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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
Important Open Air
Meetings to be Held
This Saturday Night

Saturday night, July 18th, the follow.
ing important street meetings will be
held under the auspices of local Chi,
cago, Workers (Communist) Party
Choose your corner and be on hand 10
help make these meetings a success
Street Meetings g. p
Milwaukee and Division in front OF
Smolskie Bank. Anti-Imeprialist meet
ing. G. X. Gebert in Polish; Sam
Hammersmark in English.
st. Louis and Roosevelt Road. Har,
ry Cannes and Max Schachtman.
Division and Washtenaw. ]. Louis
Engdahl and Jewish speaker.
South Side, 30th and State. Pau
Klein and Victor Zokaitis.
Speakers for North and Orchard will
be announced later.
Pullman: 18th and Langley Ave.
Kowalsky in Polish.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11

THINGS are just about as comph-
Gated as expected" declared tho
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
NOTORIOUS SCAB
BUILDERS USED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Veteran Educators Must
Give Up Their Jobs !.

s The question whether the board OF
education should continue patroniz-
ing the scab Lands award contrac-
tors, is splitting the school board.
Business Manager John F. Byrnes re-
fused to give the open shoppers the
job of repairing nineteen schols tho
their bid was the lowest. He charges
they have done poor work in the past
and have proven irresponsible.
In the controversy which has arts.
en- over this matter the fact that the
school board has been employing
these notorious union fighting con
tractors for the last 25 years has
leaked out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11

Principals have a way of lookin,
upon themselves as superior to teach
ers. And no one has tried harder TO
keep them thinking that way than
Superintendent of Schools William
McAndrew. But the new pension law
which goes into effect Jan. /. 1926
shows them their true position in So
ciety. The school board has decreed
that when principals reach the age OF
10 their usefulness to their bosses is
at an end They must give up their
work to which they. have devoted All
their lives regardless of whether they
feel capable enuf and have the urge IA
continue. They must give ND their
salaries and live on a meagre pension
for the rest of their lives because
their boss no longer regards them AZ
worth the money they draw. ~'E
Here are the veterans who are
scheduled to be released next Janu.
airy. While at present their salaries
average $500 year, after their "a.
tirement they will receive only 81 soo
George M. Clayberg-McKinlev
Hlgn School service, 46 years.
Jonn May = Beale Eelemen,arv
School service, as years.
John II. Stehman - AyondaIa nj.
mentary School service, A years
Louis J. Block-Marshall High
School service, AZ years
MRS Elizabeth B. Fisk-schneider
elementary School service. 40 wears
Lew T. Regan-sherman EIeme en-.
tary school service, 36 years.
Cefnas H. Leach - jain Elemep.
tary School service, So years 9ls
CHARLES A. cook-Belden Elems..
tary School service, s5 years
1onn w. Troeeer-lrving Eleme..
tary School service, s2 years.
william liam 2. Dodge-Alcott Elep,sn-
tary School service, 30 ysa.s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
Spanish Dictator Under Weather,

MADRID, July o. General Primo
de Rivera, head of the Spanish di.
rectory, was i'll today with gastric en-
teritis and has been ordered to rest
four or five days. His temperature
was above normal and his physician
decided that quiet was Imperative.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, July a. Great Bri.
tain, pound, Assn, by cable, 4.s61k !;
France, franc, 4.7Oh. by cable, All;
Belgium, franc, 4.63H, by cable. 4.64;
Italy. Ira, 3.6Sh, by cable, 3.6s% /;
Norway, krone, 1851, by cable, 1854;
Sweden, krone, 1870, by cable, 17.72:
Denmark, krone, 2O.5S, by cable, 2o.55 ;
Germany, mark, no quote; Shanghai,
tael, 1900, no quote.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11


ear of sweet corn in a barrel of dung.
But he knows that 1t is duty to get
all the benefit he can for mis- class out
of his participation in the capitalist
joss house. .ss.
ONE of the most interesting sights
~ in Plentywood is the county jail.
There were prisoners there. Posters
demanding the release of Sacco and
Vanzetti were posted on the walls. In
the sheriff's office were cartoons from
the DAILY WORKER. pictures of
noted rebels of national and interna-
tional reputation. Before the last pol
itical cleanup in the county somebody
was in the habit of tearing down radi-
cal posters from the walls of the sher-
ifs Office. The culprit turned out to
be judge. Now he is no more-a
judge. The posters are more numer-
GUS and more audacious than ever.
.ONE OF the finest buildings in the
~ town is the Farmer-Labor Tenn
pie. When it is finished, 1t will be
the finest. And the farmers are proud
of it. They point out what can be
done thru cooperative effort. The
Temple and the Producers News are
two monuments to The initiative and
loyalty of the workers and farmers of
Plentywood.
THE farmers of Sheridan county are
as well off as those in any other
part OF Montana, but their present
condition is not one to be envied.
Bankers have not as easy a time fore
closing mortgages as they used to, be-
fore Sheriff Salisbury was elected.
This story is typical:s A banker from
neighboring county came along with
a little army to take away grain and
everything else from a farmer on
whose land he had a mortgage. The
FARMER refused to let the banker and
MS men take his grain away. The
banker called up the sheriff and de-
ANOu Ms pTebeuCe anu assistance.
The sheriff got there, tho he took his
time about it.
TNHE banker stretched out his hand
and said, PLEASED to meet you;
now we can go ahead with the work"
The sheriff was meticulous about law
enforcement and would not bulge I'M
I'll he was satisfied that everything
was according to Hoyle. wait a min.
ute" he said to the banker. Us the
farmer agreeable TO Nhe removal OF
his grain?" Il should say not" snort
ed the banker. IN fact he is decided.
ly hostile" The sheriff suggested a
talk with the irate farmer Are you
willing that the banker should take
away your grain e asked the sheriff.
Decidedly not" says the farmer.
THINGS are just about as compA.
= cated as i expected" declared tho
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11

Your neighbor would like to
read this issue of the DAILY
WORKER. Be neighborly--give
1t to hint -isss-sss's
Evening star., 1925-01-13

the office so far outgrew the old quar-
ters that work demanded by Congress
could not be carried on in the build
ing. The demand for more room has
again become more pressing, and the
argument is clear that the site of the
old section of the printing plant should
be used for a modern building.
What is true of the Government
Printing Office is true of other Gov
ernment buildings in Washington.
There is lack of room for the efficient
conduct of business, and the danger
to clerks and records by fire becomes
greater every year. Nearly all of the
departments and various independent
offices of the Government have rented
rooms in privately owned buildings,
office use and none of which was de-
signed for Government office use.
These structures are crowded. The
rent is high and the accommodation
is unsatisfactory. The only way to
remedy the situation is for the Gov.
ernment to put up a number of mod
ern buildings to meet present needs.
The building program should be lib
eral enough to meet the needs of the
Government for a good many years to
come.
Evening star., 1925-01-13
Earth Shocks.

Japan is greatly disturbed again by
earth shocks, which are causing a
feeling of panic. A series of temblors
of high severity occurred yesterday at
Toxic, and at the same time Mount
Aso, one of the active japanese vol
canoes, was in eruption. These mani
festations Of a disturbed condition be-
meath the crust are calculated to cause
a feeling of profound apprehension,
for Japan is only now recovering from
the visitation of September, 1923,
which cost SO many lives and such
enormous damage to property.
The other day in the neighborhood
of Boston shocks occurred which oc-
casioned alarm among the inhabitants.
After the quakings had ceased a crack
2 inches in width and 40 feet in length
was found on a hill, indicating that
the disturbance was not due to ice
slipping, as was first thought, but was
a veritable seismic shock incident to
some dislocation beneath the surface.
No further manifestations have oc.
Cured.
There is a great difference between
these occurrences, in Japan and in
Massachusetts,. In the former country
a quaking Of the earth has q terrible
significance, . this country rarely
Evening star., 1925-01-13
American Justice.

CASTOR 3. Means was placed on trial
yesterday in New York on a charge of
conspiracy to obstruct justice. 1t is a
notorious case, and in view of it's prec-
edents public expectation is that it
will be protracted. But the court is
disposed, it would seem, to hasten the
proceedings. Judge Lindley, presid-
ing, invoked the new Federal time
saving system Of selecting a jury.
Counsel were allowed to question
Jurors only through suggestions to
the court. AS a result the work of
picking jury was completed in short
order
With this good beginning what will
be the outcome? Will the case drag
for days and for weeks with protract-
ed examinations Of witnesses and
cross-examination and redirect exam
nations? Will minor points be spun
out into an infinity OF dissection? VIII
arguments be extended over days2
Will, If conviction Is voted by the
jury, appeals be taken prolonging the
case for months and perhaps for
years?
These questions are natural. They
are prompted by repeated records.
There is now in progress in Chicago
the trial Of two men accused OF con-
spiracy to defraud the Government in
Veterans Bureau work. The jury was
selected in September and after post
ponements the. taking Of testimony
began early in December. The public,
at first interested deeply in each days
proceedings, has turned its attention
to other topics. 1t has lost interest
not in the outcome. but in the details.
The case may last for two months
longer. Members Of the jury are held
from their work and family associa-
tons. The costs Of prosecution and
defense are mounting to enormous
sums. And, after all, there is no GER
tainty that through this protractton,
this extravagant waste of time, JUS
tice will be done. Indeed, a feeling
prevails in the public mind that the
pEOiOHSdl1on VI tAcSo PiOSScAh6S
usually signifies ths defeat Of JUS
tice.
The Federal courts have undertaken
a shorter cut at jury choosing. Other
reforms should be instituted, to lessen
the time consumed in the examination
of witnesses, in arguments and in ap-
peals. American justice is in danger
Of utter defeat If the court procedure
is not hastened and simplified. Public
morals and public safety are pref
udiced and put in jeopardy. A leaf
should be taken from the British code
of criminal practice to the end Of CIV
ing the law it's fullest effect and CIV
ing the people the fullest security
against fraud and crime.
Evening star., 1925-01-13

does the earth in it's dislocations take
heavy toll. At San Francisco a griev-
GUS loss was suffered, but mainly due
to the fire which was occasioned by
the quake. In Japan the sacrifice of
life is by the thousand. So it is that
whenever the earth quakes, even
though the phenomenon is familiar,
there is dread of disaster of magni-
tude. involving the wiping out of en-
tire communities.
TIE sickening part of such a situ-
alton is that nothing can be done to
avert these catastrophes. They can
not be foreseen, and they cannot be
lessened in magnitude by any pre-
vision or precaution. Certain areas
are more susceptible than others, and
yet in the region Of seismic disturb
ance there is no zone of assured safety.
The only thing to be done is to build
and rebuild in the hope that another
visitation will not occur
Evening star., 1925-01-13
London's Literally Heavy Fogs.

According to a London scientist,
London fogs are not only dense but
literally and physically heavy. He has
determined that in the fog of Friday
night last, which was particularly
dense, there were about 256,000 parti-
cles of SCOT in each cubic inch of air.
and that in the fog that enveloped the
British capital there were nearly 800
tons of carbon.
These SCOT particles come from the
innumerable open fireplaces which
constitute the chief means Of warm
ing the houses of London. They are
held in suspension by the moisture,
and they give the fog its peculiar char
acter, which makes such a visitation
In London terror to all.
It is easy to see that with this i'm
mense quantity of SCOT held in the air
breathing is a risky operation. An
enormous amount Of carbon must be
taken into the lungs. Whether it is
dissolved and passes into the blood is
a question for physicians to answer,
but it is clear that much OF 1t must
be thus absorbed, whether for the good
or the i'll of the British constitution
is not determined.
So London fog has it's terrors be-
yond the impeding of traffic, the in
terruption of business and the de-
moralization of all who use the streets.
1t is a physical factor affecting the
public health. No American city is so
situated as to suffer such serious
nuisance.
Evening star., 1925-01-13

them, when March, 1929, comes, he
will have been President six years
and six months. To them, If he should
seek the nomination in June, 1928, he
will be contemplating continuance in
office for nine years and six months
an unprecedented term in our history
1t will take a very unusual instance
to justify it, AS a bit of abstract
reasoning, the Columbus Dispatch Gin
dependent) says: "Mr. Shaw's argu-
ment may be interesting; but 1t is in
teresting rather as psychological side
light on Mr.. Shaw than a contribution
to the elucidation of the United States
Constitution as it affects the office OF
President. II the people are suffi-
ciently anxious to choose Mr.. Coolidge
again in 1928, they may do So; but in
whatever measure the third-term idea
might operate against him, that op-
position will not be affected by any
hair splitting argument that he was
never President at all, but only Vice
President until the 4th of March,
1925"
X X X X
ITO one unacquainted with the un-
written law and guided only by the
written law" declares the Wichita
Eagle independently, "Mr. Shaw's ar
gument would sound for all the world
like a most eloquent appeal by a
father to train conductor that his
child's age was being misunderstood
by that official. He was not one year
below the half-fare limit, as the con-
ductor supposed, but two Mr.. Shaw,
however. knows his eggs. More pow
erful than the written law is the un-
written law. More effective than
statutes are the dictums of custom
And especially is this true of so thor
oughly conservative country as the
United States" In the opinion of the
Omaha World Herald independent
Democratic): by every sensible test
Mr.. Coolidge has been President OF
the United States since August, 1928
just as much as Mr.. Harding was
from March 4, 1921, to the day of his
death. He will not be President after
March 4, 1929, unless the people take
into their heads to upset the prece-
dent established by George Washing
ton"
President coolidges administra-
| complishes," thinks the Burlington
Gazette (Democratic), which adds
When the time arrives again to
nominate another Republican candi-
date for President Mr.. Coolidge may
be the unanimous choice. Again, he
may look like lemon to the party.
The Chattanooga News Democratic
refers to Mr.. Shaw's speech as boy
ish twaddle" and declares: "a high
school student who seriously propa-
gated that view would probably be
reprimanded for such ififantile exer-
else of his thinking faculties Calvin
| Coolidge is President--already- -ant
| has been elected for a new term. OF
that there is legal and actual GER
| tainty. We may not yet understand
however, why there should be such
haste about electing him for still an
other. The reason may become appar-
ent before the necessity of making
choice again arises"
Evening star., 1925-01-13
The Government Print Shop.

The public printer in his annual re-
port tells Congress that the old Gov
ernment Printing Office, at the south
west corner Of North Capitol and H
streets, should be replaced with a suit
able fireproof structure for the protec-
tion of the whole plant and to furnish
adequate work space. The public
printer lays stress on the fire danger.
For many years the unsafety of the
old printing Office building has been
shown to Congress. 1t required years
of effort to secure authorization of the
new section of the Printing Office
plant, which was granted only when
Evening star., 1925-01-13
Yesterdays Election.

So completely changed is the sys.
tenn of electing the President and Vice
President of the United States from
the theory of the constitutional pro-
vision for that procedure. and so long
mas this change prevailed, that public
attention is scarcely drawn to the fact
that although the popular ballots were
cast on the 4th Of November it was
not until yesterday that in law the
election was effected. 1t was yester-
day that the electors chosen by the
people November 4 met at the capitals
of their respective States and cast
their votes for President and Vice
President. That constitutes the defini-
tive choice of the people through
their delegated representatives. That
was the meeting and that was the &C.
ton of the so-called electoral college.
In the beginning the electors named
by the people in the general balloting
IN November exercise a veritable
choice, although at the first two cleo
uons there was no dissent whatever
ton. Very soon after, however, through
the formation Of parties, the choice of
the electors began to be dictated by
these political groups and factions
and instructed electors were chosen.
The college" never, in fact. acted as
an independent body Of opinion and
Judgment. Under the first provision
Of the Constitution the person secur-
Ing the highest number of electoral
votes became the President, and the
person getting the second number the
Vice President. This was changed by
the twelfth amendment, proposed in
1903, which directed the electors to
vote separately for President and Vice
President, thus preventing deadlocks
as between those Offices.
The electoral college" has never
assembled, in fact. The electors meet
at their respective capitals in 4S
groups. In theory each group does not
know what any Of the others is doing.
In fact, everybody knows the whole
story. In the old days, before immedi-
ate communication was established, If
the electors had been actually inde-
pendent in judgment and action the
question of the choice of President
and Vice President, undetermined on
the popular election day, would have
been unknown until the actual can
vassing Of the votes by Congress in
February. Now the electoral meetings
at the capitals and the congressional
joint session canvassing of the cleo
toral votes are mere formalities to
record the votes cast by the people
and the will expressed by them in No
Vember.
Still, under the Constitution, yes
terday was the day of election. Had
the third party which figured in the
recent campaign held the balance Of
power and prevented majority
choice yesterday would not have been
election day. The choice would then
have been referred to Congress, to the
House for the selection of a President
and to the Senate for the selection of
a Vice President. Fortunately for the
country, no such condition prevails,
and so yesterdays proceedings at the
4S capitals were but a formal registra-
ton Of the will of the people expressed
in November that Calvin Coolidge
should be President of the United
States and Charles G. Dawes Vice
President.
Evening star., 1925-01-13
The Slippery Streets.

Could the present slippery condition
Of the streets and sidewalks have been
prevented by prompt action in street
cleaning? That question is naturally
being asked by the people who are
slipping and falling and by drivers
whose cars are skidding. The answer
Is not hard to give. The snow began
to fall during Saturday night. There
was not much Of it, barely enough to
cover the remains OF the former snow,
which caused so much discussion and
such great discomfort. Had it been
attacked, assuming that it could have
been, with the full power of the Street
cleaning Department early Sunday
morning, and had the work continued
throughout that day the streets would
have been kept clear. But the snow
changed to a drizzle, and the drizzle
which no street cleaners could pos
sibly have removed. The presence of
the light coating of snow, in fact,
made progress easier than if the sleet
had formed upon bare pavements and
walks. With the beating of the wheels
the coating became impervious to the
blades Of plows and the brooms Of
sweepers. Only a busting Of sand or
ashes or sawdust had any effect. The
wheel chains scored the iced cover
ing sufficiently in most places to give
some measure Of footing for pedes-
trians and traction surface for ve-
hicles. The continuation of low tenn
perature maintained the condition and
prevented melting. That, in short, is
the story Of the past few hours. There
is literally no one to blame but the
sun.
Evening star., 1925-01-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIIANDER JOHNSON.
Hair! Hair.

Hair! Hair.
When to the barber father goes,
He sits for hours perplexed.
A lady's always waiting when
The barber hollers, "Nextr'
So father wends his patient way
Bereft of barbering skill.
They say bobbed hair will make 'em
bald.
Pa says he hopes it will.
He vows he'll join the youthful throng
Andsdance a merry jig
With real hair down to his knees
While mother wears a wig.