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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10


They are Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. West,
and Miss Hildreth West, OF Dothan.
Miss Henrietta Splvey, Miss Doro-
thy Adams and Mr.. John Spivey of
Headland.
Mrs. Mary Lou Rainey and Mrs.
John Hugh Dobinson received the
members CT the Fidellis Glass Of
the Baptist Sunday school at their
monthly social meeting Friday aft
ernoon at their home. Miss MI
dred McCrory contributed a piano
SOLO. Ice cream and cake was sery-
ca The following guests: Mrs. Elm
Doilum' Mrs. T. j. Harden, Mrs.
harl Carter, Mrs. A. A. Arlington.
Mrs. Irene Livingston, Mrs. Cliff
Iofd Baugh, Mrs. O'Hearn, Mrs. c
L. Battle. Mrs. C. T. Rainey, Mrs
>: Z. Hanna. of Orlando, Fla. Mrs
=. T. Williamson, Mrs. j. R. HolIo-
way, Mrs. S. w. Miles, Mrs. J. r.
Royal Mrs. Curry Williams. Miss
Mildred McCrory, Mrs. B. c. Cheek
and Miss Myrtle Mott.
The following young ladies from
ochley county are ATTENDING tbn
Summer School for teachers at tbn
lhlrd District Agricultural COLLEGE
IN Americas, Miss Mary Tondee
hlaville; Miss Sue Snyder and Miss
Susie McCorkle; Hopewell, Miss Ora
Reed; Andrew Chapel, Miss Lois
Cook; Concord, Mrs. M. NJ. Wei
Ions.
Col c R. McCrory, Schley coun-
TVS representative in the Leqisla-
ture, who spent the week end with
his family, has returned to Atlanta
Miss Mable Parks, who has been
employed at Oglethorpe, is spend.
ing this week with her sister. Mrs
Irene Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Moulton, Mas.
tiers Jamie and Frances Moulton
and Will Dennis Baugh attended
the third district editors convention
in Butler last Friday, and reported
a most delightful occasion. The
next meeting of the convention viii
be held in the fall in Americas.
Mr.. G. V. Cunningham, who ha.
charge of the boys corn club worE,
spent few days in Ellaville las
week, en- route to points in Soutl
Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Collins, Mis-
Bertha Williamson and Miss Heller
Collins left Monday at noon for At
lanta, where they went to carr,
the latter to the Piedmont Sanitari
UNI for treatment.
Mr.. w. H. Collins, of Albany
spent a few days in our city thi
U week with home folks.
Mrs. T. A. Gregory and little son
James, of Sylvester, arrived a fcy
days ago for a visit of several week
TO her parents, Elder and Mrs. j
NJ. Murray.
Mrs. Mollie Cook, of Columbus
came down Sunday to be the CUES
for some time of her niece, Mis-
Leila Williamson.
Mrs. Clifford Johnson left fey
days ago for Birmingham wher
she was called by the serious Hines
of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Caller are tn
guests for a few DAYS this week 0
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Strange. e
route from their home in Florida t
Russellville, Ala, where they vii
visit their daughter, Mrs. Georg
Cleere.
Miss Thelma Gettys spent tn
week end with friends at Hopewel
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Dixon return
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10

little daughter, IGuiso, were he
guests Tuesday Ct 5heir cousin, Ms.
II. J. Williams, en- route tom a
visit to Pelham to thar home in
Talbotton.
Miss Georgia Hanna who recrrt.
ly graduated at the Americas Bus
ness College has accepted a po-
sition as an assistant 1t the pest
office and assume her du:ies there
Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10
WANTED

WANTED-To buy old rage for
used in wiping machinery must
me of good size and prefer those
free from starch. Clean rags of
all descriptions will be bought and
paid for cash. The Times Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10

Mr.. and Mrs. oakless billiard.
and Mr. and Mrs. O Hearn haze
leased the house recently occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Junk and win in
the future make it thei' home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williamson.
who motored to Ellaville Saturday
evening for week end visit TO
their father, Mr.. j. 3, Williamson,
have returned to their home in AL
bany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10

The mcmbers Of the Central EX-
ecutive Ct the Communist Party in
Russia leave the Kramin in Mos
COW after an important meeting.
Left to right: Stain, Rykoff, Kan
eneff and Sinoviev.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
IN BOWERY MISSIONS
IF YOU FALL ASLEEP
YOU GET THROWN OUT
BY A Worker correspondent

NEW YORK, MINI is very
cold. The weather changed all Of
a sudden. got my overeoat out Of
hook today. ! am glad have an
overcoat. On the Rowery this cold
night can see thousands of men
suffering from cold, hunger and pow
erty. When you are homeless and
broke, you naturally drift to the
Bowery. or
The missions are open: The SAL
walton Army hotel and the Seamen's
church institute, II you have the
price. It is so cold that ! decided
to sleep in the mission, where there
are also hundreds Of others. But
there are no beds to sleep on. One
sits and sleeps in a chair all night
long. 1 Sc
At midnight, they wake everyone
up to listen to the religious services
and to join in signing! II, after
they wake you up, you should fall
asleep again--out you go into the
cold street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
MINERS FORCED
ON LOWER PAY
BY union HEAD
FarringtOn's Man Fri
day on the Job
BY WILLIAM SCHROEDER.
worker Correspondent

WEST FRANKFORT, llI.-Redue-
ton Of wages from 35 to so per cent
is being forced on miners at the
Orient No. 2 Mine, by men loading
from IS and more tons Of coal day
for shift work pay behind the loading
machine.
The men complained and their case
was taken up by union board mem
Der after the pit committee had dis
agreed. The board member handed
the case over to his assistant, an ap-
pointee of Frank harrington, presi-
dent of District, II, U. NJ w. Of A.
The union assistant spoke in his mas
ter's voice" and declared that the com
pany had right to pay shift-work
wages because the loading machines
were in an experimental" stage yet,
this, despite the fact that the ma
chimes have been in use for three
yearsl
The miners agreement with the
company states that, when any ma
chine is in use more than three
months, it becomes practical and can
not be considered any more as in the
experimental stage. Miners know
this even if board members don't.
But what most of the miners don't
know is that board members are there
to take care of the interests of the
coal operators. And coal diggers are
there to pay their dues and keep their
mouths shut-and to work at from 35
to so per cent reduction if the board
members order!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
(Worker Correspondent

BENTLEYVILLE, Pa, (By Mail.)-
A mass open-air meeting called by
the mine workers organization was
held at Mariana, Pa. on November
Is. The meeting was called for the
purpose of protesting against Bethle-
hem Steel corporation for trying to
open their mines under the 1917 scale
or so-called open shop policy on the
Ellsworth branch,
There are large number of pro
gressives in this section. So the pro-
gressives got busy and distributed
leaflets to the miners who came to
the mass meeting calling on them to
fight for their union, to close their
ranks against the 1917 scale and to
force their officials to take drastic
steps in this fight and stop expelling
the progressive members in the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America.
Some of the miners were distribut-
ing leaflets, Hands OF China" and
Stand by Soviet Russia and Don't
Mobilize for Morgan"
Officials In Frenzy over Leaflets.
When the district officials and their
agents got hold OF the leaflets which
criticized them5 for their inactivity
and wrong policies or lack of policy,
they went blind mad over II and tried
to stop the distribution. In their
fury they got hold of miner who
was distributing the leaflets STAND
by Soviet Russia" and accused him
OF nothing less than of being paid by
the steel company to break the union.
The district president, Mr.. Pagan
himself, with several of his gang at.
tackled this miner and by force took
away the leaflets that he had with
him.
The meeting was soon called to or.
der and to the surprise of everyone,
the meeting was opened by a priest
with the prayer: God Help and
Bless Us in This Fight" The priest
was followed by International organ
Tiers who spoke In Italian and Croa-
ton. In their speeches they attack.
ed Kaiser Bill of Germany for break.
ing the contract rand marching thru
Belgium. The Belgians took to arms
and fought TO the last ditch against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
Attack ProgressiUes Not Bosses

the kaiser They further pointed out
that Kaiser Schwab is doing exactly
the same thing as Kaiser Wilhelm
did. But we are advised to fight
against Kaiser Schwab by quite diff
ferent methodist sit home and keep
quiet while the officials with their
brains and intelligence" land by pray
ing to godl) will bring Charlie
Schwab to stand by the agreement
which he, himself, signed. One would
wonder what would have happened
with the Belgian people had they fol-
lowed the advice of our union Off
Gals. Kaiser Wilhelm would have
marched thru Belgium without losing
single hair!
The next speaker was Mr.. Pagan,
district president of this district Of
the United Mine Workers of America.
He followed the same line about
Kaiser Bill and Kaiser Schwab. He
opened his speech with a plea for un-
ity, but soon forgot his opening re-
marks and started a vigorous attack
upon the progressive miners, and the
Workers Party. He pointed out that
Tom Ray, Myerscough, Ruthenberg
and Foster are just as dangerous to
the union as Charlie Schwab is and
stated that they must be destroyed
by all means. This attack upon the
left wing was the cause of a great
disturbance among the large mass of
miners who began to protest calling
Mr.. Pagan a liar and pointing out that
this group, Foster-Ruthenberg, are
trying to make the union a fighting
organization. Pagan then made
statement that the progressive miners
at their last convention held in Pitts
burgh on March 18th were led by
man by the name Of Mike Halapy, who
Is now organizing company unions.
He was then again called liar and
challenged to prove his statements.
He soon finished his speech and was
followed by Vice President Murray.
God helped him, as It was prayed
before, with a big rain storm so he
had to cut It short without showing
the miners the way TO fight the
Charlie Schwabs who are laughing
at the agreements while our union OF.
iciais are busy lighting thu 'ssds."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
UNION OFFICIALS AID BOSSES TO
BRING OPEN SHOP TO SANTA BARBARA

the rebuilding fund. One local union
of about 275 members donated $1,000
toward rebuilding the schools.
And Burn Their Fingers.
The workers were given another
lesson in class collaboration when
they started on the Central Building
The foreman began driving the men
working outside on scaffolds. Three
men had to quit their jobs or en-
danger their lives. Then the foreman
began picking on the union men. He
brot a charge of stealing a brush
against one man and laid-off that man
tho he could not prove the aceusa-
ton. The union delegate was called
in. He told the men that the job is
fair"-but the men refused to stand
for that and quit, with the exception
of few.
An advertisement which appeared
in the Los Angeles Times recently is
a signal to close the town of Santa
Barbara to organized labor, a signal
to scabs to flock to Santa Barbara.
In line with this policy the Los An
geles Times carried vicious story
against organized labor in Santa Bar
bara.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
(By a Worker Correspondent


SANTA BARBARA, Calf. Nov. 22-
Santa Barbara is being rebuilt with
scab labor after the earthquake of last
spring. The California Development
Association and. the Los Angeles
Times offered to- give Santa Barbara
Az per cent toward rebuilding the
city if this was done on an open shop
basis. IA
Workers Play With Fire.
The business men foreseeing trouble
refused. Officials of organized labor
advised the workers to collaborate
with the chamber of commerce in the
interest of peace and as result or
ganized labor pledged itself not to
raise wages. The Citizens Committee
made a pretense at helping the union
men to keep their jobs but the wolf
soon showed it's teeth.
A notorious open shop manufacture
er of the Santa Barbara school board
brot in scab carpenters to rebuild the
high school, saying he could not af-
ford to employ sunion men. Organ
lied labor was once more advised by
its officials to work with the scabs
and they even pledged donations to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
BY A Worker Correspondent

Maintain the present policy of elect
ing officials from the rank and filei
This is the slogan which members of
Window Workers Local 1874, B. S. E.
I. u, win rally around tonight at their
regular meeting at 1870 West Washing
ton, when officials for 1926 will be
nominated.
Under the capable guidance of
Steve Zaharachuk, business agent,
this union has developed from a bank
rupt organization run by Tim Murphy
and his henchmen to a militant union
with a good financial standing and a
three-fold increase of membership.
Chicago "worId," Chief scab.
Formerly laughed at by window
cleaning companies, this union today
is almost 100 per cent recognized,
with wage scales of $10O an hour and
the piece-work system abolished. The
scabby Chicago" World is the only
firm of any Importance that has no
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
"Sixty Hours and
Step on IT." Says
Mail Order House
BY SIDNEY KELLER.
Worker correspondent)

Sixty hours and step on III"
This threatening warning to the
girls employed at Sears-Roebuck mail
order house is printed on blackboards
in large letters as the bosses means
of speeding-up the help. For sixty
hours and step on it, the girls are
paid the miserable sum OF SIS per
week. with big chances of getting
laid off after the Christmas rush II
they haven't stepped on It" enuf.
Over 1000 workers are laid of each
year after the holidays.
Fears Of being laid off keep the
workers in a frenzied rush to obey
the bosses orders. Employment Of
fees are packed daily with work seek.
ers, standing around for hours anxious
to fill vacancy If some worker fails
to keep up the pace.
Despite the frequent changes of
help, however, the bosses are bitterly
hated, for II doesn't take worker
long to catch on TO their methods of
exploitation. Some day, the workers
will learn epuf 20 become organized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
OPEN SHOP HEAVEN
HAS HIGH RATE OF
TUBERCULAR WORKERS
by A Worker correspondsnt

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. u.s.
louisiana, the lair Of the open
shopper, convict labor system, tene-
ment houses land farms Of the
same variety where women, chill
dren and old men are forced to la
Dor for less than an existenee), ac-
cording to bulletin Issued by the
state board Of health, has 1920 tu-
bereular patients In the various in
situations and homes, under treat
ment.
This does not include many more
who are daily employed in sweat
shops and factories scattering the
germs Of the white plague to their
fellow workers, and sending it
broadcast in goods manufactured
here for shipment to the north and
east. Ir
The death rate from tuberculosis
in Louisiana is 10 per 1000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
WORKER WRITERS MODELLING
IN CORRESPONDENCE CLASSES

This a S history DAILY
WORKER beginning cORREs
PoNoENcE, both New
Capitalization points,
in all possible industrial
Wherever workers catches
is to be ready write
this is the for which
In order The DAILY WORKER, however,
attend these
will published
ing will be kept in touch and be able participating
The pamphlet
RESPONDENTS which No Library
be ordered from The Daily Worker Publishing
In Chicago,
F. Dunno editors Carlson secretary
Of the Workers School, while
Joseph Freeman Chicago
every Monday nqht All
terested car attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
SCHOOL ADOPTS
FINKS'. SLOGAN,
'DEPORT REDS
ey A Worker correspOndent

HARTFORD Conn.-After seven
detectives Of the Hartford police
squad had attended the mass meeting
arranged by the Young Workers
League at the Labor Educational ALI
ance here this week, the teachers in
the public schools came out in an
open attack. League members are
reds" and should be deported, teach
ers warned their pupils.
Wide attention had been attracted
by the meeting, which was a protest
against American education week"
Altho the police did not interfere, they
questioned several people and the
seven dicks stayed turnout under the
leadership of Sergeant Moriarity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
NOMINATE RANK AND FILERS
AND MAINTAIN GOOD RECORD.
SAY UNION WINDOW CLEANER

agreement with the Window Worke
Union.
The membership consists Of
timers, who first formed the uni
and fought to bring it to IT'S pres,
status, and of newcomers, not
drawn into the militant spirit Of
union. The latter group must
drawn into the unions activiti,
These new members must be ma
to feel that the union is theirs a.
that its future is in their hands.
No More outsidersI
The present policy Of electing on
Gals from the rank and file must b
maintained. No more outside Tin
Murphys can be tolerated.! In tn
campaign for organizing the nor
union buildings firms, the entire mem
bership must take part. The uniol
has good rank and file material, /
has a fighting business agent on tn
job all the time, it has the co-opers
ton of the building trades.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
A Miner Is Never
Too Old to Have
His Wage Docked
BY a Worker Correspondent

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill.-"Fritz, y
an old coal digger who has worked
for the Peabody Coal company for the
last Ia years and viii should be on a
pension, is still not too old to learn
new tricks that the bosses can put
over.
Not long ago, he Struck role in
his room" as miners say Any coal
miner with horse sense knows that in
such cases the roof becomes bad and
is very dangerous to work under. So
Fritz notified the face boss and de.
manded a timberman to timber the
place.
Nothing doing" says the face
boss. IF you want it timbered, do it
yourself!"
Old Fritz went home, the only thing
he could do. The next day it was the
same story and again he went home.
When he came back the following day,
he wa stold, "You are discharged"
When Fritz took the matter up with
the pit committee, the committee, as
usual, referred it to the superintend.
ent, and there was disagreement
and the case went to a union board
member. The board member told
Fritz, Don't you worry! You go home
until the roof is fixed and I'll make
them pay compensation for every day
you lose"
Three weeks went by before the
board member told Fritz that he
could go back to work. But when
Fritz asked him about compensation.
he said, what Fritz had heard so often
before, Nothing doing"
If you want to thoroughly un.
dqlgtand Communicunotud ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28

tire press Of this district to the de-
mands of the officials of the Inland
Steel company Of Indiana Harbor
which also maintains a plant in Chi
cago Heights, that no news of acct
dents and injuries to workers in the
mills be published; only such news
pertaining to the conditions Of the
workers as given out to the press by
the steel officials themselves may be
published
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28

With the advance IN steel produce
ton, there will be no increase in EN-
ployment. The increases in steel
production in steel mills in this dis
trict will be gained mostly thru a
stricter enforcement of the speed-up
system, which is unbearable even in
regular weeks of average production.
Dominate Press.
An illustration of the united front
Of the manufacturers and the press
is shown by the consent of the en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
Another Charity" Hold-Up!
ex ]. c. soLTIs. Worker correspond.nt

G. soLTIs, Worker Correspondent
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, 25-Eshen
forced contribute
charity fund in their annual drive Atho
the principle eaptalo
NJ FI.a
The only choice they had pay
all at the rate Of 80 a FTgg
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28

"hObHOl tHSJ ACcu any ucAp. I1S lanes
his time about calling, while you
wait and SILVER
Wages, Hours and Conditions.
The day crew works 1O-hour shift
and the night crew works a 12-hour
shift, for the same weekly wage scale,
which is as follows: Cooks, (they
call them pantrymen), $1,000; wait
ers, $1,000; porters and dishwashers,
$14.0O. The day crew is divided in
half, where possible, SO that half be-
gin at seven a. m. and quit at five
p. M, while the other half begin at
nine a. m. and quit at seven D. m.
The day crew works a halliday Sun
day, making six and half days a
week.
The night crew begins at seven D. m.
and quit at seven a. M, twelve hours
day, seven days a week. Neither
crew has a day off, except the wait
ers or countermen, and they can only
take day off by special arrange
ment with the manager, which is
very hard to do.
Managers Job to Drive.
The manager is the slave driver.
They're short on nearly all the dish
es, silverware and glasses. When a
rush is on, the porters are kept on
the run getting the dirty dishes out
to the dishwasher. The walters must
rush to get their tables and counter
clear in time for the next customer.
The cook and walters are constantly
hollering, glasses" "silverware," "pie
plates" or "platters up" while the
manager is right there with the dish
washer yelling, Come on, get these
dishes out there, quick"
OF course, the manager would rath-
er work the help to death, than tell
the boss to get more dishes. In fact,
he is afraid he will lose the job if
he asks for more dishes and to get
more dishes would mean less profit
for the boss.
The Spy System.
The workers realize the need of
union and most of them talk in ia
vor of unions. But the boss has one
or more spies (stool pigeons) in
each house to report anyone who tries
to talk a union or organize one in
the Messenger houses. Therefore,
they are afraid to talk union, for fear
that they will get fred and blacklist
ed. Just like in any other industry,
you will find the scissor-bill there
that don't care anything about the
conditions that he has to work and
live under, just so long as he has
a place to sleep and coffee and rolls
to eat. When you speak to him about
a union, he says, "Oh, what do care?
man or a bricklayer next week. I'm
just here to make a stake, so for the
length of time I'm here l don't need
to waste my money on union" You
see the same sap year later, still
on the same old job.
s The Union Needed.
The union is the answer to the
twelve-hour day. 1t is only thru a
strong, well-organized industrial union
that the twelve-hour day can be
smashed If the workers in the food
industry, will only organize, they can
get the eight-hour day and make the
food trust sit up and take notice. II
not. they will die working twelve
hours day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
CORR P0NDENCE
MESSENGER LUNCH ROOM WORKERS
SLAVE IL HRS. DAILY, Z DAYS PER WEEK;
DAY OFF ONLY BY SPECIAL REQUEST
By RUFUS ?. HEATH, Worker Commencement.


which forms link in the food
The Quincy looking
for job be there then you
leave and return at don't
return at in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28
SPEED-UP SYSTEM UNBEATABLE AS
STEEL PRODUCTION INCREASES
BY HENRY VICTOR, Worker Correspondent.

BY HENRY VICTOR Worker Correspondence
of Of Gary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-28

If you want to thoroughly un.
delstand Communism--st study it.