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The daily worker., 1924-02-13
Taxi Men Slain BY
RiUaIs, Not Ldb0r,.,S.. :
NelU Clue Reveals

Assistant States Attorney German
was busy up till a late hour last
night questioning Tim Neary, secre.
tary of the Teamsters' union about
the killing of two Checker Taxi com
pany employees Friday which he is try
ing to pin on labor. NGorman refused
TO say if he intended to hold Neary
or what he asked Neary or what
Neary said.
While the states attorney was
questioning Neary it was indicated
that the officials Of the Checker Com
pany really knew that the. shooting
was done by agents of rival taxi com
panies. They petitioned the mayor
to remove a certain police lieutenant
who they say Disseminated against
the Checker company in favor of
rival concerns.
The executive board also an
nounced that they would ask states
attorney Grove to investigate charges
that Chief Of Police Collins and Sher-
in Hoffman had been negligent in
failing to provide the company Off
cials with protection against the gun
mems attack.
SO far all attemyts of the states at
torney's Office to attach the killing to
a war between rival labor factions
has failed.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
Straight Talk from
Queensland to John
Bull on War Loan

BRISBANE, Queensland. Feb. 10
Something in the nature of straight
talk is likely to take place when
Labor Premier Theodore of Queens
land reaches London to discuss the
question of loan conversions for
Sl25,000,000 of loan money to
Queensland which falls due this year
and in 1926.
In 1920, when Premier Theodore
last went to London to secure loan
money, the money kings of London
demanded that he should repeal GER
tain labor legislation that affected
them financially - particularly the
taxation of large estates owned by
absentee landlords. Theodore refus-
ed to do so, and secured his loan in
the United States on better terms
than those offered MIN. in London.
Now the money kings in England
are again demanding that Theodore
repeal the legislation objected to as
the price of his securing the CONVEX
sion of the loans now due. He has
stated definitely that rs the legisla-
tion in question has been indorsed bv
the people of Queensland by general
election he does not purpose to alter
one letter of it.
Theodore states that should they
refuse to reconvert the loans he will
go to the United States again. Theo-
dore's action in refusing the demands
of the London money kings is ap-
plauded by the Australian people.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
SGnchO PGnzG Is
Rich Satire for
Workers to Enjoy


(Stan Correspondent of the Federated Press
Altho produced as a fantastic COM
edy, Sancho Panza, which has been
playing in Boston, Mass, for some
time is unique in its message to the
onlookers. The play is a satire on
romance, satire on government, a
satire on life. It's humor, its vital
ity, its philosophy, has made for it
a play that will be looked upon by
the working class as a lesson that
will not hurt anyone to learn.
The play itself is taken from Ger
vantes' story, Don Quixote de la
Mancha. 1t was originally written
in the year 1905. A short synopsis
Of the play is here given.
Sancho Panza, the great popular
character of Spanish literature, was
first introduced to the reading world
in 1905, but the play as it has been
written for the stage does credit to
any modern story. Don Quixote
went about trying to restore the
world to chivalry. He was accom-
panied by the rotund Sancho and the
latter's donkey, Dapple. Don Quixote
had promised Sancho the governor
ship of an island as soon as he should
conquer a kingdom" The incident
most familiar to English readers is
the adventure of the windmills inn
by the artist Dorr.
His philosophy is evident during
the entire play. Such saying as, "If
the kings and dukes, the governors
and all connected with the direction
of governments instead of fighting
each other, would get together
around a table on which was plenty
of good food and wine and would in
ject little common sense into their
meals there would be no wars"
Between the man who produces and
the man who purchases there shall be
no interference"
The play was well received here.
The producers circularized every
labor union in the city for support.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
Youth Views
Youth Begins Trade Union
Activities.
By HARRY CANNES

Youth Begins Trade Union
Activities.
Karl Liebknecht who built the
foundation Of the present German
Communist Party from the young
revolutionists he had won to his side
before and during the dark days of
the war would be proud of our
young American rebels. The first
big work undertaken by the revolu-
tionary youth in the trade unions in
this country was that conducted mt
the United Mine Workers Conven-
tion.
Reports from many present. show
an amazing ability on behalf of the
young miner delegates, many of them
around 20, and some even younger.
1t is incongruous to think that with
so many jazz hounds in this country.
with the octupus-like Y. M. C. A..
deeply sunk boy scout movement and
host of other anti-worxing class
organizations that band of deter
mined revolutionary youth can -four
lsh and show its metal. Extremes
breed extremes.
On the one hand there is a mass
of indifferent working youth. made
so by years Of distorted teaching; on
the other hand, a small but growing
revolutionary youth movement be-
ginning to take an active part In the
real struggles Of the working class.
The United Mine Workers Con
yention example was just a definite.
out-and-out beginning of the Young
Workers League of America. There
was demonstrated that years are not
required to make one progressive
rade unionist, one who understood
the needs, not only of his fellow
trade unionists, but the working class
generally.
When Old Gompers lies rotting
amid affectionate worms, the vouno
fellows now beginning their work in
the workers organizations, will be
the most energetic in cleaning up the
dirty mess he has been creating in
the organized labor movement for
these many years.
Gompers' attitude reminds ne of
the old social-democrats who de-
-ested the growth of the youth move
ment in Germany and actually pro-
hiblted it in its early stages. and
later, when it grew in spite of official
edict, they sanctioned but sought To
control it. But the difference in +he
rise OF the American young workers
IN the American trade union move
ment IS this; Gompers will never
them; neither shall he ever
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
THE THEATRE
BY D. FERRIER

The "Ziegfeld Follies," which ar
rived out here in the provinces Just
year late due to it's immense pop
ularity in the more appreeiative East,
is not nearly so good a show as sew
eral of its predecessors. This may
or may not be due to the fact that
most of the original group Of enter
tainers in the present edition of the
show have long been missing from
its scenes.
In the first place, s440 is too high
a price to pay for the best seats Of
a far better show than this "Fol-
lies" That being off our chest, let
use see what the current edition of
the national institution has to
offer.
The feminine dancing in the show,
handled best by Evelyn Law, GiIda
Gray and Martha Lorber, is up to
the usual "Follies" standard. Each
does notably in her own particular
style, and the specialties by the
Tiller girls from London are syn
eronized motion at it's hest
The pleasing voices of Elsa Peter
son, Alexander Gray and the "Fol-
lies" quartette are wasted on the
songs, which are mostly unnotewor-
thy,
Willie Collier and Sam Bernard.
two generally capable comedians,
have probably the most banal and
tiresome lines Of their careers, and
Jimmy Hussey is impossible in try
ing to initiate Eddie Cantor, an ash
nine ambition in the first place.
The Foxine ballet is nicely ar
ranged, altho most Of the "frolicking
gods" fail entirely to get the spirit
OF the thing Joseph Urban con-
tributes various particularly unin-
spired settings to the show, which
are in part offset by two or three
Ben Ali Haggin tableaus made ap-
pealing by the nude bodies of beau
tiful girls.
Simeon Karavaeff and the Kelo
brothers are excellent in the limited
moments allotted to their dances.
The "Follies" is being presented
at the Colonial theater.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
SGLznldn Tours the
NeIU England States
for Young Workers

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 12.-Max
Salzman, organizer for the Young
Workers League. is on an organizing
tour of New England for the Y.
w. L. He will spend several days
in various New England cities organ
izing new branches of the Y. w. l..
He viii be in Boston till Feb. 10Th
when he will go to Norwood, Mass,
for two days and then go to Quincy,
Mass, for two days. He will be in
Brockton, Mass, on the oath and re-
turn to Boston for the general MEM
bership meeting of the Y. w. L. Of
Boston on the 25th. On Feb. 26th
and 9th he will be in Providence,
r. l.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
MEXICANS KNOW
HOW TO TALK TO
. SUPREME COURT
Then Frightened Judges
Reverse Decision

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12.-The
peasants here know something about
handling a supreme court. Over
three hundred militant peasants
from a little town in the state Of
Tlaxcala, came down last week to in
terview the supreme court Of the
nation here in the capital, when said
court decided that they would have
to return the communal lands which
had been granted to them a couple
of years back by the agrarian COM
mission for the redistribution of land.
This commission declared that the
lands had been stolen by big land
owner from the common lands of
the peasants. After they had taken
Epssession again and were preparing
harvest their second crop, the
owners" who had been fighting them
Nth injunctions and other legal Chi
canery, got a favorable decision from
the supreme court. (Aren't they all
alike, tho2)
When the peasants came to town
to "see about" the eviction order,
they marched three hundred strong
together with their wives and chill
dren and arrived late at night after
tramping all day. Early next morn
ing, in drizzling rain, they went to
the supreme court. All day they
picketed the place till the court
closed. Then they marched down
the fashionable Avenina Juarez and
Avenida Madero to the central plaza,
shouting death to the supreme
p0111.t - ooJ oI+o,.,,o 4;,,<. ...;4l uTN..Al
to the magistrates" Next day the
supreme court discovered" new tech
nicalities, and reversed its decision.
The peasants are now harvesting
their crops.
Five peasant leaders and the wife
of one of them, were framed up on
a fake murder charge over six
months ago, when they became too
active in the Agrarista movement
IN Zamora. The labor and peasant
forces of the country blocked their
execution up till the outbreak of the
counter-revolution. But when Enrique
Estrada and Salvador Alvarado took
possession Of zamora in the name of
the fascist, the six were taken out
|into the courtyard of the prison and
ehot, after which their bodies were
hung from the prison walls. The
peasants in question are Ascensio,
Cervantes, Herrera, Reyes, and AL
varado and his wife, Teresa.
The Villistas are on the warpath
in the north under the lead of Hip
olito Villa brother of the famous
Pancho. The first sign of their up
rising came. in the form Of the sue
cessful robbing Of the train from
Laredo. They got away with 21 900
pesos but did not harm the passen-
gers. The train then proceeded on
its way. A detachment has been
sent out after them from the near
est garrison.
Daniel B. Gish, member of the
international Association of Machin-
lists, local 1867 Mexico City,, is the
most active aviator on the western
front, operating against the rebel |
forces Of Enrique Estrada. So far
"a has received two kilograms of
yngratulation from President Obre-
Pn and a broken rib, from running
his plane into an army mule. But
he is again in active service.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
League Convention called.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. H.
The official call FOR the state con-
vention Of the Non-Partisan League
was issued today The place Of the
convention, which will be held on
March 18th, has not been decided.
County conventions to elect dele
gates to the state convention and en-
dorse candidates for the legislature
will be held March 1st.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
Gig Time" at the Olympic.

Many rare and colorful stage pic
lures and musical numbers are mag
nificently presented in "Jig Time"
the mammoth revue at the Olympic
Theater. In two acts and seventeen
scenes, it is one of the most pre-
tentious offerings in Columbia bur-
lesque. A talented company has won
approval in musical comedy, vaude-
vile and the cabarets, and furnishes
the entertainment of the piece.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
East LlverpooI Honors Lenin.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Feb. ~.
The Workers Party Of East Liver
pool held an inspiring Lenin mem
orial meeting here last Sunday.
Talks We're given on the life and
work Of Lenin and the effect Of his
leadership on the labor unions, and
the Communist Party both in Russia
and other countries, There was a
fine musical program given by local
comrades. The meeting ended with
the singing Of the international.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
Doctors Framing
Helper of Poor,
Declare Friends

KANSAS CITY, NO., Feb. 12.-
DR.. H. B. Mccall wss arraigned yes
terday before the United States
Commissioner charged with selling
narcotics illegally. DR.. Mccall said
the narcotics were used in a cough
medicine which he gave his patients
as part Of his treatment Of them.
DR.. Mccall Is we'll known physi-
clan and is very popular with the
poor Of the city whom he has been
treating in many cases without
charge. His friends declare the
charge is a frame-up engineered by
other doctors.
Get unity thru the Labor Partyi
The daily worker., 1924-02-13

LONDON, Feb. 12.--Scottish La
Dor members Of parliament are up in
arms at the action Of Ramsay Mac
Donald in appointing H. p. MacMil-
Ian, an avowed Conservative, to the
position Of Advocate General Of
Scotland.
"This appointment is enough TO
make Keir Hardie turn over in his
grave" declared Neil MacLean, la
Dor M. P. for Glasgow.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
FLiUUer MdgnGte's
Wealth VIII Pile
Sky High This Year

BOSTON, MASS, Feb. 12.-Henry
Ford sees 1928 as a banner business
year.
eve plan an increase of Is to 20
per cent in our output Of Ford cars,
Lincoln's and tractors" the manu-
facturer said today in an interview
with the Boston News Bureau.
"As against an output Of 2,201 900
bf these units In 1929" Ford said, "I
Inn confident we will manufacture
100000 and 100000 units this
year.
"This will include the output Of
lll our plants in Detroit, England
Ind Canada"
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
DARING CRATER
AND DESERTER is
PAL OF HARDING
Forbes Rose from Ranks
to $225, 100000

Col. Charles R. Forbes, former head
OF the Veterans Bureau, whose con-
duct Of that office a United States
grand jury is investigating here, is as
picturesque CRATER as ever got his
hand in the public till.
IN addition to being picturesque he
was efficient; 1926, 100000 is the
Doodle that did not go for tie bene-
Mt OF soldiers who were disabled in
the world war.
Drummer Boy to CRATER.
Forbes began his career at the aOe
OF IL when he Joined the Marine
corps as drummer. He was with the
marines two years. From then till
ne was 22 he wandered over the
country doing anything he could. At
the age OF 22 he joined the army and
deserted after a few months. For
Tour years he managed to dodge the
authorities and when he was caught
ne agreed to finish the term of his en-
Lstment and thus escaped prison for
desertion.
He went to the Philippines and rose
to the rank Of sergeant and was dis
charged
Discharged from the army at the
age Of 81 he settled in the Pacific
Northwest. Here he became an active
politician of sorts. From the North
west ne drifted to Honolulu and
island politics. His rise was rapid and
he soon became Commissioner OF
Public Works.
While holding this job he met Pres
ident Harding, then a Senator on
tour of the Philippines. He made a
hit at once with the Senator. Forbes
was a man after Harding's own heart.
He was jolly, easy-going, good ma
tured.
Decorated, By Cad.
America entered the war and at
once Forbes applied for a commits
sion as an officer in the army. The
War department didn't bother to look
up his record. He was a somebody
now and 0. X. He got the commits
sion and was sent to France. He re-
ceived couple of decorations.
After Forbes was mustered out of
the army and Harding was nominated
for president, Forbes rushed to Mar
ion where he became a fixture on the
Harding front porch.
After the election and before Har-
ding assumed Office, Forbes cody
asked for the job of running the ship
ping board. Harding would have
given it to him but other men had to
get jobs so he was given something
"just as good"
Spent Only $447, ,o0o, 900.
Forbes was made head of the Vet
erans Bureau. AS soon as he took
over the Office he managed to make it
the most expensive branch Of the gov
ernment; spending SAT-, 100000 A
great deal of this money went into
giving wild parties to his friends and
political bootlickers. His parties are
still remembered.
At the White House he was famil-
Jar figure. While politicians waited to
see Harding, Forbes walked into the
presidential office. He was not averse |
to using the prestige the general |
of his friendship with the
president gave him. He used it in
every way he could.
When Secretary Fall resigned,
Forbes Dragged that the job was his
'or the asking. But, the Senate in
Of his conduct Of the Vet
,rans Bureau started and his little
world came tumbling down. He re-
igned as director of the Bureau and
oday he expects to be indicted and
maybe be sent to prison for the most
colossal piece Of graft ever pulled off
n this country.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13
Another 5. D. Bank Goes Broke.

BROOKINGs, S. D., Feb. 12.-The
Brookings State Bank here was or
dered closed by the board Of direc-
tors and the state banking depart
ment was placed in charge. The
bank was capitalized at S15O,000 and
is said to have had deposits totaling
more than million.
The daily worker., 1924-02-13

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The Washington times., 1924-03-27
CD.
REPUBLICANS
To MEET
Daughters of Confederacy
Hear of Organizations
Work in South.

CLARENDON. Va, March a.
Mrs. w. W. Witt, Of the Mary
Gusts Chapter, of Lexington, Va,
addressed the members Of Arlington
county chapter, United Daughters
Of the Confederacy, at the regular
meeting at the home Of Miss
Elouise Hough, on the work being
done through the South by the
chapter. Mrs. Witt was followed
by Mrs. Lloyd Everett. member of
Arlington chapter, who gave an
interesting reading from the "Con-
federate."
The following members were
elected as delegates to the District
convention to be held in Front
Royal, Va, during April. the
exact date to be announced later:
Mrs. w. w. Snyder, Mrs. F.. w.
Caldwell, Mrs. N. A. Reese, Mrs.
John Palmer, jr,, Mrs. A. M. Daw-
son and Miss Elouise Hough.
1t is announced that the chapter
will hold 800" party at the home
OF the president, Mrs. w. w.
Snyder, Tuesday night, April /, at
o'clock.
The Republicans Of Arlington
county will hold a joint meeting
Of the Arlington County Republican
Club and county committee tomor-
row night at o'clock at the
1nent speakers will address the
meeting.
The newly elected members of
the executive committee of the
Clarendon Citizens Association will
hold a meeting at the community
hall tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
J. Thomas Manning, president Of
the association, stated last night
that he will announce the personnel
OF the regular committees of the
association at the meeting. A. B.
Eaton, chief of the Clarendon fire
department. announced today that
following the meeting of the execu-
tive committee meeting tomorrow
night, there would be a meeting Of
the fire department at which time
officers will be appointed.
Saturday night, Mrs. NJ. Andrews.
Of Washington, president of the Ma.
tional Monticello Memorial Associa-
ton, will address a Monticello
Memorial to be given by the Claren-
| don Parent-Teacher Association at
the Clarendon citizens hall at s
o'clock. A musical program will
follow the address of Mrs. Andrews.
The annual election of officers
will be the principal business at the
| regular March meeting Of, Mary
Washington Chapter, No. so, C. E.
S. of Clarendon. tomorrow night at
s o'clock in the Masonic Temple.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
JEWELLERS ARE TO UNITE
ON AN lad" CAMPAIGN

Washington jewellers, members
of the retail jewelry section Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS.
ISOLATION last night took the initial
steps looking towards coop
erative advertising of jewellery az
"Nhe gift that lasts"
Sidney NJ. Selinger. chairman of
the section, launched the idea at
a dinner Of the members Of the
section in the City Club last night.
The members thought it a good
idea and the proposal was laid
aside for action at the next meet
ing.
Congressman Frank C. Sites, of
Pennsylvania, who has been in the
jewellery business for twenty-seven
years, told the jewelers. that there
was great need for more states
men in politics." He declared that
there were too many who were
classed as politicians, demagogues.
and political theorists"
The section decided to meet on
the third Tuesday of each month.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
FINDS BUSINESS
'FET|D' WITH
CRAFT
Expert of Washington Gives
Some Astonishing Data
on Abuses.
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First PageD
will dispute, there are certain con.
siderations Of an essentially COM
mercial character which should re-
ceive attention.
IA firm which gives or permits
brides should not be regarded as
a good commercial risk.
IF the bride is given by it's
employees with it's knowledge and
consent, it indicates moral de-.
ficiency which does not entitle it
to the confidence of those whose
business is to extend credit, while
If the bride is given by it's en-.
ployes without it's knowledge, it
indicates an incomplete oversight
and control OF it's own activities"
LaVigne looked into the shipping
business, among others. He says
he found it fetid.
In the purchase Of ship stores,
supplies, coal, in docking, in con.
Struction and repairs he found in
stances in which nearly everyone
was getting his Bit" from the
captain, down through the steward
purser,, commissary and deck hands.
He said he found one chandlery
which charged $500, 900 for a $685.
600 bill Of goods, thev owner admit
ting that he charged so per cent
for the commissions, which he
felt himself obliged to pay to pre-.
vent the purchasers from going to
more tractable sellers.
He said he found men serving
as directors of corporations merely
to obtain the contracts for sip-
plies for other corporations in which
they were more heavily interested.
Among the directors it was a mat
ter Of give and take" The spirit
OF graft had trickled down from the
top to the minor employees and even
to the family households, where the
chauffeur was getting his ''bit" on
the tires he bought for the auto
and the cook for trading at q pre-
ferred store.
LaVigne says that a large share
Of the spirit of graft now being ex.
posed in official circles was brought
into Government during the war by
the $1.a-year men who continued the
practices with which they were IA.
miliar in private industry.
Would Relieve Farmers.
He said the council Is instilling the
Idea In business that honesty IL
the best policy" both morally and
financially. He said farmers would
get quick relief II the Commissions
were eliminated by those who mar.