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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
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PurgatOry
By JORGE

The single subject Of conversation at present
is the world wide depression Bank failures:
low values on farm products; lack OF employ
ment. All these sad conditions have given tina
world just this-a multitude of people in want"
True enough, so far. But Father guile who
signs letter ard some circulars of prayerful
nature coming from Chicago, says we have not
looked up "the proper director" In fact he
says:
we have turned to political officials when
our thoughts should have conferred upon Him
who clothes the lilies OF the field and fed the
birds of the air."
The jobless thousands around West Madison
and Halsted Streets in Chicago are, OF course,
not lilies OF the field" neither are they birds
OF the air." so they get neither clothing nor
feed.
But Father guile bids them put all that aside:
November is approaching It is dedicated by
the Church to the Souls in Purgatory Craft
tude should prompt us to pray for them"
And an accompanying blank offers to en-
roll you in the "Purgatorial Society" for three
separate kinds Of prayers, at Five Bucks per
prayer. by either CHECK or money order"
"Your Dead are sick-a-bed, perhaps, in Pur.
gatory, and now appealing to you through U.S."
Send them the prayers and send us the money!
Thanks, Father" for the advice, but the Job
less are in the Prgatory Of capitalism, and any
cash we have will go to the national hunger
march on Washington
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28

I1NU al lOUh MISERY! MAKING A PARODY OF YOUR
POVERTY
There isn't any joke about YOUR hard times parties
1t wasn't joke for Floyd Host aged 49, told of in the
~ News, who asked to be sent to prison because he
wanted three day. who died in the prisoners
pen at the West Side Court of starvation before he could be
transferred to prison where Judge Harris sent him.
That was in New York City, the Imperial city," But
out West in Denver there another kind of "ard times
party Oct 49, in the home of Thomas Foger jobless
garage worker. And THAT party was no joke:
Folgers little daughters, June who is ten and Marjorie
VINO is eight years DID, climbed his knees he came
home and sank into chair end of another davis vain
hunt for work He jingled his last few pennies:
'Papas going to give you a surprise. What would YOU
like most? 'O1
lice cream the little chorused They had tasted
no ice cream all summer. But now :!
lice cream 1t is said Foger and gave them the coins
MS last 10 the corner store with mother They were gone
only ten minutes. But when they returned "Papa was
dead"
No way of solving anything, of course But it was
REAL hard times party Not like the ragged hypocrisy of
New Yorks society" 1t the same dark desperation
that millions feel at this moment, while you read this
Workers! Do not submit to starvaton Don't commit
suicde There is BETTER WAY the way of STRUGGLE r,
together with ALL workers, in MASSES YOU can win
security food shelter clothing The workers of old Russia
iOught and WON Fourteen ago this November 7th
they overthrow their capitalists just as you can and will
overthrow yours
Today and now, unite all of you employed with unem-
pOyed Demand unemployment Insurance. Winter relief of
$50 to each obless worker immediate aid to the desttue
Join the Unemployed Council When you vote vote Com
munsts into city office where they can do more to force the
capitalists to back in relief of the profits thew have
taken from sweat and labor! Support the National
Hunger March Washington Make the idle rich take
YOUR hard times seriously!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
PARTY LII ss"s e:s. ea %s cs, ss

Lie column we want to know how the new
ineInoos are being developed what wrong ten
oencieS exist and how the Party is combating
them AS FAR as possible we ask for concrete
instances OF attempts to put the Party line and
PARTY directives into effect the obstacles In the
way and the methods which members use to
overcome them
The Party Life column should be conducted
on the line OF the policy Of self criticism which
means not only to criticize incorrect methods or
incorrect tendencies but also to indicate in what
ways such methods and tendencies can be over
come 1t means furthermore to show good ex
amples OF how the line is being put into effect
Tor the benefit Of Party units and Party organi-
cations We particularly call upon rank and
ME comrades to contribute to the Party Life
column on this basis
ORG. DEPT, CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Send all contributions for the Party Life Col
umn to Party Life, Org Department Central
Committee, address PO. Box 81, Station D..
New York. N. ". Those that we find not
suitable for the Party Life column and which
we viii find useful for the Party Organizer, we
will use accordingly. Those that we do not find
suitable for either, we shall acknowledge by mail
and the reasons therefor.
ORG. DEPARTMENT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
What is the Soviet Economic
System?
BY J. STAIN

The Soviet economic system means that:
1. The power of the capitalist class has been
overthrow and displaced by working class
power.
g. The instruments and means of production
and the land and the factories, etc. have been
taken away from the capitalists and made the
property of the working class and the peasants
g. The development of production is not gov
erncd by the principle of competition and as
surarce of capitalist profit but the principle Of
5-s-eratic control and systematic improvement
of - Material and cultural conditions of the
workers.
I. The distribution of the national income is
not in favor of the exploiting classes and their
numerous parasitic flunkeys, but in the inter-
ests of a systematic improvement of the ma
terial conditions Of the workers and peasants
and the enhancement Of Socialist production of
town and country.
5. The systematic improvement of the mate
rial conditions of the workers and the constant
rise in the demand and the buying power which
has become permanent source for the expan-
sion OF production, which protects the working
class from oyer-production and from unem-
ployment, etc.
6 The working class is ruling the country, it
does not toll for the capitalists but for itself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
On the Carrying Out of the 18th
Plenum Decisions

The Central Committee Is resuming the column
ON Party life which was suspended during the
period OF the discussions on the 18th Plenum
Of the Central Committee
In the Party Life column we call upon the
Party members to give us their experiences with
regard to mass work. especially on memploy-
ment and the economic struggles particularly on
strike struggles, and upon our trade union work
we are especially interested in having in the
Party Life column the experiences of our COM
redes in APPLYING the slogan OF the 18th Plenum
OF face to the big factories" In the Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
Some Capitalist Plans

In New York State there are 38sS83 persons
ten years Of age or older, who are tlliterate, or
81 per cent of the total above 10 years OF age.
The Washington, D. c., Committee on Hitter
acy," run by the Interior Department, exclairns
joyously that the above figure was less than the
number ten years ago by 36,139.
Let's see This means that, at the present
rate, in something over 100 years. all Of these IL
lterates would have been taught to read and
write. But unfortunately, they will all be dead
by that time. And what's more new crop
of iliterates raised For it is admitted that @the
number Of white native iiterates increased dur
ing the same time from 28,406 to 34,654.
These capitalist organizations who teach hit
crates to read and write are usually called
characterization Commissions" 30 1t looks like
they were going to be busiest Americanizng
Americans.
Another plan is that of The Doak (you know
what Doak is, don't your to solve" unen1-
ployment by deporting about 10000 foreign-born
workers per year.
The Doak has SIS Year Plan. Because It
would take just that long to deport enough
foreign-bo workers to give the 100000 un-
employed all jobs.
Another little difficulty is that a big per-
centage of the unemployed are foreign-born and
most Of those employed are native born, and If
all UIle IOrelgI-DOrn are QepOrCeQ Cne Americans
might strike for higher wages because there
would be nobody to take their jobs.
Anyway you look at 1t, the capitalists have q
tough time.
Adequate" Relief: DR.. G. A. Lundquist head
of the Board of Public Welfare in ST. Paul. Min
nesota, is seeing that the jobess get adequate"
relief. He fixed it up for 1000 kids to attend
movie by paying admission with four potatoes
each. Then says he, 5000 potatoes will be dis
tributed among the destitute of st. Paul" The
only trouble is, there are 10000 heads Of fami-
lies out of work in st. Paul One-half Of one
spud to each family, that's adequate" relief!
Arrested for Gossip: A respectable German
baker OF Harrisburg, Pa, was pinched last week
for "gossiping." 1t appears that he had said that
some banks not all that burglars crack them
up to be, and he YVES hauled in under the law
against talking that was passed in June this year.
end signed by Mr.. Liberal Pnclot. The only
trouble was that one Of the towns reliable"
banks had busted five days before!
Making Edison Religious: Edison was Free
thinker, skeptic, and not religious. But since
he's dead, the capitalist press is trying to make
him religious anyway. On March II, 1880, he
wrote:
Give me five more years and the United
States will have rubber crop that can be util-
lied in twelve months time"
Now we hold that there's nothing more about
an appeal to God" in that than there is in the
Soviet Five Year Flan But a capitalist news
syndicate is sending article over the country
saying that Edison addressed plea to Cod"
to be let live another five years.
Well, if he did, God didn't pay much attention,
or else God was against the United States having
supply Of rubber.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
BY S. VAN vEEN.

THERE is only week left before the elections
to reach the workers Of New York and to
bring them our program. 1t is a short time and
we have been guilty of much neglect but we can
speed up and correct some of our mistakes even
now.
The sections must hold as many meetings as
possible between now and Nov. 3. At these meet
ings we must not fail to have a platform, a flag,
a sign, a chairman and several hundred copies
Of the c. P. elections program Speakers in the
past have arrived at meetings to find that one
o. all of the above necessary parts of the ma
chinery have been missing.
ne next question to be considered is the ques-
to- of the neighborhood. Speakers should be
selected according to neighborhood. Also il
speaker is sent to Socialist stronghold, he should
know how to speak to their followers. This is
most important. Speakers should be equipped
for this purpose.
Now comes the most important part of all
What is the speaker going to talk about and how
is h going to put it over?
A speaker needs to use his common sense to
speak to the workers about the things that con-
The Soviet Union spends billions on social
insurance. The Wall Street Government spends
millions on Attend the November It'll
celebration mass meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28
crisis, crashes, BANKRUPTCIES.

Crisis, crashes, bankruptcies.
Included IN the single national economy system
OF the Soviet Union, subordinated to the tasks of
tne achievement OF single economic plan OF
SOCIALIST construction, the Soviet bank, though
1t may encounter difficulties arising from time
to time these are difficulties of tremendous
growth which upon all parts of the national
economic front are being overcome from day to
day by the land Of arising socialism and with its
credit system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28

In the Soviet Union wage increase and the
universal introduction of the seven-hour day.
In capitalist America wage cuts and the slave
stagger PLAN Attend the November 18th cele-
bration mass meetings,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-28

Over II million unemployed in capitalist
America Unemployment Hquidated in the So
Wet Union. Attend the November 7th Celebra-
ton mass meetings.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
M'LA|N REVEALS
SCANDALCHARGE

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2.-Charges
that he was offered $500 by an
Iowa City, Iowa, bootlegger to
leave the game before the end
of the first quarter Of the Uni
versity of Iowa and Ohio State
Big Ten Conference football
game IN 1928 were made by
Mayes Chief" McLain, former
Indian fullback star at the
.Hawkeye Institution, in an ex-
elusive interview with Interna-
tional News Service today. Nc
Lain is now a member of the
st. Louis Gunners, local pro-
feSsional team.
81 was apprO:sch by-abOut
q week before the game" the
Cherokee Indian said. Gle
offered nle $500. If would
leave the scrap before the end
Of the first quarter. told
him thumbs down on the pro-
position. I knew he didn't like
my answer because 1 had
heard plenty Of .rumOrs at
about that time there was con-
siderable money bet on the
game. Instead of accepting his
offer, I played probably the
hardest game in my entire
career. / was really Inundated
to think that q person would
= come to me with an offer and
try to tempt me to throw a
game"
McLain, told International
News Service the name of the
reported botlegger who made the
alleged offer, but added:
eff that name was men,
toned, they would undoubtedly
put me on the spot the very
moment that I would step
within the Iowa City boundaries.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
APP ACHES Sc |
FOR BAT TIE

Seymour Hall, manager of the
Apaches has his boys drilling
and drilling for their old rival,
the Mohawks. The Apaches have
practiced every night this week
under the flood lights at Griffith
Stadium.
Chessy Antos, former Boston
College star back and now holds
down right halfback for the
Apaches, has shown remarkable
form in the drills. His broken
field running was the standout.
Chesay's brilliant playing en-
abled the Little Indians to trim
the Hawks in their last engage
ment and Coach "Tubba" Farrell
is depending on him again for
victory.
The Mohawks have their regu-
lar lineup available for Sundays
combat for the first time this sea-
son. The backs are especially IN
fine trim.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
LETTER AWARDS
At ROCKVILLE

Fifteen boys and five girls
have been awarded track letters
at Rockville High School. These
awards were gained during the
Rockville schools track season
last spring.
Those on the boys team get
ting letters include Joseph Star
key, Francis Leahy, Donald Col
Inns, Ira Ward, Robert Nichols,
John Melton, Donald Butt, Mar.
shall Mason. Joe Price, Carl
Darby, Robert Beall, Charles
Ward, Joseph Fisher, Robert
Adamson and John Claggett.
The five girls honored include
Norma Becker. Mary Elizabeth
Farmer. liberia Rice, Margaret
Bennett and Mary Gettings.
The Rockville teams enjoyed
great success on the cinder paths
last season. Another banner cam
paign is looked for in 1882,
plans for which are already be,
ing started.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
dunn MAY PLAY.
FOR TERR0RS

The football forces at the
camps of Maryland and Western
Maryland, who will battle it out
in the seasons finale at the Baltl-
more stadium Saturday at 2
o'clock, will step on the gas in
their preparations.
While he was not in the prac-
tice session yesterday, there was
considerable hope at Westminster
that Jimmy Dunn, sophomore ace
of the Terror backfield,~ might
see action against the Old Liners.
Just a day or. two ago he was
declared definitely out. but his
doctor has given hope that he
may - available Saturday.
Has Other Combine
However, Coach Dick Harlow,
Western Maryland mentor, is not
counting on him in his plans, as
he is figuring on having Howard
Bolton, Carl Jones, Floyd Doughty
and Harold Hoppe as his back
field quarter at the outset
Dunn's presence, though, would
add considerable to the Terror's
power, even if he was utilized
only when a scoring opportunity
was presented.
After taking things easy on
Monday the Terrors had quite a
session in varied work yesterday
and will have plenty more today
and tomorrow. Harlow is stress
ing both offense and defense, as
he has a lot of respect for Mary
lands versatile attack and It's
fleet backs.
Old Liners SCrimmage
Maryland, not having played
since the joust with Hopkins
Thanksgiving Day, had a strenu-
Gus session yesterday on heavy
field at College Park. After run.
ming through signals for half an
hour and putting in about the
same time in dummy scrimmage
the Old Liners had about Is min
uteS of actual combat, with the
varsity opposing the second team.
Charlie Fenwick, line coach
and first aide to Curley Byrd,
put the Old Liners through their
PAGES. Byrd was too occupied
with the exercises incidental to
the dedication of the field house
and dormitory for women that
he had to pass up football for
the afternoon.
Expects Scoring Bee
Earl zulick, of the Maryland
coaching staff, who has seen
Western Maryland play three
games this year, is firm in the
belief that Saturdays battle will
be even more interesting than
last seasons finely played game
that the Terrors won, Z to 0. He
does not believe that one touch"
down will win the game Saturday
and said he would not be sur
prised if three or four were
Sc-"red,
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
FORMER CHAMPS
WIN IN TOURNEY.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2.-Four
former champions were the new
winners as play in the world
championship pocket billiard
tournament opened today. All
IL players now have seen action
and six are deadlocked for first
place with one won and no de-
feats.
Johnny Layton. Sedalia, Mo-,
defeated Marcel Camp, Detroit,
by 125 to lit in is innings on
Tuesday. Layton's high run was
20. Camps SO.
Bonnie Allen, Kansas City, de-
feated Andrew Ponzi, Philadel'
phia, 1875 to 104, in IL innings
Aliens high run was 20 to
Ponzi'S %.
Ralph Greenleaf, New York, de-
feated Robert Lindblom, Seattle,
by 1875 to IL in seven innings.
Greenleaf's high run was 49,
Lindblom's 6.
Frank Taberski, Schenectady,
N. Y, defeated AL Miller, Racine,
Wis, by 1875 to Sc in II innings.
TaberskiS high run was Al,
Miller'S Is.
Four games will be played to-
day. In the afternoon Layton
plays Miller and Lauri plays
Kelly. At night, Camp meets
Allen, and Erwin Rudolph, the
defending champion, enga g e
Spencer Livsey, Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02

The new all-Clme marx was Q
1,749 set, achieved with games OF
$50, 6O3 and 500. This is three
pins better than Mt. Peasants
l,746 record of last year. The 6O3
is a new season mark, and Rhett
led the record-breaking perform
ance with a 396 set, another new
season mark, with games Of l21
al and 1874. Melvin had 382
set, with a 145 game, while Will
contributed a 328 set, Frank, 1924
and Edwin, 319. The powerful
scores swamped Langdon, their
opponents.
Wally Has $40
Wally, the youngest brother,
anchoring for Amity No. /, shot
a $40 set, just to prove that he
also was in trim.
With Oberman chopping out a
$50 set and 141 game, st. Peters
slid home with two wins over st.
Jerome in the Holy Name Society
League St. Stephens warmed up
in the final two games to down
Immaculate Conception by wide
margins. Fahey'S 316 helped.
Billie Butler, who pressed Lor.
raine GULL for honrS all last sea-
son, is staging a repeater. She
chalked up a 3s3 set with games
of 1873, 80 and 155, to give NeequeS
a two-game win over Shamrocks
in the Washington Ladies League.
GULL added 355 to Buffers huge
set.
Kings Palace, kicked around
during the first series in the Ma
tional Capital League, is doing
a little booting around on their
own hook. Takoma who acted
tough through the opening round,
were the victims last night, as
the Lingerie-salesmen banged out
games Of 566, 655 and $50, for
a 1870 set, and two wins. Al
Popkins' 393 set led the winners.
His 1853 game was the big crash
in the 655 game, one Of the high
est of the season. Ollie Webb's
372 set topped the TakomanS.
HeIens Shine
It was a night for Helens in
the Eastern Star League, as
Helen Viehmeyer rolled $50 to put
Joseph Milan in first place, and
Helen Whitbeck handed in a 125
for a Washington Centennials
nifty 1,469 set.
Sam Corcoran, Georgetown'5
Bro-::l Flash, flashed in the Co
lumbia Heights League with an
even 400. A 1O-pin error caused
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
|Pickups and
PutOuts
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Jim Lindsay, who helped to
build the Bowie track, returned
for the charity races baseball
was represented by Bucky Har-
ris, Joe Judge and Thurman Cor
dell. Tom Mangan, the tennis
player, was hither and thither
:. as were "Reds" Banagan,
Paul Y. Anderson and J. b. Muir
ply, of District golf circles. ..
Francis G. Cecil, who operates
a flour mill near LeOnardtOwn,
Md, came up for the last day of
racing in the East for 1881.
George Beyers, former Rex A.
c. football star, and E. Lawrence
Phillips, One-time announced at
the ball park, were seated to-
gether. Lou Brunette. trainer
for the Catholic U. athletic
teams, was there for charity'S
cause. .NOtre Dame students
and South Bend people didn't
desert the team in defeat. >.
5000 were at the station when
the players returned home from
the Army game.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
Hudson May Captain
1882 Hilltop Team

Ray Hudson. varsity end, may
be chosen as captain of the 1882
Georgetown University eleven. The
election will take place following
the Hilltoppers' part in the char
ity game at the Clark Griffith
Stadium on December IL.