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The Washington times., 1925-05-02
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
New Traffic Regulations
Don { Provide for Pogo
Sticks, Go Carts or
Stills.
BY KIRK MILLER.
By KIRK MILLER.

0MALLPoX is rampant in
- Washington, but it hasn't
~ got half as many people
worried as the new traffic
germ which is also loose start
ing at midnight.
The Washington times., 1925-05-02

the fights and the other half are
going "just for old-time's sake"
The fight itself has the wise
birds worried.
Some of them say that Dundee
will fall down before the tenth
round is reached. Others insist
that he doesn't get good until the
tenth or so. At any rate, when
the match was made it was Dun
dee who asked for fifteen rounds
and ferris who refused to fight
unless the distance was set at
twelve.
ferris, the wise birds think, is
the one who will blow up. He's
a wildcat for six rounds, but
slows down to a walk after that.
The Summer Fights.
A ROUND town the general opin-
"A ion regarding the big summer
shows is that Tunney will beat
Gibbons; McTigue will make a
monkey out of Berlenback; Greb
will slap Walker all over the four
cornered arena and Wills will
stop Weinert.
The boys may change their
minds and lay the dough down
in a different manner later on,
but right now that's the way they
have the things lined up,
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intricate problems like these so
easily after he is an adult as
while he is still an infant IN
the eyes Of the lew.
Instead of issuing driving
permits, the new plan is to give
applicants q diploma after they
have passed an academic test
which includes trigonometry and
other short cuts.
It is difficult to teach an old
dog new capers. But not half
SO intricate as to instruct q lot
of our traffic violators how TO
drive orthodox.
People who have been ac-
customed to hitting and run
ming will naturally be a little
dense in learning that this isn't
going to be stylish any more.
Driving etiquette is to be re-
vised, beginning tomorrow, and
folks who think finger bowls
are superfluous scenery, are all
wet.
Street ethics from now on
will mean mora than merely tip
ping your hat to ladies and al
ways keeping on the curb side
of the one Won are escortinH.
The finer mathematics of pub
lie maneuvering constitute the
modern trend in highway edu-
cation and if you don't know
your lesson, prepare to stay
after school.
No longer will pedestrians
have the right-of-way on loose
tenders and itinerant running
boards. II jay walkers are
piled 80 high on your radiator
they obstruct vision through the
windshield, stop by the nearest
hospital and get some Of the
barnacIes scraped off.
Then proceed with one eye
on traffic and the other on the
rule book, always being sure
to look both ways before leap
ing.
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Mans mind doesn't neutralize
intricate problems like these so
easily after he is an adult as
while he is still an infant in
the eyes Of the lew.
The Washington times., 1925-05-02

AIienists say
that the symp-
toms of Mr..
Eldridge's latest
discovery are so
complicated it
will take the nor
NAL specimen six
months to as
simulate them.
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This latter disease is so sud-
den that the victims never
The Washington times., 1925-05-02
SchoIz Fears Only
Hussey In The
200 Meter

During . recent discussion q
Americas leading sprin ters
jackson ". SchoIz, Of the New
York Athletic Club, the Olympic
200 meter champion, paid Frank
Hussey, Of Boston College, Vi
tribute that should not exactly
dishearten the former Stuyve-
SAINT High speed merchant.
AHussey Is the only man ] fear
for 100 yards" was Scholz's
contribution to the tanning bee.
When one takes into considera-
ton the fact that only last
Sunday SchOlx ran the 100" in
competition IN O:O9 4-6 the full
Significance Of his remark may
be understood. Hussey's cue
IS not to get 3 swelled head
over II. however.
The Washington times., 1925-05-02

know what has
struck them until
they have served
half of their
term in Deco
guam.
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Then proceed with one eye
on traffic and the other on the
rule book, always being sure
to look both ways before leap
ing.
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Since His nneos)
Copyright. Chrisy Walsh syndlcate1
The Washington times., 1925-05-02

It is difficult to teach an old
dog new capers. But not half
SO intricate as to instruct q lot
of our traffic violators how to
drive orthodox.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
Russian Movie Will Be
Shown on Pacific Coast

The Seattle local censorship board
known to be one of the strictest in
the country, has passed "The Beauty
and the Bolshevik" and Russia in
Overalls," and the l. w A. commit
tees in several coast cities are be-
ginning arrangements for the show
ing of these films in their section.
The time and place of the Pacific
coast showings will be announced as
soon as they are definitely determined.
Several hundred cities have enjoyed
this rollicking Red Army comedy, but
many more have not yet made their
arrangements. The Aims are avail
able for datAs now TAT almost any
time, and are all in excellent condi-
ton for running. Applications for
their use should be sent to the Inter-
national Workers Aid, 10 So. Lincoln
St., Chicago, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10

mean that he would have the oppor-
tunity of loading If he could load that
much or if he desired to do so. The
object in having that kind of a clause
in the agreement would be to guaran-
tee the leaders days work at load
ing coal, when they went into the
mine. Moreover, am sure that Mr..
Buchanan will agree to amend the
tentative proposal that is enclosed
herewith, so as to relieve the miner
of any responsibility for repairing any
and all damage that may be done in
a leaders, working place because of
bad shots, I mean by that, that any
damage that was done to a mans
working place by bad shooting, would
have to be repaired by the company,
or at the companys expense.
The Boss Is Worried!
/ have gone into the matter quite
carefully with Mr.. Buchanan, and /
am satisfied that he would agree to
amend the enclosed proposition as
herein stated, but do not believe we
could get him to agree to anything
more than have told you in this let
ter Mr.. Buchanan seems to be rather
hesitant and fearful about the COM
pany taking over the drilling and
shooting of coal because the company
is assuming considerable risk as IL
would be a new practice and one
which the company does not know
much about so far as the cost Of do.
ing so is concerned but he has told
me that IL we enter into an agree
ment on the basis herein outlined
that he will start up Mine No. Is and
do the best he can TO make the propo
sition a success and the matter is
therefore, referred to your members
for their consideration, II they should
instruct me to enter into an agree.
ment on the basis herein outlined. |
shall do everything in my power TO
protect the interests OF our members
In any agreement we may make. II
is not my desire to influence your
members on this matter but | think
should say to you that every day
the proposition OF the Illinois Mine
Workers is growing more desperate
and work in Illinois is growing less
and less and markets that have for
years been supplied by Illinois coal
are being taken away. from US by coal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
TEACHERS SEEK
MORE WAGES IN
new YORK FIGHT
Governor Smith Vetoed
Increased Pay

NEW YORK, July s.-FP)-New
York City teachers are continuing
their fight for an increased wage scale
that will bring their earnings up to
the purchasing value of 1914 wages,
William R. Lasher, chairman joint
salary committee, says in announcing
the teachers plans to go before the
board of estimate.
The teachers are demanding the
scale Of the Ricca bill passed by the
state legislature but vetoed by Gov
ernor Smith. representatives Of the
Teachers Union and other interested
organizations protested to the board
of education in a public hearing
against the scale proposed by the
superintendent, which gives the al
ready higher paid principals, high
school teachers and superintendent
salary increases out of proportion to
the increases given the underpaid
elementary and lower grade school
teachers.
About 10000 teachers are behind
the demand for higher>scale.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
Yowl Basket Picnic
at Braeside Beach
on Sunday, July IL

A novel way of raising funds td
carry on their organizational CAM
paign in the many printing and book
binding establishments in the loop
has been discovered by Working Area
Branch No. of the Young Workers
League.
1t will be a basket picnic to be held
on Sunday, July IL, at Braeside, Ill.
Admission ticket for every girl
coming to the picnic will be a well
prepared and attractive lunch basket.
Admission for the boys will be viii
lingness and means to share the food
with the girl who prepared it. In
business like English, Baskets will be-
donated by the girls and sold to the
boys.
The crowd going to the picnic will
meet at $3.50 a. m. at the ~" istation
at Wabash and Adams and from
there proceed to Braeside. Braeside
is beautiful bathing beach near
Evanston.
Everybody is invited and urged to
come. Watch for further announce
ments of entertainment and complete
directions for stragglers, though
everybody is expected to be at the
place specified above at $3.50 so az to
insure full day of enjoyment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
WORKERS SCHOOL PUBLIC |
SPEAKING CLASS STARTS |
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON |

NEW YORK, July 8. - Active
preparations for the New York
election campaign are scheduled to
begin this coming Saturday after
noon. July II, at 8 p. m, when
the public speaking class arranged
by the Workers School will hold it's
first session.
About 20 comrades have already
registered for this course, which
has the definite objective Of pre-
pairing comrades for active particl-
patton as speakers in the coming
local election campaign. The class
will be directed by William Vein
stone and will continue for eight
sessions.
Registration is still open. n you
possess a general understanding Of
COMMUNIST principles, If you have
command of the English language
and a voice with some carrying
power, join the class and become
member of that corps Of speakers
which is going to carry the Com
runist message to thousands Of
New York workers this fall.
Enroll any time, day or evening,
at Room "a, 1903 East 14th street,
or with the instructor on Saturday
afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
BRITISH TRADE
, EXPERT; WARNS
OF BANKRUPTCY
Adverse Balance of Huge
Proportions

LONDON, June 2S tBy Mail) We
have come to the point where we
shall have to contemplate liquidation
of our national assets and live on our
national capital"
This is the conclusion reached by
Sir Allan Smith, chairman of the
Engineering and Allied Employers
National Federation. 4,
In a statement issued yesterday he
said that the income available for in
vestment abroad-in other words, our
trade balance-was G252,O0O,O0O in
1920, 2154,OOO,O00O in 1922, e1O2,-
100000 in 1928, and E 29,OOO,OOO' in
1924.
"In the current year we have come,
on estimate, to position which,
apart from war conditions, has not
previously been reached.
ESTIMATED from the result of the
first Ave months, the trade balance in
1925 will be adverse to the extent of
e26,OOO,OOO
Adverse Balance.
"In this estimate. invisible exports
are taken on the same basis as in
1924, and with the slump in shipping
freights and other conditions, the fig
ure taken is probably too favorable.
1.-THE fact Of supreme Importance
is, that there is an estimated adverse
balance for the current year which
may turn out to be more than $50,
100000 sterling.
I'VE have thus come to the point
where we shall have to contemplate
liquidation of our national assets and
live on our national capital.
"If, therefore, something is not done
to revivify our export trade the result
in time must be national bankruptcy.
obviously we canAot continue to
draw interest on investments we real
ize."
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expense men to be known and desig-
mated as drillers, and shooters shall
have all qualifications required by the
state mining law for shot firers. 1t
is agreed that the operator shall be
the sole judge of the qualifications of
the men whom he shall employ as
drillers and shooters, and also of the
number of men he shall employ. He
shall be free to remove any man or
number of men, from-this work at any
time without explanation or cause,
and to replace them at any time
with any man or men he may desire,
but any man or men from any local
shall be considered as having prior
ity for such a drillers and shooters
position, and 1t is agreed that no men,
Der or members, or officers, of any
local or district of the U. M. w. of A.,
shall object to any man or men being
given drillers' and shooters positions
and no such person, local or district
shall in any way hinder the accept
ance of any mans transfer card thru
delay, thru attempting to charge ex-
cessive transfer fee or placing Of
fines, or in any other manner not spe-
officially mentioned. The miner shall
continue to be responsible for the care
of the working place or places in the
same manner and to the same degree
that they have been liable in the past,
and as provided in the state mining
law. Should any miner absent him
self from his working place for any
cause on any day that the mine at
which he is employed works and the
coal in his working place has been
shot down ready to load, then II in
the judgment Of the operator IL is
necessary for the safety of the work
ing place or for the economical opera
ton of the mine, to load out such
coal, he shall have the right to do so
in any manner he may elect, employ
ing the coal in payment, but in such
his option at the scale provided, TAX
ing the coal in payment, but in cush
event the operator shall furnish the
miner a working place the next day
the mine works. Where the operator
elects to do the drilling and shooting
as hereinafter provided, he shall fur
nish and be free TO select and use
whatever kind or kinds OF explosive
he may deem best suited to the work
to be performed
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campaign that would result in the
complete wreck Of the U. NJ. W. of A.,
not only in Illinois, but turnout the
country.
The Illinois unit of the U. M. W. of
A. is the strongest numerically and
financially, in fact is the backbone of
The miners union. and this district if
broken, would make 1t easy TO destroy
the other district organizations that
are a great deal weaker In every way.
The Harrington attempt in the John
ston City affair is not something new
10 the miners in America, they re-
member his convention declaration of
cooperation with the coal corpora
lions; his advice to reduce the cost of
production to be better able to COM
pete with the West Virginia miners.
Helping The Operators.
You will notice in the enclosed let
:er sent to Mr.. Texal Berry, secretary
Of the Johnston City local by Earring
ION. that he considers it wise and adj
visable for the miners to do some
hing in Illinois to reduce the cost Of
production and enable the operators
% meet the competition of the nom
1nion fields"
He further states that he thinks 12c
per ton reduction is too much, and
suggests 10c per ton sufficient.
However. he approved Of suggest
ID contract OF 12c per ton reduction
the details Of which is enclosed in the
following copy OF contract"
Copy OF letter from Harrington to
he local follows and copy Of contract
hat has been repudiated by the coal
iiggers.
Mr.. Texal Berry, Secretary,
local Union No. 1892,
Johnston City, Illinois.
Dear Sir and Brother-In accord
lnce with the instructions conveyed
o me in a telegram sent me under
late OF Feb. 18th by Joe Noble and
Robert Barron opened up negotia-
ions with Mr.. d. w. Buchanan, Presi-
lent Of the Old Ben Coal Corporation
concerning the matter OF making an
agreement that would allow the coal
company to take over the drilling and
shooting OF coal at Mine No. is Of the
Did Ben Coal Corporation.
After going into the matter quite
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
Max Eastman Is
Expelled from the
Workers Party

Statement by Central Executive Com
mittee, Workers Party of America.
Just prior to his leaving for the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
some three years ago, Max Eastman
became a member of the Workers
Party of America, and secured Gre
dentials as a member of the organiza-
ton.
Eastman has not maintained any
connections with the party during the
period of his stay in Russia and his
membership in the Workers Party has
therefore lapsed. The Central Exc
cutive ComQittee of the party feels
it necessary, in view Of the books
written by Eastman, malingning and
attacking the leaders of the Russian
Communist Party and the Communist
International that Eastman maintain
not even the remotest connections
with the Workers Party of America
Therefore. although Eastman has func-
toned as a member of the Workers
Party for more than two years,
the Central Executive Committee of
the Workers Party has adopted a
resolution directing the branch of
which Max Eastman was a member
to expel him from the organization.
Central Executive Committee,
Workers Party Of America.
VIM. q. Foster,
Chairman,
c. r. Ruthenberg,
Evoc,rfiva Coosu
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extensively with Mr.. Buchanan, he Of
fered proposal, copy of which is en-
closed herewith, for the consideration
of your members. do not know of
anything that would prevent us from
entering into an agreement of this
kind if we thot it wise and advisable
to do so and we certainly must do
something in Illinois to reduce the
cost of production and to enable the
operators to meet the competition Of
the nonunion fields. If the Illinois
miners are to get anywhere near a
fair proportion of work and maintain
their present wage scale, and If we
can work out some plan that will help
the operator without reducing the
earning capacity of our men, it is GER
tainly our duty to do so. Personally,
| think Mr.. Buchanan is asking too
much when he wants 12c per ton for
drilling and shooting, but he contends
his examination Of very carefully
kept record shows that It has been
costing the miners 12c per ton them
selves to shoot the coal, however, II is
my opinion that we can secure a re-
duction in these figures by further ne
gotiations with Mr.. Buchanan.
think perhaps l could get him to agree
to accept 1Oc per ton, but do not be-
lieve that he could be induced to take
over the drilling and shooting for any
less than loo per ton, but think per-
haps, | may be able to influence him
to do so Notwithstanding the fact he
contends and he has the records to
prove his contention that 1t has been
costing the miners an average of 12c
per ton to shoot the coal in the past.
Furthermore, am satisfied that |
could induce Mr.. Buchanan TO write a
clause into any agreement that we
might make in which the company
would agree that a man shall have
the opportunity Of loading a stipulated
number of tons Of coal every day he
goes into the mine.
suaarlng The PHI.
For illustration: | think that Mr..
Bunchanan would agree that every
loader who goes into the mine shall
have the opportunity of loading at
least ten tons Of coal per shift or
whatever number Of tons we may
agree TO- This would not mean that a
loader would only be allowed to load
ten tons Of coal per shifl II would
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10

ment will not move miners from one
place to another unless in his judg-
ment of the management it is neces-
sary to do so in order to furnish the
men an equal turn or prevent men
from being out of coal, the only limit
that shall be placed upon the num-
Der of men working after one mining
machine Of any type shall be the ca
pacity Of the machine, and nothing
shall be done by the miners either d.
rectly or indirectly to limit the num-
Der of men working after a machine.
"Q) Where the operator assumes
the work of drilling and shooting the
coal he shall be entitled to a differ
entail of twelve cents (12c) per ton
Of mine run coal for all coal so drilled
and shot, and in addition thereto shall
be entitled to a reduction of 33 Ia per
cent in the yardage on all yardage
work, and the remaining two-third of
the yardage rate when paid shall in
all cases be divided equally between
the machine men and the leaders,"
FaTTin9tonS ireachery.
The foregoing is but a sample of
the Harrington treachery to the ILL.,
nois miners, and the militant rank
and file who have refused to be be-
trayed are marked for expulsion.
When the deal was proposed. Free
man Thompson and John Watt, illeg-
ally removed officers OF sub district
4, Dist. 70, hurried to Johnston City
and laid bare the treason of the pro-
posal, the miners Immediately after
wards repudiated the proposal, and
sent 1t down to defeat amidst their
contempt and scorn.
Thompson and Watt have been re.
sponsible many times in blocking Far
ringtons treacherous proposals. and
are rewarded today by being expelled
by harrington and his board.
The militant rank and file in 1li-
nois must rally TO Freeman Thompson
and John Watt, or the expulsion will
be carried into every local union in
the District and every member who
dares to criticize Harrington. or his
machine, or refuses to comply with
the dictation of the coal company viii
be expelled, and no recourse will be
had thru the organization as long as
the Harrington gang of takers rule the
union. u
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MANY BRANCHES |.
PASS MOTION ON
GITLOW DEFENSE
Promise Aid In Fight
For Class Prisoners !

NEW YORK, July S.-The Down
Town English branch Of the Workers
(Communist) Party, New York Citys
has unanimously passed resolution
of support to Benjamin Gitlow in his
fight to win his freedom from the
supreme court decision which will
send him back to Sing Sing if carried
out.
The resolution states, in part
sWhereas Comrade Gitlow has RED
fused a pardon which would have
lifted the indictment under which he
is now out on bail for violation Of
the criminal anarchy law Of this states
and whereas Comrade, Gitlow haM
taken this step in order to make d
test case before the supreme court
of the United States in order to ins
validate the syndicalist laws undeN
which various political prisoners ara
under indictment thruout the coun~
try.
BE it resolved, that we congratu-
late Comrade Gitlow on the Commune
list fight he has waged and that the
Down Town English branch pledges
~Comrade Gitlow our fullest support
to win his freedom" I
(signed) William s. Tanning, re-
cording secretary.
Similar resolutions were passed By
the Finnish branch of Frederick, 8.
Dakota emil Niva, secretary, and
by the ITALIAN branch No. l, Of the
Workers Party (Gustavo Sgarra, SEQ
retary). -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
MAJOR GRUBB DISAPPOINTED BY
INDIFFERENCE OF OMAHA CROWD
TO HIS CALL TO ARMS FOR y. S.

picnickers refused enhuse mill
With full of people eating basket lunches and
them could be oaxed to parade with
made them but they
drink red lemonade
display They simply Ignored the
military spelbindes the marchers for Imperialism
Up-s3o March,
the utter
popuae $50 marched the De-
parade Omahas Observance the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10
Germans buy sovIet Horses.

MOSCOW (By MaiD.-A group of
German businessmen has applied to
the Peoples Commissariat of Agri-
culture for permission to purchase
and export from the Soviet Union
party up to 10000 horses for needs
of German industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-10

trees as spectators About 100000
persons, men, women and children,
were in the park at the time of the
demonstration.
At $3.50, Charles Gardner attempted
to lead the spectators In singing
America" He met with response
so feeble that 1t barely could be
heard above the playing of the band.