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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
SWEAR JUDGES SOON
Four to Start Appellate
Duties Next Week.

Simple ceremony will mark the
assumption of Office next week BY
four Democratic judges of the ap-
penate court and Fred B. Pickett
supreme and appellate court clerk,
The latter, who formerly was city
judge at Richmond, succeeds Charles
Biederwolf.
The four judges are Posey Kline
Evansville; william H. Bridwell
Sullivan; Alphonso c. Wood, An
COLA, and Harvey J. Curtis, Gary.
The two newly elected members
of the supreme court are: Curtis
Roll, Kokomo, who will succeed
Willard B. Gemmil, Marion, Jan
5, and Walter Treanor, Blooming
ton, who succeeds Benjamin F
Willoughby, Vincennes, Jan. 8.
Personal friends of the juristS will
swear them into Office, it was an
nounced, and informal receptions
will be held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
DRY RULING ASKED
Supreme Court Urged to
Give Early Decision.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. = A
speedy supreme court decision on
the ruling of Judge William Clark
that the eighteenth amendment is
invalid has been asked by the gov
eminent in documents filed with the
court by Solicitor General Thomas
D.sThacher.
The governments brief said the
government was ready to argue the
case at any time and expressed fear
that the Newark ruling would en-
courage disregard for Prohibition
laws and hamper their enforcement.
Filing of the brief Tuesday COIN
cided with an annual review and
forecast on the subject of prohibi-
ton issued by the Anti-Saloon
League. The dry organization pre-
dicted that 1881 would see no ma
terial change in the situation ex-
cept in improved enforcement"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
RAIL RATES REDUCED
Lines of Northwest Adopt
Class Fares Tonight.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 31.-A
system of class rates on trans
continental trains similar to that
used in Europe will go into effect
tonight for six months trial on
lines serving the northwest.
Tourist car patrons may travel
under the test plan for Is per cent
less than the standard fares while
day coach patrons may travel at a
rate "a per cent lower.
These new rates are comparable
with the three and four classes of
travel in European countries where
the prices are commensurate with
accommodations. 1t is the first time
such system has been tried in this
country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
Famous, Yet Unknown
American Girl, Unrecognized in Home
Land, Comes Home After
Starring in London.

BIZ NEA SerUice
NEW YORK, Dec. Silt was a
l. ' cheap New Jersey amusement
park, the sort of summer carnival
resort that boasts ferris wheel, a
few trick rides and a dance hall.
But on each Thursday night, a
tryout was held and theatrical tyros
were given a chance to be laughed
at or applauded.
And on such a night it was that
Estelle Brody made her first public
appearance.
just a few weeks ago, Miss Brody
returned from London, where for
five years she had been the star Of
British International Pictures. After
a few months of Broadway thea
tricals, by way of recapturing her
American accent, Miss Brody in
tends to return to the cinema.
A T any rate, out of the Jersey
L n first appearance came q
vaudeville opportunity which wound
up with a big time" appearance
on Broadway. At the time, a road
show was being cast for Little
Jesse James" and she was billed in
the leading role, and routed south.
Thereafter, deciding upon a vaca-
ton, Estelle went to London and it
so happened that London was in
its first movie toddling steps. She
got job with the old Gaumont
Company and from there stepped
into a British musical success.
Then the British International
Pictures was being organized and
Miss Brody found hereslf a star in
a strange land. For a dozen pro-
auctions she appeared in leads, but
British pictures never managed to
get very far from New York.
And so, something of an I'M
known in her own land, Miss Brody
returned with laurels from abroad.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
THEATER is BOMBED
New Orleans Movie House
Demolished by Blast.

By United Press
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-The
Valentino theater, suburban motion
picture house, was demolished by a
bomb today and nearby buildings
were damaged.
Police believed at least six per-
sons we're injured.
A grocery store in the rear Of the
theater almost was leveled by the
explosion. Windows blocks away
were broken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
Science Society Elects Head

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 81
DR.. j. Howard Brown of the Johns
Hopkins school of medicine, Balti-
more, was elected president of the
Society of American Psychologists
at the society's thirty second annual
meeting. Baltimore was selected as
the site of next years meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
CHURCH ELECTS NEW
SUNDAY SCHOOL HEAD

Roberts Park M. E. Chooses Staff
Led by Raymond Herath.
Raymond Herath was chosen as
superintendent of the Roberts Park
M. E. church Sunday school at the
annual meeting of the directors
Tuesday night.
Other officers. named are Mrs.
Jesse Kenworthy, secretary; c.. A.
Barrett, treasurer; D. R. Eanest, Ii
barian; Ms. M. M. Lain ST., super
intendent of the cradle roll and be-
ginners, and Mrs. G. G.. Shriver,
Mrs. James G.. Haston, Mrs. w. H.
Cooper, jess F. Ewing and Dwight
Johnson, departmental superin-
tendents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
KEEP UP LOTTERY
Stock Exchange Figures to
Be Used in Racket.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The big
business men of the policy racket
gathered from Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and
Harlem left for their homes today
after a two-day conference to re-
organize the $4,000, OOO-a-week game
OF chance on a new basis, the New
York Telegram said today.
The new formula was made nee
essary by discontinuance of publ
cation of the New York clearing
house figures on which the racket
was based. The delegates decided
instead to use the third, fourth and
fifth digits of the total daily sales
of the New York Stock Exchange.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
MUSICIANS SAY TT WITH CABBAGES
Artists Rezel in Revenge as Gotham Critics Perform

who performed on the flute and
the harmonica, and gave vocal
solos and inspirational speeches.
The other performers included
Leonard Liebling, Sigmund
Spaeth, William j. Guard. Julian
Seaman and F. D. Perkins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
CHARITY RECEIVED MUCH

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Charities
in the United States received ST.
450,7OO,O00 in philanthropic gifts
during 1880, according to fund-rais-
ing agencies.
The business depression did not
check the contributions to charity, a
statement by the John Price Jones
Corporation said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
CLEMENCY IS SHOWN
BaItzeII Paroles MCDanielS
for Two Years.

Cecil (Pete) McDaniels, S14
Douglas street, convicted with five
indianapolis policemen. on charges
of conspiracy to violate the nation
al prohibition statute, has been
shown clemency by Federal Judge
Robert C. Baltzell.
Judge Ba1tzell suspended for two
years McDaniels' four months jail
sentence and paroled him to the
Rev. G. B. Riley. Suspension was
granted by the court because of the
serious illness of McDaniels' wife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
$10,482,375 IN TAXES
TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Churches Fail
By United Press

By United Press
BENTON, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-With
the resignation of Rev. H. B.
Cox of the Baptist church and
the Rev. William G. Johnson of
the Christian church, both be-
cause their congregations could
not pay them, Benton today
faced the prospect of being
without a minister.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The
L Y music critics Of the New
York newspapers gave a concert
Tuesday night for the musicians
of the town. The musicians, &C
cording to reliable reports, got
even for the nasty things the
critics have said about them dur
ing the last year.
The concert was intended as a
benefit for the unemployed, but
it was doubtful who received the
most benefit. The critics, it was
understood, received several cab
bages and eggs.
When Samuel Chotzinof OF the
World, and Jerome D. Bohm Of
the Herald Tribune, arrived in
full dress suits, considerably con-
fused, the highly dignified concert
hall of the Barbizon- Plaza was
filled with an enthusiastic crowd
of opera singers, piano players,
cornetists, harpists and assorted
string quartets.
The musicians, without excep-
ton, were of a single mind. They
were there to deliver poetic JUS
tice.
The program consisted Of
Brahms variations on theme by
Haydn. AS Chotzinof and Bohm
advanced with firm strides to the
piano on the platform, the audi
ence eyed them without visible
respect. When they tipped the
tails of their coats and sat down,
a loud kissing arose. They got
their feet on the pedals and be-
gan, rather shakily.
A FTER few moments they
N warmed up. Torrents of
sound poured out of the instru-
ment, and down over the heads
of the audience. Chotzinoff
swayed rhythmically, his hands
flying up and down the keys at
almost invisible speed. Bohm, not
to be outdone, became almost en-
tirely invisible, but reappeared
later, hopping his brow.
The audience laughed. The per-
formers worked harder. The
audience roared.
And then, at a crucial moment
in the piece, large, stout gentle
man in the third row, who looked
like a bass drum player, stood up
and hurled bundle Of celery and
a head of cabbage directly at
Messrs. Chotzinoff and Bohm.
"Rotten!" he shouted. Lousy.
I want my money back"
Two others stood up and shout
ed for a refund. Another gentle
man was convinced that they
were playing in wrong tempo, and
told them SO from the rear of the
hall.
The uproar was tremendous. In
the face of it, however, the two
gallant artists stuck to their in
Strument and finished the piece,
with perhaps only a few more
variations than were written in
the score. At the end, Bohm in
quired with determination wheth-
er the audience would like to hear
it over again.
Il II
NINE. MARIA JERITzA, Met
1v1 ropolitan opera star, who had
hired a whole row down in front,
groaned in unison with her
friends. A gentleman in the rear
initiated a cuckoo clock. A shower
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
YOUTH SAVES FRIEND
IN FILM EXPLOSION
Rescues Companion From Flames
In Blast of Movie Machine,

In Blast of Movie Machine.
Robert Inhof, 16, of 1418 King
avenue, was in city hospital today,
recovering from burns sustained
when a motion picture protector
exploded in the home of a friend,
Francis Stapp, IS, at SIS East Tenth
street, Tuesday.
Stapp, upstairs when the ex-
plosion occurred, dashed into the
basement and pushed Inhoff up
stairs to safety. Mrs. Pearl Keaton,
mother of Stapp. swathed Inhoff
in blanket, smothering the flames.
Inhoff was burned on the face,
body and arms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
$4,000 HOME BURNS

House East of Terre Haute Formerly
Used by Rose Poly Students.
By United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 81
Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused by fire that destroyed the
home of Mrs. Cary Granger, east of
Terre Haute. Lack of water ham
pered the work of city firemen.
Almost the entire house was
ablaze before neighbors discovered
the fire and turned in alarm. The
Granger family was not at home
when the fire started.
The residence recently was used
as a fraternity house by students at
Rose Polytechnic Institute, nearby.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31

of pennies came down on the
stage.
Another delegation from the
Metropolitan Kissed in French.
The performers bowed gracefully,
accepted a wreath, and retired,
to make way for their colleagues,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
Capital Divorces Doubled

Dy 2 WIttU I Ttoo
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-D-
vorces granted in the District Of
Columbia have doubled in ten years,
latest census figures reveal. Women
were compliments in most cases in
1880. Widows in the district this
year totaled $4,000, nearly three
times as many as widowers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31

A criticism written for the
World by Charles N. Drake, sub
shutting for Chotzinoff, referred
to the affair as "a not unSuccess-
full attempt to establish the years
low record in musical depression"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
Aged woman Dies

By Times Special
WHITELAND, Ind, Dec. 31-Mrs.
Mary E. Phipps, ST, wife of DR.. D.
l.. Phipps, former Johnson county
coroner, is dead here after three
years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-31
REPORT GIVEN
ON COMMUNE
FUND SPENDING
Disbursements of $836,279
and Balance of $97,598
Shown by InSIey.

Total disbursements Of the Indi-
annapolis Community Fund for the
fiscal year ending Oct. 81, 1880,
amounted to $836,279, it was an
nounced today by William II. ms
ley, president, who made public the
statement of cash receipts and dis
burSements.
Total receipts for the fiscal year
were 1927, 856.79 with a balance of
$97 ,598.60 on that date. Thirty-five
social service agencies in Indianapo-
lis shared in the Community Fund
for the year.
Approximately $1,000 citizens sub
scribed to the recent Community
Fund campaign when approximately
1894 900 was given. Ten years ago
a total of $4,000 persons were men,
bers of the fund. The fund Of
$685., 600 is for use over a twelve
month period.
The certified audit, prepared by
Pace, Gore & McLaren, for the
twelve months ended Oct. 81, 1880,
follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13
Negro Misleader breaches Loyalty
to Government of Lynchings

a report of speech of Reverend Drew, made
at the Garvey Club at Liberty Hall in New
York. The reverend, amongst other things,
stated: II am here now registering my dis
approval of this parade august First DEM
onstration) by the Communists and seek to
take neither passive nor active part in it. The
reasons for my Cpl sition / base on two dis
tinct grounds, one it is unAmerican, and two,
it is unChristian."
The reverend has nothing to say about the
lynchings right after the war, the treatment
given to the Negro soldiers, and the nstgated
race riots after the war The reverend gives
his blessing to the war and the exploitation of
the Haitian and Philippine masses by American
Imperialism.
The reverend stated further: "Jn word,
the Communist Party is going around spread
ing an unsaviory propaganda in the hearts of
an already discontented group that can never
hope to obtain their measure of American
rights and privileges without law and order"
This militant" Garveyite breaches submits
sion to the Negro masses in face of growing
lynchings, tells the Negro masses to have faith
in the capitalist law and order of lynching and
race discrimination.
The same issue of the Negro World has an
editorial, the Negro and Communism. The
article Is full of attack and SANDER against
the Party and Communism.
The Negro workers who are already turning
away from Garveysm and Garvey will, under
the leadership Of the Party, quickly learn to
know the real program of Garveyism, which
means in fact submitting to the rule of the
white master class in the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13
The Communist Party Election Campaign To Date

1T is important for the Party to review the
activities in connection with the Election
Campaign to date. Very serious shortcomings
are being manifested in our Election Campaign
work which must be rectified at once. The
Party already had certain definite experiences
with the Election Campaign from which we
can draw certain conclusions for our future
work.
Our first experiences show very clearly the
great possibilities our Party has in utilizing
the weapon of revolutionary parliamentar-
ism for mobilization of large masses of work.
ers for broad economic and political mass
struggles. W. have also seen great response
of the masses for the platform of our Party
in the present Election Campaign. A poor
Election Campaign in any district means fail
ure to utilize the favorable objective situation
in bringing the program of our Party to the
masses.
To date august 1st), our Party has held
State Ratification Conventions in 10 states.
These 10 State Ratification Conventions were
attended by total of 1870 delegates. Of
these, $3.50 per cent were non-Party dele
gates, 1870 per cent came from fraternal
organizations, 225 or 16 per cent, non-dele
gates from Party and League units, 104-7
per cent were Negro delegates and only 1873
delegates, or less than IL per cent, came from
shops, A. F. of L. local unions and minority
groups of A. F. of l.. local unions.
What do these figures show? They first of
all show an incorrect proportion fParty and
on-Party--if we are to consider Minnesota,
the proportion will be still worse. 1t, however.
would be wrong to attribute the reason for
this situation to the delegates sent by the
Party and League directly. The delegation
from the Party and the League was only 1896
Consequently, the other sol delegate Party
members, which make 70 per cent of all dele
gates, were Communists coming from mass or
CARNATIONS. The mistake was, therefore, first
made by our comrades working in mass or
CARNATIONS who insisted that Communists go
as delegates to the state conventions. This
was wrong. Communists working in mass or
CARNATIONS are already overburdened with toe
many tasks, and upon their return from state
convention could not devote much of their time
to the Election Campaign. At the same time,
however, by sending non-Party workers as
delegates, these workers could have been drawn
into the Election Campaign and our forces
broadened out. Instead of exercising ideolog-
ical influence, our comrades resort to mechan-
ical control.
The major lesson, however, we can learn
from these figures, are: 1. We did not have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13

united front with the workers in mass or
CARNATIONS still under reactionary control, we
limited our united front to those mass organ
izations upon whom we already exercise influ-
ence. 2. The Election Campaign and the Plat
form of the Party was not brought to the
workers in the factories. The United Front
from below means precisely the United Front
with those masses of workers who are dissatis-
fled, who are growing conscious of the class
role of the state, who are revolving against
their bureaucratic and reactionary leadership,
who hitherto remained politically inactive and
whose support we can win on the basis of
struggle on certain issues, like unemployment
insurance, struggle against criminal syndical-
ism, against injunctions, etc.
The proportion of Negro delegates at our
conventions is also very unsatisfactory espe-
cially when we take into consideration that
fights for the Negro masses and the struggle
for social and political equality and against
white terror is one of the major points in our
election platform.
No serious efforts were made to have +he
workers in the factories organize Election
Campaign Committees and themselves elect
delegates to the State Ratification Convention
If we are to judge by the number of factory
gate meetings and open air meetings generally,
for example, during the period of June Is to
July Is, we can see that no serious effort was
made to bring the Platform of our Party to
the workers in the factories. In the period
of June Is to July Is in a report from II
states outside of New York, only 81 neighbor-
hood meeting were held weekly 40 factory
gate meetings weekly during the same period
and SO open-air meetings held outside of the
district headquarters city This shows how
weak the general agitation is in the Election
Campaign.
Another Illustration of the weakness of the
Election Campaign, especially in its agitational
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13

significance of the Election Campaign. Con-
sequently, they have failed and were very late
in the mobilization of the Party members
We can state that the election activity of our
Party was carried only by % per cent of
our Party membership-the bulk of the mem
bership is not involved as yet in this work.
Our immediate tasks in this situation are as
follows
~ The leading committees in the districts
must make themselves responsible for the
Election Campaign and, making periodical
checkup of the work done in this campaign.
Regular reports to the bureaus must be made
periodically.
(2) The collection of signatures must be
intensified. The districts must set certain
definite quota of signatures to be raised week
ly, seeing to it that they are filed at least two
weeks prior to the filing date.
(3) Open air meetings, particularly factory
gate meetings must be continued systematically
upon the direct initiative of the units and with
the help of the district. Every unit must have
at least one 'open-air meeting a week. Special
attention must be paid to holding open air
meetings in small industrial towns.
(4 The districts must Immediately issue a
number of leaflets for wide state distribution
on their local problems.
(5) Every member of our Party must be
lndue 10 sell Ten copies OIL the Plat1orm. The
increased sale of the Party Platform must be
the major task of the districts.
(6) Special agitators must be sent out on
tours, supplied with literature, for the cleo
ton campaign.
CD Special measures must be taken to or
ganize "Vote Communist" clubs in the neigh
borhoods and Election Committees in the fac
tories in order to draw in the non-Party work.
ers in the electio campaign.
90 Shop papers and special leaflets must
have as their central point the election cam
paign to be connected up with the problems of
the workers in the factories.
co. We must especially utilize our struggle
for Social Insurance and make the Social In
surance Bill the central point in our election
campaign.
If the districts will not take steps to correct
their shortcomings, the election campaign of
our Party will find itself in very critical
state. The reports on which this article is
based were incomplete. First, not all districts
have sent in reports Secondly, number of
states in the South, where we were going to
have candidates, have not sent in their reports,
but on the basis of the preliminary reports re-
ceived, we point out the shortcomings of the
campaign which must Immediately be corrected
and our entire Party membership aroused to
action