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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
MELLON BRIBED
With BURNS and
HARRY" CHARGE

NEW YORK, Jan. 15. - Testimony
at the trial of CASTOR B. Means, right
hand man" of former Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty and William ]. Burns,
formerly head of the investigation
bureau of the department of justice,
charged with conspiring to bride the
attorney general, was that a S65 900
bride was to be split three ways by
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew J.
Mellon, Burns and Daugherty.
Samuel Goldblatt, of Chicago, .testi-
fed that Alderman Joseph A. Kostner
of Chicago acted as lawyer for the
Glass Casket company officers, who
were caught selling fake stock. Kost-
aer is member of the law firm Of
1ostner and Herr in the Ashland
block. Kostner is now in the st.
Anthony hospital in Chicago. Altho
Attorney Hiram c. Todd, special at
torney prosecuting the case, calls
Kostner "co-conspirator" with Means
and Col. Thomas B. Fielder, on trial
with Means, he admitted the Chicago
alderman has not been indicted. .Kost-
ner, who is supposed to be i'll, has re-
ceived many visitors at the hospital.
Means was given the money in re-
turn for promised immunity from in
dictments in the stock selling fraud.
Rosenblatt said Fielder admitted thru
his counsel, Frank P. Walsh, that he
was personal and business associate
Of former Attorney General Daugher-
ty. He denied accepting the bride in
his law Office.
'Isador Padorr of Chicago told me
If went with my associates to Wash
lngton we would get the trouble wiped
out" Rosenblatt testified. "He said
there was a deficit in the 1920 re-
publican national campaign fund and
they were trying to make it up. Jar
necke, Means man, at first objected to
q lawyer when we met him in Wash
ingtun. He said the reason he die not
want lawyer was that they lad a
deal with Morse to get him out of
Atlanta for a certain consideration
ana wnen ne was out he told Means
to go to hell" Finally, however, Jar
necke said Means agreed that Kostner
was in on the deal, Rosenblatt said.
I'VE went to New York about Oct.
16. We wet Jarnecki. He said he had
Just left Means, who was with
Daugherty and Burns at the Waldorf,
and they were waiting for Secretary
Mellon. He told us to go to Folders
Office. We wanted to know why there
was another lawyer in the picture, and
Jarnecke said that Fielder and
Daugherty worked together"
Means told the Glass Caskst men,
who operated out Of Altoona, Pa, that
his superiors were Daugherty, Burns
and Mellon.
They paid the money, but the in
dictments against them were finally is
sued, in spite Of their bride.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
Support of Old Party
Bosses Doesn't Mean
Much for Children

COLUMBUS, O.-Despite even the
endorsements Of Maurice Maschke
and Burr Gongwer, political bosses of
the republican and democratic parties,
1t is not certain that the Ohio legis-
lature will ratify the child labor
amendment. Both bosses take the at
titude that legislators should abide
by the platforms of their paties but
powerful influences of the Manufac.
turers' Assn. and state employer
bodies are being swung into the fight
against the children.
The State Federation Of women's
Clubs, the Federation of Labor and
every progressive body in the state
is bringing pressure on the legislators
especially those from the farm coun
ties, to act favorably on the amend
ment. Nevertheless because of the
opposition of the State Grange anc
the farm bureau federation, friends Of
the amendment fear the best to be OBJ
tanned will be an order for an ad
visory referendum vote, similar to the
Massachusetts, referendum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
APPEAL SENT BY A
COMRADE WHO SAW
RUTHENBERG IN JAIL

This mornings mail brot US the
following appeal from a comrsde
living in Benton Harbor, Michigan
who has visited comrade Ruthen-
berg at St. Joseph before he was
transferred to Jackson. We print
his letter in full:
Dear DAILY WORKER: I wish
you would publish the enclosed no.
lice.
Dear Comrades: want to ask
you all to write to Comrade Ruth
enberg. 1t will take you only a
few moments time but will do our
oomrade much good. It will also
show the reactionaries of this
state that our comrade is not
alone In this fight. A few letters
from each state in the union am
sure will make them take notice.
Address: C. {. Ruthenberg, care
State Prison, jackson, Mich.
visited our comrade the day
after ne was put in prison. took
him over some good things to cat,
also the DAILY WORKER. He re-
quested me to bring him the daily
papers, but when got over there
the next morning he had already
been taken to jackson.
Comrades, we must do everything
VIC aan not only to IIberate Com
rade Ruthenberg but all political
prisoners. ! am not In a position
to help much but | am sending $1.oO
and ! will send more.
Yours for the workers and farm.
ers' government.
Gustave Glade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
Gompers' Widow Asks
Probate Court to Act
Against Sammy's Viii

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - The ex-
pected protest against the admission
Of the will of Samuel Gompers, late
president Of the American Federation
of Labor, to probate was filed in
the probate court here by the widow,
Mrs. Gertrude A. Gompers, who was
left in the will only the minimum al
lowed her by law.
She would not have been left less b.
old Sammy, unless he had divorced
her, so he cut down his widows part
to as little as possible under the law,
and willed several hundreds of dol
lars away to various lodges to buy
American flags.
BY a previous will dated Sept. 81,
1921, Mr. Gompers left the bulk of his
estate to the widow. He revoked this
will by writing across its face and
lie then tore it almost in half.
Samuel ]. Gompers, son of the labor
leader and executor in the later will
is charged by his step-mother with
having unduly influenced his father
into revoking the first will and exc.
cutting the second. Either the son, or
some one unknown to the widow, ex.
orted the undue influence, the widows
caveat asserts.
Mr. Gompers was II when he mar.
ried second time and his bride was
then 3S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
VICTORY FOR
BANKERS May
LEAD TO WAR
U. S. Practically in the
League of Nations
tspeeIaI 70 The oaIIy w0rksrl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49,
On the heels of the Kellogg
Churchill agreement in Paris,
whereby the United States is to
get 214 per cent of the Dawes
plan annuities in satisfaction of
American war claims, there
arose here today a marked divi-
sion of opinion as to whether
the achievement at Paris repre-
sents a victory or a defeat for
American Imperialism.
While it is true that the American
representatives at Paris forced the al
lied powers to agree to American
claims and compelled them to grant
equal participation in the German
payments, the net result Of such an
agreement, it was pointed out in SEN
atorial quarters, is that for the first
time since the war the United States
is thus made direct party to the
coalition Of powers seeking to com
pei Germany to pay.
The United States now has a direct
stake in the reparations controversy,
amounting to 2K per cent, or some
100000, 900, and in this respect, the
American position now is no differ
ent from the position of Great Britain,
France, Belgium and Italy.
In this connection the question was
raised in senate circles:
Suppose Germany defaults in her
payments now, and the allies agree
to impose punitive measures such as
further occupation of German terri
tory-will the United States become
an active participant in disciplining
Germany Can we again conscript
an army of 100000 and make them
believe it is a war for democracy"
The state department, however, is
disposed to regard the Paris agree
ment as a decisive diplomatic "vio-
tory"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
Patronize our advertisers.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16

Are You Going to the Open Forum
Sunday Night?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
HOW CAN J. P. MORGAH'S
LAWYER Be 'UNETHiCAL' ;?
WE BET HE'S CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON, Jan. is. - The
senate Judiciary committee yester-
day held up approval Of the appoint
ment of Attorney General Harlan r.
Stone to the supreme court because
of charges of "unprofessional con-
duct" filed against him by Col.
James A. owesby, mining operator
Of Colorado.
owenby charged Stone was guilty
of unethical conduct while repres-
entinG J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., in
litigation against him. owenby filed
a record Of the case, showing
Stones connection, and a complaint
against elevation Of the attorney
general to the supreme bench.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
Hearty Response to Subs for Prisoners
Harlem English Branch Leads Again.

THE thru
prisoners has with The Harlem English
branch Of New York. which leading all
drives DAILY WORKER
ArInsk serving time the Moundsve Jail for
famous "March the Miners" In 1922
In the mail remittance
ohio, DAILY
Monthly
calling
which calela miner
MoundsviIe
Clara knappe Of Milwaukee
the DAILY WORKER Monthly
imprisoned San Quentin
to both.
solidarity brighten
the long days Of the militant class prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16

When you buy, get an "Ad"
for the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
LOCATE SECRET
MONEY DEPOSITS
FROM OIL GRAFT
Big Sums Deposited in
Canadian Banks
tsx rhe federated Press,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49,
Atlee Pomerene and Owen J.
Roberts, special counsel engage
ed by the government to prose-
cute Fall, Sinclair and Doheny
in the naval oil cases, are track
ing down the secret distribution
of a fund of about $3,000,000,
raised by the Sinclair and
Standard Oil interests after Fall
began to give away the naval
oil reserves to Sinclair, Stand
ard and Doheny.
Deposited in Falls Name
They have publicly made affidavit,
in the courts of Canada, that 100000
in liberty bond coupons from this
secret fund have been found deposited
to Falls credit. 1t is reported In
Washington that another $4,000 has
been traced, and that they expect to
locate the whole of the $2,4O0,00O col
lscted by a Canadian lawyer named
Oslsr from the dummy oil-purchasing
osntract and $75O,0OO collected from
another similar deal.
Moreover, 1t is rumored in financial
quarters in Washington that Harry F
Sinclair will presently resign the
presidency Of the Sinclair Consolid-
ated Oil Co., and that vice-president
of Standard Oil Of Indiana will like
wise step down. A Canadian court
ASs ruled that OIser, who formed the
dummy Continental Trading Co., It'd,
In his office, must disclose the names
OF the persons to whom the secret
fund was paid, and the identity Of the
client who instructed him to form
the dummy company which bought
oil at $1.50 a barrel and resold it at
$1.75 under most suspicious condi-
lions.
osler Is Buyer
The Pomerene-Roberts affidavit.
filed in the Canadian court in the ef.
fort to secure an order that Osler
must talk, set forth that Sinclair and
Standard set up Osler as buyer of the
oil, and then had their own COM
paniss pay him for doing nothing and
taking no risk of any sort. Osler
drew s2,0e0,000 in this way until on
May 20, 1928, when the senate inves-
tixntion was seen to be serious, the
contract was surrendered for a cash
settlement Of 100000 in place of the
$S,OOO,OoO which was guaranteed on
failure deliveries of oil. At the same
:zme another contract brought Osler
on additional s75O,OOO on oil purchases
a s1.2O and resold at $1.45.
Conceal Ownership.
Questions the federal investigators
VIII try to push in court are: DID
A1@inir and Standard Oil Of Indiana
assAnge for the creation of Osler's
iuSsany company, which concealed its
ownership by system of stock war
rents? Why were all records of that
company destroyed by Olser? Did Fall
get ell Of thu $a,15O,OOO? II not, who
Ak get it9
Osler ia identified by Pomerene
azl RsSecrts as q director of the Mia.
wME hsdfaing Co., a Standard Oil sub
Esary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16

.Meese @ rs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
Isle Of Pines Up in Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The sen
ate today began normal consideration
of the Isle of Pines treaty under which
the United States would cede own.
ership Of the island to the Republic
of Cuba. The treaty would settle a
title dispute that arose after the Span
ish-American war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
FIRST PARDONS GRANTED WV.
DEPORTEES ARE HAILED BY THE
RED INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
(ey The Federated Press)

NEW YORK, 15"The effect
Of Herbert Mailer William will
favorable other
Isaac shorr in charge of the l. W. w.
Evening star., 1925-03-28
THE SEVEN SLEEPERS.
n Thrilling NoueI Of By FRANCIS BEEDNG
International Intrigue ou,Hxht 1925 b, Ia,a. Bpvpaco,
By FRANCIS BEEDNG
Copyright, 1925, BY Little, Brown 4 Coy

full, and with some difficulty Sc
cured a seat near the door, ordering
a brandy and soda. A good proper
ton of the company were IN some
1orm of fancy dress An orchestra
arrayed in short black coats and
white flannel trousers was in full
blast at one end of the room, and
when it paused for breath an electric
organ crashed out behind me. The
place was full of a mist of tobacco
smoke, and the whole show seemed
to me to be a tawdry imitation OF
Montmartre. Crudeiy painted women,
alone, or in the company of what I
presume were the local tradesmen,
were seated against the walls, those
on the dais which ran around the
room slipping champagne, while the
humber, at tables on the dancing
floor itself, contented themselves with
glasses of a deep red liquid filled
with an assortment of sliced bananas,
oranges and apples.
Soon after arrived the lights
were lowered and tall, very thin
girl in clumsiiy arranged draperies
danced classic dance barefoot
among the tables. her expressionless
face framed in peroxide hair, bobbing
up and down among the seated COM
pany in the room like a foggy lantern
in the hands of a drunken man.
There was a good deal of noise from
several parties, and serpenttns were
being thrown about, so that the
whole place was covered with dirty
strips of coiored paper, which
wound themselves over the tables,
the chairs and the thick necks of
the merrymakers.
So this was Geneva. 1t seemed at
that moment a city in which most
forms of excitement were at dis
count. and at the end Of half. an
hour I decided to go to bed in pleas
ant anticipation of my forthcoming
meeting with Beatrice. -.---
Then, quickly enough. 1t began. A
man suddenly entered the room ana,
after a glance round the tables, came
straight over and sat down In the
vacant chair beside me.
He was a thin, .undersized rat or a
fellow, with black hair and very
prominent nose and teeth-obviously
a Jew He was breathing heavily, as
though he had been running, and 1
noticed that his hands were trembling.
l had scarcely had time to mark these
Evening star., 1925-03-28
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

Thinking it might be amusing to
see how the Swiss enjoyed themselves,
L went ito the streets, being recon-
mended by my host to go to the Mou-
I'm Rouge, where, he said, I should
see dancing and other attractions. As
/ walked along. | met parties of dis
consulate jewellers, most of whom
were masked, their hands, blue with
cold, sticking out from soiled Pier
rot costumes surmounted by bedrag-
gled ruffs. Every now and then some
one would blow wheeZy note on a
tin horn, but for the most part the
Tevelers moved silently along with
linked arms, seemingly conscious of
ieSr absurdity. Groups of young
children would occasionally pass,
wearing tall, conical paper hats, very
moist and damp. walking hand in
hand, singing dull monotonous
tune in shriI voices. At any other
time I might have found all this de-
pressing, but my spirits were proof
against anything that auspicious eve
ming.
went down the street. the Rhone
on my left side, until, turning toward
IT, l crossed it by a footbridge, in the
middle of which was situated the dam
controlling the water power for the
electric light. Nearly all. the sluices
the confined space in a mass of foam
and whirlpools. Turning again to
the right and then to the left, l
walked up a long, broad street, called
the Corraterie. bounded on the left
by the tall houses of the old town,
mounting to the cathedral. At the
top l asked a gendarme the way, and
was directed across the Place Neuve,
with its opera house and conserva-
toire, until 1 reach a large, open
space, called the Plain de Plainpalais,
where a fair was in progress. Merry
Eo-rounds and swings were active,
but the crowd was not large, and 1t
seemed a dreary sort of business.
Evidently, the Genevese had ex-
hausted their vitality on that famous
night three centuries ago.
Since then Calvin and the climate
had been too much for them
l crossed a corner of the plain and
presently arrived at a side street in
which was situated the Moulin
Rouge.
On entering, I found the room very
Evening star., 1925-03-28

details, however, when, to my utter
establishment. he suddenly put his
hand on my arm.
You're two days late,' he said
abruptly in German. "And what the
devil do you mean by coming to this
place? You'll hear of this from
Ephesus."
l was staring at him incredulously
when his expression changed. ut was
as though the words had been wiped
from his lips, and he was looking
with a fixed stare of terror across
the, room at a group of persons In
fancy dress seated in the opposite
corner.
Evening star., 1925-03-28

across the shoulder with his wand,
while the clown grasped him by the
right arm.
To an ordinary onlooker, it ap-
peared to be merely the unexpected
encounter of three friends. but to
me, who had seen the pitiable state
OF fright to which this little un-
known Jew had been reduced, the
gestures of, the harlequin and the
clown seemed charged with a sinister
Significance.
The clown Immediately pushed open
the door, and they all disappeared
simultaneously.
Evening star., 1925-03-28

Two. of them rose and walked
swiftly toward US. One was a tall,
slim harlequin in black and silver.
masked to the chin, who slipped
easily between the revolving couples
on the floor. The other was short
and dressed as a clown in a single
baggy garment and tai conicai
hat His face, which was painted
in the conventional manner, seemed
to me to be vaguely familiar. l
could not quite place him at the
moment, however, especially as was
much more interested in my. COM
panion, who, while these men were
Evening star., 1925-03-28

crossing the room, appeared to be
stupefied with terror. He. stared at
them as though fascinated, and 1t
was not until they were quite close
to US that the spell was broken.
They were only two tables away
when he rose quickly, with sort of
gulp thrust something violently into
my hand, and, turning. made for the
door.
He reached 1t simultaneously with
the harlequin and the clown, who
bowed low, and, as 1t seemed, ironi-
cally, when he approached them.
The harlequin tapped him. lightly
Evening star., 1925-03-28

1 was too astonished to do any
thing for the moment, but, as the
door swung to behind them, l came
to my wits and got up, grasping the
object which had been thrust into
my hand, and which was apparently,
from the feel of 1t, some form of
pocketbook. / reached the door and
entered the vestibule
Evening star., 1925-03-28

AS l did SO, the street door
slammed. I fancied that / heard a
scuffie going on outside and an in
stant later the chasseur who guarded
the door reappeared in the yestibule
from the street, breathing q little
quickly.
. (C,ontinued in TomorrouZ'e Sfar1
Evening star., 1925-03-28

CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Star.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-24
World Series
for Amateurs
Being Planned

CLEVELAND. Jan. Zi-lf plans
" OF the Cleveland Amateur Base
ban and Athletic association do not
miscarry. the annual tournament
for the national amateur baseball
title Is likely 10 become a real ANA.
teur world series this summer
The local organization. at tho an
nual meeting Of the National Base
hall Federation in Pittsburg soon
will suggest that IL be allowed TO
conduct the Class a championships
as a tournament here this summer,
and that at least three other cities
volunteer 10 adopt the same PLAN
also thn the tituiar series tourna
ment be awarded TO these cities for
the three years following the Cleye
land get.together.
According TO the plans. the tour
ney would be conducted on a SEIZED
ule arrangement known as tn.
O'Dea system. teams not being
eliminated urril they have been de
feated twice. Following their initia
win or defeat. the teams would =
into "A first or ssecond division. Th'
clubs in these sections would thei
battle until there is "A definite frs
division winner in a two-out-ofthre..
seres for the title.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-24

weeks Of the 1924 season bscause
or the injury. which was very had
al the time Instead Of staying here
and having the leg treated, Welsh
left for his home In Oakland and
reports have II that Welsh 10 stu
in a had way.
II Welsh isn't able 70 report 10
the Braves the deal with Boston
may develop serious hitch for the
Indians 10 overcome. as the Bean
eaters paid a fancy sum and turned
over two pitchers and a third one
yet 20 be named in the Transaction
and they would surely squswk II
Welsh wasn't all night.
Welsh aggravated sore leg when
he slid hack 20 first base IN a home
game and wasn't able 10 finish out
the rest OF the season.
other trouble looms for the Tribe
in their deals. as II j. said that II
mer Bowman. sold for big price
TO birmingham In the Southern
league. Will quit baseball, and
whsszer Dell II also thinking Of re-
firing. and may not SO to Atlanta.
in the same circuit. Seattle got
Buster Mccabe on the latter deal
And It's no secret that Nean Gregs
IL a holdout for part OF the pur'
chase money OF his sale to the
Washington Americans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-24
GRID STARS ON
MONTANA FIVE

WITH Kelly and Sweet. stars Of
w Montana's football team. ~
the mainSiays the Grizzly basket
ball five Ia scheduled TO meet the
UnivcrHity or Washington HusdNies
in n Pacific coast conference game
at the campus gymnasium Monday
night
Kelly. in particular, played a
great grid game for Montana dur.
ing the pas season. and those who
have seen him partake in the cage
sport declare that he Is Just as sen.
sational a performer in this game.
Hcsketh and Frayne are slated
for the forward jobs for Washing.
ton. Capt George Anderson at cen.
ter and Cooley and Hale ut guards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-24
TURNED OUT HERE
COACHES
Men in EUery Line of
Sport Are Making Good
Prep Athletic Instructors Turned Out Fast by HUSKY
Coaches; Many Are on Job Now and Several Prom
ising Men Are Still in School

MANY fine coaches have been developed from Washing
lN1 toms university athletics the men. in particular
becoming nationally famous for their instructions.
Two OF the present varsity coaches Rusty Caow crew
mentor and Enoeh Bagshaw. football leader, graduated
from Washington.
Guy Ebrght and Russ Nagler at California, Charles
Logg at Princeton Ed Leader. Don Grant, Dnty Moore
and Mike Murphy. at Yale and possibly Sam Shaw, at
n, ~ he instr VIII