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The Washington times., 1931-06-22

had brought. Didn't know you
staid folks came here"
1--WE don't-usually. But Dee
wanted to come tonight"
Get me a pack of cigarets,"
Babe order Ray Forrest. He
went off Immediately to do her
biddings, and in the meantime
she borrowed one from Phil.
Dee watched her languidly in
hale the smoke, and puff it
from her mouth quickly. Babe
did smoke gracefully. She had
to say that about her. Other
girls smoked because they felt
it was cute, the thing to do,
but Babe held her cigareJ and
smoked like a man, with real
enjoyment.
"Have one?" Babe asked
when she saw Dee looking at
her cigarette.
"No." She was wondering
how in the long years Babe
had smoked she had kept it
from her mother. For al
though Babe smoked around
the house when Mrs. Btadley
was gone, or in her bedroom,
which she shared with Dee,
her mother had never ii Gov
cred the habit. And Mrs. Brad
ley proudly boasted that
neither of her girls. smoked.
There was perhaps a faint
resemblance between the sisters
in the general shape of their
faces. But there the resem
blance ended. Babes eyes were
blue. Startlingly blue, not an
insipid baby blue, but a deep
blue. These, with her dark,
blue-black hair, gave an Irish
cast to her face Her mouth
was smaller than Dee'S, the
lower lip fuller than the upper,
accounting for the sullen, petu-
lant look she always had.
Something vivid. theatrical,
about Babe. A wild, untamed
look, whereas Dee was more
placid, more serene in appear.
ance.
Image of Dennis
Of the two, Dee seemed the
younger. There was a sweet
ness about Dee's face, a depth
to her eyes, which was alto
gether lacking in her sister.
only a years difference be-
tween othem, Dee being the
older.
Dee always thought when
she looked at Babe that she
was almost the image of Den
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Miss Fairfax Advises LoveIorn

though he is 30 years old, he
likes to go around and have a
good time the same as I do.
We both like athletics and
dancing, and he takes me out
quite often. Would you advise
me to marry him in spite Of
his religion and age?
UNDECIDED.
If you had told me your age,
I should be better able to ad-
wise you. If you're 16, II, or
18 it seems wiser not to marry
a man of 80 of a different
faith. AS to religion, people
have to decide that for them
selves; it's squarely up to their
own consciences. Write me
again and write more fully.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
By Beatrice Fairfax
Her Card Issue

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have known my boy
friends folks a long time be-
fore I knew him. A few months
ago, on my way walking home
from the theater, 1 met him
unexpectedly. He asked rle if
he might see me home. I con-
sented and in the meantime,
I invited him to supper. A
few weeks elapsed, he asked
me for a date. : accepted it.
Later I sent him an Easter
greeting but I haven't heard
from him since. What do you
think of him? I am wonder
ing would it be proper If I
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Household Hints

If beef or mutton dripping is
beaten to a cream and a few
drops of lemon juice and a lit
tie carbonate of soda added, it
will serve as well as butter for
cake-making.
Place a weeks tea leaves in
a pail and pour a quart of boil
ing water over them. Leave for
an hour, then strain and bottle.
This liquor is useful for clean
ing vanished wood, linoleurn,
windows or mirrors.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

When the moon is full, and a
girl is all dressed and marcelled
and feeling sentimental, he
never shows up. But on a rainy
night, when her hair is limp,
and she's gone to bed with cold
cream on her nose, there he is,
honking blythely under her win
dow and thrilling for her to
come on out and make whoopee.
II, all the moonlight nights
that the average woman has
spent strolling beside the sea
waves, alone, could be laid end
to end, they would make a cross
continental hike.
And then, there are the an
niversaries! The special high
lights in a woman's life-the
bright particular days, when
she feels a touch of the old ro-
nance and is looking hopefully
for a box of flowers or a sign
of responsive glow in a mans
heart. Ha, ha! If a man can't
think of forty ways to spoil an
anniversary, he is indeed unre-
sourceful. Besides, he can al
ways FORGET it.
When a woman wants her
man to show off to advantage
and do her credit, he always
chooses that psychological mo-
ment to go into a blue funk or
to make faux pas or to be
the village cut-up. Other times,
he may be brilliant or gracious
or impressive. but NOT when
his wife or his darling is ex-
pecting him to do his parlor
tricks.
A man may be the soul of de-
votion at all other times; but.
the moment a woman wants
him to STAR her or play the
devoted. he gets cranky or criti-
cal, and reminds her that her
hat is on crooked or that her
nose is shiny. Or he flirts with
another woman or dances twice
with her worst enemy, and
spoils the whole scene she was
trying to stage.
He may be as brave and as
loyal as Lancelot; but just let
woman get into an argu-
ment and urge him to rise up
and FIGHT for her, and the
average man will promptly
leave her flat and join the
enemy. He will even AGREE
with the waiter or the cabby
or the butler that she's "un-
reasonable!"
And on the evenings when a
woman Is feeling romantic and
yearning to be made love to, or
petted, a man always eats
onions or roquefort cheese so
that the sweet nothings he
whispers into her ear lose all
their honeyed flavor.
Perhaps it's only coincidence
or perhaps it's just the per-
verSity of he-nature. but a
woman can always depend on
man-to FAIL her at the big
psychological moment.
Copyright, 1881. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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invited him some Sunday for
dinner, or what would be best?
Thanking you for the advice
you'll give men,
ROSE MARIE
Greeting cards often get lost
in the mail; all things con-
sidered, I believe I'd give him
another chance aid invite MIN
to dinner.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

click as she closed it. She
didn't notice that Phil was
still sitting in his car, his head
against his chest and his eyes
staring at nothing in particular,
unless it was the dashboard Of
his car.
Copyright, by the Bell syndi-
cate. Inc.)
Ito Be Continued
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Do You
Know?

AnSWerS To TOddy's Test
Questions On Editorial Page
/. 1890. 2. Tourniquet. 8.
Galatea. 4. Mercury. S. Turn
key. 6. Himalayas. 7. Mer-
curry. 8. Wood pulp. 9. Arc.
10. Sterne. II. Boat. IL. James
Russell Lowell. 13. Loyalists.
Ia. Convicts. IS. Toreador.
copyright. 1881. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Nm over 40!:, ,y
MARY BOLAND

terrors for us. It's just a matter Of real.
izing Importance of complexion care.
'For years I have used Lux Toilet
Soap to keep my skin youthful. Its lather
is so gentle and soothing and it does
leave ones skin remarkably smooth!"
Mary Boland is only one of countless
perpetually youthful stage and screen
stars who use fragrant white Lux Toilet
Soap to guard complexion beauty.
Of the 613 important screen actresses
in Hollywood Gncluding all stars) sos
use it regularly. It is official in all of the
great film studios.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Famous Stage Beauty
tells how yoU> too> may keep
Youthful Allure

"T DON'T mind admitting it in the
least" says Mary Boland. I'm over
forty years old!
"There's no reason nowadays to care
about birthdays. Any woman who really
wants to can keep the radiant charm of
youth right through the years.
"We on the stage have proved it. Our
forties- even ffties! have no
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Queer Doings

Firecrackers play an impor.
tant part at weddings in China.
At the festivities of a wealthy
native couple as many as 100.-
900 crackers are exploded.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Their Differences
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FA1RFAA.
I have written to you before
about a problem that was trou.
bling me and you have helped
me, so I am conf ogain to
you for advice. nn- 7oung
girl very much in love W4th a
man of a different religion. Al
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
LOVE BLIND
Story Of a Girl Who Loved
Life and Adventure
BY ROB EDEN
The Story Thus Far

Dee Bradley pretty and 49, present in Lake County Court
when mother granted divorce. Although her father
Dennis has eOped with Dee is still fond
of him. As she returns to her work Cleveland Phil Roche
grayeyed sturdy her. When they about
to enter Dees office whom Dee has seen three
times before That evening she and Phil to
cabaret dance She introduced to Tony Curtis He promises
to call he-
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

most devoted man in the world;
but there is a queer streak of
perversity in the masculine ma
ture, which breaks out like a
rash, the moment he knows that
a woman has her heart set on
something.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
The Marry-so
Round
By Helen Rowland
Just a Mans Way

A man always fails a woman
at the psychological moment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16
FORWARD TO THE LENIN
RECRUITING DRIVE!

sions from pamphlets, dealing with the following
problems;
/. The reasons, the causes, that brought the
new comrades into the Party.
?. Fundamentals Of Party organization, the
role of the Party, structure of the Party, Com
munst discipline, the nucleus and its task, form
of activity in the shops, in mass organizations
3. The present crisis and the main Party
campaigns.
This is enough material that will permit in the
discussions to touch on all the problems with
which the new members will become acquainted
later on in the regular Party classes.
The discussions in general should be very free.
In the classes, the new members shall be en-
couraged to ask questions concerning the Party
problems that interest them. about which they
are in doubt, etc. The leading of the classes,
the preparation of the material, is the task of
the district agitprop, which on the basis of pre-
vious experiences, shall now take all the neces-
sary steps in order to help the organi2ational
phase of the drive, through the necessary propa-
ganda, prepare the material for the classes.
The use of incomprehensible language must
once and for all be avoided at lectures, at unit
meetings. Authorizations, writte2 or spoken, as
occur in our literature communications, such as
Conntern, Inprecorr, LID, LSNR, etc, must be
explained.
But, 1t is not enough that we establish classes
for the new members simultaneously, as l said
before, with these, the educational meetings at
the units, whose aim is to clarity the tasks of
the units in the Party work in general and the
various campaigns in particular should become
the rule. These meetings can serve to raise the
political level of the old members as we'll as to
help the new members become more and more
conscious of their Communist duties. On this
basis the process of amalgamation of the old and
new members and the elimination of the diff
ferences between them will be more quickly &C
complshed.
The Drive must mark new step forward in
the strengthening of the Party politically and
organizationally 1t is imperative that the drive
shall not be a separate campaign of the Party
but an integral part of all Party campaigns that
are carried on in this period, as the memploy-
ment campaign. the defense of the Soviet Union
campaign, the building of the TUUI, which are
not separate from our daily work in the fac
tories and shops, but an ntensificaton of all our
activity. to which new forces shall be added;
new fighters, new class conscious workers that
become Party members. 1t is in the light of the
last Party Plenum that it shall be carried on
In the line of our slogans. Into the shops;
Forward to mass Party Penetrating into
the industries; ITO lead the struggle of the
working class; Ready for the biggest struggle
of tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16
BY r. BROWN.
(Continued.l
How to Retain the New Members.


we know from past experiences that among
the thousands of workers that Joined our ranks
because they we're willing to fight and gain
knowledge about the revolutionary movement, a
number of them became disappointed in not
finding in our Party the strict discipline, the
strong movement that they saw in the strength
OF our demonstrations. Many of he new re-
cruits were disappointed in finding that the old
members find excuses for not doing work or do
not appear punctually at their meetings do not
show strict discipline. Or, they find that the
unit meetings are too dry, without life, con-
cerned only with technical matters and not
enough with concrete discussion how to better
carry on the tasks assigned them, the Party
campaigns.
Many workers joined the Party under the il
fusion that the revolutionary movement is at its
peak, and led by individualstic, rebelhous ten
denotes, wanted to be led Immediately into revo-
lutionary action. not appropriate for the objec-
tive situation or in contrast to Communist tao
tic. Unless these new recruits are surrounded
by conradely, fraternal atmosphere, made clear
about the actual revolutionary tasks of the Party,
encouraged in the carrying on of the small and
daily tasks of the units, they become pessimistic
and passive.
These few examples cited above derived
from experiences in The recruitment of new mem
bers point out to us Immediately that in order
to fclieve good results in the Lenin Recruiting
Dri in order to retain the new members it is
nece sGary that the older comrades shall set
good example of Party activity; shall guide them
not in PROFESSIONAL manner. but as conscious
Communists. 1t is necessary to increase the
tvity of old members, making step forward
in the Bolshevization of our basic units in which
the new members will find what they are look
ing for-the real and only vanguard of the
working class.
Besides the drawing of the new Party members
into activity and in order to keep them, make
them conscious Communists. the most important
task of every district is the establishment of spe-
cal classes and to increase the educational meet
ings of the units, thereby raising the political
level of all members These educational meet
ings will help greatly in correcting the wrong
attitude Of the older Party members in regard
to the new members However, past experiences
teach us that the classes for the new members
must be well organized and last not more than
or 5 weeks. The entire Communist sciences
need not be brought to these new comrades With
in the or weeks, nor rnsterial of a three
month course but the most simple fundamental
knowledge required by. a Communist worker
that should be condensed into popular discus
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16
They Gag at Matte Woll

One of the pleasant pastilne magazines Of the
"idle.--not the jobless, Of New York, is called
Vanity Fair" If your fortune runs over i've
figures and your mind seeks relaxation after .
hearty meal Of terrapin, chicken Ia King. .
Juicy roast. salad, olives celery sherbet. cake and
coffee, you might read Vanity Fair.
For December It runs little column, with
photos of some people It "Nominates for OBJ
liyion." giving their reason. Evidently Matte
Vol is detested by the bourgeoisie whose boots
he SO ayidly lchs Because the Vanity Fair picks
out Matties for oblivion for the following reasons
because as vice-Presdent Of the American
Federation of Labor, he is the professional Red
witch-hunter and rebble-rouser among Our labor
politicians: because he has made no effort to desl
sanely with the Unemployment problem As he
was too busy sowing anti-Russian hytteris
throughout the nation and finally. because OF his
much publicized march on Moscow to exclude
Russian pulpwocd, which was called of because
not sufficient number of wood-choppcrs sup
ported him."
y Even the boss does not like q scab. And every
local union Of the A. F. Of L. really ought 70
pass resolution to xepudiate Mattie. ana gsutly
drop out the vindoE - lacsl $3.50. SDle.h1
W RSY& - xNSVVv,,y4yl y.l9,D|xyVvl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16
The Communist Party in the
Chicago City Elections

The Aldermanic elections on February "a and
Mayoralty elections on April Z, in the city of
Chicago are held in the midst of a severe eco
nomic crisis with 100000 hungry workers I'M
employed, large percentage working part time,
general wage cuts, speed-up and further lay-offs
in the factories
The present Thompson Nelson admin
istration, linked up with the gangsters, is 4
united front for graft and attacks on the work
ing class Their only solution for the problem Of
unemployment is clubbing falling and numbering
of unemployed workers. The fascist police terror
against the Communist Party, Trade Union Unity
League and the Unemployed Councils are capiA
talist governments attempt to destroy the van
guard of the working class and TO carry on fur
Their exploitation of the workers.
In these attacks of the capitalist administra-
ton OF the city of Chicago the fascist leadership
of the Chicago Federation of Labor is fully CO.
operating. John Fitzpatrick president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor is a member of
Governor Fmerson's Hunger Committee which
solved" the problem Of unemployment by regis
tering unemployed workers; Oscar Nelson, Vice
President of the Chicago Federation of Labor and
floor leader of the Thompson insult admins
d tration was Instrumental in throwing out the I'M
employed delegation demanding immediate relief
from the city. Durkin, Vice President of the
Building Trades, publicly praised the police for
clubbing unemployed workers when they de-
manded work or bread.
These fascist leaders of the Chicago Federation
of Labor are cooperating with the employers in
forcing the workers in the factories to contrib
ute to charity institutions in order to shift the
burden of unemployment on the shoulders of the
working class and by this method cut the wages
of the workers These charity institutions are
honeycombs for all kinds of politicians and ac-
tualy there is no relief of any account worth
while mentioning that goes to the unemployed
workers
The Situation in the Republican Party.
The fight in the Republican Party and the en-
tering of four candidates in the primaries is
struggle between different capitalist interests in
side of the Republican party. Thompson is sup
ported by insult, Judge Lyle is supported by the
Chicago Tribune under the cloak of cleaning
up the city" from gangsters. In reality it is
further fascination of the city apparatus in their
war against the working class.
The Democratic party with its candidate Anton
Cernak, enters the elections with social dema-
gogy and plenty of TALK about unemployment
for the purpose of iooling and misleading the
workers All of these parties as well as the $50
cialist" Party ulisead the workers and are parties
OF capitalism and no worker can support them
They enemies of the working class,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16
"On Barren Ground"

From the ancient city Of Syracuse-only it's
in New York-we get the following:
"It may be the irony of fate or the misery
of capitalism or both, but it has come to my
attention that two religious bootlickers OF capi-
talisn, one the theologue of the middle class
orthodox synagogue, and the other his chief in
cantation expert both lost their jobs for period
of two years. as result of the present 'depres-
sion as well as venturesome real estate deal
of the congregation.
1t seems that the seed OF Jacob has. indeed
fallen on barren ground, but our correspondent
informs Us that there is hope for them yet. He
says:
1.-THE moral of this information consists in q
suggestion that the Lovestoneites whose propen-
stiles for the united front with all enemies Of
the working class is truly remarkable, should
also include these worthy Tamudists in the
National Conlmittee.-DD."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16
The Senator Is Offended

1t is of course, piece of arrant hypocrisy.
il time when the government refuses to ap-
proprate a penny to feed, clothe or shelter the
millions of wives and mothers and little chill
dren of the jobless workers, for the u. S. Senate
to pass BILL the Jones-C Cooper Maternity Bill,
supposedly to laid state health work in care OF
mothers and children"
But that is Just what the hypocrites Of the
Senate did, though some 10 of Them more blunt
in their reactionary vigilance Of the capitalist
taxpayers than the Sc who voted for it, opposed
it.
One Of the opponents was Senator King OF
Utah, who hurled at it the death-deahng ap-
pelation of "Communistic." Which grieved the
unctuous hypocrites who were really trying to
fight Communism by this false motion OF "aid-
ing mothers and babes; grieved them so much
that one of them, Senator Barley. Kentucky
democrat made confession.
He didn't mean it as confession, but 1t GER
tany was something like it. He said:
LET man favor making baby or mother
more healthy and he is denounced as COM
munist!"
In fact the gentleman from Kentucky seemed
to admit the general proposition, that If any
thing really progressive and socially beneficial
is proposed nowadays, and fought fort is by
Communists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-16

The Communist Patty in this election raises
unemployment as the main issue ana fights
against eviction of unemployed workers, for i'm
mediate relief from the city for unemployed
workers to the amount of $75,000000. This is to
be paid from the sinking fund: cutting down the
police budget salary of the Mayor and all other
expenses in the city and by levying special taxes
on al incomes of So 900 year or over and all
Coz porations having net profits of $4,000 a year
~ over.
The Communist Party also demands The taking
csre of the children of the unemployed workers
in the school, by giving free meals, clothing and
:, oes; stopping off CT gas. electric aid water
:"crn unemployed workers houses and the low
ring of rents for the workers, the cutting OF
i9Xes on houses OF the workers and shifting the
whole burden Of taxation ON the corporations
and landlords
Demand Real Unemployment Relief.
The Communist Party supports and leads the
struggle of wo kts for the workers insurance bill
fer $500 a week relief for every unenp,l yed
worker.
The Communist Party fights and asks all
Working class organizations to support the strug-
gle to smash the police and gaa~ster terror
against the workers. for the right of the workers
to assemble, tc hold street meetings to organize
and strike, for freedom cf agitation inside the
Ships against injunctiens; for aboishment of the
vagrancy Law which is Utilized against the work.
erS by mass arrests.
Fight Against Persecution Of Negro.
The Communist Party carries on fight for
the recall of the State Criminal Syndcalist Law
which is used by the bosses to suppress the ac-
tivity of the working class The Communist Party
calls on all working class organizations to defend
the Negro masses who are especially prosecuted
and terrorized by the police and Disseminated
against. They are the least paid last to be hired
and first to be fired. The c. P. fights against
segregation of the Negro workers and for full
social political and economic rights.
In raising these demands as the immediate
demands of the workers, the Communist Party
in the election campaign will organize the un-
employed workers in common struggle against
capitalism.
Class Against Glass is the main slogan of the
Party. The Communist Party will lead the work
ers in struggle against war and for defense of
the Soviet Union, where socialism is built under
the successful operation of the 5-year plan.
We call on all working class organizations who
against the rule of the capitalists to support
the Communist Party platform in the Chicago
city elections and to elect delegates to the City
Ratification Conference Of the Communist Party
to be held on Sunday, February 9Th, 10 a. m, at
Peoples Auditorium, 2457 West Chicago Avenue.