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The Washington times., 1929-11-30
D.C.PROSPER|TY
ACCLAIMED
BY PETTY

In spite Of the serious losses en-
countered by Washington business
men in the recent stock market
setback, the Nations Capital is
probably in the most favorable
financial position of any city in
the country, in the opinion of
John A. Petty. executive secretary
Of the Washington Real Estate
Board.
THE people of the nation real
ize the present condition to be due
to the climax of an extended orgy
OF speculation in the stock mar
ket," Petty said: everyone fully
appreciates the masterful manner
in which President Hoover has
taken the leadership in co-ordinat-
ing the business and industrial in
terests of the country in project
ing fundamental activity to pre-
serve the prosperity of the ma
ton"
Little FluctuatiOn
During the present period of
heSitancy and wavering conf
dence," Petty said, Washington
has stood out as a city of assur-
ance and with little to fear. Diff
fering from most cities our basic
purchasing power is almost non-
fluctuating and little effected by
any general business or industrial
depression. Governmental pay
rolls, as well as private payrolls,
remain rather consistent. There
are no extensive industrial or
other enterprises in Washington
dependent on a national market,
and SO long as our population is
employed normally local industries
do not suffer as in other cities
where such national disturbance
is almost Immediately reflected
unfavorably in payrolls.
The tremendous local building
program of the Government is
we'll under way and undoubtedly
will be further stimulated by the
activities of the present Admins
tration. This not only creates en-
ployment and activity in conrec-
ton with the progress itself. but
it also produces activity in relo-
eating those private enterprises
and occupancies being displaced
by the Governments acquisition
Of private property. Also in the
transfer of such properties to the
Government, the owners will re-
ceive cash for their holdings which
will be Immediately available for
investment in homes. properties to
house businesses thus forced to
more. various other types of in
come-producing properties, mort
cages and other forms of invest
ment.
During the period Immediately
following the world war, Wash
ington was not spared the eco
nomic evils that beSought prac-
tically every city in the country.
Overbuilding and overfinancing
was largely augmented by unwiSe
and inexperienced persons enter
ing the building field from vari,
Gus walks of life. many being
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Wood Waste in Mills
Would Build CITY
Yearly

According to an investigation
jointly conducted by a sub
committee of the National Com
mittee on Wood Utilization and
the North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment, wood now annually going
to waste in the sawmills and
woodworking plants of North
Carolina would be sufficient to
build nearly $4,000 average
small dwellings.
In the form of lumber this
material would equal the pro-
duction of over 100000 acres
of standing timber and it would
require train of $4,000 cars
having a total length Of 265
miles to haul it.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Real Estate Market
Shows October Advance

Real estate market activity for
october shows an increase of six
points in the figure. which indi-
Gates it over the September index
number Of real estate activity.
october activity is indicated by
the figure S5.8. according to the
index Of real estate market activ-
ity compiled monthly by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The index figure is based upon
official reports of the total num-
ber Of deeds recorded in 81 typical
cities. Real estate activity for the
year 1925 is taken as the base year
in computing the monthly figure.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Realty Association
Meets Next Year
In Ontario

Toronto, Canada, has been
chosen the place for holding
the next annual convention of
the National Association Of
Real Estate Board, by action
Of the Associations executive
committee.
The convention will be in
session July 8, 10 and II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14

later he was freed on $1,000 bail,
furnished by the I. L. D.
The arrest of Crouch marks the
second important step in the plot to
crush three militant working class
organizations. Crouch went to New
Bedford during the great textile
strike to work for the release of
John Porter, young strike leader,
who is serving a two and half year
sentence in Fl. Leavenworth. Crouch
was also correspondent for the Daily
Worker.
All workers are urged to rally
behind the New York l. L. D. in its
fight to prevent the extradition OF
Crouch, Biedenkapp and Weisbord
They are faced with Jail terms to.
falling six years on the two conspir.
acy counts.
The case of Biedenkapp will come
up again before Governor Roosevelt
in Albany next Monday, when wit
nesses will prove that Biedenkapl
was not in New Bedford at the tim'
the so-called conspiracy is alleged
, to have taken place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
GIANT MONOPOLY
OF TRANSIT IN
NEW YORK CITY
Can Bride Government
and Attack Labor

Consolidation of the surface lines
of the B. NJ. 7. and the Brooklyn
CITY Railroad was announced yester-
day by William S. Menden, presi
dent of the Brooklyn Manhattan
Transit Corporation.
Par value of the securities in
volved is about $36,000,000.
President H. Hobart Porter, of
the Brooklyn City Railroad Com
pany, concurred in the announce
ment, which added that the Board of
Directors of the two companies, at
separate meeting yesterday author
lied a merger agreement.
Consummation of the plan depends
on acquiescence of the transit COM
mission and stockholders. The name
of the new concern and it's board of
directors are to be announced later
This merger establishes a mon
opoly of practically the whole tran
sit system of Brooklyn, including all
of the surface lines.
The B. NJ. 7. and the Interboro
are under the same control, and the
bus system of Manhattan and
Bronx has also passed under this
Capitalization, This creates a
gigantic traction trust, capable of
more bitter fights for lower wages
of its employees and higher fares.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
Ought to Be Shot"

you're a goddamn nuisance and
ought to be shot," Crouch was told
when he was taken to police head
quarters, where he was griiled by
seven or eight men in an effort to
make him give up information con-
corning his activities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
TROOPS TORTURE
The PEASANTRY
IN P HILIPPINES
Attempt to Frame Up
Peasant Leaders

Continued from, Page One)
left in the ground by persons I'M
known. The major asked him if the
prints were his. He answered no.
He was struck three times and
knocked down with fist blows near
the ear. After that, he was re-
leased.
Tortured.
On January II, Severino Pangili-
nan, a peasant, was arrested by a
constabulary lieutenant and three
soldiers, and brought to the burned
plantation. He was asked if he did
the burning. He denied it. He was
ordered to feed the lieutenant's
horse with the leaves of the sugar
cane, but refused to obey the order.
He was then seized and held, and a
sharp pin stuck into his hands,
while the constabulary told him to
"tell the truth" He said he knew
nothing about the burning of the
plantation. Then he was again
threatened with a revolver at his
breast. He was once more ordered
to feed the officers horse, and re-
fusing to do so was struck by the
officers fist. Later he was released.
On January II, Fermin Fernan-
DEE, a peasant, was visited by two
constabulary soldiers. He was
brought to the house of a boss of
the estate. He was asked several
times if he burned the sugar plan
tation. He said he did not know
anything about the burning of the
plantation. He was then taken tc
the plantation, and ordered several
times to hold the horses of the ser.
geant and lieutenant of the constab-
ulary. The old peasant was Offered
fifty pesos ($25.O0 U. S. money!, il
he would say that peasant leader
Manuel de la Cruz, had ordered hin
to burn the plantation. He refused
to say so. The lieutenant then tolt
him he was "rebel peasant"
More Beatings.
On January II, Agapito Bernardo
was arrested by major and three
soldiers. He was taken to the plan
tation boss and asked whether HI
burned the plantation. He said no
He knew nothing about the sail
burning. He was struck three time;
with fists and knocked down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
Workers Party Activities

party Saturday evening, 8 o'clock,
at Labor Temple, 24S E. saith ST., for
the benefit OF Der Arbeiter," Ger
man language organ of the Party.
Worker business office, &c Union
Square.
Section 5, Bronx.
Movies of the miners struggle will
be shown at the banquet for the
benefit of the Daily Worker on Sum
day evening, o'clock, 1880 wilkins
Ave, Bronx, near Freeman st. sta
ton.
Williamsburg Y. w. l..
The Y w L. of Williamson Unit
2, will hold a social and dance at it's
headquarters, $50 Myrtle Ave. Brook
lyn, on Sunday evening. The pro-
ceeds of the affair will go towards
building up weekly Young Worker.
International women's Day Confer
A conference to mobilize women s
organiza lions in unions, shops, T. u.
E. l.. groups, etc, for international
Womens Day will take place tomor-
row; 7 E. n n. sharp sharp at the Workers
Subsection sB Social.
Subsection BIB will hold social
for the benefit of the Daily Worker
at Amalgamated Food Workers Hall,
1873 w. 51st ST., Saturday, Feb. Is.
i
Attention Language Fractions.
All language fractions are hereby
instructed to elect a Womens Work
Organizer for their respective lam
guage group and send in the name
and address of the comrade elected
to Sylvia spiro, rs Union Square.
Section 3 Executive Meet.
Section Executive will meet to.
morrow, $3.50 p. M, ,101 w. 9th st
Enlarged meeting, all members and
candidates OF executive must be pres
ent on time.
Harlem Y. w. l.. tDauce.
The Harlem unit, Young Workers
League. will hold an entertainment
and dance Feb. %. Units are asked te
| cooperate.
| Unit 8F 2B.
| A special meeting OF Unit 6F 2E
will be held today.
| Unit 2, Section Meet.
A speech on the present situation
in the needle trades will be given a
the meeting OF Unit 2, Section 1, to-
day. $3.50 p. m, lag E. losrd st.
Dressn,nkers Meet. Brighton BeacI
| Workers Club.
| Strike speakers will address tn.
dressmakers' meeting called by tht
Brighton Beach Workers Club, S:3t
p. IN. tomorrow, 227 Brighton Beach
Ave, Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
SEXES Control OF Brooklyn City Railroad Now Has All Surface Gar Lne
Labor and Fraternal Organizations

BANQUET, Goldens Bridge Colony.
banquet and dance will be held
Saturday evening, Astoria Hall, 81
L. Fourth St.
Alteration Painters, Attention.
Alteration painters of Brooklyn are
invited to attend a meeting for to-
morrow, 8 p. M, 1871 Pitkin Ave,
Brooklyn, to discuss the organization
of an Independent Alteration Paint
ers', Paperhangers' and Decorators
Union"
Unity Cooperative Membership
Meeting.
A membership meeting of the Unit
Cooperative will be held tomorrow
Laurel Garden, rs E. 1l6th St, p. m
Council 8, i. l.. D., Bronx.
1.-The international Labor Defense
and the Workers Struggles" will be
discussed by S. Leroy, s p. m. Mon
day, Feb. II. before Council 8, Bronx
I. L. D.. 1887 Washington Ave. Bronx
Progress Bakers Concert, BALL.
A concert and ball will be giver
by the Progressive Bakers at Man
haitian Lyceum, Sc E. Fourth St.. to-
morrow night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
MOVE To Smash
MILITANT GROUPS
Follows the Arrest of
Fred Biedenkapp
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
after Crouch had entered the office
of the Anti-Imperialist League at
799 Broadway.
The arrest of Crouch follows
closely on the arrest of Fred Bed
enkapp, national secretary of the
Workers international Relief, on a
similar warrant. An extradition
warrant is also out for Albert Weis-
bord, secretary of the National Tex
tile Workers Union. All three are
wanted by the state of Massachu-
sets to face trial with % other
workers on fake charges of con-
spiracy to parade without a permit
and conspiracy to disturb the peace
in connection with the New Bed
ford textile strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14

German Fraction Social.
The German fraction will give a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14

7-STORY FALL KILLS WORKER.
Falling seven stories from slip
perry ledge on a building at 82nd
st. and Central Park West yester-
day, window cleaner whose name
was withheld by police was instantly
killed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14


has arranged theatre party for
March 20. Fraternal organizations
are asked not to arrange conflicting
dates for that evening.
&
Bazaar Committee, j. l.. ID. Meet.
A special meeting of the C. c. c.
and Bazaar Committee of the !. l.. d.
New York District, will be held to-
night at p. M, Manhattan Lyceum,
IS e. Fourth st. Organizations are
urged to send delegates.
*
Progressive Group, Local 3S. I.L.G.W.
The Progressive Group, Local 80,
I. l.. C. w, will have a booth at the
l. l.. d. Bazaar. Members and sym
pathizers are urged to collect artl-
cles Send to Ida Katz, Bazaar Com
mitee, Unit Cooperative, 1900 Seventh
Ave, City.
Bath Beach 1. l.. Id. shower.
The Bath Beach I. l.. d. will give
a shower at the home of Comrade
Kouprianof, S79S 21st Ave, tomorrow
evening, in aid of the l. l.. ID. bazaar.
Members are urged to bring friends.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
PROGRESSIVE Croup, Local as. LL.G.w.

Dressmakers Strike Meet.

DreSShukeTS StEkAC
The Women's Committee. District
2, has arranged mass meeting nor
Saturday afternoon, p. m.,. at IrV-
ing Plaza Hall. 18th st. and irving
Place. to mobilize the working Wom-
en- behind the dressmakers' strike.
Comrades must attend ana prinS
other workers from the shops with
them. This meeting must be maze
strong demonstration of solidarity
with the strikers, under the leadef-
ship of the Party.
Housewives District Membership Meet
district membership meeting of
all housewives party members In the
language fractions and mass women
organizations will be held tonight
at the Workers Center The meet
Ing is important and is called by
instructions of the Party bstFict
Committee.
shop Nucleus, AZ. Be.
Shop Nucleus AT, BE, Will meet
today. 1ol w: 27thn ST..
Unit IF. section 8.
Unit 2F, Section will meet to-
day, 6:15 p. m, Sc Manhattan Ave,
Brooklyn. Those absent VIII be dis
| ciplfned.
Section 8 Educational Meetings.
| Section 8 has arranged educational
meetings for units every evening OF
| this week at which speakers from
the district will discuss the role of
women workers in the class strug-
gle. Speakers will be: Rebecca
| Grecht, Juliet S. Poyntz.
Educational Meet. IF 81.
An educational meeting will be
held in Unit IF 81. $50 p. m; 60
St. Marks Place; today. Com
sion on the industrial situation in
Section Industrial Organizers.
| Section Unit Industrial organ
Tiers will meet today at y y. M
4S Bay 2Sth St, Brooklyn.
Unit ST IS. "a.
An important meeting of Unit ST
S. S. "a will be held today at p
m, 1928 Union Square,
Daily Worker Dance. section =.
A dance for the benefit of the
Daily Worker will be. given by Sec
ton 7, Washington's birthday, Fri
day night, Feb. %, Finnish Hall. 1854
4 10th ST.
Section 1, Attention!
A special membership meeting Of
Section one will be held today
at $3.50 p. M, sharp, at sectlon
headquarters, SO st. Marks Pl. The
order Of business will be: 1.--Dail!
Worker. 2.-Dress Strike. Every
member of the section must be. pres.
lent. Comrades absent will be callec
to responsibility.
Section Wonsen Organizers.
All Scctio,- Women Work Organic
ers are ordered to Immediately sent
in to the district office, for the at
tention of Sylvia Spiro. the name.
and addresses of the newly elected
Unit Women Work Organizers.
A Night In Mexico.
The Spanish fraction in conjunction
with the Harlem Y.W.L. has arrange
"A Night In Mexico" for Saturda,
evening, at 143 e. 103rd st. All or
ganizations are requested to reserve
this date. A Mexican concert program
will be presented. Dancing until
I3 a. m. Proceeds for benefit o.
Young Communist League of Mexico
Section Nine Dance.
4 An entertainment and dance will
be given by Section at Fesster'
Dance Hall, corner Steinway ant
Woolsey AYES, Astoria, l.. l.. on Sat
urday, Dancing will commence a
5 p. m. Take Aston train and get OF
at Hoyt Ave. station.
German Fraction Social.
The German fraction will give {
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14

StctfUh d bFVHAs Vefe"f "tfo"'
Section 5, Bronx, will celebrate the
incoming Section Executive Commit
tee with banquet and entertain
ment Sunday, p. IN, 1880 wilkins
Ave, near Freeman st. Station.
Movies of Soviet Russia will be
shown.
Unit AT, Section 6.
Unit AZ, Section 6, meets today, Sc
Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, $3.50 p.
m. New functionaries will be elected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14
To Get Hearing Feb. 25.

Crouch was then taken to First
District Court, where Magistrate
George Washington Simpson post
poned the case until Feb. 25. AS
soon as Crouch was arrested the
New York District of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense started work
to secure his release and an hour
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-14

We have seen above that the first
step in the revolution by the work.
ing class is to raise the proletariat
to the position of ruling class, to
win the battle of demOcrncy--kar I
Marx Communist Manifesfoe
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
CITY GROWTH
Wins PRAISE

What he termed remarkable
changes in the Valley" since he was
stationed at Fort Ringgold AZ years
ago as a second lieutenant, were
described by Gen. J. NJ. Carter Of st.
Louis, who, with a party Of friends,
was a visitor in Brownsville We'd
nesday.
people laugh at me when I tell
them that when i was at Fort Ring
gold, the entire section from that
fort to Fort Brown here. was moth
ing but a wilderness of mesquite
and cactus. The change has been
most remarkable, and to one famil-
lar with conditions in the early days.
hardly to be believed" said General
Carter.
General Carter is in n party in
GLIDING w. r. and Emmett G. Car
ter, Bert ApPerson, St. Louis, and
A. b. Naldron, executive general
agent of the Missouri Pacific lines,
Harrington.
General Carter declared he and
his party were much impressed with
the substantial growth of Browns
Vile and believed il had n great flu
ture. There is no water to the
growth of this city," said the gen.
eral.
After a tour of this section the
party left in the afternoon for a trip
10 the upper end Of the Valley. They
will leave Thursday on the trip
north.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
Open
IRREGULAR, UP
Heavy Buying of Cop
per Shares Is
Feature

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-tPl-Heavy
buying of the copper shares featur-
ed the resumption Of the irregular
~ N higher price movement Mt the
opening Of today's stock market. Al
lied Chemical opened 2 points high
err, and initial gains Of a point or
more were recorded by Magma
Copper, American Can, Gold Dust,
Purity Baking and American Bank
Note. Wright Aeronautical, which
was strong yesterday, fell back 4
points on the first sale and Missouri
Pacific preferred yielded /.
Predictions of Is cent copper in
the neal future stimulated the buy
ing Of copper shares. New peak
prices were established in the early
trading by Anaconda, Cerro DE Pas
co, Inspiration, CRANKY and Ten
nessee.
Pools resumed operations in a
wide assortment Of specialties, In
ternatinal Combustion. Spiegel May
Stern, Vanadium Steel, Warner
Bros. Pictures and Rossia Insurance
being among the many issues to sell
2 or more points higher in the early
trading.
Rails were slow in responding to
the announcement that freight traf-
fic in the week ended Jan. 90 ran
well above that in the correspond
ing period last year. Some selling
pressure was apparent against st.
Louis Southwestern and Baltimore
& Ohio, which yielded a point or so
in the first hours trading.
Foreign exchanges opened firm,
with sterling cables quoted 1882 of a
cent higher at S4.S4 1916.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
HIT
HIGH RECORD
EOS Cars, Inclu din g
81 Of Cabbage,
Move Tuesday

A new high record for the shipping
season was set Tuesday, when the
various loading static $ of the VAL
ley reported EOS cars loaded, 81 Of
which were straight cars OF cab
bage.
Growers assert that due to the
warm weather. cabbage is maturing
rapidly and that they are holding
L wn cutting as much as possible.
According to reports, nil cabbage now
loading is excellent quality, far sup
erior to that produced last year.
Fruit shipments are showing a
steady gain, and beets, carrots and
other vegetables are moving in ever
increasing volume. Shippers and
growers predict that all records for
both eason and daily shipments will
be broken before the season closes.
Reports from consuming centers
indicate that cabbage movements are
approximately equal to consumption
and that there is still a quantity Of
the accumulated stocks on hand.
Cabba e loaded in the Valley Mon
day and Tuesday aggregated over 140
cars, the price holding at approxi-
mately SIS per ton to the grower.
Weather conditions in the North
md East are improving, kilograms
to Valley shippers state, and the re-
tail demand shows some increase.
They sta e, howe r. that the heavy
shipments from practically all points
coming onto tie accumulated stocks
will have a tendency 20 prevent rapid
sterilization Of markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
TERRIBLY ILL
Kentucky Lady's Health Was
Very Bad. Had Severe
Pains and Could
Not Sleep.

Lexington, Ky.-Mrs. J. n. Nichols,
who lives at 5l3 Elm Tree Lane,
this city, says that Cardui has been
OF valuable assistance to her on two
occasions. which she tells about be-
low:
Some few years ago, my health
was bad. I had very severe pains
In my sides. My nerves were in a
terrible condition. ! could not rest.
'The lower part OF my body was
very sore. I could hardly stoop over
20 lace my shoes. I would have to
put my foot on q chair. I did
not feel like eating, and did not
sleep well at all at nights.
"a friend Of mine recommended
Cardui. ] began taking it and saw
quite an improvement in my con-
dition. I kept it UP until I felt
strong and well"
About a year ago, Mrs. Nichols
says, she found herself in q ner-
vouS. rundown condition. II took
Ca;dui again." she adds, sand 1t
helped me wonderfully. Il Is a
splendid tonic"
Thousands Of women have writ
ten TO tell how Cardui helped them
to get rid OF pain and suffering.
Cardui is a mild. medicinal tonic,
made from purely vegetable ingre-
dents. At all drug stores. kC-I9O
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-06
ARE

CONTINUED from page onc.)
Arrangements for visit of the agri-
cultural men are in charge Of Myron
+. Ward, secretary of the Harlingen
Chamber Of Commerce, and Ioh1 r.
Robinson Of Edinburg.
On arrival at Edinburg breakfast
will be served at the high school
cafeteria. after which a tour will
be made Of Sharyland and McAllen.
to Hidalgo, where the pumping plant
will be inspected. then back to Mer-
cedes by way Of Pharr. San Juan.
Donna, Alamo and Weslaco. At
Mercedes the packing plant will be
inspected and the party will jour
ney to Harrington.
Lunch mt Harlingen
At this city lunch will be served
by the Woman's Chamber OF Com
mercs. In the afternoon the tour
will be continued through San Be-
nito, Los Fresnos and Brownsville
visiting the Rabb palm grove here.
At night the party will cross into
Matamoros. to be created by Marie
II. Gomez, Mexican secretary % AZ
riculture. The visitors will leave
Friday night for Houston e the
Missouri Pacific.