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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16
BASEBALL

BASEBALL
At the time of the writing of this
column the home run record of
Babe Ruth stands at 43 homers.
lust 19 days and eight games ahead
IF his old record. Looks like the
I'D record will be relegated to
new one that he will no doubt set
this year. The Babe is still the out
standing figure in the American
pastime and "hero" in the eyes of
the vast number of the American
young workers. The best way to
fight such hero worshipping is to
draw these young workers into
workers sports organizations and
organizing workers baseball. Every
class conscious worker should do
his share in building workers
sports.
BOXING
The fight of August z, between
Kid Chocolate and Jackie Berg
proved one thing, and that is that
the Kid is the outstanding boxer of
the present crop of featherweights.
His "defeat" by Berg, if one is to
accept the judges decision, is no
discredit to him, the difference in
weight between the two fighters
was exactly ten pounds-and ten
pounds between little fellows is like
fifty between heavies-but inspite
of his handicap the Kid showed
that he could hit and box cleaner
than the clawing Berg.
The Kids showing at this fiEht
will further increase his difficulties
for the featherweight title. The
title, according to the boxing stust,
is "for whites only" therefore we
can lock forward to one of the best
feathers fighting continually out of
his class for reasons of race dis
elimination.
While these pro fights are going
on, the L.S.U. is getting ready to
start its indoor boxing season. We
ask the readers to shun these fake
professional fights and attend real
worker cmateur boxing bouts { the
L.S.U.
Labor Sports Union News.
The National Conference re
L.S.U. held on August % marked
ster forward in broadening out of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16
A HARD CHOICE

A Negro preacher IN Buffalo, haU-
ing labored for the lord by sermon
iSing against the underworld, says
he has received numerous threaten
ing letters. To these missiues, a0hicl
serUe him as great means of adj
gertisement and consequent gather
ing IN of shekcls, he replies on tIrv
front page of q Negro paper 80
WoaId rather see yoa in church than
IN Jail. I a0ould rather see you bGp.
tiled than arrested" Underworld
ers sure haze hard choice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16

The duco rubbers come struggling
in, in twos and threes, into the
darkened factory, among the lines
of auto bodies sitting silently on
their trucks. They stumble sleepily
over the tracks to get into their
overalls and undershirts. Voices call
through the gloom. "That you,
Nike? How come you amt home
drunk, when you got paid yester-
day." do, Red! You old such and
such, you're gonna get your back
broke today, seven hundred jobs, the
boss said, if we have to stay till
twelve tonight" "I've heard that
one before!" "Some guy steal my
undershirtl Whose do dat?" 81
smell something, Boobnik musta
come in!" go tub ell, you Polock!"
Another voice says, "Gawd, l don't
know if I can hold out till tonight,
my muscles all feel as if they had a
toothache!" CAV, pipe down! You
amt no worse off than the rest of
u.s." "If yuh don't wonna work, go
homep
Back-Breaking Labor.
The lights come on and reveal a
hard looking crew, of many types,
most of them clad in old shirts and
overalls; they have thick muscles
and bread shoulders, but pasty COM
plexions and sharply lined faces
seem to be the rule. The five min
ute whistle blows. "Where's Badly?
The dirty like never shows up on
time when he's on my team, now
we'll have to work short handed on
the first couple jobs!" The lines
start with a jerk as the last whistle
blows. "Shut that line down, yuh
darn fool, give a guy a chance to
get his rubbing rags!" Some of the
early arrivals have got their first
job done and move to their next
one. "Yeh! You guys are good,
working before the whistle blows;
you hungry bozos oughta stay all
night, then you'd have your days
work done by seven!" CAV, shut
up and let guy work Mack, it's no
skin off your nosew - 'Look at
Windy with the silk stop-ins; the
sweet thing, let's put Kennite down
his back" "Yeh! You try it!''
Better save your wind, boys, you'll
need it before quitting timel" "Who
slung that rag? I'll knock him for
row, the rotten you know whatv
"Oh! you did? Well, lay off the
rags, will yuh?"
Nerve-Wracking Speed.
The Kennite, a greasy, smelly
mess, like thin putty, has been ap.
piled while the conversation is going
on, and the tightly rolled rags are
securing off the rough surface OF
the paint, to leave it bright ant
smooth. When the job is done
right, the duce is like q mirror ant
that completes the finishing of the
metal surfaces of the body, except
for touching up defective spots
The rubbing process is combina.
ton of back-breaking labor ant
nerve-wracking speed, as enough
pressure must be applied to the
rags to grind off the surface of the
rock-hard lacquer and the lines are
run at such speed that the mer
must go on the jump to cover then
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16
Dear Comrades:

Dear Comrades:
I want to relate to you in my
present letter about one link Of
cur general -reat plan-about the
so-caIlcl "Tmksib'-the Turkestan-
Siberian Railway.
The Turkestan-S Siberian magistral
line is one of the greatest achieve
ments in the course of the last
years. The czarist government could
never realize such a vast plan. The
idea of the construction Of this line
arose already in 1879, 1899, 1907,
and 1911. During 33 years this
question was discussed again and
again but no results were obtained
in this respect, Finally December
8, 1926 the Soviet government is
sued a decree about the foundation
of the Tmkestan-Sib railway.
Immediately the work began. Scien-
tific forces were drawn to this con-
struction as the Geological Commit
tee, the Neurological Institute, the
Seismograph expedition for the
study of earthquakes of the Aca-
denny of Sciences, etc. All these
scientific organizations helped to
find out the right way for this con-
struction and more advantageous
direction of the line.
The new magistral line is LAS
kilometers long and unites Siberia
with Turkestan. The railway line
begins from the station Semipala-
tinsk and ends to the south Of the
station Lugovaya, near the fash
kent railway. All the line is passing
areas with tremendous rich natural
resources as coal, gold, iron, copper,
platina, asbestos, graphite, tin and
others. On both ends of the rail
way are situated two richest areas:
Siberia and Turkestan. In the first
area are corn and timber, in the
second, cotton. The lack of railway
lines obliged Turkestan to cultivate
beside cotton also corn. Thus a part
of the earth which could be cult
waited for cotton had to be given up
for corn, On the contrary, the ST.
berian peasants suffered always
from surplus of grain as the
transport difficulties did not allow
them to dispatch it to other areas
(the transport means for the most
part camels).
Actually the Turkish is giving to
the Turkestan cheap grain and
cheap timber. The peasant of ST.
IBERIA can transport all the surplus
of grain that he has and Tmkestan
can in the same time utilize all the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16
PORTRAIT OF 4 RUB LINE

haste to get to restaurant stool.
Others fish out lunch boxes and
ST rawl on the cushions, that are
waiting to be placed in the bodies.
They are mostly too exhausted to
eat at once and rest till their hearts
and lungs slow down to normal.
81 wouldn't ask horse to do this
work for six a dayp' "Horse no do
dis job! Horse is smart peoples,
want rest some timel" "We oughta
get twenty a day for such job"
Zone time 1 get twenty bucks a day,
by Fisherp "When?" "Oh, bout
tree, four years ago" "Them days
is gone forever, buddy" "Next
year it'll be 8 bucks day like as
not" what a prophet this lad
turned out to beD Over in corner
crap game is being carried on in
hoarse whispers, varied by outbursts
of enthusiasm as some lucky player
makes his point and Grams hand
full of bills into his pocket.
Whoosh! goes the five minute
whistle and the men dash for the
supply mans window to get new
rags. The last whistle blows and,
refreshed by food and rest, the
"duco monsters" plunge into the
work with a will.
Speed-Up and More Speed-Up.
Soon, however, the pace begins to
tell and perspiration puts damper
on conversation. The line jolts
along for about an hour; then some
one spies a gap in the line far down
the track, followed by more empty
spaces; he turns to his partner and
says, "T'won't be long now! They're
thinning out; maybe we get off
early" Partner tells the next man
Il hear we'll be going home SOON;
the third party passes on his version
to the next man and so on. Pres
emily we hear from the head of the
line an outburst of cheering, inter.
spersed with the Growing of roost.
ers and baa-ing of sheep. The bright
lad who started the ball rolling
runs down the line to learn the cause
of the uproar and soon returns with
the glad news that bunch knocks of
n half an hour, which is followed
by more "hoo-raying."
In his glee, the bright lad starts
up his favorite parody and some
Join in the chorus:
l know Mr.. Mack, he's a good
friend of mine,
That is why | crack my back,
upon his rub line.
Halelujah! I'm a bum! Halelu-
jah! Bum again,
Halelujah! Gimme day date, to
revive me again!
The rubbers joyfully redoublt
their efforts and another hour soor
rolls by. The boss appears in the
middle foreground. "Hey, AL
thought we were going home. in 6
half hour?" "Where'd yuh get thai
dope? You'll be here at seven to-
night yet, maybe longer"
Fault-Finding IspectOr.
All is gloom and the energy
evaporates at once; the teams grad.
ually begin to drift toward the in.
spector's dead line. The time flies
by on leaden wings. Now a new
factor enters the situation; the heat
inspector, lean, sour-visaged mis-
anthrope, looms in the offing ant
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next, on and on, in daze. The
sweat flows in their glazing eye&
and plasters their clothes to theft
backs. Even the inspector begins I'd
tire, though from what cause nd
one can guess. Still his chalk slides
over the botched jobs with pitiless
accuracy and he calls out the names
of the unlucky ones with monoton-
Gus regularity. The banter of the
earlier hours is entirely missing and
the gang struggles in sullen silence.
After what seems an age the fate-
full hour of seven is reached and
the workers come out of theiis
trance a little and look at the boss
with wistful eyes. What comes now q
More agony?
All DOne-and Lay-Off.
A voice in the distance suddenly
breaks the spell. "All done!, Cd
home!" Off goes the power and the
rags fall on the floor. The weary
ones feel better at once, as they
move toward the garments hanging
on the wall. Like dam giving way,
their voices are heard again. "Hot
dog! I'm glad that's overt" "BoyI
she was blinger!" "Some grind!'1
Now for the happy ending to I
perfect day! AS the homegoera
reach the timeclock on their way
out, the air is suddenly rent with
cries of panied surprise; futile
curses fill the ears of those in the
rear; all push forward to see what
the trouble is. Aching backs are
forgotten in the shock of reading
a notice prominently displayed on
the front of the clock:
Commencing Monday all pro-
duction departments of this plant
will be closed for a period Of two
months.
(Signed) "H. Goldman, Mgr"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16
MEXICAN WHOOPEE
CON CARNE

Plutarco Gales, none other, with
81 winters is announced as taking
unto himself a wife, pluribus
unum, of AZ summers. 1t is reckon
ed that strong injections of Wall
Street gland extract, administered
by Doc. Morrow on his return to
his colonial administration, did the
trick. Gales, by the way, came out
heavily against Yankee Imperialism
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and he is elated to report to the
manager of the Mills at Sparrows
Point that the maximum record ton
mage was made for the day and to
manager that meant that production
is increased, order filled quicker,
greater profits made in less time,
and that the maximum energy was
extracted from each worker to get
that two hundred tons.
+
Many Jobless.
The Plate Mill workers here al
though they are exploited to the
highest degree under the most per-
fected speed up do not express any
militant attitude against the bosses
and this fact can be attributed to
the wholesale unemployment that
exists in the other big departments
such as the hot mills and wire mills
were many men are laid off and
working on part time. For this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-16

hunger and want, like every CAPT
talist land. How can one escape
from the vast gloomy prison-house
of capitalism? One can change
ones cell-seek out a different
background for ones torture.
But the slavery and hunger are al
ways the same. -.
Next Saturday the writer will
tell of his journey to the frontier
and the many discouragements put
in his way to keep him from going
into Soviet Russia.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
Crack Army Pilot
Is Fatally Injured

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 18.-CPJ
Lieutenant Al N. Booth, crack pi-
lot of the third attack group and
participant in the Mason Patrick
trophy race at Cleveland, Ohio, last
year. vas injured fatally yesterday
when his plane fell into the bay.
Private Ed Lewis suffered shock.
While rounding a pylon in prac-
tice for the same race here Sat-
urday at an altitude of about 80
feet. the plane suddenly plunged
into shallow water. It's speed was
about ITO miles an hour.
Another army plane making the
turn at the same time quickly
landed. and its occupants brought
the lieutenant and his comrade 10
the shore. Lieptenant Booth died
about 80 minutes later.
Lieutenant Booth. a native Of
Abbeville. La. was married and the
father of a baby born a few dIvs
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
RENIIn

Bringing TO a close one Of the
most successful local engagements
Of any motion picture in history
Check and Double Check. feature
comedy starring Amos n Andy,
will complete its record-breaking
run at the Rivoli Theatre, San
Benito, today.
The production. introducing the
famous radio team to picture audi
ences for the first time, has at
tracted large crowds throughout
its showing and audiences have
voted II n az the most amusing
shows Of all time. The story and
situations were developed entirely
from the Amos n Andy drama OF
the air. thus presenting the popular
stars as millions have known them
on the radio.
In support OF the noted broad
casting favorites are seen a num-
Der Of filmdom's most Competent
players. including Irene Rich. Sue
Carol. Charles Morton. Ralf Harolde
and Duke Ellington and his
orchestra. Melville Brown directed
the production.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
Movie Calendar

BROWNSVILLE
Capitol-Amos n Andy in Check
and Double Check.
Dittmann-"Brieht Lights: Dor
othy Mackail and Frank Fay.
Queen-"Lawful Larceny; Bebe
Daniels.
HARLINGEN-
Arcadia-"Whoopee"; Eddie Can
tor.
Riato-"FaSt and Loose: Carol
Lombard and Miriam Hopkins.
MERCEDES
Capitol-"Playboy of Paris; Maui
rice Chevaller.
McALLEN-
Palace-Amos n Andy In Check
and Double Check"
Queen-"Love IN the Rough.
Robert Montgomery.
SAN BENITO-
Rivoli-Amos n Andy in Check
and Double Check.
WESLACO-
Ritz-"Anybody's Woman; Ruth
Chatterton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
WATER MEETING
set WEDNESDAY
Especial TO The Herald.)

HARLINGEN. Nov. 13.-Notices
have been mailed out TO all interest
ed parties Of the meeting to be
held at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon In Fair Park Auditorium 10
hear report Of a committee which
has drawn up tentative plans for
an organization taking in the entire
American Waters Of the Rio
Grande.
The notices were addressed
particularly TO chambers Of COM
merce and irrigation districts which
organizations are authorized with
the appointment of a committee 10
work out a plan for organizing all
interests involved in the develop
ment OF Rio Grande resources.
The committee issued a state
ment last week in which ii was
said that no report would be made
public until IL had been submit
ted 10 the chambers Of cor nerce
and irrigation districts. The COM
mittee Is composed Of II. L. Yates
Brownsville: A. w. Cunningham
Harrington: +. S. Robertson. San
Benito: CLAY Fverhard. Pharr: ano
z c. Couch. Weslaco.
Water conservation and flood
control are two main detectives Of
the proposed regional organization
which 1t is hoped will be powerful.
enough to secure governmental
recognition and aid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
BARRIERS MEET
AT HARLINCEN
Examinations for Valley
Tonsorial Artists To
Be Held
Especial TO The Herald,

~ AAA(
McALLEN, Nov. 18.-Some two
hundred BARRIERS Of the Valley are
expected to attend a smoker and
business meeting for BARRIERS at
Harlingen Tuesday night on the
occasion Of the visit to this section
o. tro members Of the state board
OF barber examiners.
There are three members on the
board, which was created by the
last Texas legislature. and two Of
these, Roy w. Johnston, chairman,
and j. B. Robinson, director OF
examinations, arrived in McAllen
Sunday for the purpose Of conduct
ing examinations for BARRIERS of the
South Texas area. The third mem
Der OF the board. G. j. Adams. re-
manned in Austin.
Johnston and Robinson are now
completing a circuit which they
nave made of the state, starting at
Houston and traversing East Tex
as, North Texas, and West Texas.
From McAllen they 60 TO San An
tonic and then back TO Austin.
Robinson is fourth general vice.
president of the Associated Master
BARRIERS Of America.
BARRIERS in the south Texas area
were notified OF the coming OF the
barber examiners and were cited to
appear here one of three days, Mon
day, Tuesday or Wednesday. Failure
to appear for examinations signifies
failure, Robinson said, and the or
fender will be given only one more
opportunity to make good. anu
after that he will be unable 10 bar
Der in Texas. The examiners will
return to this section IN about three
months.
BARRIERS taking the examination
are required TO give demonstrations
and they are graded on hair cutting.
shampooing. shaving, facial instru-
ments, application, and as 10 their
answers TO oral and written ques-
lions.
Sanitation in barber shops and
the teaching Of treatment benefit
cial 10 the face, scalp and hair, will
be the aim Of the newly created
state board. Robinson said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
Post Band Concert
Scheduled Tuesday

The regular Tuesday evening
band concert will be held at the
post at 1880 p. m, under direction
OF Charles F. Waddington.
The program follows:
March, Mt. st. Louis Cadets
Laurendeau.
Overture, Crown Diamonds-Au-
Der.
Popular Lirs.
Waltz. Don't BE CroSs-Zeller.
Selection. The Bride Elect-Sou-
sa.
Idyll, The Glow Worm-Lincke.
March. For the Nations Honor
Friedemann.
The usual Tuesday afternoon for
NAL dismounted guard mount will
be held at the post commencing al
40 o'clock. under supervision OF
Captain Robert r. Maxwell, post
adlutant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18

which comes 10 the Queen Theatre
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mona Maris has the feminine
lead, with important roles played
by Humphrey Bogart and Luana
AlcaniZ. Irving Cummings directed.
Lawful Larceny" Radio Pic
lures all-talking drama which
closes at the Queen today. presents
Bebe Daniels in one of the most
charming and entertaining stories
thus far see on the talking screen.
Miss Daniels, as The Wife
comes home after an extended
trip, to find her husband involved
with another woman.
Without his knowledge. she Sc
cured a position as the other wo-
mans" secretary. The situations,
which arise when she meets her
own husband in the sirens" home,
are said to provide a continuous
stream of ironic humor. clever
dialogue and an unusual climax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
Search Is Opened
For Mexican Filler

A search is being made for a
Capt. Yanez. Mexican aviator. al
the request of his mother in Mexico
City who reported today that she
had not heard from him in over
three weeks.
A check Of the records al the
local municipal airport reveals that
the captain passed through
Brownsville from San Antonio,
routed to Mexico CITY, on Nov. }.
Matamoros authorities are also
working in an attempt to locate The
missing aviator. and it is thought
that ships leaving the Brownsville
port for Mexican points will fly
low and search for signs OF q
crash.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
Hidalgo Road Work
Opens From McAllen
Especial to The Herald,

F1FENIdI 70 IIT Ut HUI
McALLEN, Nov. l6.-With the as
surance Of several days OF fair
weather. work is scheduled to start
anew on the road construction work
on the project south Of here to
Hidalgo.
The road work will fill in a con-
Meeting link Of the West Hidalgo
road and give a second paved road
to Hidalgo from McAllen The paw
ing az present extends to a narrow
resaca two and a half miles south
of here. Contractor NJ. r Nelson
has constructed a concrete slab
across this resaca and TONED II with
concrete pavement several hundred
yards south.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
QUEEN

Victor McLaglen doesn't always
win his women-but he always gets
his man. Such. at least. has been
his experience in previous offer
irgs. and in his latest Fox Movie
tone. "A Devil with Women" ne
displays some exciting variations On
this theme. Rivalry with his buddy
over the local senoritas. a breath
taking jailbreak. and a realistic at
tack on a lonely hacienda By :
revolutionary arrnv. are ON IF
the features - this production
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
Castroville Hunter
Mistaken for Deer

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Nov. 49,
P-Mistaken for a deer. Adolph
H. Tondre of C~astroville. Medina
counyt commissioner from tte Cas-
troville precinct. was shot and fatal
ly wounded BY a fellow huntsman
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
WILL MEET PASTOR

Rev. L.. A. Boone. new pastor o
the Methodist church. will be in
troduced to men members of hi
congregation at 7:3o o'clock Thurs
cay night in the church dining
room. There will be no charge 20
the dinner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
AIDES TO 5ANTA

Harrington firemen have promised
TO repair old TOYS and distribute
them for Santa Claus to poor child
rem Christmas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
FAIR DECORATIONS

Work of putting Valley Mid
Winter Fair decorations up has al
ready begun although the EXPOSE
ton does not open until Saturday.
Streets r being decorated free but
business houses must pay for deco
rations on the front Of their places
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18

London. Ohio. claims the worlds
youngest butcher. Junior Stctz. who
Is seven and an expert at killing
and dressing poultry in his fathers
shop
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18

on q ranch north OF Hondo ysster-
day. He died en- route to q San
Antonio hospital. and the body was
taken to his home at C~astroville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18

Francis M. Garrett OF Atlanta
has collected copies OF all city
directories ever published in that
city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18

Tennessee led all southern states
in average of spindle hours during
September. with each spindle oper-
ated running 295 hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18
NURSES ARE BACK

Miss Julia Lynn Warren. SUPER
intendent of nurses. and Miss Bess
Clover. instructor, at the Valley
Baptist hospital, returned from a
nurses institute in Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-18

Sliding roofs we're featured on a
number of automobiles introduced
at Great Britain motor show in
London.