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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15

days pay as they had previously turn
ed out in days for 6 days pay.
This step was first announced to
the country as another of Ford's pro-
gressive ideas. Ford advocated a s.
day week With an extra day of
rest, he said, workers can produce as
much in days as in g. OF course,
nothing was said about the cut in
wages. But the Detroit bureau Of the
Wall Street Journal predicted that
the idea would be given practical eff
feet because 1923 profits were unsat-
isfactory." And within week or two
the change was made.
Deadenlng Monotony.
What this speeding up means to the
Ford worker is suggested in the an
swer Of a German employee of the
Highland Park plant to Herr LIGHT
hard, director of the SHINES com
panies, now visiting this country. Ac-
cording to Wall Street Journal the
worker said his Job was easy--all he
did all day was to turn a certain bolt
to the right times. He had been
doing the same thing every day for 4
years. 1t has become so familiar that
he does It automatically.
There you have It. A complete pic
ture Of the deadening monotony pro-
duced by the discipline Of a machine
dictatorship. Suppose this employee
makes 20 turns a minute, probably
an underestimate. That's 1900 turns
on $50 bolts per hour or 1900 turns
on 900 bolts per day If we assume
he only works the equivalent of G
steady hours. That means $4,000
turns to $500 bolts in 5-day week
and 100000 turns to 225,000 bolts in
a 80 week year Four years represents
100000 turns to 100000 bolts. That
is all he can show for 4 years OF his
life in Ford's kingdom. Continued
long enough 1t would surely produce
new form of insanity, Fordo-
phobia.
Income Reaches Millions.
But 1t also would produce the pro-
fits which Ford is after. This work.
er is typical of the tens of thousands
Of human cogs which produced $780,.
600, 900 profits in a single year for a
single family incidentally this $780,.
100000 represents a return Of S5S1.72
share of the $17,264,50O common
stock. As a matter Of fact, the en-,
tire Ford works has been built on an
original cash investment Of S2S,00C
thru investment Of surplus profits
made at the expense of the workers.
In 1922, the last year for which in
dividual income tax data are avail
able, the two Fords had a combined
personal income of S13,397, $50 from
dividends alone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15
TWO MORE MINES
CT 0 S E AS men
CROW DESPERATE
3-Year Agreement Now
Realized as Suicide

SPRINGFIELD. III, May 1s.--"They
shall not work" so say the mine op-
orators. "Thy will be DONE" answers
the reaotlonary offlcialdom of the
U. M. w. Of A., headed by the Lewis
Harrington combine. So the scheme
OF debating" the mining industry
goes on.
The so-called debating" scheme
scheme Matched out by John l.. Lewis
in conjunction with the operators is
nothing more than a plan to drive the
miners to desperation by the starva-
ton process, also to eliminate the mill
itants from the union and kill the
fighting spirit OF those who remain
in the organization 80 the operators
will be able to put over their program
of wage reductions. etc.
Two More Mines Close.
Two more mines in the Springfield
sub-district have just been shut down.
! One in Springfield, that Of the Sange-
mon Coal Co, known as mo. g." en-
ploying 500 men, and one at Divernon,
Ill, known as Madison Coal Co. mine
No. 6, employing about 800 men.
The Divernon mine just re-opened
about Eve months ago after a nine
months shutdown. OF the FIVE months
It has supposed to have been operat-
ing, It worked Just twenty-eight days.
ProvocatIon by Operator.
The notice of the shutdown was
posted at this mine two days after
pay day. The men had spent their
money as usual, paying off old debts,
etc, not knowing the mine was to
shut down.
After word OF the shutdown be-
came generally known, the local gro
Gerry stores posted notices that they
were on a strictly cash basis.
Bourgeois Out of Business.
One store keeper posted notice
that he was forced to quit business
and was closing out his stock for cash.
1t is believed that others will also
quit as soon as their stocks are ex-
hausted.
The situation of many Of the miners
at Divernon is almost unbelievable.
A typical case is that of a Divernon
miner who has six children and a
wife to provide for. The shutdown
found him with $3.50 debt on hand
and just $3.50 in his pocket. 1t is use
less to try to get credit, there is none
to be had in this town.
"Defatng" Process Starves Miners
! Families.
The three-year contract with its de.
hating process is working to perfec.
ton The progressive miners (who
fought so militantly at the district and
International conventions to prevent
Harrington, Lewis and the mine oper
ators from hog-tying the coal diggers)
did not muster enough strength to
prevent the three-year agreement, and
so the miners are now being skinned
alive
In the face Of these grim tragedies
Harrington continues to draw his fat
salary and turn in huge expense &C
counts of 500 day railroad fare anG
$1,000 for kilograms FOR a period Of
three months. Any talk Of forming
unemployed councils is met with
charges of dual union" and threats
Of explosions.
Organize the Left Wing.
The rank and file of the miners mus
organize their forces to fight, ant
must fight hard if they are not Il
have all of the hard won conditions
taken from them and open shop con
ditions given instead.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15
Cotton Prices Go "pown.y

Weakness in cotton still prevailed
yesterday. At the opening prices were
22 to 81 points lower. May opened at
$3.50, down 20; July 22.19, down 81;
Oct. 2l.45. down 2s; Dec. 21.5s, down
90; Jan. 2t.69, down 26.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15

TOXIC. May 10. Kumagaya, a
small city forty miles from Toxic, was
virtually in ruins today following a
disastrous hre last night, which de-
stroyed 500 houses, causing a damage
estimated at s2,5O0,000. There were
no reports OF casualties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15

world will be wiped out"
Grotesque as this statement is, with
its bristling stupidities. 1t reflects the
actual mentality of a very large group
of active and retired military nabobs
In Washington.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15
"A LITTLE JUDICIOUS LYING CAN
HARM NOTHING, SAYS MAJ-GEN.
FRIES in ATTACK ON SOVIETS

WASHINGTON, 1Sn retirement pensions
the United
highly officers ordn
supervision.
A.
yscowlng portrait of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15
C'mon Over!

If you have day, hour, minute to spare-why,
c'mon There is much work piled up the
small force in office that need your help very
badly insert letters address, seal and stamp envelopes
and many other little Jobs that have swamped.
If you volunteer your services that's fine way help
the DAILY WORKER. Well be glad to you-so just
for fun, cmon over!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15
FORD SPEEDUP SYSTEM PRODUCED
500, 600 900 PROFIT In 1924,
BUT WORKERS GOT NO PAY RAISE
BY LELAND oLos,
Federated Press Industrial Ealtor)

exploitation labor
profits
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
SINCLAIR LOSES
 BIG OIL LANDS
SOViets Cancel Contracts, s-,Ameri-
 can to Fight Verdict
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Moscow, March 2i.-The conces- sion on the Island of Sakhalicr granted the Sinclair oil interests bS the Soviet authorities was today an nuled by the Soviet court which ha' been hearing the governments an nulment plea. The court directed the government 10 return to the Ameri' can company the 100000 rubles guaranty 1t had dposted.
 Suit for the annument of the Sin clair oil concession in Sakhalien was started by the Soviet governm ",t last month. It claimed the Sinclair company had failed 10 carry out the terms of its agreement with the government within the speci' fled time and that the move for @p- rogation was not prompted by the conclusion Of the Russo-Japancse treaty which promised adjustment Of the dispute between the two govern. mcnts over their respective rights on the Island, the southern half o' which belongs to Japan and the northern to Russia.
 The Japanese, in fact, have boeT occupying the whole of the island and the Sinclair company's clain was that it's representatives on thi' account found it impossible 10 pro cecd with the development fol which it held the Soviet concession.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24

made the statement that the four Muncie police officers alone are en- titled to the rewards, as they had been on tho lookout for Chapman before the murder was committed in this city at all. The Muncie chief Is reported as saying that Chapman was being sought in connection with number of breaks That had been made in that city and 1t was that search that result in his capture.
 The claim of Post Ofice Inspector w. A. Kelley Is also expected to be placed before Judge Jennings when the inspector testihes during triaL The claim Kelley has on the reward is not known as the evidence he has to give has not been dlvulged.
 When asked If he cared to make any comment on the stories regard | ing the disposition of the rewards, Chief Hart said; "The New Britain police department at the present time is only interested In seeing jus tcc done 10 the murderer of Pa ] trolman Skclly. The story of the ! capture of Chapman will be all 1 ironod out during the trial and If that shows that the New Britain po- lice are entitled 10 any credit for the capture, I am sure that Judge Jen- nings will see that we get It."
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
FURRY OVER REV ARD ELBOWS TRIAL ITSELF
(Continued from First Pagc)

wont 10 Springfield and found the bag in rear closet in Sheans offices with q number Of other goods and brought inc entire outfit to the po- lice station here,
 The following morning Chief Hart with Detective Sergeant William P. McCuc and County Detective Ed. ward J. Hickey were examining the articles at police headquarters when McCue picked up the bag and look ing al the bot om, discovered the label. The three mon examined it and County Detective Hickey i'm modiateIy notified States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn who cOmmunicat- cd with federal officials and con- pleted arrangements for having the home of Dr. Spickcrman placed un- der close guard.
 AS a result of this guard, Chap man was arrested in Muncic on Jan- nary IS, Captain Pickett and De- tectivcs Collins, Brown and Good pastor making the catch after Chap man had been seen leaving a Muncie hotel and walking towards he home of Dr. SpickeTman.
 Muncic Police Claim Reward
 Police Chief Earl Randolph of the Muncie police is reported to have
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
WEDDING BELLS ID
 RING FOR FATTY
ATbuCkle at Last Finds Man to
 Perform Wedding Rites

los Angeles, March 24.-Wedding bells will ring in celebration of Ros- COG Arbucklc's 3Sth birthday tonight, unless something happens to alter the former film comedian's plan to marry Doris Deane, motion picture actress, at her mothers home in san Marine, q suburb.
 Arbuckle and Miss Deanc obtained their marriage license yesterday. The announcement that the Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher would officiate had scarcely been made when the minister revealed lecture engage mcnt which would prevent him from going to San Marine.
 He suggested to Arbucklc that in asmuch as "very few Clerglmen wish to marry divorced people, it would be a good idea to have q superior court judge tie the knOt.' Arbuckle acted on the suggestion, but Judge J. w. Symmetrical said that his wife had made a dinner engagement for tonight which would keep him oc- cupied for the entire evening""
 Judge Hugh J. Crawford, how ever, greed to be at San Marine al the appointed nuptial hour.
 The former comedians marriage to Miss Deane will be his second trip to the altar. His first wife, known 10 the stage as Minta Durfee. obtained divorce in Paris several months ago!
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24

jump from the large car onto the running board of the other, which was parked, and speak to a man sitting at the wheel, This done, he jumped off the running board and hack into the high powered machine, which darted up the street in the direction of the center.
 Dr. Waskowtz said that although he did not have close view of the larger machine, it resemhled very much the one seized by the police when they arrested Shean, and which has since been identified as ore stolen at Steubcnvillc, O.
 ScoT at Chapman's Denial
 The police scon at the idea that bringing in a third party will weak cn the case against Chapman as they claim that inc only manner in which third party could have possibly been used was as a lookout or as an aid in escape.
 No crcdcnce is attached to the l story of Chapman's that he was not ] thcre and that Shcan Is shielding a 1 third party, who was his actual 1 partner in the murder of Skclly.
 A number Of police and federal men working on the case after the murder held the theory that Shcan was accusing Chapman to shield his real partner, the belief being that Shcans partner was the scion of q wealthy family like himself, but this theory did not hold when ad- ditional evidence had been gathered by the police, and everything dis covered tended to show that Sheans original statement was the truth,
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
Erie Road Officials
 To Give Us Once Over

So1 eral high officials of the Erie railroad will visit New Britain Thursday noon to obtain an idea Of the size of local manufacturing plants and the tonnage being ship ped here, as well as to make the ac- quaintance of local shippers.
 Tie visitors will be guests at q luncheon at the Shuttle Meadow club at 12:30 o'clock and efforts are being made 10 have as many cxecu- tIves Of manufacturing plants pres ent as is possible. Those who will come here are T. C. Powell vice president of the road; J. B. Ford, freight traffic manager; A. E. Ruffer, superintendent of transportation; E. B. Jones New England freight and . passenger agent; and W. E. Murray, general agent This will be the first time officials of this road have wis 'itcd New Britain
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
SECOND AUTO SEEN
 ON CHURCH STREET
Dr. WaSkOWitZ Reported hys- teriouS Incident on October 12

Was there Or was there not 8 third party involved with Gerald Chapman and Walter F, Shcan in the burglary Of the Davidson & T,eyenthal store? That is one quos- ton that has been hanging fire since the murder of Patrolman James SkelIy and which is expected 10 be answered during the course of the trial that opened in Superior court this morning. The local police spent considers ble time investigating the theory that three men were in- volyed in the burglary, but on fol- lowing each clue, they ran into a blind alley. Chief William C. Hart and Detective Sergeant William P. McCue have never said that they did not think there was another man in- volvcd in the affair,
 The reported statement of Gerald Chapman 10 his counsel. Frederick J. Groehl, to the effect that Walter E. Shean had accused him to cover up and shield a third party" has given new life 10 the stories. In answer to the statement by Chap man. Shran has retorted to the ef- feet that if thcre was another party | invoyel in tho affair, he was an accomp)ice of Chapman's of whom he knew nothing.
 Presence of Another Auto Suspected
 The uncanny manner in which the murderer of Patrolman Skelly made his escape from the scene of the crime and disappeared completely gave rise 10 the belief at the time Of the crime that he was met at some point by a third party with another auto and whiskod out of the 1 city
 1 This belief seemed 10 be strength oncd by d story told to the police on the morning Of the crime by Dr. David Waskowitz who described an incident which occurred on Church street just below the Herald" office shortly alter , o'clock on that morn- ing. He said hat he was driving down Church street. when he saw a high powered machine draw up be- side a smaller machine. and a man
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
This Lady Says That Nu-Lite
 Helped Her Whole Family
Her Testimony Will Convince You That NU-LlFE Is the Finest Builder of Healthy Flesh and
 Destroyer of Disease on the Market

NU-LIFE helped mo over one Of Ne most trying spells that l ever ad. My family cares proved too iuch for me and my back would che and I would have dizzy spells nd 1t would seem that I could not and up. And at the same tme bout every member of my family aemed 10 be ailing and were very ranky. and, of course, this made " lot harder But. I got along omehow until l began 10 have 'ouble with my stomach and grew cry constipated.
 l began to take Tex Bailcys ln- ian NU-LIFE and 1t has given me much strength, in fact has made ne feel better than l have felt for years. am free from stomach roublc and haven't an ache or ,ain. My husband and children ave started to take Nu-LlFE and re getting much benefit from it.. I think that NU-LIl'E is an un- sually good medicine"
 MRS. II. WAGNER,
 13S Division St., Troy.
 NOTE: Don't you think that 1t
 time for you 10 shake eff that iazy Spring feeling? Try NC- IFE, Sl.00.-adv.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
STAR LEGAL TALENT
 IN CHAPMAN FIGHT
Prosecution, Defense and Shean'S
 Lawyers Gather at Hartford

When superior court opened this morning and what promises 10 be the most famous trial ever held in Connecticut was under way, the most imposing array Of legal talent ever assembled on single case in this state settled down for the grim battle in which the life of the most famous criminal of the age Is the much desired prize.
 For the state appeared States At tbrney Hugh M. Alcorn to claim that Gerald Chapman Is the man who murdered Patrolman James Skelly on the morning of October 12, 1924, and that for this crime the prisoner should die hy hanging. As- sisting him Is Assitant States Attor- ney Rinchart Gideon.
 Judge Frederick J. Groehl of New York appeared for Chapman, and he has stated that he win prove com- plete alihi for the defendant and show 10 the satisfaction of the jury now being picked that his client was l in no way connected with the mur- i der Of the policeman.
 Four junior counsel under the di- rection of Judge Grochl will lend their talents to the defense in the effort to save the life of Chapman They are Charles w. Murphy ot Danbury. who argued the motior for a change of venue in the cast last Tuesday; Nathan Friedman o' the firm of Friedman X Friedman
 Hartford. whose entrance into the case was announced yesterday; liar
 old Evans, another Hartford at
 torney, and John J. Weiss of New York, Judge Groohl's law partner.
 During the trial. counsel for Wal ter F. Shean. Chapmans allegeC partner, will be in constant atten dance to care for the interests 0
 their client. who is held on a charge ! of first degree murder but who ha
 not as yet been indicted on tha charge. Shcan's counsel occupe'
 chairs at the counsel table durinl
 today's session. Representing Shean who is expected 10 play the role o star witness for the state agains Chapman, are Attorneys James A Curry and Josia Peck of Hartfor' and William A. Granfield of Spring
 field, Mass
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
q Can Dance Every Number Now,"
 Says. Lussier of New Britain

months ago it got down into my hips and legs. l. was painful for me 10 walk and l had quite a swelling in my left knee. l had to give up the one pleasure which l enjoy the most, dancing, and my condition was no secret to my many friends here, as personally conducted weekly Dancing Party at St. Jeans Hall which is patronized largely by the French speaking people of this city. l read of the Great Remedy ,Nox- Ri- Tis and as everything else which l had tried failed to do any good, l decided to try it. l had only been treating myself for a short time when I saw a great improvement in my condition. Today l am free from pain and swelling in my limbs, and only last week danced every num- Der at our regular weekly party. l Lelieve in praslng anything that is good, and l am certainly willing 10 endorse Nox-Ri-Tis. If it brings re- lief to others as 1t has done to me it is indeed a blessing to sufferers of Rheumatism"
 Call at the Miller Hanson Drug Sore, 30 Church street, and get Free Booklet, Forms of Rheumatism. A laboratory expert is in charge to ex- plain NoX-Ri-Tis.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
MOOSE STATE CONVENTION
Delegates From 2 Lodges In Con- necticut to Assemble in This City On June 12 and t3.

Lodges of Moose from = Con nocticut cities will send delegations to the state convention in this city June 12 and 13, and New Britain lodge is making elaborate plans for their entertainment. Business meet ings will occupy the delegates atten- lions on the opening day and on the second day a street parade will be held, ending with an old fashioned picnic in Quartctte park.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
Plans To Fight.

New York. March 24.-Cable re- ports that the Soviet court at Mos COW had annuled the Sakhalien con- ccssion granted to the Sinclair Con- solidated oil Co. caused little con cern at the offices of the company today.
 We regard the reported decision Of the lower court as indecislve, |" said F.. w. Sinclair, president.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
nv The Associated Press.

Cheyenne. Wyo,, March 24.-Har- ry F, Sinclair will fight to save the oil concession on the island of Sak- halien, granted him by the Soviet government and annulled by de- cision of the Moscow courts, G. T. Stanford, general counsel for the Sinclair interests announced today.