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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
Young Miners Lead
Kenton, Pa. Strike
Kenton, Pa.

kenton, ia.
Daily Worker.
In Kenton, Pa, there are between
$50 and 500 miners out on strike.
The majority are young miners and
they are all willing to do anything
for the strike.
These young miners hold a ball
game every day to cheer the picket
line. Balls and bats come in handy
when the scabs try to enter the
mine.
One time during a. ball game the
state troopers shot six times into the
crowd. No one was hurt.
One stool pigeon asked the miners
on the picket line what they were
striking for and he almost got killed
for asking such a silly question. He
couldn't walk straight after the
miners got through with him.
Relief is coming TO the miners
every day and some of them are
ashamed to take it---they say they
can hold out for another day.
Every striking miner reads the
Daily Worker and can hardly wait
for it to be delivered to them. The
children pile the Dailies on their
little wagons. They shout Read
about us striking!"
Miners are joining the National
Miners Union, At nights all they
talk about is the new union
A. G..
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NATIONWIDE PROTESTS GROW
AGAINST MURDER OF MINERS

employed and unemployed to come
to Boston Common, at 4 pm. Sun
day, June %. The speakers will be
Nat Kaplan. fairfield Bob Turner,
Reed and others.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 25.-A
mass protest demonstration will be
held in Philadelphia, on Saturday,
June 27, at II noon at independence
So. to protest against the mass muir
der of striking miners in Western
Pennsylvania. Organizations are
urged to send protest kilograms to
Governor Pinchot, demanding the
withdrawal of the state troopers from
the strike area.
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Comrade Reynolds
Dies in Accident
(By a Worker Correspondent

SEATTLE, Wash.-Comrades Chas.
Reynolds, was killed while address,
ing group Of workers on freight
train at Barnston, Wash, June II.
Comrade Reynolds was standing on
flat car, telling the workers of
the National Lumber Workers Union
and both he and the crowd forgot
to watch the switching Of the train,
The car was bumped and he fell to
the rail, the wheels severing his
head He died simultaneously.
Comrade Reynolds was an old
militant worker having always fought
in the most advanced section of the
working class, for over twenty years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
Rockford Cabinet
Workers Pay Cut

ROCKFORD, Ill-With wages cut
as much as Is per cent on their re-
turn to work after layoff, the work
ers of Rockford Cabinet Company
here are in fighting mood and
there is a good chance that by the
time this reaches print they will be
out on strike. A 25 per cent cut at
any time is severe cut, but when
a skilled cabinet-maker is making
only 35c and hour, after years spent
learning his trade, and then his pay
is cut to 25c.-the most mild-Spoken
Swede in the shop thinks that, that
Is too much.
Joe ballet, Of the Trade Union
Unity League spoke at a noon-gate
meeting there yesterday, telling the
man that, correctly fought, strikes
can be and are being won-despite
the tremendous unemployment in the
furniture, as well as all other trades.
He drew the lessons Of recent local
strikes-National Lock and Rockford
Fibre Company-pointing out the abb
solute necessity Of a strong broad
strike leadership mass picketing, etc.
Small meetings of the men in the
various departments are being held
over the weekend, with a view to
cementing the forces as much as
possible before Monday.
The TUUL warns the men psrtic-
ularly against the defeatist line of
Heffener, organizer of the Furniture
Workers Association, an "independ-
ant" outfit-Heffener telling them
that no strikes can be won at this
time and that the only thing to do
is to wait until the entire industry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
TUESDAY TOTAL DOWN TO $212;; TAG
DAYS MUST MAKE UP FOR TAGGING!

sas city,, II etAgriculturaD 1s tthe
South, Is (Butte) and 10 (Denver)
-one-half the districts were not
heard from at all OF the others,
District (Philadelphia) had the
best record-and this was very poor,
only $27, while District pitts
burgh) contributed only 81, Z (De-
troit) and IL (Seattle) 81 apiece, 8
(Minneapolis) $3.50, and IS Cali
formal Sass.
Tuesday was certainly black day
for the Daily Worker.
Wipe out the record of this day
and all the poor days of the past
by putting the Tag Days over big!
ALI. OUT FOR THE TAG DAYS!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
Valley Camp, Pa.

Valley Camp Pa.
Daily Worker:
think it was about time for us
to strike, for the day the strike was
called no miner had any food in the
house. Even though the bosses are
bringing scabe into the mines here,
we will continue to fight until we
win this strike.
One morning four scabs were walk
ing to work and two women, upon
seeing them, said that they would
take care of them. They beat the
scabs UP SO bad that they never re-
turned to the mine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
CLEVELAND JOBLESS ~
FORCE EXPOSURE Oral
CHARITY FAKE RELIEF
I 200 Workers Back Unemployed Committee
at Investigation in City Council

Twelve hundred workers packed
the City Council Chambers to hear
the investigation of the Associated
Charities of Cleveland, Friday June
10 at 2.30 p. m. Every seat was
filled and workers packed the back of
the hall This open hearing was
called as a result of the workers
delegation of 200 which went to the
City Council meeting Monday, June
Is. The hearing was called by the
Welfare Committee of the City
Council
Mr.. Louis Petrash, chairman of the
Welfare Committee tried in vain to
make it seem that they we're there
to do all they could for the unem-
ployed workers.
He hoped that the audience would
not interrupt and keep the meeting
orderly without any signs Of demon
stration regardless Of their feelings
so that we could go through with the
business and get something accom-
plished." But when Comrade Frank
Miller, the first spokesman for the
Unemployed Council stepped on the
rostrlIm, q tremendous applause
sounded from every corner of the
chambers and cheers rose from every
worker present. Petrash pounded
his gavel and threatened to do some
thing if it would keep up
Officials Try to Pass the Buck
The two and one-half hour session
was marked with enthusiasm in spite
Of the orders to remain quiet There
was very noticeable absence of all
police in uniform from the hall.
Mayor Marshall and Mr.. Petrash
tried to appear sympathetic, by al
lowing our spokesman as much time
as they wanted.
With the 1900 workers listening,
the City Council tried to slide out of
the responsibility and to shift it all
on the Associated Charities. Our
speakers clearly exposed this hypo-
critical maneuyer of the City Coun-
Gil.
Comrade Pinkney, running for can
didate on the Communist Party bal
Lot for Councilman in the First Dis
trice Courade Rose Clark and Com
rade He5hert Newton we're the other
Spokesman for the unemployed work
ers.
Many cases of refusal to give relief,
of forced labor and discrimination
were given b ythe workers present
The representatives OF the charities
in defending themselves, were the
best proofs of the fakery of the whole
capitalist relief program. They ad-
mitted that workers owning home
could not get relief if they had
credit at the grocery store, and that
before giving them relief they we're
first told to get mortgage on their
property.
Mrs. Fredericks, for example, was
told by the charities that she should
run her credit with the Economy
Grocery Store up to $1,000 (as it al
ready was $764.33)). Then she could
sign note for her home and give
it to the owner of the grocery store
They then had to nerve to try to
prove that her home would not be
endangered.
Forcing workers to live under the
most miserable conditions was shown
in the case of James Martusi, who,
with his wife and six children slept
in one room in his sisters home be-
cause the charities refused to pro-
vide a house for this family. In
stead they gave them IS a week in
groceries to live on.
Forced Labor Policy
The real proof of forced labor came
with the case of Joe Kaleal who
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worked 1876 hours for the charities
and received as payment S14 in gro
ceries. He was hired with the I'M
derStanding that he would get paid
the union scale for painting, 1917
an hour. While on the job he got
a fractured rib, and the charity re-
fused to send him to the hospital.
At this hearing these takers exposed
themselves completely when they ad-
mitted that there is s@ne understand
ing with certain institutions that I'M
employed will work for them and the
charities would pay them in gro
ceries.
The workers who we're victims OF
the crookedness of the Associated
Charities we're present and each one
gave their stories, and they tailed
word for word, It was brought out
through some cross examination that
certain City Council members had at
one time agreed to- the procedure
of this forced labor" but they tried
to squirm out of it every which way.
A very determined question was
put to the Associated Charities and
the Welfare Committee: How much
salary do you gentlemen of the AS
ISOLATED Charities get, while millions
are starving?" There was very
hurried and excited eXplans Am from
Mr.. Petrash that we are no discuss
ing that now" but after Lsrsistent
cries from the workers demanding
an answer, he said that we are sure
this information viii be published SO
all could see it
The climax of the hearing came
when to flaunt their hypocricy in the
face Of the workers present, one of
the Councilmen proposed that a
committee Of three from the Council
be sent to the Chamber of Commerce
to demand S1O0O,OO0 for the relief
of the needy families, They hypo-
critically promised that the City
Council would mortgage the whole
city if necessary to take care of the
starving workers, but that we should
understand that the City Council has
not money in their treasury and they
are poWerless to do anything!
The welfare committee was fur
Their exposed when the committee OF
workers demanded that they pass
molten Directing to forced labor, and
that all work done by unemployed be
paid in cash. Mr.. Petrash and the
welfare committee and the Asso-
ciated Charities put their heads to-
gether for a breathless moment Cfor
them, and passed this motion: I'VE
object to forced labor And when
the committee demanded that the
rest of it be included, they would not
commit themselves. The workers
jeered and Missed them.
Unemployed Demands Presented
We presented our demands again:
Cash relief to the extent of full pay;
41CC ill11h dl1Q 1OOu SIdGlOIlS lOI I'LL
employed workers children this sum-
mer; public buildings to house the
homeless Unemployed men and won-
en-; all work done by the unem-
ployed to be paid in cash; prohibit
ing Of forced labor; prohibiting of
shutting off of gas and light and
water OF unemployed and evictions
for non-payment of rent; stopping
of breakin Cup of workers homes and
sending the children to strangers
The City Council promised to take
up our demands. There are already
reports that some Of the local char
tiles have given more relief because
of the pressure. The fight has Just
begun for cash relief, and prepara-
tons must be intensified for the July
II convention.
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The Daily Worker drive skidded
further on Tuesday down to S210.92,
the lowest totals for a single day
in long time Such work. If con-
tinued, can only mean suspension
for the Daily. The Tag Days Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, must
make up for it! Every day from
now on until the $3.50 is raised
must be a day of intense activity to
save the Daily Worker!
District (New York; contributed
most of this total-S157,92. A sur
prising number of districts forgot
the Daily drive entirely on Tuesday.
Districts 1 (Boston), (Buffalo),
(Cleveland), s (Chicago), 10 (Kan-
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Workers Union, which is affiliated
to the Trade Union Unity League,
and the United Farmers League. The
sentiment of the masses who have
been on starvation wages for months
is for the strike and it seems likely
that the strike wave will spread
through the entire lumber industry.
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cent lower than for May, 193O-the
panic year.
For the state. the drop was ISL
per cent. The figures reached the
lowest point for May in the his
tory of the department.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

~~N@~P
laughter and jeering among the
Pittsburgh Terminal strikers them
selves. They were on the picket lines
and it is impossible to deceive them.
The striking miners, fighting starva-
ton, have won the first battle in
the scheme of the employers, the
state and the press TO smash the
strike by a combined terror drive,
by open murder and assassination of
the strike leaders, while at the same
time they use their other agents, the
United Mine Workers officials to try
to gather scabs for them.
The mines tried today to reopen
under low wage agreement which
was announced tentatively" on the
day of the Wildwood massacre and
definitely on the day of the Arnold
City murder. 1t was an agreement
between the Pittsburgh Terminal and
the United Mine Workers, to use "the
standard scale" of wages, whatever
that means, and the miners who are
through forever with the UNIV will
have nothing to do with this agree
ment. except to mass picket and
smash it as they did today.
There will be more mass picketing
tomorrow, witnessed by Theodore
DRESSER and other members of the
investigating committee he heads.
WILDWOOD, Pa, June 25-The
state troopers troopers and deputies
have been combing the Wildwood
section, surrounding house after
house yesterday and today, and while
the troopers watch, the deputies en-
ter, search and break into every
thing, and steal what they want. If
they find any indication that the
miner Is active In the strike, or even
If they don't, sometimes, they simply
arrest him and add him to the list
Of Al arrested on the day Of the
- I.A ~ --..as Al4Sfd.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
Chicago Building Industry Drops "a Percent

CHICAGO.-One explanation OF
the 20 Chicago bank crashes is
seen In the figures released by the
Illinois Labor Department which
shows that building permits in
Chicago for May. 1881, were "a per
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
is organized.

is organized.
Rockford furniture workers are
watching with great interest the
strike of the coal miners in Western
Pennsylvania. When told that the
miners are striking under the slogan,
WED rather starve striking than
starve working" they say, Were in
the same boat here"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26

Thousands were gathering in
Union So, New York, to protest the
murder of the striking miners, and
to express solidarity with the 10000
strikers fighting hunger at the time
the Daily Worker went to press. This
is the first of a series of meetings all
over the country to demonstrate
against the slaughter and shooting
of pickets by the coal company gun
men.
Milwaukee Demonstration.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 25.-A
demonstration has been called here
by the Communist Party and the
Trade Union Unity League for Satur-
day, June 81, at 7 pm, Red Arrow
Park, Tenth and Wisconsin Sts., pro-
testing against the murder of strik-
ing miners, police terror and the vi
cious injunction handed out in an
effort to break the strike. A relief
committee mas been formed ana COL
lections have started.
Boston Meet.
BOSTON, Mass, June 25.-As the
first answer of the workers of Bos-
ton to the murderous attack on the
striking miners in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, will be a mass protest demon
stration this coming Sunday, at 4
pm. at Boston Common. This dem
onstration will mark the beginning
Of wide campaign for food and re-
lief for the 10000 heroic miners.
The local WIR., located at ISL
Washington ST., calls On all workers
- $3.50 ,-i-a- = - - = 4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26

Use your Red Shock Troop List
every day On your job. The worker
next to you will help save the Daily
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-26
BROWNSVILLE THUGS
ATTEMPT MURDER
OF MILITANT PICKET
John Virag, First On Picket Line. Attacked in
His Home By Company Gunner
Mine Picketing Going Strong; Children Or
ganize Mass Singing
by Worker Correspondent

BROWNSVILLE, Pa.-Here some of the rotten tricks
played the striking miners of Vesa at West Brownsville
striking miner, John Vrag who has family of 5 to
support nearly shot and killed by couple of low-down
dirty Jim Browser assistant superntenden
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-24
Bremerton, Wash.
Mrs. w. w. Simmons, Reporter

The Operetta given at the A.M.E.
Church on Sunday evening was q
great success. Mrs. Ethel Butler
left for Tacoma to spend the holidays
with her mother.-Mrs. A. ]. Spears
is reported in serious condition,
her daughter and family are at her
bedside.-Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Hatch
err celebrated their thirty-second
wedding anniversary last Sunday,
covers being laid for sixteen. The
house was decorated with Christmas
greens.-Mrs. Henry Harris received
the sad news of the passing of her
father, Mr.. Benjamin Hale in Sc
attic Mr.. Melvin NJ. Hatcher has
the unusual honor of being the first
Color ed citizen to hold the position
of clerk at polling place during an
election in this city. He served in
this capacity during the special cleo
ton held December 10th in the
eleventh. precinct where the voting
element is predominantly white. =
Mr. Melvin Nj. Hatcher is again
working as Railway Postal Clerk. He
is running on the railroad out of
Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-24

Mr.. Geo. Lowery left the city
Thursday for Kansas City, Mo-, to
spend the holidays as a guest of his
daughter. He will visit in Chicago
and st. Louis, Mo.-Miss Perdita
Duncan, a student at Oberlin, Ohio
University, will spend the holidays
in New York City, as the guest of
her brother Mr.. Walter Duncan.
They are the daughter and son of
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Duncan.-Mrs.
J. G. Kirk and sons James and Cor
don returned to their home in Lo-
gan after spending several weeks in
the city as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Fenter, Mrs. Kirk is much i'm
proved in health.
Reported i'll this week: Mrs. F.
Stewart, Junior Mullaney, st. James
Hospital critically i'll with meningitis,
and Mr.. Gus Galloway is confined to
his home with sciatic rheumatism
Mt. View Chapter No. % O. E. S.
held election of officers in their hall
Tuesday evening.-Margaret (Dot)
Wilson was buried Friday afternoon
from Duggan's Mortuary. She was
murdered December 7 in her cabin
by an unknown person.-Members of
Bethel Baptist Sunday School will
present a play Thursday evening at
the Church. The Supt., Mrs. Dunn
and the teachers have a Christmas
tree and presents for the children.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-24
TACOMA NEWS SECTION
G. B. AIDRICH, EditorNIanager. Ossk Pacific Avenue

Press dispatches report the death
at Decatur, Illinois, of Mrs. Mary
Moore, sister of Mrs. Anna Lawhorn
(Smith), who has been i'll for long
time. Mrs. Moore is the mother of
Miss Lettie Moore, who visited Mrs.
Lawhorn here in 1929. Mrs. Law
horn went back east at the request
of her sister, who then was very i'll.
Recent deaths in the city include
Leo Johnson, also known as "Milwau-
kee", who died Monday and was bur-
led Tuesday from Mellnger's Chap
el in Mt. View Cemetery, with Rev.
F. Mcclure officiating. ]. H. Doage,
an old-timer here, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Green
way, last Thursday and was buried
from Lynn's Mortuary Monday. He
left two daughters, Mabel Reeves and
Mrs. Earl Greenway; brother. Duke
Doage of Illinois. C. Jones Coffey,
also an old-timer, died at County
Hospital. Burial was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, with Rev. Graves officiat-
ing. He was 80.
Tacoma Branch N. A. A. c. P. met
Sunday at A. M. f. Church and list
ened to an address by Rev. F. Nc
Clure.
The Booklovers Club met at the
home of Mrs. Ray Gibson Monday,
December 81. A Christmas program
was given. Common Sense" by Will
liam N. johnson was the topic for
study.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-24

Mrs. Polyann Reed was hostess for
the meeting Friday Afternoon of the
Literary Research Club at which the
program consisted of a presentation
of the theme of the opera Aida by
Mrs. Winfred Cochran and reading
by Mrs. James Manley. Mrs. King
Johnson of Los Angeles was WIS.,
itor. The president, Mrs. Frank
Adams, will be hostess for the jan
uary meeting at which election of
officers will be held. After the
meeting Mrs. Reed assisted by Mr..
Reed served a delicious repast.
Mrs. j. N. Cantrell and children
left for Berkeley, Calf, Tuesday to
visit Mrs. James Schaffer, sister of
Mrs. Cantrell.
Mrs. Jeanne Jones is in charge of
the breakfast Christmas morning at
Bethel Church.
The New Years Eve Dance under
auspices of the City Club to be held
at Albina Hall promises to be one of
the outstanding events of the holi-
day season.
Mrs. Blanche Holiday was hostess
for the meeting of the Roresud Study
Club at which the following pr ogram
Stewart; vocal selection. s,f. Iessie
was presented: reading. Mrs. Pearl
Grayson; bible topic, Mrs. Cora
Minor. Mrs. King johnson was an
interested visitor. Mrs. Carrie In
gersoll will be hostess for the jan
uary meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Henderson
announce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Lenora Freeman to
Mr.. Cyril Vernon Gaskin of Chey-
enne, Wyo.
New subscribers this week: Mrs
James Thompson, Boise Idaho; Mrs
j. Henderson, Sc asst 81 North. We
thank you.
Mrs. G. V. Grayson was hostess
Monday for meeting of eight ladies
for the study of Bridge. Mrs. Geo
B. Hardin will entertain the GROUP
next week.
Mrs. Geo. f. Scott entertained 8
group Monday night for bridge
party followed by a crab gumbc
supper.
Mrs. Clara Logan had the misfor-
tune TO cut her hand while choppine
kindling necessitating several stitches
by a physician.
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Sioux Falls, 5. Oak.
Mrs. E. c. Collins, Reporter

Rev. j. c. Bothic returned last
Thursday from Des Moines, Iowa,
where he attended the ministers and
Deacons Union of which he is presi-
dent and also the Iowa and So. Da-
kota Executive Board meeting he
made a splendid report at the eve
ing services Sunday evening.-The
Ladies Aid of the Pilgrim Baptist
Church met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Everson Monday evening
and elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: Mrs. Chas. Warden,
president; Mrs. Annie Bevins. secre-
tary; Mrs. Victoria Newson, secre-
tary; Mrs. Maggie Anderson, assis-
tant; Mrs. E. C. Collins, treasurer
They then were installed by the pas
tor after which a box lunch was
served and they adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Warden at their next
Monthly meeting second Monday in
January.-Rev. M. W. Withers spent
few days at Mitchell, S. D.--Mr
and Mrs. Z. c. Collins, Mrs Ida
Graves, Ida Mae Benson and Mrs
Jestine Benson were dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warden last
Sunday.-St. Johns Baptist Church
held rummage sale in the church
basement last Saturday.-Mrs. j. c.
BOthic remains on the sick list.-Mr
and Mrs. Estel Bridgewater present
ed their daughter Margaret with q
piano as a Christmas gift.-Roberi
Williams and Mrs Raymond Turner
motored down to Kansas last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bass Booker now are
proprietors of the Booker T. Wash
ington Service Center.