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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03
SLAVE DAY is
LONG FOR Great
LAKES WORKERS
Low Wages for Men
on. Boats
by a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
BUFFALO, N. Y. (By MaiD Il
am a worker on the Interlake
Steamship Company Great Lake
boats, and I wish to tell of the con-
ditions the workers on these Great
Lake carriers slave under.
First off, l will say that about
1000 workers on the Lakes boats
were recently thrown out of work
in this region by consolidation of
all the independent steamship COM
panies.
Conditions on the ships are bad
for the workers. Wages are very
low. The wages for coal passers
are $72.50 a month, and A. BIS and
firemen are paid $105.00 month.
Some coal passes are forced to
slave IL hours a day, on basis of
six hours work, six hours off, and
then back again to six hours more
of work.
This split system is one of the
worst features of the slavery, for
a worker can never get more than
a few hours sleep when working
this way.
The pay is no greater for men
working this IL hour day system
than for others on some boats who
work eight hours day. The abuse
from officers on the boats are really
unbearable. They bring their friends
on the boats who act as stool pig
cons against the other workers,
running to the officers to tell of
all that they have heard. For a
man to be reported by one of these
spies as having been overheard to
grumble against the slavery means
that he is fired.
Of course, the workers on these
Great Lakes boats are all morgan
lied. The American Federation of
Labor has never made the slightest
attempt to organize US. The only
way the workers on the Great Lakes
boats will ever end the slavery, the
low wages, the six hours split shift
systems, the long hours, and abuse
from officers will be by organizing
into a union which must take in all
the workers on the Lake craft, and
then having a general strike of all
Great Lake workers.
Companies affected by the merger
making so many men jobless are the
Hutchinson, Tomilson, Becker, Bar
lum, Boland, and Cornelius Steam
ship Companies, and about II other
smaller lines that have from two
to five boats each.
GREAT LAKES COAL PASSER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03
Bosses Greed Endangers Auto Workers

On this page to-
day aOorker CORE
spondents tell of the
slavery IN the auto
p ] a u is. The top
photo shows 10reck-
age of the Mack-In-
ternationaL Motors
plant in NelVark
after a series of e1-
plosiollS 10hich has
a0recked the plant
aud threatened the
liVes of aUomen and
girl lOorkers. Blast
aVas caused by COM
pany neglect. BeIow,
10orkers at a Ford
plant, Waiting for
diSpensary treatment
after being injured
by flying parts of
machinery.s A ut o
aOorkers must organ
ize into fighting auto
q0orkers' ANTON To-
Gals to end these
conditions. L
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03
(By a Worker Correspondent)

by a Worker Correspondent)
DETROIT, Mich. (By MaiD 1.-THE
Dodge Motor Company believes in
getting them young and working
them for all they are worth. So
great is the speed-up and so rotten
are working conditions that the
Chrysler Motor Co. some time ago
refused to hire men over 45 years
Of age.
Now Dodges, too, is beginning to
lay off men on account Of age and
grey hair. Three men who have
worked at Dodge's for seven and
nine years on the night shift were
not allowed to be transferred to the
day shift by E. A. Sampson in
charge of maintenance. Now these
hree men find themselves laid off
because of grey hair and old age,
often in the service of the Dodge
Motor Company.
Dodge Motor Co. will hire some
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03
rs Of the Montgomery ard Company in Chattanooga Forced

law concerning working women is
evidently not supposed to operate
against such large and powerful
corporation as the Montgomery
Ward Co.
The women workers employed in
the new Montgomery Ward branch
here slave - and sometimes as
long as Is hours a day. Accord
ing TO the Tennessee state law,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

they were getting holiday on
the Fourth of July they must
make it up by working on Sun
day. No extra pay for this extra
day of work, of course.
No ice water is given to these
workers who have to drink plain
river water on very hot sum-
mer days we have to slave thru
down here, in chokey easements,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03
You Will Be Called On Some Day Duty Soldiers Are Told BY Office
Workers Interest Gr01Us Fast
IN the USSR Film Industry

DUBLIC interest in the film in
1 dustry began to crystallise into
definite forms in the Soviet Union
in 1922. In 1924 the Association of
the Revolutionary Kinematograph
(ARK) was founded for the purpose
of uniting all active workers in the
revolutionary acknowledgement under
the slogan: "The kinematograph is
the strongest weapon in the struggle
for Communist Culture" The young
organization was forced to try and
attract wide public attention to
questions of the kinematograph, to
see that it's skilled wSfkers raised
their qualifications, to train up new
bodies of workers to replace the old
ones, with their pre-revolutionary
traditions, unsuitable for the new
Soviet Kinematograph, which, in
form as we'll as in subject, had to
be renewed. These tasks were full
filled by special campaigns, organ
izations of lectures and frequent
film shows and discussions.
Work Specially Organized
The organization was divided I'M
der two sections: Industrial and
picture-house shows. The first was
subdivided into three groups: Pro-
ducing and operating, including ac-
tors, laboratory and scenario-writ-
ing (including scenarists, producers
and actors, working jointly on
scenarios). The sc md was sub
divided into two groups; picture
house (including directors of such,
kino-mechanics, and sales-workers)
and musical musicians, composers,
and orchestra-conductors). A Scien-
tific- Archaeological Bureau wa
formed for the concentration of such
work from representatives of all
these groups with special cabinets"
for meteorological, sociological, ex-
perimental and propaganda work.
Of late similar kinematograph asso-
Citations have been forcing into other
towns such as Leningrad and Tiflis.
Chief Directors in ARK
The Importance of the ARK will
be shown from the fact that the
leading Soviet producers belong to
its administration, including Eisen-
stein, Dziga Vertov, Pudovkin, Ed
ward Tisse and L. Kuleshev, and
that interest is felt in it's activities
in foreign countries, as well as in
the Soviet Union. There are many
kino-journals and periodicals abroad
which follow the work of the ARK
with close interest and frequently
refer to it in their columns. Leon
Mussinak (France) gave a lecture
as recent ARK evening in Moscow,
and alm-st all kinematograph work.
ers from abroad, whether critics or
producers do the same.
The "kino-fication" of the country
is an important feature in the five
years cultural plan of the Soviet
Union. Under this is understood
the multiplication of picture-houses
and the attraction of the popula-
ton into the ODSK. This in turn
logically leads to a great develop
ment of kinematography and proto-
graph amateurs. Workers, students,
employees and peasants engage in
photography under the direction of
the ODSK nuclei, and there is
scarcely a club without its photo
graphy section.
The public control of the ODSK
over the kinematograph is carried out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

which gives the workers a feeling
Of choking. However, the COM
pany says that its slaves have
the privilege to go out any time
they desire for cold drinks" One
young woman worker was told
mot to run around too much"
when she went to buy a cold drink.
State officials so far have done
nothing to see that the laws re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

young women workers had shaved
from s a. m. to IL p. m. For their
long, killing labor, on that day
these women did not receive a
single penny of extra pay for
overtime. The firm gave as its
reasons for making the women
work on Sunday because they
came late to work they must work
Sunday" 1t also said that since
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

garding women workers are en-
forced. Meanwhile the conditions
of these Montgomery-Ward wo-
man workers have not improved
in the least, on the contrary the
Speed-up gets worse every day.
Sooner or later the workers of
MontgOmery-Ward will learn that
the only way they can improve
their conditions is to organize
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

the working day for women con-
sists of 1OH hours in any one
day of 81 hours a week.
No chairs, no stools of any kind
are furnished the slave-driven wo-
men workers in this company.
One Sunday recently the women
were instructed by the bosses to
come to work as usual to take in
ventory. On the previous day the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

themselves into a strong indus
trial union and only then will they
be in a position to fight on behalf
of their demands.
NORTHUMBERLAND
SLAVE
Build shop committees and draw
the more militant members into
the Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

by a Worker Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (By
MaiD.-The Montgomery Ward
Co., the huge mail order chain
store corporation, recently opened
a branch in Chattanooga. This con-
Germ cares nothing about the state
laws of Tennessee concerning
working women. And the state
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

"Nana," the Frencl' film v.n.ion
of Emile Zola's move ; held
over for another wee u 5rth
Street Playhouse.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03
SVEN HEDIN PICTURE
AT FILM GUILD CINEMA

Starting this Saturday, the Film
Guild Cinema will present the first
American showing of Through the
Death-Deserts of Asia" film which
depicts the unique aspects of the
Sven Hedin scientific trip through
Tibet and Monngonlia over period
of two years.
On the same program the Film
Guild Cinema will be film called
Crossing the Great Sagrada" made
by Adrian Brunei, of London and
warning Shadows" a mystery film.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class From the Bot
tom Up-at the Enterprises!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-03

1.-THE Fight for Matterhorn," Ger
man film produced on the famous
Alpine peak, will remain for sec
ond week at the Little Carnegie
Playhouse.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
GREATEST CHEESE
 MARKET IS SOUGHT
"Butter and Egg Men" Plan
 New Chicago Venture

Chicago Aug. 2S R)-The "big butter and egg men from the west. v who by the way, don't care at all for the joke, are getting set to give the funny boys something more to work on. It's cheese!
 Already the butter and egg capi- tai of the world, the Chicago Mer- cantile exchange, of which Charles J. Eldredge is president is work ing toward establishment of mar ket to trade in cheese futures, which would be the greatest in this hemisphere, at least, if not in the world.
 Chicago, in the heart of the dairy region. now receives annually around 97,000,000 pounds of cheese. more than twice the amount re- ceived in New York city and sev- eral times that of the other cheese centers, Boston and Philadelphia.
 Further, the dairy industry has greatly expanded in recent years, and continued increase in produc- tion in this region is expected.
 The proposed market, still some way from inauguration, is part of the general plan of the exchange to expand it's trading activities in other commodities, ranging from dairy products to apples.
 With its predecessor, the Chicago Butter and Egg board, the exchange is 25 years old, although it had its hoo ,,iy hn ha Civil War when groups of traders met in little produce market 10 discuss the days outlook.
 The exchange is the largest trad board in the world, not only in butter and egg futures, but in the actual commodities. Chicago dis putes with London supremacy in volume and in value perhaps ex- ceeds the English city.
 Its butter and egg future trading offers opportunities for speculation similar to those of the board of trade in grain. and the two ex- changes have many common points. The Mercantile exchange, however, guarantees that every contract will be fulfilled, both as to price and quality. It operates on very slender margin, but can change marginal requirements on an hours notice.
 The exchange has it's own home, a r.aw History building, which IS occupied by many of the traders, f.s rrnmental bureaus connected with the industry and allied indus tries.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Sound Fall Prospects
 For Hardware Markets

New York. Aug. 2S-That healthy consumer demand may be expected in the hardware field this fall is indicated by reports from the important market centers, Hardware Age will say tomorrow in it's week ly market summary. Jobbers are beginning to receive bookings for merchandise destined for use in the cooler months. School reopening, ns we'll as preserving season, contri- butes to the general increase.
 Crops have materialized in better shape than was anticipated earlier in the season, and this, together with the better prices expected. will find the consumer in as good or bet ter financial condition than last year. Industry is going along at very satisfactory pace and employment is at high level-all of which adds to the pleasing picture.
 In the majority of instances prices are notably steady at this time, and changes noted are mainly in the nature of adjustments. Collections on the average are from fair to good.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
HENRY FORD HOPES
 ID PRESERVE PAST
Explains Idea Of His Early
 American Collection

Detroit, Aug. 2S UP)-Readins human history from articles of hu- man origin is the thought and pur- pose back of the typical American village Henry Ford is building in hls home town of Dearborn on the out skirts of Detroit.
 And the ability to thus read his tory is ascribed to Ford in an eX- ceptionally marked degree, despite various references spoken and writ ten in the past with respect to his lack of historical attainment.
 Although the auto magnate has demonstrated that he is weak on dates and incidents, the fact is he has quite definite ideas regarding Historical values, and his Dearborn collection represents his way of giving expression to the notions he entertains.
 "We are trying to assemble" he remarked in speaking of his unique museum, complete series of every kind of article used or made in America from the days of the first settlers down to now.
 When we are through we shall
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

nave reproduced American life as lived; and that, l think, is the best way of preserving at least a part of our history and tradition. For by looking at things that people used and that show the way they lived, a better and truer impression can be gained in an hour than could be had in a month of reading if there were books whose authors mad the facilities to discover the minute details of the older life.
 Preservation of Past
 Improvements have been coming cn so quickly that the past is being largely lost to the rising generation. and l think it can only be preserved be seen and felt.
 At least that is my idea of one side of education. And that is the idea behind these collections"
 In the current summer number of the Michigan History Magazine is an article by Henry A. Haigh of Dearborn, originally given as an duul tSS DtI ore lilc bClEOlt J1lStOIl- cal society, in which he presents an intimate review of what he has seen Ford achieve in building up his Dearborn collection.
 This subject" he said, lis one that aroused my interest from the time it was preached by Mr. Ford. The idea of an oldtime village, con- sisting of old historic structures moved bodily to Dearborn, seemed so unique, so very good and so far reaching in its possibilities for bene- fit!
 This interest seems to be very generally shared, as indeed does in terest in almost everything under
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
 IN DEMAND FOR BOSCH
 SCREEN GRID MODELS
New England Radio Enthusiasts Buy 12 Solid Carloads of Nev Bosch Screen Grid Models Since July 1 Sales Increase Ouer Same Period of Last Year 400 o. As New Models Proue Se- satono to Visitors in Looks and Performance

Consoles and Semi Consoles Alike Selling at Popular Prices, Amazing Example of Bosch Efficiency. All Models Use 3 Screen Grid Tubes. Have Push-Pull Amplification and Great Powered Detector Circuit.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Daring Styles of 1889.

in voluminous bathing jackets with skirt appendage, long heavy black stockings and slippers, stood on overturned rowboats near the shore and gracefully held clusters of sea weed
 At one time the sojourners at Ocean Grove showed such a dis position to abuse the luxury of dis pensing with elaborate toilettes and stiff collars that an edict was pro- mulgated forbidding persons to wear their bathing dresses longer than one hour.
 This caused keen disappointment among the maids and matrons who roamed the beach, gossiping with friends and devouring not hot dogs but the latest romantic novels.
 Baltimore, although "cursed with 5000 saloons whose proprietors n parently had thrown away their keys" was a city of pleasant peo- pie and lovely ladies'" On it's street cars one was struck by thc frequent exchange of friendly greetings and mo one could dis pute the beauty of the Baltimore girl" She was described as being neither brunei nor blond but colr- bining the charm of both and defy ing analysis"
 In Washington, Mrs. Harrison. wife of the President, was "bored daily by numerous letters from per sons of her own sex. Some begged for piece of one of her dresses for a crazy quilt, others for tress of her hair for contribution to some charity, and not a few gave her all manner of advice. The lady
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

taken by our distinguished fellow citizen. But of all his outstanding and manifold activities, the one that appeals to many minds most deeply and seems the most fascinat- ing, inspiring and most promising of future good. is his persistent, in teligent and wIde reaching devotion to the collection, preservation and sympathetic understanding of all antique physical objects, specimens of mechanical appliances and de- vices developed in the home life, farm life and specially in the indus trial life shown in the origin and growth of our nation and our state"
 Many Years Growth
 The Ford collections at Dearborn have been in q process of growth for many years. Early in life the passion for accommodating such col lectiors took hold of the Ford mind. It is said the first thought of this venture dates Lack to the original little Ford home in the old Scotch settlement in Dearborn.
 At first he collected articles brought there by his father and mother, then things of little ap- parent value, pieces of old china old rusty hand wrought nails and spikes. These gre put most care fully away in the museum. Then there are relics and antiques, many of priceless rarity. They are of enormous volume, all labeled and laid away. Acres of them are pro- tected and preserved in the old tractor plant at Dearborn until they can be classified and put in place in the museum being built near the main Ford administration building in Dearborn. This is adjacent to
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

Chalk up another record for Bosch. Sales of the new screen grid models for the 3O-day period between July 18th and August 18th show an increase of 4OO0o over the same period for last year in the same ter ritory. Which, in itself, should be evidence enough of the tremendous popularity of these handsome and efficient new models.
 In all of our radio experience nothing like these figures has ever before been approached. And the reason is simply because the Mar velous Nlw Models are truly re- markable in every phrase of radio value. The one thing that has struck those who have seen the nsw Screen Grid Models with force, IS that Bosch could actually en- gineer and sell such superior radio TOT such . consistently low price.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

The short skirted girl of today who more or less recklessly drives "Ritzy' roadster with rumble seat had her counterpart 40 years ago.
 The sweet young thing" in lorg skirts of that age astounded the older set by her dauntless driving of swagger horse and carriage turn outs.
 "The world moves, an old order changes wrote an 1889 observer of progress in America. How shocked even our own grandm oth- CTS would have been to see :wo young ladies jauntily perched on the high seat of vehicle called dog cart one of them managing her spirited steed with the ease of an accomplished charioteer.
 ''The world is beginning to learn," said this philosopher. the very simple secret that it is right and proper for woman to do that which she can do gracefully and well, provided the thing itself is right and proper"
 Into the "cool, green sea" that torrid summer the coast cities emp tied their sweltering denizens.
 Even then it was said there is no greater leveler Of humanity than the sea - millionaire looks no bet ter than the clown in bathing dress. All of beauty's devices are set at naught by the tempestuous waves. Persons and things as far as possible appear au naturel.''
 The current definition of au natu- rel is revealed in pictures in maga- zines of that day under the caption. "A Group of Sea Nymphs." Ladies
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

the site of tho historic village.
 In the collections are the Way side Inn near Boston, the Bur- roughs homestead in the Catskills. the Ford homestead in the old Scotch settlement of Dearborn and the Botsford Inn in Detroit.
 These could not oe removed from their present locations, put Ford &C., Guired them and will see that they are preserved as originally located
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

of the White House has learned ,te full value of waste basket"
 Captain Bundy religious enthusi- ast of Chicago, had built steam gospel ship" and was making a tour of the Great Lakes. stopping at various towns to hold services. He was accompanied by his daush- ter and paid most of his expenses himself.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
Ireland Demands Seat
 On Council of League

Dublin, Aug. 2S R-Thc Irish Free State intends to contest Aus tralia's candidaturc for a seat on tho council of the League of Nations.
 This is not because of any objec- ton to Australia but as protest against the practice which gives diplomatic precedence to the vari- ous members of the Briti-h Com- monwealth according to their seni- ority. Canada ranks first and Aus tralia next.
 The Free State government offf- cials regard this distinction as ire. concilable with the principle of ab- solute equality as laid down at the last imperial conference in London. They object, therefore, to the auto- matic succession of Australia to Canada, and will put forward . claim for the seat for the Free State government.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
SIMMER WINS MEDAL

Miss Gertrude Walsh 12 year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. J.. Walsh of 61 Columbia street, came held at Oak Bluffs, Mass. where the family is summering. Miss Walsh was presented with a silver medal.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28
RESCUERS TOO NOISY

Smith Center, Kas., Aug. 2S (UP) Lost in heavy weed patch a hun dred yards from home, the cries of nine year old Melvin Nielsen were drowped out for six hours by the noise of 100 men and women search ing for him.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

You will get an entirely new con. ception of radio value and pleasure, only after you are actually ac- quainted with the superb new Bosch Screen Grid Models. Regardless of how much or how little you care to spend, dollar for dollar, Bosch leads the entire radio field. And indi- cations tend to show that by Fall demand for any other type than Screen Grid Radio will be at . standstill.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

The Library Semi Console above, although only S11950, less tubes, S2450, is really as fine radio as anyone could wish for. This model may be easily console-equipped at ary time,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-28

Perch bugs. Order early for Labcr Day. Tel. Bristol 23S9.4.- advt.