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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11

..
Palmer has recently returned from
her annual vacation, consisting of a
brief half-year's sail around the world,
the pressure of her business respon-
sibilities being such that she could
make no more than hasty stops in
Japanese ports; Constantinople, vi
emma, Rome, Paris, London, ETC.
with few last moments of fieeting
pleasure in New York.
Every year, however, she somehow
manages to get six or eight months
off from her strenuous duties as chief
cook-and-bottle-wa washer at the Polly
places to take a jaunt to Palm Beach
or California, at least,-if not across
the pond.
She Ought to Know.
Thus, her wide travels and worldly
experience qualify her especially well
to testify concerning the wages of her
employees. And she demonstrates
quite conclusively that, from her own
cosmopolitan point of view, they are
sufficiently "wellpaid" to allow her
such slight extravagances as globe
trotting, beach Longing and costume
splurging.
The employees, however, due to the
fact that their experiences have been
limited mostly to the four walls of
such prisons as Polly" tea rooms,
have a somewhat different viewpoint.
They might say, What d'ya mean,
well-paid?" and 60 on to explain that
$500 and $500 a week are the begin
ming wages for all short-hour girls;
that most of the employees are hired
only for the rush" hour shifts; and
that in two or three hours of work,
they are so speeded up that as much
as eight hours worth of energy is ex-
pended.
And they could point out that the
longer hours girl works, the less
money she gets. Six and eight-hour
mattresses get at the highest $1,000,
many as low as $40. Behind the kit
chen doors are girls not over fourteen
years old,-on their feet from 8 in
the morning until at night,-except
for brief rest on a high stool for
lunch,-and they get no more than
$1,000 a week. If these bundles of
skin and bones had the strength left
| to speak, after their ten-hour day (but
they haven't they would tell you
What d'ya mean, well-paid? Like
hell we are!"
But then, "our employees" get their
meals free, Mrs. "Suze" Palmer might
inform you,--a regular fifty-cent din.
ner. Yes, it is a regular" dinner all
right, the girls retort,-so regular that
its component parts can be figured out
year ahead If one but knows the
combination. If ignorant, guess mick.
le-berry sausage or spare ribs and
sauer.kraut or creamed goldfish and
you will have exhausted the possibili.
ties, except the possibility Of there
being no left-overs In such an
emergency, "our employees" may be
given the treat of canned salmon
salad ct would spoil, anyway or a
hot beef sandwich.
Their knowledge Of other kinds OF
sandwiches, however. or OF salads, or
OF pies, or even ham and eggs, to say
nothing Of a small steak,-is confined
TO the fact that they know how to
carry them out stacked six and seven
platters high, for others to eat.
Profits Spring a Leak.
Every system Of exploitation has its
leakages, tho. and this was especially
true last winter at Polly No. 3, at II
North Wabash. This is the place
where Mrs, "Suze" Palmer ID to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
MINNEAPOLIS WORKERS
ON JULY II MEET TO
FIGHT IMPERIALISM

MINNEAPOLIS, July Bon Sun
day evening, July ~, at p. m, the
Workers Party will hold a mass
meeting at Washington Square. (sev
en- corners.)
John Gabriel soItis will speak on
imperialism.
Dab w. Stevens will talk on "The
Left Wing In the Trade Unions"
All workers are urged to be on
hsnf.
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Ban "ExeeIIeneyv In PersIa.

MOSCOW.-By order OF the Persian
commander in chief all the ''liakaby'
or honoriic titles, such as Excel
lency. ETC." have been abolished in the
military department and the army in
Persia. The civil administration will
have to follow suit, too, as the Medji-
lis (parliament) has just passed a
resolution to a similar effect.
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found, whenever she happens to be in
Chicago. She. sits in her balcony Of
fee, overlooking the entire floor, and
keeps tiercely glittering eye peeled
for the mattresses, watching them
grimly when they eat to see that none
gets an extra crumb
Accidentally, during her absence
this winter, there was allowed to
sneak into authority a new and rather
soft-hearted head-waitress (maybe she
herself had been "well-paid' once and
hadn't expected tips.)
Making Hay.
The girls found out that she would
let them 'get away" with a few
things,-a side dish of salad or a
piece of pie. Being bright girls, they
weren't long in making the most of
it. And Mrs. Palmer, even more
bright when her own interests are at
stake,-wasn't long in finding out
about it upon her arrival home.
"The old D. is back" one of the
hardboiled ones put it, land there's
not damned thing to eat"
Lest the girls should "eat up the
profits Mrs. Palmer Immediately in
stalled an official checker at the kit
chen door, so that instead of the Gus
toners being checked by mattresses,
the checker writes out the prices for
the mattresses, who pass the slips on
to the customers. Since duplicates are
kept, each waitress is held responsible
for every dish taken out of the kit
chen. And she must tell when the
food is for herself, so that no forbid
den morsel finds its way to her plate.
Economic Root Of "Tips."
This arrangement has another and
even more important advantage for
the boss. Altho our employees do not
expect tips" as the menu moralistic-
ally reads, this does not mean that
they do not extract" tips whenever
it is humanely possible One of
the first things that Polly waitress
used to do when she came on shift
was to refold the menu so that the
vicious lie about her being well
paid" and hidden. Or else she clipped
special card over it.
But there was a more certain, posi-
tive way of her trying to ge full value
for her labor and that was by under
charging customers. II is not so hard
for waitress with wits sharpened by
continual struggle for living to give
the hint to a gullible public that she
personally is to be rewarded for spe-
cial service and cut prices. And so II
happened that the cleverest Polly
Mattresses had built up a steady pa.
tronage for themselves Of certain Gus.
toners who would leave a tip some
what in proportion to the amount left
off their check.
Them Days Cone"
But them days are gone forever
since "Suze" got back from Europe
and began applying the Dawes plan of
pay or starve." Thus, by eliminating
the economic stimulus for patrons
giving tips, she is at last teaching the
Mattresses not to expect" tips.
However for more drastic measures
will be necessary to convince them
that they are "well-paid." Polly
witnesses usually are not so stupid as
the babbittry whom they serve. Oc-
casionally it even occurs to some Of
them to question whether IT, is Mrs.
Palmer or they themselves who really
earn" all the money that It must cost
to take her around the world so often
and TO enable her to keep up so we'll
with the ever-changing styles, both In
costumes and Y explqltetiQn --.
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Our Readers Views
Socialists Beat Up Workers.


To the DAILY WORKER: AS a dele
gate representing my union at the
Socialist-Labor-Fu convention in
this city, had the opportunity to wit
ness another descending. stunt of the
socialist party's vote-catching rem
nant.
Preparatory to this fusion farce,
Meyer London socialist" lawyer de-
livered a veifyihous speech in which
he bitterly attacked the Workers
(Communist) Party, and the Interna-
tional Workers World. Employing
bush rounding tricks, he denounced
labor action by using a putrid phrase:
turk methods" while at the same
time the socialist gangsters polluted
the air in the hall; and only a few
hours later beat down bona-fde dele
gates who voiced their indignation
against fake fusions.
Militant Delegates Unseated.
No action could have proved their
hypocrisy better than his descriptive
Grafton against assertive labor. Then
as verification sequence of the fus-
ion lie many of the delegates were UNI
seated on the charge that they were
too militant.
After the unseated delegates had
left, taking their seats in the gallery
as visitors this socialist mockery pro-
ceeded with its farcical comedy.
By the time the resolutions were
being read, to the disillusioned dele
gates who hoped for a real fusion con-
vention which would unite labor's
forces for the next election campaign
in this city, it became obvious that
nothing of the kind was taking place
Having no other alternative the dele
gates demanded that another conven-
tion be called in which all labor organ
ibzations should participate.
This request was presented to the
resolutions committee in the form of
a resolution drawn UP by the dele
gates. This. however (tending to ac-
tually unveil the socialist fraud was
enuf to arouse the ire of the rem
mainland to signal their gang to
act.
In answer to indignant labor repre-
sentatives the thugs jumped to their
feet throwing themselves like blood.
thirsty beasts upon men and women;
thus using gorilla methods, instead of
Turk methods" which Meyer London
had previously attributed to the Com
munists.
When the thugs had completed their
job, | found myself being treated by
an ambulance doctor who on being
informed about the i1cident, gave me
friendly advice: that II didn't pay to
night against a majority"
In the throes OF severe pain, thot
1t wiser not to argue with the doctor
but as I'm in better condition now,
| feel II is urgent to ask the men and
women who toll; who are in the ma
jority; the workers, or the handful OF
charlatans? What could be more
convincing reason for us to turn our
backs on the socialist takers, than
their fusion BLUM in New ork's may
orally election campaign?
Such tactics as the, socialists" ap-
ply in their last, futile attempts to
regain power are certainly Fastening
their complete extinction. But let
labor not bemoan this historical fact.
For labor is gradually coming into its
own. The Workers Communist
Party supported bysla majority OF
working mon and women can elm
mate all fakers and make the world
safe for labor.
y r ~ Wiiilsm Luker. NM
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Y. W. L. Activities
Friday, July 10.

Membership meeting, 722 Blue
Island avenue, p. m. Matter of the
coming printing industry campaign
and the sub and membership drive
viii be taken up. Every member to be
present, admission by membership
card.
Sunday, July IL.
Area Branch No. Beach basket
picnic. All comrades meet at $50
a. m. at Wabash and Adams st. to go
to Braeside, ILL.,, where the picnic will
be held.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
WHAT is lit

No greater nor more important doc
unent on Soviet Russia by an impair
tial body has ever been issued.
It is an unbiased report of Brit
ish Delegation, composed Of Trade
Union Leaders and experts who have
travelled thruout soviet Russia,
studied every phase of Russian life
today and reported in the book for
the first time issued in America.
Nothing is overlooked - Politics,
Finance, Army, Religion, Education,
Trade Unions, Wages-every phase of
life in every section of Soviet Russia
is here treated-by Non-commun-
list, impartial body of British Labor.
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Begins the First American Serial Publication of Great His
toricGl Document
tOrICGl Document

Arrangements have been completed by which the ALLY
lication of
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Soviet Rail Aid TO Persia.

MoSCOW.--As reported from Te-
heran, two locomotives and thirty
goods cars we're recently received at
Djulfa from the Union OF Soviet So
cialist Republics for the Persia-Tav-
riz railway.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11

A two months sub to the DAILY
WORKER for $1.oo.
Just the thing to enable every work
err to begin reading this great hstori-
cal document of British Labor
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ProfIts sprIna a Leak.

Every system Of exploitation has its
leakages, tho, and this was especially
true last winter at Polly No. 3, at II
North Wabash. This ls the place
where Mrs, "suze" Palmer IL to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11
TELLS RICH STORY OF LIFE
BEHIND SWINGING DOORS OF
"POLLY" TEA ROOM WORKERS
BY WORKER CORRESPONDENT

Our employees we'll paid; they do
This hghsoundng
the Polly Chcagos
tecola eat.
by
partners Friedman
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-03
SegurO AIiviO Del Estreiii-
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Medicos con Muchos afiOs de Expe-
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La RapideZ Con Que Obra
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nc. Es agradable para tomar usted
puede obtener La cantidad suficiente para
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orc americana. listed Sc sorprendera de
La rapidez con que obra Para Ia indiges-
ton, hinchamiento del estomago, estreht-
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tito, dolores de cabeza, falta de ambicion,
desvelo etc. no hay NADIA que iguale este
remedio. Ensayelo por unos pocos dias
Sc sorprendera de La rapidez con que lie
d6vuelve su vitalidad, ambic36n, amino y
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La Hegada de Santiago Iglesias

queremos ser completes de ese
gran crimen que Sc viene perpe-
trando contra el pals ante las ma
rices de todos? mos uniremos en-
una agrupaci6n civica que reco-
ia en- su programa aquelos prin-
cipios ideales a los ,cuales con-
sagraron sus vidas nuestros pa
tricios mas insignes y por los
cuales toda la humanidad ha de-
rramado su preciosa sangre a ira
YES de la Historic?
iSe f0rmara esa nueva agru-
paci6n, sinceramente patri6tica y
humana, que animada por un ali
to ruevo, liberal, humanitario, e
inspirada por ell dolor Y el cla-
NOR de nuestras muchedumbres
adoloridas Y esclavizadas, Y mo-
vida por ese grito de dignidad y
de justicia que palpita en- todos
los corazones, aspire a orientar
a nuestro pueblo defnitivamente
por el camine de su libertad y de
felicidad, sin claudicaciones nj
transacciones indecorosas, y en-
pujado por el soplo libertario y
renovador de las corrientes pro-
presistas del siglo?
Santiago Iglesias llega en- el
momento propicio cuando el pals
reclama a voces ese movimiento
renovador. Nadie como el, que es
photo va acostumbrado a todas
las tormentas, puede alzar una
bandera en- esta hora solemne.
Cincuenta mil soldados socialis-
tas, cuyos votos aparecieron en-
las urnas el 4 de noviembre, y
treinta mil soldados socialistas
mas, cuyos votos Sc robaron los
adversarios ell dia del gran cri-
men, estan en- Inca de batalla,
llenos de entusiasmo y fe. Junto
a 6l, en- sus mismas filas, hay
hombres irreductibles, enemigos
juramentados de todo 10 que sea
tirania u OPPRESSION, hombres que
llevan en- sus almas una llama
inextinguible de fe en- el triunfo
final de la libertad y de la jus
! ticia, y cuya llama Sc aviva mas
y mas ante ell soplo de la adver-
sidad.
jOtros hombres y otros grupos
en- una union magma Y sagrada
daran ell grito de rebellion, que
lleve nuestras ciudades, nues-
tras aldeas, a nuestras monta-
mas, a nuestras llanuIas, un res,
plandor de esperanza?
Bolivar PAGAN.
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Continuation de la pag. p


raj nos pertenece, no Sc alza, va
liente Y batalladora, la palabra
de los leaders. Los leaders de
hoy desahogan sus coleras, con
voz ronca Y con f1ases casi de bur-
del, contra los irresponsables hom-
bles de aca. Pero, cobardemente,
servilmente, esos leaders, ridiculos
heroes de cera, no Sc atreven de-
cirle la verdad al pueblo, Y, te-
miendo perder los mendrngos de
tpoderfo, no Sc lanzan al pals en-
campanas mobiles de protesta fra
gorosa Y de altiva y santa rebel
dia.
Pero va nuestro pueblo COMO
ce a esos leaders que hoy por
sorpresa sc regodean en- las cimas
del poder. Ell pals sufre hoy la
dictadura de los que, en- sus To-
cas- ansias de poderio personal,
han rendido los derechos civicos
de este pueblo. Y Sc sigue enga-
nando al pals con promesas de
un falaz "gobernador elective,
despues de haberle antes ARE
batado a ese mismo pueblo, por
el fraude Y ell robo electoral, el
derecho va conquistado a votar
libremente en- los comicios demo-
craticos. Decirle hoy al pueblo
que eliza su gobernador, seria 10
mismo que decirle a un pajaro
que volara, despues de haberle
arrancado las alas.
Pero contra todo ESQ, contra un
par de hombres y su camarilla,
que va es casi un sistema, y que
parece arrastrar a nuestro pue-
bio al abismo, va Sc siente la pro-
tesla aislada de algunos hon.
bres que todavia nos quedan. FL
bloque tornado a Ultima hora,
para detener ell avance arrollador
de las fuerzas demOcraticas y
populares Y para acallar los cla-
mores por justicia de las muche-
dumbres adoloridas, Ileva la
muerte en- sus propias entranas, y
todo su actual poderio descansa
SObre IN yOlcan.
En- el seno clamoroso de las mu-
chedumbres ruge sordamente una
tormenta. Contra la dictadura
insolente de dos hombres y su ca
marilla, que han dado las espal-
das al pueblo, en- maridaje dia-
bolico, y que han transado con
Ia Metropoli rindiendo el dere-
cho del pals por la mera pro-
mesa de una falacia, y que pre-
tenden acallar en- esta terra to-
do grito noble de libertad po-
Utica Y de redenci6n social, use
uniran las fuerzas dispersas para
.formar un bloque formidable?
5Quedan todavia honbres de ca
racter, hombres que alienten idea
les, hombres que Sc atrevan izar
a los vientos una bandera? mos
uniremos todos, todos los que no
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ger and carry liquor on your person.
Inspector White said pranks are
innocent looking in their creation
but later become serious. Soapine
Of auto windows and windshields OBJ
structs the vision Of the driver
White said. Slick street car tracks
from soaping the rails might result
in fatal accidents.
Damaging of property will result
in arrest on charges Of malicious
destruction Of property, he said. Use
of firearms might cause serious In
jury or death tothe victim of a joke.
White said he woud instruct his men
to watch closely the flow of liquor
and not to hesitate in making ar.
rests.
So if you want to keep out OF
trouble and stay out Of Jail the
don It's" should govern your activ-
tiles during Halloween.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
FOUR taken In
MORNING RUNS
Arrests Follow Alleged Hi
lacking Fight.

Four men are held in Jail today
following early morning runs by
Lieut.. Ralph Dean and squad on re-
ports of a fight that police say
may have been between hi-jackers.
All are charged with vagrancy, and
unable to supply $4,000 bond.
Those arrested were Turkey Mills.
so, of 1927 N. Alabama ST.. and
Rudolph Elmore, &c, of 2024 English
Ave-, drivers for the De Luxe Taxi
Company, $40 Superior ST.; Joe
Gordon, %. of 1922 Lee St., and Ray
Thomas, 90, of 913 S. Capitol Ave.
Gordon also was charged with carry
ing concealed weapons and resisting
arrest.
Lieutenant Dean said the two
drivers, with other taxi employees re-
ported four men beat them at the
company office, after covering them
with guns. The office was wrecked.
Later the four arrested were found
at 81 w. North st. Gordon and
Thomas are alleged to be among
those who made the attack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
Dom Is Issued
Halloween
Pral1kers
Police Inspector Warns
FunmakerS Against
MaIiCiouSneSS.

Police Inspector John S. White to-
day listed "don'ts" for Halloween
prankers.
DON'T soap windows of autos.
DON'T soap street car tracks.
DON'T damage property, such an
overturning flower boxes, sheds, ash
cans and carrying away gates and
porch swings.
+ DON'T use firearms with blank
cartridges as they might be loaded
with real bullets.
DON'T throw talcum powder dur
ing the downtown celebration.
DON'T masquerade as a bootleg
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
TO MAKELAST
DAWES PLANS
Committee to Complete
Final Arrangements.

Final arrangements for the recep-
ton of Vice President Charles G..
Dawes, who will speak on Senate
rules revisions at Cadle Tabernacle
under auspices of the Chamber OF
Commerce on the evening of Nov.
Is, will be made by the chambers
committee on arrangements at noon
Friday, it was announced today.
Completion of details awaits word
from the Vice President as to the
exact hour of his arrival.
The Vice President will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Dawes, Senator and
Mrs. Charles S. Deneen and Mrs.
Medill Mccormick.
Arrangements are being effected
with Police Chief Herman F. Rik-
hoff for police escort. The Mer-
chants Heat and Light Company will
broadcast General Dawes speech
through WF'BM.
Waves was to have appeared here
Oct. II, but his speaking engagement
was Cancelled following the death Of
Senator Samuel M. Ralston.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
CRIMINALS TREK WEST
San Francisco Night Police Patrols
Ordered Doubled.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2S.-The
annual invasion Of California by
criminals who seek warmer climes
for their winter operations is under
way. Chief of Police D. j. O'Brien
has issued orders to all station cap
tains, instructing them to note sus-
picious characters in their districts.
Night patrols were ordered doubled
at once.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
JULIET HIT BY AK
Actress Resumes Role After Wound
Is Attended.

BIZ United Press
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Oct. 28.-
Miss Ruth De Wolfe had just heard
Romeo's impassioned plea in a bur
lesque on "Romea and Juliet.
when an AK fell out of the overhead
flies Of the stage and knocked her
out. She fell into Romeo's arms,
was carried back stage, where sew.
eral stitches were taken In her scalp,
and returned in the next act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
OPERATIONS AVOIDED

Many operations are necessary -
many are not. The Vegetable COM
pound has relieved many cases
and operations have been avoided
AILMENTS OF YOUNG GIRLS
When entering womanhood many
young girls have been benefited by
the specific tonic influence Of the
Vegetable Compound.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
hoy TRIPLETS ARE BORN

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-Mrs. r. w.
Swanson, %, is the mother of boy
triplets weighing six pounds each. A
Caesarian operation was necessary,
and it was performed without the
use Of an anaesthetic
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-28
one dead, Three
MISSING In FIRE
Atlanta Coca Cola BottIing
Plant Is Destroyed.

BIZ United Press
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 2S.-Fire
broke out in the bottling plant OF
the Coca Cola Company here early
today, destroying the plant and
burning to death Warren Moore
night Waterman.
A man known as Irish" Kaylor
his wife and son, who occupied
rooms 0 nthe second floor Of the
building, are missing. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
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$250,O00 DAMAGE

Five Firemen Hurt in Blaze in
e Oklahoma.
BD United Press
WEWOKA, Okla, Oct. 2S.-Five
firemen were seriously injured and
$250,O0O damage was done by fire
that completely destroyed three Of
the largest buildings in Wewokas
business district early today.