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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-03

many dCllNlIIeS III the WOIheIS. CAUSE
and pledging the party to fulfill faith.
fully his last request.
Funeral Sunday.
The funeral of Comrade G. E. Ruth
enberg will take place Sunday, March
6, at p. M, from the Ashland Boule-
ward Auditorium, at which a mass
memorial service will be held. The
speakers will be VIM. z. Foster, Jay
Lovestone, Max Bedacht, Nat Kap-
Ian and Arne Swabeck.
Comrades and friends will have an
opportunity to view the body of Com
rade Ruthenberg at this memorial
service from where it will be taken
to the crematory.
Fell In Action.
Comrade Ruthenberg died at his
post. Until the moment of his sudden
and fatal illness, he was giving his
entire time and great energy to the
task of leading the very vanguard Of
the militant workers of America in
their struggle for a class farmer labor
party, and for working class activity
by the trade unions, as we'll as en-
gaging in the multitudinous duties
of education and organization which
the Workers (Communist) Party is
carrying on.
An international Figure.
Ruthenberg's death has its inter
national significance. One of his last
official acts was to sign as general
secretary of the party the manifesto
calling upon the American Federation
of Labor to state clearly its position
in the present situation, when Wall
Streets marines are invading both
China and Latin America.
His Own Policy.
In issuing this statement, at the
orders of the central executive COM
mittee, Ruthenberg was merely car
rying on the policy of anti-imperial-
ism which he had always pursued.
He was the one most responsible for
the drawing up and adoption of the
st. Louis anti-war manifesto of the
socialist party, in the days when it
was dangerous for anybody to oppose
the capitalist slaughter being waged
in Europe, and Ruthenberg was lead
er of the left wing of the socialist
party.
Trusted Leader.
When he died, and since 1924, Com
rade Ruthenberg has been a member
OF the executive committee and the
Fresidum of the Communist Interna-
tional, the highest bodies of the In
ternational Communist movement.
AS soon as news of Ruthenberg's
death reached the prominent mem
bers of the working class movement
in America, they began to send in
messages of regret and commemora-
tion to the party offices of the Work
ers (Communist) Party, and to its
press.
Albert Weisbord, successful leader Of
the famous Passaic strike called for
redoubled effort Of the American
workers, to make up for the loss Of
the genius of Ruthenberg.
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death has taken from the ranks of the revo-
" lutiOnary movement in America, COmrade G.
E. Ruthenberg, the leader of the Workers Com
munist) Party, the vanguard Of the American
proletariat.
COmrade Ruthenberg was best known TO and
most hated by the American capitalists as a
Communist, as an implacable foe of capitalist
exploitation and oppression.
He died on March 2, 1927, after being operated
on for an acute attack of appendicitis which de-
veloped into peritOnitis. He made valiant fight
to the last to continue so to be able to render
increasingly his best and his all towards the vic
tory of the American working class and the in
ternatiOnal prOletariat.
Comrade Ruthenberg was the leader of the
left wing and the anti-war movement in the so
cialist party in 1917. He was most instrumental
in drawing up and securing the adoption of the
famous st. Louis anti-war manifesto of the So
cialist party. was COmrade Ruthenberg who
led the fight against Hillquit Berger and the
other right wing leaders and inspired and organ
lied the left wing forces in the socialist party in
1919. Soon Comrade Ruthenberg became the
leader of the Communist Party of America, or
gained in September, 1919.
The courageous fight made by Comrade
Ruthenberg before the Michigan court where he
was charged with participating in convention
of the Communist Party of America, gained for
the American Communist Party the recognition
Of tslegslity,
COmrade Ruthenberg was born on July 9, 1882,
in Cleveland. He was the son of IOngshOreman.
He was factory worker, clerk, newspaper cor
respondent and then gave his whole time to the
revolutionary prOletarian movement, beginning
with his work as organizer and secretary of the
socialist party in the city of Cleveland from 1909
to 1919. COmrade Ruthenberg has been men,
Der of the Executive Committee of the Com
munist Party and the Workers Communist
Party of America from their very inception He
has been executive secretary of the Communist
Party from the day of its organization until his
Imprisonment in New York State Prison. He be-
came general secretary of the Workers Com
munisD Party of America and has been secre-
tary until the day of his death. Since 1924 Com
rade Ruthenberg has been a member of the
Executive Committee and the Presidium of the
Communist international, the highest bodies of
the international Communist movement In his
revolutionary activity COmrade Ruthenberg
showed unflinching determination and indomta-
bic courage. His term of penal servitude in the
Jail of Canton, Ohio, for his opposition to the
great imperialist war only served to inspire him
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-03
Comrade c. E. Ruthenberg
General Secretary, Workers Communist Party

to mightier effort in the class war against capt.
talism. The many months he spent in Sing Sing
prison for playing the leading role in the organ
izatiOn Of the left wing movement in the socialist
party only steeled his revolutionary ardOr His
conviction as a Communist in the State Court of
Michigan, now under consideration by the United
States Supreme Court, was a signal for Com
rade Ruthenberg and all of his followers to battle
harder than ever against American capitalist
tyranny.
The Workers (COmmunist) Party of America
is conscious of it's tasks as the vanguard of the
American working class. We recognize our
severe loss in the death of Comrade Ruthenberg,
who was the most dynamic force in our campaign
for the development of the labor party move
ment the building of the left wing in the trade
unions, the campaign for the protection of the
fOreign-bOrn workers, the struggle against
American Imperialism and other major cam
paigns of our party. We pledge ourselves to
prosecute with greater vigOr than ever all of
these campaigns.
COmrade Ruthenberg was a BoHhevik. His
life and efforts have been an inspiration to the
militant and revolutionary workers ~ America.
His death will only serve to steel our fevOIu-
tiOnary purpose, to close our ranks, to fight
on until the victory of the American working
class is assured, until the establishment If the
Workers and Farmers Soviet Republic Of the
United States.
COmrade Ruthenberg's last words to the
members of the Workers (Cammupist) Harty
and the other American workers were:
TELL THE COMRADES TO CLOSE THEIR
RANKS, TO BUILD THE PARTY. THE
AMERICAN WORKING CLASS, UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF OUR PARTY AND THE
COMINTERN, WILL WIN. LET'S FIGHT
ONY
The Central Executive Committee of the
Workers (COmmunist) Party of America
pledges itself and the entire membership of the
Workers (COmmunist) Party to fight on in, the
spirit and determination of our dead leader,
Comrade Ruthenberg.
For the Central Executive Committee,
Workers Communist Party.
Members of the Political Committee:
MAX BEDACHT.
ALEXANDER BITTLEMAN.
Up. CANNON.
]. LOUIS ENGDAHL.
VIM. u. FOSTER.
BENJAMIN GITIOW.
JAY LOVESTONE, Secretary,
Organization Department.
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Workers Leade rs
Mourn Ruthenberg
Many Elements Represented, But All Prgi se Him
AS Entirely Devoted to LabOr's Cause

AS soon as news of the death of c. E. Ruthenbe
men and women prominent in the labor mOvemftt they
began to send offices the Workers Party and to
its press Of regret and regard Below
received others left out merely because of the
inability TO prepare them in time for publications.
COMES AS SHOCK TO sCHLossBERG!
JOSEPH sCHLossBERG General Secretary Aagamaed Cloth
S @Hs death is shock to me- was informed
pulled sudden hardly know what to say
HAYS ADMIRED RUTHENBERG, THE FIGHTER.
ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYS noted attorney of the american G
Unions Personally have always ben very fond
While did not agree with his views always have admired s
"S"''' any : CHINESE EDITOR JOINS IN SORROW
H. LINsoN editorn-chief Chinese tional Daily Of
such an able E. Ruthenberg leaves sOOn"
WORKERS. GREATEST LossS SAYS BRoDsKY
JOSEPH BRODsKY, noted labor atorney-Ihe death OF
Rutheng greatest that the Working class of America could
life devoted to interests regardless Of
FURRIER STRIKE LEADER lIssEs GREAT FIGHTER
BEN GOLD Nc the Furriers Joint BoardIhe
cath Of e. Ruthenerg is great that strives
Tor the liberation working and particularly to the American
@ Rutepbep had been valiant fighter for the
Ct this country Of such man IS especially ges
when he need Of ml and incorporating
apitai class calls energetic working class opposition
Tbe sesaficng career Of Ruhenberg will
inspiration all the struggles or American workers against their
The Joint Board building 24nd drsped black
berg IF fighter for the working class"
"HIs WILL LIVE" SAYS FRACHTENBURG
ALEXANDER TRACHTENBURG.-"Th07e who have been af.
with the revolutionary socialist and Communist movements Of
political andor ganzaiOna activities.
of revolutionary socialism
against reformism. Il
felon the of the capitalist state His
of the American workers whose be-
he gave the best of his life
INSPIRED WORKING CLASS woMET.
The United of Working Housewives issued the fol-
lowing statement:
the loss of devoted leader Comrad C. E. Ruthen
(COmmuniD Party
working take he place the
struggle working for the be alton of the
signed-UNITED COUNCIL OF WORKING CLASS HOUSE
WIVES, Gitlow, Secretary
GTrLow SAYS 4HE ALWAYS OPPOSED MPERIALisM
Rutheneg dead The revolutionary proaha of the
fighter loyal champion Comrade Ruhknegs
deprived capitalist ruling class of the United States its effort
Michigan pententary
period Ruhenerg his whole life the caue Of the
Ruhenerg devoedy the revolutionary
overthrow capitalism All the oppressed
exploited in him determination and ndefatgabeness
Comade Ruthenberg bitter Incorporating opponent
Imperialism plumber buchy the producing
Continued on T1Uo) 4
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Detroit FEELS THE LOSS OF OUR
FIGHTING COMMUNIST LEADER
BY CYRIL LAMBKIN.
Especial To The DAILY WORKER.)

by death of c. IL
Ruenberg viii Of
militant workers generally.
well known in Detroit When o
meeting February, 1924 they listened him with
Twice no addressed meetings
by his
principal meeting
held herela
He will be remembered also for his intelligent
newspapers.
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LETS Fight On"
His Last Behest
While Dying, After Operation in Chicago, Urged
Comrades to Build the Party

COmrade c. E. Ruthenberg General Secretary of the Work
(COmmunis Party of America died yesterday morning in
the American Hospital Chicago after operation for acute
appendicitis developing into perOnitis.
His last words, when he knew that death
TELL THE COMRADES TO CLOSE THEIR RANKS, TO
BUILD THE PARTY. THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS,
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR PARTY AND THE
CONIINTERN, WILL WIN. LET'S FIGHT ON"
of Political signing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-07
Opening Date
for Riverside

The official opening date for the
Riverside amusement park will be
Sunday, May %, it was announced
by A. W. Golfer, manager, today,
and it is planned to make the OPEN
ing a gala occasion, with free
rides" at certain hours and wind
ing up with an elaborate display Of
fireworks i'm the evening.
An official opening Cay this
year would appear TO be an empty
formality, as the big fun resort has
been filed With crowds of pleasure
seekers for the last two weeks, al
most ten thousand persons visiting
the W. Thirtieth ST. park last Sun
day. Practically all the various
amusement devices are in operation,
including the thriller, skyrocket,
mill chutes, old mill, aero swing,
skating rink. Ferris wheel, frolic,
ball game. twister, Kentucky Derby,
bathing girls. haunted house and
caterpillar. to say nothing Of the old
reliable merry-go round and dozens
If other minor attractions.
The admission charge to the park
has been done away with this sum
mer and the gates are thrown wide
open to the public. This weekend q
free attraction called THE Chinese
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tracks at S. Alabama and Mary
land SITS.
Captain Greene has spent practic.
ally his entire life collecting oddities
from the sea. From the time he was
a lad seventeen years old in New
York State and sailed his own seven
toen-foot private yacht on n nearby
lake until he stored his specially
built private yacht "Tamiami" at
Sandusky. Ohio. last November. the
captain has been collecting rare
specimens FROM the sea. over 200
of thesc~sea creatures which have
been caught in the past twenty years
are now on display here i'm Captain
Greenes special car.
There is n strange story connected
with everyone OF the specimens. from
the mamouth whale-sharll over As
feet long down to- the perfectly
formed baby octopus only eight
inches in diameter Although Cap
tain Greene could relate many hair
raising tale Of the sea based Oh his
personal experiences to the public.
his interest in the museum as purely
rhilantL ropical, and he chooses to
Halk along with his characteristic
rolling sea gait and point with boyish
pride to the result Of his life on the
sea
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The night before we saw Keith's
sold out for the opening of Stuart
Walker. And on the same night
the Berkell Players were greeted
with a capacity house to see The
Cradle Snatchers. -
It seems that Indianapolis is buy
ing just what it wants and how.
This city seems right for stock
and the big business done by both
Berkell and Walker proves the point.
If any cast in the world could de-
mand a packed house then it was
the one in "Trelawny." A. F. Miller
tells me that most people coming to
the box Office were buying tickets to
especially see John Drew.
OF course. the entire cast was n
magnet. but most people seemed TO
best remember John Drew.
In speaking of interesting people
in town this week. we have with W;
captain LII w. N'iceIc anu ms
museum.
The following Gaia has been pre-
pared for me:
From seaman to Snowman might
be the title of the life s story of Cap.
tain Lin. G.. Greene who is in IN
dianapolis this week and next with
a marine museum housed in a pri
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.
GAUL AND PATTERSON
AT KEITH'S NEXT WEEK

George Gaul, Vivian Tobin, Ernest
Cossart, Elizabeth Patterson and
Elizabeth Taylor return TO the stu
art Walker company on Monday
night in the first local presentation
of "Lazyboncs,' chronicle Of a
country town by owen Davis. \
The story deals with Steve Tut
tie, the LATEST man in Milo, Maine
WIFI e aversion for work can only
be compared with his love Tor going
fishing. From ore of his numerous
fishing trips he returns carrying a
basket with a baby in it. He had
beaver dam.
A rather peculiar story, but that
was the way it happened, insists
: Lazybones. Everyone turns against
D lin and for the ensuing twenty
wears he is o@tracizcd. He bravely
bears the malignant bigotry of the
townspeoiple and seeks comfort
through goin' a-fishin.'
A happy as well as hilarious end
ing is worked out by tho author and
the play is decidedly enjoyable and
creditable entertainment. 1t is moi
only packed with sentiment and
laughs, but it has in it lot of the
realism that made "Icebound'N and
THE Detour" such interesting plays
This moving drama of small town
life should be rated with the
authors best work.
George Gaul will have the title
role in the play and Vivian Tobir
will have the leading feminine role
Elizabeth Patterson, who was in the
original New York production, will
have the chief comedy part.
Others in the cast will include
Ernest Cossart, Elizabeth Taylor
Eleanor Martin, Muriel Kirkland.
Helen Emert, . Harry Ellerbe an(
Eric Kalhurst.
The play has been staged by
George Somnes.
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LYRIC BUYS ALL
OF THE NEW WILL
ROGERS MOVIES
Unofficial Ambassador to
Be on View
~ Here.

Will Rogers, unofficial ambassa.
dor" of the United States to Europe
last summer, is going to prove to all
America that his famous and humor.
Gus trip abroad really happened. and
that the foreign experiences which
he has detailed in pungent and up.
roarous magazine articles were not
fiction.
VIII has just completed the max
ing of a series of twelve short mo.
ton pictures called will Rogers,
Our Unofficial Ambassador Abroad
in which he reveals the naked
truth about Europe. This series
will be shown at the Lyric. The first,
"Will Rogers in Dublin" to be pre-
scented next week.
Not since Mark Twain chronicled
his immortal tours abroad has any
private citizen of Yankeeland de-
scribed u trip as did Rogers in his
recent series of articles on the adj
ventures of a 'self-made diplomat to
his president, and the cowboy hui
morist has the advantage of Clemens
in that he had a motion picture
camera and crack Hollywood
cameraman along.
Although Rogers has had years OF
experience as an actor in motion pic
lures he has broken away from all
film traditions in photographing his
own tour, and has produced twelve
reels of highly original and person
ally planned pictures. doing, for once
all his own direction acting and writ
ing of subtitles. He is working in,
dustriously on the subtitles while on
his transcontinental tour, having
held up release films for the coinage
OF new witticisms. which he says
keep coming to him.
Rogers pictures will detail his expe-
riences with royalty. dictators, peas
ants, airplanes, railroad trains,
strange languages. strange foods
kindly exaggerated and caustic wit
which are characteristically Ameri'
can in this shrewd, unpretentious
westerner. The camera takes Rog.
ers through England, Ireland, Swift
erland Holland, France, Belgium
and the Rhine region in particular
but the pictures with their subtitles
hit off national foibles and virtues
The humorist approached Europe
without timidity and without hostil
ity. say those who accompanied him
resolved to see 1T as he has seen his
own country, free from illusions and
pompousness.
Many Of these scenes were photo
graphed publicly, many privately
all being those of the travellers per
sonal selection and chosen with 6
view to amusing and perhaps enlight
ening the Americans whom he ha:
known from the cattle ranges tt
Fifth Avenue, from backstage at the
''Ziegfeld Follies" to the halls of the
United States Senate.
Rogers star of these travologue:
is, frankly, himself, and Mrs. Rogers
is his leading woman. No othe
characters go through the entire
series. "
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Miss Jean oliver, leading woman
will portray the baleful African girl
whose pernicious morals poison the
atmosphere in which wlfite men
from England and the States must
needs ply their trades.
The action of the piece takes place
in bungalow on the West coast OF
Africa. Here are housed white mon
who have come to the dark CONT
nent with a firm determination to
repel it's various influences, but, who,
little by little, succumb and, are
either sent home as wrecks or else
die failure.
One Langford, doctorf of Eng
land had become addicted to the use
of alcohol and unfortunately endeaN-
ors to perform an operation on a
patient while under its Influence.
The patient dies, and Langford
escapes to Africa well aware of the
countrys subtle power to overthrow
a white mans ideals, but imbued
with a determined zeal to prove that
culture, refinement and education
hare superior in strength and pre-
& bonderancy. But LangfordS ability
to resist is as frail as a child's at
tempt to rush from beneath the
hoofs of an oncoming steed. He finds
that his only solution is to marry
the mulatto vampire.
This he does and the pitiful cluts
ches, into which he has thrust him
self almost proves his undoing.
When the wife awakens to the reali-
cation that her only, radiance of her
white husband is through death, she
slyly plans to slowly poison him.
Langford is finally saved by an
enemy who turns the plays hero.->
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AMUSEM ENTS
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Death Cell" will be shown in the
center of the park. 1t is mystery
act in which n young woman enters
a small box measuring II by IL by
80 inches, after which twcnty.four
large swords and sabers are thrust
through the box from all sides and
at all angles. OF course the young
lady energies unhurt after the
swords are withdrawn.
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RIPPLE
. GETS READY FOR
ITS NEW SEASON
Workmen Busy Putting Fin
iShing Touches 10
Park.

"Indiana's Coney Island would be
an apt title for Broad Ripple Park
this season which under the magic
touch of a small army Of carpenters
painters, electricians, and builders
Of outdoor amusement devices IS
being transformed into ono of the
most complete summer parks in the
middle wesr.
Broad Ripple Park when fully DOM
pleted for opening. which is sched-
uled to take place the latter part of
next month. will put Indiana and
Indianapolis on the map Of the coun-
try's modern amusement parks.
Along the big midway or "Thc
Great White Way" which viii be
the new concoursc for the many
new and varied attractions. visitors
can point with pride to the fact that
one of the biggest of the summer at
fractions was built by Il Hoosier con.
Germ. The attraction is "Blucbcard' s
Castle" and the builder is Charles
w. Reed, a local builder and pro-
motor OF outdoor amusements and
who has erected devices in some OF
the best-known parks in the country.
Along with the big array Of wild
animals that will inhabit the free
ZOO, which proved one Of the most
Interesting of the attractions last
season, will be added this season an
alligator farm. The alligators, which
run from tiny ones TO the big man
eaters eight and nine feet in length.
win be furnished by Alligator joe
Campbell Of South Jacksonville, Fla.
There will also be several dens Of
snakes Of every variety. These will
come from the Florida Snake Farm,
located at Hillard, Fla. ella mon
sters from Arizona will also be new
tenants Of the ZOO this season.
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Wins a Dancing Cup

Sally Blame. young Paramount in
senue, WON a dancing cup and a
screen contract the same night. A
film executive dining at the Cocoa.
nut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, saw
motion picture possibilities in her
grace and beauty and arranged for a
test.
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No. Miss Elizabeth Patterson
will make her first appearance of
the season with the Stuart Walk
err company Monday night in her
New York success, "LazybOnes."
No. 2-Herbert Dobbins of the
BerlSell Players will be seen next
week. starting Sunday night, in
white Cargo"
No. 3-Bobbie Brown will be
among the artists TO be seen at the
Palace next week.
No. 4-Helen Carly will be seen
with the Don Valerie company at
the Lyric all next week.
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George Gal and Elizabeth Patterson Will Make Debut at
81 ! Keth's Monday-Jean Oliver to Be Seen
as Tondeeyo.

Beginning Sunday night the Berke players English
will offer for their weeks entertainment play which richly
favored with the pungent atmosphere OF Africa.
change theatrical Diet entitled White Cargo, will
continue throughout the week with matinees Wednesday
Thursday and Saturday afternoon. ~
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Record Run

The longest run ever
achieved by a screen comedy is
the record now belonging to
Warner Bros special produc-
lion, THE Better Ole" star
ring Sydney Chaplin. The pic
ture has ended its New York
premiere of twenty-five weeks
Of capacity business at So top,
at the Colony theater.