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By FRITZ CABLE
u. p. Special Correspondent
Copyright, 1892, by u. p.

BAD-NAHUEIM. Germany,
Feb. 16. = CUP. He was a
good boy-a very good boy, and
utterly devoid of pride, this
young Franklin Roosevelt"
Herr Christian Bommersheim,
10 years old and pensioned these
-four years by the German gov
eminent, recalled yesterday, a
little shakily, the 9-year-old boy
who sat primly in his classes, AZ
years ago. He gave high words
of praise for the pupil who was
to become president of the Uni
ted States.
And he displayed, with tremb-
ling pride, a gold pen case given
him by the departing scholar,
which perhaps as a premonitiOn
of future greatness in him." he
has treasured all these years.
There was a 20-mark 5000
gold piece in it when he gave it
to me-" BommerSheim said. But
of course that went. long ago"
With German efficiency, the
keepers of the Bad-Nauheim
town records have kept the books
in which are marked the entries
showing the Roosevelts' arrival
Roosevelt, James, and wife
and son"-on May 20, 1891. The
son was Franklin, and the fam
lily had come so that James
Roosevelt might take the cure"
Bad-Nauheim was one of the
most famous watering places of
Europe. The family lived at the
Hotel de L'Europe for a time,
and then at the Villa Britannia,
near the casino. Franklin was
Obedient in school, possibly be-
cause Herr Bommersheim, in the
words of a former pupil, cocoa
sionally belabored the seats of
MS students pants" He was a
serious taskmaster.
Herr Bommersheim, receiving
- me in what Germans call 'the
good ROOM" used for state oc-
casions, recalled without effort
a picture of the Franklin Roose-
welt of four decades ago.
'rHe was a slender boy" the
school teacher said, "but hand
some and well-built. He was un-
usually companionable towards
his schoolmates, and appeared
very gifted.
ST was extremely surprised, l
recollect. that a young Ameri-
can boy - only 9 years old -
should have a command of the
German language that was near
~ as good as that of his German
fellow-upils. He had decided
linguistic talent"
"And his behavior" l asked.
Excellent, Herr BONNER
sheim said, a little CURLY. eff
only all the boys had been as
well behaved as franklin can
see him now, sitting in front of
me in his little sailor suit. | can
even tell you where his desk
was"
The old instructor suddenly
arose, walked to a book case,
and extracted the small pen
case, somewhat resembling a
snuff box.
when he went away" he
said, Franklin gave me this lit
tie remembrance as a token of
gratitude"
Among the other personalities
in the Nauheim school, although
he wa sin a different class, was
Professor Groedel. now a we'll
known Nauheim physician.
''He was the son of Geheimart
Groedel," Bommersheim said, ito
whose medical care Franklin'S
father had entrusted himself.
And Professor Groedel should be
in New York right now. When
he left Nauheim, he said he in
tended calling on little Frank
lin
The old public school, in
Friedrichstrasse, has since be-
come the local town hall. 1t is
not a pretentious building, but
it has been well preserved.
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say, "WeII. the horses run for him,
that's ALL" AS an aside, 1t might
be, said that horses ought to run for
anybody who had nerve enough to
hale them out Of the hay in the
darkness of early morning. So per.
haps it doesn't make a g1eat deal
of difference which of his matutinal
acquaintance Pete picks out for
that slashing scramble at Aintree:
He has met them all before break.
fast, an hour at which it seems to
me horses should be at least a lit,
tie bit grumpy.
Pete has learned a great deal
about life from horses, and horses
have learned from Pete. He was
all set for Yale Qet's see, that's
where Gene Tunney lecturad)
where Petes brother, Dunbar, waa
a hockey star. But the idea of sis,
ting still in a classroom never an
pealed to young Mr.. Bostwick. On
horse he could be going some
where.
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sonal: property incident ;,
use Of said hotel propertr 70 I
This sale will be made H :,s,
to all valid taxes and . s.ol
ments on said property, asSes
No bid will be accentoa
accompanied by a cash unIel
of $4,000. uepos
This the 18th day of Feb,,
1888. s'Fuar
A. P. GRICE, T,r..
Z-l6-Thurs 4,
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Gentleman RIder

Gentleman RIder
WHY in the world ri: a man with a
w couple OF millions Of dollars,
more or less, sb1uld get up at 5
o'clock in the morning and jolt
himself about the countryside for a
couple of hours on the back Of a
leaping equine seems to be a pretty
hard one to answer.
But that's what Pete Bostwick
does.
Milkmen, taxi drivers, six day
bicycle riders and others who have
no respect for clock or calendar,
have to do it, Of course. But here's
Pete, with all the sugar he'll ever
be able to use, getting up in the
middle OF the night just for what
he calls the fun of it-taming nerv-
Gus horses and teaching them how
10 jump fences.
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Europe's Highest Mountains

The highest mountains in Europe
are not the Alps, as is commonly be-
lleved, but the Caucasus, a rugged
range which rises like a mighty
wall across the bridge Of land be-
tween the Black and Caspian seas.
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Just Another Day

An idea of how he gets about
may be gained from one of his
busy DAYS several years ago. Pete
was trying out for the interna.
tional polo team. 1t was his habit
to arise by moonlight and school
horses at his uncle's place on Long
Island. Then, over to Tommy
Hitchcock's for more bouncing
around on the backs of bumptious
gallopers.
Afte" luncheon lie had nothing to
do but hop into an airplans- for a
spin to Saratoga where he would
have the leg up on a steeplechaser,
/ recall one day when he was
astride a steed named Actor and
had the heat we'll in hand until he
reached the last jump where Actor
went into a tail spin.
After that, all Pete had to do
was to ride his heart out in the
arduous trials for places on the
nolo team. And so to bed!
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Jas. F. Pershing (above)., young
er brother of Gen. John j. Perish
ing, who died in a New York hos
pital Thursday night. Gen. PERISH
ing is confined to his hotel room
at Midland. Texas, with bronchi-
It's, and was unable to attend the
funeral. Note the resemblance of
condition is not disturbing. Gen
eral Pershing's daughter. Miss
May Pershing attended her uncle's
funeral. Not the resemblance of
the deceased brother to the war
tice commander of the American
armies.
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UghI

Pygmies in the Ituti jungles Of
Central Africa hunt animals with
arrows poisoned with decayed hui
man flesh.
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Put Up Your Rods. Lads.
No Shooting Tonight

lust listen to the boys in the
y fight racket now! Jack Demp-
sey weaves and hobs into the pic
ture by signing Max Schmeling to
meet Max Baer and all hands start
waving their bows and arrows
Jimmy (Wise Guy. Boy Ban
dit Johnston. Madison Square
Garden matchmaker, shouts that
Schmeling is afraid of Jack Shar-
key, and that der Schlager will
have TO come to Sharkey because
Sharkey is the champion.
Dempsey declares that after
schmeling meets Baer, Sharkey
VIII have to come to the winner
because there will be no one else
co fight
The Wise Guy tbereupon AYERS
that Sharkey's next opponent will
be Primo Camera in the merry
month OF May. Wars and rumors
Of wars-and blood upon the
moon, lads.
But put up your rods, gents.
There'll be no shooting tonight.
Smoke Screen
THESE smoke screens have
L come and gone before. Here
is the picture behind the smoke:
Dempsey yearns' to promote. 1t
is an instinct with him. And here
is a perfect natural, unsigned by
the Garden. The fact that the
Wise Guys suggestion that Baer
affix himself to the Wise Guys
brother as manager went for
Sweeney is one chapter OF that
story.
Dempsey dashes to New York.
speeds out to the ship that Is
hearing Joe Jacobs, Something's
manager, home from Germany.
jos, who doesn't want his man
to take a very sort end Of the
Jack pot in a return meeting with
Sharkey. cocks a willing ear to
Dempsey's proposition. Joe has
an excellent memory of a crowd
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THE Northwest Mounted Police
L force was ESTABLISHED IN
1873 in 1905 became the koyai
Northwest Mounted Police ana IS
low the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police. There are - IAbLh'
SPOONS in a pint. The woria -
divided into 70 states and prlncl'
palitics, counting the entire BTU
ish Emnire as unit.
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What a Thrill!

WHAT a IhrIll!
MY old friend, the Prince Of
A Wales, used to tell me- that
falling off a horse wasn't such jolly
pleasure even at high noon. II
must be great stuff to have Dobbin
trip over d stonewall IL the dark.
ness just before dawn.
Pete (they call him Pete because
MS name is Georgc) is in England
now, getting ready for that punish.
ing four miles and $50 yards Of
iumD-and-run known as the Grand
National Steeplechase at Aintree.
lie has been Working out this horse
md that, and they say that he mas
very cord chance this year to &C.
;omplish what no American rider,
gentleman or no, ever has done be-
.ore-to win the Grand National.
Pete is not particular about what
horse he rides. The history of the
Grand National is full of stories
about the victories of weird steeds
that didn't figure to have a chance.
Ind They Like Him
, NYWAY, Pete is one OF those
bows Of whom stable veterans
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There is no substitute fol-
newspaper advertising.
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well Done, Kansas CRY

THERE'S a lot OF life IN the old
l. boy yet. :,
| mean Iris Speaker, the ola
"Gray Eagle" who, at the hell
century mark, climbs back onto
The baseball band wagon as mana
ger of the Kansas City Blues.
You haven't heard much of iris
IN recent years-and yet he is one
OF baseball's immortals and great
est ball hawks who stood them Oh
their feet and made them howl ike
mad men in his hcy-day.
The fielding qualities OF Spoke,
as the boys knew him. and Ty Cobb
are usually a subject for a hot argu'
ment whenever the lads Of the Hot
Stove League gather in the Mck
room and commence their discus
sion of baseball greats. RstfthlS
writer is convinced that Spoke was
the greatest outficlder Of all time
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Strike! Yuh're Out!

COME twenty-five seasons did
~ Speaker spend in the big
leagues. And the boys all knew and
feared his antics in the outfield
and his throwing. arm all the way
through his career with the Boston
Red SoX and the Cleveland Indians.
Spoke was a great thrower. HIS
eve for the plate from the garden
was so uncanny that it once caused
DOME Bush. to remark. "Why. he
throws strikes from the outheld!'
And many's the guy the heet
Speaker threw out at home.
Spoke had a great mind. That
mind made him probably the
smartest player-manager ever to
hit baseball.
One incident that clearly demon
strated Spoke's wit and thinking
ability occurred in 1917. The In
dams were playing the White Sox
OH this particular day. A Cleveland
player YVES OH third, Spoke on sec.
ond, two out and one run needed
20 win.
The batter hit a poD fly between
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the White Terror of Fascism in the
Balkans, and helped DE cause Of
the Armenians and Georgians in
the Caucasus.
Writing books on all these sub
jects, editing his periodicals, pub
fishing great number of powerful
short stories, Barbusse still had the
interchangeable energy to produce in
1925 a vast, comprehensive work in
two volumes called LES Enchaire-
ments" or CHAINS" BY imagina-
tons of human body, he traced the
innumerable links in the chains Of
the exploitation of man through the
ages. In this outline of history, Bar
busse showed his growing sympathy
with the oppressed.
Visited U. S. S. r. in 1927
This sympathy with the working
class was confirmed by his trip to
the Soviet Union in 1897, at the
time of the tenth anniversary of the
Russian Revolution. About this and
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Industrial Union. AS we walked down,
absorbed in each others troubles, it
made me forget about my lunch and
before knew it I found myself in
the New York Women's Trade Union
League, which is kept up by the rich
capitalists (such as Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mr.. Wise's daughter and Mr.. Straus'
daughter, etc. for the benefit of the
unemployed girls. They fed, and
preached to us and tried to make us
forget our real course; they also tried
to convince us that prosperity is just
around the corner.
The depression hit me so hard that
I was compelled to attend their free
lunches daily. After attending a
number of these lunches I heard
about Bryn Mawr College for wo-
men workers, which is kept up by
the same capitalists, but for this the
American Federation of Labor do
mates too. They send girls there
from different unions for six weeks
free of charge and teach them Or
ganization work. (Of course, not our
way0 Being very curious and hav-
ing nothing to lose decided to go
and was accepted.
Now I'll tell you of an incident
that took place at Bryn Mawr Sum-
mer School. One Of the teachers took
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a group of girls including myseh and
visited a steel mill.
A Comparison
AS soon as we reached the steel
mills. we we're asked to sign our
names and give the state we live M.
We were divided into two groups,
each group was given a man to show
US around.
First we went into one factory that
has great big ovens, that contain
huge pieces of iron. As we walked
around every now and then sparks
Of fire would come flying in the air
and we would cover our eyes. As we
walked on we saw an old man Stand
ing with perspiration running down
his forehead. I suppose he coudn't
stand it any longer, for he sat down
and sighed as he was wfptns his
forehead.
The guard told us thst wac saa
there was TO see q thought 10 my
self, Its enough torture for q
man!'9 The men have ttrse SHIFTS
and each man works eight hours .
day.
Then we began 30 pile into tbs
cars home bound. We arrived at tf1e
campus about 400 O'Clock Ths cotnl-
Gil members weer then informed that
they were invited out for dinner. I,
being a member Of the council, be-
gan 10 wash up and get dressed We
all got ready and waited In the arch
for Mrs. Mofris's private cars 30 call
for ms. We didn't have 10 wait long.
when three beautiful cars arrived
and took uS DO Mrs. Morris's home.
I almost went bind, when we ar
rived there. II was the most beau
tiful estate I had ever seen. We
emerged from the cars and walked
into the house. There I was aston
islaed again az I worked into great
big foyer, then INTO immense rooms
with beautiful art pictures hanging
on the walls and very expensive rugs
on the floors.
The maid aunouusced that dinner
was ready. We were seated; SIX
girls, Mrs. Morris, her niece and her
brother ak one tahse.
At the table was carried on an
unusual conversation, such as what
sort Of work we did. how we got paid,
whether We belonged DO unions.
On the way back to the house
was comparing the miserable men at
the steel min and the wealthy Mrs.
Morris. How can one have so much
luxury and the next one 30 much
poverty2
When I left for Bryn Mawr I was
merely a member Of the N.T.wI.U.
After being attacked at Bryn Mawr
constantly, learned the real fact
about our opponents and tried 10
defend my union. II certainly was
a good experience, for it made a
real class conscious worker out Of me.
For an example, before left L
thought it was disgrace 10 picket.
for fear that someone might see me,
now if necessary, I'll be the first one
TO put on a sign and picket.
A Fur Pointer of the N.EWIB.
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WHAT'S ON
Friday

HARLEM WORKERS SCHOOL, Last Week
OF Registration, 400 West i35th Street,
Room 2l2 B.
REGISTER NOW FOR five months course in
fundamentals OF revolutionary movie thea
tire and camera technique at workers Film
and Photo League, 220 E. 14th St Open
every evening except Tuesdays and Sat-
urdays. Capable instructors. Small fee pay
able in advance.
THE COOPERATIVE COLONY, 270o Bronx
Park East announces courses In elementary,
intermediate and advanced English; ARC OF
Communism, Political Economy, Russian and
Esperanto. Term begins Oct. 2. Register at
the Shule, between 8-i0 p. M.
LECTURE in CLASS STRUGGLE by Irving
Walters at Progressive Workers Culture
Club $50 Sumner Ave, Brooklyn.
LECTURE Can the MIRA. Succeed by
John Santo at E. fremont Workers Club
1861 Prospect Ave, Bronx.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Of
the Daily Worker Volunteers at Workers
Center, IS z. 18th st. t2nd foor) at P. M.
sharp.
CLASS IN COLONIAL PROBLEMS at
Down Town Branch OF Anti-Imperialist
League, 90 E. 10th st. Every Friday be-
ginning with Oct. 18th. Free Tuition. e. P,
Greene, instructor.
OPEN AIR ELECTION Campaign Meeting
at Lydig Ave. cor. Cruger or Holland Ave.
Pelham Parkway Workers Club, 2l7sA White
Plains Road.
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his subsequent trips to the land Of
the Soviets, he wrote in his book,
"One Looks at Russia" His rec
IGNITION of the splendid record Of
the Soyiets in international rela-
lions, led him to write his, glowing
preface to the book, 1.-THE Soviet
Union and Peace"
The growing danger OF an attack
on this Workers, Republic by the
imperialist nations, led Barbusse, in
conjunction with Heinrich Mann,
Theodore Dresser, Maxim Cork,
Sherwood Anderson, Havelock Ellis,
and other leaders Of thought
throughout the world, to call to-
gether the World Congress Against
War which met at Amsterdam in
August, 1882, the most powerful
international gathering against war
that the world has ever known. In
his eloquent address at this Congress,
Barbusse emphasized once more the
need of United Front, Of union
of the intellectuals with the great
working masses, who, he declared,
are themselves the creates power
for intellectual progress and the
only hope for crushing war.
Since Amsterdam a year ago, Bar
busse has devoted all the unflinch-
ing strength of his emacipated body
to carrying on the work Of the Inter
national Committee for Struggle
Against War ana has edited the
organ or this movement, the Front
Mondial" or World Front" To
maintain this world front against
war, he is prepared to travel to the
ends of the earth to keep up that
war upon war which he began in the
trenches nearly twenty years ago.
He is now coming to America to
link up tns various peace move
nients here with the worldwide
movement against war. After the
United States Congress Against War,
which will take place in New York
Sept. <29-Oct. /, Barbusse will tour
some of the chief cities Of this
country in a series of great mass
meetings against war. We shall have
a chance to see that tall gaunt
figure worn to the bone by the war
and by the struggle against war, the
gentle smile upon that emaciated
face, the sad, deep-s,inken, pene-
trating eyes, and hear the tremen-
dous elouNence Of that voice trembl-
ing with the nervous earnestness OF
a terrible experience undergone in
the last war and a burning desire
that there may never be another.
During the World War. in contrast
to the protest against war that
came from the trenches themselves
in Barbusse's under Fire" there
appeared a very different appeal en-
titled above the Battle" The very
title indicates the difference. This
was written by Roman ROLAND, who
was then aloof from the conflict,
high in the mountains OF Switzer-
land, which was like an island OF
peace set in the midst Of an ocean Of
war. 1t was an idealistic appeal to
idealists in contrast to Barbusse's
realistic appeal to the common man.
For many years it seemed as If the
movements opposed to war were di-
vided into two groups following these
two points of view. Now, however
they have fortunately become united.
Roman ROLAND has joined Henri
Barbusse in calling together the
World Congress gainst War and now
generously describes Barbusse as
"The greatest visionary in Europe
since the war;
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Saturday

BANQUET to celebrate the l4th Anniver-
sary OF the Party given by Section No. 2,
c. p. Browder and Krumbein. speakers.
Good entertainment. Workers Center, 50 II.
18th st. 2nd floor. Admission 25c.
MONSTER CONCERT AND DANCE and
Election Rally. Auspices Of Harlem Section
Of G. p at Rockland Place, i55th st. and
Eighth Ave.
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE at E..
fremont workers Club. 1851 Prospect Ave.
SECOND ANNUAL DANCE, AND ENTER
TATNAiENr at Progressive Workers Culture
Club, 1859 Sumner Ave, Brooklyn.
DANCE given by Washington Heights I'm
employed Council, SOL West 1elst st. corner
Amsterdam Ave.
CELEBRATE the f4th Anniversary Of c. p.
at Manhattan Lyceum, IS E. Fourth st.
Auspices, Section /. Admission 25c
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE
given by Branch II Of the R.N.M.A.S at
4049 Third Avenue, Bronx. Admission SOC.
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(AuthOr OF Social Forces In
World Literature" ETC., and for
n1erly teacher of comparative lit
erature at Harvard, Columbia and
University of Paris.)
The leader offs great world move
1 ment against war is coming to
America.
During the World War, in the
midst of the shrieking of shells, the
rattle of machine-guns, and the
bursting of bombs, French Poilu in
the trenches wrote tremendous
scorching demonstration of war.
This was the book called lie Ecu"
or Under Fire: the Journal of a
Squad" 1t presents a terrific pic
ture Of soldiers who had given up
trying to be themselves, who had
given up thinking, and become
brutes doing things they do not
want to do.
The book was at once denounced
by the military authorities who
thought it criminal to tell such
truths in war time. Yet the book
spread like wild fire throughout
France, was awarded the Goncourt
Prize as the best French novel of
the year, was translated into more
than twenty languages, and achieved
larger circulation than any book
of our time.
International in Origin and Appeal
The author of this book, Henri
BarbuSse, combined in himself the
best traits of two races: the pas
sionate oratory of his French father
and the practical realism of his
English mother. He was interna-
tional not only by his origin but also
in his appeal. Men in all countries
felt a kinship with him. No one
could have been better suited to lead
the struggle against war.
Before the war, Barbusse had been
sensitive writer of the naturalistic
school of lola, about whom he has
just written a very interesting book.
When the World War came, Bar
busse gave up his writing and volun-
teered as an ordinary soldier in the
231st Regiment of Infantry. The
other soldiers, surprised to find this
writer joining them voluntarily, soon
welcomed him as one of themselves.
Three times he fell sick. Three
times he was invalided home. Three
times he returned to the front. He
emerged from the war, decorated for
bravery and promoted to the rank Of
lieutenant, but terribly lacerated in
body, and soul and filled with
burning desire TO carry on to the end
an unflinching war against war.
Chosen to Head Ex- Soldiers
His former companions in arms
unanimously elected him president Of
the so-called ARAC, the Republican
Association of Former Combatants,
and later when he had succeeded in
affiliating this with organizations of
the front rank fighters and war
victims of other countries, Barbusse
was made head OF the International
of Ex-Service men.
During the fifteen years since the
Ar1nistice, Henri Barbusse has con-
tinued year by year to build UP a
world wide movement of interna-
tional understanding and opposition
to war.
In 1919, the year after the end of
the war, he published novel called
"Clarte" or Light" which ends with
magnificent vision in which, after
the war is over, the hero imagines
universal revolution in the minds Of