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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07
Stockyards Worker
Tells Her Struggle
ey . worker correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-This
is the story told me by a wretchedly
dressed old woman who appeared at
the Office in which l worked. 1t sym
bolizes the life struggle of so many
workers that think it is worth re-
telling
She went to work at thirteen years
of age in one of the stockyards in
Chicago. When eighteen she married
worker in the same plant. Her hus-
band did the hardest kind of work.
His hours were IL per day and his
wages $40 week. After IS years of
work his right foot was crushed by
being caught in the machine on which
he was working For eight months he
was laid up in the hospital. Mean
while his wife and two children nearly
starved.
Keeping the Worker.
Just as soon as he could get out of
bed he went back to his boss and
asked him for his job. He was told
he was not needed and that there was
nothing which a sick man could do.
The mans need was so great that he
broke out into tears. Thereupon the
boss reproachfully asked him: Didn't
| do enough for you by keeping you
for fifteen years and giving you a
chance to support your family?"
Quite exhausted by the interview
the man dragged himself home and
lay down on his miserable bed, with
his famished wife and children about
him. His last word was that the wife
should do all in her power to keep
the children from their fathers con
dition of slavery.
Upon his death the woman had nc
other choice but to have the children
placed in home under the care OF
strangers. She loved her children
as much-probably more-than the
ordinary wealthy mother does. The
working mother has no choice under
such circumstances. She left Chicago
being unable to get a job there an6
came to Philadelphia. Here hunger al
last drove her to begging on the
streets.
This is the story she told me, as
she rested for moment in my Office
until my boss should come in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07
time FOR WOMEN
TO Think ABOUT
CLASS STRUGGLE
BY HELEN JOHNSON.
(Worker Correspondent

ASHLAND, Wis, March = Many
may wonder why women OF the work
ing class are so slow to line up in
the class struggle. But why should
we be surprised? We know that
working women never were trained
for anything else but hard work. OF
course the rich woman can understand
politics and their class interests, they
have been trained to it. Enough rea-
son for us to begin to train ourselves
and to think Of the life we lead
The working class mother Of large
family has to continually worry over
food, clothes, fuel, how will they be
paid for? Life for her is just one
round of worries and work. Is it any
wonder she is behind the rich woman
and even behind the working man?
1t says in the bible that a woman
must be mans slave and women
have believed it. Man has also gloried
in it. I've heard many a man say:
"Oh, what does a woman know" But
times change and we learn. Man has
come to understand that he cannot
fight all alone, and we women must
not be SO slow to enter the fight.
1t is very important for the working
class mother to know how to regulate
the size of her family. The mother
who has only as many children as
she can take care Of will be stronger,
take better care of her children and
will have time to train them so they
will be capable fighters in the class
struggle.
We don't see big families among the
rich who could afford to have them
yet the law does not say they commit
a crime when they regulate the size
of the family. But let poor woman
express a desire for advice and she is
told it is against the law.
Mothers who have children going to
the public schools must follow closely
what they are taught. The children
will come home and tell you how the
teacher preached a sermon and what
she said about this or that capitalist
hero and you should be prepared to
explain things to them. Therefore you
must read working class literature
and there is none better than The
DAILY WORKER.
wish more mothers would write
in The DAILY WORKER and I am
sure we would learn quite bit thru
each others experiences.
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Worker Correspondent?
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Due TO the volume Of Worker cor
respondenee that comes to our office
every day and the necessity often to
ask for more detailed information
and send suggestions and Instruc-
tlons. we make the following request
from our Worker Correspondents: Z
At the top Of each page Of your
manuscript, In the right hand cor
ner, write In plain hand, " you do
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manuscript add a note stating
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07
Housing in Moscow
eyIR. p. STOKES.

Before the world war the lack Of
housing Accommodations was very seri.
Gus in Moscow. Little improvement
could be made in this direction the
first few years after the revolution
In 1923 three millions were spent,
last year twenty-five millions.
The past two years. outlay was
used mostly to make repairs on old
buildings, this year the fund is being
used for new construction.
At the end Of 1925 three thousand
homes had electricity installed, as
part Of the repairs" program, and
electric plants have been constructed
in the village (this work is stia going
forward "Ilyitch lamps" as the peas
ant calls the electric lamp is bringing
light to the darkest most remote ham
let's in Russia.
Counting all sections Of the Moscow
Soviets, 10000 are engaged in carry
ing out this entire construction pro
gram, while in the provinces are as
many peasants, men and women,
similarly at work on construction and
reconstruction.
A noteworthy fact Is that in this
work the Soviet organizations are in
creasingly employing women. While
these women workers in 1922 number.
ed only 8 per cent, last year they were
increased to 13 per cent. The number
Of non-party women so employed in
1922 was per cent, in 1926, 26 per
cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07

The more you'll write the better
you'll like 1t.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07

The workingman Of czarist Rus
STA was slave of the barbaric laws
OF the car, slave to the church,
and slave Of the exploiter, the boss.
But the Russian working woman of
the past had one more chain-she was
also the slave of her father and after
marriage of her husband.
The Russian revolution broke those
chains. The woman of the Union of
Socialist Soviet Republics is a free
citizen. In shop at work, she dis
cusses organizational and social prob
lens. Out of the shop She celebrates
her freedom.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07

The mind of the working woman
here in America is set on her work
only, All day she bends over her
ceaseless stitching and drives herself
ever faster When the day is over
she takes a bundle of it home. The
home is transformed into a regular
workshop, where her weak mother,
or husband and the small children
toll till late at night to finish out the
order for the next morning.
The Russian working woman broke
her chains of slavery. Now, American
working woman, it is your turn to
follow your sisters example.
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No Difference Between Judges
and Bosses.

This incident convinced me that
under capitalism the law courts are
not set up to render justice to the
poor and protect them from the tyr
amy and greed of the bosses, but on
the contrary, they legalize and protect
the plumber that the exploiters squeeze
out of the blood and bones of the
poor. The only way the workers can
effectively resist the tyranny of the
bosses and guarantee justice to them
selves is to organize thei- class power
to overthrow the exploiters now in
power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-07
COURTS INLEAGUE.
WITH LANDLORDS
AGAINST TENANTS
Judge Hass Notes Out
Capitalist Justice
BY STELLA ZURICH,

Uullulukt
the coming month. Four Of the ten
ants informed him that we did not
move into the building on the first Of
the month, but on a much later date,
and in the past did not pay on the
first. The landlord became arrogant
and told us since we had no lease we
would pay at once or vacate the build
ling. When I'VE refused, he became
more arrogant, threatening us with
eviction if the. money was not forth
coming at once.
Told to Go.
The next morning we found notices
posted on our doors ordering us to
move out within five days. This out
rage was received with the greatest
Indignation on our part and we de-
cided to solfdly stand together and
fight for our rights and against the
greed Of the landlord.
One Shiny, individual submitted to
the arbitrary tyranny Of the landlord,
in expectation to get the janitor's job,
which another tenant held until then.
This did not discourage us, and we de-
termined to stick to the last.
Just as we were preparing to take
the matter into the court. knowing
full well that the landlord acted con-
trary to the law in arbitrarily order
ing US to move, we received summons
to appear before the municipal court
before Judge John Hass on the
charges brot against us by the land
lord for not paying the rent. We
were confident that justice was on our
side and that it would be melted out
accordingly.
The court room was filed with ten
ants and landlords, who came here to
settle their disputes. The first case
up was that OF an elderly woman
shabbily dressed. She pleaded with
Judge Hass that she was unable a
this time to: pay her rent, her hus-
band being out Of work and her child
only recently recovered from an III
ness. Her landlord. fat, prosperous
looking person, sat not far from her,
and threw 5looks Of contemptuous
sneers at her..
That's Your Hard Luck" Says Judge
The Judge Interrupted her pleading,
saying to her: Lady, the court can
not waste time on your lamentations
you either have to pay or more. III
give you eleven days. Next case,
and his gavel fell on the table.
"But your honor" persisted the wo
man with tears in her eyes, where
can I get the money, and where can
move without money!" That's your
hard luck" retorted the contemplate
Judge, Next and again his gave
fell, dismissing the unfortunate wo
man with a wave of his hand.
An old man stepped up next. Ht
began to tell Judge Hass his troubles
The Judge was not interested. "Nevei
mind that" he told the old man will
a sneer. Can you pay your rent
=. Ten days to pay, or move. Next
And so in case after case, the "hon
orable" judge melted out justice :. !.
In the interests of the bloodsuckers o
the poor To show his great generos
ity and tenderness Of heart, he handed
four and half dollars to a woman
with a child in her arms. as if tina
will pay her rent and save her from
misery and starvation.
When our case came up, it is need
less to say that we were disposed o
in similar manner. He asked us /
we had a lease, when informed tina
we hadn't the announcement was
pay or move.z
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- 1000 WORKER coRRF5 poNDENTT -
WHAT THE 9Th OF MARCH MEANS TO
THE MILLINERY WORKER OF SOVIET
RUSSIA AND OF CAPITALIST u. S. A
BY K. woLopARsKY.

AS the eighth March
ae between the working
american sister, working the industry
The Russian holiday
March given to her
forget the lei special demands
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Fannie Ellis of Laurel who
has been receiving treatment at the
hospital, was able to return home on
December 23rd, much improved.
Walter Green of Dover who was
admitted on December 25th for med
ical care, is doing fine.
Alton Oliphant of Wilmington was
admitted on December oath. Her
condition is much better.
Mrs. Margaret Lankford of George
town is being treated for a broken
collar bone. Rest more comfortably
at this time,
Miss Mary Kolow of Dover who
was admitted on December oath, is
getting better.
Miss Ella Parsons of Laurel who
has been receiving medical care, is
doing very nicely.
Mrs. Anna Yard of Milford who
has been a patient for the past sew
eral days, is improving.
Mrs. Edith Derrickson of Har-
rington underwent major operation
on December 26th. Condition good.
Ernest Swartzentruber of Green
wood who underwent a major oper-
alton on December 18th is doing fine
The hospital received four ambu-
lance calls during the past week;
three operations were performed;
two X-rays taken; six patients were
admitted and seven discharged.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
BURNS TO DEATH IN MOTOR
CAR ON CHRISTMAS ERRANI

The man burned to death when
a car he was driving caught fire af-
ter a collision with trolley car at
Fortieth street and Woodland ave-
nue. early last Thursday, was iden-
titled as Emory e. Scott, 80 years
old. In the automobile with him was
Walter Kerber, 40 years old, of Jen-
kintown, Pa, who is in a critical
condition. Both men were automo-
bile statesmen and were hurrying
west on Woodland avenue when
they swerved about a taXicab and
struck an eastbound trolley car.
Scott is survived by two sisters
Mrs. Edith Salesman, of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Clara Marvel of Ocean
City. N. j., formerly of Milford. HIS
parents are dead. Mrs. Marvel and
her husband were on their way to
spend Christmas with friends IN
Delaware when they were told OF
the tragedy.
Interment was made in the Odd
Fellows cemetery at Milford on Mon
day.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
SUSSEX GRAND JURORS
DRAWN FOR YEAR 1927
CONTINUED from page u

Macklin, Milford; H. P. Vankirk
Milford; John C. Dickers0n, Lincoln.
Representative District No. 2
Charles Scott. Bridgeville; John P.
Elliott, Bridgeville; Chas. +. Brown,
Bridgeville; Henry G. Baker, Bridge
vile.
Representative District No. 8
William NJ. Priestley, Cannon; Bruce
H. Kinder, Bridgeville; J. Edgar
Jones, Bridgeville; Daniel H. Gala
way, Bridgeville.
Representative District No. 4
]. Miles Tyndal, Laurel; ]. Carlton
Hearn, Laurel; Edward H. Allen,
Laurel.
Representative District No. s.
Frank w. White, Delmar; Harry w.
Ellis, Delmar; George C. Bishop,
Laurel; Charles A. Hastings, Laur-
ell
Representative District No. C.
Edwin Ryan, Millsboro; Frederick
BFittingham, GumbOrO; Joshua j.
West, MillsbOro; Morgan 7. Gum,
Frankford.
Representative District No. 7
Joshua W. McCabe, Selbyville; Ar
chic A. Evans, Millville; Cove Ben
nett, Frankford.
Representative District No. s.
Charles l. Joseph, Paramount; Geo.
w. Bennum, Lewes; Otis D. Joseph,
HOllyville.
Representative District No. g.
Joseph G. Green, Georgetown; Rob-
ert J. Morgan, Georgetown; Gran
Vile B. Goslee, Georgetown.
Representative District No. 10
John R. Marvel, Milton; Earl Tyn-
dal, Milton; John M. Thompson,
Lewes; Harry c. Dodd, Lewes.
Additional Petit Jurors for the
Court of Oyer and Terminer have
been drawn as follows:
Representative District No. /
Grover c. Denney, Milford; Harry
Grier, Milford; Walter E. Reed, Mil
ford.
Representative District No. 2
John Carlisle, Greenwood; ]. Frank
Porter, Greenwood; George S. Swain,
Cannon.
Representative District No. 8
Walter T. COnaway, Georgetown;
Harry L. Short, Georgetown; Walter
B. Robinson, Seaford.
Representative District No. +
J. Stanford Legates, Laurel; Robert
H. Waller, Laurel.
Representative District No. s.
William E. Hastings, Delmar; Thos.
S. Brimer. Laurel; Thomas w. Lowe,
Laurel.
Representative District No. G.
John S. Dobson, MillsbOrO; w. A.
Steen, Dagsboro; John o. Mumford,
Millsboro.
Representative District No. =
Asher Gray, Frankford; H. L. Cobb,
Millville; C. L. McCabe, Selbyville.
Representative District No. s.
Beverly W. Hickman, Millsboro; Eu-
ia Stevenson, MillsbOrO.
Representative District No. g
William J. Curdy, Georgetown; Hal
stead P. Layton, Georgetown; Chas.
H. Josephs, Georgetown.
Representative District No. 10
Alden S. Hopkins, Lewes; Jacob
Prettyman, Lewes; John w. Hooker,
Sr ewes
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
ROxana

A happy and prosperous New Year
to all.
Mrs. Allie Stephens has been con-
fined to her home with la grippe. On
Sunday morning six girls, scholars
of Mrs. Stephens Sunday school
class, visited her and left her their
Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Stephens wishes to thank
them for their many Christmas gifts.
Miss Hilda Bennett is still confin-
ed to her home by illness. We wish
her a speedy recovery.
Vaughn Lynch who is employed on
a boat, spent Christmas Day with his
children here.
Elbert Dawson visited his wife re-
Gently.
Clarence Derrickson of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Angle Derrickson.
Miss Fannie B. Short, principal of
the school here, is spending the hol-
idays with Miss Sallie Evans at
Ocean View.
Miss Mildred McCabe of Philadel-
phia spent Christmas Day with her
mother, Mrs. Lille Derrickson.
Mrs. Charlotte Vandom of Whining
ton is spending sometime with her
sister. Mrs. Emma Lynch.
Messrs. Ed. and John Lynch of
Philadelphia spent a part Of the hol-
idays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Lynch.
Miss Juliette Thornton of Chinco-
league, Va, spent the weekend with
her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Sewell
Thornton.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
KENT COUNTY REVENUES
TOTAL OVER $24O,OOO
Continued from first page)

Paid out for advertising, appro-
priation to towns, and fire COM
panies, $1O,39189. Board of Canvass,
Board of Assessment and bonding
county officers, $666.11. Board of
prisoners, Kent county in New Castle
County Workhouse. $10,773.2O
Bridge tenders, bridge repairs,
burial of INDECENT poor, ETC., $10,-
92710; county building repairs, sup
plies, ETC., S14,45OI1; paid Industrial
School for Girls, Ferris Industrial
School, election expenses, etc, $12,-
1862; interest on Kent county
bonded debt, $6,26573; court eX-
penses, juries, ETC., $4,529.72; paid
to county home, mothers pension,
etc, $19,3S0.45; printing of ballots,
stationery, road equipment, ETC.,
$14,81S.15.
Paid out from general road fund,
approximately $4,000, making total
expenses of General fund of $751;
34O.19. Bonded Indebtedness fund,
total receipts, $195,9147S. Amount
paid out for coupons. bonds redeem
ed, balance on deposit, etc, amount
ing to S1S5, ,914.78. State aid road
fund, $282,91642. Paid out as per
vouchers in State aid road fund,
$24S, ,415.53, leaving balance in State
aid road fund of $34,5OO. Good road
fund, total receipts, $19, ,25S.00. Total
expenditures from this fund, SILL
1894.
County indebtedness; S5 funding
bonds, $S5,OOO; 200 Kent county good
road bonds, 100000; State aid road
bonds, $2,O6OOOO; total Indebtedness,
$2,345, 900.
December 1, balance in general
fund, 3,97546; bonded indebted
ness fund, $47,S6478; State aid road
fund, $34,5OOOO; good road fund,
$8,154.26;' uncollected taxes, 1925,
$6,523.56; uncOllected taxes, 1926,
66,5O426. Total amount available,
S2O6, ,923.22.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
TOLD In A FEW LINES

1927 begins tomorrow.
New moon next Tuesday, January
3rd.
Town meeting tonight in Armory
Hall.
Milford city election next Monday
afternoon.
December was remarkable for un-
usual number of rainy days.
Pave the street from South Wal
nut street to the Community Build
ing.
The streets of Milford need much
done to them of a permanent ma
ture.
Don't forget the NJ. E. Church sup
per on Wednesday, January 18th, at
the chapel.
The Ladies Aid of Slaughter Neck
will meet with Mrs. Raughley Ben
nett on Tuesday evening, January 4.
The parish house card party will
be held in the parish house Tues
day evening, January 4th, at eight
o'clock.
Every family with children in 1t
that attend the public school should
make demand that North street be
paved as far as the colored church.
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of the M. E. Church will
be held next Wednesday, January 5,
at the chapel. We want every mem
ber present as business of impor-
tance is to be considered and ar
1angements for the church supper
on January 18th are to be made.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS CAR

William ]. Stecher, former sheriff
of Burlington county, n j., was
killed Sunday night at Riverside, N.
J., when his motor was struck by
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger
train a few minutes after he had left
a Christmas gathering at the home
of friends.
Stetcher was we'll known as
pitcher on. the Harrisburg team of
twenty years ago and played ball in
Milford in 1888. He is survived by
four daughters.
Funeral services were held at his
late home, 5O4 New Jersey avenue
Riverside, N. J., Wednesday after
noon and interment made at River
side cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
CHILDREN MAKE RUGS
IN MILFORD SCHOOLS

The children who are enrolled in
the domestic science course in the
Milford Public Schools, have held
several exhibitions of their work to
which the parents especially, and the
public in general, have been invited
to be present, during the present
school year. The work accomplish
ed in sewing, cooking, canning and
other lines of household work, out
side of the manual training courses,
where work with tools in making
chairs, tables, desks, chests and
stands, has been equal to that of a
large part of the grown men and wo-
men, who have had years in actual
experience, and call themselves skill
led mechanics.
In the manufacture of articles use
full about the home, the boys and
girls, are being educated in practi-
cal things, and it is we'll worth
while for them.
In the colored schools, the work of
rug making has grown into practical
work and success for the children
engaged in it. In the rug depart
ment of School Number 2, hand
some rag rug, in an oval form and
made Of various colored rags which
were dyed in blending coloTs, was
presented to the writer by the class,
at Christmas with it's compliments.
The work on this rug was excellent,
it's fibre we'll woven, heavy and yet
plant. It's pattern is attractive and
all who have seen the rug, are sur
prised to learn that it is a product
Of the boy and girl>students work, in
the colored schools of Milford. 1t is
appreciated and we are pleased to
know that there are pupils in the
public school, with the skill and abil-
ity to turn out such useful articles.
It speaks we'll for the school work
and the instructors.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
BASKETBALL TONIGHT

Fans, if you want a real treat,
come out tonight (Friday). The fast
Garfield Boys Club of Wilmington
will meet the Milford High School
squad in the Community Building at
eight o'clock sharp.
The local quintet has recently
been playing teams out of its class
and has made very good showing
in all of them.
The strength of the Garfield clubs
team is not definitely known, but a
hard struggle is expected from the
tap-off to the timekeeper's final
whistle.
The result of this game should
give the followers of the winter
snort a pretty good idea of how the
high school will stand in interschoi-
astic circles at the close of the 1926
27 season