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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-03
HIGH infant DEATH
RATE DUE TO Low
WAGES Of PARENTS

WASHINGTON d. G. July a.
Low wages are responsible for high
death rates among babies the United
States Children's Bureau has found
from q series Of studies ID eight
American cities and manufacturing
towns. Where the mothers work the
death rate Is stin higher.
The studies we're made from 10 70
Is years ago and have new been COM
hited into one set Of facts and cen
ions, based on conditions in New
England, Pennsylvania, and Middle
Western cities and towns.
Higher Wages Cut Deaths
Where the father made less than
4zbO. the infant mortality rate was
twice as high Is where the father
made between $3.50 and 81 ,O49. AS
the fathers income increases, there is
gradual decrease in the rate of in
fant deaths.
The highest death rates by nation-
nliffes occurred among the recent im-
migrants. Portuguese French Canad-
ian. and Polish even passed the death
rate among negroes il the cities stud
led. Lack Of acquaintance with
American conditions caused some Of
this. but the chief reason, as borne
cut By the studies Of the Children's
Bureau, was the low wages Of the
father.
When the mother worked for wags
81 st;II more of the children died.
Out Of 1000 children whose mothers
worked away from home in the period
before the child was born, ITO Of the
children died. II the mother worked
for wages at home, ia died. II the
mothers did not work for wages, 98
died. Making all allowances, it ap-
pears that infant mortality was about
40 per cent higher when the mothers
worked.
Lew Wages Always 70 Blame
The connection between low earn
mrs and hieh nulnber Of deaths Of
infants was found 70 exist regn nfdless
Of tie type q feeding nationality. OF
q I6rne nfraber e chizdnen ETen :
crowded home did not make 20 much
difference.
Commenting On the report, tie De-
partment of Social Action Of the Na-
3ionaI Catholic Welfare Conferences
says:
aThe main point seems to be that
the poor do not have money enough
to care for the mother during child
birth and the infants first year Of life.
They lack medical care and advice be-
cause they lack the money to pay
for il.
Fathers Poverty Kills Children e
sBecause the fathers do not get a
living wage, more Of their children
die. Their poverty kills their chill
dren.
ssBehind this stands the denial Of
their right to organize and determine
collectively BY agreement with their
employers the amount Of their wages,
the failure Of the government to pro-
tect them in their right to a living
wage and their right to organize, and
the general failure Of public opinion
to bring pressure to bear upon en-
ployers who do not pay a living wage.
sThat the United States is wealthy
enough to pay living wage, goes
without saying. Our physical re-
sources and mechanical equipment
far exceed the demands Of the popula-
tion from the wages, salaries, and
other such incomes that the bulk Of
them receive"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-03

sfIee and he was therefore
above the battIes Of factions and
phrtips.
Intelligence His Weapon
'sHs worked for the solution Of
probIems the riehting of wrongs, the
removal of injustices, and his weapon
was intelligence, burning with q white
light ia analysis and accumulation Of
facts. Dedicated to this ideal, he
found himself constantly on the side
OF the poor, Of the worker, fighting
the battle Of those in whose faces the
doors of opportunity were being clos
ed in this once free land.
"He was forced to challenge special
privilege in every fora and sphere.
He became the champion Of the weak
against the arrogance Of wealth and
power. Fearless, incorruptible, his
head above the murk and miasma Of
selfishness and greed, his feet firmly
planted ia the thickness Of fact, he
gave his life to make government the
servant Of human values in new and
difficult age.
LaFOllette Pointed the Way
when the day comesy as come it
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-03
5-DAY WEEK IN LAUNDRIEs

DETROIT, Mich, July 2.-Organ-
ized girls employed in hand laundries
have a five-day week while morgan
ized girls are working long hours this
hot weather The Laundry Workers
union has signed agreements with
175 laundries.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-03

Whole soft coal industry threaten
ed with collapse as demand steadily
shrinks, New York World reports.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-03

Chinese public opinion reported as
end Of concessions.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-03

Senator Edwin F. Ladd of North
Dakota, Progressive Republican,
who died June % at q Baltimore
lMd.) hospital after an illness Of
more than year. Senator Ladd was
elected to the Senate in 1920. He
fought for progressive legislation and
was one Of Senator La Follette's
strongest supporters. During the
Teapot Dome oil lease investigation
by the Senate Committee on Public
Lands, after the resignation Of SEN
ator Lenroot of Wisconsin as chair
man, Senator Ladd became chairman
Of that committee and presided over
the hearings.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
MlLESTONES IN LIFE
 OF CHAS. G. DAWES

1S65-Born at Marietta, Ohio. 1884-Graduated from Marietta College. 1396-After attending Cincinnati Law School, was admitted to the bar.
 1s87-Moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and began law practice; became public utility counselor and or ganizer.
 188o-Married Caro D. Blymer of Cincinnati, Ohio. 1896-Attracted notice of Mark Hanna and managed MckinIey's Illinois campaign. 18o7-Appointed Comptroller of the Currency by President Me- kinIey.
 1eO2-Founded Central Trust Com pany of Illinois. 1o17-Commissio Liuetenant- Colonel in the World War and rose to be Brioadier-Generai in charge of purchases for the Am ercan Expeditionary Forces. 1e21-Appointed Director of the Budget.
 1o23-Chosen head of reparations experts committee that framed the Dawes plan. 1924-Elected President.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
TATlTLEk VILLAGE REGISTERS
 STRING OF EARTHQUAKES

Twelve distinct earthquake shocks
 Last week party of six men February g, A, and 9, according to a message received by the Rev. T. Lavischeff of Cordova, who kept an accurate record of the series. He states that when the first severe temblor was felt on February g at 1850 D. m., big wave rushed in toward shore, snow dropped in quantities from the trees and every house was rocked, although without damage. On the same day shocks were registered at 2:10, 2:17, 2:36, 3:37, 4:01 6:53, and l1:59 p. m. The following day a distinct shock was felt again at 11:59 p. m., and on Feb ruary 25, shocks were recorded at S:58 a. n1., and 400 ?. m.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10

Remington Portable Typewriters at the Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10

A boa constructor in the London zoo is the mother of 24 littles boas.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
FREIGHTING SUPPLIES TO
 BASE OF MOUNTAIN FOR
 MOUNT LOGAN EXPEDITION
(From Cordova Times)

Capt. 4. H. Mccarthy, leader of the expedition to scale Canada's last mountain peak, Mount Logan, is bus. fly engaged in distributing supplies along the route of travel in prepa. ration of the arrival of his party in Cordova early in May. The freight ing is being done from Mccarthy, on the Copper River Railroad. A. F. Trimm, with four horse team, was the first to start out with about G., 900 pounds and was closely follow. ed by Bill Myers with one team and $500 pounds Then came Andy Fay Tor, Henry Olsen and Scotty Aiken sen, dog mushers, who each pulled out with string of seven dogs and 300 pounds of supplies, on their 15O mile journey to the base of the mountain.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
NEW REGULATIONS
 ON FREIGHT TRAINS

New regulations regarding passen-
 gers riding on freight trains have
 been issued by the Alaska railroad
 and are ordered to take effect i'm
 mediately according to the Anchor
 age office.
 From now on travelling men and
 men in charge of stock are the only
 persons who will be allowed pas. sage on regular freight trains. If
 an emerency should arise, such as
 accident or illness, an exception will be made to this ruling. All passengers along the railroad are to take the regular passenger train with it's accommodations, and are asked by the railroad to make their plans accordingly.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
MISS JEAN DUGGER TO
 LOCATE IN kETCHikAN
Fairbanks News-Niner)

Miss Jean Dugger, who arrived in Fairbanks about a month ago, in tending to establish readyto-wear business in Fairbanks, left for the coast.
 Miss Dugger had arranged for a location in the Stein building and had started improvements in the way of fixtures, when the opportunity to locate in Ketchikan was given her As the Ketchikan location is one that she has desired for several years, she withdrew her plans to open here and had her new stock reshipped to the coast town.
 Miss Dugger is a successful busi, ness woman of Alaska. For several years she owned an exclusive shop in Cordova, selling that only last sum- mer to take a much-needed vacation in the Hawaiian Islands.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
SOURDOUCH kOUGARCk MINER IS FOUND DEAD
 IN HIS LONELY CABIN
(From Nome Nugget

Joe Sale pioneer Sourdough min e.', NMo has been identified with opera tions in the KOugarok district since 1900, and who has been in Alaska since '9S, was found dead in his cabin at the kelliher camp on the kougarok on December 30, by James Corrigan, Jean DeCarey and Vic Lourin.
 MT. Sale was last seen by Pete Bloomberg on December p, but it is supposed that he was alive after that date as he had scratched the calendar for December 25, habit of most miners who are living in isolated parts of the country.
 The conclusions drawn were that the deceased had just been out of doors banking snow about the cab in and had overdone himself as he was fully clothed for being outside and when found was lying flat on his back on the floor of his cabin There was no indication of his hav- ing been indisposed previous to his death.
 Mir. Sale is survived by two sis ters, both of whom live in Brook lyn, New York. At the time of his death, he was taking care of the Kelliher mining property for the winter.
 News of MT. Sales death was brought to Nome by James Corri- gan, who is communicating with the deceased mans relatives in re gard to the disposal of his remains.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
CORDOVANS IN MARKET
 FOR ALASKA MINED COAL

The people of Cordova prefer to burn coal from the Interior than the Nanaimo coal, providing they can buy it for the same price," Ed ward F. Medley, attorney of Cor dova stated recently to an Anch- orage reporter. "They are very much pleased with the initial shipments of Alaska coal and if it were possi- ble for the Cordova price to be low cred no coal but Alaska coal would be purchased on that market"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
PARTY OF MEN GO
 TO CANDLE CREEK

Last week a party of six men passed thru Seward en rou,e from San Francisco to the Kuskokwim dis trict, where they will work for the Kuskokwim Dderging company on candle Creek. This is the dredge formerly operated by Tom Aitken, who is now in the States.
 The men left Seward journeying over the railroad to Kobe, from where they hit the trail to the scene of their summers work. They are going in about six weeks early to give the dredge an overhaulins be- fore the rest of the men arrive,
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10
CAIN NOW SOLE
 OWNER FAIRBANKS STUDIO

MT. Cam of the Cann-Loussac studio in Fairbanks has taken over the interest of MT. Loussac and is now sole owner and proprietor of the business. The deal was consu- mated over the last week end while MT. Loussac was in Fairbanks.
 MT. Cam will continue the busi- ness dealings of the studio along the same lines. He will have pie lures, portrait kodaks and supplies for sale at Outside prices He is agent for Eastman supplies in Fair banks and offers them to the pub lie at the same price paid in New York City
 Mrs. Jones, recent arrival in Fairbanks from Anchorage, will do the tinting for the studio and will later be in the store as an assist ant to Mr. Cam.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-10

Katherine Wald, 13, rescued from gypsies at Bartlesville, Okla, said she was sold to them by her parents at Fort Smith, Ark, five months be- fore.
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
RAIL MILITA ANTS
HEAR REPORT ON
union CONDITION
Amalgamation Confer
ence Holds Second Meet

When the second international con-
ference Of the railroad amaIgamation
movement opened Saturday at the
Workers Lyceum, the report Of Otto
n. Waneerin, secretary-treasurer, gave
tr delegates one Of the most graphic
analysis Of railroad unionism and its
prospects that has ever been the
fortune for a body of seasoned union
lists to listen to.
1.-THE present-day characteristics of
great number of the unions that
make up the American trade union
movemerN are apathy, Indifference,
acquiescence in the open shop or
American plan, absence of a work
ing class outlook, and no sign of
militancy or courage to grapple with
the great problems confronting them,"
said Wangerin in his opening words.
Make Unions Into Aids to Capital.
This has become an attitude and a
policy, he stated, citing the whole
system of class collaboration, the ia
Dor" banks, insurance, business insti-
tutions, industrial peace" schemes
and "B. and o. cooperation" plans.
The function of trade unionism to
fight for the interestes of the workers
Is lost sight of completely. The unions
are being made over into auxiliary
machines to aid the capitalist profit
taking system. This must be stopped
or organized labor is headed for dis
aster.
The causes are three: Lack Of fight
ing leadership with real working class
vision; second, lack of militant pro-
gram and policy to guide the various
unions; third, the split-up craft form
Of organization, jurisdictional quarrels
and no coordination of effort, lack of
mutual assistance lending weakness
to the unions and strength to the
enemy.
The "Golden Age" Past.
These causes had operated in the
railroad unions as in others and altho
some trades were organized 100 per
cent, when the test came they had to
retreat before the united power of
the companies. Almost all have suf-
fered greatly in membership and loss
Of wages and conditions.
The golden age" of rail unions
from 1917 to 1922 was gone. During
this period of the national agreement
when the government. as war meas
Continued on page p
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
TEN BUSINESS AGENTS
or ANAL GAMATED ARE
JAILED ON SUSPICION"

The ten business agents Of the
AmaIgamated Clothing Workers Of
America, who were arrested In a
raid on the unions headuarters, 409
South Halsted street, have been re-
leased on writs Of habeaus corpus,
union officials state.
The union members were attend
ing their regular weekly meeting at
the headquarters Saturday when
four detectives entered the hall and
quizzed all present. Only business
agents were arrested. No reason
was given for the raid, which is the
second one conducted during the
eleven weeks course Of the strike
against the international Tailoring
company.
The union men were taken TO the
detective bureau and were subject
ed to a severe grilling. They were
arrested ION suspicion" II was an
nouneed.
Included among those arrested
we're business agents skaIa, Dunn.
Rocco, Smith, Hubaeek and JsnIeek.
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
LEFT Wing OF
Ii. G. v. ASKS
AID FROM YOU!
Help Wanted in Fight
Against Terrorism

NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 13.-The
Joint Comitbee of Action formed by
the left wing suspended locals of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers, Locals 2, and 20 have issued
the following statement:
To All Labor and Labor Sympa-
thIzIng Organizations,
Fellow Workers and Friends;
On the t1th Of June, 1925, the re-
dictionary forces of the American Jew
ish labor movement decided to instl.
tute a campaign Of persecution against
all those who dare to question their
policies and leadership.
II was onlthe nth OF June that the
joint board of. the Cloak and Dress
makers Union planned and executed
the suspension Of the executive boards
and managers of three of the largest
locals In the international Ladies'
Garment Workers. Union, representing
over 10000 workers,
Issues of Struggle
We were suspended because we had
dared to oppose the leaders present
policy of dillf-dallying with the em.
pioyers. andibecause we had severely
criticized the wasteful methods of adj
ministering the union funds. Being
unable to face the issues raised by
the three locals concerning the pres
ent chaotic situation in our industry.
and not being able to account for the
thousands ofrdollars p2id in by the
lCouttnued on page 6)
The daily worker., 1925-09-15

the Soviet government of Cuba
The government is trying not
only to smash the new party,
but to break up all the trade
unions of Cuba, especially the
Sindicato de la Industria Fabril.
An order has been issued to arrest
all party members, but we are out
side Havana, organizing big pro-
test in the whole republici Three of
the workers arrested are anarchists,
The government supposes that an,
archists and Communists are the
same thing. AS soon as we finish
with the protest demonstrations, we
viii fight for the freedom Of our
comrades.
Eighty workers have so far been
deported to Europe, four are in jail in
Cuba. and warrants have been issued
for the arrest. Of SO more students and
workers.
We need your help, We ask the
American workers to protest to the
Cuban minister.
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
PRESSMEN EXPEL
HARRY SCHECK
FROM NO. 3
Other StOOlPigeons and
ScabS Are Bounced

Herey scheck, Clown Cigarette ped
dIer and reading clerk of the Chicago
Federation Of Labor was expelled
from Chicago Printing Pressmen's
Union No. 3, and fined $5oo.oo, toae-
ther with eleven others, for conduct
unbecomine trade unionist.
Those expelled in addition to
Scheck are; "Stuss" Singer, ex-New
York gangster and now superintend-
ent in the scab Cuneo Printing plant,
Tom Polston, international Berry or
ganizer, Ben Salviti, Rudy Lindqutst,
Tom Coghlan, Art Rollins, the Davis
brothers Sam Fox and Hickson, two
international stoolpigeons for Berry,
AL Kearns and Hughes.
OF those who stayed in the struck
plant all are foremen excepting three
or four. Out Of 200 pressmen only ten
or eleven betrayed the principles of
trade unionism and scabbed Sheck.
went around making propaganda for
Berry and deserted No. 3, to which he
owes whatever prestige he has in the
labor movement and most of his
worldly goods But for No 3, Harry
would not today be the big gun in the
promotional league or chief salesman
for Clown cigarettes. He is a delegate
to the Chicago Federation OF Labor
from No. 3, but if he continues to be
delegate any longer it will not be
from that union.
East Side Gangster
The readers of the DAILY WORK
Err are already well acquainted with
the records of "Stuss" Singer and Sam
Fox. Singer has been a man of many
schemes and was mixed up with the
Continued on page A.
The daily worker., 1925-09-15

the offices of the union to the
klansmen, and how they ruled
for the coal company in the
controversy over illegal weigh
ing.
The officials ordered the miners
back to work, and at meeting Of
the local declared that Corhishley,
who had been reelected president,
would have to vacate his office. The
men refused, and the kluxers, backed
by the officials, started a fight. a
klansman killing one of the militant
miners.
Later, D. B. Cobb and Lon Fox
swore out warrants against eighteen
of the miners, charging them with
conspiracy to murder"
The statement follows:
The undersigned committee, repre-
senting a general census of opinion
of the miners of zeigler concerning
the recent events, presents the facts
of the case exactly as they have hap
pened. There has been much misun.
derstanding thruout the community
concerning the trouble in Zeigler. The
arrest Of eighteen members of Local
No. 992 and the avowed intention Of
those who swore the warrants to pros
ecute the case to the limit, presents a
situation that constitutes grave dan
ger to both the community and the
miners union. We therefore, present
for the inspection of all interested
parties the actual record of the hap
penings that have led up to the pres
ent crisis.
Klan Attempts Disruption.
The story must begin with the an
nual election held June is, 1924, in Lo-
cal Union 992, U. NJ. w. of A., in Zeig-
Ter. This election resulted in Henry
CorbishIey and his associates being
elected by an Overwhelming vote to
fill the offices Of the union. After the
election had been completed the op.
position, that found its chief support
AMONG members of the ku klux khan
discovered it had elected no one and
broke up the meeting by starting a
fight. Many people in the county
know that Corbishley had the sheriff
and deputies over several times in the
past year to keep down trouble pro-
voked by the khan element.
Continued on page ~
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
FORM DEFENSE
Representing
.18,OOO WORKERS
80 Delegates Launch
Local Unit of Ill. D.

Ninety delegates, representing 49,
600 organized workers, met In the
Ashland Auditorium yesterday and
formed the Chicago local unit Of the
international Labor Defense, the
champion of the working class VIC
Tins Of the bosses persecution in thIs
country.
Samuel T. Hammersmark was una
nimously elected chairman Of the To-
cal body, Felix Hanzel of the Wood
Carvers' Union, vice-chairman. and
George Maurer, secretary. A re-
solution committee of five men,
bers was unanimously elected, con-
sisting of Max Hankin, representing
Local Union 1919, International Asso-
citation Of Machinists: George Maurer.
assistant secretary Of the national or
ganization; NJ. Turner. of Local 337,
Machinists' Union; Rose Karsner, on
the national committee OF the |. L. d.,
and r. Youkelson, representing the
Northwest Side branch of the l. L. ID.
Resolutions were presented to the
convention and passed. following
speeches and discussion, protesting
against the white terror Of the capi-
talist governments of Poland, Rou-
mania and Esthonia against the work
ers these governments. These re-
solutions were ordered sent to the
embassies Of the countries at Wash
mgton.
Resolutions calling for the immedi-
Continued on page 2l NJ,
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
MANY MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS IN PARTY'S
REORGANIZATION DRIVE

The dates Of Workers (commun-
lst) Party membership meetings ar
ranged in the party's Reorganization
campaign are as follows:
District Date
I. Boston-Sept. II.
2. New Yort-sept. rs.
8. PhIIadeIphia--sept. 26.
4. BuhaIo-oct. 4.
s. Pittsburgh--sept. 27.
6. Cleveland-Sept. 27.
6. Detroit-Sept. 27.
8. chlcago--oet. 3.
9. Minneapolis--Sept. 27.
IS. conneetieut-Oct 4.
An organization tour Of the west
ern dlstriotn Is being planned by the
G. {. c. Seattle, Portland, Tacoma,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
other party eenters Of the west
Will arrange mass membership
meetings TO be addressed by rep
resentatIve OF the Central Executive
commltts
The daily worker., 1925-09-15
ZEIGLER miner Z. :'1'.FNlAND SUB
DISTRICT CONiSSiL,sss... =, OF
FIGHT ON KLAN, IN Statement

committee of Zeige miners headed by Henry Corbshey,
president Zeger No. o92 of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America deposed by the Harrington machine have issued
statement giving the history of their fight against the ku kux
kan the mine union officials and the Bell and Zoer Coal
pany The miners demand special ubdstrct convention to
settle the matter.
The statement which the voice
majority miners of the local.
officials of the Illinois district of the union arbitrarily gave