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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22
NEW EDUCATION
By Garrett P. SerViss

e6eTHE more haste the less
il speed" That is at least
one old thing that cannot be cast
aside as ''antiquated.' When
haste begins to upset the schools
and the educational foundations
Of society, 1t is time to put q
serious address by Prof. II. p.
Cady, OF the University Of Kansas,
about students who reach the
university unable to use a die.
ttonary because they were not
taught the alphabet unable to
multiply because the multiplied
ton table was omitted, not know.
ing what a proportion is and
thinking a ratio is something to
eat" ] must agree with him that
it is easy to see that some of
the present efforts Of the "edu.
cational experts are not in the
right direction.
At this time when the ''litera-
ture" of science is piling up to
mountain heights 1t is more than
ever necessary to stick to the
principle of the famous Three
RS, that Is. to give thorough
training in the fundamentals. The
person who has had that training
In his younger days and in his
first school need not shrink from
the fast growing mountain Of
modern knowledge. His training
will carry him to the top, IL he
cares or needs to go bur he can
never get up If get-there-uuick
'educationalist" has hurried him
over the essentials lying at the
threshold.
Experts Seek Trick
The aim of some Of the ''ex.
perts" now seems to be to find
some psychological trick to take
the place of mental work. Don't
learn the alphabet by heart, for
that would be too laborious; you,ll
get used to the letters by. read
ing themi Don't bother to learn
the multiplication table; that
would be contrary to the best
theory; pick it up by practice as
you go along. And above all,
don't work too much, but il your
lessons bother you visit the swim
ming tank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22

IT'S impious in good man to
be said.-Young.
He threatens many that hath
injured one.-Ben Jonson.
Sorrows remembered sweeten
present joys.-Pollok.
A good intention clothes itself
with sudden power.-Emerson,
What so tedious as a twice
told tale?-Pope.
Chance is word void of sense;
nothing can exist without cause.
-Voltaire.
Sin may open bright as morn.
ing, but It win end dark as night.
-Talmadge.
One Of the sublimest thinR1 N
the world IL plain truth.
-BulWoE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
LMrs. CorneIius Beeckman
Express Appreciation
NEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

NEAR MRS, BEEcKMAN:
II When coming out Of a
theater. should I always accept
refreshments, whether / want
any or not? What should I say
for refusal? I can't say just
''no"-can I?
2. Should 7 thank him for my
enjoyable evening?
8. Who should ARRANGE the
next meeting, he or I?
4. In meeting his superior
that is, his eInployerl, should l
extend my hand? And what
shall / say?
My dear, / shall be very thank.
full for any help that you may
give me. As have never been
around before, I am little be-
wildered between right and
wrong in good society. But your
column has helped me in more
ways than one. g.
Whether or not you accept an
after.theater. invitation depends
on your choice. If you do not
wish to go, either for sustenance
or chatting, you may say, No,
thank you. If you will excuse
me, must be home early to-
night" or some other comment
of this kind.
ca Yes, indeed. Always, IL you
wish to be considered q gracious
young lady, thank every one who
has invited you to any form OF
entertainment. Always thank your
hostess and always thank you
host, no mater how small or large
the entertainment. Not to do so
is most remiss. Gratitude Is O
lovely quality. and we all love the
guests who express their apprecia-
ton. Say, for instance, Thank
you so much for q most happy
evening. I enjoyed every minute
of it," or, You were most kind to
ask me to go to the theater and
I enjoyed so much being with
you."
90 The man makes some COM
ment, il he wishes to see g girl
again. or IL he wishes to make a
definite engagement.
(4) When the mans employer is
introduced to you, you would not
extend your hand for such
casual introduction. but would
simply acknowledge the introduc.
ton, by a pleasant smile, slight
bow of the head and the Gus nm
airy. How do you do?" DON'T
say, PLEASED to meet you" or
Glad to meet you, I'm sure or
indeed don't say anything but
How do you do?"
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
II We have a large and very
friendly household, and often the
young friends of my sons and
daughters stay for dinner and
supper. I have noticed that often
the boys and men hesitated about
whose chair they should stand be-
hind and draw out. And I find
that I, too, am uncertain. Which.
Mrs. Beecknan, should it be?
A MOTHER.
The gentleman draws out the
chair Of the lady on his right.
Here again, dear friend, Il a Der.
tinent application OF that useful
suggestion that quote so often
in my column. "a lady on the
right"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22
LISTEN, WORLD!
VKTHAT's life?
w What makes

VKTHAT's life?
w What makes
us love and
hate, dream and
fight, work and
play? w h a t
M axe s some
people powerful
and other peo-
pie weak?
Is 1t the me.
chanical reac-
tion Of our
bodies? But our
bodies are only
bundles OF min
eral salts, fats
and water. How
c. an chemicals
react In love
and hate, or die
at the stake for
some cause?
What's 1t all
about, anyway?
And where do we
90 ProvsN hnroS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22

gerstelephone.
X.ray. radio,
dyn a m .. and
hundreds OF les
ser cleo trical
appliances. We
still don't know
what electricity
IS. but we're
finding out with
increasing skill
WHERE It is
and what 1t
can 90.
And now comes
the greatest dis.
covery Of all.
Prof. Rohart
Andrews MILL
kan says that
electricity is life.
and life is cleo
tricity. He has
trailed electro
city down to its
m . st minute
manifest alton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22
ONCE-OVERS
When You Become a Machine You Lose All Chance Of
Success
By J. J. MUNDY

you afraid give time your job outside Of the
regular working hours not the big in your
position.
Really big in whatever line of work they perform are
not the who jump when the bell rings.
Men who drop their work the sound Of gong and
think Of it again till they in the same place day
later cant expect to be great success
machine that is machine goes at the press of button
And it is in perfect order it keeps on going till il is
snapped off,
Or possibly it is automatic and goes up certain point
But man, human brain, valuable person at work is
not controlled by the button or gong
Brains must be used to do the best service
Your brains must go into your work to make it better
each day and that takes thinking after hours as to
the best mode OF procedure The big is often found
after hours at his place trying out new methods.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
HINTS TO HOMICIDES

What follows may have practical value for Mrs Snyder
her boy friend They have chosen their strategy of defense
and will have to abide by it. But offer the comment anyhow
be of service to future murderers Somewhere and
how advice strike fertile SOIL like casually
We feel strongly that Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray and
their respective attorneys have bndeed Their defense has
astounding failure understand the psychology of the
suburbs.
One of the strongest tenes of American mddeclas faith
that ove is blind It perhaps the cornerstone of the whole
structure of popular beliefs Not merely love blind but it is
somehow made beautiful by its blindness In real estate
and bridge and politics must have sanity clear vision etc.
But in ovethe coceyed and imbece the better In
fact when and retain their sense, look
normal talk without twtterng avoid frenzies and otherwise
counter to literary and specifications for oveher love
is obviously fake.
the great chance Ruth boy friend.
They it in their power make of themselves symbols of
love at its bndes and mbece They might have twned
their and their pictures in numberes romos of Roman
tic Love- Devastating Passion Great Primal Instincts The Pas
sion That Dar Love That Res Not They might have tapped
the great reservoirs of American senenay and made them
gush and to gurg Imagine Ruth and Judd sitting in the
court gazing oveony into anothers Selling
chance for touching hands, Imagine them each insisting
that the other bameess she-alone did this
thing bindly, driven by an overwhelming love.
81 hardly what doing gentlemen. 1t
thing stronger than mysesomethng that gipped and
made its How explain it, when do not know
myself? suppose it was love, gentlemen, love-you know
And wager that jury could be found to disturb such
pretty picture by showing electric chair the Such
insane passion somehow part of Glorious American In
stitutons the Constitution Dr. Frank Crane the National Sc
curty League
But instead the another
glare the table Any scenario writer could have put
them wise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04

Society NOesThere pesmism
labor 1t is making steady socially
the Macdonald
significant STILL authority publicly
labor Observation-Disclosures might about their
correct in their clothes The wedding of Peggy Thomas daughter of the
labor chief H. Thomas,
all Would the Social
labor be equal dignity the
Labor the The Times
he British Labor Party has been tried by and found
This other editor of tailor
quoted "There
assumed responsibility
relatively labor at
the wedding There leading Conservatives Liberals
labor held
its morning coat and the tilt and gloss of its top hat Mr. Thomas
we'll dressed and and boutonnere brighten his
formal suit Mn Henderson, although the of fashion
mold of form air
for criticism"
From private able to supplement this account It
eighteen the British
deviatons
white instead of the yellow prescribed everyone
labor Another
derwe defense he has submitted afdavts
effect that the quite accidental All candidates
labor ticket hereafter must show diploma from accredited finishing
school, They will be required take oath
etiquette to shame their constituencies
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
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Continued from first column)
gan Pool of 1886. This pool had estimated the output
needed for the year, fixed penalty of 80 per
for exceeding tonnage raised the price of coal %
per ton, and appointed committee to fix alotments.
The congressional committee found that
interests controlled all the railroad lines which pene-
trated the Lehigh and Schuylkl regions except the
Pennsylvania Raroad that competition in freight rates
eliminated; that production restricted and
prices controlled; that socaed independent oper-
aors surrendered freight charges SO Of the
price which their coal brought; and that wages
arbitrarily fixed The committee concluded that at
(was) difficult TO imagine how the carrier
could commit greater depredatons upon national
merce fragrant violations of the law, Of greater
abuses of individual and public rights"
But these "mere words" from capitalist para-
mentarians. The miners lost the strike and went to
work at the terms dictated by the mine owners. The
policies of John L. Lewis failed in 1888 They cannot
help but fail these two-score years later with
greater consolidation Of ownership Of railroads. coal
lands and coal companies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
TO JUDGE THAYER

Tyrant, you, who sit there on the throne,
Leering down on those who dare to moan
At your cruel passion.
Sadist, taking joy in others painsl
You, we say, shant always hold the reins
In this bold fashion,
For soon day will come when DER the land
A marching throng of men hand in hand;
Shall make you cover!
And taking what is theirs by right and deed,
Shall GUST you and the rest who live on greed
When they take power.
PUNCHING.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
Free Publicity for Navy

Publicity experts for the navy got
in some good cracks yesterday eve
ming as the populace watched the
aerial illumination Of the city by the
searchlights of AZ men O. war, part
Of the imperialist armada anchored
in the Hudson River. Ships from
Staten Island to Yonkers joined in
the display.
Mile. Gade Corson, channel swim
mer, was employed to ride the entire
length Of the fleet on water skis
while news pictorial boats loaded
with camera followed.
The whole business is expected to
boost the law rate Of enlistment in
the navy and the marines for service
against the workers and peasants of
China, Nicaragua and other countries
against whom the United States is
now making war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
SEND IN YOUR LETTERS

The DAILY WORKER is anxious to receive letters
from its readers stating their views the issues
fronting the labor movement. 1t is our hope to de-
interest to all members Of The DAILY WORKER family.
Send in your letter today to "The Letter Box" The
DAILY WORKER. 80 First street. New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
.FOOTNOTES 81 ss I'VE
Sailors Chanty
BIZ EUGENE LYONS

Sailors Chanty
I throw out my chest,
And | boast and I brag;
Oh, great is my country,
And proud is its flag;
It's power is dreaded
Wherever men speak
1t gives me a job
For eleven a week.
Our navy's the best,
Our air fleets supreme;
Lands quake when they see
Our bayonets CLEAN;
My country is honored
By Turk and by Greek;
1t gives me a job
For eleven week.
It's true there are holes
In the shoes on my feet;
And once in a while
/ have nothing to eat;
But still rejoice
Though I can't pay my rent)
That the national wealth"
Has increased ten per cent.
JOSEPH FREEMAN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-30
ADMIT PLAN TO STOP ONLY LABOR DAILY
InpGriaIiSt Armada Anchors in the Hudson

On Friday two days before May Day. there steamed
the mouth of the Hudson River the combined Atlantic and Pa
% fleets of the United States navy fresh from their
the Caribbean where they paradng nightly and males
ca before the peoples of that part of the world in order
properly impress upon them the convincing by which
Wall Street is able enforce its will against smaller nations
In all there 129 warshps the greatest concentration of
naval force New York has anchored in the Hudson
and extending from 9th street Manhattan to Yonkers Bat
eships desroyers armoured cruisers light cruisers sub
Marines aircraft tenders mine sweepers and all the other float
instruments Of death and destruction that human ingenuity
has yet devised comprise the combined fleets Every baehp
that not the inhabitants of China Ncara
other country where Wall Street has heavy invest
ments is exhibition in New York
The bankers the induriass the exploter of labor the
desoers of weaker peoples sit in their exquisite auto
mobiles they Riverside Drive and be assured that
THEIR FLEET, fully armed and equipped the mightest
EARTH stands their disposal ready their command repeat
hundred fold the of helpless coona they
cred the Chinese on Socony Hill few days ago. But for workers
these majestic ships oinous signs of impending disaster
of and devastating in which the death toll of
humanity will mount to millions upon millions
Also the very presence of this colossal assebage of battle
ships this time is significant for the working The
class knows that this May Day is set aside by the militant
workers for concentrated attack the forces of mpea
reaction that now ravagng China throng the legally
suted Of Nicaragua because will not become
ackey for Wall Street. striving through ridiculous talk about
forged state documents conceal its foul designs Mexico
and endeavong to murder Sacco and Vanze order to strike
into the hes of the foregnborn workers in the slave
Of America Knowing this the of the fleet at this
time unquesonaby deliberately timed by the master class
give the city martial during the period of the
May Day demonstrations.
spite of the presence of the gunner of Imperialism the
admras vceadmra the of the braided and epauetted
officers who will before their masters their gded clubs
and talk long and loudly about the glory this and
lie about its pacific intentions will raise the standard of in
ternaona solidarity of labor this other May
Day and do all that mobilize the workers against every
thing that the fleet stands for by demanding
Hands Off China!
Hands Off Nicaragua and Mexicol
Stop the Imperialist War Maneuvers
Life and Liberty for Sacco and Vanzet
Open the Jail doors and free the imprisoned fighters against
capitalism
And in every way will strive to direct the energy
the American working class into revolutionary channels
that the workers and farmers and not the Wall Street brgands
will control this country
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-30
FURRIERS' RICH T
TO PICKET UPHELD
u WORKERS FREE
Judge Throws Ca ses
Out in Decision

The fur workers locked-out by the
bosses for refusing to register with
the reactionary right wing Interna-
tional, have perfect right to picket
their shops and to peacefully persu-
ade other workers not to turn scab
and fill their places.
This was the decision of Magistrate
Simpson in jefferson Market Court
Yesterday, when he dismissed seven
fur workers who had been arrested in
several parts of the fur market for
picketing.
The workers brought to court were
Lillian Winogradsky, Ester Polansky,
Morris Wiener, Jack Kramer, B.
Goldberg, Annie Feldman and M.
Leuber. They had been picketing $50
West goth St., 333 Seventh Ave, and
one shop in West 32nd st. The court
ruled that they have a perfect right
to do this, and cannot be interfered
with by the police.
Magistrate Gottlieb in Jefferson
Market Court yesterday freed Ester
Kushner, Annie Liebowitz and Anna
Shapiro, three dressmakers who were
arrested a couple of weeks ago for
picketing one of the shops on West
seth St., where an injunction had
been granted against the union.
Two other dressmakers also gained
their freedom yesterday after serving
a science of 80 days imposed upon
them for their strike activities last
summer
Gussie and Clara Kimberg had been
confined in Raymond Street Jail, after
being convicted of attacking a scab
who identified them only because she
had once worked in the same shop.
The Kimbergs were met yesterday
by delegation of workers carrying
flowers, and their release was cele-
brated by speeches and an enthusiasts
tic welcome from the union. They
were escorted to their home by the
workers, and they will be guests at
a banquet to be held on Sunday, In
ternational Labor Day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-30
JAIL EDITORS
and SUPPRESS
PAPER is PLOT
Professional Patriots on
Stand Confess Plan

Salaried professional patriots and
the organizations for which they
work have been plotting for eigh-
teen months to "get" The DAILY
WORKER staff, rob the paper Of
its mailing privileges and railroad
the editors and business manager
to prison, it was stated under oath
yesterday morning in the Essex
Market court with Magistrate
Tolleris presiding in the trial
of William F. Dunno and Bert
Miller.
Under the searching examination Of
Attorney Joseph Brodsky, George L.
Darte admitted that he is the paid
Acknowledgment" of the Military Or
der of the World War, that the or
ganization is incorporated, is COM
posed exclusively of ex-army officers,
has its headquarters in Washington,
D. C. and that he had personally
notified the postmaster-general of the
publication of the poem America on
which the charge is based.
Read Daily For Year
He also testified that he had read
The DAILY WORKER "religiously"
for year and a half and that this
was the first time he had ever felt
impelled to register complaint with
the postoffice and police authorities.
Darte parades the title of captain"
in addition to acknowledgement.
George Seitz, who described him
self as "a research worker" for the
Keymen OF America, testified that his
job was to furnish Internationally
would not say about what or to whom.
What kind of an organization is
this Keymen of America %, asked At
torney Brodsky. Seitz replied that he
knew little about it.
"Is it Communist organization 90,
Continued on Page TlOo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-30
IS AdmiraIS Lead
Fleet Up Hudson in
Huge War Show

Uncle Sans foreign policemen, 3d.
800 bluejackets, came into town yes
terday. Like a circus parade, 122
men of war of the United States fleet
came through the Narrows, steamed
into New York harbor amid the
clamorous welcome of metropolitan
and dropped anchor in
the Hudson river.
Thirteen admirals and vice admir-
ais, at the head Of the fleet, were
wined and dined by their capitalist
bosses last night. A series of din
ners and conferences are being ar
ranged, to eliminate in a dinner at
the Hotel Astor on May 3, which will
be attended by all the officers of the
fleet. Rodman Wanamaker will be
The fleet is the largest aggregation
OF warships ever assembled in New
York harbor. Even when the United
States was mobilizing for the world
war, yesterdays record was not APP
preached.
No reasons for the parade could be
secured from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard last night. Naval officials
secuted the theory that the men of
war were being prepared for trip
to China, but admitted that the
was part of the admin
istration's peace-time preparedness
program.
Mayor Walker, late as usual, ar
rived at 11:45 a. m. to extend the
city's official greetings to Admiral
Hughes at the city hall. Huges was
kept waiting three quarters of an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-30
HELPERS PLEDGE
FULL SUPPORT TO
PLUMBERS union

A thousand striking plumbers
helpers showed their solidarity with
the striking and locked-out plumbers
in a demonstration which was held
yesterday in front of the Labor Tenn
pie, 243 East saith St., where the
registration office of the locked-out
New York plumbers is located.
The helpers not only showed their
support of the plumbers in this way,
but, according to C. E. Miller, presi-
dent of the American Association Of
Plumbers Helpers, they also wanted
to call the attention of the. plumbers
to the miserable conditions in which
their helpers, with whom they work
side by side on the job, find them
selves"
Such slogan as "We are helping
you, will you help us to win a
union?" "You have a union, we want
one too" -Four dollars a day is
dogs wage, not an Americans" were
seen on the banners carried by those
taking part in the demonstration.
Confer With Burke.
Coincident with this rally of the
helpers, a conference between their
representatives and Thomas Z. Burke
secretary-treasurer Of the United
Association Of Plumbers and Steam
filters, was being held at the Aber-
deem Hotel. Burke firmly denied
that he had stated the A. +. OF L.
was opposed to organization of the
plumbers helpers, or to the American
Association which is working for for
nation Of union.
"The problem Of the helpers will
have to be solved" he said. "The
situation is very complicated and Il
must be taken up by the whole exc
cutive board at the annual meeting az
Chicago" The American Association
of Plumbers Helpers was invited TO
send delegates to this meeting.
Mediators Baffled.
According to Burke there was no
change yesterday in the situation Of
the locked-out and striking PLUMBERS,
so far as the men were concerned.
1t is reported that representatives OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-30
MANY MAY DAY
MEETINGS IN
AND NEAR CITY
All Rally to Protest
Against Tyranny

Labor's vanguard has completed
arrangements for the celebration Of
May international Labor Day
in innumerable meetings to be held
in New York and vicinity. Every
worker should come and demonstrate
for Hands Off China" for freedom
for Sacco and Vanzetti, for defense
of the prosecuted leaders of the
masses in New York, or international
labor solidarity. Attend your May
Day meetings.
New York Meetings.
Central Opera House, 9th Street
and Third Avenue, May 4; l p. m.
Speakers: Gitlow, Stachel, Vein
stone, Poyntz, Moore, Krumbein.
Hunts Point Palace 163rd Street
and Southern Boulevard, Bronx
Speakers: Dunno, Wicks, Weinstone,
Trachtenberg, Grecht, Olgin, Worl:s,
Warshafsky.
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