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Evening star., 1925-04-30
Railroads Net in SIump.

Net operating income of 60 class
railroads. representing March
earnings, aggregated S64 $4,000,
decrease OF 9.S6 per cent under the
$71,462. 600 for March last vesI-
February net for the same nlmhe,.
was 1868 900. and for the frstt
quarter S179.35S,00O, against $fSl.-
ol5,OOO year ago. a drop of l1.9 per
cent.
Gross revenues for March were
s43l,499,000, a decrease of 4.3 per
cent. and for the quarter, sl,26S
100000, a decline of 4.6 per cent.
Should other roads maintain the same
ratio, net would be about s72 200 600
for all class ! carriers, about SIS.
100000 less than March of last wear.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
Trading on Local Board

Comparatively heavy selling II
common stock of the Wasbi6e-,o,,
Railway and Electric Co. featured fai
days session on the Washington
Stock Exchange. This popular Sc
curity sold to the extent of Ia
shares at 109A, and closed strong
with lO9 offered and 109I2 asked.
The session was devoted excIF-
slVely to stock transactions. Wash
lngton Gas shares continued weak +t
DO, and 20 shares of District Pane
preferred. brought so. Capital Trac-
ton stock was firm at 93L.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
c. & o. Earnings Improve.

Earnings of the Chesa neake ami
Ohio Railroad for the first Quarter -
1928 show Improvement over the
same period last year. net operating
income having iHereased to s5.265. re.
from S5,070,1 ,103. Gross earnincsS
gained more than s1,OOO,O00 to S26,-
The March net of s1,712.928 was
slightly less than in March last year
Evening star., 1925-04-30
Government Issues Firm.

High grade investment bonds were
firm and at least three United States
Government issues equaled their best
prices for the year. The Treasury As
were in especial demand, and next to
these the third and fourth Az Lib
critics. Among the industrials, United
States Steel sinking fund 5s were un.
usually active. but at only small frac-
tional change in price. Time money
was still in supply in excess of de
mand.
Privilege of conversion into stock at
tached to New York Central debenture
6s expired today, and sales were made
of the bonds for cash, so that they
could be converted before the close of
business. Tomorrow the bonds will
sell entirely on their investment merit
and probably some points lower.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
APRIL CLEAR|NGS :
TOTAL S112,36O,952
Previous Records Smashed
by Current Months Un-
preCedented Amount.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.

Clearings of Washington bankir-
stitutions broke all previous rerCI g
during the month ending tO.tay, wh-r
q total of SIP, ,360,952 passed thI0u-l
the local association AcCording tn
records of Charles l.. Bright. mana
ger of the Clearing House Assoy..-
tion, the best previous mari, was o.
tablfshed in December last, when 81
728,23I was involved
April $ figures indicate gain "r
more than $16.O0O,00 over the $,
340.51 established the correspOnIiu-
month of last year, and an increa Il
of about $4,000, 900 over April Of 19-&
In March Of this year S119.2"n."- 3
passed through the local body.
Clearings for the first fouc months
of this year amount to t425.ou5, ,9lS,
which average, if maintained, would
show a gain for 1925 of about Sl2u.-
100000 over the total Of S1,167,39S, -
cleared in 1924
Evening star., 1925-04-30
Opposite Movements.

In the balance of the list there were
two opposite movements; strength in
rubber and tire issues and heaviness
in the sugar company bonds. Kelly
Springfield IS were up nearly points
among the rubbers. Losses in the
sugar issues were only fractional.
Notwithstanding the continued de
cline in the price of raw sugar, the
sugar producing companies are in a
strong financial position. and there is
no reason why the bondholders should
be disturbed.
The Japanese 6i2s were the leaders
in the foreign group, selling up TO o.
the high of the year, and only point
below the high of 1924. Mexican
bonds added to the gains of Wednes-
day.
Today's new offerings included 49,
100000 Tyrol Hydro Electric Power
712s to yield 7.8O per cent, and So. .500,-
600 Court and Remsen Street Office
Buildings tBrooklyn first 6s at par.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
Leading Financiers Eligible.

a powerful array of local finanCIEi
talent is eligible and is expected -
form the bulwark of the alumni a.
sociation of the Washington Chapter
American Institute of Banking, whom
the association is organized next Tues-
day night.
A list of past presidents Of the local
chapter includes w w. Spaid, George
w. White. John Poole, Edward j.
McQuade, {. II. Doing, jr.; Ernest r.
Gerrell, Harry V. Haynes. Joshua
Evans, jr.: Victor B. Deyber. w. ].
Waller. Charles d. Boyer. George O.
Watson, James G. Dulin, jr.; W. McK
Stowell and Roy l.. Neuhauser
The committee on organization.
working under Harold w Burnside
president of the chapter. reports i
hearty support of the movement.
Evening star., 1925-04-30
200 to Attend Convention.

Chairman and vice chairmen of the
various committees looking after the
1925 convention of the District Bank.
ers' Association met yesterday after
noon at the call of ". j. Waller, gen
eral convention chairman.
OF special Importance was the state
ment of B. A. Bowles, chairman Of thh
transportation committee. who sat1
reservations We're coming in al a
rapid rate, leaving small doubt thai
the maximum capacity provided for
200-would be utilized.
The entertainment committee. unde,.
Lanier p. McLachIen, reported an abe
list of talent who will entertain the
delegates and their guests at the fam
lily dinner. the main social function
of the convention.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

tPartly extra. tPayable in preferred stock.
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly> declarations
Unless otherwise noted. extra or special
dividends are not included.
Evening star., 1925-04-30

New Orleans cotton futures closed steady
.t net 3 points up TO 20 down
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
Women In Industry
Subject of "Philly"
Open Forum Talk

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 22-Re-
becca Grecht of New York, will be
the speaker at the Jan. 25 meeting
OF the Philadelphia open forum. The
subject will be Women and the Labor
Movement" The development of CAPT.
talism brings about a development of
proletarian woman on a mass scale.
Women have been plunged into indus
try, very often doing the same work
as men at lower wages.
Rebecca Grecht will tell of the
struggles of the women Of this coun-
try for organization and will tell of
women in the industries, such as the
clothing, textile and food industries
where women often predominant.
The Workers Party forum meets ev.
cry Sunday at D. m. at the Grand
Fraternity Hall. 1928 Arch ST. Admis-
sion is free. A lively discussion fol-
lows each lecture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
Minneapolis Holds
Big Lenin Memorial
Celebration Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 22.-
The first anniversary of the death Of
Comrade Nikolai Lenin will be cele
brated here on Sunday, January 25th
at the Finnish hall, 1877 Western Ave
No. Comrade Earl r. Browder will
be the principal speaker. In addition
to the speech by Comrade Browder a
very elaborate program has been ar
ranged. The program will be opened
with the playing of the 'Internation-
al" by the Finnish band of twenty
five pieces.
Dan. w. Stevens, who was the CEN
ter of the recent fight in the local
trades and labor assembly, win lotefi
the meeting as chairman. Elsie Oh
son, accordion artist, will render sew
eral selections. M. Kniazewich Of
New York, organizer for the Ukraini-
an Federation, will deliver a short
address.
The Russian chorus Of st. Paul Eff
teen voices) will sing the "Lenin Fun
eral March" and the Revolutionary
March" Earl R. Browder will then
be called upon to deliver his address
on Lenin. This will be followed by
the Finnish band who will close the
meeting with the Russian Funeral
March and the RED Flag" Lunch
will be served Immediately following
the meeting.
Dancing will start at 500 p. m. and
continue until midnight. The dance
music will be furnished by the Finn
ish orchestra. This is the biggest pro-
gram that has ever been arranged in
Minneapolis. All comrades and sym
pathizers are urged to be present and
are assured a good time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24

habit Of saying things and later re-
pudiating them. In my first trial Of
last week, I was given no opportunity
of hearing what my accusers had to
say against me. In the capitalist
courts man has, at least, that right
Of defense. Brothers, l ask only that
which would be accorded me in a capt.
talist court. Regardless of whatever
action you take here tonight, my work
as Communist must and will CON
tinue."
Walter Frank, of Lathers' Union.
No. 100, was objected to last night
when credentials were offered for him
as a delegate to the local assembly.
Frank is member of the Workers
(Communis) Party and an active
trade unionist. Objections were raised
on previous occasion to Frank be-
ing seated in the central body, but
the vote went in his favor, SO to 10.
He was recently unanimously
elected to represent his local. Franks
case will be reported on at the next
meeting of the Trades and Labor AS
sembly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
A letter FROM SOVIET RUSSIA

of course, not very high, but never
theless, sufficient for one person.
But if we should calculate the cost
Of the teaching staff, of the neces-
sary school material and other
school expenses, we see that con
siderable sum of money is spent
ON every pupil of this school. On
the whole we can say that the
pupils of the apprenticeship
school are very satisfied with their
conditions and are eager to prove
themselves as useful as possible
to the workers and the Soviet
Government.
A wall newspaper called the
Regulator" is published in our
factory, and our young workers
are active contributors to it. All
the numbers contain their con
tributions. But they are not only
contributors to the paper, for the
paper, was founded by them and
the editorial board also consists
of members of the Young Com
munist League. We recently eel
ebrated the Seventh Anniversary
of our Revolution. We came out
into the streets with our Red ban
ners, the bands playing, and we
rejoiced in being free citizens. We
are not afraid of anyone for we
live in a free country, where we
ourselves are the masters. And
on the day of the Fifth Anniver-
sary of the Young Communist In
ternational our message to you is !:
"Follow in our footsteps towards
the world commune"
Long live the Red Youth-the
vanguard in the march towards
the World October.
With young communist greet
ings,
ZGfrGnski,
Youth Correspondent of the
paper The Young Leninite, Mos
COW, Lessnaya %.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
Patronize our advertisers.
Teachers Eye
With Suspicion
Pay Raise Talk

Anyone who has been watching the
antics of the superintendent OF
schools, William McAndrew, can not
help looking with suspicion upon the
new recommendation of his to in.
crease the school teachers wages from
10 to 80 per cent.
This comes Immediately upon the
heels of his recommendation to drop
the penny lunches in the schools an6
to charge children a penny towel II
the school baths, both these depart
ments having been installed only in
schools in the very poor sections Of
the city.
And so the teachers and their
friends are waiting for the cat to be
let out of the bag.
Miss Haley Says Its Bunk.
When called on the phone the Chi
cago Teachers Federation knew moth.
ing about McAndrew's sudden splurge
Of benefcence. Miss Margaret Haley
business agent of the federation, sale
it was all lot of bunk and the teach
ers knew better than to be fooled by
any such gestures" by McAndrew.
The administration committee O.
the school board was equally taken by
surprise at this last move by the
superintendent. At the last meeting
Trustee J. Lewis Coate, who has
always taken the teachers side in
McAndrews' attacks upon them char
acterized this last fake as "bunkine
the people," In speaking Of it he
said:
ut is ridiculous for the superin
tendent to think of raising teachers
salaries when he knows that the board
is not financially able to do it
His recomm endations are incon
sistent. He advises reducing ex.
penditures in the penny lunches and
charging cent for towels in the pub
lie baths. and now wants to add nearly
100000 to annual appropriations
when the board is faced with s22,.
100000 deficit.
HE is trying to bunk the public
and play cheap politics. and the pub
lie will get wise sooner or later.
What the people want from McAnd.
rev is little common sense. He
is saving the pennies and letting the
dollars leak out"
Trustee James A. Mullenbach, an
other supporter OF the teachers, said
"A recommendation 10 that effect al
the present time is questionable OF
sincerity"
Always Sides with MeAndrew.
But Mrs. w. S. Hefferan. chairman
OF the school administration commit.
tee, who has always sided with the
superintendent and supported him ir
every attack upon the teachers. ap
plauded the superintendent move
and said she would be in favor of ar
increase II the money could be pro
vided thru referendum increasing
the tax levy already permitted by the
legislature And here is where VIC
hear the cat new even II she isn't le
out OF the bag.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
CARPENTERS HAVE
LIVELY MEETING
IN DETROIT
The T. u. E. L. Chief
Topic Discussed

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 22-When Pre-
sident Sharrock, Of Local Union 1905.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters &
Jointers, refused to open the meeting
of that local until William Reynolds.
Of L. U. 2140, expelled by the G. e. b.,
left the hall and when Reynolds stood
on his constitutional right of mem
bership until such time as he had been
tried, convicted and expelled by his
local union, and refused to leave the
meeting, the gathering resolved itself
into an open forum without a chair
man and a round-the-hall discussion
prevailed for 21z hours.
Reynolds first outlined his activity
in the carpenters organization and the
arbitrary expulsion without charges
or trial. General Organizer Botterill
then took the floor and denounced the
Trade Union Educational League as
dual union" after which he confess
sed he knew nothing about it, except
that is was verboten, according to
Kaiser" Hutcheson.
He waxed eloquent about Reynolds
intentions to destroy the organization
but when challenged to mention a
single act by Brother Reynolds to
which objection could be made, he
failed to do so. Botterill stopped to
low demagogy and lying when he
branded the Amalgamated, with which
Reynolds had been affiliated for five
years, as dual organization opposed
to the Brotherhood. The Amalgamated
has been an organic part of the
carpenters movement in Detroit, and
no friction has existed between it and
the district council during the period
under discussion. Those members
familiar with the facts keenly resented
this piece Of sophistry and branded it
as such.
President Shamrock said he did not
want the dictatorship of the proleta-
riat here to deprive us of call our
rights" although he did not approve Of
the Russian" methods of Hutchinson
either. The poor liberal has a hell of
a time these days. He doesn't like
being quoted in the DAILY WORKER
either. But what's poor reporter to
do, when he says such interesting
things?
Reynolds took the floor again,
explained the nature and purpose Of
the Trade Union Educational League
and that the dictatorship of the
proletariat, rude as it might sound
meant only the rule of the workers.
and that when the workers OF Anne
RIGA realized their power. they would
follow In the footsteps Of their Russian
brothers and establish the dictatorship
Of the proletariat.
An interesting time was had by all
until 1880 when the meeting took up
for short time some special business
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
Recognize Russia1 Cry GrOws

Russia, is doing we'll in Moscow" and
that America must inevitably dea
with Soviet Russia" The same view
was expressed by the leading JAPANESE
imperialists.
President Coolidge in his message
to congress a year ago said: "Our
government offers no objection to the
carrying on of commerce by our citi
zens with the people Of Russia But
Coolidge refused to negotiate even
commercial treaty on the ground that
Russia must first recognize the sane.
tity of international obligations" and
the rights of private property.
Sovlets Cannot Be Ignored.
History demands, however, that
Coolidge put his pride in his pocket
and negotiate at least a trade treaty
with Russia, before American CAPT.
talists loose their foothold in the Pa
cific. The international Harveste.
company, the Ford Motor company
the Case Tractor company, the u. s
Steel corporation, and many other
manufacturing concerns, have long
been seeking trade with Russia on
wider scale. The cotton growers Of
the south realize the necessity
trade with Russia. They recall tina
only few short months ago, the late
Comrade Nogin, then head of Rus
sia's textile industries, bought severa
million dollars worth of cotton. They
also know that because no diplomatic
relations existed between Americas
and Russia, that the cotton was hand.
led, insured and shipped by foreign
agents, and that better terms could
have been secured had trade agree
ment existed.
Coolidge Must Give In.
As early as eighteen months ago g
commission of senators, after spend.
ing sixty days in Russia, returned and
unanimously advocated a trade treaty
with the Soviet government.
Coolidge is now faced with the ne
cessity Of reversing his previous
statements against recognition, in or.
der to appease the business men who
see that they have delayed too long
in entering the world competition for
Russian trade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
SENATORS ROW
over MEANING
OF PARIS PACT
Coolidge Has Dinner,
Snubs Shipstead
tspecIaI to rhe oaIIy workerl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-
A controversy that goes to the
root of constitutional interpre-
tation was threatened in the
senate today over the Paris
agreement negotiated by AM
bassador Kellogg, wherein the
United States becomes an Of
fetal partner in the Dawes plan
in exchange for "a per cent of
the money that the plan extracts
from Germany.
For the first time since the present
fiare-up over the Kellogg agreement,
senators were inclined to question
seriously the authority Of the presi-
dent and the secretary of state to
negotiate such a pact without consult
ing the senate or submitting 1t to the
senate for ratification.
Constitutional" But
While recognizing that it is the con-
stitutional right of the executive
branch to settle claims, 1t was never
theless pointed out that in matters
Affecting the pocketbook of America
congress usually has made its voice
heard
Secretary Hughes has already stated
the Kellogg agreement is not subject
to senate ratification, but his opinion
is not accepted.
Calvin Snubs ShIpstead.
President Coolidge has made the
first move toward a reconciliation Of
the foreign relations committee and
the executive department by having
all save one of the committee mem
bers at the White House to dinner
last night. The lone exception was
Senator Shipstead. farmer-laborite, Of
Minnesota.
This fact caused considerable com
ment at the capitol today. It seemed
entirely unnecessary as Shipsteal is
no foe Of capitalism, but shows only
how reactionary is Coolidge's regime.
Hughes was also absent. He does not
get along well with the foreign rela-
tons committee.
"UnoffieIaI Observer" Explains.
Neither the Kellogg agreement nor
the world court were discussed, the
senators merely listening to an ex-
preston Of the Lausanne treaty which
the president is DESTROYS of having
ratified at this session. Richard
Washburn Child, Americas unofficial
observer" at Lausanne, explained it.
The drive for ratification of the
world court protocol at this session
apparently is doomed. With only six
working weeks of the session left
there is no time for the world court
fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
San Francisco to
Have Lenin Memorial
At Party Headquarters
Especial to the Daily Worker,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-The
first anniversary Of the death of Nico-
lai Lenin will be observed at mass
memorial meeting to be held under
the auspices of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party at 225 Valencia street,
the party headquarters.
Clarence Tobey will speak on Lenin
and the youth movement, with Jack
Carney speaking on Lenin, the states
man and the revolutionist. ". v
Dart will preside.
The Lettish and International Choir
uses will supply the music, including
the singing of the Funeral March of
the Red Army and the international.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
(Continued from nage u

(Contlnued from page IL
denly found himself belonging to al
obsolete period, and has resigned
taking with him from the state de,
partment the time-worn notion thai
the United States can maintain its
prominence as world capitalist ma.
tiion and still isolate itself from trade
with Soviet Russia, covering as it doeg
one-sixth of the earths surface, will
many rich natural resources waiting
for development.
Capitalism Retreats.
Even the imperialistic Chicago Trib
une. whose Russian correspondent
was expelled from Russia for telling
lies about that country, admits in an
editorial that extensive trade is being
carried on between American capital
lists and Soviet Russia.
There is now more American trade
with Russia than any other nation
has, says an editorial in the Tribune
Of Jan. 20. mo chances are taken, il
is spot cash at neutral port"
But this spot cash at a neutral
port" attitude of the Coolidge govern
ment no longer satisfies the American
financiers and industrialists who mus
now compete with Japan, France
China, Italy, Germany, England, and {
score of countries which have agree
ments with the Soviet government
The American capitalists find the ne.
cessity of a retreat before the Soviet
power. They find that they too Wit
ally need the natural resources and
the vast markets controlled by the
Soviet government longer to thumb
their noses at Russia, and they are
bringing pressure to bear on Coolidge
to keep step with the other capitalistic
powers.
World Bows to Soviets.
Seven years after the founding OF
the Soviet state in Russia we find the
treaty with Russia the principal sub
ject before the chamber of deputies
in France as well as the Japanese
diet. While Premier Herriot still in
sists on the payment of old Russian
debts to France, Herriot was forced
to admit in this debate that IN
Herbette, the French ambassador tc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
NEW YORK CITY
PARTY ACTIVITIES

Carlson Speaks at veteherlnka Next
Saturday.
Oliver Carlson will speak on Com
munist and Labor Education in Great
Britain" at the Workers School We
tcherinka 10 be held on Saturday
evening, Jan. "a. at EOS East 18th ST.
Comrade Carlson. who recently
spent several months in England. has
made a study Of this subject, and his
talk will be highly instructive. Now
that the party has made a beginning
in systematic educational work. II win
be especially interesting TO hear about
the educational activities OF the revol
lutionary movement in England.
The lecture will be followed by en-
tertainment and dancing Rosa Spiro,
an active member OF the Workers
Dramatic League. will sing Russian
folk songs.
All are welcome. A jolly time awaits
those who come. Admission is 25
cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
Ukrainian Comrades
To Celebrate Fifth
Year of Their Daily

NEW YORK, Jan. PA grand con-
cert and ball will be given on Sunday
evening, Feb. 1, to celebrate the fifth
anniversary Of the Ukrainian Daily
News at the Ukrainian Labor Home,
Manhattan Lyceum, &C East 4th street,
New York. The program includes
speakers excellent musical selections
and entertainment followed by grand
ball. Concert starts at D. m. All
workers are invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
KANSAS LEGISLATURE
LOWER HOUSE KILLS
CHILD LABOR LAW

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 22.-The
lower house Of the Kansas lepls-
Iature yesterday rejected the ratI-
fication resolution on the proposed
child labor amendment to the feder-
al constitution by vote Of 101 to
81. II also postponed indefinitely
motion to submit the amendment to
vote Of the Kansas people.