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The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
TRAVELLER DISCOVERS
 ANCIENT RUSSIAN SECT

OMsK. Siberia. B-An ancient religious sect called Through the Hcle Worshipers," deported to Siberia two centuries ago by Peter the Great. has been found by Pro- lessor Shuckov. north of the Salt aim Lake.
 They still pray through holes bored in the walls of their homes. otherwise. they say. God would nit hear" All of their other an cient customa have remained in tact, Professor Shuckov said. The members of the sect lead sober, isolated life, carefully avoiding contact with more modern folk. <
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The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
TWAIN WENT OUT WITH
 COMET, AS HE WISHED

While delivering . lecture on astronomy a year before his death, Samuel Clemens had said:
 T came in with Halley's comet in 1885. It is coming again next year and expect to go out with 1t. It will be the greatest disap- pointment of my life if don't go out with Halley's comet. The AL mighty said. no doubt: Nov, here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together they must 50 out together Oh! I am looking forward to that.'
 We know now that Mark Twain was not to be disappointed. We'd nesday night. April 20, 1910, Hal ley's comet. the mysterious mes senger of his birth year, shone clearly in the sky in its perihellon. And during the following evening Mark Twain died.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
SPECIAL COMMISSION TO
 INVESTIGATE PROHIBITION
 AND LAW VIOLATIONS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16, (R- President-elect Hoover is to ap- point special commission after March fourth to investigate pro- hibition and general law viola tions as we'll as court procedure and make commentators look ing to the improvement of the whole situation. This move was developed after a conference be- tween Hoover and Senators Jones of Washington and Edge of New Jersey, respective leaders of the senate dry and wet forces who ad- vised Hoover of their decision to abandon the resolution to author ize prohibition inquiry.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
2 WIVES, g WEDDINGS.
 SEVEN DIVORCE SUITS

DETROIT. R)-Daniel L. Dyer. 3s. real estate man. has had two wives. three weddings and been defendant in seven divorce suits.
 In 1918 Dyer was married to Elizabeth H. Dyer. She filed four divorce petitions in nine years. finally obtaining divorce on the fifth petition. A year later the Detroiter was married to Mary A. Dyer. She filed one petition for divorce which she withdrew be- fore obtaining a divorce on a second complaint. Dyer and his first wife then were re-ma-ried.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
FRIDAY tveLEoRApnic)
COOLIDGE SIGNATURE IS
 ATTACHED TO KELLOGG
 ANTI.wAR TREATY

WASHINGTON. Jan. IT. R- With ceremony appropriate to what he considered one of the principle achievements of his ad- ministration, President Coolidge ratified by his signature to the instrument of ratification of the Kellogg anti-war treaty, proclaim ing to the world that the United States approved it in full.
 The entire cabinet and a large representation from the Senate was present as Coolidge signed the document. Two copies of the in strument received Coolidge's sig nature. then each in turn were signed by Kellogg. The next for nal step will be notification for fourteen other original signatory powers that the United States rat ined the treaty. After other sig natures are ratified the oflcial treaty will be signed by each and deposited in the State Department here.
 In addition exchange copies of the pact bearing the seals of the signatures of each of the fifteen countries are to be prepared. one for the archives of each nation.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
SENATE DEBATING ON
 PROHIBITION QUESTION

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. R- The Cruiser Bill made slow pro- gress in the Senate yesterday and finally was put aside to allow de- bate on the Prohibition question. In the House the independent off, ces appropriation bill. carrying $541.O0O,000 for various govern ment bureaus. was directed along its path.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
GLOW WORM STILL PUzM1E

HIt / 44 5
 Because 1t is to be found in the grass and similar places the SO called glowworm Is generally re- garded as a worm, but 1t is really a beetle and does not deserve the name 1t popularly bears. There are about 800 glow-producing in- sects, but the why and wherefore of their glow is more or less . aecret. If their secret could be learned 1t might probably lead scfentists to the discovery Of Iheatless light, an end which they have soueht for years. There are various theories about the purpose Of thetr nsAt, but none is really satiseactory.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
FOR S.S. VICTORIA
 NEXT SUMMER

SEATTLE. Jan. IS. R-The Alaska Steamship Company's Ser ing Sea liner Steamer Victoria Is scheduled to sail from Seattle for Nome on June 5th, July 9th, Sept. 4th and October 10th. A freigh- ter will sail about June 18th, call ing at the usual Bering Sea ports, including Teller and kotzebue Sound ports.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
HOOVER TO LEAVE
 FOR MIAMI, MONDAY

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17, B- President elect Hoover will leave here Monday morning for Miami, where he will be the guest of J. c. Penny. on Bell Isle. for a little more than a month. Hoover ex- poets to arrive at Miami Tuesday, to participate in monster all State demonstration which is being arranged in honor of his visit to the State. which with three others in the once solid democratic South, gave him a ma jority.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
Socrates of the sticks.

0VCkSV(D VI eSsC 0sANe.Cs
 From the Mo-eland (Kansaas)- Monitor: T have been criticised quite little by some of the town 'sn,art-alecks' for using poor gram mar. Npw I have three good req sons for this. In the first place. don't know any better. Second. half of you wouldn't understand it if I did use 1t. Third, If did speak and write correctly. ! might be managing some big New York paper at a large salary and you farmers would lose the best editor in Graham County"
 Man is made of dust" sighs Bill McKenna. "but woman soon settles him.
 First Clubman (after midnight) Good heavens! I've just re- membered that I haven't my latch key with me-"
 Second Clubman: Wont your wife get up and let you in?"
 First: "I'll make her. I'll scratch on the door and whine and she'll think her pet dog has been locked out"
 There are still too many folks propaganding who ought to be at work,
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
HOLDS CONFERENCES
 WITH THIRTY LEADERS

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. R- Hoover announced he will leave Monday for Florida after spending two weeks in conferences with 30 leaders on three big adminiskra- tion problems; farm relief, tari6 revision and prohibition enforce ment
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
GIRLS WILL
 SEE CHRIsTIAN LANDS

KABUL. Afghanistan, JAP R1-For the first time in history . group of Mohammedan maidens Of Af- ghanistan gro going to bs sent abroad to study in Christian lands
 King Amanullah. who hAs thrown aside many traditions since his European tour. is sending ths
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

Dear Herald: You can never know how much we enjoy reading that famous column of your. and 1 want to say right here:
 Choicest blessings on you.
 And your columns contribs.
 For your Jolly good yarns
 Often tickle our ribs.
 A. E. s. and Family.
 Editors note: AS even a mod est violet craves a little praise occasionally, we thank you for those kind words.
 Its our guess that nobody goes to church less than the birds, who holler loudest for relig- ious freedom.
 Departing Guest: You adver- tise this as the best hotel in town?"
 Proprietor: ''It sure is."
 Guest: Well, that may be a fine boost for the hotel. but it's a mean knock for the town"
 A minister travelling on one of the few slow trains that stop at every station was reading his bible perhaps for pastime. Find anything in that book about the
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
E.ough is HnsaA.

A good minister recently Dur- chased . second hand Ford which was not % good. For . week hs drove 1t about the country by himself. and time and time again 1t would stop without the slightest warning. After hard week, the, good minister appeared in church. The organ was playing lustily. when suddenly it stopped. In tho embarrassed silence that followed. the congregation was much aston ished to see the minister rest his head on his hands. and exclaim:
 ''Now what the devil's the mat terT'-
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

girls abroad. He told the Dur bar," the new legislative assembly that they would 90 to various schools In different countries.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
She Went to the Devil :?

She Went to the Devil ?
 He threw his slippers at me and told me to go to the devil" sobb- d the unhappy daughter. You did right by coming home 10 me, answered the mother.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

railroad?" asked the conductor as he reached for the minister's ticket.
 "Yes." replied the minister. "In the very first chapter it says that The Lord made every creeping thing"
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19
WHo WAS l?

!aLie-"Ikey you should put tho ca:,a:ns down when you kis: your wife. saw you last night"
 Ikcy.-"The jokes on yo'l. Jatie. ! xasn't home last night.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

A man has to be a real gentle man to shake hands with the fel- low he'd like to give swift kick.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

You had some fresh shrimp here last week." began the pur-
 "Yes. ma'am," interrupted the r:nfet man apoIogetically. but I 1rCi both of 'em''-Comrades
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

A woman detests fattery. es- pecially when 1t Is directed to- ward another woman.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

A good plan would be to reaf an old book every time new ono comes out.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

The new summer resort proved a huge success, for 1t did nos advertise Home Cooking"
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

Republicans iron out their diff ferences: Democrats fight out theirs.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

About the only thing the Senate has not investigated is the infor matory double in auction bridge.
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

s,'RscRIBE FOR TIE "rcc.~
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

sUsacRl1n ron THE Nuoas1
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

Two young actresses were talk ing about third.
 Do you really think she's pop ular?" asked one.
 Popular. said the other. Why the longest, run she ever had waa in her stocking"
The Nome nugget., 1929-01-19

There are still too many folks propaganding who ought to be at work,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
(By Soldier Correspondent

(By Soldier Correspondent
Housing for the soldiers in the
Panama Canal Zone is terrible. 1t
is said that when 1900 w.t. Indians
were digging the ditch" panama
CanaD, for every tie laid on the
railway, one West In IN died from
malaria and yellow fever. Now U,
S. soldiers are succumbing to these
dread diseases. All talk about SAM
tation in the Canal Zone is greatly
exaggerated. The soldiers are housed
in old buildings, many without any
screening at al, exposed at all times
to these eases. The hospitals are
filled with these cases.
And what a hospital system!
Many of those posing as doctors in
the army would be butchers or black
smiths on the out~ide. There are
many cases of those dying and 60
ing insane in the hospitals. Many
of the soldiers, in a desperate effort
to overcome their misery, take to
smoking the "hay"-they call it
"Mary Wana" and "Gedjet." This
is a vile opiate and the insane asy-
lums here are filled up with the adj
diets of this drug.
What dentists! One fellow went
to the dentist and had to go to the
hospital for three days with a frac-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
TRUST
MELLON SLAVES
ARE AWAKENING
Shop Nucleus in Plant
Exploiting 5000
(By a Worker Correspondent

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (By
MaiD The foundation of the new
unionism has been established in
New Kensington. The former shop
group in the factory of the U. S.
Aluminium Company passed motion
at its regular meeting held Oct. list
to the effect that it affiliate with
the Metal Workers Industrial Lea
que, under the leadership of the T.
U. U. L.
Organizers and other functionar-
les were chosen to carry on the work
Of organizing the 5000 workers that
work in the plant owned and con-
trolled by the Mellon family. These
workers are the most exploited in
this vicinity. Young workers are
hired to d othe work of adult men,
but in every case they receive from
5 to Is cents an hour less.
Men who have worked for years
and have risen to the grandeur" of
COO. an hour are laid off and are
hired back again at 35-40c. an hour
into the emergency labor gang from
whence they are sent back to the
same jobs again in few weeks and
again are given the chance to rise
by slow degrees until they are fit
only to be thrown on the scrap heap
of the permanently unemployed.
There are hundreds of girls work
ing in thee spens who are getting
about so to IS per cent of the wages
that men used to get for doing the
same kind of work. Organization is
very badly needed among them.
At the same meeting a resolution
was passed to put out shop paper
in the near future to spread the idea
of industrial unionism among the
workers and carry on a drive for
members to swell the list of the
MWIL, also to expose the speed-up
naturalization, discrimination and
the rotten conditions in the differ
ent departments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
China GENERALS
COURT CONvICTS
SOVIET CITIZENS
Many Held After Trial
Which Is Farce
(WireIess By Imprecorr)

MOSCOW, Oct. 20.-News from
Manchuria states that the Hardin
courts yesterday passed sentence on
the Soviet citizens arrested in the
raid on the Hardin consulate. Five
of the accused, Stankevitch, Tara
nov, Kanter, Poda and Zimbarevitch
were sentenced to nine years each.
Twenty-one others received seven
year sentences and four of the ac-
cused were sentenced to four years
each. The Chinese accused were ac-
quilted.
The Soviet press declares the
trial was a farce, having only the
aim to justify the raid on the con-
sulate and tn eseizure Of the Chinese
Eastern Railway. The verdict rep
resents a gift from the Chinese gen.
erals to foreign imperialism, which
uses the trial and its circumstances
as a justification of the imperial
lists repeated refusals to abandon
extra-territoriality.
Il 4
Editors Note: Reports originat-
ing from Manchurian sources yes
terday stated that SO Soviet citizens
and one Chinese, were sentenced to
death, in addition to other prison
sentences such as those noted in the
above Moscow dispatch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21

Chang Kai-shek Will
Be Dumped by U. S. as
ineffective War Lord

SHANGHAI, Oct. 2O.-The Nan
king government" today expressed
hope" to crush the rebellion in the
south and issued the customary
false claims of national unity I'M
der Marking.
#
Editorial Note 1t is to be OBJ
served that Major-General Smedley
D. Butler of the U. S. Marine
Corps at a lecture in Brooklyn Oct.
8, predicted that the present form
Of government in China would
shortly be changed. Butler headed
5000 marines in China for IS
months to establish in power the
present government, with which
American imperialism is apparently
becoming disappointed and plans to
alter. Otherwise it was rank in
gratitude for Butler to have said:
The Nationalist Government is
nothing but two or three war lords
eating up the country" Especially
since Butler is something of a war
lord himself. Thus U. S. displeas-
ure With Chang Kai-shek is not
that he is a war lord, but that he
is not war lord enough to remain
on the payroll)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
NMU BOARD CALL
FOR SHARP FIGHT
Illinois Miners Ready
for Struggle
continued from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
clear to our membership. Although
charges of graft, corruption, thiev-
cry are made by both sides (and I'M
dobtedly both are correct) 1t IS
clear that this is a struggle of two
coal interests for control of the min
ers in Illinois. These coal companies
have mouthpieces in both wings of
the corrupt Lewis-Fishwick machine.
Sharp Struggle.
"Our membership must understand
that our is a fight against the coal
operators and their agents in the
UMWA," the letter pointed out. "As
this struggle develops we will find
that it will take the form of sharp
Struggle against the coal operators.
When we throw out he slogan and
instruct the operators to check off
no more flues, we know that the
miners mus fight the coal compan-
les to force this. Because the coal
companies will support the Lewis
and Fishwick machines against the
militant National Miners Union and
the rebellious miners, we must I'M
derstand that this fight is more than
a fight against the crooks of the
UMWA, but is in the main strug-
gle against the coal ~perators, fight
ing against wage-cuts, mechanical
ton and &C We. D robberies, longer
hours, lc| pay, severe unemploy-
ment, etc. The miners are becoming
determined to fight and for this rea-
son the coal companies adopt new
methods of stemming off this rank
and file revolt. Both Lewis and
Fishwick coal operator tools.
Each is fighting for control Of the
Illinois miners in the interests of
their particular groups of mine own
ers. The yaer fighting to smash all
remnants of unionism and drive the
miners into slavery as they have
done in the Eastern states.
Call Convention.
"Your District Executive Board of
the National Miners Union has met
and issued a call for mass rank
and file convention of the miners of
Illinois for Oct. 26, q and 28th, "
the national secretary continues.
"This convention will lead mass
split from the UMWA to the Ma
tional Miners Union. This conven-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
IN THE SHOPS
Soldiers Fall Like Flies
to Diseases IN Canal Zone

tured jaw. In another instance an
amateur dentist told a soldier he
would take care of him and pulled
out three teeth from the wrong side
of his mouth.
Now about our food. The army
grub is heavily saturated with salt
peter. Instead of butter we have
oleomagrarine. Milk comes from
the "iron cow" To every can of
milk, about three pitchers of water
are added. Do we get any eggs in
the army? Why yes! We get
chicken and eggs for breakfast, but
the chicken is still unborn and stinks.
The toughest thing in army life is
the steak they feed US.
The army is divided into two So
cial classes-officers and privaes.
The officers have their own sanitary
houses. Many have their wives in
the camps and those who haven't
their wives have girl servants. In
the officers club they often pull off
wild Whoopie Parties" But if a
private so much as talks to an Off
GERS daughter he is court-martialed
Once we were forced to keep cutting
grass and digging bitches out in the
rain in order to make a playground
TO rthe officers children. l will tel
about tn ecourt-martial in my next
letter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21

laborars the other day was ordered
to shovel dirt to fill in the runway
for trucks to back down and load
up.
He was ordered to shovel on the
blind side of the runway, and a
truck ran into him, killing him i'm
mediately.
Now this was done so that the
trucks could be gotten out much
more quickly, as part of the speed
up system. This worker was vic
tim of the speed-up system.
The cop called searched him, and
found only few pennies on the
laborer. Hypocritically a priest was
called to say the "last rites" over
the speed-up victims body.
This worker Che worked along
side of me) left five motherless chill
dren. These workers are morgan
lied, The cement men get very poor
pay, because of their lack of organ
ization.-JACK N.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21

Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class From the Bot
tom Up---at the Enterprises!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
| ANTI-NANKING FORCES REPORTED
ADVANCING ON HANKOW FROM The
NORTH, NORTHEAST AND south
Report of ChengchOw Capture Unconfirmed;
"Ironsides' Veer March Towards HankOw
Heavy Casualties in Struggle for Lung-hai
Railway in Northwest Honan Province

Provincial Communist Party were
confiscated.
NANKING, China, Oct. 20.-Feng
Yu-hsiang's powerful army is at
last reported on the march south
ward, undoubtedly to attack Han
kow. The Marking State Council to-
day ordered the arrest of its Min
lister of War, Lun Chung-lin, and
General Liu Chi, ablest of Feng's
commanders who have been in Nan
king-but so unstable is Marking in
it's apital that both escaped.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21

as an organized force in unity with
the northern workers. The Trade
Union Unity League conference
showed that the second conference
was not only a big step forward
for the textile workers but also laid
the basis for the organization of the
unorganized unskilled workers both
black and white of the other indus
tries.
"More Pay and Less Work is Aim
of Radicals" was the caption of the
Charlotte newspapers on our con-
ference and we can add that the
conference laid the basis for the
struggle that will accomplish this
task.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-21
THE I. L. D.
IS RIGHT
ON the JOB

Whether at Gastonia or in
New York, in Chicago or in
San Francisco, especially now,
with the drive against mill
tant workers, against foreign
born workers, is the l. L. D.
greatly valuable for the work
ers.
John S. Morgan, just out
after five months in Jail, rail-
roaded by ship owners agents
for organizing seamen, de-
clared: "the /. L. d. was
prompt to get my bail re-
duced from $4,000 to $1,000,
to fight for my release, put
up lawyer to defend me, and
send me S. month while |
was in prison"
Every worker should be a
member of the /. l.. d." he
said.
The |. L. D. defends all
workers against capitalist
"justice!"
The government is now
driving against all militant
workers. Hundreds arrested
everywhere. They are trying
to crush the fight of workers
for better conditions.
The l. L. D. is fighting back
by drive for $4,000 new
members by Jan. /, 1880.
HAVE YOU JOINED YET?
Here is partial list of re-
suits received today at the
National Office of the |. L. d.
From New England. Robert
Zelms reports: "In regards to
the membership drive we have
some good news already. This
week the Harry Canter Branch
of Boston turned in 2S new APP
DlltdtiDlSF tdbOuN tllSh %
2 applications and New Bed
for Bill Haywood Br., s appli-
cations. Reports from branches
indicate that the drive is well
under way"
From Eureka, Cal. "This IS
to let you know that we have
lust organized a branch of the
T. l.. D. here in Eureka, Cal,
with 10 members at our first
meeting"
From the Fred Beal Branch
Of West Oakland: 1--WE had 81
members before but now we
have as. We are getting two
wore in this conference--Jew-
'sh and Mexican for Oe kland.
Gold 700 Labor Defenders in
September."
Join the ]. T.. ID. Mt once!
Fill out the following blank
md send 1t at once to the Ma
/ tional office of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense. 80 Fast
Eleventh street, New York city.
I want to Join the Interna-
tional Labor Defense. Enclosed
find % cents for initiation fee.
NAME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ADDRESS ....s............
CITY .,................
STATE ................. .s.,...
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ADOPT BESSEMER CITY AS A
MEMORIAL TO ELLA MAY
Other Groups Must Join Womens Council
In Sending Daily There
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there received the Daily Worker each day. would
/ be fitting and lasting memorial to Ella May!
Other working class must join with Working Womens
Council 2 in adopting Bessemer City!
mill and villages calling for the
Workers Union, and the Daily Worker too
They tool be adopted by working class groups
10 copies of the Daily Worker to southern
mill village for a week.
Individual the appeal made them by
their fellow wc~kers of the SOUTH
Enclosed contribution towards helping rush the Daily
the South.
Address
City State ......................
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Name Of Organizaton)
adopt southern mill town village and it that the
workers there supplied with copies of the Daily Worker
every for weeks. We ncose $.......
Kindly village city assigned
4 for wish communicate with the