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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12

Hackneyed Story, Fine Cast
IN "ThQt Murder IN Berlin

AS a general rule 1--WE movie crit
les" are forced to refer to the cast
of movie as being adequate"
meaning that the movie is punk and
the cast punker. But in the case of
"That Murder In Berlin" the Ger
man picture at the Cameo, just the
opposite is the fact, in which the
cast, superb one, is far too worthy
of the shabby plot here presented.
The picture is supposed to be
adapted from a story by Max Brod.
Either the German producers have
taken to the Hollywood style of
making picture adapted from a
book unacceptable as being from
the book, or Max Brod, who has
written some fine stuff, has taken
to writing trash.
Briefly, the plot deals with the
murder of a wealthy old artist, on
the same night that the lover of the
old artists young wife has turned
ever the wife's letters to the lover
to the old man, in order to "clear
his conscience" The wife has tried
IN every way to prevent her lover
from turning the letters over, and
tries every vile to prevent her hus-
band from reaching the letters once
they have been turned over. Ac-
cording to the prosecutor, in the
trial of the wife for the murder, she
finally resorted to the murder to
prevent the artist from reading the
letters.
According to the wife's lawyer,
the old artist, reading the letters,
and wishing to preserve the wife's
happiness, shot himself to smooth
the way for the wife and the lover.
The jury places its bets on the
pretty wife and she gets a favor
able verdict. The defending lawyer
proposes to her, but is turned down.
There are fine transformations
Of lawyers, the jury, scandal-lov-
ing audience, and the caricature of
a judge is especially fine. Magda
Sonia, who played the part of Malta
Hari in the "Red Dancer" gives a
fine performance as the wife. The
rest of the cast is brilliant.
Speaking of plots, it's relief to
see good old Charlie Chaplin pic
ture, without any plot at all, after
seeing SC many shabby stories. This
time it's "The Floorwalker," one of
Charlie Chaplin's earliest, with the
women in long dresses and all, pre-
sented on the same program.
COMRADE SOANSO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
Soviet Armenian Monies
Depict Lite OF Peasants

allied of producing moving pictures
in Armenia.
Besides financial difficulties,
there was no specialist of the NOV
ing pictures, no professional actors
and actresses.
But the burning sun, the eternal
SHOWS, the multi-colored scenery,
changing at every foot: the differ
ent nationalities, with their original
costumes and habitation; finally the
industries, revolutionary activity,
and the rapid construction going On
since the revolution, formed a solid
foundation and assured a brilliant
future for the Armkino.
Az one Of the first films was
chosen "Nsmoos," or the Honor"
after the drama of the celebrated
Armenian playwright, Shirwanzadi.
This story depicts the life of the
Shamakh province in the Caucasus
in 1850. at the same time being d
picture of the life of the whole Ar
wen'an people.
The habits and customs of the
ts'rcr''n workers and peasants are
depicted detailedly.
Some fine actors, like the Peo-
r'e'e Artist ssn'inn. are taking the
leading parts in these films of the
Armkino.
Pravda acclaimed "Namoos" as
the best picture of the season pro-
duced in the Soviet Union.
It has been shown in various cit.
les before the Armenian workers ir
this country.
Before the revolution there was
not a single moving picture theatre
in Soviet Armenia; today there are
80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12

to retain the same has become an
established procedure in Gary. This
money is usually extorted from the
foreign-born workers and Mexican
and Negro workers, who compose
the majority of the shop forces.
This practice has reached such a
point that the workers finally got
together and in several instances de-
manded removal of the bosses who
received the money. In one particu-
lar case at the warehouse depart
ment of Tin Plate Works the work
ers were driven to the extent of ar
resting one of the bosses by the
na~-e Of J. Kepsch and demanding
his removal. However, the company
as done nothing in the matter so
far.
1t is hard to ascertain the entire
amount that is collected" from the
workers by the bosses in any given
department, because this money is
received by the bosses at times
through a third party, on "slide,"
and also many workers do not ex-
pose the bosses for fear of being
fired. It is known that more than
$4,000 was extorted and taken from
the workers in the Tin Plate Works
alone. Lately, similar instance
came to light in the warehouse de-
partment Of the Illinois Steel Com
pany. when the workers, who are
practically robbed of good sums of
money by their boss, appealed to the
general superintendent. Only after
wealth Of uncomfortable evidence
was shown the superintendent was
this blackguard boss removed; but,
at that, he was not fired!
Ito Be Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
BY IVAN BACHAN

GARY (By MaiD.-In their work
ing conditions since the memorable
steel strike in 1919, the workers of
Gary, Ind, have been the subject of
most INSCRIPTIONS exploitation and
cheating, not only as producers at
the point of production, but are even
cheated of the measly wage agreed
upon, to further the bosses organ
isations and institutions.
Many workers throughout the
country have experience, as have
cur fellow-workers in the mining in
dustry, and know what it means
when every part and parcel of the
town is owned or controlled by the
employers; this is only too true of
this United States Steel Corpora
ton city, which has been named
after the capitalist leader and arch
enemy of the working class, and,
although his carcass is embellishing
the stonemasonry in a capitalist
graveyard, the ideas of Judge"
Gary are still burdening the Shout
ders of the workers.
Just to illustrate the extent of
Steel Corporation control of the
town, aside from the political mas
terry which is invariably the same
everywhere, it is sufficient to state
that the heating and lighting sup
Ply, gas. electric, as we'll as water,
is furnished by the company. The
Gary Heat, Light & Water Co.,
though seemingly operating indie
pendently, is actually under control
of Illinois Steel Co., and it employs
only those approved by the Steel
Corporation management.
City Hall Built for Boss.
1t is known fact among the
workers that the city hall which
has been completed recently, as
well as the new superior court house
building, now in course of construc-
ton, were built for the convenience
and benefit of the steel trust. Both
buildings are but several hundred
yards from the gates of the central
mills, and the face of the buildings
points toward the shops, very fit
ting honor to the steel trust by its
de"ote1 lackeys.
The important fact is that the To-
cations of these executive forces so
close to the mills will be an advan-
tage to the employers in case of a
strike or any other maneuver by
the workers, in which instance the
judicial and administrative bodies
(including the clubs of the police)
will be but few yards away, ready
to "take care" of the situation; the
worker has only few feet in which
TO decide either to go to the mill and
slave as told, or to the Jail.
This is conscious act on the
part of the employing class, for it
| centralizes their inner and outer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
LEWIS TOOLS
ARE Spoilers
FOR OPERATORS
M en- Blacklisted for
Strike Activity
by a Worker Correspondent;

by Worker Correspondent
CHERRY VALLEY, Pa. (By
authorizations in the Pan
Handle section of the coal region
are very bad. The mines have not
been working steady. Many of the
mines have been idle for over year
and many of them, in the hands of
receivers, are working only three or
four days a week. Jobs are hard to
get, and most of the jobs are still
filled by scabs who came in during
the strike and have never left. Some
of the mine foremen in this section
had been on strike 10 months along
with the men, having great SYM
pathy for the men. But very few
of the mine forremen are that kind.
The Bertha, Consumers Coal Co.,
end the mines of the Mellon Pitts
burgh Coal Co. never allow a peddler
to come near the mining camps, and
the miners families are forced to
buy in the company stores at what
ever price the company wants to
sell the goods.
CID miners say that the condi-
tions here are worse now than they
were 35 years ago. myself am not
working, for along with other min
ers I am being blacklisted for being
active in the strike.
Lewis. Bosses Spy.
If anyone blacklisted by the bosses
is able to get a job in one of the
mines, the organizers of the Lewis
machine, acting as spies for the
bosses, spot you, and the next day
you are forced to take your tools
and get out.
No Work for Two Years.
These are the conditions in this
one time great union coal field. !
myself have not been able to get a
days work since March, 1927. !
do not know where the next meal
will come from. While the rank
nnd file of the miners are starving,
the misleaders of the dying United
Mine Workers are living in the man
sions costing from 5000 to $780,
900 which they built themselves dur
ing the strike.
The only salvation for the coal
ninelJ is to join the National Min
er's' Union. All the roel minors mus
pull away from the defunct United
Mine Workers, whose leaders, the
arch-traitor Lewis and Murray, and
the other henchmen sold us outright
to Mellon, Schwab and Rockefeller
in 1922, and again in 1928.
BLACKLISTED COAL MINER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
USSR Bull DS BIG
TRACTOR PLANT
To Be Largest In Soviet
Union

STALINGRAD, U. S. S. R., (By
Mail) The construction of the big
gest tractor factory in the U.S.S.R.
is to begin in Stalingrad next spring.
The factory will have a capacity of
70 tractors per seven-hour day, so
that it will produce a new tractor
every six minutes.
Within few days q group of
Soviet engineers are to leave for
America to complete the designs
for the factory and consult Amer
lean firms which have undertaken
to supply the equipment for it. In
addition, 20 engineers and % fore
men will go to the United States in
the spring for two years training
in American tractor plants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
By S. E. SIMONIAN.

When the workers and peasants
of Armenia had succeeded in estab-
fishing their Soviet Socialist Repub-
lie, the main task Of the newly
formed Republic, after establishing
peace and order, was to solve the
hardest problem the economic prob
lem; that is, industrialization of the
country and collectivism in agricul-
ture. In order to reach this goal
it was necessary to attend to the
ideological development of the work.
ers and peasants.
The commi.,sariat of education
founded sven in the remotest viii
lagos modern kindergartens, public
schools, high schools and the first
Armenian university.
Art, being also necessary for the
theological development of the work
ers and peasants, end the movies,
being the most effective mass edu-
Gator, the commissariat of educa-
ton turned its major attention to it.
The Society of Moving Pictures of
Armenia, the Armkino, was founded
in 1924. Armkino rebuilt an old
theatre in Erivan-the capital of
Soviet Armenia, and proceeded with
travelling shows, which travelled even
to the highest tops of the high Ar
lnenian mountain ranges, and
brought the educational moving pic
lures to the peasants and shepherds
who had never before in their lives
seen anything like moving pictures.
After using more than 120 films,
mostly from American productions,
the need for homemade pictures
grew.
IN 1927, through a government
subsidy and an earned capital Of
100000 rubles, the dream was re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
LABOR SPORTS

Results Of soccer games played
yesterday by teams of the Metropol-
itan Workers Soccer League were
Prospect Unity 2, Freiheit J.;
Referee, Freedman.
Workers 6, Cooperative 0; Ref
cree, Paul.
Scandinavian Workers 8, Mohawks
O; Referee, Cortonez.
Harlem Progressives 1, Scandina-
Wan Workers 0; Referee, Klein.
Vagabond 1, Barcelona 0; Referee,
Cortinez.
Spartucus 2, East Side Workers
2; Referee, Szanto.
Freiheit 2, Red Star 0; Referee
Klein.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
Dos PassOs "Airways,
Inc.," Closes Sunday

John Dos Passos' "Airways, Inc"
closes Sunday, March II, according
to an announcement made yesterday
by the New Playwrights group, pro-
ducers of the play.
"Airways, Inc.," the second pro-
duction put on this year by the
young playwrights, closes the 1929
season.
En- 10 Basshe, executive director
for the producing group, announces
that a detailed statement on the
achievements and aims of his organ
ization will be Forthcoming the latter
part of this week. Basshe was the
director this year of Upton Sin
olair's Singing Jailbirds."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
Soviet Metal Output
Is Far Above 1918; to
Be Raised This Year

MOSCOW, (By MaiD.-The Su-
preme Council of National Economy
has prepared the following program
Of production of colored metals this
year: copper $4,000 tons, zinc $500
tons and lead 5,40O tons, compared
with $4,000 tons of copper, 2,947
tons of zinc and 1921 tons of lead
in 1913.
Compared with last year, the
production of copper will be in
creased by SO per cent, of zinc by
100 per cent, and of lead by 80
per cent.
During the next five years 1888
million rubles will be spent on col
ored metallurgy, TBS per cent of
which will be assigned for the con-
struction Ct new industrial enter
prises.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
PROGRES
CALLED, JOIN
WITH The TAKERS
Rank and File M u S t
Fight Treachery
(By a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
The writer is one who Joined the
Brotherhood of Painters and Decora-
tors in order to assist in its strug.
gle.
Things are happening with which
the writer can not agree. The past
few weeks have shown that our rep
resentatives in the council are unable
to handle matters so that they will
be of benefit to US. While the
months of unemployment in our
trade are not soon to be over, and
thousands of our trade are wan
dering about the city looking fol
jobs, our council, supported by ig-
noramuses in order to cover the
eyes of the membership and quiet
its revolt, is trying to create new
illusions thru schemes which will
never solve the critical situation in
our trade.
Our agreement with the Master
Painters Association, made by our
council of betrayers, is the chief
reason for our troubles.
This document could have never
been accepted by honest district
council. The paragraphs on hiring
and firing which give the bosses an
open hand in discharging workers.
the non-maximum scale of produc-
ton which gives the bosses the right
to demand quantity Of production
physically impossible for human
being, and the trade board, where
orkers can't bring their grievances
because of the autocracy all show
control by bosses. And all other
items of this agreement are actually
enslaving the membership to the
association.
AT present the new Messiah, Mr..
Mcnamara, is trying to bring about
"new reforms" which actually are
nothing else but a misleading man.
euver in order to gain power. And
our great politicians, the so-called
progressives, who not so long ago
called for organization against the
present secretary, are now begin
ming to ally with him. Brothersl
1t is high time for ourselves to con-
troll the situation, it is time that thu
most advanced and conscious mem
bers should put forward a concrete
organizational and educational pro-
gram. There is no doubt that entire
membership will give US full support
on such issues. BIRCH.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
Cotton Crop in USSR
Shows Big Increase

MOSCOW, USSR by MaiD.--
According to the plans of the Su-
preme Economic Council of the
USSR the cotton area in the USSR
this year will amount to 1,110,000
hectares, an increase of IL per cent
over last years area.
The sum of II million roubles has
been appropriated for the advance
purchase of the cotton crop this
year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
TEXAS A. F. OF L. MEET

HOUSTON, Texas, March IL
Officers of the Texas Federation of
Labor announce the annual conven-
ton will be held in Beaumont, be
ginning Monday, May 10. The of
ficials' organization is now busy
working it's machine to assure only
loyal functionaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
MINER KILLED

PITTSTON, Pa. (By MaiD.-
Thomas Powell, 49-year-old miner.
was killed by a rock-fall in the
Seneca colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Co. He left a widow and three
children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12

TIE proletarinn movement Is the
seIf-eOnscious, independent movement
OF the immense majority.-karl Marx
Communist Nanifesto).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-29
Logcocks Make Up Minds.
Some people simply must be leased
TO e'er admit that they are pleased.
-peter Rphhit

why haven't I ever seen you over
here in the Green Forest before this?"
asked Peter Rabbit of Logcock the
Pileated Woodpecker.
Probably because I've only been here
for very brief visits in the past" replied
Logcock. I've been living over on the
Great Mountain
1T is very nice over here in the
Green Forest" said Peter.
so I've discovered" replied Logcock.
SIT is so very nice that If can get Mrs.
Logcock down here, am quite sure We
will stay"
Perhaps you'd like the Old orchard
better" said Peter. Your Woodpecker
cousins. Downy and Harry. seem to like
the Old Orchard pretty we'll"
Where is the Old Orchard?" asked
Iogcock.
Between the Green Forest and
Farmer Browns house." replied Peter.
THAT settles it." said Logcock. That
that. I don't care to be outside the
Green Forest I am quite contented to
leave the Old Orchard to my smaller
cousins. Hello! I think I hear ia
niliar voice.
Peter listened. Before he had made
quite certain that he heard anything
unusual, Logcock up above him opened
familiar. yet not familiar. 1t was some
thing like the call OF Goldenwing the
Flicker. but was louder, clearer and
sharper AS he finished it, Logcock
turned his head to one side that he
might listen better. Almost at once
he got reply. Peter heard it this time.
She is coming" said Logcock, look
ing down at Peter.
who is coming?" demanded Peter.
Mrs. Logcock.'' was the reply.
Peter began to get a little excited.
Presently, he caught sight of black
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-29
DEnvTTNET CTNADTEC BY THORNTON
DLD l. A1VAL NJ OAs11LO ". BURGESS

form above the treetops. Logcock
called again and, a moment later, Mrs
Logcock alighted on the dead tree on
which Logcock had been drumming
She looked very much like Logcock. In
fact, Peter thought she looked just like
him until he discovered that Logcock'S
red crest went clear down across his
forehead to the beginning of his bill.
while Mrs. Logcock's red crest went only
part way. Then, too, Logcock had a
patch of red running back from each
corner of his bill, while Mrs. Logcock
did not
Such bowling and bobbing as there
was on the part of Logcock! Peter had
never seen anything like it. I'm so
glad you've come, my dear" said
Logcock.
HUH replied Mrs. Logcock. IF you
are so glad, why didn't you come to
get me?"
Il was just about to, my dear, was
just about to-" replied Logcock hastily.
II think we'll make our home here"
IF there is any thinking to be done
I'll do it, replied Mrs. Logcock rather
ungraciously. It was plain that she
was somewhat out of sorts because Log
cock had left her alone up on the
that she didn't intend to be pleased
with anything that Logcock had found.
1t didn't take Logcock long to find this
out. So 1t wasn't long before he was
suggesting that they go back to the
Great Mountain to make their home.
Mrs. Logcock. being out of sorts, had
no intention of agreeing with him in
anything, 30 now she declared that,
having come so far, she proposed to
look over the Green Forest thoroughly
and perhaps they would make their
home Nthere. Down inside Logcock
chuckled. He knew that the matter
was as good as settled already. He knew
that Mrs. Logcock had made up her
mind to stay. AS he had already made
up his mind. that was all there was
to it.
Copyright, 1922
Nogales international., 1929-01-29
Four Physicians And Three Nurses At Bedside OF
Nogales' Most Beloved Resident, Suffering
From Severe Attack Double Pneumonia


come alarming until 10 O'Clock
Sunday morning. Physicians were
summoned at once and it was dis
closed that the banker was suffer-
ing from a major attack of the
lung disease.
At 6 o'clock he lapsed into Sc
Inconsistencies and throughout
Sunday night three doctors and
three nurses kept vigil with the
administration of oxygen in an eff
fort to save his life.
DR.. A. L. Gustetter, DR.. E. c.
Houle and p. J. J.sGorman are in at
tendance. Mr.. Curtis has not been
in the best of health for the past
three months. His medical advisors
had suggested a long rest to pre-
vent an impending nervous break
down.
At late hour last night his
physicians reported his condition
as critical and unchanged.
Mr.. Curtis illness became so a.
farming ;ate yesterday afternoon
that it was deemed advisable to
cal! TO his bedside, DR.. C. w. Mills,
famous lung specialist, of Tucson.
DIR. Mills made hurried trip to-
Nogaies, arriving here about 5 o.
Clock last evening.
Nogales international., 1929-01-29
Troupe
Enters State
6-7

Nogales is expected to join with
the rest of the state in welcoming
the initial appearance of the Chi
cago Civic Opera company in Ari-
zona when it presents "Thais" and
Carmen" in Phoenix March 6 and
z.
Frank A. Jefferson, chairman of
the finance committee of the guar
antors, was in Nogales Saturday
sounding out sentiment here to
ward the movement.
Mary Garden, prima dona of the
American stage and a cast of in
ternational!y known stage stars
will appear in the two presenta-
tions. Much local interest is expect
ed to be attached to the appear
ance of Jose Mojica, Mexican vo.
calist who assumed the part oppo.
site Mary Garden. Mojica is well
known in Ambos Nogales.
A block of seats has been set a.
side for Nogales reservations
which may be made now, Mr.. JEFF.
ferson announced.
Nogales international., 1929-01-29
THREE PERSONS
ESCAPE INJURY
IN PLANE CRASH
Narcotic Airplane Il
Damaged in Accident

Three persons narrowly escaped
injury Sunday afternoon when the
airpiane in which they were riding
crashed TO the ground while at
tempting to make a landing on the
Koehler aviation field five miles
north of here.
B. M. Cole, pilot of the plane
which is owned by Harry Narcotic,
of the Montezuma Hotel,
had completed a short flight over
the city carrying Stanley Wong
and Harold Roesner as passengers,
when the accident occurred.
The plane, a Travelair type,
nose-dived-in a canyon adjacent to
the field when Cole apparently
misjudged distance of the plane
from the field. Narcotic said he
had loaned the craft to Cole who
was doing commercial flying.
One wing and the propeller OF
the plane was damaged. 1t was
dismantled and brought to the city
for repair.
Nogales international., 1929-01-29
Carel ess Owl
PIu nges Into
Aware Car

A large owl flying over
the Tucson highway nearly
wrecked the automobile driv-
en- by ]. G. Alvarez, local
import and export agent,
when it crashed into the
windshield of his car early
yesterday morning.
Alvarez was enroute to
Nogales from Tucson in his
Graham-Paige coupe when
the huge bird suddenly
swooped into the path of the
car from the side of the road.
The impact shattered the
windshield but Alvarez was
not injured by flying glass.
The ow! met sudden death
and was brought to the city
by Alvarez as proof of the
unique accident. 1t measured
more than 40 inches from
wing tips.