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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03

On the 21st OF January the workers
the world over will hold memorial
meetings for Nicolai Lenin, the
leader and fighter for the liberation
OF the laboring masses. In connection
with these memorial meetings, on
Thursday, Jan. rs, moving picture,
ain Memorlam-LenIn," will be shown
in the Gartner's Independent Theatre,
3725 Roosevelt Road. Two other pic
lures will also be shown: "Pollkush-
ka," and Soldier Ivan's Miracle"
Admission will be soc. Tickets are
for sale now at Russian Technical
School. 1902 w. Division St., Russian
Cooperative Restaurants, 1894 w.
Division st. and 76O Milwaukee Ave-,
at 1e6 w. Washington St., Room 307,
at the DAILY WORKER. 1l13 w.
Blvd, and by all mem.
bers OF the Technical Aid Society.
U. g. s. Il.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
COOPERATIVE
GROCERIES IN
BITTER FIGHT
Especial to The Daily worker)


WASHINGTON. - whether the
neighborhood grocers who are now or
ganizing their own purchasing So
cieties in order to compete with the
wholesale departments of the chain
grocery stores will be able to survive
is a problem.
In a recent decision on wholesale
prices made by a cracker factory to
the chain stores, the commission held
that 1t can't protect the cooperative
buying concern formed by the little
grocers in getting as low a price as
the factory gives to the chain stores.
Few Of the consumers who patron
ize grocers in typical American city
know Of this development When the
chain store corporation can buy the
whole output of factory after factory,
and when the factory is compelled to
choose between a guaranty of full
time operation at a set price and a
chance of production at only part time
while selling goods slightly higher to
independent jobbers or grocery stores,
he gives low price to the chain store
concern.
The corner grocer then federates
With scores or hundreds Of others Of
Ills kind, and tries to make the jobber
md factory manager see that dealing
with the chain store is not his only
salvation. 1t is thru the formation Of
.hese WHOLESALERS among grocers that
the show-window competitions and
general toning-up of independent gro
Gerry houses has been forced during
the past two years. They are fighting
in many cities for their lives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
THE men Who
OWN AMERICA"
FORUM LECTURE
Leland Odds to Speak on
Sunday Evening

An old saying has 1t that "He who
plays the fiddler calls the tune" But
it is even more true to say that those
who own control. This being the
case, it would be interesting, wouldn't
it, to know who owns America?
That ownership and control must
go together becomes self-evident with
anyone who gives the subject a mo.
ment's thought. But who are they
who own America? Is It that myth
cal entity called the public? Is it
Rockefeller? The Wall Street finan.
cial kings? And how much do they
own of America?
The age Of monopoly has played
strange tricks with government. It
might be thought that If those who
own America control America, then
those who are rich and control SIS per
cent let US say, Of all property in
America have only 65 per cent OF the
social control, the power to order the
machinery of government according
to their will. But the power Of mo
nopoly is greater than its proportion
Of wnership-much as that is.
1t is a very interesting subject, and
il you want to hear It explained in
detail by one who knows what he is
talking about, come to the open forum
Of the Workers Party at the lodge
room Of the Ashland Auditorium neut
Sunday evening at o'clock. Leland
Olds, economic expert of the Fed
Grated Press will speak on 1.-THE Men
Who Own America"
Take surface cars to Ashland and
Van Buren,, or Metropolitan IL" to
Marshfleld station. Come early and
be sure to bring your friends.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
Month Side EnuIlah Branch.

The next regular meeting of the
North Side English Branch will be
held Monday night, Jan. 5, at Imperial
Hall, 2409 N. Halsted street. Arne
Swabeck will speak on Strategy and
Tactics of the Communist Interna.
tional." Members of the branch must
get there at p. m. sharp as very i'm
portant business will come up before
the lecture starts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03

by the men. 1t is common knowledge
that the miners must load $500
pounds Of coal before they are cred
tied with a ton by the company.
Wages for day men range from
$500 to $3.50 per day, the latter figure
being paid only to the most highly
skilled workers such as motormen,
wiremen, trackmen and blacksmiths.
The company store, at which the
miners must buy, charges exhorbi-
tant prices for the bare necessities Of
life. A pair of light overalls costs
the miner $3.50; canvass gloves, soc;
flour, $1.5O per "a lb. sack; coffee, COO
per lb.; ham, soc per h.; sugar, 16c
per h.; breakfast bacon, soc per Id.
Independent stores near the Atlas
coal camp sell the above articles from
20 to 40 per cent cheaper, but declare
they have no coal miners for GUS
toners because as soon as the miners
cease buying at the company store
they are fired. The miners are al
most all so heavily in debt to the
company store that they are practical
ly slaves to the coal operators.
Lothian and Atlas once had large.
strong local unions, but both were al
lowed to go to pieces for lack of pro-
lection from the district officials of
the United Mine Workers Of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
new CALENDAR IS
URGED WITH THIRTEEN
MONTHS; % DAYS EACH

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The reso-
IutIon Of the economic and poIltI-
cal science section Of the American
association for the advancement Of
science advocating a new calendar
year was approved by the general
council of the association today.
The changes proposed in the reso-
luton would create 10 months Of
% days each, making the first Of
each month fall on Sunday. The
last day of each year would be
known as "year day" and would be
added to the last week as an eighth
day.
The general council also approved
the program Of oeeonographio re-
search work mapped out by the
navy department to be conducted
during peace time. The new month
would be named "SoI."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
VAN LEAR and
CRAMER WAR ON
COMMUNISTS
The Latter Win Election
Against Takers

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE
bitter fight waged against the Com
munist by the Shiny takers in the
Twin Cities can be seen by an article
that appeared in the Daily Star, Van
Lear's discredited rag, in which the
reactionaries were urged to combine
and defeat the Communists in the
elections for officers in the painters
union.
The campaign Of the takers and their
pen prostitutes was total fizzle. The
Minneapolis Labor Review edited by
that cheap hireling Robly D. Cramer,
who is now licking the boots Of the
labor crooks, and getting stepped on
by both sides, Joined with Van Lear's
paper in denouncing the Communists.
The Communists won the fight. The
whole left wing slate was elected
filing every ONCE in the union"
This is what Van Lear's subsidized
organ had to say:
Progressive members of Painters
union No. 1856 hope to wrest control
from the Communists sad return to the
ideals of the American Federation of
Labor as expressed by the late Samuel
Gompers, at their annual election
Saturday night.
In opposition to the Communist
slate, the progressives have nominal.
ed a ticket headed by Sherman
Stought for business agent. Mr.
Stought was business agent Of the
union for three years and built it UP
from 500 to LOO membership. The
issue will be fought out Saturday at
the union headquarters in the old
Daily News building, Sixth street and
Fourth avenue s., where the polls will
open from l to 5 p. m.
Progressive members of the painters
union affirm that since Mr.. Stought's
post went to two successive Commun.
lists, the union membership has dwin-
died to 600 and that the employers as
well as the painters refuse to recog-
nize the present communist officials.
The progressive nominees have agreed
to run the union along the lines laid
down by the American Federation Of
Labor to the Minneapolis Trades and
Labor assembly.
In addition to Mr. Stought for bust
ness agent, the progressive ticket car.
ries the names of H. NJ. Peterson for
president, E. G. Bartlett for recording
secretary; Carl Erickson for treasurer,
D. NJ Renner for vice-president, and
D. M. Renner, Dan Duncan, H. M. Pc
terson, Oscar Gunderson and w. Skel-
ton for the executive board.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
Movies for Workers
be Towns seheduIe Movie Shows.

Big Towns Schedule Movie Shows.
While the educational value OF work
ing class movies is equally great
wherever they may be shown to work.
ing class audiences, their financial
basis is to be found in the larger cit.
les, where, with but slightly smaller
expense the greatly increased crowds
turn in much heavier cash returns
During the coming months several OF
the most important OF these basic
shows are being held and all members
and sympathizers of the Workers
Party as we'll as all supporters of the
international Workers Aid, should
make it point not only to attend
themselves but to bring as many OF
their shopmates and friends as posi-
BILE. No other working class affairs
are scheduled to conflict with these
dates at which 1.-THE Beauty and the
Bolshevik" and Russia in Overalls'
will be shown.
Omaha, Nebr.
Alhambra Theater, Jan. IL, an &C.
tive and experienced Workers Party
committee on the job.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Every past movie venture in this
city has been a success and this time
the committee expects to break ali
records. The show will be held, az
usual, in Engineers Auditorium, st
Clair and Ontario streets, Saturday
Jan. II. Matinee and evening and
again on Sunday, Jan. Is, evening
only. Admission is SOC.
Boston, Mass.
Another unbroken line Of success
will be added to by the showing at
Symphony Hall, Jan. 16. Everyone
knows that these Symphony Hall
movies are the classic radical event OF
the season.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Labor Temple, 1918 Walnut St., will
again be the scene Of a workers film
show on Jan. ~.
Chicago, III.
The long awaited Chicago showing
of Beauty and Bolshevik" will take
place Feb. at Ashland (Carmen's)
Auditorium, continuous 5 to IL, admis-
sion soc, joint auspices 1. w. A. and
DAILY WORKER.
Other Beauty ShowIngs.
Bentleyville, Pa, Jan. 9.
Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 10.
Brockton, Mass, Jan. 10.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 1.
Livingston, Ill, Jan. 4.
Daisytown, Pa, Home Theater, Jan,
10.
Niagara Falls, N. Y, Jan. IS.
Reading, Pa, Jan. %.
San Francisco, Calf, Mar. 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
ALBERT THOMAS
met WITH SCORN
IN JUCO-SLAv|A
Greeted With: ''To Hell
With Traitors"
BY M. RoHAN.
peolaI 70 The Daily Worker,

especial TO Inc Dally Worker)
AGRAM, Jugo-Slavia, Jan. AL
bert Thomas. head Of the labor de-
partment of the capitalist league Of
nations, was here visiting his friends
and cousins Of the second (socialist)
international. Everywhere he was
greeted with coldness and contempt
by the rank and file workers.
When Mr. Thomas stopped at the
front of the syndicalist building on
the 55 Jellica, there were no parades
for him. There was no reception
committee to meet him, excepting for
himself and few other traitors Of
Jugo-Slav workers. When he walked
out from his automobile he did surely
hear the mighty voice Of the Agram
workers when they resounded: Down
with the social patriots! Down with
the agents of the bourgeoisiel Down
with the traitors To hell with capt.
talists! To hell with Mr.. Thomas and
the Amstedam International Long
live Moscow! Long live the Third
International"
We wonder that Mr.. Thomas who is
president Of the international labor
bureau and the best agent of the
bourgeoisie, should venture to come
here. Thomas during the war for
democracy" was the president and
minister Of munitions in the French
government and faithfully served the
International slaughter of workers the
world over.
With that reputation gained for his
services to the bosses he is busy
visiting here to plant the seed Of
pacifsm. But he is wasting his time
for the seed OF pacifism win not grow
here. The workers are preparing
themselves for class war against
their enemy. No Thomas, Sassen-
bach OF Vandervelde will succeed in
pacifying the rank and file in the
Communist organization.
Mr.. Thomas, it would be much bet
ter for you to go right into Pashich's
Office and shake hands with him be-
cause your hands are equally damp
withthe holy blood Of the European
workers. You know that there is
nothing for you in Agram or any
where where the workers are getting
together and preparing for the bitter
struggle against the tyranny Of this
century.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
Jail Communists
in Norway for
Urging Soviet
Especial to The Daily Worker,

CHRISTIANA, Norway, Jan. g.
Three of the leading Communists of
Norway have been arrested, charged
with high treason" for expressing
their opinions in leaflets issued dur
ing the recent Norwegian elections.
The government objects to state
ments that the "proletarian must
crush the constitution and replace 1t
with a Soviet government" The state
solicitor is endeavoring to induce the
court to rule that mere membership
in the Communist Party is treason.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
KENTUCKY COAL MINERS GET THREE
WAGE CUTS IN YEAR, BUT BOSSES
RAISE FOOD PRICES AND RENTS

Editors NoteThe following working
dons that prevail in the nonunon coal mining fields
Kentucky AlonEo Walters
fields reports
tons in existence previous article
how William president
ignored Of these miners organzaiona
acting
The following article told
Walters, with conditions
Especial to the Daily Worker
HAZARD The miners this field
alho
for articles of clothing
Kentucky
richest fields
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
From the 18th to the 5th
World Congress.

Report of the Executive Committee
of the Communist International, GOV.
ering 40 different sections, including
U. s., Canada, Mexico, Argentine, etc.
It briefly summarizes the activities of
the Executive Committee and its va
rious sections. The United Front, the
Trade Unions, Agrarian Questions.
etc. A year book of the c. l. Single
copy
In lots Of ten or more is cents.
Order while the supply lasts.
Literature Department
WORKERS PARTY OF AMERICA,
1113 Washington Blvd. Chicago, III.
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Of its development. The first railroad,
branch line of the Louisville and
Nashville, was built in this region in
1912. Coal mining is the only indus
try of importance and thousand Of
wage-workers are absolutely at the
mercy Of the men who own the mines.
The coal operators are in a position
which enables them to fix wages at
their own figure as well as the prices
of the necessaries Of life which the
miners are forced to buy at the COM
pany stores. The miners are also
forced to live in company houses and
pay rent to the coal operators, who
frequently raise the rents.
The coal operators fix all the con-
ditions under which the miners work
and whenever a miner complains
about this condition he is marked as
an "agitator," fired, evicted and black
listed thruout the entire field. The
wages are SO low that none Of the
miners, many Of whom have large
families. are enabled to leave the coal
fields. Most Of them, therefore, are
careful about mourning the wrath Of
their masters.
The coal camps which Walters WIS.,
tide this week pay starvation wages.
The Algoma Block Coal company Of
Lothian, Ky. pays coal leaders 40
cents per ton; the Columbus Mining
Co., of Atlas, KY, pays 4S cents per
ton. The coal seam Of the latter is
only 40 inches high. In two of the
coal seams, No. and No. Z, which
are located half way up, and at the
top of Hazard mountain range, re-
spectively, the companies pay so cents
yer ton.
One of the most vicious practices
of the coal companies in the Hazard
field is that which compels the men
to do pillar work" This work is
extremely dangerous and takes num-
erous lives every year. The miners
must, for the same wages as ordinary
work, dig and load the pillars of coal
which are left to support the top Of
the shaft after the rest Of the coal
has been dug out of the mine entry"
The hill often falls in behind the pillar
diggers, after these pillars have been
removed.
In addition to digging and loading
the coal the miner has to dig out IS
inches of Jack rock" and much over
head slate, for which the company
pays absolutely no compensation.
Very often the slate falls on the coal
miner and kills him before he has had
time to remove it.
Out of the meager wages mentioned
above, the miner must pay from his
salary every month, numerous
charges and gratis" insisted upon by
the company. The miner must pay
so cents every month for blacksmith
ing charges, $1.OO per month for the
doctor bill, S2.25 per key for blasting
powder, eighty cents per roll for fuse.
ten cents per pound for carbide and
ten cents for paper Of cartridges.
The officials Of the company further
rob hundreds of dollars from the min
ers' payroll by the use of inaccurate
scales in weighing up the coal mined
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03
TRY CAMBRIDGE l.

IF you are weary OF going with the
L green lights and stopping with the
red, of having gongs DINING in your
ears at every downtown corner. take a
day off and ramble, in n leiSurely way,
down the wooded roads of cambridge
island. There are no traffic lights there,
and few billboards.
The woods are turning gold and red in
the autumn air. Mile ON mile of winding
highway ripples ahead of your car, each
turn a new scene of beauty. You will
find something to make YOU forget, for n
few hours. the humdrum and hustle of
the city.
Try ~Bainbridge for that fed-up feeling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03
MORE LEGISLATIVE
IFS

A GAINST the wishes OF a majority of
n state legislators. apparently, Gov
ernor Hartley has called a session of the
state legislature for November 8. He
probably figures the Legislators can get
thru with their work and adjourn in time
for Christmas. The Thanksgiving vaca-
ton will cut into the work.
That there will be a battle at Olympia
goes without saying. Legislators arc in
a different frame of mind from last jan
uary. Labor, women's organizations,
some of the farmers, some of the irriga-
tionists, some of the bankers, some of the
timbermen. are sore, and all won't be
smooth going.
That anything constructive will be done
appears doubtful. But then. legislatures
so seldom do anything constructive that
no one, probably, ever will know the diff
ference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03
SCIENCE
ANTIQUITY

WTHE antiquity Of the solar
4 system is fearful says
Sir Oliver Lodge In a recent
article. Life on the earth"
he rays, in some form or other.
has hccn going on nearly all
that time"
This theory shoyes back tho
sge OF tho earth into a distance
difficult to calculate billions OF
years. Theories similar 10 this
are now generally held by most
scientists. Recent discoveries
in astronomy are Responsible for
them.
Astronomy is. perhaps. tho
oldest Of the sciences. Thru
ages Of superstition and down
thru the pseudoscience OF as
trology II persisted. From this
astrology Of the middle ages
gradually came the astronomy
OF today. IL has now grown
30 vast that IT has created i'm.
portant other sciences. from
agtro-physics to radiology.
The astronomy OF the ancients
consisted In arranging tho
heavenly bodies in groups,
which they called consultations.
and which were given such
names as ''the great bear"
the scorpion" tho bull" etc.
These groupings continue to he
recognized by the names given
them by the %ancicnts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03


for the blood and lymph by
which nu,rl,lvo substances arc
taken 20 all parts OF the body
and waste products arc removed.
Rain water that has not run
down a roof Is pure water. but
II II lnBipld and d~lstaA,cful he
cause 4 doeA not contain Ger.
tain mineral salts and other
properties that makes for good
drinking water. ON ths other
asad. wafer that contains TOO
much mineral salts may 10 9th
srwiso pure and stlli he quite
unfit for drinking.
Water dsssoiyeH substances.
both gases and solids. and alb
SORTS odors
Because Of these properties
and becatusa water il usually
taken into tho body raw. it is
one Of the most potent carriers
or harmful bacteria. water car
ries polsona and parasitic FORMS
Of animal and vegetable life
remembering that disease germs
are mostly vegetable
You know that. generally
speaking. water "a considered TO
b. either hard water or soft
water.
so called hard water derives
it's name from the fact tba, IL
contains too much calcium car.
donate which Ia a mineral con
Atitucnt When hard water Is
boiled the hard crust or ring
formed about vessel Is calcium
carbonate.
Hard water Ia freed from mort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03
SMOKING ROOM
STORIES

GONE Of these mind readers
" came 10 our town n few
days ago" said the smoker from
Kansas, "and he pestercd tho life
out OF all OF us TO help him get
up a meeting where he could
show off his goods. Now. we
weren't particularly interested in
having our minds read, II being
hot weather aud everything. and
We did not bite. But he kept
after us, just the same. At last.
some OF us decided 10 put him
up against Abel shutc, the town
miser and all-around champcen
crouch. We pointed Abel out TO
him on the street and urged him
on. He confronted Abel. 4 am
a mind sender and | can read
your thoughts now he began.
Abel eyed him inadvertently and
beloved:
Then, why in heck don't you
go there7'"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03
NOT THAT "CIVILIZED" YET

TNHE RADIO STAR, offering instruc-
i tons for building a radio set, finds
more than 200 eager would-be builders IN
two days. And yet some folks say we
have forgotten how TO do anything with
our hands, and now demand everything
done for us by others.
You would think. to read some of these
gloomy reviews, that the power of ere
ating anything with our hands and minds
had vanished in what is known as 'efv-
ilization.' Yet there must be thousands
of folks in Seattle who still accomplish
many things, instead of expecting m
body else to do things for them.
As long as folks are willing to do
things for themselves there's not much
danger of the world going wrong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-03
M!oMo@&&;R|lIlE99, g.,

WHEN the sun is disappearing, aud the evenings sot1tn' In, and It's
w chilly winds you're henrin, with their whistle and their din, YOU
regret that summers leayin. You regret that winters nigh. RS the
cold that sets you grievln' DER what's comm by and by.
Since us much too cold for swimmn. and tho picnic days have
passed. and tho trees are due o trimmn' OF the green that cannot last
you can se the change acoming' thru the cleatness OF Tho sy To
the south the birds are bummint cause the snow is gonna Nv.
Light the oven in the kitchen, let tho paHor nreplaee glow, Do your
readin'. do your stitchiny for your gadding spirits low. when ia only
chill that greets you each and every tins you roam, let vour own
rood Judgment treat you TO a better time at home.
Comfort comes 10 those who make A. It's an easy thing 10 gel.
All you've got to do Ia take. AZ the chance is daily met. Let Tho freezing
winds come blowing. what's the difference II thoy dor You won't
mind 1t IL you're showing common sense. IT'S W 10 you
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