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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
NO VULGARIZATIONS

THE Right danger which threatens the revo-
lutionary clarity of principles of our Party,
its indispensable readiness for action, and the
promptness and concertedness of such action
does not only consist in wrong theories and
policies definitely formulated and propounded
by individuals or groups within the Party. 1t
manifests itself also among other things in
non-revolutionary tendencies which have pene-
trated our movement and which raise their
head now and then in innocent looking phrases
and actions. The Right danger, in other words,
is not only a danger where it appears fully
armed and clearly visible, but it is equally
dangerous where it is a wrong tendency or an
incorrect approach
The difficulties of financing the activities of
a revolutionary party tremendous. As
result, quite substantial portion of activities
of our Party is devoted to the solution of this
problem. In the course of time, the political
activities and the raising of the necessary fl
nances have become so ineXtricably interviewer
that the dividing line becomes almost invisible.
Political affairs of major Importance, mass
demonstrations, revolutionary anniversaries
and memorials have become means of raising
funds as well as political affairs. Sometimes
the money raising aspect of these affairs
dominate the political aspects. A tendency of
commercialsm creeps in and gradually over
shadows the original purpose of the occasion.
One proof of this is in the readiness with which
our Party disregards political dates and adj
iusts the demonstrations based on these poll
teal dates to the financial aspects of the ar
engagements. We find that November dem
constructions are held.any time from November
l to Is, Lenin Memorial dates are set at any
time from January Is to 80, and so on. Of
course, the argument for these shiftngs is
that the Saturday or the Sunday or whatever
date chosen promises greater mass participa-
ton of workers The underlying commercial
tendency, however translates this greater mass
participation into dollars and cents. Because
of this commercial tendency, the Party over
looks its duty to create a political tradition
in the minds of the workers concerning the
event which is being memorialized. The Boil
shevik revolution and the 7th of November are
inseparabe. Not only the event, but even the
date itself have the greatest historic signifi-
canoe
1t is the duty of the Party to convey to and
impress upon the workers this significance,
even though in the beginning the response of
the workers will not be so great; the gradual
success of the Party in the establishment of
mass following will find its expression in an
equally gradual growth of mass response
The tendency of commercialism here char
acterized is serious Right danger and must
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
Communist Party to Have Six
Week National Training School

In connection with the present campaign of
the Central Executive Committee to draw in
new proletarians into leading positions of the
Party, the GEO. of the Communist Party
of the U.S.A. decided to have six week Ma
tional Training School in New York City, for
period of six weeks beginning with January
IT, 1880. The school will consist of a mini
mum of 81 students from all over the country
Of these students, 9 will be Negro workers and
from the South. The students assigned to
the various districts are:
District J. students, District 2 5 Students;
District 3, students; District A, 1 student;
District 5, students; District g. 2 students;
District T. students; District 8, 8 students:
District 8, 1 student; District 10, / student;
District II, 1student; District Is, / student;
District Is, 1 student; Agricultural District,
l student; vel, 2 students; from the Can
adam Party, l student; Gastonia, students
Every district will have to raise S125 per
student. This amount is to cover the cost of
upkeep of the student and his fare.
The Gee. National School Committee has
also set up special requirements for the stu
dents. The following rules govern the election
OF students to The National Training School
from the DISTRICTS
l. The student must be proletaran in char
student must be an American. g. He must be
an active Party functionary who participated
in strike activities and in mass struggles, he
must be loyal to the Party and generally re-
liable and must show possibilities for develop
ment. 4. The student is not to be above 81
years of age s. He must have an elementary
political education 6. He must be in good
physical health. 7. He must be ready to be
at the disposal Of the Party at the end of
the course FOR any assignment. s. The final
choice of the student is to be with the Gee.
The following districts must include one Ne
gro worker among the students to be sent to
the National Training School; Districts /,
2, 3, s. 6, g. Y.CL and Gastonia District
is TO send two Negro students.
All districts are urged to make immediate
preparations for the selection of students and
raising of the necessary amount to cover the
cost of their upkeep and transportation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
MELONS BLOODY POLICE

Note:-The following articles on the Coal
and Iron Police and State Police of Pennsyl-
vania were written a few days before the
opening of the trial, which began Monday, of
Salvatore Accors, for hsi life in Pittsburgh,
Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania. The
Coal and Iron police have become the symbol
Of feudasm in industrial sections and their
infamy aid savagelY has become a by-word
over the world since tie Barcoski case and the
coal strike Of 1921 928. The case of Saliva
tore Accorsi, as thousands of WORKERS already
know, grew out OF the shooting Of a state po-
liceman, John J. Downey, at the Cheswick
demonstration against the execution of Sacco
and Vanzetti, August %, 1927. Downey was
killed by a shot, fired by some unknown per-
son, while he was Unfortunately clubbing
miners, their wives and children at and after
the meeting. The shooting of this thug was
an act of working class self oefense.
Tive years afterward, Actr1si was arrested
in Staten Island where he n.oved after being
on strike for year in the ccal fields He has
wife and three children who are being allied
by thc international Labor Defense which has
saved them from being dispossessed and
thrown cut on the street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11

the state. All he would have to do is to say
to the legislature that these private police
men Should be done away with and the legsla-
ture would no doubt pass a law prohibiting
them, and he could likewise say to his COM
pany that be did rot approve of them and they
would be done away with"
1t is to keep the police of this type, and the
state police in power, that Mellon demands the
life of Salvatore Accorsi. Burn Accorsi in the
chair because somebody shot Downey and the
miners will be ;,.midated-thc coal barons
reason Let the Downey shooting go "un-
solved" and some miner will be encouraged to
take another shot at murderous policeman,
thinks Mellon.
Now with the rising tide of mitancy of
the 'nE"rs, the coal operators want more than
ever sacrifice. And they are out to get Sal
vator. Accorsi if the workers will let them.
Note;-Tomorrow the article will tell of the
Cheswick meeting which was broken up by
the state police and in which a number of
miners received serious INJURIES one of them
proving fatal. The Cheswick meeting wound
up in the shooting of State Trooper Downey
the most vicious of all the cops on the raid.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
Mexican President Goes to His
Boss in Washington.

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec 8.--Ortiz Rubio
newly-elected Mexican president with Wall
Streets approval arrived here today and was
feted by all the reactionary elements.
Rubo is anxious to meet President Hoover
with whom he will have long conversation
Hoover will tell him how American Imperialism
wants things done in Mexico.
Rubio is anxious to dsarm the Mexican peas
ants so Wall Streets will may be done IN Me-
leo, but the revolutionary peasants orcanza-
tons are putting up stern struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11

Central Committee, Communist Party:
The Political Committee (Polcom) decision
to increase the present dues payments in the
Party, thru the establishment of weekly dues
payments of per cent of the weekly wages,
has been met with a shock that was not so
easily absorbed. l do not know how the men,
bership will feel about this sudden increase in
dues, but | am certain that every Communist
will accept this decision and carry it out as
we do all other Party decisions.
l have given the question a thought, and
many questions arose before me- l therefore
place these before you for consideration and
solution:
/. The Party Constitution says now:
Members 3 months in arrears in payment of
dues shall cease to be members in good stand
ing One who is months in arrears shall
be stricken from the rolls"
What will the Constitution be amended to
now? Will three weeks be considered in good
standing? And weeks in bad standing? Or
what?
2. Will the new dues basis, in substantially
lettering the financial condition of the Party,
do away with the national assessments, such
as: Convention or Election?
8. Will the new dues basis do away with
the local taxes upon members for the forced
distribution of the (a) Labor Unity, (b) Labor
Defender, (c) Negro Champion, etc?
4. Will the "Daily Worker" Sustaining
Fund be abolished?
5. viii the present unit and section
sesSments for local rent, leaflets etc. be elm
mated?
6. What will be the status of the house
wives, who in the Party, but who do not
work, and the husband pays his regular dues?
Will the housewives be exempt from dues pay
ments the same as the unemployed?
Z. Will the unemployed have to come to
1t meetings to claim weekly exemp-
ill happen to those members who
chronic absentees from the unit
and who used to come in long periodic
Will they be given a large number
7pt stamps at one time when they come
and claim that they have been unemployed all
this time?
These questions the ones that struck me
but which ] could not answer. They are surely
in the minds of most of the Party members
and should receive the most prompt reply in
the Daily Worker" and the other Party Press
With Communist Greetings,
MAX KITES
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
Strikes Increase i'm France.

PARIS (By MaiD FL Humanite" publishes
interesting statistics showing the increasing
rehabilitation of the French working class as
expressed in 145 strikes. Most of these striS-
es were for wage increases, whilst "a of them
were sympathy strikes with other striking work
ers. SO strikes ended in October and 60 lasted
into November. In 80 strikes the workers were
completely successful whilst Is strikes were
lost. The strikes took place in the metal, chem
zeal, clothing, food and drink trades, textile
and building industries and in transport
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
COTTON MILLS
AND LABOR

This 9G-page book by Myra Page, Southern
Cotton Mills and Labor" is published by the
Workers Library Publishing Co., IS E. 125th
ST., N. Y. c., and is ready for distribution.
The price is 25 cents-an unusual loO one for
a 96-poge book of firSt-hamd information of
the class struggle IN the South.
Send in yoay orders no,O for Southern Cot
ton Mills and Labor" With its Vivid portrayal
of the conditions of the Southern textile ,0ort-
eys Southern Cotton Mills and Labor" should
haze q lUide distribution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
Wants Gigantic Radio Trust.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10--Owen d. Young
testifying before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, recommended gigantic trustifca-
ton of the radio and telegraph companies in,
the United States. Young is very much in
terested in consolidating all existing radio and
telegraph companies under his control as head
of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
and the Radio Corporation. This step was
necessary, said Young, in order to compete
with other capitalist powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11

The following letter has been received from,
q member of the Party an NeW York City.
Ne are printing this letter NTH ansa0ers to
the questions raised, point by point. The Cent
roL Committee is conUinced that every member
of the Party as a Communist and on the basis
of copUiction, and not alone discipline, 1CiU
readily and heartily accept and carry ont the
decision of the Party norntaliSiug the Party
frances ard Increasing the Party dies.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEPT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
Morrow On Way To Armament
Conference.

Dwight w. Morrow, Wall StGeet Ambassador
to Mexico arrived in New York on his way to
the naval armament conference in London
When in returns, Morrow will take the lead
for Hoover in the Senate
When asked whether he will take the senate
job, Morrow said he would have to consult his
fellow imperialists in the State Department.
Morrow will meet with members of his firm,
j. P. Morgan and Co. to discuss Mexican loans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RAISED.

!. The Statutes of the Party have been
amended to read as follows on this point:
Members who four weeks in arrears in
payment of dues, cease to be members of the
Party in good standing. Members who are
three months in arrears shall be stricken from
the rolls. No member Of the Party shall pay
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-11
ALL. Weaker in South.

WASHINGTON--Fran Morrison, secre.
tary of the American Federation of Labor,
has announced that the A.F.L does not know
how many members it has in the South. This
is terpreted as merely the AF.L. way of evad-
ing confession of collapse there, due to the
outrageous bet-ayals it committed in the New
Orleans car strike, and the Elizabethton and
Marion textile strikes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
APARTMENT BUILDING
SOLD FOR 100000
Structure With 80 Units on FIT
tenth Street Is Purchased by
Chaeles J. Rogers.

The four-story apartment building At
2a09 Fifteenth street, recently acquired
by the Wardman Corporation, has been
purchased by Charles j. Rogers for a
consideration approximating 100000.
1t was announced today by the Ward
man Office, which handled the trans
action.
The building, a brick structure, con-
tanning 80 apartment units, was erected
about year ago by Joseph Howar. local
builder The property was acquired by
Wardman some time ago from George
F.. Hunt
The Wardman Corporation also re-
Gently acquired the four-story apart
ment building located at 1929 Fair
mont street. This also Is asEbuilding of
brick construction. containing 80 apart
ment units
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
HOMECOMING Building Section for Washington Suburbs
ALMAS TEMPLE GETS PERMIT
FOR ORDERS K STREET HOME
Clubhouse for Shriners, Which Will Cost
Approximately $4,000, to Be Built
of Brick and Concrete.

Permit for the construction Of the
new home for the Almas Temple,
Ancient Arabic Order Of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, was issued this week
by the District building inspector. and
work can now proceed on the erection
Of this structure on the site at 1873
1878 K street.
The clubhouse for the Almas Temple
is to be four-story structure of brick
and concrete construction, having an
estimated building cost of 100000. It
was designed by Allen H. Potts and
Tompkins Co. L. P. Steuart is chair
man Of the building committee. which
includes Edwin c. Graham and Will
liam c. Miller. Old buildings on the
site have been RACED and excavations
made for the foundation. The total
cost of the project. including land, is
reported to be 100000.
This is the largest item in the new
list Of private building operations in
the District for which permits were
issued during the past week, the total
cost of which was estimated at$615,555
Given Warehouse Permit.
The Federal Storage Co. obtained
approval Of plans for a five-story fur
nlture warehouse TO be erected at
cost Of 100000 at 1909 Florida avenue.
and permits were issued also for %
dwellings, an additional building for the
Hampshire Gardens cooperative de-
velopment and five fats and other
work. Permits were issued as follows:
Almas Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S..
owners; Allen H. Potts, designer:
Charles H. Tompkins Co., builders: to
erect one 4-story brick and concrete
clubhouse. 1913 and 1915 K street dots
sol, $40 and S11, square 248); to cost
100000.
Federal Storage Co.. owners: Charles
H. Moores Construction Co.. Inc, de-
signers: Boyle Robertson Construction
Co.. builders: to erect one 5-story brick
and tile furniture warehouse, 1709
Florida avenue dots 90 and SO, square
2562). to cost 500. 900.
Hampshire Gardens Development
Corporation. owners: George T. SAINT
myers. architect; Shapiro Construction
Co.. Inc. builders: to erect one 2-story
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

brick apartment, 1912 New Hampshire
avenue dot S, square 3324; to cost
Young Enterprises. owners and build
ers; George T. Santmyers. architect: to
erect five 2-story brick flats. 1140, ll44,
1148, 1852 and ll56 Oates street north
east dots $50 to 1863 and lot '256, square
405D; to cost $4,000.
$4,000 Dwelling.
Chauncey Parker. owner: J. j. Wha-
len, architect; r. w. Boiling. builder;
to erect one 4-story brick and stone
dwelling, 1928 Massachusetts, avenue
dot IS, square 2505); to cost $35, 900.
j. S. Williams Construction Co.. own
architect; to erect four 2-story brick
dwellings, 3725-27-31-33 Yuma street
dots so, 81, 81, So, square 1890; to
cost $4,000.
Joseph D. Gatti. owner: John Riland.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling. 1900 Sixteenth street dot
s, square 2645); to cost $4,000.
w. H. Hoffman. owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect
three 2-story brick dwellings, 1865 to
1869 Ingleside terraoD dots 158, 159 and
$50. square 26l7): to cost $16,500.
w. c. & A. N. Miller, owners and
builders: G. z. MacNeil, architect; TO
erect one 3-story brick dwelling. 4525
Garfield street dot SIS, square 1880;
to cost $l2,485.
w. C. g. A. N. Miller, owners and
builders: G. e. MacNeil. architect: to
erect one 3-story stone and frame
dwelling. 1918 Indian lane dot 10,
square 15lD; to cost $l7,700.
Brick and Tile Home.
Franz T Alh,ls ou,Ter. II II IJarr;ec
designer: Henry j. Conner. builder: to
erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell
ing, 1888 Kalmia street Oot II, square
2773): to cost $4,000.
Oscar B. Fetterman. owner and
builder: George T. Santmyers. archi-
tect; to erect one 3-story brick and
stone addition, So H street dot Al,
square 624: to cost S10.500.
John Wignall, owner and builder: W.
T. Hackett, designer: to erect one q
Continued on Fourteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
LOS ANGELES MEN TRIUMPH
IN BETTER HOMES CONTEST
H. Roy Kelley Wins First Prize of $4,000
and Harrison Clarke Second
Award of $1,000.

weeks, plans for which now are being
laid. There will be large Photographic
reproductions of these house designs
TO be hung in an exhibition room at
the headquarters of the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States. The
dates of the exhibition will be an
nounced later in The Star.
The three national grand prize
winning designs were selected from
among. the 80 regional prize winners
by a jury consisting of Raymond M.
Hood, A. I. A.. New York. chairman;
John A. Holabird, A. I. "A. Chicago;
Benno Jassen. F. A. ]. A.. Pittsburgh:
Albert Kahn, r. A. /. A., Detroit; H. T.
Lindeberg, r. A.; Ralph Walker,
A. I. A: Frank Forster, A. I. A.: Col.
John Reed Fitzpatrick. vice president
of the New York Building Congress,
building member, and Winold Reiss,
and Herbert u. Nelson, executive Sec
rotary, National Association Of Real
Estate Boards, Chicago, realtor member
The jury for the plans submitted IN
The Stars area consisted OF Frederick
Vernon Murphy. dean of the School OF
Architecture of Catholic University
chairman; Horace w. Peaslee, presi-
dent of the Washington chapter Of the
American Institute of Architects: Louis
Justement, a past president of the locaI
architects chapter: William C. Miller
a past president of the Washington Real
Estate Board and chairman of the
home builders and subdividers' divi-
sion of the National Association Of Rea
Estate Boards; Felix Mahony Of the
National School Of Fine and Applied
Arts: Edwin w. Schneider of the firm
of Schneider -Spliedt Co., builders, and
a representative of The Star.
Prize Design Described.
Mr.. Kelley, winner of the FIRST grand
national prize, is a past president of the
Los Angeles Architectural Club men,
Der of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, graduate of the Cornell University
School of Architecture, who also studied
at the Atelier Laloux, Ecole des Beaux
Arts, in Paris. The winning design is
for a house of Mediterranean" type,
inspiration for which may have come
from the Creole architecture of New
Orleans. 1t is rambling plan of eight
rooms and three baths, with fiat pitch
roof, stucco walls and balconies. There
is a room and bath on the first floor
that would be appreciated by a family
having an elderly person or an invalid
as one of its members. The jury par
ticularly commended the second floor
plan of this design, asserting that it
was the best plan in the competition.
The design submitted by Mr.. Clarke.
Los Angeles. which took the second
national prize. is for a brick house in
Continued on Fourteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
First Movie House
For AnacOstia Now
Being Constructed
$35, 900 Fairlawn Theater
to Be Equipped for
ttTalkie'' Shows.

Construction Of the first motion pic
ture theater building in Anacostia was
started this week on a site at 1912 Good
Hope road southeast. This movie house
to be known as the Fairlawn, will be
two-story structure, having frontage
of As feet and depth of los feet, the
estimated construction cost being
$4,000.
The building will have a present seat
ing capacity of 400 persons. There will
be Offices, rest rooms and a projecting
room on the second floor front, and
equipment is to be installed to provide
for both talking and sound pictures.
The building will be Of brick construc-
ton.
Charles A. Lohr is the builder. and
plans were drawn by Clarence L. Hard
ing, local architect. The property is
owned by the Fairlawn Amusement
Company, In which stock has been ac-
quired by residents Of the AnacoStia
section.
Lloyd J.. windland, who has been
conducting motion picture business
in the Masonic Temple at Fourteenth
and u streets southeast, during the past
three years, is president of the COM
pany, and Albert v. Pohl, assistant
cashier of the Anacostia Bank, is secre-
tary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
PROPERTY is BOUGHT
FOR STORE PURPOSE
Georgia Avenue Building Is Leased
for Ten Years to Chain
Company.

The one-story brick business building
on the west side of Georgia avenue Just
south OF New Hampshire avenue. leased
to the Atlantic IL Pacific Tea Co.. has
been sold by McKeever IL Goss for the
Kass Realty Co. to Joseph r. Little,
who will hold the property as an in
veStment, it was announced today. The
price was reported to be approximately
$4,000.
This is said to be the largest chain
store grocery in Washington. It has
been leased by the Atlantic 61 Pacific
Tea Co. for period of 10 years at a
total rental of approximately $4,000
The building has a frontage of SIS
feet on Georgia avenue and a depth
Of 100 feet to New Hampshire avenue
1t contains 5000 square feet of floor
space.