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s'Can't do much work for :
couples Of weeks. I guess. dear
est. he said b her presently,
HIS free hand running over ner
soft, bright hair Is she sat on
the floor with her head on his
knees, We done ali / could
do on the piston ring, anyway,
for b while. and we're going to
try to start selling them right
after the first De the year. so
there wasn't much Tor me 10 do
right now except help Roy IN
the garage.
VIII he pay you your salary n
Lily asked, all thought OF separas
<fior from Pat swept from her
mind LII this new surge De love
for him. She would never leave
him now. she told herself
oh, he'll give me something.
PAT answered easily. OF course,
he'll have to hire someone 70
take my place, and he hasn't
any too much money right now
Why, how can You say That,
when he just bought Sadye = new
little car Lily broke In. He'll
Just have to pay 1t. He's going
10 make plenty of money out Of
your invention after 4 while. That
.is II it's q success.
Pat smiled. Yes, but you don
believe lis going to be q success, "
he reminded her. You think
waste my time down IN the shop
all day, you know
Lily stopped him BY laying her
hand over his lips.
VIII you please be stilI. and
not throw up to me all the
beastIy things said last night ?''
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down heavily on a very small
telephone chair that vanished
completely beneath her. She sat
there for several seconds. think
ing hard. Then she rang FOR
4 Wilkins.
ibid you see Miss Gay 90 out,
Wilkinsg''
Eyes. madam. called 4 taxi,
cab for her.
q taxicab?''
didn't wish to drive her car when
It was raining So"
Mrs. Leonard hesitated. II
don't suppose you have any idea
where she went?" she said hope
Iessly.
LAS ii happens, replied wilkins
gravely. Il have. yes, madam. /
accompanied Miss Gay to her
cab with an umbrella. l heard
her give an address on East
Ninth Street" He supplied the
number. II believe that was
the number, madam.
Thank you. wilkins"
The butler retired. Mrs. Leon
ard seized the telephone book
and began TO flutter through Its
early pages.
3D. she muttered. n. d, a,
Were Davis" Her stutoy
forefinger went down the list OF
Davis's. her pale eyes following.
Suddenly the finger stopped. The
eyes, albeit they saw what they
had feared to see, appeared to
start from their sockets.
Mrs. Leonard shut the book
with a slap and, turning wildly
to the telephone again, called up
Mr.. Leonard.
CHAPTER 8
Stolen Moments
Gay reached the tall white
apartment house soon after 3
o'clock, and was lifted to apart
ment 10A. She had been there
before, several times, for tea
so called because occurring some.
where near the tea hour, and
because the round brown bottles
and the square white ones re.
posed, when not in use, on a tea
wagon. There had always been
other guests beside herself. She
always insisted, laughing out
wardly, and inwardly wondering
what made her insist. There were
to be other guests today. Over
the telephone Jerry had said in
his hooking drawl, 81 suppose ]
must summon the Watch and
Ward society, as Lsual?'' And
she answered also mockingIy,
BE sure you do! You know how
afraid / am of you!''
As she pushed the bell beside
his door she suddenly regretted
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N This Story Of Girl Torn Betwxt Two Great Desires
Beatrice Burton Has Woven Vibrant Serial
PuIsating With Romance

ana dropped fl In, sure, - ali1
did Il that she was at through
sIe I love Pat % much that
the sight 81 bin arm n spllnts
can make me feel Ike this 3 lA
certainly better OF married t0
him, even s we are Wrsents1lz
poor, than would BE- divorced
from him. sh decided
Before week had gone by Ehe
began To regret mailing tllat let.
ter.
For after 4 day 81 two IL began
Is Be- very tiresOkne to have Pat
hangina around the house from
morning until night.
III waa tirea0nne 10 have 70 help
him shave and dress iTi the morn
Iries. III Was bore and 4 bother
Is have to cut up his food for
him and to help him egt.
II got on her nerves to bend
down hundred times day.
Il seemed hundred times. e any
rateko pick up the ashes the
newspapers ana the nlaG a1inep
that he dropped.
Worst Of al, Roy and eadNe
Jefferson took to dropping IA -
see him every day. Usually they
came az supper time, when Lily
vas af her busiest, ana the house
was looking very untidy.
You ought To get some cedar
OIL tor this woodwork Sadye said
one night, her eyes going over
the blue glaze on the neaf-1ia-
i1oxany door ana window frames.
Its wonderful for polishing,
LII.
no b Continued Tom0rrcW
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peace. There had been enough
quarreling.
hand. Staley, I think" she told
him when she left him at dusk.
III do, III leave tomorrow or
the next day--and then YOU can
buy me anything you want TO
buy me.
Her plans were not perfectly
clear to her, but one thing was,
at last. she was not going to
stay with Pat any longer and be
4 human broom and dish mop.
she was through. Last night
had decided her. The only thing
to do was to leave Pat and
divorce him. Their life together
had become nightmare.
But divorce! What d terrible
thing 1t was, thought Lily on
her way home through the cold
blue dusk OF the November day.
She wondered how she Was
going to get through with r..
the first days OF separation from
Pat. particularly. They would b.
terrible. For do love him. ale
thought. even IL 4 cant live with
him.
And so, arguing 1t al out with
herself, she made up her mind.
CHAPTER xiii
Lily came home to the little
hat that November night with.
her mind fully made up to leavs
it-and Pat within the next day
+
or two.
She made little face III she
shifted the o1Or Of frying cab.
bage and pork chops that filled
the hall as she went up the steps.
She fitted her key into the lock
and stepped into the living room.
IT was In darkness and the
second she put her foot over the
threshold she knew taat someone
was there with her. There
was no sound, no movement,
nothing but darkness, and yet she
knew it beyond q doubt.
She went cold all over, and
herl flesh began to creep.
And then, az she reached for
the electric light switch, Pats
voice came to her from out OF
the darkness 'Isily?,'
She knew it was his voice, and
yet Il was not like his voice. It
was thick and low. 1t frightened
her.
What's the matter, Iover?'' she
found herself asking anxiously,
as the lights flashed up. and while
she was saying It she told herself
that that was no way to talk to
man whom she was shout to
give UP Tor another man.
He was sitting IN his easy
chair, and his right arm was
bandaged from shoulder to wrist
with folds and folds OF cotton
gauze. His face was white and
drawn. Looking at him. Lily
knew how much she loved him,
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NOD 90 on With The Story.

OF her coat, box Of chocolates,
and the latest novel.
Then they took the fura back to
Hyde & Hyde's store. Wen ex
change them for something you
can wear. but that nobody can
see. Staley said.
Lily shock her head No, 4
she said You bought me the
furs to keep me warm, and I'm
not going to take any other pre-
sent I needed the fursJast as
/ needed the clothes for Sues
party But. don't. need any
thing else right now
She was afraid to.take anything
else Of value hack to the house.
Pats eyes, grown suspicious sud
denly. would be sure to find 1t
out. And he would ask questions.
and there would be another rum
pus-and she did not want to-
have any more trouble. IL she
left, she was going to leave In
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When she was through with her
story, he ot up. hands Ia pockets,
and walked over - the windows,
staring out at the sky and the.
roofs and chimney pots. His voice
came to her from over his Shout
der:
well. you can't 20 on like this.
Putting yourself in q position
where those people can worry you
md pry into your business, you
know, - You've got to make
up your mind TO live according 10
their lights or divorce that fel-
low. It's reached q showdown, I'd
say. You take today to think 1t
over and then let me know what
you want to do. tomorrow, will
Boll?'
He took her out to lunch, bought
her white orchids for the shoulder
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Love in a MilliOnaire's Mansion Or In q
Poor Mans Flat Is Lily's
Problem Of Future
Read This First !:

spoiled daughter OF the CYRUS LEING
is DRUN1NfOND.
him weeks before the day set for the wedding
y marry her Other'ssc chauffeur, PAT FRANCE
Il
where they to make
FLORENCE,
to that the family finds lie dull
Lily
house In = fashion lonely.
welcOn an
clothes
at telephones Staey
Tor
Staey
her about IT.
sweetheart Lily getting
NfS buts
mentions the
ia when box
0fr nothing.
Onm when she town
he Sadye letter
andSa bedroom
them
ouEin
r that rs must get some Ly
old fus Mortified and hopes that Pat won't
e her m. =.
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hams Vegetable
Compound and
would no more
be without a. bot
tie in the house
than I would be
without bread. 1t
has made q new
woman of me. I
used to be SO
cross with my
husband when l
was suffering
that I don't know
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how he stood me. Now ] am cheerful
and strong and feel younger than |
did ten years ago when my troubles
began. "--MRs. JOIN SKAHAN 20
Emory ~. saugus Centre. Mass.
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CONTINUED from Local Pagel
must have been some other young
NAN: then. mustn't II ~
80 I'm afraid 50. dog-gone him II
Ian laughed back.
They chatted a moment longer.
4ben rang off. Mrs. Leonard sat
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This Dav IL or History

On April 25 1852 william to his cocnlsts that
thew make their own laws promise the colonists 4ou
governed BY making and e Ares SOD
and industrious people.
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"AS NECESSARY
AS BREAD"
Mrs. Skahan's Opinion of
Pinkharn's Compound

SauguS Centre, Mast have.
taken 10 bottles of Lydia f.. Pink.
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A Tree With Only Tuo LeaDes

Tera s. most extraordinary forest the Of
Af The trunks st the trees much four feet in
diameter Of only foot No tree bears
leaves, and these cfteA two feet broad
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What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST

Purple r Pale to dark green; Blue green:
sure one Deep red; Feminine; Gloom; Conserve;
ouIgj ~ Buxom IL General;
hood. = e pla'' u 'SeuS uufhk Ms ennu
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EOR years Dur laboratories have
- beenperfecting aliquid spray THAT
would be a. effective q our Bee
Brand Insect Powder. We have
succeeded and now offer Bee Brand
Liquid Spray deadly to mosque
toes, moths, flies and other insects.
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Bur Perfectly Harmless.
to Mankind

Pleasant to use around babies lit
does away with annoying flies and
mosquitoes and adds the refreshing
fragrance Of the forests to the room.
Ii kills Flies, Fleas, Mosquitoes,
Reaches, Ants, Water Bugs, Bed
Bugs, Moths, Crickets, Poultry Lico
and many other insects.
Bee Brand Liquid Spray IS made
from the most deadly formula for
killing insects. 1t kills insects 40
surely as q hammer blow.
Here at last is the supreme house
hold insecticide. Ask your dealer for it.
If he cannot supply you, write rs.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-28
SeiS AviOneS Mas Com
pradOS POr Mexico

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Enero 28-
Ell senior A. j. Edwards, director de
la poderosa organization "The Pru-
dent San Diego Aircraft Company"
de este puerto, declare hoy que ell
Gobierno de Mexico esta en tratos
con dicha empire sa para la COM
pra de seis aeroplanos, del tipo mas
moderno, construidos totalmente de
acero, para servicio de pasajeros Y
para ell correo, dotados cada uno de
tres motores, con capacidad para
ocho personals.
Estos aeroplanos tendran fuerza
para volar a raz6n de 95 millas por
bora Y estan hechos con las mayo
e seguridades posibles.
Proximamente arribaran a esta
ciudad varios expertos, photos y
mecanicos mexicanos que vienen a
ultimar los arreglos n~ecesarios pa
ra la adquisicion de los aviones que
va tiene listos la compania O. re-
presenta Mister Edwards.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-28
La Casa De Morgan No Adquirira
AcciOnes De Las Del BancO Mexico

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Enero %
Ell Secretario de Hacienda Y Gre
ditto P1blico dirigio una carta al
director del Universal G~ofico,"
desmintiendo categIoricamente la
noticia publicada en- la que decfa
que la casa Morgan de Nueva York,
riodicomprado acciones del Banco
Mexico, por valor de cuarenta mi
Homes de pesos.
Ell mismo S~ecretario de Hacienda
recomienda al director del ezra
fico" que antes de dar a la publ
cidad ~noticias semejantes procure
asegurarse de la veracidad de las
mismas, dada la trascendencia que
tienen. Y por ell hecho de que en-
muchos casos, una publication erro
nea &c esta naturaleza puede dar
lugar a que ell pals sufra perjuicios
de consideration.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-28
SANDING HA SIDO
TOTALMENTE DE-
RROTADO EN- NC.

MANAGUA, Mic, Enero %. -
Augusta SANDING, ell valiente lider
nicaraguense, Sc halla totalmente
derrotado por las tropas america
mas, en- combination con las de
Adolfo Diaz.
Tales han sido los dltimos despa-
chos recibidos en- esta capital, pro-
cedentes de la columna que al man
do del Mayor Young, salio a batir
a SANDING hasta sus hlIsfAas posi-.
clones.
Aun todavfa no puede confirmar-
Sc 81 ell rebelde SANDING ha muerto,
pero 81 existe la seguridad de que
Sc halla herido.
Los aviadores encargados de
bombardear las posiciones de San
dino, manifiestan que la tropa Sc
ha dividido en- diferentes parties,
con ell objeto de rehuir los bonn
bardeos, Y que, por otra parte, to-
das las fortificaciones del lfder, Sc
italian totalmente demolidas.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-28
Al EStudianteS GraduadOS
En- La EScueIa Stafford

La escuela Stafford enviara en-
este semestre, a la high school,
buen n1mero de educandos que han
terminate su instruction hasta ell
8vo. grade Y los que continuaran
sus estudios preparedness.
Cuarenta Y siete son los discfpu-
los que dejaran las aulas de la
Stafford para tener su primera ex-
periencia en- una escuela secundaria
ell lines proximo, contandose entire
ellos, cast la mayorfa de alumnos
mexicanos Y que son los siguientes.
Juan Alvarez, Consuelo y Violeta
Amado, Juan Anchondo, Carlos Co.
ia, Jose Domfnguez, Luis Escobe-
do, Carmela Franco, Carlos He
rrera, Ruth Jimenez, Arturo Lopez.
Estanislao Lopez, Roberto Lopez,
Francisco Llamas, Fermin Montiel,
Enrique Moreno, Estella Ojeda,
Frank Orona, Martin Paz, Francis
co Quiroga, Pedro Ramirez, Fran
cisco Robes, Francisco Ruelas, Vic
toria Ruelas, Ricardo Sainz, Ramon
Salazar, Armida Urias, Adam Va
lencia y Maria Verdugo.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-28
Mexico Pierde Una
(Viene de la Pag. ~

AOAS w Ia 0S. IL
Mexico propuso tambien que los
Embai dores latino-americanos que
resider en- Washington no fueran
delacafos a las Conferencias.
Mr.. Hughes hizo uso de la pala-
bra para negar que los Estados
Unidos hayan dominado en- la
Union IN ningun sentido, asf como
nego Ell sabado que la polftica Sc
guida en- la Union, haya sido i'm
puesta Dor la Casa Blanca.
J. elegacion salvadorena pro-
puso one Sc haga la siguiente de-
clarac.on, en- la Constitution de la
Union:
Las Rep1blicas americans re-
conocen que la Union descansa So
bre dos principles inamovibles:
"Prinero: ell reconocimiento de
la autonomia e Independence reci-
proca de las ~naciones americans.
"Segundo: ell pan-americanismo
consiste en- la union moral de las
Rep1blicas, y esta union tiene por
base el respeto recfproco Y ell dere-
cho de ST complete independence"
El fronterizo., 1928-01-28
NicaraguenSeS Que
Son DecapitadOs
POr Marines Amer.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Enero
28.-Tres nicaraguenses perdieron
la vida en- la forma mas tragica,
cerca de la poblacion de Granada,
a manos de dos marines, miembros
de la guarnicion de esta capital.
L. F. Newton-uno de los mari
nos-dice que venfan a caballo rum
DO a Managua, cuando aparecieron
en la ~carretera tres nicaraguenses
armados de machetes.
Ell otro marino, Harold l. Crow
ell, cay6 al suelo gravemente he
rido-dice Newton-victima de un
machetazo, Y que como los asaltan-
ties Sc echaron encima de Ell, sac6
su revolver y mato a dos de ellos.
Hizo III tercer disparo, pero la pis-
tola va no tenia proyectiles. por 10
que Sc armo de uno de los mache-
ties agrediendo decididamente al
tercero de los asaltantes quien
pronto rod6 por Ell suelo con la ca
beza cast ~desprendida del cuerpo.
Como los otros dos heridos quisie-
ran levantarse recibieron tambien
tremendos machetazos en- ell cuello.
Las autoridades anunciaron hoy
que averiguaran 81 efectivamente
los acontecimientos Sc d~esarrolla-
ron en- esa forma y tuvieron csc
origen, 0 no.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07
Red Cross Roll Still Grows To
 The Westward

From the far Westward where the Northwestern Fisheries company has a cannery at Naknek comes the latest Red Cross membership roll in the drive that has been condusted to raise funds for Red Cross nurse for the Westward territory.
 The report as received here con- tains the names of eight persons, each of whom contributed $1, as fol lows4
 P. A. Berglund, superintendent; D. Cattanach, bookkeeper; Mrs. Elsa Lundgren; EHzebeth Lundgren, John A. Lundgren, Harold Backman and Chas F. Hubbard
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07
HEARS FROM OLD FRIEND

The Gateway is. in receipt of the re- port of the Commission of Fisheries of the Province of British Columbia, sent by the Honorable John Pease Babcock, assistant to the commiss- toner The report gives the fish pack of the province for 1926 and 1927 and MT. Babcock which is the report of his 18th yearly inspection of the sock-eye does not permit quoting the figures from the pamphlet, but any one inter- way office.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07
THEY WANT TO KNOW

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, [Pl-C3n SUI General Halstead at London "as oeen asked why he refused to wise tn passport of Mark Starr, British labor organizer, thus preventing hlm entering the United States. Starr was to lecture on the British labor movement at the Brookland Labor College, Katonah, N. Y.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07
Charley Still Flys
 Merrily Round With
 Queen Of Diamonds

PARIS, Sept [. (P)-Charles Le- vine has arrived at Le'BoLrget Field after flight from London via Brus- .sels in his new Junkers airplane.
 Announcing that they had decided to make their transatlantic attempt from Paris in9aad of from one of the English flying fields. Levine, Miss Mabel Boil (Queen Of Diamonds) ard Bert Acosta had taken off from Croy don Field.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

o. K. Queen, pioneer merchant of Unalaska where he has b en in business for 20 years, has sold to C.. Hale of the Union Goldfish company, it is reported from the Westward.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

The Dixon Entrance Fisheries Co.,, and the Nakat Packing Corp, were recently charged with operating fish traps illegally the former being fined the sum of S1200.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

For the benefit of thoe who might wish to go to Anchorage and take jn the fair the Alaska Railroad will send special train out of here to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

MENS' RUBBER PACKS, THREE DIFFERENT MAKES, AT sa.5o AND Leather Work.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

The whereabouts of George 0. White is wanted by the Governors office. He left Illinois 20 years ego.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07
plontQl

Frank Shelton has been elected secretary of the Ketchikan Commer cial Club.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

Mitchell Evish was fined $4O0 in Juneau recently for illegal fishing.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

ular monthly meeting last evening when the usual business. was trans acted.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED PER FUMES AND TOILET ARTICLES. SCHALLERER'S ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-07

Polish your floors and IInoleum with our Universal Electric Floor Poiisher for rent by the hour.
 B. & H. CORP. Hardware Dept.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-13
L LARCENY CHARGE
TO HELP SLAYERS
Colorado Murderers Get
State Aid

DENVER, Feb. 12.-At last two
state policemen are to stand trial in
southern Colorado. Although the cor
oner's jury laid blame on state po-
lice for death of Clemente Chavez at
Walsenburg, Jan. IL, the only charge
filed against them is that they OBJ
tanned thirty dollars under false pre-
lenses from pool hall proprietor.
This case and others growing out
of the strike will be heard during the
district court term which opens Tues
day. The Denver capitalist press
says, Although many shootings as a
result of the strike there are no muir
der cases to be tried" The reason
for this which capitalist dailies do
not give is that the only possible
murder trials would be of state police
and that is against the rules in Rookie
Teller domain.
Following the lifting of meningitis
quarantine in northern field other
strikebreaking tactics are being used
and the militia arrest men daily on
streets and in meetings whether they
are active leaders or not. There are
now eleven military prisoners in
Greeley jail. Seven were arrested
during the last few days and another
four were named in habeas corpus
proceedings brought in federal court
in Denver late Wednesday.
The Industrial Commission hearings
are practically closed except that one
witness will be heard next Tuesday
for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co.
1t is expected that award on work
ing conditions will be handed down
within ten days and then separate
hearing will be held on wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-13
keep UP DRIVE
ON CLERKS union
Hebrew Trades Frames
Workers

Another attempt by the right wing
United Hebrew Trades to frame
workers of the Retail Grocery and
Dairy Clerks Union was revealed
Saturday when Joe Markowitz and
Bonnie Lieberman, members of the
union. were arrested at the instiga~
tion of the officials of the Hebrew
Trades ami brought before justice
Illy in the New Jersey Ave. Court,
Brooklyn.
Evidence Is False.
These workers had been picketlng
one of the stores against which their
union is conducting strike and were
charged by the Hebrew Trades Off
Gals with having violated an injunc-
ton issued against the union. They
were discharged, however, when their
attorney showed that the evidence
submitted by the officials OF the He
brew Trades was false.
Organization Grows.
Announcement that the organAza-
ton drive now being conducted by the
union is bringing good results was
made yesterday at union headquar-
tiers, lit Second Ave. The initiation
fee of the union has been reduced and
new applicants are being permitted to
pay off the small fee in partial pay
ments, it was stated.
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union ASKS SHOE
WORKERS TO join

A statement by the Associated
Shoe and Slipper Workers of America
calls upon all shoe workers to join
it's organization to abolish the num-
erous evils under which the shoe
workers are compelled to work. ,.,..
The statement gives details of the
struggles against the employers, and
against the officialdom of the Boot
and Shoe Workers Union and the
Shoe Workers Protective Union who,
it charges, have collectively tried to
crush out of existence the New York
organization because of its militant
tactics.
After charging that the Boot and
Shoe Workers. Union is no more than
a company union, the statement says
the Associated Shoe and Slipper
Workers were expelled from the Shoe
Workers Protective Union because
they threatened to defeat bureaucra-
tic officials at election time.
The statement also asks all shoe
workers to aid in destroying the yell
low dog contract system which is now
in existence.