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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
In THE HO NJ E
Babies, Santa Claus and Fascism
BY HELEN LUKE

The rapid fascination of the press,
including the ladies' magazines,
goes forward with breathtaking
speed.
In the September issue of the
Pictorial Review, containing the
third article of a series relating to
birth, maternity and infant NOR
tally rates, etc, here and abroad,
appears also highly romantic
rhapsody in admiration of Mar
gherita Sarfatti, under the title
THE Woman Behind Mussolini."
this title being encssed in fancy
scrolls featuring the Fascist en-
blem, the fssces, an axe bound in
sticks. There is also an article
called-not End LOCALIZED Killing"
but Take the Profit Out of Legal
lied Killing"
The underlying purpose and in
tent of the series on mo.hers and
babes in various lands, the publish
ers' fascist synpathies, are revealed
more brilliantly than heretofore in
this tract which mourns the fact
that Cfascist) Germany Faces
Baby Famine"
The account, an absolute triumph
of faulty. begins in fine high mill
taristic style right off the bat. a
style reverted TO throughout the
article:
Every year 100000 little Ger
man soldiers come on the battle
field to fight for their lives. There
are Peterchen and Friedel and
Rollo. and with them are Mariechen
and Clarchen and Ennie, for the
little blue-eyed, flaxen-haired
women fight side by side with the
little men by shutdown of the
first day 10000 have fallen. The
survivors fight bravely on, but
By the end of the fifth
day 10000 have breathed their
last. Still the battle RACES,
the same eternal war il which we
are all enlisted i. and by the end
Of their fifth year nearly 100000
have succumbed. :"
Several more paragraphs in this
vein. Then
Where are the 1250,00 missing
ones? An army with one in ten
dead in the first years campaign is
bad enough, but an army with more
than half the soldiers missing is
catastrophe.
Something must be done; that's
clear. And the Hitler government
is moving swiftly and strongly to do
it. The Germans love children.
Childhood is the most precious
rosseszion of the nation, declares
Hitler. Germany is the land Of
Santa Claus and the Chris mas
tres. It is the land where the
storks build their nests on chimney
tops. 1t is the land of Grimm's
fairy stories-of the story of Gin
derella, the Sleeping Beauty,
And SO forth and on. But
Now, however, more magic is
needed than the Grimm brothers
ever heard of" well we should
think SO, if the object be to preserve
the children of the starving prole-
tariat under capitahsm) Hitler is
alarmed. The government is
aroused the average birth rate
OF The Reich is 81 per couple, or
fsr below the needful figure. Fl
Needful for what, are YOU Won
dering? Then read farther:
Remember the Red riots in Ber-
lin after the war and you will I'M
derStand why Berlin looks with |
dread toward Red Moscow. Well. !
Moscow's birth rate is three times
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
BY a Worker Correspondent

MOBILE, Ala-Eight more old
time union members were fired on
Aug. 7, 1894. They were fired be-
cause they refused to give 5 per
cent Of every dollar they make on
the dock.
Following is a list of Negro strike
breakers who are working 100 per
cent in cooperation with the Mo-
bile Steamship Association; Rev,
Charlie" REV. Sim Norris" Rev.
Jim Gilmore" Ed. Rhone, Lorizner
Battles, George Butler, Will Good
man, Ceder Grove, Lawney Rober-
son, Johnnie Jones, Johnnie Ma
than, Peter Bridget, Henry Waters,
Louis Hopking, Tuck Ceilings, R..
Whitker, lob Clazille.
These strikebreakers have organ
lied the so-called Benevolent Asso-
citation for which they are charg-
ing the longshoremen 81 to join.
With the formation Of this strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
CHEMICAL WORKER SEES I'M
PORTANCE OF ORGANIZATION
Rochester, N. J


Dear Editor.
I am enclosing two dollars as
contribution to the revolutionary
movement. You may use it as you
see fit. I regret that it cannot be
larger, but hope to continue my
small measure Of support from time
to time.
For the present, I am not appear
ing publicly as Communist. but
rest assured I am giving all my
support with no reservations.
I am graduate chemist with
considerable theoretical and prac-
tical experience. My service will al
ways be 100 per cent at the disposal
of the Party.
My policy is based upon winning
mass support. particularly among
scientific workers. 1t is necessary
for me to pose as liberal. AL
though the progress is slow, never
theless, I am optimistic of the little
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
Pennsylvania R.R.
Profits Out of Delay
In Govt. Pension Plan
By q Worker CORRESPONDENT


DETROIT, Mich. ~ According to
notices posted by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the company will continue
to pay those pensioners who were
receiving monthly payments before
July, 1884.
"Inasmuch as the government
has set up a compulsory pension
plan, The existing plan of the COM
pany has been revised, effective
Aug. l, 1884, so that no pensions
to take effect after that date will be
authorized under the company's
plan"
The company. however, will be-
gin immediate deductions from the
employees wages, although under
the law no benefits will be paid for
six months from the effective date
(Oct. u.
The revision of the company pen
sion plan. and the moratorium thus
declared pending better under
standing of the scope and provi-
sions Of the government plan" will.
of course. result in a big saving for
the company.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
''Red Scare'' Can't Split
RT Workers Own Union

Broadway and they will all soon be
fired" The company knows all the
leaders of the union" Etc. etc.
Failing to see any results from
this childish campaign of chatter,
they now plan to dish up the old
Red scare"
At a recent meeting Of 1000 men
of our union held near the Brother
hood hall, stool-pigeons, beakies,
etc, were placed on the surround
ing stations to check pass numbers
and identify men going through the
stations when the meeting broke
up. OF course the men we're wise
to this old gag, and those who
didn't go home on the Eighth Ave.
subway, street cars, bus lines, etc.
Just dropped in their nickel and
kept their pass in their pocket.
AS consequence of their failure
to trap the union member, the
story was circulated that 1900
Communists" held a meeting near
the hall. and none of them worked
for the I.R.T. because they had no
passes"
Red Scare Won't Work
Be assured that in spite of the
absolute fact that about rs per cent
Of the membership of the union are
Roman Catholics. the old red scare
will be used by the I.R.T. in an eff
fort to split our ranks. In view of
the fact that all of these rusty gags
are most thoroughly explained to
the members of our union, and to
all transport workers everywhere.
we can assure the company and its
yellow-dog company union that
red herrings" will have no more
effect than the throwing of a couple
OF eggs from a speeding automobile
by its brave degenerates.
The I.R.T. is not dealing with the
smelly Amalgamated of the A. F.
of L. The betrayals and sell-outs
OF that grating outfit are we'll
known to the men of the I.R.T. Our
union deals in the open, not be-
hind closed doors. 1t educates and
trains its members to every move
on the part of the company. and
that training does not exclude de-
Tense against physical attack, for
which the I.R.T, has a long and
Shiny record.
Our members know their leaders
personally. No amount Of ISLANDERS.
lies or red scares can alter the posi-
tive fact that our ranks are grow
ing at tremendous speed, and that
as a consequence, the long era of
labor slavery on the I.R.T. Is draw
ing to close. Men of the I.R.T..
the Transport Workers Union is
your union, not the company union.
Join up now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
NOTE


We publish letters every Friday
from workers in the transporta-
ton and communications indus
tries-railroad, marine, surface
lines, express companies. truck
drivers, taxi drivers. etc.-and
post Office, telephone, telegraph,
etc.
We urge workers from these in
dustries to write us of their con-
ditions of work, and their strug-
giles to organize. Please get these
letters to us by Tuesday of each
week.
Sell "Daily" on Busy Corners
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS
DAILY WORKER FULL OF NEWS

Lancaster, Pa.
Dear Comrade:
[ find that I am unable to do
without our revolutionary paper, the
Daily Worker. There is more read
ing of actual working class news in
one page of the Daily" than there
is in our local sheets, the New Era.
and Intell-Journal. If the adver-
Using news were to be suppressed
from the local rags they would not
have any news worth reading.
I will do my revolutionary duty in
securing new readers for the Daily
Worker and hope the sub drive goes
over the top, but this can only be
accomplished by the revolutionary
effort of every class conscious
worker.
During the last drive I had gotten
several subs for the Daily Worker
and 1 will renew my efforts in this
drive.
Comradely,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
Attack Jobs of
NegroW Orkers
onChicagoR.R..
By a Worker CORRESPONDENT

CHICAGO.-The bosses of the
Chicago and North Western r. R.
roundhouse at T23 w. Chicago Ave,
are unfair to colored workers. One
day one of the colored workers
overheard the general foreman say,
Il think I'll get rid Of all the COL
ored men. I find that they aren't
worth job like this" Since then
one Negro died and two were
framed up and fired. Three white
fellows we're hired in their places.
An Italian worker spoke to the
labor foreman about hiring one of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17

seeds I have sown feeling sure that
many sympathizers, even unknown
to be sure at the present. will grow
to be the leaders Of the future.
Organization is terrihcally i'm
portant in technical fields. Raw ma
terials must flow ceaselessly to the
chemical centcres. 1t NAV very well
be that the workers government will
be finally decided in the field of in
dustry ! am adding this only to
show that l am aware Of the eno--
nous task confronting us.
N.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
r. r. FIREMEN URGED
TO BACK III. r. 1898

mand an immediate convention to
demand the passage ana immediate
action on H. R. 1893, and to clean
house in this organization which is
headed by Our Davie," a member
of the Board of Directors of the
National Civic Federation, "pro-
fessional patriot" group which in
cludes all the leading strikebreahera
in the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
NEW c. P. UNIT FORMED

SHARON, Pa, Aug. 16-A new
unit of the Communist Party, COM
posed Of Negro and white steel
workers, has been formed in this
important steel town. The new unit
has already formulated a plan for
work in the steel mills as well as
among the unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
All letters pertaining to medical
advice should be addressed to the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory
Board, 50 E. 18th St., New York
City, and not to any individual
doctor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1914 is available in sizes
"a, 36, 38, 40, a, "A and as. Size
IS takes 42s yards IS inch fabric.
step-by- step sewing in
included.
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coins or stamps (coins preferred
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
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number. BE SURE TO STATE
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Address orders to Daily Worker
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ST. New York City.
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Unemployed? Join the Red
Builders.
Evening star., 1934-02-20
Island Discovered by Eskimo
Puts u. S. Nearer North Pole
Takpuk Land Reported by Celebrated
Explorer, Vilhijalmer StefmSson,
to Geographic Society.
Troy. N. y, a whaler, sighted land

Troy, N. Y, whaler, sighted land
somewhere in the neighborhood pre-
dicted by Harris, but made no landing
nor any exact observations. keenan,
was pressed for time, wishing 10 get
out of the Arctic before the ice closed
on him. But for some time keenan,
Land appeared on maps and was gen.
orally considered as representing either
the continental coast or the outermost
of the body of islands predicted by DR..
Harris
But since then nobody has been able
to find keenan, Land. The old ship
captain apparently either saw mirage
or was badly mistaken in fixing his
position. The flights of Amundsen
and Wilkins across this section of the
Polar Sea apparently demonstrated
that there was no big body of undis-
covered land there 1t is possible that
Takpuk Land is Keeran Land, al
though Stefansson, who has gone into
the reputed keenan, discoveries rather
intensively, claims that this is very
unlikely. There could hardly have
been such big mistake.
Another possibility is that Takpuk
Land actually is a floating island
the result of landslide, which is being
carried around on an enormous float
ing ice cake. From his own expert
ence in the Arctic, together with the
Eskimos description, Stefansson is in
clined strongly to doubt this.
Takpuk took a sounding of 20
fathoms off the shore. Nearby is
water 1000 fathoms deep, according
TO Coast and Geodetic Survey experts.
In making his report Stefansson in
Slsts that the new land should be
known officially henceforth as Takpuk
Lana, In honor of its modest dis
coverer.
Evening star., 1934-02-20
Where and WhenI
Current Theater Attractions |
and Time of Showing.

NationaI-"The School for Hus-
bands" at $50 pm.
Aviation Girls" at IL
noon, 2:15 and BIS pm.
Palace-"Queen Christina" at 11:15
am, lis, 800. 5:25. 7:30 and 9:35
pm
Rialto-"B Bombay Mail" at IL am,
12:4s, 2:37, 4:26, 6:14, 8:03 and 1852
pm.
Fox-"Sons of the Desert" at II
am, 1875, 4:30, 7:25 and 1905 pm.
Greenwich Village Follies," at 1925,
800, 6:10 and 8:55 pm.
COlumbia-'Devil Tiger" at II am,
1855, 2:45, ABS, 6:25, 8:15 and 10
pm.
MetropoIitan-"Fashion Follies OF
1884" at II am, 12:45, 2:30. 4:2O,
sos, 7:50 and $40 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Palooka," at l1:24
am, 1928, 3:32, 5:36, TAO and 9:44
pm.
Earle-"I've Got Your Number" at
11:15 am. 1:55, 4:3o, 7:o5 and $50
pm. Stage shows at LOS, 3:45, $40
and pm.
Tivoli-"Four Frightened People, "
at 2:3o, AIS, 6. 7:5o and $40 pm,
AmbaSsador-"EaSy to Love-" at
$50, 8:15 and 10 pm.
Evening star., 1934-02-20
TEXAS COLLEGE PLANS
EXPEDITION TO MEXICO
Archaeological Group to Study
Yaqui Indians of Sonora on
First Scientific Trip.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LUBBOCK, Tex. February 90
Texas Neurological College, through
its director of archaeological research,
DR.. William Curry Holden, last night
announced formation of its first
scientific expedition Of major impor-
tance-that of studying the hitherto
barely investigated Yaqui Indians Of
Sonora, Mexico.
The expedition will leave Lubbock
March l. bound $50 miles past the
United States Mexican border into
the barely civilized Rio Yaqui sector,
heretofore touched only by DR.. Ales
Hrdlicka, curator Of Smithsonian In
stitution, Washington, in 1902
In addition to a physical anthro-
pologist. yet unnamed, but to come
from Harvard University or from the
Smithsonian Institution. the party is
thus far made up of five men-Dr.
Holden. DR.. Charles j. Wagner, DR..
r. A. Studhalter, Charles A. Guy, edi-
tor Of Lubbock Avalanche Journal,
and Bennie McWilliams. Tech College
senior. who will act as interpreter and
assistant archeologist.
Evening star., 1934-02-20
FILM ACTOR is SAFE
Warren William Sails Back tc
Port After Engine Fails.

HOLLYWOOD, February 20 (P.-
Warren William Is all set for a sea
picture. He went to sea, tussled with
a disabled engine, was sought by the
Coast Guard and finally showed up In
port hale and hearty.
The film actor became the object
of a search yesterday when he failed
to return from a cruise begun last
Friday. A short time later his yacht
put in at Los Angeles Harbor. The
actor and his companion had been
forced to rely on sail.
Evening star., 1934-02-20
KING OF SIAM, ILL, GOES
TO CANNES FOR REST
BY the Associated Press.


CANNES, France, February 90
King Prajadhipok of Siam, threatened
with mastoiditis after a bad cold. left
Beaulieu yesterday to take up resi-
dence in hotel near Cannes under
the care of three doctors.
HIS condition was not regarded as
serious but physicians worked to re-
duce an ear Inflammation.
The monarch, who is en- route with
his Queen to the United States for
an eye examination, left the seashore
because of its damp atmosphere and
because the doctors felt a drier at
mosphere in the hills would be better
for his health.
1t was said that he may have to
postpone his departure for Paris
scheduled for next week, for perhaps
month
DR.. Dawson Buckley, an American
dentist, also has been consulted by the
King.
Evening star., 1934-02-20

some graceful and picturesque inter-
ludes, and Flora lie Breton has the
best way of running off stage we have
ever seen. Parker Steward plays the
singing role formerly played by
Michael Bartlett, and Janice Joyce
has also a song or two which is well
rendered.
Little more need be spoken of the
play save of its plot, which you know
already, and which is the least of
the matter.
CONGRATULATIONS to Carter
Barron and Lew Brown, who are
now sizably richer on account of their
exploitation of The Bowery'' when it
was shown at the Palace Theater.
Messrs. Barron and Brown won a
country wide Loew competition for
their work on this United Artists pic
ture and were chosen by such eminent
judges as Daryl zanuck, Al LIGHT
man and Hal Horne as the peer of all
their competitors.
WE GUARANTEE that ladies will
SCG IllOlC VI d MIN OuG VI IL
Happened One Night" than out of
almost any picture of the year. In
it Mr.. Gable skaters the notion that
he is a mere Baltimore tea -drinker,
and plays rings around even such an
expert performer as Claudette Col
bert. The picture is consistently
amusing and. but for the fact that it
refuses to end, is sure-fire entertain
ment. Mr. Gable has never been so
sure of himself before and so con-
vincing in those breezy, light-hearted
moments You can hardly wait for
the walls of Jericho" to topple-thaJ
being something which may not be
explained until you have come face to
face with the film.
Claudette Colbert is good, too. But
we couldn't help thinking as we
watched the picture yesterday how
much, much better Helen Hayes would
have been. The only trouble being
that the walls of Jericho might have
toppled too soon in that case.
Anyway, it's swell film and ladies
particularly should giggle and get
great joy out of it.
Evening star., 1934-02-20
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band at $50 o'clock this after
noon in Stanley Hall. John s. NJ.
Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner. assistant.
March. "Florentiner" ... Fucick
Overture, Poet and Peasant .Suppe
Entr 'acte:
a. "By the Waters of Mime
tonka" ........ Lieurance
b. THE Wayside Chapel" Wilson
Melange, Popular Songs of Scot
lana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lampe
Fox trot. "At Sundown" Donaldson
Waltz suite, "Over the Waves
request) ................. .Rosas
Finale, For the Freedom of the
World" Zamecnik
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-02-20
OBSCENE" FILMS
HIT BY CITIZENS
West End Group Told Dan.
ger to ChiIdren's Morals
by President Lyons.

Declaring some of the moving pic
lures shown at local theaters are unfit
for children to see, members of the
West End Citizens Association scored
heavily what was termed obscene
shows, when they met last night at
No. precinct station.
Robert D. Lyons, president of the
group, called to members attention
that moving pictures are seen by ap-
proximately 60,0000OO persons weekly
throughout the country and for this
reason he believes that more influence
is exerted by the screen than by pub
Lie schools. Lieut.. John w. McGuueSs
of the third precinct, was present at
the meeting and told members there
is law in the district which prohibits
the showing of obscene shows and
cited two cases in the past where
the Police Department had been
compelled to stop performances.
Information Is Sought.
The secretary was directed 10 write
letter to Maj Brown, superintendent
of police, asking for more information
on the matter of censorship for the
District. Attention was called by one
member to a case where at a down.
town theater popular screen show
was playing, but it was necessary to
forbid the children to see it because
of the stage attraction.
Mr.. Lyons called attention to news
paper notices given his association by
The Evening Star and thanked The
Star.
The group directed its secretary to
send a letter to the Traffic Bureau to
see what action could be taken to
secure the widening q Twenty-flrst
street from Pennsylvania avenue to
K street
Danger on Saturdays.
1t was pointed out by one member
Of the group that great danger lies in
the area in front of Western Market
on Saturdays when trucks bringing in
produce from the country back up
against the curb for unloading pur-
poses. This, it was said, greatly
congests traffic conditions along
Twenty-frst street at this point and
is especially dangerous when fire
trucks traverse the street. Mr.. Lyons
pointed out the group is not against
the farmer trying to sell his produce
at the Western Market, and does not
seek to have the farmer prohibited
from unloading at the market. AS a
remedy for the condition, plans were
discussed for securing the use of the
vacant lot next the market, at
Twenty-first and K streets, for un-
loading purposes and for use of en-
ployes of the market.
Jerry De Lesio was reported as a
new member of the association.
Evening star., 1934-02-20

La swanson mas reItcu itr uusc
home in Beverly Hills and has been
eyeing the Lawrence Tibbett home
a block or so away-as a possible
domicile. This isn't any shanty, be-
lieve you me. 1t is one OF those Eng
lish cottages with swimming pool and
a block of gardens that set the owner
back almost hundred grand, as the
check suit boys term 1t.
Gloria is silent as to her plans
that is, oficially silent-but her
garrulous friends tell us all these
things will come to pass, including a
big comeback.
Authoress Bess Meredyth is Won
dering where and when that $4,000
bracelet slipped from her wrist on
Saturday night. 'tSatiddy night in
Hollywood is gayer than gay. The
Meredyth spent some of 1t in one OF
our popular clubs, and a $4,000
manacle is scarce these days. Most
of the girls keep them in the safe
deposit box and wear limitations.
Six thousand four hundred times
day the phone rings at Paramount.
The majority of the calls are from
fans trying to talk to stars-persons
trying to crash the studio gates
Evening star., 1934-02-20

cro-cAptCbdIlC VlSlGOIS"LIle small
minority Of calls are connected with
the legitimate transaction of studio
business
The largest number of incoming
calls 60 to three departments: elec-
trical, operations and publicity. The
busiest single phone, at the time, is
that Of Charles Richards, casting di-
rector for Rogers productions on the
lot. The Paramount casting director
has his own special line since studio
operators would go mad if they had
to handle all his calls.
But telephone girls on a lot soon
learn to judge people by their voices
Insistent people are generally those
who have no business on the lot, but
they are very persistent. Important
phone calls are always made in a
reasonable voice and important call
ers, the girls tell me, are easy to
handle.
One woman telephones regularly
every week seeking extra work and
asks for one after another Of the
25 directors on the lot. Many times
she's successful.
Children phone by the scores ask
ing to speak to Gary Cooper, Richard
Arlen, Jack Oakie and. Charlotte
Henry Frederic March attracts the
young girls-so does Bing Crosby.
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