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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

WHEN you buy a cake Of soap for few
pennies, you purchase the fruit of an
industrial tree the roots of which stretch out
to the far corners Of the earth.
The chief raw materials OF soap are fats
oils and alkan. The fats and alkal come from
this country but the oils are brought in chiefly
from foreign sources, millions of pounds be-
ing imported annually.
The manufacture of soap is done in large
scale operations the melted fats and alkah
being pumped through large pipes into huge
kettles three stories high. These kettles
provided with steam coils at the base which
process brings about partial specialization of
the fats when the acids and the alkah balance
each other.
The second step, granting, brings about puri-
ication of the soap through the addition of
salt. The salt causes the soap to collect
the surface, with glycerin, salt and spent al
kali going to the bottom. The liquids at the
bottom are drawn off and the remaining soap
is then boiled with water until it becomes
pasty.
The third step is the boiling with al
kali until specialization is complete. After
the "half-spent lyes" are drawn of the soap
is allowed to settle and the pure soap drawn
off from the top by means of pumps and pipes.
The soap is led into crutching machines where
rotating blades whip it into an even, if some
what foamy, texture. With the completion of
this process the soap is ready to be run off
into molds and hardened.
The huge blocks of solicited soap are then
cut into thin slabs by means Of piano wire.
These slabs are cut stamped and dried, and
then packed for the market.
Copra, the meat of the coconut, and copra
oil are imported in large quantities for soap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Enigma Of the Drought.

because proper processes of culture could not
be carried out during the current year
There viii be foreclosures of mortgages and
the taking up of farms on notes for money
which farmers have borrowed to get them
through the Summer. Conditions will leave
fewer jobs on the farms for laborers, who will
troop to the cities to seek employment in
factories and thereby add to the already seri-
GUS unemployment problem.
But, as Mark Twain said many years ago,
Everybody is always talking about the weather,
but nobody ever does anything about it. Arti-
fetal weather is being manufactured for the
inside Of Office buildings and apartments, and
doubtless we will soon have equipment to cool
individual dwellings The Capitol and the
White House have cooling systems which pro-
duce an atmosphere most conducive to efi-
cheney But as yet nobody has been able to
change the temperature or the humidity of
the out-of-doors The So-called rainmakers
can't bring rain when there is no moisture in
the atmosphere to be precipitated. Neither
could they If it were there. The only thing
we can do is grin and accept it philosophically"
copyrighted, 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Drought FataI to Flies.

THE pessimist who always finds fly in the
ointment has his opposite in the optirnist
who silver lining in every cloud. In
a case under DISCUSSION, the optimist takes up
the question of flies. The severe drought that
has brought so much loss to the farmer and so
much sorrow to the householder, watching his
lawn and garden burn up, proved devastating
TO the fly population of the country. The lack
of moisture brought about conditions which
very discouraging to fly propagation, with
the result that the ranks of this health menace
were greatly decimated
The optimist can find some solace for the
other damage in this gain. The pessimist gets
in his inning, however in the fact that flies
are much more anxious to enter houses under
present conditions. for they find food and
moisture scarce outside. .ttt-t ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

making. along with an oil pressed from the
fruit of the palm tree; olive footS the residue
after olive oil Is pressed from olives; peanut
oil, sesame oil, vegetable talIow from China's
tallow trees, whale OIL menhaden oil and
others.
The flower gardens OF the world also are
raided to provide the scents SO desired in
toilet soaps. Southern France sends lavender:
Spain rosemary and red thyme. Russia, sun
flower seed oil; Brazil hoise de rose; West
Indies, oil of bay; East Indies, citronella and
lemon garse oils; Algeria, geranium oil; Italy,
bergamot. and Australia sandalwood oil.
Some idea of the extent of the imports OF
these essentials to modern soaps can be gath
cred from the fact that if a single ship were
available it would require IS years to bring
in a single years requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

beginning to put it, to the impersonal de-
tached existence of the hotel When Brennon
went to his rooms nights there was the para
phernalia of hotel. Bed turned down by i'm
personal chambermaid hands. Night light
turned. on by those same employed hands. Ca
rafe Of hotel water Bowl of hotel flowers.
Cold. Impersonal And all under the same
roof. Families waiting to tuck themselves into
homes. Transents eager to return to homes.
TWENTY-FIVE years of hotel life had made
something of sef-pitier out of Brennon.
He felt sorry over the cold, detached quality of
his existence. He felt left out. Left over.
Chilled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Domestic Sand for GLASS;

A RECENT discovery of high-grade sand in
Nevada is expected to go great way toward
Kidding this country of dependence upon foreign
countries for sands suited to the manufacture
of glass The sand in question is found to con-
tain practically 90 per cent of pure silica. with
IS per cent of alumina and slight impurities.
The sand Is being shipped to California glass
manufacturers and has been found to be par
ticuarly suitable for the highest grade glass. r.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

But it was not until after twenty-five years
of it that consciously he began to set about
doing something about it. Well OF in worldly
goods by now content within his own mind
that he had proved himself capable of success,
thought of retirement now began to grip him.
Retirement and, at So, suddenly fiourishing
hope and ambition for marriage.
Into a life peculiarly unremarkable where
women we're concerned. this new phase en-
tered, taking him by storm. In his success
and maturity Brennon wanted marriage and
domesticity; domesticity far removed as pos
sble from the lobby, the grill room, or the
thoroughfare.
These elements might have entered more
surely into his reckoning except for the fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Continued from Sirth Page

such bodies of water as the Great Lakes The
circulation of air which these cool bodies of
water cause Is in their immediate vicinity and
therefore, the storms they have furnished the
water for have been almost entirely local."
"WHAr are the far-reaching consequences
of a drought like this one? How serious
a matter is it, realIy?" Mr.. Humphreys was
asked
st shouldn't be surprised If the damage done
by the drought were found to be serious
as that of the Mississippi food" he said. ut
is too early to be sure that such statement
is absolutely correct, but the end of the trouble
is not in sight when the first rains come 1t
is quite reasonable to believe that the effects
of the drought will make themselves felt for
at least year or two longer.
There is no lack of food at the present
time: and although in many places incon-
veniences have been frequent, food supply
for the table is not seriously threatened, be-
cause in normal years surplus is raised The
most disastrous effects are upon the farms and
the farmers themselves.
LAS 1 said before, the reserve supply Of
water which year or more ago sank into
the earth, is being called upon to supply
our immediate needs, which possibly means
that our reserve supply of water in streams,
springs and rivers is going Ito be low for some
time to come But that Is just one of the
several ways in which drought leaves its I.zark
for several years.
0tsIt Is only when there is a sufficient supply
of rainfall upon our farms and orchards that
the proper processes of budding can be carried
cut That means that probably for the next
two years or so crops win not be up to standard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Hotel
Man
BY
Fannie
Hurst

"7wENTY- FIVE years is long time to
be heart bone and fiber part of a
business, and then at the end of it
feel Illustration
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
Bringing in a Gusher,


Oil is the why Rockefeller
and socialist politicians in pin And oil
and savage attacks against the oil workers
felers government.
The workers in the Shell Oil Co. Martinez CAL in common
with the workers all industries feeling the
crisis shaking the capitalist world Layoffs their
mser are the Shell Oils policy dimes for Rockefeller Speed
up and indirect and direct cuts for those still working
1t is this situation that the Oil Workers Organizer
to take the fight of the workers. compact little
shop of eight minced hock
full of good material
However, it has the faults many of shop papers.
For instance, the election campaign work
in abstract FORM series of blanket statements
not tie the fact that the gives
lands to the oil barons will
workers Why not show the local the
ment right in Martinez There should be a
tween the boss parties and the shop this
to the workers in FORM.
Same with the agitation for the Mine, Oil
Industrial Union stereoyped series the
union is No visual e-up with the conditions
union imperative Every accident peedup should
be tied with the need for the workers join the MOSWLU
Several cartoons throughout the sheet page
letters and short stuff would make the
izer a real good shop Try it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
UPHOLSTERERS FAKER SELLS OUT STRIKE
Acts As Stool Pigeon Against Communist Wo,ke,

Diner, so he squirmed and said: :
IF you want to strike, you can
do so, but ] don't think the In
ternatiOnaf will give you support
because you haven't paid your in
itiation fee yet"
TRIES TRICK.
Then, making his last effort, he
reversed the proposition as fol-
lows: "All those who want to 90
back to work and let me negotiate
With the boss, vote Eyes" All
hose who want to stay out should
ote mo-"
In spite of these maneuvers the
orkers voted to stay out on
rike. From that day on Mr..
liner. true to the A. F. of L. pol
~, done nothing but fight against
he rank and file committee and
promising us day after day with
financial support, which, of course,
was a lie. He didn't tell us how
to conduct the strike.
IN STOOL-PIGEON ROLE.
But, he ran to the mayor,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18

where he acted as a stool pigeon
by telling the mayor that one of
the strikers is Communist. And
them knocking at the door of the
boss daily and offering a settle
ment.
When the boss got an injunc-
ton he (Diner) ordered us to
obey it and not to picket any
more. Considering his activity
generally he exposed himself as
well as the International.
A GENUINE FAKER.
by pretending to prove that
workers can win strikes through
the good graces of the mayor and
by the good nature of the boss.
by acting as a stool pigeon,
thinking that by doing this he will
win the confidence of both boss
and the mayor.
BY the failure to Secure fl
nancial aid for us from the In
ternational proved that they
starved us back to work.
"A BETRAYED WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
Lack of Fare
Keeps Kids in House

Seattle, Wash.
Daily Worker:
/ was asked by one Of my friends
to go to the school board to report
this.
A family with five children, the
youngest one year, the Oldest IL
years. The father works in an iron
works five and half days a week
at a dollars day. AS they could
not pay rent in close to town they
were forced to move to a smaller
place on the outskirts. They have
three children of school age.
Children Separated.
When they sent them to school
they were sent back because they
did not have a certain grade and
told to go to three different schools
2 districts further.
The parents, of course, prefer to
have the children go all to one
school and because they are not
able to pay the bus fares the chill
dren have to stay at home.
When l told the school board this
they said they could not see why
they could not pay bus fares for
the children. Yet they kept one
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
(By a Worker Correspondent>

(By a Worker Correspondent
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J.-Th e
strike started in the Schneider
Upholstered Furniture Shop on
Sept. 80. Previous to that, on the
10Th, the workers had meeting
where the order of business was
whether we should call strike
the next morning or not. But
here something happened. The
worker who was laid off was
Communist and the A. F. of L.
takers think twice before they
call strikes when workers are laid
off for union activities.
FAKER WANTS DUES.
And at the same time we didn't
send in our dollars to the Inter-
national. Therefore, we were not
members of the union yet. So,
what happened? Instead of the
strike and how to conduct it, Mr..
Diner (organizer of the Uphol-
sterers' Union), through his ia
vorite. made a proposition that he
(Diner) should be given full power
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
BONUS" SCHEME
NEW SPEED UP
AT RCA-VICTOR
Organization Is Crying
Need at R.C.A.
Camden, N. ].

Camden, N. ].
Dear Editor: p
There isn't a single day that
passes at Victor's without some
thing happening to make US hate
this slave hole more-more acct
dents-more speed-up-more over
time.
Bosses Give Break"
This week, though, the bosses be-
came so kind that they wanted to
give us a break. The foreladies
came around and told us that be-
ginning with Wednesday everybody
was really going to get bonus
of course everybody would have to
work twice as fast, and if we put
out certain number, much more
than before, we would get about
$3.50 bonus day. Just think of
what raise in pay that would be.
$1.50 day increase? 1t sounds too
good to be true-there must be q
catch somewhere. And so there is.
The forelady mentioned that in or
der to be able to carry this out so
that all of US working would be
able to get that increase there
would have to be a change in de-
partments-50 removed from one
line, 100 from another department,
several hundreds. from others. Very
simple. But that's not all. She
forgot to explain what was told by
the man that hires on help to one
of the unemployed workers who
tried to get a job here last week.
That the job was only good for
three and half more weeks, when
the big lay-offs would begin.
More Speed.
Can you get the drift Of their
clever scheme now? They're going
to make us all work like hell to kill
ourselves and put out all their or
ders inside of three weeks for
little @nerease in pay. 1t means
that we'll just be working ourselves
out of job! A little more money
for three and a half weeks-then
nothing. What a bright future!
Starvation and misery!
Do we have to put up with it?
Not while the Metal Workers In
dustrial Union is around organic
ing us for a fight against such con-
ditions. Eve Joined and talked to
a lot of fellows who all think it's
a pretty good thing.
IT. R., a Victor Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
INDIAN YOUTHS
HAIL LENIN in
BRITISH COURT
Revolt Turning Away
Fro mFaker Gandhi
New York.

New YORK.
Daily Worker:
Seven young prisoners who were
tried in Layalpur in the British
courts shouted "Mahatma Lenin XII
Jai" which is Cup with Lenin" in
the native language. These brave
men are tried by the present So
called Labor Government of Eng
land for being the members of the
Youth League. All Of the prison
ers wore red shirts as the uniform
of their organization, and sank the
revolutionary songs. The drifting
of the national workers away from
the Gandhi's passive resistance is
clearly seen by the present events.
At Lahore comes the news through
the local newspapers that two young
prisoners who were released after
their previous internment, violently
denounced government and Gandhi
and openly urged the people to re-
volt and set up the Soviet India.
These workers were soon imprisoned
and would perhaps never be re-
leased.
These few individual accidents
are not the only evidences that show
how the trend is taking its course,
but when one reads the local news
papers, which are published under
the present rigid censorship, one
finds ample proof that the people of
India are more and more adopting
violent methods to fight the British
government.
The recent distribution Of the
pamphlets of the Socialist Repub-
lican Army, which is secret and
underground organization, already
existing for over three years and
vigorously combating the govern
ment against its execution of the
revolutionary workers, has clearly
given the proof that the passive re-
sistence is failure and has done
great harm to mentality Of the peo-
pie of India. 1t has permitted the
enemy of India to dare all forms
OF terror, insults, rape, and has
turned the people into a bunch of
herds. The increase of present
political assassinations and throw
ing of bombs on government officials
has given the government more con-
Germ than the Gandhi movement in
its whole history The foreign cloth
and liquor pickets are even adopting
violent means to boycott the goods
made in England.
The Indian revolution though once
in while is misdirected by wrong
leadership Of some idealist, but even
tually takes its logical course. In
order to achieve it's goal the Indian
revolution is feeling more than ever
to follow the paths carved out by
the Russian revolution.
INDIAN WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
Fighting for Bread

We faced the ccreeching shot and
sfell
We faced an avalanche of he'll,
We met tie zoe" full hilt ard died
That liberty (prof;ts) be not denied.
II
Today, in serried rnSkc, dis5anaed,
We toilers Of the country
BY starvation now commanded
Will fight "democr.cy's" effron.
terry!
Once more the battle cry rcnews,
Throughout cur prosperous land,
Let every worker spread the news
United we will stand!
Nv
Shoulder to shoulder and arm in
arm
Unemployed Council, Chicago.
From tom and city-village and
farm
We raise the cry from shore to
shore
I'VE now know what we are fight
ing for!"
III. c..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
YOUNG WORKERS
GET PAY SLASH
Girls Can't Stand the
Speed Up Pace
(By Worker Correspoudent)

(By Worker Correspondent
LOS ANGELES.-In our fair
city of Los Angeles we had another
sample of Hoover's prosperity. I
have been informed that just few
days ago two Los Angeles laun-
dries, both under the same manage
ment, introduced a new speed-up
system which was too much for the
girls to keep up with.
The result was they were all
fired and young boys put in their
places. This took place at the Cali
fornian and also at the Hollywood
laundries.
Cut Wages Also.
These girls were getting from
sixteen to eighteen dollars per week
and now they are paying these
young lads from seven to ten dol
lars per week.
The state Of California is very
generous. They have a law here
which states that women should
get at least sixteen dollars per week
and no less. But what the hell
about the married men who are
forced to work for as low as twelve
and fifteen dollars per week, men
who have families to support? Why
doesn't California pass law for the
men also? No doubt there are
plenty of women working for less
than sixteen dollars and consider
themselves lucky at that. Will keep
you informed on the conditions here.
]. NJ, Young Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
Vote Communist!

to negotiate with the boss the
next day and we will decide on
the strike on the following night.
l., as chairman of the new local,
opposed and proposed to elect a
committee of three to go with
Mr.. Diner. Due to the fact that
the boss knew about the meeting
he ordered his stool-pigeons to tell
the workers not to go to the meet
ing.
We had only Is present, mostly
highly skilled men, who voted il
favor of the former proposition.
On Sept. 80 Mr.. Diner about 6:3
a. m. came to me and told me tina
l should go with him and pul
down the shop. We succeeded ir
pulling down the shop 100 per
cent. Then Mr.. Winer spoke to
the boss. About 10 a. m. we held
our first meeting, where vote
was taken whether We should
strike or not. At this meeting we
voted IS for and against.
This was unexpected to Mr..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
WITH THE SHOP PAPERS

We're back fresh some hop
papers We being off while soourn
AS you ride the Delaware bridge approaching
night witness the Victor radio
plants all Lit and going full
Speedup here that young workers stand chance
of being taken Manaa speedup pusers are every depart
ment and floor and speed the c
the BOSSES The aden the
heads of the speeded up
1t is in these plants that the shop Communist Party
and the Young Communist League
Victor Worker 5000 strong-to bring to thes workers the
problems facing them organization fight them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
BOLT HITS ship,
CREW BROWNS
Join M.W.I.U. to Fight
for Demands!
Daily Worker;
COmrade Edit0r

will 1uO Eu1LOI -
Looking over this mornings
World" I saw that lightning bolt
struck the schooner "Carranza"
bound from Newfoundland from
Nova Scotia. The paper gives this
report "The Barranza, a Newfound.
land vessel, put out from this port
North Sydney, N. 81 Thursday
with eleven passengers and $50 tons
Of coal from BURN, Md. Do you
notice 1t does not give any number
OF the crew aboard her, it further
states this three passengers and
three members of the crew were
saved, eight passengers, the Cap
tain, and the cook we're drowned"
here 1t gives an account of one
member of the crew. This ship left
port with no less than forty-one per-
sons on board her, this would make
the amount dead thirty persons in
stead of ten persons as the paper
states. The members OF the crew
are human beings the same as the
passengers and the captain.
Seamen and Longshoremen how
much longer are we going to stand
these rotten conditions? Organize
NOW! Join the Marine Workers
Industrial Union!! II you are in
New York City come to our head
quarters 140 Broad Street! In
"Philly" come to our headquarters
at 121 Catherine Street!!! ORGA-
N1ZE NOW! NOWi NOW!
F. P.
(Comrade please do not print my
name as I am trying to ship out.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-18
iMiseries of Cal.
Unemployed Are
Growing ally
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, Cal. - I was
sent out of town from ellis En-
ployment Office free to work on a
rice threshing machine for Mr..
Kruger, 5 miles west of Rego in
Plaza County, and there was no
job so I am out one dollar transpor-
tation one way, and another man
was out So fee and 81 transporta-
tion, and we had to walk back to
Sacramento this morning.
We had to sleep in tent and it
was bitter cold last night and we
ate cold boiled eggs, cold bacon and
cold potatoes and coffee without
milk for breakfast and also last
night for supper. There is no bath
room, no hot water, no heating
stove.
They work 10 hours straight on