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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
Drinking Toast Dates
Back to Pagan Times

Just as nutmeg, spices and so on are
still-sometimes-put into such drink
as 'punch," so in the olden days a
common custom was to slip a mite Of
toasted bread into a glass Of ale with
the idea that the taste was thereby
improved. And so it came about that
a drink was called a toast.
The custom of drinking to someone
really dates from the old pagan days
when sacrifices used to be made to
the gods. Later on an offering of wine
was made instead, its red color typi-
flying the actual blood of the real
sacrifice. Later still men made their
offerings not TO the gods but in honor
of a friend. So our ancestors would
drink a glass or toast in honor OF
someone, and the person honored was
as often as not called toast for short.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
Builds Miniature Rail
Line on Country Estate

W. Cecil Gage retired broker, OF
Fishklll, y Y, has just completed q
twomile miniature railway system,
which he has constructed with his
own hands entirely from odds and
ends found lying about his estate.
The tracks and switches were
made from the floor beams and the
cars and locomotive from the parti-
tons of dismantled farm buildings.
ashes from the family furnace served
as ballast for the tracks. A gasoline
motor TO run the locomotive and
wheels for locomotive and cars are
the only parts of the system that are
not homemade.
Mr.. Gage began constructing his lit
tie road five years ago in order to
supply himself with an easy way
of disposing of ashes. He has been
steadily adding to 1t since then until
now he has two miles of track, five
passenger cars, two flat cars, freight
car, eight switches, four crossings
equipped with warning signs, turn
table, a snowplow and half dozen
stations. At night and during severe
weather a long chicken house serves
as "roundhouse" for the protection
Of the rolling stock.
The road is used to carry farm
products, firewood and similar mate
rials about the estate as well as to
take the children of Fishkill and the
surrounding towns for joyriding. Mr.
Gage estimates his yearly mileage az
something above 10000. The tiny
cars attain a speed of 20 miles an houl
or more on straight runs, and, al
though several thousand persons
have been carried as passengers
there never has been an accident
Popular Science.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02

APRON BINGHAM
Good grade checked Apron Cling
ham. desirable patterns. our regular
I5c per yard grade
Sale Price l0c per yard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
Mystery in Turkeys Name

Tradition has 1t that the first turkey
was brought to England by one Of Sc
bastian Cabot's chief leutenants. This
is supported by the fact that William
Strickland, who accompanied Cabot
on several Of his voyages, adopted a
turkey rampant as his crest on being
granted arms in 1851,
Exactly how the turkey got his name
is a mystery Some authorities sug-
gest that the bird christened Itself by
constant reiteration of sound that
resembles ''turk-turk- turk
The birds succulent meat was so
highly esteemed by Sixteenth century
churchmen, that by Archbishop Gran
mer's order, only lone dish OF turkey
cocks was permitted at feasts and
banquets.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
Stone-Age Men in Africa

Sir Harry Johnston tells of tribe
in Venya, South Africa, who wander
among dense forests and game-haunt-
ed wilderness. "The tribe, the Ando-
robo, reproduces in a most striking
manner the life which we may suppose
to have been led by our far-away an
cestors in the earliest Stone Ages" he
says. "They lead, in fact, very much the
life that the most primitive types Of
man led in Great Britain and France In
the far back days of big animals, pos
sibly before the coming of the glacial
periods.
''They live entirely by the chase,
often consuming the flesh of birds and
beasts uncooked. Though they COM
nit considerable devastation among
the game of the province, they are a
picturesque feature when encoun-
tered. Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
RED CORAL USED AS DRUG
Belief In Efficacy Originated In Old
Times and Only Comparatively
Recently Was Abandoned.

The red coral of the Mediterranean
sea Is mentioned by some of the ear
hest of the Greek writer's. Orpheus OF
Thraee mentions it In poem as a
valuable remedy for the sting of scor.
pions and for snake bites, and its mys.
teal origin Is described by Ovid. The
myth that the coral is soft in the water
and becomes hard when exposed to the
air persisted until the Seventeenth GEN.
fury. 1t was used in early times By
the Mediterranean races not only D. q
jewel and as an amulet for resisting
Vaccinations, and as an antidote for
the stings Of scorpions, but, according
to Diosorides, 1t was used as a suedi-
cine for the splitting Of blood and fos
dysentery.
Red coral, powdered and burnt, was
regarded as very valuable drug for
almost every kind of disease durina
the Seventeenth century, and II re-
manned In the British Pharnacopoeia
until the end Of the Eighteenth cen
ury, and was still sold Ia chemist sl,ous
as late as 1912.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
For the Radio Fan

What has radio got to do with for
eign trade? When you listen in for
news or amusement, speeding from
broadcasting stations, remember that
you could not listen in, nor broadcast
ing be, but for six imported materials
in radio instruments: mahogany from
st. Jago, South America; rubber from
Brazil or the Far East; platinum
from the Ural mountains, Russia ;
glass derived from nitrates procured
in Chile and Germany; silk from
China and Japan; and mica from the
mines of India.-National Foreign
Trade Council Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
An cosy One

willie" asked the teacher of the
new pupil, "do you know your alpha
bet?"
Eyes, miss" answered Willie.
well, then" continued the teacher.
what letter comes after Az"
"All the rest of them,' was the tri-
umphant reply.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02
His Condition

"Howdy. Uncle Tint" saluted an ac-
quaintance from down the road a
piece. "How's your rheumatic coming
on?"
"Well, I'll just tell you, Ork," re-
sponded Old Timrod Totter. 1--WE got
all the rheumatic all the time that 1
can carry, and some O. the time a
good 'eal more
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02

CURTAIN SCRIM
Ladies, you may take your choice
of our entire stock, both white and
ecru. our regular l5c to l8c per
yard values.
Sale Price l0c per yard
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-05-02

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
Insure the Daily
Worker for 1925" Is
Party's Biggest Task
THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE OF THE WORKERS
PARTY HAS PASSED THIS RESOLUTION:


PARTY HAS PASSED THIS RESOLUTION:
THE DAILY WORKER is the central organ of our party
Our ability to build the Workers Party into mass
party depends largely abtyto wide circu-
lation for THE DAILY WORKER.
THE DAILY WORKER is our chief instrument Of
propaganda and education. We depend upon THE DAILY
WORKER than anything est not only to increase
the membership Of party but also to knit together
into unified Boshevik party.
The establishment of THE DAILY WORKER was for
victory of the first magnitude That have been
able to maintain paper and build it up testament
to the health of party That have been able to
continue for almost year without having request add
tonaI financial support while at the time have
established modern printing plant and purchased
building, is indicative of sound management.
THE DAILY WORKER is now launching campaign
to INSURE THE DAILY WORKER FOR 1925" While
THE DAILY WORKER has its own printing plant and
building these not yet paid for While THE DAILY
WORKER has been outstanding success it is not yet
able to operate without deficit.
To ENSURE THE DAILY WORKER FOR 1925"
means to insure steady march forward, continued
victory for our party.
The Workers Party therefore undertakes of its
principal tasks to support THE DAILY WORKER CAM
pagn 1t calls upon all Workers Party nembefs and all
enlightened workers everywhere enter into tIs
pagn with all energy and to support THE DAILY
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
JUNIOR GROUPS
LOCKED out OF
MEETING HALL
Teacher Sends Dicks"
to Spy on Children

Six department of justice
detectives, two teachers and the
owner of Emmett Memorial Hall
locked $50 children out of the
hall at 2177 Ogden Ave., who
we're trying to attend a mass
meeting of the junior groups of
the Young Workers League to
prot est against Education
Week"
Forced to Leave Hall.
Comrade Minnie Lurye, who had
charge Of the meeting, was given her
money back and forced to leave the
hall, and several Young Workers
League members with Comrade Lurye
were thrown bodily out into the street.
Comrade Lurye addressed the children
from soap box and arranged for an
other mass meeting this Sunday.
While Comrade Lurye was demand
ing to know why the junior group
meeting was being broken up, the
children, mostly students at the Krie-
ger school, were pounding on the
doors demanding admittance. II was
learned that Miss Mary E. Tobin, prin-
cipal Of the Krieger school, whose mis-
management was responsible for the
Krieger school strike, was largely re.
sponsible for sending her teachers and
the detectives to SPY on the children.
o'Brien, who had allowed the l. W.
w. to hold a convention in Emmett Mem.
orial Hall for over FIVE weeks, told
Miss Lurye, Get to hell out of here
with your dirty money. l didn't know
what kind Of an organization it was or
I wouldn't have rented the hall" The
Mid-City branch which meets in EN-
ment Memorial Hall every other
Thursday, is now considering moving
to another meeting place.
Speaks to Children From Soap Box.
Comrade Lurye explained to the
children waiting outside the aims and
purposes Of the junior groups, and told
them why the teachers and the Cool
idge administration is against the
Communists. The teachers and de-
tectives listened while she addressed
the children from the soap box.
The detectives charged that the chill.
dren had broken up the furniture in
the hall, in spite Of the fact that they
had not even been admitted to the
building. o'Brien claimed he had not
known that children were to attend
the meeting, altho he was told this by
Miss Lurye in the presence OF wit
nesses. The only violence In evidence
CONTINUED on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

trade union movement the birthday
Of the labor party and the advent of
the first labor government.
Labor Is international.
1.-THE labor movement is not sec
tional, but international and its in
dustrial and political functions and
activities cannot be ASSOCIATED.
"The past four years have not been
a time for offense, but defense. The
workers, since 1921, lost in wage cuts
$4,000, 100000 and the unions paid out
in unemployment benefits $4,000.
000."
"More UnIonism--Less Unions"
Swales showed the process OF ANAL.
gamation now going on. IL affects
100000 workers and meetings are
now taking place for further fusion
He gave credit to the Trade Union
Congress for promoting amalgama.
ton. The English unionists are now
holding national campaigns with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
GOMPERS' HAND
MOVES MEXICAN
REACTIONARIES
c. R. 0. NJ. Initiates
A. F. of l.
BY J. w. TOMBSTONE.
special to The Daily Workerl

JUAREZ, Mexico, Nov. 20
In this city, across the border
from FL Paso, where the Amer
lean Federation of Labor is in
convention, the agents of Com
pers and American imperialism
yesterday provoked shameful
episode in the convention of the
Mexican Federation of Labor
the c. r. o. M. Confederation
Regional Obrera Mexicana)-
when the whole afternoon was
devoted to discussing the Gre
dental of a trade union dele
gate, Alfonso F. Soria, a Com
munist from Michoacan, and
finally expelled him, thus imitat-
ing the Portland convention of
the A. F. of L. last year in ex-
polling William F. Dunno.
Soria Battles the Machine.
Alfonso F. Soria was not dismayed
by the opposition to his right to be
seated as a regularly elected delegate
from the trade unions of Michoacan.
Faced by the ring of crafty officials
of the C. R. o. NJ, he gave battle from
the floor when his expulsion was de-
manded for being Communist
Knowing quite we'll that the officials
were playing upon the prejudices and
fears of hundreds of working class
delegates who have no conception of
the program of the Communist Party
he spoke time and again in answer tc
his assailants, giving the viewpoint
Of the Communist Party and explain
ing the right of a Communist to be-
long to trade unions as do members OF
other political parties.
TreVino a Liar.
Unfortunately, no one among the
delegates rose to the occasion in his
defense. and Trevino, secretary of the
confederation, launched vicious and
lying attack against the Communist
movement He said that Communists
were bandits" and were responsible
for the Fascist rule in Italy and the
defeat Of the British labor govern
ment
Continuing his Islander, Trevino said
that the G. R. o. M. cannot permit
the existence of the Communist
farty," or any other labor movement
in Mexico. and that Russia has no
right to establish a Communist Party
in Mexico" His speech, wildly un-
true and ridiculous in assertion as it
was, swayed the delegates and upon a
show of hands, following Trevino's
speech, Soria was expelled.
Opposition Not Allowed to Vote.
Only about two-thirds Of the dele
gates voted and-with true labor faker
disregard for opposition, the chair
man did not ask to see the hands OF
those opposed. BY this happy solution
unanimous vote was recorded in the
minutes before the ones opposing
knew what had happened.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
HUNT ISADORE CHASER
WHO LEFT HOME NOV. |
IN LONG HUNT FOR JOB

Isadore CHASER, reader Of the
Young Worker and the DAILY
WORKER, has been unaccountabIy
missing from his home since satur-
day morning, Nov. I. CHASER, who Is
10 years old, was out Of employment.
He told his mother he was going
downtown to look for work, and
never came back. Nothing has been
heard Of him since.
lsadore's mother ls seriously III,
and anyone hearing OF the where
abouts Of the missing youth Is re-
quested to address a letter to 24o6
Hirseh Boulevard.
Isadore's father dropped out Of
the socialist party at the time Of the
split. He Is sympathetic to the
Communist movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

expression of individuality both
among the teachers and the children.
More and more power and control
is being arrogated by the bull-dozing
superintendent who is backed by the
mayor and the school board. The
teachers are virtually being terror
lied into submitting to the new con.
ditions imposed by McAndrew.
The principles in their anxiety to
curry favor with the superintendent
are executing his orders with unques.
tioning zeal. The Teachers Fedora
ton is doing nothing to curb this
growing miIitarization of the Chicago
public schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
| WILD RAIDS BY POLICE
| BRING TEARS TO MANY
| WORKING CLASS MOTHERS

fearful mothers, wives and sis
ters, and irate brothers and fathers
crowded the detective bureau and
police stations turnout Chicago In
frantic efforts to rescue sons, hus-
bands and brothers from among the
more than 400 men and boys round
ed up by police over the weekend
In their drive against gunner and
aangsters, following the murder Of
Dean o'BannIon. Only few admit
ted having been arrested before.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

Special meetings have been held in
many of the schools in order to
launch the "Anti-Red Week" Nc
Andrew has instructed the principals
to exact written report from the
teachers as to their work in the drive
The teachers in these schools, how
ever, have done very little to impress
upon the children the alleged bless
ings which the American government
and system is comforting upon them
likewise the awful intentions of "the
Reds 1t seems that McAndrew's
actions Of late have made them see a
little red themselves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
ASKS AT. OIL. TO
COLLABORATE IN
PLANS FOR War
Militaristic Scheme Is
Coming Up at Ell PasO
BY J. w. TOMBSTONE.
Especial to The Daily worker)

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 20
That American imperialism is
preparing labor for butchery in
the next war with-probably
Japan, is seen clearly in the
most outrageousIy miIitaristic
scheme to place the labor I'M
ions directly in the service of
the war department thru a plan
Of collaboration between the
labor bureaucracy and the sec
Rotary of war, introduced by the
officials of twenty affiliated
bodies into the 44th convention
,of the American Federation of
Labor now in session.
compers as Under Secretary of War
This amazing resolution is, in full,
as follows:
Resolved, by the American Fedora
tion of Labor in national convention
assembled at 81 Paso. Texas, Nov. II
to 20, 1924, that the Citizens Military
Training Camps are deserving of the
support Of American laboring mer
and the executive council is author
lied and directed to nominate three
civilian aides to the secretary of wal
at large, and one civilian aide in each
of the forty-eight states, to cooperate
with the government in recruiting
candidates for these camps. And be it
further
Resolved, that copy Of these re-
solutions be forwarded to each union
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor, to the secretary of wal
and to the press"
The Deeoy Ducks
The above resolution is signed by
Brittcn of the Metal Polishers, Berry
of the Pressman, Reddick of the Book
Binders, Holland of the New York
State Federation, Hannah of the Curb
Stone PAYERS, O'Connell of the Metal
Department, Baker of the BARRIERS,
Healy of the Firemen and oilers, Hines
of the Sheet Metal Workers, Collins of
the Tunnel Constructors, Caravan of
the Stage Employees, Weber and Wea-
yer Of the Musicians. Kennedy Of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, Frey of
the Molders, Ledvinka Of the Ohio Fee
Iteration, Marshall of the Horse Shoers
Lammert and Hedrick of the Painters,
Mccullough of the Typographical
Union, Raleigh and Fitzgerald of the
Street Railway Employees and Doyle
of the United Garment Workers.
Will Unions Fall For It?
This unprecedented bid for class
collaboration with the very department
of the capitalist government which
turns its bayonets against organized
labor in strike is, as is noted, to be
"sent to all affiliated unions" Win
they approve or repudiate it?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
GRAIN BARGE TAKES
REST ON RIVER TUNNEL
AND HOLDS UP BRIDGE

Traffic over Washington St., one
Of the main arteries into the loop,
was suspended today pending the
arrival Of high power tugs to move
the huge grain barge, Constitution,
stranded with Its bow over the
Washington st. tunnel since yester-
day afternoon. Its position prevents
lowering Of the Washington st. jack
knife bridge which carries street
oar and vehleular traffic. The
barge, owned by the PrlnoIe Barge
Line Co., FaIrport. Ohio, ls carry
Inc $4,000 bushels Of wheat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

slogan: More unionism and less
unions"
I'VE will see the day." Swales said,
when the hundreds OF unions af-
filiated with the British council will
be reduced in number, but will con-
tain all workers under one general
council. This is necessary for work
ing class emancipation"
Swales praised the educational
features Of the British movement
which, he claimed, is educating the
young men and women to understand
CONTINUED on Page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
WATSON ASSURES
COOLIDGE LABOR
BOARD REMAINS
President and Senator
Discuss Railroads

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
James e. Watson, republican of Indi.
ana, today discussed railroad legisla.
ton with President Coolidge. He con-
ferred with the president for half an
hour and told him he was confident
t'e Howell-Barkley bill to abolish the
railroad labor board could be defeated
ME plan to consolidate the rail
roads into limited number of major
systelns was also discussed, Watson
said. AHe expressed the opinion that
the railroads could be compelled to
consolidate under plans outlined by
the interstate commerce commission,
in the event they declined voluntarily
to accept the consolidation plans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
TEACHERS PUT BRAKES ON ANTI-RED
DRIVE OF AMERICAN LEGION ALTHO
SUPT. McANDREW ISSUES HIS ORDERS
BIZ A TEAcHER.

Coming the heels of budong instructions and threats from
my
teaching
wipe
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

Prepare Labor for Next .Butchery
AS WE SEE IT
BY 7. J. o'FLAHERTY.

n MEXICAN naval maneuvers in the
n Pacific are causing uneasiness in
Japan. On the arrival of the new
United States ambassador in Toxic,
the newspapers editorially expressed
the wish that the United States would
relieve Japanese suspicion of WASH
ington's hostile intentions by calling
off the y. S. fleets proposed war play.
News reports say that Ambassador
Bancroft was given a cool reception.
Perhaps the Japs are living up to the
Coolidge slogan.
TWO Italian deputies, one Fascist,
l the other just the reverse, fought
a duel with swords. The battle lasted
fourteen rounds and neither one was
hurt. They might have succeeded in
scratching each others ears but for
the intervention of a doctor who sent
them in two opposite directions Per
haps the duelists we're giving an ex-
ample of the civilized method Of con-
Quoting warfare in order to win the
support of pacifsts for this entertain
ing form of diversion.
FRANK L. LOWDEN, former gov
ernor of Illinois sprained his foot
while getting into Pullman berth at
Savannah, Georgia. Lowden inherited
by marriage much of the wealth coin
ed out of the labor of the Pullman
Car company's slaves, by his father
in-law. Those who have succeeded in
accomplishing the feat of getting in
to a Pullman berth will understand
how the accident might have hap
pened to Lowden. but if curses ever
come home to roost. the gentleman
is liable to get his neck broken unless
he comes to quick understanding Of
the fact that all travel IS have not
elastic spinal columns.
cardinal LOGUE, the primate of
~ ireland is no more. This news
will not cause much weeping in Ire
land or elsewhere, for more bitter
IedCliOudly never hNOu IL any SOuH-
try. Logue owed his elevation to the
primacy to the British government,
which exercises the right of veto on
papal promotions in the Irish hier-
archy. The cardinal hailed the en-
trance of England into the European
war and urged Irish catholics to join
in the defense of catholic Belgium"
But, when the British government
threatened to enforce CONSUMPTION in
1917 and include divinity students in
it's dragnet, the cardinal protested.
THERE is an unfounded but widely
/ held assumption that the Brit
fish government was the foe of the
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
CAMP Align STARTS TO Enlist
ALL COMMUNISTS TO MAKE THE
DAILY" SAFE FOR next Year
By ALFRED wAeENkNEcAT
Campaign Director Of THE DAILY WORKED

historic achievement of tremendous significance.
wen upon January 13 of this year, the DAILY WORKER made
its first appearance
The announcement that English Communist daily would
published first in its language in the world electrified the
Workers Party membership and all miltants
greetings from the workers of Emopeencour
aging hands, reaching congatuag the advance
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
TWO CONVICT COAL MINERS DIE AS
BLAST WRECKS PIT OF w. VA. "PEN'

MouNpsviLLE w. vay Nov
killed
today when
operated by the West Virginia
One IL nrs
unsd freu Jhs blast