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Evening star., 1924-03-15

DR.. George p. Merrill, curator of
geology at the New National Museum.
has completed a scientific analysis of
two peculiar meteorites recently dis
covered in the United States. =
One Of these blocks Of mineral.
hurled to the earth from some tre-
mendoua mysterious distance in the
solar system received especial at
tention because of the strange cir
cumstances under which it was found
II formed part OF the foundation for
the Temple Of the Sun built by pre-
historic Indians in Mesa Verde Ma
tional Park, Col, and was brought to
Washington by Dr.. J. Walter Fewkes
OF the bureau OF American ethnology.
DIR. Merrill's conclusions are that,
far from having any supernatural
significance to the ancient tribes, ii
was placed in position because it hap
pened to be a convenient chunk of
material. Its structure is predomi-
Evening star., 1924-03-15
Appropriate Remedy.

From Farm Life.
Not long ago a woman called on a
physician who is noted both for his
efficiency and his bluntness. The
woman's baby was indisposed and
this doctor ordered castor oil.
But, DOCTOR" protested the woman.
"castor oil is such an ld-fashioned
remedy
"Babies also are old-fashioned.
madam" snorted the doctor.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Starr
Credit Where Credits Due.

From Life.
Doctor-Young man, You own your
very remarkable recovery to your
wife's tender care!
ITS kind of you to tell me, Doc.
shall make out the check to my
wife"
Evening star., 1924-03-15

Pronto Right away: Immediately!
to jeweer
the faces OF her admirng and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

to minimize the effect Of the revela-
tions and the disclosures made In the
debate in this body with reference
Referring to Senator Lodges refer:
ence to Senator Tillman. Senator Dial
or South Carolina declared 1t would
perhaps been in better taste for the
senator from Massachusetts not to
have opened the grave"
Cites Wilson Attacks.
III he is looking for a precedent"
Senator Dial said, under which one
senator, or senators, could attack or
did attack a President Of the United
States. he would not have to go fur
Their back than the last few years,
when he and a great many of the
senator's on his side of the chamber
most cruelty and unjustly criticized
former President Wilson. They were
unrelenting in their efforts to dis
credit that high official in here for
several years. So ! think propriety
should have led him not to go back
for presidents beyond our own term
of service in this body
Senator Caraway brought up the
visit which Senators Fall. republican
/; New Mexico, and Hitchcock, demo
crat, Nebraska, made to the White
House during the illness of President
wilson to obtain a report as to his
condition.
II recall, If the public prints may
be trusted" he said. that Albert b
FAN assailed in the most vicious Ian
guage the President of the United
states and that the Senate appointed
MIN, a known enemy of the President
or the United States, to go to his sick
chamber and turn back the covers to
see whether or not he was feigning
iilneSs; to see whether or not he was
capable. mentally and physically, OF
exercising the duties Of the President
or the United States, and the senator
from massachusetts, never rose in his
place to criticize, condemn or COM
pain about that sort of conduct.
DenOunces Lodge Stand.
eAnd now, when somebody call at.
tention to the fact that the Presi.
dent Of the United States is in com.
| munication with a man who every.
| body knows is trying to protec,
people who have sold the public re.
sources of this land, the President o,
the United States has Immediately as
! his defender the senior senator from
Massachusetts. who deprecates, who
dare to mention that the President
might at least tell why he should be
in communication with a man who
was the go-between between Fall
and Doheny, who helped Doheny try
to concoct lie to conceal the truth
from the Senate of the United States
and we all know 1t now"
After a sharp exchange with Sen
ator Lodge about the Fall visit 10
President Wilson, Senator Caraway
said he wanted to withdraw any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

not a word Of criticism from any
republican senator was uttered"
mo, it makes a lot of difference
whose OK is being gored." responded
Senator Heflin."
II said some time ago." continued
the Alabama Senator, that we had
trailed this thing up toward the
White House, we had located 1t in
the backyard. and If they did not
mind we would get 1t into the White
House. Now we have the operator at
the White House and McLean's
private operator one and the same
man.
Thinks Slemp Sent.
"The plot thickens. Then Mr..
Slemp goes to Florida, for what pur-
pose? l do not think he told the COM
mittee for what purpose he went.
That Is plain talk. too. but I think
it is the plain truth. l think Slemp
went on mission, that he was sent
tc see Mclean.
THE President says to Mclean
See Slemp.' He does not wire Stem
to see Mclean but he wires to tn
big boss with the cipher code in his
pocket, with his commission as an
agent in the Department of Justice
and a dispenser of patronage in the
District of Columbia and the Presi-
dents warm friend-he wires and
dShS Hiiil 10 see my ana
advise me with whom 1 should con-
fer back here"'
1.-THE Senator from Massachusetts"
interrupted Senator Caraway, "sug-
geSted that the President communi-
Gated with Mclean In order to reach
his secretary, Slemp. l believe the
record will show that Slemp swore
that when he left Washington he did
not expect to see Mclean, and his
meeting with him was purely acct
dental. Now, l do not like to see
Mr.. Slemp left in such an embarrassing
situation, and / hope somebody will
explain his testimony"
Walsh Enters Debate.
Taking exception to Senator Lodges
statement that Senate debate in the
last few weeks had lowered the ira
ditions of that body, Senator Walsh
of Monana declared that everybody
understands what is the trouble about
the matter"
THE debate has been serious
matter" he said. ut has been in
general a recital of revelations made
by the public lands committee that
have shocked the country and. Of
course, have distressed the Senator
from Massachusetts; and now he
seeks to utilize the just reverence
that the people of the United States
have for the office OF the President
Of the United States, and the respect
they have for the present incumbent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

language offensive to the republican
leader, and then added:
But do not know anybody who
is SO. little justified in trying to read
ness of the President Of the United
States when everybody knows tnat
Woodrow Wilson sleeps In his grave
tonight from the abuse, the un3ustl-
fled attacks, launched against MIN rs
President of these United States. IN
defending himself against these at
tacks, he went to his death"
Refers to Lodge Visit.
Recalling Senator Lodges state
ment that the President was doing
the best he could in the present stu
alton, Senator Caraway referred to
the visits Of Senators Lodge and Pep
per, to the. White House to urge that
Attorney General Daugherty be re-
moved from the cabinet.
'It is a little inconsistent" he said.
when a man is doing the best ne
can, to go down there and ask him
to do something else. Daugherty
be dropped overheard, and then the
senator from Pennsylvania was
quoted as saying that the question
Of whether 1t is just or not Is not
the question. The point Is. 1t Is Tor
the good of the party.
Now I want to say another thing
about the President and his telegram
I do not know why it was that every.
body, including Burns and Mary ano
Duck, who wanted to get in touch
with anybody in Florida, had to call
up Ed Mclean. He was the universal
solvent, SO far as information was
concerned. ! think it is the mos
startling statement have listened tC
that the President of the United
States had lost his secretary anc
could not find him until he couic
lind Ed Mclean.
Mentions DENLY Case.
but that is not all. If the Presi'
dents message of congratulatfon
was in response to message thai
he had received congTatulating hin
for refusing to drop DENLY over
board, that very telegram Is In exls'
tonce. He might have produced Il
and saved himself making an ex'
PLANTATION. One was that Mclean was
congratulating him on q speecf
that he had not delivered and would
not deliver for some hours yet, anc
when that did not suit and would
not fit, they said it was in'answer tc
a congratulatory message congratu.
lating him on keeping DENLY.
think that was premature. because
before he had done it DENLY had
been slid overheard: in other words
he was congratulating the President
for keeping a cabinet officer that he
had already fixed to drop"
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ston. "One Of my subscribers" he
says, told me If l would put his pa
per upstairs in the vestibule he would
reward me on New Year day. So each
day, rain or shine or snow, 1 would
climb a spiral iron staircase and
porch to do this. On the day of my
reward he sent me, by the hand Of
his small daughter, a 10-cent shin
plaster
Several old route boys have men,
toned in their "reminiscences Ofen-
STEMS blacksmith shop, wherein, on
Indictment days forty and more years
ago. they would wait for their bum
dies Of Stars. This shop is still
standing at els B street northeast,
it's sign reading &c. Ofenstein, Black
smith and Wheelwright." 1t is a ven-
cradle place of business, for it Is list
ed in the city directory of 1860 as Ion
b street, east Of the Capitol"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
BULGARIA ARRESTS
MORE MAcED0NIANS
Refugees Organization Protests
Policy as Biased-Asks Only
Law.Breakers Be Held.

BY the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, March THE
government Is continuing to arrest
Macedonians in it's program to pre-
vent disorders along the frontiers
The Macedonian refugees organiza-
ton. numbering 100000 adherents,
has protested to Premier Zankoff
that the refugees of all other ma
tionalities are welcome in Bulgaria.
and asked why an exception is made
in the case Of the Macedonians, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

entered Bulgaria "to escape the per-
secution Of the Serbian authorities"
They demand that those already
arrested be released and that no
further arrests be made, except in
cases of persons charged wish crimes
against the common law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

Would you let your wife be sick
in bed and not can q doctor?
OF course you wouldn't.
Do you realize that business
enterprise not producing . profit Is
sick?
Call L. A. Harris
Adams 356I-J or write ZIG Spruce
Ave, Takoma Park, Md, and see
what he can do for you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

west. "Dr. l.. M.
Taylor, living at
9TH and NJ streets,
was one of my
regular custom
ers, most of whom
have now passed
beyond"
H. c. Knapp.
1928 F arr a G u I
street northwe est,
now as s | S t a n I
foreman of the
w a 8 h | n & t o n
Times, writes that
he was a Star car
rier in 1870 and
1871 in Northwest
w a s h | n & t o n
Il sxi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
DONOR NOT VIzlER.
Persian Legation Corrects Error In
Press Dispatches.

1t was stated at the Persian lega-
ton today that the donor of the large
turquoise to the Field Museum at
Chicago, Hohannes Topkyan, is not
the grand viZier Of Persia, as was
stated in press dispatches when the
donation was announced last Wednes-
day. NJ. Topkyan, the legation said.
Is an Armenian subject, although he
served as acting consul general for
Persia in the United States until May,
1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
A Bit of the Past
By Stars Former Carriers.

More than fifty years ago found
1T both pleasant and profitable to sell
The Evening STAR" writes Bryan H.
Stickney, 1443 Chaplin street north
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

Many a fellow who feels that the
world owes him a living can't even
collect interest on the debt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

Scores of insects and fishes living
in sunless caves have lost their sigh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
Recalls Sherman Speech.

Senator Mcclellan, democrat, Ten.
nessee, interrupted to say that in
1919 he had heard the meanest. the
most vicious and the most insulting
attacks that / ever heard fall from
mortal lips on the part of Senator
Pre1ident Of the United States. and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
NeIU England Leads
In Lou Wage Rates
Recent Figures ShOlV

NEW YORK, March 30.-New
England is revealed as the low wage
paradise of the open shoppers in
recent statement covering average
hourly wages paid in manufacturing
establishments represented by the
National Metal Trades Association,
the one big union of metal trades
employers. Turnout the New Eng
land states members of this asso-
citation paid employees of machine
shops, foundries and pattern shops
an average Of Sc cents an hour dur
ing January as compared with 62.2
cents an hour in New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. In these
three states members of the asso-
citation were paying an average of
6O.6 cents in July, while New Eng
land paid 53.5 cents in the same
month. In Ohio and Indiana they
were paying SOL cents in January
as compared with. 81 cents in July.
Michigan establishments come
close to equaling the low record Of
New England with an average of
58.4 cents in January and 56.4 cents
in July. Illinois, Wisconsin and Mis-
souri, report 58.8 cents in January
and 81 cents in July.
1t should be noted that these are
non-union wages and that the ma
jority of concerns represented have
so organized their work that the
greater part is done by employees
classed as semi-slxilled or machine
operators. Unskilled labor is includ-
ed in the average.
The National Metal Trades Asso-
citation has a membership Of over
1000 concerns which employ to-
gether more than 100000 workers.
No firm operating under an agree
ment with metal trades labor unions
is eligible to membership in the as
ISOLATION. It has always attacked
the cost Of living basis for deter
mining wages. By doing so it has
prevented the development of stand
ard or minimum wages rates on
which groups of workers could unite.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
If Employment Shark
Doesn't Get You the
L. A. Policemen Will

To the DAILY WORKER: What
shall we think of a system which
forces idle men to patronize employ
ment agencies of the worst type and
claps them into Jail if they do not
get jobs.
The Los Angeles police under Voll-
man, who claims to be a Scientific
policeman of today" are arresting
jobless men in. large numbers for the
mere crime of being out of work.
The way workers are forced to
patronize these employment Offices is
Illustrated by this experience:
Sent To Employment Shark.
On Feb. 25, 1924, a friend Of mine
and myself went out to look for work,
and we listened to the following Gin
formation" given to a big crowd of
men by little boss, speaking for a
big one, local merchants:
swell, we want $50 men tomorrow,
and you can get the necessary infor-
nation thru H Bros. on Second
Street" Ian employment bureau).
Now, the point is this: (1) Is the
work on this speedway in Hollywood
going to be a $3.50 proposition (be-
tween the boss and said employment
shark Of hiring and firing-as usual
in the PASTOR the sole purpose of
squeezing the last dollar out Of unfor-
tunate, idle men? (2) If not, why
did they not hire the men on the spot,
or send for help from the free en-
ployment bureau-in which idle, desti-
tute workers are crowded like sardines
in the fishing trusts tin cans every
workday Of the week?
Unconstitutional"
The law, regulating employment
bureaus, has been declared uncon-
stitutional by the Supreme court of
the earthquake state.
What do fundamental, natural,
rights Of small fish amount to, any,
how, compared with nan-made prop
erty rights Of a Big, mah-eating
Shark in the merciless sea of the
master class?-L. =. Kendall, Los
Angeles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
TRACHTENBERG
MAKES BIG HIT
IN HUB SPEECH
Told of Present State
Of Russian Affairs
lsneclnl 10 Th. DnlIr Werkerl


BOSTON, Mass, March 30.-Sev-
eral hundred Boston workers heard
intimate details about the Russian
government, finance, industry and
education from the lips of one who
spent almost year in Russia, and
who had further opportunity to
travel in the other European coutn-
tries and make comparisons. Alex
ander Trachtenberg, who was the
representative of the Workers Party,
had ample opportunity to investigate
for himself, due to his knowledge
Of Russian. His previous contact
with unions in this country, and his
editorship Of the American Labor
Year Book qualified him for an an
alytical survey of the situation.
He traced the upward development
of Russia in international affairs,
pointing to the shifting Of the Inter
national Naval Conference to Rome
because Russia had boycotted Swift
erland, as an index TO the power of
the first proletarian state.
Comrade Trachtenberg viii speak
on the following dates in the cities
printed below:
Monday, March 81, p. M, Rochester, N.
Y. Labor Lyceum, $50 St. Paul st.
Tuesday, April /, at p. m, Buffalo, N. T.,
Labor Lyceum, SIS William ST.
Wednesday, April ?, p. M, Jamestown,
n. Y, CarlsOn's Hall, 10 Market St.
Thursday. April 3, p. m. Erie, Pa, Gem
trail Labor Hall, S. E. Cor. 18th and State.
Friday, April 4, D. m, East Pittsburgh,
Pa, Workers Home, Electric and North AYES.
Saturday, April 5, 5 p. M, Pittsburgh, Pa,
Labor Lyceum, IS Miller st.
Sunday, April 6, 2 p. M, Pittsburgh, Pa,
Moose Temple, Penn Ave. between 9Th and
18th Sts.
Monday. April Z, p. M, BentIsyvilIe. Pa.
Union Hall, center Of the village.
Tuesday, April 8, s p. m, Canton, Ohio,
Schlobach Hall, AL Market Ave. N.
Wednesday, April 9. Youngstown, Ohio, full
details to appear later.
Thursday, April 10. p. m, Warren, Ohio,
Hippodrome Hall, High St., 3rd floor.
Friday, April IL, 80 p. m, Cleveland,
Ohio, Labor Temple, 1856 Euclid Ave.
Sunday. April Is, 2; $50 p. m, Cleveland,
Royal Hall, 52I7 Woodland.
Monday. April IA, s D. m, Toledo, Ohio,
Labor Temple. jefferson and Michigan.
Tuesday, April Is, p. m. Detroit, House
Of the Masses, 21o1 Gratiot Ave.
Of the Masses, 21O1 Gratiot Ave. russian
Trade Unions).
Thursday. April IL. Grand Rapids. full de-
tails to appear later.
Friday. April IS. Chicago, full details to
appear later.
SATURDAY, April Is. Milwaukee. fun details
70 appear later.
Sunday, April 20. Gary, Ind, full details
TO appear later.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
1896 Workers Lost
LiUeS in Canadian
Industry Last Year

OTTAWA, Can, March SOth.-
There were 1896 fatal Industrial ac-
cident in Canada during 1923. The
largest number of these took place
in the transportation and public
utility group, where there were 366
deaths. There were 1876 deaths in
manufacturing; 1913 in logging; 1873
in mining, non-ferrous smelling and
quarrying; 173 on construction; 129
in agriculture; go in public and per-
sonal service; 29 in fishing and trap
ping; "a in trade, and 38 in miscel-
laneous.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
ScGb Building Trades
Council Organized
In Minneapolis
lspeciaI 70 The paIIr Workerl

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March so.
Open shop elements aiming to
destroy the organized labor move
ment in this section are responsible
for the organization Of the Anal
gamated Building Trades and Labor
Union declares prominent labor
leaders here.
The intention of the "cnion" is to
bring about "more friendly rela-
tons between employers and em-
ployes." This so-called union will
incorporate so that it can be sued
by employers!
]. r. Bjorkland, secretary Of the
Carpenters Local No. z, declares the
new organization goes a step far
Their than the company union but
will not have the support of the
workers as it is evidently organized
in the interest Of the capitalists.
The officers are: Mr.. Pettibone,
president and general business
agent; S. d. Frye, treasurer, and G..
E. Reese, secretary. It's program
shows clearly that it is a creation
of the building contractors. It is in
part as follows:
A nine-hour day and a 48-hour
week during the summer construc-
ton period; to permit non-union
men to work with union men during
shortage of help; to allow one
tradesman to perform the work of
other tradesmen on short time Jobs
at the request of the employer; ar
bitration of difficulties; opposed to
immigration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
Total Dependents

Since there are III children under
5 years, practically all of the dead
miners were in the prime of life
about 30 years old. Just imagine 424
dependents with many more crying
in the far away lands while the Utah
Fuel Company is grooming about the
estimated loss of $4,000 as the re-
suit of the mine being obliged to
remain Tide for one month, probably.
Several miles away from Castle
Gate, there lies beautiful plateau,
situated $500 feet above the sea. In
the midst of the blooming colum-
bine and the sego lilies there stand
200 tombs, the last resting place Of
the victims of the Scofeld mine dis
aster of 90 years ago.
Castle Gate or any other mine
IN Utah is not gas mine and if
proper precautions were taken with
abundant air current and keeping
the mine free from coal dust. etc.
the mine would be safe. Numbers
of times the miners attempted to
organize union and protested
against the existing unbearable con-
ditions and each time they were
forced with guns pointed in their
faces to disband the organization.
Not very long ago the miners of
Castle Gate took to TIE hills, right
across the creek and held the fort
for a week under the cross fire of
the gunner and the state militia.
"Gas is fast accommodating in the
mine. Unless the Kemmerrer Coal
Company does something, there will
be catastrophe. Best we can do
is to beat it." This remark was ut
tered by a miner, KozalSi, Just one
day before the horrible explosion of
Frontier mine, Kenmerrcr. jWyom-
ing last fall. On account of his
wife and children, he had to work
one day more to cover their travel
ing expense, that one day cost him
life.
1t is n dangerous practice to
leave the safety of the miners life
to an inspector who was picked up
from incompetent CAPTAINS Of coal
companies. He is holding his Office
because he prefers to stay in the
pump house or the repair shop Of
the mine he has to inspect and make
the same old story, 'Excellect condi-
ton" All the while be stays on
the company's property. he is sure
to carry bonded stuff on his hip and
usually with a sunny smile, which
means money in his pocket.
Right after the inspectors "ex-
animation" according to the New
York Times, the present Castle Gate
disaster followed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31

How msny Of your shop-mstss read
The DAILY WORKER. Get one Of
shsm g. suAssrihs ts&Ar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
Mexican Workers
GiUen Telephone and
Telegraph Syst e m

MEXICO CITY, March 30.-The
Mexican government is ready to
turn over to private ownership the
telephone and telegraphs which it has
controlled for nine years. Offers are
pouring in from all over the world.
The Swedish Ericsson Company is
trying to get control. The latest
offer has been received from Hay
den, Stone & Co., an American syn
dictate Of Boston. One by ono the
Latin-American public utilities are
falling into American hands.