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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10

around the detectives room like
Gar Lewis alibis.
And the mystery was solved!
Deputy Chief of Police Percy
Heard Immediately went into execu-
tive session with himself and wrote
the startling solution of the mys-
terry to Captain of Detectives Tom
Shelley. Quoth he:
"a large number of pamphlets
like the one attached were distrib-
uted throughout the streets, of the
Negro section last night. They
were distributed by Ben Gitlow,
vice presidential nominee of the
Workers (Communist) Party, who
will speak here October Ia. See
what can be done about it."
For some reason, the Hon. Percy
neglected to mention that "Ben Git
low" was thousand miles or so
from Houston when the leaflets were
passed out to eager Negro workers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
CONNOLLY LENT
100000 IN A YEAR
Salary Never Over
$4,000
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with real estate purchases it was
revealed yesterday in continuation
of the Queens graft trial. During
this period his salary as Borough
president was $4,000. In the case
of smiling Jimmie Walker, the
slight difference, it has been sug-
gested, may have been accounted
for by Jimmie's easy associations
with the traction trust.
In Queens there was the in
exhaustable Phillips, late sewer
pipe king.
Connolly's expenditures were not
recorded in his bank book, it was
brought out at the trial. Cash was
the medium. On one occasion Con-
molly just passed over 10 one thou
sand dollar bills to one of his
friends. Just before that Connolly,
it was shown, had loaned the same
person, a real estate operator called
P. Frank Ryan, 100000, also in
cash.
Max Zaliels, another real estate
operator was called to the stand and
testified that he had witnessed the
deciding of property to Connolly to
the value of about $4,000. Con-
molly paid for this, also in cash.
Marcus Haas sold Connolly, he tes-
titled S14,5o0 worth of real estate;
numerous other purchases were
testified to under oath which to-
gether with the outright "loans"
totalled nearly 100000 of pur-
chases by the Borough President
during the year of 1926.
The activities of the Tammany
Queens sewer graft ring, it has
been estimated, netted the operators
at least $10,000,O00 in about six
years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
FRANCE SHARP ON
NAVY NOTE
Mussolini Ranged With
United States

PARIS, Oct. 9.-French official
circles here revealed their intention
of never allowing the Italian navy
to reach the proportions of the
French navy, when the Italian reply
to the Anglo-French pact ranging
Mussolini on the side of the United
States was made public here today.
The claims of the Italian govern
ment are termed impossible here and
naval chiefs point out that if Italy
were allowed to maintain a fleet
equal to the French the latter would
be outnumbered on the Mediterrane-
an, for in case of war half of the
French fleet would be concentrated
on the Atlantic.
1t is believed that the British
would also not agree to the Italian
proposals, since by the Anglo French
naval pact mutual support in the
Mediterranean was pledged by these
powers.
1t is also pointed out in the press
here that the part of the Italian note
favoring limitation on total tonnage
instead of by classes was only a
maneuver to win over United States
support on a large Italian navy in
return for Italy's support of the
United States proposals. Comments
here are pessimistic as to the eventu
al working out of these difficulties
in time for holding a disarmament
conference which would not turn out
to be a fiasco.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
URGE AID TO INDIAN
WORKERS, PEASANTS

An urgent appeal to the Amer
lean worl & to give their aid to
the work. and peasants of India
was issued yesterday by the Inter
national Red Aid through the ma
tional office of International Labor
Defense, so E. 18th St., New York.
Attention is called to the serious
situation existing in India, arising
out of the British governments de-
termination to prevent the Indian
worker and peasant organizations
from having contact with the revo-
lutionary and labor movements of
the imperialist countries. In par
ticular, the British government aims
to prevent the Indian trade unions
and the workers parties from pro-
fitting from the experience of the
revolutionary movement in Britain
and from the personal assistance of
British friends.
Anti Communist Bill.
The government of India, actual
ly the executive organ of the Bri-
fish Colonial Ministry, is trying to
pass Bill for the Expulsion of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
PATERSON SILK
STRIKE TODAY
Unanimous Walk-Out
of Workers Expected
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ferences on political issues be not
brought into the struggle and fol-
lowed this with thinly yelled at
tack on left wing trade unionists
who conduct militant fights against
the bosses.
Make no noise" was the asinine
advice of the representative of the
defunct socialist labor party. "Be.
ware of people who come forth with
a lot of noise to create a mob
psychology" continued Clemens.
Chernenko Rouses Workers.
This sort of speech, delivered to
an audience about to go on strike,
and the dispirited and listless speech
of several of the union officials, had
the effect of leaving the workers
cold and puzzled. 1t was only on
the introduction of Lena Chernenko,
who is remembered by many of the
workers here as a devoted leader of
the Passaic strike, that the meet
ing took fire and famed into en-
thusiasm.
Completely ignoring the slurring
remarks of the previous speaker,
the girl strike leader warmly con-
graduated the workers for their de-
cision to fight for better working
standards. Four or five times dur
ing her speech she was interrupted
with bursts of spontaneous applause
and was the recipient of ten-min-
ute ovation when she concluded.
Tremendous enthusiasm was
evinced from her hearers when she
declared that they would receive the
support of the newly organized Ma
tional Textile Workers Union Of
America. She praised the strike
committee for it's decision to make
the strike general. and told them
not to stop al taking into the union
only the unorganizcd workers in the
silk manufacturing industry but
also to exert all afforts possible to
spread the strike to the thousands
Of totally unorganized dye house
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
BRITAIN BUSHES
EMPIRE DEFENSE
UNITS IN EAST
Australian Air Force
Strengthened

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. g..
The Australian air force will be de-
veloped and extended in such way
as to form a powerful eastern wing
of the British ornaments and the
next nine years will see continual
construction of the most modern war
planes, if the recommendation of
the air marshall, Sir John Salmond,
are carried out. In all probability
the program will be adopted, since
Premier S. NJ. Bruce has given it his
consent.
For this purpose $5,695,000 will
be appropriated. The air marshall's
report stated that although the air
force has already been established
on a firm basis new planes and new
equipment would be necessary if the
air force is to be fit to undertake
war operations in cooperation with
the navy and army.
Naval and air bases in Australia
already lend completeness to Brit
aims far flung ornaments and the
strengthening of bases in Australia
together with the construction of the
powerful naval base at Singapore
will put finishing touch to threat
ening defenses, which encircle the
globe. Japan has already registered
it's dissatisfaction with the Singa-
pore operations, which threaten it's
expansion southwark, and it is be-
lieved that she will not like further
British ornaments within striking
distance. The widening of the Brit
ish ornaments in the east is also not
calculated to be very pleasing to the
United States government which has
its base at the Philippines almost
within sight of Singapore and
Australia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
TO MURDER WORKERS.

WASHINGTON.-A new explosive
to be used to murder more workers
in the next war, is to be expert
mented with at Fort Humphrey, Vir7
ginia. Radium atomite, which if
claimed to be more powerful that
TINT, is to be tried out, as Major
William H. flanagan of the boar
of engineer equipment has requested
to the war department that such
demonstration be made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
BRITISH WORLD
OIL CARTEL IN
WAR ON USSR
Defending Links Up
Eastern Firms

Reports circulating from the Of
fees Of British oil companies here
make the reported combination of
the leading British oil concerns
against the Soviet Oil Syndicate,
with the momentary cooperation of
the United States Standard, almost
a certainty.
The British oil cartel includes the
Royal Dutch She'll the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company and the Burmah Oil
Company which are all interlocked
by the mutual ownership of shares
and representation on the directing
boards. Sir Henry Deterding, direc-
tor of the Royal Dutch and a sharp
enemy of the Soviet Union, has de-
clared his intention of isolating the
oil industry of the Soviet Union and
to carry on, as he did in the past,
wide political campaign against
the government which appropriated
oil fields which he at one time pos
sessed.
Oil War on U. S. S. r.
After the failure of the British
oil companies to induce the Soviet
Union to grant a discount of five
per cent of all it's oil sales towards
paying off the claims of former own
ers and the failure of negotiations
in London last week, representatives
of American and British oil interests
declared that they would isolate
Soviet oil, and Deterding promised
to carry on a campaign against ad-
hitting Soviet products into Eng
land.
The war declaration applies chief
ly to the east where Deterding exer-
cises his influence through the Bur-
nah and Anglo-P Persian. Refined
products, of which the United States
is large exporter, finds a large
market in India. To exclude Soviet
oil from the east, cooperation of the
Standard would be necessary, but
so far the American companies have
not committed themselves to such a
war pact with Britain.
Standard Position Uncertain.
1t is recalled that the recent
purchase of 999,999 shares in the
Shell by Burmah is accompanied by
representation on the board of the
Royal Dutch Shell, and the whole
matter is considered to be very sig
nificant of the alignment in the east
against the Soviet Union. Burmah
acts as link between Anglo-P Persian
and Royal Dutch since it owns large
shares in both. 1t is still uncertain
whether United States oil concerns
will give up their competition with
the British, for they are at war on
too many markets. 1t is recalled
also that the large purchase of Soviet
oil by the Standard of New York
instigated vicious campaign
against the Soviet Unions "stolen
oil' and against the American oil
concerns by Sir Deterding.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
TEXAS SLEUTHS FIND
RED TRAIL OF GITLOW
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bars. That was where they be-
longed. Yes, sir. Anybody that
said "nigger" was as good as a
white man ought to be lynched. So
opined the cops.
Hard Nut For Cop To Crack.
But the sad truth must be re-
corded that the Sherlock Holmes
squads ran into a number of blind
alleys. To begin with, they couldn't
decide what they'd charge the work
ers with when they caught them
after they found out who they were.
tits dirty, crazy stuff and we
ought to do something" announced
one cherubically plump detective as
he waddled in.
The police Immediately went into
a typical police huddle, much in the
manner of prep school football
team. They chewed the rag. They
chewed the fat. They chewed the
rag again. And then they reached
the amazing conclusion that some
thing ought to be done.
ut is vile, dirty stuff" comment
ed Criminal District Judge Whit
Boyd as he dismissed an indictment
against white man charged with
lynching wounded Negro prisoner
just before the democratic conven-
ton.
Meanwhile, detective gumshoed
himself to a place of honor and
glory by relentlessly tracking down
ticket for the rally at which Ben
jamin Gitlow, the Communist vice
presidential candidate, will speak
October ID.
A clue!
Deductions chased each other
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
GERMANY LAUGHS
AT REF0RMISTS
Communist Blacksmith
Sparks Him
Continued from Page One
ragged chief.

WV wy INV
ragged chief.
Jumped Before Looking.
For Herr Schiff did not look be-
fore he jumped, or he would have
swallowed his rage and taken a
corner seat on the subway. But
Schiff jumped to his fate and be-
came the laughing stock of the Ber-
lin workers. The Communist Schultz
is blacksmith and knows how to
handle dangers much more perilous
than an impotently furious social
democrat.
AS it was all that could be seen
of Herrn Schiff was tumble of
swinging arms and legs and the seat
of his pants. For the blacksmith
Communist had encircled him with
his arm, as one does a child and
placed him across his knees. The
social-democrat in the grasp of the
Communist could only yell and back
kick and back scratch. In one of his
frantic scratches Herr Schiff sue
ceeded in pulling the glasses from
Schultz's face.
Schultz Is A Worker.
Schultz looked as though he was
enjoying the situation immensely.
When the subway reached his desti-
nation he quietly placed Herrn Schiff
upon seat and walked off the train.
The "Rote Fahne," organ of the
Communist Party, declared that no
legal action would be taken against
Herrn Schiff.
1t was also learned today that
while police and ocial-democrats
were searching Berlin frantically for
Schultz, he had been peacefully go
ing to and from the Reichstag build
ing, and attending to his usual
duties. Thus far none of the ode
tanners" Of Schwartz have been
found.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
UNIONS URGED TO
BACK RED TICKET
Issue Resolutions for
Workers Groups
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attempt of the workers to organize
themselves and to conduct strikes.
"The American Federation of La
Dor, adhering to its traditional non
partisan policy, is misleading the
workers, and under the pretext of
getting practical results is deliver
ing them to the mercy of the old
capitalist parties.
America is today the richest and
most powerful country in the world
but all the share the working class
has in capitalist prosperity is lower
wages, increased unemployment, anG
growing insecurity of life.
Capitalist Parties Twins.
"The capitalist parties have nc
real differences on the basic issues
concerning the working class. Re.
publicans and democrats alike are
for the perpetuation of wage slav.
cry, for government by injunction
for the oppression of the Negro
masses, for military interventions il
Latin America.
"The socialist party of America
no longer represents the interests
of the working class. 1t has de-
parted from the militant traditions
of Debs, is supporting capitalism
and its state power, and is deceiv-
ing the workers with it's sermons
on pacifism.>
Only One Workingclass Party.
There is only one party in the
election campaign which is against
the system of wage slavery, which
aims to emancipate the working
class, free the Negroes, and free the
colonies, which fights the war dan
ger, struggles against the disastrous
effects of unemployment, fights all
industrial struggles, of the workers,
tries to organize the vast millions
of unorganized workers in the basic
industries, fights for the 40-hour
week, for unemployment insurance,
for the recognition of the Soviet
Union, which is the only country
where the workers have assumed
power.
Hoover, the efficiency expert"
Al Smith, the Tammany leader, and
Norman Thomas, the former preach
er, represent the employing class
and lNpresent the interests of big
and small business. The only can
didates in the field who belong to
the working class and represent the
interests of the working class are
William z. Foster and BENJAMIN
Gitlow, the presidential and vice
presidential candidates of the Work
ers (Communist) Party.
1--WE endorse the Communist can
didates as fighters for the cause of
the working class, as members of
ON class. as veterans of the trade
union movement"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
Final Score.
ROB SALESMAN OF JEWELS

BOSTON, Oct. 9 U.H.-Police to-
day are Investigating the theft Of
$4,000 in jewels from Phillip Schuy-
Ter, salesman for Powers and Mayer,
New York diamond firm, while he
was eating lunch in the business
district here yesterday afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
LARRY SEMON FUNERAL

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Oct. 9
(UP).-Private funeral services for
Larry Semon, famous movie come
dian, were to be held today at San
Bernardino undertaking parlor, after
which the body was to be started
for Philadelphia for burial.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
Is Victims of Ohio
Jail Fire in MOrgue;
Five Still Missing

JUNCTION CITY, Ohio, Oct.
(UP).-The bodies of fifteen prison.
era, burned to death when the brick
plant prison dormitory here was de-
stroyed, were in the prison morgue
today, none identified. Five men
were missing and another was be-
Neved dying in the prison hospital.
Prison authorities believe that
two Of the missing five were burned
70 death.
Nearly forty were in the hospital
suffering from burns.
Three separate Investigations
were under way today to determine
the origin Of the fire, which en-
dangered 288 sleeping prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
COMMUNISTS GAIN IN SWEDEN.

The final returns of the Swedish
general election show that the Com
munists have gained four seats
while the social-democrats have lost
fifteen. The state of parties is now
as follows: conservatives 70 seats
(eight gains), agricultural unionists
81 seats flour gains), liberals four
tho change), radicals 80 Zone loss),
social democrats 80 Fifteen losses),
and Communists eight (four gainsl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10
YANKS TAKE 4TH;
CAPTURE SERIES

Continued from Page One
owners of the. New York and St.
Louis clubs during the present Sc
ries by thousands of suckers who
swallowed the ballyhoo of This CAPT.
talist sports spectacle. The high
salaried players will, of course. get
their share of this haul and retire
on their income for six months until
next years season opens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-10

Who toins Uhen VOW read your
besses papsrl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-17

and those who are most adroit get
the larger part of it.
Men in public life are besought
to secure places of employment for
some persons in their locality and
favorable contracts for others.
The situation rapidly develops
into a position of intrenched selfish
ness, where a great body of public
employees and large outside interests
are in virtual control, with the gen.
eral public paying a high cost for
poor service.
If it is desirable to avoid "the
blighting effects of monopoly sup
ported by the money Of the tax
payer" prevent existence of a privi-
legged class, shield public officials
from the influence of propaganda,
and keep the government unen-
numbered and clear. with an eye
single to public service" the Presi-
dent declared, eve shall leave the
conduct Of our private business with
the individual, where it belongs"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-17
BY DAN THOMAS
VA Ncrricc Writcr

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April IT,
How is a motion picture made?
Of the 120000,000 PEOPLE il the
United States, probably not more
than one-fve hundredth could an
Swe1" the above question. Most OF
them, of course, have ideas about a
lot of lights being stuck around
and grinding cameras recording the
action of the players Beyond that
they know little of the process-of
the weeks and months of work that
goes into a film they see OH the
screen in from an hour to an hour
an a half
In the following series of twelve
stories l am going to give a fairly
detailed account of picture produc-
ton starting with the conception
of the story and following through
the preparation, filming and edit
ing-right to its exhibition Ill your
local theater.
Getting the Idea
There are numerous ways in
which a motion picture gets its
start. Often a writer strikes upon
what he believes to &c q great title.
With that as the sole basis for his
story, he starts writing. Other
times a single incident will suggest
plot around which story can be
written. And ON still other occa-
sions, the characters form the Ioun-
dation of a scenario.
1t is about a fifty-fitty break these
days as to whether stories are
written for certain players or
whether the players are made to fit
certain stories. An executive often
will call a conference CT his writer's
and perhaps a few directors and
tell them he must have Stoly for
such and such a star.
From their combined ideas. the
skeleton of a story is drafted. 1t
is handled to a scenariSt to work
out the details.
Story Told in Action
While a few realize it, Writing a
story for motion picture is a dis
tinct art in itself. In the average
short story or novel, perhaps half
is told in the conversation of the
characters. When writing for the
screen, this naturally can not be
done. Words can't be photographed.
Therefore, everything must be told
in action. Sub-titles help some in
this respect, but they can't carry the
story.
Many successful scribes have been
utter failures in Hollywood because
they fail to conform to the screens
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-17
PRIVATE OWNED
INDUSTRY BEST,
SAYS COOLIDGE
National Control Destroys
Initiative, President
Believes. -


WASHINGTON, April 17-Presi-
dent Coolidge reaffirmed his posi-
ton against entry of the Federal
Government into private business
enterprises in an address here Mon
day night before the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Asserting that "in general the
country is best served through the
competition of private enterprise
and that IF the people are to re-
main politically free, they must be
economically free" the President
said:
THE very essence of business is
the expectation of a profit on the
part of those who conduct it. Gov
eminent is conducted from an en-
tirely different motive.
when business is in private
hands, it is expected to be run for
the benefit of the owners.
when the Government steps in
the purchasers, users and bene-
ficiarieS of what the Government
undertakes to supply insist that the
concern should be conducted for
their benefit"
Under these conditions. the Presi-
dent pointed out, business lacks en-
terprise and initiative and has no
motive to provide an improved serv-
ice. Continuing, Coolidge said:
FLOWING out of these unavoidable
conditions, if the Government gets
into business on any large scale, we
soon find that the beneficiaries at
tempt to play large part in the
control. 1t comes to be regarded
as a species of Government favor
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requisite that everything must be
told in action" Other writer's have
foysaken their high-salaried posi-
lions in studios because they find it
practically impossible to work with
the producers changing their minds
every time the sun rises.
After the story has been COM
pleted, it must be broken uD into
continuity. That is another process
which requires the treatment Of an
eXper. A coninuiy wrier must also
have a pretty fair sense of direc-
ton, as it is his duty to tell whether
a scene shall be a long shot" me
dunn shot" or closeup A con-
tinuity breaks the entire script into
scenes and specifies to the minuteSt
detail what action transpires in
each.
When the continuity is finished,
everything is in readiness for the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-17
STATE FREIGHT
Rates ON iron
ARE PROTESTED
Indiana Users Claim Pres.
ent Scale UnSquaI, FavorS
Competitors.

This is another article of the series,
1ealing with freight rates in Indiana
and charges of discrimination against
1ndlanas industries.