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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
c ON M|TTEES
TO. BE CHANGED
NEXT CONGRESS
Standing Committees Will
Witness Many Changes,
Both Branches.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--Sweeping
changes in some of the more pow
erful of the House and Senate stand
ing committees will become effec-
tive with the convening of the new
Congress next Monday.
Both of the committees dealing
with railroad legislation will have
new chairman. Senator James E.
Watson, of Indiana, succeeds Sena-
tor Ellison d. Smith, Democrat, of
South Carolina, as head of the Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Committee,
while James S. Parker, of New York
will replace Samuel E Winslow, of
Massachusetts, as chairman of the
House Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee
Senator Stanfield, of Oregon, sue
ceeds the late Senator Ladd of North
Dakota as chairman of the Public
Lands Committee, the famous Tea
pot Dome investigating body With
changes in the membership, admins
tration Republicans will be able
to recapture control of this body,
which may be asked to make an
other oil investigation at this ses-
sion.
Other of the more important Sen
ate committees which will have new
chairmen are those on Postiffices
and on Pensions. with Senator Moses
of New Hampshire, replacing former
Senator Sterling of South Dakota, on
the former, and Senator Norbeck of
South Dakota succeeding former Sen
ator Bursom of New Mexico, on the
latter.
House committees which are to
have new chairmen include those
on Flood Control, Indian Affairs,
Insular Affairs, Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, and Military Affairs. These
chairmen are yet to be selected, but
in the order of seniority they would
be in the order named Thomas F.
Curry, California; Royal c. Johnson,
South Dakota Charles E. Fuller,
Illinois; Frank D. Scott, Michigan,
and John M. NORM, Pennsylvania
Changes in the personnel of virtu-
ally all of the standing committees
of both houses are made necessary
by the decision of the Republican
organizations of the two houses to
treat insurgents within their party
as Republicans and to assign to
them extra places at the foot OF
committees without party designation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Is Slain for Speaking
Disparagingly Of Girls

NEW YORK, Dec. "A woman
connected with Gordon Pirie, who
murdered George Nye, whose body
was found under the bed of Pire s
sister Monday morning when she
returned home after two-day alb
sence. Pirie made a second confes-
sion last night. He said Nye boast
ed of cOnquests over every girl An
noyed by Nye's disparagement of a
certain girl Pirie invited Nye to
spend the night and killed him when
he was asleep. Violet Schmidt help
ed obtain the second confession.
The district Attorney said "Pirie
had planned disposing Of the body
but the crime was too revolving to
tell about it,"
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Ian, Of
MELLON DECLARES oE EP7ssssss sssS3s;5
OF DRYS' NOT Jx---
HRIsTMAs TREE
gagement to the MARQUIS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. - Secre-
tary Mellon today described the
drys' attack on the Administration S
prohibition policies ''unfounded ana
unjustified.
Secretary Mellon admitted 'conai-
tions were bad" He said millions
were observing the law. In regards
to the letter from the group of re
form organizations. sent to the
White House, declaring the Presi
dent never had "unreservedly" com
mitted himself to enforce prohbi-
ton as his oath of office required,
Mellon said the letter represented
a class Of maneuvers which afforded
Treasury officials little assistance in
enforcing the law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Home in Clouds Awaits
Coolidge, Chicago Visit

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-When President
Coolidge comes to Chicago Dec. 7,
to speak to the farmers attending
the convention of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, his headquarters
will be two-story Georgian resi-.
dence on top of the twenty-story
Hotel Sherman, 800 feet above the
street
The midwestern sky white house
or Presidential suite has downstairs
wood panelled living room with q
real fireplace, small dining room
and kitchen where all the Presi
dents meals will be prepared.
Upstairs-there are no elevators
in the little house-are four bed
rooms
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Western Federal
Fisheries Labratory
Opened in Seattle

SEATTLE, Dec. 3.-The Western
Federal Laboratory has been form
ally established at the University
of Washington with the arrival
.of DR.. w. H. Rich, head of the
Division OF Scientific Inquiry of the
United States Fisheries Board. Ten
assistants and DR.. W., F. Thomp-
son. head of the International Fish
cries are now working on problems
Of migration and conservation Of
fish.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Irish Boundary Case
Is Reported Settled

LONDON. Dec. Am agreement
on the Irish boundary question has
been reached and it is promised
details will be announced tonight.
Satisfaction is felt over the Irish
boundary agreement because Ulster s
slogan mot an inch" has been full
filled. The complaint was heard
and the British Cabinet yielded on
the financial provisions of the
Anglo-Irish treaty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Chile Enters Protest
Before League Nations

GENEVA Dec. 3--Chile has filed
an accusation before the League of
Nations declaring Gen. John J.
Pershing, President Of the Com
mission of Plebescite to determine
whether Chile and Peru shall rule
Tacna-Arica, has convoked new
meetings of the Commission without
putting on the agenda questions fix
ing the plebiscite or voting condi-
tions."
Chile said the Commission has
been sitting in africa for month
and Chile has fulfilled all of Per
shing's conditions"
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Prominent Prince Rupert
Man Killed by Own Gun

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., Dec. g.
His gun discharging as he was lift
ing it from the case, Edward Howe,
a prominent resident here, was shot
and killed yesterday on Redley Is
land where he was hunting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Woman Tavern Keeper
Is Shot and Killed

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 3. = An
unknown assailant last night shot
and killed Mrs. Louise Thomas,
negro proprietress of the Dixie Tav-
ern. Deputy Sheriffs are looking
for the woman's nine-year-old son,
Frank. who is thought to have
knowledge Of the murder, If not the
murderer. The son had trouble
with his mothers parents some time
ago, the father said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Booze Klng S, dine
To Be Under + Est

NEW YORK, Dec. Z en-.
ty meE have been arres d. ere
as leaders of an all ed z =
gantic liquor ring. District
Attorney Duekner said the RIM
controlled IS ocean stet merS
that were engaged in bringing
liquor into this country from
foreign ports.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Robinson Advocates One
Head for Aerial Service

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Dec. a.
Senator J. r. Robinson, minority
leader in the Senate, before leaving
here today for Washington to at
tend the approaching session of
Congress advocated unification of
the air service. He expressed o be-
lief that this would be one OF five
major issues before Congress this
winter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Will Rush Work on New
Woodrow Wilson Stamp

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. g.
The Bureau of Printing and Engrav-
ing has completed the die of the
proof for the new Woodrow Wilson
17-cent stamp, Postmaster General
New announces. Work will be rush
ed to have the first issue on sale
December 2S, the birthday Of the late
President at his birthplace at Stan
ton
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Vancouver Residents
Donate for Art Gallery

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 3.-Elev-
en- citizens have agreed to donate
100000 for the purchase of pic
lures and statuary for the proposed
Art Gallery in the Civic Center H.
A. Stone heads the list with a pledge
of $4,000. The cost of the proposed
building is 100000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Washington Legislature
Confers on Adjournment

OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 8. = A
conference which began yesterday
with a view of adjcurning the State
Legislature on December 10, COIL
tinued today A committee was
organized in the lower House yes.
terday and today adopted a pro
gram for the remainder of the ses.
sion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Dec. 3.-Fire
In the business section early today
resulted in damage estimated at
more than $1,0O0,000 Several hun
dred thousand dollars worth OF
stock were destroyed The fire
started in the basement of furni-
ture store caused by the explosion
of boiler The watchman was
badly injured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
BIG RUSH into
KANTISHNA May
Be IMPENDING
New Find Reported : One
Nugget Exhibited Valued
$731-Others Found.

ANCHORAGE. Dec. 2.-The big
gest stampede in Interior Alaska
since the Fairbanks nush is expected
to follow the reported discovery of
new rich placer diggings in the Kan
tishna district.
The reported strike was revealed
here when c. b. Nelson prospector
delivered the First National Bank Of
Anchorage a nugget valued at $731
weighing 43 ounces.
Nelson found the nugget in trib.
utary of the Kantishna River below
a large glacier. More than $1,000
was picked up against a ledge. III
gold being mostly large nuggets. He
obtained a loan on the big nugget
and purchased an outfit to return
and continue prospecting through
the winter He is going in via The
Alaska Railroad to Kobe, thence 60
miles to the forks of the Kantishna
and Toklat Rivers Nelson said the
region had been little prospected and
included my entirely unexplored
creeks.
..9ss %ss rsder 'Css,sy Cssy,,, WAS has. 'ts%. e,s.
duced 1t i;
s,1ssr snS~" Cards and
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Great Britain Will
Scrap Naval Vesesl.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Under Sec
rotary nof the Admiralty today an
nounced 81 naval ships including
three cruisers, five depot supply ships
Is destroyers. seven substitutes, three
trawlers and one drifter will be
scrapped Immediately.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
FRENCH FINANCE
QUESTION Crave,
ADMITS premier
BRAND Appeals for Con6d-
ence Successfully in
Floor of Chamber.

PARIS, Dec. 3.-The Chamber of
Deputies has lpassed Premier
Brands bill for rehabilitating the
country's finances, the vote being
257 to 229. 1t was the fifth vote
of confidence given the new min
istry in two days.
PARIS, Dec. 3.-While a state
ment from the Cabinet, presented
to the Chamber of Deputies, ad-
mitted the financial situation was
grave. 1t further declared irrepar-
able consequences are unnecessary
providing the Government has con
fldence OF the country in collab
oration with Parliament.
Finance Minister Loucheur has
introduced bill to print seven bill
lion five hundred million francs, ad
ditional currency. increasing tn,
limit to the Bank of Frances ad
vances to the State six billior
francs.
The declaration expresses the be
lief that the Syria and Morocc,
situations will soon be normal
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Hunter Is Shot
In Back by an
Auenging Rabbit

MULHOUSE, France, Dec. a
A hunter named Damouche, laid
down his shot gun to take
captured rabbit from the snare,
Another rabbit dashed out of
the thicket, sprung the shot
guns trigger and the charge hit
the hunter full in the back. He
was taken to the hospital
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
Salvation Army Workers
Carry Babies from Fire

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 3.-Salva-
ton Army workers carried 80 bab-
les safely through clouds of smoke
when fire started in the laundry of
the Army Home for women. The
home was only slightly damaged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
No Nobel Peace Prize
Award to Be Made 1925

OSLO Dec. 3.-The Norwegian
Storthing which authorizes the Nobel
Peace Prize, has decided there will
be no award of prize for 1925.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
DENIAL is MADE.

SANTIAGO, Dec. 3-Vice-Presi-
dent BarrOs Borgona and Foreign
Minister Barros Jarpa, denied the
Chilean government has instructed
an appeal in the Tacna-Arica situa-
tion to be filed with the League Of
Nations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
KIPLING ILL.

BURWASH, Dec. 3. Rudyard
Kipling is seriously i'll with severe
attack of bronchitis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
DISCOUNT RATE INCREASED.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Imperial
Bank OF India has INCREASED the rate
of discount from to 6 per cent
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03
1RISTMAS TREE

- past years, the Doug,a.
have a Christmas tree
+ Ies for all members .
La o.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03

LADY bATFrrI1sT 1fres-ELLA AgBooIE.
Count Sonyu Otan brother the Emperor Japan and
prelate of Buddhism, dedicated Buddhist temple in Los
Angeles while route to Washington to meet President
Coolidge Miss Eleanor Cole whose engagement James
Bodrero, of Washington, has been announced grand
daughter of the late Senator Cornelius Cole California
Lady Bathurst of London suffered three broken ribs an
auto crash at Norwak, Conn., Mrs. Ella A. Boole Brook
yn N. " has been elected president of the National
Womans Christian Temperance Union.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-03

PARIS, Dec. 3.-Premier BRAND
has successfully raised the question
of confidence on the alternative
bNl providing three billion francs
imitation Immediately for needs,
leaving other points of Loucheur s
reform to be taken up later.
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to expect that the groupings could be
dissolved on the eve of the party con-
vention or that pre-convention strug-
gle could be entirely eliminated, since
the question of leadership is not yet
decided Besides, the complete liqui-
dation of the factional fight is beyond
the power of the Parity Commission.
That can be accomplished only by the
party members of both groups, espe-
cially the leading members, cooperat-
ing in good faith with the Parity Conn
mission and striving to put its reso-
buttons into life.
THE Parity Commission has enabled
4 the two groups to take the first real
step toward unity. They must take
the next step themselves by basing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-12
The K. K. K. in Washington

Several thousand the marched
thru Washington last Saturday 1t the greatest
tons that capitol
and the main object the exhibition impress
icians with the usefulness of the voting cattle who
the bed sheet order.
The imperial wizards kaphs gobns bootleggers who
the X X X feel their political prestige slipping
Morons have any objection be directed by religious
and sodomy Their minds be somewhat by
of the prominent leaders the hooded already
tasted the bitterness prison life giving
versy sexual and otherwise But the old Irish patriotic
boased There Others remaining good battle still do
The khan suffered during past year
and immoral and the least of those the departure
perfect type of kuXer William Jennings Bryan But Bryans
ution fundamental ignorance his Chatauqua Dayton
left handed and the interest that the Scopes injected
into the subject of biology will lose many dollar bills
ton fees for the X. X X.
The khan had another object paradng Washington
intended to offset the Holy Name Society
church which took place several months The sting
hbon of catholic ranking in the
Their counter blast rather feeble
Perhaps organization K K that openly brags of
could not exist other
Despite the fact that it has been every
calendar it still lives tho it is fast losing the strength
1t is mainly anticatho usually up cap
ass against labor It's high bidding against the cath
Ollie church for the support big euen
the ruling class.
The question might be asked Why organization with
such record of violence and murder given permission
thru the of the nations capta The
the X X KS violence directed against capitalism but
may be useful to it later on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-12
Statement of the Central Executive
Committee on the Italian Section

THE situation in the Italian Fedora.
4 ton has been considered by the
Parity Commission The Parity Com
mission has studied the submitted ma
terial and has also received a report
of Comrade Sormenti. On the basis
of the above, the Parity Commission
reached the following conclusion:
l. That the most important ques-
tons that are connected with the
Italian Federation have no relation to
the fractional struggle within the par
ty, and
2. The Parity Commission decided
to refer these questions to the Cen
trail Executive Committee.
No other decisions were made by
the Parity Commission. The above de-
cisions were adopted upon the motions
Of the chairman of the Parity Com
mission. This definitely disproves all
the rumors that began circulating
among the Italian comrades after the
sessions. of the Parity Commission.
These are some of the false rumors:
l.. That during the hearings the
chairman Of the Parity Commission
proposed to censure the representa-
tives of the majority for their alleged
alliance with Lore.
2. That the chairman of the Parity
Commission declared during the hear
ings that the proceedings of the ma.
1ority in the Italian Bureau were viola
tions Of the principles of Communism.
:. That the representatives of the
minority proposed to reinstate Com
rades Candida, Presi and others.
4. That the minority representa-
tives demanded the reputation of the
Philadelphia convention and the ex-
pulsion Of Sormenti.
All Of the above rumors are false.
To consider the Italian question the
~. d. G. formed committee consist
ing Of Comrades Green, Loyestone and
Bittelman.v-sa
The committee came to the follow
Ing conclusions:
l. There exists within the Italian
Federation unhealthy tendencies which
are directed against the unity OF The
party and which attempt to draw the
Italian Federation on the road to split
ting away from the party. These ten
denotes found expression first of all
in the opposition manifested by the
Italian comrades to the decision OF the
Central Executive Committee to move
II Lavoratore to New York. There
may be legitimate difference OF
opinion as to the location OF the II
1avoratore but 1t was impermissable
On this issue to carry on political
eampaign against the c. 4. G. and
the party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-12
Bethlehem Steal

Three prominent vepresidents Steel Corpo
ration dropped from the roll rather than
to the necessity of cutting the thousand
that Three alleged employees
order money enable the corporation ten
thousand workers on, at the present scale.
The story does tell many
dollars these gentlemen who laid it
must be goodly reduction week in the
of ten thousand workers would
dollars year
The given for the designations of the three
dents plausible One hundred wear
poaton heads would resgning to pre-
vent the lowering of the living standards the
jurisdiction They would resign company from
going into bankruptcy There for the
designations dismssas
1t is quite likely that Bethlehem Steel trouble 1t
the second largest steel in the States
Steel first Perhaps the genial Judge Gary amusing himself
in his time by squeezing his friend Charlie little lust
Standard OIL whites fixing up hot
grdde for Harry Sinclair Ed Doheny making them dance
Standards
Bethlehem Steel gObbed during the
past few Perhaps Behhems get swallowed
The process is inevitable anyhow whether
later 1t just inevitable the amalgamaton exist
ing craft unions into industrial unions Official
leaders of the American Federation of are
opposed to consolidation while the farsged capitalists
take leading part in unyng the industries greater profit
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-12

2. These anti-party tendencies with
in the Italian Federation were more
sharply expressed in the appeal of
Comrade Sormenti in January. 1925.
to the Italian Federation to leave the
party and to form a better" Com
munist Party. Comrade Sormenti did
great service in organizing the Italian
Federation, but this did not give him
the right to put the Federation against
the party Such appeals to splits are
being condemned in all Communist
parties. A similar attack made by the
Superior Branch of the Finnish Fed
GRAFTON was recently condemned bv
the Central Executive Committee and
by the Bureau of the Finnish Fedora
ton. Comrade Sormenti was follow
Ing dangerous road. If he had not
stopped in time and recognized his
mistakes he would have been in dam
ger Of losing completely his influence
in the Italian Federation and broken
away from the party.
3. An attempt to organize a split
in the Italian Federation after the
Philadelphia convention was made nv
Giacomo and Baldizari and several
others when they sent an appeal to
the Italian branches in March 1925 to
form new federation outside of the
party. This is another example of the
dangerous forms that anti-party ten
denotes assumed when they are per-
mitted to develop unchecked.
4. The anti-party tendencies with.
in the Italian Federation manifested
themselves during the winter 10 1924
rs also in the attempt in the circulars
sent out by Comrade Candida in the
name of the majority Of the old bureau
to discredit the Central Executive
Committee and leading comrades of
the i-crty in the Italian Federation.
3. 1sere is no doubt that the Ital.
Ian Fedefs ton will be able to emerge
From its pre- ,ent difficult situation and
That after the party convention which
will remedy the factional struggle.
sharpening the struggle within the
Italian Federation, the Italian FEEDER
alton will find the necessary forces
for harmonious work in the reorgan.
ization of the party on the basis of
shop nuclei. This will be possible only
on condition that both groups (majori-
ty and minority will unite their forces
in determined struggle against the an.
ti-party tendencies within the Italian
Federation.
The G. r.. G. endorsed the decision
OF the special subcommittee.
Central Executive COMMITTEES.
Workers Party Of America.
william z. Foster, Chairman.
Q. Z. Ruthenbere, Executive SeSy.
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ByC.E. Ruthenberg

In the party, but party membership
which can see more than surface con-
ditions and which bases its policies on
a Marxist-Leninist analysis. Such a
leadership will save us in the future
from such costly errors as were made
the party dropping the slogan and
the campaign for labor party in
October of last year During the
period from October to May our party
lost valuable opportunity to place
itself at the head of the movement for
labor party. 1t adopted the sectarian
policy of telling the workers to STAY
away from the c. P. P. A. confer
ence which stood for the formation of
a labor party. Had we gone to the
FebTHary conference and fought there
weTwould have regained all that we
loft after the June II conference.
HFhis one example indicates how
dNstly the lack of fundamental un-
derstanding of the labor party policy
has been to our party, and the neces-
sity of an educatisnal campaign in the
party which will Prevent such an err
ror in the future
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themselves on its resolutions and by
consciously striving for unity The
way to do this is to put the main en-
ergy into the fight against Loreism;
to subordinate factional interests to
party interests; to emphasize the fun
'damental points of agreement more
than the minor points of disagree
ment; to lay more stress on plans for
future work than on denominations
over past disputes.
THE party must concentrate it's en-
L ergies upon the big tasks confront
ing it. Loreism must be fought against
and liquidated politically and organi-
nationally. The party must be reor-
ganized on shop and street nuclei
basis, its apparatus must be central
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finally able to adopt common politi-
cal platform dealing with all party
questions, external and internal. This
common platform is not the product
of compromise, but of agreement on
all fundamental points. In the face
of this political agreement, the unfit
cation of the two groups become pos,
sible and necessary. Anyone who
would now attempt to continue or I'd
'aggravate the factional fight would
take upon himself grave responsible
.ity indeed O.
THE unanimous resolutions of the
Parity Commission have laid the
foundations for unity but they have
pot liquidated the struggle betweeh
the two groups. It would be utopian