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The daily worker., 1927-01-13
FOUR MORE. die
IN GANG FEUDS
AT HERRIN, ILL,
Shelton Gang Raids Bir-
ger Stronghold

HERRIN, H., Jan. 11.-Sheriffs Of
the three southern Illinois counties
joined forces today in an effort to
seek out those guilty in the midnight
bomb and machine gun attack on
SHADY Rest" roadhouse near here,
in which three men and one woman
lost their lives. '
20 Murders in Years.
The roadhouse was located in a
dense woods, 300 feet back from the
highway running between Harrisburg
and Marion, and was said to have
been the rendezvous of the notorious
Charles Birger gang, blamed for more
than a score of murders in the past
three years.
The roadhouse was burned to the
ground and the bodies were so badly
charred that positive Identification
was impossible. Two of the bodies
were thought to be those of Steve
George, Birger henchman, and his
wife. George was proprietor Of
Shady Rest.
Accuse Shelton Gang.
Authorities working on the case to-
day declared their belief that the at
tack was made by the Shelton gang,
long rival of the Birgers for control
of the bootlegging concessions in
Little Egypt"
George was identified by finger
ring. The woman's body was believ-
ed to be his wife, as she was the
only woman known to have been at
the roadhouse at the time Of the at
tack.
Like France.
Farmers living in the neighborhood
described the scene as "just like ac-
counts Of Belleau Wood and the Ar
gonne." J. r. Ritchey gave this ac-
count:
"At midnight all was. quiet. A few
minutes later a blast, obviously a
bomb, resounded over the country
side. Then there was great burst
Of flame and the rat-tat-tat Of machine
gun fire. The heavens lighted up as
Shady Rest went up in smoke. Soon
all was quiet again."
The daily worker., 1927-01-13

The braDen ATTACKS Of American i'm
perialism and its tool, the American
government, upon Nicaragua, Mexico
and China provides a unusual Oppor-
tuntty to arouse the masses Of the
American workers to realize the
menacing situation facing them and
to rally in the campaign In support
Of the struggle for emancipation OF the
peoples of China, Mexico and Mica
ragua and against the imperialist ad-
ventures of Wall Street.
The party has issued a call address
ed to the American Federation of La
Dor, to the socialist party, to the In
dustIdal Workers OF the World, and to
all other workers and Farmers or
ganizattons calling for united struggle
against the dangers of new wars that
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 4, 1927.

1OleuO, OulO, JAN. H. lJzi.
Dear Comrade:
In the Saturday issue Of The DAILY
WORKER, dated January 1, have
been challenged to state what l am
doing to Keep The DAILY WORKER.
1 will answer the challenge with five
points.
First, l am cooperating 100 percent
with our local DAILY WORKER
agent in building up the subscriptions
Of our daily.
Second, 1 have renewed three ex-
pired subs to our press for one year,
also added two new readers, one for
year and one for six months and
have renewed my own subscription
for the year 1927.
Third, have appeared before labor
unions and fraternal societies in be-
half of The DAILY WORKER.
Fourth, have kept the comrades
Of Group No. 21 on razor edge to sell
certificates to save The DAILY
WORKER. Our quota is $500. Up
to date we have raised $4,000 and we
are going over the top.
Fifth, have pointed out to the
ocal executive committee of the party
hat 1t was wrong for them to change
he program as was laid down by the
party to save The DAILY WORKER,
with the result that Group No. 81 is
carrying out the work in accordance
with the program that was received
from The DAILY WORKER.
In closing, may say to the comrade
that challenged me, this is all have
done, which is a mere trifie; so let us
keep our shoulders to the wheel and
build a powerful labor press, The
DAILY WORKER to fight the com
bined capitalist sheets and all of those
that are enemies or betrayers of the
working class.
Yours for the cause and on with the
fight,
comrade BuehIer.
am challenging Comrade e. w.
Sells of Akron, Ohio, to show a record
equal to mine in this campaign to
Keep The DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Weinstone to Give
Comparative Study
of Lenin and Debs

NEW YORK, Jan. IL. - A lecture
on "Debs and Lenin" by William w.
Weinstone is announced at the Work
ers' School Forum at 10S East 14th
Street, for Sunday night, Jan. 16.
The comparison of the hitherto out
standing leader OF the American re-
volutionary workers and the outstand-
ing leader of the Russian revolution
airy workers and of the world prole-
tariat, presents an interesting study
in the entire problem of working class
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
More Answers to Our Challenges
We Challenge Margaret Miller,

We Challenge Margaret Miller,
Chicago.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 4, 1927
Dear Comrade Miller:
This, l think, will answer your
challenge.
Being secretary of a nucleus-I ma
turally place the question of the sup
port of The DAILY WORKER as the
main and most urgent point on the
order of the nucleus business at
Nrery meeting.
Result is that in spite of the diff.
flculties to a nucleus composed prac
tically of all foreign speaking com
rades, who are burdened with the
support of their respective language
papers, we have managed to raise
S151.25 up-to-date. That makes about
$500 per member. OF course, our in
tention is not to stop there. Coupon:
are being sold right along and prac
tically every comrade has donated 3
days or at least a half days wage:
for The DAILY WORKER.
Individually, 1 feel 1 have raised
my quota, but my conscience is moi
resting peacefully. How can it with
the campaign still going on and sc
much at stake? l am sure my whole
nucleus feels that same way about 1t
Practically at every meeting we man.
age to raise some money for The
DAILY WORKKER. With this per
sistence, We hope to double our quota
Fraternally yours,
Nellie Katilus, Sec
o yes, 1 am challenging Comrade
Margaret Miller of st. Nucleus No. 6
Chicago, to show that she and he1
nucleus have done as much as we
have in this campaign to Keep The
DAILY WORKER.
All right, Margaret, do your stun
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Young Con1rade Section
Our Teacher.
Ry n. M.

BY n. M.
OUR teacher is big fool He takes
~ the bible in the morning and
reads 1t to us. Then he asks us ques
tions from the bible, One question
did not know so he asked: What
kind of a Catholic are your" Many
times We have prayers, even. Br@s
never say them.
On Thanksgiving Day he told the
children to eat all day. But he didn't
ask whether we had anything to eat
So that's the kind of fool he is. His
name is Mr.. Francis Simpson. He Is
mean bad teacher. hate him with
all my might. Every time we make
mistake he makes fun Of us. That
shows how much sense he got. AL
of US hate him and are against him.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13

leadership, its nature and the quali1-
cations that make for such leadership.
1t is from this angle that Comrade
Weinstone will treat his subject.
On Sunday night, Jan. %, Louis
Lozowick will speak on art and So
ciety." Lozowick is an outstanding
proletarian artist and in addition a
conscious one with a definite and con-
scious theory of proletarian art. His
lecture will deal with the influence
of social history upon the develop
ment of art.
On Jan. 30, H. w. L. Dana will
speak on Revolution and Literature, p"
and on Feb. 6, Bernard ]. Stern on
Contributions of Modern Science to
Historical Materialism."
The daily worker., 1927-01-13

Call for United Front Against Danger of New
War in LeafIet Form; Rush Distribution!

Wall Street ds planning. This open
letter has been printed In leafet form
and will be distributed at 50 a thou
sand
1t is one of the most important
duties of every party organization and
of every party member in preparation
for this united front to distribute
thousands and thousands of copies of
this call so that the message Of united
resistance to Wall Street win reach
every worker in this country with
whom we have any sort of contact.
This task cannot be delayed. Days
count and the party must respond I'm
medlately.
Rush all orders to: Workers (Com-
munist) Party, 1113 w. Washington
Blvd, Chicago.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Subscribe
to the
Young Comrade!
TEACHERS MUST KEEP HANDS OFF CHILDREN

room after school.
She says we should think before we
talk but when we get up to talk and
take some time in thinking, she hol-
lers: "Come over here!" and she
shakes us and makes us cry.
/ think teachers should use their
hands on themselves if they like to
and not on other children who don't
belong to them. That's one thing we
Pioneers are fighting for. The main
thing we say is: We want to have a
say about how our school ls run and
how our teachers treat US. We want
no hitting or hair pulling.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
By 3. D.,

Frunze (Newark, N. j. Pioneer.
HERE is what happens in our
IL school. In case children turn
around, the teacher takes them by the
ear and pulls them and pulls their
hair and says: That's nice bunch
of hair to take hold Of" The teach
er takes us by the chin and shakes
us. She also has ruler which she
uses pretty often on the children.
If we leave the room to go to the
toilet the teacher gives our names to
the head teacher and then we have to
make up the time we are out of the
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
More Beds For Crazy Veterans.

WASHINGTON. - Chairman John
son of the houses veterans commit
tee is asking an appropriation of
S16,OO0,000 for new hospitals or the
enlargement of old ones. He calls for
5000 additional beds to care for world
war veterans suffering from mental
disorders.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Contents:

Contents:
Towards Leninism
By Bertram D. Wolfe
Position and Opposition in the
c. P. S. U. By Max Bedacht
~
The Problems of the Enlarged
Executive of the comintern
BY John Pepper
The Struggle in the Needle
Trades By VIM. z. Foster
~
The Soviet Economy on the
Ninth Anniversary
~
UItra-Left MensheVism
By Heinz Neumann
~
More About the First American
Revolution By Jay Lovestone
~
CiviIization-An Historical
Category BY Emanuel Kanter
~
The Youth and the Labor
Movement BY l.. Plott
~
With Marx and Engels--
A Review
ReviSws.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Little Mary Wins Passaic Drive

DENVER, Colin a drive con-
Quoted among workers children by
the Colorado Labor Advocate for the
sale of Passaic Relief Milk Coupons,
Little Mary Mclaughlin and Roberta
knight were declared the. winners.
Mary CARRIED off first honors with a
sale of $64 worth of the coupons. The
prize was a free pass for the year
1927 to the America Theater here.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
Pittsburgh Children,
Attention!

A Karl Liebknecht memorial meet
ing will be held Jan. 16, 1927, at the
Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller ST., 2 p.
m. sharp. A good musical program.
Admission free.
Auspices: Young Pioneers Of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13
NTH Tie ygt||n;: velkEl5
CONDUCTED ~ TAEA1ksS sSpurG HoRkE@ LEAGUE =
LABOR SPORTS UNION HOLDS THREE
DAY SPORTS EXHIBITION IN DETROIT

portant affair will be held ait the Fin
nish Labor Temple, 1863 14th street,
near McGraw Single admission is
SOC and tickets for the entire affair
are $1.50. @
The daily worker., 1927-01-13

DAYTON, Ohio -(FP)-Fired for
talking about the khan is the fate of
E. w. Castella, president of the newly
organized Dayton janitors' union. The
school boards action against Castella
has stirred strong labor protest.
The daily worker., 1927-01-13

for the revolutionary workers and
workers children the world over. The
things Liebknecht fought against
militarism and the dangers of capital.
list wars-we must fight against now.
The things he fought for-the organ
ization of the young workers-we
must fight for now. LIebknecht has
shown Us the way-It Is up to US to
folloWI
The daily worker., 1927-01-13

We win send sample copies Of The
DAILY WORKER to your friends
send In their addresses.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
COLUMBIA BASIN
PROJECT APPROVED

Spokane, Wash.-Members of the ir-
rigation and reclamation committee OF
the house of representatives, United
States congress, gathered in Spokane
Sunday to begin a four-day personal
investigation of the water resources
and land areas connected with the
Columbia basin irrigation project.
All who were seer said they were
in sympathy with continued reciama-
tion and that the ordinary time checks
on projects of great magnitude, which
are naturally slow.moving. would elm.
mate the danger of overproduction.
one representative stated 1t.
Eighteen United States representa-
tives, some accompanied by their
wives and families, gathered here. 1t
was the largest group OF congressman
ever entertained at one time In this
state.
The Columbia basin plan is TO put
5000, 00O,acre feet OF water into stor.
age, to deliver as needed to f,ss3.OoO
acres of rich land, according to ex-
perts. This reclamation will mean
the creation of assets that will equal
The Importance Of adding another
state to the union, It is confidently
believed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
WESTERN WASHINGTON
FAIR SEPTEMBER 1926

Outstanding attractions featur-
ing the thrills OF the big Pacific
Northwest forests at the Western
Washington Fair, September 18th
TO 25th, received definite impetus
this week when arrangements were
made to include spar-tree contests
and a complete log-rolling cham
pionship tournament in the pro
gram.
Completed program for the log
rolling tournament has been made
up, and the prizes for the winners
greatly extended The whole tour-
nament will have a significant eff
feet upon this thrilling sport.
Champions from four states will
take part. The Washington Cham
piors will be decided in the con
tests during The early part Of fair
week, with a decisive bout every
day. Then veterans from Oregon,
lddho ana British C0lumbla wall
enter the fray, and when th
shouting-and the splashmg-die
down, the Pacific Northwes5
Championship title will com e
gracefully to rest upon the yictor's
shoulders.
In addition, the most compelling
outdoor spectacle ever shown at
any fair or show in the world is
promised by W. A. Linklater. pres
ident Of the fair association, when
the huge spar trees 200 feet in
length are finally brought in from
the forests, and daredevil high
Triggers perform their daily stunts
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
NORTHWEST FIRE
LOSSES FOUND Low
A Remarkable Kumder OF the
Blazes Are Caused by
Lightning.

Portland, Or.-Fires in the % ma
iional forests of Oregon and Wash
ington this year have not been as de
structiye as the news of the last two
weeks seemed to indicate, the United
States forest service concluded when
summary reports we're compiled.
OF s95 reported fires, 7Ss OF them
burned over less than o~ne-quarter
acre.
Fires burning areas ranging from
a quarter acre to ten acres numbered
ITS. There were 81 fires which burned
over more than ten acres. OF the 81
some We're very large, bringing the
total acreage burned over to date to
1926.
A remarkable number of the fires
was caused by lightning; 7S1 of the
995. Man is held accountable for the
remaining 264 fires. The distribution
among human agencies follows: Camp
ers, So; smokers. 50; railroads, 20;
miscellaneous, 60. The number of
fires caused by smokers has been in
creasing from year to year, and last
year there were more such fires than
there were of blazes left by campers;
the figures for this year to August 10
show campers fires leading. Sixty
one convictions for c~arelessness with
fire or for criminal intent have been
obtained.
Rainier national forest has had
more fires (1O5) this year than ans
of the other p national forests. The
Columbia is second with 81. The Des-
chutes and The Mount Hood forests
each have mad SO fires.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19

ditional equipment has been add
ed 10 take care OF The greater num-
Der Of entries which augment the
list every year. An important
part of this equipment is the OBJ
tanning of new, all-metal Keippor
Coops which were necessary for
the proper coping of the 1000
birds which can be housed by this
department.
Fred A. Johnson, superintendent
of ehis department, reports keen
competition and many entries
booked.
Egg Day, Thursday September
% will be featured with greater
prominence, in line with the Fairs
1927 policy of giving all branches
of agriculture a bigger "play''
than ever before.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
JUDGE GARY sUcCUMBs
Head Of United States steel Corpora.
ton Dies.

New York-Elbert II. Gary, n OF
Americas Industrial giants, died in
his home here Monday at the age Of
so.
Judge Gary, who was chairman OF
Tho board or the United States steel
corporation. had been away from his
desk for about three weeks because
Of a decline in his health. but his
leath was a surprise md shock to hie
many friends in the financial district
lie was one OF tn worfl's laadinq
%finaneiers, hssing organised the Unit
ed States steel corporation ir 1901.
with the backing OF j. Pierpont Nor
gan, tie had been head 81 the big
company ever since. Becuuse OF th
affeo, OF Judge Garys ie4th b N th
stock market. nows that he had died
was withhold for hours aud did not
becomo known until some time aftei
che stock market opened at TO o'clock
There was an immediate decline in
the price OF United States steel stock
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
WHITE ELEPHANT COMING
WITH CIRCUS
Sacred Animal Making Only A
merican Tour With Ringing
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Shows

Hailed as the greatest feature
of all time" Pawah, the world
famed sacred white elephant Of
Burma is to be presented in the
menagerie of the Ringing Bros.
and Barnum and Bailey CombineG
Shows when the big circus ex-
hibits at Seattle 2 days, August %
and "a.
Pawah is the first Of his kind 10
be found in more than three hun
bred years and the only genuine
sacred white elephant ever brot
to America. He is accompanied by
his supreme keeper, DR.. S. d. Pc
Min, and attended by a retinue OF
fourteen native Burmese. The pre-
sent is Pawah's only season in
America, the Ringing Bros. being
under bond to return him to Bur
ma at the close of the tour.
Pawah is of those rare elephants
that the Buddhists of today anG
centuriees past have worshippcd il
the belief that in their huge bulk
reposes the soul of Buddha. And
certainly he is as different from.
those elephants with which the
public is familiar as day is from
night. His eyes are milk white.
set with sparkling pupils. His
skin is soft and pliable, His body
is white as a white man" il,
white. To quote the French auth
GRITTY, Nj. Dussard, he is as gentle
as a kitten and as beautiful as a
Greek statue"
This rarest of beasts was found
eight ears ago in the iungles Of
Lower Burma, midway between
Mandalay and Rangoon. Last
summer he was brought to Eng
land under the protection of the
British government and in face u
threats from the Buddhist priests
who protested that his departure
from Burma would bring dire ca
lamities. More than two million
people saw Pawah when he was
presented under the auspices of
the London Geological Society.
The bringing Of the white elephant
10 America is in furtherance of the
Ringing policy Of constant en-
largement. The arenic portion Of
this seasons circus introduces
five rings III place of the usual
three. The Big Show personnel
numbers more than sixteen hun
dred people, and nine hundred
horses. A hundred double-length
railway cars are required to trans
port its ten thousand marvels, plus
a special Pullman for Pawah and
his attendants.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
CLASSIFIED DKEPTSzVG

W~ANTED-Cireular saw to cut
30 cords OF cordwood or will sell
wood as Is very reasonable.
Phone Red S74. Soft
80
Water Well Drilling-Leave your
orders at +. A. Weiss's store
Roger Graham. 7-s-tf
sHINGLING and ROOF Repairs
Call 1211 Evenings. William
Steen. 5-27-tf
l WILL BUY all your live poultry
and weigh and pay for it at your
place. +. G. Park, Phone Red
80 evenings. 9-17-tf
W~ANTED-Tractor ploughing,
grading, land clearing, house
moving, by day, hour, or con
tract. 4. Il. Hall, Black 1868,
Burton. 9-10-tf
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19

proximately 600 feet of water pipe,
installing sceptic tank and toilets,
and calcimining, painting and re-
shingling the Southern Heights
school building and for repairing
other out buildings Will be receiv-
ed by the Board of Directors until
noon Saturday, August Goth and
then opened.
Rights + reserved to accept or
reject any or all bids.
For specifications or further in
formation address the undersigned.
EARL RIDGEWAY, Clerk Of
School District No. 54, Burton,
/ Washington.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS

FOR RENT--To School Teachers.
Three room nicely furnished cot
tage, Electric lights and tele-
phone connection. Mrs. Helen
= Peck, Red SO. s-19-2t
F~oUND-Grip on Cove road con
tanning clothing. Inquire this
office.
80
FOUND Ladies Ring near Fern
heath Dock. Initials and date in
ring. Inquire Red 1151 or E. l..
Hancock, Portage. s-1g-2t
FOR SERVICE Thoroughbred
registered Guernsey Bull. f. a.
Claus, / mile south of Docktom.
7-22-6tp
FOR RENT-Good fishing boats
aud fishing gear at Paradise
Cove, Drive down. w. Z. Bates.
7-l-tf
RIDGWAY and RIDGWAY-
Contractors and builders. Is
Inmates given on all kinds of
work in building line. R. f. y.
No. I, Box A, Burton, Wash.
Slit
ABE A~BRAHAMSEN Painting.
Phone Black 1853 Paperhanging
VASHoN KakomininR.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Bay horse, VT. 1900
lbs. sound and gentle. Guaran-
teed any place. Phone Blk. s71.
S-19-tf
FOR sALE-old growth forest
wood. VIM. Ileirsch. Phone Blk.
1901. s-19-f2t
FOR SALE CIR RENT room
modern house furnished. 3 acres
OF land Mrs. G. A. Davis. Bur
ton, Wash. s-19-tf
~
FOR SAIL shetland Pony. In
quire Amos Cummings, Burton.
S-12-tf
FOR SALE Wmton Roadster
$3.50. If you want a good look
ing ear, why NOT buy this ONE
Olaf Statelen, Phone Red 56.
Soft
FOR SALE room house aud lot
50Xi50, set 10 fruit trees, city
water. close to beach, at a real
bargain if sold within 30 days.
See Mrs Hunt Burton. Wash.
7-29-ltp
FOR Storage
Batteries. Crosley Radio. Bat
terry Charging $3.50 Vosh5n
Machine Shop. 3-11-tf
"a
FOR SALE OR TRADE 3 Ii.
p. United Gas engine, Buckeye
pump and jack, a complete sys
TEN. Keplo Beach. 7-s-tf
-
FOR SALE OR TRADE-1T foot
motor launch, mechanically o.
X. Black 81. 7-Stf
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
Anaeortss Wan Heads State gIks

Aberdeen wash-l.ee Carroll Ana.
-ortes, Friday was elected and install
I'd as president OF the Washington
state Eiks association at the final
business session Of the annual eonven
ion here.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
SOUTHERN
Miss Bertha Il. Smith,
n O ,

Mr.. %Stoltenberg and the boys
look a trip over here Sunday. They
were all looking very well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Berger of
Aberdeen spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ridgway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spinning dined
Saturday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Ridgway.
Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Spinning drove to Seattle to hear
Aida" at the Stadium.
Sunday guests at the Berry
ranch were: DIR. and Mrs. Chas.
Berry, aud little Jane, from Ray,
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Eichner also
Of Raymond and Miss Mary Sim
mons of Tacoma, Mrs. Chas. Ber-
rvs cousin.
Mrs. Witherow is spending this
week with friends in Kelso.
Mrs. Kinder of Everett and Mrs.
Homer Hall Of Portland spent the
letter part of the week and the
week end at the Bittenger ranch,
the special occasion being sheir
mother birthday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
80 RIvs. EIoaa oamaas ai.o0oooo.

Tuseumbia. Mo.-A million dollars
damage has been done IN 10 counties
# the Usage river valley it, YVES ati
mated as high water continued to
sweep through the counties
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-19
WANTED

WANTED-MIan to cut so cords
alder wood. Phone Red SAL
S-19-1tp
&"
WANTED-Boy Of Is wants place
to work and 90 30 High School
Phone Red SOB. S-l9-2tp