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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
A Manual for Swindlers

THE whole tale of the financial manipuations of insult
like the manual Of all business practice the trickeries
sht Of hand the Juggling and acrobacs with fake corporations
holding companies watered securities in miniature
the whole art of capitalist laid
What insult attempted to the market price of his
stocks how contved the so-caed
six per cent profit allotted to public utility corporations the
practice Of all the public utilities nonopoes America
holds for the traction companies the telephone
corporations the light monopos which
the public with government
decades
to the legal that they
ing per profit, the utility begin
divide their corporations They
able outfits with fake board of directors with
dependence earnings reality part treasury
of The biggest stockholders dummy books
than the legal six cent In that the legal rulings
lodged the the mlonaies
balances
1t practice. outgrowth days
the monopoes the obstacles
path by the antitrust and antmonopoy laws The tremendous in
dgnaon aroused the people by the interruptions exta
ton of giant the hand the
giant ordered broken their
just fable deceive and waylay the reality
the trusts the corporations huger
the passage antitrust bills
Of setting dummy corporations and holding companies which
tools of the RokefeI Morgans Melons used by Sam
insult in Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
BY c. H.


why should I be afraid Of
death? After 1 am gone, there are
others. Our comrades can be found
in every corner of the earth.
Their number and strength are
increasing daily. Some of them
have to die, bit never betray
others!"
lou Shin I, the author Of the
L above quotation, taken from his
story "The Old Jailer," was one of
the most talented revolutionary
writers Of the younger generation N
China. He was kidnapped by the
butcher Chang Kai-shek's Blue
Shirts in the autumn Of 1898. Moth
ing was heard of him. But accord
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
LABORATORY
and SHOP b. David Ramsey

! dtion period between the PaleoHthic
and Neolithic ages were uncovered.
These relics as well as tombs and
implements cast a new light on the
racial history Of the Volga region.
Closely connected with the Insti-
tute is the State Museum Of An
thropology. The latter has large
and interesting collection Of skeletal
and chronological materials There
are two permanent exhibitions on
the origin and development Of man
demonstrating his common origin IN
some generalized ape-type.
The Institute itself has three ma
jor departments, specializing in the
morphologicaI, racial and anthro-
pcgenetic aspects Of the field. The
morphologicaI aspects are studied in
connection with the problem Of
working out standards Of physical
development in relation to occupa-
ton. During recent years this de-
partment has worked out standards
Of limbs and other parts of the body
for different professional groups Of
the population. This has enabled
the Standardization Of industrial
equipment such as rubber shoes and
the like.
In their racial studies the Soviet
anthropologists have done much
work in probing the racial constitu-
ents of the USS.R. Studies have
been made Of the general physical
Development Of regional groups and
special attention has been paid to
racial peculiarities. There has also
been considerable progress in de-
veloping sound racial theories.
The department of anthropogene-
sis has studied the problems of the
evolution Of different sections Of the
brain, the archaeological remnants
Of fossil man and similar questions.
ARTIFICIAL CHLoROPHYLL
At the recent meeting of the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences, DR..
Paul Rothemurl of Antioch College
reported that the artificial creation
of chlorophyll would soon be an ac-
complished fact. Chlorophyll is the
basis of plant life. 1t is the sub
stance that acts as a go-between in
the transformation of solar energy
into the starches and sugars that
nourish animal life. 1t was believed
to be single substance, but recsnt
research indicates that there are
two kinds of chlorophyll, and in
addition the green coloring sub
stance that gives the vegetable world
its characteristic hue.
DR., Rothemund grew corn in an
underground vault which never saw
any light. From its leaves he OBJ
tanned a substance that would have
been chlorophyll had the corn been
grown in sunlight. 1t was colorless
and strongly resembled the chemical
structure of chlorophyll. The color
less product is called proto-chloro-
phyll. This demonstrates that plants
can produce cholophyll without the
aid OF light. He then precipitated
from the proto-chlorophyll, in a
carbon dioxide atmosphere. green
and red coloring matter and inter-
mediate hues. thus duplicating the
color displays of nature.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

NeNNS~N ~ eAAS 44SAAAAASA az h0blANAAOt,
Of Belgoskino. Distribution by
Amkino. At the Cameo Theatre.
THE GEAR Wants To Sleep" is a
! mad, satiric little comedy that
should amuse everyone. The music
by Prokofieff is very witty and alone
worth hearing. In this scenario,
slightly reminiscent of Rene Clair,
we see the court of Mad Paul COM
pletely upset over a certain non
existent Lieutenant Kijhe. Crazy
Paul, on being awakened from mis-
sleep by someone's scream, must pun
ish the culprit. Through a clerks
error, soldier who doesn't exist is
selected for punishment. The plot
runs merrily along, showing first the
rise to Major General and wealthy
landowner, and then demotion to
common private, of this "etherized
presence" The fantasy of this little
plot is well sustained throughout.
The chief merit of the picture are
JllS lnuSA4o DullI diOuilQ bliE duNEll-
lures of this mythical lieutenant, 1t
would greatly spoil ones enjoyment
to know the situations in advance.
The actors are well up to the high
Soviet standard. But technically the
film fell down considerably. The
photography is only fair, and the
direction spotty. Here was a picture
that needed a strong and imagin-
ative hand to heighten it's satire. 1t
NEEDED the touch of Pudovkin, Els
enstein, Protazanov or Alexandrov.
The direction was uninspired, but
still the story is so strong that it is
able to carry the picture.
"The Car Wants To Sleep" is
well worth seeing, and is as good as
any Hollywood comedy. The high
mark the Soviet cinema has reached,
however, often causes us, wrongly,
to be disappointed when it isn't
always maintained.
EDWARD KENNEDY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Profits and Tears

pUT in spite their profits the fact that
utilities have earned millions of dollars profit through
years depression
questions of relief With hypocrisy typical of bgnds
and buccaneers they point losses their books
their permit them operate
their public They high publicity
task to public sympathy and build the myth
of the prohteers servants of the people
their hands concentrated all the natural
indispensable the life of big city, They control
right city its light its communication and
its supply hold the cities their mercy
Their pce-Xed monopoly
tributes unhampered by the INSTITUTES of competition
And they have the blessings government officials
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
By MICHAEL GOLD

get thief to catch thief is of the favorte maxms
~ Of Scotland Yard But the American courts seem
to have maxim all their own "Set thief to pardon
thief is what the Chicago courts to by.
Nobody knows or probably will ever know exactly
how much it insult dauded the
out Of of his
millions of dollars pockets
cleaned by the talented stock swndles of insult
OF Chicago workers utility
financial pirate. The and shut
accused of having the
stocks advertised protbearing securities through the United
States mails constitutes
heavy jail sentence
Of Chicago The fugitive weeping
the dock, granted complete acquita
and his accompces pardoned
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

"a totally different world, a
world of amity and brotherhood,
will soon eDpear or tll'z eor'l,.
This world we exchanged for our
own blood" (From The Old
Jailer.')
rOMRADE LOU was born of a
v small merchant family. Upon
finishing high school, he had to go
to work. He wrote his first story
while employed as a clerk behind
the shining brass bars" of a Shang-
hal bank. To his great surprise and
shame" using his own expression,
it was accepted and printed. He
came over to the revolution during
the Shanghai Massacre in 1925, and
participated in the struggle till his
last day.
With the appearance, at the end
of 1929, of his story THE Salt
Revolt" Louis position as q revolu-
tionary writer was definitely estan-
lished. 1t attracted so much atten-
ton and praise at the time that
bourgeois motion picture company
adapted it to the screen.
The story told of the deprivations
and struggles of colony of salt
workers, with a deserted beach and
raging sea as background. These
workers were facing a winter of cold
and starvation, because the big
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
A LITTLE CHILD LEADS THEM

n LII LIE CHALO LEbO0 dEIu
Little Lefty is celebrating for
three reasons: he collected by far
the highest contributions for the
day-S53; he leads Ramsey in quota
by per cent, and almost tics Mike
Gold 1913 VS.. 89.5 per cent?.
Section Is .............S $500
Nature Friends Scouts,
Thaelmann Troop ........... 2.O1
Theatre Collective ....... 500
Previously received -.......... 1851
Total ................ .S439.4S
Del will present a beautiful colorcd
portrait of his cartoon characters
every day to the highest contributor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
WORLD Of the
MOVIES

Victim of Capitalist Society
CRAINQUEBILLE, a French talkie
with English dialogue titles, di-
rected by Jacques De Baroncelli,
featuring the French actor
Tramel. Based on a story by
Anatole France. Playing at Acme
Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
CAUSE FOR CONCERN

A good showing after the past
weeks let-down. But Lab and
Shop, which was so near being
the second to reach its quota, is
now below Little Lefty by three
points. Is the boy going TO put
It over on Science?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Amusing Satire

THE GEAR WANTS TO SLEEP. Di-
rected by Alexander Feinzimmer.
Music by Sergei Prokofieff. Pro-
duced by the Leningrad Studios
OF Belgoskino Distribution by
Amkino. At the Cameo Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Pardons for Profiteers

WHEN the insult structure collapsed and the whole huge wnde
scheme into the Of the necessity
taking action against the
the impoverished American that the decided to
Sam insult Tipped off by insult fled
Finally forcbly brought
Chicago clapped into the county
of the hahearted
cpegoa for all the msdeeds of his capitalist colleagues
When he stood in court weeping pathetic picture
secuted old his Martin exoed the noble
character of his father the heart the jury oened with
General bishops presidents
other notable governing
witnesses for SAM and told how fine generous noble
this the captvated Their
like sealing
They insult his freedom the
pyramids all again.
companies by sympathies memory
the valuable services family
their friends they granted him combined
thousand dollars Which nothing careful
ments with little inside information
lost millions time AL it takes little gall the right
connections.
his freedom back, the peniteniary
distinguished criminal But there's the old saying The
steal; they employ idleness
onnder that of sdOn
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
GAS COMPANY'S
PROFIT GAINS.

The monthly report Of the
Washington Gas Light Company,
filed. with the Public Utilities
Commission yesterday, shows
operating revenues in January Of
$616,852, compared with $560,263
in January, 1888, an increase Of
$56,589.
Operating expenses, including
taxes and uncollectible bills, also
showed an increase, totaling $685..
029, in comparison with $365 ,432
in January, 1888. This leaves net
operating revenues of 1927 1923,
against $194,831 last year, an in
crease of $32,992.
Incorporating income increased
$5,991, producing a gross corpor.
ate income in January of 1929, ,706,
as against $19O,723 in the same
month of 1888. After interest de-
ductions, the company reported a
net income for the month of $685..
3l5, compared with $110,012 in
January, 1888, an increase of $49.-
3O3.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
RESERVE BANKS
GUT CREDITS

The daily average volume Of
Federal Reserve Bank credit out
standing during the week ended
February %, as reported by the
Federal Reserve banks, was $2,574,-
100000, a decrease of $4,000, 900
compared with the preceding week
and of $11,000,000 compared with
the corresponding week in 1888.
On February % total Reserve
Bank credit amounted to $2,567,.
900, a decrease of $25, 900
for the week.
This decrease corresponds with
an increase Of $198,O00,000 in mon
etary gold stock and decreases Of
500, 100000 in Treasury cash and
deposits with Federal Reserve
banks, and $4,000, 900 in non-mem-
Der deposits and other Federal Re
serve accounts. These were off
set in part by increases of $263,-
100000 in member bank reserve
balances and $11 1,00O,0OO in money
in circulation.
Excess reserves of all member
banks increased more than $780,
100000 during the week, rising to
the largest total on record at
about 81, 100000, 900.
Excess reserves of New York
City member banks rose $235 ,0O0,,
900 to $367 100000, the highest
since January, 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Sheet Mill Wages
To Be UNCHANGED

YOUNGSTOWN, March 2.
Wages paid sheet mill workers in
plants affiliated with Amalga-
mated Association Of Iron, Sheet
and Tin Plate Workers will be
unchanged during March and
April, it was made known here.
The bimonthly settlement be-
tween Elias jenkins, of the West
ern Sheet Manufacturers ASso.
citation, showed that average black
sheet prices on which the pay
scale is based were unchanged
during January and February at
2.55 cents a pound. Wages re-
main one and one-half cents above
base. Workers in rolling plants,
not recognizing the union but
following its wage scale, also are
affected by the settlement.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Market Rugged toLook
Sickly, Haney Hints

ton, both financially and in other
ways.
It is obviously true that at its
recent high level the market had
Cd exhausted the influence Of
existing inflationary steps, and
90 run into liquidation by insti.
tutions and individuals hung up
with stocks bought long ago at
similar levels. These factors
stopped the rise. But they do not
explain or cause any large re-
action.
In this connection, one notes
that there has been no big
selling climax with large volume.
This, I think, shows that the
technical position" Is not top
heavy, and that the bearish
factors are not of . sort to
induce panicky selling.
Liquidation Of any heavy sort
has been largely confined to Spe-
cial situations, as possibly, Ma.
tional Biscuit and Corn Product
Refining, or Combined with spec
ulative selling) in Johns Man.
vile and Western Union, etc.
Much progress has been made
in clearing up the strike situation
in Toledo and Cleveland. I get
the impression that the way is
being cleared for considerable
amendment of the stock exchange
bill, and note that Roosevelt
withholds his approval. AS ex.
pected, the CWA army is to be
cared for under other letters.
Tariff tinkering is to be tentative
and cautions, and you may be
sure that no large labor groups
will be hurt by so politically
minded an Administration.
Above all and back of all, real
effective initiation is actually in
the making. It's effects are kept
back only by threats of cracking
down on business and proposals
for radical reforms" But the
government can't both hold out
the feed bag and put on the
brakes forever-the harness will
break.
So, while caution and careful
selection are required, I favor
buying moderately during weak
ness. I am more afraid Of the
dollar than I am of NRA. The
American public is not going to
let good business and good equi-
ties be ruined.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Furniture Orders
Climb for J1nlI1ru

Orders booked by furniture
manufacturers in the Seventh
Federal Reserve district during
January expanded SO per cent
over those of December as COM
pared with an increase for this
period Of Sc per cent year ago
and an average increase of 107
per cent for this period during
years 1927 to 1888, inclusive.
Shipments declined 3 per cent
during January against a rise of
S per cent a year ago and as COM
pared with average decline of 16
per cent for this period.
Current orders were 81 per
cent greater than in January,
1888, and shipments were 9 per
cent higher. Operations were at
Al per cent of capacity, un-
changed from December and 16
points higher than last January.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
EXTENDED.
BY COTTON
FUTURES

NEW YORK, March 2Q.N.S),
The recovery in cotton futures
was extended today as Specula
tive quarters took cotton out Of
the ring on reports the House
Committee on Agriculture would
report favorably on the Bankhead
bill.
Local, professional and Wall
Street traders bought on a large
scale after the first call. Price
fixing for domestic and foreign
mills offset scattered liquidation
and New Orleans selling.
Sales from the south were ex
tremely small. Some purchases
by Japanese interests and com
mission houses were reported.
At midday, futures were up 9
to IL points, with May up IL at
12.11. July up 10 at 1924, Octo
ber up 9 at 1898, and December
up 10 at 1881.
LIVERPOOL, March 2 0.N.S).
There was fair demand for open
Ing spots on the Liverpool cotton
market today. Prices were steady
and receipts totaled $1,000 bales.
of which $4,000 were American.
At noon, middling fair was
7.60d, strictly good middling 7.15d,
good middling 685d, strictly mid
ding 6.70d, middling 6.55d, strict
ly low middling 6.4Od, low mid
ding 6.15d, strictly good ordinary
595d, and good ordinary 5.65d.
Futures opened steady and at
noon were quiet and slightly
higher. May opened at 6.31d, July
6.19d, october 6.61d, and January
6.16d.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Montgomery Ward
Sales Much Better

CHICAGO, March 2.-Estimates
indicate February sales of Mont
gomery Ward & Co. will prob
ably show a better increase above
a year ago than the January
bulge. Retail and mail order
sales during February totaled ap-
proximately the same amount.
During January Wards aggregate
sales totaled $14,733,847. repre-
senting an increase Of $4,633, ,698,
or IS per cent, over January,
1898.
Present indications are that
sales of Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
in the four weeks ended Feb
ruary 26. showed a percentage
increase over a year ago which
was close to the 30.2 per cent in
crease in the sales period ended
January 20, the last period of
the company's 1933-34 fiscal rear.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
GRAIN FUTURES
MOVE UPWARD
IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March 2. U.N.S)-
Grains moved upward in today's
dealings here as a revival of in
flation talk enlivened bullish en-
thusiasm, wheat being about a
cent higher.
Trade was fairly active with
strength in foreign markets aid
ing the upturn. Pressure was
light and mostly in the way Of
realizing on the bulges.
Near mid session wheat futures
were Ac higher with May at &c.
Corn and rye were 70 to nc
higher, oats % to 12c up.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Trading Steady
With Prices Hiqher

CHICAGO, March 2 GNSO.
The hog market was steady to
strong today, although statesmen
were asking 10@15c higher for
light and medium weights. Top
was $470, although statesmen ex-
pected to get $3.50 or better.
p ckers and shippers bought
Sparingly.
The supply of cattle was 1000.
Quality was plain. and steers sold
steady but slowly. Cows were
steady to strong and heifers
weaker. Calves showed no change,
Choice lambs were quoted at $40
@lO.l5,
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Gold for Week
$1O0!OOQ!OOO

NEW YORK, March 2 0.N.SO
Arrival Of another $2O,OOO,OO0
Of gold on the Bremen today,
will boost this weeks flood Of
the metal to New York to ap-
prOxmitely $90,O00,0OO, since
Saturday.
The Berengaria, due next
Tuesday, has aboard another
S22,5OO,O0O.
Other receipts late this week
are expected to total at least
100000, bringing shipments
Of gold received for the period
slightly above the $1OO,OOO,O0O
mark.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
COARSE YARN QUIET

NEW YORK, March . (T.N.s.).-Ths
coarse yarn cloths market continued
quiet today. with prices for the most
part holding unchanged.
Spectators were buying goods in
second hands on contract, which was a
source of satisfaction to those who had
thought that currently meager available
business was going to second-hande
since 1t left legitimate demand still
accumulating and presumably left open
the probability that the legitimate de-
mand eventually will be covered In first
hand buying.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
''''H: :iTs';S:S E;;;;'' New York Bond List

NEW YORK, March z 0.N.S0. .
The bond market turned stronger
today, with a renewal Of more
aggressive demand lifting most
sections Of the list well above
previous closingS.
Richfield Oil 6Swere q feature
in the domestic corporation sec
ton, soaring. more than S points
following publication Of plans to
reorganize the company.
Rails were headed by Southern
railway 61as. 1t was followed by
the Allegheny IS Of 80; Balti-
more and Ohio 41as; Northwest
ern 4As, st. Paul SIS A. and sew
eral others.
Foreigns did better. with the
German 512s and the Austrian
Is of '43 featuring.
U. S. Governments were q
shade easier.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
BituH11inOuS Coal
Production Rises

National Coal Association, from
incomplete car loading reports
from the railroads, estimates bi.
luminous coal production in the
United States for the week ended
February "a as approximately
100000 net tons. Production
for the corresponding week: 1888,
6,081, 900 tons; 1882, 6.145,000 tons.
The report of the Bureau of
Mines shows production of 7,720,-
OC0 tons for the week ended Feb
ruary 10, and 8,015,O00 for the
week ended February II. 1894.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
Frigiddire Planning
Ri0ner AdCnn1Dninn

Preparatory to launching its
1884 sales campaign, FrigidairO
Sales Corporation, General MO
tors refrigeration and air-condi-
tioning subsidiary. has announced
that it is planning to increase
materially its expenditure this
year in newspaper, national maZ-
azines and other advertising
media compared with its 1888
expenditure.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
CZECH CROWN DEVALUED

Advices from Prague state that
devaluation Of the Czechoslo-
vakian crown has been effected
without shock to banking or
business and that the action was
in response to the wishes of both
agricultural and industrial pro-
ducers anxious to recover foreign
markets.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02

virtual extinc-
ion. s o m e
stocks are being
liquidated, as
might be eX-
pected when a
g overn m e Mt
t h re a tens to
wipe out profits.
Should on e
watch the tape
or listen to mar
ket gossip dur.
ing the day, he
gets the impreS-
sion that things
are bad, and
that q big de
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO

CHICAGO March . GNSD.-HoEs:
10000; 5000 higher. Top. $4.75; bulk,
$4.35 @470; heavy $4.35@4.65; medium.
lights, S4.2o@4.5o; packing sows, ss56@
$50; pigs. $2.5O@3.50. Holdovers, 1000
Cattle, 900; steady. Calves 500;
steady Beef steers-Good and choice,
$50; yearlings, S65O@75O Butcher cat
tle-Heifers. 3.25@6.95; cows, $2.75@4;
calves, $4@7.50; feeder steers, $4@5.25;
stocker steers, $3@4.50: stocker cows
and heifers $2.5004.
sheep-11, 900; steady. Lambs. 5000;
common, $5@75O; yearlngs, $7@9.5O;
feeders, $7@S.5O; ewes, $3@5.5o.
The Washington times., 1934-03-02
=. W,
Southern RaiLlUau
Places Rail Order

Contract for the purchase Of
10000 tons of new rail for de-
livery during February. March,
April and May has been let by
the Southern Railway system to
the Tennessee Coal, Iron g.
Railroad Company.