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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

. Same old crowd. Same old parties.
bolted. Got a job on this newspapd
Keen about it. Get nearer the ma
row Of things someway. feel r.
as bird and don't give boot VIII
anyone thinks. It's great"
@oh.r said Cynthia again. =
sWant to come round with
Christmas eve?" demanded the
traordinary man. Looks as
might have snow. / take sles
dress up in silly Santa Claus q
tune, waggle a white beard and O
liver gifts to the kids in town"
'T'd love tol" breathed the girl
"Please let me-
con one condition. That you won
go back and make vaudeville out q
our village"
II promise said Cynthia.
Ca 1888. western Newspaper uplon.1
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

SOMG one W uSllFek
his message. But as he stepped on
the porch he noticed sign: "Dr.
]. B. Brown He rang the bell. A
man with grazing hair answered it.
doctor Brown?"
sYes.'
"can You come with me right
away?"
"Well, I don't know. I'm very busy.
Christmas eve, you know. What is
it?"
ION the creek road at the bend by
the willows. She may be dying. I'll
go ahead, and you follow just as
quickly as you can He was
gone.
"But--" said Doctor Brown. He
loked after the rapidly disappear
ing horse and rider. well, If I
must"
Marilynne stirred and opened her
eyes. paul" she said. Then she no.
ticed the blankets and tried to re-
member. She heard racing hoofbeats
and raised her head. In a moment
Paul was beside her.
s.Are you all right2 Marilynne, dear
you're not hurt?"
.H'm all right" she answered shak-
iiy ri must have tainted. We turned
ovd didn't wei"
10y dear, IL anything awful had
HAPPENED"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

the world. "
( mot more than
! love you"
The moon came
out from behind q
cloud, and the
snow cleaned in
its light. A sound
Of distant chimes
broke through the
still air. Down the
road q man on
horseback rapidly
approached unno-
ticed.
Paul. said laar-
lynne, Il think
that after all, wen
be married right
away
The rider left
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

ticket window and buy ticket for
the same place. Then Cynthia refused
to think further.
But she did not select woman to
follow. She saw a rather thin man
with nice smile who was burdened
with bundles. They bulged in every
pocket, and he had difficulty in doing
anything at all competent with them
while he was buying ticket. In fact
three fell to the floor and a fourth hit
a child on the head during the process.
Cynthia watched this young man with
growing interest. Why in the world
was he permitting himself all this
trouble? Surely it wasn't necessary.
The man apologized to the child,
gathered up his fallen packages and
went undisturbed towards his train.
Cynthia impulsively bought ticket
for the town he had mentioned to the
man behind the window and followed.
She was excited already. She had
no idea where she was going and she
didn't care. That was the fun of it.
She sat in the common coach and
was obliged to share her seat with a
woman who wore a shawl over her
head and had a sad, foreign-looking
face. The man was three seats ahead
of her, completely buried under his
bundles. It was a four-hour ride. Peo-
pie came and went. Cynthia fried to
remember how funny they all were.
She would initiate the way they
talked. and entertain the "gang" later.
This was the way to get kick out
OF iiving-do something different.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21
christmas cheer s
not forgotten
syMARTHAe CANNING THOMAS

OR mercy .sakes, do come along
= and don't drag so!'' Mrs. Casey
M jerked at the arm Of her reluc-
~ tant son who was craning his
neck to look into three shop
windows at once. ave have only
half an hour before the boat leaves,
and I've got lot Of errands to do
yet"
"There's man waving at you.
mamma said the small boy. "He's
comm down the street. He wants to
speak to you"
"Dont pay any attention to him,
Joe! haven't time to be bothered
with him. Just some one who wants
me to take message over to his
folks across the bay, probably"
1 But the man was coming rapidly
nearer. His face was alight with
smiles. His hand was out before he
was within five yards Of Mrs. Casey.
Mammal" Joe Missed, you'll have
to stop!''
And indeed the man had no inten-
tion Of letting her pass him. $40
''How do you dol" he called. II
recognized you three blocks away"
He was quite close now and his
hand was still out. 'My, it does my
heart good to see you again, Mrs.
Casey
The woman frowned. Who was
this man? Why did he bother her
when she was in such a hurry? There
would be no other chance for Christ
mas shopping after today. She had
come across the bay in small motor
boat; 1t would be leaving for the re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

~
she cared about! Bridge prizes
she loathed and gave to the cook next
morning! Late hours at night, and
nothing to do when she got up at
moon but decide which of the seven
dance invitations she would accept!
Tons of flowers she never wore, and
seldom took the trouble to arrange
even in vases about the house. And
at Christmas it was worse than ever.
She seriously considered running
away. She'd like new set of expert.
ences. Something more rugged, near
err the true vitality of living. She
would come back with a lot of anus
ing stories to regale the crowd with.
Two days before Christmas Gym
thia Norris told her maid and cook
they could have a vacation. "Lock up
the apartment. I'll let you know when
/ am coming back. I'm going away for
the holidays"
She scurried into taxi with new
feeling of excitement, the best part
of the whole thing being a sense OF
something entirely untried. She had
no idea where she was going. Shed
select some queer person In the crowd
at the terminal, follow her to the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

one runner caught on fallen branch
and the sleigh toppled to its side.
Paul was up almost before he had
stopped tumbling, and was at MARI
lynne's side, but she lay very still.
He spread one of the iaprobes on the
snow, using the other for a pillow,
and lifted Ter Onto it. Then he Cow
cred her carefully, loosed the kicking
horse from the upset sleigh. and rode
into town at gallop.
"rll get old Doc Weatherby," he
thought. "She can't be seriously hurt !;
she mustn't be-, He urged the horse
faster. '.Ah, here we are.''
But Doctor Weatherby was out and
not expected for two hours. Doctor
4 3 = n '
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21
HssEe ~ A~v% -ss,yIes-

IN alAPPY tinkling sleigh bells seemed
HlUl to Marilynne to keep repeating
f4[N Paul's words-'.I love you. love
~. you, love you. Wen be married
right away. Jingle, jingle, jim
gle! Married right away"
The moonlight cast their moving
shadow on the snowy road. The bells
continued their lively refrain. Paul
heard II. too--"We'll be married right
away.n
!. "Marilynne." he said, "this is the
most wonderful Christmas eve in my
life. ! didn't dream could ever be
so happy"
"Just we two forever. / think I
must have loved You always"
let us be married tonight, dear.
There is still time"
"Oh, no. Paul. dear. We should
announce it first. Let's wait until
right after the h0l-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

i HOH1pSUH II We "
about two miles
farther on Mrs.
Weatherby told
him. ais 1t any,
thing serious 2"
II don't know.
An accident Paul
went back to his
h ors e. II can't
leave Marilynne for
SO lon g." he
thought, before he
had gone far. He
looked about for q
possible messenger,
but there was no
one in sight. Be-
fore the next house
he stopped, intend
ing to ask there for
Soma nsan To ilolirni.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

err" said the man, his face aglow
with memory. '.He was younger than
i ~. little shaver when you
saw him. You gave US our first real
Christmas, and I'll never forget it as
long as live"
Mrs. Casey blinked rapidly several
times. Part of smile began to flick
er around her lips. She peered up
into the mans face.
"You sent your husband down to
the little shack where we lived" con-
tinued the man." and he wrapped us
up warm in mufflers and coats he had
brought. He drove us in sleigh to
your house. Our mother had died
a few months before and we were
lonely and miserable. We had
moved to the village just that week
and knew no one. Our father had
no work and we were terribly neg
lected and unhappy"
eyes ;. yes!" laughed the
woman, II know you now. My land,
how big you've grown!"
"And you gave us fine big dinner,
turkey, cranberry sauce. mince pie"
said the man. His voice was softened
and his eyes misty with tears. 1T
was the greatest day Of my life. !
have never forgotten 1t. You gave
us a memory of happiness that has
lasted all these years and will go
on forever. It was the true spirit
OF Christmas cheer, and my brother
and / have tried to spread it around
as far as we can ever since. You
see what you started. God bless
you!" He bent swiftly and kissed
her cheek. He tweaked Joe's ear.
With smile, he strobe OF again and
was lost in the crowd.
Gracious sakes!" gasped Mrs.
Casey. "Well, If that don't beat all!
My. my, my! Those two little boys
men grown nowr'
Ii With beaming face she tugged at
Joe's sleeve. Hurry up nowi We
must catch that boat"
saw, mamma let me just
peek into that window :" But
Mrs. Casey was thinking Of that long
ago Christmas. and the man who had
reminded her Of 1t.
t@. 1898. Western Newspaper Union-l
Sd$A y z 9
Greetings by Air and Wire
A worldwide Christmas custom.
which originated in this country, Is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

"Tell me you love me-"
"a thousand times, / love you. I
love you more than life itself; more
than ANYTHING In
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

turn trip In tWen-
ty-fve minutes.
"You don't re-
m ember m e 2"
smiled the man.
He looked down
eagerly at the puz-
zled woman. ut
was twenty years
ago on Christmas
that I first saw
you. And I'll new
er forget it as long
as ! live
Mrs. Case "
clutched her shop
pin 6 b 6 m or e
10 sely to h e r
breast and stared.
II had a broth
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21

ssXesfs
@You do love meg''
They were entering the outskirts Of
town. within Lille Of Marilynne's
ame. At the sharp bend In the road.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21


idays."
"Why2n
"Just so that
people won't say
we were in too big
a hurry
"What do we
care what people
say? If you had a
family it would be-
different, but we
are all alone"
She smiled at
him. perhaps If
we had to share
each oth-e r we
wouldn't be so hap
by. We can be so
content with just
ourselves. !"
Dearest"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21
Greetings by Air and Wire

A worldwide Christmas custom.
which originated in this country, is
the sending OF greetings BY radio,
telegraph and cable
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-21
SRAIIENcEEDEN

.WERHAPS she was little bit
NJ selfish. Just. a trifle. Anyhow.
'Hk she was extremely bored. Par
IN ties where there was no one
- she cared ahnllti Bridge prizes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26

they will have their own Institutes of
music, even as now the Young Pion-
GERS are being taught to sing and to
play.
Organizations like the Young
Pioneers, trained in proletarian class
conscious and militant spirit, will more
than offset the alleged philanthropy
of plutocrats like Curtis, with their in
dividualistic, patronizing scholarships.
Since the Philadelphia Public Leader
and the Evening Ledger devote so
much space to mouth organ" CON
tests and the merits of the saxophone,
it is wonder that they do not add
to the curriculum at the Curtis Insti-
tute courses in playing the mouth or
gan and saxophone. This would be in
line with the cultured development of
the Philadelphia bourgeois class.
&C. RABIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
Kansas Miners Fight
Treacherous Officials

Continued from Page Onel
raised the opposition was so strong
that the officials changed their tune
and talked for the Jacksonville scale.
The conference was also to be used
by the officials to rubber stamp their
policy of betrayal and to go on rec
ord against the rank and file who
were calling a convention to be held
July 1st at Arma.
Machine Routed
Not one word was raised against
the Save the. Union Committee or the
coming convention. The meeting adj
journed with the Burr Skahan ma
chine in confusion, with drunks and
gunner of the machine on hand and
the rank and file of the miners dis
gusted with the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
of L. OoadOm Goveb Before Co.. Smith at Houston Convention
Too Poor to Bury Her Child scaIded to Death nE
BENJAMIN, RED
ORGANIZER, TO
COVER 5 STATES
Negro Question, Party
Drive to Be Stressed
(CQntinNed from Peae onel

(CQptinsted from Page One)
the first time, the Negro workers of
three southern states and two central
eastern states will learn the means
of their emancipation, through the
support of the only revolutionary par
ty in This country, the Workers (Com-
31unistl Party" he said.
The problems of organizing the
millions of unorganized in the heavy
industries of these states will be
mapped out. The formation of shop
committees as the first step in build
ing up powerful industrial unions, the
formation of unemployed councils for
the demand Of Federal government
subsidy, the intensification of miners
relief work - these problems will be
given foremost attention. Every par
ty fuuctionary in the following cities
has been urged to make preparations
for the meetings to be held Every
class-conscieus worker has been
asked not to fail to attend these mass
meetings. The following cities will
be visited by Benjamin in his speak
ing tour:
Monday, June 25-Easton, Pa.
Tuesday, June 26-Allentown Pa.
Wednesday, June 27-Reading, Pa.
Thursday, June 2S-Pottsville, Pa.
Friday, June 20 inersville, Pa.
Saturday, June 3O--Shenandoah,
Pa.
Monday, July 2 Wilmington, Del.
Tuesday, July 3-Arden-Newark,
Del.
Wednesday, July baltimore, Md.
Thursday, July Baltimore, Md.
Friday, July 6-Washington, DC.
Saturday. July 7-Richmond, Va.
Sunday, July S-Norfolk, Va.
Monday, July 9-Portsmouth, Va.
Tuesday, July 1G-Trenton, N. ].
Wednesday, July 11-Atlantic City,
N. ].
Thursday, July 12-vineland, NJ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
Labor Defense Scores
failing Of Porter
Continued from Page ome)


send him to prison for the maximum
sentence. Porter is being charged
with desertion from the army in which
he enlisted few years ago. The same
military clique who are now so de-
termined to enforce the legal point
of his having left the army after
having served in it for two years and
two months, were not so anxious to
enforce the law when Porter was
taken into the service although at the
time of his enlistment he was not yet
of legal age, being under sixteen
years!
"The International Labor Defense
condemns the arrest of John Porter
as a malicious attempt to use the
military arm of the government in
the interests of the mill barons. It
calls upon all workers to oppose this
frame-up that was organized to crush
the New Bedford Strike. We have
retained attorneys and will do all in
our power to obtain the immediate
release Of John Porter so that he may
rejcin his fellow workers in the strike
and figh. on for successful conclu-
sion and victory for the workers. .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
Little Aid for Children

WASHINGTON, (FP) June U.s.
Under the new child labor law for
the District of Columbia, no child
under 10 years may distribute news
papers over regular routes, and none
under IL years may sell papers. The
8-hour day and 48-hour week are
provided for child workers of ID to
Is years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
Fists May Decide the
Marathon Dance Meet

Prospects that the Madison Square
Garden dance marathon may wind up
in a good, old fashioned fist fight
with hair pulling in the elinches, were
considerably increased today.
A feud has developed between
couple No. 3-Tommy Nolan and
Anna King land couple No. 81, James
Prioro and Florence Carlough of
Passaic. Couple No. 81 accused
couple No. 3 of "stalling" and the
spectators were all set to get their
moneys worth when officials of the
dance separated the pairs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
LAURA CALEGARI
KEEPS CHILDREN
Move to Intimidate Her
Fails
(Continssed from Page Onel

tCO0t1h9te6 from rage OneJ
neighbors as immoral. I am ready
to believe anything told me by these
officers. The case is dismissed and
you may have your children this time
but the next funny move you make.
veil take them from you," Mrs. Cal
egari was warned.
'Those kids that feed in the soup
Kitchen are hungry" the woman
strike leader says, land 1 intend to
feed them as long as their parents
are on strike. If the National Min
ers' Relief Committee only continues
to send us food I'll keep that kitchen
going in spite of hell"
Relief and Picketing.
Mrs. Calegari is running the relief
station single-handed. She feeds 65
children three times daily The rest
Of her days routine consists of two
appearances on the picket line, car
ing for her own two children, and her
little household.
Mrs. Calegari needs the help of her
fellow fighters in other industries
Send as much as possible to the Ma
tional Miners Relief Committee, Gil
Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
MASS PICKETING
DESPITE JAILING
National Textile Union
Call in Preparation
Continued from Pare Onel


weeks long textile strike. He has al
ready been arrested five times while
leading the picket lines of the strik-
ers. In an effort to remove him from
the strike field, legal pretext was
coneocted against Porter to bring
him before a drum-head court-martfal
of military officers who intend to
weakening the morale of the tens Of
thousands out in struggle against
the wage slashing, the vicious at
tacks of the police on picket lines, the
scores of arrests, heavy fines, and
jail terms neted out, succeeded only
in awakening blaze of resentment
that manifested itself by drawing in
to active struggle thousands who have
hitherto been inactive.
It was also learned through I'M
official though reliable sources that
q number of policemen on the New
Bedford force have been summarily
dismissed for refusal to participate
in terrorizing the pickets. All these
are being replaced by police from
Boston and other nearby cities.
That the mill owners ranks are by
no means unified becomes evident
from the miserable failure Of the at
tempt of the Nonquitt mills to secure
scabs. They sent agents to the house
of every skilled worker with "attrac-
tive" 5ffers to return to work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
PORTER DEFIES
Military CARS;
FACING PRISON
Mass Protest Alone Can
Aid Him
(Continued from paqe Onel

(Contlnued from Page One
Island, unless mass protests of the
workers all over the country force his
release from the War Department.
Disregards Personal Dangers.
Porter knows the consequences of
his present stand, just as he knew the
danger to himself when leading the
picket line with arrest for desertion
facing him.
In spite of the fact that the army
had his fingerprints and that he
would face serious charges if he
should fall into the hands of the
military authorities, Porter was one
of the most active leaders of the
textile strike here and was arrested
five times for activities in the work
ers' cause. At the time of being
turned over to the military authorities
he was out on bail of $1,000 pending
appeal on a sentence Of five months
in Jail.
Arrested For Singing
The arrest which resulted in Porter
being turned over to the army was
on the charge of singing on the picket
line. He was arrested at p. m. June
IS. When bail was furnished at 6
o'clock, the civil authorities refused to
release him, saying that he would be
turned over to the Federal govern
ment. At 10 p. m., he was sent to
the military prison at Ford Rodman,
near this city.
At Hard Labor.
While awaiting trial by general
court-martial, Porter is forced to do
hard labor. He is held incommuni-
cado and representatives of workers
organizations and friends are not per-
mitted to see him. The right of bail
has been denied him by the army
officers.
MObilizing For Defense.
The preparations for defense are
being made by the International La
Dor Defense, and the Young Workers
(Communist) League of this city has
issued an appeal for the support of
Porter by all labor organizations,
pointing out that his arrest is due to-
his participation in the strike, and
that his imprisonment is an inter-
vention by the War Department on
the side of the textile barons against
the workers.
League REFLECTS Porter.
The Young Workers (Communist)
League of New Bedford has declared
its complete solidarity with John Por-
ter in the~s struggle with the War De-
partment by deciding that he will re-
main organizer of the League here,
in spite of his Imprisonment,
The military authorities are pre-
pairing to give Porter a sentence, to
terrorize all soldiers who are unwill-
ing to be- tools of the exploiters, and
only immediate huge protests by the
masses can prevent long imprison-
ment of the militant young strike
leader.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
CURTIS PAYS PIPER
TO PLAY FOR CURTIS
(Bu a Worker Corregpomdentj

PHILA, Pa, (By MaiI)-Readers Of WORKER
familiar Sinclairs money Writes
this work progressive workers they would
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
FASCIST
terror 1t meet

GRAND RAPIDS (By Mail) "A
conference to protest against the
white terror in Poland was held re-
Gently III Grand Rapids at the Ukrain-
ian Hall, SO Seward Avenue. The call
for the conference was sent out by
the Russian Workers Literary Circle.
The following organizations are so
far affiliated with the conference:
The Russian Workers Literary Circle,
The Ukrainian Workers Dramatic
Circle, The Polish Branch of. the In
ternational Labor Defence, and the
Ckrainian Working Women's Aid So
ciety.
An, executive committee of seven
delegates were elected that started
to function Immediately. The COM
rnittee resolved to pledge it's fullest
moral and financial support for the
defence of the White Russian, Ukrai-
nian, and other Minority Nationali-
ties that are being oppressed under
the present system of white terror in
Poland.
The committee also decided to af-
filiate with the National Committee
against the white terror in Poland
which has its headquarters i'll New
York City, and have all speakers sent
out by the National Committee to
tour the country, invited to speak in
this city. 1t was also decided that
in order to raise financial aid for the
defence TO arrange two picnics dur
ing the coming summer to be held on
July 20, and on September 20.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-26
DAILY WORKER" IS CRIME"
Worker Gets Summons for Leaning Paper ON Park Bench

1t seems to be crime in New York
City TO read The DAILY WORKER.
At least, this has been the experience
of Nathan Kaplan of 10 Stuyvesant
Street.
kaplan, who has been unemployed
for sometime, was sitting yesterday
morning in Madison Square at 23rd
st. and Broadway, reading The
DAILY WOKER. He observed a
policeman standing near him, cycling
him fiercely. Every now and then
the policeman would glance at the
headlines with obvious disapprovai.
After finishing the Daily" Kap-