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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
UMWA Officials Help
To Break Agreement

elected and a postscript. If you
don't elect this slate, don't show
your face in camp!
Of course the workers here feel
the effect of the vote they have
given these fascist officials. Now
the conditions are getting worse,
and the officials are openly sup
porting every move the company
makes for the suppression of the
workers. The workers here have
the greatest opportunity of expos
ing these crooks by the following
methods:
y Mobilization of the workers to
fight for payment Of all dead work.
No discrimination against the for
eign born.
. Force the mine committee to
present these demands or have them
removed Immediately.
81 Militant workers must expose
the link between the local leader
ship and the top leadership.
A. To fight for the Workers Social
and Unemployment Insurance Bill
H.R. 1898. Unemployed committees
to be elected and to function as
such.
81 To have an election of all dis
trict offices. Rank and file workers
to be elected, and the takers thrown
out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
A MmrwC hMH
TmM Workers E


sit the towns INCEST people"
Smiling ladies of the Daughters of
the American Revolution with
flowers pinned on their billowy
chests and few big guys from the
ShrinerS and the Elks with funny
little hats on and the Colonel, a
little fellow all plastered with
medals, and the president of the
First National Bank and the dis
tinguished citizens" of the town.
There's the mayor coming up the
stairs now. He shakes hands with
man with long hair and a brown
beard. That's the sculptor of the
statue that's going to be unveiled.
It's right behind the grand-stand
all wrapped up in white cloth.
There's loud crash and the band
begins to play, 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" The policemen salute
Everyone puts his hand with his
hat, across his chest. They look
very sad and very solemn.
And I'm doing lots of thinking.
Here's this rich widow giving this
statue to the town. I suppose she
and the other big shots are worry
ing that workers aren't SO patriotic
any more and want to pep them up
for another war. I suppose she
thinks it's a shame there's no real
monument, only the tablet with
the names Of the soldiers that were
killed. 1t was just by a narrow
squeak that my own name isn't on
that list.
The band stops and the speeches
begin.
1--WE are gathered here to COM
memorate that glorious day of
peace in 1913"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
BY Mine Worker Correspondent

By a Mine Worker Correspondent
SHENANDOAH, Pa.-Here is a
little patch called Beaver Township
where about 1000 human beings
live conditions became so intoler-
able that the farmers who live here
were forced to go into the nearby
mines to gain means Of existence,
When they worked for a period of
two weeks, the coal company re-
fused to pay them their wages.
saying they did not have sufficient
funds on hand and furthermore
asked the men to work two more
weeks and then they will be paid.
Some men quit, others worked.
After working the other two weeks
the mines were closed down and
the miners did not get penny for
their labor.
Seeing that there was no other
way out of these existing miseries,
the workers began to bootleg coal
and sell it in the nearby cities. The
coal company together with the
township politicians imported gun
thugs to stop the miners from TAX
ing their coal. The result was that
after the miners put up a militant
fight 80 miners were arrested and
put into jail and held for court.
The company then turns around
and offers the arrested workers the
following proposition. THAT since
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
Alabama Miners Guided by Communists Fight Company Union
Minnesota Miners
Rally for Struggle
Against Bureaucracy
By a Mine Worker Correspondent

By Mine Worker Correspondent
EVELETH, Minn.-AlI indica-
tiOns point to a strong organized
struggle against the bureaucracy
Of the Range Council OfficiaIdOm
Il. U. NJ. M. S. W. at their next
meeting some time this month.
Opposition groups have been
formed in most of the locals. The
Eveleth local promises to carry
on the fight against Ousting of
militant members, against the
discrimination and bureaucracy of
the officials of the Range Coun-
Gil, until their power has been
broken and a rank and file presi-
dent elected in the place Of Gill.
All locals are asked to help US in
this fight, otherwise there is dan
ger of the locals on the MeSaba
Range being smashed.
We appeal to all locals of the
International Union of Mine,
Mill, and Smelter Workers to
send resolutions of protest inn
mediately to Mr.. John Steinberg,
secretary of the Range Council
I. U. NJ. NJ. s. W., Calumet, MINI,
aud to send copies to the Eveleth
Local 80, care of Frank Dergantz,
Ala Hayes Street, Eyeleth, MINI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
BY Mine Worker Correspondent

BY a Mine Worker Correspondent
BOOTH, w. Va.-The Riverseam
mine is still working under the N.
r. A. code and under the supervi-
sion OF the U. M w. Of A.
According to the agreement we
should work seven hours. At the
coal face or your working place, we
are working nine and ten hours a
day. The night shift goes into the
mine at 4:30 p. m. They start
work at p. m and the last trip
is pulled at 2 a. M Is this the
seven hours according to the agree
ment?
The president of our local is one
who was part of the Lewis machine
in 1922. He was financial secretary
of Sub-District 3.
The rest of the committee during
the last strike here were opposed
to the U. M. w. of A. and openly
backed the company union.
One foreign worker here was
working on section in which there
was a slow turn. Some of the work
ers were pushing their loads out
and changing on themselves, load
ing two and three cars on each trip.
This foreign worker refused to push
cars. He asked the face boss for
an equal turn. The boss told him
to do the same as the rest of the
men who we're getting more cars or
shut up. This worker went directly
to the mine committee and put his
grievance to them. He asked them
the question, is the MIRA. supposed
to make mules out of as workers?
The reply of the committee was:
IF you don't like this country, go
back to the old country where you
belong"
The officials of our local were
elected last election through force
and intimidation. The night before
the election they sent around
printed notices of all officials to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10

Eviction
Blocked
BY Mine Worker Correspondent

BY a Mine Worker Correspondent
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. On Oc-
tober S1st, eight Fayette County
deputies appeared in Alicia No.
patch, Of the Monessen Coal and
Coke, to evict some of the miners.
The first to be evicted was the
Mullen family, enc member Of
which, Joe, is the president of
Local Union SECS U. M. w. A.
The deputies carried some of the
furniture into a truck that was
brought along. But they did not
get very far. Practically the entire
patch gathered and took the fur
niture back and carried it into the
house. The deputies threatened
to tear gas the men and women,
but the threat did not carry any
weight.
I believe that this is the first
time in history of the Coke Region,
that the miners prevented an
eviction from company patch.
The Alicia miners, not satisfied
with this one victory, went on the
following day to Jim Gerry, the
super at the Alicia No. l plant
Practically every miner and his
wife were part of the delegation. y
Mr.. Gerry made excuses that it was
not his fault, that the company
was selling these houses, etc. The
funny part about this was that
there are 50 empty houses, and
the company supposedly sold only
the houses in which union families
were living. Finally Gerry made a
promise that the MoneSsen Coal
and Coke will sell first the So
empty houses, and in the mean
time no eviction will take place.
This mine is now closed down,
and has been closed about three
months. 1t was closed by a picket
line when Gerry refused to divide
the work. Since then, Gerry has
been doing everything in his power
to have the local leaders evicted
1t may be said in passing that
practically all the miners in the
patch belonging to the Unemployed
Councils.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
Blue Eagle
Hides Hour
Cheating
BY a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO, Ill.-The Goldblatt
Bros. Dept. Stores recently had
their Blue Eagle taken away and
had to pay $4,000 in fines before
it was returned. 1t seems some Of
their equally honorable" competit-
ors Gncluding Marshall Field in
formed on them. The charges we're:
price cutting, working employees
over code hours, and not paying
code wages-with the emphasis on
the first charge. Certainly the lat
ter two offenses still continue to be
practiced by thu Unfortunately
wealthy Goldblatts, whose stores
are The worst sort of sweatshops to
be found anywhere.
Workers are still laid off and not
replaced; those remaining are
speeded up still more. The air and
hygeinic conditions in the stores
are terrible. The toilets, for both
customers and employees, are in
describably filthy. The company re-
fuses to make available to workers
men and women, dressing rooms for
their convenience.
After the Blue Buzzard was re-
stored, the bosses were careful for a
short time, but now they are pull
ing the same old stuff. We don't
punch the clock in the morning till
9, but must be in at $50. We are
required to punch out at 5.30-but
work afterwards till 500 and later.
In the Grocery Dept, the girls are
told to punch out and then come
back to work, sometimes for hours
without pay. Workers in the Food
Department are forced to work so
hours, instead of the code 48 hours
the extra hours without pay
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
A Worker Tells A Story

There was going to be the de-
dication of a new statue down
on the Common" on Armistice
day, so I decide to go along. I'm
glad to get out of the house; makes
me junpy to sit around, doing
with the wife looking so
tired and worried. And it's nice
and sunny outdoors, the air soft
and warm and springlike. I look
around for my kid, but he's no
where in sight. I walk down the
streets with the grey-shingled
houses, down Cation Ave, and on
to Main st. A ways up is the
fire house and our City Hall.
Across the street is the Square,
with the cannon in front and the
little pile of cannon balls that was
put there after the Civil War. You
should see the way they fixed up
the place now. It's looked pretty
bad for years. OF course, the trees
was always nice and tall, but the
fountain was all broke up and the
benches rickety. Then the mayor
got hold Of those P. w. A. funds
and he and the Chamber of Com
merce decided to fix up the Square.
They made gardens and new gravel
paths and put shiny rubbish cans
all around Yeah, because it's in
the best part of town where all
the swell houses are.
Well, there's quite a crowd
standing on the Common. There's
the brass-hatted American Legion
band and the police captain. Ur
on a special built grand-stand. all
draped with red, white and blue
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
Relief Committee
in Pineville Made
Up of Mine Owners
BY worker Correspondent

Dy q hOEheT Correspondent
PINEYILLE, KY have been
working on the relief for about
a year and a half. l only get
$1,000 a month to support my
family of seven. We don't get
any shoes, clothes, rent or coal
from the relief.
We have to labor six hours a
day at hard labor on the roads.
Some others don't get anything
at all. We have got to get to-
gether in the Unemployed COun-
Gil.
Some of us live in bad houses
that are not fit for a COW barn.
We just get S1o.SO a month,
which is $3.50 one week and $3.50
the next week. Sometimes we
workers are laid off on account
of the shortage of money, but
the office force never misses a
day. Sometimes we are put off
for two weeks and only allowed
S1.S0, which Is soc week.
Some are denied any medical
treatment from the office here in
Pineville, KY. The committee on
relief is of mine owners and SUI
periRtendents, SO we union men
stand no show here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10

"And we remember the supreme
sacrifice which our dead heroes
made on the battleflelds of France,
for those ideals for which we would
gladly make the same sacrifice, if
need be-"
Like blazes, we Will" I feel like
yelling.
1--WE dedicate this noble monu-
ment to the everlasting memory of
our war heroes"
And big lady steps forward and
pulls a string. The cloth comes
down, uncovering a bronze soldier,
charging. The crowd gasped with
admiration. But, look, what's that
hanging from the gun2 The mayors
eyes pop open. The big lady's smile
fades. Fastened to the statue is
big sign
ALL WAR FUNDS TO THE UN-
EMPLOYEDl
Giggles comes from the surprised
crowd. The police captain hurried
forward. He tries to reach the
placard, but it's too high. He jumps
for it, and misses. The crowd
laughs. Finally trying terribly hard,
his fat neck all red, he pulls down
the sign and crumples it up and
plows his way through the crowd.
I see my kid, Danny, peeping from
behind a tree, with a grin on his
face. There are the other kids too,
laughing and holding their sides.
Danny winks at me. Now remem-
Der how quiet and mysterious look
ing he was last night. So that
was it! Oh, and say Later on,
there was big turnout at the meet
ing of the American League Against
War and Fascism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
Lecture
In THE HON E
"NO Women ALLOlUed'
BY ANN BAR TON

THERE Is the story of a South
l ern woman who found the
Daily Worker on the floor of her
home, where it had fallen from
her husbands pocket.
Shed read a bit now and then,
and think it over as she went
about her work. She read it
slowly and thoughtfully. One
night as her husband was about
to leave the house, she put on
her coat.
where you goin'?" he asked
her.
with you" she said.
ooh no, you can't do that" he
said sternly. Where I'm goin'
there's no women allowed"
DUT she followed along as he
y went out the door. "Oh yes I am.
I'm goin' with you. You're goin' to
those Communists"
IF am, you can't come with
me. No women allowed"
Eyes I am. There are women
allowed, too. read it in that Daily
Worker!"
you read what! Go on home
now!"
But the Southern woman did not
go home. The quicker he walked,
the quicker she walked. They ar
rived at a little shack mile out
of town. There was meeting
there sure enough. They we're all
men. The man was embarrassed
as the woman slid in alongside him.
The other men looked startled too,
but the man at the table got up
and said, Hello, Jim. Glad you
brought your wife!"
A Leader Named Lenin
THEN the organizer of the Com
l munist Party unit lit was the
Communists) spoke. He spoke of
building the Communist Party.
He said that great leader
named Lenin said there can be
no real mass movement without
women. The women must be
won for the struggles and in
particular for the Communist
transformation of society. This
party unit must draw in women.
The Southern woman got up.
"That's what I told my husband.
He didn't tell me to come tonight.
But I knew 1t was my place to
comet"
The unit organizer urged her
to join the Communist Party.
NO." the Southern woman said
mot yet. I've got to study it
over little first"
Then the other men, and her
husband asked her to join. But
the Southern woman went on
back to her own little shack and
studied it over. In two weeks
she went back with her husband,
no longer protesting--and Joined
the Communist Party!
Our "Daily" Must Grow
That Daily Worker of ours must
reach many, many more of these
women. Our Daily Worker must
grow. 1t must not go back to foul
pages, but on to eight.
Our IN THE HOME column
issues an urgent appeal to all wo-
men readers Of this column. Dis
into your own pockets for the con.
tinued existence and growth of the
Daily Worker. Go among YOU
| neighbors and friends. Arrange
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
NOTE:

We publish every Saturday
letters from coal and ore miners,
and oil workers. We urge miners
and oil workers to write us of
their conditions and their eff
forts to organize. Please get these
to MS by Wednesday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
WORKERS HEALTH
Conducted by
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board
Rash Under Arm Pits

M. B., Philadelphia A red rash
vi under the arm pits which
comes from sweating is called in
tertrige." 1t is produced by the
friction of the arm against the
body in the presence of heat and
sweat. 1t usually occurs in hot
weather, although it may occur at
any time in individuals who have
profuse sweating in the arm pits.
A simple method of treatment is
to apply calsnline lotion several
times a day. On drying, a pinkish
powder remains. DO not rub off
the previous application of the
lotion, when re-applying.
Whooping Cough Vaccine
z. G. A., Newark, N. 1.-THE value
Il of whooping cough vaccine has
not been definitely settled. How
ever, most authorities believe that
the vaccine in cases exposed to
whooping cough may be of decided
benefit and especially in young
children (under three years of age)
may often entirely prevent the
disease.
1t is advisable to expose the
patient to cold fresh air, avoiding,
however, other children, so as not
to infect them. Sedatives will
lessen the frequency of the whoop-
ing and vomiting, and certain
drugs, prescribed by a physician,
often give a great deal Of relief.
Care must be taken to insure the
child's nourishment, and after
vomiting the child must be relieved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
GETTING RID OF EXCESS
WEIGHT

rOMRADE S. w. of Brooklyn,
v writes:-"Compared to real all
ments my case must seem very in
consequential. I am about five feet
four and weigh las pounds. How
ever, I am built very much out of
proportion having large thighs and
hips. I find it very hard to diet,
but even when I am successful,
I get too thin in my face, arms and
neck.
Recently I heard that obesity of
this sort is due to improper gland
ular functioning, and that it can
be cured by injections. Will you
please let me know if this is so and
whether the treatments are expen-
sive.
While am in fairly good health,
this condition has given me such
an inferior feeling that if it could
be cured, know it would be as if
had recovered from terrible
illness"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
CIeUeIGnd and Detroit
Weak Against Each Other

District Cleveland and District Detroit Socialist
competition the $4,000 Cleveland
per while latter per Both districts
activity they fulfill their quotas
by Dec. l.
49, third making slight
per
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10

Party, an affair Immediately. Our
column must not fall behind in the
Daily Worker drive. Send funds
Immediately for the Daily Worker,
care of In The Home" Readers of
I'm THE HOME get to work.
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GIVE us A LIFT!

GIVE US A LIFT!
This column, although it en-
tered into Socialist competition
far in advance of the Worker
Correspondence Department, is
now tagging behind-in fact tag
ging behind them all! It's up to
YOU. readers, to push us ahead
toward our $500 quotal
Total to date $24.20.
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Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 2067 is available in sizes
IL, IA, 16, 10, 20, 30, 80, 81, So and
SO. Size 16 takes 3sz yards 39-inch
fabric. Illustrated step-by-step sew
ing instructions included.
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.$s5O.ss

every Daily Worker we have
goes like hot cakes in hungry
family" writes Joseph Ozanich
of Centerville, Iowa, pinning 81
to his note. Readers who know
how to utilize the paper to gain
workers interest, will find it easy
to collect contributions for the
100000 drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
A PRIZE POEM

There will be prize that you are
sure to like offered for the best
poem on Thanksgiving, sent in by
November 21st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
is TT TRUE?

A little pixie told us that the
Medical Advisory Board is plan
ming something big-some time
around Thanksgiving-for the
benefit of the Daily Worker.
Nothing official but it seems
they're trying hard to reach that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
DOING HIS BIT

Every word typed on this let
ter is o. K. Amen" writes j. C.
Trojano, referring to an appeal
sent out by the Worker Core
spondent Dept. The enclosed
receipt shows that I have con-
tributed and am enclosing an
other dollar. I wish that dollar
was a. million"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10
Dict Is Essential

OBESITY OF the type you describe
v is probably due more to dis
proportionately built body than to
any faulty working of certain
glands, although, it is hard to be
sure about this without a direct
examination.
There is no sound medical basis
for treating obesity with injections.
They are source of revenue to the
doctor since they must be given in
his office. Unscrupulous doctors,
therefore, insist on injections much
more often than is necessary AS
Stunning that you are woman of
Is years, your weight should be
between 122-134 pounds. Exercise
sometimes help to reduce inactive
parts of the body, but diet is es-
sentiaI. A diet Of 1900 calories
will reduce you slowly and avoid
as much as possible the excessive
leanness of your face and neck. A
fairly good diet may be had by
writing to the Department of
Health. ~
Lecture
Dr. Frankwood E. Williams will
lecture under the auspices of the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory
Board on Sex Attitude as Factors
in Mental Hygiene" on Wednesday,
November IA at $3.50 p. m. in
Irving Plaza Hall, 18th st. and
Irving Place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-10

Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in
coins or stamps (coins prefered)
for this Anne Adams pattern Write
plainly name, address and style
number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 248 West 18th
Street, New York City.
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Tot to date S1607. 30
Z (Detroit)
Total Nov 8 $500
Tot to date $107s.5o
; (Chicagol
Total Nov 8 s2.25
Tot to date s3031.27
10 (0maha)
Total Nov 8 $1.00
Total to date $1,000
IL (Seattle)
Aberdeen Cp 1855
Total Nov 8 $27.60
Tot to date $323.31
California;
P Cloutman 10
Total Nov 8 S1.00
Tot to date S367.35
"A Newark
Tot Nov 8 $1,000
Tot to date $498.86
New Hayen)
Total Nov 8 S4.15
Tot to date S610.64
Is (Denver)
Total Nov 8 $500
Tot to date s344.37
% (Houston)
Restaurant IS
Total Nov 8 1925
Tot to date S13.25
1 est. Louis)
Socialist 100
Total Nov 8 $7.00
Tot to date S125.16
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Total Nov 8 Sl.00
DISTRICT
A ] Clariner $500
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percent to its quota
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-11
German Assent To East European
Treaty Of France Is Latter's Price
For Increased German Armament

American group, will continue
preliminary naval talks with
French experts.
Authoritative information avail
able after the departure of
French Foreign Minister Louis
Barthou for Paris, indicated the
results of the two-day talks in
London generally were regarded
as among the most important
postwar peace moves.
The impression not only of the
participants but also Informed
impartial governments is that the
outcome signifies a vital step to-
ward consolidation of European
peace. Outstanding results, it
was learned reliably, include:
First. Britain agreed to assume
a benevolently neutral attitude
toward the Franco-Russian plan
for a seven-power East European
pact of mutual assistance, includ-
Germany.
Second, Britain was UNDERSTOOD
to have consented to the French
Continued on page three)