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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
STUDENTS RESENT
H U C E REQUESTS
BY MILLIONAIRES
Goose-Step Broken by
Northwestern Lads
By CARL HAEssIFR

(Stam Correspondent Of The Federated p....N
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Feb. 1l.-St1.
dent rumblings against Northwestern
unlverslty's alliance with big business
are being heard in uneatbected omar
tiers. Money obtained for the inst;.
tuition from socially questionable
sources failed to receive the indorse-
ment OF majority of students meet
ing In an echo conference" in the
First Methodist church of Evanston
following the recent Student Volun-
teer quadrennial convention in IN
dianapolis. The uniformity of the
goose-step is being demoraiized.
The gift of over 100000 from
the widow Of Montgomery Ward, late
mail order magnate, drew the fire of
the conference in resolution that
did not name the donor of the amount
but said:
I'VE protest against endowment by
great accumulations of capital. when
such accumulations have resulted
from exploitation of wage workers. {"
This was passed by a vote of Sc to
40, with several faculty members sit
ting tense and anxious as they real
lied the meaning of this slap at rich
friends of the university.
Mayer Money Tainted.
Another bequeathal that is excit-
ing antagonism is the gift Of $780,
600 from the widow of Attorney Levy
Mayer. The money is to go to the
new law school Of Northwestern.
Mayer drew huge fees from the liquor
interests and spent considerable eff
fort in vain attempt to break down
the university's four-mile dry zone
in the days before national prohibit
ton. He failed, but it is regarded by
critics of the gift that a Methodist in
stitution like Northwestern should not
take money gathered in part from
sources that bent every effort to cor
rupt its campus lie from the stan
dards set by the University author
tiles.
Trustee control Of faculty opinion,
particularly by such trustees as
Northwestern has gathered unto it.
self, draws further student fire. Not
only are Ebert H. Gary of the U. s.
Steel Corporation, and Robert w.
Campbell, Gary's son-in-law, on the
board, but there are three or four
other men identified by retainer or
otherwise with the steel trust. Both
sides of controversial subjects are
not freely handled in the classrooms,
students charge. A resolution deal
ing with academic freedom was
passed by 50 votes to 6, declaring:
Against Trustee Rule.
eve protest against trustee control
that says what student may or may
not study"
Honorary degrees have become a
private joke at Northwestern that
sometimes bubbles over merr1Iy into
classroom discussion. The cream of
the jest was the voting by the univer-
sity's board of trustees of an hon
orary degree to Trustee Ebert H.
Gary in 1922. 1t is not recorded that
Gary or any of the Gary gang on the
board voted against this self-starter
degree.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
DAILY WORKE
NEED CHEER 0
BASTILLE VICTIM,
Remember They Ar
Inside for You

Good department will entitle
each inmate to write two letters
at the expense Of the institution
subject to the approval Of the
officer who censors the mail. In
mates in good standing may write
additional letters at their own ex-
pense and subject to the approval
Of the censor. Writing material
and postage will be furnished at
cost price and may be purchased
from the inmates stores. All let
tiers must be devoted to members
of immediate family of inmates,
CT for legitimate business purposes.
No books, magazines or newspa-
pers will be admitted save those
sent direct from the publisher.
Inmates are allowed a regular
visit 80 days after admission and
once every two months thereafter.
Special visits may be granted upon
written application to any mem
Der of the Board Of Trustees and
the Warden or Deputy Warden.
No visitors will be admitted on
Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
Visiting hours, $3.50 to 1870 A.
M. and l 80 to a P. NJ. No let
ters will be mailed to General De-
livery in large cities.
mo fruit shall be delivered by
visitors or sent by Post or Ex-
press to inmates. Money should
be sent by Post Office Money Or
der, Registered Letter or by Ex-
press when possible. Apparel IN
GLIDING hankderchiefs, hosiery, IN
derwear, shoes, plain stockings,
gloves, sweaters, suspenders and
belts may be sent to inmates by
immediate relatives only"
How would you like to have al
those rules stand between you anc
the outside world? Three hundred
and sixty-fve days a year and the
prospect Of about ten such years.
If some one sent you the DAILY
for a year and you coulc
look forward to spending a couple
Of hours day reading it and for
getting that you were in prison yot
would certainly be a happy guy.
There are scores of political anC
class war prisoners in the prisons o.
the country who would be please,
as Punch t o receive the DAILY
regularly so that the,
might keep in touch with the out
side world.
The DAILY WORKER will be sen
to any political prisoner in the coun
try for SO a year. That is half tn
regular price. All you have to is t
send us the SO and the name Of
political prisoner and we will see thu
he gets the paper for a year.
If you whnt TO send the Dill
WORKER to a political prisoner ar
and are willing that we should iude
where to send it, all right, send /
SO and say, "To a prisoner for
year" We will put a prisoner
name on our list and let you kno'
who it is. By doing it that way "
will be able to see to it that ever
prison that has a political prisone
is receiving the DAILY WORKER.
When one political in a prison get
a radical or labor paper they a
read it while it holds together.
Have you got SO worth Of cor
sideration for the political prison
ers? Express it by sending tn
DAILY WORKER to at least on
prisoner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Royal Bank Seeks
to Rob Miners
of Nova Scotia

HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 11.-An at
tack on the fighting Nova Scotia rank
and file of the U. M. w. is planned by
the Royal Bank Of Canada. When
during the steelworkers and miners
strike in Sydney last July, the then
rightly and legally elected executive
of District 26, Dan Livingston, presi-
dent, Alec S. Mcintyre, vice presl-
dent, and wOld j. B." McLachlan,
secretary-treasurer, were disposed of
by John L. Lewis and Silby Barrett,
known as labor fakir far beyond the
district boundary, appointed provi-
sional president, the Royal Bank held
as an account some $500 to the
credit of District 26.
The supreme Court of Nova Scotia
then decided against a claim of Silby
Barrett to the ownership of said
amount, which, as was pointed out in
the sentence, legally belonged to the
district. But as the district, accord
ing to the constitution Of the United
Mine Workers, had complete autono-
my within the organization, the APP
pointment of Barrett by John L.
Lewis did not give Barrett the right
to dispose of the money altho the old
executive had been disregarded.
Now the Royal Bank has again
brought about action in the supreme
court of Nova Scotia to determine
the ownership of the money. The
hearing, in which the old executive
inclusive James M. McLachlan, who
at present serves a two years term
for seditious libel, as we'll as the pres
ent provisional president Of the dis
trict are supposed to appear will be
held here on the 18th Of February.
u..a..a H. Eo-asnr Rnrnl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Ancient Babylon
c OuL d MT RiUdL
the Charity Ball

NEW YORK.-New York society
blazed with opulence at the 10th an
nual charity ball at the Waldorf As
toria last night. Hundreds Of mil
lions Of wealth were represented in
the grand march and $4,000 was
raised for the New York Nursery and
Child's Hospital by the $500 society
leaders present.
Mrs. William FelIowes Morgan,
Ogden L. Mills, Mrs. Edward r. Stet-
tinius, Mrs. August Belmont, Coun-
tess de Rodellec du Porzig, were star
paraders in the line of march.
Mrs. Thomas Fortune Ryan and
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, Frank
Munsey and Mrs. James w. Gerard,
were other worthless, subscribing to
boxes. A good time was had by all.
Work Dali for ssTh~ na;Ivps
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

edged excellent conduct of the
oath infantry; the provocation
Of the imprisoned men because
of their color; the excessive
punishment inflicted upon Sin
eliminated" members of the
oath infantry, of whom 10
were hanged-all but six with
out privilege of appeal; and
the exemplary behavior Of the
sentenced men as prisoners.
Johnson declared that the Houston
riot was melted when the Gath infan-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
UnGmpIOymentinEuTope

STOCKHOLM, Sweden.-For the
first time since February, 1923, the
number of Sweden's unemployed
showed an increase. This is said to
be largely due to unemployment in
building construction work, 80 per
cent Of which has been adversely
affected by the cold weather. The
total quoted by the Unemployment
Commission at the close Of the year
1923 was 1890.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

try provost guard had been disarmed
and colored soldier and a corporal
brutally beaten and fired upon by
white Texas policemen for remon-
strating at the maltreatment Of q
colored woman.
Signatures on the petition includ-
ed those Of civic, fraternal, educa-
tional, religious and journalistic
spokesman of the Negro race in the
United States.
Church leaders and editors, act
ing on behalf Of hundreds Of thou
sands Of followers, supported the
petition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
AustrIa to Recognlze sOviets.

VIENNA, Feb. 11.-Austrian rec
ognition of Soviet Russia is being
considered by the Austrian cabinet,
Chancellor Seipel stated at Budapest
Eve are waiting the decision Of the
great powers on this subject" said
the Chancellor. Austrian Russian
relations are already well developed
by two treaties. one dealing with
commercial relations and the other
with transportation"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Seek to Free Houston Negroes
Doing Life in LeaUenlUorth Prison

NEW YORK, Feb. ia delegation Of Negroes, repre-
senng coored citizens turnout the country and led by the
secretary of the Association for the Advancement of Cocre
containing 10000 signatures requesting presidential pardon
81 members Of the oath infantry still serving sentences at
for their alleged share in the Houston Texas riot
of 1917.
The spokesman Of the delegation James Weldon Johnson
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12


Note the rapid drop in the number
of very large incomes following the
establishment Of high sur-taxes in
1917 and this in spite of the fact that
the chief sources far from drying up
actually increased. The surtaxes
collected from these very wealthy
men fell from $243,601, 41O or 300
of the total surtax in 1919 to 1884,
709,1 or 1870 of the total in 1920
and to $84,797,344 or 2196 of the
total collected in 1921. These men
of great wealth were evading their
share of the country's total tax bill,
chiefly by dividing up their estates
among members of their families but
also by reporting excessive capital
losses and in small measure by invest
ment in tax free securities.
Tax Free Securities Shown
Senator Couzens has pointed out
the relative unimportance of the tax
free security as a means Of tax eva
sion. He shows that there are only
1911, 000, 100000 worth of tax exempt
securities or approximately so of the
$136, 900, 100000 worth of American
securities outstanding. At least S4,-
442, 100000 of these tax exempt Sc
curities are in the hands of banks,
life insurance companies, etc, which
pay no income tax. So total tax ex-
empt income can not amount to more
than S278,715, 900 and, according to
Couzens, the latest income tax
statistics dealing with this point show
that only $53,062,000 of this was re-
ceived by persons reporting incomes
over $4,000. Which means that
tax evasion from this source would
involve less than S16,000,000 of a
total surtax of $596.803, 900.
The method Of dividing up or turn
ing large income into a number of
smaller incomes to avoid high surtax
is too simple to require description.
But the capital losses stunt is worth
word. About the end of the year
worthless stocks and bonds with high
face value are sold in bundles for a
song in order to establish losses which
may be deducted from income when
making out tax reports. These are
known to the financial world as "cats
and dogs" According to the report
of this years transaction bundles OF
securities with face value as high
as 100000 brought only few dol
lars. The list includes $4,000 worth
of thurman Louisiana Oil stock sold
for s35 and 5000 shares Of Con.
fidence Gold Mining Co., stock sold
for 81. Such losses, largely ficti-
tious. run into the millions Of dollars.
All of which proves that the real
income tax problem is similar to the
problem of enforcing the 18th amend
ment But special army and navy
won't be provided to enforce either
against the rich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Feb.
11.-Gripped by a sudden manacial
insanity, W. II. Barnett, SO, pas
senger on a westbound Southern Pac-
ifc train, shot and killed Conductor
Norton. as the train was pulling out
af Barstnz- Calf.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12

railroads evasion of the Trans
portation act judged perfectly
legal by the supreme court.
Can it be that laws are framed
to allow a loop-hole for the
rich?
Mellon does not propose to
stop up these loop-holes and
make the rich pay their share.
He proposes merely to legalize
their evasion. In other words
he says law or no law the rich
won't pay cent more than
they think is right so you might
as we'll make the law conform
to what they are willing to pay.
Mellon is one of the richest
men in the country and he
ought to know.
Decrease Is Fake
Mellon frankly admits that the de-
crease since 1919 in the number of in
comes reported as over 5000 900 is
largely due to such evasion and this
is demonstration by the following fig
ures which show side by side an in
crease in the total income from prop
erty and a decrease in the number of
persons declaring large incomes which
are more than 1870 derived from this
source.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Resume 1O.Hour Dnv.

ESSEN, Germany.-Iron and steel
industries in the Ruhr section and
copper and coal mining industries in
the Altenburg, Borna and Leipsiz
districts have resumed the ven-hour
working day, whereby new scale
of wages will become effective and
the margin between the wages for
productive and unproductive work
widened.
On Jan. 4, 1924, the number of
persons seeking employment in the
Breslau district increased from 49,
600 to $4,000, and the number re-
ceiving public aid rose from $4,000
to $4,000. DismissaIs from the sugar
factories are said to De the principal
cause Of the increase.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Increase In Denmark.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Of
fetal statistics of the Danish Govern
ment, released Jan. 8, 1924, show that
the unemployment total increased bv
1900 persons during the last half
Of December, 1923. The total Of
49,022, however, is considerably I'M
der the $4,000 and $4,000 idle peo-
pie in Denmark as of Jan. 1, 1928,
and Jan. 1, 1922, respectively.
According to the results of a sur
vey Of the fifty principal towns Of
Denmark, excluding Copenhagen, re-
Gently made public by the Statistical
Department of the Government. there
were, on the October moving day"
of 1928, 1875 homeless families con-
sisting of 1871 individuals, of whom
1892 were adults and 5,179 were
children. Copenhagen's 2,801 home
less families consisted Of 11,117 in
dividuals, and the grand total for
the entire country is large increase
over figures for the two previous
years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Economist Exposes Mellon AS Friend
of Tax-DodgerS:TeHs HoU Vast
Sums AreKept From u. S. Treasury

Multimllionaires revealed bunch of common
neaks by Melons tax reduction campaign Shamelessy this
rich mans secretary of the treasury publishes the fact that they
are sinking tax dodgers and evaders of the law
OF course he points out that it's perfectly legal evasion
Trust their legal retainers for that So the Pennsylvania
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
Novelist suicides; Mo- Ideas.

M LIE On GhBlaHu, ED. II.
The celebrated English novelist,
Queenie Scott Hooper, committed
suicide here today by slashing her
throat with a razor, because she was
unable "to think up any new ideas
for stories"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-12
"A Week" Starts Saturday!

opu be
wills
nnsalhme neveyd
this notice. et ihe tina theirs
it is
late Here is the
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
NHOOIITn

Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor- mia. orator. presidential possibility and a central figure wherever he goes, seems to enjoy a marked notoriety in our city. Many answers were received, some were just plain guesses, correct, yes. but the Whoozit editor was at 8, loss so to speak to find out just why the guesser thought it was so and so. Haste and neatness are sworn enemies. like two parts of fiz powder. The whoozit man loses his temper, too, when he gets telephone calls about the contest. Every time he gets tele- phone call, he gives 8 rye" answer, whatever that means, This last state ment is not to stimulate telephone calls, it is made 10 discourage it. Whoozit tonightr
 Write and tell us all about it. Here's the prize winner:
 alo Maple St,,
 New Britain. Conn,
 May Is. 1924. Dears"Whoozit" Editor:-
 The picture in tonight's paper I think is Hiram Johnson. The reason I think so is his eye glasses, the shape of his face, his set, determined chin and a look in his eyes, Hoping I am one Of the lucky guessers l remain,
 Sincerely yours.
 Miss Lillian Casale.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17

will speak at D. m. and on Sunday he will address the pupils Of the Hebrew school, during the religious instruc- lion, at l0:S0 a. m. and again at 6 p. m. before the older element, Se- phira and atmosphere will make tho burden of the visitors message, the former dictum being a Mosaic pre- cept promulgated, in the Book of Le- viticus which makes part and parcel of this Saturdays synagogal rccita- tion and the hencdiction connected with Ii is being practised by the faithful and the pions ever since the second night Of Passover.
 Dr. Heller is noted as a man of letters and literature. having contrib uted extensively 10 papers and peri odicals and writing books both in English and Hebrew. His Facts and Fiction" collection of interesting stories and instructive narratives from the Talmud and Midrash, is considered a masterpiece of Eng lish: while the Book Of Psalms para phrased in rhyme and rhythm, in classic Hebrew. translated into Eng fish and Yiddish and commented with additional investigation and re- search. places him among scriptural students and Hebrew pundits Of the world over.
 Dr. Heller comes highly recom- mented, possessing letters from for mer President William H. Taft, Jus tice. Louis D. Brandois, Nathan Straus, Louis Marshall, Dr. stephen s. Wise and other notablcs. He is no stranger in New Britain. having visited and spoken here some five years ago.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
Former Iroquois Theater
 In Chicago to Be Razed

Chicago, May 1.-The Colonial theater, known by that name since December, 1908. when it was the scene of the Iroquois thcater fire in which more than GO lives were lost, will pass out of existence after to- night. Ii will be torn down and the site will be part of that 10 be occu- pied by a s5.000.000 Masonic temple.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
NACHMAN HELLER,
 EDUCATOR, IS HERE
Noted Author and Lecturer to
 Speak Over Week-End

Dr. Nachman Heller, connected with rabbnical, educational, cultural and Zionistic circles, with hradquar- ters in New York is a visitor in the city, the guest of Rabbi ]. H. Aron- son, 2si Nqyth street, and will ad- dress his co-rcligionists from the lat- ter's pulpit at the Jewish center and Hebrew school on Hartford avenue, both Saturday and Sunday. The rabbi
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
Horse, 9 to ? Against, Is
 Winner of British Race
By The Associated Press.

By The AssOCIated Press.
 Kempton, Hare, Eng May IT, Earth, by Polymelus out of Willia. owned by A. K. Macomber, at 2 to 2 against, won the great jubilee handi- cap of 5000 pounds run here today. Lord Corcntry's verdict, to i. was second, and Lady Bulloughs Soldu- memo. to l, was third Twelve horses ran. Parth won by a short head, with the same distance separat- ing Verdict and Soldumeno
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
NOTICE

NOTICE After this date I will not be re- sponshle for any bills contracted by my wife. Helen Muter. tSigned)
 LAWRENCE MTTER. May IT, 1924.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17

Lots of interesting facts can be Gleamed from Herald classified ads.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
Two Vessels Go Ashore
 Off Coast of Oregon

Reedsport, Oregon, May 1.-Two ships were ashore here today. one a wreck and the other stuck fast on the Umqoua Bar.
 The crew of the steam schooner c. C. Lindauer. which ran on a sand spit early yesterday. deserted her last night when she broke up. The steam CT Admiral Nicholson, which stuck on the bar while entering the harbor, apparently is in no immediate dan ger. Tugs have gone to her assis- tance.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
Rules of Contest

l-All gucsses should be ad- dressed to "whoozit" Editor, New Britain Herald.
 2-f'irst correct answer 10 be received at Herald gets the dollar prize.
 S-Newsboys are not allowed in contest.
 4-Winner to be announced in Herald following day.
 5-Contest closes at 10 a. m. after evening picture is printed.
 6--txplain with answer to picture just why yon think it is so-and-so. Credit for neatness.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTION.
 NnIinn

Notice is hereby given that appli- cation and plans for store to be lo- cated at 79 Shuttle Meadow Ave. for Chas. May have been duly filed in the office of the Building Commission. A hearing will be held on the above application, in the office Of the Build ing Commission, City Hall. Room 4ii, Tuesday evening, May goth, 1924, at S' o'clock.
 JOHN C. GILCHREEST.
 Building Inspector.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17
AUTOMOTIyE

Auto and Truck Agencies s BUICK MOTOR cARs-"Better car. are being built and Buick 10 build. Ing them" New Britain Buick Coz 2sb Arch street. Phone ss07. CHANDLER and Cleveland motor cars snd aecessoriss. American sales Co. $ Elm St. CADILLAC CARS sales and Service. Lash Motor Co. "A Reputable Concern" West Main. corner Lincoln street. CHEVROLET MOTOR CARs-saies and service. Superior Auto Company, l76 Arch st. Phone 2i1.
 DoDGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARs-ssles and service. s. & F. Motor Sales Co, i5s Elm st.. corner Franklni phone 7aI. DURANT AND STAR motor cars. Sales and service. Just Real Good Cara. c. A. Bence. IS Main street; phone 22lb. FORD CARS. Fordson tractor. sales serv. Ice: genuine parts and acceseories Auto motive Sales & Service Co.,, 200 E. Main. GARDNER x-outperforms any car in its class. Sales & Service, a Woodland s.. John ]. lIeckman. Phone 3i2T-2. HUDSON AND ESsEx-America's leading car values. See the new coaches Honey man Auto Sales Co.,, 5ais and Service. 15s Arch St.; phone 210p.
 cARs-salss ani Service. City Service Station. Hartford Ave. corner Stanley and s Main St. A. N. Paonesss.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17

USED CARS 1922 Buick touring with Rer ton, 1928 Nash s, demonstratot. lea3 Chevrolet, superior touring.
 Ford touring.
 4. c. HAMMER, TEL. st5s. st ELM ST.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-17

CARS WASHES
 THE s.A r. MOTOR SALES CORPORA
 TIOS. cor. ELM AND FRANEIIS SITS.