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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

She was most of all disconcert-
ed by the Commander of the bat
talon of the Cheka, where she
worked in the school. "How can
they keep such people in the
Party" she thought, looking at
his elegant boots, his red riding
breaches, and frequently hearing
him using bad language.
Lisa lived in Senator's house,
where she occupied long narrow
room shaped like matchbox.
There was no furniture in the
room, only bed-planks covered
with counterpane-oh yes, and
there was also a tuya. a strange
plant, like fir-tree of capricious
form. Madam Senator had tried
to take it away. but the plant
would not go thru the door and
therefore was graciously left for
Lisa. The tuya was whitening
from the frost, for in Winter it
was very cold in the room, and
when Lisa woke in the mornings
she never knew what time it was;
the light came dimly, dimly. thru
the single frost-covered window
pane.
As a rule Lisa did not take tea
in the morning. But today, before
going to the Saturdaying, she
wanted to drink something hot
In the kitchen the ssnovar had
been set going. its chimney was
murmuring, and butter was hiss
ing on the saucepan. Madam SEN
stor was making notato-cakes, and
the smells from the kitchen came
into Lisa's room.
She must ask for l;%le water,
just teapotful, but asking was
a terror for her.
For Mr.. and Madam Senator
could openly express al their ha-
tired for the incomnrehensible
force. for the red flag. the nosters,
the strange names Of the institu-
tions. all the malice that they had
to hide from the Communists, who
were mercilessly strict. the mall
ice that had to be hidden under
the polite words. only to Lisa, de-
fenseless and piteous, who by her
very poverty inspired them with
scorn.
always praying to God, too.
Teaching that Red Army filth,
that canaille. What does she teach
them? Robbery?r
"And she still pravs - echoed
Madam Senator. "Clear enough,
she is living with a commissar."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
1925, 900, 900 Vet
Graft Pro b e Is
Ending March Ist

The special federal grand jury in
vestigating the little question Of
1925 100000 graft in the Veterans
Bureau under the direction of Col.
Charles R. Forbes will probably be
finished by March 1. No indication
has been made how many indict-
ments will be returned.
About 80 witnesses have been
heard by the grand jury, John w.
Grimm, assistant to the attorney
reneral said. The testimony before
the grand jury followed the same
lines as did the hearings before the
Senate committee which investigated
the conduct Of the Veterans Bureau.
From the witnesses called it APP
pears that the grand jury paid con-
siderable attention to the cross-coun-
try Joy ride Forbes took with repre-
sentatives Of contractors for the pur-
pose of inspecting hospital sites and
arranging the details of his rake off
from the awarding Of contracts for
the erection of the hospitals.
Elias H. Mortimer. representa-
tive of the Thompson Black Con-
struction Company, went with Forbes
and paid the bills on all the parties.
In addition to letting Mortimer pay
the bills for all the parties on this
and other trips Forbes was kind
enough to fiirt with his wife and
make trouble for Mortimer.
Chicago politicians who know the
national situation feel that in all
probability Forbes and any other
persons who may be indicted by the
federal grand jury will not be tried
till after election. They say that
President Coolidge stopped the Sem
ate investigation of the Veterans
Bureau because it was getting too
much publicity and that he will not
permit the trial Of the grafters to
come up because the whole would
defeat his purpose in stopping the
senatorial investigation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Greenstein Hits
Sndg When He
ErpeIs ". Y. Locals
lsp,eI.I % boil. p.IIy worksrl

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.--Local
after local of the international jew
elry Union is leaving the Interna-
tional Union in New York, as a
result OF the dictatorial action of
the secretary of the union, Green
stein who expelled Local No. / re-
Gently without any justification.
Greenstein is practically destroying
the union in order to assure himself
Of his job Of secretary. The locals
have stopped paying their dues, but
Greenstein continues in his attitude
Of hostility towards the locals which
show the slightest trace Of radical
ism.
One Of his methods Of avoiding an
issue Is by postponing the conven-
ton Of the union, as he did when
Local No. 1 and the other locals Of
New York stopped paying dues until
all their complaints would be con-
sidered at the convention of the
union which was TO be held last
July. Mr.. Greenstein retorted by
expelling Local No. and the other
New York locals Of the Interna-
tional Jewelry Union, and by post
poning the convention.
But the jewelry workers are in
tent on either forcing the arch-re-
dictionary Greenstein out Of Office,
or forming new international.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Your Union Meeting

FOURTH AND LAST MONDAY. Feb. 2sth
No. Name of Local and Place of Meeting.
IA Boot and Shoe Workers Joint Council
1889 Milwaukee Ave.
SOL Brewery Workers, 100 W. 2lst St.
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
9ie W. Monroe St.
sss Butchers. Hebrew, 342O W. Roosevelt
Road.
Cap Makers, 4oos Roosevelt Road.
so Carpenters, 403s w. Madison st.
1871 Carpenters, 20ao w. North Ave
1879 Carpenters, s. c., s139 Commercial Az.
ais Carpenters, sos S. State St.
4l9 Carpenters, 1887 Clybourn Ave.
44s Carpenters, 272 N. West St., WAuke-
1857 Carpenters, 2O4O W. North Ave.
z506 Carpenters, 1854 s. Halsted st.
II Cigar Markers Ell. 3D., 166 W. Wash.
ineton St, 1880 p.
Coopers' Joint Ell. 3D.. 2525 s. Halsted.
4 Engineers (Marine), sol Capitol Bldg.
400 Engineers. 4643 S. Halsted st.
4O1 Engineers. sil S. Ashland Ave.
$50 Engineers, $50 W. washinRton 81.
62s Engineers, $50 W. Washington St.
Gas Engineers, (R. r.. 7a3s W. Roosevelt.
$50 Engineers (Loe.), $500 W. North Ave-.
D. m.
50 Firemen and EnRinemen, 505s Went
worth Ave.
Firemen and oilers, IFS W. Wash.
Hotel and Restaurant EmpI.'s Joint Il.
3D.. I6e w. Washington. 3 p. m.
80 Ladies' Garment, 32s W. Van Buren, s.
"a Lathers, 72B s. Western Ave.
Machinists' Dis. Council. lis s. Ashland
Moulders Conf. 3D.. 11s 8. Throop 81.
l01 Painters. 33l6 w. North Ave.
1914 Painters. Madison and Sth Ave.
265 Painters, 1l1th and Michigan Ave.
273 Painters, 2432 s. Kedxie Ave
S3e Painters, 20 w. Randolph 81.
227 Railway Carmen. Cicero and Superior.
453 Railway Carmen, 5zsz s. Ashland.
1852 Railway Carmen. esth and Commercial.
1859 Railway Carmen. ED and Baltimore.
Railway Clerks Dis. Council. iss W.
Madison ST.
27s Railway Clerks. $40 W. Washington.
sac Railway Clerks. Madison and Ssera-
SOS Railway Clerks, 18th and prexel.
7Sf Railway Clerks. $40 w. Washington.
ST. Railway Trainmen, 2seo W. North
Ave, 1870 q. m.
1876 Retail Clerks. Van Buren, and Ashland
Sailors Union Of Great Lakes. SIS NJ
Clark 81.
1896 Scientific Laboratory Workers, City
Hall, Room 7I3.
zoe Transfers. 220 8. Ashland Blvd.
Trade Union Label League. l6e W.
Washington st., 7;3e .. m.
(Note--Unless otherwise stated all nsstinF'
are at D. nj
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25

caught her by the throat when
she was talking to people, and
every evening forced her to her
knees to pray to the unknown, also
terrible but all-seeing, all-forgiv-
ing and kind.
At first she had been afraid
of the Red Army men also,
blushed before them at lessons, and
always expected some prank or
other on their part. Her voice
trembled and broke; she was afraid
to question her pupils, and used
to long with anguish for the end
of the lesson.
But one day when she was car
rying home her rations. with
hands freezing in the February
wind, two tall Red Arnv men
came up to her--her pupils. AS
usual, she was terrified and
blushed, but one Of them. hue
eyed giant, politely offered to help
her, and, without waiting for
permission. lightly tossed the bag
over his shoulder.
From that time she had grown
attached to her pupils, watched
carefully over each one Of Bem.
and came to love her work, and
tried to make her teaching SIM
pier and easier for them.
She began to come to the gath
erings Of the Red Army units, and
listened carefully to reports and
speeches, tho there was much that
she did not understand.
Formerly she had been afraid of
the Revolution, as she was afraid
of everything that was loud and
strong and transfused everything
with the bright colors of love and
hate, but now. she came thru this
love to the understanding of the
Revolution. She understood in
her own way. She made her own
Revolution, her own Communism,
and Christ. the son of the Car
penter Of Nazareth, to Whom for
merly she had prayed as to the
King Of Heaven, took for her a
new signifcance;-he came down
to earth mad became the protector
of all revolutionaries. Of all who
were striving for the happiness
of humanity.
She was now full of reverent
respect for the Communists. and
began to be more often in their
company. tho now and then the
THINGS they, did puzzled her ex-
ceedingly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Today'sInstallment of I" A Week y

They were talking so in the
kitchen when Lisa, timorously
opening the door, asked, "May
have a little boiling water?" Her
teapot was shaking in her hands.
eve are bourgeois, and you are
asking leave from bourgeois!
Why ask? Steal, steal!" Madam
Senator screamed at her in an
swer, and Raphael Antonovitch re-
peated in unison, "Steal it, Of
course, since you have taken up
with those robbers. :"
Lisa almost wept at the insult,
and ran hurriedly down the stair
case, 20 get as soon as possible
into the open air.
Lisa had scarcely taken her place
in the ranks when the group from
the Politdep moved off; they
marched irregularly, laughing and
talking, came out on the main
street, and added their scarlet flag
with its party slogan to the chain
of other flags. There were the
workmen from the Depot carrying
their flag that they had preserved
since 1917, "Peace to the cottage
and war to the palace" There
were the printers, with their grey
faces and bent backs, and there
the alliance Of Youth" small
group Of noisy lads and lasses
under huge flag on which was
drawn workman striking a blow
on an anvil with a big unreal
hammer.
They marched and sang, not in
unison, revolutionary songs. In
one place they were irregularly
singing the "Internationale" while
not far off the workmen from the
Communal Refractory were scream
ing the "Varshayyanka."
The sun was shaded with clouds
when the group from the Polit-
dep together with the other groups
of the town district came to the
Public Gardens. Saws and axes
CLEANED dimly in peoples hands;
the Public Garden was like trans
parent lace-work: rocks were call
ing from the tall bare trees.
This disorderly, leafiess mass of
trees, most beautiful in its vari-
ETY., was to be turned into regular
stacks of wood.
Once upon a time in the Town
Garden. over there, in the further
shady alleys. Martuinov had
walked with Nadya in the scented
July evenings; with his eyes he
found the tree in the bark ~
which, while still a schoolboy in
the sixth form, he had cut her
initials with knife. Now he was
to cut down that tree and turn it
into firewood. And again there
wos a bitter Joy in his heart.
The saws changed and the trees
trembled. When they cut them
down. the trees fell heavily, break
ing their own and their neighbors'
boughs. Then they sawed up their
bodies and carelessly and roughly
split up the round logs. The
stumps were covered with scented
tears: in death the trees gave out
their perfumes and the sharp smell
If the poplar mingled with the
fresh, sweet aroma of birch sap.
ITO Be Continued Tuesday,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
NEGRO AND WHITE
WOMAN PLAYING
IN O'NEIL DRAMA
Provincetown Players
Shock Old Fogies
lspssiaI to rhs Daily workerl

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.--Art stepped
across the color line today, and Mary
Blair, white actress, agreed to play
the lead in Eugene O'Neils' forthcom-
ing play opposite Paul Robson, full
blooded Negro.
Action of the piece calls for Miss
Blair to kiss Robson, who is first her
lover, then her husband, as the drama
Of mixed marriage. "All Gods Chillun
Got Wings" unfolds.
Sauawk of Protest.
A storm of criticism has been
evoked in conservative circles, by in
sistence Of the producers the Pro-
vinceton players, upon casting the
negro for the leading male part.
Several actresses refused to play
opposite him. Miss Blair, who con-
scented, is northern girl.
The management, commenting up
on the interest, protest and in some
quarters, Indignation, which the cast
ing of the play has produced, said;
Robson Ia Fine Actor.
"Paul Robson, the negro actor, is
u IldIl OI uloJElOhlC abAllb1 diiu q ltut
gentleman. We expect to open the
play at our theatre shortly after
March TO-"
The story Of the play is laid in
New York, in the section known as
the "black and tan belt" Eight
children-four white and four black
play together and Jim, the negro
boy, and Ella, the white girl, are
childhood sweethearts. Later, she
takes up with prize fighter, then
elopes with the negro lover Of her
youth and they go abroad.
It is after they return to New
York, to the "black and tan" neigh
borhood where they live with Jim's
mother and sister, that Ella gradual
ly goes insane, brooding on the race
problem. At the end, Jim, who has
an inferiority complex, as they say in
Greenwich Village, fails TO pass his
bar examinations. Ella Is so happy
Il. that she falls TO her knees, kissing
/ her black husbands hand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
What Do You Think Of "A Week"

The DAILY WORKER know what its readers
think Of the first serial novel offers its readers We have
already published nstaments of this gripping story
Another appears today What do you think of the story
setting its characters have gone? We
readers let know Write down your views and send
in the DAILY WORKER, 1640 N. Hased St. Chicago Ill
We will publish many of these letters space
for Don't delay. Write today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
HAMMOND UNION
men UNITING TO
AID FOREIGN BORN
Machinists Organize the
First Conference

HAMMOND, Ind, Feb. PA real
Council for the Protection of For
eign-Born Workers has been organ
lied here in Lake County with the
cooperation of organized labor.
The movement was launched when
Machinists' local No. 200 got the
facts regarding the proposed bills
for registering foreign-born workers.
A committee of two to take action
was promptly elected by the ma
chinists' local and this committee
visited other local unions andaswork-
ers' fraternal society, with the result
that a joint committee conference
was held in the Hammond Labor
Temple.
From Each Organization.
Representation consisted of two
members from the Machinists' local,
two from Carpenters local No. 1853
of Whiting, Ind; two from the South
Slavic Beneficial and Educational So
ciety of Hammond, and two from the
local Labor Defense Council. A COM
mittee would have been present
from the Hammond Carpenters local
but for a meeting elsewhere.
Harold Reynolds, Carpenters local,
and H. w. Garner, Machinists', were
elected as chairman and secretary
The committee then got down to work
and ordered the secretary to obtain
copies Of all pending legislation on
the subject.
Bigger Conference Coming.
Another meeting is being arranged
for the purpose Of issuing call for
a conference Of all trade unions and
workers fraternal and political or
CARNATIONS.
Organized labor in Lake County Is
much interested in this subject since
its attention has been called to the
anti.labor intent Of such LEGISLATION
as the proposed bills for registration
and selective immigration. II is evi.
dent that many workers have so far
been misinformed as to the intent OF
such legislation.
However, the local committee is on
the Job to show these laws as another
attempt on the part Of the capital
lists and their government TO further
enslave the workers by rendering the
large mass Of foreign-born workers
nowerless 10 organize and fight for
rotter conditions, increased pay and
shorter hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Birthday Greeting to
.TheDaiIy Worker

THESE BELATED GREETINGS
REACHED OUR OFFICE, JAN. Z.
IN plenty of time to have appeared in
the first issue but were mislaid and
our mistake has just been discovered.
We know the comrades from Supe-
rior and Waukegan whose names an
pear on these lists are more enthu-
siastic today than ever over the birtb
of THE DAILY WORKER and viii
overlook the delay in publishing their
names.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
GREETINGS FROM
WAUKEGAN, ILL.

The following named per.
sons send greetings to the
DAILY WORKER on the occa.
sion of its birth.
Albert Kokkinen
Waino Lehto
John Palo
Emil Helstrom
Anna Rouvari
Matti Lindros
Toivo Makela
Nick and Fanni ViIiaman
Vaino F. Lehto
Ilmar Erikson
Victor Hieta -
John Kuusisto
VIM. RintaIa
Fable Burman
VIM. Lamp
Ropert Tuomi
Waino Hongisto
Emil Virtanen
Eli Simpson
Risto johnson
Adolf HannuIa
Martti Maxi
Kalle Koski
John Mikkonen
Axel Kuoppala
Sanni and Nick HautaIa
John Praski
John Virtanen
Anton Ihalainen
Leo. Alhfors
Apo Hamalainen
Emil Sihvola
konsta Koski
Matt Harko
Waino Heinonen
John and Mary Huttunen
Hugo Paso
Ed. Saarela
Jack Koski
Emil Alto
Emil Makela
Karlo Nurminen
Waino Melin
Carlo Kulmala
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
May 30 Convention
Is Goal of Party
Members in Boston

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 24.--All
trade union members Of the Boston
Lettish branch Of the Workers Party
were instructed at branch meeting,
to do all they can to get their local
unions to endorse the call for the
May 80 convention. Good results are
expected.
Funds from the dance held today
in the Dudley street opera house, will
be turned over TO the Boston Labor
Defense Council. Thirty dollars Of
Ruthenberg appeal coupons have al.
ready been sold by the branch mem.
bers. This is just a beginning, say
branch members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Rabsr,. Out Of Danger.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. "a
Theodore Roberts, the actor, Ill here
for two months, is out Of danger, and
II was expected that his condition will
show slow but gradual improvement
from now on, Mrs Roberts said today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Girls SLugged in
Strike of Cutters
by Cops and Finks

There is a strike Of cutters on at
the shop of the Francine Frock Co.,
206 Adams st. AS usual the police
were busy with their clubs backing
up the terms of an injunction grant
ed the clothing manufacturer on de-
mand. Sluggers employed by the
boss supplemented the efforts of the
limbs Of the law. Girl pickets were
beaten when attempting to 60 near
the shop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
Greetings from
FINNISH LABOR SOCIETY
SUPERIOR, WIS.

Tyne Usenius
Ellen Lemponen
Mamie Wirtanen
Agnes Pyykola
Martin Mattila
John Luoma
Matt Peterson
Nanny Korolainen
Arvo Usenius
Jalmar Nukala
Kalle Aine
Henry Koski
Geo Laitinen
E. w. Bjorklund
Frank Merisuo
Axel A. Kantola
Joseph Merila
Ernest Junttila
Anna Mattila q
Edwin Rasi "
Victor Salmela
Gust. Savola
Aaro NY
Anna Herrala
Anna Pernu
Elsie Bistema
Sophie Lauren
Victor Sola
Geo. Hslonen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
BIZ IuRY LIREpINsKY

Published by THE DAILY WORK
FIX thru special arrangement with
3. w. Huebsch, Inc, of New York
City: Copyrighted, 1928, by B. w.
Huebsch & Co.
(WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE)
The Russian Communist Party
branch is governing this frontier
city and fighting the counter
revolution. Earlier installments
tell of the fuel shortage that pre-
vents seed grain from being
fetched on the railroad. The Party
meeting decides to send the Red
Army far away for fuel, at the
risk Of leaving the city open for
bandits and conference.-the
1t also decides to conscript the
local bourgeoisie for wood cutting
in a nearby park. Varied types
of party members are flashed on
the screen: Klimin, the efficient
president Of the branch, who still
finds time to have a sweetheart;
Robeiko, the consumptive, whose
devotion is killing him; Gcrnuikh,
the brilliant youth of 10 on the
Cheka; Matusenko, the luxury
loving place hunter, and Martui-
nov, whose middle-class anteced-
ants allow him to fit with some
difficulty into the movement to
which his idealism led him. In
the last issue the comrades have
been called to arms and sent thru
the city to collect the bourgeoisie
and oilers for the wood-getting ex-
petition. It fell to Martuinov's
lot to go into the aristocratic
home of the girl he would have
married if the revolution had not
divided them. (NOW GO ON
WITH THE STORY.)
q
CHAPTER w.
OF the non-party employees in
~ the Politdep, only Lisa Graf
cheva, the Red Army school mis-
tress, went to the Saturdaying.
Afraid of being late, she ran thru
the streets, regardless of the
puddles, and was delighted when,
coming round a corner, she saw
the dark noisy crowd Of comrades.
They noticed her coming at once.
She was not tall; thin, always
melancholy and silent. When
sometimes her freckled face was
lit up by a smile, like a sunbeam
running over the grass, it was for
a moment only, and then she
would quietly and timorously look
about her. She taught arithmetic
to the Red Army soldiers, and her
small ringing voice, that once en-
riched the choir of the Gymnasium
in the distant city where she had
studied, now sounded every day
from behind the big looking-glass
windows Of a shop on the main
street. That was where her school
was. y.
She was afraid of everything on
earth. Her parents had died long
ago and she had grown up among
strangers, where they reproached
her with every crumb of bread.
Fear became habit for her; it
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-11
CATCHING COLD
PET U. s. HABIT

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Amer-
iea's national habit is not baseball
or dodging collectors or paying in
come taxes II is having a cold
The public health service ferreted
out this fact during its current
shree-year survey of the great Amer
lean "cold.'
Twenty thousand persons in var
ious parts of the country are being
studied in regard to their health
habits, in an effort to find the
cause for colds" and their proven
tion.
Preliminary reports OF the In
vestigation show that 35 per cent OF
the nations population suffers con-
tinually from "eolds."
The persons under study have
been selected largely from colleg-
es Georgetown and Howard of
Washington have contributed In this
way.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-11
OIL TESTIMONY RESUMED

WASHINGTON, March 11.-After
examining many kilograms sent and
received by former Ssecretary of In
terror A. b. Fall al Three Rivers.
in an executive session of the Sen
ate Oil Committee, the doors were
opened and the committee heard
John F. Major. who sent Mclean,
his employer, many kilograms from
Washington.
Major told about a conference at
Atlantic City in December between
Mclean and Fall when they dis
cussed testimony Eall should give.
Major declared that the code word
"eyesr meant F. s. Rochester, in
the office of Attorney General Dau.
gherty aud "Winis meant Wilton
]. Lambert, McLean's attorney.
Major asserted Mclean sent tele-
grams saying he would appear be-
fore the committee whether called
or not He said the telegram re.
ferring to the party" meant Slemp,
private secretary TO President Cool
idge
Asked why Willis and Lambert
were mentioned In the same tele-
gram, Major saia Re had no. exp,a-
nation"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-03-11
AFTER TWO YEARS, HOUSE
APPROVES LEASING MUSCLE
SHOALS TO HENRY FORD

WASHINGTON. March 11.--Henry
Ford's Muscle Shoals offer, pending
in Congress for two years, has been
approved by the House by vote of
227 to 142
The Mckenzie bill incorporating
the offer was passed and sent to
the Senate.
Attached to the bill was the Mad
den amendment approved by the
military committee which obllgates
the government to replace the Cor
gas steam power plant recently sold
to the Alabama Power Company.
The measure gives to Ford right
to lease Muscle Shoals for period
Of 100 years and build adjacent pow
er stations.