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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-04-21
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Air Fatalities

LOndOn.-The total number Of deaths
In the British air force In eleven
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tributes most of them to errors of
Judgment by pilots.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-05
By A. B. MAGH4

sh literature and culture? And why is it that in
the Soviet Union, where Jewish writers are COM
paratively few and immature. we already see the
beginnings Of Jewish literature and culture that
is truly organic?
''You artists and writers constitute in yourselves
many beautiful and distinguished personalities
How much more beautiful and distinguished would
your personalities become, how much more freely
more deeply would they develop if they were in
timatey associated with the mighty movement Of
the workers towards the creation of new order
and new life"
The final shots in the battle were fired by the
poets NJ. L. Halpern and Aaron I.ayees-Glanz.
HaIpern, who after hiatus of two years has re-
Gently reassociated himself with '"The Freiheit,"
declared that the writer was typical of the en-
vironment and the people from whom he sprung,
that the workers themselves were not yet psychol-
ogcally proletaran and therefore the writer could
not be expected to be psychologically proletarian
Layeles~ CLAM, who was of the founders and
leaders of the In-Sich (Introspective) movement
in Jewish poetry discussed standards of ntelligi-
bility in art in relation to recently published state
ments accredited to benin The rest of the program
consisted of the reading of original poems by Hal
perm, Leonid Feinberg and S. Kuz, talk by
Shachna Epstein of '"rhe Freiheit," and perform
ances by several members Of the Habima players.
AS / think of those four inpetuous hours in
Webster Hall, two incidents stand out lumin-
ously III my mind There the joyous tumult
that broke forth reckessly when Olgn introduced
Abraham Raisin, beloved Jewish taIe-writer and
folk-poet, who has become regular contributor to
"The Freiheit." Though he is only in his early
fiftics, Raisin has been writing for 35 years. and
he is at present the most widely known and read
Jewish literary figure Many Of his poems have
been set to music and sung by the Jewish masses
for years. Raisin is most assuredly an immortal.
Not so much because of his artistic achievement
that consider greatly overrated. He is not to be
compared with the great Yehoash who died re-
Gently and there are several among his younger
contemporaries who have written poetry that is
more subtle. more searching and dynamic. But none
of these possesses the intimacy and the simplicity
of Raisin. None has come so close to the heart OF
the Jewish Masses the everyday folk who take their
poetry with their bread and butter.
An unforgetable afternoon "The Hammer" is
a year old. I looking forward TO next year and
the years after and to many birthdays. / am look
ing forward to Hammer" that will continue to
beat upon the strongholds OF capitalist society and
powerfully to forge and shape the culture of thu
militant Jewish proletariat of America
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-05

but part of the way in their acceptance Of Com
munsm and the Identification of their ideals with
the ideals of the struggling proletarat.
1--WE Communists" he said, task that the new
Jewish culture be Jewish in form and proletarian
in content. But so many of you writer's would have
it the other way around You want to cling to the
moth-eaten culture of the Jewish bourgeoisie and
merely content yourselves with an externally pro-
letarian manner and a perfunctory sympathy with
the Communist
+" The Hammer, if it is to mean anything to the
Jewish masses, ought to be not merely collection
of poems and stories, but mighty weapon for tho
Jewish proletarat in the bitter struggle with those
forces that threaten and Cypress it."
From ,the applause that burst forth when Ep-
stein had finished, it was plain that the audience
decidedly partisan. 0lgn to introduce
the next speaker, and the noise subsidized into ex-
pectant silence The battle was on. Epstein had
made his challenge and his Indictment. The Jew
ish writer's would have to for their msdeeds.
Who would be chosen to lead the defense?
The name of II. Leivik called. 1t is a name
that during the last few years has become known
throughout the Jewish-speaking world. His play
Of the life of garment workers. "Shop" has been
running for many weeks at the Irving Place The
alter. And his poetic drama, "The Golenl," is now
being produced by the Habima players. Besides be-
ing the most important Of the younger Jewish play
wrights, Leivik is also Of the finest of the
poets. And his background, moreover, is unequivo-
cally revolutionary. He was not Convert" to the
precipitous forehead under crop of yellow hair,
had spent some Of the best years of his life in
Siberian dungeons for his Bundist activities in
Czarist Russia. And he has written of those black
days bitterly and tender1y in numerous poems
Lcivik's glittering blue eyes are ablaze as he
walks to the center of the stage He speaks hastily
passionately, stumbling his words trying to
clarity his ideas Literature is end in ITSELF he
says, not a mere tool The word to the artist is
sacred. Ieivik resents the demands that the
Communist theorists make of the artist It is wrong
and pernicious to ask the artist TO abdicate his in
diyiduality and merge it in the interests of the
masses. He denies that the truly progressive jew
ish artist is seeking shirk the responsibilities of
the class war. "The life Of the artist is eternal
struggle" says Leivik. "He doesn't run away; he
seeks struggle, it is necessary to his existence"
L. Talmy, of |'The Freiheit" staff, suave and
eminentIy rational, made the rebuttal Talny posed
a few questions. "Why is it that here in America
where we have many important Jewish writer's,
there exists truly unified and homogeneous jew
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-05
A Proletarian Magazine

A MAGAZINE became year old. Not remark
able. Many magazines become a year old
Some arc even lucky enough to become many years
old and nobody takes notice of it. But last Sunday
afternoon crowd composed largely of workers jam
med Webster Hall, New York. and cheered and
laughed, and applauded because certain infant
magazine, printed on poor paper with small smudgy
type, was celebrating its first birthday
The magazine in question is called "The Ham
mer." It is Jewish Communist monthly, published
in the cultural interests Of the Jewish working
class by a group of Jewish writer's and pubicists
under the Craftsmanship of Moissaye Olg1n. And
to observe this festival of its first birthday, The
Hammer" invited group of distinguished Jewish
writers, most of whom have been its contributors,
to held a symposium on art and it's place in the
class struggle.
The crowd too had come to celebrate, filling
the pit and balcony and those unable to find seats
sprawng over ratings and sills or standing up,
1 did, for four exciting, Incredible hours. A
Yom-Tov, holiday! "The Hammer" is year old
They had come these workers, to hear what
their writer's. their poets and story-writcrs and
Journalists the makers of their magazine, had 70
tell them about the problems of their art The
writer's all men who have come close to the
Jewish masses in a way that the average American
intellectual would find incredible When John
Howard Lawson, for example, sincerely and deliber-
ately sets about the task of bridging the gulf be-
tween himself and the common people, he is try
ing self-consciously to do what these Jewish writ
always doing naturally and nstinctively:
to write in a proletarian way.
Olgin opened the symposium with a discussion
Of the history of ''The Hammer" and its aims in
helping to formulate a Jewish culture rooted in
exoraby in the implications of the class struggle.
lie then introduced j. OpatOchu Joseph Optaov-
sly), of the greatest of living Jewish noveliss
and short story writers.
Opatochu has treated in his work the life OF
peasants and the reactions of elemental people in
cities His stories full Of the nostalgia of vast
distances, the podding of brute forces, written in
Il language that is fresh and fluid and fun of sap.
Even physically he has the awkward, massive solid
ity Of tree stump.
Opatochu began by praising the work of the
magazine in "endeavoring to give literature new
orientation," and concluded with plea for widen
ing of Its interests the inclusion of spontaneous
creative forces that lie outside the immediate field
Of the class struggle. This plea, uttered rather
obtrusively proved to be the proverbal match that
set off the powder. The symposium Immediately
developed into a controversy between two opposing
points of view. On one side were ranged the poets,
paywriehts and story writer's. and the other
were the writers political and economic sub
iects the point of dispute being: what should be
the proper relationship between the artist and the
class struggle
Melech Epstein, editor Of "The Freiheit" opened
the attack by accusing the writers of having gone
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-05
MAX GELTMAN.
STEAM SHOVEIS.

l see backs bent beneath the ancient scourge
In each Gargantuan motion of the scoops
Whose hungry jaws fall cruncfng in long swoops
On tons of earth and stone. / feel the surge =
OF blood through straining bodies on the verge
OF excavations where, with fendsh whoops,
The engines hurl their at huddled groups
OF workers driven by mighty urge.
For you have harnessed steam to your toll
Yet wondering at the miracle you gasp!
The engine is your master and you COVER
Beneath its whips since neither scoop nor soil
Are yours, slaves! The pick once more you grasp
And bend your backs-and dream not of your power
HENRY REICH IL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-05
STAMPING PRESS.
thumps out a monotone

The Stamping Press thumps out a mon
OF time and space
And feeling and desire.
For all things are conferred in the Star
Which: thump, thump, thump, thump
All day long
In constant rythm
Never missing a beat
Like some grim gigantic heart of iron
Going thu1np, thump, thump
Beats out monotone Of love and life
And feeling and desire
And hope
And frail, bent woman
Sits and watches the Machine
And mods, mods, mods, mods
(Thump, thump, thump, thump)
Mods to the steady rythm
OF the Press.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
Playground Baseball

Yesterdays games: Senators beat
NIohawks, to g. Badgers beat
Wild Cats 8 to q Speed Devils
beat Swastika z to A.
The Senators got away with what
proved very close game yesterday
as they played the Mohawks to an
I8 to score.
The Badgers were going strong
when they took the big end OF the
score from the Wild Cats. Pitching
by Childers, Wild Cat twirler was
good. Ramirez, a new pitcher for
the Badgers, looked very good. But
for few errors made by the Wild
Cat infield the score might have
been different.
In the first inning OF the Speed
Devil game Hiatt singled out to first.
Krentz got walk. Sealey famed.
Krentz was caught on third in a
steal play. The Swastika came to
the bat. McCord knocked a. home
run to start the batters off. DaW-
son got nice hit. Riedy singled
out. Austan got hit for a single.
Warnock got single. Dawson scor-
ed. Miller flied out, Austan scored.
Byrne fly out. Score to favor
SWaStika.
! Second inning: Shotwell famed.
Carey singled out Dixon got sin
gle. Carlson got a single. Pratt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
National League

PHILADELPHIA, July 18.P0-The
Pittsburgh Pirates avenged their
double defeat at the hands OF the
Philadelphia Nationals last Saturday
by taking beth ends of todays twin
bill with the Phillies winning the
first game 81 and the second 6-5.
The Pirates won the opener by
breaking a 5-5 deadlock in the fifth
inning and scoring three runs that
drove Tony Kaufmann off the hill.
Vic Aldridge was also hammered
out Of the box but Emil Yde was an
able reseuer.
Lee Meadows only gave up five
hits in the first eight innings Of the
last game and had things well in
hand until the ninth when he ex..
ploded and the home team Grew
within one run of tying the score.
Carmen Hill famed Cy Williams and
retired Leach on a pop ~ with the
bases filled
Williams hit his third home run
in three successive games and his
nineteenth OF the season in the
opener.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
American League

ST. LOUIS, July 1S, R-George
Pipgras held the Browns in cneck to-
day and the New York Yankees won
the third game of the series by 10 to
C. 1t was the tenth victory of the sea-
son for the league leaders over the
Browns who have not yet won a game
from them.
For six innings the game was a
close pitching duel between Pipgras
and Ernie Wingard, but the latter
weakened in the seventh when the
Yankees scored six runs. In the eighth
Gehrig made his 31st home run of the
year off Nevers with two men on base
and again took the lead over Babe
Ruth. A homer by George Sisler with
the bases filled featured ninth in
ming rally by the Browns which fail
ed to wipe out the long Yankee lead.
NTI7ITT UODT AD ID I1O A u
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
LONG GLOVE STYLE
HAS LITTLE FAVOR

PARIS. .@-Although the long glove
style is slowly gathering momentum,
its advocates are still the fashionable
matrons.
The young girls who have never
had their style in the ball room
cgamped by long gloves show no sign
of including them in their scheme of
dress.
The glove makers are steadily push
ing the fashion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

walked. Carlson and Dixon scored
on An error. Hiatt singled out. Three
down. None on.
G. Carey walked. Critchley got a
single. Carey caught out at third
on a steal. McCord singled out.
Dawson did likewise. Three down,
one on base. Score 3 to 2 favor
Swastika.
Third inning: Krentz singled out
Seeley got single but was caught
out off first for advancing too far
toward second. McRae walked.
Shotwell got single. Carey goe
a single. McRae and Shotwell
scored. Dixon singled out. Three
down. one on base.
Riedy got single Austan hit for
single. Riedy out on third. War
mock out at first Austan scored.
Miller out at first. Three down,
none on base. Score to 4.
Fourth inning: Carlson out at
first, Pratt likewise. Hiatt got on
by error. Krentz hit one Dagger.
Seeley got single. McRae walked.
Hiatt scored by error. Shotwell
singled out.
Byrne singled out, Carey likewise.
Critchley flied out. Three down,
none on bases. Score to favor
Of Speed Devils.
Fifth inning: Carey hit for SIR
gle, but was caught on base at Sec
ond. Carey scored on error. Carl
son singled out and Pratt likewise.
McCord famed, Dawson likewise.
Riedy flied out Three down, none
on bases. Score, 6 to A favor OF
speed Devils.
Sixth inning: Hiatt flied out.
Krentz walked. Sealey walked.
K1entz scored on error. McRae
walked. Shotwell tanned. Carey
famed. Three down with two on
base.
Austan singled out. Warnock
walked. Warnock out on second.
Byrne flied out. Three down, one
one base. Score Z to favor Speed
Devils.
Seventh inning: Dixon tanned,
Carlson out on first. Pratt tanned.
Three down, none on base.
Childers singled Critchley tanned.
McCord out at first. Three down
none on base. Score Z to A favor
Speed Devils
Today's games: Black Pirates VS.
Mollawks, 1:30; Three o'clock Choose
up; Speed Devils VS. Yanks at 8
O'Clock.
The Yanks, new team, beIeve
they have the "stuff" with which
they can show the boys in the Senior
league how to play ball They have
in their line up: Kurnen Herbert,
catcher; Felipi, pitcher; Elmo Her
bert, ID; Jay Negri, 2b: Louie Maza,
IS; M. Gray, 3b; Robert Hohstadt,
IT,; Harry Young, CT; Jorgenson, II.
And an abundance OF willing sub
stitutes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
JIM JEFFRIES PICKS
SHARKEY TO WIN OVER
DEMPSEY ON JUNE Il

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July 1S q
Jim Jeffries, who once tried and
failed to come back to the heavy
weight boxing championship, to-
day picked Jack Dempsey to hit
the same tobOggan slide.
I'D like to see Dempsey win
against Sharley, but can't figure
it," said the San Fernando valley
farmer who fell before Jack Johns
son at Reno in 1910.
"Sharkey has speed, punch and
boxing clevernesS. He has every
thing that Dempsey ever had, and
something that Dempsey hasn't
got nOw-yOuth. Sharkey should
win"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
'TILDEN SHOWS
STUFF IN CLAY
COURT BATTLE

DETROIT, July 18 l9-William T..
Tilden, IT,, and Wallace johnston,
both Philadelphians and veterans Of
tennis play, served notice on all
coners in the national clay court
tennis tournament today that they
had receded little from their former
standing.
"Big Bill" did SO with his cannon
ball service and drives to the base
and sidelines. Johnston was more
deft, chopstroking and soft balling
a good opponent into submission.
Tilden had far better command of
his game than when he appeared
here a year ago. At that time his
knee was bothering him and he lacked
the practice his recent hard cam,
paign overseas has given him.
Except for the showing OF these
two veterans all the honors of war
fare went to junior players. In the
only two matches of the day going
five sets, Richard Lush, Hollywood,
Calf, junior, dishposed of John
Proctor, Toronto, and Walter Thomas,
Elizabeth, N. j., Andover academy
star, defeated William Irwin, Grand
Rapids, Mich, interscholastic cham
pion.
The results include:
Wallace F. Johnston, Philadelphia,
defeated Francis Taiti, Detroit, 6-1,
60, 6-1.
Richard Lush, Hollywood, defeated
John Proctor, Toronto, 0-6, 2-6, 6-3,
rs, 6-2.
+ A. L. Wiener, Philadelphia, defeated
Nick Garcia, Detroit, GA, 6-1, GA.
William 7. Tilden H., Philadelphia,
defeated George Reindel, Jr., Detroit,
Ga, 6-1, So.
Walter Thomas, Elizabeth, N. j.,
defeated William Irwin, Grand Rapids,
Mich, GA, 4-6, 6-2, ST, 6-2
Clarence j. Griffin, San Francisco,
defeated E. j. Shammer, Pontiac,
Mich, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
PLAY GROtrND

Tuesday: The usual story hour
will be held at 10 o'clock.
Miss Jennie Welcome, Miss Lois
Branham, and Miss Norton will be
in charge of the various groups.
Instructions in regard to the storr
telling contest Will be given. The
telling contest viii be given.
Friday afternoon OF this, week. Those
who have signed up for the contest
may obtain any neip they please
from Miss Norton, Tuesday and
Thursday at ten O'clock
"Hey! Are you going to the big
execution today?"
"No. Where?p
"At the art gallery-they're going
to hang some pictures Crimson
Colt.
Dispatch Telephones 81 and SO.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

BOSTON, July 18H9-Hugh Critz
accounted for all OF Cincinnati's runs
when the Reds defeated Boston here
today, to 2, in 10 innings After
Ford had singled in the fourth, Critz
made home run on a long drive
chat bounded over Welsh's head, in
the tenth his single to right field,
in conjunction with Gibson's muft
of Richbourg's throw to the plate
scored Pipp from second base.
Luke Urban, catcher, a former
Boston college football and baseball
star, joined the Braves today from
the Toledo club OF the American
association.
Score:
Cincinnati ZOO 200 600 l. 3 IL C
Boston 200 600 600 o. 2 II 1
Lucas, May and Hargrave; r
Smithm and Gibson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

f1UIlIt TUIIS, WtUD, f1aIptT. DOuDIE
plays, Root and Adams; Barnes,
Hornsby and Terry; Reese, Hornsby
and Terry Left on base, New YORK
g; Chicago S. Bases on balls Oft
Root l. Barnes 2; Jones !. Struck
out by Barnes 5; Root 2; Jones 2.
Hits off Root in Z; Jones 0 in l.;
losing pitcher Root. Umpires, Jorda,
Hart and Rigler. Time, LIT.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

Summary: Two base hits GOSIln,
Falk @, Judge, Rice. Three base hit
Bluege. Stolen bases-Rice, Judge.
Sacrifice Reeves. Double play Harris
to Reeves to Judge. Left on base
Washington 10, Chicago Z. Base on
balls -Blankenship 4, Hadley 3. Struck
out-Hadley 4; Blankenship s. Um-
pires- -Hildebrand, Evans, MCGOWAN.
Time 1854.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

DETROIT, July 18, lP)-Sam Glib
son, with better fielding support beat
Lefty Grove in a pitchers battle here
today. Detroit winning from Phila-
delphia to 3.
The game was decided in the first
inning. With one down Gehringer beat
out single to short. Manush hit to
Bishop, who had a double play in front
of him, but he failed to touch second
with his foot and GehriEger was safe.
FoChergill got a home run when his
drive to right field bounded past Cobb
and rolled to the fence. Gehringer
scored ahead of Fothergill Heilman
then doubled and scored OH Blde's
single.
Heilmann's double was one CT four
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19

z-Batted for Attreau in 7tn.
zz--Batted for @Wrightstone in 9Th.
zzz-Batted for Ulrich in 9Th.
Score by innings:
Pittsburgh ..... 400 13O COL 9
Philadelphia .......,......I .I21 100 lO1- z
Two base hits. Cuyler 2; Traynor,
Wright, Barnhart, Thompson, Sand.
Home runs, Kaufman, Williams
Stolen bases, Attreau, Thompson.
Sacrifices Traynor, Wright,
Grantlam. Double plays, Traynor
Grantham, P. Waner; Thompson
Wrightstone. Left on base, Pitts
burgh 5, Philadelphia IL. Base on
balls, Aldridge l, Yde 8, Kaufman
8. Struck out, Aldridge 2, Kauf-
mann l, Ulrich l. Hits off Aldridge
6 in Pa. innings, Yde in S is
innings, Kaufman z in 4 l-3 in
nings, Ulrich in 4 2-3. Winning
pitcher, Yde, losing pitcher, Kaur-
mann. Umpires, Reardon, ODay,
Moran. Time OF game, 2:15.
GANTE