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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-10
Books for the .a..
Workers Shelf

NEW TACTICS IN SOCIAL. CON-
FLicT. A symposium. Edited by
Harry w. Ladder and Norman
Thomas. $50 pages. New York:
Vanguard Press and League for In
dustrial Democracy, 1926. so cents.
To the student of the labor and in
dustrial situation and to all anxious to
keep in touch with the latest develop
ments of American capitalism, New
Tactacs in Social Conflict" will prove
source OF. keen satisfaction, for
within this volume may be found the
opinions, pithily expressed, of more
than score Of students OF labor and
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sented by many of them, from diamet-
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The subjects presented group them
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-10

in the production who marred it by a
bad performance.
This is the first production given by
the Workers Drama League, and as
Michael Gold announced during the in
PERMISSION, 1t is the beginning Of an
attempt to build up real workers
theator..moyement in this country.
Those who took part in this first
production were William Lenson,
Adele Hammer, Ann Chazick. John
Vogel, Charles Yuro, Michael Lenson.
l. Cohen, Jacob Wasserman Max Geld.
man, Max Geltman. Manuel Granich,
Simon Rady Kopel Koplowitz, S. Auer-
bach Edwin Stanley, J. Palchik, Evans
Winner, Adolph Bassen, Betty Wolfe.
Claire Swartz, Philip Wolfe, sonya
Winet, Madeleine Nicholson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-10
BY VERA BucH

MOVED by the occurrence of a
AVA series of terrible fires in ancient
New York tenement houses in which
workers and their children have re-
Gently lost their lives, the Housewives
Council of Harlem, Branch No. 1, call
ed protest meeting Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 1st, at 212 East 1O4th st.
Workers and housewives of the neigh
borhood fiocked in to the meeting
which was very well attended Those
who were not yet familiar with the
work of the United Council of Work
ing Glass Housewives, of which the
Harlem Council is branch, expressed
great enthusiasm for this organization
of housewives and working women
which is everywhere fighting for the
workers rights.
of the council, acting as chairman, ex-
pressed the purpose of the meeting.
1t was called to protest against the
loss of workers lives in fires, and to
better homes. The first speaker, Vera
Buch, organizer of the Working Wo-
mems Councils is New Jersey and one
of the workers in the Passaic strike,
explained the significance of the bad
housing conditions which make the
lives of the workers miserable not
only in big cities like New York, but
as well in the smaller industrial cities
like Passaic.
The Contrast.
WHY is it that on one side Of
w New York City we have splendid
mansions and magnificent apartment
houses, and a few blocks away, on the
East Side, old tenement houses not
fit for dogs, houses literally falling
down, but in which the workers are
forced to live? The explanation lies
in the roots of the economic system
under which we live. The capitalists
own the shops and other means of
production. The workers slave for
them. The workers produce all wealth
and get miserable wage while the
boss heaps up profits from their labor.
Why is IL that the city governments
do not provide good houses for the
workers? If the workers think either
democrats or republicans will do this
for them. let them try these parties.
They will find by experience that
these parties are supporting the
bosses.
Minimum Of Safety.
IN the shops and mines, the workers
4 are losing their lives daily be.
cause the bosses will not put in safety
devices to protect them. In the same
way, workers and their little children
are burned to death in their homes,
because they live in decayed old tene-
ments with wooden stairs, with rusty
and narrow halls such
that they cannot escape from. The
landlords are responsible just as the
bosses are responsible for the deaths
in the shops.
The second speaker. Bonchi Fried.
man of the Amalgamated Food Work.
ers. gave moving talk in Jewish
along the same lines.
He told how only the day before,
in Cherry st. on the lower East Side.
a young worker named Samuel
Weiner had been burned to death
with his two young sons. leaving be.
hind him wife and one child. The
brother of Samuel Weiner, who was
at the meeting, sitting there
with his Fragile, griefstricken face
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Continued tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
Carroll also asks separate mainte- nance of $500 a month.
Carroll Well Known

Norwich, Dec. 30 CP-George w. Carroll, who has become involved in three court actions filed at Reno in domestic triangle. maintains resi- dence at 257 Broadway, this city. He has been absent from Norwich for the past IS months MT. Carroll, who is 67 years old, has for years been engaged in the brokerage busi- ness in this city. He was born in this city May 4, 1859. and has al- ways made his home here.
 For some years he was engaged in business with J. w. Carroll & Son, local manufacturers of dyestuffs, Oc- tober l, 1884, he married Enna Frances Briggs.
 Insilco Officers Wife
 Mrs, Margaret s. Gaines is the wife of Bennett M. Gaines of this city, superintendent of the local branch of the International Silver company
 Revolutionary Stock
 The Carroll family is one of the oldest families in New England, be- ing descendants of Nathanial Car roll, born in 163S in Salem, Mass. George w. Carroll is a direct des- ccndant of four ancestors who served in the war of the Revolution He is a greatgrandson of Lieutenant Amos Carroll, who turned out at the Lex ington alarm, a great-great-gran of Jonathan Adams of Northbridge, Mass, who served in the Third Worcester county regiment, a great grcat-grandson of Louis Pope, cap- tain of company which marched to Lexington and a great-great- grandson of Stephen Crosby of Thompson, Conn.,, who also turned out at the Lexington alarm.
 Mir. Carroll is the son of the late Lucius Wyman Carroll and his wife is the daughter of the late Ira Greene Briggs. They have one son, George w. Carroll, Jr., a graduate of St. Paul's school, Garden City, N. Y, class of 1904.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
SEA DISASTER WITH
 2l DROWNED CONFIRMED
But Vessel Which Sinks In Black Sea May Not Be American
 Boat.

Odessa, Ukraine, Dec. 30 Rl- Dispatches received here today con- firm the sinking of the vessel As toria in the Black Sea near the Ru- manian coast with the loss of 21 lives, but fail to identify her as American.
 The sinking of the Rumanian freighter Protus with her crew of eight is also reported. Heavy snow storms accompanied by violent winds are menacing ship ping in the Black Sea, and scores of steamers have cancelled their sail ings.
 Paris, Dec. 30 tR - The mystery over the reported sinking of an American steamed named Astoria in the Black Sea was further compli- cated today by the receipt of a mes sage from Vienna saying: "The loss of the Astoria is not re- ported here, but the laundering of a reported American vessel from Ba- Itum named Kaukasus, with the loss of 45 lives and 15 saved, on the Bull garian coast. No other particulars are obtainable."
 Shipping registers do not list a vessel named either Kaukasus or Caucasus.
 A Bucharest despatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of nerlin yesterday said 22 persons. passengers and crew, of the steamer Astoria had been lost when she sank off Kavarna, Rumania, in the Black Sea. As published by the Paris Midt the report said the yes sel was of American registry. The
 only American steamer Astoria in European waters is now loading at an English port. London dispatches said Lloyds agency had received no
 word of the sinking of any steamer | in the Black Sea.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
WOMAN SWIMMER
 CROSSES DELAWARE
Mrs. SctDemmel, Mother 0 Two, DodgeS Cakes of Ice

Trenton, N. J.. Dec. 30 LP-The Delaware river. which General George Washington crossed 150 years ago to win the historic battle of Trenton. has been crossed again In a more up-to-d date manner.
 Mrs, Lottie Moore Schoemmel yes- terday swan the icy waters of the river, which registered tempera- ture of 33 degrees above zero, as part of an elaborate Sesquicentennial celebration. In striking contract was a pageant eenacting Washing tons historic crossing in which men clad in Continental army uniforms pushed a small boat across the stream through floating cakes of ice.
 Mrs. Schoemmel completed her Bwim of 1900 feet in 10 1-2 min- utes, and said she felt no i'll effects from the cold
 Mrs. Schoemmel, who is 2S and the mother of two children, dived overheard amid the floating cakes of lCe II Olll lHt loldilu pNIllld which Washington hid his boats to conceal them from the eyes of He's sian soldiers. She arrived on the Jersey shore at a point just below the present bridge which spans the river at that point.
 She was attired in a bathing suit during her swim, having consented to wear the togs rather than create unnecessary comment during the visit of the governors and other prominent personages here for the Sesquicentennial celebration. Ordl- narily in performance of her un- usual feats she is coated simply in layers of heavy grease.
 As news of the intended crossing by the swimmer had not been spread and as many persons were in Tren- ton viewing the elaborate parade, not many saw her remarkable per formance. The railing of the bridge was thinly lined with spectators and q few more stood along the shores of the river.
 The noted swimmer had planned to make the crossing of the Dela- ware last Sunday morning about the same hour of the day 150 years ago, when General Washington with his ragged army crossed in boats. She was persuaded to postpone the trip until yesterday so that it could be made part of the extensive cclebra- ton program.
 Mrs. Schoemmel. who changed her apparel in the home of a resident of the vicinity, said that one or two other famed women swimmers had expected to duplicate her stunt but had failed to make the start.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
PROMINENT PEOPLE
 FIGURE IN ACTION
Norwich Families Involved in
 Alienation Case

Reno, New, Dec. 30 P--Three court actions filed with the county clerk here brought to light today a domestic triangle affecting George w. Carroll, wealthy bond broker of Norwich, Conn.
 Accuses Mrs. Gaines
 The actions enjoin Carroll from disposing of any of his assets, ask that his son be appointed his guard ian because of alleged incompe- tence, and charge Mrs. Margaret S. Gaines, here with Carroll, with alienating his affections and seek damages of s50,00O from her. Mrs.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30

dollars of internal revenue taxes on contraband liquor was sought today
 by Assistant United States District Attorney William J. Aiken in letter to Attorney General Sargent The contemplated suits range from a few
 hundred dollars to S150,0O0 against individual violators and are based
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30

mobile to a canal near Leicester to- day and drowned herself. The cor oner's verdict was that she was ire sponsible and her act was caused by a nervous breakdown.
 The tragic death has attracted the widest attention because of the so- cial position of the Walker family
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
British Society Woman
 Drives Into Canal, DrOwns

Leicester. England, Dec. 30 CP- Mrs. Ernest T. Walker, prominent society woman and wife of the head of Wolsey Ltd, hosiery manufactur- ing firm of London, drove her auto
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
May Sue Bootleggers
 For Government Taxes

Pittsburgh, Dec. 30 LR-Authority to institute civil suits against more than 5000 convicted bootleggs. dis tillers and brewers in the Pittsburgh district for collection of millions of
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30

Although Germany was helping
 more than 100000 unemployed not long ago, the number now ha dropped to less than 100000.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3o 1926

on the assumption of the right of the government to collect tax on in toxieating liquors even though they were sold illegally.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30

and the fact that MT. Walker is re" puted to be among the wealthies' men Of the country.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-30

The bicycle is holding it's own in Tokyo The number increased from 15,21U in 1912 to 177,713 in 1926.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
81 y r- AL
DIR. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor Of s'HEALTH'
THE HISTORY OF
SMALLPOX


TN AN interesting article on small
pox In Canada, published in the
Worlds Health, DR.. j. j. Heagerty
says that the word pox comes from an
old Saxon word pocca, meaning a
pouch or bag. Our word pocket, doubt;
Smallpox was so named on account of
the many small pouches or pus-filled
sacks or bags, which form on the skin
during the course of the disease
The natives Of India have a tradi-
ton that smallpox has always existed
in that country and that the early in
habitants of India built shrines or
temples to the goddess Of smallpox
and offered sacrifices to the goddess
to protect them from this disease.
The goddess has peculiarly pock-
marked face, showing that this dis
ease thousands of years ago was
practically the same as 1t is. today.
Smallpox existed in China thou
sand yeors before Christ. 1t also pre-
vailed among the early Greeks and
Romans 1t is first mentioned In the
Christian era by Bishop Marius of
Lausanne in the Fifth century. Writ
ing in $40 A. D., he tells Of terrible
epidemic which was sweeping over
Italy and France and which was kill
ing thousands of people. He describes
It as coming on with fever, pain in
the back and an eruption of pustules
on the face, hands and feet.
In the Seventh century, for the first
time as far as history records. it
crossed the English channel and up
peared in the British Isles.
In the Middle Ages, most of the
learned physicians were Jews. 1t was
one Of these. known as Isaac the Jew,
who in the Ninth century first de-
scribed smallpox. Rhazes. an Arabian
physician, first pointed out that small
pox in those days was largely a chill
dren's disease. This was because 1t
was so common that nearly every one
had 1t in early life and either died
or was Immune fol-. the rest Of life.
In the British museum are many
manuscripts OF the Tenth and Elev-,
enth centuries which describe It. In
one Of these is a curious old Saxon
prayer which pleads, "Spare me from
the hideous smallpox"
Many noted persons died from
smallpox. William Of Orange, EN-
,peror Joseph, Peter Of Russia, James
II of England and Duke Louis Of
Burgundy were a few. Almost all
kings and queens had it and some
survived with hideously SCARED faces.
In those days, there were four hun
dred thousand deaths from smallpox
every year in Europe alone. In 1898,
Jenner discovered vaccination and
since then the world has been nearly
free from this loathsome disease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
SEvEN-YEAR ITCH

THERE Is probably no affiiction Of
/ the human race that is more COM
mon, less dangerous and more annoy
ing than what Is popularity called the
itch. It runs through families and
schools. It Is especially common
among inmates constitutions. 1t never
kills anybody but 1t causes an enor-
nous amount Of profanity and bad
temper. "a
1t Is called seven-year itch, because
the popular belief Is that, once start
ed, 1t lasts seven years. This may
have been,t true in former years, large
ly because no certain cure was known
and because patients neglected treat
ment to such an. extent that once
started It was apt to continue indef-
nitely. 4N
Today, there Is no reason why any
one should suffer from this distress
ing condition for seven days, to say
nothing OF seven years.
Like most skin diseases. it has very
distinct peculiarities. 1t starts with
an intense itching between the fingers,
later on the backs of the hands, around
the waist, between the toes, gener-
ally wherever the skin lies In folds or
where two skin surfaces come togeth-
err. The itching, bad enough during
the day, Increases at night as soon as
the patient gets warm in bed. The
itching is so intense that the victim
fairly tears his skin with his nails
in an effort to relieve 1t. Soon the
parts of the body affected are
scratched until the irritated skin
bleeds and becomes thickened and ir-
ritated from the constant scratching.
What causes this unhappy condi-
ton? / suppose you expect me to tell
you about some germ that causes 1t.
No, it isn't germ because it Is too
big. 1t is, so large that it can nearly
be seen by the naked eye.
1t is caused by tiny spider. The
lady spider digs little burrows In the
skin, in which to lay her eggs. The
gentleman, true man Of leisure,
strolls around on the skin. 1t Is the
eggs which cause the itching. Soon
they hatch out into hundreds of little
spiders that repeat their. parents ac-
tivities.
What kills them? Sulphur! Sulphur
ointment will stop 1t in few days by
killing the spiders. But-don't put on
your old clothes without sterilizing
them. The spiders are In the clothes,
too, and even If you kill all the spiders
in your skin and put on your clothes
again. you'll only get new lot.s
Get some sulphur ointment from
your doctor. He viii tell you how to
use 1t and how to sterilizeN your
clothes
20. 1895. Western Newspaper unioaN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27

from Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"I'll try it," she decided.
Her husband brought home bottle
and only a few days after she had be-
gun to take it she felt well enough to
be UP around the house. Gradually
her general health improved until she
is now able to do her own work.
In letter which Mrs. Gage recently
wrote, she said, II have taken twelve
bottles and feel like a new woman"
She has told many women about Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
one Of her friends is now taking it.
Her address Is Mrs. J. F. Gage, Route 5,
Brentwood, Texas.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has been taken by women for
more than half a century with very
satisfactory results.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
SILVER LINING

There had been a blowout, and the
father of the family was perspiringly
and profanely changing tires.
Il don't see why you have to talk
that way" said his wife reproach-
fully. "You act as II 1t were total
loss. You never see the good in
things"
swell, what good is there in this?"
"Why, 1t ticlsled the baby so. He
laughed right out loud when 1t went
bang"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27

do the washing ana
kin 6 for the
family.
One day when
Mrs. Gage was con-
fined to her bed, he
brought her the
newspaper to read.
Among the adver.
tisements she no.
ticed a letter from
another sick woman
telling Of the help
she had received
I'll IL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
Real He-Girl

Tess-Oh, I'm just sick of going out
with boys in autos.
Bess-Have to walk home much.
dearie?
Tess-Not at all, but every time I
60 out have new type of car to
drive home after / throw the sheiks
out.-Allston Recorder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
Not His Machine

Brown-Your lawnmower woke me
up at six o'clock this morning.
Green-No, 1t didn't.
Brown-Do you mean to say you
weren't cutting your grass?'
GreenI was cutting 1t, but the
lawnmower belonged next door.-Good
Hardware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
A Specter to the Good

Assistant-The seance is going
pretty good.
Medium-Yes, just a shade more
and It'll be success.-Collier's
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
That's Him

"There goes the most sophisticated
man I know"
"But he looks like bum"
"He is"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27

First Artist--i painted a lump Of
pes iron once to look like cork. and
when / threw 1t into the water it
floated.
Second Artist-That's nothing. I
painted a lump of pig iron to look
like roast Of beef and my dog ate
three-quarters Of 1t before he dis
covered his mistake. fs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27

whats the use of saving $607"
"None whatever. It's too little for
a car and too much to give the wife"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
Total Loss
Source of Income

Source of Income
Old Doctor Alive no patience with
imaginary complaints.
Young Doctor B - Patients with
imaginary complaints furnish most of
my income.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27

Up, All Right
Into our garden
Came q pup,
And now our radish
Seeds are I'D.
Total Loss
"I left $40 in that suit of clothes
I told my wife to send to the clean
ers."
"Well, cheer up. maybe she found
it,"
That's what I am afraid Of"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
HUSBAND DID
The WASHING
His Wife Confined to Her
Bed by iii Health

Because Of his wife's frequent Ill
health. Mr.. ]. F. Gage was obliged to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
Hour of Silence

"Why do you think restaurants are
more quiet after p. m.?"
well, the soup is usually used up
by that time"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27

Mysterious and all profound
The ways OF music are.
The worse tune Is made to SOUND
The more It's popular"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-06
Births


Clarence and Ada Taylor, 1903 n. Sen
George and May Winnings, 1910 BrouSe
Lloyd and Mona MONTGOMERY 1905 E
TWcnty-Fiith
John and Laura Martin 22l5 Brook
Andrew and Nay Peterson, 1858
NltSn and Pearl Bunk 693 Warren
Morris and Irene Jeftries, 1886 ~ Hi
Fred and Mary Bailey. SIS S. Warman
Wendell and Jewel Little, 423 Bernard
Edward aud Maggie Coffman, Long Hos
William and Alice Roberts. Long Hos
Vernon and shella williams Long Hos
&oah and Bessie Williams, Long Hos.
Gus and Ethe! Trgang. 115 N. Kes,ing
William and Helen SharlIey, 237 f. Min
XlIcn and Pauline Henscn. 3507 Pros
poet.
Ernest and Martha Salter. 272s Cor
.iiacomo and Cosima Provenzano. 53@ S
Thomas and Dorothy Roberts 40 w
Charie. and Lille Hobby, III n Shelf
field
Ernest and Marion Lille. 1872 Silver.
,aldu auu N,ntu,v watt II - bdlt
John and Lillian Sweeney. 80 y War
c5r and Lena schmedel 943ls S
James and Victoria Guy, 1909 Draper
Carl and Gladia King. ali e.: Ientn
Oscar and Goldic Brown, Long los .,
Adoph and Miriam Schneider. Long
''' Lester and Lena johnson. 529 Beuview
Fred and Lena johnson. 319 W Twen-
" Lee Lee II and Dorothy Campbell, 800 W
sixteenth.