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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
DELEGATION TO
USSR TO SPEAK
AT CHIC AGO FRI.
Brohpy and Haessler to
Repeat Findings

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-Members
of the first American Trade Union
delegation to visit the Soviet Union
will speak at a mass meeting Friday
evening at Ashland Auditorium, Ash
land Blvd. and Van Buren, Street.
John Brophy, of the United Mine
Workers of America, Paul Douglas,
of the University of Chicago faculty,
Peter Jensen, of the Machinists'
Union, Lillian Herstein of the
Women's Trade Union League, and
Levin, of Philadelphia, of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Union,
will tell about their tour through the
U. S. S. R.
Carl Haessler of the Federated
Press, who accompanied the Rank and
File Delegation, which sailed for the
Soviet Union Immediately after the
first delegation returned, will discuss
the findings of the second delegation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
Officials for PinchOt

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. IA
Petitions for the nomination of ex-
governor Pinchot for United States
senator are being circulated in Is
counties by officials comprising the
legislative committee of the Brother
hood of Locomotive. Firemen and
Engineers, it was learned yesterday
from ]. A. Fox, a member of the
committee. Altho Pinchot, who is
expected to run on the republican
ticket, states that he has not given
his consent as yet, it is known that
P. Stephen Stahlnecker,s his secre-
tary, has been sounding sentiment as
to his popularity in various parts OF
the state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
Michigan
Exploit Young Leather Workers.
(By a Worker Correspondentl


DETROIT, (By Mail)-Exploited
in most brutal manner by the
boss, foreman and other heads, the
young workers in a Detroit fancy
leather factory have declared, in a
letter to the local Federation of La
Dor that they "could no longer stand
the outrageous conditions inflicted
upon them by the bosses, and unless
something is done they'll be forced
to take some desperate action"
The factory employs about so
young boys and girls from the ages
of II to 10 years and very few
adults who are experts in the line.
The work is very dull and monotonous,
in some instances even hard to those
who are forced to tolerate the nerve
wrecking noise of the leather-sewing
machines. The place, altho light, is
always dirty and dusty and the odor
from the freshly dyed leather is al
ways around the workers. Most of
the young workers are forced to work
in a sitting position with their backs
bent down.
Girls often faint after working in
that position for few hours
straight.
The wages range from $500 to
$500 and altho the regular work
ing day is hours, yet due to these
"bread and water" wages they are
compelled to work overtime three or
four times week if they are to meet
their expenses.
A LEATHER WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
Virginia
Farm Conditions Wretched.
(By a Worker Correspondent.

RICHMOND, Va, (By MaiD. =
Working conditions on the two dairy
farms of Mitchell Bros, at Richmond,
Va, are far from what they should
be.
They employ from ten to twelve
men, eight or nine of whom are Ne
groes. The Negroes receive $35 a
month with board and lodging One
old man gets only $50 month. altho
he does as much work as any of the
others. Those not boarding get $55,
and shack situated on the farm.
The white workers receive the same
pay, and sometimes five or ten dol
lars a month more.
Is Hours a Day.
The number of the working hours
are so many that no effort is ever
made to count them. Up at 4 a. m.
or 4.30 at the latest on weekdays; on
Sundays a. m. One half hour for
breakfast. One half to one hour for
lunch, after which you work until
$50 or 8 p. m. Then supper. A
maximum of fifteen hours and a
minimum of thirteen, with from seven
to eight hours every Sunday.
Beans, fat pork, wheat biscuits and
black-rasp molasses three times day.
Lean meat, butter, bread, dessert or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
Ontario Government
Ignores Blast Cause

TIMMINS, Ont, Feb. 14.-The
bodies of the last of the 80 miners
killed in the fire last Friday at the
Hollinger gold mine were brought
out yesterday. The fire is reported
to have burned itself out.
No steps towards determining what
negligence or the Hollinger Com
pany's part caused the fire have been
taken by the provincial government
thus far.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
VILE CONDITIONS
OF LABOR IN BIG
DETROIT FACTORY
Negro and White Help
Exploited in Va.
(By Worker Correspondent


DETROIT, (By MaiD The Chrys-
Ter corporation, one of the large
automobile concerns of Detroit, cares
nothing for the poor slaves who toll
in its plants. The arrangement of
time clocks is haphazard, time
clocks being crowded into a room far
too small, to accommodate that num-
Der This causes much crowding,
when some 5000 people leave the
plant, mostly between 4:30 and $50
p. m.
Toilets, what few there are, are
kept clean enough, but there are only
about half enough. There are two on
each floor, one at each end of a
room, at least 400 feet long Each
viii accommodate not more than 10
people, and some 200 workers work
on each floor.
Drinking fountains are not pro-
vided in sufficient numbers, there be-
ing only three fountains on each
floor. Some times, especially after
eating lunch you must wait at least
III minutes, TO get drink OF water.
The most noticeable lack of con-
venience, is the poor washing facil-
tiles, one wash basin only, being
provided for the 200 men, working
on my floor. This basin has only 8
faucets on each side. By crowding
up, about IA to Is men can wash up
at the same time. Either one must
spend from 10 minutes to half hour
waiting his turn at the wash basin,
or go home with the CRIME covering
all the exposed surface of his skin.
No hot water is ever provided to
wash up, there being no hot water
faucets, only cold.
A CHRYSLER WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
Broad,oay Briefs

Marion Gering, who staged the new
comedy, $50 Am l." at the Comedy
Theatre, will direct two more plays
for Schiller and Shifrin, its produc-
ers. The first will be a new Russian
play, "The Steppes," by Basil Vasssili-
evich. Mr.. Gering was formerly direc-
tor for the Meyerhold Theatre, Mos
COW.
Winthrop Ames yesterday received
a letter from John Galsworthy in
which the English writer stated that
he has not retired from writing plays,
and asked that the impression that
Escape" is his farewell to the theatre
be denied.
James B. Pagan, author of "And
So to Bed," will produce here "The
Cherry Orchard" the comedy by An
ton Tchekov. The production will
parallel that staged by Mr.. Pagan in
London, where it ran for six months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
New York
Show-Up Harvard Shoe Plant.

(By worker correspondent
Been fired out of the Harvard Shoe
Factory. Piece work system. Prices
rotten. Trimming cutters would
rather play poker than work. Make
three or four dollars day. Pay for
all damaged shoes; the company
keeps them. Come in when you please,
quit when you want. Plenty of lights
so you can work all night. Chance to
get graft if you are sucker and a
squealer. Try to organize this shop.
"What we need is a god damn union.
"A SHOE WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
CHARITY AID is
FORCED ON POOR
SAILORS AT SEA
Shoe Employe Appeals
for Union
(By a Worker Correspondent

HONOLULU, Hawaii, (By Mail)
With thousands of seamen tramp
ing the water-fronts of every port
in the United States, broke and hun
CRY, our masters find it easy to bleed
the few Of us who are fortunate
enough to be working for a miser-
able wage.
Their latest exploit proves the eff
ficiency of the ways and means COM
mittee of Wall Street.
Force Money From Sailors.
The captains of all ships sailing out
of Pacific Coast ports are instructed
to enroll their crews in the Red Cross.
They are given buttons and member
ship cards to sell to their crew. This
is done while the men are at sea.
The crew is checked up by means of
the crew-list so that the captain
knows those who did not respond to
his first call zfor enrolment and he
interview these individually and
makes sure that all his subordinates
have joined up before he gets into
port where the company officials have
an opportunity to check-up on the crew
list.
If the captain has 100 per cent
Red Cross enrolment it adds to his
reputation with the company.
From 81 to SO Apiece.
On my ship all hands have joined
paying one dollar apiece. Some even
paid two and three dollars. Those
who paid more than the minimum
were either talked into paying more
or were looking for favors.
I don't know exactly how many
ships are sailing out Of Pacific ports
or the number of men they carry, but
I am sure that the sums collected
must run into many thousands of
dollars.
This is how the Mississippi flood
fund is raised. We pay the officials
Sthru whose hands our hard-earned
money goes. And we pay for the gov
ernment's criminal negligence in the
Mississippi Valley.
Who Takes Care of Sailors?
I should like to ask the Red Cross
the following question:
Question: When the seamen in
every port of the United States are
on the beach hungry and sleeping out
in the cold, Eyes, even in prosperous
America), who cares for them?
L Answer: No one. When there are
not too many of them the police might
take them in for night. But gener-
ally the police only taunt them, polk
ing them in the ribs with their night
sticks while they are trying to snatch
a few hours sleep.
Yours for the recognition of the
Soviet Union!
j. H.
ed: The above letter was writ
ten at sea on the Pacific voyage of
a California oil tanker and mailed
by the seaman correspondent when
the vessel locked in the Hawaiian
Islands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
"MAYA" OPENS AT THE COMEDY
THEATRE FEBRUARY 81.

maya" the play by Simon Gantil-
lon which ran for more than a year
in Paris and is at present one of the
outstanding successes in London, will
be presented next Tuesday night at
the Comedy Theatre. This will be the
third production of the Actor-Man-
ayers this season. Aline Mcmahon,
who began her career at The Neigh
borhood Playhouse, will play the
part of Bella which was created in
Paris by Marguerite Jamois.
The translation of Maya" has
been made by Ernest Boyd. Agnes
Morgan is directing the production
and Aline Bernstein has designed the
set. The play is study of Woman.
The London company of "The Trial
of Mary Dugan," Bayard Veiller's
melodrama now playing at the Ma
tional Theatre, started rehearsals yes
terday under the direction of Guthrie
McClintic. The company, headed by
Genevieve Tobin and Morgan Farley,
will sail for England in two weeks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15

ed: The above letter was writ
ten at sea on the Pacific voyage of
a California oil tanker and mailed
by the seaman correspondent when
the vessel locked in the Hawaiian
Islands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-15
FOR MINERS RELIEF.

WILLISTON, N. D., Feb. IA. = A
basket social to raise funds for the
striking miners was held here by the
workers of Stony Greek township.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13
Oil Fiolu G1rows ln Worlds Deepest
 Texas Oil We'll

SAN ENGELO, Tex, Dec, 12, (EJ Setting new record every day it lis drilled deeper, just as it has been since it passed the 8,20O-foot mark, Group No. Corporations (TexonJ No. 1-B University in the Big Lake field of Reagan county, now has drilled 8,411 feet. It is the deepest well of any kind ever drilled. It IS more than one and one-half miles deep.
 The we'll is standing almost full of oil. just as it has been for several months, from a pay encountered at 6,250 feet. The oil seems to be ill- creasing to a small extent, accord ing to word received in San Angelo recently.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13
ARCTIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL

Throughout the year, the Point Hope light Winks a beacon across the ice. It is of little value to navi- gation by water only during the lat ter part of the summer and early fall before navigation is closed but is maintained throughout the long and lonely winter for the benefit of sled travellers, so that even husky dog teams now have their own stop and go light up there.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13

LESSON PIPES WON'T LEAK. WON'T DRIP. WON'T SMELL. CANNOT GET STRONG. YOU CAN
 MOKE IT EVERYDAY-YET IT STAYS CLEAN ALWAYS S4.OO AND S7.50. Schallerer's Alaska Shcp.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13

WE CARRY THE. BEST BRANDS OF CANDY MANUFACTURED N THE UNITED STATES BOTH IN BULK AND BOX. The Candy Cot tage.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13
1EWFLRY POPULAR IN CUBA

HAVANA, Dec, 12, P)-Cubians like their jewelry. Czecho- -Slovakia alone shipped jewelry and gewgaws to the value of $16,217.56 to Cuba last year.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13

MT. and Mrs. Robert Mooney of Kennecott have moved to Seattle where MT. Mooney will work for the Alaska Steamship Co.,, Pier 2.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13
WASHINGTON BR|EWT|ES

WASHINGTON, Dec, 13, (P)-Dur ing the lost fiscal year more than 1 Il 100000 cows were tested for tu- berculoslS. The proportion of re- actors shows decline to 2.3 percent las compared with Az percent of ia years ago.
 More than 10000 miles of afr routes are regularly operated jn Latin America.
 Aggregate resources of the Ma Itlona] banking system of Continen- tai United States. Alaska and Ha- ,waii reached the greatest total in history October 3 the date of the last cali.
 The United States Supreme Court has 9 ,;lle that in all cases where an appeal delays proceedings On the j judgement of lower court, and It appears that the appeal was made for that purpose damage will De assessed at rate not exceeding 10 percent in addition to interest OH the amount of the judgment.
 <
 Fig tening of immigration re- StrictiOnS, careful discrimination in the tariff on certain agricultural products a readjustmai.. of freight rates C. such products and con- servatiOn of land is proposed by the Department of agriculture |, aS pos slble q ations to the solution of the farm problem.
 
 The United S's tcs is not only the largest market for clocks and watches, but since the war the do mest'c outp ,J c! these articles has more than doubled eccorGing 10 . reHc4t by tn Apartment 1 G merce
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13

Cleanliness ana the best of meats our motto. Frye-Bruhn.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-13

Excellent line of Columbia records at Sylvia's. Newest of hits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
ROAD BETWEEN TOWER AND
SOUDAN TO BE REBUILT

Highway No. 35 between Power and
Soudan will be built this coming sum
mer. and lilo miles will be rebuilt
a part of which will also be relocated.
The relocation will be made to avoid
the heavy traffic through Soudan and
to cut out several very dangerous curves
and the railroad crossing on the resent
route.
The cutoff leaves No. 35 at point
midway between Tower and Soudan,
crosses the D. &c I. r. railroad tracks
north of the roundhouse, cuts around
the mining location to the south and
connects with the main highway again
at a point near the John Brulla home
in the eastern outskirts of Soudan. A
steel and concrete overhead bridge is to
be built across the railroad tracks, this
to cost $4,000. The cost of the bridge
is to be borne equally by the State
Highway department and the railroad
company, it is understood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
STATE WILL OIL OR
TAR 135 MILES ROAD.

The Minnesota Highway department
will add 1876 miles to its "bituminous
treated" roads in the next few weeks.
With 1894 miles of oil or tarred roads
in the system at the end of 1927, this
will give Minnesota more than SIS
miles of waterproof gravel roads. Dur
ing the past week Commissioner G.
M Babcock has placed orders for about
100000 gallons of oil and tar to use
on the routes which will get their first
treatment this summer The depart
ment has also purchased 100000 gal
Ions for the treatment of routes oiled
or tarred in previous seasons. Among
the roads to be so treated this year
are the Ely-Tower on Highway 35.
The stretches to be treated are eth
er on routes where traffic is so heavy
that it is impossible to keep untreated
gravel in good condition, or in dis
tricts where gravel must be shipped
by train. In the latter case it is
usually cheaper and just as effective
to apply light gravel and oil or tar
it, as it is to apply heavy gravel with
out the treatment.
Several other routes are under con-
sideration and will be added if con-
ditions are found suitable for treat
ment. Not all roads respond to the
treatment equally well. The Minnesota
Highway department has had good
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
WEDDING
LAST WEEK.

Last week the wedding of Miss Ann
Gnidica, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
John Gnidica and Mr.. Paul Buccowich,
son of Mr.. Paul Buccowich also OF this
city took place at st. AnthonyS
Catholic church. The bride wore
sleeveless gown of yellow georgette
with a bouquet of yellow roses, lilly
of the valley and white sweet peas,
with a hat to match. The attendants
were Miss Pauline Gnidica sister OF
the bride and Mr.. John Buccowlch
brother of the groom. The bridesmaid
wore sleeveless gown of nile green
with a hat to match and a bouquet
of pink roses and white sweet peas.
The bride is a graduate or the Ely
schools and the groom also, and a
graduate of the University OF Mime
sofa. They LETT for Duluth and the
Canadian border for an extended trip
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
THEODORE BROUILLETTE
MOST OUTSTANDING PUPIL

The $4,000 scholarship prize offered
by the Ely Branch of University Wom-
en- was awarded to Teodore Brouil-
lette, a pupil of the Ely Junior Col
lege, as the most outstanding pupil of
the year. Mr.. Brouillette was award
ed the certificate at the Commence
ment exercises at the Auditorium last
Thursday evening. The award which
was not made public until at the ex-
ercises created spontaneous applause
on the part of his classmates and the
audience. The University Women
made "a very wise selection according
to all accounts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15

nesota, and his sixteen years in st.
Paul, have equipped him with keen
knowledge of the problems of our
state.
According to Gregory p Gentling,
Nelson campaign manager, \ majority
of the voters have made up their minds
that Nelson is the only Republican
candidate who can win in the Fall.
"The rumble of the Nelson band
wagon is abroad in the land" said the
manager, land the voters are climbing
on everywhere. Art is now so far
ahead of the field that nothing can
stop him. The whole state is ablaze
with Nelson Sentiment"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
TWENTY-FIVE BOY SCOUTS
AT BURNSIDE ROTARY CAMP.

Twenty-Five of the Ely Boy Scouts
are comfortably encamped at the Ro-
tary Boy Scout Camp at BURNSIDE
Lake where they are under the super
vision and direction of Scoutmasters
Sig Olson and Clarence LaLonde. The
boys are having the time of their lives
and eating everything that comes their
way. The discipline of the camp is
successful in building an appetite and
this is the cause for the heartiness of
the youngsters at meal times A large
number of visitors were at the camp
Sunday to pay the boys visit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
Philip M. Stone, assistant county at

Philip M. Stone, assistant county at
torney.
Persons against whom the charges
were placed include: Frank Tekavec,
Ely, possessing mash; Louis Raynor,
Eveleth, operating gambling devices;
Victor Lame, manufacturing intox-
icating liquor; Al Rupno, Virginia,
issuing check without sufficient funds
in bank; Edwin Perkola, Angora, IN
decent assault and assault in the Sec
ond degree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
ODD FELLOWS AND S. F. OF A.
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES.

The annual custom of holding mem
orial services by the Odd Fellows and
the S. F. of A. was duly observed
last Sunday when these two organiza-
tons jointly conducted services at the
Ely cemetery. Nearly hundred cars
of members of the lodges were in at
tendance. While the march to the
cemetery was joint one the services
were conducted by committees from
both lodges. The services were very;
impressive and occupied over half
an hour. No addresses were made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15

Attorney General A. j. Youngquist
will be the speaker at the Midsummer
celebration to be staged in this city
at Sandy Point on Sunday, June "a.
The celebration is being sponsored by
the Scandinavians of this and the
MeSaba range. Attorney General
Youngquist IS an able speaker and his
coming will be awaited with pleasure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15

success with oil and tar on most OF
the routes where it has been tried, but
some road materials do not take the
treatment well, and in such cases 1T
is necessary to maintain untreated
gravel until the road can DE paved.
Where conditions are favorable, BIZ
luminous treated roads usually stand
up under much heavier traffic than
untreated roads, and where traffic is
very heavy, the maintenance cost, after
the first treatment, is less than the
cost of keeping up an untreated gravel
road
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
CHURCH NOTES
BETHANY ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
Corner Camp st. and Fifth Ave.


Sunday School. $3.50 A. M.
The Junior Confirmation Glass will
not meet next Sunday.
There will be no services in our
church Sunday, being that Rev. Ben
son it attending the Duluth-Superior-
Cloquet District Luther League An
nual Convention held in the First
Lutheran Church of Duluth, Rev. Carl
Swan Pastor.
This convention starts on Friday at
6 p. m Continues thru Saturday and
closes on Sunday.
Song Services will be held in the
english language next Tuesday at the
Bethany Church June 19) from 7:30
to $50 p. m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
ODD FELLOWS ELECT
OFFICERS THURSDAY.

The following were chosen to head
the local lodge of Odd Fellows at the
meeting on Thursday evening of last
week. They will serve for six months:
N. G.-Leslie Nicholas.
v. G.-Emor Ellefsen.
P. Oscar Mellin.
TruStee-OScar j. Anderson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many friends
for the kind help and sympathy ex-
tended in our recent bereavement in
the loss of our husband, son and broth
er, j. l.. Booth.
Mrs. j. L. Booth and Jean.
Mrs. Mary Booth and Family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
JUDGE FREEMAN DISMISSES
FIVE LIQUOR CASES.

With evidence thought to be insult
ficient, six cases pressed by the state
against five northern Minnesota per-
sons were ordered dismissed by Judge
Edward Freeman in district court at
Virginia Friday afternoon on the mo-
ton Of the plaintiff, represented by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15
FRED CHURCHS NAME WAS
OMITTED FROM THE PROGRAM.

In some manner not as yet account
ed for the name of Fred Church was
omitted from the list of Junior Col
lege graduates, both in the paper and
the program last week. Dean Santo
of the Junior College says he cannot
account for the omission. Fred was
one of the outstanding pupils of the
College and the faculty feel that an
injustice was unwittingly done him
and asks the Miner to make the cor
rection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15

Minnesota voters have confidence in
Arthur E. Nelson, Republican Candi-
date for United States Senator. His
spectacular regime as Mayor of ST.
Paul and the energetic, fearless, and
able manner in which he has conducted
his primary campaign, have convinced
thousands that Nelson is the man. His
twenty years residence in western Min
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-15

Ed. G. Jones was chosen a director
of Independent School District No. II
at the meeting Tuesday evening to re-
place Kenneth Duncan who resigned by
reason of removal from the city. The
appointment of Mr. Jones meets WITH
popular favor and it can be safely
said, he will prove a valuable man.