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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
4 SPINSTER's REPAIR

- CTIN d En- y REFAIH
] believe In the upllft, when the face
begins TO sag,
a up-stick. . bit Of rouge, and .
chin OtFap gag;
To improve on nature when ones forty
and unWed,
For hope springs eternal" anti
One's-dOWD and out and dead.
So Why not defy the flappeT with her
= boyish hobs,
ALTHOUGH while even yOunR they caD'b
bold all the jobs;
And . glddy girl OF forty has alWRyS
got q enance
To rope . beau. young or old, that0
wearing pautS7
Then Why not wear dresses short mp
to the knees
Men are always mueh Impressed by
what they see:
Never he upstaxe, indifferent or trIE.
Idly naughty
In these days at forty, one can be re-
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12

Uncle Zeb says: "a bach.
eloY is q man aOho didn't
haze a horse and buggy
whem he 10ds young to take
a sirLYiding, and t0ho can't
get a girl to ride with him
now that he has a Ford"
OTDONO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
THE SWEETEST SONG

ssThe sweetest song Of the singer
Has never been sung at all
For who could capture the music
OF wind tl1rO' the pine trees tall9
or the lifting beauty Of swallows
AZ swiftly they rise and fall?
SThe sweetest song of the singer
Has never been sung at all.
And who could express with voice
The love In . broken scEawb
Or the shy-sweet was. she answerg
The age-oId, intimate call?
.sTfe sweetest song Of the singer
has never been sung at all.
KELVIN OG1LYH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
GOOD LUCK, JIM"
City Loosens Purse
JAMES G. YADEN (left), new

CHIEF O'CONNOR presented Fireman Y. M Ihomp
SON of Truck Company No l. with the first pair OF boots
purchased for the fire department. by the District FOR
mery the firemen had to furnish such equipment from
their own
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12

The monthly meeting OF the
Congress of Parent Teacher Associa.
tons will be held at the Arlington
Hotel Tuesday morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
let 5, Go = Says Margiie

LITTLE MARJORIE CONNER, 1913 Rudge Pl S. p,
all ready for the big parade and carnival of the Ana
costa Citizens Association which will be held tonight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
THE ART OF COLUMNING

Alfred A. Knopf, NsaS York
publisher, 1so1O has ont o most
interesting book on The Col.
ann" BIZ HGllosn Walker DoVis,
Of Kdasos. It 4UM prove good
reading for readers of and con-
tribut0rs to this g0rden of s1t1r-
shire. The author says that the
kttnsorous colstmm has popular
fzed itself secstrelg,' and has a
large following among saeaOs-
paper readers.
GOOD FISH IN THE SEA
3 wonder how Browning feels
Sfnee .Peaches went away;
And Il he sits az home and cries
Each night and every day.
Bat there should be cOBsolation,
There are other fish In the sea.
Hereafter let the fruits al0ns
And trg fish On the knee.
HOFFMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12

To Judge man correctlg.
donf bother about his friends.
Jast find ont aUho are has
enemies.
The sarVirGl Of the gitteSt
doesn't necessarily mean the
SURVIVAL Of the slickeSt
PHILIP EBERT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
sHEIKIsH DREAMS

To be sheik
For about treek
For most guys 1couid be plenty,
Bat, ali, the dreams
Are sure some screams
4 boy las, trheh he's tGeMt1.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
GOOD FISH IN THE SEA

Apartments notO seem to
Be made so small that there
tvil be little room for conf
plant. Abe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-12
OUR CELEBRITIES
TAPS

When the last roll call is sounded,
To go t0e kpotO not where.
ht is a joy to think of meeting
Our 6uddies Uho'u be there.
JACK RIGGLES.
"TraveI Is so broadening" said
the society leader.
''Sure It is" said the big But
Ter and Egg man, II gained 80
pounds on my last European
tour" BlMBO BEN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Find Man Who Tried
to Warn Mellett of
His Impending Murder

CANTON, Ohio, July 21.-With Ora
Slater, the private detective who is
in charge Of the Mellett Staying case
here and Deputy Sheriff Ed. Gibson,
when they left for Pittsburgh this af-
ternoon, was man who was on the
vicinity of the Mellett home about the
time Of the murder.
The man, whose identity was not
revealed and who was well guarded
because he feared for his life, is to
face George Psialias in Pittsburgh to-
night.
1t was learned that he is a rather
prominent citizen of Canton and was
formerly an employee of the Canton
Daily News. Belief was expressed
that this is the man who tried in vain
to warn Mellett after he had gotten
the slain mans address and telephone
number from Earl Shaeffer, press fore
man of the Canton Daily New about
45 minutes before the fatal shots
were fired.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
POLICE CHIEF
MAY Be DUB;
PERHAPS NOT
But Keep Your Fins in
Your Jeans

CLEVELAND, July 21.-The CleYe-
land Plain Dealer, a local morning
paper, has just finished a contest in
fingerprinting. All readers and inter-
ested people were requested to send
in their fingerprints, which were ex-
amined by George Koestle, superin-
tendent of the bureau of criminal
Identification, Cleveland police depart
ment.
Mr.. Koestle states that there are
10000 fingerprints registered with the
police, since in addition to the osten-
sible original purpose for which fin
gerprints were taken, they ARE useful
in protecting innocent people against
fraud and impersonation. They are
making it very easy for the gullible
workers to hand over their finger
prints to the police department. Of
course, none of them suspect that the
police department will keep them on
record and will use them when the
proper time arrives.
This is evidently a forerunner of
general fingerprinting, registering and
photographing of the workers of this
country. SO much fun, you know, put
ting it thru in this fashion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Is Party Papers
VIII Compete at
Chicago Press Picnic

The Fifth Annual Workers Party
Press Picnic promises to be greater
than all of its predecessors. Almost
Is different workingclass papers are
participating, most of the papers print
ted in various languages, including Of
course The DAILY WORKER and the
Young Worker. Each language group
is plugging hard to bring their friends
and sympathizers to the picnic. Tick
cts are being sold in advance for 40c.
Admission at the gate will be SOC.
Rain or shine the picnic will be held.
Tickets sold in advance by language
groups entitle them to keep 35c. of
each ticket sold for the benefit of their
paper. The intention of the picnic is
to rally the masses in support Of the
Chicago working class press. All
DAILY WORKER supporters will Of
course be there in full force.
The speakers at the picnic will be
VIM. 2. Foster and C. E. Ruthenberg.
Interesting games are being planned.
Remember the day of the Press
Picnic, Sunday August 1, at Riverview
Park, Western, Clybourne and Bel
mont Avenues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23

throughout the year only 1927 hours
a week, while average weekly earn
ings were only $26.40.
Industrial Council shops averaged
36.5 hours employment a week, pay
ing an average of s41.50 a week. But
the average of all workers throughout
the year in these shops was only 31.6
hours and their average weekly earn
ings $3.50. In independent shops the
averages were $40 hours and $39.70
week and 29.4 hours and $3.50 for
all workers throughout the year.
The report thus shows that the In
dustrial Council shops manufacturing
directly for the retail trade gave their
workers fuller employment and better
earnings than subcontract shops man.
ufacturing to the order Of Jobbers and
wholesale establishments. The differ
ence in favor Of the employees of In.
dustrial Council shops amounted in
1925 to $500, their annual average
earnings being $1,S74 compared with
1874 in the subcontract shops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
BY BERT MILLER.

TINE enlarged plenum of the execu-
tive committee of the Communist
International believes that the party
must devote more attention than
heretofore to such decisive sections Of
the workers as miners, the railroad
workers, the metal workers, etc. Not
for one moment may the fact be lost
sight Of that in a country like Amer
lea the decisive section is the prole-
tariat of heavy industry, and not the
workers of light industry. Adopted
by the enlarged executive of the Com
munist international.
This resolution has been unani-
mously accepted and approved by our
party membership. But its true sig
nifcance many have not realized. In
fact, there is a strong current in the
opposite direction. This is clearly
demonstrated by the drift of the most
active elements toward the larger cit
les. In small cities and towns the
party member is rare who does not
CuBT1Su llE uOpC lAtI AC may oOAAAC
day realize his ambition to live in the
big city. The result is that there is a
constant drain of the most active and
valuable elements Of our party from
the smaller centers, which are at the
same time the centers Of heavy indus
try and of the larger industrial plants.
This existing tendency is a menace to
the growth of our party. 1t is con-
trary to the line of development of
modern American industry and it is
a tendency away from the policy laid
down for us by the Communist Inter
national.
According to the last United States
census of 1920 Of the thirty million
wage earners engaged in non-agricul-
tural pursuits, approximately eleven
million, or only 33 per cent, are to be
found In the 62 largest cities of the
country. OF this number only about
FIVE million or one-sixth Of all the
industrial workers, are to be found in
the eight largest cities New York,
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit,
Cleveland, Buffalo and Pittsburgh,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Kansas City Opens
Intense Drive for
New Party Members

KANSAS CITY, NO. July 21.-An
intensive membership drive was de-
cided on at a general membership
meeting. The goal is one new men,
Der for each comrade- The organiza-
ton committee is leading and direct
ing the work. Comrades of the shop
nuclei are planning to take advantage
Of the spirit of the campaign and in
crease the organized opposition to
company unions that exist in all
plants where we have shop nuclei.
The trade union fractions have a Sc
lected list of trade unionists desir-
able for party membership that will
be visited in the coming weeks.
Committees Of twos are formed by
the street nuclei that are using the
mailing list of The DAILY WORKER
and other lists of names of sympa-
thizers for party membership. The
organization committee is arranging
meetings for the language fractions,
meetings to take place in different
parts of the city with speakers and
discussions on the political party of
the working class. The English speak
ing fraction is arranging a meeting
TO be held at the Musicians Hall, 1917
Washington, Friday at p. m. July 30.
An effort is being made to get the
members who were lost in the reOr-
ganization of the party to get back
into the harness and pull with the
rest of us.
Meetings of the Russian and Croa
tan fractions will be called within
few weeks. The committees of twos
are already on the job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Sheet Metal Workers
Unable to Agree on
Jurisdictional Pact

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Altho the
executive board OF the Sheet Metal
Workers International Association
met at its headquarters in Washing
ton on July II, with delegates invited
from all its $50 locals, to discuss the
jurisdictional peace agreement signed
with the carpenters, no decision was
forthcoming as late as July Is.
The difficulty in decision is said to
lie in the views Of two members of
the executive board-one from Chi
cago and one from Cleveland-to GER
tain points in the agreement. Dele
gates from the local unions from all
sections OF the country were said to
have urged ratification.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Thousands of Young
Workers Are Idle in
Pennsylvania Mines

The bituminous industry in Penn
sylvania is seriously crippled by the
invasion of cheap coal from the unor-
ganized fields into it's market. This,
of course, affects the mine production
in the union fields. The testimony to
the mining commission was that out
of 1900 mines in Pennsylvania 700
are idle and thousands Of miners
among them many young workers. are
out of work.
The standard OF living in the union
fields is falling back to the level Of the
nonunion fields.
The young miners are the first to be
thrown out of work and the frst to
suffer from unemployment 1t is the
task of the young miners in Penn
sylvania to fight militantly for a
stronger union, which will help them
to better their conditions
The mining situation is getting
worse and worse. The offensive
against the union and the miserable
conditions of the miners is in full
speed. The nonunion fields are in
creasing from day to day. In the last
three years the bankers, who control
large nonunion fields have. been en-
couraged to make new investments in
the nonunion mines.
The mining companies are in con-
troll of things in Washington and the
nonunion status of their mines will be
well protected by the 1aw. The non
union mines receive special rates
from the railroad companies so they
can fight the union more effectively.
1t is now a serious situation for the
miners in the United States. Only
thru a strong and militant union will
the miners be able to overcome this
crisis and better their conditions. The
young miners, who are always in the
forefront of the struggles of the work
ers, must now do their share in the
fight for a militant miners union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Workers Communist Party
Forward to the Industrial Town!

where our party has its strongest cen
ters. To make matters worse, this
one-sixth is concentrated in the light
industries. In other words, we are
concentrating our efforts on one-sixth
Of the industrial workers in the light
industries in the larger cities and we
are neglecting the decisive section"
in the smaller cities in the heavy in
dustries.
No one will deny the motive power
of the big city. No one will deny it's
driving force. No one will deny it's
Importance in the coming struggles
against the American capitalist class.
But to concentrate solely upon these
centers would be a grave error for our
party.
1t is evident that the party has not
yet orientated itself to the current
trend of modern industry toward the
small industrial town in which the
largest and most important trustifed
plants are located and in which the
majority of the industrial workers are
found. Modern capitalism has long
been aware of the waste and ineffi-
cheney of the large city. Industrial
engineers have long ago pointed out
the shortcomings of our big cities.
Modern industry has therefore shown
a distinct tendency toward the build
ing of large factory units outside of
the large cities. This tendency has
been aided materially by the tremen-
dous growth Of superpower systems
thruout the country.
Taking at random the directory of
the larger New England manufacture
ers, we find that the plants with one
thousand employees or more run some
what as follows: United States Car
fridge Co. in Lowell, American Bosch
Magnetic Company in Springfield.
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
in Quincy, General Electric Company
in Lynn, Douglas Shoe Company in
Brockton, American Brass Company
in Waterbury, etc. AS a general rule
few Of the larger plants are to be
found in the large cities, like New
York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia,
etc.
How can we account for the party's
drift away from the small industrial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23

city, the seat of big industry? To
some extent it has as it's basis a sim
liar tendency among the American
working class of which our party is a
section. American capitalism is still
in a position to hold out the hope of
economic betterment in the big city,
to the worker who is willing to mi
CRATE, to the one who is willing to
take a chance. In other words, Amer
lean capitalism is still able to lure the
most active and adventurous element
out Of the drabness of the smaller
town to the big city. Our own party
members apparently are not immune
to the disease of opportunism, which
seeks some easier and less thorny
path to the revolution. The danger
of this tendency to our party de-
mands that we speak in the plainest
terms. The migration of active COM
rades from the smaller to the larger
cities in many cases is nothing more
or less than an act of desertion of
Communist duty. 1t should be brand
ed as such wherever the tendency
shows itself.
Altho there are weaker elements
which will inevitably drift toward the
larger cities and away from the key
posts in the big industrial plants, they
must be replaced by stronger and
more determined elements from the
big cities. The party must turn it's
face to the industrial town and the
most active elements will be the first
to respond to this call. A few active
elements can reap a tremendous har-
vest for our party in plant like the
General Electric Company with 10000
workers or the Hood Rubber Company
with 5000 workers. Here are often
workers of the most militant type, vir-
gin soil which has never been touched
by either a labor organizer or the
socialist party. There they are, wait
ing for our message. To be sure, it
requires untiring patience to deal with
these backward elements. To be sure,
it requires considerable courage to
fight the power Of big corporation in
a town where it owns everything from
the corner grocery store to the police
department. But what good is Com
munist without patience and courage?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
ABLE 4 WILL
MAKE YOU WISH
FOR MANY MORE
BUoHoUsE FABLE No. a
BY Our Retiring Reporter.

John Fitzpatrick was debating an
article urging recognition of Soviet
Russia for publication in the official
organ of the Chicago Federation of
Labor when your retiring reporter
was announced.
When Mr.. Fitzpatrick shouted into
the dictaphone: Long live the revo-
luton and may the Workers Party
live until then" opined that he was
thru for the day, and l was right.
This will make the officialdom of
the American Federation of Labor
Sore" he chuckled as he lit up his
well-seasoned pipe and put his boots
on the table, almost waking Ed Mock
els, whose shoes seemed to take up
all the rest of the space.
"Now shoot" said John, good
naturally. 81 know you came to in
terview me-"
He Likes the Daily.
l admitted that he was right, so
shot. what do you think of The
DAILY WORKERw
he replied, "but it does not go after
the right wing labor leaders strong
enough to suit me. 1 like your stand
on the injunction issue, however, and
1 believe your labor party program is
a beaut."
what section of the paper do you
read first?" was the next question.
Staff Column His FaVorite.
Frankly" he replied with some
hesitation, 81 always turn to the funny
column on the editorial page, and if
survive the rest of it have the edi-
torial comment on the first page for
desert. What The DAILY WORKER
needs is a few more columns"
"But then it would be all columns"
| observed
$50 much the better" he replied,
"the people are under the impression
that all columnists are men of genius
and as long as they think that way
why not humor them"
That's an opportunistic deviation"
1 corrected. I'VE must not give the
masses what they want, but what they
need"
That's the only point I don't agree
with Trotsky on" he came back. "Un-
less we cater to the moods Of the
masses we are liable to degenerate
into a sect. 1 am going to write a
thesis on this
Strong for Left Wing.
What is our opinion OF the policy
of organizing progressive locals in the
unions and central bodies?"
"The fact is that was one of the
first to propose such policy. That is
how got rid of Skinny Madden and
his gang. tell you, only for your
fellows in the federation it would be
as quiet as a morgue. Once in while
talk kind of nasty to you in order to
get the socialists started. We must
have opposition. Keep at it, boys,
and don't pay much attention to me.
My plan is to turn over the leadership
to you as soon as Ed and myself re-
tire on a pension"
Just then Nockels woke and asked
if Foster showed up. When he was
told that he had not appeared Nockels
swore that he would be late for his
speech on the federation radio. That
ended the interview.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Soda Fountain Clerks
of Chicago Organize

Rapid progress made by the Soda
Dispensers Alliance in organizing the
soda fountain clerks. particularly in
drug stores. Is attributed 20 the starva.
ton wage paid these workers. Organ
izer 70. w. Parlee OF the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees. assigned to the
task, reports that the clerks work 10
TO ~ hours a day. seven days a week.
But they get 10 little pay, Parlee says,
that after they have taken care Of
room rent and laundry there isn't
enough money left for proper food,
and "a few hours after they receive
their pay envelopes they are broke"
over 700 fountain workers have Join.
ed Local 35l, Soda Dispensers AL.
lance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Springfield Miner
Found in Wheat Field
Near Point of Death

MASON CITY, Ill, July PA man,
identified as Rube Whitaker, a
Springfield, ILL.,, miner was found shot
thru the head in wheat field near
here, when the team which James
Adkins, farmer, was driving at
tached to a reaper became frightened
and bolted. Adkins investigated, find
ing the man in a dying condition. He
was taken to the city hall, where he
lies at the point of death.
There we're no marks Of violence
on the body beside the bullet wound
and a scalp wound. Identification
was made by Alexander Allen Of this
city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Austrian Youth
Demand Visas for
Russian Delegation

The refusal of the Austrian govern
ment to give visas for the Russian
youth delegation, is condemned by the
Austrian youth. The youth organiza.
lions elected special delegation to
visit the mayor of Vienna and de-
manded immediate permission Of the
Russian delegation to enter Russia.
The answer Of the mayor was not sat
isfactory.
The delegation Immediately went TO
the prime minister, who altogether re-
fused to hear the delegation.
A national conference Of all youth
organizations OF Austria is being held
to fight the barring Of the Russian
delegation from Austria.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23

The leaders of the republican party
in the U. S. issued call to arms to
oppose the combined efforts of the
workers in their fight against child
labor. In their call they urge the pa
triotic elements in the U. S., to call
conferences all over the country, to
defend the constitution, against "at-
tacks from the radicals"
They refer in their agitation mater
ial, which they are constantly publish
ing that the amendment is against the
industrial liberty of this country. OF
course, industrial liberty for the CAPT
talist class, means increase of exploit
tation of the American masses. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23

a big sender party for Saturday even
ing, July 81, at the Freihelt Hall, 1909
West Roosevelt road.
Chicago has never yet seen any
thing like what is being planned for
this party. A real living newspaper,
with comic section and all. speakers
who will be short and snappy. an
entirely new Pioneer program, refresh
ments, dancing-these are only some
Of the things you will miss IL you
don't come.
No worker, young or old, can afford
to miss this sendoff party Saturday
evening, July 81, at Freiheit Hall,
1909 West Roosevelt road. No tick
ets-admission 80 cents at the door.