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The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Norman Austin, 340s Warder st.
N. W.. has listed a team worthy
,of note. Benton is the best pitcher
in the National League and Grove
gets the call over Pennock for his
number of low hit games" explains
Austin.
Mickey Cochrane has the best
throwing arm I'm the major leagues
and the highest batting average
among the eatchers, Gehrig is en-
joving another b'g year.
''EIornsby IL leading the National
League again and fielding in fine
style. Lindstrom Is the power of
strength behind the New York
Giants through his hitting" Aus
tins team follows:
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Despite daily warnings,
several fans have apparently
forgotten that the rules for the
1928 Babe Ruth All-America
Baseball Contest are not to be
violated.
The rule that each contestant IS
LIMITED to cut ONE selection
doesn't seem to bother some Of the
baseball bugs. They have sent two,
three and even a dozen connbana'
tions and these have all been DE-
posted In the waste basket
It wouldn't be fair to the con.
testants who have submitted but
one team to consider the selections
Of those fans who failed to remem-
her the limitations. The rules gov
erning the contest are printed con.
spicuously in the sports pages OF
the Washington Times every DAY
and there is no excuse for incor-
rect teams.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

simmons is a real batter and
| good fielder and i don't see any.
BODY that can even approach him.
Manush is having a good season
and il one of the reasons why
the Browns are in the first division.
Paul Waner liz natural hitter
and excellent fielder and the best
hall PLAYER since Tv Cobb was in
his prime. Lindstrom is The fore
nost third sacker in baseball. J"
concludes Groves. Here's his Sc
Yo1+Sous.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Those who expect to submit
aelectiOns are advised to first
read the rules thoroughly. Tor
II there are any errors their
selections viii be thrown out.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Baseball fand0m in this vicin.
fly leans heavily toward Goose
GosIin. Al Simmons. and Paul
Waner for the Outfield. This
trio Outranks others IN popu-
Iarity. with many fav0ring Bot
a0mIey or GeIlrig for first base.
Rogers HnTnsby. Hughie CrjtZ
and Frankie Frisch receive the
most nominations for second
base. with Lindstrom rated ~
the leading third sackeF.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

many as the logical semi .finalist
against the champion Helen.

CALIFORNIA; bid for supremacy
this season Is perhaps the most
determined the coast players
have ever made and their assu-
altiea In the first round were
almost negligible, comprising
only the defeats Of Miss Edith
Tough 81 Berkeley and Violet
Doeg. q 15-year.oId from Santa
Monica.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Harry Groves. 1017 Ninth st.
n. E.. prefers Manush to Goose Cos
j lin. Groves. who fights under the
name OF kid" Groves, and also
plays on the local sandIots. states
j that Grove and Benton are the
class Of pitchers. Cochrane il one
III the chief reasons for the AS
/ present position.
"Gehrig II the hest first.base-
| man in either league. Hornsby
well, Ruth can tell YOU that.
| Sewell. though not quite ~ Of
/ old. is still above the rest Ut
! the shortstOps in all-arOund
ability.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03

many, where it plays a dominant
role in the government, the $50
cialist" party is now the sponsor
for the building of 10,000-ton ar
mored cruisers for the capitalist
state. The social-democrats have
expressed their enmity to the Soviet
Union in more blatant tones than
the imperialists. The Socialists"
support the anti-Soviet League of
Nations. Macdonald and his fol
lowers in England are now con-
cerned with preserving the British
empire and the continuation of an
aggressive policy towards the
Workers and Peasants Govern
ment.
The workers and peasants of the
Soviet Union know these things and
in spite of the social-democratic
parties the revolutionary workers in
the capitalist countries must be
made to understand them. The i'm
perialists have not dared to attack
The workers and peasants of the
Soviet Union are all too ready to
fight for the socialist fatherland,
the workers all over the world are
too ready to join hands and extend
the chain of Soviets, in unbreak-
able links, around the world!
Soviet Peace Policy.
Thus far war between Poland and
the Soviet Union and a consequent
world war have only been avoided
by the strong desire for peace in
the Soviet Union, and by its care
full handling of Poland's provoca
tive action. What other govern
ment, but one pledged to peace,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03

East, Japan menacing through ST.
IBERIA, Marking through Mongolia;
the French and British navies
to swoop down from the north.
The United States, the most dan
gerous and powerful imperialist
state in the world, it's dominant
position gained at the expense of
the British empire, looms as the
most solid bulwark of the capital
list reaction which, without the
slightest doubt, will sooner or later
plunge the world into a sea of
blood in the effort 20 exterminate
the Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics. This is true even if its
direct hand cannot so clearly be
seen in some Of the European ma
against the Soviet Union.
By its very nature the imperialist
Wall Street power is the mortal
enemy of the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics. 1t stands at the
other pole of social organization. It
has not recognized the Soviet
Union, and attempts to crush all
sentiment for such recognition at
home. In China, where the United
States has taken an open reaction
airy role in supporting and financ-
ing the reactionaFy Marking re-
gime, the United States militarists
are preparing the war against the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
The Reformist Betrayers.
As an integral part of the capt.
talist system, playing a subtle role
as defenders of capitalism and be-
trayers of the working class, stands
the second international. In Ger
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Continned from pdne One

continued from rage One
even to cook it's own breakfast. Fac
tories did not work, fields did not
produce, there was nothing to eat,
nothing to wear. The workers and
peasants had lived through seven
years of war and civil war.
Vibrating With Energy.
But now! The Soviet Union is a
fast developing industrial-agricul-
tural country. All the technical adj
vantages of modern science are be-
ing introduced. Even last year,
when l was there, not sign of de-
structive havoc was to be seen. All
traces of war had been wiped out.
The land vibrated with the energy
of construction. Everything had
been rebuilt and new things were in
the stages of construction--all from
the point of view and on the con-
crete basis of socialist society.
1t is an accomplishment that will
go down in history as one of the
most wonderful achievements of all
time, produced by the collective en-
ergy and will of the masses. Masses
with unified goal, with but one
ideal and one aim, shouting in one
voice, "On with the construction of
socialism! Down with all our enc
mics and traitors!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03
SPORTS IN
THE USSR
By G. w. sINFIELD.
(Manager of the British Workers
Sports Team in RUSSIA


Sports Team in RUSSIA
THE first Spartakiade- the Work
ers' Sports International-to be
held in the Soviet Union will remain
long in the memories of all those
fortunate enough to be present.
1t is almost impossible adequately
to describe the feelings and impress
sions so wildly created among the
delegation by this wonderful spec
tacle.
The Spartakiade games and con-
tests were preceded by a mass de
monstration through the streets Of
Moscow in which there participated.
in ado n to may thousands of
Russian workers all in their athletic
costumes, some 500 worker sports
men from twenty-seven different
countries.
Over 10000 workers gathered in
the Red Square to witness the march
past. This scene will never be for
gotten.
Our own British delegation, which.
dc e their lall NJ. ,rs-there
were s.I ty-four- we a good &C.
count of tn. IS, were tnn1ultu-
ously cheered by the Russian work
erc.
1t became apparent as the "Spart"
+. 0Gresscd Russian athletes
were to be reckoned with.
Their speed and sta ma were
amazing. This is all the more re-
n;arkable when we remember that
sport and r. cal culture among
the workers were practically I'M
J r. the revol
Teddy -ewis, lightweight, and
Harry Brown, bantam, the two com
r; : c.. cerned, gave splendid ex-
hibition and they were very well re-
cd. ole, light-wc...gs' md
Dai Thomas, feather, were also sue
cessful.
-, finished third on the 1t of
competing Countries. Russia was
first, Finland second, and Germany
a good fourth.
As result of our four weeks
experience in Soviet Russia we have
learned much which will be useful
to US in our task of developing a
mass workers sports movement in
Great Britain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03

sponsored by workers and peasants
with the ideal of Socialism as their
main support.
All these points we must keep
in mind as we celebrate the elev-
enth anniversary of the Russian
Revolution. The difficulties as
we'll as the achievements, the dam
ger of war, the need for strong
working class revolutionary move
ment to assure more anniversary
celebrations, not only of the Rus
sian revolution but also of the Ger
man, the French, the British, the
American revolutions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03

could have withstood the insinuat-
ing provocation of the Pilsudski
dictatorship?
The Soviet Union signed the Kel-
logg pact to OUTLAW" war. But
at the same time it explained to
the workers of the world that such
a pact could never outlaw war as
long as the capitalist system con-
tinues; that the specific reserva-
tons in the pact made by the Bri-
fish and French imperialists in re-
CARDS to certain areas was only
further proof that the Kellogg pact
is, from the side of the capitalist
powers, but a maneuver for i'm
perialist war.
The "Krassin."
Cutting its way thru the ice of
capitalist enmity, the "Krassin'
bore to the workers of the world
an extreme proof of the bravery.
the endurance, the nerve and de-
termination of Soviet workers.
Where the machinery of the CAPT
talist nations was inadequate, the
sturdy ice-breaker Krassin, manned
by brave crew, broke its way thru
the Polar ice and accomplished the
task All enmities were cast aside
by the Soviet expedition. And it
rescued its arch-enemies, members
of an expedition sent by a fascist
dictatorship on an imperialist ven
ture.
The Krassin expedition stands as
an additional proof of the internal
development of the Soviet Union, as
another token of the strength of an
industry and technical development
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Growth of Production.

Ill JllG ollOIG DpdNC VI OiiO yNcA OhN
achievements of the workers and
peasants of the Soviet Union are
great. At the same time they have
been faced with sharpening of the
anti-Soviet campaign.
The first achievements to be re-
corded for the year are the grow
ing productivity of the socialized in
dustry, the growth of new industry
and of special cultures in the vii
lagos, and at the same time the
growth of the co-operatives.
During the last year productivity
increased 17.6 per cent over 1926-27,
while wages increased 11.2 per cent
instead of the To per cent provided
for in the plan. Especially to be
noted is. the fact that the production
of agricultural machinery increased
to 42.3 per cent of last year, while
industrial construction increased
from % to 90 per cent.
From the few figures given above
the general impetuous development of
Soviet industry, together with the
increase in wages for the workers,
part and parcel of socialist So
ciety, can be seen. Among indi-
vidual instances of development we
can cite the unprecedented growth
of the naphtha industry, the growth
of the machine building industry,
whose importance cannot be over
stressed, and which is virtually a
new industry. Agricultural ma
chimes have overstepped the pre-
war level threefold. Strong founda-
tons have been laid for the cleo
trical and chemical industries, and
pipelines have been laid in the
Grozny oil fields. Identification,
both in city and village, has in
creased with astonishing pace, COM
sidering the immense difficulties to
be faced.
Seven-Hour Day.
While all this is going on the
seven-hour day has been introduced
into industry, and all the new plants
are opened on the new schedule.
Wages are going up.
The same can be shown in agricul-
ture. Thirty thousand tractors have
been introduced to the broad steppes
Of the Soviet Union, ripping them
up in one sweep and harvesting them
in another. The cultivation of the
technical crops for industrial pur-
poses, which had been especially
hard hit by the war, is going on with
renewed vigor and has achieved a
level above pre-war. Such crops as
cotton and sugar-beet, so important
to the construction of agricultural
industry, are now on high produc-
tive level.
The failure of the winter crops in
the Ukraine has been counteracted
by excellent crops in Siberia and
other wheat sections and by the fall
harvest in Ukraine. During the last
month grain collections have been
much higher than was originally ex-
pected. And now the cooperative
and collecting machinery has been
improved to assure plenty of bread
for the industrial centers.
The Shakhty Trial.
These are only a few facts.
Enough to demonstrate that the
workers and peasants of the Soviet
Union have pushed the throttle all
Tie way and are express-bound to-
wards the construction of socialist
society, with modernized and eff
ficient industry and agriculture.
There have been barriers set on
the tracks of the socialist express,
Tut the watchfulness and determine
ton of the loyal track walkers have
cleared the path all the way.
The trial of the Donetz Basin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03

The Members Of the Night Workers Unit
of Section No. of the Workers (Cof1h4u-
nist) Party Greet the Daily Worker on the
18th Anniversary of the Russian Revou-
ton and Pledge Themselves to8F iHfqt
Against the Danger of War on the First
Socialist Soviet Republic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-03
WHEN THE SOVIETS
SIEZED ALL POWER

conspirators demonstrated clearly to
the workers and peasants that there
were still counter-revolutionary ele-
ments within their own ranks, who
by sabotage, espionage and even di-
rect destruction, attempted to him
der the construction of Socialism.
Again we had the experience of see
ing the masses react to this threat
against their society. The Shakhty
trial was the center Of all interest.
There, in the conspirators, was i'm
personated the counter-revolution-
cry enemy, who had eaten his way
into one of the most industrial CEN
tiers in the Soviet Union.
But the Workers and Peasants
government was equal to the occa-
sion. The conspiracy had been dis
covered. The criminals were pun
ished. The workers heaved a sigh
of relief, went back to their work
benches with renewed determination
and the consciousness that every
step must count, all energy must be
directed to the construction of So
cialism, just as before they had di-
1ected all their strength towards the
destruction of invading armies and
counter-ievolutionary hordes.
The Washington times., 1928-07-25

dean. don't know what the
penalty III. can't believe 30
small an 0ffense endangers my
status ri the university If you'll
tell me why YOU sent Tor me- I'll
RI now. ! have An engagement &
Sir stood poised, with her hand
figure ailhOuetted against Its dun
cray paint. 1t was the pose 81 4
dancer about 10 hit OF the stage
Dean Eteuer's massive face was
growing eicklier moment by 1nO-
rl1ent The tail thin girl who
was evidently the chairman OF
the council, rose to her aid. We
have decided. Miss. Waldron, she
said, hurriedly, that You are to-
hk deprived Of the privilege Of
evening engagements with men
for period Of month, Tbs
second Offenfe n punishable by
suspension.
Linda laughed and opened the
door. Suddenly. when she should
have burned with rage against
the student council she found
herself the Indifferent spectator ok
their antics. Even the word
waitress which she thought she
could distingufsh in the babble be-
hind her AZ she closed the door
had no power to rouse her.
She walked home through the.
deepening shadows and sat down.
III her window to think. INV
that the whole story OF her HE
In RedhilI had come out, she was
surprised to find out how little
she minded 1t. Doyle. who had
told 1t, the campus groups that.
gossiped about III. Mrs. MOrris'
own dinner table, which discussed
it--all these were remote, harm.
less dragons. But Thomas Noon.
light had believed the gossip, and
doubted her.
She got UP with determination
and set about preparing canned
soup and toaAt on her electric
grill. These were the solid, conl-
fortinR things to think about at
such tin1e-the spacious, friend
~ room, the rich sheen of silver
on her dressing table. her quilted
satin bathrobe on that chair, and
the warm. rich Od0rs OF the food
III IIIS KI1lts w WEtt tAtS ~ JNkSD "
the spirit failed there were always
the joys Of the flesh.
She ate part Of the soup and
crumbled the toast ainlessly IN
it, saucer 1t was no use. Appe.
tite did not obey her resolve.
She considered various ways Of
spending the evening. She might
try the sanatiVe effects Of 4
shampoo. A. seIf.administered
facial massage and manicure.
IT would givie her something to
do. and those things would heip"
her relax from this tension Of
body and mind.
She had put the last touch OF
polish on her nails when she
heard someone whistling from
below. She ran to the window.
There were Doyle and two other
hnys looking UP at her. They
were all wearing tuxedos and
their eyes slhone in the moon.
liHht. Come down" whispered
Dovle. Put on your marty toys
and come down. We're asked To
hiRh ink 81 the TNT's, and
therein Be music and wine. ana
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Shirley. the self.possessed. starn-
akred into silence she fought
sor self-coptrol and NARROWLY held
81 she wanted Is scream, to
LAUGH ito cry. Through 4 mist
she saw Alan, his face stern.
TIzeu. 6inlly; she heafd his voice:
agree with that, Manrois,
NJ nile has worked very hard,
but haye no doubt that she II
much Indebted to y0li. You must
alloW me III put n little PROPOSE
tiou before YOU later il fact, as
ms wife Is; To an extent. my busi.l
ness partner viii put IL t0
sou now VIII you accept par
eel of shares IS AS little token
81 our gratitude ~
~ dear BrennaWny. 4 u de-
1Igl1tIuI 81 yOu TO make the offer.
but could not think Of accept.
Ing Il Believe me, you grossly
exaggerate my part In the affair.
a trlfling courtesy which have
been most happy Is perform
that Is all And now / anl sure
Hrs. Erennaway wishes Ia discuss
Il with YOU and will say good.
might my friends.
Shirley had been conscious of ii
9arKing n0t@ She thanifed MaMrUis
agaiB, her exafltafi0n now dimgaed
with the fear that something had
gone wrong
When Alan came back she
watched him and noted that he
Eoided her eye.
Well, Shirley, you were just
saying that you had failed and
now II appears you've succeeded
You have obtained military protec.
ton for the laborers. You have,
ii fact. done what you get out to-
do. You have done what your
husband refused u try and yOu
have succeeded where he would
certainly have failed.
His voice was cold utterly cold
get she knew that HE was merry
Gus. She sank Into chair. hurt
and bewildered. This was the
moment 0f triumph 0f which she
had dreamed She had thought IT
herself fighting her way 10 this
alouaent through toll and danger
md disease. There had been flOIle
u these 1T had ali been too easy
and that was why Alan WAS
saNAAA4Nfs 1-tysstA y ~ 90 II 9AtS NADA 49,
had no existence.
Yes. here IS the concession, =,
she said. gulping back tears of
disappointment. but I believe all
the same that It was Monsieur
faurois
'Quitel, cut in Alan. but +
recognize that that II not my
affairs Won remember In our 0rigi-
nal conversation away back IN
Don't, please cried Shirley
III was only going To say that
n you remember you chose To
regard your husbands debt ID me
~ being your own In the sense
that you wished to repay II, 1t
was agreed that you would dis.
charge your part or the debt II
ysDu were 10 do what he ought to.
have done. You have done Ii. How
you hare done it, I repeat, Is not
nv affair.
The moment OF triumph had
failed. Why, oh why Was he not
offering his hand end taking back
the Insult he had once flung at
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back against the cushions and
not care where the car was going,
81 what the evening promised.
The boys IN the rear sea broke
into quavsring duet Of Annie
Laurie and Followed Il up with
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie. &
with i large quota of aobs and
trennolOs
Doyle did not sing with them.
Linda could almost see him
through the blindfold, sitting
straight and intent over his wheel,
staring ahead with shining eyes.
she felt almost kindly toward him
tonight. The incense Of devotion
il pleasing to the nostriis Of the
GODS. no matter what kind Of.
Terson places It on the altar. This
IS still more true OF the goddesses.
when he did not speak 10 her.
she spoke to him. When will
they take OFF this blindfold.
DOyle?''
Just a. soon an we reach the
party he answered. Stupid
rule. Won know, hut the Teysssl
value their absolute secrecy more.
than anything else on earth, ex.
cept their bad reputation on the
campus.
Are they 30 very wicked,
DoyIe?" She asked the question
out OF idle curiosity. not because
II mattered.
Doyle laughed. II don't know.
what do you call wicked? They
drink some and play ct love q
good deal, and they don't believe
IN the holy trinity Of etiquette,
discipline and pr0priety. I think
they're good scouts.
LINDA pondered these remarks.
n say, H0skins.D broke In one
OF the men In the rear seat,
..hadn't we better stop at PetA's
Tor another case, and take him
with us? He'll probably be bring
ing that strawberry blonde from
the shirt factory and will appre-
ciate 4 lift. We can crowd into
this car, cant We?'
sure thing said Doyle iaconi-
calIy.
IN good with" the other man
added, "ie never sells wood
alcohol to his friends. /"
Linda sat quite still and lis.
tened. The prospect for the eve
ming seemed exciting. at any rate,
better than sitting at home alone
and reviewing that ignolninious
SCENE with the student council.
The thought Of those five lack.
11ster damsels brought mali.
cious smile To her lips They had
decreed that she should have no
dafas FOR month. Well, this
Was good beginninR--the TNTs
81 dubious song and story.
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J her? 4 4 these words he VAS sit:.
ins Qrnsal etilted words that
sounded Ike IN accusation :
His last phrase echoed hack into
her brain and her attention seized
on IL
How do got think did itg.s
sl9e asked.
III the easy way
She Stared at him Naxed, She
lad the impression That he l1ad
not meant tn ~ that that
something outside his own nature
had forced the words iii d h0arse
whisper to his lipA.
.Aians she gasped DO yoE
know what You are saying 81
rAeg'
.It isn't my affair." re re-
peated But dOpst want YOU
TO misunderstood my words. /
tell you am complaining of Moth
ing TO fulfill the bargain you
forced upon yourself with me, sou
used the weapon which you use
with coDzHnnlata elEilI
You at least sn6D6nted that
MauroiE WIS person of ixapoF-
lance here lsYl0W klak III IN the
Big BOSS aud hte M Sn little
local government IN i3 pocket;
/ think you used the did aninIle,
shirley. the technique Won learned
from your father and tried f0