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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

A miners daughter, living II
Benton, Ill, sends us clipping
from the Benton Evening News
describing a baby born without
hands and feet, into the home of {
destitute miner. Says the report:
."On one arm is q rudimentary
thumb; on the other, a rudimen-
tary little finger. The right foo
ends at the ankle and the left ends
half way between the heel and the
normal location of the toes.
o. "The baby, boy, was born with
a cleft palate and rudimentary
ii tongue grown into the palate. 1t
was taken to the clinic building
today and the tongue was dis
sected from the palate in the
presence of doctors, who were all
very much interested in examin-
ing the baby.
Its abnOrmality was attributed
to a deficiency in cell growth by
DIR. Cummins, and is not due to
any lack Of nourishment on the
part of the mother, the doctor
stated.
mfr. and Mrs. Gibbs are relief
clients. He has been out of en-
ployment for four years, prior to
which he was a fiuorspar miner
in Hardin County. The family is
so destitute that there was no
clothing for the baby, which was
wrapped in diaper and blanket.
Just about everything that is
needed is lacking in the home.
1.-TWO of the children are in
school and another one ought to
have been, but the father has
been too busy to send it. The
youngest was eating uncoOked
rolled oats soaked in sugar and
milk"
Uncooked rolled oats for the
youngest of four other children!
Evidently the gas was shut off, anc
there was no other fuel.
AS we have not studied medicine
we would not venture to pass Judge
ment on the doctors verdict that
the abnormality was not due to
any lack of nourishment on the
part of the mother" The haste
to make this assertion, however, in
dictates q desire to forestall dem
and protest from other
starved workers, especially women
and thus to preserve a great alb
normality.
Just observe the preposterous
spectacle of doctors very much in
in examining this curio-
sity of deformed baby, while
casually and unconcernedly &C
cepting the tremendous and hor-
rible abnormality of millions OF
families starving, hslf-clad, freez-
ing, or eating uncooked oats,
though surrounded by an i'm
abundance of food,
shelter, clothing, fuel, and all nee
sssary resources and implements to
multiply the output many times
overt Here they see no "abnor-
nality" in crying need of examina-
joni
What could better illustrate the
,allous depths of decadence into
which our civilization" has
plunged, than such bland accept
lnce of widespread starvation and
Wasn't Marx right!
The privileged classes, whose brutal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
Workers Plan Labor
Conference to Help
Win Textile Strike

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. Is. -
Steps are being taken here to form
a united front of all workers to aid
the textile strike. The Workers Pro-
tective Association, an organization
of unemployed, will present a pro-
posal to the strike committee of the
United Textile Workers for the Or
ganization of labor conference to
mobilize all working class forces to
help the strike.
Only three mills remain open here
and these will be closed by united
mass picketing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

their burdens and indebtedness.
The Daily Worker is the only
paper that can deal with the living
conditions of the toiling farm and
rural population and help bring
about organization and action to
win immediate and lasting improve
ment.
This can be done very effectively
if the New York Daily Worker will
carry as one of its features a page
or part of one each week entirely
devoted to the conditions, problems
and struggles of the workers, poor
farmers, and homeowners of Long
Island 1. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

I mean the elements that we're ac-
tive in past struggles. Some Of
those people I approached and
asked why they don't help. The
answer was, they thought they were
not wanted. These can be utilized
for both financial and organiza-
tional results. The work must be
done from inside Lawrence and not
outside.
* :
New Haven, Conn :
EitOriaI Note
The writer Of the above letter
takes too pesSimistic a view Of the
Lawrence situation. 1t is not true
that the workers there do not want
to struggle. They have militant ira
ditions of struggle, and are victims
Of the same exploitation which has
brought such misery and suffering
to the textile workers of the en-
tire country. They want to strike,
and they will strike.
IL Is TRUE, however, that the Party
in Lawrence has understimated The
situation, that il did not have
enough confidence in the readiness
of the workers to struggle, and did
not prepare for struggle.
1t is also true that the workers
in Lawrence have not trusted ths
leadership of the U. T. W., that they
fear another betrayal. II is the task
of our Party comrades in Lawrence
to work for the establishment Of
one union, to unite all the forces
Of the textile workers, even If this
means the bringing OF the revolu-
tionary forces into the U. T. W.. and
there to fight for q rank and file
leadership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
Bankhead Bill Taxes
Poor White Farmers
Half of Cotton CrOn
BY a Worker CORRESPONDENT

Atlanta, Ga.
The landlords are doing all thew
can to find out about the "red"
choppers. A few days ago three
comrades had some trouble with
their landlords. They got beat IN
and put two in Jail and not out as
YET. We are doing all we can to get
them out. e1O
The bosses are giving SOC around
a hundred pounds to the cotton
pickers. 0'Vo1A
About Bankhead Cotton Bill n
seems that this seems to rest more
on the poor white farmer more
than anything. The white farmers
mere OF course do not like it ali
It's about the U. s. A. taking a.
most half of their cotton for tax
la1ter the little farmer get his al
lotment). They're all hot over if
we ask that this also 90 in the
news Just little to nav rent
ana a little over. Some of the lit-
Tie farmers only get Csc some 75c
ana then rent for the pillow. The
wnlte tenants are some what tired
OF The Bankhead Cotton Bill. Have
70 pay $40 or more on the bale tax
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
In THE HON E
AbnormaIities, Minor and Major
BY HELEN LUX

attitude is reflected by many mid
dle-clasS elements, are no longer fit
to rule; they lack even the ele-
mentary good sense to object to the
sight Of the people of the nation
plunged into hunger and want. It's
high time for the workers to throw
them out and run things with some
sense.
AS the comrade who sent the clip
ping remarked, Comparing the life
of the workers in the Soviet Union
with this-no wonder it makes one
see red"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
CORRECTION

In our Saturday column the quo
ia set by the Board for the Daily
Worker drive, was announced at
$500. It should have read $500.
The mistake was the result of the
enthusiastic Interpretation given
our scrawl by our Secretary. Your
support can still justify Comrade
Secretary's enthusiasm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

smallest to the largest, you can
no longer work. TheS bosses tell
you to be patient and law-abidding
citizens and Mr.. Roosevelt tells you
to look to Washington for new SAL
walton, but the truth is drasticallv
being learned; that Roosevelt can
not patch up the crisis 50 it will
stick It has busted in the South
where the workers have been fed
on rainbow promises and prosperity
just around the corner for FIVE
years. LEAH YOTTNCz
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
Sexual Relations During Pregnancy

Sexual Relations During Pregnancy
L. L., Buffalo, n. Y.:-The best
authorities agree that intercourse
should not be permitted during the
first three months and the last two
months Of pregnancy.
One Of the most important rea-
sons given for the taboo in the first
three months, is that if woman
is liable to miscarriages, sexual re-
lations may be one of the causative
factors in bringing one on. This is
due to the excitement and the irri-
tation and congestion of the or
gans during the sexual act. No
doubt, the frequency of miscarri-
ages in the newly married is due to
this cause.
During the last two months of
pregnancy, the situation is differ
ent. At this time the better trained
obstetricians will not permit them
selves even a simple vaginal exarni-
nation, except under unusual cir
gumstances or extreme emergencies,
to say nothing of allowing inter
course.
No matter how carefully clean
the doctor may be in doing such
an examination, there is a strong
possibility Of introducing germs
from the outside into the vagina.
These germs may produce an infec-
ton in the woman during or after
labor, sometimes leading even to
fatal blood poisoning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
A City Edition for the Long Island
Farmers

Mineola, L. I.
Dear Comrade Editor:
One of the most important pur-
poses of the Daily Worker is to
unite all elements of the toiling
population in common struggle with
the working class for their daily
needs and final emancipation.
Many workers in New York City
think that poor farmers are out
west, down south, up state or some
other remote place. Thousands of
them are outside our door-thirty
minutes from Penn. Station.
In other parts of the country
farmers have been ruined because
of the destruction of their crops
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

Our Readers Must Spread the
Daily Worker Among the Members
Of All Mass and Fraternal Organ.
nations As Political Task Of First
Importance!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1891 is available in sizes
36, SO, 40, AZ, A and 46. Size Sc
takes 37s yards 39-inch fabric.
Illustrated step-by-step sewing in
structions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

We publish letters from farm
ers, agricultural workers, lumber
and forestry workers, and can
merry workers every Thursday.
These workers are urged to send
us letters about their conditions
of work, and their struggles to
organize. Please get these let
tiers to us by Monday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
FROM Akron, Ohio:

FROM Akron, Ohio:
L Comrades: At our last mena-
bership meeting of the Women's
Branch 176, Of the United
Ukrainian Toilers Organization
we decided to give what we can n
help the Daily Worker. We sre
sending 50 this time"
And in Philadelphia, Manyunk
Branch 561 of the I. W. o. has
challenged the Bill Haywood Br.,
581, to Socialist competition. Are
the New York branches listening?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
GAa.aIannAs.


r. L., Long Beach, Calif.:-The
operation for sterilization of the
male is very simple, not dangerous
When done by a good surgeon, and
does not harm or destroy the sexual
desires. It is a much simpler OPP
Grafton than the one done for ster-
ilizatiOn of the female.
However, it is very important to
remember that in a capitalist So
ciety, laws compelling sterilization
like most other laws always have
catches in them which make them
extremely dangerous for anyone
who struggles against the oppres-
sion Of the bosses.
Although originally those laws are
supposed to give legal permission
for sterilization of the unfit, such
as the insane, epilepticS, Grim
inals," etc, the wording of the law
is so loose that one can give it any
meaning one wants. For example
the word unfit" or criminal" can,
If desired, be applied to anyone who
raises his voice against war, against
wage cuts, against anything which
might cut down the profits of the
bosses. Such laws are especially
dangerous in ascist countries
where anyone disagreeing with fas-
cism is considered criminal" and
unfit"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
Letters from Our Readers

because of the volume Of letters re-
ceived by the Department, we can print
only those that are of general interest
to Daily Worker readers. However, all
letters received are carefully read by the
editors. Suggestions and criticisms are
welcome and whenever possible are used
for the improvement of the Daily
WorkerD
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

Send FIFTEEN CENTS tI5c) in
coins or stamps (coins preftrred)
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.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

NOte.-Leah Young and Annie
May feathers, textile strikers in
Atlanta, Ga, are being held on
$4,000 bail each for distributing a
leaiet telling of the united front
of textile strikers on a picket line
surrounding textile mill. Mrs.
Young Is the mother Of five
children and both she and Annie
feathers refused to refrain from
piciketing as q condition for re-
lease from jalI.
Both are being defended by the
International Labor d efense,
John H. Geer, Negro lawyer who
assisted in the defense of Hern-
don, is their attorney.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
Better Conditions Can
Be WOn Only By
Striking for Them
BY Textile Worker Correspondent
I'm Fulton County JafD

ATLANTA, Gave are facing
nationwide strikes. Something never
known in the U. S. history before.
Workers are learning more about
these conditions and about how
they are Shaving for bosses, on bare
ly existence wages, and that they
can get better living conditions only
by striking for them.
This is excellent for us workers
and will make the boss class fear us
more and more at the same time.
Workers will learn who are their
kind. How could we believe com
pany unions any more?
ANNIE MAE feathers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
The 100000 Coal

ganization In the country to pass
and exceed their allotted total.
New York, Chicago and points
west, north, south and east have
the floor!
HOW to Raise the $4,000 (Method
ii 16D-By Sonya Bernstein, OF
New Jersey.
Yesterday I was one year old. But
please don't think that makes me
too young to help build new
world!
Il asked my friends to bring
money for the Daily Worker In
stead OF presents-$5.25 was col-
lected.
Gould you send me q receipt,
please, so my mother can keep IL
for me till I am old enough to
read it?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20
TWO dollars every week!

TWO dollars every week.
1 That is the answer Of William
Allergo to Harry Hirschorn's &C
ceptance Of his Socialist challenge
to contribute a dollar every week
to the Daily Worker 100000 drive.
Both are of Brooklyn.
It'll not be easy to maintain"
writes Comrade Allegro, "but I'll
raise the ante. It's encour-
aging to know 1 have competi-
tiOn."
Comrade Allegro is at present
ahead Of Comrade Hirschorn, in
that the former has already con-
tributed almost $40, but Comrade
Hirschorn has an abundance of
working spirit. We would not be
surprised to see him send in, all
at once, a sum to put him on a
par with his Socialist competitor.
But who will say three dollars
every week?
In Allegheny County, Pa, the IN
employment Councils are busy rails
ing funds for the Hunger March,
for their own paper, for sending a
delegation to Chicago, and for vari-
Gus other activities, but this has not
prevented them from undertaking
quota of $3.50 in the Daily Worker
drive.
And the branches have already
raised SIS of their quota and vow
to be the first unemployed or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

Received September ls
Previously Received
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-20

DISTRICT Is New Haven,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-28
INDUSTRIAL
EMPLOYMENT
STILL GAINS

Continued from cage one)
NRA steel code. The increase
announced through the company's
employee representation plan. af-
fects all hourly. tonnage, piece
and combination rates.
The announcement was the Sec
ond from a Pittsburgh steel con-
Germ, the National Steel Corpora
ton having similarly disclosed its
intention of raising by 10 per
cent the wages Of approximately
$4,000 employees of its Weirton
Steel company. Great Lakes Steel
corporation and Hanna Furnace
corporation.
The general increase through
out the steel industry, it was stat
Cd. will affect some 100000 pay
envelopes. twill give real impetus
to other recovery measures"
CAS- far as our company is con-
cerned," Weir said, increased
economies in production and much
improved operating schedules
make this wage increase possible
at this time"
Weir emphasized that he be-
lieved the industry would con-
tinue on the 40-hour week, de-
spite President Roosevelt's re-
quest for shorter working hours.
He also said the increase would
not presently affect the executive,
administrative or clerical forces.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-28
By Mrs. c. r. McManaway
Society Editor
Phone 90 Before IL Nooo
MRS ANN HARTY TO WE'D
Mp EDWARD MILLER

Asbeville friends have been ad-
yiend Of the announcement party
s,;yon at the Dicie Howell ScnooI
of Music in New York few dayS
oao disclosing the engagement OF
Mr. Ann Harry and Mr.. Edward
Miller both Of whom are Wen
Lnown in Ashevil!c. Mrs. Marty
has snent several summers IN
AsheyiIIe as a member Of the sum
mer school of Dicie Howell Inc
Marriage is scheduled 70 take
Mace about May /, according 10
the account of the party.
Among the southern people az
tending the affair were: Mr.. ana
Mrs Lee Cooper, formerly OF
Asheville, Mr.. and Mrs. ReglnaId
Wilcox and Miss Frances CON-
stock formerly of HendersonyII1e'
and Miss Martha Simons, former
" of Asheville.
The bride-elect resided for
number of years in Henderson
vile and has been one OF the most
talented pupils in the Dicle HoweL
School of Music. Mr.. Miller IS the
eastern manager Of the Fairfield
Paper company of Ohio, with
headquarters in New York City.
He visited Asheville last summer
and will be pleasantly remember
ed here-Asheville Citizen.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-28
HOUSE PASSES FUNDING
BILL DESPITE VETO.

Continued from page one.)
II, 1918. The treasury would
purchase 2,O00,000,00O ounces of
silver at market prices, paying
with silver certificates. Seignor-
age profits from the purchase
would go into a sinking fund and,
according to Pittman, would
finance the payments.
The president, in one of the
longest messages he has sent to
congress. said that deep consider
ations of justice as we'll as the
consideration of dollars and
cents" prompted his veto.
81 trust that the congress will
continue to cooperate with me
in our common effort to restore
general prosperity and relieve dis
tress," he said.
Pointing out that the vetoed
bill exceeds by $228,OOO,OOO the
budget estimates, and that no pro-
vision has been made for new
taxation to make up this deficit,
the president emphasized that if
the bill became law the money
would have to be taken from
funds designed for Essential re-
lief work"
Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out that
action had already been taken
looking to the prevention of in
justice in individual cases under
last years economy act which re-
moved from benefit lists veterans
whose injuries were only pre-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-28
MISS HARVEY
DIES IN TRY0N
Was the First in America
to Wear Badge of
Policewoman

TRYON, March 28.-Funeral
services for Miss Mary Steel Har-
vey, Americas first policewoman,
will be held at $3.50 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon at the Church Of
the Holy Cross. Episcopal. Inter-
ment will be in Tryon cemetery.
Miss Harvey passed away about
9 o'clock Monday at st. Luke's
hospital following an illness of
several weeks. Her brother, D. c..
Harvey of Merrick, Long Island,
n. Y. was in Virginia at the time
and arrived with Mrs. Harvey on
Tuesday afternoon to make ar
rangements for the funeral.
Miss Harvey was appointed by
Judge Morris Soper, then Balti-
more police commissioner. to the
office of policewoman of Balti-
more in 1912. and was the first
woman in America to wear the po-
lice badge. When the Baltimore
policewomen's department was
enlarged to five, she became chief
of policewomen, which office she
held for IS years. For II years
preceding her appointment to po-
lice work she was connected with
the Federated Charities of Balti-
more.
She had lived here since retire
ment from active life.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-28
PHILATHEA CLASS
MEETING HELD ,

The Philathea class OF the FIRST
BAPTIST Sunday school met last
evening at the home Of Mrs. Dew
ev Sherman with Mrs. W. L.
Swanson in the chair. After
song Mrs. Noah Hollowell offered
praver and the devotiOns we're
given by Mrs. Fred Toms, a Wis
itor who also showed some PIC
lures of Manchuria. The presi-
dent then made an interesting
talk on missions.
Plans were made for some char
ity work and arrangements made
for the orphans clothes. A men,
bership drive for the next Two
months was discussed. also a social
scheme for the members. The
team of Mrs. C. w. Davis won on
points for the past month. During
the social hour the hostesses, Mes
danes Sherman. Griffin and Hen
derson, served block cream, cake
and hot chocolate to SO members
and six visitors.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-28
FLETCHER IS
ENDING YEAR
Award of Honors and d.
plomas, Class Day,
Thursday P. M.

FLETCHER, March 28.-Eigh-
teen seniors will be given di-
plomas at the final graduation
exercises for the senior class of
the Fletcher high school on
Thuradpy evening at 8 o'clock in
the high school auditorium. r. G..
Andcra, Henderson county super
intcndcnt Of education, will de-
liver the annual address to the
members of the class. During the
evening the class exercises will
be held. Miss LOttie Souther will
give the valedictory and Frank
Frady the salutatory address. He
will also give the class will. The
class history will be read by Ira
Baldwin. Miss Mabel Hutchinson
will act as giftorian. Seaborn
Byers. president Of the class will
preside and announce the pro-
gram. Beside the awarding of
the diplomas the certificates of
promotion will be given to those
who will enter high school next
year from the seventh grade.
The names of those who have had
perfect attendance during the
year will be announced and the
monographs will be given to those
who have won honors in athletics.
The members of the senior
class are: Miss Lottie Souther,
valedictorian, Miss Margaret Ella
Fletcher, Miss Alvera Taylor,
Miss Mary Souther. Miss Virginia
Souther, Miss Charlotte Barnwell,
Miss Mabel Hutchinson, Miss
Genevive Green, Miss Hazel Da-
Wis Frank Frady, salutatorian,
Seaborn Byers, class president,
Ira Baldwin, Hugh Lilies, Marry
Justice. Cliff Lusk, Cecil Wor-
sham, Paul GLADDEN., A. T. Wolfe.
The baccalaureatT sermon was
heard on Sunday afternoon at
2:30 in the high school auditor
ium. The Rev. ]. R. Owen, pas
tor of the French Broad Baptist
church of Asheville, was the
preacher. Mrs. Roy Schreyer rem
dered a vocal solo and was ac-
companied at the piano by her
sister. Miss Mcintyre of Ashe-
vile.
The members of the senior class
presented the class play, "The
Deacon Slips" a comedy in three
acts at the school house on last
Friday evening. The largest
crowd that has ever attended a
benefit entertainment attended.
The part of the deacon" was
played by ]. o. Youngblood, a
member of the high school fac
ulty. Those taking leading parts
were Miss Lottie Souther, Miss
Margaret Ella Fletcher. Hugh
Lilies. Miss Alvera Taylor, Ira
Baldwin, Harry Justice, Frank
Frady, Cecil Worsham.