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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-25
Why We Die

left 50 direct descendants. If everybody were as
prolific, in few generations the earth would be too
crowded for any to lie down.
Why waste time wondering why we die? The answer
is to make for newcomers. Life is journey be-
tween two unknown stations We don't know where our
souls came FROM And some not about where
they'll go after their hearts stop beating
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-25
A Dental Campaign Is On
At LOG Columbia Street


DIR. EDWIN ]. BROW MS
DENTAL OFFICES arc now putting
on n campaign for dental business
which will save you onc.half on the
cost OF your dental work.
More than one hundred and sew.
enty thousand people have had
their work done at DR.. Edwin J.
Browns Dental Offices In the past
twcnty.thrcc years. Many thousands
OF dollnra have been saved to the
people, who come from far and near
to share In the low prices for tho
best that modern dental science and
art can produce for them.
Liberal allowances arc made on
wornout plates and brldgcwork. and
extractions are without charge when
new work is ordered.
We have mado good by making
our guarantee 10 the pcoplo good.
We shall save you money and
give you the best.
EDWIN J. BROWNS DENTAL
OFFICES
1903 Columbia ST.
No Stairs to Climb
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-25
A THOUGHT

lie that tilleth his land shall h.,
plenty Of bread.-ProV. xxylIl.l,
T'oIL and pleasure. In th.l, >,
l. lures opposite. are yet LIKE ],
gether in a kind OF Necessary ~
nection.-Llvy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-25
What Folks
Are Saying

CHARLES @. DAWES, Vic. M.
Dental candidate: The worls =.
this country needs Leadership ,.S.,
less enough TO fight for an unpoD.
lar truth"
PETER PEEL, American olyn,,.
committeeman. Chicago: COT Is,
saved American manhood. OF ~
/ am convinced. without /, tbsx
might be a general nervous tr,ss.
down"
REV. J. ii. FRANKLIN. Nr
York: I'm the world at large. NJ.
prejudice finds chief expression |.
our treatment Of the Oriental n.
the jew. while Christ was both I'll
entail and Jew"
VERY REV. WARREN l. ROC
Frs. Episcopal. Detroit: You nay
have your moral codes. your social
codes. but TO complete these yus
must have a spiritual code"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-25
What's Your Idea' --
KNOW YOUR CITY!
my Favorite Spot" by Readers
OF The Star
OF The Star

that
which
sbost
words. Ths CHAMBER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-25
BY A. o. WEIGH

o20t 18th Ave. =. w, Seattle.
U ET'S 80 TO Alkir' How
~ often we hear that cx.
clamatlon as we ming'e with the
crowds on our downtown streets!
Yes: scatticItcs know whore TO
go-know where tho lure Is
strongest. so II Is In the interest
OF the tourist that AK is In.
troduccd.
Cur No. I. operating along
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
BRITISH TORY
GOVERNMENT IN
LEAGUE SCRAP
Irish Free State Cause
of Trouble

DUBLIN, Dec. 16.-Ireland
still continues to be a thorn in
the side of British imperialism
despite the fact that the Irish
Free State is a creature of the
British government. But cir
'cumstances over which these
fiunkeys have little control force
them to take actions that some
times run counter to the plans
Of the tories now at the helm of
the British ship of state.
The most recent action of the Irish
Free State to acquire international
importance was the registering Of the
Anglo-Irish treaty with the league of
nations. This was done during the
premiership of Ramsay Macdonald
and no notice was taken of the in
cident by the government Of the day.
But no sooner had the tories as
sumed office than all these petty
details assumed importance and Aus
ten Chamberlain began to straighten
them out. The tories do not intend
that the empire shall be shorn of any
Of its power during their incumbency.
Austen Chamberlain protested to the
league of nations against the registra-
ton of the Anglo-Irish treaty with
the league. The British foreign secre-
tary claims that the relations between
the British empire and any Of its
parts are no concern of the league.
This places both the league and the
empire in rather embarrassing posi-
ton.
But Ireland has no objection to see-
ing the empire in an embarrassing
position, and makes matters worse by
insisting that, If the British conten-
ton is upheld, that the dominions
have no right to membership and vot-
ing privileges In the league councils.
This would eliminate the six votes
which Britain usually counts on at
league meetings.
Canada Has Ambitions.
The other dominions are more likely
to side with Ireland than with the
empire on this question. particularly
Canada which has desire to follow
the Free State government in sending
an ambassador TO Washington to re-
present Canada directly.
The Irish treaty was registered in
conformity with article Is Of the
league covenant which says that
treaties shall not have international
validity until they are registered with
Continued on page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
FOSTER RAN SECOND
WITH THESE FARMERS
OUT IN NORTH DAKOTA

That the poor farmers are not
afraid Of voting for the Communists
under their right name and their
own banner and will give the Work
ers Party their support as against
LaFoIIette, ls indicated by the re-
port from Comrade w. J. Husa,
branch secretary at BeIden, North
Dakota.
comrade Husa writes: "In this
county Of MountralI, only AZ votes
were found for Foster, and we be-
IIeVe that 1t is correct. OF that num-
Der Skies township, where this in
land town is located, the vote was as
follows: LaFolIette, SO; Foster, 20;
Coolidge, 8; Davis, none. This isn't
so bad at that.-signed, w. J. Husa."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17

PLOT TO DROP
CARPENTERS

The reactionary henchmen Of
President Hutchinson and Dis
trict President Harry Jensen in
Carpenters Union No. 1877 are
in such desperate straits that
they appealed to the interna-
tional headquarters in Indian
apolis for somebody to help
them conduct their meetings on
the ground that the action of
the membership of the local
prevents them from conducting
the business of the organiza-
ton.
The troubles Of these takers began
when they had several members OF
the union expelled for signing a reso
luton protesting against the signing
Of scab agreement by Hutcheson and
Jensen which allowed for the use OF
scab material by the members of the
carpenters union. It was a Lands
award contract.
The expulsion of these miIitants ar
reused the anger of the members OF
the local, and when the officers denied
the accused or their supporters the
floor to defend themselves their anger
could not be restrained.
Policemen Defed.
The attempt Of the reactionaries to
have the militants expelled from the
meeting place was prevented by the
rank and file despite the presence OF
a small army Of policemen. The ON.
GERS therefore wrote to Hutcheson re-
questing the "Czar" to send them as.
sistance.
Hutcheson was afraid to face local
that is practically unanimous for the
expelled members but wrote letter
advising that the victims of the reac-
Continued ON page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
QUARTER
BILLION OUT OF
THEIR PLUMBER
Parasites Spend While
Millions Are Idle
BY LELAND oLps.

Federated Press Industrial Edtorl
Christmas dividend and inter-
est payments of between $780,
ooo, 900 and $500, oOo,0 900 mailed
Dec. I by ia leading New York
corporations will mean full
Christmas stockings for the
children of the idle rich.
But what about the children
of the involuntarily idle poor
whose meager savings have
been exhausted by unemploy-
ment?
Dividend announcements for 1924
include a flock Of extras which altho
small in dollars and cents per share
mean thousands Of dollars additional
income to the millionaire whose hold
ings are reckoned in thousands Of
shares.
Among the extra dividends recently
announced are q. S. Gypsum, the
building material trust, per cent ex-
ira in cash and 35 per cent in stock;
American Radiator, another profteer
at the expense of the American home,
80 per cent in stock; General Gas &
Electric, one of the big public utility
combines, S33.25 per share of pre-
ferred stock; American Gas and Elec-
trio of the same family, so per cent
in stock; Crane Co., manufacturers of
goldplated lavatories, 1 per cent in
cash; Lehigh q Wilkesbarre Coal, SO
in cash; Island Creek Coal, 81 on
stock of 81 par value.
The extra n of 1 per cent declared
by U. S. Steel means an extra s29, 1926
Christmas money in the pocket of
George F. Baker, dean of New York
bankers, who owns $3.50 shares of
steel corporation stock.
The pockets of the owning class are
already bullying with the dividends
and interest payments of preceding
months. These are reported by the
department of commerce for the first
10 months of 1923 and 1924 as fol-
lows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
SEND HATHAWAY.
COMMUNIST, TO
LABOR COUNCIL
Machinists Do Not Fear
Gompers' Terror
(spsoIaI to The paIIy workerl

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec.
16.-C. A. Hathaway, district
organizer of the Workers Party,
was unanimously reelected as
a delegate from the Machinists'
Union, local 81, to the Minne-
IapQIis Trades and Labor Council
after that body rejected Hatha-
way solely on the grounds that
he is a Communist.
Vote Confidence in Hathaway.
The union approved a statement,
drawn up by a committee of three,
expressing complete confidence in
Comrade Hathaway.
When Hathaway at first presented
his credentials, Paul Smith, special
representative of the executive coun-
ell of the American Federation of
Labor" refused to seat Comrade
Hathaway.
Smith overrode the will of the large
majority Of the delegates present who
wanted to seat Comrade Hathaway.
Smith threatened to revoke the char
ter of the Minneapolis Trades and
Labor Assembly If Hathaway were
seated.
Can Only Revoke Charter.
Smith admitted there is no rule of
the A. F. of L. by which he could
legally prevent Hathaway from being
seated. He declared: 1.-THE American
Federation of Labor has no authority
or regulation which can be used to
prevent the seating of any delegate
elected from any local union, but we
can revoke the charter of the central
body as last resort"
Finding that the Minneapolis trade
unionists resent his uncaled inter
ference, Smith is planning to wreck,
if possible, the entire organized labor
movement of the city.
Hopes to Exclude MiIItants.
Smith plans, 1t is declared, in fol-
lowing out Gompers' policy of retain
ing the conservative rule at all costs,
to revoke the charter. and re-organize
the assembly, excluding the most
virile elements which either belong
to the Workers Party or are favorable
to the Communists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
MINERS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
WORK TWO DAYS A WEEK AND GIVE
ONE DAYS PAY TO DAILY WORKER

The coal miners Southern Illinois responding heroca the
fields almost continuously
daily
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
U. S. VAR DEPT.
MOURNING FOR
sam GOMPERS
Recognizes His Con
spicuous Service"
Especial to The Daily worker)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec.
10. - Samuel Gompers came
back to Washington yesterday,
Washington the scene of many
betrayaIs of labor to the inter-
ests of capital.
The body arrived at 3:15 p. m.
and was taken to the Fedora
ton building where it laid in
state until night, when it was
removed to New York City.
Altho the capitalist government IT,
self pretends to be taking no part. a
military guard of honor, composed Of
a sergeant and ten soldiers. was order
ed to accompany the body thru the
streets of Washington yesterday.
The War Department Weeps.
I'm recognition of his conspicuous
war service and at the request Of Off
GERS of the A. F. of L." said state
ment issued by the war department,
"the war department has detailed a
sergeant and ten men to guard the
remains of the late President Samuel
Gompers from the union station to
the headquarters of the A. +. Of l..
and on the return to the station"
Artillery and Labor Takers.
In New York City, the program now
provides that when the body arrives
over the "B. G o." at a. IN. today,
it will be met by composite battal-
ion. representing the army, the navy
and the national guard.
The bronze casket will be placed
on an artillery caisson and with its
military escort, and delegation OF
labor officials. will proceed to the
Ellls' club on West ARD street. There
II will lie in state until the funel al
services begin at a. m. Thursday
Assorted SKY Pilots.
Masonic services at the grave in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery, at Tarry-
town, will be conducted by the Very
Rev. Oscar F. r. Treder. chaplain OF
the grand lodge Of the state OF New
York and dean of the Pro-Cathedral
at Garden City. st. Cecile lodge No.
500, the actors and newspaper mems
lodge of this city, is in charge Of the
service and the Elks' ritual.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17

Next Sunday Night and Every SUM-
day Night, the Open Forum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
Claim ALL U. S.
WILL Be HIT BY AN
ALASKAN COLD WAVE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1e.-For
the first time In many years, the
entire United States, from the Pa
elfic to the Atlantic, Is to suffer
simultaneously from extremely cold
weather, the United States weather
bureau announced today.
The cold wave, coming down out
OF Alaska, has already struck the
Pacific northwest, and will move
slowly across the country during
the next two days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17

been out OF work Tor many months
have pledged a part Of their first pay
to insure the DAILY WORKER for
1926.
The following is typical letter
from Andrew Young, o'Fallon, I'LL
nois, and demonstrates that the coal
miners are determined to make the
DAILY WORKER a better and bigger
fighter for tho workers next year.
Pledges First IS to DAILY.
Editor of the DAILY WORKER
am the sorriest man in this country
today because | am not In position
to insure the DAILY WORKER for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
RED FLAG OF SOVIETS
RAISED OVER RUSSIAN
EMBASSY IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Dec. 16.-The Red Flag Of
the Union of Socialist Soviet Repub'
lies was raised over the Russian
embassy.
Leonard Krassin, the Soviet Rus
Sian ambassador, made the principal
speech. Every citizen of Soviet
Russia residing In Paris was pres
ent, Krsssin announced. The red
flag was raised to the tune Of the
"Internatlonale" played by large
band. A crowd gathered to watch
the ceremonies, but was dispered by
the police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
MACNUS JOHNSON
.BLAMES H00TCH
FOR HIS DEFEAT
Claims Blind Opponent
Favors Bootleggers

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Magnus Johnson, farmer-labor, will
file contest within a few days
against his republican opponent.
Thomas ID. Schall, in the recent Min
nesota senatorial election, IL was an
nounced az his Office here today.
The contest will be based upon
charges that schall's managers col.
lected a $4,000 campaign fund from
Minnesota "bootleggers" by promising
criminal immunity. Schall, who Is
blind, will also be charged with
circulating political falsehoeas agairat
johnson in the campaign
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
g25. wien a policy OF $1,000.

1925. with policy of $1,000.
On account Of the representatives
OF the coal operators who IRE at the
head OF the Mine Workers Union, j
have been denied the right to make
living all over the state OF Illinois.
have been unemployed since the
middle OF March. But here pledge
the first $500 make TO insure the
DAILY WORKER for 1925. A better
weapon to kill the capitalist system
does not exist.
Andrew youag, coal miner from 10.
cal Union 7ob.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17

The DAILY WORKER
Raises the Standard for
a Workers and Farm
ers' Government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17
SIX Burned TO
DEATH IN n. Y.
EAST SIDE FIRE
Blaze Takes Big Toll in
Night Disaster

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Six
persons were burned to death,
two of them women and four
men, in mysterious fire which
swept thru a five story tene-
ment at 10 East 9Sth Street
early today. Five others are
missing.
charred Beyond Recognition.
Edward Russell, "a, tenant on
the fifth floor, was positively identi.
fled. OF the other dead the police
said they believed two of them to be
Miss Ida Goldberg, who had been liv,
ing with family on the fourth floor,
and Mrs. Minnie McShane, whose hus-
band is prison turnkey. Other bod
les, the police said, were charred be-
yond recognition.
There were so or more tenants in
the building. Authorities said they
were unable to account for q consid-
cradle number of these.
Tried to Escape.
1t was tragically evident, as the Do
lice searched the charred structure
for victims, that the tenants had made
desperate efforts to escape after the
alarm of fire had been sounded, for all
bodies except that of woman, were
found in the Railways. The body Of
the woman was discovered in the Nc
Shane apartment on the fifth floor.
The police believe that she was sufl
located by smoke.
Dies In Long Plunge.
From the roof of an adjoining struc-
ture firemen saw man hanging from
the sill of a fifth floor window. Below
him was vacant lot. A life rope
was let down to him and the firemen
called to him to knot it about his
waist. Instead of doing this he
grasped the rope and started to climb
hand over hand to the roof Already
seriously burned, and his strength
weakened by hanging to the window
sill, he had climbed only a few feet
when his grasp on the rope loosened
and he plunged to the ground. He
was killed.
The body was partly identified as
that Of a man whose name was Rus
sell. His sister, Mrs. Anne Nugent and
her three children, Barbara, IS, Anto
nette, %, and Fred, 16, made their
way to the ground down fire escape.
Mrs. Nugent and her son were slightly
burned.
Tried to Save insurance Papers.
Mrs. McShane, believed to be one
Of the dead women, would be alive,
her husband said, had she not gone
back to get fire insurance papers
which were in their rooms. McShane
said he, his wife and their two chill
dren. Florence and William, IL and
II, fed in their night clothes to the
fire escape. Once outside, and with
safety at hand, McShane said that his
wife suddenly remembered that insur.
ance policies covering their furniture
were in a tin box in their room.
For time there was a near-panic
among patients in the Mount Sinai
hospital nearby. Nurses and internes
went from room to room, reassuring
patients that there was no danger, and
pulling down window shades SO the pa
tents could not see the fire.
Investigation by the authorities re-
vealed that the fire started in the
room of Joseph Alderman, ledger in
an apartment on the ground floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17

Here with two months yet to go is
record of s3.23S. 1885, 900 paid in cash
in 1924 to the owners of stock and
bonds For the same period of 1872.
total disbursements were approx
mately s20O.OOO,0OO less, amounting to
$3,O42,202,00O. This gain stands in
sharp contrast with total wage pay
ments running about 13 per cent be-
hind a year ago.
The huge outpouring of wealth to
the wealthy comes in year in which
we'll over 100000 wage earners have
been constantly unemployed while
other millions could only work 2 or
3 days a week. Clearly any identity
Of interest which may once have ex-
listed between employers and workers
has vanished. The idle rich don't
suffer from depressions any more. But
the chronically unemployed poor are
forced to stand by and see industrial
ism dispossessing them even OF their
jobs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-17

NEW YoRK.-The Hairy Ape. Eu.
gene O'Neills play of the stokehole
Of ship. has been playing in the
Kamerny Theater of Moscow. accord.
ing to the management OF the Prov.
incetown theater.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-01-17
TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS.
No. 8.


II you are single and support In
your home one OF more relatives
over whom you exercise family con-
troll, you are the head OF family
and entitled. in your income tax re-
turn for the year 1928, To the same
exemptions granted a married per-
son. These are $4,000 il the net in
come was $4,000 or less and $4,000
IL the net income was more than
$4,000. In addition the head OF a
family may claim $500 credit for
each person dependent upon him
for chief support if such person is
under Is years OF age or incapable
of self-support because mentally or
physically defective.
For example, a son supports In
his home an aged mother and two
sisters IA and l6 years of age. His
net income for 1928 was $4,000. He
Is entitled TO an exemption of $4,000
plus a $500 credit for each depend
emit, a total of $1,000. While he
pays no tax, he must file a return.
because his net income was in ex-
cess OF $1,000.
An exemption as the head OF a
family can be claimed by only one
member of a household.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-01-17
Astronomers Plan
New Calendar For
World Adoption

CINCINNATI, O.-Every year, be-
ginning with 1928. will consist OF 3
months instead of IL, il astronomers
have their way at the league OF nat
ions committee meeting on calendar
revision next year. The plan for in
sorting an extra month in the pro
posed worldwide calendar to be eyoly-
ed at the meeting was explained be-
fore the American Association for
the advancement OF Science here Sat
urday, by b. NJ. Cotsworth OF Van
couver, b. c., its originator.
Each month under the plan would
consist OF 2s days, or four complete
weeks, the thirteenth month to be in
serted in between June and July and
10 be known as Sol" In leap years
leap day" instead OF falling at the
end OF February, would be inserted
at the end of the new month, and
there also would be an extra holiday
on December 20. not designated as
any particular day OF the week
Sunday always would fall on the first
day OF the month.
Easter would also be set at a per
manent time instead of being gov
erned BY the position OF the moon, as
under the present Gregorian caien.
dar. Tentatively April s. the mid
die point between the earliest and
latest Easter under the present sys-
TEN, has been selected.
The Gregorian caIepdar. with its
months of uneven length. is incon-
venient to present day business and
domestic life. Mr.. Cotsworth declar-
ed. While salaries. rents. accounts
and budgets in many cases are on o
monthly basis, the discrepancies in
the length OF the month cause much
confusion. he said
should the new calendar, said 10
have the approval of representatives
OF a number OF countries, be adopted
national holidays might be dated a
will. but a traslation OF birth date,
into terms OF the new system would
be necessary.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-01-17
INCOME TAX IN A NUT SHELL

WHO? Single persons who had
net income OF 81 900 or more or
gross income of 5000 or more,
and married couples who had
net income OF $4,000 or more
or gross income OF $1,000 or
more must file returns.
WHEN? The filing period is from
January l TO March Is, 1924.
WHERE? Collector of internal
revenue for the district in which
the person lives or has his prin-
eipal place of business.
HOW? Instructions ON Form
1040A and Form 1910: also the
law and regulations.
WHAT? Four per cent normal
tax on the first $4,000 of net
income In excess OF the personal
exemption and credits for de-
pendents. Eight per cent nor
NAL tax on balance OF net in
come. Surtax from l per cent
TO so per cent on net incomes
over $1,000 for the year 1928.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-01-17
Many Have Append
citis-Don't Know 1t

Much so called stomach trouble is
really chronic appendicitis This can
often be relieved by simple glycerine
bucthorn bark. etc. as mixed In Ad-
lerika. Most medicines act only on
lower bowel but Adleriks acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowl. and re-
moves all gasses and poisons. Brings
out matter you never thought was In
your system. Excellent for obstinate
constipation. Boring Bros 4 billing
ham. Druggists. Adv.