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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
peath notires

HOWARD-on Monday. August IL.
1924, at her residence, 1730 twenty
first street northwest PEARL T.,
HOWARD. teioved wife OF the late
Charles Howard.
Notice of funeral hereafter (Boston
papers please copy0 -------
SUITS suddenly. on Monday August
IL, 1924, at 4:3O p. M, at his resi-
dence,- liz Kentucky avenue south
Of Mrs. Annie J. and the late Hufus
Funeral from the residence. on
Thursday, August II, at 10 a. m. In
torment at Congressional Cemetery:
sCHAFHIRT-on Sunday. August 10
1924 at 1905 p. M. MOLLY sMdTA
scHAFHIRT. wife of DR.. William
Funeral from her late residence.
Thursday, August II, at 1880 a. m.
Interment private. The Rev. Or
Durkee, president of Howard Uni
versity. will conduct the services
TIBBS-sunday, August 10, 1924. at
7;A5 a. m. at his residence z1z
Bryant st. N. W., WILLIAM ALoNZO.
beloved son of Mr.. and Mrs. William n.
Tibbs, and husband of Lucille Tibbs
Funeral services "Wednesday, August
10, 1924, at p. m. at Peoples Con-
gregational Church. Interment at
Harmony Cemetery. ~
MISUNDERSTANDING on Tuesday. Au-
gust IL, 1924, at Children's Hospital
GINO c.. loving SON of Mr.. and MRS:
Gaetno Vaienti, aged three years ana
nine months.
Funeral services at his late resi-
dence, 1880 Franklin street northeast,
ThurSday, August II, at a. m. In
terment in st. Mary's Cemetery.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY

AnthropoloKy has taught with hb'
uolutc certainty that all existing
ideas OF God have come from pre-
oxiatlng ideas OF gods. and az we
trace these backward. we find our.
selves with nothing but the sheer
ignorance OF primitive mankind as
the source from which all ideas Of
gods and ghosts, angels and devils
are ultimately derived
History corrobomtes this, for I,
Is an unqueationnblo historic fact
that the belief In God among all
existing races OF men With any
marked degree Of civilization IA
fundamentally an inheritance, They
did not originate tho belief In Cod
Il was not truth discovered IA
consequence OF reflection based
on knowledge. II was something
they found already established with
a body OF men pledged by training
and seif.interest 10 keep tho belief
alive.
Tho primitive races OF today AZ
ford us an opportunity OF studylus
these ideas and ws sec that the
roo, OF them is Ignorance. that Tie
history OF the idea OF God IL tbs
history OF a deluslon II began IN
Misunderstanding Of nature hJ
primitive man. and by no loEica'
process can you dvnyc anything
hut error from erro,.
J. w fATGMER.
Big Lake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01

Editor Tho star
Tho thinker whose primary per
ccption IL erroneous cannot reason
to an understanding OF absolute
TRUTH" says letter In The Star
from Interested"
So many letters have appeared
In The Star lately dealing with TO
ligioua controversy some attempt.
Ing 10 illuminate the puzzle. others
asking for light. Tho articles by
w, H. Porterfiold may DO classod
with the attempts. they start from
nowhere and arrive at the same
destination.
Tho real question underlying this
controversy Is never approached by
any OF the writer's that have come
under my notice, There may be a
roaAon for this. A letter IN The
star aligned Elizabeth Qulgley,'
states that there are 50 magazines
devoted 20 Christian propaganda in
the Seattle public library and not
one devoted 10 liberalism II poo'
pie read only religious propaganda
they can be expected 90 deal with
tho controversy only from that
angle They are willing 20 Eacritiee
few dogmaa. the virgin birth. tho
resurrection. the bodily ascension.
even the creation. but they aiill
cling 10 a belief In God and this
10 tho real issue underlying the
present controversy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
EMPLOYMENT
OF FICE s

Editor The Star:
l have a kick regarding the en-.
ployment offices rs run here in
Seattle.
am logger with over 20 years
experience In the woods. seven here
on the Sound. can safely say /
am an skilled an tho average. no
better. no worse. can hold a Job.
and do. when I get one. but find II
harder year by year 90 set one. I
am not old or crippled. my work is
usually satisfactory must be. as I
am hardly ever fired. the last time
being four years ago.
The sharks exercise a sort OF 90.
lse,iYo system. hcndlng out what
they call well known men. What
they mean by well known" Is men
who go out and stay a week or two.
como in. blow in their money and
ship out again. They arc IN and out
90 often they arc well known. %
Some have already been out and in
two or three times since Christmas
In other offices. 10 be well
known" you have 90 be a rummy
fiend. a elder hound or worse. / and
any number Of old loggera don't
paifoniEo these rummy games or
cider Joints. VIC don't drapa our.
selves over counter hours at time
20 get well known We don't parade
any fra,ernnl organization emblem
10 &c, in the well known class.
We choose to- stand on our merits
as 1killed workmcu. and 30 we have
no chance until the counter Diapers
and rummy flcnds are attended 10,
unless. as sometimes happens. Job
comes In that In too much for ono OF
the well knowns.- md then we are
hunted up. with n Didn't know you
were In town this morning. DO you
want 10 so oui7 Got a Job nj so and.
10. like TO have you 10 out on it,
We usually go-i do. anyway.
| have n family TO carr for, and
when do 70 ! usually stay until
tho shutdown. and thon. again. I'm
no, In the well known class.
This year ! have paradcd the Of.
'iccs for three solid weeks. with not
oven a Good day" am not a
eountcr-drapcr or n cider hound. II
] have got to be that kind OF an ami.
mai 20 get work in tho woods III
quit tho woods and try another line
n endoavor 10 earn n living.
Who wants healthy. active slave
with an appetite OF his own and
three more to look aftsr7
a. RADINGToN. Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01

Editor The Star;
In Tho star Of January 10 you
bad an article. prohibition Con
demned by Veteran Teetoialor." We
find It's author is a man OF author
its, and that Il Ia a speech before
congressman.
In this speech In congress this vet
eran teetotalor says; After four
years OF prohibition. not one promise
OF the alluring program Of tho Anti
saloon league for reforming the ma
ton has been kept, Crime has IN
creased 40 per cent. divorces In 90
cities have Increased IS per cent, and
murders have increased 40 per cent.
And worse than all the calamitlcs is
the federal record OF the dope fiends
now numbering nearly 1000 oo,"
one OF the evil influences OF pro
hibltion. he said. was the large In
crease in 'hoose drinking among
young men and young girS."
Are these statements ruof
This writer thinks they are, but
not all the truth. Brevity, and fear
that the long article may find the
waste basket. often causes the writer
90 state the case only In part, This
writer thinks the congressman might
have said much more 20 show pollti
cal prohibition failure. or as tho Inn
port OF his whole article shows. that
Il Is n menace 10 the morals Of our
nation.
This writer became resident OF
this city in the days when Isaac
Humes was mayor. and he now has
the mayors autograph 20 his pen.
written regulations 10 street
preacher then trying 20 find out the
elty's laws regarding that matter
said Mayor Humes at that time.
Young man. We have here what is
known as a wide-open city. More Of
you preachers ought TO be az work
over the dead line You shall have
all the freedom and protection we
give the rest"
In those days OF open saloons the
writer cannot remember being asked
10 take a drink In public or ION the
sly" but after an absence OF several
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
POLITICAL PROHIBITION

years he returns 20 find the saloons
closed. tho legend over the doors,
mo Minors Allowed" gone, and the
said minors tsomo OF them In the
bootleg trade, as shown by court rec.
ords and current print
lie also finds the great brewcrles
closed. and In their stead he con
eludcs from tho news OF the day that
a thousand homo distillerlcs are run
ming In the homes where minors take
their first lessons IN booze and deeep
ton.
lie remembers occasional reports
Of murders In saloons IN saloon days,
he now reads often OF the 'drya"
shooting the "wets" and the "wets"
shooting the "drys." while n warfare
goes on on land and sea that yearly
increases the burden OF taxation,
From the financial side. political pro.
hihltion Is costly experiment In
more ways than one,
Sherwood said tho government
was losing $500. zoo. 900 year In rev.
enue and could pay the national debt
In 10 years hy n stiff tax on light
wines and beer.
while the people elamor for tax
reduction. he said the administration
asks for $4,000. 900 to build a dry
navy
Sherwood declared the shutting
out OF tho best quality Of imported
liquors gives the bootlcggers n larger
demand for homemade 'undortaker's
delight"
This writer thinks the venerable
teetotaler has spoken much truth In
harmony with facts self.evident
but these facts are not my greatest
reason for writing against political
prohibition. After 40 years study OF
the Bible. | find prohibition concern
ing eating and drinking Is as lar
from It's teaching as is giuttony or
drunkenness.
Prohibition was first tried in Eden.
and was a failure there Jesus was
not a protihltlonist. and the writer
has but little love for law tina,
would arres, Him for homehrcwcr
should He now do az He did In Cana
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Additional Letters to the Editor

kind OF broH IL IL q manifest sign
" weakness.
w II. 7, IL 40 doubt great
Bible student; ho quotes from Micah
as follows n am sick Of tho blood
OF beasts and tho fate Of rams, saith
tho Lord. aud whnt doth God re-.
aulro OF YOU but 20 do justice. TO
love mercy and 20 walk humhly
with thy God" WIN he please tell
ua just whero this quotation ~
found ohppter ana verso-or II he
IN trpnHlhting, or re.oditing, or
whatY w H. r. tells uH that Micah
was a modefnAt. II appears 90 me
as quito evident that no has never
read Micah. who rs one prophet the
modernlat does not care to quote:
there arc some. however, who. lag.
glng behind the procession. quote
him 10 their own discontinue.
Jesus himself wnA a modcrnist."
says Sir. Porterficld. How then
does II happen that the scribes. the
phariseea ;ho sadducees and the
priests Of that day were In abso.
lutte agreement with the modern.
ists OF the present dny7
They denied the virgin birth. His
deity. miracles and tho resurrection.
Theae same men arc today hand
and glove with the modernlst and
the Unitarian. and an intelligent
modernlst does not deny Il. In
view OF these facts. I must say that
Mr.. Porterfield. STOPPING as he does.
20 such contemplate perycrsion OF
facts. must be conscious Of having
very poor case.
HARRY q. MONROE.
VaJlraa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Thief Escapes, but
Owner Loses Barn

OTTAWA. Can. Feb /. - Prof.
John Sharp saw a chicken thief
prowling about his barn early today.
CARRIED In his nightgown and armed
with a lantern he gave chase.
Up into the haymow OF the barn
ran the thief, the professor with his
lantern in pursuit. Finally Sharp
got close enough 10 hurl his lantern
at the intruder The hay caught fire.
burning the barn, causing n $4,000
ioss-and the thief escaped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Police Head Faces
Charges. of Murder

BOULDER. Colo. Feb. i.-ciaud
Head. chief OF police OF Boulder,
md Norman Drake. poolrooul
iabitue OF Loycland. Colo. were
reid In Jail without bond today
Direct charges Of first-dcgreo muir
Ter we're filed agninst the two yos.
ierday. The chief and Drake arc
hargcd with tho murder OF Elmer
,obb. Boulder policeman. on the
morning Of November 10 last
,ohb's body was fouEd with bull
ct thru the back OF his head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Venizelos' Wife
Reaches Sick Bed

ROME. Feb. Madame Nenize.
los. wife of the Greek premier. who
resigned because OF III health. arrived
here today from Paris and hurried
20 Athens to the bedside OF her hus,
band.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01

hsAANUE AHn eNaAs
our esteemed friend Mr. Porter.
field started out with tho editors
blessing and fira,.class diploma.
as Bible student.
His addresses were supposed 10 DO
somewhat in tho nature Of dls.
cusalon; TO me they had all the car.
marks OF propaganda. First Of ALL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
ANSWERING PORTERFIELD

no musters out his mighty men.
sthat gallant body OF New England
transeondenialiuls" no doubt a
tundAmon,alist could do tho same
but, would that put either party one
notch aheadT or does ". ~. l..
suppose that tho moderna have an
tho mighty men, when tho argu.
ment on either side rests on this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Topped Off Heads;
Succumbs to Grief

BRESLAU. Feb. 1.-The official
executioncr Paul spaethe. who. in
the course OF duty. had chopped Off
IS heads. committed suicide because
OF grief over the death OF his wife.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01

he treated tho dying man found by
the wnyado Luke N,g0.al
s.p. HAYWARD,
900 ~, James ".
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01

OF dalilco, John H. More than this,
tho Good Samaritan llo told us TO
emulate would be subject 10 arrcs,
should no now do as no did when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-25
on a Labor Takers Trail

ing Harrington Of the time Of depar-
ture of the Collinsville committee, so
that Brown, Maher and Wall, the
smuggling committee, could meet them.
The miners were beaten in front of
the hotel where Harrington stayed by
the three thugs. Wall and Maher are
running for the jobs of legal investig.
ators in the district election.
A letter written by Harry Fishwick,
vice-president Of the Illinois Miners
Union, to the notorious crook Brown,
on Sept. 1, 1922, is hereby repro.
duced, also note mentioned in the
letter. 1t should be remembered that
at the time this letter was written
by Fishwick and addressed to Brown
that the latter was boss at the Pea
body Coal company Of which Earring
ton is reported to be member.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-25

gone beyond being a lackey for Len
Small, one of the cheapest political
crooks in the nation. ,For this dirty
work, Harrington gets well paid Len
and Frank are birds of a feather;
Harrington lootting and wrecking the
miners union while Len Small and
his gang OF burglars rob the state
treasury.
After a hard fight harrington was
obliged to give an itemized account
Of the $4,000. Many facts were brot
out at the indianapolis trial which go
to prove what kind of cattle were
used to smash the 1919 strike.
1t was shown that an embezzler
named Lee, a member Of the union,
was appointed deputy sheriff by the
sheriff of Sangamon County at the
request Of Harrington. Others who
had stolen money from the union
were benefciaries Of the $4,000 fund
and roamed around the streets OF
Springfield unmolested. One Of the
district board members, man by the
name Of Hutton, and one Of Earring
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-25
HARRINGTON IS
FORCED TO GIVE
AN ACCOUNTING
Had Peabody Boss on
Payroll in 1922
BY T. ]. O'FLAHERTY.
ARTICLE TWeIve.)

Frank harrington crushed the
1919 strike but it cost the dis
trict treasury $4,000 to do SO.
land of this sum he failed to give
an itemized. account as required
by the district constitution, sec
ton 10, article 8, outlining the
duties of the secretary treas
urer, which reads: "EIe shall
submit to the locals, quarterly,
an itemized statement of salary
and expenses of each officer and
employe of the district organi-
cation in separate items, and
detailing the receipts and dis
bursements of all money belong
ing to the district union"
This strike and the methods he
used to crush it rose up continually
to plague Harrington like Banquos
ghost to Macbeth The president
stated that he had never seen a bill
for any part of the $4,000 yet every
dollar Of that amount If spent had to
be legalized by his signature before
such check could be cashed.
Locals Appealed
Nesbit refused to give an itemized
statement claiming that the executive
board Of the district ordered him not
to do so. Several locals appealed to
the International Executive Board
against this decision and the case
came up in Indianapolis on Dec. 8
and 4, 1920.
When the so-calIed outlaw strike
was practically at the end President
harrington made the following state
men: "They say hundred men are
on the payroll of the district organ
ization in Springfield. A hundred men
Never did a story have less basis fol
statement than that one. Not 8
single man has been placed on the
payroll Of the district organization il
that district repeat that not &
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-25

The day on which this letter was
written coinsides with the time district
officers were nominated, elections TAX
Ing places every two years. The note
came due six months from thef date
or just about the time Harrington an
nounced the results of the last district
election.
The rank and file of the miners of
Illinois believe that Harrington has an
invisible payroll, with bosses, gamb.
lers and other criminals on 1t. These
fellows must be paid without a record
Of such transactions appearing in the
official publications of the union.
Therefore the best and safest way to
pay them is from the jackpot provided
by padded payrolls.
Had Reason to Fear.
In view Of the relationship between
harrington and the underworld on one
side, and the bosses and harrington
on the other, it is not surprising that
he should loathe the radicals who are
out to rid the union of his crooked
gang Of looters. II is not surprising
that he should hate the Communist
and The DAILY WORKER for ex
posing his Shiny trail in the Illinois
Mine Workers Union. The motley
crew of payroll patriots who surround
Harrington know that once the radi
calls get control OF the miners union
their days OF luxury and ease, loung
ing around small town hotels, will b.
at an end and that their opportunit,
to share in the prosperity Of the Goa
operators at the expense OF the Goa
| diggers will come to an end.
Farrington's henchmen are nov
slkulking thru the Illinois coal field
denouncing The DAILY WORKER {.
They have very good reason for thi
hate. The DAILY WORKER will no
be deferred from exposing the labo
takers and Harrington is only one o
the thousands with which this coun
try is infested, but II must be admit
ted that while he has never risen 4
the heights that his once hated 70
John L. Lewis has risen to Tor SUM
perhaps) as one of Coolidges RICH
hand labor takers, Harrington is a dis
tinguished member Of the labor lieut.
enants Of capitalism.
Sunk Low Enough
In politics harrington has neve
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-25
LEI,s MAKE A pArEI

If you were there last Sunday night
you'Il want to come next Sunday night,
too. If you weren't there, and dom
know what you missed, you will come
Sunday after next, if you come next
Sunday night. This sounds like a
habit, and it is. 1t is the excellent
habit of coming to the OPEN FORUM
at the lodge room mot the big hal) OF
the Ashland Auditorium, every Sun
day night.
Next Sunday night, Oct. rs, at
D. m, the editor of the DAILY WORK
Err, ]. Louis Engdahl, will speak on
"Spolansky and the Reds - which
sounds interesting, don't it? Take the
Metropolitan IL to Marshfield station
or the surface lines to Ashland and
Van Buren,. Enter hall from Van Buren,
street. Every Sunday night, don't for
get.
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