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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

happen to fall on Wednesday, de-
cision day. as was the case with
Columbus Day, October u. On this
date, the courts ground on as usual,
accounting for practically all the
capital activity.
Here is the holidays run exclus-
i've Of elections:
New Year Day, Jan. 1; Lincoin's
Birthday, Feb. ~; Washington's
Birthday, Feb %; Texas Indepen-
dence Day, Mar. 2; San Jacinto Day,
April 81; Memorial or Decoration
Day, May so; jefferson Davis Birth
day, June 8; Labor Day, first Mon
day in September; National Inde-
pendence Day, July 4; Columbus Day,
Oct. -: Armistice Day, Nov. IL;
Thanksgiving Day, last Thursday in
Nov; and Christmas, Dec. 25.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
PUBLICLIKES
new FRANKLIN
Sales of firman Far
Beyond Hopes,
Company Says

Since the Franklin Airman was
announced on October End crowds
continued to stream into the show
rooms Of Franklin dealers. Record
crowds were reported in numerous
instances in dealer and distributor
points. Motordom seems to be es-
pecially interested in the direct con
nection Of the Airhman with avia-
ton.
Before the Altman was announced
there had been a decided awakening
on the part OF the public in every
thing pertaining TO aviation and air
men in general. Particular inter
est has been shown by the public in
automobile and sirplane engines. This
and the announcement by Franklin
that there were 800 changes and re-
finements in the new Car account
for the unusual interest being shown
in the Altman.
Sales for the Introductory week
have been far beyond expectations,
according TO F. B. Walker, General
Sales Manager Of the Franklin Au-
tomobile Company Of Syracuse. I'VE
anticipated a great interest on the
part Of the public and a correspond
ing sales increase, but scarcely
hoped for the spontaneous accept
arce the public has accorded the new
Airman. People are impressed with
the more powerful air-cooled motor
and synch.onized 4-wheel brakes
making possible continuous fast tray-
ell with utmost safety. And the flex-
ible engineering design throughout
makes il possible to drive at the
higher speed without slowing for
rough spots in the road, Mr.. Walk
er stated.
"Sales are coming in beyond our
expectations, but by increasing u
production to a new high point for
the year I believe we can keep
abreast Of sales. We have been
working a full force on a full six
day schedule at the factory for a
month past and are turning out SO
of the Airman series a day. We ex-
pect to market 5000 of the new
seven-passenger models alone during
the next twelve months. This fig
ure is based on cars sold since the
announcement and distributor esti-
mates since the enthusiastic accept
ance by the public of the new light
weight seven-passenger cars" Mr.
Walker said.
During announcement week, hun
dreds and hundreds of people visit
ed our sales-rooms voluntarily and
asked demonstrations. A large per
cent of these volunteer prospects
bought after a single ride in the Air
man. We claim that the Altman is
the most comfortable mile-a-minute
car made and il 10 evident from the
number Of sales closed the first
week after its announcement that it
proves itself in demonstration, Mr..
Walker said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
CARSBUILTTO
TASTE S PLAN
Chryslers to be Equip
ped to Suit Indi-
vidual Taste

An announcement Of unusual in
terest m this week from the
Chrysler headquarters in the form Of
4 notice that the company is broad
ening its special service to meet the
growing demand for cars with special
equipment according to the taste of
individual purchasers.
The company is advising its dis
tributors and dealers that il is now
prepared 20 give prompt attention to
orders for special color. upholstery
and equipment other than standard
in its four great lines of cars which
all of the sour great markets,
and is il a position to deliver at
slight extra cost a large variety Of
optional equipment and accessories
for customers who desire unusual
and distinctive appurtenances for
their automobiles.
The list Of equipment to be sup
piled through the new service in
cludes among other numerous ar
ticles wood, disc and wire wheels,
tenders with wells. tire covers and
tire locks, clocks, cigar-lighters,
special type bumpers, trunks. trunk
cases and racks. heaters, water in
~dicators, monograms and non-skat-
terable glass. in addition to provid-
ing for special upholstery and color.
Some Of this equipment is now
standard on certain Chrysler models
and by the new plan they will he
available on all other cars of the
company's production.
The lists prepared by the company,
the announcement says, are ain re-
Spouse to a growing demand for fac
tory built cars in special %colors. up
holstery and equipment TO meet the
individual tastes of customers who
require something different from
standard production cars" The scope
of articles included is so compre-
hensive that 1t will enable dealers
to supply any kind Of equipment de-
sired.
The Chrysler Corporation has al
ready in operation a special di-
vision to assist dealers in handling
orders for specially built cars and
the present addition to its facilities
is devised to extend this service to
equipment and accessories for
the full field of Chrysler production.
Officials of the company state that
the demand for all four of their cars
which now include the New "52",
the Great New "62H, the Hlustrious
New "72". and the Imperial "s0"-
has been exceedingly strong through
out the year, and they anticipate
that the Inauguration Of the special
service will increase IL to even
larger volume.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Golf Becoming
College Game

FORT WORTH, Texas.-R1-Golf
a in intercollegiate sport is n fix
ture so far as Texas Christian Uni
versity is concerned, il was demon
strated here as 81 candidates
answered the call for Varsity ma
terial recently.
Places or the team which will
compete for Southwestern confer
ence honors will be determined by
play in a tournament and a series
Of matches among squad members,
according to Victor Robertson, who
is in charge Of the squad at pres
emit.
The conference title was won by
James Wilson Of T. c. u. last year,
and the Frogs are out to keep the
title at home this season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
State Employees
Get Is Holidays

AUSTIN, Texas.@P-Bank clerks
don't have anything on state capital
employees when it comes to getting
the day off on holidays.
Servants of the state get Is days
off every year. IA off on election
year, and maybe Is If there happens
to be a special election. In addi-
ton, the employees get two Saturday
afternoons a month off. 1t used to
be every Saturday afternoon, but the
Fortieth Legislature changed the
rule.
The higher courts, however, do not
observe the lesser holidays if they
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
PEEREss IN COURT FOR DOGS

BROMLEY, Eng.-Lady sherwood
was summoned to court for keeping
two vicious dogs and agreed to get
hid of them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Race Champion
Uses ACPlugs

Pete De Paolo, the intrepid racing
driver, winner Of the AAA racing
Championship for this year, piled up
q total Of 1,450 points.
In commenting upon De Paolo's
great achievements, b. w. deGuich-
ard, general manager of the AC
Spark Plug Company, declared that
the consistency Of De PaolO's vic
tories was one of the outstanding
features Of the classic events.
"This is the second time that De
Paolo has captured this coveted hon.
or" he said. at was only in 1925 that
ne also carried off the title of
Americas greatest driver. De Paolo's
points this year were scored in this
way:
Date Track Points
March 6-Los Angeles ......... lao
June 11-Altoona ............ 400
July 4-Salem, N. II. .........a 400
Sept. 6-Altoona ......-....... 2lO
Sept. 19-Charlotte .......... 16o
Oct. 12-Salem, n. NJ. s....... 135
1850
"Points are scored according TO
the way a car finishes. For instance
De Paolo was awarded 400 points
for winning az Altoona. IL he had
finished second he would have been
given 30 points; third would have
brought no: fourth go; then On
down the line until 10th place, which
carries with il only five points. The
zane method of scoring is used in
races az the Rockingham Speedway
in Salem"
De Paolo used AC Spark Plugs In
every one OF his races. and all dur
ing tbs terrific grind and most
strenuous usage under the fastest
speeds. they functioned perfectly, he
said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
STAG ESCAPES OVER CLIFF

GLENTHORNE, Eng. - Closely
pressed by hunters, a stag jumped
over the cliff here into the sea and
escaped by swimming around Hawk
combe Head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
MOTHER EvICTs 3 CHILDREN

CHICAG0.-Mrs. Louis 0lgerson
was arrested for driving out of
home at night her three children,
aged three, seven and eight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
American Negro Praises
Ruthenberg Before Wall
OF KremIin in Moscow

An American Negro Comrade in
Moscow said:
Comrades, I speak on behalf Of
the ten million Negroes Of the
United States, the most exploited
section of the American population.
We also mourn the death Of Com
rade Ruthenberg, the leader Of our
Communist Party. The Negroes Of
America are the most cruelty ex-
plotted Of all the people in Ann
erica but the Negroes are also re-
alizing more and more each day
that the only road to freedom is
under the banner of the Communist
international. In losing Comrade
Ruthenberg, the leader of our
Party, we have lost a very great
leader in the world revolutionary
movement. We Negroes realize
that we can only fight for freedom
under the banner of the Com
munist International"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Women Workers Urge
Unions for UnOrganized
Free SaccO. Vanzetti

BOSTON, May 17.-Resolutions
demanding the immediate and uncon-
ditional release of Sacco and Vanzet-
ii and a message Of fraternal greet
ing to the women of China were voted
at the recent conference of New Eng
land Working Glass Women that has
just closed here.
Over 70 delegates were present
who represented AZ organizations of
trade unions, workers fraternal So
cieties, Mothers Leagues, and unor-
ganized women. The organization Of
all unorganized women workers was
declared by the conference to be The
major task to be achieved. The limi-
tation of working hours for women;
work in the direction of developing
the political consciousness among
working women. and the repeal of
legislation forbidding birth control
instruction was urged by the confer
enee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Lack Of Funds Is
Danger in Defense
OfPaSSaiC Workers

PASSAIC. N. j., May 17.-Declar-
ing that the courts of New Jersey
were still functioning as the revenge
media of the textile barons, the Pas
sale Defense Committee today issued
call to call the forces that so
staunchly supported the Passaic tex
tile workers in their long and heroic
strike to again come to the aid of
these workers with money for the
legal defense Of the strike leaders and
active strikers, who today stand in i'm
uinent danger of being railroaded to
Jail for their activities during the big
strike.
''That the mill-dominated courts in
tend to give these workers the limit
is demonstrated by the fact that al
ready nine active strikers have re-
ceived savage sentences in the bomb
ing frame-ups. One of them, Wisnef-
sky, was sentenced to from five to
twenty years in Jail. The others were
given one to five years. This was the
bosses vengeance on those workers
who had dared to be active on the
picket lines and in the strike meet
ings. Five to twenty years in jail!
Getting Revenge
Three weeks ago, another venge-
ance was exacted. Jack Rubenstein,
fearless and resourceful strike leader,
was sentenced in Judge Seufert's
court in Hackensack to pay $500 and
spend six months in Jail. A few
weeks before that some eighteen men
and women were sentenced to pay
fines varying from $25 to $50. The
union had no money to pay these fines
but their fellow workers got busy and
the fines were paid in pennies and
dimes. collected after tireless tramp
ing of the streets for a whole day and
night.
1.-THE Passaic Defense Committee
makes an urgent appeal to all work
ers and sympathizers with the cause
Of organized labor to come to the
rescue Of these victims Of New Jer-
sey Justice and mill owners re-
venge by sending in money for legal
defense and appeal of the sentences
against Jack Rubenstein and others.
Money should be addressed to Passaic
Defense Committee, Room 4, TAB Main
Avenue, Passaic, n. j.
"The Defense Committee is endorsed
by the District Textile Council of
Passaic and Vicinity, United Textile
Workers of America"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18

ings Of the first quarter of 1926.
This year $16,757,700 Of the total
covered the refunding (renewal) Of
old obligations so that the new cap
ital invested abroad in the first quar-
ter Of 1927 amounted to $3.50, 715,000.
In the same period year ago the net
investment of new capital in foreign
countries was $209,762,1 50.
The foreign investment Of the
United States, as measured by these
figures, has been steadily rising since
1920 when 1891 ,O93, 357 of foreign Sc
curities were floated in the American
market. In 1921 it was $675,112,9 1868;
in 1922, 1898, ,2s4; fin 1923 there
was a slump to S395,000,00O but in
1924 il jumped to S1,209, 800, 900.
There followed $1,274,967000 in 1925
and S1,318,554,s50 invested abroad in
1905
Six and a Half Billion
The total par value Of foreign Sc
curities floated in the United States
since 1920 is S6,62O, 150,152. Of this
amount $1,017,439,2s3 went for re-
funding, leaving $5,6O2,711,s 1863 of new
capital placed in foreign countries in
a little over years.
The feature Of the first quarter Of
1927, compared with last year, is the
shift from Germany to Italy. Only one
German, loan was floated, S5,750,000
for the Bank Of East Prussia Land
owners Assn. Italian loans totaled
SIS. 100000.
The table shows how American for
eign investment in the first quarter
Of 1927 was distributed:
Foreign Capital Issues Par
in u. s. Jan.-Mar. 1927 Value
Govt. and municipal
Europe ....-.--.-..-.-S 43,100,000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Exploitation Of Big Four"
Agents to Be Exposed
In New Series May q

A series Of ten articles exposing
the swindIing Of industrial insur-
ance agents blythe "Big Four" will
commence in the DAILY WORK
Err, Monday May 23rd and daily
thereafter.
The series will be by Charles
Yale Harrison and will deal with
the exploitation Of agents. The ar
ticles are being published at the
request Of thousands of agents who
have written to the DAILY
WORKER asking that the paper
espouse their cause also.
Be sure and see that your own
insurance agent gets the first ar
ticlel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Mad Emperor" Yarn
Excuse to Suppress
Philippine Peasants

IL0IL0, Philippine Islands, May II.
Philippine constabulary, under the
leadership of United States army
officers has hastily moilized in this
section to arrest agrarian workers
who protest the heavy taxation on
small orders and the excessive rentals
charged by large landowners under
American protection.
Insane Emperor Tales"
The official stories sent out from
Manila that the province is in state
Of disorder because of the "Insane
Emperor, Entrencherado" are cover
for the deliberate arrest Of all agra
rian worker leaders under the charge
that they are followers Of Entrench-
erado. The latter disavows them, as
much as they do him, but that does
not matter to the government.
Charges of murder, because some
body struck back when the constab-
ulary were beating up a group Of
agrarians and killed an officer, have
been placed against the agrarians
arrested in Tloilo.
Raid Another Province
A sudden raid into the province of
Occidental among people whom he
himself declares he has never influ-
enced in any way, has resulted in the
arrest of ACT agrarians, all charged
with being followers of the insane
omperor"-a charge which is likely
to develop formally into treason when
the trial date approaches.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Uncover
The
General
Offensive

The general offensive against labor has
begun with an attempt to snipe off labOr's
most militant forces, the Communists. In the
needle trades the unholy combination of the
labor bureaucracy makes common cause with
the Bomb Squad and the courts. In Wash
ingtOn the United States Supreme Court has
handed down a decision, declaring the Grim
inal syndicalist law constitutional, which pro-
vides sword of Damocles over the heads of
those active in the revolutionary movement
Experience has shown time and again that
these acts against the Communists are the
usual preliminaries to an assault on the en-
tire labor movement.
For this attack, the capitalist class needs
the smoke screen of silence. 1t wants to do
it's dirty work under cover. For this reason
the existence of fearless Communist news
paper, which exposes mercilessly the aims
and purposes of the ruling class is a menace
to the smooth running of the capitalist ma
chine. The American capitalist class is there
fore looking for an opportunity to suppress
our paper This is vital part Of the general
offensive.
Notice how effectively the enemies of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Irish Workers
For SaCCO and
VanzOtti Freedom

Under the combined auspices of
the Irish Workers Republican AL
lance and Lectrini Irish Republican
Club, a memorial meeting in honor
Of the memory Of james Connolly
and Lean MacDermott, both executed
by England May IL, 1916, was held
at Bryant Hall, Sunday, May Is.
The speakers were: P. l.. Quinlan,
associate Of Connolly b. Gilgunn
and P. Lennon. /. r. A. associates Of
Lean MacDermott, J. f. O'KelIy,
President Lectrin Irish Republican
Club, and J. o. Byrne, Secretary of
I. w. r. A. Support was pledged to
The DAILY WORKER and to the
militant Irish Republican and Labor
Movements in Ireland. The following
resolution was passed unanimously
and copies ordered sent to the COVER
nor Of Massachusetts,, The DAILY
WORKER and the Secretary Of Inter
national Labor Defense.
Resolved. this Mass meeting of
workers of Irish birth or descent J
at Bryant Hall, And Street and
Sixth Avenue, New York City, this
18th day of May, 1927, hereby re-
specially request Your Excellency
as Governor of the Sovereign State
of Massachusetts to appoint Com
mission of inquiry into the conduct
Of the case of Sacco and Vanzetti,
at present under sentence Of death
as the result of perjured testimony
and judicial prejudice which consti-
tute a gross miscarriage of justice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
(By Nationalist News Agency

SHANGHAI, May 15.-Shanghai
Times, a British paper, in an editor
ial news article today regarding trade
conditions in China, says:
Among the interesting features is
the fact that the Germans remaining
in China are not evacuated anywhere
and that Germany will reap the gold
en- harvest from the rich Yangtze
Valley. German property has appar-
emily been untouched, the Germans
not being molested. In Hankow there
are $50 more who are remaining
without any such privileges and pro-
lection there than those offered by
the Chinese.
No GunbOats
"They have no gunboats and no
soldiers anywhere in China, but they
remain and declare their intentions
not to evacuate, women and children
remaining as well as men and so far
without disaster" These facts are
looked upon as signals of danger" To
British and American trade in China"
In Nationalist circles it is pointed
out that these admissions by Brit
ish-owned paper are emphatic proof
that the nationals Of those countries
not using the gunboat policy and are
without special privileges in China
are reaping benefits Impossible to
those seeking the same with the aid
Of armed forces. The presence of
gunboats, marines and soldiers Of the
powers, they assert, is a constant
provocation to the Chinese who show
resentment not essentially against the
individuals themselves, but against
the policies Of their governments.
Since the Germans surrendered extra
territorial privileges their position
has become better than that of the
other foreigners still holding such
privileges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18

Detective Morris Borkin is dead to-
day from bullet thru his heart, an
other detective is probably fatally
wounded, and a third man is dying in
the hospital following a running re-
volver battle between a suspected
burglar and police. An entertainer
in a Forsyth restaurant raided by the
bandits was wounded in the hand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Gentlemen's Agreement
To Curtail Oil Output
Causes More Production

TULSA, Okla, May 17.-Watch
Seminolel
With this admonition uppermost in
the minds Of oil producers and every
body everywhere in the oil world, de-
velopments in mid-continent's largest
pool today continued to show heavy
production despite gentlemen's
agreement entered into Saturday by
fifteen large operators to restrict
output for two weeks.
For the past twenty-four hours
Greater Seminole production totaled
34S,350 barrels Of crude oil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18

Total ............. Sl3S, 1886, 500
More than half of all the money
invested outside of the country in
this quarter went to increase the
sway of American capital in its own
private sphere of influence. This in
cluded SAT ,6s3,250 invested in Canada,
S141 ,682,800 in Latin America and
SIS, 736,650 in the territorial possess
sions, a total of $2O3, 1922 700 out Of
337,472,700. The American hemis-
phere's lead was due to investment in
government and municipal issues. In
attracting American money into cor
porate issues Europe outranked Ca
NADIA, Latin America and the terri
tories combined.
Power, Paper, Oil
The $40, 100000 to Italian corpora
tions went entirely for the develop
ment of electrical power. Investment
Of 500, 025, 900 in the securities Of Ca
madam corporations went mainly into
paper and aluminium. In Latin Amer
lea S2O,445,000 was placed chiefly in
oil and railways. The $24,350,00O in
vested in the Batavian Petroleum Co.
Of the Dutch East Indies also went
to extend the American oil empire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18

labor mobilize all their
resources-the patriotic
societies. the courts, the
labor bureaucrats, and
The entire machinery of
the capitalist class. La
Dor, too, must mobilize
Ill its forces in defense
IF its rights. Contribu-
tons to the Defense
Fund must come in i'm
mediately to build up a
rOlid wall of defense
around our paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
University of California
Students Ask Liberty
For SaccO and Vanzetti

BERKELEY, Cal, May 100
students of the University Of Cali
fornia here have signed a petition to
Governor Fuller of Massachusetts,
calling for the immediate and uncon-
ditional release Of Sacco and Van
zetti. Included among the signerS
was William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Detroit Workers Call
For Prompt Releasing
of SaccO and VanZetti

Detroit, May 17.-Citing the of
fetal declarations of the A. F. of L.
at its last two conventions which
branded the conviction of Sacco and
Vanzetti as a "ghostly miscarriage
of justice" the Star Lodge 351 Of the
Creation Fraternal Union Of America
has Just passed a resolution demand
ing their immediate release.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
Tinney CoIIapses AGAIN

Physicians planned yesterday to
rush Frank Tinney, comedian, here
from Chicago following his collapse
last night during his opening appear
ance as an entertainer at night club.