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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
RAYON WORKERS
FIGHT ON WHILE
U.T.W. SABOTACES
F a kers Confer With
Mill Bosses

(By a Worker Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. = (By
Mai) 1.-THE strikers at the Benz
burg and Glanzstoff rayon plants at
Elizabethton and johnson City are
carrying on the burden of their
strike with all their enthusiasm and
power, while the officials of the
United Textile Workers, led by Nc
Mahon, and Aymon of the State
Federation, are negotiating with the
bosses for a sell-out of the workers.
Frame Strikers.
The strikers are being framed by
the owners and jailed. Robert Cole,
a striker, is being framed, charged
with firing on Edith Keith, scab.
Albert Keller, another scab at
Glanzstoff, said that Bob Cole
threatened him. What really hap
pened was that these scabs were
prevented by bunch of pickets
from entering the gates.
A permanent injunction has been
issued against the strikers in the
johnson City courts. Adjutant- Gen
eral Boyd, in charge of the militia,
said in a diplomatic way he would
break the strike. Says he: II in
tend to see that the law is upheld,
disorder prevented and property
protected"
Boyd and DR.. Mothwurf, presi-
dent of both plants, hold confer
ences, and it is understood that
Boyd is getting orders from Moth
wurf as to how to break the strike.
Shoot at Striker.
Company officials deny now that
thew ever even made an agreement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

Of conditions OH board the ship or
if the Standard Oil learns that he
has joined a union he will be black
listed for all time.
The oil tankers are floating
death-traps. They blow up or
break in half very often. Thou
sands of sailors have lost their
lives on them. The sailors wages
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
THE NEW 23Nd PSALM
BY a Gastonia Striker.

Manvile-Jenckes is my shepherd and shall not want
He maketh me to lie down park benches
He leadeth me beside the free soup houses,
He restoreth my doubt in the textile industry,
He eadeh in the paths of destruction for his companys
sake
YEA tho walk thru the valley of starvation to uphold the
union, do fear evil
For they against me,
For their policy and their profits do fight
They prepare to reduce my in the of mine
enemies.
They anoint my wages with reductions,
My expenses runneth my income
Surely poverty and starvation will follow all the days of
my life,
And will dwell in a rented house forever.
SThat u.s. if don't stand by the union and fight like
hell
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
F e a r for Profits of
Hawaiian Sugar Trusts

Fears for the destruction of the
sugar interests in the Hawaiian is
lands and serious injuries to the
American beet growing industry
were expressed unless the increas-
ingly large entry of Philippine sugar
in the United States is curbed, were
expressed by George T. Cameron,
publisher of the San Francisco
Chronicle yesterday. Cameron is at
tending the meeting of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
at the Waldorf. eve have denied
the Filipinos the rights of citizen
ship on the one hand, and are now
allowing them on the other hand,
free entry of their products, and if
later we should give them their free
dom and take away free entry,
capital invested on the free entry
theory may be practically confisca-
ted" Cameron stated.
Workers! Join huge May Day
demonstration mt Bronx Coliseum,
177th st. and Bronx River.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

list. The continuous service men
get the preference for jobs. 1t
works this way. The sailor gives
his photograph to the shipping
master. 1t is then pasted on a
file-card, to which the sailor signs
his name.
His record is kept on the card.
If the sailor makes any complaint
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
Berry Gives Money of Union to Newspaper; Is Bitter Enemy


which will fight the Standard Oil
and the rest of the thieving ship
owners. 1t will fight for higher
wages and against the blacklist.
Regardless of the Standard Oil
stool-pigeons the sailors are join
ing the League in great numbers,
and many League members are on
the Standard ships. j. S. NJ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

stayed on the job as a scab
against his shipmates.
Then he got the job of herding
scabs for the Standard Oil. As
a reward for his dirty work the
company made him a shipping
master.
KEEP EFFICIENCY" LIST.
This company has an efficiency
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

are only $3.50 and S45 month
for this hazardous work.
BOSSES FEAR CLASS UNION.
There is one thing the company
is afraid of and that is a class
union of the sailors. The sailors
are joining the Marine Workers
Progressive League for the organ
izatiop of a new industrial union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
LOW WAGES FOR
CHESTER FIVE
And ten GIRLS
Long Hours, Speed-up
System
by a Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
CHESTER, Pa. (By MaiD-There
is one line of work of which very
little if anything has been said, and
yet it is surprising to note the con-
ditions which exist. This work is
what is termed mercantile, and 1
will refer particularly to the five
and ten cent stores.
Of course, due to the greater
number of workers employed in in
dustry it is far more important, but
when you consider the fact that
there are more than 100 girls en-
ployed in the "five and tens" in a
small town like Chester, not consid-
ering the department stores at all,
it becomes vastly important, and in
spite of what might be termed
turnover" that is, the continuous
hiring and firing of girls, there are
still opportunities for organization
if it is followed up continuously.
Part Time Slaves.
The number of five and ten
workers in Chester which has al
ready been mentioned is what might
be considered steady girls who work
50 hours per week and receive sal
aries ranging from So per week to
Sill; in most cases the salary is
$40 per week, this being the stand
ard.
In addition to these there are
those termed part time girls. These
girls, working from % to AZ hours
per week, receive the very low pay
of 1914 cents per hour, this being
at the rate of $40 per week.
Speed-up System.
In addition to the extremely low
wages paid in this line of work there
also enters the speed-up system. At
che time there was one girl as
signed to each counter, and now it
has been arranged that store hav-
ing As counters must operate with
81 steady girls and about 5 to 10
part-time girls.
These latter come to work, some
at IL a. m, some at IL and still
others at 1, 2 and 8 p. m. This
makes it so that one girl is COM
PEELED to operate from two to four
counters, must keep all these coun-
tiers in good shape, all merchandise
neatly on display, order all mer-
chandise when sold out, keep under
stock clean and neat and wait on
customers besides.
Even in the rare occasions when
a girl is able to get all this done
and has a few spare moments in
which she might be idle she is not
even allowed to stop. In one of the
stores in Chester some time ago a
girl was told to bag some candy on
the end of counter; when she had
done this as she was told, and was
standing behind her own counter
awaiting for a customer to decide
what she wanted, the manager came
up ard said, "is' that all you have to
do; if it is go empty out that candy
and bag it up again; we must have
all girls active at all times"
When a girl is due at II a. m.
and arrives at 11:15 she is paid ex-
actly from Ills, but when the store
closes at p. M, at which time she
is supposed to be free to go home,
and through the men being a little
slow in getting the lights out,
or if some customer fails to notice
that the bell has already rung and
this girl-or rather all the girls
are detained from Is to 20 minutes,
and sometimes a half hour more, it
is never taken into consideration
that the girls have worked over
time, but they are paid up to 6 p.
m. and rot minute over.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

by Seaman Correspondent
A scar-faced hombre named
Evans is the shipping master for
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jer-
sey, at Pear St., near the East
River, New York. During the
marine strike in 1921 he was
fireman for the company and he
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

On May Daylight for social
insurance against unemployment,
sickness and old age; for the or
ganization of the unorganized; for
militant, fighting unions. Long
live the Cleveland Trade Union
Unity Convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
SLAVES IN Other
MIL | S CHEER o.
| GRAY STRIKERS
Will Also Come Out on
Strike
(By a Workcr Correspondent


GASTONIA, N. c., (By Mail).-.
l am just writing you friendly
letter to let you know how appre
ciate the union. | can hardly exl
press the thanks to the union me1
for coming down here and helping
US the way they are, by giving u3
union that will stand forever. i
am a union girl 10 years old, and
every time you see me | will be d
union girl, and if there is anything
l can do to help the union l am onl,
too glad.-C. E. W.
GASTONIA, N. c., (By MaiD
l just want to say to the strikI.
of Loray Mill that l want to see yol
win your strike, then our mill vii
follow at once because Beal is work
ing to try to save the little childrel
from starvation and trying to ge
the mill workers to stand for thei
rights. The bosses call Beal a Bol
shevik, but let him be what he is
l will stand by him for he is tryinl
to feed and clothe little children VIII
are being robbed by the bosses o
what their mothers, fathers, sister
and brothers work for, and do no
get.
We have plenty of ''big men" il
Gastonia who say "that damn rasca
will not pay his debts" when the
know that we honest workers ca
not be honest enough to pay GU
debts on S. and So a week and fee
our families of A to IL. No ma
can live on these wages with doubl
work to do. Just stick on, and 70
are sure to win, and we in the Sout
Gastonia mill will follow you, for w
have decided to strike ourselves soor
SOUTH GASTONIA CARDROOl
SLAVE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

In the Soviet Union-the sev~--
hour day. On May Day we intel.-
sify our struggle for the S-hov-
day, 4O-hOur week!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

Our own age. the bourgeois age,
IN distinguished BY this-that 1t
has simplified class antagOnisms.
More and more, society In splitting
mp into two great hostile camps.
into two great and directly contra
posed classess bOurgeoisie and pxs.
letariat.-Marx. 80,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

with the A. F. of L. officials. Fifty
two strikers will be prosecuted for
violating the injunction. Logan
Hardin, a striker, was shot in the
right arm by a company gunman
and will lose the arm. The bosses
are threatening to abandon the.
plans for the building of a seven
million dollar plant. This is looked
on by the workers as a plan to get
the business men, who are depend
ing on the plant for business, to ac-
lively organize against the strikers.
The business men in both cities
have organized a "Non- Union As
ISOLATION" to fight the strikers.
While the strikers are being ar
rested, the officials of the A. F. of
L. and U. T. W. are seeking confer
ences with the bosses, and are con-
ferring with the newspaper owners
and the Chamber of Commerce.
J. R. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
N. Y. Cafeteria
Strikers Not
Scared of Jail
BIZ a Worker Correspondent

10y u w OThtT COIV6opUfutHt/
l am in the city prison of Manhat-
tan, the Tombs, where I am getting
a dose of American justice" l am
there because the cafeteria owners
of New York are determined to crush
the cafeteria workers strike which
is spreading like wild fire all over
New York.
The bosses think that by throwing
the militant strikers into prison,
they will undermine our strength,
but they are entirely ignorant of
our militant forces, which are ready
to take our places on the picket line.
We are getting wonderful support
from the garment workers.
The bosses are using guerilla tao
tics, hiring gangsters, thugs and de-
tectives to beat-up strikers. They
will not succeed. We are out to
win humane conditions, and we will
fight till we win.-A. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26

Workers! Join huge May Day
demonstration mt Bronx Coliseum,
177th st. and Bronx River.
Evening star., 1929-04-14

ent membership. Girls and boys Of
high school age are especially desired,
as a number of the senior members are
near the age when they win have to
transfer into the s. A. r. and d. A. r.
Mrs. Sawtelle also announced that the
unit in the flag contest Of the United
States Flag Association that she is
sponsoring as president Of Capital So
ciety Is still open, and she urged all
boys and girls between IA and 10 years
Of age to send their names to her &C
once If they were eligible to take part
in this wonderful Nationwide youth
movement.
Plans are being made to hold the
annual special patriotic meeting by
Capital Society in Statuary Hall Of the
United States Capitol, on May 80, and
boys or girls from either junior or
senior division Of Capital Society should
send their names to Mrs. Sawtelle, at
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sawtelle, recited the Americans Creed
and led the singing of "Arnerica.w


sawtelle, recited the Americans Creed
and led the singing Of America"
Reports of all officers and committee
chairmen stood approved as read. AS
chairman of his committee, Robert
Mickey reported good sum collected
for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
of the Revolution, so that the names of
the entire membership Of both junior
ard senior divisions of Capital Society
viii be recorded in the permanent book
There was much interest shown in the
general discussion of TIE annual con-
vention of Children Of the American
Revolution, to be held here this month.
and four of the older boys were select
ed to make the presentation Of the
colors and lead the national officers and
local and out-of-town delegates in the
procession at Mount Vernon on Satur-
day. April 20.
All members of both divisions of Cap
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present and much disappointment was
felt at the regrets sent by Mrs. Caldwell,
Mrs. Beavers and Mr.. G. G. Magruder.
The latter was the originator of the
Magruder Chapter, which is unique, as
only those of Magruder (McGregor)
blood are eligible to membership.
The Senior Division Of Capital So
ciety, Children Of the American Revo-
lMti0n, held its monthly meeting Sat
ugday evening, with John Dodge Wack-
erman as host, in his home, at River
dale, Md In the absence Of the junior
president, Alan Warfield, on account of
Illness. the meeting was called to order
by the FIRST vice president, Miss Ruth
Remon.
hamilton Colt gave Capital Society's
prayer, william Louis Dunno, jr., gave
the Salute to the Flag; Miss Mabel
Wackerman read Our Flag of Liberty, -
and the color bearer. Matthew Trimble
Evening star., 1929-04-14

ital Society are urged to take part In
this annual pilgrimage to Mount ver-
non. Hamilton Colt will be the bugler
on this occasion, and Trimble Sawtelle,
senior color bearer, will have the honor
OF placing the wreath in the Tomb Of
George Washington.
The following members were elected
to serve as delegates and alternates for
the convention Matthew 'Trimble Saw
telle, Robert Lane Mickey, Hamilton
Goa, Wilson Adrian Lansford, ruth
Remon, William Louis Dunno, jr.; Alan
Reeves Warfield, Eleanor Chambers,
Mary Isobel Howard and John Wack-
erman.
Mrs. Sawtelle has offered loving cup
as a prize to the one bringing the most
new members into Capital Society dur
ing the coming year, and asked the CO.
operation of her members and their
mothers in helping to double the pres
Evening star., 1929-04-14

were AIRS. Iii "A. Helnick, registrar gem
eral; Mrs. @. Brumbaugh and Mrs. w.
| w. Husband, all Of whom gave talks on
| various phases Of D. A. r. work.
The chapter has decided to pay the
|. expenses OF q student at Crossnone, N.
Ix,, in addition to the student at Brevard.
Nat the close of the business meeting q
st,cial hour was enjoyed.
.MagrHder Chapter was entertained
TUESDAY at the apartment ct Mf& =.
r. hin. in the New Berne. Hostesses,,
MRS William Pinkney Brooks and Miss
Mana Forest Bailey. Miss Helen M.
Wolft,, regent, presided. The coming
congn ,ss and election was the main
businass In hand, and the social hour
was turned over to Mrs. William Wolh
, Smith, who spoke in delightfully."- in
! formal manner of Rob Roy and His
Scotland" subject dear to all Ma
gruders. Several invited guests were
Evening star., 1929-04-14

her home. 600 Connecucut avenue.
Chevy Chase, Nd, as soon as possible
II they wish to have q particular statue
reserved for them. The custom is TO
have an address given by one Of the
members at each Of IA statues Of Revo-
lutionary patriots and decorations Of
hags and laurel wreaths placed by the
younger members It is hoped that all
members will keep the date in mind
and make 2 special effort to coule and
invite all their friends.
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Champagne Seized on Ship.

Cnampagne seized on. Snip.
NEW YORK, April 13 GP).-Four
hundred bottles of champagne and
brandy were seized early today by Gus
tens enforcement agents In the bilges
OF the Fabre Liner Providence at her
pier In Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1929-04-14

The Eleanor Wilson Chapter met
April 8 with Mrs. j. G. Courts, regent.
After prayer and the American creed
the minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The special guests Of the evening
Evening star., 1929-04-14

April at the home of Miss Agnes
TansilI, 1903 K street. Miss Lottie
Peirce was assistant hostess.
The regent, Mrs. Albert N. Bags,
presided, and after hearing the usual
reports of the officers and committee
chairmen, announced that the May
meeting would be held in the historic
house in Georgetown where Washington
had his headquarters and where MAJ.
I'Enfant drew up the plans Of the City
of washington A picnic supper will
precede the meeting and LEnfant
program will follow.
Members Of the chapter are enthusi-
astic over the beautiful LEnfant me-
mortal designed by Mr.. w. Clark Noble,
which the chapter as well as the Ma
ti0naI Society Is sponsoring. The model
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12

CHEVROLET CABRIOLET. 292S.
Looks like new. low mileage
WITH AN OK THAT COUNTS.
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department PatTlOtlc instructor
Cleveland Kennicutt requests the COM
r1anders of the various camps OF the
department send him a list of the
available speakers of each camp to give
short patriotic addresses at the Flag
day exercises to be held by the schools
of the District of Columbia on June IA.
The placing of veterans on the school
programs has been approved by the
Board of Education and DR.. Ballou.
The lists should be mailed not later
than May 81 to Cleveland Kennlcut,
1886 Quincy street northwest. AS there
are about ITO schools in the District
every available speaker should be listed
Riley Stevens. Sd Regiment. Virginia
Volunteer Infantry. was mustered In as
an active member at the last meeting
of the Richard J. Harden Camp. James
NJ. Buckley End Regiment, United
States Volunteers. was elected to MEM
bership and will be mustered at
future meeting. Oscar 0. Daumer was
granted transfer to the w. (. Comp
ton Camp. Department of Florida.
w D. Watts. chairman of the relief
committee, reported j. E. Chamberlin
injured in an automobile accident,
Steve Harder in the Naval Hospital re-
cuperating from an operation, Walter
A. Hegner and Frederick Beresford IN
Naval Hospital. Frank w. Chamberlin
in Walter Reed Hospital suffering from
nervous breakdown. Andrew j. Phillips
at Takona Park Sanatorium. Ivar Tide
strom i'll at his home in Capitol Heights.
F. w Schulz able to report for duty
and Oscar E. Halves and E. Byrd Doran
improved and able to attend meetings.
william E. Rink. chairman of the
memorial committee, announced that
his committee will meet on the Sunday
preceding Memorial day at 9 o'clock
m. at the North Capitol gate of Glen
wood Cemetery. He urged that the vol
Ilnteers for the work in hand give him
their names at the meeting Of the camp
Thursday night. Thirty volunteers are
needed.
National Historian Herman A. Finke
of st. Louis spoke at length on the
work of the organization. Other speak
ers were Senior Vice Department
Comdr Lorin G. Nelson, Junior Vice
Department Copdr. Benjamin F. Mot
ley Past Department Comdr. William
L. Mattocks. C. D. Long, E. Byrd Doran
and William H. Bliss of the John j.
Pershing Camp of Miami, Fla.
More than 1000 camp members and
their friends on May l attended the
Manila day ball and entertainment
given by the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp
at the City Club in celebration of
Dewey's victory at Manila Bay May /,
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Spanish War Veterans

1898. During the intermissions in
dancing Mrs. Madelaine Sonneman,
formerly of the Metropolitan Opera
Co. of New York, gave a solo from
La Tosca"; Miss jeanette McCaffrey,
Junior vice president of the Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Auxiliary, rendered soprano
solo, and the students of the Smlthson
and Hodgson Dancing Academy gave
dancing specialties. The committee in
charge was Elmer M. Luskey, chair
man. Joseph A. Atwood and Cleveland
Kennicutt, vice chairmen: Milton D.
Mettee. Charles F. Burkhardt, Jerome
Shipman, j. p. Fitzpatrick, P. Sopo-
lowiska, Charles w. McCaffrey, Clar-
ence A. Belknap, Comdr. Charles P.
Galpin. Senior Vice Comdr. Alexander
T. Jenkins, Junior Vice Comdr. Charles
l.. Dawson, Chaplain Gerald F. Me-
Gillicuddy, officer of the Day Joseph
Wenninger, Adjutant Print E. Shom-
cite and Quartermaster Harry j. Stahl.
The Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp
mustered in the following recruits at
its meeting Monday night at Pythian
Temple: Edgar c. Buckingham, Com
pany c, list Regiment. New York
Volunteer Infantry; James A. Ulio,
lieutenant colonel, United States Army;
2. Lewis Daily, 1St Regiment, District
Of Columbia Volunteer Infantry Rollin
w. Hatfield. Company H, 5th Regiment,
Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The follow
ing recruits were elected to membership
and will be mustered in at later meet
ing Joseph F.. Brewster, Company M,
LIST Regiment. Delaware Volunteer In
fantry; Garrett l.. Brown, Company A,
Bird Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer
Infantry; William E. Brown, Battery A,
End Regiment, United States Artillery;
Frederick C. Bryan, 9th Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry; Samuel j. Cock
Grille, Company F, 4th United States
Infantry; George r. Hyde, 3rd United
States Cavalry; Vernal B. Isbell, Troop
L, 14th United States Cavalry; Edwin
A. Merritt, Company NJ 51st Regiment,
Iowa Volunteer Infantry; John Stadler,
Company c, 18th United States In
fantry.
The Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary celebrated its twenty-first
birthday anniversary Monday night at
Northeast Masonic Temple. During
the business session the following were
initiated into active membership:
Jennie Rhodes, Ella st. Clair Terrill,
Susan Keene, Elizabeth Bundy, Marion
Herrell and Jenette Fought.
The following volunteered their serv-
ices as ushers for Memorial Day at
Arlington National Cemetery: Katie
LeLaurin, Charlotte Wallace, Agnes
Cowl, Helen Summers, Ida Kimmerling,
Lorena ludlow and Marion Herrell.
A program of entertainment was
given under the direction of Mrs. Nellie
Kulle, as follows: Vocal solo. Miss
Edna Koonta; reading, Betty Titlow;
piano solo, Alfred Birmingham: read
ing, Mrs. Samuel Mason; vocal solo,
Aurelia Birmingham; vocal solo, Fred
erick Nolan; vocal solo, Mrs. Ida Kim
merling: reading, Miss Virginia Wilson.
Mrs. Nellie Kulle presided at the piano.
At the close of the entertainment the
members and guests partook of din
ner prepared by Chairman Katie Le-
Laurin and her committee. President
Catherine HUM welcomed the guests