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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13
RFGN HERE TO-DAY
OUT OUR WAY


THE CRIME; Doris Matthews. lady's
summerhouse by blow with heavy per-
tune flask. body. rock-weighted, dumped
into lake on estate of millionaire
BERK ELEYS.
DETECTIVES: Bonnie Dundee, guest
OF BerkelevS. and discoverer of body at
sunrise swimming party: Captain Strawn
OF Homicide SQUAD.
MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLD tall
under suspicion: Mr.. and Mrs. GEORGE
BERKELEY. who had duarreled Friday
night over daughter CLORINDA'S en-
gagement to SEYMOUR CROSBY. New
York society WidOTeT and a close friend
Of Mrs Berkeley's secretary, MRS. LAM
BERT: CLORINDA, whose silk scarf
bound the skirt Of the murdered girl;
sprinkled all guests Friday night with
perfume from flask presented by Crosby
TO Mrs. Berkeley and later used as muir
der weapon; DICK Berkeley. infatuated
with dead girl and missing from his
room all night EUGENE ARNOLD.
chauffeur. WICKETT. butler. formerly
in employ OF both Mrs. Lambert ana
After. coroner. removes. body. from
sunulerhouse. Strawn and Dundee in
form Berkeley household that 1t is
murder. not suicide. and 90 Up to
question MIS-. Berkeley. stu in bed.
When told Dick IS missing. Mrs.
Berkeley historically accuses Arnold of
numbering both Doris and Dick because
20 XII them both on Friday il they
"oouble-crossed" him. MIS-. BerSeley
reyeia lions are interrupted by the
SUDDEN appearance OF DICK Berkeley him
Now GO on WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13
Now GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
NTHERE did you come from?'
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NdpJdlll SJI6WQ OeudIlQSC.
Z suppose you're Dick Berkeley"
In person, though admit I don't
feel quite all here. Terrible head,
in fact" and the young man in the
doorway to Mrs. BerkeleyS bedroom
bowed ironically.
He was dressed in tennis f1annels
and 4 blue coat; he had just shaved
and his reddiSh-brOWn hair cleaned
wetly.
AS to where 7 came from, dear
old Sleuth-if you must know. I
came from my room. descended to
the front hall on my way to snatch
a cup of much-needed coffee, ran
into old Wicket, who looked at ME
as if he'd seen a ghost; also col
lided with covey Of rare birds who
said they were detectives. One OF
them said I was most urgently
wanted Up here-and here I ann"
''Well!' Strawn calculated, and
was guilty of scratching his IRON
gray head like any comic Sleuth Of
fiction. He glanced at Dundee help
lessly, then recovered sufficiently to
below: And how did you get to
your room, I'd like to know. without
any Of my men seeing YOU? Where
did you spend the night?"
One question at q time. Sher-
lock" Dick Berkeley protested;
then. laying a hand to his brow:
And would you mind speaking
more softly? You're hurting my
head-and Mothers too. I see
Ignoring his mothers My darling
boyl You're safel' he answered
Suawn's first question with appar-
ent good humor. You didn't hap
pen to have one OF your fladeet
stationed on the little stairs that
lead to the top room OF the tower?
Otherwise I probably should have
bumped into him, as I was none too
steady on MY pins then. But a cold
shower and about a pint OF ice water
turned the trick nicely, thank you.
Ice water on tap in all the bath
rooms: every comfort of a drSt-claSS
hotel. and We can now include house
detectives. I see, Abbie," he added
70 his mother.
A RE you telling me you spent
"A the night in the top room OF
the tower?" Strawn demanded
curly.
Right you are. Sherlock"
And what were you doing there?
My names Captain Strawn, by
he way
And a devilish curious fellow
YOU are, too. Captain, if YOU don't
mind my saying So" Dick said
cheerfully. las a matter OF fact, I
vas sleeping housekeeping, that
IS. after about - O'Clock, I should
say"
And why did you go there to
sleep?"
Well. to tell you the truth, Cap
ain Strawn. I didn't go up there
With the intention of sleeping" Dick
answered. his cheerfulneSS suddenly
giving way TO angry annoyance
Why I went there is strictly my
own affair. I happened TO fall
asleep. as I said. and did not wake
up till about twenty minutes ago"
you see?" Abbie Berkeley cried
With historical JOY. The poor boy
Doesn't know thing about it! kiss
me. George darling! I'm so happy~,
I'm asking you-and warn you
TO give me a straight answer with
no nonsense: Did you 90 TO the
tower room TO meet Doris Mat
thews?s Strawn asked sternly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13

Up and down before the door paced the in
furiated mate, threatening, pleading and pron1is-
ing but all to no avail. Presently from the
deck above came a shout Of warning and a shot
For an instant Jane Clayton relaxed her vigil
lance and turned her eyes toward the cabin
skylight. Simultaneously the man was upon her.
wrenching the weapon from her grasp and bru-
tally hurting her toward the wall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13

A sleepy sailor kept poor vigil upon the deck
of the becalmed schooner, while in the cabin
below the mate of the Kincaid paced up and
down arguing with Jane Clayton. Lady Grey
stoke had found revolver in a table drawer IN
the room in which she had been locked and
now she kept the mate at bay with the weapon.
The Mosula kneeled beside her, weeping and
moaning in the most abject terror.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13

The first intimation the watch had that there
was another craft within thousand miles
of the schooner came when he the head
and shoulders of a man poked over the ships
side Instantly the fellow sprang to his feet
with cry and leveled his revolver at the in
truder. It was his cry of alarm and the sub
sequent report Of the revolver which threw
Jane Clayton of her guard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13
BY Ahern
Blosser

Upon the deck the quiet of fancied security
soon gave place to the widest pandemoniurn.
the crew Of the pearl schooner rushed above
armed with revOlyers, cutlasses, and the long
knives that many II them habitually wore; but
the alarm had come too late. already the
beasts Of TarZan were upon the ships deck,
with Tarzan and Mugambl urging them on.
They needed little urging however, for already
the ferocious struggle with the Kincaids crew
was being repeated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21
By TOM JOHNSON.

"NOT satisfied with the Negroes death, the
~ mob burned the body, set fire to a prom
inent building in the Negro section and threat
ened to destroy every Negro building in this
city of 10000 population. The torch was aboa-
doned, however, in favor of physical destruc-
ton. :. All efforts to stem the tide of de-
struction finally were Abandoned and Sherman
police directed traffic while the mob marched
through the streets with the lifeless body bump
ing at the end of chain" The roasting to
death of George Hughes, Negro workers, at
Sherman, Texas, on May 9, as reported in the
Birmingham News"
Such is the freedom of the Negro worker
today. Such is the protection accorded him
by the boss state power. "the police di-
rected traffic while the mob marched through
the streets with the lifeless body humping at
the end of chain" Four ynchings in the
last six weeks, such is the bloody record of the
Southern ruling class in April-May, 1880.
And lynching is only the high point in the
whole damnable system of racial oppression of
the Southern Negroes. In the shop the Ne
gro worker draws the lowest pay, gets the
worst jobs, is denied in most cases the right
to learn a trade. Outside the shop he is dis
eliminated against on every hand. Forced to
pay high rent for miserable shacks in the sums
and trains. Treated in general as member
of an inferior race. And when election time
rolls around, he may vote in some places, pro.
viding he is good Niger owns property,
and votes the straight democratic ticket.
In this elaborate system of racial oppres-
sion which is barely outlined here in this
fiendish lynch terrorism of boss-led mobs is
clearly expressed the ever-present fear of the
Southern ruling class of revolt of the OPP
pressed Negro race. And well may the South
ern ruling class fear, for on the one hand the
development of Southern industry is produc-
ing Negro proletariat--is producing the one
class capable of organizing and of leading the
masses of Negro toers into struggle for their
demands. On the other hand this same devol-
opment of Southern industry is destroying the
class basis of the former mainstay of Southern
reaction, the independent white farmer. By
the thousands and the scores of thousand the
white farmers being forced off the land
and into the mills and shops of the industrial
towns and cities. There they learn the lessons
of organization, the necessity of united fight
ing front of both Negro and white against
the boss. Many of them drift back again to
the farms in the hopeless search for work and
incidentally carry back with them the message
of class solidarity.
'Dvide and rule" This has been the slo-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21

tionary action. The strike movement among
the workers in Bombay, Calcutta, Malras, and
other cities is developing rapidly and the un-
employment that has already arisen by the
closing down of a. number of mills, and which
will be further enhanced by the carving out
of the above mentioned scheme of rationaliza-
ton, the desperate condition Of the transport
workers, the miners, and indeed of all cate
gories Of workers, is bound to lead within the
next few months to a serious sharpening of
the struggle. The condition of the peasantry
has grown extremely menacing owing to the
very serious fall in the prices of all their agr-
cultural products. 1t may therefore be con-
fidently expected that the movement of the
workers and the peasants will grow in intensity
and be carried on under revolutionary slogans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21
Lynch Terror and the Party

gan of action of Southern capitalism for gem
erations. And now the objective conditions for
the bridging over of this division between
black and white workers, for the unifcaton of
the ranks of the Southern working class, are
rapidly maturing. Furthermore the Commu-
mist Party and the revolutionary unions under
its leadership are in the South today conscious
ly organizing and directing this process. The
role of the Party in the theological clarified
ton of the Southern working class in this
connection cannot be overestimated.
These then become the main immediate tasks
of the Party in the South; the unification of
the Negro and white sections of the working
class and their mobilization for struggle under
the fighting slogans of the Party, and the or
ganization and direction of the revolutionary
struggle of the oppressed Negro race.
The Party comes out as the one champion
of the demands of the Negro race, from the
most elementary immediate demands clear up
to the demand of the right of self determine
ton. And this not only abstractly in our thesis
and articles, but must come out in action as
the leader of the Negro masses in their every
day struggle.
Acts of lynch terror such as the Sherman
affair must not find the Party limiting its ac-
tivity to a statement or two and the perfume
tlonary organization of protest meeting. Such
acts must serve as the starting point for the
mobilization of the widest possible sections of
both white and Negro workers for actual ag-
gressive struggle against the white terror and
against capitalism. The organization of work.
defense corps. which has been a paper
decision for the past year or more must be
put into actual practice. The Party must prove
to the Negro workers in deeds and not in words
that it is their Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21
5000 New Daily Worker Sub
scribers by the Language
Fractions!

subscribe to the English Communist press
comrade at Language Bureau meeting we'll
characterized this situation when he stated
when our comrades reported that there was
no more possibility to widen the circulation
of our language paper amongst the American
ize1 foreign born workers, then we replied
that there is nothing for us to do"
But there is plenty to do Supply every
fraction with the material necessary to take
subscriptions, give them detailed instructions
on how to connect up the Importance of the
Daily Worker with the every day problems of
the workers. Convince the comrades in the
fractions and through them, wide masses of
foreign born workers, that the Daily Worker
is the most important weapon in the hands
of the American working class in fighting
against naturalization, speed-up, wage cuts,
unemployment, for the 7-hour day, 5-day week,
for Work or Wages, in building the new revo-
lutionary unions, in the struggle against i'm
perialist war preparations, for the defense Of
the Soviet Union. For these reasons, the
Daily Worker must be built into mighty Or
gan, based upon wide masses
But circulation drive will not help alone,
if the Daily Worker is not saved from it's
present financial crisis For this reason the
circulation drive must go ahead, but the CAM
pagn for $4,000 emergency fund must take
the predominant place in the campaign at the
present time until the regular appearance of
the Daily Worker is assured.
Treble your quota in the circulation drive
and you have your quota in the emergency
fund drive!
Mobilize fractions, mass organizations,
masses of readers, to rush funds to the Daily
Worker and to participate in the Tag Days
and house to house collections!
Mobilize mass organizations to be repre-
scented at the Daily Worker Conferences and
to elect permanent Daily Worker agents!
Break through the isolation dividing the
foreign language speaking working masses
from their most important weapon, the Daily
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21

was willing to concede even to them, and
Gandhi's arrest will have the effect now Of
making them still further moderate their terms
in order to make compromise possible.
But while Gandhs arrest is likely to receive
the approval of the aforementioned classes
and political groups, it is also likely to stimu-
late further acts of revolt particularly among
the youth and the intelligentzia. AS far as the
masses are concerned, there is a danger that
Gandhs lost influence will be partially resus-
ciated by his martyrdom at the hands Of i'm
imperialism and the illusion created that he
fighting revolutionary battle.
This danger is however, not likely to affect
the revolutionary moyement among the work
ers or among the p. asants, whose economic
condition is driving them 10 organized revolu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21

Since these quotas must be fulfilled before
the LIST of June, the mobilization of all frac-
tions working in language mass organizations
must start Immediately.
What have The fractions. working in language
mass organizations done for the circulation of
the Daily Worker up till now? Almost moth
ing-not even at places where they come into
contact with masses who would not subscribe
for the language paper but would be ready to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-21
BY LOUIS kOVESS.

THE Language Department of the Central
Committee at it's last meeting, decided to
carry the subscription campaign of our cen
trail organ. the Daily Worker, deeply into the
language mass organizations. In order to
divide the work among the different Language
Bureaus and to concretize the tasks of the
Bureaus the Language Department assigned
the following Daily Worker Campaign quotas
to the fraction bureaus:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
cr.., African Lake

Lake Nyasa, which covers about
one-fourth of the protectorate's entire
area, is the third in size of the great
lakes of central Africa. 1t is $40 miles
long and its greatest width, which oc-
ours at the center, is 45 miles. The
total area Of the lake has been esti-
mated at 1000 square miles. Its wa
tiers are carried into the Zambesi via
the River Shire. Nyasaland and its
great lake were only vaguely known
until 1859 when David Livingstone
and the German traveller, Albrecht
Roscher, explored 1t simultaneously,
Livingstone from the south and Rosch-
er from the east. Since that time it
has been the scene of civilizing work
on the part Of missionaries and gov
eminent officials.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
English Bible

Consider the great historical fact
that, for three centuries, this book
has been woven into the life of all
that is best and noblest in English
history; that it is written in
the noblest and purest English and
abounds in exquisite beauties of mere
literary form; and, finally, that it for
bids the veriest hind, who never left
his village, to be ignorant of the ex-
istence of other countries and other
civilizations and of a great past,
stretching back to the furthest limits
Of the Oldest nations Of the world.
By the study of what other book could
children be so much humanized?-
Thomas Huxley.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Warmth Of Briekwork

The bureau of standards says that
there are so many types Of brick,
brick and tile and frame construction
that no general statement as to which
is warmer will apply to all. In addi-
ton to differences in type Of wall,
differences in workmanship may be
important. If complete descriptions
Of two types Of wall are given. 1t is
possible in most cases to calculate
from tests which have been made
which of the two should be warmer.
The heat losses through roof, doors
and windows, however, reduced the
proportionate effect Of the walls them
selves to such a considerable extent
that there are no large differences in
the amounts Of fuel required to heat
well constructed houses Of ordinary
types which differ only in wall con-
struction.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Disadvantage to Have
Trees Too Near House

The proper placement of trees in re-
gard to the house is a problem all by
itself. No doubt there is something ex.
tremely cozy-looking in house tucked
Immediately against a tree, but the
overhanging branches tend to cut down
the chimney draft, offer more fire
hazard, in case of lightning, and In
other ways prove a detriment.
Trees placed at least 20 feet from
house offer better background values.
and throw even better shade. Their
picturesque or 'homey" effect is the
one thing desired above all; to secure
this, trees in front of a house ought
to be to one side, rather than directly
in front, in order to frame the house.
Thus two trees, one to either side,
offer the maximum effect, in the
frontal approach.
Large trees to the rear give back
ground effect to be secured in no other
way. Even here the center of lawns
are best left clear, and the trees kept
to the sides, unless they are at the ex-
IRENE back limits of the lot, where
they preferably may be in the center.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
E.mou, Beauty !. Hibi.eus

1t has been written Of one Of Flor
ida's wild flowers that 1t us probably
the most gorgeous Of all the plants
indigenous to the United States" This
superlative praise was given to a tall
hibiscus that opens crimson flowers
FIVE to eight inches across, says Ma
ture Magazine. Like several other
species of wild hibiscus, this crimson
lowered one blooms in the borders Of
swamps in summer, at a time when
low grounds in many places are gay
with the southern red lily, whose up
right solitary flower, Of red and yellow
spotted with purple, tops a stem set
with many narrow erect leaves.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Romh.Proof Auto

The most costly and luxurious auto
mobile ever brought to China was
built in the United States for the
president of the Marking government.
The whole of the metal work on the
body of the limousine. and even the
hood, is of half-inch thick navy steel
plate, which is designed to shed the
bullets or bombs of would-be assas-
sins. Two extra seats project from
the back of the car, built high enough
to permit the occupants 10 see for
ward over the hood. THESE will be oc-
cupied by special guards with machine
guns. The running boards are I'M
usually long, for guards to stand, each
with a revolver in hand.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Chastity Trophies

The Jivaran tribes, a group Of In
dams, living at the eastern base Of the
Andes in Ecuador and the adjacent
parts of Peru, practice the art of
shrinking human heads. These shrunk-
en- human heads, called tsantas in the
native Jivaran tongue, are often seen
in museums. The head, after being
taken from an enemy, is carefully
skinned, sewed up in the back and
then shrunk and dried by an elab-
crate process accompanied by much
ceremony. The finished product, no
larger than the head of a small mon
kay. preserves the human expression.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Two Advantages

The house agent decided that he
had better be quite frank with his
latest clients.
"Of course" he began, "this house
has one or two drawbacks which l
feel 1 must mention. 1t is bounded
on the north by the gas works, on
the south by an india-rubber works,
on the east by a vinegar factory, and
in the west there is a glue-boiling es-
adjustment"
Great Scottp gasped the husband.
'Fancy showing us such place. What
a neighborhoodv
"Quite So" replied the agent. But
there are advantages. The rent Is
cheap, and you can always tell which
way the wind is blowingl"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Exclaimed in Full

"well, Martin" said the country
squire to his ex-footman, who had
left a year before to join the navy
and had returned on leave, how do
you like your new life?'
"Fine. sir" replied the sailor.
That's good,' said the mans pre-
vious master.
Eyes. sir, it's a grand life. Once
upon a time l didn't think much Of
the sea, though" the sailor explained,
'but now / see that the waters the
finest thing in the world. For In
stance, IL there was no water in the
world not one of us would learn to
swim, and then look what lot Of
people would be decentralization
Tit-Bits.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Making His Last Stand

The ivory-billed woodpecker, king Of
its tribe, inhabiting the great cypress
swamps, probably is making its last
stand in Florida, says Nature Maya
zine. The last breeding record Of this
giant woodpecker was made by DR.. A.
A, Allen, who found pair nesting in
central Florida in 1924. 1t is now
against the law to kill this fine bird.
The last stand Of the Carolina paro-
quet was made in Florida. This beau
tiful little parrot was once abundant
but was shot and trapped in such
quantities and so persistently that not
one has been seen for many years.
The bird Is now undoubtedly extinct.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-06-20
Making House a Home

The house is the center of the little
portion of the earth's surface we cali
home. To it lead the drives and
paths; around it lie the lawns and
gardens that mean so much to the
hours of our recreation and delight.
To make the surroundings a picture
of harmony is to make the house
truly a home. Does your front en-
trance, a most prominent picture,
have that air Of both welcome and
dignity so much desired? Are those
paths and drives bordered with ever
green hedges as well as your rose and
perennial gardens? If so, you are
fortunate indeed, but remember, no
place should be considered complete
until the patriarch of the evergreen
tribe, the specimen box, is planted
Exchange.