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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
COTTON LETTERS

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-The early selling was based on the theory that the reaction was likely to go farther in view of prospects of a larger supply than recently anticipated and rumors th9t more liquidation was hanging over the market. Crop reports were gener- ally favorable, outside of Texas, where they are getting worse, and some were quite optimistic. Forecast of continued dry weather in the west over Sunday and possibility of general rains in the east checked the selling and started some covering. London cables saying Dawes had been finally accepted helped the advance. Contracts became scarce as soon as the selling was over. It is strictly weather market. Indications are that weather developments over Sunday will favor the buying side.- Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
 NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-In the early morning, the market remained re- actionary under the depressing influ- ence of yesterdays figures by Secretary Hester. Subsequently, values advanced, due to the official forecast for generally fair weather for the west half of the belt and London reporting that the in- ter-allied reparations conference accept ed the Dawes plan.
 Private crop reports are very favor able from the, east half of the belt. In fact, from nearly all sections of the belt, except Louisiana and Texas, and are fairly good from the last named states although it Is generally ad- mitted that a general rain is needed in Texas to prevent further deterioration.
 Aside from the more favorable repa- -rations news, the cotton trade will have to reckon with weather conditions, espe- cially in Texas, next week; and other private monthly crcp reports, as well as the government report, due August 8, as to the average condition, indicated crop and ginnings to August 1. Latest advices from Washington say that no reports were received last night of strong winds over the northwest portion of the Caribbean sea, indicating less evidence of disturbance in those parts.-H. and B. Beer to J. F. Will lingham & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
BANK STOCKS
NsURAMoE sTooKl

Ala. National Life (par i0l ........... IS Lincoln Life tpar 10J .................... 8 Protective Life (par IOl ................. IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03

FLOUR MARKET
 MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2.-Flour wal unchanged to 10c lower: Family pat. ents. S7.8547.90 a barrel. Shipments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
Yours very truly,
 ROBERT DOLLAR"

There's little excuse for any reader of this column having been caught short of stocks and bonds since the market began to rise. A warning has been sounded repeatedly against becoming a bear on the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
SPECIAL

No. i New Red Potatoes, crate s. 5 No. l New Red Potatoes per lb............. 4 So. New Red Polatoes per lb............. 8 Sreen Beans, hamperss per hamper. ..........S4 O. Eggplant, fcyu crate S4 5 Reppers ex. fey, crate. te...................S S6. .0
 Ex icy:. baskets. per basket ..............S2 S2. O. SWeet Potatoes. per lb.. ............ s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03

z. G. Simmons, president or me Simmons company, leading furniture manufacturers, is sending an inspiring letter to his customers and friends, which after briefly enumerating the many favorable developments of recent weeks, concludes:
 '@The July market just closed in Chi cago was not only the largest mar ket we have ever enjoyed in number ot pieces sold, but also in dollar vol tune. This is concrete evidence that many of the wise furniture merchants have already sensed the great change that has come about in general busi- ress.
 With this state of facts, we feel that now is the time to resolutely come out and do business. Lei, JUS open up the throttle, turn on the sas and go ahead with full confidence. The corner has been definitely turned and business is on the upgrade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03

One reader writes:
 Thanks for your Up Against It eolumn- For 12 years, have plugged hard. Ran three times for Congress. Trimmed thrice
 But know the day of victory will come
 Glad to read your comments on Abe Lincoln. ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03

Some big men succeed in raising the right kind of sons Others, as we all know, don't.
 l. H. Hartman was fortunate in being able to interest both his sons Tn the parental field of activity, trans portatiOn and finance. The older son, w. Ayeril Hartman, has been apply ing himself most industriously to de veloping steamship lines and his Wall street firm, with A. Hartman 6 Co.
 His brother. D. Roland Hartman, who has been a director of several railroads, has now become a director of a financial institution, the Ameri- can Trust company. The Hartman family have acquired q substan- tial interest in the New York Title and Mcrtgage company, with which the American Trust company is affiliated.
 Although a very young man, Roland, who is graduate of Yale, has for some time, been a director of what was his fathers pet road, the Union Pacific, and also of Delaware & Hud- son. the Railroad Securities company and the Merchants Shipbuilding cor poFation-
 These young Harrimans had the right kind of mother. The railroad wizard" talked over with her, all his 1mp0ftant operations and he had such faith m her judgment that when he died he left his entire fortune to her without a single string attached to it. Both sons are more interested in the serious things of life than in pink teas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03

Liverpool futures are due Monday: October. 1ss40d, and December, 16.11d.-- Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
U. s. INVOLVED
|. IN EUROPEAN
. ENTANGLEMENTS
Financial Ambassadors
Are on the Job
BY JAY LOVESTONE
Second ArticIel

The United States is now in
volved up to the belt in Europe
an political and financial affairs.
American ambassadors of fin
ance are today the highly
honored and still more feared
figures of the political centers
of Europe.
House of Morgan Rules.
After four years of war and
six years of acute economic dis
organization the Bank of Lon
don, once the worlds money
centre, has been forced into an
alliance with the House of
Morgan.
This alliance makes out Of the
British bank an annex of the House
At The Corner" the firm of ]. P. Nor
gan and Company, the kingpin Of
American high-finance.
Not a single event in international
politics and industry since the Versa
lilies Treaty transcends in Importance
the London Conference which prepared
the immediate ground for the adoption
of the Dawes Plan by France and
Germany. This conference brot into
bold relief the supremacy of American
Imperialism. To the masses of Europe
American capitalism appears today in
the single robe of a money-lender, the
international Shylock.
Nor let any one have the notion that
this policy of aggression on the part Of
the Yankee imperialists is the result
of eleventh-hour despair. The Dawes
plan is the product of the most care
full observation, the most deliberate
planning, and consummate manipula-
ton on the part of the Best Minds of
our ruling class. The Dawes plan does
not have a scintilla of idealism in it's
intents or purposes, despite all the
inspired humanitarian talk in which
it is ensphered. 1t is put forward, at a
time judged most appropriate by the
guiding spirits of our employing class,
as the plan best suited to the condi-
tions at hand for the perpetuation of
international capitalism thru the esta-
blishment Of the hegemony of Amer
lean capital.
Towards An European Reeeivership.
In October 1919 the special cores
pondent of the New York Wall Street
Journal cabled from Germany to the
effect that there was but one solution
of the European crisis and that was
"a straightforward receivership for
Germany" The same journal had then
also suggested that Brigadier General
Charles G.. Dawes be chosen to UNI
tangle the reparations knot. On April,
1924 the Wall Street Journal proudly
oasted that THE essence of the Dawes
Report, the one possible means by
Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02

SYDNEY, New South Wales.-Ths
New South Wales anti-Labor govern
ment has given the police power to
take the fingerprints of persons ar
rested on suspicion. Labor members
opposed the proposal contending that
the police would be able to rope in
anybody on suspicion and secure the
nngerprints. Labor members claimed
that no fingerprints should be taken
unless a person was convicted OF
crime. They charged the government
with instituting this law against the
radicals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
NEGOTIATIONS
NOW ON MAKING
GOOD HEADWAY
Five of Eight Articles
Are Agreed On
tspeoIaI to The palIy workerl

PEKING, China, Oct. L.
Early recognition of Soviet Rus
STA by the Japanese government
is at last promised as the result
of the progress made in nego-
tiations between L. M. Karak-
han, Soviet ambassador to
China, and Kenkichi Yosiizawa,
representing the Japanese gov
eminent.
Karakhan has already induced
the Japanese representative to
accept five out of eight articles
of a draft upon which the two
countries have been working as
the basis for a Russo-Japanese
agreement.
Sakhalin Island Issue Up.
One of the main points of conten-
tention between the two countries has
been settled, it is announced, the Sow
let government agreeing to waive de.
mand for immediate evacuation Of
northern Sakhalin island by the Jap
anese, which is said to be impossible
at present due to the cold weather.
The Japanese have agreed to evacuate
next spring.
The looked for recognition Of Sow
let Russia by the Nipponese will
crown with success a fight for an
agreement waged for over two years
by the Soviet government.
Many Conferences Held.
In the summer of 1922, conference
es held at changchup, China, broke
down, and another meeting between
representatives Of the two govern
ments held in Tokyo, in 1923, also
failed to bring about an agreement.
Yoshizawa, before his appointment
as minister at Pekin for the Japanese
government, was chief of the far east.
ern department of the foreign office
in Tokyo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
TOMBSTONE SPEAKS
AT CAMP AIGH MEETING
THIS THURSDAY NIGHT

J. w. tombstone, Workers Party
candidate for congress in the 9th
congressional district will explain
the problems confronting the work
ers as they prepare to vote in the
coming election, at mass meeting
at Imperial Hall, 2409 N. HaIsted
ST., near Fullerton, Thursday, Oct.
z, at 2 p. m.
tombstone, who is assistant secre-
tary Of the Trade Union Educational
League, is a member of the Paint
ers' union, end has had many years
OF experience in the interests Of the
working class. The Workers Party
has secured enough signatures to
place Johnstone's name on the bal
lot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02

Increase In United
States Export Trade
While Work Slackens

Washington. Oct. Exports from
the United States to Europe increased
more than $1O0OOO,OOO during the
eight months ended September 1. com
pared to the same period last year,
the Department of Commerce an
nounced today.
OF total exports of $2,6O7, 100000 in
these months, Europe took $1,339,0OO,
OOO Asia and South American trade
increased heavily.
Great Britain continued as Ameri-
cas- chief customer, having taken
goods valued at $9OO,OOO,OOO. German
purchases increased from $191, 900, 900
to 1921, 100000 in the period ended
September 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
GITLOW SPEAKS
TONIGHT IN Big
STEEL Center
Our Vice-Presidential
Candidate at Gary
Especial to The Dauy worker)


GARY, Ind, Oct. BEN
jamin GitIow, Communist can
didate for vice-president of the
United States, and running
mate of William z. Foster, in
vades this steel trust town
dominated by the United States
Steel Corporation, in a speech
here tonight in Turner Hall,
18th and Washington SITS.
Gitlow, who is expected to
attract a large crowd of work.
ers in the steel trust mills, will
tell the workers of Gary why
they have nothing to gain by
supporting LaFollette, and will
state the platform of the Work.
ers Party-the only political
party in the campaign which
has a remedy for the problems
of unemployment and capitalist
domination now urg n g
Gary.
Has Successful Tour.
Gitlow has just completed a success.
full tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania
where he spoke to rousing meetings
in all the large industrial cities. The
steel trust slaves are again attempting
to organize in Gary in their fight for
livable conditions, and Gitlow is ex-
pected to have an important message
on the amalgamation as opposed to
craft union organization drives.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Sunday, Octo.
Der S, 1880 p. m, Freie Gemeinde Hall,
corner OF Sth and Walnut.
DULUTH, Minn.-Monday, October
6, s p. m, Shrine Auditorium, End Ave.
w. and list St.
SUPERIOR, Wis.-wDesday, Octo-
Der z, p. m, Workers Hall.
ST. PAUL, Minn.--W Wednesday, Oc-
tober s. 8 p. M, Labor Temple, 416 No.
Franklin Ave.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. = Thursday
October 8, p. M. Coliseum, 9th
Ave. South and Lake st.
CHICAGO, Ill.-Sunday. October ~,
2:30 D. m, Ashland Auditorium. Van
Buren, and Ashland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
CHANG OPENS
BIG DRIVE ON
PEI FU'S ARMY
Chekiang Forces Still
Holding Out

MUKDEN, Oct. 1.-Gen. Chang Tso
Lin's Fengtien troops today launched
a general attack on all fronts against
Marshal WI Pei Fu's central govern.
ment forces.
Especially heavy fighting was n.
ported around Shanghai-Kuan, impor.
tant railroad town and seaport.
SHANGHAI. Oct. 1.-The combined
kiangsu and Fukan forces opened an
attack on Sungkiang today, thereby
completing the circle around the Che
hang forces near here.
Fighting continued on all fronts
with no gains reported for either side.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
Midwest Is Hit by
Killing Frost; See
Big Damage to Crops

A killing frost, over virtually the en-
tire midwest from the upper lakes re-
gion southwark across the Ohio river
valley, was reported today by the
United States weather bureau here.
The frost was accompanied by a min
imum temperature in the affected re-
gion of Al degrees, registered at in
the morning. No detailed report of
the extent of the damage to crops had
been received by the bureau.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
MAYOR DEvER
TURNS BACK
ON TEACHERS
Refuses to Talk to the
Committee of Three"


Three Chicago teachers or
CARNATIONS, the Chicago Teach
ers' Federation, the Mems Fed
Grafton of Teachers and the
Women's Federation of High
School Teachers, have Joined
forces to combat the suppress
sion of opinion among teach
ers, injected into the Chicago
school system since William
McAndreW has become the
superintendent of the board of
education.
On Friday, Oct. 8, the three
teachers organizations will hold
a mass meeting at the Audi
forum Theatre at 4 p. m.
The teachers will make their reply
to the members of the board of edu-
cation, who voted to gag them at their
teachers councils by placing the prin-
cipals in control of their meetings.
Mayor Turns Them Down.
Mayor Dever was invited to speak.
He answered in his usual style when
confronted with conflict between
boss and employe, 81 don't know any
thing about it." With these few words
Mayor Dever turned his back on the
teachers committee, that called at
his Office to ask his assistance in their
fight.
The teachers will learn more than
one lesson about the system of gov
eminent that belongs to the bosses
before they are thru in this fight And
among them is the fundamental les
son that the antiquated policy of la
Dor leaders offering the support of
their organization before election to
the tools of big business is the bunk.
Last year Margaret Haley, business
agent of the Teachers Federation,
electioneered for Mayor Dever. She
gave her Office and her time to putting
Dever's candidacy over. Today mayor
Dever shows her committee the door.
Meanwhile, McAndrew is pushing
the fight against the teachers. Back
ing him all the way is Charles M.
Moderwell, president of the Board Of
Education. and owner of scab mines
in West Virginia, and his little Office
boy, Edgar Greenebaum, of Greene
baum Sons Bank and Trust company.
Edgar is a nice boy who obeys orders
with minute precision. He typifies
the Success Magazine ideal of "the
boy who will rise to be president of
the corporation" Here is an example
of how he works:
McAndrew submits a recommends
ton. Edgar Immediately moves it to
be accepted and then Moderwell sec
onds the motion.
ModerweII Cannot Vote.
Mrs W. S. Heffren threw a monkey
wrench into their machine at the last
meeting of the Administration Com
mittee of the Board of Education,
when she challenged the right of
President Moderwell to vote. Mrs.
Heffren held that the president of the
board sat with the Administration
Committee in an advisory capacity
and had no right to vote. She was
upheld by James Mullenbach and at
torney Frank S. Righeimer. attorney
for the board who replied that, tho a
member ex-officio of all committees,
the president was not entitled to
vote.
And it was this ruling that succeed
ed in putting off the recommendation
of Superintendent McAndrew that the
principals be authorized to call the
councils together after school hours
and be invited to sit in the meetings.
The matter was not dropped but will
come up again at the meeting of the
Board of Education which meets next
XNadnaqdav affarnoOn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
MOBILIZE FOR SHOP DRIVE

NEW YORK CITY,
reaching money
collected
At
rsdes, join In the work and I'LL
funds Of the collections
headquarters not
Itself We bills printing
all the Workers
KrumbeIn Treasurer 2o East 18th CITY,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
STRIKING COAL
DICCERS STARvE;
AIDS CAL
Miners Ignored by the
Union President

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. L.
Shoes are needed for children in the
Kanawha valley of West Virginia so
that the little ones can go to school
this winter. Clothing is also required.
The fathers of the children are I'M
ion miners thrown out of their jobs
when the operators declined to accept
the Jacksonville national agreement
and decided to cut wages to the star.
walton point. The families have been
evicted from the company houses and
expect to spend the winter in canvas
tents
Hit From All Sides.
Now truant officers of the district
who are under company influence,
threaten to arrest the fathers if their
children do not attend school. The
families have no money for school.
books and none for the shoes and
clothes needed to equip the children
for the daily trip to the country
schoolhouse.
Mrs. c. L. Jarrett, president
Woman's Union Label league. will
acknowledge any gifts of money, shoes
or children's garments that are sent
in for the miners boys and girls
Woman's clothing will also be wei
come since many of the miners wives
are theradbare. Mrs. Jarrett'e ad.
dress is care of The West Virginia
Federationist, IS Anderson ST.. Charles.
ton, w. Va.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. l.
The Mohawk river, swollen four feet
by the hard rains OF the last as hours,
was raging torrent today. En-
ployes in some of the General Electric
Company's shops were forced to take
to rowboats to reach their work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
Fear Girls kldnanned.

Dorothy Dowden, 16, Of 1924 Brook
side Avenue, Waukegan, ILL.,, was one
OF two girls being sought by police
here today following reports that the
girls probably were being held by
male kidnapers. Dorothy had been
in Chicago only short time. She dis
appeared from her room Saturday and
was gone until Monday evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02

The board of directors of the New
York Central railroad lines arrived
here in a special train and dined
aboard their private dining car yester.
day. The train crew "dined" in a five
and ten cent hash house, as usual.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
Cuban Sugar Strike May
Lead to General WaIk0ut
lspeciaI to The Daily Workerl

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct IA general strike of sugar mill
which threatens to become sympathetic and halt the
machinery of all Cuban industries ooed today labor leaders
the Sugar Mill Workers Union started keep all
from reporting to work when the mills open unless
increases pay and shorter hours granted by
employers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
I66 MINERS KILLED IN AUGUST;
MAKES TOTAL IN YEAR OF 1928
tey rhe Federated Pressl

WASHINGTON, United States
making total killed
first eight Of this 1923
37
mined August Of had
million For the period just past
August averaged killed each million
this August Of 4e4 against
was45
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

uERE is good news for LaFollette
from California Much better
than the supreme court decision
which forced him to fall back on the
electors of the socialist party. A fif-
teen cent raise in the hundred pounds
of sugar went into effect in the Golden
State few days ago. This means
that the sugar Mahatma, Spreckles,
can afford to drop a few more thous-
and dollars into the campaign Golfers
of the Wisconsin senator. A con-
tributor, with fine sarcasm, suggests
that we call this fact to the attention
of LaFollete, so that he might have
his friend Spreckles 'go back to the
prices prevailing in 1776."
THE BOBBY prize which we consid-
cred handing to e. B. Ault Of the
Seattle Union Record for the most
asinine defense of MacDonald's ZEN
bowed automobile" is held in cold
storage pending delivery to the edi-
tor of the Milwaukee Leader, unless
we receive in the meantime the con-
sidered opinion of Albert B. Fall in
the matter. Here is Berger's apology:
HE fellows who got stung with the
Teapot Dome think they have
cornohool~ ooo;net 7 ohor Dron1ior Mao.
Donald for accepting car from man
whom he knighted. It was rather
daring of Macdonald to do such
thing, but everybody who knows him
understands that there is nothing dis
honorable about that matter. Any
way the Teapot Domeers have no right
to throw stones" Almost like saying:
Ramsay took big chance and got
caught but he is no worse than other
crooks"
DOLCE COMMISSIONER EN-
RIGHT of New York, declared
that the third degree" method for
securing evidence was thing of the
past From now on, declared the com
missioner humane Interrogation of
prisoners will take the place of the
gold fish" room, the rubber hose, and
other variations of the third degree.
Which is as the Indians would say:
heap big hokum." The police will
not use intelligence instead of brute
force because the latter is more in
evidence than the former on the po-
lice force. The third degree weapons
may be changed but if these is any
change it will be toward a refinement
of cruelty.
THE use of the police third degree
in securing confession is illegal,
but only on rare occasions do judges
dismiss the charge against a victim
forced to testify against himself on
pain of death. We had some splendid
examples of brutal third degreeing of
prisoners here in Chicago not very
long ago. A school teacher was ar
rested and charged with the death of
the Franks boy. He was taken up to
the top of a skyscraper hotel and
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-02
WORKERS OFa'e
w. w. URGED TO AFFILIATE
WITH RED INTERNATIONAL

(The convention the Agricultural
Industrial Workers of the World of
millions
the therefore
official the publishing
mite solidarity
them
conflict the worlds and
I'll International Unions.
O
its goahe
chnery other o lHe)-Ed.
The AGRICULTURAL WORKERS INDUSTRIAL UNION. no.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS WORLD,
lack of organization and all its
unlimited labor maby
Continued s. d IL
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