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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
FARM STOCK
percentage of 1929
US.S.R
QUANTITY OF FARM STOCK
Percentage of 1916

In the famine the number of working horses
90 cent of SO sheep 116 per cent
and pigs 20 per cent of the pre-war number.
The loss Of agricultural machines only b roughly esti
mated at about Moreover, life
chncy is normally only Is years. much of
The Improvement agriculture agreat
for agricultural machinery and implements The sales of
chnery by the Gossesklad Ga machneysuppE organization
of the Commissarat of Agricultural have from Is
million rouble is through supplying Russia with agrcu-
tural machinery that British would lie comforting
great benefit hundred million Russian workers
ing markets for n million British unemployed.
The Importance of Russian the population
Britain lies only the immense supply possible
with help but also i'll the fact that this grail controlled by
Socialist State cannot be included the operations of profit
ecriug rings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
CONSERVE COAL MINES
AS PROPERTY or LABOR
SAYS BRITISH UNIONIST

LONDON, Aug. 3;-At a labor
meeting yesterday at Renishaw,
near Chesterfield, A. J. Cook, score
tary Of the Miners Federation, said
that the crisis was over for the
present, but that the fight was only
just beginning. He advised the
miners to conserve the whole coal
industry because he said It was
gong to be theirs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Farmer-Labor Party
of Oklahoma Makes
an Exclusion Act

OKLAHOMA CITY APP IL The
farmer labor party of Oklahoma will
meet as an organizing convention in
Oklahoma City Sept. s. Only members
renouncing all other parties are eli
gible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Percentage of 192O)d
Population and Stock

The agricultural population of the Federation which
1922 millions in 1916 had fallen by million in 1928 The
of horses had fallen from 81 millions 1871 Millions
which 16 millions horses In the Southern Sbe
ran regions the loss of horses much onha
serious matter Cattle decreased from so million to 80 million
1921 rising again So million in 1928 Pigs similarly fell
19 millions to Millions rising again to millions All
these decreases dspropoonatey heavier in the regions
affected by civil and the famine The following figures
show a similar result in percentages ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
HINDENBURG SLuGGERS
EJECT TWO COMMUNIST
DEPUTIES FROM CHAMBER

BERLIN, Aug. s.f+rhe commun-
list deputies HoeIlelh and Jadasch
amid utmost confusion were elected
by the police from the ReIehstas
while the remaIninnl Communist
members sang the international.
After several adjournments Herr
Loebe ordered the police to elect
the Communist members. HoeIIein
cried, "Hansman, yield only to
force" while he and Jadaseh were
being forced outside.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05

This shows decrease in of cultivation of nearly
% million dessanes since prewar anticipation that
within five cultivation will again be beyond in
and extending itself annual rate than
Other statistics show the following increase cultivated
area since the famine years of 1920 and 1921
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Methods of Agriculture

An investigation by advisory delegate conditions
the villages of the Ukdaine wheatgrowng showed that
nothing wanting but capital produe
increase in production. The ruined villages aid
again repopulaed and reconstructed and the of
cultivation being rapidly again brought und cultivation by
prewar methods, which owing to primitive machinery give
low of production Russia from soil of first
rate fertility But the conditions wou4 admit Of
cultivation by modern American methods The ndvdualsm
Of the peasanowner that received great stimulus from the
distribution Of land at the Revolution yielding various In
uences One such is the Communist education in the schools
in the Red Ag especially and through the a Communist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
May Try KIuxers
for Girls Murder
Early Next Month

WORTHWHILE, Ind, Aug. 3D.. C.
stephenson, Earl Klinck and Earl
Gentry may go on trial in Hamilton
circuit court here early in Septem-
Aor on charges OF Staying Madge OBJ
erholtzer, according to well-dedned
reports.
These reports followed private con-
lcrences held between local members
of the defense counsel and Judge Fred
Times. The Judge was said to have
voiced desire to take a vacation
between August Is and Sept. 1. But
lApt he would be ready to start the
trials carly next month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Los Angeles Police
Guard Reservoir in
Fear Farmers Ire

LOS ANGELES, Calf, August a.
Haiwee reservoir at the head of the
Los Angeles aqueduct was guarded by
armed men as a result Of fight Incl
dent to the water rights controversy
between the city of Los Angeles and
Owens Valley land owners.
A detail of Los Angeles policemen
was patiolliEg the rim Of the big res
sryoir under orders of city ofGcials
WHO la.i apparently boon informed
that the valley ranchers We're plan
ming another denomination similar
to the recent seizure of the aqueduct
hoadgatcs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05

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read this issue Of the DAILY
WORKER. Be neighborly-give
it to him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05

Prepare For lmperialist War
WASHINGTON, D. c.. August 81
More than 100 more warships and five
more dirigibles is the demand of Capt.
J. X. Taussing, in an article in the
Journal of the Naval Institute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
AREA UNDER CULTIVATION
percentage of 1915

following table gives the of increase 1920
which shows that still slow in the surplus regions of the
SOUTHEAST which used for export An increase of the
British demand would increase supply 3
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05

Bessaraba on the other hand the large estates of
the Revolution. But country has been occupied
by Roumana and large numbers of small
have been driven by of taxation sell both their
and old land to the kuaks
The ruin caused by the counterrevoutionary campaigns
which affected the most productive regions the restriction
of cultivation caused by the conscaon crops
threatened general famine 1920 the cultivation
fell to 60 Ger cent and in 1921 to "a per But
necessity New Policy peasant
no longer threatened with restoration of reaconay Gov
eminent that would deprive him of the land ITSELF would
longer tolerate revolutionary Government that deprived
OF the fruits of his land
Restoration of Agriculture
The first efforts of the Government were emergency meas
to deal with the catastrophe consequences
and faminesuch distribution potatoes
reached their maximum in 1922 But there is
still much do restoring the much
however has been that the outlay agr
cultural restoration is annually changing its character
from that of relief reequpment of
by general electrfcaion and technical education
The Policy was as explained by Lenin him
SELF introduced putting between the
proetaria and peasantry again business footing Requ
sihons replaced by agricultural produce rated
according taxable capacity per cent of
the production And is be observed that
dom the taxed 80 per
production Since the restoration of the 19224 this
tax is paid in mnoey
return Government not only allows but aids the
peasant to market his produce at the best price and it's
economic control of industry that the peasant gets
return for produce fair value in goods Th the
nomic contract or clamp smychka between poetaria and
peasantry
peasant was moreover not only given full disposal of
the fruits his land vague under
the Naturalization defined entirely
satisfactory to him. He is allowed to exploit his land he
peases to separate his holding from the community increase
it within limits and hold in perpetuty He lease
for not than six and hire labor work it within
limits By these and other provisions of the Land the
State guarded against the redeveopmen of landlord
the peasant guaranteed all the liberty wants Using
the land. uAo og
1t will be that agriculture is being restored
venona lines and that the Communists have had
rapid realization of their Of equalization of hold
ings and of communal cultivation is hoped that cooperation
may fill the gap give such help the small holder and
laborer will enable them to improve their standing The
money which has replaced the 1.-THE kind the original
right Of confscaton Is poportoned like income
the Of the peasant holders of less
dessiatines exempt.
Area Under Cultivation
AS result of this coordination there has been
date revival of agriculture.
comparison Of the present total cultivated
gives the following results
AreaofUSSR
millions of dess.)
lySS IoO
by districts in cultivated between 1913
1923 the present of increase below
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05

The political Importance of the scissors problem that
the scissors they forced apart the clamp The
peasants could not for their necessities of e began
again stop producing The State therefore, exercised its
economic control of subsidies the cooperatves
reduce prices manufactures and raise prices of a
cultural The burden involved for the Budget
Hereunder AS from the diagram the Scissors
been closed Indeed the authorities had to
engines to order check the momentum acquired
Crops in 1924
(a) Fax.@The fax harvest for 1924 good being IN
million pools as against W. million last year
ITO be continued In next issue)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BRITISH TRADE
UNION DELEGATION TO SOVIET RUSSIA

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All Rights Reserved.
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"ccs and centres this education in the advantages
collective production has less contend with in Russian
e which still retains much its medieval communal char
actor Another powerful influence force of circumstances
The Communities starting in the ruined districts with
out other than their labor fertile land and few
Community with table all property
visited i'll Russian Modava of the worst ruined
These people struggling to get bare living with the help
Of camel and out of of the richest land in Europe
Some these educated people and the only thing wanted
make the Community only prosperous but producing for
export little capital credit to get tractor
Tractors
The tractor is itself instrument for creating such meth
DDS of cooperative farming be adopted
outside capital to be obtained and used the best advan
Thus villages join together special cooperatves buy
tractor and they then organize communal tage to get the
best of it. One described the results somewhat thus eve
sent Peter Paul. and Andrew the class
Odessa last winter, this Now,
four hours backPau and all the afternoon
four hours four hours backand Andrew sits
brrr all night That three burrows in the "a hours eight
miles long each.
Six thousand American delivered mostly
at Odessa this winter and 5000 drivers will have been trained
by this The tractors pillow of five roubes
dessiatne whereas blowing 80 roubes The
What Russia wants tractors long credit
Sbe and they would be profitable investment for
tries with surplus of capital and deficit of food supply
The Russian Government is doing what it Schemes
for improving breeds dry farming drainage works. ga
ton under The estimates for the
to the financing agriculture 81 million gold roubes of which
50 millions raise the capital of the agricultural bank
80 millions Add to this 4S millions spent relief you
that most of the Of the agricultural being rein
vested in agriculture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Continued from Yesterdays Daily WOrker)

analysis OF ndustrysand
Union previous nstaImnt the official
o
agriculture. they
inform British conditions
stamen steadily
continually
the workers improving.
II
AS to the equalization of holdings the following table
the results OF the Revolution and the policy subsequently fol-
lowed of checking acquisition and middle holdings
by the kulak or large farmer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
The Scissors and the "cIamp"

The New Economic Policy substituted business rela-
onshp of free and friendly bargaining for the War Communist
Policy OF conscrptng labor and confscang most of
its produce The could again sell his produce and buy
town products He paid the
of good government But this contract clamp
(smytchka) between the proarat and peasany hardly
in working order before almost broken by economic
strain This the so-caled Scissors rlsis symbol sg
gesed by the ascending of rising prices in manufactures
and the descending of falling prices agricultural produce
shown in the diagram These simple technical symbols
scissors, clamp illustrative of the of
the Russian leaders in giving public opinion grasp of the
nomic essentials underlying political problems Under party
system the conflicting interests peasants proearans
would have been exploited and exaggerated platform slogans
The speeches of Rkov and Kamenev popular lectures
economies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05

Thru Courtesy Of the
international Pub
fishers Co.
1928
ESTIMATED on present

alton cultivated area in millions Of dessiatins.
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by districts in cultivated
and 1923 and the Of increase shown below
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
S. A. WILL ENFORCE
BICYCLE TAX LAW

The city intends 10 enforce its
bicycle tax law.
While only $40 bicycles were
licensed in the fiscal year Of 1923 and
a few less than that number in the
current year, bids on 5000 license
tags were opened and tabulated at the
city commission meeting Monday af-
ternOOn.
Each owner is required to pay %
cents for which he receives a number,
which will aid in the search for the
wheel in case it is stolen.
Bids also were opened on A signal
light posts, 10 be used in the cree
ton OF the traffic lights on Travis
street.
The city was petitioned TO extend
East Euclid street 10 Grayson street.
The petition was referred 10 Pau
Steffler, street commissioner, for P
recommendation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
Soul Kiss
Lands Couple
At Jail

Romance stuck a snsg in a
soul kiss Sunday nicht.
II love him; with all my soul
j love him."
That's what the girl in the
case told the police.
Officers listened to her plea,
and then released her to 20 home
and behave"
But the man, a soldier, they
held in Jail for Military Police
Sergeant Msloukis.
Standing in open view on
Main plaza, in the shadow of
San Fernando cathedral, the
young people were locked in
tight embrace and were express
ing their mutual love with a kiss
when police arrived.
The officers thought the soul
kiss was too soulful and arrested
them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
TAX CUT HEARING.
SET FOR OCTOBER

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.-R-
Ten days has been fixed as the maxi
mum time for hearings on a tax re-
duction bill by the House Ways and
Means Committee, after which the
committee will Immediately begin the
preparation of the new legislation for
submission to Congress when it con-
vencs in December.
The hearings will begin October 10,
and Chairman Green of the committee,
announced last night that as soon as
the House is organized the committee
members formally elected, the bill will
be reported and introduced.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
WILL ELECT OFFICERS.
MAJOR ROYCE TELLS
BOARD Of TROUBLES
CONTINUED From Page one.)

CONTINUED From Page One.)
opinion on the advisability of a de-
pa-ment of national defense, under
which a sub-secretary would be in
charge of all air activities. saying he
had been too busy to study the pro-
posal thoroughly.
PLANES NEED INSPECTION.
The year before last" he said, 81
was inspected by II generals, not one
of whom looked at single plane on
my field"
What were they interested in?"
asked Senator Bingham.
Clothing and barracks. They took
my word on equipment"
II do think" added Major Royce,
that We are in need of inspection by
air officers
Major Royce testified that in the
Air Service lieutensnts were assigned
to the work Of captains and that cap
tains were doing the work that ma
jors or higher officers should do. 4
separate promotion list, he said. would
remedy this condition. He also de-
clared air service matters failed TO
receive proper consideration.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
CONCLUDES MEETING

GENENA, Sept. 2S.-The sixth as
sembly Of the League OF Nations closed
Sunday, after deciding TO erect a new
assembly hall and appointing a com
mission Of five, including DIR. Fridtjoi
hansen. to make an effort to settle
the Armenian question.
The assembly also reelected six Of
the temperament members Of the
league counciI-Brazil. Uruguay
Spain. CzechoslOvakia, Sweden and
Belgium-the assembly being Of the
opinion that no change was desirable
pending Germany's admission to the
league.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
NINE KELLY PLANES
WILL ATTEND LEGION
MEETING IN OMAHA

Nine Of the % Kelly Field planes
scheduled TO give air demonstrs tons
at LesTenWorth. and Fort Riley. Octo-
Der . and 3. have been authorized 10
attend the American Legion Nationa
convention in Omaha. October ; and g.
The nine ships which will attend hc
legion meet belong % the Third At
tack Group.
Under the command If Ma jor {. n.
Wash. the - ships are scheduled ia
leave Kelly Field Tuesday morning
Major Wash will take command in the
absence n Major j. NJ. Andrews. The
other is ships belong 10 the school
group.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28

| Continued From Page One.)
clared Monday. They have request
ed that their identity be withheld
from the press because of the sensa'
tional nature Of Mrs. McCobb's
death"
The secret panel, both women de-
clared, contained deeds to property
said to be worth more than a million
dollars; personal letters, some of them
with President Woodrow Wilson AMI
Mrs. McCobb's will.
All of Mrs. McCobb's baggage was
searched Monday for some trace OF
the suitcase with the secret panel. II
was discovered that every suitcase had
already been rifled, apparently by
someone familiar with the secret
panel, as in every instance. the seams
of the suitcases were ripped open.
Another new angle TO the mystery
which has cloaked the hammer staying
is the search for San Antonio bank
employe who has in his possession an
other fortune in gems belonging to
Mrs. McCobb.
Since her death 100000 worth OF
gems have been discovered in two OF
Mrs. McCobb's franks.
Monday an employee of the express
company here declared that Mrs. Nc
Cobb recently preached him on tbs
subject of a loan, in which she said
she had put up a fortune in jewclry
with a young San Antonio bank en-
ploye, as security.
District Attorney c. NJ. Chamber.
has instigsted a search for the man
who is believed TO still be holding tn,
diamonds.
John II. Cunningham, Monday ap
pointed administrator for the dea,
woman. has ordered that II packages
IL of which are trunks, held in stor
age for Mrs. McCobb by the express
company at Laredo, be forwarded hcrt
for immediate investigation.
These packages we're sent to LAREDO
under Mrs. McCobb's instructions, al
though nobody at the Laredo Office
has even seen Mrs. McCobb, they dc
clared Monday. All her business will
them was conducted by mail or tcle'
graph.
A tremendously high valuation was
put on the property stored at Laredo
express officials declared. They were
listed as personal effects" and ono
trunk alone carried a valuation N
high as $4,000, they believe. They
are looking up old records, which MAJ
throw some light on the case.
The mystery of Mrs. McCobb's lif,
has remained as deep a mystery as hel
death, and has hanpered officers herr
in the investigation.
Monday it was stated that tive
niceces. Mrs. Lucille Mendham Ger
maine and Miss Alice Mendham, viii
inherit the tremendous fortune said t
have been Mrs. McCobbs.
Under the Texas law, according q
the district attorney, the property viii
90 to the nearest surviving relatives
in this case the two nieces, unless ;
will is found. ~
Officials Monday despaired Of find
ing any trace of the missing suitcase
containing the will and other valued
papers, necessary to the administra
ton Of the McCobb estate.
Mrs. McCobb was found dying ir
her room at go Laclede avenue last
Friday afternoon, her head crushed il
with hammer, which was caught IL
her disheveled tresses. Besides her lay
Mrs. Sheridan. apparently uncon
scious. Mrs. Sheridan. according Il
District Attorney Chambers, has sign
ed 10-page statement, admitting the
Staying and indicating that she will
base her defense at the time of hel
trial on a self-defense plea.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
SA ANTONIO LIONS
WILL ATTEND SHOW

Reservations for more than 300
members Of the San Antonio Lions
club and their families we're roped off
in the Palace theater Monday for the
evening performance.
The Lions and their families will at
tend the show in a body as an express
sion Of thanks 10 Don Felicc. musical
director n the Palace. Don Fclice.
accompanied the local Lions 10 Austin
and gave a musical program for the
Austin. Lions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
WOMAN FIGHTS OFF
TWO DALLASBANDITS

B DALLAS. Sept. 2S.- Up "A gas
pipe and copious screams saved a Dial.
las woman from being robbed last
night. Two men stopped her automo-
bile and tried 10 hold her UP. She
seized piece Of gas pipe in the car
and struck at the men. When she be-
gan screaming they fled.
The woman started in pursuit Call
ing q policeman, she followed the as
ssilants TO a hotel where they were
found in a barricaded room.
The men are suspected Of the
wounding Of T. Fl. Sims in a down
town office Saturday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
STRIKE ENDS IN CHINA
AS ANOTHER STARTS

SHANGHAI. Sept. 2s.-LP)-Chi-
nese telegraph operators struck To-
day. demanding increases in wages
and shorter working hours. The
wnlk-out came after a meeting Of
representatives, from all the provinces
Of China, in which there are All sta
tions in all Of which the strike is be.
Eeved 10 be in effect.
The industrial strike in all British
commercial plants here has been end
ed under an agreement between the
employers and the strikers and opera
ton in all Of them was resumed to
day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
Divers Find
Bulkhead Intact

3 NEWPORT, Sept. 2s.-Cp)-Div-
ers have found one of the interior
bulkheads of the sunken submarine s.
81 bent but not pierced, a radio dis
patch received here from the wreck
today, said. The message did not
make clear whether the compartment
was forward or sft.
The compartment was described in
the message only as an interior
bulkhcad.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
HAVE OTHER PLANS.

= II the huge derricks succeed in their
.attempt 10 raise the undersea craft,
OF is planned TO bring her up stern
first as it is thought that il any of
fhe men are still alive they are in the
two rear compartments, the engine
room and the motor room.
Should the cranes, however, be I'M
able TO make any impression on the
savreck. it is planned 10 send a diver
Through one Of the torpedo tubes of
the submarine. He will close all the
compartments, all of the water will be
pumped out and the shell filled with
air. This would make il easier 10
bring the craft 10 the surface.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-28
PHILIPPINE TROOPS
UNDER QUARANTINE

MANILA. Sept. 2s.-LP)-As the
result Of the death Of = Philippine
scout soldier and his wife and daugb-
ter from cboler6. the Fifty-seventb In
fanrry Regiment. stationed At Fort
McKiEley. was placed under strict
quarantine TO-DAY.