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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-23
Edrington-Exley
To Wed Here

The following announcement.
which appeared in a recent issue
OF the Savannah Morning News.
OF Savannah, Ca. win be OF
interest to friends Of the groom
throughout the Valley. The wedd-
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the carol singing. with XIV. P. War-
dington. director Of the band at
Fort Brown. playing the violin.
More than one hundred guests
we're present at the party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-23
Returning Students
Bring College Air

Gay collegiate atmosphere pervades the social life Of the city during
the Christmas holidays, and dozens Of families have been busy welcoming
the homecoming sons and daughters here for a visit between terms
Many Of the teachers and towpspeope VIII be out Of town, visiting their
Relatives and friends during the vacation, too, and every train arriving
and leaving has borne a crowd Of holiday travellers for the past few days.
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Church Members
In Christmas Parry

Masses Of gorgeous poansettias and the glow oE rcd candles lent w
glamorous Christmas atmosphere to the parlors at the Presbyterian
church ON Friday evening. when the members enjoyed IA holiday party
This is the first Of a round Of Christmas trees and parties In the various
churches or the city In observance Or the holiday season.
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BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
BEEF TIMBALES FOR DINNER
Beef Timbales Savory Sauce
Baked Potatoes
Biscuit Currant Jelly
Peach Salad
Walnut Loaf Cake Coffee
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deal OF coarse cuticle. Such soaking dries out the oils from the deli
cate skin, making it appear dead or Of unusual length. Naturally
one believes that the extra cutcle should be removed. If you will
wait for an hour or so after soaking the hands you will see that the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-23
WOMEN TOOPRONE TO
MzSTREAT THE HANDS
For One Thing They Cut the CuticIe When Manicuring
Which Should Never Be Done, as Miss
HuddIeston Points Out.
By JOSEPHINE HUDDLEsTON.

ZINE delicate cuticle at the base Of the finger nails is a point OF
III ' hand beauty too often overlooked by women Most OF US Dc
realize. however. that coarse. ragged euticle IS unattraehve but We
r content with cutting off the unwanted edges instead OF develop
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Always use a sharp knife for
cutting the dough OF ice box cook
les.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
By a Worker Correspondent.


am an unemployed worker
jack-of- -all-trades. / have worked as
carpenter, painter, cook, waiter
and farm laborer all over the coun-
try. Whenever l can't get better
job, have to take one in a restaur-
ant or cafeteria. This is the hardest,
most disagreeable work of all, and
the poorest paid.
Agencies Cheat.
One of the parasites on the back
of the workers is the employment
agency sharks. They have taken
hundreds of dollars from me at one
time or another. Sometimes for
jobs that didn't exist at all, as |
found when l got to the address the
sharks gave me. And often they will
tell you that it is a steady job, but
you find out that it is onIy rem-
porary. Do you think that the
E=encias will return the fee you paid
them? l should say not.
Two weeks ago / was walking
down Sixth Ave, the slave market
of New York. | stopped at the Ed
wards-Bowen Employment Agency
at sos Sixth Ave. One card read,
"Wanted-painters, good pay" l
went inside and talked to man by
the name Of Everret Baker. He sent
me upstairs, after taking fee Of
So, together with five others, to do
f9b of painting. After days work
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
VIRGINIA MILL
CO. union HAS
HOUSE Senate"
President of Co. Has
the Veto Power
(Ru q Worker Correspondentl

(By q Worker Correspondent
DANVILLE, Va, (By MaiD.-
This city is the scene of the first
company union ever established in
the textile industry. The workers
are nearly all wise to this union,
which was established in the Dan
River and Riverside Cotton Mills
here right after the war. A COM
pany man named John Leitch started
it then.
To fool the mill workers Of these
two plants, who are paid an aver
age of So to $12 week for r.
hour day, a system of so-called Gin
dustrial democracy" is in force. The
company union is run in the style
of the United States Wall Street
government. 1t has a Senate" and
a "house of representatives" The
final veto of all decisions is in the
hands of the president of the cor
poration.
An efficiency system is in effect
in the mills, which, Of course, the
members of the "senate" and
"house" never voted for.
They used to pay an economy
dividend" a kind of bonus, to fool
the slaves, but this has been done
away with long ago. The mill work
ers in this section are all morgan
lied.
DAN RIVER SLAVE.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
FLEECED IN AGENCY
Cafeteria Workers Victims of Sharks

we inquired as to pay. Baker said
that the owner of the building, one
Hagedorn would pay, when he came
around the next day. After another
days work, we asked Hagedorn for
money and he said that he had paid
Baker for the job, and we would have
to collect from him. We worked an
other day, but Baker never showed
up again. We quit work-~then the
job was almost finished and came
around every day for a week to try
to collect.
Finally Hagedorn threw us out Of
his office. With the other workers
/ went and swore out warrant for
the arrest of Baker. He was finally
located, in the act of Fleeing a taxi
cab driver out of S4.90. He was tried
before Magistrate Goodman of the
West 54th St. Court. We all testi-
fled how Baker had cheated us out
Of our wages.
The judge finally gave him five
days in jail for cheating the taxi-cab
driver, but said he didn't believe our
story. | am convinced that Baker
and Hagedorn and the employment
agency were sill working together to
beat US and get the work done for
nothing. Probably the judge was
also fixed up. This is only one in
stance of how the agencies and
bosses conspire to fleece the workers.
FOOD SLAVE.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

store, 25 cents; other stores, 10
cents.
Refused Groceries.
If you get behind in your account
and the mine is idle three or four
days, those idle days are anxious,
trying ones for the miners, for the
company store is likely to turn you
down completely; refuse to let you
have any more groceries until the
mine again works. If they do let
you have groceries, you are re-
stricted, allowed only so much.
Every summer for the last 6 or
s years the mine has closed down,
and every time the company store
has closed its doors to the miners.
Company Loan Sharks.
Along with this prosperous store,
the company also conducts a
"sticker" office. For instance, a
miner between pay days needs, let
US say, S., $40 or SIS.
He signs slip of paper, legal
form, acknowledging that he owes
Val Wasson $40. Chester Wasson
then gives him a card good for $40
in merchandise. He takes this to
some well-known parties tB. F.
Davis or Jim Tucker), who give him
for the $40 card $500. Davis or
Tucker take it back to Wasson, who
gives him SO for it, and Wasson
makes 81 on the deal. Loan shark
business, with the miner as the VIC
tim.
Not many miners attend the two
churches in Wasson, for they know
it is connected with the Ku Klux
Klan. Then the hard-working min
ers are about fed up on the preach
ers' fakery.
The miners are in the most de-
plorable condition they have ever
been in. TIL mine is working two
days week, conditions are fierce.
Many houses are empty.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
STANDARD OIL OF.
N. ]. TRYING TO
F R A M { SEAMAN
Beaten Up Aboard Co.
Tanker
by a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
I am a seaman and member of the
Marine Workers Progressive League,
which is the basis of new indus
trial union for the seamen.
On April IL went on board the
S. S. William R. Archbold, oil tank
er of the Standard Oil Co. of N. j.,
(Which was docked at Robbins Dry
Dock, Brooklyn), for the purpose of
organizing the crew.
There were two young sailors in
the forecastle and l gave them each
a copy of Labor Defender, and the
Marine Workers Voice, the paper
of the Marine Workers League.
Then a guard with a big badge
came and said, Get off this ship,
you damned agitator." Without re-
plying / picked up my papers and
walked out of the forecastle but as
soon as l got to the door in the dark
passage l was punched in the back
Of the ear and the neck. l stumbled
and thought l was being attacked
by more than one man. l struck
out with my hands to defend my
self.
I knew 1 was hitting someone but
1 didn't see who it was. Then 1 ran
up on deck; the ships officers and
white collar company men hand
cuffed my wrists to stanchion for
over an hour while the officers and
white collar stool-pigeons told
everyone I made brutal attack on
the watchman, and that my papers
were printed in Russia, etc.
Then police came and the guard
accused me of beating him. The po-
lice wrote out a charge of felonious
assault against me. l was photo
graphed, fingerprinted and then l
was placed on a platform before 200
detectives and questioned, "Are you
an I. w. W." etc.
l was brought to court, and the
international Labor Defense was
there to defend me. The bail was
first made $4,000, but it was re-
duced to S1,500, thru the l. L. D.,
who bailed me out.
l am to appear before the grand
jury and the Standard Oil of New
Jersey and its detective agency will
do their best to frame me for a long
term. j. S. M.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
Artistic Wire Frame
Co. Pays Its Slaves
When 1t Feels Like
(By a Worker Correspondent

by a Worker Correspondent
Am an old time worker at the Ar
tistic Wire Framing Co. of New
York City, where pocketbook frames
are made.
The foreman, (Gandi or Gandle)
is tyrant. Instead of speaking de-
Gently to the workers, he acts in
sultingly, especially when the boss is
around.
We work under very poor light,
with no ventilation. We are bent
over all day. The pay is very low.
The foreman is always roaring at
you. He may get a beating yet. The
main thing we must do is organize
to get the five day week and so that
we can get paid every fifth night,
not when the concern wants to.
Workers quit often, the conditions
are so bad here.
WIRE FRAME WORKER.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

last minute. The captain is or
dered TO pull out from the dock
and anchor in mid-stream and
wait for 4 crew.
The newly recruited crew is
escorted en- masse by the COM
pany's shipping master from the
cOmpauy's office, II Broadway,
New York, TO the Staten Island
Ferry, and then ferried across the
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
A. F. L. Union Fakers
Ask Bosses to Aid In
F OOd Misleadership

by Worker Correspondent
In the "Mixer and Server" official
journal of the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees International Alliance
and Bartenders international League
of America, fake A. F. of l.. union,
in the April Is issue, organizer
Richard E. Croskey writes an article
called Organization"
He states: II believe we should
concentrate on quality, and build up
an organization of really competent
craftsmen or women and make it
such that the proprietors of real
restaurants and dining rooms will
be glad to send to. our unions for
help. Once we get the proprietors
to send to us for their help, it will
be an easy matter to get the mem
bers."
So, fellow food workers, this is the
kind of organizers the A. F. of L.
has. They are waiting for the bosses
to send the men and women to join
their union and are too busy to go
out and organize. They draw fat
salaries; what the hell do they care
for the workers?
He and the other takers don't want
to organize the dishwashers, counter
men, bus-boys, kitchen help, walters
and mattresses. He asks for "com-
petent craftsmen"
Fellow food workers, join the
Amalgamated Food Workers, Hotel,
Restaurant and Cafeteria Workers
Branch, at 1873 w. 51th St., which is
in the field to organize our industry
regardless of race, creed, color, or
craft.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
Sold Out by Lawyer.

Sold Out by Lawyer.
We obtained the services of an
attorney named Rumsey, and he
dilly-dallied around Tor several
weeks, failing to bring our case up.
This might explain why the Was
son Coal Co. later put up such a
fight to make Rumsey states attor-
ney.
The Company Store.
Turn your spotlight upon the COM
pany store, which the Wasson min
ers call "deadfalls." The company
store has an established credit sys-
tenn, whereby Wasson miners can
trade forever (providing you don't
trade too much, and work like hell)
and never have to lose time or be
bothered about paying your ac-
count. No sir, your kind and noble
steward, the Wasson Coal Co., pays
your grocery bill, pays it every pay
day, even if it has to hand you a
blank and empty pay envelope. The
company is so desirous that you
pay your grocery bill that hundreds
Of poor miners working for them,
for months upon months, and in
many instances for one to five
years. never draw one red cent on
pay day.
We have seen what a "sound"
credit system the company store has
established. No way to beat them.
Now, let US compare their prices
with others. Here we go:
Best flour, "a poundc-Wasson
Co. store, $1.20; other stores, 80
cents.
Lard, per pound-Wasson Co.
store, 20 cents; other stores, 121a
cents.
Bacon. per pound--Wasson Co.
store, 40 to AZ cents; other stores,
1919 to 26 cents.
Coffee, per pound-Wasson Co.
store, 35 and 60 cents; other stores,
% and 95 cents.
Sugar, per pound-Wasson Co.
store, 1914 cents; other stores, 8
cents.
Potatoes, per peck-Wasson Co.
store. 80 cents; other stores, 10
cents.
Rice, per pound-Wasson Co.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
per Miners IN Spring Ga,dem California Save IN Freezing and Way Mine
Congratulations Good Satire
on the Grating Politicians

A SNAPPY little satire on politics
IA and the stage has arrived with
a bang at the National Theatre. 1t
is Congratulations" by Morgan
Wallace. The producer, Lawrence
Shubert Lawrence, can readily be
congratulated, for ne has fine little
play that brings out many points Of
truth. 1t de-bunks capitalist politics
very neatly, and viii quickly be ap-
preciated by everyone who wants to
see the inncr workings of the politi-
cal machine of any city. While the
play is written in light vein, it is
not as unimportant as it appears on
the surface. Altho the playwright
may have only been interested in
writing an amusing play, he has also
written a worthwhile exposure OF
the activities of grafters who use
politics as their method Of making a
living. The play will also be found
very attractive by those interested
in life behind the stage, for most OF
the action takes place in and around
the stage of the opera house of Hol-
combe City, Hokem City.
Morgan Wallace, head of a stock
company bearing his name, is losing
money weekly. (The playwright has
named the leading character after
himself. 1t is said that the play is
based upon some experiences he has
had as a producer in middle
western town. He is on the point
Of disbanding the company when the
self-named local Tammany Hall
sachems arrive and suggest to Wal
lace a method of boosting the theatre
so the amount of cash customers will
increase. The proposition is that
Wallace should run for mayor, openly
having the endorsement of the local
Tammany Hall, who promised to see
to it that he is defeated and the
present mayor reelected. 1t is
pointed out to Wallace that the pub
licity received from his nomination
will keep the theatre packed nightly.
The prophecy of the politicians
proves true. The rs. r. o." sign is
used at every performance and the
money begins to roll in so fast that
a policemen is engaged to guard it.
Wallace is making money, and is not
interested in the campaign except
insofar as it helps the theatre. How
ever, the entire plan does not work
out as prepared. By some compli-
cations, Wallace is actually elected!
Then the fun begins. All the graft
ers and contractors in town come to
his "honor," and demand patronage.
The play has weak ending, es-
pecially that part pretaining to the
refusal of Wallace to work with the
grafters. They are undoubtedly
some mayors who will not accept
graft, but why glorify that type
when the rest of the play is devoted
to portraying politics in very real
istic manner?
The cast is very good. Henry Hull
plays the part of Wallace and does
so very capably. After his election
he dresses something like Jimmie
Walker. John T. Doyle, as the head
of the local Tammany Hall is capital.
Others in the cast include Leneta
Lane, John A. Butler, Joan Bourdelle
and Halliam Bosworth.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
Company Store Cheats Miners:
Boss Acting as a Loan Shark

ney, W. c. Kane, one time hard
shell Baptist preacher, one time
states attorney, now notorious cor
poration lawyer, whose duty is to
manipulate the workmen's compen-
sation act for the best interest of
lis millionaire lord and master, c..
NJ. Wasson, tried to bluff and in
timidate US. The salary-grabbing
officials of the United Mine Work
crs absolutely refused to help US,
although the company was checking
eff $40 and $15 in open defiance of
the contract.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
"THE VILLAGE OF SIN"
is DUE H ERE IN MAY

"The Village of Sin," produced by
Sovkino of Moscow and directed by
one of the Soviet Unions best
known women directors, Olga Preo-
brazenskaya, starring two Soviet ac-
tresses, E. Zessarskaya and R. Puch-
maya, will be the next Amkino re-
lease. 1t is scheduled to have its
American premiere in May.
The film is of the Russian village,
with its customs, it's superstitions, its
prejudices, but the village with the
breath of a new era.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

room shacks had to pay $40 a month,
those living in four-room shacks,
$3.50 a month before the raise III
rent. Then the rent was skyrock-
eted up to $50 a month for six
rooms, SIS for four rooms.
A howl of protest by the miners
followed this greedy action. We
held protest meetings, committees
protested to the coal company, who
laughed at us. The company attor-
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

bay to Staten Island, where a
launch awaits them. The ship
ping master tries to keep the men
distracted, fearing they may
change their minds about this ship.
As soon as the new crew ar
rivcs on board, the anchor is
heaved up and the trip and the
exploitation and starvation of the
new crew is begun.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

The second cook was only get
ting SIS a month and the chief
cook $50, which showed that this
company does not want cooks,
just so long as they get by; that
is all they desired.
Another feature of this starva-
ton company is the gradual cut
ting down of the crew. Instead of
the three men on the lookout this
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

In this way the S. S. Hugoton
started on her last trip from New
York TO Baytown. She was so
hungry that on her arrival in Bay
town the men spent what little
money they had to buy food. They
slowed the food in their lockers in
order TO insure themselves
square meal at sea. The fOc'sle
smelled like a grocery store.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
SAFETY FIRST
man PROVES 4
STOOL PIGEON
Cheated By State Com
penSation Board
(By a Worher Correspondent

tDY " OFh6F COfFGSpOUGeHCJ
SPRING GARDEN, Calf. (By
Mail).-I will tell you about Walker
Mine and its conditions. Walker
Mine is a copper mine located in
the northeastern part OF California.
On account of deep snow the stage
company is forced to stop operating
It's lire from Portola to Walker
Mine for four or five months.
During this time the slaves are
transported over an aerial tram line
from Spring Garden. If they get
hurt it's just their hard luck.
The mine works two shifts, and
every second Sunday the workers
change shifts. Men changing from
rights to days get to rest Sunday,
but men going from days to nights
work Saturday and go on again
Sunday night. The miners get
about one Sunday off a month.
The mine is very cold and there
is plenty of water in places. The
main tunnel is driven about two
miles. A man trip train hauis the
slaves in and out. The cars on
which the miners ride are always
wet or covered with snow.
Low Wages.
The wages rate from 50 and $4.75
to $40. When the price of cop
per was at the highest the wages
here were the same. A great num-
ber of men getting the top wages
are company stool-pigeons. One
especially is a safety-first man. He
is supposed to look over the mine
and locate dangerous places, notify
his fellow-workers of such places
and help protect them. But he is
a white rat. He is 100 per cent for
the company and for the Compen-
sation Commission.
He has a good job and he is 60
ing to save all Of this compensation
money he can for the employers,
the states biggest grafters.
Hospital? No, Prison.
The company checks off S1.25 of
every worker for hospital fee. The
company has its hospital here in
camp. 1t is more like a prison than
a hospital. The doctor is a CRATER
too. He helps beat the workers out
of their compensation. He despises
a worker and when any worker is
so unlucky as to have to be taken
to this hospital the doctor abuses
him and kicks him out before he is
able to walk.
Whenever man gets out of the
hospital he has to pay his own
board then. A great saving for the
state compensation commission. The
H. S. Anderson Co. has the contract
for the boarding and rooming of the
slaves. Board and room is $1.45 a
cay.
To Dope the Workers.
The change room is very poor.
Miners have chains to pull their pit
clothes up to the rafters so they
will dry. Anderson has also charge
of the recreation room, which isn't
anything but saloon and gam
bling hall. He has the sheriff's son
from the county bootlegging for
him. That way he is protected.
If there was ever any place that
needs organization it is here, and
l hope to see it happen before long.
COPPER MINER.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

result of the Naval Reserve, is
that no seaman may sit down to
rest or lie down to sleep in trop-
icaI weather on the starboard side
of the poop-deck, for this is re-
served for engineers only.
Tho men have to lie down on
the port side while off watch, re-
gardless of how hot the sun may
shine on that side. To sleep in
The daily worker., 1929-05-08

ship carried only two, so that no
man was on the lookout from A
to s p. M. or A to a. m. This is
against the law.
This is done in order 10 carry
one ordinary seaman and have all
the A. Rs on day work in order
to get more work done.
The speed-up is maddening.
Another thing, which comes as
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
JAIL COP FOR MURDER.

Policeman Frank A. Gentner, ar
rested and charged with homicide in
connection with the "ripper" mur-
der and assault of Mrs. Helen Co.
burg, wife Of his friend, Policeman
Christopher Coburg, Of Brooklyn,
was held without bail when ar
raigned today.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
LOCKOUT PACKING WORKERS.

SCRANTON, Pa, (By MaiD.-
Butchers, meat cutters and drivers
have been locked out by the Cudahy,
Armour, Swift and Wilson packing
firms here, in order to enable the
packing companies to hire workers
at cut wages.
The daily worker., 1929-05-08
(By a Sedmen Correspondent

by a Sedmen Correspondent
Conditions on the oil tankers
of the Mallory Steamship Com
pany are so unbearable that the
seamen will not stay on them
while they lie in port. In order to
furnish crews for their ships the
company has resorted to the prac-
nee of shipping the seamen at the