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he would murder you, he planned skillfully TO
render you helpless before striking and he
would have succeeded If your shot had not
alarmed me, if I had hesitated to run to your
help. Do you know who the man was sidi?"
did not know, for, dazed as 1 was, I had
been unable to see clearly the face of my
aggreSsor.
He was the very man of whom you inquired
about the Caves of Dirha," .Menhed continued.
1.-The young Sbehas have forsaken the feud and
would not harm white man. But the old ones
still remember the cave, streamed with the dead
of their tribe. The old headman showed you
how to reach those caves and planned to muir
der you. And, Inshallah by but little he failed
in succeeding!"
(Copyright 193l.)
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Wood DishIlatiOn Record.

THE wood distillation industry, while confined
to comparatively few establishments, has
turned out fairly large quantity of products.
There are 81 factories so employed, this num-
Der being three more than in 1927. They
turned out $500, 900 gallons of crude wood
alcohol and 5,779,0 900 gallons of refined wood
alcohol.
Other products included So 900 tons of acetate
of lime, 100000 gallons of tar, 100000 pounds
of pitch. 1900, 900 gallons Of turpentine, 27O0-
900 gallons of pine OIL AIS, 900 500-pound bar
rels Of rosin and Al TOO 900 bushels Of charcoal.
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quired, irrespective of how easy the machine is
to fly in the best conditions"
That won't prevent the average man from
flying, just as it doesn't prevent his boy from
preferring bicycle over a tricycle., De Hall
land points out
THE tricycle. is inherently stable vehicle.
The bicycle Is unstable and has a definite
'stalling' speed. But the tricycle. is heavier
than the bicycle for equal seating capacity, and
therefore work done upon it produces less use
full effect In other words, the tricycle. Is less
efficient than the bicycle. Hence the popularity
of two wheels over three, although a higher
standard of skill is required"
This need Of greater skill to operate an air.
plane, despite all its foolproof qualities, may be
the reason why there will never be many
operators of airplanes as of automobiles. That,
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potency and physical requirements may be
brought about.
One of the important drawbacks to popular
acceptance of the airplane is mostly phycho-
logical somewhat similar to the state of mind
in the early years of this century which made
people delay their acceptance of the automo-
bile. But, as Secretary Young points out it
isn't so much fear" as it is fare" that keeps
us from flying, the "fare'' in the case of the
popular airplane being low original cost and
low cost of operation and maintenance.
The popular dread of airsickness, for exam
pie, turns out to be more mental than physical.
AS matter of fact, it Is pointed out that only
per cent of those who fly today experience
any sort of airsicknesS, and that is due mostly
to lack of ventilation in the closed cabins Of
the passenger transports. Very little is due TO
bunny riding or high flying.
Stout suggests cure for airsckneSs In re-
designing the airplane so that the passengers
will be able to see the horizon ahead.
Let the passengers look out and far ahead
instead of straight down to the ground, as they
are forced to do now" he says, land most air.
sickness will be avoided"
A PLANE somewhat along this line was built
year or two ago in Germany 1t was a
small high-wing affair, but with two light mo-
tors, jutting out Of each wing in such
way as to leave the cabin between them unob-
structed. The pilot and his passengers could
look straight ahead, just as they would in an
automobile.
Another important consideration that fright
ems people away from airplanes at present IL
the excessively large number Of instruments
and controls the pilot is forced to watch and
operate.
That's quite large order In face Of the fact
that each Of the mail planes operating between
Chicago and New York has almost 100 instru-
ments and controls in the pilots cockpit But
this number is gradually being reduced by com.
bination and improvement Of the various m.
StrumentS.
Eventually perhaps we may have only single
instrument to guide our hivver planes enough
to show us how the motor is operating, how
high we are, in what direction we are flying
and at what speed. This is no wild fight OF
the imagination, but is the suggestion of q COOL
minded aviation engineer, one of the best in the
industry.
WITH such simple guidance, with a fairly
step gliding angle to bring us quickly
into small landing space within the city limits,
with stability and safety assured through such
devices as an automatic pilot and slotted WINGS
with sturdy shock absorbers to take up the jolt
that is more evident with steep gliding angle,
with open and well built passenger COM
partment, we shall feel much more at ease
about flying our own airplanes than we do at
present.
With such plane, small and easily handled,
any one could learn to fly in few hours.
While in that time we might be poor pilots, the
ship would be sufficiently able to take care Of
itself If we happened to misjudge heights or
distances. And so we could operate 1t with little
danger Of perhaps more than a shaking up In
the event of q poor landing. The day is prob
ably not far in the future.
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Manganese for Florida SoiL

MANGANESE, usually thought of con-
stituent of fine steel, has turned out to be
the one ingredient lacking in otherwise good
truck garden soil in some parts of Florida.
The discovery of this fact came when ex-
perts from the Department of Agriculture went
to Florida in the glades section, to see if they
could find out why truck farmers were
uniformly unsuccessful, when all appearances
indicated that the soil in which they were
carrying on their work was excellent for gar
dening purposes.
Various types Of commercial fertilizers were
used without success, and, as a last resort,
quantities of the soil we're brought to Wash
ington for analysis.
The tests carried on in the laboratories in
dicated that in every respect but one, the soil
seemed to be about normal. The one de-
ficiency was in manganese which was almost
entirely absent.
Working on the theory that manganese
contained the key to the puzzle, the experts
ran parallel beds in the greenhouses, in rome
of which the soil was used as found with the
addition of indicated fertilizers, while in the
others the soil was treated also with man.
ganese. The soil without manganese failed 20
yield plants with any degree of success, while
the treated soil produced an abundant growth.
With this information at hand it is ex-
pected that the unproductive lands soon will
be yielding large quantities of tomatoes, corn,
potatoes, beets, beans and other garden truck
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man had picked himself up and was brushing
the knees Of his trousers.
Not hurt, I hope" said Matt, holding out
the cap.
The man looked up. The moonlight was
full upon his face. There was a tense silence
as the two men stared at each other.
Richardson" said Matt softly, too amazed
to be angry.
Richardson's reply was mufied. The mus
cles of his face were tense, his eyes wide with
fear. Carlisle had followed him and now he
trapped on the high seas! Why hadn't
he stayed in his state room since the first time
he recognized Matt?
His agile mind conjured up and discarded
every possible means Of escape. 1t was man
against man now. He wondered II they really
did bury people in midocean must be a
crude ceremony. God! Was there no way out
Of this thing? What was Carlisle thinking?
How had he known he was sailing for South
America? He must have been lying in wait
for him all the time, playing with him as
cat does mouse Well. he'd have it over
and now. With a supreme effort he brought
himself erect and faced Matt squarely.
Matt watched him, reading his thoughts with
sudden cunning. What simple thing it would
be to throw him over the rail! With grim
satisfaction he saw him struggling in the water
and calling for help. Even If they managed
to pull him out, Richardson would declare ne
fell accidentally. How he hated this man who
had made fool Of him. He derived a queer
delight from Richardson's fear. Beneath his
suave front, Matt knew he was trembling like
leaf-the coward! How he would like to bruise
those full lips and f1atten that arrogant nose
so that no woman would ever look at him again.
He scowled at Richardson, waiting for him to
speak.
Carlisle" Richardson's voice, apologize and
tremulous broke the silence I'm sorry about
about your wife. You see, "
At the sound of his voice Matt suddenly
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knew that it was not hatred he felt for Rich
ardson, but scorn scorn so devastating that 1t
burned against his chest and throbbed in his
temples. He despised the man and every MEM
DRY connected with him.
You see, Richardson was repeat
ing
Forget it," snapped Carlisle, turning on
his heel, "she wasn't my wife"
Copyright, 1879
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HOWEVER, he adds when planes are pro-
provided for the average person, whom he
calls the perennial employe," planes that will
be low in horsepower, low in price, low in main
tenance and operation, restricted in range and
with the added safety factors which new design
and development are continually making avail
able it is possible that revised standards in COM
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at any rate Is what Clarence M Young. As
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics,
seems to believe.
THE matter of physical requirements for
licenses to operate aircraft will bear out this
assertion" he said recently. The physical re-
uuirements of necessity must be quite high in
order to assure the maximum degree of safety
in aerial operations"
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tions outside the urban district.
THE reason for this is its comparatively low
- gliding angle. the angle at which it lands.
A low gliding angle, one which brings the plane
forward to 10 feet for every foot it drops, will
not do for the small type of plane If it is to
come into popular use, because it requires an
unobstructed large and fiat field for taKe-of
and landing That means getting too far away
from the center of a city for the average man
70 interest himself in aviation.
As soon as plane is devised that would bring
the owner into the heart of a CITY, however and
at the same time assure him safety in opera
ton, it will become as popular as the automo-
bile. Stout isn't the only one in this work who
Is certain of this.
In its recent report to Congress the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics declared
fatty that the aeronautics industry will re-
main small unless or until the private of
aircraft is extensively developed"
That means the construction and popular
adoption Of the small airplane, comparable to
the automobile opposed TO the large, bus
like transport ships being built today.
Capt. Godfrey De Haviland, Of Eng
lands outstanding airplane manufacturers,
builder Of the tiny Moth, foresees the same
development.
I ow-PowERED motors, he says, are essen
tial, for they mean reduced weight and
lower cost. They will gradually develop more
speed through reduction Of air resistance by
better design.
But the gliding angle becomes ''flatter" when
this is done to plane, so that landing over
high obstacles or on a down-grade requires a
much longer landing distance. De Haviland
suggests a simple solution, which may be ex-
pected on the future fivver airplanes-it is the
use OF hand-operated air brakes.
Clarence Chamberlin. the United States Gov
eminent flyer, about three years ago exhibited
what was then considered "foolproof" small
airplane Of type that might become popular.
But the big difficulty with it was its exception
ally low gliding angela feature which Cham
BERLIN strange to say, considered an important
advantage for safety. fiat landing naturally
is easier to make, and brings less chance Of
crack-ups and ground loops.
True, a low gliding angle increases the factor
Of safety but where the demands of the aver
age future flyer intervene there will have to be
q compromise between the two Making
airplane entirely safe and foolproof, according
TO De Haviland, might operate against itself.
1t might create "a new standard of inferior
pilotage"
Nothing mechanical can be foolproof," he
says, land If flying were made too easy it is
accidents of different sort. Moreover, the pro-
vision Of a very easy machine to fly is by no
means the whole story. Weather conditions
enter very largely into flying. Consequently q
certain standard of skill and Judgment is re-
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his hand had trembled and had failed to kill
you or to disable you at once-hs days would
have been forfeited, too. To make sure that
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It's cost is higher. Furthermore, although the
plane could stop in a short distance, it requires
q field that isn't surrounded with tall obstruc-
tions outside the urban district
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
HARLEM PLANS
PROTEST MEETS
Protest Murder of the
Negro Choppers

NEW YORK.-Harlen colored and
white workers will protest the police
landowners bloody terror against
Alabama Negro choppers in two open
air meetings tonight. The meetings
will be held at l39th ST. and Seventh
Ave, and at. Fifth Ave, and 1I7th
st. There will also be an indoor
meeting this evening at AIT W. 53rd
Street, downtown
On Sunday there will be an in
door mass protest meeting at the
Finnish Workers Hall, Is West 12sth
st. The meeting will open at 4
o'clock, and will be addressed by
white and colored leaders of the
revolutionary movement.
Another indoor protest meeting
will be held Wednesday night, at 8
o'clock, at the Tabernacle Baptist
Church, at II West 132nd Street.
These meetings will all serve to
mobilize the workers for August
First, on which day millions of
workers throughout the world will
take the streets in militant demon
STATIONS against the persecution of
the Negro masses and against i'm
perialist preparations for another
world slaughter, especially aimed at
the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
TRY TO FRAME
LOCAL 50 POLL

Last night at membership meet
ing of Local 80 Milliners, called TO
make nominations for officers. the
appointed manager and his lieuten-
ants attempted to break up the meet
ing when the workers by an over
whelming majority favored a motion
that all candidates regardless of
their political views should run on
the ballot and that members who
are in arrears with dues should be
permitted TO take part in the cleo
ton,
The workers favored this motion
because of the long strike and unem-
ployment that prevailed in the trade.
Greenberg and his gang who are
maneuvering to make this election a
farce were interested in barring the
membership from voting and attend
ing the meeting, The workers took
over the meeting and carried through
their decisions. This meeting was but
one more indication as to where the
members Of Local 80 stand.
All workers are called upon to take
an active part in selecting an admin
istration Of the Local which will rep
resent the interests Of the rank and
file.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
TUUL PICNIC ON
SUNDAY, AUG. 2
Influence of T.U.U.L.
Grows in Struggle

The T. U. u. L. in the New York
District is at present engaged in
numerous struggles. In the needle
industry the workers in the fur and
other trades are carrying on a splen-
did battle against the bosses and the
company union.
In Paterson, N j., a general strike
of textile workers has been declared,
In the building trades, under the
leadership of the T. U. U. L., a
growing movement of opposition is
rapidly developing.
The T. U. u. L. and the Unein-
ployed Councils are the only force in
the city that is continually conduct
ing militant fight against starva-
ton and evictions.
The T. U. u. L. is rapidly growing
in influence and numbers. The need
for funds is now greater than ever
before The workers can show their
solidarity with the T. U. U. L. by
concretely helping to make the One
Big Picnic on Aug. 2, at Pleasant
Bay Park, huge success.
Workers organizations, workers
from the shops, come to the One
Big Picnic!
Tickets at the T. u. U. L. office
IS cents, at the gate IS cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
Trimmers Strike in
Solidarity With
BlOckers' Strike

, For seven weeks the blockers and
trimmers of Berg and Arnoff, 40 w.
38th St., have been striking against
a wage cut. The bosses tried to
make the blockers take the cut first
and when they refused they we're
locked out The trimmers refused
to work while the blockers were on
strike and also went down. The
workers have been conducting a
militant picket line and will continue
until the strike is won The shop
chairman has stated that the work
ers will only go back to work on the
decision of the rank and file strike
committee of blockers and trimmers
which has been conducting the strike
thus far. The workers demand the
complete reinstatement of the
blockers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24

In order to extend the united from
struggle in Paterson, an Allentown
delegation on July II went to the
Associated and U.T.W. in Paterson
together with the delegation of the
Paterson General Strike Committee
but their appeal was turned down by
the officials.
Strike breakers, stOOlpigeons Of
the bosSeS-that is what the Asso-
ciated and U.T.W. officials have
proven to be, and that is what the
workers Of Paterson are calling them
Mayor Hinchcliffe, representative
of the big utility interests of New
Jersey and associated with the silk
industry, now calls upon the workers
to Join this strike breaking outfit
In pathetic words, he admits that
conditions are mot good" in Pater-
son and that the workers should have
the right to organize Yes, they will
organize, but they will not join the
strike breaking union, the Associated
with its socialist leaders. They will
join only the union that together
with the General Strike Committee
is leading the general strike in Pat
erson, namely the NATIONAL TEX
TILE WORKERS UNION.
The silk and dye bosses are taking
this strike very seriously. They know
that the workers will fight, that con-
ditionS, wages and hours in the mills
are rotten. They know that the
workers are fighting against the
bosses. their strike breaking lieuten-
ants in government, and their stool
pigeon labor agents.
Following the line of the bosses
in every industry where workers rise
in revolt against conditions, these
strike breakers think that they can
frighten the workers by raising the
cry of Communists and Reds. The
day of such tricks is over. The work
ers will fight, and the Communists
are proving to them that they are
the only, the true and the best lead
ers of the working class The Com
munists are on the picket line, in the
fight, everywhere leading and par
ticipating in the struggle. 1t is the
role of the Communicate organize
and lead tn eworkers in struggle
against the bosses and all their
agents.
Workers The situation is clear. 1t
is the united front of the workers
against the united front of the
strikebreakers. Build up your union
the National Textile Workers Union!
Build up your party. the Communist
Partyi United, the workers will win
against the bosses and their agents
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
Chick Vanity Shop
Strikes Against A
Cut of 20 Percent

NEW YORK.-The workers of the
Chick Vanity SportWear Co., at 1856
W. 21st ST., have declared a strike
against the general wage cut OF 20
per cent that the boss has tried to
put over. Also worker of the shop
has been fired and now the workers
of the shop have unanimously de-
cided to declare the shop on strike.
1t is several months that the boss
of that concern is trying to provoke
of the season the workers believe
that the strike will be short and
successful one.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
PATERSON MAYOR RAISES RED"
CRY IN EFFORT TO BREAK STRIKE

PATERSON, NJ j., July 2S.-The
Communist Party section Of District
2 here, has issued the following
statementsAR connection with the
general strike in the silk industry:
Mayor Hinchcliffe. mayor of Pat
erson. N. J., has shown that the
bosses of Paterson are afraid of the
strike of the silk and dye workers.
Hinchcliffe has called upon the
workers to Join the Associated Silk
Workers, who only the day before
the strike began, appealed to the
workers not to go on strike, but to
wait till such time as the Associated
leaders might consider it practical,
when the silk and dye workers
read the statement of the Associated
they branded it as strikebreaking.
The Paterson workers know that the
United Front Strike Committee ap-
pealed twice to the rank and file of
the Associated and United Textile
Workers to join the general strike.
Twice they appealed to them to elect
rank and file delegates to the Cen
eral Strike Committeeman twice
they we're turned down by the
strike breaking officials of the As
ISOLATED and U.T.W.
The breaking character of
these officials is all the clearer, when
one remembers that the Allentown
silk workers are members Of the
U.TW. and these workers have en-
tered into joint struggle with the
Paterson workers against the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-24
ACW STOPPAGE Is
SET FOR WEDNES.
To Strengthen Grip of
Hillman Clique

NEW YORK.-Simultaneous with
the drafting of an agreement be-
tween the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers and the manufacturers that
will outlaw strikers, and introduce
the privilege of changing to cheaper
lines, the Hillman bureaucracy is
now preparing for a stoppage in the
industry for the sole purpose of ex-
tending the stranglehold of the
company union upon the workers.
The stoppage is officially set for
Wednesday and will comprise inside
shops and contractors. In actual eff
feet 1t will extend the power of the
company union officialdom, check-up
on all shops, strengthen the finan-
cial apparatus of the A. G. w. and
force free lance bosses into the en-
ployers association.
A meeting of the shop chairmen
of the A. G. w. will be held Monday
at Webster Hall to put over Hill
mans Stoppage program,
Fire Workers.
An example of Hillmans policy
was Illustrated yesterday in the
Howard Clothing Shop, one of the
biggest in the city and employing
700 workers.
When two crease pressers were
fired without reason the department
walked out on strike in sympathy.
Called before manager Jackson of
the A. G. w. and also general man
ager Blumberg. the workers were
severely grilled and threatened. They
were ordered back to work and when
Chey refused the A. G. w. officials
tried to coerce unemployed workers
to take their place. The jobless,
though fearful of the anger of the
bureaucrats, refused to do so.
A similar department strike took
place last week ard the company
called on the A. c. w. to squelch it.