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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

women were loaded down with pack
ages that had all the earmarks of
Yuletide gifts.
There was something about Christ
mas that always thrilled Paul; he even
liked to repeat the name over and
over to himself. He often wished tha:
he might be selling toys and things al
at the big lumber concern where ne
worked.
Gee, mother!" he yelled as he went
in the door; 1.-THE Daily Mirror is CIV
ing prizes for the best decorated
homes at Christmas. Wouldn't it be
great IL we could win one of them?"
"But, Paul." Mrs. Rainier spoke as If
she hated to throw cold water on his
enthusiasm, "you know we can't afford
to do anything of that kind. II only
wish we could for your sake" she add
ed. Maybe next year"
Paul looked around the sparsely
furnished room before replying: "Nev-
er mind, MOTHER" he said. "fOr the
time, 1 forgot about things. Darn
money, anyway; why does it always
have to block the way when we want
to do something we like"
lit doesn't always block the way,
Paul; in fact. most of the time the alb
sence of it is an incentive to do big
things. If everybody had money many
of the great deeds that have thrilled
the world never would have been ac-
cOmplished. And-and, Paul, don't
you think we have been fairly happy
without a lot of it," She looked anx-
iously into his face a. she put the
question.
Paul was his old happy self when
he replied: "Bet your life we have.
Why, all the fellows say they'd rather
come to our house than anywhere else.
And-and, mother, if dad had lived we
could have been as well off as the rest
of them?"
In the hours that followed Paul
seemingly forgot about the newspaper
prize, but his mother did not. That
night, after he had retired, she sat
down in the little living room and pom
dered the matter over.
Suddenly she started from her chair
and a smile came over her face. Her
thoughts had drifted back through the
years; back to childhood days. She
remembered out on the farm how her
mother had taught her to fashion
many beautiful Christmas decorations
out of scraps of tinfoil and colored
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
Your Home and You
-<csHssT
By Betsy Caliister
SOUR MILK

NTE ALL know that we ought to
w use up sour milk, but many of
us are remiss when it comes to doing
1t. 1t seems so much easier to throw
tn milk away when it has become
ale than to set it aside to become
thoroughly sOured and then to hunt
up a recipe calling for it.
You really don't need a special sour
milk recipe TO make use of sour milk
in cakes, cookies, mullins or biscuits.
In fact a recipe is difficult to give
that will always hold good because
sour milk varies and therefore de-
mands- more or less soda. When soda
is used with sour milk carbon diox-
ide is formed-just the same gas that
is formed by baking powder. In either
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
NUTTY NATURAL
HISTORY
%BY MUCH HUTTON
THE GREAT CRESTED
SNAFFLE

Here is a curious creature that was
often reported seen by prospectors in
the Klondike during the Gold Rush,
but is believed to live chiefly in the
uninhabited mountains to the south.
ranging between Skagway and Sitka.
1t has been made unusually timid by
the depredations Of the pomeranian
grizzly, and when moving from one
valley to another carefully hoists it.
self on its hydraulic extensor legs to
peer over the ridge. Before it can
cross over it has 10 lower itself to keep
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
A STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON w. BURGESS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

little but eat and sleep, and altogether
is regarded by his more active neigh
bors as rather stupid. So Peter didn't
really expect to learn anything when
he asked the question. 1t was mat
ter that had bothered Peter for a
long time. He never could see any
sense in those long journeys which
so many of his feathered friends made
every year. If Tommy Tit the Chick
adee and Drummer the WOodpecker,
and few others who stay all winter
could stand the cold why couldn't the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
Scalp Is Heirloom

The scalp of an Indian chief slain
by her father is among the cherished
possessions of Mrs. Burch Young. of
Fort Worth, Texas. This heirloom
and other trappings taken from the
dead warrior passed into her hands
recently on the death of her mother,
Mrs. Ira Long, widow of the former
Texas ranger captain Of frontier
fame. Captain Long died in 1913 az
seventy-one. The Indian chief was
killed by Captain Long in a hand-tO-
hand encounter in Lost valley in
Jack county, Texas. more than fifty
years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

rest? He had studied and studied the
matter without growing one bit wiser.
So just imagine how surprised he was
when Prickly POrky stopped eating
long enough to look down at him and
say:
"Discontent has nothing to do with
it. It's simply matter of getting
enough to eat. / thought everybody
knew that"
Peter didn't like the way In which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
Big Area Burned Over
Is ounces for 15f

Forest fires in the United States
In 1881 swept over total OF more
than 52,0O0.O00 acres. an area great
er than the state of Ohio and Indi-
ana combined. Careless smokers were
responsible for more fires and great
er losses than any other cause. The
damage caused by these forest fires
reached an estimated total of S65.-
96S35O. not including damage 10
young growth, wild life. watershed
values and other intangible values
which could not be measured in dol
lars and cents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
WHY SOME BIRDS FLY
SOUTH AND SOME STAY

NHEN Peter Rabbit asked Prick
w ly POrky the Porcupine if it was
discomfort that caused SO many of
Southland at the coming of cold
weather he did it more to change the
subject than with any hope of learn
ing anything. Prickly Porky had been
preaching to Peter about content
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

ment, and it had made Peter feel a
little uncomfortable. You know no.
body likes to be preached to, Peter
least of all. So he tried to change
the subject.
Now he didn't have the least idea
that Prickly Porky would really know
anything about the matter. Like al
most every one else he always thought
of Prickly Porky as rather a stupid
fellow. He Is slow moving and does
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

specimens have a deep, full breast
rather fiat back and long body. This
breed. in addition to its size and mas
siveness. is distinguished by dewlap
under the throat and a pronounced
keel
Embden geese are natives of Ger.
many. In an early day, the city of
Embden was the central market for
the geese of a very large district;
hence the name Of the breed.-Wiscon.
sin Agriculturist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

from humping into the frozen clouds
that hang close to the mountains in
that latitude.
Two pieces of macaroni into which
are inserted toothpicks form the pc
culiar legs of the animal. The tops
Of the overshoes are popped popcorn
and the feet are split peanuts. A
large double peanut forms the head,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
IF YOU
REMEMBER
BY DOUGLAS MALLOcH

WHETHER the roses bloom or not
w Whether the wildbrds sing,
If may know am not forgol,
That will be spring.
Whether the skies are blue or gray,
Whether the sun may shine,
If you are thinking of me today,
1t shall In mine.
If you remember me, that is all,
All that | ask of fate,
Whether the shadows rise or fall,
Or soon or late.
Whether the winds shall beat about
My head. or the winds be fair,
l shall not sorrow, shall not doubt,
If you but care.
Whether the world be cold or kind,
Whether men praise or blame,
All that ! ask is just to find
One man the same.
All that | need the whole day through
Whatever the day may be,
Is to remember. and know that you
Remember me.
&c. 1881. Douglas Malloch)-wNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
LIFTS THE SPIRIT

OF ALL the old festivals, that
~ of Christmas awakens the
strongest and most heartfelt as
sOciatiOns. There is a tone of
solemn and sacred feeling that
blends with our cOnviviaIity. and
lifts the spirit 10 state of hal
lowed and elevated enjoyment
Washington Irving
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

lowing the suggestions given above
and your own judgment, you cannot
but succeed.
(0 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
(WNU Service)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
notharHyC6oRBook
LUNCHEON FOR BRIDE

For the beginning the following
cocktail will be most dainty:
Cupid's Cocktail.
Boil together One-third of a cupful
of sugar with one cupful of water, or
better, canned fruit juice, for two
minutes. then add four tablespoonful
of lemon juice and cool Chill one
cupful each of seeded white grapes,
red cherries, diced pears, and pine
apple. Mix all the chilled ingredients
together and serve in glass cups
placed on pink hearts on serving
plates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18

T WAS three weeks before
Christmas. But already the
atmosphere of the holiday
season seemed to cover the
city. Paul Rainier felt it as
he boarded the street car
that took him home each
pNaninO. alreadu men and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
Heart Cakes.

Make a cake batter, baking 1t in a
shallow pan. Take One-half cupful of
sugar well creamed, flavoring to taste,
twO-thirdS of a cupful of milk and
two cupfuls of pastry flour sifted with
three teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Mix well and fold in the stiffly beat
en- whites of three eggs. Bake in a
moderate oven. Cut when COG, into
heart shapes and cover the entire
cake with pink frosting.
To make the frosting use four ia
blespoOnfuls of lot cream, two table
spOonfuls of butter and one and two
thirds cupfuls of confectioners' sugar.
Mix the cream, butter, salt and flavor
ing. add little red coloring. and the
sugar little at a time, beating well.
&C. 1891. Western Newspaper Union.>
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
Chicken Croquettes.

Make one cupful of white sauce
asing chicken stock with milk or
cream. Take two cupfuls Of minced
chicken, one-half teaSpOonful each Of
salt, celery salt and onion salt and
one-fourth teaspoonful of paprika.
Mix all the ingredients, cool, then
form into small croquettes, cone or
cylinder shaped. Roll in beaten egg
to which two tablespoonfuls of water
has been added. then in crumbs and
set away to chill. Fry in hot fat and
serve with mushroom sauce.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-18
PARKER'S
HAIR BAISAM

lmparts Color and
Beauty to Gray and Faded Hair
Soc and 81 90 st DruzEiscs-
Hiaeox Chem Wkz Parrroc--a n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Oakland, Calf. Plans District
Page; Other Districts Debating
Question; Districts NOqV ActiVe

Oakland, Calf, is the first Sec
ton in the entire California district
to show any reaction to the advant-
ages of the district page which was
discussed at a recent Daily Worker
Conference in Oakland. G. Mugia-
mis-, section Daily Worker represent
ative writes:
although the conference was
not large one. since very few
Party conrad e's did attend
nevertheless it was a very live one.
Many points were taken up, good
discussion took place and four new
members Joined the Red Builders
News Club. In very short time
the Red Builders are going to Or
der many more copies. Plans are
being made to order 1000 copies
of the Daily Worker in the near
future. WE ALSO TOOK UP THE
PROPOSAL FOR A DISTRICT
PAGE, AND WILL SOON ORDER
FOR THE SAME"
Comrade Mugianis further reports
that the News Club has a member
ship of IA at present, who are very
active in getting the Daily Worker
into every workers hand, and states
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
GERMAN REDS I
SWEEPING AHEAD
Aim to Double Mem
bership in 6 Months

BERLIN.-Following on the sue
cess of the Communist Party of
Germany at the Reichstag elections,
the Central Committee gave the dis
tricts the task Of doubling their
membership in six months, that is.
by April l. Only paid up members
were to be counted.
The membership at the beginning
of the recruiting campaign was 1911
1872. In October an increase of Is
per cent was to be obtained. The
increase actually obtained was 27.6
per cent. The membership figures
reached 154,886. In November the
figures rose by 9.3 per cent and
reached 169,416. In December fur
ther increase of Sc per cent was OBJ
tanned and the total figure rose to
180,657. In January the increase was
1O.9 per cent and the total figure
200,477.
In January the figures for 8 dis
tricts had not yet been reported.
The December figures we're there
fore taken again, although the per-
centage was higher. Assuming the
percentage increase for January to
have been the same as in the other
districts, the Party has now 2o5, 1856
paid up members, and has won 84,664
new members inside four months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
indianapolis, Ind.

Indianapolis, ina.
Daily Worker:
The full belly boss class" to-
gether with its brother, the Cen
trail Labor Union here in India
napoIis. has, because of the grow
ing militancy of the workers for
unemployment relief. appointed a
Labor Skate in the form of Otto
Ray to terrorize and intimidate the
workers into starving without
making a sound. This faker was
hired as sort of license inspec-
tor with captaincy in the Police
Department. This fascist, with a
reactionary record in the A. F. of
l.. has also stuck his nose into
handing out charity jobs-at star
vation wages.
This fascist of the A. +. of l..
in order to stop the unemployed
from organizing, has attempted on
\ several occasions to railroad the
headers of the unemployed, T.
I.uesse, Ross and others, to Jail,
ahd i'm failing, this kind gentle
MAN" has forced them TO work for
the city for q measly wage of 20
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Indianapolis AFL Fights Demands of the
Unemployed
Unemployed

to 30 cents per hour. This ''huma-
nitarian" cares nothing for the
thousands of workers with families
who are starving, for the children
OF the jobless, who are crying for
milk and bread. He cares moth
ing about putting family suppor-
tiers to work, he is only interested
in putting the leaders of the un-
employed who are organizing, out
OF the way, hoping to destroy the
fighting spirit of the unemployed.
will Not Stop JobIess.
But this will not stop the work
ers from organizing-this will not
hinder the boys in Ieading-they
will still devote every minute of
their time in organizing the army
of unemployed for real relief-for
the right to live.
The $1,000 jobless of this city
who participated in demonstra-
tons at the State Capital and City
Hall, demanding SIS a week for
every jobless worker, will not stand
for any faker like Otto Ray.
A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
PROF. SEES END
OF CAPITALISM
; Wants Fascism to
Come to Rescue
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)

ct protected. Accidents and invalid
ism bring acute suffering. Self
respect of many men is impossible
because such problems as these are
not sanely handled"
He shows the danger of war against
the other imperialist powers, and
takes it for granted that England
and Germany would be defeated,
would become Communistic, and then
the United States would inevitably
follow. 1t is a gloomy picture for
capitalism that the Harvard profess
sor paints. But he has a solution
fascism and war. He wants capital
ism to plan" economy. He insists
that the capitalists maintain their
profits, continue the exploitation Of
the working class, but adopt some
method of planning by giving the
state more direct power, through the
capitalist executives to cut wages
when they please, to direct war
against the Soviet Union--to do any
thing to save wage-slavery and the
parasitic, admittedly dying capitalist
system. And the American capital
lists must take the lead, he says:
"On our (the American capitalist's)
ability to obtain such leadership in
American business, the fate of capt.
talistic civilization may well depend"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Texas District TUUL Scores
Official Aids to Floggers

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March Is.
Texas District of the Trade Union
Unity League has officially sent a
resolution to the Dallas mayor, to
Governor Stirling and to the press,
stating:
"The executive committee of the
Trade Union Unity League, Texas
District, after investigating the kid
mapping Of two leaders of the work
ers of Dallas--Charles Coder and
Lewis Hurst--wants to state that this
crime is an open conspiracy, led by
Police Commissioner Graves, APP
proved by Mayor Waddy Tate and
sanctioned by Sheriff Hood; in fact,
the whole police department is i'm
plicated in the affair.
"This also includes Governor Ster-
ling, who encourages mobbing and
framing up of workers as displayed
on Feb. Is in Austin.
Fought Attack On Negroes.
"These workers leaders were
flogged because they were leading the
workers in the struggle against I'M
employment and proposing measures
for immediate relief for the unem-
ployed workers of Dallas and Texas,
for organizing struggle against the
terrible wages, long hours and for
better working conditions in the
southwest; also because of their
fight for full social, political and
economic equality of the Negro
masses, and against the deportation
of the foreign-born workers, espe-
cially the Mexican workers.
1--WE declare we will not be ter
rorized by mob lynchings and kid
nappings and floggings, but will stay
in Texas, and in Dallas especially
and go forward in our work of or
ganizing the workers into the unions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
Installment Co. Robs Detroit Worker of His
Furniture
Furniture

and offered to pay it but the
sheriff refused, saying that the
costs of court action were S11.4O
and therefore he would have to
pay S41.40 instead of the $50 which
he owed. The worker did not have
that much money so the Deputy
Sheriff, guarded by two staIwart,
pot-belIied members of the Detroit
Police Department, took the work
ers' furniture away from him.
This worker knew nothing about
the Unemployed Councils or this
could have been prevented. Work
ers! Are we going to sit idly by
and let the bosses take our furn-
iture away when it is i'm many
cases more than paid for? No!
We must join our Unemployed
Councils and fight against things
like this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
lRy a Worker Correspondence

tBy Worker Correspondent
DETROIT, Mich.-Emil Weller,
420S Pennsylvania Ave-, who has
been unemployed for some time,
but who recently got back to part
time work, for which he receives
about Sl2 per week, was a victim
of the vicious. profit grabbing Peo-
pies Quitting Co. This Peoples
Quitting Company is large in
stalment furniture store which
robs the workers SO as to line the
pockets of its owners with profits.
Emil Weller purchased some fur
niture from this store about two
years ago on the credit system
which amounted to S2I7.50. He had
it all paid up but the sum of $50
when the company sent the Dep
uty Sheriff to his home to take
back the furniture. In the mean
time Weller had secured the $50
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16

We further declare that this is a
malicious lie when the report is cir
culated that Coder and Hurst prom
ised to leave Dallas; this report is
circulated by the hoodluns of Mayor
Tate, who want to discredit organ
izers Coder and Hurst
I'VE further want to state that the
press in Dallas and throughout the
state Of Texas is trying to create a
mob hysteria, though it is being
shown they could not get the masses
involved. So the police commits
sioner, Mayor Tate, Sheriff Hood,
with the help of the district attor-
ney's office, organized the mob per-
sonally.
Who Is Responsible?
eve put the responsibility for the
kidnapping and flogging of these
two workers on the shoulders Of
Mayor Tate, Police Commissioner
Graves and Governor Sterling, who
are directly held responsible for
these two victims of class justice
eve demand that Mayor Tate,
Police Commissioner Graves, Sheriff
Hood and Norman Register be held
on charges.
Mayor Tate and his whole gang
state that they got no official COM
plant. This is ridiculous! They only
further damn themselves with these
lying statements; in fact, it is not
impossible that the mayor and the
rest Of the city hall machine were
participants in the mob action.
THE investigation of the grand
jury will lead to nothing, but will
further expose to the masses the
true character of capitalist justice.
"We call on the workers to pro-
test in mass and defend our organ
izers throughout Texas, by action.
Death to lynchers and kidnappers!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
French TOilerS Are
Faced With Pay Cut
100000 Seamen Face
Wage Slashes

PARIS.-Two hundred thousand
seamen and fishermen. ETC., are now
threatened with wage-cuts. All the
existing agreements are to be re-
vised by the employers. The revolu-
tionary unions are working fever.
ishly to prepare the resistance Of the
affected workers.
The big mining associations ir
France are taking advantage of the
large stocks which have accumulated
as result of the crisis to cut wages
They began operations in the less
important districts, but at the mo.
ment 100000 miners are threatened
with wage-cuts averaging francs a
day. The coal areas--Aveyron
Loire, northern France and the Pas
de Calais-are affected. There is
however, no doubts that the cut.
will be extended to the whole of the
$4,000 French miners.
Contrary to the expectations Of the
employers the miners are showing
considerable fight and the reformist
trade union leaders are being COM
PEELED to maneuver frantically. They
have been forced to agree Sin prin-
ciple" to the general strike. How
ever, behind the scenes they are con-
Quoting negotiations in order to eff
feet some sort Of compromise and
avoid a fight. The revolutionary
Miners Union calls for = general
strike on March 10. s4syss,s,xs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
well Show You How Free 1t Il" Say Mime
apolis Police Sluggers
Minneapolis, MINI.
To the Daily Worker:

Minneapolis Mimi
evening scheduled to at
equipped Banker
thinking
held there arrival found
another stationed outside of the hall.
driven outside
keep moving. poor
assemblage. the bulls replied "WeH
that
freedom n illusion?
Worker Correspondent
p This the yellow
until Today
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-16
FRISCO PARTY
MEMBERS ALOOF

Some Comrades in San FRANCISCO
come in for some criticism on their
apparent negligence in the Daily
Worker campaign. Frank H, one of
the Daily Worker agents writes:
due to the numerous changes
that have taken place in the liter
AZURE department such as the Dali
ly Worker agent, sales have drop
ped down considerably. We now
receive IT'S papers day which you
should cut Immediately to 100
day and $50 on Saturday. OUR
MAIN SHORTCOMING is THE
LACK OF INTEREST THE PAR
TY MEMBERS TAKE IN BOOST
ING THE DAILY WORKER"
Leading functionaries in the Cali
fornia district cannot afford to per-
NIT this negligence to continue on
the part of the Party members, and
should strengthen and give leader
ship to the Daily Worker activity
down to the units. We want in
creases from San Francisco - not
cuts!