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The Washington times., 1934-12-18
Bank of America
Employees Get
Pensions

A pension plan for employees Of
the Bank of America will become
effective vt the beginning of next
year, A. P. Giannini, chairman,
announced yesterday.
The plan provides for retire
ment of male employees at the
age of IS and female employees
at so, with an assured income for
life. It also provides for dis
ability benefits in the form Of
monthly income in the event Of
total disability prior to retire
ment age, death benefits in the
event of an employees death be-
fore retirement age, and with
drawal benefits in the event Of
an employees termination Of en-
ployment.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
COTTON STEADY.
BUT NARROW

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 G.N.S }.
Although there was no appreci.
able increase in trading in the
cotton market today, futures dis"
played a steadier tone after the
recent setback yesterday and
held within a narrow range
around the previous close.
Generally higher than due
Liverpool cables and improved
grain prices were responsible for
the steady character of the local
market. Wall Street houses and
the domestic trade were the prin-
cipal buyers during the forenoon
dealings, absorbing sales from
locals and the South. Scattered
purchases were made by Liver
pool and the Continent.
The market is still unable 10
shake off the lethargy which has
surrounded dealings during the
past few sessions. There has been
little outside incentive to stir
traders one way or the other,
the few spectators who still take
an interest in cotton apparently
being discouraged in their bullish
efforts by the Governments prao-
tlce of turning loose $4,000 or
10000 bales in each instance when
they get set for an advance.
tracts showed gains of / to 2
points. January was up l at
1914, March up 2 at 1884, May
up l at 1884, July up 2 at 1888,
and October I'D | at 1894.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
OCTOBER FARM
INCOME HIGHER

Cash income of farmers during
October was estimated at 1881 ,00O,'
900 by the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
This compared with $3.50, ,0O0, 900
in September, 1884, and 1854, 4,0O0,'
900 in October, 1888.
During the first 10 months Of
1884 farmers cash income totaled
S., ,045, 900, 900, of which $4.612, ,000,-
900 was from the sale of farm
products and $433, 100000 was
from rental and benefit payments
and emergency sale of cattle to
the Farm Administration. During
the first 10 months of 1888 cash
income totaled $4,099,000.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
ChicagO's Listed
Securities Lower

Twenty-Five representative stocks
listed on the Chicago Stock Ex-
change had a market value at the
close Of business for the week
ended December IS of $478, ,2O5, ,375,
decrease of $8.417,375 or 1.73 per
cent, as compared with the market
value of $486,622,7 ,75O at the close
Of the previous week, according to
Paul H. Davis & Co.
At the close of the correspond.
ing week a year ago, the same
twenty-five stocks had a market
value Of $427,615, ,75O, indicating an
increase during the year Of $780,
$50 1925, or 1873 per cent.
If you wish to know the correct
time of day or night telephone
THE WASHINGTON TINES,
District 1000.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
GRAIN FUTURES
REACT|ONARY

CHICAGO, Dec. 18 G.N.S).
Reactionary tendencies developed
in grain prices today after q
strong opening, the market easing
on selling credited to Eastern
interests.
May wheat fell back to around
the previous closes after moving
up a cent to 81 and gain of 34c
in corn was converted to a 12c
loss with the May contract NOV.
ing down to 871s from 1914.
Near midsession wheat was un.
changed to 1sc up, corn 2s to 12c
off. oats 1sc up to A4c off.
Strong cables and the upward
revision in the visible wheat sup
ply figures announced yesterday
influenced the opening bulge
here.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
Volume Yesterday
100000 Shares

Name and
High Low Dividend Rate
The Washington times., 1934-12-18

H4 3S Zontte ............ as 478 4s
(a) Optional stock (b) Partly (e) Extra
stock and cash. td' Extra stock tsI Paid In lSss
tn> Paid this year twwl With warrantS (xwI Without
(S) Exoividend. ~ Exrght&
Dividend in dollars in parentheses (Noto) Extra
dividends published through regular dividend period.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
Hartford Gas Co.
To Pay OFF Common
By International News serviC

Hartford Gas Company de-
clared a dividend Of IS cents
a share on it's common stock,
compared with the 50-cent pay.
ment made three months ago,
payable December 81 to stock Of
record December II.
OF the company's 10000 COM
mon shares outstanding, Connecti-
cut Power Company, owns 1851,
Connecticut Gas & Coke Secur-
tiles Company, 10000, and United
Gas Improvement Company, 49,
565.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18

United States
S t e el opened
half point lower
at 81 on an
opening block
of 1000 shares.
Other industrial
shares W e r e
barely steady.
r al lr o a d
shares were cas-
ier with South.
ern R a | | W a Y
down fraction.
ally.
Mining stocks
were inclined to
The Washington times., 1934-12-18

T he setback
was chiefly due
to a speculative
r e a tion in
grains, ar d
and cottonSeed
oil. Some fuels
were also lower.
Cotton, cotton
goods, and ray
on yarns were
higher, as were
lead and zinc.
A favorable
d e v e 10 pment
was the appar-
ent ending OF
auSa Hnmov
The Washington times., 1934-12-18

with Cerro de Pasco down nearly
a point.
Consolidated Gas and other
utilities were easy. SpecialtieS
were quiet and slightly easier.
Whenever you want to know the
correct time of day or night tele-
phone District 1000, the office Of
THE WASHINGTON TINES.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
PRICES DECLINE
DESPITE ALL
EFFORTS
BY LEWIS HANEY
professor Of Economics, New York
University

Commodity prices averaged a
little lower last week. although
some recovery came at the end.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
SHARES
DIP ON EASIER
STOCK LIST
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S. G.N.SD.
Stocks were generally easier at the
opening today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Big Money for Graft,
But Starvation Pay
For Postal Substitutes

(By Postal Worker Correspondent
BROOKLYN, N. VI have been
a substitute clerk for Az years, work
ing for starvation wages under we'll
fed, well-paid supervisors.
1t is at once apparent that the
government is unable to give its sub
stitute workers decent and civilized
working conditions because huge APP
preparations are needed for subsidies
TO air-ship and steamship firms.
The army is now handling the air
mail. 1t is very obvious, this is a
political move Of Postmaster General
James A Farley TO transfer the sub
sides from Republican to Democratic
control land to prepare for war.-Ed.)
Enclosed find literature from the
United National Association Post Of
flee Clerks, who don't seem to help
the plight of the substitute workers
Substitute postal workers would ap-
preciate it if you would print more
about the sweat-shop, uncivilized
conditions in the Postal Service.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
New Bedford Mills
Close Every Other
Week to Cut Pay

NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-The N. R
A. textile code has introduced a new
wave of slavery into the mills here
The minimum wages have become
the maximum wages, and even the
minimunls are not paid in somt
cases. The majority Of the workers
find their pay envelope smaller thar
before the N. r. A. Even those whose
pay is a little higher can buy much
less than year ago.
Also now the workers are laid of
day by day. Before, some Of The
mills usually ran two or three months
at a time, but now these mills are
doing our part" for Roosevelt by
operating one week, and shutting
down the next. In this way they
keep the unemployed workers off the
city welfare, because as long as q
worker has a weeks work in a month
he is no longer given relief or a C
w. A. job.
At the GosnoId and Dartmouth
plants there are weavers working two
or three looms for the last three
months, making as little as IS and S.
a week. At the Page mill there is
another form Of speed-up and wage
cut introduced under the N. R. A
The weavers on the draper looms
used to be paid $3.50. Since the tex
tile code came into effect, the boss
three weeks ago cut the $3.50 to the
$13 maximum. The weaverS went to
the boss and asked him why they
got that wage cut. The boss told
them they were not making enough
production to get more than $13. A
few workers got together to organize
against the wage cut. AS soon as the
boss found out, the mill was closed
for a week, and now the mill closes
every other week.
The National Textile Workers
Union has called upon these Page
mill workers to elect a rank and file
committee of Draper loom weavers
to organize and fight against the
wage cut and for better conditions,
We should select our department
committees or groups of workers re-
CARELESS of nationality or political
belief. Workers get together with q
group of workers in each department
in your house or in your club, dis
cuss the grievances of your mill, and
report them to the National Textile
Workers Union, $50 So. First St.,
New Bedford.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Rubber Boss Sore at
''Daily Worker Story
Calls Author Names, But Can't Deny Facts About
Conditions in Shop

place are bad, and the conditions
mentioned in the article ARE true
and so you are afraid that the work.
ers will strike and fight back against
these conditions. (And I personally
heard four or five workers say: we'll
maybe that's Just what we need in
our placed Therefore Jepru is not
a red monster" but is a worker in
Phillips & Baker Co. who is in
terested in improving the conditions
of all our workers.
The notice on the time clock also
mentions Mr.. Vol of the American
Federation of Labor and what he
says about Soviet Russia. Maybe Mr.
Phillips and Mr.. Baker would like &c
get our workers into an American
Federation of Labor Union? Because
Mr.. VOL and all the leaders of this
A. F. of L. work with the bosses
They are just like bosses themselves
When workers are organized into
a union, usually the bosses of the
factory can buy out the leaders OF
these unions to sell out the workers
They just make racket out Of the
whole thing so they, these A. F. OF
L. leaders, car live like the bosses &c
on the money the bosses bride them
with. No, we workers don't want
that kind of a union, MI Phillips
and Mr.. Baker. We want an honest
workers union, like the rubber work
ers in other sections of the country
have CThe Rubber Workers Indus
trial Union). This is the kind of a
union that the workers themselves
control, and no one can buy it out
Why does MI. Vol just hate the
Soviet Union (Russia)? Because that
is the one country where they won't
stand for people to betray workers
because the workers own everything
in that country. Take the Russian
rubber workers-they work a seven
hour day, they get the best sanitary
conditions, radios going in the work
rooms in the mill so the workers can
listen to music and plays while they
work, three weeks vacation with pay
every year Except for the ones that
work in the chemical rooms, they get
a month";. working clothes free for
all workers, and the pay going up
all the time and nice clean sunny
dining rooms for the workers to eat
in. And no iayoffs, 10 unemployment,
no wage-cuts, no speed-up.
Workers Of the Phillips Baker
Rubber Co The bosses are afraid
we won't stand for our bad condi-
tions. Let's take the hint, fellow
workers. Talk it over with the worker
next to you, let us form committees
of action against these conditions.
Let's build a workers union in this
plant that will protect our Jobs and
improve our working conditions.
"JEPRU"
P. S. You are all invited to write
to the Daily Worker, SO East 18th
St., New York, about what you think
Of this and you can be sure that your
name and address will not be printed
or given to any one connected with
the bosses or their interests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Food Thrown AWAY
While Dining Car
Workers Go Hungry
BY a Railroad Worker Corresponden

By Railroad Worker Correspondent
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. we
have read several articles in the
Daily about conditions in the
Dining Car Department by dining
car cooks and walters at the Sunny
side yard We are several of the
many who see the benefits of the
articles, particularly the one written
about the filthy conditions of the
crew room, where the walters and
cooks have to wait, sometimes all
day. The writer described the crew
room as a pig sly, and it was very
good description.
These write-ups have met with
very favorable response amongst us
and created quite lot of comment.
Evidently the company must have
recognized the dissatisfaction among
us and finally came to the conclu-
sion that the crew room was a pig
sly and made some changes and in
stalled new benches instead Of a box
TO sit on.
Extra and regular extra cooks and
walters come to the crew room and
are ordered to wait sometimes from
$50 to pm. without pay or any
food all day long. Most of us have
only carfare and no money to buy
food. The company has refused to
provide any food, saying meals are
included during reporting and work
ing time, with three hours time for
reporting.
Since the depression and a 10 per
cent wage cut they have abolished
all agreements, including free sleep
ing quarters. A notice has been is
sued forbidding stewards, chefs, cooks
and walters to give even a crust of
bread to any dining car or railroad
worker or he will be Immediately
fired. Just this week, steward San
born and chef Anderson were fired
for giving a hungry dining car en-
ploye food, yet the garbage cars are
always filled with wholesome food
thrown away at the end Of each trip.
The superintendent and his whole
staff get the meals from the same
+. II. IL. comnllSSary men, VINO are
subject to be fired if they give food
to their fellow workers.
If they can provide benches for
workers to sit on instead of boxes
they surely can provide this food in
stead of its being thrown into the
garbage cans. This should hold good
for not only Sunnyside, but out Of
town also. Every dining car worker
should demand to be fed while wait
ing for assignments.
A GROUP OF
DINING CAR WORKERS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Readers Readily Respond
In Call to Aid German C.P.
CONTRIBUTE MONTHS DUES.
URGES OTHERS TO DO SAME

CONTRIBUTE MONTHS DUES.
URGES OTHERS TO DO SAME
Editor,
The Daily Worker.
Comrade:
At the Anti-Fascist meeting in the
Bronx Coliseum last Sunday, Com
rade Browder told of the heroic,
self sacrificing struggle carried on
by the German Communists against
the Hitler terror, and, appealing for
financial aid for that battle, he
stated that the Communist Party
here assessed every member with a
monthly payment equivalent to a
weeks dues in the Party-the money
to be sent to support the German
Communist Party.
In view of the fact that Hitler
suppressed not only the Communist
Party in Germany, but completely
destroyed every working-class Or
ganization, including the conserva-
tive trade unions, feel that it is
the duty of every trade union worker
to help the only organized body that
is fighting for the workers rights
and interests against the Fascist
monster-and I pledge monthly pay
ments equivalent to one weeks dues
I pay in my union. (The Furniture
Workers Industrial Union.
I believe that there are many
thousands of workers who feel the
same obligation-as was evidenced
by the large attendance in the
Coliseum-and will respond to an
appeal for monthly pledges when
they will be approached by the
Party members working with them
in the shops and factories, and
meeting them in other workers Or
CARNATIONS.
Furthermore, by the burning Of
books, prosecuting intellectuals, and
the ruthless torturing and murder
ing of Jews, the Hitler cut-throats
have engendered an undying hatred
for themselves in all Intellectually
honest people. And though many
Of them have no sympathy with the
philosophy of Communism, they will
recognize the Importance of the only
fighting force against the brutal
Hitlerism, and might be willing to
give financial support to.the German
Communist Party.
BY systematic, organized house
toulouse canvass, the Party members
here might be able to multiply many
times their own pledge to this
sacred cause.
I am sending this TO the Daily
with the hope that many readers
will not wait for somebody to appeal
to them, but will send in their
pledges Immediately.
Yours for successful fight
against the Fascist barbarians.
H. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
By a Rubber Worker Correspondent


PROVIDENCE, R. I. - Some time
ago an article was signed "Jepru" was
printed in the Daily Worker, work
erS' newspaper, explaining some of
the conditions III the Philips Baker
Rubber Co. of Providence.
This little article got our bosses
goat. They got so excited over it they
posted a notice on the time clocks in
the factory with wild remarks about
the fact that "Jepru" was a red mon
ster" in the factory, telling things
that were lies about the conditions
in the mill. This is just an old
bosses trick and they use it all the
time just to prejudice one worker
against another.
But the workers in this plant know
it is no Red" bogey-man that is try
ing to say anything that is not so.
1t is worker, just like yourself, who
thinks he has the right to tell things
that are facts.
If the article was not true, why
didn't you expose the fact that Jepru
lied by posting it up on the time
clock?
But the article is true Isn't it a
fact, Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Baker, that
% There is no locker room in the
factory?
(2)The workers were forced to give
to the Community Fund Drive?
80 You removed the stools SO that
the workers would not sit DOWN.
"a Every one must have an in
surance policy?
90 The lunches are kept under the
work tables, so that cockroaches run
all over them and all over the place?
So they make a fuss because I am
worker with children to support,
put up a kick to better my condi-
tons. Isn't it that the right of all
Americans?
A Wage Cut
And isn't it a fact that Just re-
! Gently ever since this article was
printed, q large number of workers
were laid off, and the working hours
were shortened for many more? And
wouldn't you call that wage cut?
Why was this article printed in the
Daily Worker and not in any of the
local papers? Because the local
papers are owned by the bosses, such
as former Senator Gerry of the News
Tribune and Metcalfe and Sharpe of
the Bulletin and Journal, who are all
millionaires and are only interested
in keeping the workers down and
making profits for themselves. But
the Daily Worker isn't interested in
anything except the workers inter
ests. The Daily Worker is owned by
the workers and publishes news which
is important to us, the workers.
Afraid Of a Strike
The notice posted by the bosses says
that Jepru is trying to organize a
strike. Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Baker,
if conditions in our mill are so good,
and if the things said in that ar
ticle are false, why should you be
afraid the workers will strike? But
you KNOW that conditions in our
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Begin Action to
Fight Abuse at
Western Union
By Telegraph worker Correspondent

NEW York; have been working
for the Western Union Telegraph Co.
for a number Of years in an Office
north Of 59th Street. Our conditions
have steadily become worse during
the past years. We were forced to
accept wage cut after wage cut, our
sick benefits were cut to the bone,
the furlough lists are growing by
leaps and bounds.
All Of the older workers are Shiv-
ering for their Jobs because the new
policy Of the company is to put the
older employees on the furlough list
and replace them by new ones at
much lower salaries. have seen many
of my friends put lin storage" and
we don't know who's next.
Also there's a lot of anti-JewiSh
feeling in the company. Jewish branch
managers in many Offices are being
replaced by the "Aryan" brand. These
Jewish managers, who have given
many years of devoted service to the
company, are denoted to much lower
positions. This tendency is growing
fast. Everyone knows that there's a
lot of Determination against Jews, to
say nothing about Negroes.
I thought that nothing was being
done about it and that we'd have to
continue to suffer all Of these things.
This was before 1 received a circular
the other day that was put out by
a group of employees from the Plant,
Commercial and Traffic Departments.
This circular was swell 1t hit the
nail on the head by showing us how
we can get back the last 10 per cent
wage cut by forcing the officials OF
The locals of the Association Of West
ern Union Employees to bring up this
question. This circular was very en-
couraging to me and my friends. We
see that the employees have started to
do something and we see how we can
help in this action. All of my friends
and myself are going to get busy. We
want to thank this paper for its as
sistance and hope it will continue its
good work,
A Western Union Telegraph
Operator.
Ed. Note: The Daily Worker is glad
to be of assistance to the telegraph
workers and will publish communica-
lions from them. Either write or
come personally for information,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23

Party as announced in the Daily
Worker to come to the direct aid of
the Communist Party of Germany is
in my opinion the most effective way
to fight fascism, for it is the Conmu-
mist Party Of Germany. and it alone,
which can and will lead the Ger
man working class out of the Brown
terror.
Though am not a Party member
I feel that every reader of the Daily
Worker, every sympathizer of the
Communist Party and every honest
anti-faScist should contribute to this
campaign above all others.
AS the local Communist Party has
not as yet entered this campaign
Ito my best knowledge), I am en-
closing 81 directly to the Communist
Party, National Office, for which you
will kindly mail me the proper
stamps. S. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Portland CWA Men
Get City Relief in
Addition to P a y
cBy a Worker Correspondent


PORTLAND, Ma-After the severe
weather here recently, C.W.A. workers
in the Portland Relief Workers Pro-
tective Association visited Miss Waldo,
Of the Welfare Department, demand
ing supplementary relief. In many
cases the workers had not more than
one days pay coming to them. After
long negotiations, the Welfare agreed
to cooperate with the workers in sup
plying relief.
At the last meeting Of the union,
the workers told of the suffering in
their families due to the small pay
they received because of their inability
TO working during the cold weather.
The Welfare Department had refused
to give relief. A committee was
elected to present the workers de-
mands to the Welfare. All the de-
mands we're granted. The workers
are now realizing that only through
organization can they win their de-
mands.
The workers have also raised the
demand that they be permitted to
complete their weekly work in three
days instead of the existing four day
week. On many jobs where the men
are best organized, this demand has
already been won.
The Relief Workers Protective AS
ISOLATION here elected a delegate to
the National Convention Against I'm
employment, but due to the limited
time since the formation Of the asso-
citation and the opening of the Wash
ington convention, the workers were
unable to raise the necessary money
with which to send him.
M, a railroad worker, came to
me and said that after reading Com
rade Railways answer to Fur
Workers in the Feb. issue of the
Daily Worker, he had decided to join
the Communist Party.