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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
FRAME ON
BEALIS, JOINT
BOARD HEAD
Hidden From Friends Who Seek
His Release


Sergeant Patrick Collins and
Detective William Schroeder,
from the Office of strike-buster
States Attorney Robert E.
Groves Office, invaded the Chi
cago headquarters of the Inter
national Ladies' Garm nj
Workers Union, at 32S w. Van
Buren, street, late yesterday
and kidnapped Morris Bealis,
manager of the Chicago Joint
Board.
All afternoon and night
Bealis was held without any
formal charge against him and
without bail.
Rushed first to the States Attor-
ney's Offices in the Criminal Court
building he was transferred from
there to the East Chicago police
station.
Habeas Corpus Writ Doesn't Help.
Strikers and union officials who
demanded to see him and members
of his fam ily were ooldly denied adj
nlittarce. Attorney w. G. Rickert
for the union finally got a habeas
corpus writ from Superior Court
Judge Frederick d. Young-return-
able today. Judge Young thus al
lowed the detectives to work their
will on him all night.
Held For Kovler Shooting"
Bealis is held on suspicion" Of
being connected with the "assasina-
ton plot" again Nicholas Kovler,
dress manufacturer whose shooting
story the DAILY WORKER exposed
in yesterday mornings issue.
The DAILY WORKER got def
mite statement from Mr.. Kovler that
he was not in the room into which
two shots were alleged to have been
fired and that he had never been
threatened by any union men. De-
tectives, however, were quoted as
saying that they intended to arrest
union officials in connection with the
shooting.
At Detectives Mercy.
Beaiis is held for Investigation. I"
That means for the "gold fab"
room, the Sweat box" He is held
all night there at -he mercy of the
most callous bunch of labor hating
detectives in America.
Mitchell Indicates Guilt.
Earlier in the day the DAILY
WORKER got a statement from the
head of the garment bosses that i'm
piled he had guilty knowledge Of
the Kovler shooting.
This was Frank Mitchell, Of the
dressmaking firm that takes his
name and head Of The Chicago AS
ISOLATION of Dress Manufacturers
Continued ON page ID
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
LaFoIIetts Improves.

WASHINGTON, March b. I'm
provement in the condition Of SEN
ator Robert M. LaFollette continued
today. LaFollette spent comfortable
day Sunday and rested well last
night. est
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01

Sinclair must appear volun-
tarily before the court for a re-
arrangement of bail or a war
rant will be issued for his ar
rest.
The indictment specifically charged
Sinclair with ten counts, nine for as
many questions which he refused to
answer before the committee and the
tenth, general charge that he vio-
lated Section 102 of the revised
statutes in falling to answer any
question.
The indictment charge was as fol-
lows:
THAT Harry F. Sinclair did unlaw-
fully refuse to answer such ques-
tons against the dignity of the Unit
ed States and contrary to the form of
the statute Of the same in such case
was made and provided"
The indictment was returned be-
fore supreme court justice Hits of the
District of Columbia Court. It cites
legal documents in connection with
the leases including the original ex-
ecutive order of President Harding
transferring the jurisdiction of the
naval oil reserves from the navy to
the interior department.
1t also contained copies Of the
various resolutions passed by the SEN
ate empowering the Public Lands
Committee to investigate the leases
and Section 102 of the revised sta
tutes which states that any witness
failing to answer questions before a
congressional investigating commit
tee can be indicted by the grand jury
for contempt.
The indictments was as follows:
The Grand Jury for the United
States of America impanelled and
sworn in the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia presents that
for many years past the govern.
ment of the United States has been
greatly disturbed by the progress
sive diminution of the supply of
petroleum from which are derived
fuel oil, gasoline and other vaIu-
able products indispensably neees-
sary to the operation of naval ves-
sells and consequently have been
keenly interested in the subject of
their conservation and economic
production, handling, use and stor-
age of oils for that purpose, es.
Peeially with reference to occur
renee of such supply on the pub
lis domain"
The indictment then sets forth the
questions which Sinclair refused to
answer and closed with the formal
Indictment Of Sinclair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
Arkansas Families
In Feud Battle Over
ChiIdren's Quarrel

BONNEVILLE, Ark, March a.
A child was killed and eight members
Of the Van Allen and McCarson
families were wounded in the renewal
Of feud in Lick Creek Valley near
here.
The McCarsons, firing from their
house and the Van Aliens, barricad-
ed behind wagon on the roadway,
maintained a constant fire until the
last member Of both families was
wounded.
The difficulty arose over trivial
matter. Sam McCarson, ~, and
Roby Van Allen, IS, quarreled at a
school house in the valley when Roby
called Sans elder sister "bad names"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01

How many of your shop-masss
read the DAILY W0RKER7 Get
one Of them to subscribe today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01

Workers. farmers Demand;
me Labor Party
AmalRamatian
Organization Of Unorganized
The Land for the Users
The Industries for the Worker
Profession Of tie Foreign-Born
Reeo-ri.io- - Soviet 1ussi,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
ISINCLAIR is INDICTED FOR
CONTEMPT OF OIL PROBERS;
HIDES HIS PRIVATE AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Harry F. Sinclair was in
dted today by the Federal Grand Jury charge Of
tempt of the Senate oil Investigators.
Sinclair refused to the questions the ground
that the commeeor any congressional committee-~as
without constitutional authority to compel dvuge his
private affairs.
Involved in the long legal fight which expected to follow
is the important point of authority of congressional nvesga
ing committees point which before been finally
decided by the courts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01

THE DAILY WORKER
RAISES THE STANDARD
FOR A WORKERS AND
FARMERS GOVERNMENT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
RECOGNITION OF
RUSSIA NEARER
BY CANADA'SAC7
Pressure on Washington
Grows Stronger
By LUDWELL DENNY.

| (Stan Correspondent Of the Federated PrsssI
NEW YORK, March 31.-Recogni-
ton of Russia by the United States
government is one step nearer as the
result of the impending recognition
of Moscow by Canada, in the opinion
Of the committee of representative
American business men who have
been working for the last year to
smoke Secretary Hughes out Of his
anti-Russian position.
American Exporters FESTIVE.
Since London and Rome renewed
relations with the Kremlin to the ad-
vantage Of British and Italian busi-
ness men, American exporters and in
vestment interests have grown in
creasingly FESTIVE under the handi-
caps imposed on them by the stub
born and short-sighted policy of the
u. S. state department. That Cana
dian business men are now to get in
ahead of them is the last straw in
breaking the patience of the New
York capitalists whose agents report
that Russia is the only country in
Europe on the upgrade and there
fore the safest field for trade and in
vestment.
''In the best interests of both coun-
tries" Canada is prepared to recog-
nize the Russian government. Prem
Ter King has written to A. Yasikov,
Moscow representative in Montreal,
according to reports reaching here.
This action comes as the result of six
weeks Of negotiations between the
Montreal government and the Rus
sian trade mission which it invited to
Canada. Premier King now an
nounces that he is ready to receive
a political mission and Yasikov has
cabled the invitation to Foreign Min
lister Chicherin in Moscow.
Oil Scandal May Help.
With the U. s. state department
under investigation by the senate for
its completely in the oil scandals, and
Secretary Hughes about to open the
already discredited Coolidge cam
paign in New York, the possibility Is
being discussed hereby that Hughes
may soon be anxious to tighten his
pack Of troubles. Unofficial intiima-
ton by Hughes that the Russian trade
mission which has been 90 successful
in Canada would find the Washing
ton climate agreeable might relieve
the hard-pressed secretary from one
source Of increasing criticism. II is
pointed out here also that Senator
Borah, leading advocate of Russian
recognition, has recently been taken
into the confidence Of the Coolidge
administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
Striking London
Tram Workers Vote
To Accept Terms

LONDON, March SIS Striking
tramway men vote today to accept
terms Of settlement reached BY
their leaders with employers last
week. Work will be resumed tomor-
rev.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01
One of Morgan's Coal Combines
Announces 2OO9o Dividend

WILKES BARRE Pa March be another melon
cutting the coal industry Lehgh
WesBarre Coal Co.. Of the largest Morgans anthracite
combine have Just voted 200 dividend when the
directors around to declaring the slices will distributed TO
the small wealthy clique who have industry
since the lsos and have made pretty that the gedgd
tiles did not get out into plebian hands.
The directors last declared dividend each $50
share 500 hard coal profit This produces 5OO0
900 tons Of the countrys annual hard coal supply
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-01


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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
pIcKTNG- THE RIGHT MAN - VIII

PICKING THE RIGHT MAN - While New
York is occupied in the gentle art OF bootlegg1ng'
and Chicago attending to its divorce and hold-up
duties. the country is awaiting with anxiety the
appointment of Secretary of Agriculture There
is no more important post IN the CaDlnet' Inc
Secretary of Agriculture never manages to break
vigorously into the public prints. His duties lack
that dramatic appeal that atains to the activities
of the Secretaries of the War and Navy Depart
ments The romance and mystery that surround
the operations of the Secretary OF State also pro-
vides an avenue through which that official may
keep himself before the public eye. The man on
whom so much of our prosperity depends, how
ever the man who must supervise the bewlldering
industry of farming must, of necessity, hide his
light under bushel. His labor, potent though it
be- makes little appeal to the imagination of the
people, and so he plods his weary way unheralded
and too oft unsung.
There is no indication at this time as to where
the lightning will strike. Candidates there are
plenty of course, but to date there has not shown
on the horizon any shadow likely to dominate the
picture. 1t is sincerely hoped the administration
will give serious thought to this appointment and
not make it one of geographical political exped-
iency. America needs as her Secretary of Agri-
culture the ablest man in the nation one with a
knowledge of his problems, but more than that
who the great job of feeding America
and who can aid in adjusting our agriculture so
that it may find ready and profitable markets in
the world outside
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
ROAD GUIDE
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeville,
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McKae'
Alamo, Mt. Vernon. Vidalia, Lyons
Reidsville, Claxton, Pembroke. Take
road via Burnsed bridge to Louisville
road: road good to Canoochee river
bridge; east of Claxton just tar 10
Pembroke and Louisville road; Chat
ham county paved. 49,, go,
Route to Augusta-via A6beviiie
bridge. take north route two miles east
of bridge 10 Eastman, Dublin, Wrlghts;
Vile. Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
fair entire distance. :
Route to Montgomery, Ala wa
Irwinville, Sycamore, Ashburn, Syi-
vester, Albany, Dawson, Cuthoert
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union springs
Road fair to Sylvester, paved to Al
bany and good road to Georgetown
Cross bridge to Eufaula.
DIXIE HIGHWAY
Central Route"
Route to Macon-via Abbevllle
Hawkinsville. Perry. Good to Blot
County line then paved into Macon
Route to Jacksonville-Via Ocilla
Douglas, Nichols, Folkston, Jackson
vile Good road to Nichols, rough t
Waresboro, good to Waycross. excel
lent to Folkston and Jax'ville.
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts
road good to fair all the way.
This information will be printed
each week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will mak'
notation of such. )-Leader-F 1terpris'
Promoter of Good Roads.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
acrost!
Anniversary Column
(The Leader, November, 1910
IA YEARS AGO

Many handsome and costly RESI-
dences are going up on the principal
streets. Smaller dwellings of himsey
materials built in early days are be-
ing moved away to make room for
more substantial homes. On South
Lee street the new home of Mr.. ]. A.
Justice has been underway for sever
al months and when completed will
be one of the most imposing dwellings
of the city. On the same popular street
farther down, an attractive home is
being built by Superintendent Mayes
of the Cotton Factory.
Mrs. Pearson has recently erected
a two-story home on Jessamine street
now being occupied by Prof E. E.
Sans and family On Merrimac Drive
B. T. Strickland is constructing a
lovely bungalow that is attracting
much attention.
Mrs. C. E. Craw1ey's palatial home
villa Blanche" on South Main street
is just completed and will soon be
occupied by the family This is the
second colonial home Mrs. Crawley
has built within year and half
On west Pine street the Episcopal
ians are erecting a new structure of
concrete blocks that will, ON compile
ton, be handsome church, and the
small membership is to be congatulat-
ed on the energy and enterprise they
have displayed in financing its build
ing.
The Seanor- Roush store building
on Main street is nearly finished and
being handsome structure of brick,
adds much TO the appearance of this
block
On east Magnolia street between
Grant and Sherman, concrete stone
livery stable is being built.
One of the most notable improve
ments in the business section, is the
extension of the Aldine Hotel. Al
ready the largest building on east
Pine street, it is not large enough to
take care of the patronage of the
hotel owned by ]. L. Dorminy and
conducted by Mr.. w. T. Hammock.
Pamphlets just off the press by Her
man Wettstein are on the subjects of
"True Temperance" 'The Horrors of
Vaccination" The Teles-Mechanics of
Nature" and "The Subconscious
Mind"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06

OUR NAVY'S RANGE-There is material for
comic opera plot in news of the appeal of the
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, to Congress, ask
ing that Subject to the construction of the treaty
for the Limitation of Armaments, the Navy
Department be permitted to authorize the ele-
vaon of he guns American battleships in or
der that they may be efficient as to range. Great
Britain it appears has raised the question of our
right to raise the elevation Of our guns. Indeed,
the bright little tight little isle has even gone
far to advise us that we have right to con-
vert inefficient coal burning capital ships into oil
burners. What would George Washington say to
that?
1t IS matter of common report today that the
British fleet, or at least one two of her capital
ships, could sink the whole American Navy by
the simple process of firing and running. The ship
with the superior speed and the greater firing
range naturally is in command of the situation so
it is evident Britannia has jockeyed herself once
more into the position Of ruling the waves. We
have reached pretty pass, when clap-trap paci-
fist cart-ta orators can so impress the American
people through dramatic and super-slop appeal,
to bind ourselves by treaty that find ourselves
hamstrung when it comes to home defense. All
we need now is to be told by Great Britain that
we must limit our gunnery practice and that it is
against the law for us to point our weapons east
ward until the navies of the world have served
tce on us that they all set and ready for at
tack Incidentally, how does it come about that
the guns capital ships were placer at an in
efficient elevation when they were installed?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
W. p SHOCKLEY

w. P. Shockley, an employe of the
A. B. & A., died here suddenly last
evening at his residence on south
Grant street. The deceased had re-
turned from a fire on east Lemon
street, and it is probable that the ex-
ertion brought on his sudden demise.
The deceased was about IS years
old and is survived by his wife and
one daughter, Mrs. w. M. Gentry, of
Atlanta. The funeral was held at the
residence tonight and the remains
will be taken to Iuka, Miss, for in
terment
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06

Accordin' to my notion now,
it amt the time to mourn-when
the hills is dressed fer Autumn,
and the frost is on the corn
when we view the ripened apples
with their cheeks Of ruby-red,
drinkin' sweet November sun
shine from the glorious over
head. Not amt no time fer
weepin' at the knell If summer
days, when cHe heart should be
rejoicin' IN its thankfulness an
praise. let r1e tune my Tyre to
emphasize :he glory Of the land,
with the music set before me,
that a child can understand.
Let r;le wings of glad October
fan Ire lcve-fame in the soul, as
she Nia;'1s the vital process that
a FILLER can't control. If it
weren't. fer blessed ripeness, in
the vineyard, sheaf and ear,
you would see some hungry fig
germ as to where we'd go from
here. All hail, serene November,
when the pantry and the bin
keeps a-preachin' regular SER
mons on the goodies stored
within. All hail the peace-an'-
plenty with a thousand tints
embossed, as we Danish every
shadder with the smiles we put
acyoGt!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
INTO THE SHADOWS

Frances Hodgson Burnett aged 75
died October 30 at Long Island, New
York. Her fame as writer was prin-
cipally through her novel and play,
Little Lord Fauntleroy" though she
began writing in 1867 and put out her
last novel only two years ago. She was
born in England and though living in
the United States from the age of
sixteen there is an English atmos-
phere about most of her stories. Her
type of stories is not so popular in
these days, but they were of high rank
and in popular demand before the in
vention period that has since 1900
changed even children's taste in stor-
les. Mrs. Burnett loved children and
gave literally to recreation projects Of
late years.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
WEATHER MAN
LOWERS FUEL BILL

By working with the weather fore
caster, D. c. Davies, director of the
Field Museum of Natural History at
Chicago, has cut down the fuel bill
of the museum more than $4,000 a
year. By cooperating with the wealth
er man he knew when to prepare for
a cold snap, rainy weather, or sudden
changes without waste in. fuel Like
wise he knew when to begin to cut
down heating in anticipation of warm
er weather. which usually developed
as scheduled bv the forecaster In
order to maintain an even temperature
in the museum, they follow the u S.
Weather bureau reports closely each
daY.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
RESERVE BANKER ENDORSES COOPER
ALIVE MARKETING-M. B. Wellborn Gov

ALIVE MARKETING-M. b. WellDorn, IoV-
ernor of the Federal Reserve Bank OF Atlanta, one
of the outstanding men of affairs OF the South
controlling the largest financial institution IN the
South, and recognized authority on banking and
sound business in general, gives his unqualified
endorsement to Cooperative Marketing of farm
products. in a recent address before the Georgia
Agricultural Society, from which we quote in
part
'Iust few words now about cooperative mar
keting Within the past few years, the farmers
have felt the necessity of organizing themselves
into mutual associations for the purpose OF effec-
ting a more orderly and business-ike disposal OF
their products This movement has gathered
strength and now all of the cotton states have
their separate organizations which taking an
increasingly larger part in the proper handling OF
our commodities. The banking interests in the
cities are giving them ample support and we OF
the Federal Reserve are rendering them all OF our
assistance at our command and will continue to
give them our wholehearted cooperation at all
times There are, of course certain serious diff
fculties to be overcome. AS matters stand now,
a multitude Of individual producers are still COM
peting disastrously with each other, thus destroy
ing opportunities for fair and just profit to those
who have risked their capital and labor on the
fitfu and uncertain element of the weather, upon
which the prosperity of agriculture must neces
sary depend to a very large extent, For the
success of the cooperative associations other
things than full membership are necessary. The
best available talent for the work in hand must be
obtained, and to this end adequate salaries must
be paid. Otherwise, the organizations will fall
into the hands of mediocre ability where the entire
movement would anguish and eventually die.
While the principal of cooperative marketing
is sound there two factors which might cause
its failure These
CD Lack Of sufficient membership to make it's
work effective and
(2) Mismanagement
On the whole, however | believe that the crea-
ton of these Associations is the most practical
step forward ever taken by the farmers and since
their success means so much to the basic welfare
OF our industry all the banks, both in the city and
IN the country, should put aside any selfish or pet
ty objections and give the movement their whole
hearted and sympathetic support BY so doing
they not only better the lot of the farmers but
contribute directly to the prosperity of their com
munities, and indirectly they are working for
their own success. To use Biblical phrase bread
which they cast upon the waters now will be re-
turned to them thousand fold in the not distant
future.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
EOLEl'lES
ON
n THINGS
NATURE
y - By M

COMBATING NATURE
Some time ago the theory was test
ed out that electrified sand shot by
centrifugal force from airplanes might
affect clouds, and by condensation,
cause rain. Results were only par
tally satisfactory however. In the
case of making rain in droutly per-
iod, it was seen that the area affect
ed would be small compared with the
great weight of sand necessary to be
carried and hence the method would
be impractical on large scale. How
ever it is now realized that for safer
navigation of airplanes, large gaps in
the clouds and fog can be erected by
this method of scattering sand, and
particularly with a train of airplanes,
if one plane should go ahead as a
cloud breaker, other planes could foil
ow with greater safety. Demonstra-
tons are now being made at Boiling
Field near Washington and will con-
tinue for six weeks,a nd if successful,
Congress will be asked to make pro-
vision for such process.