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The daily worker., 1926-01-16
CHICAGO SECTION
LAYS
OUT FUTURE WORK
and Industrial
Work Is Stressed

The six section conferences held be-
tween Jan. 2 and Jan. in Chicago by
the Workers (Communist) Party were
very successful in taking up an i'm
mediate program of work which will
aid in getting the nuclei functioning
on healthy basis.
The points especially stressed were
The DAILY WORKER drive in the
form of subscriptions, distribution of
bundles at factories and obtaining the
names and addresses of workers by
all of the nuclei who are to subscribe
for these workers to The DAILY
WORKER for period of three weeks
The agitprop activity was gone into
and the sections and sub-sections are
to hold at least one membership meet
ing month to take up some special
educational or political subject. The
first of these lectures is to be on
"Lenin and Leninism." Plans were
laid for development of the party
fractions, 7. U. e. L. activity, at
tendance at local unions, etc.
Every member is being checked up
as to his attendance at the various
meetings. The industrial department
is beginning to call a series of meet
ings, trade by trade, of the party mem
bers who do not belong to the unions.
Every eligible comrade will be in
structed at these meetings to Join a
labor union.
Attendance at shop and street
nuclei meetings is the prerequisite for
carrying out the program of work. of
the party. This was strongly stressed
and each nucleus instructed to form
a committee for mobilization of the
party members at nuclei meetings.
This committee will keep after the
non-attendants Systematically until
nuclei attendance is at its highest.
The need of party direction and the
program of work in language fraternal
organizations, workers clubs, and
cultural societies was taken up. The
district committee has adopted a pol
icy and program of activity for work
IN these organizations in accordance
with the special conditions in this
city.
increase of worker correspondents.
systematic sale and distribution of
party literature, party campaigns such
as the labor party, Council for Protec-
tion of Foreign-born, defense and rec.
ognition of Soviet Russia, were othei
points of discussion.
Section Committees Elected.
The section conferences elected per
manent section committees to replace
the provisional ones thus far in exist
ence. In every section the majority of
the section committee elected is in
line with the policy of the party in
its program of work and basis for uni
fication of the party. With the per-
manent section committees now estab-
lished the work of the shop and street
nuclei in Chicago will no doubt receive
a decided impetus.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
Social Affairs
Resolutions

section. There are many comrades
who are quite useful to the nucleus
but who are not quite good" enuf
on section or city scale. In gem
eral it will be found that the lower
the unit the more extensive (not
the more numerous) will be the list.
Once month or more frequently if
possible conferences of all com
rades on the agitprop lists are call
ed at which the political situation
and the tasks of the party are re-
ported upon, the latest decisions of
the agitprop committee and confer
ence discussed, the work Of the
comrades discussed in detail, and
so on. Thru these conferences the
comrades engaged in agitprop work
are enabled to carry the party cam
paigns to the party membership and
to the broad masses.
This, in brief, is the basic apparatus
Of the agitprop department. OF course
this does not complete the apparatus
as a whole. For special work of agi-
tation and propaganda special organs
are needed and set up but such are
but further developments of this basic
as outlined above. This
is fundamental in that it is
necessary and is basic for
the whole work. The future of our
agitprop work demands its immediate
establishment upon a functioning
basis thruout the party.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
We Note a Correction

This note is of special interest to
those who have already secured their
copies Of the pamphlet. Lenin, Lieb-
knecht and Luxembourg, written by
Comrade Max Shachtman.
The difficulties entailed in the prep.
aration and publication OF this pamph.
let have resulted in a number OF er.
rors creeping into the ccntcxt of this
little brochure. We call the after tion
OF our readers to the following correc.
tions;
Page 4, Line 2. should read: when
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
LOS ANGELES NOTES
Lenln Memorial Meeting.

A Lenin memorial melting to com.
memorate the memory of our Com
rade Lenin and also Comrades Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
will be held in Los Angeles on Sun
day, Jan. "a. at 2:3O D. M, in the
Music Arts Hall, 233 S. Broadway,
Good speakers and excellent musical
numbers will be the program of the
evening. All workers are invited ito
come and are assured very pleasant
and interesting evenings entertain
ment.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
Organization
Meetings

MORE than the other departments
AF1 of the party does the agitprop
department depend for its effective
ness upon closely-knit, active, and
energetic apparatus thruout the entire
organization. For upon the agitprop
department falls the whole burden Of
planning, systematizing, and direct
ing the entire agitation and propa-
ganda work of the party upon uni
form basis-a task that compells it
to reach into all departments and into
every corner of our party. The very
first steps in our agitprop work are
bound up with our success in build
ing up functioning apparatus pene-
trating the entire party from top to
bottom and extending to its very
roots, the nuclei. The following are
some Of the main points involved in
building up such an agitprop appara-
tus thruout the party.
I. District and City Agitprop Di-
rectors and Committees. Every city
and district organization of the
party has its agitprop director and
it's small agitprop committee. The
functions of this committee are to
apply and to carry out the instruc-
tions of the national agitprop de-
partment on a local scale and, upon
it's own initiative, to meet and solve
the problems OF agitation and pro-
paganda in its own territory. Upon
The daily worker., 1926-01-16

the city and district agitprop COM
mittee depends to great extent
the success of the entire agitprop
work.
2. Section and Subsection Di-
reetors and Committees. The agit-
prop apparatus, however, does not
end with the district and city organ
izations. Wherever there exist sec
tions and sub-sections there should
be established section and sub-sec-
tion agitprop committees under the
leadership Of section and sub-sec-
tion agitprop directors. The closest
supervision and direction of these
lower organizations on the part Of
the district and city agitprop depart
ments is absolutely necessary il
these committees are not to remain
from the very first organs without
work.
8. Nucleus Agitprop Committee
and Director. In order for our in
ternal propaganda to penetrate our
ranks and for our agitation to reach
the wide masses of the workers the
agitprop apparatus must root itself
firmly in the very basis of our party
in the nuclei. Each nucleus has
its agitprop director and the larger
nuclei their agitprop committees as
well. Upon the nuclei directors falls
most of the real everyday work of
transforming into life the agitation
and propaganda tasks of the party.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
LENIN MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8

The next meeting of the Chicago
Lenin memorial committee will be
held Friday January 18th at 8 p. m.
at The DAILY WORKER office,
1113 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago.
Completion Of all arrangements
for the Lenin memorial meeting, to
be held at the Coliseum Sunday,
January oath, is on the order of
business. Every nucleus delegate
must be present. All working class
organizations are invited. to send
delegates. Meeting starts at 8 p. m.
sharp.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16

The executive committee of the
Scandinavian branch will take up the
proposition of forming the city exec
utive of the Scandinavian fraction at
their meeting Sunday, Jan. II at p.
M, at Vassa hostel Hall, 149th St.
and Mott Ave.
All members of the respective Ian
guage sections are to attend these
meetings in order to elect a city ex-
ecutive committee for the fraction,
which will have the responsibility of
conducting systematic work in all or
ganizations in which comrades of the
language sections participate.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
RED SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORTS WORLD UNITY
OF WORKERS SPORTS

time Red Sports International
for o
this
which halfheed
a
following presdum
the r. /. o The
The daily worker., 1926-01-16

You do the job ttoice as lceII-
toheR you distribute a bundle of
The DAILY WORKER loith your
story in it.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16

You bring the leaders OF the world
Communist movement to your shop to
make your arguments for your--When
you bring their articles In The DAILY
WORKER to yours
The daily worker., 1926-01-16

The LenIn Drive means quick
setlon--send your sub todsyI
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
S0RLIE GETS
INVITATION TO
SANTA MONICA
Is Also Asked to Name 2OO
Delegates to Good Roads
Convention

Santa Monica, Calf. March 10
The fourteenth annual convention Of
the United States Good Roads asso-
citation will meet in Santa Monica.
California, June to l2. This con-
vention will be composed Of delegates )
from every state in the union and
much enthusiasm is being aroused
all over the country in regard to this
coming meeting. Santa Monica and
Southern California are arranging
to entertain the governors, the dis
tinguished guests, delegates and Wis
itors most lavishly.
Governor f. Lee Trinkle. president,
and J. A. Rountree, director general, ,
executive officers Of the United
States Good Roads association, have
written to Governor SOrlie extending
an invitation to him to attend this
convention and to appoint 200 dele
gates to represent the state Of North
Dakota at this coming meeting. This
invitation that has been extended to
Governor Sorlie is most cordial and
urgent. The meeting is Of the great
est Importance for the continuation
Of federal aid and the building of
national highways throughout the
country.
The railroads have made IL special
rate for delegates from all parts Of
the United States.
It is expected that Governor Sorlie
will accept this invitation and will
appoint these delegates ut very ear
~ date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
ELECTION OF
GERMANY IS
POSTPONED
League of Nations Council
Leaders Delay Action
Until September
FAITH Is UNSHAKEN
Germany Agrees Not 10 With.
draw Her Application
for Membership
FAITH Is UNsHAKEN

Geneva. Switzerland, March 16-CN
The leaders Of the council Of the
League Of Nations today agreed to
postpone che election Of Germany to
the league until September.
Faced by the difficulty Of Brazils
continued demand for q permanent
council seat, the leaders agreed that
Sir Austen Chamberlain. the British
foreign secretary, should propose in
tomorrow's session Of the assembly
that the whole question of Gcrmany's S
admission to the league and the en-
lar,emcnt Of the council should be put
off until the September session.
In order to show that the Locarno
atmosphere of concitiation and accord
remains unshakcn, all the signatory
powers, including Germany, plan
shortly to publish common dcclara-
ton in which they will rcaffirm thei,
faith in the Locarno agreement.
Before the leaders decision became
known, Premier BRAND Of France told
French correspondents that Germany
had agreed not to withdraw her ap-
plication for election to the league and
that this would be considered in Sep
tcmber.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
VALIDITY OF
Z0NING
LAW Is UPHELD
Court Order Stopping Con.
structiOn of Hughes Apart
ment Is Sustained

CphOlding the constitutionality vi
the state law permitting cities TO pass
zOning ordinances and the validity
Of the coming ordinance adopted by
the city Of Bismarck, the supreme
court today affirmed the decision Of
the Burlcigh county district court IN
the case Of the City of Bismarck VS..
L. W. Hughes.
The supreme court sustained an
order of the district court enlolning
Mrs. Hughes from proceeding with
the construction Of an apartment
building contrary to the city zoning
ordinance.
In its complaint in the case the
city Of Bismarck cited that the pro
posed apartment building was to be
located to the street and that no
provision was made for light and
air for adjoining buildings. The or
dinance provides that residence
buildings may not be located within
a certain distance Of the property
line.
The decision is of particular inter
est in Fargo and other cities. Fargo
attorneys having filed briefs in the
case as friends Of the court.
The North Dakota decision follows
similar decisions In Ohio. New York
Illinois and other states. The gen
eral question Of whether or not ron
ing ordinances are violation OF the
federal constitution now is before
the United States supreme court in
Q case appealed from Ohio.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
RUM BOAT IS
SEIZED AFTER
PISTOL DUEL
Automobile and Police Boat
Used in Chasing Rum
Runner III Miami
TWO PERSONS INJURED
Detective Who Lcapcd Aboard
Rum Boat Is Thrown
Into The Canal
TWO PERSONS INJURED

Miami. Fla. March lG.--tA9 4 rum
boat was captured here today after Il
l2-ml le running battle, by the author
itlcs in an automobile. police boat. and
afoot. One detective Was thrown over
board as were 40 bags Of liquor and
two citizens injured before the chase
ended. Four men and woman. al
lesed rum runners, were .rrcs:ed.
The chase started in the Miami
canal. near the business district. An
automobile occupied by J. II. Craig
and Robert Hilburn was ordered into
the hasc by police. Soon police
boat Joined. both firing as they went.
with the rum runners returning the
fire. Craig and Hilburn were cut by
glass from the windshield Of the car.
When the police Doat drew near.
one detective lcapcd aboard the rum
runner, but was thrown into the canal.
The police boat gave up the chase but
those in the automobile followed un-
til the road became unncuotiablc
They then followed on foo, and came
up no the boat. mile and half
further up the canal. with its crew
throwing the liquor overheard. An
other skirmish followed before the
boats crew and cargo were captured
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
MISS NELSON
IS H0N0RED BY
W0MAN'S GROUP
Chosen as North Dakota WO-
man to be Elected to Hon.
orary Membership

Miss Minnie j. Nelson Of Bismarck.
stxte superintendent Of public in
struction, has been chosen as the
North Dakota woman to be elected
to honorary membership in the
American WOman's association at the
mass meeting which will be staged at
Madison Square Garden in New York
city Thursday to honor the business
and professional women of the Unit
ed States. One outstanding business
or professional woman from each
state in the union will be elected to
honorary membership in the associa-
tion at this meeting.
Miss Nelson is still in the east,
having gone to Washington several
weeks ago to attend the annual con-
ventiOn of the National Education
association, and it is considered
likely that she will attend the mass
meeting Thursday to receive her
membership.
New Clubhouse Planned
The American Woman's Association
is an organization Of 5000 business
and professional women who, having
outgrOwn their present headquarters
ut 22O Madison Avenue, New York
ClLy, year ago ludub uIdtCu q SdU-
paign for three million dollars to
build new clubhouse. Land has
been acquired on West 23rd street,
New York city, and the campaign is
on the last lap Of the third million
dollars, which is necessary before
building can begin. Plans have been
drawn for u l9-story building with
gymnasium, swimming pool, dining
room, cafeteria, private entertain
ment rooms and one thousand bed
rooms with baths, the latter within
the means Of the average business
woman, assuring maximum Of COM
fort at Il minimum cost.
Miss Nelson, through her honor
ary membership in the association,
will have the clubhouse at her dis
posal during her trips to New York
and will be afforded the many inter
esting and worthwhile contacts
which can be offered in clubhouse
Of this kind. Miss Nelson will be
Of vast assistance to the young wom-
en- Of North Dakota who plan in the
future to enter upon business or
professional career in New York,
giving them the privilege Of guest
cards emitting them to the benefits
Of the clubhouse for their first few
weeks in New York.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
To Get Figures on
Estimated Cost of
Community Building

Preliminary estimates as to the
cost of such a building as would
meet the requirements Of Bismarck
tor several years to come will be Sc
cured Immediately AS the first step
towards providing the city with a
suitable community building.
This decision was reached at "A
meeting this morning Of the directors
of the Bismarck Association of Com
mcrce and DR.. J. o. Arnson, chair
man Of the community building COM
mittee Of the association. The COM
mittee met recently and went thor
oughly into the question Of ways and
means for providing such building
and DR.. Arnson then presented the
committees views to the directors.
The directors feel that a suitable
community building is IA necessity
here and decided that before taking
any definite action regarding the
proposition it would be well ~ get
some idea as to the probable cost,
and to make study Of the various
methods which might be used to
finance the project.
AS soon as this data is secured, a
joint meeting of the directors and
the members Of Dr. Arnson's COM
mittce will be held to 20 into the
proposition further. This meeting
will be called 1T an early date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
BOTH PARTIES
INTERESTED IN
MILL SHOWING
SOrlie Opponents Claim Fig
ureS do not Tell the Com
plete Story

Keen interest in the financial show
ing Of the state mill and elevator Is
being shown here by both Nonparti-
sans and Independents who regard it
as one Of the most important issues in
the campaign
Although admitting that the Sorlic
administration made showing which
on paper lost only $l8S,043.52 in 1925
his political opponents claim that the
figures do not tell the complete story
since SOrlie did not operate the Dur.
ham wheat unit Of the mill at all af-
ter he took it over and also failed tu
run the mill to its capacity. In 1924
IT was pointed out, members OF the
industrial commission realized that
the Durum wheat unit was the hcav-
rest loser but operated it. together
with other units, as result Of their
promise to give the mill fair trial
Also. they point out. what benefit Is
the DurumN wheat grower getting from
the mill.if it provides no market fol
Durum wheat. Production records
on file in the office Of the state in
dustrial commission show 947.O0l
bushels in 1924 as compared with
5l7,29l in 1925.
February Report Awaited
Opponents Of the administration
have noted with interest that the mill
lost .S76.122.O2 in December and Jam
uary and look forward with interest
to the February report which is due
in about week.
Unless Sorlie manages to reverse
the previous experience of the project
the mill and elevator will continue to
lose money throughout the spring and
summer until the next wheat crop
comes in. The reason, according to
John Gammons, secretary Of the in
dustrial commission, is that milling is
seasonal business in which profits
months Of the year. During Scptem-
the mill earned $62,77l.48 but losses
1883 in January leaves deficit OF
$l3.350.54 during the last five months,
During the first three months OF
1926, records show. the mill lost
SCI ,54O.75. At that time the mill
was being operated on small scale
Heavier Loss Forecast
Comparative mOnth-t0- month sta
tistics will be available this year for
the first time and will give persons
interested in the property an oppor-
tunity to study its operation on a
compa rative basis. If the loss recorded
for January is continued through Feb.
ruary and March on the same ratio
the loss at the end Of that period will
be much heavier than for the same
period last year..
Since the record Of the mill is ex-
pected to be a leading issue in the
campaign both sides will look for
ward with interest to subsequent re.
ports showing how much has been
earned or lost.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16
M00NSHINING
ASA BUSINESS
DOES NOT PAY
Number Who Make A ny
Money at Game Is Small.
Says Humane Officer

Duluth, Mimi. March lG.-R,--
Moonshining as a business pays poor
dividends, and without regard to its
moral and legal aspects. is good
thing to keep out Of, says John Ross,
st. Louis county humane officer,
who bases his declarations on the
opinion Of those who come to him
for aid and advice.
A very small number of those en-
gagged in the moonshine business
make even a poor living at it. The
margin of profit is too small to
carry the overhead, he says.
"The number who make any mor/y
in the mOonshine game is small, says
Mr.. Ross. "The little fellows carry
the heaviest burden when 1t comes
to facing the legal consequences Of
their business and their income Is
very meagre Several Of those who
have come to US after getting in
trouble have said that they make
50 or less on every gallon handled;
not enough to pay them for tacir
time. The families are in many
cases destitute. When the bootlcgger
gets caught his family has nothing
to live on when he is doing his time
at the county work farm.
Families Depend On Charity
Despite the recent requests Of the
wife Of an arrested bootlegger, the
county has made no provision for
paying the grocery and rent bills of
the prisoners families, and they gen
orally have to rely on charity until
the "old man. gets back.
keep out Of the moonshinc bust
ness il you want to start a bank ac-
count. We can give this advice,
from. a practical standpoint alone.
after our acquaintance with boot
leggers and their families, coming to
us for aid Mr. Ross said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-16

Cause of Nurses
Deaths Confirmed
by Mayo Clinic

Dickinson, n. D.. March lG. a re-
port confirming in every detail that
made by DR.. H. NJ. Banks of the
state university in connection with
the autopsy ana investigation sur,
rounding the death Of the five Sis
tcrs at st. Joseph's hospital here was
received by DR.. J. ". Bowen from
DR.. J. ". kcrnohan. pathologist at
the Mayo clinic. Rochester. M,nn. A
thorough investigation and analysis
Of the tissues was made by Dr. kcr-
nohan, who diagnosed the disease as
mcningo- also caltca
sleeping Sickness
Mr.. kcrnohan stated that several
similar cases had come under the OBJ
servation Of the clinic staff bu: that
in his experience the disease had
been confined mostly to children In
several instances, he said. death had
resulted within - hours and that an
autopsy had often been negative.