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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-11
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into the habit Of thinking of Eddie
as a weak, tormented boy driven to
stealing, and a murderer by acct.
dent. He accepted the murder as q
fact, but saw extenuating circum.
stances.
"You think him guilty and you
don't blame him." Mary said. "Well,
l think him innocent of everything
except the gambling charge, but
blame him just the same. He put
himself in position where any.
thing-even this-could be said OF
him, and now he can never explain
himself-he's dead. What if no one
ever knows-the papers, l mean??
The police? Do you suppose it
means nothing to me that YOU
think it-that your father and
mother think It? Do you suppose
it won't make difference between
us, always? 1t would be like liv-
ing with a ghost. Some day Id
hate you"
CHE huddled between them, dab.
- bing her eyes with a small ball
Of handkerchief. II she had looked
at Dirk. the hurt look that came
into his eyes at her last words
might have changed her, made her
weaken again. But she did not
look up.
Another traffic stop, and the three
people sat uncomfortably silent.
While they were waiting, Dirk
reached into the pocket of his top
coat, lying on the shelf back Of
them, and brought out the gun
Bowen had given him. He balanced
It on his hand in the glow Of the
dashlight.
mice little gum" he said Judi
cially. Got a permit to carry it,"
Mary, pressed against the two
men by the narrowness Of tho car
seat, distinctly felt Bowen start.
She looked up and caught a look Of
embarrassment on his face.
NO." he admitted. "It's not
mine, exactly. L"
Dirk squinted at it critically.
".SS calibre Colt, isn't it? An old
timer. but it's in good condition.
Where'd you pick it up?" He darted
look at Bowen, who changed color.
opened his mouth to speak, gulped,
and was silent.
Dirk nodded. Il thought So" he
said. Bowen burst out:
what was the use letting the
kid take the rap for Sullivan law
violation? II he'd lived I was go
Ing to give It back to him. It slipped
out Of his pocket when he fell. and
palmed It. It wasn't his. though,
Dirk put 1t In his pocket thought.
fully. "You can have 1t back to.
morrow. I want to look It over"
Bowen said There aren't any
fngerpripts on 1t. ! got all the
good ones"
"Harkness', Of course"
"Sure. He was carrying It. But
there were Others"
"Whose!"
"l'll tell you when We get back
to Shay's.'
Dirk said. "Were not going back
to Shay's. now or any other time.
You can. IL you like. but Mary's
going home and going to bed. You
might have picked another night
for all this romping around, you
two. Have you forgotten what day
tomorrow is?" he asked, looking at
Mary, half-chiding, half-serious. To
Bowen he added: mind II put
you down somewhere"
Fright here" Bowen said. Tie
car sweryed to the curb. and he got
out.
Mary moved over into the space
lie had vacated, then, obeying a
powerful impulse, climbed out after
him. She stood beside him, small
mutinous figure with hard accusing
eyes. To Dirk's amazed entreaty.
she shook her head.
I'm getting out here. tco." ga
said.
T>';ss4 TO Be Continued)
sNGNGks
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Limousine when Dirk reached him.
Mary saw him wringing one hand
and cursing whole-heartedly. Be-
tween curses he stuck the injured
finger In his mouth and sucked It.
Apparently 1t was the only injury
he had suffered.
"What the-holy-jumping-"H He
broke of as he saw Mary's white
anxious face at his elbow. "Hello,
Ruyther. I'm all right. Let's get
out Of here-leave this wreck where
It Is. She'll never travel again."
RUT there were explanations to be
- given the big. breathless police.
man first.
"What were you tryin' to do, turn
around in the middle of the block? ~
he accused. after inspecting the po.
sition OF the wrecked car. Bowen
took his abuse without a word of
selt-defense. Mary burned with in.
dignation but Bowen only listened
with what she could have sworn
was self-satisfied smile on his
face.
"Yep, you're right, officer. All
my fault" he kept repeating.
anybody see the number o. that
carr" the policeman asked loudly.
The curious crowd began to babblc
all together, but nobody could give
connected story. 1T was 3N and
something" Nav. it was 3Y"-
The policeman closed his book in
disgust. ."On yer way, all of vel"
He swung his stick menacingly.
When they had scattered. he came
up to Dirk.
did you see it," he asked.
mo. We just came up. That's
my car down there" Dirk answered
negligently.
"Tell him." Mary whispered.
"Tell him about the car-you
know" Her eyes were black with
fear and her teeth chattering.
Before another word could be
said Bowen jostled between them,
giving Mary an unmistakable lab
in the ribs with his elbow. The jab
winded her, and the surprise took
the words out Of her open mouth.
He took the officer aside and they
held brief confab. Bowen's police.
card helped to smooth matters
over. Dirk's quick SSH" kept
Mary from making any further at.
tempt to speak of the other car.
Puzzled but quiescent. she let him
lead her back to the coupe. His
animosity toward Bowen seemed to
have melted abruptly. Presently
Bowen and the policeman parted,
and Bowen came straight to their
car.
where do you want to go?'
Climb in." Dirk invited.
mo. can get cab" Bowen's
voice sounded shy.
Get In" Dirk commanded. Mary
moved closer to Dirk and Bowen
obedtently climbed in on the other
side. Lets get away from here"
he said.
Uptown they sped for some time
without q word spoken. Dirk was
first to break the silence.
$50 you're the kind Of q driver
who turns around in the middle Of
the block, in a street that's too mar.
row to turn around in." he said.
Mary bit her lip, vexed that he
could continue quarreling after
what had happened.
But Bowen laughed. yep, that's
me-" he said.
Il owe you something for that"
Dirk said. "Whatll It be, a new
carr"
Forget it, Bowen scofied. He
seemed vastly pleased with him.
SELF.
''Bnt you could have got yourself
killed, you fool!" Dirk protested.
Eyes, lost a good fingernail say.
ing your worthless hide" Bowen
agreed am;ably, squirting at the
injured digit by the aid ct a street
"ea" s,ss;s...sss. 81 :s...... s,4-.
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Mary was almost bursting with
bewilderment. and growing more
curious every minute. What Is it
all about?" she walled. "You've
shushed me long enough. Tell me
or Ill scream!"
"You're a bright girl. you ought
to know" Dirk said. Bowen
stopped that other car from com.
ing down Nassau street. all right,
didn't he? Do you know any other
way he could have done It? Your
little friends from the speakeasy
were trailing us apparently. Well,
they didn't get near enough to see
which door we were parked before.
! guess that ends it, for tonight
anyway. / might have given that
cop a tip.off to keep an eye on the
place. though. Wish I had.'
"Then it was the fly" Mary
cried.
"The Fly? Don't be silly" There
was something about the pleasant
voice in which Dirk spoke. whether
he was saying something agreeable
or disagreeable, that was madden.
ing. A trick learned in the court.
room, no doubt. Whatever it was,
it made one want to strike him.
dent that implacable politeness
somehow.
MARY drew away and looked at
~ him through narrowed eyes,
feeling the rising Of temper she
had never known she had.
"Why not?"
us he the only thug who knows
a valuable necklace when he sees
It? Any crook in Christendom
would have taken out after any.
body with no more sense than to
display a thing like that in a speak.
easy! Might have been that Lon
Clancy waiter, for all we know"
But Dirk, Mary said, with
ominous calm, that car was the
same car that killed Eddie. I told
you that"
Dirk smiled wryly down at her.
Nov don't start that all over
again." he said lightly. "You could
not recognize a particular car of
standard make. like that, in that
light, at that distance. wouldn't
put you on the stand myself with
such a statement. Opposing coun.
sci would make monkeys out of us.
You saw 1t under similar circum.
stances, hitting someone, and you
were already wrought up and
ready to believe it was the same.
Consequently You think 80. That's
ALL"
"Oh. don't be $3.50 legal" Mary
hurled at him furiously, for lack OF
a more opprobrious epithet. Il
don't care what You say, it was the
same car. I'd swear to IT," She
appealed to Bowen. TELL him!"
she demanded. Tell him It was
the same cart"
But Bowen merely answered
Whats the use?"
Unexpectedly even to herself.
Mary began to cry. Helpless tears
rained down her cheeks, and she
covered her face with her hands
and wept.
Bowen looked straight ahead and
said nothing. Dirk patted her knee
awkwardly. Don't, sweetheart"
he begged. you've got to see this
thing straight sometime. It might
as we'll be now."
Dirk went on, gently. 1.-THE
trouble Is. Mary, you're taking the
whole thing too hard. YOU
oughtn't to blame Eddie 20 much.
A young kid like that-you can't
know what he was up against. No
woman could. He"
II understand that he didn't do
it. DO you?" Mary asked. with ter.
rible calm. Size was looking at him
as at a stranger.
Perhaps not" Dirk replied after
moments hesitation. He flushed
hrick'red as he tried to meet her
eyes. unconsciously he had fallen
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-11

The state Of Bahia, Brazil, fur
nishes practically the worlds supply
Of black diamonds.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-11

A bill was introduced in the last
Minnesota legislature which provided
for . state bonus of 500 for every
child born.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors.
Ihey are published without regard
to whether they agree or disaRree
with The Tribuno's policies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-11

Seven million people were made
homeless and about 100000 lost their
lives in the recent Chinese flood.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-11

A New York hotel has restaurant
on the top floor with roof that can
be rolled back in hot weather.
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On Nov. IL, 1917, President Wilson
issued a proclamation putting the
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-11

South China's first long distance
telephone line has been installed
connecting Hong Kong and Canton
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Stick This i'm Your Scrap Book!

The Nashua, New Hampshire Telegraph" of
Nov. 10, carries long address by some scoun-
drel named W. S. Vivian, who is public rela-
tons counsel" of the Middle West Utilities Co..
the Power Trust run by Sam insult The "ad-
dress" was made before the Rotarians, Lions
and KiWanis clubs in Manchester N. f. and is
entitled: Progress of America Now Faces Prob
lens of Communism"
What do you mean Progress? OF which
"America"-the poor or the rich? This lying
apologist for capitalism lodges all that He
says:
To-day we % are the wealthiest, most pro-
gressive, happiest nation in the world. Our %
people are the best fed best clothed, best housed
of any nation"
Then he goes on: Notwithstanding this out
standing success, there are many who would
change it all by the introduction of Commun-
ism" And he proceeds to scare all the respect
able ,Rotarians with the Communist menace"
to this progress"
Now, boys and girls, remember that this is
Sam insult speaking, the big capitalist OF Chi
cago. Then we skip around to New York City,
where we find the tabloid paped 1.-THE Daily
News" engaged in campaign of outrageous lies
against the Communist Party. Remember this
gink Limpus who is writing an Communist
exposure"
Well, now, please get the point why the N. Y.
Daily News is especially ornery about the Com
munists in Kentucky. Its heart beeds for the
poor miners who have been "nlisled by the Reds
You see, the NJ Y Daily News is owned by the
same interests as the Chicago Tribune, and those
interests are the insult interests. And the In
sull interests also own the Black Mountain mine
at Evarts, Kentuckl, where the deputies shot
down the miners and the miners are being tried
for murder!
IT such a beautiful system is progress then
we are against progress If Sam insult and
the N Y. Daily News is Progress" we are OPP
posed to it. But of course that it all rubbish.
And workers must learn to see the denagogy and
lies behind all the pretty words of capitalist
apologists and the so-called impartial news Of
the capitalist press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Ral>~.A.
White Chauvinism
By IORNW

Every revolutionary worker Will know thA
the essence of what is called white chauvin1sm'
is the white superiority" idea against the col
ored races. 1t holds that the Negro, for example,
is something not quite human.
The I. w. w. used to boast that it Lad no pretu-
dices against the darker races, but what can you
make of the following, taken from long article
in the western organ of the IW.W, the "Indus-
trial Worker" of November A.
Firstly, the story tells of the demonstration
in Los Angeles on Oct 80, and says that the
police attacked 10000 Americans" Cd and In
the course of the story the wobbly writer says:
Back in Pershing Square, a Negro had climbed
tree and was doing everything but hang by
his tail in prinordial ape fashion"
Even capitalist reporter would hardly 20
that for, and its flavor is more like and openly
<, K, K. version.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

this possible the cause of trouble in other units?
We are still Party of the streets in Portland.
Is it impossible to get into the shops? Since
that has not been really discussed and tried.
the answer is obvious. How many units are on
such threshold as Portland? How many units
have the problem Of growing sentiment In IA
vor OF the Party of workers looking to them for
leadership, of conducting campaigns such as thel
criminal syndicasm repeal campaign Why. all\
OF them, OF course. Then let lis read once again
the resolutions and thesis OF the 18th Plenum
Let us draw from it the lessons-To the masses
Meaning, put the workers into activity We don't
have to fear that they will make mistakes. They
will, so do we. That's how we learn We know
today that shortage of forces is an awful oh
stacle to achieving our work. 1t is difficult 70
overcome. There only seems to be one method
OF doing it. Recruiting new forces.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
And This Is "Civilizationw

The Kansas City STAR uses daily wrinkles
of supposed wisdom pulled off by an old fossil
called ED Howe" much as some papers uses
Will Rogers daily dribbles, In the Star for
Nov Nov. H. Howe says:
1.-THE early Greeks had plan of employ
ment for the parsistently idle that might be
tried in the present emergency. when
would not earn his living under intelligent dir
ection he was permanently. made slave"
That's a nice progressive" way of settling un
employment isn't it! One that shows thas
capitalism is reactionary to the marrow OF its
bones. But in all essentials this proposal OF
Ed Howe is being carried out.
On our desk is clipping from the Springfield,
Qll.) Register of Nov. IT, picture of two twin
boys six months old, fat little chaps. Under
meath it tells that their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Harris Of Hutchinson, Kansas, have offered
these babies of theirs as security for loan of
$500 because the father needs an operation and
has no money Some difference than In the
Soviet Union where medical treatment Is freeI
Another case, we hope you read in the Daily
Worker news columns cit is set up in type but
we are at the moment uncertain when it gets
in). Robert Goelet, one of the richest OF New
York multi milllonaires, has county estate at
Chester, N. Y. where he has kindly" stopped
using dogs to raise pheasants in hunting parties
given to amuse his friends, and uses workers in
stead Of dogs!
This is OF course, rather ancient custom In
feudal Europe; but it shows how viely reac-
tionary American capitalism has become. A line
of hundred workers forms and runs through
the brush to scare up the game birds for the
rich to shoot at. They shot three hundred
red ducks and two workers last yearl
Progressive? Yea gods and little green apples!
Goelet has got as far back as feudalism And
Ed Howe wants to reestabish chattel slaveryl
And this is capitalist "civilization'I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

the attempts of the capitalist class to extend
their dictatorship and wipe out the fighting
mobility of the American working class as part
Of its war program and general drive to reduce
the whole living and social standards of the
masses.
Not only can the working class be organized
for mass political struggle for elementary rights
but these rights can be retained and extended by
determined struggle; the war program of Amer
lean imperialism be defeated imperialist
world war is not inevitable
Struggle against every attempt to reduce living
standards, stubborn struggle against every en-
croachment on elementary rights of the working
class making clear the connection between these
and the war danger, mass agitation and pro-
paganda on nationwide scale, organization of
the workers around these basic issues in united
front bodies Of struggle, organization of the mass
trade unions of the Trade Unoin Unity League
these are the methods by which the capitalist
offensive, including the attack on the Soviet
Union, can be defeated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
By REBECCA GRECHT

nm November Is, workers Of Allegheny County
western Pennsylvania-steel workers and min
erS, suffering the cruel misery of unemployment
blacklisted, driven out of the mills and mines
VIII march into Pittsburgh to demand immediate
unemployment relief from the county govern
lnent.
They viii come from the steel and metal fort
resses Of McKeesport, Clarion and Duquesne;
from the company owned mining camps of Co.
verdale, Mollenauer, and the Allegheny Valley,
from all sections of Pittsburgh stronghold OF the
steel trust.
Over 10000 workers are without jobs in Pitts
burgh and vicinity, this third winter of the crisis
Lay-offs continue to swell the army of unen-
ployed wage-cuts in the steel and metal plants
are further deepening the misery Of workers
already impoverished through part-time employ
ment.
In Coverdale, ruled by the Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Company, the tent colony of blacklisted
miners and their families, victimized for their
activtie. IN the recent miners strike against
starvation stands out as a glazing testimony to
capitalist oppression and cruelty. In Pittsburgh
1000 families the South Side alone are threat
<ened with having their water shut off.
The attacks have been extended to the city
employees, 5000 of whom have been compelled
to take "vscations without pay" in order to en-
dDle the clCy 10 lower Che taxes OF the real estate
CAPITALISTS
Everywhere hunger and want increase, but the
government has ignored the needs of the lob
less. The County poor directors can build $4,000
piggeries with graft and corruption, but there
are no funds for unemployed relief Instead of
taxing the coal and steel magnates who have
made millions out of the toll of workers now
thrown on the streets to starve, the city and
county government demand that the workers
still employed shall pay out of their rneagre
earnings.
This is the meaning of the six million dollar
drive of the Welfare Fund and Emergency AS
ISOLATION in Allegheny County for the purpose.
it Is stated Of assistance to 'neediest cases. and
for some public works This is the line of the
Hoover charity program.
BY this means the government throws off all
responsibility for relief The Pittsburgh Depart
ment of Public Works cuts off one million dollars
from its 1882 budget. announcing that it will
feet the stagger system. The campaign bulletin
of the Welfare Fund carries streamer that
"the workers must give first! Collections are
made in the factories forced upon the workers
Andrew Mellon, multi millionaire Secretary
of the Treasury, sponsor of tax reductions for
the bosses and wage-cuts for the workers, came
to Pittsburgh for public speech, to save the
"self-respect" Of the starving jobess. Mellon,
who recently endorsed the 10 per cent wage
cut in the Mellon controlled Aluminium Plant
of America, is deeply concerned that the work
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