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The Washington times., 1934-09-29

ing a, thousand shares of Steel,
or the taking of an airplane
trip and even the taking of a
wife often depends upon what
the Star-gazer has to offer in
the way of good or bad omens
to his client.
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

time how easily a man can for
get you!
wondering where your next
date is coming from-and
when!
'Well, that's what it's like
to be EIGHTEEN!"
All, the poignant agonies and
doubts and fears Of youth!
But aren't they EXCITING,
Elizabeth? No woman would
miss them-yet few women
would care to go through them
again. Suffering SoulmateS;
I'll SAY NOT!
copyright, 1884. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-09-29
Wise. W0rM

A, good speaker must be
somewhat of a poet and, there
fore, cannot adhere mathemati-
cally to the truth.
BISMARCK
A hypocrite is in himself both
the archer and the mark, in all
actions shooting at his own
praise or profit.
FULLER
He is not cheated who knows
that he is being cheated.
COKE
The blush is beautiful, but it
is sometimes inconvenient.
-GOIDONI
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

The circle of the Zodiac from
which horoscopes are read
comes from the ancients. It is
a map of the heavens, embrac-
ing the planets and is divided
into twelve signs marked by
twelve consultations.
The Washington times., 1934-09-29


do q better job than they have
done in divining the future of
Adolph Hitler if they want us
to believe that there is some
thing of the exactness OF
science in their work.
Hitler's horoscope, according
to the star-gazers of Germany,
shows him a child of destiny
who will reach a dominant
position in the world through
the allegiance Of his people. .
Now this is totally at
variance with what the Amer
lean astrologists learned at
their annual convention.
The report here had it that
Hitler was born under the sign
of Saturn Gin the tenth house
and retrograde," which is the
sign of Napoleon, Dillinger ard
the Titanic.
From this the soothsayers
gather that he will rule until
next spring and meet violent
end. It might not be well to
wager on either of these find
ings. Astrologers have been
known to be wrong even more
than half of the time.
The Babylonians gave us
astrologers and the American
public gives them and kindred
folk such as palm readers and
phrenologists more than $780,
100000 a year. So many are
the gullible that in most cities
and states there is a law
against it.
The Alabama Supreme Court
only recently upheld the ordi-
nance of the city of Birmingham
in ruling which says:
"While persons consult for
tune tellerS as a matter OF
amusement, the business is not
to be recognized as one to be ex-
ercised as Of right, subject to
regulation merely"
Astrology began as astronomy,
the study Of the planets and
the stars by the Babylonians,
Assyrians, Egyptians and
Greeks. The ancients knowing
the effect of the sun and the
moon on the earth turned to
other heavenly bodies and added
UNNECESSARILY to human knowl-
edge.
But soon they strayed away
from the pure. science of their
subject and began drawing con-
illusions about the effect of the
phenomena of the heavens on
the lives of men and the destiny
of nations.
Millions have believed
through the centuries, kings
and commonerS alike, and do
believe even today. that in that
imaginary circle in the heavens
called the Zodiac things take
place which influence or control
their actions and fortunes.
Warriors down to Napoleon
consulted the stars and the for.
tune; tellerS.
Nowadays the matter Of buy
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

Down in cole Miss" they are
reminding Senator Pat Harri-
son, one Of the most staunch
Administration supporters, that
he may be . national figure,
but it's the home folks who
elect him.
Pat must bear the burden OF
being too close to the Admins
tration as he marches down a
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

years of gay college life ahead?"
remarks my Young Cynic.
"Well-how would you like
to be dancing half the night
with the man of your dreams,
wondering how you are going
to pass a final exam in the
morning?
wondering how you can
make him fall for you-and
how you can conceal the fact
that you have fallen for him?
Hoping that your sorority
sisters will think well of your
escort-and knowing that if
they like him, you'll be lost in
the scramble?
wondering what the other
girl HAS that makes the best
looking men fall for her-and
why the incest boys always fall
for sophisticated women a few
years older than themselves?
Asking yourself why, when
some girls treat men like dirt,
they come back for more"
(Ah! But that's been true ever
since the days of Delilah-
Elizabeth! A dainty foot placed
on the neck always charmed
them more than a pair of cling
ing arms around the StoulderS0
wondering why a man can
call up a girl as often as he
likes, but she can't call him
without violating the rules Of
Of the game" (But, she isn't
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

that he had worked for years
without a break, so had decided
to take the day off and have a
real vacation.
His friend queried:
"WeII, what are you going to
do with all of this time that
you have on your hands?"
Ludlow replied:
81 have decided to go and
visit the tomb of Thomas Jer-
ferSOn!"
Deep devotion from a doughty
Democrat!
copyright, 1884, The Washington Timesl
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

The writer
of the letter
ha G. On 9
thro u,g h a
great tragedy
and now life
is to be faced
again. B u t
how? Many
tell her how.
They describe
the re a t
fight that lies
before her.
Thev nxhOrt
her to sum-
mon all her
courage ana
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

the country
to 90 directly
fro m t h e
Press Gallery
to a seat in
C o n @ res S
took q UGcG-
ton the other
day.
It was his
first in years.
NJ e e in g
T7'':S on the
49, an old
acquaintanc e
asked him re-
Gently what
he was doing.
Louis replied
The Washington times., 1934-09-29
Maryy-Go-R0nnd
By Helen Rowland

violating any "rules," dear
heart, she's merely flattering
him too much. And he can't
take it! For a woman, there
is no such thing as "too MUCH
flattery" but once a man gets
the notion that he's desirable,
he promptly begins to wonder
why he should waste ALL of
his fatal fascination on YOU'D
Hearing your family discuss
the boy friends points; and
being told that your Big Mo-
ment has overgrown feet, while
the Big Washout takes first
prize with the family
wondering how college men
can fall in and out of love a
dozen times, yet always remain
faithful to the girl back home"
Chats a strictly modern &C
compliShment.)
wondering, for the first
time, why one man in millions
can take you to heaven in his
arms-or send you to hell by
forgetting you're alive!
Visiting your young married
friends-and wondering, with
shivers, if the big love-scene
you staged last night could ever
have such a dull, commonplace
ending!
Finding out for the first
-; :; r.:
%~%1 FooNI A@
SAS 40 M A
Ios~" #AA "A
GKH4=ANM
80 q
The Washington times., 1934-09-29
Our international Relations
The Fewer the Better

It seems that most American school textbooks, espe
ciav in history courses shot through and through
with national spirit"
Prof Bessie Louise Pierce of the University of Chicago
who found this out by examining 400 schoolbooks is
panied rather than pleased She thinks the books don't
give adequate information about international relations
We are delighted by the national spirit-f it's really
thereof our schoobooks but agree that children
should know about international relations they
really are
They should be told for example, that the League Of
Nations isn't going concern and that the nations
which use as their catpaw don't bother to support it
financially
They should be told that the international spirit" is
50 weak that IS of the 81 nations in the League haven
paid their shares in maintaining it.
The more our children learn about international re-
lations the betteand the fewer of these relations
shall have.
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

rocky road to
the 1886 cleo
tionS when he
must seek re-
e | e c tt on to
the S e n a t e
where he has
served since
1918.
M i SSiSSippi
DoterS made
strange nloDeS
in recent elec-
tiOnS for q
n or m ally
DemOcr q t &c
State t h a t
usually is e.
pected to back
the President.
They d e
foof TOD tho
The Washington times., 1934-09-29

Just Take That Next Step
There is a desperate letter
before me-just such letter
as you or I might have written
in one of our black hours.
The Washington times., 1934-09-29
What Every Girl Wonders

What Every Girl Wonders
Bright college years" are not
always so bright as they ap.
pear, if you will believe an
exceedingly bright young wom-
an, Elizabeth B, who sends
me a revelation of the dark
lining of that silver cloud of
youth.
$50 you would like to be
young like me-a girl of 10,
The Washington times., 1934-09-29


m reetN rhwest d. o.
ID
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-17
FORTUNE AGAIN
CIVIC LEADER
Reappointed Chairman of
C. of C. Committee by
BorinStein.

Reappointment of William For
tune as chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce civic affairs committee
has been announced by President
Louis j. Borinstein.
Joe Rand Beckett was named
vice-chairman. COMMITTEES men,
bers include:
Roy E. Adams, L. B. Andrus, j. w.
Atherton. Henry c. Atkins, Frederic
NJ. Ayres. Ferd Barnickol, Charles
L. Barry, Henry w. Bennett, Frank
L. Binford, A. L. Block, r. G. Block,
Arthur Born, William H. Book, Ar
thur v. Brown, Henry Butcher, Earl
Buchanan, John Burke, E. L. Patrick,
Niles Chapman, Charles w. Chase,
F. c. Daley, Stuart Dean, G. Curtis
Duck, Samuel o. DUNCAN, Philip P.
Efroymson, r. c. Elliott, Warren G.
Fairbanks, r. NJ. Fauvre, Rabbi M.
M. Feuerlicht, Frank B. Fowler,
Fred G. Gardner, A. M. GloSSbren-
ner, Talcott Powell, Fred Hoke, Ar
thur NJ. Hood, Henry H. Hornbrook,
Thomas C. Howe, Emsley w. john
son, Leroy j. Reach, John r. King
han, Sol S. Kiser, Benjamin F. Law
renee, Irving w. LemauX, Herman
P. Lieber, Richard Lieber, Walter C.
Marmon, George j. Marott, DR..
Carleton B. McCulloch, Felix M Nc
Whirter, w. j. Mooney, Robert l..
Moorhead, A. Kiefer Mayer, Howard
S. Morse, M. l.. Pernice, T. r. Rat
cliff, Samuel E. Rauh, F. c. Reilly,
Ernest G. Ropkey, P. G. Rubbish, A.
G.. Ruddell, Roy G. Shaneberger,
Timothy P Sexton, John N. Shan
nahan, Charles B. Sommers, Frank
H. Sparks, Elmer w. Stout, Mayor
Reginald H. Sullivan, Franklin Won
negut, Guy A. Wainwright. D. E.
Watson, John r. WEIGH, c. E.
Whitehill, G.. M. Williams and Louis
Wolf.
The highest and lowest points in
the United States are in the same
county, Inyo county, Cal; they are
Mount Whitney, 14,501 feet above
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-17
WIN BRIDGE TEAM TITLE
Championship Goes to Four Led BY
Oswald JacOby.

- Jfftfd FTtsS
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-Howard
Schenken, Michael Gottlieb. Oswald
Jacoby and Richard L. Frey Jr.,
winners of many bridge honors. to-
nav held the team-of-four cham
plonship of the United States Bridge
Association.
They defeated Walter Malowan,
Sidney Rusinow, Lee Langdon and
Lester Bachner by 5000 points in
40 boards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-17

The highest and lowest points in
the United States are in the same
county, Inyo county, Cal; they are
Mount Whitney, 14,501 feet above
sea level, and Death valley, 276
feet below sea level.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07

Communists, that their union"
only organized" the Cooks and
Countermen, that dishwashers and
the other "bums" don't deserve any
more than or bucks week, and
the best thing is to throw out the
reds" and buy an A. F. of L. sign.
OF course this was "heaven-sent"
for the bosses and they carried
through their bargain with the A.
F. of L. faithfully. The Industrial
Union found itself tied hand and
foot with injunctions and otner
court actions and frame-up insti-
gated by the scab A. F. of L. agents
Fakers Begin Work
After they succeeded in breaking
the strike the A. F. of L. takers set
their organization" in the proper
cider. They distributed the fat
jobs to their faithful henehmen,
divided the organization into two
branches and set up bylaws to
strengthen their own pay envelopes.
AT the same time they continued
their strikebreaking tactics. Now
and then they would meet with
militant resistance from the Food
Workers Industrial Union, as, for
example. at the Brunswick Cafe
terra, and in few others, but the
courts and police were always be-
hind them, and the sporadic OPP
position Of the honest workers in
the local could not stop their dirty
work. They succeeded in raising
the dues to SIS per month, increased
their own wages, and Systematically
sold out the workers whenever they
could
In the shops the workers were
bounded by office spies, who re-
ported everything to the boss or
to the officials. The contracts"
with the bosses were just scraps
of papers, and they were never
carried out. COunternnen were
working for rs or %, or even as
low as % dollars per week, for IL
hours daily. Taxes and assess
ments were pat in at regular in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07

started to vancouver and split the
men. But ten dollar increase was
won, and Riley was completely dis
credited. The M. w. I. U. gained
more respect from the men.
The big mistake that we made
here was that we did not follow up
and build up a strong opposition in
the 1. L. A.
Last month similar action took
place on the barges that run to the
Great Lakes. The men on these
boats are also organized into the
I. L. A. The men last year were
getting various scales. Each COM
pany paid different wages; the
wages ranged from $40, $50 and 500
per month. This year the men
were discontinued with the wages,
SO they started to protest but Ril-
ley was CONSPICUOUS by his absence
We had a couple of members in
these barges and they carried on
work with the. other men to force
Riley to call meeting. A meeting
was called and the same results
were attained as in the coal barges.
Riley was forced to take action.
AS a result of this action the men
on all the barges are getting an
even scale of wages. The wages
are now 500 per month
The towboatmen are also organ
lied into the Associated Marine
Workers, which is another dues
collecting agency. This union sold
out the towboatmen in 1929 and
1881. When the men got wage cuts
they were determined to strike. But
due to this scabby tactics that
Maher, the president, used the tow
boatmen were forced twice to &C
cept wage cuts.
This union leadership is coop
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07
Sub" Teachers
ShOuldJOin UpWith
U.T.A., Says Sec'y
Six Point Program Is
Cited by Secretary
of Association
Editor, Daily Worker:

Editor, Daily Worker:
Dear FTiend:-This in in reply to
the worker correspondent" who
suggests that the substitute teach
ers be organized. 1 am happy to
inform this correspondent that
there has been and is such an or
ganization for the last three years.
This organization, the Unemployed
Teachers Association, has been
conducting militant struggles for
the unemployed teachers and has a
number of achievements to it's
credit. Chief among these is the
extension of lists, abolition of a
share the work scheme and the
securing of 500 work relief jobs for
unemployed teachers. The educa-
tional authorities have been very
much aware of our existence, aware
enough to expel one of our most
militant members, Isidore Begun,
from the school system.
Our program includes the follow
ing:
Appointment of all teachers on
the elementary and high school
lists.
2-Reduction of class registers to
a minimum of 80.
"a minimum of two days work
per week for all unemployed teach
ers ut cost of city, state and fed
eral governments.
Abolition Of multiple jobs.
5-Free food and clothing for
children of the unemployed or par
tally employed.
6-Unemployment insurance for
all workers at cost of the employ
ers and government.
The Unemployed Teachers Asso-
citation has endorsed the Workers
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance Bill Oh. r. 1899 and is ac-
lively supporting the campaign for
the passage of the bill. We real
ize that our fight is not only a
teachers fight, and we have allied
ourselves with the militant working
class. We have sent delegates TO
the unemplyed conventions in
Washington.
The Unemployed Teachers Asso-
citation is entirely distinct from the
New York Association of Unap-
pointed Teachers, which today has
no following and believes exclusively
in a policy of class collaboration.
All substitutes and teachers not
on lists, in fact, all unemployed
teachers, are invited to our meet
ings every Wednesday night at 80
E. Goth ST., N. Y. G..
Fraternally yours,
ALICE CITRON,
Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07
Some Problems of the Harbor Workers

Co. The men who work in this
ternational Longshoremen's Asso-
citation. Riley is the business man
ager of the union and is the typical
A. F. of l.. gangster type, whose
only activity is collecting dues from
the membership. The Barge Bull
letin that the M. w. I. U. issues
started a campaign in exposing the
leadership of the I. L. A. and also
pointed out that the time was ripe
for the men to demand a raise
from the company. The old agree
ment was running out and Riley
was not doing anything to prepare
the men to force the signing of a
new agreement. All of these griev-
ances were played up in the Bulletin
and we succeeded in getting con-
facts that were in favor of our
program of work in the craft
unions.
We held a few meetings with our
contacts and discussed their prob
lens and convinced them that i'm
mediate action was necessary, no
membership meetings had been
held for months. A group of mem
bera got together and forced Ril-
ley to call membership meeting.
At this meeting he was put on the
spot. Member after member took
the floor and attacked Riley and
his delegates.
At the meeting the men drew up
a set of demands that were the
same ones that our Bulletin had
published. A committee was elected
from the rank and file to present
the demands to the company. The
men let Riley know that they did
not trust him. All OF the demands
were not granted because Riley
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07

tervals, keeping the takers well
supplied with funds. Democratic
rule was something foreign to the
local. The President ruled the
chair through intimidation and
terror. The members were not
given the opportunity to voice
their grievances on the open
floor. A large percentage of the
members were unemployed. Any
one whom the officials did not
like would remain on the bench
without work for months. The
officials found even more schemes
to fill their own pockets while
the members starved.
They make ''gentlemen's agree
ments," whereby they received an
amount of money from The boss to
keep away from his place. In
order to fool the 4.lembers they
would send one or two union men
into the place to work while the
rest Of the shop remained unor-
ganized.
Nevertheless there were many at
temptS to organize an opposition
group to put up a strong fight
against the corrupt officials. In
April, 1888, the first issue of the
Voice of Local 302" was distributed
in the shops. Evidently a rank
and file opposition group had
started to function. The great en-
thusiasm of the membership for
this bulletin was obvious by the
way they accepted and read it.
Then followed a series of leaflets
and a second issue of the Voice"
For fear Of a general uprising
the officials brought the Dutch
Schultz mob into the union. At
a secret meeting held in an up
town hotel Pincus and BOrsOn
agreed 20 pay Big Sid, Jules Mar
tin, and two other Schultz mob
Sters $2,500 to step into the union
and clean out the opposition. In
order to raise the money they de-
cided TO put over IS tax, pre-
sumably for "OrganizatiOnal upr-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07
Must Increase Work of
Organizing Towboat
Men for Action

Grating with the boatowners in put
ting over the boatowners code and
the men are getting wise to them.
Early this year when the radio
operators went on strike and the
M. w. I. U. sent delegation to
Maher and asked him to support
the strike by calling upon the men
on the towboats that were handling
the scab ships to refuse to tow
them out. The answer that Maher
gave was that he had nothing to
do with seamen and besides he has
trouble of his own. He stated that
he has his hands full trying TO
keep the towboatmen from going
out on strike for an increase in
W ages. This statement shows
what kind of strikebreaking lead
ership this union Ta~.
Must Spread Daily"
The M. w. I. U. issues a bulletin
to the twoboats and it is received
favorably by the men. We have
been successfully in exposing the
takers, but we have not been able
SO far to lead any actions to in
dividual towboats for better con-
ditionS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07
a: r. off, Officials in Local 3O2 of Food Union
Use C0ngsters, Jail, Expulsion against Members
Bring Dutch Schultz
Gang Into Union TO
BrOwbeat Members

poses" The revolt of the mem
bers against this tax was ruth
lessly suppressed by the officials.
A reign Of terror existed at the
April meeting and threats to kill
certain members were made from
the floor by Pincus. The presi-
dent ran off the platform and
hit members over the heads with
the gaveI, and only after fierce
struggle the members were CO.
creed into voting in favor of the
tax.
In May the gangsters lured one
Of the members who fought against
the tax out on the street and beat
him up.
Union Workers Held
The officials, along with the
Schultz gangsters, were indicted,
charged with coercion and conSpir-
acy, arrested, and later released on
81 500 bail. Six union members.
however, were held as material wit
nesses under protective arrest"
and kept in prison for three
months and half under SIS, 900
bail
Abe BOrson was later killed by
gangSters because he extOrted
money from Mr.. King of the And
st. cafeteria.
The opposition movement grew
tremendously as a result of the ar
rest and expose of the officials and
their henchmen. At the elections
which took place in December the
whole slate of the Square Deal
Committee was put in office with
the exception of the two paid Off
Gals. The Square Deal Committee
made this basic mistake which
later resulted in their own expul-
sion; they did not run against the
two thieves because of a technical
ity in the Bylaws.
The criminal trial, meanwhile.
proceeded after six postponements.
The officials spent $4,000 TO
kill any possible conviction.
Explosions by Officials
The officials hailed this bought
and paid for victory as proof of
their innocence and Immediately
started campaign of vengeance
against the Square Deal Commit
tee. They called together their
henchmen to an illegal meeting
where the regular president was not
permitted to preside and expelled
thirteen members from the union.
Included among the thirteen are the
the vice-president, coun-
Gil, and executive board members
OF the union, who have been
elected by a big majority of the
members. At the present day the
fight is still going on for reinstate-
ment Of all members who were ex-
PEELED, and the expulsion of the
scab officials Of Local 302.