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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
Johnson City Mine Horror Due to
Deadly Fire Damp From Workings

SPRINGFIELD, IL, The explosion in the McCntock mine
at Johnston City, which resulted the death of 33
injury to eight caused by fire damp forced an
abandoned working becoming gned from open miners
lamp in the opinion of Director Martin Bolt of the De-
partment of Mines and Minerals Bolt has returned from
making investigation of the explosion. Bolt Beevie
on official business today.
probe will be made to discover whether the relating
to inspection had been followed before
More of mine disaster Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30

tire, speaking, and H. d. Kramer,
editor of the Minneapolis Labor Re-
view, presiding.
St. Paul, Labor Temple, Sunday,
Feb. 8, at 8 p. m. James p. Cannon
and Norman H. Tallentire, speaking.
Detroit, Arena Gardens, $50
Woodward ave-, Sunday, Feb. 3, at
2 .. m. Speakers: Dennis Bait and
G. E. Ruthenberg. The Ukranian and
Russian choir will sing the Russian
revolutionary funeral maZh.
New York, Madison Square Gar
den, Monday, Feb. 4, at 8 p. m. VIM.
2. Foster and c. E. Ruthenberg,
speakers.
Warren, Ohio, Hippodrome, Sun
day, Feb. 8, z p. m. Speakers in
English, South Slavish, Polish and
Finnish.
Springfield, Mass, Feb. 8, 8 p. m,
Connecticut Meetings
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Carpenters
Hall, Sunday, Feb. 8, at p. m.
Ansonia, Conn.,, City Hall, Sunday
Feb. 8, at p. m.
Hartford, Conn.,, Sunday, Feb. 8
at 8 p. m.
New Haven, Conn.,, Hermanson
Hall, Feb. 8, at 8 p. m.
Stamford, Conn.,, Feb. z, at s p. m
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
CIVIC FEDERATION AND
GOMpERS UNITED BY
MUTUAL SOVIET FEAR
tBy The Federated Press,

WASHINGTON, D. C.-SamueI
Gompers has called upon Chair
man Borah Of the senate subeom-
mittee investigating Russian-Amer-
lean relations, to permit Com
pers and some Of his associates in
this country to testify.
IL 10 the purpose of this group,
back Of which Is the National Civic
federation, to argue that recogni-
ton of Russia would endanger
the conservative leadership Of
American labor. and turn the
workers over to vietimization at
the hands of Communist agitators.
They maintain that the existing
Leadership of the A. F. of l.. 10
the safest bulwark of existing so
cisl Institutions in the United
States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30

''DaiLy Workers"
Summary of Oil
Mess Disclosure

WASHINGTON.-Here il the
story In skeleton of the Teapot
Dome and other naval reserve
leases:
On May 81, 1921, President
Harding, urged by Secretary Of
the Navy DENLY and Secretary OF
the Interior Fall, transferred the
navy oil reserves from the navy
to the interior department.
July Fl, Fall and DENLY signed
contracts with E. L. Doheny for
exploitation Of reserves One and
Two in California.
April Z, 1922, Fall and DENLY
signed leases with H. F. Sinclair
for Teapot Dome reserve, s,481-
acre tract in Natronah county,
Wyoming. containing roughly a.
100000 barrels of oil.
April Is, the senate. having
heard Of the Teapot Dome lease.
which was not officially announced,
asked for copies of all leases.
April FL, Senator LaFolIette, in
a resolution, called for a COM
plete investigation.
April 20, senate ordered inves-
tigation.
January 80, 1928, senate public
lands committee hired experts to
see whether it was true oil was
draining out Of Teapot Dome.
March 4, Fall resigned from
cabinet.
October %, senate committee
began hearings, following report
of experts.
October %, Fall, before commit
tee, said he was proud Of leases.
October %, DENLY tod commit
tee leasing was "a routine detail"
and he knew little about il.
Dscember ~, Fab wrote CONS
mittee he borrowed 100000 from
E. B. Mclean, publisher, to buy
ranch and said he never got a
cent from Sinclair or Doheny.
January IL, 1924, Mclean At
Palm Beach, testified Fall got
checks for 100000, but returned
them uncashed, saying he had ar
ranged to get money elsewhere.
January 81, Archie Roosevelt
and G. D. Wahlberg, Sinclair's
personal secretary, told Of suspi.
cions that Teapot Dome lease was
obtained by corruption and said
Sinclair had gone to Europe Sc
cretly.
January %. Fall subpoenaed.
January "a, Doheny said he
loaned FAN 100000 on unsecured
note.
January Is. J. w. Zevely. Sin
clair's man, said he loaned FaJl
$4,000 and advanced $4,000 for
expenses of trip to Russia.
January 26. President Coolidge
announced he would appoint spe-
cial counsel to investigate and to
prosecute civilly and eriminally
any wrong doing. DOheny offered
to cancel leases on California re-
serves.
January %, senate prepared to
demand immediate cancellation Of
leases.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
MINNEAPOLIS
UNION M EN-
FOR NO DELAY
Insist on Holding Of May 3Oth
Convention
Especial to The Daily WORKER,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minimum
animous endorsement Of the
May 80 convention, an en-
phatic declaration in favor of
a national class Farmer-Labor
Party and unqualified support
of the Minnesota FarmerLabor
Federation, were the outstand-
ing features of the meeting Of
the Hennepin County Commit
tee of the Working Peoples
Non-Partisan Political League
held here last night.
VIM. Mahoney of st. Paul.
editor of the Minnesota Labor
Advocate, recently returned
from Washington, gave an i'm
partial summary Of the arguments
for and against a postponement Of
the May so Farmer-Labor conven-
ton, stating that the conference OF
faTmer-labor groups of the western
and southwestern states held recently
an Denver, had gone on record for
! the May 80 meet as schedule2-a==S
against GSsy p0stp onenent, --..,sa re-
port Of the action Of the Denver CON
ference carried considerable weight
with the delegates.
Militants Fight Postponement.
!. G. Scott, socialist alderman and
q member Of the Plasterers' Union.
r. s. Wiggin, member of the CITY
and County Employees Union and
assistant city attorney; Frank Min
er of the Machinists Union. and Rob-
ley D. Cramer. editor of the Mime
apolis Labor Review, all made telling
arguments against any postpone
ment Of the May 80 convention.
The opposition TO the May 80 con-
/ vention was few in number and poor
| ly organized; IL made some feeble
attempts to block the landslide for
May 30 by attacking the radicals
in the style Of the capitalist press.
but these tactics had no effect on
the overwhelming majority Of the
delegates present.
Candidates endorsed for COMMITTEES
Offices by the delegates opposing any
postponement of the May so con-
venticn were elected unanimously by
reclamation.
The new officers aret Scott, chair
man; Drake, vice-chairman; Miss
Myrtle Cain, financial secretary
treasurer.
The meeting was in its entirety
the most emphatic endorsement Of
the work for a class Farmer-Labor
party vet given bv the uroQressiva
labor elements In this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
DAUGHERTY,
De N BY, DUE.
FOR DISCARD
Too Much TO Garry for Can
dIdate Gal.

w ASHlNGTON, ID. C.-At-
torney-General Daugherty and
Secretary of the Navy DENLY
are slated for the discard, is
the prediction freely made by
senators closely in touch with
the developments in the Teapot
Dome investigation.
Well-informed political OBJ
servers are of the opinion that
ousting of these two oil-dome
twins will come too late to save
the Coolidge administration
but believe that the presidents
hand has been forced by the
recent disclosures.
It is matter of record that DENLY
Joined Fall in recommending the
transfer Of the naval reserve oil
lands to the Jurisdiction of the de-
partment of the interior over the
protest of naval engineers.
On Record in Senate
On April 21, 1922, DENLY, in
communication to the senate. said.
that Eat the suggestion of the secrea
tary Of the navy, the President Of
the United States, directed the secre-
tary of the interior to take over the
administration of lands in the naval
reserves in consultation and CO.
operation with the secretary Of the
navy"
After this, DENLY signed the Tea
pot Dome lease giving these prop
critics to Sinclair and the Number i,
naval reserve lease to Doheny.
Before the senate investigating
committee, DENLY claimed to know
very little about these leases, but
senators hcld that as the official
Waterman of the naval oil reserves it
was his duty to guard them and
that he cannot escape responsibility
for their loss and the subsequent
scandal.
Daugherty Under Suspicion
No one, apparently, is willing to
entrust the handling of any proceed
ings, criminal or civil, to Attorney
General Daugherty, and knowledge
of this strong feeling against the
head Of the administrations legal de-
partment is believed to have been
factor in prompting President
Coolidge to announce his readiness
to appoint special prosecutors If
criminal proceedings should be
necessary.
Senators are emphatic in denuncia-
ton of the part played by Daugherty
and his departure for Florida, while
the administration is quivering from
the shock Of one of the greatest
scandals in American political his
tory. is considered highly significant.
When action is taken next week
nv the house and senate on the cam
collation. of the oil leases it is practi-
callv certain that all legal measures
viii be taken entirely out Of Daugh-
erty's hands.
See Coolidge as Target.
Overnight developments in
the oil lease scandal, now en-
gazing official Washington at
all hours, made it appear today
that President Coolidge may
become a direct target 'of at
tack of those who are demand
ing a complete cleanup in the
present investigation.
The President, it was report
ed, is inclined, at present, to
stand by his cabinet members.
Friends of the President in the
Senate represented him as feel
ing that charges that have been
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
Figh, Anti-Labor POLICY.

WASHINGTON.-Officers Of the
International Seamen's Union of
America have appealed TO Admiral
Palmer, president of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, to reserve the
anti-labor policy which has been pur-
sued by the Shipping Board for the
past three years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
Militants Organized for First
Time in Miners Convention

The prorressves organized behind definite program
for the first time in history of the ited Mine Workers OF
America said William Foster just Jack from the Indiana
polls convention. :, :,
That is the outstanding Of the convention said
Toer with elaton land the thing that will win for the
(Csnunusi %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30

WASHINGTON, D. CA radio
monopoly is charged by the federal
trade commission against eight cor
porations listed as Violating the law
against unfair competition in trade"
Practically all radio equipment and
service comes thru this gigantic
combine, the government charges.
The accused corporations are: The
Radio Corporation Of America, Cen
eral Electric, American Telephone
and Telegraph, Westinghouse, West
ern Electric, International Radio,
United Fruit and Wireless Speciality
companies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30

CLEVELAND. - The underpaid
street car men Of Cleveland will de-
mand wage increases and improve
ment In working conditions to take
effect At the expiration Of the pres
emit agreement May /.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-30
Lure Mexican. TO U. 5.

MEXICO CITY.-The annual tra-
gedy of the Turing Of unskilled Mefi-
can workers across the borders into
the American beet field by employ
ment agents is about to begin again
and the warning against the spring
drive of agents has been issued.
For Recognition Of Soviet Russisi
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Nelc SI7,OOO,OOO
Oil Scan ddL Is
Capital Sensation

Especial 70 The Daily Wsrker)
WASHINGTON, ID. CA new SEN
sation involving the navy department
appeared this afternoon when Chair
man Butler of the House naval af.
fairs committee, summoned Secretary
DENLY and several naval officers to
appear tomorrow for questioning in
connection with charges Of alleged II.
legal expenditure of some seventeen
million dollars In oil royalties
It's All Right for England.
= WASHfNGTON.-Frank Morrison
secretary Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, when asked for ar
opinion as to the entrance Of the
British labor movement into politi.
cal power in the government, said
at Is a ermarkable achievement.
see no reason why the taking Of po-
litical control should dampen the
ardor Of British trade unicnists fol-
unionism."
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03

when he had felt slight suspicion that Douglas Raynor indulged in morphine, but he had never seen sufficient definite symptoms 10 prove it to his own satisfaction. Dobbins' story of the morphine N>n threw away made him very thoughtful.
 "I do wish I could prove up her rarn," he said. "No, I've never sns- pocted her of touching morphine hcrsclf-and I'm sure sh" wasn't an addict - but when a woman suf- fers as she has, it is not surprising f they turn to narcotic for relief"
 "Novrr mind your opinions, Doc, get down to facts Was there any trace of morphine found in the stomach of Douglas Raynor at the autopsy
 Not q trace" and Doctor SaXton looked carefully at the report he held.
 What would ho the cure@"
 "Why. atropIne of course.'
 "WYs any trace cf atropine men toned in the report '
 "No:" and again tho doctor scru- tirizod the typowritton statement. |.
 "But there vas plenty Of evidence of cumulative arscnicnl poisoning "Pleuty."
 Then the yarn falls to the ground. dt w3s clever, hut she is a clever woman. l b,lieve, as you suggested, that her troubles forced her 10 the ree nf morphine. That she icstro, it rather than have it knowu 10 be in her possession, 1lat she rretcndcd 4 vas her hus- hand who took fl, to save her own repufation. And then, 1t camc in handy to sH" the tahlcts she gave him secretly were to cure him Of a drug habit - there are such things aronr thcrc-""
 "Oa. yes. There arc such renc- Iios advertised, and many foolish hopeful wives have secretly tried to curc their unsrspecting husbands o' rhe drink or drug habit by such means"
 "WFy foolish wiNcs'"
 "Fccause it never succeeds, and usiaIIv worse trouble cnsues'
 "HNcll inc kind Of morphine sht th-ev away white powder--is th' kind that is taken internally, isn it."
 "Ncs."
 And would bcfound in tn, stomach after dcath""
 If taken recently enough,
 "tlso atropine Wonld show frar.s"'
 "If taken recently enough"
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

Douglas Raynor is found shot through the heart In the early eve piOg on the floor of the sun room of Flower Acres, his Long Island home. Standing over the dead man, pistol in hand, Is Malcolm Finley, former sweetheart of Raynor's wife, Nancy. Eva Turner, Raynors nurse stands by the light switch. In a moment Nancy appears, white- faced and terrified. Orville Kent, Nancy's brother; Ezra Goddard, friend of Finley; Miss Matte, Ray nor's sister, and others, enter upon the scene. Detective Dobbins heads the police investigation, An autipsy reveals that Raynor also was being systematically poisoned with ar scnic. Lionel Eaynor, son of Doug las Raynor by first marriage, comes 10 claim his fathers estate. Finley accuses Grimhaw Cannon, a hired man, of hiding the original will which favors Nancy. NOW 60 ON WITH THE STORY
 "Thc copy was found in your house.
 That doesn't prove the original is there"
 "It proves that if may be" and Finley watched closely the chang ing countcnance of the man.
 "Maybe's long way off Gan non said,
 lie puzzled Finley; Nnd Goddard, too. was at a loss Just how to take him.
 But as if by an inspiration, Fin ley said, suddenly, "Oh, Of course you don't know anything about it. But we can get all necessary in- formation from Peters -- the other witness"
 "Peters," Gannon's face fell You don't know where he is''
 "Oh, don't we'
 Say - do you know where Peters is?" Cannon was whining now.
 We do. Now, here's your last chance, Cannon" This from Cod dard. DO you want to come clean about the will or take your chances on getting into trouble over the thing?"
 Cannon considered. He looked from one to the other, and shrewd- ly concluded they were - partly at least blufing.
 &'I!l take my chances" he said, and resumed his pipe.
 And no amount of further cajol- cry. threatening or argument could gain any more information from him.
 Detective Dobbins had d long session with Doctor Saxton.
 The family physician admitted that there had been occasions
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03
Letter From Mary Alden Prescott to Mrs. Johm Alden Prescott,
 Continued

Ere this, Leslie, you have prob- ably been tod by Mrs. Burke, who seems 10 lrop in close touch with you, that Priscilla Bradford has at last terminated her visit. l am grieved to say that she wore out her welcome. Sho 100, has disap- pointed me Crioyously.
 After she had persuaded me that il would be something you would like very much to have us oversee the cleaning and putting in order your apartment she left the whole matter 10 the ignorant people she had hired to do thr work, I must say that she just apoat rulnr1 the decoration and floors. However, believe her intentions were good.
 I hope you will eNonerato me of any of tho blame, for after Trjs- ella and had Spcot one whole day in taking yorr clo-hing out of your closet | found myself So tir, that l turned ,'crythtnc over to her and dI1 not try to do any thing more.
 One thing must toIl you about for expert 3nI have g"tteu an entirely errou.ors lJea of what was done about your desk from your supposed Cucud Mrs. Burke
 She acted very 1sa Sr"oahly over that desk I Et,o H"u for d wrj- ding present. }ou vNI rememJer that both you and ] thought ,i0ese was a secret drav,r m if, and as everything WIS poiuE torn up thought it wou]l bc good 'hlng to send # Q some c@inptraAar and let him try to find inc drawer,
 Mrs. Burke found out that ] lad done this from my nurse Mrs. An- derson. wbom tUUk quite over stepped her authority in the matter sbc came rushing over to your apartment with that wire from you which pcrcmptortly r"1ntarmanIa l my order. The desk intact IS now reposinS in your morning roonr, at least il WAS tbor. when left for this hotel. may us well tell lou now that as far as ] am cnDcFrn"d q you will have 10 get along without knowing whether 1t has a secret drawer or Bot ] shall never again nay any more attention 10 it. have lost all interest.
 You know by this time that Miss Anderson has left me. The nc" nurse tha, my doctor sent me ] do not like nearly as vol This wom- an is not a lady S~S eontraatets
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03
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me continually and pays no atten- tion to me when I talk to her for any length of time. She will get up and leave the room right in the midst of one of my sentences.
 Miss Anderson called on me yes terday and much 10 my surprise told me that she would not have left if Priscilla had not always been snooping around and making trouble.
 am very sorry to tell you that Miss Anderson is more than half right, and ] am tmpaicntly waiting until you return and dismiss this nurse so that Miss Anderson can come back.
 Also when you do return l hope you will make Mrs. Burke under stand that she owes me an apology.
 Sincerely your mother,
 Mary Allen Prescott. Copyright 1924, NEA Service. IncD
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03

"Im just awful hungry moma!" he said pluintiyely, "Whrn are we going 10 eat Q"
 "It won't be long now Junior," ] promised, waking 10 the rcaItZa- tion that 1t was indeed high time for me 10 find n place for the beach picnic l had promised them, But you know there's lot of work to he done first. think each of you had better eat q sandwich and an apple as wo drive along. Then we can take all the time We want for oIlr dinner"
 "Irc Chow Carri!'
 With mucrity Katie opened the ulotor.h hIt and distrilUtcd apples and sandWiCh"s, l even managed io ca, my portion as 1 drove, and in a few minutes l turned down a winding road which ] knew led 10 inc beach of one of the bays that are inc charm of Long Island, and which l was quite sure would he deserted at this season Of tho year,
 My nnuclpatiors were realized. We were the only persons on the beach of the delightful curying cove, Nhcn after bringing 'he car as far as we dared into inc sand We took our bundles and scrambled down through the trees and bushes which shut inc bay away from ihd higher land.
 soon found an tdeM place 10 build our improuplu Fireplace against a miniature lccliyily. And, putting down the bundles, l gaNo the order
 "Tagots and stones. az many as you can get Marion, 'you and Katie go down that way and Junior will come with me. Go 10 lhe farthest point you wisa 0 mako first and work back. But rcmem- bcr do not go so far that we can- not hear each other"
 Katie and Marion ran away, laughing - the older woman as wild with glee as the young girl. l walked more sedately in the opposite direction, but the autumn air affected me almost as a draught of heady wine might have done, and in no time Junior and l were toiling feverishly to make our pile of stones and fagots from the woods a formidable one. There, Junior" l said at last "I think we can begin to carry the things back now"
 "Missec no carry" voice said surprisingly from behind me. Lee Chow carry"
 ] spun around, startled. terrified to confront a Chinese I never had seen before.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03

T' # had not been for the magi- cal hobby horse, the Raggedys and tj- fat Captain might not have es- carcd from thr fierce Brieands.
 But, when th" fierce Brigands rushed to where the Raggedys and inc Captain s@' eating ice cream from d cUucola'a jce cream mud puddle the hobby horse gave the fierce RHSauGs many hard thumps with his wooden legs while tho lif- tie fat Captain and Raggedy Andy prHoi tho RriEands with snow halls nade out Of chocolate ice croau
 Then, while tho Brigands were vipiug ttc lo" cream from their eyrs. the Hlgg"I!s and the little fat Captain hoppod upon the back of the borhy horse and dashed away through Inc wooIs
 "Noa We must fry tu find out vnor' tho map shows that Q whole 'ot of .r~a~"rc is buried! And fl Ne do nor Iai i, very soon, am afraid that tno terce Eugan5s will o0d It anI take it all for their v'ry own. And t2,y are such selfish rrraturre I am sure thry would spend e,'ry single golden penny for sr'tsu thinCS,'
 T am ~'r" they W"G,i." 'uc H'- te fa' ral1atn agr''J, "Tloy took my map away from m'. but They do no, hrow ,yn,rc Watch To,rr Wu' Is lora,d. so we must hurry and e,t 'b.rn ia'ore t3'} do"
 CT cours,. a.',r running !or such a long fir0.. fine maEicaJ hobby horsn @toprcI: not that thc hobby hor5 ras Urrd for h. r.s 2 naEi- cal Golhy Horso gud Gil not r't 'jr.d. ru' ho stopped hncauge ho UaI rGu so hard, and had jumped orrr s3 many sticks and stones he know hW ho had bumped tho Bag yadye aul ''r little '1t Captain arout sn n'uch. tha liTElins must la,r made them very tired. The Ug-irc did make inc little fat c3mfan urrL but CT course ii lid moi make inc Eaggedys f'r,d. for they v'o mad, cf cloth and stuffed ntn rtcs white cotton ard bouncing sud humping about never Uo'h,-.I them at all.
 So. wucn thr ma=i"ai h0h,ly hors, rlme 10 a stop. it was right beside auothrr little pat which led away from tho main path througr inc woods. This will be sn easy way to thruw the r.rcf Br.raUl' ur nu- track" Ragg'-dy Ann said so they all wsIkud up the little
New Britain herald., 1924-11-03
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path until thor came to queer house with sign npon the front door, "WaIk right in" the sign read.
 So thn Rarg"Iys and the little hat Cantain walked right into the queer little house and a3 soon as they were inside, the door Slaww.1 behind them with bang aud ,hry knew that thcv were prisoners. At a fire place Uith his barh torard them sat man, and Wh'n he heard the door slam he turned arouud and 1auEb,d lila ha, ha" just like that, only quite q lot louder and very rudcly. T have