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couch earlier in the evening, think ing she might enjoy looking it over, not having done so since taking the Bible out of the chest of drawers in the locked basement bedroom.
 Becoming absorbed in novel, she had forgotten her first intention to examine the old book.
 Peggy looked down at the calf skin binding; it appeared both old and interesting, bearing in faded gold lettering the words Holy Bi- ble," and further down the initials "P. o. P"
 Evidently it had belonged to her great-grandfather, for she recalled his name-Peter Orne Prescott.
 She turned the time-stained leaves and passed over the entries of births, marriages and d h s. wherein was recorded, in faded ink, the names of representative genera tions of the Prescotts.
 She was about to close the book when she noticed that a page fur ther on was slightly separated from the next, evidently by some object wedged between them. Opening the Bible at that point, she saw a gold coin lying there at the bottom of the pages.
 Peggy took up the coin and turned it over-a s2o gold piece lay in her hand. Holding it up to the light she read the date-l847. An old coin then, although the gold was not tarnished in the slightest, not ever a speck of dust lay on it's brigh' surface, even though the edges O the book were black.
 The girl frowned, then smiled Why worry over the coins shiny ap pearance? It was treasure trove ant she was s20 the richer by her find And S2O was a considerable sun when she considered her depleted funds, with the first of the montl at hand and her bills in Litchfielt coming due.
 She had only the travellers cheeks taken out for her contemplated tril
 to join her parents in the Philip pines, with which to meet curren expenses, as Philander Chase ha
 told her he could not furnish he
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ware in the dining room and soon Juhas figure emerged through the doorway, wheeling a tea-table on which she had placed Peggy's din ner.
 As she drew the wagon up to the couch on which Peggy reclined, Julia rested her hand and weight on Peg gy's foot accidentally. At Peggy's in- voluntary cry as the weight caused Her pain, Julia litter her hand and tipping her body backwards slid off tfie edge of the couch, carrying the
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her fathers regiment, as Julia's voice was uplifted in song.
 The singing ceased abruptly and Peggy concluded tn tt Julia had climbed into bed, but all inclination to close her own eyes and court slumber had been banished
 Swinging her feet to ground, she pulled the comfort toward her, in- tending to fold 1t, and in SO doing dragged the family Bible up on her lap.
 She had carried 1t over to the
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NOTICE

Persons burning wood during g windy weather will use extreme care in order to prevent, as far as possible, sparks from flying from chimneys. Persons noting defective chimneys or flues will please re- port same to Fire Chief Dolly Gray or Chief of Police George Getchell. GEORGE Az GETCHELL,
 adv. Chief of Police.
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negotiated the purchase of Louisiana from France, and the party accom- plished a journey believed by many to ze impossible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-11
Chapter 20 TREASURE TROVE

Shadows crept into the Twin g room as darkness descended and re- minded Peggy she was hungry.
 She heard the tinkle of silver
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Dell E. SnerIT1, JrIieau's plano uner. Hotel Gastineau. --adv
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FERN BEAUTY PARLORE
 The Fern Beauty Parlor will be losed until December 21st. adv.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
SHOE WORKERS
SIGN UP SHOPS
Jail Leaders Yesterday
for Picketing

Another firm of open shop shoe
manufacturers was compelled to bow
before the impetus of the organiza-
ton drive the Independent Shoe
Workers Union is now in the midst
of conducting. This was the Brook
Ign Shoe Company, Brooklyn.
The employers, confronted with a
threat of a strike, made to them by
their entire crew, as soon as all of
them had Joined the union, signed
the agreement with the union when
its representative came for his sig
nature.
The workers in this shop are now
to enjoy the full union conditions.
Meanwhile the fight against the
Benjamin and Schwartz firm, Brook
lyn, is still in progress. Because
they led the workers in picketing
there yesterday, Business Agent Le-
vine, Secretary Bernoff and Sam
Lambroso, were arrested.
The fight against this open shop
company has been going on for two
weeks, having been called when the
bosses decided to abrogate recogni-
ton of the union and wipe out union
standards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
Russian Art Will Be
Reviewed at Russian
Exposition This Eve.

Russian art, from its earliest peri
eds to its place in Soviet Russia to-
day, will be reviewed in lectures by
Alexei kravchenko, Russian painter;
Louis Lozowick. American artist,
DR.. Christian Brinton, well-known
authority or Russian art, at the Art
and Handicraft Exposition of Soviet
Russia, tonight, at the Grand Cen
trail Palace.
The affair is sponsored by the
committee on ants of the American
Society for Cultural Relations with
Russia.
vchenko, who represents the
Russian artists at the exposition,
will speak on Education and Art in
Soviet Russia" lie is painter and
graphic artist and a member of the
Academy of Art of U. S. S. r. Louis
Lozowick will translate Kravchen-
kos address.
I DR.. Christian Brinton, who is in
charge Of the exhibition of paintings
in the exposition, will lecture on
81 900 Years of Russian Art" illus
trating his remarks with lantern
slides of famous art pieces III the
museums Of Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
OPPOSES ANTI
FASCIST FIGHT
New Leader" Wants
Democracy of Old

The socialists have once again
demonstrated their unity with the
bourgeoisie, by their attitude toward
the proposed International Congress
against fascism. Henri Barbusse,
chairman of the International Anti
Fascist Committee, has sent out a
call for united front of all working
class organizations for world con-
gress to organize a campaign
against fascism on an international
scale. The attitude of the socialists
is Illuminating.
The socialists ask whether the
congress is willing to accept as
basis of the fight against fascism
"The restoration of democracy in
Italy and other fascist countries"
Barbusse stresses in his manifesto
the fact that only the working class
can be the pillar of support in the
anti-fascist fight. When has the
working class ever gained anything
from democracy" he asks.
The Labor and Socialist Interna-
tional has issued an official state
merit in Paris, denouncing the pro-
ject as another attempt of the Com
munists to form a united front I'M
der their leadership. They stress the
idea of democracy as against the
Communist ideas of combating
fascism. "The New Leader" faith
fully echoes this attitude, stating:
"But quite apart from the politi-
cal and party intentions of the pro-
meters of this congress, the true
character of Barbusse's undertaking
will be shown by whether or not
he is willing to accept as a basis of
the congress the fundamental de-
mand: The restoration of demo-
crazy in Italy and other fascist coun-
tries Unfortunately, in view of
the well-known attitude of the
Communists, it is impossible to count
on the laying down of this prin-
ciple. There can therefore be no
question OF socialists participating
in this congress, since there would
be great danger that the discussions
at such a congress, not based on the
democratic principle, would preju-
dice the struggle against fascism
rather than help it."
The provisional committee appeals
to all working class organizations
to support the campaign against
fascism by sending delegates to the
American conference on Friday and
by sending contributions to help
finance the campaign.
Communications and funds should
be sent to: Provisional Committee,
A. Markoff, Sec, Room GOA, No. /
Union Square, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
Ragozin Teaches New
Economics Class Today

Ray Ragozin, teacher of MARKHAM
Economics I on Monday night at the
Workers School, 1928 Union Sd,
will give a second class in that sub
'act on Wednesday evening at 7. The
Wednesday evening class in MARKHAM
Economics l is scheduled to begin
on Wednesday, February goth. In
addition to these two classes, the
Workers School also offers classes
i'll MARKHAM Economics III and Marx
ian Economics III. The former sub
iect is being taught by Alex Bittel-
man on Friday evening. The class
will hold its first session this Fri
day evening. MARKHAM Economics
III will meet Monday, evening, $50
p m. The Workers School will still
accept registrations for these classes,
especially for MARKHAM Economics II
and III. MARKHAM Economics II and
MARKHAM Economics III will intro
duce the student to study of
Marks Capital"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
Needle Trades, ANLC
Speakers Will Address
Harlem Meet Tonight

To acquaint the Negro workers
of Harlem, and particularly those
engaged in the needle trades, with
the issues of the needle trades
strike, a mass meeting has been
called for tomorrow night at st.
Luke's Hall, 125 w. 130th St., under
the joint auspices of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union
and the American Negro Labor Con-
grass.
The meeting will be addressed by
national leaders of both organiza-
tons, including two Negro members
of the General Executive Board of
the union, Henry Rosemond and
Mrs. Virginia Allen.
A statement issued by the Amer
lean Negro Labor Congress some
days ago explained its reasons for
supporting the strike by pointing
out the essential differences between
the A. F. of L. unions with their
race prejudice, and the new union
with its program of full equality
for the Negro workers, including
equal participation on leading COM
mittees and equal opportunity for
work. For these reasons, says the
statement, sin addition to recog-
nized necessity for waging strug-
gle against the sweat shop condi-
tions in the industry, low pay and
long hours, the American Negro
Labor Congress stands one hundred
per cent for the strike of the needle
trades workers and urge all Negro
workers in the trades to join the
union and support the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
By JOSE AGuILAR.

MANILA, Jan. Is (By MaiD -
The Philippine peasantry faces
severe oppression by the protection
given under the law established by
American Imperialism to the big
landowners and their usurous and
land-grabbing practices.
About 10000 homesteaders in the
province Of Nueva Ecija are menaced
with the loss of both the land and
the crops they have raised in the
same way that more than 100 home
steaders Of that province, in the
towns of Santa Rosa and Kabana-
tuan, have had their crops seized by
two landlords who claim to own the
land cleared and worked by these
homesteaders. All their crops were
attached and SO they have nothing
left to live on. The other landlords
are waiting for the other home
staaders TO thresh their rice, ard
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
T0START Miners
RELIEF CAMP ICN
W.I.R. Will Launch Big
National Drive Soon

(Continued from Page One)
thousands of miners and their FAM
lilies, especially in the Pennsylvania
and Ohio coal fields.
1--WE intend" the w. I. r. state
ment continues, ito expose so all can
see the unusually frightful condi-
tons which the coal diggers of
America are compelled to endure in
the company-owned towns in coal
regions throughout the United
States. In virtual bondage, the
miners, their wives and children are
unable to take any decisive action
against the dictatorship of the mine
barons and their flunkeys who have
been placed in public office in the
coal towns. Thousands of miners
are jobless, while many who work
have barely enough to keep them
selves alive from day to day.
"The Workers international Re-
lief will raise funds for the relief of
the miners and also for their fellow
workers in the British Isles. 1t ap-
peals to all workers and friends of
the labor movement, all progressive
minded people to help feed the thou
sands of starving miners and their
families"
The w. I. R. also announced that
in the near future district confer
ences on miners relief will be held
throughout the country. This will
be the beginning of the campaign on
a national scale. The dates of the
district conferences will be an
nounced shortly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
BILL TO DEPORT
ALIENS UP AGAIN
Aimed at the Militant
Foreign Born

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The
Senate deportation bill, intended to
make easy the ousting of any for
eign born workers framed up in
strikes or for activity in organiza-
ton work, is back before the Senate
1t was amended and made more rigid
by the House.
The bill provides for the deporta-
ton of loosely defined class of
foreign born, described as "unde-
sirable." Any person convicted of a
felony is deportable, unless an
American citizen, and according to
the House amendments which the
Senate will vote on soon, any alien
found possessing a gun, explosives,
or convicted of violating the prohibit
ton law can be sent out of the
country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
IN WALL ST. EMPIRE
Rob Filipino Peasants OF Their Lands

then attach it. These landlords are
aided by the U. S. commanded con-
stabulary and police.
A report from Pililla, in Rizal
province, says that so-called pub
lie" lands, which have been occupied
by peasants for generations were
sold at public auction, and that 400
peasants Of that town will lose their
lands and homes with no recompense
whatever.
On the Dinalupihan estate, in the
province of Bataan, owned by the
Catholic archbishop Of Manila, in
addition to the four peasants re-
Gently beaten and tortured by con-
stabulary, six more have been ar
rested on suspicion of connection
with the burning of a sugar planta-
ton there. Although arrested and
put in Jail, they are not given food
by the constabulary while awaiting
trial.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20

BAYONETS hide
Yellow LABOR
PARTY CHIEFS
Indian Capitalists in
Commission Meeting

MADRAS, India, Feb. ia
strike and a demonstration of 10,-
900 workers in the streets of this
city, met the arrival here of tha
Simon Commission, sent by British
imperialism to wheedle the rising
Indian independence movement into
compromise. Representatives of the
yellow Labor Party of England are
part of the commission, in spite of
the sharpest condemnation of such
participation by the All-Indian
Trade Union Congress.
Here, the parading demonstrators
carried black flags, and the trade
unions established a boycott Of any
thing that was connected with the
commission, as has been done in
other parts of India, with great eff
feet on the commissions purpose,
as it is compelled to rely on mili-
tary and police authority to assist
the commission members at every
step and talk to angry masses be-
hind serried row of bayonets about
their mission of goodwill" &
In spite of the mass demand for
complete and immediate independ-
ence, and the boycott of the COM
mission organized upon this demand,
the bourgeois Indian "nationalists,"
representing the native legislatures,
will sit jointly with the commission,
advancing their compromise pro-
gram of domination status" within
the British Empire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
'Krassin' Show Friday,
Saturday, Will Aid the
Needle Trades Union

Proceeds of the performance of
the "Krassin," which will be shown
midnight, Friday and Saturday, at
the Film Guild Cinema. 90 W.Eighth
St.. will go to the needle trades
strike. The house is being sold out
in advance and tickets should be
purchased at once.
The "Krassin" depicts the rescue
made by the Soviet crew of the No
bile expedition. Additional features
on the program will be lolita"
the Russian 4. U. rand the Frog
Princess" Tickets can be purchased
at the Workers Bookshop, rs Union.
&c., or at Local New York. WoTs'1era,
international Relief, 799 Broadway,
Room 226. Tickets can he reserved
by telephoning Stuyvesant 1881.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
Progressive Cleaners
Call Protest Meeting

The Progressive Group in the
Cleaners and Dyers' Union, in the
campaign it is leading to clean the
union of the grating and corrupt
officialdom, are calling the workers
in the trade to an open forum to be
held this Friday evening at 8
o'clock, in the Jewish Workers Uni
versity, 10S E. 18th st.
All the union conditions in the
shops are being ignored by the en-
ployers and the union officialdom
not only take no steps against this,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
Elaborate Program at
Daily Benefit Dance

Proceeds of the entertainment and
dance which will be given by Unit
3B of the Work ers (Communist)
Party at the AmaIgamated Food
Workers Hall, 1873 w. 51st St., Sat-
urday evening will be donated to the
Daily Worker Emergency Fund.
]. o. Bentall will be master of
ceremonies. A program of recita-
lions, songs and dances will be given,
and refreshments will be served.
Dancing will follow the concert.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
DRESS STRIKE
CAUSES PANIC OF
CLOAK BOSSES
Joint Board to Meet on
Fur Workers

ers' Association, issued statement
yesterday to the trade press appeal
ing that no bosses settle with the
left wing union. In doing so, they
offer to these manufacturers the in
ducement of their fake agreement
with the socialist company union.
They ask the bosses to join, and say,
in effect, eve have a desirable
agreement with bona fide A. F.
of L. organization"
Joint Board To Meet.
The Joint Board of the Cloak,
Dress and Fur Workers of the In
dustrial Union is soon to meet on
the question of organizing the work
ers in the fur industry to emulate
the dressmakers in calling a general
strike in their trade for the pur-
pose of regaining the union stand
ards which were lost because of the
A. F. of L. company union in the
industry.
While ground work for the COM
ing general struggle is being
planned, the Furriers Department
of the new union is meanwhile con-
Quoting an organization drive.
Aaron Gross, manager of the Fur
Department, announced that over 60
shops have been settled in the past
week in this drive. After the work.
ers in a particular shop are pre-
pared, he stated, the union calls a
strike which generally lasts two or
three days before the boss signs the
union agreement. In this campaign
the union is concentrating particu-
larly on the large shops, manufac-
turers of coats as well as trimmings.
y
Yesterdays Daily Worker, in re-
porting the action of the meeting
of dressmakers employed in settled
shops, who voted unanimously to
tax themselves with one days work
for the strike fund, stated that Sat
urday was the day set for this work.
This is erroneous. The meeting did
not decide the day to be worked.
Louis Hyman yesterday issued
statement commenting or the de-
tense made by Roger Baldwin, of
the Civil Liberties Union, when he
was taxed with accepting as one of
the supervisors over the elections in
the Schlesinger company union.
Baldwin, after stating that he did
not support the l. l.. G. w. U. as
against the Industrial Union, said,
however, that he would render this
service to any union that called for
it.
Hyman pointed out that not a
union, but a strikebreaking agency,
q company union, had called Bald
win to supervise a so-called cleo
ton, from which any voice of OPP
position has long ago been expelled.
Lyman asked the allegedly "impar-
tial Citizens Committee" among
whom is also to be found Arthur
Garfield Hays, whether they would
act as impartial supervisors at an
election of the Ku Klux Khan or in
the Fascist Alliance. 1t was also
pointed out that when the left wing
demanded an impartial election in
the I. L. G. w. u, the bank direc-
tor, BENZ. Schlesinger refused to do
this. Whether they want to or not,
the union spokesman concluded,
Baldwin and Hays are giving aid to
company union that is now open
ly acting as a strikebreaking agency.
Call Mass Meets.
Four important mass meetings
have been called to mobilize the
wives of all needle trades workers,
and other working women in sup
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20

but, by their actions, assist them. a
circular issued for this meeting de-
clares. Overtime is not being paid
for at union rates, men are being in
discriminatory discharged and other
standards are being ignored, the call
points out in appealing to the work
ers to fight against the union be-
trayers for such policy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20

port of the dressmakers' strike, I'M
der the joint auspices of the Nee
die Trades Workers Industrial
Union and the United Council Of
Working Women.
These mass meetings will be held
next Friday evening at the follow
ing places: Brooklyn, Borough Park,
1873 43rd ST.; Brownsville, New
Columbia Hall, Stone and Blake
AYES; Bronx, Ambassador Hall,
1876 Third Ave; East New York,
313 Hillsdale Ave. at the Workers
Club.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
CIGAR WORKERS STRIKE.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, (By Mail),
--Cigarmakers are on strike against
the James Porter Cigar Co. here.
The company refused to pay the
union scale and to employ union
workers. The plant is being pick
eted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20
Will Discuss Needle
Trades Strike Today

An open forum on "The PreseaS
Strike and the New Needle Trade
Union" will be held under the aus
pieces of Section 2 of the Workers
(Communist) Party, at 1O1 W. 9th
St., at noon today.
All workers are invited to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-18

Newfoundland is framing new in
come tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-18
CHARGE AN ATTEMPT
TO "SELL" DIPLOMAS
Graduates of High School Hit Fac
ulty for Withholding Honors to
Two Glass Members.
BY the Associated Press.

LESLIE, Mich, June 18.-Student
charges that school authorities were at
tempting to sell diplomas and threats
by the Board of Education to withhold
the sheepskinS from the entire senior
class of the Leslie High School were eX-
changed yesterday as result Of strike
called Sunday by the graduating class
in protest against withholding of diplo-
mas from two members OF the class for
poor class citizenship"
Thirty graduating students refused
Sunday to attend baccalaureate cere-
monies because the certificates were
withheld from Lee Swallow and Glare
Johnson. The students claim the Of
fetal action was caused by failure Of
Swallow and johnson to pay $50 bill
for damage to gymnasium stairs, caused
when they spilled pail of fruit punch
at class party. The class voted to pay
the bill from its treasury, but the offer
was refused by school officials.
The Board of Education yesterday
announced that commencement eXer-
ciseS would be postponed indefinitely, -
and one member of the board said that
unless the senior class receded from its
position no diplomas would be granted.
Manchuria produced $500, 900 tons of
soy beans last year, breaking all records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-18
GERMAN COMPANY LOSES
SUIT OVER GLASS PATENT

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, June 1s.-The petit
ton of the Europaischer Verband der
Fashen Fabriken of Germany seeking
damages amounting to millions of dol
lars from Toledo glass interests was
dismissed in Federal Court yesterday by
Judge George ?. Hahn in one of the
country's outstanding patent cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-18
DOWDDY GIRL ATTENDS
CHURCH CHOIR FETE
Auto Victim Who Was in Long
Coma introduced TO Lynch
burg Audience.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, June 18-Mar-
iorie Dowddy, the 10-year-old girl who
spent SO days in coma here following
an automobile accident February 8, and
who was member of the junior choir
of Westminster Presbyterian Church
before the accident, was present Sun
day afternoon at Miller Park, when
her choir sang a program before
large audience.