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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

Dear Ma:
thought you going to write to and tell you
very proud of for making good in such short time But
all get advice about saying prayers and wearing the right
weight of underwear OF I'm going say my prayers
and keep away from bad company and catch cold and keep
of gehquck schemes and be good boy and brush my
teeth and shine my shoes and write often But why can't you
write and tell the and tell what Pa really thinks and
what he's doing and if he isn't really proud of Just being
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
BILL POTTER RECEIVES A COUPLE OF CON-
MUNICATIONS. .. ....,
Dear William:

Dear William: --|"'-|--|
should think you'd be very glad that someone insisted upon
saying your prayers regularly and properly Some day you
will realize that your soul important than the State Of
Florida and what does it profit if he gains the whole
world and lose his soul? Those my words but they
just the AS for keeping away from bad company
you will also find that bad company the runaon of many
good boy Remember what mother often told you about bad
apple in barrel will spoil the whole barrel but that under
circumstances will barrel Of good apples change bad
good From what hear up north about Florida
people only urge you be careful of the company you keep
Also watch and pray that e temptation The grape
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

Next followed pictures of what the
exhorter called the masserkrees" Of
persons who rebelled against the rule
Of the red horse. A huge tree with
arsenic-green leaves was thrown upon
the screen. From each of its abun1.
ant branches hung, as thickly as fruit
upon an apple tree, men and women
by their necks. There was also the
cheerful picture of a woman-strange-
ly enough clad in modern garb-bc-
ing hurled from preeipice by sol
diers Of the red horsemen.
But what the exhorter seemed to
take most delight in describing were
pictures of instruments Of torture, and
the writings of human beings under
administration of the same. The
thumb-screw, the rack, the "iron vir.
GIN" the watts Of boiling oil, the blaz,
ing fagots that were ever the instru
ments Of cruel fanatics in many part
Of the world, regardless Of any par,
ticular form Of belief, were all *.
hibited as the sole property Of the red
borseman.
II seems to be the avowed belief
Of this e1horter that the end Of the
world is approachihg-is in fact due
almost any day-and therefore why
in the scant time remaining. hc
should wish to set one branch Of the
great Christian multitude against an.
other branch, is beyond my under
standing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

ably would make twice much You probably realize that
there's why should rub Business up here just
about the There opportunities for initiative and dar
ing and it's quite probable could put my experience much
better if l. was country where initiative and experience
rewarded in the way shouldbe 1t quite possible
take you up your invitation down and look things
Who knows what might do got down there? Judging by
your should Of there with million couple
of months Don't be surprised should come, but don't look for
until you Meanwhile word your mother about
this This is all purely business and strictly Women
funny about business anyway and probably she
wouldn't understand if you know what mean Best regards
Your Father.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
IN WHICH THE PRoDIGAL- SON HEARS FROM
POTTER MERE !. "tl

My Dear Son: - 3, e.. .-.-3. -
Twas glad hear from you, have been so worried
about YOU Where you been all this time and what have you
been doing? Have you been keeping good company Do you
your prayers every night and morning? From what hear of
Florida you should Be very careful that don't get mixed
with any of those getrhquc schemes they will be your rina-
ton and downfall Won't you back home, if it is
colder up here noh you should be careful about change
of clothes difference temperature liable to give you
severe cold you careful interested much
how much money you make whether you good
boy Remember everything mother told you am sending you
little box with of grape jelly hope they won't get
broken way which they probably will Say your prayers
every night and morning Your loving Mother.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
HIRES HALL.

And again, on another occasion, ]
saw a vast army Of men parading the
streets Of Brooklyn with banners an
nouncing that they were doing II in
honor Of "The Holy Name Of Jesus.
Had the two professions joined they
would but further have established
Brooklyn's right to the title It bears,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

lift that old bothersOme corn right off
with your fingers. il works like q
charm, every time.
A tiny bottle Of =Freezoner costs
only few cents at any drug store -
Try IT,,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
WHAT BILL POTTER SAID UPON RECEIVING THE
FOREGOING LETTER

l. Oh, for the love of Mike.
q Gee whzz, you'd think was child or somepn.
8 What do you gerichquck schemes will be down
fall?
4 Oh, for the love of Pete.
s. Grape jelly, ooh
s Oh, for Gosh sakes!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
THE POTTERS
IN WHICH THE PARENTAL PoTTERs HEAR FROM
THE PRoDIGAL SON.
EAR MA:

suppose you've been wondering what has happened to
me left the old homestead and in the world TO
battle on my Well I'm down here in Florida, selling real
estate right and left up and down and all the place don't
suppose Mamie and Red told you anything about because
told them didn't want you to know where was until had
completely made good told them would write you myself
when happened and wouldn't be long either and it wasn't
for am knee deep in money with pouring in all the
time. Lots Of love- Your son.
BILL. -
P S want you to show this letter Pa and tell him I'm
not mad at him. the very best thing he did for
make it so rough for me that had ard make
my fortune. n 5s i,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
WHAT BILL SAID AFTER READING THE ABOVE
LETTER

l. I can hardly believe it myself.
D. Good stock" is good Pr
3 Is Eat so?
A. Great jumping catfish!
s. A million, hah-hah
e. Women funny! Sos your old man. ,..-. ~. si..4
T. Well guess let myself in for somepn What dam fool
idea that was inviting him down here Bang goes The balloon
Maybe he won't come The chances he will Great Creeping
Caterpiars what to do WhEt to do
" AND THAT'S THAT-UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY
rights
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
PA POTTER GETS HIS

say that cared for the tone of your letter do
appreciate your remarks the effect that money that doesn't
by honest toll and effort will do good 1t
experience that toll and effort is lot of appesauce don't like
make any decrack but you ought know whether honest
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

Yculllsugh Lift off hard corns.
koft cnrns, CONS between the toes and
csiiusrs. Il doesn't hurt a bit!
seems Magic just drop "Freezone"
90 ary tender touchy corn. Instantly
- Gpis sching then shortly you just
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
IN WHICH THE PRoDIGAL SON HEARS FROM THE
POTTER PERE

Ny Dear Young Sir:
What makes you think should worry whether you're mad
me not and what difference does it make tonne If you
wadng about kneedeep in dollars? Money that doesn't to
you BY honest toll and effort will do you good This
peec based years of toll and effort Don't think that be-
you fell into something soft everything will always be soft
for YOU You got lots of hard knocks coming you Just what
you doing anyway that you making much money and
making easy think you might be explicit Not that
care but just of curiosity. Frankly, wouldn't be
surprised you wasn't starving DEATH and that your letter
your mother all bluff You'll have prove of this stuff
fer as concerned before believe you Very truly yours
YOUR FATHER.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
By Madge Arthur

the horrors that were to follow such
perversion.
For a few minutes it was not clear
to me that this man was telling his
audience of women and children that
one of the terrible -Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse is the Catholic
Church, but he soon left no doubt
about the matter. The scarlet horse
presently stood alone upon the screen.
A wizened rider was perched on its
fore-quarters.
ATTACK ON ROME.
could not see quite distinctly, but
it is my impression he wore a inter
on his head. At all events, the horse
and rider were described as represent
ing everything that was evil, between
the days Of Constantine and Martin
Luther. Then, lest anyone should
have failed to be duly impressed, there
appeared the beast which st. John de
scribed as having seven heads and
ten horns, and upon its horns ten
crowns. At least the eKhorter, point
ing with a rod to IT,, said it was that
creature.
The artist, however, had embellish-
ed it with details Of responsiveness rot
described in the Scriptures. Great
warts stood out upon its rhinOceros-
like form, and spikes projected from
its spine Across its hideous body
was Iettered the word, "Papaey.'
What animal, is that, motherT
whispered a little girl -
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
By j. p. McEVOY'

tsa oa ledonan ntsandfr to y Dos fro
nc dprf so1 owon hmerh nd fneerA Very t yours
him He aud o fphd him. Your
Wr Son
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

for although they were Of different
denominations, both testified. to the
existence Of an abundance of church.
ly edifices.
In view Of this supply, l couldn't
help wondering why it has been neces-
sary for an eIhorter to hire a nail in
this City Of Churches, for the dissem-
nation Of the Gospel. Local adveT.
tisements announced that he had done
50, and that he would, on a recent
Sunday evening, deliver a sermon,
with stereopticon views, on "rhe
-Four Horsemen Of the Apocalypse. /
decided 10 20.
USES STEREOPTICON.
The hall was comfortably filled,
women and children being in the ma
jority. At the far end was a white
screen, upon which at the moment of
my entrance appeared the heads and
necks Of three horseshoe while, an
other bright red, and the third, black.
The e1horter was explaining that
these were three Of the steeds the
Apostle John saw in his vision on the
Isle Of Pstmos. The fourth, a pale"
horse with Death as its rider, was e1.
hibited later.
The white horse, he said represent.
ed Christianity as originally taught +;
the red horse, the Perversion Of
Christianity and the black horse, al
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
m. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM POTTER.
PA POTTER MEDITATEs ON THE ABoVE-A BIT
EXPLOSIVELY

l., Well, I'll be-
2. Is Eat so?
3. Hah-hah he thinks he has a brain Hah-hah
T. WE'LL for the love Of
5. WE'LL of all the blank blank gall! .
6. Oh wouldn't, would 1?
7. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY! My C.
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An Example of Christian Bigotry

~Hush ~ was the reply. "I'n tell
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

l. Hah-hah-hah (sour grapes.
2 Is Eat so?
;. Oh have, have II
4 Oh no, you don't care. It's Just curiosity!
< Is Eat so?
O. Is Eat so?
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W !.
So you are making hundred dollars day Well well we'll
can hardly believe it, hope you making honestly
doesn't possible make hundred dollars day honesty
but do hear astounding gercquck up here
the north And after ALL there's why you shouldn't
profit well the next After all of good stock,
and if your father had the opportunities you had he prob
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

8. Well we'll well.
9. Well, I'm a son of a gun!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

Jelly is the way you well three changes of summer
underwear which yd probably need its iet down there's
they say which doubt as its still cold up here @,X MI
Your loving Mothef.-ss
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rights dramatic
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
Liebknecht's Death"
to Be Staged in N. Y.
at Memorial Meeting

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-On Sunday
evening, Jan. II, at s p. M, there will
be Liebknecht-Luxemburg memorial
at the Hungarian Workers Hall, $50
e. 81st street.
A very good program, consisting of
recitations, singing by the Uthman
Singing Society, a play "Liebknecht's
Death" mass recitation and mass
singing. has been arranged. The mem.
bers of the German section are doing
their best to bring to the minds of
all here the deep sorrow and spirit
existing amongst the workers of Ger
many in those January days.
Comrades, we hope you will come
and bring friends and sympathizers
A very small admission fee of rs cents
is being charged. Don't forget Sun
day, Jan. II.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
Pittsburgh League to
Hold Member Meet
for Mass Work

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 14.-There
is going to be membership meeting
of the Y. w. L. members in Pittsburgh
at which every member must be pres
ent. Very important matters will be
taken up. 1t is of the utmost import
ance that all league members in Pitts
burgh attend this membership meet
ing. The following is the agenda for
the meeting which will be held at the
Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller St, Sunday,
January II, at s p. m.
/. Doubling of the membership.
2. Running of a sub campaign for
Young Worker in Pittsburgh.
g.. Work in the trade unions.
4. United front campaign in Pitts
burgh (which d. E. C. is starting).
5 Building up the Pioneer section
of the Y w. L.
6. Ways and means of raising of
finance for the district.
It is the most important meeting of
its kind, in the history of the Pitts
burgh Y. w. L.. and it is a step in
the direction of mass work The
membership of the Pittsburgh league
was at standstill. We must con-
slider how to get new blood in, how
to increase our influence.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
n. .Y.LANGUACE
FRACTIONS WILL
FORM NEXT WEEK
Dates Given for the
Various Groups

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-The forma-
ton of fraction executive committees
as continuation of the process of re-
organization of the party will take
place here during the week of Jan. 1S.
The following meetings are to be held:
Tuesday, Jan. 19-S. Slavic meeting,
SO1 W. 29th st. at p. m.
Wednesday, Jan. 20 = Esthonian
meeting, 1918 1st Ave.
Wednesday, Jan. 20-Hungarian
meeting, $50 E. S1st st.
Wednesday Jan. 2O-Czecho-Slovak
meeting, Sokola Hall, p. m.
Thursday Jan. 21-Armenian meet
ing, Armenian Hall, 4O7 4th Ave.
On Jan. 20 at 8 p. m the Italian
fraction will be formed at a meeting
at 1OS E. 14th st. The other languages
are making arrangements for the
meeting of their fraction.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16

German nationalism had won its first
victory and"
Page 12, Paragraph 2: Neither
Luemburg nor Karsky and Jogisches
were ever members Of the P. P. S.
They fought its opportunism from the
beginning and shortly after the form
alton Of the P. P. S. were instrumental
in founding the Social Democratic
Party Of Poland and Lithuania.
Page 20, Line %, should read: rev
olutionary wave"
Page 26, Line 23, should read: "even
in Russia a capitalist economy was
rapidly overtaking."
Page q, Line IS, should read: I'm
1908, the second congress of the So
cial Democratic Labor"
Page 27, Line 35, should read:
"Third Congress of the Social Demo
cratic Labor Party (Which was COM
posed only from the Bolsheviks)."
Page 81, Last Paragraph: Lenin's
attitude towards the slogan for the
1905 revolution must not be confused
with Trotsky's. Lenin demanded the
slogan of the revolutionary dictator
ship of the proletariat and the peas
antry.
Page 28, Line 2, should read:
"arose and fought to seize power and
altho the Mensheviks were numerical
ly."
Page 2S, Last Paragraph: the i'm
preston should not be left that prev
ious to the Lena massacre the Boil
sheviks had not carried on revolution
ary propaganda. At all times the Boil
sheviks sought to combine legal and
illegal work among the masses.
Page 81, Line 2S, should read: rev
olutionary movement. After Marx he
was the greatest thinker"
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
Workers Communist Party
How the Agitprop Apparatus is Organized

4. Agitprop Conferences. Period
ically, every two weeks or so, the
city or district agitprop director
organizes agitprop conferences to
which are called the agitprop direc-
tors and committees of the sections,
sub-sections, and of the nuclei. At
these conferences the campaigns of
the party are discussed, the work Of
the agitprop department is careful
ly considered, and detailed plans
laid for the concrete work of the
next period, In order to be success
full these conferences must be both
regular and frequent, must be pre-
ceded by systematic preparatory
work careful preparation of an
agenda, transmission of this agenda
to members of the conference, etc.)
5. Speakers and Aeitators Con-
ferences. These agitprop confer
ences are not to be confused with
speakers and agitators conferences.
Every agitprop director district,
city, section, subsection, nucleus)
prepares for himself lists of those
comrades under his supervision who
can be made use of in some form
or other for agitation or propaganda
work (writing, speaking, teaching,
lecturing, etc). 1t must not be as
sumed that the section directors
list, for example, viii include the
lists of the various nuclei directors
because the nuclei are within the
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
The Miracle" Will Be
Shown at Auditorium

Morris Gest is bringing his specta.
cular production THE Miracle" to the
Auditorium Theater of Chicago for a
SIX weeks engagement TO begin Feb
End and close March 90 Two years
ago The Miracle" had its premiere
under Max Reinhardt's management
in New York at the Century Theater.
The story basis of "The Miracle" is
Maurice Maeterlinck's "Soeur Bea.
trice.' The dramatization OF the book
was done by Karl Vollmoller, and the
musical setting by Engelbort Humper.
dinck, composer of the musical clas.
sizes, "Hansel and Gretel" and "Koen.
igskinder."
The Miracle has the most lavish
setting ever attempted in any theatri.
cal production. II has been described
as a glittering panamora of exotic
color. II is so large and SO massive
that only few cities have theaters
large enough to make the presenta.
ton possible and these must be al
most completely rebuilt to accom-.
modate 1t. II requires thirty railroad
cars to transport "The Miracle" from
one city to another.
Tickets to all the performances in
cluding the opening night and ma.
tinees on Lincolns and Washington's
birthday will be on the regular scale
OF from 81 TO 81 a seat.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
Gary Study Class
Closes First Term;
Shows Improvement

Monday night was the concluding
session of the first term of the Gary
class in Elements of Communism.
This course. like other classes in
South Bend and Milwaukee, is based
on an outline which covers the essen
tial elements of Communism in three
terms of two months each. This
course is a vast Improvement in sub
ject matter over the previous course
in the A. B. C.. of Communism which
many of the Gary comrades attended.
In the past two months, the sub
jects covered included Capitalist So
ciety and Capitalist Production, CIV
en- by Comrade Carlson; and Imperial
ism and the Collapse of the Second
international presented by Comrade
Simons. The presentation of these
questions as problems for which the
class sought a solution, thereby cor
recting it's own misconceptions, arous-
ed class interest to high degree.
Due to the shift system of work in
the steel mills, the regular average
attendance for the entire course was
cut to ten. For the next course, Feb.
1, to March 22, much larger attend
ance is promised by the Gary com
rades. This second term in Elements
of Communism" will take up the Co
lonial and Liberation Movements, In
ner Contradictions of Capitalism, and
the Theory of Revolution.
Not only has the course supplied the
comrades with deeper theoretical un-
derstanding of Communism, but it has
also acted as a direct stimulus to
party activity. 1t has succeeded also
in interesting non-party members in
the Communist movement.
The daily worker., 1926-01-16
LENIN MEMORIAL
MEETINGS FOR
DISTRICT SIX

CLEVELAND, Jan. 14.-District is
arranging a large number of Lenin
memorial meetings, during the week
of Jan. 1924
The largest meeting will be in
Cleveland. In addition to the two
main speakers, Comrade Robert Minor,
member of the central executive COM
mittee of the Workers (Communist)
Party, and Comrade l. Amter, district
secretary, there will be several attrac-
tions. The Ukrainian Worker Chill
.dren's group will sing, the ,Freiheit
Gesangverein and the Hungarian
Chorus will contribute few numbers,
and the Finnish Athletic Club will
give some athletic numbers. Miss
Menkel, a brilliant soprano, will be
one of the main features.
Finally there will be a revolution
ary pantomime ssThe International"
which will be performed by Slovak
and Russian comrades under the di-
.rection of Comraae Sadie Amter,
This meeting twillh be one OF the
finest ever arranged in the city of
Cleveland and will be held at the
Moose Auditorium, 1000 Walnut St.,
on Sunday, Jan. IL, p. m. Comrade
]. A. Hamilton will be chairman.
cLEVELAND-sunday, Jan. II,
2:3o p. M, at Moose Hall, 1000 WAL
nut. Speakers: Robert Minor and
!. Amter. An interesting program,
including a pantomine, has been ar
ranged by the various singing So
cieties and dramatic clubs.
WARREN-Sunday, Jan. II, 8 o.
M, at Hippodrome Hall. Speaker:
Robert Minor.
YoUNGsToWN-sunday, Jan. II,
8 p. M, at Ukrainian Hall, 525Ks W.
Rayen Ave. Speaker: !. Amter.
Lima-Jan. &c omrade Minor,
speaker.
Newport, KY, Jan. 21-Comrade
Minor, speaker.
CINCINNATI - Friday, Jan. %.
Hall to be announced later. Speak
er: Robert Minor.
coIumbus-Jan. 20, 8 o. m.-com-
rade Minor speaker.
AkRoN-Sunday, Jan. "a, p. m
Hall to be announced later. Speak
er: Robert Minor.
cANToN-sunday, Jan. "a, at
Canton Music Hail. $40 Tusc St., E.
p. m. Speaker: Robert Minor.
YoRkVlLLE-Sunday, Jan. "a, 2
p. m., at Miners Hall. Speaker to
be announced later.
Neffs--Jan. "a, p. m.-comrade
John Williamson, speaker.