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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-03

stood the full import OF what he has
done and it doing with us thirty odd
men behind the prison walls for the
Cliftonville trouble, they would put
him out now in hurry. He procured
the release Of five of the boys for the
purpose Of making propaganda for
himself. The district officers insisted
that we plead guilty, promising to
get us pardoned within q short time,
and knowing too that If we had not
pleaded guilty we might have been re.
leased as the third term of court was
approaching and only a few could
have been tried at that time. The
machine desires and conspIres to keep
Us in prison for very much the same
reasons that they keep MeLaehlan
and Myerseoush out Of the union.
Pagan is doing in District the
same that harrington is doing in I'LL
nois, bankrupting the district Do not
loan them any money. for If you do
the time will come when you will
have to meet the operators with a
depleted treasury.
To Stand Firm
I'VE must grasp this situation and
rise to meet it. Our action in this
respect during the coming year will
determine to great extent the life
and character of our union. We must
build our treasury so we can stand
firm. The non-union fields proved
that they will stand with US, but there
is no one trying to organize them,
we must organize them and have our
expelled brothers reinstated and go
forward. But If we keep Pagan and
his gang they will CLEAN all they can
get and provide themselves with poIit-
ieaI jobs and the poor miner will be
PEELED to accept adverse terms Of en-
ployment. They were directly the
cause of US being in prison and large.
Iy responsible for US having to re-
main here.
"Fraternally,
"(Signed) I"
Will the miners Of District have to
contend with this any longer? Men
behind prison walls are hoping that
the Pagan gang are ousted, for as
long as this crew of worthless are in
control of the organization then that
long will the United Mine Workers
continue to be meal ticket for a
bunch of rascals, and that long will
the miners be constantly betrayed.
The progressive miners will make
this one Of the campaign issues, and
ask the support Of all honest and sim
cere miners Of this district in their ef-
fort to make the organization what it
should be, a powerful, fearless and
militant weapon Of the working class.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
WALL STREET BOYS SHOW
 J. s. OPPORTUNE LAND
Former Telephone Boys and Pages Make Vast Amounts Of Money
 in Richest Street.

New York, Jan. 4.-That the Unit ed States remains land of opportun- ity is eyinced by the fact that during the last five years 30 former page boys and telephone clerks have pur- chased seats on the New York Stock Exchange at sSO,000 or more each. Benjamin Jacobson. former page boy who paid sS0,000 for a seat, is the most recent example.
 Among the members who worked from a stumble position to seat in the exchange is Celestin A. Durand whose phenomenal rise from an ob- scure clerk to his present position oc- cured in a period Of eight years. He has the record of being a trade geni- us and has purchased seats in the ex- change for two assistants.
 Another striking example is Arthur G. Somers, now a member of Charles M. Schott, Jr., & Co.,, of which he be- came senior partner January l. He began his business career as runner for a Wall Street brokerage house. For twelve years ne worked as clerk and six years ago bought exchange HicHioeIship "itH sJo'VVV DoTTOWeu money. He now has 100 clerks in his employ.
 There are now more than 1000 stocks listed on exchange instead of about 250 as there were years ago. These are increasing steadily said Somers. Now something like 1,000,- 900 shares change hands daily: I pre- dict that before 1924 has run we will see 3,0o0,0o0 shares day.
 This means that experienced men will be in greater demand. It means that more men who have served their apprenticeship as page and clerk must buy seats"
 Mir. Somers declared the first re- auisite for the young man who would succeed in Wall Street. is honesty.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Debate International Use
 Of Worlds Fishing Ports

Geneva, Jan. 4.-f'ishing and other ports designated for the use of na- tional commerce, but not for inter- national commerce, formed the sub ject of lengthy discussion at the re- cent transport convention. Delegates from Chill and Venezuela argued that these ports should be excluded from the proposed convention estab- fishing equality for all countries in maritime ports, while delegates from several European countries favored including fishing ports in the general fixation of the regime of maritime ports.
 M. Rivas Vicuna, Chilian minister to Switzerland suggested an arrange ment whereby ships in distress could always seek refuge in national ports whether or not they figured among the so-called open ports. The sug- gestion seemed likely to be adopted and included in the convention.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
FOREIGN CLOVER SEED
 DECLARED WORTHLESS
Warnings Issued by Secretary of the International Crop Improve
 ment Association.
ment Association.

Urbana, H., Jan. 4.-Warning that foreign clover seed that is pouring into this country in unusually large quantities, is worthless and that the American farmer will be made to suffer enormous and unnecessary losses and the clover crop of the na- tion be greatly injured if steps are not taken to protect him, is con- tained in a letter written to Henry c. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, by J. c. Hackleman of the Univer- sity of Illinois, secretary of the h. ternational Crop Improvement asso- citation.
 According to Mir. Hackleman. the States does not exceed 45 per cent of normal this year and for this reason there is a threatened importation of 30,000,000 pounds of red clover seed, enough to plant 3,000,00O acres, from France, Italy, Argentina and Africa. This seed, MT. Hackleman said, has been tested in all portions of the United States.
 Comparative tests of clever seed
 
 eign, conducted by experiment sta tions in the majority of clover grow ing states" his letter says. show conclusively the worthlessness of inn ported European seed. particularly that of Italian and French origin, which represents the bulk of the inn portations.''
 The letter is the result Of the fourth annual meeting of the Inter- national Crop Improvement associa- tion, at which the situation was dis cussed and resolution adopted placing the association on record against such importation. Mir. Hackle- mans letter was approved and signed by the ''clover seed situation" committee tof the association which consists of H. D. Hughes. Iowa State College, s. c. Salmon, Kansas Agri- cultural college and J. F. Cox of the Michigan Agricultural college.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
and big commercial houses held only 30 percent. of the cancelled phones.
ALASKAN NICKNAMES PASS
 AS OLD TIMERS DROP OUT
The Former Wealth Of Unique Names In Far North Diminishing As
 the Bearers Pass On.

Fairbanks. Alaska, Jan.. 4.-The vogue of nicknames in Alaska has almost passed, but few old-timers still go about bearing them.
 Posthole Pete was debtor for his designation to n legend that in Mon- tana he had been set digging holes for posts and told to go straight ahead. His employer, coming back some days later to see how the dig ger was progressing. found him some miles off, behind him a row of holes leading straight across Montana.
 The Outlaw Swede was not a des- perado, but had desperate admira- tion for such personsfi reveling in the exploits of Jesse James and the Younger brothers.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
REPUBLIC CHANGING
 DECLARES BAR HEAD.
Form of Government Being Formed Into Political Chaos

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 4.-Througt constitutional amendments and fed. eral encroachment, the form of Unit ed States government is being chang ed from republic into political and hysterica chaos, whose final terms are expressed in the unspeak- able Russia of today R. E. L. Saner Of Dallas, Tex, president of the American Bar Association, said in all address today before the Nebraska Bar association. Mr. Saner also is chairman of the national committed on American citizenship.
 Tt was not until this present gen. eration, descendants of sturdy pio- neers, had learned to live in fattened and complacent ease upon the wealth and the security and the safety bought for them by the blood and sacrifice of their forefathers, that the idealists, the doctrinaires and the demagogues became an established institution in our national life and evolved a new theory of government for the Ameri- can people," he asserted. "The age through which we are going may well be termed the age of constitu- tional amendment and federal en- croachment, encroaching upon the rights and powers of both the states Of this republic and its individual citizens.
 Tt is time to call halt and to get back to the beginning of things: back to the real sources of our strength 1; back to the republic, that under the constitution the fathers so wisely con- ceiyed and so successfully instituted {; back to a government of the whole people, by the whole people and for the whole peoiple. Day by day, grad ually and insidiously, through consti- tutional amendments and federal en- croachment. the form of this govern ment of ours is being changed from that republic into a political and hys- terical chaos, whose final terms are expressed in the unspeakable Russia of. today.
 To-day, incipient blazes of bolshe- vism and radicalism, fed by disre- spect of ng-established American institutions are lighting the fires of revolution. It is challenge to us to pledge renewed allegiance to the faith of our fathers, that we may. in eytinguishing the fires that destroy, proclaim to the world that our gov ernment on earth, that our ideals of national life are the highest, and that violate, and perpetuate it's traditions forever"
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
The Seventy Mile Kid was st;

The Seventy Mile Kid was a star ski jumper from Chicago. He is in charge of Mount Mckinley National Park, and is said to know more about that peak than any other man. The Malamute Kid was good dog mush- CT. The Step and a Half Kid limped. The Going Kid was famed for his skill in driving a dog team.
 Characters of the northland re- called by pioneers include Whiskey Dick. Gamblers Ghost. Rampant Spi- der, King Oscar, Long Shorty, Jimmy the Bear. Caribou St. Clair and Bull Council. Some of the celebrated wom- en were Sweet Marie, the Dutch Kid, the Dawson Nightingale and the Sweet Pea Girl
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Hard Times Force Germans
 to Cancel Telephones

By The Associated Press.
 Berlin, Jan. 4.-Statistics of the surrenderof telephones in Berlin give some Idea of the type of persons who have been hardest hit by the fi- nancial crush.
 Writing people. editors, poets, dra- matists and others engaged In literary and Journalistic work make up 3.s6 per cent of the surrenders. and head the list. Doctors and midwiyes had i.5 percent. of the telephones which were-given up. Newspapers had i.3i percent. of the instruments Banks
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
League Seeks Mutual
 Respect of Business Rights

Geneva, Jan. 4.--Unscrupulour business methods and competition will be the subject of an international gathering called by the League of Ma uons to meet at Geneva May 5, 1924. when an effort will be made to draft an agreement for the respect of trade marks and patent rights.
 The League of Nations has taken the initiative on the question by virtue of the elague covenant whereby mem- bers mutually undertake to guarantee the maintenance of an equitable treat ment of commerce.
 Invitations have been sent to var ious governments to send experts to the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04

Japan has II national holidays.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
MANY MAYORS HOLD. SWAY IN NEW YORK
Mayor of Avenue C and Duke Of Essex Street Important Officials

New York, Jan. 4.-To the stranger and the uninitated, New York, the metropolis, has only one mayor, John F. Hylan, but to those intimately ac- auainted with the highways and by ways there are many more who, not withstanding the informality of their choice, rule and hold title fully as strongly as the city's chief executive. There exists almost every kind of title on the East Side from mayor down to clerk, and from duke" to the most fiedgling of princelings.
 Not only do the mayors hold title in themselves, but the personality of some of these quasi rulers has been so strong that the fame and the giamor surrounding their names have been transmitted to lineal descen- dants. So, for instance. did Erwin Steingut, mayor of Second Avenue. come into the title which gives him social leadership in that section where he reigns.
 Most of the city's mayors" and nobility, however, are the first pos sessors of their titles. Among the best known of these is stitch" Me- Carthy, mayor of Grand street." whose real name is said to be Rosen- thai. His pool room Kingdom" at Grand and Forsyth streets has been one of the landmarks of the East Side for a generation.
 Mccarthy has numbered among his friends men who have risen to fame and fortune, including the late Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Colonel Roosevelt His claim for dis tinction is a double one, for not only is he mayor of Grand street." but he also is one of the two founders of the Grand Street Boys association. which now numbers on it's rolls 1,500 men including judges, lawyers, sena- ters and others of even greater dis tinction.
 Fifth avenues smartest clubs are no more exclusive and rigid in en- trance requirements than this unique organization, One is ineligible unless born or brought up" on the East Side below Fourteenth street, and sometimes not even then.
 Uncle" Nathan Eicdicker, mayor Of Eldridge street, who numbers many city and state members of the judiciary among his friends, has been reelected" to his position for the last 2l years. He recently sailed for Eur opc and among the host of friends who saw him off were three city magistrates. two judges, banker and a wealthy manufacturers.
 A mention of mayors" is incom- plete unless the city's mobility" is &C., counted for and in this connection the Duke" of Essex street looms at the forefront. Joe Levy, whose ducal es- tate for years has been the Essex Market Court, both old and new. probably is the leader in the city's princely ranks. Among others whose history Is embellished with East Side glory is Max Berger, mayor of Avenue e.
 The East Side also has its poet laureate, but the title, as many East Side ones arc apt to be, is in doubt. There are two on whom others would thrust it--"Doc' Morris Marx, who with stitch" Mccarthy originated the Grand Street Boys association, and Joe Levenson.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Not the General

A little fellow was learning from his aunt about Grant, Lee and other famous leaders of the Civil war
 ''Is that the same Grant we pray to in church?" he inquired innocent ly.
 Pray to in church? You are mis- taken, dear" said the aunt.
 NO I'm not" he insisted, flor we always say, Grant, we beseech Thee, to hear us'."--Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
\ Marked Man,

Dark-skinned Nogro---Rastus. what you doin' wid dat mustache
 Light-skinned Negro-Dat nin't no mnstache boy. Nah gal uses lip- stick.--TeNas Ranger.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
POPULATION OF IRELAND.

By The Associated Press.
 Dublin. Jan. 4.-Offcial statistics show. the estimated population oi the Free State as 3,165.000 persons Births. marriages and deaths for the last quarter all show decreases.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

"a more Ridiculous position
could not we'll be assumed by
county or State officers than
that the enforcement of the Vol
stead law is a matter for the
Federal Government and that
sheriffs, constables and police
officers are to keep hands off,
says the Dover Index. 'It is
not only the duty of such Off
GERS to aid the Federal officers
in making raids but to make
raids themselves under the State
law. The President of the New
Castle County Levy Court not
only made himself ridiculous by
assuming to instruct county con-
stables not to aid Federal Agent
Haley, but he attempted to do
something that he has no more
right to do than any private cit
izen, that is to tell police officers
to refuse to perform their sworn
duties. 1t is bad enough to have
it said that under existing con-
ditions the very effective en-
/ forcement law Of the State is
not being enforced. The Con-
/ stitution, Section II of Article
8, says tina the Governor "Shall
take care that the laws be faith
fully executed" If the Cover
nor took this duty seriously il
would soon become too hot fOl
delinquent officers to hold on t.
their jobs. From present indi
cations it is becoming rathe
warm for the President of tn
New Castle County Levy Cour
: and the Chief of Police of Wi
mingtOn.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

The people Of Dover in gen.
eral and George M. Swartz, man
ager, in particular have reason
to be proud of their fine new
Opera House. Nothing like it is
compared to it below Whining
ton. It is a theatre with HOO
seating capacity with every
modern appointment and con-
venience. We congratulate Mr..
Swartz and the people of Dover
on such a noteworthy acquisi-
tion.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

Parent and Teachers Meeting was
held Friday evening, December 21
and an election of officers was made
for the coming school year.
Mr.. Frank Jones, contractor for the
repair work being done at Flemings
Landing Bridge is progressing very
nicely.
Mr.. Charles H. Warner, formerly of
this neighborhood, was operated on at
the st. Joseph Hospital recently, but
is getting along very nicely at this
writing.
Personals.-Miss Elsie Deakyne, of
Jenkinstown,P Pa, is visiting her broth
er, Mr.. Eugene Deakyne and family.
Misses May and Marietta Warner
are spending several days with their
grandmother, Mrs Thomas Wrench,
of near Smyrna.-Misses Muriel and
Olivia Maree spent the Christmas holi-
days with relatives in Ridley Park
Miss Hilda Deakyne spent the
weekend with Miss Elizabeth DOno-
van, who is home from the Women's
College, University of Delaware fol
the Christmas holidays.-Mrs. Emma
Kennedy, of Chester, Pa, has beer
visiting Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Hawk
| ms.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

ments most convincing. In a
letter to Representative Andrew
of Massachusetts, Mr.. Mellon
estimates that the cost of the
bonus cash payment
plan would be more than five bill
lions of dollars, the exact figures
being $5,O85, ,833,687.
''This would be at the rate of
$25O,OOO,OOO a year, a huge sum
that would have to be taken
from the pockets of the Amer
lean people. If the bonus meas
ure should be passed, Mr.. Mellon
thinks there could be no reduc-
tiOn of Federal taxes during the
present generation. Indeed it
would not be surprising if there
should be an increase in taxes
affecting millions of persons.
''It is folly therefore for Mr.
McAdoo and others to descend
to the level of cheap politics and
imply that by some feat OF
magic there could be reduced
taxes and a big bonus payment
at the same time. The country
could not stand so heavy a bur.
den without feeling the ill eff
fects."
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
DEAKYNEVILLE
Honor Roll of Deakyneville School for
the Month of December

Deakyneville, Dec. 31.-The follow
ing is the honor roll for the month Of
December at the Deakyneville school,:
First grade-Mildred Deakyne, Martha
Newnom, Harry Keiser, John Parag;
Second grade-May Warner, Maggie
Warner, Paul Parag; Third grade
Alice Maree, Alice Council; Fourth
Catherine Heathcote, Mareta Warner,
Lloyd Warner; Fifth-Harry New
nom; Sixth-Estella Warner, Marjorie
Maree, Howard Charleston, Lawrence
Deakyne. Percentage of attendance
Bows, 93.2; Girls, 982; Room. 97.3.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
CORRESPONDENTS
Continued from Eighth Page

with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Knotts.-Mrs. w. S. Arthurs spent
last Thursday in Smyrna.-Mr. H. 7.
Greenwell and family and Mrs. Laura
GreenweH spent Thursday with Mr..
and Mrs. William Greenwell.-Mrs.
Mary Webster has been visiting in
Baltimore, Md.--Mr. Gamaliel Garri-
son and family, entertained company
on Thursday.-Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Crossley and son, Webster, have been
visiting in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

While the members of Con-
gress are home on their Christ
mas holiday vacation they have
a new chance to learn public
sentiment regarding the SOL
diers' bonus. For some time"
comments the Wilmington Morn
ing News, "a steady fire has
been directed against this meas
ure which would saddle the peo-
pie with a new debt. 1t is be-
lieved that the fire has been eff
fective. That is encouraging
1t is an incentive to renewed eff
forts to halt the raid on the
Treasury.
Secretary Mellon is doing hi
part. He is hammering at tn,
bonus proposal, employing state
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

Senate leaders are described
by correspondent for the Phil
adelphia Public Ledger, as hav-
ing failed to find a way out of
the deadlock over the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee
Craftsmanship. The prospects
for a compromise by the time
the Senate convenes January 8,
are not promising. A report
that certain Democrats intend to
absent themselves so that the
Republicans can elect Senator
Cummins has been denied, and
indications are that they will
continue to align themselves
with the Radicals.
Senator Bruce of Maryland
has shown the Democratic SEN
ators the wisest course, says the
Wilmington Every Evening. 'It
is difficult to understand how the
Democratic senators can hope to
profit by the success of the Rad
icals. AS the Maryland senator
pointed out, the election of Sena-
tor Smith, of South Carolina,
even though he is Democrat,
would not be a Democratic vic
tory, but would mean playing in
to the hands of the Radicals
to be exact into the hands of
Senator La Toilette and his
clique.
'The sensible thing to do,
therefore, is for the Democrats
to forget party lines. They will
find their own aims will be more
fully met and that they will
more nearly approach an accom-
plishment of their own objective
if they support Senator Cum
minis. By virtue of a Republi-
can administration being in pow
er, it follows that the fair anC
just thing to do, is to give the
Republicans, who numerically
are in the majority, the benefit
of support. If the tables were
turned, we unhesitatingly wOulC
insist on the same thing from
the Republican senators.
There are times when par
tisanship becomes childish, pro
gress and craftsmanship consid
cred. Apparently we need NOR
William Cabell Bruces in tn
Democratic wing of the Uppe
House."
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
GARAGE FOR RENT

Garage on West Mt. Vernon Street.
Possession at once. Apply to
MRS. EMMA GRIFFIN
Phone 227 NJ. Mt. Vernon St.
1-2-1t Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
PIANO TUNING AND NJ

Finest work guarantee, NJ NJ. NNs5.
right. Leave orders wi wiz ~ vrits y
Coverdale, Smyrna, DEL 2oI d
Dunn, Box SO6, Dover D'l'
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
FLEMINGs LANDING

Items of Local and Personal Mention
Cleaned From the NeighbOrhOOd
Flemings Landing, Dec. 31.-The
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at public sale on
the Bennett Farm" road from Smyrna
Landing to Walkers School, on
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
2 GOOD COWS
These cows will be fresh by day of sale.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS. &c.

York Carriage, in good conditnion; one
horse Dearborn. two-horse Farm Wagon, it's
a good one; Cutaway Randall Harrow, one
horse Roller. Mower. , Walking Cultivators,
Scratch Harrow, ,Three-row Corn Marker, Two
horse Harrow. one-horse Wizard Plow, one
new-ground Pow. > two-horse PlOws, one
Wizard, good as new; Dinner Bell, Tomato
Body and Springs Cross-cut Saw Heavy
Dearborn Pole, Set Single Carriage Harness.
set Double Wagon Harness, set of Dearborn
Harness, sets of Plow Harness. Brides. Col
lars, Lard Press, Sausage Grinder. Cedar
Churn, lot of in. Drain Tile, lot of Tomato
Baskets, Strawberry Crates and Boxes, some
Egg Crates, 20 Rods of Chicken-tight Fence
Wire lot of Hoes, Forks. and ShOvels Wheel
barrow, good new Dining Room Coal Stove
hasn't burned over ton Of coal and lot OF
other articles too numerous to mention.
Lot of Corn on the Cob. and Fodder by the
bundle. Tot of Hams and Shoulders. Lot OF
Barred Rock Pullets.
TERMS cash
JOSEPH II. ENNIS.
R. w. Slaughter. Auctioneer.