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The Washington times., 1934-11-14

Winter is the season Of heavy meals, the season
when the difficulties encountered in the use of an old
stove become even more strenuous We are making it
easy for you to declare permanent holiday from old
methods and begin now to enjoy the amazing new
improvements presented in these brand new ranges!
Many modern ranges have been drastically reduced
in price just matter Of stockbalancng resulting
in savings which amount to as high as $3O.50! No
reduction is less than $1,000!
\Smarty styled, beautifully finished in choice of
coors, these ranges priced to make ownership
a matter Of thrift! Come early while your selection
can be made from the greatest variety Of models!
You'll be pleasantly surprised at unusual holiday
terms.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
Judith Lane.
bv JEANNE BOWMAN

| meandering around its base to far
meadow.
Perfect" answered Judith. She
ran ahead of Norman, who carried
hampers and rugs, and at the top of
the knoll stopped entranced-"Norm
f. look, you can see the city skyline
oh it's love of place. Won
der who owns it."
Il do" answered Norman, spread
ing rug at the foot of an oak, then
seeing the rapt expression of Judith's
face, Judy, would you could you
consider it as home site? ! know
you business girls prefer apartments
. want to be around where things
are doing. / won't be able to afford
a car for you for awhile, and it might
be lonely until we had neighbors,
but"
Norman. I'd love it. Even stenog-
rapherS like a wee bit of nature,
y'know." she chided
Perfect stenographers," he correct
ed, then Judy, see that swale down
there, that's where l used to go frog
hunting, and that creek :. you'd be
surprised at the size of the fish l
caught in there. And see that de-
crepit old oak, the one leaning over
IS though its load of moss was too
heavy? Once my hound Peppermint
treed a possum there"
Norman, when did you buy this
place."
Two years ago e. . the day / first
saw you ut board meeting. / knew
then you were the girl with whom
l wanted to live here for the rest OF
my life
Judith pondered moment. "Canny
Scotchman," she said, waited two
years to be sure"
mo ! was watching you all OF
the time. l waited the two years for
the money to build after Id bought
the place"
II Judith laughed-"that proves I was
right, you are canny Scotchman."
But Judith" he protested, Il
couldn't come to you empty handed
On my small salary we'd have had
to rent one Of those little houses we
saw from the viaduct that night. Tell
me, what kind Of house would you
like to have here?"
"A white one, with green roof and
shutters, slim white pillars and ="
she added dreamily, pink geraniums
III window boxes"
"A modified Mount Vernon. Small
one l mean"
1t would be ideal here stone
terraces with velVety lawns leading to
the highway and Norm, could l
have an Iris bed down there along
the edge of the Swale?"
Suddenly she was like an excited
Evening star., 1934-03-21
and her son, Elijah, in white jacket


! and her son, Elijah, in a white jacket.
| arranging a salad.
Miss Lane, this is Delphinium
Grant, the best nanny a boy ever
had"
Go long," chuckled Delphy.
IT like the results of your NANNY
| ing" Judith said, smiling at the old
woman Like him SO well I'm going
to marry him"
J $50 you is the girl" She subjected
Judith to close scrutiny. then
nodded her head.
rs you Miss Judith?" questioned
Lige. well, Mass Tom Bevin, he
call long bout o'clock and he say
fo' you to call him on the telafoam
soon's you come in"
HE say it's vitamin potent" con-
/ tribu.ed Delphy.
"Vitally important" interpreted
Norman.
He say call tn Office" said Lige
as they started towards the hall
phone.
something must be wrong for him
to be In the Office on Sunday" de-
clared Judith, apprehension chilling
her.
When Judith returned from her
! telephone she was the efficient secre-
tary.
Norman" she had checked her
self from addressing him as Mr.. Dale,
! can you rush me to the offlce?"
Whats wrong, Judy?" he asked as
they were worming through Sunday
night traffic.
II can't understand, Norman. Mr..
Bevins talked rather queer. He said
Evening star., 1934-03-21
CHAPTER TX.
THE PICNIC.

JUDITH waited while Tom Bevins
regained his composure. she
had tried to lead up to elias
y message gently, but the name OF
Iamnere seemed to Startle him.
Evening star., 1934-03-21

child. and Norman, unpacking the de-
lectable lunch his mothers cook Del
phinium had prepared, laughed with
her.. Perhaps, he mused, 1t wouldn't
be so difficult weaving her away from
the quick tempo of the business office,
or the thrill of adventuring into the
held with Big Tom.
! They watched the sunset from the
staked-oH terrace of their future home,
then drove to Norman's house. Mrs
Dale was busy with a bridge four
some-''Judy," she apologized, I'm
| so sorry They just happened to
drop in and I did want to get ac-
quainted with you.
Try to amuse yourself for an hour
or so, won't you? Norman, take her
around and let her see If SHE wants
| any of this furniture . I'm selling
next week, just reserving a few IA
vorite bits for my apartment +. Ill
move as soon as you two are mar
ried
They had drifted into the living
room where the three women waited
Judith received introductions, heard
Mrs. Dale say in the midst of them
after one quick glance at a waiting
hand-"Four spades"
Five diamonds" retorted her op-
ponent.
Five spades" came from her part
ner.
"Oh come on" exclaimed Norman
in a hurt, small-boy voice, Il want
you to meet Delphy and Lige: they
had more hand in my upbringing
than mother and dad put together"
They went into a spotlessly white
kitchen to find Delphy, large coll
ored woman, bending over the stove.
Evening star., 1934-03-21

JUDITH waited while Tom BeVlns
regained his composure. She
had tried to lead up to ella s
~ message gently, but the name OF
Iampere seemed to Startle him.
"I never did trust that man, Judy,
he remarked at length. you know we
retained that firm because of Nor
mans father, then when he died be-
fore Norman was admitted to the bar,
Lampere took over our work. Tell me
what you know"
Judith related what ella had over
heard and when she concluded the big
man nodded his head-"he's seen a
chance to make quick money exploit
ing the land he needs it. judith, "
as a steward appeared, keep TINS
quiet, won't you, don't say anything
to Norman How about your friend?
Can you trust her?'
Absolutely"
They went below to dinner, judith
aware of frigid condemnation in Mrs.
BevinS' eyes for delaying the most
She found herself seated between two
of Norman's friends, who sought to
make up for the lack OF klndllness
shown by her hostess.
But at length the boat docked and
Norman, his mother and ella whisked
Judith home to her apartment.
Have big rest Norman admon-
ished IN be around here about noon
tomorrow . or today, rather. want
to take you on picnic, then we'll go
home and have dinner with mother.
Is that agreeable to you?'
"Of course" agreed Judith, parting
reluctantly from his embrace; any
program which included him was
more than agreeable.
She walked out on the undressing
taw' of her attic after he had left.
The janitor had kept her potted
shrubs and flower boxes watered and
weeded. She stretched out in wick
er chair and looked up into the vel
vety blackness of the sky, where stars
- the color of Mathile's hair .
seemed neatly appliqued.
Mathile loved Norman. Norman S
partner Lampere was trying to hurt
big Tom Norman was going TO
marry her, a mere stenographer. She
should stay and protect Big Tom.
Women StenographerS and news
paper women >. were quicker to sense
dishonesty, than big, bluff, honest
men.
But she loved Norman and she
couldn't go on being a stenographer
and have him, too Z. now that she
had promised.
She yawned at the velvety sky, made
q face at the stars which looked like
Mathile Bevins' hair. wondered how
a girl like that could belong to man
like Tom BeyinS, wandered indoors,
dropped the ruff1ed dress and sheath
of foam ella had insisted was pet
ticoat, paved sleepily through draw
er for a nightdress, donned it and
tumbled into bed.
How does this appeal to you as q
picnic spot?"
Norman had brought his roadster
to stop at the foot of an oak-cov-
cred knoll Judith. looking up from
under the wide brim Of Starched linen
hat, felt queer tug at her heart as
she saw the knoll, the two stalwart
old oaks topping it, the lazy stream
Evening star., 1934-03-21
STRAWBERRY CODE HIT
Oregon Growers Protest Against
Agreement in Florida.


Agreement in Florida.
PORTLAND, Greg, March 81 R.-
Unanimous protest against tenta-
lively approved Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration marketing agree
ment for strawberries in Florida was
voted by berry and small fruit grow
ers and Gamers at meeting here yes
terday.
r. D. Bodle, Portland and Seattle,
warned the Florida agreement would
put canned fruit in the junk class" 4"
He explained that under the agree
ment only the standard sizes and
grades of fresh strawberries could be
shipped, but any size or grade could
be shipped If frozen or canned.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
Will Lecture on Rome.

A lecture on Rome viii be given to-
night by Rev. DIR. John Keating Cart
wright, pastor OF Immaculate Concep-
ton Church and director Of the Wash
ington Catholic hour. 1t will be held
in the church auditorium, Eighth and
N streets, at $50 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
FINN VISITS CURRY
Tammany Chief Gets Reports of
Discomfort With Leadership.

NEW YORK, March 81 up. -
Sheriff Daniel E. Finn, an important
Tammany district leader, called on
John F. Curry, Tammany Hall lead
er, yesterday and told him Of wide
spread dissatisfaction with Curry's
leadership.
1t had been reported in Tammany
circles that Finn would call upon
curry to resign, but it was understood
Finn did not make the direct request.
He did receive from Curry another
definite indication that the leader
would not relinquish his post.
The New York Times says the next
step in the campaign to oust Curry
will be sending him letter signed
by dissatisfied district leaders. The
newspaper also says this letter al
ready has been drafted and that it
asks the resignation for "the good of
the party"
Evening star., 1934-03-21

SYNOPSIS: Radiant because OF her
sngaEement to Norman Dale. Judith Lane
returns from a trip to Rio Diablo to f1nd
two disturbing things One is that her
employers dauRhter. Mathile Bevins. is
trying to take her fiance from her. and
the other is that Morton Lampere, Nor
mans law partner. is conspiring to inter
fere with Big Tom BevinS' Rio Diablo dam.
Judith is Big Toms perfect stenogra-
phcr'' But now she is on the Bevins
Yacht trying TO tell Big Tom of the new
DANCER,
Evening star., 1934-03-21
FIRST LADY PLANS TRIP
Will Address Conference at Ohio
State University.

6tHto VHIVcISAIys y
Mrs. Roosevelt Is going to speak at
a conference on education at Ohio
State University on April 5, but her
object is to seek knowledge.
''I am going to learn" she said,
"and the only way I can go Is by
making a speech"
Dean Arps OF Ohio State College
will call this conference THE Nation
wide Crisis in Education at Present in
Our Country" He is collecting speak
ers from all over the country.
Evening star., 1934-03-21

he must see me at once and for YOU
to go on home as he wanted me to
work late and would drop me Off at
my apartment on his way home"
Evening star., 1934-03-21

Tomorrow, Judith Is Swept OF He
Feet by Big Toms Plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
BY a Worker Correspondent

BOSTON, Mass.-A concerted eff
fort is being made by the shoe
manufacturers of Boston to enforce
a is per cent wage cut, with the
aim of smashing the United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union. One
OF the schemes used by them is to
starve the shoe workers. There are
at present about 1000 UNEMPLOYED
shoe workers in Boston alone. In
New England generally there are
now between so and 80 per cent of
the shoe workers unemployed. An
other scheme the manufacturers are
using is to call a meeting of their
shop crews and threaten to move
out unless a Wage-cut is accepted
by the workers. In several shops the
bosses are feverishly working to-
wards establishing company unions.
An N. r. A. investigation" com
mittee from Washington is at pres
ent in New England to investigate
the shoe situation. Many of the
union officials feel relieved with the
presence of this investigation"
committee, because they themselves
are unwilling to mobilize the shoe
workers for struggle. According to
the reports this committee is to
carry on its investigation" and re-
port to the NRA. in Washington.
The rank and file shoe workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
Shoe Workers TO Meet
1OPrepareGe neraISrike

know and remember from their bit
ter experiences of the past, with the
State Arbitration Board, and the
famous settlement" by Frances
Perkins of the shoe strike of August.
1888, which resulted in a wage cut,
that there can be no hope in such
investigations"
The demand that an Emergency
Convention be called is being made
by many workers not only in Bos-
ton, but in many shoe centers of
the United" such as Haverhill,
Lynn, etc. The purpose of this con-
vention will be: to prepare for a
general strike, to establish a uni
form minimum wage for the skilled,
semi-skilled, and unskilled shoe
workers; for shorter hours; for the
struggle for immediate unemplov-
ment relief, and for unemployment
insurance.
At present the Stitchers Local of
Boston is the first one to call a
meeting of its unemployed members.
to organize to secure immediate I'M
employment relief. A committee will
be elected to secure relief from the
city and state for the many starving
shoe workers and their families.
This committee will visit the other
locals and call for the election of
similar committees in order to be
in position to carry on the strug-
gle for relief much more effectively.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
Share-the- Work Plan i'm
Lane Cotton Mill Is Not
Enough to Live on
BY a Worker Correspondent

NEW ORLEANS, Lat the
Lane cotton mill here the condi-
tons continue to grow worse and
worse for the workers. The few
that are at work have 80 hours
per week for the most part, which
would be all right if they were
making enough to live on.
The code wage is in effect in
most cases, but it is not enough for
the proper maintenance of one
person, while there are many who
are trying to support a family on
wages of 80 cents an hour. In many
cases, at the same time, the price
of food has gone up as much as
IS per cent.
Many workers are on a system Of
share-the-work I work one day,
and some one else will work the
next day.
Many of the children of the mill
hands have not sufficient clothes
(or the proper clothing) to attend
school, and only very few have
the proper food for their growing
bodies.
There are numbers of people here
who yet believe in the schemes adj
vanced by Huey Long-his Share
the Wealth Society There are
thousands that do not yet know
that every time the large corpora
tons are taxed, they in turn tax
the people. The workers are al
ways the ones who pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
Shoe Union
In Portland
Expanding
Industrial Form of
Organization Wins
Support
BY a Worker Correspondent

PORTLAND, Me.-The influence
of the great national textile strike
left its roots right here, too. The
organizational work of Local 81 of
the United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union began to give re-
suits. Two big mass meetings took
place, and a considerable number
of new members joined the or
ganization.
The shoe workers here feel the
need of a militant union to lead
their battle against the N. R. A.
wage-cuts, which leaves their pay
25 per cent less than last year,
while profits increased. They want
to avoid the fate of the local tex
tile workers who we're caught in a
critical moment without organiza-
ton and leadership. The day is not
far distant when Maine will also be
organized We are falling in line.
At our last meeting we took up
the question of the form of or
ganization to follow, industrial or
craft The militants pointed out
the advantages of the industrial
form to the workers, as it was prac-
ticed in New York, and led to get
ting higher wages, as against the
old A. F. of L. form of dividing
workers up into crafts. The craft
system, they showed. leads to bu-
reaucracy, and a bigger official
machine, and also the splitting of
the workers ranks, whereas the in
dustrial form, when controlled by
the rank and file workers them
selves, means a policy of militant
struggle for improved conditions.
They pointed to the Lynn situation,
where the Eagle reamers went out
alone, without the support of any
one The arguments we're well re-
ceiyed by the workers.
Our discredited renegade, Mr.,
BiXby, came out with q demagogic
speech, claiming to be in agreement
with industrial unions in general,
but asserting that the form we have
in Boston and Haverhill are indus
trial, not craft unions. But he did
not convince us, but rather only
exposed himself as being always
against new and progressive unions
in the workers movement.
1t should be mentioned that our
local decided, and had asked the
General Board not to pay him any
of the workers money, but it seems
that Mr.. Israel Zimmerman, who
was appointed editor of our ma
tional paper, the United Shoe and
Leather Worker, by the Resident
Executive Board, and who has never
been elected to any office by the
rank and file workers themselves,
is Bixby's patron, and sees to it
that he gets $40 every week to carry
out his dirty job. When we asked
the national office who sent him
here, they claimed that nobody did.
They don't even know that he gets
paid. In this way the workers
money is wasted. But he will be
forced to go soon. He is already
too much discredited around here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17


Comrade H. M. writes in as fol-
lows: Please advise what causes
gas in the stomach and what
remedy to employ? Thanking you
in advance"
Dear Comrade: 1t is impossible for
us to answer your question without
more information. Gas in the
stomach may be caused by a great
variety of things, ranging all the
way from tumors or ulcers of the
stomach or intestines, intestinal
bacteria of various kinds. consti-
patton, wrong eating habits, to the
nervous habit of swallowing air.
Quite naturally, the treatment for
these conditions is equally varied.
We should like to know your age,
sex and general health Including
significant loss of weight and
strength if any. In particular, we
should know whether you eat at
regular hours a fairly balanced diet,
taking sufficient time to chew well
and to be in a fairly calm frame
of mind just before, during and
after eating. Are your bowels regu-
lar? Any diarrhea or constipation?
Does the gas tend to come up or
go down? Is it associated with
cramps or any other sort of pain?
Is there nausea or vomiting? Does
it occur usually at a fairly definite
time after meals?
If you will write us again. giving
us more information, we shall be
glad to try to answer your question
At the same time, we feel certain
you will not be offended if we use
your letter to point out to our
readers some of the difficulties con-
fronting us in conducting health
column. In the first place, there are,
of course, many medical problems
that even with full information we
cannot help to solve; a personal
visit to a good doctor, and perhaps
even special tests, are necessary.
Secondly, we receive a great many
letters similar to yours, which we
cannot answer for lack of specific
information on one or several i'm
portant points
Workers complaints are so varied
that we do not feel much would
be gained by submitting a rigid
outline to be followed. Specific
details of great Importance in one
case would be totally irrevelant in
the next. But the following points
may have distinct bearing in the
individual case
l. Age, sex and general physical
build and condition of health.
2. History of any illness to which
the family has particularly been
subject.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
BY a Worker Correspondent

NEW HAVEN, COMM Plain
field, Conn, after the general tex
tile strike was called off, the Law
ton Mill did not reopen for few
days. The strikers, some TOO of
them, were desperately hard up for
food. The neighboring farmers gave
plenty of vegetables, but there was
no meat So two members of the
Strike Relief Committee were ap-
preached by Mr.. and Mrs. Hok-
kanen, Communists and Finnish
farmers, and they set out to find a
COW and the funds to buy her with.
They persuaded a farmer to sell a
fine COW for S28.
Then began an endless pilgrim
age from farm to farm, collecting
quarters, halves and dollars at every
farm. There was lengthy confer
ence on how much they could give.
and who else in the neighborhood
would give.
At the end of an exhausting day,
the two comrades and the two strik-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
P Olice and Injunction
Fail to Break
Strike
By a Worker Cerrespondent

JEWETT CITY, Conn-Attempts
Of the bosses to force a is to 20 per
cent cut down the throats Of the
workers at the Aspinook plant here
met with strong opposition. The
militant leaders Of the workers
called strike, which held 100 per
cent solid, and defeated the wage
cut.
The bosses used every means to
crush the strike. Failing to get the
sanction of the local government to
call in the militia for protection"
Wild Willie Broadfoot and Silly
Phil johnson, in charge Of the
plant, pulled their ace in the
hole" and secured a Superior Court
injunction against the workers, for
bidding picketing, intimidation"
etc. This little plan acted as a
boomerang, for all picket lines were
tripled following its inception.
The company enlisted the aid of
the State police, men paid by taxes
secured from the workers, in an
attempt to break the strike by
brute force. The few scabs that
went back to work following the
company's repeated pleas did not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
BY a Worker Correspondent

MOBILE, Ala.-There was a mass
meeting of Seamen and longshore-
men called at the foot of Govern
ment Street and the river front
Wednesday, Oct. TO- This meeting
was called to take strike action.
The I.S.U. leaders did everything
in their power to keep the indignant
rank and file members from taking
action.
Due to the fact that we had TO
write leaflets with crayon, we nat
urally were not able to publicize
this meeting very much. However,
about 100 Negro and white seamen
and longshoremen showed up. We
were unsuccessful in having a good
meeting because the police attacked
it. We finally had our meeting in
the LILA. hall.
Since the sentiment for strike was
so widespread, especially among the
longshoremen, they eagerly accept
ed our proposal for immediate &C
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-17
Conditions Are Worst
InShop 'Friendly'Boss
By a Shoe Worker Correspondent

BY a Shoe Worker Correspondent
BOSTON, Mass. - Mr.. Barney
Feldman, the owner of the Banner
Shoe Co. of Boston, poses to his
workers as radical and friend
of the workers. The truth of the
matter is that he repeatedly at
tempted through many schemes to
organize a company union in his
shop and that conditions in his
shop are of the worst kind. The
workers are exploited to the limit.
l want to report on two cases of
recent happening in this shop. First
about one girl that he fired be-
cause she dared to demand to be
paid for several hours of work she
performed. Second, about another
case where girl was fired because
she went to the ladies' room in
another department.
A few weeks ago, IS per cent of
the workers wages was taken out
of their envelopes, and only after
threats of the union to call strike.
was this returned