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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

legal restrictions, the workers have
not yet been able to use the radio
to spread the truth about their cause.
The cheap receiving apparatus is
within their means-with it, they get
the other fellows dope, which they
are unable to answer. The labor
movement will have to find some
way to use the radio in self defense.
What is true of the radio is also
true Of the big printing press. Its
cost is prohibitive to the mass Of
the workers, only by the greatest sac
rifces can they keep their week.
", and now their first daily paper
alive. The existence Of this
mouthpiece Of their cause is their
only defense against the avalanche
of falsehood poured upon them daily
by their capitalist opponents.
One of the fundamental Workers
Party tenets, which the Legion tries
to choke off from utterance, is that
the private ownership and control
of the means Of production and dis
tribution of news is incompatible
with the existence Of democracy.
Will Commander Quinn agree to this
on the basis of his radio experience
in Albany? Well, what applies to
news, apples also to bread and to
jobs.
Workers, get wise to yourselves.
Support your press and make con-
quest of the radio.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

The United States Steel Corporation has an
nounced the payment of an extra half per cent
dividend on its common stock for the fourth
quarter of the business year.
This is significant in view of the introduction
OF the eight-hour working day in most of the
Steel Trusts mills Last Spring Gary and his
handpicked impartial experts whined over the
proposal to abolish the 12-hour day and pro
claimed far and wide that the shorter workday
would ruin all chances of the brains" of the
industry being duly rewarded. Indeed, no one
took Gary and his satellites seriously. Least
of all did they take themselves seriously, for
these experts" knew they were outraging the
truth.
1t is obvious that the steel workers have been
producing such fabulous profits for their mas
tiers that not even a reduction in the working
period can materially dent the capitalist profits.
But the Steel Barons refused to take any
chances on declaring vacations in the industry
of extra-dividends. When the intolerable work.
ing hours were cut, they sashed wages. Hence,
it is no surprise to find that the United States
Steel Corporation increased its net profits last
year by more than seventy million dollars, or
an increase of 1919 over 1922 and grand total
of $179,650,910. This is the banner year in
the history of the Steel Trust, except for the
War years.
The story of the rise of the Steel Empire
reads like the story of the rise of a kingdom
of pirates. The Steel edifce rests on the crushed
bodies Of the hundreds Of thousands of over
worked and underpaid workingmen toiling in the
he-hoes of the mills. The titanic profits
amassed by the steel capitalists, are only the
CONCEALED sweat and blood Of the workers
ground in their deadening daily toll.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06
LENIN

Rest Corrade, rest! Thy long days work is DER;
Lay down the torch thy hand has horne long.
Close now thine eyes, and let thy spirit
Thru the wide Earth, borne our funeral song.
Toward that cold grave beneath the kremlin's wall
The thoughts o millions Of the workers
Thy silent tongue still sounds it's clarion CALI
And in their souls the answering pulses burn.
Hunted maligned, fugitive earth;
Fighting the workers battle to the end;
Thru wars thru plots thru Famine's grsy dearth;
Faithful 70 death, thy spirit did not bend. .4
A hired assassin dealt the towards blow
That robbed Of thee Comrade - that removed
Thee from ranks, and laid thy body low
But left thy memry ten times more beloved.
What fools they be who think that by such deed
They the Revolutions mighty food
Let them bewarei For he who may read
The to their holocaust Of blood.
Sleep Ccmradc seep Nor fear the Work vain
In which thy life spent for others sake;
The torch from thy dead hand raise again.
And carry onward-tli the full Day break.
s. MAJOR
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06
TO THE CHILD ExPLorTERs

mo fcdgling feeds the father bird,
No chicken feeds the hen.
No kitten mouses for the cat,
This glory is for men.
We are the wisest, strongest, race,
Loud may our praise be sung.
The only animal alive
That lives upon It's young"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06
Unemployment and Child Welfare
By JOHN HARVEY

During the industrial depression Of 19222 the chdrens bureau
the United States of Labor collected interest
statistics regarding the effect of unemployment the welfare of
the children.
transmitting report Secretary of Labor Davis Grace Abbott
chief Of the chiIdren's bureau, said:
Large children suffer, from but
period Those
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06
THE JUNIOR GROUP AS A CEN
TER OF ENERGY
Article No. IL.


The child Is even less able than
the adult worker to conduct an in
dividual struggle. 1t is useless to
speak to him, as an individual, of
courage and daring. The conditions
under which he can fight must be
created. He must realize that he
is not alone, but that he is support
ed by his organization, the Junior
Group. and that back of this stand
the adult organizations-the Young
Workers League, the Workers
Party, the trades unions, the par
ents' conferences, and others. Only
as a part of such an organization,
only with the confidence that the
solidarity that all his comrades give
him, can he be expected to use his
natural courage and self confidence
and profess communism on all oc-
casions, in spite Of mockery or
force.
Only thru this sense of solidarity
will the children be enabled to use
what they observe in the streets
and in the schools and what they
learn in the Junior Groups. Only
thus will they become active and
militant instead Of submissive. Then
their questions become, not "What
can l dot" or "What shall / do 2"
but instead, what can we do 2"
where shall we begin the strug-
gle?" The children are ready for
action. The Junior Groups indicate
the route to be followed. To learn
and to act--knowledge and strug-
gle--these are the two factors that
are amalgamatcd into one in the
minds Of the children. ~
Watch for Article No. 10, "The
demands Of the chiIdren.")
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

One of the chief mourners at>the bier Of
Wilson is Brother Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor. He never
wavered in his loyalty even when secret serv-
ice agents of the Wilsonian department of
justice were breaking the steel strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

To THE DAILY WORKER: Attic
many workers want "a Week"
printed daily, | prefer 1t in weekly
installments, because believe II
would reach more workers.
Rupert, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06
Youth NeuDs
By HARRY CANNES

Laying the Foundation for Militarism
Oh, no, America is not militarist
country.
But, anyway, if you are one in
about a thousand and get a chance
to go to high school or college, they
hand you this pleasant note:
"Have you been told that you must
take this two year basic course in the
Reserve Officers Training Corps,
either in high school or college, if you
expect to to graduate from any rec
ognized college or university"
This is taken from an actual notice
that was passed out in one of the
Chicago high schools. One thing is
certain in high school or college, you
must become reserve officer.
IT the War Department learned
nothing from the war it discovered
that so highly developed On imperidl-
list nation as the United States might
be plunged into war without much
warning and that a trained officer
body is necessary, especially in a
country that does not have COM
pulsory, general military training.
The plans now resting in the desks
of the General Staff are framed to
facilitate quick mobilization. From
the factories and mines, from the
mills and farms would come the mil
lions of overworked, exploited youth
as soldiers; from the colleges and
high schools would come ready
made officer corps to lead the ma
chine-made soldiers to slaughter.
Everything but outright eo7npul-
sorry military training for a period of
years is on the program of the United
States War Department. The Ameri-
can financiers and big capitalists are
frantic in their appeal for large
and efficient fighting force. One of
the vital problems they have to face
is military man power. A swollen
military budget has not yet affected
this country to the extent that this
disease has spread is slow poison thru
France, but if certain generals who
have the backing Of most of the big
industrialists and inanceers were to
have their way, the United States
would have an available military
force Of from to 6 million.
The groundwork of the future
American super-army and navy is
already laid in the educational in
stitutions. The Citizens Military
Training Camps is but one of the
supporting beams; and the rest of
the structure is in the building.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

How MANY Of your shop-mstes read
THE DAILY WORKER. Get one Of
them TO subscribe today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

Brothery cooperation unmarried by parti-
san prejudices marks the manner in which
prominent democrats and republicans have
worked for the oil interests, according to Mr.
Doheny's recent interesting revelations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

DR.. Case, one of the many alleged
amorous preachers serving the Lord
in Chicago, is now in Buffalo, ready
to star in the second act of the stir
ring human interest drama with Mrs.
Leland, playing opposite. The holy
man regrets that God is not his
judge. He might allow him to put
on the Holy Ghost as a star witness
for the defense. III
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

The term progressive" does not
seem to convey and meaning in this
country any more. In England,
many Lords and Sirs are more adj
vanced in their views than alleged
progressives. Here in America the
labor movement is infested with
hordes Of leaders who have until now
proudly Haunted the progressive ban
ner. There is an old saying, some
thing to the effect that at one touch
Of sorrow all the world is akin. It
can be said with more truth at one
touch Of red" progressives and re-
dictionaries are akin. The Workers
Party will either smoke the progress
sives out or smoke them in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

indianapolis, is the principal strong
hold of the Ku Klux Khan in the
United States. The Khan broadcasts
the information that it is a vigorous
protector Of "pure womanhood. !"
But indianapolis has the reputation
of being a wide open city. Why
does not the Klan clean up its home
town? Perhaps too many Klansmen
object to a moral bath.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
BOYS BEFORE JUDGE,
 RING FALSE ALARM
Wanted to Have Some Fun" Judge Suggests Session
 In Woodshed

Two boys who were eager for some fun" and chose as the method of in- dulging their natural youthful craving the ringing of the fire alarm. were taken before Judge Geissler this morn ing, who held session of the Juvenile court to consider their cases.
 It was brought out that one boy broke the glass and the other sounded an alarm for fire from Box 2s at 5.50 o'clock Wednesday night. The box is situated at the corner of Florence and George streets. The apparatus ra- sponded to the alarm, but upon arriv- ing at the box, found no fire and dis covered no one who knew anything about the ringing of the alarm.
 Investigation by Fire Chief Thurs ton and Captain of Police Jarvis, how ever, located the two lads who were re- sponsible for the act that is punish able under the law with jail sentence of one or a $500 fine or both.
 The lads were placed on probation, but Judge Geissler made them feel the seriousness of their offense. IL IS not fun" to ring in false alarms. The boys can see this clearly now. Incl dentally Judge Geissler suggested a session by the parents and the boys in the woodshed. as further method of impressing on the lads the seriousness of the method by which they sought to have some fun"
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
CUT ELECTRIC RATE
 Is PERCENT FEB. lST
Putnam Light and Power Co. Announces Reduction Ef-
 fective Soon
Lower Rates wll Benefit Thousands
 of People In Four Towns

Good news for those who use cleo tricity supplied by the Putnam Light < Power Company was given for pub leation this morning by the manager, Ralph E. Thurston, who announced that a reduction in the electric rate. of slightly more than l5 per cent, will become effective on Feb. 1st This reduction will effect thousands of peo- pie in the towns of Putnam. Thomp- son, Woodstock and pomfret.
 Policies of administration and gene ration of electricity, placed in effect by the Eastern Connecticut Power Company. which owns the local utility. are two biz factors that permit the reduction in rate, which takes effect commencing the first of next month.
 The schedule of new rates is as foi- lows: For those who use six kilo- watts or less, S1 %; Ia kilowatts. 12c per kilowatt; as0 or more. sc per kilo- watt: 1000 or more. 5e per kiiowatt.
 The present rates are as follows: First 90 kilowatts. lac per kilowatt; 200 kilowatts. l2c per kilowatt; 75o kilowatts. 7c per kilowatt; 1000 or more kilowatts. 5c per kilowatt.
 IL will be seen that the larger user of electricity will receive no reduction in rate. the utility holding that Dc is the very lowest rate that it can sell it's product at minimum of profit.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
TO HONOR MRS. VALENTINE
League of Women Voters 10 Tender
 Reception to County President

Members of the Putnam League of Women Voters. through the courtesy of Mrs. $. Nikoloff, who opens her home. are to be hostesses at special meeting Thursday afternoon. Jan. IT. when a reception will be rendered to Mrs. William Valentine of pomfret, the new county league president. The meeting is called for 2.45 o'clock
 All county members. state members in nearby towns and not affiliated with local league, local members and interested friends are cordially invited. There will be special music and Miss \. r. Gieaton. State Field Secretary of the League, will be a guest and speak. CT of the afternoon. She will address the ladies regarding the American Peace Award. A large number should be present to hear this able speaker upon so vital subject Several local members with cars will try to take friends to Mrs. Nikoloff's that after noon. If members wish transporta- tion. they are asked to notify Mrs. An nie (. Child.
 There will be a social hour, during which tea will be served.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
FIRES DURING 1923
 CAUSE Sl65,O 600 LOSS
Apparatus Responds to Seven ty-Seven Alarms Dona-
 hue Block Fire Heaviest
Go out-of-Town Five Times-April
 Busiest Day

Property damage of S150,000 to Sf65. 900, caused by 72 fires m Put nam during the 1928, is indicated by the report filed with the mayor and common council by Fire Chief Ralph E. Thurston.
 The heaviest loss was caused by the Donahue Block fire on Feb. 22, Chief Thurst0n reporting damage done of Si23. 800. April 8 was the busiest day of the year, the firemen being called out no less than five times. Two of the fires were located in the Tewgood property on Killing ly avenue, which was destroyed and in the Muire houses at the rear of K Lee street.
 During the year the department was called and responded to five out side" calls. That is the apparatus was dispatched to towns beyond the limits of Putnam to aid in fighting fires. In all there were TT calls for the firemen during the year 1923. :.
 Chief Thurston's tabulated list of the fires is as follows:
 Jan. 9-5.15 D. m., Canal street, vacant lot, brush fire, Manhasset yil- lage.
 9-5.16 D. m, Canal street, vacant lot, brush fire, Manhasset village.
 Jan. 17-f2.45 p. m. tTD l9O Main Mrs. Alex Houghton dwelling, chim- ney.
 Jan. 27-s.55 a. m., estate N. Pelo- quin, 8 Pomfret street, damage slO0.
 27-1O.46 pm, ( s. Andem house, Grove street. chimney, damage, $l4.
 Feb. 15-f0.40 a. m., (T) George Farley tenements Church street, chim- ney.
 i5-II.I0 a. m, (T) Mrs. L. White, 23 Grove street. chimney.
 Donahue Block Burns
 Feb. 22-720 a. m, Box 4i, Dona- hue Block, Main street, loss SIPS, 800.
 Feb. 23-S45 a. m., Box 2i, Henry Welch house, 42 Walnut street, loss S4S0.
 March lo-10.55 a. m. tT) James RafFerty, dwelling, Chapel street, no loss.
 March i2-4.55 p. m. Box Al L. NJ. and A. C. Keith, storeroom garage. loss $4,095.49.
 March 1G-2.57 p. m., tT) South Main. False alarm.
 March l8-3.45 p. m., (T) Ray Bos- worth house, Woodstock avenue, ehim- ney.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
FIRST ICE HARVEST
J. H. Converse Cuts Cakes 9 Inches
 Thiek-Deaiers Waiting

What is characterized as the sea sons first harvesting of an ice crop is credited to James II. Converse of the Sawyer District. who on Wednes- day filled his ice house with eight layers of cakes averaging s to inches in thickness.
 Putnam dealers and others who har- vest ice crops, are marking-time. so to speak, or as one of them says, doing some watchful waiting-and measuring" Ice on the average pond has frozen to a depth of about six to seven inches. But these past few almost warm days have not eontri- buted much to advancing the day for the harvest.
 Raymond Medbury, of the local ice firm of Medbury and Trowbridge, says that about three good cold days "in row" will create the thickness of ice that is desired and harvesting will be general thing immediately.
 Now that Perry's pond is open to skating again, thanks to the good offices of Putnam Lodge of Elks, scores and scores of people have been enjoying this wintertime out door sport. Kings pond at Grove Street cemetery has also been popu- lar ss usual. among the younger peo- ple
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
CHIEF AVOIDS CAR
 BUT RUINS "COP"
Unidentified Machine Gets In Way of Moving Fire
 Truck
R. E. Thurston. Driving Fire Appars- tus. Escapes Auto by Quick Action

Rather than run into an antomo- bile that did nQa give right of way to fire apparatus responding to an alarm of fire. Chief Thurston, at the wheel of the motor hook and ladder, Satur- day noon. ran into and smashed the silent cop that stands at the corner of Bridge and Main streets. He escaped hitting the automobile. and other than running into the "cop," no damage was done. But had il not been for the quick thinking and rapid action of Chief Thurston another story would be told.
 The turn at this corner is so sharp for the lumbering hook and ladder, that it's driver must "eut" the silent policeman to make the turn. Chief Thurston planned to do the usual thing, but arriving there moving automobile blocked the way. He shift ed the course of the truck to the right side of the "cop" and missed hitting the auto, but struck the traffic regu- lator.
 Another time, perhaps, escape will not be so readily achieved and some unheeding motorist will have smash de machine on his hands to serve as a lesson that he should give the road Co fire apparatus on the way to a fire.
 The firemen were responding to an alarm for fire in the chimney of the house at 54 Mill street, owned by La The flames were quickly extinguished. There was no damage.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
MARRIAGE A sbE
Aleda Mioure and He{'ei Slip
 Away and Wed ind phn

That Miss Aleda MiSanghter of Mrs. Maria MioureF Water street and Henry RieI, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Riel of 5$ Y street, were married at the Cial m St. John. New Brunswick Wednes- day of this week, is ews that reaches the parents ofRnpie and their friends. FriendsNmost cer- tainly surprised and it frteu that the parents of the corrig couple were equally surprisa
 Mr. Riel, who wsf fnefiy an overseer in the Dady Fnili, went to St. John. New Bfck, about two months ago. He pack for q visit at his home here khe Christ mas and New Year Pn and he and Miss Mioure lef city to- gether, 1t is reported, ie morning train New Years. of their marriage was the news received from them.
 Miss Mioure, who employed at the Putnam Steam Try for sev- eral years, had beeeping com. pany with Mir. Riel upwards of a year.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
CAN'T FIND CAUSE
 FOR POMFRET FIRE
Incendiarism Perhaps Reason For Barn Burning on Sabin
 Place
Used as Garage by A. H. Paine Who
 Was at Hospital

Fire with incendiarism as it's prob able cause, destroyed a small barn on the property of Ralph Sahin near Sa- bins corner. Pomfret Center, early last night. Within an hour the building was in ruins and the only food that the flames found was the wooden structure. for it was empty of anything of value.
 The Sabin place is hired by A. H. Paine, who was at the Day kimball Hospital visiting his wife, who is a patient there. His two sons were abed. asleep. in the house not far from the barn. which Mir. Paine used as q garage. Mr Paine left for the hospital at about s o'clock and was back again a few minutes after 9 o'clock.
 MT. Paine had not had his car in the barn all day long. He does not smoke and can conceive of but one cause for the fire starting. He believes the barn was set afire, either by accident or on purpose by someone not known to him. If he suspects anyone, he is keeping that fact to himself.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
MILL TO KEEP OPERATING
Manhasset Co. to Run For Several
 Weeks on Curtaiied Basis

Prospect of maintaining operations for several weeks, especially the weav- ing and other necessary departments. was the assertion made today by one in close touch with the present uncer- tain affairs of the Manhasset Mfg. Co. Other departments will be stop ped as orders are run of and the need of production ceases.
 The business is Co be sold. but when and under what conditions remains to be seen. Judge l.. Waldo Marvin of the Superior court has not handed down his decision of the application of the company's receivers to sell the property. Until this decision is filed. the receivers are unable to move fur ther in their endeavor to wind up the affairs of the concern.
 The receivers have asked court for permission to sell the property by two methods. One is to ask and re- eeive bids on the property, parcel by parcel. The other Is to ask for and receive a bid for the entire property regarded as il whole.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
 MRS. cILPATRIc HOSTESS

The Woman's Missionary Society of the Second Congregational church will hold it's annual tea and social at the home of Mrs. G. Harold Gilpatric on Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 15. at ! o'clock. A musical and literary pro gram will be presented.
 Mrs. c. If. Brown will give some personal "reminiscences of the earlier days of the society; Mrs. w. R. Bar Der will tell of some of the problems confronting the society at the present time. and Mrs. F.. M. Warner will speak of the proposed activities of the ensuing year. Every woman in the parish is most cordially invited to be present at the meeting.
Putnam patriot., 1924-01-11
NET ASSETS SOAR
 TO RECORD FIGURE.
Building & Loan Association Has Best Year In It's
 History
Assets Total s1se. .246. an Increase of
 s5i.s53 During 1923

Net increase in assets of S5l .953.3g by the Putnam Building X Loan Asso- citation. during the year 1923, are shown by the annual report of Judge M. H. Geissler. to be presented to the stockholders at the annual meeting to be held on Jan. % This is by far the most successful year in the history of the organization, exceeding even last year when the earnings scared above anything previously accomplished.
 After being in existence for eight years. the association has accumulat- ed assets of S1S6. .26i.i5, which is an achievement that speaks well for the thriftiness of Putnam; the successful and iudieious management of the af- fairs of the association and when com pared with total assets of previous years. demonstrates the healthy growth that the institution has en- loved