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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
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Big business is taking over farms.
Already agricultural corporations
are farming on a large scale, dis
placing independent farmers in the
west and attracting outside capital.
The story of this new development
is sketched in the February issue of
the Index, published by the New
York Trust Company.
Corporation management brings
together number of farm units,
applies scientific methods, develops
efficiency, buys and sells on 2 large
scale and employs workers as wage
earners. The independent farmer
disappears in this process of cen
tralization. He cannot himself af-
ford to buy the machinery needed
for large-scale production, nor can
he secure the necessary credit from
banks and lending houses. Large
operators aie squeezing out the
small farmer. who must then take
a job as a wage slave either on the
farm or in the city.
Ford in Game.
Henry Ford. eXploiter of autome-
bile workers, owns several large
scale farming units in Michigan and
in other states. Of efficiency on his
Dearborn farm, he boasts: SIN plow-
ing time, we string so or GO trac-
tors in a line. They are run by men
taken out of the factories and paid
the usual factory wage. All the es-
sential operations of the farm are
done in this fashion, and altogether
we do about fifteen days work a
year-and keep the land in q high
state of productivity"
In Montana and other wheat
growing states, consolidation is re-
ducing the number of wheat farms
by about half. Nationally organ
lied corporations, such as the United
Fruit Growers and the sugar beet
companies control thousands of acres
Of land.
100,0G0-Acre Farm.
The Campbeii Farming Corpora
ton, one of the largest agricultural
companies in the world, controls
100000 acres of land in Montana,
producing 100000 bushels Of wheat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
miners ASKING
FOOD FOR FIGHT
Workers Relief Tells
Of Terrible Misery

Everywhere I saw the same mis-
cradle conditions, and heard the
same stories. Everyone spoke of tae
defeats of the past, the miseries Of
the present, and the hope for the
future. Even though they are drink
ing the dregs of the cup of misery,
there burns in each and every breast
the flame Of revolt. They are suf-
fsring, they are tormented, but still
they are not beaten"
This is the summation Of condi-
tons in the coal regions of Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio by a writer who re-
Gently returned from the section.
The article will appear soon in the
first issue of Solidarity" official
monthly organ of the Workers In
ternational Relief, which is conduct
ing a nationwide campaign for re-
lief.
Tells of Bitter Fight.
Bill ferdinand author of the ar
ticle, in describing his recent visit
to the scenes Of many struggles be-
tween the coal diggers and the coal
barons, tells of his impressions when
he heard, at close hand, "the loud
murmur of crying children, weeping
mothers and emhittered men,"
STARVED, diseased, unclad, the
worst tortures that elements ard
man can devise cannot stifle the mill
tant spirit that has kept them liv-
ing-struggling," he writes. sand
with their spirit of militancy, they
have high hopes of final victory, con-
fidcnce in the union they have raised
amidst their suffering, and unbound
ed courage to fight on and on.
shoulder to shoulder
Feed the Fighters.
eff they are fed, if they are
clothed, if the picture of their starv.
ing and shivering families are oblit.
erated-their struggle for the sue,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
THOUSANDS OF
Workers JAIN
MASS Meeting
Celebrate international
Women's Day

NAVHktNNtu gTOW uyb OWoJ
the world. they are active in the
fight against the capitalist govern
ment Of Wall ST. and its agents in
the bourgeois women's militarist and
pacifist bodies.
Greetings from U.S.S.R.
Kate Gitlow brought greetings
from the working women of the U.
S. S. R., and told of the freedom the
revolution had brough them, AT
this meeting, she said, shop and
factory women, unorganized women,
and proletarian housewives, were
going forword under the leadership
of the Communist Party. She APP
pealed to those present to join the
Party and fight with it against tie
war and danger and for the enamel
patton of their class.
Aided Needle Strike.
Rose Wortis spoke on the building
of the new Left wing unions and the
recent dressmakers strike, and the
role Of the Party ar ag working
women. Pauline Rogers stressed the
need for supporting the "Worki1s
Wor' ms" subscript;on campaign for
20,0G0 new readers. Florence Austin
brought greetings from the Harlem
Tenants League. Ray Ragozin
spoke on Anglo-American rivalry as
Ia chief cause of the coming war,
and the need for struggle against
naturalization as an immediate
means of fighting for the war dan
ger. The other speakers spoke on
various phases of this work.
Brilliant Pageant,
The mass pageant was enthusiasts
tically received. 1t pictured in tab
leaux and dances the slavery and
struggles of women through the
ages from primitive times to the
present day. Working women took
part in the pageant, under the direc-
ton of Pauline Rogers, and in the
dances, under direction of Gertrude
Prokosch of the Dance Guild, an or
ganization in which working girls
study dancing. The We ,rs The
alter produced the mass pageant,
which was made up of the following
numbers: primitive dance; tableaux;
primitive Communism, slavery, and
feudalism; dance: Jews in captivity;
tableau: the French Revolution; the
sweatshop; homework; the machine
(danced by Local 43, Milliners'
Union); at the factory gates; in the
factory; strike; dance: the Russian
Revolution lied by the Dance Guild);
tableau: women in the U.S.S.R.
Greet U.S.S.R. Women.
A cable of greeting was sent by
the meeting to the Women's Depart
ment of the Comintern for transmits
sion to the working women of the
Soviet Union.
Support was urged of the concert
and ball to be given by the United
Council Of Working Women on Sat-
urday eve, April Is, at Manhattan
Lyceum, sc E. 4th ST., at which the
Dorsha dancers will appear.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
Hoover Will Revoke
Oil Leases of Rival
Firms to Rockefeller

WASHINGTON, March 17-Pres-
ident Hoover has ordered review
Of all 10000 outstanding oil permits
on government land by the interior
department.
This is continuation of his pol
icy of removing all possible COM
petition to the Standard Oil Trust,
and follows an announcement a few
days ago that no new leases would
be granted. The Rockefeller crowd
already have all the wells down they
need, and production is likely at any
moment to cut prices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
Say Stresemann toQuit,
Has Had Many Failures

BERLIN, March II. Foreign
Minister Stresemann intends to re-
sign soon, it was ANNOUNCED here,
unofficially, today. The : Anglo
French naval pact, and the calm
overriding of German policies at the
Dawes plan board experts confer
ence are reported to have badly dis
couraged him. He has been fight
ing continually with the various
leaders of parties in his coalition
and there may be split any time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
OFFICERS WERE DRUNK
Sailor to 1eUot Lambort-HoH He'll Hole

sSrLe officers were always
drunk; when the Vandyck came
scar Cape Hatteras, where the
Vestris went down, the passen-
gers were in panic, for the Of
fictrs were dead drunk; the chief
steward had been in bed three
days, dead drunk. The lifcboats
ere dntiquatcd."
No woader ti,e
spopdenh whose sscry Will pc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
Basic Social Democrats
Say Anti Fascist Meet
Legal, But Prohibit 1t

BASLE, Switzerland, March Is
The authorities in Basic, including
the social democrats have declared
there is no legal basis for prohibit
ton Of the Anti Fascist mass meet
ing called here, and which the
workers have determined to hold
anyway. However, the Basic authori-
ties declare they will respect and
carry cut the Federal Councils order
10 r,,,ohihi+ tha poaetino
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
VICTORY NEARS
IN Shoe STRIKE
AS union \ |. GROWS
Gerson Settles; Palter
Workers Vote Today

Continued from Page One)
from unionization. Workers in all
shops should look to the Indepen-
dent Shoe Workers Union for guild
ance, should join it and make it
strong, to win in other plants.
Conditions were bad in this shop,
with a Calhoun week for girls, but
nobody realized what had to he done
until the bosses drove them to ac-
ton by their tactics. -
In the folders department. the
foreman had habit of cursing the
workers, II you talked back, you
were fired. Finally, when one and
another man was discharged, COM
mittee went to the foreman, and he
was reinstated. However, this ex-
perience taught the workers they
should do something, and about 20
registered in the union, the indie
pendent Shoe Workers Union.
The union advised them to get as
many other members as they could,
and they secured % more, in other
departments,
A Spy.
One squealed to the boss, and told
him everything, who was in it, what
was going on and who the speakers
at meetings were. ''A-
The employers tactic was to dis
charge one man, before dinner. At
the dinner hour, the union members
decided on a meeting at 5. The boss
heard of this, too, and ordered the
union members to work until seven.
Some of them gave excuses, and
stopped at 5. The boss asked one
worker outright whether he belonged
tc the union, and, when the worker
said he did, he was fired, and also
five others. Two refused to take
their pay; the boss, called in po-
liceman to make them, telling the
policeman that they were trying to
start union in his shop and he
didn't want them to come around
where they could talk to the other
workers.
Strike Starts.
The meeting was held anyway,
with about 30 present. 1t decided
en- strike, but, of course, took the
matter up with the union. The
Union Joint council authorized the
strike. Monday, March II, with in
stluctions to line up all possible and
take cut as many as possible on the
first day.
Picketing began. The first morn
ing Of the strike, Tuesday, saw two
complete departments out, folders
and stitchers. The cutters came out
at noon, making $50 on strike.
The second day at II the lasters-
sewers, finishers, packers and all
other departments came out.
On Thursday the boss called for
conference and AGREED to most of
the demands. He held out for the
privilege of putting non-union work
ers in the shop, especially during
rush periods, claiming that some
times the union might not be able
to provide men.
The workers realized that this
would never do, and continued the
strike.
Substantial Increases.
At Saturdays conference the
union proposed that If non-union
workers were used because the union
could not supply the men, they
should pay the union s. a week.
should be laid off first if. men were
discharged, and at any time could
be replaced by union men if the
union had men to send there. The
boss finally accepted this.
Gains in the, strike are wage in
creases, in all departments, amount
ling to from So to SIS per week for
girls; working hours reduced to "a,
With no work after p. m. on Sat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
Government Clerks
Hurt i'm Train Wreck

WASHINGTON, March II (UPl.
Two persons were injured, fifty
were bruised, while more than leo
escaped injury when the last coach
Of a six-car passenger local from
Frederick, Md, jumped the tract
md turned ever in the Union Sta
y here tcd-y.
TTsss az tha r7 r'er1 were COM
muting government WORKERS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
CURLING OIL PRODUCTION.

HOUSTON, Texas, March --7.-As
a means of keeping UP the price of
gasoline, the general conservation
committee of the American Petro-
lsum Institute (large producers) has
adopted a resolution recommending
that the combined output in U. S.,
Mexico and northern South America
be not larger than the average of
1923.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
naagQnad Food Workers Start Drive Today End l2Mx Day IN Cafeteria
HUNDREDS join
SANDINISTA BALL
TO ASSIST PAPER
Support Vida Obrera'
Fighting Paper

A march of the Sandinistas" in
which workers from 81 Latin Amer
lean countries participated featured
the ball held Saturday night at Lex
ington Hall, Lexington Ave. and
10th ST., and arranged by the
Spanish Fraction for the benefit of
"La Vida Obrero," Spanish Commu-
mist weekly.
Attended by several hundreds of
workers, representing numerous
trades, the ball was one of the most
colorful and spontaneous held in this
city in many months.
Albert Moreau, head of the Latin
American department of the U. S.
Section of the All-America Anti
Imperialist League, denounced the
role of American Imperialism in
Latin America, and urged support
of ia Vida Obrero," fighting
weapon of the oppressed national
tiles.
The program of entertainment
was unusually lavish and was greet
ed with great enthusiasm. On the
program were the following:
Consuelo Flore, in a series Of ac-
robatic dances; Joe Diaz and Marie
Marabelle, tango dancers; Pedro
Flore, Ramon Guiros, Pedro Mare
ano, Jose Diaz, Jaime Estrella, an
81
Julie Mata, composer of the San
dino march was present at the ball.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18

printed, beginning in Wednes-
days Daily Worke., on this page,
says that the Lnmport and Holt
liner yandyck, sister ship of the
Yestris. stands no better chance
than that Inflated ship did in
storm.
Watch for this revelation OF
brutal exploitation en- the sea4
starting in Wednesdays worieT
eorre-'-cr6cEcc secti0a CT lie
Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18

urday; abolition of the Is celIs
charge for damaged work and other
fines, and the right to be five min
utes late in the morning. Formerly
a minutes hardness resulted in a
half-hour fine. All discharged dur
ing the struggle of course get their
jobs back.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18
Many Denver Workers
at Nearing Lectures

DENVER, Col. (By MaiD A sue
cessful course of five lectures on i'm
perialism has just been concluded by
Scott Nearing at the Labor Lyceum
under the auspices of the Commun-
list Party. The lectures were given
on successive nights and about 500
workers attended each lecture.
Nearing also lectured before 400
students at Denver University and
addressed a meeting of the local
branch of the All-America Anti-Im-
perislist League.
Every cIass struggle is n political
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18

TIE pr0ietarsan IN 1vemenf IN the
independent movement
of the immense mnjoritys---KarI Marx
Communist Manifestol.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-18

Every class struggle is n political
xtruEgie.--Marx.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
Blaze Causes
Slight Damage

Fire caused but slight damage to
the home of Mrs. Strange, SIS North
Seventh street at 9 O'clock this
morning. An oil stove which had
been left burning while Mrs.
Strange was absent from her home,
caused the fire. II was discovered
hy neighbors who turned in the
alarm.
The department was delayed in
answering this call by the fact that
those who turned in the alarm were
Unfamiliar with the workings Of the
boxes placed throughout the city.
Chief Reams wishes it to be known
that the mere opening of the door
nthe alarm box does not sound
the call at headquarters. The hook
which hangs under the small glass
windows in these boxes must be
pulled down as far as it will go be
fore any alarm will be sounded. Sew
eral persons have made mistakes in
this regard in the past and the chief
feels that they handicap the eff
cheney of the department.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
union
GETTING READY
FOR BASKETBALL

With the football season now 4
matter of history, Coach Armstrong
is busy lining up his Central Union
baseball prospects for the com
ing campaign. The squad was bad
iy hit 10y graduation last year aud
the building up process may take
a little time.
"Not so bad, not so bad" the
coach said yesterday afternoon when
questioned on this matter. eve
expect to have pretty good team
in spite of everything and will Of
fer q good brand Of basketball. We
would like to get the people Of FL
Centro interested in the game and
support US like they did the foot
ball team. We surely appreciate
their support during the past season.
both Of which helped make il 4 sue
cess" the coach said.
Adams, guard, and Wynne, for
ward on last years team, form the
nucleus about which Armstrong
must build his team. About 20 have
', ported for practice and by the
.lme the season gets under way
this number will be cut to l.. Sew
cral promising PLAYERS from last
years class c team have reported
chief Of whom are Warren Watson
aAd Leonard Cary who played IS
substitute last wear. Both .hese
roys show plenty of ability al
though 4 bit light.
The home games viii he played
in the gymnasium, and in all prob
a5ility at night. The first game
on the schedule Is booked for Janu
"ry i, and games viii be played
every Saturday thereafter. The
schedule:
Jan. 4-Calipatria, there.
Jan. 1l-CaleXico, here.
Jan. ls.-Brawley, here.
Jan. 25.--lmperial, here
Feb. l-lIoltville, there.
Practice games will be played
with the Junior college, Yuma, with
Coachella and probably with some
Of the coast schools. Dates for
;hese games viii be announced
liter when all arrangements have
been made.
The lightweight, class c squad
under the direction Of ID. W. ket-
chen, is hard at work. There are
plly two letter men on the squad,
Stule and Willoughby, the rest be
ing raw material, but Coach Ketchen
Is working hard with his crew and
expects to make something out OF
them before the season is over.
They will play the same regular
schedule as that drawn up for the
class A team.
The girls have a team which must
be built up from the beginning as
II! the players are new to the game.
They expect to hit their stride be-
tore long and will follow a sehe-
dule similar to that Of the class A
squad.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06

liquor csn not be purchased undsr
existing state law. "1hey all add
weight to my position" he said.
The Texas senator believes there
already is efficient authority in the
law to prosecute purchasers of LID
uor. He has asked the department
of justice to make 4 study of that
question.
Members of the Alabama delega
tion in the house apparently We're
taken by surprise and said they
wanted more time to study the de
cision before commenting on its sig
nificance.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06

bama's law affecting purchasers OF
lntoXicants.
Major liquor offenders apprehend-
cd by federal Officers will continue
to be tried under the Nolstead act,
Doran said
Encouraged by the Alabama de-
cision, Senator Sheppard, Democrat,
Texas, prepared to ask the senate
Judiciary committee to act on his
bill to incorporate the word "pur-
chase" in the Nolstead law along
with the words "sale" and "p0sses.
sion"
Sheppard pointed out the number
of recent court decisions holding
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
Would Abolish
Farm Loan Board

WASHINGTON, Dee. ;. WP) -
Declaring the present management
of the farm loan board has "almost
ceased to function as to additional
loans" Senator Brookhart, Repub'
lican. Iowa, introduced a bill today
to abolish the board and transfer its
duties to the federal farm board.
A similar bin has been introduced
in the house by Representative Dick
inson, Republican, Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
Condemned Youth
Granted Reprieve

pHOFNIy. Ariz,, Dec. 6. (U,H--
The death watch pacing before the
cell Of Richard Nash Burrows, 10
year old Chicago youth, sentenced to
hang Friday, Dec l3, for the murder
OF Jack Martin, Mesa, Ariz.. las
been halted by an appeal on file in
the state supreme court today.
The action was based on a slight
ommission in state statutes discover
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
PLAN STOCK SPLIT

NEW YORK, Dee. 6. Up)-Di-
rcctors of the General Electric Com
rany today called for special meet
iu2 of stoc kholders on January 10
10 vote on a plan for splitting the
common stock on n four for one
basis and to place the new stock on
a SLIGO annual .hasis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
GOVERNMENT NOT
TO PROSECUTE
LIQUOR BUYERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. UP)-The
federal government will not seek to
take advantage of state laws which
make buyers as we'll as sellers on
liquor liable. Prohibition Commits
sioner Doran said today, comment
ing on the successful test of Ala
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06
DENIES GUILT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. W.P NJ.
II. lIornsby, real estate operator said
to be relative of Rogers llornsby,
Chicago Cubs star, pleaded not
guilty and not guilty by reason of
insanity to charges of assault to
commit murder when arraigned late
Yesterday. He is said to have at
tackled his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06

. Cd ~ Burrows attorney. It now
becomes necessary for the Arizona
supreme court to review the ease
which resulted in a death sentence
when tried in the superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-06

]. r. Granger, Granger, Washing
ton, has harvested five tons of al
falfa to the acre from three cut
tings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
ECKNER MAPS

{ Continued From Page One)
Of the Aleutian islands. following
the American coast southwark to
the southern California goal.
japanese weather surveys Of the
western Pacific area made by the
meteorological service particularly
for DR.. Eckener showed not a single
disturbance anywhere. with every
prospect Of an sasy trip across the
Pacific. which will be the second
ocean crossed by the dirigible.
Thousands View Graf
Thousands OF Japanese took adj
vantage Of fair weather today to
visit the old German hangar at
Kasumigaura, where the Zeppelin
Is housed. to inspect the craft. the
like Of which has never been seen
In Japan before. Most were unre-
strained in their enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, DR.. Eckener and his
crew continued their round of en-
tertainments St the hands OF Tok-
yo's great. near great and socially
prominent. The officers have been
so showered with gifts they will
have to ship them home In crates
aboard ship. having no room aboard
the Graf Itself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-21
PROPERTY Use
IS UNDECIDED
McAlIen Site Sought For
Spur Not Disposed
Of BY Owner
fsnecial to The Heraldl

McALLEN, Aug. 21-No announce
ment has been made by either Jonn
II Lomax. San Benito banker who
owns the site of the old Carroll col
Iege, or by local persons as 10 what
disposition will be made OF the prop
erty after the city commissions OF
McAlen failed to allow the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad company 10
build a spur across the inter-county
highway to the property in order TO
enhance its value as the site OF pro-
posed industrial plants.
The city commission Monday
night unanimously voted against
granting q franchise to the railroad
10 construct the spur, and without
the tracks, the location Is rendered
valueless as an industrial site, II
was stated.
CROSSING a Death Tran
Judge D. F. Strickland. OF Mis-
sion. attorney for the Missouri Pa
cific. appeared before the commis-
sion and presented his reasons Tor
asking the construction OF the spud.
The commissioners held that the
dar~er to human life would be toe
gre. II the SOUR were built, mas
much as the tracks would converge
on the hiohwav in an acute angle,
thereby rendering the crossing q
~death-trap."
The question has aroused much
local interest and two factions be-
came known as a result Of the pro-
pcsal to build the track.