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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-29

RED RENAISSANCE. by H. H.
Lewis, with an introduction by
Jack Conroy; B. G. Hagglund,
Publisher, Holt, Minnesota. Price
IS cents.
(Reviewed by Henry George Weiss.)
JUST when one is about to scuttle
y the good ship Poetry and let it go
down with all the unholy crew and
give the sharks a nightmare Of
tummy-aches, along comes a poet like
H. H. Lewis and proves in pamphlet
of thirty odd poems, packed with
social dynamite, that perhaps after
all that good ship Poetry is worth
keeping afloat and only some of the
asinine crew need be drowned, or
hauled up to the yard-arm, or what
ever is too good fate for them.
Let me state that if I were COM
missioner of poetry, H. H. Lewis is
one of the few poets whose head l
wouldn't have struck off at sunrise
as a menace to humanity. In the
first place, let there be no mistake
about this, Lewis is a genuine poet
with something dynamic to say-and
not afraid to, say it in understandable
language and rhythms. A pox on
the poets who get so bewitched with
the form of the Lady Muse that they
can't be intelligiblel have sneak
ing suspicion that Time will erase
them with a wet sponge.
But be that as 1t may, art is not
afraid to be simple and direct. Beauty,
worth, when genuine, need little
adornment Lewis senses this under
lying truth. and, as result, eschew-
ing all literary affectations and rad
ical" art deyiations, he produces
a poetry that can be read and I'M
derstood by the masses, poetry with
beauty. punch, satire, poetry that
bites deep into the hollow myths ana
shams of present day society, poetry
with pathos. poetry that bellows a
battlecry of slaves in the face Of ex-
ploitation and greed.
IN his introduction to Lewis PAM
i phlet of poems, Conroy says that
Lewis modestly calls himself an
American peasant. But Lewis is more
than this: he is an articulate peasant,
peasant speaking for millions of his
more inarticulate fellows, singing
Red of the soil, a working stiff who
follows the plough and dreams of
emancipation, not alone for himself
but for all other exploited serfs and
slaves. One senses this in his poetry.
Love can wait till after the worlds
renewed" What splendid line!
What understanding and determine
ton In line! But the stature of
Lewis as poet Is triumphantly
achieved in Gone West" a poem
first appearing in New Masses, and
one Of the few really fine poems to
appear in that magazine:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-29
EPITAPH

From Canadian Railway Employer
Monthly
Here lies
Matthew Vol,
With worms
That creep and crawl.
Now you can't
Tell at all
Which is worm
And which
Was Vol,
Any more
Than you could tell
Which was which
When Vol was we'll.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-29
(By An Ex-Serviceman.l

(By An Ex-Serviceman.)
I HAVE lived in Elliott county for
thirty-five years. Bruin, the place
where was born, is twelve miles
from the railroad. We live very
primitive life up here. I hope 1t will
interest Daily Worker readers to
learn about our life in this part of
the United States.
My ancestors settled in this part
of Kentucky four generations ago
Both Of my grandfathers and grand
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-29
Poor Farmers Are
Rising in Kentucky

viii the author of this unsigned
article please write us again, and
this time give a name and address
so we can keep in touch with him.
Editor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-29

Don't miss the full story of circu-
lation gains In Wednesdays Daily
Worker.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
serDatue Position Should Be Market Warns
Bankers Planning to
Be at A. B. A. Cleveland
Farley in October

chain banking legislation which Is
already pending In Congress,
Planners Of the Cleveland con-
vention declare that both sides
will have their innings in order TO
present all angles Of their case. II
is expected that the parley will
make certain recommendations in
connection with the pending leg
islation.
To what extent this legislation
will 60 Is q matter Of conjecture
II Is assumed, however. that the
bankers will ask that permission
to extend the branch banking
facilities in certain sections Of
the country. On the other hand,
however, there Is the large group
Of smaller bankers WroSe very ex
istence would be cut by the large
banks II they entered In competi.
tive fields. They will put UP
fight to prevent passage Of any
such act.
Advocates Of the branch bank.
ing program point out that they
would be able to handle the de
poSits Of the customers far better
than the smaller institutions due
to the fact that they would be
covering q larger field.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
CROPS
|. REPORTED BY
AG. DEPT.
Decline in Number of Pigs Is
Shown, However; Wheat
Sets Favorable Harvest

Crop prospects for this year are
fair, but there win be fewer pigs
This announcement was made
today by the Department Of Agri
culture in its monthly survey Of
the agricultural situation. Re
ferring to wheat, the all absorb
ing topic Of the day, the survey
revealed:
wheat harvest is in full
swing. The crop has matured
early and so far has been cut
under favorable conditions,
barring some interruptions by
rains In eastern Kansas and Ok
lahOma.. Threshing' returns in
the Southwest have shown ir-
regular yields. Quality Of the
grain is high. being generally
Of good weight and have high
protein content. Yields are
poor in the Ohio Valley.
"Spring wheat has made good
average growth to date, though
conditions vary, as always.
Young grain has suffered for
lack Of rain in eastern Mon
tana and western South Da-
kOta. The same is true also Of
southern Alberta and Saskatch-
evan. In Iowa it was dam.
aged by storms. The outcome
Of the spring wheat crop viii
depend largely upon weather
conditions during the next
month.
''The continued low price Of
wheat is discOuraging to the
West. Growers are not dis
posed to hurry their threShing
operations nor to sell grain in
as heavy volume as usual on
the early market. Terminal
storage space Is still about half
filled with old grain.
World stocks Of wheat are
still, relatively heavy, though
they are probably 1OO,OOO,OOO
bushels smaller than . year ago,
this decrease being chiefly in
Argentina, which was offering
large quantities of wheat in
competition with American
grain at this time last season."
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
PWR,
USE CROWS

The total consumption Of cleo
trio power in the United States
for the first six months Of 1880
was IL per cent higher than for
the corresponding period in 1929
and 15.1 per cent above that for
the first half of 1928. according
to the National Electric Light AS
sociation. The total consumption
was 37.8 billion kilowatt hours.
Total revenues Of the electric
light and power companies for the
six months were per cent higher
than for the same period 1929,
and 1877 per cent above 1928.
The use of electricity by domeS-
tic or household customers is con-
sidered particularly significant,
showing an increase Of Is per
cent for the first six months Of
this year over 1929, and 29.8 per
cent over 1928.
The consumption Of electric
power by small industrial con-
Germs, stores, theaters, for street
lighting, and corresponding uses,
was 6.8 per cent above that for
1929, and "a per cent above 1928.
Large industrial plants, mines,
quarries, and bulk power users
consumed % per cent less in the
six months just concluded than
in the corresponding period in
1929, but their consumption was
1913 per cent higher than for
the first half of 1928.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
IS DANGEROUS,
!: EXPERT TELLS TRADERS
While There Is Still Much Distress" Stock
on Market Constructive Forces
Have Control, He Ayers
By THE SPECTATOR

Stocks good deal Of selling yesterday but behaved
pressvely throughout and closed with burst OF strength
The fact that the better stocks in tn forefront OF the
rally lends body to the forward movement.
AS shrewd and welIegarded market commentator
remarked stocks acting well and look higher con-
servatve position however and seectve purchases should
be the buyers watchword.
Too much enthusiasm is very likely to be dangerous,
especially and bayhoo is heard about stocks
that aren't worth their present selling prices prospects
and merits Steady profttaing has begun from sources
which were buyers lower levels and this will increase as
the list works higher the old theory OF letting the other
fellow make something"
There is still undoubtedly good deal Of distress stock
carried through the and June breaks overhangng the
market Yet constructive forces in full control and
the fact that operators reported on the
side lines for the time being is good sign.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
Air Mail Increases
rs Per Cent in Year

NEW YORK. July 16.-During
June S6,624 pounds Of air mail
were carried over the lines Of
American Always, Inc, and the
Embry-Riddle Company, transport
subsidiaries Of the Aviation Cor
poration Of Delaware. This was
an increase of rs per. cent COM
pared with the corresponding
month Of last year, but a decrease
Of 6.7 per cent from the previous
month, when 80, ,846 pounds were
carried.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
By JOHN E. NEVIN, Jr.

Increasing interest In the an
nual convention Of the American
Bankers Association convention.
which takes place in Cleveland on
September 29-October 2, is mani
tested among Washington bank.
erS. It is anticipated that q large
number Of local financial men
and bankers viii be IN attendance
at the meetings.
Previous meetings have been
held on the Pacific coast, and
this to a certain degree has
hampered the local men who
wanted to 60, due both to the
larger expense and the greater
amount Of time necessary to 60
to the convention city.
With some Of the most radical
changes ever made in the history
Of banking an assured fact since
the last convention Of the asSo-
citation, this convention will prove
of exceptional interest. Due to
the large number Of changes and
improvements it Is thought that
discussion Of the changes will
take a great deal Of the time Of
the convention.
With declining prices prevailing
In practically every commodity
market throughout the world and
the stock market working like a
laggard snail, interest in the meet.
ing Of the bankers will be intenSi.
fled due to the fact they viii be
expected to take some action in
order to assure the future upward
trend Of business. .
In the banking field itself will
come the question Of branch and
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
SIGNS Of TRADE
UPTURN SEEN
BY IRON ACE
Recovery in the Iron and
Steel Business Forecast by
Trade Journal; Examples

The iron and steel trade, al.
ways highly sensitive to change,
sees signs Of recovery, although
industrial activity at present,
influenced both by business de.
preston and by seasonal reac.
ton, is at a low ebb, Iron Age
will say tomorrow in its review.
Automobile makers as well as
other important manufacturers
have shut down for a fortnight
or more. Yet most Of these
suspensions are taking place this
month, and assumptions in
August will Of necessity result in
renewed requirements in materials.
Mills Feel Rebound
Even now the mills are COM
mencing to feel the effect Of this
rebound in demand. The Ford
Motor Company, which has shut
down until July 28. has placed
orders for q considerable tonnage
of sheets, enabling certain pro-
ducers to increase operations. The
Ford schedule for the first 10
days Of August is $500 cars daily,
compared with a recent output
Of $500 cars.
Other Straws pointing to i'm
provement in business are found
in the scrap and pig iron markets.
While there continues to be scat
tered declines in old material
prices, with heavy melting grade
down Is cents a ton at Cleveland.
the situation as q whole shows
that lack Of definite trend which
frequently precedeS a turn. It is
possibly significant that pur-
chase of 10000 tons Of heavy
melting grade at Pittsburgh failed
to bring out a further break in
prices, and that scrap brokers'
notably in the Chicago district
are beginning to accumulate ma
terial in anticipation Of a higher
market.
Rad fNe RTTsTEESS sERVTcE ne.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

prices are still holding their
position. Durant is linked with
activity in General Motors, though
other good buying is heard.
Chrysler'S activity was a fore
runner of the introduction of
new models today. Smart buying
is heard in Briggs Body.
Fox
am told there is something
doing in Fox and that the stock
will be pushed much higher
General Theaters and Loew's
are also included in the move.
Fox has a dominant position in
the film industry and earnings
are running at high rate. The
dividend is believed to be safe.
giving a high return at current
levels. The only unfaVorable
factor heard is that the company
may need more funds to carry
out its expansion program. An
offer by Fox for the minority
interest in Loew'S is expected
some time this year..
/ hear there is a play coming
in Columbia Graphophone. The
oft-told merger tale is being re-
vived, but with variations this
time. The story is that the
English and American companies
will be divorced, and that Para
mount will get the American
Branch and Radio Corporation
the Parent Company overseas.
British interests who sold the
stock in the thirties two months
ago are said to be- reaccumulating
their lines.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
refinery OIL
STOCKS DROP

Stocks Of gasoline at refineries
representing 95.7 per cent Of the
total refining capacity Of the
country, declined 1,242,00 ,00O
barrels to 47,792,00O barrels dur
ing the week ended July IL, &C.
cording to compilation by the
American Petroleum Institute.
Refineries operated at 71.2 per
cent of capacity, against 7O.2 per
cent the previous week and rang
a total of 17,577,OO0 barrels
against 17,34S,00O barrels of
crude oil run in the week ended
July S. Daily average gross
crude oil production in the United
States in the week ended july
IL was estimated at 2,530,S00
barrels against 2,5s1,5 500 barrels
in the preceding week.
Export Action
An agreement has been reached
by members of the Petroleum
Export Inc, the world association
of oil interests organized under
the Webb-Pomerene act for the
stabilization of export prices,
whereby the quotation on gas
oline for export will not be re-
duced. The price has remained
above 9 cents at Gulf and
Atlantic ports for more than a
year.
Oklahoma Oil Situation
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July
1.-THE reduction Of IS per cent
in allowable crude oil output OF
flush fields in Oklahoma, adopted
by operators at the meeting in
Tulsa yesterday brings the States
output to $4,000 barrels daily. q
more drastic reduction than had
been expected. The new schedule
became effective yesterday and
will run to September !. Another
meeting Of oil operators is sched-
uled for August to determine the
demand outlook and decide upon
the pro ration schedule for Sep
tember.
A reduction of 10000 barrels
in daily production of oil in the
Texas fields was recommended To-
day by operators Of the State a.
a meeting in Fort Worth.
LOS ANGELES, July ia re-
duction Of $4,000 barrels daily Of
crude oil runs to stills has been
effected by the Union Oil Com
pany Of California, w. L. Stewart,
vice president, announced today.
Mr.. Stewart said that this cut in
output was q further move 60
reduce stocks Of gasoline on hand
and to confine the company's ~e-
finery output to estimated re-
quirementS for the remainder OF
1880.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IT.
Associated Oil Company, follow
ing the action Of the Standard
Oil Company Of California and
other major companies in this
territory several days ago, today
increased the price Of gasoline to
consumers to 20 cents gallon.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
Net of I72 Rails Off
S34,OOO,OOO in June

Net Of operating income Of 172
Glass I railroads in June was $69,'
173,723, against $103,577, $50 in
1929. Net for five months was
1907. .659, ,543. against $457,Ol7,244
q year ago. .
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
Helping the Advance

The cheerful tone Of yester'
days iron weekly steel review
and its stressing the optimism OF
the leaders of the steel industry
was ammunition for the bull
forces. Increased activity in
steel mills is expected soon, and
will be aided by the reopening
Of the automobile plants and
their speeding up on new models
United States Steel has been
steadily absorbed and acted well
in yesterdays reaction. Steel
will be in the van Of any strength
in the market and looks higher.
Other leading steel stocks like
Bethlehem and Republic, should
also improve.
Ludlum Steel is being tipped
as ready for a move. Ludlum
depends for much Of its business
on the automobile industry.
Higher prices are heard for Rem
ington Rand. The business ma
chine industry weathered the de-
preston better than most Of the
others and is in line to share IN
any Improvement.
should not be surprised if the
brokers loans report at the close
of the market this Afternoon were
q Standoff, though an increase
seems indicated by the market S
strength the past week. Public
buying so far has been Of only
the nibbling variety and a good
deal Of it of investment caliber.
Bond dealers also report better
demand. New offerings are re-
sponSible for a good percentage
of the loans total. Some distress
liquidation has taken place and
also q good deal Of short cover
ing. Any increase should be
small and Of no significance
marketwiSe.
hear Of smart buying in Elec-
trio Power and Light by interests
who haven't touched the stock
since it hit the century. mark a
couple Of months ago. Electric
Power, through its control Of
United Gas, is one Of the lead
ing factors in the natural gas
field. High-grade selling was re-
ported in General Electric. The
stock is selling on 35-to-1 earn
ing ratio. but its position as one
of the nations leading indus
trials attracts long pull invest
ment buying on reactions.
Gushers
The oils were uniformly
strong group yesterday on signs
that supply was being brought
more in line with demand by
additional curt'ailm ent steps.
Standard Oil Of New Jersey led
the advance and is becoming a
recognized market leader. Nee
han, I hear, has been buying
stock openly on the floor Of the
exchange the past three days,
and I am told, set the late after
moon bulge in Jersey off yeSter-
day by bidding "a for 10000
shares. Sinclair was higher on
heavy buying, reviving the old
merger rurnors. Sinclair's deal
with Prairie is said to be in the
''bag" and new hook-upS are
being noised about was strong in
sympathy with the groups action.
Phillips is we'll regarded in the
street and is a leading gasoline
factor.
The motors acted we'll yester-
day. Auburn, mentioned in this
column the last two days, was
one OF the days sensations, climb
ing 13 points. hear interests
long Of the stock at much higher
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The Washington times., 1930-07-17
An Added Convenience For
Telephone Subscribers

ARRANGEMENTS have been made with number Of
and branch banks agencies for the cO
lection of bills This is added convenience for
patrons who have been paying their telephone bills each
month the Companys Business Office but who Ofentimes
find it bOthersOme o make the trip downtown.
Current may paid the bank collection agencies up
and including the settlement date shown the face of
bill Those who send in their checks each month by
mail should continue address them the Business Office
The bank collection agencies located at points
venient neghborhOOds throughout the city ise
of these agencies follows:
Riggs National Bank-l5O3 Pennsylvania Ave-, N. W.
Seventh Branch Seventh andEy W.
and echanisB MSt,NW
Orthwe Branch Coumh Rds NJ w.
ParkRo Branch Park RdY N W.
DupOnCa Branch-l913 Massachusetts N W
Friendship Branch ST. NJ
American Security Trust CO-COr 18th Pa. Ave-, NV.
Southwest Banch-CO Sevenh hand S
Branch Coz. Seventh md Masac NV
NOrthwos Branch fifteenth 81, ".
Branch HSt,N
The AnacOstia BanL-2OOO Nichols Ave., S. E.
Chevy Chase Savings Bank-5524 Connecticut Ave. N. W.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
NEWS.
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

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The Washington times., 1930-07-17

The motors acted we'll yester-
day. Auburn, mentioned in this
column the last two days, was
one OF the days sensations, climb
ing 13 points. I hear interests
long of the stock at much higher
The Washington times., 1930-07-17
LOCAL STOCKS

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibba q Coz
Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat, rtS., WI, 1016; h016.
Mergenthaler Linotype 100
961a.
Peoples Drug Stores, pfd., 100
1037s.
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas, IS, A, $1,000
lO134; $1,000 10212.
Potomac Electric, IS, pfd., 10
@11034.
Capital Traction Company, 10
59b; 1O@59A.
Washington Gas, IS, B, $1,000
105; $1,000 1063s.
Mergenthaler, 4096H; 100
96A: 10096A.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio, pfd., 10@983z.
Potomac Electric, 512s, pfd., 10
@10724; 1001071s; 3O@10S.
Norfolk and washington Steam
boat, rts., wi, 20161a.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

Read the BUSINESS SERVICE DE-
RECTORY IN tOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
TBS 18th st, W. trOpOEan
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

EXdlV1n END.
dEx- Rights.
W. LWhen issued.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

SAN FRANCISCO, July IT.
Associated Oil Company, follow
ing the action Of the Standard
Oil Company Of California and
other major companies in this
territory several days ago, today
increased the price of gasoline to
consumers to 20 cents a gallon.
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

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