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j. S. AUTHOR DIES
IN FRENCH EXILE
Frank Harris, Whose Risque
Book Brought Ruin,
Succumbs.

By the Associated Press.
NICE. France, August 2e. - Frank
Harris, noted author, died here early
today Of an attack Of asthma. He was
rs years old. His wife was at his bed
side.
He had been working on q biography
OF George Bernard shaw In his villa
here.
The size Of his estate was unknown,
but it was believed to be very small.
The funeral win be held Friday,
The Life Of Oscar Wilde" Is prob
ably Harris best known work. Later
work, My Life and Loves" attracted
more attention, however, being banned
IN many countries, Including the United
States.
Returned Only Once.
A picturesque traveller, poseur, racon-
teur,. editor and author, he wrote him
self into comparative poverty and self
exile from the land Of his adoption.
Harris revisited America only once
after he went abroad In, 1922 to write
the frank revelations Of his wandering
career.
That visit was In the ran Of 1925
and Harris was incognitO for Its 10
weeks. Pressed for money, he came to
New York TO sen q series Of sensational
letters and perhaps 70 make a lecture
tour. But on advice Of certain law
yer friend that he might become in
volved with the Federal authorities over
the smuggling Of his banned my Life
and Loves" he went back to the Riviera.
Running away to New York at the
age OF IS from Galway, Ireland, where
hn EotaF
biographies say lo54), Frank Harris
worked on the foundations of the Brook
lyn Bridge before he went West to be-
come q cowboy and then q student at
the University Of Kansas.
His last residence in America was
during his editorsfip Of Pearson's Mag
azine, which he sold In 1922 to 60 to
Nice to write the confessions Of his
autobiography.
Known rs Rebel
closely watched by the Post once au-
thortties, and at least one edition was
denied the mailing privilege.
Creditors of all kinds kept him un-
happy while in America. In his last
years he had little left but the momen-
toes and gifts Of q lifetime, immensely
valuable to collectors.
The gatint, haggard Irishman, ego
tistical, vain, opinionated, but withal
loving, refused to part with any of those
gifts of Emerson, Carlyle, Whistler,
Thoreau, Hardy and other literary and
artistic celebrities Of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries.
Yet he wrote pen-portraits Of the
great for Riviera periodical which
paid him, spasmodicaily, So thousand
WOrtis
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whatever Of any pledge" or contribu-
ton to Bishop Cannon. He said he con-
trtbuted 5000 to the late Joseph Brady
Of Richmond as district chairman of
the Republican organization.
Slemp said he borrowed the 5000 to
give to Brady and added 'I expected
20 get 4 back. but so far haven't Sue
ceeded."
He went on to say he consulted with
Bishop Cannon at various times since
to the manner Of report he should make
on his campaign funds, He said the
bishop asked him in 1929, when the
Senate Campaign Funds Committee Vas
looking into campaign expenditures,
whether he should govern himself by
the requirements only Of the Federal
corrupt practices act or by whatever
the Senate committee asked. 6lemp
said he advised the bishop to give any
interruption asked Of him.
Confronted with letter written by
Cannon 70 Mr.. 6hefDeld ON stationery
Of the Slemp law Office and incIosing
notice of $500 deposit, Mr.. Slenp
said he had no knowledge Of Il what
ever. He said so far as he knew Cam
non had not used his ONCE
When Chairman Nye asked SIemp
whether he consulted with Bishop Cam
non 1t the time the churchman defied
the Senate Lobby COMMITTEES, the wit
ness repll1d - bad, but protested that
the we comnikso1N. was going far
eflel# IN this line Of lnuuiry. Senator
Nya did not press the Questioning IN
thS direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26

A special exhibition Of water-coIor
~ paintings by Wells M. Sawyer,
~ contemporary artist, has been
opened at the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art and viii be continued
until October /.
Co1orful Mediterranean Landscapes,
street scenes in Paris, views of the sea-
coast in the Cape Cod section and a
perspective of the Congressional Library
are included among the 81 interesting
exhibits.
The paintings will be on display from
noon to 4:30 O'Clock on Mondays and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
Million For CHARITY.

About 100000 was left to charity
by Dame Mary Monica Cunliffe Wills Of
bristol, England. widow Of II. H. Wills,
include $4,000 to Bristol University
and $1,000 for the maintenance Of gell-
gtosis services ~ the university chapel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26

from o to 4:30 o'clock on other week
days. The hours on Sundays and on
Labor day will be from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Titles of some of the pictures, indi-
cative Of the diversified nature of the
subjects, are: The Cathedral at
Segovia, Spain; Shower on the Loire,
France; "A Corner in Taormina,
Sicily: 1.-THE Saracen Wall, TaorTnina";
"A Village on the Kings Highway,
Cape Cod: "A Cabin in the Low Coun-
try. South Carolina; THE Fortified
Cathedral at Abb, France: Sunset
Glow, Carcasonne. France; "Vestvius
at Sunset, Naples: "A corner in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Navy Band
this evening at the Navy Yard band
stand, at 7:30 o'clock. Charles Benter,
leader: Charles wise, assistant leader.
March, March of the Toys. Herbert
Overture Don Juan" mozart
Duet for flute and horn, ''Serenade,"
title
Musicians w. Meyer, flute, and D.
Moriette, horn.)
Excerpts from Naughty Marietta"
Filipino valse. "Pepa Chatting
Araullo
"Rimpinato,, ........ TasseIli
Triumph OF Beauty" ..... Won Blon
Dolls FTolic". .Lederer
Gems from THE only Giri". !. Herbert
Suite
"Piccolo Pic" ............ Slater
BLUE Mediterranean" voipatti
Selections from ''The Waltz Dream"
Anchors Aweigh."
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at the United States Cap
itol at 1880 o'clock. Taylor Branson,
leader; Arthur Witcomb, second leader.
March, THE Conquerors" .Drumm
Overture, "Benvenuto Cellini" Berlioz
Cornet solo, Fantasia Capriccioso"
Kemp
Musician Winfred Kemp.)
Intermezzo, Among the Orange
SAONSo CaiVO
Irish Tune from County Derry"
Grand scenes from TIE CID. .Masseilet
xylophone solo, Caprice viennois,"
Kreisler
Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer.)
Prelude, third act, "L,ohengrira" Wagner
Hymn and triumphal march from
1Au6 Verdi
Marines Hymn, Halls Of Montexuna. .
THE Star Spansled Banner"
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Roosevelt Message Text.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
ALBANY, August 26s--The fun text
Of Gov Franklin y. Roosevelt's message
TO the special session Of the Legislature
was as follows:
I'm my annual message to your hon.
orable bodies this year ! pointed out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
GARBAGE MEN STRIKE

CHICAGO, August 26 09.-About 900
day week. They have been working
from two to four days and city cf11cials
said they could not meet the demand.
because funds were lacking.
Oficials Of the Sanitary Teamsters'
Union, which called the strike, said
they had abandoned hope of reaching
an agreement with the city and pointed
out II the strike continued, 400 street
cleaners would be thrown out Of work
without the drivers to remove the refuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26

More than 700 pigeons belonging 10
German and Austrian fanciers recently
raced home from Southampton. Eng
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JAPAN'S "WARRI0R
FOR PEACE" DIES;
AIDED NAVY PACT

Continued From First Page. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26

Paris" and Rain on the Roofs,
Charleston, South Carolina"
The painting Of the Congressional
Library Is the only local subject in the
exhibition. The artist has labeled it
"The Congressional Library, q 1881
View Prom Maryland Avenue"
Mr.. Sawyer was . student at the
Corcoran School of Art here and is
widely known In local art circles. He
Is commissioner of the Museum Of
Science and Arts as Yonkers, N. Y, and
member of the Art Institute OF Chi
cago, the Art Students League and
the Salmagundi Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
HOLDS UP WOMAN
Motorist Gets Free aasoltn. and ].
on His Way.

Motorist Gets Free Gasoline ana I'm
on His Way.
ROCKY MOUNT. N. O.. August as
CF.-A motorist used pistol here To-
day to force q woman fsiIinr staten
proprietor to iii his nasoliife Fam fhas,
drove Oh without molesting other pron-
erty.
The. woman, Mrs. w. L. Tavlcr. in
formed on1cers the man was DRIVING 4.
red coupe with . virginia license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26
Goldstein n charge.

Acting United states Attorney CoIlirs
win ask the grand jury TO begin the
inquiry next week.
Mr. Collins has designated Assistant
Omitted States Attorney irving Goldstefn
20 take charge Of the inquiry and 70
lay before the grand jurors the testi-
mony In the Harker case IS well as any
either evidence which may be brought
70 the attention Of the assistant pFeae-
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Chairman Nye and Senator Dill,
Democrat. washington, who were the
only committee members present. Ques-
toned siemp closely about statement
in a letter from Bishop Cannon 70
Jameson that "slemp has already paid
three,ouarters Of his pledge" However,
the witness said he had no recollection
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17
Greetings sroan the Soviet Umzoa,

in the cultural revolution there are
remarkable achievements: the illit-
eracy is rapidly disappearing, the
working masses and their young
generations are studying and acquir-
ing all knowledge and sciences to
be able to replace the old hostile
and counter-revolutionary technical
specialists.
Comrades, perhaps you have read
in your workers newspapers about
the constant efforts of the capitalist
world to provoke a war against the
USSR. The recently discovered
counter-revolutionary parties and
groups of the damagers shows very
clearly to the workers that the in
tensive battle between labor and
capitalism is not yet finished
in the USSR, inspite of the asser-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

economy and the trade are develop
ing in the socialist way. Private
capitalism possesses only about Is
PEE: cent of the whole national rev.
enue. After two years the USSR
will be in possession of As power
full electro-stations with the cap
acity of Is billion kilowat-hours in
stead of billion kilowat-hours that
we have now. The achievements
in the agriculture are also great,
for example, Is per cent of the
individual economies are already
collectivized, in some districts even
up to SO per cent. The result of
this Is the increase of the crop in
1880 from 1900 million puds to
$500 million puds.
These are the essential successes
in the economic domain. But also
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

tons of the right opportunists and
the left ones. The capitalist SER
wants in USSR, representatives of
the world capitalism, are organiz-
ing instructions against the USSR,
and the foreign bourgeoisie helps
them, provides them with money.
Still more, the foreign bourgeoisie
is organizing a provocation of war
against the USSR t, invade the
land with the airl of avertnrowin2
the Soviet Government by military
force. for reestablishing the power
of blood thirsty capitalism.
The Soviet proletariat is proud
and strong in realization OF the
support Of the organized world pro-
letariat. With your help and sup
port. with your heroic fight against
your own capitalist class. with your
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

Dear Comrades:
In reply to your letters congra-
tulating us on the Thirteenth An
niversary of the October Revolution,
I am glad to send you and the
whole Of the working class of your
country my fraternal greetings. I
congratulate you on the heroic fight
against the ramshackle capitalism,
for your bitter fight against all
enemies of the USSR, for your
promise to support the socialist
construction in the USSR.
The workers Of the USSR already
during Is years have been success
fully constructing socialism. With
every new year we see progressing
and increasing the achievements in
the workers state. Unemployment
is completely eliminated. 1,600,-
600 workers got their work in
the newly constructed factories and
shops. The wages increased about
40 per cent. The industry, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

pared to those surrounding the
building of the Hoover Dam. Not
that there are so many physical
difficulties in the actual work of
damming the Colorado River, at
the town of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Hoover" Dam, socalled -
though by the time it is built it
will doubtless be named over again
as Hoover will have passed, scorn-
ed and detested, into oblivion-will
be higher but narrower than
Dnieperstroy, and. will have no
trouble in finding solid rock found
alton.
Where the Hoover Dam has
trouble is in the fact that capital
ism is the economic and political
system under which technical ad-
vance is obstructed at every turn.
1t was not always so, but is so
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

project, is: Who will get the water
for irrigation? And, Which, among
the private capitalist power COM
panies, will get to steal the power
But on these two questions alone,
the building of the dam, at first
called the Boulder Dam, has been
dragging along for a generation.
The first question was water;
and by 1921, just talking about the
dam had produced a first class
row, since the states drained bp
the Colorado Rivers upper tribut-
aries, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
and New Mexico, were opposed to
the states of Arizona, Nevada and
California getting more water
than they did.
Herb Hoover, the White House
prophet of prosperity in Sixty
Days." then Secretary of Com
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ment could not really do anything
So any work that is done, is by
private contractors = who know
how easy graft goes with the De-
partment of the Interior from rich
experience.
Although Hoover presided" at
the Santa Fe Conference in 1921,
he didn't settle much-"untangled
problems have been left over from
the conference" says the magazine
Outlook and Independent" Ari-
iona refused and still refuses to
ratify the conference agreement,
and has a bitter fight with Cali
fornia- over the water-is prepar-
ing a petition to the U. S. Supreme
Court for an injunction to stop
construction until Arizona rights
are determined. Acres of legal
opinions have been written on the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17
By HARRISON GEORGE

now, when capitalism is in his
toric decline. The capitalist gov
eminent has droves of expert agri-
culturists teaching new methods
of growing more farm products,
and a Secretary of Agriculture
telling the farmers not to grow
more, but less.
The two main questions whose
solution under capitalism's rules is
even yet blocking the Hoover Dam
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17
"a Comparison of Socialist and Capitalist Construction

the other American engineers, also
some Germans-are only present
as consultants, the Chief Engineer
is a Russian named Winter, and
the engineer staff is almost all
Russian or Ukrainian - which is
the same to capitalists, as they are
both Soviet.
But if there are difficulties en-,
countered in building Dnieper-
stroy, they are as nothing COM
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merce, presided at a conference in
1921 to fix up the quarrel between
the seven states. At the time, the
Soviet was stin wrecked by inva-
sion, famine and blockade. OF
course the Commerce Department
really had no jurisdiction. Building
the dam is the job of the Depart
ment of Interior, and more preci-
sely of it's Reclamation Bureau.
But then, of course, the govern
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17
THE HOOVER DAM AND DNIEPERSTROY

subject. Such things never hap
pened or could have happened il
the Soviet Union with Dnieper
stroy.
But that was only start. Powe.
is now the main question, and the
Outlook" puts it this way: "Shal
the electricity drawn from a pub
lie dam be farmed to private
agency for profit, or shall it be
given to the public at cost? 2" S
cleverly have the capitalist politi
clans handled this problem, tina,
the Outlook" says that, "the an
swer to both questions is Yes
LET the "Outlook" tlel how many
agencies had to decide:
"The question of disposal was
passed upon by the four agencies
which necessity compelled: first,
Congress; second, the Whit
House, both under Coolidge and
Hoover; third, Secretary of the
Interior, Wilbur; fourth, the City
of Los Angeles"
Here is Organization" for you.
With a flock of capitalist politi-
clans all itching for graft from
the power interests, and a bevy
of power interests trying to stab
each other in the back.
Mr.. Borah, the bushy-haireJ
hero of the liberals, strobe forward
with an amendment" that no
power go to corporations. Then,
he withdrew his amendment! A
slick servant of corporations who,
as Secretary Wilbur's department
solicitor" speaks as an oracle, de-
cided that Wilbur would uphold
public interest by turning the
power over to private companies.
Los Angeles has a municipal
power graft apparatus and wants
most of the power. The Southern
California Edison Co, after using
its influence for years and years
to block construction, when con-
struction was decided on finally,
was the first to demand a con-
cession - and among the first
claims recognized by Secretary
Wilbur!
So, says the Outlook" Within
seven or eight years the dam will
be completed, and within ten years
the river viii begin to bestow it's
full beneficence."
That, workers, that is capitalist
construction! Begun" in 1906, and
possibly finished in 1887 or 1888!
That is the wonderful" Hoover
Daml But-by December A, 1880,
the workers of the Soviet Union,
breaking all world records at plac-
ing concrete at Dnieperstroy, had
laid foundation enough to insure
the completion of the great Dnie-
perstroy project by May 1, 1882,
five years after the first shovel
turned the first dirt in the now
vanished village of Kichkas.
Such is the story, enlightening,
but the coolest of cold facts, of
the superiority, technically and So
cially, of socialist construction un-
der a Workers and Farmers gov
eminent. It is the story of how
much more effective, in bringing
construction projects into living
reality, was Lenin, the great rev.
olutionist, than Hoover, the great
engineer"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

THINK, workers! Back in Teddy
RoOsevelt's first administration,
to be exact in the year Of 1906,
American capitalism "began" to.
build the Hoover Dam. Gar Mich
olas "the Bloody" had just crushed
the 1905 Revolution. Lenin was a
hunted refugee in exile. The Boil
shevik Revolution of 1917 was yet
eleven years distant. That, work
ers, was the time president Roos-
evelt took the first steps" to build
the Boulder Dam, now renamed
the Hoover Dam" 1t is now 1881,
and, says the Outlook and In
dependent" magazine, within
seven or eight years it will be
completed"
At that time, in 1906, the Dnie-
per River was flowing past the
tiny Ukrainian village of Kichkas,
where peasants shaved and starved
under the whip of the Gar, the
cross 70 the priest, STEPPED in en-
forced ignorance and Christian
drunkenness, never even dreaming
that on May /, 1882, socialist CON
struction, under a Workers and
Peasants government, would de-
liver to the socialized industries of
the Soviet Union giant hydro
electric plant, provided by Lenin's
y liberalization Plan of December
1920, fully completed, magically
built on the site of the vanished
peasant village. That. workers, is
what is actually being done at
Dnieperstroy!
The Hoover Dam and Dnieper-
stroy are construction projects
easy to compare. Both are huge
But if anything the Soviet project
is the larger and certainly the
most difficult. Hugh Cooper, the
consultant engineer, says that
Dnieperstroy Dam-"will be the
largest dam in the wrold. There
will be nine main generating units
of $4,000 horsepower each. The
dam and auxiliary plants that will
eventually be built around it will
furnish all the electric power ne
cessary for 100000 people"
He continues: "Dnieperstroy is
one of the most difficult, if not
the most difficult engineering
work of its kind that the world
has ever attempted. He refers to
the depths necessary to go to get
firm foundation; then: "The fact
that when the dam is finished the
quantity of water going over the
top of the dam in times of flood
will be greater than has ever gone
over a similar dam in any part TO
the world, made the question of
foundation important. In times of
flood greater quantity of water
by about so per cent, will have
to go over the top of the dam
than over the st. Lawrence River"
Dnieperstrop will furnish more
power than Muscle Shoals. 1t will
cost some $4,000, 900. While the
American capitalist press makes
much of the fact that American
engineers are employed, vet the
fact is that 'Dnieperstroy is being
built according to the designs
made by and under the supervision
Of Soviet engineers. Cooper and
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active cooperation, the Soviet work
ers will continue and successfully
achieve the socialist construction.
We will push away all opportunists
and renegades who intend to stop
or to weaken the victorious march
o. the Proletarian World Revolu-
ton.
ASOCIO Dill ANTIKI
DI INTERNACION LINGUA
lido"
A number of Russian workers
from the factories and mills will
correspond with American workers
You can write your letters in all
national languages.
Address:
Internaciona Proletariat
Ido-Korespondo
Kiev, USSR, per. Nesterovsky,
No. 8, room 6
Moscow 9. Postbox No. 321.
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A contrast
i n projects:
The large pho
to shows the
rapid rise of
the giant Dni-
e p e r 5 trey,
which will be
completed in
1882, 5 years
after the first
shovel of dirt
was turned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

The small
photo shows
the site of
Hoover dam,
which W a s
first planned
Ac years dSO,
and which viii
probably not
be finished be-
fore the end
of the presen:
decade.
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Park Hotel from Philadelphia, where
they went to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Jones Of Madison,
Wis, are passing several days at the
Dodge Hotel.
Former Chairman of the Shipping
Board Edward N. Hurley Of Chicago
is at the Carlton for a few days.
Mrs. @. H. Hobbs of Camden, Me-, A
at the Dodge Hotel during q brief stay
in washington.
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SOCIETY
Continued From Third Page.)
ton of this play they will again COM
pete in the one-act play tournament.

At luncheon meeting at the Carlton
yesterday details of the coming All
States Bah to be held in the New Shore
ham Hotel Friday, January 16, were
discussed by committee chairmen pres
ent Mr.. Robert H. Mcneil, former
president of the North Carolina Society,
Is chairman in charge of the program
of the ball, and arrangements have been
made to have part of the evenings en-
tertainment broadcast over WJSV.
The broadcast will take place during
the intermisSion, and from 1880 to
11:45 o'clock Mr.. Mcneil will make
brief presentation of the purpose and
objects of the All States Society. Fol-
lowing this will be solo by Mrs. Caro-
lyn Nordica Bost, well known mezzo
soprano, and the orchestra will be on
the air from II AS to 1890 o'clock and
will feature dance selection composed
OF the State songs of those States rep
resented in the District by State societies.
Other chairmen present reported that
the plans for the ball were going for
ward, and that the advance sale of
tickets indicated that there was much
interest being manifested by members of
all State societies. Tickets NAV be Sc
cured at newsstandS of the leading
hotels, or from the committee chair
man, Mr.. Ralph Boyer, at 1901 Rhode