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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
COOLIDGE BOOSTS.
FIRESTONE MOVE
IN WEST AFRICA
Rubber Magnate Ex-
poets Big Loan Soon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - The
grip Of the British rubber monopoly
which has reused the ire Of Ameri-
can tire manufacturers will be brok-
en- in five to ten years, Harvey s.
Firestone, tire magnate, predicted to-
night after conference with Presi-
dent Coolidge.
From 100000 to $150,Oo0,0Oo
will be poured into the pioneer fire
stone plantation in Liberia in ten
wears, Firestone said. The million
acre development now under way, he
estimated, win employ 100000 men.
Coolidge Interested.
president Coolidge is very muh in
terested in the rubber situation" said
Firestone. "He has given us every
assistance possible"
Firestone lunched with the presi-
dent. Later he outlined his rubber
plans to Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover
These plans will be amplified when
Firestone and his son, Harvey, Jr.,
who returned recently from the new
plantations meet their Liberian man
ager at Miami, Fla. Firestone left
for that city tonight, planning to
meet Thomas A. Edison, inventor, on
the train. Henry Ford is to join
them in Florida later.
eve are actually shipping to Akron
100000 pounds of rubber a month
from an earlier plantation we took
over from a Liberian company"
Firestone said. "This comes from q
1000 arce tract.
"We have 10000 acres cleared now,
and 5000 acres already planted. We
have a 99-year concession for a mil
lion acres, under lease.
"Our aim is to get 10000 acres
planted this year, and then to in
crease this as fast as conditions per-
nit"
eve get about 100 pounds more
rubber per acre in Liberia than other
plantations produce We get this at
eleven cents {. pound, which means
that we can put it down in Akron for
fourteen cents a pound, against a
present price of thirty eight cents
and the peak last year of $1.23."
A new private American loan for
Liberia; of about $5,O00,000, will be
floated this year, Firestone predicted.
He denied his company was interest
ed in this loan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Federal Workers Union
Ask Coolidge to Pass
Bill AbOlishing Pull"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (FP).-In
a letter signed by its president,
Luther C. Steward, and its secretary
treasurer, Gertrude NJ. McNally, the
Natl. Federation of Federal Employees
has given President Coolidge clear
cut statement of the immediate need
for amendment Of the civil service
classification law.
This law was enacted in 1923 to
standardize on the basis of duties per-
formed the payment Of federal en-
ployes outside the postal service.
Postal employees were already CLASH
fled. The law applied directly to jobs
in the District ef Gelsasnla, hLTit pre-
vided for a survey Of positions in the
field services in order that fair
standard rates Of pay for those jobs
might later be enacted by congress.
"No Survey"
"Almost four years have elapsed"
says the letter. "No survey has been
made and no steps are being taken
by the administering agency, the Per-
sonnet Classification Board, to carry
out the will Of congress in this re-
spect. The result is that at the. ~-s,
ent time the different government
establishments pay different salaries
for the same kind of work performed
under like conditions in the same com
munity, often in the same federal
building. In the absence Of
classification, salary Standardization
and publicity there is no device to
check the operation of sinister forces
such as improper political, social, or
religious influence. Favorites per-
forming simple duties are advanced
in salary above those doing the real
work of the government or they are
assigned to duties they are not quail
fled to perform efficiently"
The president is asked to recon-
mend to congress the prompt passage
of the pending bill abolishing the
Personnel Classification Board and
transferring its functions to the u. s.
Civil Service Commission.
When replying to these advertise
ments mention The DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

of sleep and sleeplessness.
Studies Insomnia.
Johnson is Senior Fellow in the
Simmons Foundation for the study Of
sleep, at the Mellon Institute. At
the head of a large staff of assist
ants, he has been studying for sever
al years the activities and reactions
Of numerous subjects who permit him
to experiment on them.
Part of his work is in relation to
the most comfortable sort of bed, the
length of time person should sleep
for maximum efficiency, etc. But he
has also had to investigate tie e.
fects of lack Of sleep on the mind
processes, and finds that after being
deprived of sleep for a certain length
of time, the subject becomes as IT.
responsible as though drunken or in
sane, and very liable to suggestion.
In this condition it is easy to get
him to sign confessions Of any crime,
however, revolving.
Zone method Of extortion often
used in the third degree" says DR..
Johnson, lis the continual nagging Of
the suspect for many hours and some
times for days. Threats or personal
abuse are not essential; the prisoner
is simply not let alone at any time,
not given nance for sleep or rest.
BY this means he is quickly brought
to the verge of physical exhaustion
a state in which delirium, the loss of
a sense Of responsibility, and dis
regard of consequences are as -, =
nent as they are in a state Of alco-
holic intoxication or other forms Vi
narcosis.
Loses Character.
Deprivation Of rest is, in fact, one
Of the most severe forms Of torture.
If continued long enough the victim
will resort to almost any end in order
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
COOLIDGE AND
KELLOGG MEET
WORST DEFEATS
Collapse of Diplomacy
Causes Use of Force

WASHINGTON. Disappointed and
annoyed by the failure of all parties
to the Chinese civil war to reply to
his proposal to exclude them from
military occupation of the interna-
tional settlement in Shanghai, and re-
jected as savior of Nicaragua, Presi-
dent Coolidge has met a third and
crushing rebuff from France. Pres
tige of his state department is at
the lowest ebb in its history. Seere-
tary Kellogg is angry. The admins
tration gives signs that it may try
to save its face by Selling the whole
of Nicaragua Kellogg refuses to
comment on these rumors of occu-
patton; he pointedly fails to deny
them.
Proceed With Guns.
This is the situation as the Coolidge
proposals for naval limitation con-
ference in Geneva are blown up by
France, and as the nationalist forces
in China again threaten to take
Shanghai. The only direction in
which Coolidge diplomacy can pre-
tend to make progress is in Nicara-
qua, under the muzzles of American
guns.
Cal Shocked.
That Coolidge was shocked by the
French refusal to attend q five
nower parley on limitation of light
cruisers and submarines, which would
have been to the advantage of the
Anglo-Fascist combination in the
Mediterranean, is not disguised at
he White House. The administration
was prepared for French reluctance
TO sign a treaty reducing her naval
armament, but Coolidge and Mellon
md kellogg had been led to believe
hat the French would at least enter
the conference and spend half the
summer in talking it over. That
would have given the administration
lot of advertising as a peace agency,
ut the moment when it might be po-
Icing Central America and threaten
ing Mexico. Now the French have
coolly told Washington that they
stand for the discussion of all world
problems through the league of ma
lions. Coolidge realizes that Paris
has turned smart political trick.
It has taken away from America the
Woodrow Wilson phrases, and has
put Washington in the role Of big
political bully as we'll as that of in
ternational Shylocl.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Vanderbilt, HEIR or RAIL MILLIONS
NOW CHAMPION IDLER OF MANHATTAN
BY HARRY FREEMAN.

We've had champ coffee drinkers
marathon We with Yors
Vanderbilt dubious of belonging
bird whose
profit belongs organzaonsand
Workers Party isn't Of them.
Vanebts bears raked in hekels from railroad building and real
They robbed and they pagedand
huge Vanderbilt fortune Now Cornelius yachting
tennis and riding
The interests Of Cornelius ST. indicated
zaion of which he member The Yacht,
New York Yacht Turf and Field Yale Seawanhaka
Corntan Yacht Clubs of the organizations which
belongs.
Alexander Smith Cochran Mackay Harry Whitney
Pepon Morgan Anthony Drexel Bde Vincent
title
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
District 5 Celebration
Of Young Workers Is
For Victory in Drive

PITTSBURG, Feb. 20.-The Young
Workers (Communist) League of Dis
trict 5 invites all workers to join it
in celebrating the closing of the
Young Worker subscription drive in
which it won every prize offered by
the Young Worker. We feel proud
of our achievement in helping up the
Communist press of the youth and we
want you to join us in making it a
real celebration.
The banner given to the district
securing the highest percentage of
subscriptions will be presented at this
celebration, held Sunday. Feb. 81, at
8 p. M, at Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller
Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

to relieve it. His behavior may be-
come as frantic as that Of a dope
addict deprived of his drug. He will
do anything, sign anything, and say
almost anything that promises a
chance to sleep. Confessions obtained
under such circumstances should be
regarded as obtained by torture. Dur
ing the Middle Ages prisoners who
were actually innocent confessed the
crimes charged to them to gain re-
moval from the rack, although con-
fession brought death by hanging,
burning or breaking on the wheel.
Dread The Test.
"ln the recent experiments on de-
privation Of sleep at the University
Of Chicago subjects whose scientific
and academic honor demanded their
cooperation would try to slip away,
under subterfuges, and steal a few
moments Of sleep. A colleague Of
mine who has undergone many long
periods OF experimental insomnia tes-
titles that the discomforts he then
suffers are almost indescribable ana
that his dread of future such expert
ments exceeds his dread of any other
form of physical pain. In several
battles during the civil war the COM
handing generals were unit 20 con.
duct operations because of their men
tai impairment resulting from ia
tigue and loss of sleep.
Become Insane.
"Our own observations Indicate
that after sufficient deprivation of
sleep and rest a person is, at least at
times, neither mentally nor morally
responsible. Facts and confessions
obtained under such circumstances
should be given their proper values
by the courts before which they are
presented
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
N. ]. Bus Drivers Like
Daily Worker; Ask Us
To Send Sub-Getter

Especial to the DAILY woRKER)
Jersey City, N. j., Feb. 90
The business agent and executive
council of the Bus Drivers Union,
that ended a successful thirteen
day strike yesterday, have ex-
pressed their appreciation of the
part The DAILY WORKER played
in giving their point of view honest
publicity.
They expressed a desire that a
representative of the circulation de-
partment of The DAILY WORKER
be present at their next meeting,
March ], and secure subscriptions
from the members present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Hilles Scouts for Cal.

Charles d. Hilles, vice chairman of
the republican national committee
starts today for tour of the United
States to see what chance Cal has of
denomination.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Charles Albreht, "the man with
out a heart, was sentenced yester-
day to die in the electric chair at
Sing Sing for the murder Of z year
old Veronica Dempsey.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
THIRD DEGREE TESTIMONY ENTIRELY UNRELIABLE.
SAYS SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES SLEEP ESSSlgESS

PITTSBURGH Feb 20That the third absolutely
method of getting confessions from
and that the third keeping the with
constant naggg the most unreliable obtaining information from
him is the Of Dr. Johnson the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

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Loses Character.

Deprivation Of rest is, in fact, one
Of the most severe forms Of torture.
If continued long enough the victim
will resort to almost any end in order
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

be purchased or condemned and the
District government must find a
new site for the farmers market.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
FRANCE DRAF Isl
TARIFF NOTE /
b. international New. Service


PARIS, Sept. sO.-The general
terms of Frances reply to the
United States tariff note were
drawn up today at meeting of the
cabinet at President Doumergue's
home at Rambouillet.
The reply will be conciliatory. and,
it is understood. will leave the way
open for a rejoinder by Washington.
The French document is expected
to go to Washington early next
week.
1t is understood that France will
argue for reciprocity claiming that
the United States should make tariff
concessions to this country in return
for tariff concessions from France.
The work of formulating the
draft was undertaken after Minister
OF Commerce Bokanowsld made a
long report upon the status of the
commercial situation between this
country and America.
A provisional decision was made
that Parliament shall reassemble
October Is.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
BRAIN
LIKE OTHERS

Thomas A. Edison's brain is no
different from the average brain
of any other intelligent man or
woman, and Furthermore. brains
have neither sex or personality"
That is. as far as gray matter" is
concerned.
Thus DIR. A. Hrdlicka, of the di.
vision of physical anthropology Of
thet Smithsonian Institute, sums up
his Interpretation of the recent
study of the brain Of Mrs. Helen
H. Gardener, noted author, and first
woman Civil Service Commissioner,
made by Cornell University.
When Mrs Gardener ldied two
years ago her will was found to
have left her brain TO Cornell to
determine whether. sex made any
difference in a humans mental
activity.
DIR. j. w. Paper, of Cornell, who
made the study OF Mrs. Gardeners
brain. reported that there was no
evidence that woman's brain
should be inferior to that of man.
According to DIR. HrdIicka, who
In leaving for Europe shortly to
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
SPEEDS RAzING
: Of BUILDINGS

The razing of the northern half
OF the site for the new Department
Of Commerce building will be com.
pleted early in November.
The work. involving the demOli.
ton of all structures on the site
except the House of Detention and
the temporary Income Tax building,
will cost the Federal Government,
"$2 ,349, the Sidney L. Hechinger
Company obtaining the contract.
The Income Tax building win be
RACED as soon as the employees now
housed there can be transferred to
the upper floors of the Liberty Loan
building, south of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, now in
course of construction.
The District government will he
given a reasonable time to transfer
the House of Detention.
While rapid progress in the con,
ntruction of the Commerce Depart
ment structure Is thus assured
NSome months will elapse ! before
much Roadway can be made on the
Internal Revenue building south Of
the Postoffice Department.
Several parcels of land remain to
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
Eagle Beak" Marks
Air Pilots Is
Claim
By international News service

By international News Service
OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. 80.
The great assemblage of filters
at the municipal airport here
for the Pacific flights resulted
in the quaint discovery that an
"eagle-beak" is as distinctive a
characteristic of birdmen as
helmets, and goggles.
/ Some physiognomists contend
that flying develops eagle-beak
features. Others maintain that
the hawk-like nose indicates
daring and that only daring
men become crack pilots.
Among the Dole entrants the
following hard the sharp rapaci-
Gus type of face: Livingston
Irving, Norman Goddard. Jack
Frost, Auggie Pedlar, C. w.
Parkhurst, Martin Jensen, All
Goebel, pilots; and AL Henley,
Paul Schulter, Kennth Hawkins,
Ralph C. Loves, A. v. Knope,
navigators, and Capt. E. M.
Lagron, relief navigator.
be purchased or condemned and tn
District government must find
new site for the farmers market.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
Insurance Men Put
St. Louis Loss At
$500, 100000

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. SO.-
many st. Louis insurance men
today estimated the damage from
yesterdays tornado at 500 ,OOO,-
600 or more, one prominent
underwater said the damage by
rain would be greater than the
wind damage.
The contents Of buildings were
damaged to the extent OF
SOS, 100000, he asserted. by the
torrential rain which followed the
storm.
Other insurance men estimated
the damage to be between $780,
100000 and 100000, 900.
A more conservative estimate
was given by Charles M. Talbert,
vice president OF the Standard
Underwriters agency here. who
said $50,OOO,OOO would cover the
loss.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

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The Washington times., 1927-09-30
A Cabinet of Unusual Beauty!

No illustration of this cabinet can do it justice II is
finished in genuine walnut, with delicatey figured maple
overlays on the posts. The doors overlayed with
herrgbone mahogany and the center of the doors with
beautiful stump acacia The apron lower part of the
consolesis oyerlayed with herrngbone mahogany and
curly maple scrolls The strecher, leg brace is also
overlayed with curly maple scroll. What Beauty! 1t
Witheut doubt the richest cabinet Lansburgh Bro
have yet to offer And with the best equipment at this
special low price the value is phenomenal
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

study the beginning OF man, Edi-
sons brain would have more
complex surface conformation and
greater proportionate size than the
brain of an ordinary person, but
there would be nothing to show it
was the brain Of the great In
ventive genius.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
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One Switch Controls All. Just think how simply ii
Works-No Battery Bother, No Fuss or Muss. A flick
of the finger and the power there ready to give you
unending entertainment.
Plenty of Room is Provided for storing of power
equipment in this exquisite cabinet The full tone built
in speaker is placed back of the Gothic style grill When
the doors closed both grill and radio are hidden
This cabinet is choice piece of furniture which is
worthy to grace the finest home.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
Come to Our Radio Department. to This Set

Just as you must see this cabinet to appre-
ciate it, so must you hear this set to appreciate
the beauty and clarity of its tone
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

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, 1927-04-13
BURLINGTON TO PUSH
THE CODY STAMPEDE
VIII Advertise Cody Rodeo in Eas-
tern Advertising-Placards and
Car Streamer Soon to be
Out

For the first time in the history
of the Cody Stampede, the consent
of the Burlington has been given to
the advertising of this all-impor-
tant event in the advertising placed
by the Burlington in eastern publi-
cation. This forward step in SIAM
pede publicity has been made
through the efforts of Dave Jones,
corresponding with his friends H.
F. McLaury. advertising agent of
the Burlington and A. Cotsworth,
general passenger agent OF the rail
road.
Mr.. McLaury writes that he
thinks the Stampede advertising car
be handled this year. and every BIZ
OF publicity possible will be giver
to bringing heavy travel to tn,
Eastern Entrance of Yellowston,
park. and holding It over a da,
here. for one of the three-day cele
bration.
An effort is being made to have
the Burlington classify their train.
from the east as Cody Stampede
trains. and possible to hold a few
special pulmans over here for a day
for those wishing to plan a western
trip to stop over for the big show
The dedication of the Buffalo
Bill museum on the first day of the
Cody Stampede is going to. be a
big factor in swelling the number
of Cody visitors. and from all in.
dications 1t looks as though the
1927 Stampede will be the biggest
and best In the history of the ro-
dec.
, 1927-04-13
EASTER EGG HUNT
FOR CODY CHILDREN
Cody Lions Club Sponsors Annual
Easter Egg Hunt Sunday
Afternoon at City Park

AS has been its practice for sew
eral years. the members of the
Cody Lions Club will conduct an
Easter Egg hunt for the Riddles
OF Cody on Sunday AFTERNOON at
three O'Clock, at the City park: The
club wants every kiddy in Cody to
be there and join In the hunt for
the beautiful Easter eggs which the
Easter Bunnies will have hidden
all over the park.
All children up to ten years are
eligible to Join In the hunt. There
will be some five or six hundred
eggs distributed about the park and
1t Is the hope that every child will
find his share. 1t Is the hope of
the club that the larger children
will refrain from taking up more
than a just portion Of the Easter
eggs. that the smaller one. who
will be slower in their search, may
also get u share.
At the City park. Easter Sunday
three o'clock. See that your child
rem are there. The Lions will do
their best to show them a good
time.
, 1927-04-13
LIONS CLUB URGE
ATTENDANCE AT
CITIZENS CAMP

The Cody Lions club at a recent
meeting discussed the matter of the
Citizens Training Camp which Is
to be held at Fort d. A. Russell, and
placed its stamp OF approval on the
splendid training to be secured by
those attending these camps. An
effort is being made by the club to
get some of the young lei of the
Cody community to enroll for this
years training period.
Prior to his departure for Chey-
enne, the Lions club presented
Carl M. Cox, one of it's most able
and active members. a beautiful
fountain pen and pencil set The
presentation was made by Lion
Paul r. Greever. Mr.. Cox is a
charter member of the local club,
and although his brother Lions are
pleased that he has received APP
pointment as state land commission
err. yet they regret very much to
lose his membership here.
, 1927-04-13
G0LDSBY LOSES GO
WITH GARLAND MAN

q. A. Goldsby. Cody premier
wrestler found himself matched
against too much weight and skill
on Friday night when he met Pete
Peterson. wrestler of Garland. and
the young Swede from the lower
country found little difficulty in
putting Goldsby to the mat.
The match was held above the
Lyric theatre, and was preceded by
several preliminary events. one of
which was participated In by Bruce
Fritzler. who as n Goldsby pupil
showed clever form. He had little
difficulty in putting his Powell ad-
versary to the mat.
Goldsby. o~utweighed at least
forty pounds, found himself match
ed against a young man of action
and science. The match was fast
and showed hat each man was per-
fectly at home at the wrestling
game. but the vast difference In
weights, Goldsby, Weighing a scant
100 pounds. proved too much of a
handicap to be overcome.
, 1927-04-13
JOHN LARGE WINNER
In OIL LAND DRAWING

John Large of Clark, Wyoming.
was the successful one in the land
drawing Monday for an oil lease
in Badger Basin near Garland in
Park county. Twenty-three inter
ested ones participated in the draw
ing.
A new ruling of the land office
requires an additional fee Of ten
dollars with each application. This
is not returned to those who lose
but goes toward the expense of
the office. Had this rule been in
force two years ago the fees of the
Lander office would have mounted
high to the end that the office
would not have been removed. it
is believed-Wyoming State Jour
mel.