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Evening star., 1924-07-20
COTTON GOODS STEADY.
Slight Improvement Noted in In.
quiries for Yarn.

NEW YORK, July 19.-Cotton
goods were steady and quieter today.
Slight improvement is reported in
yarn Inquiries, but prices were most
irregular. Knit goods price re-
visions aroused more interest in that
division of trade. Silk and cotton
mixtures have been ordered freely
for future converting. All silk goods
continued to sell steadily in mod
crate quantities.. L1nens were steady
and quiet. Burlaps were unchanged
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Cottonseed Oil Quiet.

NEW YORK, July 19.-Cotton-
seed oil was quiet today. with trade
inclined to even up ahead of Mon
a little and firmer tone of lard
helped restrict local offerings Clos
ing bids were six points higher to
three lower. Sales, 1900 barrels.
Prime crude, 1925 nominal; prime
closed 1900; September 11.sS; Oc-
tober. 1929; December. s.s5, all bid.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
FIVE MONTHS TRAFFIC
8 PER CENT UNDER 1923

Freight traffic in the first five
months in 1924 was nearly per cent
below that for the corresponding
period last year. according to the
Bureau of Railway Economics
Measured in net ton miles, the first
five months freight traffic this wear
totaled 1726S1, $4,000 net ton-miIes
or 14,S09,l70.000 net ton-miles less
than in the corresponding period in
last year.
Last years January to June freight
was the largest ever recorded.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Twin Elephants Born.

The birth of twin elephants is an
unusual occurrence, but Nj. c. Chowd-
huri of the forest service in India,
reports the arrival of twins on the
chittag gong Hills Tracts of the kassa-
long reserve. The mother elephant
is one owned by the deputy commits
sioner, who also reports that for the
first time full grown elephants are
being captured in India regularly
without the use of decoy elephants.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Woods Being Studied Again.

When iron ships came into use the
study OF woods began to decline and
the decline was steady until recently
when the L. 5. Department of Agri-
culture placed wood upon footing
of u principal product" CALLED,
upon his visit to the arsenal in Ven
ice, which visit had much to do with
his law upon the resistance of solid
bodies, was one of the first eminent
students of woods. Leonardo da
Vinci was another
Evening star., 1924-07-20
BOND ISSUE GRANTED.
Missouri Pacific to Bring Out $12,
100000 in Gold Notes.

The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany yesterday received authority
from the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to issue $12,000.000 of three
year per cent secured gold notes,
to be sold at not less than s7.5 per
cent of par, and to pledge as collat-
eral security for them $15,5o0,00O of
first and refunding mortgage 6 per
cent bonds.
The road also was authorized to
procure the authorization and deliv-
cry of $23,810,000 of first and refund-
ing mortgage per cent bonds. and
to pledge, and repledge until June 80,
1896, $8,310,0o0 of them az collate raj
security for any notes the company
might issue.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
"a Bullets Needed to Kill Bear.

1t required "a bullets to kill bear
that has been making inroads on a
sheep herd at keyser. W. Va, owned
by NJ r. Henlien. The bear was lured
into the range of rifles handled by
four men and the animal fought back
endeavoring to attack all of the four
shooters, until it dropped when hit by
the 34th lead.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

ers of the scheme would buy 149
shares of stocks indicated but not
sspeclfically named, back of each
$1,000 of bankers shares sold at a
price under SIT a share. The adver-
tlsement caused considerable interest,",
put probably not much attention
after digestion
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Flour 80 Cents Lower.

MINNEAPOLIS. July 19.-Flour un-
changed to 80 lower at IT'S a barrel !;
shipments, 43,171 barrels. Bran,
$500. Wheat, No. 1 northern, 1.32K
a137N; corn, No. yellow, LOS n =
Los, Oats. No. white, 49xa51 e.
Flax. No. /. 2.4oa2.45.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
CASH GRAIN MEETS
LIGHTER DEMAND
Market Bit Weaker at Close
of Week-Corn Prices
Held Up Well.

| Unfavorable weather and specula-
| tive buying of large volume advanced
! grain prices to new high levels dur
! ing the week ending yesterday, ac-
| cording to the grain market review
| of the United States Department OF
| Agriculture The demand for cash
| grains, however, became less active
| toward the close of the week and the
market appeared to be developing a
| weaker tone.
/ Reports of very unfavorable wealth
er in the Canadian Spring wheat
! area and in some sections of the
| United States contributed largely to
| the advance in the wheat market, but
the heavy speculative buying also
| aided in forcing wheat prices to new
! high levels. July wheat at Chicago
advanced 10 cents for the week clos
ing Friday. The advance at Winnipeg
was slightly larger, July closing there
at l.56 y.
Corn Market Very Strong.
The corn market also continued its
steady advance during the week, and
July prices at the close on Friday at
Chicago showed a net gain for the
week of > 4 cents. Weather conditions
generally i'll the corn belt, however.
were more favorable and the crop
made good progress in most sections.
Because of the lateness of the crop,
! however, it is feared that a large per-
centage will not mature properly and
the bulliSh sentiment in the marke I
was strengthened by this sentiment.
There was good cash demand
throug the week and while re-
CeiptS Were of moderate volume, they
were readily absorbed upon arrival at
the markets. The higher prices were
forcing feeders to use substitutes and
farmers are also reducing their feed
ing requirements. Increasing live
stock sales were reported from the
principal markets and the stock ar
irving also showed the effect of less
grain feed.
Heavy Argentine Purchase.
Sales of about 100000 bushels of
Argentine corn were reported sold to
come to this country and a like
amount to go TO Canada, but this
corn will probably be used principally
d seaboard markets. California buy
erS have returned more to barley
since corn prices have come so high
Prices at the Central Western mar
kets continued around Sl.0S to Sl.10.
The oats market held fairly firm
during the week, but pressure of the
new crop was beginning to be felt
toward the close.
Barley prices advanced about 5
cents at the principal markets.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Life's Troubles.

From the Boston Transcript
Life is just one trouble after another.
Soon We will hear the grumbiers COM
planning about the rotten telephone serv-
ice between London and New York.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Gas in the War.

From the st. Louis Pos Dispatch
A new gas formula has been dis
covered to counteract the effects of
poison gas. This would be good news
except for the fact that war cannot
be stopped by making it safe.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Dodge Fine Residence Property.

Returning to mort gage loan con-
siderations. it is much more difficult
to obtain loans on high priced resi-
dences than it is on other property,
readily salable; sometimes lenders are
at their limit on apartment houses
and these loans are difficult to nego-
tiate.
1t is also difficult for the small in
vestor to obtain first trusts to the
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Shows Same Weakness.

From the Denver Lyre.
knocking in an individual is just as
much evidence of lack of power as it is
in an automobile,
Evening star., 1924-07-20
COTTON OFF 70 POINTS
FROM FRIDAY PRICES
With the Exception of July Prices
Tumble Sharply in Satur-
day Trading.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. July 19.-While July
contracts held very steady in the cotton
market today. new crop months were
weak under realizing or liquidating pro-
inoted by private reports of showers in
the southwest. October contracts broke
from 2625 to 252s. or so points net
lower and 72 points below the high price
or yesterday. They closed at 2595, the
general market closing barely steady at
a net advance of 10 points on july. but
20 to SO points net lower on later de-
liyerieS.
The bulk of selling in the later de-
hVeries was attributed to evening up of
accounts because of uncertainty as to
the probable showing of MONDAYS Gov
ernment crop report and in anticipation
OF reactions following the advance uf
low level.
NEW ORLEANS, July 19.-Cotton
futures closed steady at net decline of
~ to 40 points. Close: July. 2750: Octo-
per 250s; December, 249O; January,
24.S March, Ass. Spot steady: 60
points down middling, $3.50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14
Lithuani0ns Hold
Successful Meet

The Lithuanian Federation of the
Workers Party has just held its
Second Convention in Chicago, Jan.
So. Twenty-Five delegates re-
presented 81 Branches of the Fede-
ration with a membership of about
l,2OO. Ten Fraternal delegates were
seated with voice.
The report of the Central Executive
Committee made by Comrade Abram
Jakira was accepted with enthusiasm
by the Convention which pledged its
full-hearted support to the newly
elected Central Executive Committee.
Thomas Myerscough made a very
interesting report on the situation in
the United Mine Workers of America
which counts within its ranks many
Lithuanian workers. The report was
accepted unanimously.
The question of the Daily Worker
was made a special order of business.
1t is to be remembered that the
Lithuanian comrades have for the last
few months shown splendid spirit in
support Of the campaign for The
Daily Worker. The Convention
adopted resolution pledging itself
to continue in its efortse to make
THE Daily" a success.
The question Of the Federation
press was given most careful con-
sideration. The policies pursued by
the Federation press for the last
year were approved and the new
Bureau was instructed to continue in
its policies of bringing the Fedora
ton press in closer contact with the
party as a whole.
The convention adjourned with the
election of a new bureau of seven
members as follows: Roy Mizara,
secretary of the Federation; v. An
drulis, editor of "Vilnisv; Frank
Buck, ]. Gasiunas, J. P. Zaldokas, S.
Veshis, F. Zalpis, all Of Chicago.
Mizara was reelected secretary by
the new bureau.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14

A. According to the decision of
the National Convention, our Party
must assist the Federated Farmer
Labor Party in the work Of erganiz-
ing itself as real political party.
This means that in every place where
a branch of the Federated Farmer
Labor Party can be built up without
dividing the workers who are for a
Farmer-Labor Party, we should inn
mediately initiate movement for the
organization of such a branch. 1t
means further that our Party men,
bership should, in all organizations of
which they are members, raise the
question of utilization with the Fed
Grated Farmer-Labor Party and Sc
cure utilization or endorsement of that
Party by the respective organizations
to which they belong. The Federated
Farmer-Labor Party has already Sc
cured the utilization of close to 200,-
600 workers. If our Party throws it.
self aggressively into the work of
Strengthening the Federated Farmer
Labor Party we can quickly double
the number of affiliated workers, and
this is one of the chief immediate
tasks of our organization.
B. The Federated Farmer-Labor
Party has united with the Farmer
Labor Parties of Minnesota, South
Dakota, Washington and other or
CARNATIONS. in calling National Con-
vention on May Both at st. Paul, Min
nesota, for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for President and Vice
President and adopting a national
platform. This Convention will be
one of the most important events in
the history of the labor movement in
this country. Estimates of delegates
likely to attend this Convention range
from 1900 to two or three thousand.
However, the Convention will not
onlN have rarnresartatiora f,.n.,. wei,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14

The Federated Farmer-Labor Party is
a class Farmer-Labor Party, altho it
has not yet won the support of the
great masses of the American workers
and farmers. Thru strengthening the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party by or
ganizing new branches, by securing
new affiliations and endorsements for
! it, the group which stands for the
class Farmer-Labor Party will be
strengthened in the May 30th Con-
vention.
The Farmer-Labor Voice
Beginning with the month of jan
uary, the Federated Farmer-Labor
Party viii issue a newspaper twice a
month under the name "The Farmer
Labor Voice" Our Party has trans
ferred to the Federated Farmer-La-
Dor Party the "Voice of Labor" and
with the change of name as indicated
above this paper will become the
property of the Federated Farmer-La-
Dor Party and its official oran. The
"Farmer-Iabor Voice" will be the
medium to carry on propaganda and
orgnization work for the Federated
Farmers sbor Party and in support
of the May goth Convention.
The Party units and Party MEM
bers are urged to give the organ of
the Federated Farmer-Labor Party
theirs SUPPORT bv subscribing Tor it
and circulating it among the workers
and farmers everywhere.
Membership Drive
While the above are the immediate
political tasks of our Party, there is
one campaign which must not be over
looked in taking up this work, and
that is the drive to increase our Party
membership. With the publication
of the Daily we will have a new in
strument thru which to carry on this
campaign.
If our Party is to fulfill it's great
task we must add to our Party mem
bership. At the Convention, the Gen.
trail Executive Committee reported
that the figures gathered showed 49,
600 members on our Party rolls, altho
the dues payments have not reached
that amount. Each branch must see
to it that every member pays dues
regularly, and every branch must or
ganize itself to add to its membership.
In the letter received from the Com
munist international, the C. E. c.. of
our Party was congratulated on hav-
ing initiated the drive for new MEM
bership and the Communist Interna-
tional emphasized the need of build
ing up our Party organization for
the great work ahead Of us.
The Membership drive must be one
of the first tasks of every Party unit.
New ways and means of bringing
members into the Party must be
found. The Communist International
said that every member of the Party
should at least bring one new mem
Der into the Party. If we could
achieve that goal we would immedi-
ately double our Party membership.
We must gain at least ten thousand
new members and the drive for new
members must go along from month
to month alongside of the political
campaigns of our Party.
&c., I--t STIstft ~ 49, J
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14

elected BY each Party organization at
once for the arrangement Of such a
meeting. The hall should be secured
and the National Office notified and a
speaker will be assigned Immediately
The advertising for these meetings
should contain the slogans RECOGNI-
TON OF SOVIET RUSSIA and
THE WORKERS PARTY ANSWERS
SECRETARY OF STATE HUGHES.
1t should be possible for our Party
to arrange at least fifty mass meet
ings on Feb. 2, and fifty mass meet
ings on a single day on this issue will
be triumph for our organization and
viii strengthen the support for
RECOGNITION OF SOVIET RUS
STA. Prompt action is required for
this work as only three weeks remain.
The meetings should be well adver-
tised both thru leaflets and in an
nouncements IN the local newspapers.
Campaign for Protection of
Foreign Born
The Third National Convention of
the Party reaffirmed the declaration
of the Second National Convention,
pledging the Party to carry on a
campaign for the protection of
foreign-born workers against excep-
ton laws. This campaign becomes of
immediate Importance in view of the
fact that President Coolidge recon-
mended in his message to Congress
that all foreign-born workers be reg
istered and legislation to this effect
is now pending in Congress. There
is also pending legislation which pro-
poses that immigration to the United
States in the future shall be on a con-
tract basis; that is, that workers shall
be brought from European countries
under contract to work in certain in
dustries.
Both of these proposed laws re-
present great danger to the whole
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14
Youth VieOs
DEPENDENCY NO MONOPOLY
OF AGED.
By HARRY CANNES

Cold weather in Chicago, revealed
particularly significant feature Of
the decadence of American capital
ism. Whereas heretofore the major.
ity of the inmates of the Municipal
bunking houses were old men, this
year found most of them under So;
and great number in the very prime
Of youth.
To see able-bodied young men re-
duced TO the lowest position of de-
graduation moved even corrupt city job
holders "a a burst Of protest, and a
warning was issued to stay away
from Chicago. "No more jobs; I'M
employment is increasing"
What Is the reason for the decline
in age Of the dovn-and-out prole-
tarians? The main cause is tho rapid
movement from farm TO city. The
young leave first in search Of bread.
In other, smaller cities the rapid dis
appearance Of the much-hcralded
prosperity forces first the young to
migrate in search Of an exploiter.
Then, the ex-soldiers never were en-
tirely absorbed into production; and
the number Of disabled and those
unable 10 compete with
the more healthy wagdalaves IL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14

working Class moVemSnU OF inns cOun.
try, native-born and foreign-born and
1t should be possible to rally wide
masses of workers in protest against
these laws.
To organize the opposition against
these laws, the Party has decided to
initiate organization of Councils for
the Protection of Foreign Born Work
ers. The method of procedure in or
ganizing these councils locally should
be as follows:
A. The Local Party organization
should bring into existence a tenn
porary committee representing the
trade union movement, foreign-born
organizations, and workers. political
organizations. This committee should
send out call for city conference
70 organize the opposition against the
exception laws above described. All
trade unions, fraternal organizations,
and organizations of foreign-born of
every kind, and workers political par
ties should be invited to send dele
gates to this conference. At the con-
ference a representative Executive
Committee should be elected which
will conduct the work Of fighting
these laws thru mass meetings. cir
cularization of literature, resolutions,
etc.
b. At the same time that this tenn
porary committee is organized and
proceeds with its work, each Fedora
ton of the Party represented in a
given city should organize at once
a conference Of all organizations of
their language group in their city.
That is, the Russian, German, Jewish
Party Branch or Party Branch of any
other language section should sur
round itself with all the existing or
CARNATIONS Of that language group in
language section of the local
COUNCIL FOR PROTECTION OF
THE FOREIGN-BORN. The Ian
guage section thus organized should
then send delegates to the general
city conference.
There will be sent to City Central
Committees and District Organizers
with this letter a proposed manifesto
TO be issued by the temporary COM
mittee in your city as the basis of
organization Of the local council for
protection Of foreign-bom workers.
This manifesto should be mailed TO
the various organizations invited to
participate and printed in leaflet form
for general distribution among the
workers Of your city.
The campaign for protection Of
foreign-born workers offers a great
opportunity to build up a mass move
nlent, but In order to take advantage
Of this opportunity we must act
quickly, as the legislation may come
before Congress any day for adop-
ton. The whole Party strength must
be thrown into this campaign immedi-
ately If we are to make a sucSess Of
il.
Our Labor Party Campaign
The Third National Convention Of
the Psrty approved Of the work Of
the Central Executive Committee dur
ing the previous year in aiding to
bring into existence a Fsrmer-Labor
Party in this country and specifically
the July 3rd convention and
the organization Of the Federated
Farmer-Labor Party.
The immediate work before our
Party, to carry further the Labor
Party Campaign, Is Of two-fold
shsrastsr:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14

Iers' organizations and organizations
of exploited farmers, but there are
likely to come to the Convention rep
.resentatives of the middle class such
as small business men, professional
men, etc. The question whether the
Convention will represent the inter-
ests of the exploited farmers and in
dustrial workers will depend upon the
strength of this group in the Conven-
ton. Our Party stands for a class
farmer-labor party and not for a
Third Party dominated by the petty
bourgeosie. We must help to carry on
the work which will bring to the st.
workers and farmers organizations
in such numbers that their ideas will
be written into the decisions of this
convention.
The call for the May 30th conven-
ton will not be issued until February
but we can now begin our work of
propaganda to build up favorable
sentiment for this Convention. While
the question of election of delegates
should not be raised until the call is
actually out, we should create interest
in the Convention by raising the ques-
ton, emphasizing the need of a class
FaT1ner-Labor Party and thus build
ing up sentiment favorable to its or
ganization.
The Campaign for the May 30th
also offers the most favor
able situation for the organization of
the Federated Farmer-Labor Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14

Convention of the Party has prepared
the way for new achievements for our
Party organization. The work out
lined above constitutes the first task
of the new year to strengthen our in
fuence and build up our Party or
ganization. The whole Party must
Immediately mobilize its strength for
these campaigns and carry them for
ward successfully.
Fraternallv your,,
C. E. RUTH1NBURG,
Executive Secretary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14
NTHE PARTY AT WORK
Membership Is Informed on Big
Problems Confronting the Party

Detailed information the immediate political struggles
fronting the Workers Party have been sent the party
bershp letter directed to all party branches by party
executive secretary, C E. Ruhenberg.
The work outlined will be carried under the direction of
the City Central Committees District Organizations
such exist The letter such questions the Recognition
of Soviet Russia the campaign for the Protection the Foreign
Born the Labor Party Campaign and the Membership
1t is follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14
RECOGNITION OF SOVIET RUSSIA.

The discussion the capitalist
of the
international of
Recognition o.
The Central Executive Committee the
advantage this situation to build favorable
Russia of doing this al Gees the
grange public meetings Sunday February 3 which
RECOGNITION OF SOVIET RUSSIA should
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-14
Birthday Greetings to
"The Daily Worker

ROXBURY, MASS.
John Fiumbund
John Liebery
r.. Zelms
j. LagSkin
w. Lehris
C. ZirnsI
A. Gurzenvan
John Kalnceen
Leelman
SOrmkaln
J. Elder
M. S. Martin
E. ]. Sugar
Aamran
Fnegri
SchwolmOur
Wallet
e. PutzaI
TupetZy
L. TiefensOr
John BIumberg
John Breede
John Asberg
Elsie Pultur
M. Timerman
VIM. Extine
F. Needre
T. Bueit
QUINCY, MASS.
Laura RindelI
Herman Kyllanen
Joseph TuOmala
John Karpi
David Palmgren
Alex Ahara
Waldo HOIma
Niulo JOkinen
John OStman
w. Aatanen
CHICAGO, ILL.
Fred. Olander
John A. Weinberg
Harry Anderson
NelstengstrOm
]. L. Nelson
NORWOOD, MASS.
Ella Hack
Henry Hack
Lizzie KOskela
Matt. Koskela
Nestor YlijOki
E. Hurma
w. Karki
nEnUxST nv HaYVSa