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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-29
Capitalists Profits During the Crisis

100000 for the year 1928. Each year corporations
try to increase their surplus, and the total &C
cumulated surplus reported at the end of 1928
was over SAT, .56000,0OO
The capital invested in American corporations
had been tremendously increased between the
1921 depression and the crash at tn eend of 1929,
New American issues of bonds and notes, pre-
ferred stocks and common stocks from 1922 to
1929 inclusive had totaled over $33 249 900, 900.
This figure does not include securities sold to
raise capital to pay off older bond ssues) An
other $7,300,000000 had been capitalized from the
profits Of corporations as stock dividends" from
1922 to 1923
Big Companies Paid Dividends Through 1885,
A group of the larger corporations represent
ing roughly two-thirds of the total corporation
capitaD paid interest and dividends that totaled
83 per cent larger in 1880 than in 1929 For most
companies profits had begun to decline in 1880
but the smaller profits of 1880 we're still large
enough to cover part at least of the former divi-
dend rate and the balance was drawn from I'M
divided profits brought over from earlier years.
few companies had higher profits in 1880
than in 1929. These we're chiefly among electric
utilities, tobacco manufactures, and chain gro
ceries.
Profits In 1881.
Profits (after payment of interest, taxes ETC.,
but before payment of dividends) for group OF
923 corporations, during the first six months of
1881 had fallen to only $1,030,000O00 (totaD as
against s1,626,00O,0OO in 1880. CThe comparison
unfortunately does not go back to 1920 The rail-
roads were hardest hit. The 126 industrial COM
panies in the group were on the whole I'M
changed; some had gained, others lost slightly.
Electric utilities had either gained or held their
own The textile companies included had, on the
whole gained
Dividends in 1891.
The New York Times reported September 20,
1881 that of 5000 companies so per cent had
continued their dividend payments without re-
duction; 20 per cent were paying smaller divi-
dends; 30 per cent had omitted payments en-
tirey
Another tabulation covering SOs6 companies
New York Times, July /, 1881 showed that 375
extra dividends had been declared in the first
SIX months Of 1881, and 78 regular dividend rates
had been increased. The same tabulation showed
$40 dividends omitted and 521 dividends reduced
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-29
AAks~~.A
False PretenSes
~ JORGE

We're late in mentioning it, but as the INNS
in question are likely 10 be going the rounds
OF exhibitors, we wish to dig up the warning
given by the Workers Film and Photo League
late in January, against the so-called Russian"
films called "Troika" and "Ochi Chorni" The
last one means BLACK eyes" and we want 10
give them both black eyes
This "Troika" film was advertised IN the
Daily Worker until We stopped it, as a ~sls-
sian film" and the product of the Elisa studios
in Moscow" a studio that don't exist The only
thing Russian about either Of these films Ia
the actress, Olga Tchehova, who is the Wtaits
Guard en1igre wife of the actor Tchehoff-
Tchehoff. But the male star In 'Trofka" b q
German, says the Workers Film and Photo
League
Quite properly the League warns the Daily
Worker against letting such things get into lbs
advertising columns, "Troika" being nothing
more than propaganda of romantic" sort for
the rule of the Cars.
This is not the first time that our Business
Office has been little too business-like and
not enough Communist conscious SO maybe the
comrades there Will take hint that-when In
doubt, consult the editorial department Or the
Workers Film and Photo League, which knows
all about such things
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-29
What's ''Important'?

LIE indispensable WleneSS of the capita1s
press is something that should be dinnsd ,rto
tne ears OF all workers until all fully understand
'ia1 Vhe dictatorship of the proletariat-wficl,
VIII put the klbosh on all the bosh that uress
peooles to S1detrack the minds Of the masses
from things really important to them-u1ll he
tremendous step in enlightenment.
The Hearst sheets, dozens of them In eyery
sunday edition now, printing the garbage
written supposedly by some high class mos
tlVute OF Paris, Nine. Debrigge or sonebodv 1ike
tnat, giving In broad detail just how she sold
hersen TO one after another OF the Counts ard
no accounts of the French parasites
but our eye was attracted to the ha1f-noI,,n,,,
OF rubrlSh sent over the conservative" As.c,-ia
ted Press from Vienna, under the date of1rehr,,
airy Is, telling of the death of an old servant =,
the Hapsburg royal family of the oyerthroeyr
Austro- Hungarian monarchy The enJphter,rv
paragraph we quote:
Johann Loschek, 81, former valet 10 H.
Crown Prince, died Saturday. He resisted a.
the last the temptation to tell American ,orrr.
hahS.s ior aiiegediy enormous sums what hap.
pened in the Archdukes hunting box nm that
cold foggy January 20, 1885,"
You see, the American press nv f,r ,,,,~.
putrld than any of Europe, was willing to nav
big money to find out whether Archduke Es,6-
oph and his sweete, Baroness Marie, bota, Of
line OF royal lice now overthrow, had conn.,
mitted suicide or been otherwise killed. secxsk
that is triply uninportant since they are desd
and for forty odd years, and their fate doesn't
mean one darned thing to the 100000 une.,-
ployed OF America
Yet the American capitalist press is eager to
pay big money to get such facts" i'll order to
befuddle the minds of the American masses to
keep them from thinking about wage cuts, their
need for unemployment insurance. and the revo-
lutionary way out Of capitalism, starvation and
wars Speed the day when. workers raae viii
nut t,s Id On such strees press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-29
by Labor Research Association.)

AMOUNTS paid by corporations to individual
"A capitalists have in 1881 begun to decline.
But the losses of corporations and decline in
income of individual capitalists have been
greatly exaggerated by capitalist writer's
These losses viii increase as the crisis further
deepens. But the capitalists will continue to
pass on to the workers the heaviest share of the
losses, In 1880, for example, corporation pay
ments to the capitalist class as a whole were
continued at the 1929 rate, while the income OF
the working class declined at least $4,000 100000
No figures are yet available for similar broad
comparison in 1881,
Background
No true analysis of the present situation as to
profits is possible without understanding of pre-
crisis expansion.
From 1872 10 1925 inclusive, American cor
porations paid bond interest totaling $26, $685.
100000 and cash dividends totaling 1856 500 100000
The yearly payments had nearly doubled:
1922 1928
Interest ..,,,.... $3069,0O0o0o $4,581 900 900
Dividends ... 3,437,oOOOoo 7O74,oOOooo
Both ..... S6506,00OOoO s1l 655 900 600
Payments were even larger in 1929, but total
figures are not yet available. About three
fourths of the dividends and considerably more
than three-fourths of the interest went into the
pockets of individual capitalists, the remainder
being paid by one corporation TO another. Cap
italists have other sources OF income which are
not included in this memo--rent and interest on
real estate, mortgages, stock speculation, finan-
cial partnerships, etc.
Corporations retained in their treasures sur
plus for the year (after payment of interest
dividends, and taxes) amounting to about 81 $685.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-29

Soviet China! Demand the withdrawal of all
inperisl1st troops and warships from China
Prevent the shipment Of further troops and mu-
nitions! Organize United Front anti-wsr com
n,ittees In all your shops, unions and orgsniza-
tions Defend your class Interests your class VIC
tories IN the Soviet Union ana soviet Chnai
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-29

Daily Worker Fund Growing
too slowly. Suspension danger
advances by leaps and bounds.
Rush every possible penny to
save the Daily Worker.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
VISITING PASTOR AT
PETWORTH M. &. CHURCH
Rev. Norman o. Scribner Will
Preach at Evening Services
Tomorrow.

Rev. Norman o. Scribner, pastor of
Gorsuch Methodist Episcopal Church,
will be the guest preacher at Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow
evening. In the morning Rev. Robert
L. Wood, pastor. will deliver sermon
on Garry 1t Through" Sunday school.
$50 am, when the following elected
officers Of the Young Mems class will
be installed: Russell Willhide, president;
Lee Mannakee, vice president; Leslie
Brown, secretary; Howard Bishop,
treasurer. Epworth and intermediate
Leagues, pm.
A turkey dinner will be served by the
Woman's Guild, under the direction of
Mrs. Oliver, Tuesday from 5 to o'clock.
At 7:30 O'Clock meeting of men will
be held to organize a mems club.
A group of leaders from the Young
Women's Christian Association will be
in charge of the midweek service
Thursday evening.
The Junior department of the Sunday
school will hold carnival of nations
Friday evening for the benefit of the
debt fund
Evening star., 1932-11-12
STUDIES Of BIBLE
TO Be CONTINUED
DR.. Mccartney to Preach
Tomorrow at Covenant
First Presbyterian.

Communion will be celebrated at the
Covenant First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning DR.. Albert Joseph
Mccartney preaching. On THURSDAY
evening Dr Mccartney will continue
series of Bible studies from the Book OF
Acts under the general caption How
the Christian Church Got Its Start"
The special study for this Thursday
night will be THE Original Experiment
in Christian Communism" Chapter 5.
The Society of the Covenant will meet
November 16, at IL am, in the chapel
of the church. Miss Helen Childs will
be the speaker Circle No. Reception
Committee. Luncheon at o'clock.
The Covenant Evening Missionary So
ciety will meet Wednesday at 7:45
o'clock at the home of Mrs. r. F. Del
bert, 5000 Connecticut avenue. Mrs.
Herbert M. Eillebrown will speak on
ITO Have and to Hold"
Mrs. Charles Wood will give an illus
trated lecture on China, for the benefit
of the Mission Study Glass of the So
ciety of the Covenant Thursday after
prayer meeting service.
The All Corners Mems Class Sunday
at GAS am. will be addressed by Judge
Hugh M. Tate, member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, on the subject
of Making a Living"
The Covenant Fellowship for young
people over the age of 20 years, tomor-
Evening star., 1932-11-12

In fishing contest at Southend,
England, Mrs. M. Dale, the heaviest Of
823 competitors. tipping the scales at
238 pounds, had the smallest prize
winning catch, which weighed three
ounces
Evening star., 1932-11-12
CHRIST'S KINDNESS
WILL BE SUBJECT
DR.. Vernon N. Ridgley, at Calvary
N. E. Church, to Preach at Night
on STORY of Scales"

DR.. Vernon NJ Ridgely, minister of
the Calvary Methodist Church, will
preach at both services Sunday I'm
asmuch," an illustration Of Christ's ap-
probation of human kindness and the
spirit of brotherhood, will be the sub
ject of the sermon at the morning
service. THE Story of the Scales" will
be the subject of the evening sermon.
Louis Potter, director Of music, will lead
the song service: Edward M. Hall will
lead in prayer, and DR.. Clifton P. Clark
will read the Scriptures. The Young
Peoples Choir will sing the anthem.
The Young Peoples meeting at Z
o'clock will be led by Miss BeSs c.
Miles, director of religious education,
who will begin the series of studies on
Indian Americans"
The devotional service will be held
on Thursday evening, at o'clock. in
the guild hail. The minister will be
in charge of the service.
The annual bazaar and turkey dinner
of the Woman's Guild will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 to 10
pm. dinner, S to 7 o'clock. Enter
tainment has been provided for each
evening.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
PRIVATE BUILDING
!. 100000 FOR WEEK
Four Dwellings Included in
New Projects for Which
Permits Were Issued.

+. New private building projects having
o total estimated construction cost of
100000 were approved during the past
: week by Building Inspector John w
oehmann. Included in the new list
i. Of work were plans for four dwellings
and storage building and garage.
F. Among permits issued were the
following:
Chevy Chase Dairy, Inc, owners;
. r. H. H Spidel, engineer; T. 7. Taylor:
. builder; to eecct one 2-story brick and
: concrete private garage or storage, 32lS
, N street; to cost $4,000.
+: Carl T. and Anna K johnson, owners;
H. P. Baxter, architect; Carl T. johnson,
I builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
title dwelling, 4511 Twenty-eighth street;
to cost $4,000.
+: New $4,000 Residence.
: Henry J. Connor, owner, designer and
builder; to erect one 212-story brick and
I; tile dwelling COLT Western avenue; to
f. cost $4,000.
; F. j. Kennedy, owner and builder;
Dillon & Abel designers; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling. 1912 Twenty
. fifth street northeast: to cost $500.
James y. Dulll, ONIlST, anu OSdIS,
-Roebuck & Co. builders; to make re-
pairs, 81 Observatory circle; to cost
SO .O0O
o. B. Hopkins. owner and builder;
John F. De Muth, designer; to erect
one 2-story brick store and apartment,
919 Florida avenue; to cost $4,000.
Henry j. Beahm, owner: Clarence M.
Norton designer and builder; to erect
one 1l2-story frame dwelling, 4504
Bowen road southeast; to cost $2,l40.
Additions Planned.
Elias NJ. David, owner; E. L. Whit
tington, builder: to remodel l434 and
I436 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; to
cost $1,000.
Annie E. Beauregard, owner and
builder: H w. Goff, designer: to erect
one 2-story brick addition. 1919 Thirty
third street; to cost S1.500.
Owen K. Truitt. owner and builder;
TO make repairs, 1911 U street; to cost
,SI.50c.
Stockwood Investment Co.. owners
Earl S. Haislip, builder: to make repairs,
ll07 G street; to cost 81 ,000
Ralph j. c. Barbour, owner: H. c.
Ashby, designer; A. Eberly Sons,
builders; to erect one 1-story brick
addition, 43 K street northeast; to cost
$500.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
Bus Terminal For Pennsylvania Avenue Site
&c REPLACE OLD METROPOLITAN HOTEL

tbs pm. The leader of the Inter
mediate Society will be Franklin Win
ter.
At pm, the service will begin with
a period Of song. The minister will
begin a series of sermons on Little
Journeys With the Apostle Paul" The
particular subject Sunday night will be
"A Fool for Christs Sake at Damas-
Gus"
On Monday evening the official board
will meet at the church. On Wednes-
day and Thursday nights the guild will
conduct its annual bazaar and turkey
dinner. Mrs. Milton Otterback is presi-
dent of the guild and Mrs. George
Seitz is chairman of the committee
for the dinner.
On their sixtieth wedding anniver-
sary Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hawkes. OF
Kings Heath, England, received con-
gratulations from the King and Queen.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
"WILL A MAN ROB G0D?"
FIRST SERMON IN SERIES
Rev. Clifford n. Jope to Discuss
Theme of "Loyalty and Steward
ship" During November.

Following the theme for November of
Loyalty and Stewardship" Rev. Cliff
ford H. Jope, pastor of the Ninth Street
Christian Church, has selected will a
Man Rob God?" for the subject of his
first sermon of series on the theme
for tomorrow morning. "a Preacher
With the Blues" will be the sermon at
the evening service .e.
The choir will render special music
at the morning service and selections
by the church orchestra and a soprano
solo by Miss Estelle Wild will be the
special music for the evening service.
The annual turkey dinner, sponsored
by the Ladies Aid Society, will be
served in the church basement from
4:30 to 7:30 pm. Wednesday.
The Naomi Bible Glass will spend
Thursday quilting at the church. The
weekly church night dinner will be
served Thursday at $50 O'Clock. followed
by the devotional services to be led by
Mrs. Fred Norris at T:15 o'clock. The
Bethany Bible class will hold busi-
ness meeting in the church house Fri
day at o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
WESLEY M. {. TO MARK
ITS 1O3D ANNIVERSARY
Rev. Fred C. Reynolds of Balti-
more, Former Pastor, Will De-
liver Morning Sermon.

Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
will celebrate its 103d anniversary on
Sunday morning at the IL o'clock
service. Rev. Fred C. Reynolds, D. D.,
of Baltimore, who was pastor several
years ago, before the coming of Rev.
j. Phelps Hand, D. D., will speak. A
special feature Of the program win be
the anniversary "JoaSh Chest Offer
ing" for the reduction of the church
Indebtedness. Fifty of the church la
dies will lead the procession of wor-
si1ipful giving
The church school will assemble in
the auditorium at 1918 to make a
sp3cial Joash offering. The pastor will
spsak briefly.
The Young Peoples League will meet
a. o'clock for light supper, for which
the hosts will be Willard Camalier and
j. Phelps Hand, jr. The subject at the
meeting which follows will be Loyalty
to Highest Ideals" The college group
win discuss What Does My Religion
Mean to Me?" under the leadership of
Garth Beaver.
The pastor will have charge Of the
service Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1932-11-12

row at Z o'clock. win discuss Making
Christ the Center of My Life" Miss
Muriel Arnold in charge.
The Tip Top Club, which meets at Z
O'Clock each Sunday evening in the
church house, will discuss Christian
Citizenship" under the leadership of
Miss Martha Bihop.
Rev. j. Woodman Babbitt, assistant
minister, 7:30 to o'clock, will conduct
a question box with the Covenant Fell
lowship group.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Special Program Planned at Grace
Episcopal, Georgetown.

There will be held tomorrow at IL
o'clock, special memorial service at
Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown,
under the direction of the rector, Rev.
M. M. Perkins.
At the close of the service there
viii be flag pageant, in which cos,
TUNED group of some rs persons will
participate. The flag pageant consists
of four groups: The nations, mother
hood, the American and the church.
Mrs. Fulton Lewis of Georgetown, who
has been associated with the District
Bicentennial Commission, is assisting in
the pageant.
Evening star., 1932-11-12

November 20 at IL am. and DR.. John
r. Shannon at pm. Homecoming win
be held November ~ at pm. with
DR.. Benjamin w. Weeks, District super
intendent, presiding; union Thanks
giving day service November %, with
Bishop John w. Hamilton preaching.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes will give a
lecture. entitled THE Biography Of q
Boy Friday" November 25. On Novem-
Der 81 at IL am. DR.. William j. Thomp-
son of the faculty of Drew Theological
Seminary will preach and at 8 pm. the
Naval Lodge Of Masons will attend in
g body to hear an address by the min
lister, Rev. Daniel L. Ennis.
Evening star., 1932-11-12
CHURCH WILL MARK
FATHER AND SON DAY
Albright Memorial Evangelical to
Hold Joint Glasses
Tomorrow.

Father and son day will be OBJ
served at Albright Memorial Evangeh-
cal Church tomorrow. The Sunday
school session will be presided over by
class of children taught by Karl
.Quizenberry. The dads and lads will
go to their classes and then attend the
morning service Of worship at II o'clock
together. The sermon subject by the
minister, Rev. George Z. Schnabel, is
Heroic Living Is What These Times
Demand"
Christian Endeavor Societies meet at
Evening star., 1932-11-12
TRINITY TO CELEBRATE
10th ANNIVERSARY
Services Listed at Methodist Epis-
copa1 Church November
90 to 27.

Trinity M. E. Church, Fifth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. will
celebrate its 1Soth anniversary Novem-
Der 20 to 81.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes will preach
Evening star., 1932-11-29
HOFSTADTER GROUP
TO RESUME WORK
New York City Probers Will
Survey Operating Cost of
City Departments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
NEW YORK. November 29.-The
Hofstadtar Legislative Investigating
Committee, whose real plrpose-to
base on its investigation Of the New
York City government recommenda-
tons for legislation to better conditions
has been somewhat cbscured SO far
by the Sensational nature Of its inves-
tigation, was set to go back into session
today.
From now on, according to Samuel
Seabury, It's counsel. the committee will
take up the constructive phases Cf its
work, the first to b. a comprehensive
survey of the expenses and personnels
of 13 or a city departments. It has
been indicated that Acting Mayor
Joseph v Mckee and possibly former
Gov. Alfred Z. Smith will appear as
Witnesses. with suggestions.
With the most sensational Of al the
testimony taken in lcng months OF
hsaring5 spread fresh upcn its records,
the committee recessed last Summer,
after having been in existence for a
little more than a year.
On this last testimony were based
charges on which Gov. Roosevelt was
conducting q hearing last August when
Mayor James j. Walker resigned.
Sheriff Thomas M Farley was re-
moved by Gov. Roosevelt on charges
growing out Of the Hofstadter Com
niittea investigation.
The committee investigated the Po-
lice Department. and several policemen
vent to prison for perjury. 1t investi-
gated the Building Bureau, end there
were number of resignation5.
Evening star., 1932-11-29
5000 NERVE -WRACKERS
Dentists Have Huge "Repertory" of
instruments, Exhibit Shows.

CHICAGO [P)-When a dentist uses
two or three instruments on your teeth
don't shudder. You haven't seen any,
thing yet for there are really 5000
items in the full kit of the profession.
This was disclosed on the eve of
meeting of the dealers section of the
American Dental Trades Association.
Evening star., 1932-11-29
DAILY NOVENA SERVICES
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Rev. Francis j. Hurney to Direct
Meetings at Church of I'M
macuIate Conception.

The Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Eighth and N streets, will OBJ
serve a solemn novena beginning to-
morrow, 1t was announced today by
Rev. Francis J. Hurney, pastor. No
vena services will be held twice daily,
at 1915 and 7:45 pm.
Final services will be held on De-
cember 8, the feast of the Immaculate
Conception, when a solemn high mass
will be said at 1918 am, low mass
at 1915 pm. and the final service at
7:45 Every one in the congregation
at the last session will receive miracu
lous medals, the Papal blasting and
rotogravures of Murillo's Immaculate
Conception"
Evening star., 1932-11-29
PLANS BOOK REVIEW
Mrs. Helen Taylor steinbarger to

Appear at Mount Pleasant.
Mrs. Helen Taylor Steinbarger will
present book review at the Mount
Pleasant Branch of the Public Library
at 8 o'clock Thursday night. Volumes
which Mrs. Steinbarger will include in
her review are Mary Austin's auto
biographical Earth Horizon" and
Frederick Philip Stieff's Eat, Drink
and Be Merry in Maryland"
Mrs Steinbarger is readers adviser
at the branch.
Evening star., 1932-11-29
Only One Horseshcer.

One horsesEoer and one livery stable
are listed in the new Milwaukee, Wis,
city directory.
Evening star., 1932-11-29

Girls Sought for Adoption.
Girls for adoption are four times as
according to new British statistics.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

you get a page of fraternal news,
an exclusive Times feature Of in
terest to hundreds of lodges in the
state.
A big educational hit which will
appear on the school page, a pop
ular every Wednesday feature Of
The Times, is THE Child in the
Painting" another of the series
of stories on art masterpieces.
=
VOU know the Sinking suppl
l. can't who stops you on the
street with his plea for dime for
a cup of coffee and rolls. He's
still with us, but so is the big
time "Stemmer," and this new
class of racketeers, born Of the
depression, has graft that will
startle you. First of three articles
on the 'Stemmer" invasion of In
dianapolis will appear Wednesday
Haywood Broun voices plea
today for peace; tomorrow his
theme will be the devious ways of
politicians he has known, and on
Wednesday he'll switch over to a
discussion of cellophane and how
he hates it.
David Dietz explains the wonders
Of science in language easy for
the layman to quash and thou
sands of Times readers declare
they've learned more about science