognizes the class struggle.
We also recognize that all working
class womens organizations and
leagues regardless what their political
beliefs may be, must bind themselves
for common struggle and that the
unorganized working class women
must be organized
1--WE seek close understanding with
organized labor so that we may be
able to protect the workers interest
in the best way.
I'VE know that you are engaged in
bitter struggle for many weeks &c
maintain your union and to obtain
better living conditions. Your bosses,
with all their forces, have not sue
ceeded in breaking down your resist
ance. We offer our help to you. En-.
closed find resolution.
with best wishes for a speedy vic.
tory, we are,
yours truly,
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
Gate Gitlow, Secretary"
Resolutions Adopted.
WHEREAS, the brave strikers OF
the Associated Silk Workers Union
are engaged for many weeks in a
bitter struggle with the master
class, going thru hardships and
sufferings with their wives and chill
dren, to maintain their union and to
obtain better living conditions, and
WHEREAS, we, the Central Com
mittee of the United Council of Work
ingclass Women recognize the class
struggle and maintain that we are a
part Of the class struggle, and
WHEREAS, the Associated SILK
Workers Union issued a call for help,
therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED that we, the
women of the United Council of
Workingclass Women offer our help,
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that we
urge all our affiliated organizations to
do likewise, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that we
forward this resolution and letter to
the strike committee.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
UNITED COUNCIL OF w. W.,
Gate Gitlow, Secretary"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
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234 s. HaIsted
PHONES, HARRISON s616-7
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Fine Soups and Fresh Made Coffee
Commissary and Bakery:
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

Vote of no confidence in Baldwin
Government moved by British Labor
party in Commons.
tuberculosis sweeping Germany,
says DR.. Haven Emerson, back from
trip of investigation.
Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania de-
mands Congressional inquiry into
failure to enforce dry laws.
Senator Caraway attacks former
Secretary of Interior Fall for his
part in Teapot Dome oil lease.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

Washington, Jan. 10 Senator
Couzens has challenged Secretary OF
the Treasury Mellon to public de-
bate on the latter's tax plan, now be-
fore congress.
Both men belong to the administra-
ton party, and both are considered
among the richest in the country. Sec
rotary Mellon insists that less taxes
on the rich will release capital for IN
dustry and thus create more employ
ment. He alos urges that an end be
nut to the issuance of tax exempt
bonds by states and municipalities.
These proposals backed by one. OF
the greatest propaganda organizations
the nation ever witnessed, are opposed
by Senator Couzens. In his letter TO
MIR. Mellon he said that if taxes on
higher incomes is reduced this will re-
suit in a deluge of dividends out OF
industry to private individuals. lie
added that the mere transfer of own
ership from one person to the. other,
through the sale of stocks and othef
investments, would "have no construc..,
tive force in the country's business.
On the other hand, the distribution OF
cash dividends, he said, would result
in taking out of many Industries large
amounts Of capital now held In their
treasury. A..
Senator Couzens stated that in the
last 10 wears he has paid income taxes
to the amount of $S,223,6i9, nearly
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

all of which has been surtax.
"In 1920, based on 1919 income, |
paid 90 per cent surtax, or total OF
81, 229, 16l to the federal treasury" he
said.
This resulted entirely from a
transfer of ownership of certain prop
erty | had, and in no way had any
effect whatever upon the industry of
the country. Had the present law been
in force | would have saved nearly
81, 600 900, and if your proposal of a
maximum of 20 per cent in surtax had
been the law, | would have saved
nearly $4,000,000; SO | do not see
where the country gains by creating
those enormous savings for those well
able to nay =.
TIE Michigan senator said the small
amount of tax exempt securites--ln
proportion to the large amount of 9TH
er securities-"is to give an appear
ance of the whole discussion as a tenn
pest in a teapot"
Secretary Mellon was asked If he
contended that it was less productive
to invest money in school houses, wat
er works, lighting plants, state rail-
way plants, good roads, colleges, sew
erage systems and notwithstanding in
stitutions than it was in theatres, Of
fee buildings, motion picture houses,
ball parks, distillenes, breweries,
chewing gum, cosmetic factories and
the like.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

rely upon the natural increase Of our
own stock TO provide the needed popu.
laton, rather than 10 have recourse
to foreign elements of uncertain
value.
IF, on the other hand. we are at
the opumum stage, or are actually
over-popolated. IL would be manifest
folly to run the chances Of increasing
the evils BY acceSsions from abroad
Prof Fainchild Saidthat il a laborer
does not produce more than he eou.
Sumes there is no net gain 10 any
body
If he produces more than he con.
sumes, there Is net surplus. But
this surplus does not 80 To the country
at large. but to certain individuals
And these individuals belong, in gen
eral, 10 those classes which are all
ready consuming at a rate far above
the average, IL is, in fact, from eN.
actly these individuals that the real
demand for additional foreign labor
comes.
unless the foreign laborer in
creaSeS the average per capita product
Of the country there Is no general
gain from his presence, and there Is
not the slightest reason 10 suppose
that he does. That the actual truth
is just the reverse is clearly indicated
by figures cited by Secretary Hoover
Prof. Fairchild believes major
factor to Americas high standard of
living is "the low ratio of men to
land"
ANY further improvements in this
standard are TO be secured, not by in
creasing the efficiency of the indiyid-
ual laborer, by enlarged use of ma
chinery. by technical discoveries, and
by other measures for improving the
stage of the arts" he said.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25
WAR PRODUCTION PROVES
IMMIGRANTS NOT NEEDED

New York, Jan. 22.-eThe per cap
ia production IN this country has in
creased decidedly during the period Of
reduced immigration following the
outbreak OF the war; said Henry
Pratt Fairehild, professor of public
and social economy, New York uni
versity, before an immigration con-
ference called by business men.
The speaker quoted Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover in disproving the
claim that more immigrants are need
ed in American industry.
Prof. Fairchild said that practically
every scientific student Of the prob
lem is in agreement that the hope of
correcting population by emigra-
ton is complete illusion under mod
ern conditions.
THE forces of increase are con-
stantly pressing SO hard upon the
means of subsistence that the gaps
left by emigration are quickly filled
up by increases in the birth rate or
decreases in the death rate and the
size of the population remains the
same" he said.
1--WE are under no obligation to at
tempt to relieve European conditions
by immigration, for the simple reason
that immigration offers no real relief.
Europe must find some other means
of solving her problems.
After demolishing the claims of
sentimentalists, who would throw
aside every barrier to immigration,
Prof. Fairchild analyses the statement
that Americas industries need more
immigrants.
"There is little ground for believing
that we are nder-populated," he said.
Even if we are, the situation will be
corrected by the rapid increase which
we are at present experiencing, and
it is emphatically a wiser policy to
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25
AMERICAN Fedora
TION ENDORSES
COOPERATION

The American Federation OF LABOR,
at its recent Annual Convention at
Portland, Ore, passed a resolution
severely indicting the profit system OF
distribution, and endorsing the 20
operative Movement. The resolution
is in part as follows:
'In a great many cases 1t costs
more to sell the manufactured pro
ducts and agricultural products than
it does to produce them. 1t is stated
that out of every dollar spent for
agricultural products the farmer re,
ceives only Is cents and the other 81
cents goes to transportation, holdlng
and selling corporations, spectators,
profiteers and merchants.
"That which should naturally go 10
the relief of the great masses IN
better wages, shorter hours and lower
prices for the necessities OF lie Is
really utilized by syndieated capital
lists for their own further enrichment
and TO bolster up and keep going a
system that will ultimately, unless
checked, lead to destruction.
at lies in the hands of the work
ers and producers to save the enor-
nous criminal waste which is now
adding TO the cost of living, discom-
fort and misery Of the great ourueh-
bearing masses.
Next to our Trade Union, one Of
the most simple and effective means
tbis waste for the consumer as well as
ne nave IN hand as saving much OF
the producer is the Cooperative
Movement. Through the simple Roeh-
daele cooperative system billions of
dollars that now 90 TO further enrich
the idle few and the enormous army
that make up the necessary selling
mower and force would go to the pro-
ducers and consumers"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25
Mellon Tax Plan Condemned;
Senator Says 1t Aids Wealthy


nation wide propaganda machine that is singing
the praises of the Mellon bill? =,
Senator Couens Secretary Mellon publicly
debate PROPOSAL Michigan lawmaker declares
is to lessen the of those able to pay. o..,
said he paid 2296l taxes ms 1919
would have been Si00O00e II the Mellon
plan had beeni n force that time.
"ois" the machine?
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25
CLAY AWAY THE YEARS

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difference in the color and texture Of the
skin. y -
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tines Remove blackheads and pimples.
Close enlarged pores. Rebuild facial he.
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You can obtain regular sizes from your
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25
LOST FARM CONTROL
DURING BOOM PERIOD

Washington, Jan. 19.-More than
So per cent of the farmers who
owned land in 1920 and more than Z
per cent Of the tenant farmers in 10
corn and wheat producing states have
lost their property with or without
legal process, due to purchase during
the boom period, unwise investments
or other causes, according to the de-
partment of agriculture.
This indicated, it was said, that out
of atotal of 2,289,00 owner and ten
ant farmers in the section considered,
more than los, 900 lost their farms or
other property through foreclosure OF
bankruptcy, more than 1922 900 lost
their holdings through legal proceed
ings and nearly $4,000 retained their
property only because Of the leniency
Of creditors.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

Democratic convention to be held in
New York City June "a, Democratic
National Committee decides.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

One hundred or more killed BY new
earthquake in Japan.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

to the shorter hours of work or
to the fact that the demand for
labor has decreased has not been
clearly established.
THE change has not been easily
made, but has involved an immense
amount of thinking and planning.
The greatest promise of permanenee
is found in the plants where the pre-
liminary work was most thoroughly
done and where the officials and su-
perintendents are most heartily in
favor of shorter hours"
Steel Workmen Now Show More
Enthusiasm.
The long day has almost disap-
peared from the Chicago district, says
the Iron Ages Chicago report, which
is typical of the reports from other
steel centers. The consensus of opin-
ion seems to be, says the report, that
"the workmen are performing their
tasks with more zest and enthusiasm
than when they were working longer
hours"
That the workmen prefer the
shorter workday is frankly admitted
the report saying:
Perhaps the most convincing teS-
timony to the fact that the men pre-
fer the shorter day is the experience
of the Wisconsin Steel Works, South
Chicago, which has been on a three
shift basis for some time. In fact,
the continuous processes at that plant
were put on a three-shift basis ap-
proXimately nine years ago and in
June, 1919, the machine shop en-
ployees, yard laborers, and the like,
who had been working ten hours were
also placed on an S-hour turn. These
men although working only eight
hours, were paid ten-twelfths of the
wages of the workmen employed in
other plants on 12-hour shifts; yet
although their daily wages were less
than those for the long shift, the
company found no difficulty in keep
ing its employment rolls filled. The
payment of a higher hourly wage
than by mills on a long turn basis
was partly offset by the fact the labor
force was not increased so per cent
but only 35 per cent. The manner of
handling given tasks was so revised
that fewer men would suffice than
under the old system. There was
also some increase in tonnage output
per man. AT times the increase in
production has been sufficient almost,
though not quite, to keep labor costs
down to a parity with those under
the two-shift plan.'
Workers at Pittsburgh Completely
Satisfied"
The report from Pittsburgh says
that the elimination of the l2-hour
day is at least 70 per cent completed
in the independent plants and al
most 100 per cent in the Steel Cor
poration units. 1t is stated that the
men are Completely satisfied with
the change and that at is generally
subscribed to that the men are good
deal more efficient that they were
on the longer workday.o
From Buffalo comes the report that
the steel workers heartily commend
the change. One plant reported that
the Inauguration of the S-hour shift
has resulted in the following:
/. Increased efficiency and pro-
duction.
2. Absolute contentment of en-
ployes.
8. Elimination of "slackers."
4. Labor turnover practically
nil.
5. Regular attendance at work.
Similar testimony comes from the
Cleveland district, where 1t Is re-
ported the men are satisfied and that
labor has become more efficient. The
same report comes from the Birming-
ham district, southern Ohio and Ken
lucky and other steel centers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25

JAS. S. MASON. N. u.
129 ". Kim street. urbana. 7-S1t2
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! {. T. MOSS, n, d.
62s South Wright Street. Tele-
/ phone Main 1879.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-25
NATIONS GREATEST TASK
Is TO DANISH ILLITERACY

The first great, definite task /.
!. of the United States is to thor E.
: oughly eradicate the illiteracy :
!. Of certain localities in its own :
!. body-politic. The greatness Of :
!. this task is, by many, we be- :
!. lieve, greatly underestimate. .
!. The work will require the in .
!. terest, the intelligence, and the >
!. cooperative effort Of all patri- .
!. otto Americans. It will call for :
!. breadth Of vision. depth Of :
!. thought, generosity in effort, :
: ana promptness in action. u :
!. is not, primarily, a matter OF :
!. intelligence, of altruism, of .
I. righteousness.-From "Eduea-
I. ton"
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Professional
Directory

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Evening star., 1924-12-10

when my father called me into his
room. He had come upon an old
Eastern piece OF gold money, which
he kept as curiosity in one of the
drawers of his desk. 1t was not of
the ordinary disk shape, but was like
two little beans stuck together cross
wise and turned over each other
l had seen II before as a shining
piece of particularly pure gold, but
now 1T was sadly dulled to a color
with which ] was becoming familiar.
my father said. Il expect you'd like
to have a sample of the furnishing"
was glad to have it, and / wrapped
II in a scrap OF tissue paper before
placing 1t in an empty match box to
keep 1t from being rubbed. I intend
ed to have the furnishing analyzed
in the hope that the result would fur
nish some clue to the anesthetic used
by the crooks, for to my mind the
crux OF the whole affair lay in the
mystery of the two lost hours. This
was the thing I determined to follow
UP in the best way | could. / had no
other notion of where to make a
start.
When l reached the street the
crowd in front OF the bank was thin
nlng Defore the maneuVerS or the
police, and I waited in the doorway
until there was room to move. In a
little I was able 10 cross Broad
way, and IT was when I had reached
the opposite sidewalk that a slight
accident happened to me which was
the means of furnishing another step
in the development OF my theories.
To avoid humping into a fellow who
was hurrying past on the sidewalk !
stepped short on the curb. My foot
slipped and I came down on my hands.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
Copyright. 1924. by Harper & Brothers

and you said the very thing she
would have said when trouble was
brewing. You don't remember your
mother"
| shook my head. My mother died
when | was an infant. and ] had
never created any definite picture OF
her to great extent because my
father seldom spoke of her. ! ex-
pect il was that he missed her too
much. She had been dead close on
30 years. but / could see. even then in
his presidential room, how much she
still meant TO him. He looked at me
queerly, and | have never seen him
so softened either before or since.
NO" he said slowly. You were
only a very little fellow when-"
He broke off and lifted his shoul-
derS in a sigh.
You're right" he said. Break
fasts the idea"
! anticipated that by this time there
would be a jam in the subways and
on the street cars, and as | wanted
him to have as little physical ex-
ertion as possible I telephoned for
an automobile. While we waited my
father issued instructions for carry
ing on in his absence.
When the car came we rode up
town through the rapidly filling
streets TO q quiet hotel where he
would not be recognized, and We both
had bath and shave before break
fast. ! was wishing now that ! knew
enough about banking to stand by
during the crisis / felt was imminent:
not that ! fancied my father coul
not stand alone. but | think my wish
came largely out Of the new realiza-
tion of how much I cared for the old
man. 7 wanted to be of some as
sistauce. but did not know just how.
I spoke to him about it as we were
finishing breakfast.
Look here, dad | said II want
to stand by. I can be of no use 10
you on the banking side. but ! could
I've a fairly good watchdog. If | can
do anything to keep troublesome peo-
pie off you. or if | can run errands
or attend TO the commissariat-just
say the word. Ill do anything
can"
81 know that, SON" the old man
smiled, but I'm we'll supplied with
watchdoss and messengers who
give YOU hetter than that to do. My
hands will be full of the CompIica-
tions that are bound TO rise from
this rad on the banks. and | won't
have time for anything else. In that
furnishing Of the gold idea you've
hit on something that maybe will
give YOU further ideas, and I'd like
You to follow up your theory Of the
gas and see what ii leads to. You're
an engineer. and you'll attack the
problem from different angle from
that of the average detective. You
can have, free hand in the matter
of expense"
The old mans suggestion almost
took my breath away. and | fancy
my face got red. | must explain that
Evening star., 1924-12-10

I felt my palms sting, as though I
had landed on some sharp sand, but
when l stood up to brush the stuff
off l saw that my skin was full of
little splinters of glass. 1t was no
conscious alertness that made me
look down on the curb, but just the
ordinary human foolishness that al
ways makes fellow turn to look
when he has trodden on a banana
skin. My interest was caught by a
smear Of powdered glass along the
curb and in the gutter-like the re-
suit of breaking an electric bulb, only
bigger. There was something about
the pulverization and distribution of
the stuff that made me look closer
still. ] was suddenly taken with a
notion OF what the stuff stood for,
and / swept a few grains of the pow
der together and wrapped them in
tissue paper, placing the tiny pack II
beside the coin in the match box. My
next idea was to have look around
the outside, at least, of the other
banks.
l walked down Broadway TO the
Guaranty Trust and, acting on the
idea that was simmering In my head,
] scrutinized the sidewalks and the
roadway round about I half expected
to come upon another of the smears
idu dIS'oNclSu OpPOoitC the NdllOHdl
Metallurgical, but was disappointed.
There had been, however, fairly dense
crowd all down Broadway that morn
ing, and / was not ready to dismiss the
possibility that the same sort OF smear
had been in the street sure enough until
the trampling Of many feet had dis
persed 1t.
By the Subtreasury, at the corner of
Pine street and Nassau street. l had
better luck. Here again the height of
Evening star., 1924-12-10

the curb had saved the smelr of pow
dered glass from being completely oblit-
Grated. ] took sample Of this. too and
numbered the package in which l fold
ed it,
Next | went on down Pine street un-
til l came to the Dyers' National but
this time, although ] worked as closely
and as carefully as / could, ] found no
reward for my search. Remained then
the last of the raided banks, the Trade
Bank, and | walked round to take up
my Investigations there.
Right in the middle of Broad street
where il joins Wall Street I found
anothr sprinkle of powdered glass Pass
ing feet had made it very faint. but
luckily the morning had been dry, and
the traces left were unmistakable. ]
reckoned now that ] had reasonable
grounds on which to work out my no
ton. and ] contented myself with pick
ing up what ! could of the powder on
finger tip to test its nature 1t had
the same character as my two samples
BY this time | had four ideas firmly
hXed In my head. and could not b.
quit OF them; that the crooks had
used an anesthetizing gas; that this
gas probably had tarnished the gold
that the gas, in liquid form, had beer
'tNAN ~ SOAIdlIleISr anu lHdt IHt
smears Of powder outside the three
banks were what was left of the con.
tainers after the release Of the gas
had shattered them.
These were a weirdly fanciful lot Of
notions, / admit, but, like the rest oi
those concerned, l was more absorbe Cd
by the idea of the mysterious sIeer
that had fallen on the district during
those two dead hours than by the
magnitude of the robbery itself j
was all guesswork, and probably mad