The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-10
Red Rays

THE difficulty Oh lnQuclng noneSb
men TO enter the public service has
long been a problem in this country.
Indeed it has always been a prob
lem. If George Washington did not
have a lot of good old Bourbon
around the house it is possible that
his selfishness would outweigh the
slave-nlaster' sense of civic duty and
the father of his country"-or at
least goodly portion of Knight
have devoted his life to the task of
whipping more work out of his
slaves instead of whipping the British
armies.
DE THAT as it is, honest citizens
~ have learned from experience that
sacrificing themselves for the public
welfare is seldom appreciated, the
exceptions being cases where the
martyrs charge stiff price for their
services. The citizen who works
gratis for the community until he
has not enough clothes to cover his
shirt-tail is looked on with scorn and
treated like bum. And in some in
ing with desire to render service to
his fellow-men, for reasonable con-
sideration is dashed with the scorpion
whip Of scandal until he is compelled
to flee from civilization. 'Scarface
Al" Capone of Chicago, booze and
vice king, is in the latter category.
| EAPONE was boss of the little town
of Cicero where the cops are so
hard-hearted that they beat up even
the poor little Duncan Sisters and
then accused the two condolences of
vote to the political organization that
could give him the most protection
| He served the thirsty and the hungry
and citizens tired of life, could be
reasonably assured Of sudden and
comparatively painless oea--., by ap-
pearing on the streets of his balli-
wick, disguised as prohibition agents,
instead of having to go to the trouble
of messing around with gas and deli
catessen sandwiches. Yet, he was
not appreciated.
|
II DID the best l could for the peo-
Aple" he told a reporter, as he
tossed his two guns on the hotel desk
before which he was sitting, TO show
that he was unarmed," but evidently
they don't appreciate fellow whose
on the square. They never got me
for killing anybody and a man is sup
posed to be innocent until he's found
guilty. Everytime flea is found
dead in this city | am pinched and
charged with homicide. / gave the
people good booze, but they prefer
liquid L. n. I. / might have put up
with the indifference of the citizens,
but when | received letter from AIN
Englishwoman offering me million
dollars for killing her husband | de-
cided to quit. ''Al" Capone never
wanted pay for his fun. And killing
Englishmen in Chicago is no more
of sport than shooting chickens in
coop. So l leave for Florida to
live the rest of my life in the bosom
of my family" eau revoir, cal"
Those of US who have left Chicago
will not miss you.
len who don't hand over their pay
A'A envelopes to their wives, should
larken to the story of how Frank
Washkowsky of Brooklyn lost $3.50.
The matriarchial system did not pre-
vail in the Washkowsly home and
Frank was boss. So instead of keep
ing a nickel for chewing gum and de-
.ivering the remainder of his wages
TO Josephine, his wife, the lord OF
the home surrepitiously put away a
certain amount of his weekly stipend,
for the rainy day. This Josephine
knew and being wise woman did not
complain. But alas the thrifty have
heir troubles even as the spend
thrifty.
lose H l N E WASHKOWSKY
walked into the parlor of cob
bier named Finkelstein with pair of
hoes whose heels indicated that they
,ad collided with many br i G. ks.
Finkelstein, without any unusual show
If excitement, wiped his nose in his
apron and gave Mr.. Washkowsky
heck for her shoes. When the male
member of the Washkowsky firm got
home that evening he looked where
MS old shoes used to be and found
hem missing. His wife proudly fin
fprmed him that she took thenE to
he cobbler and expected an arprYecia-
i've kiss for her display of Wifely
thrift. Instead her spouse thre w a
lively fit.
TWO palpitating hearts beat in the
breasts of the Washkowsky family
IS they wendell their way to ,Finkel-
stems cobblery, to find the crafts
nan busy at work on the Washkowsky
hoes. No, he did not see any money
| n the Shoes WaShkoWsky's roll was