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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Dayton, Ohio.
Daily WORKER

Dayton, Ohio.
Daily WORKER
DAYTON, Ohio.-Beautiful city.
Clean streets, nice lawns, good
looking homes. Everybody's happy.
Got their own homes, cars, Jobs;
perfectly contented with their life.
Perfect bliss reigned in this delight
full town of 100000 people; until
those terrible Communists came.
And then they tried to rule the city;
took the law in their own hands,
exposed the role of the police; even
dared to lead the workers in a march
to the city hall and proved to the
workers that the mayor would not
move one little finger for the relief
of the unemployed. The Commu-
nists upset the sacred quiet of Day
ton and continually insisted on "dis-
turbing the peace" Sure they did.
They disturbed the mayor. They
disturbed the chamber of commerce.
And, worst of all, they disturbed
the factories which are owned by
the General Motors Co. In fact, the
whole town is almost completely
controlled by G. M. interests. And
in this apparently peaceful town
the Communists exposed some of
the very true pictures of poverty
and misery.
Burn Bread.
The Dayton Bread Co. finds itself
with six or seven baskets full of
bread after the days sale. Unem-
ployed workers in the neighbot hood
come around at night to ask for
bread. But, instead of giving the
bread away, the company burns up
the extra loaves. What's one more
starving worker, more or less?
Scores of unemployed workers
are taken to Jail every day for lott
ering. They have no place co go.
Workers, born and raised in Day
ton, Ohio, on their last steps on the
road to starvation. Many Of these
workers become desperate. Work
ers who are employed are brought
to court for having bottle Of home
brew and given high fines and SEN
fenced to the workhouse. No re-
gard is shown to the workers. They
are treated as low as anything can
be treated, and this is specially no
ticeable in the court room where
Judge Hodapp presides.
J0bless Jailed.
Scores of young workers are sem
fenced by him to the workhouse
merely 70" ~yrancy or some other
flimsy charge
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Carbonate, Pa.

Carbonate, Pa.
Daily WORKER
In 1925-26 the coal miners were
striking five and one-half months.
The grating leaders of the U. M.
w. A. have now imposed on us a
five-year contract which worsened
our conditions, which agreement ex-
pires Augusts 81, this year.
Miners Wages Down.
The wages of the coal miners
during these five years decreased
from 20 to 25 per cent. 1t is be-
cause previously the coal miner
would be paid for all the dead work.
But now this is not the case. This
work is now done for little pay or
without any at ALL
During the last year the coal bar
ons started an attack against the
workers. Whoever was not willing
to work under the conditions offered
by the bosses was chased out and
his place filled by backward" ele-
ments.
Many Local Strikes.
Many local strikes took place and
the leaders were usually discharged
and blacklisted, and this was done
with the help of the Lewis gang.
The coal miners were expecting
that the new agreement would i'm
prove the situation. 1t did improve
the situation-of the bosses. Ninety
per cent of the coal miners are
against the new agreement, which
erslaves them for five years and
seven months.
Miners Disguised.
When a discussion of this new
agreement took place in the local
many miners wouldn't even attend
the meeting and they were bitter
against the union and the Lewis
bureaucrats. Whoever dared to
speak against the agreement was
given the gate the next day.
In some instances no discussion
was permitted at all. This agree
ment was not approved by the min
els, but by the bosse5' agents Of the
U. M. w. A. elected at a special
convention, at which it was ratified.
Check-off For Lewis.
The new agreement provides flo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
wet" PETITIONS
is SMOKESCREEN
Workers Must Demand
Social Insurance
Chicago, Ill.


Dear Editor
I noticed in this mornings Tribune
in big headlines 100000 Sign Wet
Petition" 1t is a wonder to me
that the Daily Yorker has not al
ready exposed the fake issues of
this prohibition question.
The bosses scheme is to deliber-
ately blind the workers to the real
issues, such as the "Social Insur-
ance Bill' as advocated by the Com
munist Party.
To Befuddle Workers.
Of course the purpose of this
signature campaign is to obtain the
workers. votes in the coming cleo
lions of the parties of oppression,
viz, republican, democrat and social
list parties. The rottenness of these
takers government stinks to hea-
ven. The lynchings, finger-print-
ing, deportation of the foreign
born, discrimination against world
war veterans when applying for
work are of this government.
Seeing with alarm the growing
rehabilitation of the masses, they dc
not know in which direction to fly
and therefore they have hit upor
the plan of befuddling the workers
minds with the prohibition question
Millions of workers are out in the
streets looking for a job, and what
they need is not booze, but food
! clothing and shelter for themselves
wives and families.
While in the Soviet Union work.
ers are receiving social insurance
and countless other benefits wher
unemployed, in this land of so.
called liberty they are given police
clubs and insults by the bosses
How much longer is the American
working class going to stand fol-
this state of affairs?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
BIG LAYOFFS FOR
W. VIRGINIA CLASS
TOILERS NOW ON
Gene Tunney Spoke
There For Bosses
Charleston, W. Va.

Charleston, W. Va.
Daily Worker:
Have been working for two years
at the Libbey, Owens, Ford Glass
Co., here, makers of flat draw glass.
want to say that this company
has been in line with all other in
dustries in the two years that have
worked here. The company has cut
the forces rs per cent in that time.
Tunney Speaks for Bosses.
Gene Tunney made visit to this
plant and made speech to the
workers about the wonderful spir-
itual benefit we got for making pro-
fits for the bosses. But nothing
about the layoffs and speed-up. Gene
said he didn't get what he said we
got, that's why he quit the boxing
game. Now he is trying to blind us
workers to take what the bosses
want to give US.
Layoffs Start.
The boss layed most of the men
off in my department, than he start
ed with the men that couldn't keep
up with the terrible speed-up.
The boss came and told me he was
sorry to let me go as l was one of
the men he would like to keep, but
on account that ! was single he
would have to let me go.
Now | am another of the millions
looking for work that can't be found.
There is no union here but the cut
ters league and the company only
works half of them at time.
"A Window Glass Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Poultry Farm Workers
Driven By Rich Farmers

two dollars before he gets the job.
From the crew of workers he
picks one slave to drive the others
and as inducement, gets easiest
end of the work, at the expense of
the rest of the slaves, before we
are done with one job there is
always one or two jobs waiting for
US.
This kulak is sure taken all the
advantages of unemployment, he
works the slaves from o'clock in
the morning till 6 o'clock in the
evening, and works us seven days
a week without rest, after supper
the slaves roll in and stay in their
hunks till the next morning, and
for three days the same cold tough
beef was served on the table.
In the same locality between Kent
and Auburn, Washington, some
time ago, the Filipino workers
were beaten up and rough handled
by the white workers, the 5-minute
men, so-called 100 per cent Amer
leans were the instigators of this
race riot, they told the white work.
ers, the Filipino workers were
taking their jobs.
Fellow workers, organize with
your Filipino brother and fight the.
bosses system that makes these
rotten conditions for the Filipino
and white workers. SO long AZ Il
bosses can keep the workers, fight
ing between Themselves. !: ~ more
he can exploit thom va
--B IA : eALR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Seattle.


Daily Worker,
Dear Comrades:--
Please if possible print this let
Ter of condition on a big poultry
farm in the northwest.
by unemployment the agricul-
lural workers are hard hit, poor
farmers cannot afford to hire help
have been walking around for two
Jays in the farming district in
learch of work, ] run across big
poultry farm and asked the boss for
| job, he told me if l would take a
bollar day and board, / could go
10 work, I told him that / thought
The wages were pretty low and he
Iold me that ] could take it or leave
IL, he said he could get all the help
he wanted for that.
This farm is owned by former
lIW.W.) logger, the farm is located
i tx miles east of Kent, Washington.
y he name of the owner is August
WAX, he lives in big modern up
to-date house and has 10000 laying
lens. This man August Wax, is a
Zig husky brute and known by the
Ieighbors as slave driver and man
Iiller.
The same day that I was hired, a
yorker quit his job, he only stayed
few days, he said the slaves were
pming and going all the time, the
rew consists of or workers Of
burse, Mr.. Wax does not do any
hing himself. he hi~as his mer
hostly throrgA ne ent
hanks, which relieve the slave Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
SCORES OF Ohio JOBLESS SENT
TO JAIL ON VACRANCY CHARGES
Workers Must Fight For Workers Social In
surance Bill to Keep Alive This Winter

When a worker is being held for
bond in the police station they hold
him for any length of time until
the trial is called, if he does not
get out on bond. The men W.
have no beds bunk one on top of
the other. Often there are so many
men that half of them have no.
where to sleep at night but the
dirty floor. The girls have a little
easier time of it, as there are beds
provided for them. However, both
the men and women suffer alike
from the miserable food given to
them. Two pieces of boloney in the
morning, with tasteless bareback
(pasty crackers) and the most vile
coffee imaginable, which only to
smell it makes one nauseous. At
noon a plate of vegetable" soup
and some more bareback and, if
one can stand the sight of another
cup of coffee it is brought in. At
supper time the same nutritious
meal-a plate of soup and hard
tack
Workers Brutally Treated.
There is a girl at the police sta
ton at the present time who has
been kept there for 25 days and fed
this criminal diet. She has been
one of the many girls in Dayton
who made starvation wages and
was forced to make her living as
a prostitute. Nevertheless, the
capitalists are responsible for such
professions. They should have some
regard for them and pay girls a
living wage so they do not have
to sell themselves for a meal.
A man today was brought in for
trial. Unemployed. Lives at the
Soldiers Home. Charged with be.
ing drunk. After the court was
dismissed we all waited for the pa
troll to take us back. This man sud.
denly had a fit and we learned that
he gets the epileptic fits all the
time. The man didn't know when
they called his name, in fact some
one had to tell him, and then he
looked half -dazed. This man hould
have been cent to the hospital. He
was so weak when told to get up
that he could hardly move. OF
course, that's nothing. What of it,
If he did serve in the world war
and now he has no job or no home 1?
Workers Must Fight Back.
Hundreds of other things that
make on"'s blood boil Mt the out
rageous insults Of the capitalists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
JObless Situation
Crows Worse Daily
in ILL.,, Everywhere

Chicago, III.
Daily Worker,
Dear Sir: Well things are
getting worse in Illinois. Here is
the state department of labor's re-
port from Springfield, Ill.
During the month Of July 2 men
out of every % working or 81 per
cent outside the city of Chicago
were laid off. That means men
out of every 90 we're laid off in
July.
Then the rotten newspapers tell
us things are getting better (some
bung).
myself can't get a job for $40
week and am married and put 3
years in the American army.
Every worker should vote the
Communist ticket, the sooner the
better for the workingclass.
There will be few more millions
out of work this winter.
AN EX-SERVICEMAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
RAISE PRICE BUT
PAY FARMERS &c
Milk Bosses Gouging
Workers

by a Worker Correspondent.)
ALBANY, N. Y.-Just a few
Illuminating facts about the milk
situation near Albany.
The drought has not affected the
dairymen much. The dairymen tell
me their cows give just as much
milk as ever. Those who ran short
of feed got slight decrease Of milk
production.
Note, also, the farmers are not
getting any more money for their
milk from the diaries. They get
about a cents quart, same as be-
fore the drought"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

VII
I'd like to be the first to talk
Right now | think we all should
squawk
Then we all could ride not walk
We'd have real prosperity
VIII
And if this song seems too long
Remember six months is also long
That's what you get--right or
wrong
For Hoover unemployment.
q. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

against the working class.
Stories of misery and suffering,
which makes one realize that the
workers have nothing to lose but
their chains in fighting the capital
is class. Such facts, when brought
home, can only be wiped out by the
organization Of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
four GARY BANKS
CRASH IN CRISIS
Workers Savings Are
Wiped Out
by q Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
GARY, Ind.-Up to date four out
of II banks in this steel city are
closed. 1t took s days for the money
sharks to swindle $2,200,000 of the
peoples money (deposits).
The America State, the Mid
City State, the Fifth Avenue State
and the Gary Labor Banks are
closed, while some more are getting
ready to liquidate with the peoples
money.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Yours for the overthrow of the
capitalist class.
UNEMPLOYED WORKER.

Editorial Note:-Prohibition was
one of the earlier naturalization
schemes introduced right after the
war to eliminate the "blue" Mon
days and spec up reduction. It's
potentialities as a fake issue were
recognized later by the bosses. The
Daily Worker may publish several
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

Demand the release of Fos-
ter, Minor. Amter and Ray
mOnd, in prison for fighting
for unemployment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

Jersey Central workers will lot be
Satisfied" forever with the way
these swine are running things.
u. BIOREN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

The Communist Party fought
for o-Vanzetti--the Commu-
mist Pa-iy 'Nmc-e' on Sa'co.
vanzetu day--vote Communist!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
IzABETHPORT, NJ. SHOPS
Shut DOWN FOR Z WEEKS;
ACCIDENTS RIFF IN SHOPS
Bosses Put Burden of Crisis on Workers While
Their Dividends Go Marching On
Men Must Answer By Organization Into the
RWIL. of the TUUL
ElizabethpOrt, n. ].


Eizabehport yards the
shut weeks because the stockholders
mus slavedve cyniCaly explained To
to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

articles showing up the true class
nature of prohibition and its use
as huge smoke screen for the cap
italists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

Vote Communist!
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
YOUTHS TAKE
TOP PLACES IN
GOLF TOURNEY
By RONALD w. WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB, Los
ANGELES. Jan. II. W.H-Broad-
shouldcrcd johnny Rogers from Den
vcr. Colo, was two strokes in the
load of an illustrious field when the
second round in the fifth annual Los
Angeles $4,000 open golf tourna'
mcnt got under way here today.
Youthful Rogers took 40 strokes,
one under par, for the first Is holes
Yesterday while damp fairways and
watcr-soakcd green's played havoc
with many of the "big names" of
golf.
1t was youths day. In second
place was Is year old Charlie Scav-
or. of Los Angeles, amatlr and
student at military academy IN
New Jersey. Al Espinosa of Chi
cago, was tied with him. but that
aid not bclittlc Sewers ~, only a
stroke over par.
Behind the pair came three OF
Americas "golfing greats with
cards of -, They were Horton
Smith, of Joplin, Mo-, another
youthful ace; Leo Dicgel, of Aqua
Calientc, Mex, the present p. &. A.
champion, and still another promis-
ing Young professional, Denny Shuto
of Columbus, o.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
INFIELDERS1AND,
I -PlTCHERSl NEEDED
!. BY BIG LEAGUES
Shortstops And Hurlefs
In Big Demand Accord
ing To Managers
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, jaw II. W.P)-Pitch-
ers and shortstops seem to be most
in demand by major league clubs in
strengthening for the 1880 season.
poll Of managers by the United Press
revealed today.
At least four American League
managers and two National League
pilots are vitally concerned over
shortstops, while almost every major
league manager would welcome addi-
tional pitching strength.
"Our pitching staff and the short
stop position need Strengthening
most" wired Bucky Harris, manager
of the Detroit Tigers.
Shortstop was the weakest link in
the Cleveland Indians last season,
said Manager Roger Peckinpaugh,
who will attempt to fill that position
with young player.
Manager Walter johnson of Wash
ington expects the improvement of
Joe Cronin, young shortstop, and ad-
ditional help from four or five young
pitchers to make the Senators a real
contender.
"The White Sox have a fair inficl1
and pitching" wired Donie Bush,
"but need more punch in the out.
field. We have picked up some new
men who should help u.s."
J Third base. shortstOp and the
pitching staff are the principal wor-
ries of Manager Bob Shawkey of the
New York Yankees.
If Max Bishop and Joe Boley do
not fater around second base, the
Philadelphia Athletics will retain
the 1929 championship team virtual
~ intact.
The addition of Sammy Hale, for
mcrly with the Athletics, is expected
to help remedy the Browns infield
problems.
The Boston Red Sox need gen
eral overhaulihg all along the line.
according to indications.
In the National League. Charles
Street. new manager of the st. Loui.
Cardinals. thinks his team "looks
good Just as it is, outside of the
pitching staff.
Pitching is the weak spot in the
Phillies, said Manager Bert Shotton.
who is making efforts to get the best
-four minor league pitchers available.
Joe Mccarthy expects Lester Bell
TO plug the Chicago Cubs weakest
spot at third base. The Cubs will
need another catcher if Gabby Hart
nctt's arm has not healed.
John J. McGraw's principal con
Germs are second base and the out
field. Eddie Marshall and Andy
Reese will battle for second base.
while left field and center field need
strengthening.
If Gus Suhr, the high priced Pacific
Coast League first baseman, meas
urcs up to expectations, and George
Grantham performs capably at sec
ond base, the Pittsburgh Pirates will
have their principal weaknesses rem
edied.
Shortstop Glenn Wright's arm and
pitchers Dazzv Vance and Buzz Me-
Weeney are Wilbcrt Robinson's chief
concerns.
"If Wright's arm is well and Vance
and McWeeney pitch as they should,
we'll be in first division" said Rob
inson.
Dan Howley, new manager of Gin
cinnati, believes the principal need
of the Reds is punch and he thinks
Bob Meusel and Harry Heilmann,
veteran American League outficld,
crs, will supply it.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
Shires Scores
Another Win

BOSTON, Jan. II. W.H-Spohrcr
out. Shires, unassistcd.
Thus might be recorded the result
of the Amcrican-National League
boxing contest here last night be
tween Arthur "The Great" Shircs,
verbose first bascman of the Chicago
White Sox, and Al Spohrer, bald
headed catcher of the Boston Bra
yes.
1t took the garrulous "great ONE
Just 10 minutes and % seconds of
actual boxing to establish his self
predicted superiority over his
squatty and unscientific opponent.
A terrific right looscd by Shires,
which caught Spohrcr flush on the
chin in the second round and sent
him to the canvas for the count of
eight, paved the way for the Chi
cagoan's technical Knockout vic
tory in the fourth round.
Apparently inspired by his easy
triumph over the National Lacquer,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
SPORT NEWS
DADO GETS TECHNICAL KAYO
OVER NAVY, CHAMP In .FIETHs

still stands in spite of everything.
andy !y.startcd out in good shape
but seemed to tire about the fourth
frameSs, He came back stronger to-
ward .the end, however, and earned
/. draw. Pat carried the fight most
# the time, getting over many solid
,efts to the black fighters stomach
while Andy jerked Yangco about
several times with furnishing lcfts
to the head. Andy's powerful right
was tied up by Pat who had worked
out a system of blocking which kept
Armstrong guessing.
The preliminaryNbetween Santiago
Atadero and Frisco Linda was p
draw. Neither boy had a really good
wallop and they slapped each other
about the ring when they were not
holding.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
Mary X. Browne
Amateur Again

5. NEW YORK, Jan. II. U.R)
instatement of Miss Mary K. Brown
cf Cleveland, one of Americas fore
most women athletes to amateur
status was approved today by the
United States Golf Association,
meeting in anua! session at the Ho-
tel Biltmorc.
Miss Browne, former women's
rational tennis champion and run
nerup for the 1924 national women's
golf championship, was suspended in
1927 after she forfeited her amateur
status in tennis to engage in profess
sional matches with Suzanne Lcng-
len. She appised for reinstatement
Immediately and during the three
year probationary period withdrew
from all competition. During this
time she has been employed by the
United Press, reporting women's
sports events.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
PaOlinO Beats
Otto Won POrat

NEW YORK, Jan. II. W.P-Pao-
limo Czcudun was back in the ranks
of the heavyweight eontcndcrs today
AZ the result Of convieing 10 round
victory over Otto Won Porat, Chi
cago Norwegian, in Madison Square
Garden last night.
Staging a courageous comeback M
ter losing the first two rounds, Paol'
ino hooked and hammered the lanky
Norscman around the ring during
the last eight rounds.
A crowd of l6,7S0 paid $jl,565 to
see the match. Won Porat weighed
.03h., Paolina 1861.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11

Philadelphia and Chicago will play
series of matches here next week
with two local rink aggregations
known as the Originals and Pacific.
The visitors, known as the United
States Field hockey team, are con
sidered representative of the finest
feminine rink talent in the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11
So. California
Sport Briefs

HOLLYWOOD, jan II. U.n)-
frankie Campbell, sensational coast
heavyweight, continued his string Of
victories here last night when he
knocked out Jack Beasley of Oak.
Mnd.
Beasley went down after one min
ute of fighting in the first round.
Campbell stepped from his corner,
shook the Oakland fighter with II
left and o right to the head and
then sent him crashing to the can
vas for the count by a blow on the
chin.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. U.H-
The first game of the Pacific coast
conference basketball schedule to be
played before local fans, is slated
or the Olympic here tonight when
a squad of veteran Stanford Cagers
meets the fast U. c. l.. A. Bruins.
The L. c. L. A. Frosh will play
Fullerton High school in prelimin
ary tilt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11

Shires retracted his previous decis-
ion to retire from ring and announc.
ed he would participate in three
more bouts before going into spring
training with the White Sox.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11

Flocks of Nevada sheep have been
sent to the Imperial Valley to save
them from star alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11

Even at that. place was generally
found for just one more. Ever one
was willing to move over and make
room for another fan.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-11

Another full house, enthusiastic
to the last punch. BY 8 O'Clock the
dollar section was solidly packed
group of laughing, happy fans.