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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23
Chamber of Commerce Influence.

Chamber of Commerce Influence.
The executive secretary of the
Negro employment bureau of the
local Chamber of Commerce, the
Chicago branch of the Urban
League, was finally chosen as chair
man of what Or. Miller designated
as the Commission on Labor"
Lovett Fort Whiteman, the leader
of the Workers Party delegation,
protested with eloquent vehemence
against what he asserted TO be a de-
liberate endeavor to stifle the real
voice Of Negro Labor in the deliber-
atoms of the conference. But $50
cial Welfare" was in the saddle dig
cling a sharpened spur and applying
a cruel whip of disapproval whenever
the conference showed even the
slightest disposition to kick out of
the traces. Hence the all-important
issue of Labor was RELOCATED far to
the rear in the body's consideration
Of the big problems CT the hour.
What were the big questions Of the
hour? 'The Basic Importance of
the Physical Stamina of the Race"
discussed by the physicians; sour
Educational Program" discussed by
a group Of college officials; "The
Function Of the Negro Press" dis
cussed by representative Negro news
paper men and women; 1.-THE Afro
Americans Relation to the World
Wide Race Movements" discussed
by a small group of writer's; "The
Function of Fraternal and Benevo-
lent Organizations in Race Welfare"
discussed by leading officials Of
secret and benevolent organizations;
''The Religious Factor in Race Well
fare" discussed by several Bishops
Of the several religious organiza-
tons; 1.-THE Effect Of Religion on
Race Relations" discussed by an
other group of distinguished religion
lists; "The International Cooperation
in Civic and Social Betterment," dis
cussed by welfare organization lead
ers; "The Function of Agitation in
Race Betterment," discussed by lead
ers of organizations engaged in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

HE Negro Sanhedrin came, had
its say, and time alone will be
able to tell whether or not it has
added anything to the sum total of
human social knowledge. The forces
which created it are easily seen; the
elements that determined its charac-
ter stand out in startling bold relief;
and it must be acknowledged that
the conclusions which it arrived at
present an immaturity of thinking
strilingly at variance with the inn
portance of the social issues which
it sought to discuss.
As l see it, it was not an impress
sively profound body. It may be its
elements were too diverse to unite
on soundly constructed social pro-
gram. This must not be construe
to mean that nothing came out of
the movement: that would be far
from the truth. What it indicates
to me is that the Negro of the West
ern Hemisphere has, not yet walked
to an appreciation of his present-day
social duty.
No big central figure looms up in our
consideration Of the conference. The
personality of Kelly Miller dominant
ed the conference, it is true, but it
was only in the alert, watchful way
that so often characterizes the man.
ner of the politicians. The delegates
of the Workers Party, and the African
Blood Brotherhood got large dose of
the watchfulness of this professor
from the District of Columbia. But
for friends at court their recommen-
dations would have been buried as
material destructive of what was at
bottom the chief reason the leaders
helped to promote the conference. 1t
was not the business Of the position
assumed by this particular set of dele
gates that was question by DR.. Miller.
He followed a policy of expediency
which demanded that radicahsm Of
any sort should have little, if any,
place in the. social program that was
to be laid down by the conference
for the Negro race in America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

erty were no longer guaranteed?
Think Of the consequences! Today
it is the potato fields of the big farm
ers and junkers, but tomorrow al
ready it may be the gold of the citi-
zens, the state bonds, shares, for,
eign currencies. Today they steal.
Tomorrow they win appropriate. If
property is not guaranteed what will
become of trade and commerce?
Therefore, one must shoot Up
to the moment, in Britt alone two
men, one woman, one boy and two
girls have been shot. There are
further victims in other places. Still
more must be shot for the danger is
great. Do you see those white hol-
low-cheeked faces with their sunken
glowing eyes in line before the po-
tato shops? They are an incite-
ment by their very existence. Be-
hind those bony foreheads there are
thoughts of high treason. Nothing
is sacred to these starved people.
They have nothing to eat and they
fill themselves with hatred against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23
THEY MURDER OUR CHILDREN

at a quarter to seven, in the fields Of
the farmer Frede at Britt, rifle fire
directed by the police at potato raid
ers resulted in the deaths Of a boy
Of twelve years and girl of sixteen,
and in serious injury to further
girl of sixteen"
Two children are killed and one is
badly wounded. Yes, but the potatoes
are safe. Two children are complete
Iy and one partially satisfied, and all
that was necessary-three small
pieces Of lead. The potatoes were
saved, property protected from all
damage and the basis of the Chris
tan State remains intact, and all at
total cost of the torn bodies Of
three children.
Do not rail at the crueltyl The
cost was not too high. For what
was at stake? Is not the German
economy in the greatest danger, is it
not threatened by ruin? Is it not
necessary to ruthlessly maintain
what still stands? What would hap
pen if the quiet enjoyment of prop
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

G ONE weeks ago a policeman told
~ the following story whilst he
was waiting in a queue for food IN
the north Of Berlin. A boy had stolen
some rolls from a bakery. He was
caught and hauled before the police,
and there he insisted that he had not
stolen for himself but for his sick
mother-"She cannot live on potato
Feelings alone" The policeman was
instructed to verify the statements Of
the child. He did so and actually
found woman, thin, like skeleton,
unable to leave her bed, and apart
from the arrested boy three other
hungry children. 1t was proved that
the whole five had actually been hv-
ing from potato Feelings.
This is a dry statement of the
facts. One can imagine this woman
and her children who starye even
tho her boy steals. One wonders how
it was possible that the woman al
lowed the thing to go so far, why no
help came to her. Here is our mis-
take. this case was nothing excep-
tional, it was not caused by chain
of particularly unfortunate circum-
stances. 1t is one case amongst
thousands of others, amongst hun
dreds of thousands Of others. Think
of the five, the eight starvation years
thru which Germany has passed.
Think of the horrible growth of the
hunger illnesses which have weakened
adults and children, think of the sol
diers' widows who suffer with their
orphan children and whose only con-
ISOLATION is a few shameful "pension"
papers on which it is visibly written
"you shall starve." Think Of the
prices. Think how the value Of the
money disappears whilst still in the
hand. Think of the thousands Of
facts, each typical Of this period
for instance, physicians suffer great
ly from unemployment tho the whole
population is sick. Think of all these
things, and the individual case grows
to gigantic proportions. 1t is the
symbol for the death Of an entire
pcoplel
An entire peoplel Everyone who
works or wants to work is condemned
10 the ration Of potato peels. II not
today then tomorrow. Peelsi not even
potatoes. Where the starving have
stretched out their hands to the po-
tatoes, there the police have been
modified to protect the fields. The
man hunt has been re-established.
They have shot into the crowds Of
starving people. Men and women
have been murdered with the machine
guns because they wanted potatoes
to satisfy their hunger. They have
but let us read the police report:
"On the morning Of October 25th
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

everybody who has, against every
body who amasses, bargains, specu-
lates and plumbers in the good old
bourgeois manner. These starved
people are capable of anything, they
have nothing to lose. They are quite
ready to throw away their lives, for
even those no longer belong to them;
they are in the hands of the Stock
Exchange wolves and the barons of
industry. Should they risk their
lives in the last throw, they might
win and there would be an end to
the century old empire of capitalist
happiness.
No! The rifles and machine-guns
must rattle. The armed police must
be modified everywhere. The army
must be sent to Saxony to stifie the
hunger there. Dead workers lie on
any street in Saxony. More must
join them. Men, women, boys and
girls.
Yesl The starving must be muir
dered or capitalism will perish. Muir
derl The murder of men, women
and children or-the victory of Com
munisml-J. LILBURNE.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
PUTMAN's PHILOSOPHY

| never run acrost a farmer that
wasn't neighborly till one day last
week when l got stuck in the Red
stone, which is a little creek up in
Larimer county where the bridges
was all washed out last summer. l
seen that people had been fordin' the
creek and didn't think nuthin' about
it, but just started right on through
the water. All of sudden the en-
gine stalled and thar we was with
Josephine in the back seat and no
skids or gang plank to unload with.
Thar was a ranch house right up
the road little ways and l went
over to git team to pull us out. !
got the surprise of my life. The
farmer was settin' fence posts right
at the barn and I sez: ''Neighbor
I'm stuck in the creek; can you bring
your team down and pull me out?"
II don't pull nobody out" he sez,
tampin' the dirt around a post. mo
sir; you CANT have my team. No,
sir, l won't pull you out for any
amount. I've got calves comm on
and am busy. Don't bother me-"
1t took me two hours to finally
git team and l was purity sore at
the feller who could-a-done the work
and earned a five dollar bill in fif-
teen minutes if he'd wanted to be
neighborly.
Folks I'm tellin' you, l just about
heat him to pulp in the two hours
| was huntin' fur a team. | literally
mauled him. First l hit him square
on the nose; then landed a good left
to tie jaw that made him vince
Next l put my fist in his teeth and
krocked him down twict and give
him time to git up end then I went
sftcr him like stack of wildcats
and when | got through with him he
was hollerin' ''let me up, let me up
I'll null your car out Of the creek"
l left him battered and limp be.
hind the barn. Well the next day
wa.s all over it and | thanked my
Stars ]. didn't git sassy to him, be-
cause he might done me worse ther
I wanted 10 do unto him. I'll allus
try to be kind to people in trouble
I never want anybody to feel like
beatin' me up, because their liable
to forgit themselves and do it!
'THOS. JEFFERSON PUTNAM,
l..F. Specialist in Rural Devilment
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
sHERIFrs SALE
STATE OF COLORADO, :.
County of GunnisOn. o0

BY virtue of an execution issued
out Of the Clerks Office of the Dis
trict Court, of City and County of
d .nver, and State of Colorado, and
to me directed, whereby | am com
manded to make the sum of One
T ousand -Four Hundred and Thirty
e h and 55-lO0 Dollars, Sl,43S55),
end Twelve ard s5-l00 Dollars,
(S12 S5), oo-ts of suit). the amount
of e certain judgment rendered in
sac Court on the 2Ist day of May,
pla' nt'ff end aaain't The Gregory X
God Mining Lumber and Milling
Conn any CORPORATION rs defendant,
tcge hen with interest on said iudg-
m mt from the date of the rendition
tn reof at the rate of eight per cent
rer annum, cut of the lands. tene-
r-en'~ gods and ohattles of the said
The Gregory X Gold Mining Lumber
and NJ Hing Company Corporation.
l have levied upon the following de-
scr bed real property. to-wit:
1hr 1.eadville No. 3. Crystal Queen
a lrdepe dence lode claims, Sur
yey No. 1851 situate in the Elk
Mountain Miring District Gunnison
County. Sta'e of Colorado
THEREFORE,. According to said
'ciA mo ~ ehd VII - - VI uiyr ttNC
S v nth day of June 1924. at the
h ur of Ten o'clock. in the forenoon
of soid day ct the West front door cf
The County Cruz House, in the town
cf G"-n son in the Cbfrty cf Gunni-
scn, State Of Cq'orado. expose tp sale
at public auct on to the hiehest bid
der, for cesh in hands al tire right,
tile "rd interest Of TIE above named
Ihr GrNo ory X Cod Mining, Lumber
and MILNE Comparv Corporation
in End to the above described proper
ty Tor SO much thers of as may be
re essary) fer the p'ymert. and sat
fac''o' &C s"iI Judgment, interest
Il rot of sale.
Dat d. Gun son, Colorado, this
I2t' DAY cf May. 1924.
PAT HANLON.
Sher fof Gum son County
b d J. LEHAN. Under sheriff
First pub. My is. 1924.
LIS pub. June s, 1924.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Clyde Handberry returned Monday
from number of days spent at the
county seat.
Ralph Les, salesman for the Colo
rado Supply company, spent a few
minutes in town Wednesday.
Mrs. j. G. Scott has been i'll thix
week but is now improving, to the
qualification of her many friends.
G. A Dewey and wife returned
home Friday after spending the win
tor at TIE Soldiers Home in Kansas.
w. H Eckbert, Hugh G. Smith.
and Walter Lindblom motored to
Gunnison Tuesday, making the trip
in Mr. Lindblom's Chevrolet.
Inc pump for handling the surplus
surface water at the Tennessee shaft.
arrived Wednesday and will be in
stalled at once and work of sinking
the shaft will be again started.
MIR. and Mrs ]. F. Robinson have
Deeh spending a number of days at
the county seat this week where Jim
mas been attending to business mat
ters for the Tennessee COMPANY.
"e'' stevenson of Breckenridge,
came in Friday last and went to
nowerman to visit his motherin-law.
MRS Geo Farlee and family. He
plans to work his claims here this
summer.
Inc many Pitkin friends will he
interested to know that Mr.. and Mrs
1ohh BAN have fine ten-pound
boy at their home. who arrival Loot
saturday All are doing well and
'ohn is able to shake hands.
-
Mr' and Mrs. Stanley Higgins are
rejoicing over the arrival at that,
come Of a fine boy, who came Satur.
ay afternoon and announced b;s in.
-ehtlon of remaining. This is tho
second son at this home and tbo
proud parents are receiving the con.
sratuIations of their host of friend,
we are printing bills this week
lor Jazz Dance to be given Satur.
oay evening, NAV 31st. at the Citv
n'il' Norbert Schaff will be mana.
ger for this bunch of Jazz PLAYERS
.nu the dance promises to be one of
'he best ever given in Pitkin. Every.
one invited. Supper will be served
at the Mason hotel and a fine time ;s
promised everybody.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
Clark and Abel Lowest Bidders

The Clark & Abel firm of con.
tractors Of Gunnison, were the low.
est bidders on the plans for the new
school house here, and have been
awarded the contract to construct
the new building.
The board has not as yet been able
to dispose of the old building and it
will probably be wrecked and the
lumber salvaged for use in building
the gymnasium
The firm plans to start work at
once and the new building will be
ready for occupancy by the beginning
of the school year in September.
o. l.. Hargrove of Gunnison will be
the architect in charge of the work
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
Purchased Home Here

]. G. Scott closed deal this week
for the purchase of the Lejune house
and expects to take possession about
June first.
Mr.. Scott is the popular and con-
petent manager of the Pitkin Trad
ing Company store, and says that he
likes Pitkin and hopes to live here
for some time. hence the purchase
of a home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

A political worker knocked at the
6oor. of a residence and asked the
lady of the house as to the politics ol
the family. well, sir" she SAID
"If you must know, my husband II
Democrat. I'm Republican, the dos
is Independent, the cow is dry anu
the baby is wet"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

RancImen-You need one Of our
books of blank bills Of sale. Very
handy. Just like q check book. En-
ables you to take bill Of sale Of any
animal right where you buy It. For
sale at either of our Offices or any
bank in the county.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
GencrOms Terms

Mrs. Newpilt-Yes, / advertised io'
a competent instructor to teach me
to play craps. What do you charge
The Crap Expert When they shoo''
fo~ real money, lacy, | Cont make h0
CHARGE for the lessons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
Classified News

Friend-I cent find the account o'
your football game on. the sporting
page.
The Halfback-We were slaugh''
cred. Look in the obituary column
Exchange.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
Whaddia Mean!

"Pa, how did those prehlsto''
monsters lcok?"
81 really can't remember that' ~"
ny, ask YOUR mother"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Almont Dancing Pavilion will opeI
with the first dance of the 1924 sea
son, Saturday evening, May 10Th.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mrs. ]. d. Walker and Mrs. H. R.
Aiken entertained elaborately Friday
afternoon and evening at two series
parties. The color scheme and all
arrangements for the party were car
ried out in pink and white. Five
Hundred formed the afternoons pas
time and carried ten tables both af-
ternoon and evening. Also Kensing-
ton was in order. In the afternoon
Mrs. John Whipp received first prize,
Mrs. Verne Brown, second, and Mrs
Clara Herrick the consolation. In
the evening Mrs. A. j. Gribbin re-
ceived the first prize, Mrs. Clara
Adams, second, and Mrs. C. W. Mar
tin, consolation. A delicious lunch
con of brick ice cream and cake was
served at the close of the festivities,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mr.. j. E. Berry of Missouri, old
time friend of Mrs. H. E. Bender, is
here on his return trip from Seattle.
He will visit here several days.
The Cecilian Chorus will give a
concert in Crested Butte, Friday eve
ming. They will present the same
numbers that were given on the con-
cert tour.
Mr.. Dewar of Pueblo, who has been
in Gunnison for the past several days,
in the interest Of the Nuckolls Pack
ing company, and the Elk Horn
Meat Market, returned to Pueblo the
latter part of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Welty and
two little sons, Harold and Herbert,
who have been visiting at the home
of Mrs Welty's father, E. H. Nc
Dowell, for the past month, returned
to their home in Cedaredge Saturday.
Nii .. isCA l-iiiiiS eOh iietiC oOii'
Junior. left Tuesday for Paonia, where
she will visit with her mother for
about four weeks During the latter
part of June Mr.. Ellington will join
her there, when they will go to Glen
wood Springs to attend the State
Dental convention, and will remain
there about a week.
Mrs. Mary E. Bowling, mother of
Mrs o. R. Clarke, passed away Satur-
day evening at sos, the result of a
fall sustained years ago. She had
been afflicted with paralysis and for
time had developed dropsy. She
had been bedfast for over three years
The body was prepared for transpor-
tation by Mrs Susie Miller, and
shipped Sunday night to the old
home in Huntington, West Virginia,
where it will be laid to rest beside
her husband, who preceded her many
years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke ac-
companied the body back east.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

M. B. Herrick, who has been quite
ill for the past week with influenza,
is reported much improved.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mr.. j. E. Berry of Missouri, old
time friend of Mrs. H. E. Bender, is
here on his return trip from Seattle.
He will visit here several days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

A social hop was held at the Mason
Hotel last Saturday evening and all
in attendance report a very ENJOYABLE
time. On Saturday all day Mrs, Ma.
son served refreshments in the wav
of a treat to all who came to the ho.
tel. A chicken sandwich and drink
of ice cold ade was given each visitor
The new drink is certainly delicious
and very refreshing. 1t bids fair to
rival in popularity the cocoa cola
beverage.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

w. L. Curtis is the proud possessor
of very good looking new Special
Six Studebaker Sedan
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

H. S. Ehrman and Jas. Harbaugh
came in Wednesday. Both gentlemen
own mining property of much prom.
Use on Gold Hill and have come in to
do the usual summer work up there
as soon as the snow will permit Of
their getting in with supplies. Ma.
ior Ehrman has spent the winter in
Buena Vista, while Mr. Harbaugh has
been in Kansas during the cold
weather.
The next meeting of the Commu-
nifty Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Wackerly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mrs. May M Leonard of Doyle, ar
rived in town Monday to visit her
brother, E H. Mcdowell, for several
days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mrs. j. G. Scott has been i'll thi
week but is now improving, to tn,
qualification of her many friends.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mrs. John Murphy and two daugh-
ters of Crested Butte, were visitors
in the city over the weekend on a
shopping tour.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Miss Verna Butts left Monday
morning for her. home in Hotchkiss
where she will visit her parents and
sister for a few days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

u. A Dewey and wife returned
home Friday after spending the win,
ter at TIE Soldiers Home in Kansas
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

w. II. Whadford of Paonia, accom-
panied by c. R. Stanfeld of Delta,
and Jack Goding of Somerset. made
up an auto party that passed through
town Tuesday enroute to Denver, and
thence to San Diego, California. They
expect to return in time to take care
of the fruit. Mr.. Stanfield is vio-
linist of note and will seek some
higher instruction on the coast, if he
can find an instructor of the higher
class.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Ralph Les, salesman for the Colo
rado Supply company, spent a few
minutes in town Wednesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15
PITKIN ITEMS

Clyde Handberry returned Monday
from number of days spent at the
county seat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

W, H Eckbert, Hugh G. Smith
and Walter Lindblom motored tc
Gunnison Tuesday, making the trlr
in Mr.. Lindblom's Chevrolet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Judge Sprigg Shackleford, who has
been critically ill for the past six
weeks, is again around and regaining
his health rapidly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-15

Mrs. jos B'ackstock, who went to
s"hda last week for treatment, is re-
ported doing very nicely. Her friends
will be glad to know this
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
sAsIN GETS CONTRACTS

John ? sabn. Putnam contractor has been awarded the contract : huiidHa iaHse cement ziae s.sECoMMF ssgI8 vii
 work fhefe about the first H July Nr ssbin alao has been the succe faI bidder for another large Iab. il Tuesday evening" mertlu af tte zizH council ha Nas announced as the iaWeat bidder for the caauae 1f installing sewers, cufbiHs and HtfeHs iu various parts uf Che c'tF.
 provided for at the recent special f meeting
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
William SaIn

faaanIXviIle was sa3dened ~hen the news came Friday evening of tHs deafh of William saiu at Worcester the evening before. William WIS the eldest son of Mir and Mrs Martin saiu and had worked m Worcester abanf two years. having spent his hoVhaod in nhoeniXrIlle at fhe ham1 of Hiz parents and attended she village school.
 lis death was caused by being thrown from his motorcycle, which ile
 riHing. causing eoncussion of the brain. and a fracture of the skull as
 sH as other injuries.
 Fae funeral was held at MeNair Chapel. Pheenixville, Monday at ] o'clock. Rev Frank Abbott of the F sf8fd Congregational church had eharEe of the services and Mrs. Wal kef and Mrs. Tatem of the church ehaiF sang. The hearers were youn men friends of the deceased. There WIS q profusion of beautiful flowers. The deceased leaves bis parents, Mr and Mrs Martin Salo. and two bro thers Karl and Martin.