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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
AN APPRECIATION.


AMERICA is still waiting for the
a. great American novel. But the
Soviet Union, hardly IL years old,
has already produced the great
Soviet novel. Dresser, Lewis, Sin
clair have all made heroic efforts to
attain the great American novel,
but they have all failed; they have
failed not because they are not
great novelists, but because Amer
lea is not great. America is big,
hit it is not great. There are big
politicians in America, big finan-
ciers, big manufacturers, big cities,
big crowds, everything is big, but
nothing is great. The American
novel is concerned with the big in
dividual In the Soviet Union, the
theme of the novel is the great
Taass. And Cement" is the novel
of the great mass, where the in
dividual is Of, by and for the mass,
and those individuals that are out
standing are so as the raisins in a
laisin cake are outstanding.
Cement" is ct the same time the
inferno and the song of songs of
the Soviet Union. The cold, gray
cement is mixed with the hot life
blood OF the Russian masses, it is
r1ixed with their sweat and their
tears. The pages of, this book throb
with stirring, horrifying and inspir-
ing events that move along like
great pageant of revolutionary
struggle, bitter and crushing, tri-
pmphant and exalting.
The author, like a giant master,
paints frescoes of moving, bowling
masses, and the next moment, like
q skilful surgeon, thrusts the scalpel
into the living, quivering flesh of
his characters and probes the deep
est and most secret recesses of their.
being. Without resorting to flour
ishes or articles whatsoever, he
moulds his leading characters from
the Communist proletarian clay into
titans Of courage, devotion and
power. What reader will ever for
get Gleb or Dasha, the technician
Kleist or Serge the intellectual? =?
And che cement plant? Who will
not see in this huge group Of con-
crete structures fallen into ruins
and disuse, then, rising phoenix-like
from their ashes, the very image of
the great Red Republic?
More Than a Novel.
In this novel, which is infinitely
more than a novel, one can see every
phase of the birth of not only new
nation, but The birth of new world
gcing or before ones very eyes
white terror, bandit raids, defense
Of the Soviet Union, famine front,
economic front, reconstruction, new
economic policy, fight against bu-
reaucracy, Party cleansing, infantile
Leftism. everything is there, every
thing that is sordid, everything that
is glorious. The odor Of decay
ana lHe perfume ol prollliSe, put
what stands out like q blazing sun
in the early eastern sky is the in
domitablc courage of the proletarian
masses, their rndying devotion to
the cause and their conviction of
Ultimate triumph.
Russia has her great cause and
therefore her great novel.
The same cause will impregnate
America, and then only will she give
birth to the great American novel.
In the meantime, read Cement"
some of its greatness will stick.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
BIG UNITED FRONT MEETING
LAYS PLANS FOR HUGE N.Y.
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATION.
1873 Organizations Are Represented; Plan Big
Meeting in Coliseum
Lifshitz Points Out Significance, Tasks of the
Holiday; Engdahl, Miller Speak

Two hundred and three delegates representing 1873
and fraterna organizations labor unions and clubs
yesterday gathered in Irving Plaza 18th ST. and Irving P
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
MASS PICKET DEMONSTRATION TODAY IN FOOD STRIKE
Mobilize
Workers to Read
Cement
BY FEODOR GLADKOV
(FamOus Soviet NOveIist)

Adolph Wolff, the prole-
tartan sculptor and director
of the pageants produced in
New York at International
May Day and November
Seventh demonstrations, has
read Cement" He has the
following to say about it:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
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NOTE:-But we need new thou
sands of readers, to give them all
an opportunity to read this novel
direct from the Soviet Union. These
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS

For a WOrkerS-Farmers Government
To Organize the UnOrgamized
For the 40-HOnr Week
For Labor Party
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. 5.
 Weather Bureau
Forecast for Juneau

Forecast Tor Juneau and vicinity be-ning D. ih tooay'
 possibly tonight and Friday gentle southerly winds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17
Calo,ies Fail As LoUe Substitute:
 Decree for Vie

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-Cu- pid versus calories lost a wife for Robert Uphcff, Sacramento high school teacher, in the divorce court here.
 Love" according to letter writ ten by Uphoff to Mrs. Evangeline Uphoff, lis regulated by our con- tacts and our diet"
 Love" countered Mrs. Uphoff, 'has nothing to do with calories. It is matter of the heart
 After hearing the rest of Up- hoff's letter, Judge Louis H. Ward agreed with her charge of cruelty and gvae her an interlocutory de- cree.
 Admitting that he "knew he was making her unhappy but couldn't help it," Uphoff hinted he might be in love again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17
BIOLOGIST OF CANADA GOING
 ID TAkU AREA
VIII Make Investigation Has Completed Im-
 portant Surveys

! Dr. Forrest Kerr, geologist for the ! Canadian Government, arrived in Juneau on the steamer Alameda fom Wrangell, the port of entry fer northern British Columbia where he has been making a sur vey of the mineral resources of the stikinc River and the Iskut River areas fer the past four years. The purpose of our work there" " caid pr. Kerr, is to discover as far as possible the mineral rcsou~ccc and the general posaib!lit,ag Of t,sc area and to encourage and direct their development.
 'Botween stewart an9 4 In along what is known ag tho east ern contact of the coast range batholith, occurs a vast m,neralized area which has potentialities equal, if not greater, to any other part of British Columbia. This zone is accessible only along four or five routes, that is-from Stewart along the Portland Canal, the Sti- kinc and Iskut Rivers, the Taku River, the Uruk River and by rail- way in the Atlin district.
 Important Discoveries
 Tn only two sections, the Port land Canal district and the Atlin district, important discoveries and mineral developments have taken place ever a considerable period of time. Tho ether districts have been practically neglected as far a5 prospecting is concerned. In recent years, it has been the aim Of the Geological Survey, by sup plying maps and accurate data on these sections, to encourage pros poctors to go into them and in that way assist in developing the ccuntrg
 The work on the Stikine River and On the Iskut River has already been completed and it is very prob able that similar work will be be- gun on the Taku district next year.
 To Learn About Taku
 My purpose for coming here is to ascertain some general infor- nation about the Taku district ana to find out if there is any need for geological work there.
 Tine discoveries on the Taku this year, which to say the least, are remarkable, should n0t be talk el as an indication of the possi- bilities Of one small section in that vicinity but rather as an indiea- izon Of the possibilities of the Nllcle min 2ralized zone from At lin to Stewart. From geologi- cal viewpoint, there is no reason why ether sections should not ts a5 productive as that Of the Fort land Canal
 Dr. Kerr, who is a gue5t at the Gastineau Hotel, will leave for the Taku District as soon as possible and will spend Q few days there overlooking the situation Later he will return to Juneau and then proceed to Vancouver and eventu- ally return to his home in Ottawa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17
BENSONS IN JUNEAU
 FROM WESTWARD

MT. and Mrs. John Benson. who have been teaching in the govern mcnt school at Ekiutna, between Anchorage and Fairbanks, arrived in Juneau on the steamer Alaska and are enroute to their home in Klukwan. The Bensons spend four months at time in Metlakatla. Sitka, and Eklutna, teaching bas- ket and blanket weaving, carpcn- tering, and totem pole carving. They stated that the pupils st Exutna showed remarkable pro- gress and that they were quick D earn the things taught them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17
Front Street
 Pigeons Nuisance; What's to Be Done?

The flock of pigeons, about 65 or IS, making their roasting place around the caves of the Alaskan Hotel on window sills and other spots, are becoming a nuisance, according to Chief of Police Get chell but what to do about it is a matter for some action however.
 The pigeons are nice and sleek, cooing contentedly and furnish much amusement to many who feed them daily, from their hands on the street.
 But complaints have been made by both women and men passer- by5 who protest to the presence of the pigeons.
 Dave Housel admits they are a nuisance and Chief Getchen has come to the same conclusion and a remedy is now being sought
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17

psychiatrist'S findings.
 After being released from hand- cuffs and leg irons in the large hall to Iningle with other inmates he broke the 19-day hunger strike which led directly to his removal from Atlanta.
 He has completed eight of 75 years of Imprisonment hanging over him, and is remembered for his escape years ago from McNeil Island, Washington, and his subse- quent capture by an unarmed mai clerk, Herman Inderlied, at Phoe- nix, Arizona.
 His hunger strike was 6 protcu against the prison fare in 6ae Al lanta penitentiary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17
Roy Gardner Under Mental Dissertation
 in Federal Hospital

WASHINGTON, Oct. l7-R ' Gardner, erstwhile Pacific Coast mail robber and for many years the most dangerous prisoner ill the history of Atlanta prison" is in St. Elizabeth's Hospital here for mental examination.
 Whether the institutions heavily walled and closely guarded quar- fers for the criminally insane is to be his home for some time to cole depends on the government
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17

NOTE-Obvations Yukon, Panama and Eagle ire made at a. m. and m, time.
 the nohward of the high pressure Northwest Territory secondary low is still Kodiak this morning Consequently rise of Alaska Temperatures somewhat in the Interior fallen at Panama and at Ouch liar and along the Prince Rupert The have considerable south as San Francisco during the last "A hours
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-17

New. select line 1T visiting cards Empire.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17

and Wall and I'ruin, guards. A new man who will proba bly, break into the lineup is Hayes who can play either guards or forward,
 Nat Holman. well known rrofes- sional. picked Hayes an an AL Man haitian basketball team last year. Hayes was playing on a New York high school team. Other men in the lineup were stars with the Water bury K. of C. and were on last years Waterbury state league team. Q
 Coach Ray Andersoin is confident his charges will display the same maChinc-lik team work that was typical of their play last week. AL though Frank (Hank) Arburr has signed with Lanpher's New Britain team. Manager RecanO is confident he will be with the National Guard tomorrow night at least The rest of the lineup will be intact with Ray Hoist. center; Lefty" Cohen and Mickey Luke. forwards and Johnny Sheehan, guards. As reserves Ham my Darrow and Aldio Hcwe;t will be available.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17
GUARD QUINTET
 IN SECOND GAME
Local Basketball Team Meets
 Washington Hill Five Tomorrow

Confident after it's great victory oyer the Manchester Recreation quintet last Wednesday night, the National Guard basketball team will cndeavor tomorrow night to con- Qucr the Washington Hill A. C. of Waterbury and place the New Brit ain team among the states leading professional Quintcts. The game will be played at the State Armory.
 In booking the Brass City team, Manager Ralph Recano has cOntin- uod the policy which will bring to this city teams which have always furnished natural rivalry for Hard
 ware City fans. Manchester and Wa tcrbury have always been keen rivals of New Britain, especially in basketball. This will probably be proven by the number of Waterbury fans who will accompany the team
 That the Waterbury team is well up among the leading contenders for the state professional title may be gleaned from the result of the open ing game of the. Bristol Endee sea- son. On that occasion the Water bury team defeated last years state champions. This caused Manager Joe Carroll of the Bell City Endee quintet to negotiate for the services of Sid Richman who was present when the Bristol team defeated I.anpher's New Britain five two weeks ago, Bristol squared ac- counts with the Washington team in a game played last Saturday.
 The Waterbury management has checked up on it's weaknesses and will come to New Britain with a strong team consisting of Flaherty | and Dunn, forwards; Daley, center
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17

contest with the Newmatics on the short end, but after the surprise the Corbin Cabinet team pulled last week the followers of the Corbin Screw team will not be overconfident prior to the game.
 The Russell X Erwin team will be without the services of it's speedy guard. Elmer (Nibby) Nyborg. who i, suffering injuries in both knees. Formerly he had to contend with one knee injury but now both legs are giving him bother. He may be out for the remainder of the season. The Stanley Works and Gascos should furnish plenty of opposition for each other. The Buumakers have an array of talent that has been burning up the league until last Friday. Somehow the offensive cogs in the Stanley Machine could not seem to get startd and the Cabinet team won in great game.
 The Fafnir team will have Al | IIavlick back in the lineup and How ard Belser may also be present when the team takes the floor against the Russwin crew. This would be the 1 fist time this season that the full strength of the team would be rep resented. If Bclser return Buchiere will move back to guard and Ander- son and Beloin, will be in reserve Coach Rice may start either Of these instead of Buchiere.
 The first game will start at 7:3(
 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17
.BURRITTS WILL
 PLAY TWO GAMES
Meet ThonlpsoDyiIIe Friday and
 WinSted Saturday Night

With seven victories and no de- feats to it's credit so far this season. the Burritt basketball team is faced with two hard battles this weekend and will be forced to travel fast 10 keep it's record clean. The locals have won their last fl games and are anxious to keep up their winning streak.
 Friday night the ,Burritts will travel to Thomps0nville to meet the Polish five. Last year the upstate aggre gation came to New Britain and were barely noscd out by the locals. They should prove strong five on their own floor and the Burritts winning streak will be in danger. The Burritts will be without the services of 'Joc' Jasper and "Nick" Gill who will be per forming in the Industrial league. The game will be played at the Po- fish National home and will start at S:30 o'clock. A return game will be played in this city next month.
 Saturday evening the Burritts will play q return game with the Winsted Y. NJ. C. 4. at the Stanley arena. Earlier in the season the locals defeated the "" aggregation after strong fight in Winsted. The visitors lineup is composed Of for mer Gilbert High stars, The team IS especially good on long shots and should work 10 advantage on the 1 large arena floor. The Burritts will ! be at their full strength and hope 1 to make it two straight over the "Y' and it's second win in two nights.
 All of the players who will make 1 the trip to Thompsonville are asked 10 meet in front of the local "Y" at
 6:30 o'clock sharp.
 USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17
ARBURR AND CONWAY ARE
 SIGNED BY NEW BRITAIN
Conroy and Foley Receive Their Releases From Mana ger Clarence Lanpher After Game With Visita- tions - Last Years Star Guard Finally Comes to Terms With Local Pilot - Lineup Appears to Be Strongest in State - No Game Here Christmas Night.

Hank" Arburr and Jerry Conway have been signed 10 play with the New Britain basketball team to re- place Ray Foley and Conroy, guard and center respectively, according to an announcement made by Man agcr Clarence Lanpher today. The two new players will be seen in action With the squad next Satur- day night when the New Britain team meets the Renaissance Five Of Harlem, N. Y.
 Arburr was q member of the team last season but he failed to come to terms with Manager Lanpher at the opening of the present year. Both the player and manager came to an impasse on the question of money until. in a friendly confer tnce staged within the last cay or two, 'hc two arrived at an agree ment. Arhurr wills take toley'3 place on the squad. Foley has proved 10 bc Il good player With plenty of style and ability but he lacked the ,"@iNencsS that charaCterizcs the style of play adopted by the New Britain team. Tn the Bristol game, esDecially, hc failed 10 stop Collins where, had h, loen on the aggressive. New Britain might have come through with a win.
 Conway needs no introduction tc the fans of this city. He, for years las been one of the outstanding centers in this section of the coun- try, He was impressed into serv- ice for last Saturday nights game against the Brooklyn Nisitations and
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17
NIDDLETOWN WINS !. SECOND FROM CLUB
Furious Rally Falls Short-
 Reserves Swamp WhippetS

A wildly exciting though palpably hopeless rally m the last few min rtes fell short and the Boys club basketball team dropped d fever ish game 10 the Middletown Y. NJ. (. \. by 34-2a on the East Man street playing surface, giving the visitors their second win of the sea son over the locals, OutWcighed an for three perOds badly outpiayed by the MiddletoWn team, the Hard
 ware City quintet came back in the last quarter with d stuunin" assault from long distance that failed only because t had started too late to wipe out thc Visiting teams lead.
 For seven minutes after thc game opened there was no scoring but Wilcox of tho visitors ended the jceling-out period when h" mad" good a free toss. RamcuH then popped a basket and Nerele iza made it 4-l with icng goal. TW> Wilcox Held goals sent MddlctoWn back into the lead but New Britain regained before the quarter ended oil COmpagnonc's toss. Hanson and Johnson put MiddlctOWn ahead by N-G in the second period and Kcrc- iciza and Faluch kept thc sce-saW
 going by making the count 10-$, 1 New Britain.
 Here MiddIeto"n staged what 1 proved to be the winning rally. l Holding th, club Scorclcss, it pro i ceeded to push out 10 13-l0 by the ! end Of the halr and keep on until | t had scored IS points in unbrokcn succession and made the score 2G-
 son made l2 Of these IS points,
 trcukinG away from Con paguonc to stage what was almost a One-nldn
 attack. Compagnonc, however, broke the clubs jinX and his long
 shot brought the count to 26l2 d. the third quarter closed.
 The last period was q terrific one. Grtlsha put III a long goal for New
 Britain and Wilcox and Benjamin offset each others fouls. Johnson
 scored from atield and Wilcox flip ped in sensational one handler to
 make it 3l-15. Then New Britain
 started. Compagnone arched q
 basket from midhoor and New Brit
 ain made several lineup changes
 Benjamin scored from well out or
 inc court and MddletoWn took timt
 out. Johnson and Wilcox made il
 34-19 when play was resumed
 Compagnone again shot successful! from distance and IembroWski GU in for two baskets in a row. Com pagronc let one go from tn" far : foul line and 1t went in. and l'
 followed with another few second | later. but time ran out before NeV Britain could overhaul MiddletO" II. : Johnson and Wilcox Of Middle town played whirlWnd basketball } accounting for 50 of their teams 5 5 points. Wilson did his usual talkin,
 act, but his right hook was in it' best form and accounted for sCvera , spectacular scores. Compagnone , after letting Johnson loose in th 5 third period, more than atoned fo
 this by his brilliant burst of shoot , ing in the last few minutes. when h scored four thrilling baskets. Paluc' . also played well for New Britain s MiGdletoWn made s out of A fire S tries: New Britain, one out of s. Tn n cII,t, t,,al,,-.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17
League standing
Tonichts Games TtuSSWin VS. l'afnirS. Stanley Works VS. GaScOS. NeWmatics vs. Corbin Screw.

Indications are that at least two Of the three games in the 'Y" In dustrial Basketball league will be close battles. The winner of the Russwin Fafnir game has q chance Of going into fourth place or pos sibly a third place tie. Both of these teams are in a fourth place draw with two victories and two defeats.
 The Gascos, who won their first game last week, can move up into a tie with the loser of the +. x F.. Fafnr contest. However it must de- feat the Stanley Works quintet that lost it's first game last week.
 The third game of the night be- tween Corbin Screw and the New matics appears to be q one-Sldco
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17

his Wtrk was Of such a stellar brand that he met with instant popular ity in the eyes of the New Britain contingent of rooters. He will re- place Conroy at center.
 Conroy. coming here with d rcpn- tation for big things, was d big dis appointment. For the first few games he showed plenty of stuff but his stock took an immense drop when he became careless and failed to put his best into the work of the team. Almost every center 10 op- pose New Britain this season has outplayed him.
 Since the opening of the present season. there has been some spark missing m the New Britain lineup. With the addition of Arburr and Conway, this has apparently been corrected and New Britain will be able 10 face the best quintets in the state for the remainder of the sea- son. on even terms. Conway has been known as q defensive player for the most part. but in Satur- days game. he was ordered 10 go on the offensive and he is as good in this department as he is in the back court.
 No Game Christmas
 Because of the turn of events in ;hc past few days, Manager Lan- pher has decided to abandon the idea of playing q game here Christ mas night. The basketball fans oi this city will understand the situa' ton because the sympathy of spor' followers has gone out 10 the man. ager of the basketball team in his present bereavement.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-17
jUNI0R CHURCH LEAGUE
AlctEoti;>tS ticct Hapti-te and south Church Plays st. ii1rh's in Ganc> at !, NJ. (. !. Tonight.

T'r last Junior Church lcaguo 2amos before thc holiday recess will nr played at tho Y. N. (. A. tonight with thc Trinity Ncthodists opposing inc First Baptlsts and the south ron=rcgatonu team meeting the St. Marks Episcopal quiutd. The Moth- olisJ-Eartisl affair which WilI start al 7:f5 o'clock give the latter team rs third opportunity 10 break into tha win column. To datc it has lost two contests hy heart -brcakiug scores. but it is getting experience and is improving slowly. and it hopes 10 overthrow the Methodist Combi- nation tonight The latter group. a'tcr Nirumg ifs first game dropped lis second and fell hark To third place. Jt is determined 10 @rt back on th" path of victory this evening.
 Tine %outh chnrch is lcadiu. tH Ira2ur with three wins in as many games played, and T experts to turp m its fourth triumph at lIc expense Of the st. Marks group. The West Main streets. however, are anxious 10 offset the stigma Of last week. g defeat and WiIl flight hard 10 upset t1r leaders.
 Tomorrow night the senior Inter Church lcagrr will finish its schrd- u,", The Swedish Bethany and St Nayk'= Episcopal teams will meet in lho first game of the evening and th'' second will bring together inc south conversational and First Lutheran tj.oa in tine decisive game of the var. IG th" Iuthrrans HIn, their second championship in two years wDll have been attained. IT they lose, a ii" for first place will be created and a plaN-oI required.