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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-19
The Fall of a Young Man

LIE is a young man of %. A little late in ac-
quiring his aurels. Through no fault of his
Not being born with a golden spoon in his
mouth, he had to interrupt his studies by earning
his own living, selling stocks and bonds. But he
was not blocked thereby. He put his pennies to-
gether and fought his way to "summa cum laude"
graduating with the highest honors.
This intermission in business gave him a touch
of reality that brought him to his collegiate tasks
with questioning attitude. 1t emboldened him to
challenge some of the orthodox tenets handed out
dogmatically by the best of professors. Which
caused him a great deal of trouble and STRESS some
times raising the entire issue of the possibility of
losing his diploma. Still he persisted tenacious
courageous, fearless.
Natively endowed with brilliant mind, he cul-
tvated it the more by those subtletes of thinking
found to hand in the ntricacies of mathematics,
physics and the exact sciences generally There was
something about their problems and solutions that
magcally enticed his dialectc attention. He came
to love ideas others love SPORT dancing or women
1t was, some said, "a means of escape" Not so,
for when it to the senior subjects for example,
those of economics, politics and history, his class
mates found an unexpected militant against the
myths and superstitons of the regulation orthodox
here too.
For example, in the study of the Civil War; he
drove his professor, back of slavery back of Lin
coin, back of the north, back of the abolitionists
until he found himself advancing the Economic in
depreciation" of history Out of his own mind. Un-
coached by the rising new school of American his
torians who flirting with Marxism unaware
Of the drastic revolutionary implications. Sander
scientific explorer, and hence probed truth
to its ultimates, following whittier it led him. Thus
he was brought willy-nilly, to the whole school of
Marxist literature, through the problems raised by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-19
In Gay Scotland

T>HE labor movement in Scotland is no dry-as-
dust thing despite the fact that there are as
many classes, if not more, studying Marxism in
scotland as In any other country-with the excep-
ton OF Russia. The leaders early realized that all
work and no play makes Jack dull boy and set
about with right good will to make these motor
lous Boshie engineers of the Cylde who are demons
on economics, body of men such as would cheer
the heart of Robert Morris, if he were alive today.
The greatest success has been achieved in the fos
terng of choirs. In this, they have beaten in COM
petition those choral unions which the bosses have
encouraged in order to show that they are inter-
ested in the workers welfare if not in a rise in
wages Membership is not confined to members of
socialist organizations even if the conductor is.
But not only have Glasgow's labor choirs beaten
everything in that town, but one of them The Or
pheus Choir, is champion of Great Britain and has
an international reputation Roberton the leader.
toured the States a short time ago with those of
the choir that managed to get leave of absence from
work. Because of the inability of the members to
get away from their labors, an invitation to appear
in Berlin had to be refused
Some time ago, the patriotic London Scots brought
them down to perform in the Albert Hall there,
and while delighted with the performance, they were
ncensed at Roberton for refusing to finish up with
God Save The King" His plea, another oc-
casion, for not rendering the national anthem was
that "God Save The King" is bad music and worse
sentiment.
Under the leadership of Roberton, who, by the way
represents labor the educational board in Glas-
gov, the Scottish workers have wrested the laurel
crown from Wales, which country, up till a few
years ago, was supposed to be unapproachable in
choral singing. Other labor chors than hold
their own with the boss outfits.
Every year, in Glasgow, an art exhibition is held
where only the workers exhibits shown. All the
radical organizations combine to make it success
and their efforts rewarded by the artistic paint
ings sent in by the hardy of toll. Tapestries
and other things also shown. Needless to say,
the exhibitions becoming more popular every
year, and are paying their way
The co-operati--o - band, which takes part
with other in supplying music to the workers
in the summer nights in the public parks. And then
different labor organizations have their fife bands
In the opinion of the writer, the bagppes will
play small part when the time comes, in rally
ing the working class of Scotland. Many time and
oft have the capitalists of Britain used them to
some tune in their imperialst wars; but the time
is not far distant when instead of being gladdened
by the skir of the pipes they will shudder in their
shoes to hear "The Campbells Are Coming, Hur-
rah! Hurrah" Yes, once again, they will hear the
wild McGregor's slogan:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-19
By FRANK GALLAGHER

We won't forget that you sent four little cannons
to France during the revolution, "to help to shoot
the aristocrats." We won't forget your daring at
a big dinner when asked to toast Mr.. Pitt how
you said, II toast better man, l toast George
Washington" We won't forget how you swore an
oath, my lips are sealed forever on those cursed
politics." and couldn't keep it. And hearts will
bleed when think Of you at the finish your
body sick unto death, and the factor Dining you
for five pounds, saying:
aye banks and braes O. bonnie Doom
How can We bloom sac fresh and fair;
How We chant We little birds,
And l weary flu O. care"
Space forbids any more quotations from that great
rebel and artist Robert Burns.
AS regards sport the labor representation in most
town councils is strong that tennis the sport Of
the elite, has become proletarian game. 1t is
sight TO the lads and lasses issuing from
tenements like those which infest the east side of
New York. with tennis racquets under their arms,
going TO have game the courts in the public
parks, for two or three pennies an hour.
Labor forced the public swimming ponds and
baths to be given free to the unemployed two
three times week 1t is possible to get a days
golf for fifty cents courses, whose beauty and
surroundings distract attention from the game The
Pleban Harriers Club has made quite name for
itself the racing track, and the young workers
now being catered for in the labor movement
so far as football is concerned
You must not think that with all this pleasant
ness that the important thing is neglected. Just
the women there sew, read attend to the
dinner, cooking and rock the baby in the cradle at
and the same tme so the workers in the
movement find time to play and make themselves fit
to propagate the glad tdings. Like "Father
O'Flynn" they "have a wonderful way wild them"
Mr. Churchill found this out to his cost in Dun
dee where he met his Waterloo. He found the jute
mill workers village statemen among
whom news much older than the ale went round"
but very wide awake individuals, well up to all
the moves in politics. He got such heckling
in all his life, and since then cannot bear to hear
the notes of the song, up WI The Bonnets O.
Bonnie Dundee"
The Scotsman dearly loves to heckle speaker
and often have been in fits of laughter listening
to Economic League Supposed by tories to be
more palatable name for the workers than Con-
sentative Party) speaker being put through the MILL
They have keen of humor, which has been
fostered for generations by all sorts of orators from
the Communists, Socialists, Atheists Anarchists
Salvationists and quacks, soap boxes at every
second street You will that, in certain
sense, there is freedom Of speech.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-19

"Gatherl gather! gatherl
If they rob us Of and pursue us with
beages,
Give their house to the flames and their flesh
to the eagles.
Not only are the Campbells coming, but the other
clans as well coming with the object of rails
ing the red standard. 1t matters not that there is
one black sheep in the Macdonald clan the others
will settle his hash.
One gets hint of what is to come, each May
Day, when the workers in each district march to
the central meeting place with red flag flying and
the pipes skirling out defiance:
"For a that, and a. that,
It's comm yet for a. that,
When tae man, the world Ger
Shall brothers be for a. that"
"A Night With Burns" is a~favorite theme with
labor men anxious to get workers interested in
poetry But that is not the only reason for select
ing Burns even though, his music rivals that of
Orpheus. Did you ever ask yourself why Scotsmen
have such a mania for putting statues up to the
beloved bard; why the unsophisticated worker
thinks Burns the greatest poet that lived? The
reason is not far to seek. He sang the sweetest
songs was born of the workers. and was class con-
scious. In the hills where the propagandsts haven't
penetrated with Marxism, the peasants know their
Burns. And knowing him, they are then fit sub
jects to know the scientific side expounded by Marx
and Lenin.
Do you object to such simple preparation as this:
1--WE labour soon, we labour late
To feed titled knave man,
And "a the comfort we're to get
Is that beyond the grave man."
Or this tit bit from "The Jolly Beggars":
"a fig for those by law protected
Libertys glorious feast;
Courts for towards were erected
Churches built to please the priest"
The Scotch worker will tell you that "God Save
The King is not Scotland's national anthem but
"Scots VIVA Haze" And who would blame them
for swearing by of the finest ever written from
which quote
By expressions, and pains,
By your sons in servile chains,
We viii drain our dearest veins
But they shall be free
Lay the proud usurper low!
Tyrants fall in every foe
Liberties at every blow!
Let us do or deep
Color is lent to the lectures Burns by pictures
on the screen depicting the scenes, where "gorse,
and grass, and heather, where his footsteps pass
the brighter SEEM" Burns said, on his deathbed
that peODe would think moro him h1ndrad ware
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-19

Color is lent to the lectures on Burns by pictures
on the screen depicting the scenes, where "gorse
and grass, and heather, where his footsteps pass
the brighter seem" Burns said, on his deathbed
that people would think more of him hundred years
after. So we will Bobbie, Wilt Yours will
be about the only statue the workers will leave
standing in George Square, Glasgow.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14
LOCAL FIREMEN
PROVE WORTH AT
OCEAN CITY FIRE
Continued from Page 10

NNrciiNiiihNh iibiI age ~
Assigned to a post at Eighth and
Ocean, next to the Normandie Ho-
tel. For time, the men played
the hose lines on two hotels adioin-
ing the Normandie, and then, when
another company was forced away
because of the intense heat, the To-
cal men moved up nearer their OBJ
jective and used the fire-plug that
had been vacated.
The heat was terrific, and in or
der to keep at work, a huge sign
board was brought from a nearby
lot and used as a screen for the
hosemen. The blazing furnace ere
ated by the Normandie threw out
so much heat that men were forced
to continually pour water over the
hosemen and the sign board as pro-
lection. So high was the tempera-
ture that the signboard blistered
and smouldered at times.
When the hotels adjoining the
WI hidhult were SdFGU, the COImDd-
MES were moved to another post,
at Ninth and Ocean, where they
continued with their work until
nearly l O'Clock in the morning.
There were times when the mems
lives were in actual peril from fall
ing walls, while the strain of the
fight itself drove some of the local
fire-1shters near to exhaustion.
None were hurt, however, and after
nights sleep were back at their
posts Wednesday,
Despite the fact that it was their
first real test in some time, the To-
cal department members showed up
in a creditable manner. Both in
the individual work of the firemen
and the manner in which the de-
partment's apparatus performed
have been the subject of admiring
discussion since the fire.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14
WHAT DOES YOUR HAND
SHAKE TELL OF BEAUTY?

Your hands are the ambassadors
of your body. Just as your eyes
reveal your thought, your mind and
soul, your hands reveal what your
actual character is. They are the
part of you which really contracts
the rest of the world, which tells
more uniailingly than anything
else to the new acquaintance what
manner of person you are.
There is an actual physical basis
for the power in the handshake.
The electric current which runs
through the body is vitality, energy.
It is the thing which distinguishes
life from death. And when you
grasp the hand of another person,
this current actually passes be-
tween your hand and his. OF
course this happens in varying de-
grees. With a person whom you
love very dearly the current is
stronger, or even with a new ac-
quaintance whom you instinctively
like. Some people are more strong
ly electrified than others. Then the
condition Of your hands themselves
is a very important factor, and it
is that with which | am going to
deal in my talks to you this week.
Think of the different handshakes
you have felt-the soft, fiabby hand
shake that had nothing to give; the
clammy, ingratiating handshake
that sent cold chills up your spine;
the rough, too eager handshake the
firm, strong handshake that imme-
diately told you you had met a
person you would like to know bet
| ter
The hand that responds is finely
sensitive and it is elastic so that it
can express the power that lies be-
hind it. 1t must be soft, but not
! fiabby. Gallons spots ,roughness,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14
Household !! Hints
S1 MGS MADN nxnnr~,
or MRS. NARY MOTION

When cooking "wienies" out of
doors, try wire corn pepper.
Use vinegar from bottle of
sweet mixed pickles for making
salad dressing.
You can brine some of the late
vegetables and green tomatoes for
making pickle later on. The U. S.
Department of Agriculture will tell
you how.
A bit of garlic rubbed around the
salad bowl-just enough to give a
mere suggestion of flavor-makes
an acceptable Improvement in
flavor for many people.
A little kerosene in clear water
helps in window washing. Wash
with even overlapping strokes and
rub dry with soft paper or clean
cloth. A rubber wiper can be used
on large windows.
Carrots are good source of
yitamins. In winter, when they are
older and have been stored long
time, they may lose some of vita
min C, but they are still valuable
for their minerals and for vitamins
A and b.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14
Fine New Home
for Shore Knights
Bishop Dedicates Cornerstone
of COmmOdiOus Club
Hotel

Bishop Thomas j. Walsh, of the
Trenton diocese, officiated at the
dedication of the cornerstone of the
new Knights of Columbus club hotel
st. James place and Pacific ave-
nues, Sunday afternoon. Monsignor
Peter J. Petri was master of cere-
monies, assisted by Rev. John j.
Nugent, Rev. William F. Dittrich
and Rev. J. Moran.
Past State Deputy Walter A.
Lynch, of New York, made the prin-
cipal address, while State Deputy
Edward Whelan was another speak
err Solemn benediction was held
at ST. Nicholas Church at 5 o'clock
with Mayor Ruffu and other City
Commissioners present. - a
The new structure, which re-
ceived the blessing of the church
and is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy February ] next, was de-
signed by Frank Berry, local archi-
tect. 1t is a five-story structure,
200 by SO feet. of fireproof construc-
ton. The cost is approximately
$500, 900. There is basement and
three sleeping floors with Jos
rooms and baths. Other features are
a modern coffee house, cafeteria
and restaurant, roof garden, bowl
ing alleys, gymnasium, etc.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14

1y were. Ocean City will hence
forth build with purpose, and for
the future. 1t is by first placing
their feet on such solid foundation
as this that they are preparing for
the erection of their new resort.
While there is some doubt as to
whether the new boardwalk line
will be established, plans are being
made for the project. 1t is planned
TO straighten the walk ana build it
nearer the sea. Those who object
claim the city would be giving away
valuable property to those who
have boardwalk property, and that
it's wide beach is one of Ocean
City's attractions.
Places Burned.
A recapitulation of the principal
places burned is as follows:
The Hippodrome pier and theatre,
the largest pier in the city; the Ar
cadia building, which housed the
Arcadia Cafe and several stores
and CONCESSIONS three stores on
the opposite corner of Ninth street
from the Arcadia building, owned
by William F. Shriver, of Philadal-
phia; the Seaside baths, on the
near Tenth street; three
other stores on the Boardwalk in
the block between Ninth and Tenth
streets; Ryan's restaurant, three
stores owned by Frederick j. Shoy-
er, of Philadelphia; the Brooks APP
the Colonial theatre and
the Shelton baths.
Along Ninth street, the Norman
die hotel, the Traymore hotel, the
Holmdell apartments, the home of
Dr. Victor w. p. Haines, the home
of Enoch Burleigh and Cecile cot
tage also burned. The Mayors
house was damaged, as was the
Strand hotel, and many homes and
other buildings as far west as AS
bury avenue show scorched roofs
and walls. In addition, 500 feet of
the Boardwalk from Ninth street
through Tenth street was totally
destroyed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14
How &Achiey!e!. Beauty

harsh dryness have no place on a
woman's hands. Shapely hands,
sensitive hands you are born with.
but the elasticity and softness you
must develop by daily care. And
you can learn much about enhanc-
ing the beauty of your hands and
using them in a way that adds
charm to your whole bearing.
Have you ever thought that, of
the five senses, touch is the one
which you absolutely cannot do
without? If you lose that sense in
your entire body, you lose consci.
BUSINESS, if it goes out of any part,
that part atrophies. No other sense
will take the place OF it. Yet, if
you go blind, your sense of touch
will be more finely developed to
partially take the place of the sight
that has been lost. have known
blind people who actually seemed
TO see with their fingers. III hear
ing is gone you can learn to tell
by feeling a persons lips, what he
is saying. And it is in the hands
that this sense of touch is most
keen. II | were poet, | should
wax eloquent On the wonderful ca
pacity of the hands and the power
that lies behind the handshake. But
not being poet, | must be satisfied
to give you some advice on how to
keep your hands in condition that
brings out all their latent beauty.
shall begin next with texture and
have chosen for my subject, Soft,
White Hands Mean Much Beauty"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14

remodeling, West Washington ave-
nue., s225.
Vincent Cesario for Fred Bonac-
ci, addition, 339 NMain street, $3.50.
John d. Somers for Harry Quinn,
reroofing, 404 Doughty road; 5000.
Atlantic City Electric Company,
, carpenter shop, New road and R. r..
$500.
Alfred Ireland, enclosed porch,
Pleasant avenue, 500.
Edward Kendmst, addition, East
Lindley avenue; $3.50.
George Hickman for Stanley
Johnson, repairs, 124 w. Wright
street; $3.50
Thomas Robinson, reroofing, 1918
Mckinley avenue; $1O2.
NJ. E. Kitchener for Mrs. Mary
Ayars, reroofing, w. Mulberry
avenue, $3.50.
l.. G.. Stevens for S. b. Stevens,
addition 329 w. Park avenue; $3.50
Z. f. Mathis & Co. for Alfred Ed
wards, bungalow and garage, Ridge
wood; $4,000.
George Lang, frame garage, S04
Doughty road; 500.
+. B. Address for Mary Address,
enclosing porch, 20 E. Lorraine ave-
nue.; $500.
]. W. Birmingham for Mrs. W.
Irelan, roof, IA Brighton; $65.
Harry Kelson for Charles E. Mail
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14

cement garage, Lorraine avenue;
$500.
Ingersoll Construction Company,
for City of Pleasantville, Legion
building, First street; $4,000.
Edward Fish, reroofing, AZ e..
Greenfield; $3.50.
Charles Robinson for Carl c.
caen, enclosing porch, 21l N. Frank
lin; $50.
Taggart and Riley, frame garage,
113 Edgewater avenue, east; $125.
j. w. Birmingham for Ernest
Haug. shed, q E. Walton; $3.50.
Peter Allen, 3 rooms, Crescent
Park tract, 5000
William Lear for Seaboard De-
velopment Co, 2-story residence
and garage, Ansley Park; $4,000.
William Jellenek, Lee Gardens.
five bungalows, New road and
Leeds, $4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-14
Beacon At Sea
Haven Topples;
Was Landmark
Lighthouse Claimed BY Bat
tering Ocean After 80
Years of Service
DESTRUCTION PREDICTED
RECENTLY BY EXPERTS
old Seamen Fear Entire Is
land Will Be Wiped Out;
Beacon in Custody of Rider
Family

The old lighthouse at Beach Hav
en- is no more. After standing for
nearly 80 years as beacon to sail
ors of four generations, it toppled
Wednesday morning into the sea
that had been battering at its foun-
dations ever since it was built.
Predictions of it's destruction
were made only few weeks ago,
and today only the rear of the bull
ding is standing. 1t was lit for the
last time on September 8, under
government orders.
The structure was built as a
dwelling house, with tower so feet
above the sea- Superheated kero-
sene, one of the oldest types of bea-
con light fuel, has been used con-
stantly in the old lighthouse, and
It's flashes were visible for II miles
out at sea. 1t was first lighted in
1888.
The romantic history of this light
whose beams have been flashing
over Long Beach for eighty-nine
years, is intimately connected with
the Rider family, some of whom
have tended it zealously, each gen
GRAFTON in turn. The first keeper,
Eben Rider, the patriarch of the
family, was born in October, 1927.
After him in his official capacity
came his sons, Jarvis, Arson, James
and his daughter Amanda. And
Arthur, who was born January II,
1861, served his term, leading a
quiet life and keeping in touch with
the outside world through his ra-
dio and trusty, battered telescope.
The first of October Arthur de-
cided to retire, and prepared to
make his nome near the old light,
for it is his life.
1t was not expected the light
would go so soon. The Northeastern
was not severe but frequent shak-
ings of the building. warning of
underground forces at work, made
its final destruction certain, sooner
or later.
Old seamen predict that if the
natural forces do not begin to con-
struct very soon a bad storm with
the bay waters backed up will mean
the utter Oblivion of the entire is
land. Since the Beach Haven in
let was cut through by old ocean
few years ago, the inlet has been
widening constantly and taking toll
of land from this island, eating
continually with every storm tide.