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The daily worker., 1934-04-07
Yukon, Pa, Miners
Meeting on Sunday
To Plan Struggle
Demand Payment for
Dead Work and
CrOssbars
CBy Mine Worker Correspondent

by Mine Worker Correspondent
YUKON, Pa. - Despite the fact
that new agreement has been
signed. the miners still have many
grievances which the q. M. W. A.
officials and operators did not
settle. These are the payment for
deadwork. crossbars, and many
smaller demands.
In Westmoreland Coal Co. mines
the miners are dissatisfied with the
agreement, and are now preparing
for struggle. On Sunday. April 8.
a meeting Of the seven Westmore-
land mines will be held in West
moreland City to form a general
opposition. Here all the grievances
Of the miners will be taken I'D. and
a central committee, three from
each mine, will be elected which
will meet monthly. These griev-
ances will not be taken before the
U. M. W A. district officials Or the
N. R. A. Board, but will be pre-
sented before the general super of
the said mines for settlement: then
if not satisfactory to the miners
they will return to work loading
but one car of coal per day until
these demands are granted.
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
Young Miner Dying
AS Result of Coal
Boss Negligence

he never saw this young miner
which is a damn lie, because he
was the one that did the dirty work
for the company in the first place.
The super Sporck is going around
trying to get the miners to say
that this young miner got this way
through drink.
This is only one example of what
happens to us young miners because
the coal operators try to take
advantage Of our inexperience to
force rotten conditions on us. We
don't get paid for cross-bars. Many
Of us get rotten places with water.
There is no proper timbering or
safeguarding because the company
tries to save money. There is no
proper medical attention. We get
gypped on pick work
We yound miners must get to-
gether. talk things over and see
that the whole local union, young
and old, fights together to change
these rotten conditions, just as we
did with the man-trip. We have
TO see that Markovich doesn't get
beat out Of compensation, because
they will try the same tricks on
the rest of us. We should build a
youth committee in the local union
that will see that the interests of
the young miners are taken care
of, and we young miners must take
a real active part in the local union
and see that we get action.
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
Strike for Pay
In Helper, Utah
Mutual Coal Co. Signs
With UMWA, Refuses
To Give Wages
By a Miner Correspondent

HELPER, Utsh.-Here, in Car
bon County, the Mutual Coal &C.
first recognized the Nationa MN
ers' Union but in a few months
they put in the machinery OF John
L. Lewis, and the U. M. w. A. Of
ficials were slick and talked in a
nice way, and the workers were
made to join the United Mine
Workers of America. Now since
they are in the U. M. w. A. or
ganization the company quit pay
ing. When the pay was two months
behind the workmen called a strike
for pay but the company put a
sign in that mine, and it is idle for
some time. During the N. NJ. U.
recognition they got paid twice a
month regularly. I will let you
know how they come out in the
future.
Now a little about the C. W. A.
On March 29th we had a demon
stration here in Helper and our
committee took the fifteen demands
to the officials in the City Hall and
they accepted 13 of the Is demands,
and the two left out are for water
and lights
Rola F. West, who was mayor OF
Price, was strikebreaker in 1888,
during the coal miners strike. Now
Carbon County is figuring to put
him in as assistant relief super
visor with headquarters at Helper
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
Bellevue Hospital Feeds
Deadly Germs To Patients

friends who would let me stay with
them for few days.
I told the doctor to give me my
clothes, and he said, You cannot
60 today with a temperature oi
102."
That night I did not eat my sup
per because I hated to eat from
the dirty dishes which are greasy
with the potatoes Of the day be-
fore.
Those people who seek to regain
their health in public sanitariums
or hospital are doomed to die. The
working people sick with T. B. can
regain their health only when they
are able to pay for private sani-
tsriuns. But how many are able
to do it?
State and city government are
spending millions of dollars for
T. B. hospitals which murders poor
people instead of curing them. In
stead of teaching the patients in
the hospitals how to take care Of
themselves and others in order to
prevent the disease from spreading
they are teaching them how to
spread it to their families and other
people. 1t is criminal negligence
with human beings. You go to the
hospital for help and if you are not
SICK you surely will be sick when
you come out. They are feeding
the patients with deadly germs
which they are supposed to fight
j. G.
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
By WILLIAM F. DUNE
Article VII

While the bill ostensibly recognizes
the right Of workers to organize and
lists a number Of acts on the part
Of employers that are to be con-
sidered unfair labor practices" ," the
bill does not change in any way the
relationship between employer and
employe.
On the contrary, the provisions
Of the bill set up new machinery for
maintaining this relationship. Fur
thsrmOre, it sets up what is practi-
cally a self-perpetuating body known
as the National Labor Board, on
which there are to be at all times
three so-called representatives of the
general public-s verbal fiction used
very freely, especially in the United
States, to describe individuals whose
class interests are those Of the en-
ployers, in the main. or to be more
specific, Of the capitalist class and
the capitalist system, as against
those Of the working class.
There is no such thing a gen
eral public" any more than there
is such a thing as the interest Of
all the people" There are workers,
there are tenant farmers, sharecrop-
pers, small individual owners, and
wealthy farmers; there are big en-
ployers, medium and small employ
ers; there is the capitalist class
proper and the middle class; there
are the doubly oppressed Negro
masses; at times the interests Of
workers and certain middle-class
groups tend to coincide. The middle
class vacillates between the work
ing class and the capitalists. But in
any decisive issue the whole sections
of it line up with the capitalists.
There are no such things as "impar-
tial boards" with the balance in the
hands of representatives of the
general public"
The Wagner Bill SENS to intend
to set up new police power. The
The daily worker., 1934-04-07

I came here to be sure that !
haven't got T. B., and here in the
hospital, where I came to be made
healthy, they were feeding me with
the deadly germs.
was mad as hell, and when the
nurse came around to take the tenn
peratures, I watched her. I was in
terror at being in such a criminally
negligent hospital. I wanted to
run away, but how about those
germs that had swallowed already!
Wouldn't they start to eat my
lungs?
After the nurse took the tenn
perature of about five patients she
stuck those therometers in the
mouths of the next patients without
putting it first in carbolic or al
coholic solution to kill the germs.
When she was handing the
theromsters to me which she took
from the patient next to me who
was dying, said I wouldn't take it
without having it put into a car
holic solution. She got mad and
went to get the carbolic and al
cohol solution, saying that I am
too fussy. She had put the ther-
mometers in solution and I told her
I had 1o2 temperature, although I
I want to stay there at least one
minute. When put it in my mouth
never had more than SO before.
That was because I was excited and
mad. I wanted to go away the
same day but I had no home, only
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
AFLLadies Neckwear Union
Agent Acts AS StoolpigeOn

the job, she must first go to the
stool pigeon Mr.. Polekoff and apollo
gized, promising that she will not
say anything if she has to work rs
hours, days q week, and work
all kinds Of hours until late into
the night,
Also, if worker happens to
answer the Car not Just 50, he
has her book taken away and dis
charged from the shop. If a girl
has some arguments in the shop,
the first thing the boss will say is,
"I settle with the union; don't go
there; I will go there. Anything
you want leave it to me. I have a
big pull with Mr.. Polekoff, don't
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
WORKER

I'm in the 6B Grade. I consider
it my duty as a Young Pioneer to
tell you about the propaganda
spread in our school. Our principal
asked us what we think Of wars.
Not one child in the entire assem-
bly, raised their hands when he
asked us if we thought wars good.
He smiled and said: Il don't quite
agree with you, I think it very
BRAVE and GALLANT of men to
risk their lives for their country"
My friend, who sat next to me, said
Sarcastically: HIM. I suppose he
went to war"
My father is a worker, and last
week he bought me Our Lenin,"
Donna uTE1 TIN
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT
THIS

Night came on, yesterday, before
we could conclude our tale of cuh-
nary processes for our 1nny food
from the briny deep - or maybe
from an inland lake or a burbling
brook or a tin can out of a Market
st. delicatessen.
Where were we?-Oh, yes. Fish.
Boiled. sauteed, baked. That was
for the bright-eyed ones, Just out
Of school, What about the more
conservative element" well-pre-
served 1--WE hope) through canning,
setting, or smoking?
Lucky those who can manage to
have a can or so of salmon on the
shelf for emergencies. AS for its
preparation for the tablet may
20 there, plain, as is, or it may
fraternize With chopped celery,
onions, and dressing as a salad;
or it may be mixed with a raw egg
and cracker crumbs, made into fat
cakes, and Drowned, or in default
Of eggs, mixed with mashed pota-
toes and so made into croquettes
for browning, or it may be baked
in white sauce, with crumbs over
it, o. broilsd with thin slices of
onion. Did miss anything?
The best thing about Goldfish is
its low price. AS to taste, it's better
than nothing-or is that still too
high compliment? But if there's
a bit Of something around the
house to fix it with its not hard
to take at all. 1t needs first to be
soaked three hours in water.
changed two or three times, then
boiled very slowly until tender
(about IS minutes) and the bones
removed.
Shred finely and mix with double
the amount of mashed potatoes and
a raw egg. Form into small cakes
and brown in hot fat. In default
Of eggs, it may be creamed and
served on toast.
Tuna fish and sardines are re-
latively expensive, though I've seen
sizeable cans of the latter, oc-
casionally, at five cents per. Canned
or fresh pineapple, cut small, and
faxed canned tuna Ash may be
combined with nayonnaise to form
vitaminous and hearty salad that
will appeal especially to girls who
do sedentary work.
A former acquaintance of mine
invented the following "tid-bit" to
serve with tea: toast bread on one
side. turn over, spread with
sardines. cover with grated cheese.
and toast again under the grill
until cheese is well melted.
Those workers who have still less
time than money, might enjoy a
smoked whitefish occasionally.
which takes on a holiday ASPECT
when grilled with mushrooms and
sliced tomatoes, the latter two
items needing a bit Of fat on them.
preferably butter.
I see we're nearly back to shore
again. One more before we dock.
Curried shrimps Rather exotic.
(Because of the high seasoning, not
recommended for those with balky
digestive systems) For two:
TAKE legs and shells off half
's,und to a pound of raw shrimps.
Eighteen cents a pound our way
-1cw., Chop finely a couple of
onions, and a quarterly pound mush-
rooms if available, and brown
lightly in skillet in fat, with the
shrinps. Salt, and add a teaspoon
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
t.-,D.1AsD BY
HELEN LUKE

or more Of curry powder (as you
like it "hot'D, transfer to stew-pan
and add two and half cups stock,
Water will do in pinch Simmer
IS minutes, and add half a small
eggplant peeled and cut in large
cubes. Simmer another Is minutes,
and thicken with two tablespoons
-four. Add water as needed; it
should be a very thick sauce when
done. Simmer again ten minutes
or so, stirring to prevent burning,
until ingredients are blended. Serve
over hot cooked rice.
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Fifteen Pounds of Hardware In
the Stomach


the Stomach
Millie S., RemSen, N. Yves, it
is true that woman in New York
had swallowed a large number Of
hardware articles. We do not un-
derstand the Polish clipping you
sent us, but the weight of the vari-
Gus articles swallowed by the
woman has been estimated between
10 and Is pounds. There were 1908
items, consisting Of over 500 hun
dred upholstery tacks, carpet tacks,
small screws, small and large bolts,
picture-frame hooks, safety pins,
brass nails, assorted beads, pieces
of wire, various sizes of pieces of
glass and one piece of teacup
handle.
Hysterical people often swallow
hardware without realizing what
they are doing. The woman in
question has been operated on at
the Kings County Hospital and her
case was reported in the New York
papers on March 20, 1884. All the
articles were taken out of her
stomach and displayed in the lobby
OF the hospital for the education of
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
(By a Needle Trades Worker
COrrespondent)

NEW YORK.-The Ladies' Neck
wear Union is to my knowledge,
the greatest racketeenng local Of
the International Ladies Garment
Workers Union of the A. F. L. Mr.
Polekof che business agent, is a
stool pigeon. If worker of the
union comes with a complaint that
the shop is not dividing the work
right or if the workers are not get
ting union conditions, he calls up
the boss and tells him that the boss
should fire the worker, because the
worker said something against the
bosses profits and If the girl wants
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1913 is available in sizes
10, IL, IA, 16, IS and 20. Size II
takes 27s yards So inch fabric and
u yard contrasting. Illustrated
Step-by-step sewing instructions in
cluded.
The daily worker., 1934-04-07

Send FIFTEEN CENTS Q5c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred)
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style
number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
St., New York City.
The daily worker., 1934-04-07
DO You KNnM2

You've probably read all about the
first Soviet ship, Kim" that's just
come to New York. Do you know
that KIM stands for Communist
International of Youthp
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
GRECO BECOMES
WEATHERHEA

President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Willis r. Gregg, of New
York, to be chief of the United
States Weather Bureau.
Gregg is now in charge of. the
theological division of the Weather
Bureau. He will succeed DR..
Charles F.. Marvin.
Gregg has been with the
Weather Bureau since 1915. He
is an expert on weather on rela-
ton to aviation and was respon-
sible for observations in connec-
ton with several transatlantic
flights.
DR.. Marvin will complete so
years in the service of the bureau
next September. He is IS years
and is expected to serve as an
associate of the chief until this
fall
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

Three times today lights blinked
in the District Jail as the electric
chair Snatched a trio Of colored
murderers from life in the brief
space of 27 minutes.
The first man to walk to the
chair was Irving Murray, q. He
carried a Bible and walked down
the corridor whistling, accom-
panied by guards and his spiritual
advisor.
The switch was turned on at
four minutes after 10 o'clock and
turned off at 1906. After an
other application of current he
was pronounced dead at 1910 by
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald and
DR.. Charles Stanley White.
Shock Cuts Speech Short
Chewing gum and gazing about
as he hurriedly walked down the
hall leading to the chair, Joseph
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
VICTORY Seen FOR LIQUOR LICENSE plan
District Demands Decent
Liquor, Decently
Sold and Served

The Washington Times believes the liberal licensing bill
to govern the distribution of alcoholic beverages in the
District before the Senate sincere attempt to
regulate the liquor traffic to avoid the evils of the pre-
prohibition era and at the time stamp out the equally
great evils which came in with nationwide prohibition
The BILL it passed the House. stands for temperance
while at the time accepts the painyput feeling of
the American people that they will not be dragooned into
changing their personal habits
Members of the Senate will not upset
which is the combined wisdom of the Districts officials
and the deliberate and considered action of the House of
Representatives
The bill contains adequate safeguards against the return
of the oldfashioned saloon That institution of inquy
has been properly dscredited 1t evil before prohbi
tion and it were allowed to return at the present time
would still be evil.
There proper places and circumstances under which
one may safely take drink of wine liquor. These
places provided for in the House bill
Probably the most important feature OF the measure it
stands and should pass the Senate that liquor
fic will be kept in the hands of of reputable
character
The bill encourages reputable business men to
handle wine and uOhisky under the dispensa-
tion. 1t Uery properly makes it impossible for the
person OF H-repute to obtain license.
Established stores Where the buyer is assured
OF clean and respectable surroundings and lOhere
the price uUN be right and not exorbitant uUOuld be
GllosOed to sell liquor. Government employees
sOhOse pay has been cut fifteen per cent cannot
and WiN not pay excessiUe prices.
It should be borne in mind that trading in whisky un-
oef ne new law Is just as honorable and reputable as any
other field of business AS long it kept in reputable
hands it will remain in that condition
The peakease must The District will not have them
Taxes in the low enough to make unproft
able for the bootlegger continue in business when
the profit the booegger goes with it, THE DISTRICT
DOES NOT HAVE TO DEPEND ON LIQUOR FOR ITS
REVENUE.
The House has wisely avoided the stumbling block of
the dpensary system Such system would have bred the
booegger instead of scotching him. It would allowed
him to compete with the Government and encouraged him
to continue the peddling of poisonous liquors.
THE DISPENSARY SYSTEM WOULD DISCOURAGE
DRINKING BY THE DRINK AND ENCOURAGE DRINK
ING BY THE QUART.
Such system should be avoided at all costs and it
hoped the Senate will not give it countenance.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
CRUSADE
SET FOR D. {.

District authorities will wage a
continuous and determined cam
paign against bootleggers and pro-
fessional gamblers in the Capital,
it was announced today by Mel
vim c. Hazen, president of the
Board of District Commissioners.
Hazen's announcement followed
a conference with Leslie C. Gar
nett, newly appointed United
States Attorney. who will cooper
ate with the Commissioners and
the Police Department in their
drive on crime.
Later today Hazen plans to con-
fer with Major Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police, to make
final plans for the drive. Hazen
said close cooperation will be
sought between the Police Depart
ment and Garnett's office, and
that an effort will be made to
make "water-tight" cases against
offenders, and to obtain convic-
ton in every possible case.
The Commissioner said no spec
tacular raids are to be staged,
but that the campaign will take
rather the form of a steady and
continued war on crime.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
BILL
DELAYED
ANEW IN
SENATE
Committee o. K. Unlikely Till
Tomorrow, Sen. King Says;
Dispensary Idea Wanes

Continuing to perfect the House
bill calling for the private license
system of liquor distribution in
the National Capital the Senate
District Committee failed to make
final decision as to whether it
will recommend the Government
dispensary system or the House
bill.
Sentiment among committee
members continued to be that the
final outcome will find the private
license plan victorious in the com.
mittee.
Chairman William H. King,
Democrat of Utah, expressed Sc
rlouS doubt that the comittee will
reach a final decision before late
tomorrow. He anticipates the bill
will be reported to the Senate on
Monday and probably that he can
obtain unanimous consent to call
the measure up for immediate
consideration that day.
Corporation Change
One amendment to the House
bill adopted by the Senate Com.
mittee today would permit cor.
porations owning more than one
establishment to have a license
for each establishment. Chain
stores, however, will be allowed
only d single license under the
measure as it is being drafted by
the Senate Committee.
Other amendments would allow
only corporate securities as guar
antors for licensees. The House
bill would have permitted private
SuretieS.
The Senate Committee wrote
into the bill a provision prohibit
ing drinking in public streets, al.
leys, parks or parkings or in chi
cles standing in such puch public
places.
Rail, Ship Rulings
Another amendment adopted by
the committee would permit drug
giSts to sell other than bonded
whisky on prescription during a
period of 60 days after the act
goes into effect.
Other amendments adopted by
the committee today would reduce
the license fees for railroad dining
or club cars and would allow rail.
roads and steamboats, to carry
liquor for consumption on those
utilities purchased out Of town.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, OF
Arkansas, Democratic floor leader,
is confident the Senate will ac-
cept the House bill. Asked TOR
his sentiments on the liquor meas
! ure. the Senate leader answered:
"There is no doubt that what
ever bill passed the House will
be passed here in the Senate"
Wagner FavOrs Licenses
Senator Robert F. Wagner CD,
Of New York, announced himself
strongly in favor Of the system
which would permit sale of liquor
in hotels, restaurants and stores,
as provided in the House measure.
The New York Senator stated
that the bill as it passed in the
House gives every assurance"
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The Washington times., 1934-01-12
DR.WYNEKOOP
VERG|NG ON
COLLAPSE
Iron Woman Weak As Jurors
Are Chosen in Murder Trial;
Son DodgeS Subpoena
By DOROTHY DUCAS

CHICAGO, Jan. IL Q.N.SO.
The fateS answered DR.. Alice Lind
say Wynekoop's unSpoken prayer
today with a squirt in the selection
Of the jury which will decide
whether or not she killed her
daughter-in-law, Rheta Gardner
Wynekoop.
Half an hour after the elderly
woman physician came into court,
the eighth juror was selected.
DR.. Wynekoop, her face flushed
with the excitement of the begin
ming at last of her struggle for
vindication, had Slumped in her
chair when it was discovered one
Of the tentative jurors who were
locked up last night was disquali-
fled because he. was opposed to
capital punishment.
Shows Strain
She said :
81 am exhauEked. Il don't know
how 1 can 60 through the day,
and If the Judge sits until !
o'clock"
Her daughter, DR.. Catherine,
who arrived at court a little late
today, and had to forbear kissing
her mother in the presence of the
jury, touched the old woman's
hand.
The WynekOop family has been
hoping most of all for speed in
the legal machinery which will
free q grandmother, shattered in
health, or may condemn that
woman to the little walk into
eternity.
Speed Essential
Unless the State hurries, the
grandmother may break under
strain. The way she sits at the
counsel table, gripping its edge,
makes you think Of a spectator
at an engroSSing horSe-race.
Judge Joseph B. David says he
will sit today until a jury is CON-
pleted. DR.. Wynekoop, who has
been i'll during most of her stay
in Cook county Jail, is "going on
her nerves" right now, according
to her daughter.
The tedious business Of question
ing members of the special venire,
hearing over and over the grue-
some question "have you con-
scientious scruples against capital
punishment" has the effect of
water drops falling quietly, re-
lentlessly on the same spot.
DR.. Francis Mcnamara, prison
physician, who examined the &C
cused before she came to court to-
day, said she had exhibited more
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