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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01
Music Notes

Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, will
appear in recital at Carnegie Hall
next Sunday evening.
Anna Duncan will give dance
program Sunday evening, April "a,
at the Guild Theatre.
Dusolina Giannini will give an
all-Italian program at Carnegie Hall
on Sunday afternoon, April oath.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01
State Troopers On Trial.

FLEMINGTON, N. J., March 81.
Thirteen state troopers today
pleaded not guilty TO charges Of man.
slaughter in connection with the
shooting of Miss Beatrice Meaney
during a siege Of the Meaney home
stead at Jutland by troopers last De-
cember. Bail of $4,000 was fixed on
each of the men named in the in
dictment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01
Two Hundred Finnish
Workers Will Journey
In Soviet Republics

LENINGRAD, March 31--In the
middle Of April there will arrive
here delegation of Finnish work
ers consisting Of two hundred mem
beers. the first delegation of this
year. They will stay in this city
several days. and afterwards will
visit other cities Of the Union Of
Socialist Soviet Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01
Broadway Briefs

"The Third Day." play from the
Czecho-slovakian, which A. H. Woods
is bringing back from Europe is
scheduled for early production.
There will be a special perform
ance of "Pygmalion and Galatea" at
Hampden's Theatre this afternoon
under the sponsorship of the West
chester League of Women Voters.
There will be no less than six clos
ings this Saturday-perhaps seven.
The plays definitely listed are "Lal-
ly," at the Morosco; "The Brothers
Karamazov," at the Guild; Earth
at the Grove Street Theatre; Loud
Speaker" at the Fifty-second Street,
and Menace" at the Comedy.
"The Garden of Eden" a drama
which aroused considerable interest
on the continent, is scheduled for
production by A. H. Woods and Arch
Selwyn. Lowell Sherman, we under
stand, will play leading role.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01
CAREFUL SCHOOLING FOR HOMELESS
CHILDREN IN THE SOVIET UNION

The stale but recuren yarns IN the capitalist Of
America and E0rOpe about bad treatment of SOGs Of home
less chadr in the Union of Socialist SOve Republics ably
dSered of articles Uritten especially The DAILY
WORKER by its MoScoO correspondent BeoU another of these
articles printed Precious articles haze told of the homeless
chdeR OF other lands the fact that the o. r. spends
for the OF its d the product Of long and the blockade
famine than other country does for its orphans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01

ALBANY, N. Y, March 31.-Pros-
poets Of an extra session Of the legis-
lature to repass Governor Smiths
constitutional executive budget pro-
posal had waned considerably.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01
Boston District Develops Extensive Plans
for the Ruthenberg Membership Drive

BOSTON, the o 5 O
sand first
be
for ch old member
the Specials swilb published
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"To Build Left Wing"

Furriers League of Philadelphia, Pa,
-"Grief and pain has filled the heart
Of every class conscientious worker
over the loss of our leader in the
struggles against American imperial
ism and their agents in the labor
movement.
"At the open grave of our leader
we pledge to do our utmost to build
a powerful left wing to fight under
the banner of our dead comrade.
"His heroism and leadership il,
many battles Of the workers will al
ways be an inspiration in the strug-
giles that are ahead of us in the Amer
lean labor movement"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01


Dorothy and the Wizard in the
Land of o." will be the newest Of
fering of the Children's Saturday
Morning Theatre, opening this Satur-
day at the Princess Theatre.
"FogBound," by HughusStanislau
STANCE will open tonight at the Bel
mont Theatre. Nance O'Neil, absent
from Broadway for some time, is the
star of the production.
Casting for Machine Wreckers,"
the play by Ernst Teller which is be-
ing produced by the Workers Drama
League, has already begun. There
are still few choice parts that are
still open and you are urged to come
to the League Studio at Ga Washing
ton Square South, this Friday even
ing and cooperate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01

Jewish Section, Workers Party,
Pittsburgh, Pa.--"The Jewish work.
ers Of Pittsburgh are shocked by the
death Of our Comrade Ruthenberg.
May his death give us more inspira-
ton to work harder for our IDEAL"
Evening star., 1927-09-22
FLAG CHANGE ORDERED.


By the Associated Press.
The national flag will be carried by
the troop escort in all military funerals
hereafter. the War Department has
ordered so that there may be no dis
tinction due to rank" Previously the
flaS was carried only where the escort
was composed of two or more COM
nanics, which was in the case of the
burial of an officer of the rank of
ma jor or higher.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
POPE DONATES 100000
FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS
Fund Will Be Distributed by
Bishops Among Victims of
Mississippi Disaster.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. September 22.-Pope
Plus NJ has contributed 100000 for re-
lief and welfare work among Mis-
siSsippi flood sufferers, 1t was an
nounced today by the Rev. Edmund
A. Walsh. S. J., vice president OF
Georgetown University. who received
the papal gift on behalf of the Ameri'
can hierarchy of bishops.
AS head of the Catholt Church
Pope Plus desired to do something
personal in addition to the help al
ready sent to the stricken areas by the
various dioceses in the United states.
the Rev. DR.. Walsh said and his
only regret was that he could not send
more"
A committee of bishops, whose do
ccsan jurisdiction is included In the
flood.stricken area, has been formed
to consider plans for economical and
practical q ;tribution of the fund.
The committee comprises Arch.
bishop Shaw, New Orleans: Bishop
Morris. Little Rock, Ark: Bishop Van
De Ven. Alexandria, La; Bishop Jean
mard, Lafayette. La, and Bishop
Gerow, NatcheZ, Miss.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
HEARING DUE TODAY
ON SMITH INF ANT
Baby Puzzle Case Is Put Up
to Court-Was Born !
Month Ago.

By the AstoClated FTfks.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. September 22.-
Cleveland's puzzle baby. whose iden.
tity a court of lava has been asked
to decide, may find herself by nigh
fall either an outcast in Fairview Park
Hospital or the welcomed sister "t
the four small children of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Smith,
A month ago today she was born.
And while she celebrated at the
hospital with a few playful kicks ana
lusty yells. Common Pleas Judge
Carl V. Weygandt busted himself over
a mass Of evidence from which he
must decide whether The infant girl
belongs to Mr.. and Mrs. sam Smith
or was given to them by mistake in
place of a boy which they believe Is
theirs
Evening star., 1927-09-22
Postponed Hearing Today.

I0StD0ItPU t1tdEHNk 1tudys
Hearing on the haheas corpus
action which the Smiths filed against
the hospital was postponed last week
until today. In this action the Smiths
seek to compel hospital officials 70
take back the baby Sirl and give then
their son George
The hearing was postponed la"t
week because Of the absence Of Miss
Ruth Meyer, a nurse who attended
Mrs. Smith. Miss Meyer returned two
days ago from A vacation. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Smith have expressed their de-
termination to leave the puzzle baby
at the hospital for good unless they
are given satisfactory proof the child
is the one born to them.
"All we want is our own baby,
they said. when it was born they
told us II was a boy. Nine days later
we found out the child was a GIL
If the hospital attendants have maze
a mistake and can show us to our
satisfaction how the miX-up occurred
we will take this baby home"
Judge Weygandt announced that If
he found the evidence to be convinc-
ing. after it was all presented. he
would render his decision late today.
But il l am still unconvinced at
the end of the hearing l will not
make n decision" he said. And if
there is no further lead in sight we
will have to do it all over again and
try to find something of definite
nature
In addition to Miss Meyer, other
witnesses for the hospital were Miss
Mary Brewer and Miss Margaret
Hamilton, both nurses.
When Miss Meyer returned to
~AS~
cording to Philip Vollmer. superin-
tendent of the hospital. in which she
accepted fun responsibility for the
baby tangle.
Attorney Is Unsatisfied.
He said Miss Meyer recalled dis
tinctly that the child born to Mrs.
Smith was a girl, but that she be-
came excited in the confusion that
followed the birth and informed the
family physician, DR.. j. A. Reutenik,
by mistake. that it was boy.
Charles Mcconnell, attorney for Mr..
and Mrs Smith, was not satisfied with
the nurses explanation. Physical
measurement tests were made by DR..
w. =. Glendenning, child specialist.
who compared characteristics of the
parents, the puzzle baby and the four
Smith children. These tests were
made as a part of the evidence in to-
days hearing.
Four infants were born at the hos
pital on August %. and besides Mrs.
Sam Smith, two other mothers were
named Smith. These women had boy
babies.
The Sam Smiths contended that
their baby boy was lost through
tumble of hospital records and given
to one of the other Smith women.
But these mothers were satisfied they
had their own children and Baby
Smith. female" while she was not
wanted by the Sam Smiths, was not
claimed by any one else.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

aspect rather than with fundamentals.
The committee recently addressed a
QUESTIONABLE to leading universities
and technical schools concerning the
amount and character Of the instruc-
ton now given in this field. AS soon
as an analysis of the replies has been
made, the committee will draw up
recommendations looking to the more
adequate teaching Of meteorology in
American institutions.
Pending improvements in this re-
spect, the committee has outlined a
plan for courses Of instruction in aero
nautical meteorology to be given at
the central Office of the Weather
Bureau. If this plan receives official
approval, number Of the younger
employees Of the bureau who have had
sufficient preliminary education will
be assigned to attend classes, and it
is likely that qualified persons not
connected with the bureau also will
be permitted to attend. A tentative
program of courses has been drawn up.
On recommendation of the commit
tee, the Guggenheim Fund has made
a grant to cover the cost of preparing
report on existing knowledge Of fog
and haze, especially as bearing on the
prediction of these conditions for bene'
fit Of aviators. II. c. Willett of the
Weather Bureau, will be sent abroad
for a year to prepare the report, and
| will spend about half of the period al
| the Geophysical Institute, Bergen,
| Norway
Evening star., 1927-10-30
BY WILL DURANT, Phi. D.,
Author of
"The Story of Philosophy"

misfortune of being a philosopher, and
he lacked the tried and patient wis
dom which Plato demanded of philoso-
pher-kings. He saw the sordidness
and absurdity of the Egyptian reli-
glon, the indecent wealth and lavish
ritual of the temples, the growing hold
OF an impious priesthood on the ma
tons life. With royal audacity he
threw all compromise to the winds
and announced to his people that there
was but one God-Aton. the sun. Like
Akbar. in later India, he saw divinity
above all in the source of all earthly
life and light; he became high priest
OF his own faith and worShiped the
sun In simple ceremony and splendid
poetry. His hymns are the most pre-
cious things in all Egyptian literature
precious not merely for their form
and feeling, but as the first express
sion of monotheism in the history of
man.
Had Iknaton been a mature mind
he would have realized that the
change which he proposed from a su-
perstitious polytheism, deeply rooted
In the needs and habits of the people,
to naturalistic monotheism which
subjected imagination to intelligence
was too profound to be effected in a
little time; he would have made haste
slowly and softened the transition
with many intervening steps. But he
was a poet rather than a philosopher
and, like Shelley announcing the
death of Jehovah to the bishops, Ikna.
ton grasped for absolutes and brought
the whole process of social and mental
evolution down upon his head.
AT one blow he dispossessed the en-.
tire priesthood of it's wealth, forbade
the worship of the ancient deities and
erased their names from all the
monuments: even the word gods was
mercilessly chiseled out. His own
name, Amenhotep IV-composed in
part of the name of Amon-was
changed to Iknaton, or Spirit of Atom.
And as his father had also been an
Amenhotep, Iknaton, with fanatica,
consistency, had half the name
hacked out wherever it appeared To
the mind OF the young King his revo-
luton was complete; but to the peo-
pie 1t seemed that he had violated the
most sacred traditions of f1lial piety.
For the Egyptian religion, like every
ancient faith, required above all else
the honoring of the ancestral dead
the cherishing of their memory and
the loving care of their graves.
1knaton had underestimated the
power and pertinacity of the priest
hood; and, Of course, he had exag-
gerated the capacity of the people to
understand a natural religion. Be-
hind the scenes the priests plotted and
prepared; and in the seclusion of their
homes the populace continued to wor.
ship their fnnumerable gods. The
First Of the PROPHETS" as historians
call him now, was named by his peo-
pie THE Criminal of Ahketaton"; and
when he died, broken-hearted at the
FAILURE of his work, the nation re-
1oiced and fled back to its temples, it's
magic and its barbaric deities.
Two years after Iknaton died his
son'in-law ascended the throne under
the name of Tutenkhaton. One of
the flrst acts Of the new King-as if
to show the wind to which he was
trimming his sails-was to change his
Continued on Thirteenfh poyo1
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Peak of Infantile Paralysis Wave
Seen Passed by Health Officials

There is every reason to believe, 1t
is stated, that rough handling of the
srine will render impossible recovery
Of some affected tissue which other
wise would take place. There is spe.
cial danger during convalescence that
the patient may be caused serious in
jury from overriding. Frequently
members Of the family are so anxious
to see how much the child can do
with the damaged arm or leg that
they try to get him up as soon as
possible, thus causing considerable
harm. Proper rest and care at this
period often decide whether or not
the child Is to be permanently
crippled.
So far as is known at the present
the most effective method Of prevent.
ing this disease would be complete
isolation from all contact with pa.
tients in all stages of the disease
| convalescents and carriers. Until
| cold weather sets in, children should
not travel about any more than Is
necessary, medical authorities art
agreed. The antistreptococcus serum
Of DR.. +. G. Rosenow of the Mayo
| Clinic, one of the few curative
methods developed for this disease
has been used in many cases. but II
| is not yet clear how efficacious this
Treatment will 4prove TO be.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
METEOROLOCISTS SPEED STUDY
OF FLYING WEATHER PROBLEMS
Aviation Progress Creates Increasing Demand
for Data-Committee Now Carrying
on Research.

Aviation's rapid advance has created
such a demand for weather informa-
ton and research upon the weather
hazards of flying that a committee
OF meteorologists now is considering
how flying can be better served by
the science of meteorology.
The committee is sponsored by the
Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Pro.
motion of Aeronautics and is headed
by young Swedish meteorologist
Carl-Gustaf Rossby, who has been
carrying on special researches in this
country. The other members, who
represent branches of the United
States Government concerned with
aeronautics, are Willis r. Gregg, of
the Weather Bureau; Thomas H.
Chapman. of the Department of Com
merce; Maj. William r. Blair, Signal
Corps. u. S. A, and Lieut.. Francis w.
Reichelderfer, Bureau of AeronauticS
Navy Department. The committee
has it's headquarters at the Weather
Bureau here.
Though it has existed only since the
end of July, the committee has EN-,
barked energetically upon its duties
One of its first steps was to under
take a survey of the present status
of meteorological instruction in the
United States. It is well known
fact that the tendency of educationa
institutions in this country has beer
to slight meteorology. The relatively
few courses offered in this subject
deal, as a rule. with it's superficial
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Sussex's Reputation
For Honesty Challenged

The claim, founded on unprotected
orchards, milk churns and baskets of
eggs. that Sussex Is England's most
honest county Is challenged. North.
ern counties are the most honest" a
Lancastrian writes, land Lancashire
Is the pick Of them" He adds: what
Is honesty of deed compared with
honesty of thought and word? We
may not leave our goods lying about
a direct encouragement to theft-but
we say what we think. Our bluntness,
our straightforward speech is nothing
more or less than our innate honesty
peeping through" 1--WE are too trans.
parent to deceive" says another.
Whichever be the most honest coun-
ty. contend that Glasgow Is the most
honest city. Where else will you find
cafes and restaurants in which you
help yourself to soup, sandwiches,
sweets and coffee and merely declare
afterward what you have had? At one
bar you even draw your own beer and
stout. Teahouse tables are laden with
cakes. scones and dainties. Your word
Is taken as to how much You have
eaten" "a
Evening star., 1927-10-30
CHINESE FARMERS UP in ARMS
AGAINST DESTRUCTION OF WAR
Iillers of the Soil Band Together in Move to Pro
tect Homes and Crops From Ravages of
Armies and Bandits

were able to establish their identity
and 1t was discovered that one of
them was the dean of the medical
school of the university. The "Red
Spears" had heard of the University
Hospital, one of them having been a
patient there, and released their cap.
tives with the warning that the local.
1ty was badly infested with bandits.
Their own particular village had been
looted four times during the year and
they had organized to prevent a recur.
renee of the disaster. On one oc.
casion company of soldiers detailed
to pursue bandits had taken not only
all their clothing and bedding, but
also all of their shoes, and now they
| were imbued with fanatical desire
to protect their homes.
Refuse to Join Military.
Although various military com.
manders have endeavored to enlist the
support of the Red Spears" they
have found it impossible, at least
since the movement divorced itself
from the Koumintang.
The "Red Spears" are strongest in
Honan, where they were first organ.
lied. and where they have been fairly
successful in acquiring modern arms.
In Honan they have the reputation of
being the only class of Chinese who
have had the nerve to face the armies
which have swept over that province
time after time in the past few years.
While the merchants tremblingly bring
out their money bags to buy them
selves new lease on life, and the
officials take refuge in the compounds
or the foreigners. the farmers have
mad the courage to resist the soldiers.
There are about 300,000.000 farmers
In China. They have planted their
crops, buried their dead and withstood
the ravages of bandits, drought and
floods for 40 centuries-inarticula
The balance of the Chinese popula-
tlon-100, 100000 teachers, merchants.
dock coolies, servants, ricksha coolies,
transport mentor the most part
have also been inarticulate. These
two groups, 400. 100000 strong. have
been at the mercy of a few war lords
plus 100000 soldiers.
But during the last six years the
city population Of China, the 100 .0O0..
600 who pull rickshas and push wheel
barrows and tend cotton spindles. have
grown restive. Their restlessness has
reverberated round the world.
Following them only within the last
year. the most powerful but most In.
articulate class in China, the farmers.
has also begun to stir. Not manv
or them: but when the foundation of
country moves even only a few
inches it may shake down cities, gov
ernments and civilizations.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

40 far as we can see through the
fog Of history, morality was al
most completely separated from
~ religion in ancient Egypt; and
the function of the priest was
exclusively that of manipulating the
supernatural. The family took the
place of both church and school in
Transforming the native anarchy Of
the soul into the grudging orderli-
ness of adolescence; and, as every
where when morals rest entirely upon
the family, parental authority was
wellnigh absolute. The man had
one or more wives, according to the
range of his tastes and his income.
Pre-marital relations were a common
thing. Little restraint was placed
upon the social intercourse Of the
sexes; monuments picture them eat.
ing and drinking together in public;
and Greek travellers, accustomed to
confine their Xanthippes narrowly,
were amazed to see the women of
Egypt going alone and without harm
to their work. Inheritance through fe-
male lines was fully recognized; in
document preserved from the Third
Dynasty (2S95 B.CD. the lady Neb-
sent bequeaths her lands to her chill
dren. All in all, the position of wom-
an in .monarchical and militaristic
Egypt was far better than in demo.
cratic Athens. There is no tyrant
like the people.
Apparently there were schools, but
their function. like that of the French
lycees, was chiefly that of preparing
scribes for clerical positions under the
government. Connected with the
treasury were schools designed to
graduate expert tax gatherers; an an
cient slab shows such clerks examin-
ing income tax returns, and indicates
that there is nothing new under the
sun.
X X X u
What function, in this moral and
intellectual life, was served by the
priesthood? None: there is no evil
dence that they acted as either edu-
Gators or moral guides to the people.
At the beginning they seem to have
played the role of medicine men as
well as priests: they concocted magic
cures, taught the Egyptians land
through them the Jews) the practice
pork, and Gf we may believe the gos-
ample of cleanliness.
Aside from. this, the first and last
function of the priest was to present
offerings to the gods and to direct the
citizens in the art of placating the
deities and securing preferential
treatment in this other world. At first
the local chieftain had been the only
priest, and he alone might address the
gods. but as creeds and ritual devel-
oped a special class of men arose,
adept in magic and ceremony. whose
services became indispensable to any
one who sought communion or favor
with the lords of Heaven. Once es.
tablished as a profession. the priest.
hood gained power with every genera.
ton through gifts and bequests from
devoted women or from men Of un-