davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1925-03-09

to purchase passenger carrying mo-
tor-propeIled vehicles and is under
the necessity of hiring automobiles
for use of its enforcement agents in
travelling and for patrol duty To hire
one automobile for 24-hour patrol
duty costs at least $40 per day. and in
many instances s25. The monthly ex-
pense accounts of prohibition enforce :
ment agents assigned to patrol duty
in sections where smuggling and IL
legal transportation of liquor are go
ing on extensively show expenditures
of around $500 a month for automo-
bile hire"
Further emphasizing the need of
the new procedure, and the high cost
Of the old system, Prohihition Com :
missioner Haynes is on record as say
ing "considerab BILE amount of money
is expended by agents for auto hire
to catch violators not only in smuggling
but to capture operators Of Illicit
stills in the mountains. woods. and
swamps in various localities of tn e
country. BY hiring automobiles for
the purposes mentioned. rates far in
excess of the amounts that would be
paid for the purchase OF gas and oil
for seized cars are continually being
paid.
Could Save on Trucks.
Trucks for carting seized property
are also hired at rates running from
$3.50 to $500 per hour. This amount
could be reduced considerably by the
use of seized trucks. Furthermore
il the seized trucks. automobiles, and
boats are authorized to be delivered
to the Secretary of the Treasury, II
would permit our agents 20 be prop
erly motorized to do more effective
work in enforcing the national pro-
hibition act"
Complete figures were not obtainabie
today from the various. branches of the
Government which seize automoolles
and boats in the enforcement OF the
customs and prohibition laws. but the
partial reports available indtca ted a
large number OF seized transportation
units. giving some conception OF the
size OF the question.
The prohibition unit during the past
fiscal year. which ended June 80, 1924
seized throughout the country total
of SPA automobile, estimated at 4
total value of s3.225,33e. Not all cf
these were forfeited however. as in
cases where the Government loses the
defendant is given back his car. In the
District of Columbia there were sold
since April, 1922, a total OF 81 auto
mobiles, including those which were
either forfeited or unclaimed"
sefxed Z36 Boats.
In addition to automobiles, the
prohibition units also seized 236 boats
and launches during the past fiscal
year, with total estimated value
of $27s,1ss.
The United States Coast Guard dur
ing the calendar year 1924 seized a
total of PSI vessels The customs
marine patrol, which in November
gave up its work, turning 1t over &c
the Coast Guard had seized several
vessels, bus the number was not avail
able today
The numer OF automobiles seized
by the customs service in their ex-
tensive service along the border;
does not appear in the official reports
but ii was understood that the
amount of such confscation is enor-
nous.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
MURDER CHARGED TO d.
Three Louisiana Men and Nephew
Held in LIQUOR Trace

LAKE CHARLES, La, March o.
Afidavits charging murder against
Byron, Eustice and Robert Dunn and
Winfred Burge, their nephew. were filed
here today in connection with the deaths
of William F. Collins, Federal prohibi-
tion agent, and Samuel E. Duhon. a
deputy sheriff of Calca sieu Parish,
whose bodies were found late Saturday
afternoon.
The men had been missing almost %
hours, following their start on search
of the Dunn brothers home for LIQUOR.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
Mexico Asks Prison Data.

MEXICO CITY, March s.-The
foreign Office has instructed Mexican
consuls in the United States to in
vestigate and report upon the cases
Of all Mexican citizens serving SEN
tences in United States prisons. This
action was taken in consequence of
numerous complaints Of unjust con-
yictions.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
.P0IIbearers Ask
so Gents Each for
attending Funerals
Special Dispatch to The Star.

STe'IfT IIlSpafth 70 ne StHT.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, March q
Activities of the Pallbearers' Union
of Alexandria were disclosed in
police court today. when Ave mem
bers were fined on charges OF
gambling in North Columbus
street house. All are colored.
They said they had been selling
tickets for ~chitterling supper
and were counting cash and not
gambling. 1t was explained later
that the union supplies pallbear-
ers at 50 cents each to serve at
funerals.
Evening star., 1925-03-09
February Circulation
Daily 1868
Sunday. .1O7,268

District Of Columbia ss.:
FLEMING SEwB0LD. Business Manager
Of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR does
solennly swear that the actual number Of
copies OF the papers named, sold and distribut-
ed during the month Of February AID 1928
follows. - f
Evening star., 1925-03-09
INCOME TAX CUT
LIKELY NEXT YEAR
UNDER NEW PLAN

CONTINUED from First Page.J
Evening star., 1925-03-09
PLAN FOR SINGLE
HUGE HIGH SCHOOL
WINNING SUPPORT

Continued from First Pase.D
Evening star., 1925-03-09
DEMOCRATS WANT
CANDIDATE OF OWN
FOR COMMITTEE POST

Continued from First Pase.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

ers who have fought the machine, be
remedied, and these brothers rein
stated and Voyzey declared the In
ternational president on the basis of
having won the last international
election.
Organize the Unorganized.
The U. M. w. Of A. is being cut
to pieces while Lewis and his ma
chine does nothing to organize the
vast unorganized fields which must
be organized before the union can
effectively fight the closely combined
operators. The progressive miners
demand that the international con-
vention be held in January, 1926, as
provided for, to formulate steps to
wage a militant campaign to union
ize every unorganized coal field and
make the U. M. w. of A. 100 per
cent strong in the coal pits of the
United States. Miners everywhere
Demand the international convention
for January, 1895.
Progressive Miners Committee,
Alex Reid, Secretary,
7o2o S. Chicago Ave., Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
HEAVY RAINFALL
in ERIN MAKES
famine WORSE
Boston Committee for
Relief Organized

Especial to The Daily WorEer)
DUBLIN, June s. Owing to the
continued wet weather, a poor har-
vest lie expected turnout ireland this
year and the famine which Is now
confined to the seaboard counties on
the west coast ls expected to become
more widespread. Large numbers Of
cattle are dying In the south and west.
The Irish section of the WorkeBs'
International Relief is negotiating
with the Free State government for
the lifting Of import duty on ship
ments of food and clothing sent from
other countries to relieve the suf-
fering in Ireland
One thousand dollars was received
by the Dublin committee from the
Irish Workers and Peasants Famine
Relief committee in the United
States. AS thousands Of workers from
the west of Ireland live in the United
States it is expected that the re-
Spouse to the famine appeal will be
generous.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

outsiders also. l have a very good
friend who feels that if she could
only get into these gangs she
would have a very lonely time,
but she would have a "cat and
dog" time. One day our conversa-
ton drifted to economic prob
lens. She asked me why her
father worked hard all day and
made so little money while the
rich work very little and get lots
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

of money. I answered her as best
as 1 could and told her about the
capitalist system and how Russia
was remedying it. She became
interested, so / read to her the art
ticle by Anna Louise Strong
wrote on Youth on the Volga. /
said that some day 1 hoped to go
to Russia and she said she would
60 with me.
Our teacher asked for a cartoon
on the world war. She would moi
accept this one. I am sending ii
to you.
Your comrade,
IDA CALKINS, IA years old
Deming, n. Mexico.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
WOMEN'S EIGHT
HOUR BILL DEAD
IN The SENATE

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 3.-The
senate passed the Barr bill creating
commission of seven senators and
seven representatives. to investigate
the question of terminable permits
for utilities and report to the next
regular session. The senate has
passed bills appropriating millions Of
dollars but has no time to consider
the workers.
Legislative observers believed that
all efforts to regulate the working
hours for women were irrevocable
and dead issues. After several fruit
less efforts to obtain a quorum Of
the senate committee on corporations
and Industrial affairs handling the
senate S-hour bill, friends Of the is
sue were fearful that both It and
the modified 81 hour bill now in
the house were dead.
The senate today passed the Hicks
reapportionment bill and sent it to
the house. The vote was 80 to IA
The measure provides for commits
sion Of four senators and four rep
resentatives, half of them to be, ap-
pointed from Cook county and the
other half from downstate, to inves-
tigate the redistricting proposition
and submit proposed constitutional
amendments to the next general as
sembly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Coal Miners Meet
Is Postponed by
the Lewis Regime
CONTINUED from page u

The reason given by Lewis for post
poning the convention for another
year. is, that the existing wage agree
ment terminates on March 81, 1927
and that January, 1925 would be too
early date to consider new wage
agreements. AS a matter of fact the
coal operators have made a Joke Of
the Jacksonville agreement and a real
president would have called special
convention Immediately to deal with
the situation.
No Time for Discussion.
In order to prevent unfavorable &C.
ton on the postponement, Lewis
sprung the proposition on the locals
as surprise giving them no time to
discuss the matter. The first the mem
bers knew Of the postponement was
when they saw 1t published in the off,
cial journal. In view Of the fact that
the members have expressed them
selves in favor of special convention
1t is not likely that the proposal for
a postponement will go down we'll
with them.
Lewis in private conversations ad-
mits that the radicals have made con-
siderable progress since the last con-
vention and that the propaganda Of
the Progressive Miners Committee is
now making more Roadway than ever,
despite threatened explosions on a
large scale. The $4,000 votes cast for
his Communist opponents Voyzey in
the last election put an end to any
large scale expulsion plan.
Mobilize the Red Army for Red
Week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Federated Press).

From Niagara to the Gulf Of Mexico
the distribution Of the power on which
industry and employment will depend
is being rapidly monopolIzed by the
General Electric Co. Recent negotIa-
lions for purchase Of the Southern
Power & Light Co. by Electric Power
& Light Co. represent an important
step In the unIfoatlon of this super
power trust.
Electric Power & Light is a subsidi-
airy of Electric Bond & Share Co.,
General Electric dummy which in turn
controls a series of electric power
companies serving territory with
population approaching 10,O00.OOO.
Says The Wall Street Journal:
A Nationwide Trust.
zone OF the biggest super power
projects is approaching fruition. 1t
will tie In stations from Niagara Falls
to Houston, Texas. Leading factors
in this unification are the companies
owned or operated by the Electric
Bond & Share Co. The grouping now
under way will run thru IA states with
raminoations possible in every direc-
ton except where the Atlantic ocrean
and the Gulf of Mexico mark the
boundaries"
The properties include part of the
holdings of the Electric Power G.
Light Co., American Power & Light,
National Power & Light, Southeast
ern Power & Light, American Gas &
Electric, Carolina Power & Ligth, Le-
high Power Securities, and Buffalo.
Niagara g. Eastern.
Morgan Dictatorship.
The area served by Southern Power
& Light, which is being added to the
chain, is bounded by Little Rock,
Ark, Memphis, Muscle Shoals and
Jackson, Miss. Speaking of the APP
proach to Muscle Shoals The Wall
Street Journal says: Completion Of
plan will mean the contamination OF
another important step in the acquisi-
ton by Electric Bond & Sare inter-
ests of control Of the electric power
situation In the vicinity OF Muscle
Shoals.
The Morgan interests behind Gen.
eral Electric are creating dictator
ship over what is coming to be the
prime essential Of the mechanical age.
They are establishing themselves
where they can levy a twofold profit,
first the profit on the huge quantities
Of electrical equipment they will man
ufacture in their role OF General Elec-
trio and sell to themselves In their
role OF the power combine, and sec
ond, the operating profit from the sale
OF power.
Immense Profile.
General Electric profits for 1924
show how large the manufacturing
profits will be. With a record bust
ness Of 1896, 1851. $50 It reported q man
ufacturing profit OF s34,s49, 1871. After
adding other income and subtracting
depreciation, federal taxes and inter
est charges there remained $685.
54S for the stockholders which meant
s21.00 a share for the holders of com.
mon. General Electric since 1899 has
distributed dividends totaling $50 per
cent II 10 the third largest holder Of
cash smons tho eountry's Industrial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Motor stock Speculation.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Speculatfve
interest in the stock market today
converged ON the motor stocks and
most of the spectacular price move,
ments Of the day occurred in a small
number Of these stocks. The high
priced industrials, whipped up to g.
still higher level by the bullish pools.
gave additional strength to the market
and assisted in the Campaigns" OF
the professional bulls. who remained
strongly intrenched in their position
Of leadership. "a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
BANKERS TAKE
over c., N. G
ST. P. RAILROAD
Stockholders Assessed
on New Shares Issued

WASHINGTON, June S.-The plan
of New York bankers to refinance the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail.
road, forced into receivership on
March IS, will not interfere with the
plan Of the interstate commerce com
mission to make thorough investiga-
ton Of the history, management,
financial and other operations, ac-
counts and practices" Of the road, it
was learned today.
This general investigation was OF.
dered by the commission on May IL,
and it was said, dates for hearings
bearing on the subject would be or
dered within few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Y. W. L. Activities
Thursday. June 4.


Barney Mass, acting national secre-
tary of the Young Workers League,
will speak on 1.-THE Bolshevization of
the Young Workers League" at Area
Branch No. 2, 1910 w. Roosevelt Rid.
All young workers are invited.
Area Branch No. will hold a bust
ness meeting at 311S w. Roosevelt
Road.
Friday, juno 8.
Area Branch No. will hold a bust
ness meeting at 166 w. Washington
st., Room SOC.
Area Branch No. will hold bust
ness meeting at 10 So. Lincoln st.
Max Shactman. editor OF the Young
Worker, who has Just returned
from Russia, will speak on 1.-THE Boil
shevization OF the Young Workers
League" at Area Branch No. 8, 1918
Hirsch Blvd. All young workers are
invited TO attend.
The following committee meetings
will be held at 10 South Lincoln St.,
on Saturday, juno o:
100 y. m, = Meeting OF Y. w. l..
local Negro committee.
1880 y. m. - Meeting OF June 14th
Y. w. L. picnic committee.
400 D. m. - Meeting OF all branch
organizers and all comrades working
In the printing trades,
Hersh Lekert memorial meeting
win be held at 2oSs w. Division ST. on
June 9th at D, m. Max Shachtman
will speak Tin Enslish). There will be
Jewish speakers and entertainment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
FORT-WHITEMAN SPEAKS
AT WORKERS HOUSE ON
NEGRO LABOR CONGRESS

comrade Lcvett Fort-Whlteman
will speak tonight at the Workers
House, 1902 W. Division street at
p. m. on the coming Negro Labor
Congress. After his talk there will
be a general discussion In which all
present may participate. All work.
ers living In the neluhborhood are
Invited to attend this interesting
meeting arranged by the Russian
branch OF the Workers Party.
If you do not know anything
about the Negro Labor Congress
this ls a splendid opportunity for
you to get real information and you
should not miss It. comrade White
man has Just returned from a tour
thru the country organizing and
speaking on the congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
BY GEORGE kRAsKA.

The Boston branch of the Irish
Workers and Peasants Famine Re-
lief committee was formed Wednes-
day, May q, in Paine Memorial Han.
After brief Introductory remarks by
the temporary secretary, DR.. Gibbs,
John Lucey was elected chairman for
the evening. The chairman then In
troduced Joseph Marley as a mem
Der of the national committee, who
gave a very impressive and convinc-
ing talk as to the extent Of the ssuf-
fering in the famine area, and also
gave the reasons why the capitalist
papers are ignoring the facts. namely
that the Irish Free State is trying
to get loan from America and the
truth about the famine would GER
tainly not be in their favor, so the
best thing then in order to get the
loan, and to keep the workers in sub
lection, and in suffering rather than
to lose the opportunity of getting the
loan. He then urged that a confer
ence be formed to carry on the much
needed relief work.
John P. Mccarthy recently return
ed from the west of Ireland was the
next speaker, and he certainly paint
ed word picture of the horrible con-
dition under which the population in
the famine area are living or rather
existing.
AS an eye witness, he stated that
owing to the heavy rains the peat
boys were all soaked, and could not
be used for fuel (Which is the fuel
used in that section) thus causing
untold of suffering from cold, and
hunger" he also urged that the con-
ference take definite steps to raise
funds for the Irish workers and
peasants in Ireland.
The credentials committee report
ed that there were 26 delegates, rep
resenting IL organizations, that rep
sentatives from the Cigarmakers'
Union 81, Engineers Union $40, Jew
elry Workers Union and Longshore
men Union, were there and also
Workers Party, International Work
ers' Aid and Labor Defense Council.
The executive committee consist
ing of Secretary DR.. Gibbs, Treasur-
er DR.. Geo. w. Calvin. Financial Sec
rotary Michael Moore, James Con-
nelly. John Lucey, James Lacey and
Casey Blockland, who were then
elected by the conference, were in
structed to make plans for a mass
meeting at once and also tag days
and house to house collections.
With an executive committee Of
this makeup Boston is assured Of
getting at the head of the line in re-
lief work for the Irish workers and
peasants in the west of Ireland.
Pay envelopes were distributed
among the delegates to take back
10 their organizations or shops and
have the workers contribute 1 per
cent of their wages weekly and turn
It in with their name and address
to the secretary, DR.. H. A. Gibbs,
o76 Boylston st., Boston, Mass.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

Dear Comrades: In this part of
the country there is no Commun-
list movements. So all of my
school friends have different po-
litical views.
The people of this town 60 in
gangs and sets and as 1 belong to
none of these because of our
financial position my friends arc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
MORGAN ELECTRIC TRUST GRABS
POWER OF WHICH INDUSTRY AND
JOBS DEPEND, IN ALL STATES

corporations with s117.71S,7s7 in this
account. Ahead of 1t stand only U. s.
Steel and Ford Motor Co.
The huge profits realized on the
sale of electrical energy appear in the
review of 1924 by The Electrical
World. This shows gross revenue
from the sale Of electrical energy by
central station power companies at
1885. 100, 900 while only $500, 900, 900
was required to meet the cost OF OPP
Grafton and maintenance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Progressive Miners Demand Convention
Continued from page 1.l

CONTINUED from page H.
violation of the International consti-
tuition. The progressive miners are
demanding the impeachment of Lewis
and the reinstatement OF the mem
bers Of Local 500.
Edmunds, the constitutionally elect
ed president Of the local, has been
thrown out of office by The Lewis
machine. This, too, must come before
the international convention. This,
too, is another count in the indict-
ment against Lewis. This, too, is a
reason Lewis postpones the conyen-
ton.
Many Reasons for Convention.
The case of Alex Howat and the
Kansas miners, the Jim MacLachlan
case, the Illinois and Pennsylvania
cases, all have struck Lewis with
fear to face a convention. He sees
his big salary and fat expense ac-
count vanishing and he is determin-
ed to cling to the presidency by fair
means or foul. by hook or crook.
That is why he has postponed the
convention.
The progressive miners demand the
convening Of the international con-
vention in January, 1926. as consti-
tutionally provided. The progressive
miners demand that our grievances
be heard and adjudicated upon their
merits; that the charges against
Lewis be taken up and he be expelled,
while the injuries done to the union,
including the explosions Of our broth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
GENERAL STRIKE
OF BARRIERS IN
HARLEM LOOMS
BARRIERS Turnout New
York Talk Union

NEW YORK, June 3.-While own
ers of barber shops were reported
by union officials to be acceding to
union demands thruout the city, a
general strike in Harlem was threat
ened.
A meeting to discuss the unioniza-
ton OF west side BARRIERS has been
called for June 10, at Bryant Hall.
Plans for the unionization of all
manicurists in beauty parlors are
being drawn up by officials of the
BARRIERS union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Gunner Attack Iron
Moulder In Berkeley
AS He Leaves Home

OAKLAND, Cal, June "a pitched
gun battle between Emil Hall, 81,
iron moulder and gunman operating
in an automobile was fought when
Hall left his Berkeley home to board
a ferry train for work in San Fran
cisco.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Flood At ST. Joe

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 3.-More
than 200 homes are under water and
are being pumped out here today fol-
lowing a cloudburst that struck here
about / o'clock this morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Luebbe Is Re.eIeoted.

Harry Luebbe, business agent of
the painters union, local AZ, and
chairman of the board of business
agents, was reelected for the fourth
time at meeting of local painters,
defeating John Wood by . vote of
$50 to 347.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
FlnauoIsr Get. Columbia Degree

NEW YORK, June s.-Honorary
degrees were given to Owen D. Young,
millionaire head Of the General Elec-
trio company, and Maj. Gen. Robert
L. Bullard. at Columbia graduation
exercises.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
A RED WEEK
Will Be Held from June IS to June Fl

They will ask for a bundle Of
the DAILY WORKER (Which
will be sent free of charge) to
distribute door : to : door, in
shops, factories, union halls
to get subscriptions during this
week at the special rate OF
two months for one dollar.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
WILL YOU DO 1T?

This the final week complete
paign to build YOUR paper.
How copies will send YOU everyday during this week?
Give number address and how special cards win need
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

Every reader Of the DAILY
WORKER; every Communist
In and out Of the Workers
(Communist) Party; every
sympathetic worker
that makes thousands Of
thinking and ACTIVE workers
In this country who will do
this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or
two. will make a better Communist
Of you.