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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
Chicago Union of Over
1000 Members For
Tax on Rich

CHICAGO, Ill, March 12-The
Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers Local Union No. 637, with
over one thousand members. has
passed a resolution protesting
against the continued C. w. A. lay
offs and demanding continuation
and extension of G. w. A. jobs.
The resolution, which was sent to
Congressman and other building
trades locals, calls for an end to
wage cuts on c. W. A. work, and
for q five-day week and six-hour
day on G. w. A. projects, for addi-
tional c. w. A. projects on public
works, such as libraries, schools and
workers housing, to be paid for at
union wages, out of funds secured
through taxing wealthy individuals
and large corporations.
Resolution In Full
The resolution in full follows:
Local Union No. 637 of the
Brotherhood of Painters, Decora. ors
and Paperhangers has adopted the
following resolution:
Whereas the great majority OF
the painters in the city of Chicago
are unemployed, and numbers OF
them are actually at the end of
their resources, as result of four
years Of unemployment; and
al. Whereas, the Federal Govern
ment, By instituting the C. w. A
plan, has thereby recognized its
responsibility to the unemployed
workers of the nation; and
q. Whereas, at the first call Of
the government, practically the en-
tire membership of our union have
registered for C. w. A. work, and
thereby shown their eagerness to
earn q living; and
20. Whereas. only portion Of
those who registered have been put
to work by the C. w. A.; and
a. Whereas, those who received
C.WA. jobs have, after few weeks
been curt in their weekly wages
through the cutting of working
hours from 80 to "a and less; and
"5. Whereas, many schools and
other public buildings in the City
Of Chicago are badly in need Of
paint and repairs; and
IS. Whereas, the Civil Works Ad-
ministrabion is planning to discon-
tinue hundreds of projects and has
already laid off thousands of work
ers; therefore be it
Resolved, that we, Local UniOr
No. 637, Brotherhood Of Painters
Decorators and Paperhangers Of
America, with membership of ovel
LOCO, protest against the lay-offs Of
G. w. A. workers, as well as against
the drastic cut in the wages of thoSt
stiN working, and we find that thi:
cut Is In complete contradiction
with the announced purpose of thu
government in establishing the C
w. A., namely, to increase the pur.
chasing power Of the people; anc
be 1t further resolved that we &
on record for the following de.
mands:
"D That the C. W. A. provid,
work for all the unemployed work.
ers OF Chicago ON the basis of Z
five-day week and six-hour day a
union wages.
"1T) That the Federal and ststt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
Wage Cut
Farley's Mar. 2 Order
To Post Office Men
Follows ROOsevelt's Is
Per Cent Pay Cut
Last Year
By a Postal Worker Correspondent

By a Postal Worker Correspondent
NEW YORR.-ShortIy after Pres
ident Roosevelt delivered his radio
pep talk last Tuesday March sth,
which the capitalist press bslly-
hooed with a screaming headline.
President Says, Cut Hours and Lift
Wages" on the inner pages Of the
same hypocriticaI papers appeared
a terse notice that for the purposes
Of effecting a 100000 sewing. all
postal workers are to take four more
days Of payless furlough and the i'm
poverished substitutes are to be
given as little work as possible.
The New DEAF shows its real
colors! Lying, foul, and hypo-
critical! The very same hand and
mouth that gave the treacherous
radio talk, approved, hours before.
the starvation order Of Postmaster
General, Farley, a Tammany poll
tician and Roosevelt sppointee get
ting a $4,000 salary.
Thousands Of Postal workers VINO
read the newspaper headlines on
foohshly listened 10 his radio taIk
tasted the irony and demaeopv Of
Roosevelt when they arrived for
work.
A notice on the bulletin boards
in the Post Offices told the workeyS
that not only are they the Victims
Of four more days Of furlougil but
that their vacations are Suspended
and that Roosevelt and Farley VII
intensity the present speed-up and
streteh-out. In other words. the
supervisors can make them report
for work at any hour Of the day or
night, disregarding their health.
The crimes against the Postal
workers are legion. Since the birth
Of the New Deal the Post Once
men have been given 10 days fur
Tough Excluding the above four. q
10 per cent wage slash, and a ter
rifle speed-up. The substitutes have
been subjected to the same is per
cent slash; their average earnings
are around $40 per week.
The latest Washington order in
tends to reduce the $40 of the sub
stitutes still further, in many cases
cutting them off entirely. Already
substitute carriers in Brooklyn and
the Bronx have been laid of. In
Manhattan, their earnings have been
reduced a dollar day. Meanwhile,
the cost Of living is rising rapidly
almost l9 per cent since last June.
A wave Of resentment is sweeping
over the Post Offices workers. They
are going to stubbornly resist the
latest order Of Roosevelt to beat
down their wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13

campaign to organize the shops for
a general stoppage. This section will
also call a national conference to
take up the question Of organizing
a national union.
A national conference of the knit
goods section will be held soon
which will launch a drive for one
union in the industry through the
amalgamation of all existing knit
goods organizations. The program
for the dressers and dyers calls for
an active campaign to organize the
unorganized shops.
Plan Convention
From now on until the next con-
vention of the union, which was rec
commended to take place in Deem
Der, the women's action committees
must be strengthened, the National
Board pointed out. Functioning Ne
gro committees must be established
in all locals. There will be a youth
conference called by the union to
take up the questions Of the young
workers.
The Needle Worker, official organ
Of the union, will soon become a
weekly paper, according to a deci-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
.DOCkerS Voting On
Strike In Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, March H.
Balloting was started here on the
question of a Pacific Coast dock
strike to begin March %. All mem
bers of the International Long
shoremen are having ballots mailed
to them.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union has issued call to the long
shoremen to vote 100 per cent for
the strike and not to pin their
hopes on the MIRA. or the leaders
of the union.
The dockers are demanding the
6 hour day, 81 an hour and recogni-
ton of the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
Regular P.O. Men
Protest Farley Cut
Rank and File Move
ment Against A. F.
of L. Leaders
BY Postal Worker Correspondent,

BY a Postal Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-On the same day
that Roosevelt demanded that in
dustriahsts cut hours and increase
pay, post Office employees were given
a "furlough" amounting to four days
between now and July /.
This "furlough" is to be given so
as to make necessary q minimum Of
substitute time. We are to take on
one hour a day, two days week,
and do the same amount Of work
as in eight hours.
Clerks will have to work as car
riers during slack hours in the Office
and carriers are to work in the Office
as much as possible. 1t is rumored
that if this wage cut goes through
smoothly, we are to be given an
additional eight days off, without
pay also, 1t is needless to say.
There is much dissatisfaction with
the way the A. F. of L. is doing
things, and a strong rank and file
movement is growing among the
post Office workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
Demand Immediate Release of
Frankfed By MELONS Court
Sentenced to Two to Four Years for Resisting
Eviction of Pittsburgh Unemployed

sion OF the Nstional Board meet
ing.
weaken the struggles of the unem-
ployed and employed workers we're
exposed and increasingly isolated.
The Unemployment Councils were
decisive factor in launching and
waging the many important strikes
of the miners and steel workers that
were conducted during the past
year.
Two to Four Year Sentence
There can be no doubling the fact
that Philip Frankfeld's energetic
direction and active leadership Of
the unemployment movement was
largely responsible for the splendid
progress which has been registered
in the struggle against unemploy-
ment in the empire of the Melons,
the tricks and the other coal and
steel barons whose seat Is in West
ern Pennsylvania.
It is no wonder, therefore, that
the political agents Of these super
exploiters have decided to railroad
Phil Frankfeld to long term OF
Imprisonment. A few weeks age
this militant fighter and leader was
hailed into one Of the Mellon con-
trolled courts and there sentenced
to term of two to four years. The
motion of the LID. attorneys fol-
q new trial was denied. Every ef-
fort was made to prevent his release
on bail pending appeal to a higher
court.
Fought Evietions
The steel and coal barons have
every good reason to want Comrade
Frankfeld removed from active
leadership and participation in the
work of the Unemployed Council
They hope thereby to weaken the
struggle against the further extern
sion of their hunger program. In
their eyes, Comrade Frankfeld Is
guilty of the most serious OF al
crimes-they have charged and con-
victed him Of having led resistance
to the execution OF court order
for the foreclosure of mortgage
and the eviction Of worker from
his home.
The railroading Of conlrade
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
|. Anlter To Speak on
Workers Blu On. r.
1899 in Janestossn

JAMESTOWN. N. Y. Mar. u.
I. Amter. National Secretary
Of the Unemployment Councils.
will speak at the Scandinavian
Workers Hall, 629 East 2nd st.,
jamestown, N. Y, on Thursday,
March Is, at 8 .. m. on the
subject, 'The United Front for
the Workers Unemployment IN
5urance Bill III. R. 1899. His
speech is considered especially
important in view Of the fact
that the jamestown City Coun-
Gil, at recent session en-
dorsed the bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
Needle Union
Board Plans
Mass Strikes
To Call Conferences of
Departments To
Plan Action


NEW YORK.-The enlarged Ma
tional Board meeting of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union
which opened at Irving Plaza Hall
Friday, ended Monday night after
having arrived at a number of i'm
portant decisions.
NEW YORK.-The enlarged Ma
tional Board meeting Of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union
with several hundred active work
ers present, opened at Irving Plaza
Hall. Friday and yesterday plans
were well under way to form ma
tional committees within the union
to lead the mounting struggles of
fur workers and custom tailors.
Reviewing the situation in the
industry during the past year, Louis
Hyman, chairman Of the union,
opened the first session. LYMAN
showed how the MIRA. codes have
reduced the living conditions of the
workers in all industries and espe-
cialy in the needle industry.
He pointed out that in order to
better their conditions the workers
must smash the MIRA.
Gold Points to Growth
Ben Gold, secretary of the union
showed in his report how the union
had in the course of the last year
increased its membership by thou
sands. With exception of the dress
department, the union has gained
membership in all branches of the
trade.
Gold proposed in the name Of
the National Buro that the union
establish national committees in the
fur and custom tailors sections tt
lead the growing struggles in these
trades. The union has now spread
its organizational activities from
coast to coast, Gold pointed out
There are fur locals now in New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, De.
troit, Los Angeles and San Fran.
cisco. Custom tailors' locals are
springing up in all sections of the
country.
Reports from Districts
Reporting at the first session were
union leaders from Chicago, Phila.
delphia and Boston. Grisch, re.
porting for Chicago, told how thu
union through its struggles in the
Sofkin factory was successful il
isolating the A. F. of L, burocrac,
and Negro reformist leaders WHIT
were attempting to smash up The
growing unity between Negro ane
white workers.
j. Gross, from Philadelphia, re,
ported a series of successful strug
giles of the custom tailors, furrier,
and overall workers.
The union has been involved IL
many struggles in Boston, sail
Davidson. Here the union is grow
ing in face of series of brazer
betrayals of the leaders of the A
F. of L."
Yesterday the National Board me
in closed session where the f1na
plans for the coming year were
worked out. The plans will be pre-
sented to the membership for ap,
proval.
Prepare for Fur Strike
The National Board decided tina
the fur department is to begin a
once preparations for genera
strike and all other sections of thu
union are to prepare for oneida.
sympathy stoppage. A nationa
conference of all fur locals is to b
called at an early date to establish
a national fur union as part of tn
Needle Trades Industrial Union.
In the dress section of the uniol
more forces, especially youth, Span
ish and Negro, are to be drawn il
to strengthen the work. The Gus
tom tailors section will open broat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
By HERBERT BENJAMIN

NEW YORK.-For nearly eighteen
months Pittsburgh has been among
the leading cities of the entire eoun-
try as far as the unemployment
movement is concerned, waging
hundreds of daily struggles, win
ming relief for thousands of work
ers and attracting and organizing
masses Of steel workers, miners and
workers of other industries in the
vicinity.
AS a result of the impetus devel-
oped by the Allegheny County
Council, mass organizations were
also developed in Westmoreland,
Somerset, Beaver and Indiana
Counties, in Pennsylvania and in
Harrison County and Fairmont,
w. Va. The movement led by the
notorious faker, Father" Cox, col
lapsed.
The Socialists and Musteites who
sought to split the ranks and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
700 Jersey Postal Men
Fight Cuts and Organize

NEWARK, N. J.-More than TOO
Newark and suburban post Office
workers voted to affiliate with the
A. F. L. post Office workers, in order
TO consolidate the fight against the
recent order from Postmaster Farley
cutting the hours and wages Of all
post Office workers.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
National Negro Medical Assn.
DenOunces Anti Fat Drugs

dent; DR.. J. A. McFall, South Ca
roline, third vice president; DR.. c.
A. Lanon, Brownsville, Pa. reel
ected general secretary; DR.. A. C.
Terrence. opelousas, La, assistant
secretary; DR.. J. H. Levy, Flor
ence, s. c. treasurer; U. T. Carter,
Providence, TT, and DR.. ]. Leach
to succeed.
DR.. W. G. Rowless was reflect
ed chairman of the executive board
with the rest Of the members re-
manning intact with the exception
Of the election Of DR.. L. N. Hill, of
Atlanta, to succeed DR.. J. NJ. Tho
mas, Detroit, deceased; DR.. M.
Hutto Of cambridge, Georgia, to
succeed DR.. P. NJ. Edwards Of
Philadelphia, deceased.
The meeting place next year will
be at New Orleans, which received
the nod over Philadelphia and New
York.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
Helena, Mont.

A petition for the probate of the
will of Charles Oliver was filed in
the district court last week by S.
v. Stewart who is named as exc
cutor in the will. The estate is
bequeathed in equal shares to a
daughter, Anna Alice Austin, and
son, Verdelle Oliver. The estate
consists of real property of the
probable value of $1,000 according
to the petition. Hearing is set for
September 10 by Judge A. ]. Hor-
sky.-Mr. Wesley Cottles and Miss
Ruth r. Hooper motored to Butte
last week.-Mr. and Mrs. J. Pal
mer of Butte accompanied by Mrs.
Theodore A. Fields of Leayenworth
Kansas, motored over from Butte
Sunday. Mrs. Fields is prominent
in club work and well known thru
out her state in social and politi-
cal affairs. Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. In
gram visited friends in Butte on
Labor Day.-In a letter to ]. E.
ingram from the Rev. Flutcher,
who is now in California, informa-
ton comes that Rev. Blake who
has charge of Butte and Amazon
da will also pastor Helena. Pre-
siding elder Flutcher's letter states
he win start his first quarter about
October 7.
We have discovered that the late
M. o. ]. Arnett who left small
estate here, has some nephews and
a widowed sister-in-law in Browns
vile, Pa, and that there is a DIR.
H. Y. Arnett in Philadelphia, Rev.
Arnett in New York and another in
Ohio. Steps have been taken to
get in touch with some of them.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
Portland News
mrs. w Boyle, Editor-Nanoger
1857 s. E Tihbett St SelIwood 657l
l1z Kats Lewis. Assistant Eaitor. s. THEFT st.

tnis week to visit her father ia Ya-
kima. on Saturday Mrs. Hudson
was hostess for a bridge luncheon
ct which prizes were awarded Mrs.
J. Il. Martin. first: Mrs. G. Gray
son. second. and Mrs. I Boote, the
consolation
A large group Of young people
enjoyed a picnic Sunday at tbs
Tom johnson ranch near st. Hell
ems.
Mr.. J. D. Davis IS reported re-
covering from a recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Waters Of
Corvallis are guests at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. George Isitt.
Mrs. Alice Letcher Of Omaha,
Neb., IS IN the city visiting her
girlhood friend, Mrs. David Has
kin.
Mrs. William Wilson and daugh-
ter, Miss Bernice Wilson Of Seat
tie, are visitors in the city. They
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. e. J.
Garden Sunday for dinner. On
Monday Miss Chrystalee Maxwell
arranged a no host theatre party
for the pleasure of Miss Wilson.
The Literary Research Club held
its first meeting of the fall season
Friday at the "Y."-A meeting Of
the Executive Board of the O.C.W.
was called Friday by Mrs. Bessie
johnson, executive chairman.-The
Rosebud Study Club win resume
activities at a meeting Wednesday
at the home Of Mrs. Bonnie Boyle.
Mrs. q. ]. Minor returned from
Gearheart. accompanied by Mrs.
william Badger.
Mr.. w. Foster and Mr.. c. Bailey
both of San Francisco were in the
city for few days last week.
DR.. Vernon Scott is to be con-
graduated upon completing a
course in chiropractic treatment
DR.. Scott is a nephew of v. E.
Keene.
Mrs. A. Boote of Los Angeles
returned to her home after spend
ing few weeks as house guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Ivey.
Mrs. w. B. Brown has returned
from a visit in the East.
Mrs. Edward Watson was host
ess at the meeting Of the Modern
Matrons on Tuesday.
The Advocate Publishing Co. will
sponsor an exhibit of the paintings
and drawings of Thelma Johnson,
young artist, on September % at
the Central Y.W.c.A. from to 6
p. m. The exhibit viii be in the
nature of silver tea. sponsored
to aid the artist in continuing her
studies.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
Story OF A Little CoIOred
Girl Who Wanted To Sing

Trustingly, she asked porter on
the train to point out some place
where a girl might get room and
board until she could get a job.
The porter took her to q brothel.
from which she had literally to
fight her way out.
From that time on, she has been
fighting, always with the ambition
to achieve. She scrubbed floors,
cooked, washed clothes, and clean
ed houses to earn money for her
education. In fact, it was while
working in the home of a white
family that she gained the inspira-
ton to become a great concert
singer.
One morning while doing her
work in an upper room, LESSEE be-
gan to sing. Her voice rippled
through the house to the ears Of
her employer. The white woman
went into the room where LESSEE
was and asked: WAS that you
singing, LESSEE ?"
Half frightened, she said. Yes"
my child" the white woman
said, anyone with a voice like
that has no business cleaning and
scrubbing." From that moment
on, said Mrs. Spurlock, she knew
that she was to be a great singer.
She went to Mamie Burroughs
school, and this woman gave her
more inspiration. She plodded on
to the New England Conservatory
of Music. She came to Philadelph-
la and went to Temple University.
She won prizes and contests; she
organized choruses and musical or
CARNATIONS.
So that, next October, she believ-
es she will reach the end of a rain
bow which she visioned as a girl.
After all, this is still a world in
which ambition and industry are
well worth while.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
Billings. Mont.

Rev. J. Clnclnnatua White, new
pastor for wayman Chapel A.M.E.
Church, arrived Tuesday to take
over lis charge. Rev. White inn
mediately organized church forces
for future activities and announc-
ed programs for public worship.
Sunday morning he win preach. on
the topic "Go to Church and IN
the evening he win talk on "The
Double Track. Rev. and Mrs. e.
3. Vaughn left Thursday by motor
for their appointed charge in Ia
coma, Wash.--A mixed choir from
Wayman Chapel motored to Lodge
Grass Sunday and rendered a spe-
cial program Of spirituals at the
Baptist Church there. Capt. w.
w. Bivins, Mrs. R. M. Emmons and
Mr.. Horace w. Smith made five
minute tallxs.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. W.
Thompson Of Kalispel spent Labor
Day visiting relatives here.-Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. McCabe and son,
Horace w. Smith, spent Labor Day
motoring and fishing.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13

PHILADELPHIA - Here is a
story of little girl from the back
woods of South Carolina which
will make your heart jump.
When Lessie Spurlock makes a
final bow in a concert at the Phil
adelpha Academy of Music in oc-
tober, she will reach the end of a
rainbow. IF death should come
in fifteen minutes after that bow, .
she told this writer, 1T would be
like a peaceful sleep after per-
feet ending of perfect day"
But life has not been a perfect
day for LESSEE Spurlock. Death
robbed her Of a mothers care
when she was a child, and she was
shunted off into the custody Of two
elderly grandparents.
Before she was twelve. Lessie
was being told by these grandpar-
that going to school meant nothing
and that work on the farm was
good enough. At seventeen, the
ambition to learn, achieve, and ac-
quire, showed her to rebellion. She
packed up a few belongings and
ran away.
Back in those days in South Ca
rolina, when a girl ran away"
it was regarded just the same as
the choosing of the primrose path.
From that on, she could never sing
in the church choir where she had
already won an enviable place.
Without the slightest knowledge
of the pitfalls of big cities, she
headed for the nations capital.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
Spokane, Wash.

Mrs. M. ]. Dorsey, formerly of
this city and now of Oakland, Cal,
is house guest of Mrs. George Clay
and the motive for many social ia
vors.-Rev. Geo. f. Martin return
ed from the Puget Sound A.M.E.
conference with the news that he
had been reappointed pastor of Be
thel A.M.E. Church.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. Hasbrook entertained with a
dinner party Sunday honoring Mr..
and Mrs. Allan Lee of st. Joe, Mo.
The Bookiovers Study Club win
hold its first meeting Of the sea-
son on Wednesday. Mesdames
villa Boot. Martha Mitchell and
Bailey Watts and Miss Ruth Lips
comb returned last week from va
kima where they attended the an
nual A. NJ. e. conference.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-13
TACOMA NEWS NEWS
G. B. Aldrich, Editor-Mgr.
08sh Pacific Ave.

Announcement was made this
week Of the marriage of Arthur L.
Hayes, well known letter carrier
End fraternal leader, and Miss
Mollie Stout, recently from Ken
lucky
Mrs. D. S. Guiliford is visiting
her daughter in Seattle.
Rev. E. f. Morris, Mrs. Pearl
Black and several members of the
Full Gospel Pentecostal church left
last week for California to attend
a convention of the denomination.