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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
HEIR FOUND AFTER HUNT IF 25 YEARS
Henri de la Motte, Now "A Years Old, Expected To
 Share In Rich Estate

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Hunted without success for a quarter of q century, Henri de la NStte. descend ant of a wealthy and noble French family, has been found at last in a church home for the aged in Chicago, his daughter. Mrs. Harriet Scott of West Ninety-second street, said to- day, and probably will receive his share of his parents estate in France, which is estimated to be worth mill lions. MT de Ia Motte is "A.
 Mrs. Scott said that her brother in-law, Fred Leldgen of Milwaukee, had traced MT. de la Motte to the home at $50 West Washington boule- ward, Chicago and that he found him well and comfortable. according to a letter that has just reached Mrs. Scott.
 De la Motte left his Milwaukee home. his wife and four children, 9 years ago. after dispute with an uncle who was then mayor of Racine, Wis. Mrs. Scott said. Every effort has been made since to locate him.
 Several years after his disappear ance word came that his parents had died on their large estate in Chantilly, France, and had divided their fortune. said to be worth millions of dollars, into three equal parts, one of which was to go to Henri. Another son, shared in the estate. also had come to this country, and he, too, could not be found, Mrs. Scott said. Tie third child, Johanna de la Motte. a French singer, received her bequest. Because the two sons could not be found, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

from the nose of the dredge boat, dived down into the sand and mud on the ocean bottom. and dumped its innumerable loads into the waiting scows. Inching along. 1t carved out 15-foot trench--in reality 8 35 to 40-foot trench whan measured from the surface of the water-for a dis- tance of 1.S00 feet, and cut out $500 cubic yards of ocean bottom.
 Because the trench might fill in quickly through the action of the tides. the telephone men began the ploying fleet that included scows. cable-laying ship, two motor boats with tenders, a harbor tugboat and a divers boat.
 The 10,008-pound loading pot \on the "A" cable was lifted out of water and made fast on the deck of an an- chored scoW. The cable boat then hauled up portion of the cable, and by means of a pulley arrangement on her bow shouldered the cable by an oblique movement over to the middle of the trench, where it slid into place. As the cable boat drew near the scow on which the loading pot rested, the great cylinder was lifted from the deck. the ,-scow backed away. and the pot was lowered into it's new bed.
 o o o
 A Major Operation.
 In shifting the "B" cable the kinks and bulges caused by anchor drag ging had to be removed, which left q great amount of slack to be cut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

estate has never been settled. Mrs. Scott declared.
 A copy of the will, written In French, reached the Milwaukee homs about 20 years ago. Being just a child then, Mrs. Scott did not realize it's importance, and tore it up
 We all had thought father had died,' she said, and you can imag- inc my pleasure and surprise when learned he was well and apparently happy. I intend going to Europe next year, and shall make every effort in France to get fathers share of tho estate"
 Mrs. Scott sent her father a Christ- mas check as soon IS she heard the news and will go to Chicago next &eek to gee him. she said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

out. This cable. at the point of the loading pot, had besn dragged almost $50 feet out of it's original coprss. No undermining was possible. When the loading pot was made fast on the scow the cable boat and the chartered tugs put their shoulders to this craft and pushed the scow west ward. which in turn slowly dragged the< entire wayward section of the cable toward the trench.
 Amputation was now necessary to take up the slack. About 250 feet of the able was pulled up on the deck in figure 8 formation ,and arrange ments were then made with Newark traffic headquarters to detour toll traffic from the "B" cable through the "A" cable pending the repairs. The cutting was no easy task. The cable Is double-armored with heavy steel wires, wound spirally. Beneath the steel wires Is the 5ute and pitch insulation. and beneath this Is the lead-covered cable itself, two inches in diameter. inside of which are the pairs of slender copper wires that bear the conversation.
 To cut through the cable at two places. remove the slack. reconnect the slender wires, resolder the cable, rewrap the Jute and pitch and replace the heavy steel wire in the shortest possible time was the work that con- fronted the telephone construction men. The splicing crew began its task at 6 o'clock in the evening and, working all night under flood lights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

Fleeoy staple produced on all of our farms Is worth about half as much as the output of all our cows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

A device which registers the exact touch of the pianist has been in- vented by a musician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

sterer suggests using imitation leather, therefore, do not turn up your nose, because this material will give you an excellent finish at a very reasonable cost.
 Tho third class of finishing ma terial includes cloths of several types, mohair, velvet and velour: These are excellent. especially for the closd car and the manufacturers are now offering them in many delight full patterns and colors. In selecting q cloth for trimming the closed car. beware of the startling or vivid. Natural tones are best, last longest, resist dirt better. and-most impor- tant of aldo no not get tiresome after long use.
 Mohair and mohair plush are en- toying a growing vogue as a trim ming material for the closed car. This material is made from the hair of the Angora goat and 1t is admir- able as upholstery. It resists dirt and wears extremely well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

Do not get too light . material for the cars interior, especially if the vehicle Is general family convey ance. The light colors are delightful in effect, but obviously chiidren's shoes and constant use do not improve their appearance. Stick to the plain materials. dark enough to be serv- iceabls in ordinary use.
 Now just a word as to care after the car has been done over. Do not use gasoline on leather or its imita- tions. This rots the material. There are good creams made for cleaning leather; use one of them, after the interior of the car has been thor oughly brushed out with 3 whisk broom. For tho cloth upholstery, a good brushing is the first considera- ton; the vacuum cleaner may be rsed for part of this work. Give the
 upholstery regular attention and 1t will give you long and satisfactory service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
WARMTH PREVAILS IN
 SOUTHEAST EUROPE
Drought Damages Crops And Causes
 Cut In City Water Supply

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 5.-(By As- sociated Press.)-It has raified very little in Bulgaria since last August. and the resultant drought. has seri- ously damaged the autumn sown crops. Tho lev has dropped 30 points in the last month because of the poor agricultural outlook, coupled with reparation demands. Crop ex- perts predict that unless 1t rains soon next years harvest will be 8 failure.
 The water supply of Sofia has been out down by one-half, and there has been more than one serious fire. The street lights have had to be reduced by two-thirds.
 In the middle of November of 1929 children were throwing snowballs in Boris park. Now the park on moon light nights is filled just at 1t is fin summer evenings with strolling couples,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
Mrs. Samuel Weiser Is Awarded $50 A Week Ali- mony "A Days After Her Wedding

WHITE PLAINS, N. r., Jan. D. Supreme Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins has signed decree of sep aration in favor of Mrs. Ida Weiser, 30, of Church street, White Plains, against Samuel Weiser, 42. president of the Amherst Knitting mills of New York. Alimony was fixed at $50 a week.
 testified she was married to the de- fendant on September 2. at the city hall, New York. after @ three months courtship. She said that on the sec- ond day of their honeymoon her hus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

chemists have given us imitation leather, which has all the appearance and lasting qualities of the real. The best limitations are so close to real leather that the 1ayman might be excused for mistaking the spuri- ous for the genuine. If the uphol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
UPSET STOMACH, \ GAS, INDIGESTION
Chew a few Pleasant Tablets,
 Stomach Feels Fine!

So pleasant, so inexpensive, a quick to settle an upset stomach. The moment Tapes Diapepsin" reaches the stomach all pain and distress from indigestion CT a sour, gassy stomach vanishes.
 Millions know its magic. All drug gists recommend this harmlessstoma stomach corrective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

upholstery job makes 1t advisable only for high-priced> cars. Of course, good leather is unbeatable. It is rich. lasting. if properly cared for. and resists ordinary dirt as we'll as any material can.
 However. during the last few years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

At this time of year msny car owners turn their Attention to rec furnishing their vehicles for another campaign. This being somewhat the "off season." Is "a good time for lay ing the car up for a few days. 4 fewl suggestions on upholstery may templating having their cars done over this winter. s
 Modern upholstery may bs divided into three classes: Leather, imita- tion leather and fabrics of various sorts.
 Leather is used when expense is not a matter for prime zconsidera- ton. The cost of first rate leather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

completed the splice entirely by sum- rise the next morning.
 Today the government dredges plow up and down tho channel of Raritan Bay; but the cables lie safe in their new bed under the waves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
2ND HONEYMOON WRECKED
 BY VISIONS OF DEAD WIFE

band told her he had been disturbed during the night by visions of his dead wife and his mother-tn-law, and that "everything was off,"
 They returned to New York and after few days separation Became reconciled. At his home" she said, "his son. 15, and his daughter, IT, turned away from me, saying. What do you mean by marrying our father without asking our consent That ended everything.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

The common lobster is black when living, but other species are red, blue and yariegated,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
WRITE YOUR STORY OF
idle EVIL AND MAIL
IT TO DAILY WORKER

Here Is another article from our
staff writer, Karl Reeve, about un-
employment conditions as they exist
today among the idle coal miners
Of Southern Illinois. Similar eondi-
tions exist everywhere turnout the
mine fields Of the nation.
The DAILY WORKER is unable
to send its correspondents into all
the mine fields. II, therefore, asks
the coal miners everywhere to
write their own stories of the condi-
tions they face. These stories will
be published. They will have con-
siderable weight, we are sure, in
forcing tardy action on this vital
problem of how to meet the crisis
confronting the nations jobIess.
Tell your stories to the DAILY
Worker. It is fighting your battles.
It is standing by you, side by side,
in helping you wage your fight for
your class Interests. Address all
correspondence to the DAILY
WORKER, 1113 w. Washington
Blvd, Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
ORDER YOUR BUNDLE
OF THIS SATURDAYS
CAMPAIGN EDITION

There are still a few days in
which to rush In your order for this
Saturdays Special Campaign Edl-
ton Of the DAILY WORKER. This
will be our First Special Edition Of
the present Communist campaign. X
will be filled with the best articles
and cartoons that can be pro-
cured. The Communists alone have
a message Of emancipation for the
workers and farmers Of this coun-
try. The story Of the Communist
struggle for workers rule will be
graphically and Interestingly told.
Get a bundle OF this issue for dis
tributIon among your neighbors and
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DAILY WORKER, ftt3 w. WASH
ington Blvd, Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
WOBBL|ES FAIL
TO TAKE FIGHT
OUT OF court
Injunction Hearing Is
Up for Third Time.

Today for the third time the
|. w. w. injunction case will
come up in county court before
Judge Hurley, who has been
called upon by the "outs" to
decide which group of officers
belong"
The case has now been hang
ing fire for two weeks, having
been postponed once by Judge
Hurley and the second time by
Judge SABBATH because of the
absence from court Of William
A. Guinea, attorney for the adj
ministration group.
In the meantime a delegation has
come on from Butte, Montana, to
persuade both factions to give up the
fight and let an impartial group come
in. Tho Fisher and Doyle have con-
scented, Griffith and McMurphy scould
not be persuaded to give up the fight.
So the injunction has not been
dropped and will come up in court
again this morning.
Membership Wants Convention.
The two different factions fighting
for leadership in the l. w. w. have
stirred up the membership to a
realization that something must be
done mighty soon to save the organ
ization.
The membership is demanding that
the two-year rule be waived and a
convention be called at once. Rumor
has spread that convention will be
called in three months, which the
rank and file feels is too long to wait.
Try to Prevent Split.
1--WE must have convention at once
before both groups develop faction
al spirit in the organization, obtain a
following and cause split" was the
opinion expressed to the DAILY
WORKER reporter by seamen, car
penters and agricultural workers, all
members of the Wobbly organization
for many years, and men who have
faced long prison terms for their or
ganization.
Editors Issue Statement.
A statement signed by the editors
of the various publications of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, is as
follows:
1--WE, the undersigned editors Of all
the !. w. w. publications in Chicago
feel that inasmuch as we have been
at headquarters during the entire con-
troversy that is now causing the or
Continued on Page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
Building Trades Head
Hits Fake Stories In
the Chicago Tribune

James J. Conroy, secretary of the
Chicago Building Trades Council, re-
pudiates the statement of the Tribune
that the council, which met all Of last
week at.the Roosevelt building, was
considering the calling Of a general
strike of the building mechanics and
laborers for a uniform scale Of $1.5o
an hour.
There is not one word Of truth
in that statement" said Conroy,
nothing of that nature was taken up
at our conference. 1t is a cooked up
story without any foundation"
Labor Bank Discussed.
When asked whether it was true
that they were considering unionizing
the Lands award contractors jobs,
he said that there was no such thing
as Landis- award any longer, but that
the Tribune continually persists in
dragging it in when referring to the
Building Trades Council.
He said the meeting discussed the
establishing of a labor bank in the
loop, in conjunction with other labor
unions, but nothing definite had been
decided upon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
DAWES KU KLUX
SPEECH FASCIST
0. K.-FOSTER
MussOlini Is FaUorite of
Cussing Candidate
Especial to The Daily worker)

MILWAUKEE,, August "a
William z. Foster dropped off
the train here this morning,
pleased with the large meetings
from which he had just come,
in Minneapolis, ST. Paul, and
Superior.
Before he went to address the
great crowd in Tippecanoe
Park, he was asked to comment
upon the endorsement given
the Ku Klux Klan by Brigadier-
General Charles G. Dawes, in
his Augusta, Maine, speech.
quite natural" said Foster. "The
K. X. K is an attempt to establish
Fascism in the United States. Dawes
praised Mussolini and the Fascist
very highly, more than year ago
and tried to set up small imitation
himself, in the Minute Men of the
Constitution. He may regard the X
X. X. with little jealousy, as a ri
val of his own pet organization, but
it is the rivalry of two business men
whose fundamental interests are the
same. Of course, he would endorse
the K X. K"
Against Class Issue.
"Do you think that it was merely
an oversight that neither LaFollette
nor Davis denounced the anti-labor
acts of the K. X. K.?" Foster was
asked.
"LaFollette and Davis are united
on this point, as on many others, that
neither wants to raise the fundamen.
tai class issues in the United States,
replied Foster "They both avoid any
issue except those calculated to ap-
peal to miscellaneous 'citizenry' and
not the working class as such. They
refuse to recognize the interests of
the working class as opposed to the
capitalist class, as separate from the
other groups in society. That is be-
cause both fundamentally agree with
the capitalist system. Neither wants
to change it. Therefore, they handle
the Khan gingerly, and with much re-
gard for it's feelings, and therefore,
they ignore the labor movement"
Communist Attitude.
what attitude does the Workers
Party take toward the KranT"
Long before the election campaign
the Workers Party denounced the
Khan as an instrument Of the CAPT.
talist class for illegally suppressing
the militant forces of labor" said
Foster.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
n. Y. LABOR TAKERS
ENDORSE BOB; JAB
LOCAL S. P. TICKET
Especial to The Daily Worker,

AOPCCIdt " AuC GdU1 NNOEH0IJ
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-What ap-
ears to be a slick piece of political
horse trading was accomplished
here today in the Central Trades
and Labor Council when the latter
body endorsed the national LaFoI-
Iette-WheeIer ticket after the weak
Socialist Experimentation Party
carefully avoided fight on the ques-
ton of local ticket.
The officials Of the labor body had
urged their affiliated unions not to
send delegates to the C. P. P. A., in
order to wash Tammany's hands
from any endorsement of the Social
list candidates. However, in return
for the endorsement of LaFoI-
lette nationally, the radical" fax
ers in the local A. F. Of L. did not
even raise the issue of an indepen-
dent political party or independent
local action. The Socialist Party
has laid down even before Tam
many.
Abraham Lefkowitz, representing
the sole remaining member of the
Farmer-Labor Party in New York,
and delegate to the Central council
from the Teachers Union, denounc-
ed Dawes for calling LaFoIIette a
radical. But the S. p. doesn't mind.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
Farmer Expresses
Views on Market
Reports in ''Daily"

In our issue of August 16, we car
ried note to farmers, asking them to
write us whether they want market
reports be printed in the DAILY
WORKER. We have had one reply
which we print here in full and we
urge other farmers to join in the dis
cussion.
To the DAILY WORKER Reply
ing to your inquiry Of August 16, rela-
tive to the carrying of market reports
by the DAILY WORKER for farmers.
A farmer, whether he has anything
to sell or not, is always interested in
the market reports. Since you are
so advantageously situated, being on
tho grounds of a main distributing
point, think farmers will appreciate
the information you can give them.
/ for one, shall look forward with in
terest to seeing this news In the
DAILY WORKER.
would suggest a form be adopted
which will cover only main items for
territory represented.
should like to see other farmers
views on this subject.-Nels M. Mel
son, Rochester, MINI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
MOSCOW URGES
NO SPLIT In
Miners RANKS
McLachIan Is Warned
Against O. B. U.
(5y Gable to The Daily Worker)
kHOCNOM A.o % "A CahI,


MOSCOW, Aug. PA cable
was sent to Jim McLachIan,
leader of the Nova Scotia min
ers, by the Red international of
Labor Unions, warning against
the efforts Of the dual unionists
to persuade the miners of Dis
trict No. 26, to secede from the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea.
The Red international is posi-
lively opposed to withdrawal
from the U. M. w. of A., as it
has often demonstrated.
More than year ago, when the
miners of Nova Scotia were threat
ened with expulsion for voting to af-
filiate with the r. I. L. u, the latter
approved Of the withdrawal of the af-
filiation, in order that District 26
might not be severed from the main
body OF the miners.
The r. l. L. u. is Just as positive
on this point today as It ever was.
1t advises the Nova Scotia miners TO
stick with the U. M. w. Of A. and to
continue the struggle for revolution
airy policies in cooperation with the
militants Of the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25
KLAN TRIES TO
FREE MURDERER
IN DOWELL, ILL.
Miners Stop Kluxers in
Jail Delivery
BY KARL REEVE
Staff Writer, Daily Worker)

(ota1 Wrlter, Daily Worker)
DOWELL, ILL.,, August a.
The war between the Ku KIux
KIan and the loyal members of
the United Mine Workers broke
out twice this week, in ZiegIer
and here, the Khan both times
being beaten.
Armed auto loads Of Klans-
men were rushed into Dowell
in an attempt to free Thomas
Reese, who cold-bloodedly muir
dered Mexican, Louis Gomez.
The Klansmen Beat 1t.
The Mayor of DowelI, a miner,
swore in the entire town as deputies
and captured a dozen Klansmen and
put them in Jail The rest, when they
saw they had fight on their hands,
turned tail and sped away without
saying goodbye.
One of the men who was most
boastful about getting the murderer
out Of Jail was a Klansman named
Eldridge, who drove over with car.
load of machine guns and rifles to
show the damned Dowell miners how
it is done in Herrin. He was lucky
to get back to Herrin alive.
II Runs In Family.
Gomez, who left pregnant wife
and two children, had been raided by
the Klansmen charged with selling
bootleg liquor. The 100 per cent
American" Reese warned Gomez IL he
told the Dowell authorities, he would
kill Gomez, and he carried out his
threat. Gomez was not, of course
given a fighting chance for his life,
being shot down in cold blood, from
the back, by the patriotic Klansman
Thomas Reese is the son OF Ed
Reese. who shot and killed FATTY
Knight. at Dowell last month. They
are both Klansmen. One hundred
per cent Americanism seems to run in
the family
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25

Hell an Maria" Backs Khan
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. ). o'FLAHERrY

If there was ever any doubt in the
minds of the workers as to where
He'll an Maria Dawes stood on the Ku
Klux Khan there should be doubt no
longer In a speech delivered last
Saturday in Augusta, Maine, the Gen.
eral in a reply to the belated state
ment of John w. Davis, on the hooded
order, paid tribute to the Klan for its
activities in enforcing law and order
in Oklahoma and in Herrin. 1t is
true Dawes did not say he was for the
Khan but after reading the speech
everybody who knows the Khan will
not alone believe that he favors it
but that he is also member of the or
ganization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-25

COOLIDGE, "The strikebreakerD
- and Dawes, the "open shop"
Fascist, are not the only stars in
the republican Iabor-hating sky.
The chairman of the Republican Ma
tionaI Committee, William Morgan
Butler, capitalist and owner of mil
lions of dollars worth of New Eng
land textile properties, has for years
been spending tens Of thousands Of
dollars to keep stool-pigeons and
detectives working among his en-
pIoyes to disrupt their unions, to de-