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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
NGUGL Yard on Var
Basis, Guard ReUeGlS
By a WOrker C0rrespOndent

ASTORIA, L. I. Il was re-
Gently in Newport, R. I, which
is a naval base for the U. S.
Navy. I thought I would visit the
torpedo station and other parts,
which in the past have always
been open TO the public. How
ever I was informed I would re-
quire a special pass. The guard
said to me:
I'VE are on a war time basis
at this naval station and no one
is allowed around except on spe-
cial pass"
He added also that at this sta
ton where the torpedoes and
similar instruments are manu-
featured, they are working three
eight-hour shifts-a straight *
hours a day!
With the majority of the New
England factories laying off their
help. the munitions stations Of
the Navy run "a hours a day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
DIR. LUTTINCER ADVISES

either by choice or involuntarily on
account of the noises in the street
or household.
Night work is unnatural and, on
account of this, accidents are more
likely to happen, because the hui
man organism is at it's lowest ebb
between midnight and sunrise.
Women are more attuned to the
periodic ebb and blow of the daily
physiological processes and are apt
to become more readily listless and
fatigued during night work.
Night workers should have
shorter hours than those who work
at the same job during the day,
There are certain things that must
be done at night, even in a Com
munist commonwealth. The night
workers in Soviet Russia, 50 far, do
not seem to be subject to any
might work diseases; but under
capitalistic speed-up night workers
are in constant danger of becoming
anenic, blind dyspeptic. neures-
thenic or suffer from some serious
accident.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Technical and Medical Bureaus

lecnmcal ana Medfcal bureaus
Subway Engineer and Brother
We do not know of any subways
being built in Canada; but there Is
one under construction in Moscow,
U. S. S. r. For further information
write to L. Cohen, Secretary, Tech
nical Bureau, Room $50, 80 E. 18th
St., New York City.
The Technical Bureau is an Or
ganization of friendly American
engineers, affiliated with the
Friends of the Soviet Union, en-
gagged in rendering free technical
services to the industries and farms
Of the Soviet Union.
Your brother may apply for in
formation to DR.. E. D. Carson, sec
rotary of the Medical Bureau, at
the above address.
Night Work
]. p. Might work in itself has
no bad effects on the health of
the average adult male, provided
the hours are regular and there is
no undue strain on the eyes. The
trouble with most night workers is
that they do not sleep enough;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Letters from
OurReaders
THE TRADE UNION PROBLEM is
A CLASS STUGGLE PROBLEM
Bronx, N. Y.


Bronx, N. Y.
Dear Editor:
The greatest need today within
the labor unions of the A. F. of L..
is to get rank and file control. In
other words, honest left wing lead
ership. After spending over 18
years in the A. F. of L. have come
to know that the only way to get
control is to have many members
who spesk intelligently before a
meeting of its membership. We
have many opposition groups
within the A. F. of L., but SO few
members who can speak on union
ism and put it in a straightforward
manner so as to win the rank and
file membership to them. The
main reason for this letter is to
find out just where you can get a
real good public speaking course.
I know the Workers School gives
a course, but hear it has mostly to
do with the class struggle, social
ism, etc. 1 know many A. F.. of L.
members who are looking for a
school where they can receive such
a course. AS yet we cannot speak
about the class struggle, socialism,
within many of the labor unions.
1t just can't be done as yet. Do
you know Of school in New York
City that gives good public speak
ing course? j. L. K.
Editorial Note:-We recommend
this fellow-worker to Immediately
get in touch with the A. F. of L.
Committee for Unemployment In
surance, located at l Union Square,
in order to receive the necessary
guidance for the work in his A. F.
of L. organization. The A. F. of l.
Committee is preparing also to have
classes in Trade Unionism particu-
larly dealing with the work inside
of reactionary unions.
1t is necessary further to remind
this fellow worker that the Work
ers' School deals with all phases OF
the class struggle, including the
work in the A. F. of L. unions. both
in an elementary form and the re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
By a Worker Correspondent

MULTNOMAH COUNTY JAIL,
PORTLAND, Oregon.-We hope to
smuggle this out.
Perhaps you are aware of the ar
rest of about 43 workers as a result
CT coast wide raid of workers halls
and bookshops by police. We had
preliminary hearing last Friday, "a
Of us, of whom. Is were outright re-
leased, two on recognition, while 20
we're held on bail.
They (the lower bsils) are gradu-
ally being bailed out by the LID.
OF the 20 workers bound over to
the Grand jury the bail is as fol-
lows:
Three on 81 900 each.
Two on $500 each.
One on 500.
Fourteen on $25 each.
Next Tuesday nine members of
the M rine Workers Industrial
Union will be given a hearing. The
three comrades whose bail is set at
$1,000 each are charged with crimi-
nal syndicalism, while the remain
ing II are charged with aiding and
abetting an organization advocating
criminal syndicalism.
The Jail conditions are very poor.
Our tank, known as the political
prisoners tank, is full of cockroaches
and lice. This (tonight) is the fifth
night here, but we haven't slept any
for want of adequate blankets. It's
chilly here nights.
We raised protest right in the
court packed with workers. The
gutter press took it up by printing
a statement by Sheriff Pratt (arch
strike-b reaker) that ''his" jail was
the best in the country"
We have our own committees or
ganized and are conducting our
selves in real working class man
ner. The workers on the outside are
very considerate of our plight and
we really appreciate the role the
LID. is playing.
Were it not for the support of the
outside, by giving us fruit, tobacco,
ETC.. things would be rather bad
We are in a tank by ourselves.
One cell has the three letters-I.
L.D.-in large size, cut out of card
board.
The photograph of our beloved
leader, Earl Browder, clipped out of
local paper, also adorns the cell.
The Judge brought out the class
struggle concretely and sharp. He
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30

Hayes, ito the memory of your
comrades who gave their lives In
France? What does it do to your
gray-haired mother2"
Children romped over the cool
grass as he shouted, Our boys will
always be on hand, wearing their
legion caps, ready to do what their
discipline learned in France makes
it possible for them to do. Get
closer to the people of your COM
munity! Make them feel the power
for good that is in every one of the
II 1000 legion posts in this country"
Applause greeted his words
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Letter Struggled Out
Portland, Ore. Jail
Kept in Tank" Full of Cockroaches and Lice:
Cold Nights Prevent Sleep

said millions of dollars were lost BY
the bosses as a result of the strike
The question, he declared, is no
longer academic.
Revolutionary greetings from us
all.
I think it is not so easy to raise
the remaining bail As it stands,
$3.50 has to be raised yet. Only
one comrade whose bail is 1000
is out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
THE DAILY MEANS so MUCH
TO ME

Mechanic Falls, Maine.
Dear Comrade Editor:
I was SO glad when got the first
copies of my subscription I started
reading right away. I haven't seen
a Daily" for about three weeks and
felt as if I was on desert island.
l never knew what the Daily"
meant to me before. This past year
I have just become interested in
what was happening in the world,
so l felt quite lost when l didn't
have a paper to look at 10 find out
what was happening. You see l
didn't even see a capitalist news
paper. Now l have the subscrip-
ton and won't feel lost any more.
Comradely yours,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30

OeIIu FIT IEEN CENTS II5CJ IN
coins or stamps (coins preferred
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and STYLE
number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, DAB w. 18th
St, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30

While the undernourished chill
dren in New York are privileged TO
learn to read providing Daddy can
buy a newspaper by spelling out
the words OF half million dollars
worth of ads telling them what
splendid and necessary food milk is,
the West Virginia kids have also
Just received another whooping
WALTON in the bread basket from the
N.R.A. Here's letter just re-
csived-read it but don't weep
fight (For the passage Of H. r.
1899.
Dear Comrade Luke:
Here in the county and other
counties surrounding Fairmont the
price of milk was raised two cents
a quart more this last week. There
was no advance statement in any
of the local press that milk would
60 up Simply, one evening it had
a statement about the advance and
the next morning the price of milk
was already up.
There are very few cases that
children are getting any milk in the
schools. At one time they were Civ
ing milk to the children in Monon-
gala, a county in Scottss Run.
Later they discontinued giving this
milk. In this same county and sec
ton an examination was made of
school children in just one school.
out of sixty-seven children
examined twenty-seven had tu-
berculosis and twenty-six had one
of the many symptoms of tuber-
culosis.
THE price of milk here is now
twelve cents quart. Then we
have the consumers tax which adds
one more cent If you go to store
and just buy one quart of milk.
This consumers tax is levied, one
cent on every fifty cents worth of
goods purchased. If you buy any
product over five cents, you have
TO pay the cent tax.
Il hope that you will be able to
use this IN your column. we Will
use these conditions in our election
campaign to develop struggle
around these conditions.
"Comradely yours, MARY B."
Thanks a lot for the letter and
the editorial from the Pittsburgh
Press, which contains figures that
are going to be more than handy.
Swell work using the milk issue for
the election campaign. More power
to you all in your struggles in West
Virginia! Hereby heartily invite
more women to write in
Correction: The tragic loss of a
line of type from last Thursdays
column made us accuse innocent
English workers of extravaganza.
The last part of the sentence should
have read 80 that Massey Square
tenants (who had gone back to
= l..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1924 is available in sizes
s. 8, 10, II. ID and Is Size s takes
ia yards 36 inch fabric. illustrated
step-by-step sewing instructions
included
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
In THE HON E
BY HELEN LUKE

newIy-built ones were beyond their
means were permitted to remain
in their homes" words in bold
type previously omitted)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Thumb Sucking and Hair Pulling
Free Angelo Herndon!

the Supreme Court upheld
deahly sick result of the murderous
corded during of confinement My only
being the
Angelo Herndon-Futon Tower Jail, l. 1884
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Eczema On the Face

Mr.. and Mrs. G. B., Parklsnd, Pa
Eczema in children Is often due
to a diet too rich in fats. Use
SKINNED milk and cut out spicy
foods. Give him plenty of water to
drink, but do not wash his face with
water; use oil (cottonseed or Oliver
to clean it. Get your druggist to
make you a salve containing equal
parts of liquid tar ointment, car
bolated vaseline g per cent? and
zinc ointment. Rub it into his skin
several times daily and bandage it
on his fact for the night.
Thumb Sucking and Hair Pulling
Mrs. HI. F., HicksvilIe, L. If
your child pulls his hair and sucks
his thumb, his diet should be care
fully looked into and his environ
ment studied by systematic and
experienced physician. All these So
called habits have either
physical or mental basis which can
be ultimately detected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
SPECIAL HERNDON BAIL FUND
$4,000

Interna tiona Labor Defense
AGO. East 18th
New York City
advance-I donate s................... in cash
Liberty Bonds
the understanding
that this will be returned this released
Certificates will be this Bail guaranteeing
return agreed.
Name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
ROOSEVELT CRUISE
TO BE EXTENDED
President to Continue His Va
cation Trip Into Next
Week.
By the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, April 3.-President
Roosevelt sailed into new Southern
waters today. determined to continue
his happy vacation cruise into next
week
His ship was pointed south late
yesterday after a consultation with
congressional leaders had assured him
there was no need for his return
to the Capital this week.
With the word "All well and happy"
the yacht Nourmahal proceeded to its
new base today, in the vicinity Of
Elbow Key Light, Cay Sal Banks.
The Presidents two elder sons.
James and Elliott, were en- route to
his fishing ground from here by naval
plane. They expected to return to-
night.
To keep fueled for the extended
trip, the destroyer U. S. S. Ellis was
joined today by its base ship, the
destroyer U. S. S. Tattnall, which
set out from here last night to over
take the presidential party.
In extending his fishing cruise, the
President set the record for recent
years in absence from the Capital
during a session of Congress, but his
close contacts by radio with Capitol
Hill gave him the needed assurances
to go on for a few more days.
The trip originally was scheduled
to end on Friday. In all probability,
Mr.. Roosevelt will remain on the open
seas until late next week.
The President had planned to be q
guest of the Gridiron Club in Wash
ington at a dinner next Saturday
night. However, the dinner has been
postponed until April IA, and the
President has accepted the invitation
to attend then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
DOCTORS LOSING FIGHT TO SAVE
CHILDREN FROM RARE MALADIES

Willie Mae Miller of Memphis,
Tenn, seems to be the least affected
of the two. She still can play several
hours a day before drowsiness forces
her to bed. A cheerful little girl, she
romps about, while her strength lasts,
singing songs she makes up herself.
The other girl, Roma Garrett of
Peekskill, N. Y, is at a hospital at
Eastview, N. Y. The cannibalistic
white corpuscles have ravaged her
blood. Ten minutes of listless playing
with a doll yesterday left her ex-
hausted.
Scientists are working far into the
night, measuring, filtering, scanning
the results of exhaustive tests, to save
the lives Of the children. They still
have hopes of checking the diseases.
In some cases of leucocythemia
transfusions and X-ray treatments
help. But according to DR.. William
Martens of Peekskill, Roma's disease
is apparently not that type.
Willie Mae goes to hospital every
day for X-ray treatment. Her parents
still have hope. The doctors say the
overproduction of white corpuscles Is
continuing.
The children's plight has aroused
sympathy throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
WOODRING BACKED
BY SUBCOMM ITTEE
Assistant War Secretary Held
Above Reproach by House
Group.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A report to the House holding above
reproach the actions of Harry H.
Woodring, Assistant Secretary of War,
in connection with the purchase of
S7,500,000 worth of Army airplanes
was adopted unanimously today by a
Military Affairs Subcommittee.
The report also commended certain
Army officials for years had been
ignoring the intent of Congress and
the law of purchasing airplanes with
out competitive bidding.
Chairman Rogers. Democrat, of
New Hampshire, had not completed
the text of the report, but a rough
draft of it was submitted.
The committee decided to make
report on the $7,500,000 transaction
Immediately so arrangements could be
made to buy the airplanes.
Shortly after the P. w. A. allocated
money for airplanes, Woodring Or
dered that they be purchased upon
competitive bids rather than "negoti-
ated" contracts.
Specifications were drawn and SUBJ
mitted for bids, but the Army's judge
advocate general ruled the specifica-
tons barred open and free COMPETE
ton.
The bids we're rejected and the pur-
chase held In allegiance until the CON-
mittee could agree upon a report and
recommend different procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
Doctors Seek to Place 1t
Under U. S. Agency, He
Declares.
ASSERTION is ANSWER
TUBERCULOSIS STEP
Medical Society Names Commit
tee to Ask Roosevelt's Aid
in Cutting Danger.

District Health Officer William c.
Fowler charged today that a COM
bination inside and outside of the
District Medical Society" had launch
ed movement to remove the Health
Department from jurisdiction of the
District government and place it I'M
der control of the United States Pub
lie Health Service. Federal agency
The charge came in response to the
Medical Societys action in naming
committee of Prominent Washington
physicians to appeal to President
Roosevelt for assistance in reducing
the danger of tuberculosis in the
District.
This is the beginning of move
ment to take the Health Department
away from the District government
and place it under Federal jurisdic-
tion," DR.. Fowler said. Il am fully
aware of the movement and l shall
do everything in my power to op-
pose it.
Sought More Appropria lions.
"a combination inside and outside
OF the Medical Society is back of the
movement. Administration of the
Health Department is properly func-
ton of the municipal government and
District officials are just as competent
to carry on its operation as are any
Others
DR.. Fowler said the Health De-
partment had done everything in its
power to prevent tuberculosis in
Washington in view of limited funds
For years he has requested increased
appropriations to fight tuberculosis.
but these items always have been cut
from the department budget before
1t reached Congress. he said.
In 1929. for instance. he recalled.
he requested an increased appropria-
tlon to add physician and several
nurses to the tuberculosis dispensary
which the Health Department main
tains here. The item was cut from
the budget before it went to Congress.
He subsequently repeated the request
ana again 1t was refused and last year
ne asked 'or enough money to add
single nurse to take care of colored
patients, principally to do follow-up
work in the homes. This item also
was stricken from the budget.
Gives Reason of High Rate.
The services of this extra nurse
were needed badly to follow tubercu-
losls cases among the colored popu-
latlon, DR.. Fowler said, but before
the budget had reached Congress even
this simple request was turned down"
The comparatively high tuberculosis
death rate here was blamed by DR..
Fowler on the susceptibility of colored
persons to the disease. He pointed out
that last year the total death rate
from all forms Of tuberculosis was
i24.6 for 100000 of population here.
However, tuberculosis death rate
among whites was only 57.8, whereas
among colored it was 1898. The year
before the white death rate was So.
the colored rate 299, and the average
for both white and colored, 124.
The fact that a large number of
Federal hospitals, including Walter
Reed, Mount Alto. Naval and st. Eliz-
abeth's Hospital are centered here also
was declared responsible by DR.. Fow-
Ter for many tuberculosis deaths. A
large percentage of the patients of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 3.-Science
fought desperately against tremendous
odds today to save the lives of three
little children.
As for the victims themselves, they
apparently were unaware of their
plight and amused themselves as doc
tors sought cures for their rare NAL
aides.
At Wilkes Barre, Pa, 7-year-old
Benny Hendrick seemed unworried
by anything except a broken popgun.
Shiny and new, it would send corks
sailing out from his hospital bed
against the wall until he dropped 1t
and it "busted.'
Benny's body is slowly turning to
stone" as calcium deposits through
out his system harden his muscles.
Already his arms and legs are becom-
ing stiff. When the ossification
reaches a vital organ the fight Of
scientists will be lost.
The other two victims are Agar
old girls. Both are suffering from
leucocythemia, disease in which the
white corpuscles slowly crowd the red
corpuscles from the blood stream.
Each day the little children grow
more listless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
WEATHER TO CONTINUE
FAIR FOR TOMORROW

No end was in sight today for the
perfect Spring weather which has
prevailed here since Easter Sunday.
Fair skies and a continuation of the
Summertime temperatures are ex-
pected tonight and tomorrow, accom-
panied by moderate southeasterly
winds.
The mercury rose to "a degrees at
3 pm. yesterday, the seasons highest,
and the low for the last "a hours was
AZ at this morning. Approximately
the same temperature range is forecast
for tonight and tomorrow.
The Washington police force well
coined warm weather today by doff-
ing their overcoats for the second
time this season.
The order, issued yesterday, is only
tentative, said Inspector Lewis I. H.
Edwards. executive officer Of the de-
partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
MINERS DROP SIS FEET

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April R).-
Eleven miners were injured, four
seriously, when q cable on the hosting
engine at the Black Betty Mine broke
today.
The cage on which the miners were
descending dropped IS feet. The
injured included Edward Adams,
Charles Fill, Marion Gates. Lewis
Smith, George Letter. George STAN
field, Floyd Gaines, Richard Kehoe,
Alphonse Delaney, Duncan Davis ana
James Ferguson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
D|LL|NGER ESCAPE
BLAMED ON TWO
Fingerprint Expert and Jail
EmpIoye Indicted for
Aiding.
BY the Associated Press,

by the Associated PreSS,
CROWN POINT. Ind, April s.
Ernest Bunk, finger print expert, and
Sam Cahoon, jail employe, were in
dicted today on a charge OF aiding
John Dillinger to escape from the
Lake County Jail here March 3.
Indictments were returned against
Bunk and Cahoon by the special
Judge William j. Murray to investi-
gate the escape of the desperate from
the Jail in which he was being held
awaiting trial for the Staying Of Pat
rick O'Malley, an East Chicago police
man.
The two men were charged with
commission of felony in aiding Dill
fingers escape. The grand jury found
no evidence Of collision or graft on
the part of Lake County officials, but
criticized a number Of guards as being
responsible for the escape, through
failure to obey jail rules.
Jury Rebukes Judge.
The grand jury criticized Judge
Murray for failure to order Dillinger's
REMOVAL 10 Lie NQ4CI1Sdu SAty " 1oo1l
to be held there pending trial and
also rebuked State officials for fall.
ing to insist on Dillinger's return to
the prison as a parole violator.
The report took notice OF widely
discussed photograph showing Prose-
cutting Attorney Robert G. Estin with
his arm about Dillinger's shoulder
after the desperado's arrival at the
Jail from Tucson, Ariz., where he was
captured with three other members
of his gang. The grand Jurors re-
ported that photograph was made
after Estill had been without sleep for
48 hours and attributed the pose to
carelessneSs.
Blunk was one Of the two men
taken by Dillinger from Crown Point
and later released near Peotone, ILL.,
The other was Ed Saager, an employe
at the garage from which Dillinger
took Sheriff Lillian Holley's automo-
bile to use In his flight.
Cahoon was employed at the jail
and had taken some supplies into the
cell block where Dillinger was con-
fined shortly before the desperado's
escape.