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The Washington times., 1926-03-03

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THE POPPYCOCK TREE
n syou ever drip dewn in q dhO0k
on the DlaNr
In the midst q the Province of Ever
You are bound to be charmed and
delighted to see
All the wonderful fruits 81 the
PoppycOck Tree.
It d pleasant. indeed. 70 DRIFT By ard
But. friend. You must curb here your
ardent desire;
Go not ever ashore tlll you've passed
the low cliffs
Where the Obe1isIks are. called the
''Three Jolly Stiffs.
For know that you vaIue tine tell
Ing OF truth,
And here one may lose al Of his
virtue, f0rsO0th;
For the old man who lives In tho
midst Of the grove
Mn1xes a drink Of t1e Juice that he
calls "Treasure-TrOv0."
when you drink It You think you're
a. rich a. . king;
YOu jump Hp and jubllase' scamDer
You tel Tne everybody s1 how happy you IRE
And yOu try to hang mp yolr best
pants on star.
You lose all your morals and 80 rum
ming round
with, the funniest kind Of clIcksty
And ali kinds Of liar forever you'll
n you drink Of the juice Of, the
JACK HENRY.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
TINES PICTURE
AIDS SEARCH

The past Of Fred Mcdonnell, am
nesia victim who has been confined
in Emergency Hospital since Janu.
ary 80, remaining q mystery that
two months Of tfTeless efforts Of
the police department have failed
to penetrate, The Washington
Times was asked today to assist
by furnishing the department with
pictures of the man taken as he
lay on his cot IN the hospital
Detective Fred Sandberg was dis
patched to take picture OF the
man, but Mcdonnell refused to pose
for him. Inspector Fl. g. Pratt.
chief Of detectives, learning Of this.
requested copies of The Times pic.
lures, which viii be distributed
throughout the United tSates to
persons expressing belief that
they may know the Coy eat-old VIC
tim of memory loss.
have been received by the police
and each has been carefully checked
up, but without result.
The most promising Of these was
To the effect that the father OF an
express agent, named Mcdonnell. at
HOIyoke, Mass, had been missing.
Correspondents with the man corro-
borated this report, but the father
was finally located at another
place.
This same man has requested =
picture Of the samnesia victim, stat
ing that he seems to know some
thing of the formers family and
that he may Be recognized as a
relative or close friend. The pic
ture was dispatched today.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
INSURANCE
INCREASE
SEEN

A warning that fire Insurance.
rates in the District Of Columbia
win be increased BY the proposed
new insurance code was given 70
the Senate District Committee to-
day by j. H. Doyle, Of New York,
representing the National Board
81 Fire Underwriters.
Increase Cost Of Business
The new code establishing regula'
ton OF insurance rates by the local
department OF insurance viii in
crease the cost Of doing business In
washington for fire insurance com
parlies to d material extent. Mr..
Doyle declared.
Az the present time Washington
has one OF the lowest fire insurl
ance rates IN the country, due
largely to the fact that fire losses
here are comparatively small
The proposal was made by Mr..
Doyle that fire insurance control
IN washington should take the form
OF regulation OF profits permitted
to fire insurance corporations
rather than rate regulation.
Further Hearing Likely
The Senate District Committee,
somewhat surprised ct the bitter
ness Of the opposition shown to the
measure by the national board q
the fire underwriters, probably VIII
hold another hearing before taking
final action on the new Insurance.
code, which has been approved by
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The Washington times., 1926-03-03
D. C. RANKS HIGH IN,
INVENTION RECORDS

Only the State Of Connecticut out
ranks the District OF Columbia In
inventive genius, according to the
annual report of the United States
Patent Office submitted to Congress
yesterday. The report shows that
one patent was granted for every
1,1O8 persons here while In Con.
necticut one patent was granted for
every 1915. Other States were be-
hind these marks.
There were 1Os,S17 applications
for patents last year as compared
with 101.134 the previous year. the
report said. In spite of the in.
crease they were acted on much
more speedily the average time be.
ing reduced from As months to "a
months.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
$4,000 VETERANS NEED
HELP, SAYS coMMANDEF

Nearly 10000 ex-service men are
still in hospital and approximately
$4,000 disabled veterans have been
refused Government help or train
ing, in many cases on slight
grounds, is the statement of John
w. Mahan, national commander of
the Disabled Veterans of the World
War.
Efforts are being made to help
these conditions by the formation
of a National Standby Associa-
ton, Mahan announces. The organ
ization will be active in service
mems relief and activities.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
NEW BILL LlBERALIZES
TEACHERS PENSION LAW

A bill liberalizing the retirement
law for teachers in the District of
Columbia was introduced in the
Senate yesterday by Senator Cspper
chairman Of the Senate District
Committee.
The measure is independent of
the Civil Service retirement act
pending in Congress. 1t was sen:
to Senator Capper with the indorse.
ment Of the Board of Education, the
District Commissioners and the Blu
reau Of Efficiency.
The bill provides for voluntary
retirement at the age of So years,
and automatic retirement at tho
age Of 70 years. The proposed new
law Is more adequate and generous
than the present law.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
D. C. DEATH PENALTY BILL
GIVEN RIGHT OF WAY

The Mcleod bill to abolish the
death penalty in the District will
be given the right of way at the
next meeting Of the House District
Committee.
1t was called up today, when
favorably reported from the Judi
ciary subcommittee, but was laid
over to make way for considerat ion
of workmen's compensation legis-
lation
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
PNEUMONIA TOLL HERE
SHOWS DECIDED DROP

The pneumonia toll for today
took a decided drop, according to
figures received by DIR. William C.
Fowler, the District Health Officer,
when only fifteen cases were re-
ported. bringing the total for the
year to 951 cases.
Only six persons are reported to
have died since yesterday from the
disease. A total Of 831 have died
since January l.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
CITIZENS TO PAY
UP REAL ESTATE TAXES

c. M. Towers. collector Of taxes,
today issued final warning to the
public to come to the District Build
ing by Monday and pay their real
estate taxes.
Those who fail to pay their taxes
will have their properties sold CON
ditionaIly by auction between March
8 and 10. A penalty of ] per cent
a month will Be imposed on de-
linQuents.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
Y. w. c. A. GROUP BEGINS
CAMPAIGN FOR $40, 900

The Phyllis Wheatley Young
Women's Christian Association be-
gan its drive for $4,000 last night.
University, made the principal ad.
dress OF the evening, followed by
remarks by Miss e. F. G.. Merritt,
campaign chairman, and Miss n. A.
McAdoo. general secretary.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
SPEAKER IS
AMUSED
GAG

f b 4 I .
Is it bad taste to contrast the
President Of the United States
with q United States Senator or .
more humble citizen Of the Re-
public?
The Massachusetts State Society
today is trying TO find the an
swer and potentialities for = di-
vision Of the society into rival
camps on the issue may develop
into an actuality, following the in
terruption last night Of the sched-
uled speech at its meeting by
Robert M. Washburn, first bio9-
rapher # President Coolidge.
Contrast With BOrah
MIR. Washburn. who sat In the
Massachusetts House Of Represen-
tatives while Mr.. Coolidge was pre-
siding over the destinies Of the Bay
State Senate, had been invited to
address the society at the WASH
ington Club last night and took
for his subject. Coolidge and
Borah: the Turnpike and the
Trail"
A bOnbahell was thrown into the
meeting when Acting President
Frederack G. Carpenter, an emplOye
of the Income Tax unit Of the
Treasury, interrupted Mr.. Wash
burn a moment after he began
CAS- i good American, want to
protest against President Coolidge
being compared with anyone, Mr..
Carpenter said. jumping 20 his feet.
"TIlat Ii very loyal sentiment
It's superb, Isn't it2" was MIR: Wash
burns comment, when asked about
the affair today. Why, II Is like
living I'm Russia"
Mr.. Washburn obviously got keen
enjoyment out Of the situation
when he arose this morning and saw
the account OF the meeting in the
papers, which he characterized as
substantially correct
Meeting I'm UprOar
The meeting was in an uproar
following Mr.. Carpenters edict.
Many members of the society arose
In protest Of the acting presidents
action, while some Kissed, ana
others akpiauded.
Mr., Washburn stood nonplusscd
for a moment and left the speak
ers' platform.
w. q. Gavin, chairman Of the
entertainment committee, jumped
to his feet and said that since he
had invited Mr.. Washburn to speak,
he took the rebuff administered by
Mr.. Carpenter as personal, and re.
scented 1t.
Attempting to restore order, the
acting president began reading q
letter from Representative Louis
A. rockingham. president OF the
Massachusetts Society. regretting
he could not be present.
Turmoil Continues
The members refused to be sill
enced, however, and the turmoil
continued.
Many members seemed to agree
with Mr.. Gavin, who declared that
Mr.. Washburn's speech would have
been good fun, good form, and in
good taste"
ats q bold role seek to play
to venture to suggest that anyone
can compare Calvin Coolidge with
Senator Borah," Mr.. Washburn
said, beginning his talk. Anyone
can interpret Calvin Coolidge to
Massachusetts, but no one can in
terpret Senator Borah."
Mr.. Washburn continued for an
other moment and got as far as
II have no bias Of spleen. My
mind is sweet
Here Mr.. Carpenters edict went
forth.
Speech ExtempOre
Efforts to obtain MIR. Washburn's
speech today were futile, as he ex-
planned he had not prepared one,
but intended talking from few
notes and headings.
Asked who would have suffered
by the contrast If he had been al
lowed to continue. Mr.. Washburn
said:
II hadn't gone as far as that"
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
" Tx I D
BEGIN
SOON

Bids for the resurfacing and
paving of streets, approved in the
HIST of urgent deficiency items,
win be opened week from today,
according to C. B. Hunt, Engineer
Of Highways.
The first streets to be surfaced
with concrete and on which work
win begin about March II are
West Virginia Avenue between
Florida Avenue and Penn Street
Northeast, $50, 700; Neal Street
between West Virginia Avenue
and Trinidad Avenue Northeast,
SO, 200; Oates Street between
Monticello Avenue and Trinidad
Avenue Northeast, SD. 200; Trini-
dad Avenue between Neal Street
and Queen Street Northeast,
$4,000.
Other Street Repairs
The covering Of the following
streets with asphalt win begin at
Twelfth and Fifteenth Streets,
Southeast, SIS. 900: Kentucky Ave
nue.. between Fifteenth Street and
South Carolina Avenue, and be-
tween Fl street and Admiral
Barney Circle. $43, 500. Under the
head of resurfaciig and replace
ments. Sixth Street. between r and
@ and NJ and o Streets. Northwest,
and s Streets, between Sixth and
t.,
teenths Streets, Northwest, win be
Sometime between March 10 and
April i. grading bids for Cathedral
Avenue, between Conduit Road and
Weaver Street, Northwest, 81, 500;
Garfield Street, between Tuniaw
Road and Forty-fourth Street, S.. 500,
and Firth Sterling Avenue, between
Howard and Stevens Roads. North
west, $500. viii be opened.
Bids for the widening Of Connec-
ticut avenue. between X and NJ
Streets on the west side and Con-
Eighteeth Streets northwest on the
east side, $66 900; and e Street,
between Fifth and Thirteenth
Streets northwest, 1000, will be
opened about April /.
To Tear Up Tracks
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company has announced
It's intention Of tearing up and
rebuilding all its tracks on Con-
necticut Avenue between X and
Eighteenth Street with subsequent
ralaying of new tracks between
March Is and May 80.
Eleventh Street between Penn.
sylyania Avenue and New York
Avenue Is also to be widened and
a bid not exceeding 500 900 will be
accepted. Several sewers must be
reconstructed in line with the
widening OF this street
A bid for the reconstruction Of
Lamond crossing will also be opened
on March H. An allotment Of $685.
900 has been made in the deficiency
appropriations, making a total Of
$4,000 available for the work.
The approximate cost Of all the
Etreet improvements scheduled for
the coming spring totals STAT 200,
according TO Hunt. OF this amount,
$15O.0O0 has been made available
through collections of the gasoline
tax
The Washington times., 1926-03-03

Uncle Zeb s0ys: There Is a
big advantage IN using long
words. Any6ody aOo1ld rather
take sOhGt yost say for granted
than to be put to the trouble
of looking IN the dictionary.
OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
Street Paung Bids to Be Opened in Week
THAT FLAT TIRE

Yea take your girl ant motoring,
Every tlling 10 quite bright;
Then you hear . Dumping Noise
A tire ID flat al right.
You ret cut and start to work,
You want 70 cuss, but must be mum,
Then you hear her say most sweetly :
''Fixing q dat tire must be lots of
MARMAkADE MIKE.
Dear Bill: Ny nsother-iM-lGsg
sUGs leaving after a long visit
and sOhen tOe sac her off at the
station I said to her: II GER
taisslg do hate to hare yo. leGVe
rs, and she chseriIy asssOered,
You are a helseVG liar" I'm
sOOnderissO II she ksse1O my real
sentiments.
OKLAHOMA PETE.
ET0rlda's attrnctlmg mueh attention,
But what bay Ii no lie,
It's FlOEi1ase grapefruit thats0
Mostly n the lsaushl public eye.
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
ASK MRS. VAN WINKLE

Days Of fInppers rensied We
That 40 long as life goes
We'll GIacdys hare some trouble
About young sUODseM's clothes.
BOX CAR HARRY.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03

II want chicken cOquette,"
said the customer TO the head
waiter Of the restaurant.
Sorry, sir, but we don't let our
mattresses Hirt. ok.
The Washington times., 1926-03-03
OKLAHOMA PETE.
NUTTY NAMES

Juan Bravo, Of New York
City, is no bandit.
William H. Bait, Of Balti-
more, never went on one in his
lifel
China r. Clarke, Of Sidney,
Mont, is not such . breakable
John P. Moose, Of South Man
chester, Conn.,, may be an Elk
for all we knowg
n. Rippen, of Perth Amboy,
N. j., is in no such condition!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
Haverhill Workers
Enthused Over Film
of Passaic Strike
ey FRED E. BEAL.

HAVERHHL, Mass, Nov. A.
Workers of this city packed the La
fayette Theater last night and tonight
to see the first strike ever filmed
1.-THE Passaic Textile Strike"
The Shoe Workers Protective I'm
ion is the dominant union of this city,
with a membership Of around 10000
dues-paying members. A committee
of Passaic strikers visited every local
of this union as we'll as the A. F. OF
L. unions and told Of the great strug-
giles the Passaic strikers are putting
up for the right to organize and gain
better living conditions. The strike
picture was described to them and
every workers urged to attend.
The seven-reel strike picture was
shown six times in the two days, along
with a six-reel picture called "Lovey
Mary" two comedys and weekly
News" A slide was thrown on the
screen asking the workers to donate
shoes and clothing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
ATHEISTS FORCE @GAL
TO THANK GOD SOONER
THAN HE HAD EXPECTED

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-That tho
American Association for the Ad-
Vaneement Of Atheism scared PresI-
dent Coolidge Into Issuing his an
nual religious Thanksgiving proc
lamatIon several weeks earlier than
he had planned, Is the opinion here.
On October 80, the association sent
a telegram TO Coolidge calling upon
him to refrain from Issuing such a
proclamation. The Same day the
president received the telegram the
proclamation was released. Usual
ly Il ls not released until after the
first week Of November, at least.
The telegram, signed by Freeman
Hopwood, said In part: "The Athe-
lists In America call on you to re-
turn to the precedent Of Thomas
Jefferson, who, during his eight
years lncumbeney Of office as Chief
Executive, refused to Issue a single
religious proclamation. When asked
for his reasons, Jefferson said, 4
consider Ahe president OF the Unit
ed States az lnterdIcted by the
constitution from meddlIng with re-
lIgIous Institutions, their doetrInIsm
discipline, or exercises"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06

A MEXICAN labor stands before a
"A great crisis. From all directions
attacks are being launched against
the workers, their organizations and
institutions.
American capitalism grows daily
stronger. With increasing brutality
and brazenness the small ruling class
holds and yields the power Of govern
ment to supplement their economic
exploitation and oppression of the
workers.
Stands Alone.
Only the Communist Party stands
today in open defiance Of the power
of capitalism. Pledging and declaring
that the rule of the few who possess
all wealth and power must go, that
the workers must and will secure
power.
cynics Sheer.
Some there are who are cynical.
Some there are who are made skep-
tical by their cowardice. ut is too
hard. it can't be done, we might as
we'll be practical and realize that we
are biting off more than we can chew"
This is the view of those who, stand
ing outside of the Party, pretend to
be better able than we to see the
difficulties in our way to the final goal
of the Communist Party and to our
immediate aims.
Can't Do II.
From such as these comes the ad-
vice: You can't support The DAILY
WORKER-why try?
And indeed they cannot see how We
can succeed in keeping the DAILY,
for they themselves are too spineles to
be capable of the determination and
sacrifice necessary if we are to pre-
serve our most valuable weapon, The
DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
Communists CAN Do 1t, and WILL Do 1t!

Nor has it been the privilege of
these impossibilists to witness the
meetings where our comrades have
come together to consider the ways
and means of contributing to the safe
guarding Of their DAILY.
Had they seen how workers who
have difficulty in maintaining them
selves on the starvation wages which
they are forced to work for, borrow
money to be paid up in the coming
months from their sacrifices Of meals,
and other necessities; If some Of these
practical" people were to see with
what courage these workers give their
S. and $40 contributions to keep The
DAILY WORKER for the American
working class, then indeed they would
realize that the Communists cannot
indeed do miracles, but those things
which can be done by determination,
courage and sacrifice.
Let Them See.
Let these skeptics come to SYRIA
cuse, where in little meeting of eight
workers, forty-seven dollars are raised
in few minutes, where worker for
a long time unemployed, because he
has lost an arm in the struggle tc
wrest a living from demon-driven
machine, gives SIS.
Let them come to Endicott, where
worker who slaves for the benevo
lent George F. Johnson and $12 pei
week, starts OFF the collection for The
DAILY with contribution of SIS ant
another worker who has to support
nine children on s1S week makes
also a contribution to support his pa
per, and he will see that difficult the
it may be:
The Communists can do it!
The Communists will do it!
We wilrkeep The DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
Workers Communist Party
Pittsburgh Workers
Invited to Attend
Anniversary Event

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4.--The Pitts
burgh celebration of the ninth ami
versary of the Russian revolution will
be held at the Labor Lyceum, S5 Mil
Ter street, Sunday, Nov. 7, at 8 p. m.
The program will begin with the
singing of the International.
The program includes; Violin solo
by John Doyle, accompanied by Kato
Doyle; piano solo by Kato Doyle;
piano selections by Professor Harry
Tannehill; Rotations by A. Gusakoff
in Russian.
Speakers include L. H. Keith of the
American Negro Labor Congress,
Julius Bucko, D. e. Farley and speak
ers in other languages.
With every year that passes the i'm
portance OF the Russian revolution to
the workers Of other countries is more
clearly shown. Russia stands out as
the beacon light pointing the way that
must be followed by the workers of
the entire world.
Every worker in and around Pitts
burgh should attend this meeting and
Join in the celebration Of the ninth
anniversary Of the Russian revolution,
which establishes the rule OF the work
ers over one-eighth of the earth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06
British Restrict
Rubber Export to
Maintain Prices

LONDON, Nov. 4.-British exports
of rubber will be reduced one-hfth
the amount produced because Of the
recent slump in price. This action
was taken by the government under
the Stevenson plan of restriction, be-
cause the average price of rubber per
pound during the three months ending
Oct. 81 was under AZ cents pound.
If the base price has been equalled
rubber growers would have received
licenses to export all they produced,
but not under existing conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-06

IhruOut the On1O neldS Cnere are
countless mines which have been
closed down for many months and
years. Prior to their closing these
mines operated under the terms of
the Jacksonville agreement signed be-
tween the operators and the "repre-
sentatives" of the United Mine Work
ers of America in 1924. Since that
time many Ohio operators have openly
repudiated the contract and have at
tempted to reopen the open
shop under the 1917" scale. The
bosses have smashed the union com
pletely in the Pomeroy Bend region
and in other places turnout southern
Ohio coal fields.
Reactlonarles Lose Ground.
Turnout the nation, in practically
every coal producing state and local
ity, exclusive OF the anthracite terri
tory, the bosses, in collaboration with
the reactionary leaders of the United
Mine Workers Of America, have waged
an onslaught against the union. In
the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Colorado. Texas,
Washington, the United Mine Workers
of America has disappeared entirely.
In the mammoth coal-producing state
of West Virginia, after a two-year
organizing campaign" the U. M. w. of
A. boasts Of six local unions.
At one time the union had some
$4,000 members in this state In west
ern Pennsylvania, which had 10000
members, today there is no more than
about 10000, and these constantly
locked out, on strike OF working part
time; or, in oAher words, battling for
existence. In District 2, central Penn
sylvania, some 10000 members have
been lost. In Nova Scotia and Alder
ia, on the Canadian side, the U. M.
w. Of A. is practically thing of the
past In the Illinois district, 100000
were listed, but for the past several
years $4,000 are dues paying. Dues
payments in no way are a barometer
for plenty work, etc, for miner must
work only five days per month to be
charged union dues.
The foregoing proves that the union
faces a crisis of no little magnitude.
The Jacksonville agreement expires in
the spring of 1927. VIII the operators
concede to recognize the skeleton Of
the once-mighty U. M. w. Of A.? The
union is in danger that none can deny.
This condition has been brot about
thru the united front of the coal opera
tors and the betraying officialdom OF
the U M. w. of A., the kind of Frank
Harrington, for years president of the
Illinois miners who sold out to the
coal companies, and Robert Marshall
sub-district president of the Hooking
Valley miners (Ohio), exposed as an
other agent of the operators while in
the employ of the union. There are
many more Farringtons and Marshalls
still in prominent positions in the un