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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
IBares Hearst's
Exploitation
Of Newsboys
BY a Worker Correspondent


NEW YORK-Tt may be of in
terest to your readers to know q
little more of the calibre of that
depraved debauchee, w. Rotten"
Hearst.
About twenty years ago, this same
Hearst, who squanders millions on
movie courtesans, initiated the sys-
TEN whereby unsold Hearst news
papers could not be returned, at the
same time increasing the wholesale
price Of the papers.
Although it was the richest news
paper chain in the country, Hearst's
was the only newspaper chain that
dared deprive newsboys of their
bread and butter Needless to say,
gigantic newsboys strike was or
ganized, lasting many months. but
through Hearst controlled police
and subsidies for scabby newsboys,
the heroic struggle was defeated.
This selfsane parasite, who has
made millions by bleeding newsboys,
is now trying to put over another
of his scoundrelly rackets, viz: per-
verting the minds of the American
workers by his illogical, insipid cal
umnies against the Communist
Party.
A man that could be so low as
to rob newsboys, would not stop at
anything to achieve his aims.
Therefore, let us resolve by saying,
wv. r. Hearst, hands off the Com
munist Party and the revolutionary
movement! Down with Hearst!
Boycott his vituperative gutter
sheets! Long live Communism"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
Relief Agent
Encourages
Prostitution
By a Worker Correspondent

NEW ORLEANS, lathe emer-
gency Relief co-workers are using
vile and immoral language in their
dealings with the unemployed work
ers of this city.
J. F.. Morrell, one of the CO.
workers, told Mrs. M. L. Thomas
that she should get some young
man to support her, that she was
not too old and that she was q
nice looking young woman and that
she should not have any trouble
getting her g man.
This is not the first of these COM
plants that have been made: Tt
has been one of the outstanding
features of the FER.A. here that
their visitors do everything possible
to insult the people, some of them
even offer the poor unfortunate I'M
employed girls and women money
from their own pockets, at the same
time making immoral suggestions.
This agent of the relief admins
tration brags that he was the man
that put the rope around the neck
of some poor unfortunate in the
town of Slidell, La, just across the
lake from the city of New Orleans.
He made this talk in the presence
of several people who live in the
same neighborhood.
Morrell tells the young Negro
women that they are all going to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
By a Worker Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An aged
couple out here Just died from starv-
alton and cold. This shows how
false was Roosevelt's statement that
no one would go hungry or cold.
Mr.. Harry Witherow and his wife,
seventy and sixty-nine respectively,
Of st. Joseph, Mo, were found in
such a weakened condition from
cold and starvation that she died
Dec. rs, the day she was taken to
the hospital, and he died a few
days later.
They were being cared for by the
local relief agencies, as admitted
by the local papers. I mean taken
care Of as most old people or any
people are as far as that goes by
the grating charity.
This couple was evicted by the
landlord because the relief refused
to pay their rent. A Negro took
them out to his place and built for
them a makeshift shack, the best
he could, The last few days they
lived, he cooked their meals. cut
wood and did what he could to
make them comfortable, which was
100 per cent more than the relief
did. Now, mind you, st. Joseph is
where they burnt a Negro a year
ago. But here is an example where
a Negro showed that he was much
finer than any of the relief adj
miniStrators.
The relief refused Mr.. Witherow
any coal on Dec. 10, and there they
were through a week of almost zero
weather without any fuel in this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Fifteen
or sixteen unemployed Negro fam
lies, most of them with small chill
dren at home, have been living with
absolutely no water for over three
weeks.
A few days before Christmas. Al
fred Walker. the agent collecting
rent, appeared in the little alley of
the 900 block N. Lawrence Street,
and shut of the water in the hy-
drsnt in the center of the alley that
had supplied water to all the houses.
He told them the water would re-
main turned of until he collected
some rent. Complaints to Board
Of Health inspector brought an
other threat of being forced to live
without water unless rent was paid.
Mrs, English, young Negro mother
Of six children, bore a child in her
shack during this period, The doc
tor attending her had no water
available, and her appeals to
Walker to turn the water on were
Also met oy demandS OF rent.
This case Smacks loudly of GRIM
NAL collision between the agent
and the Board of Health inspectors.
The trouble started last August,
when the unemployed workers,
barely able to exc out an existence
on the relief provided them, had
not paid rent for some time. A
Board of Health agent at that time
boarded up row of toilets in
corner Of the alley, forcing three
or four families to use each of the
toilets remaining available. At the
same time. he served each tenant
with notice that the houses had
been condemned and advised them
to pay no rent. A few days later
Walker turned the water of Later
he offered to turn the water on, If
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
BY a Soldier Worker Correspon

BY a Soldier Worker Correspondent
CHICAGO, Ill. - At a regular
group meeting Of members of the
131st Infantry, 33rd Division, I'LL
nois National Guard here, last week,
the following letter was drafted and
sent to the Workers Congress in
Washington, D. c.
ITO the Unemployment Congress,
Washington Auditorium, Washing
ton, D. G.
Dear Friends:
1--WE, members of the 131st In
fantry, 33rd Division, Illinois Ma
tional Guard, greet the National
Congress for Unemployment and
Social Insurance. We have sent a
delegate to represent us who are in
uniform.
"Sixty-tive per cent of us have
Joined the National Guard because
we could not find any regular en-
ployment. We felt that the money
we would get from the National
Guard would help us a little. But
although we are supposed to get
85 cents per drill, we find that when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

Negro Houses aged Couple
Refused Rent By Relief

shack that wasn't even fit for chick
ems to live in. Mrs. Witherow slept
on the dirt floor with Just blanket
over her.
For christmas dinner, the relief
gave them beef tongue. They were
just allowed $425 a month for gro
ceries. I talked with the Negro lady,
and she told me how this couple had
been treated. also saw the shack
they lived in.
A great system we live under
where they destroy foodstuffs and
still let people starve, where they
destroy cotton and they let people
freeze for the want of clothing. The
relief refused Mrs. Witherow any
bedding because she lived in such
a dirty hole, great excuse that was
We can all see what will happen
to us workers under q capitalist sys-
TEN. They work the life out of us
while we are able, and when we get
old they let us stsrve and freeze.
This is worse than they do with
animals which are either fed well
when they get old, or else taken out
and shot which is more human than
letting them starve or freeze in this
glorious land of plenty.
Mr. Witherow had lived in st.
Joseph 40 years and had been
property owner until the bank took
his property away from him.
The working class of people of st.
Joseph are all worked up over this
incident. 1t brings home what might
happen to them some day. Just such
happenings as this, is what makes
good Bolsheviks out of us workers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
Children
~ DhW

rested my father and mother and
took them both away. 1t hap
pened so quickly that my sister
Louisa and I just sat down stunned.
Then I got to thinking. The Nazis
would come in the morning. Louisa
would be sent to her aunt, her dead
mothers sister. But I had nobody
to go to. The Nazis would put me
in reform school, like they did
my friend Alfred, when his father
and mother were taken away.
knew it would be terrible life for
me in the Nazi reform school. BY
good luck, my step-sister had
saved little money. She gave it
to me so could run away.
Just after daylight the next morn
ing, I went out into the empty
streets. Out on the road it was
easy enough to get rides. I was
riding in a truck that was headed
for the Saar. I wanted to go
there too, but how was I to cross
the border with both French and
German police guarding it? The
driver seemed to be a kindly worker
so / took chance and told him
my whole story. I offered him
money to take me across the border.
He was willing. 1t seemed they
never bothered looking into his
truck. His was a regular route. So
I climbed in back and hid
In the city 7 said good bye to the
driver. found myself in strange
place without money I asked the
way to the workers neighborhoods
and after wandering about finally
saw a worker selling our workers
papers" Overjoyed l ran up to him.
He took me to the Workers Inter
national Relief, where / was given
food and place to sleep. The
workers who helped me were very
poor, but they were glad to share
what they had to save me from the
brutal Nazis. There were many
other children there who had lost
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
Health Board Backs
Landlords ActiOn
City of BrOtherly Love Goes Back on Promise
to Unemployed Tenants

he would get two dollars a week
from each unemployed Neg
family. The Board of Health in
speetor, in spite of the official notice
to pay no rent, fully backed Walker
up, telling the workers they must
remain without water unless they
paid.
Most of these workers, confused
without the guidance of any or
ganisation, bitterly denied them
selves food and managed to pay the
graft Walker demanded for a while.
With winter and added costs for
coal, oil, clothing, etc, the workers
were again forced to stop rent pay
ments. Almost promptly Walker
turned the water of again, and was
again backed up by the Board Of
Health inspector.
Each house fronting on the brick
paved yard, with mud puddles in
several places where the bricks have
been removed, is a pyramid of three
square rooms, one on each story.
The unpapered walls are always
moist, and in cloudy weather, seep-
ing with moisture. A rain brings
deluge through the leaking roofs,
exposing children and adults alike
to colds and pneumonia.
Walker has refused to make alb
Solutely any repairs for four or five
years. None of the houses have gas
or electricity, and are heated only
by stoves the workers have been
forced to install themselves. The
courtyard reeks with disgusting
stencil from the toilets at one end,
which have been without water for
three weeks and more
These workers, unorsanized, don't
know just what to do. But the
Unemployment Council and the
Y.CL. are beginning to work among
them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
A Letter From a German Boy

Most of you know that very i'm
portant decision is going to be made
in the Saar, a territory rich in
mines that lies between Germany
and France. 1t was part of Ger
many before the War and has since
been governed by the League of Ma
tions. Hitler is terribly anxious to
get the Saar because its wealth will
help to keep up his tottering fascist
state. The workers in the Saar do
not want Hitler They have seen
how Hitler treats the workers in
Germany.
Here is a letter from Joseph, a
German boy of 10.
lived with my father ana
mother and my step-sister in a big
tenement house that was full of
workers families that were Just as
poor as we were. Most of those who
had jobs at all worked in the steel
mill down by the river. The Rhine
is broad here, and all along its
shores are factory towns. The
workers are very miserable. They
get paid hardly enough to keep
themselves alive. My father was a
Waterman at the factory. He has
never been strong or really well
since he was wounded so bad during
the war. My father is an anti
fascist fighter. He was always
against Hitler He never believed
his fake promises and always told
others too that Hitler was for the
big bosses like Thyssen and not for
the workers. He was not afraid to
speak out his mind. NY mother
was always worried that the NaSis
would get after him.
One night when we had Just fin
ished our supper there was loud
knocking at the door. Mother
opened the door and there stood
three storm troopers and a police
man al heavily armed. They ar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
In THE HON
The Children's Corner
BY ANN BAR TON

QLAVA DUNN'S article today, pro-
" vides we are sure, some new
ideas for mothers. 1t tells how
equipment for children can be easily
made, which when completed, not
only provides children with all
round development, but affords
weary mothers some peace"
10 matter how limited the
~ space in the house or apart
ment. no matter what type of
playthings the child has, it is of
real importance for his training,
to be given some space for free
play, and place In which to keep
his toys in reasonable order.
"CINCE few can afford separate
room for a child, which. of
course, would be the best thing, at
least one corner of common living
room can be given to a child or to
children. There can be a small
table and chair for quiet play. A
substitute for these could be one
small and one larger box. The latter
should have a piece of wood cut out
for the child's legs-and both
boxes can be painted or stained.
SHELF for toys is also neces-
n sary. Similarly, a substitute
might be provided by several
wooden orange crates placed on
top of each other. If space per-
mits, some low hooks for clothes
will be valuable in teaching chill
dren orderliness and indepen-
dence from adult help. One large
box for all the toys together,
which is often found in homes,
should be used only for the very
young child. For a youngster over
two years, such a single box has
the following disadvantages: 1t
makes it difficult for a child to
find a separate toy, unless he
dumps all of them out. This con-
fuses the child, and is messy be-
sides. Broken and discarded pieces
accumulate rapidly, and the box
becomes cluttered This encour-
ages in the child careless and
untidy attitude toward his play
work material, instead of encour-
aging organized habits.
GONE kind of a rug, or some old
y blankets on the floor. will help
against winter drafts during floor
play.
ONCE all children have to move,
y jump, run and use their bodies
fully, in order to grow normally, it
is important to provide some out
door playthings, People in small
towns can easily make a few things
for children's use in the backwards.
This can be done individually, or a
group of parents can use one back
yard comparatively. Some large
packing boxes from large stores or
factories), few smaller ones, sew
eral plain boards about two yards
long, a barrel, pieces of rope, old
shovels, and SO on, give lots of fun
and exercise for a group of chill
dren. It also keeps them from get
ting into trouble. Naturally, the
younger ones have to be watched.
IN the cities where few equipped
Fairgrounds are available, it
Is always good to take a couple of
simple toys for child while he
Is taken outdoors, for example, a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
Nine Injured
In Six Months
onBuildingJob
By . Worker Correspondent

FAIRMONT. w. vs.-On June 10
1884 they started building bridge
here on the road to Pittsburgh.
They had only fifteen to twenty
men working on it when they
should have had at least a hundred.
They had plenty of machines there
and these displaced a great many
men.
Since they have started work
here, there have been nine acct
dents, the last two being serious.
The first of these two happened
on Nov. 10, 1884. Stephen Vitko, 10
years old, employed as water boy on
the lob, fell Of a height of 50 feet,
broke both his legs, and is still in
the hospital. If it wasn't for the
fact that he fell in the water he
would have never come out alive.
He was carrying water to the top.
They haven't q very safe way of
getting there. It was cold day and
it was very slippery. That's how it
happened. He hasn't and won't re-
ceive a penny of compensation.
They aren't getting paid very
much for their work, only IS and
so cents an hour. There are no
safety provisions at all.
The second accident occurred on
Jan. 5, This fellow fell IS feet on
dry hard ground, near a railroad.
He had both his legs, arms and nose
smashed. There is little hope for his
recovery.
These men should demand higher
wages, insurance and safety. The
only way for them to get these
things is to organize into a strong
union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

their parents. The Workers Inter
national Relief sent us to Paris.
Now we all stay in the children S
home. 1t is kept by world wide
organization that helps all victims
of Hitlers fascism.
Hitler is the worst enemy of the
children. We must help our parents
and all who are against the Nazis to
defeat Hitler and the rich owners,
We must overthrow him, then my
parents and hundreds of other
parents will again be free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

be discharged from the rolls of the
ERA. because they should be able
to hustle on the streets for a living
The relief administration of the
city and state are not interested in
the treatment accorded the unem-
ployed but are only interested in
the holding of jobs for themselves
and friends, and quite a number of
their friends are from our the state,
brought in because politics is not
a part Of the F.E.R.A. and that no
one can use any political pull in
their dealings with the F.ER.A."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
OUR REPLY

THE local growth in the region Of
the rectum you complain of.
which itches, bleeds and is painful.
is probably a hemorrhoid piles
This is still in its active or acute
stage, Apply warm applications or
sit In warm bath of water while
the pain persists. Take one. or two
tablespoons of mineral oil morning
and night until the bowel is soft,
II in week or two it is still pain
ful, have physician empty the
hemorrhoid. After the acute stage
has passed, you can begin the adj
vice given under the heading consti-
patton; similar but more extensive
article will appear in our new
publication,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

jumping rope, ball, a spoon and
cup for digging, a wagon, or any
toy that will encourage the child
to move and exercise while OUT
doors. Such toy In a child's
hands outdoors, also helps to keep
him from trouble, and offers the
mother some peace"
Next week, Slava Dunn will
write about how children can learn
to do things for themselves. Parents
are invited to write her any ques-
tons they may have in regard to
the training of their children).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Across
IA fascist owner of chain Of news
papers in the q. s.
Sick
Twice nothing.
3EFasten.
9-Initials Of great revolutionary leader.
10-Lame Duck (abbr)
11-What across prints In his news
papers (sing)
12-Noise a mouse makes.
13-Guided.
14-Singing voice.
Down
An enemy of the workers
2-To slur over.
Beverage.
4-What we want to make our country
5-A city where a militant strike took
place.
1.-THE initials of three revolutionists,
whose memorial is in January.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
EARLY HEMORRHOIn

II. M. writes: Some time ago you
IL had an article in your column by
a comrade who complained of his
bowel movement. I am having
similar trouble. having no bowel
movement for three to four days al
a time, taking laxatives, and a
syringe once a week. This has gone
on for quite a number of weeks,
and as a result of the pressure. a
small growth has appeared at the
rectum, which does not pain except
in movement, and then with SONS
blood, and recently the part itched.
I have washed the rectum with
hsterine and then covered it with
vaseline. This Is done every morn-
ing and night. Before seeing a doc
tor, am writing to you for advice
because I can't get into the spirit
of things and dislike going re.
peatedly to DOCTORS"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12
MENsTRUATION FOLLOWING
PREGNANCY
Y. I. w. asks how soon after an
- abortion or after childbirth does
menstTuation return?

abortion or after childbirth does
menstruation return?
After a normal pregnancy, men
situation returns at about four
months on the average. If the
mother nurses the child, menstrual
ton may be delayed during the en-
tire period of nursing.
Even though woman is nursing
her child and is not menstruating,
she may become pregnant during
this period. For this reason, it is
very important the couple take the
necessary precautions against the
possibility Of pregnancy.
Following an abortion, menstrual
ton usually returns in about six TO
eight weeks This will depend upon
how thoroughly the inside of the
womb has been cleaned out. If the
scraping has been too thorough it
will, of necessity, take a much
longer time for the lining of the
womb to regenerate or grow back
and thus the return of menstruation
will be delayed longer. We must
also bear in mind that this situation
will sometimes occur where an abor-
ton has been attempted and not
done competently-the pregnancy
may continue to go on for the full
nine months. In such a case
menstruation will not come on as is
anticipated.
The possibility of another preg-
nancy shortly after successful
abortion must also be considered as
q possibility of one of the causes of
the delayed menstruation.
Only by careful examination by a
competent doctor can the actual
cause be determined.
There is no medicine which will
hasten the return of menstruation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

Every claSS-conscious worker
should be proud that the Daily
Worker is now celebrating its
Eleventh Anniversary. Show your
pride by greeting your paper!
Your greeting should be In TO-
DAY!
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Send SIXTEEN CENTS (16c)
which includes cent to cover New
York City Sales Tax, 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
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Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1888 is available in sizes
"a, SO, 38, 40, AZ, A, As and 48. Size
So takes 3h yards 36-inch fabric.
Illustrated step by step sewing in-
structions included.
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RINGwoRM OF THE FEET

u " O@N-NA ON A1AA1 T Ell
Ringworm, disease of the skin of
the hands and feet, is sometimes
very obstinate. The condition is not
due to the salvarsan treatments
which you received.
For your feet we suggest that you
apply the following salve:
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NOTE

We publish every Saturday
letters from mine, oil and smelter
workers. We urge workers in
these industries to write MS of
their conditions and efforts to or
ganize. Please get these letters
to us by Wednesday of each week.
Greet the Daily Worker in the
name of your family. It has spent
its eleven years fighting for you.
Send your greeting before Jan. IL.
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salicylic Acid 20 Grains

in l ounce of boric acid ointment.
For your hands apply boric acid
ointment. AS rule, when the feet
are cured, the hands clear up too.
Wash your feet with soap and water
every day.
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G. p. Units-Greet the Daily
Worker on its 18th Anniversary