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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
ARK. MINERS FOR
THE RELIEF BILL
Many Acciden is in
Arkansas Mines

Gentlemen
The situation in the coal mines
here is very bad, To save expenses
of making their mines reasonably
safe, the local operators MAIN and
murder the employees with unusual
frequency.
Lesser evils are numerous: Workers
are obliged to report for work at
every opportunity on pain of losing
their jobs if not present, while for
the most part there is no work. Ma
chine runners and helpers who work
at night, must report for work in
afternoon, and then frequently
wait four or five hours without pay,
Of course) before starting to work.
Wash-house and sanitary facilities
are entirely inadequate.
The Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill is signed by everybody
can reach. With more blanks and
time, $500 signatures could be gotten
here. Enclosed find a list filled up.
An Agricultural Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
20 Cents an Hour
At Hard Lock Co.
Detroit, Mich.

A%NkAOASJ 114AN4A.
Daily WORKER
Thought perhaps you would be in
terested in the following: The Hard
Lock Mfg. Co., is hiring men to run
machines to make their locks for a
measly low rate of 20 cents per hour
and making them work nights and
Sundays for the same amount.
This same company had a large
order of locks for the U. S. Navy
last summer and only paid 30 cents
an hour at that time on government
work.
A man is compelled to work on Sun
day for 20 cents or else be fired. This
is not heresy but the truth which I
can back up with others than myself.
--R. E. Bowen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Oakland Bosses Use
Up All @Relief" Fund
Unemployed Councils
Grow and Fight
Oakland, Calf.

Worcorr:-
The census supervisor of San Fran
cisco admits 10000 unemployed
(there are actually over $4,000, but
the Frisco papers do not print this
admission Meanwhile the Citizens
Committee" Chg bankers and mer-
chants) because their 100000 fund
robbed from the workers has all gone,
for rat graft for contractors and three
days of work for couple of hum
dred workers, are In a lather. They
are afraid of trouble If they try to
rob again the workers with Jobs for
their fake relief.
In Oakland, the city "Unemploy-
ment Committee" is going out of bus
mess and the Chamber of Commerce
and the city officials, who we're be-
hind it, admit they have no funds
because the bosses of Oakland are
also afraid to take more money from
the pay Of the employed workers for
this fake relief. The Committee sums
ZIP its work as this:
A census of unemployed in Oakland
(when they got to 10000 over a
month ago they stopped counting,
and nothing has been announced
since).
Aiding a soup line, and charity
basket at Christmas.
But the Councils Of the Unem-
ployed and their activities are grow
ing fast, and we will follow the ex-
ample of the workers in Van Dyke,
Mich, and Oklahoma City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
WORKERS READY
TO FIGHT FISH
Boss Institutions Are
Against Workers
Philadelphia, Pa.


Dear WORKER
Emperor Ham Fish" in his report
to congress about the Communist
propaganda in this country proposes
Jail and death for the American born
workers who don't believe in the sac
redness and sohdness of the capital
list institutions and deportations of
the foreign born workers.
! am a foreign born worker who
spent the best years of my life in
this country producing wealth for the
rich but myself on the verge of star
walton today. Ham Fish and his gang
cannot scare us workers, native and
foreign born with his investigations
and reports to congress.
We foreign born and native workers
will fight side by side for our rights
until we drive all fishes like Ham Fish
into the depths Of the ocean.
-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

our names, ages, where from and how
long in the states and dozens of other
questions. Then we were finally Civ
en- little boxes of food loaves of
bread. ! pound of coffee, 2 pounds of
sugar, l can of milk. S pounds of
flour, a little bag of potatoes and
beans, one head of cabbage and q
bunch of half-rotten vegetables.
When we asked how soon we can
come back for some more, they said
we are afraid you will not get any,
more, for we have to help the local
needy. and the people in town don't
get help more than once.
We have managed to get some
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Demonstrate
Against Sallies

OAKLAND, Cal.-Last Friday the
Oakland Council Of the Unemployed
held demonstration in the slop hall
at Sallies' against the rotten food.
Half the workers in the place walked
out with the Council members. The
manager one of those devout and holy
DANES, called the police to arrest the
leaders, but the police were backed
to the wall by the workers. Nobody
was arrested. Tile Salvation Army
Is less popular with the starving
workers than ever now.
Six young workers. good fighters,
Joined the Council as result of the
demonstration Ut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
JoBLEss WORK OFF FINES

AUSTIN, Tex, - The house COM
mittee on criminal jurisprudence has
voted for bill which says that pris-
oners who are unable to pay fines
should be hired to individuals or
work on the county roads. Talk about
convict labor in the Workers Fa-.
therland. Here. they not only Jail
workers for not having jobs, but force
them to work for nothing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

of the great unemployment and in'
their unsatisfiable thirst for profit
were not satisfied with the 10 per
cent wage-cut. Mr.. Lupio, the owner
of the Lodi factory, announced the
increase Of working hours from 48
to so hours week, at the same time
raising the possibility of another 10
per cent wage-eut.
The Workers Strike.
When the announcement reached
the workers, the dissatisfaction broke
into action. They organized a shop
committee consisting of workers
Greenwald, Angelo, Joe and another
worker-who presented the demands
of the workers. The boss rejected
them and the workers struck. The
police were modified within half an
hour. However, the strikers senti-
ment was not influenced by the mob
ilization Of the Lodi "cossacks." Their
determination was not broken.
AuC DOSS OcGS CCdEcus
When Lupio saw the determination
of the workers he was only in too
much of hurry to change his atti-
tide. He is man of very dirty
character, likes to act the Mussolini
stuff and thinks he is one of the
gods who should be worshipped. He
is a sort of a combination of a greedy
usurer and conceited "jackass," SO
the workers claim. When the work
ers committee presented the demands
previous to the strike, Lupio yelled
at them: Get the hell out of here
if you don't like it." But he got off
the high-horse just as soon as he
saw that the workers we're organized
and ready to fight back. He re-
treated and withdrew the increase in
working hours.
Victory:
Although their victory is not COM
plete, nevertheless it is victory Due
to their organizeds effort they made
the company retreat, withdraw the
increase of labor-hours and gained a
wage increase of 5 per cent for all
the workers, or a 10 per cent in
crease for those who produce GER
tain minimum It was left for the
workers to choose either of the two
proposals. And they gained also the
recognition of the workers commit
tee.
Organization Is Workers Power.
One of the most important aspects
of this strike-action is the lessons
which it held in store for these Lodi
workers. They have learned that in
organization lies the power of the
workers, and only through organiza-
ton and fight can they better their
condition, for If they are not or
ganized and ready to fight the boss
will worsen their plight and drag
them to his feet just as often as he
pleases.
Further organization steps are
taken, and If they join the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union
their strength will be so much more,
for only as members of real fight
ing union can they really succeed.
OF course, the boss will blow the
alarm and call these workers reds,
"troublemakers," Communists, and
what not. But Mr.. Lupio will be sur
prised,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

BUTTONWILLOW, Calif.--Inclosed
find pay slip for 80 cents. which
means whole days hard work pick
ing cotton. We can get rid of these
so-called pay checks In the company
store, where high prices are charged
for groceries. If you care to collect
that 30 cents for DIV" you are well
come, but we wish you would print
a reproduction in the Daily for the
benefit Of other workers, so they
could see what wages we get in CAL
ifornia.
This is called the land of sunshine,
oranges and roses--but for whom?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

Spy System
The espionage system is such that
if we only dare to open our mouths,
we are Immediately fired without
stating cause. Girls are doing mems
work, some Of them are mothers who
have babies at home and they have
got to slave for a few cents an hour
to feed them.
We are about ATS workers, men
and women, in this shop; out of this
about 125 are paid to be slave driv-
ers and spies on us.
Since the time we were organized
by the yellow union in 1919 the work
ers have been too discouraged to open
their mouths on account of the spy
syste mthe bosses organized.
I would like to see the DAILY
Worker take an interest in exposing
these conditions and perhaps the
workers could be aroused to the ne
cessity of organizing with the real
workers union.
j. S.
We would welcome more worker
correspondence from the Armour
workers. Orders for bundle of the
Daily should accompany such cor
respondence so that all workers in
the plant may read the letters sent
in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
lERS MILITANCY RISES AS BOSS ATTACKS GROW DAILY
WORCORR
BRIEFS
Chicago Worker
Deposit0rs Lose
Chicago, Ill.

CEncago, Ill.
Daily WORKER
The poor depositors Of the Law
renee Street National Bank after six
weeks of patient waiting have no
satisfaction in regard to their saw
ings. 1t is extremely doubtful if they
will ever get a cent Of their hard
earned money back!
The holders of so-called safe de-
post boxes in the customers vaults
were allowed to examine the few
boxes not broken into and looted and
allowed to take what they had left.
However there were only 400 boxes
intact out of a total of 1000. The
loss of the box holders is now esti-
mated to be over 100000 tho the
check is not completed. CIR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Close Down
On Even Charity
Detroit, Mich.

Dear Conlrades:--
Following the cheat of other cities
OF the States, Detroit is going to stop
the welfare relief to its unemployed.
So decreed the city county last night.
They too are going to forward loans
to the worthy only, which one must
repay after one gets back to work.
Here, comrades is something, that
should awake the dead in his grave
and make him turn over. That's a
slap to the unfortunate ones in the
race. Ifs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
100000 JOBLESS OIL WORKERS
IN TEXAS.

WASHINGTON. D. CT. F. Hun
ter Of Wichita Falls, Tex, estimated
In the S5enate Committee on Com
merce that there were 100000 I'M
employee oil workers in the Texas oil
fields He claims that the average
wage o. these workers is Sc q day
and tho the wage loss in Texas In
one veal Is more than $2Oo00o,o0o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Lodi, N. j. Coat Workers Strike Makes
Boss Back Down on His Wage Cut Plan
Should Join Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union to Strengthen Their Shop
(By a Worker Correspondent

LODI, N. Injecting workers of Lodi New Jersey,
have learned about the following strike action which although
occurring about two weeks ago. is worth while recording
for it truly reflects the fighting mood of the workers and also
the possibilities of organization.
The Portfolio Coat Manufacturing Company is part of big
company In the Lodi factory there about hundred
workers employed under opeshop conditions The workers
suffered attack after another There cut of
per time ago. but the BOSSES taking advantage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Bad Conditions
i'm Maryland
Mt. Lake, Md.

WorcorFs:--
Conditions here is much worse than
past fall Everything is shut down.
The farmers have equally as bad
conditions from the fact that there
is no market for their products. They
are even using the billhoards to ad-
yertise the farmers conditions urging
the people to buy the farmers pro-
duce to help him out. The people
cannot do this for they have no
money. Speed the day when we shall
have control of this country. We will
see the workers and poor farmers are
protected. -J.B.G,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

things by helping ourselves at night,
but the places we helped ourselves
from are being watched now, so that
the next thing to do is to get all
the workers on the ranch organized
and get to the company stores and
get what rightfully belong to us. No
one Will stand by with folded hands
and look upon our children starving
TO death. We will organize and all
together will struggle for better con-
dltlons-men and women, young and
old--together.
WOMEN COTTON P1cKERs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
MULCT THEN LAY
OFF CHI. WORKERS
Adding Machine Young
Worker Is Militant

Chicago, Ill.
Editor of the Daily Worker:
I am writing this letter than I am
an unemployed slave also and am on
ly nineteen years of age At one time
could get job anywhere but try
and get one now.
/ have been working in the adding
machine factory and while I vas
working there the bosses wanted US
to join the insurance for safety first
which of course was a trick to get
our money, We joined the insurance
and paid about three dollars Of our
money into it and in short time we
were laid off, and of course we lost
our money.
Young Workers Must Fight.
Us young workers instead of going
to the baseball games and joining the
navy and the National Guards we
should all get together and join the
Young Communist League and help
W SSGdplASu III ILLS 1dIlu VI J4S1iJY
workers and farmers government
just like in Russia.
The way things look think we are
going to have another world war and
if we do what we young workers
should do is retreat on the big fat
stiffs and not fight our comrades
who never did us any harm.
j A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Sees Sharper Struggles in
the Illinois Mine Fields
AS Conditions Get Worse
Mines Are Not Running One Fourth Time"
Miner Writes DAILY"
Join the Mine, Oil and Smelter Workers. In
dustrial Union for Struggle!
Daily Worker:

Daily Worker:
Hard times bad that it is hell And we who
class conscious know that in another months time we
times miserable than ever before.
positive that before election time will hear of
sharp struggles look any day some hungry person to
out and do something desperate In the last
era people to and told that they hungry
try to get them to organize and fight for relief they
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Jersey City, N. J. Armour
Workers Driven Hard at
Bare Existence Wages
Bosses Have Espionage System to Keep the
Workers From Organizing Selves
Make Girls Do Mems Work; Conditions Are
Not Healthy for Workers
Jersey City, N. j.
The Daily Worker:

The Daily Worker:
often the Daily Worker about the terrible conditions existing
in various shops throughout the but
ditons Amos City Well don't of them
win tell you things.
First the exist the conditions
deporable unhealthy.
the paid profits
BOSSES we get paid a starving wage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
rs Years Old
And a Fighter
National Military Home.

National Military Home.
Kansas City, Mo
Am about to be thrown out of here.
Mostly framed up I think. Radical
activities. If SO I am ready to go
out in, public and help organize at
the age of rs years. AS soon as I
can get travelling and board paid and
can clothe myself I'll go out. Give
them hell all around.
ii. X, Company 10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
1000 LAID OFF IN READING

READING, Pa.--One thousand
more workers were laid off by the
Reading Iron Co., when new speed
up machinery was installed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
PHILADELPHIA JoBLEss GROW.

Wages in the Philadelphia area
dropped another six per cent in De-
cember, as compared with November.
Milford chronicle., 1931-06-26
$9OyOOOOO-$1OO,OOO.O
SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE
JAIL CONSTRUCTION BONDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
Frank w Lawson. Clerk of the Peace
of Sussex County, at Georsetown' DEL
aware, until twelve o'clock noon on July
21st. 1881, for the purchase OF from
$50. 10000 to 500. 100000 of Sussex Coun-
ty Jail Construction Bonds.
Said bonds will bear date September
[. 1881, will be of the denomination OF
100000 and will bear interest at the
rate of four and one-half per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually en-
the first day of September and March
i'm each year.
Ten of said bonds will mature on the
first day of September. 1896, and ten
will mature on the first day of Septem-
her i'm each year thereafter up to and
including the year 1945 If one hun
dred of said bonds are sold, otherwise
up to and including September l, 1914.
Said bonds, both principal and inter-
est will be payable at the Farmers
Bank of the State of Delaware, at
Georgetown, Delaware. i'm gold coin of
the United States of America, and will
be exempt from State. County, inuni-
cipal or other taxation in the State of
Delaware.
w. Lawson. Clerk of the Peace of Sus-
sex County, Georgetown, Delaware.
Bids will he received for the whole or
any part of the issue and must be ac-
companied by a certified check for five
per cent OF the amount OF the Dld pay
able to the Receiver of Taxes and
County Treasurer of Sussex County.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
The bonds are issued under the au-
thority of an Act of the General As
sembly of the State of Delaware en-
titled, AN Act authorizing the Levy
Court of Sussex County to borrow on
the credit of the County a sum of mon
ey not exceeding One Hundred Thous-
and Dollars for the purpose of building
a Jail for said County, or to provide
for the alteration and repair of the
existing Jail of said County" approved
by the Governor February rs, 1881.
FRANK w. LAWSON.
Clerk of the Peace of
Sussex County. Delaware.
Daniel j. Layton,
Attorney for Levy Court.
Sussex County. Delaware. 526-St
Milford chronicle., 1931-06-26
NOTICE

The Kent and Sussex Building
and Loan Association will hold its
annual stockholders meeting on the
evening of July 9Th, 1881, at 1880
o'clock in the evening at its Office in
the Milford Trust Company Building
for the purpose of electing four Di-
rectors for a period of three years
and to transact any other business
that may come before the meeting.
Also notice is given the public
that shares of stock can be secured
in the new series now open and
available to all who wish to sub
scribe. For further information see
any of the Directors or inquire at
the Office
LOUDER N. HEARN, President
Attest: I. A. Kirby, Secretary.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-06-26
MILLSBoRo SCHOOL
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Public notice is hereby given
that the State School Building
Commission for the Millsboro District,
at II A. NJ. eastern Standard Time)
Friday, July 10, 1881. in the Supreme
Court Room. State House, Dover. Del
aware will receive and open sealed pro-
posals from pre-qualified bidders Tor
furnishing labor and materials to erect
and complete alterations and additions
to the present school building located
i'm Millsboro, County of Sussex, State OF
Delaware.
The work for which bids or propos-
ais are hereby invited will consist Of
additions constructed of brick, concrete
and timber, Stag and slate roof con-
stFuction. The addition on the East
wing will consist of four class rooms,
corridors, stairs, store rooms, toilet and
locker rooms, while the West wing ad-
dition will consist of four class rooms,
manual training room. lunch room, kit
chen, corridors, stairs, store rooms
toilet and locker rooms
Bids will be received for the erection
complete of the building under three
separate contracts.
1-E'or the general construction.
which includes all masonry. car
pentry, steel and iron, roofing,
painting and all work kindred
thereto.
2-For plumbing, heating and ven
tilating and all work kindred
thereto.
3-For electric work.
In the employment of labor, prefer
cnece shall be given to residents of the
State of Delaware.
The State School Building Commits
sion for the Millsboro District reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals
and to waive informalities at their dis
cretion. All bids shall hold good for
thirty days after formal opening OF
same
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
endorsed Proposal for Additions and
Alterations to Grade & High School,
Millsboro, Del" and addressed to the
State School Building Commission for
the Milsboro District. care of Dr. Fl.
" Holloway, State Superintendent oil
Public Instruction, Dover, Delaware.
No bid will be considered unless ac-
companied by certified check to the
order of the State School Building Com
mission for the Millsboro District. to
the amount of per cent of the amount
of the bid, binding the bidder to exc
cute the contract if awarded him. The
terms of the proposal with surety re-
quired are fixed by the specifications.
Copies of the plans, specifications and
forms will he on file i'm the
offices of the Delaware School founda-
tion, Room 4130 DUPONT Building, VIII
mington, Del, for the purpose of eX-
animation and estimating. Plans will be
issued only to those general contractors
who are on the pre- -qualified list eStaD-
lished by the State Board of Education.
There will be limited number of
copies of the plans and specifications.
which will be loaned to the prospective
bidders on deposit of a check to the
order of the Delaware School Founda-
tion i'm the amount of $2500 If plans
and specifications are returned the
check will be returned but should the
plans and specifications be not return
ed. the deposit may become forfeited.
By order of
STATE SCHOOL BUILDING COM
MISSION FOR THE MILLSBORO
DISTRICT,
1t George S. williams, Chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1931-06-26
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
TRANSPORTATION ,

Sealed proposals for supr;ying con-
Veyance and transporting school chll-
dren to and from school during the
school year 1931-1932 along the route
by the STATE BOARD OF EDuCA-
TION at its office. Dover, Delaware, un-
til One O'Clock p. NJ, Monday, July g.
1881, and at that place and time pub
licly opened.
Bids are asked for the following:
SUSSEX COUNTY
Route No. 55-Rabbits Ferry to Holly
Route No. 75-Forcst Park to Bridge
vile.
Bridgeville
Route No. 7S-Union to Bridgeville.
Route No. 79-Atlanta to BrIdgevilie.
Route No. SO-EllOtts to Delmar.
Route No. S1-AIuddy Neck to Lord
Baltimore.
Route No. 82-Cave Neck to Milton.
Route No. S3-Donovans to Milton.
More detailed descriptions of the
above routes may be seen at the Office
of the State Board of Education, Dover
Delaware; New Castle County Office,
Room M-27 County Building, Whining
ton, Delaware; Kent County Office,
Court House, Dover, Delaware; Sussex
County Office, Court House, George
town, Delaware.
Bids to be based upon the use of a
motor driven conveyance, equipped
with a school bus body of ample ca
pacity, glass enclosed. of type SINH
lar to the Hackney, Oxford. York or
Wayne. Body to be equipped with safe
manifold type heating device. or other
method of heating acceptable to State
Board of Education. In considering
equipment, bidders should figure ON
seating space of not less than an aver
age of 10 lneal inches for each child.
and the outside width measurement of
the body should not be less than 81
inches with two (2) lengthwise seats.
7G inches with three (S) lengthwise
seats, and SS inches with four (4.
lengthwise seats.
Bids must be made upon the blank
forms which may be had upon applica-
tion to the State Board of Education.
Dover, Delaware or they may ne OBJ
tanned from the County Offices named
above.
The right is reserved to reject any
OF all bids.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Dover Delaware
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