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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04
DEATH LIST now
Nine in FATAL
FIRETRAP BLAZE
Coroner BIames EUiI
Housing Conditions

I. Hight rents and bad housing
conditions were responsible for
the fatal fire which Saturday
killed nine people, Coroner
Oscar Wolff said yesterday.
The high rents caused the
crowding Of almost 100 persons
into 80 miniature "housekeep-
ing apartments"
The apartments had originally been
eight flats OF seven rooms each. This
caused the heavy loss OF life. accord
ing to the coroner. WoR demanded
more atrinEent housing laws to prevent
z duplication Of the disaster.
Three more we're added to the
original death fist Of six when one
OF the injured died IN the hospital
and Libby Anderson and Laura Kars-
gard, tenants OF the building, were
found TO be missing.
City Council Probe Waits
The investigation to have been con-
Quoted By the schools, fire and civil
service committee Of the city council
did not materialize yesterday.
Alderman Wiley Mills, Of the 37th
ward, who had declared his intention
OF starting an investigation as to whe-
Their. or not the city ordinances had
been observed. said he had not yet
seen Dorsey Grove, chairman Of the
COMMITTEES, .who'is the one empowered
to conduct such an investigation.
City inefficient
Everyone knows that none Of the
inspection dept. of the city are ef-
ficient, or can properly take care Of
their work." said Mills. Every in
spection department in the city hall
is undermined. There are not
enough city inspectors. Not enough
money is appropriated for the inspec-
ton department, and good use is not
made of that money which is appro-
priated.
In the building department, there
are barely enough inspectors to exa-
mine new buildings before giving per-
mits to build, The old buildings are
seldom looked at by the city inspec-
tors. II is the same way in the board
OF health, the city fire department,
and all other city departments"
sri Negro Is Made the Goat
Noteby Appleby. the negro, who was
arrested after the fire. charged with
starting the flame by throwing light.
ed cigarette into papers in the base
ment, was arrested on no other evil
donce but that he is Negro. IL am
not the janitor OF the building at ALL"
Appleby told the DAILY WORKER.
81 am a pre-medical student attending
Lewis institute. had room in the
basement for which paid by doing
odd jobs around the house such rs
tending the furnace. The janitor who
is responsible for the care of the
building is white man. He was not
arrested" tt~.Nt
Appleby told how he was sleeping
when the fire broke out. When he
rushed 70 the street, the building was
already In flames, but the basement
did not burn.
Seventh Victim Dies
Mrs. Aleice Earle, 80, seventh vic
tim Of the fatal apartment house fire.
died today.
Funeral arrangements for the other
fire victims, with the exception OF
Dora Jones, had been completed. Miss
Jones' body, remained unwept and I'M
CONTINUED on page % v
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seriousness of the situation the exec
.utive committee of the Labor Defense
and Free Speech Council is calling
upon all Of its supporters to put their
entire support in back Of the Michigan
defendants and the National Labor
Defense Council in Chicago.
Readers Of the DAILY WORKER
and language papers in Mahoning
valley desiring contribution lists and
who desire speakers to appear before
their organization or desire further
information on the Michigan cases
should communicate at once with the
Labor Defense and Free Speech Coun-
ell, P. o. Box $50, Youngstown, o.
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Greeks Try to Keep
Calm While Waiting
For Reply from Turks

ATHENS, Feb. 2.--Warlike senti
ment still stirred part OF the capital
today, altho the government was en-
deayoring to maintain calm attitude
while awaiting a reply from Turkey
to. the Greek protest against expuls
ion Of ecumenical patriarch from Con.
stantinople.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04
KemaI Takes charae.

ANG0RA, Feb. 2--Mustapha Kemal,
president of the Turkish republic, to
day had taken personal charge OF the
Turkish end OF the Greeco-Turkist
controversy.
Il was understood that Turkey took
the attitude that the expulsion OF the
patriarch was an internal question
which Turkey alone could handle and
that Greece had no right of interven.
tion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04
COLORADO PRISON WARDEN ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH BRUTALITY, FLOGGING
Especial 70 Tho Daily worksr)

DENVER lyman, Colorado
nopuna
by former overno sm's'
TO Of Witnesses ytt''
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04

PARIS. Feb. 2.--The French On.
deavored today to bring about friend.
ly feeling between Greece and Turkey
Premier Herriot received separated,
the Greek minister and the Turkish
minister. Herriot, II was officially on
nounced, Strongly urged the neces.
sity ofsfeaching an agreement" on the
question OF Greece maintaining an
|ecumehical patriarch in Constants.
|nopieao
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04

RANGooN, Burma, Feb. 2.--Fiye
hundred were homeless today In the
Kemmendine district OF Rangoon after
fire destroyed 100 homes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04
FORT DODGE TO
HEAR3OL- SHEv|KS
FEBRUARY 10th
Town of 800 Votes and
No Members of Party
Especial to The Daily Worker

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
FORT DODGE, Iowa, Feb. 2.-This
town gave W. 2. Foster and the Work
ers Party over three hundred votes
last November, in the face of an in
tensive LaFollette campaign, without
30 much as one speech or the tlistribu-
ton of literature.
In an effort to find the cause for this
phenomenon the Workers Party will
hold a mass meeting at the Labor
Temple, third floor, Commercial Ma
tional Bank building. 7th and Cen
trial avenue, on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 10. with ]. r. Snyder and David
Coutts as speakers.
There are no Workers Party mem
bers in Fort Dodge and the socialist
party has long since passed away
with the exception Of few who are
still AFFILIATED with the Italian fedora
ton OF the S. p.
One Time Thriving Town.
Fort Dodge was, up to about five
years ago, ono OF the liveliest little
burgs IN America. II was we'll organ
lied with the gypsum miners and mill
men as the backbone OF the labor
movement.
Then the big gypsum plaster and
cement companies sought to reduce
wages and precipitated strike which
LASTED, in the case of the miners, over
eighteen months, the millmen stood
out even longer.
Meyer Knitted Strike.
The strike Of the gypsum workers
was unauthorized by their information
al. the Mill, Mine and Shelter Work
ors. and was against change in their
contract and reduction of one dollar
a day for fifteen months.
Tho United Gypsum company. the
largest firm hore. owns 40 mills and
mines scattereh in many states. Some
OF the other firms also have plants In
other states. Yet. in spite OF this com
petition with unorganized workers.
Fort Dodge was the only locality with
Continued on page p
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NgAFfONING VALLEY STEEL WORKERS
AID FIGHT OF MICHIGAN DEFENDANTS
Especial 70 The paIIy worker)

HOMETOWN o., Feb 2The
Gil whchhanded the Farrell
gec campaign to be behalf
The hn outcome of the Michigan
the hhp outcome realizing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04
Report Sun Vat Sen
Much Better, Tho
Still Seriously iii

PEKIN, Feb. 2.--Dr. Sun Yat.sen.
leader Of the government OF Southern
China, who underwent an operation
Tor cancer recently, passed a comfort
able night and was not in pain this
morning. His physicians pronounced
his condition satisfactory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04

DR.. Sun Yat.Sen was reported dead
Tuesday In dispatches received at
Tokyo by a japanese news agency.
The foregoing dispatch tends 10
indicate that surgeons attending DR..
Sun are more hopeful about his condi-
ton. After DR.. Sun was operated upon
IL was expected that his illness would
prove fatal within ten dayl
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Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, March ~.
CATTLE-Receipts 400: fed steers
and yearlings active, in fairly broad
demand on shipping account; market
ity of run generally medium: liberal
quota of medium handy weight steers
1O.50@11.00; heavies averaging 1880
pounds at outside price: light year
lings 11.40; part load 11.50; bulk fed
steers and yearlings s.50010.50; other
classes generally steady; bulk fat
cows 4.75@7.00; Gamers and cutters
mostly 3.O0@4.00: fat heifers 1850
$50: lower, grade cows extremely dull I;
calves unchanged; bulk to packers 800
@10.25: few upward to 1850: choice
handy weights to outsiders on moder-
ate order, mostly 11.50@12.00.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000: unevenly 10
to Csc lower than yesterdays general
trade; desirable offerings showing
least decline; early top 1850; nothing
worth more than 1850 on close: sbull<
desirable 225 to SO0-pound butchers
average mostly 1315@13.25; bulk 40
to 175-pound averages 1915 @1S.10:
packing sows draggy: bulk 1860
1885: strong weight slaughter pigs
mostly around 1900: estimated hold
over 5000.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; slow: fat
lambs uneven; mostly csc lower: spots
off more; bulk good SO to 95-pound
weights 14.75@1500; good handy
extremely weighty lambs 13.50@14.00;
six decks 65-pound Californian spring
lambs 1900; clipped lambs mostly
11.00@12.50; fed sheep steady: shear
ing lambs dull, 25 and more lower;
strong weight kind 1926 @ 1850.
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Bradstreet's Report

New York. March 27.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Distributive trade shows little dis
position to quicken the rather DELHI
crate pace hitherto noted. Springlike
weather favors increased activities in
farm work and in the building trades,
thus tending to take up some of the
winter slack in employment, while the
nearer approach of Easter spurs prep
arations to meet the usual spring buy
ing movement at retail. Trade as a
whole still shapes up about fair, but
there is, nevertheless, still visible the
feeling of disappointment that trade
has not measured up to sanguine an
ticipations. Reflections of the recent
jolts to speculation given by the
slumps in stock and wheat are still
found in the reports Of continued cau-
tious buying from wholesalers and
jobbers and reduced marketing of
grain in country districts. Cross cur
rents in various lines are reported in
advice from the southwest and lack
of rain in wide areas of Texas and
Kansas and parts Of Oklahoma is af-
fecting crop work, plant termination
and country buying, but that better
moisture conditions farther north in
the plains states are inducing increas-
ing planting of spring wheat.
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some quarters that another advance
would not be out of line.
Standard investment securities re-
Elected the uncertainty over this sit
uation. Scattered selling of Liberty
Bonds and high grade railroad mort
cages forced slight recessions in
these groups, and there was a gen.
eral weakening of prices in the in
dustrial list.
French obligations encountered
selling pressure today and several
issues. including the governments
IS, the Framerican Z lbs and the
Seine Is were depressed a point or
so to the lowest levels of the year.
There were no specific developments
to account for the selling aside from
the possible adverse effect of another
increase in the Bank of France note
circulation.
Among the isolated strong spots
were the Pan-American Petroleum
Us, which followed a run-up in the
company'S shares, based on the first
step in the segregation of its MeXi-
can and California Properties. Skel-
ly Oil 6s also rallied.
Simultaneous offerings of the So
100000 Sac Paulo 25-year s per-
cent loan will be made in New York
and Amsterdam next week. To a
number of small bond issues which
have been placed privately, bankers
added today 81. 733, 900 New Orleans.
Texas and Mexico Railway Us and
> LIS. They We're sold at prices
to yield about L. percent.
Total bonds sales, par valne, So
$4,000.
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Chicago Produce Market

chicago, March ~
Topping down of prices in the grain
markets today went to the extent of
TIC a bushel for wheat, as compared
with "a hours previous. Uneasiness
over possible results of the govern
mcnt investigation about recent
sweeping changes which values had
undergone was apparently a leading
factor in the persistent selling that
broke prices anew. Wheat closed
heavy. II to TIC net lower, May 1877
to 1919 and July 1.423 to 1.42a. with
corn X to 2scc off, oats l to lac down
and provisions showing losses ranging
from 10 to 40 cents.
At first the majority Of wheat trad
ers paid little heed to talk relative to
government action which might de-
veIop from official conferences at
Washington today concerning the wild
movement of prices of late. On the
contrary, attention here turned chiefly
to continued unfavorable crop reports
from the southwest and west and to
the fact that Liverpool quotations
were relatively higher than had been
looked for. Indications. however. that
drought which had been menacing
much of the winter wheat crop led to
a material decline.
1t was after midday before the
wheat market gave way in earnest.
and the execution of numerous orders
10 stop LOSSES On the part OI uOlucTS
pointed to Washington reports as a
chief disturbing influence. At this
stage the descent of the market be-
came rapid. with buying confined al
most altogether to previous sellers
who could collect profit. The close was
at virtually the days lowest level. Ex-
porters We're represented as having
taken 100000 bushels of wheat and
500, 900 to 100000 bushels of rye on
the break in prices.
Corn and cats were governed prin-
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Financial
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in
all the Leading Stocks

New York, Mar. 27.-Stock prices
opened firm, broke sharply before
noon when selling pressure was re-
newed against the northwestern
mails and standard industrials and
then rallied sharply, closing quota
lions generally showing net gains
ranging from small fractions to IL
points. The recovery was impressive
in view of the fact that 1t was con-
Quoted in the face of another col
lapse in wheat prices and the heavy
calling Of brokers' loans which sent
the call money rate up to per-
cent.
The publication of the February
earnings report of the Chicago and
Northwestern, net operating income
of $341 900 as compared with $1,29S,
1914 in the corresponding month of
last year, furnished another excuse
for a bear raid on the Northwestern
railroad shares. Chicago and North
western was hammered down near
ly ID points to a new low at 81 5-S
as compared with the years high
of Is 3-S, and then rallied about a
point from the low. Omaha pre-
ferred broke 10 IL points to Sc on
one sale.
Other railroad stocks to break
through their previous resistance
points were Canadian Pacific, North
ern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Chi
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OAKLAND

Mrs. William Cowan entertained
The jolly Eight Club at an all-day
meeting Wednesday,. at the home of
Mrs. Frank Page. There was a good
attendance, bountiful dinner was
served at noon and a very pleasant
social day was enjoyed. The next
meeting will be held April at the
home of Mrs. Percy Larkin.
The program which was to have
been carried out on Saturday evening
at the regular meeting of Cascade
Grange under the direction of the
Division in the contest known as the
Summer street division, has been
postponed out of respect to the men,
bers of the Kerr family in their be-
reavement in the loss of their father.
Mrs. Kenneth Farr. who has been
passing the winter with relatives in
town, received word of the death of
her father, Blan Neal. which occurred
recently at Conway. Arkansas.
The Silent Six Club met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
King. The work in basketry was
continued, several sandwich trays
The members of Sergeant Wyman
Women's Relief Corps will hold an
Easter sale on the afternoon and
evening of April in the Post rooms.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the various booths. The
candy booth will contain an assort-
ment of home made candy. There
will be a food booth laden with
cooked food of all kinds. A corner
market where vegetables and canned
goods will be on sale, a booth Of use
full articles also a fancy work booth;
beside a I.arkin booth where grocer
les and other Larkin products may
be obtained. Much time has been
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Yale Football Star
Now Sells Packard

Century 4. AilStead, Yale football
star and All.American tackle. who
Was forced recently to discontinue
his course at the university because
Of Yale's ruling which forbade an
undergraduate being married, has
taken . position as an automobile
lalesman in New Haven. He is with
Packard Sales and Service Inc, au-
thorised Packard dealer in the New
Haven territory.
Mr.. MNstead had planned continu-
ing his college education at another
university. He still hopes to carry
out these plans and is studying in
all spare hours.
my plans have been somewhat up
set" said the former star tackle, II
have had to look forward to some
business connection with a reliable
and well-established firm.
Il have always had great admira-
ton for the Packard car, and al
though have been self supporting
student, have always envied the
man who owned one Now I find
qualification Of my former desire in
demonstrating Packards to pros
pects."
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cago and Eastern Illinois preferred,
Gulf, Mobile and Northern, Reading.
Jersey Central and Nickel Plate"
United States Steel common was
depressed to a new low at 116 S-S
and then snapped back to 1T IA.
up one-quarter. Baldwin crossed
ia, broke to a new low at ITO 3-4
and then rallied to H. Sd, up 1 Ia
on the day.
Heavy accumulation Of the Pan
American B based on the announce
ment that the first step towards the
segregation of its Mexican proper
ties had been taken, and rumors of
an increased dividend evidently
turned the course of the market up
ward. Pan American 3 stock was
bid up from "a Sd to 70 and then
slipped back to Is, where it was up
2 IL points on the day. Total trans
actions in this issue approximated
100000 shares or about one-twelfth
of the days business.
Substantial recovery was also reg
istered by American Can, American
locomotive. General Electric, Du-
pont, Coca Cola, International Har-
vester, the Maxwell Motors issues,
Postum Cereal, Savage Arms, Sears
Roebuck, Sloss- Sheffield Steel and
Worthington Pump, all of which
closed at net gains of about 1 L.
to IL points.
Laclede Gas scared 8 points to a
record high Of 172 and then yielded
to 40 on profit taking. United
States Smelling responded to the re-
sumption of dividends by closing a
point higher at 80.
Call money opened at percent.
advanced to IL and thence to 5.
Time money and commercial paper
rates were unchanged.
The foreign exchanges turned
slightly reactionary in response to
the increased offering of bills from
European centers. Demand sterling
fell back about three quarters of a
cent to SAT- IL and French francs
eased to around 5.2S cents. Sub
stantial recessions took place In the
Scandinavian currencies.
Bond prices drifted irregularly
lower in todays dull trading, which
was further restricted by the tight
err money situation and persistent
rumors than another increase in the
Federal Reserve Banks rediscount
rate was not far distant. Although
maintenance of the IL percent was
voted yesterday. the steady increase
in the volume of discounting shown
in the weekly reserve bank state
ment strengthened the belief in
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Boston Produce Market
Boston, March 81

Boston, March II.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 16i.
BUTTER-Extras 46Q46a: firsts AZ
645.
CHEESE-Fresh choice 24@24a.
CORN-No. . yellow 1876 0136.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 35am36 white and mixed extras
335G25: western extras 33G33s.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 196-lh.
sacks. Special short 10.0OQ10.35:
standard S.75M9.S5.
HAY-No timothy 24@26.
IAMB-Spring 2262S.
OATS-Forty pounds 81 @62.
PORK-Medium backs Al q 46.
POTATOES-Green Mountains 100
CLOS per 100 pounds; sweets 2.75.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes go cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
EEAL-SMo3.
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New York Produce Market
New York, March 9

FLOUR-Easier; spring patents SIS
@S65; soft winter straights S:l5V
$50: hard winter straights 8.15@S.5O.
WHEAT-Spot weak; No. l dark
! and rail 1854; No. hard winter b
lake and rail LIZA; No. 2 mixed durum
; do. Liza: No. l Manitoba do. in bond
1901.
track New York all rail 1.2Ss; NO.
mixed do. 1878.
OATS-Spot easy; No. 2 white So.
LARD-Easy; middle west $1,000
1890.
Other articles were unchanged.
BUTTER-Unsettled receipts TO-
1853; creamery higher than extras 45a @
46; creamery extras, 92 score, As; do.
/ frsts, So to 81 score, 400 443.
EGGS--Firm; receipts 32:402: fresh
! gathered extras firsts 32i@33; do.
storage packed s3i @34: fresh gather
32a @32s: fresh gathered seconds 81;
, nearby hennery browns extras 34@37.
POTATOES-Dull; Long Island per
$50 pounds 2.75 @3.35; New York do.
1,75M 2.10; Florida per barrel 10000
1900.
White Ber ton Jew do Ted
35OO@4O.00; Florida per 13-bushel
hamper 100000; South Carolina do.
100000.
SpOl raw SuSdi was uiiSildh6Su ~
day at 4.6S duty paid but late April
shipment was higher at All. Sales of
5000 bags of Cuban at ass, $4,000 bags
1T Al for second half of April ship
ment. and 1920 bags of Porto Rican
FOR May clearance at All. were re-
ported.
Raw sugar futures were steadier on
covering and buying by trade inter-
ests. Prices advanced one to four
points on active positions but reacted
near the close under realizing and
were finally one to two points net
higher May 2.97, July 81. Septem-
Der 3.27. December 3.33.
Refined sugar was easier and I'M
changed to 90 points lower with list
quotations ranging from $50 to 500
cents for fine granulated. There was
no improvement in the demand.
Refined futures were nominal.
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Church Notices

Methodist church. Rev. Weston P.
Holman, pastor. Morning worship
at 1870; Sunday school at 1145;
Happy Hour service at Z O'Clock;
Epworth League Wednesday even
ing at 7.3O; prayer meeting Thurs.
day evening at 7.30.
Sidney Methodist church, Rev.
Weston p. Holman. pastor. Preach
ing Sunday afternoon at go O'Clock.
followed by Sunday school. Ernest
Lewis, superintendent.
Morning sermon at All Souls Uni
versalist church Sunday at 1890
o'clock: Sunday school at 11.45: Jun.
ior Young Peoples Christian On.
ion at 4 o'clock: Senior Young Peo-
pies Christian Union at 6 O'Clock. At
= o'clock illustrated sermon.
United Baptist church. Rev.
Francis S. Bernauer, pastor; 1880 A.
NJ, public worship; tenor solo. Mr..
Neel; duet, Mrs. Bernauer and Mr..
Neel; - noon, Church School: 4 P.
NJ, Junior Endeavor; q P. NJ.
Christian Endeavor: Z P. NJ, ben
Hur" the tale of the Christ" part
one, illustrated by colored slides;
orchestra and chorus; short sermon.
Sunday school will be held at the
High street Mission Sunday after
noon at 245 o'clock, j. o. Gosselin,
superintendent.
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Highland Park and River Rouge
plants Of the company here, the to-
tai for these two plants alone reach
Ing the enormous figure Of $172,s20,-
1856 for the last year.
At other plants and at branches
throughout the country the COM
pany during the last year paid en-
ployes a total of 1882, 476.53. The
figures given out also include wages
and salaries paid at the Lincoln
Motor Company, a division of the
Ford Motor Company, the c. f. Jo-
hanson Company, Inc, and the
Fordson Coal Company, which to-
tailed sS,64S,906.1S, bringing the grand
total for the organization UP to
$3.50 ,001, 52S.37.