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Evening star., 1924-05-06
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Auto Driver Accused in Death of
Boy.

Walter W. Mertz, forty, 1901 Wis
consin avenue, alleged driver Of the
automobile that ran over and fatally
injured Thomas Linney, nine years,
1000 Tunlaw road. near Massachu-
setts avenue and 31st street, Sunday
afternoon, was held for the action of
the grand jury at an inquest conduct
ed at the morgue yesterday after
noon. He furnished bond for his ap-
pcarance.
1t was in evidence that Princess,
the pony the boy was riding, SHE'D
at some object in the road and threw
the rider to the roadway. Mertz' car.
it is alleged. came along and passed
over the child, inf1icting injuries that
resulted in his death yesterday morn
ing.
4. The body of the dead boy was
taken to his parents home after Cor
oLer hewitt had sworn d jury in the
case. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Holy Name Catholic Church,
11th street north east, at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Interment will be
in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Evening star., 1924-05-06
Asks Sessions on Garden.

to relocate the United States Botanic
Garden directly south of the Mall,
adjacent to it's present location, joint
sessions of the House and Senate
committees on the library are pro-
vided for in q resolution introduced
yesterday by Representative Robert
Luce of Massachusetts,, chairman of
the House committee on the library.
The Luce resolution also proposes
that a suitable landscape develop
ment plan in connection with the
garden be recommended by the joint
committee. To cover the expenses
of this investigation an appropria-
tion of $1,000 is authorized in the
resolution.
Evening star., 1924-05-06
PUSH COUNTY CLEANUP.
Trucks Kept Busy in Communities
Across River.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, May 6.-County
trucks, under direction of Health Of
ficer P. NJ Chichester, were kept busy
yesterday putting the finishing
touches on the cleanup campaign
conducted jointly by Clarendon, Ash
ton Heights, Lyon Park and Aurora
Heights. Yesterday was designated
as collection day, but because of the
thorough cleaning up by the residents
it was impossible to finish the work,
according to word received from the
health office. The trucks are TO be
continued in action until all of the
rubbish is cleared away, the author
tiles say.
Evening star., 1924-05-06
PARTISAN WINS SUIT.
Collector Ordered to Pay Bill at
Pre- War Franc Rate.

Justice Robb of the District Court
of Appeals yesterday decided that
William J. Dante, collector of the es-
tate OF Stilson Hutchins, must pay L.
Miniggio of Paris the value which
1856 francs had October IL, 1909,
when Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins.
wife of the millionaire, purchased
wearing apparel from the merchant,
and may not take advantage of the
present Debated value of the French
coin.
The Paris merchant sued in the Dis
trict Supreme Court and was award
ed verdict of S1,563.70, with inter
est, from October II, 1909. The franc
at the time the bill was contracted
had an exchange value around 20
cents, but is now in the neighborhood
of a nickel If the collector had been
successful in his appeal the merchant
would have had to accept about one
fourth value for his bill.
Evening star., 1924-05-06
VIENNA SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
Paintings and Drawings Will Be
Shown at National Museum.

An exhibition of paintings and
drawings of the grade and high
school children of Vienna will open
tomorrow at the New National NJ
scum and will continue until May 2S.
The exhibition. which is under the
direction of the National Museum
and the auspices of the American As
sociation of Arts will consist of sew
eral hundred pictures. The object of
the exhibition is to demonstrate the
work being done by the children of
Vienna in the development of art.
Arrangements will be made with
DR.. Ballou, superintendent of schools
so that the local students of the pub
lie schools may have an opportunity
TO visit the museum and see the cx-
hibition. DR.. Hams e. holman
brought the exhibition to Washing
ton from Baltimore.
Evening star., 1924-05-06
PosTMAsTERs NOMINATED.

Among a number of postmaster
nominations sent to the Senate yes
terday afternoon by President Cool
idge were those of Louis H. Wise to
be postmaster at Mechanicsville and
John T.. Mansfield, at st. Michaels,
Md; Charles c. Peery at North Taze-
we'll, Va, and Lawrence Darrackman
al Barrackyille and Gertrude Smith
a. Oak Hill. wa
Evening star., 1924-05-06
La Toilette Leaves CAPITAL.

Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin
left Washington yesterday for At
lantic City to regain his strength
following a recent attack of pneu-
monia. He was accompanied by Mrs.
La Toilette. The senator expects to
rteurn to the Capital within q fort
night.
Evening star., 1924-05-06
New Boats for Coast Guard.

Five more speed boats for the
United States coast guard to chase
rum runners will be built at An
napolis. Md, under contracts let yes
terday by the Treasury, providing for
cost of approximately $4,000 EACH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
BRITISH LABOR
CONGRESS GETS
UNITY PROJECT
International Merger
Plan Proposed

LONDON, Sept. A move
for international unity In the
trade union movement was
made at Hull today at the an
nuaI meeting of the Trades
Union Congress by the intro
duction of a resolution calling
for British Iabor's endorsement
of a joint congress of the AM
sterdam international and the
Red International of Labor
Unions, based on proportional
representation, for the purpose
of merging the union movement
of the world.
Unity Resolution Proposed.
The resolution, introduced by
Harry Pollitt, prominent mem
Der of the Boilermakers' union,
and leader of the Red Interna-
tional of Labor Unions in Eng
land, aroused the fury of the
old reactionary guard of the
Trades Union Congress, who
did their best to oppose the
plan for unity.
Will Thorne, member of parliament
and remnant of the old social-demo.
cratic movement in the British isles,
attacked the proposal vigorously.
ANY kind of unity between us and
Moscow is out Of the question:" he
said Thorne and his fellow parlia-
mentarians prefer unity at the kings
table at Buckingham palace to inter.
national working class unity.
A. A. Purcell, also an M. p, who
presided at the sessions, and who is
being driven toward the left by the
rising protests Of the rank and file,
was inclined to agree with the pro.
posaI.
Dawes Plan Attacked.
Purcell in his address assailed the
Dawes plan, stating that the burden
of the reparations should be placed
on the shoulders of the exploiter and
profiteer, instead of the workers. He
pointed out that the eight-hour day
would be sacrificed if the Dawes plan
were put into effect and that interna.
tional market competition would soon
bring down the wages and shoot up
1.-THE working day of the workers of the
rest of the world.
The miners in particular are oppos.
ing the Dawes plan at the congress.
Purcell also declared that the
Anglo-Russian treaty would do much
for Russia and would help the British
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
Satan Gets a Bad
Trimming; Morals
of Hoosiers Saved

vINCENNES, Ind, Sept. 4.-Cen.
sorship on printed matter by the state
OF Indiana on the pretext of decency
is in full sway in Vincennes. News
dealers were served with notice over
the signature of Mayor John M. Gray.
son that sale of periodicals banned by
the Indiana attorney general must be
discontinued and the magazines with.
drawn from display under penalty OF
prosecution.
The periodicals banned are: Whiz-
bang, Secrets, Confess, Hot Dog.
Breezy Stories Happy Hours, True
Stories, Real Life, True Confessions,
True Romances. Dream World, Flap.
per, Midnight, saucy Stories, Fig Leaf,
Pyjamas, Clever Stories, Taller.
The McFadden Publishing Company
gives evidence Of fight. In place OF
True Stories, one OF It's publications.
here appeared on the stands bro.
chure presenting letters from Indiana
pastors written in approval Of the
magazine,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
Foster Speaks on
Defense Day, Sept.
IL, at Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. A.
William z. Foster, the Party's can
didate for President, will speak at the
Musical Fund Hall Sth and Locust
Sts., Friday, Sept. 18th. defense
Day..
Party Branches are instructed, sym
pathetic organizations are requested
to cancel all meetings or affairs ar.
ranged by them for that evening.
Circulars, tickets, throwopts, show
cards etc. will be out soon. DO not
wait till you get your material thru
the branch. Stop into the office and
get your supply Branches will re-
ceive 2 tickets per member and should
make every possible effort to sell
them.
The Foster Meeting must be made
the most enthusiastic Communist Raj.
ly that Philadelphia has seen. 1t will
surely be an opportune moment. The
workers OF Philadelphia will answer
the Capitalist Mobilization Call on De-
Tense Day by pledging full support to
the candidate for the presidency--the
Communist, William 2. Foster.
To work comrades: Wake UP the
sleepy ones and speed up the work In
our First Communist Campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05

real aims Of these war prepare
tons, to tell the truth about CAPT
talist wars TO the children and the
workers Of America.
We are doing much propaganda
work against capitalism. We
speak TO the children in the
schools while the older comrades
speak to the workers in the shops
and factories.
We, the Juniors, send our
hearty greetings to the Leninists
Of the Union Of Socialist Soviet
Republics. We join in your ap-
peal to the children of the world
TO organize Children's Communist
groups to fight against wars and
capitalism.
Signed: City Convention Junior
Section Y. w. L. of Chicago, u. s.
a., August 80, 1924. 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
4o<he Children Of the Union o.
I Socialist SoDiet Republics.

Dear Comrades: We have read
your appeal to the children of the
world at our convention held in
Chicago on August 80 1924. We
have already done what you asked
for in your appeal. We are or
gained for over a year into Com
munist Children Groups. We are
known as "The Junior Section Of
the Young Workers League" or
as "The Junior Groups
The capitalists Of this country
are organizing a mobilization day
on September 12for new wars. We
are going to do all in our power
TO help our older comrades from
the Workers Party and the Young
Workers League to disclose the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
.SMALLOPERATOkS
B Elm C SQUEEZED
out BY WALL ST.
Coal Trust Being Formed
by Big Operators
BY KARL REEVE
Especial to The Daily Worker)


MARION, Illinois, September A.
The closing down of the mines in
Southern Illinois, and the over-pro-
duction of coal has been used by the
large coal companies to squeeze out
the little coal operators and complete
the organization of the Coal Trust
headed by Wall Street.
Many of the small mines here will
never open again under the present
owners but will be taken over by the
railroads and the large coal operators
association. An example of the pro-
cess taking place all over the mining
fields Of Illinois is the sheriff sale an
nounced at the court house here of
property Of the Sunnyside Coal COM
pany, a small independent mine.
by virtue of transcription from the
Municipal Court of Chicago" says the
notice OF the bankrupt sale. "The
Circuit Court of Williamson County
announces judgment against the
Sunnyside mining company in favor
of the Republican Coal Company Of
"a mine mules belonging to the Sun
nyside Coal Company"
Miners Forced To Wall
Miners who have accumulated lit
tie property have also been forced
to the wall by the depression in in
dustry, and the sheriff, George CALI
gan, is kept busy dividing his time
between rounding up law-breaking
Kluxers and conducting sheriff sales.
The banks of the county are taking
over much land and property of bank
rupt miners and farmers. The City
National Bank of Herrin received a
Judgment against Joe Tone}le, and
sold out his interest in a Herrin Hotel.
10. A. Green, of Herrin sold out the
property of S. d. Loni and Mario Loni,
when they could not pay their debts.
A judgment was granted against J. ].
Zoller and Adam Zoller when they
could not pay the Citizens Trust and
Banking company. Seventy acres was
disposed Of. These are only a few
Of the many sheriff sales being con-
Quoted in Williamson County.
Farewell to Studebaker
The Marion State and Savings Bank
sold out the farm Of Henry Nicholson,
and Udell Gangle forced Charlie and
Nettie Caplinger to dispose of Stude-
baker car to meet their debts.
Marion now has a population of
5000, having lost 5000 population
within the last year. Many mines are
shut down in the vicinity of this
town. The Atwood mining company,
employing 200 men, is closed, the Pea
body mine No. 8, small mine, is
working only days a week. The
Big Muddy coal company, employing
200 is shut down, and the Gent mine,
employing 200 is also closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05

pushing the unemployment
question at the Illinois Fedora
ton of Labor Convention at
Peoria next week.
An Ignorant Congressman.
LaFollette's campaign manager
John M. Nelson, a congressman from
Wisconsin, confessed absolute ignor
ance of unemployment conditions
when interviewed by the DAILY
WORKER.
Congressman Nelson was under the
impression that there might be some
thing about unemployment in the La
Toilette program. He wasn't sure
But he was sure that he didn't know
anything about II, and that the cam
paign he was conducting didn't touch
II.
MACEDONIAN Also Very Shy
The congressman then passed the
DAILY WORKER reporter on To
Charles j. MACEDONIAN, LaFollette's
state campaign manager. But Mac
Gowan was equally shy OF the jobless
problem that grips the state, especial
ly the coal mining sections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
La TOILETTE FORCES
NOT WORRIED ABOUT
SMALL'S KHAN faint

Charles J. MACEDONIAN, LaFollette
campaign manager for Illinois, Isn't
Interested In the charges made by
States Attorney Delos Duty Of VIII
Hanson county that Governor Len
Small, supported by the LaFolIette
forces for reelection, Is a member
Of the Ku Klux Khan.
"The national campaign has moth
ing to do with state politics In any
state" declared MACEDONIAN, dismiss
ing the whole matter.
The LaFolIette manager con-
fessed, however, that II was impos-
sibIe for them to deliver the labor
vote to Small.
ain Illinois the American Fedora
ton of Labor has endorsed Len
Small. The socialists are putting up
their own candidate. Some of our
people will also vote for the demo-
erat, Jones'"
When urged to give his views on
Len smaIps alleged connections
with the Ku KIux Khan, and on the
Khan itself, Congressman John NJ.
Nelson, LaFolIette's national cam
paIgn manager, declared:
1.-THE senator (meaning LaFol-
Iette) is the only one who expresses
an opinion on such things"
And there you areI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
Speeding Up and
Wage Cut Follow
Piece Work Plans
ny Federated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia. Sept. A.
A sidelight on piecework system
comes to the fore by the complaint
of agricultural implement workers
that speeding up and rate cutting
have followed introduction Of piece.
work.
Employers put over piecework by
the argument that they wanted in.
creased output, and so the more the
men earned the better their pay.
They said there would be no rate cut.
ting. Now the men find out that
rates are fixed on the superior skill
81 the fastest hands, and in due course
the less skilled find themselves unable
% earn decent wage for fair days
work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
RIVAL CHINESE
ARMIES FIGHT
NEAR SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Sept. 4.-Fighting has
started between two rival armies
twenty miles from here. The armed
forces Of the capitalist nations are
ready to butt in and the capitalist
diplomats hope that as a result of the
civil war they will be able to get
frmer hold on the economic life of
China.
Foreign naval forces now here avail
able for assistance in the event that
the native hostilities threaten foreign
Interests include ten American destroy
ers and three gunboats under command
of Admiral McVey; a British cruiser
and two gunboats; Japanese cruiser
and three gunboats; two French cru
isers and one Italian cruiser.
czarists Are Hungry
The naval personnel combined with
the volunteer corps and police gives
the foreign defense approximately
5000 men. There is a possibility of
700 Russian white" soldiers now
quartered on the volunteers ships here
may participate in the fighting soon.
1t is reported the Russians have Of
fered to fight as mercenaries for the
highest bidder. They arrived from
Vladivostok two years ago and have
since been interned here. They are
plentifully supplied with rifles and
machine guns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
"Mr. LaFollette's Labor Day speech

"Mr. LaFollette's Labor Day speech
discusses the unemployment ques-
tion," he countered. "LaFollette de-
clares he is against national monop-
oily. The condition Of the Illinois coal
miners is only one example OF the
evils of national monopoly"
How do you propose to do away
with national monopoly" was asked.
He Has No Opinion.
"Mr. LaFollette is considering all
these matters" declared Mr.. Mac
Gowan
what is your opinion?" was the
next question, but MacGowan was not
hard pressed for an answer. II was
81 agree with anything LaFollette
proposes"
II the jobless workers Of the state
get hungry, or are turned out Of their
homes for failure to pay rent, the
LaFollette campaign headquarters
Morrison Hotel, Chicago, will send
them copy of one of LaFollette's
speeches, or copy of "His Program.
But nothing concrete will be done to
aid them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05

rested Huber, Bryan Costell, Ray Cot
terrell and John Hutcheson, four
miners. He took them under deputy
guard to the town of Brady and
locked them up in the Company Club
house in charge of Brady-Warner
guards. Then he ordered the rest of
the defenders to leave the hall for the
night, pledging them that the building
would be protected.
William Mckinley Yost is a repub-
lican politician. His promise meant
exactly the same as the promise of
safe conduct made by other republic
an politicians to Sid Hatfield when he
fatally surrendered to warrant at
Welch courthouse. Two hours after
Yost made his promise of protection
the miners union hall, built at the
cost of thousands of dollars contribut-
ed by the coal diggers, was lighting up
Monongahela Valley.
New Union Hall.
The new union hall is of brick and
cement thruout. 1t will not burn
Idown so easily as the last one. And
it has behind it the determination Of
union men who are determined to
beat Sam Brady and the corporations
behind him at all cost and to win
thru again to union wages and union
liberty.
Case Of the four men arrested
were shortly dismissed. Their arrest
appears to have been timed solely for
the purpose of stripping the hall of its
defenders while the gunner applied
the torch. None of the attacking gun
men have been arrested for assault
with intent to kill, arson or any other
crime, tho Murray and Conway, two
of the thugs, admitted under cross ex-
animation in the circuit court in Nor.
gantown last July during a hearing
of an injunction against the union,
that they knew they were firing into
a building containing women and chill.
dren.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
YOUNG WORKERS WILL
TAKE TO THE WOODS
SEPTEMBER FOURTEEN

The Young Workers League Of
Chicago will finish a weeks cam
pslsn against the Mobilization Day
scheme Of the mlIItarist government
with a hike into the Milwaukee
woods, on Sunday, September H..
All those wishing to participate in
the hike are requested to meet at
the end Of the Milwaukee Avenue
car line at II a. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
Elephant Campaign
to Pull Stunt of
the Covered Wagon

WASHINGTON, September AIN
place of the Golden Special train
which wrecked Hughes chances with
the women voters in the campaign OF
1916, the Coolidge-Dawes managers
are sending across the continent a
caravan of six motor cars, starting
from Plymouth, VT, on Sept. and
following the Lincoln Highway. This
time there will be no millionaires
abroad, to be featured as the chief
speakers. Instead there will be a crew
of machine politicians from New
England, who will hold whispering
conferences with local leaders, after
the fashion Of the late Murray Crane,
patron Of Chairman Butler.
Subscribe for "Your Daily"
the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
swIpe $4,000 in Checks.

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 1.-Two
bandits who sprang from an automo-
bile on the city's main thorofare to.
day held up and robbed william
Smith, bank messenger, OF $4,000 in
checks. The bag Of checks was found
a few minutes later.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-05
LaFOLLETTE CAMPAIGN MANAGERS
HAVEN'T SINGLE IDEA OF THEIR
OWN ON UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM

LaFoettes campagners lodged sumptuous headquarters
the Morrison hotel not bothered by the widespread I'M
employment conditions among the coal miners of the state
So Of the LaFolette hackers
among labor officials the politicians, intends
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
Birthday Dinner

ON Monday. March II, a large crowd
of Uncle "Bill" Looney's friends met
at the home of Tolbart McIlroy for
the purpose of surprising Uncle Bill.
About eleven o'clock the people moved
on to his home. Two Of his sons had
come that morning but he did not
think of a surprise dinner.
At the proper time the women spread
one of the finest dinners ever served
ON such occasions. There was num-
Der of cakes with Uncle Bill's name
and age printed on top Of each cake.
This was his seventy second birthday.
After dinner was over the crowd re-
assembled and sang some very beauti-
full songs.
Uncle Bill said this was the happlest
day in his life. He Is a fine old man.
He always does his best to make life
pleasant for those he comes in contact
with.
About three o'clock the people began
to depart for their homes wishing
Uncle Bill many more happy birthdays.
Contributed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
CITY ELECTIONS IN
ALL COUNTY TOWNS

city elections were held In all the
incorporated towns of the county Tues
day and we have received the returns
from all except Ravenden Springs. At
Reyno the following were elected; j.
e. Renie. mayor; ]. 4. Glasco, record
er: IL. l.. Sparkman, j. A. Ferguson,
J. II. Richardson. Dewey Day. J. NJ
Hurst. aldermen; Elmo Roe. W. G.
Glasco Oak IIalford, park commission.
ers. A total Of los votes was polled
Maynard elected the following; ],
ID. Poynor. mayor: T.. II. Brooks. re-
corder; II. J. Late. &. o. Ingram. Bax
ter Spencer, G. A. Johnston, w. G
Carter, aldermen; Greed Hawk, treas.
urer.
At Blggers the result was as follows
A. NJ. Dunn, mayor: W. W. Davidson,
recorder; John Tipton. treasurer
Harry Hite. r. T.. Courier. II. NJ. Lnter
WIN Hambrick, Murry Armstrong. al.
dermen.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
p. H. S. Notes

A number of our students attended
the county fair at Biggers during the
week end. We are very proud of our
record we made In Biggers.
The ANIMALS will be sent to the
printer FridS and it is thought that
it win he out about May 20. or little
hter. All these living away from
Pocirhohtas. and wanting an annual,
write to Marvin Wells of Evelyn Brls-
tow.
The seniors have ordered number
of plays from which they will pick
out their class play.
Lige Spikes, former student of the
senior class, was visiting school last
week.
Pearl Bates of IIoxie was visiting
school last Thursday morning.
Essie and Jessie Ford were Visitors
last week.
Rev. Gray and Rev. McEwen were
visitors Monday morning In chapel.
Clara Bates visited school last week