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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
The Day
A GREATER AMERICAN TRAGEDY

ried. How they had planned the rosy
future and when Bonnie came
weren't they proud? Nowhere
were seven to care for. Min was
old and wrinkled with worry and
work They didn't have much time
for love or dreams now. Their whole
conversation consisted of money
bills--debts. But damn it, it wasn't
his fault He wanted to work. Hang
it, why didn't she say something.
Min, he paused. min, l can't
help it. You wouldn't want me to
scab would you? l had to go when
the others did"
ooh, what's the use of your ex-
cuses? Go ahead and strike-but
where's the money for the rent COM
ing from tomorrow? Where are we
going to get our bread? Our credit
is gone now. Sammy needs a sweat
er-Jenny needs some shoes-Bennie
doesn't give us very much now that
he has joined the Y. M. G. A. I've
got exactly SO now. Go ahead and
stlike-stick up for your rights ask
for more pay and meanwhile don't
get any-do what you please but
what are we going to do?" Min be-
came hysterical. Her voice goes
higher and higher. Little Paul and
the baby, attracted by the noise came
into the kitchen. Joe rose impatient
ly "oh, keep still, you don't know
what you are saying. You needn't
think I'm enjoying this any more than
you are. These kids are mine as
much as yours and it hurts me just
as it does you. But, Gosh, Min, I'd
rather starve than scab. Doggone it,
we'll manage somehow. We've got
to-"
Don't worry, you'll starve alright.
There is nothing else you can do.
But why make the kids starve with
you? God, what life" she added,
bitterly turning away.
Joe went into the other room. Any
thing but her tears. He threw him
self savagely down on the bed. Why
couldn't she understand? But he'd
rather stand anything than go back
to work before the'strike was settled.
It would not take so very long. 1t
was the rush season at the mills. The
bosses needed their men. God, they
would win that strike-but until they
did? He heard Min preparing sup
per. How much longer before there
wouldn't be any supper to prepare?
How much longer before the kids
would be crying for food?
After supper the little ones in bed,
Min in the kitchen, Joe looked proud
" across at Bonnie, he'd understand.
After all, it took man to understand
A mans sense Of honor in such things
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
By RAY CARSON.

by KAY CAhSON-
TOE walked into the tiny flat and
J closed the door softly. How was
he going to tell Min why he was
home so early? He paused in the
doorway. No one was home. Min
must run across the hall to one of
the neighbors. There was the pot
boiling on the stove. Potatoes! The
third time this week. Well, potatoes
were cheap. The broom stood
propped up against a chair as if 1t
had just been used. Joe heard foot
steps in the hall Min! His heart
beat hard. Could he tell her? The
door opened. Sammy rushed in.
Hello, pop" he exclaimed in sur
prise, "home so early?" But not
waiting for a reply he grabbed a
piece of bread and headed for the
door, "Say, Pop, tell Ma I'll be home
late tonight cause I'm working over
time-I'm staying to sell papers after
that big show tonight And he was
gone.
Joe sank down despondently IN the
chair. 12-year-old Sammy on the
streets every night selling papers, 16-
year-old Jennie working in the de-
partment store for - dollars week.
Bonnie working-all of them working
to buy food for Min and the four
little ones at home, and he-what was
he doing? At last, when he had got
ten a job Again, footsteps in the
hall. Min came in carrying the baby
and holding Paul by the hand. She
put the baby on the floor giving it
"A spool Of thread to play with. She
came into the dingy kitchen and
stopped in surprise, whats the
matter, Joe? Are you sick?"
NO" came roughly from the depth
Of the newspaper.
"Well. then what is the matter?"
Min asked impatiently. Joe cleared
his throat, 1--WE went out on strike
this afternoon" A pause. Minis
hand frightened on the chair she was
leaning against. A-went black be-
fore her eyes. Visions of bills danced
before her. Grocery bills, butcher
bills, rent billsl For five months
Joe had been out Of work. At least,
three weeks ago, he had gotten job
at the factory for 500 a week. And
now-strikel How she had come to
hate and fear that world II meant
starvation, cold and bills unpaid.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

Letter vi 1Oung worker In Auto
strop Bulletin, Issued BY Young
Workers League, District 2.
Dear Friends:
read your leaflet that was dis
tributed few weeks ago and am
very glad that at last an attempt has
been made to organize our plant. The
conditions here are very bad. We
work long hours, receiving low wages,
unsanitary conditions still exist,
though the boss has actually begun
to improve them after the distribu-
ton of your leaflet.
AS read the leaflet, 1 saw that
you were acquainted with all the prob
lens of the plant, but you failed to
mention one-and that is about the
Auto Strop Club. This club was
formed by the bosses under the mask
of being a beneficial society for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21


Six o'clock in the morning. Joe
drew his jacket closer as the rain
continued to come down in torrents.
He walked hurridly towards the mill
where he was to picket. He reached
the gates. He passed with the rest
of the picketers against the roped-in
area in which police stood on guard.
The rain poured down upon the mob
of strikers. A truck load of scabs
arrived safely guarded by police.
Sneers and crys of Down with the
traitors" rang out of the mob. The
crowd drew in close. The police
bent in. The mob grew tense. The
crowd drew in closer. The police
tried TO hold them back, but couldn't.
The voices grew louder. Crys of
anger, hunger, pain, and cold mixed
with the commands of the police in
the wet and sitting air. Joe, felt
himself carried along with the mob.
His long-felt hatred arose to the top.
He yelled with the loudest and pulled
with the strongest Suddenly, a rock
whirled through the air, whether it
came from the strikers aimed at the
police or from the scabs aimed at the
strikers, no one knew. It flew
through the air and hit one of the
strikers on the forehead. The rock
acted as a releaser of energy. The
mob grew wild. They surged on.
Amid clubs and fists, they moved on
as one great body through the rain.
The police and scabs were pushed
against the wall. A shrill whistle
and out of nowhere appeared the
militia-500 strong. The crowd grew
furious. Fighting like wild animals,
protecting women and children
stumbling ever the fallen. Another
whistle and shot tore through the
lir--another and still another. Men,
women, and children fell to the
round, becoming stumbling blocks
for the others. Joe was fighting
blindly, yelling, cursing, wiping the
blood from his mouth. He found him
self being pushed to the outskirts.
He stumbled over mans body-fell
heard the report of gun---and felt
something warm ooze out of his
heart. He turned face up--and saw
Ia state militia uniform, an Amer
lean Legion button and an American
flag in the lapel--it was his son
"Bennie."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

Fight bugs with
a memory six
months lone
will recall how
surprised Mick
ey Walker was
to win the mid
d I G W = / g n t
C h a m pionship
one night in
Chicago. Tiger
Flowers sure
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
Line O'type or Two

Mr.. Cash of the United States
Patriotic Society is the kind of guy
who knows how to cash in on his
patriotism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

Ramsey Macdonald contemplates
writing his autobiography. A sugges-
ted title: "The story of Traitor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

speed-up and piece work system, tell
him to work by those machines all
day and see women and children
caught in the machines and carried
out crippled for life, tell him to work
at SIS or $50 a week and then tell
him to have the bosses come along
with another wage-cut, the third this
year and then ask him if he'd give a
damn about paralyzing the mills
that's what we intend to do--ask him
if he'd give a damn about the city
losing thousands of dollars. Do the
stockholders care that we are starv-
ing throughout the year? God, to
hear you talking this way!
ct don't care, Pop, you have abso-
lutely no pride in your country
You won't Americanize, that's the
trouble. You think that you are still
in oppressed Europe. Wake up, you
are in free America, and Mr.. Watson
says that any man who's ambitious
and Industrious can succeed in Amer
lea. Doggone it, ] only hope none of
the gang hear that my fathers a
striker, that's all / can say" and
with that he grabbed his cap and
went out.
The weeks that followed were bit
ter ones. Joe wandered about like
a ghost. Up at the strikers head
quarters it was easy enough to keep
up his courage. There was always
work to be done and the reports were
favorable. Relief funds were receiv-
ed from all over the country. The
fight was becoming hard one. Pick
cts were dubbed by the police. The
ranks of the wounded swelled. But
the courage of the crowds would not
be broken. At home, however, away
from the crowd, away from the
cheers and song, it was difficult.
Minis silence and attempted pluck
seemed harder to bear than her
anger. The kids were complaining
of the cold. Bonnie spent his entire
time at the Y. M. c. A. now and came
home only to sleep. Joe never saw
him any more. When he passed him
in the street, Bonnie would ignor'
him.
Joe slackened his pace as he cam
in sight of his home. Tomorrow was
to be hard day. He had been as
signed to early o'clock picket ant
there rumors of the militia being
called out. Doggone them, they
couldn't brighten the strikers that
way. They would stick this fight out
to the bitter end.
Joe stopped in this tracks. He
started across the street. Was he
dreaming? No, there was Benrie
with two other fellows dressed in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
Bedtime Stories.

Red Army fighting revolt in South
Russia and Ukraine.-N. Y. Times
Headline.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
Dung Workers

Spring Ball of Young Workers
League.
Plans have been completed for the
spring ball of the Williamsburg Sec
tion of the Young Workers League
at the Royal Palace, is Manhattan
Ave, Brooklyn, on Saturday evening.
There will be musical entertain
ment and a number of exceptional
features, it is announced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

Joe glanced uneasily at his wife.
Why didn't she say something? Poor
Min, he knew it was hard for her,
but what could he do? 1t was hell
Of life for her. How well he re-
niembered how pretty and ambitious
she had been when they had mar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

Tex Richard, officially the Madison
Square Boxing Corporation, is peeved-
asell because a rival promoter and
the New York Boxing Commission are
butting into his boxing trust. Richard
has good number of champs and
near champs under contract and in
sists that if these babies will scrap, it
must be for him. This is not like in
the old days. If a bird wanted to
scrap-he just did. Even in the best
saloons. Now, when a boxer wants to
sock another on the bugle, he gets
manager, couple of lawyers, movie
contract and boxes under the super
vision of a trust. And they call it q
sport. Yea, verify brother bugs, the
gentle art of scrambling ears amt
what she used to be!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21


Admiral Latimer, supreme neutral
izer Of Nicaragua, creates another
neutral zone as liberals prepare to at
tack. Our readers should not imply
that this benefactor has any Interior
motives, Oh no.
Y. NJ. c. A. Campaign Slogan.
"Give the boy a chance" which
means:
1. More Chance
a. To give him dope.
b. To make him immune from
unionism.
c. To make him a better wage
slave.
d. To make him a more loyal
son Of Jesus.
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pasted the Irish that night. The de-
cision was so raw it raised terrific
howl. The odor of sure-thing gamblers
was detected. A return bout was
promised. Now it's forgotten and
Walker goes to England in July to
get a meager one hundred thousand
for bout involving his curious
championship" Meanwhile the Ne
gro boxer, who is also a church deacon
can go back to preaching.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

the state militia uniform an Amer
lean Legion button and an American
flag in his lapel. Joe's lips trembled,
his fists clenched. Damn these bosses,
they weren't satisfied with crushing
the workers but even turned their
very children against them. "God
damn thenl," shouted Joe in his heart,
well make you pay for this"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

These Chinese are the most I'M
grateful people. We give them civil
ization and they throw it back in our
face.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
SPORT

The Bugle-Busting Business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21

MARTIN FEINsTEIN.
, 1927-12-14

tween Poland and LIIhuanla. he regard
ed tn reunion not only as eminently
satisfactory n itself and in its effect on
the relations between these two coun-
tries but IS Q satisfactory proof of their
desire to cooperate IN the preservation Of
peace, which now animates all the Gre9t
Powers Of Europe.
Londno, Dec 18th "A Hong Kong dis
patch tc he Daily Express says thar
fierce f9h@og in Canton is reported to
have resulted in severe casualties and
that the situation IS most serious. The
Cantonese Navy is participating l0
the conflict on he side Of General ii
Chat Sum, mead of the Canton Govern.
ment.
Shanghai, Dec. I2th-General Chang
kai SheG who resigned as Commander
Of the Nationalist forces last August I'm
order 70 tacilI ate 4 union Of Marking
ao0 Ha0koW forces, has again assumed
he act We leadership of the Nationals,
movement. as a result OF a conference
Of parry leaders.
London, Dec, 12tb.,-Ihe Royal Aero CIuh
announces that next years Schneider Cup
race will be held 10 September at Black
pool, M0recambe the SOIent or Liverpool.
1t is understood that Germany and the
United States are sending teams as we'll
as Italy The Acre Club has again APP
peaied to the Air Ministry TO take charge
OF Great BritaIn's representation 10 the
race as it did successfully at Venice this
year pointing out thar it is highly proba.
BILE Britain will be faced by State sup
ported challenges.
London. Dec. 18th. The Argentine
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Doctor Gal
lardo who has been Jo Spain and France,
arrived in London last night and was
met by a representative Of the Foreign
Secretary and an official of the Foreign
Office. Although his visit is private Doc.
tor Gallardo, Will take this opportunity
to express the appreciation OF the Ar
gentine Government for the raising OF
the status Of ne British Legation at
l}uenoe aires to Lat Of IN Embassy. en-
tuesday he will 90 20. ived IVY tn hla-
ana Queen at buckingham Palace and
will lunch with their Majesties. His
other engagements this week include
luncheon with Sir Austen Chamberlain
when the latter returns from Geneva.
London, Dec. 18th. Mr. Philip Snow
den, who was Chancellor of the Exche-
quer in the I.abour Government. refer
ring 10 the Labour Party's proposal for a
two shiIIings surtaX on personal incomes
from investments, said yesterday, that
while he faVoured the principle Of sur
tax, he did not think 1t would realise
anything approaching the estimated yield
nj f20 O00 600 He emDhaSiSpd that in
, 1927-12-14

sion of sugars from the West Indian Re-
pubFCS IN retaliation against Cuba's ef-
fort to restrict WOl Id production and the
possible Withdrawal of the recjproc ty
features of our tan fl laws. are tGvocat-
ed by representative Will Wood, Of Indl.
ana Chairman of the Republican Nation
al Congressional Committee in a resoIu-
ton i'm the House. Declaring that
thoughtful students of current affairs
have just Eeen witnessing a remarkable
spectacle in the most important confer
ences affecting the economic welfare of
the American people wherein the Cubans
are seeking to perfect with ether foreign
g producers plans" 10 make a raid on
every American householder" Mr.. Wood
recommends action by Congress-" Con-
gress he said, In a prepared statement
should direct the Secretary of State to
open negotiations " 18th the other Republics
of the West Indies to admit their sugars
free. That Is the most effective way
to protect the American consumer from
Cuba and her co conspitators. Clearly
the Cuban idea OF reciprocity is, that
it is not to be borne from within. Her
INDEPENDENT status makes her immune
to our Fe0eral laws against such prac-
tees and she feels secure IN her posi-
ton inside the tariff wall, to combine
with the nationals on the outside to the
end that Tie Amer can consumer will be
made to pay all that the traffic will bear.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
New York, Nov. 18th.
Flour standard export grades 81 05.
Corn meal yellow kiln dried per bag of
1856 lbs. IS 20.
Pork heavy mess old per barrel $34 so.
Pork short clear medium quality per
barrel S41. 80.
Sugar centrif. basis SO deg. test per
100 lbs. $3.50.
Exchange sight $4 IS.
, 1927-12-14

900 in royalties TO the Persian Govern
menT.
Chicago. H.. Deer. 10th. Favourable
weather for the curing AND husking of
corn, together with the broadening out
Of the corn crop movement, did a good
deal tn weaken the corn market. Pri-
mary receipts Of corn aggregate 1902,
900 bushels compared with 812, 900 bush
els last week, and 637, 900 bushels a year
ago. Somewhat better export demand
for wheat and the fact that the Liver
pool wheat market was relatively firm,
helped 10 rally wheat from early set
backs that were associated with corn
weakness
New York, Dee. h.-Tle raw 2
market was unchanged for spots while
future shipments were fractionaIly high
err. Sales included about 55. 600 bags of
Cuban, 10, 900 bags of Philippines and
5000 bags Of Porto Rican, in nearby
positions at 4.58 to local r|efiners while
an output refner bought IA. 600 bags of
Philippines for April shipment at Alb.
The raw sugar futures market was not
very active bat the undertOne was staa-
dy. Final prices were net unchanged.
to TWO points higher Approximate sales
10. 400 tons. December closed 283, Jan.
286. March 287. May 2.94, July 3.O2,
sept. 80. December 3 10. There was no
change 10 the refined sugar situation nor
any improvement in demand which con
tnues hand to mouth. Prices were quot
&C from 5 60 to $50 for fine %granulated,
one refinery accepting orders at some
consignment points at $50,
Geneva, Dec 18Th. An agreement has
been reached in principle on the Polish
Lithuanian dispute. Seoor Enrique Viii
Ieqas, Chilean delegate to the League Of
Nations. declared on Saturday, The as
sertion was made at the conclusion Of a
secret session of the League Council
which considered the dispute. Foreign
Minister ZaIeski. of Poland, said after
the meeting that an accord had been
reached in principle, that both Lithuania
and PoIard should recognize that a state
O peace XistS be,n Ell chem He add
ed that Ecreion NH Istar Bcelaerts Van
BlokIand OF the Netherlands, commits
stoned to inquire into the dispute, was
now engaged on celebrating the formula
of the settlement. If the text is agreed
by both parties. a public session of the
Council will be held, he said. otherwise
there would be no session.
London, Dec. 18th. Sir Austen Cham
berIain in a press interview after the
Polish Lithuanian agreement had been
, 1927-12-14
Strength 5 Endurance

Influenza ana its kindred
complications usually leave
a trail of weakness in many
homes. Thousands need
and would find definite
tonic-help in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-01-29
A Frock Straight from Paris
By Lucille

PARIS-Lucile combines two of
her most recent successes the
rainbow gown Of pastel :hifons
and Fanchon hose. in this lovely
costume.
The design illustrates the new
.kinetic silhouette. IN which sveIte
fines are achieved by a complexity
Of cut battling TO any save the
most expert OF technicians The
blue. rose apricot, and mauve
fcId- If the great U-shaped motifs
'fap m faring lines Of graceful
beauty which escape, however.
adding any whit Of width TO the
figure.
Lucille lays great stress on bar.
monious accessories, without which
this pastel ensemble would be fnD'
possible. The celebrated modiste
Is the frst of Partisan designer
TO create hosiery colors. Her
Fanchon. q creamy flesh shade -
intended especially 70 complement
pale evening gowns. With Max-
inc and Celeste also introduced by
Lucille and manufactured for
American women bv the Holeproof
hosiery company Fanchou is de-
veloped in chiffon so shadowy chat
iss consequences "a a garment hes
~hict1v IN its ability to accentuate
the natural beauty Of the ankle
With the f1esh-colored hose are
Torr pumps OF pale blue satin,
! ought newer than metal evening
s.: oes which repeat the strongest
.sm%-a%ting tone IF the dress mo
- urxs sMr irons - near, los
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-01-29

January 1S-Chas Edward Thomas
age 1 month; SO Gentry Street.
January. 1S-Thomas Tyler, 4e''
els Oak Street. 80.
January 15-Mamie Gilchrist Lewis,
So; 1850 Clifton Street.
January 1r-Beatrice Battle, "a;
City Home.
January. 15-Edward Minor, So;
721 S.. Lombardy Street.
January 1S[-Arnold Lee, months;
2O4 E. Duval Street.
January 16-Jesse Hilton, GA; 9lOl
: P" Street.
January 19-Randolph Graham Lon
non, q 2412 Fluvanna Street.
January: 18-Sandy Hogan, o1;
1912 Chilousy Alley. ~
| January 19-George Mayo, 5S; liz
w. Dusal Street.
January 19-Blanche Patterson, IL;
| R. F.r-D. No. s..
| January 1STMary Elizabeth Cooper
| CT; Centralia, Va.
January 20-Peyton johnson, SO;
Ais w. Baker Street.
January 19-Bettie. Desper, 40:
1925 Monument Avenue.
January 21-Martha Allen, So
| 221 e. 18th Street.
January 21-Rebecca Jennings, So;
1925 Jacquelin Street.
January 22-Arthur Jones, AZ;
s w. Charity Street.
| January 2e-Bettie Voolfolk, 6S;
1919 N. Fifth Street.
January 23-Virginia Green. %;
] Holdcroft, Va. s.
January 22-Martha Rainey, 80;
| Bagley's Mills Va.
January 22-Katherine Wren, 6
months; 7Oe N. Third Street.
january 21-Jeff Davis Traynham,
SIS years. 1907 Venabler Street.
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ana the more dangerous ailments
to which these are an introduction
is the result OF such conditions.
Opening windows does not solve
the problem as air does not blow In
unless there Is wind and wner It
does the children next the windows
receive most of the air while those
on the other side get little.
There is no substitute for fresh
outdoor air vitaized oy the sun,
The positive wav of bringing it into
the schoolroom is BY the un:vent
system. drawing IL the air directly
from outdoors. heating II ari tner
torcr toward the ceiling where
:. .'roorcs out and down fresh
.liro , u he air m the room with
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-01-29

MOLINE, ILL Nine American
,school-children out Of ten suffer
from colds Or other ailments OF the
respiratory tract during the school
year according to Herman " Mel
.son. heating and ventilation expert,
IN an address mere =,
'In the standard forty pupil
classroom. the space allotted 70
zach chlld IS about 1872 cubic feet
said Nh Nelson. 1t the schoclroom
$ not properly ventilated. she et-
':ect rs the same as If the child were
confined during school hours IN an
alrt.gnt .lnSet four feet SQUARE uv
we've 1t nigh ~.
Iii. lily = colds. sore inrGat
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO r. e.
(Main street Station)

Published as Information and not
Guaranteed.
Arrival and Departure OF Trains
Daily, unless otherwise shown.
*Daily except Sunday ''Sunday only
Leave for Arrive from
700 am. Charlottesville. 1900 pm
z 80 am. Clifton Forge 49,. ......,
500 am. Mort. & O. Point 1885 pm
s:38 am. James River L. 1905 pm
100 pm Norf. & O. Point 2:43 pm
I:45 pm. .Cinti-LouvlC hgo 1889 am
4:15 pm. Mort & o. Point 1898 am
s5 .15 pm. .Lynchhurg. ...*s:4o ain
s5:15 pm. .Charlo tesvtlle. $3.50 am
Clifton F>rge. ..12:40 pm
200 pm. MN. & o. PIT. Lo. .9:CS am
1900 pm. Cincin G. West. 400 pm
11:15 pm. .Cincin and Louvl.