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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
THE
MODERN CHURCH

Can Unemployed Worker of Florida)
I was tired, footsore and weary,
i longed for a place to rest;
Someone said, "If you'll 60 to Jesus,
Your sick-sin soul will be blest";
went to church that same evening,
But failed to find Jesus there.
Instead 1 found cruel judge,
Who had sent six men to the chair.
I also found a lawyer,
Who. for the love Of gold.
Had put widows only son
In a prison, gray and cold.
And above me sat sheriff,
Who, just the other day,
Had drawn his gun on his fellow man
And taken his life away.
And over here a landlord,
Who, because she could not pay.
Had thrown a woman out Of doors,
Only yesterday.
And right up in front banker.
WIN otOiCH Vic pCOphCo luHuS,
Said, "Amen" when the preached,
Prayed, Thy holy will be DONE"
The pastor looks us over,
And then selects his texts,
He reads it in deep bass voice,
And listen what came next:
Servants, obey your masters,
And do your duty well,
And be content with your wages,
II you would escape He'll.
Always pray for your bosses,
Even tho they may Cypress,
Submit to their demands meekly,
And by and by you shall be best
I left the church In sorrow.
I'd failed to find solace there
Where are the empty stomachs fed,
Where, oh brother, oh where?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
BY MYRA PAGE.

ELSIE has lived most of her brief
IL twenty-four years near the glum,
brick mills that crowd Pawtucket's
narrow streets. From her North
Slavic forebears who came to this
country around the turn of the CEN
fury Elsie Inherited her fair hair and
skin, and her eyes the color Of
fresh spring morning. Her strong
hands and firm wrists are those Of
a working woman.
Elsie's people have woven silk and
cotton for three generations, so as
she expresses it, Il was born to the
trade" At the spindles and Ions
since thirtoeen, she soon acquired a
hardy outlook on existence and rich
vocabulary of American slang which
her parents only partly understood
but greatly admired. That Elsie, she
was some girl! So the boys thought.
too. When not at work, Elsie joined
with the others her age in having
some fun, meanwhile scheming how
to get the clothes she wanted out of
her meagre wages.
Once in Fall River there had been
talk of a union for higher wages,
and the youngsters had all been for
joining up, until they found that
United Textile guy had pocketed the
dues and disappeared overnight. ITO
hell with him and the union too"
said Elsie and the others agreed
mo suckers gonna live off our. hard
earned dough-
When she was nineteen Elsie mar
ried a young railroad mechanic, by
the name of Herbert Jameson. Wait
a while, her mother begged her, you're
too young to start out, and get
saddled with kids and all. Elsie
laughed. Too young? Why, hadn't
she been earning her way for over
six years. Herb had a pretty good
job, they'd get along swell. His wife,
he told her, wouldn't have to work
in any mill, she could stay home and
keep house for him. They would get
Ford and on Sundays go out into
the country. This was in 1928, the
year of the Passaic strike.
Elsie took her first vacation and
Herb spent his free hours tinkerine
with the secondhand Lizzie. All
worked as they had planned for a
few months. Then Elsie found she
was going to have a baby and things
at the repair shops in Providenc,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
ELSIE>> A Story from Lite

where her husband worked began to
go all wrong.
Those damn supers," he told
Elsie, "are turning off every fourth
man and making the other three do
his job. Gosh, kid, was one of the
last on; it may be my turn next"
BY the time Gertie, the little girl,
was a year old. Elsie was back at
the looms. She paid neighbor a
quarter each morning to look after
the child Herbert's work was now
SO irregular that:
Maybe" he worried, I'll have to
go to Detroit or some other burg to
get regular job
Rumors about attwenty per cent
wage cut were circulating in Paw
tucket mills when the New Bedford
strike broke. Elsie read the news
each day in the paper.
Gee, Herb, a good union is what
we need"
LILY dllO lllu OilC, llC lOiu llCi {,
the A. F. of L. is a lousy bunch"
You said it. boy. But this here is
sure swell strike, Guess the reds
are mixed up in it or something"
When the wage cut was reduced by
half and the other Rhode Island COM
panies withdrew their plans of a cut,
for the first time since that U.T.W
fellow in Fall River had made off
with the treasury, Elsie did some real
thinking.
After the stock market crash Herb
was laid off altogether. So the old
Lizzie was packed tight with all the
household belongings that they
couldn't sell but could crowd in, and
the Jameson family set out for Ford's
home town. Here Herb found a two
day-a-week job, but Elsie had no luck
at all. There amt no mills in this
old auto burg" she complained. After
several weeks of vainly trying to
stretch two days pay to cover a
weeks needs, and the last of twenty
bucks they got for the car was gone,
she decided.
I'm going back to Pawtucket where
my folks are and find job there"
But Elsie" he protested, sit means
our breaking up! You know there's
nothing in my line there"
well, we sure can't go on like
this. The kids half-starved. Any
ways, it's just till things pick up"
Once back in Pawtucket, she final
ly located a part-time job, weaving
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
NEXT WEEK

Gan American Seaman In a
Soviet Hospital" another INSTALL
ment Of "The Holy Bed-bug," H.
Illustrated by Sievan, MincSich's
long promised review OF what the
miners call Tony's bible, Labor
and CoaP' by Anna Rochester;
Reforming Red Builder" by
Benice Michaelson; more Hap jing-
les with drawings by Chopper;
drawings by Quirt and Lozowick,
and other features
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
A Lesson InEcOnOmics

Have pity on me- the man cried;
: Twas all had, and / have tried
Se-hafd te-earn and save. because
My children need some winter
clothes;
The. house isscold, my wife is i'll.
Say..how.do you feel this wintry
chill?"
Thr. thug began to sob. ooh, shucksA
You'll break my heart; take bach
1.-two bucks.
Im.as good-ss John D. any day."
The bandit said and went his way
The. Victim. stood there Supplied
But, later. AS he homewards hied,
He--saw it.,in the proper light.
And cried, by golly, he's all right
q wonder. il my guest, at that.
Did see what was driving at?)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
They t1Debort
Communism
French Worker Recently Deported From the
u S., Sends Message toAmerican Workers

lfeved by books, papers and moneys
sen6 regularly by the l. L. D. Without
such relief the conditions of class war
prisoners would be worse hell than
II is rH"'
AS soon as 1 arrived in France,
was taken care of by the Secours
Rouge International. The solidarity
of the international working class is
not an empty word, but reality.
Now / am back in France and glad
to be back in the ranks Of the revo-
lufionary movement.
Here, as in free America" the
bourgeois democracy dropped its
mask and do in the open what few
years ago we're doing in secret. The
Jafls are packed with revolutionary
sailors, soldiers, and workers.
1.-The american bosses succeeded
i'm departing communist worker
but they, will not and can not de-
l--port Communism from the United
+ States. The Communist Party of
the u. S. A. is there to stay and
conduct "a fight to the finish, until
the overthrow of this darn system
of exploitation based upon the de-
mocracy of the clubs, jaiIs, depor-
IONS. and electric chair.
/ From This side of the ocean call
to the working masses of both sides
the Atlantic to free the hundreds of
UPS. political prisoners who, as our
comrades"of the Imperial Valley and
the. south are slowly murdered in
their bastiles.
Long live the G. p. U. S. A.!
Long liye the International Worker
Solidarity, and the World Revolution!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
BY LEON MABILE
Ivy-on-the-Seine, February gath
(By Mail

ny MaliJ
THE workers of this city elected a
Communist administration from,
mayor down. In the year that COM
munist workers have controlled the
city administration, many changes for
the benefit of the toiling population
have been made.
Ivy-on- Seine is city of ap-
proximately $4,000 people, mainly in
dustrial workers. At the present time
close to 500 are unemployed and 1900
work part time.
The unemployed workers, organized
In their unemployed council, have
their headquarters in the city hall,
just next door to Comrade Marane,
mayor of the city. About two months
ago the city opened a public food de-
pot and restaurant, which is not Civ
ing charity but what the workers have
the right to demand. For instance,
the unemployed have two meals a
day that they eat in the restaurant;
or, if they have families they receive
provisions to take home. They re-
ceive one portion for each member of
the family and workers children re-
ceive one free meal a day in school.
To show you that the unemployed do
not have to line up two hours for
bowl of dish water, will give you
the menu of today.
For lunch: mashed potatoes, roast
leg of lamb.
For supper, vegetable soup with
bread, stewed carrots.
The food is well prepared by the
unemployed themselves and the por-
tions are big enough for man. The
unemployed also receive seven and a
half francs a day. The municipality
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28

"a True Story From BuffaIo.)

"a True Story From Buffalo.)
While talking about charity,
My next door neighbor said to me (:
1.-THE Rockefellers are all right
A million dollars That is quite
A lot of money, don't you see,
To give away for charity"
Eyes, see," said l, noble deed"
ard quite compliantly agreed
Twas better that / acquiesced--
You see, my neighhor was my guest
But, then told him what saw
In the papers, two, three days ago:
One evening, SO the story ran.
A thug held up workinfman.
And robbed him Of his weekly pay,
In sort of a matter OF fact way;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28

AFTER nearly eight months in Jail,
n the American bosses succeeded in
deporting me back to France. On
the night of February End, 1 was
taken away from the Malone County
Jail by the immigration authorities
and rushed into a train bound for
New York City.
The whole night 1 was watched as
a dangerous crininal-of course for
the capitalist class, worker who re-
fuses to starve in silence is more dan
gerous than a gangster or racketeer,
who after all can even be found in
the United States Capitol or City
Hall of New York City. Feet and
hands chained ] was rushed from
the train around midnight and aboard
the steamer "De Grasse," just few
minutes before sailing time Even on
board I was locked up in the cabin
until three miles at sea. I did not
have a chance to give a last look at
that stature-oh, irony!-of Liberty!
I expected to be picked up by the
French authorities La Havre, but due
to the past work of the L L. D. and
Secour Rouge (French Red Aid, !
was released after a series of ques-
tons.
want to express my deep appre-
citation of the defense and relief work
done on my case, rather my cases
My condition in Jail was much re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28

BY LEON MABiLLE
This worker was recently dep0rted
for his Communist beliefs and ac-
tivities in the working class move
ment here-EDITOR.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28

Fight lynching. Fight deporta-
ton Of foreign born. Elect dele
gates to your city conference f0
protection OF foreign born
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11

/ at the bottom, unless he accepted
Republican offers to take a higher
I place. This he refuses to do as it,
would diSplaee some other veteran.
And he says he can not begin at the
bottom again at this stage of the
game. tt is for new members, not
him, to do the menial work assigned
/ to the beginner. He still has his
pride.
And he holds his head up. He
gave himself the title of member
at-large.' He explains that he
holds a rowing commission. Re-
publican leaders have assigned him
to the steering committee, a group
which is supposed to have some say
about legislation, but which does
not have much power. 1t is more
an advisory committee. The lead
ers and the rules committee hold
the real power in the house.
Il was as a member at large"
from the state of Connecticut that
TilSCn first came to congress. He
has served in the house 20 years.
Gradually he worked his way to the
top. He did yeoman work during
the World war on the military af-
fairs committee He himself. had
seen service. both in the Spanish
American war and the Mexican
border disturbance of 1916. It was
in the latter service that he earned
the title of colonel"
Prior to becoming leader, Tilson
was a member Of the ways and
means committee, the tax and tar
if body.
As leader, he went to and from
the capital and the White House.
When his tall figure was seen en-
tering the executive Offices, the
newspapermen there knew some
thing was up. Back to the capitol
he went to carry cut the admins
tration's orders
He stood by the administration.
When other party leaders deserted
President Hoover on drought relief
and the bonus, there stood Tilson.
He was defeated on the drought re-
lief issue and overwhelmed on the
bonus.
He was leader without followers.
Some observers attribute his re-
cent defeat to his too blind loyalty
to the White House. But. shorn of
his power, Tilson again stood
Squarely behind the President when
the chief executive was subjected to
bitter attack in the opening house
debate on the annual message. And
Tilson heard a Democrat, Rep
Bankhead, Alabama, describe his
loyalty to the White House with the
addendum:
And what reward has he been
given for following your President?"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM HEBER

Gillispie, Mrs. Ted Fetters, William
Pike all of Calexico. visited at the
home Of Mrs. T. Hall Of Westmor-
land.
George McCuen of Pasadena. has
returned to Heber. McCuen intends
to remain here through lettuce sea-
son.
Mrs. Earl Maddox and Mrs. Ezell
Russell of Ell Centro were visitor,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]
Briggs Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Gavin were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Fleming Sunday
Mrs. Denham spent the week end
in El Centro at her sons home, Coy
Denham.
William Pike of Newton. Kansas
arrived on a visit to his sisters, Mrs
irwin Stooksberry and Mrs. Sam
Coleman of Calexico Mrs. Stocks
berry had not seen her brother Cor
Is years.
The Misses Francis and Jennie
Bovee entertained a few friends at
their home Saturday evening.
Games were played and songs were
sung, later refreshments were
served. Those present were Miss
Marie Hodges, William Gray, Carl
Bacon, Burt Bovee and John Bovee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Peters and
daughter Shirley returned to Heber
Thursday after spending the sum-
mer and fall in Salinas. They are
located in one of the Jones cottages.
Leonard Young spent Sunday
with Burt Bovee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denzel Porter gave
an old fashioned dance at their
home Wednesday night. A large
crowd attended.
The Bovee family spent Thanks
giving evening with the Rice fam
lily at New River where there was
a neighborhood gathering.
Slim Shrader arrived in Heber
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Harlow have
returned to Heber after an alb
sence of six or eight months ard
are visiting Mrs. Harlow's sister,
Mrs. William ,;ecil.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
DON'T
Quote Me-

WASHINGTON. Dec. l.. - Meet
the member at large" of the house
of Representatives - Mr.. John o.
Tilson of Connecticut.
Politics has played him one of its
cruel tricks. He rose nearly to the
top of the ladder. For six years he
was his party's leader in the house
of representatives. A few days ago
he was hurled, literally. to the bot
tom again when he was defeated
for the Republican place of honor
by Rep. Bertrand H. Smell. stockY,
phelgmatic, but very astute New
Yorker.
Smell is now minority floor leader.
having been defeated for speaker
by the Texas Democrat. Rep John
N. Garner.
And the tall, courtly gentleman
from Connecticut, who was born
and raised in the rugged RepubH-
can hill country of Tennessee, IS
figuratively nothing.
To the sentimental. he is lonely
sort of figure these days.
He gave up all his committee
assignments when he was elected
leader six years ago. II he went
on any committees now 1t would be
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11

i'll last'week, is now almost fully re-
covered and able to be up.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Wagner who arrived Monday eve
ming were Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wag-
oner. their children, Of Huntington
Beach, Bill Wagner and Othel
Wells, from Puente.
A minor catastrophe occurred on
the F.. w. Paine ranch, Monday
evening, when. while attempting to
put pipe through the canal bank
the water broke through flooding
the corrals. garages, barn and other
small buildings. Although the
water reached the house it only
damaged things stored beneath it.
The greatest damage was the ruin
ing of a small tomato garden.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
DIR. Hurst Opens
His Own Office

DR.. Goble Hurst, for several
months associated with DR.. r. l..
Palmer as a chiropractor, has OPEN
ed his own office in the Press build
ing, 625 State street, occupying the
quarters formerly used by DR.. Pal
mer.
DR.. Hurst is an El Centre boy,
having been graduated from the 10
cal grammar and high schools.
While attending Central Union he
was the star pitcher on the base
ball team, also playing on the foot
ball and basketball teams.
He is a graduate of the Los An
geles Chiropractic College and prac-
ticed on the coast before coming to
Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
NEWS OF WCABE DISTRICT

guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. j. De-
lozier, in Ell Centro.
Misses Doris Moline, Cathleen
Wagner and Mary Frances Hoppin
attended the play given by the
senior class at the FL Centro high
school, Friday night. Afterwards,
Miss Wagner was the house guest
of Miss Moline.
After school on Friday evening
Misses Majken Molina, Masako
Yukawa. Mildred Paine and Bessie
Damron, from El Centro, enjoyed
a long horseback ride.
Recent dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bezdecheck were Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Forester and their
children, Dolly and Dicky.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greenlee
and their children, William. Jr.,
Lois and Dorothy, who recently
moved into this district, are now
moving away again, back to I'M
perial. where they lived before.
However, Greenlee will still work as
zanjero here and his eldest daugh-
ter will continue at the FL Centre
high school
Miss Georgia Eta Townsend
spent Friday night visiting her
friend, Miss Bernice GoSS.
At a special meeting, the mem
berS of the McCabe home depart
ment assembled at Mrs. james A.
ForreSters residence on Thursday,
4; December 3, to discuss the making
of pastries. In demonstration, two
kinds of pies we're made during the
meeting At the next meeting,
which will be q regular one held at
the home of Mrs. Elmer FORESTER,
On Thursday. December 10, more
demonstration and discussion OF
great practical use to the members
will again take place. This time it
will be in regard to candied grape
fruit peel. of interest to every one
since candies are now being pre-
pared for the Christmas holidays
After the meeting this week there
will be no other until the second
Thursday in January. The women
who attended the all-day affair
were Mesdames John Frohly. John
Goss, Fred Veliquette, Cecilia Hall
Frank w, Riddles, S A. Grimes
Joe A. Wilson. r. c. Walker, L. II
Baker, Frank Q. Rosenbaum, G. e
Daley, E. C, Brooks, Evan T
Hewes, Charles Hackleman, Ear
Northrup, Elmer Forester and
James A. FORESTER.
The teachers and students oi
Silesbee school are now planning
and practicing their program with
Christmas as the theme, which will
be given on Thursday night. De-
cember IT, at the Schoolhouse. The
upper grades have been preparing
a pageant, among other numbers
for the evenings entertainment
The program promises to be good
one and all Silsbee residents are
invited to attend.
Guests for dinner Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. John p. Wagner were
Misses Mildred. Dorothy and Caro-
line Paine,I and Mrs. Sarah Wag-
oner.
Monday, Miss Marguerite For
roster visited her friend Miss Anne
Prefer, a newcomer in this district
Misses Mary and Eunice Sprinkle
with Crawford Cordell and Ted
Gallian from El Centre, drove UP
to Laguna, December 6, where they
enjoyed the snow.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Merit
Cox on Sunday afternoon were Mr.
and Mrs Brooks and their child
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges, from e
Centre.
Callers on Mr. and Mrs. JAY
Steele on the afternoon of Decem-
Der 6 were Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Johnston of Ell Centro.
Mrs. S. A. Grimes, who was quite
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
LOANS FAMOUS PORTRAIT

DETROIT. - UP - Alexander
Hamilton, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
great-great-grandson and name
sake of the first secretary of the
treasury, has loaned small por-
trait of his famous ancestor to the
Detroit Institute of Arts. The por-
trait, ascribed to Gilbert Stuart.
measures 20 inches in length. 1t
has been in the Hamilton family
for $50 years, its present owner said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
DETROIT JURIST MISSES DEER

DETROIT.-UP)-It just wasn't
decreed for Judge Ira w. jayne. of
Detroit, to bag his deer this season.
For days the judge tramped north
ern Michigan woods in vain. Then,
returning home, he drove his auto
mobile into a deer crossing the road.
The animal was unhurt, however,
and vanished before the startled
jurist could fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11

The state agricultural commits
sioners met in Sacramento Decem-
her /, and next day the farmers
meeting convened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

and Mrs. Huff are living at lS Oak
street
Mrs. Kate Fewell and Miss Vivian
Mcdonald are back from q visit to
friends in Harpers Ferry.
The marriage of Miss Charlotte Inez
Booth, daughter Of Mrs. Margaret
Booth, to Mr.. James Wilson Giait1s2
took place Saturday afternoon, Febru-
airy z, at the home Of the brides
mother. Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church, ofilciated.
The bride wore her travelling costume OF
blue crepe with hat to match and q
shoulder bouquet of pink rosebuds. Miss
Elsie Edwards of Rectortown. Md, wc@
maid of honor and Mr.. Harmon Francis
was best man for Mr.. GLADDEN.. Fol-
lowing the ceremony there was an in
formal reception and later Mr.. and
Mrs. GLADDEN. left to spend their honey
moon in the South.
Mr.. Frank Williams Of HargrAve
Military Academy in Chatham, Va,
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Williams.
Mrs. Joshua Fletcher of Warrenton Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Bryant on Oronoco street.
Miss Elizabeth Cation arrived home
last week after spending several months
with relatives in Paris, France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Keys and their
niece, Mrs. Alma Keys, have gone to
Miami, Fla, to spend several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Tyree of Rich
mond spent the past week with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. R. AShburn.
Rev. Noel j. Allen and Mr.. Paul Allen
are at home after visit to relatives in
Mathews County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard G. Marshall
are spending two weeks with relatives
in New York City.
Mr.. Robert s. Jones and Mr.. Clyde