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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
BY r. B. WEST.

/ WAS walking twenty blocks to
make "a cents buy its maximum
OF food at the big centrally located
market where some good food is
mixed in with much half-decayed,
over-stored stuff not worth the low
prices asked. My child was hungry.
My shoes, bought over year ago on
.. >,osiaT counter, were leaking. On
Flower Street (the city is Los An
geles) my eyes were directed towards
4 display of shoes A pair of jeweled
slippers marked $500 I naively i'm
agined to be a new idea of super
advertising. It never occurred to me
to want the dehcateiy made. high
heeled creations completely covered
from dainty straps to slender heels
with ruby doubietS and riinestones,
I needed shoes to keep out the water.
Here are the shoes pictured in to-
days American Weekly. the maya
zine section of the Los Angeles Daily
Examiner CSee picture on the right
Editorl These shoes are exactly
like those I saw at the beginning Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
CHICAGO WORKERS
ART CLUB

Along with several fine prints by
Lebodinsky, which will appear soon
in the Saturday Feature section. came
letter full of news about the ac-
tivities of the recently organized
workers art club of Chicago, the
PALM Club.
1--WE are doing a lot of work and
are intending to do much more" he
writes. ct seems Chicago must have
club like this and we are deter
mined to do all we can to build it
up. Up till now we have been able
to get in some Of the organizations,
like the Workers Theatre Studio, the
Hungarian Orchestra, Blue Blouse
dramatic studio, Swedish singing
society, the Freiheit singing society,
and we also have individual artists
of all arts actively engaged in work,
Many entertainments have been
supplied both for large and small af-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

coming. And guessed right, too. At
10 o'clock the foreman gave me the
red and yellow slips and told me to
see him after new year."
The bunch stood silently for a mo-
ment, and then, as in chorus, they
proclaimed that someone's brain will
be blown out. And the someone they
meant were the bosses and their
tools.
A moment later a bunch of former
employees of the Chrysler Highland
Park plant rushed in a hunt for a
job: They had still more grievous
tales to tell.
They were working there for years,
paying up to three dollars and half
on their life insurance every month.
Now they were thrown out, the shop
closed and the Chrysler Corporation
claims to have a net loss of nine
hundred and eighteen thousand dol
lars for the fiscal year.
eve must do something and do it
quickly. This highway robbery must
be stopped" they all agreed. Lets
60" commanded one. I'VE must &c
and look up the Communists, they
are the ones that are doing some
thing for the workers." and SO they
went. But they still did not know
that their wives will have to shed
some tears in the court room, while
the judge thunders Next case"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

the apple vendor cursing his coming
into this world, or one may go and
visit the auto plants employment Of
fees. There, instead of finding men
hired, men are waiting for their final
pay. There on the benches one can
see them-explaining to each other
the trick that had been used by the
bosses tools.
care you citizen?" they are in
quiring. EYES," comes the answer
from a young. husky fellow in a
green overcoat." But they have no
more uon-vatizens on the payroll at
the Hudson's-don't you know that?
They all were discharged long time
ago." his eyes madly piercing the
ones of the bunch of his fellow
workers. And SO he went on to tell
the trick that was used on him. And
very dirty one, too.
The foreman came along that
morning and brought in a new man.
Break him in," he was told, "he is
going to take care of the Polaks that
were fired for having no papers"
While breaking this new man in on
his job the conversation brought out
the fact that this new man had been
hired for cents per hour less than
his own rate. which, with the bonus
system amounts to Is cents less per
hour to the new man.
81 knew then" he said "what was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
MEETING OF NEW
MASSES READERS

In line with self criticism of the
revolutionary press, recently initiated
by the meeting called by the Daily
Worker, the New Masses is calling
meeting of its friends and readers on
Friday, February 10, at $3.50 pm, at
the John Reed Club rooms. at 162
West 14th Street (top floor. No
admission will be charged, no collec-
tons made. We ask workers, stud
ents, intellectuals, all our readers, to
Join our editors and staff in frank
discussion Of our problems. Go over
recent issues, make notes on them,
or write brief statement of your
opinions, and bring them to the meet
ing of New Masses readers on Fri
day, February IS.
The purposes of and philosophy
lying back Of this meeting is well
summed up In "A Statement by the
Editors" in the current issue of New
Masses, from which we quote para
graph:
The report OF the American delega-
ton to the international conference
of revolutionary writers and artists,
published in this issue. places square
" before us the task of improving
the New Masses by connecting it
more organically with the struggles
Of the workingclass and making it in
every respect the cultural weapon of
the class-conscious workers and revo-
lutionary intellectuals CT this coun-
try" This is a big Job and we feel
that we can't do 1t alone. The New
Masses is not the magazine of a
small group Of individuals, but the
organ Of an entire movement. It's
up to the readers Of the New Masses
las well as the contributors make
necessary improvements. It's up to
those who are not yet our readers,
the many thousands Of workers and
radical intellectuals whom we haven't
yet reached. to help make the New
Masses all that 1t should be.
We are confident that this step on
the part Of the New Masses will
arouse widespread response and be
productive Of fruitful results.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
HUNGRY THOUGHTS
n a time in my pious youth,

upon a time in pous youth.
Nearly month there home
missionaries told my parents
Eeartrending tales of famine starving i'm the
countries. poor in
BY thousands, for want of food clothes, 1
Remember occasion, to
Eastern friends, that in of philanthropy
Asked them to
Dearly priced And how missionary
my noble, said.
I'm time to the bread you've
Now viii again a Thousand
Each missionary smiled, and prayed and away
1 often wonder / stand cold and wet
Nearly dead from hunger, if somewhere in the
Near East two missionaries telling tales of
Endless hunger lines in these United States of
Women great with child. and homeless too,
Young girls who barter their a
Or maybe Armenian youth, SO
Renders his pennies to the priest whO smiles md
Knees and away and smiles again.
To eat and drink, and for famines away.
Only through the miseres of the
Do often wonder
Army, will get their local "Whalen" organize game
You and l. and of course. the Army
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

way out Of starvation. He was ready
to fight for food and against starva-
ton. As he hadn't had chance to
hear very much, he asked a cop"
What do all those people want2"
The cop answered. Jaw, they're only
bunch Of reds" AREN'T they the
Unemployed Council that we've been
hearing about?" yeah, that's what
they call themselves. but they're only
reds"
"You cali everybody who wants to
change things for the better, q red.
Here I've been voting in this city
for the last So years and I've never
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

seen anything as bad as now. And
something's gotta be done about IT."
With these words McGovern moved
on. Having heard speaker mention
that the Unemployed Council met at
149th st.. but not remembering the
address, he walked along this street
until he noticed police wagon with
about fourteen men and women in
side it. He recognized some of the
speakers in the wagon and hurriedly
walked after It. AS expected, the
wagon stopped in front of the head
quarters Of the Unemployed Council.
McGovern walked in and joined up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

fairs. We are now working on the
Lenin Memorial, which will have all
the stage setting and entertainment
supplied by PALM members.
1--WE are also working on the cam
paign bazaar and will decorate the
booth with cartoons. A program will
also be given by the PALM.
A huge exhibit. program and dance
will be given by the PALM at the
Peoples Auditorium, 2457 w. Chicago
Ave, Feb. %. The John Reed Club
of New York City and New Masses
artists will send an exhibit for this
affair.
PALM asks that all proletarian art
organizations and artists affiliate
with them. All communications
should be addressed to G.. Harlow
on 1851 N. Francisco, Chicago. Ill
In answer to various inquiries, the
address of the John Reed Club is 102
E. 14th ST.. New York City. Revolu-
tionary writer's and artists interested
in joining this organization should
communicate with its secretary, Louis
Lozowick.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Review by vERN SMITH.

Labor and Lumber, by Charlotte
Todes comes at the right time, just
when the air is full of a smoke screen
thrown out by the big lumber COM
panies to hide their preparations for
still worse conditions in the lumber
camps and saw mills, their campaign
for higher tariffs against their COM
petitors in Canada as well as in the
Soviet Union, and their hopes Of a
new war during which they can make
"a per cent yearly profit on total in
vestment, as they did in the last
war. That smoke screen consists of
crazy yarns about convict labor" and
forced labor" in the Soviet Union.
Labor and lumber answers the
charge directly by giving a small Sec
ton to describe conditions as actually
existing in the U. S. S. r. lumber
camps: no unemployment, collective
agreement, social insurance, seven
hour day, vocational training, free
transportation to and from camps,
free tools, work clothes, cultural adj
.vantages, etc. and one day off in
every five.
This slavery about which Mr.. Fish
gets SO excited, can be contrasted
with conditions in the U. S. lumber
camps, where the eight hour day of
1o1Q10 hoe hoar obayoaI ~ q ,,;,o
or ten hour day, where practically
everybody is unemployed at certain
seasons of the year, and in 1929, in
July, before it was admitted there
was a crisis, 81 percent were perma-
nently unemployed. Now it must be
about rs percent.
Wages in Western lumber camps
for a full weeks work in 1928 ran
from $40 to $42 week (but the so
was for only one man in each camp,
the high climber" whose task is
such that he can't live long,. In
Western saw mills, wages ran in 1923
from $40 to $50 for full weeks work.
In Southern camps and mills, where
100000 Negroes work, wages were in
1928 from $40 to $l4 for a full week
of 60 hours In camps, and in saw
mills were SIS to $40.
Since 1928 they have gone down
On the other hand, in the Soviet
Union lumber industry. they are 60
ing up 20 to Is percent a year in the
same period.
Todes's book tells how conditions In
the migratory workers camps have
sunk back to and below the 1917 lev
Ell, except where slightly better condi-
lions and disproportionately bigger
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

BY JAMES LERNER
For "a hours McGovern had walked
the streets between 240th and Both
streets. He was looking for a job.
If no Job came, maybe, anyway, he
could find something to eat. During
the nine months that McGovern had
been walking the streets he had gone
hungry many time but never be-
fore had 1t happened that he should
have to face the night without the
prospect of a flop. For the greater
part of his IS years he had toiled
for a living. And he couldn't stand
starving for more than "a hours un-
less he got some sleep, SO he ap-
preached what looked like a man on
the corner of 86th Street for nickel
or a dime to soothe hunger and Sleep
lessness.
The man drew aside his coat and
showed a shiny badge of the New
York Police Department. He lee
tured the aged worker on all the
dreadful things that he could do to
him for begging. But McGovern an
swered. Il don't care if you arrest
me, I'll at least have place to sleep.
My feet are blistered already from
walking and my stomach is aching
for some food" The dick told
him to go down to the Police
Station and maybe he'd get a break
McGovern went expecting to get a
cell for the night. But he was mis-
taken. When the desk-sergeant
heard his story he looked bored and
answered, gruffly, this is gettin' to
be racket with youse guys. Aw-
right, go downstairs and find yeself
chair. III wake We at four o'clock"
He found the chair, took off his
shoes and sat down for a nights
rest" When he tried to put his shoes
on again the next morning it was
like trying to put a number 10 glove
on size twelve hand because his
feet, released from their straight
jacket, had swelled. But he got them
on all right, and went to the wash
room. Here he drew his one luxury,
a safety razor, from his breast pocket
and prepared for another session Of
street walking and job hunting.
At five in the morning McGovern
was turned out of the station house.
For twenty-nine hours no drop of
food had touched his lips, but the
well fed policeman did not even think
of offering him any. And it was six
more hours before McGovern finally
tasted something besides water.
He started walking the streets
again, all the way to 150th st. in
the Bronx. And all the while he was
thinking that something was wrong
when, he, worker who had shaved
> for so many years, was starving to
F. death. He thought Of the last job
he had as Waterman for the New
York World which was taken from
him by pensioned fireman who had
some pull
AS he walked along, he bumped
into a meeting of the Unemployed
Council at l50th st. and Morris Ave.
The Unemployed Council was demon
strating for the right OF free speech
and unemployed insurance The
streets we're packed with sympathetic
workers. The police as usual we're
doing their stuff chasing the demon
strators and also McGovern. But he
came back.
The speaker had spoken about a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Ey JOSEPH yoGEL.

only in this country do you find
v such things" said Jerry He
didn't have to do much explaining.
had been living in the town six
months, and had heard that the shoe
factory maintained a hospital where
employees wives could have their
babies free, and a ten dollar gold
piece, pair of shoes for the infant,
and a half dozen photographs
Jerry's wife had just given birth to
girl in the factory hospital.
I tried to tell him what the state
does for workers and their wives in
the Soviet Union but he shrugged
his shoulders and said, "Ali right,
but look what my American boss is
doing for me-"
His American boss, before long. did
few more things for Jerry In 1929
the shoe factory was exerting every
effort to put across heavy duty on
shoes through the tariff bill; letters
to Congressman, to bankers, lobbying,
in order to cut down competition of
the imported shoes from Czecho-
slovakia. About seventy per cent of
the shoe workers were Czechs. Jerry's
explanation of his enthusiasm was
simple. 81 am living in America
now. Here 1 make my living. So
the duty will be all right. Let those
who live in the old country worry"
Small town in 1929 Prosperity.
Contented workers. Real estate busi-
ness rotten, but the factories shared
in American prosperity. So did some
workers. Jerry had Ford. A radio.
Three kids, including the just-born
girl.
Jerry wasn't a fool. He was an ex-
pert shoemaker. He had a lot of
common horse-sense. If he believed
that the American worker is far bet
ter off than the European worker,
he was thinking of conditions in his
own town back in the old country.
What worker could afford to
buy car there? Jerry's mind
ran in straight grooves. I am
better off here, so are my fellow
workers. This country is good
place for us, and we are thankful to
be here. Jerry's outlook was typical
of many skilled workers at that time
That was in 1928 and 1929. Jerry
had never known such good times be-
fore. He had never before been made
to feel so great an asset to the COM
munity. The candidate for alderman
paid him personal visit The
Americanization League taught his
wife English, free of charge. The
Chamber of Commerce sent him
booklets regularly. describing his
wonderful little town, its opportuni-
ties, his opportunities, quoting Stats
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
McGOVERN JOINS
UP
BY JAMES LERNER

This story was taken down in
the Daily Office
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
Book Reviews

LABOR AND LUMBER, by Charlotte
Todes. International Publishers,
1881. Sixth book In Labor and In
dustry Series. 20S pages. Illus
trated, Price $I.00.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07
and People Buy Them

ssi BY stnd and sttsche5 70 The
fabric in such . ~sy h,s; 1t <ill
tsmain firmly in Is setting even
though he Sssrsr. or hsr eseert.
uakes . careless ulSstsP in ths
course cfa dance. IN other weTds.
heso seemingly fragile eysstlons
must haVs something Of ths
durability Of stprdier and more
practical shoes.
Il ts natural 10 asslnls thst the
place TO ssn such elaborate and ca
Pensivs footwear Is in the aTs~ing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-07

reons and casinos Of Nszper ard rsi-
Reach. the sTsrt ussering PLACES o.
American society. Sut. ct tie moment,
the most aourishing market for $500
shoes "a Hollywood. The evesas o.
hlindofn, /. sesns. hsvs not felt the
pinch o. economic depression.
Jun hcN many pairs Of such crnats
and cestly slippers have been Ssld N
Ibis country i Il impossible to say, hat
the expert makers Of Ii. TittesbE
eres.ions aN. Il is sRid. way eehfr3
the nsnAnd for their product
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

Group w. Girls Wool Skirts of Wool Crepe,
Jersey, Flannel, etc; Jumper Dresses, to
IA; Broken assortments of $l95 to sos
Wash Frocks, Raincoats, Sweaters, Hand
made Baby Dresses, Nursery Lamps, Doll
Beds with Mattresses, Infants Knitted
Capes, Flannelette Pajamas, sizes g to IA;
Baby Bath Robes, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Church TO retire
FROM EDUCATION
Latter-Day Saints to Sponsor
Only Brigham Young U.
and Juarez Academy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, January L.
The Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
Church Monday announced its virtual
retirement from the field Of secular ed
ucation would take place in June, 1888.
Dr. Joseph F. Merrill, church COM
missioner of education, said the move
was in conformance with belief such
should be done "as soon as the public
was able and willing to take over its
academies and provide secular educa-
ton"
After June, 1888, DR.. Merrill said,
only Brigham Young University at Pro-
vo, Utah, and the Juarez Academy at
Colonia, Juarez, Mexico. will be con-
tinued under the auspices of the church.
The Latter Day Saints College here,
except for its business department, viii
be closed next June. Five other junior
colleges of the church at Ogden, st.
George and Ephraim, Utah; Rexburg,
Idaho, and Thatcher, Ariz., Will be
closed In 1882 and 1888. DR.. Merrill
said in furtherance of its policy that
The church has turned over to the States
for high school purposes IL OF It's
academies.
To continued religious instruction, the
church maintains Seminaries adjacent
to high schools and colleges, offering
Bible courses for which public school
credits are allowed in Utah, Idaho,
Wyoming and Colorado. Upward Of 80
of these seminarieS have been eStab-
iished in these States and Arizona In
the last 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Three Men Killed by Blast.

ELECTRA, Tex, January / (R.-
Three men were killed in an explosion
at the U. w. torpedo plant near here
late Tuesday. The men were manu-
featuring dynamite at the U. w. torpedo
plant.
There were no eye witnesses to the
accident. The explosion rocked build
ings three miles away, and debris from
the shed and automobiles parked nearby
was scattered over a 40-acre farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Fashionable Church
Is Offered for Sale,
Due to DiscOrd
Los Angeles Institution
Has Had Stormy Career
Since 1925.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 31.-A
100000 church In the fashionable
Wiltshire district Of Los Angeles was
offered for sale yesterday because its
wealthy builders could not agree.
Rev. Frank Dyer, militant pastor,
built and occupied the Wiltshire Con-
gregational Church in 1928. A short
time later the Rev. Charles F. Aked,
associate pastor, withdrew with a group
of supporters and formed the All Souls
Church. Congregational, financial and
pastoral difficulties grew until in 1928
the sheriff, under order of the court,
ousted DR.. Dyer from the parsonage
and moved his belongings out on the
lawn.
Rev. Thomas Harper, new associate
pastor, occupied the pulpit for time.
Then DR.. Aked and his All Souls group
moved back in again. But they failed
to pay interest due last July on the
mortgage and have announced inability
to meet the January payment.
The Congregational Church Extension
Society was forced to take over the i'm
posing building. It is casting about for
another enterprising pastor and flock
ambitious for larger quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
PROMINENT CUBANS HELD

HAVANA, January (E9.-The news
paper FL Pals said Tuesday night that
the government had arrested IL more
political prisoners, sending them to the
Principe Prison.
Eduardo Pujol and Walfredo Rodriguez,
director of the newspaper e Camaguey-
Ano, at Camaguey, and his son.
The men are understood to be ac-
cused Of Observation-Disclosures activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
BALTIMORE BANKERS
ESTATE WILLED TO SON
Insurance Men Estimate HANDLE
ton Policies Total 50, 900, 900.
Widow Gets $4,000 Yearly.
~ the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Md, January L.
The bulk of the estate of T. Edward
Hambleton, Baltimore and New York
banker, who ended his life on December
g. is bequeathed to his son, T. Edward
Hambleton, jr.. in the will, admitted TO
probate Tuesday. The estate Is be-
iieved to amount to several million dol
lars. Insurance men estimated that
Mr. Hambleton's policies totaled as high
as $4000,000.
Provision was made for the payment
Of $4,000 year to the bankers widow.
Mrs. Adelaide McAlpin Hambleton, dug
ing her life or until she remarries, tha
entire estate then to revert to the SON
Mrs. Hanbleton established a resi-
dence at Reno. New, in october. but de-
clined to state that she planned to seek
a divorce She returned to Baltimore
when Hambleton shot and killed himself
He was A years old and an active
sportsman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
WOmen's Sport
Berets, 19c
main Floor

main Floor
$50 WOmen's Felt, Velvet and Me-
tallic Trimmed Hats, reduced to soc
200 WOmen'S SIS Fur Felt and Velvet
Hats, Winter shades. so
(Third Floor. The Hecht Co..
20 Misses $40 Wool Crepe Dresses,
Berets to Match, sizes ID to 20. .S6.95
IS WOmen's, Misses and Larger
WOmen'S $8.95 Dresses. $685.
1 Miss $29.75 Gray Tweed Suit,
size 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
l WOman's Peach Crepe Dress, size
50 81
Miss SIS EggsheII Taffeta Eve
ming Dress, size 16 .......... $685.
Miss Georgette Jacket FrOck,
hl1e 10 .':....'..... S0.So
(Third Floor, The Hecht Co..