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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-26

The cook who really enjoys mixing
Ingredients as a painter does his col
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-26
Gingerbread.

Gingerbread.
IS cup fat der
"a cup sugar "a tsp. soda
l cup molasseS II tsp. salt
/ egg / tsp. ginger
wheat flour n tsp. cinnamon
tsp. baking pow l cup milk
Cream together the sugar and fat.
Add the molasses and beaten egg.
Sift together twice the dry ingred-
tents and add to the first mixture al
ternately with the milk. Bake in two
shallow pans in moderate oven $3.50
degrees F.) for 80 or 10 minutes. Serve
with cream cheese or whipped cream.
One cup of sour milk may be used
instead of the sweet milk. In that
case, use one scant teaspoon of soda
In place of the one-half teaspoon
now called for. and use only two tea
spoons of baking powder.
Cheese Filling for Gingerbread.
2neufc hateI or y tsp salt
cream cheeses Cream
1 cup chopped nuts
Mash the cheese and mix with It
enough cream to give it the consisten-
cy soft filling. Add the nuts and
salt, and mix WELL Split open a loaf
Of hot gingerbread, spread the cheese
mixture on the lower half replace the
upper part and press it down lightly.
Serve the gingerbread at once while
still hot.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-26

with few whole berries may be
spread over the cake if desired.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-06-26

both from the bureau of home econom-
les of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-15
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
French Worker Tells of Cousenon Co. Firing
Is Workers and Forcing so Wage Cut

hour-the most shameful is the shor-
tening of an old workers wages (2s
years in the firm) of francs per
hour-88 francs less in every week.
Such is the reward granted to the
workers who have used their lives
to increase the fortunes of their mas
tiers. A French Worcorr
Editorial Note: - The Franch
workers should like to hear from the
American workers about conditions
Of work, living conditions and the
struggles of the workers i'm America.
Organize a little group in your fac
tory. shop or neighborhood to write
to the workers In France. Have the
group sign the letter and send it
to the Workers Correspondence
Dept, Daily Worker, so E. 18th St.,
New York City, and we will forward
1t to a group Of French workers who
will read 1t at their group meeting
and answer you.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Paris, France
Daily Worker

Daily WORKER
Before 1914, the firm ''Couesnon,' .
musical instrument makers, was a
rather small business. But during the
war Mr.. Couesnon, Senior, as depu-
ty of Chateau-Thierry, and member
of the Commission Of the Arm, sue
ceeded in making a fortune.
\ After the war, this great patriot
IfelS tired and passed the job to his
son, Jean. The latter too was fam
Gus patriot, far behind the front, hat
ing the Huns and loving his country
as much as patriotism was filing his
pockets. However, the gentleman is a
radical socialist-but socialism now
a-days is such funny thing
Cut Wages Sous!
Under the pretense Of a crisis in
his trade and deficiency of one mil
lion francs, this great Frenchman,
now dealing under the name of
"Cousenon and Co., had no hesitation
TO enter in partnership with the Col
nmbia Gramaphone Co., Ltd, London
and the same of New York-Our bos-
ses are not internationalists, they
love their country and foreign money,
but are not so fond Of their own
countrymen--as start they sacked 16
workers out Of 200, and shortened the
xases ttons Is solls 10 Ia sNis. -ue
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13

Last weeks tables showed total circulation
of 81 AL and a solid circulation of 81 428 when
special orders of IS we're deducted. This weeks
tables show total circulation Of 3l,5o3 and with
temporary orders of 3l6 taken off, solid circu-
lation of 31,1S7 so that although tables indi-
cate a gain of g. there is really loss OF al
between this and last weeks net circulation.
District 4, Buffalo, has the outstanding gain
Of 1855 for the week, due to a special order OF
16s in Buffalo, which will be dropped In next
weeks tables. Dist 6, Cleveland, comes next
with an increase Of ss, following boost Of liz
in Cleveland and 80 In Steubcnvilic. Dist 1,
Boston, adds "A, following increases In Provi-
dence and Haverhill. Dist 10, Kansas City puts
on 43. Dist 8, Philadelphia, put on SO, helped
by an increase of 100 in Allentown, and despite
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13

(Which is animated WIN tne Red IN
ternational of Labor Unions, calls
for a united front of workers COM
mittees in shops and factories to OPP
pose the new labor code and to agi-
tate for the following demands
1, Social insurance against illness,
accidents and unemployed, to be adj
ministered by the workers and en-
ployes, and to be paid for by the in
terest now reserved for the external
debt and the railroad debt, in sddi-
ton to capital tax.
2, Two pesos 80 cents) day
minimum wage in all parts of the
country,
3, Pay for Sundays and holidays.
4, Ten days each six months "a
vacations, with pay.
5, Thirty days before and 80 days
after childbirth with pay for women
workers.
8. Effective protection for children
and women workers.
The Mexican T.U.UL. describes ens
United Front committee of the Mex
lean Federation of Labor CCroml, the
General Federation of Workers C.
G.T) and various independent unions
as a united front of leaders, com
posed of social fascists, which would
legaIze company unions, practically
outlaw strikes for better working con-
ditions, and dissolve unions OF fed
eral employees, the T. U. U. L. says
are 'grandeloquent and literary dis
courses by demagogs
The Mexican TUUL. held a dem
| onstration on May in Mexico City in
San Domingo Place. Hitherto police
have been breaking up such meet
ings. A demonstration of the Anti
Imperialist League held April IA, Pan
American Day, to protest against the
imperialist domination of Mexico by
Wall Street, was broken up and four
young members were arrested. They
are charged with ''ineiting to rebel
lion" AS strict legal procedure is not
followed in such cases, the four in
GLIDING two young women, are still
in Jail and their deportation to the
Tres Marias penal colony off the west
coast of Mexico is feared. Many
Communists have already been sent
there, and those of foreign birth de-
ported.
The Communist Party, the Interns-
tional Labor Defense and other work
ers' organizations are driven into il
| legality.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
ALA. BOSSES PLAN
BURN NEGRO FRID.
Another Legal Lynch
ing of a Worker

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 12.-
Alabama boss justice against whose
attempt to burn the nine innocent
Negro victims of the Scottsboro frame
up the entire working class of the
country is vigorously protesting, is
planning to carry through the cleo
trocution of another innocent Negro
worker this Friday.
Thomas Robertson, THE aged father
of the Robertson which was all wiped
out on the days of July 4 to 10, 1880,
by a white mob at Emelle, Ala, be-
cause Esau Robertson refused to pay
twice for a battery he had bought
from white Storekeeper is to be le-
gally lynched on Friday, unless the
governor commutes his sentence to
life Imprisonment.
When Esau Robertson was attacked
by the white storekeeper he defended
himself and beat up his attacker. The
storekeeper later gathered mob of
wealthy farmers and small business
men and attempted to string up the
young worker, His family joined in
his defense. Several were lynched.
The others escaped to the swamp. The
then governor of Alabama, Graves,
offered a reward of $500 for any of
the family, dead or alive"
The old man whom the Alabama
bosses are now preparing to legally
lynch this Friday had no part what
ever in the fight. But white boss SUI
premacy has to be upheld. So he was
quickly railroaded through to the
electric chair. The N.AA.C.P. leaders
who are now trying to sabotage the
defense of the nine Scottsboro boys
offered neither protest nor defense
against this outrage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13

writes; II want you to write right
back and let me know when l is
going to have my trial, please sir"
In prison the ruling class lets the
boy remain barefooted and with
hardly any clothes on his back. Why
clothe a niger" when he is going
to burn in few weeks. Andy writes
in his letter: ut amt but one thing
I need now that is shoes size 71-2."
The I. L. D. Immediately forwarded
the shoes to Andy.
!. L. d. Sends Aid.
The needs of this Negro child in
prison are little, and expressing him
self in working-c class simplicity he
closes the letter with: Il am getting
along alright now as long as 1 have
someone on my side But his and
the other boys parents are starving
and being Disseminated against on
the outside world by the MOSES be-
cause OF their implicit faith in the
International Labor Defense and re-
fusal to ally themselves with the
Negro and white politicians of Aala-
bama. The workers defense has,
out of its meager funds, extended
some help to the parents.
In reply to the boy in prison, Geo.
Maurer, assistant secretary for the
I. L. D.. wrote:
Dear Friend Roy:
eve were more, than happy TO
hear from you and know that you
4, are getting along so well, in spite
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
l4Year Old Roy Wright Sends Thanks From Jail
To Workers Organization Fighting Frame Up

of the fact that you are being kept
in Jail for something you did not
do.
Our lawyers, both in the South
and in New York. are working con-
stantiy to prepare your case for
re trial. The hearing for the other
boys in Kiiby will come up on May
20 and we expect yours will come
up shortly after that. Last Sunday
eight lawyers here in New York
worked all day on the papers for
the trial of Patterson and will do
the same for your case when it
comes up. We are all determined
that we will do everything possible
to free you.
I'VE wish you could see the solid
support of workers all over the
country, who are protesting the
vicious sentence that they gave
you. The whole working class is
helping TO fight your case and
those of your other friends and
comrades in Kilby.
THE shoes will be sent either
today or tomorrow"
Rush Money for the Defense.
The International Labor Defense
in fighting the cases of these Negro
workers, has already spent upward
of $1,000 on saving the lives of these
workers and thousands more will BIZ
needed. But the boys in prison anc
thet rfamilies on the outside are il
need of bread and clothes. A specia
fund has been established for thai
purpose and all workers and theil
Sympathizers are asked to mail theil
contributions Immediately to thu
Scottsboro Defense Fund Interna
tional Labor Defense, 80 f, 18th st.
Room 43O, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
OHIO CHURCHES IN Mass Hunger in West Penna.
SCOTTSBORO All D Mine Regions; Miners Fight

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-"One hun
dred and sixty-two families destitute.
An average of 325 under-nourished
children attend school in Tower Hill
No. l and No. 2, Thompson No. and
No. and Orient and Republic" The
children we're fed by welfare organ
iaations, meals costing only three
quarters OF a cent a child" Eating
these miserable meals children have
been seen putting bread into their
pockets at school luncheons to take
home to their parents. One family,
it was reported to the association,
ate a dog. Another family killed a
pet dog because the food it ate was
needed for the children" The well
fare organizations have exhausted
their sources and further relief will
be discontinued"
These are excerpts from a long
story in the capitalist press on the
conditions of the miners in Repub-
lie Section, where "all mines except
Republic have been idle for six
months TO a year" There are ID
mines in the section.
New Wage Cut In CoVerdale.
In the Covcrdale Mine of the
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Co. a
new wage-cut took place. The
bottom and the tippIe crews were
cut 50 cents a day and pick load
ers cents ton. The bottom and
tippIe crews must work as long as
the washer runs and II runs IL
hours a day. The company at
tempted to give the same cut 10
the miners In Mine No. 3. They
threatened with strike and the
wage-cut was withdrawn.
More Mines Shut Down.
The Rainey Coal Co. shut down its
Janlison Mine, near Perryopolis, en-
ploying over 100 miners. The mine
is shut down permanently. The H.
C. Prick Coal Co. also closed its mines
in this territory. Now the Washing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13

In Kilby Prison, Alabama, a 14-year
old Negro boy, victim of race and
class prejudice, is sitting in his little
cell on a narrow stool and with
pencil and paper on his knee writes
/ letter to the International Labor
Defense. The cell is dar kand the
;hild can hardly see the marks he
5 making on the paper. Beyond
.he iron bars a guard passes every
,ew minutes, watching the boy SO he
;ould not harm the cement floors
nd iron encircling him. Here Mig
,er," sings out the guard to the child.
The boy is Roy Wright and he is
me of the nine Negro workers
FAMED by the white ruling class Of
alabama and charged with rape" of
Two white prostitutes. Rape is
capital offense in Alabama If COM
mitted by Negro workers. A IA
year-old child, worker and child
of workers, hungry and barefooted In
search of work, beating his way on
a freight train is picked up by mob
of so sheriffs and charged with rspel
The boy is writing his letter to the
International Labor Defense, the or
ganization of Negro and white work
ers defending him, and heartily
thanks the workers defense for the
few dollars they send him to Jail so
he can buy the necessary things to
make life little more bearable, The
child writes:
ut gives me the greatest of all
pleasure to answer you all letter.
received it today and ! thank
you for the check you all send me.
And thank you all for the many
things you may do for me and will
do. l received the money Friday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Two More Galleries Close in Coaldale; 1000
Miners JObless

give real unemployment relief in
the form of unemployment insur-
ance to the unemployed miners and
their families. Organize an unem-
ployed council in your mining town.
The National Miners Union, Gil
Penn Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa, will give
the miners leadership in organizing
the councils Make canvass of
your neighborhood and list the
names of the starving families and
evictions. Demand Of your city
council that these families be fed
and allowed to stay in their homes.
Only by mass militant action Of the
miners and their families, however,
can this be accomplished.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13

and a new worker, a 17-year old boz
got 45 cents and promise of go
cents when he comes to know the
trade. 1t sure looks funny that the
bosses can not pay a living wage, but
they have got plenty to break a
strike. he A. F. of L. leadership
raised no hand against this.
Now on Starvation Wages.
7 am working on a large company
farm for starvation wages and with
rotten conditions. An organizer came
to our ranch and spoke to us with
the result that 1 and many others
have lined up and are lining up in
the A. w I. l.. as we can see that
there is only one way to kick the
bosses loose from the coin they have
robbed and are still robbing us Of
BY the way, I must mention that
the organizers we're chased out from
the camps by the boss and armed
guards were placed here alb once
But that orly makes us see the need
for a united front as the T. U. U. L
stands for. We must do away with
the rotten leadership which fills
their pockets at the expense of the
workers,
Every worker should join the t
U. U. L. and carry on with a real
militant fight for emancipation OF
our wage slaves and for workers
and farmers government.
BY American Workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Tells Pathetic Story of Being Kept in Rags and
Barefooted in Cold Prison Cell L D Sends
Shoes, Etc, Appeals for Funds

The reason I did not answer the
letter the boss did not give 1t to
me and / didn't know how tn an
swer ii"
The child, Roy. with hardly any
education, but with the true instinct
of q worker who has experienced the
lash Of a Southern boss and the be-
trayals Of Negro and white "uplift-
ers," writes and assures the I. L. D.
that he is with the workers. The
"uplifters," with their ministers and
police officials, have tried to confuse
the mind of this child by promising
him "heavon on earth" if he would
only drop the International Labor
Defense. But the child writes: ~
am not going to sign no one papers
Are talk to no one but you all"
Asks About Comrades.
The child, Roy Wright, sitting in
his cell has not forgotten his eight
comrades who have been sentenced
to the electric chair, although prac-
tically all Of them we're strangers
to him up to the night of his ar
rest. In the same letter to the In
ternational Labor Defense he in
quires what the organization is doing
for the other boys. He asks: Have
you all wrote TO Andy since they been
in Kilby prison?" And, in a pathetic
tone, the child who should be play
ing ball on an empty lot, but finds
himself in prison instead, inquiries
when he is going to be freed. Andy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Support I L D United
Front Policy

CLEVELAND, O., May 12-The cor
rect policy of united front of all
workers and sympathetic forces to
save the lives of the nine Scottsboro
Negro boys received further support
last night when the Rev. Ltper, pas
tor Of the First Unity Church of God
and head of the Union Holiness ALI
ance, pledged his organization to sup
port the fight lead by the Irterna-
tional Labor Defense and the League
of Struggle for Negro Rights to smash
thte frightful frame-up against the
nine children.
Rev. Luper was one Of the speakers
at a packed meeting of Negro and
white workers at the Spiro Hall, at
which Roy Mahoney acted as chair
man. Rev. Luper said that the chur-
ches he heads will not join all other
organizations in the fight to save the
boys but will open their churches to
speakers from the I. L. D. and the
L.O.N.h. nc OllGICQ LIS SllulOli 1Ol
all meetings.
Other speakers at the meeting were
Jennie Cooper, representing the LID,
Rose Burt of the Communist Party,
and Herbert Newton, member Of the
National Committee of the L.S.N.R.
All we're greeted with the greatest en-
thusiasm. The meeting unanimously
adopted a resolution of protest to be
sent to Governor B. M. Miller of Ala
bama, demanding the unconditional
release of the nine innocent boys
Twenty applications were made to
join the LID. OF these fourteen
were colored W o r k S. Many
pledged themselves to work for the
election of delegates to the United
Front Scottsboro Defense Conference
on May 20 in the same hall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13

ton Run Railroad, the only rail line
touching this section, ceased its OPP
Grafton.
2 Miners Killed In Anthracite.
Etro Ciabocchi, 35, and Joseph
Martinni we're instantly killed in the
johnson Mine at Dickson City. They
were killed as result of lack of
supplies and safety measures.
60 Canonsburg Miners Join N.M.U.
AS result of the increased ac-
tivities and struggles of the N. M.
U. against the misery and starva-
ton the miners are joining its
ranks in ever larger numbers. Yes
terday go miners, employed in the
Buffalo Mine, CanOnsburg. joined
the N. M. u. The day before yes
terday 16 joined at Vesta No. 6.
Tonight a meeting was chheduled
for Coverdale Mine, where at least
rs are expected to join, IL of them
being Negroes. In the Central
Pennsylvania striking area $50
have joined in the last few days.
In the Melrose and DriftwOOd
Mines, also on strike, $50 joined
last Monday.
Prepare Strikes and Hunger
Marches.
Thorough preparations are being
made to strike all mines in the Az
ella Section against miserable wages.
The strike is expected to be in ef-
feet within ten days. Mass meet
ings, organizational meetings, dis
tribution of leaflets, ouSe-to-house
visiting, ETC., is being done to prepare
the strike.
The F'ayette and Washington Hun
ger Marches will be held soon. Prep
arations are being made in all the
sections of the two counties. Women
and children will also participate.
All these activities are stimulating
speedy preparations for the District
Convention that will take place May
1924 Did you elect your delegates?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Regular Payments Necessary IN Ordey
Stabilize Financial Situation IN DAILY

showed a drop of 49, this weeks tables show
loss of u.s. largely due to decreases of go in
West AlIis, Wis, so in Indianapolis, and IS in
Springfield. Chicago has one of the best dis
triet pages which should be utilized in recoup-
ing its losses. Dist r. Seattle, drops 80 after
Spokane decreased its orders by 100. Dist. 10,
Denver, loses SO due to a cut of so in Salt Lake
City Dist. g. Minneapolis, decreased 40, and
Dist T. Detroit, 81.
Chicago a Good District Page.
An example of a good district page is seen in
the Chicago district Plentiful material on shop
news, stories representative Of the situation in
the district and variety of articles help toward
making the weekly issue an interesting one. In
addition, the copy sent in shows considerable
preliminary preparation which not only is a
great aid to the editorial department, but also
makes it more readable for workers. This weeks
page includes articles the Indiana Hunger
March rallyng thousands for jobless relief the
demand for an account of the sell-out by the
Boot and Shoe nisleaders on the part of the
Florsheim shoe workers; the increase in Chicago
jobless suicides; Sinclair Oil wage-cuts; Inter
national Harvester lay-offs of office workers.
We suggest, in addition, that the Chicago dis
trict send some feature stories which would
brighten the page considerably.
Pay Bills Promptly!
Unemployed Councils and Red Builders News
Clubs come in for bawIing out for indifference
TO necessity for prompt and regular payment
of bills. Increased circulation should result In
increased income to pay for additional cost Of
printing, etc, but due to tardy payments espe
ciay in such districts as Los Angeles, Chi
cage, Detroit, Philadelphia, etc. We have been
unable TO meet added financial burdens. Rcgu
lar remittances from these Councils and News
Clubs would assist rs IN remedying the pres
enb sttuasipu Of chsonic financial dntleslktcss A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Oklahoma City, Okla

Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Comrades
I am working on farm where two
bosses are living and taking it very
seasy by exploiting four workers. We
are working seven days week, II to
IA hours day and 1 never saw bos-
ses in such a hurry as these boys.
And when we are not working we, the
workers, must share little stuffy
room which is so small we can hardly
all fit into it.
We must work and live this way
so the bosses can have plenty of leis-
ure and be surrounded by all the