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New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
Against High Salaries


 high salaries, d total elimination Of what he terms as basebaIl's greatest evil. the "bonus," and substantial reduction in the number Of optional players or minor league teams O'Nell said today he would go one step further and demand that minor lrague clubs adhere strictly 10 the letter of the law in the matter Of the salary limit.
 Two other issues which arn likely to cloud the atmosphere 0, what otherwise will be a peaceful session are the adoption of a measure 10 glTe minor league players sold 10 the ma lors 10 per cent of the pur- chase price and the inauguration of a "most valuable pIayer," award similar 10 the one now in effect in 1 the National and American leagues.
 The former issue is expected 10 be a stumbling block 10 the conren- ton with the major leagues present. ing every barrier possible 10 prevent d hurdle of this legislation. The latter issue, however. is expected to b. sanctioned by tho association but not without opposition
 American Association
 Tho American Association will fire tho opening hroadside today whon i. Till hold it's annual meeting { prior to the start Of the big con- i claw. The International league 1 vii follow with a continued session | tomorrow, closing I'D routine matters . Of business which could not be i reached a' the New York meeting last Friday.
 The arrival Of most Of tho Inter. national loaeuc magnates yesterday set the wheels o' gossip into motion , concerning several important player deals hut most Of th"m appear tc ho marking time waiting for some. ore to start the bidding. Several trades are in thc process of mann, racture but rothing official had been reported today,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

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New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

On tho resumption of play Bray shot beautiful forward pass 10 lankaskas, who was dumped by Jo"
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07

O'Clock every day to attend to
any city business or anything
that he may be called on to do,
and that he will not talk city
business except from five to six
each day. The mayor suggest
ed that the street and water com
mittee also be at the city hall at
the same time, land that the other
committees should adopt some
certain time for meetings.
After authorizing the water
and street committees to make
such expenditures as are neces-
sary for a complete turning over
from the outgoing persons in
charge of the various depart
ments to the incoming persons
in charge, the council adjourned.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07
YES, WE HAVE ORANGES TO-DAY

Phoenix - Shipments of or.
anges and lemons into Arizona
from California, stopped April
II by an absolute embargo aim
ed to prevent spread of the foot
and mouth disease to this state,
will be resumed June l under
the terms of a proclamation by
Governor Hunt today modifying
the original quarantine restric,
tions against California soil pro
ducts.
Only carload lots may be ion.
ported into the state, the procla
nation declares, and the con.
signments shall be carried in
freight cars thoroughly disin.
fected and fumigated. The fruit
must be packed in new boxes
and sealed by federal inspectors
certifying the shipments free of
infection.
State officials said the action
would serve to relieve d short
age of oranges and lemons in the
state.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07
TAX INCREASE REPORT DENIED


That there will not be any in.
crease in the rate of taxation for
Santa Cruz county for the period
beginning September 1st was
the consensus of opinion of the
Santa Cruz county board of su
pervisors in a statement issued
Wednesday.
While somewhat premature, "
declared one member of the
board, nevertheless we can al.
most safely assert that there
will not be any increase in the
rate of taxation for this county.
If it should happen that an in.
crease will be necessary it will
be so small as to be neglible."
The rate of $4.25 per hundred
which was the rate in March is
divided in the following manner:
1885 is for county purposes, .675
is the states share, go is for
school purposes and the balance
of 1.20 is for the city. Herald.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07
NoGALss HAS sHARP-SHooTER

This morning on the govern.
ment range the mem ers of the
local rifle club fred for record
under the supervision of Capt.
MAXWELL and Lieut.. Todd, says
Wednesdays Herald.
The champion rifle shot of the
state, Harry r Renshaw, very
ably upheld his reputation with
the high score of 337 out Of $50
possible. Hugo w. Miller shoot
ing second high score of $40 just
four points under the 25th 10.
fantry's high score of the 1923 for
the season.
The early morning fire at 4:3O
called out three of the men who
belonged to the volunteer fire
department thus handicapping
somewhat the steadiness of the
nerves Of Dad Renshaw, Walker
and Miller.
The scores by ranges were as
follows: 600, 500, 800. 200 slow
fire; 800. 200 rapid fire:
Fl. N. Renshaw-48, so, AZ, IS,
40, SO. 48-total 337.
Hugo w. Milier-46, 46, ~, .46,
Al. 40, 49-totaI $40.
G. G. Cheshire-44, so, Al, Al,
A. 40, 42-total 315.
Dad Renshaw-45, AZ, Al, Al,
SO, AZ, 47-total 307.
G. H. Walker-45, A, 38, 81,
AZ, ~, 46-total 3O1.
Bob Palms-40, Al, A, Al, AZ,
46, 45-total 299.
The score above 800 win the
expert medal 285 to 300 sharp.
shooter. Dad Renshaw and G.
G. Cheshire will receive the ex.
ira bar for three straight years
expert. Miller and II. N. Ren.
shaw are on their first year of
the second bar.
The score of 337 made by Fl.
N. Renshaw beats the state re.
cord by seven points it was an.
nounced today.
Sgt. Tillman, member of cav,
airy team of FIT. Huachuca, was
the holder of the Arizona record
with a score of $50.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07

half of the southwest quarter of
section eight, and the west half
of section nine, all of township
twenty south, range twelve east,
G & S r B & M, containing six
hundred forty acres.
Lease No. LL-0196, of the
southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section one, the
south half of the south half and
the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section
three, the northwest quarter,
the north half of the southwest
quarter, and the south west quar-.
ter of the southwest quarter of
section twelve, township twenty
south. range twelve east, G & S
R B & M, containing five hun.
dred twenty acres;
Lease No. LN-0823. of the
northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section six, town,
ship twenty south. range twelve
east, G & S R B & M, contain.
ing fifty.two and four hundreths
acres;
Lease No. LN-0718, of the
north half of the northeast quar-.
ter, the northeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter, and the south
half of the northwest quarter of
section six, township twenty
south, range twelve east. G & S
r 3 & M, containing two hun
dred fourteen and twenty one
hundreths acres;
Together with all and singular
the tenements, Entertainments
and appurtenances belonging to
any of the hereinabove describ
ed property, and the issues, rents
and profits thereof.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07

Also any and all ranch or
farm equipment, including tools,
machinery, implements, wagons,
and all ranch or farm equipment
that may be upon or used in con-
nectiop with the hereinabove de.
scribed lands or any of them.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That, on Monday, the .2sth day
of January, 1924, at eleven thirty
o'clock in the forenoon of that
date, at the west door of the
county court house of the city of
Nogales, county of Santa Cruz,
state of Arizona, I will, in obedi.
ence to said special execution
and Judgment aforesaid, sell the
above described property as one
lot. and under one bid for the
whole thereof or so much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy
the judgment aforesaid, with in.
terest thereon and costs and &C
cruing costs and expenses of
sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, in gold coin of the United
States, provided that in any bid
made, the amount included there
in, if any. for said leases or
leasehold estates shall be desig-
mated, and also the amount bid
upon any and all ranch or farm
equipment, including tools, ma
chinery, implements, wagons,
ETC., shall also be designated.
Dated Nogales, Arizona, this
/ day of January, 1924.
H. J. BROWN,
Sheriff of Santa Cruz County,
Arizona.
" BY Fl. J. PATTERSON,
Deputy.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-06-07
NOTICE or SHERlFF'S SALE.

In the Superior Court of the
State of Arizona, in and for the
County of Pima.
Lou B. Jahren, as Executrix
of the estate of a. O. Jahrou,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
The Best Reading Hut in Russia

over their oats-and bring the best to
the reading hut to brag about. A
kulak cheats a poor fellow, or hides
his grain return from the tax con
lector. To whom make complaint
Why, to the reading hut. When win
the civil war end in China? What are
the British trade unions doing? Work
out, please, what my taxes should
be. To all these the reading hut
makes answer. Its work ends at IL
or 10 at night.
"Our librarian got no wages at all
the first year, four roubles and half
per month the second year, and nine
roubles the third year. Now he is
getting II roubles ($S.50) a month.
He is former red soldier, who took
four months course in the Red Army
on out-of-school activities. The agrt
cultural teacher helps him. In spite
of difficulties, the work grows. It
kept on growing, tho lack of means
hindered its expansion. There are
few books in the library. The room
is small. In the winter you have to
throw people out to let in the ones
who are standing in line and wait
ing
Wall Newspaper and Exhibition.
"In summer we move the work out
Of doors. We fenced in and cleaned
an old park that belonged to the for
mer lord. We made there a peoples
promenade. Our circles work well in
summer; they get out a wall news
paper called the 'Awakener.' The
paper is hung up in the park on It's
own standard. There is always a
crowd around. The ones who can
read, read aloud to the illiterate.
Here in this park we carried on the
agitation for the peasants loan. OF
other newspapers we get one copy OF
Pravda, one Of the Red Tartar, one Of
the Voice of the Young Communist
and three of the New Village.
"Our reading hut has held two ag
ricultural exhibitions, which gave fur.
ther results in propaganda for the
four-feld system.
Here is our summary Of work from
1922 to 1924. We have altogether
1864 books, but we gave out to read
ers 1O,667. This means that every
book was read on an average ten
times. We had two motion picture
meetings, SO reading lectures, 107 eve
nings Of recitations, A theatrical per
formances, excursions, open air
celebrations. 20 political study circles,
rs general meetings, and exhibitions.
We have had an attendance Of 1885
from population of 9O0g"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
Blood and Cotton in Egypt

Increased military and economic pressure is the
answer of British Imperialism to the growing
Egyptian nationalist movement. The wholesale
fogging by British authorities Of Egyptian work
ers who demonstrated for national independence
and expressed their solidarity with the Sudan ma
tionalist movement, was the reason for the attack
on General Sir Lee Stack which resulted in his
death.
Great Britain now orders the Egyptian govern
ment to withdraw all it's troops from the Sudan
and announces that it will use the entire water sup
ply of the Nile, if it sees t to expand the irriga
ton project of British capitalists at Gezra in
Sudan. This is tantamount to serving notice upon
the Egyptians that they must either submit or be
starved to death. The Nile furnishes the lifebood
of Egypt. Its headwaters are controlled by British
bayOnets.
Here is Imperialism in full flower, fourishing
on the rotting bodies Of the Egyptian workers it
has murdered and the illnourished bodies Of those
it proposes in the most coldblooded manner pos
sible to make into more fertilizer for its cotton
fields in Sudan. Red blood makes white cotton
The French imperialists, who have their own
schemes in Africa, are indignant over the demands
made by Great Britain upon Egypt. They shed
great floods of journalistic tears in their press,
enough to water all of Egypt over the plight of the
exploited Egyptians The clash of imperialistic in
terests is obvious another evidence that the Dawes
plan has strengthened rather than softened the
underlying basis of the capitalist contradictions
which force the European powers to arm against
one another
The aid for the Egyptian masses that really
counts comes from the Communists in France and
Great Britain, who are already arousing the work
ers of these countries against the bloody slavery
forced upon colonial peoples by the rulers of both
nations.
Capitalism in France, England and largely in
America exists today by virtue of the exploitation
of millions of colonial workers Encouragement
and aid in every possible form of the colonial in
dependence movements is therefore one of the
major tasks of every labor movement in imperial
list nations and particularly is it the major task
of all Communists Parties
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
Betr0ying Mexican Workers

The spectacle of alleged representatives of
Mexican and Santo Domingoan workers, thanking
Samuel Gompers, the head of the '1abor wing
of American imperialism, for his acts Of kindness
to the ensaved workers Of these nations is a sight
for the gods 1t shows that the American ruling
class has learned a valuable lesson from the more
skilled rulers of Great Britain.
Whenever bombs and bayonets fail the British
imperialists have always resorted to purchase of
leaders of the oppressed who promptly discovered
that Anglo-SaxOn capitalist democracy had a
benefcient aspect they had hitherto failed to
notice Ireland and India are shining examples
of the use of this method.
Armed conquest of Mexico has proved too costly.
The workers and peasants have shown their ability
to defend themselves with arms in their hands.
Now they are to be cajoled and betrayed by their
own leaders, who shake hands with the representa-
tives of American Imperialism.
Unity of the revolutionary workers of both
countries is more than ever necessary.
The Communist Parties of Mexico and the United
States, of Canada and the other Latin American
nations also must and will unite against this new
plot against the liberties of the Mexican masses
which at the same time threatens the masses OF
every country on the western hemisphere with the
dangers of the new and inspired Interpretation Of
the Monroe doctrine made by Matthew Vol at
Ell Paso-that the labor movement of the United
States is the safeguard against rival foreign i'm
perialism but the promoter of the identity of in
terest between the American imperialists and their
subject workers in Latin America
Class collaboration at home has developed logic
ally into smoothing the path for American i'm
perialism abroad
Treason to tie working class can go no farther
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
Insuring the Daily Worker

The campaign to insure The DAILY WORKER
for 1925 is on. Every member of the Workers Party
will put his shoulder to the wheel and make this
campaign huge success.
Since it was founded The DAILY WORKER has
given an excellent account of itself. 1t has been
tower of strength for the working class movement
and a bulwark against the attacks of labors
enemies No Industrial or political struggle which
had an interest for the workers, took place with
out the first Communist daily in the English Ian
guage participating actively on the side of the
workers.
Where strikers were on the picket line, there
could be found the DAILY WORKER, inspiring
them to greater Efforts seeking support for them,
raising funds with which to carry on their fight
until victory was secured
On the political field The DAILY WORKER
has led the first Communist election campaign in
the United States. 1t is a two-fsted fighter max
ing battle on all fronts. 1t is powerful national
force 1t is growing in influence and in circulation
It must continue to grow.
The DAILY WORKER has enemies. From the
big capitalist to the labor faker there is powerful
army that would like to see it pass out of exist
ence. Because these enemies know that The DAILY
WORKER is out to abolish the system ON which
they feed and grow fat at the expense Of the work
ing class.
But The DAILY WORKER has friends, hard
working, sef-sacrificing friends We now call on
those friends for assistance in insuring the work
ers daily for 1925.
We have no doubt to what the result of this
campaign will be. 1t will be bigger and better
DAILY WORKER for 1925.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
BY ANIsE.
Especial TO The Daily Worker)


Especial to The Daily Worker)
MOSCOW, Nov. /. (By MaiD.-
AVA There have been newspaper con-
tests for the best factory manager and
the best teacher and the best santa
ton committee, during the past year
and a half in the pages Of Pravda.
Now there is a contest for the best
Reading Hut" BY following these
contests you can see just where the
center Of interest lies in the country's
activities. Just now it is books to
the peasants" which is the order of
the day.
The contesting letters come from
the mountainous villages Of the eau
casus, from the vineyard districts of
the Crimea, from the wheat belt near
Kiev and Kharkov, from the industrial
regions, from the Volga. Todays
newspaper gives an inspiring account
of Reading Hut" in small village
of the Tartar Republic, with only 900
inhabitants. 1t illustrates the ferment
of life which is going on in the most
scattered districts Of peasant Russia.
They have given many names to
our olitical-educational organization, :"
writes the breezy author. Culture
circle, library, peoples house, and
finally reading hut They have given
plenty Of names but not any money.
In three years we got from the town.
ship just one hair comb! We are care
fully preserving it as souvenir, and
we often raise the question, just how
to use it for our political-educationa
work. This question has not yet been
decided by us.
THE war, the revolution, the fam
inc, woke our young people into life.
They turned their thoughts to our old,
unheated, desolate reading hut. They
brought in wood, log by log. They
started the fire and it began to be com.
Portable there. Thru the young peo-
pie, the reading hut began to be con
nected with the life of the people.
with their needs and difficulties.
Better Farming and Cooperation.
In the reading hut we considered
and discussed and fought over and al
last adopted the 'four-field system
OF agriculture. There grew among
the peasants an interest in agricul-
tural literature; the books on these
subjects were read to tatters. We
made a connection with an agricul-
tural expert. In the spring of 1922,
we went to the field, with the young
folks ahead, and divided our earth in
the four field manner sorted ont the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
MUSIC.
sy ALFRED v. FRANKENsTEIN

THE Pearl Fishers" Georges Bizet's
other opera, was presented by the
Chicago Civic Opera company last
Tuesday evening. Pearl Fishers" is
as different, both in subject and treat
ment, from the composers famous
Carmen" that it sounds like the work
of different man.
So far as setting is concerned the
plot is rather unusual. The action
takes place on the island of Ceylon.
zurga, chief of tribe of Cinghalese,
and his friend, Nadir, are both in love
with Leila, a priestess of Brahma.
Nadir and Leila are discovered by
priest making love in the temple.
They are condemned to be burned to-
gether, but zurga saves them. He
sets fire to the villages, causing the
chorus to rush away and so Nadir
and Leila escape The chorus comes
back and forces the chief to take the
place of his friend on the funeral pyre
Bizet made fine musical setting
to the story Where Carmen" is a
series of brilliant but rather discon
nected pieces, Pearl Fishers" is Z
continuous whole. While the melody
is not particularly gripping, not nearly
so tuneful and florid as that of Gar
men," it fits the dramatic situations
very well. II reminds one much o,
the popular suite of Bizet known as
Il Arlesienne." The best music of
the whole is in the first act, which
centers around peculiarly affecting
duet for Zurga and Nadir given on
concert platforms under the title '1n
the Depths of the Temple" There is
lot of ineffective storm music in the
second and third acts. Bizet tries to
get the effect of storm by giving us
the whole works in the way of power
cymbals. drums. and so on, but does
not get half the effect OF storm that
Wagner cLuld out of a string orches.
ira.
There are only three principal
parts. zurga, Nadir and Leila. Cha
como Rimini as Zurga, in addition to
high baritone voice of fine quality
is one of the best actors OF the com.
pany. Charles Hackett's Nadir was
impressive so far as costume and per
sonal appearance go. Hackett pos
sesses an unusually powerful ant
pleasing tenor voice, for which we are
to give thanks, for in previous seasons
the tenors Of the Civic Opera on the
whole have not been so good. Tho
voice OF Graziella Pareto, who played
the priestess, is not so big as II nigh
be. But she knows how to handle II
Tho the work was not brilliantly
staged, the scenery was adequate. Tho
costumes were not at all true to type
The chorus and principals were attired
something like Arabians. In Ceylor
they don't dress as they do in Arabia
But II the company we're to costum,
the chorus in true Cinghalese fashion
Mr. Morgan Collins might not allow
the performance to 30 on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24

with the government publishing house
about credit for books. Now our read
ing hut acts as middleman, without
profit, between the government pub
fishing house and all the Communist
organizations in the township, getting
their educational literature for them.
'At the same time the reading hut
guides the selection of books and
leads in all kinds of agitation. The
growth Of political knowledge has in
creased the number of Communist
youth. We have now IL members of
the League of Communist Youth and
seven in the Communist Party. The
boys from our village began to lead
in the work of the township. One OF
the boys trained in our reading hut,
became president of the township
Comsomol, and another is on the edu-
cational committee.
An Information Center.
"Our reading hut carries on all
sorts Of information work. The peas
ants come to us for the greatest var.
iety Of questions. A man and his wife
have a fight-see, they think the
reading hut will settle their difficulty.
A girl is betrayed-she is waiting to
whisper to the librarian to find out
what organizations will secure redress
from the culprit. The peasants sort
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24

seed, and put in lots Of potatoes.
(The reference here it to the division
of common fields>which make it neces-
sary for a whole village to move to-
gether; and also to the beginning Of
potatoes in place of exclusive grain
culture). BY 1924, the condition of
the peasants had greatly improved.
Our live stock is 40 per cent higher
than it was.
Now, all this would have been
good, but we were working and the
kulak (rich lending peasant), was put
ting the proceeds in his pocket.
Against the kulak we began organic
ing our cooperative. In one little cor.
ner Of our reading hut we had the
Office for it. The cooperative caught
on, and grew; now we are even or
ganizing creamery.
The Books-How to Get Them?
There was lots of work, but by
working we learned to do more work.
We worked over the library. Around
it were clubs for self-instruction,
civics, agriculture, dramatics. We
drew in the teachers from the neigh
borhood. Books, alas were few. We
took up collections, held entertain
ments, and so we got money to bring
in books for self-education on many
questions. We made an agreement