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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
So for 81 Hours Is
Paid on Relief"
Job in BIRMINGHAM
BY a Worker Correspondent

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The much
advertised Alabama Transient Blu
reau Of Birmingham, Ala, is rotten
with graft. Here is an example 4:
Some three weeks ago an ex-
service man by the name of Fitz-
gerald applied for relief. After Civ
ing his life history and taking a
physical examination he was adj
mitted to the so-cslled home" and
given work card calling for 40
hours a week.
This man is now petty boss of
night-Watchmen. He goes on duty
a. 4:50 pm. and is not relieved until
Z am six nights a week, or a total
of 81 hours a week. Fitzgerald re-
ceives his food, such as it is, and
a place to sleep The night watch
men work about so hours a week
and receive the same food and
lodging. Fitzgerald is paid SO a
week, while the watchmen receive
S1.SO.
Recently Fitzgerald received a
small government check for disable
ment received in the World War,
and found that he owed the Tran
sient Bureau Commissary nearly all
the check for clothes received. The
clothes were of the "hand-me-
down" variety and not very clean.
All of the good clothes and the
best of the fod goes to the bosses
and stool-pigcons in the Transient
Bureau. 1t is generally understood
that the big bosses in the Bureau
are making plenty Of money out of
graft at the expense of the unfor-
tunate workers, who are forced to
patronize the place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
C0NDUCTLD BIZ
HNEMN LIKE

edge of dress, where it will not
show, put your hand inside stocking
and stretch clear Of contact with
fingers or leg, and dabble nail
polish around the hole fer about an
eighth of an inch. Held until dry.
1t will not run farther, and if APP
piled thiclly the stuff will sur
vive washings and save trouble of
mending.
1t seems our beauty quest Melted
a powerful lot of Don'ts, but some
time later we wish to give short
outlines of care of face and hair,
and similar suggestions: now, how
ever, there's host Of interesting
letters to use. among them some
from women in the Soviet Unicn,
and a number on the subject Of
Housewives and husbands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Readers Reflections on Mayl

In view of the volume of letters
received from our readers in con-
nection with May First demon
STATIONS, it will be impossible to
publish all of them. We are here
printing some Of the letters in
part.
Boston, Mass.
Dear Editor:
1 want to tell you of an incident
here in Boston which happened
during the May Day Parade, few
days ago.
There is young italian lad
about twenty, who has been drop
ping around the Marine Workers
Industrial Union hall every SO often.
The hall is situated few doors
away from his home in the North
End, which is a Fascist center. This
youth whose name is A. S. is a
member of the Fascists here in
Boston and also was member Of
the Young Fascists in Italy before
he came to America. He used to
tell us of his activities as a mem
Der of the castor oil squad in his
home town in Italy He was very
much impressed by the activities
of the union in the recent strug-
giles on the waterfront, and as
result of many discussions with the
union delegates became convinced
of the correctness of the Commu-
mist position.
At the May Day parade, which
started from the North End. just
before it was modified I asked him
why he did not march with us.
He said that he was afraid of his
father who was standing in the
crowd of spectators nearby. AS the
parade swung into action We were
attacked by a group of Fascists led
by Massade, Commander of the
American Legion Post in the North
End, with the active cooperation of
the police. They began to tear up
the placards which called on the
masses to unite against Fascism.
A. sprung to the defense of the
banners and helped the workers
successfully repulse these hoodlums.
After that he grabbed placard
and marched in the parade with us
to the Boston Common.
This incident shows the import
ance of working in the Fascist or
CARNATIONS to win over the youth,
who can be easily convinced if our
program of action is placed before
rlem properly
Fraternally,
IA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
BY a Medical Worker Correspondent


NEW YORK.-Though a trained
nurse of long experience, I could
not find work all of last year.
Hard and trying as the nurses
work is, her earnings, even in good
times, are not enough to enable her
to save for rainy day, particularly
WIEN she has dependents.
I applied to the C.WA. For sew
eral months I went. weekly to the
office. each time spending half
day and 10 cents carfare, only to
find there was not work for me.
Having a mother to take care of
could not go on any longer, and
painful as it was, I had to turn to
the Home Relief Bureau for assist
ance.
The Home Relief Bureau opens
for applicants at 9 am, I went
much earlier in the hope to be one
Of the first in line, but there was
already crowd waiting since 6 am
My number YVES the 43rd. and moi
before pm. was I called. The
waiting place was janmed with
worn out, depressed and shabhily
dressed men and women and some
children. They all seemed to be un-
der mental strain. Some KEEP
their heads down as if to hide
themselves from curious eyes.
In the Waiting Room
The walls of the waiting room
were decorated with educational
pictures. One of them represented
a group of well-fed, well-dressed
children in rich children's room
surrounded by expensive toys. A lit
tie girl with golden curls read from
a book: Every child must have one
bottle Of milk day." Another pic
ture represented beautiful fruit
vegetables and a bottle of milk. Be-
low it was written, Children must
eat fruit, vegetables and drink milk
in order to be strong" What cruel
stupidity to display such pictures in
a place where suffering parents
come to ask for bread for their
hungry children and are refused!
One of the applicants, carpenter
by trade, who had not been work
ing regularly for the last three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14

c. is undoubtedly correct. If the
local comrades in Providence,
when they were informed Of the
opportunity to have Sean Murray
foE a meeting, had themselves
gotten in touch with Con1rade c.
and one or two other Irish work
ers with whom they had contact.
they would at once have found
out what a mistake it would be
to turn down this opportunity.
1t is true that hiding the face
of the Party is one of the worst
shortcomings in this District, and
it is a good thing that the Provi-
dence comrades are beginning to
pay closer attention to this aues-
ton. However, we do not think
that the criticism applies to the
throw away cards gotten out by
Comrade c. On the contrary,
when we received COPY of this
card, we thought it so good that
we used it as a model for the
throw away card announcing
Comrade Murray's Boston meet
ing.
1t must be recognized that the
unit organizer in Providence, q
young and willing comrade, is
working under great difficulties.
But the only possibility of solving
such difficulties lies in making
contact with new strata of work.
ers and acquainting them with
our movement. If we treat exeep-
tional opportunities to make such
contact merely as additional tasks,
then, of course, we will not make
any progress. Certainly the organ
izatiOn Of an Irish Workers Club
based on the teachings of James
Connolly will be a great help to
the whole movement in Provi-
dence.
HIS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
HOME AND ACTIVITY BOUND


Our ship the Beauty Quest" has
been moored among the Aniline
Isles for quite while now and
Judging by the hot news lately over
ships radio things are getting pref
ty lively on shore now and we'd bet
ter weigh anchor and get along
home before fascism gets the upper
hand there for sure.
AS well as we could so briefly, we
gave some idea of the various pig
ments and chemicals used in cos
mstics, particularly anilines. At this
point We should also like to point
out that rouge. hpstick, and
nail-polish manufacturers take ad-
vantage Of the wide range Of aniline
reds to create endless shades" in
the effort to boost sales.
AS to rouge and lipstick, the OBJ
feet Of which is to simulate
''healthy" blood tones, practically
but one red is correct" for this
purpose-a browntsh, true red. The
blush and orange-reds are super
fluous and unnatural. The purphsh
raspberry" and similar shades are
particularly bad because any trans
parent application Of red tends to
appear more blue than in stick or
cake.
A cosmetic manufacturer writing
IN the American Mercury some
years ago thoroughly exposed the
whole co3mstic-naking racket. Es-
peciallv salient was his declara-
ton thet the cheaper powder,
rouges, and lipstick are in no wey
"inferior" to o. more injurious than
the expensive. the latter command
ing high prices because Of costly
containers and perfume.
The dime store sells in monde
script cardboard boxes a rouge as
''good" as any: and the natural
daytime" shade in this series is
the most nearly correct" I've
found. This shade incidentally is
rarely available-instead there are
al kinds of hideous (fo,' the pur-
po5e) oranges. magentas, cerises,
feraniums. AMI what not.
AS to the elaborate baIyhoo about
correct shades for various com
plexions. we answer that one red,
neither too yellow nor too blue, is
sufficient. End that the lighter ones
skin, the less must be used, that's
ell
The ballyhoo about different
shades for nigl1trght and daylight
Is also lust manufacturers non
sense. Ditto the charts of Cor
rect shades" in LIQUID f1nge-nail
polish, which by the way is simply
e mixture Of anylacetate (techni-
cal name for banana OLD and ether
ard coloring matter. (Aniline) Tt
was net 50 very long ago when it
WIS considered atrocioJs taste to
polish the nails at all, let alone
LACQUER EN- bloody reds or even
more unnatural colors. The present
custom Ct Iacquering is a good ex-
enple of a practice initiated and
developed by the capitalist lust for
profits.
While not decidedly injurious,
the ether in the mixture is CAPABLE
of irritating the cuticle after long
continued applications. Unless ones
job hinges on making an appear
ance pleasing to bourgeois tastes. a
worker can we'll afford to tell the
vendors of the stuff to get along
uyfti, tl1ni1- ha nana oil
o. unless you want to stop run
ners in six hcze with il. which it
does very nicely. If snail hole or
WINNER develops above the lower
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Birmingham, Ala .

Birmingham, Ala.
Dear Comrades:
First the workers of Birminghanl
we're denied the use of q public
park to celebrate May Day. All Of
the latest methods of warfare were
i'll evidence and the police boosted
that they had fifty new clubs tibet
they wanted to try out on white
and Negro workers heads.
On May End, a machine gun
company from the 18th Infantry,
Alabama National Guard spent
four hours in a public park prac-
ticing the setting up of a machine
gun. 1t was clearly to be seen that
the army officers in charge were
instructing the men how to use
machine gun as an aggressive
weapon at close quarters.
Tactics of this kind clearly show
that the coal and iron barons of
Alabama fear organized workers
and are doing all in their power
to break up the organized workers,
not only by pitting white against
black, but also by trying to terror
ize the entire working class by an
elaborate show Of armed forces,
such as police armed with machine
guns, tear gas. and large machine
gun companies from the federal
subsidized Alabama National Guard.
The Alabama workers will not be
~ -
ganization of the workers will con-
tinue.
Comradely,
Mack.
Ossining, N. Y.
Dear Sir:
Your editorial in the Daily
Worker of Monday, April 30th, re-
garding Socialist Party provocation
against Communists is one Of the
best I have ever read.
For the past few years now I
have been watching the various ac-'
Invites and statements of the Com
munists and the Socialists and
wondering just how much longer the
palaver of the last-named would be
able to deceive their followers. If
copy of the editorial could be
broadcast to every member Of the
Socialist Party, what an effect it
would havel Or are such people
beyond cold reason by this time?
I have before me copy of the
special May First issue of your
paper. 1 think it is gem.
I used to think you we're over
straining the point to refer to So
cialist leaders as Social Fascists. T"
Pardon me. I was wrong. You were
correct. Social Fascist" sums it up
precisely.
Yours, "A. I'll.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
BY SIDNEY BLOOMFIELD

Corporation, Bethlehem, Penna.
BY SIDNEY BLOOMFIELD
THE STEEL WORKER, organ of
the Communist Party nucleus in
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Bethlehem, Pa, has appeared now
in five issues. There is a noticeable
Improvement in the appearance of
the paper since the first issue, but
the contents, on the whole, have
not improved. Therefore one is
tempted to state that if one issue
is reviewed, all of them are.
Notable shortcomings are lack of
concreteness in problems of Or
ganization and department prob
lens, as we'll as absence of reference
to problems of Negro workers,
youth, etc.
1t would have been well to tell the
workers in the first issue why THE
STEEL WORKER makes its ap-
pesrance and who the Communists
ere. Despite the claims of the unit
that it has contact in all depart
ments of Bethlehem Steel mills,
with the exception of one or. two,
few letters from workers appear,
nor is there any news or articles
from more than a few departments
Vague in Parts
Taking the articles on the whole,
they are not political in content,
and, as for organizational content,
they either lack this, or, where dealt
with, it is only in vague and gen.
eral manner. In No. 5 issue, work
ers are asked to write, but there is
no assurance given that their
correspondence will be treated in
confidence. This is a very i'm
portant detail. Lately the paper as
surnes a nicer appearance espe-
cially the manner in which capital
letters are used as headlines.
A correspondent in the first issue
complains about the speed-up and
the bonus system. The Editors re-
ply should have dealt with concrete
methods of struggle around these
points, Instead, the answer tells
he worker that we should demand
that the A. F. Of L. adopt and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
~ D0ckoJk
,,IGA1GHeGEGg
.aAxfAPa:
BY PAUL LUTTINGER, MD.

likely to cause dermatitis Gnfam-
nation of the skim in cosmetics are
root of Iris, rice, lead and mercury.
If you ask for the preparations
made by Frosst's. Memphis Tenn,
or the Marcelle Products manufac-
tured by C. w. Beggs Sons 81 Co.,
1741 Northwestern Ave, Chicago, or
Macauley Laboratories, P. o. Box 6,
Flatbush Station, Brooklyn, N. Y,
your will get cosmetics which are
free from the above vegetal and
mineral substances.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
RELIEF TREATMENT
By 3. Worker CORRESPONDENT

DENVER, Colo.-On Aug. Z, 1888,
Mr.. j. G. Caldwell had trouble with
Juan A. Martinez and his son, Joe
Martinez, about his relief. Cald-
well used bad words in talking to
Mr. Martinez and his son, and tried
to push them out of the Office That
is the treatment Mr., Caldwell gave
to the poor people and the working
class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Pay Every 3 or 4 Weeks
on Columbus Relief Job
BY a Worker Correspondent

COLUMBUS, Ohio. - The work
relief give you cards to work out
but it is hell to get enough pay
and more grocery orders. Pay day
is every three or four weeks. We
are living like tramps, no clothes
no shoes, no bed clothes. Our stoves
are burned up. Not enough soap to
keep clean with but We still have
the Daily Worker. Long live the
workingclass' friend.
We are disguised with this kind
of living-how much longer?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
I. NO, Organization to Mass
For JObJesS Insurance, June3O
Louise Thompson, Southern Organiser, Ar
rested on Fake Charge Of ''Vogrmcy'

TIE Fraterral Federation for So
1 cial Insurance. q united front
Of fraternaI lodges formed at the
initiative Of the international
Workers Order. is organizing a dem
c,sr2tion for social insurance for
June 30th.
At the city-Wide conference Of
the Federation held a few weeks
ego. a delegation was elected to see
M5vor LaGuar- .a,,k;ss
dia end to de- AsSE5SSSA
mand that the Il 9
city government NysN~
Of New York go 9scs
on record err
dorsing 4. r. Bill 1898 and de-
manding Of Congress the passage
OF this Bill. The Committee is
scheduled to go to the City Hall
on Saturday, June 30, at 100 in
the afternoon.
In connection with the visit of
this Committee to the City Hall, a
mass demonstration will be organ
lied Of members of fraternal or
ganizations on the City Hall Plaza.
The branches Of the Two, are
In duty bound to do their utmost
to get every TWO. member to this
demonstration. At the same time
every Two. branch in the city
must try to make connections in
its neighborhood with other fra
ternal organizations. 1t must try
to mobilize the members Of these
gaaizations for the demonstration.
Here Is the opportunity to help
make the Fraternal Federation
for Social Insurance a united trent
of action. The organization Of this
demonstration on City Hall Plaza
on Saturday, June so, at 1870 pm
can and must keep our TWO
branches busy for the next weeks.
TWO. ard Alabama Strike
For some time the international
Workers Order has had an organ
izer in the South. Comrade Louise
Thompson was doing very coed
work in building the Order there.
IN the last few weeks Comrade
Thompson wss in Birmingham, Ala
AS an organizer Of a proletarian
fraternal Order she worked, Of
course, among the mill workers in
Birmingham. When these mill work
er5 went on strike, Comrade Thomp-
son did her duty. She helped in
the strike wherever she could. She
did this as any worker would helr
his fellow workers when they are
fighting for chance to live. She
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

SpefmdCOrrIlea
L.L.K., Old Hickory, Tenn.-We
would advise you to stop going the
round of the doctors in your neigh
borhood. AS long as you have no
pain, we see no reason for you to
worry. There is surely no indica-
ton for a surgical operation.
Irritating Factors In Cosmetics
Rose T.. Silver City, New Mexico.
The substances which are most
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1854 is available In sizes
Il, Is, 10, 20, 80, "a, 3S, 80, 40, "a
and a. Size is takes 32a yards SO
inch fabric. Illustrated step-by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14

step sewing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS Q5c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred)
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name. address and style
number. BE SURE TO STATE THE
SIZE.
Address Orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
Street, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
=: SHOP PAPER REVIEWS =:

THE STEEL WORKER, volume 1,
Nos. 1, 4 and 5. Issued monthly
by the Communist Party shop
nucleus of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Bethlehem, Penna.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14

Mayor LaGUar-
dia end to de-
msnd that the
city government
Of New York go
on rec ord en-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
Of GIRL
PROBED HERE

Elizabeth Bogusch, Is, daughter
of the late Comdr. Harry Bogusch,
U. s. Navy, died at her home in
the 1900 block Adams Mill Rd.
N. w., early today. Police said cir.
cumstances surrounding the girls
death we're mysterious and an i'm
mediate investigation was Launched
by the homicide squad.
The girl was dead upon the ar
rival early today of DR.. Joseph
Becker, of the Emergency Hospital
staff. She had been i'll for several
days. The body was removed to
the morgue and an autopsy was
scheduled to be held at 1880 a. m.
today. Commander Bogusch was
assigned to the Navy Department
here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
NICE At TACKS
WORK PAY

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-Labor-
ers in Montgomery county are
paid $3.50 a. day on public road
projects, Harry w. Nice, Republi-
can gubernatorial candidate, de-
clared at a political meeting in
Elkton last night.
Montgomery county, Mr.. Nice
pointed out, is the home Of a
former member of the State
Roads Commission. He referred,
his audience believed. to E.
Brooke Lee, leader of orgapiza-
ton Democrats in Rockville.
In other Maryland counties, Mr.
Nice declared, jobs are given out
with less attention to the political
beliefs of unemployed and the
workers paid only So and SO per
day.
Oystermen at Cambridge, Md.
meantime listened to Governor
Albert c. Richie promise, if re-
elected on the Democratic ticket,
to inject new life in the oyster in
duStry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
COnClave
Hears Zion Rites

An international radio hook-up
from Jerusalem to washington,
relaying ceremonies in connection
with the laying Of the cornerstone
of the Hadassah University Hospi-
tai in Jerusalem, featured today'S
session of the twentieth annual
convention of Hadassah, the wom-
ems Zionist organization Of
America, meeting at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
To the members of Hadassah
it marked the climax of % years
of work in medical development
and public health in Palestine.
The hospital is a joint undertak-
ing of HadaSSah and the American
Jewish Physicians Committee.
1000 Delegates Here
More than 1000 delegates from
As States, representing the 10000
members Of the organization, lis
tened to addresses by physicians
and lay speakers from Jerusalem,
who hailed the proposed medical
center as inaugurating a new
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
LICENSED TO MARRY


George L. Jackson, %. Lanham. Md,
and Daisy Boyer, % S12 Fifteenth
Coma L. Duffey. %, TAO Sixth St;
S. E.. and Madelyn Washington 2l' SOA
Th Herbs sti a + E; 49, 1909 O st. N W..
and Pearl Coles, %, 1893 corcoran
Clifton B. Compton, 81. s2S Mary.
land Ave. N. E.. and Frances l. Geren.
James N. Baker. 81. a7S N St. s;
w, and Agnes E. Richardson, IS, 12l
Peray R. Femister. q, $50 Fairmont
St, and syrens P. Masley, IS. 4st5
Elsy s. Hoffington. q, and Doroth,
Paul F. Dillman, 81, 1909 Marles
St. N; E.. and Heller, 4; Roloff' 81
1913 Minnesota Ave. n. e.
and Rosa D. Stone. SO. 1907 Connecticut
Lester L. Carter. jr.. 80, 1903 Re
treat ST., and Katherine o. Fuller. 81
Talmadgs johnson, Fl. 1915 Sixth
st. N. W.. and Frances Earle, II, 4O1
Nephi Kuykeudalf, rs. Vallejo, Calf.
and Dorothy M. Sherwood, 81, Chevy
Guy n NJ Sanford, 81, and Ami. w
Jackson, %, both of Marshall, Va.
William H. Fitzpatrick, "a. Latta, s
c., and Isabelle Rogers. %, 1928 Six
teenth st. N. w.
Bennett swenson. 81, 3411 Twenty
ninth st. N. W., and Marion v. VoiEt
%, 736 Twenty-second st. N. w.
Milton D. Loveall, 90. and Vernon
Long, %, both OF 1921 K st. N. W.
Weldon c. Rohleeder, %. Glen Allen
Va, and Phyllis L. Green. Is, Rich
mond, Va.
Clarence R. German, 81. Is seator
Place, N. W.. and Mary e. White. 25
4105 Legation st. N. w.
Carlyle H. Coiner, IS, 634s Georgia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-16
Baptists Reflect
Lawrence Hooper

Lawrence w. Hooper was re-
elected president of the Baptist
Sunday School Convention Of the
District of Columbia at the fifth
annual session yesterday at Flori-
da Avenue Baptist Church.
Other officers elected were ]. W.
Watson, Mrs. Martha Smith and
F. S. Reid, vice presidents; Mrs.
Viola Yates, recording secretary;
Mrs. M. Pratt, corresponding secre-
tary; the Rev. W. H. Brown, treas
urer; the Rev. Virgil Taylor,
missionary, and E. S. Hunter,
chairman of the executive board,
The annual session of the B. Y. P.
u, will be held today and the
woman's auxiliary will meet to-
morrow.