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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Frisco Bakers Want Raise.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-The
Cracker Bakers Union has asked for
a wage raise of 81 day, to be
effective May LIST. The raise, which
has the endorsement of the Central
Labor Council, is being considered
by the employers and will probably
be granted. The union, 375 strong,
is almost entirely composed Of
women.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
KANSAS old line
P POLITICIANS IN
TEAPOT SCANDAL
Democratic Boss Got a
Large Check

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April A.
Mrs. Marie Harris, a mild hammered
little woman who believed her hopes
and ambitions for her husbands sue
cess were crushed by machine poll
tics" injected a "Teapot Dome" into
Kansas City's municipal election cam
paign today.
Mrs. Harris walked into a political
meeting in an outlying section Of the
city and asked to be heard.
She said her husband had lost his
job because, as engineer for the Kelly
Dennis Contracting Company he
would not approve a 100000 sewer
contract containing 100000 in
"extras."
Showed Check.
Clinching her statements she ex-
hibited check for $4,000 drawn by
the Kelly-Dennis Company, payable
to Tom Pendergast, democratic "boss'
and endorsed by him. She said the
check had been deposited by the po-
litical leader in his personal account.
Before the audience which was
scattered thru the tiny neighborhood
moving picture theater could realize
what had happened Mrs. Harris slip
ped out side door and hurried home.
"My husband was employed as chief
engineer by the Kelly-Dennis Com
pany in Canada" she said. "Mr. Kelly
was convicted of graft in building
parliament buildings there. They
came here three years ago and
brought my husband with them.
Refused Approval.
"Kelly-Dennis obtained the S2,OOO,-
600 turkey run sewer contract. My
husband was an honest man and
when he thought they were trying
to put thru 100000 worth of work
in the contract which wasn't needed,
he refused to approve the plans.
"They brought all possible pressure
to bear on him but when he held
steadfast he was discharged. He is
now broken mentally and physically
and working with pipe gang"
Pendergast declared the contract
was given to him as a Campaign
contribution"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Friends VIII BE Friends.

Pat was hard hit and sinking rap
idly, so a chaplain was summoned.
"Pat," he said gravely, "you are
about TO go west. While you have
time you must renounce the dcvil."
Father" replied Pat, If I'm that
bad off, It's in no condition I am to
be after making new inimies."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
SmaIl,s Sneech FATAL

While listening to a speech here
last night by Governor Len Small,
Dennis Dennehy fell dead from
heart attack. Dennehy was standing
on chair in order to get view of
the speaker when he collapsed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Rnenos Aires Reds win.

BUENOS AIRES, April 4.-Social-
ist candidates won overwhelming vic
tories over their radical" opponents
in elections to the chamber of depu-
ties, final returns today showed. Only
six radicals, the party to which
President Alvear belongs, were re-
turned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
RepubIiean. Send Up balloon.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Cool-
idge and Pepper is the ticket upon
which certain influential group Of
Republican conservatives have united.
When Senator Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania today delivers the party's key
note speech before the Republicans
Of Maine, it will be in the nature of
tryout for him, as we'll as party
''trial balloon" to see how the winds
of popular sentiment are blowing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Economic Interpretation Of History.

At a lecture, the speaker Grated
fervently: "He drove straight to his
goal. He looked neither to the right
nor to the left, but pressed forward,
moved by a definite purpose. Neither
friend nor foe could delay him, nor
turn him from his course. All who
crossed his path did so at their own
peril. What would YOU call such
MANI"
"a truck driver" shouted a voice
from the audience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

MOSCOW, April Powerful lay
ers Of coal have been uncovered in
the basin Of the river Uss, an affuent
Of the Plethora North Russia).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Oily Candidates
Trail Behind Bob
And Al in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April A.
With 1,461 precincts reported out
Of 2,574 precincts, returns Of We'd
nesday's election, Senator Robert M.
LaFollette's slate Of delegates to
the national republican convention
were leading the President Coolidge
slate, 87,363, the vote being:
LaFollette 169,7S9; Coolidge ST.
426.
Returns Of 1,13O precincts in the
democratic delegate election, gave
Governor Smith 37,173; McAdoo
24,989.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05

The Mandolin Orchestra Of the
Freiheit Singing Society will play at
the concert which is arranged for
May IL, at the Peoples Institute,
Taylor and Little streets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-05
Strikebreaker "Cal" Hopeful.

WASHINGTON, April by April
% President Coolidge will haze 620
delegates to the republican national
convention, William M. Butler, his
campaign manager, said here today.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
ECONOMIC SURVEY
OF WORLD PLANNED
International Commerce Chamber
to Supplement Dawes Plan
Purposes.

An economic world survey designed
to supplement the purposes of the
Dawes plan and to stimulate produc-
ton, revive industry and restore in
formation trade was announced by Pres
ident Willis H. Booth of the Interna-
tional Chahber of Commerce.
Preparatory to the survey, the
chambers committee on economic
restoration will be enlarged by the
addition of more members from coun-
tries now represented and from
other countries which figure in in
ternational trade.
"The work has only begun" Mr..
Booth said, "if we are to reap in full
the fruits of the, Dawes plan. The
next step is to start production and
the flow of currents of International
trade If constructive program
can be outlined which will meet the
approval of the business interests of
all countries to which international
trade is a matter of vital Importance,
the progress of reconstruction will be
measurably fastened" The survey
project was launched by the cham
ber's American committee, whose
members include Owen D. Young,
Henry M. Robinson of Los Angeles,
julius H. Barnes of New York, Joseph
H. Defrees of Chicago and John H.
Fahey of Boston.
Evening star., 1924-11-10

1t is a good idea to kiss the children
goodnight, il you don't mind waiting
up for them, says the Peru (InA.)
Tribune
Evening star., 1924-11-10
SEEKS TO SPEED Up
PAPERS FOR BONUS
Adjutant General Finds Ap-
pIicants Coming in Very
Slowly.

Adjt. Gen. Robert c. Davis has in
stituted a more comprehensive or
ganization to help get out applica-
than half of those entitled to it have
not yet applied.
Applications are coming in so
slowly, it was said, that the machin-
cry set up by Gen. Davis to issue
certificates will run out of material
early next year unless the flow of
applications can be stimulated
Instructions have been issued to
all branches of the Regular Army, in
cluding the recruiting services, to
take every possible step in a decen-
tralized campaign to get out the ap-
plications. The National Guard Or
ganized Reserve units, the Navy and
Marine Corps and the Red Cross, Sal
vation Army, patriotic societies and
similar organizations have been ask ed
to supplement the Governments efforts
Approximately 100000 veterans
have submitted applications, of which
all but some $4,000 have been exam
turned for correction. OF the 1,50O,-
600 applications gone over up to date
about 100000 have been found incom-
plete. principally because veterans
either forgot to sign their names or
because they failed to include their
fingerprints. In these cases it was
necessary to return papers for cor
rection and of the 100000 returned
there are 100000 cases still out
standing.
Evening star., 1924-11-10

seeded wheat needs moisture.
Mssouri-More rain needed; soil
getting dry everywhere.
Kansas-Most sections dry.
Nebraska-Too dry for blowing and
Winter wheat.
South Dakota-Rather dry for plow-
ing in southeast; rain would benefit
pastures.
North Dakota-Favorable weather;
much Fall plowing accomplished.
Montana-Rain and snow greatly
benefited Winter wheat and soil.
Wyoming-Six inches Of snow in
extreme west; soil well filed with
moisture.
Colorado Gets Rain.
Colorado-Rain in west benefited
grain and ranges.
New Mexico-Rains generally need
ed, as wells, streams and water holes
low.
Internationally dry.
Utah-Rain and. snow general: pre-
cipitation urgently needed on Win
ter ranges.
Nevada-Amp1e precipitation.
5 idaho-Copious general rains very
beneficial.
shington-General and frequent
rains effectually removed drought
regon-Precipitatio over entire
State, record breaking in southwest; !;
some flood damage.
California-More rain needed in
southern half OF State. ~
Evening star., 1924-11-10
UNDERMINING OF FIFTY
CARGO SHIPS STARTED
Equipping Shipping Board Craft
With Internal Combustion
Engines Begun.

Modernizing of fifty vessels of the
governments cargo fleet began today
with granting by the Shipping Board
of authority for the installation of
internal combustion engines in IS
ships.
A resolution adopted by the board
directed the purchase Of Is Diesel en-
gines. Thirteen of them, of the ap-
proved single acting type, will be
obtained from companies in st. Louis,
Philadelphia, Auburn, NY, and Oak
land, Calf. Awards for the remain
ing five, of the double acting princi-
pie, were given to firms in other
cities, the boards resolution said, ito
esta blish a domestic Diesel industry"
The installation will cost about
$4,550,000. Completion of the con-
version of the entire so ships, it was
declared, will give the American mer-
chant marine the largest feet of die
selized vessels under, one control. 1t
is expected the modernization of the
carriers will reduce operating costs
and will increase the speed of de-
livery of American goods to foreign
destinations.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

There was something more than
mere coincidence in the fact that,
having announced his acceptance of
the Kings commission to form a new
cabinet, Stanley Baldwin should have
questioned his press interrogators
about the American election, for be-
yond much doubt the results of our
election will have a very marked and
perhaps unprecedented influence upon
political decisions in Great Britain.
There are two very obvious direc-
tions in which the American decision
will influence the policy of the new
Tory government. OF course, it is
plain that there is something of a
resemblance between the results of
place within week. Both in Great
Britain and here in the United States
the victory has been won by a party
which represents the conservative as
contrasted with the liberal and rad
ical fractions of the Nation.
The difference is that at home, we
have continued conservative gov
ernment, while in Britain they have
ousted radical ministry and, quite
as important. while our decision has
been by an enormous majority in the
popular vote, the victorious party on
the other side of the Atlantic, al
though obtaining an unparalleled ma
jority in the House of Commons, has
hardly polled half the votes cast at
the recent test.
e Problem in Cabinet.
The first problem raised for Baldwin
is whether he shall undertake to
make his new cabinet with regard
for the extremists or the moderates
among the Tories. He was himself
called to power two years ago as the
leader of the die-hard extremists, who
had ousted the coalition and Lloyd
George and clamored for a straight
out old-fashined Tory regime Many
of the older leaders, however, who had
shared in the coalition government
advocated a continuation of this, and
favored steps which might lead to
the accession of a considerable num-
Der of the Liberals, whose party was
obviously breaking UP.
Baldwin fell on the futile tariff is
sue before Ihe gave any measure of
his ability as a leader; now, however,
from the outset, he will have to make
clear whether he means to take over
some of the issues and plans of the
Laborites or return to the men and
measures which are traditionally
Tory And it must be clear what a
support tS the latter course must be
derived from a glance at the Ameri-
can election returns. Baldwin and
Coolidge have both of them nearly
five years of power indicated, we
know in advance the course our own
President is likely to follow, since
he is the most consistent of public
men, and one may guess that. the
British cabinet will follow the same
general direction.
Rejection OF Protocol Likely.
A second consequence of the Amer
lean result is the probable rejection
of the Geneva protocol by the Tory
parliament The British will, beyond
a doubt, read into our result another
Endorsement of the Republican course
in refusing to join the League of Ma
tions. Had Davis won, even a Tory
ministry would have showed more
consideration for the league. but
after the American verdict there is
no reason for hesitating to reject the
protocol recently signed by Herriot
and Macdonald. or, at the least, fol-
lowing the American example, cover
Evening star., 1924-11-10
LOSES BY RESPONDING
TO "HARD LUCK" STORY
DR.. Henry r. Dickens Shows Val
ueless "Gem" Taken as Pledge
for $40 Loan.

A hard luck story told DR.. Henry
r. Dickens, 1905 Wisconsin avenue,
Saturday night, resulted in his ready
response with a $40 bill, and yester-
day morning the physician discovered
he was the victim of d swindler. He
had ring worth a few pennies to
show for his money.
DIR. Dickens told the police that the
swindler, a man about 80, wearing d
light suit and velour hat and having
noticeable scar on the left side of
his face, appeared at his front door
and said the battery of his automo-
bile had gone dead. He was without
money enough to replace the battery,
he said, and asked for loan. offer
ing the physician supposed diamond
ring as a pledge.
DR.. Dickens accepted the ring as
security and advanced the money re-
quested. The setting turned out to
be nothing but Il piece of glass, the
physician Informed the police
Evening star., 1924-11-10
u. S. ELECTION RESULT LIKELY
TO INFLUENCE BRITISH ACTIONS
Trend Indicated by Returns May Strengthen Tories
Confidence in O,on Polices-Rejection Of Ceneua
Protocol Likely-Herriot's RemOual Seen.

ing it with reservations in such a
manner as to make 1T of little real
value.
MacDonald's achievement at Geneva
left the Tory part of Britain cold.
save as it was hot over the sugges-
tion made by Lord Parmoor that the
British navy might be made a sort
of international police force. This
form of internationalism does not ap-
peal to the Conservatives. Nor does
much more of the idealistic element
written into the protocol. The Tory
party is not against the league, it
will not renounce its membership, but
it is almost certain to display little
of tho enthusiasm and zeal of the
Labor prime minister.
May Follow Coolidge.
It is even possible that Stanley
Baldwin may take up the suggestion
made by President Coolidge for dis
armament conference outside I'll ,
league, a suggestion which was some
what brutally rejected by Macdonald
and Herriot, who regarded it as an
invasion of the field which belonged
properly to the league. Baldwin may
easily seek to increase Anglo-Ameri-
can association by reverting to this
American proposal.
Britain has not had a real party
government for a decade, not since
the outbreak of the war. Bonar Law
was expected to supply this when he
carried the election two years ago,
but his health broke almost immedi-
ately, and Stanley Baldwin, who sue
ceeded. became involved in the tariff
conflict at once. y Now, with a pow
erful majority and reinforced by the
American example, one may expect
Baldwin to govern as a Tory partisan,
and it is a reasonably safe forecast
that if he does not, his party will
revolt against his leadership with
very little delay.
The power in both Britain and the
United States is now going to be
for a series Of years in similar hands.
If America. had gone" radical or
showed a great radical revolt, Brit
ish policy might have been Influenced.
AS it stands, the influence is in the
opposite direction. 1t is certain that
the new British government will be
strongly national, the resumption of
the Singapore project, the expansion
of the navy, save in battleships, these
things may be forecast-and, as 1
have said-the protocol of the league
is we'll nigh certainly doomed and
the league destined for the moment
to take a much less important place
in British official calculations.
Even in France the double event,
Republican and Tory victory, is
bound to have consequences. Herriot
may linger, but he cannot stay indefi-
nitely, and with his departure French
policy is likely to drop the character
which the present premier impaired
at Geneva, and be expressed by some
one who represents the French equiv
1lo 1f pa1I Irrys~
Donald. For nowadays, nations, like
base ball teams, use different pitchers
against different teams or under
varying conditions.
In word, a year which began rad
fcal. with Macdonald and Herriot, is
ending with conservative tinge-
and Germany has still to vote.
Copyright, 1924, BY the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
Evening star., 1924-11-10

cities. In seven cities Uncle Sam
holds title to embassy property-London
Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Constantinople,
Santiago, Mexico City and Havana.
We are our own landlords at seven
legations-in Peking, Christiania,
Panama, San Jose Costa Rica), Tan
gier, San Salvador and Bangkok. We
own consular premises in four places
Annoy. Shanghai, Seoul and in the
Tahiti Islands. In countless impor-
tant cities throughout the world
Berlin. Brussels. Rome, Vienna, Ma
drid, Budapest. Lisbon, Buenos Aires,
The Hague, Stockholm, Copenhagen,
Bern and other capitals-our ambaS-
sadors. consular officers and minis
ters are housed inadequately, inde~
corously and always eXpensively. In
Prague, CZechoslovakia, we are on
the threshold of acquiring a legation.
Tentative arrangements are pending
elsewhere. Dating from the bill in
troduced in the House in 1911 by
Frank o. Lowden, when the former
Governor of Illinois was in Congress,
funds have been appropriated an
nually for requirement of official
property abroad, but they have never
been anything like adequate enough
for the carrying out of any general
scheme.
Diplomatic Property Here.
The embassies and legations owned
by foreign states in Washington are
constant shame of American policy
on that score. Small and relatively
poor states like Cuba, Siam, Poland
and even Persia own or occupy houses
of far more stately type than the
places we maintain in their capitals.
Conditions in some of the eastern
European capitals are imposing ac-
tual hardships on our representatives
there. The writer knows of one
world dfamed capital, where Wash
ington millionaire is American Min
lister, in which water supply condi-
tions exist that would not be tol-
Grated IN the slums of a second class
American city. The envoy in ques-
ton abandoned one Of the finest man
sions in America to serve his coun-
try abroad, and his letters to friends
indicate that the transition from lux
urious comfort to diplomatic squalor
is a severe strain on patriotism. To
date, he is grinning and bearing it,
one of the unsung soldiers of peace.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
237 MORE U. S. DEAD
IN FRANCE. IDENTIFIED
Work of Beautifying Eight Gene
teries in Europe Progresses
Rapidly.

Army experts have succeeded in
identification work in the cases of
237 men of the American expedition
ary forces who are buried in France.
during the last fiscal year, according
to the annual report of Mai. Gen.
William H. Hart, quartermaster gem
eral, which was made public today.
Many of the bodies identified, the re-
port said, were recovered during the
year from isolated graves along the
old battle frontsy
With the return to the limited
States of "a bodies during this period,
the total of American dead now
asleep in American soil is 46.259, the
report added. The others still are in
the eight American war cemeteries in
France, Belgium and England and
Gen. Hart reported to Secretary
Weeks that the beautifying of these
plots had continued throughout the
year with excellent results
Evening star., 1924-11-10
ARREST MAY END
WARFARE OF TONGS
Police Take Man Alleged to
Have Been Cause of
Chinese Feud.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 1G.-Police
last night expressed the belief that
the truce between the Hip Sing and
On Leong tongs will become per
manent following the arrest yester-
day of Chin Jack Len, 40, a Chinese
said to be wanted in Cleveland, Ohio.
as a fugitive from justice. Len is
reputed to have been directly re-
sponsible for the tong war through
out the United States, lin which l.
Chinese have lost their lives, polio.
said.
According to the police, Len i;
wanted in Cleveland on an indirt
ment charging him with having
if he did not hand over to him the
title to vast tract of land in Ohio
valued at about $4,000"
Cause of Tong War.
Len. at the time, the police said,
was president of the Cleveland branch
of the On Leong tong, but following
his indictment was expelled from the
organization. He then is said to have
Joined the rival tong of the Hip
Sings, and it was his acceptance as
a member by the latter body that
is alleged TO have caused the tong
war, as there was said to have been
an agreement between the two or
ganiZations that neither would admit
an expelled member of the other.
The 14-day truce between the war
ring tongs will expire next THURSDAY.
but the authorities are of the opinion
that the arrest of Len will result in
the signing of permanent peace
treaty.
The police were tipped" that Len
would arrive from Chicago today and
detectives of the bomb squad met
him at the Pennsylvania station.
They trailed him to hotel and from
there to Chinatown. arrestsng him
within few feet of the Hip Sing
tong headquarters, on Pell street
Evening star., 1924-11-10
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY.
Asserts in Suit D. F. Hurley Drinks
to Excess.

Cruelty and excessive use of in
toxicants are among the charges
made in a complaint filed by Mrs
Ellen c. Hurley in the District Su-
preme Court against her husband,
Donald p. Hurley, traffic manager for
a local manufacturing company. The
wife asks a limited divorce with ali
mony and an injunction to prevent
her husband from molesting her.
They were married October g. 1890,
and have five children 3D.
Through Attorney Raymond B.
Dickey, the wife tells the court that
her husband once rushed to the
kitchen, and securing a carving knife
chased her into the street threaten
ing her life. He associates with
other women, the wife says, to tor
ment her.