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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01

yard, into the restaurants and
hotels, anywhere, wherever h e
workers could be reached. Com
rades, I could just as easily have
sold 300 copies. That's how Aber-
deem has changed. 1 also want to
tell you that I have found more
than ever that the constant, house
to house work, is great power. :
During the year and half 1 have
been here, I have tried to keep
up the house to house work. One
year ago, I used to find it necessary
to distribute the Daily Worker at
night. Not because I was afraid of
arrest (although they had war
rant out for me, for quite while)
but because the workers did not I'M
derstand. I helped organize the
Unemployed Councils, here, and
later to organize the I. l.. D. The
workers wouldn't come to the meet
ings, because they were afraid of a
Communist. So I took the Daily
Worker and quietly put it in the
mail box or inside the door at night,
and walked away.
was so lonesome here at first,
it seemed to me I could not stay.
wanted to go back to California, and
now I am so glad to stay right here
and build the Daily Worker subs
and the I. L. D. I think this house
to house work should be done more
than it is in all the cities. II is
best if two comrades can go to-
gether. But if not, some responsible
comrade should definitely do this
work, and the workers will respond
and the women and children are
reached.
On to a greater circulation of our
Daily Worker.
Comradely yours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Messengers
Voice" Praised
BY Telegraph Worker Cores
pendent

pondent
BROOKLYN, N. Y.-That new
eight page Messengers Voice, pub
lished by the Telegraph Messengers
Union, was certainly an encourager.
1t helped me get two more mes
sengers in my office to join the T.
M. U.
work for the good old Western
Union. This company has taken
notice of the TMU. and has sent
stools to our meetings. But it also
has given little concessions, spread
over days, to blind the messengers
into thinking that the company's
heart is on their side, and that they
don't need an independent union
like the T. M. U.
But the eight page Voice opened
their eyes. The messengers wage
is still about to dollars, they still
work IS hours. The company union
CA. W. U. Ed cannot benefit the
messengers.
The bikes are still bought by the
messengers, and there are no vaca-
lions for messengers under 81 years.
The Western Union makes more
than four million profit. Postal
profits almost a million, both in
1933-34. :.
The Western Union recently
transferred a messenger, IS years
old, to its wardrobe dept. because he
was too slow. At the wardrobe
dept. he got SIS a week, and this
was his only source of income. He
worked here six months and then
was fired The company couldn't
afford to keep him. :.
The mpany doesn't care
whether this poor old guy will
starve without that five bucks.
They can't afford to keep him.
They'll lose that much profit.
Human relations do not enter the
eompany's mind when it will mean
less profit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
By a Subway Worker Correspondent

By Subway Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK - Motormen, con-
ductors and guards of the IR.T.
can be heard discussing their prob
lens now more than ever when they
meet in their recreation rooms on
their relay between trips. The mat
ters discussed are many, a few Of
which are:
l. That the Brotherhood or
Company Union must be of great
benefit to the I.R.T. Co., when it
Will supply Connolly, Crosse and the
other officials of the union with a
complete hall with four rooms, free
light and a porter to clean the hall
out each day, all free. This hall is
the headquarters of the company
union, and is situated over the 81"
station at Jerome Ave. and Ander-
son Ave. on the 9Th and 9Th Ave
Line.
?. Why is it when the company
has some easy job to give away for
a few days it is always Brother
hood delegates who get these jobs,
such as collection of income tax
information. White, of Jerome Ave,
Berkowits Of Hurts Point, or Brown
of New Lots, all delegates are ap-
pointed by Supt. Merritt.
3. When conductor dies, each
conductor on the whole subway
system, of which there are $50,
must pay SOC. This money is to go
to the nearest relative of the dead
conductor. Now we find that the
relative receives 5000. Where does
the other SIS go? Crosse was asked,
he said, Eve always send flowers
to the funeral"
4. Connolly, Crosse and MORT
arity receive full pay from the COM
pany union. Connolly, as an IL
motorman, Crosse as a guard, and
Moriarity as mOtorman. Even
though they have been company
union officials for years, they re-
ceive a check each week Just as any
Of us, we must pay our union dues
monthly to cover expenses of the
running of this union. A bonus is
voted by the delegates to them
selves and the company officials
each Christmas. A new Ford car
was given to Connolly by the union,
but is being paid for by the en-
ployes. This does not explain any
thing near the amount of money
taken in by the Brotherhood.
5. When an employee finds any
thing on the train he hands it into
the Lost and Found Office through
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS OF
MAY DAY ISSUE PROVED
SUCCESSFUL
Aberdeen. South Dakota.


I want to tell you how wonderful
the May Day copies went. 1t took
some little urging on the part Of
another comrade and myself to get
the unit here to send for 100 copies.
But now every member is surprised
to see how eager the workers were
to get it. I took SO copies of the
100 for the unit, and my own 100
copies, and went on the streets Mon
day evening of the Both, and then
again the morning of May LIST. I
was surprised myself to see how
the workers welcomed the Daily
Worker. Some could only pay one
cent, some paid five cents and
wouldn't take the change. Some
couldn't pay at al. but the eagerness
they showed was great. I also went
to the rsl.eS office and the dray
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Often Sit Up
All Night On
Diners Job
By a R. R. wOrker CorrespOndent

BY a r. r. Worker Correspondent
LONG ISLAND CITY, imagine
the people who read the advertising
that the Pennsylvania r. r. doe;
about their luxurious Broadway
Limited would be surprised to know
that they have breakfast in the din
ing car where men have slept only
short time before. Most cities
have laws that stop men from Sleep
ing in restaurants, for sanitary
reasons, but because the IRIS are
able to save millions of dollars in
wages by this means each year the
Interstate Commerce Commission
lets them do this.
The way they do it is like this:
They are supposed to pay for day
deadhead runs, but by dead-heading
out after nine pm. they pay only
for is minutes time. They usually
carry enough cots, blankets and
linen for 10 men on each dining
car.
If the steward is careless, or dur
ing rush periods, sometimes there
are II to Is men who are assigned
to dead head runs, and then there
are not enough cots or coverings to
go around. If the run starts late,
the steward is usually in bed in a
sleeper and the number 2 waiter
tells us that there are no more ac-
commodations. That leaves us moth
ing to do but go to the day coach
and sit up all night.
If we went to the steward and
told him, and he had to tell us to
sit up all night and in that way
pay us continuous time, he'd have
q statement against us saying we
were drunk or noisy and we'd lose
the job. We sure need organiza-
ton on this job.
The other day the Reverend held
order in the paddock and made the
statement that not long ago he read
leaflets that the Communist Party
was knocking Lemus, and now they
are publishing their agreement with
the Brotherhood and saying that
the men should join, and in this
way it may have been a case OF
bribery, so he was advising the men
to use their own heads.
N0TE:-The Communist Party
is still against the rotten policy
which Lemus followed of never
fighting for conditions for the
men and allowing the Penn. to
break every phase of the work.
ing agreement with the Brother
hood. The Communist Party adj
vises the workers, however, to join
the brotherhood, to fight to have
the initiation fee reduced to 81.
To have the dues cut to SOC
month. To have the committee
men working for the union, not
for the Penn. To fight for day
deadhead runs. To fight for 3
hours pay for night deadhead
runs. To get hours pay for re-
porting. To be fed at all points.
To do away with the 25c charge
for sleeping in the company's
quarters and cars. And last but
not least, to kick all of the old
rats who are still officials out and
put in rank AMI file workers who
will fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Intense Speed Up
On Air-COnditiOned
Cars for Ice Men
By R. R. Worker Correspondent

By f. r. Worker Correspondent
LONG ISLAND CITY.-The Daily
Worker has exposed plenty of griev-
ances which the men in Sunnyside
Yards have, so 7 wish you would
print this letter about the ice men
on the new air conditioned cars.
When these cars first came in, the
bosses tried out four men to a truck
on the night trick, and then they
took one man off each truck. Now
there are only three, and the driver
of the truck has to load ice, drive
the truck and unload it. We are all
in terribly condition. Our feet
and clothes are always soaked and
the speed-up is so great that some
times we do not get a chance to eat
supper.
Each night crew must load at
least 275 cakes of ice, and each of
these cakes weighs 300 pounds and
the driver must handle it twice.
The first night there were two
foremen who did nothing but hold
lamps so we could see. After that
the bosses decided that they could
save the price of these foremen, so
they were taken off. Due to the
Speed-up, several men have been in
jured. When man is hurt they
usually fire him for carelessness,
and then sometimes they take him
back to keep him from suing if they
think he can make a case out of it..
When Adam Siglowski got hurt they
tried this, but then he turned
around and is suing them.
All we get for this backbreaking
slavery is 40 cents an hour and the
10 per cent cut comes out of that.
NOTE: The onlS way to get bet
ter conditions in the Yard is to
organize and fight for them. The
workers in the other departments
are being organized by the r. r.
Brotherhoods Unity Committee
for organization. This committee
is working for the Unity of the
workers by bringing in all workers
in all dep><fments regardless of
race, color or sex. Each man to
have the same rights regardless of
race creed or color and on the
basis of equal pay for equal work
regardless of race creed or cosor.
The ice men should discuss this
among themselves and then get in
touch with the r. r. Brotherhoods
Unity Committee, so E. 18th ST.,
N. Y. City. Either write or call.
All names will be held strictly
confidential.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
10 81
in the Heelupe.6
lS8#N s ssGss;i ssaxs 49, nj
CJh0UCEED NJ
HELEN IURk

A conlrade sent us a clipping from
a western paper, The Californian"
"a letter which he himself wrote a
long time ago. He would change
the end now, he. says, and gives us
leave to rewrite it. Yes, we know
what he means, but we do not alter
his article, merely condense it to
get 1t into our space: it is still good:
1t is a record of the road trod by
a worker on the way to a real I'M
Outstanding of our situation, and the
only remedy-rule by the proletariat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
BY P. B.
Organization Commission, District
(Cleveland)


On January LIST, 1884 the acreage
dues payment Of District Six was
1,5OO. During the period from
January LIST to May LIST, STA new
recruits joined our Party. Accord
ing to this figure the average dues
payment for the district should be
about 1000 each week.
The payment of dues is a good
barometer of the functioning of our
organization. A unit which meets
regularly will show a regular dues
payment. Such a unit will have its
members at the meeting each week
and will be able to assign them to
definite tasks.
But the dues payment in our
district does not show such a normal
state. During the month of jan
uary the average dues payment per
week was 2,063. This actually was
above normal and was only reached
due to the fact that many members
who were behind in dues for long
time had paid up. For the month
of February it dropped to 1912. In
the month of March it was 1893
and by the end of April when it
was to reach 1000, the average
weekly dues for that month was
only 1894 per week.
What does this show? A chaotic
condition where many new mem
bers are taken into the Party and
at the same time as many are lost.
No systematic attention by the unit
buros and section committees to
checking up on the attendance and
dues payment in every unit.
Let us cite an example in the
Canton section. A membership of
IA was recorded on January LIST. 1t
has since recruited 81 new mem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Cabby Tells How
He Found Out
About LaGuardia
By a Taxi Worker Correspondent

BY a Taxi Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-Before the second
general taxi strike broke I, like
many other thousands of cabbies,
had unbounded faith that the N. R.
A. and the mayor would take us out
OF the rut that we have been in for
so many years. But during the
strike La Guardia, who was trying
to play ball with us and the billion
aire corporation General Motors,
was pinched against the wall and
was forced to show his real colors.
His proposition was as follows
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
NOTE:

We publish letters every Friday
from workers in the transporta-
ton and communications indus
trics-railroad, marines, surface
lines, subway, elevated lines, ex-
press companies, truck drivers,
taxi drivers etc, and post office,
telephone telegraph, etc.
We urge workers from these
industries to write lis of their con-
ditions of work, and their
struggles to organize. Please get
these letters to us by Tuesday of
each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
What Has Co. Union Done
For Us? Ask LR.T. Men
Also Want 10 Know What Happens to Money
They Contribute as Dues

the dispatcher. if the article is not
claimed by the owner those articles
are all sold and the company keeps
the cash. Those articles if not
claimed should be released to the
employe who finds them.
6. Why are We not allwed to buy
our uniforms from the stores, which
will supply our clothes cheaper and
better than Schneider and Meyer?
7. We are told by trainmaster
Broughton that we must be court
eous to passengers, never close the
doors in their face, never hit a pas
senger with a door, but if we don't
get up to our terminal on time we
must make out a report and 60
down to the Office the next day
Yet the company has taken of
hundreds of men who used to do
platform duty at the different sta
tons. Those men were taken of
last May or June.
8. There are supposed to be
health inspectors, paid by the city.
How is it that the toilets on the
IR.T. are in such terrible condi-
ton?
9. W. f. santers has worked
all his life as guard on the sub
way trains. Last Wednesday a
notice was posted in the guards
rooms stating, wv. E. Santers has
gone blind and he has a family to
support. Give what you can, even a
nickel counts" Have we nothing to
depend on if we become sick or in
firm? The company or the union
certainly will not help US.
10. One Of the Brotherhood rules
says: "One of the delegates must
attend the funeral of dead en-
ployee." We have Jamesy Hart,
motormen's delegate, who owns his
own car. He attends the funerals,
and gets paid for his day as a
motorman from union funds. He
also charges $40 for his own car.
There is real Brotherhood.
Editorial Note: 1. R. T. and
other subway and az" workers
should get in touch with the
Transport Workers Union, 799
Broadway, New York City, which
is an organization controlled by
rank and file workers, not a boss
controlled company Brotherhood.
With its assistance the subway
workers will be able to organize
successful struggle for improv-
ing their conditions. The names
of all workers are held strictly
confidential.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Work Among Street Car Men

them Their uniforms are their
working clothes, their overals.
The waiting rooms of car barns
are open to the public. You can
always come in to inquire about the
lost and found department. buy fare
slugs or use the lavatories. There
is no difficulty in penetrating this
industry.
There are half million of these
brothers of ours who must and will
march with us to the final victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1945 is available in sizes
Il, Is, 10, 20, 80, "a, 36, SO, 40
AZ and "A. Size 16 takes 8 yards
36 inch fabric and five-eighth yard
contrasting. Illustrated step-by-
step sewing instructions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
Portland R. R.
Shop Speed-Up
MenaCeS Lives

By a Railroad Worker COrrespOn-
dent
PORTLAND, Me.-The Portland
Terminal R. r. shop (Rigby) was re-
Gently blessed with a new foreman,
Mr.. Ellington. Mr. Ellington was
very nice the first week or so, but
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-01
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS

SPEAKER TAKES JAB AT C. p
New York.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-23
REUNION NEAR SMYRNA
rdin-Hargadine Families Meet on
Farm of Herman Wallace

On Sunday last, August 19, the
-Hargadine family held their
third annual reunion at 'Rosemere
Farm" near Smyrna, the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wallace.
Everyone brought basket lunches
which were eaten at tables on the
lawn. There were 120 present.
Pictures were taken of the differ
ent family groups. Also one OF
Mrs. Emily Virdin and Ralph Deats
the oldest and youngest members
present. After lunch a business
meeting was held at which time
beautiful bouquet of gladiols was
presented to Mrs. Emily Virdin,
aged Sc, oldest member of the fam
lily. Several interesting letters
from members of the Virdin family
living in Mississippi were read by
Dr. John Elderdice, president Of the
Virdin-H -Hargadine Clan. A poem
composed by Miss Amy D. Putnam
was read, also one by Mrs. Mabel
Freeney. Following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Will
liam Virdin, president; Herman
Wallace, Vice-President; Gladys r.
Craig, secretary and treasurer. The
rest of the officers remained the
same. Those members of the fam
lilies present were: Herman Cook,
Mabel w. Cook, Catherine Cook,
George Cook, Joyce Buckingham,
George Deats, Amy D. Putnam,
Persis P. Smith, May Smith, Mar
iorie Virdin, w. G. Bush, Mrs.
Wizard G. Bush, Nellie Wallace,
Herman v. Wallace, Florence NJ.
B. Wallace, F. Hannah Wallace,
George Craig, Carrie Y. Craig,
Gladys r. Craig, Dorothy E.Craig,
Minnie Y. Cook, Wallace Virdin,
Bessie Virdin, Ruth Frazier, George
w. Cook, Bessie Virdln Cook,James
Glenn Virdin. Mrs James Virdin
Edna A. Elderdice, Virginia Virdin
Miller. Lucy Virdin Shortt. Ray
Shortt. Harry E. Shortt, Mary Vir-
din Lane, Helen Virdin Wright,
Bessie Virdin Scout. Elizabeth Ben
nett Virdin, Ethel Firdin, Robert
Clifton Virdin, Liston WHEELER, Har
~ F. Virdin, David F. Wright John
EIderdice. Mabel Elderdice Freeny
Anna B. Virdin, Frances Jane Vir-
din, Doris Marie Virdin, Frances NJ.
Cook, H. Wallace Cook, Boyd NJ.
Cook, Caroline Wallace Cook, Mary
E. Clark, Annie G. Clark. August
V. Lane, jefferson P. Scout, Will
liam Virdin, Madeline Virdin, Ray
Virdin, Howard Virdin, Jackie Mac
Shane, A Massey Moor. Mary G..
Moor, Mary Emma Moor, Helen H.
Virdin, Mildred MacShane, Betty
MacShane, Thomas c. Frazier,
Smyrna times., 1934-08-23

Beatrice Frazier, Rebecca Frazier,
Jean Frazier, Aubrey Berry, Ellen
v. Berry, ]. Copero Berry, Roy
Deats, Catherine Deats, Barbara
Ann Deats, Ralph Deats, Felicia
H. Short, Margaret Carson, Aida
M. Price, Louisa M. Virdin, Char
lotte Virdin, Ralph Virdin, Ruth
Virdin, Emily Virdin, Leila Virdin,
Mary R. Wallace, Ellen V. Wallace,
Samuel A. Virdin, Harry Virdin,
Eliza c. Deats, Samuel G. Deats,
Evelyn Wallace, and the visitors
were Ruth Taylor, Temperance
Pratt Jaquett, zack Jaquett, Harry
Moor, Eva R. Davis, Cooper Davis,
Eunity w. Marvel, Ambrose B.
Marvel, Evelyn Marvel Dean, Rob-
ert M. Dean, Jacob A. Richard,
SAllie M. Richard, Lizzie Marvel
Gooden, Philip Williams, Dorothy
Miuner, Carle Prettyman, Emma
Smyrna times., 1934-08-23
ROADSIDE HISTORIES

New York is the latest State
to inaugurate the plan, now
rather widely adopted along
the Atlantic seaboard, Of plac-
ing metal sign markers with
appropriate information upon
them on its State highways at
OF near historic spots, for the
benefit Of the traveller.
Massachusetts was perhaps
the first State to attempt the
plan in a comprehensive way.
There, in connection with the
300th anniversary celebration
four years ago, hundreds of
attractive, unobtruSive signs
were set, marking spots which
played a part in early history,
local or otherwise. Other
States that have adopted the
idea include Delaware, Mary
land and New Jersey.
Although the markers ap-
peal especially to visitors to a
State, they have also proved
of wide interest within the
States and have helped to pre-
serve a lively appreciation Of
the value Of the historic spots
which dot the eastern portion
Of the country.
There never has been any
concerted effort here in Rhode
Island to try the idea, al
though no State. certainly,
has, in proportion to its size,
more places Of historic inter-
est and Importance -Provid-
ence, RI, Bulletin.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-23
NOTICE
TAXP AY RS

I, Nelson Slaughter, Receiver of
Taxes in and for Kent County, do
hereby notify the Taxpayers of said
County that, pursuant to the Pro-
visions Of Vol. 33, Chapter "a, Sec
ton of the Laws of Delaware, l
will sit during the following
months at the places and on the
dates hereinafter named between
the hours of ten A NJ. and three
thirty P. NJ. for the purpose of re-
ceiving County and Special School
Taxes due in Kent County:
Hazlettville, Aug. Sth.
Woodside, Aug. 9th.
Leipsic, Aug. 10th.
Harrington, Aug. 18th and Sept.
4th.
Camden, Aug. 14th and Sept. t.5th.
Milford, Aug. 18th and Sept. 9Th.
Clayton, Aug. 10th and Sept. 18th.
Wyoming, Aug. 18th and Sept.
10th.
FELTON,, Aug. 2Oth and Sept. 11th.
Frederica, Aug. 21st and Sept.
18th.
SMYRNA, Aug. 22nd and Sept.
18th.
Magnolia, Aug. 23rd and Sept
14th.
Harrington, Aug. oath and Sept
18th.
Willow Grove, Sept. 18th.
Kenton, Aug .27th and Sept 10Th
Little Creek, Aug. 28th.
Masten's Corner, Aug. 29th and
Sept goth
Cheswold, Aug. Both and Sept
21st.
Hartly, Sept. oath.
Houston, Aug. 31st.
NELSON SLAUGHTER,
County Treasurer and
Receiver of Taxes.