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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23
PARTY ACTIVITIES IN CHICAGO
REPORT OF CHICAGO CITY GEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE.

REPORT OF CHICAGO CITY CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
Twenty-Five New Members Accepted
| n T lively meeting of the City Cen.
IA trail Committee of Workers Party
Local Chicago on August 18th, 20 new
members were accepted from the fol
lowing branches: Russian 2; North
west Jewish s; Douglas Park Jewish
8; Scandinavian Karl Marx O. Lake
View Scandinavian 1; Scandinavian
Englewood /; Lettish 4; Lithuanian
No. 5, l.; Cicero Italian 1; Czecho-Slo-
yak, North Berwyn 1; Irving PIX. Eng
lish 1; Douglas Park English /; Mid
City English 3; North Side English
8. In these applicants were included
union members from the following
organizations: Machinists union 3;
Amalgamated Clothing Workers 2;
Carpenters 2; Hold carriers L; Bar
bers2; Butchers l.; Printers 1; United
Mine Workers 1. These applicants
also included one former member Of
Russian Workers Union, seven former
members of Socialist Party, two of
the Left Paoli Zion, two of Swedish
Communist Party, one of Communist
Party of Germany. Two transfers
were accepted, one from Kansas City
and one from New York.
The Czecho-Slovak comrades are
very much on the job knitting their
branches more strongly together and
winning over more elements regu-
larly from the Beranek outfit.
At membership meeting of the
Pullman Section, the policy Of the
Central Executive Committee in the
elections campaign was unanimously
endorsed.
The City Central Committee de-
cided to severely censure and con-
denim the Italian Comrades who were
responsible for the evasion of the de-
cision of the City Central Committee
that their picnic of August 10 should
not be held in competition with the
City Press Picnic. The Italian COM
rades evaded the decisi0V, holding the
picnic under the auspices of another
name. Repetition of such kind will
result in stronger disciplinary action
Additions to City Executive.
Comrade Rose Karsner was added
to the City Executive Committee and
placed in charge of the membership
campaign. Comrade Sam Hammers
mark was also added to the City Exc
cutive Committee to take charge of
the direction of propaganda and lit
erature, especially in connection with
the elections campaign.
Daily Worker Reports Official.
In order to do away with cuniber-
some minutes from the city erganiza-
ton to the branches, the c. C. c. de-
cided that hereafter only actions and
decisions of the City Central Commit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23
MGgnuS Marching Backward

Magnus johnson of Minnesota is preparing him
self for the day when he will either 90 back volun
tarily or be taken back into the republican party
from whence he came.
Addressing farmers picnic at Camp Release
Park near Montevideo, Minnesota Magnus made
a fervent plea for the support of the LaFolette
ticket In this speech the Senator made it plain
that he is yearning to go back to the republican
party as soon as he can find sufficient excuses to
do so gracefully. Magnus, The Little, declared in
his confession: 81 was republican, but am
Farmer-Labor candidate now. I may go back to
the republicans if they get their house cleaned up"
This is not surprising to u.s. We base our judg-
ment of Magnus and his noisy crew on not only
what they say but also on what they do. When a
senator who was sent to Washington to give battle
to the despoilers of the farming masses Of Mime
sofa can do nothing else for these masses except
get into pleasant milking contests with such agents
of the plunderers of the rural Masses secretary
OF agriculture Wallace, then he has lost his last
possible claim to the confidence and trust of the
workers and poor farmers. In Washington Magnus
johnson made signal failure of the task to which
he was assigned and to which he pledged his all.
Now Magnus is talking openly of "going back"
That is what he has been doing all the time One
might as well try to remove the spots from the
leopard as to clean up the Augean stables of the
republican and democratic parties. All that can be
accomplished is to improve their service to the
employers in such fashion as to hide their real
nature little more effectively and thus give them
the appearance of being pure and nonpartisan.
That is what LaFollette, Shipstead, Magnus John
son and the other fraudulent progressives are
seeking.
The whole group of self-styled progressives al
ways talk of going back to their old places. They
always draw their inspiration from the past and
look to the past for their guidance and soace They
dare not go forward at the expense of the ex-
ploiters. They dare not attack the source of the
corruption and graft with which the United States
government is reeking That would mean fighting
the capitalists. That would entail struggle to
overthrow the present system of exploitation. The
Johnsons, the LaFollettes, the Wheelers always
prefer honest exploitation to no exploitation In
short they want to continue the robbery of the
working class by the bosses, but they want this
robbery perpetrated in such a way as to give it
an appearance Of fairness and justice. The
Wheelers and the Johnsons want to make the de-
grading capitalist system and political agencies
only more palatable to the workers in order to
it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23
Why All the Excitement?

The Chicago Tribune joins with the Steel Trust
papers of Pennsylvania and Ohio in angry com
ment on William q. Fosters speech at Youngstown
That Foster should openly advocate, in presi
Dental election campaign, that the workers OF
America should rule thru their own councils OF
soviets, fills them with righteous rage. With touch
ing unanimity they one and all declare that Amer
lea is the very best place in the world for working
men, and that anyone who is not satisfied with this
glorious country should go to Russia and stay
there.
If this is such a very very good country for
working men, then why all the excitement about
a few words from Foster? If the conditions are
20 good Fosters words will never have any effect
If the steel workers have a nice soft 8-hour day
at good fat wages and plenty of leisure, commensur
ate with their services to society-then neither
Foster nor all the Bolsheviks will be able to rouse
them to rebellion. The word of revolution has life
only when it corresponds to the life needs of masses
of workers.
The excitement of our capitalist papers, and
their rage against Foster for his presidential
campaign" speeches. gives the lie to their preten-
tons about the utopian character of American
conditions. Quite well do these journalistic har-
lots know that, in spite of the enormous wealth Of
this country, millions of workers actually do not
receive enough food to keep them in good condi-
ton that millions of children are forced to work
in mills, Mines and factores that the capitalists
In their greed for more profits, are carrying a
bitter warfare against even the pitiful unionism
that crawls about begging for favors. And know
ing this, they know that Fosters words falling
upon fertile soil, and that they will spring up in
the harvest time Of revolution as so many weapons
against the capitalist system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23

| being published in the DAILY
WORKER.
Elaborate Educational Proarani.A
In the field of education very
elaborate program has been mapped
out for the fall. There will be an
open forum, class on Imperialism,
another of advanced Marxism, an
other on elementary economics.
Then there will be the class on
Trade Union Conduct and the Eng.
fish class. A dramatic and music de-
partment has also been added. En-.
rollments to all these classes are now
open to all.
Young Workers League.
Young Workers League members
are cooperating with the Party in all
its activities. Conducting factory
campaigns, organizing new branches.
Will hold big picnic Aug. "a, in the
National Grove, Riverside, Illinois.
The work of Local Chicago is pro.
crossing better right along, but the
work can go even much more swiftly
especially during this election cam
paign. The organization drive for
members and the campaign for
DAILY WORKER subscriptions going
forward. However, instead Of 60-7O
new members a month as we have
been getting we must take in 200 to
300.
Get into the campaign that every
member get new member and a
subscriber to the DAILY WORKER.
1t can be done. Into the unions to
carry on Communist work. Evry
member in the election campaign and
the DAILY WORKER drive. Build
the Workers Party.
Fraternally yours,
WORKERS PARTY
LOCAL CHICAGO "
Martin Abern, Secretary.
Next meeting of City Central Com
mittee, Tuesday, September the End,
s pm, at 2733 Hirsch Blvd. (Work.
ers Lyceum.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23
PARTY BEGINS ACTIVITY FOR
MEMBERSHIP AND DAILY DRIVE

DEPoRTS which beginning National ofee % III.
party show that the branches qoinu 70
work to put into effect member and
reader WORKER"
one OF the reports received from the Baltimore branch
the secretary Of which writes: activity
In the members and
faithfully complied
This the spirit in which party 90 to work.
our whole follows
supplies each member Of the WORKER
subscription application members the
desire their each
member who applicant membership
the party party will jump during the present
campaign.
Other branches Of the National
Organization they achieving membership and
DAILY WORKER subscription campaign
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23

I election campaign to date, subscrip
tions to the DAILY WORKER and
the membership drive.
In addition to the reports by the
various congressional districts, Com
rade Joe Manley in charge of the
National Campaign will report and
Comrade Earl Browder will report on
the DAILY WORKER and member.
ship drive. Branches shall make sure
of attendance at this meeting.
1t might be added that unemployed
comrades could be of excellent aid in
the elections campaign by circulating
petitions to ATTAIN signatures to put
our candidates on the BALLOT. Com
rades should call at the. office for pc.
titions. If any expenses are incur.
red, they will be paid.
Street Meetings Progressing.
Wherever our street meetings are
held, we are drawing large crowds.
George Maurer is nov in charge of
street meetings which will be or
ganized with and thru the Congress
sional District Campaign Commit
tees.
There have been a number Of cases
Of interference with the street meet.
ings Of Young Workers League and
Workers Party in Cicero and in Chi
cago. The Party has decided in all
cases to fight out the issues until the
right to speak is completely won.
The cases in Cicero have been post
poned to August the 9th.
Industrial Registration Starts.
Get ready to put over the industrial
registration. Industrial registration
cards and books are now in the hands
of all branches. The industrial regis
tration must be completed by Septem-
Der 18th. The first order of business
therefore at the branch meetings shall
be the taking of Industrial reqistra-
ton. Send in the Industrial registra.
ton to the city organization as fast
as you take it.
Some branches have already begun.
Let us have race to Sc which COM
pletes the registration first. Chicago
local has challenged the rest of the
country. Make good. The city or
ganization will render every help pos
sible.
The Food Workers are meeting at
166 W. Washington St., Saturday, Au.
gust 20, 1880 pm, to take up the
matter of program and policy. In the
afternoon Of August 2Srd at 111s w.
Washington Blvd. Party members of
Local 27O Amalgamated Clothing
Workers will meet with the CITY
Committee in order to take ND the
matter of neglect of union activity
on the part of some of the Italian
comrades. The Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers Party and Y. w. L. mem
bers met on Thursday, Aug. 81.
The matter of LaFollette and Small
endorsement by Chicago Federation
of Labor and the activity of the Party
members against this action has
already been outlined in a previous
issue of the DAILY WORKER. Our
comrades put up an excellent altho
futile fight. There were some Party
members who were absent from the
Federation melting who are being
called on the carpet by the Party for
this neglect
In the matter of the Hegewisch
strike, the Party, Y. w. L. and t. U.
e. L. are continuing to give fullest
support to the union organization drive
Roadway is also being made in or
ganizing the Young Workers League
branch there and in Hammond. Com.
plete reports from day to day are
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tee shall be sent out in special min
utes to the branches. Reports of the
activities of the organizations are tc
appear, as is already done, in the
DAILY WORKER and other PARTY
newspapers in place of the minutes
and are to be regarded as official
Also all notices of all kinds of meet,
ings of the Party Y. w. League and
I. .. E. L. are to be printed in the
DAILY WORKER and other uapers
instead of sending out special letters
to branches. Branches and members
shall make note that such notices OF
meetings are official and look for
them In the papers.
Election Campaign Drive.
Reports of the progress in the cleo.
ton campaign were given by various
delegates and Comarde Ida Mccarthy,
Comrades are finding it easy to secure
signatures to place Workers Party
candidates on the ballot.
The Executive Committees of the
Congressional Districts are sub-divid-
ing their committees in order to in.
sure that street meetings and other
meetings during the campaign will be
organized. Also this is being done in
order to develop the distribution and
sale of literature turnout the cam.
paign, and the congressional districts
have therefore been made the Sec
tional basis for the membership cam
paign and the DAILY WORKER
drive.
Local Chicago to Supply Free
Campaign Literature.
The City Central Committee de-
cided that the city organization shall
take financial charge of the cam
paign. This means that the congress.
sional districts are to decide on the
amount of literature such as leaflets.
DAILY WORKERS, etc., which they
need and then apply to the city or
ganization for them who will furnish
them free. When members go out
with petitions to obtain signatures
they are expected to take the DAILY
WORKER and other literature with
them and also to try to obtain sub
scriptions and campaign funds.
Thus far a little over $4,000 has
come in on pledges in Chicago. Other
branches are asked to speed up the
collections.
The branches have received the
campaign books with stamps which
they ought to be able to sell without
any trouble.
DAILY WORKER
and Campaign Membership
Maa&fao
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-23
DAILY WORKER
and Campaign Membership
Maa&fno

Campaign and DAILY WORKER
membership meeting of the Party has
been called for next Wednesday, Au-
gust 9th at Workers Lyceum, 1888
Hirsch Blvd, in order to review the
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06
Stoninotou.

Vera Harmon, who has spent her
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. c. Harmon, has returned to
Boston,
Mary Turley is visiting her sister,
Mrs, Martin Billings, at Rockland.
Mabel Thompson of Boston is Wis
iung here.
Y Minot Barter, who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Barter, has returned to philadelphia.
William Martin and Leo Turley
are spending few days in Rock
land.
Frank Webb is i'll of grip
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Eaton and sons
Lorimer and Elston have returned
to Belfast.
Mrs. Carrie Coombs, after a few
days here, has returned to Winter
Harbor.
Guy WEIGH has purchased a new
car, and is building a garage near
his home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06
GREEN LAKE HATCHERY
Gangor Chamber of Commerce Wants
to Save Hatchery.

Supt. James E. DeRocher, superin-
| tendent of the United States fish
hatchery in East Orland and who is
| in charge of the Green Lake hatch
cry, which is threatened with discon-
! tinuance on account of the recent
! failure of its water supply, conferred
with a number of persons in the
Bangor Chamber of Commerce, Fri
day afternoon, on the situation.
MT DeRocher stated that the flume
/ extending a mile and two-thirds from
| Rocky pond to the hatchery, has been
gradually failing for some time, and
| that ten days ago the water supply
entirely ceased. As an expenditure
of more than 100000 would probably
be required to construct a new flume
over the same course, it is believed
that the government would discon
tinue the hatchery rather than eX-
pend such comparatively large sum
at present.
The old nume, built of wood and
being carried for the greater part of
its length on trestles, has finally sue
cumbed to decay. Ii was an eXpen-
siye affair, even in the days of cheap
labor and cheaper lumber, when it
was built, and furthermore was not
suited to the purpose intended, as
the water it conveyed reached the
hatchery at a temperature much too
high owing to the fumes exposure
to the sun. Cold water is necessary
for the little fishes, and it is pro-
posed to ask the United States bureau
of fisheries to appropriate $4,000
for the laying of a steel conduit or
pipe line. taking water from a brook
half a mile distant from the hatchery
and running for the most part under
ground, 1t is proposed to build
small concrete dam at the point of in
take to insure storage sufficient for
the supply of the hatchery. An
official of the bureau of fisheries is
expected here shortly to inquire into
the matter.
Green lake is famous for its land
locked salmon, and the government,
perceiying its natural advantages,
established there hatchery plant
costing about $4,000 All this prop
erty- buildings, dam, pond. etc,
with the woodland reserve, would be
made useless should the propagation
of fishes there be abandoned, while
Green lake itself, which received IS
per cent. Of the hatchery's fry, and
several other lakes and ponds in the
vicinity, would soon lose prestige as
fishing grounds, and so. largely, as
pleasure resorts
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06
NICOLIN.

Charles Mason of Beverly, Mass,
is visiting at Jenness McGown's.
Harry Walker and wife, Of Med
ford, Mass, recently visited at the
home of Mrs. Hiram Danico.
William Starkey, wife and two
children, of Brewer, spent last week
with his brother, Fred Starkey.
y Mrs Roland McGown and little son
Roland, of Allston, Mass, are spend
ing the summer with Mr.. McGown s
parents. Louville McGown and wife.
Mrs Ida McGown is having her
buildings shingled and other repairs
made.
Leroy Sweeney, wife and two chill
dren. of Revere, Mass, are spending
their vacation with Mr.. Sweeney's
parents, Charles Sweeney and wife.
MILFORD Moves, who has been liv-
ing with Arthur Clement and wife,
has gone to Island Falls to live with
his father.
Alice Briggs of Monticello is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Earl Dewitt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06
INTERESTING RELICS.
Walter u. Pho Exhibits Relics of Red
Paint Indians.


An interesting exhibit of relics of
the Red Paint Indians, found in Ellis
worth, is shown by Walter p. Pho of
Ellsworth in the window of Fred c.
SCOTS store. MI Pho says of this
collection:
This collection, while not the
largest nor the most valuable ever
shown here, is certainly one of the
most interesting. consisting of an
adj, gouges. spear-heads Cone carved
from black quartz, several pear
shaped stones notched at the neck,
an object that has somewhat the
shape of a bird, and a quantity of
red ochre.
The pear-shaped stones, two or
more, fastened at the neck with,
possibly, twisted sinews, were used in
catching small game, birds, etc. The
stones were whirled several times
over the head, and then sent flying
with surprising Quickness and ac-
curacy, wrapping about any bird or
small animal which might be struck
Very little is known of the Red
Paint Indians, but as their name in
dicates, they were worshipers of red
ochre, 1t was used in their cere-
monials. and large amounts have
been found in the graves of this most
mysterious race of 100 per cent.
Americans
"Ellsworth was the camping
grounds of five tribes of Indians,
each tribe having it's factory or work
shop where their implements of
peace and war were patiently but
skillfully worked from stone.
"a battle axe exhibited by me a
few years ago was believed by some
authorities to be of Morse origin.
although this collection is not for
sale, many valuable relics of the In
dams have been sold out of the
State. This could be, in large
measure, prevented if we had muse
UNI where the handiwork of the
First Americans could be preserved
for the benefit of future generations
of Ellsworth boys and girls"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06
ELLSWORTH SCHOOLS.
List of Teachers for the Coming
School Year.

List of Teachers for the Coming
School Year.
The schools of Ellsworth will open
for the fall term on Tuesday, Sept 9.
superintendent Turner reports the
following list of teachers for the fall
term
High school-T. ]. Abernethy,
priucipaI; Morton b. Whitcomb, sub
master; Helene B. Bellatty, Olive =.
Edgerly, A. Ruth Fields, Annie
Dryer, Wilhelmina Gibbs.
School Doris Heath, prin-
cipal grades 5, g. Alice M. Mullan,
T, s: H. Sophia Walker. 8, 4 ; Anna
Scott, /, 2,
West Side-Mary A. Gaynor, prin-
cipal, g. I. s: Rosalyn Garland, 5;
Minerva Jordan, /, 2, 3.
Pine Street-Grace Mckinney,
principal, 8, 4, 5; Ina Farnsworth,
=. 3
Ellsworth Falls -- Julia Heath,
principal, /, 2; Annie Corneail, 3, A,
5; Pauline Austin, 6, 7, s,
Lakewood-Lucy NJ, Salisbury
North Ellsworth IT, Mildred c.
Moore
Branch Pond Hilda Walls.
Surry Beatrice Jones.
Fullerton-Grace II. Closson.
Morrison Gracia Scotsman
West Norma Crosby,
SURRY TEACHERS.
High school, Susie McGraw; Viii
lage, Lena A. Sperry; North Bend,
Myra V. Ellington; Morgan's Bay,
vacant; West Surry, Clara Fender
son.
DEDHAM TEACHERS.
Consolidated school, Ruth Perkins,
Green Lake, Amy Dudley.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06

Mrs. Emma Stanley and Miss
Nesta, of Waltham, Mass, are at
their summer home here
Guy H. Cole of Nashua, N H., ar
rived Saturday for two weeks vaca-
tion.
Aunt Susan by the Sea" was
much. pleased Saturday to receive
call from Aunt Mary" her John"
and jasmine" with friends who
motored here for picnic at the
Sands.
Mrs. Frank Phalen arrived Friday
at Sunny Slope" cottage for her
annual visit.
Mrs. George w. Colwell is visiting
her SON, DR.. II. e. ColwelI, in Lin
coin.
Mrs, Frances Wood Reyes of Gin
cinnati, o., has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs George w. Allen.
Miss Louise Cole of Sullivan is a
guest of Miss Nelma Bridges.
Mrs f. F. Larrabee and sons, OF
Washhurn, are at DR.. Larrabee's for
few weeks
The Dorcas fair will be held Thurs
day, Aug. 7, with a supper, entertain
ment and dance. A cook book, com
piled by the ladies of the society is
proving ready seller, and is one OF
the popular attractions.