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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
new LAWS TO AID
COMP ANY POLICE
IN PENNSYLvANIA
Praised by Misleaders
of A. F. of L.
by a Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, (By MaiD.-
The House of Representatives of the
Legislature of the State of Pennsyl-
vania, by a vote of 1874 to 0 passed
one of the most vicious and treacher-
Gus anti-labor acts known to even
this reactionary commonwealth, the
employers paradise of the coal, iron,
steel, railroad and textile barons.
The state senate has also passed it
unanimously.
This act is known as the Musman-
no bill, and authorizes appointment
by the governor of industrial
police" upon application of corpora
tons, associations and individuals.
Previously, in this state, gangsters
in the employment of the bosses of
coal mines and steel plants were
known as coal and iron police. Their
activities had become so vicious that
even the passive Pennsylvanians
were moved to protest. What few
allegedly liberal" papers remain in
the state demanded that these gun
men be removed, and even the re-
dictionary labor organizations, altho
usually willing to collaborate to al
most any extent with the bosses in
the Grand Duchy of Mellon, made
similar demands.
This bill will give the industrial
police" jurisdiction on company
property only. When it is realized
that vast areas of entire counties
in Central and Western Pennsyl-
vania are owned by the counts and
dukes of the coal, iron or railroad
companies, that many towns are
company towns" these towns
totalling hundreds, it can well be
seen this supposed improvement is
only piece of fakery imposed upon
the miners, steel workers, railroad
men, etc.
1t is significant to note that most
of the A. F. of L. tabor" organiza-
tions as well as other conservative
unions" approved the bill, thus in
the guise of "bettering" conditions,
actually adding to perpetrate this
fraud upon the workers.
&C. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
Jacob Ben-Ami Joins
the Civic RepertOry

Jacob Ben-Ami, probably the most
distinguished recruit to the English
speaking stage from the Yiddish
Theatre, has accepted the invitation
of Eva lie Gallienne to join her Civic
Repertory Theatre as a member of
the permanent acting company. He
will join the organization at the
opening of the fourth season early
in October.
Born in Russia, obtaining his first
experience on the stage in the Rus
sian Theatre in Minsk, Ben-Ami col
Elaborated with the playwright,
Peretz Hirshbein, in founding the
first serious Yiddish Theatre in
Odessa in 1910 at the age of twenty.
In 1914 he left Russia for London
and proceeded during the same year
to this country. After creating many
roles and winning distinction at the
Irving Place Theatre and at the Gar
den Theatre, he made his first APP
pearances on the English speaking
stage under the direction of Arthur
Hopkins in "Svangali," and Samson
and Delilah" and in Peretz Hirsh-
bein's The Idle Inn." His latest en-
gagements in the English language
in recent seasons have been in "Jim
the Penman" and in Diplomacy"
Ben-Ami's debut with the Civic
Repertory Theatre will be in the
role of Trigorin in Tchekov's "The
Sea-Gull' and opposite ALA Nazi-
nova in "Irina Arkadina." He will
have other important roles in next
seasons new productions as well as
in the productions of this season and
previous seasons which will be
carried over into next years
schedules.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
Negro Cab Drivers Are
Among Worst Treated
of N. Y. Taxi Workers
by a Worker Correspondent


Among the most exploited work
ers are the taxicab chauffeurs. They
work on 40 per cent commission and
no pay for 80 hours week. A taxi
chauffeur averages $50 week.
If at the end of IL to Is hours a
day a man does not bring in enough
to suit the fleet owners, he is i'm
mediately discharged. Very many
men are discharged a and times
week by different fleet owners.
The Negro chauffeurs are the
most exploited of all. He is so
pressed that he is forced to take
any commission at all and not be-
ing organized, must accept 20 per
cent on the dollar to get job.
The taxicab must be inspected
every three months. The men are
forced to take the cars to the police
commissioner. Where work there
are 300 cabs, and we took the cabs
down there. Naturally we had to use
whole days pay and when we de-
manded lunch money the boss said,
eff you don't like it you can get
out, can get plenty of Others"
A militant union has been organ
lied to fight the fleet owners which
meets every first and third Thurs
day in the month at Labor Temple,
243 E. Saith St., New York City.
--HACKMAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
SHOE BETRAYERS
FORCED OUT BY
MILITANT union
Philadelphia Now Has
Industrial Union
(By q Worker Correspondent

| NO3 " W NfteVf SNffSo PNfSNSOtt/
PHILADELPHIA, (By MaiD.-
AS one method of speeding up
workers the shoe bosses long ago
discovered the value of the piece
work system. The employers di-
vided the workers through making
them compete for extra work and
by giving the best work to those
who worked hardest, and were least
interested in securing better con-
ditions. The bosses are now using
this system to cut prices without
appearing to give general wage
cut. All the boss has to do when he
wants to cut prices is to change the
name of the style and give lower
price for the same article. This
would not be possible on week work.
Join the union and elect price COM
mittees in every department. Join
the union and fight for a higher
weekly wage.
The Bosses Are Organized.
To fool the shoe workers and make
it easier to cut wages and lengthen
hours the shoe bosses have or
ganized. They are organized in the
Manufacturers Association - the
bosses union-which unites all the
bosses against the workers. They
have organized company union, the
Central Convention or Suckers-Club
which takes money from the work
ers every few months in order to
vote us wage-cuts every October.
The bosses have brought up the
Boot & Shoe Workers Union and the
Protective Union, which are working
in the interests of the bosses, eX-
posing militant workers who talk
about conditions in the union and
selling out strikes in the interests
of the bosses.
The experience of the working
class has proved that only thru
struggle can they improve their con-
ditions. No struggle can be eff
fectively carried out without organi-
cation.
The experience of the workers
with the Boot G. Shoe and Protective
Union has not defeated our desire
for organization. The Shoe Work.
ers Industrial Unio1 of Philadelphia
has been organized the past few
weeks. This is an organization con
trolled by the workers in the shops
an organization that carries on {
consistent fight for better wages ant
conditions for all the workers o,
Philadelphia.
Shoe and leather workers o.
Philadelphia. Join the union to bet
ter your conditions. Follow thu
example of the shoe workers of Lynn
and Haverhill, Mass, and New Yorl
City who have fought and VOL
strikes for the workers in the pas
few weeks. Apply to 80 N. 10th st.
Philadelphia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
.GQst0nla Mill
Houses AyeNOt
Fit TO Lie In
(Bu q Worker Correspondent)

(By WORKER C0TTeSponde7ltJ
GASTONIA, N. c., (By Mail).-
l heard Fred Beal speaking on the
living conditions of the mill work
ers, and this is the condition of the
Gastonia mill workers. This mill
runs IL hours day, go hours a
week, and my average wages are
Sis or SIC a week. There are plenty
in the same room I work in who
make $1,000 to $12 week.
As to the conditions of the houses
My house isn't fit to live in, and
the toilet is on the outside of the
house, right in front Of my dining
room window. You should just know
how we have to slave here for liv-
ing. To be forced to slave IL hours
day is far too much for women
to work and then have to go home
and do house work.
C M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
Tell of Exploitation
InsideBeauty ParlOr on
the "Gay White Way"
(By a Worker Correspondent

by a Worker Correspondent
We wish to call your attention to
the conditions in the Morris Beauty
Laboratories, at 100 Broadway,
New York City. There are about
so girls and few men employed
there. A few Of the complaints are:
If we are late a minute, they take
half hours pay from US. If we
get hurt, they deduct some of our
pay, because they say, 1--WE can't do
as much as before"
Straight pay for overtime; if we
refuse to work overtime, we are dis
charged. There are no wash rooms
for the workers and no privacy. If
badly hurt, we are let out without
a penny. THE GlRLS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
LEWIS MACHINE
DOING SP YIN G
FOR The BOSSES
Corrupt Officials Act
AS Spoilers
by a Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker sp0ndent)
WHEELING, w. Va, (By MaiD.
On Saturday night, April IS, Will
liam Hammer, a militant worker of
Wheeling, was attacked and severely
beaten up by two company thugs
and stool-pigeon at Mine No. of
the Elm Grove Coal Co., owned by
the notorious Paisley, of Cleveland,
Ohio, who also owns the Kinlock
mine at Parnassus, Pa, where he
murdered &c miners in the explosion
here.
Vicious Spying.
Elm Grove and Triadelphia are
Goth company camps. Vicious spy
ing goes On undated. The condi-
tons Of the miners are frightful
with only three and four days a
week work. Wages drawn by the
miners do not exceed S25 for two
weeks pay.
Recently local of the National
liners Union was organized. Kan
Jaer's participation in the formation
Of the local and the organization of
IN international Labor Defense
ranch in Triadelphia light the
wrath of the ccGl company down
On him. They sent = stool-pigeon to
av.te Hammer to address meet
II CT Negro miners. When close
> the No. l mine two company
g3 and the stool-pigeon rushed
! him, knocking him down and
orcre-y injuring him.
Fired fer Union Activity.
On Monday morning, Dad Cush, a
militant miner ard a member of
he Elm Grove local of the National
liners Union was fired because of
rs activity in organizing the min
rs in the National Miners Union.
Dad Yves reported by notori
ms stool-pigeon Baton, once prom
,ant figure in the Trade and Labor
asembly of Wheeling, and now
Seth a henchman of the Lewis ma
chine and a spy for the coal COM
9any.
Despite these difficulties, the min
CTS in this ompany territory infest-
by spies ere putting up strong
~ht, rot only against the coal OPP
eaters VINO are supported by the
3vernment but also against the
sool-pigeons that are sent against
rs by the Lewis machine, of the
type above mentioned. The morgan
zed miners and the organized min
ars who were betrayed by the Lewis
machine in West Virginia are join
ng the National Miners Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
BOSS GAVE ANTI-LABOR JUDGE
$4,000.

MADISON, Wis, April 22.--Im-
parchment charges are contemplated
in the legislature here because of
evidence that Circuit Judge E. B.
Belden approved private detectives
bills of $4,000 for liquor and pros
titutes during his Investigation" Of
the Allen A. strike. The strikers
found Judge Belden always 100 per
cent for the employers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

humanity acted by Elliot Cabot. In
the end he becomes quite an orator.
1t seems to be kind of denatured
fascism, sort of progressive and
humorous, not too certain, left wing
bourgeois play.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

pays the Prise, by being laid off
or replaced by another worker,
without any recon at az.
Speedup, Terror.
The speedup system, the terrori-
cation of the workers by company
watch-dogs is terrible. The hours
of work are 40 1-2 a week, with
overtime on straiSht-time pay. The
workers get from Is to 20 minutes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

ship and experience on the part
of the '-ers in this direction
forced them to abandon the
strikes.
The National Text, Workers
Union, with a Polish-spealEing or
ganizer, will find fertile soil i'll
Perry, where there is only one
industry. the Perry Knitting Mills,
where everyone in the town works.
&C. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

family, 1ds 8 of the IL months
in Florida, and is the czar of the
whole city and county govern
ment. The two sets of efic.ais
receive direct orders "-o-' him.
Cuts in wages, in the rates of
piece work, are c0-~'a~ Y taking
place. The wor.-a~5 are often in
open revolt. Several attempts
were made to strike in the last
two months, but lack of leader
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

into ready-to-wear product, run
between So and $12 a week, $40
being the average. No one is per-
mitted to get more than $12
week, no matter how much the
worker tries.
Sometimes it happens that
worker, according to set price
(they all work piece work) sue
ceeds in making a few cents over
this amount. For this he or she
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

for lunch and have to rush back
for fear they will not be able to
make even the miserable sum c.
$3.50 a week.
Family Owns Town.
One family named Fraber
owns the whole town, including the
two mills and one in PIT. Morris,
N. Y, about s miles from Perry.
C. nj. Fraber, a member of this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

nings, many women are in the
streets, going to or coming from
work in the mills.
Due to this, the toy is called
"She Town." because the mill
bosses employ only girls an! wom-
en-.
$S-S12 Wages.
The wages in the Perry Knit
ting Mill, where the so-called
"Spaides" sweaters are knitted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
Many Girl Workers.

C. = go per C. the work
ers in these two ms are be-
tween 16 % years old, r,ns v
girls. Girls and women are the
only qualified people Tho can get
jobs in these mills.
Due to this, be 10 a. m.
and 8 p. M, the streets are full
of men, and NOR S and eve
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

built
Revolution, of slavery under the
compelled leave his home and went sailor Canadian
Thru his death 1910 became orphan when years old
Early Slavery.
finishing take of fathers brothers
children Continued punishment from aunt forced me to run away
the neghbOring village This in 1915 had to
early the morning till late night and always alone
feeling
How ignorant was at that tme following:
downfall of the czarist regime ang cried OUT GLOW
live without the czar?"
of this ignorance,
unable attend meetings arranged by huseworkers for the
lady" of the house would have fired
In 1918919 Perm again guards
My boss welcomed them with One ball after another
arranged to honor the officers of tie white guards and we
had them The white guard officers sud the house workers
Eyes Opened.
guards away this time
At that time family belonging to the Red Army
Of the Communist onI Yo st' League opened
This organization sent the workers faculty for three
After that time to university but tuberculosis
the the boeOe made this impossible and
the district office the Woman House Workers
Union.
few more words on the conditions of Russian
and fight for the rights of the house workers. we have
organization Union the Food Workers. which belong walters
Mattresses cooks house workers, etc.
Formerly whatever they pleased working
unlimited Today considerable change has taken place
For employee the employers have to sign contract which tells
them how much they have to Half the are allowed for
and board.
Inc amount the wage depends on 1n income OIL e empower
insurance for his employee too The contract states that
eight overtime be paid and after
half years continuous work the housewore entitled to two
vacation with full pay every year
Lenin's Teaching.
employer working clothes In the house
read write the employer must give her time for the
studies allow her time to attend the meetings
regularly
houseworke actively attending meetings and endeavor
o accomplish the words of Lenn:
every should be enabled to participate the adj
minisratve duties of the country.
he Wish in of
houseworkers of the city of Perm.
A WACHoNINA
worker who is student at the Moscow Higher
Technical School, training Red specialist will be the final letter
in this 1t will begin
Daily Worker hopes begin of these letters
from worker and farmer correspondents of the Soviet Union in the
future.
make this possible American workers must send letters
describing their shop conditions be forwarded workers the Soviet
These workers establish correspondence with the
workers the United States Write to them today thru
of the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

Demonstrate your solidarity
with the striking miners, textile,
food and shoe workers on May
Day, and against the treacherous
socialist party and the capitalist
flunkeys of the A. F. of L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23

Beck L n e a I L z
that is probably
the funniest and
m o S t satirical
thing produced
here this year.
The play is rem
dered in English
translation, ex-
cept for the sign
boards and VIM
dow lettering on
"pra QUO M n de |
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"a q Worker Corespondentl

ny u w OfheF COfFSSpOhoeHt/
PERRY, n. Y, (By MaiD.-
There are in this town two mills,
or a silk mill and the other
wooden knitting mill. The former
employs over 1900, of whom 1000
are women and 500 men. eighty
per cent of the workers are Polish,
about Is per cent Italian, ~~' ne
rest mixed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
Nine Company Thugs Beat Up Worker Active Organizing W. Va Coal Dg
"The Camel Through the
Needles Eye" at Martin Beck

Frantisek LANCER, Czecho- Slovak
army surgeon during the world war,
has a play running under auspices
of the Theatre Guild at Martin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-23
USSR HOmseWOyReHs
Haze a Strong Union

Today we print letter in the Soviet Union
these workers have built since the
Revolution of the former slavery under the
am the daughter thru his fathers drunken
compelled and sailor Canadian
death 1870 became orphan when old
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THREE MEMBERS
 FAMILY KILLED
 ARSENIC. FOOD GRIM TALE OF DEATH WHEN JURY RETURNS VERDICT; MURDERER UNKNOWN


 LONDON, Aug, IA, (P)-A person with diabolical propensity for put ting arsenic into other peoples food is at large in England. Victims to date as. far as is known at present are three members of a family named Sidney.
 Another chapter in the grim tale of deaths by poison was written when coroner's jury returned a verdict of murder against the per son or persons unknown, in the case of Edmund Creighton Duff, retired Algerian official. Duff was Ia son-in-law of Mrs Violet Sidney, who was declared to have died last March, of acute arsenic poisoning, without evidence to show if death was murder or suicide.
 The third victim is Miss Vera Sidney. Two other members of the family have been closely question led without revealing a clew as to the identity of the insiduous crimi- nal.
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SOVIET AIRPIA|VE
 FORGED TO LAND
 |RkUTsK. SIBERIA
PLANE COVERED 3726 MILES IN 36 FLYING HOURS TO TIME
 FORCED LANDING

MOSCOW, Aug, IA, (F)-The Tass News Agency reported that the Russian military plane Land of Soviet, attempting flight from Moscow to New York via Alaska, was forced down in an inhabited region ITO miles from Irkutsk, Sibe- ria.
 The plane left Krasnoysrsk on Sunday afternoon. Steps were talk en with Pilot Senyon Shetavok to determine whether he required as sistance to enable him to continue the flight.
 The first reports did not indicate whether the plane was damaged up to the time. of the forced landing. The plane has covered 3726 miles in I36 flying hours.
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FISH CARRIER TCNED P0RT ANGELES: $ | 5
 5IGTAL WAS IGNORED

PORT ANGELES, Aug, IA, (P)- The fish carrier "Senorita" of Ia coma, with Captain Bob Gleason and crew of three men and a cargo of 22,OOO salmon, was lowed here Tuseday by the troller "Yvella" which responded to distress signals after half dozen other vessels had passed without answering the sig nals.
 The "Senorita" sprung a leak Saturday while on her run from Neah Bay to Everett. The plight increased when the engines stalled. It is believed it will be possible for the boat to proceed to Tacoma within a day or two when repairs will be made.
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SAYS GERMANY CAN NOT SURVIVE ANY
 ALLIED CONTROL
COULD NOT SURVIVE ACCEPT ANCE OF CONTROL AFTER
 TROOPS WITHDRAW

THE HAGUE, Aug, B, (P)-The German Minister of Occupied Re- gions, Wirth, at a meeting of the Diplomatic Commission, assumed a position almost as determined las that of Snowden of England, in economic commission, when he declared the Reich government cannot accept any new form of a Control Commission, following eva cuation of Allied troops, other than that provided in the Locarno treaty tor by the League
 Tn vain did MT. Briand of France try tosnersuade the Reich delegate of Frances good intentions. The German made it plain, his govern ment could not survive acceptance of the Allied Commissions control over the Rhineland, once the troops were withdrawn.
 MT. Wirth's decision caused sus- pension of the commissions activi- ties pending outside settlement.
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ARMY OF MEN STILL
 FIGHTING FIRES IN
 LAKE PLAGUE REGION

l SPOKANE, Aug, IA. (P)-A fatig- ued army of men are still fighting doggedly to check the flames of the Lake Plague forest fire.
 Thirty thousand acres in Wash |ington, Idaho and Montana have been burned over, destroying many millions of feet of timber.
 As fast as recruits are to be found they are added to the 1000 fighters now on the scene. Continued lack of rain and low humidity is making the season one of the most danger ous in the history of these states.
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PEACEFUL METHOD

ROME, Aug, 13, (P-Premier Mussolini has issued a pronounce ment amounting to a prohibition of dueling among army officers. He has outlined a more peaceful meth od of settling affairs of honor.
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CHARGES CRUELTY

CHICAGO, Aug, 13, P-James Stanley Joyce, Chicago lumberman and third millionaire husband of Mrs. Peggy Joyce, the actress, is being sued for divorce by his wife, the former Mrs. R. N. Vail who charges cruelty.
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LARGE ESTATE

NEW YORK, Aug, 14, (R)-The will of Marquise Charlotte Eliza beth De Sirs of Paris shows specific bequests of more than $3,0OO,0O0. A total amount of her estate was not revealed but it is believed to be much larger.
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TIME HAS COME

PARIS, Aug, 13, P)-Chemical experts of the United States and officials of the American chemical industry have decided the time has come for expansion of their trade turnout Europe.
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TEAR BOMBS

CHICAGO, Aug, B, P-A sup posed madman who ran amuck was surrounded by a score of county police under orders to shoot to kill. He took refuge in a county forest preserve when routed from his home with tear and Stinch bombs.
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WON FINALS

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, (P)-Miss Helen Wills and Miss Edith Cross
 won the finals in the Madison Club invitation doubles defeating Miss Betty Nuthall and Mrs. M. H. Wat son of Great Britain 6-3, so.
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s10 PER CAPITA

OTTAWA, Ont, AAug. B, (P)- Liquor sales in 1928 thru the Pro- vincial Government Commissions totalled $1O7, ,684,3 ,384 or about $1O per capita for all Canada.
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COMBAT WITH MOTOR

LONDON, Aug, 13, (P-The Southern Railway is. starting a special freight service with which they intend to combat the motor transport competition.
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HEAVY RAINS

PEKIN, Aug, 14, (P)-Pekin is nearly isolated as result of heavy rains and floods which have halt ed traffic on the Mukden and Sui yuan railway.
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END IS NEAR

LONDON, Aug, 13, .(P1-More than 2300O0 cotton strikers have authorized their representatives, confer with employees on wage re- duction and the end of the strike lis believed near