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The daily worker., 1927-03-15
''Ruthenberg Was The Builder of Our
PARTY"


Lithuanian Bureau, Workers Party.
THE sudden death of our leader
and guide, Comrade C. E. Ruthenberg,
was a great shock to us and to all
Lithuanian workers in America as
well.
"Comrade Ruthenberg was the lead
er of our party and the revolutionary
movement. The death of Comrade
Ruthenberg has inflicted deep pain
in our hearts. Ruthenberg is dead,
but his courageous, revolutionary
spirit remains with US.
GAS Comrade Lenin after his death
lives always with us and leads us to
Communism, Comrade Ruthenberg
will remain in his spirit and his teach
ings with us and he will be our
spiritual leader in the future.
1--WE will always remember that
Conrade Ruthenberg was builder Of
our party and we viii continue to
build his party, Workers (Communist)
Party. Let US close our ranks, carry
on his work to a final victory, to
overthrow capitalism and establish a
workers and farmers Soviet Re-
public of the United States.
"Comrade Ruthenberg, our leader, is
dead! Long live the Communist
movement"
Lithuanian Central Bureau, Work
ers Party.
]. Gasiunas. Secretary"
The daily worker., 1927-03-15
To Get Subs"

Workers (COmmunist) Party,
Springfield, Mass.--"The loss of Com
rade C. E. Ruthenberg is so enormous
that we are unable to express it in
words. We unanimously decide to
heed Comrade Ruthenberg's advice
and make up for our loss with deeds.
CAS- part of our increased activity
we pledge ourselves Individually to
get during the year not less than five
subs for the party press Zone COM
rade pledged himself with not less
than so subs). And voluntary con-
tribution of $15 Ga sub for The
DAILY WORKER and a sub for the
Freiheit) if we do not live up to our
pledge"
Message From the Bulgarian Bureau.
The Bulgarian Bureau of The
Workers Party:-"We express our
deepest sorrow at the loss to our
party and the working class. In this
critical moment when the Workers
Party faces the sublime task of revo-
lutionizing the labor movement in
this country, when problems of ma
tional as we'll as international i'm
portance are pressing hard for their
solution the labor movement must
face them without Comrade Ruthen-
berg, one of the most valiant cour-
ageous temperals in the revolutionary
struggles. We deeply regret his
premature death. Our pledge shall
be to carry on his unfinished work
to the end"
The daily worker., 1927-03-15
Remember Ruthenberg's Last w


Finnish Bureau, Workers Party
District 1, Boston.-"The Finnish
Bureau of the District received with
sense of great sorrow the startling
news of the death of our beloved
Comrade Charles f. Ruthenberg,
general secretary of our party. On
the occasion of the death of our
great leader, we address our message
to the Finnish workers Of this dis
trict and to the revolutionary COM
rades of America, calling upon them
to put into practice the last bequest
of Comrade Charles E. Ruthenberg.
"Tell the comrades to close their
ranks. To build the party. The
American workers under the leader
ship of our party and the Comintern
will win. Let's fight onw
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
Are They Only Joking?

Argentina considers a per cent increase in the
tariff all imports from the United States, the pro-
ceeds to be used to help boost Argentine chilled beef
tariff barriers.
England smiles bengnly on a system of rebates
devised by British steel producers to block sales OF
American steel in that country.
France celebrates the tenth anniversary of our
decision to join her in the late war by making enor-
nous increases in duties many imports from the
United States. at the time making liberal tariff
concessions to Germany.
And President Coolidge remarks that the agitation
about tariff barriers is directed to the backward
tries OF Europe and shouldn't be understood to cast
reflection the tariff policy of the United States
Perhaps the President is right. Perhaps all Of
these seeming thrusts at tariff barriers are made
just in spirit of fun and really don't indicate any
serious dspeasure with our tariff system.
If that's so, lot of countries with distorted and
American of humor are carrying their jokes
too far.
Just for the sake of preventing possible misunder-
standing President Coolidge ought to tell them to quit
the kidding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
Saved From Disgrace

Governor jackson deserves praise for his
act in saving the State from the stupid humilia-
ton of putting to death Negro boy a
It is true that the boy had taken life. He
had taken it in cowardly manner. He had
shot his victim after he had robbed him and a
crippled father and mother lost the support Of
their son when his revolver cracked
But the life taken by this Negro youth can
not be brought back by taking another in the
name Of the law.
That 10000 men and women signed petit
tions for communication Of sentence to life
Imprisonment indicates that there is a very
wide belief that capital punishment is not the
best protection of human life.
The old rule Of an eye for an eye and a
tooth for tooth has never accomplished much.
Those who petitioned for life Imprisonment
for this Negro youth called attention to the
fact that he'was but 16 years of age when he
committed the act of murder, cold-blooded
murder it may be admitted.
Perhaps those who signed this petition had
a lingering suspicion that the youth was not
alone to blame and perhaps they had some
share of responsibility for not taking little
more interest in an environment and education
Of boys that permit them to become killers
at is.
The problem of crime and its cure is always
puzzling one The terror of death penalty
has been tried for centuries and the number of
murders does not lessen because society kills
its slayers.
That any life in this State could be in
greater danger today because this youth was
taken from the electric chair at the last minute
and thrust into cell for the rest of his life
does not seem reasonable.
What was saved was the rather degrading
spectacle of stupid society killing youth be-
cause it knew no other way to protect ITSELF
The Governor showed some courage in over
ruling his prison board and following higher
wisdom than that of the strict letter of the law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
ThMmb-NaiI
Sketches

milk and eggsl" was the busy
doctors prescription for the thin.
nervous, aneamic little woman who
was seeking free medical advice at
the city dispensary.
Milk and eggs, indeedl How was
she to provide milk and eggs for
herself and feed a husband and
eleven children on SIS a week.
She shrugged those pitifully thin
shoulders and went back home to
prepare the potatoes and cornmeal
mush on which the family lived.
Cheap, but filling, Milk and eggs!
But the doctor was not too busy to
observe that there was no improve
ment in his undernourished pa
tient,
She's not following my advice"
he told the workers at the board Of
social service of the city dispensary.
Then there's good reason" they
replied, and set out to find and cor
rect it,
To find a better job for the fa-
ther of this large family and to pro-
vide the necessary milk and eggs
in the meantime as we'll as to sub
stantiate and vary the rest of the
menu, were tasks outside the du-
ties of the city doctor, hut the kind
of tasks these workers we're able 10
perform because of
YOUR COMMUNITY FUND.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
Politics and People
BY RAY TUCKER

An administration noted for the silence of its
President seems determined to end in burst OF
loquacty. Even Coolidge since his return from the
Black Hills has shown disposition to words less
sparsely than heretofore, 1t is hardly to be Won
dered at that his subordinates violate the Coolidge
that governments like little children, should,
be seen and not heard.
In fact, Coolidge started it with his ST do rot
choose" statement Nobody expected him to say any
thing about the third term discussion raging around
him, at least not at this time 1t that in max
ing the public his confdant he set example which
the rest of his official household is following
First there was Seymour Lownlan, Federal dry
chief who incurred Secretary Melons anger by his
political attack on Governor Smith and his rousng
of both vets and drys from their summer sleep.
Though censored for this outburst, Lowrian came
right back the next day with a formal statement
charging corruption in the prohibition service and
holding out slight hope OF immediate Improvement IN
enforcement conditions.
Lowman's two outbreaks we're attributed to his
known tendency toward ndiscretons, but what be
said Of Melons expansveness in discussing president
tia poliicsl The lifted the lid completely
his tongue his return from Europe despite the
fact that his influence THE convention may prove
decisive more practical politician, ii, MELONS
shoes, you might think, would have clamped his lips
and held them that way right up to nomination time
Not Mr.. Mellon! First, he expressed the opinion
that Coolidge really out of the thus helping
to close the doors the President Then he admitted
that he and Charles Evans Hughes had talked presi-
Dental politics while coming home on the Leviathan
This significant enough in view Of the fact
that Hughes seems to be going through the motions
and emotions of receptive candidate. It made it
appear If the two had agreed upon some deep plan
whereas they probably gossiped two laymen would
But Melons most surprising statement was his voln-
tary comment news article definitely placing him
in the New Workers. camp.
Here Mellon out-Lowmanned Lowman. For though
he tried to make it appear that he not committed
to his former Cabinet colleague he failed to destroy
the impression that he And the result was
another series of newspaper articles tying him more
closely than to Hughes.
1t was all very unfortunate, especially some of
Melons advisers regard Herbert Hoover stronger
candidate than the former Secretary of State
Edmund Platt, vice governor of the Federal Reserve
Board has also talked more than is customary Flatly
disagreeng with the boards action in forcing cut in
the Chicago rediscount rate he said and revealed
the existence of dssenson in the board The admin
istration had been hoping the disagreement would
escape notice, but Mr.. Platt spoiled that hope.
NSecretaries Kellogg and Wilbur in talking about
the trade war. tariffs larger navy, ns-oceanlc
hops and similar problems, have shared in the cpl
demic Of loquacity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
What other Editors Think

Saloon League and Khan may or may not have known
of the deals Duvall making with Armitage the
important fact to note is that candidate of char
acter would be likely to pledge himself to accept the
dctation of the Anti-Saloon League, the Khan, or
for that matter. any else, The presumption that
candidate who would make such pledge is either
weaking or trimmer is amply justified by the
political records of this country Indiana is by
means unique Organized fanatcism in almost every
State has been able to place in Office its sheep and
its wolves in sleeps clothing 1t is difficult to say
which variety of Office holder has done the greater
injury to good government.
Thousands of citizens voted for Duvall because they
thought of him the candidate of the churches and
therefore the man who would bring to government
the ideals Of churchgoing men and women. 1t is now
amply apparent that Duvall was not the candidate
of church idealism but of certain churchmen pos
sessed of lust for political power and an appalling
indifference to the principles of constitutional gov
eminent
The conviction of Duvall by his fellow citizens is
welcome indication that in Indiana the ordinary
man is no longer overwhelmed by the mere appear
Of sanctity Stephenson, dragon of the Klan is
in prison for life; Shumaker the reverend is under
sentence; now Duvall. Others are under indictment.
The indications are that Indiana is passing from
beneath the yoke Of bigotry. What is happening in
Indiana promises well for the rest Of the Nation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
Times Readers
Voice ViezcS
To The Editor:

To The Editor:
Since Purdue is to have fund
for gas engineering work why would
it not be well to consider the mod
ernization of home heating and
abatement of the smoke nuisance
through the production of cheap
gas.
Steam heat can not be profitabiy
distributed except for small areas.
We are making no progress in heat
ing science.
There is plenty of hydrogen in
our streams. Indiana coal mines
have the necessary carbon. The
miners are often unemployed.
If Indiana science can find a low
cost way of producing hydrogen
gas with the use of Indiana coal our
heat and smoke problems would be
largely solved. Water gas has been
made at as low cost as 10 cents
per thousand feet for material and
labor, and sold in some communi-
ties for Is cents. Many would pre-
fer gas to coal at anywhere from
that price to so cents.
Put the gas plants at the coal
mines mad distribute through pipe
lines as we did natural gas.
AL B. HALL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
Not tho Answer

If any act were needed to complete the evil
dence that Mayor John Duvall should be
forced to resign and turn the city government
over to some outstanding man who has no con-
nection with politics, it is the naming of his
wife to a position that would automatically
place her at the head of the city government
when the sentence to Jail is carried out against
the mayor.
AS "the first lady, the people Of Indianap-
oils have given to Mrs. Duvall all the courtesy
and honor which attaches to that position.
But it may be remarked that fine as is that
loyalty which prompts wife to stand by in
storm and stress, there is something more i'm
portant than the family interests of the Duvalls
at stake in this matter.
The people never intended, by any stretch
Of imagination, to elect family to the mayor
atty, to be passed along by its members as the
cdicts of courts might make necessary.
The people voted five to one against the era
Of Duvall when they adopted the City Man
sger form.
jury has now said that the election Of
Duvall was tainted with corruption.
The jury has said that the mayor should
serve sentence in Jail and only the technical
delays Of the courts or a review in the Supreme
Court stands in the way Of that sentence.
For him to attempt to hand over the sue
cessior to his wife smacks too much of bank
rupt placing his money in his wife's name to
defraud his creditors.
No one had any but the heartiest sympathy
for Mrs. Duvall nor any but the kindest wish.
But that should not prevent Indianapolis from
saving its reputation and making some gesture
Of redeeming itself.
Why should not the managers Of the City
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27


world and only wishes that the
world was bigger. so she might have
more people to hate. This child
impersonation is one of the perfect
gems that Miss Halperin has given
the stage in her remarkable career
as an entertainer. Today she stands
mighty close to the highest peak in
this particular line of work. Her
next representation, followed by a
complete change of costume, is the
debutante who asks the world why
girl has to have tons Of clothes
just to land one mere man. Here
is dramatic characterization which
is remarkable. OF course, Miss Hal
perin's program contains the famous
jazz wedding number, which gives
her chance to put the jazz tempo
squarely up against a dramatic
background. Here is a great artist
and one that is a compliment to
the vaudeville stage.
Naughton and Gold form an &C.
centric dance team in which one of
the men specializes in an acrobatic
fall. Sandy Lang ard company pre-
sent a roller skating act. Here is
an excellent example Of how a
skating act may be made into an
art picture full of melody and poetry
Of motion.
Charlie Wilson is one of those nut
comedians who scatters his wares
freely all over the theater. He
makes his entrance in an airplane,
called 1.-THE Spirit of Canada" and
he admits that something JAILED"
her on the Canadian side. He has
two assistants, Paul We'll and
Claude Collins, also Of the eccentric
breed. A wild, funny act.
Les Cells present a dance revue
that is little different from the
regular run. Two of the men are
splendid acrobatic dancers, their
"souse" dance being a wonder. =
The photoplay is movie version
of the stage mystery play, 1.-THE Cat
and Canary" with Laura La Plante.
From a technical standpoint this
picture is interesting because it
proves that the screen can retain
the suspense and mystery of the
stage. 1t registers easily because it
shocks the audience into silence. A
good attempt at photographing a
mystery play.
AT Keiths all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
GOOD DANCING
ON BILL AT LYRIC.

Dances are presented in many
and novel ways, but the idea that
Rucker, Bard and company uses is
the best that have seen yet. Using
the stage as a shop they sell" you
their dances, solo and ensemble.
The girls of the chorus and the
lead are costumed in keeping with
the dances. Many new and novel
steps are inaugurated in their act.
There has been many revues on
the stage, but one of the most strik-
ing of them is 1.-THE Tiny Revue. /"
Seven small persons and one very
large man constitute the company.
Their school room scene is very
clever and the contrast supplied by
the big man makes the skit anus
ing and novel. They are not over
Swallowed in their dancing and
singing by any revue Of the same
caliber, composed of large persons.
Quite often there appears female
impersonators on the various stages
throughout the country, but 1t takes
Jane Dillon to do the impersona-
tons of men characters. Miss Dill
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
by WALTER d. HICKMAN

lon uses as her guide men whom
she knew, as she says, in her home
country. Lumber jacks and old
farmers and even an "old sport" of
the kind you read about and some
times see are her representations
She has caught the voice infections
and mannerisms in a most effective
way.
Four piano accordions and a
dancer are the members of the
Balbanour Five Melodies both an
Gent and modern are played in
harmony parts by these perform
ers. They also have the three
smallest piano accordions in ex-
istence and several selections are
played upon them. The company
is dressed in Russian costume and
the idea prevails in the music and
the dances.
Fred Morton finds one box in his
large assortment of packages that
contains pieces of paper that he
proceeds to tear into intricate pat
terms, and in one, upon unfolding it,
is seen that the name "Gene Tun-
ney' appears around the middle Of
the pattern. He is also a fair per-
former on the mouth organ" and
plays several selections, using at
times two harmonious.
Rice and Cady have a long argu-
ment about nothing in particular
and everything in general. They are
dialect comedians and finally wind
up their act with lengthy song
that is riot.
The Texans do some tricks with a
rope and whirl loops all over the
stage. The educated rope" is part
Of their paraphetnalia. Songs and
some stories that are not SO funny
complete their act
Comedies and news reels complete
the bill. AT the Lyric all week.
(By the Observer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
Chicago Tribune)
independently

Independently
The conviction of Mayor Duvall of Indianapolis
charge of corrupt political practices is welcome
indication of the trend in Indiana, and we hope, in
other states we'll Jury has found
T1,,ucu the mayor guilty Of accepting while a
Con- Armitaue described as the boss Of In,
vGcted dianapolis politics In return Duvall
M promised to let Armitage control the
board of public works Of the city, with all its contract
awarding powers. For making such agreement
Duvall has been sentenced to months Imprisonment
in the county JAIL he has been fined $1,000 and de-
prved Of the right to hold Office for four years from
Nov. g. 1925, the day on which he committed the
offense of which he was found guilty
The significance Of the conviction lies in the fact
that Duvall the favored candidate of the Khan
and the Anti-Saloon League. The conviction and
sentencing Of Duval be interpreted as a verdict
against these two agencies Of the higher sanctimony
the screen behind which he able to operate The
conviction is demonstration not only to Indianapolis
and Indiana but to the entire country Of the kind OF
candidate which bigotry commonly prefers. Bigotry
demands that its candidates deliver themselves
bound hand and foot to the agencies Of intolerance
and candidate who will sacrifice his Independence
NJ that degree is hardly likely to be possessed Of much
Independence or integrity The leaders OF the Anti
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
FLAMING YOUTH" FLAMES
A LITTLE NOW and THEN

When the f1apper became an in
stitution in fiction and then spread
itself upon Main ST., the stage then
took up the tribe" and turned out
many alleged different types.
And so it is not surprising to see
such plays as Flaming Youth" by
Walton Butterfield turned out for
box office purposes alone.
The fiapper in Flaming Youth, ~
by the name of pat" Fentriss is
supposed to be one of those gin
hounds who would go "mugging'
and hugging. but who has enough
decency to stay on the right side of
the fence.
Pats language is often wild and
somewhat to the point. When she
finds the older members of the
family starting to run wild, she
takes the blame for the wrong ideas
of several members of the family.
She becomes a little martyr to
the cause of keeping happiness in
the family. And because Pat is not
WAO1lSs WI OuC bl4u1llp1lo.
The characters have not been
well drawn blythe author and there
is generally more talk than action.
Pat as a character never rings true
and Alney Alba doesn't attempt the
impossible. She attempts to make
Pat both cute and q little wise
but awfully, awfully good at heart,
Larry Sullivan is cast as Ricardo,
one of those men wrecking- machines
who specializes in married women.
Not the sort of a role that suits
Sullivan but he gets by with it.
Milton Byron is cast as the good
and true hero who likes only good
women. Idabelle Arnold is up to her
trick of making small part stop
the show any old time she pleases.
Others in the cast include William
v. Hull, Dorothy Farley as Cissy
very good; Adelaide Melnotte,
Robert st. Clair, Herbert Dobbins,
Sidney Jerome, j. F. NARROW md
Bernice Marsolais, who wears some
magnificent gowns.
Flaming Youth" will flame all
week at the Colonial. AS play it is
just so so, but the Berkell Players
do make it flame at times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
War Guilt Argued

- Two years ago, the United
States Senate adopted resolution
ito collate the evidence on the
origin of the World War;" Charles
E. Tansil, expert historian, was as
signed the task. He made an ex-
haustive study of the subject
which is embodied in a document
covering more than 300 typewrit-
ten pages.
Instead of being published that
document is held under lock and
key in the Congressional library.
Members of the, Senate Foreign
Relations Committee are said to
fear that its publication might
lead to unpleasantness, especially
with France.
Senator Rorah, however. be-
lieves it. ought to be published.
While doubling that the docu-
ment absolves Germany of war
guilt as completely as claimed
by former Senator Robert l..
Owen, Mr.. Borah believes that, at
contains information which might
be valuable for the public to have"