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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
new YORK BOUND TRAIN
CRASHES into EXPRESS
ON WAY TO WASHINGTON

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Train No.
6 of the Pennsylvania railroad,
bound from ST. Louis to New York,
crashed into the rear end of the
Washington express, during heavy
fog two miles west of Monmouth
Junction, N. j., killing a number Of
passengers and critically lnIurinu
more than a dozen.
The heavy locomotive Of Train
No. crashed into the rear sleeper
of the Washington express and trap
ped those in the car. The Pullman
car ahead Of this was also wrecked.
Only four of the 10 in the last car
escaped injury. A number Of cas-
ualties resulted in the car ahead.
Rescue parties were immediately
organized in Newark, Jersey City,
Trenton and New Brunswick and
the injured that were first taken
from the wreck were, rushed to
Trenton and New Brunswick.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

mon Mine No. 2. The party frac-
tions function in the local unions en-
deavoring to give real organized ex-
preston to the fight against the pol
icy of rule or ruin pursued by Frank
Harrington and his helpers.
During the sharp clashes when the
high handed actions of Harrington re-
suited in the election from Office to
which they were duly elected of Sub
District President Freeman Thomp-
son and Secretary J. ]. Watt, one of
our party members held the Office of
checkweighman at one of the Spring
field mines. He at several instances
had difficulties in finding just where
he fitted in and always take stand
squarely in the front ranks of the
progressive miners. Before the sub
sequent elections the party fraction
decided that he could not again run
for the office, at least not until he
had become clear as to what. party
policies imply in the everyday activi-
lies amongst organized workers. He
lid not become candidate but he is
now making good and showing him
self better fighter.
The Miners Educational League is
functioning within the Springfield
sub-district and there is no intention
on their part to give up the fight for
the right of progressive elements
holding office within the union. The
party shop nuclei members are TAX
ing the leadership. However, the
tendency toward limiting the educa-
tional league to delegates from the
various locals and local union pro-
gressive groups is wrong. The league
must be built up as a genuine mass
Organization in which every adherent
becomes an active member.
Turnout the Southern Illinois coal
fields the party is rapidly becoming
reorganized on a shop nuclei basis.
West Frankfort when completed, will
have six such units, Christopher, two:
zeigler already has two functioning
nuclei, while one or two are being or
ganized in several of-the other small
coal cities.
In the Southern Illinois steel CEN
ter, in Granite City and Madison,
shop nuclei are being organized One
is being established in each one of
the steel mills and one of the big
foundries composed of a number of
live party members. With common
laborers being paid 3S1a cents per
hour for ten-hour work day and con
ditions of slave driving almost equal
to any steel center there are plenty of
activities for these nuclei to engage
in.
The party membership being quite
scattered in st. Louis, Mo-, the first
steps taken towards reorganization
have been the division of the city
into two sections within which the
language branch lines will disappear.
There are immediate possibility of or.
ganization of a shop nucleus in a
large clothing factory.
In East st. Louis, ILL.,. steps are be-
ing taken toward the formation of a
shop nucleus in the packinghouse.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
Extend State Reservation.

MOSCOW, Nov. 1.-THE territory
of the Ponza state reservation has
been extended by the inclusion of
three new sections with total area
Of SIT dessiatins consisting of pine
forests and marshes.
Extremely rare and valuable plants
are found in these sections. Thus, in
the Arbanev reservation are growing
10 species of the third pre-glacial
varieties of vegetation which are rap
idly disappearing The rarest among
these is the Altaian anemona.
A scientific expedition is being or
ganized to explore the fisheries of
the lakes and rivers of this region.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

been sent to nearly 100 workers in
the shops and factories of Chicago
and Pullman, asking them to join
the correspondents class. ANY com.
rade, however, who wishes to join
this class may do so by registering
at the District Party Office, 10 South
Lincoln street, or by coming to the
first meeting on Friday. Nov. 20, at
The DAILY WORKER, 1113 West
Washington Blvd.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

management would eliminate over rs
per cent of lost time with proper
efficiency management. Seventy-five
per cent of falls would be eliminated
if proper material was delivered and
used in time.
There is no excuse for gas being
the cause of unemployment, but as
long as the operators have nothing to
pay for this loss of time and the min
er is the only victim, nothing will be
done to remedy it.
The miners know what it means to
them, it is one of the greatest men
aces to existence, and the progressive
miners will fight on for a minimum
wage, in spite of the coal companies
and Lewis opposition.
Unemployment Benefits.
The progressive miners demand I'M
employment benefits. We hold the
industry can, and must take care of
its employees during shut downs, or
during the time that men are prevent
ed from work thru the failure of the
operators to furnish us working
places.
The coal commissione pointed out
"That the miners wages were reduc-
ed thru lack of being furnished an
other working place when their place
was finished" and every miner knows
that he does not average more than
fifty per cent time thruout the year
We have the right, to live, and our
life is dependent on the right to work,
we demand that work, or unemploy-
ment benefits be paid us, until work
is furnished us.
Relief in Many Countries.
The official figures that l quoted in
my former articles dealing with the
enormous profits of the coal owners
show that unemployment benefits can
be paid by the industry. We are not
alone in this demand. Many govern
ments have officially recognized the
right to work, to live, and where work
was not supplied that unemployment
benefits be paid.
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania,
and various countries of Europe, par
ticularly Great Britain, have enacted
laws which furnish unemployment re-
lief to the workers,
The progressive miners have made
fight to have unemployment relief
measures made a part of the miners
program, and introduced the subject
matter to the tri-district convention
of the hard coal miners, but the
Lewis-Cappellini machine hardened to
the voice Of WallsStreet and the min
ers' demand was temporarily shelved.
The fight of the progressives is
hard and meets the combined opposi-
ton of Wall Street, and the reaction
airy labor leaders, but their program
Is becoming understood, and when ex-
planned to the miners and a little bet
ter known turnout the anthracite, and
bituminous as well, all the Wall
Streets and reactionary labor leaders
In America, will not be able to pre-
vent the Incorporation of our de-
mands in the official program and a
finish fight for their victory.
We realize that as long as private
ownership Of the mining industry pre-
walls, we will have the same H.
that is going on now. hence our de-
sire to eliminate private ownership.
Naturalization OF the mines was also
put forward as part OF our program
and | will discuss this in my next
article
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

BY ALEX REID,
tsseretary Of the Progressive Miners cOmmlttes)


we come now to the balance of the progressive miners pro-
gram every point of which time other of
ma demands of the United Mine Workers of America,
AT the miners convention in Cleveland in 1919
Lewis said: Recognizing that unemployment is
OF the United States which unemployment is created by
the verdeeopment of the mining industry
declare for hour day. veday the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

full power and influence of the
United Mine Workers be used
to attain that end"
Offered in "cood Faith"
Since the convention, Harrington.
president of the Illinois miners has
adequately Endorsed and repudiated
that policy and at Peoria, in the I'LL
nois Miners convention in 1924, Will
lam Green, now the president Of the
American Federation of Labor, said,
Il have always felt that our proposal
for shorter work day in the coal
mines of the country offered at least
a partial solution Of this unemploy-
ment problem" And again Green
stated, Our proposition for shorter
work day is offered in good faith as
a partial solution of this problem of
unemployment"
But this is all changed now, John
L. Lewis has reached the presidency
of the United Mine Workers and
Green dimes in Wall Street. No more
do they mention the six-hour day or
fve-day week, but on the contrary,
their gang aids in falling, persecut-
ing, and prosecuting any worker that
mentions it.
The Harrington gang, and the Cap
pellini takers are expelling from the
union any and all, that fight for those
policies, but the progressive miners
still have the six-hour day and five
day week high up on their program.
and will carry their program to vic
tory in spite of all the Greens, Lewis
es, Farringtons, Cappellinis, and jails
in America.
1t is very interesting to see how
the Lewis machine have tried to
smother this program and substitute
their pet remedy for unemployment.
Squeeze Out 100000.
They propose regular employment
for fifty per cent of the miners at the
expense of total unemployment to the
remaining fifty per cent. Lewis
states, There are over two hundred
thousand too many miners in the in
dustry."
His remedy is to squeeze out this
two hundred thousand. He does not
state where this two hundred thou
sand will receive employment. He
does not state that every industry in
America has its surplus labor supply,
that workers from all industries are
walking the streets seeking employ
ment and none to be found.
He does not make any mention of
too many officers, with their padded
expenses, but we know there have
been none of the upper strata of la
Dor squeezed out. and nothing has
been said in that connection.
EquaIize Work.
The progressive miners deny that
a squeezing out of coal diggers is nee
essary to the sterilization of the in
dustry. Every miner is a part of the
industry. Every miner is entitled to
living from the industry, they have
grown up in it, and know no other.
and is fitted for no other division of
the available labor in the mines, and
to receive that, we demand the six
hour day and five-day week.
We further demand a minimum
wage for the workers in the mine.
Why? The mine workers many times
las shown by the coal commissions
report are prevented from work thru
no fault of their own, because of falls
OF roof, breakdown of machinery, gas
in working places, lack of material
and cars, etc, and have to return
home many days from the mine with
out earning a penny.
No Excuse for Most Lost Time.
The miners know that most of this
ost time is preventable and proper
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
HEAVY BLOWS
STRUCK FOR
LABOR PRESS

Three heavy blows were struck for
The DAILY WORKER today with the
receipt Of remlttanees from three far
away cItles-ss3.3o from san Fran
cisco, CAL; $71.oo from Buffalo, N. ",
Finnish branch Of the Workers Party;
and $62.25 from Hanna, Wyo., where
Finnish comrades are always on the
job.
The total amount, however, is less
than 100000, not one-thirtieth of what
must be raised within the next two
weeks.
Today's list is as follows:
Walter Kraft, Chicago, Hl.........$ 500
Arthur Klainman, Bronx, N. Y. LOO
Cleveland, o., and Philadelphia,
Pa, w. P. meetings .................. 1910
San Francisco, CAL, Soviet cele-
Dratl0n $3.50
Polish Br., w. p, Neffs, Ohio,
COLLECTED by Mary Hornik
and X. Obraska) ........................ 14.5O
Michael Nahpka, Detroit, Mich. 500
Hanna, Wyo, D. w. stamps and
Soviet celebration ................... 62.25
English Br., w p. Detroit, Mich. TOO
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Soviet cele-
bration) $50
G. Tuchelski. Detroit, Mich......... 1000
F. L. " Blazina, Rankin, Pa......... 200
Lithuanian Br. 10, w. p, Eliza
Deth, ~, J. '.......,'.............-....."." 800
Finnish Br., w. p, Buffalo, N. Y. 71.0O
John Kaulta, Detroit, Mich........ 200
So. Slavic Women Workers Club
"Svijetlo," Kansas City, KAN. 1000
Today's total ..............s 29O.95
Previously reported ............ 1S.2S4.74
Total to date .....................s1S,575.69
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
PROGRESSIVE MINERS DEMAND
UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF WITHA
SIX-HOUR DAY, FIVE-DAY WEEN

The following the
great anthracite strike
ing $4,000 miners The article
author of the articles
Is secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS CLASS
TO START FRIDAY WITH ENGDAHL,
dunno AND CARLSON AS TEACHERS

being
1926, The DAILY WORKER lib
This primarily
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
SHOP NUCLEI IN ILLINOIS COAL
MINES HAVE BEGUN TO FUNCTION

SPRINGFIELD,
Springfield
thereby materially the militant
he n
nuclei funconng different
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

Wrap your lunch in a copy of
the DAILY WORKER and give
it (the DAILY WORKER, not the
lunch) to your shopsmate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15

The graduates Of the academy must receive
training in plain and fancy perjury the testimony Lands
downe widow Of heate Shenandoah
Is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
"As We See 1t"
Monday, Nov. Is

Beginning next week, "As
We See It," the column
edited by t. ]. o'Flaherty,
will again appear In The
DAILY WORKER as one
Of its regular features.
This bright, analytical
comment on the events Of
the day-graced with the
keen wit of the well-known
writer, is the very best
reason TO induce your
friends to
5 u b S G. r | b E!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-15
LAST MINUTE CHECKS help
TO RESCUE DAILY WORKER

present
bad crisis brought s2s5 PARTY
branches
$1,000 Of Va incud
$500 from Street
contained poeds from the Soviet
payment Of $4,000 from Cleveland o.
Philadelphia. Pa, from Maynard, Mass.
amount to date thus
brot to W
Evening star., 1925-11-13

John, pastor Of the Rockville Meth
odist Church. has officiated at the
marriage at his home here of the fol
lowing couples: Calvin VILLA m Gruber
of Garfield. Pa. and Miss Martha
Katherine Smith of Stafford Court
House. Va; Lauriston V. Howell OF
st. Petersburg. Fla, and Miss Mar
garet S. McWhorter of Fairfax, Va.
Garrison A. Tice and Miss Florence
r. Edwards. both of Washington, and
George w. Edwards of Colesville, this
county, and Miss Nora l.. Owens of
Rectortown Va.
Miss Elijah Hicks. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hicks of Rockville.
died suddenly at her home yesterday
morning. aged Is years. She is sur
Evening star., 1925-11-13
US. WOMAN MUSICAL FIND

BERLIN. November 13 LP).-Berlin
critics are hailing as one of the real
musical finds" of the present con
cert season Myra Mortimer. a con
tralto, whose home is in Denver. Colo.
AT her recent debut in Beethoven Hall
she astounded the critics by her han.
ding IF the German language in the
rendition or songs by Schubert and
Wolf Her Interpretation Of old Eng
lish songs, such as Drink to Nc
Only With Thine Eyes" and German
folk songs found especial admiration.
Evening star., 1925-11-13

the wheel and was twice crashed
against Dubbs head. He was unmar-
ried. His funeral will take place at
o'clock Saturday afternoon from his
home in Carlisle, Pa.
F. w. McGinnisS, real estate agent
of the vicinity Of kensington. was
given judgment for 1882 by jury
in the Circuit Court here yesterday
afternoon in suit against Michael
Whalen, Gaithersburg district
farmer. McGinniss claimed $500 com
mission on the sale Of Whalen's fern
to Henry B. Bohrer of this county.
but Whalen, so the evidence showed.
insisted that McGinniss was not his
agent and refused payment.
Within the last few days, Rev. b. w.
Evening star., 1925-11-13

session here since Monday morning
made its first report to the court
late Yesterday afternoon, when It re-
turned % indictments. Robert :.
Parkhurst, 22-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles =. Peters Park
hurst of Prince Georges County, who
has been in Jail here since early in
August on a charge of having at
tackled Mary f. Price, 16-year- r-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George w.
Price of Silver Spring, this county,
was not among those against whom
indie ments were returned. neither
was DR.. Henry NJ. Dixon of Wash
inSton, who is under $4,000 bond on
charge of having performed
criminal opera ton on Miss Mary 81
Evening star., 1925-11-13
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, November 13
(SpeciaD.-Parke Dubbs, 26 years old.
in charge of the dairy on the farm
of Millard l.. Rice. ST., near Darnes-
town. for the last year. died in a
Washington hospital Tuesday night
as a result OF injuries received last
Sunday. While a gasoline engine was
in operation in the dairy, the belt
came off Dubbs was attempting to
get it in place by using an iron pipe,
when the pipe caught in the spokes
of the revolving wheel and was
wrested from his hands 1t hung in
Evening star., 1925-11-13

vived by both parents. brother and
three sisters. The funeral arrange
ments ihave not been completed.
a license has been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Lewis S. Waldron, %. of
Inglewood y. j.. and Miss Henrietta
Wilson. p. of charlottesville Va
Evening star., 1925-11-13

Devoe, 26-year-old Washington
nurse. who died in private sani-
tarium at Bethesda several weeks
ago. Investigation of DR.. DiXon's
day.
The failure of the grand jury to
return an indictment against Park
hurst yesterday does not mean that
the grand jury. which is expected
to be in session throughout the
week and possibly longer, has con-
cluded It's investigation.
Evening star., 1925-11-13
Detailed to Construction Work.

Maj Louis c. Wilson Quart ermaster
Corps, at Fort Monroe. Va, has been
detailed as constructing quarternas g
ter at hat post and also at Langley
Field, Norfolk, Fort Story and Fort
E,uStiS Va
Evening star., 1925-11-13

The American Womens Clubs of
Paris, France, are planning an elabo.
rate American fair for November "a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
MEXICAN AGRAR|AN
CHANGES PLANNED
BY Universal Service.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6.-To re-
move Agrarian activities from the
sphere of international complications,
President Gales plans to centralize all
appropriations under a national COM
mission. Cabinet changes are also be-
ing considered.
Louis Leon, secretary of agricul-
turc. it is understood, will be trans
ferrcd from his present post and a dirt
farmer substituted. The administra-
ton idea is to have a state and To-
cal Agrarian commission absolutely
subordinate to national commission
instead of largely independent, as is
the case now. Under such a plan, the
only lands which will be divided arc
those which the commission directs.
1t will also end the custom of Indians
or scizing lands VIII. they do not
end cannot cultivate, not having tools
and seeds.
The government, 'on the other hand.
promises to supply the necessary
equipment to those capable of using it..
1t is stated that all foreign gov
ernmcnts represented here have ac-
copied the Agrarian laws but object
to the manner of their administration
and excuses not written in the Mex.
lean law.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
STRIKE AUTHORITY
VOTED BY COAL BODY
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. C. Au.
thority to call out the miners in the
hard coal fields, September 1, was vo-
ted by the union scale committee 20
its ncgotiators last night in token of
doubt that shutdown could be
ayerted.
Investing its Spokesman with the
pienary authority. days in advance Of
similar action in other years, the
committee said il was mainly consider
ing its own convenience.
As it, expects no further decisions
to arise before the present working
contract expires. it will likely not
meet again before the suspension date.
according to Spokesman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
ROAD MARKERS
TO DOT j. s.
SYSTEM
50,000-Mile Network to
Be Designated With
Official Sign.
BY the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Can in.
dex of location and route for Ameri'
can tourists in virtually every sec.
ton and byway Of the country will
be afforded in the marking of the vast
system of United States highways, rs
selected by the point board on inter
state highways.
A net Of roadways stretching from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the Canadian border to the gulf. is
embraced in the 100000 miles of high.
ways 20 be designated with uniform
markers to tell the motorist exactly
what road he is on and where il
will take him.
"In carrying its work to this point,
the joint board has left to sub
committee the actual grouping of the
selected roads into main arterial high
ways.
"In this routing of the highways,
the subcommittee, in making tcnta-
tive designations TO be submitted to
the various states for approval, will
carry out the purpose of bringing
within the system all of the nations
larger cities, state capitals, resorts and
points Of general interest.
The highway markers to be used
in addition to bearing the shield Of
the United States, the number of the
road, the state and the letters ~.
)" will be variously shaped and cot.
ored under code Of warning to mo-
florists of approaching curves, railroad
crossings and other road conditions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
U. S. SHIP BOARD
SEEKS EARLY TITLE
CHANGE IN FORD SALE

WASHINGTON, Aug. G.-Plans
FOR the carly transfer TO Henry Ford
of the 200 ships he has purchased
from the government as junk, were
rushed today by agents of the cmer-
gcncy fleet corporation under the di-
rection Of President Palmer.
Mr.. Palmer conferred with William
3. Mayo, representing Mr. Ford, and
agreed to expedite the transfer.
The motor car manufacturers, it is
understood, wishes to do most of the
scrapping himself, probably at De
troit, and may purchase tugs from the
fleet corporation to assist in towing
the vessels from the various govern
mcnt harbOrs.
Mr.. Ford must take tide within GO
days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
ASSURE DEPARTURE.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Aug. Cit is now virtual
ly settled that the French mission
which is to go to the United States TO
arrange a settlement of Frances war
debt, will leave for Washington dur
ing the first fortnight of September.
The French government has decided
to treat the deDt settlements with
Great Britain and the United States
as two distinct and separate under
takings, and that whatever might be
the stage of the negotiations opened
ten days ago mt London between
France and England in early Sep
TENDER, the French mission will pro-
coed to the United States.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
ADMIT COMMISSIONERS.

TOXIC, Aug. 6.-Japan has notl'
fled Russia that 20 commercial COM
missioners will be admitted to Japan
from Russia. in accordance with the
request of the Soviet government made
on July 0. However, no diplomatic
privileges will be accorded the com.
missioners because of the japanese po-
sition regarding the possibility of Dol
shevik propaganda. The japanese am
bassador at Moscow is conducting ne
gotiatiOns with the government there
regarding the japanese viewpoint.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
REDUCE BANK RATE

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 6.--The rate of the
Bank of England, has been reduced to
4 1-2 per cent from ) per cent, which
has prevailed since March of this
year. While the monetary situation
had eased considerably in late weeks,
indicating the possibility of reduc-
ton in the bank rate, the market was
scarcely prepared for the surprise.