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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-26

few hours waiting our turn. I de-
cided to go walking all alone. I
walked about three or four miles
out of town. There I found bunch
of prisoners on the Dallas County
chain gang
One of the prisoners was not
working to suit the chain gang boss.
He ordered this mans clothes
stripped of and began beating him.
He was beaten until the blood ran
from him like water runs down.
stream. The boss then remarked to
one Of the prisoners, who I learned
was trusty, that this man should
be taken and "salted down" I later
inquired as to the meaning of such
a statement and was informed that
when one Of the prisoners was lazy
and had to be beaten, it was Gus
tomary to rub salt into the inflicted
wounds in order to teach him a
lesson"
was Mortified at such brutality
against a human being. OF course,
I dared not mention this to my
uncle. I knew that it was dan
gerous to visit prisoners that were
on the gangs because very often
there was an escape and guards
started firing and there was danger
of one being shot. I tried to figure
out the reason anyone should be
treated like this.
ONE day my uncle, who was deputy
" sheriff of Perry County, informed
me that Bill George Shelly, who
was one time Warden of the State
Penitentiary Of Alabama, had a
ruling that when prisoners were
unable to fulfill their task and had
to be punished as much as two or
three times and still couldn't come
up to the task, they would then be
stretched out on a blanket and
"hospitaled. This meant that his
shirt would be stripped off, he would
be stretched out on a blanket and
given three ticks under the arm
with a real heavy strap No one
was ever known to survive this
treatment I was told by my uncle
that the warden's wife left him and
threatened to get her divorce on
these grounds (his brutality, and
he resigned rather than lose his
wife. Whether this same brutality
existed afterwards I do not know;
however, don't think it was broken
up.
After seeing and hearing such
things in my own native state, I
began to question whether or not
there were better places in the
world for Negroes. I was informed
by my uncle, who raised me, and
in whom I had a lot of confidence,
that certain sections Of the coun-
try were better. Before leaving the
State of Alabama, began to OBJ
serve other things; such as, the
share choppers, wage workers and
tenant farmers. The wage workers
usually were promised $1,000 a
month, but at the end of each
month the majority of the land
lords would have other business to
attend to. This would go on until
about the last of the year. Any
money received by the wage workers
during this time would seldom be in
the form of back pay, but only as a
loan. The result was that they
would be continually in debt. My
hate for Alabama then grew greater
than ever before, but after leaving
that state I could still feel the
strong arm of oppression.
0URING the World War I worked
y at Hampton Roads, Virginia, u.
5. Navy Base. Even in the Navy I
noticed great discrimination. I
Questioned many of the sailors as
why they should fight for gov
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-26

AFTER leaving Cotton, I went to
II San Diego and I began work for
the Pacific Cotton Oil Company.
This is seasonal work, usually fall
and winter Every spring and sum-
mer from 1924 to 1880 I was in I'M
perial Valley working in the water
melons, hay, etc.
Until this period I had no hopes
that labor, white and black, would
ever get together as a class. Just
before the Imperial Valley raids and
arrests, did little work in con-
nection with the Cannery and Agri-
cultural Workers Industrial Union.
I was not a member had never
been asked to Join. Nevertheless, I
saw the good work they were do
ing for the Filipinos and Mexicans,
who suffered lot under the most
miserable conditions. This express
sion of solidarity gave me great
hopes for the future.
Then the Scottsboro boys we're ar
rested and the International Labor
Defense came into the fight. I could
see that there were great hopes for
the future liberation Of the Negro
people. I recognized throughout
the whole struggle that the Com
munist Party was the only political
party that modified its entire mem
bership for the struggle for the lib
Grafton not only of the Scottsboro
boys but Of the whole working class,
while the Republicans, Democrats,
Socialists, etc, were suppressing
every expression of struggle in the
name of law and order.
I became active in the Scottsboro
Action Committee, later as a mem
Der of the Executive Committee of
the Unemployed Council, after
which I became Section Organizer,
Section 2, international Labor De-
Tense. I was instrumental in form
ing the first L. S. N R. branch
in Los Angeles. At present, I am
District Organizer, District IA, IN
Iternational Labor Defense.
IN THE basis OF these experiences,
v I feel that if elected to office,
I am more capable of fighting for
the needs of the working class than
any of my opponents. However,
during the campaign, I shall make
it clear that vote for me is not
for an individual, but a vote for
the only Party fighting in the in
terests of the working class-the
Communist Party.
A vote for the Communist Party
is a vote against wage cuts, a vote
against discrimination, a vote
against deportations, vote against
the c. s. law, vote for unemploy-
ment insurance, a vote for economic,
political and social equality and for
the right Of determination for
the Negro people in the Black Belt.
1t is a vote against war and
against fascism. 1t means vote
for the freedom of Tom Mooney.
the Scottsboro boys, Angelo Hem
don, and all class war prisoners, a
vote against vigilante terror and
finally a vote against the whole sys-
tenn of capitalist oppression.
Vote Communist Join the Com
munist Party!
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Rule by Terror

ALMOST workers Negro and white have been ared in
the last week. and held charge incitng to
Instruction which Angelo Tern
don was given twenty the gang
war when the southern white Landlords and
feudas were trying to negae the liberty
by that
Of Birmingham through their tools in the courts
will try to railroad these gang
It will not be as as they think however Every
this kind have been passive
hitherto yrants They always believed that
they rule by terror The czar believed this Kaiser
they lost their thrones George For each
these Southern King Georges try to murder or a
promise them to step
into the ranks
fighting greatest cause world We are fight
ing for the right children right
We fighting for the oldest American right to
le liberty and the pursuit of happiness right belongs
to all in true democracy and not to few wealthy parasites
You may call such fight sediton" did King George
every honest man will know These
you are prosecuting are the true patriots who trying the
country from the unsuou xpoes who running rapidly
Cross-section of the Real South
pA prisoners cases because the pro-
utor said they had committed capital oense" punish
death
bloody abyss Fascism Hitler state EVIL
IDENTIFY and the who has can be
Among the prisoners workers. white attorney
white woman who is school teacher Atlanta graduate
student and instructor University textile
workers and the Negro president Of the Independent
paserers Union.
with hand BRAIN the South that the
pioneer forefathers and is building, destroying
the representatives Southern people Thew
only handful the But they
have far beyond their
things that deep the heart Of the oppressed people
Comedy Relief
IT is indeed tragic bosses are COM
mencng against the people of the Birmingham
frameup.
There is just CLEAN bitter laughter According to
the Associated Press the City
combat Communism this Birmingham producing little
comic plays for the 81 500
"A widow" the report with family eight nine to
support had become eeed joined group the park
play acting happy housewife giving bridge party splendid
That what she wanted
Coughln Her whole attitude toward life changed"
No. Miss Cousln would you wrong Acting
part as society lady will
hungry children No real mother accept substitute for
food and clothing You deamng What is more
you probably lying
Comedy and comedy with
mated and reference themes
Of the program designed to combat
critics Of
list art here the depression
art which meant to supplement religion people
contributions received the in his Socialist
competition with Jacob Burc David Ramsey Harry Cannes In the
Home Del and the Medical Advisory Worker drive
for $4,000. Quoa-S500.
Ben T. hapeton 800
Jua harVan 20
Buffalo Comrades ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
RocksOn
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
A Fr1end-D I. NJ 500
Previously reed 1913
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NURING the World War I worked
y at Hampton Roads, Virginia, u.
5. Navy Base. Even in the Navy I
noticed great discrimination. I
Questioned many of the sailors as
, why they should fight for gov
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contributions received the credit in his Socialist
competition with Jacob Burk David Ramsey Cannes In tn
Home Del and the Medical Advisory Daily Worker drive
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
EASY PLEASANT WAY
To Lose Fat

How would you like to lost Is
pounds of fat in a month and at
the same time increase your energy
and improve your health.
How would you like to lose your
double chin and your too promi-
nent abdomen and at the same
time make your skin so clean and
clear that it will compel admira-
ton?
Get on the scales today and see
how much you weigh-then get an
IS cent bottle of Kruschen Salts
which will last you four weeks.
Take one half teaspoonful in a
glass of hot water every morning
and when you have finished the
contents of this first bottle weigh
yourself again.
After that you'll want to walk
around and say to your friends,-
zone IS cent bottle Of Kruschen
Salts is worth one hundred dollars
of any fat persons money"
Leading druggists America over
sell Kruschen Salts-You can al
ways get it at o. w. Dowswell's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Minneapolis Journal Prints
Dickens Life of Our Lord
Northwest's Greatest Newspaper Scores Great
Beat to Publish Precious Manuscript

A triumph unparalleled in journalistic
history has been scored by The Mime
apolis journal in securing Northwest
publication rights to Charles Dickens
"The Life of Our Lord. held in manu-
script for IS years and never before
printed.
The privilege of printing an original
Dickens manuscript is a signal honor
for any publisher but to secure one with
such widespread public appeal as this
exquisitely written work that the great
English genius penned for the eyes of
his children alone sets new high in
newspaper accomplishment.
The story of how Charles Dickens
wrote "The Life of Our Lord" for his
own boys and girls and decreed that not
one word of it ever be published until
the last child was dead is itself one of
the most intriguing anecdotes of The
great author.
Brings SIS a Word
It was sold for S15 word, or total
of $4,000. to the London Daily Mail.
and an American newspaper syndicate
and The Minneapolis Journal outbid all
other newspapers in procuring North
west rights.
"The Life of Our Lord" is such a
story as any mother or father might
dream of writing for his own children.
Simple reverent. gloriously phrased. it
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01

tells the Greatest Story in way that
only master artist could tell it. Dick
ems was not writing for his usual public
he was pouring out his soul for the
eyes of his own children and they alone.
He never wrote anything else so throb-
bingly sincere. so grippingly poignant.
To Start March 5
ALI mothers and fathers will want
their children to read this masterpiece
carefully. 1t will be read aloud in thou
sands of Northwest homes; it will be
translated into every civilized language
and read aloud wherever there are
Christians-at the equator. in the arctic.
The Minneapolis Journal will print
this great masterpiece starting March 5.
Each instalment will be published
with all the art at the printers COM
mand. The instalments can be clipped
out of The Journal and made into a
scrapbook that will some day have his
toric value-truly first edition of a
great masterpiece.
Read The Journal for details of $500
cash essay competition to be conducted
in connection with publication of this
masterpiece.
See The Journal carrier or dealer in
your town and have him put you on his
list Or write to The Minneapolis Jour-
nal and subscribe so that you will not
miss this epochal feature. ADV. ::
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
AN EARLY TIME TABLE

The first railroad time table published in the
South, issued at Charleston in 1880, announcing the
schedule for short line out of that city, contained
provision which would appear amusing to present
day travellers It gave the information that arrange
ments for special trips could be made "by agreeing
with the engineer
There was only one locomotive in service on the
road. It was the BEST Friend of Charleston" the
first locomotive built in America and weighed only
about four TONS 1t arrived in Charleston from the
foundry in New York by ship October %, 1885,
and was put in regular service Christmas day Of
the year. The first time table, which has been
preserved contained the following information:
'The public are respectfully informed that
the Railroad Company has purchased from Mr..
E. L. Miller his Locomotive Steam Engine and
that it will hereafter be constantly employed in
the transportation of passengers.
1.-THE times of leaving the station in Line
street viii be O'clock at 10 A. M. at and at
half past o'clock p. NJ Parties may be ac-
commodated at the intermediate hours by agree
ing with the Engineer.
Great punctuality will be observed in the
. time of starting"
But perhaps 100 years from now people will look
upon the facilities and practices of the present day
woth as much amusement find in looking
back upon those of a century ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
FATHER OF RURAL MAIL

Rural free delivery of mail is generally
established Throughout the country that the farm boy
and girl of today take it for granted, and few of
them know that its first beginnings only So
years ago.
Perry Sanford Heath, newspaper man who
died in 1928 at the age of &c. the father of rural
free delivery Through his activity in behalf of Nc
Kineys election in 1885, Heath became first assistant
potmaster general in 1897. With only $4,000 of
unexpanded appropriation for experimental purposes
to begin with he established few rural routes The
farmers liked the idea and through Healths persis
tence Congress induced to appropriate more and
funds for the extension of the service
AS a direct result of his vision and zeal, the sys-
tenn of rural free delivery, which serves more
than 300O00O0 persons, has become of the great
est benefits which the government confers upon the
public
Every rural mail box in the land is a modest
monument to Perry Heath
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Northwest Ashley

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Bentfield,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthaler and
sons, Vernon and James and Glenn
Uphus spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Pick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deters, Al
bert Marthaler and daughter, Clara,
and Nick Marthaler, attended the
Funeral of julius Bromenschenkel
Monday morning.
The Missus Loretta Bentfield and
Arvilla Uphus were supper guests
of Miss Louise Marthaler Sunday.
Larry and Jack Kane were bus
mess callers in st. Cloud Monday.
Paul, Norbert and Loretta Bent
field, Miss Arvilla Uphus and Miss
Isadore Scanlon, spent Wednesday
evening with Russell and Marie
! Matheisen.
Frank Marthaler, Glenn Uphus
and Anton Bentfeld attended a
injecting in Padua Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Helen Kane. of Sank Centre,
spent the week end at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Kane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthaler
and sons, Vernon and James, spent
Wednesday evening at the e. A.
Marthaler home in West Union.
Russell and Marie Mathiesen
spent Sunday evening with Miss
Isadore Scanlon in Sank Centre.
Frank Marthaler, Nick Martial
er and Miss Arvilla Uphus motored
to st. Cloud Saturday.
Miss Arvilla Uphus called on
Miss Loretta Bentf1eld Saturday af-
j ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthalef
and sons, Vernon and James, spent
Sunday afternoon at the Anton
Bentfield home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
ABUSES OF THE LAW

AT a recent annual meeting of the American Bar
Association it openly admitted by prominent
members that public confidence in the courts and
their administration of the law is being steadily
weakened.
"a report was adopted denouncing 'the growing
prevaency of the of expert witnesses with their
conflicting testimony" This referred particularly to
the OF aliensts in criminal cases. where experts
may always be secured to testify that the accused is
insane, provided he has the money to employ them.
AS matter of fact, lawyers in convention very
frequently critcise the prevailing method of criminal
procedure but so far they have done very little to
correct it
Legislators also to blame for the present
state of affairs but most legislators are lawyers
the responsibility still rests almost wholly the
legal profession.
by the passage of innumerable laws regulating
everything under the sun, and imposing upon peace
officers the task of enforcing trivial and often foolish
statutes the perpetrator of major crimes such as
murder and robbery have all the better chance to
escape punishment. If more attention were given to
the prevention and punishment of these serious Of
fences. it might be possible to reduce their number.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01

consin and economist for the Bur-
eau of Roads. III. r. Briggs, sta
tistician for the Bureau of Roads
will be in direct charge of the
work which will start at once.
Primary aims of the survey, Mr..
Elsberg said, are:
1. To analyze all highway expen-
ditures and revenues of the state,
of the counties and of townships
and municipalities.
2. To show the total revenues
raised for other governmental pur-
poses by the state, the counties and
other governmental units in COM
parison with revenues raised for
highways, bridges and streets.
8. To show the effect of highway
and related taxes on property of all
kinds.
The survey will also show the cost
per mile Of maintaining and improv-
ing the various classes Of roads un-
der jurisdiction of different govern
mental units. Comparisons will be
made with other states, for the II.
s.. Bureau of Roads has made SINH
lar studies in Wisconsin, Michigan
and elsewhere.
The Highway department and the
Bureau of Roads, Mr.. Elsberg said,
also expect to conduct traffic CEN
sus which will show the origin and
destination of traffic on the high
ways, as well as the volume of traf-
fic.
Facts developed by these stud
les" Mr.. Elsberg said, Should be
of great value to the state in solv-
ing problems of highway develop
ment and highway taxation. The
results of the survey will be made
available to the Citizens Interim
Highway committee recently named
by Governor Olson"
This committee is to make a study
of Minnesota highway problems and
report to the next legislature.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
u. S. Will Conduct finance
Study Of Minnesota Roads
Highway Department Arranges for
Broad Federal Survey Com
missioner Announced

Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the state highway de-
partment for Federal financial
survey Of state, county, township
and municipal roads throughout
Minnesota, N. w. Elsberg, highway
commissioner, announced today.
The study will be carried out by
the u. s. Bureau of Public Roads.
It will be directed by Professor
Henry r.. Trumbower, professor IT
economies at the University of Wis
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
ed by the corporations prior t
January 1. 1893.

ed by the corporations prior to
January 1, 1888.
If the income out Of which the
dividends are declared was derived
from business done within and
without Minnesota, it will be neces-
sary for the taxpayer to communi-
cate with the company paying the
dividends to ascertain what part of
the dividends would be exempt
from tax in Minnesota.
Supplies of Tax Return blanks
have been mailed out to all the
County Auditors in the State, and
are available to the taxpayers at
their offices.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01

Miss Georgia Dodd, of Baltimore,
has given up her work as manicur-
list to become a bootblack because
it offers more profits and excite
ment."
Given a nights lodging in the
Jail at Omaha, Clyde Muzzle, q
tramp, disappeared the next morn
ing with sack of valves which
had been stored there.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01

Miss Rachel Corwen, of Duluth,
was arrested for stealing from her
employer to buy flowers for a
friends funeral.
Posing as a minister, r. B. Tom
linson, Redditch, Eng, got large
supply of whiskey on credit and
was arrested for fraud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01

the government survey, which will
include every county in the state
and will show exactly how much
Minnesota is paying for all classes
Of roads and who is supplying the
cash. It will also compare road ex-
penditures with expenditures for
other public services.
In connection with the financial
study, a traffic survey is to be
undertaken which will attempt to
show who uses the various classes
of roads, as well as volume of traf-
fic. With an unbiased statement
as to who uses each type Of road
and who pays for each type Of road,
the public will be in a position to
judge as to proper policies of road
administration and financing. The
results of the u. s. study will prob
ably form the chief basis Of the
report to be made to the 1895 leg
islature by the Citizens Interim
Highway committee recently nam
ed by Governor Olson. Fred
Schilplin, of st. Cloud is chairman.
This committee is considering,
among other matters, proposal
that all township and county roads
be taken into the state trunk sys-
tenn and be paid for entirely by au-
tomotive and gasoline taxes. Some
contend that by this system all
real estate levies for local road and
bridge expenditures could be elm
mated.