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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
AGENCY SHARKS
PREY UPON men
WITHOUT JOBS
Find No Job, Refuse to
Return Deposit

by a Worker Correspondent
Being out of work, I went to the
Royal Employment Agency, at $50
Sixth Ave, New York City, to see
if I could find work. They forced
me to put up $40 deposit fee.
Then 1 was sent to the American
District Telegraph Co., at 1S3 Var
lex St., where was told / could get
job as an electrician (Which is my
trade). The employment agency,
before sending me out. told me that
the wages would be $3.50. When
l got TO the place where the agency
sent me, they would not give me
$3.50, but only $50 a week.
They forced me to undergo a
physical examination, and they
stated that they would not pass me
unless l allowed myself to be vac
cinated. l told them l had been vac
cinated six times before and did not
want to be vaccinated again. So
they refused to give me the job.
Kept the Fee.
When l returned to the agency
and told them what happened, and
asked them to iether give me an
other job or return the fee, they re-
fused. Then they told me to return
again the next day, and, meanwhile,
they would see if they could find me
a job. Next day they made pre-
tense of calling up to see if there
was job, but, as they were fooling
me, they said they could not find
job for me. They told me to re-
turn again next day, and the same
thing happened. They made me re-
turn again and again. Finally, after
demanding the return of my $40,
they offered to give me back Sc and
keep 81.
l refused to let them rob me Of
the 81. / went to the police sta
ton, but they would no do my
thing.
Promise Job.
Then / went to see Sayer, the
Employment Agency License Com
missioner, and he told me to write
a letter. At the agency they kept
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
BOOM BOOM OPENS TO.
NIGHT AT CASINO THEA.

The Messrs. Shubert will present
their latest musical comedy, "Boom
Boom," featuring Frank Mcintyre
and jeanette Macdonald, at the
Casino Theatre this evening. The
cast also includes: Neil Kelly, STAN
ley Ridges, Eddie Nelson, Archie
Leach, Kendall Capps, Harry WEIGH
and Laurette Adams.
The book is by Fanny Todd
Mitchell, the score by Werner jars
sen, and the lyrics by Mann Hol;ne-
and ]. KERN Brennan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
PRISONERS SENT
TO DEATH TRAP
MINES IN SOUTH
Pits Gas-Filled and the
Timbering Faulty
fBu q Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
RALEIGH, N. c., (By MaiD.-
Deaths of jailed workers in the open
shop coal mines in North Carolina
continue every day. The imprisoned
workers, most of them Negroes, are
leased by the state to the coal OPP
orators.
The mines Of South Carolina, into
which the prisoners are sent to slave
away their years of sentence, are
gas-filled and the timbering in every
mine in this state in which I have
worked is faulty, often causing the
roof to fall. The prisoners are
forced to work from about 6 a. m.
to 6 p. M, but on some days long
after sunset. They work seven days
a week.
Horrible Slavery.
The way the Negro prisoners slav-
ing in the mines are treated is abso-
lutely unbelievable. 7 saw two Ne
gro prisoners, who argued with two
guards on the way to the mine about
something, Il did not catch what it
was about, knocked flat with a
club by the brutal guards. The
guards did not wait for the Negro
prisoners to revive, but ordered a
couple of other Negro prisoners to
drag them along to the mine by the
collars. There was trail Of blood
all the way to the mine.
There are hundreds of miners job
less in this state, who were laid off
because the open shop coal bosses
had plenty of prisoners hired out to
them, and SO fired the miners.
The state treasurer reported the
other day that North Carolina had
made a Handsome profit" thru the
leasing of the prisoners to the coal
mines.
-CATLIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

ton." Seeing the carcass of the pup
by and the red-rimmed eyes of the
countess, he added:
"Bury the poor thing"
Paul, the only son of Count Kras-
nofski, sat beside his father resplen-
dent in the uniform of is military
academy. To the fifteen-year-old
boy all this confusion and excite
ment was great fun. Anton walked
up closer to the car put his hand
affectionately on the sleeve of the
blue uniform.
"Be careful of the train, little
MASTER" he said. keep your head
in and ,ook out for tunnels"
The chauffeur jammed his clutch
down and the car followed by the
one laden with the trunks and valises
started down the path out on to the
main road and soon disappeared from
sight.
Anton stood waving his handker-
chief until it could no longer be seen.
Giving a few orders to the remain
ing servants, he took the body of the
puppy and buried it near the hidden
box of valuables near the oak tree
in the garden.
Back in the deserted house old An
ton wandered from room to room.
In the enormous living room, with
it's highly polished floor that glisten-
ed like a mirror, he set the brocaded
furniture in order, busting a table
here and there. A drawer of another
table was open and he closed it with
great care.
These were household gods to him;
for nearly forty years he had been
fondling and caring for these things
and now-now what would become
of him. To be sure, he thought, those
COMPOUNDED Bolsheviks would soon
be here. But not for long, he added
to himself. Soon the counts good
friends in the White Army would
be along and then what a drubbing
the scoundrels would get.
The windows of the old mansion
ratified with the noise of the bonn
bardment.
"Let them come" said Anton to
the empty rooms. "Let them so much
as disturb one chair in this room
the filthy louis, and l will tell then
who their mothers were"
1t was quite dark now and light
!. ing a candle he prepared to go W
to his small room near the storage
attic for the night.
Outside in the garden he heart
Vers the hit.h, bowling bitterly TO-
. her puppy.
Looking out of his narrow window
. over to the horizon to the north, An
ton saw the multi-colored flashes O
the Red Army artillery flashing red
orange and yellow against blacl
sky. And in contrast to the dtl
|, booming of the guns Vera's shril
. bowls sounded strangely weird.
To BE Continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
ESMOND TEXTILE
WORKERS STRONG
FOR STRIKE NOW
Conditions Get Worse
Every Day
by a Worker CORRESPONDENT

by Worker Correspondent
ESMoND, R. I. (By Mail) Con
ditions in the Esmond Mills are get
ting worse and worse every day.
The nappers, who formerly ran two
mapping machines and sewed the
cuts that they mapped, were asked
to run three machines and to do no
sewing. This lasted for two days
and then the superintendent, William
E. Norton, told them that they
would nave to do sewing on one
napper. This means that they will
shortly be compelled to run three
nappers instead of two and sewing
also on three, which is a so per cent
wage cut instead of just the per
cent cut which was imposed on them
recently.
Dissatisfied.
The workers here are very much
dissatisfied with the wage cut, and
there is a speed-up which has in
volved many workers.
Many of the young workers dis
cussed this, together with the adult
workers, and they are now planning
a strike. The workers here are SYM
pathetic toward the strike, which is
expected very soon.
The National Textile Workers
Union of America is carrying on an
organization drive in Rhode Island
as well as all over the United States.
They called a meeting of the work
ers of Comfortable for Saturday
night at 1880 o'clock.
Hall Locked.
Jim Reid, president of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union of
America; Jim Conway, rank and
file leader, and Joe, Fguerido, a
young worker, were to address this
meeting. When they arrived at the
hall they found it closed. Immedi-
ately Jim Reid inquired of Mr..
Willis, the hall owner, the reason
for it being closed. The owner re-
piled, in the manner Of one who is
ashamed, that he was ordered by
the chief of police not to open the
hall, because Jim Reid and the or
ganization that he represented might
cause trouble and that he, Jim Reid,
Rad led strike to victory.
Mere Law Breaking.
This Mr.. Willis runs a speak-easy
and sells all the liquor he wants to.
This the chief of police don't mind
but to let radicals speak and or
ganize, that is different.
Jim Reid declared that if he
couldn't get a hall he would speak
from a soap box, but that in the
meantime he would fight for the
right of free speech and assemblage
of workers here.
The National Textile Workers
Union is out to organize young
workers, adults, skilled, semi
skilled. unskilled, black or white
workers, all creeds and all crafts
men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

McCallum, an auto mechanic, by Ku
hluXers. Every train leaving this
section of the state carries with it
Negro men, women and children who
have been terrorized by the I'M
bridled reign of the Ku Klux Khan,
which has helped the bosses in keep
ing the Negro farmers and work
ers starving in this part of Mis-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
RIVERSIDE

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Hugh Clark and his
"Gang" aboard the Jazz Boat. Fea-
ture photoplay, "Shopworn Angel
starring Nancy Carroll and Gary
Cooper.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
James ]. Corbet5 and Neil O'Brien
Billy Lytell and Tom FAINT; Mary
Goss and Charles Barrows; others
Feature photoplay, "Hardboiled,
starring Sally O'Neil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

sissippi and from protesting their
conditions. Wages in this section
for Negro workers are seldom over
So or $40 a week. McCallum, the
Negro auto mechanic who was the
victim of the Ku Klux Khan, was
getting about $40 week.
Anywhere From Here.
The Negro workers and farmers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

and their families who are leaving
this section are departing tor Him
ois, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and
Wisconsin, where they, being mis-
led, expect to find a sort of prom
Used land"
They have been lured there by
real estate men who have sent out
agents down here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
ice and Detectives CoQboyate With Packing Against the Workers


whom they can terrorize into keep
ing silent about their terrible con-
ditions by lynchings, such as that of
MeCallum. The railroad officials,
v'ho must work closely with the
wealthy farmers and bosses, will, of
course, comply with their request
and refuse to sell railroad tickets to
the Negro workers and farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
TWO DAYS
A Story of the Revolution in Ukraine

1.-TWO Days" is the first major
production of Wufku. the Ukrain-
ian unit of Sovkino, the great Sow
let film producing organization. 1t
will have its first American pre-
miere at the Film Arts Cinema
when that theatre opens early in
February.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

by a Worker Correspondent
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (By Mail)
than $50 families of Negro
workers have left this city and
leighboring towns since the lynch
ing several weeks ago of Emanuel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

putting me off from day to day,
promising a job which they never
got me.
wish to warm all unemployed
workers against these thieving en-
ployment agencies, which are evil
IDENTIFY protected by the police. who
refuse to do anything against them.
ELECTRICIAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
HIPPODROME

Larry Rich and His Friends; Mile.
Charie, and the Dean Twins
Charles "Slim" Timberlin; Nicol
and Martin; Fulton and Mack;
others. Feature photoplay, "Syn-
thetic Sin" starring Colleen Moore
and Antonio Moreno.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

The Ku Klux Khan, the wealthy
white farm owners, and the bosses
of the section have asked railroad
officials not to sell any tickets to
those Negro workers who seek to
leave. They fear that they will
have dearth of Negro workers to
enslave whom they pay only the
barest resemblance of a wage and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
Vaudeville Theatres
PALACE

Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson and
Jimmy Durante, with Jimmy Dur
ante's Orchestra; second week, Cliff
ton Webb and Mary Hay, with Phil
Gilman and Victor Arden; Joe and
Pete Michon; Gus and Will, West
Point Cadets; others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

Auiation contests and races are
part of the U. S. Wall Street qov-
eminent plans for the coming I'M
perialist War. The scheme is thus
to trap the aoorkers and vorking
youth into becoming "air minded
and so falling easy prey to i'm
periolist War propaganda. Above
is one of the Wall Street air lackegs,
Martin Jensen, second prize 4efnner
IN the Dole Pacific flight, ,oho has
arranged to pilot monoplane in an
endurance flight over Curtiss Field,
L. I.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
562 More Deaths in
Severe Epidemic of
Cholera in TravancOre

CALCUTTA, India (By Mail) -
The death toll from cholera in the
last week in the state Of Travancore
was 562, with 948 new cases.
A virulent epidemic of cholera has
been raging in the state for the past
five months, during which time 1880
workers and peasants have died, and
$4,000 have been attacked by the
disease.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

The modern Iaborer, on the con-
trary, instead of rising with the
progress of industry, sinks deeper
and deeper below the conditions
of existence of his own clnss---karl
Marx Communist ManifestO)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
WORKER KILLED.

NIT waUKEE, Wis, (By Mail).
sll,ap Traugott, AZ, died Of in
a4ses sugtained when a large steel
casting fell on him in the Fritzke
nd Icke Machine Co
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
By CHARLES YALE HARRISON.
PART /.

/ <1LhL Il
THE news that the Red Army was
advancing on the town threw the
rich of Kiev into great excitement.
The roads leading from the city
were crowded with automobiles,
trucks and other conveyances carry
ing the effects of the wealthy fam
lilies who dreaded the approach of
the revolutionary troops. Merchants
loaded their stocks pell-mell into
waiting trucks and fled leaving their
dismayed clerks behind in charge of
empty shops. Bankers stuffed money
and securities into valises and trunks
and made feverish preparations to
flee the city.
It was in the Fall of 1918 and the
principal city of the Ukraine lay
within easy reach of the Red Army
staff. Regiments of White Guard
infantry and squadrons of cavalry
hurried through the city adding to
the impression that disaster was i'm
pending.
Ten miles from the city a detach-
ment of Red soldiers engaged a
remnant of the White Czarist army
and beat them hopelessly. When
news of this defeat reached Kiev, the
exodus of its wealthy citizens began
in earnest.
a few miles from the outskirts of
Kiev stood the mansion of the Kras-
nofski family. Here, too, all was
feverish excitement. At the foot of
the wide, broad marble steps of the
mansion two waiting automobiles
stood loaded with trunks, valises
and boxes of valuables. The servants
ran about carrying out the hysterical
orders of the whole Krasnofski fam
lily.
Count Krasnofski stood directing
the packing of his valuables. One
larg box filled with jewels and valu-
able family plate he decided to leave
behind. Calling his gray-haired old
caretaker and retainer he said:
canton, we have decided to leave
this box behind. Do you hear?"
Bewildered by the confusion and
the sound of the Red artillery which
seemed to be booming just outside
the windows Of the mansion Anton
stood fixed looking into the face of
the count.
"What are you staring at" the
count shouted. ado you hear what
say. We are leaving this box be-
hind"
eyes, master, / heart hear. Yes,
yes, just as you say. The guns you
know, your excellency-they make
me nervous"
Listen, Anton" said the count
we are going to bury this case in
the garden near the oak tree by the
south garden wall. Remember only
you and / shall know where it is
buried. Come on, give me hand
we will carry it out together"
After they had covered the spo+
where the box was buried with 500
and dead leaves they returned to thu
house.
| Outside the house the last valis'
was being piled into the automobiles
| Vera, the bitch and her pupp.
Joined in the fun and barked AM
yapped as though all this bustl
and noise was being done for thei
exclusive benefit.
The puppy crawled about yappinl
| at the feet Of tn, servants who RAJ
to and fro. The noise of the runnini
motor particularly annoyed her.
So she stood off and yapped littl
squeaky banks at the monster. Ven
turing too close the puppy wa
crushed to death by trunk whic
fell from the tonneau Of the cal
Vera set up a bowling and barkin
as she kept shifting the body of he
yo,,pu nro
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
FISHERMEN FREED FROM ICE.

GRAND HAVEN, MICH, 10Y
Mail) THE two fishing steamers
Nth ID men aboard have been freed
rom ice six miles off this port. The
crews had been without food for
four days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

Promise Job.
Then l went to see Sayer, the
Employment Agency License Com
missioner, and he told me to write
letter. At the agency they kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

Good Nurse Connolly of those on the bright
side every hour of the during those when
Night Nurse Sleeping attached her door Believes
alarming any 'Oh. he's fine today" gurgles Miss
Connolly the phone Just hne OF course sinus infection
pulls nm down. and he wheezy night bu
otherwise he's just fine. lively a dayT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

Dorothy and her mother frightened
dren with and Dorothy keeps
from everything crowded the and her mother
keeps out OF everything the department during the
Both to near
church because know they them
Dorothys her mother is going
the Evening Boil about the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
CONTINUES IN SOUTH

The Alexander Hamilton Institute
Credit and Sales Bulletin reports that
business In the South is generally fair
10 good. In general buying Ia ahead
OF last year. Retail trade for April
and May showed q better volume than
for the same months In 1929. De-
partment store sales are larger than
for previous months and sales for the
nrst four months of this year have ex-
ceeded the same months last year.
Crops are maturing earlier In some
sections except where excessive rains
and low temperatures have retarded
progress. Small grains are doing well
Early vegetable shipments have been
running heavy. Undue pessinisrn seems
to prevail throughout the peach and
cotton growing sections Of Georgia
The South Georgia tobacco crop is
good.
The textile mills. except where
labor troubles still exist, are showing
an increased activity. Demand for to-
bacco products has kept the fnAnufac-
turers busy. Building operations are
exceeding last years total. The indus
trial expansion of the South continues
unabated with many new plants being
located IN Virginia, the Oafolinas and
Georgia. Conditions In Texas are very
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
CURB SHARES GAIN
IN ACTIVE MARKET
Chief interest Centers in
Electric Light and
Power Groups.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Utility stocks
again we're turned over Ia . trernendodt
voiufhA IN todAy's Curb Market. The
price movements we're mixed. The gen.
eral list moved irfesularly higher, but
interest was conferred almost entirely
in the power issues.
Commonwealth d Southern, which
yesterday established a sales record for
an individual issue with a turnover
Of i,03a, 400 shares, opened unchanged
At Is on a block CT 100000 shares.
This EQUALS the previous record for
single transaction made BY Sif1f11s
Petroleum ana General Baking this
year. Commonwealth d Southern
closed at 25h. The days total sales
were 391 500 in this issue.
Buffalo, Niagara 81 Eastern common
and A stocks again established record
high prices, getting up to 112 and 10e,
respectively, and closing At 1095A ana
1854 for net gains Of / ana / u. This
company IL being merged with Mohawk
Power. Mohawk Hudson broke 4, ana
Northeastern more than 3 points.
Southeastern Power, which IL con-
troiled by Commonwealth b Southern,
shot up to 1884, q new peak. The
warrants jumped mare than g. Electric
Investors was unchanged at ITO, while
Electric Bond q Share slipped frac-
tionally lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
UTILITIES FEATURE
MARKETS OF WEEK;
CURB SHARES ACTIVE
Continued From seventh page.)

longer, If imports of merchandise are
stimulated BY the usual desire to get
goods into this country La advance Of
revised tariff.
It Is much easier TO forecast the eff
feet on domestic trade or continued
low price average for grain. This
again this week has been tiafAvorably
affected by the Government crop re-
port showing prospects, on June / Of
the largest yield Of Winter wheat since
1926.
In this connection the defeat Of q
soeialistic- farm relief bill and the vic
tory Of President Hoover in his first
serious battle with Congress has been
decidedly stimulating to the business
interests of the country.
Another significant incident was the
large over-subscription to the $40o ,o00,-
600 of 5A per cent treasury certificates
issued today and selling already at a
premium in contrast with the if1ifs1e..
date substantial discount quoted on
nearly all OF the lower coupon Gov
eminent notes put out during the past
year. There may have. been some tech
meal and artificial influences that OPP
Grated to make the last loan a sue
cess. But 1t was d success while the
others just missed being serious fall
ures. After the peak Of the Summers
money market has been reached early
in July, this will have wider signifi-
canoe and q stronger influence on In
vestfnent securities than at the present
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
COTTON IS LOWER
ON PROFIT-TAKlNG
Market Closes Barely Steady at
Net Declines Of 2 toe
Points.
~x ira A,.ee,a.sd rress.

-
NEW YORK, June 15.-IThe cotton
market vas quiet today with prices
WnrkanR lower under continued feAli2tlg
Or Incubation, which WA most generally
Attributed TO disappointment over the
failure Of recent buliish features TO have
4 more stimulating effect. october sold
on from 1e.71 to 1e.6a ana closed At
that figure, with the general market
closing barely steady at q net decline
Of 2 to points
Opening was steady at an advance
OF . points TO decline OF 2 pofnM.
There was a little buying on the fairly
steady showing OF Liverpool and reports
of showers in the central belt This was
readily supplied by renewal OF yes
terdsy's selling movement, however, ana
the market soon turned easier.
The forecast for showers IN the east
ern belt over Sunday brought In lit
tie more buying during the middle OF
the morning, but not enough TO make
any impression on the market. which
eazged OF in the later trading. July de-
clined to 1S.4l ana December TO 1878,
making net losses of about 8 to 10
points on active positions and the close
was at about the lowest prices OF the
day.