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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-26
Liberal Terms.
FALL
CLEARANCE.

FALL
CLEARANCE.
Buick 1923 7-pass. touring.
Buick 1923 5-pass. 6-cyl. sedan.
Buick 1922 5-7-pass. tourings.
Dodge 1921 touring.
Dodge 1920 touring.
Dodge 1922 sedan.
Ford 1924 fordor sedan.
Ford 1924 coupe.
Ford 1923 sedan.
Ford 1922 tourings and Sc
dams.
Jordan 1921 touring.
Essex 1922 coach.
Westcott 1923 touring.
Reasonable Terms.
EMERSON & ORME,
1920 M St. NV. Fr. $3.50.
Open Nights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
Morgan Out to Grab
Great Muscle Shoals
Resources of Power

Neutrality-suspicious. more
the Alabama Power Co., which is
owned by the General Electric trust,
which is Morgan & Co., is reaching
out to grab the nations vast hydro
electric power plant at Muscle Shoals.
It's transmission lines are the only
ones in the region. It is now using
the power from the Wilson dam under
six months lease which it secured
during the summer from the secretary
Of war. It's scheme is that Congress
shall yield to the demand of the Cool
idge administration that the govern
ment rid itself Of its power dams. and
that the company shall get Muscle
Shoals on a 50-year lease, with the
privilege Of renewal after that period.
This would in effect be a sale of
the plant to the power trust. II would
remove the last opportunity of six
southern states to have their rates
for electric power and light cut by
federal competition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
Wages and Profits in the Railroad Industry

of the proletariat and raise them to
a labor aristocracy. 1t is this oppor-
tunity furnished by the capitalist for
small minority of the workers which
constitutes the bribery. Hence in re-
atty it is not greater skill which
commands higher wages-it is indirect
bribery shamelessly accepted by the
Brotherhoods of Enineers and Conduc-
tors at the expense of their underpaid
fellow workers the majority of whom
receive wages decidedly below the
lowest minimum prescribed by the
government itself .e4
1t should be kept in mind that the
Big 4 Brotherhoods together with the
higher paid technical force comprised
in Group d total not more than 20
per cent of the total number Of rail-
road employees.
THE figures furnished by the U. S.
department of commerce give the
total number of railroad workers for
the year 1928 as 1,S79,77O. This grand
total includes the executives" gen.
eral officers, lieutenants, and SER
geants of police, patrolmen, etc. We
fail to see, however, how an execu-
tive or general officer can be classified
as an "employe" or how a police force
organized and paid by the railroads to
overawe and terrorize the workers can
be called useful or necessary to the
efficient running of the roads. The
W. liz id Hnxoo,,ffxvocbs
fgureheads holding down sinecures
while the riff-raff organized as police
DULLES receive pariahs wages for
their contemplate labor" These
two parasitical groups comprise over
1900 so-called employees" who pork
barrelled the stupendous sum of over
$75,OO0,00O in salaries for the year
1928.
THE total amount paid in wages for
4 the year 1923 was $S,O4S,161, 900.
This sum includes the rs million dol
lars expended on sinecures and law
and order" Dividing the $3,O43,161,-
900 among the 1,S79,77O workers, we
find the average wage to be $31 per
MCCh3 a sum dDoOAulCAy lAouulOAOAl "
support a family in health and de-
cency according to the U. S. depart
ment of labor ITSELF The 'sprbsperz
ity" of the American worker exists
principally in the imaginations of the
bourgeoisie, in their press and in their
propaganda abroad designed to entice
foreign workmen to the hell-breathing
ten and twelve-hour day steel fur
naces of Gary & Co.
before passing to the second part
II of the article dealing with rail-
road profits, it would be in place to
describe the hours of labor in this in
dustry. Unfortunately we cannot do
so as the department of commerce
withholds all data on the subject of
hours. The "basic" day is supposed
to consist of eight hours, but this is
myth. By allowing overtime, extras,
exceptions, ETC., the railroad managers
craftily metamorphose the basic"
eight-hour day into a "baseless" day.
OF course overtime may be necessary
in emergencies but when the "emerg-
encies" are more or less permanent
affairs there is an end of the eight
hour day.
Ito Be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07

Total Number OF Workers Receiving Be-
tween $33 & $40 per week-31o,42
THERE are 31O,42i workers COM
i prised in Group C receiving wages
which assure them the necessities
of life but no more. To talk of main
tanning family in health and decency
on weekly average income of $36 is
ridiculous. OF course one must live.
But, to say that you are living in
health and decency is false. You can
not do it.
One cannot obtain a modern three
room apartment today under s45 per
month. But a three-room apartment
for family of five, the average COM
position of a workers home, is too
small and causes overcrowding. And
overcrowding, as every intelligent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07

worker knows, contributes neither to
health MOI. decency. .,..,..s
Suppose then, the railroad worker
In Group c rents a four-room apart
ment. What is the consequence of
that? A four-room modern fiat rents
at minimum of $50 per month or
$14 per week. Subtract this sum from
$36, the approximate average wage
of the above group, and you find the
high paid railroad man has $22 left
to cover expenditures on food and
clothing for a family of five Not to
say word about unemployment, sick
ness, etc! If the worker eats, as he
SHOULD in order to maintain his effi-
cheney as a wage Garner, he must live
in an overcrowded fiat; if, on the
other hand, he takes a four-room
apartment. to permit himself and his
family a minimum amount of breath
ing space, he is compelled to cut down
on his table or eat cheap, undernour-
ishing food. How then, can wages
which barely permit the necessities of
life allow one to indulge in luxuries or
an automobile?
Group D-Railroad Workers Receiving
Between $40 and $50 per Week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07

men and eatemen... 22,sf3 1903
Total number OF workers receiving less
than $25 per week-574, 655.
TIME group of workers comprised
above number 574,655 men and wo-
men or S3 per cent of the grand total
or railroad employees on all class
roads. Together with their wives and
children, they represent commun-
ity of over 100000 souls. While
this group represents what is gener-
ally known as unskilled labor, never
theless they play a decisive part in
maintaining the arteries of the coun-
try in running order. The arduous
toll of keeping the roadbeds in condi-
ton is in their keeping. And yet they
are paid wages which will scarcely
afford to bare necessities of life. In
the face of these facts it is prepost-
erous to prattle about high-paid rail
readers, third of whom receive less
than $25 per week.
Group B-RaiIroad Workers Receiving
Between $25 and $ss per Week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07

otal NUMBER OF workers Receiving Be-
tween $40 and $50 per wesk-217, 1893.
/ GROUP Dive nowq come to the
- group of workers who are gener-
ally regarded as the labor aristocracy
and justly so. This class of workmen
despise the word worker" and look
upon themselves as a category dis
tinct from and independent of COM
mon labor. Psychologica1ly corrupted
with bourgeois ideas and standards,
they have abandoned the militancy
which formerly characterized their ac-
tivities and are now engaged in OPP
Grating non-union coal mines, tabor"
banks and insurance schemes in COM
plete harmony and cooperation with
the capitalistic interests.
1t is not accidental that these work
ers known collectively as the Big 4
Brotherhoods have gained their priv
ileged position. Their gains are not
the result of militant struggle or the
class conscious solidarity of its mem
bers but on the contrary they are the
concessions designedly granted by the
railroad interests in order to split and
divide the workers and render them
impotent as conscious force in the
ever-increasing struggle between CAPT
tai and labor.
Hence one must not be surprised to
find this group receiving wages higher
than their fellow workers. 1t is a
means of keeping them apart and
weakening the tremendous potential
power of the railroad workers as a
single unit. OF course, specifically it
appears that the higher wages Of the
labor aristocracy come from the skill
ed work they debut then one asks
how was it possible for certain sec
tons Of the working class to obtain
this skill to the exclusion of the vast
majority Of the proIetariat? The
answer is obvious. 1t was the en-
ployers who provided the means in
the form of free vocational schools
nominal fee schools, Y. M. c. A.,
Baron de Hirche's Cooper Unions) and
promotions based on seniority as in
the railroads. These are the two chief
subjective factors which constitute
the basis for the existence of a labor
aristocracy. Both these factors, that
is the vocational schools and promo
tons are initiated and controlled by
the employers. BY means Of these
they seduce and corrupt the more in
dividualistic and ambitious members
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07

warehouse, etc.) ..... STA 1910
Total number OF workers receiving be-
tween $25 and S33 per week-577, 1853.
Group B whose wages fall between
$25 and $33 per week consist of skilled
workers. Together with Group A
they number l,152,5O6 wage earners
or practically two-thirds of the total
number of railroad employees. Com
pared to organized trades in other in
dustries the scale is low, falling far
behind the so-called American stand
ard of living.
Group c-Railroad Workers Receiving
Between $33 and $40 per Week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
NEW GINGER ALE
IS MASTER WORK

Here is something that the public
has awaited with keen interest, and
you can be assured that it is well
worth the time and patience spent in
perfecting. II is master work Of
genius, Ginger Ale worthy Of the
name il bears.
This product is not to be confused
with the standard Circle "A" Ginger
Ale or Extra Dry brand. II is a dis.
tincuy different beverage Of the Gin
ger Ale family, in the Circle "A"
class.
No amount Of time, money, or re-
search was spared in making Circle
"a" Pale Dry the acme Of perfection.
One sip Of its sparkling fragrance and
anything further said is superfluous
You are waited into an atmosphere
Of ultra superiority that battles de-
scription.
This is something more for San An
tomb 10 boast Of for Circle "A" Pale
Dry is now part Of her industrial
life, in the new home Of the Carbon
ated Beverage Company, at 9l1-13
East Euclid.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
GOVERNMENT CLASSES
MI GRAPE AS FOOD

NuGrape is classed by the United
States Department of Agriculture as
a food product. because it qualities I'M
der the definition of food, the com
pany states. Food is that which
when taken into the body. either builds
tissue or yields energy" This food
value is pointed out by DIR. NJ. T..
Jaffa, MS, consulting nutrition ex-
pert. California state board OF health
He says:
IAN examination Of large num-
Der Of soft drinks indicates that the
sugar contents Of an average bottle is
about two rounded tcaspoonfuls. In
addition 10 sugar. soft drinks often
contain acids. chiefly citric, which have
a certain therapeutic and hygienic
value"
Another endorsement Of bottled car
donated beverages comes from DR..
Lewis 3. Allyn, director of the famous
Westfield Laboratories, Westtieid.
Mass. who states:
There are plenty of foods in every
day use and generally recognized as
healthful and substantial, which do not
have the food value of bottled car
donated beverage-for example, sew
eral varieties Of fish, asparagus, string
beans, sauerkraut, tomatoes and otn
ers. Soft drinks carry no inconsider'
able amount Of organic or fluid acids
which axe utilized in the body in main
taining what is known as the acid
alkali balances"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
SOME SPRING WATER
IS NOT DESIRABLE

There is no argument against spring
water when it is pure and can be de-
livered 10 the drinking glass without
contamination. In fact under ideal
conditions spring water is very salts
factory for drinking purposes.
But conditions are almost never
ideal. A number Of springs that once
were producing water Of very satlsfac-
tory grade have been condemned due
no doubt 10 impurities that have re.
suited from congested population and
which water is judged.
Not only does distilled water offer
the advantage that il is known TO be
pure, but as it is invariably produced
at or near the point Of consumption, It
requires less handling and is there
fore. more likely to be absolutely pure
when it reaches the drinking glass.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
CARBONATED BEVERAGE
NOT SWEETENEDW WATER

NuGrape performs an important
function, as flavor through its con-
tinentsl effects, acts as a gentle appe-
tier and tends TO promote a more
thorough and easy digestion Of food.
Director W. P. Hartman Of the
Michigan State Board of Foods and
Standards, says: "a lot Of folks look
upon carbonated beverages merely as
sweetened water. The average bottle
Of carbonsted beverages is equal in
food value 20 a slice Of bread and but
ter, one fresh egg or glass Of milk.
II you refer 10 any authority Of food
values and make your own COMPARE
sons, you will be surprised when you
begin 20 figure the actual food value
Of bottled carbonated beverages"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
Local Concern
Is First TO
Bottle Circle A

The Carbonated Beverage
Company Of San Antonio, Inc,
is the only bottling concern in
the United States to be granted
a franchise TO bottle Circle "A
pale ginger ale and Circle A
extra dry ginger ale outside the
concerns own bottling plants,
according TO Thee. Wolf, man.
ager Of the local plant. The
company has installed special
machinery, which will enable 1t
to bottle this product in the
same manner as ii is bottled by
the Circle A manufacturers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
FIVE PROCESSES IN
DISTlLLING WATER

The Jewell Polar Still puts the
water through five distinct processes,
all Of which are necessary TO rem
der il pure and at the same time
leaves nothing TO be desired for drink
ing. chemical, manufacturing or ssni-
tary purposes.
II is natures way, plus the utmost
precautions against contamination, for
while nature is wonderfully efficient
distilling system yet she cannot
protect the water from contact with
the impurities of the air and the
earth.
Every operation Of the still is auto
matte. All the operations are per
formed without more care and stteu-
ton than any simple device would
need. such as turning on and off the
wafer and steam, and an occasional
cleansing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
FOR PURE
WATER is GROWING

The demand Tor pure water Is grow-
ing rapidly. Business men are finding
that it pays then--that it is actually
good investment from even the most
mercenary dOllars-and-cents stand
point-to provide their employees with
distilled water.
They find that their force is more
nearly up 10 normal all the time, and
that good drinking water is highly ap'
preciated-in fact that IL is Of first
importance when working conditions
are being considered.
Distilled water is used by the Car
donated Beverage Company in its
drinks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
DRINKING WATER is
BEST AT so DEGREES

Some people 90 TO extremes in the
scmperature 1t which they prefer 70
have water for drinking purposes.
wanting il either too cold or not cold
enough.
Water Is found TO be most refresh
fng and most satisfactory a. a thirst
ancncher when cooled 10 a tsmpera-
tnrc 81 about 30 degrces.
Colder than 80 degrees, IL has an
nndfsirahlo chilling effect, and il much
warmer IL lacks the sparkle and zest
- hich Is - much desired.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
IDEAL CONDITIONS.

In the North and East, where liv-
ing conditions are severe, labor must
of necessity require larger recompense
even to exist. Living conditions in
San Antonio are ideal, cheaper than
in any other section of the South, con.
ditions, too, are healthful, foods varied
and fresh, housing excellent and trans
portation first class. These conditions
enable labor here to live better for the
same wages enjoyed by the same class
of workers elsewhere and save money,
so that the field is especially inviting
for large industries at this time. Ow-
ing to climatic conditions and to the
fact that San Antonio always has been
q city of homes, the growth Of this
city will only add to the favorable Ia
Dor conditions here and the more in.
dustries located here, the greater will
be the labor supply because San An.
tonic living conditions are ideal and
workers like to live in this CITY,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
RAW MATERIALS.

A third important factor is that
many OF the raw materials required by
large industries are to be found here.
Cotton is grown on a large scale
throughout South Texas and this dis
trict will continue TO lead in cotton
production because there is less boil
weevil infection here and the lands are
ideally suited 10 cotton growing. This
will attract cotton manufacturing on
an extensive scale, the first textile
mills already being in operation OIL
profitable basis.
Canneries are needed today in San
Antonio. Vegetables and fruitg are
prolific in this territory and they
range from the citrus fruits 10 the
small fruits such as berries and 10
vegetables and field crops Of all kinds.
San Antonio already is forging ahead
as an oil refining center, with five
large refineries operating here and
the rapid development Of the oil bust
ness leaves little room for doubt that
a great refining industry will flourish
here with pipe lines leading TO all i'm.
portant oil pools in South Texas.
The deepwater port &C Ssrpus
Christi and excellent railroad facili-
ties which are rapidly being expanded
10 greater size, afford adequate trans
portstion 10 all the markets OF the
world. Through the deepwater port
az Corpus Christi, San Antonio will
have access TO foreign markets at a
water rate enabling manufacturers
here 10 compete with manufacturers Of
any other section on a strong foot
ing.
The friendliness of the people Of
San Antonio and Of South Texas 70
capital investment and TO industrial
pursuits indicates an absence Of ad.
verse regulations for all times and
his is an important matter in these
lays when experimental legislation Of
III kinds is being tried in many of the
itates.
Hence a great industrial future in
he coming years is assured to San
Antonio and effective advertising is all
hat remains TO bring millions Of dol
srs into this city 10 give employment
o workers and build up great manu-.
acturiug plants.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
GINGER ALE PUNCH
DELICIOUS DRINK
A recipe for Ginger Ale puncb:

= recipe IVr Olnger Ale Bunch:
One gallon Of orange ice frozen,
contains juice Of twelve oranges, one
pound sugar, three-fourths gallon
water and whites Of SIX fresh eggs.
When nearly frozen add whites OF
eggs beaten 10 q froth.
Place in punch bowl one-half Of tbr
orange ice and pour over this two
quarts Of ginger ale. previously chilled
in the bottle. When the bowl has
been emptied replenish as before. b
sure that Ginger Ale is well cooled be.
fore using. The orange ice takes tho
place Of plain ice, which must be
avoided in order TO maintain the tang
ana delightful piquant flavor Of the
punch
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
QUALITY PEAK
ATTAINED IN
CIRCLE 4

To people who know about good
things TO eat and drink, the name
Circle A stands for one thing only
the peak of quality in ginger ale.
Like the reputation of rare old wines
and restaurants famous for their
choice dishes, Circle A had 10 merit
national and international disapprov-
al. too. before attaing popularity and
distinction.
With the critical palates of our
British cousins. Circle A probably met
its severest test. But, the response
was true to the traditions of those re-
mariRble people, they accepted with
sportsmanlike acquiescence the super.
ority Of our American product.
ACROSS WATER.
The cultured tastes Of continental
Europe soon recognized the unmistak-
able preference for Circle 4 and short
ly afterward the manufacturers com
menced receiving flattering communi-
cations from distinguished American
tourists who were agreeably aston
ished on hearing Circle A recommend
ed as a favorite on leading transat'
lantic and Pacific lines.
Even the mysterious Oriental, who
regards everything emanating from the
Outer Barbarians" with deepest sus-
picion, received Circle A without hes.
itation. no doubt recognizing in the
exquisite blend Of aromatics (which
is 10 him a sacred art) sufficient
ground for a common understanding
RnTTI I'm uEPE
Success has a host of admirers pay.
ing constant tribute at her court, but
experience is a dependable mentor 10
disecreetness and proper decision. Nu-
merous proposals from reputable firms
have been made. offering 10 assist in
supplying the increasing demand for
Circle A. some Of them making most
attractive offers, but negotiations
brought them no encouragement until
recently.
San Antonio is prominent in the TO
nance OF Circle A. Its popularity is |
attested by each succeeding generation
Of the nations heroes from general Of
ficer 10 doughboy, and now the ties OF
this long standing friendship are 10 ne
strengthened By a closer association.
MEElS I6hhS.
The Csrbonated Beverage Company
Of San Antonio. Inc, having met ali
requirements, the DR.. Pepper Com.
pany announces them as being quail.
fled 10 bottle Circle A, which meanF
that the finished product will be pack
aged at their beautifully appointed
new home at Glib East Euclid ave-
nue. where Won will he cordially vel.
coined at any time TO see the clean,
wholesome and sanitary manner in
which it is done; the actual operations
n filling being exposed to public view
behind plate glass.
BY special arrangement the ginger
lle will be prepared under the expert
supervision Of r. S. Lazenby, origin.
ator Of Circle A. and who still re.
mains in active charge Of all produc.
ton at the main plant.