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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-12

ERICAN
ter that came pouring out thckly, like grain from
a bag:
"Hoho-how
"Hekhen
Hoop
Button your pants you devilw
go ahead, Pentya, fire awayw
"Knock it into his head y
Hes man like others, after ALL"
"Eyen stone can be chiseled"
"Out with itr'
The sturdy Avdotya Steshchenkova raised her
dowdy skirts, bent down, and nudged the Ameri
can with her shoulder:
"Listen, you fool it's for your own good"
The American soldier surveyed the hairy
bronze-red faces of the muzhiks, and the unbut
toned flap of Znobov's trousers; he listened to
the lncomprehensible speech, and politely screwed
up his clean-shaven face into a smile
The muzhiks walked around him excitedIy.
shifting him about in the crowd like leaf over
water, and bawled at him, as people shout to the
deaf.
The American raised his head, blinking as if
gazing thru smoke, smiled and understood moth
ing.
OkorOk shouted to the American at the top of
his voice:
1Ou must tCh Juelu Iuere- eYeryCnlng-lCS no
good like thisw
"Why should you interfere with usp'
"They make you go against your own broth
ersw
Vershinin said stolidly:
You are all good people; you must under
stand You are, we may say, peasants. like us:
you till the soil, and all that The Japs. we'll
they gobble rice; with them it's different storyp'
Anobov stamped uneasily before the American.
and strOking his mustache, said:
I'VE are not highwaymen; we're trying to bring
order They don't know this in your land, sup
pose; it's far away, and then, again. your soul is
OF foreign land 3i,o7s staar II 81, anne
3niThe voices rose and thickened ,aa.l
The American glanced around helplessly and
said
~ don't understand"
The muzhiks at once became silent.
Vaska Okorok said
He can't get what you say He doesn't
know Russian, poor devilr'
The muzhiks walked away from the American.
Vershinin was embarrassed
"Send him to the rear; what's the sense of both
ering with him" he said to Znobov.
Znobov would not give in, repeating sinh
bornly:
"He will understand! Only it's necessary.
He will understands
ZnObOv was thinking.
The American remained standing continually
shifting one foot, and swaying slightly.
scarcely preceptible shadow of usefulness
agltated his face, as light wind the haystacks.
Sln.Bin-Ou, stretched on the ground near the
American, covered his eyes with his palm, and
drawled out highpitched Chinese song.
What a torture" said Vershinin plaintivelv
Vaska Okorok offered hesitatingly:
perhaps some book will do?"
A he
All they's good for is to roll cigarets WITH
said ZnObov. eff we could find one with pictures y
Avdotya walked over to the wagons that stood
along the paddock fence; she rummaged in the
cohers for long time, and at last brot ont J
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-12

worn, dogeared textbook of religion, the kind
used in the village schools
"Perhaps this,-religion' she asked
Znobov opened the book and said in a puzzled
way
"The pictures are all bout religion! We're not
going to rechristen him. We're not priests!"
"Try it, just the same" suggested Vaska.
"But how? He won't understand, 1 guess"
"He might. Go aheadv
Znobov called to the American:
"Hey, comrade come here" @
The American approached.
The muzhiks gathered again, once more exhal.
ing the smell of tobacco and bread hiocf
'Leninp said Znobov firmly and loudly. and I
then smiled, as if in spite of himself
A swift tremor passed thru the Americans |
body; his eyes sparkled, and he responded Joy |
fully:
"There's a chGpi"
Znobov smote his breast with his fist, and, his |
palm patting the backs and shoulders of the muz- /
INKS, he shouted speaking for some reason in |
broken Russian:
"SoUietskG republican
I The American stretched out his arms to the
muzhiks; his cheeks quivered, and he shouted ex-
citedly:
"4hGt is pretty indeed!"
The muzhiks burst into joyful laughter.
HE understands, the son of a-w
"The rascalw
"And our Pentya, look at our Pentya reeling
off American!"
"Send their bourShuis to hell, Pentyaw
Znobov hastily opened the textbook of religion.
and pointing to the picture showing Abraham
ABOUT 10 sacriice Isaac, while god was suspended
in the clouds above, he began to explain:
''This one, with the knife, is bourshui. Look
at his fat belly; it needs only watch and chain.
And here, on the logs lies the proletariat do von
understand? Prole-tari-atu
The American pointed to his chest, and stutter-
ing Joyousy, he said proudly:
Pfo-te-tGft7Gt WeP'
The muzhiks embraced the American. touched
his clothes, and with all their might squeezed his
hands and shoulders
Vaska Okorok, grabbing him by the head and
looking into his eyes, yelled exultantly:
Lad, you tell them there, over the sea.
"rhere, that will do, you fdget," Vershinin low
ingly demonstrated
Znobov continued:
$50, he, the proletariat, lies on the logs and
the bourshui chops him up. And there in the
clouds is the Jap the Inglish the 'Merican. all
that trash; the 'imperialisma herself sits there
The American tore off his cap and yelled:
"Imperialism! Aacayw
Znobov angrily threw the cap to the ground [
imperialism and the bourShuis, to the devil !SSS
Sm-Bln-Ou jumped over to the American. and
pulling up his falling trousers said rapidly:
husskl respublica-a Chinese respublica-a
'Mericanski respublica-a no good Japanee no
good; must, must get respublic-a. Must get must
get Red respublica :"
And glancing around, he stood on tiptoe. and
slowly raising his thumb, he said
"ShGngo."*
Vershinin commanded: Mr
Give him something to eat Then lead him
out to the road and let him CO."
The old man who had brot the prisoner asked
shall we bandage his eyes when we take him +?
Amt ne going to bring them here?'
The muzhiks decided:
Not necessary. He won't give us away"
Good in Chinese 4nS s5aa1 9h5 Be- la
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Two Stories by the Russian Writer, vsevoIod vanov
THE 'MERICAN se sss :=s. ssS@ q religion u" H"


Co., IncJ
A MUZHIK with bandaged head, drove his pie
paid horse wildly along the lane His body
was glued to the fiat back of the horse; his face
twitched, his fists were swinging in the air; glee
full yells issued from his throat
"Brothers-we've caught-a 'Mericanw
Okorok shouted
"Oh-hohow
Three muzhiks, carrying rifles, appeared in the
lane.
Behind them walking with slight limp, was
an American soldier, dressed in a khaki uniform.
His face was young and clean-shayen his
parted lips showed his teeth chatterng from fear;
on 3his right cheek, close to the cheek-bone, a
muscle was trembling.
A lanky gray-hared muzhik, who was escort
ing the American, Asked
''Who's chief here?"
Vershinin spoke up: whats the matter?n
Hes the chief-himw shouted Okorok. "Nik-
tia Yegorich Vershinin. Come, tell us how they
got himw
The muzhik spat to one side, and patting the
American soldier on the back, as if he had come
of his own will, began to tell the story with the
garrulOus eagerness of an old man:
give brot him to you, Nikita Yegorch We're
from Voznesnski county. Our band has been fol
lowing the Japs a long, long way"
"And what village are you from?"
"Ours is a town. The small town of Penino,-
you've heard of it. maybe?"
"They say it burned down."
"rhe damned dogsl They burned the whole
nlace rioht down, little father so we all took to
the hillsw
The muzhiks came closer, saying:
Sure! The same evil had come to us all %
The gray-haired muzhik continued:
Ihere were two of them, the 'Mericans! They
were driving cart with timed milk. Such fools
they are; they come to fight and they stuff them
selves with milk and 'chucklade' Well we nip
ped off one of 'em, and the other threw up his
hands. So we took him along. We wanted to
turn him over to the elder but now here's a
whole cOmpanyw
The American stood erect in soldierIy fashion
and without taking his eyes off Vershinin, as if
the latter were judge
The muzhiks crowded closer
The odor of tobacco and sour peasantbread
located to the American, enveloping him. The
mass OF crowded bodies gave forth warmth to
turn the head, and dry, feverish wrath stirred
into flame.
The muzhiks began to clamor:
"NOw then!"
"Shoot him, the damned dogw
"Give'm hell !"
Make an end of him.
go to it
Inc American soldier hunched his back slight |
- H' Su"iuOuiJ puIieu III MS mead between his |
shoulders; at. this movement the fierce wrath of
ing mu lzs flared up still more strongly.
rThey burn our villages, the sons of-w
TThey act like masters herew
"As if at homep
Look how they've butted imp
YWho asked them?v
someone shrieked in a piercing voice
"Get at himp'
AT that moment, Pentefi Znobov, who had been |
a longshoreman at Vladivostok, climbed up on a |
wagon and, as if pointing to something that had
been lost, shouted:
.'Waitp
And added.
s'Comradesw,
The peasants gazed at his mustache, shaggy as
fox's tail; they looked at the unbottoned flap
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-12

The peasants gazed at his mustache, shaggy as
a fox's tail; they looked at the unbottoned flap
OF his trousers, thru which his swarthy body was
visible, and grew silent:
There's time enuf for killing! That is simple
Inat is easy LOOK how many are piled up in
the street already But think, comrades we
ought to fill him up with propaganda and let him
go. Let him smell the Bolshevist truth That's
what thinkv'
Suddenly the muzhiks uttered roar of laugh
Evening star., 1925-07-07

WEDDING ANNULLED
New York Court Frees Wash
ington Girl From Marriage
to Convicted Bigamist.
Rr the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. July 7.-Annulment OF
the marriage of Mary Woodson OF
Washington and Morris Seldow, con
victed bigamist, was granted today by
Justice Lewis in the Supreme Court In
Brooklyn. suit for divorce brought
by Mrs. Augusta Reidenbach Seldow OF
this city. is pending.
Mary Woodson disa ppeared from her
Washington home two years ago. In
March her mother, Mrs. A. B. Wood.
son. a Washington dressmaker,
found her in Brooklyn, married to
Seldow. The reunion, however, re.
suited in the arrest of SeldoW, accused
of violating his parole from Elmira
where he was sentenced for burglary
Investigation of Seldow's past dis
closed the fact that he was married to
Augusta Reidenbach Seldow at the
time he married Mary Woodson. On
April %, jury after celebrating 10
minutes found him guilty of bigamy
and he was sentenced to an indetermi-
nate term of not more than three
years in the penitentiary. He must
also serve out his unexpired sentence
at Elmira when he finishes his bigamy
sentence.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
RAIL BROTHERHOODS WIN
DAMAGE SUIT APPEAL
Colorado Supreme Court Sends
$50, 900 Case Back to Trial Judge.
Conductor Claimed Malice.
By the Associated Press.


DENVER, Colo. July THE Order
OF Railway Conductors, the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen and Allied
Organizations won a legal point here
yesterday when the State Supreme
Court remanded to the trial court a
case in which r. f. Jones, 62-year old
railway conductor, was awarded
S50000 damages against the organiza-
tions for their alleged action in pre-
venting his employment on Colorado
Railroad systems.
Jones charged that the orga MIA ;
tions took this action because he re-
turned to work in 1907 while strike
on the Colorado and Southern Rail
way still was in progress. In the
Boulder County District Court he was
awarded $4,000 damages and granted
a permanent restraining order against
the defendants.
The Supreme Court held that the
trial Judge erred in instructing the
jury that 1t must find the defenda nts
guilty of malice for the primary pur-
pose of injuring Jones in order to
bring in verdict granting damages.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
MURDERER OF EIGHT
Is PLACED ON TRIAL
German Paralytic Calmy Tells How
He Slew Members of House
hold Singly.
BY the Associated Press


BERLIN. July Another whole
sale murderer was placed on trial yes
terdaY in the small town of Limburg.
lie is Director Angerstein of a cement
factory. in whose home eight members
of the household were found dead last
December.
The courtroom ws packed as An
gerStein related in a calm, l. ICON
cerned manner how he murdered his
wife and his other victims. He went
into the most horrible details without
hetraying the slightest emotion. He
admitted that only his wife was killed
outright. The other victims groaned
for some time after he struck them
down.
Angerstein is a paralytic. Accord
ing to the police he enticed his vic
Tins into a room separately and kill
ed them with an ak and a hunting
knife. He then poured petroleum
about. set fire to the house, stabbed
himself with the dagger and then
screamed for help.
At first he said a band of robbers
had attacked the house. seeking the
pay roll of the factory. but after be
ing questioned by the police he con
fessed.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Put an endb III
sleepless nights
by this simple habit

IF you don't get to sleep easily, your
nerves are probably over-soained-or
your digestion unsettled
A glass of Borden's, the Improved
Matted Mix, taken piping hot, just ut
bedtime, relieves both these difficulties
snd induces sound refreshing sleep.
Borden's Matted Milk gives your tired
body the wholesome nourishment it
Graves, without taxing your digestion
late at night, as heavier foods do. Already
partially Pfedigessed, it is readily alb
sorbed into the system. 1t soothes over
strained nerves and ahows you to relax.
Evening star., 1925-07-07

The meter is approximately one
ten millionth of the distance from the
E,nlatnr TO the Pole
Evening star., 1925-07-07
"YELLOW KID" HELD
AFTER BANK THEFTS
Chicago Confidence Man, With
Three Companions, Indicted
by Federal Court.
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July Federal indict
ments were returned today against
Joseph c'Yellow KID We'll, sartoriai
ly picturesque confidence man: Jimmy
Head. his boon compa nion: William II
Suchier and Anthony Barosse, resl
estate operators. charging them with
possessing stolen securities and alter
ing Government obligations.
The alleged operations were said by
Federal operatives TO have connection
with A series of robberieS in which
1852 900 in loo. was taken from H.
lirois and Wisconsin hanks.
Well whose burnt orange whiskers
and fastidious dress have figured in
numerous robbery Investigations, was
described as the head of the gang
although Head was caught by Fedora
agents while passing $4,000 in Sc
curities to a brokerage house and had
SIC. 900 in stolen bonds in his posses
sion.
The yellow Kid" was arrested MAY
13 at the North Side hotel he owns.
The following day he succeeded in hav-
ing his bonds reduced from SIS, ,00o
to SIC, 900. Head was confined in jail
and has been held there since.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Claims Book Wagon
Soon VIII Deliver
Knowledge atDoor
Librarian for Every Ten
Teachers Urged at
Contention.
Ry the Associated Press.


SEATTLE, Wash. July 7.-Approxi-
ma teIy 900 librarians from all parts
of the United States are here for the
forty seventh annual conference of the
American Library Associa ton, which
opened last night.
There should he one librarian to
every ten teachers in the United
States. Fl. II. Il. Meyer, director of the
legal reference bureau of the Library
of Congress. Washington, ID. c., told
the delegates.
"A Federal bureau Of libraries. as
part of the Federal Department of
Agriculture is needed" he said. Fifty
per cent of the people of the United
States are without library facilities"
Library wagons and travelling libraries
are gradually reaching more people,
but some day the book wagon will be
used in the cities, delivering knowl-
edge at peoples doors like groceries
or dry goods.
Evening star., 1925-07-07

You'1l enjoy the flavor of Borden'A
too. 1t has none of the sickish sweetness
usually found lin matted milk. This is
due to It's special process Of manufac-
tare which makes Borden's more palat-
able = and at the same time more
nourishing and digestible than any
other matted milk sold.
Get package from your dealer today
-or send the coupon below, with 1Oc,
for trial package-and form the habit
of taking Borden's as "nightcaP'.
Youn feel like different person morn
aags after good nights sleep.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
Page Going to Europe on Business

Fred f. Page. assistant deputy
commissioner of internal revenue. will
sail tomorrow for London and Paris
on business connected with estate tax
matters. Mr.. Page will be accom-
panied by his wife. He will return
about September !
Evening star., 1925-07-07
MARYLAND. TOWNS
ELECT OFFICIALS
N. A. James Named Edmon-
ston Mayor-Brentwood
Kills Loan.
sciaI pisnatch 70 The Star.

Specia Dispatch TO The star.
EVANSVILLE, Md. July I. New.
ton A. James. prominent union labor
leader and one of Prince Georges
County'S constables. was YESTERDAY Y
elected mayor of Edmonston. one of
the new municipalities of the county.
He succeeds r. NJ. McQuin. who de-
clfued TO run again. James defeated
John Hiser hy ma jority of Il. About
so per cent of the vote was cast.
James will serve one year.
Henry A. Eberle was reelected
town treasurer for one year over ID.
Hazen Mcleod by a ma iority of 35.
Walter Roth was chosen councilman
from the first ward for two years
without opposition, Charles NJ. Phil
lips. incumbent. having retired from
the race at the last minute.
Wilifred Lewis was elected council.
man from the second ward for two
years without opposition.
These newly elected officers are to
qualify before the rirst Monday in
August
Brentwood Results.
Tn Brentwood Mayor Everett II.
Roberts was reelected mayor for one
year without opposition. and Charles
W. Spcake. councilman from the hrSt
ward. was also reelected without op-
position for two years. Frederick Me
CIure was chosen as councilman from
the second ward to serve two years
He also had no opposition.
The proposed amendment 10 the
town charter authorizing the mayor
and Town Council to borrow sum
not exceeding 900 at any one time
for street and sidewalk improve
ments. authorizing the appointment
Of a town assessor and providing for
the levying of a special tax, in addi
tion to the regular town tax. not to
exceed 10 cents on each 800. for
street lights. was defeated by a vote
of about to /. This proposed amend
ment was also defeated last year and
It has now been definitely killed.
Treasurer's Post Open.
An interesting feature in connection
with the Brentwood election was the
town treasurer situation. F.. c. Helm.
present trea asurer. failed 10 file for
reelection, stating he no longer want
ed the job. nor did any one else file.
and the official ballot therefore con
tanned no aspirant for the position.
A number of friends of E. ". Baker
town clerk, however. wrote his name
on the ballot for trea surer. The judges
OF election. thousn, IT is sdld, uecllneu
to count these ballots. Baker stated
last night he would make no protest
since he never has and does not now
seek the treasurer's job. 1t is under
stood that f. c. Helm may vet con
sent to continue in Office for another
year, but if he does not the mayor
and council probably will be called
upon to name a treasurer.
North Brentwood reelected Jere-
miah Hawkins as mayor to serve one
year.
John II. Gilmore wa reelected town
treasurer. In the first ward John d.
Sellers defeated Peter Randall. ~ to
19. Sellers will serve one year
Madison /. Brown. second ward.
and Julius A. Wheeler, third ward.
are hold-over members of the council.
The newly elected officials viii be
sworn in Saturday. July IL.
Evening star., 1925-07-07
JEWISH IMMIGRATION CUT
Only 10000 Entered u. S. From
Europe in Past Six Months.

LONDON. July Jewish Tele-
graphic ncy).-Emigrato from
Europe to America has largely di-
minished as a result of the American
immigration restriction laws. says A
report submitted to the annual meet
ing of the Anglo-Jewish Association
Only 10000 Jews emigrated from
Europe during the first six months Of
this year.
Practically all the carpets that come
from Persia are woven by women.
Evening star., 1925-07-07

Pests have so destroyed the fruit of
the Bahama Isla ands that it is be
lieved the people there must depend
on the tourist trade entirely for their
living
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30

back TO the house with Sam in
his wheeler. Flossie stood, alone
on the front porch, surrounded
by the empty baskets.
''Tom wouldn't wait. He said
he had to make rounds at the
hospital" she said to Mary Roses
az the four of them trooped into
the little house. II guess he
was peeved because you didn't
ride with him. That's what ]
guess"
Mary Rose made no answer un.
I'll the two girls were alone in
their room, taking off their hats
and "freshening up"
II hope you explained TO Tom
that the reason / didn't ride with
him was because you wouldn't
get In Sans 'Wheezer," she said
then, questioningly.
FIossie raised her Arched eye
brows, and leaned close to the
mirror as she dabbed red paste
on her smiling mouth. IT did
nothing OF the kind" she said
cheerfulIy. LET him think you
don't want to be with him all the
time, Mary Rose! Make him lie
down, and then walk all over
him. That's the way to treat
the men. If you want to get their
goatl'
Go Be Continued TOmOrrOw.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
SWEATER is
POPULAR
BY Alice Langelier-
international News Service Staff
Correspondent

Correspondent
PARIS.
HEVEiE sweater IL invading every
= known realm Of women's
wear this season, having become
30 varied In style and material
that II IL no longer confined to
the sports sections.
The sweater is even to be seen
at smart evening affairs. that Is.
they are sweatar.like In form. but
made Of such beautiful materials
one can hardly associate them
with anything sport-like. Certain
ones made Of finest gold thread
are spun like a spiders web and
worn with gold lame skirts.
Yvonne Lafond IL wearing one Of
the new eweater-jumpers in sOftest
gold lame in her new play Of
Mghtful pleated gold skirt.
One Of the most charming for
day wear is the simple pull-over
type made in fine jersey OF a
single color. It's v neck, lower
border and side pockets are with.
out trimming. and 1t Is much
softened by wearir 6 a white linen
frilled blouse underneath.
Almost formal in appearance
IL the pretty sweater-jumper made
in all colors Of new wool. elab.
orately trimmed with bands Of
crepe de chine and finished at
the neck with q knotted crepe de
Oh re scarf. It Is worn with a
pleated skirt Of crepe de chine
In a harmonizing tone. and the
snug little hat that goes with 1t
has trimmings like the jumper.
Lucien Lelong has gIorified the
sweater frock and really made 1t
something beautiful. cut on the
new Iir es Of the day. A charm.
ing model In brown and beige Of
rest wool has a box-pleated skirt
and the blouse cut jumper form.