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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
BY JOSEPH sIMINoFF.


CONSISTENCY you are not found
- in the majority theses. l quote
from the majority theses THE further
development of the class struggle may
eventually again create a mass senti
ment for the formation of farmer
labor party" Then further on In theiI
theses they speak of farmer-laboI
Communists. Here the Foster-Can'
non group want to impress us that
LaFol etteism has swallowed up the
farmer-labor party movement and
therefore we must fold up our arms
and wait until the farmers and work
ers free themselves from the LaFOl
lette Illusion. The first is not correct
and the second is pure DeLeonism.
When we glance over the last cleo.
lions we find that where the farmer.
labor party ran candidates as such
we find that they have polled a large
vote. Minnesota is very striking
example. In this state we find that
the farmer-labor party state ticket ran
ahead of LaFollette. The majority
that Coolidge beat LaFollette was
much larger than the farmer-laboT
party candidates, Mangus Johnson and
Olson. Another example is here in
Buffalo. The other day l spoke with
a worker who ran on the LaFollette
ticket in Erie county and he is thor
oughly disguised with the LaFollette
movement and maintains that no one
leader can beat the capitalist machine
but a class farmer-labor party. He as
well as thousands of other workers
believed that LaFollette could deliver
the votes in the past elections and on
The basis of that would proceed to the
formation of a farmer-labor party. In
my connections as an active trade
unionist in my local union and the
Central Labor Council of Buffalo know
1t to be fact.
Here in Buffalo we organized the
Buffalo labor party which was in
dorsed by the Central Labor Council
and every important local trade union
The Buffalo labor party was a mass
movement. In the county elections Of
1923, we ran candidates. The candi.
date for sheriff received $500 votes
which was acknowledged by the board
Of elections and many more votes that
is known was stolen. Why has the
Buffalo labor party gone out of ex
istence? 1t was largely due to the
sabotaging methods of the majority
The same thing happened to the Buff
falo labor party that occurred to the
F. f. L. P. In spite of the fact that
the c. I. has recognized at the last
congress that the formation of the
F. F. L. p. was victory for the Com
munists, we find Comrade Foster and
the majority to date criticize the f.
r. L. p. quote from an article writ.
ten by Comrade Foster in the DAILY
WORKER of Dec. 4. "This debacle
which left the Workers Party in a ser
ious crisis, cost us the loss Of many
valuable sympathizing elements in the
trade unions and elsewhere among the
workers" Yet Comrade Foster an6
the majority maintain that there was
a sentiment for a farmer-labor party
and when eventually this sentiment Is
created again venture in this "de-
bacIe." Consistency where are you?
Yet the majority affords themselves
the rather expensive pleasure of call.
-sg the minority the farmer-labor Com.
-zanists. II was only a short time
ago that the G. l. said that the major.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
"CHVOSTISM" IN OUR PARTY

further development of the class
struggle may eventually again create
a mass sentiment for the formation
Of a farmer-labor party" To be con.
sistent with the policy OF the majority.
Manley should say, "Auf wiedersehni"
This statement means that when in
the opinion OF the majority sufficient
sentiment for q farmer-labor policy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
Russian Mass MeetIna.

A mass meeting with a musical pro
gram is called by the Russian branch
of the w. p. for next Saturday, Dec.
20, at D. m, at the Soviet School,
1902 w. Division st. Speakers will
talk on the situation in the United
States and the program Of the Work.
ers Party. Admission free. Send
your friends who speak Russian to
this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
Khan Rooters Arrested.

NILES, Ohio, Dec. 16.-- Eleven
more persons were arrested here
charged with taking part in the riots
caused by Ku Klux Klansmen. Thirty.
nine persons have been arrested
charged with rioting to date.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
new YORK GREEK
BRANCH VOTES 20
TO | FOR MAJORITY

The following resolution was
adopted by the Greek branch Of
New York:
"The New. York branch of the
Greek Federation of the Workers
Party of America, after careful and
practical discussion Of both C. {. C.
and minority theses, does hereby
approve and stand for the thesis of
the majority as the only correct
and practical Communist policy
which our party must follow and
recommends that all branches Of
the Greek Federation support this
policy"
Twenty voted for the above reso-
luton, one against and four de-
clined to vote.
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Party Activities Of
Local Chicago

City Central Committee meeting on
Wednesday, December IL 8 p. M, at
722 Blue Island Ave. All delegates at
tendi
PROVIDERS Glass in Elementary
Economics, 2613 Hirsch Blvd, $40 D
M, Wednesday, Dec. II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
BY GEORGE AsHKENUpsE.

UCOODBYE class farmer-labor
" party" says Comrade Manley,
the leading spirit of the majority in
New York City. would suggest that
Comrade Manley read more carefully
the thesis Of the majority, which he
represents, for in this document he
wilhfnd the following quotation, THE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
HELP! HELP!
Give Us a Hand

We are swamped again.
There is just a load of work
piling up in our office and our
small force is struggling hard to
get II done. If any comrades
have a day, an hour or minute
to spare, COME ON OVER
GIVE US A HANDl
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Sunday Night?
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The Washington times., 1924-01-17
CALM FOLLOWS
GALE-SWEPT
NIGHT
Four Persons Killed and Scores
Injured Due to Seaboard
Storm.
BY International News Service.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-"Spring
calm today followed on the heels
Of last nights storm in which four
persons lost their lives and a score
were injured here, while shipping
suffered along the entire North At
lantic sea board.
Three of the dead were killed in
traffic accidents due to driving rain.
The fourth, Frederick G. Donohuaa
treasurer Of Carnegie hall, was elec-
trocuted by a falling live wire.
The Dutch freighter Normannia
was reported in danger Of sinking
somewhere off the Delaware capes.
Coast Guard cutters were sent to
her aid. Other ships, reaching port
this morning, reported a night Of
terror in the driving gale which
tossed lighter craft about on noun
famous seas.
The wind, sending a driving rain
before it, reached seventy-miles-
an-hour velocity.
s 0 s calls from bargeS and light
craft off the Jersey coast were
p licked up during the night. The
barges sunk with no fatalities.
While the temperature climbed
during the morning the weather
bureau predicted that New York
would experience it's coolest snap
Of the winter late today. The storm
was coming from the Middle West.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
NEW ALIEN LAW
DELAYED BY
CONTEST
Certificate and SelectWe Sys-
tenn Adopted by House
Committee.

There is a see-saw fight in progress
in the House immigration Commit
tee over the new permanent immi-
grafton law. The committee hopes
to make it's report on the bin to the
House within a week but It has not
advanced beyond tentative votes on
important features Of the legislation.
The tentative action Of the COM
mittee has fixed quotas based on Q
per cent of the 1890 census, has
adopted a certificate selective sys-
tenn to be enforced in countries from
which the aliens come, and has ap-
piled an exclusion law to the jap
anese.
The committee has seventeen MEM
bers. These features of the bill have
been adopted by an 8 to Z vote, or q
z to 6 vote, the entire membership
never having participated.
Reconsideration Of committee ac-
ton has been frequent on the per-
centage rate, and the census year,
until the seventeen members have
been drawn to a meeting the final
decision win not be reached.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
DOOMED SLAYER
HOLDS ON To
HOPE
0mer Woods Attorney Asks
Lunacy 'commIssion in
D. c. Mans Case.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan.
17.--With but eighteen hours re-
naming to live. Omer Woods. Of
Washington. d. c., sentenced to
death for killing his wife, is still
hopeful that his sentence may be
changed to life imprisonment.
There seems, however, little likeli'
hood that the execution Of Woods
will be stayed. The doomed man 10
scheduled to be taken before a fir
ing squad at sunrise tomorrow ana
shot--a death he chose in pref
erence to hanging.
In the meantime, Woods attor-
ney, Thomas Ramage, has appealed
to the Governor to appoint lunacy
commission to examine Woods.
Woods himself has personally writ.
ten an appeal to the Board OF
Pardons asking consideration OF
his case.
The body of Mrs. Marietta Woods,
with hands and feet bound, was
found on the bed in Woods apart.
ment. here in January, 1892. The
bed was saturated with benzine.
Woods was convicted, the prosecu.
ton declaring the murder one OF
the most horrible IN the history OF
the Htat@
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
us. Commerce Chamber
Submits Tax Reduction
Proposals To Members

Thirteen recommendation for Fed.
eral tax revision were submitted to-
day to members Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce for q refereAs
dunn to determine the organization 8
definite policy on this problem. The
proposals are:
Revision Of the normal and surtax
on individual incomes to an extent
equal in its results on revenues to u
large part of the surplus anticipated
at the end OF the fiscal year.
Differentiation in the rates on
income and other income.
Abolition of war excise taxes con-
fined to particular businesses.
Reciprocation between the Fed
eral Government and the States
permitting non-discriminatory taxa
ton Of income derived from future
issues Of securities made by or
under the authority Of Federal and
State Governments.
Creation Of a Board Of Tax Ap-
peals In the Treasury Department.
Removal Of enforcement of the
prohibition and narcotic lawD from
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue.
Retention of skilled employees in
bureaus handling tax matters.
Decentralization of work Of
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Capitalization of offices OF Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue in Wash.
ington.
Prohibition Of arbitrary assess
ments designed to extend the limi-
tation period fixed in the revenue
law.
Advising taxpayers Of all rulings
affecting their rights adversely or
favorably.
Authority for filing tentative in.
come tax return on due date and
final return three months later.
Creation of q joint Congressional
commission to study simplification
of the tax laws and improvement in
administration.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
PLAN ANNUAL REUNION

The annual reunion Of the Con.
federate Veterans Association Of
Washington will gather for the
celebration Of the birthday Of
Robert e. Lee at the Confederate
Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont ave-
nue., Saturday night at O'Clock, it
was announced by Col. Lee Gran.
dali, chairman of the executive
committee, today.
The following program has been
arranged: Song, "Dixie;" invocation,
the Rev. Parke P. Flournoy; violin
solo. Lee Crandall, jr., accompanied
by Mrs. Crandall; reading of the
last order of General Lee by Col.
J. M. Follin; baritone solos, DR..
Clifton P. Clark; introduction Of
and address by Senator McKellar
of Tennessee; America" by the
audience; benediction by the Rev.
]. W. Duffey.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
TAX REDUCTION
COMPROMISE
FORESEEN
Committee Measure Will Be
Combination Of Mellon Plan
With Others.

The tax reduction bill which the
House Ways and Means Committee
places before the House on Feb
ruary IL will be q compromise be-
tween the Mellon plan Of greatly
reduced surtaxes and slight cuts
on small incomes ana the Garner
plan Of slightly reduced gurtaxes
and greatly reduced taxes on small
incomes, members Of the committee
agreed today.
Unless the bill 10 prepared in this
fashion, Republican leaders fear
that there will not be enough votes
in the House to assure passage OF
the bill approved by the committee.
Plan Secret Meetings.
Beginning next Monday, the COM
mittee will inaugurate q series OF
executive sessions to whip the bill
into shape for presentation on the
floor. The Democrats will attend
these secret meetings, at the invi-
tation of Chairman Green, Of the
committee, and q determined effort
will be made to agree on a compro-
mise bill that can get the support
Of both the Democrats and Reonoli-
cans, thus eliminating any possibility
of q coalition OF insurgent Repub'
licans and Democrats to defeat It.
Public hearings on tax rates Will
continue for three more days ia
give further opportunity for repre-
sentatives Of interests ana indus
:ries to present their views.
Expect Bonus Bill
The probable enactment OF q sol
lier bonus of some description will
not be lost sight Of by the Ways
and Means Committee In reaching
q decision on tax reductions. 1t was
stated that not more than seven OF
the twenty-six members Of the com.
mittee are opposed to q bonus.
Many Of the members believe q
bonus bill will pass Congress, and
they do not want to force a deficit
in the Treasury by too great q cut
in taxes.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
| LILL|PUT|ANS S
TOENTERTA|N
FOR TIMES
Midgets Will Give Hospital
Performances Under Aus
pices of Hearst Paper.
NTERIyArIoNkC NkWs km

Boasting the only midget jazz
band in the world, Roses Royal
Midgets, twenty-five strong, will ar
rive in Washington Sunday to
spread joy among inmates of Chill.
dren's Hospital and veterans con-
fined at the Walter Reed Hospital.
During their weeks stay here,
where they will appear at Loew's
Strand, the band Of miniature men
and women will do their stuff at
local hospitals under the auspices of
The Washington Times.
Variety on Program.
Vaudeville, circus, singing,
dancing, representations, comedy
sketches, acrobatics, and popular
music by their own orchestra and
jazz band will feature the various
complimentary entertainments by
the midgets.
All Of the midgets, The Wash
ington Times was advised today, are
Coolidge supporters and will wear
Coolidge ribbons upon their entrance
into the city Sunday, making up
the tiniest Coolidge marching club
in the world.
The midgets range from 26 to AZ
inches and from 19 to A years Of
age. While each one has proven a
star, two Of the more prominent are
Hansie Herman. &c inches, prina
donna Of the company, and Prince
Jani, Javanese midget, who is the
acknowledged diplomat and male
leader Of the organization.
Discovered in CObIen9.
Miss Herman was discovered in
Coblenz, where she sang for the
soldiers during the war. She ap-
peared at many war benefits in
Paris and was brought to this
country by I. Rose, under whose
management the midgets appear.
A special railroad car will carry
the company to Washington. The
berths are made for babies and the
furnishings are equally tiny to make
the Lilliputians feel at home. Spe-
cial dishes and special silverware
are used on the table.
The nationalities Of the midgets
are Swiss, Hungarian, Javanesa
French, German and Belgian.
A schedule of the visits Of the
midgets to local hospitals is being
drafted today and will be announced
tomorrow in The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
BROTHERS DIE IN FIRE;
HEROIC FATHER BURNED

wILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. IT,
Leonard Price, three years old, and
Frank Price, aged five years, were
burned to death in their home at
Nanticoke. Their father, Stanley
Price, was perhaps fatally burned
in trying to rescue them.
Three children were carried to
safety, but the fire cut off entrance
to the room In which Leonard and
Frank slept.
The father in trying to fight his
way to them was badly burned on
the face, hands and body and was
rescued by neighbora ...-
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
Of TEXAS
S|NGERHERE
IN OPERA
Mrs. Dorothy Mansfield, Con-
gressman's Daughter-in-IaW,
Will Be in Brilliant Cast.

Described as a singer Of splendid
promise" Mrs. Dorothy Mansfield,
daughterin-law Of Congressman
Mansfield of Texas, will make her
operate debut as a member of the
notable cast of artists who win sing
'Tales of Hoffman," Monday night
at the President Theater, Edouard
Albion, general director Of the Wash.
ington Opera Company announced to-
day. Mrs. Mansfield will sing the
role of "Giulietta."
'"The introduction of Mrs. Mans
field to Washington opera lovers is
in consonance with the aim and
policy Of the Washington Opera
Company" Albion said. Each Of
the operas produced by our, company
has seen the operatic debut Of one
or more young American singers, and
some, at least, of those who make
their first bow in grand opera as
members OF our company are certain
to go far in the musical world.
I'm Mondays performance Of
Tales Of Hoffman, she is a delight
ful member Of a cast which has been
gathered together solely for its
beauty Of voice and artistic excel.
lence as is demonstrated simply by
mention Of the cast.
Mabel GarrisoHs beautiful So
prano and ability is universally
recognized and her singing of her
roles in Hoffman, is known to
thousands who never have heard her
sing In person; Josef Schwarz Is
recognized in Europe as one of the
greatest interpreters of the roles he
will sing Monday; Ralph Errolle,
chicago opera tenor, created a sen.
sation in Chicago early in Decem-
Der when he sang 'Laktne' with CALI
Curci; Elizabeth Bonner's beautiful
contralto needs no further introduc-
tion to Washington"
Ananian, the great buffo of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, is a
member Of the cast, which also in.
cludes Albert Sheffermann and Louis
Annis.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
Presidents Engagements

$3.50 a. m.-Congressman Mar
tin B. Madden of Illinois and
Congressman Burton l.. French
Of Idaho.
1000 a. m.-The Speaker of
the House, Frederick H. Gill
lette.
1890 a. m.-Senator Frank b.
Willis Of Ohio.
10:45 a. m. - Congressman
Walter H. Newman Of Mime
sofa.
11:00 a. m. - Congressman
James +. Byrnes Of South Caro-
lima.
1915 p. NIB. Ogden CHS
holm, International Prison Com.
missioner, to pay respects.
1920 p. m.-Albert r. Beatty.
delegate to State Boys Council.
Y. M. G. A., to pay respects.
1880 p. m. - Committee of
Hungarian Republican Club to
present engraved resolutions of
honorary membership, DR.. To-
seph Brumiller, vice president
Of the club. Also Mr.. Bland. of
Michigan.
500 p. m!-Dinner with Sec.
retary Of War and Mrs. Weeks.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
SLAYER OF 2 POLICEMEN
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

TRENTON, Jan. II. - Frank
Sage, slayer Of Police Sergeant
Black and patrolman at Jersey
City last summer, was executed in
the electric chair at the New Jer.
sey State prison.
Sage was strapped In the chair
at 8:17 o'clock and was pronounced
dead at 8:25 o'clock. The con.
demned man walked to the chair
with firm step and met death
with a prayer on his lips.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
STENGLE TO TALK At
RALLY OF DEMOCRATS

congressman Charles I. Stengle,
of New York, and Ashton G. Shall
lenberger, Of Nebraska, will speak
at the rally and reception to the
Democratic National Committee to
be held in the gray room Of the
Raleigh Hotel tonight at 8 o'clock.
Stengle will discuss "Reclassifi.
cation" and his address is expect.
ed to draw many. Government en-
ployes to the rally. He has made
a close study of the Reclassification
act and has bee nassociated with
many plans in favor Of pensions
for Federal civil employees. DR.. AL
bert II. Putney is president Of the
National Democratic Club which is
sponsoring the meeting.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
MONTGOMERY
MAN SUEDFOR
S210,000
Actions Are Result of Automo-
bile Collision Last
August.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Jan. 17.--Suits
In which damages aggregating
$4,000 are asked were filed in the
circuit court here yesterday. J.
Forest Walker, a well-known mer-
chant Of Gaithersburg. this county.
Is the defendant, and John Over
beke, ST., understood to be a prom
lnent business man of Cleveland,
Ohio; his wife, Mrs. Maude j. Over
beke, and their Children Misses
Alice and Edith Overbeke and John
Overbeke, jr., are the plaintiffs.
The suits are the outgrowth of
an automobile collision on the
Rockville -Gaithersburg pike, near
Gaithersburg, about noon August
%, last. A large touring car in
which the members of the Over
beke family were on their way
from their Ohio home to Washing
ton, and which was being driven
by the young man, collided with q
delivery truck belonging to Walker.
The truck was turning off the pike
into side road when the Overbeke
car came along and crashed into it.
All five occupants Of the Ohio
car were more or less seriously in
jured. Mr.. Overbeke, ST., and his
daughter, Miss Alice, were the
worst hurt, the latter having been
unconscious eighteen hours. All
were taken to the Montgomery
County General Hospital, where
Miss Alice remained for several
months and the others for varying
periods.
Mr.. Overbeke, ST., claims $50,00O
for personal injuries and $4,000 for
the loss Of his wife's services and
expenses resulting from the acci-
dent. Mrs. Overbeke asks for $780,
600, as does Miss Alice Overbeke,
and each Of the others sues for
$20, 200.
The cases have been docketed for
trial at the March term of the cir.
cult court and probably will be
tried at that term. The plaintiffs
have retained Henry E. Davis, Of
Washington, and Takbott & Pretty.
man, Of Rockville, to represent
them.
Ray Redfox, the young Indian
who a few days ago obtained from
the clerk of the circuit court here
license to marry young Wash
ington woman whose name he gave
as Bernice Micha, has not vet, it
seems, embarked on the rnatri-
monial sea. The young redskin has
returned the unused license to the
clerk of the court with an explana-
ton that he had not given the
young woman's correct name and
requesting that the mistake be rec
titled. The young man has been
informed that he must come to
Rockville and make oath to the
change he desires. In applying for
the license, Redfox gave Washing.
ton as his place of residence. He
was the first full-blooded Indian to
obtain a marriage license here.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
DENVER GUESTS FLEE
FIRE IN NIGHT CLOTHES

DENVER, Jan. 1.-Two hundred
guests of a hotel on South Broad.
way were forced to the streets in
their night garments yesterday
when a fire of undetermined origin
broke out in the basement Of the
building.
Deputy Fire Chief Graber suf.
fered painful injuries from broken
glass and one fireman was over
come by smoke.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
SENATE COMMERCE GROUP
TO WORK ON LEGISLATION

The Senate has passed a rou.
tine resolution authorizing the In.
terstate Commerce Committee to or.
ganize, employ clerks, hold hearings
and conduct Investigations.
Senator Smith Dem.) Of South
Carolina. chairman, announced that
the committee would consider new
railroad legislation Monday.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
Bankruptcy Plea Filed.

Fred w. Hill. 1880 Riggs place.
has filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy In the District Supreme
Court, listing his assets at $40, con-
sisting Of household goods exempt
from seizure, and his liabilities at
SIS, ,513.21. His creditors are New
York and Boston firms and persons.
Hin says he In q stock salesman.
The Washington times., 1924-01-17
NELSON GOES TO BUILD
WORLD CIRCLING PLANES

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 17.-Lieut.
Eric Nelson, McCook Field, engineer
officer Of the proposed cruise
around the world by four army
airplanes, left Dayton today for
Santa Monica, Calf, where he will
supervise the building of the three
planes for the trip, one having
already completed it's tests.