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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
BOSSES USE SPORTS
FOR OWN INTERESTS
(By a WORKER Correspondent

(By q WORKER Correspondent
The Official labor movement" of
this country has neglected labor
sports very much. Sports is not
very important, they say. Why
should they bother about sports,
anyway? Sports are neglected the
same as fighting for shorter hours
and more pay.
On the other hand, the employers
are utilizing the sports movement
for their own interests.
One of the firms that promotes
sports for its workers is the Textile
Dyeing Company of America, Inc,
at their Hawthorne, N. j., plant
They have organized a baseball
team, soccer team, tennis and other
teams. The firm has, in Hawthorne,
field for baseball and soccer. Be-
sides this it maintains a tennis court
and a general recreation room. In
general, this concern is willing to
have sports of any kind.
The baseball team consists of firm
employees, plus son Of the presi-
dent of the firm. Sport is used to
broaden its open-shop policy.
Recently the chamber of com
merce of Paterson, N. j., issued
photographs and statements con-
corning the sports activities of this
concern. The chamber of commerce
is well pleased with this policy.
After all, why shouldn't it be? The
means justifies the aim.
1t is about time that labor should
take greater interest in sports.
Sports should be used to promote
trade unionism. l must say that l
am overjoyed that The DAILY
WORKER is devoting more atten-
ton to sports.
We must not allow the bosses to
use sports for their open-shop pur-
poses. Workers, use sports for your
own benefit.
CASSELL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
PHILA. WORKING
CLASS WON E N
AID Mine RELIEF
Prepare to Hold Big
Conference
by a WORKER CORRESPONDENT

by a WORKER Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA by MALL Al
though organized but a few weeks
ago, the Women's Section of the
Philadelphia Committee of the Ma
tional Miners Relief has already
succeeded in doing some very SPLEEN
did work, and is now getting itself
ready for further activities on an
enlarged scale.
A big, successful picnic, held I'M
der the auspices of this committee,
has recently been held which netted
a considerable sum of money that
was Immediately sent to the coal
fields.
Thirty women have already
pledged to make regular monthly
payments to the Miners Relief
through this committee, and a con-
centrated effort is being made to
secure many more women to make
similar pledges.
All the affiliated organizations as
well as individual members are now
busy gathering food, clothes, orna-
ments and many other things for a
big rummage sale to be held in Au-
gust. A moving picture benefit for
the relief of the striking miners will
soon be given. Block parties in all
parts of the city are to be held.
Preparations for an enlarged con-
ference to bring in additional or
CARNATIONS to join this important
Women's Miners Relief Conference
are now being made. This confer
ence will soon be held and the date
Of its taking place will shortly be
announced.
The committee urges all sympa-
thizers to send money clothes, food.
pictures, ETC., to the secretary, Jen-
ME Cooper, at IS N. 10th st.
c. RABIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
A Forest Fires Caused
by Heat in California

SAN FRANCISCO, July IS (UP).
Hot winds and extreme dry con-
ditions making the four forest fires
in Southern California extremely
dangerous, forestry officials an
nounced today.
The fires continued to burn, but
were believed by forest rangers to
Oe under control.
More thar 1000 fire-fighters,
mostly volunteers. battled the flames
yesterday and last night.
Two of the fires continued to
shoulder IN the vicinity of San
Diego, while two more burned near
Los Angeles.
The fires damaged timber lands
and watershed brush lands.
John Clark rancher, was expected
to die from burns received in a brush
fire near San Diego.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
FIND BOYS OF 5
SELLING PAPERS
Child Labor Laws Fail
to Aid Them

WASHINGTON, July 18. - Be
tween one-tenth and one-fifth of all
newsboys found at work at night ir
eight cities surveyed by the U. S
Children's Bureau were under 10
Years of age. These cities were
Washington, D. c., Atlanta, Column
bus, Newark, Paterson, Omaha
Wilkes Barre and Troy. Several
thousand children were included in
the study.
GIN each of the cities" says the
bureau, children of six and seven
years, and in one city two boys five
years old, sold papers despite the
fact that all the cities except two
had ordinances restricting the age
at which children might sell paper
to a minimum of ten years. One city
was in a state in which the child
labor law set minimum age of IL
for newspaper selling"
The bureau points out that Boys
who sell papers all the daylight
hours after their release from school
have no time for wholesome recrea-
tons, for the preparation of home
lessons. Furthermore, the long
hours, irregular or hasty meals, ex
posture to inclement weather, and
nights spent in distribution rooms
are conditions not conducive of nor
NAL development"
There has been no improvement
in these conditions, the bureau finds
since the surveys made 10 and Is
years ago. Indications are that the
moral and health influences sur
rounding boys in the newspaper
selling trade will grow worse. The
minimum age for licenses to sell
newspapers must be made as high
as public opinion will stand, because
"some of the worst features of
newspaper selling are of kind that
make it as little desirable for boys
of IL to Is as for those of 10 or IL.
Where selling for children is not
prohibited but is regulated, hour
regulations should prohibit night
work and work during school hours"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Whites Get Injunction
Against Cemetary

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 49,
More than one hundred white people
living at Frayser station opposed
the location of a cemetery for Ne
groes near the township, which is
four miles from this city. They de-
clared that the cemetery would
hinder business" and the frequent
coming of Negroes to the village in
large numbers would be San en-
croachment of the rights Of the vii
layers"
A petition was submitted by those
promoting the cemetery asking the
court to set aside the Injunction re-
straining them from opening the
cemetery, and a counter petition was
presented by the villagers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Three Features at the Cameo
STARK Love-" "Moana" and Birth of Films"
On One Program

THIS week at the Cameo Theatre
the Film Arts Guild presents an
extremely interesting and intelligent
motion picture program worth the
time of a worker and we'll worth the
modest expense. Three pictures fea-
ture the program. Two of them are
among the finest productions of
American pictures and the third is
an extremely interesting bit of mo-
ton picture history.
STARK Love" is stark realistic
life of primitive mountaineer people.
1t is beautiful in its simplicity and
interest. More than that, it deserves
attention as an authentic presenta-
ton of one phase of contemporary
American life, as well as being a
contemporary glimpse of our log
cabin era of hundred years ago
For it is that also. These people ir
the Santeetlah district of the Smoky
Mountains on the border line of
North Carolina and Tennessee are
at the present stage picture of
early American pioneer life. 1t is
worth seeing for a better under
standing of our own history.
All the details of this life are
woven into well told, extremely
dramatic story based on the life of
the people. 1t is simply but spen-
didly acted by the natives them
selves, none Of whom have ever seen
a movie or a theatre and scarcely
realizing what it was all about. The
picture was written and directed by
Karl Brown and deserves a place as
one of the fine achievements o.
American motion pictures.
Like "Stark Love-" the showing
of the beautiful "Moana" is a re
vival. This almost perfect picture
of Samoan life, made by Robert ]
tlaherty, who also made "Nanook
of the North" is we'll worth seeing
over again. 1t is the third time we
have seen it but we are willing tx
go again. AS picture of primitive
life and sheer natural beauty it is
one of rare things in motion pictures
TO complete most enjoyable pro-
gram "The Birth of the Films" is
a showing of bits of the first motion
pictures made in 1895 to 1900, as
well as screen test of Charlie
Chaplin, beginning his career. Every
bit of it is extremely interesting and
highly amusing and the sub-titles
are hilarious.
The entire program at the Cameo
Theatre this week is a credit to in.
telligent management.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
MUSICIANS HIT
AT MOvIET0NE
National Conference to
Plan Campaign

CHICAGO, July IS (FP)--Though
union control and popular taste in
Chicago minimize the menace, the
Chicago Federation of Musicians
will join sister locals throughout the
jurisdiction of the American Fedora
ton of Musicians in the fioht
against the movietone and similar
musical devices to dispense with liv-
ing orchestras. Pres. Joseph N.
Weber of the national union, with
an enrolment of $4,000 members,
says jobs of musicians are leopard
lied by the canned music and the
ear of the public is outraged as well.
Officials of the Chicago local are
confident that theatre patrons will
not stand for the new noise. "Im-
agine theatres saving $4,000 a week
on orchestras," he exclaimed, land
charging the same prices to the pub
lie as before. The people won't stand
for it. They want good music pro-
duced by union orchestras. We can
hold our ground in Chicago but we
are ready to join in any national
campaign the international office
initiates"
About $500 musicians have the
atre jobs in Chicago. Thirty the
aires, mostly movie houses, have in
stalled movietones, but use them
chiefly as auxiliaries and reliefs for
the regular orchestras.
The national conference of the or
ganization in New York July % will
plan campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Movie Director Finds
Remnants of Atlantis

BERLIN, July 18.-While Direc-
tor Wolkoff of the German Films
lIfa was looking for a location for
the filming of new play in Tunis
he dug up some old implements and
arrowheads near the village of Cabs,
DR.. Borchart, an authority on the
ancient Atlantis civilization, judged
the remains to belong to the old and
dim city of Atlantis, which is
thought to have been destroyed
some 5000 years ago. Some rem
nants are thought to belong to the
famous Poseidon Temple.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Fire in IN. T. Sub
Causes Traffic Jam

Fire, caused by a short circuit in
an electric fan in the ladies' room
of the B. M. T. subway station,
caused bad traffic snarl at Pacific
st. and Fourth Ave. yesterday aft
ernoon.
The station is one of the busiest
traffic centers in Brooklyn.
Patrolman Charles E. Burns, on
duty outside the station, saw the
smoke coming out of it and turned
in an alarm. The blaze was extin-
guished in a few minutes, but it was
90 minutes before the traffic was
running smoothly again.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
5 AND 1Oc STORE
GIRLS SLAVE 81
HR. WEEK FOR ST.
Manager Always At
Their Elbows

by a WORKER Correspondent
Saturday is the big day in the
& and 10-cent store. Cash registers
ring gaily in rhythm with the Groom
ing of Black Mammie on the phono-
graph. The manager strolls about
the aisles beaming. his eyes alert,
watching, smiling.
Human Waves
The crowds come and go like
mighty waves, overwhelming the
salesgirls, then calm sets in, as
after a storm, and there is a tenn
porary lull.
Here crowd looks over the mo
tions" counter, cleverly arranged to
catch the eye. Wares are here dis
played from the far ends of the
globe.
"Would you like an incense burner,
sir-very beautiful" smiles the
salesgirl, and Immediately she burns
some incense on the lap of fat,
green Buddah and slowly the smoke
comes curling out of his mouth. The
crowd is captivated.
"Have some nice canoes, lady,
real cheap; genuine imported goods"
invites another girl at the next
counter.
The buzzing of the crowd, the
grooming of Black Mammie and the
ringing cash registers, intermingled
with the tinkling of little bells,
make weird music.
Sweated Tinsel
One is inclined to agree with
Barnum, that there is a fool born
every minute of the day when one
watches the American public. 1t is
like child with a bright toy when
faced with gaudy display. The
glazing lights add luster and color
to the cheap surface of products pro-
duced under the most severely eX-
plotted labor on earth. There is not
thing of intrinsic worth in this
tinsel display, but the public buys
drunk with bargains, and the man.
ager looks on and smiles.
l, too, look on at this spectacle;
my feelings somewhat mingled with
pity, for, after all, who are these
buyers but poor workers being
swindled out of their hard-earned
money.
AS l pause in my occupation of
sweeping this vast "bazzar" l see
here reflected a tragic phase of
American life. My eyes take in the
salesgirls moving about the oozing
crowds, ever aware of the watchful
eye of the manager. For fifty-two
hours week they are watched like
thieves, at the end of which they
receive the grand sum of $11.
Girl Slaves
| see the sixteen-year-ol Italian
girl, Maria, her sunken, timid eyes
embedded in an olive-skinned face
moving about listlessly. l wonder
WIebueI JuCIc dIS uIedIllS DcHlilu
that hideous mask, or have her
dreams been crushed?
There is the Yankee girl from
Plattsburg, who lives with an aunt;
she still retains her healthy looks,
but how long will it last? The jew
ish girl, Esther, who carries her
nose high in the air; she is waiting
to be married to a lawyer and
flaunts her sweetheart's college key
in everybody's face She has vowed
never again to set her foot inside a
8 and 10-cent store-after she is
married,
There is the other Italian girl,
Ruth, with beautiful, sweet smile
on her face that radiates and warns;
the customers know her and flock
to her like children to their mother,
Thus is life in this great and free
country"
AL SCHALK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
FIRE REVEALS HUGE STILL.

RACINE, Wis, July ia fire
which started in the industrial dis
trict here at 1;20 a. m. today re-
vealed one of the largest alcohol
plants found in Racine since pro
hibition. Firemen and police carried
"a five-gallon cans of alcohol from
the building. Philip Christiano, the
owner, was arrested on charges
of possessing and manufacturing
liquor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

French Dollars For
Bratianu's Fascists

BUCHAREST, July 1S.-Charles
Rist, vice-governor of the Bank of
France, has come to Bucharest to
arrange for a loan of 300,000,000
francs to the Rumanian government,
as an official representative of the
French state bank.
The loan will add greatly to
French prestige in the Balkans and
will strengthen their position against
the Italian bankers, besides gaining
a strong foothold with the Bratianu
government, it is thought here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
SEARCH GOLD; Baked.

MONTREAL, Que, July Is (UP)
james Goodwin Hall and Enos
Curtain, Wall Street brokers, who
failed to arrive at Lac Chibougamau
in northern Quebec where they
hoped to investigate gold claims, are
reported to have been seen in a
canoe heading for Oskelaneo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
RESTAURANT ROBBED.

BUFFALO, July IS (UP).-Two
armed bandits, their faces covered
with handkerchiefs, walked into an
East Buffalo restaurant shortly af-
ter noon today, backed the patrons
and the proprietor against the wall,
rifled the cash drawer of $4,000
and made their escape in an auto
mobile.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Foreman Recalls War.
Breaks Peace Memorial

LOUVAIN, July 18.-A Belgian
foreman destroyed the balcony of
the memorial library given to Bel
GUM by the United States, as a
token of goodwill between nations.
The foreman, who had directed the
building of the balcony, was just
putting the finishing touches to it,
when he was filled with memories
of the late war and broke the pill
lars of the balcony with hammer.
He gave as his reason that the hor-
rors of war are too easy to forget.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
HE SHIPPING BOSSES" CORRESPONDENT URGES

at another ship for a job. The Of
ficers are bound to turn him down
should they see his book stamped
in this manner.
These conditions can only be rem
edied by the seamen forming them
selves into Port Committees and in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

ter conditions on board ship. When
he comes ashore and goes to ship
out of the Shipping Board he finds
himself classed as undesirable.
The other shipping offices are
maintained either by the steamship
companies employing the men or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

by private shipping masters. The
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey is
sue cards containing mans rec
ord while in their employ. The pri-
vate shipping masters secure their
contracts for shipping seamen by
supplying the men at lower wage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
\, ORGANIZE PORT COMMITTEES TO FIGHT THE

Shipping Board Thru their meth
cd of keeping tabs on seamen, they
are in a position to blacklist any
man who they may wish to drive off
their ships. This is especially true
when a man complains about bad
conditions or makes a fight for bet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
SUES FOR DEATH OF SON.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 18.-
Mrs. Judith Holanes today institu-
ted in circuit court suit for $10,-
600 damages against Gustave Thiery
for Che death of her son on Jan
uary 26, 1927. The son was run
down by a truck belonging to the
company Of which Thiery is presi-
dent. The accident was found to
have been caused by faulty brakes
in the machine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

captain of the ship. When the man
quits and goes ashore, if he has de-
manded or in any way complained
about food or working conditions,
he finds his discharge book stamped
as his being a bad character and
this handicaps him when he applies
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

On the west coast the ship own
ers' association has its own employ
ment bureau, There the men regis
ter and ship when their numbers
are called Each man has a dis
charge book which is kept by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
3 Trainmen Killed In
Locomotive Explosion

GLACIER, B. c., July 1S.-Three
rainmen were killed near here when
he boiler of a Canadian Pacific
locomotive exploded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
BRITISH YELLows REFLECTED

LONDON, July Is (UP).-Ram-
say Macdonald was reelected
chairman of the parliamentary labor
party today-the official leader of
the party. ]. R. Clynes was re-
elected deputy chairman. Both are
to serve during the next session of
parliament.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

Tkya Seaman Correspondent
: TE shipping offices on the water
frugh are a great menace to the
semen in the marine industry.
! The largest of these offices is
Che one maintained by the U. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
a 1Wu NMd&EEElN IIlX! NE gZgg9E3
TREASURY BALANCE.

WASHINGTON, July IS (UP).-
The treasury net balances for July
IA was S176,668,023.44. Customs
receipts this month to July IA were
$18,9S3, 872.29.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

this manner lay the foundation for
strong, militant organization
which will strive to abolish these
conditions in the marine industry
and have the men ship out of their
own union hall.
BLACKIE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

Section downtown Manhattan--60 st. Marks Place
Section 4-Harlem-43 East 103rd st.
Section 5-Bronx-2075 Clinton Ave.
Section 6--WilIiamsburg--29 Graham Avenue
Section 7-Boro Park, 764 4Oth st.
Section S-Brownsvle 154 Watkins St.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Put the Party on the Ballot

All Party members and all sympathizers asked to
report for duty to collect signatures the Party
the ballot at the following headquarters which
open every evening;
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-22
Church Celebration With
Seventh Annual BANQUET

The dining hall of Grace Presby-
terrain Church was crowded last We'd
nesday evening by members and
friends, in attendance at the seventh
annual banquet marking the anniver-
sary of the. establishment oil a the
church, in Seattle The banquet. hall
was decorated with chrysahthemuins
and autumn foliage. and an excellent
turkey dinner was served. M
A program was presented as fol-
lows: Addresses by Fred Matthys,
secretary of Mayor Frank Edwards,
Dr. w. +. Burton. Rev.. c. w. Hal
sew, Dr. w. > A.. Major, Z Rev. j. Al
Reed and Letcher Yarbrough; vocal
selections by Arthur Campbell; read
ings by Miss Florence Dofsen. Clos
ing remarks were made by the pas
tor, Rev. +. Martin Lewis. George
w. King was POSTMASTER. The COM
mittee on arrangements and service
was composed of Mrs. Juanita Carter
Lewis, George w. Jones and men,
bers Of Grace Guild.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-22
Notice of Examinations
CITY of Seattle

Examinations will be held by the
Civil Service Commission of the CITY
OF Seattle for positions in the classi-
fled service of the city, entrance SAL
aries for which will not exceed
those mentioned below. Applicants
must be citizens of the United
States, over 20 years of age, and
actual residents of the city of Sc
attic for one year Immediately prior
to the date of filing application, ex-
cept as otherwise noted. Applica
ton blanks may be obtained at the
Commissions office, 202 Lyon Bldg,
and will be received as indicated be-
low, not later than the date men
tioned for each position. The exam
ination in each case will be approxi-
mately one week after the last date
for receiving applications, notice of
which viii be mailed to each appli-
cant. Applicants claiming the pref
erence granted by the city charter
for service in the United States
Army, Navy or Marine Corps in
time of war must present certificate
of honorable discharge or its equiva-
lent at the time of filing application.
November 26. - Estimator. Al.
Salary $186 per month Rromotion-
al examination, open to computers,
craftsmen, transitmen and street in
spectors having at least one years
regular service in the Engineering
department. s AZ
November 27.--0perator Elliott
Fisher machine, B-3. Salary $135
per month. Original examination.
Duties: the operation of an Elliott
Fisher bookkeeping machine.
November rs. Junior Account
ant, B-5. Salary $185 per month.
Promotional examination, open to
regular employees Of at least one
years service in positions in Glass B,
Grade a.
Noyember 2s.---water Service In
spector, G-2. Salary $f60 per
month. Promotional examination
open to shut-off inspectors and
meter readers Of one wears regular
service in the Water department..
November 80. - Electrical Meter
man, H-2. Salary $3.50 per month.
Original examination.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-11-22
'Hallelujah' Another
Burlesque Of Negro

GREENVILLE, Miss, Especially -
What started out as if it might
be a chance for self-expression for
the Negro in a white mans moving
picture production has just proven
another bubble, it is the general be-
lief of prominent Race citizens here
concerning King Vidor's all-colored
production called "Hallelujah." It
Is predicted that it will be "a
usual white mans burlesque" of the
Negro Race.
King Vidor is here. He has Sc
lected Greenville as the. headquar-
tiers for the filming of the proposed
picture. Cameramen and techni-
clans are on the way from the
studio. The picture. it is said, is
to be a film of. the South, with
real southern atmosphere and NOV
ietone recordings of minstreIs, spir-
ituals and famous music of the
South. The first scene will be in
the cotton fields around Greenville.