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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
BANKRUPTCY PETITION
LISTS $197, $50 IN DEBTS

Earl Carson, 1907 M street, described
as a hotel manager, today asked the
District Supreme Court to adjudge him
bankrupt. He lists. his debts at $751;
660.68 and estimates his assets at s803.
He is represented by Attorneys Eugene
r. West and j. A. Marshall,
William w. Bowman, house officer
at the Hotel Roosevelt, also wants to
be adjudged bankrupt. In his petition,
filed through Attorney John w. Wood,
he tells the court he owes $l,55s. os and
has no assets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
Boy 5 Years Old Becomes Bald-Headed
During Night From Fear Caused by Dog

snapped at his nose. OF course the dog
was only playing, Mrs. Mates said, but
Henry could not see it that way. He
became dizzy. staggered into the house
almost in faint and chung to his
mothers apron strings, pleading for
sympathy and consolation.
That night. while Henry was being
bathed, his mother noticed chunks of
hair falling out as she washed his
head She became frightened, but put
the boy to bed. The child slept soundly
that night, but when he awoke the
next morning he was bald-headed.
Although Henry is only kindergar-
ten student, his mother said today the
boy refused to 60. to school. until sons
,laailk synWs cnE biz head s5szx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

Little Henry Mates Is determined not
to 90 back to school until he gets some
hair on his head.
: Henry, who is Just years old and
lives at 832 Otis street, lost every lock
of his golden crop while he slept one
night about six months ago. and more
than 200 physicians, including Johns
Hopkins leading scalp and hair au-
thorities, have diagnosed Henry's case
as the result Of severe shock and
fright.
The boys mother, Mrs. Alexander
Mates. told doctors that one day, while
Henry was playing in the back yard Of
their home, playful puppy leaped d.
Sectlx AZ his face With creiy mouth and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
CORONER ASKS FACTS
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
Certificate Withheld in Case Of
Mrs. John Putska, Found With
i Throat Slashed.

Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt will with
hold certificate in the death last
night at Providence Hospital of Mrs.
John Pustka, SO years old, of ST. Mary,s
City, Md, because of what he termed
the peculiar circumstances surrounding
the case.
Mrs. Pustka was brought to the hos
pital Tuesday night by neigllbor.
Her thrc9t had been slashed. Her hus-
band, who found her lying in the
company her to Washington.
Consequently the coroner has refused
to issue q certificate until the matter
IS investigated by Maryland police and
@erorted to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
Elinor Clyn Given
Membership Rights
By Citizens Group

Elinor Glyn, the novelist, was
one of six new members admitted
to the Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation of Georgetown at a meet
ing in the Western High School
last night. Other members were
Mrs. May Griffin, Miss Sue Gard
ner, Miss Margaret Taylor, Mrs.
Anne Chieves and Mrs. Thomas
Kellher. f...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
WINEBRENNER HoNORED.

CUMBERLAND, Md, April IS (Spe-
ciaD David c. Winebrenner, Sd, Sec
rotary. of state, was the guest of honor
last night at the banquet in celebration
OF forty-second anniversary of the in
stitution of Cumberland Lodge, No. So,
Benevolent Protective Order of ElkS,
held at the new Elks' Home. Taylor
Morrison,~ exalted ruler, presided and
George Louis Eppler, member Of the
State Industrial Accid pk CQnanlssiQn,
was toastEnaste %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
TRINITY COLLEGE WINS
IN AMERICAN U. DEBATE
Team Upheld Affirmative of Cues
ton to Abolish Present Jury
System.

Trinity College debaters defeated
American University last night by
2-to-1 judges decision on the subject,
Resolved, that the jury system should
be abolished" Trinity College upheld
the affirmative, while American Uni
versity took the negative. The girls
awarded the victory were Miss Mary
Fitzgerald of Washington, Miss Ruth
Hopkins of Pittsburgh and Miss Mar
garet Halloran of New York. The team
representing American University con-
sisted of Miss Jane Lydell, Miss Nola
Livingston and Miss Charlotte Magee.
The judges were Pierce M. Rice, Gov
eminent attorney associated with the
Department of the Interior; Ralph
Kelly, attorney, and Miss Kathleen
Duggan, attorney.
This marks Trinity's second debate
victory within two weeks, having won
q unanimous decision over the Univer-
sity OF Buffalo last week. A debate WITH
Bucknell University at LeWisburg, Pa,
next week is scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
ODD FELLOWS SERMON.
Annual Event Will Be Held at
Front Royal.

FRONT ROYAL, Va, April rs (Spe-
ciaD The annual sermon to the Odd
Fellows will be preached by Rev. w. G,
bearing in the Baptist Church at Riv-
erton, Va, Sunday morning. The mem
bers Of Front Royal Lodge, No 374,
=. q. q, - will attend II s body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
Adele Abbott Is Exonerated.

BALTIMORE, April IS (SpeciaD -
The grand jury yesterday dismissed q
charge against Miss Adele Abbott, alias
Helen Lands, 18-year- heonardtown.
st. Marys County. girl. She had been
accused of trying to pass worthless
cfackc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

"siamese tim" frogs have been found
near Baden, Pa. They hop meIxly
about together - 81 ahapperet 50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
MRS. C. P. BURT DIES.
Composed National March Played
at Wilson Inauguration.

dt wv AASOA 4Aau6 0AaLAVAs
SPOKANE, WASH, April IS p).--Mrs.
Clara Phillips Burt, So, nationally
known music composer, died of infiu-
enza here yesterday.
Mrs. Burt composed the national
march played at the Inauguration Of
President Wilson and still used In the
Navy. She also wrote the State song Of
Tennessee. TX
she leaves two sons, sisSsr and four.
grandchildren. Tbs relatives live ii
Georgia and Virginia,
Evening star., 1929-01-04
DEBTS IN VIRGINIA
CITIES SHOW GAINS
Federal Reserve Report on Indi-
vi9ual Accounts Covers
Four Weeks.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, January 4.-Prac-
tically all Of the larger cities of Vir-
ginia reported larger totals for debts
to individual accounts during the four
weeks ending December IL, 1928, than
fer the four weeks preceding, accord
ing to the monthly review OF business
and agricultural conditions issued by
the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Cities included in the review of the
bank which reported larger debts for
the latter four weeks were Danville,
Lynchburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth. Rich
mond and Roanoke. A small figure
was reported by Newport News.
Danville reported total debts
amounting to $14, ,776,000 during the
latter four weeks, compared to $13,-
255,000 for the four weeks ending
November IA, 1928, and $18,832 900
Tor the four weeks ending December
IA, 1927.
Lynchburg reported 1851, 900 for
the four weeks ending December IL.
last year; $9,980,00 for the preced-
ing foIr weeks and $17,986.000 for the
four weeks ending December IA, 1927.
Newport News reported Sll,455000
for the four weeks ending December
IL, 1870, SlS,SoG,Uuu lOE JIle pIeCCulIS
four weeks, and $9,836, 900 for the
fours weeks in November and Decem-
ber, 1927.
Norfolk reported SOS 5,342.OOC for the
four weeks ending December IL, 1928;
$50, 10000 for the four weeks ending
November IA 1923. and $75,970,000
(Which also includes debts in Ports
mouth) for the four weeks ending
December IA 1927
Portsmouth reported $6,7l5,000 for
the four weeks ending December -,
1923: S5.172,000 for the four weeks
ending November a. 1923. and had no
report listed for the four weeks in1927
Richmond reported STAG. $4,000 for
the period ending December II, 1923;
S143832. 900 for the four weeks ending
November IA, 1923, and Sl48 90o,0G0
for the four weeks endind December
IA. 1927.
Roanoke reported $28 300 600 for the
period ending December -, 1923;
s26,321 900 for the preceG ng four
weeks. and S27,028.000 for the four
weeks ending December IA, 1927.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

its operations in Washington, it was
announced.
plans are under way for immediate
extension which will substantially in
crease the outlet of the business" said
Mr.. Foster. This purchase marks the
entry into the District of the Cities
Service petroleum marketing division,
which for years has been furnishing
gasoline ana lubricants to motorists in
hundreds of cities, towns and villages
throughout the country.
E. G. Beck will be the local manager.
Mr.. Foster announced.
Organized in 1910 by Henry L.
Doherty, its founder and president, the
$500, 100000 Cities Service organiza-
ton has more than 100 companies OPP
Grating in the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and other parts of the world,
principally engaged in the production
and sale of petroleum, gasoline and
electricity.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
Evening star., 1929-01-04
CITIES SERVICE BUYS
DISTRICT OIL FIRM
Republic Company Property and
Business Transfer Is Formally
Announced by Foster.

Purchase by the Cities Service Co.
of the plants, business and real es-
tate of the Republic Oil Co. of Wash
ington, forecast about four weeks ago.
has been consummated, it was an
nounced formally today by Charles E.
Foster, president and general manager
of the Grew Levick Co, subsidiary of
the Cities Service organization, which
will operate the Washington properties
of the company
In addition to taking over the Wash
ington and nearby Virginia properties
of the Republican Oil Co. the Cities
Service Co. plans further expansion of
Evening star., 1929-01-04
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, January P).-Butter-
Unchanged; receipts, 1882 tubs.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 4001 cases;
extra firsts, 36a37; flrsts, 34a35; ordi-
nary firsts, 28a30.
Po1ltry-Alive, steady; receipts car;
fowls, 25a30; Springs, 22a30; roosters
20; turkeys, 25; ducks, 26; geese, 18.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Reported by J. & w seli-man & Coz
Evening star., 1929-01-04
PARIS ROuRSE PRICES

PARIS, January OP).-Prices were
weak on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs 60 centimes; 5
per cent loan, 95 francs 80 centimes.
Exchange on London. 124 francs 1O12
centimes. Tie dollar was quoted at IS
francs So centimes.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Exchange Seat Sold.

NEW YORK, January (P).--A New
York Stock Exchange membership was
sold today for $685., 200, an increase of
$4,000 over the previous sale and
$4,000 under the record price. A sec
ond membership was sold for $580000.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

Residents of Grenoble, France, are
demanding the removal of 10000 bombs,
which were piled near the city follow
ing a serious explosion in Grenoble dur
ing the World War
Evening star., 1929-01-04
SILVER QUOTATIONS,

NEW YORK, January CP).-Bar sill
YER, STA. Mexican dollars, 43ls.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26

even these nuclei don't function in
a satisfactory manner.
In the smaller industrial towns
the dropping of the language
branch and the forming of nuclei
Was-and to some extent still is
as much revolutionary change as
the transformation of the Left wing
into the Communist Party several
years ago. The shop-nucleus, the
acid test of our membership, is met
by covered, or, in some instances,
open resistance of the weak mater
ial. Our experiences in the anthra-
cite, where the entire membership
consists of proletarian elements,
fully bear out this fact.
The formal reorganization of 1925
did not create much changes here. In
most of the places they changed
their name from language branch
into a street-nucleus and kept on
functioning as before. The efforts
to organize nuclei started about one
year ago and even today, we have
to admit that less than one-third of
our membership is organized in
lnine-nuclei and that half of the
nuclei had to be dissolved, mostly
because of members leaving the
mine.
Only few comrades put up an
open resistance to the mine-nuclei
(some who were known as Commu
nists by the boss) but when the de-
cisions reached at the meeting re-
garding the work in the mine and
local had to be carried out, when an
open fight had to be made at the
union meeting, things did not move
so smoothly. The heritage of the
language federation days, inactivity,
sectarianism, fear to fight, all came
out at the time, when the Party had
to act no more as a radical society,
but as "the vanguard of the work
ing class, participating in and lead
ing the struggles of the Masses"
The majority of our comrades
welcomed the formation of the nue.
lei, became more active in the mine
and the local, but not so the dead
wood, those who do not understand
as yet or don't want to understand
at all the meaning of the reorgani-
cation. Some even dropped out of
the Party. One of our nuclei, for
instance, lost two members as a
result of the bosses and the union
officials terror following the publ
cation of our mine paper. There was
some hesitation even in the rest as
to whether we did not move too fast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26

Instead of moving backwards, the
nucleus kept up the work and today
there is a good chance to get back
these two members and even some
more besides.
Another nucleus hesitated much to
publish mine paper. After it was
done, the bulletin created such a hit
that both the company and the union
officials had to issue statements to
counteract its effect land in the
meantime some minor improvements
were made, a bigger wash-house
built.) This raised the spirit of our
comrades and the next issue will not
meet any resistance on their part.
Beside the small number and IT.
regular appearance of our shop pa
pers, there is a criticism, that they
are mostly made up in the district
offices and don't deal sufficiently
with the grievances of the factory.
This unhealthy situation is greatly
due to the lack of comrades who
can write English or who have the
technical experience necessary for
editing the paper, but at the same
time it is due to the failure of the
district shop paper committees to
draw the members into the work,
with the aim of training them.
Every member must write at least
one article or bit of correspondence
in any language he can, the mate
rial must be read to the nucleus
meeting, criticized before getting
into print. The head of the shop
paper committee must discuss with
every membe- the article he is to
write in the paper and once it is
written, he must go through with
him on the article, pointing out the
shortcomings, etc. This will lead to
the training of the nuclei members,
to the gradual RELOCATING of the
District Office to general political
advice and technical help. Wherever
possible, classes in workers CORE
spondence must be organized.
The lack of articles in the most
important foreign languages must
be pointed out too. The resolution
of the ECCI Org. Conference, adj
vising the Parties to have articles in
other languages, was not carried out
just by our Party, where conditions
necessitate it more than elsewhere.
The turning of our Party's face
to the factories, the improving of its
social composition, etc., must be the
big organizational question before
us. Even if adequate attention is
paid to the formation of nuclei, this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26
Ongunlz0tl0nal Problems Before the Party

steps must be taken to help the Par.
ty organization, through the send
ing down of organizers, circuit
teachers and mostly through sys-
tematic colonization.
The colonization in the past was
done mostly in an anarchistic, hap
hazard way, without proper coordi-
nation between the national, district
and local organization, without max
ing sure that the right man gets to
the right place. Very few COM
rades went out as colonizers and
still less made good, either because
they were not fit for that work OF
because they couldn't support them
selves financially.
1t is absolutely necessary that the
district Org. Departments Of the
Party and the Y. w. L. pay special
attention to the sending out of sell
ected comrades into the field and
that they make it possible for them
to get to the place and to support
themselves. The large cities in the
various districts must take care OF
the smaller industrial towns. The
industrial backyards" New Jersey
in District p must be brought out
from the back.
The language fraction bureaus
should be forced to stop following
the line of least resistance by send
ing organizers only to large cities
and neglecting the basic industries.
The keeping a much closer check
on transfer cards before issuing
them, and by not accepting members
without them, will also help in
bringing order into the matter. The
National Organization Department
must supervise this work and direct
the sending of comrades into other
districts.
And in doing all this, the saying
of Lenin: better little, but good,
must be kept in mind. The proper
coordination and control of this
work will put an end to such glar-
ing illustrations of the present an
archy, as, for example, the "decol-
onization" of black-listed soft-coal
miners into various cities, while the
hard-coal region where there is a
great need for them and where they
could well earn their living, cannot
get any comrades from the former
strike-territory.
More attention must be given to
the native or Americanized workers.
In some sections, where the knowl-
edge of English is necessary to carry
on mass-work, most of our comrades
are not only foreign-born, but they
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26
RE-CONVENTION DISCUSSION SECTION

and the Party apparatus as in
"deplorable condition"
Statements of this kind do not
lead to the raising of the Party's
level, to the developing of its fight
ing spirit, but Ito use the famous
sentence of the Dec. 8 statement
against its writers) they shave the
effect of paralyzing the fighting
ability of our Party and will lead
to the weakening of the work
ing class and the strengthening of
its enemies"
The draft thesis on organization
must be hailed as great step to-
ward overcoming many of our short
comings. 1t means that we are be-
ginning to realize that the correct
policy is not enough for reaching
and leading the masses, it must be
also put into practice. When con-
sidering our achievements, we must
say that while we have made real
Roadway since 1925, when the Party
was reorganized and the present
Majority took over the leadership,
still bigger success could have been
recorded, hadn't it been for (1) our
organizational shortcomings, poor
social composition and the low
theological level of our membership
as whole; (2) the destructive and
unprincipled factional struggle. With
the latter evil eliminated through
the convention, we must concentrate
on the first one.
Our shortcomings must be pointed
out sharply, as it is done in the
Org. thesis. On the other hand, the
convention must definitely repudiate
the complete denial of our achieve
ments and tear-dropping overem-
phasis on our shortcomings. While
rejecting such statements as "Our
nuclei are mere ticket-selling agen-
cies and carry on no political and
organizational work." we have to
admit the many weak points in our
Party organization. They will not
be eliminated with the parrot like
repetition that the Right wing line
of the c. E. C. is responsible for
ALL" but through analysing their
source and working out concrete
measures to overcome them.
REORGANIZATION.
The mere stating that less than
SO per cent of our members work
in basic industries is not going to
solve this most burning question of
our social composition. When look
ing for it's causes, we will find that
insufficient attention was paid, even
in the past years, to the basic in
dustries, especially the small indus
trial towns where our membership
is very weak, organizationally and
ideologically. 1t is not enough to
speak about the organization of the
unorganized, the Importance of the
basic industries, etc., but concrete
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26
German Police Beat
Worker Unconscious;
Are Left Unpunished
(Red Aid Press Service)

BERLIN, (By MaiD In Saar-
bruecken an innocent worker was
arrested by the police and taken to
the station where he was so terribly
beaten that he collapsed. The case
was so fragrant that even the public
prosecutor felt compelled to inter-
vene and four policemen were tried.
The prosecutor declared in court
that "the officers beat the prisoner
senseless."
The accused police defended them
selves by saying that they had been
compelled to use violence in order to
break the resistance of the prisoner.
The judge acquitted the police, but
even he was compelled to declare in
his verdict that there was sus-
picion, not supported by tangible
evidence, that the police had ex-
ceeded their duty. The verdict is
an encouragement to the police to
continue in their widespread practise
of beating-up prisoners in the sta
tions, particularly proletarian
prisoners when the latter are ar
rested for any political offense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26

in the July Communist by Comrade
Foster repudiating some of the I'M
just criticisms made by Comrsde
Losovsky of the trade union work
of the Party.
But this did not last long. The
Opposition is not homogeneous. 1t
is a united Opposition of different
elements fighting the c. E. c., fight
ing to get power, and that is all they
have in common. That is their
platform-"Fight For Power!" On
all other things they disagree and
fight among themselves in their
own group.
Opposition in Moscow.
When our delegation to the Sixth
World Congress arrived in Moscow,
the Opposition which itself has
been the main source of the Party's
Right errors, discovered that the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26

gods lived, fell in love with Juno,
the goddess of power. He was chas-
ing Juno all over Mount Olympus.
But she was very elusive and al
ways managed to get away from
him. But one day Ixion succeeded
in getting Juno in his arms. But
Juno played a trick on him and
changed places with Nephele, the
goddess of clouds. AS a result of
this illicit love they gave birth to
'Centaurus and Chimera. Centaurus
is the monstrosity in Greek myth
ology which is half horse and half
man. This fits our Opposition ex-
actly. They chased the goddess of
power all these years. They formed
unprincipled alliances and blocs and
they gave birth to such monstrosi-
ties as Lore, Salutsky, Cannon,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-26

lof the Party, but he was whipped
into line by the now "Bittelman
group"
But this is not all. The letter re-
veals furthermore that the alliance
of the groups in the Opposition is
good until the present c. E. C. is
removed. They do not agree polit-
ically, that is, the Cannon" wing
with the "theoretician"-a they
called Bittelman in the letter. They
would have a new factional fight
for the leadership as soon as they
have overthrow the present Party
leadership. In order to achieve this
they must have collective
leadership and unity in the group
first and only secondly, an ideologi-
cal and political clarity which of
course they need very badly.
In the 1927 convention we wit
messed the united blow of the OPP
position, fighting the present lead
ership on the ground that it was
Leftist group, and putting forward
the slogan of general theological
and material bourgeoisification of
the American working class" Now
we are in a fight with a "united"
but badly battered Opposition,
fighting the Gee, with the slogan
that the Gee is the Right wing of
the Party, that American imperial
ism is about to decline, and that a
general widespread rehabilitation of
the working class in all industries
is taking place right now.