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Evening star., 1924-04-13

Columbia Heights Art Club held its
annual business meeting Thursday at
1912 Garfield street: Mrs. Robert H.
McNeiIl and Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter,
hostesses. rs
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President. Mrs.
Charles p. Grandfield; vice president
Mrs. K. 6. Russell; recording secre
tary, Mrs. c. r. Cranmer; correspond
reporter, Mrs. Ellis Logan; delegate
to the Federation of Women's Clubs,
Mrs Josephine Griffith Social hour
followed.
The bi-monthfy program meeting
was held at 1858 Irving street Mrs.
Faber Stevenson and Mrs. Ellis Lo-
gan, hostesses; Mrs. Josephine Grif-
fifth presiding. Studies of McNeill
Whistler, John La Fargo and Winslow
Homer were presented by Mrs NJ. A.
Winter. illustrated with many photo
graphs from the original paintings.
A paper on the Frere Gallery, it's
great art value to our nation, was
given by Mrs. Mary Nalle. Social hour
followed.
Audobon Society-The last of the
series of meetings of the spring
bird classes for the study Of
bird skins to enable the student to
Identify birds seen out of doors will
~ AiSAo lSTnUOn IN the
assembly hall of the Thomson School.
The class for children will begin at
$3.50 and end at 4:30; the class for
adults will follow at 4:45. A special
program has been arranged which
will give the students, both children
and adults, an opportunity to show
how well they have familiarized
themselves with our native birds. Mr.
James III. Alburtis will show some
lantern slides of birds. letting the
children name them. He will also
have something to say regarding the
economic value of the better known
birds. The members of the adult class
Continued on page 2S.)
Evening star., 1924-04-13

The District League OF Woman
Voters will hold its closing meeting
for the season Tuesday at 4:30 nm. at
the Cosmos Club. The speaker will
be J. Henry Scattergood Of PhfladeI-
phia, who was head Of the American
{ Friends reconstruction service in
(, France. His subject will treat of
The European Deadlock" Men and
women invited
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
COOLIDGE CHANGED MIND
SO OFTEN THAT HE
GOT A SORE NECK
tsy The Federated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 21.--A wild
yell Of derision for Coolidge went
up from the floor of the House, Sat
urday afternoon, when the presiden-
tiaI veto of the soldier bonus bill
was overruled by to 1. It was
recognized as the most crushing de-
feat the president had yet suffered,
and as a portent of more defeats
to come.
White House spokesman at once
set afIoat a report that Coolidge
had no intention of /etoina the i'm
migration bill. Instead, he would
fail to sign it, and let II become
law by default. This would square
him with both sides.
From Japanese quarters came the
report that Ambassador Hanihara
suspects Secretary Hughes ~ hav-
ing tricked him, in asking for a let
ter giving frankly the views Of Jap
an as to exclusion, and then making
thataletter public at a moment when
it would do the most damage to JAP
anese friendship. There seems no
doubt that Hughes initiated the
Hanihara letter, that it was cabIed
to Toxic for approval and was ac-
cepted as being confidential, and
that 1t then became public without
landmarks consent. President Cool
idge then went to the California pri-
mary as an Exclusion" advocate,
and after he won the primary he
tried to please the Japanese. He
has pleased neither side, on his
present record.
His stand has been similarly I'M
fortunate, since he advocated the
bonus in Massachusetts, and fought
it here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
Clifford Ernest
Postpones Meet
Of Sham Part

Clifford Ernest's Incorporated Farm
er-Labor Party has postponed the
nvention-conference which it had
called to meet In Springfield, May
24-25. The Illinois LaFollette-for-
President Club, which was to hold a
meeting at the same time and place,
has also called off its meeting.
No date for the holding of the post
poned observation-disclosures has been
decided on. In statement to the
newspapers announcing the calling off
of the convention, Clifford Ernest says
it was done in order to permit more
unions and organizations to send dele
gates. The statement also praises the
action of the Chicago Federation of
Labor for going back to the A. f. Of
LIS political policy. Ernest's state
ment says that action leaves his party
as the only Farmer-Labor party in ILL
nois. That statement completely ig-
nores the Farmer-Labor Party, which
was organized in Peoria Sunday and
which represents tens Of thousands of
organized workers and farmers of the
state.
The LaFollette-for-P President Club
gives the same reason for delaying its
meeting as does Ernest's party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
LOSES IN LATEST
HONDURAN REVOLUTION
10y The Federated Press,

WASHINGTON, May 2f.-Hon-
duran revoIutionists having failed
to run away when American ma
rines were sent Inland to the capital
to guard foreign residents and inter-
ests, Secretary Hughes has arrane-
ed for early recognition of the Tosta
provisional government at Teeuci-
galpa. He has authorized the Amer
lean minister, together with the
ministers from the four remaining
states of Central America, to pledge
to the provisional government their
"moral support" toward the restora-
ton of constitutional stability"
This revolution threw out Of Hon
durss one group Of United Fruit
Company politicians, and disturbed
the loans which had been settled on
the necks of the poems. No report
is available as to whether Tosta
will be amenable to the bankers and
United Fruit, in exchange for reeog-
milton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
BADGER STATE
SENATOR CLEARS
AIR "A LITTLE"
Robert LaFollette Now
Senator of Doubt
lspeoiaI to rhe Daily w0rksrl

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Senator
LaFollette has just returned to the
Capitol after a brief sojourn at At
lantic City in an effort to regain his
health.
The Wisconsin senator, as usual, is
not talking much for the press. But
judging from the talk of his closest
lieutenants the atmosphere of mystery
and doubt as to his plans is clearing.
According to one intimately asso-
ciated with LaFollette for some time,
the senator from Wisconsin has about
made up his mind that he will not
head new third party before the
elections and will rather run as an
independent.
The DAILY WORKER learns from
reliable sources that LaFollette plans
to move for the organization of a
third party only if the election re-
suits secured by him as an indepen-
dent warrant it in his judgment
Fighting Bob" feels that he would
not gain much in the way of votes if
hC WOuAu VI bduilC uCuuittly INTO
new party before the elections.
On the other hand, 1t is his opinion
that he can poll much bigger vote
for the presidency as an independent
and then utilize the election support
accorded him for the launching of a
new party.
This policy Of postponing definite
action has brought dissatisfaction
amongst some OF LaFollette's sup.
porters. While the senator was in
Atlantic City some of his friends and
political allies conferred with him,
about his plans. LaFollette's decision
to run only as an independent has
temporarily, at least, lost him some
Of his supporters often cIassed as in
dependent democrats.
An outstanding figure in the latter
group has recently declared himself
for AL Smith because of his convic-
ton that the Wisconsin senator would
not make a clear fight in the coming
presidential race.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
LEGIONA|RE KEEN
ON SAVING SLAYER
OF STARVING MAN
Packwood At Inquest
Next Friday

The American Legion and every
other militaristic organization in the
country is honored by the membership
of Lawrence Packwood, the Chicagoan
responsible for holding up of the in
quest over the body or John Bafur
who, on the evidence of reliable wit
nesses was last Saturday shot to death
without warning by Dewey Norman
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road detective, for the crime of taking
a few rotten potatoes to keep his fam
lily alive. Packwood's connections with
sword-rattling bodies was announced
with due pride by his wife at their Of
fee at 6426 Stony Island avenue.
Packwood's letter to the coroner in
charge Of the inquest. asking the post
ponement Of the inquest until he could
be present to defend Norman, was
written upon the request OF a Legior
member who notified him that a mem
Der of the organization, Dewey Nor
man, was in trouble.
Packwood is undertaking the de
Tense of Norman as a constructive
educational supplement to his goose
stepping activities at Midland col
lege, where he is studying law. He
will appear at the Desplaines street
police station on Friday morning at II
o'clock to defend his club-fellow.
Dewey has been charged with
manslaughter and his case will be
continued until May 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22

rington is soon going to attempt to
have the DAILY WORKER represen-
tatives put out of the convention.
Urge Beer Referendum.
The convention voted to put the
question OF the amendment of the
volstead law so as to allow light
wines and beers to referendum
vote Of the membership. A resolution
was passed urging all local unions to
send delegates to the next convention
of the State Federation Of Labor. A
resolution to operate a labor bank
was voted down by the convention.
A resolution instructing the district
executive board to demand the aboli-
ton of questionaires and the abolition
of discrimination in hiring, was re-
ferred to the district executive board.
1t was brot out in the debate on this
resolution that all thru Illinois the
coal operators have tried to use the
unemployment among the miners to
weed out the older men in the indus
try and those who are most active or
ganizers.
harrington explained that this mat
ter had already been ruled on by the
district executive board which decid-
ed that the only questions which the
men must answer when seeking en-
ployment are those directly concerned
with the compensation laws. Earring
ton instructed the miners that they do
not have to submit to physical exam
nation when seeking employment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
Pirate Heir Discovered.

LIMA, Ohio, May 21.-one OF our
heirs Of Sir Francis Drake. British
pirate, was discovered here. His name
is Henry Smith who so far forgot his
ancestral dignity that he degenerated
into patternmaker The other heirs
OF the famous thief are In business.
Besides sis,ooo,0OO in cash, the thir.
teen known heirs will share castles.
crown jewels and much valuable real
estate between them. The stock of
honest progenitors has gone down like
plummet in Lima, since Smiths
god fortune became known.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
Die Hards VIII Sign
With Equity; Fall To
Fighting About Jack

NEW YORK, May 21.-Now that
the Producing Managers Association
has agreed to sign up with the Equity
on four to one basis, the two man.
ayers groups have fallen to scraping
among themselves about the division
of the treasury of the Producing Man
ayers.
The Producing Managers were the
hard boiled guys who said they would
not settle with the Equity. A group
of managers withdrew from that or
ganization and formed the Managers
Protective Association and .signed
with the union. The fellows who
withdrew from the older outfit want
to split up the money N the treasury
and the old fellows don't want to
split.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22

reading newspapers while he spoke.
There was almost no applause for
Lewis in direct contrast to the loud
cheers for Howat Lewis had made
a speech Of excuses as to why he did
not carry out the progressive miners
program of six-hour day, and or
ganization of the unorganized. Lewis
had attacked the newspaper reporters.
Howat, on the oeher han1. stood
squarely with the rank and file on the
progressive miners platform. Howat
had stood against the international
and district twelve officials for the
formation of a working class farmer
labor movement. And the conven-
ton, with the issues clearly placed be-
fore them for the first time, gave
their overwhelming support to Howat
and repudiated John L. Lewis.
Harrington, true to his daily prac-
tice, again tried to incite the dele
gates to violence against the press
representatives. This time the tar
get for Farrington's attack was the
Peoria local papers. Harrington has
been extremely active in trying to get
the press to send out news which he
wants sent out. He again ELECTED
cries from his henchmen on the floor
of Throw them out" and before adj
journing he declared if there is one
more press report that does not please
him he will make the offending report
err leave the convention.
1t is generally understood that Far
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
WOMEN DENIED
PARADE PERMIT;
DEMONSTRATE
Police Halt New York
Workingclass Council


NEW YORK, May 21.-The United
Council OF Workingclass Women held
a great demonstration in Rutgers
Square Saturday, when their parade
to the City Hall was prevented by the
lack Of permit.
Thousands Of workers listened to
the ten speakers who addressed them
from a truck.
Slogans were carried by the local
councils such as, "Will the workers
on Allen st. have to pay real estate
sharks for Sunshine?" do away with
flre-trap tenements," more play
grounds-less accidents" "The only
way to be safe is to Organized" DE
mand City-built houses to be rented
to workers at cost"
Police Forbid Collection.
The police were very hostile. They
were out in full force and Captain
McKensey himself, was in control con-
tinuously. He forbade the selling Of
scent stamps to help defray the ex-
penses, and the taking up of collec-
ton. He even forbade a donation for
the Council. When the secretary in
formed the crowd that they have a
full right to donate their nard-earned
money to whom they pleased. patrol
wagon appeared on the Square, as tho
dropped from the sky.
The women were not a bit fright
ened and number of them brought
donations to the committee voluntari-
ly They are determined to continue
their good work, regardless of the
obstacles.
The women were very dissappoint-
ed when they learned that the parade
to City Hall would not take place. It
had been planned by the United Coun-
Gil of Workingclass Women about four
months ago.
The secretary of the council applied
for a permit which was not denied
until the day of the demonstration.
She was told that the Chief Inspector
refused to sign the permit When
asked why the permit was denied, "No
reasons" was the cold reply. The
secretary then asked to see the Chief,
and the answer again cold, you can't
see him."
Women Still After Mayor.
A letter was sent to the mayor, ask
ing him to receive a committee OF
the marchers on Saturday afternoon
at $3.50 p. m, but there wasn't even
an answer. The women are still de-
termined to see the mayor to present
to him their demand for city-built-
houses to be rented to workers at
cost.
The United Council Of Workingclass
Women asks the workers aid to go on
with the work. Show your protests!
Send as much as you can. Get your
neighbors to contribute.
All checks, money orders, ETC.,
should be sent to Kate Gitlow, secre-
tary-treasurer, 1877 University Place,
New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22

the country and that a down.
ward trend has appeared in 16
per cent of the cities.
The high level at which this stabil-
ization has occurred is revealed in the
associations statement. The least de-
sirable living quarters in the least de-
sirable locations, II says. can still be
obtained in any sized city as low as
"a room per month. But the average
for accommodations which are barely
desirable is $40 room. The average
monthly rental OF first class living
quarters ranges from Sf5 to $25 a
room, according to the size OF the city.
This means that worker desiring
a decent home In which TO raise his
family must pay an average OF $40
q month II 4-room Nat is sufficiently
large to meet his requirements. Rent
will thus take nearly 33 per cent OF
the average wage paid In industry to.
day. To permit necessary expenditures
for food and clothing rent should alb.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
Lewis-F harrington CLIQUE Meets Crushing Defeat

passes it will mean nothing-except
that we have carried out the wishes
Of these same men who have kept
him out of the union for so long.
Lewis told you this morning Of
the dirty, rotten ruthlessness of the
coal operators. AS he was speaking
sat back and wondered if you boys
remembered what Lewis had done to
Alexander Howat."
In answering the plea Of the reso-
lutions committee that no decisive
action be taken until the decision Of
the international executive board,
Delegate John Hindmarsh said that,
THE statement made by Harrington
some time ago that nothing would
satisfy Lewis but Howat's blood, is a
correct one. Howat never will re-
ceive fair and impartial trial at the
hands of the international executive
board. If they intended to give 1t to
him, they would have done it long
ago. We must force the international
executive board to realize that we,
the rank and file membership, are
still determined that Alexander Howat
shall have fair trial. The only way
to get that trial is by the calling Of
special international convention.
"Alex has shown us that he is still
not afraid to dig coal. He has
shouldered pick and again works at
the coal face hecauae he manta n
get back into the union. Remember
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
MCLEAN AID
EXPOSES BIG
BURNS PLOT
Organized Frame-up of
Daugherty Committee
fspeeiaI to The paiIy Workerl

Especial 10 The Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON, May 21.-
Details of a plot engineered by
the Department of Justice to
frame up on the members of the
Daugherty investigating COM
mittee were made public today
by w. o. Duckstein, private Sec
rotary to Edward 3. Mclean,
editor and publisher of the
Washington Post and right hand
man of the Calvin Coolidge adj
ministration.
The orders sent out by Daugh-
erty and Burns, when the in
vestigation began was 'get
something on every hostile
member of the committee.
Wheeler Is Feared.
Wheeler was considered the most
dangerous, so he was tackled first
linking of approaching breaks on the
part of the underlings in the Daugher-
ty-Burns conspiracy was mainly re-
sponsible for the decision of Burns to
quit. While Burns was in charge of
the Investigation Bureau Of the d. of
]. it was impossible to get to the bot
tom of the conspiracy.
There was another condition to be
reckoned with and that was the ability
of the notorious frame-up artist to
make it unhealthy for anyone who
made clean breast. Now that he is
out minor cogs in the "Ohio Ring"
are squealing.
Duckstein knows as much about the
secret doings of Daugherty and Com
pany as any man in Washington. His
wife was Burns private secretary and
had access to the secret code. AS is
usual in such cases the famous de
fective" confided to Mrs. Duckstein,
intimate details of the crooked game,
that we're considered too sacred for
the ears of outsiders. And, as is also
usually the case, when Burns fell
from grace into disgrace and was no
longer surrounded with the glamor of
office, the female spy is reported to
have considered herself under no
further obligation to hold Burns con-
fidences inviolate.
Probe to Go on.
According to Duckstein, who took
the witness stand today, the agents
of the D. of J. who had charge of the
plot to frame the senators, were P. j.
O'Brien and Walter Petit. In reply to
a query of Wheeler's, Duckstein ad-
mitted that O'Brien informed him they
were investigating the committee.
They had a crew with them he said,
including wire tappers, second story
workers, shadows, confidence men
and professional safe crackers. They
were investigating you, Senator
Wheeler and Senator Brookhart."
While it was reported here recently,
that the Daugherty committee would
terminate its work at an early date,
it is now doubtful, as every day brings
new revelations, SURPRISING in inter-
est anything that was unearthed since
the Fall-fruit kilograms were made
public involving Coolidge in the oil
scandal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22

who Alexander Howat is. He is q
stalwart warrior Of the best type in
the miners organization. His record
proves that there is no man more
sincere and determined, and honored
by the membership then Howat. Nc
man has sacrificed more for the coal
miners than has Howat."
Delegate Joe Tumulty declared that
"A crime has been committed by
John L. Lewis in expelling Howat
when he was behind the bars in the
interests of the Kansas miners"
The overwhelming victory of the
rank and file membership is all the
more significant in the face Of the
fact that Harrington had set the stage
for the defeat of the Howat resolu.
tions. With Howat's speech disposed
Of on Monday, Harrington put Lewis
up to talk Tuesday morning. But
Lewis fell down on the job
Many Of the delegates declared that
Lewis made gross mis-statements, es.
pecially about the English miners, but
Lewis talked up until the time for adj
journment and only few questions
were permitted by Harrington, who
then adjourned the convention until
o'clock. After dinner the delegates
attempted to correct some of the
statements of Lewis, but Harrington
denied them the floor.
Howat With Rank and File.
Lewis was not able to hold the at
tention of the delegates. Many were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22

sorb not more than Is per cent Of the
family income.
Rents in American homes have In.
creased on an average IS per cent in
the last 10 years, according to the Ma
tional Industrial Conference board. an
employers organization. The report
shows that in spite OF decreases in
some items Of the family budget the
nations rent bill has continued to in
crease. In the ~ months ended March
10. 1924, rents showed an average adj
vance OF per cent.
The east and middle west lead in
both number and size OF rent increases
during the four months ended March
10. In the east 81 cities reported in
creased rents and of these reported
increases OF from II 20 20 per cent.
In the cities showing rents up from
IL to 20 per cent and cities increases
Of from Fl to 30 per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
HOLLAND URGED
TO RECOGNIZE
SOVIET RUSSIA
Resume Negotiations,
Demands Communist
tspseIaI 70 The paIIy Worker,

AMSTERDAM, Holland, May '21.--
Van Ravensteyn, a Communist mem
Der Of the second chamber, severely
criticized the foreign minister, Van
Karnebeek, for his part in breaking
of the Berlin negotiations between
Holland and Soviet Russia. The Com.
munist member questioned the gov.
eminent to determine what state the
relations of the governments were in
at present.
"Greedy Merchant"
Van Ravensteyn pointed out that
Holland could not do without her
trade with Russia, especially if France
recognizes the Soviet government. He
showed that Holland could not afford
isolation. The United States, he de.
clared, could exist without Russia, but
Holland needed the Russian repub
lie.
The Communist charged that the
foreign minister had acted like a
greedy merchant at the Berlin pro
ceedings and had not been willing &c
make the least concession to the Sow
let government, which had shown will
ingness to meet Holland half way.