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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
lRT Workers Rising Against
Company Union Pension Plan

see Mr.. Merritt" All the men who
don't sign will be gradually fred
You are the only one who hasn't
signed" And so on. And this is
the IR.T. Interpretation of the
word optional"
These petty bosses haven't enough
horse-sense to see that when they
harm the men they bring harm
to themselves. They are lust a lot
of 10 and 12-hour I.R.T. slaves
themselves, and they lack even the
foresight to see that their inter-
ests are identical with the inter-
ests of the mass of the workers.
These yokels have to form mu-
tual aid organizations of their own.
such as the $3.50 clubs. in order
to support one another in case of
sickness and loss of time, and vet
they do all in their power to helm
cram another 3 per cent wage cut
down the Threats of the men. The
I.R.T. is being rapidly organized bv
the Transport Workers Union, and
not for much longer will decent
men be forced to submit to the will
OF great or insignificant tyrants.
The spy system is working over
time at present. Plenty of IS A
men are being scattered around
IN the departments, shops and lines,
IN all kinds of jobs. We can assure
Mr.. Keegan, Connolly and Taylor.
that such steps are useless and will
only speed up our organizational
tempo rather than to slow it down.
We can build our membership as
rapidly as we desire, for we have
the sentiment of over 80 per cent
OF the men right now. The IR.T.
by It's 10 and II hour day, its seven
day week, its hunger wage scale.
its beakie system and it's yellow dog
company union, is a challenge to
the manhood of every employe. One
motorman answered the challenge
IN Jew words, well put. He said.
Build the organization, brother
build it quick. I'd sooner die FIGHT
ing this scab outfit than live work
ing for them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
Go TO LaUdtory
On O,Un Time 1t
Western Union
BY a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

NEW YORK. = Having read
your interesting article and be-
ing an employe of the Western
Union Telegraph Co., working in
the capacity of clerk, I would
like to submit some of the de-
plorable orking conditions
which I have found to exist in
the main Office at 60 Hudson St,
where I have worked for the past
eight years.
Men and women have to ask
permission from the foreman or
supervisor in charge, to get a
drink of water, and in several
cases, must go to the lavatory on
their own time, having to CLOCK
OUT on their time cards.
In several cases, men and
women were sent home or sus-
pended for several DAYS for
merely talking while working.
Also, men and women have been
suspended for days at a time. on
account Of miSpclling words or
not detecting misspelled words or
incorrect spelling ntelegrams.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
PARTY LIFE
Must Haze Discipline, Order
At haeImanp, and All, Meets
Worker Criticises Conduct of Participants at
Meeting Where Muenzenberg Spoke

the Free ThaeImann campaign
but in all our agitational work as
well.
In how many of our meetings is
the Party's literature completely
absent? How many of the Party's
sections and units realize that
meeting, no matter how coed the
speaker or how timely the topic,
is only transitcry thing unless
our pamphlets, periodicals, cur
press are there to be distributed
among the masses whom we must
reach.
In the preparation of a meet
ing, whether on the Scottsboro
case, police terror in strikes, the
German situation or any other
subject, whether it is an open-air
meeting Or in big hall, the CONF
rades responsible for the organi-
zation of the meeting must con-
slider 1t part of their job to see
to it that the literature agent of
the district, section or unit in
vOlved arranges for the sale Of
our literature there.
What is more, we must learn
to select the type OF literature
that is closely related to the sub
ject Of the meeting. A meeting
on Thaelmann and the German
situation should push the litera-
ture specifically dealing with Ger
many, such as Piatnitzky's PAM
phlet. Picks report on Germany
to the 18th Plenum of the E.C.CI.
Henri BabuSse's pamphlet on
Thaelmann, KnOrin'S 18th Plenum
report, the "Arbeiter," the
"Gegen Angriff" and similar
material. At a ScOttsboro meet
ing, HaywOOd's pamphlet on Ne
gro liberation, Ford'S pamphlet
and the resolutions of the 9Th
Convention on the Negro ques-
ton should be raised. together
with the '1iberator," etc.
Only when our comrades realize
that the pushing of our literature
is the fundamental method of
deepening our agitational APP
proach, and when they concen-
trate on the material closely
bound up with the subject in
hand, will our meetings effective
ness be made a lasting one.
The failure of literature sales
at the Thaelmann meeting de-
scribed above illustrates that our
comrades approached the whole
business of organizing the meet
ing in too slipshod fashion.
Literature is an essential part of
cur agitation and propaganda,
and we must organize its distri-
button in truly efficient manner.
Only when our literature is push
ed and sold at every one Of cur
m e e ngs, no matter what
topic, will we really be doing the
agitation and propaganda that
present situation requires of us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
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Beating of Workers Not Allowed on Suffer Ave- !!

apply to w. I. R. for clothes for
'em. (Anybody have any extra kids
things?-Send'em to w. I. r., $40
Broadway
Committee of U. C. w. c. w, is
working on requested letter to
Commissioner Hodson stating need
of free milk stations and preferred
locations. Sure be great if Coun-
ellis will be able to get City Admin
istration to set up such stations.
Postcards 70 Hodson will help.
Bakers Convention decided bread
will have to go up couple of cents.
Struggle ahead on that too.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
NOTE:

We publish letters every Friday
from workers in the transporta-
ton and communications indus
tries-railroad, marine, surface
lines, subway, elevated lines, ex-
press companies truck drivers,
taxi drivers, etc., and post office,
telephone, telegraph, etc.
We urge workers from these in
dustries to write us of their con-
ditions Of work and their struggles
to organize. Please get these let
tiers to us by Tuesday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
Men Threatened With
Dismissal Ii They
Do Not Sign
BY a Subway Worker Corresno,dert

BY Subway Worker Correspondent
NEW York;. T. Broughton.
trainmaster on the I.R.T., went
personally to some of the terminals
to try to talk the men into sign
ing up for the pension. Crosse of
the company union admitted that
this pension fund was voluntary.
but stated that all new men must
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
Anger Stirred By Way
Settlement Was
RailrOaded
BY a Street Car Worker Core
Spondent


CHICAGO, ul.-This is how Divi-
sion 241 of the A. F. Of L. put it
over on the street car workers of
Chicago last July at the Carmen's
Hall Auditorium.
First they called off the names
Of the committee men and each one
had to answer "pre sent" or there"
and I noticed that each one was in
a separate section Of the hall.
My impression was that each
committee man had his own little
corner to carry, and Of course the
poor, unsuspecting working man
who sits down in the same section
with the pal" from his own barn
is putting himself on a Spot-a
wage-cutting spot-because if he is
too loud in his protests his pal" no.
tees it, and besides his committee
man is a good scout" and he
wouldn't go along with anything
that wasn't 20. K" It's funny how
they fear these good scouts" isn't
it?
Well, the propositions that we're
rejected were read off first, and
then came the one that was ac-
cepted by the committee, and
needed only our consent to make it
a contract for a full year. Instead
of the 80 cents demanded it was
chopped down to 70 cents an hour,
and what was supposed to be an
eight-hour day turned out to be an
eight-hour minimum daytime and
half not starting until after 81
hours work.
The secretary read off the prop
osition and said to the men that
after trying IA times this was the
best offer he could get from Mr..
Richardson. He said, we had to
accept it, what else was there to
do?" and cry went up, which
showed there was real awakening in
the men. "Strike!" And he said,
Now, brothers, don't you go talk
ing that wayne don't want a
strike-we can't strike because the
surface lines are in the hands of
government" receivership, and we
don't want to buck the government.
But the men we're riled and /
could sense an undercurrent of dis
satisfaction with the leadership.
Every time someone walked I'D to
the mike to speak there was a roar
of applause. 1t seemed they we're
just aching for Red" speech. And
if the speaker was for acceptance
you could tell it by the little APP
plause he received Started by the
claque Mostly, that he wasn't so
hot. But if he was for rejection of
the proposition, the crowd just
roared.
What I have revealed here ought
to be remembered by the men of
our division who read this, so that
the next time they go to a meeting
they will know what to do. Keep
away from your own committee
moi, OAf PCGpCl QUILL SCb UCI11llQ llllll
if possible, so that you can watch
his actions but he can't watch
yours. This will show you how
much he is for you, or how much
he is against you This will con-
vince you of the rotten leadership
you now possess.
When you sit down in the hall,
look around and choose your seat,
and when they call the roll of these
committeeman, watch in front of
you, and spot one of them out.
Watch him. He's your enemy or
your friend. How else can you tell
if not by his actions?
Men of Kedzie Ave. station, your
Jimmie Dineen isn't so hot. The
Worlds Fair is still on, and there
was never an opportunity like this
to win all your demands, remember
that.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
Intimidation nj e t h o d 5
Used to Force
Applications

BY a Subway Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-The latest wage
cutting device of the I. r. T. is
not meeting with any marked de-
gree Of success. 1 am referring to
the per cent wage cut dressed
up to family resemble an old age
pension.
This scheme is the most bare
faced Misrepresentation I have ever
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20


contributions by mail or messenger.
Put the money in an envelope and
mention from which depot the
money is being sent. Send in cor
respondence. We will treat every
thing confdentially you may be
sure, because we are street car men
ourselves and are taking the big
gest risks.
Remember the address: Editor
Chicago Traction Worker, Room
300, $50 North Wells, Chicago. Let
us start to organize and when June
LIST, 1885, comes around, we shall be
in position to dictate to the com
pany instead of their debating to
us!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1880 is available in sizes
II, IA, Is, 10, 20, 80, 80, "a, SO, 80
and 40. Size Is takes yards 80
inch fabric. Illustrated step-by-step
sewing Instructions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-20
$50 Doctor
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ldA,GA@4:
By PAUL LUTTINGER, MD.

usually a good (meaning bad)
reason for such "disinterested"
praise.
AS soon as we get some author
itative information regarding the
results Of DR.. I. N. Kazakoff's new
method of preparing glandular ex-
tracts by water under high pres
sure, you'll read about it in this
column.
Vitamin Information
Robert Engels, Rutherford, N. J.
You may consult the tables pub
lished in Sherman's Chemistry Of
Food and Nutrition" (4th edition,
1882 or Roses Foundation of Nu-
triton revised edition, 1888, or
"Vitamins: A Survey of Present
knowledge" 1882, published by the
Lister Institute, conformity with the
Medical Research Council of Eng
land. The claims made by various
manufacturers regarding the vita
min content Of their products are
vague, non-informative and mis-
leading, in the great majority of
cases.
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The Washington times., 1934-08-23

In that split second that a
trained athlete needs to act on
an impulse. the Griffman tried
to change his slide to avoid cut
ting down Gehringer. His leg
buckled under him, the ankle bone
snapped, and Kuhel went out OF
action for the season.
1t is very easy, however unpleas
ant, to speculate on what wou!o
have happened to the Detroit
drive for the pennant if Gehr
niger had been cut down.
Mickey Cochrane makes no
bones about telling you that
Gehringer is one of his most
valued players. The averages
bear out every syllable that
Mickey utters. Gehringer is hit
ting a cool 1865, give or take a
point or two: he has made more
hits than anyone else in the
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

league and made 40 doubles, eight
behind his team mate, Hank
Greenberg. You have only to
watch Gehringer for a little while
to appreciate his worth to the
Tigers at second base.
Veteran baseball men will argue
long and loud with you on the
subject of whether Gehringer is
a better second baseman than
Eddie Collins or Napoleon Lajole.
Whether he is or not, the fact
that the old-timers dignity him by
debating the question is pretty fair
evidence of his worth.
Veteran baseball men will tell
you that no ball club ever got
very far without a great second
baSeman. and they got nowhere
without a good second basenan.
CONTINUED on Page 70, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

So it is easy to under
stand why Phil was taken
step in defying the local COM
mission which can only leave
him out in the same boat
wherein the two Deans, Jerome
the Dizzy and Paul the Daffy,
recentlv found themselves when
they figured they could get
along without organized base
ball.
Furr ian only be the loser
by ignoring a contract which he
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

'If GaribaldI wants to give
the fans a good show I'm all for
it. But he can't OverdO it, Ill
see to that.
Il don't like to interfere with
the wrestlers and will keep
hands off so long as GinO be-
haves himself. If he gets tough.
though, I'll act and act quick"
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

The long mooted question of
whether a wrestler can beat a
boxer may be settled for once
and all tonight-that is provided
Gino Garibaldi decides to get
rough.
Scheduled to oppose Sander
Szabo in the main event of Pro
moter Joe Turner'S Griffith Sta
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

dium show, Garibaldi's time hon
ored custom of referee batting
will be menaced by the impress
sive 6 feet s inches and solidi-
fled $50 pounds of towering Jess
Willard, former world heavy
weight boxing champion who is
to serve as third man in the ring
Remembered as the giant who
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

rocked the ring world to its heels
while knocking out the celebrated
Jack Johnson IN Havana years
ago and still a splendid physical
specimen for all of his At years,
old Jess has emphasized that he
will tolerate no fooliShneSs
Willard said upon his arrival
here today:
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

signed under the local form of
fight government to face Bob
Wilson, but since it seems he
is the loser no matter who or
when or whether he fights-why,
what the hell Bill what the
hell. You can't blame him
much for Sulking.
Protect the Fighter
If this situation should de-
velop to be all wool and 0 yard
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. II
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

ruffles and maybe volley or two from the
Tigers. Had it not been for Kuhel's sacrifice
in June, the Detroit Bengals might not be
in the pennant fight.
Now this agent does not mean sacrifice
in the baseball sense bunt fielded by an
infielder and ferried to first in time for a
putout Kuhel's sacrifice was real He gam
bled his whole baseball future on refusal
to cut down Charley Gehringer.
Maybe you recall the play. 1t happened in
the eighth inning of the first game of
double header on June %. Kuhel was on first
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

According to the acJ, as the PEe1lmInaTy
manuscript comes to the proof reader, Furr
is supposed to break down and confess all
and otherwise turn states evidence.
If the lines are not changed 'twixt now
and then, he will admit that he is a pretty
much disgusted young fighter, what with
there being little or nothing left for him
out of his purses by the time his various
managers advisers, yes-men and hooligans
get through splitting it up among them
selves
Consequently he cant put much heart
into this heantifnl hanhle which is his the
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

weerweght championship of the District of Coumbia-a
70 square miles Of it,
The young mans brief the clouds of the champ
ions has brought him nothing but grief and the additional
expense above and beyond the normal overhead of fighter
that of intense legal and medical guidance It
what he left would about buy him roll of bicycle ape
and bicycle is something Phil took into ring with
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Furr:s Story to Tell
Of ChiseHng In On
Fight Purses
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

My scouts and couriers bring back dngs that
when the Phil matter threshed down to the least
mon denomnator at the Boxing Commission bawick come
Monday there is going to be dirt thrown which will
be of the veriest savory nature.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

base and force play developed aJ seconu
ehnge with both feet between the runner and second base
would have been ashed the bone if Kuhe had slid for the
bag foremost Kuhel realized that fact instantly
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Kuhel?s SeHSacnfce
For GehringerM Merits
Thanks of Tigers
By FRANK "BUCK" o'NENLL
Times Staff Writer

AS the Tigers march along to the American League
pennan Joe Kuhe first sacker of the Grf sits the
viewing stand Kuh three ourshe least three
Evening star., 1934-10-11

Continued From First Page.)
Justice Hammer, and a Commute
conference followed with Foley, Faw-
cett and Attorney General David T.
Wilentz of New Jersey.
The three attorneys were present
when Justice Hammer announced the
time for hearing argument.
Foley announced that until the
petition for the writ is disposed Of
Hauptmann will be technically in the
custody Of the police commissioner
The prisoner was taken back to his
Bronx County Jail cell.
Prior to the proceeding in County
Court Fawcett announced he was pre-
pared to produce -four or five wit
nesses" who he said, would testify
Hauptmann was not in New Jersey
the night of the kidnapping After the
application for the writ had been filed
the defense attorney said he was pre-
pared to introduce "Six or seven wit
neSses, all from the Bronx and New
York, including Mrs. Hauptmann, in
an effort to eprove that Hauptmann
was not near the scene of the kid
napiEg and murder in New Jersey.
The defense counsel said Mrs
Hauptmann was prepared to testify
she was with her husband on the
night of the kidnapping and that he
could not have participated in the
crime
Hauptmann's status, pending Mon
days hearing, is that of a prisoner
under a fugitive warrant Technically
the eXtortion case is held in allegiance
although the indictment still stands
and he may be brought to trial on it
when New Jersey authorities dispose
of their case against him.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The proposed 1,000-mile tree belt
across the Midwestern plains won't be
built unless Congress says the word
F. A. Silcox, head of the Forest Ser
vice, said yesterday a recent ruling
by Controller General McCarl had
caused the decision to put the project
up to Congress.
Approximately $15, 100000 had been
allotted for work on the shelter belt,
which would stretch from the Ca
madam border to the Texas Panhandle
to alleviate drought and soil erosion
but McCarl held that only 81 ,000,00C
could be allocated for the trees.
He said the $15,000,000 was from
the S525 100000 drought relief fund
and that expenditure Of more than a
nominal sum would be contrary IN
spirit to the act of Congress which
authorized the entire fund. and that
expenditure of S15,000.000 would vir-
tually obligate the Government to
proceed with the work.
I'VE then decided" Silcox said. "to
put the matter up to Congress and try
to get a statute authorizing the work
and making the funds available"
From the s1,00O,OO0, however, pre-
liminary work is going forward.
Administrative Offices for the prof.
ect have been opened at Lincoln
Nebr.; research is being carried on at
the Lakes States Forest Experiment
Station at st. Paul. and other prob
lens are being studied.
But" Silcox explained. "the work
is of an exploratory nature and will
be valuable even if Congress refuses
authorization
President Roosevelt is interested in
the proposed belt and his support is
depended upon to secure congress
Evening star., 1934-10-11
CLUB DEBUT MADE
BY SOCIETY SINGER
Daughter of Ex-senator
WadsWorth AppIauded
by "400" Friends.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October lin the
spotlight Of Broadway night club.
Mrs. Evelyn Symington of Park ave-
nue. made her debut early today as q
singer.
Members Of the 400" crowded the
club to hear and applaud the decora-
tive young society woman, who is the
daughter of former Senator James w.
Wadsworth, granddaughter Of the
late John Hay, Theodore Roosevelt's
Secretary Of State, and the wife Of
w. Stuart Symington.
Sings Series of Songs.
A slim figure in gIstening gold
satin, Mrs. Symington sang a series
Of fervid popular songs-"The Very
Thought of YOU" I'll Be Tired of
YOU" "a Good Man Is Hard to Find"
''Moonglow," Two Loves" and "An I
Do Is Dream of You"
Around her, at little tables arranged
in the setting of a Paris square, were
her approving husband, her Whitney
cousins and many other figures Of the
social register.
Representative Wadswortn was there
from Washington.
Both her father and husband ap-
proved the venture.
Where other singers try for years to
find favor on Broadway, Mrs. SYM
ington won a remunerative night club
contract the first time she sang in
public. Appearing at benefit in the
club last Spring, she made such hit
the management secured the town for
singer with a voice like hers, until
they thought of asking her to sing
professionally.
Appears Twice an Evening.
She is to sing twice an evening.
once at 1890 and once at 2 am, for
about 20 minutes each time.
Mrs. Symington, who Is the mother
Of and 9-year-old sons, divides her
time between Washington and New
York.
She said a decision on making a
career in singing depended on
whether I'm any good, and whether
there are any rotten eggs"