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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-28
CONGRESS- BALKS
A TPASSING FIVE
COOLIDGE BILLS

tcPsS'dl 70 Ine Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-with ad.
Journmeht only FIVE weeks away.
administration forces faced impossible
barriers today in attempting to enact
President Coohdge's administrative
program before the summer vacation.
Five major legislative measures
remain on the administration pro
gram, aside from the usual appro-
priation bills. These includes the Isle
of Pines treaty, the Underwood Muscle
Shoals bill, the Moses postal bill
increasing postoffice salaries through
higher postal rates, a farm bill to
control cooperative marketing and the
presidents own recommendation for
American adherence to the world
court.
The administration also faced serious
difficulty in obtaing senatorial con-
firmation OF the appointments OF
Harlan F. Stone to the supreme court
and OF Charles B. Warren as attorney
general Fights have been waged
against both appointments. Warren
has been exposed as a sugar trust
lawyer.
The outlook was that congress will
make little Roadway on subjects the
administration favors and much noise
where the president desires quiet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-28
AS WE SEE IT
BY 7. }. o'FLAHERTY.

in subsection, by force. The capitalist
government is dictatorship, tho in
some countries such as the United
States, Great Britain and France, it
masquerades under the cloak of
democracy. 1t nevertheless rules by
force and throws off its democratic
mask whenever its power is imper-
lied or crisis confronts it. Such a
crisis was the European war. 1t then
enforced CONSUMPTION without regard
to law or constitution. 1t made its
own laws.
THE question that faces the workers
4 is not whether it is wrong to treat
the capitalists in Russia as the CAPT
talists treat the workers in America,
but whether the capitalists have
right to exploit the workers OF
whether the workers are justified in
freeing themselves from the grip Of a
gang of highway robbers? II we be-
1ieve that the present system is arob-
Der system and that the capitalists are
robbers, then we should not insult the
intelligence Of the exploited workers,
who realize they are being exploited,
by talking nonsense such as is In
dulged in by those who put the die
tatorship Of the proletariat in Russia
on the same level as the open dictator.
ship Of the capitalists in Italy or the
camoufiaged dictatorship in America.
n ND when stoolpigeon.like Abram-
n ovich, comes to America in order
to spew his venom on the Russian
revolutionists from the platform, and
the workers Of New York refuse to lis.
ten to him, we are of the opinion that
such. action is justified. We are glad
to learn that the New York workers
have enough red blood in their veins
and enough class consciousness to re-
sent the visit Of czarist spy.
IN yesterdays paper there was re-
i port from London Of a Lenin me-
mortal meeting being broken up by
fascist by means of tear gas
bombs. We read Of Communist meet
ings getting broken up all over the
world, by the capitalists and their vel
low socialist allies. We read of Com
munists being expelled illegally from
the trade unions by the yellow social.
lists and the labor takers. We know
that Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
were murdered by the yellow socialist
allies Of Abramovich and that Lenin
would have been killed by Kerensky
had he been able to lay his hands on
him. Knowing all these facts and
many more, we refuse to do penance
'or the vigor of our language in de- |
'cribing the perfidy Of Abramovich.
COMMUNISTS are not bloodthirsty. |
- In fact they have the only pro
ram that will inevitably bring peace
N this earth. Until capitalism is
eliminated there cannot be any peace
rhe conflicting interests OF capitalist
'roups bring wars between nations
md groups OF nations and the conflict
'etween the workers and the capital.
SITS produce the class struggle which
must eliminate In civil war. The
-ictory OF the workers over their mas
ers will bring lasting peace when
lass conflicts and all incentives to
var are eliminated thru the establish
nent OF Communism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-28
TUE. L. ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE
SITUATION IN THE ANALGAlNATED"

The statement the situation the Anagamaed
Union by the national committee the
as follows:
HE administration within the A. definitely
the Of respectably Of militant
class struggle which made the union organization
ward reconciliation with the reactonay
This policy is marked the hand by concessions
twtneSs the adjustments scaed that lowered
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-28
If You Live in Philadelphia
JOf This Down in Your Tool Boxl

On Friday Traymore Hall and
under the auspices Of the Workers Party
there will be held the Of the WORKER BALL
You will hear lot about lt-but o II down
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
AGREEMENT REACHED ON
THE RIVER INVESTIGATION

A cooperative agreement between
the u. S. government and the state of
Arizona, providing for an engineering
investigation of the irrigational and
power possibilities on the Colorado
river in Arizona was made public by
Governor Hunt with the affixing of
his signature to the document.
The agreement provides that the
field surveys and the preparation of
maps resulting therefrom shall be un-
der the supervision of the director of
the y. S. geological survey.
Expenses of the survey shall be
equally divided between the contract
ing parties, the agreement further
provides, and it fixes the minimum
amount to be allotted for the purpose
at $4,000 for the period ending June
so. 1925.
The agreement is the outcome of a
conference between the governor and
representatives of the U. S. geological
survey and was arranged by the Ari-
zona chief executive with the idea in
view of carrying out the provisions of
am item included in the general APP
preparation bill passed by the Seventh
Arizona legislature, he explained.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
FEDERAL PRISONERS
CROWD PRESCOTT JAIL

No more will the federal prisoners
be sentenced to serve their terms in
the summer resort jail" the Yava-
pal county jail, it was decided by
Judge Fred c. Jacobs Of the federal
district court. Instead, the more for
tunate of the prisoners, those who
are convicted early in the present
session or plead guilty, will be sent
to the county jail at Flagstaff, while
those who are not so fortunate will
be returned 10 the southern part of
The state to serve their terms.
Judge Jacobs called for report
upon the jails in the state this morn
ing and was informed by United
States Marshal Mauk that most of
the jails were crowded and that the
condition, as far as being over
crowded, in the Yavapai county jail
was bad. t'We were asked not to
bring any more prisoners to the local
jail he said, and we retuYned with
23" Flagstaff had room for a very
few prisoners, he advised the court,
but after that Jail is full, the prison
ers will have to be sent to the south
ern part of the state.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

friends in Prescott, and Mrs. Platten,
who was Mary Ford, and well known
here, are well and send their greet
ings to Prescott.
In the course of the after-luncheon
frateImzine, Mr.. Platten was per-
suaded to get out his congressional
medal and relate the circumstances
under which he won it. Neither of the
senators had known he possessed this
most distinguished military honor and
their congratulations were cordial.
Sergeant Platten with detach-
Rnent of one officer and 21 men, was
on military mission in western Kan
sas in 1874. Attacked by large num-
ber of hostile Indians, the detachment
lost two men. The bodies were COW
cred with the blankets the men had
borne and left while the little group
retired to higher ground for better
defense. The lieutenant commanding,
observing two redskins sneaking to-
ward the bodies with the purpose of
scalping them, ordered Platten to pre-
vent this atrocity. He did so at the
cost Of two Indian lives.
Knowing he would be unable to re-
load his carbine fast enough to get
both the Indians and that to shoot one
was to lay down his life to the other,
Platten put down his gun, pulled his
revolver and stalked the redskins. He
broke cover and charged them so
fiercely that their aim was discon-
certed and he was able to kill both
Of them at fairly close range.
For this heroic act he received the
coveted decoration"
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
HOW SGT. FRED DPLATTEN WAS
AWARDED HIGHEST MEDAL
Page Fourteen

- 4
The senatorial party ON their way
from Prescott to Flagstaff were very
pleasantly entertained at the Fred
Platten ranch at Davenport lake at
nosn with barbecue. In writing up
the affair Lyle Abbott, editor Of the
Prescott Journal Miner, succeeded in
digging the facts out of Sergeant
Platten as to how he was awarded a
congressional medal.
Like most old-timers who have
"done things Platten had kept the
story to himself all these years and
very few people, even among his old
friends, ever knew he had such a
medal Writing up the barbecue, Alb
bctt says:
Mr.. and Mrs. Platten and a group
Of Williams friends had prepared the
luscious repast Charlie Burton con-
tlibuted the young mutton, which
was barbecued to turn. Spring
water such as can only be found in
northern Arizona and good stout ranch
coffee topped off the eats with drinks
whose potency is rs that of wine when
drunk in such keen pure air in such
congemal company.
After the meal the crowd, which
numbered nearly 40, listened to few
words Of graceful appreciation from
the two senators and to solo sung
by young Williams soprano and af-
ter renewed and repeated thanks
wended on to Flagstaff where the
public land hearings continued yes
terday and will be held again today
and tomorrow
Sergeant Fred Platten has many
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

with the tribal herd under his man
agement even if he had to pay grazing
fees, taxes and interest on investment
as do the white permittees. But, he
said, he could not do it on Duffield' 5
range if he used Duffield's methods.
Davis justified policy Of reducing
cattle herds on the theory that it is
better to raise one fat steer than two
poor ones. He claimed also that it
was necessary to reduce herds. to pre-
vent erosion.
Davis said higher grazing fees on
the reservation than charged in the
national forests are justified by the
fact that the Indian service constructs
the fences and gives permittee indi-
yidual control of his stock. In re-
spect to Duffield's charge that he mad
Indian brand put on white mems cat
tie, Davis said in such cases it was
unavoidable error when cattle drifted
between ranges. He said the white
permittee brand mavericks on their
ranges and the Indian exercises the
same right on his ranges.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
FIND GOOD HAMMER ONLY
II MILLION YEARS OLD.

When the Verde Copper News pub
iished the story of the finding of a
stone implement buried in the sui
phate of soda deposit at Camp Venae,
the editor was not advised that this
find is but one of several that have
been made since active work has been
in progress One other completely
preserved hammer" or pick" has
been taken from the very heart of the
deposit and several broken pieces have
been found as well as two or three
handles, one so complete that even the
bark lashing was apparently as per-
feet as when some primitive man lost
it overheard in the days when great
lake covered what is now the Verde
valley probably IL millions of years
ago.
Through the courtesy of Superin-
tendent Dae Lantz of Western Chemi-
Gals, Inc, the second "pick" has been
entrusted to the Verde Copper News
to be sent to the Smithsonian Insti-s
tuition.
1t is just a bit of stone-but it
proves that man existed when the
sodium phosphate deposits were being
laid down millions of years ago and
that he had advanced sufficiently to
fabricate tools, lash handles to them
and show no inconsiderable skill in the
fashioning. In its way, it is just as
valuable from the archaeological
standpoint as the rock pictures of
ibexes and elephants rt-
Gently discovered in the Havasupai
canyon.-Jerome News.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
POSITIONS INLAND OFFICE TO
BE JOINED UNDER l.. l.. FERRALL

Lannes L. Ferrall, receiver of the
United States land office at Phoenix,
on July l will become the registrar Of
the land office upon the abolishment
of the office of receiver. Nj. Ferrall
on that date will act in both the ca
pacity of register and receiver. The
cancellation of the two offices follows
out a provision of the 1926 department
Of interior appropriation act in con-
Torrance with the Coolidge economy
policy
Mr.. Ferrall is a native of Ohio He
came to Arizona in 1882. He was as
ISOLATED in the construction of the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad, now a
part Of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa lie railroad Since coming to
this state he made his residence
in northern Arizona, until he received
the appointment in August, 1923. of
receiver of the land office, which
took him to Phoenix. In that Of
flee he succeeded Scott White, present
secretary of the Arizona state prison
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
DR.. DOUGLAS FIGHTS ATTEMPT
TO PUT HIM OUT OF HIS JOB

Dr.. S. E. Douglas, whose office of
state veterinarian was recently de-
clared vacant by the state sanitary
livestock board, will fight the attempt
Of the board to oust him.
DR.. Douglas declared that he has
retained Judge Fred c. Struckmeyer
of Phoenix to safeguard his interests
and that he has instructed him to take
steps to determine whether the board
had the right to declare the office va
cant.
In the meantime, despite the action
of the board, Dr. Douglas will CON
tinue to discharge his duties as state
veterinarian. He declared that he
will not relinquish the position until
the governor has officially notified
him of a desire for his resignation.
Attorney General Murphy issued a
statement that he is still working upon
an opinion in the matter, which will
be made public at an early date.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
STOCKMEN GRANTED BIG
CONCESSIONS BY CHIEF
u. S. FOREST SERVICE At
SENATORIAL MEET HERE
Continued from Page One)

indicated Colonel Greeley said, that
reductions should be made in fees
over one-fourth of the forest area, re-
ductions to go into effect immediate
~; but where appraisal indicated
slight advances would be justified
such advances would in no case be
made until the stock industry has re-
covered from the present depression
Colonel Greeley announced that the
proposed cuts by the forest service in
the number of cattle and sheep ranged
by permittees on Arizona national for
ests will be held in allegiance for this
year at least on three northern for
ests, the Tusayan, Coconino and Sit
gfeaves, and further investigation Of
the matter will be made on the other
national forests of the state.
Greeley also stated that he will fa-
vor the establishment of local boards
of appeal from actions and decisions
OF the forest supervisors, with repre-
given cattle and sheep men.
He also announced that a policy
will be worked out Of giving permit
tees individual ranges which they can
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
There will be an awakening. how

There will be an awakening, how
ever, when the Jerome nine is met
Sunday. Lefty Keough did not get
into action against Prescott on ac-
count Of a sore arm. The southpaw
is rarin' to go and if he works as
hard against Jerome as he did against
Flagstaff at Kingman recently, Flag
staff will be roosting in first place
Manager Jake Bracker has had the
boys out every night this week and is
taking no chances on seeing his war
riors get beat Sunday.
A battalion of bewhiskered Elks are
planning to make the trip down
Schnebly HILL The bunch will leave
from in front of Bender's cafe at 7:30
Sunday morning. If you have a car
and want to go, be there!
We're afraid to give you the box
score, but here's the score by innings,
read 'em and weep out loud!
Prescott .................. 200 021 311-10
Flagstaff ................. .242 240 92*-25
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

He has roll big enough
To choke an OK, they say.
But were it mine, I'd keep it safe,
And choke my OK with hay.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

at Florence.
The office of register of the land
office is at present being held by John
R.. Towles. When interviewed con-
cerning the consolidation of the two
offices, Mr. Towles stated that he be-
lieved that the move was a sensible
one, and that he felt that the public
would find Mr.. Ferrall's services in
the double capacity quite satisfactory
in every way. Mr.. Towles paid high
compliment to the ability and integ-
rity Of his associate in office, saying
that he has know him number of
years, two of which were on quite in
innate terms in the local land of
flee.
Mr.. Towles did not state what his
intentions were concerning his activi-
ties after July 1, but intimated that
inasmuch as it was publicly known
that United States Senator Ralph
Cameron would again seek election to
the senate that undoubted!y l,e would
be able to find much to do without
about future connections.
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He has a roll big enough
To choke an OK, they say.
But were it mine, I'd keep it safe,
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

All decorations are fast color, bright
and new and will be placed on your
building on rental basis. You will
be solicited
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

game for the locals, as the preceding
weather had been cold and the boys
wings were sore
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19
DEFEATING PRESCOTT
FLAGSTAF FF LEAGUERS
LANDED THIRD PLACE

Continued from Page One)
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-19

Materials are on the ground and work
of Transforming the city will start
Monday the 22nd
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-03-15

mess methods of the Bureau of Fish cries and the great loss thereby en- tailed on the government and stated that contrary to the intent of the law they permitted the slaughter of little 3O-inch seals in the guise that they were 3year-olds, and that the Bureau of Fisheries was killinp yearIlngs, year-olds and all the three-year so that the males would eventually be exterminated.
 As this letter was unanswered, Dr. Elliot wrote again one month later and said in part:
 '"The heavy loss which the Public Treasury sustains annually on ac- count of the Redfield method of taking and selling our fur seal skins, stirs me to take this subject up with you. The following tabulation shows that our Alaskan fur seal skins alone did not make any pro- portlonate advance in value which all other furs attained by leaps and bounds in 1915 to 1919."
 Senator Willis: "Let me inter rupt you moment You say that, as matter of fact, when other furs were increasing rapidly in value"
 MT. Elliot: Everything from catskln up to the choicest sea otter"
 Senator Willis "Were the seal skins increasing in value also"
 MT. Elliott. "The sealskins stood at pre-War prices"
 The record of the Buerau of Fish cries is stampt throughout with in efficiency both in relation to fish cries in which virtual depletion has been accomplished under their very eyes by the aid of their own law. and in the sealeries. They now de- fend the special contract with Fouke Company of St. Louis.
 This contract was at first a secret contract made by Secretary Redfield and without bidders in 1915 with Funsten Bros. Co.,, hitherto unknown to that business. There were at
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-03-15
FUR SEALS AND BUREAU
 OF FISHERIES

as cured and shipt from the Is- land. This bill was introduced by Senator Johnson and is identical with a previous bill introduced by Senator Harding.
 The Bureau of Fisheries are ac- lively opposing the bill for reasons stated by Henry O'Malley, Fish Com missioner. He objects to measur- ing the skins in their salted form, and to the clause that no skins less than 371a inches after salted shall be taken. But the real objection is against the selling of these skins only as cured and shipt in salt from the islands which he says is evidently "intended to prohibit the dressing and dyeing of sealskins be- fore they are sold."
 Henry O'Malley says further: "This industry was established in this country through the instrumentality of the Department of Commerce, and for the following reasons should be maintained. First. It material ly extends the circle of bidders upon Government fur-seal skins at the auction sales, by encouraging small dealers who will buy the skins dress ed and finished ready to make into garments, but will not purchase the small quantity they require in the raw state. Second. By having all the Government fur-seal skins dressed, dyed and finished by the best known process we have a guar antee that no poorly dyed sealskins will be put upon the market, with the inevitable tendency that a poor article would have to discourage pur- chasers and depress prices. Third, In the sales of Government fur-seal skins from 1910 to 1921, inclusive the Government has netted 30 per cent more per skin from the dressed dyed, and finished skin than from the raw salted skin."
 The Bureau of Fisheries presented a statement of their operations on the Pribilof Islands to the Senate on July 21, 1921, but in the hearings in February, 1923, O'Malley writes that his department had made many mistakes in that statement and wish es to correct.
 Senator Jones then called atten- tion to the fact that there was still a discrepancy of from thirty to for ty thousand skins in the report whereupon Commissioner O'Malley submitted another statement with these words: "The discussion con- tains many other statements which appear to be incorrect" What a frank admission!
 As soon as MT. Hoover was seated as Secretary of Commerce, Henry
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-11-20
SIS @5 BEfR3NK Ef3N Kc5ESk e5J r. a. a.
&GSS5ODH JERKEK}&H
EvERYBoDYS DOING IT EVERY SUNDAY

The Soda Jerker waS aS cross rs
a married man who has just been
forced to admit to his wife that he
was in the wrong about something.
The Bank Clerk eyed him appraiS-
ingly before opening conversation.
You look like Cal Coolidge
weaned OH a pickle" said the Bank
Clerk: Tell me your troubles"
I'm going to tell somebody my
troubles if this Sunday company
business keeps up said the Soda
Jerker. Henry Ford made enough
trouble for the country when he
made the flivver. but the man who
invented hard surfaced roads ought
to he shot at sunrise"
You talk like a NUT" said the
Bank Clerk.
Yes and I'll BE- nut if things
don't change. I'm just a poor man :;
| draw a salary of $1S week at this
soda fountain and l have to help
carry the family. When / pay the
grocery bill. the meat bill, the coal
bill and the gas bill there amt
much left for me to buy clothes and
have little loose change from day
TO day.
II have to watch that grocery bill
because when the grocery bill runs
ND the least bit over regular I'm all
,out of luck and don't have cent
to run Oh until next pay day. Now
YOU wonder what that's got to do
with flivvcrs and hard surface
roads. Well I'll fell YOU; since
they got good roads between nero
and Norfolk all the kin folks Vc
GOT in Virginia think it's their duty
TO run down every Sunday ana
spend the day and have dinner with
U.S.
"And never knew had 50 darn
MANY kin folks in the world. Al-
most every other family in Bcrkley,
Port Norfolk, Brambleton ana
LombcrtS Point has discovered that
if is related to me and has found out
inst where | live. It's nothing Tor
n whole Lizzie load of strangers TO
roll right up in front of the house
on Sunday morning and Introduce
themselves as second cousins by the
marriage of my late Aunt MehitabSl
to Uncle Hczekiah Somebody. And
all [ can do is make believe I'm glad
to see 'em and sit on pins ana