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, 1928-01-07

Upon recommendation of the FL
u nancial Adviser to the Governor,
His ExceIlency has directed the
establishment of a Department of
Finance, Central Administration, in
the Municipality of Saint Croix,
effective on and after January /,
1928.
The Department of Finance will
purchase all supplies for each de-
partmelt of the Municipality; pay
all obligations; collect revenues, and
account therefor,
A branch Office has been eStab-
lished in the Fort at Frederiksted
for the purpose of collecting re-
venues and paying obligations in
the Frederiksted District. The Of
flee in Christiansted is located in
Government House.
Heads Of Departments or en-
ployees are no longer authorized to
enter into contracts nor to incur
obligations on account Of The Mu-
inequality for supplies, except emer-
gency purchases involving less than
$1,000, for which bills must be OBJ
tanned with the delivery of the
material These bills will be paid
at once by the Department of Fin
ance.
The running of charge accounts
or of weekly or monthly bills, ex-
cept on accepted proposal by the
Department Of Finance, is not au-
th0rized and will not be allowed.
Merchants or others desiring fur
, 1928-01-07

Entered as second class matter Mdg
26th 1917 at the Post Office ut Christian
sted, st. Crojr, Y I. of the y. 5. A. Un-
der the Act of March 8. 1879.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
HAL T|GAN HEADS
LEAGUE OF LAYMEN
Admiral Benson Named Vice
President and Francis NeaIe
Secretary of Group.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 22.-Three
WaShingtonians, Patrick j. Haltigan,
Admiral william S. Benson and Francis
Neale, were elected president, vice presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, at
the meeting this week of the Archdio-
cesar League of Laymen RetreatantS of
Manresa -the-Severn.
The ArchdioceSan League is a new
organization and had for subsidiary
branches the Washington League of
Laymen RetreatantS and the Baltimore
League of Laymen RetreatantS. The
officers Of the archdioceSan group and
the officers of the Baltimore and Wash
ington leagues will comprise the board
OF governors of the new organization.
At the meeting, the officers from the
two leagues reported that every effort
is being made to make the banquetS Of
the retreatantS next month among the
most outstanding in this archdiocese
in many years.
The Baltimore banquet will be held
at the AlcaZar, January II, and the
Washington banquet at the Mayfower
Hotel. January %. Archbishop Curley
will address both banquetS.
Mr. Haltigan, the president OF the
archdioceSan group, was Tor SeveraI
terms president of the Baltimore Arch
diocesan Union of the Holy Name So
ciety. He was made Knight OF st.
Sylvester by Pope Plus XI and is one
of the best known Catholic laymen in
the country.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
MINISTER TO TELL
STORY OF CAROLS
Dr.. Charles Wood to Preach
Christmas Sermon at .
Church of Covenant.

DR.. Charles Wood will preach the
Christmas sermon at the Church of the
Covenant tomorrow morning at the IL
o'clock service. His subject is "The
Christ of the Manger and of the
Throne" The service at night will be
a musical service, conducted by Rev.
william A. Eisenberger, who will give
the story of certain Christmas carols.
The Sunday school will be in session
at GAS o'clock The All Corners Mems
Bible Glass will hold reunion of all
past and present members. Judge VIII
liam F. Norris of the Department OF
Justice will discuss the topic 1.-THE Mys-
tical Gospel" Miss Mabel N. Thurston
will teach the Every Girls Bible Glass
and DIR. Charles Thorn the mixed Adult
Bible Glass. Miss Jessie MCKINNEY will
lead the Christian Endeavor service at
Z pm, topic, "Worshiping Christ in
Story ard Song"
The Sunday school will hold its
Christmas services Thursday at 1880
pm. for the older members and Friday
at 8 pm. for the little children.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
CHRISTMAS STAR TO CLEAN
FROM APSE OF CATHEDRAL

thorn, itself presented as grating in
1902 by the Bishop of Bath and Wells is
growing on the Cathedral Close, in a
special inclosure in front of st. Adams
the National Cathedral School for Boys.
One of the three beautiful chapelS
in the crypt of the edifice is. named
after Joseph of Arimathea, who, ac-
cording to the legend, carried the
thorn as a staff In his journey from
the Holy Land to Britain. The Je-
rusalem altar, presented to the cathe-
dral by the Episcopal Diocese of the
Joseph of Arimathea. It was built of
stone taken from the same ledge in
the garden of Joseph of Arimathea in
which Christ's tomb is believed to have
been hewn.
In addition to the daily cathedral
services and special Christmas cele-
brations which will mark Washington
Cathedral'S observance of the holy
season, the cathedral authorities are
focusing attention on the scacred sig
nificance of the day by the distribu-
ton of special Christmas greeting
cards which emphasize the fact that
Christmas Is primarily religious an
More than 100000 individual cards.
containing reproductions of religious
paintings and quotations from Christ
mas anthems and poems, have been
distributed. On one car is Christmas
greeting from Right Rev. James E.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, which
will be received by $4,000 or more
persons throughout the country.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
First Universalist Services.

DR.. Frederic w. Perkins, pastor of the
First UniverSalist Church, will preach
tomorrow morning on How Old Is
Christmas?" This will be the fourth of
q series Of Advent sermons The services
are held in the Ambassador Theater
pending the completion of a new church.
kindergarten will be at the same hour,
with church school at 1915 and devo-
tional meeting of the Young Peoples
Christian Union at z pm. at 1917 New
York avenue. Topic, Clara Barton, -
led by Miss Grace Bradnack.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Takoma Park Baptist.

At the Takoma Park Baptist Church,
Rev. William Earl La Rue viii speak at
IL o'clock tomorrow on Christmas In
spiration." vesper service at 4 pm.
The Christmas story will be illustrated
with pictures.
Evening star., 1928-12-22

A large electrically Illuminated star
has been placed on the apse OF Wash
ington Cathedral to gleam forth high
above the National Capital during
Christmas week as reminder of the
sacred significance of the holiday sea-
son. The star, which is S feet from
point to point, will be visible from vir-
tually every section Of the city.
AS in previous years, the star was
erected by the George A. Fuller Co., the
cathedral contractors, as an expression
from the worknen of their appreciation
Of the religious importance of the ca
thedral undertaking.
Directly beneath the star in the crypt
of the great edifice is the Bethlehem
Chapel, where religious services appro-
pirate to the Christmas season will be
celebrated.
Story Of Nativity.
The first portion of the cathedral to
be completed, this chapel Is devoted to
symbolic presentation Of the story of
the Holy Nativity. Every detail of it's
adornment, including statues, stained
glass windows and bas-reliefs, follows a
remarkable and original scheme of SYM
bolism and provides a pictorial narrative
of the first Christmas.
On the reredos or screen above the
alCar is an exquisite baS-rellef OF the
scene in the manger, while the windows,
statues and carvings present scenes and
characters associated with the Nativity,
including the human ancestors of
Jesus; the prophets, who predicted His
coming; the three wise men visiting the
Babe of Bethlehem; and the words of
the Messianic prophecies.
Over the door of the chapel proper Is
carved a suggestion to those entering,
the words of Joseph In his dream:
Thou shalt call His name Jesus" The
remainder Of the verse Is on the other
side as suggestion to those going out:
He shall save His people from their
sins"
Even the carvings which embellish
the reredos are related to Christmas, for
they show the leaf and blossom of the
Glastonbury thorn which ancient legend
AYERS took root and blossomed on Christ
mas day when planted by Joseph of
Arimathea at Glastonbury Abbey, Eng
land, in the dawn Of the Christian Gen.
turies.
At Washington Cathedral there is
much interest in the Glastonbury ira
dition because an offshoot of the holy
Evening star., 1928-12-22

Chicago Church Federation repre-
sents 800 churches with 100000 mem
bers.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Lincoln Congregational.

At the services of Lincoln Congre-
rational Temple tomorrow morning at
The Lincoln Theater, Rev. r. w. Brooks
will speak from the subject. How Jesus
am. the Sunday school will present
Its Christmas exercises. The Ladies'
Aid Society will sponsor special pro-
gram at the Peoples Congregational
Church at pm, with Bishop e. w. D.
Jones as speaker At 6:45 pm. the
Christian Endeavor Society will meet
At the Twelfth street Y M. G. A.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
"IS THE UNIVERSE
INCLUDING MAN
EVOLVED BY
ATOMIC FORCE?"

0EhtlCE6-
Sunday, II AM. and 8 PM.
Sunday School.li AM. except Fourth
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEET1NGS-s
O'Clock.
READING ROOMS
FIRST CHURCH-lnvestment Bldg.
18th and K Sts.-Hours, 9 to 9
Except Wednesdays, 9 to 7, and
Sundays and holidays. 2 80 to 5 :.30).
SECOND CHURCHILL c St. NE
Hours, ! 80 to S 80 pm. week days
Closed Sundays and holidays.
THIRD cHURCH-Colorado Bldg,
l4th and G SITS. Hours, o:30 to 9
wednesdays, o:30 to 7:30, and
Sundays and holidays, 2 80 to S :30).
FOURTH CHURCH-Tivoli Bldg,
1913 14th $3.50 to 9 week days
Except Wednesdays, 9:30 to 7:30).
Sundays and holidays, 2:30 to 5
pm.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
CHURCH WILL OBSERVE
WHITE GIFTS SUNDAY
National Baptist Memorial Services
Tomorrow Also Will Include
Christmas Cantata.

White Gifts Sunday will be celebrated
tomorrow morning at the National Bap-
tist Memorial Church, special observa-
ton being given 1t at the Bible school
session. The evening service tomor-
row will be given to the cantata en-
titled, Chimes of the Holy Night"
The midholiday meeting Thursday
evening at 8 O'Clock will be conducted
by the pastor, DR.. Cove G. Johnson. the
subject to be Lessons Of the Year."
A candle-light dinner will be given
tomorrow evening at o'clock by the
young people OF the church. A pro-
gram is planned by Mr.. Watson and
Mr. Hall.
The Christmas party for the boys and
girls Of the primary and beginners de-
partmentS will be held at the church
December q from to pm.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
"THAT'S CHRISTMAS"
is PASTORS THEME
Play Will Be Given Tomorrow
Evening at Methodist Epis-
copal Church.

In Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning the pastor,
Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, will preach
on the theme That's Christmas" At
7:30 pm. a Christmas play. why the
Chimes Rang" will be presented by
the church school. This play is a
dramatization of the beautiful story Of
this title by Raymond Macdonald
Alden, the arrangement is that made
by Elizabeth Apthorp McFadden and
was first produced in the play work.
shop of Harvard University, and pre-
sented in Foundry under the direction
of Misses Rhoda Watkins and Hester
w. Beall.
Christmas morning at o'clock there
will be a Christmas service, with
message by Dr. Harris on the theme
THAT He Gave"
Evening star., 1928-12-22
CHURCH SUNDAY PROGRAM
Rev. c. r. Ferguson to Preach on
"When Jesus Came"

"True Love" is the sermon topic for
The o'clock service tomorrow evening
at Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church,
Forty-second and FesSenden streets. At
IL o'clock the pastor, Rev. Clarence
r. Ferguson, will preach on When
Jesus Came" The o'clock wednesday
Cievotions will be In charge of the B.
Y. P. u. The Bible school will have its
christmas program Thursday evening at
B o'clock.
The junior department of the Bible
school will meet In the old church on
Wisconsin avenue at $3.50 o'clock Sum
day morning. The intermediate de-
bartment will meet at 5024 Forty-f1rst
street. The rest of the school will meet
In the new church.
Senior and intermediate B. Y. p. U.
locieties will meet at o'clock tomorrow
evening. Study topic, Some Baptist
Principles"
Evening star., 1928-12-22
lexington Presbyterian.

The annual Christmas Sunday school
program of the lexington Presbyterian
Church will be given Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock. The title of the
pageant Is Warrants Visions" Twenty
six members will be in the cast, Mrs.
H: Conard and Miss Kuhlman have
charge of the program,
Evening star., 1928-12-22
Christmas Pageant Scheduled.

At Wilson Memorial NJ E. Church to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock Christmas
pageant entitled "The Greatest Prom
Use" will be given by members Of the
Sundav school and church Members
and friends will present their Christmas
onering to the church at this time.
Rev. j. C. Sinclair is the pastor.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
st. Paul's M. E. Services.

Rev. William D. King viii preach
tomorrow morning at st. Paul's M. E.
Church, Thirteenth and Crittenden
streets, on "ISaiah's Chimes Of Prophet" "
Sunday school meets at $3.50 am;
Epworth League, 7 pm; cantata,
pm; Christmas entertainment, Thurs
day, 8 pm
Evening star., 1928-12-22
FOUR SERVICES LISTED.
Children's Christmas Hour Is In
cluded in Church Program.

cluded in Church Program.
There will be four services at the
Cleveland Park Congregational Church
tomorrow. The children's Christmas
hour will be at GAS am. with pro-
gram planned by Mrs William Knowles
Cooper. The pastor will preach the
Christmas sermon at IL am.
Chaplain Livingstone is the special
speaker at a vesper candlelight service
at $50 pm. The Sunday Evening
Club will NEST at $50 o'clock with
Bible study and moving pictures.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
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Fdscists IN
Rageat Lenln
MemOylalSlab

GENEVA, Aug. 16.-A marble
slab in memory of Lenin, placed
over the building in Zurich, where
he lived for one year before the
Russian revolution, and from where
he left for Russia with a group of
his comrades, has aroused the
wrath of the fascists Of Zurich.
Workers placed the slab in mem
DRY Of their great leader, as token
of their solidarity with the workers
in the Soviet Union and as sign
of their faith in the principles of
the revolution. The block of flats,
of which Lenin's flat is one. is in
hahited mostly by Evolutionary
workers.
The fascists, erraged at this
token of class solidarity, have writ
ten letters to the proprietor threat
cninc to demoiish the building with
bombs if the memorial slab is not
removed. The proprietor has cor1-
rlaincd to the authorities and asked
the inhabitants OF tire building to
rcmove tbs s;ab, which has q. yet
not been done.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
Alarmed Reaction Murders Thousands of
Workers; BarbarOus Repression

This is the united front of the Chi
nese neo-militarists. The foreign
municipality in Shanghai, in it's
turn stretched out it's hand to the
Kuomintsng and awarded the execu-
tors of the Communist bandits"
This is the united front between the
foreign imperialists and the Chin
ese militarists. Of course, differ
ences between them are bound to
crop up sometimes, but when mat
tiers treat of the suppression of the
working class and the Communists,
all the counter revolutionaries are
at one.
The suppression of the Canton
uprising was heavy blow to the
working class, but it did not lose
hope and is continuing its struggle.
We had but recently in Shanghai
the strike of the workers at the
silk mills in Ponton, the strike at
the match factories, etc. All this
is extremely eloquent.
The Chinese working class is still
being attacked by the white terror.
The forms of the workers organ
izations and their tactics have en-
tered upon a new phase. The rev.
dictionary unions exist illegally in
Shanghai, where they still unite So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18

replace adult workers by women
and children; (5) against the ar
bitration organs (since the Kuo-
mintang went over to the camp of
the counter-revolution special bur-
eaus have been formed, supposed to
have been founded for the settle
ment of conflicts between the work
ers and employers, but in reality
being kept by the employers).
After the Canton uprising the
labor movement continued to devel-
OPP, but the counter Revolutionary
elements, alarmed by the great rev.
dictionary explosion in Canton
formed a united front against the
working class. Instances: the Chi
nese cotton mills unite with the
Japanese and English plants; the
foreign shipping companies on the
Yangtze unite with the Chinese
companies. We see before u.s. the
united front of foreign and Chin
csc capitalists. One association of
merchants of 9 provinces passed a
decision to annul the labor agree
ments of the Communist epoch. The
conflict between the supporters of
Chang Kai-shek and Pei Tsiang-si
was very stubborn; but these two
cliques suddenly made their peace
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
Germany Gains Fourth
Place in the Worlds
Shipping During Week

BERLIN, Aug. 16 (UP).-Ger-
many moved to fourth place in
world shipping this week with the
launching by the North German
Lloyd line of it's two great sister
ships, Europa and Bremen.
Germany is only slightly behind
Japan, which is trailing the two
great maritime nations, the United
States and Great Britain. Last yeal
Germany was in sixth place, behind
Italy and France.
Germanys increase in tonnage ir
the last IL months was 1928 pei
cent, compared with an increase ir
world tonnage of only 2.7 per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
G. A NJ P A [ G. n COZ N E K

Swedish Auditorium, Omaha, Ne
braska, on August 18th, at s p. m.
The work of securing signatures is
now completed, and only the final
steps to get the Party on the ballot
remain to be taken.
Wilmington, Delaware, comrades
are preparing to give Foster, Git
low and Scott Nearing a rousing
welcome and insure the success of
their meetings.
An inmate of the National Home
for Disabled Soldiers, Leavenworth
county, Kansas, writes for the Plat
form of the Class Struggle and
leaflets to distribute.
H. E. Adams of Dresden, Ohio
writes for photos of Foster and Git
low to hang in the front window of
his home.
Hustle for campaign contribu-
tions. The $4,000 Communist Cam
paign Fund drive is on. Every
Communist must contribute a share
Forward all contributions to the
National Election Campaign Com.
mittee, AZ East 125th ST., New
York, Alexander Trachtenberg
treasurer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18

there which involved Sacco and
Vanzetti, the complete story of their
persecution. conviction and execu-
ton is graphically described by
Lyons, who was associated with the
case from its very beginning.
International Publishers have is
sued this special edition at A$1.00,
instead of it's regular price of
S1.50, in order to allow wider dis
tribution of the book at the me-
mortal meetings on August %,
1928, which will be held throughout
the country. Orders for this book
should be sent Immediately to the
international Publishers, so that
thy may be filled and books may
reach the different cities in time
for the meetings. The $l.00 edition
will be distributed only during the
month of August.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
MEMORIAL EDITION OF
SACCO, VANZETTI LIFE

International Publishers, 381 4th
Ave, New York, have just issued a
special Memorial Anniversary Edi-
ito of "The Life and Death of
Sacco and Vanzetti," by Eugene
Lyons. This book, first published
soon after the execution of Sacco
and Vanzetti, attracted wide atten-
ton because of the unique and dra-
matte manner in which it described
the background and the life of
Sacco and Vanzetti in Italy before
their emigration to the United
States, their struggles as poor i'm
migrant workers in this country,
their affiliation with the labor move
ment and the price which they paid
for the loyalty to the cause in which
they believed. The New England
background, the labor struggles
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
Johnny Madelnos Is Dead
By A. B. MAGIL

Johnny Madeiros six-year-old of Fall River textile
striker chased by mounted policeman into stream
where he drowned.
Out of the they him. smoothed the tangled hair
Carried him home to his mother; laid him the bed.
Dark hot words and wang hung in the frightened air.
Johnny Madeiros is dead!
Dead Quiet.
"They have taken terrible toll" said one
They have taken the years of youth and the filthy crs
of our bread
They have taken the clothes from backs and of
sky the
They have given dead.
But the dead shall make stronger picketnes shall be
Like great sweeping tide with little boy at the head
Masters, bloody masters, rejoice in your victory:
Johnny Madeiros is dead!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18

A non-Party worker writes:
Send me a package of one hundred
Communist Campaign leaflets. 1t
ID understood that there is no obli-
cation on my part except to dis
,ribute these leaflets. Enclosed is
s1.oo that may be applied to the
Free Campaign Leaflet Fund. Here
tofore have not been able to take
an active part in the Party not
Being a member, but l can at least
distribute these leaflets" This is
he way thousands of non-Party
workers will be brought closer to
he Communist movement and to the
Party during the election campaign.
There is no better time to increase
he Party membership on national
scale than during an election cam
paign.
Comrade B. II. Lauderdale of
7exas. who is now working in Okla
coma to get the Party on the ballot,
reports that sufficient acceptances
have been secured to complete the
tate ticket. The demand for Daily
Workers and National Platforms is
q heavy that Comrade Lauderdale
5 having trouble in supplying it.
~ the way Lauderdale is that COM
.sae wZ pays his own way from
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900 members. In Canton the red
trade unions have to thousand
members, and there are two or
three thousand members in Han
kow and other parts of China. The
organizations, as was only to be
expected, have decreased in size, but
their active workers penetrate into
the yellow unions for the recruiting
of workers.
In order to guarantee the con-
quest of the masses in China, the
system of shop committees is now
being practiced. This movement
will undoubtedly have great results.
The Chinese working class has
fighting experience, which has been
gained during several years; it has
a firm basis, which can never be
destroyed by the white terror, de-
spite the whole series of defeats of
the working class, and this is chief
ly because the working class is be-
ing helped by the Chinese Com
munist Party. The wide peasant
masses have united with the labor
movement, having rallied together
with it around the Chinese Com
munist Party. All over China the
peasant movement is growing
stronger day by day, especially in
Kwangtung, Kiangsu, Chekiang.
Everywhere the peasants are seiz-
ing the lands, driving the landlords
away, and forming their village
councils. This is of colossal help
to the. city proletariat, and in the
end the working class will win out.
The Chinese working class is
waging a stubborn and difficult
struggle. 1t relies upon the help
of the international proletariat, for
the struggle of the Chinese work
ers ,is at the same time the strug-
gle of all workers. The Chinese
working class appeal to the inter-
national working class with the fol
lowing clogans:
Down with the blue and white
flag (of the Kuomintang), the flag
of white terror! We will hoist the
flag of the hammer and the sickle!
(In other words: Down with the
Kuomintang! We will set up the
Sovietsp)
Fellow workers! Help the Chin
csc proletariat to victory in our
great common cause!