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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
Pr0letarian Culture
Festival, March l3

NEW YORK.-The first Festival of
Proletarian Culture will be held Fri
day evening, March 10, at Webster
Hall. 1l9 E. 18th st.
This is the opening date Of the
campaign for an extensive drive
along the whole cultural front.
Groups participating are the Freiheit
Mandolin Orchestra. Junior and
Senior Dancers, Ukrainian Children
Dancers, Symphony Orchestra, w. L.
r. Chorus, Workers Laboratory
Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
W'msburgh Workers
School Started

BROOKLYN. N. Y. = A workers
school with classes in Fundamentals
CT Communism, English and other
classes has been started by Section 6
Communist Party at 81 Graham Ave,
Brooklyn.
The class on Fundamentals are be-
ing conducted every Wednesday eve
ming at p. m. at 81 Graham Ave.
under the leadership of Pullman from
the District Agit Prop department.
All workers from shops, trade union
and fraternal organization are called
upon to join the class at once by
making application at 81 Graham
Ave. any night of the week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
C0nductOrless Orch. to
Play for W.I.R. Sunday

Members of the famous Conductor
less Symphony Orchestra will appear
Sunday. March 18th at 7:30 p. m. at
the auditorium of the Bronx Cooper
alive Colony, 27oo Bronx Park East.
The program is under the auspices
OF the Workers International Relief
and will consist of some very inter-
esting pieces. Admission is only 35c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
AFFAIR FOR 1. i. u.

The Prospect Workers Club will
give a Costume Ball SATURDAY. eve
ming, March l4th, at Grand Plaza,
S2l E. l60th St, near Prospect Ave.
Station, Bronx. This affair insures
a good time to all and is for the
benefit of the International Labor
Defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
SATURDAY

rowr."un Workers Club
At II Clinton 81. tsecond floor
above the Palestine Theatre) will
hold an affair for the benefit of the
Daily Worker at p. m.
Come to the John Reed
Club party a the John Reed Club
rooms. 1902 w. 18th st. at promptly.
Admission 25c.
The Last Lecture
On the Bolshevik Revolution will
be delivered at the Workers School
Auditorium, 35 +. 18th St, second
floor - ~. m. Lessons of the Boil
sheylS Revolution"
Given nv Unit s. Section at s
u. M. at 1855 eth Ave-, apt. IA. Adm.
free.
c"t Wing Group Local rs
'' I've q hoptl ut the Needle
tr-. 'o.' r"-~~~ NF"-~N 1o-9I. All left
wingers and sympathizers are urged
rd articles for this booth to
Lena Kaltun. l42 w. 112th St, room
5a, fifth floor.
Daily Worker Dnnee
And crop suey party will be given
by Brighton Unit c. +. at p. m. at
I40 Nentune Ave. Adm, 35c Mem
bers Of Unemployed Councils admit
ted free
Dance and Concert
Given by the Bronti Workers Club
at D. m. at 1872 Boston I'd.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
SWAY DOWN EAST"

Way Down East" which was
shown on Broadway some time ago.
has been made up-to-date with sound
and synchronized musical accom-
paniment and is scheduled for the
screen of the Cameo Theatre for a
limited engagement.
D. w. Griffith made this melo-
dramatic film of life in New Eng
land, a decade back before sound
and talkies were dreamed of. His
story still stands up today in spite
of the many new ideas in the film
industry. The cast is headed by
Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess,
and Lowell Sherman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13
The last parade

The last parade rgwn -
1.-THE Last Parade" will come to the
Hippodrome beginning this Saturday.
Jack Holt, Constance Cummings and
Tom Moore are starred in this
drama.
Frank Richardson. after his screen
debut, returns 70 the stage and heads
the current big eight-act show at the
Hippodrome. Harry Delmar, Broad
way producer appears in his 1881
Revue with Charles Kemper. Other
features are Cookie" Bowers, Bill
Talent and Flo Merit, Dorothy and
her yellow jackets and Herb Larimer
with Marion Hudson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-13

Dance and Coacerf
Given by the Bronti Workers Club
at y. m. at 1872 Boston I'd
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
DC. Compulsory Education
May Be Unconstitutional

Consitutonay of the District law compelling school
tendance Of all children may be determined in
attracting attention. in which father holds that schools
mentally Objectionable to his causing mental disturbances
while the school authorities take directly opposite view
Under the law any child who profit by school attend
be excused and his her parents liable for
failure to attend psychological and other tests conducted
by public school authorities reveal that child does not get
benefits from attendance parents relieved from their
liability.
In the particular being considered public school
auhore having satisfied themselves by evidence that the
child mentally competent to benefit insist the law
being upheld
Here enter of course the question Of the accuracy Of
psychological far applied and the door is opened
the should go the higher courts for immense
amount of wrangng the different views to mental
tests.
What psychologist psychopathoogist may hold as
conclusive evidence that child mentally qualified to con-
nue school another call absurd thus indicating that
there many acceptable standards to guide mental
experts.
School authorities dependent upon their research special
lists in these matters, and specialists in mental disorders
rarely agree upon essentials in their diagnoses.
Time will bring about better classification and analyses in
psychopahc matters and the world will be better off, There
will criminals because society will find means to cor
rect mental diseases before they lead to abnormal activities OF
a serious nature.
Compulsory school laws in this country all
American children the educational fundamentals that
should theirs Too Indifferent to whether
their children to schools they in other important
matters.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Germans Know That War Isn't Profitable.
So Do OTHERS.

In the language of the learned soy Werheim, "Bei"
Krie9 ist NIGHTS zu ge1Uinnen," which MEANS In war
nothing is to be won."
The great arsp above of the planes
having strength of its wings tested by SO men standing
upon them made in Germany for delivery France and
France doesn't pay for it. You ship OF the same
make in the lower picture in full flight.
Why does Germany make this magnificent arshp test
so carefully and deliver France charging nothing for t7
Because France the war, with the help Of Italy Eng
land Russia, the United States
Making airpanes and turning them to France free OF
charge is part of the indemnity that Germany In
addition to paying many hundreds Of millions in gold under
the Young Pan Germany makes machinery mines COAL gives
both without charge.
And Germany is the only loser by the war Every
OTHER nation lost.
Even this nation which went in at the last minute and
came out soon AFTER spend billions upon billions IN
pensions bonuses and caring for those sent abroad ta
can no longer take of themselves endless billions Tor
bonds and bond interest.
If the war had lasted three years more with Inc
United States in it, this country would be bankrupt
The depression teaches that are paying our share
War doesnt pay. Rich know it.
Rich men rule the world kings did once. And
probably the rich men will do what they to stop wars
that no longer pay.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

readers contain little children
would care to remember and
use as great life principles.
I now have complete sets
and broken sets Of about 20
series of school readers. In
my judgment the McGuffey
readers are superior to all
others in their moral content.
I have these from 1874 to the
final edition of 1879, and they
all abound in stories and poems
that are designed to guide the
moral footsteps of children.
It may not be possible to
teach religion in public schools,
but there should be no objec-
ton to teaching children things
that make for everyday
decency and good citizenship.
Z. w. HENDRICKSON,
Jones Spring, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Indemnity Insurance In Taxi
Accidents

The Public Service Commission of Maryland attempted to do
what the Public Utilities Commission here wanted to do-co
pei of taxs carry indemnity insurance maintain
Indemnity funds.
The Maryland commission adopted order requiring
able insurance The Maryland court Of appeals held that the
commission did not have the power to do So
There is the lack of here for the Public Utilities
Commission compel financial responsibility for accidents in
which figure and the need for this power becomes
and more evident each day.
Congress has had the subject before long enough to do
something and will probably act at the next session. when there
differences
The outcome of that consideration will probably be law that
will compel all Of automobiles who have been adudged
guilty Of accidents take out indemnity insurance
Taxs public carriers like street railways busses and
they should not be permitted operate unless they able
meet liabilities for accidents and injuries they may be
gponsible for.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

Often, during these broken,
Lenten days, I think Of Him..
that strange young man called
Jesus.
Hard to think of Him as a
man-we've buried the man so
deep in religious ritual. And
yet-to them He was a man. A
carpenter. Handy at putting up
a kitchen shelf. Gentle and
dreamy-kind to children, and
the sick and old. Yet very stub
born.
Stubborn about that thing he
called '"The Truth"
Why couldn't He be satisfied
with the truth the others
taught? Why couldn't He let
well enough alone-make a good
living, marry some nice girl,
and settle down in Nazareth
like other boys?
He couldn't-wouldn't. He had
seen a Light. He had to spread
that Light, no matter what it
cost.
He must have known the cost.
Men did not veil the law in
those harsh days. There was
the Hill Of Skulls, for all to see.
And there on crosses, black
against the sky, spiked men
hung screaming through the
hollow night. Or rotted, slowly,
through hot, buzzing days.
A Horrible Sight
He must have passed that
hill with other boys. Gazed
with young, curious horror at
those screaming men. Asked
what they did. Been told, they'd
sneered at Rome. Or schemed
against the power of the priests.
They killed for little, in Jeru-
salem.
He must have known the cost.
Yet. He went on. He who loved
life went on, unflinching-
straight to death.
He did love life. He loved the
sunny fields-the murmuring
beach-the quiet walks beneath
the olive trees. He loved to
gossip with the fishermen, to
share q simple supper with q
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Cost of Building the
Mt. Vernon Highway
Editor, Times:

The Government is going to
build a road on the top Of
peaks in the Shenandoah Val.
ley. The bureau of roads will
give work to a few Of the 12,-
100000 who are destitute, and
let them work for a slow death.
We may expect the mythical
Soviet sabotage to prolong the
drought, or dilute the sand in
order to hide the inefficiency
of the q. S. efficiency" ex-
perts, who are so laboriously
building the Mt. Vernon Me
mortal Highway. We may ex-
pect the U. S. to dump" some
more low wages on America,
and some more bunk" at
Geneva. The fact remains
that America dumps war ma
terials, etc., on other countries
at prices lower than they are
sold here, in order to look out
for the farmer and working
man in general.
Congress recently appropri-
ated almost $3,000,000 to finish
the highway; that one wag
claimed could have been paved
with silver dollars for the
money already spent. What
happens to the money? Re
Gently about IS men were laid
off indefinitely because Of lack
of funds. Continuing the Vir.
ginia policy of low wages, and
taking advantage of the depres-
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

her sprained self.complacency
more quickly and effectively
than prayer or religion.
Many a woman has a closet
shelf piled with hats which are
monuments to her dead in
feriority complexes.
An EngliShman can work off
an inferiority complex by
writing a letter to the London
Times or snubbing his neigh
borS. But the American way
is by spending money. We buy
expensive cars, bad stock, lots
Of clothes that we don't need,
bigger houses than we want or
require. We buy fair weather
friends, support grafters, live
in snowy hotels, tip walters ex-
travagantly and give lavish
parties that we can't afford
all for the sake Of propping up
our ego.
A few people can work off
their inferiority complexes by
braggadocio. BY doubling their
salaries and halfing their fail
ures, they manage to work up
a big supply of Self-assurance.
Others call themselves cynicS
and get a big thrill Of self
satisfaction by Sneering at
everybody else. Nothing makes
a man so shine Tin his own
eyes, by comparison as a good
hearty sneer at his fellow-men.
Copyright. 1891. by King Features.
Syndicate, Inc,)
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
ONCE-OVERS

A certain insurance official,
who is in charge Of many men,
has a plan that has strength
ened his organization and
added to his income.
He does not single out men
for cenSure in his district meet
ingS.
If he has anything of a per-
Sonal nature he speaks prl-
vately to his man.
He also asks his men to be
frank in telling him just what
they think Of him, his plan of
management and what they
think he should do for the
general Improvement Of the
organization.
No matter how severe their
criticism, he does not get angry.
It is known that the one
man who has presented the
most complaints about his
superior is the Oldest man in
the district.
The criticisms are given with
a constructive view: the official
will not permit heated argu-
mentS.
Often he argues in support
Of his own course, but not
heatedly.
He tries to be fair. # proof
of error is presented, he &C
knowledgeS it.
The man is a great success
in his line.
He will not tolerate a man
who complains of him to others
and fails to present his criti-
cisms to him personally.
Doesn't this mans method
appeal to you as worth trying?
Copyright. 1891, International
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

One of the reasons for the
farflung extent Of the British
Empire is the exploratory in
stinct of her subjects. Willing
ness to go to the ends of the
earth, to investigate strange
and unknown territories, to live
for years in unhealthy climates
in the midst Of dangerous and
unfavorable circumstances -
this spirit has characterized
Englishmen throughout the his
tory Of the British Empire.
One of the most famous OF
British explorers is David Liv-
ingstone who, by his courage,
patience and determination,
opened up the Dark Continent
of Africa to the world.
Like Stanley, who went to
his rescue, Livingstone came
of poor parents, and rose to
heights of fame almost entirely
through his own, unaided
efforts. Born at Blantyre,
Scotland, on March 10, 1913,
he worked from his tenth to his
twentieth year in a cotton fac
tory. in his spare time acquir-
ing a knowledge Of Latin and
Greek. While working as
cotton-spinner, he induStriously
prepared himself to become
medical missionary. After study
ing medicine at Glasgow and
also theology, he became a
medical missionary and was
sent to South Africa by the
London Missionary Society in
1910. ultimately establishing a
mission in the valley Of the
MabotSa.
Missionary to Traveller
The transition from mission
ary to traveller, through which
Livingstone passed, is thus ex-
planned in the Book of Popu-
lar Science: He found that,
wherever the foot of the Portu-
guese or Arab had fallen, the
making of slaves was the sta
pie industry. Terrible misery
prevailed wherever he turned.
He saw that in order to sup
press this traffic a definite war
by peaceful methods must be
prosecuted. The natives must
have an organized commerce.
For that they must have well
mapped routes by which they
themselves could travel in safety
to carry their wares to the
seaboards of the Atlantic and
Pacific, and by which white
men could advance into the
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

friend, to laugh with neighbors
at a wedding feast. He loved
to rest, think and sleep be-
meath the Stars-and wake with
morning shining on His face.
He loved it all. And, when His
hour came, He prayed "the cup
might pass"-prayed with such
pain His sweat was stained
with blood
Yet never-even then-would
He turn back
NO MATTER WHAT TRUTH
COST, IT WAS WORTH
WHILE-TO CHRIST.
AgOnies Of Death
The words that tell about
His death are terrible. To die,
like that, when one is only
thirty-three-
To feel His body breaking
See the skies go dark
Hear voices failing-like an
ebbing tide
Hang blind and helpless,
listening for death
To die like that is terrible, at
thirty-three-
So terrible, we've shuddered
for two thousand years
And yet
TO HIM TT WAS WORTH
WHILE!
He'd seen the truth! Above
all pain and pettineSS, He had
found the Truth! And Truth
had made life glorious and free.
Truth had brought riches
though He was so poor. And
kingly power-though He was
so. weak. And filled with rich
adventure that short trail that
led from JoSeph'S bench to Cal
vary.
A life like that was worth
all that it cost.
The men who die for Truth do
not need tears. The men who
live for Truth have known joy
and pride, freedom and peace
beyond all reckoning. Death
is a little price to pay for life
like that.
(copyright. 1881. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Livingstone, Pioneer
Explorer Missionary
By Archibald Henderson, Ph. D., D.C.L, Ii. d.,
Famous Scientific Authority.

interior to buy and barter.
He set himself to find the
paths, to master the languages.
and to teach Christianity
where he learned dialects and
routes. To this end, Living
stone, although always a great
Christian teacher in Africa
severed his connection with the
society by which he had been
sent out, to become an untet'
tered pioneer.
For five years, from l849 to
1854, he made an exhaustive
exploration of vast regions in
the interior Of the Dark Con-
tinent of which virtually moth
ing was known to the outside
world. Among other discover
les, notably that of Lake Ngami.
he found the mighty zambesl
River in the very heart Of A.
rica. 1t solved the problem OF
a tranScontinental route, for
here was a certain waterway to
the eastern Seaboard.
ArdOr Was Undimmed
Although a mere ruckle Of
bones after this tour Of ex-
ploration, his exploratory spirit
was undimmed, and he set his
face to the interior once more,
shortly after this tour. This
second trip, together with the
first, gave him a pretty clear
idea of the main features Of
Central Africa. But he was
unable to determine whether
the great river he had been fol-
lowing was the Nile, the Lualaba
or Congo. It was, in fact, the
Congo-but death took him
before he could settle the queS-
tion.
Livingstone was the first
white man ever to look upon
the Victoria Falls, the most
stupendouS in the world. Even
the Portuguese settlers in Africa.
who, since the days Of
Vasco de Cana, had named
the Zambesi the River Of
Good Signs" did not know Of
the existence Of Victoria Falls.
When Livingstone reached Quill
name, East Africa, in May,
1856, he had made a memor.
able record. He was the first
white man in history to ira
verse Africa from the west to
east.
For the remainder Of his
life he made the most arduous
explorations in Africa, making
many discoveries and solving
many mysteries. He was re-
garded as a world hero, and his
remains lie buried In West
minister Abbey.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland.
The High Cost Of Vanity

The High Cost Of Vanity
The most expensive thing
that we carry around with us is
our ego-sometimeS known as
our vanity and sometimes as
our sef-eSteem.
We spend thousands of dol
lars for the sake Of our vanity,
that we should not think of
squandering on mere comfort.
That's why our luxuries are so
much more necessary than our
necessities.
When one kind of man re-
ceives a blow to his pride or his
ego he goes out and buys few
drinks and hunts up a blonde to
flatter him and bolster up his
morale.
Another sort of man orders
his wife a box of orchids or buys
her q new car and goes home
and lets the family put him in
tune with himself and back on
his pedestal.
A woman who wakes up with
an inferiority complex rusheS
for the beauty parlor and has
her face massaged and her hair
done over new shade.
Or she hurries down to the
shops and buys q lot of clothes
that she can't afford. A perma
nent wave, a becoming hat and
q new spring ensemble can set a
Woman's crushed vanity or cure
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Says Hanna to Ham,
The Big Traction Man:

Says Hanna to Ham,
The Big Traction Man:
Editor, Times:
No money we're making
And folks are forSaking
Our cars for the taxi and bus,
And so, never ceasing,
Our fares are increasing
Despite all the clamor and fuss,
Says Ham unto Hanna,
IT think in that manner,
Perhaps We'll contrive to pull
through"
Says Hanna, you said It'll
I'm giving you credit"
Says Hanna to Ham, says you,
"Now P. q. C.'s squawking,
And folks are all walking,
We are losing thousands each
day."
Says Hanna to Ham,
"If cars we can't cram,
Then riders, for walkers must
pay"
"Let us march meath one banner
Says Ham then to Hanna.
Says Hanna, I'm sticking to
you'll"
"I think that we oughter,
Charge two for a quarter"
Says Ham then to Hanna
says you.
THOMAS S. GAFNEY.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
TIMES TEST

Do you know:
l. Who is the Secretary Of
Labor?
2. Who is called "prince Of
American Jockeys?
8. What is meant by aero
nauticS?
4. What woman's name is
usually associated with
that of Charles II, Of
England?
5. Who wrote "Sea Fever?
Fill each blank:
6. Liberty and--, now
and forever, one and in
separable."
7. Let the dead
bury its dead"
8. is separa ting
grain or seed from straw
or stalks.
Q. was a famous
Jesuit missionary to In
dia and Japan.
10. PeckSniff is a character
in Dickens novel g"
Match correctly:
II. accumulation
exploit
IL. achievement
drill
13. charge
precision
IA. train
indictment
IS. eXactneSS
collection
ANSWERS on Magazine Page):
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

sion; the Government did not
spend lavishly on labor or ma
teria1S. In some cases old
rusty tin was picked off the
dumps and Used in repair work,
and little of the tree-repair
work would pass inspection.
Did the SIS a day pen-pushers
get the money, or was it spent
for some patriotic purpose else
where? LAID-OFF.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Hearst Papers Advocate

T. Honest friendship NTH entGn0n0 alliances
Nth none."-Geor0e Washington
Proportional representation the United States Senate.
Senator's Legislation to enforce
prompt constitutional reGpporonment in the House OF
Representatives.
Separate departments Army OF the NGvy ana OF the
Air united under Secretary OF National Defense.
Federal action to the limit OF Federal poDers to abolish
Aiterdcy under Secretary OF Education
the President the first OF January too
ing the NoUembeT election
immigration admit only those suited for An1er
citizenship and American needs.
Deportation undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10 years.
Complete publicity for ares to prevent big tar
dodgers from escaping taxation.
Modification Vote1d act to permit light DteS ana
beers under Federal regulation.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Praises McGuffey
School Readers

Editor, Times:
AS a collector Of old school
readers, have compared the
old readers and the ones now
used in some States. It is
evident there has been a
marked decline in moral in
Struction. Some of the modern