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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
TIE CHERRY ORCHARD"
Yiddish Art Troupe Give Excellent interpreted
ton of Chekhov Masterpiece

IN the occasion of the goth ami
" versary of the Moscow Art The
atre, the Yiddish Art Theatre is
playing for the first time one of the
notable success of that great troupe,
Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard"
And it has done so with so much
taste and understanding that the re-
suit is one of the finest productions
I've ever seen at this theatre.
At once the presence of an expert
directing hand is apparent. 1t is
the hand of a pupil of the great
Stanislavsky himself, Leo Bulgakovf
formerly of the Moscow Art The
atre. Bulgakov is the actor who did
such memorable work in the role of
Suvarin nthe Sacco-yanzetti play,
Goods of the Lightning"
"The Cherry Orchard" was, to
quote the program notes, "Chekhov's
swan song" He died five months
after it was produced by the Moscow
Art Theatre Already the storm
clouds were gathering and only a
few months after Chekhov's death
there burst the fury--shortlived--
of the first Russian Revolution, con-
shutting the first threat on mass
scale to the czarist-capitalist despot-
ism.
1t was Chekhov's artistic misfor-
tune to have been the spokesman of
voices whining in the wilderness.
The malady of the soul that afflicted
the DECEASED Russian bourgeois in
telligentsia of the mineties and the
early nineteen-hundreds found in
him it's most eloquent articulator
1t was an intelligentsia devoid of ele
mentary moral courage, laundering
in the sterility of bourgeois life, yet
fearful of the rising revolutionary
temper and awakening creative pow
er of the masses. "Sweet lemonade"
was the way Chekhov himself char
acterized the work Of himself and
his colleagues. among u.s." he
wrote in the early nineties, there
are neither immediate nor future
goals, and in our souls are emptiness
and desolation. We take no part in
political life and have no faith in
revolution"
1t was Chekhov's greatness as a
writer that, being himself a victim
of this malignant bourgeois disease,
he was yet able to look it in the face
and to paint it so caustically, with
SO much shrewd and ironic despair.
And he wrote into "The Cherry Or
chard" all the indecision, all the
timidity and impotence of the intel
lectual bourgeoisie Of his time. OBJ
jectively the tragedy of '"The
Cherry Orchard is the tragedy of
the appropriation of the decadent
Russian landowning class represent
ed by the Ranevsky household) by
the rising capitalist class Tin the
person of the rich merchant, Lopak-
hin). But it's subjective tragedy is
much more poignant than that. 1t
lies in it's revelation of the utter
futility of the group for whom Chek-
how spoke. And as such it is some
thing more than revelation: it be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
BLAZE IN OIL
WELL IN CALF.
KILLS WORKERS
Risks Of the Low-Paid
Toilers Shown
(Bu q Worker CorreanondenD

(By Worker CorrespondenD
LOS ANGELES (By Mai).-Bell-
view, No. 2, big Santa Fe Springs,
Calf, oil well, went on fire few
days ago. Flames, 200 feet high,
can be seen 40 miles away. Work
ers, 1000 strong, are fighting, try
ing to check the fire. At least one
worker has been killed, but don't
remember his name. The flames
are so Rot that men, working sew
eral hundred feet away, must cover
their hands and faces to prevent
being blistered up or worse. Many
workers have undoubtedly been
more or less hurt, but the capital
ist press is only interested in the
loss Of property, as usual
Since the terrible explosion which
shook the ground and broke win
davis fer miles around, early Fri
day morning, Nov. 9. total of 3S
~ more neiphboring wells have
been affected by the Bellview catas-
trophe. -Four rigs ignited and
burned in the early hours Of the
fire. -Four others were DESTROYED
-" co that thov could not act as
torches to spread the flames over
rger area
There are also Is wells which
were being drilled and more that
we're actually under production.
Operations have been suspended on
all Of these.
The Getty well. also at Santa Fe
Springs, burned for about weeks.
The fire of that "outlaw" we'll was
ov+irprished one week before Bell
view No. started to "rebel." So,
being no real united action against
the oil kings, the natural forces be.
low must be ruled by company
unions-or the A. F. of l..
Anyhow, many workers were re-
ported killed or badly hurt. And
the property loss? Well, they are
talking in millions.
Edward L. Doheny beat the gov
eminent. But he is getting old, and
these red-hot oil fires undoubtedly
make him kind of uneasy. He is re-
ported selling out-in order to pre-
pare himself, perhaps for another
world with a mild climate.
L. P. RINDAL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
|. ABOR SPORTS

The following is the Metropolitan
Workers Soccer League schedule
for tomorrow:
Division "a"
Argentine F. C. VS.. Rob Roy.
Fordham F. C. VS.. Martians.
N. Y. Eagle F. C. VS.. Hungarian
Workers.
B. B. S. C.-Bys.
Division 81"
Argentine F. c. VS.. Hungarian
Workers.
Freiheit S. C. VS.. Prospect Unity.
Falcon A, C. VS.. Scandinavian
Workers.
American HungarianaB
Division &C."
Scandinavian Workers VS.. Work
ers B.
Harlem Progressive VS.. Freiheit.
Vagabond S. C. VS.. Spartacus.
Cooperative VS.. Red Star.
The following is the Brooklyn
Workers Soccer League matches
scheduled for today:
Division "a"
Spartacus VS.. Freiheit.
Union City VS.. Scandinavian.
Atlantic Park VS.. Red Star.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

the particularly black spots of his
record in Kenosha, it may be well
to mention the attempts at bodily
harm made by thugs against League
members for opposing the class
collaboration policies of Budenz and
Company, none of which he can
plead ignorance of.
The strike is not yet over. Though
the firm has over 225 scabs, the
courageous strikers are still hold
ing out What further acts of
treachery Budenz will perpetrate re-
mains to be seen. But this thing
is certain. That this reactionary
lnisleader will no longer be able as
in the past to pose so effectively as
of more liberal hue than his col
leagues in the American Federation
of Labor, Lewis, Woll and Green.
His policy of "no picketing," his
policy of not calling out the unor-
ganized, his TRADES against the
Communists, his traitorous state
nents in the press, his collaborat-
ton with the bosses, shows clearly
that another "1iberal" has evolved
into labor lieutenant of the capt.
talist class.
s. A. HERMAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
CELEBRATE 11TH
ANNIVERSARY IN
MADISON, Wis.
Kruse Addresses Mill
tants
by a Worke,. Correspondent

y ~ u ~ Ofh COlTGSpONtOBUtJ
MADISON, Wis, Nov. 16 (By
MaiD A celebration of the 18th
anniversary of the victory of the
proletariat over it's oppressors, the
capitalist class, and the establish
ment of the workers fatherland,
the Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics was held Friday night in a
heavy rain under the joint auspices
of the Young Workers (Commu-
nist) League of America and the
Workers (Communist) Party of
America at Woodman Hall. The
celebration was largely attended by
workers from neighborlng factories,
Including a sprirklirg of university
students and professors.
The principal speaker of the eve
ming was Comrade William F.
Kruse, candidate for governor Of
Illinois on the Communist ticket at
the last election. Comrade Kruse
had just returned from a three year
stay in the Soviet Union and was
therefore very well fitted to de-
scribe the workings and successes
of the first proletarian government
in history. Comrades Gordon and
Shulimson read some of their
workers poems dealing wildly with
the class struggle and the fight
against the money-thirsty bosses,
which moved the audience of work
ers greatly.
Comrade Kruse pointed out the
great advances in all fields of So
cial and economic life which the
Soviet Union had made. He force
fully described the proletarian spirit
'inoculated into the workers of the
U. S. s R. which made this great
advancement possible. The basic
principle of this first workers. and
peasants government is that of the
producers getting the benefits of
the products of their toll, instead of
toiling in order that a parasitic
balloon-belly may become fatter,
was very strikingly illustrated by
the speaker.
After summing up the whole les
son which the Soviet Union gives to
workers of all the world the speak
er called upon the workers and stu
dents to become conscious of their
class interests and follow the lead
of the workers and peasants of the
U. S. S. R. and revolt against the
oppression of the bosses by join
ing the Workers (Communist) Par
ty or the Young Workers (Commu-
nist) League which actively fight
for a workers and farmers social
order.
SIDNEY SLOTZNICK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

comes in its full social implications
Indictment of the most powerful sort.
The cherry orchard has been torn
up by the roots in Soviet Russia.
But in this country and in every CAPT
talist country it still flourishes, root
ed in the swamp of bourgeois intel
lectual nihilism and dilettantist des-
pair.
The cast of "The Cherry Orchard
is unusually good. With one glar-
ing exception-Miriam Elias, who
plays the leading role of Madame
Ranevsky (she alternates this part
with Helen Zelinskaya). Miss Elias
is really pretty bad; she mumbles
her words, strikes dangerous pos
lures and tries in general to look
like the Tragic Muse (Which Madame
Ranevsky certainly is not). More
over, Miss Elias ought to know that
making faces isn't acting. At least
it hasn't been for some time.
Of the others, chief honors should
go to Ben-Zvi Baratoff, Maurice
Schwartz and Celia Adler. with sec
ondary honors to Gershon Rubin.
Lazar Freed, Louis Weisberg, Abra-
ham Morewsky, Sonia Gurskaya and
Anna alderman.
A. B. MAGIL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
BARRY PLAY THE DOLLAR"
OPENS NEXT MONDAY.

Arthur Hopkins announces his
third production of the season, new
comedy by Philip Barry titled 1.-THE
Dollar" The play had it's out of
town opening at New Haven on
Monday. Following three days there
and three days in Hartford, "The
Dollar" will come into New York,
opening at the Plymouth Monday.
Hope Williams, VINO scored a sue
cess last season in Mr.. Hopkins pro-
duction of Mr.. Barry's other comedy,
Paris Bound" will play the leading
part. Others in the cast are Ben
Smith, last seen in Rope" Donald
Ogden Stewart, Dorothy Tree, Mon
roe Owsley, Barbara White and
Walter Walker. Robert Edmond
Jones did the settings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

LENINGRAD, USSR., Nov. 90
A crowded meeting took place here
today in connection with the Ruhr
lockout. A resolution was adopted
which encouraged the locked-out
workers and hoped that they would
effectually resist the employers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

ment, as great many of them are
going to the already overcrowded
cities, where they will soon have
first hand knowledge of the miser-
a1le conditions of the workers there.
- MIGRATORY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

J. A. HERMAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
RANsACK U. S. CONSUL FILES.

ZAGREB, Yugoslavia, Nov. 20
W.P-Unintentified burglars entered
the United States consulate early to-
day and ransacked files, but did not
touch money in the consul's desk.
1t was believed they were seeking
passport stamps.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO HAVE CLUB HOUSE Headquarters for Fair Sex Aim of Smith Club
 Leaders

Plans will be formulated for the organization of a Women's Demo- cratic club Of New Britain at a meet ing of the Alfred E. Smith for Pres ldent club tomorrow night at the headquarters in United building. It IS expected that definite steps will be taken to establish headquarters and that at a later meeting 17 wom- en who were appointed by Matthew Callahan will be asked to hold a meeting to take further steps.
 The meeting of the Smith club will be held tomorrow night instead of tonight as was previously announced
 At the last meeting of the club it was suggested that women's quar- lers be established in a room sep arate from that of the mems in the headquarters building, but the opin- ion has been expressed since that there would not be room enough to carry on the extensive work of the women in the coming campaign.
 The party leaders already have two or three places in mind as the site for women's clubhouse and one of the places may also serve as q headquarters for the men.
 Several other important matters such as plans for an active campaign to enlist new voters are to be brought up at the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

Long Island. Roger Q. Williams. who is to be co-pilot on the ocean flight, was at the controls. Other planes were being flown here from Hadley field, N. J., Phila delphia. and other nearby points and as soon as they arrived were being assigned definite territories to search. The terrain between here and Ithaca has been marked off into squares and each man assigned certain square to search.
 Observers have been assigned to each plane. They will search the ground with field glasses as the planes cruise slowly along the route the filers are believed to have taken
 Half a hundred planes are expect- ed 10 go out from here by noon with like number covering the terri tory north of Ithaca.
 Curtiss Field, N. r.. Aug. e9 OP- Frank Russell. general manager and vice president of the Curtiss Aero plane and Motor company, offered 4 reward of $500 in behalf of his con- pany today for the discovery before noon tomorrow of the Curtiss Falcon plane in which NJ. M. Merrill and F. M. Rome disappeared between here and Buffalo.
 The reward was offered only 10 ground searchers. on the theory that flyers would need no spur in their search and would not accept any re- ward for rescue work done for the sake of a fellow pilot.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
ETHEL FERTILE LEADING
 IN MARATHON SWIMMING
New York Girl Heads All at Half Way Mark in Toronto Ten
 Mile Contest

Toronto, Ont, Aug. 29 GP,-Com- pleting the first half of the ten-mile grind in the women's marathon swim at the Canadian national ex- hibition today. Miss Ethel Hertle of New York chung to the lead. Her time for the recond two and half mile lap was one hour. 5 minutes and 39 seconds which was faster than her time for the first lap. For the five miles she was clocked at 2 hours. IT minutes and IS 1-2 sec onds
 Following close on Miss Hertle's flashing heels was Olive Gatterdam of Seattle. Wash. She was only 50 yards behind. Third was Ruth Dover, Denver. Colo. and then came Gertrude Ederle of New York.
 May Elwell of Revere. Mass, was fifth. just few yards behind Trudy, and Jane Thoms of Terre Haute. Ind. went into sixth place.
 Miss Thoms had gained over An ma Benoit of Westfield, Mass. who wa seventh. Miss Euphrasia Don- nelly, Indianapolis, was eighth, United States entrants monopolizing the lead.
 Those foremost in the race had Tapped some of the stragglers when they reached the five mile mark.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
MOTHER AND CHILD IN
 FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Both Killed When Car OverturnS On Milford
 Turnpike

Milford. Aug. 2s R-Mrs. James Stazzino, Fl, of Middletown and. ii. 1S months old baby, Mary, were killed today when the car driven by their husband and father overturnd on the Milford turnpike in Orange.
 The mother and baby were pinned beneath the car and Stazzino was thrown free. He worked desperate ly to lift the machine while there was still life but was unable to ac- complish the task single handed.
 When help arrived. Mrs. Stazzino and her baby were dead.
 Stazzino told police that two cars passed him on the left and that the one farthest from him crowded the second car into his machine. for.ing him off the road. Police were un- able to find any indication of his machine having been struck before it turned over and are under the impression that he wrecked the car himself while attempting to avoid being crowded,
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
KELLOGG IS GIVEN FAREWELL RECEPTION French Laud Him As He Departs From Havre
 for Ireland

Havre. France. Aug. 2s R-sec. fetary Kellogg said farewell tc France this morning, sailing on the cruiser Detroit at II o'clock for Ire. i land.
 Havre, which first greeted the secretary on his arrival in France gave him fitting goodbye. The quay was lined with people when he went aboard the ship.
 A French regimental band played The Hymn of Departure" while the statesman stood at attention on the deck Of the Detroit as the Amer. lean flag was hoisted to the mast. head and unfurled in a strong sea breeze.
 Mr. Kellogg arrived from Paris on special train placed at his dis. posal by the government. The train made fast time as the tracks had been cleared as far as possible. Gendarmes were posted at nearl, every crossing all the way from Paris and when the special neared Havre police mounted on bicycles fell into line at the side of the : tracks. following the train into the city.
 The. train proceeded to the dock. stopping directly opposite the De- troit, so that all the secretary had to do was step down from his car. walk across the quay and go up a gangplank.
 Mayor Meyer. who greeted Mir. Kellogg on his arrival Friday, was on hand to bid him adieu today. There were flowers for Mrs. Kellogg and compliments for the secretary that seemed to put the vocabularies Of the Havre notables to test.
 The band struck up "The Star Spangled Banner" as Mir. Kellogg reached the gangway where the secretary stood barehead until the anthem was finished. He then walk ed up the gangplank and was greet ed at the top by the commander.
 The band then played La Mar seillaise." The secretary stood at attention with the ships officers while the French anthem was play cd then upon expressing a desire to rest. he was taken to his stateroom.
 President Cosgrave Of the Irish Free State accompanied Mir. Kellogg from Paris and also embarked on the Detroit. He stood at attention at the head of the ParrpIank u,b;,e the band played God Save the King"
 Shortly before eleven the Detroit slowly moved away from her moor ings amidst the strains of "The Hymn of Departure" played by the band on shore
 Both Mir. and Mrs. Kellogg came
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
STOCK MARKET GOES . ON ANOTHER RAMPAGE
Radio Corp. Up to S201- Others Soar $1 to S8
 for New Records

New York, Aug. 29 P-The stock market went on another "bull' ram- page today under the leadership of Radio Corporation common. which scared nearly SIS share to $201. Nearly two score individual issues rallied S1 to SS share to new high records, with the average of 20 leading industrial issues, compiled by the Associated Press, setting a high record for all time.
 The mysterious inflow of funds into the call loan market in which the expected money pinch" failed to develop was the chief factor in the days advance. although favor able trade and earnings reports also played big part. Countless merger around Wall street and over the brokerage wires to all sections of the country as buying orders poured into the market in tremendous volume.
 The ticker fell hopelessly behind the market. despite the use of the abbreviated quotation system, and early afternoon indications pointed to a 100000 share session. Stand ing room was at premium in most of the big commission and wire houses, and visitors again flocked to the balconies of the stock exchange to witness the greatest bull" mar ket since last spring.
 Powerful speculative pools, having attracted a large outside following, shifted their activities from group to group. Amusement, food, chemi- cal. motor. steel, farm implement public utility, mail order, copper and department store stocks all were taken in hand and whirled upward
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
MAYOR OPENS DRIVE| ON TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Writes to Police Board Urging
 Elimination of Three
DECLARES THEM MENACE
i'aoncssa Suggests Removal of Bea- cons at Main and East Main South Church and Franklin Square and Eight Mile Speed.

Elimination of at least one traffic light and possibly two others is pro- posed by Mayor A. M. Paonessa in letter to the board of police com nissioners. In the letter the mayor states that many Of the traffic lights are menace 10 the safety of the people and they are defeating the purpose for which they were in stalled.
 The mayor proposes that the traffic be regulated to comply with a spec d limit of eight miles an hour at the intersections so that the pedestrians and autoists may be able to pro- ceed without the handicap of a hold up. He contends that bett results could be gotten if traffic were open.
 It is his plan first to eliminate the traffic light at East Main and Main streets, and if this proves successful 10 eliminate the light at Arch, Main, and Chestnut streets and the light at Franklin square. Park, Elm and Main streets.
 His letter follows:
 August 29. 1928. Board of Police Commissioners, M. Michael w, Bannan, Chm, "73s West Main Street.
 City"
 "Gentlemen:
 Because of the peculiar arrange ment of our business district and the narrowness of our central streets, we have a very serious traffic prob lem to solve. It is my opinion that many of the present traffic lights are defeating the very purpose for which they were installed.
 In stead of making conditions safer for the pedestrians and auto mobile drivers. many of the lights have proven to be menaces to the safety of the people. I believe that traffic lights at the intersection of Main and East Main streets, at Franklin Square and Main street and at Arch. Chestnut and Main streets should be eliminated. At the same time l would urge that arrangements be made to forbid traffic from pro-
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
Fleet of Planes Making Search
 For Two Missing Curtiss Flier.
"Casey' Jones Heads Aerial Hunters-Roma Assisting
 As Is Sister Ship of Transatlantic Bremen

Ithaca. N. Y., Aug. 29 Pl-Twelve planes, most of them from Curtiss field, gathered here today for the search for M. M. Merrill and Ed Win Rome. missing since they left Buffalo Monday afternoon in a plane bound for New York. 1 Casey" Jones, president of Cur tiss Flying Service. who is directing the search, called the pilots into conference. preparatory to the hop off. They will first scan the country 1 between Ithaca and Cortland. north east of Ithaca.
 The latest addition to the group was a large Junkers plane, sister ship to the transatlantic Bremen. plloted by Fred Melchior, and with five passengers as observers.
 Curtiss Field, N. Y. Aug. 29 R- The air search for the two missing fliers-M. M. Merrill and E. M. Ronne-unreported since they left Buffalo for this field Monday aft- ernoon. got under way at 7:15 this morning.
 Ine search was started at Buff 1alo yesterday by Lieutenant Ma thaniei E. Duffy. but after several hours search he was forced down by the gathering darkness at To- wanda. Pa. without having found a clue to the fliers. Low visibility barred search from this end of the route. Appeals were sent out to all available fliers to join the search and all Curtiss field pilots were called in from regular duty. At 7:15 Jones sent his n,ane roaring down the field and was fol- lowed at one minute intervals bv SIX others. The first planes of the ground circled the field waiting for the others and for the three army ships from Mitchell field. The flight planes formed in the shape of a huge fan and rapidly disappeared into the north.
 Roma Takes the Air
 Following them off the ground was the Sabelli plane. Roma, being groomed here for a transatlantic flight It was assigned to search