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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
LINCOLN GROUP TO MEET
Memorial Committee Will Convene
Next Week.

First meeting Of the Lincoln
Union committee will be held some
time next week, State Conservation
Director Richard Lieber, chairman OF
the executive committee, has an
nounced today. Tentative date had
been set for Monday, but this has
been changed to later in the week,
the exact date not being announced.
The purpose Of the early meeting
is so that VIII Hays, New York City,
who will visit his former home at
Sullivan, Ind, during the holidays,
may attend the meeting. Hays is
a member Of the committee of 1875
prominent Hoosiers and former
Hoosiers appointed by the Governor
to make plans for raising a me-
mortal to Nancy Hanks Lincoln in
Spencer County.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
FIVE TAKEN IN RAIDS
Dry Agents Make Four Raids i'm
Christmas Clean-Up.

Four arrests were added Friday to
the one Thursday arrest, as a result
of four raids made by Federal pro-
hibition agents, under the direction
of A. r. Harris, deputy prohibition
administrator. Fred Smith, 40, and
Henry Mitchell, %, Negroes, were
charged with the sale and possession
of liquor at 643 Indiana Ave, and
William Howard, Negro, operator of
a poolroom at North and Missouri
Sts., was charged with maintaining a
nuisance.
Myrtle Farmer, Negro, Of 932 Fay
cite ST., was charged with the sale
of liquor. and August Powell, of us
Holmes Ave, was arrested Thursday
and charged with the sale of liquor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
SLAIN IN AUTOMOBILE

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 25.-
Francis Martling. 20, salesman, Was
shot and killed as he sat in his au.
tomobile in front of his home here
last night, preparatory to delivering
Christmas gifts. Martling was found
fatally wounded and died. before he
could make a statement. A reward
Of $1,000 was offered for capture OF
the AlaxArA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
LOCAL LIVESTOCK :,
BUSINESS SHOWS
SEASONAL EFFECT
Conditions Here and Else
where Normal for
Period.

The past week has been normal
one in the local livestock market,
considering the fact that it inn
mediately preceded Christmas. Con
ditions here have correspondent favor
ably with other market centers, and
with the same period in previous
years at the indianapolis stockyards.
Receipts of all livestock have been
lower than in recent weeks, but
much the same as other prerChrist-
mas weeks.
In the hog market there was less
change of prices than usual at this
season. The week closed with prices
20 to 80 cents higher than a week
ago. Friday the bulk sold at $12,
the top paid was $12.1O per hundred
weight. For some time the price
has fingered around the $12-mark.
and the killers show a willingness
clean up the receipts, so it appear
they consider the porkers worth that
amount. Orders have been scarce
above $12.
Better cattle trade here is antici-
pated for next week. Receipts
dropped off, strong prices on heavy
steers resulting, while Christmas
yearlings We're forced down 81 to
$3.50 below the price a week ago
Heavy cattle is expected to be pre-
ferred to yearlings with the opening
or another week, and with better
trade at the local stockyards.
More Calves
The calf market was the only one
here to increase receipts this week
over last. In spite of the greater
number the week closed with the
bulk selling from $3.50 to $3.50
higher than the preceding Saturday,
and the top was $3.50 above the best
price the previous weekend.
Sheep and lambs closed little diff
ferent from a week ago, although
there had been some fluctuation of
prices during the week. Through
out the circuit receipts have been
light, and the market showed more
strength.
The table below shows a com
parison of total receipts of all live.
stock at the local exchange for the
five-day period ending Dec. "a with
the market week closing Dec. 49,,
and the difference between these
two.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
SO SLATED AT PRISON
Women Lead Men i'm Liquor Law
Violations.

Women outnumbered men held on
liquor charges at city prison Christ
mas day.
Three women were charged with
drunkenness, while there were only
two men slated. Nine women and
seven men were held on blind tiger
charges. Forty-fve men and twenty
four women were slated between
p. m. Friday and a. m.
Others were charged with statu
tory offenses, larceny, assault ann
battery, gambling and drawirwk
deadly weapons. Municipal Judge
Dan V. White and Paul Wetter held
court, and dismissed those held on
minor charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
FORMER JUDGE DIES
Thomas III. Terhune, ", Succumbs
in California.

LEBANON, Ind, Dec. 25.-Report
of the death of Thomas j. Terh1ne,
n. former judge of Boone Circuit
Court, and at one time one of the
States leading attorneys, in Alham-
bra, Cal, was received here today.
The body will be brought here for
burial. He was a graduate from
Indiana University in 1873 and COM
pleted his law work in 1875. He mar
ried Miss May Knissell in 1875. He
moved to California in 1921. Sur
viving are the widow and two chill
dren, David Terhune of Linton and
Mrs. Frank Witt of indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
FOUND DEAD IN ALLEY
Unidentified Negro May Have Taken
Poison.

Motor Policemen Eller and Cooney
found an unidentified dead Negro in
the rear of 1923 w. Wabash st. early
today. Two small empty Walls.
which might have contained poison,
were found by DIR. Paul T.. Robinson,
coroner, who ordered the body re-
moved to city morgue. Hospital au-
thorities said the man, about as, had
been dead several hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
MAHMANCARRIES
4 HEAVY STOCKING
Walks More Than Is Miles
With Big Load of Letters
and Parcels.

Pity the poor mail man at Christ
mas time!
- Think of carrying from forty-fve
to ninety pounds of mail about fiji
teen miles a day. That is what the
average carrier has to do.
The mail carrier during the holi-
days makes an average of five trips
a day. On each trip he has a load
of from forty-fve to ninety pounds
of mail and sometimes more.
Measured Distance
A carried of the local Office, meas
ured the distance he walked each
day with a pedometer. The shortest
distance he walked during the week
was twelve and half miles and the
longest distance was nineteen milesl
An average of fifteen miles a day
This record was made during the
summer when the mail was light.
During the Christmas rush the
figure is probably increased so per
cent.
Around the World
1t has been estimated by the post
office department that every six
years a mail ma ntravels a distance
equal to the circumference of the
earth. He carries heavy pack like
Santa Claus, and it is never too hot
or too cold for him to make his
rounds.
BY getting to work at $3.50 a. m
Christmas morning and working
hard they will be able to get off at
noon.
But we help spread Christmas
cheer" one of the carriers said" and
can be styled as Santa Claus
helpers"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
Table
DINNER FOR FRENCH
Sigma Delta Chi Head Here Mon
day Night.

Roy L. French, national president
OF Sigma Delta Chi, will be the guest
of the Indianapolis alumni chapter
at a dinner Monday night at the
Chamber OF Commerce. French is
professor of journalism at the Uni
versity of North Dakota.
Hilton U. Brown, secretary and
treasurer of the Indianapolis News,
Benjamin f. Lawrence, general
manager Of the Indianapolis Star,
and Boyd Gurley, editor of The
Indianapolis Times, also will be
guests. Prior to the dinner a num-
Der of associate members of the But
Ter University chapter will be given
the initiatory work. Edwin v.
O'Neel is president of the alumni
chapter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
BOY SAVES DOG

Twelve-year-old David Hadley,
1882 N. New Jersey ST., leaped into
the icy waters of Fall Creek Friday
to save a neighbours dog from drow-
ing. The dog was Bobby, 6-month-
old collie of A. F. Lewis. 3141 N.
New Jersey St.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
BANKRUPTCY PETITION
Kirkpatrick Qnd) Merchant Makes
Plea in Federal Court.

p Thomas e. Gray, Kirkpatrick,
Ind. merchant, has filed a petition
for bankruptcy in Federal Court,
listing his liabilities at $2,7S5.92 His
assets are stated to be S1,069.S9, OF
which he claims an exemption OF
5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25

The thirteenth annual convention
of the Indiana Egg and Poultry AS
ISOLATION will be held at the Clay
pool Tuesday and Wednesday, March
l and 2, according to an announce
ment made today by William Locks.
secretary treasurer of the organiza-
ton. The program of the conven-
ton will be announced later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25

food and toys, were meant for them.
certainly enjoyed being Santa
Claus to them"
Among. others who We're happy
Santa was Mrs. Joe Maloff, 1864 Co
lunbia Ave. THE family lived up
stairs in a rickety place and seemed
in dire need" Mrs. Maloff remarked.
There was a little boy, David, 8
years old His little baby heart was
full of love and he wanted to put
his arms around me when 1 gave
him some of the toys. I'm so very
glad 1 took this family to help"
Club Is Santa
The Sunshine Club. with Mrs. Ed
ward BOthkopf, 1912 Taber ST., at
their head, was the happiest and
iolliest kind of Santa to their family.
1T was an experience we all en-
joyed," remarked Mrs. Rothkopf.
which will last for several days, and
the family seemed very worthy and
very happy at our visit"
The day girls of the Webster
telephone exchange were bubbling
over after they returned from being
Santa" THE children of the fam
lily were tickled to DEATH said Miss
Gertrude Rasener, land the mother
was so sweet and grateful that we
quite fell in love with her" The
family which Mrs. a. z. Stephenson
of Fairfield Ave. took care of was
overwhelmed with joy when their
Santa arrived. Col bless YOU"
the old mother of the family said
again and again.
Many others who had taken over
the work of being Santa to needy
families, telephoned in to the Santa
Claus editor and expressed them
selves as delighted with having given
out Christmas joy in this way. One
generous Indianapolis Santa, not
heretofore mentioned, who took care
of two needy families was Harry
Rubens, 40 w. Washington st. Miss
Estelle Deery, Ills n. New Jersey
St, also provided two families with
baskets. Other Santas included Mrs.
Celia Keers, 1911 Dexter Ave; Misses
Pearl Cakes, and Martha Leonard,
representing the Beta Gamma Tau
sorority; Mrs Milton Cohn, 1927 Col
lege Ave; Mrs. j, NJ. Vance, 651 Il.
Forty-Fourth St; Mrs. w. l.. Borin-
stein, 5000 Washington Blvd, and
Charles Sansbury Of the Royal I-otel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
very devoted, though. and never
figure in any scandals,

very devoted, though. g.. and never
figure in any scandals,
Once there was an assistant di
rector who said "no'-which is quite
an achievement In this industry of
Eyes men," The man was Richard
Rosson and the mo" was his reply
when he was offered his first job
as director 81 wanted to wait un-
til I knew that I could put my first
picture over with a bang" explains
Rosson. And Rosson did Just that.
His first picture, Gloria Swanson in
Zine Manners" was a huge success.
Now he's directing Adolphe Menjou.
Ten babies, heirs and heiresses of
the film colony, saw Christmas for
the first time this year. They were
Sally Anne Carewe, Marcella Bush
man, Barbara Anne Blue, Donald
Hughes, Marie Reachi, Carey Anth-
ony Wilson. Sydney Earle Chaplin,
Helene Beverly Carr, David Herbert
Rawlinson and Pamela Behn.
Tom Gallery, husband of Zazu
Pitts, who for the last two years has
been matchmaker for the Hollywood
the boxing club doesn't keep him
sufficiently busy. So he has gone
back into pictures as leading man.
Colleen Moore has a doll house
which she furnished herself and
with which she amuses herself dur
ing dull hours. Milton Si,ls likes to
putter around in his garden. Lewis
Stone never misses a summer ses-
sion of an officers training camp.
Billie Dove goes in for swimming,
riding and golf-all learned before
the camera. So go there hobbies.
In 1915 Count Ilya Tolstoy en-
parked upon his first venture in a
small Russian village. He was the
director and played an important
role The townspeople were used
for atmosphere" Today Tolstoy
is an important figure in the film
capital. He is a technical advisor
for the filming of Resurrection"
The next step forward in the mo-
ton picture industry may be natural
vision photoplay and stereoscopic
projection. Commodore j. Stuart
Blackton, founder of Vitagraph, and
George Spoor are backing the new
invention. The secret lies in a new
ly-invented camera tense which rec
ords an object just as it is seen with
the eyes. The film used is slightly
more than twice the size of that now
in use
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25

"Oh blessings for the people. who
Teasing today.
Have thought of the little ones over
the way;
Oh blessings for people. who hearing
their means.
Have lifted the barefooted out of the
stones"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
Simons Speaks on
Anti-F oreign-Born
Laws at Vetcherinka

WEST ALLIS, March 16 - At a
very successful Vetcherinka given by
the combined nuclei of Workers
(Communist) Party in West Allis,
William Simons, the instructor of the
party circuit school, gave short talk
on the dangerous laws against the
foreign-born that are being sponsored
by Wall Streets flunkeys.
The speaker pointed ont the danger
GUS nature of the proposed laws to
both the native and foreign-born
workers and how they would establish
in this country the kaisers old system
of constant police surveillance, Great
ing an official blacklist for the use
Of the bosses. He pointed out how
these proposed laws to register, photo
graph and finger-print the foreign-born
workers, would put the stamp of
criminality on workers innocent of
crime and would divide the workers
into two parts-native-born and for
eign-born-make a successful resist
ance of the bosses constant encroach.
ment on labor's standard Of life diff
flcult. He urged the audience to form
councils for the protection Of foreign.
born. Many non.partisan workers and
sympathizers were present at the
affair In Labor Hail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN.

The campaign to raise funds for
bridging over the present acute finan-
cial situation of the league, is not over
by any means.
This campaign must become part
and parcel of the daily activities OF
our organization. It must be linked
up with the popular sub drive for the
Young Worker. Again we stress the
important point the raising of funds
should not remain an internal func-
ton Of our organization. It must be
systematically brought into the sym.
pathetic working class organizations.
Speakers must appear before the meet
ings Of these bodies, make appeals
for the paper, and for the league, and
get the organizations to donate to our
fund. This should be centralized and
systematized, under the direction of
the district committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
Workers Communist Party
What the Trade Unions Mean to the Workers

demoralized. Nothing of their vic
tory remained.
Organization Necessary to Maintain
Results of Struggle.
Permanent organization is necessary
to build up a disciplined and conscious
body of fighters. This is especially
true because it is only in such organi-
cation that the separate experiences
Of the workers in the mass struggle
are preserved. Where there is no
permanent organization the lessons
learned in the struggle become dissi.
pated, scattered. lost.
Because of their organization and
discipline, and because in their ranks
are embodied the mass traditions of
the entire working class, the trade
unions exercise a powerful influence
over all workers, organized and unor-
ganized alike. The prestige of the
unions is enormous. For good or for
bad, they are able to draw wide
masses along with them-as was
proved conclusively during the World
War.
The capitalists appreciate the power
of the unions and as result have de-
voted no little time and money to cor
rupting the labor bureaucrats, and
even large sections of the highly
skilled upper strata of organized labor.
But the tendency to create divisions
in the union ranks cannot change the
essentially revolutionary role of the
trade unions as mass organizations of
the working class. Moreover, in this
period of the world decline of CAPT
talism there comes a time when the
capitalists can no longer afford to pay
out large sums Of ''bribe money" be-
cause the super-profits of imperialism
suddenly cease to flow in and there
are no super-profits to divide. We
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
WORKERS SCHOOL AFFAIR
ON APRIL | WILL NOT
Be AN APRIL FOOL JOKE

The Chicago Workers School Is
peparing for April an affair that
will put the Red ReVeI and other
usual entertainments far back into
the period Of barbarism.
For many months the school has
engaged in it's work of building it.
self, attending to the usual routine
of school work. But the time has
come for it to blossom forth, to take
its rightfuI place in the working
class movement.
This Wednesday evening the men,
bers of the class committees will
meet to make final arrangements.
The plans have already been laid
for making this one of those affairs
that they talk about years after they
take place.
This much is now certain. The
Workers School makes its bow be-
fore the educated proIetariat on
April I, 8 p. M, at Imperial Hall,
24o9 N. HaIsted. The program num-
bers will be disclosed in the DAILY
WORKER within a few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
House Passes Radio
Measure to Center
Control In Hoover

WASHINGTON, March 16. - The
house today passed the White Radio
bill which places the whole radio in
dustry under the control of the Sec
rotary of commerce and federal
radio commission.
The secretary of commerce will
have the licensing of radio stations
and operators, the assignment OF fire.
quency bands and wave lengths, the
determination of the power of the sta
tions and the hours within which they
may operate, the regulation OF the
clarity of emission from stations, and
the designation of the areas or zones
within which they are to serve.
Federal Zone Commission.
Five zones are established for the
entire country. The federal zone COM
mission win be made up thru the ap-
pointment by the president OF one
commissioner from each zone.
The measure reorganizes the whole
system Of governmental regulation
which has been virtually unchanged
since 1912 in spite OF the colossal
growth Of the industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
BY MANUEL GOMEZ.

THERE are over 35,000000 wage
i earners in the United States. Only
about 100000 are organized in trade
unions. Why, then, do the Com
munists lay so much stress on the
trade unions, constituting, as they do,
such small proportion of the total
number of American workers?
The answer is simple. 1t consists
in the fact that the unions are the
mass organizations of the class strug-
gle. The revolutionary working class
party cannot function as a general
staff unless it has an army, and the
army, like every other army, must be
organized if it is not to succumb to
Decentralization. The problem is, of
course, to make it our army. Without
organization the workers cannot carry
out extended struggles successfully.
This means, of course, that we must
continue to insist upon the organiza-
tion Of the unorganized, but it also
means that such organizations as exist
at the present time occupy a strategic
position with regard to the American
working class as a whole.
The unions are not only mass or
CARNATIONS. They are, generally speak
ing, permanent organizations. This is
one of the most important character
istics that distinguishes them from
Incidental organizational forms, such
as united front committees, strike
committees, etc. Last summer LOO
workers employed in the plant of the
American Sheet & Tube company at
McKsesport, Pa, went out on strike.
The strike was spontaneous and the
workers entirely unorganized, yet they
scored a complete victory. A few
months later these same workers were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18

have not come to that in the United
States yet, but the effects of it are
already seen in England, where the
trade unions are now consciously ad-
vancing along the path of the class
struggle.
Unions Exercise Influence over
Unorganized.
The Communists do not forget for
moment the revolutionary role Of
the trade unions, any more than they
forget the present dangers. For this
reason they enter the unions, for this
reason they become good union
men," for this reason they participate
in the day-to-day struggles of the
unions against the bosses-struggle
which by their very nature make the
unions training grounds for the bigger
struggles to come, as we'll as recruit
ing grounds for new Communists. And
for this reason they carry on a con-
sistent fight against all "class collabo-
ration" schemes and against the fakirs
that sponsor them.
Obviously, then, the trade unions
have an Importance out of all proper
ton to their numerical strength. They
are not the only mass organizations of
workers &c g., fraternal societies,
etc., but they are the only ones with
their roots deep in the industrial
process itself. We must fight our way
to leadership in the trade unions, not
only because without the support of
the great mass of organized workers
the proletarian revolution in America
is impossible, but also because in the
process of the revolution itself the
unions have an important part to play
and particularly after the revolution,
when the workers are obliged to Crap
pie with the tremendous problems of
organization of industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
VIII !!!!!!: TIE yge r.. v !!!!Il 4!
CONDUCTED, s~ TASa&k. S<puNG WORKERS LEAGUE
NEED BETTER CONDITIONS FOR
INDUSTRIAL WORK!

solutely necessary that careful direc-
ton be given by the N. E. C.
This cannot be done in the most eff
fective manner If there are not sub
mitted detailed reports an dproposals
by the district committees. The N. e.
c. has decided that all industrial or
ganizers must submit regular BIZ
weekly reports giving a review of the
activities of the districts on the in
dustrial field.
These reports must be made in de-
tail in order to enable the N. r. G. to
obtain enough information upon which
to base it's suggestions and decisions.
A good method for making up such re-
ports is for the industrial organizer to
get reports from the lower units and
send duplicate copies, along with his
own general report, to the national Of
flee. This must be done under the
supervision of the district organizer
and he must see that the decision is
carried out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18
BY MORRIS YUsEM.

At the present time the Young
Workers (Communist) League is more
intensely engaged in trade union &C
tivity, factory campaigns and strikes
than in any previous period This is
particularly evident by the fact that
the league is a leading factor in the
strikes taking place in and around
New York. This really shows that
the league is beginning to free itself
from its former apathy and is direct
ing more of it's attention to the indus
trial workers.
Along with this development to-
wards real mass activity must follow
a closer relationship between the dis
tricts and the national committee than
has been practiced in the past. Faced
with such difficult tasks as the draw
ing up of concrete youth demands for
the various strikes and factory cam
paigns, for the calling of special youth
meetings and conferences, it is abb