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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
&c MIL OaUnerS Do Not
LiUe Near the Mills .

Previously he had said that the cost
of living had dropped.
On questions Of homes, the spokeS-
man for the Southern mill owners
said few If any owned their own
homes because there is no incen-
tive for that when they can get a
house for Is cents per room per week.
Since there are -four rooms to an
average house this would mean 81
a month rent including light and
water. That's been the standard
price for years.
1.-THE manufacturers are now talk
ing Of increasing the rent because
wages have been so greatly in
creased he added.
Company Homes Used As Whip
Company-owned houses have al
ways been a powerful whip in the
hands Of the mills. The moment a
worker showed dissatisfaction with
conditions, he could not only be
fred. but he and his family could
be promptly thrown out on the high
way. When he moved into q COM
pany-owned house the worker gave
2 hostage to the mill owner for good
eehayior.
Some mills at the present time are
threatened with oyerprOduction, -
said Hill "Consequer ~, they have
secured permission from n. R. A.
authority in Washington to eurtail
production. Naturally if mill hands
do not work full time, they do not
get the full So minimum wage"
This apparently accounts for so
many Of the mill workers still ap-
pealing for charity.
Child labor in this state Hill
continued, mas been prohibited by
lew for a number OF years. They
were not allowed to work if under
IA. But many would supply false
certificates Of birth which accounts
for the prevalent belief that children
were employed in the mills It wasn't
the mills fault if child's parents
swcre he or she was IA when the
real age was IL or IS"
"WcYld parents have sent their
children into the rIills if they them
-alves had earned living wage?"
He did not answer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27


y ut,,t7 1910 oo.o-. NAM, will,
-. -. -, 49, -
sion that the company store with its
usual overcharges has been abolished
by the N. r. A. code. Hill said there
is nothing in llle code about that
and many nils still have company
stores where the employee can get
credit"
IN ~ touobv ouast;on oF the
s.ret-,, CIT TTiT ,@og r,o~e than
cary. gathered that mills are
ant.cipaSing loud protests and
-pecife demands eventually and
hey are now working as fast as
possible to stock up so that when
the howl becomes too loud and in
sistent they win simply close the
doors and let the government or
the charities take care Of the pre-
testers. Either that or the claim
wiz be made that improved
machinery enables the mill to
turn oue Ss muah as neiOFe the
"ase increase oh .e~ef h5ors WIZ
oht aao.hg 10 tneF iis' OF employ
eeS, ilSVs''a- OIL afiviiis the "o'her
10 40 th1ee as i1lucn as DeioIe'
81 don't know whether there are
fewer hands now" he explained. u
told you that payroll and employed
figures cannot be gotten. But you
want to be very careful on this ques-
ton because you've got to take into
consideration improved machinery
efficiency which has great deal to
do with the present rate OF produc-
ton"
Asked how many mills have put
in new and improved nachirery
since the code went into effect. he
shrugged his shoulders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

Suggested by the B. NJ. T. Sec
tion of the Transport Workers
Union. Room 631. 80 f. 18th st.
The union gets the original to hang
mp on its wal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
WHAT'S ON
Tnesddy

Tuesday
THE IMPENDING WAR" - lecture by
David L. Lee at Youth CLUB Against War
and Fascisnl, 2i7s White Plains Rd Tickets
Ice in advance, 15c a. door,
Wednesday
SOVIET China-its perspective for future
development" lecture by J, P. Eo at Friends
Of the Chinese People, 1853 ". 23rd st.,
Room y. Adm. l5c
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
by Chopper

BY Chopper
FRANK HEDLEY, president of
the I. r. T., would get a porter's
job in the dainty ''rest-rooms" of
the New York subways,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
MO MORE LADIES

~ New Comedy by A. II. Thomas With
| MELVIN DOUGLAS LUCILLE WATSON
! H0RoSCo Thea. S5th, W. of Bway. Tvs.
J sise, Mate. Wednesday and SATURDAYS e7sS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

IN AN effort to get his views on
I wages even under the code as
compared with living costs TODAY he
was evasive, though finally admitting
my groceries are costing me more
now than they did six months ago"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

CATHERINE TEE GREAT, e. screen drama
made IN England, story ~ Lajos Bro,
Arthur Wimperis and GeicheoF Leusysi;
directed by Paul Czune-; produced by
Alexander Eorda; presented by United Az
lists AZ the Astor Theatre With the lo-
lowing cast: Elizabeth Bcrgner, Douglas
Fairbanks, Jr. Flora Robson, Gerald do
lGaurier and Others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
ATTENDANCE

The Harlem Workers School has
sent in the analysis Of its student
body in its Winter Term, and re-
ports that of it's 2O2 students, rs are
Negroes, more than half are work.
erS in shops.
To combat poor attendance in
some Of the classes, they are writ
ing to the organizations urging them
to check up on the students whom
they sent to the school on scholar
ships. They also send notice to these
organizations instructing them not to
assign students to tasks on the nights
they have classes.
The Workers School Of the Co.
operative Colony, 27O0-2800 Bronx
Park East, Bronx, N. Y, reports the
opening Of a new term with classes
in Political Economy, Principles of
Communism. Negro Problems. and
English. They are still taking regis
traticn for these courses at the local
Shule, Britten ST., corner Bronx
Park East.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
We Reconstruct the Scene

aided discovery
BY powerful the image
data to clarity the
surrounding the CORY battle
powerful magnifyng revealed
publication the esoet evidently the work Of social
magnifyng glass
and the date Saturday, February a. 1884
pansang intensive translation the archaeo
readers the following his
DEBATE THRILL
BATTLE HUEY LoNG GET YOUR TICKETS
MARKHAM socioogs attached the Expedition explained
shat Thomas apparently the chief representative Of the specie social
fssOrus and that uey P Long Of the outstanding exp
Of the specie demagogoruS
Further translation hierogyphcs
death
wlb a amazing debate Huey Long
Kinghh and Norman Thomas meet the platform of Mecca
Temple, YoSk City,
Two colorful personalities and subject that to the heart
problems bedev1lng the whole world.
us system doomed? Can survivor Can injection
adraneln limited redistribution Of wealth
of
IF $ TAKE PLACE?
Norman Thomas national spokesman of Socialist Party
prOpasandist writer teacher adviser
opinion.
Huey Long, amazing figure in political
the Tilman, X and
sockies Jerry Simpson has another"
They Say Thomas Might Have, But He Didn't
NORMAN THOMAS threw his lot with
~ did not finch Norman Thomas minister
Portable berth might
BERTH more comfort more perquses honor praise rewards for ngng
along with the crowd
isn't the kind of man Norman Thomas is He doesn't
string along. O himself Hilqut. I
fight he putting I
the crowd he trains with
That is Norman Thomas-he out what
he stands for and then STANDS
nearly two decades has amazing Mayor
New York and President Of the
figure"
Illuminating this description specie
members Expedition regarding
dennagogorius revealing.
"Hley p. Long is a OF a man
uey Long fought nearly everybody
people with him anything followers to
in the Senate and the TSinghsh' Of his
"Iuey Long doesn't multi nlonaires He
believes that concentration
passing through.
He has worked says save the situation
Limit fortunes to than ONE DOLLARS"
1t Will be real debatea with
BODY VIII have great time The debate will
The chairman will be DR. Numsnn
Society, lecturer orator, lover Of humanity
sent Where II Belongs
HURRIED conference Expedition Immediately
oowed the reading the
would be unique addition knowledge that
should be sent by courier
Qurks Of Capitalist Civilization.
sgnaly elected 10 dey oerona,
the Museum the findings Expedition,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
sent Where It Belongs

HURRIED conference
"folowed the reading Of the and
would be unique addition knowledge and that it
should by
Quirks Of Capitalist Civilization
consider sgnay by elected 10 dev r personally
o the Museum the findings OF the Expedition
Evening star., 1934-12-14
TRADE BOARD PRIZES
TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT
Winners of Safety Slogan and De-
sign Contest to Receive
100 Awards.

One hundred prizes will be awarded
winners of the Board Of Trades safety
slogan and design contest this eve
ming at 7:30 O'Clock in the caucus
room of the old House Once Build
ing. Arrangements have been made
TO accommodate more than 500 guests.
Among those invited are the mem
bers of the Senate and House Dis
trict Committees, the District Com
missioners, officials of the Police and
Traffic Departments, members Of the
Board Of Education, managing editors
Of the city's fve newspapers and
members of the Board Of Trades
Traffic Committee.
Through the cooperation OF Ken
meth Romney, sergeant at arms Of
the House. Capitol policemen will
be on hand to direct those attending
the meeting.
There will be several short talks,
Wallace Robson, chairman Of the
Traffic Committee, viii be master OF
ceremonies. Robert v. Fleming. pres
ident of the trade body, win award
the first prize.
A talking moving picture on trafnt
problems will be shown.
Evening star., 1934-12-14

Miss Betty Marsh, Miss Louise Myers,
Mr.. Frederick Colman, Sd; Mr.. Charles
Lynham, Mr.. De Long Bowman, Mr..
Laird Dunlop, Sd; Mr.. William Sweet,
Mr.. James Parks. Mr.. William Will
bur, Mr.. Humphrey Daniel. Mr.. Smith
Bowman. jr: Mr.. Frank Tyson, MIR.
Homer Tatum and Mr.. Joseph Helm
rich.
At another table Mrs Hawkins was
hostess to a company Of 18 OF her
friends, among them the parents OF
some Of her younger guests.
Miss Christine Long, debutante
daughter Of the United States Am
bassador to Italy and Mrs. Brecken-
Continued on Third Page)
Evening star., 1934-12-14

the tea and Mrs. Henry W. Fitch,
who Is spending the Winter In Phila-
delphia with Mrs Gerhard, her
daughter, has arrived for the party,
as has also Miss Charlotte Gerhard.
Mrs. Fitch, a cousin of Mrs. Alexan-
der. is the grandmother Of Miss Betty
Rowan.
Mrs Alexander will wear q gown
of orchid-color lace shot with threads
of silver and her daughter will wear
white lace over silver tissue, the
gown made extremely simple. with a
bertha about the top where it falls
OF the shoulders. She win wear
antique corals, an heirloom in the
family, and her old-fashioned bouquet
will carry out the colors in the gown
and jewelry, being Of gardenias and
lilies of the valley, with the coral
colored tips Of talisman roses In the
center and around the edge.
Mrs. Rowan will wear tunic gown
Of silver lame and her daughter will
be in a period frock Of rose-color
taffeta made bouffant style. She
carries an old-fashioned bouquet Of
posies.
Mrs. Hobart Hawkins entertained at
a dinner last evening at the Chevy
Chase Club in honor of Miss Frida
Frazer, debutante daughter of Mrs
Randolph Leigh, and Miss Dorothy
Tirren, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Tirrell, who made her debut
Last year. Red roses, berries and tai
red candles decorated the tables.
The members Of the younger sci
who attended were Miss Janet Har-
rison, Miss Nancy Harrison. MISS
Jane Esther Platt, Miss Mathilde
Rodgers, Miss Mary Tyler Mccormack
Evening star., 1934-12-14

Miss, Gail Potter,
attractive ddugh-
ter of Mr.. Lincoln
Potter OF Cherry
Chase and q popu-
lar member OF the
younger set. A
graduate of Syra-
cuse University,
she Is spending
most of this Win
ter In Washington.
Later in the seq
son she DiH 90 to
Florida.
Hessler-Henderson Photo.
Evening star., 1934-12-14

Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1934-12-14

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will entertain
guests in her box at the first concert
of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's series
of morning musicales Wednesday at
the Mayfower Mrs. William Howard
Taft, widow of the late Chief Justice,
who preceded the late Mr.. Wilson as
President, also viii attend the concert
and is among the subscribers for the
season.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
Widening F Street
Whitehurst Plan Would Help

The delay of Federal agencies in approving the project
for remodeng the south facade of the old Patent Office
in order to eliminate the jog Street between Seventh
and Ninth should strengthen District authorities behind
the less expensive proposal for improving traffic cond
lions in that area.
The suggestion for cutting down the south steps of the
building at cost of approximately 100000 apparently
has encountered difficulty in the Public Works Admins
traon from which had hoped that the necessary funds
could be obtained
THE DIFFICULTY HAS ARISEN DESPITE THE
FACT THAT ALL BODIES, INCLUDING FEDERAL
AGENCIES OPERATING UNDER THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT ARE OF THE BELIEF THAT EXIST
ING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE REMEDIED AND
THAT THE BEST REMEDY LIES IN THE 100000
PROJECT.
The Public Works Administration undoubtedly has the
money which is needed But it apparently is reluctant
at this time to allot funds for the purpose.
In view of this fact it might be we'll for the District
officials who are interested proceed with the plan pro-
posed by Captain Whtehurst for less expensive method
Of treatment of the problem.
Captain Whitehursts plan would cost only about $780,
900. It would not eliminate the steps of the Patent Of
fce but would provide for sufficient widening of the
Street to permit of its for twoway traffic between
Seventh and Ninth Streets.
The Whtehurst plan would be in the nature of make
shift.
But its immediate would not preclude the ultimate
adoption of the satisfactory project.
THE WHITEHURST PLAN COULD BE MADE
EFFECTIVE WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AND WOULD
GIVE THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON ALMOST
INSTANTANEOUS RELIEF FROM A DISGRACEFUL
TRAFFIC CONDITION.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
Prepare to Vote
If You Are Able

Residents of Washington who have retained their vot
ing status in the various States should utilize to the full
est the absentee voting privileges which their States ex
tend.
BY VOTING BY MAIL OR BY RETURNING TO
THEIR OLD HOMES TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS
THESE RESIDENTS CAN HELP NOT ONLY THEIR
NATION AND THEIR HOME DISTRICTS, BUT THEY
CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO THEIR VOTE
LESS ADOPTED CITY.
Both of the major political parties have established in
formation bureaus which will assist the absentee voter in
retaining his voting status in the States.
It is the duty of those of residents who still
able their ballots in the forthcoming Congressional
election.
Those who live in Washington have opportunity to
know what is going on in their Government more in
mately probably than the residents of any other com
nunity.
Our citizens know the meaning of the political
which being made. They familiar with the shifts
of Government
They fully cognzant of the necessity in these try
ing times of having in the Senate and the House the
best qualified serve their Nation and their State
Insofar it is possible this knowledge should be used
for the good of the country
Unfortunately most of our citizens have had to forfeit
their American right vote by coming to reside in the
National Capital. They of course, will merely be limo
cent bystanders (and perhaps vctims) November g.
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SEVERAL THOUSAND
WASHINGTONIANS WHO CAN VOTE ON THAT
DAY, EITHER BY MAIL OR IN PERSON
THEY SHOULD CERTAINLY UTILIZE THEIR
PRIVILEGE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
Hostess, Be2Uare
By Frank Sullivan

chagrin in some quarters. There
were certain parties last winter
who I am sure took a fiendish
delight at these fashionable din
ners in heaping their plates
with all the available white
meat and then glancing from
the corner Of the eye to see if
I was drooling in anguish. I
pretended to, but if they only
knew it I had my eye on the
dark meat all the time.
This would probably be a
damaging confession to make,
except that I am fully prepared
to do battle this winter. Any
body who thinks he can outwit
and starve me by grabbing the
dark meat as we'll as the white
before it gets to me-just let
him try it, that's all.
In the first place, am going
to start changing place cards.
A kind word to the second girl,
or a def pinch or pat, will
gain me ready entry to the
dining room while the rest are
in the parlor guzzling cocktails
and gloating over their antici-
pated triumph over me. But
when I get through with those
place cards will their faces be
red?
I may also, just out of sheer
mischief, change the cards so
that all the divorced wives will
be seated next to their first
husbands, especially if the
latter are back in their alimony
payments.
Furthermore, at buffet sup
perS I am not going to slave
any more for women or old
people. Let them fight their
own battles. Last winter at
buffet Suppers I have had as
many as six and seven heaping
plates Of sliced ham, creamed
oysters, sausages, obster,
chicken and potato salad, fin
ger rolls and pickles snatcaed
from my very hands by per-
fectly ablebodied girls, better
equipped than myself to battle
their way through the crush
that always surges to the buffet
the moment the butler blows
the whistle and SAYS: ION your
mark! Get set! Col"
From now on I'm going to
grab my own plate and plunge
through the mob, Spiking any
gourmand that tries to block
me. And after I've got my
plate we'll stocked let any frail
or any elderly lady or gentle
men try to wangle it from me
by appeals to my chivalry.
Copyright. 1884, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16

EuDDIHS tACA
hands at the thought of Mr..
Buckley, there are times when
they wiring their hands in agita-
ton.
In the closing hours of the
last session, young Bob" de-
manded action on banking re-
form legislation without giving
his colleagues a chance to study
it's provisions. Adjournment was
threatened, delayed.
The White House was peeved
with the young Democrat.
When adjournment finally
came all was forgiven and the
boys, including Mr.. Buckley,
went elsewhere.
Back he came to Washington,
however, and visited the Presi-
dent the other day.
On stepping out of the Execu-
tive offices he intimated that
there would be further devalua-
ton of the dollar. 1t was a
blast to perturbed business.
Business and the nation Won-
dered Whether Mr.. Bulkey UdS
echoing the viewS of the PreSi-
dent.
The Chief Executive refused
to commit the Administration
to a future policy and bankers
and business continued their
speculations.
Indications are, however, that
young Mr.. Buckley once more
thrust forward his political
neck.
And from reports. certain
gentlemen in the White House
are having great difficulty N
restraining their desire to shoot
at it.
Col. John P. SulliDdn, arch
enemy of Senator Huey p.
Long, recently found time to
ledve NeW Orleans to attend
the Laurel race meet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16

One thing am certainly not
going to tolerate this coming
winter is being placed below the
salt at fashionable dinner par.
ties, in such a spot that by the
time the hired girl gets around
to me with the roast turkey all
the stuffing is gone.
That sort OF nonsense made
my life a veritable hell on earth
last winter and reduced me to
such a state of emaciation that
when June came I was just
barely able to totter to the coun.
try to get my strength back.
I don't want to accuse any
particular hostess of deliberately
setting out to starve me, but
some mighty funny things hap
pened last winter. There was
something fiShy about a great
many of the dinners I didn't get
anything to eat at. It couldn't
always have been a coincidence
that no matter where sat at
the table the serving invariably
began with the lady on my right
and proceeded thence around
the table in the direction oppo.
site me.
When the girl would come in
with the turkey she would hardly
be able to lift it. BY the time
she got around to me she was
able to balance it on two fingers.
If it was steak, by the time that
made the rounds of Is or II cpl.
cures nothing would be left for
me but the T-bone and some
suet. BY that time the rest of
the crowd would have finished
gorging themselves and would
all be hiding behind appraised
napkins, buSily plying their gold
toothpicks.
Things were carried just a bit
too far, and I am warning
fashionable hoSteSseS that they
better not try any more of that
stuff on ME. If they do I'll
guarantee to cause a scene that
will jolly we'll make them wish
they'd jolly we'll never tried it.
I'm jolly we'll fed up with the
whole thing, if "fed up is the
phrase I'm looking for. If it
isn't, then Jolly well" prob
ably is.
The only thing that saved me
from dropping in the streets
from undernourishment last
winter was my liking for dark
meat. Heaven alone knows
where I'd be today if I liked
white meat. Probably in
starveling's grave, or at least
down to 145 pounds.
This admission that prefer
dark meat will probably cause
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16

confident of your virtues (par-
ticularly if you haven't many
as lambasting the other fellows
vices. Yet, even as child I
suspected that the grownups
needed the lectures far more
than the kids. And now that
I'm an oldster myself, I'm sure
of it.
Youth, I admit, is pesty-reck-
less, sassy, extravaganza, gen.
orally rambunctious. But the
impulsiveness of youth hasn't
done a millionth part as much
damage as the indifference OF
age.
1t wasn't the recklessness OF
Youth that caused the World
War, precipitated the market
crash, put 80 per cent OF our
American money into the hands
of / per cent of the people, and
finally resulted in our shameful,
tragic, heart breaking bread
lines.
It was the greediness of their
elders, their complacency, stu
pidity and hypocrisy, tn cir
heartless disregard of human
rights and human misery.
We wag our heads over
adolescent pranks. but who is
responsible for a social order de-
filed by child labor, the social
evil, political corruption, sweat.
shops, illiteracy, the dope traf-
fic, a criminal underworld? Sis
ter and Junior? NO! MAMA
AND PAPA, UNCLE AND
AUNTIE AND THE BOYS
THEY ELECT TO RUN THE
RACKET.
Society jails hot FLOODED
young fools. But what does it
do to cold-blooded old ones?
1T PUTS THEIR PICTURES IN
THE SOCIETY COLUMNS AND
PAYS THEM EIGHT PER
CENT DIVIDENDS.
How many words were written
condemning Flaming Youth dur
ing our late, lamented Prohlol:
ton era? Miles and miles OF