The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-28
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sy THOMAS ). o'FLAHERTY

XETOMEN screamed and clawed at
w each other in an effort to view
the remains of Rudolph Valentino,
screen idol who died young because
he loved too we'll and ate none too
wisely, according to moraiists and
chiropractors 1t is Tumored that the
"sheik" was fed on poison but the
rumor is not authenticated. The Chi
ropractors don't care anyhow. There
Is no doubt that Valentino was given
a dose OF ham and eggs. That's enuf
to kill anybody. We stall cling to the
belief that a paucity of ham an
rather than superfluity, is the more
fatal OF the two evils to the working
class.
DATHER thoughtful of John Doe to
~ bring his co-makers along when
he repaired to Pittsburgh, Pa bank
to make two4thousand-dOllar touch
John-his real name is gone up In
smoke-wrapped a neat little bomb
under his arm and when the clerk in
dictated that he would not hand over
the required sum without little in
vestigation the borrower, as borrow
ers WILL got peeved.
TIE dropped the black bag in which
Ii the bomb rested on the floor,
then gave ii a vicious kick. The
rest Is history. So are the borrower
and a special policeman. The only
explanation that can be made of the
strange action is, that Mr.. Doe may
have mistaken the bank for the head
quarters of republican senatorial
candidate and himself for register.
ed voter
THIS great city of ours, which we
4 must like whether we like it or
not. Us becoming famous for the grand
manner. A Briton who has been Wis
iting this country decided to augment
his income by reflecting in print on
our compartment He does not ike
New York. Who would. after smell
ing the odors of Chicago? in the big
eastern city, the people are nervous,
excitable and rude. Here, it is quite
possible to get popped of by bored
gunner, but he will offer to light your
cigarette before relieving you of a
a dreary existence. That's the differ
snce between the culture of the new
ly-rich of the husky west and the
shop-worn- gentility Of the effete east,
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T NEVER needed a Whit of ammonia
go badly as after reading, Behind
the Scenes of the Great Strike by
Hamilton Fyfe, editor of the London
Daily Herald, official organ ofethe Bri-
fish Trade Union Congress- A more
aauseating concoction never emerged
from printing press. Space does
not permit me to delouse the2abortion
from cover to cover, but here Is
ample from the hokum case On
me morning of May 5th, when the
arst Issue of the British Gazette ap
peared. a worker anxious to see some
hing done by the T. u c. in the way
f counter-propaganda, called al
Fyfe's house at five O'Clock in the
morning with copy of the Gazette
THE august editors anger can be
i imagined better than described
Here was the first number of the
frat exclusively official organ ever
published by the British government
brought to his door by a worker who
had no official position, but rendered
what he was thinking a service TO the
workingclass movement by bringing
the paper to the attention of one he
felt was in a position to influence
action.
WET this intellectual potboy shul
l. the door on the worker and wen'
back to bed cursing his disturber. To
1uote Mr.. Fyfe: II suppose it was
al done out of enthusiasm for the
cause, but the ASS might have given
us credit for knowing about the Ga
zette and making preparations to op
pose IT," Is it any wonder the genera
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