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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-29

Soviet Republic of Russia by the
United States?
1t is seldom that American work
ers, particularly leaders of the Amer
lean working class, engage in so tho
rough an examination Of such basic
questions as the ones raised in the in
terview of the First American Labor
Delegation with Comrade Stain. The
American workers may consider them
selves fortunate to have had some Of
their leaders secure an explanation of
such fundamental problems from so
authoritative and able a leader of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-29
EDWARDS QUITS BANK.

Senator Edward I. Edwards of New
Jersey, gave up his Craftsmanship Of
bank here, to devote more time to
his political jobs and other holdings.
He owns a large slice of the Bankers
Security Company stock.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
THE MEANEST IISURY

Surely there will be no hesitation in passing the
bill limiting interest on loans under $500 to per cent
a month
The law at present permits those who lend to
the most needy, and the least able to pay, high
as 80 per cent month or AZ per cent year.
Representative Borns of this county, knowing
introduced measure in the legislature to cut down
the legal limit of interest.
Two per cent a month for the use of money
to be sufficient to satisfy the ordinary avarce
That means "a per cent year.
The men who float huge promotions are able to
borrow at low as 5 per cent a year, and some
times less.
Those who borrow these small sums and have
sufficient character to and serve as security or
enough small chattels to insure against loss do SO
usually under the stress of personal need.
They do not borrow, it is true, to build. They
borrow because they need. And they do have secur
ty of some sort either in personal property or in
character, to enable them to borrow.
just why these borrowers of small sums, driven
by necessity, should be burdened with load of in
terest, is explanable only on the theory that they
need the money so badly that they will consent to
promise.
Usury is of the few crimes that has behind
it the authority of centuries of recognition. 1t is
the charging of too much interest for loans.
1t would seem that the meanest form is that lev
eled against the needy and the most desperate
When saving banks pay but per cent a year, IT
would seem that those who loan to small borrowers
ought to be satisfied with six times this rate -.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Fritz kreiSler

How can I approach my subject,
that of Fritz Kreisler?
Hours have passed away since 1
heard this man at the Murat and
yet while l write this I can not only
hear the magic of his artistry, but
l feel his message of melody.
L saw several young people skate
to the Murat yesterday to hear
Kreisler. l saw a good many peo-
pie fall on the slippery walks and
one person was taken to the theater
in a wheel chair
Only Kreisler could have done that
yesterday at the Murat. Every seat
was taken. People stood in the rear
of the house and every chair that
could be placed on the stage was
occupied.
The minute that he began to create
the thin shadow notes in Mozart S
Sonata, B-Flat Major, No. 49," l
seemed to sense that Kreisler was in
the mood for big things. Mozart in
the three movements took on a new
meaning. New and tantalizing
beauty, delicate as the shadow of q
fern on a beautiful sunshiny day
all of this and more Kreisler gave
TO Mozart. Aiding him in the crea-
ton of this beauty was Carl Lam
son at the piano.
After Mozart came Bach. 1t was
"Adagio and Fugue. G Minor" Here
you saw musical color and felt a
delicate warmth of melody.
The Bach creation was played
without the assistance of the piano.
Here you had only the magic of
Kreisler and the composer. One
realized more than ever the superb
ority of Kreisler, his tone and his
method while playing Bach.
And yet was it Bach, Mozart.
Corell, Tschaikowsky that caught
the great fancy of the audience and
which resulted in one of the biggest
ovations have ever witnessed in
the theater.
No. 1t was ''Frasquita Serenade"
by Lehar, the man who gave us the
haunting tunes of 1.-THE Merry
Widow" and by Kreisler. The ef-
feet of this melody played in Kreisler
most amazing style, resulted in an
ovation so prolonged that Kreisler
repeated this melody.
really suspicioned that Tschai-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24

turned EN- away by the lobby full
at the Circle yesterday. Joseph
Szigeti-Hungarian violinist, who
made his first appearance in this
country last season, held an audi
ence at the Academy of Music spell
bound with his masterful artistry.
The verdict of Szigeti is based upon
the critical report of Mr.. Hawkins.
As Paul Whiteman will be at the
Circle all week. I VIII consider the
I. WhitemGn program first. | r5mem-
Ter back some seasons ago when
Whiteman first visited this city UNI
der the direction of Ona B. Talbot.
At that time he presented the much
discussed Rhapsody in Blue" a
funny and strange thing that Gre
ates new musical means, groans and
what not in a certain pagan tempo
in the thought of today. This same
number is on Whiteman's program
at the Circle this week.
Since Whiteman first visited this
city. he has become the leader in
syncopated music of the day. He is
a student OF music. He knows that
good music must be good and that
jazz and syncopated tunes may be
come even great music as to beauty
and swing if. properly played.
The spirit of novelty as well as
proof Of Whiteman's growth in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
THE UNITED STATES MUST ACT
AND AT ONCE

The President has rushed warshps and marines
to China to protect Americans endangered by the
antiforeign riots there. That is good.
If massacre is to be prevented, American guns
must not be allowed to provoke the mobs to greater
excesses Foreign force should be restricted to COW
erfng any necessary evacuation. This is dictated
by international ethics by traditional American
friendship for the Chinese, by expediency.
Most of our missionaries are isolated at Interior
posts Their sole safety rests on native good will
Even in the foreign settlement of Shanghai
guarded by United States batteships, there are 90O
600 natives to $4,000 foreigners. The 1000 Ameri,
cans there will have chance if Washington and
London order strong policy.
In sending warships and marines to cope with
the emergency, the President has not finished his
job.
If American lives and interests there are to be
its word, the United States must help remove the
cause of these anti.foregn riots.
Like the Americans in 1875, the Chinese are done
with foreign interference We must lose our extra
territorial rights to- maintain our own troops and
courts in China. The only question now is whether
we shall force them to drive us out or whether we
will give up these special privileges.
For years the Chinese have looked to as
their friends Now we are losing that prestige. We
regain it.
The Administration must announce at once its
readiness to give the Chinese full equality.
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showmanship is shown by the way
he presents Sam, the Accordian
Man" He takes a tune called Sun
day" and lifts it to the dizzy heights
OF marvellous syncopation. 1t all de-
ponds upon how you serve this
syncopated dish. whether it be for
Charleston or Black Bottom hoofin'
or as a concert presentation.
1t seems to me that Whiteman
and his organization are better today
than ever. His name, which
guarantees a mighty complete pro-
gram. drew thousands of people to
the Circle yesterday and he and
his band made five appearances.
Never have so many people tried to
get in one theater at the same time
as they did yesterday at the Circle.
Whiteman in addition to being a
musician and a leader in the new
music Of the day. is a marvellous
Snowman. He knows how to handle
light; how to put comedy that is
comedy into a musical Offering; how
to elevate an orchestra to the po-
sition Of being able to jump with the
greatest ease and success from the
concert stage to the movie theater
and from the movie to the legitimate
stage in a revue.
He has novel way in presenting
members of his orchestra. White
man knows the comedy possibilities
Of the members Of his orchestra and
ne uses them well. He has a
positive sensation in Rinker and
Crosley, two harmony singers, one
playing the piano. Here is an in
innate singing duo that uses a new
way in putting over their numbers.
stopped the. show cold and White
man was so grand that he allowed
them to be a sensation. This man
knows how to please an organiza-
ton. And then there is Wilbur Hall
with his trick violin and bicycle
pump stunt. Also a youngster who
plays the banjo and dances.
You will find Paul Whiteman
giving his best program ever at the
Circle all week.
1t costs a fortune to bring White
man to the Circle. But it will pay.
because Whiteman is giving genuine
pleasure to thousands this week at
the Circle.
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Joseph Sziged
BY John +. Hawkins

Up until yesterday afternoon the
name of Joseph Szigeti had meant
nothing to the concert going public
of Indianapolis. But now that Szi-
geti has been here and gone there
is a deep significance attached to
this name when mentioned to one
who was present at the recital given
Sunday afternoon at the Maenner-
Choir.
A brilliant. colorful and sympa-
thetic touch is that of Szigeti on the
violin. His personality impresses it.
self upon you the instant he APP
pears. Unobtrusive and yet strong
and commanding is the mind pic
ture of one beholdIng him for the
first time. At the first sweep of the
bow across the violin strings one
realizes that master of his instru-
ment is now playing.
On account of the double array of
concerts in the city yesterday it
was critical audience that greeted
this man. His name was pitted
against that of one Of the most IA
nous violinists of our day. A better
test of a mans work could not be
arranged And, in our opinion. Jo-
seph Szigeti now holds a place in
the hearts Of his hearers of yester-
day that will never be usurped.
His program, in it's length was
an exceptional example of a varied
technique, ranging from two heavy
concertos, by Bach and Mozart to
two light and charming numbers, by
Milhaud and Hubay.
The Bach Concerto, in four move
ments. was rarity to American
listeners. as the soloist told us He
made the change in his program
after the first number when he per-
ceivcd that he had a perfect audience
from the artists standpoint. The
appreciation of his listeners was as
fine an example OF encouragement
as we have ever seen. And the added
number was a tribute from the artist
to his admirers.
Closing his concert Szigeti played
for us a number whose charm is
known wherever music is heard.
Caprice Niennois," by Kreisler. II
was fitting finale to the concert and
dramatic one, as the composer of
this melody was at the same in
slant playing the finale to his own
concert only few blocks away.
As an accompanist Szigeti had
Karl Ruhrseitz at the piano. This
concert was given by the Indianapo-
lis Maennerchor. Sunday. Jan. %,
at the Academy of Music.
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and its management ought to be on basis of mod
efficiency, rather than On one of political pull.
Cities which have adopted this form of govern
ment after carrying the burden of such a system
as prevails in this city have grown and prospered
Machine politics is always costly. The tax
payer reaches into his earnings to pay for its waste
and the profits that go to the cogs in the machine.
Politicians, the professional ones, in the
business business and not for pleasure. When
ever they direct the city policies along lines that
benefit the party in power the people pay the cost
of that donation to party welfare.
Under the present system, it is necessary to keep
watch closely and it is much easier to watch nine
men than it Is to watch fifteen.
The measure has all the signs of being designed
to inject more party politics, more machine rule into
the city government. Indianapolis has had about
all this sort of thing it can afford. protest from
civic bodies, churches, labor organizations and any
other group interested in decent government and
decent living conditions in this city is timely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Times Readers
Voice Vieze,S
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
In view of the United Mine Work
ers convention here this week, l feel
there should be some recognition Of
their visit to the city.
Here are my sentiments:
indianapolis welcomes you,
No mean city, many have found true.
Don't that make one feel at home
In a place that's not your own?
And tits the capital Of our Hoosier
State.
Now, then! Twas the home Of a poet
great:
A city of homes, beautiful as one
could wish to see,
Peopled by folks, just folks, such as
you and me,
OF pilgrim stock, none better in the
land
Love, goodwill and hospitality at ev-
cry hand.
Indianapolis, when she bids you fare
we'll,
Says, Come back again, boys!
That's our fraternal yell.
{, II, w.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Tracy
Ell PaSo, Largest Border
City, Is Monument to
Modern Life.
BY NJ. Il. Tracy

FL PASO, Texas, Jan. 24.-One
can stand on the treeless, windswept
summit of Mount. Franklin and get
n view that intrigues the imagina,
ton as well as the. eye.
Here is the West of Remington
and Bret Harte, with its vast open
spaces, its endless reaches of stark
aridity, it's blue mountain breaking
! the sky line in every direction.
Three thousand feet below lies
Eel Paso, nesting against the noun.
tain's base in a bend of the Rio
7 Grande, which meanders like a silver
- read through a carpet of green,
! lor irrigation has made the desert
bloom in long, narrow strip border
| ing the river.
To the south is old Mexico, to the
west New Mexico. and TO the north
and east is Texas.
There is not large city within
500 miles and not many large towns.
Ell Paso is a monument to modern
life, to the railroad, the telegraph.
to devices Of mechanical speed and
power.
Spanish priests established What is
said to be the first white settlement
on United States territory seven or
eight miles below the city, but three
centuries of struggle with the desert
found it about where it was at the
beginning when the first house in
Ell Paso was built, tifty-two years
ago.
FL Paso is the largest American
town on the Mexican border, and
Juarez, just across the Rio Grande,
is the largest Mexican town on the
American border
Here is where you see the relation
ship of the two countries at its best.
Business has come to oVershadow
amusement. There is something to
think about besides how to beat Mr..
Nolstead, gamble a bit or see a bull
fight.
Here you see the possibilities of
trade, exchange and mutual under.
standing that are being overlooked
elsewhere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
A Modern Noah's Ark Brings Kreisler,
Whiteman and Szigeti Here Same Day

kowsky's "Andante-Cantabile, would
be the number which would cause
the big noise on part Of the
audience. 1t did create a sensation
but nothing like the Lehar-Kreisler
creation.
Yesterday 1 had my most satisfy
ing experience with the violin. All
ready the memory of that experience
has gone into my mental jewel box
as one of the rarest treasures
possess.
What an artist this man is. No
fireworks. Just the superior intelli.
gence of the artist and the man.
Encore followed encore. The violin
was not spared.
Yesterday Ona B. Talbot had the
joy of presenting Fritz Kreisler in
his greatest and most compelling
program that he has ever given In
dianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Peace Desired

OF course, everybody is interested
to know what FL Pa so thinks of the
Mexican situation. Of the Washing
ton policy. Of the possibilities of
revolution.
1t occurs to an observer that El
Paso is just saving wood aud wish
ing that Washington would do the
same.
There are rlmors and opinions.
naturally, but mostly derived from
personal interest. Some people in
El Paso would make money out of
revolution. and some. because of con-
nection in that country, are preju-
diced against Gales.
Barring personal interest. Ell Paso.
like the rest of us. would like to see
peace continue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Situation Improves

AS in so many sections OF the
Southwest, the cattle business was
tragically affected by war and
drought.
High prices induced the ranchers
to load themselves up with stock,
mostly on borrowed money. Then
the market broke. which was bad
enough, which alade their situation
hopeless.
Five years ago it was estimated
that Ell Paso. COLLECTED as much as
$50 100000 annually from CATTLE To-
day her collections are said to. be
hardly one-f1fth of that amount.
Everybody admits, however, that
the situation is gradually Fighting
itself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
eW Wood BUILDINGS

The visitor to El Paso is impressed
with its comfort. prosperity and up.
to-dateness. People will tell you that
1t has been hard hit. first by the
break in cattle and then by the
break in cotton, but there are few
visible signs of this.
In spite of large Mexican popu.
lation, you look in vain for evidence
OF poverty. There are no such
shacks as disgrace some eastern
cities. or as thousands Of tenant
farmers occupy in other parts of
Texas.
Out of the twelve or fifteen thou
sand buildings in the city only about
httN are wood. This is record of
Nhlch any community might well be
proud, but of which few can boast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
TOO MANY COUNCILMEN

Citizens of indianapolis should make their pro-
est to the members of the Legislature against the
proposal to increase the size of the city council from
line to fifteen
Experience with the nine not only at present,
1ut in the past, has suggested that there are too
many rather than too few members of that body-of
ne kind and sort which the city usually gets.
The protest against the activities Of the council
md the results obtained from that body is not
gainst the number OF these officials nor against
ny favoritsm for any localities to the detrment of
thers, but the general fact that they have for the
most part obeyed the will of the local boss
Increase of numbers mould permit the system of
osssm to flourish more easily.
There would be better opportunity for the boss
make his deals and bargains and allow some mem.
)ers to vote on popular sides of questions after the
ang had lined up majority for some privileged
cheme.
The argument for the measure is that it would
permit representation from more sections of the
city and that the larger number divided as to terri.
DRY, would be in closer touch with all the needs of
ne city.
That is the argument. The real reason back OF
he bill is that the boss is finding difficult to keep
Ms henchmen in line when the people become
reused and he wants more members in order that
always get through the measures that he
nd the machine desire
One of the great tasks ahead of this city is to
get rid of it's machine rule
That can best be done by the city manager form
Il government, which is possible under present
TVS.
Then the council would have none of its pres.
IT opportunities to mix into administrative matters
r the profit of their particular friends
Responsibility would then be centralized and
sgovernment definitely located, if it occurred
That system would replace the present system
& partisan government with business form of
government and city government is in the last
aalysis, purely business proposition.
The city is the biggest business in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Industry Huns

Cattle, copper and, more recently.
cotton have played the leading part
in Ell Paso's development.
Here is located great shelter.
belonging to the Guggenheims.
which gets its ores from old and New
Mexico, with copper as the principal
product and with lead, silver and
gold as by-products.
The smelter is running full time,
and common report says that it is
about to be altered and enlarged,
with lead taking the place of copper
as the chief output.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
w
Learn the Laws and Play
in Accordance With
Them.
BY Milton c. Work

ne pointer LOT lOudN IS.
Familiarize yourself with the laws
and play in accordance with them.
Although all letters, when accom-
panied by a stamped envelope, re-
ccived from readers of these articles,
are answered directly to the writers
as promptly as the volume Of cor.
respondence permits, / shall devote
the articles this week to repeating
answers / have given to questions
contained in such letters. Tn.
fortunately space does not permit
indscriminate reproduction of ques.
tons and answers, so ] feel that |
should refer i'm these articles to the
questions which are asked most fire.
quentlY and from the widest terri.
tory, rather than those about some
particular hand which specially in
terests certain group. In giving
my answers to these questions,
! doubtless l shall be giving again
some of the advice that these articles
have contained previously; but, judg-
ing by the number of questions res
| ceived upon each point. the advice
will bear repeating,
Many of the oft repeated cues
/ tons concerning the Laws of the
! game indicate that considerable
| proportion-possibly a majority-of
those who play Bridge, attempt to
do SO without reading the Laws and
even without having a copy at hand
| for reference in case any question
should arise. This unfortunate prac-
tice is apt to result in irregular play
due to following erroneous state.
ments made by individuals who arc
misinformed as to what the Laws
really are.
Players should remember that the
! Laws are drafted with the greatest
care and are subsequently approved
by large body of experts, appointed
by the leading Bridge organizations
of the country; that they are ac-
cepted and followed with practical
unanimity by card and social clubs.
One of the questions most FIRE
quently asked is whether a dealer
has a right to reserve" a bid; mean
ing that, by saying reserve" the
Dealer may pass his chance to make
an initial bid and yet retain the op
ton of opening the bidding or pass
ing if the other three players pass
No such absurd provision ever was
contained in any code of laws, and
how the idea originated is quite be-
yond my power to imagine. Law l.
(a expressly states that "the first
legal act of the auction is a bid or
pass by the Dealer, he must declare
one or the other.
Tomorrow and during the remain
der of week more of the most FIRE
quently asked questions and their
answers will be given.
Copyright, John f. Ollie Coz
Work, the international author
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
By Walter ID. Hickman

1t never rains. but pcLrs, and
this musical rain on modern
Noah's ark, the train, brought three
of the great leaders of music to
town all on the same day. Sunday.
The big three on this musical spe-
cial line up as follows:
Fritz Kreisler-The most COM
handing violinist on the concert
stage today, who played to a stand
inS room audience only, with part
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-24
Unusual Project

Ninety miles above Ell Paso is the
Elephant Butte dam, largest of it's
kind in North America. 1t was con-
structed by the Federal government
to impound the waters of the Rio
Grande for irrigation purposes and
holds a lake thirty miles long. The
project is peculiar because it repre-
sents about the only case in which
Uncle Sam has undertaken to pro-
vide irrigation for land he does
not own.