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Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31

products after May /, 1929. Repara.
tion was awarded the complaining
shippers for the excess charges they
have paid in recent years.
Refrigeration charges on the cost
Of ice basis were also found appliea-
bic on carload shipments on the com
moditles from stations in Montana
20 destinations in California, via
Portland, Ore, and to Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia desti-
nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-31
PAGE FIVE
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Notices Of intention TO marry
were filed at the county clerk 4
office yesterday by Carrie Reed, l6,
II native of Arkansas and d resi-
dent of Calexico, and Clarence w.
Fcagin, "a, also a resident of Cal.
cXico and a native of Montana
Adcia Salido, Is, resident here
and a native of Mexico, and Albert
Rodriguez, 21, also a local resident
and native Of Texas; Mary
0suna, II, a resident of FL Centre
and native Californian, and
Sylvester Scpulvcda, %, of Holtvillc
and a native Mexican.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

This is the Naturalization of In
custry." This is getting back to
normally, which was planned six
years ago. Fellow workers, how dc
you like it? Longer hours and
shorter pay.
Many workers think we are
treated well at the yard, but not all.
Many found out that you have to
work hard and for little money, so
they quit and go to Baldwin's. The
Belmont Iron workers are quitting
and coming to the Sun, because the
Belmont Iron pays straight time for
ell overtime. They are expected to
work the bonus system, of course
we have it, too, in the yard, in some
departments. Many men have been
fired for being too slow, or for not
getting on the boat before the whis-
tie blows.
Did you ever stop to think that
you could work just as well with
cut a guard standing over you to
take your number when you go to
get drink or straighten up tc rest
your hack?
Did you hear about the riveters
that put up a kick about the price
they got for piece work? Did you
hear about the electric welders that
were not permitted to work in the
shop because they would not go to
Paulsboro and work for the same as
they were getting in the shop?
There could be no adjustment of
this as the clause in the agreement
would net permit the company to
play fair with the men. "Unless
there wera labor troubles the COM
pany was expected to finish on time
OF forfeit a certain amount of
money" Several of these men had
been in the employ of the company
for eight years. Long service does
not meal anything any more, we are
On the road to prosperity. For
whom? Answer for yourself. To
get anywhere near a decent wage
you are expected to work longer
hours if the company wishes it, or,
shorter if they say so.
Do you like the idea of being
awakened in the middle of the night
and asked to report to work, after
you have put in eight hours? You
will be paid straight time, so why
should you, after working eight
hours receive one and one-half or
double time? Fine figuring for the
Loss, but not for you. If you had
rot gone home you would have re-
ceived time and one-half.
With all the men that are looking
for work, why is this necessary? Is
there anything that can be done
except submit? Yes! We can or
ganize and protest against this way
Of working.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
Corrupt Officials AID
Open Shops of Chester

by q Worker Correspondent
CHESTER, PA. (By MaiD.-Typ-
zeal specimen of the American in
dustrial town where the rankest
political corruption is married to
fierce industrial despotism, is in the
heart of one of the richest centers
of the United States. A city of TO-
600 steel and textile slaves, Ford
subjects, shipyard toilers, are ruled
by a bureaucracy of drunken, venal,
grafters, who kowtow to the merest
bidding of their chief, Senator John
]. Mcclure.
The latter, descendant of long
and venerable line of bartenders
and whiskey-mongers is dry who is
well known to be at the head of the
terrific bootleg trade rampant in this
city.
1t has been estimated that 1000
joints, blind-pigs, holes-in-thewalls
are scattered throughout the city.
Gangsters scour the city streets and
hobnob with the city authorities.
There are more big bellies to the
square inch here than any place in
the country except perhaps the
United States Senate.
The mayor of the city has won his
second term for the profound wis
dom of keeping strictly silent at all
the crimes, the corruption, the pro-
found lawlessness current. And, Of
course, his hands are grimy with
handling the graft money that pours
into him from the hundreds of joints.
Each joint pays off five ways to
remain open. Some of the gold goes
to the city police--some to the coun-
ty detectives-some to the state de-
tectives-some to the big Boss"
who is in the Senate at Harrisburg,
and the remainder to the Federal
men.
There is veritable honeycomb of
liquor channels, spreading from one
street to another, from one section
to another. Fifteen joints within
three blocks confront the workers on
their way to and from the Sun
Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
More than rs are to be passed on
the way to the Ford plant.
Thus the industrialists besot the
minds of some workers in order to
make them forget the long hours
and little wages. They hope thus
that naturalization will be over
looked, and the fitful glow Of intox-
ication will make the starved stom-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
By a Worker Correspondent.

| ~ W IhOf WI CoDONttGIts
CHESTER, PA. (Bq BaiD Eel
low Workers of the Sun Shipyard
you have been hearing about how
busy the yard is getting. On every
hand people are asking the question.
"The Yard is getting busy, isn't
it?"
Fellow workers, have you heard
this before? Yes, a year ago we
heard the story, and heard the same
questions asked. You are in the
yard, do you go around with your
eyes open or shut?
Well, we have one boat on the
ways. We are still waiting for
that passenger boat to stand on the
ways. When the boats come in to
be repaired, on the Dry Dock, the
men work overtime, it is true, to
hurry it off and put the next one on.
Speedup.
Fellow workers, you have had to
work many hours when you would
rather be home with your family.
Have you noticed that you are ex-
rected to work faster than you did
in the past? There was a time
when the men laid around during the
day and were able to put in over
time This was when the foremen
were on time work. There will be
no more of this as they have been
put on salary and see to it that
every enc is speeded up, both day
and night.
Yes, we are busy, "the workers"
making the profits for the boss.
It has been reported that it is
difficult to get mechanics. Do not
be deceived as there are plenty at
the gate every morning looking for
a job. 1t is because the wages are
low and getting lower all the time.
Do you say that there has not been
any wage cuts at the yard? When
No. 108 was on the ways and most
of the material had left the shop,
many were asked to take less, some
accepted, some quit and others
transferred to the boat, where
workers were needed more than in
the shop and no cut had been put
into effect. This is one way that
a cut works.
Now, in being hired, if you do
rot take the rate you do not get the
job. Or if you have worked in the
yard before, you may have to be
re-classified.
A Bosses Scheme
Riggers were wanted at the yard
rot so long ago, but the one wish
ing a job was told that riggers
were not needed and that you would
have to nire as second class helper.
When you got in you did the work
OF the riggers. This sort of thing
has been going on for two years
and is considered good business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

! ach full.
The boss of the district, Senator
John j. Mcclure, is at the helm of
number of banks. Let one of the
petty-bourgeois merchants open his
mouth to bemoan the fact that the
joints are taking away the business
he expects, the boss clamps down on
the credit at the bank.
In fact, it is well known that a
certain percentage of the graft from
the joints may not be spent, but is
placed in the bank, awaiting cleo
ton day when it goes where it does
the most good.
This is the city in which Irving
whips child labor into his textile
plant-children of twelve to fifteen
years of age to work for five, six
at the highest seven dollars a week
in miserably ventilated buildings.
This is the city where 10000 Ne
groes live in reeking, filthy over
crowded tenement houses in the
Bethel Court and Central avenue
districts.
The most recent wrinkle in cor
ruption has been introduced here
the dope joint. These are also under
the protection of the city police.
Although Harlem has its miser.
able living conditions, the Bethel
Court district and the Lloyd street
section are probably as wretched
and unsanitary as can be found in
the limited Ctotae
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

with the playwrights of other
nations, even tho Franz Molner is
thrown in for good measure.
Miss Barrymore seems to have
liking for foreign plays. Her last
production, "The Kingdom OF God''
was written by Spaniard, and
cltho it was a bitter anti-labor play,
from the point of view of play
wrights, it is a much better pro-
duction than the present opus.
If Miss Barrymore was not in the
leading role, the play would not
lest very long. The devout Barry
more fans will not be very proud of
her in this production, for Miss
Barrymore falters in many spots,
speaking so low that those in the
orchestra can hardly hear what she
is saying. Many words are slur-
red over so fast that they can not
be heard at all. One more item: The
production. 1t runs until 11:35 p.
NJ, and should be drastically cut.
1t is slow-moving play and could
stand faster action in many places.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
Pay Cut in Yorkshire

LONDON, (By Mail).-A wage
cut of 10 per cent has gone into
effect in 10 large wooden mills in
Yorkshire, affecting over 10000
workers, both union and non-union.
Three other mills have threatened
70 also cut wages 10 per cent. A
cut Of shillings a week for men
md three for women workers, bring
ng the wages down to 40 shillings
and 20 shillings respectively per
week, was made. Ben Turner, reac-
.ionary faker, head of the National
Union Of Textile Workers, has idly
watched the slashes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
WORKERS IN
IRVING Mill
READY TO FIGHT
Starvation Wages an(
Speedup System

(By a Worker Correspondent
CHESTER, Pa, by MaiD. = A
present the Irving mill is runnin-
part time. Many of the worker
have been laid off and number 2 an
4 spinning rooms are shut dowr
we find it harder than ever to max
enough to exist on, especially sine
we have to wait for work prett
often and get no time allowance.
Bonus Stopped.
The management is taking &
vantage of the slack period and
trying to cut our measly wag
again. In the cardroom they
longer pay the bonus that used
amount to $3.50 a week. You wi
remember that men only get $172
a week, Girls get from 81 to 81
and boys $11 a week. For thes
measly wages we must toll for {
hours in poorly ventilated room
laden with dust. We have no loci
ers and have to hang our coats j
these dirty rooms.
Filthy Conditions.
Another bad feature is the san
tary conditions that "do not exist
We have no bubblers and get OF
water out of old bottles from a sp
got in the dirty sinks. There is
privacy and men and women hay
to use the same toilets which al
found in little rooms or some o.
corner used for general storage.
As for safety devices and othe
ways of protecting the worker
health and preventing injury we a
know that such matters are attende
to only when the boss saves SON
money, and the only thing he PR
tects is his pocket book.
Ready to Fight.
We want to remind you that
are tired of such conditions; tired I
our superintendent, of the starvati
wages, rotten conditions, overti
and consequent lay-offs.
ADAM WEAVER. p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
FASCES IN KINGS ARMS

ROME, April 19.-(U.P. 1.-The
official gazette today announced
new coat of arms for Italy, COM
bining the Savoy Coat of Arms and
the Lictoril Fasces of the fascists.
Previously the two emblems have
been displayed side by side, but in
the future the lictors fasces or
bundles of rods will be seen sup
porting the Savoy emblem of a white
cross, thus signifying the union of
the people and the monarchy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
SYST STREET

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday-Julius Tanner; Carter
De Haven and Son; The Original
Honey Roys; others. Feature photo
rlay-"The Goddess Grip; starring
Lima Basquette, Marie Provost,
George Duryea and Noah Berry.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Kitty Doner; Jimmy Save; Mil
lard and Marlin; Ray Huling and
Seals and Webster and Marino.
Feature photoplay "T he Shake
down" starring James Murray and
Barbara Kent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

With much of the unimportant parts
left out, it would be a much better
play.
While it attempts to be naughty
production, it fails completely.
Miss Barrymore plays the part of
Lydia, while Louis Calhern portrays
Carlo. Others in the cast include
Ferdinand Gottschalk, Henry Steph-
crson, Dorothy Hall and Martin
Burton.
The play is directed by Miss
Barrymore under her family name
Of f. M. Blythe and the adaptation
from the Hungarian is credited on
the program to Zoe Atkins.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

ment it took one hour for the con-
veyor to make its run. But that
was too "easy". So a few links
were taken off, the speed became
faster and it takes only 40 minutes
for the conveyor to make its run
now.
That did not satisfy the bosses
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
FORD SPEEDUP
IN CHESTER,
PLANT CROWS
Spy Photos Workers
Who Rest at Work
(Bu q Yorker Correanondentl

(By a Worker Correspondent
CHESTER, PA, (By MaiD.-A
Enthusiastically brutal Act of
Henry Ford, self-styled humanita-
rian was unearthed when hundreds
of workers of this city banded to-
gether and demanded that Ford Of
ficials of the plant here stop burning
tons OF wood while workers families
were in need of fuel.
The efficiency-mad experts rid
themselves of their excess wood for
Grating, by piling tons of fuel yards
high, and burning it.
Wood Burnt, Poor SILVER.
Across the way on West Second
street, where the novels of the poor
Italian, Polish and Negro workers
shake in the wind, fuel was in great
demand.
Every day the flames rose sky
high, the smoke drifting into the
shacks across the way, where the
children and the families went cold.
Day after day this continued. Fin
ally their anger rose to such pitch,
that they banded together, signed a
petition and demanded of the Off
Gals that the wood be given away,
or sold, not wasted.
The cocky Ford officials, faced by
the united strength of the workers,
became frightened and agreed in the
future to cease burning the wood,
and selling it at two dollars to the
poor families that had the two dol
lars.
Speedup Grows.
In the meanwhile the production
of the Ford plant here increases,
the conveyor belt speeds up, the
workers are hired and fired by the
hundreds every week.
The workers are rapidly getting
the low-down on Henry Ford, and
his posing as Humanitarian"
Conditions have become so bad
here that scores of women have been
forced into prostitution and they can
be seen daily on Second street, solic-
iting.-WORCORR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

made to put out the production.
Already the Ford plants are motor
ious for the vicious speed up that
exist there. But that does not
satisfy Henry. The workers must
be speeded still more. The boss
sees too many men idle in the
place." In the exporting depart
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

organization. They are willing to
fight against these conditions.
When the bosses told them to 60
home they showed their resent
ment by beating up these para
sites and it was necessary for
Ford to call out the police depart
ment to quelch this discomfort.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

By a Worker Correspondent.
CHESTER, Pa. (By MaiD.-This
is about the Ford Plant in Ches-
ter, Pa. Several days ago Henry
Ford decided that the workers in
his plant are not speeded up suf-
ficiently and that several hundred
men must be fired and the rest
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

either. On Tuesday afternoon
when the workers came to work,
over 200 were told that there is
no work for them. About rs per-
cent of the workers were laid off
and the rest will be subjected to
still worse speed up. The workers
in the Ford plant are ready for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
Negro Workers Fight Contractors Robbery Chester Longshoemen Pay


The organization committee of
the Ford workers issued a leaflet
calling upon the workers to or
ganize themselves into a union and
fight against such conditions.
r.. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
COMP ANIES HELP
H0L Dup SCHEME:
OF The FOREMEN
Wolford Is Leading the
Militant Workers
a. q Woke Correspondentl

CHESTER, PA. (By Mall The
worst sort of robbery is being prac-
t;ced along the waterfront in Ches-
ter against the Negro longshoremen.
For many years, the stevedore con-
tractors have been robbing these Ne
gro workers of 40 per cent of every
mans wages.
Instead of getting the full scale of
So cents per hour from the COM
panies that hire the longshoremen,
the men are being gyped of 80 cents
an hour, on each mans pay, by the
contracting stevedores who supply
the men to the companies.
How Men Are Robbed.
Here is how the the companies
and contractors do their robbing.
The Negro stevedores are told, when
hired, they are going to receive so
cents an hour for their work. When
the longshoremen are paid, the COM
pany pay-office gives them only so
cents an hour, and the contracting
stevedore puts the extra 35 cents an
hour, which he receives for supply
ing the men, in his pocket.
Companies and Robbery.
The companies along the water
front are thus robbing each man of
So cents for each hours work, the
longshoremen getting only SO cents
an hour instead of IS cents, which
they are entitled to. The Scott Pa
per Co., American Dyewood, Harbi-
son Refractories Co. are among the
companies aiding this robbery.
Due to this hold-up game, the dock
workers make only $21.50 to $50
week when they deserve from $40 to
$50 for their work.
A Militant Leader.
Thomas Wolford, leader of the
Negro workers here and a member
Of the American Negro Labor Con-
gress, is leading a group of about
1876 militant Negro longshoremen
who are in a bitter fight against this
robbery of 40 per cent of the mems
pay. Wolford, because Of his great
courage in the fight against the
crooked bosses, and because of his
union activities among the long
shoremen, has been blacklisted by
the riverside industries here.
Must Wake Up!
"The foremen are cheating you
Of 35 cents of every hours pay" he
tells the longshoremen. Instead of
so cents, all of you should be get
ting 85 cents an hour, the pay in
every other port on the Atlantic
coast"
"a militant union is the only way
of fighting these thieving foremen,
who are helped by the riverside COM
panies. Then we can strike until
we get the pay we are entitled to-"
Wolford is confident that his
group of workers will walk out in
the near future. He keeps DINING
into the minds of the longshoremen,
Its a shame to let the contractors
take such advantage of you"
AS stated before, he is backed by
militant group of about 135 long
shoremen, one of the most active
ard strongest of labor groups.
Dope Evil
Another evil, aided by the bosses,
is the dope habit which has taken
root among many Negro workers in
the Bethel Court district. "They are
trying to dope the Negro workers to
prevent them from realizing the
need to combine and fight. We've
got to go out and demand our
rights" says Wolford.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
RIVERSIDE

Ada May, assisted by Jack Allen;
Leu Holtz; Vincent Lopez, and his
Hotel st. Regis Orchestra; Harold
"Red" Grange, football star; Roy
Rogers; Hama ana Yama, nippon
Nonders"; others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
Vaudeville Theatres
PALACE

The Marx Bros. will remain over
a second week. Irving Mills pre-
sents, Duke Ellington, and his Cot
ton Club Orchestra; Trixie Frig-
ANA; "My Bag O'Trix," by Neville
Tieeson; other acts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
Ethel Barrymore Has Leading
Part IN ''Ihe Love Duel"

ETHEL BARRYMORE is now at
II the theatre named after her, on
West Forty-Seventh Street, where
she is playing the leading role in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

"The Love Duel"
b Y Lii Hatvany,
who is said to be a
pro m i n ent Hun
garian playwright.
If M i S S Hatvany
is among the best
playwrights H u n
gary is turning out
under the present
fascist regime, she
will never get very
for DC q no,,,notito,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22

nm n citizen of the world, and
1 work wherever 1 happen to be.
Marx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-22
VICE HOUNDS LOOSE ON WELL

"The well of loneliness" by Rad
clyffe Hall, English author, was
cleared in court today of charges
brought by the Society for Suppress
sion of vice. Three judges decided
the novel was not indecent and dis
missed the suit for suppression
brought by the society.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-07
DIG REAL ESTATE
 DEAL. TOOK PLACE.
 AT KODIAK, OCT.

KODIAK, Oct, ', Special to Gateway The biggest real estate deal of the year in this town was Iconsummated on october l when Tony Kvas and Smiling Albert" Lind took over the management of the Morrison hotel, while M. P. Morrison, who has been running the hotel assumed charge of Tony's restaurant. Val Morrison now in a restaurant at Latouche will come immediately to take over the run ming of the restaurant from his 1 father
 Both of these properties have changed hands several times i'll the past few years, MT Morrison hav- ing conducted the cafe at different times in the past before Kvas took 1t over nearly two years ago. MT Kvas had contemplated going out side with the termination of his lease this fall but later became in terested in the hotel proposition and as both parties were willing, the exchange was made. Tony's has been the leading cafe ot the
 town and the Morrison is the only
 hotel at which rooming accommo-
 dations can be secured. 1t is well
 equipped with hot and cold water and electric lights and has a small
 candy store and soda fountain in connection
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-07
FOOTBALL Sc0RE.S

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 No. Western 27, Cornell IS Florida 12, Virginia Military ' Vanderbilt 26, Cuachita 6 Ohio 26, West Liberty 0 Calif., 0, St. Mary's 0 U. of Wn., 6, Montana 6 Colorado "Aggies' 20, Wyo. ' Illinois 25, Kansas 0 Virginia 6, So. Carolina 0 Georgie Tech 27, Miss A, M 1; Idaho AT, Whitman ' Texas A, M, 10, Tulane B Iowa 46, Monmouth 0 Wisconsin 13, Delegate 6 Chicago U. 27, Beloit 0 Nebraska 0, So. Methodist 0 Purdue 26, Kansas "Aggies" l. Iowa State 27, Grinnell ' Princeton T, Amherst 0 Notre Dame IA, Indiana 0 Navy Is, Wm. and Mary 0 Carnegie Tech 26, Thiel 0 Cornell g, Niagara 5
 Ohio State 19, Wittenburg 9 Michigan IT, Mich. State 0 Princeton ', Amherst Q
 Vale 89, vermont 0
 Army B, Gettyburg T
 Harvard AZ, Rates Q