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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
drive FOR union
STARTED BY N. Y.
JEWELRY WORKERS
Ball, March 6, for Funds
Must Be a Success
BY SAUL WHITE.
Worker Correspondent,

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.--Six years ago
the New York jewelry workers with
fine militant spirit, unfurled the flag
Of battle with the slogan, "a 7-Hour
Day." and put up heroic fight for a
more comfortable life. But the bosses
attacks upon the union aided by the
crisis in the trade has broken the
young organization, and after a six
month strike, left the Jewelry Work.
ers' Union in a demoralized state.
The introduction Of machinery and
the employment of young boys on a
large scale contributed to the desper-
ate condition Of the jewelry worker.
The bosses took full advantage of
mass unemployment and used it as a
weapon to cut mems wages and speed
up. Extra pay for overtime was abol-
ished. Melting Of metal with the aid
Of gaseous acids during working hours
was introduced. Gradually every YES
tige of independence of the jewelry
worker disappeared.
The International Jewelry Workers
Union, Local 1, calls upon all jewelry
workers to get together for the re-es-
Establishment of their independence and
dignified position in the trade by fight
ing for union conditions. The union
meets every second and fourth Thurs
day at p. M, at the World Bldg,
Park Row, Room 500, and every jew
elry worker should go up there and
join up.
On Saturday, March 6, the local will
run ball at the Central Opera House,
the proceeds of which will go for the
organization fund.
Attend the ball Join the union!
Fight for your rights, jewelry work
ers!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25

to work for your living and then have
to steal it afterward." He said, "You
have been giving me everything you
made out there anyway" This was
true.
Well, we kept on going, keeping up
the appearance Of a big ranch, having
hundreds Of head Of cattle and hogs
and turning the money from the sale
of such over to the bank as soon as
the sale was made,
We work from 12sto is hours a day,
seven days a week, and every bit Of
our earnings go to the bank. My wifes
clothes are patched and ragged. The
children are short Of overshoes. This
winter | am forced to get along with
one oyershoe and rag on the other
foot. Our little Jack, seven years old,
takes chances on freezing his feet by
wearing a pair Of rubber boots TO
school,
THE banker came out here one day
l. early in tire month and said to me,
1--WE better clean up / do not think
that you appreciate our money. Your
neighbors tell me that you talk about
the banks cattle and don't think you
are shooting straight with us. We
will withdraw our money and put II
with someone who appreciates the
same"
This will leave us without q house
70 live in and without the means TO
make the barest living. This is the
story of our efforts. My neighbors
can give similar experiences with
slight difference in detail
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25

sent semester. This document has
been read by nobody in the system
excepting the high mogul himself and
his six henchmen, the division super
intendents. These latter transmitted
part Of dts contents by word of mouth
to the superintendent and principals
in their divisions, emitting certain
sections and pages in every instance
The principals in turn delivered the
message. with further expurgations,
to their teachers, with strong warn
ing that the material was not for pub
lication
Taylor System for Schools.
The gist of the material was that
the issuing of that document marked
the beginning of an era Of scientific
management" in the Chicago schools.
William B. owen, president of the
Chicago Normal College, put the mat
ter more BADLY by saying that the
aim of the superintendent was to in
stitute the Taylor system in the
schools. Anyone familiar with the
Taylor system knows that its sole pur-
pose is to effect a decrease in the
number of employees and an increase
in the rate of exploitation of the en-
ployes retained A consideration Of
the following facts in the light of the
aim of the Taylor system will be valu-
able.
The statement Of the superinten-
dent declares that too many Chicago
teachers are being marked superior"
and not enough are being graded Gin
efficient" Principals are instructed to
increase the number of 'inef1icients"
in their schools. An 'inefficient"
teacher is dropped from the system.
1t is significant that one of the items
included in the record of the teachers
efficiency is loyalty to city, state, and
nation"
The superintendent further orders
that there be no wasted time in the
schoolrooms. He suggests that the
older teachers especially be watched
for signs of interference with the
smooth progress of the work of the
school. Mr.. McAndrew probably bears
well in mind that it is the older teach
ers who draw the highest salaries and
are eligible for pension in the not so
far distant future.
sd Teachers to Be Dropped.
threaten the institution of the junior
The superintendent goes on to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
DON'T LEAVE OUT YOUR
name AND ADDRESS when |
SENDING IN YOUR ARTICLE

Due to the volume of Worker cor
respondence that comes to our office
every day and the necessity often to
ask for more detailed information
and send suggestions and instrue-
tions, we make the following request
from our Worker Correspondents:
At the top Of each page of your
manuscript, in the right hand cor
ner, write in plain hand, if you do
not use typewriter, your name, ad-
dress and date. At the end of your
manuscript add a note stating
whether you wish your name to be
used and any other instructions re-
gardine the signing of your article.
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high school system and departmental
lied teaching thruout the city. This
is tantamount to announcing the pro-
posed reduction of the teaching force,
for every case in which the change to
junior high or departmentalizatio
has been made has brot a reduction
in the number of teachers in the
school and an increase in the size of
classes. At present the average mem
bership in classes in Chicago high
schools is higher than that authorized
by an interstate governing body
known as the North Central Associa-
ton, the rules of which have been as
sacred to Mr.. McAndrew lately as
treaties to an imperialist nation.
He comes forth with flat threat of
wholesale dismissals in the event of
failure to carry out his dictum to a
st." He hints also at a lowering of
wages, and puts a final completing
touch to the whole dismal picture by
reminding the teachers of Chicago
that for the first time within their
memory real army of seventeen hun
dred unemployed, trained teachers
stand outside the schools and waits
not so patiently. To show that his
sympathies lie entirely with the teach
ers in this deplorable situation, Mr..
McAndrew at Christmas held an ex-
animation for experienced teachers
from places outside of Chicago, add
ing several hundred more to the list
of unassigned teachers.
The progressive teachers of Chicago
congratulate Mr.. McAndrew for being
a henchman of the Chicago chamber
of commerce than which there could
be no better. And they thank him
for at last disclosing his colors, which
are, the black of capitalism with a
streak of dirty yellow.
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THANKS IL

The International Labor Defense
wishes to extend their thanks and
appreciation to the Economy Elk
change, of No. 61O6-1sth avenue
Brooklyn, New York, for their contri.
button of the entire stock that they
had of heavy underwear of various
sizes, winter hats for children,
dresses, stockings. and innnmerable
other things in the line of dry goods.
These articles were contributed to-
wards the bazaar that was held on
Feb. 10 to 10 inclusive. and quite a
bit OF money was realized for them.
The balance Of the articles that
were not sold will be sent to whomso-
ever is in need of them.
!. l.. d. Branch No. 4.
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Bankers Grow Rich While Farmers Co BalkrlDt

the milk, fed the SKINNED milk to the
calves and as we had no grain we
stunted the calves. The cream we
shipped to a creamery in Deadwood,
South Dakota, about 200 miles away
and got about 20 cents pound for
butter fat and took their test as to the
richness of the cream. During the
summer, the creamery cut us down to
IA cents. That broke our spirits be-
cause there is so much work con-
nected with milking. We were put
ting In Is hours, seven days a week,
children and all.
We knocked down the calf pens and
turned the calves out to their mothers.
Nothing was to be gained by working.
My partner and divided up the cows
and tried 1t our own way. kept on
milking and let the calves grow.
The banker was now willing to give
me money to buy cattle and land but
could not get any credit to make i'm
provements with. Many Of the neigh.
bors who had lived on their home
steads and had obtained the govern
ment deed wished to sell and kept
on buying land with the bankers
money and increasing the herd think
ing that the land and cattle would
eventually increase in value and that
II the cattle could carry the expense
and make our living that.we would
eventually come out the winners. It
looked good.
THE eleven children were growing
i up. They we're all good workers
and we'll behaved. had q wife who
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
KUROWSKI, CORRESPONDENT FOR
TRYBUNA ROBOTNICZA, is FREE
BY a Worker Correspondent.

LOGAN COUNTY W. Va Feb 2scomrade
correspondent Roboncza
writing for the labor language free After being
discharged from his job worker
de ne beaten two weeks
could not lis friends.
The story about his and
Hopocza
ana y demanded that the United Mine
Facts about the Kuos publicity
mugs and
kurosk Upon release from the Jail
Logan County they will hang
Comrade Nurowski
exposing conditions among the miners in Logan County
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
CHARITY HEAD
FINDS WAY TO
SAVE WORKERS
BY a Worker Correspondent

MONTREAL, Feb. % - It is up to
the rich to lead the return to the
simple life, Mary e. Mcdowell, Chi
cago's commissioner of public well
fare, told the McGill School of Social
Science in Montreal. If the rich did
not make display of silk stockings,
working girls would not stint them
selves for food to initiate those higher
in the social scale, she said. Steps by
the working class to take the re-
sources of the non-working rich were
not suggested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
BY JOHN H. HANSON.
Farmer CORRESPONDENT.


COME twenty years ago we took up
~ a homestead under the home
stead act" which. provides for 100
acres Of land to an actual settler--a
man who stays on the land and Gull
tivates IT,
The land was raw, no fence, no
house, not furrow and the cattle
mans cattle and horses running at
large over it. No water to get in wells
less than 100 or more feet down and
it would cost a dollar per foot to get
the well drilled.
We moved on to this piece of land
empty-handed The first thing | did
was to mortgage our future, got
500, for which gave the banker my
note for 1925. dug hole in the
ground and in it with a little lumber
l built our first shanty. left my wife
and five babies home and went out to
work at the carpenter trade, but work
ing away from home did not get us
anywhere as in my absence the land
lay idle, so | decided that IL some one
furnished me with money to buy a
few milk cows would stay home and
farm. l tried my friend the banker
who had so generously" advanced me
the 800 to start with. but he would
not back me up for few milk COWS.
Goes Dairylnn.
An old acquaintance got me to go
"A into dalrylng with him. We
MIXED the cows (scrubs), skinned
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
LIAPTCHEY "AMNESTY" is FOR
FASCIST MURDERERS AND WAR
PROFITEERS, NOT FOR POLITICALS

26(By MiThe Bulgarian parliament held
an al
police
terrible they ridiculously small
number revolutionary political minister justice Kulev
political prisoners
which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25

could and did put in Is hours out Of
"a without whimper. We sent out
carload after carload of cattle every
fall. One year we sold about $4,000
worth of cattle. netting us about
$4,000. 1t cost about 5000 a car from
here to Chicago, distance of 700
miles.
DefIation Hits Farm.
1t did not look bad My property
statement was better than SS5. 900, and
| owed about $4,000 and a few shin.
ments like that would wipe out the
debt entirely. had quite bunch of
stock cattle on hand. The depreeia-
ton came and my credit was shot TO
hell over night. | had started TO build
myself a house (there were about 16
OF us) and had to leave Il unfinished
mere she'll and such II is today.
Cattle went down and the banker
asked me to make the cattle papers
good by giving him a second mort.
gage on the land. | did. could not
very well have refused because with.
out tho cattle the land was no good
to me. interest and taxes would have
accumulated and would have lost Il
In hort time. In year or so the
banker asked for mortgage on the
hogs so as to pay the ever-accumulat.
ing taxes. ~ r..
Mortgage Everything.
t AFTER on IL was the horses, then
- the machinery and finally the
crop. | was completely dispossessed.
One day ! told the banker that II
would be vgy repulsive to 1rst have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
In the Labor Skate Class.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-The as.
sembly judiciary committee by a vote
Of II to 2 has recommended for
passage the jerks bill raising the
salaries Of the state supreme court
judges from $4,000 to 1880 a year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
- M61k5W G0gZaGR9NasNgB -
LATEST BOSS McANDREW DOCUMENT
LAYS FOUNDATION FOR STANDING
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED TEACHERS
By ! Teaeher correapondent.

Activities Chicago
dealt blow the
schoolmarm people,
shatterng that rejoicing
the basis of the eactonay attitude Of
pathy to organization along trades union lines.
Within the William
schools Issued to his division
tanning detailed Of activity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
co.operatIve Makes RIn Sales.

SEATTLE-(FP)-The Washington
Cooperative Egg & Poultry Assn. re-
ports total sales for 1925 OF s6,015,-
797. compared to $4.OO9,s997 for 1924.
The association comprises 5000 mem
bers, mostly on small ranches.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25

"The pen is mishtier than the
sword" provided you know how to use
il. Come down and learn how in the
worker correspondents classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-25
INJUNCTION BILL
SHOWS NECESSITY
OF LABOR PARTY
Union LIE a ders Beg
Crumbs of Politicians
ey a Worker correspondent

BOSTON, Feb. 23. - At the hearing
before the committee on judiciary
held here in the Boston state house on
Bill No. 400 which provides that is
sues of fact in Injunction cases shall
be tried by a jury, Labor's viewpoint
was presented by representatives of
the state Federation of Labor and
leading officials Of the organized work
ers from the principal cities. Attor-
neys representing the employers
fought vigorously against even this
slight concession.
In pleading the case for labor, Mr..
Kearny warned the prosperous look
ing lawyers on the committee that if
the bill was not passed, Labor would
lose it's respect for the courts" La
Dor feels that it has been jobbed by
the courts" he said. "You must pass
this bill to relieve the present unrest,
and make the workers of Massachus-
sets respect the institutions of this
country" Then to reassure his re-
fined audience he added: This bill is
not radical. We do not want the
world. We want just this little bit,
which we hope you will give u.s."
Temporary Injunction Vital.
While on it's face, Bill No. 469 is
apparently a forward step for labor,
it indicates no real advance when sub
jected to a close analysis. Nine out
of ten injunctions against labor are
temporary and are issued upon the
mere presentation of so-called facts"
by the employer These facts" are
not questioned Labor is given no
chance to be heard before the tenn
porary restraining order is issued. In
nine out of ten labor disputes in
volving injunction proceedings, it is
the temporary restraining order which
is effective in defeating the workers.
To formulate such legislation without
at the same timef limiting the power
of the employer to secure a temporary
injunction is to overlook the most
vital phase of the case.
Shows Needsfer Labor Party.
While the jury feature may or may
not be an advantage in cases where
the employers are trying to make a
temporary INJUNCTION permanent, it
has certain aspects which are not ad-
vantageods to labor. Some towns
maintain no standing jury. 1t takes
time and considerable effort to
pick jury when required During
this delay the temporary injunction
remains in force.
The facts brought out at this hear
ing, the instances of the widespread
use of the courts against labor should
be a concrete lesson to the workers
of Massachusetts that they must
cease their support of the two major
parties and must form their own labor
party to fight for their interests.
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This Weeks Prizes!

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-25
Notice for Bids
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Education of indie
pendent School District No. IL, Ely,
minnesota, up to eight o'clock T. M.
July 18th, 1926, for the transporta-
ton of pupils on the following routes
for the school year 1926 and 1927 -
Route No. 2-White Iron School
to Ely Schools.
Alternate, Route No. County
Road to John Riikola's residence.
Route No. 3-Calumet and Sibley
Locatione to Ely Schools.
Route No 4-Burntside to Ely
Schools.
Route No. 5-Robinson to Ely
Schools.
Route No. 6-To and from White
Iron School.
Route No. Moose Lake District
to Ely Schools.
Route No. 8-East End of Long
Lake to Ely Schools.
Combination bid-Routes No.
and No. 8.
According to the specifications and
bid forms on file in the office of the
secretary.
A complete description of the eq-
uipment to be used for the transpor-
tation of pupils on above routes must
accompany all bids
Each successful bidder will be re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ely, Minnesota, June 8th. 1926.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Board of Education was called to
order at eight o'clocK by the Secre-
tary, VIM. Olds, Jr. Mr.. Kenneth
Duncan was appointti- temp rary
chairman. On roll call the following
members were found to be present :
Duncan, Gianotti, Harri, Odds and
Slabodnik. Absent: Thompson.
Moved and supported that the min
utes of the regular meeting of May
11thf 1926, be- approved as read.
Motion carried unanimously.
Communication from A. j. Fenske
requesting a part of the paint and
varnish purchases by the district
was read and filed.
Moved and supported that the
resignation of Miss Clara Sinnett as
kindergarten instructor be accepted
and that she be released from her
contract. Motion carried unan-
imously.
Application from Frank Benko for
position as janitor or gardner was
read and filed.
Communication from Mrs Edith
Gallagher requesting appointment
on election Board was read and filed.
Moved and supported that the re-
port of H. A. Berg with cash in the
sum of $583.45 received from sale
of supplies, gymnasium rental, cafe
terra, etc., be accepted and money
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-25
SERIAL NO. O142o8.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

+ NOIICE FOK HObLlSAl ION.
United States Land Office, Cass
Lake, Mimi, June 3, 1926.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That Van
Vacton Harris, of Ely, Minnesota,
as final assignee of Joseph Walter,
ct al, on June 8, 1926, filed in this
office his application to select under
Sections 2306 and 1907 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
the Lot % of Section %, and Lot
10 of Section 27, Township "a
North, Range West, 4th P. M,
containing 1910 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or de-
string to object because of the min
eral character of the land, or for
any other reason, to the disposal to
applicant, should file their Affidavits
of protest in this office, on or before
the 18th day of July, 1926.
P. M. LARSON,
ell TO Register.
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quired to furnish bond in the sum
of $500, as required by law, as well
as carry sufficient liability insurance
to cover all accidents to pupils while
being transported. Policies cover
ing this insurance must be filed in
the Office of the secretary on or be-
fore the date of executing contracts.
All bids must be accompanied by
"a certified check equal to ten per cent
Of the amount bid, and made payable
to Thomas Harri, Treasurer.
Bids should be in sealed envelopes
addressed to VIM. Olds, Jr., Secre-
tary, Ely, Minnesota and plainly
marked IBID on Transportation,
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
VIM. OLDS, JR.
6-25 To Secretary.
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effect that the resolution of the
special meeting might have on this
road. 1t was moved and supported
that the Club reconsider the motion
of approval of the minutes of the
special meeting. The motion car
ried.
1t was moved and supported that
the minutes of the Special meeting
of June 16, 1926, be laid on the table
Motion carried.
Communication from the Ely Base
ball Club giving their appreciation of
the aid extended them by the Club
and also a statement of receipts and
expenditures of the Baseball Club
was read, accepted and ordered filed.
Communication from Mr.. August
Neubauer, County Agent, relative to
the annual Recreational Institute
July 9, 10, IL was read and ordered
filed.
The following bills were read:
Duluth News Tribune, May
advertising NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liz
Minneapolis Tribune, May
advertising ------------ 1882
Duluth Herald, May advertis-
ing ---------------11 .2O
Minneapolis Journal, May adj
vertising --------------- 1882
News Times Prtg. Co., May
advertising ---------- 1858
Dispatch Prtg. Co., May adj
vertising 7----.--------- $3.50
Duluth & l. R. R. Co.. Te1e-
phone ----- .4C
Ray S Hoefer, Stamps & steno-
graphic help ------- 100
Ely Hardware Co., " ON Fill
ing Cabinet ----- $3.50
Ray Hoefier, Expenses to Du-
luth, two days-----1 1900
j. A. Rothman Truck hire,
| Fish fry to Dunnigan 1906
The Ely Miner, Printing and
| advertising --------- Gil
1t was moved and supported thai
the advertising bills as read be al
lowed and orders drawn in payment
of same. The motion carried.
| 1t was moved and supported thai
other bills as read be allowed anC
orders drawn in payment of same
| The motion carried.
The Treasurer's report for the
period commencing May 25th, 1926
and ending June 22nd, 1926, wa.
read, accepted and ordered filed.
1t was moved and supported to ad
journ. The motion carried.
(Signed):
RAY HOEFLER, Secretary.