davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27

zabavy v kniesacej n&dhere. Ma-
tG jazierko Y ruioyej chodbe
vyschlo a Willy, ktore 50 Y hcsn
k6pavaly, boly iste ysns5en&.
Odfduc odtial' do nezndma, sabn.
dly tam svoje zlaS stuart go-
liere. SnadSsa ukryay tn dole v
jaskyni svie5ej nAdhery Ci to
boil budoar pre- vily 50 striebor-
nou kdpel 'noui Vapencoys kry-
staly akoby inovat 'ou pokryly
stlpy strop j okra9 jazierka, Y
ktorej skriatkovia umelci vy-
striebili dino, mad ktorym srieti
modrava voda.
A tie iste ruky okrovom ja-
zierku pod sirokfm zlatym balda-
chynom vytepaly male ostroVy
20 zlata ovrnbily ichS zlatymi 2
hnedymi krajkanli filigranskej
prace. Ma jednom z Mich vzrastol
fialovo-zlty strom. .Bolo to iste
veselo tych radostnych bar
vach fialoye hrozno zostalo vi
set ma bielom stlpe. l hraeky
svoje tn maly vily. Fantasticky
maly brad ma ostrove je opuste-
ny, mix uz 81 S MIN MIN nehra .
biely mnich d4hyni fnzami zka-
menel, ked' vfly zmizly. TAX V
kdte maly svoju spiziaren, ale
zostalo tam len zlate jablcko ma
kameni a 20 stropu visiaca GER
vena mrkva ma bielej stopke
V ostatnej komnate, pred kto-
rou ma mohutnom balvane zka-
menelo shromazdenie hosti, byya
bob slnca a vysperkoval 81 ju
nadherou bariev lesku.
Pod rudym svahom, ma ktorom
zaspaly kamennym spankom put
nici, pod bielym baldachynom je
modre jazierko. Cervene, zlte a
biele fialove kvety rastu pod
vodou a zachytily sa Ma stlpoch'
drziacich klenbu. A tejto maj
krajSej jaskyni sveta ma yrcholi
je since rozhadzuj1ce biele, Mte,
a cervene luce. Pod MIN stoji So
cha exotickeho boha, ktoreho
STRATA dvaja bieli bojovnici a
rudy husar ma bielom koni.
Hlboke mlcanie mas zajalo v
tejto nadhere este dnes mann
pine oci tajomneho podsemneho
klzla Demanovskych jaskyn.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27

aby 50 pevno somkli ' boji prot;
tym, ktori %. snalia vniest' al
slovenskeho nlroda sAaos, : kter'
najmS hl6sanfm vaccua juris chct
ohrosit' jednetu 6sskoslovsns
q slovenskeho nfroda.
Podobne poslanec Sivak napisal
do Slovaka 6lanok proti Rother.
mereovi, ktorom rozhodne od-
meta kaddd revf1iu trianonsk6ho
n,ieru, kszds pornsenie st6vaj6'
eieh pomeroy a kde prehlasuje, h
slovenskt narod pade nutnosti
by branil kaxdn piad slovenskei
pody proti svojim nepriatel 'om.
Yitame vsetky tieto prejavy.
ponevac 81 jasnym d6kazom toho,
ze celostatne vedomie prenika CHM
d 'alej tym hlbsie do vrstiev tych
slovenskyeh strannnlkych form6-
eli, ktore maly V syojom strede,
a snad' majd este podnes, Eivly,
ktorych hlavnym 1silim je odvra-
tit slovensky l'ud cd hstavne
fundovanej jednoty medzi Slo-
venskom, P. Rusou a zemiami ces-
kymi. Len v jednote yzajomnej
dohode lezi sila oboch celku. ct.
o.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27

V l'udoyej strane zda sa, re sa
p-iprayuje triedenie duchov. To
dokazuje hlayne boz proti Tuko-
vi jeho takzv. 'fmetafyzickym
a 'statnicko-filozofiekym uva-
ham,, re koncom oktobra tohoto
roku prestane nstavny svazok me-
dzi Slovenskom a historickymi ze-
miami a Ee nastane vacuum juris,
stav sex lex" (mimozakonny).
Sami ministri slovenski, ktori
patria iste k najprednejsim vedii-
elm predstayitel 'om l'udovej stra
ny, vo svojej znamej odpoyedi ma
socialistickn interpelaciu prip0-
jill sa k nazoru ostatnych elenov
kabinetu, Ge totH Tufkova thesa
nema prayneho podkladu, a ze
integrita republiky Ceskosloven-
skej ako celku bude zachOyana j
mad 'alej ma zaklade tstavnej IL
stinyy svojho casu prijatej j par
lamentnymi zastupcami strany
l'udoyej.
Druhy dokaz obratu smysl a
nj vel 'kej vacsiny parlamentnehO
Tklubu l'udovej strany je radikal-
ne odmietnutie secesie redaktora
Snadskeho a jeho 'istrany sioyen-
skych autonomistov', ktory po-
ehopitel 'nych pricin nasiel vel 'kli
obi 'ubu u mad 'arskych krest'.
socialistov, ako dokazujii hlasy
ich casopisov, ktore horujd "a "a
ldEenie jednotnej strany auton0-
mistickych zivlov ma Slovensku q
p. Rusi, tedy strany, ktora by bo-
la namerena hlavne proti Cechom
proti jednote Ceskoslosensksj
republiky. TO by Dol cely jej po-
liticky progress.
Trctim . yari nBjvainejSim pri-
znakom ozdravenia ppmerov sls'
venskej l'adeyej stysny je Hia'
koya rec Kosiciach, kde Tuke
20 vacuum juris odsldil ycl'mi o
| sire charakteriz0val no ako ~
smyseL. ZTl&st d6rsspe prehl&sil
zze mad 'arske opoxiGn6 stranyt b
boly ma vel 'kom omyle, keby chez
! ly slovenskl l'ud0yd straan no
citat ako svojho spolubojoyni|rl
|proti integrite tohoto statu.
/ Poslanec T0snanek uyersjnil ne
| dayno prejav, v ktorom apelVj'
ia ysetkJch ppctiyych Sloyakov
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27
DIR. NoLfsEK oo,Ro6HY.

.Dna 1. aprila slavil 60. narode-
niny Msgr. DR.. Alojz Kolisek, .te-
rajsi professor teologie ma univer
zite v Bratislave. DIR. Kolisek
vel'mi lnnoho dobreho vykonal "a
Slovakov pocas utlacovania v
Rhine ma jeho zakrocenie maria
dill biskalpovi Parvymu, ably Hin
ku nazad uviedol do 1radu far
skeho v RuEomberku.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27
I

to Koburgovske. vlastnil ich bnl-
harsky shodeny cdr jeho syno-
via. NaSi Slovaci . Gemera mnyeli
svetom, lebo zem bola vlrukach
cudxich krAl'ov. Nnz nsnasldzilo
81 to hriesne Rak6sko.U Uhorsko e.
plnsho zni1eniai ceskoslovenska
vlada teraz zaiste majetok rozpar
celutie l'udu.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27
FRANUUZSKA KNIHA o STE.
FkNIKoVI.

Francuzsky senator a byvaly
minister Anatol de Monzie vydal
| pod nazvom "Osudy mimo seriu
knihu svojich vzpomienok na W.
nikajucich statnikoy, V ktorej OBJ
saznn vrdcnu kapitolu venoval il
nasmu Stefanikovi.
So Stefanikom sa de Monzie So
znamil r. 1918. Jednalo sa vtedy
o tom, ako ma Francia dostatocnel
paralyzoyat' yliy Spojenych Sta
tov Panamskej iNine. Stefanik
vykladal Monziemu nezbytnosti
lvystavit' medzi Tahiti a ameri-
ckou pevninou stanicu bezdrot0-
vel telegrafie, Monzie sihlasil a |
do tyzda 'bolo rozhodnute, re Ste
fanik pojde yo vedeckom poslani
ME ma Tahiti, ale do Quite, hlav-
neho mesta Equatoru. Ziska 81 ve-
tdeckymi pracadni d6veru eqna-
torskej vlady v d0sledku toho
pre- Franciu koncesiu ma sriadenie
bezdrotovej stanice. A teraz roz-
prava Monzie q Stsfanikovi veci
obdivuhodne: Ia niekol' 'ko tyz-
dnov sobral, neviem dobre ako,
ysetko GO je treba k napisaniu mo-
dernych dejin Equatoru. Stefa-
mix nevedel pociat nii bez toho,
ably 81 predtym nestanoyil syoju
politickl topografiu. Jeh0 lspe-
chu Il lhuzov zien - piSe nom
| d 'alej pan de Monzie - spoGiya-
ily tom, re vsetkym l'ud 'om bez
rozdielu prejavoyal rovnaky "a
ujem ich 0sobnost'. Jeho obrat-
most lou bolo vedenie. Boil vel 'kym
modernym dyoraninom, boil MIN
jedine univerzalitou syojej infor-
movanosti, alebo Ease svojon psy-
Icholopickou ;ntnfc;on
! 1oho nos,,; : n
1 n,.o aa,;,o ~,
po,;s. 1,,n,,,,,a ..s
lStsfsn;, vst,6n;, - a.sa,| !,
nrvS doa y ;6,; ,o1s LIZ !;
f,ono,,sL ,s,.. :.
MN fsn;L do1-ons;1 a,,;,,s.. -
sro;;ob n.s. : ,,saa
b,eydsrne pr.ao,a, - .,:a,' ~
vol, ,nIcb .bv;,,aoh nod; L., - :
nol<usnIm; lotm; : -. '' -
iazau na sol,,ss,r f.oat,, - 80 -
q % zav;a1al s1or.n.
Stefan;L astronoa 49,. =,
matbem.,;,, f..aa,s,.s,- -.
nh frano6;,sL,, ra;.1- ,p..s
lt1adatel, nov.tr TN $50; s,,,sh., - -
;eneck;c,, arnsd ..,cnaa ,,, ~ !
vate,, oroan;zsto. os.os,a,,o,,
lskych lepii : Amer;ke Rnslu
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27
MATE.J MRAz
yere1nt Not&r

hisaSh6 svedectva, Kdpno-prs
iajn6 smluvy, Plnomocsnstva w.
stavin lpr61ne q obstaram konzu.
Arne potyrdsnie.
a20 Vest Federal ST.,
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-04-27
70 starej vlasti
DIvUKRAsNA PoDzEMNA
RIA

N ~
sna zkamenela pohadka podzem-
neho sveta Delnanovskej doline.
Pohadka neopisatel'n ma, ktor1
som videl, ked SINE vnikli w
skumnou vypravou pod vedenim
konzervatora kral'a tajomnika
DruEstva Demanovskych jaskyH
a LiutonskehO do tretieho a Stvr-
teho poschodia "Chramu Slobo-
dy.''
Kamenna kral'ovna v "Klenot-
nici' pod vznosnym ibaldachy-
nom, na ktorom sa blyst ally
kvapky jemnej prsky, stala MI
canliva tieni, ked SINE ga spl-
hali vysokym, 20 metrovym komi-
nom po povrazovom rebriku hore.
Nesli SINE dino, nzkou chodbou.
ked sa pred mani otvoril mensi
goticky dom, kde mohutne bal
vany sd prostymi oltarmi kde
niekol ko bielych mohutnyah
kvaplov ako svietniky bez svetla
strait hlboke podzemne ticho.
"Domom smierenia nazvali SINE
t6to priestoru.
Hore, kan sme sa museli W.
splhat' cez balvany, otvara sa
pred nami llzka nizka chodba
vyzdobou bielych brckov. Nutro
sa sklonit mono napred len
kolenacky a so sohnutou hlavou,
aby nesrazala brckove ihlice,
ktore su priesvitne ako mlieene
sklo prave tax ostre. Me sme
vsak dlho tejto nepohodlneJ po-
zicii. Chodba sa rozsiruje v bar
visty dom s oranzovym dnom,
ktore sa do l'ava svazuje, kde
milne pod bieloa skalou, ably sa
vail d 'alej do "Kenotnici' a od-
tial' do "Kral 'ovej galerie az k
zlatym jazierkam. SGop sa tr-
blieta tiscom malych iskier-to sa
odraza belostnych kvapl 'cch
svetla naSich karbidovych lam
pasov. Biele sochy bojovnlkov a
do zavojov zahalenych zien ca
kaju pred mohutnou branou. Boz
la celia biela ako alabaster,, ale
lruha jej polovica zrudla, akoby
potok krve sd po nej prevail.
ObiSli SINE ju Kto tn panoval
\ kto boil takym ukrutnikom. Po
orandzovej pode rozliala isa krv.
Biele tela, ktorych hlavy odlete-
ly, zostala krv. Rozliala sd pc
zemi vo vel 'kych skvrnach, ktore
ma prostriedku zhnedly oyru.
bnjn icll biele pruhy ako zname-
me nevinne preliatej krye. Je to
kral 'ovstvo ukrutnosti, ci dom
obetf'' pod vysokym .bielym olta-
rom9 Ma veky sa Odmlcal pr
nom vysoky knaz, zahaleny dc
fialoveho riicha, ktore HASA pc.
kanie. A mad MIN rudy mohutny
slip dviha bieloeerveny balda
:hyn mad tym este doplnuje
nadherne nbelove biela zastava
zakoneena sirokym trisom blys
tiaeich sa kvapl 'ov. Fialove pal.
my dosvedcujn smierenie kajuc'
nikov odpustenie hlasa bic
lych zavojoch zahalena stihla
postaya kiiazky palmovou ha.
luzOu.
Svet obetoyania a utrpenia 50
konGi, izka chodba nam rozka.
Nlje, ably SINE sa snizili az k ze
mi, lcbo d 'alSia cesta je neschod'
ma. Plazfme sa pc bruchu i bo
kom a zachycujiic sa kvapl'ov po
mahame 81 pri d 'alsom postupe
A uz novy zazrak sa otvara pred
mani.
Ma cervenom kopci tyci sa mo-
hutne biele hradisko fialovym
bastami a va MIN utajena mE
opustena syatyna. l jej biely or
gan mlGi, ked We doznela daynt
ieho ostatna piesen, ktof1 snad
spolu spieyaly biele Eeny hla
vami rudym kyetom oveneenymi
Je tu ticho, zhasla j svieeks
ktora ma iednoranlernom sviet
Evening star., 1928-12-27
SYLVAN KING HEADS
ALUMNI OF CENTRAL
Officers for Year Are Named at
Meeting Attended by 1000
Members.

Sylvan King was chosen president OF
the Central High School Alumni Asso-
citation at a meeting of 1000 members
in the school auditorium last night
The meeting, an annual affair, was
combined with an entertainment and
addresses.
George Hodgkins was elected treas
urer. Miss Alice Clark. secretary; Rob.
erts Newby, vice president in charge Ct
the record; Robert A. Maurer, vice
president in charge of correspondence
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, vice president In
charge of school interests; Mrs. Grace
Ross Chamberlain, vice president In
charge of school activities, and Rolston
Lyon, vice president in charge of pub
licity.
The following were elected to the
advisory board James Lemon, Mis-;
Ana Rogers, Samuel Solomon, George
F. Williams, Miss Enid Williams, Miss
Errna Steiger, Robert acorn, Bruce
Baird, Irving Porter, Paul Lesh, Miss
Bessie Whitford, Miss Dorothea Sher-
man, Walter Stokes, Sidney Kent, Mis-:
Catherine Ruth, Miss Ruth Bennett
Joseph Howard, Joseph Marr, Randolph
Shaw, Eugene Casey, Mrs. Selden M
Ely, Mrs. James H. Harper, Miss Doro'
thy Shore, Melville G. Lindsay anc
Richard Newly.
Addresses were made by Alvin w
Miller, principal of the school; Mr.
King, w. w. Everett. president Of the
Board of Trade; Brice Claggett anc
Robert A. Maurer.
Several short theatrical skits were pre-.
sented by the organizations dramatic
association.
Evening star., 1928-12-27
FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR COUNT CORDORNA
Former Head of Italian Armies
Paid Homage by Representa-
tives of All Allied Nations.

By the Associated Press.
PALLANZA, Italy, December 27.-
The funeral of Count Marshal Cordor-
ma, former commander chief of the
Italian armies, was held here today
with Crown Prince Humbert represent
ing King Victor Emmanuel, as chief
mourner.
There was an impressive attendance
OF war veterans ana representatives of
all the allied nations. Maj James L.
Collins, military attache at Rome, at
tended in behalf of the United States
Army. Alexander Kirk of Chicago,
counselor at the embassy, sent large
wreath inscribed: From the American
Government and people"
The coffin of the war leader was the
object of touching tributes from the
populace. One war orphan brought a
laurel wreath inscribed in a childish
scrawl: ITO My Papa's Commander. "
A private from an Alpine corps went to
the old front and grought an armful of
boughs froLl the scene to be placed be-
side the dead chieftar
Evening star., 1928-12-27
FAILS IN SUICIDE EFFORT

Miss Anna Janish, 38-year-old maid
at the Austrian legation, who attempted
to commit suicide by gas yesterday, is
better today after blood TRANSMISSION
early this morning in which DR.. j. A.
Ridge. Of the Casualty Hospital staff,
gave a pint of his blood.
The maid was found in an uncon-
scious condition yesterday morning in
a tightly sealed bathroom at the lega-
ton. A gas jet was turned on and a
note indicating her intention to take
her life was beside her. Her condition
is reported serious.
Evening star., 1928-12-27
Refined Foods Are Blamed for Decaying
Teeth. Most Common Defects of Children

natures laws in this respect still have
good teeth. Heredity has been made
the scapegoat fer bad teeth, but al
though good teeth run in families to
some extent, family food habits and
other hygienic measures are at the bot
tom of this good fortune. If heredity
were an important factor, dental decay
would never have occurred, for time
was when it did not exist, and GER
tainly bad teeth have not been an
aid to survival. Heredity tendency
should be even more strongly influential
for the production of good teeth than
of bad ones"
Evening star., 1928-12-27
OFFICERS WIFE EXPIRES
Mrs. Josephine Butlin Baker Hac
Lived Here Since 1915.

Mrs. Josephine Butlin Baker, 30, wife
OF Lieut.. Comdr. Philip r. Baker, U. S.
~, died at her residence, 1908 McKin-
ley street, yesterday.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Mrs. Baker
had resided in Washington since her
marriage, in 1915, her husband having
been stationed at the Washington
Navy Yard.
She is survived by her husband and
three small children, Ned, aged 10,
Amelia 8 and Josephine 2.
Funeral services were held at her
home this afternoon. Interment was in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1928-12-27
H. w. NESBIT, ACTRESS
BROTHER, KILLS SELF
Ends Life by Hanging-Wife
Finds Body Upon Return
Home-Motive Unknown.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 27.-Howard
w. Nesbit, Al years old, brother of
Evelyn Nesbitt, former wife of Harry K.
Thaw, hanged himself last night from
a steam pipe at his home in the Bronx.
The body was found by his wife upon
her return from visit to a neighbor
The motive was not determined.
Miss Nesbit, who Is a hostess at an
uptown night club, became hysterical
when she arrived at the house and saw
the body of her brother, whom she had
not seen for years.
Evening star., 1928-12-27
Ey the Associated Press.

LII6 hb0OCIdNEU
Decaying teeth are the most common
defects of school children and are pres
ent in about 80 per cent of them, the
United States Bureau of Education re-
ports in calling attention to study
made recently of prevention and treat
ment of such conditions.
It stated that this is due to changes
made in mans diet as he became civ
ilized, certain substances essential for
making sound teeth having been too
scanty in overref1ned foods.
Some races" the bureau said,
"which have followed more closely
Evening star., 1928-12-27

Every egg guaranteed to give
you egg satisfaction.
Evening star., 1928-12-27

When you change to Sanico
gradually reduce the amount of
coffee used until you get just the
mild, satisfying drink you desire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-19

the Latin-American masses, to drive the i'm
perialists from their lands. In this struggle
they will have the support of the conscious
sections of the workers and farmers of the
United States who suffer from the exploita-
ton and tyranny of American imperialism.
Everywhere throughout the United States
It is imperative that great mass demonstra-
5ions be held against the new threat of
world war. We must demand that all armed
orces be Immediately withdrawn from Mic
lragua, Haiti and other countries; that the
hipment of arms and munitions to puppet
governments to equip mercenary soldiery to
shoot down native workers as in Colombia
oe stopped. We must tell the masses of
Latin America to overthrow the vassal gov
ernments and by force of arms drive out the
imperialist invaders who are there only to
enslave them and despoil their countries Of
the rich natural resources.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-19
Why the Young Communists Need
a Weekly Paper!

The campaign started by the Young Workers
(Communist) League to transform Young Worker"
into a weekly has a special political significance
during the present period. Naturalization and the
danger (Which go hand in hand) are key polt-
ical problems during the present period
As a result of naturalization increasing streams of
young workers drawn into the industries and the
Importance of young workers grows. Because of this
the fighting strength of the young workers also
grows. The willingness of larger numbers of young
workers to struggle against their worsened cond-
lions under naturalization is bound to increase.
In the United States the sign of the overcoming
of the political apathy and lack of classconscious
of larger sections of young workers is already
indicated in the mining textile and needle industries
The Importance of the youth has also grown from
the viewpoint of the preparations of the bour-
geosie.
The Hoovers and Coolidges have already assigned
the role of cannon fodder to the youth in their cam
paign to guarantee the world hegemony of American
imperialism. This leads to an increased struggle
for the capture of the youth between the bourgeoise
and the proetariat. On the hand the bourgeoise
is spending larger to mislead the youth (thru
bourgeois youth organizations SPORTS sound movies,
etc., on the other hand the more open methods of
fascisation of the youth american Legion Klu Kux
Kan youth activities) militarization of the youth
C. NJ. T. Co., R. o. T. c., etc., increased attacks
against the youth (worsening of conditions in fac
tories, expusons of pioneers in schools, increased
arrests of Young Communists, attacks against even
the mildest youth protection legislation etc.,. These
various parts of the campaign to capture
the youth for the glories of naturalization and i'm
perialist war
Every militant worker can Immediately see that
to this challenge must be increased strug
gle to capture the youth for class interests
The National Executive Committee of the Young
Workers (Communist) League has decided to start
a two months intensive drive to get 5000 new sub
scriptions and raise 100000 for the establishment
of a weekly young Worker" We want you to
pitch in and help Raise money get subs, send it in
to the Young Worker, 43 East 125th ST., New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-19
Freeze While You Work; More Wage SIashes
More Speed-up, More Lay-of

Rockefeller is philanthropic,
though, in the matter of vacations.
Slave for five years and the Stand
ard and the other Rockefeller plants
give you two weeks vacation with
pay. You'd better rest up while
you're away, for when you get back
on the job you've got to take on an
other mans work besides your own,
while the other workers getting his
vacation.
A gang of workers leaving the
Constable Hook oil yards after quit
ting whistle on a winters day look
and feel like something dragged out
Of a refrigerator. No fires are, OF
course, allowed, on account of the
inflammable products handled. But
the men are not allowed second
off from 7:20 a. m. to 4:30 p. m
to warm themselves in the boiler
room.
Getting Rid of An Old Slave.
Here are some of the refinements
of the oil speed-up system. Old
Standard Oil slaves, Standard en-
ployes for rs years or more, cannot
stand the Standard Oil pace any
more. Out they go, says Standard
Oil.
They are not laid off outright
You see, after 25 years of service,
65-year-old slave of Standard Oil
is supposed to be retired on half
pay. But Rockefeller wants to save
that pension. So the old worker
is transferred to a harder, dirtier
job, where the pace is twice as fast
The work proves far beyond the
little strength left to the aged
worker; he either drops dead on the
job or quits of his own accord. Thus
he loses his pension.
The Works Council.
Every time another year has
ended in the life of the old pirate
Rockefeller a swarm of capitalist
newspaper men flock to get birth
day interview. AS usual, Rookie
Teller charms the reporters
with golden words on the oppor-
tunity of every American worker to
rise under our system of democ-
racy. Practicing what he breaches,
the old exploiter has introduced a
system of democracy" in the Bay
onne works. The workers in each
department are allowed each April
to elect" from their midst a dele
gate for the purpose of presenting
the mems grievances to the COM
pany superintendents. The dele
gates are paid 3 cents an hour ex-
ira. One worker and one company
official are supposed to count the
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occasions this summer. Wage cuts
are again promised by the ever-gen-
erous Standard. In the past two
years Rockefeller has made up for
every dime handed out to a golf
caddy with wage cut at one of his
/ plants.
Some of the slashes have been as
follows: Bricklayers, $1.1O, to 60
cents an hour; boilermakers, from
$1.25 to 80 cents an hour; carpen-
tiers, from S1.10 to rs cents an hour;
machinists, from $1.25 to 80 cents
an hour.
Rockefeller philanthropy"
The laborers, forming the major
ity of the oil slaves, have managed
to duck these frequent examples of
Rockefeller philanthropy. But, then,
they have been getting the same
So to 81 cents an hour for the past
20 years. Painters average about
70 cents an hour; boilermakers'
helpers, 60% cents an hour: fire
men, 10 cents an hour; coopers. 60%
to 81 cents an hour, and pressers,
II cents an hour. In connection with
the forthcoming wage cuts, it is in
teresting to note that Standard Oil
of New Jersey has just reported
that its net profit for 1925 will ex-
coed the 1927 figure of S11 ,414,S37,
after all taxes and other expenses
are paid.
The speed-up grows daily; nearly
every day new rule is introduced
in the Bayonne oil plants, calculated
to reduce the Oil refinery workers
into more abject slavery. Under the
no-talking rule, many a worker has
lost day or two days wages as a
fine. Rockefeller's highly-paid
corps of efficiency engineers" got
an extra bonus the Christmas after
they invented the no-eating anything
on the job rule. The workers don't
begin to draw wages until 7:20 a.
M, but they must check in by 7:15.
The oil bosses hold back a half
hours wages if a worker checks in
even a second after this time. The
quitting whistle blows at 4:30 p. m.
The same worker happens to work
near the check office. Naturally,
he turns in his check sooner than a
man working acres further off.
what" cries the timekeeper,
turning in so soon after the
whistle 2" That worker couldn't
have been working so hard in the
last few minutes. A mark is placed
against his name. Ten such marks
mean two days lay-off--and a 500
pay envelope.