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Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
Financial Gians Well
Likened to Lightning

When George Baker, the banker,
died, ninety-nine people out of every
one hundred exclaimed "Who was
he?" and yet Bakers fortune ranked
with that of Rockefeller and like
the oil king, he made it himself. OF
course, Wall Street and the inner
circle of finance had always known
Baker, but to the general public he
was a stranger.
Bakers passing recalls an en-
counter in which he, Tom Lawson
and Fl. NJ. Rogers are said to have
participated at the time the coun-
try was seething with frenzied
finance.
Rogers, according to the story,
was protesting against certain ex-
posture that Lawson had threatened
to make, and Baker might be termed
to escrow in the affair. And it
was Baker who laid down the law.
Il don't care what you sayw
stormed Lawson. I'm going through
with it,"
"Oh, very well, but remember
what I have told you," replied Baker
mildly, and that ended the inter
view. Rogers FASTENED to tell his
friends that everything was all right.
But how do you know it's all
right?" asked a friend. Lawson
still declares he's going through
with it,"
But he won't" predicted Rogers.
always Observation-Disclosures makes
great big noise, but it's the light
ming that really counts. And Baker
is lightning."-Los Angeles Times.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
Boston Scene of First
Conversation by Phone

1t was on October 8, 1876, that the
first conversation ever held over
a telephone line took place between
the Boston and Cambridge offices of
the WalWorth Manufacturing COM
pany. President Bell was at the
Boston end of the line and Mr..
Watson was at the Cambridge end,
the distance apart being about two
miles. In the early days they used
to say, instead Of Hello" "Ahoy,"
doubtless a relic Of New England's
familiarity with shipping. The first
telephone exchange was opened by
Edward T. Holmes. The first wom-
an telephone operator was named
Miss Emma Mutt. A year after the
discovery of the telephone practi-
cally all the telephones in the world
were in Boston and Immediately sur
rounding cities and towns.
The New England Telephone COM
pany was organized in February,
1873, and was followed in July of
that year by Incorporation of the
Bell Telephone company, which was
the predecessor to the American
Telephone and Telegraph company,
at present with its associated con-
Germs the largest company from the
standpoint of assets in the world
Boston Herald.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
When Schools Made Use
of Bible as Textbook

In England a century ago the BIZ
BILE was used in certain schools as
a textbook in arithmetic, history
and geography. This fact was re-
called by Frank Roscoe, secretary
to the Royal Society of Teachers,
in a recent lecture delivered In
London. AS reported in English
newspapers, Mr.. Roscoe said that
the Bible was then the basis of all
instruction.
As an example, he cited the pas
sage dealing with the Lords pre-
senting himself to the apostles forty
days after His Passion. The ques-
tion was: For how many weeks
was he SEEM"
Another example dealt with the
marriage at Cana, where there were
six stone waterpots, each holding
two or three firkins. The question
asked the pupil was: "If they held
two ffrkins, how much water would
it take to fill them; and how much
if they held three firkins each?"
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16

resolution was adopted recon-
mending that the State Grange ap-
propriate $25 and each county Po-
mona Grange, a similar amount, to
carry on a campaign to increase
the membership. 1t was decided
to hold meeting next October for
comforting the sixth degree on a
class of candidates. An effort was
made to have the degrees conferred
at this session as had been the Gus
tom some years ago, but it was de-
cided to have special meeting for
the purpose. An invitation vas re-
ceived from Capital Grange, of Do
yer, and Smyrna Grange, of Smyr-
ma, to hold the 48th annual meet
ing in those places but the choice
of meeting place was left to the
executive committee.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
MONIES
1kssfessx ass,ss,1k,ifas.xs
At the Strand Theatre, SMYRNA

!
Since the installation of Talk
les" at the Strand Theatre, Smyr-
ma, patrons of this theatre are en-
joying the best programs ever Civ
en- there. Manager Shindler is pro-
viding complete programs of con
siderable merit and at no advance
in prices. In addition to a splendid
feature picture, a fine assortment
of short subjects is included to
round out the program each of
which contains its quota of laughs
Good entertainment can be had by
attending the Strand. Coming to
the Strand Theatre is the sensa-
tional motion picture 'Road to
He'll" which will be shown exclu-
sively to adult women only, begin
ming December 23rd. The picture
is unusual in that it has to do with
the underworld traffic in souls.
Road to HELP is the road onto
which are shipped by various tricks
and devices, thousands of girls
every year, road that appearing
innocent to the victims is really
web of pathways to perdition.
These pathways are the arteries of
sin, carrying beacons that lure
moths to their destruction. The
lay reader of the average daily
newspaper in the United States
scanning the average help wanted
advertisement columns can find
nothing suggestive of the pitfalls
that Turk there in spaciously word
ed advertisements offering the girls
employment. When applicants an
swer, they are met by sleek
tongued agents of the principals,
who by trick and device induce the
jobless girls to consent to accept
one or another of the positions of
fered. Usually these places are in
some branch of the amusement
business where girls appear as ex-
hibitionists, dancers, chorus girls,
singers or any of the other units of
an indoor amusement place. Once
the girls accept employment they
are SHIPPED to operators in other
ports where they are marketed as
so much merchandise at so much
per head, their buyers turning the
purchases into houses of i'll repute,
masquerading as cabarets, concert
halls, travelling musical comedy or
CARNATIONS, or other pleasure re-
sort workers. Special shows for
men only will be given on Decem-
Der oath.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
Yom Kippur Judaisn's
Day of Self-Research

Yom Nppur is the Jewish Atone
ment day. The American Hebrew
says: Judaism lays emphasis on
the call Of the individual sinner and
transgressor for a direct, personal
Strengthening out of his moral and
ethical account with mer. and with
God. This is the reason why fast
ing became one of the chief observ-
ances Of Yom Kippur. Let a man
realize what puny weakling he be
comes when self-deprived of food
and drink for "a hours and he Will
be more likely to confess his wrong
doing; to repent the damages his
selfishness and acquisitiveness may
have visited on others, and repair
them; to seek and to grant forgive
ness. Let him for the space of con
secutive hours in the atmosphere of
a house Of worship mediate on his
deeds and misdeeds of II month
that is past; devote himself wholly
to a contemplation Of the numerous
opportunities for well-being and
well-doing which he cast aside for
whatever reasons; place himself
frankly before the bar Of his own
conscience, being at the same time
his own accuser and his own judge,
and, at the end of the Atonement
day, he will emerge a better, a finer,
a more sanctified spiritual being"
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
A Good Start

The senior partner had dismissed
his office boy for untidiness and gen.
eral slackness, and was interview
ing in turn a waiting line Of some
twenty applicants.
Presently a smart looking youth
was ushered in.
"Well, my boy" said the senior
partner, al am looking for some one
who is smart and tidy. He must
look round the office and note down
little things that have to be done.
The Office must look clean and tidy.
I'm fed up with boys who never
see anything that require doing, and
I'm determined to have an office
boy with some idea of keeping
things as they should be. You I'M
derstand me, of course?"
The boy nodded briskly.
"Yes, sir, certainly" he said.
"Shall I begin by putting your tie
straight"
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
Surely EASY for Jury
10 Believe One Story

Senator Thaddeus II. Caraway at
a dinner in Little Rock laughed
about the manifold defenses set up
by a politician who had gone back
on the farmer.
"All these defenses," Senator
Caraway said, remind me of Law
yer Isaacs and the hog stealing case.
To defend this case wasn't easy, for
the fool who was accused Of stealing
the hog had told a dozen different
stories about the way the hog came
into his possession, and Of course,
the other side showed that this was
q very suspicious action on his
part.
'Isaacs, a funny little chap,
wound up his speech for the de-
Tense with the words:
Gentlemen of the jury, it has
been proved that my unfortunate
client has told no less than IL
stories to account for his possession
Of the hog. The hog followed him
home, a policeman sneaked it into
his hog pen as frameup, he bought
it for $19.75, it was given him by
his deceased uncle, he found it on
the high road, and SO forth and
SO on.
"'Now, gentlemen Of the jury, l
don't ask you to believe all these
stories, plausible as they are. No,
that would be too great a task on
your credulity. But I do ask you
to believe one Of them. One, just
one, complementary one you choose
believe just one out of the eleven,
and I am positive my unfortunate
client will be acquitted Spring
field Union.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
At Como Theatre Clown HaID

w. L. Stewart, manager OF
Smyrna's new motion picture the
atre in the Town Hall, will former
ly open same Friday evening. The
new amusement center which will
take the name Como Theatre in
stead of Smyrna Opera House, is
getting the finishing touches on a
thorough renovation and will open
with that riot comedy Monkey
Business, in which the four Marx
Brothers star. This same picture
will be shown again Saturday
night. Monday night, Mr.. Stewart
will show as part of Smyrna S
Christmas program to entertain
the kiddies, "Santa's Castle" a
special film showing Santa's ex-
petition among the esquimos at
the artic circle. The film, some
5000 feet long, will show Santa's
Castle, his work shop, fights with
wolves, polar bear hunt, &c. BY
special arrangement Mana g r
Stewart will admit all children to
the first show. Z p. M, free. The
feature picture for Monday and
Tuesday night will be Constance
Bennett in the Common Law, !"
and Wednesday and Thursday,
Murder by the Clock" with Will
liam Boyd. Lillian Tashman and
Regis Toomey as stars.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
Lakes Name Boiled Down

Il noted with interest that the name
of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauga-
gOggchaubunagungamaugg has been
entered in the long word contest. ;"
said a letter to the editor of a San.
Francisco paper not long ago. 1T is
a good American word Of a most
original type, for it doubtless was
coined by the Indians long before
English was known on this CONT.
nent. An eastern paper few years
ago gave the Interpretation as fol.
lows: I fish on my side; you fish
on your side; nobody shall fish in
the middle Apparently the name
commentaries the settlement of GER
tain fishing rights by arbitration or
less gentle means. The present ma.
tives of Massachusetts no longer at
tempt the name, even on HOLIDAYS.
but now have it boiled down to Lake
Gogg. Detroit News.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
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Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
Nationality" and Grace"

Nationality of course should not
be confused with race. For exam
pie, included in American national
ity are representatives of almost all
races. The Caucasian or white races
include most of the European peo-
pies, except the Turks, Magyars and
Films who are at least partly of
Monaghan origin; the white people
of the American continents, Aus
traIia, South Africa and other lands
colonized by whites; the Hindus,
Persians. Arabs. Hebrews and some
of the races of northern Africa.
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16
DELAWARE STATE GRANGE ON
RECORD OPPOSING GAS TAX
DECLARE AGAINST ACTION
ON PART OF CONGRESS
State Grange Holds Three-Day
Session at Garden and Dis
cuss Federal Tax on Gas


At the closing session of the
Delaware State Grange in Fruit
land Grange Hall Wednesday after
noon a resolution was adopted OPP
posing any action by Congress that
would place an additional tax on
gasoline and automobiles. Another
resolution adopted endorsed the
stand of the National Grange for
the retention of the prohibition
amendment and declaring for a
more rigid enforcement of the
liquor laws. Harlan E. Phillips, of
Sussex County was elected a mem
Der of the executive committee for
three years to fill vacancy. State
Master Robert p. Robinson ar
nounced that golden sheaf certifi-
Gates would be issued by the Ma
tional Grange to all members of
the grange who have been in the
organization for fifty years or
more. He also announced that the
State Grange would present a sill
yer certificate to all who have been
members of the grange for 25
years or more. A memorial SER
vice of half an hour was held for
all deceased past masters of Po-
mona and subordinate oranges. A
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16

Only three-year-old could so ap-
preciate her own cleverness that
she would interrupt an adult con-
versation about a party in order
TO have IL told.
Mother and Mrs. X. were planning
their bridge party when the little
miss finally gained attention.
And mother" she said, in a
grown-up way, tell her the cute
thing I said the other day"
Smyrna times., 1931-12-16

told Peggy the joke. And all three
knew, though they said nothing of
the knowledge, that Ellen and John
would laugh all their lives together
over their first meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-11-06

Black and brown suedes, in novelt
shoes-black and brown kids, patents
straps, ties and pumps. Cuban an
high heels. Sizes 3 to 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-23

at the entrance Of the fortified COM
pany town, and the cop escaped
AL passes to Crescent have been
cancelled. Once Joseph Ratti, dry
goods cleaner, was told that he could
not have a new pass unless he would
promise to urge miners to scab while
he interviewed them in the course
of his business.
HORNING, Pa, June CA par
ade OF 500 pickets went to Curry
where there is shut down mine OF
the Pittsburgh Coal Co. yesterday
morning with women and children
marching in line with the men.
There was a fight with the deputies
In which stones we're used as
defense against club attacks by the
deputies.
The pickets stopped part Of the
twenty or more unemployed Curry
miners who have been herded, under
threats of eviction. into cattle trucks
to be taken to scsb in Montour No.
10 of the same company at Library.
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Workers who do not wish their
names published because of pos
SibIe persecution should indicate
this in sending in their contribu-
tions. Collectors should ask those
who contribute whether they want
their names printed.
X
Another drop in receipts Friday
brought the totals down to only
S556.33 The situation is serious,
comrades. The great decline in con-
tributions shows a tendency to view
the Daily Worker as saved and its
existence assured. Nothing could be
further from the truth! The danger
of suspension is ever-present and
unless the receipts pick up-and
quickIy--this threat will become a
reality.
contributed about half of Fridays
contributions, 1t fell off considerably
to S272.90. District 2 has raised the
slogan of Double the quota" and
it must not let up now with the
Daily Worker in such danger. Dis
tricts (Cleveland) and (Chicago)
showed some improvement over the
previous day, but far from enough!
The Chicago District especially has
been doing very badly lately. Dis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-23

This the tenth of this series Of twelve articles BY
Conrade Bedacht The last two viii be published In
the following isSues Of the Daily Worker.
The previous article showed the cultural progress in
the USSR. The Proletarian Revolution is not only
building new world 1t is also pOpulating this new
world with new people These new people are the
socialist inhabitants and masters Of socialist society
These people produced by a cultural revolution
which Is caused by and accompanies and accelerates
the building Of Socialism in the USSR.
This whole series Of articles viii be issued iniIne-
diateIy as q five cent pamphlet. The comprehensive
txeatent Of the subject makes this pamphlet valuable
for mass propaganda The low price makes accessible
70 every worker ard stimulates mass distribution.
order bundles ut once.
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RECEIPTS DROP FURTHER; NEED
MORE ACTION FROM DISTRICTS!

tricts 3 (Philadelphia) and Z (De-
troit) ran true to form Friday,
which means that they didn't run at
all, but crawled at a snaips pace
Both these districts are long way
from their quotas.
Much more activity is needed from
Districts (Buffalo) and 5 CPitts'
burgh), which have contributed lit
tie lately. District 10 kansas City,,
for the second day in succession, var
not heard from. Has this district
dropped off the map? District y
(Seattle) only sent n-money---SA
cents. District 3 California; also
seems to be making no real efforts
to fulfill its quota Of $4,000.
We are nearing the end Of tbs
scheduled time OF the drive. But vs.
are far from nearing the $4,000 that
is absolutely indispensable II the
Daily is to live. More action, con-
rades
Correction
In the issue of June 20, $50 Tas
recorded for District 13 as collected
at a meeting. This should read
S5417 and it was collected at q joint
concert of the Freiheit Gesa1gs
Verein and Freiheit Mandolin Club.
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ternational secretary for advertising
and taking 50 dues in the local after
it had been disbanded.
One steel worker reported that the
Jones & Loughlin Steel Co. at Ali
quippa offers to pay the deportation
expenses Of any foreign born worker
in their employ who will 60 vol
unfairly. This company plans worse
cuts and lay-offs, and would like to
get rid of the men they think Will
put up a fight.
DA1SYTOWN, Pa, June 20.-Sonie
200 women and children Of strikers
families were around the post office
here. The coal and iron police shack
is diagonally across the road. One
cop gleefully tossed a tear gas bomb
among them, but instead of running
from the poisonous fumes they ran
through them and the cop fled. The
women chased him clear over the hill
to Crescent, which is closed COM
pany town, into which persons are
admitted only on a pass.
There are machine guns mounted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-23
Every City in u S.
Prepares for Daily
Tag Days June 26-7-S

Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
sune rs, ~, 20, are the three days
that will spell life or death to the
Daily Worker. In every city in
the country thousands of workers
will 20 OUT into the streets, In
front of factory gates and into the
homes of workers and collect the
funds without which the Daily
can not continue TO live.
The Daily Worker has received
advance reports from six cities,
New York, Detroit. Pittsburgh,
San Francisco, Boston and Balti-
more, of plans TO put the Tag Days
over the top. New York expects
to be able TO double its quota as
result Of the Tag Days, while
Detroit is mobilizing 1000 volun-
tecr collectors TO make up for its
bad showing thus far. In Detroit
and Pittsburgh June rs, Fl and Is
will be Joint Daily Worker Miners
Relief Tag Days.
Thousands of volunteer COLLEGE
tors will be needed. Workers in
every city should report to their
local Daily Worker agents. All
out for the Daily Worker Tag
Days June 26-27.2s!
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5000 Pack 3 Mass Meetings
In Ohio, w. Va. Strike Area

Yorkville where you are binding the
eyes of the children of these dumb
workers. If 1 can find IL am going
TO blow it up"
Strikers are being taken before the
sheriffs and prosecutors and called
upon to swear that they will stay off
the picket lines, go back to work and
quit the National Miners Union.
Colonel Haubrick, visiting the dis
trict headquarters of the National
Miners Union in Bridgeport Saturday
informed the office staff, and miners
and their wives who were present,
that, "you can stay here in Bridge
port as long as you are peaceful"
He further stated that. some of
these miners are not so bad but these
women ought to have their faces
slapped. In fact, I felt like slapping
some Of them myself yesterday"
The United Mine Workers officials
clique and others, have some thirty
or forty machines furnished by coal
operators and businessmen, and with
a mobile force of some 200 thugs
and Company hangers-on, make tours
Of the mines after the picket lines
have been gsssed and dubbed, at
tempt to hold meetings, and urge all
miners to 60 back to work. Most of
the United Mine Workers hangers-ol1
are sworn In as special deputies.
The spirit OF the workers at the
Sunday mass meetings was splendid,
and on Monday, the strike committee
is concentrating on a number Of Inn
portant mines where the miners have
asked for help.
Relief Is beginning to come in, but
by no means in anything like suffi-
Gent quantities. altho a number of
local relief committees are doing ex-
cellent work. A larger march to St
Clairsville for June %, is being ar
ranged.
At the ProWdent mine. a youth
section of the National Miners Union,
and section Of the Labor Sports
Union Of 60 members is being formed
At the Sunday mass meetings the
proposal to boycott the local capital
| ist press and merchants in Bellaire
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BY BILL DUNE.

BRIDGEPORT, O., June a.
Strike activity in the Eastern Ohio
and Panhandle section of West Vir-
GINA was marked yesterday by three
mass meetings attended by more
than 5000 miners and their wives
and children and by the regular
weekly meeting of the District Rank
and File Strike Committee.
Increased mass plcketing at Piney
Fork and other mines Saturday
morning checked the counter offen-
sive of the coal operators, the UNI
WA and the armed forces although
many more arrests were made. There
are now more than so strikers and
organizers in Jail in three Ohio
counties and in Wheeling, West vir-
ginia, Ramba, Yorkville leaders OF
the local strike committee In that
section, was arrested Saturday.
The Panhandle section of West
Virginia is now on strike from the
Collier mine, just across the Penn.
sylvania line, to Elm Grove below
Wheeling. 1900 we're on the picket
line at Elm Grove Saturday morning
With some 1000 miners employed
in this section before the strike with
1000 to 5000 on strike in Eastern
Ohio, the reports to the District
Rank and File Committee show Z
minimum figure of 5000 on strike Ii
these fields.
The legal suppression, terrorism
and intimidation Of miners, theil
wives and children, reached q new
high point on Friday and Saturday
Colonel Haubrick, Of the Ohio Mill,
tia, "the personal representative o
Governor White" is in charge Of thi,
drive. Special deputies are nov
stopping miners children four ar1t
five years old, while they are play.
ing in the street, and telling then
that their fathers are to be killed
or Jailed.
Sheriff Yost OF Jefferson Count,
yesterday told the wife and mothei
Of a miner and his son he had ar
rested, that "you have q school II