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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
British Columbian
Parliament Owned
By the Timber Trust

VICTORIA, B. C.-The legislature
Of British Columbia is owned body
and soul by the timber trust and the
members Of both liberal and conserv-
alive parties are uniting to do the
bidding Of the timber interests.
For months prior to the election,
the timber industries council has wag-
ed a propaganda campaign for the
reduction Of timber royalties to the
government and worked to secure the
election of timber men on both parties
to put over proposal that would
net the timber interests of the north
west several million dollars saving
on royalties. The present royalties
on government timber have amount
ed to $1.10 per 1000 feet, which sum
in view of the tremendous increase
in timber prices is ridiculously low.
In 1915, the government passed an
act that would increase timber royal
ties to 1926 per 1000 feet and would
take effect in 1925. The present gov
eminent, as the behest of the timber
interests, proposes to cancel this legIs-
lation and fix timber royalties for 10
years at s1.25 per 1000 feet.
Labor men in the legislature are
agreed that the pseudo eighthour day
measure, passed by the provincial
government, was merely a smoke
screen to put across the timber roy
alties steal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
SIX Workers Make Progress

PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 4y.--The
Associated silk Workers Union, an
independent organization, has more
than 1000 members, according to Fred
Hoelscher, secretary-treasurer, and is
recognized factor in the Paterson
silk industry. The union has made
Roadway among the hatband and rib
bon workers altho its recent strike
was Of broadsilk workers. Fewer
broadsilk weavers are unemployed
now than in September. Two hat
band companies have given wage in
creases OF 81 TO 81. Hoelscher says.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
GALES is AGAINST
The REDS and FAVORS
FORCED ARBITRATION
tspeeIaI 70 rhe paIIx workerl

k0P0Sldt 70 tUo LAZY WOENcEy
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2e.--The
capitalists, especially those who
deal in stocks Of American invest
ments, concessions and mines In
Mexico, are enthusiastic at the
reactIonary character Of the Gales
administration. Stocks and bonds
are showing an upward trend.
This comedies with the statement
Of a prominent government official
that--''The presidents publicly ex-
pressed dispIeasure at the reds and
the asrarian agitators and his con-
sentative reconstruction policy are
the best things that have happened
to the Mexican government in
hundred years."
Gales Is much opposed to strikes.
wlshing TO impress the American
capitalists to whom he has practl-
cally sold the nation Of Mexico,
that he alone is the guardian Of
their profits. He wishes to establish
the institution which has been dis
credited wherever tried--a court Of
arbitration from whose decisions
there Is no appeal.
A decree only a few days ago by
the Mexican supreme court denied
the right Of appeal against decisions
Of an arbitration court. This is
causing union workers some
anxiety.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
CHINESE Greet
SOVIET WARSHIP
VISITING CANTON
Not Like Warship Of the
Imperialists
Hy Roata.

CANTON, Dec. 29.-The following
telegram was received by the Soviet
training ship vorovsky, visiting Can
ton, from the Anti-Imperialistic So.
ciety, Picking:
1--WE heartily welcome the arrival
OF your vessel at Canton.
"All warships Of the imperialists al
ways came to China for intimidating
and Selling. Indeed, no sooner would
the Chinese people raise a voice
against it than the imperialists would,
with renewed violence and without
fear of any consequences, commit
their rapacious acts again.
$50 it was recently when the Chin
ese laborers were striking at Sham
cen and while the merchants organ
ization rose against the Canton gov
eminent, the powers warships gath
cred, like clouds, at Canton, in order
to bring pressure to bear upon the
government and the people Of Canton.
This has become quite a usual pro-
ceeding.
This time, however, the govern
ment Of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, this true friend of all the
oppressed nations of the world, has
despatched a ship to China, and we
fully believe that it is with the best
purposes Of the government of the
Soviet Union that you have come here.
We sincerely believe that you can, in
the spirit of your ideas, help China,
oppressed as she is, in her struggle
against Imperialism.
ut is in this firm belief that we
look with great hope on your arrival,
and it is this firm belief again that
prompts us to send you our heartfelt
greetings"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
COTTON BOSSES
ONLY ONES FOR
CHILD SLAVERY
Fake Groups Traced to
Manufacturers
BY ART SHIELDS.
Federated Press staff Correspondent

ATCuStaNSN FfCSS Sbatt OOiESopouoSHhj
BOSTON, Mass.-A convincing ex-
pose of the ownership of southern
cotton mills by New England capital
lists is set forth in the Struggle for
the Child Labor Amendment" The
pamphlet proves its case, company
by company, giving the economic rea-
son for the opposition New England
manufacturers are making to the
amendment.
Charles S. Rackemann, member of
the Citizens Committee for Protec-
ton Of Our Homes and Children, an
organization formed to oppose the
amendment, is director of the Dwight
Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Miss,
company owning mills in Alabama
City, Ala. Louis Coolidge, his asso-
ciate on the Citizens Committee, is
treasurer of the United Shoe Machin-
cry Co. and has financial interests in
southern child labor exploitation
Coolidge is also chairman of the Sen
tinels Of the Republic, which COLA
borates with The Woman Patriot in
opposing all progressive measures at
Washington.
The list of big Massachusetts, COM
panies that own southern mills is H.
Illuminating and sets at rest the New
England cry that wages must come
down because of southern competi~
ton. If there was genuine competi-
ton the New England manufacturers
would welcome national child labor le-
gislation which would tend to raise
the cost of their southern competi-
tors. The fake slogan Of southern
competition is used to reduce wages
in the north.
Only Massachusetts companies
owning southern mills are cited. If
the list were extended to Rhode Is
land it would include the two lead
ing companies of that state which
have recently cut wages under the
pretext Of southern competition the
$39 100000 Manville-Jenckes Co., with
big North Carolina plants, and the
Consolidated Textile Corp, with mills
in six southern states.
Among the Massachusetts COM
panies that spread their tentacles
south of the Mason and Dixon line
are the Merrimac Manufacturing Co.
of Lowell; the Dwight Manufacture
ing Co. of Chicopee; the New Eng
land Southern Mills of Lowell, Mass,
and Lisbon, AFe.y the Pacific Mills Of
Dover, ~ H. and Lawrence, Mass. ;
the Massachusetts, Cotton Manufac.
! turing Co. Of Lowell; the William
Whitman Co. of Lawrence and New
Bedford; the Bemis Bros. Bag Co
of nine northern states; Beaver Mills,
of North Adams, Mass; the William
Carter Co. of Springfield, Framing
ham and Needham Heights, Mass.
the Lewis Manufacturing Co. OF
Adams, Mass; the Lowell Bleachery
of Lowell; the Renfrew Manufacture
ing Co. of Adams; the American Net
and Irvine Co. Of East Cambridge,
Mass.
The next stage in the fight for rati-
ication comes in the legislature in
January.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Coal Mine Fatalities.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 Acct.
dents at coal mines in the United
States during November caused the
death of 155 men, the bureau of mines
announced today. OF this number
ia lost their lives at bituminous coal
mines turnout the country, and Al
at anthracite mines in Pennsylvania.
The fatality rate for the entire in
dustry is 1926 per million tons of coal
mined as compared with 345 for No
Yember, 1923.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
WORKERS ARE
ECRUCIFIED IN
BOSS PARLIAMENT
Bourgeois Josshouse is
Plute's Machine
BY SYDNEY WARREN.
(6y The Federated Pressl

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 29.-The
timber wolves OF British Columbia
demonstrate their control of the legis-
lature when all parties except labor's
three members and few scattering
independents, voted to permit the
lumber interests of British Columbia
to escape paying their just taxes for
a period of 10 years. Instead OF hav-
ing to pay the legal 1925 per 1000
feet on timber they are let of with
$1.25 per 1000 feet until 1885.
Towing Firms First.
Not content with escaping taxation,
the lumber interests are hoping to
set aside the power of workers to
place Hens for wages in default and
have presented a bill which aims to
give towing companies the first lien
on any boom Of logs and take pre-
cedence over any other liens.
They are also attacking the eight
h9ur law, with other employees. For
two days representatives Of the boss
es dolefully droned to the eight-hour
day act commission that British Col.
umbia would be faced with blue ruin
and red Bolshevism if eight hours
were made the legal work day. The
commission was RECALLED with the
most brazen lies respecting working
conditions. A few employers reluc-
family admitted that they could ad.
just their plants and factories. The
employer representative on the COM
mission advised one employer to vio-
late the act if it was going to inter.
fere with his profits.
The Pluto Was spoofinu.
One big timber baron said that for
the past year lumbermen in the Pa
cific northwest had lost over a dollar
for every 1000 feet of lumber cut, and
in the next breath announced that the
amount cut was over 10000, 900, 900
feet. That would mean a loss of
$10,000,0 100000, which would wipe out
the capitalization of the lumber in
dustry in the northwest. Another
lumberman frankly stated he had
closed down his plant and reopened
1t working his men IL hours day.
He said the men did not object to
working IL hours a day.
Many concerns are planning on clos
ing down several months SO that they
can claim total or partial exemption
on the ground that their industry is
seasonal" A rice miller is claiming
exemption on the ground that his bust.
ness is agricultural therefore exempt.
Labor men have little hope for the
enforcement of the act. which was on
ly passed as political sop to the cleo.
torate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
RuasIan Newspaper statIstIes.

MOSCOW, Dec. 29.-There are 531
newspapers in the Russian Soviet
Union, according to the press depart.
ment, central committee of the Com.
munist Party. OF these 100 are dailies
with total circulation of nearly
100000. One hundred and fifteen
are in non-Russian languages.
OF Russian editors, 20 per cent are
former newspaper men. 40 per cent
are revolutionary Journalists, and 40
per cent are new men. There are
also $4,000 worker correspondents
writing for the Russian press while
also working In factory or village.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Michigan Cities
Demand Immediate
Phone Rate Cut

LANSING. Mich, Dec. 20. - The
petition of the city Of Detroit for q
reduction In telephone rates will be
heard before the Michigan Public
Utilities Commission on Jan. IA. that
body announces. All cities in the
state having Michigan Bell Telephone
company service are expected to be
represented at the hearing. The petit
ton demands an immediate cut in
phone rates.
It is pointed out by the Detroit petit
ton that the Detroit Bell telephone
exchange shows huge profits for the
last year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
shoddy Industry Blooms.

COHOES, N. Y. Dec. 2e.-The bait
and shoddy industry is reported boom
ing at Cohoes, because OF the in
creased use by textile manufacturers
Of reworked materials and cheap Ill
lings In cloth. The mill owners claim
that they pay an average wage OF
$3.50 for 4S-hour week instead OF
the old 50 to S12 for 60 TO 72-hour
weeks. Textile mill workers are
drawn TO the shoddy mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Workers Dollars Pour In
To Battle Yellow Press

Is financial
read fully the
wInn anxious
tribute generously
party spured double duty
this do his full share will
only s
every burasOls yellow its yellow
yellow mpeal still flourish
10
paper many like
Contributions Sent by DAILY WORKER Readers Up and
Including December 81:
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were e1cnduB6u lur inc OueS Lu0 men
had voted. Both the sub-district and
the district ballots were stolen and
homemade ballots marked for the Far
rington machine were substituted in
the place of the genuine ballots
marked for the left wing slate by the
miners.
Break Down Door.
The tellers had counted 1875 Of the
sub-district ballots by midnight of
Tuesday, Dec. 8. They all left and
locked the hall and the ballot boxes
and returned Wednesday morning at
eight o'clock to continue counting.
They found that the doors had been
pried off, and then discovered that the
ballots were bogus, those marked for
the left wing having been stolen. All
the bogus ballots have been locked in
bank vault for safe keeping.
The meeting unanimously voted to
petition for a special sub-district con-
vention, and call for a new election.
They demanded that new rules be
made that will in future make certain
a clean election. Three or four mem
bers Of Farrington's Official family
were present, but did not dare to
open their mouths. 1'heJ are appar-
emily not interested in a clean cleo.
ton, for that woyid mean they would
no longer have the fat jobs they now
hold.
"Damn the Rank and File"
1.-THE bogus district ballots are the
answer to Farrington's statement that
he didn't give a damn whether any
of the miners voted for him or not
he'd be the next president of the I'LL
nois miners anyhow" Henry Corbish-
ley, president of the Ziegler miners
local union told the DAILY WORKER.
"If the men won't vote for him he'll
have some creature so low down as
to need ladder to kiss snake, that
will do Farrington's bidding, and steal
the votes the men put in the ballot
boxes, and replace them with fake bal
lots marked for Harrington and his
stool pigeons"
How long can the United Mine
Workers of America live as an organ
ization when 1t gets to the point
where the men cannot elect the men
they vote for?" Corbishley asked
How long will the real union men
in the organization allow this to con-
tinue? Are they afraid to protest
against such outrageous stealing for
fear some ex-scab or stool pigeon of
Harrington, most likely himself be-
longing to the Ku Klux Khan, will
call the rank and filers reds or l.. w.
WIS or some other of their many
phrases they sting at every man who
fails to jump thru the hoop every
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30

When you buy. cod an "Ady
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
Wheat crop Bad rhIs Wear.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 29.-The
winter wheat crop is only 81 per cent
normal this year, being in worse con-
dition than in the two preceding
years, according to A. ]. Surratt, state
agricultural statistician. The winter
wheat fields Of central Illinois have
been heavily damaged by recent ice
storms, and serious concern is felt
over the crop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-30
ILLINOIS MINERS DEMAND SPECIAL
CONVENTION PROTEST AGAINST
ELECTION STEAL BY FARRING
tspeelaI to the DaIIy WORKED

FRANKFORT, Ill., 2eseven
the
Buckner Illinois
the meeting a
hinges
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
PUPIL, IS, EXPELLED FOR
TOTINC FLASK TO SCHOOL

NEW YORK, March 22.-The
board of education in Irvington,
N. j., expelled a high school pupil,
It was learned. for bringing whiskey
to school and drinking it there.
The boy who was xepelled is fiji
teen years old. He pulled out his
flask at recess on March IL. it Was
said, took a drink and offered it to
q circle of admiring cronies, one of
whom was not too awe-stricken to
accent. Until Wednesday night both
boys were under suspension. The
one who accepted the proffer was
reinstated by the board Of educa.
ton.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

and well. So different from the way
! felt before. I 2m taking the Vege-
table Compound right along while
nursing. The baby seems to be in
good health, and my friends say they
see q big change for the better in
me. Mrs. EUGENE DUDE, SO Wood
bridge ST.. E. Hartford, Connecticut.
The Vegetable c Compounds asplen-
did medicine to bring back health and
strength. Many mothers have found
this true, as did Mrs. DUDE. There are
women everywhere who know by ex-
perience the value of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, for q
free copy Of Lydia E. pinkham's
Private Text Bool: upon ailments
Peculiar to Women
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
CHALLENGES % TO DUEL
FOR MAGAZINE ARTICLES

FLORENCE. March 22.-Signor
Bandi, editor of the Nuovo Giornale,
aspires to be modern D'Artagnan.
Bandi took exception to two ar
ticles published in the Idea Fas-
cistica, Of Pisa, and challenged the
editor, Lieutenant Gualnai, to a
duel. Guadna accepted, RESPONSE
bility for one of the articles, but
replied that the other had been
signed by tWenty.seven men, hence
he could not be held responsible.
Bandi instructed his seconds, in
the event that Gualnai still refused
to accept responsibility, to send
challenges to each Of the twenty
seven signatories Of the second
article.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
STALLION, WAR SHOT,
BRINGS BIG PRICE

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-
Sale by Major Sven Christensen Of
the nine-year-old stallion War Shot
and two fillieS and a colt to C. A.
Hartwell of Honolulu, fancy stock
raiser land racing man, for sac. 900,
is announced here.
War Shot alone brought 10000.
Purchase Of the horses followed the
spectacular performance of Bear
Shot, sired by War Shot, on the
Tia Juana track this season.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

COuI0 not 90 my
housework, so my
mother told me to
take Ly dia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
The first bottle
helped me 50 much
that l took six
more bottles and
felt fine. / have
just given birth to
anice babygirl and
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
TALK OF THE
TOWN
BY Dave Sentner.

TT EENIE FEMME says that
no woman wants to play
AA hockey when the School
for Scandal is in session.
Bill Grub, the skyline phil.
osopher, was offered the job Of
town license clerk. Bill said:
"Nothin' doing. This is leap
year."
Kenneth Knobs, the steady
theater-goer. says that from the
seats you get at the box office
he doesn't see why they don't
call it the postoffice.
Mr.. Nooly Rich went to a high
church restaurant last night and
they brought him a finger-bowl
after his coffee. Nooly started to
blow on It. out of habit.
Hickory Hoople just came back
from a trip to New York. He
didn't have a thing stolen from
him except his wallet and over.
coat. Kick tells how he fooled
them city crime-wavers by hiding
his money in his overcoat.
Lem, the married lion tanner,
hasen't been on speaking terms
with his wife for two days. Lem
says it's the first vacation he's
had since the Kaiser was a crown
prince.
Hip Tote, the laundryman, is
going back to China. He bought
q Nah Jongg set and is going to
teach the old folks back East how
to play it.
Chick Hokum is allowing his pu-
pills in his new correspondence
school two hours for lunch.
Sandy Hughes, the careful Scot,
sent a postcard to the boys. he
used telegraph blank to write
on and the postage was collect.
Vernon, the Bolsheviki mouse,
Gays the landlord rented his home
in the wall to a family of human
beings.
Gyp, the janitOr, spent all day
apologizing to his tenants. He
sent up some heat by mistake this
morning. 1t seems Gyp thought
he was putting the coal in his
private safe and he was shoveling
IL into the furnace all the time.
Eddy Kett says cast not ones
bread upon the water-the soup is
the logical place to cast it.
Lefty Long, the old maid chorus
girl, asked Hen Hash if he'd help
her to elope. When Hen agreed
Lefty proposed to him. Hen slut
tered so that Lefty had the en-
gagement ring on before Hen
could say no. So they eloped--
the ring and Hen. Lefty is look
ing for a lawyer, but they won't
take any chances with Lefty.
Ned Bottom, the merry under
taker, says there's always plenty
of standing room in an ambulance.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

The women's fad of wearing
a perfumed handkerchief around
the wrist.
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The footnotes on time tables
put out by jerkwater railroads.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
WEAK,RUN down
after SICKNESS
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Made Mrs.
DUDE Well and Strong

E. Hartford, Conn. After q &C.
we're sickness l was so weak that l
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

Advertisements which remind
us that we are getting old and
helpless.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
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The Washington times., 1924-03-22

Permanent Professionalism a
man gets when he marries an old
maid.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
IT'S A GREAT.
LIFE
BY Les Conklin.

nETWEEN the immigrants
ships and the rum runners,
~ New York harbor is now
just as crowded as the pantry
at a Polish wedding celebration.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

Neglect Of Duty-Failing to kiss
your wife when she returns from
long visit.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

The jokes that are told when
speakers are introduced at ban.
quets and political gatherings.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

Ignorance of the law-Taking Il
nip from your flask without know
ing that a policeman is standing
directly in back Of you.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
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Kings WE COULD GET
ALONG WITHOUT.

The hip pockets found on some
pajamas.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

Suspended Sentence-The Judge
sneezing before pronouncIng the
verdict.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
Legal Dictionary.

Traffic Sumrnons-Wifey telling
you to get out Of the way so that
she can sweep up the floor.
The Washington times., 1924-03-22
Why Not?

In view of the tremendous
popularity Of that awful song,
someone will soon be suggesting
that we change the name Of our
national anthem to 1.-THE Star.
Spangled Banana"
The Washington times., 1924-03-22

Hip Tote, the laundryman, is
going back to China. He bought
o Nah Jongg set and is going to
teach the old folks back East how
to play it.