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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12

good piece Of gold from the bosses OF
the company for such an lad" when
the company was in very great need
of strikebreakers, because of the
strike of ladies' garment workers. AS
yellow type socialists they gladly re
ceived money in their mammonic
pockets. Nothing curious about those
socialists. Not the first time they
showed their strikebreaking teeth.
On August 30, 1919, without a bit OF
shame they published the following
"ad":
Wanted: Laborers to do work out
side of city to take place Of the
strikers. Good wages, steady work,
free board, room and fare. Open all
day and Sundays, $50 N. Sagamon St."
During various strikes in Chicago
butchers strike in 1920, ladies' gar
ment workers in 1921, the Amalgamat,
ed in 1929 the Naujienos published
ads for strikebreakers.
After all, Grigaitis and Jurgelionis
are strikebreakers themselves. In
February, 1921, they used strike.
breakers TO crush the strike OF their
workers (the workers Of Naujienos)
who demanded recognition OF their
union and better conditions in the
shop.
Mr. v, Poska. the editor OF the Oar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
Soviet Auto Factory

MOSCOW, May 11.-Beginning with
the First of May, the Automobile
Factory "Amo" will produce trucks
for the general use Of the government.
The factory is under the direction Of
American workers. IL was organized
about two years ago by group OF
members Of the Chicago and New
York Society for Technical Aid TO
Soviet Russia. The mass production
Of trucks is being greeted by the Rus
sian press and is offered as an ex-
ample to the other workers OF Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
SCAB KENTUCKY
FIRM ABS0RBS
BIG union MINES
classification And Open
Shops Go Together
Rv LELANn oLps

Federated Press Industrial Edltor.)
The largest coal operation in the
west Kentucky field is being thrown
into the non-union column as the re
suit of $4,000 900 deal by which the
North American Co. adds the st. Bern
ard Co. to its coal properties. The re
sulting consolidation will control ap
proximately 80 per cent Of the annual
production in this field. The North
American is public utility holding
company corporation dominated by
eastern financiers.
The change Of ownership will also
result in an increase in the capitalize.
ton on which coal profits will be de.
manded as the owners Of the st. Bern
ard company are to get 5000 in cash
and $66.67 worth of West Kentucky
Coal Co. preferred stock for every
share they hold in the old concern
The 5000 cash bonus will be provided
out of $5,OOO,OO0 bond issue. Such
imitation is a regular accompaniment
of consultations engineered by bank
ers and gives them heavier mortgage
on the productivity of the workers.
Has Company Union.
The mines of the st. Bernard COM
pany have been union mines for a
number of years. But these mines will
now be consolidated with the West
Kentucky Coal Co. which is nonunion,
controlling it's miners thru a mutual
benefit association or company union
similar to Atterbury's on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. To prepare for it's
jump into the nonunion column
the st. Bernard company withdrew
from the West Virginia Coal Oper-
ators' Assn. so as not to be bound by
any contract made with the union.
Employees of the st. Bernard mines
are now on strike along with the other
union miners of the district and the
company has made plain it's stand in a
statement which says: "The st. Bern
ard Mining Co. will not sign the So
called Jacksonville agreement provid-
ing for the present scale of wages for
period of years." II points to the
suffering which the men and their
families are undergoing because of
their refusal to accept a lower wage.
% Mines In Seab Combine.
The combined companies will oper-
ate % mines with capacity of $780,
900 to 100000 tons year. In 1923
they produced 2,S61,449 of the $780,
900 tons produced in western Ken
lucky. They will control over $4,000
acres of coal lands with reserves in
excess of 400,O00,O0O tons. Included
on the property are more than 1,1OO
company-owned miners houses and ~
urge commissary stores.
Profits of the two companies for the
last years averaged $1,762,43S year
which would have meant an average
of ID per cent year to common stock
holders on the basis of the present
capitalization. The profits of the par
ent North American company for 1923
amounted to $27,176,O69 after all pos
sible deductions, or at the rate of S31
on each 500 invested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
Only Way To Make
Industry Safe For Labor
Is Abolish Capitalism
az rhe Federated Press

NEW YORK, May 11.-Labor Off
cials and physicians who are working
to make industry safe for the life and
limbs of workers will gather in New
York city May 1918 for the second
annual conference Of the Workers
Health bureau. The entire country
will be represented by delegates and
a national campaign will be launched
to combat industrial diseases and poi
sons. Fifty labor organizations will
participate. Among the experts who
will take part in the conference are
DIR. Joseph Aub, Harvard university;
DR.. Emery r. Hayhurst, Ohio univer-
sity; DR.. James P. Warbasse, Cooper
alive League of America, and DR.. Brad
ley Kirschberg, consulting chemist
Workers Health bureau.
Special attention will be paid to
poisoning by lead, benzol, and mer-
curry, and to silicosis, described by
the bureau as "a dangerous lung dis
ease affecting thousands of workers
in many trades" Legislative experts
will consider laws aimed to reduce
the number Of industrial accidents
The equally important matter of law
enforcement will be studied.
Motion pictures have been made to
show the effects of industrial diseas-
es. A program will be drawn up for
the use Of trade unions that desire to
start cooperative health centers for
their members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12

turnout April averaged little
more than so percent of normal.
In New England activity aver
aged only 129 hours per spindle
during March.
These northern textile operatives
are being told by agents of big bust
ness that their meager working stan
dards prevent their securing employ
ment in competition with the still
cheaper labor preserves which textile
capital owns in the south and in other
countries. They are vainly hoping for
protective legislation to forestall
wage cuts.
Department of commerce figures
show the extent Of the depression.
Orders for cotton goods during March
aggregated only SO,SOO,OOO yards as
against 12O,441, 900 yards during the
same month in 1923. Production
amounted to S5,11O,OOO yards as
against 115, 456,OOO yards a year ago.
In other words, with production cut
by more than 25 per cent it was still
running ahead of demand.
Here is the situation. Foreign tex
tile workers have had their living
standards reduced to the point where
they can underseH American textile
workers. And southern textile work
ers in America, because of their lower
standards, are underselling those in
the north. So the pressure of com
petition in an over-expanded industry
comes squarely on the workers who
have achieved some sort of living
conditions and is acting to force them
to give up those conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12

constantly demanded the General Ex-
ecutive Board Of the union to Gust
Poska and put in his place a COM
petent man, loyal to the union prin-
ciples. The board paid very little at
tention. The locals are dissatisfied
with his reactionary position towards
Soviet Russia and the Russian-Ameri-
can Industrial Corporation. They
want the editor of the Darbas to be
active and a loyal worker in the
union.
Recently the Lithuanian locals "a
(Brooklyn) and 269 (Chicago) adopt
ed resolutions demanding the General
Executive Board to release Mr..
Poska from the authorship OF the
Darbas. 1t is believed that the Board
will not turn deaf ear now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12

hioA any ohu hhohSidiiys Inc CnlCdBO
Joint Board of A. c. w. contributed
money for the support OF the strikers.
All members of the Amalgamated
should be on the side of their fighting
brothers and sisters of the /. l.. G..
w. u.
On whose side is Mr.. v. Poshka, the
editor of the Darbas, the Amalgamat-
ed bi-weekly in the Lithuanian Ian
guage?
Tho he, as an editor OF the Anal
gamated organ. hypocritically shows
little support for the strikers in the
paper, because Of the position he
holds, nevertheless he is a loyal
friend Of strikebreakers. He is not
only a friend, but humble servant OF
the bosses of the Chicago Lithuanian
Daily News (Naujienos). That vicious
yellow sheet is the organ of strike
breakers. On March 20, 31st, and
April list, IL published the following
advertisement for the strikebreakers:
Wanted: Experienced operators
on power machines to sew dresses;
steady work, good pay. An excellent
opportunity to learn trade and re-
ceive a good wage.
Graceline Dress Co., 302 s. Market
St.. 4th A."
OF course, Grigaitis and Jurgelionis.
the owners OF the paper, received .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
ARMY OF Rail
WORKERS FIRED
SINCE AUGUST
Discharge OF Shopmen
Hurts Equipment

A total of 220,216 railroad workers
Joined the ranks of the unemployed
between August, 1923, and February
1924 according to the monthly wage
statistics Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The number on railroad
payrolls is now SO,266 below that in
February 1923. This means that tens
of thousands Of railroad employees are
without an opportunity to earn a
living for their families because the
profits Of absentee owners get first
shot at the revenues of the industry.
Children may go hungry but these
profits must not fall short of a bill
lion.
Shopmen Hit Hardest.
Shop forces have suffered the heav-
lest casualties since a year ago. The
number on the payrolls in February
was 34,213 below February 1928.
Since August the railroads have laid
off 55,936 shopmen including 21 ,424
car repairmen, 1920 machinists, about
1000 each of blacksmiths and boiler
makers, 17,4S7 mechanics helpers and
S,430 shop laborers. The executives
talk of saving $1OO,OOO,OOO for stock
holders this year at the expense Of
equipment repair work.
Cars and Engines on Sick List.
AS result the proportion of cars
and locomotives in bad order is
steadily increasing. The report for
April Is shows 1858 freight cars
and 1914 locomotives on the sick
list. This means 7,S percent of the
cars and 1873 percent of the locomo-
tives out of commission for lack of
repairs. But the rail executives APP
pear to welcome the traffic recession
as an excuse for this condition.
The slump in employment makes
the railroad wages which averaged
$136 for the month of February inse-
cure. The average represents a gain
of SIS or approximately percent as
compared with February 1928 but this
gain is probably almost wholly due
to the extra pay added by leap year.
And rail executives are already quoted
in financial papers as quite satisfied
with moderate traffic recession at
this time limiting broadly that it af-
fords an opportunity to push down
costs, particularly labor costs.
Slight Wage Gain.
The small gains in the wages of typ
ical occupations affected by the up
ward tendency of wages in 1923 are
shown in the following table straight
time hourly earnings:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12

During February 1924 machinists
averaged $13S exclusive of overtime,
boilermakers $139, freight carmen
1924, helpers sos, section labor $6S,
clerks $115, telegraphers and tower
men 1888, freight handlers SS4 and
yard brakemen $142.
Such wages are inadequate for a de-
cent living standard. But in view of
the tendency of unemployment to in
crease the vital question is whether
even these can be maintained. The
general situation has sufficient re-
semblance to 1921 to put railroad
workers on their guard.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
The World of Labor Industry and AgricuIture
HOOVER'S UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
ARE FAXED, SAYS ECONOMIST

Was Secretary Hoover consping with Wall street to give
the people false Of prosperity when thru
the presidents cabinet that there little unemployment
in the country? u S. bureau Of labor figures to which
he must have had in the Affirmative This
the second instance in which the executive
eminent the publicity tool of business
The downward tendency Of employment manufacturing
industry according the bureau approaching
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
Marsh Wants Collections.
(By The Federated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Benj. c.
Marsh, for the Peoples Reconstruc-
ton League, has called upon the dem
ocrats in the senate to join the pro-
gressives in recovering nearly a bill
lior dollars year from the rich by
restoring the excess profit tax as out
lined in the Brookhart amendment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12

III for March, is approaching a
sreal industrial depression and
business is beginning to recog-
nize it. The bureaus general
employment index for March
stands nearly 6 percent below
year ago, more than Is percent
below the peak Of 1920 and Just
on a par with July 1914.
Only Three-quarters Capacity.
During March per cent Of the
country's manufacturing establish
ments were idle and the remainder
reported production at about n per
cent Of capacity. This means that the
concerns operating had only so per
cent Of their full working forces and
in addition were averaging per cent
under full-time operation.
In spite Of industry as whole oper-
ating little more than three-quarters
capacity, production was running
ahead Of consumption and a further
slowing down during April is indi.
Gated.
Jobs Growing Simmer.
Decreased employment as compared
with year ago was reported by the
major groups of industries as follows:
textiles 81 per cent, iron and steel
5 per cent, leather and its finished pro.
ducts 715 per cent, chemicals and
allied 2 per cent, metal products other
than iron and steel 5 per cent, tobacco
manufactures per cent, vehicles 4
per cent, miscellaneous including agri.
cultural implements, electrical manu-.
features and auto tires IL per cent.
Only four industrial groups stood
against this general decline. Lumber
held its own, paper and printing gain
ed L per cent, food products gained 1
per cent and stone, clay and glass pro-
ducts gained per cent.
Textiles Hit Hardest.
Individual industries reporting large
decreases in number on payrolIs are
cotton goods with a drop of Is per
cent dying and finishing of textiles
IL per cent, millinery and lace is per
cent, foundries and machine shops IL
per cent, car building and repair IA
per cent, agricultural implements Is
per cent, automobile tires with a de-
cline Of 20 per cent.
The major groups of industries
make the following reports as to ca
pacity operation: Food products are
averaging 81 per cent of full-time with
" per cent of full working force.
textiles 80 per cent full-time with SO
per cent full working force, iron and
steel 95 per cent and rs per cent. lum-
Der and its manufactures SO per cent
and 80 per cent, leather SO per cent
and ~ per cent, paper and printing 90
per cent and 81 per cent, chemicals
"a per cent and 50 per cent, stone.
clay and glass 81 per cent and SO per
cent tobacco 81 per cent and II per
cent, vehicles 81 per cent and SO per
cent, while the miscellaneous group
of industries reports SO per cent of
full time and n per cent of full work
ing force.
Thus the industries of the country
during March were averaging from a
low of less than 20 per cent of cap
acity in the case of the food and to-
bacco groups up to a high of SO per
cent of capacity in the paper and
printing trades. his may appear to
the presidents cabinet as uninter-
rupted prosperity but an authorita-
tive statement, as to how the country
is to dispose of its surplus productive
capacity would be more valuable
contribution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
IMPORTED COTTON CLOTH AND
SOUTHERN NON-UNION LABOR
HIT NORTHERN TEXTILE WORKERS
BY LELAND OLDS
Federated Press Industrial Editor)

Importation United while
of thousands of American textile workers lack the opportunity
living by emergency committee of
American Federation Textile Workers special meeting
Fall River, Mass April 20. Similar action taken week
earlier by council of New Bedford textile workers.
critical situation shown reports of curtalment in
Fall River reaching so per operation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
FRIENDS OF STRIKEBREAKERS
,s SHOULD NOT HOLD EDITORIAL !.
POSITION IN THE AMALGAMATED
BY J. S. RAkuRAs.

The strike of International
is well all
general
the
to the
the
the slaves OF the clothing industry The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
Screen Star Sued

LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 11.-Suit-
for $4,000 damages, charging false
arrest and Imprisonment. was filed in
Superior court here by Miss Rather
inc Herlihy against Mary Miles Min
ter screen actress. and DR.. Raymond
B. Mixswell, Pasadena physician.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-12
BIG WAGE CUT TO FORCE GENERAL
STRIKE IN THE SHOE INDUSTRY

HAvERHLl 1fRumor
reductions In that being
New England statea " 80 -
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DE-. ISRAEL EELpsHER

Physician and Surgeon
1903 ROOSEVELT RID. Crawford 265b
Hours: Morning. until 10 a. m.
Afternoons. / to and to . D. m.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-12
Law Regarding Opening Of City Streets
After Resurfacing

AS there has been considerable dis
cussion about allowing public service
corporations to dip up Water street
after it is resurfaced, the city solicitor,
Hon. o. B. Clason, has Investigated the
matter thoroughly and reports the law
on the matter to be as follows:
From the revised statutes of Maine,
chapter "a, section 119, The commits
sioner of public works, or such officer
as the city government may appoint.
shall keep q record of all permits
granted by him, and before any permit
is granted (work done by city employees
excepted) the applicant shall pay to
the city treasurer for every permit for
making an excavation within the drive
ways of any public highway paved with
broken stone. granite block, wood block,
brick, hassam. bitulithic, or other per-
manent pavement. as follows: For
btulithic. brick. or wood block pave
ment, four dollars per square yard,
and for all other pavements two dol
lars and fifty cents per square yard.
All such fees paid to the city treasurer
shall be regularly accounted for by
him in his report to the city council
and shall constitute a special fund for
the repaving of said cuts; when such
cuts are repaired by the street depart
ment the cost thereof shall be charged
to said fund"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-12
WINSLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Pope and
daughter OF Providence, r. l.. were
calling on Mrs. Pope's niece and hus-
band. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Jakins Of
the Garland road. Mrs. Pope was
born in Winslow.
Miss Any Drawn Of Rockland has
arrived at the home OF her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.>M. w. Tobey of
Bay street where she will pass the
summer months.
Mrs. F. C. withee and Mrs. Ira
Ellis were callers In waterville yes
terday.
George Maxim, James Maxim and
Reed Sideslinger enjoyed a fishing
trip to Webber's pond yesterday.
c. F. Ware Of Fairfield was CALL
er in town yesterday.
W. T. Reynolds. Jr., was business
caller in Freedom Friday.
Mrs. w. T. Reynolds has gone to
Portland where she will pass few
days at the home Of her sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Kidder.
The high wind of yesterday after
noon made It necessary FOR the VIM
slow fire truck and crew to he in
attendance at the Nieue mill. A
line Of hose was laid. and while
several men raked shavings that
we're about to catch. another man
applied the hose. No serious out
break occurred, hut it was just case
OF safety first.
Charles Withee Of Bay street has
begun having on his farm in Sidney.
George Ellis of that town. formerly
Of Winslow, Is helping MIR. Withee.
J. B. Greaney of Waterville is
employed in town for a few days.
Miss Leila Gagne mas completed
her duties as stenogra pher at the
Office of the Lockwood Mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-12

party then proceeded through an
aisle Of yellow and white decorations
to an arch of daisies and wedding
bell where the ceremony took place.
Miss Eleanor johnson. niece OF the
groom. acted as ring bearer and
looked very dainty In her dress OF
blue. Miss Erma Stuart was maid
of honor and Carl Pratt. brother Of
the bride. was best man.
The bride was charming In q dress
of white satin with veil caught
with orange blossoms and carried
a shower of bridal roses. The maid
of honor was attractively gowned IN
white georgette and carried bou-
Quet of carnations.
After the wedding ceremony a re-
ception was held and $50 friends
were present. The bride is a grad
uate of n. H. S. and Beals' Business
College. Bangor. and is very popu-
lar. The groom Is employed at the
printing office of A. w. Lander.
The wedding cake was made by
an aunt Of the bride. Mrs. Fitz-
gerald of Lowell. Mass. Refresh
ments OF harlequin ice cream. fancy
cookies and fruit punch were served
by the ]. T. Sunday school club.
They were the recipients of many
beautiful presents.
After a short wedding trip to
Greenville the family party motor
ed to Lowell. Mass. where a re-
ception among relatives was given.
They will reside at IS Main street.
where they will have the best wishes
of host OF friends.
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Sahara's Sands Heave
I'm Riehes

The probable existence of some
great buried treasures under the
sands of the Sahara Desert is sug-
gested by an English military man
who has made some investigation of
the story.
1t Is supposed to rest at silva, a
very ancient city once the home of
the sfamous Oracle of Jupiter Am
mon, which inform" Alexander
the Great, that he was of divine
birth. About 20 years ago the Manur
who was sent out by the khedive
from Egypt blew up the temple
ruins in order TO obtain stone to
build headquarters, where he estab-
lished himself.
All that now remains is a few
stones piled one on another. several
OF which are inscribed with Egyp-
tian hieroglyphics. There is no other
trace OF all the greatness of one OF
the worlds most famods temples
though there is no doubt at all that
tremendous finds would be made IL
excavations were carried out. Fab
ulous presents were brought to silva
in the time of the Oracle's great
ness, and none has been taken away
again. In olden days emeralds were
found in large quantities, but the
whereabouts of the mines Is I'M
known to the present inhabitants
though from time to time they find
emeralds in the ordinary course of
their work.
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WEST GARDINER

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins of
Lynn. Mass, and Raymond Hopkins
of Somerville, Mass. were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hopkins last
week.
Rev. Mr.. Clark Of Gardiner has
been holding meetings at the First
Baptist church on the Hallowell
road during the week and will also
preach there Sunday afternoon at
$50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mccormick
have returned to Philadelphia after
passing two weeks at their home.
Mr.. Frey. former resident of this
place, has been in town for few
days.
Arthur Kilgore and family and
mother, Mrs. Rose Kilgore of White
River junction, were in town We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Guibord of
Arlington. Mass. are passing the
summer at Fairs cove.
Mrs. Edna Bean and son, Paul,
Miss Elizabeth w. Chase of Win
chester. Mass. and Mrs. W. w. Rob
ertson, Mrs. Beans mother. of Mel
rose, Mass, are passing the sum
mer at Mrs. Esther Pinkhams house.