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The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-05-02

A homeless hobo who was appre-
hended the other day refused an offer
of. $500 for his mongrel dog which ac-
companied him. The police sergeant
said that the dogs loyalty was already
proved. but he wanted TO prove the
hobo's. But the hobo knew that he
could easily lose the $500. but the dog
was worth more than that to him.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-05-02

What has become of Senator Pat Harrison?
He hasn't been heard of since he threw fit
when telegram was read before Walshs in
QUESTION signed by President Coolidge in which
the present said thank you" Just that and no
more Pat is said to have calculated my
Gawd,' for two columns or more and then came
the fit.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-05-02

Keen, but Nervous Amateur say.
old chap. what shall do If they ask
me to sing7
Candid Friend-Do7 Why. sing Of
course. It'll be their own fault -
London Humorist.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-05-02
DEMOCRATS ARE NURSING yIPERS

Democratic newspapers of Montana are boldly
charging without reservation that the indict-
ment of Senator Burton K. Wheeler is "get
even" proposition, put over on account of Wheel
ers activity as muck raker
1t quite surprising that the editors of some of
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-05-02
FRIENDS
BY Sidney Bachelor


So when travel down fe's way
Thru all our trials, knocks, and strife
We try to be free and gay,
Believing that we've friends in life.
You may trust your closest neighbor
Or your dearest and best chum,
With the things for which you labor,
And they promise to keep num-
But it leaks out thru some error
And they ridicue you hard,
In your search to find the bearer
1t turns out to be your pard.
But in the end there's just one friend
To go when there's other,
And that friend is the to send
A sympathy--and that ones Mother
FLAPPERS
Some years ago we all do know,
That fIappers weren't invented,
For boiling hair was very rare,
And for children was intended.
In present years there are no fears,
And boiling hair is only half,
They all do dance, and mems pants
While we are censored if we laugh.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29
/, THE KING
By WAYLAND WELLS WILLIAMS.
tcentinued from Yesterdayl
Copyright. 1s24.)

CONTINUED from feeterday.D
THAT old thing? No-what am
thinking of. He goes to Cleveland
with all the junk
junk
well. it is, heaven knows"
! woman, have you no sentiment,
Sentiment be hanged. said Mary
gritting her teeth as she stuffed {
pair of slippers into the box. II want
nice things
And you shall have them.
Well, I'm sorry you won't forgive me
about my Queens. l thought 1t was
going to be such a pretty scene.
never believed I'd live to regret q
virtuous youth"
Mary sat back on the floor. cross
legged, and pondered. II wonder, Kit
1T Just occurred to me-what would
I do IL there were Queens in the
future? | don't know. / posi-
lively don't know. But 1t doesn't
matter, I shan't bother about it, She
scrambled to her feet. That's the
encouraging thing about it-we're
such nice people,
The word encouraging" hit him
squarely between the eyes. Why on
earth should thew have to be encour
aged? He thought on the whole II
was better to ask frankly, and did
Mary looked up from Uttered
desk, and laughed. Sounds ominous
doesn't 1t? Why I Just meant that
people sometimes have difficulty IN
living up to the contract of marriage
because, with the best intentions In
the world, they haven't perfect con
troll over their emotions. But breed
ing-niceness-ha the strongest con-
troll Of all and that's what encourag'
ing. because we're both nice. Now
there's only this desk to do. Will
YOU be nice and quiet while l tear up
letters?'
She was so unfeignedly light, and
sensible withal, that he was able to
forget the blow and reply correctly
in her own mood: Love letters?'
Yep some of them"
He lit a cigaret and sat down. L II
be quiet as a mouse, dear, as long as
| hear you tearing
III.
They spent July in London, with
week ends in the country. They
found Boon there, he having been
recalled Just before their marriage,
and he introduced them to people. In
a short time they found themselves In
with a mixed, intelligent, bewildered
crowd of men and women engaged
in trying TO pick up the broken
threads of peace. There was a curl
ously at sea and experimental air
about them all; they saw the rich OF
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

cavendish Square. which is a very
nice neighborhood. and no country
place to eat up her income. A widow
a peeress, young and attractive. com.
fortahly of-you can be darned sure
she isn't going to throw II away with
out getting something better In re-
turn. canny little thing, for all she s
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

table sewing something. 4 used to
hear all about completes in Green
wich Village. Your repulsion prob
ably means you really like her quito
a good deal"
Mary had a way Of saying blasting
things. This one made him feel limp
and unclean for moment, then he
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

so feminine. Too feminine. l don It
like that limpet type. Can't you
imagine how soft and jelly-like she'd
feel elinging to your shoulder Oof.
-. And yet she intrigues me. some.
how
And so she intrigues you" amend.
ed Mary sitting before her dressing
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

content as she is, and is just titivat-
ing herself with the idea of marrying
again.
Possibly" said Mary. II like her
clothes. Where do people get the
idea that Englishwomen always dress
badly"
And she's got a house just off
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

and teniporized. And this alienation
of quasi-seriousness and pleasant
faulty endured through the week.
end.
I've got an idea" Kit told Mary.
when they were back in the Ritz.
that she doesn't care about Boon or
any one else. That she's perfectly
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

Famous people are denied the hu
man warmth and personal contact
that makes for happiness and CON
tent. Nothing seems TO me so dcpress-
ing as an atmosphere of aloofness.
tCopyrighL io2tl
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-29

shook It off. got up. pulled down his
waistcoat and walked mp behind
Mary He leaned over and put his
check on her as he loved 10 do. You
sDriveifs
Ito BE Continued MondsyD
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
GOMpEUS DIES
DURING TRIP
THRU mexico
Heart Failure on High
Mountain the Cause

Especial 20 he Daily Worker)
MEXICO CITY, Dec. IL
Samuel Compers, president of
the American Federation of
Labor, and president also of the
Pan-American Federation of
Labor, from the convention Of
which he was returning, died
on the train at San Nicolas, a
small town near San Luis Po-
tosi, supposedly from heart
failure due to the high altitude.
This is reported as the inn
mediate cause of his death, as
his heart was unable to func-
lion while he was being taken
by train thru a high mountain
ass.
But he had suffered a relapse from
other ailments while at Mexico City
CONTINUED on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
Another Religious
Institution Takes Cue
From the Holy Ghost

A police investigation Of the Luth-
eran Girls Home, semi-charitable
organization here, was launched today
following the arrest of the chef at the
home and his alleged confession that
he was the father of a baby born to
one Of the inmates.
The home. according to police. pur-
ports TO be an establishment where
working girls are able to obtain room
and board at nominal costs under the
chaperonage of a matron. There are
&c girls living there.
Attention was directed to 1t when
Mrs. Letta Schenk. 10, gave birth to
baby at a local hospital To her hus.
band, summoned from Minnesota,
where he lives, Mrs. Schenk is said
to have involved Thomas Richmond,
30. chef at the home. His arrest fol-
lowed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
WORKERS PARTY
BIG FACTOR IN
Miners FIGHT
Harrington Expected to
Count Himself ~In"
Especial to Tho Daily Worker

SPRINGFIELD, IT,, Dec. ~.
john Hindmarsh of Riverton,
Illinois, progressive candidate
for president of District No. IL,
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea against the present inoum-
bent, Frank Harrington, is lead
ing his opponent, according to
unofficial returns from the cleo
tons that were held on Dec. 9.
The only obstacle in the way
of Farrington's removal by vote
of the membership is the fact
that he counts the vote and
may steal this election as he
has always done in the past.
The progressive leaders declare that
no coal miner in Illinois outside of
those on Farrington's payroll win ad-
NIT that they ever voted for the arch
reactionary and agent Of the coal op-
orators. Harrington says, II will be
your next president whether you vote
for me or not"
Vigorous Campaign.
The progressives in the Illinois Min
ers' Union have carried on a vigorous
campaign against Harrington and his
henchmen. In this they were given
valuable aid and leadership by the
Workers Party and the Trade Union
Educational League and particularly
by District s. of-which Comrade Arne
Swabeck is organizer.
This district Of the Workers Party
recently published and distributed
among the miners 10000 copies of a
sixteen-page pamphlet exposing the
career of Frank harrington in the la
Dor movement and particularly in the
miners union. This pamphlet and the
campaign carried on by the progress
sfves under Communist leadership had
the effect of solidifying the opposition
to Harrington and his lackeys.
Clean Sweep for President.
The returns from the Springfield
district where the Communists are
leading the fight against Harrington,
show clean sweep for the progress
sive ticket led by Hindmarsh. Far
rington has been after the scalp Of
John ]. Watt and Freeman Thompson,
officials Of the Springfield sub-district
for a long time but the members IN
that section are solidly behind them.
Duncan Mcdonald was recently
dropped from Local 44s. on threat Of
lifting their charter by Harrington.
One Of the propositions which the
miners were called to vote for besides
offices for the next two years. was the
old age pension guaranteeing aged
miners $500 month. 1t is proposed
that an assessment be levied against
the wages Of the miners in order 70
cover the cost Of the pension
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
ax G. E. RuTHENaERe.

BY c. {. RUTHENsERc.
THE affirmation Of the verdict Of
] the 5errIen county court find
ing me guilty Of criminal syndicaI-
ism by the supreme court Of the
state Of Michigan, establishes a
new "crIme" so far as the state Of
Michigan Is concerned. The only
charge against me was that ! at
tended the convention Of the Com
nnunlst Party at 6rldgeman. was
not charged with any speech or
ether act violating the criminal
SxpdIeaIism law. II was not charged
thM the convention itself adopted
any proposal which violated the
.rlrInaI syndloalIst law. The mere
assembling Of the convention in
Michigan and my "assembIIng
With" the convention constituted
he "crlme."
The United States supreme court
It's decisions "interpretIng" the
IEuses Of the constitution decIar-
~ that congress shall make no
law infringing upon the right Of
freedom Of press, speech and as
ssmbIy, In the Espionage law cases
as not dared 90 farther than to
ay speech and writing Is punish
5e whom there is "a clear and
|, i'csent danger" Of injury resulting
/, ,i-rsfrom. The Michigan court has
enc further and declared that the
lcre belief In osrtaIn political prIn-
pIes--the principles Of commun-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12

and Of Wall exploitation
formerly missionaries with bibles as their advance
their leaders, and dsOsanzs their move
years piled his trade Allied
with the corrupt the
snes Mccarhys who formed
the the bitter and
strengthen the working class and to use
its struggle He industrial
small divided
capitalist politicians htched to the capitalist
parties and opposed action the
naneed in the steel strike he completely neglected n
insofar Judge Gary and
collaboration with all Of its
working the class struggle in
i
in the struggle international
bitter Of Imperialism
utdld spokesman Of the capitalist class
Poinea He hated Russia because Russia Of the
4 himself STEPPED for 40
Among the last acts Of eompers was final crime against the cause Of
for world
nifty International Federation Of
politics; comPers
unity international
nIons and TO split the
oompers
en high those who served loyalty and we-bu the annals
Of the nG and the Of the mortal enemies Of
The
weakening reacony compers
country
reactIonary employers
organization launched
labor must take the struggle against unemployment labor must enter
the political struggle class to fight It's battles
eompers deadl The workers must now XIII Compression
Central Executive Committee,
Workers Party Of America,
William z. Foster Chairman.
c. E. Ruthenberg, Executive Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
Rockford Farmer Is
Killed While Trying
To Deliver Scab Milk

N,Fc~tai " sVo No'J ''VNe'|
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-Rock-
ford's milk war today claimed its first
victims.
Richard Saunders was shot in the
abdomen and Charles Carlson was
badly beaten in pitched battle re-
sulting when farmer pickets along the
highway halted a truck load of milk
which Frank McISiski was attempting
to deliver to a boycotted dairy. Two
deputies who we're accompanying Nc
Kiski are accused of being responsi.
BILE for the injuries and today they
we're under peace bonds.
The milk war was precipitated by
differences over prices, the farmers
picketing the roads to prevent deliv-
cries by all who were not supporting
their organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
CAPPELLINI ONCE
POP ULAR IDOL,
NOW A TRAITOR
Striking Coal Diggers
Grill Renegade
BY THOMAS MYERscoUeH.
fsneciaI 70 The Daily Workerl


PITTSTON, Pa, Dec. 11.-Rinaldo
appellini, once the popular idol of
he miners of this section of District
United Mine Workers of America,
turned to these parts last Sunday
ght from his soiourn in Texas and
.exico.
lie spent much time in his office
Scranton on Monday, raving over Il
growing sentiment against his admir-
istration and threatening to expos
those responsible, regardless Of Wit
they may be eliminating that some are
officials or organizers), as agents Of the
coal operators. Today he appeared
1T the meeting of the general griev.
ance committee in Pittston, not az
the district president, he said, bu
as IAN Individual"
He had been invited by the commh
tee upon hearing that he had returned
so as to find out what his attitude wa
in the present situation. He was
asked to appear yesterday, but claim
ed the press of other matters prevent
ed it and the meeting today was al
ranged for him.
cappeIlIn on Defensive.
Claiming that there was a concert
I'd move on foot to get rid Of him by
making him the goat" for everything,
Cappellini said, Il have come to the
meeting to help decide whether OF
not am traitor, or whether the coal
company is back of the strike. Why
don't you fellows ask the members
of the district executive board to come
to the meeting TO defend themselves
as /, as an individual, am defending
myself" To number of pointed
questions asked at different intervals
during the five-hour session. Capped
lni invariably replied that he would
not answer.
He refused TO answer Delegate
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
MICHIGAN DECISION SHOWS THE
CLASS CHARACTER OF THE COURTS

ism-is a crime.
Thus one more step is taken to
completely emascuate the provi-
sion Of the constitution. The Grim
inaI syndieaIist laws were enacted
to protect the capitalist system
against the advocacy Of Ideas
which would build a movement
against that system. I declared
during my trial that the court In
which the case was being tried was
capitalist court existing to pro-
tect the capitalist system. II is
not at all surprising that the MIehi-
gan supreme court which is part OF
the same capitalist government
and existing to protect the ex-
ploiters of labor has given It's APP
provaI to an Interpretation Of the
criminal syndicaIIst law which
tears down the last vestIges Of the
right Of freedom Of speech, press
and assembly. The verdict Is an
example OF how the governmental
machinery functions IN the interest
Of the ruling cIass--the capitalist
cIass--and against the workers.
The case will be appealed to the
United States supreme court. The
UNFOLDING Of the decision Of the
Michigan court by the supreme
court will be proof that the con-
stltutionaI provisions have no
meaning for the working class and
will put an end to the claim that
the constitution protects freedom
Of speech, press and assembly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1924
DEATH GAINS ON
SCIENCE SHOWN BY
MORTALITY RATE

WASHINGTON, Decs 11.-Desplte
the onward march of science and
medicine, the American mortality
rate last year was higher than the
year before, the department Of COM
meree announced today. In 1922, the
rate was 1f.s per thousand; last
year Il climbed to 1928.
Only seven states, six Of them in
the far west, showed lower mortal
ity rates for 1923 than for 1922.
These were Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and
South Carolina.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
worker
drive TAKES
ON new life
Loeb Returns From G
Successful Tour

Revived interest in the task
Of Increasing the circulation
and subsequently the powol
and influence of the DAILY
WORKER was reported by
Moritz j. Loeb, business man
'ager of the workers daily, on
his return from an organizing
tour which took him thru Cleve-
land, Detroit, New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and Pittsburg
"The comrades in every city visit
ed by me, expressed and showed their
determination to translate into action
the decision of the Central Executive
Committee on the building of the
DAILY WORKER" declared Comrade
Loeb.
The DAILY WORKER is now re-
ceiving the main attention of the
party and the local units thru
out the country realize that it is the
raost important weapon in the hand
Of the Workers Party for bringing the
message Of Communism to the atten-
ton Of the working class
New York in the Lead.
New York City has taken the lead
in boosting the DAILY WORKER
The subscription list in the metropc
lis has been increased by over 1.Oes
during the months of October and Nc
vember. This increase in subscrii
lions made it possible to place tn
daily on the newsstands in New Yori
bringing the sales up to one thousan
copies per day at the present time.
Local New York of the Workers
Party has set itself the task of bring
ing the paid circulation in that city
up to 5000 and according to present
plans. when that figure is reached, a
special New York edition will be is
sued. Comrade L. E. Katterfield, city
DAILY WORKER agent, is of the
opinion that our paid circulation will
exceed 10000 before the end of April
and he expects the press pageant
which will be held in Madison Square
Garden ON March Is, to boost the cir
culation to that figure The New
York militants will not be satisfied
until they have created a sufficient
demand for the publication of a sis
ter Communist daily in the worlds
biggest city.
Boston to Open Drive.
Comrade Winfield A. Dryer of Bos
ton, who polled $4,000 votes for secro
tary of state on the Communist ticl
ct in the recent elections, has bee
appointed city agent for the DAHL
WORKER in that city. He has ful
charge Of the distribution of the Gail.
and the Workers Monthly. He has
proceeded to organize the already ex
listing sentiment for the dairy ant
plans to launch campaign to in
crease the circulation in Boston t
1000 copies within two months.
In Philadelphia, it was decided e
put full time DAILY WORKER
agent in the field and to launch cam
paign that win lay the basis for plac
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
foster, GTTLOW ARE GIVEN
1886 VOTES IN IS STATES
BY The PLUTE Poll JUDGES

After five weeks Of waiting the national organization
OF the Workers Party has last been able information
in regard
thirteen which the party
ballot.
The figure received the total vote in these states 1885,
bears the contention of the Central Executive Committee of
the party taking into consideration the that many
the Communist candidates
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12

The vote for Rhode Island is still
not officially counted and the returns
for this state are not included in the
above figures. In addition, the Work
ers Party had a state ticket in Con
necticut, but no presidential ticket.
and in Ohio and California had candi-
dates for local offices and congress
sional candidates on the ballot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
Ely, Mimi, with
But Six Members
Gave Foster "a Votes
tspecIaI % The Daily Workl

ELY. Mimi, Dec. 1.-THE vote for
VIM. Y. Foster, candidate OF the
Workers Party for president, was in
this little town. "a votes. We have
only six members in the Slavic branch
here.-Signed. A. Delac.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12

counted by election officials,
that the total vote cast for the
Communist candidates reached
100000.
One of the striking discrepancies
shown by the report of the vote given
to the Communist candidates is the
fact that in the state of Iowa, where
the Workers Party has scarcely any
organization, 4.0S7 votes were credit
ed to our candidates, whereas in the
state of Illinois, great industrial
state where the party has strong
organization and carried on an active
campaign. only 1922 votes were
counted for the Communist candi-
dates.
Reports from various sections Of
the country, pointing out the failure
to count the Communist vote, are ap.
pearing in the DAILY WORKER from
time to time.
In the votes credited to the Work
ers Party candidates, New York state
leads the way in the total number of
ballots counted for Foster and Gitlow-
The vote in that state was S.244-
Minnesota shows the second largest
vote credited to Foster and Gitlow,
the total being 4,4O6.
The vote reported by the secretar-
les of state in the various states in
which the party was on the ballot, is
&c fo1lo4Ue-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12


THERE are no Sacco-vanzettis in
prison in Russia. This is a good
retort to huri IN the teeth Of the enc
mics Of the Soviet government who
prate about dictatorship and persecu-
ton of the bourgeoisie. When a
worker ponders over the sufferings
OF the Russian proletariat. and peas
antry under the car, the patience OF
the emancipated Russian workers is
marvellous. It should not be forgotten
that it was a parade of Leningrad
workers before the American embassy
in that city that first dramatically
called the attention of this city to the
crime that was perpetrated on Tom
Mooney and that parade helped to
initiate the great movement that
saved him from the gallows. Sacco
and Vanzetti must be freed and it is
up to the American workers to get
busy.
.@s
THE Grand Duchess Cyril has ar
rived in New York. She is a
duchess without country but she is
assured Of her three squares day
CONTINUED on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12
Progressive Ticket Leads
Harrington Slate i'm Poll
of Illinois Coal Miners
American Capitalism
Loses Loyal Servant

GAM doubt that the capitalist daily
- press in mcurnng that the btsrest
working Coolidge, Morgan will
pay militant workers will shed
crocodile
his the mperiass Of Amer
great oing
F. Of l. the browning
life working class betrayal The sessions Of the
had just presided
workers Of LatnAme
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-12

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11.-An
amendment to the constitution requir
ing trial by jury of any foreigner
before he can be expelled from the
country has been proposed here. Ar
ticle SO of the Mexican constitution
now allows the president of Mexico to
expel any foreigner without trial.