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Evening star., 1924-04-13

Congress passed an act providing that
"a district of territory not exceeding
ten miles square to be located as here
after directed on the river Potomac at
some place between the mouths of the
eastern branch and Conogocheague, be
and the same is hereby accepted for
the permanent seat of the government
of the United States. 1t was further
provided that prior to the first Mon
day in December next all Offices at
tached 10 the seat of government of
the United States shall be removed to.
and until the first said Monday in De-
cember in the year 1900. shall remain
at the city of Philadelphia. in the state
of Pennsylvania, at which place the
session of Congress next ensuing to the
present shall be held"
The act was amended March s, 1891.
by which it was provided that the
lines were to be so run as to include
a portion of the territory below the
mouth of the Eastern branch. 1t was
also provided that the public build
ingS should be erected on the Mary
land side of the Potomac river. The
selection of Washington. was not only
in accordance with the sentiment of
George Washington, but triumph
for Madison, who had contended for
the shores of the Potomac as a CEN
tralized location where the govern
ment was expected, at that time, to
expend probably a half millin dol
lars" and where every citizen could
partake of this advantage as equally
as nature had rendered it possible"
Vision of Capital.
The preparations for the removal
of the government TO this city began
in 1890. President Washington on
January %, 1871, appointed three
commissioners TO survey the DIS
trict-Maryland and Virginia had
already ceded the land for the ten
miles square--and on March so, 1871,
the President proclaimed the terri
tory for the District. The corner
stone of the District was laid on the
Virginia side April Is, 1871. The
corner stone of the Capitol building
was laid on September 1S. l'95, by
Washington with imposing cere-
monies, during which Washington de-
livered an address and following
which there was IL barbecue feast.
And in pursuance of the law, IN
May 1900. the ten years at Phlladel-
phia having expired. the federal gov,
were transferred to W aShington
''They came" once said "A southern
speaker. ito build a city not onlN
beautiful to look upon and dellg ghti j.!
to reside in but which for works OF
art shall surpaSs Rome herself; for
universities and colleges and other
educational opportunities shall equal
the capital of the German empire. ana
in all things that go to make a capl-
tai lovely, charming and attractive
to the eve shall outstrip the renowned
CITY of France" Washington then
was a dreary and deSolate village or
several hundred houses in between
marsh and field and forest.
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cess as a party. but that we seek to
be the instrument by which we must
eliminate the distressing conditions
in Washington. and again start the
government on the way of the found
crs"
Says Party Has Issues.
we have the issues; the people
are ready to hand US the mission.
The opportunity for service is here.
has never failed in it's duty
Kramer attacked the republican
party as the party of privilege and
corruption and asserted the country
was turning to the democrats for a
constructive and clean administra-
tion.
When the democratic party is re-
turned TO power" Mr.. Kramer said,
lit will repeal the Fordney- -McCum-
Der law and substitute a. tariff which
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up of millions of honest folks that is
the subject of criticism. 1t is the
management of that party, beyond the
control of these millions. which has
made C. o. p. read: Graft. Oil and
Politics
investi cations should he stopped. 1t
is sad to note that these same men
are not saying that the scandals
should be stopped. They say that
this is Il time to get down TO busi-
ness. There can be no more i'm
portant business than the exposure
Of graft corruption and Incompetence
in high places, in order that honest
government may be restored. We
must. by drastic means if necessary,
eliminate the corruption in order that
cur republic may live.
IF we democrats meet our oblfga-
tions squarely, success will be as
Sured-not that we seek mere sue
Evening star., 1924-04-13

reduce the internal revenue taxes to
the lowest possible limit compatible
with efficient and economical de-
n:ands; it will cause the federal re-
serve system to be operated in the
interest of the public; it will restore
foreign ma rkets for the surplus
PRODUCTS of the American farmer:
it will enact a just measure for the
veterans Of the world war; it will
rid. Washington Of corruption ana
restore the government to the peo-
pie: il will establish a foreign policy
based on a world peace and will
awaken the conscience of the nation
with d revival of the ideaIism OF the
great Wilson"
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Free Plans and Estimates.

ADDITIONS. ALTERATIONS AND RE-
FAIRS HARRIS CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER, 1910 ST. NV. FIR. SoT2-W.
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$4,000 Raised Already.

About $4,000 has been raised to
date in the armys appeal. ContFibu-
tions should be sent TO Thomas p
Hickman, care Salvation Army. COZ f
street northwest
THE Salvation Army" says Adjt
Holz, never sleep" The organiza-
tion js always at the call of the un-
fortunate day and night. winter and
summer, and many of the good deeds
of the workers in blue never come TO
light.
For thirty years the army has
operated in Washington. 1t has given
help to thousands and thousands of per-
sons And IL has, | believe, won a
place in the hearts of the people of the
National Capital.
"Here are a couple of instances
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
PROGRAM AND CONSTITUTION OF
THE WORKERS. SPORT ALLIANCE
OF THE YOUTH OF AMERICA

The purpose of this organization to unite the existing working
class sport and athletic the
and mental development
One Of the main objects the development against individual
All workers athletic
eligible membership
$500 ahaton dues The W. A.
tons &c per capita tax member
The highest authority of this organization national convention
held least
to call conventions shorter necessary
Delegates the
the organization the
thereof local central
The to
to be paid the
The convention settles all matters
organization
of
bers
responsible
elects its members the national
officials
them app
shall
principles involved
executive
taking
organized
athletics opponent
organization the outside
committee has the
Toikka secretary
St, York,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
ENTHUSIASTIC TAG DAY RESPONSE
New York Branches Undertake IN Raa+ Ouo+a
5 Undertake to Beat Quota

THE secretaries demonstrated that the
idea being we'll received membership
mltees working confronting them and
ganizatons generally being
with attractive bands official credentials
GlHow buttons for tagging
The assessed
themselves $780, fifty allotment The
English Bronx No. Young
which fifty cent higher than the quotas assigned
Party branches
Following is the list Of
QUOTAS ALLOTTED TO BRANCHES FOR
1.
English, Downtown, jamaica Hungarian
town. $685. JEWISH Downtown jewish
Russian Downtown No $50; ukranan
West Sd 500; FINNISH $780,
jewish DcnOn No. Italian Italian
Astoria $25; Armenian
$685. jewish Downtown $5 POLISH
Downtown, SIS; italian, West sde $50
English, Yorkvleu Italian,
Creek 500; Juscsav $50; Spanish, IS; English Harlem
Hungarian YorvIe $3.50;
Finnish Harlem $780, jewish $780, Scandinavian
Section
English No. $780, Hungarian No. 49, SIS; $40;
$685. English No. $685. jewish No. $500; Letth 5000; English
Lower Bronx, $685. jewish No. g. s25; Lithuanian
Section
English No. 8, $780, jewish $780, Lithuanian,
an S. BushweE $40; Lithuanian No.
s25; German RidsswOod $751; Lithuanian No
English SIS; Finnish, InwoOd, s25 Jewish, $500.
English German, jewish Island
Scandinavian, SIS; English
Lithuanian SIS; Finnish,
Russian, Brooklyn
YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE QUOTAS
I, 8, $780,
27,
Branch $780, $780,
49, $25; Branch
s25;
%, $25; rs, $25 29, $25.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
KEPT PRESS TAKES UP
WORK WHERE GOVT.
SAYS IT HAS QUIT
10y Federated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Justiee
and state department officials have
assured Roger N. Baldwin, director
of the American Civil Liberties
Union, that no attempt has been
made during the past two years to
interfere with the issuance Of pass
port to any citizen because Of his po-
IiticaI or economic Views or his po-
Iitical or labor record.
At the department Of Justice,
Baldwin was informed that espIon-
age upon citizen and alien radicals
had ceased since the resignation Of
Daugherty. No further espionage on
radicals is contemplated.
On the day this statement Of pol
icy was made, the Washington Star
began publication of the SpoIansky
fred plot" stories, which are being
syndicated turnout the country as a
campaign roorback.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
GITLOW SHOWS
Them IN KANSAS
CITY, MISSOURI
Puts it All Over Speech
of wisconsin Boob"

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 21.-Ben
Gitlow made splendid impression
here. He spoke at length on the re-
cord and personnel of the three CAPT
talist parties.
wisconsin Boob" had spoken the
night before and it was treat after
his mulligan stew to have every ques-
ton analysed from one angle alone
its bearing on the workers and farm
ers. Gitlow talked in simple Ian
guage on the cause of crisis glut
thru surplus value. The LaFollette
speakers had laid it down that panics
come only from wicked monopoly
and that there had never been any
before 1898!
A strong delegation of 'pure-and-
simple" LaFollette men came and
squirmed in acute pain as Ben dis
cussed the past of Boob's Angels
Spreckels and Vanderlip. They-sweet
souls-had thought LaFollette was
financed by their dimes and quarters!
The Boob's concept of honesty differs
rom the Communists, who believe as
Trotsky puts it: I'VE must never de-
ceive the workers. We can play a
double game with the enemies of the
proletariat, but not with the proletar-
lat itself"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
FARES RAISED IN
PHILADELPHIA BY
TRACTION TRUST
Straphangers Are Hit by
20 Per Cent Boost
tspecIaI to The Daily workerl

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, The street
car company of this city raised the
fare from 6A to TX cents. This
means an increase of 20 per cent.
Hundreds of thousands of workers are
affected by this action of the company
whose yearly earnings reach into
heavy millions. A feeble struggle is
being put up against the increase by
various business interests who fear
that the high fare might have a det-
rimental effect on their business.
The mater has been once "inves-
tigated" by court which ruled, as 1t
was expected, in favor Of the company.
An appeal was taken and the matter
again investigated" The cry raised
this time is that it is the workers
fault that the fare was raised. The
workers, the business interests claim,
are getting too high wages, for which
the people" are now asked to pay.
Those familiar with the conditions
Of work in the P. R. t. know that one
cannot get too fat on the wages paid
by that company and that the COM
pany now simply sees an opportunity
to increase its profits. The new Gin
vestigation" will undoubtedly bring
the same results. as the first.
1t is up to the Central Labor Union
OF Philadelphia to demand that an
impartial investigation committee be
organized consisting of representa-.
ives of the Central Labor Union and
of the working class political parties
of the city. Only then will the work
ers be assured of getting the true
reasons why the company made its
20 per cent increase in fares.
Let the Central Labor Union resist
this increase by all means at its dis
posal. 1t is within the power of or
ganized labor to stop this new grab
OF the p. r. T. at the expense of the
workers IL serious effort is made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
man OF GOD is
INDICTED FOR
SWEETIN MURDER
Other Christians Lead
Him to His Father

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, Oct. I'll
The Jefferson county grand jury to-
day returned first degree murder in
dictments against Reverend Lawrence
M. Hight, unfrocked minister of Ina,
and his paramour, Mrs. Elsie Sweetin,
confessed love pact" prisoners of
their respective mates, Mrs. Anna
Hight and MILFORD Sweetin.
The ex-minister and Mrs. Sweetin
will be arraigned in circuit court here
this afternoon.
Following their plea, the court will
set the trial date.
Such was the interest in the case
that before daybreak today scores OF
afrmers and Ina residents, with their
families, camped on the courthouse
steps, many of them bringing basket
dinners along.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Twin City Radicals
Give Lawful" FLUTES
the Horses Giggle

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21.-It was the
horse laugh on the reactionary Flaw"
and order" elements of Minneapolis
when none of the conservative book
stores were found to have copies of
the U. S. constitution in stock. The
Well-Dickey Banking Co., which had
promised to give away copies Of the
Anticipated document was up stump
until it tried the radical book shop as
a last resort. This shop, the Modern
Bookstore, run by Alexis Georgian,
who is under deportation orders as an
undesirable radical, had the stun.
Fifty copies, each with an advertise
ment of defunct Socialist paper or
a fy-leaf, were hustled over and
dished out by the bank.
Shady Banker Dawes please copy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
On a Labor Takers Trail

til the war was over They felt that
once the horrible nightmare was past,
things would be different. The hos
tility of their district officers irritated
them.
But tho the war was over the cap
italist dictatorship was still going
strong. The end of the war did not
mean the end of the Garfield agree
ment and woe unto the miner who
dared to strike with that pistol point
ed at his head. The miners discov-
cred that according to the terms of
that agreement as interpreted by the
coal operators the war would not be
over until two years after April, 1918.
The government, the coal operators
and the union leaders kept jockeying
with the miners' demand for the abb
rogation of the wartime contract un
til finally certain Illinois coal opera
tors, taking advantage of the situation
started move that looked like an
attempt to break down union condi-
lions that were secured after bitter
struggles.
The Fight Was On
The battle opened around the Belle
vile sub-district, where the miners
struck the mines, in retaliation
against the action of the operators.
Another incident that helped to
bring the insurgent movement against
Harrington and his crew of boss spe-
cialists to head, was the Mooney
protest strike. Despite the opposition
Of the district officials the miners of
Illinois voted overwhelmingly for the
strike. When the miners of Belleville,
received their pay after the Mooney
strike, they found their pay envelop
short from three to five dollars each.
The penalty clause of the Washing.
ton agreement was working overtime
This was the spark that set fire to
the powder magazine Of the Illinois
miners discomfort and the battle was
on.
How Harrington met this rebellion
against his infamous cooperation
with the coal operators will be told
in subsequent articles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
LA GUARDIA SAYS
HE WILL DEBATE
W. p. CANDIDATE
Forced by Pressure Of
Party's Challenge

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 21.-Heart-
ened by the moral support Of the So
cialists and his gangsters, Congress
man LaGuardia has accepted the chal-
lenge to debate the Workers Party
candidate, Juliet Stuart Poyntz. A
letter of challenge has been sent out
by Harry Winitsky, Workers Party
campaign manager, to Marie MacDon-
aid, socialist of long standing, and
now campaign manager of the repub-
lican, Major LaGuardia.
After evading the challenges issued
by the Workers Party candidate on a
number of repeated occasions, the
world war hero finds himself pinned
down and at last he has accepted.
The time and place Of this debate will
be announced soon.
s 1t will be remembered Comrade
Poyntz was arrested last week while
in the midst Of an impromtu debate
with Maj LaGuardia at an open air
meeting on 111th st. and Lexington
Ave. She was released at the station
house as there was no one to press
any charge.
Altho it was the socialists and a
gang of their hoodlums who disturbed
the meeting, the police picked out the
Workers Party candidate for arrest.
After the arrest of Comrade Poyntz,
this gang of hoodlums made an at
tack upon the audience around the
Workers Party platform. LaGuardia
speaks blandly and pretends inno-
cence, while his gangsters are using
the same terroristic methods as the
fascist of his native Italy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22


These figures show that the number
Of business failures has nothing to do
with the mere fact that one or other
of the old political parties happens to
be in power but great deal to do
with the same rottenness in the ex-
listing economic order which produces
the unemployment from which labor
suffers periodically.
Same Under Both Old Parties
II the Harding Coolidge regime is
responsible for the tremendous out
break Of failures in 1921-1924 then the
Wilson regime may be held respon-
sible for the outbreak in 1913-1915.
The fact is that both old parties
which encourage and serve the con-
tinuance Of capitalist economic order
are equally responsible and the table
above is just an evidence of the rot
teness they are willing to perpetuate.
It's normally for the great capitalist,
chaos for the smaller fry and the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Half Million Join
In Plea for Life
Of Bernard Grant

Appeals for mercy for Bernard
Grant, now awaiting execution for his
part in the robbery Of tea store,
here, during which Patrolman Ralph
Souders was slain, today passed the
half million mark. the volume being
swelled daily by communications
from all parts of the world. An en-
tire corner Of the Office of Attorney
Thomas Swanson, Grants counsel, is
heaped with letters on the case, the
majority OF which cite the Leopold
Loeb life sentence in voicing their be-
lief that Grant should not hang.
The writer's hail from the entire
range OF the social scale from former
Ambassador Gerard to persons whose
writing is almost indecipherable.
Grant now is under a stay OF execu-
tion which has moved the date OF
his hanging from Oct. II. to January
ls.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Clothing Workers
Raise Funds for
Foster Campaign

Local 54, Of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers Union is very active in
its support of the candidates of the
Workers Party. In spite of the or
ders of the general Office that all mem
bers of the union are to collect funds
for the LaFollette campaign the mem
bers of this local have endorsed the
Workers Party ticket and called a
mass meeting for the campaign. They
have already contributed 500 and are
now coming thru once more. The fol-
lowing is list of shops which have
contributed to the Workers Party
campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
SMALL BIZ IS
VICTIM OF BOTH
COP. and DENIS
Falls Under Dictator
ship of Wall Street
ByLELAND oLDs.

Federated Press Industrial Editor)
Republican norm aIcy is
strewn with the wrecks of 1858
banks and 1889 commercial
concerns, according to statistics
of business failures reported
monthly by the United States
department of commerce.
The total liabilities of these
corporations which have failed
since 1921 amounts to more
than $2,700,000,O0O.
Squeeze Small Business
These figures show that the small
business men has been subjected to
the same squeeze play which reduced
tens of thousands of farmers and
wage earners to greater dependence
on the dominant financial powers
To large extent these failures mean
that the small banking, industrial and
trade business are being more com.
pletely subjected to the economic die
tatorship Of the New York banks.
The republican-democratic contro-
versy over the responsibility for these
failures emphasizes their joint
responsibility. The democratic adj
ministration allowed the financiers to
finance the war in a way to produce a
maximum of imitation with excess pro.
fits. The democratic administration
sponsored the federal reserve act
which protected the giant financial in
terests in the resulting defation.
But the republican party also sane
tons these financial policies which
benefit the money power. It has shown
itself unwilling or unable to save
small business and the farmers from
the tide Of the failures which inevitably
follow imitation. Both parties are COM
mitted to the theory that the interests
of the financiers who. control the coun.
RVS credit are Of paramount import
ance.
Failures Increase.
The rapid increase during the last
years in the number Of business
failures and in the liabilities involved
is shown in the table which lists the
banking and commercial failures since
1913;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Try to erIdae EveraIades.

NEW YORK, Oct 21.--one of the
last remaining strongholds OF jungle
wilderness in the United States-that
Of the great Everglade swamp in
Florida-soon will succumb to engin-
eering science with the throwing of
railway across the swamp from
Miami, on the east coast to Fort
Myers on the west, II became known
here today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
WALL STREET JOURNAL VERY BUSY
APPLYING WHITEWASH TO CAL
COOLIDGE IN BOSTON BANK SCANDAL

NEW YORK, Oct 2tThe which came aaanIy
TO the Of Charlie
were none do him
Coolidge
nourshed during his sovernorshp Of Massachusetts
Thru the Boston News Journal
tho Coolidge version Of the s publicity.
IN brlef the defense for Coolidge
5ui Of Massachusetts bIaekmae testimony
court by 5urre that he deposited
Of the limit Coolidge
ted but declared false Dates cited
doeg not hang together
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Shop Chairman

This local has pledged itself to
double this amount before the cam
paign is over.
Members of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union and other
organizations! Follow the example
of the members of this local and get
on the job. Make a collection in your
shop and turn the money in to the
office as soon as possible. Money is
needed badly to make the campaign
a success and we must have the ac-
tive support of all workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Butcher Workmep oroanIz..

PATERSON, N. J., Oct. 21.-An or
ganization drive conducted by Butcher
Local No. Asa, Amalgamated Food
Workers, in Paterson is educating the
public thru special advertising in the
local press. A demand for union Ia
belled meat products from union
butcher shops has grown up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
Lured to the White House.
(ey The Federated PressI

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. - Twelve
nationalities were represented in the
group Of 40 business men actively en-
gagged in the Coolidge campaign, who
were piloted to the White House the
other day to gaze upon Cautious Cal.
In imitation Of Mark Hannas per.
formance in the Mckinley campaign
Of 1895, money raised for the G. o. P.
is being spent in numerous excursions
leading to a photograph with the
White House as a background, and
with a grateful speech by the candi-
date as the browning thrill This ex-
pense will not show on the books of
the campaign committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
court UphoIds MonopoIy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.--The Save
Electric corporation lost in the SUI
preme court Of the United States to-
day In its petition for rehearing OF its
suit against the General Electric com.
pany, involving charge against the
latter Of unlawful monopoly in the
sale Of incandescent electric lamps.