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The Washington times., 1930-03-20
BYRD DECLINES
CONGRESS JOB

RICHMOND, Va, March 90
The movement started Monday
by the Rockingham county Demo
cratic committee, in session at
HarriSonburg, to persuade former
Governor Harry Flood Byrd to
run for Congress from the Sev-
enth District was halted by Byrd
soon after 1t was begun.
Advised by newspaper men Of
the movement, Byrd said that,
under no conditions. would he
become a candidate. He de-
clared that business interests
made his personal attention i'm
perative.
Judge John w. Fishburne, al
ready candidate, announced
his intention to withdraw should
Byrd run. Byrd said he appreci-
ated the movement launched by
Senator Kezzell and the attitude
Of Judge Fishburne.
The Democratic meeting di-
rected Chairman Ward Swank to
name a committee to colnmuni-
cate with Ex-Governor Byrd and
Herbert Wyandt, j. r. Brenne
mann, Ralph H. Bader, George
B. Keezell and j. Robert SwitZer
were appointed.
John T. Harris. Of Harrison
burg, son Of the late John T.
Harris, who has been urged to
announce for the nomination,
said he would not raise his finger
to get the honor if there is a
possibility of getting Byrd to
take it. At his own request his
name was not presented to the
county committee and he sec
onded the move for Byrd.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
NOTED ENGINEER DIES

STAUNTON, Va, March 90
Capt. William Abbott Pratt, 80,
distinguished engineer. died at
his home in Waynesboro Sunday.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20

This four year old athlete is
the son of Mrs. R. H. Jobling, 100
E st. N. W., Washington. She
says: Roberts wonderful condi-
ton shows my idea is right.
whenever he's the least cross
or upset, or has a cold, give him
a little California Fig Syrup. 1t
always brightens him up; regu-
lates his stomach and bowels;
gives him a hearty appetite. I
have used 1t with Robert since he
was year old, and it has never
failed to help him promptly"
All children love the rich, fruity
flavor Of California Fig Syrup. A
pure vegetable product, it doesn't
gripe or sicken. It always acts
gently but thoroughly to cleanse
the system Of bilious, headachy,
constipated children. Doctors say
it tones and strengthens weak
bowels. Try it with your child.
See how bad breath, coated
tongue or feveriShnesS disappear!
The name California marks the
genuine. famous for 50 years. So
look for it when buying.
California Fig Syrup
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
BACK-F|RE ENDS
FOREST BLAZE

LEONARDTOWN. Md, March
20.-A forest fire, at Abells, near
here, ragged from 8 a. m. to 9
p. m. and destroyed property
valued at $4,000.
The flames were checked just
before reaching a store owned by
Haverman Mattingly, at Abells
Fighters were aided by the volun-
teer fire department from Leon
ardtown. Back fires finally
checked the flames.
Tongues of fire leaped from
the tops of 70-foot trees, out Of
range of any fire fighting appa-
ratus that could be used. At
one time a section Of Compton
seemed threatened.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
|SAFE, CASHL00T
Of BURGLARS
Times Staff Photo

HARRIsoNBURG, Va, March
20.-Friddle's restaurant here was
entered and a large iron safe con.
tanning about $4,000 and many
valuable papers carried off by
thieves.
The safe weighed 1,200 pounds
and 1t Is believed that five or
six men engaged in the theft.
The supposition is that a truck
was used to haul the safe away,
1t having been removed through
a rear door Of the restaurant.
The theft was not discovered
until the restaurant was opened
for business in the morning.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
MISS PIERPONT DEAD

LEESBURG, Va. March 90
Miss Rebecca j. Pierpoint, mem.
ber of a prominent Loudoun
county family, died at her home
at Pae0nian Springs following a
paralytic attack suffered 10 days
ago. She was 83 years old and
a daughter of the late Joseph
and Rue Ann Pierpotnt.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
First Woman Broker
Given 3 Years In Jail

NEW YORK, March 20 Q.N.SO
Miss Margaret e. Mccain. the
first woman broker in Wall Street,
today was sentenced to not more
than three years in prison by Gen
eral Sessions Judge RosalSky.
Miss McCann was found guilty of
grand larceny in the first degree
by a jury last week.
She was charged with having
sold stock of a client, without his
consent, to make up other losses.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Tax Levy Is Increased
In Shenandoah County

STRASBURG. Va, March 90
At a meeting Of the Shenandoah
county board of supervisors in
Woodstock. the county levy for
the year of 1880 was unanimously
fixed at 80 cents. This is an in
crease of 20 cents over that Of last
wear.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
MARYLAND LAW
RANKED A"

COLLEGE PARK, Md, March
2O.-The American Bar Associa-
ton has just adopted a resolu-
ton rating the University of
Maryland Law School as a Class
"a" institution.
The Law School has been seek
ing this rating for many years.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
MRS VIRGINIA FRENCH DIES

WINCHESTER, Va, March 90.
Mrs. Virginia S. French. 70. died
at the home of her son. George
B. French. at ,Wardensville. w.
Va, near here. from paralysis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02
LOVESTONE AND MARCH 8
Workers Learned More OF Renegade Group

accuses the Party of: &c. in line with
their tactics they seek to make it hard for
the police" Thomas.
Lovestone goes a step further, he even says
that the Communist Party because of its lad
venturistic' course is itself trying to force the
capitalist state to declare the Party illegal
and drive it underground
To-day we have the tragic fact that the
official leadership of the Communist Party
appears to WELCOME the forcing of the
Party into an underground existence and is
accompanying this by isoating the Party
destroying its influence and carrying on ac-
tivities and issuing statements which open
the door of the Party for spies and agents
prOvOcateurS."
What counter-revolution True the Party
had a state witness not only in its ranks but
even in the leadership, but we got rid of him.
Whalen too is using the old capitalist trick
of trying to create the impression that the
Party is ridden with spies and provocateurs
in order to scare workers from joining the
Party, because of the danger of their being
exposed in the factories and in order to throw
the Party into confusion. Lovestone having
the same purpose as Whalen is therefore US
ing the same methods of Whalen.
Finally Lovestone comes to the conclusion
that as result of March 9th and all the ac-
tivities of the Party since it got rid of Love
stone, the Party is being smashed, its influ
ence destroyed, etc. 1t amuses one to read:
Never since 1922 has the Party found it.
self in such an isolated condition and never
before in its history has the Party been so
discredited and lacked so much influence
among the masses"
This is how the Party looks to Lovestone
today But these are words and hopes of a
dscredited group of leaders without an army,
whom life itself destroyed and exposed be-
fore the entire working class, and who are
making a desperate fight to maintain their
few followers. The course of Lovestone how
ever leads directly to the camp of our enc
my-capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02
The HOllOwness of AustrO-
MarXiSm

VIENNA, March (By. Inprecorr Mail).-
The history of the so-called anti-terror law
introduced by the bourgeois parties, which is
actually an anti-trade-union :aw on some
what similar lines to that of the British anti
trade-union bill, demonstrates once again the
hollowness of the Austro- Marxst policy. Loud
mouthed resistance until the point where the
alternative is: fight in earnest or capitulate.
And then they capitulate with monotonous reg
uarity.
Today's session of the Austrian trades coun-
ellis in which social democratic, christian and
nationalist trade unions are represented pre-
sented picture of touching unity. A resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the government to
submit the draft of the anti-trade union bill
TO the trades councils before it's adoption. The
only reason for this is that the unions could
make suggestions" Nothing remains of all
the demagogic threats of the social democrats,
nothing The conciant speeches of the social
democratic representatives showed clearly that
with unimportant alterations they are pre-
pared to swallow the bill without word.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02
GLIMPSES OF THE SOCIALIST
VILLAGE
Il Am No Longer An old Woman"

"She can already read and WRITE" proudly
answers Nina.
''But when it comes to problems, she does
not understand much. But / teach her every
evening"
Every evening two heads-an old head and
young one-are bent over the copy book.
The child is teaching her old mother arithmetic.
You'd Never Know the Old Church.
Hello! Hello! Moscow calling Comintern
station, wave 49,.
That is how you are met in the church.
What had happened? On certain Septem-
Der evening in 1929 meeting of poor far
mer5 decided:
1--WE will close the church . What do we
want it for anyhow? And we could fix up q
club in it"
A general meeting of peasants decided that
the church must be closed
On the first day after the closing of the
church there was "red wedding" young
collective farmer was married There were
speeches on the new life. There was string
orchestra, songs, dances. The walls themselves
were overjoyed-they were fed up with the
hypocritical whining of "lord have mercy upon
u.s."
The kulaks ragged like animals in cage.
At II o'clock in the evening fire suddenly
broke out at the brick factory. But the EVOLVES"
could not break up the festivities There was
no panic The fire was quickly put out. And
in the Church" everything went on according
to plan, the concertinas merrily played and the
young people danced to their hearts content.
In December the peasants organized a branch
OF the militant atheist society. hundred col
lective farmer joined it. IS per cent of them
were women.
Dogs Ears.
The kulaks hate the people of Kriush. They
spread abroad all kinds of disgusting rumors,
they dssemenate throughout the district the
most fanatical tales, including the legend that
dogs ears will grow on all the children of the
Kriush communards.
And the kulaks' agent dressed as "beggar,"
passes from house to house and fror, village
to village. She shows her rags and, face COW
cred with tears relates story something like
the following:
81 in the Kriush collective farm nv
dear. And | was almost driven out of my
mind :. :"
But the Islander of the kulaks bursts like
soap bubble. Every day, delegations of poor
and middle peasants arrive at Kriush, look
around the commune and study it. Foreigners
also come
In conclusion let us return to Alexander
Versunina. Here is what she says:
Il have been born again. Not only | but
all of us. all our village, all the region has
been born again. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02

the Communist Party is rapidly becoming the
acknowledged spokesman of the American
working class.
To understand this rapid development of
the American workers along the revolutionary
path, 1t is necessary to point out certain SINH
larties of Russian revolutionary movements of
the pre-revolutionary days and the u. S. A.
The American workers, like the Russian, have
never been in the grip of strong social-dem-
ocratic organization, they followed the bour-
geoisie through the A. F. of L. which made no
class struggle pretensons whatsoever But now
that the turn has come they co not go first to
social-democracy, as Pepper thought but go
right straight to the Communists. They are
driven to fight hence they willingly, without
any "reformist bridges" follow the revolution
airy tactics of the Comintern.
The traditional brutality of the American
bourgeoisie against the workers was always
severe lesson to the American proletariat but
as long as there as yet sufficient to live
on, they noted the terrorism but the mass of
them were not affected, hence did not respond
as class, hence it appeared that the bour-
geois democracy humbug held full sway over
them. Now it is becoming quite clear to them
that the further existence of Wall Street gov
eminent Is incompatible with their everyday
material interests. Now that they turn against
the bourgeoisie, they realize that bourgeois
democracy is empty talk, they see clearly the
mailed fist of their class enemy and although
inexperienced in the ways of the class strup
gle, they take their inspiration from their
iightlng class brothers in Europe, hence the
battle is similar to Russia right from the start
not IN parliament but in the street.
Fresh TO the Battle.
The American proletariat is not beaten
proetariat it is entering fresh into the strug-
gle; it is now 32 million strong and these mil
lions, together with their dependents, repre-
sent the great majority of the population To it,
as an ally must now be added the great mass
of the farm population who are now being
driven to the wall by monopoly capital. In this
vast revolutionary reservoir now being aroused
lies the base for surprisingly rapid and large
revolutionary development.
ITO be continued,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02
Daily Worker Mass Circulation
Campaign Quotas for Each
Party District

Due to faulty printing the quota table did
not show clearly in yesterdays Daily Worker
Cut out this table AMI attach it to the cam
paign program which appeared in Yesterdays
paper.
DETECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
10000 new mail subscribers.
10000 additional copies per day in bum
die orders.
$4,000 in contributions for developing
mass circulation in new fields.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02

By ]. ZACk.
CONSERVATION in the camp of the bourg
eosie, panic amongst the social-fascists:
this was the aftermath of March in the VI A
The American proletariat considered so sane"
and "orderly" by the bourgeosie and its labor
lieutenants had with a powerful voice an
nounced the fact that the old bourgeois re-
formst tomfoolery will go no more, March 6
was the historic day on which the American
proletariat made the turn from its past and
joined the ranks of the international revolu-
tionary proletariat. The vastness of the move
ment was revelation even to those who at
the time of the VI Congress predicted that
break in the upward development of American
imperialism was about to take place; 100000
workers actively participated in the street dem
onstrations and at least another 100000 turned
out to witness it. Never in the history of the
U.S.A. did anything like it take place. 1t was
a day that shook the world.
In order to understand the new turn in the
U.SA. and the perspective arising therefrom
it is necessary to mention the main factors
driving the American proletariat towards the
revolutionary path, that it the economic causes
the effects of which have now been registered
by the action of the workers on March 6.
The rapid growth of bourgeois economy in
the U.S.A., given its rich natural resources
and plentiful immigration was based primarily
upon the growth of the agrarian petty-bourg-
eoise, the farmer, who constantly taking new
territory under cultivation and improving the
old, provided an ever expanding inner market
The millions of immigrants streaming in from
Europe and South America supplied the huge
industries that developed on the basis of these
vast inner markets with sufficient and relative
ly cheap labor power
Under such conditions, the petty bourgeoise
having furious growth, that is hundreds
of thousands of workers yearly could "emanci-
pate" themselves by becoming petty-bourgeois,
by going into farming opening store in
the city. Hence the workers had not a class
ideal but a petty bourgeois ideal of saving up
their wages and going into business. The motto
was: "Me first and devil take the hindmost;'
this provided the American bourgeosie with
relatively peaceful labor situation which was
potent factor in it's economic development.
Now It's Different.
All the factors which formerly made for the
economic superiority of the U. S. A. now stand
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02

Districts should assign quotas to the re-
spective sections and cities; sections should
assign quotas to the units. Districts, Sec
tons and units must enter into revolutionary
competition and issue challenges within the
next week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02

Party has also adopted this method and the
results splendid.
This is difficult undertaking, but with a
little perseverance on our part it can be carried
thru successfully.
port of every comrade The success Of this
can be insured by the making the $4,000
drive of the Workers School 100 per cent
success. The response to the drive must be
immediate. The preparatory work must com
mence at once. Therefore
A $4,000 fund by April 18th.
For a Workers School in every district.
For Home Study Course
Send funds to Workers School Drive Com.
mittee, Alexander Trachtenberg, treasurer, 26
Union Square, N. Y G
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-02

This is one of the most effective means of
carrying Communist education to thousands
of homes. In the Soviet Union today, the CP
of S.U. is making tremendous progress thru
these home study courses. Our German Sister
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29

A full-size copy of Murillo's "Lm-
maculate Conception" in mosaics is in
the chapel Of the Catholic university
at Washington, gift from Pope Plus
XI. Three artists labored nearly four
years in the Vatican mosaic studio to
piece together nearly 100000 bits Of
colored glass and of other mineral
compounds which form the finished
picture, the original of which is pre-
served in the Prado at Madrid. The
mosaic is 91s feet long and feet
wide. Without frame. 1t weighs
6,600 pounds. The pieces are of 90
600 different tints and shades.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
Bee May Give Up Lease,
but She's Good Tenant

About 100000 colonies of bees
acknowledge human protection In the
United States and return for it more
than 140OU0,OO0 pounds Of honey a
year. 1t is curious relationship that
exists between men and bees. For no
matter how long domesticated, the bee
remains true barbarian. Though
she may trace her ancestry through
hundreds of generations of hive
jewellers, she, without a moments no
tfce, may take to the woods, make her
home in a hollow tree and revert COM
pletely to the primitive.
The compact between man and bee
is that of landlord and tenant. The
beekeeper tricks his bees into staying
with him by furnishing apartments to
their liking. But the bee never sur
renders her liberty nor her complete
right Of choice. If she is not pleased
with the condition of the new house
offered her at swarming time, she
promptly moves out and takes to tall
timber.
But the beekeepers have learned to
humor the tickle whims of their winged
tenants. That 140,000,0O0 pounds of
honey was worth about $23,000,0O0, a
pretty good rental for the type of
houses and service the hees required.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
TaIeum Production

North Carolina powders the nose Of
the United States, having one of the
biggest talcum mines in the country
near an abandoned gold mine and
much more valuable than any gold
mine. From the same rock which pro-
vides the finest end softest talcum for
the faces and arms Of women comes
the talcum used in roofing and auto
mobile tires. Much of that is sold to
the motor industry, while the finer
kind that goes into dainty powder
boxes measures $4,000 particles to the
inch and is guaranteed to shed water,
resist fire and weather and protect all
underlying surfaces.-Capper's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
Beautiful capetown

The sea voyage to South Africa Is
the fair weather voyage of the world.
Capetown, once remote outpost of
civilization, Is today one of the
worlds finest cities. 1t is not only
beautiful and delightfully."- situated but
the cape is historical as well, for it
was here in 1887 that Dias saw the
sea-route to India and this melted
Columbus, who in his search for India
found America instead. The discov-
cries between 1887 and 1897 mark this
era as the dawn after the Dark ages
and the first rays hit the cape when
DIas discovered bis way around
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29

The American Bible society recently
completed the first publication of the
four Gospels into the language of the
Hopi Indians. For many months the
proofs of the Gospels passed back and
forth between the translator and the
headquarters of the society in New
York city in order to perfect the type
setting. The difficulty Of the task may
be gathered from the text of the
first Beatitude, which follows: "Pas
Hikwsit an ookiwyaquam hahlaypit
epya, pi oveqatsit anqw monwatunatya
hapi pumuy himuamniq'o. "-Washing-
ton Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
Marriage in Old Rome

There were three different modes
by which marriage could be contract
ed among the ancient Romans. The
marriages of the patricians were cele-
brated in the presence Of ten wit
nesses. and with variety of religious
ceremonies peculiar to their order.
The plebians married after two diff
ferent forms; one was species of
sale, "emptio vendlto;" and the other
simply by the cohabitation of the par
ties for year, which by law consti-
tuted a marriage.-Detroit NewA
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29

The caverns of Luray, at Luray, in
the famous Shenandoah valley of yir-
ginia, are perhaps the most wonderful
in their beauty among the subterranean
apartments of the world. Luray is
popular midway stopping point be-
tween North and South The Smith
sonian institution says of Luray:
comparing this great natural Curl
osity with others of the same class. 1t
is safe to say there is probably no
other cave In the world completely
and profusely decorated with stalactitlc
and stalagmItic ornamentation than
that Of Luray."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
Pope Guided by Council

The pope of Rome personally does
not annul or dissolve a marriage.
When there is petition for the annul-
ment of marriage in the Roman
Catholic church or in which Roman
Catholic is involved on the ground of
fraud, want of age, want of consent
or other valid reason, the matter Is
considered by the Rota, supreme
council of the Roman Catholic church,
which declares its findings and the
pope makes a declaration In accord
ance with such findings.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
Four Canal. in Scotland

Scotland has four canals, with
combined length of about 1856 miles.
The Caledonian canal connects the
nearby continuous line of locks in
Glenmore, and is devoted principally
to tourist travel. The same is true
of the Crinan canal across the PENN
sula of Kintyre. The Forth and Clyde
canal, between Bowling and Grange
mouth dates from 1890. The Union
canal, a branch of the Forth and
Clyde extends from near Falkirk to
dinburgh.-Rocky Mountain News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
CAP 81
AND%%p
BELL "a
WANTED TO BUY THE DOG

"Sayi That dog of yours crawled
through a hole In your fence into my
yard, bit my mother-in-law on the an
kle, and chased her three blocks from
my house."
"Sorry, Of course, but don't see
that l can do anything. You have the
right, Of course, to start a legal &C
ton"
legal action7 For whatf dropped
In to see II there was any chance at
all Of buying that dog from YOU"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
Three Was the Limit

"You must give your husband five
teaspoonfuls of this mixture every
night before he goes to bed" ordered
the doctor.
The patients wife looked little
disconnected.
"Fivel" she said. II can't doctor.
I'm afraid that's quite impossible"
The doctor frowned.
''Impossible" he said. "Oh, nom
sense! What on earth do you mean?"
swell. sir" explained the woman,
II don't think we've got more than
three " the housa" u