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The Young Workers In China

four hours Of the day. Some mills
have two shifts from six to six; 9TH
ers from four to four. At four O'Clock
in the morning it is as noisy as four
in the afternoon and tired children
can be seen streaming out Of the fac
tories with the older workers, while
sleepy children pass them going in.
Living Conditions.
The living conditions Of the work
ing class families are always of the
greatest concern to the young work
or. He must add his youths wages
to the insufficient earnings of the
family and during his growing period
he must suffer more than the others
from lack OF food and insanitary hous-
ing. To the Chinese young workers
tho problem Of living conditions is
extreme.
In China the factories and mills are
usually erected along the bank OF a
canal and many of the workers fam
lilies live in stationary boats in tho
side canals. Others live in matched
mud huts which form a village near
the factory walls. These boats and
huts have but one room with only the
door for both the entrance of light
and the exit Of smoke and odors. It
is the coolies, the lowest paid Chinese
workers, who live with their families
In these boats and huts. With them
live wife. a mother, child or two,
possibly an old father and boarder.
II the coolies work seven days a week
Twelve hours . dsy) they can earn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24

Ine trend OF building trades wages
in upward in most of the large in
dustrial centres" says the record. "In
Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pitts
burgh, Kansas City and New Orleans
wage increases have been granted or
are now under serious consideration"
The general situation is summarize
ed in a national survey of conditions
in the building trades issued by S. w.
Straus & Co., leading real estate mo-
ney lenders. The survey says:
Current building trades wage per
hour show that building labor is get
ting peak wages, as follows: Bricklay-
ers $1121a to $1.75, carpenters 20
cents to SLIGO, hosting engineers so
cents to $1.671z, hod carriers so cents
to $1.25, pile drivers so cents to ST.
121a, structural iron workers so cents
to $3.50, common labor rs cents to
371z cents.
ST. Louis Wages Highest
present wage scales in st. Louis
carry the highest rates in the country.
In that city wage advances ranging
from 10 cents to 25 cents an hour
have been granted carpenters, hod
carriers, hosting engineers and COM
mon labor.
'In New York negotiations have
been completed which may insure
peace between workmen and employ
ers for the next two years. Practi-
cally every important union has de-
manded and obtained a two-year con-
tract which calls in a majority of
cases for an increase of so cents a
day in the basic scales. The average
base pay in New York is now 5000
a day. Bricklayers are receiving one
dollar and two dollar bonuses above
the agreed rate Of $12 a day on many
jobs and similar bonus is being paid
to plasterers on many jobs"
Constructions Lessons a Little
Employment in the industry ap-
pears to be satisfactory altho outside
of New York the trend of construction
is moderately downward. The total
volume Of large engineering projects
awarded during March, as published
in the Engineering News Record, was
IL per cent below March, 1923, in
value and IA percent below in physi-
cal volume.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
BY JOHN HARVEY.

With the help of American, Japa-
nese and British imperialists the in
dustrial revolution in China is pro-
crossing at a great speed. Proud of
their industrial systems at home, the
big imperialists are making no effort
to avoid those costly mistakes SO
characteristic Of the development of
industrialism in the Western coun-
tries. And as capitalism develops in
China there grows up along with it
all those evils that confront the young
workers thruout the capitalist world;
tnds proving to all that these condi-
tions are part and parcel OF any capt.
talist system.
Child Labor.
The number OF children working in
the mills and factories Of China is
reaching a proportion which greatly
exceeds that of all Western nations,
while the extreme youth of these
child workers is becoming ever more
marked. When the small farmers
and craftsmen are driven into the fac
tories practically their whole family
goes to work with them. The chill
dren Of these families run about I'M
cared for until they are six or seven
years old and fortunate enough to be
able to go to work in the factory
themselves.
Cotton and silk manufacture is the
main industry in China, and the giant
machines Of the cotton and silk mills
can be heard working noisily twenty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
Philadelphia Holding
Entertainment For
Farm-Labor Party

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 2S.-
The City Central Committee of the
Workers Party of Philadelphia, has
made arrangements to hold an Enter
tainment and Dance on Saturday
evening May 18th, at the Eagles
Temple, Broad and Spring Garden
Streets.
An excellent musical program and
a celebrated orchestra is being secur-
ed for this affair.
The Dance will be run on 20 per
cent commission basis to the branch
es. The rest of the proceeds will be
used for a Farmer-Labor Party Fund.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
The Workers Party in Action
Trachtenberg Tour
List of Western Dates.

Gtol W WCoIClU 0aLCcs
The list of Trachtenberg's western
dates follows. Addresses of halls
and hours of meetings will be pub
lished later where they are not given
here:
Thursday, April "a, zeigler Ill.
Friday, April 25, st. Louis, Mo-,
Labor Lyceum, 1913 North Garrison,
p. m.
Sunday, April 81, Kansas City,
Carpenters Hall, 3114 Paseo, 8 p. m.
Monday, April 20, Omaha.
Wednesday, April 30, Denver, Col,
Social Turner Hall, 10th and Lari-
mer s p. m.
Friday, May 2, Salt Lake City,
Unity Hall, 1872 South Second, East.
Sunday and Monday, May and 5,
Los Angeles, Cal, Sunday meeting
at Disabled Veterans Hall, 246 S.
Hill street, 8 p. m.
Wednesday, May z, San Jose, Cal.
Friday, May 8, Oakland, Cal, Roof
Garden, Pacific Bldg, p. m.
Saturday, May 10, San Francisco.
Wednesday, May IA, Portland,
Ore.
Friday, May 16, Tacoma, Wash.
Saturday, May II, Seattle, Wash.
Sunday, May IS, Vancouver, B. c.,
Canada.
Monday, May 10, Spokane, Wash.
Tuesday, May 20, Butte, Mont.
Saturday, May "a, Superior, Wis.
Sunday, May 25, st. Paul, Mimi.
Monday, May 26, Minneapolis,
Mimi.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
Machine Gun Ruler
Of Kentucky Wants
Teapot Talk flushed
tey rhe Fedsrated Pressl

CLEVELAND, April 23.-The anti
labor machine-gun governor OF Ken
lucky, Edwin B. Morrow, recently ap-
pointed by President Coolidge to the
U. S. rail labor board. broke into the
political campaign here with a plea TO
all good Republicans to forget Teapot
Dome and give the utmost publicity
to the war-graft and corruption OF the
Wilson administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
Party Activities Of
Local Chicago

On Thursday evening, April gath, at
s p. M, Comrade w. F. Dunno will
speak before the Englewood Branch
of the Young Workers League at $3.50
South Halsted Street, on the subject
Of youth In Industry"
On Thursday evening, April gath,
at p. M, Comrade John Edwards
will speak before the Maplewood
Branch of the Young Workers League
at the Workers Lyceum, 1888 Hirsch
Blvd, on youth and the Labor
Party"
On Sunday evening, April 9th, the
Rosa Luxembourg Branch of the Young
Workers League will give concert
and dance at the Workers Lyceum,
27S3 Hirsch Blvd. The doors will be
open at p. m. Admission price is
20 cents.
On Saturday evening, April 26th,
at D. m, there will be musical
program given by the Finnish Branch
Of the Workers Party at Imperial
Hall, 24O9 N. Halsted Street. In adj
dition to the entertainment, there will
also be speakers.
Thursday, April Gath, there will be
a mass meeting of all of the Branch
Literature Agents of the Workers
Party and Young Workers League at
1922 Douglas Blvd, at s D. M.
Regular Branch Meetings Thursday,
April gath, 1924.
The Italian 10Th Ward, South Side
Branch No. 1, will meet at 11OS S.
Loomis st.
The Italian Branch, 18th. Ward,
South Side Branch No. 2, will meet
at 24S9 S. Oakley Street, in the base
ment.
The Karl Marx Scandinavian
Branch will meet at the Workers Ly-
ceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd.
The Czecho Slovakian Branch No.
2, will meet at Volt Naproteh School,
1850 S. Homan Avenue, corner 26th
St. (This meeting was originally set
for Wednesday, April 23rd, but was
postponed in order to permit the
members to see the performance of
r. U. R.)
Czecho Slovak Branch No. 1 meets
at Spravednost Hall. 1925 S. LOOMS
St., at p. m. (The meeting of this
branch was also scheduled for We'd
nesday, April 23rd, but was postpon-
ed for the same reason as Czecho
Slovak Branch No. 81
Branch Meetings Friday, April 25th.
Scandinavian Englewood Branch
meets at I. o. G. f. Hall, GAL East
61st Street.
Lithuanian Branch No. S, South
Side, meets at Milda Hall, 3142 So.
Halsted St., second floor.
Sunday, April 9th, 1924.
Polish South Side No. % meets at
2 p. M, University Settlement Hall,
1880 S. Gross, corner 47th st.
Bulgarian Branch organized last
week with Is members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24

Prices Of building materials,
the report points out, until re
Gently more than kept pace with
the rise in wages. From 1916 to
1920 the prices of materials in
creased more than twice as much
as wages. In fact by 1919 build
ing materials were already cost
ing full ia per cent more than
in 1915 while building trades
wages had increased only 40 per
cent during the same period.
Wage Table In 20 Cities
The following table shows the hour
ly rates of typical occupations in 20
representative cities as published by
the Engineering News Record:
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
DRIVE SCABS OFF
MORSE WHARvES:.
fine SOLIDARITY
Strikes In Many Trades;
Danes And Swedes Aid

KRISTIANIA, April %. - Wage
agreements in a number of the most
important industries expired this
month. The employers refuse to take
up negotiations for new agreements
unth the Illegally" striking ironwork-
ers have gone back to work. They
also demand additional new guaran-
tees for the fulfllment of the agree
ments.
The illegal ironworkers' strike
has now lasted 23 weeks, the one OF
the longshoremen IL weeks and the
general lockout with it's sympathetic
strikes, 6 weeks. The strikers are
showing splendid spirit and solidarity
and are getting aggressive.
Drive Scabs OFF Docks.
In Trondhjem all wharves except
those inside the enclosures were
cleared of strikebreakers yesterday.
The strikers went from ship to ship
and forced the strikebreakers to quit
their infamous work. One got so
scared he jumped into the sea, but
managed to get ashore. The only
shot fired was by the strikebreaker
boss; it struck his own foot. He was
taken to safe place. The others
were taken to Federation of Labor
headquarters, where they promised
not to do any strikebreaker work in
the future and to advise those inside
the enclosure to quit April 5th.
The enclosed territory was enter
ed today and also cleared of strike
breakers. Some OF them escaped on
ships in the harbor; some trying to
escape by climbing ropes to the ships
were shaken down into the river. The
wharves of some smaller harbors
have also been cleared.
Solidarity of All Workers.
Labor unions in Sweden and Den
mark are coming to the strikers aid.
A conference Of representatives of
the building and wood working organ
izations in Sweden, Denmark and Nor
way was held in Copenhagen, March
S0th. Eighty thousand workers were
represented. The Danish and Swedish
organizations assessed themselves
weekly contributions to the Norweg-
ians.
A conference of representatives Of
the fcderations of labor of the three
countries was held in Copenhagen,
April 4th. 1t was agreed that organ
lied workers in Sweden and Denmark
shall side with the Norwegian work.
ers in their fight. also that the de-
mand for increased guarantees by the
Norwegian employers must be fought
by all means at disposal. Conferences
Of the Scandinavian Laborers' union
Of the Scandinavian textile workers
union and of representatives of the
iron and metal workers union of the
three countries will be held in Copen-
hagen today.
Unions Help Each Other.
The Norwegian tailors' union has
received a donation of 10000 Kron-
en- from Swedish and Danish brother
unions. The "Svenske Arbetares Cen
tralorganization" and the syndicalist
federation have sent 1900 Kronen
to the Norwegian striking ironwork-
ers. Kristiania federation of labor
appeals for aid to the children Of
its $4,000 striking or locked out work
ers.
Organized state functionaries in the
railroad, postal, telegraph and custom
service to the number Of $4,000 have
sent a protest to the Storting against
any contemplated compulsory arbitra-
ton law. Strike and Lockout" was
the subject of debate in the students
society last meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
NEW YORK CITY.

ORGANIZATIONS, ATTENTION.
District No. 2, Workers Party,
has arranged a grand excursion
and moonlight dance on the Hud-
son river for Saturday, June 18th.
The commodious steamer Cler-
mont, having a capacity Of 5000,
has been chartered for this oeca-
sion.
Friendly organizations are urged
to keep this date in mind and not
arrange for any affairs that week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
Labor News Political and Industrial
Activities of Workers and Farmers
BUILDING TRADESMENS WAGES
IN 20 CITIES SHOWN: MATERIAL
PRICES BIGGEST COST FACTOR
BY LELAND OLDS
Federated Press Industrial Editor

Building trades wages today approximately 100 cent
above the pewar level according report made public by the
National Industrial Conference board employers organization
The boards figures give the lie propaganda which would make
builders chiefly responsible for the increased of build
They show that during the last decade the prices of building
materials increased far rapidly than building and that
down
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
"Bunco Party And
Dance" Saturday
By Amalgamated

The woman's local, No. 275, Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, announces
a bunco party and dance to be given
Saturday night, April rs, at the West
Chicago Masonic Temple, Oakley
boulevard, near Madison street. Mu-
sic by Dave Peyton's famous orches-
ira. Entree $3.50 D. m. Admission
soc, at the door 75c.
Remember, boys. this is Leap Year,
and the ladies will be looking for you
Saturday night, April rs. Be there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24

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The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
cH1EFTA1N CORRESPONDENCE
buted by our Special Staff Surrounding Terri

Mr. II. A Barth and family went
to Holly Saturday. Glenn Barth
Is taking lessons on the violin.
air and Mrs. Lloyd Alderman, Mr..
and Mrs Botham spent a very
pleasant evening Saturday at the
c. Brown home in Holly
Mr. and Mrs A. B. Hellman and
family spent Sunday at NJ A Pike
home
Mr.. c. b. Hart and family and Mr.
Walter Hart and family were Sun
day dinner guests at the T. A.
Barth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Dowdal and
family took dinner at the hmmel
home in Holly Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Omen and
family spent Sunday evening at NJ.
A. Pixies
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams called at
the Heck home Sunday afternoon.
All who attended the party at
Warren James home Saturday re-
port very good time.
Mr.. and Mrs Botham- Mr.. and
Mrs. Paulson and Mr., and Mrs.
Brown of Holly with their son,
Millard and daughter Iris. spent
sunday evening In the L.. L. Alder
man home.
Mr.. C. b. Hart and Mr. Walter
( Hart went to Holly Monday even
ing.
Henry Prigle callea on NJ. A
/ Pike Monday.
/ Theresa Heck is helping Mrs
Williams this week.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28

Mr. and Mrs. J. +. Erwin and fami-
ly were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. George Sunday.
Star and Plains schools played
basket ball, chiphered and spelled
at Plains Friday afternoon Star
won the basket ball game by a
score of 10 to 3. Plains won in the
ciphering and spelling contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F.. Zimmet and
sons called on Mr. and Mrs. Bert
| Fritz Sunday afternoon.
Maurice Bretches entertained a
few friends with rOok party last
Saturday night, Prizes were given
to the best and poorest players
Those present We're: Jewel. Clinton
and Harry Kelley. Lily and Buster
Neal. A good time was reported
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frazee and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kelley were din
ner guests at the v. H. Kelley
home Sunday.
A wedding that will be of interest
to many occurred at Granada on
Tuesday February 18th at twelve
o'clock when Miss Beulah Harlow
of Plains and James Rainer of
Greensburg. Kansas. were married
A delicious wedding dinner was
partaken of at the home of the
bride by number Of friends and
relatives. The bride Is the only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Har-
low and has lived near Plains for
number of years having host
of friends who wish her much hap
piness III her new life The groom
has but recently come here from
Greensburg. Kansas. The bride was
dressed in lovely brown silk can
ton crepe dress and the groom wore
the conventional black. They will
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
MOTOR ROUTE "B" NEWS
Crowded out last week

Lloyd Fedde and Rudolph Lucius
delivered broom corn 10 Holly last
Thursday.
frrOn Haller visited the Stone
school Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Bernice Lucius and baby
visited with her parents Thursday
Bill Burks left for Garden City
Kansas last Monday night
They are again at work on the
well at the r. O. Grouse place.
Mr.. Carr was caller at the II.
Burks home Wednesday evening.
NJ l.. Tremain was in Holly last
Thursday.
Trace Burkepile called on Mary
Burks Monday evening.
G. B. Whipple and Henry Burks
called at James Barnes Tuesday
morning.
Ella Duyer was numbered on the
sick list one day last week.
Clifford Guy and family of South
Towner were in Holly one day last
week.
Mrs. J. w. Burks spent Monday
afternoon at the Henry Burks home
Misses Beulah and Rena Reinert
also Edwin spent Sunday with their
aunt and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lucius and
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
PLAIN VIEW NOTES
Crowded out last week

c. b Hart went to Holly We'd
nesday-
Mr.. and Mrs. Y A Barth were III
Holly Wednesday.
Ntr. and Mrs Bob Mccoy took
dinner at the Botham home W"d
nesdsy.
tir. and Mrs Paulson visited at
Bothams " ednesday afternoon.
Nearly everyone in the neighbor
hood attended the sale at Warrar
James place Thursday.
The punils OF Plain View schoo
had a Valetjne box Thursday aftei
noon.
Frank Heck bought team OF
males at the james sale Thursday
Fern Farris spent Thursday night
ut the Thompson home
There was large crowd present
al the Enterprise school at literary
Friday night. The first part of the
proyram was given over to com
mrFnity singing After this n pat
riotic program was given. The last
number of the program was the
Virginia Reel as dance in Washing
tons time. Because OF the !atenes'
OF tie hour the debate was moi
given. Al the next meeting al
PIainyiew +he play, always il
Trouble or The Hoodooed Con
will be given. This will cover the
entire evening.
Carol Powers spent the week en'
with home folks in Lamar.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
SOUTHEAST KIOWA
Crowded out last week.

Miss Mable Schweers spent Tues
day with Belle and Lizzy Best.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy took little Ju
nior to DR. Colby of Holly on We'd
nesday of this week.
Floyd Stauffe. and Mr.. Huff
meister made a business trip to
Eads Wednesday.
The C. r. Guy family took din
ner in the Carl Best home on Sun
day of last week.
Carl Best's father left for June
tion City Friday to be gone for a
few days
Raymond Estes from the North
Towner neighbOrhood spent Friday
night with Rex and Forrest Sch
Weers
Mr. and Mrs. Speaks visited Mr.
and Mrs. Barnes Wednesday near
Sheridan Lake Thursday.
Mrs. Carl Bailey made trip to
Holly on Thursday to call on a
doctor.
The Best. Barnes and Stauffer
families were entertained In the J
A. Schweers home Thursday even
ing.
p. F. Beeks ives kept real busy
all day Friday hauling ears out of
the mud hole by his home. He
only helped seven victims of the
bad road.
Mrs. Craig. who has been spend
ing the winter with a brother in
Clinton. Ill, returned to South
Towner Saturday.
Geo. L. Reid of Tribune made a
business trip to South Towner on
Saturday.
The Eaton and Glaze families cal
led on the Clapners' Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Anderson were
at the Writ Bailey home Sunday
night
The Jansen and G. R. Guy fami-
lies spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Tucker.
Mrs Cecil Bjork called on Mable
Schweers Monday evening.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
PLAINS PENCILIEGS
Crowded out last week

Ernest Wenger was transacting
business in Manter Wednesday.
II. c. Zimmet was Holly visitor
Wednesday,
Ii. j. Schnable has been thresh-
ing this week
Mr. and Mrs Lee Kelley were
supper guests at the Clair Solinger
home Monday evening.
j. F. Erwin was freighting to
Holly Tuesday.
Mrs. Wilmer Bewley OF Villas is
helping care for the sick at the Roy
Gillcy home
Mrs. Harry Zimmet and sons. We're
and Vern called on Mrs. II, j. Sch
nable Tuesday
Harry Kelley sat up with the
sick at the Gilley home Tuesday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monte Gourley and
sons were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Murray Sunday.
Mrs. Sophia Zinunet left Wednes-
day for Kinsley, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs Clair Solinger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Kelley spent last
Monday evening at the G. E. Owens
home enjoying the radio.
Ed Dupree and II. Z. Zimmet have
been threshing this week.
Sam Woods. Gus West and Mr..
Thompson of Kinsley, Kansas were
calling on old friends in this vicini-
ty Thursday.
Mrs. Y. H. Kelley spent Friday
with Mrs. Lee Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs .Iud Hughs and
children called on Mr.. and Mrs,
| Clair Solinger Sunday.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
GAINING RAPIDLY

One hundred and forty-five of the
largest insurance companies now
recognize Chiropractie, including
the U. S. Government. Why? Be
cause it pays them to. 1t contin-
ues the income of dues and pre-
vents the Out-gO of policies-by
keeping the policy holder alive and
well. 36,37-3S
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28

baby spent Sunday with her par
ems. Mr. and Mrs. NJ l.. Tremain.
Mr.. Carl Cartwright called on
Henry Burks' Monday morning.
Mr.. Clapper is reported very low
at this writing.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28

be at home to their many friends
on the Newt Rafner farm near
the Dodge ranch. A number of
their friends charivaried them on
Tuesday evening and were treated
with delicious refreshments.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
PIANO AT A BIG DISCOUNT

A piano of fine quality left on
our hands in public warehouse will
be sold at once. No reasonable
offer of price and terms refused.
Write today for full information to
The Knight -Cambell Music Co.
Denver, Colorado 333-35-37
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
4o-HEAp OF HORSES AND MULEs-4o

1-Sorrel work mare, smooth mouth
weight 800.
BLACK mare 8 yr old
2-Bay mares and year old
weight each 1860, unbroke
5-Five year old mares, unbroke
weight each 1850
3-Two year olds
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28

Heavy team OF work mares
8 year old weight 5000
1-Team work mares, year old
weight 1900
bay work mare, smooth mouth
weight 1850
brown Perchion Stallion 8 year
old wgt 1850, we'll broke to work
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28
OLD PAPERS

Old papers at the Chieftain Office
at five and ten Cents q bundle.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-28

For genuine Canon City coal see
The Mckinley Land and Lumber
Company.