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CHAPTER Liz

Of1<1I LII Lila
Joyce saw that it was useles to
plead further with Deke.
"Then you keep the ring" she
said, land when you are better
perhaps you'll change your mind"
He looked wistfully in her direc-
ton, placing one hand nervously on
the bandage that hid his eyes.
"I'n call the nurse" she said,
stopping to kiss him again.
Miss Fuller ordered instant and
complete rest for her patient. 70
insure it she approached him with
hypodermic needle and told Joyce
and Mrs. Deacon that 1t would be
several hours before Deke woke
again.
Mrs. Deacon looked questioningly
at Joyce, whose eyes were happy in
spite Of Deke's stubborn refusal to
place the diamond on her hand.
Hes being stubborn now" she
told the older woman. Says he has
to be well before he'll let me MARI
him. But / haven't given up hope
of making him change his mind.
You may have to help me-" she
added, looking at Mrs. Deacon with
a mischievous smile.
1.-THE Deacons are all stubborn,
obstinate as mules If they make up
their minds" Mrs. Deacon sighed.
But by the same token they are
faithful, too, where their hearts are
pledged"
"Then Deke will always love me"
Joyce said softly. half to herself.
They joined Frankly in the main
corridor of the hotel.
your friend Gladys called up to
say that she's being married this
noon and wants to see you before
she starts on her honeymoon at 6
tonight"
I'm call her later" Joyce an
swered. II want you TO take me
over to the chemical factory now,
Frankly. Will you come. too. Mrs.
Deacon, or would you rather stay
here?"
"Ill stay here, think" Mrs. Dea-
con answered The doctors are
holding another consultation late
this afternoon. They think now
they'll do the operation tomorrow
morning. Will you be coming back?"
Just as soon as I've attended to
some business over at the chemical
plant" Joyce answered.
Mrs. Deacon asked no questions,
but kissed the girl warmly and
watched her run down the steps
arm in arm with Frankly.
How good it is to be young and
full Of hope" she sighed to herself,
and took up her task of waiting.
You've got to help me. Frankly"
Joyce said abruptly.
Name it" Frankly answered la
conically.
'Deke won't marry me unless he
thinks he Is going to be able to see.
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26 hours since Pop was reported
missing. TIL dubs. They've found
nothing-done nothing. They make
me sick"
We'll, what you expect from
hard-boiled CRATER like Big Bill
Galloway as head of a police depart
ment?" queried Dinny Morrison mo-
rosely. 1T was Galloway, appointee
Of Mayor Schultz, as you may re
member, who organized tn morals
squad with tn avowed purpose of
cleaning up the town. And what did
they do tn first pop our of tn box?
You tell it. Bill?"
"Why, If / remember correctly
testified the city editor with a mirth-
less grin. they raided a measley lit
tie penny ante game in tn press
room at misunderstanding in one
Dinny Morrison along with several
honest news hounds-while at tn
identical moment three yeggs were
holding up tn Catawba City Cream
cry to tn tune of 5000 bucks. And it
was Mayor Schultz who"
He stopped. The familiar creak Of
the heavy door dividing the city
room from the hall struck their ears.
They turned in a body.
Two persons. a man Of 80 and n
girl OF about "a stood silhouetted
in the opening. Outlined against the
light behind her the girls figure
showed cameo-like for an instant,
clear cut as an etching in black and
white.
It's Diana and Don" Teddy
gasped excitedly. They must have
some word of her father" She
jumped up.
Bill Garfield jerked himself erect
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Edna TEDDY" Farrell, waif. She
now filled the role of staff reporter,
sob-s and emergency go-getter
on the paper.
A piiotless little derelict, Teddy
had been thrown on the world to
shift for herself when IL. She had
found her a job that had enabled her
to attend school. Teddy. would be
the last one to leave that editorial
room so long as a shred of hope re-
manned for news OF the Big Boss.
Individually and collectively, the
trio tried for some solution of their
employers strange disappearance.
His activities during the preceding
week were analysed. First Teddy
then Bill, then Dinny voiced a sug-
gestion. Each in it's turn was dis
carded. They began to realize that
their taut, tortured nerves were let
ting their imaginations run riot. The
most commonplace Of Roger Brooks
last movements appeared fraught
with a sinister portent.
After intervals OF quiet so foreign
to her restless little body Teddy
would start up and pace nervously
between the telephone and window.
But after gazing for moment down
into the night-swept deserted street
she would resume her seat. There
was at least a.measure OF comfort in
the llght and companionship OF the
big room she loved. But down there
in the street.-the lamps swayed so
fitfully, so desolately, to and fro.
"Why is it?" she asked, half re-
sentfully, that police are tn king
dun bells of some communities? If
tn cops of this town had eny brains
they'd have found some clue in tn
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place like pail Two and girl sole occupants of the
room sat at table, waiting Worry lay deep in their
tired eyes,
Tense low pitched the voice Of the girl broke the almost
morbid Stiffness Here eyes filmed with hadowy mist
their glance travelled tables and desks cutteed with the
rubbish of heavy night She shivered slightly and drew
trfe closer to her two companions
"Three ocock-neary 40 hours since he came in and
handed that letter from the gassed soldier sick wife and
asked to story it. That's tn last saw of him! -
The speaker Bill Garfield city editor The weary droop of
his souders reflected the anxiety that brooded the
entire plant.
The silence that again settled the trio broken
later by the shr Of the telephone the editor
table Dnny Morrison city hall reporter moved to
it. Bill Garfield and the girl leaned forward
Only tn fool janitor downstairs lost his key to tn
announced Dnny dsgustedy he hung up the
receiver His colleagues settled back with signs of dappon
ment.
Dim fantasies took shape the walls where Pickering
lights dancing in the street reflected their symbolic grotes
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Judge Perkines helped me get it,
May / tell Deke that you want us
to be married now?"
Mrs. Deacon's answer was a
warm kiss. mixed with tears.
Deke was awake now, Miss Fuller
said, and asking for Joyce.
She went in alone. No one ever
knew just what she said to him, or
how she persuaded him to her way of
thinking, but in a short time Miss
Fuller came out to the waiting party.
Come in" she said. They're
going to be married right away"
Go be concluded)
Copyright. 1925.
Famous Features Syndicate. Inc.
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The help-yourself plan of
a cafeteria enables the
finest of foods at "odd
penny prices" to be serued
at Whites Cafeteria con
the Circle"
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The SOB SISTER e By G saa F9s2 Y En6

rotten administration"
The city editor nodded. Yes, it's
just year since we took up tn ak.
TO Be Continued
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DON'T LET LACK OF AID
FOR PASSAIC TURN WINS
into FINAL DEFEAT. PLEA
Expect Two to Settle.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3. - "Think
what it will mean for orderly indus
trial progress In America If at this
last moment the utter failure of re-
lief should turn victory into defeat
in Passalc," Norman Thomas, chair
man of the Emergency Committee
for Strikers Relief, stated In holi-
day appeal for aid to the striking
textile workers.
"Let no one think that such de-
feat would mean peace in Passalc or
in the textile industry generally.
The settlements with the Botany
Mills and a number of others mark
the beginning of better conditions
and Of something like orderly self
government in industry. Such OPP
portunities must not be lost at the
last minute"
Funds should go to the committee
at 7e9 Broadway, New York, or the
General Relief Committee, 743 Main
Ave-. PassaIc, NJ. J. ~ '@ a
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Spokane ANSWERS

DEAR coMRADE: 4 will answer
- your letter of the 2fst and will
say that what little do for The
DAILY WORKER donst want pub
lIshed-I merely went and did what
! could and ! am willing to do that
any time. ! have got to make Ilv-
ing in my trade and business and
this is very conservative town.
We have only five members in
good standing and we can practi-
calIy do nothing until we get
larger membership. Up to date !
have sent you $50 msthis branch.
This is the same as $40 per MEM
Der, and only three Of the pald-up
members have pald-the other two
are too hard up to do so.
Now, ! believe in action ever 30
little is better than none. This Is
my answer to your challenge.
YOUR coMRADE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Functionaries' Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 9th, to
Discuss Russian Party

NEW YORK-A meeting Of all par
ty functionaries Of all party shop and
street nuclei, all officers and members
of the executives of the sections and
sub-sections and language fraction or
ganizers and secretaries as we'll as all
members of the district executive COM
mittee and its subcommittee, will be
held on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 10 a. m.
at 10S e. 14th St., to listen to a re-
port by Comrade Bertram d. Wolfe,
the district agitprop director, on the
situation in the Russian Communist
Party and the opposition in the Com
munist International.
Comrade Wolfe will also take up
other agitprop problems. All COM
rades must bring their membership
cards with them to be admitted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Answer to Puzzle.

Last week we had puzzle which
asked for the following places:
1. A place where workers are free
and not under the bosses rule.
2. A place where the people are
fighting the priests and where the
priests are being kicked out.
3. A place where there is misery for
the workers and workers children.
These are the answers sent in by
Jennie Burton of Detroit, Mich, and
George Kvaternick of Kansas City,
Kans.
1. Soviet Russia.
2. Mexico.
8. United States and all other cap
italist countries.
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Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes-Injunctions
Labor and Imperialism
EMPL OYMENT
BUREAU FEELS
GOOD ABOUT '26
Jones Sees ssHealthy"
Year Ahead

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--Optimism,
the official keynote Of statements
from appointees of the Coolidge ad-
ministration, marks the review of
1926 issued by the U. s. employment
service, of which Francis Jones is
chief. He says the pasS year was
more than prosperous, and 1927 should
equal or surpass 1t in opportunities
for jobs.
Remarkable Year."
"The year Just passed into history"
says Jones, twas remarkable for its
Industrial activity; its building con-
struction, which almost equalled the
phenomenal record of 1925; the soil
producing bumper crops; railroads
scoring new high records; the auto
mobile and truck industry with the
banner year to its credit, and road
construction on large scale-all re-
flecting in a tremendous volume of
employment.
Sees Healthy 1927.
1.-THE business outlook for the year
now beginning, according to our sur
vey, indicates a healthy condition
thruout the country. Optimism and
confidence prevail; capital and labor
have better understanding, and with
no apparent dark spots on the horizon
the volume of employment should
equal, If not surpass, the year just
closed"
The report fails to mention the
possibility or desireability of raising
the wages of the workers of the coun-
try. It is concerned exclusively, as
usual, over the prosperity of the bust
ness men and big scale industry.
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New York l. L. D. Asks
Help for Big Bazaar

Workers! The time has arrived
when something of . real help must
be given to our splendid fighters who
are lying In the penitentiaries of
America, In all working class papers
ono reads OF more and moro men and
women being oppressed and victim
ised because of their loyalty to the
class to which they belong.
The International Labor Defense
(New York; "a holding q Bazaar on
the 10, IL, IL and IS of March, 1927,
from which II ia expecting to realize
$4,000. which will be Of the greatest
service TO our prisoners and our class.
Are you prepared to do your bit
towards making the Bazaar a sue
cess2 You men can raise the question
OF support for the Bazaar In your
unions. Women. you can play a lead
ing part in supplying articles for sale
at the Bazaar. Start right now.
The first conference of the Bazaar
committee will take place Thursday
Jan, 0, at 5 p. m, at Manhattan
Lyceum. 60 East 4th Street Sympa-
thetic organizations are urged to send
delegates, srvt
Information regarding the Bazaar
can be had from Intethational Labor
Defense, New York section. 100 Broad
way. Room 422. , s
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AT. OF |. SEES NO
HOPE OF GETTING
LAWS THRU
Everything to Be Side
Stepped, Report

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Reports by
legislative agents of labor unions to
the legislative board Of the American
Federation of Labor indicate that no
labor measures will get thru congress
at the present session unless great
pressure is exerted in support of a
chosen few of them. One such meas
ure which may be driven thru is the
longshoremen's accident compensa-
ton bill.
Discuss Retirement Act.
Changes in the federal old age re-
tirement law will probably be dis
cussed in the house committee, but
will not get to vote on the floor.
The long-debated convict labor bill
forbidding the interstate shipment of
prison-made goods will not even get
out of committee.
The workmen's compensation meas
ure for the District of Columbia is
pigeonholed for another year, unless
congress is jolted by letters and tele-
grams of protest from all over the
country.
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BY LELAND oLps, Fed. Press.

Workers in the mems clothing in
dustry thruout the country in 1925
earned an average wage OF rs cents
an hour, according to survey Of the
industry by the U. s. department Of
labor. For the average full-tims week
this meant earnings of 1929. Both
averages mark a slight decline from
1924 when the last survey was made
The department attributes this decline
to an increase IN the percentage Of
female labor in the industry.
The survey covers centsrs IKE Chi
cago, Rochester, Cincinnati and New
York where the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers Union has established
high average wages. 1t includes Cleve-
land, Philadelphia, Boston and st.
Louis and also the small towns of east
ern Pennsylvania to which some manu-
tacturers have gone in an attempt to
evade decent union conditions.
Tho average hourly wage of men in
the Industry was 93.7 cents compared
with 93.7 cents in 1924. Their average
weekly earnings rose from s41.i5 to
S41.51 In the 2-year period. For
women workers the hourly averages
were 54.4 cents in 1924 and 54.s cents
in 1926, while the weekly average rose
from s2s.94 to $a4.2S,
These figures must be combined
with others showing the average an
nual employment in the industry to OBJ
tain a fair picture OF the earnings OF
these workers, The clothing industry
Is highly seasonal, It's employees are
fortunate to secure steady work 40
weeks in the year,
The report shows that the proper.
ton of men to women workers is much
greater In New York than other inn
portant centers, For instance, the re-
port includes 800 men coat basters In
New York, but only OF women, In
Chicago there are g97 men and 261
women coat basbers, In Rochester the
figures are So men and 2G6 women,
Similarly the report includes 1857
men coat operators and only 119
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
SECOND TERM OF CHICAGO
WORKERS SCHOOL OPENS |
JAN 10; ADD new COURSES

The second term of the Chicago
Workers School begins on Monday,
Jan. 10. The classes are given every
evening. Some new subjects have
been added to the curriculum, which
Is as follows:
Problems OF Labor Movement,
with particular reference to Chicago,
Monday; Swabeck, teacher.
Elementary Economics, Tuesday;
L. Fisher.
Elements Of Political Education,
Wednesday; w. Simons.
American Imperialism, Thursdays
M. Shachtman.
American Labor and Political His
tory, Friday; r. Cooper.
Glasses In English: Monday at
1902 w. Division street; L. ReIser-
off. Thursday at 1906 S. Racine
avenue; L. BeldeI.
The enrolment fee is $f.5o for
each class. Glasses given at 10
South Lincoln street.
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Answers to Picture
Puzzle in Issue of
December 20.

Dear Comrade: I am sending you
my answer to the puzzle.
The millionaire capitalists are try
ing to shake hands with the working
man and the capitalists want to make
believe they are good to the workers.
The working man puts his hand back
and then begins to think.
Then the workingman hits the CAPT
talists for he doesn't like them.
If the workingman would shake
hands with the capitalists, the capt.
talists would squeeze him. What the
workingman did was right.
Yours truly,
Rosie Janeba, belmont, Pa.
Dear Comrades: The picture in
The DAILY WORKER in the Young
Comrade Section means that the
bosses are asking the workers to give
them more money and better things,
but instead the workers give the
bosses a taste of the hammer and
make them feel the power Of the
workers.
Jennie Burton, Detroit, Mich.
Dear Comrade: This picture means
that the capitalist wants to shake
hands with the workers to fool them
but the workers were fooled so much
that they got tired and hit them with
a sledge hammer.
Your Comrade,
George Kvaternik, Kansas City,
Kansas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
fire FIGHTERS
WANT EQUALITY
IN PENSION PAY
Propose Disregard of
Official Rank

WASHINGTON, Jan. Sold age
pensions for city nre fighters in the
United States and Canada should be
based on a fiat rate Of pension, re-
CARELESS of the rank Of the pensioner,
and every fire fighter should be re-
quired- to contribute from l to 2 per
cent Of his salary toward the PEN
sion fund, says President w. Baer of
the International Association of Fire
Fighters.
Based on Survey.
His opinion is based upon the ex-
perience of scores Of municipal fire
departments, disclosed in replies to
general questionable which the
union has sent to 500 cities. This
QUESTIONABLE covers all the impor-
tant facts as to conditions in each
city fire department, and the results
Of the study are to be made the basis
of recommendations by special com
mission of the international union.
FIremen Contribute.
The ideal pension PLAN" Baer told
the Federated Press, is one in which
the city creates a board of pension
administration, to which the firemen
are by ordinance authorized to elect
some of their own representatives.
They earn this right by contributing
. considerable share of the pension
fund. If they pay from l to 2 per
cent of their salaries into this pen
sion fund their contribution is likely
to be from 20 to 30 per cent of the
total. In cities where the f1remen
have no representation on the board
the fund has generally been depleted
by granting big pensions to the chiefs
and sub-chiefs.
"The only sound policy is to pay
the same amount to retired chief as
20 a retired man Of the rank and file.
Where the men have a say that is
done. In those cases the chiefs do
not contribute any more than the ordi-
nary fireman"
Half pay is the pension rate favored
by the union officers. They propose
that the rate be calculated as half Of
the normal pay Of the largest body"
Of men In each department. This
keeps all pensions equal in each fire
department. No scheme is advanced
70 equalize pensions as between one
city and another, beyond the general
rule that f1remen in each city will
tend to agitate for a wage rate equal
20 that IN other places Of equal size
and of like living standards.
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Young Con1rade Section
The Rich Boy and the
Poor Boy
BY JENNIE BURTON,
Detroit, Mich.


ONCE there lived a rich boy and a
~ poor boy near each other The
rich boys name was Roland Wealth
and the poor boys name was Johnny
Red. All the boys liked Johnny
and hated Roland. The boys called
Roland "Fatty ArbuckIe" because
all he did in school was eat candy
all day long. The teacher had to
give Roland good marks or he would
be fired because Roland's father was
a capitalist. Johnny was the best
student In his class.
One day Johnny and Roland had
a fight. All the boys cheered for
Johnny to win. Johnny gave Ro-
land two black eyes and kicked him
Off tho street. This is what the
workers should do to the capitalists.
They should kick them off the earth.
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WHO IS THIS?


He organized and lead a great big
strike of textile workers.
He showed the workers how to fight
the bosses and so the workers are
now winning the big strike.
He helped organize the workers
children to back up their parents in
the strike.
WHO is HE? WHERE IS THE
STRIKE?
You know-sure! Then write rs and
tell us. Write to: Daily Worker Young
Comrade Corner, lib w. Washington
Blvd. Chicago, Ill.
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Average Hourly Wage and Weeks Pay
in Clothing Industry Falls Below 1924

women in New York, but 404 men and
56S women in Chicago, and 1876 men
and 363 women in Ba' dmore.
The average week in the industry
in 1925 was 44.8 hours. This meant
about A hours week in Baltimore,
Boston, Buffalo. Chicago, New York,
Philadelphia, Rochester and st. Louis.
In Cincinnati the average drops some
what under A hours approximating Al
hours for several occupations. In
Cleveland the average falls between
IS and 40 hours. In the small towns
OF eastern Pennsylvania the average
ranges from 4S to SO hours.
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Workers Communist Party
Attend Lectures of
Workers School Held
Every Sunday, Evening

All workers are urged TO attend the
lectures given by the Chicago Work.
ers' School every Sunday evening at
eight o'clock. G. E. Ruthenberg, Sc
cretary of the Workers (Communist)
Party is speaking on the history OF
the American Communist movement.
The lectures are held at Northwest
Hall, North and Western avenues. All
are invited. The first lecture was held
last Sunday.
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Keown, Brother Frank Marshall and
Brother Piper.
Expect TWO to Settle.
PASSAIC, N. J.--At a special meet
ing Of striking workers from the Gera
and New Jersey Worsted Mills, held
at Belmont Park, committee Of six
strikers was elected in readiness for
expected negotiations with these two
of the five mills which are still hold
ing out against the union.
PASSAIC, N. ]. Jan. 3. - The de-
mands for the Passaic Strike motion
picture are increasing with the vic.
tory developments in the strike area
where four Of the nine struck mills
have been forced to recognize the un-
ion OF the striking textile workers.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-(FP)- The
central labor body of South Bend will
show the Passatc textile strike$alm
Jan. II.
LOS ANGELES.-The Passaic tex
tile strike Aim will invade the Los
Angeles theatrical district Thursday
evening, Jan. 6, when It will be shown
at the Forester Hall, Olive and Tenth
streets. The showing will begin at
1900 p. m. and continue to 1900 p. m.
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Los Angeles Observes
"The Daily's" Birthday

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. - The Los
Angeles DAILY WORKER Builders
Club calls upon every rebel in Los
Angeles and vicinity to remember the
date of Jan. Is, Sat, because on that
date at s p. m. they will celebrate
the third birthday of our militant la
Dor daily by banquet to be held at
Cooperative Center, 2706 Brooklyn
Ave, with an elaborate musical pro-
gram and an excellent plate dinner.