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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
FARM CHILDREN DIE FAST

Denver, Colo.--A recent inves-
tigation of 1856 families Of beet su-
EAR workers shows that 1877 Of the
'amilies lost 443 children by death,
80 terrible are the conditions on the
sugar beet lands. The average death
rate for children in this section is
over % per cent of all children
born.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
McKeesport, Pa.

mcheeSpOrty IA
Comrade Editor:--
We unemployed workers in Nc
Keesport are chased from one place
to another just like dogs when they
are not wanted.
went one night to the police
station to sleep. They told me to
sleep one night only then beat IL.
While entering I saw the cells full
of unemployed workers sleeping on
bare boards.
Became Sick.
got sick at this and tried to get
another place to sleep. went into
box car and tried to sleep. laid
IN a corner till four o'clock in III.
morning and heard voice. A rail-
road bull told me to beat 1t. did
and walked the streets all morning.
1t was 10 o'clock and I decided to
go to the Salvation Army to get
something to eat.
They gave me this so-called soup
md asked me If wanted to work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18

Chicago, Ill
Two years ago 11,000 worked in
the Mccormack Co. Today there
are less than 1900. What became of
the other 1000? They're probably
starving somewhere in the bread
lines, or at home if they are lucky
enough to have one. And the COM
pany uses these unemployed as a
means of cutting our wages. The
boss says "if you don't like the
rates, you can go home. There's
thousands of men to take your
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
SPECIAL ORDERS
FOR THE WEEK

Following are the principal special orders re-
ceived for the February 9th edition. Extra
orders amounted to 22740. District 8, Phila-
delphia, $4,000; National Office Daily Worker,
5000; Dist q Detroit, $500; Dist. 5, Pittsburgh,
2,75o; Dist. 8, Chicago 1000; Dist 8, Cleveland,
500; Dist. 9. MINI, $40: Albany. $50: Erie. 100,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
Searched All Over Wisconsin for Work
Milwaukee, Wise.

Milwaukee, Wise.
Editor Daily Worker:
have tried TO get work all over
the country last fall and this win
ter, but / was unable to find any
work to do. My buddy and I have
been offered work for rs cents a
day, and to feed and room ourselves
on this amount, but even this offer
was turned down, they told us that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18

they had no work for themselves.
We were in the following towns
looking for work: Green Valley,
Leona, Tipler. They said that they
had plenty men working for them
for their board and tobacco. and
told us to go somewhere where we
can earn a couple of nickels. They
didn't tell us where to 90, though.
There amt no such place. "A. G.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18

tons unemployment and hunger has
been getting worse.
Workers and farmers in the Sioux
City territory, wake up, get to think
ing. Don't wait for a breadline. Join
the Communist Party or the Unem-
ployed Council and fight to get what
you have produced and what right
fully belongs to you.
"A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18

other special orders for the week. not includ-
ing the Feb. edition, totalled 8,605, coming
mainly from the following cities: Hartford, 2OO
Battle Greek, 200; New Castle, Ind, $50; South
Bend, so. Chicago ordered 5000 copies of the
Feb 10 issue, this being their first district page
which they are utilizing for the Feb. 25th mob
ilization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
273 NEW SUBS AND
RENEWALS FOR WEEK

One hundred forty-five new subscriptions and
1913 renewals we're received last week. Fifty-three
were dropped from the list.
The average daily press run last week was
$1,000 exclusive of all special editions and spe-
cial orders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
USE PoRCHEs FOR KINDLING.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. - Unemployed
workers here are tearing down the
porches Of their homes for kindling
wood. One Negro worker was fined
10 and 80 days on the chain gang
on charges brought against him by
his landlord. sa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18
Two Big Bank Crashes in
Sioux City, Ia, Pricks
Bubble of Prosperity
Unemployment and Hunger Grows Despite
BOsJes Bunk of Better Times
Sioux City, Iowa.

Daily Worker:
The workers in Sioux City have finally found out what
capitalist prosperity really u.s. and what methods used to
keep them blinded to the actual conditions.
During the year 1880 and especially in the fall the Cham
Der of Commerce conducted vigorous prosperity campaign
through the medium of the two local yellow journals They
pointed out that Sioux City in the heart of the only district
that was untouched by hard times and unemployment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18

Banks Crash.
This fake prosperity was brought
to a showdown on Dec. z, when two
of the leading banks went broke, fol-
lowed by thirteen member banks. in
volving over $4,000 worker depoSitors.
This was the capitalists Christmas
present to the workers.
On Jan. 1 the capitalists handed
out the usual "return to prosperity
bunk. In spite Of their lying predic-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-18

Stop the raids on foreign born In
the factories. Elect delegates to
the Conference for Protection of
Foreign Born in your city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
File Number One

One OF the reasons why the ~postoffice department is
no longer a money making division of our federal govern
ment may be obtained from a cursory examination of File
NO. l 1.-THE waste paper basket) of any Valley newspaper
or chamber of commerce.
Inc government has followed p~recedents established
by Big Business and employed publicity writers. It's vari-
Gus departments prepare thousands of bulletins and
these, together with other matter, 90 through the mails
post free. Congressional records and reports go through
by the thousands of pounds and the traffic of frank free
matter has grown to be SO heavy that postal receipts no
longer cover the cost of handling the volume of both paid
and post free.
Rank waste in the issuance Of bulletins which are Of
absolutely no value whatsoever to the recipients is seen on
every hand. The Department of Commerce is a good eX-
ample. Virtually every chamber of commerce in the ma
ton receives bulletins containing such information as this:
Regulations Governing Imports of Condensed Milk into
Ceylon Amended sale Of Fruit in Netherland East
Indies" General Meeting of the Board of South German
Foodstuff INDUSTRIES Mediterranean Dry Fruit Mar
Ike" New Zealand Dry Fruit Market" Difficulties Over
japanese Canned Crab Exports Settled Proposed
Merger of British Can Companies Swedish Grocery Re
taiers form Purchasing Organization and thousands Of
other items equally as ridiculous from the viewpoint Of
the average citizen.
1t would seem that this and other departments would
have specialized mailing lists, sending the material to
those by whom it can be utilized and by whom it probably
would be highly valued. If the tremendous waste in I'M
desired copies of such matter could be reduced it would
go a long way towards cutting down the expenses not
only of the p~ostoffice department but also of our bureau
cratic government. Until such a time File No. ] will fat
ten on wasted tax dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
Quotations

The mass change 70 optimism,
which Will mark the beginning OF
the upturn IN general business, Is
about due.
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes.
The American public should real
ize that Germany's financial relief
can be no greater than Americas
financial sacrifice.
Professor T.. II. FairchfGN
III used To be easier 10 make m
college address when the world was
more traditional and habitual.
Newton D. Baker.
IL is inevitable that the entire
banking system must be sOcialized
In the public interest.
Professor Colston Warne.
Honesty brings terrific isolation in
life.
Rev. r. A. Fadden.
I would ms lief poison people as
tell untruths about them.
Bishop WOOdcOCk Of Kentucky.
The chief danger 10 religion lies
in the fact that IL has become 20
respectable.
Professor John Dewey.
We are ready 20 assume govern
mental power any time
-AdOlph Hitler.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
Daily Health
Talk
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHEEIN
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical
Association. and OF HygeLa,
the Health Magazine


Associated with the develop
ment OF the machines. has come a
gradual change in food habits, SO
that we eat less meat, less cereals,
less sugar and less carbohydrates
generally than formerly. The per
capita consumption OF sugar has
dropped from 100 pounds per per-
son per year TO 90 pounds. The fall
in the consumption Of cereals has
been so great as to cause extreme
CONSERVATION in the cereal indus
try, from the farmer down to the
baker.
! have been saying much about
calories and have not yet explained
exactly what a calory is. Calory is
q term used to indicate a measure
ment OF energy in terms Of heat
When the human body does work,
ID takes up oxygen. gives off carbon
dioXlde, water and heat. Carbohy-
drateS, prOteins and fats taken into
the body undergo chemical changes
and make their energy available.
This energy Is then measured In
terms OF calories. AS a result. 1t has
become possible TO say exactly how
many Galleries OF energy will be
developed by any certain food in
any certain amount.
The energy needed by the body
must be made up Of definite guam
titles Of protein. fat and carbohy-
drates. The body can select 10 a GER
tain extent from all Of the food
given TO il what il needs for en-
ergy. growth and repair az tissue.
However. there are certain mini
mum quantities of essential foods,
and unless these are supplied diff
ficulties of nutrition may develop.
Because Of these factors Of safety
in the human body. bad food
habits may persist over a consider
able length OF time before resulting
in the form Of definite disease. In
general ii seems that the human
body needs about 1900 grams OF
protein daily, SO grams Of fat. and
500 grams Of carbohydrates. There
are conditions in which protein,
carbohydrates and fats must be
modified in amount as occurs. for
instance. in obesity.
The proteinS are not simple sub
stances, and they vary exactly as
do the carbohydrates and the fats.
IL is because OF this new knowl-
edge that the science OF nutrition
developed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03

Pres. Rubio of Mexico is not a firebrand. He is for
peace and good will at home and abroad. He has let it
be known that the incidents, for which he blames Gin
ferior local authorities" did not affect "the understand
ing which exists between these two neighboring peoples
and governments"
Inferior local authorities" covers all the ground.
Rubio is a statesman, a business man, a diplomat, he has
travelled widely, and those who know him best say that
he is making an ideal chief magistrate of the sister repub-
lie. His nephew was slain in Oklahoma but the incident
did not inflame his mind or warp his judgment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
The
Once Ouer
The Tabloid Golf Course =
ProprietOr's Lament
BY II. 7. PHILLIPS

The Tabloid Golf Course
ProprietOr's Lament
(After Thomas Wood
I remember, I remember
This Tom Thumb course forlorn
When it was crowded every day
BY frenZied crowds and worn:
The fans that flocked each summer
night
The bugs that fingered late
The days when ] could talk about
The profit at the gate.
I remember, I remember
When silence vast and deep
Did not reign through the summer
day
And put me fast asleep
When putters merry music made
Throughout the widespread land,
And I was offered for the lease
The sum Of twenty grand.
I remember. I remember
When I employed a force
OF men to help me with the work
OpOn dAAC NlONACA NNAASNs
The throngs that battled at the
gate
To squeeze In n by one
The DAYS when people played the
game
And thought that it was fun.
I remember, I remember
When no one was Sc rude
That he could think Of coming here
In search of solitude:
When there was life and action,
too.
On all the eighteen holes.
And no one ever thought 'twould be
AS lonely as the Poles.
I remember, I remember
When almost any lot
Was like a gold mine If transformed
Into a Tom Thumb plot,
When n stood on each corner and
Each block held two or three,
And every course an emblem was
OF great prosperity.
7 remember, I remember
The days when every nut"
Was bitten by the urge to pay
Two bits to sink a putt;
When / could sit here busily
And count the daily take
And never have 70 pinch my arms
To keep myself awake.
I remember, I remember
The income swift and high:
I used TO tell my bankers that
The limit was the sky;
IL was a childish ignorance
And, realizing same.
I wonder where the people went
Who used TO like the game.
A Tennessee Optimists' club has
decided to fine all pessimists within
its jurisdiction one dollar. Absurd
Most people are so constituted they
would figure 1t cheap at twice the
money.
One OF the major mysteries Of
the present depression is whatever
became Of Americas so-called
Best Minds.
Henry Ford says the two most
important factors to economic re-
covery are working and thinking.
The number Of people in America
who can't find any thinking to do
is growing by leaps and bounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
TODAY Is THE
AnniUersary
RETURN OF ROOT MISSION

On AUG. 3. 1917. the American MS
sion To Russia, headed BY Elihu Root.
returned 60 the United States after
a months visit. on this same day
the Russian provisional government
declared illegal Finland'S declara-
ton OF independence; the Russian
foreign minister. TerestSchenko, re-
signed and the military governor
OF Petrograd, General Erdeli, was
aSSasSinated.
Root. III a statement issued a few
weeks previous 20 this, said.
I'VE found no organic OF incurable
malady III the Russian democracy.
DemocracieS are always in trouble
and we have see days just as DARK
in the progress OF our own.
We must remember that a people
In whom All constructive effort has
been suppressed for SO long cannot
Immediately develop a genius for
quick action The solid. admir-
able traits IN the Russian character
will pull the nation through the
present crisis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03

blue eyes upon her. He withdrew
his gaze instantly but she had the
sensation Of having looked into a
room where the curtains had not
yet been drawn. His eyes had been
saying something 70 her /. . some
thing /. . . what was ~? There
was a message there but she could
not translate ID.
TROUBLED. she sought escape in
words. She babblcd 70 him OF
other journeys she had made. trips
with her mothers company in one
night stands. She made him laugh
with anecdotes Of that crazy-quilt
life OF hers. They were IN a gale
Of merriment when the porter.
knocking on the door. announced
dinner.
"D'you mind?" Give asked when
the man had taken the order and
departed. III have 20 bunk on
the couch here tonight. There
wasn't a lower berth 70 he had on
the train although | tried. tn be
awkward"
why should I mind?" She
looked al him. composed a. n child.
Indeed. I should be nervous If
you didn't stay. I've never tray
eled alone"
He made an eloquent little ges-
ture.
Look here. Give" she cried
rather sharply. I'VE can't make "A
mel0drama OF an this ~ weIl hate
each other. We've got to be SEN
sible about it."
You're quite right. Thanks for
reminding me-" She had sense
enough for two. III decided. What
a sel~f-possessed little thing she was.
She pretended ~ be asleep when
he came in. She snurgled down be-
tween the coarse Pullman sheets.
Through her lashes she could see
him, stepping softly 50 as not 10
waken her. An. she did like bis
looks. She wondered why she had
never appreciated them before.
The light in Gives corner
burned long that night as nc turned
the pages az a book. His smile
was a little grim. He was remem-
bering the conductors significant
nudge and smile. "Newlyweds."
the nan had whispered TO his assist
ant.
For n long time Lame lay wide
awake staring into the dimness.
She kept seeing pictures. pictures
she could not quite dismiss. Her.
self meeting Van R0bard the first
time. That night az Mrs. Clees-
paugh's when he had reminded her
they had 40 much ~ say w each
other. Why was her mother so
opposed % him always? What On
earth did she know about him?
She had never thought Of love as
a nalady, something 10 he cured.
Now she knew IL was like that.
Some kinds Of love no least. There
"a no health IN this feeling she
had for Van Robard. Her throat
felt dry, her Eaiety withered when
he vas near. Her hands grew
fevered and her head cold.
Well. ID was lucky that Give
had snatehed her away from the
city where he lived and had his
being. Maybe II she didn't see him
any more she would forget about
him. Oh. she would try. She would
do her best!
MURIEL'S letter trailed them
" south on the fifth day. Oar
ling" she wrote. weren't you
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03

"Tired?8 Gives tone was solicit
Gus.
mo. I'm loving all this. It's
the first time I've ever travelled 80
elegantly"
Poor kid. you've had a hard
time. No more OF that"
They rode for a while in silence.
Give interrupted abruptly. You'll
want 70 buy loads Of thin things in
Palm Beach. The shops will M
fun for you. That's why I didn't
bother 70 arrange about ii before
hand He put q check book into
her hands. This is yours
The deposit he named took her
breath away.
Nonsense" His voice sounded
annoyed. I'm coming into my in
heritance, thanks 10 you. Mother
can't run me anymore. I'D like 10
go out to Surabaya in the spring to
look over that rubber plantation
I'd spoken az. You'll want 10 be
in funds. then. When we come
back we'll have "a hunt around and
find a house. Mother wants us 10
stay with her for a while but I'D
rather not III you don't mind. ]
want us 70 have our own hut d.
rectly. I'm better friends with
Mother" he grinned wryly, IF We
don't live under the same roof. You
may have noticed that
IT ZANE smiled in sympathy. "She's
- sweet but she IS rather over.
towering. lin n pig 10 say such a
thing after all she's done for me"
NO. you're not. Do you know she
never had a companion who STAYED
more than two weeks before YOU
came? She's a steam roller,
Mother ~. Grand II You like 'em,
but lots Of people don't"
They laughed together. Suddenly
Lame voiced a thought that had
occurred 20 her in the last few
minutes.
"Would you like 81 IL 7 came
along? To Surabaya or wherever
that place is?'
He flushed. looking pleased. "Oi
course. But I thought you'd hate
the idea"
"Why?"
"Oh, I don't know. We didn't
agree 70 the whither-thou-goest-I
will-go idea. YOU remember"
She laced her fingers nervously.
"Just the same. I think I ought To
90 with you" Underneath she
thought. troubled. that she would
BE- a good wife 10 this man II only
in form. She would follow him
faithfully.
Wen talk about that later"
Give picked up a book and she
sat staring at the landscape. They
were travelling through farm cOun-
try now with little lights pricking
through the darkness. fences
blurred in the quickly falling snow.
Lame looked troubled. young and
d~efenseless. Her hands lay Idle in
her lap. Surely. she thought. II
was a strange bridal trip. They
talked OF money. Of business affairs.
but never of each other. Her mind
trembled away from reflection Of
what this day might have been like
IL she had given her pledge to Van
yesterday instead Of TO this boy.
She shut her eyes 70 Danish the
recollection OF his stormy glance,
his eyes d%evouring hers.
No, she would not think of him
now. All that was behind her.
She glanced up to find Gives
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
Another Regrettable Incident

Oklahoma City OFFICES Is arrested a Mexican consul
on charges of possession and manufacture of beer. Then
an investigation was ordered, the charges were dismissed
and a very formal apology rendered to the consul. Okla
homa needs a cormittee of safety to handle its foreign
relations as we'll as to issue instructions to its legally Gre
ated protectors of those who wish to enjoy "life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness" Foreign ambassadors are
permitted to keep their liquor supplies in their cellars on
the banks Of the Potomac river. Why shouldn't a Mexican
consul have his beer in the capitol city of Oklahoma?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
BurbS

George Bernard shaw got a great
reception in Russia recently. one
reason may be that ne has whiskers.
Another. that they are red.
Gov. Roosevelt OF New York. 10 Is
said, occupies himself with minia-
ture wooden boats as a hobby. AS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-03
WAS HE SURPRISED.

Ell PASO. Aug.-The phone rang
in the office Of Manuel Velasquez.
police officer Of Juarez. You are
the father or a son." a voice said
over the phone. Ten minutes later
the phone rang again. you're the
father OF another son and he's very
fat" the voice said. Ten minutes
later the phone buzzed for the third
time. You're the father Of another
son, and he also is very fat" he
was informed. Manuel rushed out
OF the police station to his wife and
triplets.