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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
Build Up Labor Unity the Fight
ing Workers Weekly!
BY BURCK

past SIX months, Labor Unity has become one
OF the Invest organs of the labor movement. and
Is good reflection OF the struggles of the work
ers. IL 1t is more widely circulated and in adj
ditlon to more readers develops a larger corps
OF Workers Correspondents it will be the union
paper par excellence of the country.
The campaign is now on for 5000 more readers
and 1000 more subscribers in New York. bv
March l. modest program which can easily
be achieved. In addition, the campaign is under
way for a New York edition of Labor Unity
dealing with the industries, unions unemployed
movement of New York and vicinity. This is a.
need in New York, and every >comrade must
get on the job to realize the program
Labor Unity will be issued in a special edition
OF $4,000 copies on the unemployment issue 1t
will az ear during the week of January 18th.
This is IL connection with the broad activities
of the Trade Union Unity Council of New York
and the Unemployed Councils against unem-
ployment and for unemployment relief and in
surance This edition must be taken by the
comrades into the shops, unions also of the
A. F. OF L. and other mass organizations This
must be regarded as primary task in establish
ing Labor Unity as the fighting organ and or
ganlzer of the movement With little effort this
can be Gone and comrades recognizing their duty
and the need of reaching the hundreds of thou
sands OF workers in New York alone will not
fail to put all energy into the campaign.
Five thousand readers; 1000 new sub
scriberS, more workers correspondents: New
York edition finn basis; a good program
a necessary program-a program that every rev.
dictionary worker will agree wth-therefore to
work! To realize it!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
On Workers Defense

demonstration or meeting. They must lear. how
to raise the fighting spirit of the workers in the
direction of defending themselves from attacks.
how to distribute the forces for struggle against
the police or fascsts, how to separate these en-
emies, isolating individuals from the main BODY
OF the police. And above all these defense CORPS
must know when and how to lead the workers
into retreat in an organized manner In the
course of demonstration the members of the
defense corps should know how and whom to
recruit, from among the militant workers, into
the orzanized Workers Defense Group
The only way that a defense of workers dem
onstratons can be successful today is through
the mass character of the defense Therefore
in addition to the formation of workers defense
CORPS we must conduct through the Party press.
in the factories, at MEETINGS md demonstrations
widespread campaign of explanation to the
workers ON what their task is in this period in
connection with self defense All chairmen at all
mass meetings and demonstrations should in
their opening remarks. deal with the tasks of
the workers in came any attempt is made to
break up their melting. To be forewarned is to
be prepared.
In our work of organizing meetings and DEM
onstrations, great care must be taken to prepare
their defense. The leading comrades must be
assigned to this work. For it must be thor
oughly realized that well organized, disciplined
demonstration of several hundred men is far
more powerful than poorly organized and in
disciplined demonstration of several thousand
strong, which the police and fascists can dis
perse without the slightest difficulty.
The Party resolution on workers defense of
last February lays down the correct line The
task of the Party is to apply this line in its
every day work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
is7s--ref-s.v
A Puzzle from Albany

We'll" writes a jobless worker from Albany,
N. Y, we have an Unemployed Council organ
lied here now. Which is all well and good.
But would like to ask you knowing that you
know all the tricks in this only working class
novement-namely the Communist movement,
whether the Unemployed Council is an inde-
pendent movement, or is it supposed to follow
the line of the Open Letter of the Communist
international? Or has Lovestone one OF these
councils, too?
1.-THE reason I'm asking you these questions is
because the first thing that the man who came
over to organize us told the unemployed, was
that we we're better off than most OF the people
he has seen, including New Workers. which. Of
course threw wet blanket over the spirit Of
the workers s-rSws
what the hell Here we are pretty near
starved to death and along comes mar, and tells
lis that you folks down there are worse of than
we are That's the reason didn't Wriyg to you
right away: thought I'd wait couple Of days
and see what would happen down there But
no news came, SO Ill take chance and write.
Maybe this will reach you alive. If so, please
explain these things in the Daily"
The letter having reached us before We passed
out, we hasten to reply before the grim reaper"
gathers us UP for the boneyard.
True enough, there are workers collapsing
from starvation on New York streets every day
a matter which called to our attention when We
unlucky devils on the Daily staff ventlred the
opinion that the relative absence Of wages was
fortuitously causing us to worry more, about
lodging landlords than in improving the. Daily.
But because there may be hungrier workers
in New York than in Albany df We Just grant
that for sake Of argument, though It may well
not be the case), that fact seems to us no SUBJ
stitute for food in Albany And any man.
no mater who that effectively opposed the fight
Of the Albany unemployed for food, clothing and
shelter should be reminded by the Aforesaid un-
employed that Albany exceptionaliSm' Is just
as bad as American exceptionansm. ana that's
pretty awful ~ .~- vrw,r
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
By WALTER BURKE.

THE districts that took steps to organize the de-
Tense of the March 9Th demonstrations, did
not do so in line with the Central Committee
resolution of last February. The work was done
on the basis of selecting groups of comrades, al
together an insufficient number purely on the
basis of their physical qualifications The in
structors of these groups were comrades with
limited knowledge of athletics and sports but who
did not have political understanding of the
Party resolution, nor of the confronting tasks
Their conception of defense work was the organ
zation of strong arm men," Gymnastics, physi-
cal exercises and the like. were the training
that these comrades received. Not only was this
the wrong method of workers defense but any
one with any understanding of athletics would
know that in a period of several weeks little
or no Improvement can be made in the physical
condition Of an individual. In addition the COM
rades were shown some tricks of jul jitsu how
% trip cop. etc. In the main, the methods
'sed we're methods of "self-defense" which can
at best protect the individual comrades from
The attack of the police. but certainly they have
,othing in common with the organization of self
defense of the workers.
With this incorrect conception of defense work,
''ese groups we're sent out on March 9Th to de-
-. d The demonstrations. When the police at
-Acked the demonstrations, there was no core to
"stiffen and strengthen the ranks of the work.
ers' and "unify and direct their defense" (C.C.
Resolution).
What Is Workers Defense?
Unlike the present conception which leads to-
wards the formation of small sect of strong
arm men" consisting mainly Of Party members.
the defense corps should be composed Of at least
SO per cent non-Party members who have proven
their readiness to fight In actual struggles. The
Party members in these corps should be selected
on the same basis The mair functions of the
Workers Defense Corps should consist Of organ
izing defense or workers meetings, strikes DEM
constructions and other activities. These Defense
Corps must be able TO mobilize the workers at
their emetings, demonstrations, etc, for their
own self defense. SO In addition to getting ptys-
cal training, the members Of the defense corps
must be taught the methods and tactics Of agi-
tation for self defense among the masses at thu
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19

THE strike in the dress industry is fast APP
l preaching. Before long the industrial union
will call on the dressmakers to down tools and
go out to fight for week work, the 7-hour, s.
day week. and other vital demands for the dress
workers The final preparations for the strike
during the coming few weeks are OF decisive i'm
portance to the outcome of the strike.
The season is beginning. Thirty-five per cent
cut in wages! Thousands of workers who were
sent out of the shops at the end of the last
season are now beginning % look for jobs. Work
ers who come into the open shops find that
the prices since last season have gone down as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19

Check Up Activity in Signature
Collection in Your City.
Unemployment Insurance
Must Be Demanded by a
Huge Mass of Workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

motor Chevrolet engineers content to offer the
public anything than tried and proved design They
knew that the only satisfactory get SMOOTH flexible
power a least six cylinders. So they
adopted the six-cylinder engine without compromise. And
this is what you get in today's Chevrolet Six.
Important the fact that Chevrolet the six
cylinder rigdly the frame three different points.
This construction stays fixed and stable throughout the
life of the car prevents the loosening
and other vital parts. Millions of miles of driving have
proved the worth of this standard practice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

specifications and plans will be
furnished by the Commission upon
application and cash payment OF
$1.OO, as hereafter no charges will
be permitted.
No bids will be received unless
accompanied by a certified check for
the sum of Five Hundred ($50O)
Dollars, payable to the State Roads
Commission.
The successful bidder Will be re-
CURED to give bond. and comply
with the Acts of the General
contracts.
Assembly of Maryland. respecting
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the State Roads
Commission this End day of Septem-
Oei' 1901 G. CLINTON UHL. i,
Chairman
L. H. STEUART. Secretary
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

The amount of woods on
Maryland farms, varies from IA
per cent in Carroll, to 81 per
cent in Allegany county, with
an average Of 27.7 for the entire
state, according to the 1880
census and Richard Kilbourne,
specialist in Forestry at the
University of Maryland.
Large acreages of timber are
not confined to any one section
of the state, the report said.
Charles and st. Mary's counties
in the southern section of the
state, have 40 per cent in forest
while Garrett, Of the extreme
western section, has 46 per cent
in trees.
Jumping to the Eastern
Shore, the report showed that
Worcester county has 40 per
cent of its farm land in trees,
Somerset and Wicomico So per
cent and Dorchester, 81 per
cent.
Four counties, noted for the
richness of their soil and
high yields Of farms, ore
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS
Notice To Contractors
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION

SEALED PROPOSALS for construc-
ton of bridge, as follows:
Cecil County, Contract Ce-108-27
Concrete girder bridge (1l36' be-
tween abutments) on concrete
pile substaucture, including all
bascule piers, operators house,
approaches, etc., exclusive of
bascul span superstructure, over
the Bohemia River on the road
from Chesapeake City to Cecilton.
Will be received py the State
Roads Commission. at its offices,
Federal Reserve Bank Building,
Calvert and Lexington Sts.. Balti-
more, Maryland, until IL M. Eas-
tern Standard Time, on the 22nd day
of September 1881, at which time and
place they will be publicly opened
and read.
Bids must be made upon the
blank proposal form which. with
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

among the lowest in per cent
age OF farm land planted in
trees. They are Kent, Fred
erick and Carroll counties with
IA per cent each, and Washing
ton county with Is.
Close on the heels of these
counties were Queen Anne's
Montgomery, and Howard, each
with 20 per cent; Talbot, Balti-
more and Cecil with 20 per
cent; Anne Arundel, Caroline,
Prince Georges have about the
average, q. 29.and 80 per cent
lrespectiyelXa -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18
TIME NEAR FOR THOR
OUCH CLEANING OF
POULTRY HOUSES

With the approach Of fall,
poultrymen Of the State are adj
vised to make preparations for.
a thorough cleaning Of all lay
Iinghouses and equipment. Ac-
cording to w. HI. Rice, Spec
ialist in Poultry for the Uni
versity of Maryland Extension
Service, if the pullets and
houses are clean, the birds will
be well past the danger OF dis
eases usually contracted during
the brooding and rearing perl
DDS and will also have much
Igreater resistance to disease
that cannot be traced back to-
brooding and rearing.
On the day decided upon for
cleaning, all birds should be
locked out Of the house and the
nests may be placed in the
yard so that the hens can use
them, says Mr.. Rice. Walls,
ceiling and floor should be
swept so that cobwebs and ac-
cumulations Of dirt will be re-
moved. All food, grit and shell
hoppers should likewise be re-
moved and following this the
entire house should be scrubbed
and disinfected. Cloth cur
tains, if used, should be lower
ed and well cleaned by brush
ing. as they form good breeding
places for disease germs and
vermin.
Whitewash, applied with a
force pump, may be used for
disinfecting purposes, a good
mixture being five quarts of
cream of lime (fresh stone lime
Stacked with hot water and
covered while slacking) one
pint zenoleum, or other coal
tar dip, and a quart of kerosene
in an equal volume of water.
Care should be taken in apply
ing to see that the whiteWash
is forced into all cracks and
crevices, and it should be ap-
piled preferably in the morn
ing, so that the house can be-
come dry before the birds are
admitted. Care must be taken
to avoid getting any of the
Whitewash on the curtains, as
it will clog up the openings be-
TWEEN the threads, thereby CUT
ting off ventilation. After the
whitewashing it may be advis-
able to wash the windows and
the floor should be covered with
straw or litter to a depth of six
to eight inches.
| Once a week all drinking
basins should be washed and
scalded, good time being Satur-
day morning, and each day the
basins should be emptied, rims
ed and refilled. In the winter
and spring, when potassium
permanganate is used in the
drinking water, a new solution
should be made each morning
and only enough potassium
permanganate used to make
the water cherry red color.
All water basins must be-
high enough above the floor to
prevent the birds scratching
straw and dirt into them, and
they should be placed on slant
bottomed shelves to prevent
accumulation of dirt. Making
the shelves of 2x2 inch mater
ial will often discourage their
use as roosting places.
Soybeans spoil rather easily
in storage if not properly hand
led. After threshing, watch
the beans to prevet heating
and molding. Be sure they are
thoroughly dry before storing.
Store them in dry place, piling
the stacks so the air will circu-
late freely around them. Soy
beans unlike most peas and
beans, unlike most peas and
Weevils or other grain insects.
A resolution has been passed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

A resolution has been passed
in Japan calling attention of
the Federal Council of Churches
to the American films being
shown there. The modern
films have been declared "a
menace to the moral life Of
Japan" and the Chief Censor
on his own initiative stated
that there greatest problem is
with the films that come from
America. The Council of the
churches has been appealed to
and asked that they take every
slept possible to prevent the
continued influx of undesirable
American films into Japan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

~- Countless miles of service, in the hands of
A424H64 several million owners, have established
this fact about the Chevrolet Six: You buy Chev
rolet and knoO you getting genuinely good
moble-soundly designed, soundy built bascally and
technically right.
From the selection of materials the completion of
the finished product-each process of building assembling
and checking the Chevrolet Six is marked by
and precision An exhaustive system and inspection
makes certain that meets specified dimensions
exactly Many these parts held limits of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18
& 6 &
Liquid or Tablets

Relieves a Headache or Neu-
ralgia in 80 minutes, checks
a Cold the first day, and
checks Malaria in three days.
666 Salve for Baby'S Cold
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

l.. H. sTEUART. Secretary
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

If fortunes wheel doesn't
revolve to suit you, pump up
the tire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

One, curiously, would like to
know which one of his ances-
tiers he resembles most.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

Hope is a dream a man has
when he is awake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

One wishes for Immortality if
only to observe what is going
to happen in this astonishing
universe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18
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MRS. JENNIE TAYLOR

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-18

Time ends all sorrows, but
how? By making one callous.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-13
Man of Many Hobbies

John Vollmer, Of Ashland Pa, Is a
cabinet maker by trade. He also is
the official clockwinder of Ashland.
The number Of hobbies he INDUCES in
may set record. BY avocation, he is
chemist, botanist, archeologist, min
eralogist, philatelist, photographer,
beekeeper, gardener and astronomer.
Only recently he erected nine-inch
rejecting telescope, through which all
residents Of Ashland were invited to
take free glimpses at the moon. And
he ground the lenses himself. His
home is full of equipment and specl-
mems gathered over many years. He
has an excellent collection of Indian
relics. And when he is not busy as
any Of these hobbies he likes nothing
better than to whittle pine board
with sharp penknife.-Indianapo
News,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-13
Forgets Rented Horse;
Tied to Tree 3 DAYS

Pittsburgh.-When Frank Sopoliskl
hired saddle horse and had not re-
turned it two days later George Fas-
sinder, owner Of the South Hills riding
schools, figured something was wrong.
A 12-hour search located Sopoliski ut
his home.
Then, Fassinder told Humane society
officials, Sopoliski thought Of the horse
for the first time since he had gone
swimming in South park pool. He
wasn't quite certain where he had left
the horse, Fassinder said but they
finally found 1t in a clump Of woods
quarter Of a mile from the pool.
The horse, it's owner said, had been
tied to tree SO closely that it had
not been able to reach food nor water
during the 76 hours 1t was there.
At hearing before Aid. Patrick
Cawley, Sopoliski was fined $40 for
cruelty to animals and posted $1,000
bond for a hearing on the criminal
charge Of falling to return a rented
horse.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-13

Practically anyone can go to bed, but
not everyone can go to sleep. For
this there are various remedies. All
depends upon the form of wakefulness
from which person suffers. know
a man who is kept awake by any light.
He happened to get room in hotel
where street light shone through the
window. Knowing that his wife some
times slept with stocking over her
eyes, he tried the scheme with a sock.
Apparently, he didn't know the trick
Of adjusting it, as it constantly slipped
down over his nose and mouth, threat
-ening to smother him. Finally, he re-
made the bed so that he lay with his
head away from the window. This
was pretty good idea, except for
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-13

teen, so it may be cut into half for
the ordinary family. Cook six table
spoonfuls Of tapioca IN boiling water
until clear, cool, add little salt, one
cupful Of sugar, the juice from can
Of pineapple, the juice of two oranges
and two lemons. Cook until thick.
Cool, then add the pineapple, one cup
full of finely broken nuts and pint
of whipping cream beaten stiff.
TWo-Two Desert.-Take the juice Of
two lemons, the finely mashed pulp of
two bananas and two cupfuls Of sugar.
Add quart of thin cream, pinch of
salt and freeze.
Dainty Dessert.-Cut with scissors
dipped into cold water, one pound of
marshmallows, add one cupful of cut
pecan nuts, or almonds If preferred;
add enough whipped cream to make a
mixture to stand up well. Serve in
sherbet glasses with spoonful or two
of orange and pineapple juice poured
over each. Top with maraschino
cherry.
Cherry Ice Cream.-Use cupful of
rich cherry juice and one pint Of