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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-14
YOUNG Miners ON
THE FRONT LINE

Among the thousands of miners in
Southern Illinois, now in open revolt
againt the unbearable working con-
ditions in the industry as well as
against the corrupt Lewis and Fish
wick leadership of the United Mine
Workers, large section of young
miners is to be found. The young
miners are playing a most important
role in the present strike, as they
constitute the most exploited sec
ton of the workers in the mining
industry.
The introduction of machinery, the
conveyor system, mechanical leaders,
entry drivers, etc., in the mining in
dustry, has resulted in an increase
of the number of young workers,
who are replacing the older miners.
Conditions for the young miners are
extremely bad and the takers of the
United Mine Workers made no eff
forts to win better working condi-
tions for the youth in the industry.
Discrimination in every respect
was the lot of the young miners in
the Southern Illinois coal fields. This
fact can be seen from the figures
on accidents in the mining industry,
which shows that while the young
miners constitute only % per cent
of the total number Of miners, ac-
cidents among young miners reach
so per cent and in some instances
as high as rs.
N.M.U. Gives Youth Voice
The National Miners Union from
its very inception has shown that it
is the staunch defender 70 the rights
and interests of the young miners.
At the National Convention of the
NM. U. in Pittsburgh, where it was
organized, it was decided to build
special youth sections of the Ma
tional Miners Union, which would
organize the young miners for strug-
gle against the miserable conditions
in industry, for social educational
and sports activities. 1t was also
decided to have a. youth representa-
tive on all committees of the union
fro mthe local executive to the ma
tional executive board. The action
of the national executive board in
electing a special national youth or
ganizer shows that the union is seri-
Gus in its attempt to organize the
young miners and fight for their in
terests.
At present the young miners are
active organizers and leaders in the
fight against the coal operators for
the demands of equal wages for
young miners, abolition of check-off
system, for social insurance for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-14

The T.U.U.r. recognizes in the
Communist Party the only political
Party of the working class. The
Communist Party is always in the
forefront, giving political leadership
and guidance to the working class.
1t is a political weapon Of the OPP
pressed working class. And here in
Illinois the Communist Party is the
main organizer and leader Of the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-14

WORKERS! MOBILIZE
ALL FORCES TO THE
SUPPORT OF THIS STRIKE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-14
NEGRO MINERS IN
ILLINOIS STRIKE
Support Union That Is
Against Jim Grow
By JAMES FORD.
National Organizer Negro
Dent. TUILl

DNPl'S 4 ~ VI
The southern Illinois miners
strike must be spread.
Every available force in the mine
fields must be thrown into the fray
against the police, gunner and
thugs and the state militia forces
of the capitalist coal barons in order
to win the struggle for better wages
and working conditions, for short
err working week and against the
speed-up and naturalization; for
the building of militant miners
union that stands for the complete
equality of Negro workers, that is
against racial discrimination, that
turns the fighting capacities of the
Negro workers into one solid pha-
against his color by his Negro and
white fellow workers, because they
thought he was the right man for
the place.
Six-Hour Day; Five-Day Week.
The miners have other demands
besides those mentioned above, So
cial insurance to be paid for by
the companies or the state for all
unemployed, recognition for the Ma
tional Miners Union, abolition of the
fine and penalty system, but the
most important demand is for the
six-hour day and the five-day week
When we say the average worked
by miner is about half time, that
means that some miners are getting
six days week and some one day,
and the fellow with one day is just
slowly starving out. The fight is
on for a general five-dey week, SC
more can work, and unemployment
pay if the boss won't give you work
The actual working time of the coal
miner has been around seven hours
but the boss has lately found ways
to run it up to eight or nine. Every
man who changes from eight hours
to six, and to a five-day week, gives
some unemployed fellow worker two
full, six-hour days of work. Every
thing will be improved by the six
hour, five-day week, at minimum
wage of $35; the unemployed will be
somewhat taken care of; the num-
Der of accidents will decrease be-
cause men don't ct so tired; there
will be more to eat, better food and
chance to enjoy life; there will be
time to get to work without the in
fernal rush that exists at present
(many miners live miles from the
job)-and the miners are deter
mined to have these things. The
six-hour day and fivc-day week is
central demand, which the Nation
al Miners Unon will never stop bat
Ting for until it gets it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
BORDER CLAIMS BODY
LIFE is EXTENDED

WASHINGTON. Aug. l8.=P-
Inc special claims commission he
tween the United olates and Mex
ico was extended two years TO-DAY
oy a convention signed by William
X. castle, acting secretary or state
ano Ambassador Teller of Mexico
Without the e.. nsion. ia eagroe-
ment under which the commission
operates would have expired TO-DAY
Inc commission was set up n
consider claims against Mexico ~
the part Of American citizens for
losses curing Mexican revolutions
and revolts between 1910 and 1920
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
OPEN SWITCH
INVESTIGATED
Railway Officials Prof. G
Tragedy Causing Death
of IS by Steam

HENRIETTA. Okla, Aug. l9.-lP
The bodies Of thirteen persons.
scalded to death by steam from the
exploded boiler Of n locomotive.
when a ST. Louis-San Francisco pas
senger train was hurled down an
embankment by an OPEN switch. lay
in a morgue here today while Of
ficials attempted to fix responsible
ity for the tragedy.
Two white men. the engineer and
fireman. and eleven negroes. i'm
prisoned in a chair car with the
steam from the locomotive. were
killed when the train plunged from
its rails yesterday on the outskirts
Of H~enryetsa.
City and county officers and rail-
road detectives expressed belief the
switch deliberately had been opened
after its lock had been broken.
Harry Webb. section worker. as
serted he had locked the switch Sat
urtiay afternoon and that the lock
had remained on ii until some time
Yesterday morning. The lock was
not found Immediately after the
wreck.
The train. running 50 miles an
hour. rushed through the switch and
catapulted down an embankment.
The engineer. w. Z. Wolfe, of Sher-
man. Texas. vas killed. apparently
with his hand upon the throttle. II.
A. Bryan. fireman. also Of Sherman.
was thrown clear of the cab and
was scalded 10 death when the boil
or Of the locomotive burst. The
steam from the boiler roared into a
chair car. which had come to rest
beside the locomotive. scalding IL
negro men. women and children to
death
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19

FOR PUBLICITY
Wide Advert n &
Campaign Favored by
McAllen Mar

McALLEN. Aug. 19.-Proposlng
a campaign to increase interest in
Valley-wide movement which will
have as its aim I national advertis-
ing campaign for this section. Whit
Rogers. secretary for the McAllen
Chamber of Commerce. Friday was
the principal speaker at the Nc
Allen Lions clubs weekly luncheon
Rogers declared that "advertis-
ing the Valley ya advertising It's
products" was the simplest but most
effective method of selling the Ma
gic Valley OF the lower Rio Grande
to the rest OF the world, and that
Valley chambers of commerce were
preparing to make a concerted
movement to obtain sufficient back
Ing to carry out their plan.
While Rogers die not mention the
meeting Of officials and directors OF
all Valley chambers OF commerce
scheduled for August % in McAllen.
u is believed that this topic will Re
one which will demand considera-
ton. The McAllen commerce body
will be host to other Valley cham
bers.
The need OF an extensive and
aggressive advertising campaign for
the lower Rio Grande Valley has
been felt for some time, but the
first effort to carry to completion
any one plan Uas finished during
the early months Of this year. when
Bob Osborne. at that time secretary
OF the Donna Chamber OF Com
MERGE. organized and managed a
nightly radio mention OF the Valley
over station WLW of Cincinnati.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
STOCK MARKET
OPENS HIGHER
Rails, Oils and Public Utili-
ties in Good
Demand

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-lPl-Stock
prices moved irregularly higher NJ
the opening of today's market, with
rails. oils and public utilities again
in good demand. Atchison opened 8
points higher. Westinghouse Elec-
trio 2. General Electric 1874 and
Standard Oil Of New Jersey. ana
Gillette Safety Razor about a point
each. international Telephone cross
I'd 100 to a new high record. North
American Co. and Union Pacific
we're heavy.
Wall street apparently was not
disturbed by reports Of military dis
turbances in the Far East. Most
weekend trade reports were opti-
mistic IN character. and had a
cheerful effect on speculative senti-
r1ent.
westinghouse Electric. expected to
benefit materially from the railroad
identification projects. was marked
up nearly 5 points 10 a new high
record at 252 10. international Tel
ephone. crossed l22 to another new
high for he present stock. Para
mount-FamoCs-Lasky and Packard
(old stock also reached new high
ground.
Rails made further response 10 re-
ports of record-breaking car read
inRs for this season of the year.
Heaviness cropped out in several
Of recent leaders such as u. S. Steel
common. American Can. Simmons
Co. and National Dairy Products,
all Of which yielded a point or 50
In the first half hour.
Foreign exchanges opened steady,
with cables unchanged at s495 ga
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
Brownsville VIII
Aid Tourney Plan

McALLEN. Aug. Is.-Officials OF
the Brownsville Country club have
assured local hackers OF the pro-
posed invitation golf tournament &c
be staged in the Valley ths: they
will assist in the plans to the enc
that professionals from over the en-
tire nation will participate.
In an attempt to attract golf pros
OF national reputation to the Lower
Rio Grande Valley. where golf Is
the year aroun.. it has been sCg-
sested that an invitation tourna-
ment be arranged with prizes suf-
ficiently large to attract attention
Of the pros.
It Is believed that the four VAL
ley country clubs. Brownsville, Edin-
burg. Mercedes and -McAIlen. to-
gether with the sportsmen Of the
Valley can successfully present such
a tournament and that it will be-
come an annual affair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
43RD DIVIDES
With HATTERS
Cavalry Comes Back to Win
by One-Run Margin in
Second Contest

The Palmer Hat Makers and the
43rd Mexican c..valry mines split I
double-bi on the Palm Courts Sun
day, the Hatters taking the nor
ing game, 3D., md the visitors the
the second 5-4. All proceeds from
the contests went to the charity
home.
Although outhit nine to six in the
,ekrst contest the Plamez Hatters
made their bingles count for mark
ers. j. Sanchez of the 43rd was the
best hitter. He collected three sin
giles in as many tries at bat. A.
Garcia, G. Garcia and Mejia each
collected a brace of blows. No hit
In the game was good for more than
n bag.
The 43rd turned on its heavy
guns in the last game and collected
a total of 10 bingles. Joe King.
Dizua and Iturbide each collected
three hits out of five tries. Dizua
held the Hatters to eight blows.
The 43rd will lay the Tigers a
double header here next Sunday. II
was announced following the last
game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
WATER POLO
Is THRILLER
Game Inaugurated Sunday
at Point we'll Be Reg
ular Feature

Water polo, one OF the most
thrilling games ever introduced in
the Valley, was inaugurated in a
tilt Sunday afternoon in the basin
of the Point Isabel Yacht club IN
which two teas c. two men each
battled to a Go tie
Announcement was made that 2
game would be played each Sunday
afternoon in the future and that the
Yacht club would organize a team
TO compete in to- lsments through.
out the south.
The teams playing Sunday were
Paul Cottrell and "A. +. BuchanI7
vs.. Judge A. w. Cameron and II
M. Pattee.
One player mounted on the how
OF each Of the four motorboats and
equipped with a regulation polo
mallet. attempted to drive an ,n-
Hated ball between goal posts. The
oaIi was about eight inches in diam
eter.
Many thrilling spills enlivened the
game which was played in four De-
rlods OF 10 minutes each.
The drivers Of the boats displayef'
considerable skill in maneuvertnr
their craft into proper position FOR
me man on The Low to hit the hail
When the boats punched around
the ball. collisions were freourn.
and at least one player was ,ilIed
N almost every collision. Patfac
was the only player not spilled, ris
ooat was slow and was so constr1Icr
ca as TO provide Tirmer footing thar
ooatS being used by the other play-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
Markets
COTTON MARKET
OPENS HIGHER
Initial Prices Showing Gains
of 2 to 8 Points After
Rally

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. l9.-(Rl-
The cotton market opened steady
and somewhat higher in response
to better cables than expected. In
itial prices showed gains OF z to 8
points and after e recession Of / to
2 points after the call. the market
rallied moderately under trade buy
ing and covering.
October traded up Ia 1924. De-
cember 1881 and January 1855. or
l3 to Is points above Saturdays
close. Realizing developed at the
advance and at he end of the first
hour values showed recessions Of Z
to s points from tho highs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
u
lcontinueo FroIn Paa


;romediately swarmed intHN
streets. clambered onto the
and took up whatever points OF wv
tage offered. "
Little Cheering
Ten minutes later the great air
ship with its escort OF eight planes
lowering about like flies about an
elephant appeared yer the central
part Of the city, low enough so the
gondolas and the words Graf Yep
peline appeared clearly visible.
Comparatively little cheering was
heard. but the crowds clapped their
hands and waved as the giant YES
ed in the direction Of Yokohama.
IL returned % minutes later and
sci passed overhead. and disappear
headed back 10 Kasumigaura 10 Be
berthed.
As soon as the ship was q 2 four
naval planes and The Europa" in
which Won Huenefeld flew To Japan
from Germany. scared up and went
out 10 meet Ii and the three other
aircraft already accompanying II.
Play German Anthem
AS II passed over the field for the
first time the cheering and waving
of handkerchiefs was almost fran
tic. Strains Of the German national
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
net QUEENS
NTITLERACE
81 Others in National Field
Agains Wills, Mallory
and Bundy

FOREST HILLS. N. ", Aug. 49,
Rp-Three players who have known
what it Is to be queen of American
courts and 81 others who would
like to know were here today for
the opening Of the women's national
tennis championships at the West
Side Tennis club.
Helen Wills, OF Berkeley. Calf.
defending champion. has won the
title five times. Among the 50
players seeking to dethrone her
are Mrs. Molla Mallory. eight-times
national champion, and Mrs. May
Sutton Bundy Of Santa Monica.
titleholder in 1904.
Miss Wills and Mrs. Mallory have
had almost a strange hold on the
singles championship ever since
1915. Only once in the last IA
years has any other player won the
title. Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss Wight
man turned the trick hack in 1919.
Mrs. Mallory. then Molla Bjurstedt.
began her reign In 1915. won again
in Observation-Disclosures. Miss
Wills first won the title in 1928. re-
peated in l924-25. did not defend
IL in 1926 and won 1t again in 1927
and 1923.
Miss Wills most serious opposi-
ton this year is expected to come
not from either Mrs. Mallory or
Mrs. Bundy but from several young
er players.
Engl-nd has sent a delegation of
six. headed by l3-year-old Betty
Nuthall who gave the American
champions such a terrific battle IN
the Wightman cup matches that
some critics concede her a better
than outside chance of winning the
championship. Canada has enter
ed three players.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19

NEW YORK. Aug. l9.-tF1-The
cottGl market opened steady at an
advance Of 5 points TO a decline Of
Up ONT and soon showed net gains
OF 2 to l3 points on covering to-
gether with some trade and COM
mission house buying.
The advance met some southern
selling as well as realizing. and af-
ter the initial demand had been
supplied. prices eased off 5 or 6
points by the end OF the first half
hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
McAllen Bests Lions
In 14-Inning Game
ESPECIAL 70 The Herald)

Especial 20 Inc Herald
McALLEN, Aug. l9.-In a game
for the story books, the McAllen
legion nine defeated the Mission
Lions here Sunday 81 in IA innings.
A triple play was the outstand-
ing feature Of the game that was
sensational Throughout. Calife OF
the Lions raced to deep center -or a
fly. pegged to Satiu~ at second, who
relayed it to Galvan at first.
A fair sized crowd witnessed the
game.
Batteries: Mer -edes. Cara and
Parker; McAllen, Griffin and
Young.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
Win Over
Pents al Mission

MISSION, Aug. 10. The Mission
30-30's won out over the San Benito
Pentagons here Sunday s.. but
not until they had played IO-innings
OF bang-up ball.
The Rifles vere outhit five 10
nine, but they made their stick
work effective ~ mixing il with a
bit Of good base running.
Mission opened up with a blast
running two markers across il the
first. They were fabricated from
one hit. one error and a mental
boomer. The San Benitons came
back strong, scoring once in the
first and second frames. From then
on the teams turned in well nigh
perfect ball.
Moncus for the Pents ..llcved but
five hits and struck out five. He
deserved to win. Rankin of the
Pents aiUwed nine safe blows and
struck out two Penis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
POULTRY

CHICAGO. Aug. l9.-P)-Poul-
try unchanged: fowls 81: springs q
m28; broilers Is: ROSTERS 81: tur-
keys 20l30; ducks 1921; spring
geese 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19

DouoIes-Sanchez. DiZua. Itur-
bide, King. Mejia. c. Garcia. Nor
emo and Warner. Triples-Iturbide
and G. Garcia. Double plays-De la
Rosa to Montalvo and Rocha TO
King TO Sanchez. Struck out-by
Dizua, 2; by Munoz 3; and Martinez
!.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
WOMAN SMOKES AND DIES

ST. LOUIS. Mo.-Smoking in bed.
Mrs. Lillian Stevens. a widow. set
fire to the mattress and burned TO
death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
NEW ORLEANS OPENING

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 19.-tP-
Cotton opened steady. Jan. I84s:
March 1866: May 18.78-b; Oct.
1915; Dec. 1874.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
NEW YORK OPENING

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-H1-Cot-
ton opened steady; Oct. 1914: Dec.
l8.47; Jan. 1882; Mar. 1872: May
1886.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19

COVENTRY. Envy II. Night
ingale. born in the poorhouse. be-
came a dealer in SCOT and left {
S400. 900 estate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
WIVES TOO MANY

HALIFAX. Eng.-"I guess I had
too many wives" said c. E. Parker.
convicted Of bigamously marrying
three women.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
BERLIN APPLAUDS
CRAFTS LANDING

BERLIN. Aug. 19.-tF1-Arrival OF
the Graf Zeppelin in Tokyo was
broadcast here a few minutes after
noon today and was greeted with
the greatest enthusiasm.
Berlin newspapers rushed early
editions hailing DIR. Hugo Eckener's
success. Descriptions Of the flight
and the welcome TO the dirigible
were printed In full.
Efforts TO establish direct radio
connection with Tokyo for the ben
eft Of Berlin radio fans we're with
out avail and II was necessary 10
depend on cable messages which
were broadcast h--a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19
McAllen Pupils to
Register Sept. ii
Especial to The Herald

VoptCIdI 10 Tie HeFaIdI
McALL.EN. Aug. 19.-Rcgistrat!0n
Of students in McAllen public
schools will begin on September IL
for the l929-30 session, according 10
an announcement made Saturday
by Superintendent John II. Greg
DRY.
A two-day teachers and instruc-
tors institute will Immediately pre-
cede the opening date.
A total of about 65 instructors
Is included in the full FACULTY for
the schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19

HULL. England.-By a court de-
cision. Alfred Todd was compelled
to have his sol operated on for
knock knees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-19

CHICAGO.-A few hours after
enlistment In the army Arthur Ell
gie drowned while bathing.