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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20

| we were on Cne subject OF ELM
mating insects and such household
pests. To the directions given yes
terday for fumigating to destroy
bedbugs, We should add that if the
kitchen is to be included food should
naturally be protected from fumes
by putting 1t in containers.
Other insects can often be elm
mated by thorough and persistent
use of liquid sprays or powders.
Flytox, Black Flag, Fit and many
other similar preparations are effec-
tive, though they and the needed
spray guns are expensive. The
liquids are more convenient to use.
In the case of reaches, powder
will sometimes be more satisfactory,
as it is less volatile than liquid;
pulled into corners and cracks, it
remains effective longer, and
roach running through it stirs it up
nicely. The most effective such pow
der I've ever used was a kind called
Nippon" which was sold in Cleve-
land. I could never find it on sale
in New York; possibly it's no longer
made.
Reaches seem to be particularly
fond of potatoes and onions. There
fore, if these insects are present,
such vegetables should be kept in
metal containers-not air-tight but
proof against insects-and away
from floor and walls: A metal vege-
table bin is good if you can afford
it; or the spuds may be kept in a
big pot in the oven, though obvious
ly this is nuisance.
Unless you don't count on remain
ing long in one place, fill in crannies
and crevices in the house. as this
eliminates places of refuge for in
sects and mice. For filling in floors
and woodwork use plastic wood or
putty; in walls ETC., plaster of Paris;
sinks, ETC., cement made for the
purpose. These may be had at hard
ware, paint or dime store. Don't
empty or spill plaster-of- Paris in
sink; mix in heavy paper cup or
container, with fiat piece Of wood
or old tin spoon; when through,
throw these away
City housewives are troubled less
by ants than those in the country.
These insects enter house in a long
line of march. Look for point of
entry and put red pepper generously
across it. For those already in the
house mix well equal parts confec-
toners sugar and borax and put
out in saucers after removing all
other food from reach of insects, or
use a prepared powder or liquid.
For rats and mice, use poison of
one kind or another, traps, or cat
or dog. Mousetraps must be we'll
scalded with boiling water after each
capture. For bait, bacon or a walnut,
tied fast with string, will be found
as good if not better than cheese.
The dime stores sell a package of
seeds for mice, called "Ridmice,"
which are effective provided you
starve out the mice first for a few
days by removing every crumb of
food to glass or tin containers. The
package says the mice will not die
in the house but will go outside to
die. Don't you believe it, comrades.
They won't be darned bit consid-
crate where they die Watch all
corners after you feed them these
seeds.
In general we may say of all these
| household pests, as of the fascists
that short of worldwide prole-
tartan revolution, which will organ
l. ze sanitation along with other
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
BE s s e IN Gr
Local Fights
ExpulsiOns
By a Mine Worker Correspondent

By Mine Worker Correspondent
BEsSEMER, Ala.-There is a big
drive on by Red Thrasher, the
president of local No. l, Interna-
tional Union Of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, to expel all Com
munists from the union. So far,
three militant workers, one white
and two Negroes, have been put out.
Red Thrasher takes control of the
union and tells the members just
what to do. He uses illegal ways
Of kicking out workers. In order
to terrorize the members and keep
them from protesting his actions,
Red ThraSher is having the homes
of militant workers bombed.
So far, the homes of John Davis,
white worker, and Nathan Strong
and Ed Sears, Negro workers, have
been bombed. This attempt to ter
rorize the workers is having the
opposite effect. Now the workers
are more determined than ever to
throw out Red Thrasher and his
whole bombing ring.
The Communist Party in Bes-
semer is having more success now
than ever in organizing a fighting
opposition to Red ThraSher in the
union. 1t will not be long until the
takers like Red Thrasher are run
out. Under the present leadership,
more than $50 of the unions fund
has disappeared. Besides this, he
is trying to raise dues and throw
out all unemployed workers who
cannot pay dues.
ThraSher and his gang are block
ing all plans to fight for more relief,
in the face of the fact that $4,000
workers in Alabama are being cut
off relief. Thrasher and his gang
have policy of cooperating with
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co.
bosses. This means denial of relief
by the public welfare, and blocks a
fight for relief. Also, they are do
ing their best to smash the union
the attendance has dropped to less
than 100, and there are 1000 men,
berS.
The Communist Party is organic
ing the rank and file members of
the union to take control of the
union in their own hands, to kick
out Red Thrasher, and to fight
militantly for more relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
By a Mine Worker Correspondent

URY, w. Va.-Arbitration is q
problem 10 many of us. At the
beginning of the New Deal" we
took it as a godsend. During the
past months of practicing arbitra-
ton, we have come to the bitter
realization that it benefits only the
bosses.
Arbitration is an working
class principle, which is supposed to
maintain peace, and create har-
mony between Labor and Capital"
Has arbitration achieved success?
NO, not by long shot.
Brothers, we are still under COM
pulsory arbitration, and the more
familiar we get with its practices
the more embittered we get, the
more we condemn it. At the same
time, our misleaderS get more and
more repulsive to us, by helping to
impose arbitration on us.
Arbitration acts on us in the
form of killing in us the spirit of
fighting the bosses for gains. Nat
urally, that's to the bosses ad-
vantage. Because in almost all
cases, when we have grievances, we
take to arbitration in (faint) hope
of winning, and by the time the
boss is through with us, we look
like cranky boy, tn oroughly
spanked by his big husky papa.
The reason for us getting whip
ped like that is, because the person
representing us workers on the
Labor Board, is not a real working
man, he's either big capitalist or
middle class man. If we had a
real fighting, scrapping h onest
working man on the board to rep
resent us WE NIGHT HAVE A
CHANCE. But the bosses simply
will not allow such a man on
Labor Board" Therefore there is
no chance for us to win our griev-
ance by arbitration.
Our present contract isn't much
to brag about, and all of you bro
theirs know that, yet, in many cases
the boss does not live up to it.
Now, brothers, you know that
there is something utterly wrong
somewhere, if we are forced to abide
by the code and contract, and the
bosses can do as they please. If we
had contract 100 per cent in our
favor, what good would it do us,
unless we could compel the boss to
live up to it?
Fellow workers, brothers, the only
way we can become masters" of
the situation is by bringing all
miners, organized and unorganized,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
By a Worker Correspondent


EVELETH, Minn.-At a meeting
Of the International Union OF Mine,
Mil, and Smelter Workers, Local 80
a letter from the Range Council
was read, asking the local to purge
its ranks by expelling all Commu-
nists. The president Of this local
took a firm stand against this and
in a sincere talk to the members,
pointed out that the Communists
were the only ones putting up a
real fight for the interests of the
workers-that if they allow Demo-
Gratis and Republicans into the
unions, why not Communists? He
said that the Communists, had the
CUTS to fight against starvation" 1t
was pointed out that this anti-red
drive was against the constitution
of the range locals, as 1t states that
these unions are formed for the
purpose of uniting all workers in
any given industry.
Members took the floor in be
half of the Communists, and one
member said, Taking the Reds out
of our union, is like taking the life
blood from the workers" Not one
worker voted in favor Of the "purg-
ing" when it was taken to vote.
George Peterson, Communist,
pointed out to the members why
this red scare was being used-that
the top leadership Of the A. F. of L.
did not want any militant workers
in A. F.. of L. unions-because they
expose the split maneuvers and
strike sell-outs of the Greens, VOLS,
etc, and carry on a persistent fight
against their policies and betrayals
of the working class.
Peterson, who is also a delegate
from this local to the Range Coun-
Gil, is threatened to be kicked out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Militant Members
observation-disclosures
aIsing Reds Out of Our Local Is Like Taking
Likelihood from Workers" Says Miner

on his ear" if he attempts to attend
the next meeting Of that body. The
local is taking steps to counteract
such a move Of discrimination
against them.
This local is also trying to get
written statements from the sheriff
and deputy sheriffs-that they will
not deputize and use the o. I. M.
Co. police in case of strike. They
are also fighting tooth and nail
against the State Constabulary Bill
which is trying to be passed at
st. Paul.
Recognizing the Iron ore range as
one of the basic industries that will
be used during a war-the delegate
to the Second United States Con-
greSs Against War and Fascism is
taking steps to form a city COM
mittee of the American League and
is calling upon all organizations to
elect members to this committee.
Already the response is favorable
for such action and members have
been elected from few organi-
cations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
WORKERS HEALTH
DOuching During Pregnancy
Conducted by the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board

DOuching During Pregnancy
r. L.: This comrade states that
she has been using a sodium per-
borate douche as described in this
column recently, to treat vaginal
discharge that caused itching. She
has been getting relief. No doubt,
the patient has a trichomonas
vaginalis infection.
She now has decided to "take a
chance in spite Of Capitalism" and
have baby. She wants to know
how she can have a baby, if she
has to douche, and whether the
conception would be cancelled or
washed away by a douche twenty
four hours later.
In order to prevent conception
by douching, it must be done i'm
mediately after intercourse. Even
If SO carried out, however, the
douche is not always a reliable con-
traceptiVe. The douche is merely
mechanical agent for washing out
the male discharge from the va
gina before any serum has a chance
to enter the womb.
Sperm gains access to the womb
within very short period after
the sexual act-a matter of mi
nutes.
Impregnation, or the union of the
male sperm and female ovum (egg)
does not take place in the vagina
or in the WON. 1t occurs in the
tube and then the fortified egg
makes its way down into the womb,
where it grows and develops.
In douching, none of the fluid
gets beyond the vagina and never
reaches the interior of the womb.
Therefore, it can be readily seen
that there Is no chance of wash
ing away the pregnancy.
Heretofore, douching has not been
advised in pregnant women. A re-
cent report has come from the JEFF
ferson Medical College in Philadel-
phia, however, where they have
been treating pregnant women with
douches, who at the same time
have a trichomonas vaginahs in
lection, without any harmful eff
fects on the pregnancy.
If Comrade r. L. desires to be-
come pregnant, we would advise
her not to douche Immediately
after intercourse. Douching at any
other time will not affect her
chances Of becoming pregnant.
If, after she conceives, she con-
tinues to have a troublesome dis
charge, there is no harm in having
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Less Than 5000 Received
From n. Y. on SIOw Da>


brother districts stated another
days paper nothing danger
Daily fair idea Of is
doing by observing todays
when it average day publication
s-page paper Election Day.
competition between Newark though
per receipts Seattle
California board.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Van Bittner
RusheS to
Bosses Aid
By Mine Worker Correspondent

By Mine Worker Correspondent
SALISBURY MINE, w. Val
wish to introduce another master
piece" sell out of our leader, Dis
trict President Van A. Bittner
Here's the story.
At the SALISBURY Mine, in the
slope, we have 100 per cent clean
coal, with a reject of 100 lbs. per A.
ton car. Naturally, this caused
some grievances, which are waiting
for the Labor Boards decision
which, of course, will never arrive.
Above this clean coal exists a
rash" of from 6 to IA inches.
This consists of streaks of slate and
coal. 1t has been a custom before,
and during the life of the expired
contract as well as under the present
contract for the last four months,
that the coal loader cleaned up the
cut of coal in the daytime, and the
company employed rash" crew
to shoot and transfer the rash"
every night.
So the company decided that they
could produce the coal cents
cheaper on the ton by making the
coal leaders take the rash" by the
inch, at 6 and two tenths cents per
inch, also furnishing their own ex-
plosiyeS. Naturally, by doing this
the earning power of the loader
would be reduced, from So to So a
day.
The miners rejected the scheme.
But the company was very insistent
The case was taken to the Labor
Board at Beckley, w. Va. They
were discussing the matter hotly;
neither party gave an inch of their
ground, when at the crucial moment
our Hero" appeared on the scene.
Van A. Bittner lin person. with a
couple of black eyes, which he got
from some rank and fllers at a
meeting in Logan.
He listened a while, and finally
spoke up. you gentlemen can't
get anywhere by arguing like that"
He invited the chairman of the
Labor Board into a private room.
After a few minutes they returned
with the decision in BLACK on
white" in the form Of Sub-con-
tract which meant Contract and
Code" or No Contract and Code"
the coal leaders must take the
rash.
Brothers, there is a way we can
end these ketrayals. By having
the miners take control of the
union and uniting all of the rank
and file miners into one powerful
union Of coal miners-controlled by
the Rank and File.
Rank and Filler.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
HALLOWEEN

Witches and cats, ghosts and jack
o-lanterns-all these things belong
to Halloween, time for having fun.
We duck for apples that bob about
IN tub Of water-and it's not fair
pushing the apple against the side
OF the tub and then taking a bite
at it. Or, with hands tied behind
our backs, we try to bite at an
apple as it swings hanging from a
string. Then the lights go out and
someone tells ghost story. We're
all very scared or we just make be-
lieve we are, because we aren't really
scared at all.
But a very very long time ago,
Halloween was celebrated very seri-
ously. In very ancient times, hun
dreds and even thousands of years
ago, people believed in gods and
spirits which lived in forests or
rivers-in fact, everywhere. Some of
these spirits were good and some
bad. But the most important god
of all was the sun god, because the
sun was the giver of all life.
The sun divided the year into
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
BY = Raimund Mine Worker Cor
respondent

By Raimund Mine Worker Cor
respondent
BESSEMER, Ala.-We are having
trouble keeping the union going
here. The bosses at Raimund are
firing union men and forcing them
to move out of the camps. Also,
the Raimund bosses are telling the
Welfare not to put union men on
relief, and in this way starve the
miners either into "popsickle"
union, Company union) or out of
Bessemer. Of course many of the
union miners have been terrorized
out of attending meetings and even
turn in their union books.
This is all the fault of the union
leaders. When the bosses started
this terror, the union leaders didn't
fight back. When the men saw this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20

Party, instead of make believe Evil
Spirits we have real Devils, and a
few of them are Morgan, Hitler and
Mussolini. If you are going to have
a party on Halloween you should
get copy of the October New Pho
neer. In the back you will find
masks to cut out and wear. At your
party is our modern witch. She has
cats face-and her name is
Frances Perkins, secretary of labor
the lady who tells us that child
labor has been done away with
when we know it hasn't, and who
breaks all the strikes when our
fathers try to get decent pay. The
other mask is gold-stuffed Morgan
and the bad men are Hitler and
MuSsolini. With the little recitations
that go along with them, you are
sure to have a swell Halloween
Party.
Here Is game for you to try:
See if you can sit on a round bot
Jle Ull GIle llOOI anu GIlTSdQ u neSQl6
at the same time. You think it's
eaSyp Try it.
Here is an old one you probably
know. Put on chair or box a
small object, this time it could be
small jack-o-lantern. Blindfold
the player and put long stick Oh
cane into his hand. Place him about
10 feet from the chair Turn him
around and let him walk toward ii
and try to hit the jack-o-lantern
with the stick.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
What has happened before

Last time Margie, Tim and Jerry
were asked by the boys to join the
Purple Riders, a club they were lust
starting. But they don't want
Margie because she is a girl. So
Tim and Jerry refused to join. In
stead, with Margie, both Tim and
Jerry start club with mostly girls,
Margie's friends. The boys make
fun of Tim and call him Sissy.
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Contributions received to the
credit of Helen Luke in her Social
ist competition with David Ramsey,
Jacob Burck, Del, Harry Cannes,
Mike Gold and the Medical Advis-
DRY Board, in the Daily Worker
drive for 100000. Quota-S500.
Vox Populi 500
Previously received ........ $40
Total to date ..........,.S II.40
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it treated under medical SUPER
vision. Otherwise no treatment is
necessary.
The comrade also wants to know
how long it takes to get around to
answer a letter. The Daily Worker
Medical Advisory Board has in
structed its members to answer let
tiers within a week after receiving
them. If there is any delay, the
doctor who writes the reply is either
lazy or busy.
Unanswered Letters
Will all workers who sent us LETT
tiers before the Medical Advisory
Board was organized on Aug. is of
this year, and who have not had
replies to their letters sent before
that date, if they still desire replies,
please write us again, and prompt
answer will be forthcoming.
Lecture on Birth Control a Success
The lecture on Birth Control last
night was only the opening Big
Bertha in our drive for our quota
Of $500 in the Daily Worker Drive.
We are planning big dance, q
symposium and many small lee
lures. We need the help of the
comrades who are experts in run
ming these functions. Who viii
volunteer?
The line forms on the right.
Write care OF this column.
Contributions received to the
credit of the Medical Advisory
Board in its Socialist competition
with Del, Mike Gold, Harry Cannes,
Jacob Burck, David Ramsey and
Helen Luke, in the Daily Worker
drive for $4,000. Quota-S1, 500.
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Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1884 is available in sizes
IA, is, 10, 20, 80, "a, SO, SO, 20 and
~. Size 16 takes 334 yards SO inch
fabric and l yard contrasting apron.
Illustrated step-by-tep sewing in
Structions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
In THE HOME
More About Pests
BY HE EN- KE

forms of social planning, there is
nothing that will settle their hash
once and for all. In the immortal
words of the harried housewife,
you've just got to keep after
them"
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NOTE:

We publish every Saturday let
tiers from ore and coal miners,
and oil workers. We urge workers
in these industries to write rs
Of their conditions and their
struggles to organize. Please get
these letters to us by Thursday Of
each week.
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A group Of workers in a C. c. G.
camp send $7-a sailor on a U. s.
battleShip sends S1-a worker in
Duluth sends a quarter! All cry
that the $4,000 campaign must
succeed! 1t will succeed If every
reader does his part. Make cOIIec-
tions, hold affairs, discuss the Daily
Worker!
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Vote Communist against N.R.A.
Attacks on Living Standards.
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS u5c)
in coins or stamps (coins pre-
ferreO for each Anne Adams pat
tern, THIRTY CENTS (30c) for
both. Write name. address and
styl number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker.
Pattern Department, DAB West 18th
Street, New York City.
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Answer to last weeks picture puzzle
Bob Minor, Clarence Hathaway, and Mus
Solini.
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Vote Communist Against Wage
Cuts.
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Every New DAILY" Reader Adds
a Fighter to Our Ranks!
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By Mary Morrow, Children's editor,
The Daily Worker, 50 East 18th ST.,
New York City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-05-25

on overhead footways. Sixty miles
an hour will be a safe average speed,
while the absence Of unbanked cor
ners on these special roads will make
much higher speed possible. Cars
may even be signaled automatically
like trains, so that no two cars are
ever within 200 yards of each other.
Air resistance increases as the
square Of the speed, and after 60 miles
per hour much of the energy is de-
voted to overcoming air pressure.
Streamlining win, therefore, be of
tremendous Importance and the car
Of the future win have smooth lines
from end to end. No spare wheel,
headlight, windshield or mascot will
jut out. The result win be that,
with engines developing lower horse
power, higher speeds viii be accom-
plished.
Manufacturers will aim at getting
more out Of their fuel. At present
about so per cent of the potential
energy in fuel is wasted. Expert
ments are now being made which
may teach US more about combus-
ton.
This year many cars are having
radio sets installed. The cars of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-05-25
CREEK AND ROMAN
TREND IN SANDALS

The shoe designers, who are taking
themselves as seriously these days as
the old masters immortaliZed in the
Metropolitan museum, have delved in
10 the ancient history of many nations
10 produce the array Of sandals and
ghillies. bejeweled dance slippers and
tailored pumps that confront the mod
ern woman whose grandmother used
TO be contented with one good service
able pair Of shoes a year.
The up-and-coming deb this season
will wear sandals modelled after those
worn by Helen of Troy, or beach slip
pers such as once adorned the pink
tipped toes of Cleopatra.
Authenticity Greek and Roman in
their inspiration are the new sandals
worn not only for beach wear, but TO
complement any kind Of summer
sports costume. They're simple affairs
made only Of couple Of straps and
sole, leaving the toes altogether IN
trammeled.
The footgear of a monk in Capri
provided the inspiration for the monk
sandal which promises to be the rage
Of the summer resorts.