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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-17
CLOUD


The funeral of Mrs. Anna M. Mil
Ter which was held Monday at the
Bristol church, was largely attend
ed Rev. Van Artsdalen of the Bris-
tol church had charge. The pail
bearers were Hamer Richey, Her.
schel Henderson, Oran Miller Ev-
erett Barkhurst. Walter Barkhurst
and Frank Pierce. Mrs. Miller will
be sadly missed by large circle of
friends with whom she had become
acquainted. Interment was made in
Bristol cemetery. Those present at
the funeral from distance were
Mrs. John Greaves and son of Zanes-
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rutledge,
Mr. and Mrs. Osmer Duvall, Mrs. Ell
ia Reed and daughters Stella and
Edith, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Macklem,
Mr.. and Mrs. Justus Alderman, and
j. l.. Shriver of McConnelsville !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McKeown and
Ralph Scott and family and Frank
Reed of Malta; Harry and o. r.
Barclay of Duncan Falls; Mr.. and
Mrs Travis Petty and Mr. and Mrs.
Murl Teener of Cumberland, and
Edith Miller of Delaware, o.
Children's day services were post
poned at Bristol on account OF
measles, but will be held at later
date. Watch this paper for particu-
lars.
Mrs. G.. A. Richey who is recover
ing from a serious operation, was
able to be brought to her home Sat-
urday. She stood the trip well, and
is improved in health.
Anna Macklem and Elizabeth Hall
have gone to Athens where they
will attend summer school, and
Elizabeth Walls, w. l.. Smith and
Dale Gilliland have gone to New
Concord to attend school.
Nola Scott of this place and Miss
Florence Gatewood of McConnels-
vile attended commencement eXer-
cises at New Concord last week.
Earl Hills of Marietta spent Sun
day at j. Q. Little's.
Following is the program for
Bristol grange No. so for Friday
evening, June 25, at s: Roll call, to
be answered by giving some part of
the secret work of the order: read
ing, ID. l.. Beatty, j. r. Dunkle, Oval
Hancher and Margaret Moore: duet,
Louise Huntington and Mary Spill
man; Should this grange observe
special general discussion op-
ened by Margaret Spillman; What is
meant by community spirit, how
can the grange foster it, C. w.
Smith; solo, H. II. Richey; surprise,
by the same committees; question
box
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-17
So the People
May Know

that you are in busi-
ness, come in and let us
show what we can do
for you in the way of
attractive cards and
letter heads. Goodprint-
ing of all kinds is our
speciality and five cam
not satisfy you we don't
want your business.
That's Fair
Isn't 1t?
. !.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-17
Roc. | Glens win At Junction City


The Rocky Glens invaded Junction
City last Sunday. winning one of the
best ball games ever played in that
section by the score OF to / in IL
innings. The game was pitching
duel all the way between Rarick and
Gilmore, with the latter having a
decided edge. Junction City scored
their lone run in the first inning on
an error, and were helpless before
the splendid pitching of Gilmore
who allowed but six hits-one base
on balls and famed eight men-dur-
ing the last four innings only l3
men faced him, Aside from his fine
exhibition of pitching, Gilmore, the
first man up in the 18th inning poll
ed a long hit for three bases, scor-
ing a moment later on Thomas hard
hit through short.
Next Sunday the Colored Athletics
Of GAINESVILLE will battle the Rocky
Glens at the local park in upper
Malta. This game will undoubtedly
be one of the"best of the season.
Xxx.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-17
The
New
ORTHOPHON|C
Victrola--
nothing
else
like
It

New from start to fin
ish-not merely inn
proved" or revised
1t is new in principle.
Higher notes and lower
notes than have ever
been caught before.
You never heard any
thing SO real, and abso-
lutely beyond ON
pare.
All interest is now CEN
tered around this mu-
sical marvel Of the age.
NORRIS HARDWARE
is always glad to play
for you.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21

| PASSA1C, (By NALL = Sentences
were conferred upon the Passaic tex
tile strikers in the courtroom on State
ST., here which took place this morn
ing at a. m.
The first trial was that Of male
worker charged with using the word
beast" to the police cossacks. The
accused, however, said he had never
spoken the word.
The judge not taking this into con
sideration proceeded to make in
quiries, first hearing the cossacks
who are serving the capitalist class
and then the worker who is fighting
with all his strength for better liv-
ing conditions. For moment let
us look into the questions that the
Judge asked the worker.
How long is he in this country?"
Where does he come from?" rs he
citizen of the United States?"
The judge-"Well, coming from
Russial Eighteen years in this coun-
try. Not a citizen yet! You are here
by sentenced on this day April 9, 1926,
at 1920 a. m. to three months in pris-
on"
The next case is of a fellow work
er charged with the crime of saying,
1.-THE hell with the cops!" at a time
when he was being dubbed by the
police cossacks. And again both
sides stated their cases. The fellow
worker denying the use of that
phrase. Then the judge reclining in
his chair again asked the same ques-
tions;
How long are you in this coun-
try? Where do you come from? Are
you citizen of the United States?"
The judge-"Since you are from
Russia and in this country % years,
nearly a citizen and having a wife
and three children, you are sentenced
by this council of Passaic, N. ]. to
ninety days as lesson and its too
bad that cannot send you back from
where you came. Indeed feel sorry
for your wife and children"
The third case was of a working
girl of Is years of age, Nancy San
dowsky, who is struggling for better
living conditions. What was her
charge? They were that she has been
calNng the police, cossacks, and had
used abusive language. 1t was all
strange to Nancy.
The case having been heard, the
lawyer acting as the attorney for the
workers, thereupon appealed to the
Judge for the good name of Nancy
Sandowsky, stating that it would be a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
BOSTON LABOR GAZETTE
Workers ofBOstOn
JOnYOurUniOn! MakehShOrg

The boites Of Boston are wen organized.
They have formed powerful organizations
which control wages, hours. and working
conditions. Many Of these organizations have
national and international connections They
are backed by millions Of dollars. Among
these organizations are the following:
Boston Chamber Of cemnsres
Associated Industries Of Massachusetts
Building Trades Employer Associates
ArkwriEht Club
Rotary Club
Merchants Protective Association
National Association Of Cotton Manufactures
Natisnal Civic Federalism
National Metal Trades Association
New England Shoe and Leather Association
and many others covering every field Of in
dustry.
The bosses are organized to 6ght Labor.
They employ every means to crush the work.
ers from labor spies and stool pigeons in the
shops, to gunner and thugs on the picket
line. They buy of lawyers, legislators, judges
and the highest public officers. so that their
ill-gotten gains may be legally protected thru
amti-labor legislation, thru injunctions against
pickets and the use Of the public in time Of
strikes.
The bosses are organizing AGAINST
THE WORKERS. The bosses organizations
have been extremely active during the last
few months. Attempts are being made to
withdraw the legislation intended to protect
women in industry. The child labor amend
ment has been defeated. Already plans are
under way to cut wages, establish longer
hours, and demand increased production. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
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CONDUCTED ~ TAER&&. sSlpuNG WORKERS LEAGUE
Capitalist "Justice" for Young PassGic Strikers

sheer disgrace should she be con-
victed for using pervert language.
Again and again the plea on that
case was brought up only to have
the judge again render his unjust de-
cision. Nevertheless, it was thirty
days to be served.
The next suit of young 16-yearold
worker accused of having thrown
stones at the police. This was unique
case. This young fellow had already
been working for two years in the
Botany Textile Mills surrounded by
all sorts of poisonous acids, choking
smoke and bad air which stunted his
development. He had been question
ed by the judge. Many questions, pain
full questions, which should have been
looked into deeply in order to see the
situation Of life that is covered with
darkness, instead of dropping them
aside without consideration, this of
course, is the arm of the defense Of
the capitalist class. In the court room
are sitting the mother and grand
mother OF the boy with tears in their
eyes, impatiently listening to the
trial. Here the mother was called to
the witness stand in defense of her
son. have been widow for nine
years. He is my eldest son and has
been working to support us since he
was 10. He has so far caused no
frnIrhIn for Il n,
been good and willingly shared in
keeping up the home. l do not be-
lieve that my boy has committed any
crime on the picket line on the morn
ing of April 6. 1t is true, your honor,
that we are out on strike to better
our conditions. At this point she
was stopped from speaking. The ac-
cusatton of having thrown stones at
the police did not however, include
the beating up which he received
from the police on that same morn
ing of his arrest. Such a case il
brought before the jury.
There were many such cases to be
taken up the following day. am sure
that all these cases will be handled
in a similar manner.
Here lies a question before us,
workers and friends, can we receive
just decision from the capitalist
class which is fighting us. This is
very serious conflict which must and
shall be won, if we workers stand
shoulder to shoulder and arm to arm
in the fight for our demands for bet
ter living conditions.-Albert Fenig-
stein.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
SPORTS-ADJUNCT
OF THE MILITARIST MACHINE

The youth can proceed democratic
ally" and underground and on mass
icale. In this way the capitalists can
Iuild up vast potential military man
lower without opposition from the
gorking class, and without letting it
De known.
OF course in advocating the militar-
ization of the athletic activities of the
youth the conference took pains to
point out how beneficially this would
react on sports and physical education.
General Morrow in his speech dealt
with this aspect of the matter. He
said:
Urge Military Drill.
Military drill develops leadership,
obedience, smartness, alertness and
other qualities which will make the
student more responsive to physical
training and which will make 1t easier
to conduct group exercises. Military
training will, in addition to this, give
the student feeling that his physical
exercise is more matter of self
Improvement; teaching him that II Is
matter of duty to make himself a
III instrument Of public service. II is
important for the boy to learn the
dea Of fitness for service and to think
Of himself as having an obligation to
serve his country In time Of need"
Thus we see that 1t is planned to
coordinate and intertwine physical
training and military training in order
to develop the war spirit and the spirit
Of blind patriotism in the youth.
ITO be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
Find Phosphorlte Deposits.

MOSCOW, U. S. S. r. CTass.), April
tS.-Large deposits Of phosphorite
have been discovered on the right
bank of River Volga, about forty
versts from Saratov. II is calculated
that the deposits contain about So
100000 pools of phosphorite. The
saratov Provincial Economic Council
has already commenced operations for
getting the mineral. The council has
planned the output at 100000 pools
per annum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21

textile and shoe workers were the first to be
hit Wage reductions in these lines have run
up to 80 percent The So and 54-hour week is
.slowy but surely being introduced. Freedom
of speech and assemblage is being abolished
thru the revival Of restrictive measures and
thru decisions of the capitalist courts. To
delude the workers the bosses have adopted
the American plan, the fake company unions,
the fake bosses democracy, which gives the
workers nothing but cheap phrases, empty
promises, with more work and less pay.
WHAT IS OUR ANSWER TO THE BoSSESl
Boston is a trade union city. It may well be
proud of its record. Out Of 350,2O7 wage
earners, 1O4,s75 are. the proud possessors Of
union cards. One out of every three workers
is member of trade union. The workers
of Boston know that the answer to the attacks
of the bosses organizations, is the establish
nient Of strong trade unions. We are strong.
But not strong enough. The bosses are organ
lied 1907. The workers are organized only
33T. Out of 104,302 female wage earners
only 1858 are organized = only seven out of
every hundred Thousands of negroes and
young workers are unorganized. Many for
eign workers do not understand what an
American trade union is. These unorganized
workers are forced to accept nen-union condi-
tons or starve. But Labor is awake, organized
and unorganized, Labor is determined to
MAKE BOSTON 1907 UNION.
The Workers (Communist) Party calls upon
every worker of every age, sex or color to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21

VI 6aAAAatlOus ne showed LnaC the re-
organization is not task accom-
plished in one blow, but is an opera
ton which begins with the establish
ment Of the new form of organization
and must continue with the activity of
the units. He made proposals for
making units more active and recon-
mended particularly to section COM
mittees of each of the cities that they
assign one active comrade who speaks
English from the city section commit
tee to each factory unit. He also
pointed out that shop bulletins must
be gotten out by units, or else the
comrades will be discouraged, feeling
they are not making progress in their
work.
Comrade Weinstone referred to
other shop nuclei that are functioning
where the first shop bulletin brought
really tremendous results, giving great
encouragement and stimulation for
work among the comrades. He fur
Their recommended that comrades of
each city arrange that there shall be
no conflicting meeting hours, so that
fraction meetings and other meetings
do not interfere with functioning of
units. The city committees would
have to regular the hours of meeting
for all units in the various cities.
Street Nuclei.
In the case of street nuclei, difficult
ties which they have due to language
can be overcome gradually if comrades
will not insist upon the speaking of
English by comrades who cannot do
so. Every opportunity must be given
them to express themselves as best
they can, tho they should be urged to
speak English, as in many instances
they can do so when encouraged by
the other comrades.
The units must work out division of
labor and street units must issue
street bulletins, the same as shop
nuclei. They must help in the forma-
ton of women's councils, International
Labor Defense, clubs and other organi-
cations. Street nuclei also must help
organize shop nuclei in their neigh
borhood shops, and can do so if they
have one comrade in the shop. They
must aim especially to organize shop
nuclei in big shops, because in Con-
necticut these shops have thousands
Of workers. Comrades can do so if
they concentrate on them by holding
mass meetings, distributing leaflets at
the shops. At meetings comrades
should see that application cards are
distributed to everyone interested in
the organization. From these cards
prospective candidates for the party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
ARTICLE II.

An lOEE lis
Pershing, being so thoroly a militar-
list and professional butcher, could
not conceal the strategy of the man
power conference. Unlike his more
subtle and agile-minded compatriot
Weeks, he was unable during the
course of his speeches, to urge the
universal spread of physical training
without revealing the purpose in doing
so. Thus in later speech he again
stated that:
"Regardles of what may be done in
the provision of fighting equipment
and technical military training, the ma
tion cannot be fit for defense in an
emergency (read: an imperialist war
of expansion) unless all children in
their younger years are given the fun.
damental training involved in the
broad modern physical education pro-
gram"
This, then, is the object of the phys
ical training which Weeks and Per
shing recommend. The youth and
VNSh thO NHiiuiC H are " iCSSlNS tHSli
preliminary military training in the
gymnasiums and on the athletic fields.
Then, when the occasion demands 1t,
their military education can be quickly
tapered off and completed in regular
training camps. In this way the mill
tarry training Of the youth can be
started long before the age OF IS. and
long before they even suspect that
they are being prepared for war.
Builds Army.
In this way the militarization OF
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CONTINUED from Page II
damp. These former cellars are usual
ly occupied because they mean saw
ing of a few dollars per month on
rent. Not infrequently a crude sort
Of hall way runs from the front base
to the entrance to a second door near
the middle of the cellar that opens in
to a second apartment at the back
of the place. In some of these houses
as many as four families live in the
basement. b
The first and second floors accom-
| modate from three to five families,
while two and three live in the at
tics. Not infrequently there are tif-
teen to twenty families in such hous-
es, with obsolete toilet and bath faci-
lities that served one family thirty
or more years ago, and many of the
rooms are without windows because
of the partitions erected in order to
obtain more rent from these unfortu-
mates.
Who lnhabit Them.
People who inhabit these horrible
places comprise workers in the basic
industries of Chicago, who were brot
here during and since the war, while
building was almost at standstill.
The packing houses, the steel mills,
the railroads employ most of these
workers, while many others work in
mail order houses, while still others
are porters, boot-blacks, laundry work.
ers, tanners, brick and terra Gotta
workers, and miscellaneous industries.
Many of them pick up part time work
on the city streets removing snow and
doing other odd jobs that are requir-
ed of the municipality.
Out Of LIE families Investigated to
determine wages of the male heads
Of the families by the department Of
public welfare 70 were native white
Americans, 31S were white foreign
born, ASS were American Negroes
while 272 were Mexicans.
These latter have been brot to Chi
cago by the employment agencies that
secured the country to. secure wage
labor to compensate for the closing
Of European immigration during the
war and its restriction since the war.
Most of these heads OF families earn
much less than $50 month during
the entire year hence thGfacre forced
by dire necessity to occu1y"the most
lothesome dwellings.
Graft Rampant.
Most of the dwellings inhabited by
these poorly paid workers are not fit
for human habitation. They should be
condemned as a menace to the city
because of their disease-breeding ma
ture. In epidemics the death toll in
these sections in incredible. But so
long as the grasping, thieving land
lords can corrupt building inspectors
and aldermen things will remain as
they are.
II Is of no concern to landlords what
human wreckage results from their
greed. They can realize more income
off their investments in these foul
rat holes than they can get off SAM.
tary apartments and tenements so
they strive to perpetuate these blots
upon the face OF the earth.
The Chicago city administration is
'esponsible for this condition and,
iince the officials are all part OF the
raft rings that support the old
PARTIES, they cannot be expected to
axe action against their friends and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
Fight Poor Housing Conditions

supporters.
Only a labor administration insist
ing upon the city erecting dwellings
sor workers and renting them at cost
and relentlessly destroying the pres
emit miles of dilapidated dwellings can
change this condition.
Further articles will deal with the
condition of the new industrial work
ers in Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
BOSTON NOTE.

Nucleus No. and No. of the
Young Workers League, of Boston,
is giving a social and package party,
on April "a, 1926, at 81 Chambers
St., Boston, Mass, at 1880 p. m. Come
and bring your friends. A good time
is assured to all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
THE PARTY In THE BOSTON DRIVE

pELoW reproduction workers
(Communis) Party of Boston distributed opening
of
Hundreds
in the hall where the organization meeting
leaflets scuried
members of the Y
to The
THE distribution this example
aiding
type appeal Party the
organized
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21

can be secured and later shop nuclei
organized.
Negro Work.
Weinstone also reported on the me-
cessity for organizing the Negro work
ers and reported that the district has
an organizer for this work; every
where the party should support the
American Negro Labor Congress in
the formation of it's units.
Dealing with the united front cam
paigns, Weinstone pointed out the ne
cessity for the Connecticut comrades
getting away from mechanical concep-
tions of dealing with the united front
and aim to reach outside organiza-
lions. This can be done as illustrated
already, by the activity of Connecticut
sub-district Foreign-born council and
Passaic relief established in Connect
cut are good example of what can be
accomplished if special effort is made
to reach outside organizations. He
pointed out that the tendency of call
ing conferences which appear always
under the banner of the Workers
Party tends to give the impression
that these Workers Party conferences
are not united front conferences as
they are intended to be, and recon-
mended that as general rule in call
ing united front conferences we should
aim to get preliminary united front
arrangements with other organizations
and call the conference under their
auspices.
theological Level.
Comrade Weinstone then pointed
out the need of raising the theological
level of the Connecticut membership
thru establishment of classes and
good non-partisan forums. He also
emphasized the need of our members
getting into the unions and forming
functioning fractions in the left wing,
building the Trades Union Educational
League and building up the left wing
wherever there is no organization.
Reports were given by Comrade
Wersnitzky of Waterbury, Copsh of
Ansonia, King, Weissman, Schloss-
berg and others of New Haven and
by Comrade Blum of Springfield and
the representatives of Bridgeport,
showing that reorganization has taken
place and that the immediate task was
the building up of the shop nuclei and
the functioning of the units; also that
foreign-born conferences were estab-
lished in Waterbury, Ansonia, Bridge
port, New Britain and New Haven. In
New Haven the foreign-born confer
ence secured the endorsement of the
trades council.
Organizer Reports.
Comrade Shklar, sub-district organ
izer, reported for the sub-district thai
all the units have been regularly COW
cred and that the various cities are
active; that the units of the American
Negro Labor Congress were estab-
lished by the organizer of the Ameri-
can Negro Labor Congress in Hart
ford, New Haven and Bridgeport; that
greater Capitalization of the sub-dis-
trict has been accomplished and that
successful meetings were held which
brought an income to the sub-district,
enough to overcome the previous dis
organization that existed; also that
steps have been taken to establish
councils of Workingclass Housewives.
The conference went on record as ap
proving the report Of the sub-district
and district organizers.