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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
American Wooden R0bberies

American Wooden was for many years gold
mine for its stockholders, and its president, Will
liam Wood, during the war and postwar years
MIXED the company of millions Of dollars. In
Labor and Textiles Dunn and Hardy white that
"the salary of William M. Wood late president
of the American Woolen Co.. was about $1,000
900 a year, while additional amounts were drawn
out Of the companys treasury to pay his per-
sonal income tax, and other large sums paid
directly or indirectly to his henchmen espe-
cially in the selling end Of the business"
The company has also been very clever in con-
cealing 1t real profits, covering them up by all
sorts Of crooked devices. In recent book, "They
Told Barron" which is series OF inside conf
dental conversations Of the former owner of
the Wall Street Journal with various financial
robber barons, these methods of the American
Wooden Co. are openly admitted. Barron rec
ords in his diary . conversation he had with
William Wood on Aug. ~, 1922. Wood said:
american Wooden Co. showed $1,000 900 net
last year, but really made $l4000,000. Our
policy this year will be- to show as little prof.
its as possible. II you show big earnings you
will never get them; yagr employees will In
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
From the Examiner

The Los Angeles Examiner" is snpopina
around trying hard to locate something to hana
a prosperity is coming back" story goes on It's
front page on Feb 81 carries three column
photo OF ladies' legs with the caption: 'Baro-
meter for Prosperity"
The proportion of skirt to leg, according to
William Randolph Hearsts economists" is in in
verse ratio to prosperity. And the Examiner
proceeds to quote an expert" Professor Baker
Brownell of Northwestern University, who in .
lecture stated the following:
when skirts grow longer, an economic de-
preston is approaching And conversely, when
women begin wearing shorter skirts, better
times are in sight"
Well, something is in sight, no doubt, but not
necessarily better times II what the professor
says is true, then an analysis Of the business
situation In New York, based on the quantum
of clothing worn by the girls In the brrlesque
theatre owned by Tammanys District Attorney
would indicate that we are in the midst Of an
unprecedented business boom.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
Farmers Again Fight Red Cross
Starvation

Conditions are growing worse here daily. The;
sale of timber was stopped here today Editors
note: 1t seems that some men were being al
lowed pitiful dole for timber cut and Sold and
the Red Cross has issued orders to accept no
more applications dor relief,
Another week, and three-fourths Of the people
here will be in absolute starvation If something
is not done to relieve the situation"
Thus it is clear that the Red Cross, asking
for $1o,oooooo in cashand getting it by lies that
it is giving adequate" relief, is actually cutting
off relief regardless of the desperate conditions
of those for whom they got the money. This
is nothing less than getting money under false
pretenses, and is a felony under capitalist law.
But capitalism not only makes, but administers
its laws, and the Red Cross is part of cap
italism.
1t is an organization which, under the mask
of charity" is organized to give aid to American
capitalism in In this case, it is a war against
the workers and poor starving farmers of AM
erica itself, in defense of capitalist money-bags
from the taxes necessary'to keep starving toilers
alive.
The capitalist government says that feeding
the starving is the business of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross appeals in the name of the starv-
ing for $10,000,000. THAT will be ample" says
Warburton. And to make it appear ample"
relief is cut off-and the Red Cross can keep
the money it will claim is mot needed'-for the
war American imperialism Is preparing.
Thus, war against the workers and farmers
of the Soviet Union is being financed by
starvation amounting to war against American s
workers and farmers.
Farmers who are starving will not be quiet
about it. They will organize their own local
Relief Councils. demand all funds and all food
handled by the thieving Red Cross or other
capitalist agencies, and administer 1t themselves,
demanding special appropriation from the gov
eminent, local and national, demanding the
whole $65,OOO,O0O authorized by Congress under
pretense of relief but diverted by Secretary
Hyde, to make sufficient funds to administer
really adequate" relief. Otherwise, thousands
of farmers will see their babies die of starva-
ton and diseased ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
Oh, Look t the Dumping!

"A feeling of CONSERVATION" says the N. ?,
Times correspondent in Paris, developed in the
second European grain conference when n
learned that the United States Farm Board had
decided to sell 100000 bushels Of wheat In
Continental markets at price considerably be-
low that maintained at home.
when the heads of the various delegations
partly recovered from their establishment, keen
interest was the reaction TO the move charae-
terized as American dumping on scale COM
parable with that of Russia"
The correspondent goes on to say that dele
gates "hesitated to believe the American Gov
eminent would do such a thing, which. hs
says, "does not differ from the Soviet selling
methods which are widely denounced In the
United States"
The editor Of the NJ Y. Times was hard put
to get around this and had to rush into print
in an editorial to try to make this real dumping
appear to differ" from what the Times has been
calling that when Soviet exports were mentioned.
So the Times said that probably" there had
been "a request" for "wheat of higher grade SUCH
as neither Russia nor various other competing,
foreign growers can produce"
Which is simple damned lie. because wheat
produced in the Soviet Union is Of the highest
quality equal to any wheat in the world, and
better than most. AS the Times own correspon-
dent revealed when he said that Russian high
protein wheat" is sold in Europe for about ten
cents bushel under the price Of the best Cana
dian product" And he adds: IF the American
board desires to compete with the Russians 1t
will have to undersell Canada"
Meanwhile, of course, the price Of bread In
America is kept sky high, but the American
farmers do not get the benefit. 1t cost them
an average of $1.24 bushel to raise. The grain
gamblers paid them from 40 cents to go cents for
it. The Farm Board bought it from the specu-
lators in the Chicago wheat pit at prices rang
ing from SIPS down to 70 cents-'to stabilize
the market and help the farmers" It = now
quoted at 70 cents in Chicago.
Now the Farm Board is dumping 100000
bushels into Europe at price below Canadian
wheat which is quoted at Winnipeg at go cents.
while millions of American workers are hungry
because bread costs now the same as 1t did when
wheat was S225 or more bushel. If that u
not real genuine dumping, what is?
incidentally, we understand that the wheat
exported from the Soviet Union costs it be-
tween % cents and 40 cents to raise; there are
no loads of landlords rent or bankers and
spectators profits to up the price; it has q
short haul to Western Europe also. So 1t IL
not dumping" But the U. 8. Farm Board GER
tainly is!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
would like to present some constructive criticism
as the result of my experience. Ststt Z

would like to present some constructive criticism
as the result of my experience. VI
The march when it began from Rutgers Square
numbered about 500 workers, and although it
passed thousands Of fellow workers on the way,
when 1t reached Union Square 1t had not materi-
ally increased In size. Obviously the marchers
did not draw many workers into their ranks.
believe this deficiency was due to the follow
ing cause: y,
The march as 1t made its way through the
crowded streets presented its purpose and flnc-
ton fleetingly by means Of its banners and
slogans. This in itself was inadequate The per-
suasive explanation of the march was given when
the leaflets were distributed and read. But
the leaflets were handed to the onlookers while
the marchers were passing them by. And by
the time the workers had read through the leaf
let's and were persuaded, the narchers were out
Of sight and the readers could hardly fall in
My suggestion is the comrades hand out the
leaflets three or four blocks Ia advance Of tho
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
&zsl,...A
Hoover Hay
By JORGE

Hoovers famous Employment Commission"
having followed the ground hog into the hole
awaiting the command of its master to come
forth and do some tricks to keep your mind
off of real food, the Bureau of Plant Industry
of the Agricultural Department is now broad
casting advice to the hungry.
It's first brilliant suggestion is a new bulle-
tin is that all who are starving should eat
weeds Irregular meadow grass is apparently re-
served for livestock as per Secretary Hydes Or
ders). The Bureau recommends such weeds as
pigweed lambs quarter (no, this is not meat
but weedD, dock weed, pokeweed and-if you
don't mind sore throat-nettles!
Probably it adds, many other weeds less
widely known may be eaten"
This is too. generousl We suspect that there
is a "dole-weed" that must be avoided as poison
Gus. In wooded country, we suggest that, the
hungry can play squirrel and live in the trees
on the leaves. There are few Wisps Of grass
around the base Of sagebrush and crossword for
the desert dwellers. A diet Of pussy-willows
varied with sandburs to ensure roughage is q
perfect combination
In all cases the government advises that starv-
ing but loyal citizens do not scrutnize their
fodder too closely, few caterpillars, June-bugs
and an occasional worm give a meaty flavor,
the necessary protein balance and Vitamin *.
1t is recommended by the government, that
really loyal citizens should observe the COW and
learn to stow away ensilages in good times, to-.
regurgitate it as prescribed by Herbert Spencer,
and chew the cud in times of depression" thus
occupying the mouth with hay instead Of sedi-.
ton.
While it is true that for the unemployed OF
great cities the pasture is confined to nibbling
park grasses while keeping one eye on the cops,
yet even in such cities Chicago for example,
there is loco-weed In abundance around the city
hall, and any number of churches where starv-
ing man may take advantage of divine guidance
into green pastures"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
BY LABOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.

tDOWERFUL banking support" is backing the
new management Of the American Wooden
Co., according to the Boston Financial News,
weekly dope journal for spectators and inves-
tors, in its issue of Feb. "a, 1881. While the
workers have walked out against the speed-up
system and the efficiency" men, this organ,
serving the capitalists with news on profitable
investments, tells of the "revivified and reju-
venateo' American Wooden Co. that promises to
pile up higher profits than ever for its absentee
stockholders. 1t predicts that the preferred
stock OF the company, now selling around $34 a
share on the New York Stock Exchange, will
eventually" sell for $50 or more. And the "ex-
cessiye, obsolete and obsolescent equipment" is
being replaced by the latest high speed machin-
cry that will throw workers out Of jobs.
While closing down some Of its plants the
company is reported to be working its Webster.
Mass. mill night and day. This is the typical
practice under capitalist naturalization.
4 Although the reorganization Of the COM
papys finances is still "a dark secret" this sheet
reports that it Is going to end with the pros
poets Of profit greatly improved
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
By HARRISON GEORGE

March s. 1871
By HARRISON GEORGE
AGAIN the farmers of Arkansas, this time at
IA the town of McCrory, have demonstrated col
lectively and successfully against being starved
to death by capitalism And again the capital
asst press has suppressed this news, all the while
falsely stating that the Red Cross was giving
adequate" relief.
On February 49, from information reaching the
Daily Worker, local papers-clippings Of which
were sent by some farmer who neglected to say
from what paper they were taken-state that
tense situation developed" at McCrory, when
a throng Of men, mostly farmers, surged through
the main part Of town, seeking food"
This says the clipping: &c. followed the sus-
pension of regular drouth relief measures by the
American Red Cross 1t is admitted that with
the issue of food orders on February is, the
Red Cross brutally stated that there would be
no more food. Thus the farmers and starving
wage workers are literally and officially starved
to death.
There was no violence" says the local paper,
"but it became evident that relief measures must
be provided if trouble to be avoided. There
were from $50 to 200 farmers on the streets and
these gathered at o'clock in a sort of mass
ing, at which resolutions were drawn up, de-
manding that the men and their families be
given relief Immediately.
Red Cross leaders here, and merchants SEN
sing that some action must be taken, got in
touch with headquarters at Little Rock and the
county chairman at Cotton Plant. The result
was an order that all persons who had no means
of obtaining food should he provided for, at
least for the time being or until they could make
other arrangements"
At the same time, the Daily Worker received
letter from Combs Ark, from farmer, saying
that:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05

February 49, 1881.
Daily Worker
New York, N. Y.
Dear Comrades:
In the last Daily Worker of February 27 there
is an editorial Against Fxaggeration." We greet
this editorial which in bolshevik manner, pub
Ideally and without any hesitation declares war
against all kinds of exaggeration. We are fully
in agreement that the practice of deceiving the
workers and deceiving ourselves is imperinissible
and shows irresponsible approach toward the
working class. This practice of exaggeration is
general. We are guilty of it in Chicago as we'll
We exaggerated the figures of our previous de-
monstrations such as May l and August l.
We changed this recently and our estimate of
the January IL demonstration in Chicago as
12,oO0 February TO- as 5000; and February rs,
as 10000 is very conservative estimate and
there is not the slightest exaggeration. We also
did our best to impress on the section committees
throughout the district not to exaggerate All
reports from our district regarding the results
of the February rs demonstrations are correct,
and are a. conservative estimate as to the num-
Der participating.
This exaggeration as the editorial correctly
states is remnants of factional methods of re-
ports but also it is an attempt to substantiate
spectacular imaginary figures for real hard work,
and leads to wrong political estimation.
We are of the opinion that the Daily Worker
should publically correct all wrong figures given
for demonstrations, it was done in the case
OF Houston and New York. Surely 1t is mper-
naissible when in New York on February 10, we
did not have more than 1000, the report was
$4,000. Workers seeing these exaggerated figures
begin to believe that when correct figures are
given from other cities they also wrong.
Comradely yours,
B. K. GEBERT
District organizer
p. S-By the way, the capitalist newspapers
: Chicago Herald Examiner and Chicago Evening
Post accidentally" also gave 10000 as the num-
Der of workers participating in the demonstration
on February Is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05

marchers. Then the workers having read through
the leaflets would understand what the march
is all about and when the marchers arrive would
be more inclined to join those who truly repre-
sent them. believe this simple tactical arran-
cement would produce good results.
With Communist greetings
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
ages" emphasis

sist upon an advance in wages" emphasis
ours-L. r. A.
American Wooden is still using Woods meth
DDS to conceal profits and the huge salaries Of
its executives. The rigging of its capitalization,
which is now being carried out by the Boston
and New York bankers, will place it in posi-
ton where 1t can still fool its workers to its
profits while driving them more intensively with
its new machinery and efficiency systems. The
strike was and Will be the workers answer to
this drive for profitA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
Sore About 1t

AS everybody knows, the head Of the A. F. o.
L., Bill Green, prefers scab hotels. Indeed hs
usually picks that kind for the national conven-
tion Naturally, he was quite sore about it when
he reached Cleveland Ohio and found out that
all the good scab hotels had run UP against .
strike. Deuced annoyingl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
Experiences in New York
Hunger March
Dear Comrades:

Dear Comrades:
was in the hunger march on February Is
that started at Rutgers Square and proceeded
to the demonstration at Union Square and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05

1.-THE New York Chapter of the Red Cross
launched drive today for $4,000 in its cam
paign for S1,7OO,OOO for drought relief.
"The original quota of S1,50O,O0O was passed
several weeks ago. Fewer contributions were
received in the last few days than at any
time during the drive."-New York Telegram,
March 8. 1881.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
B. K. GEBERT
District organizer
Daily Worker,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Comrades:

Organize Unemployed Councils!
Every Mining Camp, Steel
and Textile Town, Every
Large and Small Indus
trial Center Should Be
HoneycOmbed With
JObleSs Councils
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
Against
Exaggeration
A Letter from Chicago

February %, 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

Julia has come to the city to perfect her
self in the pianoforte (McGinty method),
and you can bet she's going to beware of
pitfalls and leering millionaires and night
clubs and taxi drivers. Never get in
taxicab," her dear mother admonished at
parting, mo matter how far it is you have
to go. If you can't ride OH a street car,
Walk Julia is stepping up to the infor-
nation desk to ask if it's all right for
girl to go into the station restaurant I'M
attended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

The young men who hand out information have
to cope with terrific problems every now and then
These two girls. for instance. have missed a train
to Deposit, n. Y, and oh, horrors! what a state
they are in. But my brother in-law." lady No |
is stating. will have started from DoravilIe to
meet by and can't telegraph him to
stop! Ard if we take the later train there won't
be soul meet us. and don't know ANYBODY
in the town since Mrs. Dean left! What will we
do9"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

This poor boy is being nearly driver
crazy by a customer Who wants the
sleeper rate between New York and
Devils Lake, N. Oak. Only the strictest
self-control is keeping him from sassing
the customer and saying: Who wants to
go to place like that, anyway? You
get out of herer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

ask
things like
lowdo
akmeboy parted
she taking What doing thinking
His little
curly
everything and
for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
RUTH SEARCH ENDS
WITHOUT SUCCESS
Hunt for Capital Prospector
Missing in Torrid Range
Called OFF Till Fall.

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST WATER RANCH, AriZ, July
22.-The furnacelike heat Of the Su-
perstition Mountains has brought an
end to present efforts to solve the dis
appearance of Adolph Ruth, amateur
prospector, of Washington, D. C.
The 66-year-old man entered the des-
olate range June IS to hunt fer the
mythical Lost Dutchman" gold mine.
He has not been seen since. His camp
was found unmolested.
Rescue Party in Distress.
Deputy Sheriff jeff Adams and w.
A. Barley, cattleman, who went into
the mountain Businesses Saturday plan
ming a weeks search, sent up smoke
signal of distress. and pack train
was sent in for them yesterday.
They were found almost exhausted
and reported no traces of the prospector.
Son Quits Search Till Fall.
Their exploration of caves and the
deeper ravines, they said, was nam
pered by rattlesnakes which mad taken
refuge from the fierce heat.
DR.. Erwin c. Ruth, the missing man
son. said he would abandon the search
until next Fall when he will organize
an expedition to comb the section thor
oughly in a final effort to solve the
mystery. He said he planned to return
to Washington today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Crex De Luxe RUGS

OTeX De Luxe Rugs
ox12 size. Were $21.50. Now. .$f4.75
8x10 size. Were $3.50. Now. 81 3.95
oxe size. Were $13.o5. Now >. $o.45
4.6x76 size. Were $o.25. Now. .$6.s5
3ox72 size. Were $4o5. Now. =. .$3.45
27x54 Were $2o5. Now.........$1.s5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22

men raided several ranches. including
his own and made of with property
valued at more than 10000 pesos (about
$5.000)
He said the men were known as anti
Chinese agitators who declared the
ranchers were violating the law re-
quiring that 90 per cent of employed
laborerS be Mexicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
PLU NDERING OF MEXICO
RANCHES is DENIED
Anti-Chinese Agitators Accused OF
Robberies by Sonora Land
Owner.

BY the Associated Press.
NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico July 81.
Reports thit an armed band OF men
had robbed several ranches near here
Sunday we're denied in official quarters
today.
Guillermo Mascarenas. rancher. re-
ported yesterday that more than 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Super Quality
Mourzourk RUGS Reduced

ox12 size. Were $3.50. Now ST 7.95
Sx10 size. Were STATS. Now Sass
6xo size. Were $16.75. Now. -. 1885
4x7 size. Were $8.75 Now. go. .4.95
36x72 size. Were $575. Now. .$3.25
27x54 size. Were $3.50. Now. ...$2.65
RUGS FIFTH FLOOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Wicker and DeIar+
Fiber Rugs Reduced

ox12 size. Were $1o.o5. Now. ..Sf4.95
sx10 size. Were $l8. Now. ...$13.45
6xo size. Were $3.50. Now. 1915
ASKS size. Were 1915. Now. ..S5.95
36x72 size. Were $3.50. Now. ..$3.25
27x54 size. Were $325. Now. ..$2-35
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Summer Rugs Reduced

land Half This Season Yet Left to Use Them
A clearance Of all popua ar Summer rugs at unusually
low prices Many choice patterns and coors included.