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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Lomski Needs Experience

THE only thing that Leo LomskI
l. lacks to be a great fighter TO.
lay is experience, and that can be
only gained with time. Hes really
il fine prospect. and he showed
more in beating Joe Cans the other
night at the ball yard than any
young fighter has here in years.
He hasn't Fundamental weak.
ness In his fighting makeup.
The Northwest has produced fine
fighters. but nearly every one OF
them has one weakness that keeps
them from the super.claBs.
Tod Morgan Is the master
boxer. but lacks LOmskPs punch.
Ing ability; Doc Smell hasn't his
boxing skill; Dode Bercot can't
hit straight snappy punches
the way L0msM can. He's
much faster than Ted Krache
and smarter fighter
I>omsk is easily the best all
around prospect at this stage Of hil
development since Johnny O'Lcary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
CASEY IS
DEFEATED

EAsTBOuRNE, England, June rs.
~ RAY Casey. u san Francisco.
and John lIsnnrssy, Or lgdianRp.
oils, tho American team in The An
Elo.AmrriDan tennis team matches
were beaten iu the doubles event
Wednesday and must take both ot
Thursdays singles contests with
the iirituus in order % win the
meet
The Americans broke even IN tho
frs, two augles matches Tuesday.
but their loes Of the doubiea left
them one down 20 tho resident ath.
lstrE The meeting consists Of four
singles and ono double
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
OLdtin,e Promoter Will
Write of Ring for Star

I TNCLE TOM" Nc
u CAREY. the TEX
Richard" of 20 years
ago, who was promoting
ring shows in California
when Jack johnson, Bat
Ting Nelson, Jim JEFF
fries, Sam Langford and
the rest Of that famous
array of old-time fight
ers were in the heydey
Of their careers in the
ring, has turned author.
In a series of some of
the most interesting stor-
les that have ever been
penned about fights and
fighters McCarey tells of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
By PETER SALvuS

THE art OF diving is difficult one
TO master, and when II Is mas
tered, constant practice Is necessary
TO keep IT,
After watching Ray Daughters
coaching BlaclSic Faddcn, pre-
micr Northwest diver ut the new
diving tower built for the Nh.
tionnl A. A. L. championships,
which viii be held here the last
Of July, this seems true.
Diving is Judged from tho moment
the diver climbs on the platform
until ho has disappeared into tho
water. Ten points are allowed for a
perfect dive, but for n dive 60 bo
perfect several things must be con.
sldcrcd
The running form Of the diver be,
fore he takes Off tho board Ia Judged,
his tukcofr tho moment M leaves the
platform is noted, nna his position
In the Hir which includes whether
or not he ~ too far forward. or too
far backward, ug he enters the wa,
tor Every muscle must respond In.
slpnlly to his command as he turns
n somcranut in the air,
Faddcn's practice dives nj the
tower off the 3O.Iool plunge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

What was Macdonald Smiths
score in the 1924 national open golf
tournament?-F R w.
Smith had card of 500 in that
affair.
Did Hartranft, of Stanford. beat
Hills, Princeton. in tho shotput
event at the 1924 Eastern intercol.
logiates. and what was tho winning
distanec?-F T. r.
Hartranft won with a put of 10
feet, j5s inches.
Did Frank snyder of the Giants.
ever play in the Southern Michigan
league? II so, when2-D r. T.
Snyder played with the Flint club.
Southern Michigan, in 1912.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Walker to Resume
Training Thursday

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Mickey
Walker, worlds welterweight cham.
pion, who has been laid up with an
infected toe, viii resume training
Thursday for his fight with Harry
Greb, worlds middleweight cham.
pion. Tho bout is to bo held in the
Polo Grounds on July .. Harry
Willis and Charley weinert, who
are to meet in another feature bout
on the benefit card have resumed
training after a short layoff.
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in big fight in the Lemon state,
and chances arc that he has finally
fallen Tor the cunk OF the coin, as
he isn't in the boxing racket for
the exercise.
Fnnncy has flock Of matches
lined up thruout the Middle West
that viii keep him busy for tho
next few months and then he viii
strike out for the great open
spaces.
The New York heavyweight Is
one OF the very few men capable
Of even being considered for n fight
with Jack Dempsey. and this tour
business may bc part OF the brass
lsind stuff necessary TO draw mil.
lion -dollar gates
For all that. TunnCy can fight
and he would lrc a tremendous card
here. lr he should come and would
accept a match in Seattle u would
Re- necessary to bring in an outside
heayywcisbt, as there isn't anybody
capable OF giving him a fight in
the Northwest at present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Detroit Is SioWest
Squad on Hassocks

ono OF tho poorest stealing
clubs In the majors this season is
Detroit. The Tigers thus far have
taken few liberties on tho paths,
Cobb no doubt preferring TO have
tho runners wait for hits TO bring
them around rather than ia O
chances on being caught pllfering,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

the experiences he has
had in the game.
NJ c Carey promoted
some of the big fights
himself and managed
some of the finest boxers
that ever drew on a
glove.
His story is titled
Thirty Years in the
Ring" and the first in
stallment will be pub
lished Friday and daily
thereafter until COM
pletion.
You'll want TO read
every one of them They
start tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
JONSON FOULED

OAKLAND, June is.-Aftcr John.
son had won tho first round and Kid
Norfolk the next two. Floyd John.
Bon or Seattle was awarded the de.
cisiou over the colorc1 bnttler here
last night when Norfolk touled him
three times In tho fourth round. The
fight wBs over tho i0sround route.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Gene Tnney Plans Coast Trip; May Fight in Seattle!
PIRATES AND REDS CLOSE IN AS GIANTS FALTER!
Grew Trophy Is
Challenge Cup

Y Nc UnIYenlIy u WuEhlnE
ton wins the intercollegiate
rowing trophy al Pougikoepsio
next Monday, they viii not OBJ,
tain permanent pUsaesHion o. A.
altho it would make the third
successive year that Il has been
IA the hands " tho Huskles
Cornell won tho trophy three
times In succession two different
times ~ il a challenge cup. and
must be defended each year by
tho holder or II rcyertH 20 the
shell which finishes first IN tho
annual regatta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

John Mljuh' offerings for 40 safS,
ties, bat he kept them scattered.
The Tribe got or 10 a good start
by Hc0rinE two runs in the first
frame when Hllly Lane walked.
Prank BRAZIL doubled and Ray
Jacobs contributed boot Tho In
dianH added another In tho NTH
and Won Ia the eighth, Los Angeles
scored Ia tho second. sixth and
sighth innings
Marty kruR and Clarence Twom,
bly, were given the bumEt rush by
Umpire Flunry ia tho eighth frame
Tor talking back.
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club Thursday
and ak players
now remain IN
tho mems sin.
glc4
Marion could
not get started
against Leon
Tumunc audtho
city champion
Won In straight
sets o., g.
Play was closer
than tho scores
Indicate Tur.
cnne always had
edge but Mar
ion scored az
least two points
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

Ina nearly every game. only 20 l0nc
out when tho brnN.ll came
Tprcnuc served uu unusual number
Of double faults uut he flashed
around tho court TO make some ~.
most impossible returns, Morion's
vollcyinE was the only part Of his
game that was really up to stand
ard
Howard Iangiie beat Bob iIcs.
keith, bu, only aftcr terrific three,
set match, Hesketh took the fiFat
set at 10 and then lost the mex,
two. both hy GA scorca.
IAuElic had trouble with Hes
keth'a bIshbounMnE serve In tho
early part u the match, but as
PLAY progressed nc got his fore,
hand drive In action and pulled out
Dick Burr and Wallace Scott arc
booked 10 play today, the winner
meeting laREile Ia onr Of the r0mt
finals and Turcnnr playing Whit
comb Quillian in Tho other
Tho complete results Wednesday
aud the schedule Tor today follow
MEMS SINGLES
Howard i-anEiis beat Robert Iivsa-tH.
ST. So SIS
Leon ds rsrsars beat Armand alsrisr,
CT. 49,
woMEN's SINGLES
semi-Tinal Round
nsruics da Foais beat EiIHuF stephens.
81 GO
ir,as stephen, beat Thslma wOl,t So
81
JUNIOR SINGLES
Ssmi-Ftnsi Rsuad
Howard Lankiis beat Lloyd S0rds'som.
81. 81,
norman white, ssat yinssu, calvin.
BOYS SINGLES
John CurraH beat Ira orteH, -. 80
MEMS DOUBLES
Fourth Round
whftrorsb outiiian ana william Tavlar
beat Frauk kgsigwsEi ami G. c. Williams.
Howard and wiun.la raaEit, heat
usofss clarke snd Ralph Miller. go,
MEMS SINGLES
Itfth Hound
At 5iao O'clock
WsiIRca Scott vs Richard EuFr
MEN'S DOUBLES
~rmi-iinal Round
Al $3.50 O'clock
whifromh Quiiliau and william Tay.
lor W. Howard aud winfield LanEil-.
Al O'clock
Leon de Turruno ami WAllate Hrpt,
~ A. a. PrinFls and William wnrrru
NONFN's SINGLES
-emi-Iinai Round
At $50 o'Cisek--
ngruics da Ppnte ~ Rita Never.
BOYS SINGLES
semi.lInnt Round
At SEQ O'clock
Robert briggs va lloyd Snrdsifon.
John Cur'an Va Kermit Rnssu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

Tho varsity was again sent over
tho course today. No official time
was kept, but Callow announced
that he was more than pleased with
the showing Tho Jayvco eight also
showed moro form today in the
trinl test than ever before, and
critics here nro picking this boat TO
nose out Syracuse for Jayveo hon.
ors.
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~ ( 90 GlatnrF. 40 bafa=GlsEbsr -. hits
?, runs scored 3 HsHs responsible for
vlatnEf 9, M!l3ps :, struck out -glzHa-g
z, Nilua z, itasys on balls GlaEn~r
hilJus itN by g.lrhrf=urirvH stolen
hss0 Elarrd TRa4tAss hlta nfaHilI.
JHfphs. Elsrsil litfmAH. Nagabr, heck
sadh'g' hlts- Lane, Brady. ugaEnsr
hsHH baiiri 10 EidFed . Herman
Jacobs , ArEahe bqgtls plays Beck
70 3rimes q Baidsia 70 Brady o. Her
man kraE 90 Heck to Grimes lmpgrrs
Carroll aul FiHnry riae-Ea0s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Trout Propagation
in Nooksack Riuer

Propagation of about 81, 900 East.
ern brook trout will bo made soon
by John AitlScn, game warden Of
Whatcom county. assisted by two
OF his deputies, Leslie Jones and
Peter Thompson, Tho fish will be
taken from Lake Whatcom and
turned loose in tho Nooksacls river.
In Whatcom county.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

Introducing Eddie Farrell star
sh0rtyiop ard rapt1ia Of thr Unit
reraiiy Of PrnHsylrauia team. trfo
tr.u joia the Giauis this month.
Hes REPEATED 70 b. one Of nc hard
est-hiiiing and best fielding play
ers turned our 10 Eastern COLLEGE
circles Ia SEASONS 1fcGratC figures
him q great prospect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
HARRIS STICKS

spencer Harris, the Seattle boy. is
still with the Chicago White sox.
but Is being used for pinch hitting
roles now. He was playing right
field regularly until Harry Hooper
got back In tho game.
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dams which
proved enough
for them 60 win
Wednesday from
the Los Angeles
HorRphA the
finaI sooro being
BIS
Brick Eldred
babe Herman
and buster Nc
caio were the
authors Of those
wullups ana they
drove Whitley
CLEANER 10 cover
Tho Angels
outlit tho In.
tlIamn InnLlInr on
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M until Sntur-
day 10 keep
them In shape
for tho intcrcol.
leRInto regatta
here Monday.
Sunday only a
light drill will
DO featured. and
on race day the
Iiuskics will not
leave the boat.
house until it's
time 20 paddle
up 10 tho start
ing line to de.
fcnd their title
as the rowing
champions of
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beat Mclean in Oakland, only TO
get a draw. Nearly every newspa.
per man at the latter fight gave 1t
TO Morgan.
Mclean is rugged boy. and
should give Morgan plenty OF op.
position Friday.
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roughs of the Multnomah A. G..
Portland.

The Nj. A. c, has been out of ac.
tive Northwest competition for sew.
oral years and Burroughs has not
had a chance to porforms
For the small honors they receive
diving must have a special appeal
to the divers, who risk aching backs
and limbs In practice and who reach
their goal only thru the hardest Of.
forts.
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Smell vs.. De Foe

sDOC" SMELL has a bout prac-
IL tically closed with Billy Dc
Zoe. veteran. st. Paul feathcrweight,
for Great Falls. Mont. some time
in July.
All that Is holding up the
match IL that Joe Waterman -
holding sut for DE Foe TO make
lei pourds for the fight.
Smell, who has Just returned from
the East. will probably be seen in
action here soon after the Dode
Bercot.Ted Krache battle at the bah
park June 30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
TEXAS LEAGUE

First game: san Antonio. Z. Dal.
las. s.
Second game: San Antonio. 81:
Dallas 4.
First game: Houston, /; Fort
Worth. ?.
Second game: Houston, IS. Fort
Worth. ..
First game: Waco. ia; shrcve.
port, 10.
Beaumont, .. Wichita Falls. o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

I q u : z T u0lla
many critics in
the Northwest
thought he could
not stand the
glff.
But he beat
the iaylights out
OF Gene belmont
in his first To-
round scrap. and
was as fast in
the 10th round
as he was in the
fifth.
And he also
p u n c h c d Joe
German full OF
holes and really
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Wednesday, the Reds with AdoIfo
Luquo phchipg shut ont the Giants l
10 o., and the Pirates beat the Brook.
iyu Dodgers 8to3 This brought the
Pirates 10 a point just one and half
games behind the Giants and Jeff the
Reds only three games away from
Tho lend when the Giauts went 20
81 Louis 20 begin the Western cam.
palgn they were about aX full games
ahead Of the Dodgers. then IN second
place. and further removed from the
menace Of the Pirates aud Reds.
Both Giants and Dodgers have lost
s out Of 3 games on the tour. The
Pirates have won ten out Of ] , games
since the eastern teams came visiting
and the Reds have won II Of their
last dozen encounters. losing just one
30 the Dodgers on day when Dazzy
Vance was in good shape
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

watch the GOT
Iegc crews ia
training for the
big race next
week aud he
told H. j. Walsh.
the staff CORES
pondcnt OF The
star there, that
ne was planning
a Coasttour next
fuil and would
include Seattle
In his stopovrrs,
California pro
meters have
been angling for
Tuupcy Tor some
time 10 nppeAr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Three Doubles
Win Game for
Seattle Indians
Eldred, Herman and Nc
Cabe Bust Out Hits
That Beat Los Angeles

| os ANGELES. Cal. June Is
Three rouslnE doubles In sue
cesslon IN tho eighth inning put
over two runs for the Seattle In.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
n. Y.

DOUGHKEEPSfE. n. Y, June Is,
l. There ~ no lotup on the
work for University OF Washington
crews Rusty Callow. coach OF the
Farwcstcrners, viii drill his crCws
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Morgan Fights Friday

T,oD MORGAN makes another
i start over the l0-round route
Friday when he fights Stewart Nc
Lean again at Hollywood, down in
California.
Before Morgan took a flier at the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

II seems to be working out all
right after NIL. Nobody has
yet asked Dempsey TO talk before
one of tho European clubs on his
Mnr eNnerlnnces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
lurenne and
Langlie Win
Net Matches
City Champ Eliminates
Marion; Hesketh Gives
Langlie Hard Fight

A RNiANp MARION and hob Hes.
n keith were eliminated IN tho
feature matches or tho city tennis
tournament az tho Seattle Tennis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Tight Races
Are on Now
in Big Show
Pittsburg Only One and a
Half Games Behind;
A. L. Leaders Bunched

He Pittsburg Pirates
and Cincinnati Reds
are Keeling lu the
slack They arc grad.
uaIly pulling the Sew
York Giants hack
from the long lead
that John AicGraa y
team enjoyed when
the present tour u
the West began two
weeks ang.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
WAIVER STARS

SAN FRANCISCO. Juno is.-Paul
Wansr went Wild with the stick
Wednesday and beat Portland oil.
most single. handed. Ho hit two
doubles and homo run IN three
times NJ tho plate. The final score
was San Francisco 4, Portland 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
CLEAN SWEEP
FOR MEST

There were only three games in tho
National league wednesday The
Cubs made Il a clean sweep Of the
day FOR the western teams. defeating
the Phillies Q 20 4
The Athletics ARE still swing.
ing their clubs in the frenzy that
seized them In the eighth inning
81 their game with the Indians
Monday afternoon. the inning In
which they made II runs They
beat The Cleveland Indians by
another big score "wednesday,
10 to ,, and their total scoring
from Mondays eighth TO the last
inning Wednesday WAS - runs In
II innings.
The Senators won. too. beating the
Browns 70 J.
They arc still ono game behind thu
Athletics For several days the Ath.
ietics and Giants went along stride
for stride leading their respective
leagues, but now Connie Mack's Ath.
lctcs have won four moro games
than the Giants and lost three less.
TIGERS GO
WILD, TOO
The Detroit Tigers eauaied the
Athletics stunt OF scoring 10 runs
in one inning when the New, York
Yankee pitchers went wild in the
sixth inning at the New York sta
,iium, Ty Cobb hit a home run with
the bases fun as a climax TO the IN.
ming. and the Tigers won, 10 10 !.
The Chicago White Sox and Red
Sox divided double header. The
white sox won the first, 5 to 3. and
lost the second. I to G.
The record Of errors dropped
"Wednesday, There were 80 skull eI.
crcises in eight gaGes Tuesday. but
only Is IN the same number of
games Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
SINGLETON WINS

SALT LAKE. June ls.-John SIN
gleton pitched good hall in the
pinches Wednesday. and he turned
hack the OaklarS club with an S.
to.2 defeat. Kaiser pitched tho
whole distance FOR the oaks, but
Salt Lake scored In every inning
but three. with Les Shcehau lead
ing the attack with two singles and
home run. Joe Bratchcr. oak
outfielder. got four hits in five
trips.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

The international Boxing union Of
Paris has barred Benny Leonard
And all Benny ever ala was 10 tell
The world how dearly he loved his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
Heavyweight
HeadingWest
on Big Tour
Tunney Watches Crew at
Poughkeepsie; Says He
Will Be West in Fall
By LEO II. LASSEN

GENE Ti'NNEN, who recently
VI knocked Tom Gibbons right
out OF the boxing game, was up at
PoughkcepSic, y, " Wednesday to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18
SOLONS WIN

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 49,
Sacramento nosed out Vernon
Wednesday In tight game OF ball,
: 10 G. The Tigers scored twice In
the third frame. but the Solons
came back with five in their half
Of tho inning. The Tigers tailed
four moro in the fifth to take the
lead. The Solons we're not 20 be
1enicd. Wilbur Davis, flrst-sackcr,
poled n terrific drive over tho cen.
terrified fence 10 tie the score In the
eighth inning. Styling followed with
triple and Hoffman scored him
with single with what proved to
lie the winning run
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

The day probably never win come
whom Willie stribliug is known to
the fight fans simply as Bill.
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National League

At Cincinnati u. II. Il.
Now York .,,,,,,...,,. o b 0
Cincinnati s,,.u,,,.,,. | 6 0
Batteries; Pocrsly and Gowdy.
Snyder; Luduc Pnd Wingo
At Pittsburg- II. II. II.
Brooklyn .,,.".,,,,..r . 1
PittsburE .,,..,,..,p.,, z .
Batteries Grimes, Hubcll, Ocsch.
ger and Taylor; Ydc aud Gooch
AZ Chicnso-- ar. II. Il,
fhlludclphlh ',','.'rr'r o
Chicago .,,,,..,.n,,, 3 IL 0
Batteries. Decatur aud llcnlInc:
Blake ana llnrnctt
Even tho Bugs Raymond and
RUDE Waddcll arc no longer among
the living, tho pro-monlIoy faction
viii not bo exactly zip against II
for substanliotlng evidence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

mas a.a. H.Hsh - 80
DATED Tor GisEnsr in eighth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-18

Batteries: Blankcnshlp. Lyons and
Grouse: zahnozcr Ross and HcyinR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-16
BY HARRISON GEORGE.

A LTHo Herbert Hoover. like ex-
"A Secretary Hughes. has long been
insisting that Soviet Russia is an
economic vacuum" Hoover's own
government department, the depart
ment of commerce, has been forced to
acknowledge that such a statement
is lie.
The above illustration. as shown,
is issued by the U. S. department of
commerce at Washington, d. c., and
shows at the top the imports into
Soviet Russia from the United States,
England, Germany and other coun-
tries; and at the foot. the balance of
trade between exports from and i'm
ports into Soviet Russia during 1924.
A Credit Balance for Soviet Russia.
II will be noted that the balance is
favorable To Soviet Russia by 1884,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-16

At that same convention John L.
Lewis, acting president, in speaking
on that scale. report, said: II may say
there is embraced in this instrument
the most progressive policies that
have ever been enunciated by our or
ganization." (vol. 2, p. 962, 1913 con-
vention report.) At that same con-
vention naturalization of coal mines
was indorsed
Since that time at the convention
of the Illinois miners in Peoria in
1924, William Green, the international
secretary-treasurer of the u. NJ. w.
of A., said, among other things: 81
have always felt that our proposal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-16
Three Hundred Mines Idle in Illinois

at the scale conference to fight for a
shorter workday, and why did they
repudiate their former position on this
question? Let us see the miners posi-
ton all the way thru since 1919.
A T the Cleveland convention Frank
"A Harrington, chairman of the scale
committee, in his report, and in COM
pliance with the demands of hundreds
Of resolutions for a shorter workday
and week, to divide the available work
among the miners, demanded six
hour day from bank to bank, (which
was in reality a four-and-a-half-hour
day at the face of the coal" (Vol. 2,
D. 952, 1919 convention.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-16

for a shorter workday in the coal
mines of the country offered at least
partial solution of the unemploy-
ment problem" page 1928 Of speeches
to the convention, 1924
TN spite of the demands Of the min
1 ers, they were misled and betrayed
in the indianapolis convention, and the
leaders repudiated their former posi-
tions. Frank Harrington brought for
ward a proposed contract, authorizing
the scale committee to get as good
contract as it was possible to get on
the basis of no reduction in wages,
and it was understood by the most
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