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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-12

Just ns the clever n1rgsr trans
poses tho signature OF bis victim on
check or valuable instrument, 30
can the scientific crook forge the
nngcrpunta u an innocent man
upon the safe De 7 blowing or some
other place whore the Irutb Will b.
sure TO find b.
According 10 Luke b Mao weil.
known rnmnuIoEi-, and inysauEa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-12

liur ihrU arr seven G.Hauet methods
|af forcing rnEsruntE three o.
sb.rh defy detection ~ enc most "a
|wHc0i methods 0f raleguGe crime ln.
. Sci fiEauun.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29

voice growled, "a fine morsel, just
right for breakfast"
Benjamin screamed aloud and the
dog came running quickly to him.
Tho he was himself little frightened,
he whispered to Benjamin, "That is
an alligator. Step back and let me
speak to him."
The little boy obeyed and the dog
addressed himself with cajoling cour-
tesy to the alligator, saying, Excuse
US for having come to your kingdom,
mighty lord Of the river, but we are
fleeing from evil people and know
that you with your power will be
good enough to defend u.s."
The alligator felt fiattered, drew
his gigantic mouth into a friendly
grin, and replied politely, "You are
a clever animal. l am truly more
mighty than people, and" he agreed
thotfully, neither are we as bad as
they. But this creature that sat with
his feet hanging in the water is also
a human being. Then why is he run
ming away from his brothers?" And
the shiny, greenish eyes of the al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Farmer Members
Lose c OntrOL of
Farm Loan Board

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Senate
hearings on the protest against con-
firming four nominees to the Farm
Loan Board have disclosed that
Judge Charles w. Lobdell, former
commissioner Of the Board, and now
its fiscal agent at $4,000 a year, is
virtually in control Of this billion
dollar farm banking system, while
the farmer members have been
tricked out of their power to domi-
nate its policy.
Charges of Irregularities in the
action of the Board have been made
by r. L. Cocker, formerly renewing
appraiser for the Board. He is a
nephew Of the late President Har-
ding, but that fact did not save him
fttm dismissed when I've objected to
tire Lobdell programs.
Coker testified that the lowering
of the interest rate to farmers had
been blocked, in the farm loan sys-
TEN, by a raise of 5000, 900 in sala-
iies and by concentration of power
in the hands Of the Board, which has
denied to member associations of
borrowers the essential facts re-
quired to protect their interests.
kilograms from President Gates
Of the Federation Of National Farm
Loan Associations confirm this view !;
he declared to the committee that
the Board has become completely au-
tocratic, and that the profits, instead
of being returned to the farmers
annually as contemplated by the law
of 1917, have been unduly held up;
also, that politicians have been load
ed upon the system.
The joker whereby cooperative
control was repealed, was hidden in
the Agricultural Credits Act of
March, 1928, which established ~
intermediate banks. Since that
change, salaries of preSdents and
other officers of the twelve land
banks have been raised about so per
cent, and Lobdeil's job and salary
have been created. Lobdell makes
contracts with a syndicate of east
ern bankers for the exclusive hand
ling of S250,000,00O of bonds an
nually, under conditions of contract
that remain secret.
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70.
And so it happened. The moon
was small white sickle in the sky,
the. great trees tossed weird black
shadows on the earth, all was deathly
quiet, only once in a while the leaves
rustled sleepily. Benjamin and the
dog ran softly on their tiptoes, out
Of the hut, and went toward the great
river. All night they wandered
along the side of the river, and
when morning came the dog looked
for safe hiding place, for the short
legs of little Benjamin had not car
ried him very far, and there was still
the danger that the servants Of the
rich man might trace him and cap
ture him.
While the dog was running rest
lessly back and forth to find safe
place, Benjamin sat on the bank Of
the river, letting his tired, burning
feet hang in the water. Suddenly
he was terribly frightened and drew
his feet back hastily. A large pointed
head thrust itself thru the water, a
gigantic mouth opened, showing two
rows of dreadful teeth, and a deep
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comfort from his only friend.
One evening, his back all bloody
and his face swollen, Benjamin came
home. The overseer had beenii q
bad temper, had beaten the little boy
with whip and hit him in the face
with his fist.
II want to die" cried Benjamin,
while the dog softly and gently licked
his wounds. 81 can't stand it any
longer. My parents are gone, l am
entirely deserted, every one is I'M
kind to me. Dog, dear, dog, what
shall ! dot"
run away" replied the dog.
where to? They will catch me
and beat me again."
The dog laid his head on his lap,
thinking hard.
1--WE must go north" said he at
last. There people are better than
they are here. They do not want the
Negroes to be slaves. We must run
away there"
II don't know the way" complain
ed Benjamin.
II will lead You. Morning and night,
when everybody is asleep, we will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
Japanese StOOLpigeOnS
Keep Close Watch on
Radicals Since Quake
az Th. Fed.r.t,a Prsr.l

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 2S.-
Since the earthquake every working
class advocate in Japan has been I'M
der the closest surveillance by the
police and military; clear indica-
ton that the authorities are antici-
pating an outburst of popular indig-
nation against the government and
the military caste.
Labor leaders have had the great
est difficulty in restraining their fol-
lowers, but a popular outburst at
cihe presvn5 -disrrc ryvcrld be the signal
for a wholesale massacre of the
masses. Every vantage point is oc-
cupied by the police and military
with machine guns at their immedi-
ate disposal.
At the present time the working
people of Japan are suffering untold
agonies, and it is impossible to say
just how long they can be held in
check, for they are evincing a keen
desire to turn on their oppressors.
In fact, the Japanese militarists
are sitting on a seething volcano
Of discomfort, besides which, once it
bursts, the horrors of the earthquake
will appear insignificant.
In Japan there are today two Sec
tions of the public only-those who
support the militarists, and those
who demand justice for a suffering
popuIace. The line of cleavage be-
tween the opposing factions is clear
and acute.
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ScoNhUhyl'
-6s&asl1-

an ordinary bark, but speech, and
BENJAMIN understood very we'll the
words, "Don't cry, little friend, I
will take care of you and guard you.
And some day we will go to search
for your parents"
Benjamin was so astonished at
this, that he stopped crying. what"
cried he, surprised, "you can speak,
like a human being?"
The dog shook his shaggy head.
eyes, when the rich people act like
wild beasts against the poor people,
we animals must help them. When
human being is very unhappy and
forsaken, he understands our Ian
guage and knows that we wish him
we'll. have not forgotten, little
Benjamin, that you saved my life.
want to thank you. Lie down on
the straw, sleep, will watch over
you"
A little comforted, the little boy
obeyed, and the dog sat down near
him, guarding him all night, licking
Benjamin's hand.
Then came hard times for little
Benjamin. The stout lady who was
his neighbor took him to her hut, but
she was not good to him. She forced
him to carry water from the river
in heavy bottle, and made him do
all kinds Of hard work. And the
worst was yet TO come. One day the
rich man passed by the huts Of the
Negroes ard saw Benjamin. "a
strong boy" he said. "He can work
in the fields already"
AT evening, tired. he would crawl
into the hut, bury his head in the,
hide Of the grey dog, cry, and draw
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ligator looked distrustfully at the
dog.
"You surely know, wise and mighty
animal, that the rich people are
merciless to the poor, as tho they
were the widest beasts. That is be-
cause there is no more greedy animal
than this man. He is never satisfied,
he always wants more: food and
drink and houses, but above all gold.
That makes him so mean. My little
friend is a poor child who must work
for a rich man. He was torn away
from his parents, and beaten until the
blood flowed. l advised him to run
away. And now we beg that you
help us, for any moment the servants
Of the rich man may appear and cap
ture my little friend"
The alligator shook his pointed head
thoughtfully and said: "People are
peculiar creatures. No alligator
would torment little alligator, Meth
err do we know the difference between
rich and poor, and still it is said that
we are evil animals"
Ito be continued tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
|. ". ". ELECTS
TOM DOYLE and
J. P. THOMPSON
Old Fashioned C. E. B.
Ceases to Exist

Tom Doyle and James P. Thomp-
son are the two chief executives Of
the Industrial Workers of the World
for the ensuing term, having just
been elected secretary-treasurer and
assistant secretary at referendum.
Doyle was secretary Of the Agri-
cultural Workers Industrial Union
during the 1922 season when the
migratory harvest workers had their
best union year since the war.
Thompson Got 20 Years.
Thompson is veteran organizer
and speaker Of many years standing,
taking prominent part in the Law
renee strike and lumber and copper
struggles of the organization. Dur
the war Judge Lands rewarded him
with 20-year term from which the
amnesty act freed him last Decem-
Der.
Both Thompson and Doyle are
fresh from California where they
have been fighting the syndicalism
act that has sent a hundred of their
fellow members to San Quentin and
Folsom penitentiaries. The latest
victim is Tom Connors, Doyle's per-
sonal friend and the chairman of his
organization committee when he was
executive of the agricultural workers.
The Office Of assistant secretary to
which Thompson has been elected
was created at this election.
Old Fashioned G. E. B. Ceases.
An important change in organiza-
ton administration was put thru at
the same time. The old-fashioned
General Executive Board or &c. E.
B." with its members elected by the
members at large viii no longer ex-
list. The new general administration
will be composed Of the chairman
Of the organization committees Of
the several industrial unions. Joe
Fisher is elected General Organizer,
"a new post.
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What Do You Think of "A Week"

The DAILY WORKER know what its readers
novel offers 70 It's readers We have
already published nstamen of this gripping story.
Another appears today. What do think of the story its
setting its characters far have gone? We
Write your views send them
to the DAILY WORKER 1910 N Halsted ST. Chicago ILL.,
We will publish many these letters space
for. Don't delay. Write today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
NeLU York Labor
Unions Boost Funds
for German Relief

NEW YORK CITY.-The campaign
which is being conducted by the In
ternational Workers Aid for relief of
starving German workers is being
supported by the labor unions Of New
York City. Contributions are being
received daily at the local Office, 20s
E. 18th Street.
The list Of organizations that have
contributed to date as far as labor
unions are concerned, Is headed BY
Bakers Local No. Of the A. F. W.. which
contributed s1,l00.
Bakers Local No. is4 Of the A. p. W..
gave 81 200 and is raising $1,000
District Council Of Brooklyn Painters do
mated SIS.
Painters Local No. rs contributed $3.50
and will raise $500, thru subscription lists.
Independent Butchers Union No. ia IL
raising 81 900 and has to date sent in $500.
United Carpenters and Joiners Of Americs
Local No. 2Os0, $50.
United Carpenters and JOiners Of America
Local 2725, $3.50.
international Ladies' Garment Workers
Local No. rs. SIS.
Waterproof Garment Workers Local Ne "a.
$40.
$3.50.
Brewers Union No. 2, IS.
Coopers international Union No. :. IS.
Bonnaz Embroidery Union Local No. 90,
s25.
MIX Wagon Drivers, ChauReurs and Help
ers Local No. $50. SIS.
Glass Bevelers. Mirror Workers and Cut
tiers. SIS.
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of Amer
Tea, Locals 1852 and so, SIS.
AmslEamatsd Clothing Workers Of Amer
lea, Local 2, IS.
Architectural Iron. Bronze and Structural
Workers Union, $40.
window Cleaners Protective Union, Local
No. s. $40.
Painters Supreme Club. $50.
Butchers Union No. l54 Of Paterson, n. J.,
$500.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
CHAPTER VII.

"DEAART &c coM .ld.a 81 nj kaiM statior
of N-sk. Glebov has gone off
for a cart, it's four hours already
since he went. It's little station,
and am entirely alone. I've look
ed over the old, even pre-war, adj
vertisements and notices which do
not harmonic with life today, adj
mired a marvellous poster on the
subject of the improvement OF
transport, and then made my way
into the room Of the Railway
Cheka, and, at the sight of pen
and ink, the desire came to me to
tell you openly the ideas which
wander now in my head and the
experiences which are troubling my
soul. Why you, Comrade Klimin,
you will probably understand. Re-
member how in the Politdep of
the N Division, you, an old
member of the Party, Divisional
Chief, tolerantly talked for hours
with me when I was non-party,
self-confident lad, whose head was
crammed with every sort of intel
-fectuai absurdity. You listened
patiently to my stupid opinions,
neatly cut the ground from under
them, and pushed me towards
Marxism, and patiently told me
the alphabet Of socialism and the
class struggle. l joined the Party
later, in the regiment, but actually
it was your lessons that made me
a Communist. And when you went
to the Cheka, as soon as the front
was lquidated, / went to you to
work. And under your leadership
| became a true Communist and
revolutionary. You, for me, were
che ideal of a Communist. It's
for that reason / am writing not
to my mother or to other comrades
who know and care for me, but to
you in particular, my Chief, into
whose room in working hours
must not go without sending my
name in first.
"You will get this letter only in
case / am killed. And have very
little doubt that they will kill me.
And that is a good thing, because
l have nothing more to do in life,
/ am not man but only the shell
of a man, and my soul is entirely
empty. So at least let me die
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
THE LITTLE GREY DOG. |
By Herminia Eur Mullen.

(Synopsis: Benjamin, a little
colored slave who lived on a
southern plantation in the days
Of slavery, had lost his mother and
now his rich cruel master had
lost his father to another slave
owner in a game of cards. This
left little Benjamin all alone in
the world with his only friend, a
little grey dog that he had saved
from drowning.)
ID ENJAMIN went home crying,
ID afraid Of the dark, holding the
little dog, his only friend, tight in
his arms. And now something
strange happened. When Benjamin,
sobbing, started to tell the little
dog of his sorrow, the dog began
to bark very softly. But it was not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-29
By Jury LIBEDINsKY

Published bv THE DAILY WORK.
Err thru special arrangement with
3. w. Huebsch, Inc, Of New York
City. Copyrighted, 1928, by B. W.
Huebsch & Co.
81
(WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE)
The Russian Communist Party
branch is governing this frontier
city and fighting the counter
revolution. Earlier installments
tell Of the fuel shortage that pre-
vents seed grain from being
fetched on the railroad. The Party
meeting decides to send the Red
Army far away for fuel, at the
risk of leaving the city open for
bandits and counter-revolutionists.
It also decides to conscript the
local bourgeoisie for wood cutting
in a nearby park. Varied types
Of party members are flashed on
the screen: Klimin, the efficient
president of the branch, who still
finds time to have a sweetheart;
Robeiko, the consumptive, whose
devotion is killing him; Gcrnuikh,
the brilliant youth of 10 on the
Cheka; Matusenko, the luxury
loving place-hunter and Stalmak-
how, a practical workingman revo-
lutionist. Last issue brings the
startling news that Serezha Surf
kov, checklist had been buried
alive by Observation-Disclosures, far
out on the Steppes. Klimin and
Stalmakhov talk of their friend
who was too sensitive and tender
hearted for the, stern work Of the
revolution. In this issue Klimin
reads a farewell letter from Surf
kov. written before his canture by
the enemv-(NOW GO ON WITH
THE Story.
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with advantage for Communism.
"But, so that you shall under
stand me, / will tell you every
thing in order.
"You remember how last year,
after the discovery of a plot thru
out the whole district, we drove
out 10 shoot five White Guards.
SIT was a frosty Winters night.
With a witches moon with a ring
round it. Our lorry went fast over
the glittering high-road which had
been worn smooth by the sledges.
Lezhavin was with US. He was
nervous, as it was the first time
he had been at an execution. and
he Behaved with unnatural cheer
fulness and talked now with you,
now with me. You. as always,
gave him business-like succinct
replies, but in your replies there
was an information scarcely to be
felt, boy, don't pretend; you are
not YOURSELF I replied to him in
single words. / did not want to
talk. I was too tired after the
day. and was resting in the silence
of the blue, slightly frosty night.
Now and then / looked into
the BODY of the lorrv, and saw
them saw the watchful faces Of
the lads (soldiers), remembered
whittier we were going. 1t be-
came unpleasant. But after all it
was not the first shooting in which
/ had taken part.
"We drove to the Monastery
Wood, that crowd of enchanted
trees. covered with hoarfrost. like
the dreams of freezing man be-
fore death. In some places the
trees were thinner, and we could
see mysterious blue glades.
eve walked by a narrow track
to one of these glades. There was
an old abandoned quarry there,
full of snow in winter-time, but
seeming, none the less, a deep,
dark blue pit.
"On the way there all were
silent.
"They behaved we'll and awaited
death quietly. l somehow did not
ask myelf the question, of what
they were thinking for the last
time, these people who no longer
seemed to have any part in any,
thing. l had already accepted
everything in advance, when 1
asked you to let me come and work
in the Cheka. / knew beforehand
all that would be; revolving mo-
ments when one was aiming into a
defenceless bunch of people. But
all that would be over so quickly,
and after the resounding volley,
that makes the birch trees nearby
shed their snowy dust, five human
bodies would fall deep, deep, into
the darkness of the quarry, and
we should drive home again and
listen once more to the magical
Winter silence.
"But something happened that I
had not expected. i. You said to
them in a low voice:
"'Undress, citizens!'
"They looked at each other. One
took off his short fur coat. The
others followed his example.
"'No. Undress altogether you
said, and added, as if for our in
formation, we shall shoot them
naked
"The lads were grirnly silent,
and in their silence one felt that
they agreed with you, and under
stood you, and were ready to shoot
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naked people. 1t was very quiet;
only, far off, we could hear the
loud noise of our lorry.
"They began to protest. You
remember their protests? One of
them said that one ought to make
mans death easy for him; and
another that this was mockery,
and the old Black Hundred school
master tall, with sloping shoulders
and long grey beard, suddenly
began crying, bitterly, like child,
and thru his tears he said that It
was not right to do so, and that
he had influenza. / knew that he
had served the Secret Police, had
betrayed his pupils, and been given
decoration for doing SO, / knew
how profound was his hatred for
us, and all the same my own body
began to shake with slight trem-
ors, just as if I were being made
to undress. And then, too, the
quavering voice of Lezhavin said
to you:
"'Comrade Klimin, there's no
need to do that. There's no need
to tease them. What for?' And
there were tears in his voice.
Gone of the lads cursed him
angrily. You said:
"'But what's the point of their
clothes being destroyed? In their
linen and clothes some one may be
dressed who is useful to the Re-
public. In a minute they will not
need the Clothes and you added in
a low whisper, turning to Lezha-
win:
"'Don't disorganize things. Go
to the motor and wait for us
"Then they understood that
there was no way out. They sat
down on tree stumps, pulled off
their boots and trousers, got out
Of their underclothes. The bodies
Of those who were in the transpa-
rent shadow of the trees seemed
greenish yellow, like bodies seen
thru the transparent water of a
lake. The moonlight made the
bodies of the others blush white.
All, how silent, how incom-
prehensible it all was, as if in a
terrible, never to be repeated
dream, in some sort of frozen
nightmare.
II had often walked in that
place in the summer. knew well
the old pine with the divided trunk
by which we were standing. I
knew each branch of it. recog-
nized the big axe-cuts on the lower
part of the trunk.
81 had loved that pine tree, but
it seemed to me strangely alien
and hostile. A mother is alien and
hostile like that in those terrible
moments when you see her in a
nightmare, aloof, pitiless, quietly
indifferent to you, to your out
stretched hands, to your prayers
for help. The sight of those people
undressing in the forest brought
suddenly before my eyes a picture
Of people bathing on the bank of
a lake on a hot sunny day. 1t was
a strange association, but | felt
that my ideas were getting con-
fused, and it was we'll that the re-
sounding volley broke the spell at
a blow.
"You remember me before that
shooting? 1 took part with en-
thusiasm in all the work of the
Cheka, and was proud of taking
part in it. l light-heartedly signed
my conclusions on the protocols
Of evidence and without the slight
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Snu..re XII, Three.

STERLING, Colo, Feb. 28.--
Three persons are dead, three are be-
lieved dying and eight others are i'll
of botulism, the result Of eating poi
soned sausage at the home Of Tony
Notario. Italian.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-27
WHEAT EASY PREY
TO BEAR ATTACK
Corn, However, StiffenS on
Shortage Reports,
BIZ Tnited EinnncinI

By United Financial
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Grains contin-
ued in an irregular condition at the
opening today.
Wheat fell easy prey to bear in
f1uences at the outset. Lower Liver
poo, cables and favorable action in
anticipation of the McNary- Haugen
grain bill was the ammunition used by
lower price advocates. Speculative in
terest was lifeless, despite private es-
Inmates which placed farm reserve
nearly so per cent smaller than last
year.
Scarcity of supplies both in Argen-
tine and North american and small
demand from Europe brought buying
in corn and higher prices. Southwest
ern reserves are sufficient only to meet
demand for the next week or ten
days.
Oats remained unchanged at the
opening. Spectators did nothing.
Provisions were lower with hogs and
cables.