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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-23
Prices Little Changed.

MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE.
STORAGE FOB FURNITURE AND PIANOG
WESCHLER 8. o20 Pa. ave. nv. PAsoo
SPECIAL rates on loads between Boston
New York Philadelphia Washington Red
Star Transit Co.. 527 Colonial Bldg. Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-23
Company Explains Idea.

THE wages paid are to be adjusted
upward or downward, SO that at all
times the contents of the pay envelope
will be sufficient to buy the same mum.
Der of standard market baskets re
CARELESS of the changes in price up,
ward or downward, to the end that the
wage shall always be sufficient to
maintain the present standard of liv.
ing"
Economists say that American work.
ers have never been content to main
tain the same standard of living but
nave always desired and succeeded in
raising their standard of living. They
add that it is doubtful if workers will
1ngly would see wages go back to the
1914 ratio of purchasing power, since
the higher wages today carry psy-
geological improvement more desirable
than the additional purchasing power
of each dollar
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit troll
leymen are said now to lie the best
paid carmen in the United States,
since they share through a co-opera.
tive feature in the profits accruing
from economical and efficient opera
ton.
Dollars Purchasing Power.
The purchasing power of the work
er's dollar today is estimated by Prof
Irving Fisher of Yale at 63S pre-war
cents. The National Industrial Con
ference Board estimates the purchas-
Ing power of the employers dollar at
only 43.7 pre-war cents-that is, the
amount of labor which 81 will pur-
chase today is only 43.7 as much as
1t would secure in 1914. According to
those figures the workers dollar has
deprecated in value only 362 per cent,
while the employers dollar, owing to
higher wages, has deprecated 56.3
per cent.
The purchasing power of the en-
ployer'S dollar in the labor market
reached its lowest mark in 1920, when
it dropped to 400 per cent of it's 1914
value. 1t rallied to SIS per cent in
1922. These percentages. however.
cover average amounts of labor in
man hours, but fail to take into &C.
count the kind or quality of work or
the variation of labor efficiency. There
is no doubt that labor efficiency is
higher today than in 1914.
This is specially noticeable in the
steel and automobile industries and in
railroad operation. Building trade
wages are now approximately 10 per
cent higher than in 1920 and building
operations are about 100 per cent
greater than at this time in 1923.
Copyright. 1920
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
HUNDREDS DYING
 IN CHINESE ZONE
Cold and Starvation Taking Toll
 Of POpulaCe

Hankow, China, Oct. 1 LF-The civilian population of Nuchang, across the Yangtze river from here, is entirely without food and hun dreds are reported to be dying. Cold CT weather is increasing the suffer- ing. There is no coal and no fire wood, and the meager remaining food supply is held entirely by the military. The condition is the result of the siege laid to the city by the Red" Cantonese troops to force the surrender of the northern troops holding it.
 Peace negotiations at Wuchang have been broken off entirely, but through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce both the contending factions have agreed to permit re- moval of the women and children to Hankow.
 The rumored advance toward Hankow of the armies Of Sun Chuan Fang, overlord of the five eastern provinces, who is now arrayed against the Cantonese. apparently has not alarmed the latter, who as- sert they have the kiangsi situation we'll in hand.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
LAST OF BIG BREWERY
 SUPPLY IS DESTROYED
Agents Who Let 10000 Gallons Flow in River Completes
 HoIyoke "Cleanup."

Holyoke, Oct. 1-Federal prohioi- tion agents made another visit 10 the Willimansett brewery of the Mt Tom Corporation yesterday-thelr last-when they destroyed syrup and other fermentables used In con- nection with the manufacture of the high-powered beer, 10000 gallons Of which they turned into the sewer yesterday. The cleanup" work to- day was requested by the company officials and was part of the task Of the Federal men in getting rid of the beer, but had to be postponed yesterday because of the length Of time it took to empty the beer vats containing the high-pcwered fluid.
 With the company's permit to
 anufacture high powered beer ex-
 firing today, the plant is now clear
 f any beer or fermentables that would come under the Federal per mission necessary to have them on the premises. Prohibition agents have been at the plant daily since last December, and under the per init issued to the corporation, had access to the brewery during work ing hours. At night they frequent ly checked up on the shipments by rail. There is no longer any work for them at the place with the high powered beer and other supplies | gone.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

supreme court sustaining a demur- Ter 10 the petition of the primary defense league. The league sought to prevent the primary repeating amendment being placed on the November ballot.
 The league charged that many of the names on the petition sup porting the amendment were fradu- lent. The courts decision prevent ed a complicated hearing by master commissioner to determine whether the signatures were bona fide. The attorney general filed the demurrer to the leagues petition.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
1927 AUTO PLATES
 READY FOR MAILING
Simpifed Application Blanks Being Distributed to Motorists

The business Of registering motor vehicles for the year 1927 was start ed today at the state motor vehicle department. Application blanks were mailed by the department to the 270,000 present registrants and the department is prepared to send out the new marker plates at once as of January l. They have maroon background with white figures for pleasure cars and a white back ground with maroon figures for commercial cars.
 The experience Of the department has been that 62 per cent of all reg istrations are applied for and issued by mail and that 20 per cent of these mail applications are defec- tive and must be returned to the applicant at least once and ire uuently oftener for corrections. Thirty-eight per cent Of the regis trations are issued to persons who go to the capitol or any of the vart- ous branch offices In person to get their markers.
 or the 27O,0oo application blanks sent out today, 144,ooo went from the main office at the capitol, 5000 from the Bridgeport branch, 35,06n from the New Haven branch, 15,000 from the New London branch, 17,06e from the Waterbury branch and 10000 from the Stamford branch. However, no mail orders, except for reservations of particular numbers, will be filled at the branch offices.
 The new application blanks have been simplified. Three of the ques- lions previously required to be an- swered have been withdrawn and two others have been combined into a single question. The applicant is no longer required to indicate by what kind of motive power his car Is propelled nor to give the bore and stroke. In the place of the two questions formerly asked. as to the color of the car body and the color of its running gear, single question asking the color of the car appears
 "The department will endeavor to reserve for any applicant the num- Der assigned to him in 1926. either for January 1, 1927 or April 1. 1927, provided completed 1927 applica- ton, accompanied by the necessary feet and a written request for that particular number is received at the Hartford office or any of the branch offices on or before November 15' 1926" says a notice enclosed with each of the application blanks.
 Those who receive their new plates In advance are cautioned by the notice, not to display them on their cars until the last week day Of December, 1926. Remittances are required to be made by check. money order or express order. Ther' Is no charge for postage on numbei plates.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
SARATOGA SPRINGS
 OFFICIALS OUSTE-
Gambling Investigations Re suits Moves Gov. Smith to Act

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 1.-lPi- The Saratoga Springs gambling invest- sation has ended in the removal from office of District Attorney Charles B. Andrus and Sheriff Arthur c. Wilmut and the reslgna- tion of Commissioner Of Fupllc Safety Arthur G. Leonard.
 Governor Smith issued an oroer yesterday removing the district al- torney and sheriff. Commissioner Jeonard resigned soon after Justice Hef4ernan, who conducted the ln- yestigation at the governors dlrec- tion submitted his report in which he recommended that saratoga county be relieved of the of1lclals .contaminating touch" and charged them with neglect of duty.
 Before issuing the order. the gov ernor gave each of the three OIL cials an opportunity to file answers with him. Andrus' reply, a denial of the charges, was submitted, while Sheriff Wilmot, through his attor- ney. asked for an oral hearing. inc investigation was ordered alter Peter Finley, president of the sara toga Springs tax payers assoclatlon' had filed charges with the governor. Hearings began on August 6.
 Justice Heffernan found that gambling had been conducted open ly in Saratoga Springs and even Tn the shadow of the court house, while the hearings were under way.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

athletic events is being prepared by the committee in charge which consists of Ernest W. Christ, chair man; Charles H. Fox, Alexander $. Gordon, J. Herbert Mills, Logan E. Page, Herbert II. Pease. Leon A. Sprague and Alexander c. Tomkins. Baseball games, quoits and a driy- ing competition for amateur golfers are all on the schedule. The chief event is an outdoor supper to be served by the commissariat depart ment with Charles H. Fox. H. F.. Er- win. Alexander s. Gordon and Harry A. Trayer as cooks.
 The men will meet at the First Church Chapel on Church street at ? p. m. and go in cars 10 Pinnacle FOX farm.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

S2o0) 10 pose as first class passenger when he was travelling on a third class ticket. The young chap. who was fashionably dressed, slept in his third class accommodations, but each evening, dressed in dinner clothes and wearing a monocle he ate in the first class dining room.
 He made the acquaintance of a woman in the first class part of the ship and invited her to dine with
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
SELF-NFIICTED WOUND,

Stamford, Oct. l 0P-Mrs- c. W. Ten Broeck of Riverside avenue, Rl- verside, wife of a New York broker. Is in Stamford hospital with a bullet wound over her heart, said to have been self-inflicted. Details of the shooting are not known. Her condi- ton Is reported as fair. Mrs Ten Broeck is the mother Of two chil- dren.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
MILLER-RIPPLE
Fellow Workers At Corbin Screw Corporation Married This After noon by pr. HILL

noon by Dr. HILL
 The wedding Of Frederic F. Miller and Miss Winifred F. Ripple took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the parsonage of the South Congre- gational church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. pr. George ". c. Hill, the double ring ceremony be- ing used.
 There were about 50 guests pres ent. The bride, who was attended by her sister Mildred E. Ripple, wore gown of white crepe Romain trimmed with Chantilly lace and a hat to match. She carried a bououet of bridal roses. The bridesmaid wore Nile green fiat crepe with a hat to match and carried yellow butterfly roses.
 The best man was Otto H. Sweig- ert Of this city.
 The gift of the bride to her bridesmaid was a leather vanity bag and that of the bridegroom to the best man was a leather bill fold. Following the ceremony reception was held at the home Of the bride at 4S Pleasant street, where the house was elaborately decorated with autumn leaves and flowers. The newly welded couple left last eve ming on a motor trip to Philadel- phia and Washington. On their re- turn they will reside at PA Whiting street.
 MT. and Mrs. Miller both were employed in the sales department at the Corbin Screw corporation. MT. Miller Is a son Of Mir. and Mrs. Fred J. Miller of r John street. Mrs. Miller Is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Burritt B. Ripple of 46 Pleasant street.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
Men of First Church
 Hold Outing Saturday

On Saturday afternoon all the men of the First Congregational church will hold an outing at Pin naclerox farm owned by Henry Trumbull on the Farming ton road. A program of
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
Ohio Voters Will Have
 Voice in Primary Law

Columbus, Ohio. Oct. LP - Ohio voters will be given an op- portunity to repeal or uphold the state primary election system as a result of a decision by the Ohio
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01
Rode in Steerage But
 He SpOrted a MonOcle

Southampton. Oct. 1 P)-It has cost a young man arriving on one of the big Atlantic liners 40 (abors
New Britain herald., 1926-10-01

him one evening. While they were at the table a steward presented the man with what appeared to be a wireless message. It was really a note asking him to go immediately to the purser's office, where he was given the choice Of paying f40 addi- tional or being turned over to the police. He paid the f4O.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24
Thanksgiving in Jail

president United States of Morgan and company
the and the OF all American
cities exung hymns the prosperity OF the country
urging bnefcaries this prosperity to thank
providence" for it. Needless to say the this
prosperity capitalism and the workers who comprise
the overwhelming majority of the population get very little
Now has pass that in the town of Belevle Illinois,
twennne employees of the Beevie Enameing Stamping
the Roesc Enamel Range company will drink their sugar
Thanksgiving Day. because they refused to
recognize against legal pckeng SO the company
Jail while the bosses are free to gobbe
gobers perhaps wash down the decacy with the cup
that cheers
Another instance of class government
By way, remember of employer being sent
to jail during you do send the fable and will pub
lish it.
a would be moral call readers
folly the working class eecng capitalist officials
whether they be judges presidents While they
refuse organize party under their control whose elected
would be pledged the interests of labor and
those of the capitalists?
make a start?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24

All the welodo respectable religions walk arm IN arm
with patriotism God and synonymous terms with
organized superstuon the lessor and weaker cults
able conform the requirements OF the capa
state and get This the with Of
JehOvtes in Denver, Colorado.
Fifty children the public schools Denver refused
1t against their religion they
The school board while believing that religion one OF the
burks society little brand that
purpose of American capitalism SO it made
things tough for the JehOvtes-
their patriotism but insisted they could
symbol Because their children
recognize the flag the ehovites barred from
school by the school board.
Then the Civil decided make of
the board gracefully surrendered So
far the fight draw the Jehovtes refused salute the
ground that symbol of Imperialism hate to
think what would happen to them
Religion splendid institution long it capitalism
freaks take it seriously and owe allegiance only to
some heavenly poo trouble sometimes Jail for the
divine worshippers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24

hungry Legal and other assistance be extended to
the mants who have been arrested during the fight eff
forts must be made find work for the strikers left obess
because of their loyalty to the sre relief must be
nued to the most needy To do these things is not
beyond the power Of trade union with 100000
members.
For example when the steel strike Of 1919 had been
officially called off kept the great commissary system
going for another three weeks take of the thousands
Of workers left hungry voorhees, after the strike This
simple act of solidarity (which opposed
by conservatves) did to endear the unions the
immigrant workers than almost anything that had occurred
in the whole strike
Another thing deeply appreciated by the defeated and
vctmzed strikers Of the steel strike the distribution
Of onor Cards to all those who had on strike
from the beginning the end of the bitter struggle The
distribution of these cards after the strike made the
occasion of great enthusiastic meetings which were
held in spite of the Steel Trusts terrorism.
MAINTAINING A BASE
Besides saving whatever organization there is to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24

saved in such disastrous situations including remnants Of
the trade unions and of such other bodies political r. e.
e. L Defense etc. that built before during the
strike, it is fundamental in organizing the retreat to
maintain organized theological contact with the defeated
strikers
1t was to organize our retreat that elaborated
enormous propaganda organization after the Inflated steel
strike to keep in touch with and influence the exsrkers
The plan to publish weekly bulletin and distribute
100000 copies of each ISSUE for which crew of
organizers to be kept in the field stationed in the
important steel centers Money sufficient to finance the
campaign for at least three years hand left over
from the strike fund.
The plan adopted and the campaign started. But
the reactionaries killed ii by deliberately breaking up the
committee in charge. With such gigantic propaganda
campaign in effect the steel would have realized
that the unions had not abandoned the struggle the fighting
spark among them would have been kept burning and
the end of year two of systematic effort, eventually
famed into great flame of revolt
ITO be conitRued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24

interpreters They were born in Russia and speak
English French and German. This with my Eng
lish, German and French, has helped the language
difficulty, but did not of course. solve it.
r HAVE not done my sight seeing and investiga-
IL ton in gangs and crowds nor according to the
program Of the official Foreign Bureau; but have
in nearly all gone alone with one Russian
speaking friend. In this way have seen schools,
universities factories, stores printing establish
ments, government offices, palaces museums sum-
mer colonies of children, libraries churches moon
asteries, boyar houses, theaters moving-pictute
houses day nurseries and cooperatives. / have
seen. some celebrations-sel f-governing children in
a school house of an evening and 100000 children
and youths marching Youth Day. l have talked
with peasants and laborers, Commissars of the Re-
public teachers and children.
A LONE and unaccompanied / have walked the
miles Of streets in Leningrad Moscow Mini
Novgorod and Kiev at morning, and night;
have traflcked the curb and in the stores have
watched crowds and audiences and groups. l have
gathered some documents and figures piled officials
and teachers with questionsr sat and gazed this
Russia that the spirit of its life and people might
enter my veins.
IT STAND in establishment and wonder at the reve-
lation of Russia that has to me. I may be
partially deceived and half-informed But If what
I have seen with my eyes and heard with my
In Russia is Bolshevism, am a Boshevik
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24

unions Such precptae dgraceu retreats the left wing
must avoid 1t must when compelled to retire before
peor forces strive to make it's retreat systematic and
organized Thus it will be possible the the
offensive against the employers.
CALLING OFF LOST STRIKES
common mistake Of reactonaries in Of a lost
strike is not to officially call off the strike They usually
let it drag along unfortunately long after it has ceased to
exert real pressure against the employers The consequence
is that many loyal workers. who have fought vaany while
there slight chance to win the strike forced
back to work with the odium of scab upon them They
then are largely lost to the trade union movement
far more intelligent is to call off the strike
officially when it is not manifesty lost and let the frag-
ments Of the defeated army go back to work with honor
This the pursued at the end of the 1919 Steel
Strike 1t facilitates greatly the reorganization of the
workers 1t is important detail in developing organ
lied retreat
CARING For THE WOUNDED
In of lost strikes first duty is to take care of
the wounded that is the jailed the backlisted and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-24

ates value and value greater than its
That is why you bought it. That which on your
side appears spontaneous expansion of capital,
is on mine, extra expenditure Of labor power.
You ana know on the market only one law,
that of the exchange Of commodities. And the
consumption of the commodity belongs not to
the seller who parts with it but to the buyer
who acquires it. To you therefore belongs the
of my daily labor power But by means OF
the price you pay for it each day, must be
able to reproduce it daily and sell it again.
apart from natural exhaustion thru age,
etc, must on the morrow, be able to work
with the same normal amount of force, health
and freshness as today You preach to me con-
stantly the gospel of Saving and "Abstin-
ence," Goodl will like sensible saving
owner, husband my sole wealth, labor power,
and abstain from all foolish waste of it. ! will
each day spend, set in motion, put into action,
only as much of it Is compatible with lts
normal duration and healthy development
What you gain in labor, lose in substance.
"The of my labor power and spoIiaton Of
IT are quite different things. If the average
time that doing a reasonable amount of work.
an average Iaborer live is thirty years, the
value of my labor power which you pay me
from day to day is one 365 times 80 or one
to95o thousandths of its total value. But If
one 1o95o thousandths Instead of one $3.50
thousandths of its total value, that is, only one
third of it's daily value and you rob me, there
fore, every day of two-thrds of the value of my
commodity. You pay me for one days labor
whilst you that of three days. That is
against our contract and the law of exchanges.
You may be a model citizen, perhaps a member
of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals, and in the order Of sanctity to boot;
but the thing that you represent face to face
with has no heart in its breast. That which
seems to throb there, is my own heart beating.
! demand the normal working day because 1,
like every other seller demand the value of
my commodity"
This Applies to Ford Only Too Well.
60 might the Ford worker speak to Henry Ford
~ Insofar as Ford extracts as much and more in
five days as other employers do in six, the above
accusation applies every whit as much to him as
it does to the "hard-boiled" boss who makes his
surplus value, his profits, by working his slaves