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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
IN THE HOME
Flannel Dollars and the Market Basket
BY HELEN LUKE

We hope all the housewives who
still have any income to spend for
groceries are making good use of all
available vegetables, especially ton1a-
toes (Which pack regular alphabet
of vitamins), cabbage, carrots, beets,
and fresh greens, now while prices
are at lowest seasonal ebb, and be-
fore the inf1ationary price rises soar
any higher. We tremble to think
what these items will cost next win
ter and probably next summer too
for what the drought fails to ac-
complish in destroying food the A.
A. A. is still determined to do, cut
ting down our food supply to fit not
our stomachs but our pocketbooks
(Which have been steadily robbed
since 1899.
Bourgeois papers say peaches are
big bargain now, as they're so
plentiful that supply is being held
for later sale We admit they're
bit better and cheaper than when
we talked about them last, but we
still stick to our story that most Of
'em are too green and hard for any,
thing but poaching or canning.
This business of picking fruit,
melons, vegetables, half-ripe and
storing them for high prices is an
other of the curses of capitalism
Stuff ripened after picking never
compares with food ripened in the
: sun on the vine. After the revolu-
ton these FOODS will be left to ripen
properly on the stalk and then
rushed to the big factory kitchens
to be served fresh, and we mean
fresh!-the surplus being canned on
the spot.
Speaking of canning brings up the
question of sugar. Consumers Guide
of June "a in an article telling what
the A. A. A. has done in regard to
the sugar industry, tells also that
the consumption Of sugar per per-
son in these United States was 100
pounds per person in 1923 while it
dropped to $50 pounds per person
in 1892.
Consumers Guide also shows
these average increases in retail
price from June, 1888 to June, 1884:
cheese % per cent more than that
in our neighborhoodD; butter 7.6
per cent; pork chops 32.4; leg of
lamb, 1913; eggs, % per cent; bread
22.7; and flour AL per cent Flour
almost doubled! Those increases in
clude the highest, but many other
foods were close runners-up-and if
you think the storys ended, stick
around and watch prices. The fun
has just begun!
Women-Protest Against Imperialist
War!
The big Women's Anti-War Con-
gress in Paris is TO open today.
While our sisters across the ocean
map out our fighting plans for the
future, all out today here to show
.he war-makers there are plenty OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
System OF Fines Used by UMWA. Officials to Break Strike
Negro Miners
.TerrOrized bv
Thugs of Tel
By Mine Worker Correspondent

By a Mine Worker Correspondent
BESSEMER, Als.-A week ago the
Muscola Mine Of the Tennessee Coal
and Iron r. r. Co. shut down. The
company is keeping scabs, left over
from the strike, working around the
stock piles.
We only worked 10 days, from the
sell-out of the strike to the shut
down. 1 was supposed to draw s34
for 10 shifts, but after the company
made their deductions I only got
So. We were supposed to be get
ting $3.50 day, but we only got
$345.
The welfare told us we were not
on strike now, and we needn't ex-
pect as much relief.
The company labor agent is going
around telling the young miners to
stick around because they'll get
their jobs back. They are getting
young unemployed miners too. The
labor agent openly says that the
militant union members will not get
back to work.
The company guards are trying to
terrorize militant Negro miners.
-Four Company Guards beat up
Negro miner while he was in field
grazing his COW. After white miners
had invited Negro miners to watch
their baseball game, the company
guards chased the Negroes away be-
cause they said, ''the whites and
niggers are getting too friendly"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
By a Mine Worker Correspondent


CENTRAL CITY, Pa.-The min
ers of Central City Local $40 had
IS deducted each time they were on
strike. The U. NJ. w A. District Of
f1cials, President James Marks. and
the other officials, promised the first
time they broke the strike that they
would use their influence" with
company officials to put Mike Balya
back on the job and also to collect
from the company the fine which
was deducted from every miner.
A committee of five was sent to
the Clearfield U. M. w. A. office to
demand that Mike be reinstated,
and the money deducted for fines be
returned. The committee found a
company official in the district
office, and also they demanded that
the company give his job back to
Mike.
The company official told the COM
mittee in the district Office of the
U. M w. A. the following: well,
for my part, I am willing to re-em-
ploy Mike, and give the SIS fines
back. But talk to your officials,
they are the ones who push to keep
Mike of the job and give no money
back. If you boys can make them
say that I hire Mike back and give
back the money I will do it,"
This was the reply of the coal OPP
orator to the local committee. And
the miners could see who is behind
the firing OF Mike and many other
militant workers in this and other
districts.
AS a result of this horse trading
and treachery sell-out of the U. M.
w. A. district and national Official
dom in cooperation with the COM
pany, the condition of miners is get
ting worse every day. No payment
for dead work, or cleaning supplies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
DO YOU KNOW THAT

1.-The first ART train" in the
world flew from Moscow to Crimea,
a distance of many hundred miles?
An "air-train' is an airplane to
which are attached three gliders
(motorless planes in tow. They can
be uncoupled at different stations.
2There is Communist Party in
Iceland?
3-Ten million men were killed
and twenty million wounded in the
last war?
AThese men died SO that % 600
new millionaires could be made?
5-A Chinese empress was the
first woman to bind up her feet?
You can find out why in a story
called Pioneers Visit Soviet China. :"
1t is in the August issue of tie New
Pioneer. This magazine can be OBJ
tanned from Box %, Station D, New
York City. The price is SC a copy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
WITH OUR YOUNG READERS ss::s H. Il" 81 as
ST New YORK

played and there were big parades,
with flags waving and laughing girls
to cheer us on. We were heroes.
The men thought it great fun-but
over there it was different. l soon
found out.
ut wasn't fun any more. 1t wasn't
fun to stand for days without sleep,
in the trenches, waist deep in water.
The filth, mud, rats, and lice-it was
sickening. 1t wasn't fun to see hun
dreds fall down before the machine
gun fire. Many of the men went
crazy-crazy from the endless burst
ing of shells that wouldn't let us
even sleep. My buddy was blown to
pieces just a few feet away from
me. I wanted to capture a Hun
then, and stick my bayonet drought
him."
Did you?," asked Philip.
mo. Funny thing happened when
We captured our first bunch of Ger
mans. 1t was our first chance to get
a real close look at the devilish
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
WestmOreland Miners
Fight Fines by UMWA

1t was settled that the moto.man
was to return on his job in few
days.
Attempts were made by the Fed
eral Agents to buy several of the
most active fighters, but this failed.
Then they we're told to cease their
activity, or it will be too bad. And
to this the men replied: I'VE will
fight for our cause till hell freezes
over"
The red scare was used without
any success, and the question of
boosting the Daily Worker was
brought on the floor by a miner.
There is now a feeling of future
struggle, and attempts will be made
to break up and Jail the miliSants
of the opposition, so it has been
talked over of having a defense
fund of the WeStmoreland Coal
mines to prepare for future
struggles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
PARTY LIFE
Speed York to Put Party
On Ballot In Cincinnati
Indifference of Comrades Caused SEOro Start
in Drive for Signatures

In the 1888 Municipal Election
Campaign the Communist Party in
Cincinnati failed to go on the ballot.
At that time the Party was con-
fronted with many disruption ele-
ments such as Berg Brown-Davis,
ETC., and it was quite difficult job
to direct the main attention towards
the Election Campaign.
This year We have witnessed in
our Section certain degree of &C
tivity, important strikes have been
conducted and many gains can be
recorded for the workers (Butler
County strike). The Party is grow
ing in the shops and among the
unemployed, more intense activities
are being carried out in the field of
unemployed. Several new units of
the party have been established, the
growing political and theological
understanding of the membership.
The eXtention of our work in more
towns, the penetrating into Middle
town company steel town. where
the Party has rooted itself and firm
ly established. In the city of Ham
ilton last year the Party received
l,27S votes and it was due to the
same lack of understanding in par
ticipating in parliamentary elections
as this year that the Party failed to
elect our comrades into Office. At
present we have all objective pos
sibilities in Cincinnati and Hamil-
ton to elect Communists into Office.
In spite Of this many of our COM
rades completely refuse to collect
signatures, and some of our COM
rades who are candidates are not
even willing to be popularized, re-
fuse to speak at meetings. If our
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

leading comrades have such an ap-
proach, it is very difficult to con-
vince others to be active.
We are confronted with a most
serious problem. If we fell this year
to place our candidates on the ball
lot, the Party will face a political
defeat and it will be a tremendous
setback for all of our work. At the
same time we most point out that
the Central Committee and the
Daily Worker are giving very little
attention to the coming Congress
sional Elections. We have seen dur
ing the strikes, many workers who
have been confronted with the ac-
ton of the city authorities, police,
A. F. of L. and N. R. A. have loudly
spoken politics and expressed a sem
timent, that "the next election will
think twice before will vote for the
same people"
Up until July 20, not more than
500 signatures have been collected,
and in order to place our candidates
We require 5000 signatures by Au-
gust l.
In spite of the repeated sharp in
structions from Comrade William
son which have been transmitted to
the units Immediately, the unit or
ganizers and the majority OF the
Party comrades remained indiffer-
ent to the critical situation.
Unless the entire Party member
ship will awake from the lethargy
and begin seriously to think and
work with the most intense speed
the election campaign will be
failure.
Section 10 (CincinnatD
Dist. Ohio.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
AS ONE AIR-PHOT
TO ANOTHER

The United States Government in
1926 adopted a plan which provided
for a gradual growth of the Military
Air Force SO that in 1881 the Navy
would have 1000 active planes and
the Army 1900. The Government
did not fulfill the Plan 100 per cent,
as the Army Air Corps has about
1900 planes whereas the Navy
reached its quota of 1000 planes.
The Drum Board composed of five
Army men headed by Major Drum
which is the nucleus of the Baker
Committed studied this matter in
1888 and submitted a plan for the
building up of the Army Air Corps
to 1920 fighting planes.
The Baker committee represents a
liason of commercial and military
aviation interests. Among the mem
bers of the committee are Karl T.
Compton, president of the MS
Sachusetts Institute of Technology
foremost scientific institution in the
u s., Major General H. A. Drum
(who headed the Drum board, five
Army men, Clarence D. Chamber
lain, president of Stutz Motor Co.,
ETC.. The inclusion on the COM
mittee of a representative OF the
automobile industry is extremely
significant in view of the fact that
government experts have surveyed
the existing automobile plants (e. g.
General Motors having in mind
their conversion into production Of
aircraft parts.
The Baker board is part of the
N. R. A. scheme to mobilize an inn
portant industry, aviation, on war
basis. Major w. H. Crom, chief
of the industrial war plans section
Of the Army Air Corps, is N. R. A.
administration member in a super
visory capacity to the machine tool
and forging machinery industry, an
industry of immense Importance to
the War Department and particu-
larry to the aviation industry. AS
In other industries, the U. S. has
mobilization plans of the aviation
industry. 1t has scheduled the
number of planes needed month by
month in time OF war Experts
have surveyed the existing air plane,
engine and equipment factories
estimating their maximum produc-
ton. The government is especially
interested in commercial aviation
which is the backbone OF the lili-
ta-y structure.
The U. s. has spent directly and
indirectly more than $1,400,000,000
for military aviation in the period
from July 1919 to June 1888.
The Baker board represents gov
eminent planning for war in avia-
ton and is feature of the present
war set-up Of the N. R. A.
The aviation industry of the U. S.
is controlled by the Rockefeller and
Morgan interests. The two largest
concerns in the industry are the
United Aircraft and Transport
Corp. and the Curtiss- Wright Corp.
The United Aircraft controls:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Big Speakers
Battery Used
To Gag Strike
By a Mine Worker Correspondent

by Mime worker Correspondent
STOCKDALE. PATHS is how
the U. M. w. A. put over a scabby
agreement on western Pennsylvania
miners.
A strike YVES threatened by the
rank and file miners which the
operators broke before it started
with the help of the U. M. w. A.
officials and their government, by
putting large posters on pillars and
pit mouths announcing Miss Per-
kins, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Pinchot. and
other labor leaders" would address
the miners April 2.
The rally was held at California,
Pa, with about 10000 present. The
first speaker introduced was local
preacher. He said that it was bad
and miserable in the past, we have
misery for the past, hope for the
future-be with your leaders, they
were loyal.
O'Lary, National board member,
said he got us a seven hour day,
the operators show that we can do
as much in seven hours. He said
that next April he might get us
six hour day. "They didn't raise
wages here" he said, because if
we produce coal cheaper we would
have more work. that we would get
the southern miners market"
Mrs. Carr spoke of her expert
ences organizing a company union.
She found out that didn't do. so
she decided the A. F. of L. is the
only union.
Mrs. Pinchot said that Mr.. Pin
chot was with us now, then, and
always, and said he had to send
state police to protect us miners
Even though miners on picket duty
saw those state police swinging
their clubs On the backs of us work
ers. The police were protecting her
at the meeting.
They also told us about the New
Deal" that they were in Wash
ington settling our problems, for us
to go to work, that everything
would be all right.
We went to work as loyal mem
bers. The bosses told us that we
had to wear goggles, helmets. and
safety shoes. which we refused to
wear before. We brought the
Safety" devices up at the first
meeting for discussion. The mo-
ton was made and seconded not
to wear them. The local lsckeys
said it was in the agreement and
no such motion could be called.
A number of the rank and file
were present. We told them it was
company agreement. If the cues
ton wasn't called we would elect
a new president. He called the
question. 1t was carried unani-
mouSly. Result-we are not using
them yet.
The next thing the bosses said
we had to do was to set safety
posts, sprays, and snub the coal
They didn't mention paw. We called
q special meeting. The local lackeys
didn't show UP. We elected a chair
man. discussed the dead work. The
re7ult-not to Go it without pay.
Three days later the bosses
started after one worker. then an
other. The local officials said the
meeting was Illegal.
The bosses started to lay off the
most militant workers. DIRTY
coap excuse.
Many OF the rank and file do
not understand the importance Of
attending the meetings, that it
gives the lackeys a chance to con-
troll the local if they don't come.
Our aim is to build opposition
groups, get the rank and file to
attend the meetings. and take the
local in our hands for the benefit
Of the miners.
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Huns. But you know, we were SO
surprised to find they were just
young fellows like ourselves, scared,
tired, and Misunderstanding Not
much like the Huns we set out to
kill.
1T was almost a relief when I was
wounded and could go to the hos
pital. There the doctor told me 1
was lucky to lose only leg. Others
were blinded. Some lost both arms,
or both legs.
Back again in the States it was
tough to find job. Even for the
men who came back whole. Plenty
of them standing in breadlines. The
war didn't do us any good. We got
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

1. Boeing Airplane Co., Mrs. OF
commercial and military planes;
?. Stesrmsn Aircraft Co.. Mfrs. OF
commercial and military planes;
3. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, Mfrs. OF
commercial and military planes;
4. Chance-V ought Corp. Mrs. OF
commercial and military planes;
5. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
Co., military airplane engines.
6. Hamilton Propeller Co., Aero
plane propellerS;
7. United Aircraft Exports Inc,
Miscellaneous.
United Aircraft is controlled by
the National City Bank which is
connected with the Morgan Inter
eSts.
The Curtiss-Wright Corp. con-
trolls the following:
1. CurtiSs Aeroplane and Motor
Co., Mfrs of commercial and military
planes;
2. keystone Aircraft Corp, Mfrs of
commercial and military planes.
3. Curtiss Wright Aeroplane Corp,
Mfrs. of commercial and military
planes;
4. Wright Aero Corp, Mfrs. of
commercial and military engines.
5. Curtiss-W Wright Export Service,
Miscellaneous.
The Curtiss- Wright Corp. is
connected wgith the Chase National
Bank which represents the Rookie
Teller interests.
These two giants control the
aviation industry of the U. S.
The Baker Committee recon-
mended that the government begin
Immediately to bring the Army Air
Corps to 1920 fighting planes. On
May 5th, the War Department an
nounced a three year $4,000, 900
aircraft program which will give
1000 new fighting planes and
mode ized aircraft equipment to
the Army. On June 2eth, the
government ordered 81 Martin bonn
beers. These bombers are special
fighting planes developed especially
for the War Dept. by the Martin
Co. These Bombecs can fly $50
miles per hour; each plane can carry
4 to s men, 3 machine guns and
1900 rounds of ammunition. In the
Bomb racks will be a 1000 lb. bomb,
two Of LOO lbs, three of 600 lbs.
and five of 800 lbs. each.
incidentally these type of bombers
are now making the Army fight
maneuvers to Alaska. The govern
ment naval aircraft factory at
Philadelphia will be enlarged at the
cost Of $2,7OO,0OO to permit the
construction of part of the 1874
planes needed to equip the Navy
authorized by the Vinson Act. Con-
gresS appropriated $11 ,486, 900 for
new planes for the Army to be built
in the fiscal year 1885 beginning
this July.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

Answers to Last Weeks Puzzles
The names of the nine fish in the
picture were sent in by Esther Per-
silly and Dorcas Carr, new puzzle
club members. The fish are; STAR
fish, swordfish, catfish, Goldfish, dog
fish, skatef1sh, sunfish, goldfish, and
bluehsh.
MAGIC CHANGE: FISH fist
Mist mast malt MALE TALE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Physicians Are Workers

Leatherneck: We believe you are
too harsh in your opinion on the
status of physicians. Please re-
member that the average rank and
file doctor, the general practitioner,
is hardly able to eke out a living
for himself and family. 1t is true
that he is not class conscious and
that he often imagines, owing to
faulty education, that he does not
belong to the working class. Here
is your opportunity to enlighten
him by giving him our literature to
read. Show him the New Masses
and the Daily Worker. Do not an
tagonize him by frontal attacks on
his professional dignity, etc. If he
were a Park Avenue specialist. it
would be different; but many gen.
eral practitioners are ready to en-
brace scientific Marxism. if we 20
about it the right way. Like other
workers, they slave all their life
and are thrown on the refuseheap
when they are too old or too feeble
to continue working.
Numb-Fingers-
John j., BaItimore.-Numb fin
gers are due to poor circulation of
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NOTE:

MUTE:
We publish letters from coal
and ore miners, and from oil field
workers, every Saturday. We urge
workers in these fields to write
us of their conditions of work and
of their struggles to organize.
Please get your letters TO us by
Wednesday of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1886 is available in sizes
IS, SO, 40, A, A, 46, 4S and So.
Size 36 takes 3% yards 80 inch
fabric, and a yard 8 inch lace.
Illustrated step-by-step sewing in
structions included.
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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
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 w. 18th
ST., New York City
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fighters against war still on the
home grounds!
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across
1.-The only country that doesn't
want war. (abbr.)
5-To estimate
6-Old
7-Licks
Down
Mountain range dividing Eu-
rope and Asia
2-Story
walk
4-fight against bosses war.
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NOTE:-We invite ali aircraft
workers reading this columns to
write to us their experiences and
suggestions on how to improve con-
ditions in the industry.
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against bosses war.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-06
AT THE MOVIES
Exceptional Cast in
Bedside Is Headed
BY Warren William

A cast Of exceptional brilliance will
be seen IN the more important roles
Of the First National picture, Bed
81 le," when it is shown on the screen
Of the Capitol Theatre tonight. War
rem William, remembered for his ex-
ce,lent work in Goodbye Again.
"Gold Diggers Of 1888" Mind Read
er" and other screen attractions, has
the leading masculine role, that Of q
young medical student whose propen-
sity for wine, women and cards leads
to his expulsion from school and his
subsequent setting up in practice sans
tie usual diploma.
Two comparatively new screen play
ers have the leading feminine roles.
but both show exceptional promise.
they are Jean Muir, recently from
the Broadway stage, who played mi
nor roles In only four pictures before
be,rg given the feminine lead in
Bedside" and Kathryn Sergava, a
famous Russian ballet dancer. who re-
Gently passed a screen test with flying
c6lors.
Both have unusual personalities
and Municipalities quite different
from other Hollywood players. Miss
Muir is tall. blonde, cool and with an
elusive beauty. while Sergava is fiery
redhead OF smoldering passion and
te:nperamental outbreaks.
Allen jenkins, former stage player
who has made rapid strides on the
screen in the past year and a half,
Cerries off the comedy honors as q
wild promoter and publicity man par
excellence. His erratic schemes bring
his confrere to the pinnacle Of fame,
from which, however, he crashes to
1grominious disgrace.
Other Important masculine parts
are played by the noted stage and
screen players, David Landau, Henry
O'Neill, Donald Meek, Walter Walker
and Earle Foxe. Three youthful
players who are making rapid prog
ress toward screen fame also have i'm
po-tant parts in the picture and in
Glide Renee Whitney. Phillip Reed
md Phillip Faversham.