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Evening star., 1925-09-18
WIZARD" WRECKED
BY HIGH PROFIT LURE
Solicited Investments at Huge In.
terest Rates to Garry On Own
Financial Venture.
BY the Associated Press.

BATAVIA. y. V, September Is. -
NJ. Earl Williams. termed Western
New Yorks financial wizard" went
back to jail again Yesterday after a
day of questioning at his bankruptcy
trial, in the course of which he re-
vealed the system by which he dis
posed of 100000 belonging to his
clients and incurred liabilities of
nearly 100000. The bankruptcy
case was adjourned until October ,.
Throughout two trials on charges
of grand larceny Williams had re-
fused to explain why he thought he
was making money by borrowing
sums of 500 to $1,000 and paying in
terest at a rate of 25 to S5 per cent
every two weeks,
Yesterday. Williams explained he
had been tipped Off to buy up the
unmatured contracts In a 8 per cent
loan league from dissatisfied holders
keep the contracts until they matured
and cash in on them at handsome
profits. He put all his own money
into them and all his agents could
borrow. on promissory notes at the
high interest rate. The contra cts
failed to mature. and to make good
on the notes he borrowed from others
keeping up this circle until the dis
trlct attorney stopped him.
Evening star., 1925-09-18
''Divine Healer" Fails in Houdini Test;
Names Police Chief as 'March 80, 1864"

upon the contents of the remaining
envelope. declaring the demonstration
was very unsatisfactory TO me-"
II failed" she said, but l m going
to try again"
The questions and answers were:
What was the name of the first
chief of police from Pittsburgh. whom
/ met in Europe?" Answer-'Not
quite clear, but possibly March 80,
1861
Who taught me the East Indian
trick?" Answer-.Is ii poSsibe?"
Houdini announced that Mrs. Dooley
was not seeking a prize, and the
woman herself said her appearance on
the stage was an effort ito prove that
there are honest mediums" Houdini
offers $40, 900 to any medium who sue
cessfully performs the test. and other
prizes offered by scientific orga MIA
tions and publications would bring the
total to $40 500
Evening star., 1925-09-18
GUATEMALA FILES CLAIM
AGAINST CABRERA ESTATE
81 ,4OO.135 Alleged Due From For
mer Premident, Who Was Deposed
and Died in Prison.
By the AssOciated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1s.-
A claim for S1,400.135 was filed in Su.
perior Court here today by Admins
ter w. j. Hynes on behalf of the gov
ernment of Guatemala against the es-
tate of Manuel Estrada Cabrera. for
mer President of Guatemala. Cabrera
was deposed in 1920 and died in
Guatemala prison December 25, 1924
Several weeks ago claim for SIT 900
for legal services was filed against the
Cabrera estate by a former legal ad-
wiser of the deposed president
Hynes said that thus far only $22,-
701 belonging to the Cabrera estates
had been located in San Francisco.
OF this amount about Sill 900 is in
cash. The Guatemala claim repre-
sents moneys paid to property own
ers In Guatemala whose property was
destroyed or confiscated by agents of
Cabrera during his term as president.
Evening star., 1925-09-18
EVOLUTION CASE
APPEAL IS FILED
Papers Before State Su-
preme Court Still Bear Bry-
ans Name as Counsel.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. September Is.
The celebrated Scopes evolution trial,
which turned the eyes Of the world 10
the tiny Rhea County courthouse at
Dayton in July. yesterday was trans
ferred to new scene of conflict when
State Supreme Court here The ap-
peal included the bill of exceptions,
pleadings. evidence and proof.
The title of the case is John T.
Scopes. plaintiff in error versus State
of Tennessee, defendant in error. The
record is among the largest ever filed
in the court.
The name of the late William Jen-
nings Bryan, who participated in the
Dayton trial, appears on the title page
of the transcript. though the Com
moner died before the record was COM
pleted or presented to John I. Rauls-
ton, trial judge.
Trial Far in Future.
The case is marked No. > on the
Rhea County docket. Cases from the
county stand first on the Supreme
Court calendar and the Scopes case
is therefore scheduled to he heard on
the first day of court when il convenes
In KNOXVILLE Monday, september ~.
But the case will not he argued on
that day. John +. Neal. leading coun-
sci for the plaintiff in error. said last
night. I'VE shall file a motion when
the case is called that il ne passed to
the heel of the docket. II will be ar
gued at some later day in the term. al
the convenience of the court and the
counsel Br. Neal said.
Bryan's Name OH List.
Names of the attorneys appearing in
the record as of counsel for Scopes, in
addition TO DIR. Neal. Clarence Darrow
and Mr.. Mackelwaith, are as follows:
Arthur Garfield Hays and Dudley Field
Malone of New York and William T.
Thomas of Chattanooga.
Counsel for the State of Tennessee
marked in the record are: T. A. Stew
art, county attorney general: William
Jennings Bryan. William Jennings
Bryan, ir.. of California: r. C. Mcken-
zie. j. G.. Mckenzie. S. X. Hicks, II. F.
Hicks and w. c. Halgard OF Dayton,
Tenn.
Evening star., 1925-09-18
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, September 1S.-Rev.
DR.. Alice s. Dooley, pastor of the
Pittsburgh Church of Divine Healing,
failed last night on the stage of the
ater here to answer three questions
placed before her in sailed envelopes
by Harry Houdini, ma gician. The test
was made after Mrs. Dooley had ac-
cepted Houdinis challenge to prove
herself a medium.
Admitting her failure to answer the
questions, she asked for n private test.
and Houdini suggested that he submit
her name to the Scientific American.
offering to pay the expenses of herself
and husba md for a week in New York
for that purpose. She accepted the
offer. No date was set for the pro-
posed test.
Mrs. Dooiey attempted to answer
two of the questions. but did not touch
Evening star., 1925-09-18
POLICE TO CENSOR PLAY.
Will Attend Opening of "The Good
Bad Woman" at Polls.

Police officials will attend the open
ing performance of the play. "A
Good Bad Woman" at Polls Theater
Sunday night to decide whether any
part of it should be modified, Acting
superintendent of Police Charles
Evans said today.
Inspector Evans said he would have
Lieut. Nina G. Van Wrinkle of the
Woman's Bureau and Capt. &. f.. r.
F1ather OF the first precinct view the
production and submit report as to
whether any changes should be made.
Evening star., 1925-09-18
Bryan's Church Post Filled.

PHILADELPHIA, September Is
DISAPPOINTMENT of w. NJ. CODY,
Birmingham, Ala, as a member of the
Presbyterian General Council to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
William Jennings Bryan is announced
bv the Rev. Charles r. Erdman. mod
orator of the Presbyterian General
Assembly. The general council is the
chief executive body of the denonina-
tim
Evening star., 1925-09-18
ONE HURT, ONE MISSING
Five Tanks Gasoline Aboard Yes
sci at Jacksonville Explode.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. September
Is CR.-L. G. Mott, fireman. is in
a local hospital suffering from burns
about the head, and c. F. Simmons of
Bloomberg, Tex, the radio operator of
the Texas Oil Co. tanker Solitaire, is
missing. as the result of an expo
sion and fire on board the vessel
here today.
Five of the ten tanks of gasoline
on board the ship exploded
Fire Chief 7. w. Haney also was
badly burned, but remained on duty
The tanker. which arrived here
from Port Arthur, carried a cargo of
roofing paper. together with the gaso-
line. which was being unloaded at the
time Of the. explosion.
Evening star., 1925-09-18
Driver of Horse Arrested.

Albert Smith, 26. Lanham, Md, was
arrested yesterday, at Eleventh and
NJ streets southeast by Policeman T.
E. Bailey on the charge of driving a
horse-drawn vehicle while, drunk
He put up a fight and his scalp was
cut by the policeman's baton. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital and
later sentenced to- so days in Jail in
Traffic Court.
Evening star., 1925-09-18
Atlanta Banker Dies.

BIRMINGHAM Ala. September
lS @.-Col. Il. 0. Smith. sc, presi-
dent of the Birmingham Trust and
Savings Co. and one of Birmingham 8
foremost citizens. was found dead in
bed today Preliminary inquiry indi-
Gated that death was caused by a
heart attack during the night
Evening star., 1925-09-18
SEES PARENTS TOO BUSY
NOW TO REAR CHILDREN
Deets Pickett Says Erotic Books,
Plays and Dances Are Danger
to Morals of Youth.
ay IN. A..oc,ated Press.


LINCOLN. Nebr., September 1S.-
Parents are too busy with their own
amusements to pay much attention
10 the rearing Of their children. Deets
Pickett. Washington. y. c., research
secretary of the board of temperance
prohibition and public morals of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, declared
In an address before the annual Ne
oraska conference last night.
I'VE will have to admit, I'll things
considered. young people are more
reckless than they were in the days
Of our grandfathers. he declared.
The automobile. radio. excessive al
lowances and increased leisure. he
said, tend to stimulate recklessness
in youth.
The erotic dances, erotic plays and
salaeious novels. which, he said. are
the product of men Of maturity, are
endangering the morals CT youth.
Evening star., 1925-09-18

A project for the construction of
system of canals in Poland to connect
the Baltic and the Black Seas is being
advanced by q syndicate there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04
Butler May Not Run

There is report republican party headquarters that
VIM Butler grand sraegst the G. o. p council of will
stand for the senatorial seat vacated by the death of Henry Cabot
Lodge and which filed by Butler by presidential appointment
Butler the biggest mill barons of the country Despite
the protection Of high tariff WALL the of the textile industry
claim they are unable their employees anything like living
wage Only recently the textile slaves given ten cent
slash in and President Coolidge nothing in this
justihable effort to help the industry.
The textile workers who had reef in their belts little
after the latest do hold the high opinion of But
Ter that Coolidge does Butler able servant of his class He is
very satisfactory them and his place in the But
capitalist candidates need votes get elected And quite possible
that the workers of Massachusetts the textile workers par
cuar might be lacking enthusiasm for the textile baron that
his opponent slip in Not that his opponent will do
for labor in the senate than Butler did But he not at least
yet closely hched to the big business machine Butler is
Butler contests the election against Walsh the democratic
candidate and loses it will be blow the prestige of the
publican party and will have the effect of defeating the Coolidge
myth If he fails to enter the fight it will be confession of weak
and this will only be little less injurious the prestige of
the g. o. P.
Like the religious atast who believed he born only
to hell Butler is damned he does and damned he doesn't"
What the workers of Massachusetts, should do the
election for the purpose of exposing Butler the min expoter
capitalist system and its harot political parties
ard of working political action
party. .s'f7--
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04
Gales Made Good

Before his Inauguration president Mexico PutarcO Gales
visited Europe and his return New York he participated in
parade organized by the socialist party city
On last May Day. Mexican labor celebrated the workers nte
national holiday with red flags revolutionary hymns Gales
viewed the parade and tipped his hat the flags
Shortly afterwards the employees of the American oil kings
strike Gales threatened the army against
clerks struck and Gales brought the mailed fist their
heads Wall Street huckng Gales doing nicely But
Wall Street easily satisfied It knows that half loaf better
than bread But wants the entire loaf when have it, ~
Suddenly like bolt from the blue sky the harsh
ment of Secretary of State Kellogg crzng the Mexican
ment for its failure protect American lives Gales back
like of mortar and the socialists shouted "Aa boy Putarco
gyin em he Only the Communists advised all sundry
10 wait for developments .sqo-
Since the exchanges between Gales the u secretary
state things have moved fast Mexico Gales has
write off the books whatever accomplished by
luton few days ago announced that would be
roduced to make sOcaed unofficial strikes illegal There is
to believe that the United States satisfied with
the made by Gales in preparing the in Mexico for
complete domination that country by American capital
Gales still tip his hat to the red flag But to him it
than the red flag that flies open manho Which
further proof that PERSONS loyalty principle judged
by the button his coal lapel by the words that flow
his lips. Actions speak louder than words.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04
Terrible Statistics as to German Class Justice

A T the first national congress OF
"A the International Red Aid in Ger
many, printed statistics were submit
ted giving the most detailed parti-
culars for the period from October
1924 to April 1925 as to the number
Of trials, accusations, the sentences
to fortress Imprisonment, ordinary i'm.
prisonment. and penal servitude, as
well fines imposed. The total statistics
regarding the class justice against the
working class January 1st 1924 to
April S1st 1925 show that the Ger
man class judges accomplished ter
rible work in these 16 months. The
figures show a total of:
9S1 trials,
1000 accused persons,
5,7S6 condemned persons,
959 years months fortress inn
prisonment,
969 years 1 month imprisonment
with hard labor,
1886 years months Imprisonment,
-233,261 marks fines.
From this 1t is to be seen that 5,7S6
workers have been sentenced to 4,1S4
years and one month imprisonment
These figures do not include the years
spent under arrest while awaiting
trial the tortures and the enforced
suicides, as well those persons VIII,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04

of the Ira by restricting the bank
notes in circulation. The ceremonies
which he performed in the Banca
d1talia, where he caused millions in
bank notes to be burned before a large
number of spectators, verged on the
ridiculous. The Italian banks, whose
steel chambers contained tons of in
dustrial papers bought at high prices,
and accumulations Of state bonds,
found themselves obliged to throw
quantities of these papers on the mar
ket in order to have necessary bank
notes for their operations. This meant
considerable losses to the banks.
The fall of the Ira in July filled the
cup to overlooking. In view of the re-
bellion on the part of high finance,
Mussolini had to sacrifice his minister
and to accept as confidential agent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04
BY EDMUNDo PELuso (Rcme,

When history repeats itself. the
repetition in invariably a caricature of
the original event. Mussolini has
looked on whilst the Soviet Union sue
cessfully fought the battles of the
grain and of the ruble, and this has
now induced him to declare that he is
going to fight the battle of the grain
and of the Ira.
He has called together his general
staff, in order to discuss the strategy
of the campaign. His officers are
nothing more nor less than the Italian
big landowners and big peasants, and
the object of the campaign is to dis
cover how agrarian production can
best be carried on at the expense of
the Italian proletariat. One can see
how much resemblance there is be-
tween the battles fought by Mussolini
and those fought by the Soviet
Union! In the Soviet Union the grain
battle was fought by the working and
peasant class to their own advantage,
In Italy precisely the contrary is TAX
ing place.
What decision must a general staff
of big agrarians, under the chairman
ship of the leader of fascism. in
evitably arrive at? Could they come
to the conclusion that the right
method of obtaining more corn is to
Increase the area under cultivation,
to improve the methods of cultivation.
to provide the peasantry with more
efficient agricultural stock and i'm
plements, to sell them fertilizers at
possible prices, and to ease the heavy
load of taxation-the methods taken
by the government OF the Soviet
Union? Such a decision cannot be ex-
pected from such body for the big
agrarians are only capable of draw
ing up strategic plan defending their
own interests and privileges, and
thrusting the whole Of the burdens of
the struggle upon the working peas
ants.
Italy, as is well known does not pro-
duce sufficient corn for it's consump-
tione II is obliged to buy consider
able quantities abroad, and to pay for
this in gold. On the other hand, the
area in Italy which could be en-
ployed for partially covering the de-
felt is at present cultivated with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04

are still languishing behind walls
from the time previous to the list of
January 1924. Further, these figures
do not include the terrible judgement
or the "Tscheka trial.: against Is &C.
cused persons there have been pro-
nounced three death sentences, II
years and four months hard labor. 8
years IL months Imprisonment and
$500 mark fines. E.s
The number OF those persons who
are 'pinning behind republican prison
walls on the charge Of political
Grimes" according to the statements
of DR.. Seckel, a barrister, exceeds
5000.
These statistics are supplemented
by the enumeration of the cases In
which the Juridical department OF the
Communist fractions of the Reichstag
and the Prussian diet have rendered
legal assistance. These latter amount
to 1g,349 cases from January 1924 TO
April 1925.
These, frightful statistics must stis
mulato the proletarians OF the world
To join in the international campaign
Coz sths release Of the political Or SON
rs in sall countries, and to com TO
The aid Of the victims OF the inte ma.
tional class war by supporting With
al means the International Red AID.
AluA IA. 49,. j.. :
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04

sugar beets and tobacco. Land emin-
emily adapted for growing corn, and
Tor the production of raw materials
required by the textile industry, and
entirely unsuited to growing beets and
tobacco, is still being used for this
latter purpose. But what does that
matter? The government has to sup
port the sugar industry, and pays
nigh premiums to the cultivators of
sugar beets and tobacco. The big
agrarians abandon all patriotism when
tneir money bags are threatened
Thus Mussolini will not take away
from the big agrarians a hands
breadth of their land in order to force
them to change the kind of crops thew
cultivate. He will continue to pay
them high premiums, but has at the
same time Issued the order that the
yield per hectare of land under corn
cultivation has to be Increased The
peasant may moisten the earth with
the sweat Of his brow; he may buy
machines II he can; he may purchase
FERTILIZER If the prices dictated by the
trusts permit him to do so; the fas-
cist government has heart for the
Dig agrarian only. The protective tar.
IN has rendered the price of agricul.
tural machinery unattainable for the
majority, and where the peasants CO.
operatives have contrived to buy a
machine, the fascists have DESTROYED
the cooperative by hre and sword
me taxes, made SO easy for the big
agrarians, have been Increased again
ana again for the poor peasantry. nm.
vi many OF them have fed to France
wnere conditions are not quite SO bad
manures and fertilizers have become
.ne property of monopoly in the
hands OF the Society Montecatini. and
this company sells them at prices
almost equal to that OF bread.
Briefly stated, Mussoiini has lost his
battle before he has begun to fight Il
az all. But perhaps III was merely a
oemaeogic bluff. The big agrarians
ana the big industriafists of italy
paved the way for fascism, called Il
INTO existence, and non they are not
likely to allow Musso1ni to carry on
a hght against them, bven If he had
ever had any intention OF doing SO
The other battle, that OF the Ira e
closely bound up with the grain bat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04

Count Volpi. one of the mightiest
profiteers Of Italian capitalism, lead
ing manager OF the Banca Commerci-
ale, and possessing interests OF his
own in all the great capitalist under
taking of Italy. The aid of the Banca
Commercials is much mightier aid
to Mussolini in his battle than the
strokes of Farinacci's cudgel. The CO
operation of the Banca Commercials
with the fascist regime signifies
strengthening of this regime, and the
transition of Italian big finance to
fascism. But the economic battles to
be fought by fascism are much more
difficult to win than its fraction strug-
giles. There is no doubt whatever that
the field of economic battle is more
likely to witness Mussolinis defeat
than the field of political battle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04

tie. The depreciation of the Ira, now
very serious during the last few
weeks the dollar has risen to 1929 lire
as compared with a pre-war par of
slightly over five lireD tho partially
to be ascribed to the enormous debts
owing by Italy to America and Eng
land (about 100 milliard lireD, is also
greatly due to the adverse foreign
trade balance consequent on the pur-
chase of grain and other indispensable
raw materials and necessities of life,
and on the general mistrust felt to-
wards fascism, and spreading even in
bourgeois circles.
The depreciation of the Ira in July
was such as the exchanges of Italy
have never before experienced. The
small investors and petty bourgeoisie,
living on a few million lire invested
in state bonds, have been seized with
complete. panic. The medium manu-
facturers are equally alarmed, Musso-
lini, and even more the notorious
party secretary Farinacci, were at
first Of the opinion that the best
means Of alaying the panic was to at
tack it with cudgel. But tho Far
inacci regards historical events with
no more comprehension than felt by a
cow looking at a picture of Raphaeps,
in this case he has been obliged to see
that he was on the wrong track.
A better means had to be sought
High finance has pointed this out.
First Of all it has demanded the head
Of the minister Of finance, Stefani, as
scapegoat, and has insisted on his be-
ing substituted by the confidential ag-
ent Of high finance, Count Volpi.
The dismissed minister of finance
and the exchequer, Stefani, is a uni
versity professor. He is in favor of
theories harmless to bourgeois inter-
ests so long as they remain theories;
but as soon as the interests of capital
ism are endangered, the bourgeois in
dustrial magnates lose their respect
for even their university professors
What crime did Stefani, leading
fascist, then commit? After having
balanced the budget at the expense Of
the working class, reducing or abolish
ing the taxes paid by the owning
classes and, discharging tens OF
thousands OF officials, he was seized
with the idea OF increasing the value