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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02

on the shares Is a sight better con
tract" declares Henry. and they are
given a kitchen with a stove and a
COW besides. But the house is damp.
'"The Time Of Man."' by Elizabeth
MADDOX Roberts, is finely written
story of a Kentucky mountain migrant
farm girls life. 1t Is simply told, thru
the moods of the girl, and reminds one
Of Knut Hamsun's great picture OF
peasant life IN Norway, Growth OF
the Soil" It is one Of the best books
OF native life the United States has
produced. 1t is even more rare IN
that It depicts the life OF common peo-
pie. work people, poor people, with q
strong impression CT authenticity.
Their hard. unloYely life is POLITICALLY
handled.
The author Is native OF Kentucky
herself, who went thru the University
Of Chicago. There she came under the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02

tobacco plant first to the right and
then to the left In the mud. Her
father, Henry. has taken up the farm
er's offer Of three dollars day for
a weeks work "and that-there house
over in the place to stay In Leaks a
little. hardly to speak Of" And later
he accepts the farmers further pro-
posal OF:
'T'll give you twenty dollars month
in cash money and the house rent
free TO live In and I'll furnish you-all
with your lard and side meat and
wheat for -four. all at cost figure, -
the tenants place on the farm. But
later Henry comes TO the shack sullen
and tells his wife and Ellen: Hep
Bodine thinks he owns man that
works ON HIS place won't stand
none of his Jaw" And soon they
move ON 20 another farm -Croppen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02

ton with Mayor Smith, who opposed
the ordinance with all his might If
not for the defeat Of the ordinance
and the vigilance of the progressives
in the streetcar mems union the old
conservatives would have withdrawn
from the Detroit Federation.
But it is on the field Of political Of
fee that the federation has sunk to
the lowest depths. Since It reverted
to the GOmpers policy of rewarding
friends It has applied the theory both
ways. 1t rewarded republican friends
provided the republican friends first
rewarded the friends OF the federation
machine with political jobs, or at least
with promises Of Jobs This policy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
THE oRAYsoN, A. F. of l. Convention Hall in Detroit

little business men and have no place
in the labor movement. The automo-
bile industry is being sadly neglected
in this center Of the automobile indus
try. which has some 100000 workers
employed either directly or indirectly.
The admission of the 400 or SO fit
neymen not only brought about a rift
in the federation between the admins
tration and the street carmen's union,
which has about 1000 members, but it
also eliminated in adding to the po-
litical defeat Of the leadership Of the
federation when the jitney ordinance
mentioned previously was voted down.
The sponsoring of this ordinance also
terminated the alliance Of the fedora
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
By P. S.

AN atmosphere is either light or
4 heavy. 1t ranges from very light
to very heavy in obedience to the law
of physics. But there is also a non
physical variety, known in popular Ian
guage as an atmosphere of gloom.
This, too, may.vary from very thin to
very thick. It is the latter very thick
kind that is enveloping the official
leaders of the organized labor move
ment of Detroit on the eve of the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention which opens in this city Mon
day, October A.
The reason for the thick gloom is
the defeat suffered by the Detroit Fed
Grafton all along the political front
this early fall. Every one of the can
didates, on the republican ticket, for
the more important offices, including
that of governor, endorsed by the fed
Grafton went down in defeat in the
primary elections held on September
IA. A jitney ordinance sponsored by
it permitting the operation of jitneys
on the streets of Detroit also was
voted down two to one.
Until the year 1923 the Detroit Fed
Grafton of Labor stood in the forefront
of the progressive central labor bod
les fighting for the modern form of
organization, the industrial form, for
the organization of the unorganized,
and for Independent political action by
the workers in alliance with the farm
ers. Disheartened by the meager first
results and threatened with reorgani-
zation by the late Samuel Gompers.
the Detroit Federation turned about
face even as the other progressive
labor bodies have done. Once about
face, 1t kept going in that direction
until now 1t is way out of sight of its
former position.
The most sensitive ear will hear not
even a whisper with reference TO the
modernization Of the form Of organiza-
ton, any more. AS regards the organi-
cation of the unorganized, however, 1t
cannot be said that nothing is being
done in this field Many OF the older
unions are making some progress and
a number of new organizations have
been established. But the center of
gravity of the new activity is along
the craft lines If janitors and teamsters
can be called craftsmen nowadays.
And the worst feature OF the recent
organization campaigns is the admis-
sion into the A. F. Of L. Of retail dyers
and cleaners, small laundry owners
and the jitney drivers, who really are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
PRECONVENTION ATMOSPHERIC Letter From Detroit

proved quite successful for the ma
chine and Its henchmen until now.
Almost dozen influential trade union
lists. II not more, are holding Office as
court clerks, factory inspectors, etc.
However, Just when the leadership
OF the Detroit organized labor move
ment was congratulating itself on the
rapid progress made in this field Of so
called practical politics something
went wrong. The machine had adj
mtnistered to it a singing defeat from
which the leadership will not recover
so soon. In the pursuit Of its oppor-
tunistic policy the Detroit Federation
endorsed those candidates which the
leaders thought had the best chance
to win. In this election they seemed
to have guessed all wrong. Not one
of the more important candidates won
But the gloomy atmosphere must
not be permitted to prevail too long.
Something must be found to distract
the attention Of the movement from
the political defeat. And so we have
good deal Of the time and energy Of
the leadership devoted to the gather
ing Of fund for entertaining the dele
gates to the A. F. Of l. convention.
Several thousand dollars are being
sought for this purpose. Entertain
ment is expensive, and while the taste
of the delegates may be deficient in.
quality no one can say that It h de-
flcient In quantity.
A Suggestion
OUPPOSE the Detroit labor move
~ ment raised a fund OF $1e,e0o and
presented 1t to the convention as an
initial fund for the organization Of the
automobile workers. This idea Is
alien to the present leadership. and
may even have disastrous effect
upon the delegates. But there b q
group in the labor movement which
could conceive OF such an idea and
which believes in the possibility OF
success In such a campaign. The be-
lief in success is strongly reinforced
by the remarkable popularity Of the
Ford Worker, published by the Ford
shop nuclei of the Workers (Comrnu-
nist) Party, which now has reached a
circulation Of $4,000 copies per month.
The time is not very far on when
the militant and truly progressive
forces in the labor movement will
assert themselves more strongly and
thus give the American workers a real
fighting leadership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
How Southern Farm Tenants Live

influence of Robert Morss Loyett.. 1T
erature professor, an editor OF the
New Republic and friend of Federated
Press.-E. L.
s(vikina Press, $2.5o.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
Federated Press Review.

Tf that-there gals any good a.
worken she can have twenty-five cents
an hour, and the woman too" So
Ellen Chesser is soon walking ahead
of the men in the field, dropping a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02

Get copy of the American Worker
Correspondent. It's only cents.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
61 MILES, 79 MINUTES
Engineer Makes Up Is Min utes Putnam to Boston on
 Friday the 18th

It was Friday the 18th The Bos- ton to Waterbury train stood letting of steam Tn the South Station, Boston.
 Twelve clock noon arrived. l. was time To start out onto the line and on the way from the Bay State Hub to the Connecticut Brass City many miles away. The engineer looked at his watch rom time to time. The con duetor gave the signal IL was l2.t5. The train pulled out quarter of an hour fate. and | Was Friday the 18th. IhIrIpens meant nothing to the en= giHeef 8t the express. Had some of His passengers known that he iHtead= ed Eo make up tune on such day and date they would have spent the tune ln prayer Tor a safe journey. They got If without the prayer and without the knowledge that they were making record t1p, all but one man, d citizen trom Jewett City.
 he Jewett City man was one of those observing persons, and he real Ized that the tram was leaving behind schedule. He pulled out his stop watch and with watch in hand watched the telegraph poles and small stations fly past, clinglng to his seat as the flyer rounded the curves. lt Is the Jewett City man who IS authority for the statement that the trip from the terminal on Atlantic avenue, Boston, to the red brick station on Union Square, Putnam, was made in seventy nIne minutes Hat, the engineer pulling into Putnam at l.34, on time. This allowed the citizen from Jewett City to make his connection, and it was this that so impressed him that he told newspaper man.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
PUTNAM HEIGHTS

Mrs. A. J. Shippee visited in Ahing- ton Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lash returned to New York this week.
 Mrs. Otto Schmitt is entertaining her sister. Mrs. Ludwig of New York.
 Mrs. Roscoe Chase and daughter Edith spent Tuesday in Putnam with Mrs. (. O. Nichols.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roscoe Chase and daughter Alice visited in Worcester a few days last week.
 Mrs. Seifert of Abingdon spent one day last week with her brother, Otto Schmitt. and family.
 Miss Amy Adams and mother re- turn to Newton, Mass, this week af- ter spending the summer here.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Shippee and son Milton, Mir. and Mrs Lester Page motored to Rocky Point Sunday.
 Charles Harris and son David of South Carolina spent few days re- gently at their summer home here.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
EXTRA DIVIDENDS
Nash Motors In Excellent Condition
 With Bright Future

At a meeting of the directors of the Nash Motors Company held Friday, July 5, action was taken m the form of establishing the stock on a regular dividend basis of 90 cents quarterly per share, and declaring Sl per share covering the first two quarters of this hscal year. which began December l, 1925, and also declaring an additional dividend of Sl representing an extra dividend of 50 cents per share for the past two quarters, both dividends pay able August 7, 1856. to holders Of stock at the close of business July 20, 1926. The company reported that for the second quarter of its fiscal year, covering the three months ending May 3l, 1926, after deduction of all manu- featuring expenses, including depre- citation, selling, and administration, and provision for all taxes, including Federal income tax, the net cOnsolidat- ed income for the Nash Motors Com pany and it's subsidiary, the Ajax Mo tors Company, amounted Co S6,0l0,- s2i.45. Adding to this the income for the first quarter, amounting to S4,- l37, 7,50s.l6, gives the company total tNAA A4AAt En AkA AA4A sAA ah nAA AAtRAAhAA1 0A S10, ,l4s, ,332.61.
 With reference to the condition of the company and the outlook Tor the future, President C. W. Nash express cd himself as being well satisfied with the Soundness of general business and the prospect for continued excellent \ ash sales
 Our sales in number of units for the second quarter Of the 1926 fiscal year were the largest in our history for three-month period, stated Mir. Nash. and our net income was also the largest for like period in our his- tory. The increase ln csrs sold for the second quarter over and above the same period of 1925 was 73 per cent, representing a total volume of busi- ness in excess Of S72, ,000. 900 GO for the six months period of this fiscal year,
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
CLOSED SEASON

In reference to the shore bird shoot ing, the season which opens Sept. l. attention is called Co the fact that the federal government has put d close season on biaek-breasted and golden blower, effective Aug. l3, l9-t According to our state law which can not be changed until the next ses- sion of the legislature t is not against the state law to kill these birds. In view of the fact that the federal government has placed this closed sea- son on them, hunters are requeste ]. not to kill them so they will not be getting into trouble with the U. :. Warden. The only birds that can be legally killed Sept. 1 are the great CT and lesser yellow legs This ougt | to be a great help to the shore bird shooter. when be realizes that these are the only two that can be killed.
 County Game Warden.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
TELEPHONE RATES BIG COMPANY HELPS
Assists Local Merchants To Keep Business At Home

How one af the largest manufac- turing concerns iu the country coop crates with their dealers to keep local business in the hands of loea, con eeras, WAS Intz restlusly brought eat n talk with one of our leading tjre merchants last week
 The company Co which he pointed particularly for it's work in this diree- ton Is The United States Rubber Company. which has perhaps gone further along these lines than any ether tire concern.
 There are several reasons. aside from the very good point of keeping home money al home. why our own lo- cal tire stores are the logical place Co buy tires rather than the mali order houses.
 Tires need looking after by an ex- perieueed tire man. He must have a well equipped and well stocked shop and be able Co tell whether q tire is doing it's work properly. and if not, why not.
 For instance, an expert tire man can tell whether tires are wearing un duly because of the wheels being out of alignment and can correct the trou- plS III llfiltt
 Ii improperly capitalized brakes are causing tire wear, the tire man can tell that and warn the owner.
 This sort of service you cannot ex- peet when you buy tires from mail or der houses.
 The United States Tire Company started eleven years ago to educate people in their interest in supporting the legitimate home town tire dealer
 In addition Co running Its own edu- cati9nal campaign in local papers without interruption for eleven con secutive years. the Company eneouraR- es the dealer to supplement t Wita advertising of h!s own and helps bW dc it. Under certain conditions Il even shares the expense of the dealer own advertising.
 Recent improvements in production methods now enable the United States Rubber Company to market. through the local dealers, tires of known quail ty, bearing the Company's trade mark and full warranty, for as little money or even less than the cost of mail or der tires or of-brand tires of uneer- tain value.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03

trustees were empowered to supply the pulpit. \ committee consisting of Mrs E. W. Nhitehouse, Mrs. Sey- mour Peal and J. II. Stoddard was chosen to present new bylaws at the next meeting. Because of the doing away of the Ecelesiastical Society it Is now necessary to draw up new by- laws to give the church society the power to transact certain business.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
CITY NEWS NOTES

Miss Doris Johnson is spending the weekend with Mrs. Leon hrett and daughter of Webster.
 Mir. and Mrs. Armand Msgnsn, and family and Miss Anita Magnant m0- tored to Holyoke and Mt. Tom Sun day
 Mrs. Jennie Calweli and son Henry of New ork City spent the weekend with Mrs. Mary Evans and family Of tarrows street.
 Mrs. Herbert Johnson is entertain ing her sister and niece, Mrs. Hugh MeComb and Marjorie AcComb of Springfield, Mass.
 Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Clifford and family of Assonet, Mass, have beeh spending a week at the Macdonald cottage at Alexander's lake.
 Judge Nj. H. Geissler, Mrs. Stella Bowen of rutnam and Mr. and Mrs, h. F. Rhodes of Thompson spent the weeK-ena on motor tup around the Cape.
 Mrs. Chester Emerson and little daughter of Webster were recent guests of Mrs. Emerson's parents, AIT. anu mrs. kicnaru GIoney ol Farrows street.
 Mrs. G. W. Clifford, ST., and Rev. and Mrs. L. F. Clifford motored to N lllimantie Monday and spent the aay wlth Mrs. |. G. Webster and family.
 Miss Ada Mclean, who has been a nurse at the Day himball hospital Tor some tune, ana Is well known nefe, is to take up work In a New ork hospital.
 alr. and Mrs. Honore Lsmery and Mir. and Mrs. Adoiphe MenOcne of Grosvenordale motored to Norwich, sunday. to visit their brother, Arthur bannose, woh Is ln a hospital there.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03

lie asked to be transferred To ",,,ndo,y in another bank. Ihls was #Gnra and | think he has been there ever since. .,,-Z-t-... ,.. the window where the Chlness went 1e was somebody else again- nc lhinese interested him. lie beeahls fascinated with studying the eharac. terlstlcs and viewpoints of men wAoSe background was entirely diff efeht trom our own. lie knew that they mn a wheeIbarrOw instead ot push inp IL and he wondered what else they ald seemingly backward.
 AL every opportunity he tried to be of service to them and gradually ne punt up an amazing good VIII not oHiS for the bank but for himself. They came to him after hours with all sorts of business problems. At first only un- important Chinese sought his sersle- es. but his name was passed about and after a time wealthy Chinese mer- chants came t0 hm. A lew even came from other cities. Gradually he pieked up d far working know ledge of the Chinese language.
 one day d committee of influential Chinese asked him to undertake an important mission Tor them in Jhina. lie resigned his Job m the bank, made a trIp to China, later on made annual trlps there for hIs clients, and open ed an oince to devote his entire time to Chinese affairs. today he IS an au- thority on business affairs m which Chinese might be interested and his work has made him wealthy.
 lis predecessor. imagine, De- heves that he hasn't advanced because he never had an opportunity - red Kelly in The Nations Business Maga- zlne.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
DIED

RAFFERTY-In Putnam, August 2s, William F. Raiterty, aged 6l years. Manchester, Conn. Au- gust 2s, Arthur C. Clarke, aged a5 years, formerly of Putnam. Denver, Col, August 26. William L. Belcher, aged 26 years. formerly Of Putnam. MORSE-ln Eastford, August zy, Andrew C. Morse, aged 00 years. BEKTHIAUME-In Putnam, at the Day kimbaH Hospital. August 3O, Arthur Berthlaume 0f North Gros- venordale. aged $ years.
 AENOLD-In Harrsyille, Sept. ], George Arnold, aged s2 years.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
THE WAY TO SUCCEED

Some years ago a young man went to work for bank in a middle west ern city and in due course became T teller in one of the banks branches in a section of the city where many of the customers were Chinese.
 This teller did not much fancy having to bother with SO many China men. They weren't familiar with American banking methods, and even the minutest transaction required much explanation. Somehow he didn't like them anyhow Their oriental mannerisms seemed to him affeeta- tinns.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
pO<IS

SMITH-In Pomfret Center, August 70, a son, Ralph Ernest, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard smith. LJSIER-In Putnam, at the Day hlmbail Hospital, August zJ, a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Luster oI Railroad street. TORBIT-ln Oakwood, Itl, August ~. a daughter to Mir. and Mrs. N H. nam R. Iorbit, nee Miss Eva Che uaa of Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
ABINGTON

Roy sherman of Danielson was in town Sunday.
 Mrs. Abella Crane of Waterbury visited over Sunday with her aunt and uncle, Mir. and Mrs. George Hicks.
 \ church meeting was held last Saturday evening at the church. The
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
MARRIED

CLOUIIEK-BEKNIER-In Putnam, August 3U, Dy Rev. Adrian Dyke man. Mss kAza BernIer of N est thompson and Leon Cloutier 0f N ebstef.
 KELL4-N ADNAIS-In Putnam, Au- gust 5O, Dy Rev N. Arthur kou- lhler, Miss Gertrude adnais and Harry keIy oi MeenaniesylIie. MAIIOChs-nIsCoCh -- Tn North Ashford, August Zo, by Rev. II. A. Coolidge Of Unlon, Misz Evelyn Mattocks of kenyonvilie, and AIiils l Hiscock of Union. -SCHMoLL~-In North GT0s- venordale, Sept. l, by Rev. r. C.. Baker. Miss Hazel 5. Sehmoll and Walter $. Knight.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
DANCE POSTPONED

On account of the death of Will ham f. Ratferty, one of the governors and d former president of the Put nam Country club, the dance which was Co be held at the country club Saturday evening, has been postpon- ed to a date to be announced.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
REBEkAHS MEETING

The regular meeting of Mizpah Re bekah Lodge, l. O. c. r., will be held next ednesday evening, September
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03

he Bank oi England recently is- sued an oraer to its clerical force to the effect that mustaehes were not to be worn during business hours.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
VISITING IN NEW YORK

Mrs. Bertha Stoekdale and son Will liam of Farrows street have been spending the week in New York City.
Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
BEERS FLOWS FREELY IN FIVE MILE CLUB OF RED" BAsINFT
 tContinued from page one)

8 man in an automobile. He left his hat and coat Tn the auto and the man went oif with them and didn't come back he testified. But he had a mum Der of bottles Of beer.
 sunday he was there, he said. after some hesitation.
 Did you buy any that time asked Attorney Johnson.
 T did if 1 was there, replied the witness.
 hIs next visit was the following Thursday, when he bought beer aud some hard stuff, but didn't get the hard stutt of Red.
 Friday, July 50, had more beer serv- rd nN Red
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-08-19
BIG TIMBER CHILD
DRAGGED TO DEATH
BY RUNAWAY HORSE

Big Timber, Aug. 13.-An older
brother after catching horse and ty-
ing the halter rope to little Joseph
Birkenhead's suspenders, went to catch
its mate. The horse was known to be
gentle but another horse came dashing
by and frightened the first and it
started to run, dragging it's human hit
ching post over rocks and whatever
happened to be in it's path. When Mr.
Birkenhead, the boys father, finally
saw what had happened and captured
the runaway horse, the child was badly
battered and lived but short time.
A doctor was Immediately sum-
moned but life was extinct when he
arrived. DR.. Basket brought the re-
mains to Big Timber where they were
prepared for burial.
No blame is attached to either of the
boys. 1t was one of those unfortunate
things that would not happen under
the same circumstances one time in a
thousand. Besides his parents three
brothers and two sisters survive.