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Evening star., 1926-09-16
I'M ysterious Sweetheart
BY ELLA WISTER HAINES
BY ELLA WISTER HAINES
Copyright. 1o26.i
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half yours, dear girl? Please tell ME"
| His eyes were fastened upon her,
and ashen color faded to more dead
ly pallor, he knew that he had
guessed at least a part of her secret.
His heart gave bound of joy. That $
it, he cried. why didn't you tell
me-
81 dared not" she barely breathed
| the world, .'how did you discover
Il was stupid. indeed, not to have
known tha: ins5inctively:.' he ex-
planned, but ii took Frank Hyatt S
reason to unrayel the mystery. Now
please tell me the rest of the story.
Is this other ring in your possession
now?''
She hesitated.
NO" she whispered low, "oh. no.
Paul experienced keen sense of
disappointment.
cit was IN your possession? When?
at was my one treasure, the sisters
guarded it in the safe
And when you were starting to the
United States they gave 1t to YOU to
wear? You did not wear it on your
finger. Carolita.
II have not worn it. 1 kept it
hidden, but"
But WHAT"
II no longer have it"
For heavens sake, Carolita. Was
1t stolen?"
please, oh. please, do not question.
beg of you" The pleading in her
voice. the agony in her eyes moved
him deeply, yet he could not cease
his questions for with each passing
moment. each new revelation. the
girls position became more critical.
"Carolita, you had never seen the
other half of your ruby heart? /
alude to the mans ring now in my
possession"
mo. That is not the ring I had
But YOU knew of it?'
Yes"
"You expected to see it-some
time?"
"Yes-' more hesitatingly.
when you arrived lin Los Angeles?'
The deep flush that rushed over her
pale cheeks was answer enough.
"Oh. The ring we saw on that
woman's hand had not been previous
ly stolen from. you by this dead travel
er, then? He got that in some other
way What about the mate to it that
you brought with you from South
America Did he steal that?"
NO"
Then how did YOU lose it?'
IL may not tell"
Good lord, girl. can't you be
human Look at my position in this
flair for a, moment, cant you? Here
| am holding that mans ring. or we
suppose it was his ring. claiming it
for my own. II is jewel of eX.
! traordinary value. Have you thought
about the inquest where We'll all be
under oath" What am I to explain
oh" she cried. that is what is
making me so deeply wretched. And
who will believe my story? Where
shall l now go,'
Then" he said slowly. you were
to go with the one who held the mate
to your ring?'
She nodded, shuddering.
Then he was your mysterious
guardian, shapiro
How can I tell. What dare
think, He filled me with fear-with
loathing He was a dreadful man, a
bad man, l know. Oh. from where
have l come. to whom do l belong"
TRY to calm down a Bit" he
soothed her. ''let us think this out
together. Tell me exactly how YOU
Evening star., 1926-09-16

thrust out again. Let me persuade
you to stay here in the Salvationists'
care while we make Investigations for
you. Frank Hyatt and his partner
know everybody in Los Angeles, they
have excellent opportunities for hunt
Ing up missing links; in fact, that is
their business, you might say. Trust
yourself to us, and We'll find your
family, / know we will.'
oh" her reserve broke under his
ardent words, II did not know there
was one so good in al; the world Al
most you persuade me--almost-''
Altogether, my dearest, say alto
gether. Give me the right to look
after you, always! ! love you, Caro-
lita, l love yor! And you love me. I
know you do. I can see it in your
eyes, hear it in your voice. Darling,
we can't play with a feeling like this.
Love has come knocking without our
asking. - Ii is bigger, much bigger
than we are, We have to let it in"
Ha was kissing her hand passionate
lJ.. one arm holding her close "Oh,
CaToiita, Caroi.ta, you sweet. adorable
thing"
And then. regard!es of the Pullman
porter, lowering near. he army lasses
in the distance. regardless of every
Evening star., 1926-09-16
CHAPTER NJ.
The Quick and the Dead.

When Paul had rushed out Of the
diner in pursuit OF Carolita. he had
but one thought in mind-to solve the
mystery of the ruby heart Frank
Hyatt's warnings had sobered him.
tempering his enthusiasm. and stem
ming the rising tide of feeling which
the girls charm and misfortt ne had
awakened. He was still prepared,
however. to go to great lengths on
her behalf-if necessity arose.
He found her in the Pullman. in
conversation with the Salvation!sts.
her manner indicating that she was
in no mood for condolences. and if it
had not been for Adjt. Gabrielle Paul
might have experienced another dis
appointment
Il think that it would he courteous
TO hear what Mr.. Reynolds wishes to
say. Carolita.' the army lass inter.
ceded. MY companion and I Will re-
tire
Carolita threw her a frightened look
charged with appeal. but she was OBJ
livious, smiling kindly upon Paul, and
withdrawing herself at once.
"Carolita, | don't know what makes
YOU distrust me. What have l done
TO deserve it? You wouldn't dine with
us, you will hardly speak Ito me if you
tdn d|oIu IL, "IldI Is Dehlnu IL III :.
Even the Salvationists have noticed
YOUR aversion!'
1T is not aversion, indeed, If l cor
rectly understand the term. but pre-
caution. Mr.. Reynolds. Can YOU not
see my terrible position. you who have
SO clearly understood the tragedy of
the death of this man? Have / not
made ii clear that / must keep to my
self in order to do away with further
ENHANCEMENT? Is that not sufflcient?''
There is more than that" Paul
replied. Il am sure that deep in
your heart you are hurt because / did
not understand your fear of the ring.
The reason has come to me. Carolita.
This ring must have a mate, contain
ing the other half OF that superb ruby
heart, the most gorgeous stoneI have
ever seen-priceless. Is that other
Evening star., 1926-09-16

deap" he was saying for the hun
dredth time, when a violent knocking,
accompanied by hoarse cries of open
the door, made them jump to their
feet, in alarm.
"Open the. door. damn you. Open
the door
Good gracious Paul came slowly
back to earth, what's happening?
Porter, porter. where are you?"
But the porter stood as one frozen
to the floor: his eyes fairly bulginS
from their sockets
DE Lahd hab mercy on nah soul.
ne moaned, de corpse am done come
alive
Continued in Tomorrow starr
Evening star., 1926-09-16

Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Evening star., 1926-09-16

Continued in Tomorrow's starr
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
French Again Storm Damascus

Again the frighune of French Imperialism the
ancient of Damascus
hundred children ruthssy butcheed
Against poorly
legions of France hurled liquid apane
teen hours twelve reench guns howitzers
planes raned death and destruction upon hy populated
ton of the city that has
vadng hordes from France This by
infantry nd tanks
Regardless the continually falling
French the lowest level all history government
of BRAND finds ample funds with which equip its imperas
hodes who have made slaughter house of Damascus other
points in Syria. asaa5
Many are the yilest of adventurous
mercenaes professional mueer who the game
they low in the scale human depraty anything
else The of the earth carries the blessings
periaism into Syria
forces the ra the Wrange white guard army
to destroy the revolution in Russia Former German officers
able survive ordinary pursuits
from the remotest of the earth American soldiers
bacwash of the whose idea hrosm aughtering
enseess and children comprise part this motley army
OF France But the magnificent herom of the natives defending
their soil against the invaders eoke admiration from these
hirelngs One of the
Druses battle rushed the barbed wires until lines
filled with then they scaled the wires the
order defend themselves against certain
the French who according the Yankee ke prisoners
The repetition of the storming of brings
the attention of the world the hypory of the victorious aes
in the world and makes ridiculous the pleas
other murdres of workers effect that the govern
needs debt cancellations enable
dusres
cancellations desired only in order to secure new
loa which the Wall Street bankers ready
The systematic murder of conials is part of the
periaism mongers utilizing of the
surplus produced by American labor back of France its
perialist campaigns
Every intelligent worker reioce in the resistance of the
scouge country fight under the
tricolor any other imperast emblem.
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
More Coolidge Economy

Whether deserved President Coolidge established
reputation for rigid economy His personal
of bad jokes in Washington In service this practice
is limited cutting the already poorly paid
among the government employees
BY training and conviction willing concede that
Coolidge is believer in the practice of certain variety
His recent ueranes against direct primary elections
nominees aho proposed economy measure undoubtedly
had that object yew Besides eliminating any
candidates other than those approved by the machine securing
nominations the abolition of the direct primary would
deal of money for the Mellon Coolidge regime
old fashioned of the faithful could have
in the state Of Pennsylvania to nominate George Wharton Pepper
the administration candidate for United States Mr.
could have remained in Washington
write many heavy checks in the hope influencing
tered republican few thousand dollars
been sufficient swing the political patronage
of the rest it, whereas in the primary campaign Just closed
millions Of dollars expended and then
Coolidge candidate did not get the nomination.
This of money spent in primaries in
Illinois Pennsylvania possibly many where
primaries be hedmght have the
regular election campaigns 1t would long toward
ing endorsements from the mon partisan labor leaders who
participate old party political conflicts the slogan reward
friends and punish your eneies and who bitterly fight the
creation of class party labor because interfere with
their graft
The daily worker., 1926-05-22

! The last coalition government tnat
contained two socialist ministers TOOK
no action against this movement. They
answer that there is no danger OF
fascism in Poland.
Communist Party Illegal.
The only party genuinely opposing
fascism in Poland is the Communist
Party. While fascism is allowed an
easy rein, the Communist movement
is declared illegal
In this situation came a govern
ment crisis. After the collapEe of the
coalition government President Woj-
ciechowski asked Witos leader of the
rich peasants to organize a govern
ment. He failed. The Socialist Marek
also failed. Former Premier Grabski,
representing big capitalist interests,
could not form a cabinet. Then Witos
tried again and succeeded in getting
together a cabinet composed of rep
resentatives of landlords, rhh peas
ants and bourgeoisie.
The Coup.
Against this government, Plsudski,
the old army marshal, raised his voice.
Pilsudski was hailed as s@ior by
the left" bourgeoisie including the
Polish Socialist Party. They Looked to
him to get Poland out of its "iell."
A group of hooligans attacked Pill
sudskis home. He called mon the
army for protection. The troops rallied
and on the next day, May 18th, he
occupied Warsaw. But this WIS not
so sudden as it appears. Pilsudsi had
previously prepared for this. H. had
maintained his hold on the army
Strange Bed Fellows.
Pilsudski has now organized a fov-
eminent composed of his followers. AT
the head of the government as pc
mier is Charles Bartel, a leader of tie
Workers National Party" This part
was born in the revolution of 1905
but on the wrong side Of the barri
cades. 1t was organized by Polisl
bourgeoisie and patriots to maintain
law and order" in Poland and t,
fight the revolutionists who were a
war with the Cars regime. At tha
time, altho for other reasons, h,
fought against the Cars government
Today these two are In the sam,
camp.
Pilsudski proclaims that his purpose
in selling the government is to reform
Poland, to get rid of corruption, to re
organize the army and institute lanC
reform. This is pure bunk,
Pilsudski viii Fail.
Pilsudski will not rebuild the coun
try. He will not give work to the un
employed or land to the peasants. His
will be Stolypin rule. And the ma
tional minorities will remember him
1t was Pilsudski who occupied theil
territory and ruled over them with {
mailed fist. He will not win the
White Russians and Ukrainians.
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
Moscow Museums Are Schools for Workers

ment. And this is only the begin
ming. From year to year, from strug-
gle to struggle, from each new Soviet
Republic to the next, the exhibition
will grow in richness and interest.
American Section.
Unfortunately the American section
is as yet but poorly represented. True
there are copies OF our thirty odd pa
pers, and ofsmany of our pamphlets
and books in various languages.
Charts show the relative strength of
the organized and unorganized prole-
tariat, as well as of the radical par.
ties. There is material on the Ne
groes and on the foreign born. Thus
far the picture material is confined
almost entirely to the Negro question.
OF posters and original photographs
there is nothing.
This is certainly not because of any
lack of this kind of agitational ma
terial-the American Party has been
wide awake enough to use even mo-
tion picture film in its work, and its
pictorial material has been of the best
and most effective kind. The fault
lies in that thus far this material has
not yet been made available to the ex-
hibition. Furthermore, there is a com
plete lack of authentic historical ex.
hibits, early copies of the first left
wing or Communist organs, of The
Revolutionary Age, Class Struggle,
Cleveland Socialist, etc. Copies of the
illegal leaflets and papers published
after the Palmer terror should also
be dug out of their hiding places and
made available to the museum. Photo
graphs, whether professional or snap
shots, of party work, parades and de-
monstrations, of trials and conven-
tions, should also be sent, properly
labelled.
Aid Moscow Museum.
From China and Persia, from
France and Norway, from all over
the world the life OF the Communist
International and its sections is shown
here. 1t should be a matter OF pride
and Joy to the American comrades to
contribute everything possible in the
line of such material to this collec-
tion. All units OF the organizatino,
all functionaries, should lend every
possible aid in bringing together this
material and having II dispatched.
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
BY WILLIAM r. KRUSE.
Moscow Correspondent of The DAILY
WORKER,


lORDINARILY the suggestion that
- one seek an organizations his
tory in a museum could hardly be
considered complimentary one. Here
in Moscow the museums are not mere
| institutions dedicated to a dim and
| dusty past-they are vital, living or
gans that play an important role in
the life of the workers. Museums
for labor protection, for mother and
child welfare, for home industry-all
deal with living, everyday matters of
| concern to the masses and their state.
Even such collections as in capitalist
countries represent the last word in
antiquarian isolation, a collection of
valuable old violins, for instance, here
| serves the purpose of a peoples treas.
ure chest from which qualified artists
can borrow rare old Stradivarus in
order to give a concert just as a child
can borrow a book in an American
public library.
Revolutionary Museum.
The response on the part of the
, workers is commensurate with this
living conception of museum purpose.
In a single institution of this sort, the
Revolutionary Museum, $4,000 work
ers visit every month to study the
story of their own struggle for free
dom, as we'll as the liberation efforts
of their brothers in other countries.
The section dealing with the history
of the Russian movement and of its
! revolutionary struggles is already in
excellent condition, beginning with
the early uprisings of Stenka Rasin
and Pugatcheff, the story goes on
Nru the period of the Decembrists,
Narodniki, Social-Democrat and final.
ly the victorious Bolsheviks. This
collection would well merit story all
it's own.
A new section, now in the course
OF preparation, is devoted to the his
tory Of the Communist International.
Party Material.
BY means Of pictures, graphs, ori-
ginal documents, and actual objects
from the struggle of the international
and all its various sections the labor
history of the recent past will be
told in terms that can be understood
by the humblest worker or peasant
Here is displayed material from the
work of every Party and on every
field, mass agitation, party education,
publishing, activity in trade unions,
co-operatives and other mass organ.
izations, among women, children, the
youth--all phases of the Parties work,
battles, their experiences under per.
secution-in short cross section OF
the life Of the Communist Parties
and their international.
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
The PiIsudski Coup and
the Crisis i'm Poland

And what of the Polish Socialist
Party? 1t was the socialists who in
1923 helped the government of
"ChJeno-Piast," a government of cap
ltaiists and rich peasants, to crush
the workers revolution in Cracow be-
cause, as their leaders said, they
wished to avoid civil war" In 1918
the socialists willingly agreed to give
the government to the bourgeoisie
who imported Paderewsh for their
premier. The socialists in 1920 sup
ported Pilsudski in his war upon So
Wet Russia Today the socialists again
supported the militarist, Pilsudski, by
calling a general railroad strike on his
behalf against another section of the
bourgeoisiie-represented by Witos.
The real purpose, however, was to
help Pilsudski save Poland from a
workers revolution. We have now a
repetition of 1918, the socialists join.
ing hands with Pilsudski against the
workers rule
The only party in Poland that clear
ly shows the way out for the workers
and peasants is the Communist Party.
This party does not wish to Save"
Poland for it's own and the interna-
tional capitalists, but for the workers
who will organize Soviet govern
ment and join with it's sister Soviets.
Right Danger.
The danger from the right is still
10 &c obi
izing its forces. They are preparing
to fight against Pilsudsk it is true
But in reality they are preparing to
fight against the workers and peas
ants. While Pilsudski ruler now of
Warsaw, pretends to rule in the name
of the people" in the X Pavilion and
in the Citadel where Pilsudsh him
self was imprisoned by the Gear, there
are hundreds of workers and peasants
rotting in cells. Pilsudski keeps them
! there-where they were put by the
/ coalition government and by Witos.
4 These are but few of the 1000
i political prisoners who are in Jail in
Poland for fighting for workers and
PEASANTS government
i The illusion that Pilsudski in any
way represents the interests of the
workers and peasants will very soon
be exploded in the mind of the last
illusioned worker and peasant. The
peasants and workers will soon learn
that their only hope lays in the slogan
of the Polish revolutionists, FREE
| DOM LAND AND THE FACTORIES
FOR THOSE WHO TOLL"
The Proletarian Revolution.
The present war between what can
only be called two rival fascists
groups may yet be the signal for a
struggle to establish the Polish Soviet
Republic under thesleadership of the
only party that represents the inter
ests of the workers and peasants, The
Communist Party of Poland.
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
BY 3. K. eEBERr.

| GEVEN and half years regime OF
- bourgeois, socialist and peasant
parties has brot Poland face to face
with complete disaster. Industry is
all but wrecked. The Stabilized
Polish Zloty has dropped from 2Sc
to &c. and continues lower. The mass
es Of the workers find themselves in
unbelievable misery. 100000 workers
are unemployed The peasant popula-
tion of ten millions is confronted with
starvation
To the demands of the workers and
peasants for work and bread, the only
answer Of the various Polish govern
ments has been lead, poison gas and
prison. Fear of the workers has caused
the white terrorists to crush out all
worker organizations of a class char
acter-even of a. cultural nature.
In the midst of all this ruin a small
circle of exploiters has managed to
accumulate vast wealth. This was
lone, not only at the expense of the
workers and peasants-but the small
owners as we'll
Taxes for Poor Only.
The minister of finance in the last
coalition government, himself repres-
9nting big capital, presented a pro-
cram to stabilize the budget for this
year. He proposed ten per cent in
crease of all taxes with the exception
of taxes on industries and large land
holdings. He further proposed the dis
missal of thousands of the lower cate.
CORY of government officials, including
$4,000 railroad workers-thus swelling
the already large army of unemployed
with no provision for adequate doles.
All this is done in the face of the
fact that so per cent of the Polish
budget is distributed among the army,
police force, prisons and bureaucracy.
Workers Awakening.
Among the laboring masses hostility
to the bourgeois regime grows apace.
The Communist slogan of Land for
the peasants without compensation"
has become the slogan of the mass of
Idnd workers. Ihe Dellef that parlia-
ment and the government will give
them this necessity of peasant exist
ence has been shattered. To this must
be added the enmity of the present
government to be found among the
nine million Ukrainians and White
Russians along the Eastern frontier.
Fascism Rampant.
The ruling class of Poland realizes
the danger it is in. They prepare to
meet the dangers coming from below
with fascism. Fascist and monarehist
organizations are growing like mush-
rooms in May, They openly proclaim
their intention of setting up a Musso-
lini dictatorship.
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
Wants Monopoly of Sugar Sabotage

friends in the puppet government Of
Dictator Machado as may be seen by
the headline Of the "Heraldo de Cuba"
OF April 20, which says, After ex-
tensive discussion that lasted until
midnight the Cuban senate approved
the law restricting the production Of
sugar"
VI course these two actions by U.
;. Imperialism, which really rules
Cuba, newspapers, Machado govern.
ment and all, have a certain harmony,
as property of small producers indie.
pendent Of the sugar trust may be
set ahre by agents Of the trust and
the blame laid to the reds" Cant
talism may thus restrain production
legally and Illegally aud pocket biz.
ger profits with q straight face
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
Especial TO The Daily worker)

HAVANA, Cuba, May 1--(By Mail)
If capitalists had a sense of humor
they would probably demand more
perspicacity from their hirelings on
the prostitute press. A notable ex-
ample of the lack in this respect is
seen in the editions OF Havana pa
pers In the last few days.
"El Mundo' of April 25. printed a
,hairraising article accusing the Com.
munist International of q desire to
sabotage the sugar plantations" OF
Cuba. The inference was clearly
drawn that restriction OF sugar pro-
duction would some way benefit the
Communist movement.
However, IL this was the idea Of the
Communists. they have powerful
The daily worker., 1926-05-22
Aid Moscow Museum.
AGAINST SUNDAY Work

ALBANY, N. Y, (FP)-New York
City and Saratoga Springs BARRIERS are
at last free from the necessity OF Sun.
day work. Gov. AL Smith signed the
Winters bill prohibiting Sunday work
Tor BARRIERS. New York City and Sara.
toga Springs are the only cities which
had not already made such a local
regulation. Assemblyman Winters is
himself barber by trade.