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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-12
Rx ALEX REID.

THE rapid introduction of machin-
4 cry into the mines in Illinois, and
its effect ON the miners employment,
is something that must receive the
immediate attention of the workers.
The New Orient Mine No. 2 is one
of the largest in the state, and is con-
tinuously breaking it's own hosting
record, Last week it hoisted $4,000
tons in eight hours. Eleven hundred
men are employed in the mines. Many
other large mines in Illinois are pro-
duoing around 10000 tons per day. No
doubt you will say, that this is a won
derful achievement. 1t is, in tons and
dollars to the mine owners, but how
does it affect the miners?
Thousands Unemployed.
Let us assume for moment that
there are IS mines with the same ca
pacity in Illinois. That would mean
about 10000 men employed and those
men worked 800 days per year. They
would produce over 69,OOO,OO tons per
year, or 100000 more tons than was
produced in 1924 in all of the 4SS
mines in Illinois.
If such a state of efficiency came to
pass in Illinois. and it is very likely,
as many large mines are going down,
and some of them are reported to have
hosting capacity OF 10000 tons, in
eight hours, it will result in the dis
placement OF 10000 miners perman-
emily.
100000 Look for Master.
Not very pleasant outlook for
10000 miners and their wives and
children. 1t means that one out of
every is Of the population in Illinois
will face starvation or move to some
iother place. 1t means that 10000 min
ers. with their wives and families, to-
falling approximately 100000 will be
come wanderers in America looking
Cor new masters. Not only that, but it
will mean the shutting down of over
400 minesa 1t will mean that the
stores, schools and homes in the min.
ing towns will, be- left to rot and de-
cay, and many a, life savings of the
miners and workers entirely lost.
Officials Remedy.
This situation not only confronts
Illinois, but to a smaller extent az
fects all miners. In the other districts
as reports state the same process is
going on in other districts thruout
the country. rs rlfz
In view Of this situation. what is
the program Of the labor officials to
meet it? What do John l.. Lewis and
Frank harrington propose?' John L
Lewis states that there are 200, 900 toe
many coal miners In the industry. and
proposes more efficiency. Frank Far
rington. at the last miners convention
In Peoria, ILL.,, advised the men to load
clean coal, lessen the cost OF produc
tion, cooperate with the boss, and dc
not antagonize the boss.
Progressive Program.
The progressive miners state that Il
makes no difference what state OF eff
ficiency is brot into the coal mining
industry they have a right to live ant
work. Human life is the first consid
Grafton Of the progressive miners.
We also preach efficiency. but no
at the expense of the lives of the min
ers, their wives and families. Their,
Is remedy The progressive miners
demand that the coal mines be nation
allied, with control I'M the hands o
the miners, and notain the hands OF
bunch of lawyers and politicians.
Leaders Join Enemies. 5
Run tho mines in the Interest of al
---l-lI ..I.
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ELECTRIC power
NOT Fertilizer,
GOAL OF TRUST
Senator Explodes Yarn
of "Aid to Farmers"

WASHINGTON. March 1O-water.
power Is no longer an economical
means of production Of farm fertiliz-
err Sen. Howell of Nebraska, told the
Senate, in an extended scientific an
alysis Of this argument on the Muscle
Shoals leasing resolution. Howell
has made a special study of the chem
ical and engineering features involv-
ed In making fertilizer and in the
utilization of waterpower. He OBJ
poses the giving away OF the power
plant, and wants the government TO
operate II in competition with the
trust.
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National City Bank
Buys Peoples Trust
Especial to The Daily Worker,

NEW YORK, March 1O-The Ma
tIonal City Bank has consolidated its
position as Americas largest bank by
taking over the Peoples Trust com
pany Of Brooklyn The deal involved
sl6,7OO,OO0 and will give the bank to-
tai resources Of 1921 ,Q00,Q00 with
deposits of $3.50. 100000. Stockholders
If the Peoples Trust received 1886 a
share for their holdinge.
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"The pen is mlphtlcr than the
sword" provided you know how to use
Il. Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondents classes.
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Continued tomorrow J
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THE ADOPTED WIFE.
CONTINUED from Page Twenty -onel

Continued from Page Twenty-one)
paper before him and without looking
up said:
Get out! No one to come in till
ten past TO-"
This ain't no one; it's some one
with a big S." returned the boy coolly.
You know know, Mr.. Abe.
The great man Kissed like Japan
csc, drawing in his breath.
You know too much, sonny. Some
day you'll know that, too. When l
kick you out for raw cheek. Who is
it?"
Jack Graustein, In nowtse discon'
certed, tipped him the little envelope.
There's the name. She wouldn't
tell a cheap guy like me. Oh, no!
Some classy dame, she Is! Wants to
see you at once" He tried In pro-
nouncing these two wards to mimic
Celia's refined accent.
"A starr" inquired Abe as he broke
open the envelope, difficult process,
il was so small, and his fingers large
for his size, and he had no letter cut
ter.
Jake's mouth uncurled into its
straight grin.
More like a new moon, II you ask
me, and about the height OF the WOOL
WORTH
But the great man did not answer
| He had extracted the card and was
| gazing at it with the lusterless look
! that always yelled his black eyes
when he was startled or impressed,
or both. and didn't mean to show 1t.
Some name, hey?" ventured Jake.
! Mr.. Abe Sieburg swept the sheets
! of figures into a drawer, locked 1t,
pocketed the key, and, still without
! looking up, said:
"Show her in"
Little Jakey right again, hey?'
chuckled the irrepressible youth as he
whisked the door open to fetch Celia
into the presence. Like PLATE, he did
not stay for an answer, which, how
ever, reached the door just as he
closed it in the shape of brass
| handled blotter hurled by Mr.. Abe
with sure aim but no visible motion.
1t just missed the ground glass,
denied the door and rolled in front OF
it. Celia as she entered almost tripped
over it, and Jake, replacing 1t on the
desk before leaving, remarked as he
did so that ''he guessed he'd have to
get him a tin hat
Mr.. Abe, who had some Of the ways
of an Oriental monarch, did not rise
drew chair in front Of his desk and
sat down, facing him.
The Mrs. Hilary Fraser" inquired
he.
YES" said Celia. 1--WE come
| to"
Written a play? Want to go on
the stage?" he interrupted her.
He was thinking rapidly now. If
her husband should prove an easy
"angel"-that is, back her with
! er""gh money-he might work her
n Mimi Hartz into some stunt to-
gether. They We're both as tall and
thin as steeples, but this woman
danced well, the society columns said.
and Mimi could fill in with acrobatics;
also Fraser was rich as separator
cream. (Mr. Abe had farm in Con.
necticut. of which he was almost as
proud as of the Sieburg Theater)
He was as epate as Celia could have
desired. He thought her appearance
Scream" but one that might turn
into a bowling success" If only he
could fit her In right and the husband
would come down with the coin. 4
relative of Mr.. Abe Sieburg, a dentist.
had extracted the numerous gold fill
ings from his mothers teeth after
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death and made his wedding ring of
them. This uncle had always seemed
to Mr.. Abe a model of combined senti-
ment and thrift. He was glad that he
was named for him and strove to re-
semble him in every way. 1t was said
that he had succeeded.
Celia. on her side, though she only
glanced at him now and then, was
studying him carefully. He had long,
pointed ears, and his furry, black hair
grew low over narrow forehead that
bulged to the heavy eyebrows. These
eyebrows matched eyes so quickly
gliding and furtive in their movements
that it seemed as if he must drop olive
oil into them every morning to facili.
tate their glistening slide from corner
to corner Of his long eyelids. Yet he
was good looking In a way, his curved
nose not too large. his curved lips not
too thick. What Celia most disliked
about him was his swarthy hands.
with their thick fingers and hooked
over polished nails dented so deem at
the pale matrix.
Want to go on the stage?" he re-
peated as she did not answer at once
Copyright 1926, BY Amelie Rives)
gNl A.
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steam heating plants was announced
yesterday by A. B. Kreger, engineer
in local hotel.
Kreger. formerly a Great Lakes
ship captain. obtained his patent on
the device in 1923, and since has had
1t ip test operation on nearly 100
steam heating plants.
The device involves system
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whereby dry steam, superheated
through a series Of coils, is mixed with
humid steam in q cretain proportion,
thus increasing the heat units from 80
to go per cent, according to Kreger.
II have rejected the $4,000 bid"
Kreger said. because consider my
invention worth much more"
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REJECTS $500, 900 BID
FOR COAL-SAVING DEVICE

| By the Associated Press.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, February a.
Rejection of an offer of 100000 for
his invention to save coal in modern
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The manager of the hotel where
Kreger has his invention installed
here declared a coal saving of so per
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cent has been effected, and in addi-
ton cheaper grade of coal is being
used than formerly.
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Military Sets. $3.50

Mems military sets of
white pearl on amber in the
lovely Mayfiower pattern.
Each set consisting of a pair
of brushes and a comb.
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Fine Spreads seamless style in wide striped pat
terms colors blue, orchid and gold SlxlOo
size scaoped all around and long enough to cover the
pillows.
kann's-Street Floor
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and
SUMMER
THE STORY so FAR
By Anne Austin :

THE STORY SO FAX
dered lust before he was to have mar
ried CHERRY LANE. IS. AS if that
not enough for people to talk about,
Sisters syns sh e0'e could
not go, on with the wedding. Later it
S wsf @ asG9SdfS6aH SRss 1aa r News away o
the murder is kept from Mrs; Lane;
Cheerrys mother moth who is II hospital
knows is that Cherry has. run away
and, married CHRIS WILEY,
Cherry has lived butterfly life. Al
ways there have been many men in love
with her and she has been engaged 80
ried travelling, salesman. and was RESCUED
AFa 9tR aYd "a to oaha sg time maq Bob g Ssd
but now he paid more attention to
Faith. who has loved him for long
though Faith did not want to announce
it yet Bob has told the police and the
world in general.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Mary Kearney folded her hand
kerchief to her entire satisfaction
before answering the coroner's ques
ton. To Faith, straining forward in
her seat, it seemed as if the maid
was bent on keeping the spotlight
upon herself as long as possible.
well, sir, there was a man sit
ting in the car, at the steering wheel
The window of the car was down
about half way, so he could stick his
arm out to make traffic signals, you
know, and 1 saw his face, side view
1t was Mr.. Chris Wiley, sir"
How do you know it was Mr.
Wiley, Mary? Do you know him per
sonally?" the coroner demanded
sharply.
"Oh, yes, sir, everybody knows Mr.
Wiley by sight, anyway. And 1 USED
to work for his sister, Mrs. Johr
Bemis. Mr.. Chris used to come tc
the house frequently"
"All right, Mary, go on. What
happened after Miss Cherry ran III
the stairs?"
Mary Kearney blushed and dropped
her eyes for moment, then lifted
her head and went on defiantly. 90
stayed downstairs for a minute OF
two, then l thought thought Mr.
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against the door. l backed away, but
Mr.. Cluny opened the door real quick
and looked out into the hall. / saw
him plain. He was holding Miss
Cherry by the arm, and she was cry
ing and pounding at him with her
fists.
"Then Mr.. Cluny saw me backed
up against the wall, and he was ter
rible mad. He shouted at me, Go
downstairs and stay in the kitchen
till ring for your 1 started to run
downstairs and he came out in the
hall, and shut the door, with Miss
Cherry inside, beating on the door.
He said to me, he said, Mary, If you
tell anything you've heard here to-
night, you'll be discharged without
notice. Now go and stay in the
kitchen until Mr.. Hathaway comes.
Send him upstairs, but you needn't
come up yourself Well, 1 ran down
stairs and didn't hear anything else
until Mr.. Hathaway rang the door
bell at a quarter to nine"
How far is the kitchen from the
front stairs, Mary?" Coroner Murchi-
son asked, his face very grave.
Next: The coroner opens fire on
Mary Kearney herself.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc)
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THE WOMAN'S DAY
BY AlIene Sumner

on do you remembers?'' Did I re-
member the time Peggy and 1 went
skating on the river and fell through?
Did I remember the time we changed
our dresses and told the new teach
er we were twins. Did / remember
She Fooled Me
Laggingly l reached Peggy's moth
er's home. No drabness here. Scar
let punches OF holly at every win
dow. A giddy Christmas tree throw
ing jewel flashes through the win
dow. A sound of carols and chill
dren's laughter. and Peggy's mother
herself at the door, rose in her
cheeks, holly in her soft white shawl,
her hands warm as she welcomed me
in, and her Merry Christmas" less
quavering than my own.
No DUTY Call"
This was no duty call" The
spirit Of Christmas filed that house
as it had in the years ago when
Peggy and her brothers and /
dragged in spruce boughs and
Uttered the house with our amateur
matchmaking. The fact itself was
simple. Peggys mother had simply
gone into the highways and byways
and brought into the house which
once rang with the Christmas joy
of her own brood. all those, young
and old. rich and poor. who were
lonely and bereft and despairing
that Christmas time. even as she
might have been.
The Real Story
But the story that she told me
afterwards when the old big house
was still, and they had gone home,
was bigger than the thing itself.
Years ago, when I was just a
girl" said Peggy's mother. for the
first time in years I was to be the
only one at home for Christmas. My
brother who had hung up his stock
ing with me until we were both more
than 20, was m, rried. He had been
mothers jewel. When he went, she
slumped, admitted that there was no
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Cluny might need me for something
and went upstairs. L thought l
ought to listen a minute before
knocking"
housekeeping. eh?" Coroner
Murchison grinned.
II didn't intend to eavesdrop, sir, "
Mary Kearney retorted. but l didn't
want to but in # I wasn't needed"
We'll, the truth is, you listened
outside the door, Mary. Now tell us
what you heard"
IT couldn't hear everything they
said, sir, because the doors thick,
and the walls too. But when they
raised their voices real loud, could
hear plain as day. About the first
thing 1 heard was Miss Cherry
screaming out, But 1 can't, Ralph! I
can't marry you! I thought 1 could
go through with 1t, but I can't! Her
voice sounded like she was crying"
ooh" Faith covered her face with
her hands.
Keep a stiff upper lip. darling, for
Cherry's sake" Bob whispered to
her.
And what did Mr.. Cluny answer,
Mary? Be careful to tell only what
you heard, and exactly what you
heard" Coroner Murchison warned
her.
81 didn't hear what he said, but
his voice was soothing and low, like
he was laughing at her a little"
Mary Kearney replied.
Then 1 heard Miss Cherry cry
out, I'm going to marry Chris, and
you can't stop me! l won't marry
you, won't, l say! You can't force
me to" And then Mr.. Cluny shouted
at her, You're not going to make a
fool of me like this, Cherry l can
and will force you to keep your word.
You won't leave this room until Bob
comes, then you'll go home with him
and dress for your wedding. I'm
not going to have any nonsense at
this late hour"
What then, Mary?" the coroner
prodded, as the maid paused to en-
JOY the sensation she had created.
Then heard Miss Cherry scream,
I'll kill myself first. I'd rather be
dead" And then I heard her run
across the room and fling herself
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"A Merry Christmas

A merry, merry Christmas to each
and every one Of you. from the
depths of my heart!
And TO you who cannot he merry
this Christmas. may / wish a peace
full Christmas, a Christmas as peace
full and quiet as the blanket of pearl
sheened snow which we hope for this
Christmas day. And now may 1,
even on this merry. merry Christ
mas day. tell you a story that may
not seem merry?
just at Twilight
II was last Christmas day. Twi-
light time. Mauve shadows over the
snow. The merriment little stilled.
The young nieces ard nephews tired
after a days frolic with the new
toys. the picture books read, too,
early for the lights to be turned on
the tree. a little soon after the goose
dinner for the cold lunch supper.
Time, with ones own merriment a
little dimmed, to think OF others.
Down to Peggy's
1 slipped into my coat to run
down to see Peggy's mother a min
ute. I dreaded it. 1t was "a duty
trip" Peggy's mother was all alone
this Christmas. Peggy, my school
day chum, and her new baby had
left the world of Christmases just be-
fore the New Year a year ago.
Peggy was the last child and Peg
gy's mother was a widow. No broth
ers. no sisters, and Peggy's husband
had moved away with the other
three children. Peggy's mother who
had known many, many Christmases
with a house crammed with chill
dren's merriment, was alone, we
thought. It was only decent to slip
in with a white tissue packet and
murmur Merry Christmas" to her.
do You Remember"
The coming visit Swallowed the
white snow. OF course, she would
want TO talk about Peggy. dip into
the package Of memories and feast
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No Engagement Ring

Dear Martha Lee: 1 have been going
with a young man over two and one-half
years. and love him dearly, About a
year ago we became engaged. but he did
at that time, as knew he had other
obligations. Since that time he has given
me other gifts amounting to the same in
cost, but / have been expecting a ring, of
course. What would you think he means
by such actions! WONDERING.
He doesn't mean anything. He's
just plain dumb in the ways and
thoughts of women. He, poor fellow,
no doubt is blissfully unaware that
girls set their hearts upon a ring
under such conditions. The fact
that he spent money, equivalent to
the cost of a ring, proves that it is
not parsimony that has kept him
from making the purchase you so
wish. If you love him as you say,
this oversight on his part shouldn't
make rift. Forget it, I'D be hap
py and some day he'll wake up to
the oversight.
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special interest in life for her, and
home was rather a gloomy place.
81 was teaching school and went
home every Friday night. had been
planning Christmas for the family
for weeks, had made mother all sorts
Of things. I just took it for granted
that Christmas would go on in our
house whether brother was there or
not. I'll never forget the Christmas
eve when 1 got home from school.
No Christmas Here
"Our house looked dark when
got there, not welcoming. 1 opened
the door and turned on the light.
There sat mother, brooding in the
dusk. She looked at me coldly, oh.
so 1 have one child to come homer
she said resentfully. The fire was
out and the house was cold. Moth
ing for supper. No holly wreaths.
No presents. No Christmas spirit.
The only way in which Christmas
was mentioned by mother was when
she began crying about how we used
to do things when brother was
home.
Never Forgot
Il have never forgotten that blank
Christmas, and vowed that it
should do one thing for me-that
never, never, never in all my life
would let outer circumstances get
me and kill the Christmas spirit
within myself. decided that Christ
mas was eternal. that held some.
thing for us even apart from family
unity TO share it.
Got Busy
"Then I made my Christmas invi.
tation list. The town welfare direc-
tor helped me. am no Lady Boun-
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He Won't Worry

Dear Martha Lee: | am bored to tears
a my husband. He just seems so uncon-
ped about everything that goes on. in
W house He does not worry about a
single thing. while poor me has to. sput;
ter and stew for both of us. Sometimes
feel like doing something terrible Just
you ever hear of a man like that?
MADGE.
Not often have I heard of such
man. They're too rare and fine,
You're one lucky woman and don't
know it. Many are the wives of
grouchy men who would give high
thanks to heaven could they have
such a sunbeam around the house.
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He has such a cheerful person
atty" That's about as admirable a
tribute as any one could pay us.
People used to say that about good
old Phillips Brooks, who years ago,
as a preacher in New York City so
spread the gospel of good will that
the poor in a certain district used to
say, ut was sunshine for half an
hour today. Phillips Brooks passed
through Pie Alley"
Cheerful folks smooth out the
wrinkles and ease out the stitches in
our dispositions, and any one who
wants recipe for popularity, or who
longs to cultivate an intriguing per-
sonality, could do no better than to
charge the air about him with cheer
fulness.
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tiful. I am justa selfish, proud old
woman, bound that by hook or
crook the Christmas spirit shall con
tinue to dwell within me, with or
without chick Of my own.
1.-THE only secret Of living Is to be
self-reliant, full of resources within
self, whether your heart is breaking
or not"
just merry Christmas"
Please don't think this sermon.
it's just a Merry Christmas" to
those whose hearts may be breaking,
too!
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just Merry Christmas"
COSTUME DRESSES

For the more formal occasions,
gowns are being shown that plainly
reflect the renaissance designs and
colorings. These picturesque cos
tunes are not a good investment for
the woman who may aspire to few
evening clothes, but make stunning
outfits for infrequent use.
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LOUNGING ROBES

Quilted satin lounging robes lined
in contrasting colors are far in ad-
vance of the negligee mode. In gen
eral, even boudoir garments are
showing the tailored lines with lit.
tie trimming
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SNAKE PRINTS
feathers printed In snake skin
patterns are used for purses and
luggage.
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You're Fortunate, Wife Whose Husband Doesn't Worry
Is Told by Martha Lee-Such Men, She Says,
Are Both Rare and Fine.
BY Martha Lee

If you long be missionary and do lots of good in the
world, be cheerful
cheerful person like good spring tonic. He revives
the spirits of all who in with him and the
hard working phanhrpt would have step to spread
around as much sunshine in the world as he does
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AMBER NECKLACES

An increasing interest is being
shown by women OF fashion in neck
laces of amber, carnelian and jade,
in preference to the more costly
jewels.