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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21
POLICEWOMEN
IGNORE HUNGRY
POLISH GRANNY
Matrons Talk OF Nifty
London Policewoman

Police matrons of the West Chicago
station were more interested in dis
cussing the proposed visit of Com.
mandant Mary S. Allen, London
Women Police, than in providing
lunch for a poor old Polish woman
who had been brought in friendless at
1880 at night.
The thin, wrinkled old woman
shuffIed about the women's quarters
of the police station, munching
thick slice of bread she had picked
from some ones lunch remains. Over
her white-haired head a cheap blue
handkerchief was tied. A coarse
white knit waist, part of an under
garment, covered her lean body and
trailing black shirt hung on the old
frame somehow. Her shoes were too
large and run over at the sides.
Prisoners Don't Feed.
The matrons claimed they had fed
her well, that she hadn't even drank
all the coffee with real cream and
sugar that they had offered her for
VI CohAAots nc POAASCNOAlOu WCAC
jollying one another over their lunch
and couldn't be bothered with the
prisoners.
A Polish reporter approached the
old woman as she wandered in and
out of the open cell rooms, opening
a bundle on the desk without eager.
ness but as tho she might find some
thing for herself within. The old
woman waved him off, chewed again
on her crust of bread, and wouldn't
answer.
Granny" the reporter spoke in
Polish, where do you come from"
A bread-muffIed answer at length:
"My son lives near Hoyne and Web
ster. Stanley Bednarek." She con-
tinued her slow shuttle about the
rooms.
Granny" the reporter tried again,
but she wouldn't reply nor would she
be coaxed into a room with
younger, defiant Polish woman. Gran
ny wouldn't go in and sit down until
some one came for her.
everyone F1dS TTtenu.
"She must have some friend" the
police matron in charge remarked.
I'VE can keep her until they find some
one to take her; a few days, you
know. We're pretty crowded here.
Mostly sporting women and drunks."
The wizened old Polish woman kept
on wandering about, Internationally.
To be left alone seemed as much as
she wished. Her persistence with the
dry bread indicated that she hadn't
had enough food for long time, even
IL the police matrons had given her
breakfast. One meal won't fill a
stomach that has been nearly empty
for weeks.
In the hall the police matron joked
with the officer in charge Of the mems
ward, both speaking in good Irish
brogue.
British Can't Tell Irish.
They say she has her hair short
and brushes II back pompadour," the
officer said of the British police
woman.
"They needn't think they can come
over so smart and tell us anything"
retorted the rotund matron.
"She wears uniform, slick. o,
she'll come around here. Any place
interestin' like this" the officer
added.
Fancy us going to England and
getting the royal reception she's get
ting!"
The old Polish woman shuffled up
to the door.
mo, granny, you go back!" The
police matron returned to her charges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21
Bandit Knocks Low wages.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal.-"Low wages
turn girls to easy money. 1t is impos-
sible to live on SIS per. Give girls
an equal chance with men and they
will go higher" This is the conclusion
Of Eleanore waIling. 10 who has con
fessed to armed robbery Of bank at
Taft. Cal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21

Railroad Workers Industrial union
$40, is beginning publication OF a
monthly Bulletin, edited by John
Grady. former general secretary-treas-
urer Of the |. W. w. II is a 16 page
tabloid, published at 1901 w. Madison
street, Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21
CARNEY WARNS INVISIBLE EMPIRE
TO QUIT WHILE QUITTING is GOOD

SAN FRANCSCo-Jack fighting editor oil Labor Unity Ga
headline Smash the Kanl detailing
Pedro elsewhere in California
following which
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attempt to stampede the dele
gates away from Howat and the
|progressives, tried to incite a
riot and have the press repre-
Isentatives of the DAILY WORK
Err thrown out of the conven-
ton.
"Reds" Farrington's Excuse.
After Howat was thru speaking,
Harrington declared that he had writ
ten to Howat almost a year ago, tell
ing Howat that he could no longer
fight for the Kansas miners because
Howat had contaminated himself by
entering the Pittsburgh progressive
conference and by association with
Foster, the reds and the communists.
Then Harrington, to show how vicious
the reds were, cited the DAILY
WORKER.
1--WE have their agents at this con-
vention They are circulated thru
the hall, voting as delegates. They
are trying to influence delegates
against me. They have no business
here. Their representative sits at
the press table and each day he is
misrepresenting the news of the con-
vention" Cries of Throw him out"
from the Harrington machine dele
gates.
Some of Farrington's payroll ex-
perts, following the policy of the
Lewis-Farrington strong arm advo-
Gates, started the cry, Throw them
out" Where are they?"
''If this was any place but miners
convention said Harrington, trying to
increase the turmoil, "and they did
what these reporters are saying they
would be thrown out of the conven-
ton"
More cries of throw him out" from
the Harrington supporters.
One old grandpa, waving a cane in
one hand and a DAILY WORKER in
the other, called out, SIS this the
paper?" harrington said YES" and
the old machine delegate yelled,
''Then let's throw them to hell out"
Delegate Sanders placed the respon-
sibility for the turmoil by taking the
floor and calling out, "If there is a
riot here today, it will be your fault"
When Harrington saw the response
bility for the violence of his bench
men was being placed where it be-
longed, he Immediately called the
convention to order and Howat began
his reply to Farrington's false insinua-
lions.
"Deserterl" Cries Hindmarsh.
The delegates showed their resent
ment for Farrington's attitude on
Howat. When Howat had completed
his first speech, Harrington tried to
say that he had not deserted Howat.
He tried to show that Delegate John
Hindmarsh again charged from
cause he ran against Harrington for
president of district twelve when Far
rington was supporting Howat.
Hindmarsh again charged from
the the floor that Harrington was
traitor to Howat.
"Hindmarsh not only ran against
Harrington" called out Joe Tumulty,
but he was elected, too"
''You deserted all right" one dele
gate called. "The army is still here
fighting for the Kansas miners, but
the leader has gone. He is deserter."
VIII Distribute Speeches.
A motion was unanimously passed
to print the two speeches Of Alex Ho-
wat and the statements of Earring
ton on the Howat case in pamphlet
form and distribute them to the MEM
bership OF the mine workers.
The sale of the DAILY WORKER
is exceptionally good. The girls who
are selling 1t declare they will con-
tinue their work.
4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21
And If 1t Should
Pass Supreme Court
Would Down Thumbs

WASHINGTON, May 2O.--The Bark
ley-Howell railroad labor bill has been
favorably reported to TIE senate in
terstate commerce committee by its
subcommittee, with an amendment un-
der which a strike would automatical-
ly result in suits by the government
to throw the roads into receivership.
The government would then seek to
adjust the industrial dispute in order
to restore operatiu,.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21

Every new subsoA Der increases the
Influence Of the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-21
Eenemy Press Likes It.

IL is rather Illuminating that the
Chicago Tribune. so bitterly con-
demned by Frank Harrington during
this convention, few ago, carried
an editorial lauding Farrington's
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ELECTIONS ON SUNDAY

one doesn't have to be very old
20 recall scenes about the polls.
which hardly would seem appropri-
ate on a Sunday. even were We look
Ing at 1t through the old time spec
tacles. But what Is there now about
the average polling place--Ward s..
Portland. Of course being an excep-
tion--which does not seem to war
rant some basis Of appropriateness
for the clergymen's proposition that
elections be held On Sunday in pref
ercnce to any other day Of the week?
The dean Of the Protestant clergy
in an Illinois city declares it would
be a hitting observance OF abe Sab
bath. at would lift the election
dNy into the atmosphere Of highest
service and worship. he adds. And
IL is true that people are mot so tied
up' on Sunday. assuming the golf
ing and automobile season be past
and the city resident be not sojourn-
ing at some distant health resort.
But II this plan be adopted We
trus, the people will turn out better
than they do at church.
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GOVERNMENT WOULD OWN
THE PEOPLE

1.-THE people Of America have been
and are determined to own and con-
troll exclusively their own govern
ment. As a preliminary to the MAIN
tenance Of their supremacy over
their government, they propose to
keep the control and ownership of
their own property. They know
that when the government begins to
own the property it begins to own
the people,
This Is not from Calvin Coolidge
on the stump but from the President
in an address by radio to the en-
ployes Of a large private industry.
He advocated letting private bus
mess so its own way so long as
that is the right way. When it goes
the wrong way he would have the
government regulate it. the dominat
ing idea being the supremacy of gov
eminent. In doing this he would
not have the purposes Of government
perverted nor constructive business
destroyed.
He notes a new attitude on the
part OF business, a willingness tc
conform to wise regulation.
Yet there are those who wish tc
throw all this on the scrap heap and
60 back and begin all over again ac-
cording to some half baked notion
they think might suit their personal
convenience. The people will not
kept informed as to what it all
means
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candy cane swinging from his left
"Here he comes" sang Little Mrs.
Oriole from her stocking like nest IN
the willow tree.
Il see him." croaked Granddaddy
Bullfrog I'm. not SO old that l
can't see a rabbit who comes to call
on me-" and the wise old frog stretch
ed his legs on the hickory log. The
next minute he shouted, Hello. hello,
how's my little friend"
Happy as, the day is long," answ-
cred the bunny boy sitting down in the
opened his knapsack. Here's big
yellow one, fun of strawberry syrup"
"Tou don't say" laughed Grand
daddy Bullfrog stretching out his
hand. Il thought loiiypops were
hard all the way through
Not those from the Big Brown
Bears LoNypop Tree" answered the
little rabbit. That's a wonderful
tree. I never tasted such delicious
lollypops," and. smacking his lips. the
bunny boy commenced to suck on
such a pretty pink one.
Gracious mel" all Of a sudden ex-
claimed the old frog. looking down
at his beautiful white waistcoat..
I've spotted II all over. what Snait
I do? Dear, dear Mrs. Bullfros
will be so provoked"
Just then who should come hop.
ping by but Cousin Cottontail.
whats the trouble?" she asked
stepping beside them. For answer
the old frog pointed at three big
red spots on his beautiful white
waistcoat. TOO bad ard then one
more" he croaked mournfully.
I'll wash them off in a jiffy." an
swered kind Mrs. Cottontaii, and
taking a tiny bottle from her shop
ping bag, she poured q few drops on
a rag. and in less time than ] can
take to tell it, Granddaddy Bullfrogs
waistcoat was as spotless as ever.
Wonderful stuff. Many thanks"
laughed the happy frog, as the two
little rabbits hoped into the next
story.
Copyright 1924. David Cory.
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STIRs THEM. TO EMULATION

Is it to be supposed that the re-
port of the Russian Reds attempt &c
dispose Of more than three hundred
pounds Of stolen gems has not ap.
pealed to the fancy OF certain am
bilious mortals in our country. those
who have been incapable Of making
che requisite effort to succeed or I'm
willing to make Il?
There are altogether too many OF
that ilk. They are those who have
eagerly watched what Trotzky Of the
New York slums has been able &c
do for himself in Russia and would
emulate his example.
These gentry think Of themselves
The fact that Russia, today. when
the worst famine In years threatens
millions Of the Inhabitants, is ex-
porting grain excites no compassion
In their breasts. Is not Trotzy and
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AN ESCAPED CONVICT

A man convicted in a two million
dollar mail robbery and sent to the
Atlanta prison escaped a year ago
last March. Since that time he has
been roaming the country success
fully thumbing his nose at the au-
thorities.
We do not know how the author
tiles feel about such matters but
suspect they are somewhat obsessed
with the idea that the criminal will
turn up again and so do not put
themselves to much bother in hunt
ing for him.
Otherwise how are we to account
for such a convict at large for a year
and half? To be sure this is a big
country: but isn't it big enough to
have police protection?
Anyhow. whatever the theory up
on which the criminal catchers
worked. the escaped convict turned
up again. robbing a bank in process
Of which policeman is murdered.
o. yes, the escaped convict es-
capped again, but If he becomes care
less he may be captured.
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TIE SEARCHING ocTo6ER
WIND

This IA the season when the leaves
come fiuttering down: likewise many
political banners which have been
haunting In the summer breezes. The
searching winds OF october will win
now out the dead blossoms and fol-
iage leaving the fruits Of the harvest.
This Is the month when sentiment
In the year OF Presidential election
comes quickly to maturity. What
will the harvest be?
Claims and counter claims din IN
our ears. but where except among
those whose Job It ito manifest en-
thusiasm may confidence be found?
Chiefly among the supporters OF
Coolidge. This shouldn't be regard
ed as assurance Of his election. but
IL Is evidence OF the growing inter-
est and determination among those
whose votes will have to elect him.
In this part OF the country at
least. and. judging from what ap--
pears in the newspapers OF other
parts, this condition Is not confined
to the East, the charges and accu-
sations directed at the Coolidge ad-
ministration are proving to be
''duds".
The President goes on being Pres
ident while his competitors go on
being political candidates. The con-
trast Is noticeable; the mud singers
are getting very nervous. This would
not be II they thought their tactics
were making a successful impression
on the public mind. On the contrary
they are aware of failure.
Opponents OF the President hoped
IL they did not denfldentally expect
and we think they did-Hiram
Johnson TO come out against the ad-
Manifestations hoped to see Borah
sulk in his tent and Norris so over
10 the enemy. The Republicans
have greater hope OF carrying Iowa
for Coolidge than they had before
Brookhart came out against Dawes.
Many. who will vote indictments in
to Congress-. men who will as here
tofore wish to accomplish the defeat
OF the Coolidge policies. will never
thcloss vote for Coolidge. unless
s/,s fail.
This will not come about unless
tho people who really want Coolidge
thn f'Nn1tdCn r1Ar-
tors. II Is because we believe they
will do this that we feel confident of
his success. whoever say he favors
Coolidge and doesn't vote is not for
coolidge but against him. That fact
ought 10 be made plain.
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NOT MENTIONING THEsEFAcTs

Robert NJ. LaFollette is talking far
and wide. but he is not taking the
public into his confidence, however
much he loves the dear people.
Even he appears to think there are
facts which it will not do for the
people to know
For instance he has among his
supporters many Swedes. Is he tell
ing them That in Sweden petitions
are being circulated to take the rail-
roads out from under government
management and ownership? The
Scandinavians at home are sick of
that. Does lie think the Scandin-
avians over here will not learn of
it? Probably he trusts that they
will not until after election
And he is making no mention of
such facts as these: The railways
owned by the French government
had deficit of a hundred and
forty-fiv million francs last year
while the privately managed roads
more than paid expenses. Italy. los
ing money every day on her govern
ment owned railroads, is trying to
find private capital to lease them.
British experts, called to Brazil to
inspect conditions there. advise the
Brazilian government to sell or
lease its chief railroad, the ex-
penses Of which are Is per cent
greater than the revenues.
No. Robert will not advertise
these facts. we may be sure.
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kind of practical politics. and &C
quied that sort of administrative
~knack which comes with long expcr-
fence. He learned the ropes OF state
and city government. His popular
ity was not based originally on In
telleetual achievement or the re-
spectful regard Of men who uppraise
things well. He was always the good
fellow type. genial. offhand. never
up stage" and as free and easy in
Albany as when he was dragging
out the long hours Of his youth in
hard work. His personality was all
that the late John Purroy Mitchelfs
was not. His success as Governor
solidified his popularity. Here was
n good fellow who seemed also to be
a good man. and when candidate
wins the head and the heart OF the
voters. there is something doing on
election day
Because Mr. Smith is perhaps the
most popular non-Eew England
Governor In whom. this section has
ever shown an interest. his local
speeches have had attentive reading.
Has any body found In them evidence
OF man OF presidential size. even
by comparison with Warren Hard
ing? The Manchester speech was
not good. The Boston speech was
bad. The 'thousa nds who heard him
applauded literally enough. but many
solid DDmocrats must have come
away from that Tuesday night meet
ing with the thought that the party
was extremely fortunate that he Is
not the leader. And the speech as
reported by The Herald in full must
have brought that same thought to
practically all who read It.
The difference between Mr. Smith.
on the one side. and Calvin Coolidge
and John w. Davis on the other
been nominated, Mr.. McAdoo, could
not have been coupled with Mr.. Cool
idge-is that "Ar' does not talk In
a presidential way. does not look at
things in a presidential way. and the
President and Mr.. Davis do. The
people like their little Jest. but deep
down they regard presidential Is
sue as pretty serious thing. Now.
Mr.. Smith dismisses the tariff. prob
lem. for example, with Il few jocular
sentences. He says that he does not
understand II. and he doubts that
others do. The general tone Of his
u,terances Is that OF man vino
takes his nauona! politics and his
national policies rather Nightly. You
may not agree with much that Mr..
Davis says. but he shows intellectual
discipline. an easy grasp Of hard sub
jects. matured mind. He looks,
acts. talks and apparently thinks
his part. Similarly. Democrats WHO
have no intention Of voting for Mr..
Coolidge would probably agree that
here - man who mas grown with.
bis progress. ss
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(Atlanta. Ga, JournaD
O that our good friends in Maine.
some of whom seem to have taken a
bit too seriously a certain Jocose
article in The Journal Magazine OF
September the fourteenth could
know what we of Georgia really
think of their wonderful Pine Tree
state. 1t is the natural manner and
usually the conceded privilege Of the
humorist to say with bantering
smile things which one would not
dream of uttering in earnest, and
thus to render tribute to that which
he apparently mooks. We Jolly
those whom we like, not those with
whom we are at odds. So 1t was
with the misunderstood article,
which no more meant to offend than
Mark Twain did when he wrote his
celebrated treatise on New England
Weather"
For our own part. we have often
thought that If a good fairy should
appear and offer TO grant us jour
ney to three lands of our hearts
desire, the first that we should
choose would be Maine. Those
shadowy forests. those silvery lakes,
those mountains that Scott would
have peopled with thousand ro-
mances. those rugged shore lines
that generations o. artists have as
PRED to paint, those bracing sum-
mers and magical autumn tides that
call to vacationists throughout
America-all these haunt the mag
ination. and heaven knows what de-
lights there are. which our minds
eye has not kenned. nor the poets Of
the Kennebec yet portrayed If ma
ture has done much for Maine, her
people have done more. They have
achieved an educational system
which. beginning with famous, old
Bowdoin in 1894. has grown to four
colleges and other institutions OF
higher learning. besides seven nor
NAL schools, two hundred public high
schools and an admirable elementary
series. They have given the nation
statesmen like Blaine and Thomas g.
Reed. They have given it, and will
continue to give in ever -increa sing
abundance, products of natural, in
dustrial and human value as rich
as they are distinctive.
Though we are long way from
Maine geographically, we feel that
we are near neighbors in American
ism and In all that makes for friend
ship. The good fairy has not vet
appeared. but~we live in earnest ex-
pectation.
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The Bubbling Brook goes purling
through
The Sunny Meadow to the sea ).
It stops to turn the old mill wheel
That grinds the corn for Farmer Lee.
But after that it stops no more
Until it finds the white seashore.
All the Little Folk OF the Shady
Forest wondered why the Bubbling
Brook never seemed content to lin
ger anywhere. Even when it reach
ed the Old Mill Pond where the
graceful willows trees bent over to
look into the quiet waters, it rushed
over the Old Mill Wheel. turning it
around and around, with a gurgle
and a splash. a sputter and dash
All this never bothered Granddaddy
Bulfrog. Oh, dear no. He sat pa
tiently on his log. waiting to make
meal Of the unwary flies who buzz
zed too near for safety.
Looking up one day as he sat In
the sun. his white w9istcoat gls-
tening like silver platter, he sud-
denly spied Little Jack Rabbit hop
ping down. the Old Cow Path, his
little knapsack bouncing up and
down on his back and his red striped
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Railroads and Ste.alnllI
MAINE CENTRAL RAp'
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