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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
Letters from Our Readers

notice that my daughter of sven
teen, being unable to find work
has been arrested for stealing in G
Boston department store. This
news 7 don't like, but can I blame
her? No, I can only blame this on
the system we are living under.
She cannot get work. What else is
there to expect.
I note in your New York News
that you give your share of knocks
to the Communist Party, a party
that is fighting for the interest of
the working class. I have not ever
been called Communist, but from
my experience I am only glad from
now on to be called Red, not
only called this but I will vote
that way and all my friends who
have any faith in me will do the
same.
From now on I am for a prole-
tartan revolution, against capital
ism, fascism and all other terror
ism.
I am a real American born ex-
army and navy man,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
Capitalist Science and Socialism
WHY VACCINATION?
concluded


Capitalist Science and Socialism
It is especially important to work
ers that while carrying on the
struggle for better living conditions
and for adequate health facilities,
that they make every possible use
of the discoveries of bourgeois
scientists. This is necessary, first,
because the terrible living cCI-
ditions, such as, inadequate food,
crowded tenementS, bad sewage sys-
TENS, ETC., under which the average
worker must live because Of the
capitalist system, make Wo-E4-z
much more liable to disease, and
secondly, it is necessary because
workers must acquaint themselves
with everything which will be useful
to the Workers Government to be.
We must know about proper diet,
about vaccination, about everything
so that we can make use Of these
discoveries for the masses Of work.
ers when the conditions are such
JlldG lllc WOAtNCAo may 1IelFC O-lC
advantage of scientific advances
when we have a farmers and work.
ers' government. Just as the Soviet
Union has made the best possible
use of capitalist engineering and
mechanics and medicine in building
socialism, so must we be ready to do
likewise, and until such time as we
have a Soviet America, the worker
must make use of every means pos
sihle under capitalism to protect his
health and to keep him active in
the struggle which will lead to
Soviet America. Only when the
working class is in power, will the
possibility of a good life for work
ers be made a certainty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
Angry At Leaders for
Defeating Strike When
1t Was So Nearly Won
NV a Worker Corresnondent

ANSON, Newell, the textile
strike was settled" just as we fig
ured out by reading the Daily Work
err. The superintendent closed the
mill down the first day of the strike,
so we had no trouble. However, we
had our share of the strike. Our
flying squadrons were on picket lines
in all the important centers in the
state, and we got the warm approval
of the boys in Waterville for going
down there and going out on the
picket line right in the rain.
Most of the boys are indignant at
the leaders for defeating the strike
when it was SO nearly won.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
ViosteroI and tuberculosis

Comrade j. o. writes as follows:
please let me know whether vios-
terol loses its potency with age; also
whether it is better than cod liver
oil, and what preparation one
should buy to get the most value for
ones money. Is it all it's cracked
up to be? I have heard it recon-
mended by many physicians, but you
comrades are the only ones I feel I
can trust.
My mother died of TB., and I've
had to watch myself since childhood,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
PARTY LIFE
Ne'V York Waterfront Unit
Reports on Its activities
DralVs Up Plan of WOrk-Sets Up Committees
To Distribute Daily Yorker on Docks

The spirit Of the meeting was very
good, and more than half of the
unit members are already involved
in work on the waterfront.
Some months ago we had very
good discussion on longshore work,
but in view of the coming strike sit.
uation it has been decided that the
Unit Organizer lead another discuss
sion on longshore work at the next
meeting, bringing in the latest de.
velopments.
ORGANIZER, UNIT 4,
SECTION 3, N. Y.
Marine Comrades, Comrades in
Waterfront Units: What is your unit
doing to prepare for the general
strike of marine workers on the At
lantic ports? What work are YOU
doing in the lila? Send us a report
Of your activities and of your exc
periences. Comrades in the textile
areas: What work are you doing
among the locked-out textile work.
ers? How are you carrying out the
directives of the Central Committee,
given in Comrade Browder's edi-
torial, Make the Betrayal Of the
Workers Impossible? What is your
unit doing? Are you recruiting tex.
tile workers into the Party7 Are yoW
building opposition groupsP me
Party wants TO know. We peoafir
ciaIly ask the marine comrades ADD
the textile comrades b write fo4
Party Life.
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Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 2042 is available only in
sizes 36, 38, 40, AZ, A, 46 and 48.
Size SO takes 33s yards SO inch
fabric and q yard contrast. Illus
trated step-by-step sewing instruc-
lions included.
Thursday Oct 4 "a
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FASCIsM IN FINLAND
Camarillo, Calf

Dear Editor:
I surely appreciate the article in
the Daily Worker, September 4,
entitled, Finland Imperialist Base
for Attack on Soviet Union, as on
my tour of Europe in 1888 I went
to Finland the latter part OF De-
cember. I also visited parts of the
Soviet Union.
The Finnish fascist rulers have
great dreams of grabbing Soviet
Karelia and clear into the Urals.
I saw the soldiers training in all
kinds of weather, while it was
showing and sleeting, so as to get
hardened up to the weather con-
ditions, which are very severe in
Finland.
1 was surprised what hatred the
Fascists have created in Finleud
toward the Russians. Firms think
they are the superior race, the
pure race, and the Russians are
hated in Finland just like the Jews
are in Nazi Germany.
I am very glad that the Daily
Worker is exposing the work of
Fascist Finland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
POLICIES OF DEFEAT
New York, N. Y

Dear Editor,
Your splendid editorial How To
End Bloodshed In Strike" is in
dicative Of the clear thinking,
firmness, and strike wisdom so
Characteristic of the Communist
Party in its fight for the workers.
The vacillating policies of the
opportunist leaders of the U. T. w.
and A. F. of l.. will result only in
defeat for the strike.
Revolutionary American.
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NOTE: The Indictment of race
and national hatreds is typical
weapon Of fascism and capitalist
reaction. This is one of the ways
the exploiting class, industriaIists
and big landlords attempt to
blind the workers Of their own
country as to who their real enemy
is. Against this chauvinism, the
Communist Party fights for inter
natiOnalism, for the solidarity of
all who toll.
In Finland, the fascist rulers
are, of course, using this old trick
Of race and national hatreds. But
this doesn't mean that everybody
in Finland is filed with race and
national hatreds. The Finnish
Communists are leading the toll
ing population of Finland in
fight against this chauvinism.
There is deep-seated solidarity
among the Finnish workers and
poor peasants for the Soviet
Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
ORGANIZER, UNIT 4,
SECTION 3, N. Y.

story to tell. He was employed by
the city fifteen years ago as a baker
in a city inStitution-50 weeks a
year of work and two weeks of va
cation. The salary paid covered so
weeks, but was spread over So.
I sacrificed four weeks of wages in
1921 because the city was poor"
Now I ask them to throw me life
line-but they don't see me.
Now, maybe can still become a
Communist and sell the Daily
Worker. I have failed as Democrat
and a Fusionist.
Join the Red Builders!
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NOTE

We print every Wednesday let
tiers from textile, needle, shoe and
leather workers. We urge workers
in these industries to write us of
their conditions and their strug-
giles to organize. Please get these
letters to us by Monday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
Worked Is Years for
City; Now Thrown Out
BY a Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK.-Eere is the ex-
perience of one citizen. Out of work
for four years. Every cent drawn
from the bank. Insurance lost.
Thrown out of a union local for
non-payment of dues. Failed to get
work at any city or state employ
ment office. Can't get relief because
he is not yet in the street. He is not
sick yet and ready to fall out of a
window.
The undersigned has another
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03

A Red Builder on Every Busy
Street Corner in the Country Means
a Tremendous Step Toward the
Dictatorship of the Proletariat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03
Crisis Cookery Corner

A comparatively inexpensive dish
of seasonabIe vegetables, which
would combine excellently with
crisp bacon, "fatback," or other cut
of smoked pork, to make nour-
ishing meal containing some vita
Minis, can be made as follows:
Mix two cups of fresh stewed
tomatoes, two of sliced okra and
two of fresh, sweet corn cut from
the cobs, with a minced onion.
Season with teaspoon of salt and
a dash each of pepper and sugar;
add spoonful or so of butter or
oil; simmer slowly, or cook in
double boiler, until tender, or about
three-quarters of an hour
Serve over boiled or steamed
brown rice (buttered or oiled with
a salad oil if available). In lieu
Of a meat accompaniment, grated
cheese could be added. And noodles
or boiled potatoes could be sub
Stituted for the rice.
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IN THE HON E
BY HELEN KE

Some of the women who are run
ming for office on the Communist
ticket, besides those on the New
York ticket previously listed, are
these:
In California, candidate for the
10th District State Assembly is
Violet Orr, who has remarked: MY
ancestors go back to the first Amer
lean Revolution. I am going for
ward to the second"
In New Jersey, Rebbeca Grecht is
candidate for U. S. Senator. In
revolutionary labor movement for
10 years: active in Passaic textile
strike, 1926; in coal miners strike,
1928-29; leader in general silk and
dye strike, Paterson-Lodi, 1888.
Until recently, district organizer of
Communist Party.
In Ohio, jamie LangstOn, of
Columbus, unemployed Negro fac
tory worker, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor Has participated in all hun
ger marches there; is organizer of
Workers Progressive Club. Letta
Land of Cleveland, welI-knoWn In
ternational Labor Defense attor-
ney, is candidate for Attorney-Gen-
eral. Mary Lindsey, also of Cleve-
land, Negro unemployed factory
worker, mother of four children, is
candidate for County Auditor, ac-
tive both in Communist Party and
in Unemployment Council. Same
city: Eliza Deadwiley, for State
Representative, is Negro worker ac-
tive in I. L. D., the U. G. and the
G. P. Edith Meffan, for County
Recorder, and Grace Levenhagen
for Congressman, 22nd District.
In Pennsylvania For Congress,
Laura Jane Grubbs, of West Will
merding; she is a former member
of the Socialist Party, now in the
G. P; is of farmer ancestry.
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THF 100000 DRIVE

Received october l
Previously received
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Glass Nurseries
Are Claimed
Success
By MARTHA WINSLOW

Babies under glass
Nurseries of the future will be
hothouses, and babies raised un.
der glass will be bigger, roster,
healthier in every way.
The Home for Hebrew In.
fants, The Bronx, New York, is
trying out the experiment, and
they claim their babies have
been given a so to IS per cent
better chance for life, health
and happiness.
Ultra Violet Rays
For three years they have
kept their infants in cubicles
made of a special glass which
permits the health-giving ultra
violet rays to pentrate.
AS a result they claim their
babies are the healthiest on
record and much less subject to
colds and pneumonia. They
are better tempered, being in
better health, and a crying,
peevish infant is unknown in
the institution.
The glass cubicles have small,
grated openings through which
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

She will concoct the most
amazing costumes from the
things she already has, and will
make them look smart, whether
they are suitable or not.
Many of our better fashions
have started in just this way.
Hats worn far back on the head
are one of them, and high waist
lines came pretty much the
same way
And now it's these blouses
that initiate sweaters. They
came out in the fall, made of
velveteen with knitted waist
band, cuffs and neckline.
Now the spring version is out.
The blouses are made of fine,
soft flannel, and the colors are
toned down to the paStels of
spring flowers, for we do not
need such vivid hueS when the
trees turn green.
We've photographed one Of
these smart blouses for you, and
it is worn with a matching skirt.
The front placket is one Of those
obvious touches that are in such
good favor this year. There's a
front pleat too, for comfort in
golf, walking or any other sports
you might care to wear it for.
Girls in school won't usually
pay much for their clothes even
if they can. They'd rather have
more clothes and pay less for
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

Put the coffee in the upper
part of the percolator and pour
cold water through it into the
bottom. Do this slowly, so that
no grounds wash over the edge.
Place on fire and allow to come
to a boil, letting it percolate for
about Is minutes. Allow to set
tie before pouring into silver
pot.
If you know of any unusual
and interesting or particularly
good methods of making coffee,
do send them in to me, and one
day we can publish a coffee
column" embodying all the
various ideas.
WEDNESDAYS MENUS
Luncheon
Kidney Stew
Carrots
Waffles
Fresh Fruit
Children's Supper
Eggs Florentine without
cheese
Bavarian Cream
Milk
Dinner
Oysters on half shell
Eggs Florentine
Baked Potatoes
Bavarian Cream
Coffee
Wine suggestion: Rhine wine.
Bavarian Cream
5 eggs
"a cup sugar
Pinch salt
/ tablespoon vanilla flavoring
2 teaspoons gelatin
"a cup hot water
Beat egg-yolks, sugar, salt
and vanilla together, place in
double boiler, and cook six min
utes. Dissolve gelatin in water,
and add it. Remove from fire
to cool. Stir in whites of eggs
beaten stiff, put into mold, and
place on ice.
Eggs FlOrentine
Chop cooked spinach very fine,
and season with butter and salt.
Put one tablespoon of spinach
into each individual casserole or
ramekin, buttered, with one egg,
and one tablespoonful grated
Parmesan cheese. Bake until
egg is set, and serve at once.
Betsy CaSwell will answer any
questions on where to buy
articles she mentions in her
department. Call District 1000,
Extension 379.
Write Betsy Caswell on prob
lens Of table etiquette and ar
rangement, what wines to serve
and when, care of The Wash
ingtOn Times.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

1ue SldIn6Se cat fascinated
me particularly. A double cham.
pion, bearing the impressive
registered name of Djer-Kits'
Chin Tan's Silka, this creature
stalked around majestically, re-
spending to the pet name,
"Bitty."
A Champion
She Is a real Siamese queen,
having won seven times in nine
shows, five times as champion
short hair and twice best oppo-
site short hair. Mrs. Metcaf
takes particular pride in "Bitty,"
having bred her. The sire, a
blue-point Siamese, was i'm
ported from France by Captain
Metcalf.
All Siamese kittens are white
when they are born, and then
they change color. "Bitty"
bears all the earmarks Of per-
fection. Her coat is light beige
and very even; her eyes deep
blue, and her points seal color.
The Limelight
She Is very friendly and
apparently loves having her
picture taken, for when we
moved her from the chosen
spot, on the back Of an arm
chair, where the pictures were
made, she tried to jump back
for more and steal the spot
light from her rivals, the Per-
slams.
The Persians bear the regis
tered names of Djer-Kits'
Damask; Djer-Kits' PHeure
Bleue, and Djer-Kits' Djerest
of Silverize, and the Crimean
bob-tail is Djer-KitS' Pansy
Hanoum.
The latter's pet name is
"Pansy," the Oldest of the
bunch, having been purchased
by Captain Metcalf in Con-
Stantinople when she was less
than a year old. She is now
IL, and is entitled to be
humored.
A Rebel
There is one rebel in Mrs.
Metcaf'S little flock. One of
her Persians deliberately saun-
ters over to a saucer of water
which is always placed for his
delectation under a table and
draws the saucer out with one
of his paws, and then upsets it.
He enjoys this little prank so
much that he makes a daily
habit of the performance.
Cats are very individualistic
about what they eat and Mrs.
Metcalf says thai some of her
pets like liver, while others de-
test it.
If you ha. - good picture
Of your pet Liz Hume invites
you to send it in for use in this
column. No pictures returned.
1t is also very probable that
some of your experiences would
be of interest and value to other
owners Of pets. Address Liz
Hume, care of The Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

conditioned air flows. The tenn
perature and humidity is regu-
lated scientifically.
More Sunlight
The babies live in these little
compartments for the first nine
months of life. When the
weather permits they are
wheeled out on a balcony to stay
in the open air three or four
hours a day. In the summer
they are outside practically the
entire time.
They have their bottles at 6
in the morning, cereal at 7, and,
after a bath, eat again at 10
a. m. and 6 p. m. Through
out the day they are exposed to
the actinic rays, either in their
glass-inclosed cubicles or on the
balcony The idea is sun, sun,
and more sun.
Happy Babies
The plan was thought out for
the home by the late Sidney v.
Hass in association with other
members of the staff. It was
pioneering experiment which
has resulted in, officials of the
institution claim, brilliant sue
cess.
Attendants say:
"Crying babieg are anknown
here. All our babies are good
babies, and We expect them to
groW into good children.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

d II uW1CLACoI
sausage turnovers, and, In one
house, I encountered little baby
buck kwheat cakes, wrapped
around a hot tiny link saus-
age.
Don't make the mistake Of
asking people to a coffee party
on their cooks day out-you
will never be able to get rid
of them, and you will be eaten
out of house and home, as it
is hard enough to break up a
coffee party under any circum-
stances!
There is an especially delici'
Gus cake recommended for just
such an occasion by Mrs.
Richard Southgate, the recipe
for which she has given me,
and which has also been
printed in the famous Thrift
Shop Cook Book of Mrs. John
r. Williams. This is known
as Cinnamon Cake" and if
the recipe is closely followed
turns out to be wonderfully
light and spicy.
cinnamon Cake"
CMrs. Richard Southgate)
/ cup butter, cup sugar,
21a cups flour, "a cup milk,
2 teaspoons vanilla, 2 teaspoons
Shol1iIoo I1ouder
Mix thoroughly and bake.
When done, melt / cup but
ter, pour over cake and
sprinkle thickly with powdered
sugar and cinnamon. Put in
oven for five minutes.
The sausage turnovers may
be made by rolling pastry
dough out until it is about one
eighth of an inch thick, and
then cutting it into small
squares. Cook country sausage
meat until it is a light brown.
Remove from fire, and place
on brown paper to drain off
grease. When this is done,
spread evenly onto pastry
squares, fold them diagonally,
brush with butter, and place
in quick oven to bake. Serve
hot, folded in a napkin, or in
muffin dish.
Of course, one of the most
important things for a coffee
party is, naturally, the coffee.
That must be perfect, amber
clear and steaming hot, and of
Just the right strength.
There are SO many different
ways Of making coffee, and each
household has it's own favorite
method so rigidly adhered to,
that it is difficult to offer any
advice upon the subject. How
ever, if you are going to have
the coffee made in a percola-
tor on the stove, and then
poured into the silver coffee
pot, I would suggest making it
as follows:
"COffee"
For Six Persons, Large Cups)
Ten tablespoons finely ground
coffee; six large CUBS cold water,
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
Advice to the
love|orn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Invite Him to Call

Dear Miss Fairfax:
My best girl friend has a
cousin who lives at her home,
and for the last few weeks he
has taken quite an interest in
me. 1t is just a pleasant
friendship. But here is the
trouble, I see him only at my
friends home. He never asks
me to come to our house, but
always tells me to please come
over tonight. He has given me
several hints that he'd like to
call. But, Miss Fairfax, don't
you think he should come out
with it, or is it my place to
invite him?
Please advise me as to this
little matter. Thank you.
E. r. L.
Why don't you invite the
young man to call, as that is
evidently what he's waiting for
you to do? AS you're on such
friendly terms with his cousin,
it would be pleasant arrange
ment if you had her invite
boy at the same time and all
come together. Why not get
up a nice little Sunday night
supper? That's a good way to
"break the ice."
Fears His Case Is Hopeless
Dear Miss Fairfax:
have been going with a girl
for over a year, and I am be-
ginning to think our case is
hopeless. She is very indiffer-
ent to me and to all other boys,
as far as can learn. She says
I have an equal chance" but
shows no sign of encourage
ment.
When I ask her for a date,
she will say it is too soon, or,
if 1 ask her later, she says she
has one already. Is this a sign
she doesn't like me? But, I am
encouraged a little because she
asked one of her best girl friends
about me.
Shall I continue to go with
her; try to renew our past love,
or drop her?
SALLY AIMS SUITOR.
This young lady impresseS
me as belonging to the MARY,
Mary, Quite Contrary" type,
which is so often wheeled into
line by good dose of indiffer-
ence.
Dozens of Contrary Marys"
write me letters and say that
they never appreciated certain
boy till he stopped coming to
see them. Why not try this
simplest of remedies?
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
CUSTOM OF SERVING COFFEE IN AFTERNOON IS AG
Coffee Pots With Silver Trays
Seen in Many Washington
Drawing Rooms
BY BETSY CASWELL

There is an DID, delightful CUSTOM which gradually being
revived serving coffee about o'clock the afternoon
instead of tea.
During years spent in Germany learned just what
pleasant habit this is especially in cod weather
how the hot coffee hits the spot to perfection and the
accompanying cakes and sandwiches being of more sub
stanta than those usually served with tea just
the thing help brave bitter winds when turn our
Steps homeWard
The Washington times., 1934-03-13

them. so you might expect, these
are not high, just $2.95 for each
piece. They come in blue, yel-
low, white, and in a medium
shade of green. Sizes are IA to
20.
For the name of the store
showing these clothes, write Miss
Lavill enclosing sef addressed,
stamped envelope, or telephone
her at District 1000.
The Washington times., 1934-03-13
ChiIdHeaIth Questions
OWN BED BEST

OWN BED BEST
Question: My child sleeps in
bed with me and I am told it
will dull his mentality. I'm
fortunately it is impossible at
this time to make other ar
rangements. My friends, who
have warned me of this danger,
have frightened me. Mrs. ID. w.
Answer: Although every child
should have his own bed,
there is no scientific founda-
ton for the story your friends
have told you. Assuming that
the adult is in good health
and that there is plenty of
fresh air in the room, there is
neither physical or mental
danger in permitting a child
to sleep with a grown person.
But I repeat it would be better
to get him a bed Of his own
as soon as possible.