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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
District Convention
Of Russian Branches
Indorses c. E. c. Stand

The district convention of the Rus
sian branches of the Workers Party Of
the North Western states, held here
Saturday and Sunday, Endorsed the po-
sition taken by the central executive
committee Of the party In putting up
Communist candidates in the coming
election.
A report on the activities OF the
central executive committee was CIV
en- by Comrade Arne Swabeck, dis
trict organizer of the party. Cam.
paign Manager Joseph Marley also
spoke.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Chicago Labor
Body Eats Big
Dish of Crow

Continued from page u
labor program consisted of only so
words. that 1t did not deal with the
vital interests of labor.
LaFollette's Friends.
He also showed how LaFollette was
supported by Rudolph Spreckels, the
sugar king, from California, where
Mooney and Billings are imprisoned.
He showed that other supporters of
LaFollette are Vanderlip, the banker,
and w. T. Rawleigh, of Freeport,
ILL.,, head Of non-union $4,000, 900
concern.
These are the open shoppers back
ing LaFollette," said tombstone. eff
you workers believe that the interests
of all are the same, then you should
be for LaFollette. But if you believe
that class struggle is waging in this
country, then you should be for Fos-
ter and Gitlow, tho Workers Party
ticket in this campaign"
Small and Khan.
tombstone also showed that Govern
or Len Small was being supported by
the Ku Klux Khan in this campaign.
that under the Small regime a young
worker was murdered in a court
room in Southern Illinois, that in this
state 10000 coal miners are idle. a
problem that the organized workers
of the state are asked not to discuss.
tombstone declared that after this
election is over the class conscious
workers of the country will again de-
mand that labor party be organized.
Secretary Edward N. Nockels, in ~
ply to tombstone, declared that the
Communists were ungrateful to Gov.
ernor Small, who had pardoned sew
eral members of the Communicates
Dor Party, seized in the Palmer red
raids Of 1920.
This was the tenor Of speeches
made by Delegates Walt and Flora.
They were ably answered by Delegate
Andrew Overgaard.
Ex-Anarohlst Talks.
"You are working for Foster and
Gitlow because you are on the payroll
Of the Communist Party" shouted An
ton Johannsen, ex-anarchist, now
delegate from the carpenters. "You
are all under instructions from Mos
cow"
overaaard Exposes Johannsen.
"Johannsen is the last man to at
tack the COMMUNISTS on that ground"
said Andred overgaard, delegate from
the machinists union. "Johannsen is
now working for the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor, and Gompers is all
right with him. But when he had a
job as organizer for the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers he attacked Comp.
ers regularly.
pebs No Longer a Leader.
"Debs is no longer a leader of the
workers. He follows their cottaiIs.
When they are about to make a mis-.
take he does not attempt to correct
them. Does LaFollette," continued
overgaard, "offer anything substan.
tial to the workers? can Len Small
do anything about unemployment?
or course not"
Charles F. Wills, manager of the
official organ OF the federation, raved
on for while at the DAILY WORK
FIR. He appeared annoyed to find the
DAILYWORKER sold at working
class gatherings
After Wills spoke, debate was arbi.
rarily shut or and the vote taken.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Federal Reserve
Board DeAation
Brings Suicide

CoMERToWN, Mont.-Four small
children and a widow survive John
Myers. Comertown farmer who
killed himself in desperation after
the federal reserve boards defation
Of the farmers had brought poverty
and debt to the family. He had pulled
the trigger OF his shotgun with his toe
as he lay In bed, muzzle pressed
against his breast. The little children
ran screaming out OF the house with
the words "Pana shat -hAp,~alls
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Hillquit and Berger
Quarrel over Effort
toDefine Progressive
BY J. LOUIS ENopAHL.

TODAY Victor l. Berger and Morris HIquit quareng
about the meaning of the word progressive" in politics.
They will be scappng about lot of other things, inn
portant, before this election campaign is over.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
MATTEOTTI BODY
FOUND BURIED
BY ASSASSINS
MussoIini Victim Was
Horribly MutilGted

Especial to the DAILY WoRkER)
ROME, August IA naked
and horribly mutiIatsd body,
positively identified as that of
Giocomo Matteotti, socialist de-
putty who two months ago was
murdered for attempting to ex-
pose the crimes of the Musso-
lini government, was found yes
terday afternoon near Crofano,
a few miles from Rome. 1t was
buried under fourteen inches of
soil. A long steel file had been
plunged into the breast.
Killed by StiIetto.
Last Thursday evening a
waistcoat, recognized by police
as having belonged to Matteot-
ii, was found in a vault near
Rome. 1t had been punctured
with numerous holes, as if by
a stiletto.
No Public Funeral Allowed.
Mussolini's official order that no
public funeral may be held for the
murdered socialist, and that no public
honors may be bestowed upon him, is
arousing the anger of the workers,
who, thru their labor organizations,
are planning to launch a manifesto
to the Italian people to participate in
a mass funeral in defiance of the Fas-
cisti.
Mussolini has been forced to call
to Rome the entire national militia,
consisting of over $4,000 armed
guards, to maintain order Need for
the national militia has been intensi-
fed by the discomfort which is rapidly
spreading among the carabinieri, a
corps of $4,000 soldiers acting as
royal guards, partly because their pay
had been substantially reduced by or
der of Mussolini.
Communists Ready to Act.
The Communist Party of Italy has
decided to call a general strike Of all
workers on the day of the funeral.
Other parties of the constitutional op-
position, however, chief among them
the unified socialist party, of which
Matteotti was member, have refused
to cooperate on the ground that such
action might disturb the peace and
general equanimity Of the country"
A tremendous wave Of indignation
against the Mussolini dictatorship, ris-
ing even higher than the one which
shook the foundations of the Fascist
government when the crime was COM
mitted, is expected to make itself
manifest as the day of the funeral ap-
proaches.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Cuban Unemployment Growing.

CUBA, Aug. 1s.-The unemployment
ranks here are growing in boundless
due to the constant ar
rival of large numbers Of unskilled
laborers from southern Europe and
also by the release of laborers in the
sugar industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
l. W. W. FIGHT BRINGS OUT ISSUES
CONTINUED from Page ~

Continued from Page l.
they have assumed the authority that
rightfully belongs to the G. e. B.
Anyone who dares to disagree with
them either is quieted or faces q gun,
"black jack" or a mob. They toler-
ate no opposition.
1.-THE General Executive Board
would have had to resort to the same
tactics as Doyle, Fisher and Morris
which might have caused serious in
juries or even death on either or both
sides, wholesale arrests Of our mem.
bers thruout the country, destroyed
the organization, supported the &C
ousation hurled against it in the press,
from the pulpit, and given added
weight to the stool pigeons, spies and
agents provocatures who have given
testimony in court during the course
of trials of our members charged with
criminal-syndicalism etc.-or appeal
to the courts for an adjustment until
such time as general convention may
be held.
General Executive Board, Industrial
Workers of the World.
]. A. Griffith,
Chas. Anderson,
Fred w. Bowerman,
James Rowan,
P. d. Ryan,
H. E. Trottler."
A general bulletin Of the admins
tration forces answers the charge of
"gangsters" in the following state
ment:
Are We Ganusters and Gunmen7
'Gangsters and gunner rule head
quarters! Thirty gangsters and gun
men beat up the G. E. b.
$50 read the kilograms and state
ments of the self-styled G. e. B. And
in a signed statement they say again,
thirty armed gunner, most of whom
were strangers, no doubt paid gunner
hired for that purpose, started sap
ping up on the G.. e. B.
why do they not mention the
names Of the men who put them out
Not one was stranger. Every one
was known to the disrupters.
$50 that members may know the
names Of all who put the disrupters
on the street we sign our names and
card numbers to this brief statement
and say without equivocation: WE
PUT THEM OUT!
1--WE ask you, the members of the
I. w. W: Are we gangsters and gun
men? Look us over, and count us
Yours for the l. w. w.
William Hanley, Card 194920, Sec'y
I. U. 10; Arthur Linn, Card 407217
Chairman l. U. 10; ]. M. Reilly, Card
x-49Ss, Sec'y I. U. 2SO; Chas. Gibson
Card 273575, Chairman l. U. 23O; For
rest Edwards, Card S714; Frank Gal
lagher, Card 2Sss64; Harry Drew
Card 2441O3; Sam Forbes, Card 1876
S42; Mike Sapper, Card 195O75; Her
bert Mailer, Card 1928; VIM. Hood
Card 198S90; Geo. D. Ellis, Card
296O03; c. A. Kent, Card 415554; Jacl
Martin, Card x-36O1S; E. w. Latchem
Card SO49O.
Suffer from Syndicalist PrejudIces.
The charge that the administration
follows the Communists is, of course
far from the truth. Both sides are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-18
Idaho Banks Close.

BOISE, Aug. 17.--Three southern
DE-, banks, all small institutions and
oc--.d at Montpelier, Rierie and Rex
burg. have closed their doors recently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
Garbage Nets Capital
$196,63O In Past
Ten Years

Morris Hacker, superintendent
of city refuse, reports to the
Commissioners that grease ex-
tracted from garbage in the
District during the past years
was sold for $196,630.
"The quantity Of garbage col
lected was less than in the pre-
vious year, Mr.. Hacker report
ed, "but from it more grease
was produced.
"More than 100000 was col
lected by the District for grease
and salvaged material, includ-
ing trash. The garbage disposal
plant extracted ,3,6O7,6Oo pounds
Of grease from 1909 tons coli
lected. e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
DEP0RTAT|ONOF
LUIS F|RPO
ASKED
Methodist Official Cites Case
Of Blanca Lourdes In
Making Demand
International News Service.

Deportation Of Luis Angel Firpo,
ArSentinian prize-fighter, was de.
nanded today by the Board Of Tenn.
perance, Prohibition and Public
Morals Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
''Firpo knows as much about
boxing as we do and we have to
do 1t with q hammer and nails. 4"
said Deets Pickett, secretary OF
the board. HE lie simply q big
husky who isn't q tramp because
he. doesn't have to be a tramp.
There are undoubtedly plenty Of
men in the penitentiaries of the
country who know more about
boxing. not to mention many other
subjects"
Pickett called attention to the
deportation of Miss Blanca Loudres,
who came to New York on the
same ship with F'irpo a few weeks
ago, and declared that III it lie
right to admit a male one, 1t ia
right to admit a female one"
Ffrpo's case now Is being In.
vestigated by the Immigrat ton
Bureau Of the Department OF
Labor following a demand made
by Canon Chase, Of New York, for
the fighters deportation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
OLD. AMERICAN
BOOKS EAGERLY
SOUGHT
Collectors on Lockout for
Early History and
Cook Books

Where do most of the valuable
and rare books come from and how
are they obtained? It may safely be
stated that most rarities today are
discovered in out.of-the-way places,
in old collections or libraries, attics
or from sources which have not
been investigated by the keen-eyed
collectors and dealers.
Books are not valuable merely be-
cause Of age Excepting thoes printed
In the fifteenth century, nor soley
on account of their rarity. 1t is
quite apparent that rare book for
which there is no demand can have
no value. It is the combination of
desirability and rarity which gives
value, and that value fluctuates with
the demand. being subject to the
caprice of the collector or the fash
ion Of the day. This may be illus
trated by the collecting of first edi-
tons. About fifty years ago the
first editions Of modern authors
brought small prices; twenty years
later they were eagerly sought for;
while now only the great rarities In
this line find ready sale.
At the present time the books
which are most quickly sold are
those relating to American history,
particularly those on the discovery
and settlement Of the continent, the
Indians, the American Revolution,
navy, local history, genealogy. early
American cook.books, etc. Books on
these subjects, especially when. they
are illustrated, which are really
rare, find a ready sale.
First editions Of the early books
In belles.letters, books with presentA-
ton inscriptions from their authors,
books containing unusual examples
Of early engravers, or those made
famous by the illustrative work Of
such artists az Rowlandson, Leech,
Cruikshank and others; these are a
few Of the line in which there are
numerous collectors; but 1t should
be understood that these are only a
few Of the more conspicuous out Of
hundreds of similar lines of interest
The public generally labors under
the delusion that because one early
edition Of a book commands a large
price. another edition Of about the
same time must necessarily have the
same value. This is mistake. Not
only does few years difference in
the date OF publication mean the diff
ference between a large value and
none at all, but often two editions,
apparently the same, bearing identi.
cal tltle-pages, possess differences in
text. which are known only to the
| EXPERT but which rnaka NraSt Az
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06

were charged with q conspiracy to
deprive members Of the Tarrytown
Realty Syndicate, an. associate en-
terprise of the golf club. Of their
membership, on the grounds that
they are Jews.
Those named with Hitchcock in.
cluded General T. Coleman Dupont,
Vincent Aston, A. ]. Drexel Biddle,
Leroy w. Baldwin. William Bran
don, Robert w. Chambers, novelist;
cambridge Colby, former Secretary
Of State; Edward L. Doheny, oil
magnate; Charles Dana Gibson,
Major General J. G. Harbord, Miss.
lore Kendall, Darwin P. Kingsley.
Frank A. Munsey, Lewis Edwin
Shipman, and Mills L. G. Stone.
Supreme Court Justice Edward
J. McGoldrick refused to grant the
application upon learning that the
clubs assets far exceeded it's labili-
ties
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
F[AYS
DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM
Drafts A. r. Of L. Reply To
Davis Plea by Former
U. S. Labor Chief
BY KENNETH CLARK,
International News Service.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Aug. 6.
John w. Davis and the Demo.
cratic platform today drew a scath-
Ing fire from the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. The executive
council of the federation, meeting
here behind guarded doors, pre-
pared denunciatory reply to over
lures from Democratic leaders who
urged that the federation's endorse.
ment OF Presidential candidates be
delayed until after the Davis ac-
ceptance speech in Clarksburg.
w. Va, next week.
DRAFTED By Gompers.
Samuel Gompers, aged president
Of the federation, drafted the reply.
It was directed to William B.
Wilson, former Democratic Secre-
tary Of Labor, one of Gompers'
closest friends and workers in
labor union movements. Wilson
previously sent a communication
to Gompers asking an opportunity
to present the Democratic labor
stand and Davis labor record to
the federation.
Labor chiefs today charged that
wilson's message was forwarded
on the solicitation Of Davis himself.
Wilson's communication, how.
ever, reached the federation after
the council already had endorsed
La Toilette and Wheeler.
Council members said today that
not even a suggestion was made
to accede to the Democrats wishes.
Policy Is Fixed.
Nothing that Davis may say in
Clarksburg can alter the fedora
tons course in the presidential
campaign, Gompers' spokesman de-
clared today. This was pointed
out strongly in the reply, to.
gether with the statement that not
only are Davis and Bryan "un-
acceptable to labor" but that the
Democratic platform, particularly
in relation to legislation regulating
hours and conditions for workers
plays into the hands Of labor's
enemies"
The actual text Of the councils
answer to Wilson, explaining in
detailed form why the federation
cannot support Davis and bitterly
assailng the Democratic plank on
labor problems, probably will not
be made public until tonight. The
council spert hours wrangling over
the wording, a few members op-
posing the forceful language used.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
ISN'T 1T FUNNY?" GIGCLES
GIRL HELD AS BURGLAR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.--Miss Bar.
bara Dane, who was found con-
cealed in a closet in the studio
apartment of Bancharel de Acust,
refused to give the police a reason
for her act. The girl, who ls
twenty years old, declined to tell
why she entered the house and
what she was doing in the closet.
Police say she climbed through Il
rear window.
isn't 1t funny?" she giggled,
when questioned at police head
quarters.
Appreciation of the Joke seemed
confined to her alone, for she was
locked UP in default of $4,000 bail
and faces a charge Of burglary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
Use Litebuoy the Health Soap
HON. to guard children

Children rarely pay much attention toe scratches and bruises That
why hab washing Of hands, knees and feet with Lbuoy is so
Forgotten and scratches kept antepca and
at the time the skin benefits because Lbuoy pure gentle
bath tub for everyday family protection You will like it better than
any other soap after have used it week Add dozen of Lbuoy
grocery order today and be without it Make this
one Of Acknowledgements Of danger
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
TOMBSTONE KILLS BOY
'.s'AT PEANs m CEMETERY

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-Chester
Obutelewouse, fourteen, was killed
in st. Monica's Cemetery, Jamaica,
when he was crushed by a 200
pound tombstone he and playmates
are alleged to have pulled up with
ropes. He died in Mary Immacu.
late Hospital.
According to police, Chester, two
brothers and two other BOYS
slipped by the satekeeper and
raised several tombstones.
when the stone toppled on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06

ference in their value. The value
of an imperfect rare book (pages
missing, 'defaced, etc.) Is usually but
a small fraction Of a perfect ex-
ample. AS rule, the nearer the
book is to the original state in
which 1t left the publishers hands,
the more valuable it will be.
THE CONNOISSEJJR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
WORKS FOR HOURS,
SAFE YIELDS TWO CENTS

HOUSTON. Tex, Aug. 6.-Crime
doesn't pay, according to James
Blum, a junk dealer here, whose
safe was broken into by a yegg.
The thief, after working half a
night, found only 2 cents and a.
bundle OF receipts within the strong
hOx
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06
RACE PREJUDICE
CHARGED To
CLUB
Discrimination Against Jews
Laid to Exclusive larry
town Organization
By international News Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. ga score of
New York leaders in the social,
business and literary world were
charged. today with racial dis.
elimination in an application for
the appointment of a receiver for
the lockwood Hall Country Club,
exclusive millionaire golfing place
Of Tarrytown.
Frank M. Hitchcock, former Post
master. General, president Of the
club, and his assistant directors,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-06

Chester his companions ran. yell
Ing foe help - Ratrolrnap Patrick
Harmon found the stone too heavy
to lift and had to summon two
other policemen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-11
TO LAUNCH SHIP
BienyiIle Proves Coast Can
Build Big Liners

TACOMA. July n ON wednerday
July 10, tho new passenger chip
Blgnyllc, now under construction
at tho yards OF the Todd Dry
dock and Construction Corporation
In Tacoma VIII be launched.
The building Of the Eisuyue here
has been watched with more than
ordinary interest by Todd officials
in che East=as wen as competing
shipyards on the Atlantic coast Tor
the record time in So construction. h
n believed. Hill lead 20 other con-
tracts coming % the Coast aud the
recognition that Coast steel ship.
yards are as capable ~ building fine
passenger vessels as arc those on The
Atlantic side ~ the country
The BleByilie Is built for the South
srn Pacific Company She wi bg put
on the New Orleans New York pas
srnEcr run.
She is $40 feet long and has o.
beam Of 81 feet. Her propeIllng power
rs furnished by turbine engines de.
yeloping 1900 horsepower and capa
Bile Of driving the vessel thru the sea
az "a sustained speed OF 10 knots.
She viii have five decks and ac,
commodHtions Tor tho es7 cabin pas.
EcnEcra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-11

homish county filed with the 1scrc-
tory Of state az olympia Friday for
the republican nomination for con-
grers from the second Washington
district His opponent Is Represent
alive HHlley
The Everett prosecutor gave out
this statement as his platform:
The best platform ever written
i8 the Sermon on the Mount
III Ws really wish 81 guide for the
settlement Of our political and eco
homie problems. let US begin with
this sermon as our starting point
The remarkable progress made
by the labor movement In Wash
inEt0u in recent years D. due 20 the
fact that lbs leaders have reasoned
with the industrial managers along
the lines u the Golden Rule.
America. due 20 our rapidly develop
ing civilization Political bunk b.
out u date.
THE people want 10 know the
things a candidate stands for; also.
that DO viii keep the faith in the
event Of HE election,
Il stand FOR human rights: against
war. for Law enforcement; lower
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-11
SINGLE EMPLOYE
MAKES ENEMIES

"a railroad. with thousands Of
station agents. freight handlers and
trainmcn constantly in contact with
its public. has no assurance that u
is rendering the kind OF service
that the management may earnestly
desire 10 give. 4 single empioyc.
thru his thouEhtlesness or care
lessnoss. can mako enemies for the
whole system. fractions suffer the
same handicap 20 smaller extent
The problem OF creating and main.
tanning goodwill IL extremely Diff
cult Tor railroads and fractions. and
relatively easy for light and power
companies.
When potential markets are con.
sidcred. tho average power and light
company has much moro room for
expansion than either Of these other
groups.
we are using but small frac-
ton OF the potential power, New
hydro power sites can be develop
cd and output can be increased TO
take care Of an cver-cxpandlug de-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-11
Plan Memorial to
Police, Firemen

Memorial services Tor the members
Of the Seattle fire and police depart.
meuiE viii Doe held ut the HeiliF thea
Ter july 30, 4 committee on arrange
menis met Thurfday Archbishop
Edward J. O'Dea win pronounce tho
Invocation. Walter II. Peters viii de.
liver the eulogy and Rev J =.
crowthcr viii preach tho sermon.
Members q the two departments
VIII assemble and march In FUN dress
uniform 20 the thcltcr, Sacred mu.
sic win be furnished By The respect.
$50 bands and tho thcutrr orchestra,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-11

taxes by lowering the cost Of gov
eminent; enter world court: re-
move every handicap placed on
women by law and by custom; con-
gress should meet two months after
its election, instead Of a year there
after.
Farming is our basic industry
II is as much entitled 20 favorable
legislation as are other industries:
government monopoly Of narcotic
drugs: tariff on lumber and shingles.
am against child labor anywhere.
AT any time"