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Evening star., 1924-10-11
IOWA IS PUZZLED
BY BREWERS ACTION
Outcome of Independent Repubi'
cans Reputation Of Brookhart
Problematical.
By the Associated Press.


DES MONIES. Iowa. October IL
A new political turn developed yes
terday with the withdrawal from the
senatorial race of Luther a. Brewer
of Cedar Rapids, Republican inde-
pendent candidate, who denounced
Senator Brookhart as "deserter" of
his party and gave his followers and the
Democrats the campaign slogan "Sic
'em Steck," urging them to support
Daniel F. Steck, the Democratic SEN
atorial nominee.
clined last night to comment on the
days development. The party leaders
had frowned upon Mr.. Brewers can
didacy when it was announced, and
said they did not wish to comment on
his withdrawal. Nor would they spec
ulate upon its effect upon the cleo
tion, declaring the extent of Brewers
following was problematical.
Mr.. Steck, in recent campaign
speeches, has made a special appeal
to Republicans who dislike Senator
Brookhart's reputation of the Cool
|idge-Dawes ticket. To this was added
the statement by Mr.. Brewer that
Steck had taken "the right position"
on what he termed two of the chief
issues raised in the present campaign
the authority of the courts and gov
ernment ownership of railroads.
The Brewer withdrawal was
prompted to some extent, politicians
here believe, by the criticism of Sem
ator Brookhart by Steck in a speech
at Burlington last night in which the
latter made public an affidavit credited
to AL Fink of Buffalo, N. Y, purport-
ing to show irregular practices on
the part of the Daugherty investigat-
ing committee, of which Brookhart is
the head. The implication has been
denied by the Senator. .,.-
Senator Brookhart's comment on
Brewers withdrawal was:
II am sorry to hear it. 1t shows
that the ,stand-patters' will not
stand together. was in hopes
Brewers candidacy would enable
them to take a census in the forth
coming election"
Evening star., 1924-10-11
ARMY MURDER TRIAL
NEARS JURY STAGE
Attorneys Battle to Save Sergt.
Pothier in Maj. Cronkhite
Staying.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA Wash. October 1.-THE
case of Roland H. Pothier, former
sergeant bugler of the 213th Engi-
neers, accused of the murder of Maj.
Alexander Cronkhite October 25, 1918,
was near the jury stage today. Ar
guments by Maurice A. Langhorne,
chief of defense counsel. and James
w. Osborne, for the Government, and
instructions by Judge Edward T.
Cushman remained when court
opened.
Robert Rosenbluth. former captain
of the 213th Engineers, will be tried
in connection with the alleged mur-
der of Major Cronkhite later in the
month. Pothier, Rosenbluth and
Cronkhite were on a practice march
when the major was shot to death.
L. L. Thomas, attorney for Rosen
bluth and associate counsel for the
defense. and Thomas r. Revelle, Fed
eral district attorney, spoke yesterday.
Revelle, in his argument, declared
it impossible for the major to have
died of self-infiicted wound as
maintained. He declared that a gun
held as Cronkhite was said to have
held it would not have left a powder
burn in the sleeves as some wit
nesses said was on the sleeve on the
majors blouse. .-..
Evening star., 1924-10-11
LIGGEH TO PAY OFF
DEBTS TO employees
Will Settle Loan Made by Work
( ers When Bankruptcy Threat
ened in 1921.
BY the Associated Press.

oy LIE aSsotiattu Tess.
BOSTON, October 11.-Louis K. Lig-
gett, head of the United Drug Co..
who fell into financial embarrassment
in 1921, after the postwar reaction in
business conditions, will pay off his
liabilities in full on November I, he
announced in a letter sent to friends
who subscribed money to aid him at
that time and made public yesterday.
On that date, the letter said, he will
buy in. with full interest, $1,2O0,ooO
in Rexan Loyalty Trust Fund GER
tificates, subscribed for by about 5000
persons. Holders OF the certificates
will be permitted either to convert
each 500 certificate into cash or to
exchange it for two shares of first
preferred United Drug Company
stock, each $50 par.
ut will be three years on the 18th
Of this month since the Rexall Loyal
ty Trust Fund was completed and
since received the funds raised there
by under the leadership of Fred S.
Rogers" the letter said. "s as
sure you that your participation in
the loyalty fund deepened the conf
dence of the investing public in our
organization and greatly stimulated
our business through the favorable
reaction of the consumers of our mer-
chandise. ~ -
And now we are wholly out of the
woods. have not yet paid all my
personal obligations, but have made
this start with you to whom I owe
everything, since you gave me the
opportunity to come back" ..--
Mr. Lggett, who is only 40 years
old, is still the largest stockholder
in the United Drug Company, which
has a working capital of $21.000. 900,
On July 81, 1921, he placed his per-
sonal affairs in the hands of three
trustees, Frederick C. Dumaine,
Frank W. Remick and Neal Rantoul
transferring to the trustees all his as
sets for the protection of creditors
The fund was raised by his friends to
unable him to ask the. discharge OF
the trustees. - e - s
Evening star., 1924-10-11
BAND CONCERTS.

By the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra. Stanley
Hall, this evening at 5:45 o'clock.
John S. NJ. Zimmerman, bandmas-
, ter.
March, THE New York Hippo
drome", ,.................. .Sousa
Overture, "Stradella". .Flotow
Novelette,. Love in Already"
Woods
Selection from grand opera, IT = .
Lomba rdi" Verdi
Fox trot, Big Boy"
Yellen and Ager
Waltz suite, Sweet Hemem-
brance" ........ .Waldteufel
Finale, There's Yes. Yes. In
Your Eyes"
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-10-11
FIRE SUSPECT RELEASED;
FURNISHES $4,000 BOND
Miss Clawans Held in Betty
Way Shop Fire
Mystery,

Miss Ethel Clawans. %, arrested in
Newark, N J.. Thursday afternoon
by Detective John II. Fowler and re-
turned here to answer charge of
having started the fire in the Betty
Way shop, 1110 F street, early last
Monday morning, was released on
bond in the sum of $1,000 yesterday
afternoon.
Lille Cook, colored, 90. domestic in
Miss Clawan's home, 1927 Massachu-
setts avenue, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Fowler and
F'laherty and held as material wit
ness against her employer. She was
quartered at the house of detention.
1t is probabl that Miss Clawans will
be given preliminary hearing in
Police Cchrt neAt week. -. q. 4
Evening star., 1924-10-11
CHINATOWN GUARDED
FOLLOWING TONG WAR
Virtual Martial Law in Effect
After Murder of
Leader.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, October 1.-The mar
are virtually under martial law,
guarded by 10 detectives. patrolmen
and bomb squad operatives against
further casualties in the tong out
burst of last Wednesday.
Mon Hank, operator of an oriental
restaurant and reputed tong leader.
whose death by assassins' bullets
heralded the renewal of the ancient
On Leong-Hip Sing feud. lay in close
ly guarded state, awaiting police per
mission for his funeral.
A half dozen other Chinese were
in hospitals and jails with bullet
wounds. Four were held in $4,000
bail each and three more, handcuned
as they slipped from shadowy door
way toward a taxi bearing black bags
freighted with pistols, were being
questioned at police headquarters-
Peace loving Chinese merchants
and their non-tong compatriots
placed in DR.. Carlton Simon, deputy
commissioner in charge of narcotic
squads, their hopes that further
bloodshed would be prevented. He
has consented to arbitrate the. latest
quarrel of the On Leongs and the
Hip Sings, as he successfully did Is
months ago at the time of the last
tong warfare.
So ominous was the air in China
town, however, that a meeting of the
tong leaders, over which DIR. Simon
was to have presided today, was post
poned until tomorrow. Where 1t will
be held was being kept close secret.
Chinese Sayings Widespread.
CHICAGO, October 11.-Belief was
expressed by the police that the
shooting down yesterday of Louis
Ming, 17-year-old Chinese proprietor
of a chop suey restaurant, mapked
the opening in Chicago of tong war
that some authorities believe is under
way in eastern cities. The police an
nounced their theory after learning
that Chinese had recently been slain
mysteriously in New York. Pitts
burgh. Boston and other eastern cities.
Ming was shot by one of three Chi
nese with whom he had been arguing
on street corner. Two night watch
men who gathered up some of the dis
carded pistols of the slayers and fail
ed to report the fact are under arrest.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
REBELS CLAIM VICTORY.
Announce Occupation of Another
Honduran City.

SAN SALVADOR. Republic of Sal
vadeI. October 9.-Advices from
Tcgucigalpa say that Gen. Amador
has evacuated Santa Rosa Copan,
which afterward was occupied by
tho Honduran rebel troops.
The rebels also claim to have de-
fcated 1500 government troops at
Ajuterique. capturing quantity of
yaf materia
Evening star., 1924-10-11

OF standard size when opened, new
umbrella can be folded into a package
10 inches long and 2iz inches in diam
Evening star., 1924-10-11
New Pastor Takes Bride.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPFeIdI I'fspdtCH 10 SUIT.
FROSTBURG, Md, October 11.-The
Rev. Stanley Gould. who recently ac-
cepted the pastorate of the Congrega-
tional Church here, and Miss Helen
Miller, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Miller, were married here Monday
evening.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
Plunge of Auto Kills Woman.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. Octber 11.-Mrs.
Maria FELTON,, aged "a. native of Cum
berland, was fatally injured when an
automobile driven by her son Oren
plunged over a bridge. He attempted
to avoid hitting team of horses.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
Artillery Unit Transferred.

The 1st Battalion of the 18th Field
Artillery. which has been at Camp
Meade, Nd, during the Summer, has
returned to Fort Myer, Va. it's regu-
lar station, for the Fall and Winter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
Baerfacts
By j. NJ BAER, The Congressman { Cartoonist
International Labor News Service
Public Ownership of the Government

There is much talk for
and against government
ownership these days.
The first thing the pub
lie should own is the gov
ernment. The people can
not control or own monopo-
lies until they have complete
possession of rights, titles
and claim to said govern
ment."
Privilege now seems to
have complete title to the
officials who are in turn
leaders of the old parties.
Until the people reclaim the
government, they cannot
make much of a success as
the trustee of their own
property.
When politicians pass
laws to regulate the rail-
roads, the railroads get con-
troll of the politicians and
regulate the regulators"
Instead of public ownership
of the railroads under the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
. Company" Unions Used
By Railroads to Influence
Congress, Senate Hears

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.-That certain
railroads are using company" unions
in an attempt to influence congress is
charged in a letter submitted to the
senate by Senator Arthur Capper, of
Kansas, and referred to the committee
on interstate commerce and ordered
printed in the congressional record.
The letter was from C. A. McDon-
aid, secretary of the Federated Shop
Crafts of the Missouri Pacific rail
road and was addressed to Senator
Capper. 1t said:
"My Dear Senator: In reviewing
the Congressional Record dated Feb
ruary 8, note on page 2172 you
presented memorials which were nu-
merously signed by members of the
Shop Association of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway system
of Wichita and Chanute, Kans.. in
which they demonstrated against the
making of any substantial change
in the transportation act of 1920, and
that said document was referred to
the committee on interstate commerce.
II do not believe that it is neces-
sary for me to point out to you the
fact that the railroad officials have
been for the past 80 days going from
one town to another making speeches
in defense of the present transporta-
tion act in order that they may re-
tain their high and unreasonable
freight and passenger rates and con-
tinue to rob the American people.
How Company" Unions Are O. KID
at is plain to be seen why the
railroads have been so persistent in
organizing their employees, particular
ly those of the shop crafts, into what
is known as their company union in
order that they might not only con-
troll the wages and working conditions
of these employees but also use them
from time to time in a political way
for the purpose of influencing the
representatives Iof our government.
It appears to Hie that such action on
the part of railroad officials will in
the end breed bolshevism in this coun-
try"
Mr.. Mcdonald also submitted clip
pings from the Kansas City Star con-
frming his charge that the Santa Fe
system is using its employees to fight
legislation that railroad officials don't
like The Star said:
"Topeka.-The Santa Fe railroad is
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
INJURIES ARE COSTLY

Washington.-Non injuries in
the coal mines of this country repre-
sent a loss of $39,0O0,O0O, according
to the United States bureau of mines
There are on an average 100000 of
these injuries every year. The aver
age mine accident entailing only tenn
porary disability, means an estimated
loss of production of approximately
60 tons of coal. 1t is calculated that
each accident of this nature results in
time loss to the worker of Is days
With the daily output of coal per
man figured at four tons, and with
coal valued at 1925 per ton at the
mine, the average value of lost ton
mage for each accident entailing tenn
porary disability is $195. The time
and monetary loss per accident would,
Of course, be increased if accidents
entailing permanent disability or
daeth were included in the tabulation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
ALLEGED PATRIOTS
ASSAIL UNION
MINERS

Charleston, w. V.,-The American
constitutional association is circulat-
ing scurrilous attacks on the United
Mine Workers. Officers of that or
ganization are being tried at Fayette-
vile on charges alleging murder in
connection with the march of miners
during their recent strike.
The American constitutional associ-
alton is financed by big business. Its
purpose is to war on the trade union
movement. It's method is to oppose
collective bargaining and urge en-
ployes to deal with individual workers.
In recent suit for 25 per cent of
the moneys he collected for the asso-
citation. John W. Kirk testified that
after all expenses were paid, remain
ing funds were applied to anti-union
shop education"
Judge Gary of the steel trust con-
tributed $4,000 to these alleged patri-
OTIS. The wheeling steel corporation,
which is now attempting to wreck the
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers union,
gave $4,000.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14

two biscuit companies, the commits
sion states that groups of retailers,
in different parts Of the country,
have attempted to pool their pur-
chases and obtain discounts equal to
those granted to the chain stores.
The associations of independent re-
tailers have offered to pay in the
same way that the chain stores pay.
and have further offered to meet any
requirements that the biscuit COM
panies make of the chain stores, but
the biscuit companies have refused to
grant discounts on gross purchases
of cooperative retailers associations
and have continued to sell each indie
pendent grocer and to grant discounts
only on his purchases as such
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
BERRY OUT FOR
VICE-PRESIDENCY

Maj. George L. Berry, president of
the international Printing Pressmen's
and Assistants Union of North
America, has filed papers with the
secretary of state of Ohio for the
democratic vice-persidential nomina-
tion
Berry's declation of candidacy was
signed by William Green, secretary
of the United Mine Workers, and
others.
For some time friends of Major
Berry have been urging his candidacy
and strong movement for him has
developed.
In addition to his position in the
labor movement, Major Berry is a
past vice-commander of the American
Legion and one of the leading figures
in that organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
AID FOR GERMAN
UNIONS URGED

New York,-It is inhuman for a
man or nation " to hold hatred in their
hearts, even for vanquished foe,''
said President Gompers in appealing
to New York organized workers to as
sist the handicapped German trade
unions.
1t has been the German trade union
movement that served as barrier
against the return of reaction and the
triumph of extreme "lefts," said Presi-
dent Gompers.
Referring to the failure of the Ger
man embassy at Washington to run
its flag at half mast on the death of
Woodrow Wilson, the trade unionist
pleaded that the suffering German
people be not held to account for such
acts.
The movement to aid the German
trade unions is directed by the A. F.
of L. committee for aid to the German
labor movement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14

getting ready to make big drive
among it's employees to help the rail
road fight any amendments to the
Esch- Cummins transportation law.
Most of the Kansas members of con-
gress and Clyde M. Reed, chairman
of the public utilities commission,
have demanded some changes in the
law that would stop the strangle hold
the railroads have upon the country.
Canned" Resolutions Sent Out
"The first move of the railroads to
back-fre against the Kansas public
officials was to send canned reso
luton to chambers of commerce and
other commercial organizations in
which they were made to declare that
the Esch- Cummins law was the great
est legislative act of generation and
ought not to be changed. The Topeka
Chamber of Commerce was almost the
only one that fell for the resolution.
Most of the others refused to act upon
it,
at is planned to organize the shop
workers and use the funds accumu-
lated in the workers organization for
carrying on campaign against those
candidates for congress and state
Offices who are demanding amend
ments to the transportation act and
are pointing out where the law needs
changing in the interest of the gen
eral public The workers are ex-
pected to use the surplus funds ac-
cumulated in their unions to help carry
on this campaign on behalf of the
railroads which seek to prevent
amendments in the transportation act
because of it's unsual benefit to
them"
house system, and their work stan
dards are dropping lower and lower.
Nowhere is the contrast between
unionism and non-unionism more vivid
than in the bakery industry of this
city
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
Two Views Of Organized Labor
FRANK HODGES,
Secretary British Miners
pCNHct0Hy DHHthoH HHH1CH5
A. F. of L. Convention, 1928

at "A. r. OF l.. convention, 1873
In England and in Europe generally
because wages have fallen, and we
have permitted them to fall, unem-
ployment has increased, industries
have languished, business has come to
a standstill, and the latter stage is
infinitely worse than the first.
You have taught the world in
America how to maintain the purchas-
ing power of the workers, and there
fore you have maintained standard
of living in America for the workers
Of America higher than the standard
of living in any civilized country
Your standard of living is higher
than any ! have ever come across for
the worker.
The standard of living in Great
Britain is thing of which we are
heartily ashamed.
We take our lessons back to the
old world to emulate your splendid
example.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
UNIONISM IGNORED:
BAKERY LABOR
DEBASED

Milwaukee, Wis.,-If bakery work
ers in this city paid less attention to
their political party and more to
the trade union movement, they would
not be in such a debased condition.
The ignorance of these workers to-
ward the international union of bakery
workers is almost unbelievable. Some
Of them can glibly recite revolutiona, y
phrases and economic truths that are
half baked. The boss does not inter-
fere He is PERMITTED to set wages
and he enforces the long work day and
the seven-day week.
On the economic field the bakery
workers are almost helpless. Their
serfdom in complete. Many of them
have accepted the degrading boarding
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14

81 repeat, partisan politics have no
place in this patriotic question. 1t
is non-partisan proposition, and it
is a serious matter of determining
who shall come to the United States
and who may become American citi-
zens. Congress must not be dictated
to by foreign bloc in framing the
| law"
In closing his address, Mr. Gable
replied to objections that have been
made against the Johnson immigra-
ton bill, which roganized labor has
endorsed. In answer to charges that
it would bar close relatives of for
eigners already in this country, he
pointed out that the bill admits fire.
side relatives of American citizens
and that persons SO admitted are not
counted in the quotas of their re-
spective countries.
Proposed Changes Are Necessary,
Speaker Says
Speaking of the good features of
the bill, he said:
"The national need for further
restrictive as we'll as selective meas
ure is recognized in the bill. The
changes. proposed are not radical but
necessary and may be summarized
as follows:
"The weaklings are weeded out
abroad by means of a certificate plan
| and the granting to American con-
suls the discretion to refuse vises to
those in their opinion undesirable.
No families will be separated because
of excess quotas, as no one can start
without a certificate, which must be
used within two months from the
date of issue. 1t also prevents the
racing of huge liners across the ocean
to be the first to land their passen-
gers. By means of this certificate
plan steady flow of foreign born
through Ellis Island will be possible,
resulting in a more thorough and
more intensive examination.
''The quota is reduced from to
2 per cent, so that new arrivals may
be limited to our capacity to absorb
them. The census of 1890 instead of
that of 1910 is proposed.
"No discrimination against any
country can be claimed, because ia
theirs and mothers over 55 years of
age, husbands and wives of citizens
of the United States, as well as their
unmarried minor children under 18
wears of age, are admitted as nom
quota immigrants, and such persons
will come chiefly from countries
whose quotas will be cut.
Fight Not Yet Won, Congressman
Are Told
"A minimum quota of 200 is pro-
vided for every country, Seepage of
alien seamen into the United States
will be stopped by means OF landing
card provision. The proposed bill re-
duces the number who may come from
357 900 to 10000.
"The fight for further restrictive
immigration is not as yet won. The
bill is not law. Alien influence, in
ternational in character, is joining
forces with salien blocs' in the United
States to prevent the passage of this
measure In large cities where the
foreign born hold the balance OF
power, threats of political punishment
have already gone out to their con-
gressmen in case the measure is pass
ed.
"Our nation, neither economically
nor socially, needs more immigrants,
but it does need to make good citi-
zens Of aliens now here. This is best
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
THE WASHINGTON HERALD
(Hearst's Paper)
Issue March 4. 1924

Our American labor organizations
are scattered, discordant, belligerant.
Their titular leader spends his time
denouncing prohibition and insisting
that the American working men
should have the right to get drunk
every Saturday night, and many
other leaders are spending most Of
their time quarreling over questions
of jurisdiction.
Three years ago the British labor
representatives came to this country
to watch the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and they re-
turned after giving out statement
that American labor was at least %
and possibly so years behind the
times.
They were mistaken in this, for
when American labor once finds itself
and gathers to it's fold all who are
willing to help and are capable of
helping it will make up its lost time
rapidly.