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The Washington times., 1933-07-21
Important Word

didn't get the point then.
] was much too young to realize
that everything in this world,
including our very lives, hinges
on that 2-letter word. AS a
matter of fact, I thought the
visitor was a trifle cracked.
But nothing, to my knowl-
edge, ever proved the truth Of
his assertion more than the life
Of a man who was endowed
with the most unusual OF
names, John Smith.
If John Smith had remained
honest in later years he may
never have had the opportunity
to do good for others. If he
had been bad in early life the
whole scheme of his later years
may have been changed. If he
hadn't been fired. If he hadn't
got drunk. If he hadn't. E. If
.. If. If. =.
In school he was quite an
ordinary pupil. His marks were
average and he was never
summoned to the principals
office for being too bright or
too dumb. John Smith merely
plodded along with his class
mates, struggling night and day
to absorb knowledge.
When he graduated, Mr..
Burroughs, the school principal,
spoke to John Smith for mo-
ment in private Burroughs
was a young man, very studious
and extremely honorable.
Smith," he began. IT like
you. You're good boy. I
know won't be hurting your
feelings when I say that you
are by no means the smartest
boy I've ever met. But, by far
you're the most likeable.
Smith, I think you'll sue
ceed in life. I don't know why
I should be telling you this, ex-
cept possibly because I think
you're got the stuff to make
good: Character, honor and
ambition.
A Wise Counsel
Before you leave to make
your way in the world, I want
you to take this counsel with
you: Always be honest. And
try to select honorable men as
your friends. If you follow that
advice, you can't fail.
"Good-by, Smith. And good
luck.
John Smith never forgot
those words. Never. They
stayed with him throughout his
checkered career. He started
off by getting himself a little
job in a big corporation.
Six days Of each week, and
IL months of each year, he
worked and slaved for the big
corporation. If he found
chances to be dishonest, he
Spurned them. And he had no
friends because the men around
him were not strictly honorable.
Thus he kept faith with his
motto. But, as time went on,
it bore no fruit. Year after
year, he remained in the small
job with the small salary.
Others, he noted, went on to
better jobs, and more money.
Some of them, he knew, were
not honorable. About the rest,
he had his doubts.
John Smith did we'll, I think.
He stuck to that measly little
Job for 10 long years. Long
enough to see newcomers in the
place pass him by and become
his bosses. After 10 years,
John Smiths life changed its
course overnight.
He was fired. Why? I don't
know. No reason was given.
The blue slip merely said that.
beginning tomorrow, John
Smiths name would be stricken
from the payrolls. Thus the
most honorable of young men
The Washington times., 1933-07-21

Win q pair Of theater tickets-Out-
guess Chester GOuId-COIOr the Dick
Tracy Cartoon In the Washington Her
aid. Construct your own plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY TO SATISFY
LIEN .-..-.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Geo. E. Davis, Ill East
Olive avenue, Ell Centro, Calilor-
mia, will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
above named place on Tuesday, the
9th day of January, 1884, at 10 a.
m. of the said day, TIE following
automobile; to satisfy lien for
storage; under section 3051-3052 of
the Civil Code of California, in the
amount of $1,000, and all expenses
necessitated by this sale.
Franklin touring car, Motor No.
228o5. Legal owner, Mrs. r. J. Nc
Cutcheon, Braddock Heights, Mary
land.
Dated at Ell Centro, California,
this 9th day of December, 1888.
GEO. E. DAVIS,
III East Olive Ave, P. o. Box 584,
Ell Ccntro, California.
Dec 9-16-23
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
POULTRY FOR SALE

r. I. REDS. Barred Rocks, White
Lcghorn Baby Chicks. SO per 100
Also 10 other varieties. Nam
moth Bronze Baby Turkeys and
White Pckin Ducklings. Prices OIL
request. Redwing Hatchery, 2046
E. Florence Ave, Los Angeles.
23t1
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
REAl. ESTATE BARGAINS

FOR SAGE-Corner lot with two
houses splendid location $4,000
cash $4,000 per month. Marie
Land Mission Apis. 19tf
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
USED TIRES

OR SALE BY OWNER-80 acres.
$4,000 per acre. No better land
in the Valley. Excellent location.
Immediate possession. $1,000. will
handle. Terms to suit purchaser.
Press Box 800. 1916
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-23
LOST

LOST-By paper boy. Purse con-
tanning $500 somewhere between
Dahlia ditch and west Main st.
Identification card in purse.
Finder please return to Press
Office. Reward. oh
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
RooseyeIt's Wife
Supplies Miners
With Empty Jars
Was'G reatlyImpressed'
After Seeing Jobless
in w. Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. Not
long ago "the first lady," Mrs.
Roosevelt visited the mining towns
of West Virginia. She became
greatly impressed" by the star
walton conditions of the miners. So
"the first lady" decided to contri-
butte her share to relieve the suf-
ferings of the miners Who were
working for two years under Bit
ner's agreement for % cents a ton.
AS personal gift'' the first lady
sent a car load Of empty jars to
the West Virginia miners to pre-
serve "the vegetables from their
gardens"
Our gardens have been exhausted
long time ago. There is nothing
in them now. We have nothing to
preserve. And we can not eat the
empty jars. Large numbers of
miners feel indignant and insulted
by this shameful personal gift of
the first lady,"
What we need here in West Vir-
ginia is not the empty jars, altho
they come from the first lady. We
need decent living wages for the
employed and unemployment insur-
ance for the unemployed. If the
first lady was SO impressed by our
conditions why wouldn't she recon-
mend to her husband, Mr.. Roose-
welt to have the U. S. Congress
enact an Unemployment Insurance
Law? Why wouldn't she ask her
husband to give the veteran their
allowances?
personal gifts" from the first
lady will not improve our condi-
tons, especially not the empty jars.
What will improve our conditions
is an organized fight for higher
wages, shorter working day, ade-
quate relief and unemployment
insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07

various locals preparing them to fight
openly for the return to work.
The whistles on the tipples are
blowing for work every morning and
every evening. Notices for work have
been posted at every mine. The coal
operators have threatend to dismiss
from work all those that will fail tc
report for work on Oct. 2.
But all of this has failed to shake
the determination of the miners to
continue the strike. Every local union
went on record to remain on strike
Huge meetings at Centerville, Sea-
right, Mather and Pricedale voted
unanimously to continue the strike
TO victory Conferences of the local
officials also voted to continue the
strike and to picket every mine at
tempting to operate or not. At least
95 per cent of the miners are con-
ttnually on strike duty, The fighting
spirit of the miners is ON the in
crease. The possibility of winning
the strike became even greater with
1900 miners coming out on strike in
Southern West Virginia, and with
the spreading of the steel strike.
The miners won 'the first round
in the great battle against the united
forces of the government, the coal
operators and the Lewis machine
But this significant victory Of the
miners did not eliminate the great
danger Of a new attack by these same
forces. On the contrary, the new at
tack will be much sharper. The Pitts
burgh Press, indicating this, says ir
its issue of Oct. 4: United Mine
Worker chiefs faced the final test
of their leadership today a S they
sought to send Western Pennsyl-
vania's $4,000 striking miners back
to their jobs" Statements of the
state and federal governments also
indicate the fiercest attack against
the strike.
The new attack can be met ano
defeated successfully if the miners
will disregard the orders Of the gov
eminent and the Lewis machine and
maintain their ranks solid and &C
tive. One of the conditions for the
winning of the strike is the immediate
ousting Of the entire Lewis machine
from the ranks of the miners. De-
cision has already been made to call
special convention and elect new
officers. This must be done as soon
as possible as one of the chief guar
antees to win the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
FORK RIDGE MINERS CHEATED
nv a Mine Worker CorreSnondent

FORK RIDGE, Tenn.-Ed Mayse,
a coal company tool and bank boss
in 1929, got the Mingo mines in such
bad condition that they were forced
to shut down. The racket that Mayse
used was the yardage When he
measured the yardage it would be
$40 or $25, and when it got to the
Office it would be "a or SIS, and the
workers could not get any more, and
the same applied to the whole mine.
When the mines closed down they
beat the workers out of most Of their
pay that they had shaved for. These
mines had been closed down one week
when this boss tool, Ed Mayse, claimed
that he had the mines under con-
tract and would sure pay off as soon
as he could see few cars of coal.
So the men worked for this tool
six weeks or two months, and then
he shut down and beat the workers
out of all that he owed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
UNIV Heads, Aided
by s. P, Tools Of
Mellon Machine
BY a Worker Correspondent

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.--Mellon's
aluminium plant employs something
like 1000 workers here. The officials
of this plant are the political bosses
of the town, around whom the bur-
CESS and the council dance attend
ance. Minor officials and employees
such as superintendent, bosses and
foremen are placed in every depart
ment of the city.
The director of Personnel and head
of the employment department at
the Mellon plant is chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce, and Mr..
Thompson, the most hated slave
driver in the plant, is councilman.
Mr.. Burns, the present burgess,
who, by all indications will become
first mayor, Is part of Melons ma
chine. On Labor Day, Hossan, chair
man of the Trades Council and for
mer U.M.W.A. organizer, marshalled
all labor in the A. F. Of L. behind
Burns, who led the parade to the
glory of Mira and the Blue Buzzard.
Role of s. P.
We asked the Socialist Party for a
united front in the Scottsboro cam
paign, May Day and Anti-War Day,
but they always referred to the Ma
tional Office and would not partici-
pate, even in a fight for unemploy-
ment insurance. But right after Mira
became an established lady, the S. P
leaders formed a united front with
Hossan and helped him to herd the
workers into the A. F. of l..
On Labor Day the S. P. leaders
marched with inflated chests behind
Burns and other tools of the Mellon
machine.
Lately we have, been active in plac-
ing the Communist Party on the bal
lot; besides this, we are active among
the unemployed and the miners, who
are rebelling both against Mira and
Mr.. Lewis. Next Monday our petition
will be filed and our party placed on
the ballot. A committee is planning
the dates and places for election rail-
lies. We are making gains in the
aluminium works.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
50 ?. c. in North
Alaska Unemployed
BY a Mine Worker Correspondent


JUNEAU, Alaska.-From Ketchikan
to Nome, in every city, every village
here in the North you can find at
least 80 per cent of the workers out
of work For example, Interior Alas
ka, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Seward,
Nome, KooscokWinn district, all the
mining towns in the Far North have
no work this summer, because all
industry is shut down. They have no
water. AL the people in the Far
North are starving. 1t is worse here
in the coast cities with their special
fishing industry.
Fish buyers do not pay anything
to the fishermen, and fishermen do
not go fishing for nothing. More
than 80 per cent of the canneries are
not working.
Also no construction work has start
ed in any place in Alaska. Only
Roosevelt's Starvation Plan has
reached to Alaska. Recruiting for
the forestry camps for 81 day has
started. Living in Alaska averages
$3.50 per day. How can we expect to
live up here for 81, if we need an
average of $3.50 TO live?
--Longview. signature authorized
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
Read Literature;
Take Advantage of
Special Offe I

The Literature Department of the
Pittsburgh District is making spe-
cial offer to popularize the follow
ing pamphlets:
What Is the New Deal?
Your Dollar Under Roosevelt.
War, What For?
Who Fights for Free Cuba?
Germany Today.
Every worker should read these
pamphlets if he wishes to keep
posted on the outstanding problems
facing the workers today.
Write and order these pamphlets.
Enclose ten cents in stamps, which
will cover all costs. Also ask for
our literature catalogue.
BOB SIVERT, Manager
= Literature Dept,
1908 Centre Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
Library Families
Are Denied Relief
Aid Jobless Instead of
Gun Thugs
'(Ry a Worker Corresnondentl

NY d WOEhCE NOIICSpOtAuCnS1
LIBRARY, Pa.-Many of the strik-
ers families here in Library receive
no relief from the Allegheny County
Welfare. The usual excuse is that
the County has no money.
But the County has plenty of
money to spend on the gun thugs
to break the strike of the miners
and the steel workers. / went to
every picket line we organized in
Clarion in order to strike the steel
mills of the U. S. Steel Corporation.
And what did see there? / saw
hundreds of county deputies, special
deputies, detectives, etc. on foot,
mounted on horses, riding in auto
mobiles and motorcycles.
The newspapers stated that over
200 county deputies are always on
duty in Clarion alone. Just figure
out the wages for the 200 gun thugs
on the basis of 8 hour shifts, patrol
ing the streets "a hours day. They
receive as high as 500 week for
their strikebreaking activity. All this
is paid by the county to protect the
U. S. Steel corporation.
We, the striking miners and steel
workers should see and raise this
thing and demand that the money
spent on the yellow dogs should be
given to lis for relief SO that we can
continue our strike. We should also
remember this in the coming cleo
tions and see that the present County
Commissioners and the County Sher-
if, who have appropriated this money
and deputized these gun thugs do
not go back to their Offices after the
elections. There will be Communist
candidates to fill these positions and
we should vote for them as our rep
resentativeS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
Union Official on $500
Visit to Washington,
While Miners Starve
By a Mine Worker Corresnondert

BY a Mine Worker Correspondent
CLINTON, Ind.-The miners here
are upset by the stand the leaders Of
the UMW.A. took towards the Black
Betty Mine. This mine has been
working non-union for quite some
time. A series of meetings was held
in sub-district 4 to act on the Black
Betty Mine. A mass meeting W.T.
called in Clinton. A committee oil q
was present at this meeting. m
This committee was sure a we-i-
picked committee, all j. L. Lewis sup-
porters, who boosted him all summer.
This committee is now boosting the
district officials Those officials ara
again seeking to betray the miners.
The miners are getting wise to their
old tricks.
Joe Pogranni has been staying at
one OF the best hotels, receiving SO
day and all expenses paid, doing
nothing, while we are living on $l2 a
month. Joe Timkoour, district presi-
dent, has failed to fulfill his promise
to the miners. Before election he
said no mine in district IL shall work
non-union. If necessary he would
call a strike.
Now a bitter fight has taken place
between the district and the miners.
The miners went on strike while the
district president was in Washing
ton on a trip that cost 5000. Some Of
the miners did not get anything but
an empty pay envelope on pay day.
The miners in district IL know that
the blue eagle is blue buzzard and
are scratching him out of their win
Cow and are saying that the COM
munists. the so-called "reds," are
right.
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others voted to strike until all the
mines recognize the union. They also
decided to picket any and all mines
that may, under the pressure, return
back to work. The miners still re-
member the great betrayal Of 1922
which was put over in similar way.
In many of the mines the strikers
even stopped the maintenance men
from going in, in order to strengthen
the strike and force the recognition
of the union The unemployed have
become a definite and active part Of
the strike struggle giving the strike
additional strength and vitality.
There are quite a few local unions
under tremendous pressure. These
local takers are ready at any time
to carry out instructions of the tor
officials. Seeing this the miners iaa
many locals are organizing them
selves into rank and file groups wit
the purpose of taking over the leader
ship of these local unions. These rank
and file groups became strong in
some of the locals and have put
through many important decisions.
AS a result of the formation of the
rank and file groups the Export,
Yukon, Hutchinson and many other
locals decided not to pay dues to the
takers.
These groups from five mines met
in Herninie, formulated a program
of action, elected committees of ac-
ton and went to do some active work
in order to pass resolutions in the
locals to continue the strike and to
lay the basis for genuine rank and
file movement in the locals and on q
district scale. One of the chief
points in the program of action is the
struggle against the appointed Lewis
machine consisting Of Hughs. McAnd-
rews, Nelson and Medwid. The rank
and file groups will also initiate
struggle for relief both for the strikers
and the unemployed.
The m liners of Westmoreland
County are taking an active part in
the steel strike of the Walworth
Company in Greensburgh, by parti-
cipating on the picket lines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
FORCED TO WORK SUNDAYS
BY a Mine Worker Correspondent

EVERETTSVILLE, w. Va.-At the
Everettsville mines one miner de-
scribed conditions as follows:
Il have time slip here for my
time now for not cleaning up my
place. went in before the main trip
run and it gets into my section at
am.
II was already in, and had my coal
shot down, track laid up, and my
place timbered Up to the face of my
place and never got my first until
1880, and at 2:15 1 got another one,
and l waited until 16 minutes till q,
and didn't get any more, and I got
my diver pail and started out. I was
more than halfway out when the
section boss come in and saw me, and
asked me where in the hell / was
going.
I'VE are forced TO work on Sun
days or We don't have any jobs"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
Pagan Supported
Only by Henchmen
No One Enters Mine
Until All Go Back
BY a Worker Correspondent

COVERDALE, Pap. T. Pagan.
self-appointed district president of
the UMWA made another attempt
to drive us miners back to work,
but failed again.
Last week the Pittsburgh Ter
minal Coal Company paid off all
the men and posted notices that
every one who does not report for
work Monday, Oct. 2, will be con-
sidered discharged and will have to
apply for a job if he desires to
work for the company. This not
ice was posted after few of the
Pagan gang made an attempt to
work last week and are now taking
care of bruises.
Since no one reported for work
October 2, the company made it
known that $50 miners, including
the local president, have no more
jobs with the company. This made
the strike much stronger as we be-
came determined that no one will
enter the mine until all of US go
to work.
After this scheme failed to ma
terialize, Pagan came in personally
and held secret meeting with his
henchmen. At this meeting it was
decided to call the local meeting,
to make real mobilization for it
and to demand a vote to discon-
tinue the strike. At the same time
the company announced that no one
will be fired but that every one
can hold his job if the men return
back to work.
The meeting was held and after
a long and bitter fight the vote
was taken. Only three of the Pagan
henchmen dared to vote to go back
to work while the rest of the min
ers voted to continue the strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07

better every day. The miners got a
raise In wages again. They are al
ways fixing the miners homes and
making things better without inter-
ruption.
Joe wants to know how are all
OF his friends in Coverdale and Wild
wood. He just came from vacation
where he spent one month. Every
miner who works IL months gets
one month vacation with full pay.
Some of those receiving vacations
go to the local rest homes while
others go to Crimea. You should
see the treatment they get in these
rest homes. The best things possible
are given to the miners while on
vacation : and everything free Of
charge.
Joseph and Elizabeth vekich."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
Just Had Vacation,
Writes Soviet Miner
my Children Are Healthy" Says Workers
Wife Who Lived in w. Pennsylvania

WILDWOOD, Pa.--Mrs. Elizabeth
Vekich, American born wife OF Joe
Vekich, who is well known among
the miners. ip the Coverdale, Wild
wood and other sections, wrote a
letter to her friends on conditions of
the miners in the Soviet Union. She
writes:
Dear AnnaS-
Received your letter and package.
We are all-well and happy, 1 am
continually gaining weight. My chill
dren are very healthy. Helen is sing
ing over the radio and is taking part
in other school entertainments. Eliz-
aheth is doing the same. George got
very good marks, in school. He got
three books for premiums and jump
ed two grades IN the last year.
Living conditions here are getting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
1T Looks Good If We
All Stick Together"
Says Correspondent
By Mine worker Correspondent

BY Mine Worker Correspondent
STUDA, Pave had a few mines
working up till Monday, Sept. Is, so
about several thousand miners from
all over the country came over and
picketed the mines. They didn't
have any leader on either side, but
believe me, they sure stayed out and
are still out, and it looks good if
they only stay together.
The miners in other parts of the
country had good rank and file lead
ers, but the Avella miners had no
one to lead them, only Lewis men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07

TIE class war is raging at fever pitch in the Western
, pennsylvania district-in the industrial heart of
America!
Challenging the mighty power of some of the most
powerful and vicious corporations in the u S. 10000
coal miners and steel workers are strike in face of
the mobilization of all the forces OF violent suppress
son-from the federal government to the county
deputies
private army of armed thugs, hurriedly deputized
by the steel and coal companies swarm the struck
territory seeking by gun and blackjack to drive the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07

workers back to slavery.
Not since the Great Steel Strike of 1919 of which
William 2. Foster the foremost leader, has the
American working class seen such bitter struggle
of workers challenging the steel barons for the right
to live.
Outstanding in recent labor hiStory-and in
spiraton to the workers everywhere-is the soidar-
y of the in the pits producing the coal to feed
the blazing furnaces tended by the who produce
the steel so vital to- maintain the arteries of Ameri-
can industrial life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-07
Miners ST .s1e Against
A. f. oI L. Sell-Out
in Logan, w. Virginia
tBy Mine worker Correspondent

by Mine Worker Correspondent
LOGAN, w. Val was waiting to
see what the A. F. of L. leaders will
DO for the miners here in Logan
County, W. Va And just as I ex-
pected that they would sell us out,
they did sell US out. They signed
the contract with the companies
without asking the miners anything.
For diggers,, 80 cents a ton. You know
what kind of a ton, about 1000 lbs,
what they, call q company ton, and
for daymen from $3.50 to $4.20 a day.
But the miners are not satisfied
with it, SO they came out on strike
yesterday. 4eee-q