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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
ALL TAXICAB DRIVERS
MUST BECOME MEMBERS
OF. THEIR TRADE UNION

In this section devoted to worker
correspondence there appeared an
item yesterday "By Worker Cor
respondent" declaring that, 1.-THE
drivers in the Premier Taxi Co., the
only 100 per cent unonized taxi
company in Chicago, have working
conditions that are worse than those
in non-union companies"
This sentence may create a wrong
impression unless the whole item is
carefully read, especially the last
paragraph, demanding the organiza-
ton of the unoreanized taxicab
drivers, reading as follows:
Establish regular union meetings
and slogan Of, All Taxlcab Drivers
Must be Union Members should be
the present program Of action"
Since the writer is a taxicab
driver himself, ne is doubtless ia
miIar with the conditions prevail
ing under the different companies.
Better conditions, however, are
temporary antidote to unionism Of
fered by some corporations, until
the danger Of organization has been
overcome, when rotten conditions
are restored. The union among the
drivers for the Premier Taxi Co.,
however weak and lacking in ag-
gressiveness, offers the basis for
struggle for the unlonization Of all
taxicab drivers. As our Worker
Correspondent" pointed out, the
union of the Premier drivers must
be strengthened by making it live,
militant organization, and the sIo-
gan must be raised: "All Taxlcab
Drivers Must be Union Members"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

The shop forces as a group have
been hardest hit by this process. The
number of shopmen fell from 577,412
in September, 1923, to 495,369 in
September, 1925. drop of 14So. The
total wages going TO shopmen in the
month fell from $70,3S3,264 to $780,
619,123 or about the same percentage.
The number of train and engine SER
vice employees declined s'om 347. 1893
to 327,170 or nearly SO while in spite
Of the general wage increases negoti-
ated by the brotherhoods the total
paid them in wages increased less
than 10 from S64,566,592 to $685.
OSS,465.
The number of workers in clerical
occupations was reduced from 239, 621
to 230,629 while their total wages re-
manned practically stationary, amount
ing to $2SS57,745 in September, 1923,
and to s2S,644,S91 this year. Mantle
nance of way forces were reduced
from 445,204 to 424,O25 and their total
wages from s39,624,334 to S37,747,92S.
The large miscellaneous group includ-
ing dispatchers, telegraphers and
station employees decreased from
192,537 to 1S5,4O4, their combined
wages remaining practically stationary
at about $29,OOO,0OO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
Contractors Greed
Responsible for Death
of Hammond Worker
BY HENRY VICTOR.
Worker Correspondent, Student Chi
cago Glass.

HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 16 - The
greediness of the bosses in their de-
sire to gain the maximum of profits
has cost the life of John Hojel, la
Dor of Hammond, Indiana #.
A predominance of cheap concrete
used in the construction of the piers
which were to support a building
caused the accident at IA Plummer
Ave, Hammond, Ind The foundation
slipped pinning John Hojek against
an adjoining house and crushing him
to death.
Contractors Wiens and Rosenwinkle
who, in their chase after large prof
its have wholly ignored the safety of
the laborers by substituting a cheap
grade of concrete for the necessary
grade, may be pointed out as those
directly responsible for the death of
the victim.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
out anything that might have been
dropped accidentally.
Meetings Are Inspiring.


out anything that might have been
dropped accidentally.
Meetings Are Inspiring.
Since Bill and / are here we have
been invited to attend meetings and
social affairs at several of the small
clubs l only wish that each one of
you could attend one of these affairs
the way they are organized would be
credit to any organization the world
over. First they have speakers repre-
senting trade unions, youth organiza-
tions, peasants, ETC., which lasts about
two hours. Then they have a ten
or fifteen minute recess and then
concert. Most every club has its own
band and then they generally have
a short play airecitation or two, some
singing and now they are starting to
give revolutionary dance interpreta-
tions. So
The clubs of othe workers here are
delight to visit. Each one has its
Lenin corner, which is decorated with
either picture.br bust of Lenin, some
of his sayings, and always flowers.
Then each club has it's library and
study room, its Social hall, its refresh
ment room, etc, and all scrupulously
clean. Practically each factory nuclei
has club Of its own so that the lives
of the worker are bound together not
only at work but also at their study
and play time.
Truly Workers Country.
/ have spoken to many visitors
since am here, and there is one thing
that all agree On and that is the fact
this is really a country of, for and by
the workers. This fact is felt no mat
ter where you are or what you are
doing, and unless a person can get
this fact into his or her head nothing
here can be understood.
Being woman, naturally, one
thing which impressed me very much
was the clothes of the working people
here. To say the least the people
here are very well dressed, not in
the height of fashion as we are ac-
customed to seeing them in America,
but in good, substantial clothes that
would be a credit to people anywhere.
Another thing that is very noticeable
in Moscow to anybody who has
travelled around in Chicago and New
York is the absence of children on the
streets. l almost began to believe
there weren't many children until the
day of the November z celebration
when the children were brought out
from the schools and nurseries in
trucks and automobiles, the larger
ones, Of course, marching in the
parade. The first chance get l will
visit some of these schools and then
l will write again and let you know
just how they are conducted and how
they work and play.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
Protest Grows Against
Attack on Julio Mella
CONTINUED from page u

pd6G ~
deportations in Cuba, Panama and
Costa RIGA. All pretense of national
sovereignty in these countries is being
swept away.
The meeting Sunday night will ex-
pose the moving impulses behind the
ruthless advance of American impe-
rialism in Latin-America and also in
the Far East. It will demonstrate the
community of interests between the
working class in this country and all
the oppressed peoples of the Amer
lean empire struggling against Wall
Street. And it will voice a protest
that cannot be ignored.
Spread These Leaflets.
Leaflets advertising the meeting
will be ready as soon as the presses
can turn them out. Several thousand
of them will be on hand today at the
Office of International Labor Defense,
20 South Lincoln st. Workers inter
ested in securing a wide distribution
for them can secure a bundle by call
ing there. All labor organizations,
fraternal societies and organizations
of Latin Americans resident in. Chi.
cago are urged to cooperate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
WAGE FIGURES SHOW
A SLIGHT RAISE BUT NUMBER
EMPLOYED DECLINES I4I ,847
BY LELAND oLDs.

Increases in railroad wages in the
last 2 years have been won by a
wholesale sacrifice of jobs, the wage
report of the interstate commerce
commission covering operations in
September reveals. This report shows
the average earnings of all hourly
paid employees at $3.50 for the month
compared with S126 in September,
1928, two years previous. This is a
gain of about go. But in the same
period the number of workers earning
these wages decreased from 1921, 345
to 1,679 ,49S, drop of 141,Sl7 or ABOUT
so.
These figures mean that by sweat
ing little more work out OF each
worker remaining on their payrolls
the railroads could raise wages to
avoid unrest while reducing the total
paid in wages from S255,217,195 in
September 1923 to s244,281,92O in
September, 1925. This is a decrease
of nearly SO. In the last months
in spite of paying slightly higher per-
capita wages than in 1923 the railroads
have actually spent 100000, 900 less
in wages. This huge sum represents
the employees extra contribution to
this years record profits.
The effect Of this policy on 10 rep
.resentatiye groups of railroad en-
ployes appears in the following fig
ures showing the number employed
and average earnings in September
1928 and 1926:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

only the above amount of S6,697 200
has been granted. The average rate of
earned interest has been 16h per
cent.
Thus farmers are forced to apply for
loans and to pay such an enormous
rate OF interest, practically handing
over their belongings to these money
sharks" Bank presidents characterize
this state of affairs as very good" and
as "all that can be desired"
What Is Left For Farmer.
Farmers get their share of these
enormous profits as follows: Every
farmer applying for a loan is forced
to buy stock in the bank to the ex-
tent Of per cent Of the loan received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
PUBLIC SCHOOL
EDUCATION NOT
FREE IN GIRARD
Must Pay SIS and So. Per
Month for Each Child
BY w. J. WHITE.
worker correspondentl

GlRARD, o., Dec. 16.-We are sup
posed to be having free public schools
in Ohio but in this town we have
the following facing the workers.
Sending a child to school after it
passes the 18th grade will cost parents
$500 per month while the education
of children from the first grades up
will cost parents $500 per month for
each child. The above was announced
at meeting of teachers and parents.
Some of the parents left the meeting
in rather strange frame of mind.
Portables for Poor Children.
1t is known to all that recently we
built a 100000 high school, for the
purpose of boosting real estate. Ele-
mentary schools are not being built
and children of the workers are con-
fined in portable fire traps but we
sport a 100000 high school to boost
real estate plots. And to pay for this
the worker will have to dig deep in
his jeans.
At the same meeting the following
was announced to the parents: Out
of TIA pupils examined physically, 237
had bad teeth, 1874 had bad eyes: 1853
have to have their tonsils removed; 2
were ordered taken out of school be-
cause they were tubercular; IS were
treated at the school clinic because
parents were too poor.
Rabbits on School Board.
The school board has only one men,
Der who believes in evolution and
fights the ku kluxers, Mr.. Moore, a
dentist. The fundamentaIists, the
old fossils and the Rabbits have easy
sailing and have the backing of the
ku klux. Old principal Mr.. Cash, had
the knees in his pants reinforced so
that he could pray long and loud to
the lord. Bible study is obligatory in
the public schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
Workers Write About the Workers.. Life
THREE VALUABLE PRIZES OFFERED
FOR BEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS PAGE

Three valuable prizes will be
Correspondents stories
on the Friday Dec 18TH Worker Correspondents
WORKER The first prize is the much
harn Historical Materlalism; prize
and by Leon Ty and the third the
by r. Logan framed reproduction appear in this
e.-
Hurry up and write story and
ers we'll party members
worker be Worker Correspondent
Editor DAILY WORKER 1913 Washington Blvd, Chicago H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
BANKS MAKE ENORMOUS PROFITS ON
FARMERS FORCED UNDER MORTGAGE
BY BENJAMIN D. Levine. a VIZ

BY BENJAMIN D. LEVINE, Worker Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, of Springfield
Mass that net
double those of while
one million than the total loans
Banks Take 16H
Farmers from in New
Jersey numbering 1851 have applied for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

This stock is his property on. which
he receives such dividends as the
bank is "able" to distribute. 4Eglif,
After the reserve fund will swal-
low ~ 100000 Of the net earning and
all other funds" will be amply cover
ed, how much will be left for the
farmers?
An interesting feature of the bank
is the selling of stock to the farmers
at a Az per cent profit while their
own rate of profits on the same money
borrowed to the farmers is 1914 per
cent. No wonder the president of the
bank talks Of "prosperity"--prosperity
for whom?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
Ulster Govt. Dickers
with Its Armed Thugs

BELFAST, Dec. 16.-The members
Of the special constabulary which re-
volted against the order to disarm
here and in other parts of Ulster were
still in control Of the Belfast bar
racks.
The Ulster government was seeking
to break up the revolt by treating
with the various groups separately.
The forces of the government have
not yet made any attempt to recap
ture the barracks now being held by
the rebels. RkTk
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
Engdahl Speaks Friday
to Workmen's Circle on
What Left Wing Wants

]. Louis Engdahl, editor of The
DAILY WORKER, will address the
members of Workmen's Circle,
Branch No. $40, this Friday night.
Dec. IS, at Humboldt Hall. 1929 w.
Division street, on "What the Left
Wing Wants in the Unions"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
AMERICAN GIRL
Tells OF RUSSIA
AS She FINDS IT
Impressed with Workers
Well Being and Comfort
BY GUssIE KRUsE,
An American Worker Correspondent
in the Soviet Union.

MOSCOW, U. s. S. R.-CBy Mail -
Since came here, am working in
the English press section of the Com
munist International. The conditions
under which we work here are very
pleasant. The hours are from ten
till four thirty, with time allowed at
noon when we go downstairs to the
club rooms for glass of tea and
a sandwich or piece of cake. Days
before holidays we go home at four
o'clock instead of four thirty. All
in all l find things very pleasant.
How Russia Looks Today.
Conditions in Russia have improved
very much. There are many new
buildings now and many more being
repaired. The streets are clean as are
the trains, street cars, etc. In fact,
conditions have improved so wonder
fully that there is now splendid
motor bus service on many of the
principal streets of Moscow. We rode
from Riga to Moscow in third-class
compartment and it was just as clean
as it could be. Some comrades told
me that when they came three years
ago the third-class compartments were
terrible to ride in as the peasants
threw everything on the floor. All this
has been stopped and porter comes
into the train twice day and sweeps
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
"Llving Newspaper" to Be Out
Saturday, Dec. 10.

The third issue of Prolet-Tribune,
he living newspaper issued by the
'hicago worker correspondents of
he Novy Mir, will be out Saturday,
Dec. 10, at theiWorkers' House, 1902
w. Division St.Hc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

Watch the Saturday Magazine
Section for neto features every
'oeek. This is a good issue to giUe
to yotlr feIIoio toorker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18
Your Union Meeting
Third Thursday, Dec. II, 1925.
Name Of Local ana Place
of Maaflnr

Name Of Local ana Place
No. OF Meeting
Allied Printing Trades Council, 50
E. Van Buren, ST., $3.50 p. n.
27f Anal. Clothing Workers, 400 8.
aa7 soi 1sIs' Mak sS, ao4o w. North Ave.
80 Boot and Shoe, 1888 Mlwaukes
"a eriek and Clay, shermanviIle, ~.
IS Carpenters, 1i5 S. Ashland 5ivd.
60 Carpenters, 6416 S. Halsted st.
341 Carpenters, t44o Emma ST.
aga Carpenters, South chi.' 11os7 Mich
ss4 Carpenters, Ogden and kedzie.
100 or sSor Sle ,ssz' 4ai S. Dearborn ST..
1s4 Electricians, 1907 osden Ave.
7s5 electricians. 7475 Dante Ave.
1t5 Engineers, 1928 Houston Ave.
429 FiSemen and Enqinemen, 3sth and
ess Hed CARRIERS, South Chi. s7oi e.
60 Jani 9S ss' city Hall. Hearing
10 Ladies oarment Workers. sas ".
81 Ladies Garment Workers. 1874 n.
Ashland Ave.
100 Ladies' Garment Workers, s2s w.
u Leather Wokers, $40 w. Harrison
2ss MolIdsrs, 1ts S. Throop st.
Van Buren, st.
Painters District Council, 144s W.
371 Painters, Dutt's Hall, Chicago
Heights.
Piano and Organ Wkrs., 100 W.
Washington.
2Sf Plumbers Railway, Monroe and
Peoria SITS.
724 Railway Carmen, 18th and Drexei
so4 Railway Clerks, s1ss Commercial
Ave.
1892 Sign Hangers, $40 w. Harrison ST.
u Slate, Tile iRoofers. 1924 Milwaukee.
40 Stage Employees, Masonic Temple,
1880 a. m.
stone Cutters, 1870 w. Washington
ST.
742 Transfers, s2oe Houston Ave.
754 Transfers DAIRY, 22o s. Ashland.
ITO Upholsterers, 1870 w. Washington
ST.
(Note-Unless otherwise stated all
meetings are at .. MI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

When that argument begins at
lunch time in your shop tomor-
them what the DAILY
WORKER says about it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

He iciH like it.! Gire your union
brother sub to The DAILY
WORhER, .dtnnM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

Worker Corresponding win make
The DAILY WORKER a better paper
send in story about your shop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-18

Today's Total $145.75
Previously reported 30,62s.26
Total to date s3O,774.01
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-30

i Two rubber-tIred automobile ambu
lances were purchased at an outlay
of an additional $4,000.
A corps of trained first aid men,
numbering from a minimum of 10 to
90, was established at each mine.
Shafts were concerted, stations were
gunited to reduce fire hazard. fans that
were reversible were installed, new
electric cables, heat and acid resist
ing inventions. costing more than So
a foot and as thick as a mans fore
arm, were installed.
Dry stopers were changed to wet
stopers Overhead trolly wires gave
place to storage battery locomotives for
underground work.
Men with slight injuries were given
Immediate attention.
The badly injured miner found him
self In the hands of trained attendants
within two minutes after nn injury
Those requiring hospital treatment
were on their way to the surgeon with
In ten minutes after their accident,
not in a joltIng lron-tired wagon. but
In smooth-ridlng high powered car,
literally borne along like Alice in Won.
derland. on bubbles of air" that took
up every jolt and snved the injured
man all unnecessary pain.
AS the months went by and the work
continued. with results that could moi
be galnsald, suspicion gave way to toll
erance and tolerance turned into a
hearty acceptance Of the new plan,
with the result that, In the five years
following It's practical introduction In
1918, the Anaconda company trained no
less than 1000 men In first aid meth
DDS, and during the period between
Jan. 10 and APRIL. 1925. James white,
First Aid expert. alonehas trained S45.
There are now more than 1000 trained
men on the hill.
The safety-flrsi man Is blood brother
to the Texas Ranger or the men who
died at Balaklava. Theirs not to
reason why. Theirs but to do or die"
But the safety first man reasons why.
He goes because duty calls He doesn't
have to be sent. He has intelligence
to know when he Is needed. and he re-
spends to the need without thought to
himself.
At the Butte high school gym every |
Wednesday are assembled SO young |
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-30
q e DIE Worlds Best
49, BIoodMe6IIcine
Tree Quickly FeIled

Rapid Telling Of trees by novel
method was accomplished at Morden.
England, In order to make way for
the extension OF the City and South
London railway from Clapham Com
mon into Surrey. By means Of
monkey winch-an apparatus used In
the Australian bush-an elm tree 60
feet high was brought TO the ground
In ten minutes. The winch was se-
cured by a steel cable TO small tree
and another cable connected to the
elm. Two men steadily frightened the
cable and the tree fell. 1t was esti-
mated that by old methods Il would
have taken three men three days to
remove the tree and It's roots BY the
new method the roots were pulled out
Intact.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-30
MONTANA FARMING is
a PAYING VENTURE

]. Fl. Frisbie Of Howard, one of the
progressive farmers Of Rosebud coun-
~, Is a staunch believer in Montana as
a profitable farming state. He be-
lleves that one OF the most important
things In farming In this state Is crop
rotation and expects to rotate his on
one ffye-year plan. Hffalfa, beets.
corn, oats and barley are the principal
crops grown on this farm, with beets
as the cash crop.
Last year Mr.. Frisbie had AZ acres
an beets which yielded 61e tons, or APP
Droximakely LAT tons per acre.
A 12acre field of corn, producing
shout 90 bushels Of corn to the acre
was 'sheezed OF /" and "a acres OF bar
asy producing b bushels to the acre
will carry tbs hogs now on the arm
ehFomgh the summer and fall until
grain crops are harvested. A seven
acre flald os eeks nhich made 3 good
yield was used exclusively FOR feeding
ssaxpesea.
Elfky acres Of alfalfa produced 1853
eDss Of Ray. which was not As good
~ y nsuallg grown on nils farm, often
sAv2ns pFoaueea ~ hiss as -four and
nssA hslf sona per aeFe eF about ton
Esd h@l4 @sesH pef acre tfdn the crop
ssaf8*A s#s Y#a More fhan 500
ssa~<A - asz#Szs sFas nkfketed last
esss7 MaBA s# zssn@luAer Il being nsed
@ il ~
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-30

Cattle buyers who have been oper-
atlns In the Deer Lodge valley shipped
500 head Of prime steers to Spokane
markets. Max Jacobson. purchaser
for the Spokane cattle market, has
been the principal buyer. The price
paid vas in the neighborhood Of 8
cents q pound. The shipment viii an
clude cattle from the herds Of Nels
Nelson q Son, Mrs Charles Bowman,
james Oliver and screu Beck. With
lals ehlpnent. ptssgieally allzfas mar.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-30

Believing that the Great Northern
beans are real money makers, Mr.. Frls-
bic expects to seed about - acres to
beans this year, and II they produce
as well as he expects them to. acreage
viii be Increased next year.
From August until March OF this
year approximately $3.50 was realized
from the sale of cream. after supplying
the family with plenty OF milk. ceram
and butter. Seven Holsfein mich
cows are kept on the Frisbte farm. six
OF which are now milking.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-30

After three years as secretary Of the
Montana state fair. B. T., Moore has
resigned and May win become man
ager Of the Gallatin county fair at
Bozeman The reason for his leaving
Is that through faIiure Of the leEisla-
tnre to appropriate sufficisutly for the
state exposition. thera Il doekt wheth-
or the fair viii be held In Halena this
year.