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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-01

NTEALTH never is more arrogant than in
w asserting it's rights and the purity of
its motives when it is safely within the law.
The House of Morgan was committing no
statutory crime when it sent out those I'VE
are thinking of YOU letters, with what amount
ed to offers to put substantial sums of money
into the pockets of its chosen friends.
1t committed no crime in shrewdly select
ing these friends among outstanding Amer
leans, Democrats as well as Republicans, whose
good will would be worth having in or out of
public Office, when the people and their rep
resentatives might be considering measures
affecting power, public utilities, railroads, ETC.,
in which the House of Morgan has vast direct
or indirect interests.
Yet millions Of humble citizens who pay for
electricity and transportation are dependent
upon the strict justice of regulatory legisla-
ton and ate-making
There was no crude crime against law.
But there was the far deeper, more danger
Gus offense of what Lord Bryce we'll calls the
submarine warfare which wealth can wage
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-01

~ EMOCRACY has no more persistent or
~ insidious foe than the money power, to
which it may say, as Dante said when he
reached in his journey through Hell the dwell
ing of the God Of Riches, Here We found
Wealth, the great enemy That enemy is
formidable because he works secretly, by per-
suasion or deceit, rather than by force. and so
takes men unawares 49,.
The truth seems to be that democracy
has only one marked advantage over other
governments in defending itself against the
submarine warfare which wealth can wage
viz: Publicity and the force of Public opinion
49,. So long as the press is free to call atten-
ton to alleged scandals and require explana-
tons from persons suspected of an improper
use Of money or an improper submission to it's
influence, so long will the people be at least
warned of the dangers that threaten them
IF they refuse to take the warning they are
already untrue to the duties freedom
prescribes"
Thus wrote the late James (ViscOunD
Bryce in his Modern Democracies," published
twelve years ago. The present vigorous COM
ments of large part of the American press
and public upon revelations of how the great
private banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
by substantial money fayors created a sense of
obligation in prominent and influential per-
sons, seem to us fine proof that Lord Bryce
was right in holding public opinion capable of
discerning the meaning and menace of such
practices.
Nor do We think lew inevitable crudities
and exaggerations in the popular Judgment
detract from its essential soundness. Failure
of hasty thinkers to distinguish between what
is unethical and what actually is illegal in no
wise weakens the force and fairness of general
public feeling that the House of Morgan was
making wrong use of the power of wealth, and
that those who accepted its favors were accept
ing a reciprocal obligation only too likely to
influence their private attitude toward public
policies or even, should they ever take public
office their official acts
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-01

Editors Note This is the third article
in series of six on the Family Medicine
Chest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-01

Phone-RIley 5j51
Evening star., 1933-11-07
GALLINGER CONTAGIOUS
WARD BIDS ARE LOW
Brooklyn Concern Submits Lowest
Figure for Addition to Mu-
nicipal Hospital.

BIDS from contractors for the con-
structlon OF the contagious ward build
ing at Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
opened yesterday afternoon by officials
Of the Engineer Department, were well
below the limit of cost of $600,OO0 set
by Congress in the 1888 appropriation
act
The D. M. w. Engineering Corpora
ton of Brooklyn submitted an offer of
S464 900, minus 5000 for an alterna-
tive proposal which, if accepted, would
make the bid SAC, 900.
Agostini Bros. Building Co. of New
York submitted bid of $3.50 900, plus
$4,000 in an alternative proposal. The
Consolidated Engineering Co. of Balti-
more made an offer of $466, 500, minus
$4,000 in an alternative proposal, max
ing its net bid $464,5OO.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Brennan RESIGNS
At MICHIGAN PARK
Gives Business Reasons as
Cause-Dr. Herbert Wright
Takes Post.

Il. J. Brennan president Of the Mich
igan Park Citizens Association, sub
mitted his resignation from that Office
at a meeting of the group in the Bunker
Hill School last night, because of the
press of personal and business matters.
The first vice president of the asso-
citation, DR.. Herbert Wright, professor
OF political science at Catholic Uni
versity, automatically succeeded Mr..
Brennan. The next election Of officers
takes place in March.
Mr. Brennan, who had served as
president for six years, submitted the
following letter of resignation:
Because Of the press Of personal and
business matters, find 1t impossible to
devote to the Office of president the
time and effort necessary to its proper
functioning and, therefore, feel that it
would be to the best interests of the
association were to retire as president
and allow the first vice president, who
has shown keen interest in the civic
affairs Of the community, to take charge
of the association
The association voted to hold a
spelling bee some time during the next
month. Dr. William M. Deviny was
named committee of one to make
arrangements for the event.
DR.. Deviny, who is division chairman
In the Community Chest campaign. ap-
pealed to the members of the associa-
ton for their aid and cooperation in
the coming campaign. He asked for
volunteer workers to assist in the huge
Job OF canvassing the section block by
block.
The association adopted an amend
ment to its constitution, subject to ap-
proval of a majority Of its members,
providing for the recall of any of its
elective officers for cause.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

said that among the $1,000 cases on
the relief rolls, there were on the
average three or four times as many
in the mining counties of Southeastern
Kentucky and Western Kentucky as in
the agricultural counties.
"T know more. about the Western
Kentucky mines" explained Mr. Cat
ton, who is returning to his position
as superintendent of city schools at
Madisonville, in the heart Of the
Western Kentucky soft coal fields.
"And I can say there were 1853 mines
operating there in 1929, and only So
are operating now. That means thou
sands Of men are out of work. Those
families are living there within sight of
the tipples, living only in the forlorn
hope that some day the mines will
open again. Many of those mines, op-
orators say, are closed forever.
''In the Eastern Kentucky mining
counties the situation is similar.
Relief funds will be exhausted BY
November is, the date Of Cations
resignation.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
PRISON INVESTIGATED
Guard Thwarts Break Of Two Long
Term Inmates at Michi-
gan City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, November
T-State Prison officials today investi-
gated the attempt of two long-term
prisoners to escape by scaling the walls
Of the institution.
The attempt was made Sunday night,
officials said, but was thwarted by
w. L. Hosentiller, a guard, who found
the men sneaking out of the potato
cellar.
Authorities said the men were un-
armed, but they were carrying two i'm
provised ladders and about 20 feet of
heavy rope The names of the prison.
ers were withheld. Officers feared pub
ncation of the names might interfere
with apprehension of persons outside
the prison who are believed to have
been aiding the prisoners.
officials declined to say whether they
Evening star., 1933-11-07

believed the assistance came from any
Of the eight prisoners still at large
after the prison break Of September IS.
Meanwhile, at the state Reforma-
tory, at Pendleton, two prisoners were
held in solitary confinement for m
attempt to escape while being marched
from their cells to the bath house.
ting outside the walls, but guards
caught him as he hailed motorist.
The other, Donald Edgell, was captured
after a fist fight with guards. Both
were serving 10-year sentences for au-
tomobile banditry.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
As Die i'm Epidemic.

HARLINGEN, Tex, November (P).
"A report received last night by the
Harlingen Morning Star said an epi-
demic of malaria In Matamoros, Mexico,
had caused As deaths In the last week
and that the governor of Tamaulipas
had been asked for help.
Matamoros, the Mexican city across
the Rio Grande from Brownsville, has
been virtually surrounded by food water
caused by heavy rains In recent weeks.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
SORORITY HOUSE GUARD
PLACED AFTER THREAT
Publishers Daughter, Coed at Iowa
u, Receives Several Mysterious
Letters and Calls.

BY the Associated Press.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, November IA
police guard was placed in the Delta
Delta Delta Sorority house at the Uni
versity of Iowa last night as officials
investigated an alleged extortion at
tempt upon Margaret Hise, West
Liberty, member OF the sorority.
Miss Hise, daughter Of the publisher
of the West Liberty Index, has received
three threatening letters and several
mysterious telephone calls.
The last letter which police said she
received this afternoon demanded she
have her father dig up $4,000 and
have 1t ready" The note ended "you
will hear from us again" 1t was un-
signed
Evening star., 1933-11-07
100 MORE EMPL DYED
Handle Work CT Retiring Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds

The work of retiring the fourth Lib
erty Loan by new bond issue has
brought employment for about 100 addi-
tional persons in the Division of Loans
and Currency of the Treasury Depart
ment.
The greater part-about 75-were OBJ
tanned from the ranks Of those on fur
lough at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, while the rest have been
brought In from the outside.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
KENTUCKY MINING
AREA NEEDS RELIEF
Retiring Director Says Stu
alton Is Worse Than in
Agricultural Sections.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November T.
Relief work In Kentucky, which Gov.
Ruby Laffoon has turned over to the
Federal Government, lies principally
in the States two mining sections,
Harper Cation said yesterday in dis
cussing the program which he has
handled for a year.
Mr. Cation offered his resignation
yesterday as State relief director,
coincident with Gov. Laffoon's tele-
graphing President Roosevelt that the
State cannot raise $250,000 a month TO
match the Federal relief quota. He
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Fewer Veniremen Jobless.

CHICAGO P.-Of 400 veniremen
called in Municipal Court in answer
to jury summonses only 50 said they
were jobless.
In September 76 out Of 300 venire-
men reported they were out of work.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
RACE BETTING DROPS
Figure at Canadian Tracks De-
creased 1857, $40 in 1898.

OTTAWA, November z R.-Betting
on race tracks in Canada decreased $3,-
57,84o In 1888 over last years figure, q
report by the Department Of Agricul-
ture shows. A total Of $25,l37,598 was
wagered this year. as against $2s. $685.
43S in 1882.
A decline of s173,255 was registered
also in the gate receipts, the figures
being s638,926 for this year and $8l2,-
l82 for 1892.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
Music
Chicago Opera Company To
Open With aida" Sept.

The fall season of the Chicago
Opera Company, at the New York
Hippodrome, will begin Monday, Sep
TENDER II. Previous to the regular
opening Maestro Alfredo Salmaggi
will stage four preliminary operas, as
follows: Thursday, Sept. 7, Aida;
Friday, Sept. 8. Carmen; Saturday,
Sept. 9, Aida; Sunday Sept. 10,
Carmen"
Among the reviVals and novelties
announced for the 14-week season
are Mascagnis "Piccolo Marat," not
yet heard in America but which has
enjoyed unusual vogue in Europe.
There will be a revival of Donizetti's
La Favorita," with a new contralto,
Nine. Bruna Castagna; Bizet's Pearl
Fishers" one time back a feature at
the Metropolitan repertoire Then
will come Donizettis 'Lucrezia Bor-
gia"; Franchettis "Cristoforo Colom-
boz; Verdi's "Sicilian Vespers," and
"Ernani"; Girl of the Golden West
(PuccinD; Marchetti's "Ruy Bias;
'Isabeau," another Mascagni favorite,
and perhaps Gomezs "Guarany" and
Wolf-Ferrari's "Jewels of the Ma
donna"
Many new artists from La Scala
will join the opera group in Septem-
Der. They will be announced later.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30

TO take a rake-off from every blind
pig in Hoboken. And every whore
ION Riverside Drive,-that makes
eight. Ninth, play around with the
wife of the cop on the other beat
Tenth, to duck out of sight wher-
ever there's holdup. Eleventh, to
beat up the Reds"
"Geez, they'd have a hell of a
time beating up the reds here" re-
marked Blackie
Everybody laughed. You win
Blackie. pick up the marbles"
Stanley became serious and wanted
to know if they were all reds in
Russia.
Not yet" answered Slim, "you
heard what the delegate said about
come being so backward. They aren't
used to working collectively, and
don't realize yet what the Five Year
Plan means"
Il told you" crowed Blackie, you
can't change human nature"
SIS ignorance, religion, laziness,
human nature? Those are the bad
habits acquired under capitalism"
II don't care what you say" in
sisted Blackie, with that self assured
stubbornness common to conceited
youngsters, you can't change human
nature. You said yourself, most of
them amt satisfied"
Il said some of them," corrected
Slim, "the most backward ones. And
even they are quickly coming around
to the ideas of Socialism. How else
can you explain that already over
so per cent of the farms in the So
Wet Union are collectivized, with
thousands more joining up every
month? How else can you explain the
enormous speed at which they're fin
ishing the first Five Year Plan?"
But Blackie insisted again, "You
can't change"
Lag announced: "All right, fellers,
here's the joint"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
LID Calls Workers to
"A Day on the Hudson
Day Before Labor Day

NEW YORK.-"A Day On the
Hudson" during which dancing, ten
mis-, ball games and swimming have
their share Of the day, is the de-
lightful program proposed to work.
ers who mean to attend the ex-
cursion which is to take place on
Sunday, Sept. 3, the day before
Labor Day, under the auspices Of
the N. Y. District of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense.
Not only does the attendance of
the excursion mean an entertaining
day of recreation, but it also az
fords an opportunity to gather
funds for the defense Of the many
framed and imprisoned workers and
their families with whom the I. L.
D. Is constantly concerned.
All mass organizations and friends
Of the International Labor Defense
are urged to reserve this date, Sep
TENDER 3rd.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30

You see the counter-revolution
working, people who were much
worse than you, but you would rather
eat the bread of the peasants and
workers for nothing. You would
rather live like parasites, like mice
and rats? All, but you are young yet
and a long life is ahead of you Bet
ter get wise and think it over. Why
should you choose the path of law
lessness and crime?"
Few among them had ever thought
Of this question before, but now that
it was placed before them in that
manner, they couldn't help bordering
OVER it. And those who showed deep
ers emotion were talked to singly and
privately, until, from DIRECTORS they
were gradually converted into propa-
gandists for truth, into agitators for
honest labor.
short time, people who we're not
afraid even of the highest measure
or national safety, death, commenced
to dread the thought of seeing their
names appear on the blackboard or
to be spoken of in the camp paper
"Perekovka" as a lazy, good-for-
nothing.
Benefited Themselves and USSR
What results did the government
and society achieve by such methods
Of "compulsion?" Newspaper and
magazine articles are inadequate to
give clear and full account of all
that was accomplished on the Baltic
White Sea Canal. Only a book can
do that, and such a book is being
written. But this article will sum up
by saying
A solid army of qualified workers
has been cultivated which knows how
to handle hydro-technical equipment,
This army will be ready to go forth
to the Moscow-Volg Canal Works
and to other great canal enterprises
Of which our country stands so much
in need
From a world of criminals hun
dreds of talented felix were put on
their feet, as, for example a former
thief who has now become a clever
sculptress.
Hundreds of former lawbreakers
have now been restored to citizen
ship and for many thousands the
punishment has been shortened.
All of which speaks eloquently and
convincingly Of how useful It is to
rear people and how excellent are
the results Thereof
(THE ENDl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
1NssTALLMENT FIFTEEN
illustrations by Philip Wolfe

demanded Slim. 1.-The government
owns the property; everybody's got a
job"
by God" exclaimed the Profes-
,sor after a minute Come to think
of it, what are cops used for any
way?"
Slim suggested that he figure II
out for himself.
well, in the first place, to arrest
crooks" The Professor held up his
fingers and counted:
Second, to break up riots"
Strikes, did you say2"
"No, riotsl"
Third, traffic. FOURTH the Pro-
feSsor hesitated.
ITO tip off the bootleggers and
racketeers," helped Eddie.
Here Stanley threw in: ITO escort
Queen Marie down Fifth Avenue"
The game became free-for-all.
"Sixth-to chase the hungry look
ing sailors off South Street. Seventh
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
Plans to Say 1t
With Music Made
BY. Daily Chorus
By LAIN ADoHMYAN

It's on the lips of every Daily
Worker Volunteer Say it with
choruses Comrade, join the Daily
Worker Chorus. In our chorus
you'll learn how to sing, more than
that-well improve your English,
you'll sing at workers affairs, you'll
help build American workers cho-
ruses, and, above all you'll build the
only paper which fights for the in
terests of the workers"
Not so long ago-on May 81, TO be
exact--the Workers Music League
arranged the first Olyrnpiad of work
ers' music. There appeared many
proletarian music organizations.
Their songs called to the workers,
in many different tongues, to fight,
to struggle for better day Those
strong proletarian voices, welded by
a revolutionary musical discipline
into a powerful instrument, made the
audience sit up and take notice.
There were many among those pres
ent who came to listen out of sheer
curiosity. They were skeptical at
first. Then they said: your
movement, the movement of the rev.
dictionary working class, must be
strong if it gave birth to such songs
=. . and your singing!"
To those who had Just then come
in touch with our movement all this
was new. Accustomed to spend eve
nings Of polite boredom at some
Friends of Music" or "Schola Can
forum" concert, they recognized the
vitality Of our singing, its inherent
strength, its powerful message. But
they, carried away with their new
experience, did not notice one short
coming of the event, of which we
were only too well aware
Numerous choruses took the stage,
sang their songs and made way for
other choruses. They sang in Ukrai-
MAN, Yiddish, Lithuanian, Finnish,
| Yugoslav and in many other Ian
guages. The sizes of the groups va
ried from 80 to as high as 275 mem
bers. During the evening session, af-
ter the third curtain opened, there
appeared on the stage a group of Is
workers. Almost all those watching
the stage eyed the small chorus with
surprise.
It was the Daily Worker Chorus
that made its first appearance be-
fore an audience consisting, for the
most part, of members of older cho-
ruses. Many comrades who listened
to. the chorus admitted later that
they feared for the fate of the per-
Torrance. After all such a
snail group-only seven months old
land singing such serious songs as
Schaeffer's Lenin, Our Leader and
Strife. Song"
THE Daily Worker Chorus con-
cluded its program appropriately,
with the words: " fling out the
banners, the banners, the scarlet
49, brothers, march with us this
day. :"
And today, the Daily Worker Vol
unteers continue the song: Broth
ers, march with us this day. :"
Say it with choruses :. let's build
the Daily Our Daily =. let every
new section of the Daily Worker
Chorus become a shock brigade in
building and spreading the ONLY
paper that fights for the working
classlr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
Human Nature

AFTER supper, everybody got
n dressed to go ashore, filled with
curiosity. Lag had been to Lenin-
club was, so a lot of the fellers went
with him.
"Lool,!' called Eddie, pointing to
a passing street car, "they even
have women motormenw
A bunch of workers were waiss.ng
for the trolley. Zone thing" re-
marked Lag, they're dressed much
better this year than last. And look
better fed, too"
The thing which struck Slim 1on
the streets was that everybody
looked as if he had something to do
and somewhere to go. Nobody
seemed to be loafing, homeless, job
less, or pounding the pavements for
a coffee and" No beggars were in
in sight, either.
'~'Geez, most of these houses could
stand a painting" remarked Blackie.
Lag informed him that they were
going to rip the old houses down in
stead OF repainting them. just then
Eddie called. asr
"There A whole block of new
houses. Lock at the big windowss
Something else struck Blaekie.
How is it there amt no cops
around? amt seen one yeti" z.
All the men laughed. Getting
hcmesick, Blackie?"
Lag told how the traffic cops were
women, here, adding: But I haven't
seen any cops for any other purpose
than traffic yet"
What other cops do they need"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
N. r. A.
WeDoOur Part
. BY RICHARD CAsIMIR

The Frigidaire Company promptly
signed
The Blanket Code and then
Said, "NR.A.--We Do Our Part" \
And fired eight thousand men.
In a wealthy landlords window
Hangs a bright Blue Eagle pennant;
"NR.A.-We Do Our Part
And out he kicks his tenant.
Legionnaires at demonstrations,
All dressed up in soldier lids
"NRA.-We Do Our Part
Clubbing workers-women-k
Lynching speed-up murder
hunger
Wholesale misery Wholesale hell!
NRA.-youve made your start,
But listen closely while we tell:
Sixty thousand Eastern strikersI
Striking miners-West and SOUTH
Striking farmers Demonstrations
Shiver while you hear us shout:
Down With Rooseveit's Hunger
Program"
Yes-N. r. A.-you've made your
start.
Shake and shiver while we're
striking
You're damned right--weu do our
partl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30

The Workers Short Wave Club will
hold its second meeting at $3.50 to-
night at 1895 Bristow Street, Apt. 20,
the Bronx. For information -scaf
Topping 2-5520. ~
The Short-Wave Club is interested
in receiving regular broadcasts from
the Soviet Union. All readers desir-
ing information on this matter. are
urged to write to the Radio Editor Of
the Daily Worker.
49,
The description of the start Of the
Gordon Bennett International Balloon
race, to be broadcast from Chicago
on Saturday, September 2, over the
WABC-Columbia network, will be
heard from to $50 pm.