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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

THEY take two of Stevenson's
"New Arabian Nights" and make
= play of them, at the Longacre,
under the title "Mystery Square"
For while it goes pretty good.
The Suicide Club is nice little
scheme, in the best Wall
Street or Chicago manner. Some
genius gets together all the handy
dope fiends, men of means who have
lost the means, ladies who take art
seriously, and commissioned officers
who have lost their commissions, in
sures them at 5000 pounds apiece,
and every so often they play
game of card-dealing, in which one
is selected to commit suicide, an
other to see that he is dead within
21 hours. The rest live happily I'M
til the next game on the insurance
money.
In the first act prince joins the
club, and the audience is kept teeter-
ing in hope all the rest of the eve
ming that he will have to Kill HIM
self in some CORY manner. But that
is the failing of the play; he never
does. Instead, he shoots up the
Joint, and his friend and bodyguard
goes out and calls the cops. Well,
it's too bad.
Although the play is full of such
things as ''hansom cabs" opera
capes, persons of high degree"
"that OLD oyster bar" etc., it's not
done in Hoboken, and no one is al
lowed to hiss the villains. These are
Nautilus Edgar StehlD, the organ
izer of the club, and the rest of the
bureaucracy; the President Hubert
Druce), incidentally a delightful Mr..
Pickwick type Of chap, except for
his prediction toward murder; Dr.
Noel John Ivancovich), the other
member of what might be called the
board of directors, and handy man
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
STARVATION!
THAT'S WHY Mill
WORKERS STRIKE
Must Support Eight on
1920 a Week
(By a Worker Correspondent

(Bg W ofheT CoTTeSPonde7t!/
GASTONIA, N. c., (By MaiD.-
Just few lines for the Daily Work
err from a worker who has worked
in the Loray mill, from one of the
strikers.
Some one might ask, why did you
strike? For a very good reason.
First, because I have family of
s to work for. All winter my wages
were $3.50 a week, II longs hours
a day, so hours per week.
My house rent is $1.50 a week,
my light bill from 80 cents to IS
cents, my furniture, 81 week, my
insurance on my family S1.25 a
week, so where does my grocery
bill come from, not counting my
laundry bill. Well, l had to do the
laundry myself on Saturday after
moons.
Friends and fellow workers, l have
worked so hard in the day that when
| went to bed at night / could not
rest. l had to get up in the morn
ing at half past four, get my break
fast, go to work at 6, work till o
D. M, no wonder l was tired. was
afraid to lose a day, for if l did |
had to do without things l really
needed, tho of course l had to do
without many things anyway. l had
to see my family do without things
they needed, and working every
day.
First, l want to let the workers
Of America know we need and will
stand by our union. wanted to
write a story for the Daily Worker,
and this is a true story. Somebody
might say, haven't you got any chill
dren old enough to work?
Yes. one, but she hardly makes
enough to get her clothes.
have a crippled mother, a Grip
pied husband, five small children
and myself to support, all on $3.50
week. How do you think I did it?
ID. NJ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
Two Workers Drowned,
Tour Others Missing
N Collapse of Dam

LANSING, Mich, April 14.--Four
sorkers are missing today, believed
0 have been caught in the collapse
a cofferdam here, and two others
re known to have been drowned as
j result of the accident.
Two other members of a crew of
'ght, working 80 feet below the
vel of the river in which the cof-
n dam was built were rescued.
he other workers were caught un-
,.ar an avalanche of timbers, earth
s-d water, due to poor planning of
structure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
WE Will. STICK
SOLID, BRANDON
Striker SAYS
WIN DEMANDS FROM BOSSES
Shows Why Workers
Struck
(Bu q Worker Correspondentl

(BJ q Worbef correspondent
BRANDON, s. c., (By MaiD.-
Here are some reasons why We
struck in the Brandon mill. In the
weave shop "a looms was the ole
system. The system now is 81
looms. They are paying the same
for 80 looms as they did for "a.
They were working two sets Of
help, one at night and one in the
day, and one set is cut out, thei
jobs having been done away will
and the men on the day side have
take the night mems jobs on. The
same conditions are in the other de.
partments of the mill.
We have married women in the
mill, with five or six children. They
work IL hours a night and they
cannot even stop to eat lunch. II
is almost impossible to get off to
get a drink of water.
The company hired a man as q
trouble finder. The wages are about
SIS to $13 a week.
l am married woman, and my
husband and two Of my children, one
Is and one 16, have to work in the
mill besides me.
And still we don't make enough
between US to exist. Do you wonder
we struck?
E. G.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
PAY SLIP SHOWS CASTONIA MILL
CAUSE OF Mill Girl WAS PAID $40
STRIKE IN SOUTH Since CHRISTMAS
Speedup Worse Every
Day in Plant
by q Worker Correspondent


GASTONIA, N. c., (By MaiD.-
l am a girl of ID years of age. /
have been working here in the Man
ville-Jenckes Loray mills since one
week before Christmas, and the COM
pany hasn't been out $40 for me
since l have been working for them.
They double up work on me every
day of my life. l have worked every
day but half day. And I have
never drawn over S. a week.
Just to think back, l will never
work any more for any such pay.
| worked for two weeks in Loray for
nothing. I never saw one penny
from the company until I had work
ed two weeks and one day. And
when l drew it, you will hardly be-
lieve it, all l drew was rs cents
for one day.
Cleanup day was every day and
the section man had many pets. Some
would have to clean up their frames
every day and | would too. work
ed every day but one and would have
drawn 81 tho | never drew more than
$3.50. l ran four sides. They beat
me out of 2. But l will gain it back
some day. l am your union friend
B. G.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
Balance Due, 10 Cents,
It Reads
(By a Worker Correspondent

GASTONTA, N. c., (By MaiD.-
Here are few of my weekly wage
statements, which show just what |
have been receiving for my weeks
of labor. If any fellow worker
thinks that we are going to starve
because of our strike, why, haven't
we already starved?
But just think, when we win the
strike and go back to work, that
we will have an S-hour day, 40
hour week, and the way to get all
this is to stick together. Be man.
Don't be driven. All that haven't
Joined our union, join now and win.
Some of the newspapers make
bad remarks about our union lead
ers, but don't mind that, for Mr..
Beal and Pershing are our fellow
workers. We are out to win.
Here is the statement of my pay
for two weeks:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

voice. in their fight against starvation wages long hours,
and the speedup system.
The photcs this page show of the strike in
Gasona where 1000 workers strike against the
ManvieJenckes Co.. the millionaire textile company which
practically controls the village, lock- stock and BARREL
The photo at the right shows typical mill village of
the SOUTH showing the huts they forced to live in These
huts usually belong to the mill company The Manvle
Jenckes Co. has threatened to ev the Gastona strikers from
their homes but the strikers have met this with defiance
The second photo is of huge demonstration of the
Gastona strikers in which they pledged their determination
to remain out until all their demands met.
Below relief station for the Gastonia strikers and their
families Workers must aid the Workers International Re-
lief drive for these strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

Jenckes will have to come to US
working hands and give us what is
coming to US.
But they can't help themselves
and am sure glad to know that
we have got a good leader, Mr.. Beal,
and all of the rest of our leaders
are all good people to work with.
l am a 100 per cent union man, and
all of us are 100 per cent for our
union. l hope that the union will
soon be all over the Southern states.
&C. M. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

with a hypodermic needle, with
which he jabs the faint-hearted
when they get hysterical, and coaxes
the winners" into eternity.
The illusion of strain and excite
ment during the dealing of the cards
in the last act is rather pleasingly
done. Of course, it's a crooked
game; the rogues double-swindle the
victims and double-cross each other.
It's only meant for amusement,
this play, but the general working
of a human institution, the inner
circles and wheels within wheels are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
MANvILLE-JENCKES co.
PETERBOROUGH PREPARES TO
SUE FOR 7-CENT FARE.

Members of the Interborough
Board of Directors stated yesterday
that The subway company would try
to get it's suit in the state courts
for the seven cent fare started
within a month, and before the city's
suit begins.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
CHARGE POOR MANAGEMENT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April a.
Mcneil Sayres, pensions expert, to-
day charged that the Carnegie
Foundation was being administered
with singular ineptitude" and was
repeatedly bankrupt"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

imperialism ~ mt the same time
the most prostitute ana the ultimate
form of the state power which mas
cent middle-cIass society had COM
menced to elaborate ms means OF
It's own emancipation from fcudai-
ism, and which fuiI-grown bourgeois
society had finally trans formed intu
n means for the enslavemcnt of labor
by cnpital.-Marx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15
STAND BY union
STRIKERS SAY
Bosses Will Beg for
Mercy
(Bu q Worker Correspondent

GASTONIA, N. c., (By Mail) y
am one of the union men that
struck in the Loray mill. | push a
two horse wagon for doffer bat
in the old Loray mill for SOLO a
week and worked like hell for what
I made. But it won't be long till
we get what we want. Manville-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

IN this page today worker correspondents who
~ strike in the mills Of North and South Carolina de-
scribe the conditions of almost unbelievable slavery which
brought about the present rebellion Of the workers
When the Daily Worker distributed among the work
strike in the mills of GastOna n c. and the Brandon
c. MILL it eagerly received that the copies hand
were quickly exhausted The strikers asked for more and
wanted the Daily Worker daily.
After reading the letters from worker correspondents in
other industries which appeared this page many of the
strikers tho unaccustomed writing wrote to the Daily
Worker telling of their conditions and their determination
to stay until their Today publish
their letters.
These strikers recognize the Daily their leader their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

To the tune of 81 Love You the Best of ALL"

To the tune of 81 Love You the Best of Al.'
The time has come for freedom
We must stand up and fight
The strike is on boys stick to it
And we will win out all right.
II.
Let's keep the darn mill standing
No matter what they all say
Then we will soon see daWning
For us, a brand new day.
Chorus.
We must look to union then
Stick with itsthru thick and thin,
Then you will hear the boss let out cry
IF you don't give in I'm going to die"
So just be patient with Pershing and Beal
III il old Baugh* let's out his squeal.
please come back we'll recognize you
AS a union thru and thru
So to the union send our car
For we need you the most of all.
*Baugh the superintendent at the Loray planditor
Tritten by Russell D. Knight,
triker in Loray Mill Gastonia, n. C.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

quite true to life. The plots make
che think somewhat of Tammany or
the fascist.
Gavin Muir is Prince Florizel, who
finally cheats the audience of it's
prey; Thomas Holding is Colonel
Geraldine, his bodyguard and one
of the main speaking characters.
Daphne Warren Wilson is Eileen
O'Shea, the principal feminine part,
with nothing much to do. V.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

The prOletarian movement is
the self-c o o S, Independent
movement of the immense major
ity.--Karl Marx Communist Maui
festO1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

1t is the ultimate aim of this
work t"CapitaI") to reveal the
economic law of motion of modern
Society.--Marx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-15

Every class struggle is n politf-
cal strUggIe.-MarX.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04
Phoenixville

Julia Crabreish is spending the Easter recess at her home here.
 Mrs. Nellie Baker is entertaining her sister of Putnam for a few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clifford s. Bowen of Abingdon visited friends here Friday.
 Mrs. Nettie Lyon is the guest of friends in Groton for the Easter holi- days.
 Wilfred Latham has returned to his work after spending Easter at his home here.
 Mrs. Darwin Lewis and Mrs. Arthur Adams were visitors in the Thread City Saturday.
 Local schools are having weeks vacation. Miss Russell spending her vacation in Worcester.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Lanphear at tended the funeral of Albert Sumner in Willimantic last week.
 Among newly received members of Eastford Federated church is Mrs. Emily Mouncey of Sunset Farm, this village.
 Attendance at morning service at the chapel Sunday was iorty-four. A gift of flowers was sent to Miss Hunt ington.
 Mrs. Cora Clemens spent the East CT recess at her home here, returning to her school work in Thompson MoL- day. Mrs. Clemens attended a ses- sion of the legislative assembly We'd nesday in Hartford when several bills were discussed pertaining to educa- tional subjects.
 Rev. E. $. Lyon of Thompson preached the crucihxion sermon at the chapel in Eastford Good Friday at eleven o'clock. His sermon was based on the Seven Words From the Cross" and all present were impress ed by the interesting way Mir. Lyon presented his subject.
 Spring has arrived as is proven " activities of local carpenters. MT. Trepai and assistants are employed painting and renovating at the Ta- tenn plant in Eastford. Henry Law ton has an extensive interior decorat- ing conract. Weeks & Gallup of North Windham are building additions for Nathaniel Sherman at Cedar Corners.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04
Pomfret Landing

Howard White has a new Ford truck.
 Robert searles, who broke his wrist, is greatly improved.
 The Landing school has reopened ar ter the Easter vacation.
 Morley Kearney of Scranton, Pa, Is visiting MT. and Mrs. James kearney.
 MT. and Mrs. Michael Cotter Of Pomfret visited Mrs. Ann Noon Sun day.
 Fordyce Hilton of Hartford spent the weekend with his parents, MT. and Mrs. K. c. Hilton.
 Mrs. Roland Cartier of Danielson and infant son John visited Mrs. Thos. Grimes and Mrs. Hans Anderson.
 Mr and Mrs. William Dick and son from New Haven visited the Easter boIidavs with MT. and Mrs. Whitmore.
 Mrs. Ida Hildreth has returned home after spending the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hildreth of Chico pee Falls.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04
North Woodstock

Miss Helen Sparrow of Brown Uni versity has been at home for the Eas- ter vacation.
 Mrs. Arthur Potter and daughter Alice passed the weekend with Wor- cester relatives.
 Donald Hicks of Southbridge and sister Esther of Worcester were at home for the weekend.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. J. Leavitt quietly observed their forty-fifth wedding an- niversary last Wednesday.
 The Todd family, who have been so- journing in Maryland for several months, have returned home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lendall Houghton, who were in Boston for the winter, have reopened their home here.
 A missionary meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Myron Sparrow, with Mrs. Lcav- it as leader.
 Mrs. William Brown had as visitors on Sunday William Whittimore and daughter Jennie of Sturbridge, Ernest Hall and MT. and Mrs. John Brown and daughter Ruth of Southbridge.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04
South Woodstock

Mrs. l.. k. Southworth is visiting lout-of-town friends.
 Miss Gladys Young spent the week end and Easter at her home here.
 Hagen A. Calhoun, Jr., is visiting his parents for the Easter vacation.
 Mrs. C. W. Erickson. her daughter Olga and son Erie, were at Lakeside Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. C. s. Shedon was a dinner guest of her son, F. F. Sheldon, and family on Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dan Basto and family were out of town Sunday attending the wedding of nephew of Mrs. Bas- to.
 Mrs. J. Palmer Prescott and little son of Webster were callers on rela- tives and friends in the village Satur- day afternoon.
 The union meeting of the Aid Socie ties of the different parishes met with the South Woodstock Aid on Thurs day afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Gilman L. Graves and three children were guests of Mrs. Graves parents, Mir and Mrs. H. l.. Sanger, over Sunday.
 The Mission Circle met with Mrs. Burleson last week Thursday. The ladies voted to send a sum of money to the Chinese famine fund. The Misses Anna. Hattie and Marie Nelson of Hartford and New Haven were guests of their parents, Mir. and Mrs. Claus Nelson, over Easter.
 Several from this church attended the Easter services in both the Baptist and Congregational churches in Put nam Sunday evening, and found them very enjoyable and inspiring Mrs. August Johnson is in the Day kimbaii Hospital, where she has un- dergone a serious operation recently. She is doing as well as can be expect ed and her friends hope for speedy re- covery.
 The unusually pleasant Easter Sun day brought out good attendance at church, where the pastor gave an ap- propriate sermon. The choir rendered special music, and the children held the Easter concert exercises in place of the Sunday school session. The su- lperintendent, Mrs. F. l.. Ferguson, had 1 the vestry prettily decorated and the children did we'll. Especially pleasing was an exercise by four little girls, Dorothy Nelson, Aleda Williams, Em- lily Young and Eva Broughton. in which cross was twined with flow CTS. Hyacinths and Easter lilies add ed their perfume and beauty to the decorations. Two large Easter lilies were given by Mrs. Gladys Sheldon Prescott of Webster in memory of her father and mother, MT. and Mrs. w.. W. Sheldon, and the tokens of remem- branee were highly appreciated.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04

her nephew Arthur Carter and sor Bobby at lunch last Friday.
 Mrs. Carl Skoag is at the St. Yin. cent Hospital, Worcester where shs underwent an operation for appendi. citis.
 Mrs. Myrtle c. Jordan and family motored to Worcester Sunday morn ing attending church and were guests of Robert Jordan and family for the day.
 Mrs. G. A. Wetherell entertained the L"Apres Midi club on Monday af- ternoon. Bridge whist was enjoyed. Three tables in play. Refreshments were served
 Mir. Frazee of Everett, Mass, and two assistants who are installing the new pipe organ at the Congregational church are boarding with George Wetherell and family.
 The every member canvass of he Congregational church will be con ducted next Sunday afternoon. Every home in the parish will receive call from the missionary committee.
 No services were held at the Con gregational church last Sunday. owing to the new pipe organ being installed. Next Sunday the Easter services will be held at which time the new organ will be heard.
 All applications for the citizens military training camp must be in by April 18th. Woodstock young men interested may secure application blanks of Raymond Benson Post, American Legion.
 A concert under the auspices of the Community Club and Woodstock Or chestra, will be given at the club house on Saturday evening commenc- ing at s o'clock. Nelson Frink, lead CT of the orchestra and the April committee appointed by the club are working hard to make it a success.
 The League of Women Voters gave a discussion supper for members and invited guests at the Community house last week Wednesday evening Covers were laid for sixty. The tables were made attractive by yellow crepe paper. brass candlestickss and yellow candles, daffOdils and pussy-willow The menu was fruit cup, cold ham, scaIloped potato. April salad, rUlls cake. ice cream and coffee, served upder the direction of Mrs. Everett K. May Mrs. Edward Chandler, Mrs. Louis Lindeman and Mrs. John Carl son. The waitresses were Misses Elsie Hubbard, Beatrice Child, Sylvia Dartt, Susan Johnstone, Jane Lyon. At the head table were the officers Of the league, speakers and officials of the town. The program followed the sup her which was served in the main hall. Current Events were given by the chairman of standing committees, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Scranton, Mrs. Wetherell. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. John stone. Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Jennings. An interesting address followed by Mrs. Florence Kitehelt of New Haven, ,yho spoke on "The World Court. The tonic for discussion was Taxa ton" and was ably presented by Mrs. AIbert Williams and Miss Ethel Up- ham.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04
West Woodstock

T. Milton Hammond recently lost his old farm horse.
 Miss Irene Esterbrook opened her school Monday with twenty-two pu- pils
 Mrs. Clifford Hubbard and son Rus sell were guests Wednesday at the Hayward homestead.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. L. Morse, who have been at Kenelm for the past week, re rned home Tuesday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Carlson and laughter of Oxford were Sunday pests of Mrs. John Perrin.
 All were glad to see Mrs. Bates. who b. been confined to her home by ill Ealth, able to attend church service lunday.
 Mrs. Arthur Sullard. who has been fate i'll, is improving. Her daughter, Eiss Ilo Sullard, has been home this past week.
 1 Miss Elizabeth Hayward took Mrs. fohn Shepard to Day Kimball Hos ftal Wednesday,, where she will re- nain for an operation.
 The Misses Alma Aina and Teekla endriekson of West Hartford spent aster with their parents, Mir. and ITS. John Hendrickson.
 Miss Elise Rocheleau, a former acher of the West school, now resid- g in Worcester, was in town last eek to attend the funeral of Mrs. F.
 Harris.
 Mrs. Howard NJ. Frost and son arshall of Brooklyn, N. Y., are ending a few days at the Frost mestead and Mir. and Mrs. Sidney Butler are at the Butler homestead. Sunday MT. and Mrs. F. J. William n, Miss Mary Williams and Paul illiamson visited Mrs. Vine Parma
 at the Hartford Hospital, where recently had an operation for ap- ndieitis.
 Mrs. Louis Hayward and daughter izabeth spent the weekend in Bos- where Mrs. Hayward's son Sid D Hayward, of Hanover, N. H., join
 them and with him they enjoyed
 musical play, Double Trouble, !" fen in Boston Saturday night by rtmouth students.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-04
Moses Wilcox

Another of West Woodstoek's resi- Ents has been removed by death. |oses Wilcox, who for the past year more has been a great sufferer, died
 1esday morning. He was born in lltnam May 24, 1863, youngest son of Pmes l.. and Ruby (Wilbur) Wilcox, ld came to West Woodstock as boy, Here practically all his life has been |ent, and where he worked at his |ade as stone mason till i'll health pre- Inted. His niece, Mrs. Minnie Batty, Sisted by his nephew and brother, EVe given him devoted care through |s painful illness.
 Of his immediate family he leaves lar brothers, Melvis, who has lived n him; George in Pomfret; Charles Putnam Heights, and Manning. who |sldes in Harrisville. One sister also fVives him, Mrs. Mary Evans of Atnam.
 Funeral services conducted by Rev. |enry Baker were held at 2 ?. m. at church Thursday, his brothers act |g as bearers. Interment was in Bar |~ cemetery.