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The Washington times., 1925-02-12
nominal ION Of
HUMPHREY TO
GET ACTION
Indications Are He Will Be Ap-
proved for Federal Trade
Commission

The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee agreed today to bring
out a report next Monday on the
nomination of William e. Humph-
rev, of Seattle, as a member or the
Federal Trade Commission.
The nomination has been tied up
for a month while the committee
conducted an investigation into
Humphreys connections with 1um-
ber interests.
Humphrey appeared personally
before the committee and was inter
rogated by Augustus 7. Seymour,
assistant Attorney General. 1t was
developed that Humphrey appeared
before the department in behalf OF
lumber concerns subsequent to his
employment. in the department.
Members of the committee said,
however, that the investigation de-
veloped nothing that would re-
flect'' on Humphreys record. Ap.
provaI of his nomination was pre-
dicted.
Another nomination before the
committee, that of Thomas F.
woodlock, of New York, as a mem
Der of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was not discussed and
the committee set no date for fur.
ther consideration of it. Demo
Gratis fought the nomination on the
grounds that the South should be
represented on the commission.
There is not a member on the
commission from the southern half
of the United States, stretching
!. from the District of Columbia to
the Pacific coast" said Senator
Smith Dem.) of South Carolina,
chairman.
-Four members are from the
Middle Atlantic and New England
States, one from Kentucky, one
from Colorado, and the others from
the north Pacific. Many members
of the committee feel that the
South should be represented ard
we are opposing the nomination,
not on personal grounds, but be-
cause there is a vast territory OF
the country left unrepresented."
Smith indicated that postpone
menf of action on Woodlock prob
ably would mean that the nomina-
ton would be forced over to the
new Congress.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
DEFENDERS TO OPEN WAR ON u S. TRADE CONlSoC
Sec. Hughes to Speak
At G. o. P. Fete In
New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.---
Statues Of Lincoln in Union
Square, Manhattan, and in Park
place, Newark, were focal points
of the metropolitan areas cele-
bration of his birthday today.
The busts Of Lincoln and Rob-
ert E. Lee in the Hall Of Fame
also were decorated by G. A. 4.
and Confederate veterans in
joint ceremony.
Secretary of State Charles E.
Hughes was scheduled as the
principal speaker at the annual
dinner of the National Repub-
lican Club, which climaxed the
city's celebration.
The New York navy yard
band, d detachment Of sailors
and marines, the band Of the sec
ond corps era, United States
army, and detachment of sol
diers took part in the celebration
at Union Square.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
500 Homes Saved By
Dynamiting Of
Ice Floes
COLEBROOK, N. H, Feb. II.

COLEBROOK, N. H., Feb. IL.
By dynamiting the ice jams
in Mohawk river, volunteer
workers saved 500 homes in the
north end of this town today
when the river overflowed its
banks, flooding the whole valley.
For hours the roar of the ex-
ploding dynamite shook the
countryside until the river be-
came free. Fifteen persons were
marooned in their homes, but
they were taken out by rescuers
in boats.
One ice jam remained in the
river two miles above the town.
Dynamiters were at work on this
jam.
Heavy rains and warm wealth
er loosened the ice and water
backed up a foot deep in the
business section of the town.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
AUTO SALESMAN HELD
ON CHARGE or BICAMY

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. IL
j. Il. Marks. thirty-eight -yearsold
automobile salesman OF Detroit:
Mich. was docketed at police head
quarters here today on charges Of
suspicion.
He was arrested on teIegraphic
instructions from Detective Chief
Edward Fox, OF Detroit, which
stated that he was wanted In that
city on charge Of bigany.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
HOOVER To Gut
DISTRIBUTION
WASTE
Scientific Market Analysts OF
Great centers Begun by
Department
By ROBERT 8. THoRNBURGH.

by fSU0Ek61- D. 1HOnklNDOhNuAAs
One Of the important features of
the investigation of distribution, re-
garded by Secretary of Commerce
Hoover as afflicted with economic
ILLS that help keep living cost high.
il q scientific analysis Of markets
Of the United States, aimed at
bringing the producer and consum-
er closer together.
This study has been launched
under Hoover's direction by -.
Heath Onthank, Chief Of the Do
mestic Division OF the Department
Of Commerce. Government agents
have already campleted a probe OF
the territory surrounding PhtIadel-
phia. Five separate marketing
areas in which far different condi-
tions existed, were disclosed In the
territory to which Philadelphia
serves as a distribution center.
Merchants, both wholesale and re-
tailers. as well as producers, should
employ separate Aethods or ap-
proach to each of the five areas,
according to officials.
Community Survey.
Onthank anticipates that in each
community survey IAhC SLnSO ~
affairs will be disclosed.
The purpose of the Domestic Bu-
reau of the Department of Com
merce established in July, 1928, was
ito endeavor to eliminate waste
in the process and methods OF dis-
tribution of commodities.
"In the first place" Onthank
said, 'it became apparent that there
is no one particular cure for the
evils inherent in our present waste
full methods of distribution"
Three general approaches to the
problem have been used by the de-
partment:
DEPARTMENTS Methods.
Acting as a clearing house OF
information upon all questions OF
domestic commerce and as a service
station to the business public.
2-By the collection and dis
semination Of the best known trade
practices.
BY making scientific analyses
of markets within the United
States.
1t was pointed out that the
Bureau Of Foreign Commerce has
for a. long time been able to give
exporters exact Information con-
cerning markets for commodities
abroad. There has been no source,
however, which has been able to
give the American business man
definite idea of what his markets
would be for his production in va
rious parts Of his own country. He
does not know the possibility for
shoes in the State of Texas or for
vacuum cleaners in the State or
Illinois, or for groceries in New
England, according to Onthank.
This ignorance, he said, prob
ably results in one Of the most ap-
palling wastes Of All the many III
our distribution system. The do
mestic commerce division has, there
fore, decided to attack this problem
from several angles
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
Canada Talks Of Envoy

OTTAWA Ontario, Feb 12.-%1
Charles Murphy, postmaster zen.
eraI. IS the latest addition to those
mentioned for the positionsOf Canas
dian representative at Washington.
While there is no official statement
on the subject, 1t Is understood
that fntimation Of his Willingness
to accept the appointment has been
received by the prime minister.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
EQUESTRIENNE FOUND
PINNED UNDER HORSE

MICKLETON, Pa, Feb. 12.-Miss
Grace Heritage, sixteen -year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. III.
Howard Heritage, of Mickleton
was found pinned under her horse
on the Salem pike, and when res
cued was unconscious. She was
not seriously hurt.
The accident happened a mile
from here on the road to Swedes
borO.
At the Underwood Hospital in
Woodbury., she said her horse had
tripped on a piece of ice and fell.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
Young Wrigley Succeeds Dad

CHICAGO. Feb. H. Directors OF
the William WrigIey. jr., company
in meeting yesterday elected Philip
X. Wrigley president Of the $685.
900, 900 chewing gum business that
Wrigley is not yet thirty years old.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
PORTUGUESE RADICAL
MINISTRY MAY FALL

LISBON, Feb, IA democrat-na-
tionalist ministry was considered
probable today as a successor to the
Radical democrat administration.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
IRISH POLITICS
IN MUDDLED
STATE
DisgruntIed Government Party
Supporters Forming
New Group
By DANIEL O'CONNELL,
international News Service.

DUBLIN, Feb. 13.-Remarkable
developments in the Irish political
situation have taken place during
the past few months.
The two. outstanding facts are
these: Firstly. it is no longer certain
that the Republicans will stay out
side the Dali and continue to carry
on their guerrilla political tactics in
the country. Secondly, the Free
State or Government party is no
longer the power that it was, due to
Idissention within its ranks.
Many of the Government party's
former supporters have disagreed
with President Cosgrave over mat.
ters Of policy and have formed them
selves into a party under the name
of the National group, led by Joseph
McGrath, budding young states
man in the thirties. His party claims
that President Cosgrave is not carry
ing out a sufficiently national policy
and is ousting all those who assisted
Michael Collins in the fight against
the BLACK and Tans."
Beginning New Party.
This new party looks as if it might
| be the genesis of future big Irish
party, for many of President Cos
graves biggest supporters are in
! clined to agree with its ideals. 1t
includes many of the ex-officers Of
| the old Republican army who sided
with Collins at the time OF the
| treaty General Liam Tobin is, per-
haps, the biggest figure, next to Nc
Grath, in the party, for he COM
mands general support and respect
because of his distinguished record
| in the rebellion and its results.
Some Free State ministers, and
KeVin O'Higgins, the minister for
home affairs, in particular, describe
the attitude taken by the new group
| as incentive to mutiny," and say
that the state and the welfare of the
country should come before all
things and personalities. He indi-
Gates that he will not hesitate to put
down any attempt at mutiny or re-
baIIion with all the means at his COM
mand.
Opposed to Group.
The government has the support
of General Mulcahy in it's opposi-
tion to the National group. Null
cahy is very popular in the country,
| and should President CosgraVe re-
sign for reasons of i'll health, or for
any other reason, it is considered
likely that either Mulcahy or O'Hig-
gins will be the next President.
| The Labor group is having diff
culties, too. Tom Johnson and Jim
I4ark1n continue at loggerheads and
are not likely to compose their diff
ferences yet. Larkin's influence
| over the workers is by no means as
strong as it was, due to the unem-
ployment problem, and he is cOntin-
ually in and about the courts over
libel cases. He is now appearing
before the courts;in his examination
for bankruptcy.
Therefore, though the government
party is full of dissension. it seems
certain that It with continue in power
for some time yet, because the other
parties have the same difficulties.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
Chicago Markets Closed

of trade and cotton markets were
closed today.
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
Brother" Mystifles Kansas.

DTOtBbGE Ny0tAAOD 1ANAASOcs
HADDAM, Kan, Feb. 12.-This
little town ip northern Kansas
waited today with unusual interest
for definite information from Cave
City as to the identity of a man
who arrived here last night and
told local authorities he Is Floyd
Collins.
Mayor Shearburn. Of Haddam,
said this morning he expects defin,
ite word from Lieutenant Governor
H. Fl. Denhardt scme time today.
The supposed Collins arrived in
Haddam late Wednesday afternoon
and was amazed when he heard the
story of a man, bearing his alleged
name being imprisoned in a Ken
lucky sandstone catacomb.
I'm going to hold him until ne's
Identified declared Shearburn to
day, land il he's trying to put
something over on us I'll see he
gets the fulLfenalty of the law"
The Washington times., 1925-02-12
RESCUE SUNDAY
FOR COLLINS
Continued from First Page.)

CONTINUED. from First Page.)
alton OF witnesses 80 that a record
might be compiled OF the efforts of
the State OF Kentucky to save one
life.
One of the first witnesses to mp
pear was Roy Hyde, the 'ast per-
son to hold verbal communication
with the entrapped Collins. He told
OF crawling to the cave-in and of
calling to Floyd and Floyd's an
Answer Hoax Charge.
Yesterday the Collins family and
JohnAy Geralds appeared On the
stand to answer questions and to
attempt to refute charges OF hoax
and ''bungling' made against those
engaged In this first rescue at
tempts.
They were unanimous in their
applause OF the activities Of vol
unteers and State, forces. During
the afternoon a charge was made
by Columbus Doyle, q preacher,
that there had been drinking dur
ing the two days following the find
ing Of Floyd trapped in the cave.
This. he charged, hampered the
work.
AS other witnesses followed. the
State undertook to minimize this
testimony, for, as 1t has been shown
there is no intention on the part
of the court sitting to build up q
case against any one.
Rather, it is the effort to paint
in glowing colors Of success what
has been done in behalf Of the
captive.
Has Mans dob.
But while others speak in town
their allotted piece, at the cave,
it Ii the business OF one man,
superintendent of Operations Car.
michael, to protect the health OF
his men against the encroachment
Of the elements. A red-hOt tent is
kept close to the shaft. AS each
man comes out from his dole OF
digging he is hustled in here to dry
clothing.
A score of men are cutting wood
to keep the fires going. Extra
tents, extra blankets have been
provided that nothing might be
left undone for the welfare Of the
men who are giving their service
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
HORTHY REGIME
IN new TERROR
AGAINST LABOR
Seizes 100 Workers at
Budapest
Especial to The Daily Worker,


VIENNA, Sept. 28.-Reports from
Budapest state that the Horthy white
guard dictatorship has arrested more
than 100 workers and radical leaders.
Among those reported seized are
Matthias Rakosi and Zoltan Weinber-
ger leaders of the Hungarian workers.
Budapest papers are carrying violent
attacks on the arrested workers, pre-
tending that a "plot to assassinate"
Horthy was being planned.
Horthy's massacres Of hundreds of
workers and the barbarous tortures Of
thousands imprisoned following the
overthrow of the Hungarian Soviet
regime headed by Bella Kun, has made
the Horthy clique apprehensive of
every movement, however, mild, OF
the workers.
The Hungarian socialists have sup
ported Horthy even to the extent OF
making a signed alliance with him
against the Communists in the blood
lest days Of the white terror.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
AS WE SEET : ByT.J. O'FIaherty

Ramsay Macdonald than with Stan
ley Baldwin and Winston Churchill.
Ramsay Macdonald Philip Snowden
and that gentleman's inevitable wife,
had a nice time as the kings guest
at Balmoral castle in Scotland, on
the eve of the Scarborough Trade
Union Congress.
THE Liverpool conference of the
\ British labor party promises to be
an exciting one. While Ramsay Mac
Donald welcomes the lords and ladies'
into its ranks he wants to exclude
the Communists. He declares that
the Communists are greater enemies
of his than the capitalists. This is
undoubtedly true. He might as well
have said that the Communists hated
the king more than the capitalists
did But while Macdonald and his
supporters in the right wing Of the
labor party are becoming more anti
Communist every day, the left wing
in the party is going farther to the
left and nearer to the Communist
position. The Liverpool conference
should prove interesting.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
FURRIERS DEMAND
CONVENTION and
AMALCAMATION
Local S Takes Forward
Steps for Progress

NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 2S-More
than a thousand fur workers voted
enthusiastically in favor of a refer
endum for an immediate special con-
vention and cheered the demand for
amalgamation in the needle indus
try at a meeting of Fur Operators
Local s held Thursday, Sept. "a.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the exclusion of Saklatvala, Commun-
ist member of the British parliament.
from the United States, and strongly
protesting the appointment of Stetzky
as vice-president of the Furriers' In
ternational aNn
All Working for the Bosses.
Stetzky had been appointed by
kaufman, president of the union.
without consulting the membership.
to replace Sam Cohen. The latter,
who had been Kaufman's right hand
man, had resigned, and is now con-
nected with the biggest concern in
the fur dress and dyeing industry,
the Hollander firm, where two union
members were shot in a recent strike.
The demand for amalgamation in
the needle industry was made in a
speech by Ben Gold, manager of the
Joint board Of the Furriers' Union.
Tremendous applause, lasting ten
minutes, cheering that filled the hall,
and general outburst of enthusiasm
greeted this demand. clearly indicat-
ing that the Furriers' Union will be
the first to put thru amalgamation.
Prepare for Struggle.
The special convention is demand
ed not only to fight the Kaufman ma
chine, but also to prepare the de-
mands to the manufacturers as the
agreement in the fur industry expires
Jan. 81. Among these demands win
'be equal division OF work the whole
year, shorter hours, recognition of
shop committee, etc. Confidence is
expressed that the whole Fur Work
.ers' international Union will line up
behind these demands.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
WILL HERBIE TRY
AIR EXCLUSION
TO Save BOSSES?
Expect HOOUer May
Censor Radio
Especial to This Daily Worker,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-since the
exclusion Of Shapurp Sakiztvzlz by
the state department os America
from participation Ia The interparila-
mentary union congress, fear Is felt
that the department Of commerce,
under HooVer's guldance, may -
tempt to revoke the license of tl&
broadcasting station which the Gar
land fund Is leasing to put propa-
gsnda. other than that Of the employ
On GLASS on the air.
The department of commerce has
the issuing of sO-day permits to radio
broadcasting stations under its thumb
The department of commerce has
been given the right to decide as to
whether the permit will be renewed
and in the case of the broadcasting
station that has been leased by the
Garland fund Hoover might attempt
to censor the programs of the sta
ton
The congress has not as yet passed
a law allowing Hoover the right to
censure programs, this power will be
taken on by him when he deems fit
to do so. The announcement that
strikers and radicals will be able to
use the radio for broadcasting their
side of the story does not appeal to
the administration
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
MILITARY LORDS
prep ARE CIVIL
WAR in China
DictatOrs Struggle for
ShGnSii Provinces
ospeoIaI 70 rAs pauy w0rt.rl

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2s. - Hasty
military preparations under way In
several Chinese provinces have In
creased the fear the civil war may
break out within a few weeISs be.
tween the ManehurIan warlord, Chang
Tso-LIn and the "chrislany general
Feng Yu-HsIang for the control Of the
ShansI provinces.
1t is believed that WI Pei Flu, who
has been in the background since the
drubbing he received last spring, will
take advantage of the war over the
Shansi provinces to enter HonAn and
re-establfsh his headquarters at Ho-
nanfu.
Artillery on To NankTns.
The Manchurian war-Iord Chang Il
sending Gen. Yang Yu-Ting to Nan
king with artillery as a counter move
to the activity displayed by Gen. Sun
Chuang Fang, military commissioner
Of Chekiang provinces and follower Of
WI Pei Flu
Gen Sun Chuang Fang is suspected
OF attempting TO occupy Nankfng, the
capital Of the KiangAu province. This
would give him control OF Shanghai
as all rail communications betwean
Shanghai and provinces other than
Cheldang must pass over the Shang-
] hai-Nanking raids.
Civil war IS expected to break out
! In an attempt Of Chang and Feng to
become dictators of China.
Preparations Booming.
The Mukden arsenal IS turning out
1000 rs nm shells daily for 120
mountain guns that Chang intends 10
press into service. Chang's army is
gathering in all the war materials It
possibly can. The bulk Of the Chi.
nese navy has Joined Feng and he Is
J also Strengthening his troops for the
expected attempt to seize power.
An outbreak around Shanghai.
Hankow and Pekin would prevent
the international conferences planned
to take place soon.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
ETHICS LAID ASIDE
FOR PROFITS OF STRIKEBREAKING

NEW YORK CITY, 2sThe operators conference met
Thursday the railroad
resolution policy relteratng their
Theodore Company said
that plans have been completed
this country "Advlces Vert
HEINZ veeresdent Of Brothers
conference with officers
there
anthracite will be available use.
Morris Hiqut leading Socialist"
Second (soelas) international Marseles
company thus
anthracite
Britain.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
Begging Appropriations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-America
has only IA fully equipped attack
planes ready to meet an enemy in the
air, Major Harvey B. B. Burwell, COM
manding officer of the third attack
group, at Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Tex9-@+oday informed the presidents
air board. Even the planes in the at
tack group, Burwell said, are rebuilt
machines and the personnel is far
below war strength.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
RUSSIAN -UKRAINIAN
PERFORMANCE & DANCE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER II

The Russian and ukralnian
branches Of the Workers Party
have arranged Jointly a perform
ance and dance for Sunday, Oct.
II, at Emmett Memorial Hall, cor
ner ogden and Taylor.
All friendly organizations are re-
quested to keep this date open and
not to arrange other sffaIrs.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
PHILADELPHIA,
ATTENTION..

Meet Judge Larry and Mr.. Dollars:
They will give you an honest and
stupid capitalist lecture and then
you'll get acquainted with George.
Vera and Tony who are members Il
the Juniors and the phoLey questions
they're asking in the School Days
produced by Workers Theater Al
lance, Wednesday. Sept. 80, at Eagles
Temple, Broad and Spring Garden
SITS.
This is a theater of workers by work
ers and for workers.
Be sure to be there and see them
perform.
Get your tickets at 521 York Ave.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
Marshall Field Co.
Head to Build Fish
Aquarium in Spring

When the employees of Marshall
Field and company's department store
feel they are underpaid, let them re-
member that their manager, John S.
Shedd has decided to erect an aquar-
ium costing $2,OOO,OOO adjacent to the
Field museum, which was built by the
late Field.
Construction will begin in the
spring Of next year. The South Park
board will maintain the institution
after it has been built.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
Prepare for Emergency.

TOXIC, Sept. 2S.-Banks and huss
ness houses are sending out instruc-
tions to their branch offices in China
as to the conduct Of these institutions
during the civil war which is most
likely to take place These instruc-
tions are being sent in answer to re-
quests which have been arriving dur
ing the last few days from the repre-
sentatives located in China.
The daily worker., 1925-09-30
fCuntinued from page u

(Cpnrinu6d from page ~
steel trust who never did an honest
hours labor in their lives.
TNHE Review Of Reviews magazine
l. recently submitted several ques-
tons on current history to number
of high school colleges and uniVers-
ity students Their ignorance of
facts that are blazoned daily on the
front pages of the papers was appal-
ling Some of them thot that Ma
Ferguson, governor Of Texas was
Babe Ruth OF Beatrice Fairfax who
gives advice to the lovelorn. Some
were of the opinion that Mussolini
was Al Jolson; others thot he was
Billy Sunday. But the saddest fact
of all was that eleven per cent of
them failed to place the photograph
of Calvin Coolidge. The magazine
does not say whether the ignorant
students mistook the president for a
veterinary surgeon or a starved Brit
ish butler.
ILTE are informed by a capitalist re-
w porter assigned to Sweden that
Communism failed in that country.
This is news to us. We never knew
it existed in Sweden. After reading
the story a little farther down we
learn that what happened is a split
in the Communist party of Sweden,
the splitoff right wing getting ready
to go back to the social-democratic
party. This split took place some
time ago. The Swedish party is very
mach alive, and has a daily news
paper.
THE British labor party is growing
4 more and more respectable. The
latest addition to its ranks is Lady
Cynthia Mosley, daughter of the late
Marquis Curzon. 1t is even limited
that if King George could legally be-
long to political party, he would
rather chum with J. H. Thomas and