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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
LABOR BANK or
PHILADELPHIA IN
RECEIVERS HANDS
Claim Frozen Assets
Enough to Cover
Especial to The Daily workerl

NoPcSiat 70 the Oally WorkeFl
PHILADELPHIA, May THE Pro-
ducers' and Consumers Bank, la
Dor bank" established by the efforts
of one hundred and thirty labor organ
izations, is in the hands Of receiver,
Albert NJ. Greenfield, a real estate
operator appointed by the court on a
petition filed by creditors.
The bank was organized by promi.
nent labor leaders and opened on
February 1, 1922. with 100000 de-
posits. II now has 1900 depositors and
the sum owing them is Slab. 540.51.
The trust assets are $2,732. GO7. 2S. The
liabilities are s2.456. 2SS.62. The assets
are said to be incapable OF immediate
liquidation.
When founded, Il was thought TO
secure a majority OF labor men on the
board by the charter provision that
three-hfths Of It should be labor rep
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
The Facts About the Minneapolis Daily Star

And he did. That was because the
workers trusted him.
IL will be remembered the kind of
campaign that Van Lear conducted
among organized and unorganized la
Dor. He told the unions that this
would be genuinely cooperative pa
per. He stressed the fact that 81 will
protect the interests of the workers
In the paper" The workers believed
him. They poured their money, rep
resenting as 1t does, self-denials, sac
rihces and family struggles of econ
omy, into 1t, at the behest of this arch
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09

DIOCtbo VI ottlihb thc many WhcSio III
motion would be gradual one, re-
sembling the slow projection OF a
picture on q screen. Work at the
plant during May will be confined to
assembling cars and trucks. but this
operation, beginning on small scale,
Will be increased gradually as the
machinery gathers speed and momen-
turi, until production rate is attain
cd which viii result in an output Of
$500 cars for the month OF May. Off,
cials OF the company have declined to
state when the process Of manufac-
turing cars in their entirity would be
undertaken in the Twin City plant.
This, however. is not likely to be
very soon.
Ever since the building of the fac
tory was started. about a year ago. the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
COURT TO DECIDE ON
ANCIENT INJUNCTION
AGAINST MINE UNION

WHEELING, w. Va, May q
Judge w. <. Baker will announce
his decision upon the demurrer
filed in the contempt case against
officers and members of the United
Mine Workers of America, tomor-
row, he announced today.
Argument in the case, which has
been Interrupted by routine matters
was closed yesterday.
Operators contend that efforts Of
union miners to organize the nom
union mines of the Panhandle dis
trict constitute violation of the in
Junction granted many years ago.
The miners attorneys filed a demur-
rer, on which the court will rule.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
SOCIALIST RENEGADES, VAN LEAR
AND HARTHILL, COMMIT TREASON
AGAINST WORKERS OF MINNEAPOLIS

TNTRoDUcTIoNn the campaign,
Lewis Harth supporting
Mayor Leach. Only
the avowed socialist Today he the the
baters They both
utilization
progressive movement of the working class.
practically Citizens
This did the Kansas City the Machnss
1912 the strength his militant attitude
working
in him as a leader
article which follows that when these
the this
side of hell
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09

in 1919, Van Lear became one of the
principal promoters of the Daily
Star. 1t was his contention that the
workers needed daily paper. He
used to call both the Journal and
Tribune. "capitalistic rags" which. in
fact, they are. Therefore. he main
tanned. II was the duty OF the workers
to establish a workers, press"
This Daily Star business was gi-
gantic promotion scheme.
Van Lear took It upon himself to
win the faith and confidence of the
working class, for the new enterprise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
STRIKE SPREADS
ON open SHOP"
Market Project
Carpenters, LGbOrerS
Join Builders WaIkout

Construction work on the new Chi
cago market project, at 18th ST., and
Racine avenue, where close to two
thousand brickIayers, pIasterers, cleo
tricians, plumbers, sheet metal work
ers, structural iron workers and tile
settlers are on strike against the open
shop, was at standstilI yesterday.
The strike was called by the Chi
cago Building Trades Council, in an
effort to unionize several hundred
common laborers, carpenters and ce-
ment workers, who were hired on the
non-union Lands award" basis.
Cement Machines Idle
The huge cement mixing machines.
which until the strike had been pour
ing steady stream of cement into the
walls of the twenty million dollar
structures, were idle yesterday. A
large number of carpenters, who were
at work on the non-union basis, joined
the walkout as did some of the labor
ers.
Some of the laborers at work yester-
day declared they would join the
strike this morning, while others will
finish out the week and walk out
Monday. Turnout the day, laborers
and carpenters were struggling away
from work. when they realized there
was a strike on.
seab Company Asks Conference
Rumors. were being spread that the
Building Trades Council had erected
settlement and would send the
strikers back to work, but J. Conroy.
secretary of the council, denied this,
declaring, There is no change in the
situation"
The McLennan Construction com
pany, which is constructing the huge
market to replace the old s. Water
St., market, has been comforting with
the building trades representatives.
but no statement was issued as to the
results of these conferences.
The building trades unions have
thus far made no attempt to picket
the struck project, and the morgan
lied laborers who joined the walkout
declare that if the union men were
allowed by their officials to picket.
every man on the job could be brought
out on strike Immediately.
Police Called Out
Several fiivver squads" were in evil
dence around the plant, which covers
four blocks. There were numerous
armed plain clothes detectives and
private guards.
The construction work will be com
pletely tied up by Monday if the build
ing trades union officials keep the
union men from their jobs until that
time. The strike of the iron and steel
workers has tied up carpenter work
and cement work, together with most
of the common labor work.
The Lands award" non-union
workers, are highly dissatisfied with
the conditions, and are anxious TO join
the union. They declare that the boss
system. with numerous bosses to
speed them up, prevails. Since the
work began, they have been watched
by armed guards, the workmen de-
clare.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
Senator Wheeler's
Client Found Guilty
In Oil Fraud Case
Especial to The Daily Worker,

GREAT FALLS. Mont. May T.
Found guilty of the illegal use of the
mails in promoting an oil syndicate,
Gordon Campbell declared he will ap.
peal to the circuit court at San Fran.
cisco.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler was
Campbell's lawyer in his oil deals.
Wheeler was found not guilty when
tried for misusing his Office to aid his
client.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
international PIupderers Meet

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. May THE
Pan-American union has selected Aug.
2. 1926 as the date for the assembling
of the international commission OF jur.
lists at Rio de Janeiro for consideration
of the codifcation Of international
law. The main task of the jurists will
be to formulate laws whereby Amer.
lean imperialism can legally plumber
the Latin-American countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
F|CI On Lands PLAN GROWING
| WIN STRIKE AGAINST
DISCHARGE or may
DAY DEMONSTRATORS
tspeeIaI to rhe paIIy WORKED

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
PARIS, May 7.-The striking oi-
ty, transport workers who struck
Tuesday against the discharge Of
200 workers who had led the May
Day strike demonstration are back
to work after complete surrender by
the company.
The strikers were informed by
their delegates that the company
had agreed to reinstate, without ex-
ception or punishment, all the men
who quit their jobs on May Day.
The 200 men who were under sus-
pension are to receive pay for the
two days they were laid off.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
COAL MINED IN UNITED STATES
HELPS BREAK STRIKE ON BESCO
Especial to The Daily worksr)

SYDNEY Scotia 7-The
Monday the Suffolk
imported British Steel cor
oraton
dominion. Tho contains 1000 tons. 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
Charmed WIth klIIIna Stack

CAIRO. Egypt, May mime natives
has been placed on trial here charged
with the murder Of the former British
Sir Lee Stack
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
10000 UNEMPLOYED in MAY DAY
FRANTIC RUSH FOR ZOO FORD JOBS
tspeeiaIto The Daily Worker,

MINNEAPOLIS plant of Ford
Of
operation, for
A. of
ultimately
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

wv would you like to read an
original draft of the Communist
Manifesto? Perhaps it never occurred
to you that such a treasure existed,
but it does, and the Daily Worker
Publishing company has done the trick
OF making this historic document
available to the workers in a neat,
artistic and cheap form, thru it's Lit
tie Red Library series. The little book
is entitled Principles of Commun-
ism" 1t was written by Frederick
Engels, the co-worker of Marx and one
of the founders of modern socialism.
THIS little book costs only ten cents.
= You can buy one dozen of them
for one dollar Thousands of this
booklet should be distributed among
the workers of the United States. And
1t Is simple matter How could any
member of the Workers Party or any
reader of the DAILY WORKER who
is in sympathy with our movement,
spend dollar better than by invest
ing it in a dozen of those little books
and distributing them among the wage
slaves?
THOUSANDS of those little trouble
makers for capitalism have already
been sold. The figure must reach hun
dreds of thousands The American
workers can be reached and one of the
most effective ways to get them think
ing about their status in this cap
italist world is to pass them piece of
literature that is easy to read, CON
vincing and revolutionary. This is not
review of Principles of Commun-
ISM, merely an announcement. Read
this little gem and pass it along to-
your fellow workers.
GENERAL states of this union have
~ passed laws making it unlawful to
teach the theory of evolution. One of
those places for morons is Tennessee.
A teacher of biology in the local
high school at Dayton violated this
law by telling his pupils that man
was not fashioned out of a fist-full
of earth, by the hand~of God, but was
the product of evolution from a lower
form of life, a process that went on
thru millions of years.
THE teacher was arrested. He is
4 lucky teacher that he did not live
a few hundred years ago. Had he
made such statement, his ears would
now be decorating the cross on some
Dayton church and his infidel tongue
would be securely nailed up on some
wall, where the sight of it could be
enjoyed by the pious townspeople
AS 1t is, nothing worse than a little
publicity will happen to the teacher.
The supreme court will finally hear
the case and say whether the law
under which the teacher was arrested,
is in conflict with the basic law of
the land or not. 1t is quite likely that
the learned judges will bring God
little more up to date. Capitalism
no longer has much use for the old
specimen. A good capitalist God can
believe in evolution in the field of
biology while renouncing it sociologic-
ally.
VI1AR was not such bad thing after
W all. declared Commander Evange-
line Booth Of the salvation army. Not
(Continued on mage ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-09

M1AR was not such bad thing after
w ALL declared Commander Evange-
line Booth of the salvation army. Not
Continued on page p
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
NORTHWEST FIRES
TAKE TWO LIVES:
DAMAGE IS GREAT
Ey United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, Ore. Aug. g. Two
lives have been lost ana untold thou
sands OF dollars in damage resulted
from forest fires still raging today
in Washington and Oregon.
The district forester reported the
situation was the worst of the year
and unusually grave.
Serious fires were burning i'll the
Colvllle, Wcnatchee, Mount Baker
and Mount Hood national forests
while much privately owned timber
has also suffered.
Philip Comodore, forest fire
fighter, died of injuries received
when Il burning tree fell on him
near Wenatchee. Wash. Chris Starr.
mann died in Wenatchec from II
paralytic stroke while fighting the
Lake Creek forest fire.
Fire destroyed several dwellings
and other buildings of the Rashford
Lumber company near Amboy,
Wash.
Locomotive sparks are blamed for
Il fire wrich threatened orchards and
farm houses in the Lake Shore dis
trict in Clarke county, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
RUSSELL SCOTT
MAY KNOW FATE
THIS EVENING
Jury Is Called Upon to
Sift Contradictory
Evidence
by United Press Leased Wire

COURT ROOM, CHICAGO: Aug.
G.-The jurors who arc to decide
whether Russell Scott is insane and
thereby save him from hanging or
tnat he is sane and must 90 to the
gallows started their deliberations
III 1925 p. m. today. Judge Joseph
l.. David, in instructing the jury.
warned that Scott must be presumed
sane until preponderant evidence of
insanity is found.
The jury must consider the cap
ability of various witnesses called
to give their opinion of Scott S
mental condition, he said.
The defense considered this point
a victory. The jury had no choice
of verdicts, the court said.
1t must be sane or insane as the
mental condition of the prisoner is
the only question involved said the
Judge.
Scott showed a real interest for
the first time during tie reading of
instructions. He sat up straight
and paid close attention to Judge
David.
In his instructions Judge David
ordered the jury to remember that
the burden of proof rests with the
petitioner. Scott being considered
sane until otherwise decided.
As to the verdict. the Judge told
the jury they must either find him
sane or insane and have no other
verdict to bring in.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Thc state to-
Gay completed its efforts and should
Giveney. Bridgeport. Conn. and su-
be hanged for the murder of Joseph
Maurer.
Russell Scott, the former Canad-
ian millionaire Whose fate has
hcon tottering IN the balance of
the law for many months. may
know by tonight whether his lat
est attempt to escape the gallows is
successful.
The jury that will decide whether
hc is sane or mentally unbalanced
is expected to start its deliberations
late this afternoon. Its verdict
probably will be returned soon
thereafter. ,.....
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
WOMAN SLASHES
HER WRISTS IN
DEATH ATTEMPT
Deputy Sheriff Thwarts
Suicide Effort at
County Jail

Mrs. Berry Worthington, who was
given a six months suspended sen
tcncc in the police court yesterday
for ypgrancy, attempted to commit
suicide at the county Jail this
morning by slashing he' wrists with
Il safety razor blade, prompt action
by Deputy Sheriff Thannum pre-
venting the woman from iniuring
herself fatally.
Following the Judgment imposed
oIi her yesterday, Judge Whitelaw
ordered the woman to Jail for II
day OF two until she could straight
en- up, as she is Il drug addict.
The safety razor blade was con
cealed in her handbag which she
was allowed to. take with her when
going from the jail to the police
court yesterday morning, and she
Sccretcd it about her person.
Her companions in the woman S
department at the Jail this morning
saw her slash her wrists and i'm
mcdiatcly yelled for help, Deputy
Sheriff Thanmum hurried up to the
row of cells where the woman are
kept and although Mrs. Worthing
ton is over 30 years old and ravaged
bv the drug habit, she put up stiff
battle with the deputy, who is con
sidered "husky, - while they
fought for possession of the blade.
The deputy finally overpowered
her and made her drop the blade af-
ter which the unfortunate woman
collapsed and had to be given med
zeal attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
Surrend ers Self
On Alien Land
Violation Count

\. L. Reuter-, ~ years old. came
from San Diego this morning with
Deputy Sheriff George Evans, to
surrender himself on AN indictment
by the grand jury, charging him
with violation of the alien land
law. \ short time after his arrival
at the Jail Reuters attorney appear
ed with $1,000 bail and he was re.
leased from custody.
To Jail officials the aged man
said that this marks the first time
III all his years that he has ever
been connected with any court bus
mess never having been arrested
nor even summoned into court as a
witness.
There ale still several other par-
ties to be brought in under the in
dictmentS, Sheriff Gillett stated this
morning, though he would not say
how many more are expected Ask
ed IT he expected to have all the III
dlcted parties in custody or ON bail
by the end of the week, the sheriff
answered: " hope SO, )" and let the
matter drop.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
Sse Lighter Terms
BY WILLIAM +. LOSE,

ONlteI pTeSS oCdll correspondents
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. - The
American debt fun'iing commission
baS received for its guidance from
American financial experts re
port indicating Belgium needs light
er debt funding terms than those
accorded Great Britain and many
other nations.
1nsistence of terms such as Brit
ain Instrumentation in 81 wears
with .Aterest al per cent for ten
years and 3 ID subsequently, would
cause an impasse, the report indi-
Gates.
1t is likely that settlement will
he reached on the basis of "A 80 wear
funding period with interest below
: per cent. after an initial morator-
ium had been granted.
Belgium had loans during the war
which, now, with accrued interest,
anrount to $235. .000. coo, but the Bel
gians have contendcd that FIX. .Presi-
dent Wilson and the allies agreed
these obligations should lee met
through Germany's ; PREPARATIONS con
tributions. The Wilson agreement
has never been ratified. but ii is
believed that the commissions will
now be confronted w'h Il test of
lcnicncy such as President Coolidge
bespoke for Financially embarrassed
debtors.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
Return Lost Pom
With Litter
of Six Fine Pups


SANTA ANA. Cal, Aug. G.
Lila, dancing Pomeranian puppy
came TO Santa Ana from Holly
God to have her first family.
This was revealed today when
Mrs. 6. LogcI, film actress.
called at the impromptu matern-
ity ward at the local poli'te
station and identified Lila as
her lost pup.
When Lila iumpeN>out of her
mistress automobile several
DAYS ago and disappeared Mrs.
Lcgel offered 500 for recovery
Of the cXpcctant canine mother.
Today police returned Lila.
plus six little puppies to the ac-
trcSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
STEALS TO GET
DOPE; THIEF IS
NABBED AT Line
Addict Admits Desire For
Drugs Prompted Him
to Crime

Shortly after clock this morn
ing, Jack Milbam stole a typewriter
and fan from The office of the
Sawdev California company on the
East Side, and thereafter evcnts
moved very rapidly for Jack.
At 9:30 he was arrested in Ca
lexico by Chief Harwich, of the
border city police. At 10 . clock he
was on his way to FL Centre with
Officer Reynolds who was sent to
the border to get him. At 1880 he
was arraigned before Justice May
field on Il charge of robbery, to
which he pleaded guilty.
An hour and half later Milbam
faced Judge Conkling in the SUI
perior court. He pleaded guilty to-
the charge against him. and un-'
prison sentence at once, but for the
fact that it was noon and the court
adjourned. He will be brought be
fore Judge Conkling for sentence to-
morrow.
Dope was at the bottom of Mil
BAN S criminal act. he admitted to
Judge Mayfield, and it was to get
money with which to purchase mar
cotics, that he stole the fan and
typewriter. His arm was scared
from the wrist to shoulder with
marks left by the "shots' he has
taken.
Questioned by the Judge Milbam
SAID he has been ION the hop for
several years. He has experienced
little difficulty in getting drugs. he
him for Il long time but have never
to pay for them. When the drug
market on this side of the line was
"tight,' he could get the stuff
cheaper in Mexfcal. simply by go
ing into Il place where it is sold and
laying down his money, the same as
one would purchase tacks or coffee.
He had worked in the packing
sheds during the cantaloupe season
but used nearly all his earnings for
dope and feeling the need of "a
- shot this morning. he crh
through screen at thet Sawdey-
California company, helped himself
to the typewriter and fan and head
ed for Mexicali to exchange them
for that which he desired more than
anything else in the world-dope.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
AMERICAN WILL
ESSAY CHANNEL
SWIM TOMORROW
Second Attempt Will Be
Made in Company
With Rival
GIRL IS SANGUINE
Hopes to Be First Woman
To Negotiate Strip
Successfully
BY GABRIAL COURTIAL
Omitted Press Staff Corre5pondent)

CAPE GIRLS NEZ, France. Aug. &.
1ertrude Ederle, American girl
swimmer. will make her attempt to
swim the English channel at 6:30
Jabez Wolfe, announced this eve
ming.
Miss Lillian Harrison of the Ar
gentine, who failed in a previous at
tempt this summer, will start at the
same time.
This will be the second attempt
of Miss Harrison within II month
to master the channel. On her first
attempt she was forced to give up
when five miles from Dover.
The girl who had clipped 81 min
utes from the record for the swim
from the Battery. New York, to
Sandy Hook, was thoroughly Opt
mistic that she would be able to
hang up the record of being the
first woman to negotiate the chan
mel successfully.
Miss Ederlc had been training at
Brighton since early July with the
veteran coach. Captain Jabez Wolfe.
Today she was in fine trim and fell
equal to the strenuous task facing
her. Last week she had to
abandon some of her water training
because of the inclemency of the
weather but she kept her muscles
supple with walking and other eXcr-
ciseS ashore.
Her sudden decision to jump off
tomorrow evening was announced
only about a half hour before the
appointed time. While it is known
Miss Harisron intended another try
at the channel it had been stated
earlier that Miss Ederle would make
the attempt alone. At that time
1t was felt that with anybody ac-
companying here the try for Dover
might develop into Il competition
which would not be beneficial to
Miss Ederle s style.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
JAPANESE GIVE
DEAD s. ENVOY
HIGHEST HONORS
BY MILE w. VAUGHN
(United Press Staff Correspondent

TOXIC, Aug. d.-Japan today
paid America : dead ambassador,
Edgar 4. Bancroft, honors such as
heretofore have been reserved only
for the dead Of her own race.
After funeral services in the little
wooden protestant cathedral, gov
crmment officials escorted the body
to the station, where the "imperial
entrance was used for the first
time for any foreigner.
Two companies of Japanese sold
iers were drawn up ut attention ON
the station platform as the plain
oaken casket was placed aboard
special train for Yokohama where
it will be placed aboard the Japan
ese cruiser Tama for its journey to
San Francisco.
Members of the diplomatic corps
and American consulate general
were the paIl bearers and diplomats
and American coloniStS attended the
services
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-06
MACHINE GUNS TO
BE- INSTALLED ON
BIG u. s. AIRSHIP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. - The
navy dirigible Shenandoah viii he
filled up this week with machine
gun battery OF ten guns and "A train
eel crew to operate them, the navy
department announced today.
Two will be- set up in the forward
@ordolaS, two aft. two mounted on
ION Of the dirigible and one in each
Qf the power ears.
The installation was made for ex-
pcrimental purposes.
. rlans are being completed for the
Shenandoah : western trip about
September |, the department an
uounced,
Although the detailed itinerary
has not been approved, ii is stated
the ship will visit Detroit. Minnea-
polls, st. Paul and Dcs Moines,
Iowa.