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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-25
WHEN DIDIT
HAPPEN?

WHEN did Richmond become
w the capital of the Confed-
crate States?
when was Galba Emperor
Of Rome?
3-When was Cape Horn, South
America, first rounded?
4-When did Emmanuel Kant.
the great German philosopher,
die?
5-When did James Nokes, eel
Obrated English comedian, live?
Answers to These Queries Will
Be Printed Monday.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Queries.
1.-The battle of Shiloh, Tenn.,
was fought April and Z, 1852.
2-Spectacles were invented
about 1875 by Alexander -oe
Spina.
3-The Concordat of Worms,
closing the war of investltures,
was signed in 1122.\
Chile evacuated Lima, Peru,
OctLoer %, 1888.
5-Lenigh University was
founded in 1866.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-25
DONALD LOWRIE'S STORY Back in Pr
.EoxY GRANp9A,, :, ga.d Bobby

oA1 1111A4SA1A a. s'-'0
crawling up on my lap,
'eYou look sad and worried. Have
you had any bad news?"
"It's nothing really very seri-
Gus. Bobby" / explained. But
do feel sad and disappointed"
What is it. Foxv GRANDPA ?"
my beautiful MAGNOLIA tree"
I answered.
1T does look sick agreed
Bobby. IT noticed myself that
the blooms fade and turn brown
almost as soon as they come out
Of the buds
That's just II" / said. II
love that tree. Booby. planted
it years ago when l was a young
man and have watched it grow
from small bush"
wonder what its got" Queried
Bobby.
"Caterpillars." I said.
At the word ''caterpillars'
Bunny, who was sitting quietly
by reading the Rabbit Gazette.
dropped his paper quickly and
thought gave kind Of shudder. )
Quickly he hoped off the porch
and disappeared.
That very day put a sheet Of
sticky. gluey fly-paper around
the tree and WATCHED for results.
But there were enough Of the
rascals up in the tree and so
much damage could be done by
The daily worker., 1925-01-02

the U. S. Steel corporation and to
James A. Farrell and to George K
Leet secretary of the same outfit very
nice Christmas presents. In order not
to slight anyone of importance who
could be of help to himself and to his
job he included one for II. M. Water.
man treasurer Of the steel trust. AS
II not to overlook the importance Of
trifles and underdogs who have a
little influence with the great ones
who pass out the fact donations he
included present to the secretaries
Of each Of these gentlemen.
To the scores of stupid dupes who
work hard in the Gary Aldering set
tlement trying to bring little sweet
ness and light" into the lives OF the
slaves Of Gary Padre John sent a
Christmas card reminding them that
Jesus died for them and that they
would get pie in the sky in due time.
DeVille is the chief labor and
radical batter in this town where the
gentlemen of God fall over each other
for chance to serve the steel trust
He was the close friend and intimate
OF Bishop Aldering who recently died
and who was Gary's most useful reli-
gious handy man. It is generally un-
derstood here that Deville got his
present soft swap Of Job thru the
good offices of Aldering who assured
the steel trust that he was perfectly
safe and could be relied on.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
FASCIST DEPUTY
ATTACKS BLACK
SHIRT LEADER
Especial to The Daily Worker,

Especial to The Daily Worker)
ROME, Jan. 1-Strong concentrate,
Of fascist militia are gathered al
Florence from other Italian cities. in.
cluding Turin and Milan, to attend tbs
funeral of fascist who were KiiIe,
when Communists repulsed a fascist
attack. More violence is feared.
Confusion in the ranks of the fas.
cisti continues to grow. The fascist
deputy, Cursio Duckert, utters extreme
threats against Mussolini and the fas
cist government unless the demands
of the provincial fascist are met.
These demands are that the fascisti
leaders share the responsibility for
all fascist acts of violence. The fas-
cist paper, Conquista Teello State, is
printing attacks on Mussolini.
Deputy Farinacci is threatening the
opposition leaders with further vic
lenoe. "It was only our generosity
which prevented us from shooting you
all two years ago. Remember we are
still in time to do now what we did
not do then" says Farinacci.
The two liberal ministers, Sarrocchi
and Casati, have agreed, temporarily
to continue in the Mussolini cabinet.
Large posters bearing the head OF
Mussolini with the title "chief," were
smeared with red ink during the
night, giving the impression that Mus
solini was smeared with blood. The
posters were all taken from the walls
before noon.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
LOSING MEMBERS
WORRIES G R ( F N
LITTLE-MAYBE
But He PIE d g IS to
Follow Reaction

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 1.--Wil.
liam Green. successor to Sam Comp
ers as president of the American Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor, announced today in
his first press interview that there
will be no change in the policy Of the
federation under his regime.
Intimating that he is feeling the
left wing criticism of the falling of
in membership, however, Green said,
We expect to carry forward the work
Of organization and education among
the unorganized and to contend In
most vigorous fashion for a speedy
realization and enjoyment on the part
of working men and women Of all the
rights and privileges to which they
are justly entitled"
II this more or less cryptic uttes
ance means anything it promises a
drive for organization of the unors
ganized, who need attention from the
federation just as the federation needs
to avoid competition with unorganized
millions. The reference to working
women implies that Green possibly
recognizes that wageworking women
remaining unorganized are a threat
against wage and hour standards of
the unions.
Asked about the attitude of his
regime toward the recognition OF So.
Wet Russia, Green retreated to the
Ell Paso convention resolution which
was antagonistic to any recognition.
This has been the policy of Gompers
and Secretary Hughes and will, there
fore, be the policy of Green, it is init.
mated.
Aside from the remark on organiza-
tion, Green's utternaces were of the
usual platitudinous kind of labor fax
ers about opposing wrong" and fight
ing for "the right" our "just due" and
the fuller and freer life"
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
WACENKNECHT
TOUR FOR DAILY
BRINGS RESULTS
Comrades in Canton and
Akron Promise Aid

Full realization of the Importance cd
the campaign to INSURE THE DAILY
WORKER FOR 1926 was shown by the
members in Canton and Akron, Ohio,
who gathered to hear Alfred Wageilk-
necht talk upon the part which our
English daily plays today and will
play in the future in the struggles Of
the workers for power.
The Canton comrades accepted the
quota of three dollars per member
assigned them, and intend making the
gathering of the total sum which
Canton is to contribute to the $4,000
found one of the main tasks of the
local.
In Akron Comrade Wagenknech
spoke at some length upon China, Oil
and the Next World War;" relating
the next world war, whether
it occurs in the occident or the
orient, with the need of a power
full English Communist daily, which
will not only keep the Ilarty mem
bership informed upon the day to day
development of the imperialist con-
flict, but which will also gather around
it tens Of thousands OF workers,
leading these into the struggle upon
the side of the proletarian revolution.
A good deal of time was given in
Akron upon the building of an Eng
lish movement in this large industrial
city. 1t was generally recognized
that a large subscription list to
the DAILY WORKER is a first
essential. The membership meeting
passed a resolution calling upon the
Akron C. C. C. to at once take steps,
firstly to reach and beat, if possible.
its quota in the drive to make the
DAILY WORKER safe, and second,
to plan for an increase in the DAILY
WORKER readers for Akron. The
builders intend building the daily in
the rubber town, and 500 subscribers
was the number of subscribers, men,
toned as the goal. Comrade Sells in
short talk, also insisted upon more
activity in securing readers of the
organ Of the Y. W. L.
The comrades of both Canton and
Akron send the DAILY WORKER
their promise of immediate application
to the work of helping all in their
power. In both cities It was resolved
that every branch would remit for
insurance policies before January Sth,
so that the names of all Canton and
Akron branches would appear upon
the militant page of the anniversary
issue of the daily.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
Printers Protest
Shows the Postal
Workers Underpaid
Especial to The Daily worksr)

Especial to The Daily Worker)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1.--Post.
al workers are greatly underpaid, a
statement issued by the International
Typographical Union asserts. "The
$62,00O,000 or so needed to cover the
proposed wage increase would be
money well spent" says the unions
statement. I'VE are in complete
sympathy with the postal workers in
their struggle to obtain living wages"
The unions statement, however,
places most Of it's emphasis on praise
OF the kept press and the newspaper
publishers, who have forced the press.
men to strike In Seattle and New
York in recent months in order TO
obtain living wages. 1--WE believe II
is bad social policy to place this load
on the nations newspapers and maga-
zines. The printed matter, carried
In second class mail, constitutes the
greatest educational force in the
country"
The unions statement, protests
against the increase In newspaper
postal rates more stronger than II
advocates raise In wages for POSTAL
employees, demonstrating the class col
liberation policy Of the TypographS
cal Union. The union takes sider
with the kept press. which fights tho
unions In strikes. and which employs
the typographical unions members.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
DAILY WORKER
BUILDERS HAVE
OFFICIAL ORGAN

The DAILY WORKER, organized
less than one year ago, has now an
official organ of its own. The Builder
has made its appearance. It is snap
py, almost as snappy as the DAILY
WORKER.
The Builder is the mouthpiece of
the DAILY WORKER Builders-that
army of militants that is carrying the
message of Communism to people
who could not be reached for many
years thru the ordinary means of
propaganda.
They Have Ideas.
The DAILY WORKER Builders are
working like beavers to give our Com
munist daily the widest possible dis
tribution. Every one Of them has orr
ginai ideas as to how best do the lob.
So each month this little paper comes
forth with flood OF suggestions. Dis
trict and city committees, branches
and branch members are expected to
do their duty. The Builders will see
that the job is done.
1t Gives Us Great Pleasure.
The Builder introduces the heads of
the business department, Moritz ].
Loeb, Archie Henderson, Walt Car
mon and Sam Hammersmark. There
is not a whisper about the editorial
staff, but we get a paper out every
day and think nothing of it.
Outside of that trifing omission.
the editors of The Builders are to be
congratulated on turning out nice
little paper, which win help to solidify
the DAILY WORKER Builders and
give them new enthusiasm for their
work.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
LABOR DEFENSE
COUNCIL SOUNDS
WARNING Note

The Labor Defense Council issued
the following statement today upon
getting news that the Michigan SUI
preme court turned down the appeal
of G. 70. Ruthenberg, whom they say
must now be sentenced to prison:
I'VE are not surprised at this action
OF a capitalist government court.
When the Michigan supreme court up
held the trial court II was Just one
more example of the class nature of
the courts which discriminate against
workers and working class organiza-
tions, and railroad their militant
leaders to Jail.
I'VE must be and are prepared to
wage a great fight to save Ruthenberg,
Foster, Dunno and others who may
now be brought to trial, from prison.
We must carry on a battle for free
speech for Communists and all those
who fight the battles OF the workers.
We must hold of the enemy. Let us
carry on an aggressive defense NOW.
Remember, the workers OF Europe
are faced with white terror.
"Our immediate task is TO appeal
Ruthenberg's case to the United
States supreme court, to make drive
against all Of tho unconstitutional
state criminal syndicalism laws. We
call upon all workero and working
class organizations for their full sup
port and for the funds necessary to
wage the legal battle.T
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT RULES
RUTHENBERG MUST APPEAR FOR
SENTENCE AT ST. JOSEPH, MONDAY
lspeoIaI to ths DAILY WORKER,

LANSING Miohp the state Of Mcbuan
sentence E. Ruthenbers Michigan criminal
s law order to permit the defense rehearIng
RuhnberS must therefore before Monday
Under
will be for Ferguson to 90 before
the Michigan wro
it before United States
Whether Ruhnbera will
which the
court doubtful and Ruhenberg
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
Our Russian Communist
Daily Sets the Pace for
Daily Worker Builders
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TO-DAY, the of the triumphant celebration bv
our Moscow Communist daily, Pravda Of the increase
OF its circulation to the haIf-mIIion mark
This is one of the great achievements of Russian
SosheWk revolution The fact that 100000 copies of
into the eager hands of Soviet Rusas great producing
masses helps insure the stability Of the revolution.
"Pravda," which means "The Truth" doesn't publish
pages OF comics like the subscripton-hungry American
capitalist daies Instead, gives column to rich
material that educates and improves rather than posons
the mind of the reader
The first instead Of carrying the sOrdd details
some murder divorce scandal, is the American CUSTOM
usually features some enghtenng article by prominent
Russian Communist Stain. znoviev or Bucharin
There capitalist newspapers in the United States
Great Britain and France that have crcuations that
up into the millions But these leave their readers stepped
in ignorance 1t soddens them.
The Communist "Pravda," successor to the under
ground Boshevk newspapers of the days of illegal existence
under the czarst regime, has its half million circulation
thru appeal to the minds of the liberated workers
peasants of Soviet Russia The of reading
esty thinking workers and of the First Workers
Republic have been growing rapidly in volume since the
Boshevik Revolution of Z 1917 and will continue to
grow The circulation and influence of "Pavda" will follow
in the wake OF this growth.
In Soviet Russia, the "Pravda" is bought glanced
and then thrown away fate of copy of any Amer
lean capitalist daily It is estimated that NPravda has
larger number OF readers copy than any other daily
newspaper in the world One copy goes the round: in
school, library, reading hut factory, shop mine, in
unit of the Red Army, or the Red Fleet
The circulation last January stood only 12600o BY
March the circulation had gone up to 17o445 then to
30743 in June 37o135 in September with the final leap
over the haIf-miIon mark, to $40 in December.
This great achievement of Russian Communist daily
should be an inspiration to reader of the DAILY
WORKER.
1t should only be urge in the drive to 'Insure
the DAILY WORKER for 1929 and to win great circuIa-
ton for our Daily but it should also all Com
munsts and sympahzers the effective methods used by
Russian Communist press
1t is estimated that there $4,000 worker-cor-
respondents huout Soviet Russia developing contacts bet
the Communist press and the workers and
Our DAILY WORKER must also have thousands of
in all sections of the nation. Thru
building these vital contacts with the not only the
life and the effectiveness of Our Daily becomes assured
but the whole working class under the leadership of its
Communist vanguard will make rapid forward strides
Hail the achievements of Russian Communist daily
the "Pravda Hail the greater struggles of Americas work.
ing profit by this inspiration thru building their
Communist spokesman, the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

CONTINUED from page II
The fact is that for every one mine
opened four are closed down.
THE November issue of The Golde
i Age, organ of the bible student
association, has an editorial entitled
Religious Persecution in Russia
This is an excerpt: "Mr. Wilbur X
Thomas, who was head of the Quaker
relief commission to Russia says the
government officials have gone around
and gathered up the sacred bones OF
John the Baptist and ST. James; am
that when they had finished the 10
they had enough bones to make tw
hundred men. This has hurt the relii
ious trade seriously; for the commo
people had been previously taugl
that the bones were genuine"
HoMRADE MCCARTHY, former cir
~ culation manager of the DAILY
WORKER, writing from the west o
Ireland tells a story which proves tina
superstition has still a very stror
hold on the Irish peasantry. In fsh
ing village off the west coast the seal
were raising the duece with the fisl
and destroying the fishermen's nets
One OF the fishermen got an idea int
his head that II the priest could
induced to sprinkle some holy waite
in the sea, that the seals would
away. The priest consented TO
this for a consideration but the onl,
seal that appeared to be affected by
the priestly mummery was the one
killed by Mccarthy and his brother
The rest kept on eating the fish and
destroying the nets Just as II thu
catholic priest was only q follower o
Martin Luther ...
-"@+"'- IHUFXI[E
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
COURT DECIDES
LEN SMALL MUST
DISGORGE DOUGH

Another milestone in the suit brought
by the Illinois prosecuting attorney
against Len Small, was reached on
Tuesday, when Judge F. w. Burton of
Sangamon County cirtuit court held
the governor liable for interest paid
by Chicago packers on state funds
loaned to them by Small, while he
occupied the position of state trea-
surer.
An Original Scheme.
The manner in which Small was
able to indulge in this scheme was
original. With the aid of other asso-
ciates he set up fake bank in which
the state funds were deposited at the
usual per cent rate.
The money was loaned to the packers
at s per cent Two per cent was
turned over to the state and the six
per cent was unaccounted for by
Small,
A Lot of Money.
The amount now due the state is
estimated at nearly one million dollars.
Small has appealed to the supreme
court and il that court sustains the
ruling of judge Burton 1t is quite
possible an appeal to the United sta
te supreme court will be resorted to.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
JOINT MEMORIAL
HONORS GOMPERS
And MILLIONAIRE
Natl. Civic Federation
Mourns It's Losses
Especial to The Daily wOrker)


NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-At a meeting
of the National Civic Federation, the
leading organization in America in
the field of propaganda for class col
laboration, called especially for COM
memorating Samuel Gompers and Ma
jor August Belmont, many of the
country's leading big capitalists spoke
and President Coolidge sent a mes
sage embodying enconiums Of Mr..
Gompers.
Gompers oVer-Shadows Belmont.
August Belmont, the multimillion-
aire traction and race horse magnate
was quite put into the shadow by the
outpourings in praise of Gompers.
Belmont was president of the Nation
al Civic Federation at his death, just
as Gompers was vice-president of the
same organization, but Gompers re-
ceived far more plaudits from the as
sembly composed chiefly of big bank
ers, large industrialists, corporation
lawyers and government officials.
The meeting was addressed by FL
thu Root, Matthew Woll of the A. F.
of L. executive council, Vevert Macy,
Marcus NJ. Marks, Alton B. Parker,
John Hays Hammond of the imperial
list group, Rev. Ernest id. Stiers and
others.
H. Snowden Marshall, United
States prosecuting attorney in New
York during the war, praised Com
pers for his patriotism. He alleged
that Gompers refused large sums Ger
man sources offered if he would stop
munition manufacture and shipment.
Gompers' desire for victory by the
allies over Germany was too great,
he said, to permit him to yield to
any offer to align himself with the
cause of peace.
coolldge's Tribute to Sammy.
Messages were received at the
meeting from President Coolidge,
Daniel Willard, president Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. and Secre.
tary of State Hughes. The message
of Coolidge read in part, as follows:
81 wish that | might join with you
in the memorial services to August
Belmont and Samuel Gompers, but
unfortunately. my duties do not per.
NIT me to leave Washington"
Elihu Root in his address describ-
ed Gompers and Belmont as men
typical OF the best citizenship"
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
CLEMENTEL SAYS
He DIDN'T MEAN
TO "REPUDIATE"
Cites Tariff Wall Bar bo
Payment
Especial to The Daily WorI<srJ

PARIS, Jan. Frances debt to
America will not be discussed at the
inter-allied financial conference in
Paris in January, but 1t will be taken
up in Washington, Minister of Finance
Clementel told American newspaper
correspondents today.
Il cannot tell you now just how it
Will be taken up in Washington" NJ
Clementel said in answer to a ques
ton.
Tariff WalI-A Capitalist
Contradiction.
'rohibition in America and its high
prots ctive tariff both we're made ele-
ments of Clementers discussion, and
both he said were handicapping
France il, paying off its debt to Am
erica.
The big question now to be decided
by both countries, Clementel declared,
was Just how the debt could be dis
charged.
Payments t0 America are Ques-
tion of method and transfer" said the
finance minister. America must tell
us how values are going to be trans
ferred, especially with American pro-
hibition and its higit protective tariff
shutting out such European products.
"The British govern ment has fully
agreed that France shau take up its
American debt directly and independ-
emily with Washington" I've added.
On Quoting Excerpts.
Clementel said he did not see how
his reports to the chamber of deputies
had come to be misunderstood IN Am
erica. He quoted a French philoso-
pher as saying, Il could hang anyone
by taking his separate sentences with
out the entire text"
He then reiterated his declaration
that he had never for moment con-
sidered that France would repudiate
it's debt"
CIementel made it plain that France
will never submit to the humiliation
of a control commission such as the
Dawes plan prescribes for Germany.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
LAWYERS GREET SACCO
AND VANZETTI BY CABLE TO
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS. AID

Once again the spirit Of international
workers. Saeeo and Vanzet
In cable addressed
group Of Moscow affiliated
read follows:
RUSSIA DEEPLY INTERESTED
international Workers. Aid,
fe South Lincoln Street. Chicago III.
GENERAL MEETING MOSCOW LAWYERS
DEFENSE COMMITTEE sAcco AND VANzETT
ENERGIES DEFENDING THIS JUST CAUSE. YOU
PERssTENTLY CONTINUE LIVES WE
REQUEST you TO SEND US TO
INFORM RUSSIAN PUBLIC SHOWING INTEREST
PREsDIUM MOSCOW LAWYERS,
Mosehovia f6,
international Red Aid.
CAMPAIGN RAISE FUNDS.
Rose karsner national secretary the international
committee states that the w.
and the Prison Comfort Club
the raising Of FUNDS for the Ts
comrade ker declares Works
united front ose
pc American Y9-l
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
German Communists
Expose Ebert's Treason
at Mass Meetings

BERLIN, Germany. Jan. 1. - The
Communists have held a series OF
mass meetings thruout Germany, at
which President Ebert was condemn
ed for choking OF the munitions work
ers' strike In 1918.
Patriotic organizations, however,
are praising Ebert's treason TO the
workers during and after the war.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02
GARY EMPLOYS RADICAL BATTING
PRIEST, FATHER De VILE, TO KEEP
STEEL TRUST SLAVES COMMENTED
Especial to tn. DAILY WORKER,

Gary Adering
settlement
Steel
contented
Father the
The daily worker., 1925-01-02

Sunday Jan. 4. 1347 Boston Road
5 D. M. w. w. Weinstone will lecture
on World Court and World WAR"
All welcome.
The daily worker., 1925-01-02

CONTINUED from page II
The fact is that for every one mine
opened four are closed down.