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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

appear, the yellow socialist daily,
the New York Call died of anaemia.
Some rich liberals were Forthcoming
with a hundred thousand dollars,
and the New Leader, it's successor
ate it up in two months, and then
also laid down and died.
The third convention of the Party
decided in the middle of 1928 to
transform the weekly worker" in
to a daily. By the end of the year,
after a three months campaign,
about 100000 was collected and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05
DAILY AIDS
STRUGGLES
IN CHICAGO
By WILLIAM F. KRUSE
District Organizer

! In the Chicago Districts large
as the whole of Germany and then
some, and including some of the
most important basic industries and
some of the largest factories in the
countryside Daily Worker has
proven itself an indispensable fight
ing champion of the workers in ev-
cry battle they have waged. Since
its last birthday edition, our. paper
has rendered magnificent service, es-
pecially in the great mining strug-
giles Of southern Illinois and Indi-
ana. Even in the smallest camps the
militant leading elements OF. the
miners struggle depend absolutely
upon the Daily for keeping in touch
with their own fight, locally and ma
tionally, and with what is going on
in other sectors of the class war
front.
In the Kenosha, Wis, mill strike
likewise thousands of copies con-
tanning special strike stories were
distributed, despite sharp efforts of
the police to prevent, such Commun-.
ist strike activity. The arrests of
the pickets, their trials and prison
experiences were graphically illus
trated in our columns and the work.
ers are more and more realizing that
here. and here only, is their own
paper.
The Daily Worker does not ap-
peal to the workers and serve their
interests only in time Of strikes,
however. In an effort to extend or
ganization among unorganized work
ers, as for instance among the yell
low Cab drivers, long series of
stories telling them about the con-
ditions of the men, their grievances
and the way to fight to redress
them, are laying the foundation for
crganizational work, many copies
having been distributed at garage
doors. Similar is the case in the
stock-yards, where special Daily
Worker stories supplement the ex-
cellent work done by the shop nu-
cleus bulletins.
There is still much to be done,
however, to make the Daily Worker
really the proletarian expression that
it must become If it is to fulfill its
function. There must be much closer
contact with the shops, there must
be in every mill and workshop a COM
rade or sympathizer, "Workers
Correspondent" who will keep the
Daily Worker constantly supplied
with news Of happenings in the shop,
of the political mood of the workers,
of opportunities and efforts to or
ganize the unorganized, etc. Thus
far the paper has still altogether
too much Of local complexion, in
stead of being a great national or,
gan of our international movement.
All efforts must be made, especially
in the districts, but also on the pa
per itself, to overcome this short.
coming and to make the paper fully
equal to its great task and role. !.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

bribers and boozers., Since then the
DAILY" has continued to fight for
the miners in their desperate efforts
to rid their union of the bosses
tools. 1t was a bulwark of support
to the militant miners in the estab-
lishment of their own union, the
National Miners Union, which the
left wing and Communists lead, and
which will unionize the industry and
smash yellow dog and company
unions.
In the first year of it's existance
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

standing" that means anything to
Fred Ellis.
Glass consciousness With Ellis is
not something that has grown out Of
intellectual conviction. It is not even
primarily an emotional thing. It is
a normal function Of his being, like
eating and sleeping. One can no
more pry him loose from his class
than enc can pry him loose from
his heart and lungs without destroy
ing him. And that is why Ellis is
such a thoroly unconventional artist
personality. He is an artist who
rarely talks about art, who tlloroly
dislikes all esthetic pose as he dis
likes cant and sham of every kind.
Fred ELS is worker, Fred Ellis
IS oneacf the greatest worl:ir yclaes
artists in the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

in Shanghai, of strike demonstra-
tors against murderous textile mill
foremen on May 80, 1925. From
that time on the Daily Worker gave
daily news stories and numerous spe-
ciai articles in support of the Chi
nese workers and peasants against
imperialism and its reactionary
tools. The DAILY" was and is the
most reliable source of information
on the Chinese revolution. 1t has
Che advantage of news sources of
the Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secre-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

DAILY" was a fact. This sum, in
view of the fate of the yellow So
cialist dailies, seemed ludicrously
small, and pessimists and cynics
scoffed and prophesied a speedy de-
mise for the venturesome young
Bolshevik.
Many Party members insisted that
the DAILY" would be possible only
if the progressive unions went in
on the proposition. The labor takers
and yellow socialists were also
"wise." But the "Daily" got going
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

One of the ways by which the
mmunists arrested in the raid on
p Bridgeman convention of the
,mmunist Party busted themselves
lille in the Berian County Jail,
as b. getting out a few sheets
hieh they called "The Daily
orker." They hardly expected
lat year and a quarter later
ie Party would actually be pub
hi G a real "Daily Worker"
\ =
just before the DAILY" began to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

and despite much hard sledging
financially, and lots of difficulty
with the authorities" hasn't missed
an issue since January 49,. 1924.
When the "Daily" was about a
week old, it covered its first big
trade union job, the United Mine
Workers convention at Indianapolis.
exposing the rotten betrayals of the
Lewis gang, encouraging and aiding
the left wing in their struggles
aainst the reactionaries' thugs,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05
By HARRISON GEORGE.

The Red International of Labor
Unions, embracing before its Fourth
World Congress last. March more
than 100000 workers of all con-
tinents and nearly every country u
earth, is the largest single labor
organization in the world. It's gem
eral secretary, A. Losovsky, as a
revolutionist. under the tsar,, went
thru the hell of Siberian prisons,
then was an exile in France, where
he was a.. worker lin many trades
and secretary of the Cap Makers
Union. y,
The press Of the R. I. L. U. is
most comprehensive in scope. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

the "Daily" tripled its circulation.
1t established central Party print
ing plant, which also took care Of
the Party's theoretical organ and
all the publishing institutions. This
movement. 1t bought building for
the printing plant and the national
office of the Party, and centralized
all the publishing institutions. This
was by no means a poor achieve
ment for the lusty infant.
The spark which set afire the
Chinese revolution, was the massacre
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

tariat, as well as the ''Inprecorr"
and the Chinese Communist Party.
An outstanding campaign of the
"naily" during 1926 was the Pas
sale strike, in which 10000 highly
exploited wage slaves fought lie
textile barons, their police, press,
courts and labor takers for ever a
year. The "Daily" was the one
Continued on neSt page
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

Reed, Art Young and Ralph Chaplin.
Later Robert Minor came to see him
at his home. Minor had just re-
turned from the Soviet Union and
he took Ellis over with him to see
Pill Haywood. 1t was Minor, HIM
self a famous workingclass artist,
who took Ellis under his wing and
helped develop his great talents.
"Bob Minor taught me nearly all
l know about cartooning," Ellis said
When towards the end of 1928
the Workers Party decided TO launch
daily organ, Ellis did drawings for
the campaign for funds and sub
sequently became a frequent con-
tributor to the Daily Worker and
the Liberator. He continued to work
at his trade, tho he found it in
creasingly difficult because Of his
injuries and the psychological eff
feet Of his accident had had on him.
ri quit three jobs in single
month";" he said, because / couldn't
go up high. l lost my nerve after
that five-story fall"
In the summer of 1927 Ellis came
to New York to become staff car
toonist of the Daily Worker.
tTJoW do you like working on a
a revolutionary raper?"
"It's the berries!"
wouldn't you like to work for
the World or some other capitalist
paper and draw nice fat check and
have lots of fame 2" 1 ask half
jokingly.
"No, I wouldn't" Then after q
pause: McCutcheon of the Chicago
Tribune (he's a $4,000 a year many
once told a friend of mine that he
admires me as an artist, but thinks
I'm damn fool. But then he's a
$4,000 a year man and / suppose
that gives him the right to consider
me a damn fool"
I asked Ellis what his method of
work was.
"That's what I've been trying to
discover for years." he said. eff
could find out, it would make things
much easier. l suppose it's my lack
of academic training. Most cartoon
lists work according to a definite
scheme" .m
Ellis had to start work on another
drawing and so the interview" was
over. Most newspaper cartoonists
do one drawing day and call it a
days work. Ellis sometimes does
two, three and more. Nothing that
isrelated to his field is beneath him.
Ellis is no prima donna. And he
has fatal weakness: he can't say
mo" Labor Unity may need a draw
ing for the ;lext issue, the Labor
Defender may want some pictures
retouched, a workingclass organiza-
ton may want a poster for an af-'
fair it is running or he may be
asked I'd do few sketches for a
shop paper. It's all in the days work
for Ellis. FRI
The story 81 the. rise of Fred Ellis
from stockyards worker and sign
painter to revolutionary artist will
not DO found in any Of The success
magazines. Lofty literateurs do not
write profound articles on him for
the Dial. His name is unknown in
the art-haunts of Paris. Plainly, Fred
Ellis has no standing" It is not
really the story Of "rise"' at all.
Merely change Of jobs. Fred Ellis
was a. worker 25 years ago; he is a
worker today. The difference IS that
now he is a more conscious fighter
for his class, fighting where he can
be Of the greatest good.
Suffice it, that Ellis does have
"standing," but with a different
class. His drawings have been re-
printed in the Communist press Of
the world and hundreds of thousands
Of workers have been influenced b.
! them. And that is the only sort Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05

BUILDING WORKERS GAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO (By Mail). -
Craftsmen in IL building trades here
have won wage increases effective
April i.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-05
PRODUCES IRON in BLOOD.

MUNICH (By MaiD Prof. Hans
Fischer, after II years extensive re-
search work, claims that he has sue
ceeded in artificially producing iron
ingredients in blood. H.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
If You Want Game
Control Vermin

Speaking Of vermin, the state
of illinois is thoroughly alive to
the Importance Of vermin con-
troll. In a booklet called "Illi-
nois Progress 1921-28," publish
ed by the state, one finds in
the report on the Department
of Conservation" the following
"The crow and the blackbird
do more destruction than is gen
orally believed. They not only
kill the young birds, but the
eggs of all birds are natural
food for crows and blackbirds.
The toll of the blackbird and
the crow exceeds the number
of game birds killed by all the
sportsmen combined. Cam
paigns for killing crows and
blackbirds are encouraged by
this department at all times,
and every effort should be
made by sportsmen and farm
ers to rid the country of these
greatest enemies of game, song
and insectvirous birds. The or
binary house cat is also one of
the great destroyers of bird
life. When allowed to run, the
house cat will meander over a
territory of ten to fifteen miles
during the night in search of
young quail, pheasant and 9TH
er young birds, and the loss of
these birds in every part of
the state is enormous. Com
paigns are on in many states
to exterminate the meandering
cat"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
MARRIAGE LICENSE
ISSUED THIS MONTH

Milton Innis, Al, and Media
Salyer, 81, both of Clinchco.
Oily Ball, %, Nora, Va, and
Make F. Amburgy, Is, OF
Dante, Va.
Randolph w. Petit, %, Nc.
Clure, Va, and Estelle Lynn
1.Fer, 10, of Mcclure Va.
Anvil Kiser, 10, and Kate
Bise,20, both of Herald, Va.
Harmon Mullins, 21, and No
ra Baker, 10, both of Baden, Va.
Marshall Mullins. "a, of Oar
win, and Murdie Mullins, 21
If Foraker.
Theodore Hicks, 81, Mcclure.
Va, and Pearl White, 10, OF
Ally, Va.
Clyde Stamper, %, and Mae
Romans, Is, both of Clinchco.
N. F. Large, 40, Clinchco, Va
and Dorothy Lyall, Fl, ofTandy
Va.
Oscar Horton, p, of Norland,
and Edith Nowling, Is, of Clint
wood.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
LONGS FORK ITEMS

A party was given by Miss
Delete Stanley Wednesday night
and several of the boys and
girls of Longs Fork whe were
there reported a nice time.
Ezra Mullins and family, OF
this place, is moving to Jenkins,
KY, where he is employed in
the mines.
j. J. Stanley spent Saturday
night with Allen Hanover OF
Darwin, who has been i'll some
time.
Misses Delete, Bonnie and Cos
sic Stanley, Mrs. Lue Stanley
and Miss Dora Baker attended
the debate at Honey Camp
school Saturday night.
Ellie Mullins and Cedric Bak-
err of this place were on Honey
Camp Saturday night listening
to the radio at the home Of w.
r. Beverly.
J. G.. Mullins, who is employ
ed by the Ritter Lumber Com
pany, spent Saturday night
with his family.
Luther Richardson, of Honey
Camp, was visitor at the
home of Miss Cassie Stanley
Sunday night.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
FREEZING NEWS ITEMS
BY Frank Monroe Beverly

Miss Gladys Beverly, who is
teaching at Osborn's Gap, was
q visitor at Freezing on Satur-
day.
Creed Baker, who has been
quite indisposed, is reported to
be able to stir out again.
Miss Alpha McFall went to
Clintwood shopping ON Satur-
day.
William Killen, who has been
seriously indisposed for some
time is making no permanent
improvement. Some days he is
slightly better and then relap,
Ses. a i
Mrs. James G. McFall visited
her sister, Mrs. Ray Venters, of
Pikeville, during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Moore, Of
near Clintwood, were visiting
friends here on Sunday.
Mrs. Lily Mae Cox, who has
had a severe attack of flu, is
reported no better.
Carson Swindall, of Osborn's
Gap, was a visitor here on Mon
day. asFs
Tolbert Vanover, of Norland,
was a visitor here on Saturday.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
THE VENOMOUS WORM
A Bedtime Story for Grown-ups

become red and fiery, HI,
tongue sweils to an immoderate
size, and obstructs his utter
ance; and delirium Of the most
horrid character frequently fol
lows. Sometimes, in his mad
ness, he attempts the destruc
tion CT his nearest friends.
If the sufferer has a family,
his weeping wife and helpless
infants are not infrequently
the objects of his frantic fury.
In a word, he exhibits, to the
life, all the detastable passions
that rankle in the bosom of Q
savage; and such is the spell
in which his senses are locked,
that no sooner has the unhappy
patient recovered from the pa
roxysm Of insanity occasioned
by the bite, than he seeks ont
the destroyer for the sole pur-
oose of being bitten AGAIN.
I have seen coed cid father.
his locks as white as snow. his
7tep slow ord trembling, BEG II
air fer his cn]v son to Quit
The lurllino-n'oco Of the worm
Ny heart bled when he turned
owav; for ] l;new tNe fond
hope that his son would be the
"staff of his declining wears, y
had supported him through
" sorrow.
Youths of America would
you know the name of this rem
tile? II is called the WORM OF
THE STILL.
John Russell
Editors Note-The above ar
(See page ~
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31

Who has not heard of the
rattlesnake or copperhead? An
unexpected sight of either of
these reptiles will make even
the lords of creation recoil; but
there is species of worm,
found in various parts of this
country, which conveys a poi
son of nature so deadly that,
compared with it, even the
venom of the rattlesnake is
harmless. To guard our read
ers against this foe of human
kind is the object of this lesson.
This worm varies much in
size. 1t is frequently an inch in
diameter, but, as it is rarely
seen except when coiled, its
length can hardly be coniectur-
ed. 1t is of a dull lead color, and
generally lives near a spring
or small stream of water, and
bites the unfortunate people
who are IN the habit OF gong
there to drink. The brute crea-
ton it never molests. They
avoid it with the same instinct
that teaches the animals OF
India to shun the deadly cobra
Several of these reptiles have
long infested our settlements
to the misery and destruction
of many of our fellow men. /
have, therefore, had frequent
opportunities of being the mel
oncholy spectator of the eff
fects produced by the subtitle
poison which this worm infus-
es.
The symptoms of is bite are
terrible. The eyes of the victim
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
Rose Time

Snappy-stepping c h or u S
movie vamps, some Whoopee,
Ihats what you'll miss if you
fail to see the big Broadway
Cor Main STREET. success Rose
Time" to> be given Tuesday
night, February 5, at the high
school auditorium by local tai
ent. See Rose" the movie
struck belle of the town, torn
between the producer who made
her name famous and the pa
tient, pleading Jerry, the home
town idol, all to the tune of pep
~. popular music.
Members Of the cast include:
Pa Perkins, Neil McKennon
Ma Perkins, Ruth Cole; Rose
Perkins, heroine, Mrs. A. A
Skeen; Jerry Hunter, whose old
farm spouts oil, Glenn Kiser .
j. Dillingham; Jones, movie pro
lucer and director, shrimp
Skeen; Mile. Jacqueline Deau-
Vile, the French vamp, Pauline
Sutherland; Props O'Reilly, the
rish wit, Jake Priode; Babe
Brunette, the darling of the sill
yer sheet, Rose Allen Rush;
Percy Peabody, an eliminate
boob, J. H. T. Sutherland !;
Squirt Smith, cameraman, E.,
c. Smith; Sally Brown and
TuIia Jones. two old maid Cos
sips, Sara Kate Chase and Va
Hylton; Chorus, sixteen Of
oickerso sons fastest steppers
accompanist, Lena Speights.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
REEDY RIDGE LOCALS

We are sorry to hear that
Ted Bise has had to undergo &
very serious operation at the
Norton hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Reedy
will leave for Norton today,
where they will undergo an
operation.
We are glad to know that Ted
Bise's baby, which mas been i'll
with flu and pneumonia, is i'm
ploslng nicely.
There are several of the boys
and girls OF keedy Ridge at
tending slhool at Fremont.
Those that were exempted from
the mid-term exams are, Dali
las Sykes, Earl Reedy, Dorsey
neeay, Gladys Rose and Hazel
sykes.
Misses Hazel and Nola Sykes
visited Miss Ora keedy Sunday
.Iternoon.
Messr,. Morrel and Roscot
Boggs were callers at the home
Of Misses Tina ald CotiIla
..eedy sunday.
Mr.. and mrs. Alex SyKes
and little son were the evening
:, uests OF Mi. and Mrs. N. Il.
1,eIney Sunday.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
D.M.H.S. News Column


We wonder if the pupils who
made resolution to prepare each
lesson every day will really dc
that instead of neglecting their
classes as they did before the
examinations. Now, that the
mid-term exams are over and
the week of weeks" is past.
let's get down to real work, for
digging wells is about the on
ly business where you don't
have to begin at the bottom. "
Examinations seem to have
conquered the flu, for we
noticed very few vacant seats
last week. Anyway, we hope the
flu stays away--exams too!
Messrs. Bubby Ball and Vic
tor Sutherland, seniors, have
been absent for a while, and We
certainly miss them in English
IV-especially Mr.. Ball.
Carter Damron has been alb
sent from school for the past
few days because his motai;r is
iii. We hope Ms. Damrcn re
covers soon ani Garter retr..''.,
to school, for ws miss him ~
much.
A sudden drop in the con
sumption of electricity in Clint
wood! What DOES this mean?
Simple, examinations are over.
The D. M. III. S. basketball
boys met Haysi on our court
last Friday and the Haysi team
went down in defeat by score
of 1914.
Our basketeers met the Nc
Clure town on their court last
Monday night, Jan. % and
lost by one point only; the
score being 1914 in favor OF
the Mcclure team.
The seniors are sorry that
Victor Sutherland and Mary
Short are not on friendly terms.
We hope that they will warm
up the the time the hay ride
comes off.
The D.M.H.S. boys basketball
team will meet Fremont high
school in a game at Clintwood.
Friday, Feb. 1, at 4:3O p. m.
This should be a close and in
teresting game. At present Ere
mont holds the lead in the coun
ty race.
Lack of space forces us to
leave out most excellent poem
in this column, but the world
will, no doubt, be made bright
er by it's appearance next week.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
News Items OF
Town And County

John w. Flanagan was seen
in town a day or two since.
j. G. Kerr and wife were in
town this week on business.
****
d. E. Tickle, of Big Branch
camp, was in town this week.
WANTED: Correspondents
at Neon, Jenkins and Fleming,
Kentucky.
Emory Mccoy is out again
after long and serious COM
plication caused by the flu.
Mrs. Floyd Damron has been
very i'll for the past several
days.
j. H. Long, after being con-
fined to his home for several
weeks, is out again, we are
glad to note.
Arlington Je VERY Cos.
truck was seen in town this
week The roads must stiil he
oassable between uere ana Coe-
burn.
Frank Large, Sam Fleming,
Thurman Fleming, all of pig
Ridge, were in town this wceE..
Gre Of the trio viii walk in
@douile harness" for a whlIe,
at least.
E. A. Reedy, Commissioner
Of this county, has recently I'M
1ergone q serious operation at
Norton. At first his recovery
was doubtful, but the last re
Dort was that he is slowly re-
covering.
The characters in the play
Rose Time are very busy
now learning their respective
parts. Teh play will be staged
at d. M. H. S. building on the
nighf of February the fifth.
8* *w**
We are glad to get the re-
ports from the various locali-
ties of cur county through our
many correspondents. 1t looks
as though some of the folks are
interested in The Herald.
y X X +
f. ]. Sutherland, our efficient
editor of "Old Letters, ctr Of
Dickinson County" is able to
be cut again after Q long siege
Of flu. He says he will have
news for us next week.
* x
Don't FORGET to read the al
Of PIGGY Wiggly in this issue.
They seem to have gone in for
price cutting.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-01-31
SKEETROCK LOCALS

Our Sunday School teachers.
Miss Durfie and Miss Young
are doing great, work around
here ministering to the sick as
we'll as working in the Sunday
School.
Ebert Newberry, who has
been an invalid for SO long, is
able to go about again.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Branham of this place, a fine
girl, christened Betty 10.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Fletcher of Ritter's camp, a
fine girl. Mrs. Fletcher says she
has not named it yet.
We are sorry to say that
death has aiken taken away
the newly born baby of Mr..
Moore.
We see Mrs. Harlie Huskie
back home again. She has been
in the coalfields with her hus-
band.