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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30
TRY TO HUSH UP
BANK SCANDAL
Start Fake Probe of
City Trust Failure >

The Brooklyn district arrorney
has been instructed to investis ate
the failure Of the City Trust Com
pany, the activities of its former
head, the late Francis M. Ferrari,
and the conduct of the state bank
ing department in the case.
District-attorney Dodd was sum-
moned to Albany several days age
and it was said, that at the tims
of the conference with the Cover
nor about the City Trust failure, the
Governor told The prosecutor polit-
zeal eXpediency required something
must be done to stop the scandal
and quiet the depositors who lost
$4,000,000 in the swindle.
Charge Forgeries.
The Royal Indemnity Company
yesterday filed affidavits charging
that the late Frank Farrari, head of
the City Trust Co., and of the
Lancia Motors Co., had bankrupted
the latter by means of forgeries
amounting to over 100000.
The Royal Indemnity applies for
bankruptcy for the Lancia firm, say
ing that it owes 100000 exclusive
of $250,000 stock, which is worth
less".
Farrari lent money literally to
fascist papers in New York and was
a friend of Tammany politicians.
The state bank examiner certified
his City Trust Co. sound two months
before it failed, and after the Lancia
company was known to have failed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30
AMTORG PROVES
DETERDINC OIL
CHARGES FALSE
Soviet Govt Paid No
Compensation

Continued from Page One)
Of course, if Sir Henri Deterding's
companies choose to give away part
of their profits for any purpose
whatsoever, this is no concern of
the Soviet Naptha Syndicate.
Large Production.
Gas to Sir Henri Deterding's as
s,rtion that "the output of Russia
is too small to count" the best re-
ply is contained in the statement OF
his own company and the Anglo
American and the Anglo-Persian
companies, presented to the British
Prime Minister on March 18th and
reported in the London Times of
March goth, that:
Supplies controlled by the Union
of Soviet Republics, and available to
it under conditions bearing no re-
lation to those of any other traders
throughout the world, have been
sold in the United Kingdom by the
organization of the Soviet Repub-
lies at prices not only below, but
definitely far below the level OF
world values. The three companies
were compelled either to EJECT this
situation, or to withdraw, partly OF
to great extent, from the trade
In the nature of things, this state
of affairs could not continue indef-
initely: but it was not until the enc
of February, 1929, that arrange
ments were reached which termin-
ated the 'price-war' that had exist
ed in this country for almost two
years. :"
Not Ignored.
"This statement clearly shows
that Soviet oil products cannot and
have not been ignored by Sir Henri
Defending, his remarks to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. 1t might be
added that while Russian consump-
ton of certain oil products such as
kerosene, fuel oil and lubricatine
oils is steadily increasing, and has
already surpassed the pre-war con-
sumption, the production OF gaso-
line and other oil products, of which
the domestic consumption is COM
paratively small, is expanding at
such a rapid rate as to provide fol-
larger quantities of export pro
ducts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30
Celebrate Hungarian
Revolution, Central
Opera House Tonight

AS part of the nationwide cele-
bration of the 1919 Hungarian Re-
volution, tableau showing incidents
from the revolution will be featured
at the Masquerade Ball, to be given
for the benefit of the "Uj Elore, y
Hungarian Communist daily, at the
Central Opera House, 9th st. and
Third Ave-, 8 p. m. tonight. The
event is arranged by the vi Elore
Conference with the cooperation of
New York Hungarian organizations.
Tickets may be obtained at the
| vi Elore office, 26 Union So, or at
the Hungarian Workers Home, $50
E. 81st st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30
Haessler to Lecture
on Shop Paper Work

Gertrude Haessler, active in shop
paper work in the Communist Party,
will discuss "Shop Papers" at the
Workers School, 26 Union Square,
Tuesday, April 2, at $3.50 p. m.
The speaker has studied shop
paper work in the French and Ger
man Communist Parties. Party
functionaries specializing in the
subject are especially urged to at
tend by the Workers School.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30
Red Social Night.

Red Social Night.
Party members and friends are in
vited to a dance to be held every
Sunday night at the workers Cen
ter, 26-2S Union Square.
PiOneeA Conference.
A conference for the discussion OF
the Pioneer Movement and its tasks
VIII be held at the Workers Center,
20 Union Square. p. M, today
and Sunday. Leaders of Pioneer
groups, Young workers League ana
Party representatives Womens Coun-
ellis, Language Bureau representa-
tives and Pioneers are invited.
FreiheIt Celebration.
The seventh anniversary Of the
Freiheit will be held Saturday, April
6, al the New York Coliseum. Nth
the Freiheit, 80 Union Square. 20
per cent discount to organizations or
tickets paid for Immediately.
Pershing Talks in Bronx.
given by the section at 1880 wilkins
Ave, near Freeman st. Station, to-
night
Pershing Talks Bronx.
George Pershing will speak on THE
Hoover Administration and Its Sig
nificance for the Youth" before the
Communist League tomorrow, pm,
1400 Boston Road. Dance follows talk
williamsburg Y. c. l.. Forum.
An o-en forum and dance VIII be
given by the Williamsburg section OF
the Y. c. l.. tomorrow. Sc Manhattan
Ave. Discussion starts at 1880.
Downtown Young Workers Commu-
mist League.
| Sam Darcy, of the National Com
mittee of the League, VIII speak or
War Danger in the Pacific" al
the open forum of the unit tomorrow
80 Ave. B.
Unit 4, seeIi.,m Dance.
A dance and entertainment will be
held at the Italian Workers Club, y
L. 104th ST. Saturday. April 70. Pro
ceeds to Daily Worker and IL Lava
tore.
East n. Y. Y. w. C. l..
The League announces the organ
| ization of an international Young
Workers Sports Club. The first
meeting will be held tomorrow, S1S
Hinsdale St, II noon.
Section Industrial Organizers.
Organizers will meet today at
D. M, Workers Center, fourth floor.
4
Section Agit Props, Attention.
A conference of unit agit props OF
Section will be held today, 1870
D. M, 10l w. 9th st.
Il
Youth Needle Trades Fraction.
A meeting of the Needle Trades
Fraction is called for tomorrow,. z
D. M, Workers Center, 26 Union
Square.
Downtown Y. w. G. l..
A class in Fundamentals of Com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30

Refreshments prepared by council
members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30

Downtown Y. w. c. l..
Al class in fundamentals of Com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30

John Owens at Labor Temple, 243 L.
saith ST., between Second and Third
AYES. p. IN. tomorrow. under the
auspices of the "Arbeiterbund."
Labor Temple Forum.
Harry F. Ward will speak on ''Un-
Gle Sam-Peace Maker or War Max
err" at the Labor Temple, 14th St.
and Second Ave, Sunday, $40 p. m.
SaccO-Vanzetti i. l.. ID.
Bronx Sacco-Vanzetti 1. L. D.
Branch meets Monday, April l. Dis
cussion on Paris Commune will fol-
low business meet.
Section =, Daily Agents.
Section 2 Unit Daily Worker
Agents meet Tuesday, April 2, 101
w. 9th St, 80 p, m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-30
Clash of Empires.


LONDON, March 20 (UP).--The
amalgamation of the Radio Corpora
ton of America Communications,
Inc, with the International Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company will
mark another important develop
ment in the United States effort to
counteract the former British DOM
ination of telegraphic communica-
lions over large part OF the world.
This British dor,inatio1 was re-
Gently STRENGTHENED by the merger
Of the British Eastern cable lines
and tn Tarconi wireless system,
under rritish government pressure
avowedlv to prevent the possibility
&C t'a listed S+o+ns ~aininT control
Of the Marconi Wireless Company.
Two Nations Have All.
The merger of the Radio Corpora
tic7 cf America subsidiary with the
International will concentrate ma
ior part of telegraphic communica-
tiors Of the entire world in the
hands of the two nations, Great
Britain and the United States.
Observers here emphasize the de-
cisive effect Of this situation upon
Tho nolitic"l and economic outlook
of the world.
United States Has Most.
Communication between the old
and the new worlds already is con-
centrated principally in the control
of the United States and England.
The United States controls IS of 20
transatlantic cables. By far the
largest portion Of the tens of mil
lions of words of transatlantic COM
munication annually is handled by
two United States companies-the
Western Union and the Commercial
Telegraph Companies. The latter
was recently acquired by the Inter
national Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
The only other channels between
the old and the new worlds are the
comparatively unimportant Empira-
dio wireless between England and
Canada, the Imperial Cable Com
pany between England and Canada,
the French Cable Company between
France and the United States and
the new Italian Gable Company be-
tween Italy and Argentina and
Brazil via Spain.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14
WHAT DID HOOVER MEAN?

The McNary- Haugen bill, providing farm relief, wa
vetoed by President Coolidge. The substance of tina
bill was made issue in the last campaign, and it
Importance prompted recognition by both presidential
candidates Mr. Hoover said:
"The most urgent economic problem in our ma
ton today is in agriculture. 1t must be solved
If we are to bring prosperity and contentment to
one-third of our people directly and to all of our
people indirectly
"Over SIX million farmers in times of surplus
engage in destructive competition with one an
other in the sale of their products, often depress-
ing prices below levels that could be maintained"
objection has been made that this program
as laid down by the party platform may require
that several hundred millions of dollars of Cant
tai be advanced by the federal government with
out obligation upon the Individual farmer WITH
THAT OBJECTION 1 HAVE LITTLE PA
THENCE. A nation which is spending ninety
billions year well afford an expenditure of
few hundred millions for a workable program
that will give to Onethird of its population their
fair share of the nations prosperity"
The working out of agricultural relief con-
stItutes the most important obligation of the next
administration. l stand pledged to these pro-
posals' ~
WHAT DID MR.. HOOVER MEAN?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14

The WASHINGTON SCENE
By LAWRENCE TODD, Federated Press

sympathizer with the textile strikers
telephoned to Edward Eyre Hunt.
secretary of the Presidents Commit
tee on Recent Economic Changes, who
is Hoover's confidential agent in labor
matters. Hunt was informed that
Watson was preparing to kill the tex
tile strike inquiry-by sending it to
these Indifferent commissions = and
that he was putting on Hoover the
responsibility for this trick. It was
pointed out to Hoover's confidential
agent that if his chief wished to allow
an investigation of the grievances of
the textile workers, in good faith, now
was the time for a denial that the
White House wanted the inquiry
shelved.
Hunt gave no assurance that he
would be able to do anything, even if
he wanted to do anything, to save the
Wheeler resolution. Not even in the
merriest days of the Merry Monarch,
Warren Harding, were more evasiOns
handed to spokesman of organized la
Dor than are now dispensed by the
Hoover organization. Direct replies
are few, and even these are often
misleading.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14

in the Detroit area goes far up into the hundreds
of thousands, yet in Montana there are more drv
law violators arrested Ohio with its thousands
of racketeers has less arrests and Minnesota dis
tributng place for the alcohol which is consumed
by those out west who do not like moonshine al
so has less. We have rackets, no gang dis
tribution system, no breweries other than kitch-
ems, no huge rectifying dstilling plants Any
one knows that, person for person, we do not
drink as much residents Of some of these
states which have 10 times our population but
less federal prohibition arrests.
Results of enforcement activities show that
we should be drier than Sahara. Are We? If
not how much wetter must other states be ? Gov
ernmental figures may convince some people that
this state is a stronghold of prohibition lawless-
ness but we know different. Montanans indi-
vidually each day, just what good the en-
forcers have done. When we realize that results
obtained elsewhere are 1000 per cent less effec-
tive must wonder just what good enforce
ment system is what good federal prohibition
laws are"
From the above it will be seen that United States
District Attorney Rankin representing the legal de-
partment of the law enforcement unit and Dan Cor
coran and the other prohibition officers represent
ing the police supervision of the state under prohbi-
ton are doing much better than the officers of any
other state.
There is no doubt, that in comparison with other
states there is very strong effort being made to
force he 18th Amendment and the Vostead Act in this
state.
Yet we all know that poisonous bootleg liquor can
be purchased in every town and that miniature brew
ing plants in constant operation in large number
Of homes The sooner we face the fact that the pro
hbition act does not prohibit, under honest en-
forcement officers the better. After all this is
great social question and its solution should not be be-
yond he scope of American craftsmanship.
The Producers News is against the return of the
saloon the building up of great capitastic brewing
interests in the future in the past but would
welcome some plan to solve this great question the
lines it has been solved in Canada, Norway and Swed
en- and other countries of some improvement on thu
plans now in force in the countries named
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14
WHEELER TEXTILE
INQUIRY LAID AWAY

Observation-Disclosures by Ia
Dor union representatives as to WHY
Sen. Hatfield of West Virginia, vot-
ing in the committee on manufactures
on the Wheeler resolution for investi-
CATION OF the textile strikes, finally re-
joined the opposition to that measure
has brought interesting results. 1t
appears that Jim Watson, Republican
leader IN the Senate, went to Hatfield
with warning that the Hoover edmin-
lstration wanted the inquiry sidetrack-
ed to the Federal Trade Commission
and the Tariff Commission. Hatfield
saluted and changed his vote. Then
Watson passed the word around the
chamber that Hoover expected the
party to Line up against Senate in
vestlgation of textile conditions.
Bourbon Democratic members were
pleased. They could furnish enough
votes, added to the regular admins
tratlon Republican bloc to send Wheel
er's resolution to the lethal chamber
OF these two well-stacked commits
slons. While it was true that Conn
missioner McCulloch of the Federal
Trade Commission has shown persist
ence In exposing the power trust pro-
paganda, yet it was not to be seri-
ously feared that any other member
OF that commission would show equal
zeal IN mcovering the mistreatment
of the workers by the textile mill
owners. And the Tariff Commission
was thought to be perfectly safe
against social unrest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14
HIGH COURT SAVES RAILROADS
$2OO,OOO,OOO.OO BY ITS DECISION
By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press

The U. S. Supreme Courts O'Fallon
decision against the Interstate Com
merce Commissions method Of valu-
ing the railroads direct attention at
the way in which a reactionary tribu-
nal can sabotage social regulation of
the country's biggest public utility.
The decision does not determine a
legal bais for valuation. 1t simply
declares the only practical determine
ton of the value of the railroads for
rate making purposes to be illegal.
This is clearly revealed in the dis
senting opinions of Justices Brandeis
and Stone concurred in by Justice
Holmes. To a limited extent these
three men recognize that questions of
legality and cOnstitutionality cannot
be viewed except in terms of chang
ing economic order. They are fire.
quently found dissenting from the old
fogey conclusions of the majority of
the court.
The decision in the O'Fallon case
is not hailed by the railroads because
1t opens the way to large general
increase in railroad rates. Such an
increase in rates would be more than
the traffic would bear and would con-
] sequently defeat the purpose of the
profiteers. 1t does not mean that the
railroads will proceed to demand a 51h
per cent return on a $4,000, 900, 600
valuation. 1t is hailed by railroad
magnates largely because it frees the
strategically situated railroads to re-
tain their excessive profits instead of
turning part into a fund for the use
of the industry as whole.
When well-financed propaganda
campaign, full of lies about the peri
cd of government railroad operation
had successfully smothered the post
war movement to continue public con-
troll, the workers were handed as a
sop the part of the transportation ACT
enabling the government to recapture
500 of profits over and above a 69e
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14
THE ROOSEVELT COUNTY SEAT

The county seat issue does not seem to be settled
over in Roosevelt county.
This seems to be proof of the saying that ques
ton is settled until it is settled right.
In 1922 during the rivalry for the location of the
county seat between Poplar and Wolf Point, the Pro-
ducers News pointed out to the taxpayers that Wolf
Point not the proper place for the county seat,
and that the taxpayers would regret it if they in
moment of uncontrolled emotion voted to put the cOun-
ty seat the extreme west end of the county instead
of some point the center of the county.
The voters however, by small majority, decided to
put the county seat at Wolf Point and they have been
paying thru their nose since and will continue
til they rectify the blunder.
Of course such decision could not in the very
nature of things stand.
Now, we are advised, definite plans being laid
by Poplar, Culbertson Bainvle Brockton, McCabe and
Frod, to the county seat to Cubertson, near
both the geographical and population center of Roose
welt county and will file petition with the
Board of County Commissioners praying that the pro-
position to change be submitted at the next genera
election, when of it will carry by very large
-Culbertson is where the county seat should
be.
Section 1869 of the Revised Code of the State of
Montana for 1921 provides that the taxpayers may pc
tton the County Commissioners for change and that
the County Commissioners must after sixty days delay
consider the same Section 1870 provides that if 65
per of the taxpayers of the county have signed
the same the matter must be submitted at the next
general election, when majority of the taxpayers
vote in favor thereof the county seat must be moved
The cost of moving the county seat from Wolf Point
to Cubertson will be SMALL much cheaper to the tax
payers in the long than keeping it at Wolf Point
The greater convenience to the people is obvious.
From what gather now, the petitions are
being prepared and in due time will be circulated and
we understand that the sentiment for the change is
very strong.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14
THE NEWSPAPER TRUST
'rs Walsh and Wheeler:

10 senators Walsh and Wheeler:
during the past ten months there have been some
important changes in newspaper ownership and con-
tfol your state These changes should be investi-
gated and accordingly, and as matter of right. vour
constituents should be informed
Last July the Anaconda Copper MINING Comnonv 90
qulred the Butte Miner now called the Montana Stand
ara. Prior to the purchase and SALE the Miner dis
played policy quite at variance with the policy of the
oppersalned press. The difference in the views and
spolices of the two molders of public opnion was ~
resented by the sum of $4456,S24OO, which sum was
paid by the A c. NJ for the properties of the Clark in
terests including the Butte Miner
r0lo"lng the contamination of the deal there was
no secrecy as to termination consideration The
:" ~" USED us largest type in captioning the boast
OF It's ability to separate from four and one-haf mil
lions in cash, and to acquire the only daiv neuSnoro
In THIS state that being published with avowed mr.
pose and declaration to represent the interests of +b
people OF Montana. These are admitted facts Further
inquiry is unnecessary
Dut there has been another SALE in connection with
which, there should be an investigation and roro.
tnereton w. A. Clark, Jr. one of the Clarl bers
puDncy expressed disapprova of the DISPOSAL of tbe
Nlner 70 the A. O. M and thereupon, started another
paper, the Montana Free Press With his new naror
lark declared anew his love for his native state
and tnat ne would free Montana from corporation ,e
With the Free Press, he also established nlon+a "a
published at Mssoula and BILLINGS anu
Mr. Clarks chain of newspapers nro hono LII.
ai.er publication for period of eight months o.ros
history without ceremony or fireworks +b;
S " VI newspapers disappeared as thouOb vola+;I
VINO bought them? The position that was o,,+a~;,.
assumed Dy Mr. Clark, was one of the very roa+or4
oOncern and therefore the people are now entit1
- - AliOw someVnng of the ingredients if not the
''' 'ii'' were contained in the prescription that
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14

to the state authorities. That explain
alton was false; Secretary Good adj
mitted few days later that the equip
ment was loaned under bond and I'M
der strict limitation as to its use
conditions that had been violation by
Gov. Horton of Tennessee. But it
took a cross-examination of Good by
newspaper men to get the truth out.
1t is probable that Great Britain
will have no such incident when its
Labor Party government is establish
ed; high officials of the British Trade
Union Congress will not be high-hat-
ted and misled by War Office digni-
taries. The labor union chiefs will not
tolerate what the American, trade
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-14
IS MONTANA TERRIBLY WET?

"Montanans have ideal opportunity to get
clear in their own minds the value of prohibition
and the present enforcement system. On June 1
the prohibition department issued figures for
each federal court district, showing the number
of cases filed and disposed Of fines collected and
jail sentences meted out. The table is for the
first six months of the present fiscal year July
December 1929 and corresponding figures for
the same period in 1927 show enlghtening things
We here in Montana seem to be notorious violat-
ors of the dry law, else it has been the prac-
tice to center activities out here and keep them
away from the large cities.
"At any rate with 678 cases filed in this state
during the six-month period we have had more
filings than Colorado North Dakota, Wyoming,
South Dakota, Oregon, Utah, IDAHO Alaska Iowa
and Kansas combined. The table shows more
cases were filed in Montana than in California,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri or Ohio. In fact
there were more filed here than in any state ex-
cept eight: Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky New York,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and West
Virginia. 1t seems preposterous but it is down
in black and white in the prohibition depart
ment's own figures. Montana had 401 cases filed
for the period in 1927, 678 in 1928. In the form
Ell year 472 were convicted or pleaded guilty and
in this period of last year, when the greater
number of cases filed, only 439 were con-
victed or pleaded guilty. In 1927 total of $685.
233 were collected in fines and last year it jumped
to $50,743
Whether are vets or drys there is no use
kidding ourselves. Custom agents admit that the
number of cases of beer and whisky which enter