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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-09-02
1O-MiIe Loud Speaker Announced

London-Senator William Marconi
Of Italy, inventor of wireless, has an
nounced the perfection of a wireless
loud speaker which can be heard for
10 miles. It Is the invention Of
member of the staff of the Marceni
company and, Marconi says, has al
ready been tried out at Cowes with
success.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-09-02

Managua, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
officials report that the revolutionary
leader, Crisanto Zapata, with 200 men.
was routed after brisk fight in which
II Of the rebels were killed and 40
wounded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-09-02
MekInIey,s condItIon serIous.

"SNTUHSyS OUHuttt0H ceTO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. William B.
Mckinley of Illinois. who has been Ill
with sciatic rheumatism, still is In
serious condition at his home here
with doctors and nurses in constant
attendance.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11
COLORD NEWS

Rev. George w. Young and l. s..
Pinkett of Hope, and Rev. C. |. Bull
lock of Texarkana, were in town
Thursday of last week on business,
and made a brief call at Haywood
Seminary. t-s
Professor George l.. Tyres spent
the greater part of the week in Little
Rock, looking after property inter-
est.
Miss Mamie Mitchell is here from
Louisiana visiting her parents and
attending the teachers Normal in
Hope.
After spending several days at
the bedside of her son, Nancy
Thompson and Leola Nelson left for
their home in Texarkana, little Mad
Inc Thompson went with her for a
short visit.
Rev. j. w. Hutchison and wife
went to Toilet Sunday to witness
the funeral and burial of Rev. G. w.
Smith.
Georgia Tyres was on the sick
list last week and unable to ac-
company the Plantation Club to
Nashville.
Nicie Booth and Della Preston of
Nashville, visited relatives in town
Sunday.
Those from here attending the
Teachers Normal at Hope this week
are Naomi Williamson, Georgia Ty-
res, Mrs. E. M. Spearman, Professor
h. M. and Lee Williamson.
Richard Johnson and children of
Prescott were guests of Gertrude
France Sunday.
Rev. P. Petty and Nancy Thomp-
son are still confined to their beds
the latter is improving slowly.
+. W. Tyres, president of the Plan
tation Club took his members TO
Nashville last Friday night and
rendered real spicy program at the
school auditorium in New Nashville.
Several members of the two climbs
engaged in a lively debate which re-
suited in tie. The per cent be-
ing SO for both clubs. The debaters
from here were: Sterling Thompson.
Louie Tyres, Bernard MARTINI Ran
Dixon.
The Nashville Club will entertain
in Washington Friday night June
IL.
The Annual Sermon of the Mosaic
Templars of america was preached
by Professor George Tyres, at the
First Baptist church Sunday, June
g, at A p. m. Rev. Thomas Martin |
was master of cermonies. The out
of town members who participated in |
the program were, Lucy Jett of Gay,
Okla, Eliza Friason and Emma |
Walker of Columbus, Florida Lang
ford and Jodie Duffie of Jakajones,
Claiissa Bedford of Hope.
Cathern Cooper is reported on the
sick list this week.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Miss Fleta Robins of Ozan was
Monday visitor.
Mr.. Rufe Creig of Nashville, was
Tuesday visitor.
Mr. NJ. T. Ward, Road Overseer
for harrisburg Township and J. w.
Burke, prominent truck farmer of
Blevins were attending business at
the Court House Tuesday.
Grover Ward, Standard Oil Sales
man, was looking after his business
here Tuesday.
Mrs. S. c. Dean, Mrs. w. L. Par
ker, Mrs. o. T. Beck and Mrs. E. +.
Turner motored to Nashville last
week to attend a District Missionary
Conference.
Messers. Graham Clegg and Lanier
Ritchie Of Nashville were business
visitors at Washington Motor Com
pany, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Dudney and
Miss Eva Jane Barr visited friends
here Monday.
Miss Dorthy Ballet of Idabel,
Okla, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Haynes.
Mr.. j. +. Tanner of Atkins is
the guest of his niece, Mrs. Will
Nelson.
Chancery Court will convene to-
day
Grover Smith came down from
Saline Township Monday to file his
pledge as a candidate for road over
seer.
Attorney o. A. Graves of Hope
was here Monday to attend County
court.
Judge Wilson held County and
I
Probate court Monday.
Circuit Clerk Frank Trimble
spent Sunday in Hot Springs visit
ing his wife.
Oscar Van Ripper from the Cross
Roads was here on business Monday.
Mr.. Oscar Daniel was in town
Saturday and purchased a new Ford
roadster, Look out ladies, we be-
lieve Mr.. Daniel is contemplating
leaving the ranks of the bachelors.
Lee Holt who has a position with
at Louann, spent Saturday and Sun
the Williams Hardware Company,
day with homefolks.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11
To My Friends and Supporters:

take this method of announcing
my withdrawal from the race for
Sheriff of Hampstead County.
The committee selected by myself,
Mr.. Timberlake, Mr.. Higgason and
Mr.. McRae is the logical man to
make the race, and ] cheerfully a.
bide the result Of the findings and
conclusion.
To those who so generously prom
sed me their support and influence,
| desire to express my sincere graft
tude and appreciation, with the hope
that the people of Hampstead County
will select the right man for this
most important office.
! am, respectfully.
CRIT STUART.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mrs. +. X. Timberlake was called
to the bedside of her father Mr.
+. M. Carey, of Ringgold, La, who
is seriously i'll.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mrs. Therman Rhodes and daugh-
ter, Emma Jane of Hope were week
end guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Moses.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Butler motor
ed to Magnolia Sunday to attend
the wedding Of Miss Elzebeth Fon-
taine.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11
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Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mrs. Alvin Robertson and two
children, Eunice Ray and j. W.,
Of Prescott, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Moses and was accompanied home
by Miss Noel Levins.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. George McDowall
and children Creighton and Migno-
nette of Hope, We're Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Levins.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr. F. Break of the Item Biscuit
Company was in town Tuesday.
Miss Mary Jones of Hope visited
her aunt, Mrs. Laura Smith last
week.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mrs. Luther Smith has been i'll
for the past week but is now inn
proving.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Miss Ruth Kidding of Arkansas
City was the guest of Charline
Trimble last week.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr.. J. L. Arlington, of Little Rock
was a business visitor here Monday.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr.. NJ. T. Ward, Road Overseer
for harrisburg Township and j. w.
Burke, prominent truck farmer Of
Blevins were attending business at
the Court House Tuesday.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr.. Rufe Creig of Nashville, was
a Tuesday visitor.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Miss Fleta Robins of Ozan was a
Monday visitor.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

IL all railroads should 20 out of
business in less than six months this
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mrs. w. |. Stroud is attending the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. j. +.
Bearden, who has just undergone
an operation in the Julia Chester
Hospital in Hope.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Grover Ward, Standard Oil Sales
man, was looking after his business
here Tuesday.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11
- >..-> RNY
local Happenings

Miss Ruth Kidding of Arkansas
City was the guest of Charline
Trimble last week.
Mrs. Luther Smith has been ill
for the past week but is now inn
proving.
Mrs. Alvin Robertson and two
children, Eunice Ray and j. W.,
of Prescott, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Moses and was accompanied home
by Miss Noel Levins.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Butler motor
ed to Magnolia Sunday to attend
the wedding Of Miss Elizebeth Fon-
taine.
Mrs. +. X. Timberlake was called
to the bedside of her father. Mr..
+. M. Carey, of Ringgold, La, who
is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Therman Rhodes and daugh-
ter, Emma Jane of Hope were week
end guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Moses.
Mr.. F. Break of the Item Biscuit
Company was in town Tuesday.
Miss Mary Jones of Hope visited
her aunt, Mra. Laura Smith last
week.
Mrs. W. |. Stroud is attending the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. j. L.
Bearden, who has just undergone
an operation in the Julia Chester
Hospital in Hope.
The social meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary met with Mrs Crit Stuart
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. j. L. Bomar, vice-president of
Hessing-Ells Drug Company, of
Little Rock called on Bates Drug
Company Monday.
Miss Maudie Dross of Lockesburg.
was the week end guest of Miss
Selma Beck
Misses Vera Moses and Grace
Levins visited Mrs. Therman Rhodes
of Hope this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ S. Bates motored
to Hope Sunday.
Mr.. j. L. Arlington, of Little Rock
was business visitor here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McDowall
and children CREIGHTON and Migpo-
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mrs. S. c. Dean, Mrs. w. L. Par
ker, Mrs. o. T. Beck and Mrs. E. +.
Turner motored to Nashville last
week to attend a District Missionary
Conference.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

The social meeting Of the Ladies
Auxiliary met with Mrs. Crit Stuart
Monday afternoon.
Washington telegraph., 1926-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Bates motored
to Hope Sunday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
N. Y. Workers School
Announces Lecture
by Olgin March IL
Especial to The Daily worker,

Especial ne lazy WoFNtFl
NEW YORK, March Pm. ]. Olgin
will speak at Manhattan Lyceum, Sc
East 4th St., Friday, March IL, at
p. m, on the topic: THE Living Re-
volution." This lecture i3under the
auspices of the Workers. School It's
recent experiences with Olgins lee
lures on literature have taught it that
the entire top floor of the school is
not big enough to accommodate the
number of people who attend his lee
lures. For this reason the Manhattan
Lyceum has been secured.
"The Living Revolution is a study
of the tremendous October days as
they reflected in the literature of the
period and particularly as seen thru
the eyes of the writer's of Leningrad.
Olgin will tell how the struggle ac-
tually looked to the men and women
who participated in it and particular.
ly to the artists of the period. The
shop worker. the peasant, the land
lord, the factory owner. red guards
man, the Communist leader, the Com
munist rank and filler, the revolution
airy peasant, the student-worker, the
red factory director, the bourgeois in
tellectual and his transformation, al
these will be projected against the
various phases of the revolution.
Admission to this lecture is Csc. a
the door.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Social Affairs
Resolutions
WORKERS SCHOOL
DRIVE IN n. Y. is
MAKING HEADWAY
Propaganda Corps Get
Many Donations

NEW YORK, March 2 = The drive
for a $4,000 fund to build the Work
ers' School continues to awaken the
greatest enthusiasm and shows how
the school has already found place
in the hearts of the working masses
of this city. From Workmen's Circle
branches, local unions and workers
co-operatives donations continue to
come in as they do also from the
workers themselves ON collections
taken on lists in their shops. One
worker, A. Chorover, who pledged
himself at the banquet to collect $50
which was counted in with the re-
ceipts of the Workers School banquet
has already collected $s5 and has
come back for more lists.
Sick Comrades Hep.
The first class in the school to re
port is Pauline Rogers class in In
termediate English, which turned il
$3.50, then announced a collection o.
an additional$6, and is now working
on lists for further collections. From
the United Workers Cooperative hal
come their check for $50, alread.
promised, and an additional $50 col
lected on lists. From a sick bed, boil
he and his wife being laid up witt
the grippe, comes the letter: "Dea
Comrade Wolfe: Greetings from tw
sick beds for the Workers Schoo
campaign. Enclosed is 500 from an
wife and myself. Comradely yours
D. Benjamin"
i Drive Committee.
The Drive Committee has built u
corps of propagandists among tn
students and friends of the schoo
who, with collection lists, tickets &c
the big concert on March IA, an
speeches before unions and Worl
mems Circle and other working elias
organizations, are keeping the driy
going and insuring it's success.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Workers Communist Party
The Trade Union a School Of Communism

our party merely a sect which VIII
sooner or later disintegrate and de-
cay.
Again we find comrades discourag-
ed by the backwardness of the work
ers in the conservative trade unions
These comrades feel that they can be
more valuable among more "intelli-
gent" elements, that they are vast
ing their time" among those who do
not appreciate their efforts anyway.
Such comrades might we'll take the
words of Lenin more seriously to
heart, ITO fear this reactionary tend
ency, to try to avoid it, to jump over
it. is as foolish as it can possibly be;
1t indicates a lack of confidence in
the role of the proletarian vanguard
to train, educate and enlighten, to in
fuse with new life, the most back
ward groups and masses Of the work
ing class"
Combat Sectarianism.
Our comrades in the trade unions
must be the connection link between
broad masses of workers and the
party; they must be the means by
which the light of Communist theory
! is transmitted to the proletariat strug
Cling blindly against the forces OF
capitalism, and at the same time they
must bring to the party, all the rich
ness of their experiences with the
workers, the reactions of the workers
to party policies, every mood and cur
rent which is swaying the masses o.
organized workers, at a given mo
ment.
We must combat that spirit of sec
tarianism and aloofness from thu
trade union movement which still re
mains with us as barren heritag'
from the socialist party Here w
may quote Lenin's allusion to Mar,
, and Engels: "They most firmly cal
| ed upon the Anglo-American socialist
to merge with the labor movement
and to drive out of their organization
the narrow and shrivelled sectaria
. spirit. in order to shake u
the proletariat politically"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
British Workers Are
Worse Off Than In
1924, Figures Show

LONDON, March 2-Reformists have
long contended that the philosophy
of misery" as they were pleased to
term the MARKHAM formulation of the
fact that under capitalism the lot of
the worker is bound to get worse and
worse. is only an illusion. The figures
showing the losses and gains by the
workers of this country thru wage
changes in the past year prove, how
ever. that the MARKHAM theory is cor
rect
During 1925, net reductions Of about
$780, 900 were made in the weekly
wages of $4,000 workers, or close to
a dollar a week for each worker. In
creases of half that amount, or $780,
600, effected nearly 100000 during the
same period. The workers in this
group thus received so cents a week
increase each.
Increase Meant Nothing.
During the year the cost OF LIVING
increased somewhat so that ever
those getting a half dollar more
are at the best not any better off thar
in 1924. Those whose wages were Gu
are, of course, much worse of.
The statistics are striking con
trast to those from the Soviet Union
where wage increases were genera
and of considerable extent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

the WORKING youth only The adult workers
demands lin the trade opposition in the unions
fight for the inclusion the youth demands
That Communist youth organization We
organization which eucates the workers.
struggle that the only for the
emancipation thru united efforts
against the capitalist order
struggle Of the workers
within themselves the mistaken notion that there
the that Of the adult
OrganizatiOnal
factories the struggle
opposition
unions youth T. E.
sections the We noto
organzatonal forms adapted
The plumbers helpers
admitted into the unions They form club to fight for admission
called basicaly incorrect forms.
minimum
these questions answered catering the
for
the revolutionary consciousness of the
example others which can be carried
enrolled
in the Communist fraction the left
the broadcast
of
the unionists consideration
this question then before the
The has effectively disposed
There place them
separate the from the adult workers
ehng organzaional forms tina
of
v youth and the only representative of their interests
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

tried instrument of the working class
the trade union. In spite of all It's
defects and backwardness, the Amerl-
can trade union has been strong
defense OF the workers of this coun-
try against a powerful capitalist class,
and that millions Of workers look to
it for protection.
s'The development Of the proletar-
lat did not and could not anywhere
in the world, proceed by any other
road than that of the trade unions
with their mutual activity with the
working class party" says Lenin.
The bourgeoisie recognizes fully
the Importance of the trade union as
a decisive factor in the life Of the
working class, and fears it's power.
For this reason 1t is willing to pay
any price for the valuable services OF
men like Gompers, Lewis, Green, Ber-
ry, Johnston, Sigman and Hillman
who blunt the effectiveness Of the
trade union movement and who tend
to render it weak and powerless be
fore the onslaughts of the employers
'Not to work within the reactionarJ
trade unions means to leave the in
sufficiently developed or backward
working masses to the influence o
reactionary leaders" to the "labo
lieutenants of the capitalist class"
Backwardness Of Unions no Excuse
For Neglect by Communists.
Oftentimes we find comrades dis
couraged by the strength of the OF
posing official machine, Disguised b
its corruption, and somewhat appalle
by the difficulty of the task confron
ing them. They cease their trad
union activity in despair and seek otf
er "more congenial" fields for Con
munist work. Nothing could be NOR
detrimental to our movement tina
this attitude which plays directly int
the hands of the reactionaries an
leaves them unchallenged to wor
their will upon the proletariat. Sue
a policy if carried out CONSISTENT
will inevitably isolate us from tt
masses of the workers and make
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Organization
Meetings
sy BERT MILLER.

ga school Of Communism, pre-
paratory school for the training of the
proletariat to realize its dictatorship,
an indispensable union of the workers
for the permanent transference Of the
management of the country's econo-
mic life into their hands as a class
this is Lenin's Characterization OF
the trade unions.
In the midst of the perplexing prob
lens accompanying the reorganization
of our party, these words are apt to
lose their former significance in the
minds of some of our comrades. But
if we would hold firmly to the path
of Leninism, we must realize how in
adequate would be our work as Com
munists If we emphasized solely our
work in the factories thru the nuclei,
without at the same time pointing
out the absolute necessity of co-ordl-
mating this work ON the basis Of the
entire industry Activity on an $50
lated scale in many disconnected
shops. can lead only to confusion and
defeat Tor the party as We'll % ~
the workers. The coordination of the
shop nuclei work with other shops In
the industry, the exploitation of our
propaganda and activity so that il
may affect the broadcast possible cir
Gle of workers in a given industry
these are the tasks of our fractions II
the trade unions.
Win Leadership of Masses.
Our party includes about 1900
members. This comparatively small
group has before it the gigantic tasl
Of winning the leadership over 10000
600 wage earners. This can only b
accomplished by winning the strate
gic strongholds of the working class
the shop and the trade union. Will
our present form of organization O
the basis of the shop holds out III
dreamed of prospects Of achievement
for our party, we must not for mt
ment overlook that powerful and wei
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Presidium Opens French
Press for Discussion;
Souvarine Opposed
especial to The Daily WORKER

Especial to The Daily worker
MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., March 2-on
the question of the situation in the
Communist Party of France, the per-
sidium of the Communist Information
al decided to throw the French party
press open for a complete discussion
of the existing differences of opinion.
The application of Souvarine, ex-
PEELED from the party for continued
opposition to the Communist Party
of France and the Communist Interna-
tional, for re-admission to the party
was turned down. The reasons were
as follows: a. Souvarine did not
keep his promise to cease his fight
against the Comintern and the party
(2) He formed fraction in Paris with
the right wing against the Contra
Committee. CD He carried on an un
worthy and anti-Communist campaign
against the Comintern first in the
Revolution Proletarienne" and latel
in the Bulletin Communiste."
All party members having connec
ton with either of these organ
or with Souvarine are advised t
break them off. Discussion of interna
party problems in any but party or
! gans will not be tolerated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Pittsburgh Will Hold
c. |. Commemoration

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Mar. a. The
party here will commemorate the
eighth anniversary of the founding of
the Communist International. The
party school and the Young Workers
League will cooperate in the event
which will take place at the Interna-
tional Socialist Lyceum, sos James
St., on Saturday evening, March 6.
The speakers will be j. Solnitzky, j..
Mankin, and d. E. Farley. The three
reel Lenin memorial film will be
shown, and there will be other feat
ures to the program. Admission viii
be so cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Announce Speakers
at N. Y. international
Woman's Day Meeting


NEW YORK, March AT the mass
meeting to be held at the Central
Opera House, 9Th st. and 3rd Ave-,
next Saturday night, March 6, to
celebrate International Women's Day.
the following will be the speakers:
Ben Gitlow, Lena Chernenko, Rose
Pastor Stokes and Kate Gitlow Repre-
sentatives of the Young Workers
League and the Pioneers will also
speak. Margaret indus, secretary OF
the womens department of this dis
trict, will be the chairman. There will
also be a. musical program.
Admission will be rs cents.