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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
The Managers Corner
A Peep Into The DAILY WORKER Plant.

our readers to be interested IN the process by 0ch The
DAILY WORKER into life every day. First let go
the editorial Here the editorial l0orkers pecng to-
gehe from the reports that reach them every of the
globe the for readers Here batch of letters from
1corker correspondents IN the shops mines and mills The tee
phone rings repeatedly meetings. strikes
Here Of clippings from labor papers There pile Of tee
grams from the industrial battle fronts And
not least long cG6legGms from Mosco MeanWhe the editors
assistants and repOrtesfCe of them in aGre pounding the
into shape battery typeUers occasionally
rupted the supplies statistics
reports, documents required
all is heard the rattle of the Geographic ticker supplying
yards Of Information from all parts of the earth This the
material from Which the in The DAILY WORKER is
manufactured.
After marking the UdriOus articles type
to the editor hands the to the linotype operators S huge
linotype machines equipped NTH thousands parts oUng Nth
UncGnny precision produce the columns Of shiny metal type
hicb the form is made The articles transformed
sUery type then PROCEED carefully errors ohicb
rected The metal forms then spaced jugged
places The paper is set By page and frightened
Wp The forms to the SteeotypS They make
Of each page SOFT damp, thick, paper mat
into the steam table to dry and harden poured
the hot metal Whch to make the cured squares metal
type tohcb the paper actually printed
forms of metal plates fitted to the cylinders great
newspaper press Chich prints the paper from the
and finally produces the finished product
$4,000 hour get it the stand ohch mailed
by the mailing department.
The machinery accessory to produce y0ur paper
nearly $4,000 The DAILY WORKER itself
consumed neospnt paper oghng $50 pounds 1t required
the help of t0o editors three reporters superintendent
nOtyperS helper cOmpoSOr pOOfreader
stereotypes too pessmen the actual technical teN
time has required the help of building superintendent
addreSsodph operators clerk
clerk receipt clerk charge fototop
of agents. charge of collections stenoaphc
boOkkeeper circulation manager business manager
country cooperating
DAILY WORKER, their class paper,
BERT MILLER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Steel Workers Hold
Hands OFF Mexico
Meet In Youngstown
BY a Worker Correspondent.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Dec. 2s.--Sev-
eral Mexican and English speaking
steel workers held a rousing Hands
OFF Mexico" mass meeting which was
addressed by speakers from the Work
ers (Communist) Party and from the
Spanish organizations.
The grave danger of war with
Mexico was pointed out and unless the
campaign of lies about Mexico being
spread by the capitalist press was ex-
posed the working class of the United
States would be led into war against
the working class of Mexico. The
role of the Catholic Church and the
American imperialists was dealt with
by the speakers.
A committee of Is was elected to
arrange for a monster Hands Off
Mexico" mass meeting to be held in
the near future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Coolidge Is Right On
His Pins to Relieve
Taxed Corporations

wASITNGTON-Dr. T. S. Adams,
professor Of economics at Yale, has
been tentatively selected to represent
the United States government at a
tax conference to start at Geneva on
Jan. 5.
The selection was made in confer
ence with President Coolidge, Secre-
tary of State Kellogg, Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover, and acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury Winston.
The conference is aimed at reliev-
ing international business from double
taxation. It was explained that indi-
viduals and corporations operating in
different countries are frequently
taxed on their entire income by two or
more governments, creating a serious
barrier in international commerce.
Because of the great investment Of
American capital abroad the matter is
of great Importance to the business of
this country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
| old MATHEMATICIAN is
FOUND, SLASHED WITH
RAZOR, WEALTH ON BODY

INDIANAPOLIS, ind, Dec. %. -
Following an inquest today, the body
of Professor Louis Sff, IL, for more
than 18 years head of the mathema-
tics department of the University of
Louisville at Louisville, KY, will be
shipped to that city for burial.
Nearly $4,000 in liberty bonds
and cash with which the professors
pockets were filled when his body
was found, were turned over today
to the Marion County probate court
to await court settlement Of the
estate.
The professors body was dis
covered by a chamber maid in his
room at the hotel SeVerln here sun
day morning. Both wrists and the
throat had been sIashed. Beside the
body lay a bloody razor. No motive
for the apparent suicide was known
here.
The professor, according to word
from Louisville, had left there
Thursday to attend convention of
mathematlcians in Chicago. How he
landed in indianapolis was nys-
terry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
TWENTY RAILROADS CONTROL WAGES
OF THREE-FOURTHS OF ALL WORKERS
ON GLASS l. SYSTEMS IN COUNTRY
By LELAND oLDs, Federated Press

BY LELAND oLDs, Federated Press.
The concentrated control over rail
road employment exercised by the
few great systems is shown graphic
ally in the wage statistics report Of
the interstate commerce commission.
According to the commission 20 lead
ing carriers control more than 75%
of the combined payrolls of all class-1
carriers. In September these 20 roads
paid $190,742,S41 of the months wage
total of $254,264,521.
The Pennsylvania railroad leads
with September wage total of $780,
458,S7O. This is 311k%o more than it's
nearest rival, the New York Central,
which paid $24,644,71O. The Pennsyl-
vania paid 1924 of all wages paid by
class-1 carriers in September and the
New York Central $50. Between
them these 2 roads control 22.7@o of
the total.
Class-1 Payrolls.
The commission shows the Septem-
Der payrolls of the 20 leading roads
and their ratio to the class-1 total rail
payroll as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Open-Shoppers Eat
Grass In New Orleans
BY L. A. WEEKS.
Worker correspondentl

NEW ORLBANS.-The chamber OF
commences anti-union drive in the
building trades has collapsed inglori
ously. Their attempt was to form a
non-union building organization out
of fragments that had drifted away
from the unions, plus the discouraged
farmers who had come to the city
when the price which they received
for their farm products fell below the
cost of production. The former union
men were to handle the foremanships
and the common labor and ex-farmers
were to supply the Drawn.
Then came the climax when 1t was
attempted to build the Canal Com
mercial Bank building entirely by non
union labor. Much propaganda an
tagonistic to labor was handled out in
connection with the enterprise. But
a deficit rose much faster than the
building. 1t could not be completed
on the day set for its occupancy.
The chamber of commerce and its
tool, the Master Builders Association,
have acknowledged defeat by calling
a conference with the unions in the
building trades. The building must
go up, even II the hopes of the open
shoppers go down-down-down!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
o. M6N1W G6wa6RgN9s0gg -
Silk Quilts for Dogs of Rich Women,
But Poor Must Sleep Without Covers

A little later, another woman drove
up to our place in an expensive auto
mobile, and ordered two most expen-
sive silk quilts for-her dog!
And when the boss himself stunned
with such extravagance-casua re-
marked that it would be more rea-
sonable to get for the dog just plain
strong sateen quilts, the woman indig-
nantly replied: why, don't you say
that again-you are insulting mel"
Yes, again l thot, indeed the land
of prosperity and equal opportunities.
The one that worked all her life,
producing wealth, is compelled to
sleep without pillow and blanket, and
is begging for bread in the streets,
because no one wants to give her
work. Another, who possibly never
worked at all, is spending an extra
VACANT sum for her dogAs covers and
does not care IL they are torn the
next day.
Prosperity indeed! But for who?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
UNION AND MINE OWNERS
MEET IN miami, FEB. IA,
TO DRAW new AGREEMENT

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2e.-Neso-
tiatlons between the United Mine
Workers of America and the coal
mine operators in the bitumnous
fields to form a new agreement 20
suppant the jacksonville wage
scale which expires March 81, will
be held at Miami, Fla, starting Feb.
IA, 1t is announced.
Demands that the union will make
will be drafted at the convention
to be held here on Jan. rs.
II is practically certain that the
coal mine owners will meet the min
ers with demands for wage rsdue-
tions.
Districts affected by the confer
ence will include western Pennsyl-
Vania, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
SCAB PAINFULLY
DISCOVERS REAL
TACTICS OF BOSS
Joins Lodi Strikers After
Tricking
BY FRANCES RI5ARDo.
worker Correspondent

LODI, N. j., Dec. 2S.-After being
on strike for ten months in Lodi, N.
j., we mill workers are still holding
firm and fighting to win workers
union. We have a big mass picket
line and very good spirit.
The other day on the picket line l
heard this story: It's sad one and
a good one too. One man that never
worked in the United Piece Dye Works
before went in and got job. After
scabbing for two days on the brush
machine in the finishing room he
caught his whole hand in the machine
and had the skin taken off and his
arm broken.
The nurse from the mill treated him
and told him to go to the Paterson
Insurance Co. He went, and they told
him they would send some one to in
vestigate the case. Meanwhile the
superintendent went to take a look at
the machine, and called in the ma
chine shop man to fix it before they
investigated. The foreman objected,
but the superintendent told him:
Mind your own business. If you
want to eat, shut your mouth"
When the investigators came they
looked machines over and found them
alright. The man who had got his
hand caught protested but it did not
help him any. A few days later, the
superintendent found him sitting
around the mill, unable to work, and
fired him.
Now he is coming on the picket dine
and telling other workers not to scab.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
New York Will Study
Problems of Women

The course of study in problems
of Working Glass Women" will open
Monday evening, Jan. 3, at the Work
ers' School, 1OS East 14th Street, New
York. Arthur w. Calhoun opens with
the subject 1.-The Social History of the
American Family"
All women and those engaged in
work for women are urged to avail
themselves Of this rare opportunity
to go into the problems which will be
treated and discussed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Chicago Anti-F ascisti
Alliance Gives Dance
for Everyone on Jan. Z

All workers in Chicago who are op-
posed to Italian fascist, whether Ital-
ian workers or not, are invited to at
tend the dance to be given by the Chi
cago branch of the Anti-Fascisti ALI
ance here on Jan. 7. The dance will
be held at Meldazis Hall, 2242-44 w.
23rd Place.
The dance will start at Z o'clock in
the evening. Admission for men will
be so cents and for women rs cents.
Verdi's orchestra will furnish music.
Those attending the dance will not
only have an enjoyable time, but will
also be aiding the fight against fas-
cism and in the protection of Italian
political refugees here and in other
countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Contest Brings Over
One Hundred Dollars
for Passaic Strikers
BY a Worker Correspondent.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 2S.-On Satur.
day evening, Dec. 18th, at o'clock,
the contest for selling milk and meal
coupons for Passaic strikers, arranged
by the Colorado Labor Advocate,
ended. Over 800 worth of coupons
were sold by the contestants, who
were children Of workers and who
ranged from 5 to 16 years of age.
The prizes for the two highest
amounts sold were awarded to the
following: Mary Mclaughlin, the
little S-year-old daughter of a B. Of
R. T. union man, sold $4,000 worth Of
coupons in about four weeks time and
won the prize for the one selling most
within the 10-year limit of the contest,
while Roberta Knight, IL years old,
daughter of Mrs. Belle Hutton, won
the prize for the 10 to 16-year limit
The prizes awarded are one yearly
pass good for two persons, each do
mated by Mr.. Buddy Hooton, manager
of the America Theater, to each one
of the winners.
Roberta Knight is the daughter Of
Mr.. Robert Knight, who died some ten
years ago and who was prominent
lecturer and organizer for the Socialist
Party of Colorado. She is also
member Of the Young Pioneers of
Denver.
Besides bringing in quite a consid-
cradle sum for the strikers, the con-
test has had great moral effect in
that it has reused all Colorado labor
to the necessity Of helping their fellow
workers of Passaic win their strike.
The Colorado Labor Advocate, which
conducted the contest, gave many col
umns of space towards advertising the
needs Of the Passaic strikers.
Why don't you write II up7 II may
be Interesting to other workers.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
BY SAM MIRoN.
Worker Correspondent)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 2S-
An old woman came into the place
whore l work, and in broken English,
crying all the while, told us that she
sleeps in a cold room and without pill
low or cover. She begged for an old
pillow or quilt.
From her mixed language | made
out that, altho she is continually ask
ing for work, no one wants to employ
her now. She is too old they say.
Having no one to support her, she is
compelled to beg on the streets.
Yes, | thot, here is a fine example
Of Coolidge prosperity.
After many years of slavery, under
the prevailing exhausting conditions
she is now thrown out to starve and
freeze. And this is the lot Of most
of the workers, in this land of pros
perity.
But that is not all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
WCFL. Radio Program

Chicago Federation or Labor radio
broadcasting station VIGIL is on the
air with regular programs. 1t is
broadcasting on a 491.5 wave length
from the Municipal Pier.
TONIGHT.
500 p. m.--chicago Federation Of La
Dor Hour.
6:30-The Brevoort Concert Trio;
Little Joe Warner, John Miller, Billy
Stoaeham, Ray Ferris.
10:o0-AIamo Cafe Orchestra.
11:oo-AIamo Entertainers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30

Average $137 Month.
The $254,264,521 wages paid by the
combined class-1 roads in September
went to 1856, 1913, workers, giving them
an average wage of S1S7 a month. In
September 1925 total payroll of
$244,2s1,s2O gave 1,SOS.527 workers
about $135 apiece. This year the roads
are providing nearly $4,000 more jobs
and about $1O,00O,OOO more each
month in total wages.
The Distribution.
The employment gain over year
ago was distributed as follows: 1856
more executives and officials; 4,756
more professional. clerical and gen.
eral workers.; 29,259 more mainten-
ance of way workers; SPIT more
shopmen; 1910 more in the miscella-
neous TRANSPORTATION groups and
10,47s more train and engine service
men.
The average September wage OF rail
road workers employed on an hourly
basis was $751; for which they worked
an average OF 200 hours including
overtime. This establishes average
earnings of $3.50. an hour. If we ell
inmate overtime the average straight
time pay was $3.50. an hour. 1t ranged
from a low of 1880. averaged in the
maintenance of way department to 6
high of 7S.2c. averaged for the trair
and engine service group. In the shops
the average straight-time rate wal
602c. an hour
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
SOUTH BEND LABOR BODY
RENTS HALL FOR ALBERT
WEISBORD, STOPS MEET
(ey a Worker correspOndent.)

10Y WoTNSF N0TTSSPoHuenLsD
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. "a
After agreeing to allow the use Of
Carpenters HALF for the meeting
here that Albert Welsbord was to
address, and after receiving the de-
post required, the Central Labor
Union, closed the doors of the hall
at the last minute.
Officials Of the central body would
give no reason for their action to
the committee arranging the meet
ing, except that the "haII would not
be used for Albert Welsbord."
The meeting was held at another
hall in the town. Workers were met
at the advertised place with automo-
blles and taken to the meeting place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Taylorville Miners
Give Brophy Ticket
Majority in Voting
(sy a Worker correspondent.)

TAYLORSVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 28.-The
Progressive Save the Union" ticket
n the election of the United Mine
Workers Of America won by good ma
critics in most of the mine locals in
he Taylorsville region.
John Brophy carried Local Union
No. So by a majority of 1853 votes, with
$50 members voting. Mine No. z
vas carried by the progressives by a
majority of So votes, with about $50
voting. At Mine No. the Brophy
ticket won by majority of SO votes
The progressives lost at Mine No. 9,
where 760 voted, by bare votes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Widow Of AboIltIonlst Dies.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Dec. rs. - Mrs.
Elizabeth Wilder, widow of Daniel
Wilder, fiery abolitionist in the days
Of Bleeding Kansas" and surveyor
general of Kansas and Nebraska, was
dead here today. She herself was ac-
tive in the woman's suffrage move
ment. Mrs. Wilder was born in Chi
cago, July %. 1916.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Gebo, Wyo. Local.
(Ry a Worker Correspondent

10y a WoTKeT CORRESPONDENCE
GEBO, Wyo., Dec. 2S.- Voting in
the U. M. w. of A. election at Local
No. 2671, District No. %, showed the
following results John L. Lewis,
2o6; John Brophy, 165; Murray, 266;
Stevens, 14S; Kennedy, 2O4; Brennan,
ITO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30

Why don't you write II up7 II may
be interesting to other workers.
, 1926-12-22
TIME

Arnold Bennett, in his brochure "How to Live on "a Hours
a Day" wrote: "You wake up in the morning and your purse
is magicany filled with "a hours of the manufactured tissue of
the universe of your life. Waste your infinitely precious
as much as you will, and the supply will never be
withheld from you. You cannot draw OF the future. 1t is
impossible to get into debt. You can only waste the passing
moment"
One time Emerson said. "Give me health, and a day, and
l will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous" and Franklin
sagely wrote, eff thou wouldst lay hold on life, save time, for
time is the stuff that life is made Of"
Time is the most precious of human possessions and it
is the only thing given in equal amounts to all men, whether
rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief The day belongs
to all humanity, costs nothing and deies rejection.
And man does not underestimate the value of time. although
there are in his vocabulary such te-tale words and expressions
as killing time" and "pastime." The word "pastime' has lost
its original meaning of something used to pass the time away
1t is now that which utilities time for necessary recreation.
Take literally the expression thine flies" and killing time"
are inept. Time neither moves nor changes and is eternal
Only mans artificial divisions of time ely" and can be wasted.
, 1926-12-22
A foolish consistency is the hob

A foolish consistency is the hob
goblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers
and divines. With consistency
great soul has simply nothing to
do. He may as we'll concern HIM
self with the shadow on the wall.
Out upon your guarded lips! Sew
them up with packthread, do. Else
if you would be a mai speak what
you think today in words as hard
as cannon balls, and tomorrow
speak what tomorrow thinks in
hard words again. though it con-
tradicts everything you said today.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
, 1926-12-22
Potatoes

Three demonstration plots were
planted to imported seed to COM
pare with home grown seed. In
each case, the home grown seed
was as good or better when yield
was considered. The purpose of
these demonstrations was to show
that home grown seed can be pro-
duced If properly cared for. At
present the county is not permitted
to produce certified seed because
of irrigation, and low altitude. 1t
is u aim to show that certified
see can be grown if proper meth
DDS are used. Not that every farm
er can grow certified seen, there
may be only n in a hundred, but
1t can be done. Plans are on foot
now to have a number of potato
growers secure certified seed for
seed plot and by keeping this plot
clean from disease, produce the
seed supply from year to year. 1t
is an established fact that good
seed is necessary to constantly pro-
duce good crops, and is the seed
can be produced at home it will be
, 1926-12-22
Chickens

Proper feeding for egg produc-
ton, Matching and care of baby
chicks and better housing consti-
tutes the poultry work with chick
ems. Two poultry shows and seven
teen culling demonstrations were
held during the e Five Farm
Flock record demonstrations have
been started. The purpose of these
are to show by record the value of
proper feeding for egg production.
These records will be given ample
publicity in order to show the re-
suits obtained. and the value of
records. Seven new poultry houses
were built from plans furnished by
, 1926-12-22
a great financial help.
Miscellaneous

Under miscellaneous work comes
the farm management anu farm
accounts, the county fair, farm
tours and the women leaders re-
creation camp, to say nothing of
the individual calls for veterinary
work and other emergencies.
, 1926-12-22

in the United States have names
of English origin.
, 1926-12-22

this office. These are of the shed
type which have proven to be the
cheapest and best for the average
farm flock. The work done on
proper feeding for winter egg pro-
duction has shown splendid results,
but there is plenty of room for
improvement owe the county. One
poultry club was organized at Pow
ell. with good results.
, 1926-12-22
THE CODY ENTERPRISE
of sacrificing equal representation in The Enter

to the extent of sacrificing equal representation in The Enter
prise.
advertising campaign-whch fails to take into account the vast
buying power represented by the thousands of Cody people who
are exclusive readers of The Enterprise, cannot fail to fall far
short of a campaign which takes this into consideration and in
which space is purchased accordingly.
, 1926-12-22

1t is estimated that there are
100000 dogs in the United States.
, 1926-12-22
NeUs Notes From The
County Agents Office

Associated with live stock work
the rodent control program was
carried out. 500 pounds of poison
ed grain was mixed at the office
and distributed at cost to land
owners who were bothered by
prairie dogs and ground squirrels.
3179 pounds of grain was poison
ed and distributed on Wood River.
This poison was used on State and
Decided land located within the
Wood River district. This project
was curtailed to a large extent be-
u of the lack of funds. A clean
up is planned for next year., then
new districts can be opened up
within the county.