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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
Demand Pay for
idle Time," Says
Messenger Boy
ORv a Messenger CORES

(By Messenger Correspondent
NEW YORK. - Among the many
bad conditions that we messengers
have to contend with, there is one,
which we must as soon as possible
do away with.
That is the question Of idle time.
We messengers sit every day on the
benches, waiting for calls on the
average of about four hours a day,
not receiving one penny during that
time. During this time. we wear the
companies uniform, and we are sup
posedly working, but not receiving
one cent for compensation.
The question is this: Are we, or
are we not working during the time
that We wait for calls or deliveries?
Definitely we are. Then why are we
not getting paid for that time. That
time should not be classified as non
working time, because we are still
wearing the company uniform, and
because We are still subject to their
orders. The fact that we are idle is
not our fault. We should be COM
pensated by the company for that
time.
OF course all this revolves about
this terrible "piece-work" system, of
which We are slaves.
The company must be made to
check our time coming in, and going
out, and pay us on the basis of 20
TcentS per hour each day. This de-
mand is fair one, one which has
been denied us for so long a time,
one which, by directed struggle, we
can attain. The messengers must
unite to fight for this condition of
idle time to be done away with. Let
our slogan be:
Down with the evil of idle time. "
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BY PAUL LUTTINGER, MD.

too sensitive and has to be discarded
in q number of cases. We advise you
to have Wasser7nan test done on
your spinal fluid, by your local or
nearest Board Of Health. II your
spinal fluid is negative, you need not
worry If you wish, we will be glad
to examine it for you, without cost,
if you send us a portion Of the spinal
fluid Zone or two teaspoonfuls 10
enough In well corked test tube
or other glass container.
venv
Girl Friend" VS.. 'Wffes
g ". L., Rockford, Ill.--We use this
term "girl friend" only when our cor
respondents refer to their mates as
such; likewise, for the terms 'wife."
When either term is used, the letter
usually gives us a clue as to the per.
imanency of the relationship. When
we are convinced that the relation.
ship is more or less permanent one.
we use the term wife" irrespective
Of whether or not they are legally
married. e'a
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Lost Faith in Our Greatness
Anonymous, Broolxlyn.-Sorry 10
hear that you have lost faith in our
greatness since we published our
criticisms of the advertisements in
Physical Culture" We are flattered
of course, that you have been buying
the Daily Worker just for the sake Of
our column, but even this will not
induce us to retreat one iota of what
we said. If you continue to read the
Daily Worker you may, in time, con-
vince yourself of the correctness of
our views. Judging from your letter.
you seem to have known us long
enough not to doubt our sincerity.
Z ~, Vaginal Swelling
$. s., Bloomfield, Conn.-we can
not diagnose your case without a
physical examination. If you can
raise the amount of the railroad fare
to New York, we should be glad to
examine you free OF charge.
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CONDUCTED BY
HELEN LUKE

point out any mistakes or mis-repre-
Sentations? I have indicated the
position Of the two pals in the
cooker, both the stationary one
and the removable one Tin which the
food is placed, with dotted lines,
The loop in front of the box is at
tached to the box, not to the pals,
as it may appear. I think granite
wear (be sure it is not chipped or
a high-grade aluminium kettle would
be safer than the tin lard pail for q
cooking vessel, II obtainable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19

Continuing from yesterday,
the directions for making and
using a fireless cooker, Com
rade Irene writes: "This we'll
insulated cooking box is all you really
need for the cooking OF most things,
but it will make the cooker even
more convenient if you get hold of
discarded stove lid which will
slip into the cooker.
TRY it in the inner container of
cooke a~d be sure there Is room
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19

NCnE-h1ADE COOKER AS DE-
seRIsEo eV cor1eAog IRENE n.
for 1t Under the cooking kettle. Then
get some one to bore some holes
near the edge and faSten in loops of
good strong wire TO take the plate
out when It Is hot. Now to use the
cooker:
In the morning wash and mort
eut the bad ones from the amount
q beans you usually cook and place
them in che kettle, with all the
water you want them to have when
done; but you do not need to allow
any for cooking away. The beans
to be cooked this way do not need
TO be soaked, though you can If Won
wish. Put these on the regular stove
IN cold water and bring them to a
good rolling boil. II you have the
plate (stove Md heat it TO a good
sizzling heat, and after putting 81
into the bottom of the cooker, set
in the boiling beans on TOP OF the
plate.
FuC the lld on the cooker, and
stuff in the cushion, and fasten the
lid down tight. Forget the beans
until about half an hour before time
for dinner. Then take them out. re-
heat them and put In the seasoning
you prefer. They should be done To
a turn"
Anything which requires long
slow cooking in boiling water is i'm
proved by the use of tbs type of
cooker, and you have no idea how
much time it saves
Conlrade Irene also sent methods
for making cereal and boiled beef in
the cooker, but to make room for
the sketch we must postpone the use
Of these. The cooker which Com
rade Erling o. gave 10 somewhat diff
ferent from this, and has q pair
II very useful soapstoneS in it. VIII
describe this later and give some
more information about such cook
rs.
II the sketch l have made is not
orrect, will Comrade Irene please
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
NOTE

We publish letters every Friday
from workers in the transportation
and communications industries
railroad, marine, surface lines, sub
way, elevated lines, express COM
panies, truck drivers, taxi drivers,
etc.--and from the communications
industries-post office, telephone,
telegraph, etc.
We urge workers from these in
dustries to write us Of their condi-
lions of work and their struggles to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Caulifl0wer Nose

A. p. G., New Kensington, Pa
Although we used a magnifying glass
on your photograph marked tx We
were unable to detect any redness.
The only thing we could suggest is
that O few x-ray treatments might
help your condition. You ought to
consult the nearest dermatologist
and let us know his opinion before
you take any treatment.
Contact with Havana Physicians
Sonia w., Havana.-You failed to
give us your address; but we will get
In touch with the physician comrade
you mentioned and also with the
other doctor. We are also writing
you letter In care of the Professor
There is very little English material
on the subject of health In the Soviet
Union. We have one small pamphlet
which was published few years age
and which is now out of print. The
only book we could recommend is
Red Medicine" by Sir Arthur New
c44O24AAC ctA4Q OOllA4 IA. xAAl5obd4JP pun
lished by Doubleday, Doran at $3.50
per copy.
Ortho- GynoI
b. S., BrookIyn.-Neither Ortho-
Gynol nor Tactic acid jelly are 10C
per cent desirable. The claims made
for both of these preparations are
exaggerated. OF the two, we prefer
Tactic acid as being cheaper and less
likely to injure the tissues.
Wasserman and Kahn Precipitation
Test
o. c., South Carolina.-If you really
got 200 injections of 606, mercury and
bismuth, you ought to be cured by
this time. If the Wasserman test
has been negative for the last year
there is very little likelihood of any
germs being present in your blood
The Kahn Precipitation test is often
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
A Letter from
the Waterfront
JObleSS Council
tBy Marine Worker Correspondent

tBy Marine Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-Here is a letter I
am addressing to Mr.. Harry L. Hop
kinS, Federal Relief Administrator. at
Washington, D. c.:
Mr.. Hopkins: How would you like
to eat book? How would YOU like
to sleep on a book? Yet your answer
to our letter concerning food and
lodging was form letter saying that
the C.W.A. Office in New York was
to be found at a certain address and
a booklet, No. 10, Of Regulations of
the C. W. A.
Mr.. Hopkins, we do not eat books,
We eat bread and meat and yege-
tables, by preference. At present we
are not eating those things in any
large quantity, we unemployed sea-
men on federal relief in New York,
as we told you in the letter you an
swered pointlessly with a book.
Mr.. Hopkins, We unemployed sea-
men sent you letter, endorsed by
several thousand unemployed seamen
on federal relief, protesting against
the inadequate relief doled out and
the manner of the dolir~. We ra~eqt
that protest, MIR. Hopkins, and the
charge that major part of the relief
still goes to overhead" payments for
the benefit Of the same gang of thugs
and grafterS who have lived fat on
the funds collected for relief of des-
titute seamen since the beginning of
the crisis and before. Mr.. Hopkins.
those charges of insufdciency of diet
and diversion of funds have not been
met either with your book, or with
the certificates men are forced to
sign, saying they are satisfied with
the amount Of relief doled out in the
Seamen's Church Institute and other
charity rackets now living on federal
relief.
An Insult and a Challenge
Mr.. Hopkins, we look on your book
let of instructions, and your form
letter as an insult and a challenge.
We are accepting the challenge. to
go out and get better. We are going
out to get better, by organized
strength. We are organizing the
Seamen against these charity rackets.
to hight for dollar day relief for
every unemployed seaman, and for
unemployment insurance for every
unemployed seaman, and for umem-
ployment insurance for every unem-
ployed worker. We are endorsing the
demand Of the Marine Workers IN
dustrtal Union to the code AUTHORITY
to guarantee to every seaman a yearly
wage Of at least $500, whether the
shipowners can profit by using his
labor or not, and we are electing our
representatives to the National Con-
vention Against Hunger, which the
National Unemployed Councils are
holding in Washington, on Feb. 3, to
fight for unemployment insurance.
Mr., Hopkins, you will hear more
from us, In an organized form which
cannot be ignored or lodged by send
ing out stupid form letters and
books.
Mr.. Hopkins, you invite us to eat a
book. We will now bend our efforts
toward making you swallow a little
printed matter too--the text of the
workers Social Insurance Law, which
we intend to use every power we have
to force into the statute books as law,
The Waterfront Unem. Council.
o. ]. Valeri, Secy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

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IL, IA, l6, 10, 20, 80, 80, "a, IS, SO,
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ing. Illustrated step-by-step sewing
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organize. Please get these letters to
us by Tuesday of each week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

SAMGy BANDITS OPEN ERE WOMAN ssRFA.4s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

The farmer was happy soul. Bald he. "I'll let my strong voice roll and, if you keep real quiet, you will hear pretty song.
 "The hills and dales appeal to me. They i'll .nc full of harmony. [ always like to sing while am Travelling along"
 "Oh, finc!" said Dotty, with n grin. "Gec, more than likely, we'll join in, unless you sing q song that we have never heard before.y
 You've ne'er heard this one" aaid the man. "PlI sing it now. as best can. You see. wrote the words myself Perhaps twill make you roar"
 Tim of to towp," the gong be- san. And Pm happy farmer man. because 1 make my living fstislng things out iD my fields.
 AT work the soil the Iiye-IoDg iay. To me my work is just like nay, cause 1 will get the benefit ' what each acre yields"
 We'll. how was tf0ty'' the farm ef cried T hope it didn't spoil awered G0jdy., Now we'll sing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
By Blosser

song for you.'
 The Tinymitcs all joined right in. lt pleased the man, and made him grin, He clapped his hands and shouted, That was great" when they were through.
 Just then the wind began to- blow. and little Dotyt cried out, "Oh. fl looks just like cyclone. I'm as scared as can be.
 "Thc wagons shaking. Me, 0h my 1 think we're headed for the sky. hope ] don't fall out Of here. Someone hang on tc me"
 The next thing that the Tinles Knew. part of the farmers wagon flew into the air, and then Ii giant wind man ca}ne In sight.
 He cried, "Ah, ha! Some tots I've found. I'm going to blow you round and round. Just hang on 10 the wagon and perhaps you'll be ali rigbt.
 Copyright. Jss4. NEA Service. ine.)
 (fiie Tiliies meet q fainOhs old iady hs fisc nexf sfOry.l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
] CHARLOTTE HAS LARGE TOURIST PASSENGER LIST
Vessel Now on Last Alaska Trip of Season-Was
 Here Last Night

On her last trip of the tourist season, the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Charlotte, Capt. w. @. Palmer, master, and A. H. Bird, purser, arrived at the Pacific Coast dock northbound at 7:3O o'clock last evening, and sailed for Skagway at midnight.
 The Princess Charlotte left Van couver with 200 passengers, of whom 194 were booked for Skag- way. with 175 roundtrippers among that number.
 Three passengers left the ship here, Mrs. Harry I. Lucas and the Rev. and Mrs. Erling K. sAlafson.
 More than 100 bags of assorted mail were discharged in Juneau and the vessel had 260 -tons of freight for the interior of Yukon Territory, to be unloaded at Skag- way. &
 On the return, the Princess Charlotte will pick up the Buchan- an party of boys from Detroit Mich, and tributary territory She is due here at o'clock Friday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08

Mining Location ro.iecs as En- plre office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
3S,00o POUNDS OF L0NCSHOREMENS
 SALMON BOUGHT TROUBLES BEING THIS MORNING DISCUSSED NOW
E. E. Ergstrom Buys 27,. 900 Pounds at l5, 8
 6 and 6 Cents

Local sales of salmon were 38,- 900 pounds last night and this morning. E. E. Engstrom bought 15,000 pounds from the North Light, Capt. Nels Landin, this morning and 12,000 pounds from the Amy, Capt. Peter Johnny, paying 15, 8, 6 and 6 cents per pound for large reds, small reds, whites and echoes, respectively.
 Wallis s. George, buying inde- pendently, bought 11,000 pounds from the Elfin, Capt. E. O. Swan son, this morning, refusing to make public the price paid MT. George is also handling salmon for the Alaska Trollers' Cooperative Marketing Association.
 The Alaska Coast Fisheries bought 13,000 pounds of halibut from the Hyperion, Capt Oscar Oberg, at the standard rate of 5 and 3 cents per pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Tn the United States Commission
 CTS Court for Juneau Precinct,
 Division Number One, Territory
 of Alaska. In Probate.
 In the Matter of the Estate of
 KARL KLENKE, Deceased. s
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 8, 1894, the under signed was appointed administrator of the estate of KARL KLENKE, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to pr es ent them, with the proper vouchers, and verified as required by law, to said administrator, at the office of his attorney, to wit, at the office of HOWARD D. | |STABLER, Attorney-at-Law, in the Shattuck Building, at Juneau, AL aSka, within six months from the date of this notice, to wit, within six months from August B. 1884. ADRIAN ". ROFF, ra Administrator. First publication, Aug. 8. 1884.
 Last publication, Sept. 5, 1884
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
E

FOR SALE-Several used circulator parlor heaters at bargain prices. $10 to $35. Juneau Young Hard sware Go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NoRTHBOUND

Yukon scheduled to arrive at T o'clock tomorrow morn ing and sails westward about . noon. . Prince George scheduled to arrive early Thursday even- . ing. Alaska due Saturday. Norco due Saturday. SCHEDULED SAlLINGS Zapora scheduled to sail from Seattle August at mid night.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver August II at 9 pm. Northland scheduled to sail from Seattle August 13 at g pm. Northwestern scheduled to sail from Seattle August IA at 9 a. m. SOUTHB1UND SAILNGS . Aleutian scheduled sou h. bound T am., Friday. r Princess Charlotte scheduled to arrive at am. Friday and sails two hours later. Haleakala scheduled south bound Saturday. - LOCAL SAILNGS Kenai leaves every Wednes- day night at 6 p. m., for . Sitka and way ports. Estebeth leaves every We'd . nesday at 10 a. m. for Chi . chagof and wayports via Icy . Strait. Dart leaves every Friday at
 II am, for Petersburg, Rake . and wayports.
 . . -A . c . c c .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08

ware to.
 FOR SALE-One of finest trolling boat in Alaska, 37 feet long, com- pletely equipped in Al condition, sacrifice for quick sale less than one-half cost. Also 1512 acres partly cleared with completely modern house and other build ings. Large vegetable garden, ex- cellent location, su ii ta ble for ranching and could be used for roadhouse as we'll Address En- pire 3950
 FOR SALE-Used circulating heat CTS, first class condition, at bar gain prices. Juneau-Young Hard ware Go.
 FOR SALE-Model A Ford sedan. Telephone 3901. FOR SALE-Cockereland Springer Spaniel pups. Mel Edmonds, Will loughby Ave, across from Eager sons concrete works.
 -s -- FOR SALE, - The trolling boat PEARL w. Fully equipped. Al condition. Apply Bill Williams, Paris Inn.
 FOR SALE-$1 ,0O0 Piggly Wiggly preferred stock. Earning 8go in- terest paid twice yearly See H. L. Faulkner, attorney at law. FOR SALE =. 19 it. river boat, model K 40 Johnson outboard motor. Phone 173. FOR SALE-Welding of all mater ials. Alaska Welders. Phone Al. .---.-------------- FOR SALE-Stoyes, mattress, con- goleum, chairs, tables, bureaus Apply Oh annel Apartments Phone 436.
 FOR 6AI.E..--s Hudson sedan and Ford coupe. Phone 202. NICE LEVEL LOT, cheap for cash Inquire i8a 9th St. TURN your old gold into value Cash or trade at Nugget Shop
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
SELLS INTEREST IN
 HI-WAY DELIVERY

Bert Whitfield has disposed of his interests in the Hi-Way Parcel Delivery to his father, s. Whitfield, and left on the Northland for Bremerton, Wash, where he will re-enlist in the Navy. For the present, at least, the Hi-Way De- livery will maintain it's schedules on Glacier Highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08

FOR SALE-Stoyes, mattress. con- gOleum, chairs, tables, bureaus. Apply Channel Apartments.
 Phone 436.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
Want Ad Information Phone374

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
RENAL SCHEDULED TO
 SAIL THURSDAY P. M

The Kenai, scheduled to sail to- night at 6 o'clock on the Sitka and wayport route, will not sail until 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon owing to the late arrival of the Yukon. The Seattle steamer has freight shipments for the Kenai.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
National Labor Board Be- gin Hearings in Bay Dis
 Will Move North

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. g. Arbitration of the Longshore- mems walkout problems began to- day with the National Labor Board meeting here and at Oakland Workers and employers are being heard here.
 Following the hearings on the Bay, the Board will go to Port land, Seattle, Tacoma and then Los Angeles.
 A decision might be expected from the Board within two weeks should the hearings proceed with out interruption.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS As we cannot reach them all, we hereby wish to thank our many friends for their kindness Shd floral offerings in our recent bereave- ment.
 A special thanks is offered the Miners Union and the Scandinav- ian Club Vikings.
 MRS. AASTA VARNESS AND
 CHILDREN, MIR. AND MRS. OSWALD
 VARNESS. adv.
 
 ATTENTION ELKS a Meeting tonight at o'clock. Init iation All members are requested to attend. E.
 M. H. SIDES, adv. Secretary. Daily Empire Want Ads Pay!
 F
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
NOTICE

When advertisers put in ads they sometimes don't wish to be bothered with phone calls and answering doorbells, so we give them a box number, such as Box 10-A, Empire.
 People wanting to answer these ads should send letters addressed to the box number listed. We will see the adver- tiser gets them.
 THE EMPIRE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
. . . . . .
 AT THE HOTELS . . . . . . . .

Gastineau T. Sakamoto, Seattle: Wilbur Wester, Juneau; D. P Knowles, Garrison, Mont; c. F. linden, Se- attle. z es
 Zynda sTsa Robert L. Stix, Scarsdale, N. Y. Alaskan s M. E Crawford, Juneau. Art Hedman, Juneau; Martin Olsen, Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-08
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-One heavy Washington bicycle. Owner may have same by proving property and paying for this ad. See Fred Sorri.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-07
INTERSTELLAR
 BANDITS FOUND
Scientists Agree Space an Excellent But Not Per-
 feet Vacuum

Washington - (UP) - Dr P. W. Merrill of the Carnegie Institu- tion's Mount Wilson Observatory, and Sir Arthur Eddington of the University of Cambridge, are agreed that interstellar space is an excellent, but not a perfect vacuum, according to statements released by the pair.
 "A few lonesome atoms-one or two hundred per cubic feet-roam restlessly about attacking passing light rays and robbing them of certain favored vibrations" Dr.. Merrill observed.
 There are two kinds of known interstellar "bandits," calc u m atoms and sodium atoms: the for mer stealing violet light and the latter yellow light. Although their demands are not heavy. the Amer ican astronomer contended, the effect of the petty thefts is so cumulative that in the spectra of certain distant stars the losses ap- pear plainly visible as dark lines.
 A most interesting fact is that the intensities of these interstellar lines are used as measures of the distance of the stars in whose spectra they appear.
 Sir Arthur, in corroborating Dr Merrill's observations, added that the most tenuous region in space is that where the sphere of one nebula shades off into that of another. However, there Is always some residual density to the ex- tent of about one atom for>every cubic inch.