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MAY raid the place for bath
towel while you are away2 she
asked, and he showed her where
the linen cupboard was. She had
lust finished dressing after bath
when she heard the bell ring.
''ITaff minute!'' she called.
AS she turned the latch, some in.
tuition warned her that 1t was not
Alan who was on the other side.
1T was too late to retreat. She
opened the door and faced Mrs.
Sibley.
Before Shirley had recovered
from her surprise, Mrs. Sibley hug
red her.
.sOh, my darling, why did you!"
She cried, and her voice broke into
tears. "Wi1en / heard your voice
call out Half q minute, still
hoped II wasn't you-aIld ! told
Roger to his face that he was a
liar-and when I saw these hor-
rible flats was sure ii couldn't be
you. Oh. dear. there's someone
coming up the stairs and I've no
right to come here at all.
Before Shirley could answer,
the footsteps on the stairs ma
terialized in the person Of Alan
Brennaway.
aOl1 dearr' walled Mrs. Sihley.
This IS dreadful. Shirley darling,
what has he got in his pocket"
IN his pocket Alan Brennaway
had pineapple. Both hands
were fun of parcels.
The situation was beyond Shir-
ley and she left it to Alan.
Alan put some OF his parcels
on the window.ledge. then took
off his hat.
Good morning, Mrs. Sibley. We
are just going to have breakfast.
Will you join us?''
what does he mean, Shirley?"
said Mrs. Sibley, beside herself
and staring with horror at the
pineapple, as IL she suspected
him of the intention of forcing her
to eat it. 1--WE had breakfast
and couldn't possibly have 1t
again
Aunt Marion, you'd better come
In and rest little" said Shirley.
i oughtn't to come in.
oughtn't to be here at all. Those
stairs are dreadful. It I could
just sit down minute-just one
minute"
Come along" said Shirley, and
led her into the sitting room.
CHAPTER XXI
It had been Shirley's intention to
soothe her aunt and explain mat
ters to her while Alan kept out OF
the way. but moth of the kind
happened. For one thing, it was
soon obvious that 1t would be inn
possible to explain anything to
Mrs. Shirley: for another, they had
not been alone a couple of minutes
before Alan came into the room.
In those two minutes Mrs. Sib-.
ley, by her own peculiar methods
Of conversation, made her point Of
view abundantly clear.
oh, Shirley, darling, 1t was such,
q shcck-I oughn't to. have come
III must apologize to Mr.. Brenna-
way. But you know one never
takeS the slightest notice OF serv.
ants, gossip, and so ]. went direct,
to Roger, and I couldn't believe my
ears,
II didn't believe my ears, really
--you know I'VE always had, that
little tronble with them through
bathing at DeuvilIe that simmer
your poor father died-and al I
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IlNIJA Il VItV0 romance o. COe9e L"e Virginia Swain

road branched off from the one
that led to the old house. She
could hardly refrain from craning
her neck to get glimpse Of
that old building. nevertheless.
Some day she'd have to 60
back to it again. But not soon.
not soon.
The bright moon, the naked
trees, the gray hills rolling away,
might have been done in mezzo-
tint. Linda kicked her horse
with her heels and raced ahead,
beyond the agonized shouts of
Leonard Van Horne. He came
pounding up on his gray giant,
and seized her bride again.
Don't do that, Linda!. You
can't depend on this horse"
Eyes, can. Silly Billy" she
answered. Just watch me-"
She raced away again far to-
ward the head of the parade.
There she found Thomas Moon
light riding backwards on a
snow white mare and waving his
cap at a fluffy little creature on
the next horse.
She dug her heels still harder
against her horses TANKS and
left Thomas Moonlight far be-
hind.
They caught up to her after a
time and Tom led the way over an
old meadow, through break in
the tumble-down fence, to little
natural lane that wound over a
hill. Great boulders reared them
selves on either side of the path.
Now / know how Hannibal felt
when his elephants got stuck,
said one youth, who was urging
his very fat mount through an
aperture not an inch too wide.
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow
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head passing his little group on
the campus or in the restaurants
and thought how lucky she was to
J have cut short her friendship
\ with such a self.satisfied young
I man, But however high she toss.
ed 1t and however sternly she
kept her eyes away her cheeks
burned crimson when she passed
. him Tom never attempted to-
+ stop her or to speak to her, but
I be always watched her out Of
aights - a $3.50 s<g
Leonard Van Horne came face
to face with her after one Of.
these chance encounters. on the
! campus and was both. eIabarrass-
ed and delighted by the warmth
Of her greeting
Say. Linda :, - he began In his
rather thin sweet voice. Il was
9 just. going, to. call you. up. I've
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A Thrilling Romance Of High Courage
and Of Two Who Gambled for
Lies Highest Stake
Read This First:


Millions Shirley
he engaged to Roger Keton
- II $3.50
shhIeys fortune away
to to
what with
but to marries Shirley
fraudulent practice father Shirley
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learns that divorce
has income and 10 lin
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decides e with her.
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You'll interested that Ell the petals have rolled edges instead
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The daily worker., 1928-02-11

pensation and as they put it sis COM
pensation enough for US to know that
he money received through our ef-
forts go to the help of our striking
brethren who are struggling for de-
cent living conditions in the mine pits
Of Colorado"
The sum of the above reproduced
check represents the first ten days
receip s. January 18th another check
of $4,000 was sent. The members Of
the. League are confident that before
the month is over more checks of SIM
liar accounts will be forwarded.
Much of the food is donated by the
various business men of this city and
the response Of the workers 20 the
call to patronize this restaurant is a
splendid showing Of the appreciation
these workers have for the Women's
Consumers League and the cause they
so gallantly support.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
Sends Thanks for Relief.

Dear Comrades: My father is a
union miner and he is on strike since
April 1, 1927. One day he went to a
meeting at the Miners Hall where
clothes collected by the Miners Re-
lief Committee, were handed out. My
father brought a coat for my little
brother, and blue sweater with a
white collar for me. 1 was very glad
to get it, for l needed something to
wear to go to school. 1t made me
so much happier, when I tried on the
sweater and found a piece of chew
ing gum in the pocket. / gave a piece
to my brother and kept a piece for
myself. 1t tasted so good. I just
wish that there was the name and
address of the owner of the sweater
so that I could write and send my
thanks for it.
MARY MISKO, Ohio.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11

following Monday, Sigman declared
that tremendous achievements had
been accomplished, thousands had
been stopped from work, dozens of
shops had been closed. Unfortunate
ly for the right wing clique, a state
ment made by I. Grossman, president
of the Industrial Council of Cloak
Manufacturers, at banquet held by
them day after the achievements
were claimed, completely exposed the
whole affair. He stated there that
he can prove that not even one fac
tory had been closed down by Sig
man for working Saturday.
Bosses Won't Obey.
Apparently this is contradiction
Of the statement of the left wing that
the employers and the right wing are
working hand in hand. This is not
so, however. The employers merely
used this opportunity to declare pub
'licly that they had no intention of
obeying the clause in the bitterly
fought for agreement, which requires
the institution of the 40-hour work
week in July. They were therefore
compelled to make a militant state
ment even if it were embarrassing
to Sigrnan.
The right wing can i'll afford to be
so embarrassed. If the workers whom
Sigman has compelled to register in
his dual organization see that he has
lost the bosses support, if they see
that he has lost his most effective
weapon with which to keep the work
ers in subjection, Sigman and his
whole gang then become merely a
joke.
The Signan international, and his
whole crowd of takers were in bad
fix. They couldn't publicly agree to
drop the clause calling for 40-hour
week in July; but still less could they
afford to have antagonistic public
statements made against them by the
manufacturers. They were rescued,
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
SICMAN CLAIMS
FAKE VICTORIES
IN The 'FORWA Ard
Lines Up With Bosses
on Hours Question

Driven by a rising revolt in the
ranks of even the right wing mem
bers of the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, who are more
and more insistently demanding unity
with the left wing in the union, and
faced with the fact that the workers
in the trade are again rallying around
the left wing Joint Board, Interna-
tional President Sigman and his fake
Joint Board are noisily announcing
victories" in the "Jewish Forward"
in order to hide the imminent collapse
of the right wing plans that have re-
suited in the destruction of the union.
The clothing employers of all de-
nominations, jobbers, inside manufac-
turers, contractors and sub-contrac-
tors are all enjoying the situation "up
to the hilt." They are anxiously de-
sirous of maintaining the status QUO.
in other words, condition in the
industry.sin which there is no union
tc put check to their ravenous appe-
tites. The severely intensified exploi-
tation of the cloak and dress work
ers suits them fine.
Fake Campaigns.
For the past week or so the "For-
ward" has been full of proclamations
of the right wing unions" intention
of starting Organization drives; "a
campaign to stop Saturday work" and
a Campaign to stop jobbers from
giving out work to non-union contrac-
tors by calling strikes against them. u
That these are fake paper cam
paigns; that they are just SO much
noise raised to cover up the disinte-
grafton in the Sigman stronghold, is
recognized by even the most unin-
formed worker in the trade.
The so-called organization cam
paigns consist, not, as would be sup
posed, in the organization of the open
shops that swamp the industry. They
consist merely in sending squad of
paid guerrillas to stop off those shops
controlled by the left wing Joint
Board, where union conditions still
prevail. Sigman's thugs appear and
speak to the boss, who Immediately
locks out the workers and orders them
to register in the right wing "union. y
When the workers go on strike
Sigman claims to have made another
victorious settlement" Even this
Organization work" has resulted in
the annihilation of union conditions
in only one dress shop since the "cam-
paign" began. This is the Rose Dress
Co.
The right wing clique's second "vic-
The daily worker., 1928-02-11

torious campaign" consisted in Sc
ries of alleged strikes called against
7 jobbers by stopping the work of
these jobbers in 241 contracting shops
an hour before the Forward" went
to press. Even if one did not know
that nearly all the jobbers in cues
ton denied several days later that
they knew of any strike, the absurd
ity of the story is self evident.
The day following the victorious
stoppage," Hochman, Sigman's man.
ager of the dual Joint Board, grandly
announced that A jobbers are already
prepared to settle. Asked who they
were, he answered that he cannot
make this public. However, said he,
one jobber has already settled and
that one is Adelman and Sons.
Inquiries at the office of this firm,
as to the truthfulness of Hochman's
statement brought to light the crude
ness with which these fake campaigns
are arranged. I. Adelman, speaking
for the firm said that he would not
confirm Hochman's statement
Prearranged Agreement.
1t is self evident that this trans
parent arrangement had been arrived
at by a prearranged agreement with
the right wing. True; the employer
did not help them much with such a
statement, but after all, if they can
not get a boss to admit giving in to
a union, they can at least get him to
agree not to deny it. This he would
gladly do if it means continued free
dom from labor disturbances.
More laughable than the other
campaigns" however, is the one in
which Sigman solemnly declares in
his Forward" that all Saturday work
must stop-henceforth!
The Forward" threatened for sew
eral days to have committees appear
in the cloak market on Saturdays to
stop all shops found open. On the
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
California
Women's Consumers League
(By a Worker Correspondent)

\
Los ANGELES, Cal, (By MaiD.-
The readers of the DAILY WORKER
are by this time well acquainted with
the activities of the Nolnens Con-
sumer's League of Los Angeles.
Wherever a call for help to workers
who fall victims of capitalist oppres-
sion was issued the League responded
whole-heartedly sparing neither line
nor energy.
The Cooperative Bakery Of Los
Angeles finds its staunchest support
among the members of the w. c. L.
fThe strike of two years ago of the
vBakers' Union of this city found the
wcnen of the League in the front
ranks on the picket line and in the
font rows Of the courts when the
Naiee came to the aid of the boss
bakers. The Passaic strike, the local
HAIRS arranged by the !. L. D., /.
WI A., ETC., always found the Women's
Consumers league aiding in he sue
cess of these undertakings.
At the present time they are en-
gagged in campaign to raise funds
for the striking miners of Colorado.
10 this end restaurant was opened
at 2418 Brooklyn Avenue, the en- ire
s~oceeds of which are being turned
to the striking miners. From
Ves o'clock in the morning till eight
the evening these women are found
in the kitchen cooking meat and vege-
tartan dishes for he workers who
keep the place filled whole day. The
ooking, serving and dishwashing is
sing done by members Of the organi-
tion without single cent If COM
The daily worker., 1928-02-11

however, from this perplexing pre-
dicament. And the employers them
selves did it.
Disregard Shorter Week.
Mr.. Grossman, Industrial Council
president, agreed to make a state
ment in the press which softened
somewhat the slap he delivered at the
previously mentioned banquet. The
statement, however, should leave def
inites room for Interpretation of the
bosses intention to disregard the
shorter work week clause.
Grossman declared that all employ
ers should try to keep their shops
closed on Saturday, and live up to
the "spirit" of the pact with the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union. "But we ask this" says
Grossman, because we are anxious
to see to what extent the union can
prevail upon it's members not to work
Saturday. The union, of course, claims
that it can regulate conditions, but
that remains to be demonstrated"
The clearness with which the deal
between Sigman and the bosses Is
exposed by the last part of this state
ment is obvious enough. Quite ma
turally, since there is no union to
enforce the 5-day week in the indus
try, the 44-hour week can be "jus-
tifiably demanded from Sigman. And
when July comes around Sigman will
say that since the workers don't want
the 40-hour week he is Justified" in
giving it away.
Quite pertinent to the sincerity OF
the first part of Grossman's state
ment is the fact that the left wing
Join Board has proven how the asso-
citation president himself respects the
"spirit" of the agreement. Grossman
has always compelled his workers to
work on Saturdays.
The exploiters of the workers, both
the employers and the right wing, are
not reckoning with the cloak and
dressmakers. No amount of noise and
|drum-banging can drown out the crash
with which the rotten superstructure
of the right wing machine will fall.
Nothing will stop the workers from
rebuilding their once powerful Cloak
makers Union. M. /.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
THIS WFKK's PUZZLE No. I'D.

This weeks puzzle is an addition
and subtraction puzzle. Tell in few
words something about the answer.
Want + Misery-Way+A-Sat=
Send all answers to Daily Worker
Young Comrade Corner, 33 First ST.,
N. Y. c., stating name, age, address
and number of puzzle.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
Little Sparks That Feed the Flames.

Little Sparks That Feed the Flames.
The school teacher said that Sacco
and Vanzetti and Greco and Carrillo
ought to be killed. I told her that
she was wrong. She told me to keep
still. The Sunday school teacher said
that Sacco and Vanzetti were bad
men. My sister told her that Sacco
and Vanzetti were good men. She
said that they ought to be killed in
the electric chair She didn't know
what she was talking about.
was selling certificates for the
miners and their families for Christ
mas. | asked a man to buy a cer-
tificate to help the mine strikers that
are imprisoned and their families. He
said that the mine strikers and their
families didn't need anything and that
they belonged in jail. told him that
he wasn't telling the truth. / said,
| "You belong where they are, in jail.
you fool" He sure was mad.
l didn't care if he got mad or not.
-ELIANORA IVANOFF, Idaho.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
Young Comrade Corner
THE NIGHT SHIFT MINE WORKER

BY Rubin Ryant, Pioneer.
The worker comes forth from the
mine to the sun,
He blinks. Then he groans for the
work is no fun.
He groans once more as he wends
his way,
To the ramshackle hut that he lives
in by day.
His body is large and gaunt and slow,
And bent in the middle as if from
a blow.
He drags his feet slowly, but it's as
fast as he can,
And it suits the pace of the other
Calibans.
A long shuffling procession of pieces
of clay,
Who work in the night and sleep in
the Gay.
There isn't person who isn't cursing
or groaning,
For theirs is hard lot, they who
march in the cleaning.
".
Their wives and children are just as
they,
Large and gaunt and thin and gray.
Children who soon will be forced to
work.
For the very who do nothing but
shirk.
V.
One day a union organizer got inside
the mine,
And organized the workers in double
quick time.
One day the workers got together
and walked out on strike.
And said, eve refuse to work the
mines, you may do that if you like. +"
VI.
The bosses got together and called
the strikers mere trifles,
They hired all policemen, militiamen
and rifles.
They got all three governors to issue
black injunctions,
Forbidding men to pray in church.
forbidding life to function.
VII.
The miners need your help, for then
strength is waning fast,
But they keep on fighting for union
and they'll fight to the last.
Workers! Get together, give the
miners your support.
Rally to the flag while the miners
hold the fort.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
CALL ALLENTOWN
WEAvERS TO FORM
SHOP COMMITTEES
Los Angeles Consumers
League Active
(By a Worker Correspondent

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (By maiD. -
First l take up the Majestic Silk
Company's system of exploitation
This concern is owned and managed
by Bernstein and Sons. They employ
about 200 workers, mostly women.
The majority of the workers are
young, especially the winders. They
all work ten hours a dav for q five
and half day week. They receive
from twenty to twenty-five cents an
hour. This wage includes the quillers
also.
The weavers are paid by the yards
of silk cloth they produce. There are
about ninety weavers working here,
half of whom are women.
Men Run Looms.
The men run four looms and the
women three. Even some of these
run four looms in order to enable them
to make a days Giving" wages, i. e.
from three to six dollars a day. The
men weavers receive the same treat
ment, with the exception of. few
who are able to make a few cents
more.
When q loom breaks the weavers
themselves are forced to make some of
the repairs in order to save time.
Still, some time is wasted in looking
for loom-fixer and for this loss of
time the weaver does not get paid.
This is due also to the company's lack
of supplies with which the looms can
be repaired.
The weavers are also compelled to
waste additional time in going 20 the
top floor for their quilts. This is es-
pecially hard for the women weavers.
Take Off Rolls Themselves.
when their woven cloth is COM
pseted, they have to lift their loom
weights which are heavy. They also
have to take off the rolls themselves
without the assistance of any COM
pany bosses. Only if another worker
is exchanging help do they get any
aid. In this way, too, they lose con-
siderable time.
When the weaver turns in his WOW
en- cloth 10 the office, the officials,
Usually one of the owners relatives,
famine the goods on which they al
ays find some unnoticeable spots of
5eae kind.
Cut Pay In 'Punishuo7l
hen the officials who do this in
speetion, together with other officials,
usually insti ute an lnd44ee. e-.O III
say as punishment. rs result of
this, many weavers, including the wo-
men, are able to make only from $45
TO $65 in two weeks because of the
rotten silk issued to them.
This company usually has some
sporadic trouble" with their warp
ers. The workers are disguised be-
cause the bosses drive them to work
faster and faster in order to make
good quality cloth out of the rotten
silk.
AS a result, the Wrappers often do
get together at times. Some of them
quit or go out on strike for few
days. Then some of them usually
go back to work or quit for good and
look for another job.
Organize!
The workers in the Berns Elm and
Sons mill should organize themselves
into shop committees from the vari-
GUS departments. They should discuss
their grievances, their shop conditions
and demand better ones for all the
workers employed there. With the
solidarity of your shop mates you
will be able to defend your interests.
Join the unions in your city. Also
read The DAILY WORKER, the only
militant English labor daily in the
world ARNOLD.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
"a THOUGHT"
BY Stephie Doranchuk.

By Stephie DOranchuk.
! wonder if our red flag sees,--don't
you?
And the soft white clouds, l am
sure are talking to it;
And the wind is talking to it too;
For I've listened and watched, and
I'm sure they do.
When | pass by and see
The long red flag wave, when the
breezes blow it,
I'm just as glad as a girl can be;
And the workers are glad, too, it
seems to me:
For they watch it day and night!
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
Worker Correspondents IeHF Silk Mill Conditions Ca WoneuS Zeal
SENATOR ADMITS
LIE ON COOLIDGE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10. -
Calvin Coolidge's often reiterated re-
fusal 10 run for third presidential
term stressed by his political associ-
ates, was exposed as publicity stunt
by Senator Fess of Ohio.
Fess declared that he had told an
untruth when he informed newspaper
men that Coolidge was "displeased"
wi h him for stating that the presi-
dent would probably be drafted for q
third session.
The daily worker., 1928-02-11
OUR LETTER BOX.
Hopes All Countries Will Be Like
Soviet Russia.

l read the Young Comrade and like
it very much. l want to tell you
something that / saw in a show.
saw a flag of Soviet Russia and
some soldiers marching after it. When
it was over, / clapped my hands
Very few applauded. I was very
much surprised to see a picture like
that. I hope all countries will be like
Soviet Russia.
ANNA MARSCHALL.