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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
SKEPTICISM IS NATURAL.

Fight experts, sporting writers and the wise ones who follow the boxing, game, says the Associated Press. are taking Jack Dempsey's re- tirement with the proverbial grain of salt. And Dempsey. himself, seems to have left the way open for third instalment of his engagement with Champion Gene Tunney if times again should become propitous Tex Rckard. the boxing impresaro whose genius as promoter has been better displayed than in this engagement with it's preliminary elimination con tests, seems to think Jack is through But the redoubtable MT. Rickard has been having some tough breaks in his second elimination tourna- ment. The latest disaster in the Sharkey- Heeney go. From this had been expected to emerge likely candidate for Dempsey to take on before again donning his trunks and fighting scowl for the Champion. Nothing like that hap pened drawn battle proved nothing and left MT. Rickard stalled. Neither battler can pro- perly be advanced to meet Dempsey. The only recourse would to be to start all over again with deal, Is said to be planned, with Sharkey, Heeney Jack Delaney and Johnny Rsko entering the lists.
 That means three fairly good fights before Dempsey could be reached A fourth would be necessary to determine who should meet Tunney making the championship battle fifth big scrap in single season. That might be fine for the promoter and principals ifsthe boxing public would respond to the lure of them all, which is doubtful It doesn't hurt to soft-pedal or even eliminate Dempsey from the picture for while at any rate. With the public looking for new challenger to emerge from the. current elimna- ton series gate receipts might pick up. If later
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
Downtrodden Dry Agents.
(New York Times. )

(New York Iimes)
 By the act of March g. 1927. Federal prohibit tion agents and administrative officers were pac- ed under Civil Service regulations. The Civil Service examinations have been held. Three quarters of the present force of supervisors in- spectors and agents failed to pass great howl is raised by the Prohibition Commissioner. There must be examination. The Anti-Saoon League and it's fellow directors of the Govern ment don't want to lose their pets. Congress- men who weakly consented to this enlargement of 'snvel service reform sigh for the days of recommendation" Why should "the boys" be orphaned of political protection? The spectacle is affecting. Why the Prohibition Bureau officials to be selected by the merit system? Be- cause too often repeated fact broadening surmise, it the general belief that nefficiency, cor ruption and violence were not uncommon among them
 We wonder if Mr bowman reads his own "lit- erature." This recent manual of instructions to agents issued by the Prohibition Bureau indicates the little eccentricties to which many agents are subject. They mustn't be too care less with firearms. The two hundred homi- cides ascrbed to their zeal may be investigated, if the inquiry is not burked, by subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee when the bureau applies for money Agents are warned against borrowing unreasonable" sums of money. They must be discreet in their touches ? They must pay their debts and take of their families. Commissioner Doran, bewailing the cruelty of the Civil Service Commission in send ing rejection-slips to the majority of the en- Lforcers, says that 'it is certain to cause dscon- tent and make potential grafters among the re- Elected personnel"
 Could there be sweeter testimonial to the virtue of his flock? So far know, the written and oral examinations and the inquiries into and tests of conduct and character were impartial Common and judgment were properly considered Experience would necessarily be an advantage, if it accompanied with qualifications even more essential The kicking against literary test is ancient Rightfully or wrongfully the country has made up it's mind. The majority of public opinion has con- demned the methods of the old-stye enforcers New ones, independent of patronage "inlu- ence," at worst cannot be worse. The Prohibi- tion Bureau should take its medicine and shut up
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
A Costly Precedent.
(NeW York World


 Years from now, believe, the Senate will be troubled by the dangerous precedent it has set in deciding to fout the voters of Illinois and deny seat to Frank l.. Smith That MT. Smiths expenditures in the primary campaign were out rageeus and his acceptance of the Insull con- trbutions dsgraceful cannot be questioned But the fact remains that Illinois has no statute re- stricting campaign expenditures, that the Fed era Corrupt Practices Act has been held by the Supreme Court not to apply to primary elections, and that MT. Smith therefore be charged with the violation of no law. Nor did any one in the Senate accuse him of such violation. The Senate simply held that by it's own standards of political morality he undesirable and there lore not entitled to seat. But in arriving at this decision the Senate overruled the voters of Illinois, who had elected Mir. Smith after the facts of his campangn expenditures had been sub mtted to their judgment
 The Senate in other words. has decided to agree with Senator Reed that its power is supeme, unchallengeable and absolute" Of any such claim we can only repeat what have said since Mir Reed announced his theory: that 1t is lawess in spirit. dictatorial in character, in violation of the Federal character of this Gov ernment, and direct challenge to the principle Of representative government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
MADoo AND LIQUOR INTERESTS"

Former Secretary McAdoo in his recent Rich mond speech, advanced as a premise that the election as President of the United States of any individual whose political philosophy re- jected the doctrine of Federal prohibition--on one who is loosely term wet in these ha1eyon days of Prohibtion-was equivalent to turning over the White House to the liquor interests. Of course that is the most palpabe kind of SO phistry During the part term in which the late President Harding sat in the White House there was none, not the most rabid Dry, who accused him of housing the "liquor inter ests there Yet, facts are too clearly established to permit of any claim that he Dry The truth is that sincere President, whether he be wet or dry, will enforce the laws, Prohibition and all others, to the best of his ability regard less of his personal belief to the wisdom of the policy that placed them on the statute books.
 Undoubtedly MT. McAdoo meant his speech to give notice that he and his friends will con- duct a determined opposition to the nomination of Gov. AP Smith, and to Gov Albert c. Rtehe, of Maryland, we'll New York and Maryland, he charged are controlled by the "liquor in- terests" But he sets up facts to support his allegations for the simple reason that none were to be had More or less hay discussion is heard of liquor interests But far one has come forward to identify them The old liquor interests the country knew in pre-prohibi- tion days have scattered to the ends of the earth. No new force has arisen to take their place. There was no cause for it. When liquor was a legal commodity and it's manufacture and sale as we'll as it's consumption had not been made by law a moral wrong, overnight as it were, those with money invested in the industry com posed the liquor interests They maintained Hobbies, hired men to combat efforts to destroy their business and took devious steps which no one defends But all that was changed. What liquor industry there now is in the United States is illicit It works under cover to great extent but it has grown to enormous proportions It has no lobbyists and needs The rum success of the fight against Prohibition is, but is in it's failure Yet they are the only "iquo1 interests to be dscerned in the nation today By stretch of the imagination either Gov. Smith Gov. Ritchie be linked with them
 It suits MT. McAdoo to lay his fight along lines which will appeal to fanatics, drys, Klans men, and others whom prejudices rule rather than calm reasoning. Pursuing this means the Democratic Party will engage in warn pre convention campaign and when the party chief tians gather in Houston next June the battl, lines for another Madison Square Garden episod, may have already been formed From such contingency, wise Democrats will work and pra, to be delivered for the sake of it's chances o success not only in the November election bu for it's continued existence as great party il the future
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

when it is disguised as a nece5 sity.
 Our guess is that the girl wha can give you a light won't las. long as the light of your life if you marry her.
 A face that is easy on the eyes may be hard on the pocketbook, but still we reckon the girl whose face is her misfortune spends a bigger one on hers than the girl whose face is her fortune does or hers.
 What makes the short skirt $, attractive is that it doesn't get .n the way and prevent you from see ing lot more interesting things.
 A gaudy tie can make a man feel as uncomfortable as tight pair of shoes can woman.
 Well. anyway, smoking no long. CT is a thing a man has to give up before a girl will marry him.
 Girls may buy the garter rub Der. but it's the men who rubber at the garter.
 Our idea of a hard-boiled man is one who can use guest towel even when he is a guest without feeling he is doing something naughty.
 Some mothers are kept busy telling the children to get up ani the dog to get down.
 There may be few men who would rather be right than Presi- dent, but there are more of them who would rather be wrong an1 have peaceful homes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

the seemingly irreparably damaged Dempsey shoudr recover sufficiently to enter the lists for a sizeable purse, anyway not less than $500,- 900. it would be simple matter to rearrange the schedule. Under all the circumstances, it Is not surprising that the Knowing greeted the retirement of Jack with a skepticism that no effort was made to conceal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
THE HARVESTS.

All farm crops harvested in 1927 appraised at $9,115, 900 by the Department of Agrcul- ture, increase of $677 100000 over the 1926 harvest, which reported worth $S,43S,- 900, 000
 These appraisals based on prices at the farm gate December 1. The Department said it's announcement cannot be taken to mean farmers actually received the amounts cited for crops. Not all of the crops were sold December l. The appraisals valuable chiefly, it is explained, showing the trend of agricultural income.
 Texas led all other States in appraised value of farm crops, at $730,0O000O. Listed by value Of crops. the first 15 States are in the order named Texas Iowa, California. Illinois, braska, Kansas, North Carolina, Minnesota, wisconsin, oklahoma North Dakota, Missouri. ohio New York and Georgia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Billy Sunday has threatened to run for Presi- dent If two vets are nominated. If he does he will find it longer than from third base to home plate.-- Toledo Bade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
Pass,nu Observation

The reason lot of people are not interested in strawberries at this time of year is because they can't be bought on the installment plan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

IL IS hoped that those 1,50O< dry agents who hunked' on their exam at least know the loca- ton or the Sahara Desert Indianapolis Star
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
The Ananias Club

T believe you when you say you hardly were going 15," said the Judge. "so will dismiss the cage against you and fine the traffic cop for perjury in charging you with going 55."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
 By SAM HILL

There's AIlus Sompin, 1 think I'll be darn glad When winters really gone-and
 then Remember that will mean I'll have to mow the lawn again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

There may be cool days even in Texas in summer, but in a Demoratc National Conyen- tion, never.-(Boston Transcript)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Never Dreamed Stenog Got
 Hungry
 Why" asked the man who hal advertised for a stenographer, did you leave your last placer
 Because" replied the vamp ap- plicant for the job, "all the man l last worked for knew about dates was that they were something that were put at the top of a letter" a4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
Motor Note

The old-fashioned blackberry jam was full of seeds-but the modern traffic jam is full'a nuts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
The Flappers Can Tell Him

We don't have any frozen pumps these days" began the old-timer.
 No" butted in his victim, but there must be an awful lot ol frozen feet in pumps"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
How,s Your Eyes2

F1oWS rOuT GyCSs That flappers will wear even less is the Impression from the styles VIC get And if that's true, and likely lis, it means That we jest ain't seen nothing yet
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

| The height of absurdity. if you mean a skirt depends on what Nature did for or to the wearer l-tSan Francisco Chronice)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Enc latest report the candidates was that MT. Willis had lined up half the Senators from Ohio.- Detroit News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

The Nicaraguan bandit Sandino who has been defying the Marines for several months, seems to have as many lives tradition assigns to eat. And he is apparently hard to locate as the Irshmans flea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
 Women no longer wear hoops but they still make men jump through 'em.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Often Do for Not Paying Attention I am quite sure the truth Of tbs
 You can see clearly Of all the things you have to pay
 The worst is-dearly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
ATTENTION

If you need a good carpenter phone f5S. Handy Andy's Shop. A. P. LAGERGREN. Prop. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

SAVE THE DATE-Feb. II; Masquerade dance in Douglas Natatorium. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

If prohibition is joke, 1t is no laughing matter Boston Herald)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Big Bill' Thompson may think he is on the All-American, but he has yet to be voted the most valuable player.-(Detroit Free Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Speaking of Automobiles and . The new model cars show a lot of improvement, but it never has been possible to improve on the old model wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Houston can promise homiljy and harmony tBoston Herald.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
Don't Want Us to Be Without An

If Congress and the State Legis- latures think it is their job to re- place all the laws that are broken it is no wonder they work over time at making them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

More or Less True It's easy to penetrate some4 dis guises, but it's almost impossible to penetrate that of luxury
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Old Hand at Running DoW'
 People a0 Blinks "I hear the hospitals are crowded"
 Jinks: That's easily explained. The town gossip has learned to drive a car.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

But could you call stogies the flivvers of cigardom?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Zero in Information
 The first payment on an car never is the hardest. sf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07
KNIGHTS OF COluM BUS
DOUGLAS AERIE 117 FRATERNAi.
 ORDER OF EAGLES

Meets regular 1st. 2nd, 4th Mondays in Douglas at s p. m. Eagles Hall And the third "Wednesday of each months. 7:30 p. m. in Odd Fellows Hall. Juneau. Visiting brothers well come.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-07

Not That It Matters or Anybody
 Cares
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
7 New Classes Will
Begin This Week at
the Workers School

The Workers School continues to
start new classes this week. Seven
courses will have their opening SEES
sion at this school as follows: Eng
fish V, Monday and Wednesday from
$50 to $50 p. m.; English VII, Mon
day and Wednesday from $50 to
$50 p. M; Public Speaking for
Working Women, Thursday from
$50 to $50 p. M; Fundamentals of
Communism, Tuesday from 700 to
$50 p. M; Principles of Marxism /,
from 7 to 500 p. M; Theory and
Practice of Trade Unionism, Thurs
day from $50 to $50 p. M; Prob
lens of Workers Children (for Pho
neer Leaders) Monday from Z to
800 p. m.
The course in Theory and Prac-
tice of Trade Union Work to be
given by John J. BALKAN on Thurs
day $50 p. M, in addition to taking
up the role of trade unions and the
class struggle, the History of the
Trade Union Movement in the U. S.,
will go into great detail on the whole
question of the world situation and
the tasks facing the labor movement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
Declared Insane in
z States; Speaks for
Tammany All Smith

A campaigner for Al Smith, who
has been declared insane in seven
states arrived in New York City
yesterday. He is John V. Nash, of
Emoryville, w. Va. Covered with
placards boosting Smith, wearing
long hair, a flowing beard and blow
ing a long fish horn the lunatic in
vaded Union Square.
Although in appearance he was
somewhat unlike the other cam
paigners for Tammany AL, his dis
course was on the same high plane.
After listening to him a Communist
remarked that instead of being de-
clared insane in. seven states only, it
should be made MISUNDERSTANDING
tionally.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
Minor Exposes Three
Capitalist Parties

Continued from Page One
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Minor made it clear that the pro-
gram of both Hoover and Smith is
imperialist war and that the election
of Norman Thomas, were that pos
sible, would also mean imperialist
war despite his pacifist cloak.
Minor was preceded by speakers
representing the republican d
democratic parties and by Louis d.
Waldman, socialist party candidate
for governor of New York. Wald-
man, after describing himself as "a
very conservative socialist" criti-
cized the two big capitalist parties
because they were "unintelligent."
He spoke respectfully of lawful,
constitutional methods" and pre-
sented program for improving the
efficiency of the capitalist system.
McAllister Coleman, socialist
party candidate for U. S. Senate,
acted as chairman of the symposium
and tried in vain to cut short
Minors speech.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31

capitalism. private trading in
Soviet Russia is constantly decreas-
ing" said Weinstone. "On the
other hand cooperative and state
trading is developing. All basic in
dustries are in the hands of the
proletarian state" An unanswer-
able question put by Weinstone was,
"If it is true that the Soviet state
is adopting capitalism why is the
capitalist world fighting it and plot
ting against it,"
To O'Brien's charge that SANDING
is a bandit, Weinstone replied that
American capitalists have always
hidden their attacks against work
ers under the pretense of righteous
action in pursuance of an ideal, this
time by stamping SANDING bandit
and a menace. "Since they are in
the minority" said Weinstone, "cap-
italists must of necessity rely on
deceit and chicanery to hoodwink
the workers" The notorious case
of Sacco and Vanzetti was cited by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
Tasks of All Party
Members for Nov. 4

Here are the tasks of every
Party member in District 2 tc
make Red Week the reddest in
the history of New York.
We must distribute in every
shop and home. where workers
are to be found, leaflet adver-
Using the Madison Square Gar
den Meeting, Sunday, Nov. d.
The splendid red poster by
Fred Ellis. advertising gthe meet
ing, must be placed in every VIM
dow, meeting hall, in every large
industrial building.
Every working class organiza-
ton, union or fraternal should
call upon it's members to attend
as a body.
Throughout the week, every
Party member is to carry on per-
sonal agitation in his shop about
the meeting. Every Party men,
Der should bring not elss than ten
workers from his shop.
All Party members are in
structed to attend the Party
membership meeting promptly
after work, at Manhattan Ly-
ceum, 66 East 4th St., on Friday,
Nov. 2, $50 p. m, to receive inn
portant last minute instructions
n connection with Election Day
and the closing days of the Elec-
ton Campaign.
Every unit is to elect a COM
mite of 10 to be part of a COM
mittee of 1000 to have charge of
the floor at the Madison Square
Garden and to report on Sunday
morning at 1890 a. m. in the
Garden.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
Harlem Red Rally to
Boost Candidacy of
Welsh Tomorrow Eve

A Red Night in upper Harlem to
boost the Negro youth candidate
Edward Welsh, has been arranged
for tomorrow evening, to take place
on the most populated corners of
the section. A number of open-air
meetings will be held at various
points in Harlem, ending in a big
united rally at 135th ST. and 7th
Ave.
All members of the upper and
lower Harlem units must report
without fail to 200 w. 135th ST., at
z p. M, where arrangements will
be made for open air meetings, sale
of literature and the final parade
and wind up rally. Speakers from
the downtown units must also re-
port at the same place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31
west Side RED
RALLY TONIGHT
Communist Speakers to
Address Workers
Continned from Pane One

COttCU060 JFOHt L uy6 Cft0
tending from 14th St. to 47th st.
There will be a large wind-up meet
ing in front of the section head
quarters at $3.50 p. m.
The following speakers should re-
port to 101 w. 9th ST.: Gibulsky,
Peer, Joe Cohen, l. Cohen, B. Gus
sakoff, Wright, Leroy, Huiswood,
Bydarian, Claim, Mcdonald, P.
Shapiro, I. Zimmerman, G. Spiro,
Pasternak, R. Rubin, G. Primoff,
Mania Res, Charles Alexander, Har-
ry Blake, N. Wilks, Biedenkapp, H.
Davis, Nat Kaplan, Lawrence Ross,
Max Kagan, Magliacano, Candella,
Kalfedis, B. Rubin, Napoli.
1. All speakers assigned by the
District Agitprop Department of
the Party for the Downtown
West Side Red Night Rally
should report to 101 w. 9th St.,
at 1880 p. m. sharp.
2. All speakers of Downtown
Units 1 and 2 of the Young
Workers (Communist) League
should report to 101 w. 9th ST.,
7:30 p. M, to be assigned to the
various corners.
g. All members of Section
and 8 of the Party and Units /
and 2 of the Y. w. C. L. should
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-31

him as an example of the conscious
crimes against the working class
framed up by the master class.
Right of Revolution.
Anticipating O'Brien's sentiment
tai appeal against the use of "force
and violence" Weinstone quoted
Lincoln's inaugural address, in
which he said that the masses have
the right ''to dismember and over
throw the existing government"
Immediately, O'Briep fished from
his bagful of tricks a copy of the
address in question and read it
through, hoping to find misquo-
tation. Failing in this, he main
tanned that his Communist opponent
had "misconstrued the meaning"
"What Lincoln meant" O'Brien
apologized, "was that the people
have the right to amend the con-
stitution"
In his final charges, Weinstone
stressed the growing repression in
this country, citing the increased
use of drastic injunctions, the use
of the militia in strikes, denial of
the right of picketing all of which
"makes of American democracy an
open dictatorship"
''Give the Poor Thing Chance
Weinstone continually harrassed
the lettering O'Brien with demands
that the charges brought against
this government be defended by him.
To this O'Brien made a heartrend-
ing appeal that American democ-
racy be given a chance" completely
ignoring the past hundred and fifty
years.
At the close of the debate ques-
tions were asked from the floor
which both debaters answered.
Weinstcne took advantage of these
questions to further elaborate his
charges against American capital
ism, and emphasized his previous
statement that an international,
militant organization Of workers is
essential to fight the international
combination Of capitalists. This
statement of Weinstone's took con-
siderable wind out Of O'Brien's al
ready sagging sail.
Robert w. Dunn of the American
Civil Liberties Union presided.