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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Defective Elevator
Kills Old Sailor
in ''Snug Harbor''
By a worker CORRESPONDENT

By a Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-This is the true
story back of the death of Hugh
McEachern, rs, inmate of Sailors
Snug Harbor. Police inspection of
the fatal accident decided that
McEachern, while lying on stetcher
in an elevator, had kicked the
starting lever while drunk and dis
orderly and was crushed to death
in the drop which followed.
But this is the real story: The
elevator is defective. Powered by
electricity which is created by city
supplied water power, when pressure
is low. the elevator barely moves; if
water pressure increases suddenly, it
shoots up or down uncontrollably.
Hugh McEachern, weak, i'll and
old, lay on the stretcher. The water
pressure increased and the elevator
fell like a plummet, killing him.
The doctors and rich trustees has
tily covered up the incident" not
bothering to notify the police for
some time, and now, as far as the
authorities are commemorative in
cident is closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Florida TOiIers
Brush Aside
Law fOrRelief
By a Worker Correspondent

EUSTIS, Fla have been in the
working class struggle for about 40
years. and have put all the time 7
could trying to educate my fellow
man. This fight has always been
my first consideration and I am
commencing to think I am going to
see the climax.
The workers around here are up
on their hind legs and think there
Is some fine timber in the making
here. There we're about 100 went to
the relief takers in Eustis one day
last week and made them turn loose
things to eat for them and their
families. The takers gave them a
stall the first time, told them to
come back a couple days later and
when they went to the appointed
day (the 17th) the takers had the
law there with sawed of shot guns,
tear gas and so on. but it did not
intimidate the workers, they went
right on demanding something to
eat and got it and a promise for
more. Things are commencing to
move.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
EviCt and Jail
Mother of Six
By a Worker Correspondent

CALUMET CITY, Ill.-There is
a woman living in Calumet City,
Ill, whose husband has died. He
left her with six children and a
big loan on her house, which
she was unable to pay. The chill
dren who are old enough are in
school.
In the middle of the winter
this woman was thrown out of
her house because she couldn't
pay the loan.
When the Workers Society heard
of this, they helped her to get
back into the house. Then the
police came and tried to stop her
from moving into the house. But
the workers Society of Calu-
met City wouldn't give up with
out a fight. There was a big up
roar: the woman was hurt. They
put her into prison, and said
they would keep her there for six
months or she would have to pay
$50.
The children crying and plead
ing for their mother didn't soften
the hearts of the policemen. How
could she pay? She didn't have
a cent in her pocket. How could
they keep a mother away from
her children for six months?
Then the Wokers' Society of
Calumet City put in bond. They
made a collection and collected
the money to get her out of pris-
on, to her children, who were
waiting with open arms for her.
They were found a place to live
in. The woman got job.
If the Workers Society of Calu-
met City was little stronger she
wouldn't have had to pay that
fine to get her out Of prison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
FERA Workers Get
ST. Checks after
Waiting 3 Weeks
By a Worker Correspondent

PORTLAND, Maine.-On Satur-
day, May 10, the FERA workers re-
ceived their first pay since this new
relief administration was installed
in our city.
The whole afternoon large crowd
stayed around the City Hall. Some
of the men waiting for their checks
two and three weeks. After hours of
waiting, the doors were finally
opened and the police started to
push the men around. Some of the
workers did get whole weeks pay
-$12, but quite few received as
little as 81 checks, and some as little
as so cents. When the men COM
planned, the police were right on
hand to shut them up. Those who
were persistent enough received
extra 81 grocery orders to keep them
quiet.
The local press in its report had
very dramatic description of how
Mr.. Smith went to Augusta for the
money, how he hurried back and
how he finally appeared at the City
Hall with the checks in his bag.
They did not forget to mention also
the good-heartedness of the city Of
ficials, who sacrificed their Satur-
day afternoon; but they forget to
mention the misery of the workers
who went for three weeks without
pay. They did forget to mention
that those men, who received SOC
and 81 checks couldn't pay their
rent, nor their grocery bills; that
those men had nothing to bring
home to their worried wives, to their
hungry kids.
Are the City Fathers planning to
keep those people on a hunger diet
and pay them for their labor with a
grocery basket now and then or
throw dollar to keep them quiet?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
There'n Be Work In
Heaven, JObless Told
BY a Worker Correspondent

BY a Worker correspondent
CHICOPEE, MaSs.-'Work will
be fun in heaven" the Rev.
william Watson Reid told his
congregation at the United Pres
byterian Church. The sermon
was given a two column head in
the paper here.
Most Of the members Of this
church worked in a cotton mill
here for over 80 years. This mill
moved South three years ago in
order to get lower taxes and
wages. This means that 5000
mill workers were unemployed.
Most Of them have not found
work as yet. But Mr. Reid tells
them that they will get work in
heaven.
But he gets his $40 every week,
free rent, heat and light. Seems
he himself doesn't wait for
heaven.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

The village of Roseville has a
population Of $780, A Party unit
was organized in July 1881 of six
members, which has doubled since,
not counting f1uctuation. There are
II dues paying members at present,
few struggles carried out were
victorious, but for the present we
are somewhat demoralized, that is,
some of us. There is not much
activity except the Daily Worker
committee which started last Sep
TENDER with three members and we
have now four members; we are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Arrested for Pointing
Out Discrimination
By a Worker Correspondent

COLUMBIA, S. Con Wednes-
day, May %, at the relief office, one
worker was arrested because he re-
marked: 1.-THE doorman has been
letting more whites inside than Ne
groes." The doornan arrested him
and charged him with disorderly
conduct.
Conditions are getting worse in
South Carolina. I had work one
day in three weeks and nothing to
eat. I am living on promises, but
can't live long on that. I hope
the time will come when the work
ers will go to the top. I am ready
for struggle, and I will struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
POPULARIZING AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY TRADITIONS

NEW YORK.-May Days splen-
did demonstration was an inspiring,
and living proof of the fact that
ever larger numbers of workers are
being drawn into the revolutionary
movement. All the slogans, placards
and floats were graphic and under
stood by every worker who saw
them.
At Madison Square Garden, how
ever, this clarity in slogans and the
meaning of May Day was not car
ried through in the entertainment
numbers. 1t is true, that the
Storm Bird" is strong and beau
tiful word picture by Maxim Gorky,
but it seems to me that the flashy
and elaborate spectacle was some
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

now, in this crucial hour, to get out
into the streets and support the
youth movement against war and
fascisn as well as to publicize the
coming Women's Congress in Paris:
for nothing but the governments
fear of the proletariat will avert
another international massacre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Letters from Our Readers

but was refused aid because of his
sympathy for the Left Opposition"
Such statements are deliberate lies
spread for the purpose of hindering
the work of the I. L. D., the only
working class defense organization.
The I. L. D. appeals to all work
ers to beware Of the lies and SLAM
ders of all those who seek to de-
stroy the labor movement and urges
them to expose such renegades on
every occasion.
Comradely yours,
International Labor Defense.
LAWRENCE EMERY,
Asst. Natl. Secy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Bricklayers Support
Plumbers Strike

NEW YORK.-Workers of the
Samuels and Dickstein Plumbing
Contractors, who have been on
strike since May 5 under the lead
ership of the Alteration Plumbers,
Steamfitters and HELPERS Union, are
still out solid. Bricklayers in the
employ of the company have
stopped work in sympathy with the
plumbers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) 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. Dab West 18th
Street, New York City
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

SIS a week. No further comment is
necessary, except to state that if
this worker would have gone down
to the N. r. A. Board. with dele
CATION either from her Office or the
Office Workers Union, and de-
manded her rights, action could
have been gotten.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
NOTE

We publish letters from textile,
needle, shoe and leather workers
every Wednesday. Workers in
these industries are urged to write
us of their conditions of work, and
of their struggles to organize. Get
the letters to us by Saturday of
each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern It'll is available in sizes
Ia, 16, 10, 20, 80, "a, So, 38, and 40.
Size Is takes Az yards 80 inch fab
ric. Illustrated STEP by-step sewing
instructions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
COMPLAINT Board
Is Full of AIibiS
By a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO. Ill.-An Office worker
for the Enoz Corp. Of Chicago re-
ceived the following letter from the
n. R. A. Complaint Board in Chi
cago which is the most concrete
proof possible. without any legal
trimmings, Of what the Daily Work
er and the Communist Partv have
always said about the N. R. A
that it is smashing wages and living
standards of the American people
by making the miserable minimum
wages fixed by the N. r. A., the
maximum. The letter reads as
follows:
Dear Miss
I'VE are in receipt Of your COM
plant alleging non-paylnent for
overtime.
The wage scale for Office en-
ployees within the Insecticide and
Disinfectant Industry is SIS for a
40 hour week, or 81 and a half cents
an hour.
There is also a provision in the
Code for working 48 hours per week
during peak periods.
1T seems from your complaint
that you have worked in the neigh
borhood of 48 hours per week. At
81 and a half cents per hour, 48
hours labor would entitle you to
S18. AS you state that you are
paid $40 per week at this time, we
cannot see anv validity in volIr
complaint.
Very truly yours
JOHN E. CASSIDY.
State N.RA. Compliance Director.
The Government thinks that this
worker, who has put in countless
hours overtime for which she has
never received a cent, is being over
paid, since the Code calls for only
The Washington times., 1934-02-08

Reginald-But I asked you,
darling, to keep our engagement
q secret.
Claire-I couldn't help it.
That hateful Ethel said the
reason I wasn't married was
that no man had ever been fool
enough to propose to me. So I
told her you had.
She-The man I marry must
be bold as a lion, but not over
bold, handsome as Apollo, in
dustrious as Vulcan, wise as
Solomon, yet meek as Moses
man all women would court, yet
devoted only to one woman
myself.
He-How lucky We met!
Alice-I have an awful cold
in my head.
Ed-Well, that's something.
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
TIMES DAILY PATTERN
Pattern 1865

The youngest member Of the
family wants q new spring
frock, too. Why not this fetch
ing little model in a dainty
printed dimity, lawn or swiss
or wash silk for very best?
It's extremely easy to make
with its smart panels gathered
for added fullness and the
flared sleeves perked out with
animation. Boomers, to match,
are included with the pattern.
Sewing for little girls is such
fun when you do it our wey-
with an illustrated sewing les
son, the instructor, to explain
clearly how to cut, sew and
finish the garment in the
easiest way imaginable.
Pattern 1855 is available in
sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Size 4
takes 2b yards 36-inch fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c)
in coins or stamps (coins pre-
ferfed for this Anne Adams
pattern. Write plainly name.
address and style number. BE
SURE TO STATE SIZE.
THE NEW SPRING, 1884
EDITION OF THE ANNE
ADAMS PATTERN BOOK rs
NOW READY! All the best
Spring styles for adults and
children in an interesting, help
full book. Send for your copy
and be chic this Spring. PRICE
OF BOOK FIFTEEN CENTS.
BOOK AND PATTERN To-
GETHER, twenty-five
CENTS.
Address orders to The Wash
ington Times Pattern Depart
ment, 243 West Seventeenth ST.,
New York City.
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
SNAPPy WISE CRACKS

Customer-rd like to buy Q
muzZle.
Dealer-How's this one?
Customer-Oh, that wouldn't
do: it would hold the mouth
too tightly shut.
Dealer-But I just sold one o4
this pattern to a woman.
Customer-Well. it might do
for a woman, but I want this
for a dog.
A very kind old lady was caH
ing on a prison convict In order
to cheer him up prior to his be-
ing set free. Have you any
plans for the future when you
are released?" she inquired.
sympathetically.
yes" said the culpdit, "I'vo
got the plans Of three banks
two postofAces and a gas Sta
ton"
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
LUCKY STAR

Lucky Star-who doesn't wish
for one! Here's one that any
one that uses a needle can have
as their own! It is one Of those
simple blocks that so effectively
forms a large motif when the
blocks are joined. The stars in
the block form the large lucky
star. The quilt is effective in
four materials as shown.
Pattern 634 comes to you with
complete, simple instructions
for cutting, sewing and finish
The Washington times., 1934-02-08

ing, together with yardage
chart, diagram of quilt to help
arrange the blocks for single
and double bed size, and a dia-
gram of block which serves as
a guide for placing the patches
and suggests contrasting ma
terialS.
Send 10c for this pattern to
The Washington Times, Needle
craft Dept, 80 Eighth Ave-, New
York city.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
PLAYING FAIR

The idea that we must have fair
play is well established in games
like baseball and football. Penal
ties are imposed by the rules of the
game for crooked play. These are
usually sufficient and quickly enough
imposed so that players with yell
low streak are disposed to avoid
such methods.
In the business game. Il is not
possible to thus enforce penalties
so promptly. But while the dealer
who works of cheap goods as good
stun may get away with 1t a few
times. the public finds 1t out before
very long. and keeps away from him.
Some forms of unfair play are diff
cult to penalize. like wrong state
ments about competitors goods, per-
suasion of investors to put money
into poor securities. etc. But some
how the public gets business peo-
pie sized up. People value honesty,
and cling to those who tell the truth
and the whole truth.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
CHILDREN AND
THE GOVERNMENT

What attitude should the children
be expected to take toward the gov
eminent of their country. and can
they be enlisted to take a more ac-
tive part in the things the govern
ment is trying to do for us?
The activities of the soviet gov
eminent of Russia are often quoted
in this respect Much as our peo-
pie disapprove of the ideas of that
government. they have to admit
that it has been remarkably success
full in arOusinG the children and
young people to support the things
/ the government is trying to do. These
children are drilled in powerful or
CARNATIONS. in which they promote
the government ideas of commiln-
ism.
The question is asked. could we
do anything along the same line to
promote the quite different ideas
which we are trying to carry on
through our government?
Without doubt more attention
should be paid to teaching children
the duties of citizenship One rea-
son why so many people fail to vote
at elections and take an interest in
public affairs. is that the idea has
not been sufficiently impressed on
them in youth that every good citi-
zen ought to attend to these duties |
We should teach them, that it not
merely shows lack of loyalty to so |
neglect public affairs, but it is a
dangerous thing. since out of such |
neglect great evils develop.
But there is such thing as eX
citing children too much over pO- |
litical questions. In Cuba. China.
and other countries. students become
so violent in political activity. that
they constitute a dangerous force.
They are not old enough and wise
enough to govern the country. but
they think they are. and they threat
en- the existence of their government
by their fierce intolerance.
So we must teach our children at
4 very early age that they must
AXE an active part in the work of
governing their country. But they
should not be stirred to such pitch
If excitement, that they attempt to
AXE the work of governing away
rom older and wiser heads.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
THE RESTLESS AGE

There comes time in the life Of
, most boys and girls, when that
youngster becomes restless and dis
satisfied with the home life. The
time has passed, If it ever existed,
when the young person had full con-
fdence in the judgment of parents.
The feeling has grown up that youth
shows better than age what it needs,
and youth is disposed to put up a
fight to have its own way.
In families having some money.
the answer to that situation is fire.
quently to send the boy or girl away
to a school. II is felt that such
young people have gone beyond the
point where the home can control
them, and that it is better to put
them out into independent hands.
which have made a science of gov
erning young people. Also that in
a school they have so many pleas
ant times, and are so subject to the
disciplined opinion of the school.
that the restless spirit is overcome
and the young person settles down
to regular study and work.
That may be very fine solution,
if the family can afford it. But how
about the millions of families that
have no money for such purposes?
Must the effort to control such young
people be given up. and must they
be allowed to drift with the bunch
on the street?
What those youngsters need is
some form of activity that will in
terest them. IfSsomething can be
found that will take up their minds. !
it will cure their restlessness.
The chance to earn money is one
hing that has saved many of these
Some part time job not
interfering with their school work.
has proved the salvation of many of
hem. The chance to play some
lthletic game has carried many
10Y over that rough period. Just
ind something to fill those growing
minds. and the devil won't get in
here.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
THE QUALITY OF PUSH

1t is sometimes remarked of very
charming and intelligent men, that
they have no push" They are in
clined to take things as they come.
If by some effort they could improve
their results in work or business,
they don't seem to have the energy
t. go after these new gains.
Other men are always looking
ahead in an ambitious manner, and
reaching out for everything in sight.
When these folks go into business,
their push is a wonderful quality.
They always see new opportunities
to please the people. bargains which
can be sold because they have special
value. 1t is needless to say that
these folks are good advertisers, for
you can't phsh business very far
without the help of the newspaper.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
"TWON'T COST ANYTHING"

The Nations Business printed d
series of articles on Popular Fal-
lacies of Business" One of these
fallacies is expressed by the words
so often repeated in substance by
the people of Delaware, "I'll send it
back. it won't cost anything"
All over the country people are
returning goods to retail stores for
frivolous reasons. Sometimes such
goods have been so abused by the
person who returned them. that their
selling value is lowered, or they
have to be cleaned. Women some
times get dresses on approval and
wear them to parties. and then re-
turn them afterward.
These habits add to the cost of
doing business. The merchants
have to add enough to their prices
to cover whatever expense this prac-
tice involves, and they are justified
in doing so. If people want to re-
duce retail prices, they can help to
do so by being reasonable about the
returned goods privilege.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
Unpaid SERVICE

One of the principal factors in
building up fine modern communi-
ties, has been the willingness of
people to give effort and valuable
material without money compensa-
ton. If some good organization de-
sired to make some kind of improve
ment, or carry on some activity, II
was commonly able to get such
things done without paying out much
money. Many people would con-
tribute their time and perhaps ma
terial gifts without asking any pay.
If all the good organizations had
to pay the regular price for the labor
and materials they use. they would
have to greatly curtail their work.
They depend on free contributions.
We must keep up that generous
spirit. and give freely to our organ
lied movements. if they are to carry
on active programs and do the things
that are expected in fine modern
communities.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-13
THE LEFT TURN

People should study their habits
of automobile driving more careful
ly. and observe the ways of other
drivers. and try to avoid such meth
DDS of handling cars as tend to cause
accidents.
One situation that is frequently a
peril, is in making left turns at
street intersections. Making a right
turn is relatively simple. The driver
can usually take his own time to
s'coot around the corner. Unless
some other car is coming out of the
street in which he is entering. and
il failing to keep to its own right, or
unless pedestrians are crossing.
there is not much danger.
But in making a left turn. drivers
often fail to estimate Alright the
speed of a car coming in the oppo-
site direction Before they have
completed the left turn. a speeding
car may have run into them. If
there is any doubt about having time
enough to make such turn. driver
should wait in the center of the
street. giving cars behind him room
enough to pass. and waiting to make
his own turn until he has plenty of
time to do so.
In making left turn. many driv-
ers get way over on the left side of
the street they are about to leave.
If some speeding car attempts to
enter the street they are about to
leave. it may run into them. The
driver of such car will claim he
was not responsible. since the other
car had not kept on its own side.
Accidents occur in making a left
turn when the driver fails to signal. |
and he collides with some car try |
ing to pass him on the left. With |
many wild drivers on the roads, the |
least deviation from correct driving |
may get one into trouble The care
ful driver can not safely assume that
others are going to be as cautious
as he is. If he makes that assump-
ion. costly and perhaps danger
,us smash may be the result.