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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Bananas
For the last few weeks we have
received quite a number of inquiries
REGARDING the place of bananas in
the diet, heir chemical composition,
etc. Instead of replying to each
letter separately, we have decided
to pool the answers t"gether, in the
form of a short article.
FRS of all. let it be clearly under
stood that the bananas we get in
New York are an entirely different
fruit from the one known in the
South or in tropical countries. Our
pushcart bananas are gathered when
they are as green as grass and are
artificially ripened under Old rags, in
dark cellars, or by ethylene gas.
To convince ourself, 1t is sufficient
to pick uo anv banana on the market
land the "red" bananas, or plantains.
are no eXception), peel it. and apply
a few drops Of tincture Of iodine to
the surface. The brownish color of
the iodine irnmediatelv turns blush
black; the reaction indicating starch.
A naturally rioened banana, on the
other hand, gives no blush reaction
with iodine, due to the fact that
nearlv all the starch has been chanosd
into fructose (fruit suoar) and in
vert sugar by engines (ferments)
present in the fruit In o-her words,
the green banana is starchy food
which is hard to DIGEST, especially by
children; while the ripe banana is a
mixture Of fruit sugars easily digested
and absorbed.
Furthermore, the ripe banana con-
tains vitanirs A, B. G and c, only
traces Of which are found in the i'm
mature fruit. 1t is a nourishine and
wholesome food, containing % per
cent carbohydrate, one and one-third
per cent protein, little more than
one-half Of one per cent fat, an au-
oreciable amount Of iron, calamine
and phosphorus. A banana WEIGHING
three and one-half ounces will pro-
duce about 100 calories of heat and,
owing to its mineral con ent, tends
to maintain the aIkalinity Of the
hood: in other words. it is a protec-
tive food, like oranges.
There Is a Widespread impression
that bananas are hard to digest. This
is true Of the similacrum Gmita ion)
of the fruit that we get in the North;
but those who have access to the
ripe Southern fruit need not fear
this feature. The youngest children,
in the South, can thrive on ripe ban
arlaS.
With the increased transportation
facilities at our disposal, there is no
reason why we should not be able to
obtain fully ripe bananas, from Flor
ida, during the season (summer), at
least. But the American Fruit Co.
finds it more profitable to import
bananas raised by the slave labor of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
StOOI-PigeOn Squad
Organized in Phila.
Navy YardCWAJ Job
BY C.W.A. worker Correspondent

ny = VIVA BtENeE Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Il am on
one Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard
projects. When the job started, the
workers were supposed to receive 5
days a week and a 6-hour day with
wage of SIS. Nothing less and
nothing over. Now the bosses have
cut down to days a week; no pay
for overtime; no pay for bad days
when the men can't work.
The bosses on the job have or
ganized a stool-pigeon squad-this
squad is told that whenever they see
any small groups Of workers stand
ing in bunch talking, they must
ease around and try to catch their
conversation, and if 1t is anything
about organizing, or complaints about
the job, they report it to the bosses.
These stool-pigeons even go so far as
to stand around on the outside of
the toilets, listening to the men on
the inside talk.
Then they have another system.
Last week the bosses sent IS men to
the office. They told these workers
that when they got to the office, they
should present their cards and they
would be sent to another job. At the
end of the week I met one of these
workers that was sent from the Navy
job. He told me that when they got
to the office the bosses told them to
go home and rest a while and they
would be sent for soon. That same
morning they were sent home, IS
more were taken on the job. The
fact is they have new way Of firing
and hiring workers on the job. This
now goes on every week. I see now
what the C.WA. means to the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Young Girl Loses Hand as Result of
Speed-Up in the Stewart Warner Plant
HOunding by Foreman Direct Cause in Gripping
of Mother of Baby

cause Of the rampages Of this butch
er foreman, Davis.
The workers IN this department
are working 10 hours a day at 31a
day week so that the company can
get in four shifts during the week,
Saturdays and Sundays included. The
blue eagle flies over the shop, but
the girls are getting only 80 and 80
cents an hour. They have to speed
up to make the balance to the sl2
minimum on bonus for 81 rate that is
set at about double of what it was
six months ago. Therefore if a girl
cannot make this high rate she gets
fired. Also if the rate is not made
completely every day a certain
amount is deducted from the pay.
One woman worker made the rate
on three days, and on the half day
just couldn't make it, and SIPS was
taken from her check. The money
stolen only in this way from the
workers is enough to add millions to
the profits taken from the lives of
some $500 workers.
We have got to get rid of Butcher
Davis and the rest like him. We
have got to defeat the 10-hour day
and fight for decent living wage.
In the South plant (hot shop, the
men did get together and refused to
work 10 hours. They won and are
still working hours S days. The
conditions Of the punch press are
also true in the other departments of
Stewart Warner.
We've got to put up real fight
against these rotten conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Jail 4 South Dakota Men
Asking for CIV. "A. Jobs
(By WORKER CORRESPONDENT

SIOUX FALLS, S. D-Four aged
workers, protesting against their dis
elimination by the C.W.A. here, were
arrested, Jailed, and held incommuna-
cado.
These workers had gone to the
C.W.A. to demand jobs, as delegates
from United Workers League, which
recently applied for a charter from
the Unemployment Councils
No sooner had they stepped inside
the C.WA. Office than those in charge
attempted to throw them out without
asking them what they had come for.
The workers tried to exlain, and
one of those employed in the C.WA
office, who is an ex-convict and boot
logger, kicked one OF the workers.
The sheriff was called by the
C.W.A, and the four workers were
jailed They are now out on bail of
$500 and are awaiting trial.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Sl'39 for Eight Hours YORK
~ a Metal Worker Correspondent

by Metal Worker Correspondent
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Grand
Rapids Brass Co. has proved them
selves yiolators of the MIRA. The
code for Metal Workers called for a
minimum of 40c an hour. Mr.. CAST
mer, after working for eight hours,
received this check Of $1.S9, which is
around II cents an hour.
The conditions of this plant are
poor, and pay is small. A man named
Frank Razmus, worker of this fac
tory for nine years, after finishing
huffing a box Of material, heard the
harsh words of his boss Lewis Jones
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
HE B0URl aOIS BATTLE 10
EQUAL RIGHTS" GROWS
LOUDER-AND FUNNIER
CONTINUED from Yesterday

YESTERDAY We pointed out that
the much-publicized battles Of the
ruling class women for equal rights
are not In the interest Of working
staes women. I wish to cite fur
.iaer instance to show that these EN-
hatSied ladies often not only are not
tae real champions OF proletarian
women, but are, through their poll
oies, playing into the hands Of the
oo,rgeoisie, definitely their enemies.
First / wish to quote still another
passage from the last chapter of
Clara zetk1ns "Reminiscences Of
L,enin." Lenin is holding forth on
The necessity Of building power vi
Wolnens movement. He reIuCes the
notion that there should not be
special work among the women, de-
eiares that their special demands
should be drawn up and put forward
even that 1t we're better to risk draw
ing them up bit badly than
not to Draw them up at all. (This
let's me breathe easier.)
He says: THAT is why it is right
for us to put forward demands favor
able to women. That is not mini
mum, reform program in the sense
Of the Social Democrats, Of the Sec
ond International. 1t is not a recog-
milton that we believe in the eternal
character, or even in the long dura-
ton of the rule Of the bourgeoisie
and their state. 1t is not an attempt
TO appease women by reforms and
divert them from the path of revo-
lutionary struggle. 1t is not that nor
any other reforTnist swindle. Our de-
Enands are practical conclusions
which we have drawn from the burn
ing needs, the shameful humiliation
bf women. in bourgeois society, de-
ferseless and without rights. We
dsfnonstrate thereby that we recog-
11ize these needs, and are sensible Of
the humiliation Of the wcSlan, the
privileges OF the man. That we hate,
yes, hate everything, and will abolish
everything which tortures and OPP
presses the woman worker, the house
wife, the peasant woman, the wife of
he petty trader, yes, and in many
asses the women Of the possessing
:iasses. The rights and social regu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Eret VA State Line. Ms,

Fret via State Line, Miss.
Dear Comrades:
Nearly every issue I receive after
being read by my family is handed
or mailed to some one. The majority
have informed me they greatly ap-
preciate my sending them the paper.
| mark with red crayon numerous
passages, also write across the mar
gin above headline, "Read and Pass
on" and ] have learned of the paper
going the rounds of several neigh
bors.
atten led the C.W.A. relief today
at BuchNf"Ma, Miss. Several hun
dred were present. About 1875
bushels potatoes, as many gallons
Of syrup and about 1000 lbs. meat
distributed. The largest portion Of
the crowd got nothing!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

telling him to do his work over. Mr..
Razmus replied that if more work
was needed on this material he could
not make any money because of the
low piece work price. Thereupon
Jones, the boss, became angry, and
choked and knocked the worker on
the floor. The worker got up and
went back to his machine and went
back to work.
The workers of the plant should
know of the Trade Union Unity
League, then this terror would stop.
Where there is organization, things
of this nature do not occur.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
SATURDAY ISSUE, USED FOR
CANVASSING, NEEDS SPECIAL
ATTENTION

4NCW l. Va n
Let me relate my reactions to our
canvas Of the 24-page Daily two
weeks ago.
In contracting workers, when intro
ducing the paper, I feel the reports
given on struggles should be made
simple. Since, in general units do
canvassing end use Saturdays issue,
can't we take particular pains with
this problem?
In connection with this, permit me
to give a personal reaction, When
I first began reading the DAILY"
(about two and one-half years ago.
it was a real effort to read it thor
oughly. Today, however, I do take
pride in my paper, but then, I stop
to ques ion, els it because I have be-
come more theoretically developed
and can understand, or does the
paper have an appeal for the begin
ner?" 1t seems to me that when we
do this type of work, 1t is agitation,
and, like the agitator, must be close
to the average worker who does not
understand the class struggle and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
NOTE:

We publish letters from steel,
metal and auto workers every Tues
day. We urge workers in these in
dustries to write us Of their working
conditions and of their efforts to
organize. Please get the letters to
us by Friday Of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

women and young workers is a fur
Their demonstration Of the corrects
ness Of the 18th Plenun Resolution
des,anding the immediate improve
men Of our work among the young
and women workers in and around
the industries.
The meeting further pledged itself
to carry out in the shortest time pos
sible:
1. To prepare the Party and the
mass organizations for an intense
fled campaign Of shop activity, "a
our immediate perspective, espe-
eially in the decisive automobile
plants, such as Briggs, Ford, ETC.
(a) For united action Of an
workers In the automobile shops
for increased wages. shorter hours,
against speed-up and unemploys
ment and for Unemployment and
Social Insurance.
(b) For one industrial union IN
every shop, united in one powerful
union Of al workers in the auto
mobile industries.
(c) To smash the company unlOa
for rank and file control, and q
relentless struggle against the highs
saIaried A. f. Of L. and other Off
cials, who split the ranks and be-
tray the interest Of the automobile
workers,
2. For at least five shop nuclea
and five shop papers by the time cf
the Convention.
3. To fulfill the recruiting drivv
for 500 new members into tho
Party, as decided by the District
Plenum, by the time of the National
Convention, and to increase the
subscriptions of the Daily Worker
for 500 daily and 1000 weekly subs,
increase the bundle orders for macs
sales, especially around the shops
Resolution Of Membership Meeting
Section Is, New York District
This membership meeting Of secs
ton 10, D1SCrlct z, CP.U.S-A., aIteE
hearing the report Of our Section Or
ganizer, John Santo, and District
Committee representative, Comrads
Rose Wortis, who Fundamentally sp-
proves the estimate and tasks enc
bodied in the 18th Plenum resolup
ton of the G. I. and the 18th Plenum
of our Central Committee.
We pledge to multiply our daily
work for the winning Of the major
ity Of the American workers, so as to
assure the taking OF the revolutions
airy way out of the crisis.
Long live our Central Committed
Long live the Communist 1nternas
tional!
Forward to a Bolshevik mass Party
in the U. S.!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

Every new subscriber you get for
the Daily Worker means winning
another worker to the revolution
airy struggle against explOitatiens
war and fascism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

The capitalist class plots our des-
truction through irnperialist war.
readers for our Daily Worker, our
powerful weapon in the struggle
for a Soviet America
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27

this union to help make it the strong
body it should be, communicate with
the Trade Union Unity League, 42l0
Woodward Avenue. Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21

The benefit ball for the free dis pensary was about over. pr John Lawrence, spectacled, genial, stocky of figure, stood in one of the wide doorways, looking out over the ballroom, and chatting with his friend Ellory Hemingway, chief of staff at St Luke's. Pierrots, Spanish dancers, tramps, princes ses, and court testers were begin ming to trickle past them toward the checkroom. He stopped talk ing as a laughing, black-haired young man came along.
 "Dick," he asked, stopping him with a top on the shoulder, would you mind taking your mother home? There isn't much left to chaperone and I'd like to see a pa- tient at St Luke's before I turn in. |"
 Sure, Dad" the young mans smiling glance took in both the older men.
 pr Hemingway looked at his watch. T thought I'd drop down there, too, John," he said. If you'll taxi me we can go together"
 Lawrence shook his head at the tall, gray-haired, tired-loking man who had taught his so much of what he. knew. "Td rather taxi you home to bed," he said concernedly. for he didn't like the message his eyes had been reading of late in the others face.
 The older man smiled quietly. come on," he said, slipping his hand inside Lawrence's arm, "As long as l am working I don't think too much"
 Nathan u,oC 31 oos4,,n.a z-a they got their hats from the check room and descended to the street, where Dr Hemingway dismissed his chauffer. He waited while Dr Lawrence retrieved his car from a parking-station.
 Lawrence found his patient asleep. apparently doing very well, and didn't waken him. Walking back down the darkened corridor to the lighted floor-desk at the in- tersection of the two long third floor halls, he asked for the tenn perature chart, and was looking it over when the desk phone buzzed. The night nurse answered., then glanced up at him.
 "Dr Hemmingway wants you in the operating room at once, Dr Lawrence" she said.
 Wants me?" He took a quick look at the watch on his wrist. What's wrong?"
 The nurse shook her head. "It must be that ambulance case. One came in a few moments ago"
 In another minute he was in the surgeons dressing room, washing his hands with carbolic soap, and a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21
DAILY SHORT STORY LIFE FOR A LIFE
Two Surgeons Were Discussing Lifes Vagaries When Fate Ushered Tragic Case into Hospital
By CUSHING F. WRIGHT

moment later. his white gown cofs ering him from neck to shoes. h8 entered the operating room.
 A figure lay on the narrow table directly underneath the lights. sheet-covered except for a foot square area where the operatioa was progressing. At its head, fIf1 white cone covering the patients face, stood the anesthetist, and at one side, flanked by nurse, Dr Hemingway tall spare figure bent over the table.
 "Ah. John, I'm glad you're heres he said. He spoke quietly, scarcely pausing in his work. Lawrence glanced at the pale concentrated face, and then his eyes began fo follow the strong hands. black and shining in rubber gloves, as they moved swiftly and deftly, busy with sutures and clips.
 Internal hemorrhage--b1ee to death. Some poor devil walking the streets-hit by car. They just got him here in time"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21

Answers to Previous Questions THE bombing occurred during
 feud between rival bootleg factions, the Sheltons and the Birgers. The bombs failed to ex. plode. The King of Spain sent Washington two jacks. the first to arrive in America, in 17S5, al. though the exportation of jacks from Spain was prohibited. Edwin Hodges of West Torring. ton, Conn, started making brass wire, but was unsuccessful in business. In 1S41, the Wolcott- vile Brass Company started the same work successfully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21


 The work went onsin silence and it was as the fingers were busy with knot that Lawrence saw them falter, and Hemmingway said: "Take this-suture, plea- He didn't finish. Raising his eyes Lawrence saw him slowly straight- en-his face ghastly. A clenched fist pressed against his breast and the gauge shield before his mouth sucked in. Heart" he whispered. As he swayed the nurse caught him in her arms and they sank together to the floor.
 John Lawrence held the suture in his fingers, stemmed the flow of blood in a ruptured vessel.
 "Restoratives-quick he bark ed, and then, as though a curtain had been jerked across a window. his face became a mask and be went on, quietly, dextrously; his hands, seemingly of their own vo-l lition, taking up the task where Hemingway had left off. "A life. for a life"-the ironic conception kept forcing itself upon him as he worked. "A friends life"-Hem- mingway's life for a bum picked up on the street!
 When he had finished he waved | the patient away, hardly conscious of the rolling stretcher as he hur- ried to his friend. They had got him to lounge in the surgeons dressing room. next to the operating room. An interne was there and | two nurses and they had done what | they could. But when Lawrence | reached him there was nothing any man could do for him more. 'Leave me with him." he told the others; tits all over.' Then he pulled himself together and took off the white operating gown that he was. wearing and, getting his coat from a closet, slip- ped it on. He wondered if Mrs Hemingway would still be awake. She'd have to be told.
 He left the room and was walk ing down.the corridor. when nurse came up to him. ''The pa- tient has come out from under the anaesthetic, doctor" she said. Would you care to see him?"
 The Charity ward was on the sec- ond floor and he walked down and through the door, the nurse at his Sluc. T dSSlLS llSluc tHc SCTcSus UlS mind filled with what he had been through, he stopped suddenly, and passed hand across his eyes. The dark curly head on the pillow turned slowly.
 Hello. dad" said a weak voice. Didn't take you long to get herec Got hit-walking to garage-to get my car. Guess they thought was tramp-in that getup," and a smile flickered in his eyes as he glanced past the screen at the long row of iron cots.
 Copyright. 1894, The Chicago
 Daily News, Inc.
 Tomorrow: "Blue Ribbon Story,' 's by Helen Dickson, tells how Q young writer went to the attic of the family home and while looking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-21
Copyright. 1894. The Chicago
 Daily News, Inc.

Tomorrow: "Blue Ribbon Story" by Helen Dickson, tells how . young writer went to the attic of the family home and while looking through an old trunk came across manuscript in the e'handwriting Of his mother. He took the story to a publisher as his own and learned a chapter out of his mothers life.
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