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Evening star., 1928-12-25
OPPORTUNITY FUND
IS SHORT $7,322
Associated Charities Hope
TomorroW'S Mail Will
Swell Donations.

Has Washington forgotten its most
needy children through preoccupation
with the Joy that today fills the vast
majority of the homes of the District?
This question arose this morning IL
the minds of workers of the Associated
Charities raising fund of $l4,976
needed to provide for IA local families
when a final check of contributions to
the opportunities showed that little
more than half the total--$7 ,654.S8-
had been received.
There is a bright ray of hope in the
situation, however, for The volunteer
workers are expecting that when Jet
ters posted yesterday or today are de-
livered tomorrow, with resumption OF
post Office service, that many additional
gifts will be received.
1892 Still Needed.
A total of 1892 still is needed to
complete the quota required to take
care of the needs of the families which
are themselves unable to provide neces-
sary housing, food, clothing, and, in
some cases. drastically needed medical
attention.
There. are IS children in these ID
families who are facing life handicap
PCO tAlOuEIl IIO 1duIb Va tIlCA4 OWA1,
officials of the society point out. As
sociated Charities workers hope that
each of the opportunities will have been
seized and the amount fully subscribed
when the mail Is opened tomorrow
morning.
Additional contributions are coming
in. One happy father, who received as
a Christmas present little daughter,
sent in check for 500 to be used to
give happiness to some needy children.
It was presented to Opportunity g.,
where there is a baby girl and four
other children under the age of 10.
Packages Delivered.
Contributions may be sent to the
treasurer of the fund, John B. Larner,
at 1922 Eleventh street, or to the Office
of The Star.
The IA opportunities are by no means
all the Christmas, work conducted by
the Associated Charities. Yesterday
workers of the society and volunteers
we're busy all day tying up packages
for children in families known to them.
They were delivered by volunteers and
served to make today brighter for many
of the underprivileged.
Members of the Miner Normal School
UIGSSS0 OOllS dI1O oCI4O OVAACA tOJS w
needy children and one donor gave 500
worth of toys and $3.50 to buy useful
things and the Southwest Citizens As
sociation appropriated $25 for needy
families in its district.
Opportunity No. 1.
When her husband died Of pneumonia
FIVE years ago, this widow started to
work to support her two little girls and
frail mother, herself widow. She has
never been very strong and the strain
of overwork and poor food made her
and the two children easy victims for
tuberculosis. All are now under the
care of tuberculosis specialists. Rest.
good food and peace of mind is the
prescription of these doctors. She can
follow 1t only If her income be assured.
Twenty-Five dollars week or $1,000
for the next year is needed.
AmoIInt asked for 81 400 M
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the boy was given an automobile ride
to the House of Detention. There was
Christmas tree fully trimmed and
Sonny" was having grand time while
his mother conveyed the news of his
disappearance to his father and the
two intensified their search. Finally
they notified police, and by 10 o'clock
Sonny" was hanging up his stocking
under the expert direction of his
parentS
Evening star., 1928-12-25
16 DEATHS MARK CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATION IN SOUTHLAND
Eioht Lose Lives In Flames Caused by
Explosion of Fireworks; Four
Killed Near Hazard, Ky.

Carter's dance with Mrs. Mundy The
brothers and Mr.. and Mrs Mundy were
taken by police for questioning.
While struggling with J. j. Rerning-
ton, town marshal, in an England,
Ark, restaurant, last night, u. A.
Slower, believed to have resided in
Muskogee, shot and killed himself.
An early morning fire which destroyed
the home of Mrs. Lee Hembree, near
Kinards, S. c., caused the death of Mrs.
Membree and a son, William, 90, and
two other persons.
Miss Sarah Reed, As. wes killed when
run down by an automobile in New
Orleans, and Virgil Wells was killed
early last night in similar accident at
Paris, KY.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Long on Foresight.

WILKES-BARRE. Pa. R.-John J.
McDevitt has made arrangements to
contribute approximately $35, ,061 $685.
636,436, ,0S1 1886 ,563, $40 to pay off the
worlds debt in the year 1928, if the
world has any debt then. He sent a
SIS deposit to bank here, with instruc-
tions that it be placed in trust for 1000
years, the proceeds from accumulated
interest to go to pay of the universal
indebtedness.
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Still needed ............. $54
Opportunity No. 2.

Opportunity No. 2.
Six happy little girls ranging in age
from to IA should have the careful
supervision of their loving mother. Big
brother has just turned 16, but his
earnings will be far too small to provide
protection for his sisters. Mother has
tried to leach them to be self-respecting,
promising young women of tomorrow
in spite of a father who has cruelty
sidestepped his responsibility and
whose whereabouts are unknown. The
resulting tragedy of removing the
mother from the home and putting her
to work is obvious.
At least $25 a week or 1900 will
be necessary If the mother is to remain
at home
Amount acbod for $1 am m
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Opportunity No. 3.

Opportunity No. 3.
Father away from his family because
of an incurable disease; an 18-year-
old son doing his valiant best, but
handicapped by i'll health; another son
also weakened by an attack of pneu-
monia mother praying for the future.
And not the least important, the spe-
cial pet, 3-year-old Hal. who needs the
guidance of a strong fathers love and
understanding. This father is totally
unable to contribute TO the support OF
the family and supplement the eldest
sons earnings, which are so pitifully
inadequate for his mother and five
brothers and sisters.
They need $26 week, or 1882 a
year.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Hint for Hunters.

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass. Op).--
Frank H. Wright offers to lend horse
shoe to unlucky hunters. While deer
hunting recently he tramped for hours
without even a chance at shot. On
his way back to his automobile he
found a horseshoe and within 20 min
utes had bagged good-sized deer.
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sI,30O.00
Still needed ............. $786.3:
Opportunity No. s.

opportunity NO. D.
For many months lively little Clara
showed the grit of soldier through
interminable hours of suffering. One
day she asked mother why daddy never
came to see her. Mother answered
softly that perhaps he would some day.
But he never did. Now Clara is well
again and goes off to school each day.
Sometimes she wonders what is to be-
come of them now that daddy does not
help them any more She knows that
son one must make money so that she
anA her three sisters will be able to go
on to school. She is so afraid that
mother will have to go out to work. and
then what will they do?
With a regular amount of $25 week,
or $1,000 for the year. this little family
may be kept together.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Opportunity No. Z.

Opportunity No. !.
Fate has played a queer trick with
I4-year-old Johnnie's frail body But
he is blessed with mother who under
stands how to make a chap happy.
Edward, his twin, is always considerate
and is forever planning something for
Johnnies amusement with the few
cents he picks up in helping his friends
on paper routes Then there are the
two little girls, Grace, the 11-year-old,
and 8-year-old Mildred. Johnnie has
a pleasant home, for mother has way
of making things look bright and cheer
full. But father has treated them all
shamefully and left mother to puzzle
over the problem of keeping her family
together. They need $23 week, or
$1,196 year.
Evening star., 1928-12-25

and then break
fast without a
senatorial COM
mittee. T h ere
ought to be time
off for good be-
havior for a Pres
ident. M rry
Christmas to you
and Mrs. Hoover,
Herbert! You are
away out on the
ocean on a bat
tleship. out of
reach of Christ
mas post cards.
That amt Christ
m as; tn a t. S
H e av en-. And
merry Christmas
to you, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ch arl e y
Dawes! Charley,
lots of 'em have
forgotten t e n you
after four wears
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Still needed ..........
Opportunity No. IL.

Left by her bigamist husband face to
face with the problem presented by her
eight small children, colored mother
has not allowed herself to become en-
bittered. Although hcme- making is of
necessity her sole profession, she has
made great success of 1t. Each morn
ing George; John, Billy, Jane and Annie
all go off to school eagerly, faces shining
and their clothing spotlessly clean.
Teddy, Joe and Margaret, the little
ones, play contentedly among them
selves all day. The mother trusts that
those who have made this possible will
not deny her help when the children's
whole future depends upon the continu-
alton of their happy home life.
The $26 which is needed weekly (or
$1,S52 for the year, will prove sound
investment.
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Amount asked for. .......... 81 .352.Oc
previo,,c1,, a ockpow1ndped e52Q An
Still needed ............. $64:
Opportunity No. 4.

Tragedy has reared its head high in
at least one home Even after drunk
en- husband left his family in compare
tive peace, his deeds remained behind
him. Now the mother is faced with
the problem of supporting her six chill
dren--one is only years old-with
only the help of the two oldest sons,
one of whom works after school.
TO tighten her burden and keep her
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s1.300.0n
Still needed -.
Opportunity No. 8.

Not many, no matter how unfor-
tunate, are, like little Martha, under
the double handicap of a probably In
durable physical disability and extreme
poverty. Her mother, as the only
breadwinner for her family of five chill
dren, works while all but Martha are
at school and devotes her spare time to
giving to Martha the care which such
child should have. But, after all. In
mothers scheme of things food and
clothing for her children must come
first. They need aid.
Sixteen dollars weekly or 1892 VIII
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Silk Enters Cotton Home.

BOSTON Cp).-Silk manufacturing Is
invading New England, traditional home
of the cotton manufacturing Industry.
Within a short period plans for four
new silk plants we're announced.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Opportunity No. 6.


Opportunity No. 6.
More heartbreaking by far than the
man who is physically unable to sup
port his family is the man who, with
the skill and ability to command a COM
Portable living wage, leaves his family
to bear the brunt of the suffering
caused by his moral weakness. What
will they do, these six fatherless little
children, ranging in age from to II
years, with only frail mother between
them and want while the father Is
paying the penalty for his neglect? Are
they to be another broken family who
' bear through life the scars Of un-
happiness caused by separation, or will
they get the aid that means happiness?
Twenty-six dollars week. or 1852 for
year, will bring this happiness.
Evening star., 1928-12-25

Rochambeau off the Grand Banks last
July. Afterward he said he had jumped
to prove the efficiency of modern steam
ers and their lifeboat crews, but Miss
Elsie Eckengren of Washington said he
made the. leap on dare from her.
Mrs. Hoyt is daughter of the late
Senator Bankhead of Alabama.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Opportunity No. 10.

UppUEIUHIty NU' 1V'
Six motherlesS children is usually
synonymous with a broken home-that
is, If we reckon without the unsung
quality of fathers devotion. With re-
markable perseverance and loyalty, this
young colored widower has gone for
ward, carrying his heavy burden. If
now that he has so nearly reached his
goal, help is refused him, the only solu-
ton in sight is an orphanage for the
children.
Just $12 weekly or 1924 for the year
will enable him to carry on.
Amount asked for S624.0O
Evening star., 1928-12-25

of solitary confinement. But not
me. And last merry Christmas
to Charley Curtis before he leaves
public life! And to the Senate and
the House, a merry Christmas! May
the literacy test never be applied to
your constituents
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Easy to Remember.

FRANKFORT, KY. Op)-Uz and OF.
two little Kentucky towns, claim the
distinction of having the shortest names
of all railroad stations in the United
States.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Flowers for Schoolrooms.

PARIS OP.-The municipal council
has demanded flowers in all Paris
schoolrooms and schoolyards to brighten
the existence of children at school.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Will Rogers
Says:

NEW YORK, ,CITY-Merry Christ
mas to you, President and Mrs.
Coolidge! Only two more months
Evening star., 1928-12-25

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Martha and make this home happy.
Amount asked for 49,. ...... 1882 90
Previously acknowledged S57490
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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she said, otherwise some detective
would be shopping around" And so
the reporter held one of the many
articles on the counter in his hand,
to make any passing snooper believe
they were discussing some moment
Gus purchase. The reporter asked
her about the wages the girls re-
ceived, and only here did she show
the slightest trace of hesitation.
Finally she answered. She had been
working at Wanamakers for three
years, and had had her wages raised
"many times" until now received SIG
week. Bonus? Sometimes on good
weeks it amounts to three dollars.
Usually about one, or at the most,
two"
1t was this girl who revealed to
the secret of the pensioned workers,
tho the reporter had noticed and
wondered at the age workers here
and there, with lined faces and
with stopped shoulders, going about
their work, slowly and painfully,
and he asked her if Wanamakers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
(Special to the Daily Worker

Especial to the Daily Worker
MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., (By MaiD
The Council of Labor and Defense
discussing the estimates of the cost
of the Dneipr Hydraulic Electric
Station (Dneiprostroy), set the total
cost at 172,453,000 rubles (about
$50, 221, 000) and not to exceed $780,
$4,000 rubles.
The total expenditure for the pro-
ject, which will change the face of
the territory surrounding Dneipros-
troy for a radius of 200 miles, in
Guiding the construction of bridges
and railroad lines, medical and SAM
tary measures, anti-malaria precau-
tons on the Samara river, and tech
nical assistance and advice is fixed
at 5,973,000 rubles. The technical
assistance and advice from abroad
alone will cost 100000 rubles.
Dneiprostroy is expected to be
working at full force by 1888, work
ing only partially until then as its
turbines are installed. 1t will alter
the whole face of the surrounding
region and create new industries
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
BRITISH PLANES
RUSHED TO KABUL
Take Heavy Transfers
From Irak

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 81
1t is reported here that because of
the winter weather, King Amamul-
lah will remove his government to
Kandahar and will launch a strong
offensive against the revolving tribes
in the spring.
Two more British, heavy-powered
army planes, capable of carrying
two pilots and 20 soldiers, have ar
rived at Karachi, on the India bor-
der. It is reported that these will
fly to Kabul to aid in the evacua-
ton of the foreign legations.
There is very little news from
Kabul and the latest authentic re-
ports indicate that all is quiet. The
steady, stream of reports, scares
and rumors dispatched from here by
the British press agents, and the
rush of British planes to "rescue"
foreigners from the "rebels" only
adds to the belief that Britain is
engaged in a campaign against the
Afghan government, as well as
against the sultan of Nedj in
Arabia and against the Persians,
where .revolts have simultaneously
broken out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
DNEIPROSTROY- CENTER
or THE SOVIET UNION

and crops in the vicinity. Besides
lowering the cost Of electricity in
the vicinity from IS copek per kilo7
watt to about one and one-half
copek per kilowatt, it will supply
electric power to radius of 300
versts (about 200 miles,. The pro
ject will be used to drain 100000
dessiatin of land thus making pos
sible the cultivation of cotton in the
area. Agricultural industries, such
as beet sugar, one of the most i'm
portant industries in the Ukraine,
will be conferred in the area.
When completed, Dneiprostroy
will be one of the largest industrial
centers in the Soviet Union, COM
pletely electrified and competing
with the Donnetz Basin in impor-
lance.
Engineers at Dneiprostroy recall
enthusiastically the dictum of cleo
trification and point out that with
other electric centers posted turnout
the Soviet Union agriculture will
also be socialized in the near fu-
ture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-28
The Fight Against Zausnerisn in the Painters Union

whole policy of fight against all ele-
ments of Zausnerism.
Time to Fight Now.
The left wing should have pointed
out all along that the united front
would prove its worth only if it is
directed against all agents of Zaus-
nerism and that those who fight for
class struggle policies must fight
against all agents Of class collabora-
ton and corruption, whatever be
their names or their pretenses.
The time is ripe now for the left
wingers to call upon all workers in
the present election to fight against
Shapiro and Mcnamara. They must
not be fooled by the slogan that the
election of Mcnamara means the re-
turn of Zausner. Both Shapiro and
Mcnamara are flesh of the flesh
and bone of the bone of Brindellism
and Zausnerism.
The left wing should point out to
all honest progressive workers, tc
the masses as whole, that the
election of Shapiro or McNamars
means only further consolidation OF
the reactionaries and the continue
ton of the present union-wrecking
policies.
The so-called progressives who
support Shapiro are helping to
keep enemies of the workers in con-
troll of the union. The left wing can
have nothing to do with bureau
Gratis like Shapiro, who flirt with
the progressives and left wingers
only because they want more time
to consolidate their machine, and to
attack the left wing, to expel the
left wingers and Communists at the
same time they fasten the power of
the bosses on the lives of the work
ers still more securely.
In the present election struggle
the left wing and the Communists
must fight against Shapiro and
Mcnamara, against Zausnerism and
Brindellism. They must use the
elections to bring to the masses of
workers the program of class strug-
gle of the left wing. They must
prepare the ground in the election
struggle for building up real pow
erful left wing based upon the con-
fidence and support of the mass of
rank and file workers. Ever great
er sections of the painters will rally
to the banners for such q left wing
Let us not look for sham vic.
tories which hamper our develop
ment.
Our goal is the consolidation and
strengthening of the left wing as
the leader of the masses, to arouse
the masses for the class struggle.
for winning leadership in the unions
in order to revolutionize the unions
so that they can be real instruments
of the daily fight against unemploy-
ment, speed-up, exploitation, imper-
ialism, for the interests of the
masses, and for the whole fight
against the oppressive capitalist
system. The struggle for election
to office must have the same gen
eral aim.
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AGED Shaved IN
WHALEN REGIME:
Wanamaker's OilyChief
Intimidated Workers
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several of the girls he saw working
in the store as soon as he entered
yesterday. They answered questions
willingly enough when l pretended
to discuss a purchase, but no sooner
did he touch the conditions of their
work, their eyes would look beyond
apprehensively, and they would &c
dumb. Invariably slick police dick
would be around. They have have
done their job of terrorizing the
workers here thoroughly, in the best
accepted traditions of the open-shop
concern.
1t was only after the reporter
crossed the Bridge of Progress" ESQ
that the reporter was able to speak
to someone. 1t was in the de-
partment Ut will not be named, be-
cause the Wanamaker dicks would
Immediately discover her identity
and fire herr that the Daily Work
err reporter finally found one who
was willing to talk about the con-
ditions of the workers. A tall SLIM
girl, dressed primly to conform with
the rules of the store, told how hor-
ribly they had been rushed 'uring
the pre- Christmas period.
Overtime Without Pay.
Although the store officially
opened at 9 a. M, all employees were
forced during this period to be at
their posts no later than 7 a. m. ard
to work until at late as half-past
eleven and even twelve at night ar
ranging the wares in attractive piles
for the Electromagnetic which does
its shopping there, and rearranging
them when they are knocked out
from the days work, late at night.
The truck drivers and the whole
delivery department were forced to
work even greater hours and at
greater speed-up, bringing goods to
the homes fo the purchasers.
"It's lucky we're in this corner"