The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 29, 1925, Page 5

COAL MINERS D IN PENNSYLVAN AND TENNESSEE ~.Blasts and Falling Rock Take Their Victims WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 27—Five miners were added to the long list of fatilities in this part of the anthra- cite field today. Otto Brunner, 36, Michael Devine, 34, and Peter Olson 35, were killed in- stantly when they were caught in a premature blast at the Woodward mine of the Glen Alden Coal company at -Eduardsville. A gas explosion at the Colon mine. “ssulted in the death of Joseph Bal 30,42. j Joseph’ Michael, 25, was the fifth, viotim. He was’ fatally injured ..be- neath a fall of rock at the Franklin, oolliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company this morning. * * * LOCKWOOD, ‘Tenn. July 27— Gloom and sadness hovered over this little town today, following the disas+' trous explosion in the Roane Iton‘ company’s mine, which snuffed out the lives of two known men, and pos- sibly eight others who are still en- tombed, rescures being unable to reach them owing to a raging fire which followed the explosion. Worker Seeks Final Appeal Before U. S. Court Against Death By HELM VOLL. LOS ANGELES, July 27 — Isaac Wolfgang, who killed a policeman over two years ago, in a rooming house on East Fourth St., of this ¢tty bes fotified the public defender, from San Quentin, that Clarence Darrow will represent him in a final appest from the death sentence before th- United States supreme court in Oc- tober, He was convicted of killing Olirer Dinsmore, a policeman, who arrested him whils he wns about to taka } botule of milk. tte early mornin from the doorsteps of a house clos. by where he was living. The policeman took Wolfgang his toom, and here he beat him so merdilessly that he still has a loag red seer on his head. Fearing tor his lite, he reached into a dress: ‘rawes, polled out a gun, and shot dig assailant. Wolfgang sailed the seas, at the mast for any years, and braved way daogers, but when he grew olf aé tial nothing "to show for his tott. Medical Leader Dies. Dr. Albert John Ochsner, one of the leaders in the Chicago medical world and known thruout the nation as one of the leaders of advanced medical thought, died here at his home. | OUR DAILY PLAY DRESS FOR HOT DAYS. This attractive little play 5177. dress has the bloomers with straight lower edges, and a smart toy pocket |, on the front of the dress. Gingham, | pereale, crepe or linen could be used}; for this model, The pattérn is cut in, 4 sizes: 2, 3, 4and 5 years. A 3-year size re- quires 2% yards of 36-inch material. If pocket is made of contrasting ma- terial, it will require 4 yard 9 inches wide. Pattern mailed to any addr ‘eceipt of 12¢ in silver or stamps. Send 12¢ in silved or stamps for Our} P-TO-DATE SPRING & SUMMBR' 25 BBOOK OF FASHIONS. the jepartment: Pag ‘ork firm of pati are ge rag »: valved, ‘and they rane ‘mail pieeeret direct to the customer. The AILY WORKER does hot keep a stock yy $4 of t least 10 ing “tho order. your pattern is boar tterns on hand. eerie ordinarily will from the date of mai tes. oo abel impatient | feceipt of 12c in silver To those who work hard for their, money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. RASNICK DENTISS 645 Smithfield Street. PITTSBURGH, PA, | ait vid ctw én} ve tee and peasant ‘Aphis pattern is cut in 6°%Aizbs: 34, 36 88, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust'meas- re. OPERATORS’ FIGURES PROVE BE FAR BELOW LOW LIVING, TANDARD By: LELAND ot OLDS ah iit (Federated Press Industrial Editor) + Wéll, now we have {t'tréim the operators’ own figures, furnished to the U. 8. bureau of labor Statistics, that the average anthracite worker actually employed in cutting coal from the face doesn’t average as much as $2,000 a year at the present wage scale. The figures show that in a half-month payroll period in October-November, 1924, the average wage of miners and miners’ laborers was $7.77 per day worked and the average number of days worked 10.8. Really Below $1,600 These figures cover miners classified as company, consideration and contract miners and their laborers, constituting over 53 per cent of all the employes both inside and outside the mines included in the investigation. Taking all groups of anthracite em-+ ployes together there were 45 per cent who earned less than $70 forthe half- month pay period. As this half month pay period represented nioré than 1-23 of a normal working year the aver- age annual compensation 6f approx- imately half of all anthracite mine workers falls below 0h an ; The bureau reckons \t the aver- age worker employed ¢t tly in the mining of coal had beep \ghle to work every single day that the mines were Open the average anhual~wage would have been about $2,240, or a close approximation to a minimum, living ‘age budget. But the figures showing the aver- age number of days actually worked per worker indicate that '85 per cent of theoretical full working time is all that can be expected in the anthracite mines. Account must be taken of sick- ness and other unavoidable causes of absence. This brings the annual wage down to about $1,920. Average wages per day actually worked and for the entire*half-month pay period are shown for leading oc- cupations as follows: ad off their pay. This is really the origin of the checkoff and has always been a regular features of the indus- try. Not an Easy Job month these contract miners averaged 81.4 hours underground and return. They have no regular their place of work while waiting for idle. Your Union Meeting FOURTH TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1925. 144 Amalgamated Clothing Work. ers, 1569 N. Robey St. Boot and Shee Workers, 1999 Mil- i 2 W. Monroe St. Brick and’ Clay Work Paving Inspectors, 166 W. Washington. Joint Council, 514 W. 117th 183 21 378 58 Binewey ene 8 Sheffield. Anthracite Half | 141 Pay Per day month 272 © Moose Hall, Chicago Miners 461 n's Hall, High. Company $6.49 $67.15 | y786 pringfield and 26th. Consideration 4.26 78.99 W. Van Buren Contract 9:07 98.07] 45 Miners’ laborers a Company 5.72 5 10: 74% &. Consideration 6.21 65.95 | ‘S02 five (Lee.), Contract 6.47 65.39 Inside workers Engineers (Cee 208 WW aoose: Drivers 5.46 61.83 velt Road. Laborers 5.67 63.09 9 a Miscellaneous 6.70 80.43 on Ww. "Randolph Outside workers a | 19441 W. 26th St. Carpenters 6.40 78.53 |" i and + Pe ances Ogder: Laborers 5.25 63.04 and Taylor. Miscellaneous 5.68 71.47 Hatters (Trimmers), 166 W. Wash- '¢, 225 E. 18th St., Chi- hts, I. s, 814 W. Harrison St. 62nd and La Vergne 4 W. Harrison % Garment Workers, 328 W: hinist oy pea skein 175 W. Washington 9206 Houston 5 eStigers ‘and ‘Ollersy a8" N. Deductions Reduce Apparent Wage The contract miners, ‘Udhstituting about 26 per cent of! the’ working force, are the highest paid»anthracite workers and receive $9.07 a day. Their work is responsible and dangerous. Assisted by their labore: they drill holes in the mining machines, load explosives, and shoot from the seams. They are paid a tonnage or other Piece rate and from their ings on this basis the’ dst’ and explosives is dedueted or check- PATTERNS AN ALL Yaar ROUND’ RESS, en, tee Biemoa Ay oaivey Carmen, 5324 S$. Halsted vay Clerks, 549 W. Washington eg ton St. Randolp! (Note—Unless otherwise Dated all meetings are at 8 pb. m.> Decide Locally Upon Wheat Harvest Wages; Union Scale Unknown FREDERICK, So. Dak., July 27— The Savo, (So. Dak.) Farmer-Labor “lub held a special meeting on July 26th for the purpose of establishing a uniform wage scale for harvest and threshing in the neighborhood. A good number of workers and farm- vrs were present, and after consider able discussion a committee of six was’ elected, three farmers and threc workers {o settle the matter. Their decision, adopted by tho. meeting, was as follow: Harvost wages 42% cents per hour. ‘Threshing wages 45 cents per hour te pitchers, 50 cents per hour to piteh- ars who drive a team, Above wages to include board and jedging, courteous treatment and com- tortable living conditions. a # 5159, This will be wary catsenetive n,,checked or figured silk. ing in crepe or ¢! be of contrasting e t sleeve may be omitted. “Model” Prison for Women. A 38-inch size if madeas illus- trated in the large view will require 5% yards of 32-inch material with % yard of contrasting material for the vestee cut crosswise. With peas- ant sleeves % yard of the same ma- terial as the vestee is required. The width at the foot is 2% yards. Pattern mailed to @ny address on tdinps. *‘Send 12c in silved or | ‘tor our UP-TO-DATE SPRING" @ SUMMER 26 BBOOK OF FASHIONS 6): ene t SOOoK ernment is building a model prison for women at Alderson, W. Va, cost- ing $1,900,000, where the inmates will when they come out. Washington Joins Health Bureau. is waking to the need for safeguard’ health, reports ers Health eae New York, in 799 Broad ey: gram the Washingidi” Federation of Labor voted to affiliate with the bu- en at its annual convention, mre pally WORKER, To make their $98.07 for the half including travel from the shaft to the coal face time for dinner or lunch but eat it at mine cars or when some other irregu- larity causes them to be temporary s, 175 W. Washington St., Aw Waeestn, st. d Hall, WASHINGTON,—(FP) — The gov- be taught housework and industrial trades to fit them for a “good” life NEW YORK.—Northwestern labor, etter to office head- arnest of its in- Ga, ae ~TNEW TRIAL FOR BIEDENKAPP AND MAREK REFUSED Case Is: Appealed to Higher Court Judge Richardson of the Superior Ave., police court, who, several days ago fined M. Marek and F. G. Bieden- kapp $100.00 apiece after a charge of disorderly conduct had been placed against the-two for speaking on the street, listened somewhat inattentive- ly to a plea for a new trial made by Attorney J. O. Bentall. The evidence-in the pervious hear- ing introdyeed, ‘to show disorderly conduct was. @ leafilet containing ex- tracts from the report of the Indus- trial Relations Commission. Judge Weakens. Bentall attempted to show the judge how ridicjflous;it was for him to lay a heavy for the quoting of official document! id showed there was nothing t6’Iéad the court to believe that, anyone’s conduct was disorderly at the meétiig. Bental asked for a new trial and to vacate. H The judge Weakened. He probbaly sensed the fact that he was making an ass of himself. To save his face, as he thot, he became very lenient and reduced the fines to $50,00 for Biden- kapp and $25.00;for Marek. But he refused to grant a new, tfial. The dig- nity of the court has to be upheld. If the judge begins by making an ass of himself he has to continue so fo: dignity’s sake. On Hunt for Intelligence. But the defendants were not fied. They are appealing the case to a higher court. They hope to find a judge intelligent enuf to recognize a government document when he sees one, and not to suppose as Judge Richardson certainly must have, that the Industrial; Relations report was written py, Bucharin and Radek in- stead of Basil Manly and Frank P. Walsh. * FILIPINO GIRLS HELD AS PEONS BY SHOP OWNER little out of the ordinary. The other day it was discovered that Faustino Garcia, front the Philippines under the excuse} to teach them the embroidery trade. 9 1 These girls, and others, have been held in; peonage under the stipulation that they,;;should work for three years at.$}5 a month plus room and board, all of which was supposed to cover thelr passage money. It is charged tHat the girls were forced to live on thé'~rémises as prisoners and to work froth'12 to 13 hours a day and that they’ were already expert embroiderers: and did not need to ba taught. When the state labor department, thru Deputy Commissioner Lowry first ordered the release of the girl Lichance and his sister, Cornilia Fer- nandez, refused to accede unless they should sign notes for $300 each. it was said. Mr. Lowry then demanded their immediate release and also the release of all their belongings on threat of criminal action. Said shop is located at: 508 North Western avenue, Los Angeles, The slavery system undér’ which these poor girls were held is in Spanish called: “PADRON”—complete sub- mission to the wishes and” desires (and the viles also in this case) of the master. Junior High Schools to Be Built First Is Schod Board’ 's Decree The Fe % education's new school construction ram .which entails the expendilire of $51,000,000, has awarded its t contracts for $1,360,- 000 for the! biiilding of three junior high schools) Work to be started next week. This(ii face of the present deplorable shortage of classroom facilities toctake care of the tremen- dous overflow in the elementary schools, All of last term due to this shortage little children between the ages of 7 and 10 were compelled to arrive at school as early as 7:30 on the morn- ing shifts while others did not begin until after lunch for the afternoon shifts. Still the immediate plans do not include elementary school: The new junior high schools will be as follows: ‘The Bridge school, at By- ron and Newland Sts.; the Mann, Ninety-fifth and Chappell Sts., and the Nightingale at W. Fifty. econd and Rockwell Sts, Fr Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or two will make;a better Communist of you arranged for a series of popular and thousand sailors ment of the United States navy which stopped here in its trip around the world, were enjoying shore leave to- day. #emocratic nominee for the governor- ship of Wisconsin, committed suicide today in Henrotin Memorial hospital nounced “The Progressive Miner” as ing group in organized labor. But there was a slight mistake. fifth . A-snappy paper it is. not a paid ) to The Progressive Chicago, * # ‘we have more such splendid for Communist Builders! NEW YORK CITY, July 21—The revolutionary upheavals in China, in Morocco, and to a lesser degree in India, Egypt and Latin-America at the present time indicate that “all is not well” with the world. These strug- gles of the peoples in colonial and semi- of an ‘epoch of the break-up of the great imperialist. powers. The Communist movement has been the only one to realize the signifi- cance of the struggles of the oppressed people in occident and orient alike, and have given their active support to these national-revolutionary mov because they see in them a+ ments, powerful force making for imperialist | disintegration. Popular Lectures. In the light of these facts, then, the Workers’ School of New York, has | instructive lectures on the nature of imperialism, and particularly on its work and the forces combatting it in | the countries of Asia, Africa, South | and Central America. Beginning Friday evening, August,7, | and continuing for six weeks, thepe | a tn will be given at the Workers quarters, 108 EH, Mth St. fany Good Spe ers: Speakers are: Alexander Trachten- berg, Bert Wolf, William Weinstone, Oliver Carlson and a prominent mem- ber of the Kuomintang. Tickets for the entire course of six lectures are on sale for $1.00. Single | admission will be 25 cents. | There is no better opportunity for workers to inform themselves of the | nature, scope, and struggles of imper- ialism than is to be had by attending these lectures. The course is as follows: (1.) Imperialist Struggles in China, August 7, Kuomintang speaker and 0, Calson. (2.) Foundations of Imperial- ism, Aug. 14., A. Trachtenberg. (3.) American Imperialism in | BUILDERS AT WORK A NEW PUBLICATION APPEARS My How the Left Wing Grows! Last week in this column, we boasted to our Communist Builders about the splendid lot of Communist papers in all languages and other Left Wing publications available to build the Communist movement. We spoke of four Left Wing Monthlies already published; ing Tradesmen, Printers, Machinists and Rallwaymen. it will be the sixth. For without any warning the first issue of the “Progressive Barber” appeared in order to turn the workers about and give the bosses a trimming for a change. With contribution from the watts in the shops, news about the trade conditions and some bright comment, this is the paper to take with you everytime you go to the barber to have your chin scraped. Take it to your barber and if you want to Subscribe (you certainly should!) just send one dollar for a year's subscription (this is his paper in your hat along with the others—this is another good X LECTURES ON IMPERIALISM GIVEN BY WORKERS’ SCHOOL FOR $1 THE COURSE, BEGIN AUGUST 7 Page Five COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS IS INADEQUATE Disabled Miners Get On- ly $12 a Week WILKESBARRE, Pa. July 27— Union anthracite miners and their families from the Scranton-Wilkes-Bar- re (District No, 1,) United Mine Work- ers of America, have been awarded a total of $307,242 in compensation for idents sustained on the job since he founding of the district compensa- tion department, October 1, 1 the delegates at the district convention were informed when the compensation department’s report was read. The department contests claims against the employers under the Workmen’s Compensation law and re- ports that compensation was awarded in the case"@f-42 fatal aceldents~There were 127(f4t#l miné accidents im all during “the pétiod involvedy Total disability,@¥arious isability periods and perinanent facial ‘disfigurement are€ompensated. ri Complaint of thé ifadequacy of ‘the law is voided in fie report’ which shows that 26 states pay more than the $12 a week maximum to which injur- ed Pennsylvania (miners, are limited. At the last session of the legislature a labor amendment raising minimums from $4 to $7 a week and maximums from $12 to $15 was defeated. Machinists Rally to Workers Party “Hands Off China!’ Meeting DULUTH, Minn., July 27—At the last regular meeting of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists, Lodge No. 274, the following resolu- tion was adopted: RESOLUTION “Resolved, that the U. S. govern- ent keep its hands off China and let he Chinese people run their own for Biuld- And we'gladly an- the coming fifth journal of thé fight The Progressive Miner is not the Barber, 1806 South Racifie Ave,, * @ papers to rally the workers to fight. colonial countries mark the beginning | were 9,080 school sayengs systems in Mexico and Latin-America, Aug. 21, rt Wolf. (4.) American Imperialism the Pacific, Aug. 28, Bert Wolf. (5.) Imperialist Policies in In- dia, Egypt and Morocco, Sept. 4, 0. Carlson. (6!) Imperialism and the Com- munist International, Sept. 11, W. Weinstone. Morgan’s Bank Lately Landed Australia for a $100,000,000 Loan SIDNEY, in No By from July 27.—Five the detach- Democrat Commits Suicide Attornéy William Walker, former here by hanging himself in a closet. Attorney Walker was 45 years old, und was being treated for a small bu Srowing brain tumor. His home was at 373 First Ave., Wauwatosa, Wis. FROM SIBERIA b LEON TROTSKY $1.00 A story of escape from exile. i country; and be it further “Resolved, that we pledge our aid to the Soviet government of Russia, in its fight to protect the interests of the workers and oppressed people ot the world.” Zenith Lodge No. 274, |. A. of M. Signed, Ingworth Erickson, Sec'y, Taking Pennies from Babes. WASHINGTON— (FP) ~The cam- paign carried on under the auspices of the’ federal bureau of egucation to have school children start savings ac- counts has a nice result for the banks. A current report of the American Bankers’ Association says that there Escape With $15,000 in Diamonds Two bandits held up F. Gins- berg, a jeweler, and Miss Célia Schte- ider, clerck, in the officés of the Ed- ward Kain company, in a loop build- ing and escaped with $15,000 WoEth of tineut-diamonts:" " * operation in 1924 and 2,236,323 pupils | participating and that their bank bal- ances’ amounted So the tidy sum of $20,435,144, 4 DAILY WORKER Builders of New York celebrate their first annual re-union with a GRAND HUDSON RIVER EXCURSION on Labor Day, September 7, at STONY POINT (The loveliest spot on the Hudson) 5 ; y MUSIC AND DANCING — BATHING — HIKE THRU WOODS — PICNIC DINNER sonlight Ride on Hudson River Steamer MIRAMAR (Cleanest, neatest boat in New York harbor) Leave Pier A, Battery, New York, at 9 A, M.—Return Before Midnight. NO tickets for sale. NO collections on trip. Tickets, including Fiénic Dinner, will be given free of charge, but ONLY to those that quality as Charter Members. of the DAILY WORKER BUILDERS’ CLUB by securing at Jeast $6.00 worth of subscriptions or $3.00 in donations during July and August, or help- ing a certain minimum in the Daily Worker office, or serving as Daily Worker agent, news stand collector or worker-correspondent (The subscriptions may be for either DAILY WORKER, YOUNG WORKER, YOUNG COMRADE or WORKERS MONTHLY.) 4 5 i} The purpose is not to make money from those that go, ally the ci on excursions and picnics, but to and encourage activity for the DAILY WORKER thruout the summer months. Excursion Limited to Four Hundred. Only 400 seats are available These will be given to.the first 400 comrades that qualify. The list must then be closed. Do not, there. fore, wait until the last minute, but perform the necessary service AT ONCE to make you eligible to the Daily Worker Builders’ Club, which will be organized on this excursion, JOIN THE FOUR HUNDRED! - SIGN AND MAIL - _ THE FOLLOWING BLANK AT ONCE! L. E. Katterfeld, Mgr. Branch Daily Worker, New York Agency 108 East 14th St., New York City PPP LPL PDL LOLOL PPL LDL PDIP LS POLL DLS DSP PL OP OD LOL O SPO OD OPPO ODDO CO OCS DDT oe ee ro occcoeseoecococoo. Please reserve a place for me on the Hudson River Excursion to the First Annual Daily Worker Builders Re-union, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1925 (Labor Day). I intend to qualify as a Charter Member of the Daily Worker Builders’ Club of New York in one or more of the following ways; (Please check ( °) sell at least $6.00 worth of subscriptions which you ( ) secure at least $3.00 in donations will try { ) help in office to do.) (. ) collect from news stands ADDRESS: