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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
Safety Measures
Neglected

BY a Steel Worker Correspondent
GARY, Ind.-We have here in
the Illinois Steel Company mill a
safety inspector called Fat" Billy
Davis. When times were better and
the company was making profits
hand over hand, Fat" Billy was a
mighty particular gentleman.
At that time they had laborers
clean up the tracks so that scrap
wouldn't lie there and therefor the
switchmen wouldn't fall and hurt
themselves. Davis used to make
sure that the tracks were just so in
order to prevent accidents.
Now in order to maintain their
profits, the company does no clean
ing up. The place is a mess and
workers are in constant danger of
accidents. Davis walks around but
never sees to it that the tracks are
clean. He learned very quickly not
to interfere.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26

butler to prepare a bromo-seltzer
and proceed. Strikes and peasant
uprisings are not Murphy's only
headaches. There is the decline in
trade and the drop in Wall Streets
colonial profits. The bankers are
kicking. japanese imperialism is
stealing part of the plumber. For
example, American exports of cot
ton manufactures to the islands
tumbled from $3.50 per cent of the
total in 1888 to 1922 per cent in
1884. simultaneously japanese ex-
ports of the same commodity to the
Philippines leaped from "a per cent
in 1893 to 1896 per cent in 1894.
The bankers are getting jittery
about their $2Oo,OO0,O0O investment
in the Philippines.
Faxed Independence"
Then again there is the Tydings-
McDuffie law which promised" in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
Daily Sells Quickly
In Steel Town
BY a Worker Correspondent

BY Worker Correspondent
McKEESPORT, Pa. - This is to
let you know of our first day at
selling the Daily Worker on the
streets here.
Another comrade and I were taken
to the police station but they had
to turn us loose They told us not
to throw the papers on the street
or give them away.
In two and half hours we sold
forty-one papers and sent out four
young boys with five papers each.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
YOUR
HEALTH
By
Medical Advisory Beard
-Four Out OF Five

no four out of five have pyorrheaq
Is pink tooth brush the only
thing wrong with the worldP Is film
the thing you have to fear mostP
How much subway and street-car
advertising about care Of the teeth
should workers believe? These
questions and many others will be
answered in the various articles on
teeth, gums and oral hygiene which
will appear in the first successive
issues of Health and Hygiene" the
magazine of the Medical Advisory
Board. How To Clean Your Teeth"
What Is and What Is Not Pyor-
rhea?" THE Cause and Prevention
of Inf1amed Gums" are some of the
titles of articles which will appear.
Subscribe now; take advantage of
the special advance subscription of.
fer Of one dollar year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
NOTE

Eery Tuesday we publish letters
from steel, auto and metal work
erS. We urge workers in these in
dustries to write us of their condi-
tions and efforts to organize. Please
get these letters to us by Friday of
each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
$50 Die-Makers Laid Off
In Packard Motor Plant

thrown out upon the streets, in this
particular case alone, having worked
only about two months or less.
Packard Motor manufactured a
line OF high-grade trucks, but owing
to the small volume of business dis
continued production of trucks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26

This year the company plans to in
wade the light car market in COM
petition with Ford, General Motors
and Chrysler.
The Mechanics Educational So
ciety of America is heavily repre-
sented at the plant, having con-
Guided a 35-hour week agreement
lately.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
We Have a Date With you

IN MARCH s, DR.. Frankwood E.
" Williams will lecture under the
auspices of the Medical Advisory
Board on The Sex Life of the I'M
married Adult. The lecture will
be held in Irving Plaza Hall. 18th
Street and Irving Place. at $50 D,
m. Admission is Is cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
Can You Make EN- Yourself?

Pattern 2169 is available in sizes
s, 8, 10, II. Il and 16. Size 8 takes
2ls yards So inch fabric Illustrated
step-by-step sewing instructions in
cluded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26

Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
stamps coins preferred for each
Anne Adams pattern New York
City residents should add one cent
tax for each pattern order. Write
plainly your name. address and
style number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE WANTED.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Depa rtnent. 243 West 18th
Street, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26
"a % NJ Z
L I + 3
- BY
ARR Barton

Ills mOnth-Old baby was cold and
IL hungry and had no place to
sleep but a bureau drawer This
Is the first narrowing sentence Of
long news story in the San Fran
cisco News Of Feb. 9.
That's why, James Stout, 81,
former college man and eX-marine
=" continues the second sem
tence, "resorted to hOldups.'
"A MOTHER of eight children is
n scheduled to be arraigned for
burglary today" says the New York
Times. According to the police,
Mrs. Trapani confessed she COM
mitted the burglary because her
second husband John was not regu-
larry employed and she found it
difficult. with home relief funds as
the only income. to feed a family
of boys and girls, Another child
is expected shortly"
INSANITY Blamed in Relief Kill
! ings." says another New York
Times story. Henry W. Arden, q
years old, an unemployed language
instructor brooding over his Grip
pied condition, and disgruntled be-
cause the relief allotment for him
self and his mother, Ruth, was to
be cut, slew relief case worker in
his home yesterday, He and his
mother then went to the Chicago
Avenue relief station and sprayed
the Office with pistol bullets, kill
ing two. and wounding another.
Then Arden killed his mother and
himself"
THE stories. from which the above
1 are excerpts, are known in news
paper vernacular as feature stuff"
sob stories" Thev are intended
to be read with kind of choked,
weepy feeling. and forgotten. It is
not necessary to suppress them.
They will not carry. believes the
newspaper owner, any propaganda
for the unemployed to organize.
They will not teach the unorganized
worker that organization together
with millions, is necessary. not to
rob. kill or solve things by COM
hitting suicide, but to fight for their
needs-facing police, city, state, and
federal officials if necessary.
WHEN a starving desperate man
W robs. in order to feed his baby,
this is human interest" When a
young girl. out of work for two
years commits suicide, this merits
several inches of space - feature
stuff But when the hearings on
the Unemployed. Old Age. and So
cia1 Insurance Bill III. r. 2827).
take place in Washington, this news
remains outside the capitalist paper
This Bill, representing the mass
support of millions of unemployed
determined that the government
shall insure them against need,
brought to its hearings the voice of
the unemployed themselves. The
Bill was brought into being by the
organized unemployed. Such news
the papers suppressed.
WHAT the newspapers do not real
" ize. however. is that even these
human interest" stories, when
there are plenty of them. as there
has been in newspapers throughout
the country these past months
even these human interest" stories
have their effect. To the supposedly
blind masses to whom the news
papers address themselves, they
bring sudden sharp realization that
there are too many of these hap
penings to be accidental. They lead
the reader to think they must be
part of the cruelty and blind dis
order of hateful society. They
are vet another contradiction in an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-26

Then again there is the Tydings-
lcDuffie law which promised" in
Evening star., 1935-09-16

ing, please, If you will. the 9th verse,
YOU will find these words, these are
the words of God: And he said, What
hast thou done? The voice Of thy
brothers blood cries unto me from the
ground"
When you run into a human being,
shed his blood by your carelessness,
spill it upon the ground, God asks
you the question as he asked Cain
the question: What have you done?
What have you done by your care
lessness? What have you done by
your thoughtlessness? What have
you done by your ruthlessness? The
blood, the blood, the blood, the blood
of your brother, your brother, cries
unto me from the ground"
May say to you, my precious ones,
sometimes We have these hit-and-run
drivers that are careless of how they
drive and then less careful about what
they have done when they have hit
and run. Listen, may I say TO you,
you can't run away from it; the blood
Of that one whom you have upset
may be upon the ground and the
body may be lifeless. but God says the
blood talks, the blood talks, and IN
the judgment. in the judgment, your
deed will meet you there. Hear me,
the context reads like this in the eth
verse: And the Lord said unto Cain,
Evening star., 1935-09-16

you don't keep anything else in con-
dition, see that your brakes are all
right. Don't worry about your gas,
don't bother about the oil. dont even
think about 1t, or the water, but above
everything. before leaving try your
brakes. There are too many people
running up and down the roads now.
here and there and everywhere. who
don't know hardly how to drive
some of them don't. You're not living
in Washington alone; you're living
wherever your car will take you. and
be careful about keeping your car in
good condition. There is only one
thing to do to have it in good condi-
ton, and that is to have good brakes,
good brakes!
Somebody says. Elder, what do you
mean by that? Suppose my car don't
run" If your car stops suddenly and
the man has good brakes who is be-
hind you, he can take care of him
self, but if somebody stops in front
Of you and your car hasn't got good
brakes, you run into them. Above all
things be careful with your brakes,
and again. be courteous and consid-
crate OF others. Pilgrim.
This is the Safe Driving Pledge put
out by the Safety Council of The
Evening Star. These promises you
are asked to make and sign a pledge
which will be mailed to you or which
You will find in The Evening Star,
and return, not just TO be signing it,
but TO make a covenant, TO make that
agreement and let it be deep down in
your heart.
Keep in mind and remember that
in time we live, in time We live.
Brother. eternity. that's something
else. Life is like mountain rail-
road. since so many automobiles have
gotten on the roads, and with an en-
gineer that has got to be brave;
you've got to watch the curves that
fill every tunnel, you've got to do it.
boys. you've got to do it, girls. Be
careful or somebody's blood will be
on your hands. Life is like noun
tain railroad.
SitCS AIOttNtAUhs
Woman's voice: Elder has said have
good brakes. I am a witness to that
I was coming from Philadelphia and
a man did not have good brakes; he
run into the back Of my car and
hooked all up. 1t felt as though he
had broken us all to pieces. but I
prayed to God before left that nothing
would be hurt, and nothing was hurt
That is to protect your physical life.
We have kind Of caught up to sing
this song because it is in accord with
what we are talking about. The
Scriptures say BE We also ready" We
have to be also ready to sing our
song. and if we make mistake you'll
know what is the trouble.
Elder Michaux: My precious ones,
remember that life is like a mountain
railroad. I am going to ask the whole
audience to please join in and sing
that chorus. (Singing)
I am asking every one Of you. that
are listening in this morning to re-
member that If you are driver Of a
car you are an engineer, an engineer,
and you must watch the curves, the
curves that fill the tunnels. mean,
when 1 say fill the tunnels, you know
around the corner of curve you can't
see, it is just a little dark when you
can't see, no matter how the light
Evening star., 1935-09-16

you can't do that; the door Is shut
against you.
Look out, taxi driverl Be careful!
Stop! Haiti Don't drive SO fast!
You've got your radio on listening and
you are not careful. Every taxi driver
in the city, we want you to get one
of these Evening Star safe-driving
pledges and try not for 20 cents, but
to drive your passenger safe. Amt
you got no sense? When you wreck
your car and kill your passenger you
can't collect. Drive carefully. know
that you are speeding up and you're
running and somebody waves their
hand out and calls you and you stop
all at once for fear that somebody
who is driving another taxi behind
you may get the passenger, but don't
kill two or three folks to get 20 cents.
Slow down gradually, extend out
signal and let the man behind you
know that you are stopping, and II
you will do that you will be a real
taxi driver. Don't forget now, taxi
boys, drive carefully, you may hit FL
der Michaux. Oh, my; yes sir. So
many people are being run over now
that that Is why this pledge is being
offered. that men and women might
sign them and stop running over men.
And I'm going to say to each of you
this morning as you listen to this
service, to please take 1t in and re-
member that to destroy life is to COM
NIT sin, whether you intend to do it
or not, and let us be able to say as
We go along, because of this one thing
in this particular line, My sins have
been taken away. My sins, my trans
gressions Of the law, have been taken
away"
Now I promised to preach this morn
Ing little sermon on safety, and I
am going to take a text that is very
peculiar, but the Bible takes care of
everything.
This message has come to YOU this
morning through the courtesy of Sta
ton WJSV and of The Evening Star
Council Of Safety, which has said, II
we only save one life. one life, one
life, one life by this safety drive
II we only save one life, God, may
add. has said, What will a man give
in exchange for his life?" While life
is sweet, if men and women do not
recognize that the life of others Is as
sweet to them as yours is to you, you
are not a Christian, you are not a
citizen, you are not a gentleman, you
are not lady. you are brute! Re-
member that Gods word is right and
1t is sent TO you to give you light.
Cites Genesis 40.
Now listen. in Genesis, I want you
to see something, want you TO un-
derstand the fourth chapter and the
ninth verse. A lot Of people think
that all they have got to do is to look
out for themselves and let the other
fellow look out for himself, but you
are mistaken, the Bible don't teach
that way, the Bible teaches that you
look out for the other fellow and he
looks out for you; that is the way the
Bible teaches, that is the way God S
word commands men and women TO
do, Don't look out for yourself, look
out for your brother. The Book tells
us, Genesis 4th chapter, and read
Evening star., 1935-09-16
NEW WAGNER ACT
= SET-UP is MADE
Labor Complaints Will Be Han
died Through 3.Man Re.
gional Agencies.
" the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Labor complaints under the Wagner
act will be handled through system
of three-man regional agencies in 81
cities.
The new National Labor Relations
Board, in announcing the set-up yes
terday. said the former plan Of treat
ing regional labor boards as courts
Of original jurisdiction in dealing with
collective bargaining cases had been
discarded.
=, Members of Agencies.
"A director, trial examiner and an
attorney will compose the new re-
gional agencies.
Under the new procedure the re-
gional director will investigate all
complaints of violations of the right
to bargain collectively. If he finds
the complaint justified, the examiner
viii take testimony. He will then
order the complaint dismissed or that
the employer cease and desist" from
the practice complained against.
Either side may appeal to the ma
tional board and from its findings to a
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Regional directors already serving
will continue under the new arrange
ment. Examiners and attorneys will
be appointed later.
Location of Offices.
The new Offices will be maintained
at Boston. New York, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Atlanta, New
Orleans, Detroit, Cleveland. Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneap-
oils, st. Louis, Kansas City, Fort
Worth, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Seattle, Indianapolis and Buffalo.
Evening star., 1935-09-16

where is Abel, thy brother? And he
said. l know not. Am I my brothers
keeper" Listen, let me tell you. don't
tell God that you don't know; you
know what you've done. Be careful
hereafter as your automobile you run
because If you don't know it. destruc-
ton is in the land and man can un-
derstand it is because OF his sin and
thoughtlessness and carelessneSs.
Evening star., 1935-09-16

may be bright or the sun may be shin
ing If you can't see 1t is dark to you.
So don't forget when you are making
the curves, watch the curves. And
listen. you that are driving, ask Jesus
to guide you, because peradventure
you may unthoughtfully destroy some
body's life Gentle Jesus. tSinging)
God bless you, and will you not
forget, please, as you go up and down
the roads, to remember, remember. re-
member, that you are an engineer;
Go not forget that the track upon
which you travel is filled with curves,
and don't forget to blow your whistle,
you ever notice that real engineer
when he is nearing curve pulls down
on the whistle? We are all engineers
that drive cars.
The Evening Star has started a
safety drive, and they are asking all
drivers OF cars and those that would
be drivers or will be or may be. to
kindly sign the pledge and become a
covenant maker and not a covenant
breaker, TO protect life.
Urges All to Sign.
My precious ones, hundreds OF
thousands of people in the past two
years have lost their lives by careless
ness of men and women who drive
the highways. Something must be
done must be done. The first verse
tAlI fn de- Et-a in
road, and I am having this sung to
impress the thought upon you, and
don't forget to get one Of these pledge
cards. sign 1t, and then keep the cove
nant.
Song:
Life is like a mountain railroad,
With an engineer that's brave.
We must make the run successful
From the cradle to the grave.
Watch the curves that fill the tunnel,
Never falter. never fail:
Keep you hands upon the throttle
And your eyes upon the rail.
Elder Michaux-Hail glory! I want
to say to each and every one OF you
that sit here this morning. the hun
dredS that pack this auditorium, tnat
we ask you to cooperate with the
safety drive that is being made by
The Evening Star by getting pledge,
signing it, reading over carefully the
promises Of the covenant and day by
day fulfilling them. 1t would be
mighty nice If you could commit them
to memory and as you drive the road
repeat them; it may prolong your life,
it may prolong another's life; it won't
hurt you Amen. You can get these
safety driving pledge cards from the
Safety Council of The Evening Star,
and will you kindly get one, and If
you have one offered please don't just
sign it,. but remember that 1t is your
duty.
n II n X
Do not forget, my folks, you can't
run over people and then see God :
Evening star., 1935-09-16

drivers, with their personal knowl-
edge of and by reference to the
sickening statistics of death and in
juries, are persistent in violating such
simple rules is a mystery psycholo-
gistS have not as yet fathomed.
believe, however, that with an
eficient organization such as The
Star Safety Council, persistent agita-
ton and constant education, bene-
fetal results will be attained. If not,
we must resort to strict punitive
measures.
The spontaneous manner in which
pledges are being signed by individual
drivers. and groups Of drivers. augurs
well for its success. and will per-
hapS make Washington safety traffic
conscious.
II congratulate The Star upon its
inauguration of this great public
service. and trust that 1t will con-
tfnue its efforts in this respect, until
Deaths and injuries as result of
automobile accidents will be the ex-
eeption, and not the rule.
Evening star., 1935-09-16
COLBY RECALLS LEGION
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
Former Secretary of State Makes
No Comment in Canceling
Address.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September l6.-Bain.
bridge Colby, a leader in the move
ment for return TO "Jeffersonian
Democracy" in the Democratic party,
made known last night he had re-
called his acceptance of an invita-
ton to speak before the American
| Legion Convention in st. Louis Sep
tember %.
II have no comment" he added.
The reconsideration of his speaking
engagement, it was understood, came
after some Legion officials indicated
the belief his appearance might stir
up partisan political feeling. His
| reconsideration was made on the
ground OF other duties in New York
on the date Of his appearance.
Colby. former Secretary Of State in
the Wilson cabinet, was invited two
months ago TO speak to the conven-
ton on the topic Of "Americanism 4"
This topic has been one on which he
has spoken much in the past six
months. He has expressed some op-
position to the New Deal.
Evening star., 1935-09-16
RERSHING DEFENDS WAR
Says Aid Would Be Given Again
8 If Conditions Warranted.

ST. MIHIEL, France. September
iB y(P.-Gen. John J. Pershing yes
terday pledged Americas fidelity to
her World War ideals when he helped
to plant the "Pershing oak" here
cemmemorating Americas deliverance
Of this sector II years ago.
he characterized Americas war aid
TO France as services for right, lib
erty and justice" and added:
sgThey were services we would be
ready to give again itsrircumstances
Evening star., 1935-09-16
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS
ITO BE TAUGHT SAFETY
Dallas Police to Conduct School
3. in Drive to Reduce Acct
dents.
= Ii. Arsnci.taa prau

By abe Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, September 16.-
Dallas police plan to teach safety
rules to 1000 drivers of commercial
vehicles as a means of decreasing
traffic accidents-which have claimed
30 lives in Dallas County this year.
Capt. B. B. Smith, officer in charge
of traffic, said all users of commercial
vehicles in Dallas operating as many
as five motor cars or trucks had been
urged to send drivers to the safety
school.
The school, Capt. Smith said, would
stress the dangers of speeding, neces-
sity for proper signaling. proper use
Of traffic lanes and the application of
traffic courtesy for the sake of safety"
Evening star., 1935-09-16

Each day ] am going to state
briefly the reasons for one of
these regulations and why it
should be observed.
6. SIGNAL BEFORE TURNING
OR STOPPING.
This regulation Is for your
protection and the protection
Of other motorists. There is
generally better observance of
this rule during the Summer
months when the majority Of
motorists drive with their win
dows down than in the colder
weather. Always remember
that you are absolutely wrong
II you have a collision and do
not give proper signal. This
does not mean a throwing mo-
ton of your hand and then to
directly make change in your
Evening star., 1935-09-16

trict of Columbia.
1t contains all
the c ardi n a l
safety rules and
II observed would
make Washington
the model no-ac-
cident city. They
are practical and
predicated upon
the proposition
that violations of
any one, or more,
of them would
inevitably result
In disaster.
Evening star., 1935-09-16
P0LAND'S NEW LINER,
= THE PILSUDSKI, SAILS
700 Passengers Leave Gydnia for
80 New York on Motorship's
- Maiden Voyage.

BY the Associated Press.
sGYDNIA, Poland, September 10
Pohnd's new l4.400-ton transatlantic
rnotorship, the Pilsudski, sailed yes
terday for New York on her maiden
voyage with full passenger list.
The ships officers expect to take
eight and a half days for the cross
ing. They will put into Copenhagen
tomorrow.
Gala excursion trains brought
Poles from all parts of the country
to visit the liner.
Among the 100 passengers were
number of high government and
army officials. Adam Koc. vice min
lister of finance, will represent the
government and the President of Po-
land when the Pilsudski arrives in
New York.