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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-15
FROM EDITOR
TO READER

Some of our readers who have formed Daily
Worker Clubs have struck a knot or two. And
some knots have been, so to speak, thrust upon
them
In some places where there has been Red
Builders Clubs the question has arisen: What
shall the Red Builders do?
We must admit that in some places that has
been settled by letting nature take its course"
that is, the unemployed who were the main
membership" of the Red Builders club, simply
migrated, skeedaddled, vamoosed; even before the
Daily Worker club was thought Of In fact one
of the heartbreaks of Daily Worker agents has
been in part, the job of trying to keep the Red
Builders clubs alive.
Quite naturally, too. Unemployed workers
want work, first of ALL and selling Daily Workers
is, although it may help them a bit and they do
good job with every paper sold no solution
of their requirements. And naturally if a job or
the rumor of job is heard from affair." off they
go to see if they can get it.
Thus Red Builders clubs cave in one after an
other the supporting timber simply walks Off
or grabs freight for points south in search Of
the elusive job In some (but not alb cases.
what is left-if anything-is not the material
that is interested in building the Daily Worker
any kind of club that is an auxiliary to
class struggle.
who take things seriously, who are out all day
building up, maintaining and extending their
Daily Worker carrier route, who keep exact &C
count of papers received, delivered and paid for
who are in every sense of the term on the job
These Red Builders really build something and
make modest income from their routes But
it is perhaps not strange to say these best of
Red Builders rarely find time to hang around
the Red Builders club Office as some do for
endless hours.
We figure that any Red Builders or Red
Builder clubs who are really interested in build
ing the Daily Worker, will and by right ought
to be part of the Daily Worker Clubs, which
are differently and more broadly based in that
they not formed of unemployed workers
only have many other aims besides selling our
paper, and are interested mainly in spreading
the influence of the Daily Worker because of
what it fights for.
Those comrades who have been real Red
Builders should therefore merge themselves and
their organization in the broader and better
based Daily Worker Clubs. They ought to be
the leaders of what we might call the SALES
department" of the Daily Worker Club the
members of which can help them greatly and
be helped by them, in getting papers to the
spots where they are not only in demand but
most needed.
A workers correspondents group, which should
be part of every Daily Worker Club, can, with
the help of the sales department" of the club,
cooperate effectively in getting letters from fac
tories into the paper and having the paper sold
at the factory gates to workers who will be
aroused by seeing something in the Daily about
their own shop. The membership of the Club
can turn in continual stream of addresses
for any comrade who can take care of carrier
route to develop into subscribers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-15
TheArmy Of Women
Workers Grows
BY GRACE HUTCHINS

If parade of II 100000 women workers should
march from daylight to dark, 10 abreast with
each line only 2 seconds behind another, the
lines would take SO days to pass a given point.
And there are now according to the Census Of
1880, about 100000 women workers in the
United States
While the percentage of men workers has gone
steadily down in the last 80 years, Grom 80
per cent in 1905 to rs per cent in 1890 of all men
over 10 years old the percentage of women
workers has been going steadily up. From $500,
600 women workers in 1900, representing 1873
per cent of all women over 10 years old, the
numbers have doubled to 100000, represent
ing 22.1 per cent of all women in $780,
Two cut of every nine workers are women.
Two out of every nine women in the population
work for a living. And 100000 other women
work as housewives without wages
OF these 100000 working women the largest
number, 100000 or 90 per cent are in domestic
and personal service; 100000 or % per cent
are in manufacturing and mechanical industries;
100000 about 16 per cent are in professional
service, mainly teaching; and 100000 or IS
per cent are in trade
Women Come Cheaper"
Why has the percentage of men workers gone
down, while the percentage of women workers
goes up? The Census Bureau does not inter-
pref its figures but the working class can inter-
pref them. Women come cheaper" and the
boss class fires men only to hire women at lower
wages Hundreds of examples could be given of
this favorite device of employers. Now comes
the Census to prove in cold figures what workers
have seen happening in every industry-women
have been replacing men.
During the imperialst war, 1914-18, 1t took
5a pages of close small type in government
report, merely to list in paragraph form the pro-
cesSes in which women were actually substitutes
for men. Their job ranged from blast furnaces
and steel works to logging camps and saw mills.
But women workers have been more backward
than men in organizing to score better condi-
ditions. At most a bare 2o00o0-only per cent
of these working women are yet organized.
American Federation of Labor unions have been
VIGOROUSLY hostile to the organization of women
workers. Left wing unions have made a good
beginning toward organizing the unorganized,
but it is still only beginning.
One of the most important demands in the
1881 Election Platform of the Communist Party
is Equal Pay for Equal Work for Male and
Female Workers. The Communist PARTY is by
no means against women working in industry
But it calls on the workers to fight the harmful
effects OF industrial work on women and to
struggle for the adequate protection of working
women. Only Communist society can lift the
double burden Of housekeeping and factory work
from the women Of the working class. 49, - =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-15
District, Section and Unit
Literature Agents

See that you are supplied at once with the
following literature for current campaigns:
Work or Wages, by Grace M. Burnham 10
Social Insurance, by Grace M. Burnham 10
History of May Day, by Alexander Trach-
tenberg 10
Race Hatred on Trial 10
Graft and Gangsters, by Harry Gannee 10
Lynching Negro Children In Southern
Courts, by Joseph North 05
Little Brothers of the Big Labor Takers
by william z. Foster .os
The Frame Up System, by vern Smith 10
Tom Mooney Betrayed by Labor Leaders 10
Youth In Industry, by Grace Hutchins 10
No Jobs Today, by Phil Bard .O5
Life In the U. S. Army, by Walter Trumbull 10
For the UNEMPLOYMENT CAMPAIGN
Fight Against Hunger O5
Out of Job, by Earl Browder .O5
20,000,O0O Unemployed 10
100000 Unemployed .05
Also Work or Wages and Social Insurance
For the ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Why Every Worker Shuld Join the Com
munist Party .o5
The Heritage of Gene Debs, by Alexander
Trachtenberg 10
American Working Women and the Class
Struggle .05
Revolutionary Struggle Against War VS..
Pacifism, by Alex Bittelman .o5
Also your local Election Platforms, "Out
of job, Flight Against Hunger, Graft
and Gangsters" Race Hatred on Trial,
"Lynching Negro Children In Southern
Courts, Work or Wages, Social In
suranoe".
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-15

centers splendid mass meetings and demonstra-
lions are being held and resolutions from these
meetings and trade union branches are pouring
into the Daily Worker" The working class is
aroused and the Communist Party has now very
favorable opportunities to entrench itself
amongst the masses and to lead forward the
growing movement against the National" Gov
eminent. But this is careful and serious task
involving painstaking exposure of the role of
the Social Fascist leaders who have regained
considerable popularity and are cunningly en-
deavoring to confuse and break up the mass
movement ..l.--fA-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24

officers aboard a gasboat, within six hours of the affray, at first denied any knowledge of it. Later he acknowledged he had stabbed Brown but claimed he was defend- ing himself from an attack
 He asserted that Brown had been threatening him with trouble for one or more years; that on the evening preceding the fatal cut ting, Brown had attacked him at a dance at the Alaska Native Broth erhood Hall; and that as he was leaving the City Cafe by the hall entryway, Brown again assaulted him. After Brown had struck him twice, he said. he pulled his knife and stabbed him in the stomach. He left Brown on the floor in the hall, proceeded to the gasboat on which he had come here from an Excursion Inlet cannery and, after throwing the knife into the bay, went to his bunk. There he was found by the police.
 Thomas's trial started early this week. The jury received the case at 10:30 am. Friday and agreed on it's verdict at 2:20 am. today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24

Douglas high school basketball players are the champions of Cas- tineau Channel. They took their third straight game of possible series of five at Douglas last night by a score of 26 to 13.
 Coach A. s. Durham of Juneau tried to stop Douglas rush for the championship by starting his sec- ond string players last night, but quick disposal was made of them by the Islanders. By the time Coach Dunham got his first string men on the floor, Douglas was 6 point ahead At no time after the first tip-off was the result in doubt, the only question being as to the size of the score.
 A Gair and R. Fox starred for Douglas. L. Sisson and E. Lind strom were the brightest spots in the Juneau line.
 Scoring Details of Game
 Scoring details follow:
 First quarter-Douglas got under way quickly. R. Fox, T. Niemi and A. Wilson shot three successive goals for the Islanders. Then Coach A. Durham of Juneau, who had started his second string players, replaced them with his first string athletes. E. Lindstrom justified the coach's judgment in switching by sinking a ball into the basket for Juneau.
 Second quarter-R. Fox caged the ball for Douglas. L. Sisson scored for Juneau. H. Lundell made a basket for Douglas. Fast passing and close checking characterized the quarter In the first half, Juneau built a fence around A. Gair, star forward for Douglas, and he was unable to function.
 Gair Gets Loose
 Third quarter-A. Gair, on free throws. scored two points for Doug las. A Blomquist sank a short goal for Juneau. A. Gair hurled a long
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
ELKS TO REVEAL ALL SECRETS OF ''bEAUTY SHOP"
Local Talent Rehearses for Musical Comedy to
 Be Given Soon

Poor man who would disdain to be discovered inside a beauty par Tor may soon peep at it's mysteries, without jeopardizing his dignity.
 All he has to do is to be in the audience in the Coliseum Theatre Monday or Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 2 or 3 when the Juneau Lodge of Elks stages the musical comedy hit, "The Beauty Shop" Under the guidance of a profess sional director, large cast and Q chorus of almost 75 young women and young men are working both afternoons and evenings on the forthcoming production. If hard work, and an abundance of pep and enthusiasm count for any, thing the loving pub lie may look forward to an eve- ming of rare entertainment.
 Included in the cast, it is an- nounced, will be every type of beauty shop devotee from the mod ern flapper to the dignified so- ciety matron and the tired busi- ness man. There will also be of fered a colorful presentation of singing numbers by Spanish senor- itas and Corsican peasants.
 Some of Cast
 Among those in leading roles may be mentioned:
 Harry Sperling in the leading male part in which Raymond Hitchcock scored his great success, ..'Dr. Arbutus Budd," owner of the Beauty Shop; M S. Jorgensen as Daniel Webster Briggs, attorney for Dr. Budd; Frank Metcalf as Hiram Sharp, hard-boiled collector; Vance Blackwell in the part of Phil Faraday, one of those col lege 'rah, 'rah boys; J. L. Dolly) Gray as a chauf ffeur who has trouble in collecting his fares; E.
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M. Policy in the part of Garabaldi Panatella, an Italian inn-keeper; :; Max Pitshmann in the role of Carambo Maldinado, an It "a lia n duelist; w. J. Stoll in the melan- choly role of a Corsican under taker, Lugubrio Sobini; Miss Belva Williams as Gladys, the French custodian of the beauty shop; Edna Riendeau as Vivian, Dr. Budd's secretary; Mrs. Evelyn Holl- mann, ward of Dr. Budd's; Mrs. Dr. R. E. SouthweI, as "A Stout Party" a customer who wants to look like Norma Talmadge; Miss Enid Burns, another customer of the shop; Miss Dorothy Bakke, 6 Spanish souvenir girl, and Miss Dorothy Israel, interesting daugh- ter of the inn-keeper.
 Groups of Society Women
 Then there are groups of so- ciety women, including Mesdames Jenne, Ellis, Wilson, Cahill, Read man. There are hair dressers, man. icure girls, business men, creditors, Johnnies, Broadway girls, sailor cites, Corsican peasants, etc, the names of all whom will be an- nounced later.
 A general rehearsal of the com plete cast and chorus will be held in Elks hall tomorrow afternoon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
THOM AS GUILTY N 4 ANSLAUCHTER, JURY DECLARES
Local Man Convicted of Manslaughter for Kill
 ing of Luke Brown

After about 16 hours of deliber- ation, the jury in the Thomas mur- der case early this morning re- turned a verdict finding Dave Thomas, local Indian, guilty of manslaughter for the killing of Luke Brown here last May He was indicted for murder in the first degree.
 For the crime of manslaughter a penal sentence from one to 20 years can be imposed. No sentence has been pronounced yet by Judge Harding.
 Brown, a Douglas man, died in a local hospital on May II, few hours after he had been stabbed by Thomas in a hall at the City Cafe on lower Front Street. The latter who was arrested by City Police
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
FIRST CLINIC OF AUXILIARY
 FINE SUCCESS
Thirteen Youngsters Enter American Legion Aux
 Hilary Examinations

Vociferous outcries of outraged masculinity at the "doings of these women," mingled with appreciative gurgles of delight as an inuuiring finger now and then touched a funny bone" were the order of the day at the American Legion Auxiliary's baby clinic yesterday. Miss Mildred Keaton, R. N, assist ed by Mrs Marion Hendrickson, conducted the examinations with the deftness of experience in the handling of the youngest genera ton.
 Thirteen children, ranging in age from one to four years, were ex- amined during the afternoon. Miss Keatcn reported a surprising num- Der approaching correct weight for their ages and height, and the re- suit of the clinic was highly sat- isfactory in other ways.
 Hold One Monthly
 Three or four of the youngsters were found with minor defects, re- quiring consultation with the fam fly physician Advice concerning diet and regularity in feeding and sleeping were given to several of the mothers expressing a desire for it.
 The Auxiliary, it was announced, will hold clinics monthly, at dates to be made public later. It will keep records of general progress and growth of all children entered. The clinic does not attempt to treat cases of illness, but will give advice to mothers about matters that do not actually require the services of a doctor. All cases of defect serious enough to require medical attention are referred to the family physician. The exam nations are private. The quart CTS set aside for them are warm and free from draughts. All moth CTS who are anxious to have this free service are urged to bring their children to the clinic hall at the Dugout
 Expect Higher Standard
 This work is part of the Child Welfare program of the Auxiliary, and it is hoped by it's sponsors that it will be of genuine service to the community by improving the standard of child health. AL though originally instituted to take care of children of pre-sohool age who do not have the advantage of the examinations made in local schools, examinations of older chill dren will, also be made if parents desire to bring them to the clinic. It is open to all mothers in the community, Thane, Douglas and points on Glacier Highway.
 Thanks of the Auxiliary were expressed to all who assisted in the work yesterday either by lend ing equipment necessary to pro- perly outfit the examination room, or by contributing personal service. It, also, expressed grateful recogni- tion of the support given to the new project by the community as a whole.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
KETCHIKAN AND JUNE BOWL
 HERE TONIGHT
Public Is Invited to Tour nament Games on Alleys
 in Elks' Building
Associated Press Photo

Bowling teams representing Elk lodges in Ketchikan and Juneau will begin a tournament play on the alleys in the Elks Building here at o'clock tonight. The visiting pinmen consist of Peter Zurich, Fred Chapman, Emmett Ryus, AL fred Thibodeau, A. H. Ziegler, and w. T. Boos, all of whom are ex- pected to arrive in town on the steamship Northwestern, due late this afternoon, and L. w. Kubley and Brick Paulson, both of whom have been in this city for several weeks.
 Have Played Here Before
 Zurich, Chapman, Thibodeau, ziegler and Kubley have engaged in tournament competition here on previous occasions as members of Ketchikan team.
 Approaching games ought to be close and interesting. In the tele- graphic bowling tournament re- gently held by Elk teams of Ket- chikan, Juneau and Anchorage, the Ketchikan and Juneau teams won first and second positions respec- lively. The difference between the leaders was comparatively slight, and cannot be taken as indicative of the result in the forthcoming tournament.
 Gallery seats have been installed in the bowling hall. The facili- ties are ample for a large number of spectators.
 Public Is Invited.
 Not only Elks but the general public as well is invited to at- tend. A nominal admission fee will be charged to every game
 Besides the contest tonight, games will be played tomorrow and evening, Monday afternoon and evening and pos sibly Tuesday, too. The time is 2 o'clock in the afternoon and s o'clock at night. The Ketchikan bowlers plan to return home on the steamship Queen, scheduled to sail south from Juneau next Tues day night or Wednesday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
SLAVIC PEOPLE HONOR ST. SAvA
 HERE TUESDAY
Serbian Flag Lodge Will Give Program and Hold
 Dance Tn Moose Hall

St. Sava's Day, which falls next Tuesday, will be observed the even- ing of that day with a celebration in the Moose Hall in Juneau by Serbian Flag Lodge, No. POS, S. N. F. A program of music will start at 7:45 o'clock. Dancing will be enjoyed. Refreshments will be served.
 Only Slavic people, such as Rus sians and Jugoslavs, are invited 70 be present. Women and chil- dren will be free, but there will be an admission charge for men.
 St. Sava is the patron saint of Serbia. Especially is the saint honored for having encouraged and promoted education.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9as, American Can 113, Anaconda Copper 34, Bethle- hem Steel sos, General Motors 38, Granby Consolidated 171a, Interna- tional Harvester 51ha, Kennecott Corporation 25%, National Acme 37s, Packard Motors 97s, Simmons Beds 16%, Standard Brands 18ss Standard Oil of California 47$, Standard Oil of New Jersey 481a U. S. Steel 142as, Curtiss- Wright As, Hudson Bay 47s, Pacific Gas and Electric 48h, Pennsylvania Railroad 62h. General Electric 45A, Westinghouse Electrical and Mechanical 861s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24

shot for Douglas. l.. S,sson made @ short toss into the basket for Ju- neau. A. Gair followed with a short throw for Douglas.
 Fourth quarter-R. Fox made a foul shot for Douglas A. Gair scored field goal for Douglas. E. Lindstrom basketed the ball for Juneau. E. Rodenberg converted a foul shot for Juneau A. Gair sank two goals in succession for Doug las. w. Rodenberg scored goals for Juneau. R. Fox made a foul shot for Douglas. A. Gair sank long goal for Douglas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24

Union is not obliged to recognize any chairman they do not approve and as for former French Premier Briand, such suggestion appeared to be an attempt of European capi- talists to form a united front against Soviet Russia and the United States. The newspaper said it was not the duty of the Soviet however to defend America. Let Hoover do that" the newspaper said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
SOVIET SCENTS
 DANGER FOR '32
 WORLDSESSI0N
Opposition to Dawes Hughes, for Chairman
 Disarmament Meet

MOSCOW, Jan. 24-The Soviet mouthpiece, the newspaper Izvestia, today expressed hostility to the se- lection of Charles G. Dawes Amer ican Ambassador to the Court of St. James, or c harles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, as Chair man of the World Disarmament Conference which will open in Feb ruary, 1892, at some unnamed place
 The Izvestia asserted that Tn ternational and Anti-Soviet ele- ments are intriguing to elect a Chairman from country unfriend- ly to Russia"
 The newspaper said the Soviet
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
SULLY SENTENCED TO
 SIX MONTHS IN JAIL

Henry Sully, recently convicted of possession of intoxicating liquor in violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law, was sentenced today by Judge Justin w. Harding, to six months in jail and to pay a fine of $500.
 Sully was charged, also, with sale and transportation of liquor. The jury found him not guilty of those counts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
HEAVY MAIL
 IS DUE HERE

Beginning this afternoon and ending tomorrow night, eight days mail should reach Juneau from the states. The Norco, due this after noon, probably has five and one- half days mail, especially first class. The Northwestern and Queen, between them, should have one and a half days mail, and the Prin- cess Norah one days mail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
LARGEST SWISS CITY

ZURICH, Jan. 24.-A census just taken gives this city 248,840 in- habitants and makes it the largest city in Switzerland. Berne, national capital, counted population of 111337
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
ANTIQUES GO BEGGING

ROUEN, France-A former direc- tor of the museum of antiques of fered for sale here some of the finest pieces ever presented at a French auction, but bidding was so low that most of the treasures were withdrawn. Some dated back to the 17th century.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
BIG CHINESE RAIL DEBT

SHANGHAI Civil war, high taxes and lack of coordination have thrown the Government own ed railroads in China into debt more than $5o0,ooO, ,OOo, says a re- port from the Ministry of Railways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
UNDERGOEs OPERATION

Mrs. H. T. Johansen of this city, who entered St. Ann's Hospital last evening, successfully underwent major surgical operation this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
DOUGLAS RESIDENT soJoURN'

Ed Anderson is making brief stay in Juneau. He is registered at the Zynda Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24

Daily Empire Want Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24

GOOD BY, OLD FLAG, GOOD BY
 Douglas Juneau A. Gair ......-.-...........RF E. Rodenberg t'. FOX -LF..... T. Judson H. Lundel .---..-..-..C....-. A. Hildre T. Nlemi ..-.-.-..........RG... J. Johnson A. Wilson ...........-..LG.... E. Powell
 Substitutions: Juneau E. Lind strom for E. Rodenberg, A. Blom- quist for T. Judson, L. Sisson for A. Hildre, C.. Whyte for J. Johnson w. Rodenberg for E. Powell. J Johnson for c. Whyte, E. Roden- berg for A. Blomquist, F. Redling- shafer for J. Johnson. Douglas-G. Guerin for T. Niemi, A. Kronuuist for A. Wilson.
 Officials: Referee, E. Engstrom: umpire, J. Osborne; scorers, H. Haglundand w. Cashen; timers, L. Guerin and A. Sturrock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-24
DOUGLAS BOYS WIN CHAN MEL
 CHAMPIONSHIP
Islanders Defeat Juneau in Third Straight Game
 by Score 26 to B

GOOD BY, OLD FLAG. GOOD BY