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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
ZOLA'S SHADOWS OF FEAR
COMING TO CAMEO

The Film Arts Guild will present
commencing this Saturday, at the
Cameo Theatre, the American pre-
miere of Shadows of Fear" First
National production, directed by
Jacques Feyder and based on Emile
Zola's famous novel, "Therese Ra-
quin."
jacques Feyder, who is remem-
bered for his "Crainquebille" with
Maurice De Feraudy and Carmen
with Raquel Meller, has reached
new heights here with his direction.
lighting and atmospheric back
ground, and has assembled an inter-
national cast headed by Gina Names
and Wolfang Zilzer, who play the
husband and wife in this film.
On the same program will be a
comedy, Jewish Prudence" in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Earthquake in USSR
Changes River Course

GROZNY, u. S. S. R., Nov. l.
A few days ago there was an earth
quake in the village Chechne-Shatoj
Grozny region.
At first there was heard sub
terraneous rumbling which gradual z
became louder and then came the
first shock. Next morning deep
snow covered the ground. 1t was
found that the landslide on the CHS
kin Rock had fallen on the road
which then became impossible. The
Chenga-Argun River has changed
its course from the left shore to the
right shore and the water is rush
ing through the new channel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02

-; vegetables, 81; heating anc
hghtlng S1.50; condiments $3.50
rent and taxes 50; clothes 50; anc
miscellaneous expenses 50. Thus. il
totals up to S21.
Consequently, such a family is suf.
fering shortage of from So to s.
a month in order to cover their sub.
s1stence minimum. And if onlv one
member of the family is workine
and earns not $11 but only Sc to IS
then naturally the position is much
worse. And such is the state of the
majority.
These are the conditions under
which the Chinese worker lives anc
laoors, and it is this that he fights
against. 1t is because of this strue.
gle that the capitalists are irving
TO drown the Chinese worker in his
own blood.
Reaction Sets In.
The coup d'eetat of Chang Kai-
ohek IN Shanghai in April 1927 and
the June reaction in Uchan drove
the revolutionary trade unions nm
foreground. The bourgeoisie. persona
fed by the Kuomintang, united with
the international imperialists in or
der to strangle the revolutionary
trade union movement. The British
Japanese and French police are ar
resting the active trade union work
ers as well as the more active rank
and file workers and are handinq
them over to the Kuomintang author'
tues who are numbering them on the
spot without trial. According to in
complete information, the number If
murdered workers only for the wear
19Z1 reached $4,000. Still, even this
Whlte terror proved powerless to
oreak this movement. The revoIu-
tlonary trade unions of China aro
continuing their struggle for the in
terests of the toilers under unbaor
aDly hard underground conditions
Inc yellow state trade unions that
were created by the reaction in q
number of districts, do not dare r.
struggle against the revolutionary
trade unions and the whole leader
snip OF the working class movement
is in the hands of the latter The
influence of the revolutionary unions
is particularly strong in the cities
OF Shanghai, Canton and in the nro-
Vinces of Human and Hupei.
In Human and Hupei the revolu-
tIonary trade unions were closed
down in May and June of 1927 and
are all the time underground and
nrutally prosecuted; nevertheless
There is no doubt of their strong in
tluence on the workers. In Uchan
Hanyan and in many smaller towns
OF Hupei and Human, many strikes
are being carried on under the lead
ershp of the revolutionary unions
against the Kuomintang. In a num-
Der OF towns of Human, the workers
are uniting with the peasants and
are jointly capturing towns and arc
setting up their own worker-neas-
ant power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02

physical punishment are on the or
der of the day.
Perhaps it would also be of in
terest to mention the company union
system they have in some of the
prisons, in Sing Sing and in Auburn.
BY means of the so-called Welfare
League the warden makes one part
OF the inmates act as guardians and
terrorists against the rest. I have
witnessed many cases in Auburn,
where it is a daily affair, of prison
ers being beaten up and bleeding
by the hands of the Welfare League
officers. Not only do not the of
ficials interfere and punish the
strong arm squad, but those who
are beaten are taken before the
warden and either punished or CAL
led down, just as in the courts of
New York where right wingers al
ways go free and left wingers are
insulted by the judges. I remember
fellow Pat Cooney who was lead
ing an opposition ticket for the
League who was terribly beaten and
cut up in the office of the Welfare
League with officials of the prison
all around and not interfering. Mem
bers of the opposition who dare
criticize are framed up and punished,
while the gang who does the dirty
work for the warden get patronage,
good jobs for themselves and their
friends and other favors.
AN EX-PRISONER-S. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
s., TOO OLD TO
SLAVE IN YALE
Worker Laid Off
For Own Good"
(By a Worker Correspondent }

by a Worker Correspondent
The enclosed letter was to work
ing woman, working in the Yale
University dining room, where she
worked for the last ten years, and
now she is notified "that it is for
her own good that she should not
come tro work this season." and
that "she will appreciate very
much" this notice.
She has been working like a regu-
lar horse, doing the heaviest work
in the dining room of this factory
for the production of goose-step-
pers, and now she is too old to work
as hard as she used to. She would
be very glad to hear" that she is
placed in the scrap pile of the cap
italist system:
yale University,
New Haven, Conn,
The Dining Hall.
"Office of the Director.
sept. "a, 1928.
Mrs. Ellen Blew,
131 Frank St.,
New Haven. Conn.
my dear Mrs. Blew.
Il am very sorry indeed to write
you that I do not feel that it is wise
OF best for !pu to return to the
ching hall this year.
"Your work has been more than
satisfactory and we greatly appre-
ciate the contribution you have
made, but owing to your general
health we don't feel that we can per-
nit you to assume so heavy a re-
sponsibility 1t is not possible for
US to Tighten the work and we feel
that it would be great injustice
to the ether workers for us to do
so.
II am sure that you will be able
to secure work in private family
that will not be so hard, and will
nay equally as we'll as the position
here.
81 deeply regret that it is not
possible for us to have you with US,
but I am certain that you will APP
preciate that it is for your own
good that l am suggesting the
change.
Every truly yours,
CORA C. COLBURN."
(NOte;-The woman to whom the
above letter was sent is So years
old. t.
MITCHELL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Roach Straton Opens
For Men Only Show

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. !
(UP).-Speaking to an audience of
men only, DR.. John Roach Straton,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
of New York City, challenged Gov
ernor Richie of Maryland to de-
bate on the moral integrity of Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith, democratic
presidential candidate.
Straton had announced that his
expose of crime conditions in New
York would be such that only men
should hear his talk last night. A
crowd Of 5000 men attended.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Dance of KnitgoOds
Workers on Nov. %

The annual ball of the knitgoods
workers will be held this wear on
thanksgiving Eve, Nov. %, in Web
ster Hall, 119 E. 18th st.
The newly-organized Knitgoods
Welfare and Culture Club has ar
ranged this affair for the purpose
OF bringing into closer contact and
relations the progressive elements in
the trade. All workers have been in
vited to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Communists Win 1000
More Votes But Lose
Seat in Switzerland

BASLE, Switzerland, Nov. 1.-The
results of the Swiss elections so far
show that the Communist Party has
polled $4,000 votes, a gain of 1000
since the last election, but involving
the loss of one seat in parliament.
The social-democrats gained 49,
600 more votes than last election,
hut gain only one seat more. The
Catholic Party made the greatest
successes, gaining four more seats.
The conservatives and democrats
both lost votes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Two Workers Dead
in Dam Cave-in
in California

by Worker Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov. l.
Two workers are known to be dead
and several others may be buried in
a cave-in of earth that occurred dur
ing construction of the Dalton Dam
in Big Dalton Canyon, near San
Dimas, Calf, it was reported to the
sheriff's office mere.
Sheriff's sub-station No. s, at San
Dimas, said it would take several
hours to determine whether any
other workmen were buried in the
slide. l.. P. R.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Jewelry Workers Will
Hold Dance Saturday

The Jewelry Workers Welfare
Club will hold its first concert and
ball this Saturday evening at the
New Webster Manor, 1875 E. 18th st.
A feature of the evening will be the
recitals of Gregory Matusewitch,
Russian concertina virtuoso, and
Harry Fratkin, violinist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
YOUNG WORKERS
IN OHIO RALLY
Open Shop Police Are
Defied

WHEELING, w. Va, (By Mail).
in the most vicious open shop
company-controlled town in the Ohio
Valley, scene of brazen attacks upon
all labor organizations and brutal
suppression of campaign meetings
of the Workers (Communist) Party,
the Young Workers League branches
of Eastern Ohio held a joint open air
election campaign rally in Martins
Ferry, Ohio. The meeting was held
opposite the hungarian Hall, scene
of brutal attack upon an election
meeting a few weeks ago when po-
lice drove workers from the hall
with tear gas bombs and arrested
several speakers.
Big Turnout.
Despite the cold weather large
crowd turned out for the meeting.
The police were present at the open
ing and as the crowd increased a
call was sent to the headquarters re-
sulting in the appearance of pa
troll wagon and additional forces. Re-
gardless of these methods of the po-
lice to intimidate the workers an
enthusiastic meeting was held and
much literature was sold.
John Buksa, active in the coal
strike and member of the Young
Workers League of Yorkville, opened
the meeting and acted as chairman.
Frank Henderson, sub-district organ
izer Of the League was the first
speaker. He was followed by Joseph
Weber, sub-district organizer of the
Party who was the principal speaker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
HANGAR FOR DIRIGIBLEs.

FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. /
U.D.-The municipality has started
a popular subscription fund to build
a revolving hangar for dirigibles
here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02
Blind And GAS
PRISONER WITH
AMMONIA GUN
Crooks With Influence
Have 1t Easy
by a Worker Correspondent

by a Worker Correspondent
was very glad to see your re-
cent editorial comment on prison
riots which occurred during the last
few months. The Daily and the
Workers Party have paid too little
attention to prison problems and
prison work. AS an ex-prisoner and
as Communist l would like to see
the Workers Party defending the
victims of a most brutal system re-
CARELESS of whether they act blind
ly or organizationally. 1t is not
enough to state that workers who
violate the capitalist laws and fall
into the hands of the guardians of
private property are victims of a
vicious system. You must show how
and why.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-02

which Max Davidson is one of the
players.
Following the presentation of
Shadows of Fear" the Film Arts
Guild will present for its American
premiere "Mata Hari, The Red
Dancer" a German production.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
INDICT NEGROES
in CHICAGO FOR
ELECTION FRACAS
Dy United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Sept. 29--Indictments
were returned by the special grand
jury here today, naming Oscar De
Priest, negro Republican candidate
for representative in congress, Dan
iel Jackson, negro politician and sew
.eral other men in connection with
the jury investigation of election
day violence and crime.
Patrick Brady, police lieutenant,
and eight other men also were
named. The men are charged with
conspiracy
The indictments charge that col
lections were made from gambling
and vice houses on the southside for
contributions to the political cam
paigns. 1t was declared that the
money was used by the Thompson
Crowe-Galpin faction.
Jackson was appointed to the
commerce commission short time
ago. lie has been leader of the
negro vice on tie south side. De
Priest was chosen as the Republican
candidate for congress TO succeed
the late Representative Martin b.
Madden.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
COOLIDGE NAMES
BOARD TO PROBE
WAGE QUESTION
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-Presi.
Coolidge appointed today an emer-
gency board to investigate the wage
dispute between western railroads
and railway conductors and train
men.
The special board is to report its
findings to the president and con
sists of James r. Garfield, Cleve-
land; Walter P. Stacy, chief justice
of the supreme court of North Caro-
lima; Prof. II. R. Dewey, of Massa.
chusetts Institute of Technology /;
Chester H. Rowell, Berkeley, Cal,
and George T. Baker, Davenport, Ia.
The dispute involves AZ western
trunk lines and several subsidiaries.
The president, in his proclamation
creating the special board, points
out the dispute threatens substan-
tally to interrupt interstate COM
mcrce within that section of the
country wherein the aforesaid car
riers operate to degree such as to
deprive the whole or some part of
said section of essential transporta.
tion service.'
The emergency board is instruct.
ed to report it's findings to the
president within 80 days from to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
Investigation
Conducted In
Coolidge Case
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW HAVEN, Sept. 29.-Coroh'
er James j. Corrigan concluded to.
day his "preliminary investigation
of the automobile accident Thursday
in which John Coolidge was invol-
we'd. He did SO by interviewing
Wilfred Veno, a victim of the ac-
cident, at New Haven hospital.
Neno, who was the driver of a
ear alleged to have been struck by
one belonging to Gov. John IL.
Trumbull and driven by the presi-
dent S son, still was regarded as in
a serious condition today, although
it was believed he would live.
Corrigan questioned young Cool
idge at the latter's New Haven
railroad office. He would not re-
veal the results of his investigation,
the only one under way. If Veno
lives, Corrigan s finding will not be
ISSUED.
At the time of the accident John
was returning to work after an
overnight visit with his mother at
the Plainville home of Miss Florence
Trumbull, with whom he was said tc
"have an understanding.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
Coolidge Says
Country Needs
Republican Rule
ny United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON, Sept. % - President
Coolidge, in a telegram to the Mas
sachusetts State Republican Conven-
ton today, said a continuation of
national Republican rule was need
ed.
"Our country needs a continue
ton of the administration of public
affairs in accordance with the prin-
ciples which have secured this re-
sult,' the message continued. "This
need should be fulfilled by begin
ming the next political year under
the tried and experienced leadership
of Frank G.. Allen and B. Loring
Young in our commonwealth, and of
Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis
in our nation. To our convention
assembled for the accomplishment
of these ends | send my cordial
greetings -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
BAPTIST. MISSION
BOARD TREASURER
HELD in CANADA
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WINNIPEG, Man, Sept. %
Clinton s. Carnes, missing treasurer
Of the Home Mission board of the
Southern convention, at Atlanta,
Co., was held here today for Amerl-
can authorities.
Carnes admitted his identity after
his arrest here late yesterday ana
told police he was ready to return
to the southern city without extra
dition proceedings to face Il charge
of misappropriating more than one
million dollars Of the church funds.
The prisoner was taken before n
police court today and booked as
wanted in Atlanta.o Police said
he would not be questioned by
them. He remained silent today, re-
fusing to discuss the charges against
him or his whereabouts since his
disappearance from Atlanta Aug. 10.
Carnes was said 10 have arrived
in Winnipeg nnaccompanied three
weeks ago and was under police sur
veillancc for several days before his
Identification. He had taken steps
to establish himself III business
here, police said.
The Atlanta man was roOming
with a private family here and had
carefully concealed his identity. He
lad II large sum of money, police
said. 1t was pointed out that II
waiver of eXtradition was unneces-
sary in delivering the man to
American authorities as immigra-
tion authorities could arrange his
reportation, turning him over TO
American Officials at fne Border
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
Dy United Press Leased Wire

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Sept. %
Five men were taken into Gus
tody here today in connection
with the kidnapping of Billy
Ranieri, 10-year-old son of
wealthy Chicago contractor. The
men were said to be friends of
Andrew Cappellano, on whose
farm, it is believed, the boy was
held.
They were questioned by Chi
cago Officers who came here
with Billy and A. Frank Ranieri,
his father.
1t is believed some of the men
may know of the whereabouts of
Cappellano and his family. The
CappellanOs left their farm, ap.
parently in great haste. Wear
ing apparel, dishes and food
were found in the home.
The names of the five men
questioned today We're not made
public, but it was said four of
them are Italians.
The "kidnap farm" where
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
BATTLE BETWEEN
AUTHORITIES IN
NORTHC0TT CASE
Sheriff's Office Said to
Have Complete Case
Against Slayer.
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sept. GA
three sided fight between authorities
over the Northcott murder farm
case was in prospect today as the
investigation continued here and in
Riverside county.
Captain William Bright, of the
Los Angeles sheriffs department,
sounded the official battle when he
announced his office would have a
completed case against young North
colt within "a hours.
clos Angeles police are chasing
mirages and the Riverside authori-
ties couldn't convict anyone on the
evidence they have he said. "The
sheriff's office, however, will have
sound case before another day
las passed.
Bright indicated that he expected
to identify the body of Northcott 3
asserted "headless victim" and to
be able to prove that the staying
took place in Los Angeles although
the head later was carried to the
chicken ranch in Riverside coun-
ty.
A bit of a skull found in grave
on the poultry ranch was the con-
Meeting clue, Bright said.
Bright said that the Los Angeles
jury would be given evidence di-
rectly.
"We do not anticipate that River
side authorities can prosecute this
case successfully, Bright said,
"and we are prepared to take it
over.
clos Angeles police are chasing
one mirage after another and ap-
parently are not getting anywhere
fast. -
Northcott and his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Louisa Northcott, are held in
Canada on a Riverside county in
dictment charging a series of axe
slayings.
Northcott is accused of murder
ing the headless YOUTH whose
body was found near Puente, and
Louis and Nelson Winslow, and is
charged jointly with his mother of
the staying of Walter Collins.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
PARTY PATRIOTISM WILL
BE STRESSED BY HOOVER

SO in his New York speech
under the auspices of the var
ious men and women s Republi-
can state organizations and the
Union League Club he will de-
vote himself more particularly
tot the task of developing par
ty devotion.
The last draft of Hoover's
Elizabethton, Tenn, speech is
expected to be sent to the
printers before tonight, thus
clearing his desk of pending
matters.
His engagement list today in
cluded Shingore Takaishi, edi-
tor of the Osaka Mainichi and
the Toxic Nichi Nichi; Sena-
tor Vandenburg, Republican,
Mich; county chairman OF the
Republican Service League of
New Jersey headed by Frank
D'Olier and a delegation from
the National Convention of the
Knights of the Round Table.
The nominee also expects to
deliver a short speech to the
war veterans from New Jersey.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
MRS. MCPHERSON
TO Be PERMITTED
TO VISIT ENGLAND

LONDON, Sept. 29-Aimee Semple
Mcpherson will be permitted to land
in England and will not be barred
by the British home office as an
undesirable alien, it was learned
reliably here today.
The exclusion of the American
evangelist from the British Isles on
the grounds she is an undesirable
alien has been urged at the home
office by the Rev. Arthur II. Car
ter, according editorial in the
Daily Mail today.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The exclus
ion of Aimee Semple Mcpherson as
an undesirable has been urged at
the home office by the Rev. Arthur
ii. Carter, according to an editor
,al in the Daily Mail.
Carter, minister of the Hounslow
Middlesex undenominationa church,
has personal knowledge of the
evangelist s activities in Los Ang-
eles, the editorial says.
Expressing hope that the home
secretary will look carefully into
the question of Mrs. Mcpherson s
proposed visit to England, the
editorial said: "Those interested in
serious evangelical work on this
side of the Atlantic are convinced
that her presence will do nothing
hut HARM
The Rev. w. E. Pietsch, Los Ang-
eles clergyman, writing in "Bible
Witness,' describes McPhersonism
as " jazz religion running con
temporary to the jazz age in the
United States.
Many students of music, "
Pietsch wrote, regard jazz as
Eolshevism in the Christian
churches.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
CHINESE PIRATES
SEIZE STEAMER:
OFFICERS KILLED
Dy United Press Leased Wire

HONGKONG, Sept. 90 Seizure
of the British steamer Anking by
pirates, and the murder of two of
her Officers during desperate
fight was described i'll dispatches
received here today.
Chief Officer Jones and Chief En-
gineer Thompson were killed and
Captain Plunkett Cole wounded.
Thompson was shot dead when the
pirates, who had disguised them
selves as passengers, attacked the
ships officers.
Jones and Cole made stand on
the bridge, and defended themselves
valiantly against overwhelming odds
until Jones was killed and Cole
disabled.
The Anking was enroute from
Hong Kong to Singapore. The dis
guised pirates made their break ON
Wednesday night and after taking
over the ship, steered it to Kanghai
Bay, north of Hong Kong, where
they landed their booty.
The pirates escaped with $4,000
and kidnapped seven Chinese pas
sengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
America Leads
Great Britain
In Tennis Play
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.-Amerl'
IN led Great Britain 2-l in the open
ing of the Pacific southwest tennis
championships through the specta-
culhr work Of the doubles combina-
ation of John Van Ryn and Berkeley
Bell.
After Johnny Doeg came from be-
hind to defeat /. G. Collins. O-6.
CA, Ga, and Keith Gledhill dropped
lis match to the British star,
"Bunnyn Austin, rs, Ga, it was up
to the doubles team to give the
youthful Americans the edge over
the British cup team.
Van Ryn and Bell proceeded to
swamp Capt. j. C.. Gregory and Ed
ward Higgs in three straight sets,
6-3, 6-1, 6-l.
Six matches remain to be played,
three of which take place today.
Gregory meets Bell; Higgs tackles
Van Ryn and Austis and Collins
cross raequets with Doeg and Gled-
hill.