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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-02

MYSTERIOUS. MISUNDERSTANDING was awakened BY
the inSstent ringing Of the doorbe She startled
gazing around for Helen She gone. Dmy Rosand re-
called the quarrel of the night before Heen rage Hurry
ing to the door, admitted messenger boy bearing long
box Of flowers Rcsand thrilled with anticipation Her heart
sang with happiness and the thought of Roger She tore open
the envelope Her face fell The note was from Manon-
cryptic frightening 1T both important and imperative that
You come e my rssdencs immedisAey" it read "psek
Sow bag" = $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-02

sweep It up and down, like
search.light.
1t was that very afternoon that
Bobbis heard from Mr.. Ebbinger.
She was just out OF the bathtub.
after her dusty round Of the cast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-02
This Day ii Our History

THE United States Mint established April q 1892 The
coage of gold silver nickel and is under the
vision of the Secretary Of the Treasury Philadelphia Denver
and San Francisco minis make most Of the coin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-02

Pictures BY NICHOLAS AFONSKY
Text Edited by IDA M. .TARBELL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

me such a brief and I print it as
follows:
PROLOGUE
The Beggar Is INTRIGUED to MS s,y audi
short short account Of Himself and Of his opera.
(Peachums House,
!. z Ssn Is
e Ns Esm some 1t
Mrs, Peachum. who Inadvertently raises
a storm by, using the word Murders"
being for S5aSs e aeT es aae
thSepgh "Filch.S that their only daughter
Macheath the highwayman Nothing can
exceed their anger and annoyance when
they find the marriage is real ene and
share with them in the reward Tor his
do. giving as an excuse the fact that she
loves Macheath. Later Polly overhears her
parents plotting to. betray. Macheath'
flies, to her room. where her husband is
hidden, releases him and informs him of
the plot. against his life and implores
''''' ACT O. SCENE 1.
Macheath's gang. are. discovered drink
ing and singing. led in both by Matt
O. the Mint" To. them enters. the Captain,
evidently somewhat perturbed at the plot
He. .confides in the gang. decides to be
hidden for q time. gives them instruc-
in his enforced retirement he sends for
a number of ladies of the town with
them Jenny Diver'' betrays him to
Peachum who enters and effects his
capture and Macheath is borne off to
ACT Q. SCENE 2.
'Locket'' the jailer is discovered doz-
ing Disturbed by the entrance of
Macheath led in BY the constable, he
proceeds to fit him with irons. the
Captain being willing to pay for "a light
and easv set" Left alone to mediate on
his, fate he. is rudely interrupted by
also been making love. Lucy. having
heard rumors, of Polly, demands that the
Captain shall marry her. The prison
Chaplain being absent they are com
PEELED to postpone the ceremony. Polly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

chooses this moment to visit her hu s.
meet and Macheath is confronted with
very awkward situation, relieved by their
respective fathers. who discover, their
daughters with the prisoner ana tear
'-''''- away ACT 2 SCENE 3.
(Same)
Macheath having told a plausible story
Escape sS yTaRng adyantase Of her fathers
sleeping off the effects of carouse. she
steals the keys, unlocks Macheath's
chains ard A Tslsas $ SEINE nap1i l.
"a StreeD
owing to lack Of funds. Macheath tries
his sI luck in M gamtgg hS Ss owRer 81 se
more betrayed into the clutches Of
Peachum and Locket by means OF a trick.
ACT 3. SCENE 2.
"a Room in Newgate)
Lucy. CONSUMED by rage ana jealousy.
attempts to Kill her rival Polly by means
Of poisoned wine. The entrance of Mac
p prevents 4hf Po is'fh from drnfins the fatal
dashes sit it to the ground. SAW
An UNSUCCESSFUL appeal By Poly Yr ana thd
release of Macheath ends in the Captain
being led away to the condemned cell to
A"A-' ACT 8. SCENE g.
(The Condemned Cell
Macheath is discovered behind bars cup
going to the gallows. Polly and Lucy enter !,
next arrives with the announcement that
four wives of the highwayman's are
waiting outside with child apiece; this
too m nS he svs sn ffF his sreadness to
proceed with the execution without delay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

cast and I know that it is
gorgeous" fun, wild but ultra
comedy.
This play was intended to
be a satire upon the politics and
criminal laws of it's day and it.
even applies today.
One Of the largest audiences OF
the season will be present at the
Murat tonight. DR.. Frank S. G.
Wicks, Of All Souls Unitarian
Church, was on the boat this fall
that brought the London company
of the opera" to this country.
"Some of the members appeared
in the ship concerts and they had
splendid voices DR.. Wicks told me.
In the last week, I have received
many letters asking The Times to
publish a brief story of the Opera"
scene by scene.
Have had the Talbot Office furnish
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

ticket each for the next twenty best
essays.
The contest closes Friday noon
and winners are to be announced in
Saturdays Times. So get busy boys.
Starting Sunday and continuing
all week B. F. Keith's NTheater is
offering the thrilling Pathe-DeMille
motion picture Dress Parade" 1t
is built around the life of a West
Point cadet. William Boyd, Bessie
Love and the entire cadet corps of
West Point are featured.
Producers of the picture claim it
to be full of comedy, love interest
and drama. 1t shows how West
Point turned a bully and braggart
into a real man. How this is ac-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

Salesman For Face Cream
Learns a Good Lesson
Mr.. Vandivier, New York, writes: Il
was a salesman of creams for healing
pimples, blemishes, ETC., but when my
face broke out with blotches, pimples
and blackheads, tried one salve after
another with no results. Finally / de-
cided / would have to get at the cause
constipation. was amazed to find
that within few days after takingyorr
vegetable laxative pills for constipation
my skin took on a new healthy look"
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS
All druggists-25c and 75c red pkgs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
q YEARS
She HAD ECZEMA

my wife," says Henry Sharpe,
f'had eczema 4 years and used every
remedy, but nothing helped until
she used i5AXOIr salve."
In ONE minute the itching is
gone. In TWO days the rash and
Inflammation begin to disappear.
For Saxol goes in deep, kills the
germs and soothes the burning skin.
For pimples, ringworm and all local
skin trouble, the INSTANT effect of
Saxol will please you. Hook Drug
Co.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

out a one-hundred word essay on
"Why I Would Like to Attend West
Point" Remember that West Point
is the United States Army military
academy where the youth of Ameri-
ca is trained and developed into Of
flcers Tor the army.
West Point teaches these boys how
to be men. It develops a love of
country in them; it breeds honors
and fairness and develops the finer
instincts of youth.
The Times is offering $50 in cash
for the best essays divided as fol-
lows: $25 for the best essay, $40 for
second prize, SIS for third and 81
each for the next ten best essays.
B. F. Keith's hteater is offering one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
Cash Prizes Amounting to $50
to Be Given Essay Winners

Hearty approval by the boys of
indianapolis and vicinity greeted
the announcement by The Indian
apolis Times of it's essay contest on
why I Would Like to Attend West
Point"
This contest is open to every boy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

and young man between ten and
twenty years of age in Indianapolis
and vicinity. Thirty-three prizes
including $50 in cash and twenty
tickets to B. F. KeithS theater are
to be awarded.
Here's how. Sit down and write
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09


At this point the Player whom we saw in
the Prologue rushes on and indignantly
demands of the Beggar II he really in
tends to have the hero executed. contrary
to all theatrical custom; happy ending
being considered essential. the Beggar
gives way and allows the hero to be
reprieved.
Other theaters today offer:
Straight Thru the Door," at Eng
lish's with William Hodge What
Anne Brought Home" at the
Colonial; ben Hur," at the Circle;
Eva Tanguay, at the Lyric; LES
MiserabIes," at Keith's; "Open
Range" at the Apollo; THE Satin
Woman" with Mrs. Wallace Reid, at
the Ohio; "Is Your Daughter Safe?"
at the Band Box; burlesque at the
Mutual; 1.-THE Forbidden Woman"
at the Indiana, and movies at the
Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

The appearance of this
advertisement I'M these
columns is evidence
that this newspaper
subScribeS aUhole-heart-
edly to the principles of
The Better Business
Bureau, and cooperates
9Oith The Bureau IN
protecting yoW :,
even to the ertent of re-
fWsing to accept the
copy of firms aUhose ad-
Uertising and sales pol
icies are proved By the
Bureau to be contrary
to the public interest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
OPERA BORN IN 1927
AT MURAT TONIGHT
John Gays THE Beggars OPERA With London Cast, to
Bid for Favor Before Large Audience Under
Auspices of Ona B. Talbot,

Although John Gay wrote sThe Beggars Opera in 1877
is being presented tonight with all London cast at the
Murat
Ona Talbot is bringing this exquisite gem of extreme
fun to this city.
have seen The Beggar's Opera before with English
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09

complished and the beautiful love
story that develops, is told in the
picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
To the Public
Lena Maitland

The above outlined system is but another definite step
the parto Indianapolis newspapers and merchants to
maintain the highest possible standards of accuracy in
Indianapolis advertising that you may believe and
have been deceived or msed by any advertisement call
it to our attention.
Accuracy I'M advertising Builds Confidence
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02
Latest Developments.

AMERICAN, BRITISH, FRENCH,
BELGIAN, DUTCH AND RUSSIAN
COMPANIES. RUSSIAN companies
organized before the revolution and
declared illegal by the Soviet govern
nent but which were still recognized
by their fellow-capitalists.)
THIS combination of powerful capt.
talist concerns, with full govern
ment backing, had raised the slogan
Of Blockade and Boycott" The Sow
let government was to be forced to
restore ALL the oil properties to
their former owners.
Sir Henri Deterding, acting for
Royal Dutch Shell, and consequently
with the sanction of the British gov
eminent, broke this united front.
Fischer quotes from the London
Petroleum Times" of May &c, 1928:
"The affair of the purchase of TO-
900 tons of Russian oil with an OPP
ton for a further 100000 tons, is still
ranking, and some of our papers are
making serious reflections upon the
tactics of the Royal Dutch Shell Com
pany."
THE other members Of the united
I front of oil capitalists were angry
at the double-cross handed them by
Sir Henri. They called an indignation
meeting and with cold impudence the
Royal Dutch Shell offered to share
its purchases of Soviet Oil with the
other members of the syndicate.
The Petroleum Times" goes on to
state that:
"This was refused, and the feeling
that the Royal Dutch had acted dis
Loyalty towards the syndicate was not
improved by the discovery later on
that the agreement of purchase, SAID
TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED ON
MARCH 2, WAS REALLY ONLY
SIGNED ON MARCH 29-THREE
DAYS AFTER THE MEETING"
1T is evident that Sir Henri Deterd-
ing's determination to mix morals"
with oil, to have nothing to do with
"a government of robbers and muir
derers," is of comparatively recent
date.
To be more precise it corresponds
with the rapid rise of the influence Of
American imperialism and Standard
Oil in world affairs and with the re-
cent change in British imperialist poll
icy from one of recognition to
open hostility toward the Soviet
Union.
THERE remains now only the nee
essity of clearing up the confusion
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02

created by the recent brief rap
proachement of Walter c. Teagle of
Standard Oil of New Jersey and Sir
Henri of Royal Dutch on the question
of the morality of business dealings
with the Soviet Union.
The memories of most newspaper
readers are short and few will recall
what Fischer emphasizes in his book,
i.e., that in 1923 and the forepart of
1924, Royal Dutch Shell was buying
literally from the Soviet Union and
that in the summer of 1924 an agree
ment was made in Paris between rep
resentatives of Standard and Royal
Dutch that the Standard should hence
forth do the buying on condition that
it shared its Soviet oil shipments with
the Shell if the latter wished.
IL was not until the Standard actu-
ated by the rapid decrease of Amer
lean oil reserves, and also by the
desire to forestall it's chief competitor
in the richest oil field in the world,
proposed to the Soviet government
that it be granted the sole right to
purchase the entire output of all Rus
sion oil-fields over period of years,
that the struggle between Standard
and Royal Dutch sharpened again.
These proposals were not accepted
by the Soviet government altho ten
tative negotiations continued. AS
Fischer says:
Neither party, however, despaired
of reaching an agreement. In De-
tober, 1925, the Standard Oil again
intimated that it was anxious to re-
new pourparlers with the Soviet Nap
tina Syndicate. 1t soon appeared
that the COUNCILS OF THE STAN
DARD OIL. WERE DIVIDED ON
SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
QUESTIONS INVOLVED.
The Vacuum Oil Company. :.
which does considerable business in
Egypt and the Near East generally,
was enthusiastically IN FAVOR OF
BYING RUSSIAN OIL. The Stan
dared Oil Company of New York HAD
NO OBJECTIONS TO DOING b so.
BUT THE STANDARD OIL OF
NEW JERSEY WAS RATHER COLD
TO THE PROPOSITION.
The explanation of these varying at
titudes is not far to seek. Vacuum
Oil conducts a heavy business in the
Mediterranean basin and bears much
of the brunt of Soviet competition.
Socony standard Oil of New York;
is much interested in the Turkish and
Bulgarian markets WHICH IT CAN
NOT HOLD LONG WITHOUT THE
ASSISTANCE OF SHIPMENTS
FROM THE CAUCASUS"
ITO BE Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02
The Peacefakers Exposed

The Paris correspondent of the New York Times in dis
patch dated Nov 26, said among other things:
Russia, especially when represented by like
Maxim Ltvnof is likely to do and things gentlemen
do not do In any conference, and especially in
ference delicate that which disarmament
tain rules be observed For instance every nation
to keep big army and navy possible while limiting
the forces of every other nation That understood and
that 'gentlemens agreement all work. trying to ouw
each other.
But Russia, it is feared will not play the accord
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02
THE GOD-MAKER

Man makes his gods. He takes cringing fear
hope, hate, superstition, and he blends
Them all into god great and austere--
And bends the knee and all of mankind bends
Man makes his gods, and breaks them at a whm,
And moulds again to his own hearts desire
New gods to ever please and humor him,
New gods to make-and cast into the fire!
HENRY REICH, JR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02
Oil and the War Danger
By William F. Dunno

Oil
the
leag and )rdnThe Relations of Royal Dutch and Standard Oil
py-Th
Sharpening o he Oil omp and
forOl theDa Be Removed
IatesD eveOpm
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02

The point is that congratulations are
impossible upon this subject. The
Standard Oil and Royal Dutch Shell
cooperate in separate fields of en-
deavor or on individual transactions
WHENEVER 1T SUITS THEIR PUR-
] POSE TO DO so. They may, for in
stance, agree on maintaining a GER
tain level of prices in certain coun-
tries. BUT OUTSIDE OF THESE
LIMITS THEY REMAIN SHARP
COMPETITORS.
"This may be especially true in the
United States and Mexico where, as
the American supply decreases, the
presence of the Royal Dutch Shell
will be more and more resented by
its most powerful rival"
! TO this latter reason must be added
now, in the light of the sharpening
of the conflict, the struggle for Sow
let oil reserves.
But how explain the apparent fervor
with which the head of the Standard
Oil of New Jersey joined with the
chief competitor of its parent COM
pany in throwing a monkey wrench
into negotiations which the Standard
Oil considered of paramount import
ance?
In coil Imperialism" the reason is
stated clearly. AS a preliminary to
| the quotations we are about to make,
we wish to remark that they show
clearly that the exigencies of business
| put severe strain even upon such
wholehearted enemies Of Communism
is the heads of Standard Oil COM
panies.
Nor has Sir Henri Deterding, now
one Of the chief opponents of British
imperialist anti-Sovict Union policy,
been immune to the corrupting influ-
ence of the rich Russian oil deposits.
ACCORDING to the very interesting
IN documents which are reproduced by
Fischer, documents whose authen-
ITCHY is beyond dispute) Sir Henri
Deterding himself was the first to
purchase Soviet oil after the revolu-
ton.
The contract was concluded March
20, 1928, IN VIOLATION OF AN
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY
capable Of stating principles,
n |, ;y,ore, n,1I of ~ N ly;v,c ~ rr,,Jo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02
Continued from Last Issue.)

Continued from Last Issue.)
THIS is not the first time that Stan
dard Oil and its various subsidi-
aries have been confronted with the
question of trade relations with the
Soviet Union and the consequent OPP
position of Sir Henri Deterding, Royal
Dutch Shell and the British govern
ment. And here we come back to
Louis Fischer's great book, coil I'M
perialism," from which we quoted in
beginning this article.
1t should be said here that no work
ing understanding Of the world strug-
gle for oil and its influence in shap-
ing the policies of the imperialist ma
tons can be had without either con-
sulting the original sources to which
Fischer had access or reading his
book. We intend here to give a prac-
teal illustration of what we mean
THE outburst of the head of the
Standard Oil of New Jersey, Teagle,
against the Soviet union and in OPP
position to the contract negotiations
Of two other Standard Oil concerns
with that government for the purchase
of Soviet oil, aroused wide comment
and raised the question of division on
policy within the leadership Of the
worlds greatest trust.
To some it appeared that the APP
parent similarity between the policy
of Standard Oil of New Jersey =
Teagle--and that Of its chief compe-
titor, Royal Dutch Shell-Deterding-
indicated treason of a powerful sec
ton of Standard Oil, a desertion to
the enemy by the Standard Oil of
New Jersey.
NOTHING could be farther from the
~ truth. Fischer clarifies the ques-
ton considerably in footnote on
Page 124 wherein he comments on
the fact that in 1924 Standard Oil
actually shared with Royal Dutch
Shell shipments of oil bought from
the Moscow Naptha Syndicatc---the
Soviet government oil trust.
Fischer says:
"This touches upon the ever-intrigu-
ing and much-mooted question Of the
relations between the Standard Oil
and the Royal Dutch combine. .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02

ing the rules Ltvnoff is capable of stating principles
which always embarrassing things, and of making wide
sweeping appeals not only human sentiment fig
in support of his arguments Of Litvinoffs
arguments likely to prove very difficult answer and
there is little in Paris about their effect
Emphasis ours.)
The Times correspondent right Ltvinoff did not talk
like gentleman He talked like revolutionary representative
of a revolutionary government
The admissions by the correspondent which have
phaszed by to intelligent workers but the
cyncism Of the statements at time when there is real crisis
European politics. testimony both the gravity of the
situation and the extent to which the cons of the impera
diplomats have been exploded by the existence of the
Union and protest against mperas preparations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02

THE day is gone when a fellow with
quarter in his pocket was in
danger of getting bumped off in his
city by fellow-citizen who needed
the money Murders are on a higher
financial plane than formerly and
nowadays there are few murders COM
mitted in an tart for art sake" spirit.
Snyder was sashweighted for $780,
600 worth of insurance and the
latest contribution to high-finance
homicide is the drowning of fellow
by the name Of Goldstein by his part
ner who had him insured for $4,000
because he thot so much of him. May
our gods protect us from this kind OF
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
Familiarity Breeds
TRUST

CONTRARY to the old adage, familiarl-
ty with some things breeds trust. Adver-
tised products, for instance. The trade
m and frm-names you see regularly in
this paper, by reason of their very c%ontinu-
ity, kindle familiarity first and then conf
dence. These are the names that leap to
your lips in market-places.
Familiarity of this sort is a thing to be
cultivated. The more you know about an
advertiser and his wares, the more you are
able intelligently to invest the family outlay
for the necessities of life. The truth is self
evident.
Read the advertisements in this paper.
Read them as carefully as you would read
something you had to sign your name to.
They will save your shopping time and your
shopping dollars. Go into the stores with
your mind more than half made up as to
what you want and what you will have to
pay.