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for the public. benefit and erected
form money raised by public SUD-
scriptions and those who subscrib-
ed have certainly had a sufficient
length of time in which to arrange
payment. Accordingly, the execu-
tive committee, without dissent
ing vote, appointed a subcommittee
and instructed them to select a
collector and proceed Immediately
tc collect by law. During the year
ending September 80, 1929, there
were 799 persons admitted to the
hospital There were 100 private
patients, 121 semi-private, 183 pa
tients in the women's ward, 17O
patients in the mems ward, AZ pa
tients in the children's ward, 62 in
the colored women's ward and Al
patients in the colored mems ward,
and in addition, there were rs
births at the hospital. There were
4S1 surgical cases, 166 medical
cases, and " maternity cases. The
capacity of the hospital is 80 beds
and the maximum day was in Sep
tember, 1929, when there were 38
patients in the hospital and z
babies were born. Another ques-
tion which came up at the same
meeting was the matter of unpaid
bills which are due to the hospital
from patients. At the present
time, this amounts to about $6,-
10000 and is due from persons who
are not INDECENT patients, many OF
whom refused to sign an affldavlt
to that effect. A part of the cost
to the hospital for indigent pa
tients is paid by the County Levy
Court. The amount that is paid
covers actual cost and there is, in
many cases, extro treatment that
such patients require which is pro-
vided by the hospital and for
which nothing is received. The
amount of unpaid bills is, of course
entirely separate from the amount
due on subscriptions; however, the
hospital is, of course, forced to pay
its bills promptly and where no
effort is being made by patients to
pay the amount due the hospital,
an effort will be made to collect
in the same way as on the unpaid
subscriptions. The Kent General
Hospital has been very lenient in
the collecting of its bills; however,
its affairs must be conducted in
business-like way and of course
the first principal in the successful
operation of any business organi-
zation or institution is the collec-
ton and payment of bills.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
KENT COUNTY GENERAL
HOSPITAL IN NEED OF MONEY
OVER $4,000 OVERDUE AND
UNPAID ON SUBSCRIPTIONS
Collector - Records Show Hos
pitaI Has Done Great Work

At the regular meeting of the
executive committee of the direc-
tors of the Kent General Hospital,
which was held on October 9, a
very careful and long discussion
took place regarding the uncollect-
ed balance of subscriptions due the
hospital. During the two drives
i for the raising of funds, a total
amount of over S2OO,OOOO0 was
subscribed and, of course, the
great majority of it was paid as
the subscriptions fell due; however,
there is a considerable number of
persons who apparently are finan-
cially able to pay who have ignor-
ed statements and requests for
payment. 1t was expected of course
that there would be certain per-
centage of subscriptions which
would not be paid, because of the
death of the subscriber or his NOV
ing away from the community,
financial reverses, or otherwise,
and the directors of the hospital
recently went over the entire list
of subscribers who had not paid
and crossed off several thousands
of dollars in subscriptions which
they considered uncollectable; how
ever, there is balance of over
$14 100000 due the hospital from
persons who, as stated above, are
apparently in position to pay, and
it was decided to place these ac-
counts in the hands of a collector
with instructions to collect the
money. 1t is not the desire to
cause any hardship; however, the
hospital was built and equipped on
the money subscribed and there
was a strong demand that erection
of the hospital begin promptly. In
many cases, the subscriptions ran
ever period Of several months
and were not due until stated per-
iods. On the strength CT these
subscriptions, the committee went
to the bank and borrowed the nee
essary funds and because of the
fact that some subscribers have
not paid, there is an inde btedness
at the bank on which the hospital
4 is compelled to pay interest and
which could be paid off if these
subscriptions were paid. 1t appar-
emily is unjust for the persons who
subscribed and have paid their
subscriptions not to collect the
amount of subscriptions of others
who are able to pay, but who have
for some reason failed 10 do SO.
The matter of uncollected sub
scriptions has been considered by
the directors for some time and
talked over with various persons
throughout the County and it is
felt that the action of the execu-
tive committee in proceeding to
collect the unpaid subscriptions
wherever possible, will meet the
hearty approval of the people. gen
orally. The hospital was erected
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
c. f. SPEAKMAN HONORED
Smyrna Man Leads Sales Force
of Insurance Company

The distinction of leading the
entire sales force of the Contin-
entail American Life Insurance
Company in volume of business
produced during the month of Sep
tember, goes to Cummins E.Speak-
man. His exceptional volume of
business produced for the year
thus far not only places him well
up among the leading producers of
the company for the year but also
qualities him as a member of the
Advisory Committee of the Com
pany's Field Force for 1880. Mr..
Speakman is associated with the
Wilmington branch office of the
Continental American and is the
leading salesman of that branch
for the first nine months of 1929.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Lowest Priced Tours to
Soviet Union Promised
by w. I. R.; Two Yearly

The announcement Of two yearly
tours to reach the Soviet Union for
the Nov. 7 and May l celebrations
has been made by the Workers In
ternational Relief. These will be
the lowest priced tours available
$305 round trip, which includes all
expenses.
The first group is now being or
ganized, to leave at the end of Oc-
tober. Registration is open for the
second group of worker-tourists,
which will leave in April. Payments
can be made in weekly installments.
This arrangement will enable large
numbers of workers to make a trip
to the first Workers and Peasants
Republic.
Further information can be OBJ
tanned at the National Office of the
W. I, R., Union So. Tel. Algon-
duin $3.50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
THE USSR AND PEACE
International PREPARES Ne1U, NtalBook

ments, the book contains a twenty
page introduction by Henri Bar
busse, in which the distinguished
French Communist writer summar-
ICES the policy of the Soviet Gov
eminent.
For the convenience of the reader,
all the documents setting forth the
efforts of the Soviet Government in
this direction have been divided into
six sections. The first section deals
with the struggle of the October
Revolution for peace; the second
with Soviet Russia at the peace con-
ferences; the third with the U. S.
s. r. and disarmament; the fourth
with the U. S. S. r. and the Kel-
logg Pact; the fifth with the U. S.
S. R. and the pacts of neutrality
and non-aggression; and the sixth
with the sixth session of the Pre-.
paratory Disarmament Commission.
Fact of Soviet Peace Policy
The terrific campaign of lies re-
leased by the capitalist press against
the Soviet Union in connection with
the Chinese affair, In face Of the
actual facts, shows the tremendous
Importance of making the Ameri-
can working class understand the
true character Of the Soviet TN
ions efforts to maintain peace. The
danger Of an imperialst attack upon
the Soviet Union has not been elimi-
mated. Every class conscious worker
must know the facts about the So
Wet Unions policy; this book brings
these facts together in a single VOL
ume; and it should be in the hands
of every person seriously concerned
about the defense Of the Soviet I'm
aon and the exposure of the danger
of new imperialist war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
MO0NL|TE CRUISE
Tickets Going Fast;
Get Yours Now

CONTINUED from Page One)
moonshine, although it would be
worth Drawing a cloudburst, sand
storm and typhoon to take in the
party, no matter if it was to take
place on coal barge.
But workers who intend to go
along are reminded that the number
of tickets on hand are limited and
selling like hot water bags in Green
land. They are one-fifty apiece, no
more, and can be had, while they
last, at the Daily Worker business
office, 26 Union Square; the Work
ors Bookshop or New Masses. 80 and
80 Union Square. respectively; Sol
Inns, ZIG East 14th St.; Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union,
l31 West 2sth St; Millinery Work
ers, West 37th St.; Unity House,
1900 Seventh Ave-; Bronx Workers
Colony, 2800 Bronx Park East or
any Communist Party station.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
TEXTILE BOSSES.
FOR
ALL. BETRAYERS.
Workers Join N.T.W.;
Conference Oct. II

Continued from Page One)
lightened manufacturer. They point
with pride to Elizabethton as a
clinching proof for the U. T. W.
How can any boss doubt that the
U. T. w. can serve him we'll in set
Ting his labor troubles? Here is
gang of experts on keeping the
workers in slavery, offering their
services at a reasonable price. They
have had a long experience in
fighting the Bolsheviks which is at
the disposal of the bosses. Surely
it is stubborn and stupid boss who
would not jump at the chance of hir-
ing this gang of takers to do his
dirty work. 1t is cheaper than the
method of the Manville-Jenckes Co.
at Gastonia.
Workers Don't Want U. 7. w.
There is only one difficulty. The
workers themselves are in revolt and
when they organize they demand a
real fight. At Elizabethton, at High
Shoals, at Marion, the workers have
carried on a militant struggle de-
spite the U. T. w. misleaders. And
when the U. T. W. finally succeeds
in selling them out, they turn to the
N. T. w. for leadership. However,
the U. T. w. treasures the bosses
that with the full cooperation of the
forces of the state, they will be able
to handle the situation.
| 1t remains to be seen whether they
will or not. The left wing unions
know that they have to fight not
only the bosses and their machinery
of government, but the U. T. W. bu-
readcrats as well, and the southern
workers are rapidly learning this
fact, and preparing for the coming
battle. This is the significance of
the preliminary Southern textile
workers conference at Bessemer City
on July 28th and the coming general
conference at Charlotte on August
18th and 18th. At the same time,
! UHGIG Will NC III oSoSlOII az lsoASAS h3
in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives, very appropriately, a
conference of the North Carolina
Federation of Labor. This will be
part of the campaign of the A. F.
of L. to show the Southern mill bar
ons the usefulness to them of the
| U. T. w. Edward McGrady has
promised to tell about how he helped
to run the Communists out of the
needle trades unions in New York
City," - and to bring back to the
industry the sweatshop, starvation
wages, etc. Both bosses and work.
ers will have to choose between COM
pany unionism and militant union
ism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Lyle, Communist Foe,
On Vaudeville Stage
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
police officer high in the detective
force, but Lyle met with a similar
fate when Judge Gaenzle took the
27 Communists out of his hands in
the Grant Park Demonstration case.
When they were reafraig1ed before
him on July 31st he seemed on the
poirt of picking another fight by re.
fusing to recognize Gaentzles bonds,
bit the Colneifcrd experience few
days precious checked him.
Iiere Again.
The presence of two boys amorg
the oefendents also gave him an
unexpected shock. They were lrv-
ing Herman and Sam Horowitz, two
of the 81 defendants. didn't l
send you to the Bridewell couple
of weeks ago." asked the judge.
He had, in the course of an excep.
tionally rotten judicial procedure,
in which, refusing to listen to their
demand for lawyer of for a jury
trial he had fined them each 5000
and costs for speaking on street
corner, and ordered their immediate
removal to the workhouse. But
when it was explained to him that
in this case also higher judge had
set the boys free because obviously
no valid charge was lodgtG against
them he SIMPLY ragged.
Prisoners "On Fi'e.'
The upshot was that all the de-
fendents will have to come down
again before "hizzonncr" a month
hence, despite his state nent durisg
tire first trial two months ago that
they were not worth wasting time
over. Throughout the whole County
Jail it is the general opinion that it
is tough to be one Of "Lyle's prison
ers." This was illustrated in the
case of Harry Pakitka, 17-year-old
hoy charged with burglary last lie
cember 9th, and reported to have
"done a Houdini" and vanished
from Lyle's custody. 1t now de-
velops, after period of o'~ni
months of lurid tales Of escape, that
the boy phantom prisoner has utt..
in the County Jail all the time Under
slightly mixed up name. In view
Of the trouble Lyle's bailiffs pro.
fess to have over the simple names
Of some of our defendants, the In
ternational Labor Defense is on the
job to see that none Of our 81 are
put on file by Lyle and just for
gotten about.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
HARLEM HOUSING
TOMORROW NIGHT
Urge V olun teers to
Report Today

Continued from Page One)
900 such cases in the courts brought
since July l.
"To leave these tenants morgan
lied is criminal, to fail to stop the
landlords robbery in Harlem only
gives landlords in other sections of
the city greater opportunity to loot
and plumber thousands of other OPP
pressed workers"
Volunteer workers should report
to the League headquarters in the
Harlem Labor Center, 235 W. 10th
Street, today after ten, and tomor-
row. The League has over 300
cases which need attention at once,
and the conference is expected to
draw many hundreds more cases.
Richard B. Moore, president of the
League, exposed the landlords last
night, showing how they are getting
higher rents than ever by such tricks
as accepting compromised rent
raises and raising rents only on part
of the tenants at the time. Many
tenants spoke from the floor and
said that they would never allow the
landlords to boost rents further.
Many delegates are to attend the
Conference, working class unions
may also send delegates who will act
as potential organizers Of tenement
leagues and help prepare for the
city wide conference on rent and
housing and decide on rent strike
procedure in other working class dis
tricts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Bronx Pioneers Debate
With Boy Scouts Aug.9

A debate between the Communist
Pioneers and the Boy Scouts will
take place at 8 p. m. Friday, at 1880
Wilkins Ave-, the Bronx. The sub
ject of the debate will be: Resolved
that the Boy Scouts is an Anti
Working Glass, Jingoist Organiza-
ton.
The debate was arranged when a
few Boy Scouts came down to the
last meeting of the Young Pioneers
and began to argue with the Young
Pioneers.
This debate occurs at the same
time that Harry Eisman is serving
a six months sentence for partici-
pating in 4 demonstration against
the Boy Scouts, and the attendance
of Pioneers will also be a protest
against the sentence Of Harry Els
man.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Open Air Meets Today

The following list of open air
meetings has been announced for
today:
Pier ID at IL noon. Speakers:
Brodsky, Maurer.
Pier SO at IL noon. Speakers:
Guss, C. Reeve.
62nd St. and Amsterdam Ave. at
8 p. m. Speakers: J. Cohen, G.
Lamb, G. Powers.
Goth st. and 9Th Ave. at p. M.
Speakers: j. Codkind, Paul Miller,
H. Silverman.
Bay 10th st. and Bath Ave,
Brooklyn, at p. m. Speakers: Sam
Don, Overgaard, VIM. Simons, l..
Zimmerman.
Yorkville Tenants. Speaker: S.
Harper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06

The International Publishers are
rushing the publication of new
volume entitled "The Soviet Union
and Peace" for the international
Ned Day against new imperialist
var. AS a collection of the most
important official documents relat-
ing to the peace policy of the Soviet
Government from the time of it's
assumption of power in November,
1917, to the present day, this book
reveals an indisputable record of I'M
relenting perseverance in an effort
to secure real world peace. Step by
step, in the face of hostile imper-
ialist world torn by deep-rooted RI
valries and squandering vast for
tunes on more and more ornaments,
each document represents a new eff
fort on the part Of the Soviet Gov
eminent to save the toiling masses
from new slaughters in the interest
of the world imperialists. Each reso-
LUTON, each appeal, each new pro-
posal manifests an unanswering ten
acity and interchangeable energy on
behalf of international peace, and
shows the Soviet Union proposing
peace to her enemies, demanding
general disarmament, and taking ad-
vantage of each new development
in international politics to further
these ends. In this respect, the So
Wet Union and Peace is the most
telling refutation of the verital,le
barrage Of hypocritical lies and
ISLANDERS about RED Imperialism"
endangering international peac g
which the capitalist press revived
and broadcast wholesale during the
last week in connection with the
Sino- Russion situation.
In addition to the official docu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Public Speaking Begins
at School August s
Communists viii Rise.

A class in public speaking, with
Rebecca Grecht as instructor, will be
given on the fifth floor of the Work
ers School, beginning at 7 p. M,
Aug. s.
Candidates for this course should
be assigned by all units and must
report before Thursday to the Work
ers School. Registration for entire
course is 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Remember This Date
Aug. 18!

Pleasant Bay Park, the place
of the big carnival!
Aug. IS, the day of the big
carnival!
Will it be the biggest affair in
years?
If preparations for entertain
ment, athletic features, food,
dancing and what not mean any
thing, it will!
For your own sake keep this
date open!
And watch for further an
nOuncements in the press!
Remember Sunday, Aug. 10!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Fail to Stop Pioneers.

The meeting was enthusiastic
from beginning to end, and was
aided by the stupidity of the police.
The Young Pioneers were march
ing to the square with their BAN
ners, when the march was stopped
by the lieutenant Of the police, who
was indignant at the holiness of the
children. He hurried from the
square and stopped the march, but
the children stood their ground and
finally the cops had to relent. In
the meantime a crowd of thousands
gathered and accompanied the march
of the children, who were greeted
with cheers.
The meeting was watched by the
police and by a large force of detec-
tives. The large number of BAN
ners did not please the police, for
they openly called for revolution in
case of war.
War and Gastonia.
Two resolutiohs-one against war
and one in defense of the Gastonia
strikers-were passed with a re-
sounding aye.
The speakers of the meeting were
Betty Gannett, Max Bedacht, Rose
Clarke, Frank Henderson, John
Boris, James Green of the Workers
International League; Ed Chessin,
Steve Mrochko, and Bertha Saliva
of the Young Pioneers. I. Amter
was chairman.
Meetings were held in Akron, Can
ton, Toledo, Youngstown and War
rem without any interference of the
police, although they were well
guarded. In Martins Ferry, Tom
Johnson, Lii Andrews and Charles
Guynn were arrested. The meeting
in Martins Ferry was well attended.
The sheriff of the county declared
that no meetings would be held in
the county and broke up a meeting
in Neffs, a mining town, on July 81.
Speak Despite Arrests.
In wheeling two were arrested
distributing the leaflets and the
sheriff also announced that no meet
ings would be held. Sadie Van
Veen spoke here and at Elm Grove
and quite to the establishment Of
the crowd was not interfered with.
During the weeks preceding the
demonstration in Cleveland meet
| ings were held at the factory gates,
90 shop bulletins and special bull
letins were issued and 10000 leaf
lets were distributed throughout the
district.
Flames and Noise Fail.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (By
Mail) Seven hundred workers in
this, the furniture manufacturing
capital of America, cheered Commu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
LABORER MURDERED.

INWOOD, L. l., Aug. 5. (U.P).-
Bullets fired through his kitchen
door killed Frank Paresi, a laborer,
here early today. The body was dis
covered this morning by a neighbor.
An automatic pistol lay near the bull
let riddled door. Police believe Pa
resi- refused to open the door for the
slayer and was shot while resisting
an attempt to force it open.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
Attention Speakers,
Agitprop Directors

A meeting of all speakers and
unit agitprop directors and chair
men of open air meetings, will be
held on August 8 at 1880 p. m. All
comrades are obliged to be present.
The meeting will take place on the
fifth floor of the Workers Center.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06

disciplined and best-centralized in
ternational force, already capable of
setting in movement millions of
workers throughout the world.
Communists viii Rise.
eve set in motion these hundreds,
thousands and millions of workers
at time when the bourgeoisie was
only preparing war behind a screen
of pacifist phrases, which means
that at the moment of mobilization
the Communist Parties would rise
full-armed to meet the capitalist
declaration of war.
sour test of strength on the list of
August was a war test of future
fighters behind the barricades. The
fact that despite police repression
many countries and wide masses of
the proletariat took part in the
demonstrations shows that an i'm
portant part of the working class
realized the war danger.
Toward Final Victory.
"Our campaign against war is not
ended with the First of August, but
only begun. 1t must be prolonged
in all the capitalist countries, espe-
cially in the form of struggle fol-
the streets, for the working class not
to yield to the class enemy and to
win the streets for workers demon
strations. We Communists are strong
enough to initiate our German COM
rades and force the bourgeoisie to
capitulate in the matter of allowing
the workers to use the streets for
demonstrations in other lands also.
Proceeding from the lessons OF
the First of August we must try to
turn each large or small class con-
flict that may occur in one country
or another into a class struggle OF
an international character. Forward
from the First of August to new in
ternational struggles that will lead
the proletarian masses to the last
great fight of all"