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The Washington times., 1925-03-30
PALACE
LADY of the Night"


Lady OF the Night the Pal
ace feature for the ensuing week
Is notable for two things. First,
1t has in its leading role, or per-
haps we should say roles. one
Norma Shearer-second, it came
to life under the direction OF
Washington own wandering boy
Monta Bell. All Of which, Of
course, is more or less synonom-
Gus considering that Norma has
been basking in the light OF Tame
only since she has been under
the dictatorship of Monta Bell
and that Monta'B renoWp as a
director dates back to the picture
in which he started practicing
his directorial powers. upon
Norma
Lady Of the Night" is only
Bells fourth venture In the fine
art Of the cinema and while 1t
can not be said to be his best
It Is q credit to him and possibly
even more so to Miss Shearer.
broadway After Dark was
Bells initial endeavor and is
probably his high water mark to
date. The Snob," his next pic
ture to claim attention, boasted,
as did broadway After Dark"
the presence OF Norma Shearer
but in neither of the preceding
pictures was she given the OPP
portunity proffered in Lady OF
the Night" which affords her q
dual role.
The story, which is from the
pen Of that versatile writer
AdeIa Rogers st. John il q
dramatic contrast Of the lives OF
two girls-on daughter Of the
the other, the daughter Of the
judge who sentenced that father
OF the former to prison. The
lives OF the two are suddenly
brought together when both fall
In love with q young inventor.
Both roles are taken by Miss
Shearer and her Interpretation Of
the street girl and the wealthy
daughter are equally fine. As
the street girl she does g. bit
Of comedy that is unique
Others in the cast who are
credit to Monta Bells discrim.
nation are Malcolm McGregor,
George X. Arthur, Dale Fuller
and Gwen Lee.
The comedy for the week is
Karin Romeo Walter Heirs
picture that couldn't be worse
and be suffered. Music by the
Palace Orchestra, Pathe News
and a. Judges crossword puzzle
complete the program.
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
CENTRAL
Mixed Features

The opening bill of the week at
Crandalps Central Theater, to be
continued through today, is dis
tinguished by three features.
The foremost attraction is 1.-The
Perils of Paris" in which the
stellar role is played with verve
and flnesse by Pearl White, who
knows her Paris the way we know
our Georgetown! The thrilling
developments of a. carefully
thought out and skf1lfully exc
cuted plot are lent added verisimil-
itude by virtue OF the fact that
this subject actually was filmed in
Paris.
The companion attraction is
supplied by Ben Turpin, "the
handsomest men in pictures" who
pursues his cross~eyed way
through the intricacies of a two
reel laughfnaker that bears the
title Of ''The Wild Goose Chaser"
The this6 offering for the first
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
EARLE
Crazy-QuiH Revue

The busiest and most versatile
people at the Earle this week,
are the Kelso Brothers. with
Maurie Kelly. They are all over
the lot. Their own particular
number, THE Crazy-QuiIt Revue"
featuring some slfght-of-hand
tricks, a perfectly good derby
. and several valuable eggs, is very
funny.
Billy de Lisie's number, "A
Variety of Surprises" finds the
Kelso Brothers again in the field.
They help out good juggling act
with some comedy, and fairly
good juggling OF their own.
In Outside the Circus" skit
Of life around the big Top"
Kelso Brothers and Maurie Kelly
appear for the third time.
When cd e Inn RS Fighting
Lions" presented by Fred Delmar,
was announced, we were afraid
these now familiar figures had
gone home. But here they are
again, rallying around the lions
'n'everything.
The O'Brien Sisters in "a
Galaxy OF Syncopation," sang not
80 well but danced better. Nan
TfaVerline Is "a Songstress with
Personality" The VaudevfIIe is
preceded by "Shiekish" picture,
Priscilla Dean in "a Cafe I'm
Cairo" reminiscent Of the old
serial thrillers.
The Earle News and Comedy
reel, and an organ solo. complete
the bill.
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
AMBASSADOR
''The Kid"

Lloyd. Hamilton. supported by
Dorothy Seastrom, the screens
blondest blond: Babe London, and
a large and competent ensemble
of clever screen fArceurs, is the
pictured star Of "Half a Hero"
the two-reel supplementary fea-
ture at the Ambassador today.
The added auxiliarfes embrace
new issue of the news reel and
tuneful pipe organ accompani-
ment and solo interludes.
The ambassador foremost at
traction for the first three days
OF the week is First Nationals
revival OF Charlie Chaplin in
"The Kid the feature-length
comedy that introduced Jackie
Coogan to the screen.
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
STRAND
VaudeviIIe-FiIms

With three acts out of five
rating as headline features, and
the others proportionateIy good,
the Strand Theater presented a
bill yesterday that left an audi
ence with tingifng palms as the
curtain descended on the final
offering.
Miss Tommy Allen, a COM
edienne whose talent has already
established her a prime favorite
with Washington playgoers, is
the bright and shining star OF
the first headline offering, ap.
pearing in a poppy little musical
farce comedy entitled Seminary
Scandals. Four girls and q man
support her.
Sandy Shaw, Scotch comedian,
b an added Sfeature attraction
With his own repertoire Of songs
and character deIineations.
Mile. Ivy, programmed as the
worlds strongest exponent oe tee
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
A QUIET LITTLE VISIT
WITH AN. OLD FRIEND
BY HAROLD PHILLIPS.

quaint ejaculation last night ten minutes a1te
the curtain rose on "Mercenary Mary" at Polls.
y stars and saes alive said with the vehemence Of
making an discovery anticipated
v stars etc. this isn't ercenary Mary all but the tired
little woman the Belasco season back when
the Addison Sims coere that she was very
farccal devilsh."
Much has happened Mary since she first noted as the
stepid of Mess Hall Winslow and Emil Ny1tray
since she deserted the her progento she
has become quite Of the evening She belongs now 10
isabel Leighton and William Fredander She's had her face
the level considered Ia mode up 60 June M
dh has mt pretty crinlp hide and talow
and following her arcca ben she has become
lean and dismal Of all the other ordinary song ana
dance Girls YOU care TO Fairly sprghty but nothing to
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
RIALTO-
Captain Nungesser

s tx
Charles Nungesser, the famous
French ace, is at the Ratio
Theater In person this week in
connection with his picture, The
sky Raider" This, in itself, Is
rather notable event Tor q mo-
ton picture house, but there are,
in addition, several other units
on the program high In entertain
ment value.
Captain Nungesser Is introduced
by Gilbert Gable, the producer Of
"The Sky RAIDER The war
aviator makes q very brief talk
ana his stage appearance ID oleas-
ing. There Is nothing Of the pro-
fessi0nai type about him. His
picture Is melodramaEic and fea-
lures many fine shots" OF Tying.
Captain Nungesser plays the
leading role and makes q very
good ecreen actor; surprisingly
good. to be frank. Jacqueline
Logan, Gladys Walton and Wal
ter Miller play the supporting
roles capabaly.
Guarnerf Brothers are heard
again in grand opera selections,
this week singing portions CT
Faust. Al motion picture, run
ing simultaneously with the sing
ing, gives the story Of the opera.
This feature Is especially com
mendabIe and I, Tor one. hope
that the theater management win
retain these singers as long as
the operas can be supplied.
The Ria1to scenic, featuring col
ored views Of various beauty
spots. is an enjoyable unit OF the
program, as Is 1l4e comedy with
WIN Rogers disporting himself in
the leading role. An Aesop Fable
picture and international News
Reel, with many exclusive views,
complete the picture program.
The overture, "Orphee aux En-
fers, is tremendous piece o.
music. Grotesque, weird and beau
tffuI. by turns, this Offenbach
masterpiece was rendered in
most feeling way. The Riaito
Orchestra again deserves congrRI-
l1laffons.Is w. b.
The Washington times., 1925-03-30

call the city editors up about.
The main fault with "Merce-
nary Mary is fundamental. AS
a piece of playwriting it was
never given half chance to
be a farce, a musical play, a
heavy drama, a pageant, a
pantomime nor a street parade.
It has only the ingredients OF
a vaudeville playlet. There are
fifteen minutes of funny, far
cical action wherein busybodies
interfere with a young mans
attempt to compromise mar
ried woman with her consent
and with her husband's) with
money the incentive all around.
After that there is nothing, nor
before it either, that refers to
plot. Idle moments are filled
in by a great deal Of measure
ably good dancing, some fear
full attempts at song and an al-
lurinely beautiful display of
costumes.
The producer, l.. Lawrence
Weber has clothed his show very
attractively but when that fact
is recorded, all is said. There
are no distinctive tunes, save
one uncredited lift from Chopin
The Washington times., 1925-03-30
WHAT WAS HEARD AND
SEEN SUNDAY

dancing and proving the fact by
: showing pictures Of her three
mile walk on her toes, feat I'M
equaIled by the feet of any one
else to date, closes the bill with
) q. beautifully staged and costamed
Dance Darts. = Assisted by
Jack De Winter, Mile. Ivy gives
4 most graceful exhibition Of al
most every style OF dance.
Others you will enjoy include
Jim and Betty Page, aptly called
the 1.-TWO Pages Of Comedy" in a
song, and chatter number and
Bernt and Partner giving a fine
demonstration Of balancing and
posing.
'.Girls Men Forget is the
main photoplay attraction. With
Patsy Ruth Miller, Johnny
Walker, Alan Hale, Shannon
Day, Mayme Kelso and Wilfred
Lucas.
A short comedy, news reel and
Director Manvell's always ac-
ceptable overture and exit
marches, put the finishing
touches on q good bill.
The Washington times., 1925-03-30

two days Of the week is the ex-
quisitely delicate natural-color fan
tasy bearing the title of 1.-THE
Voice OF the Nightingale" Here
is a bit of gossamer dramaturgy
that visualizes a dainty little
legend purporting to reveal why
the nightingale sings only after
dark. Many of the Photographic
effects are marvelously skillful in
execution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06
Does Your Branch Lose New Members?

livery branch has had this experience At meeting
bers entered and they Immediately party
harness. Even the best branch
committee Job other
make him of the activity
that will lead to better understanding principles
Of party.
The ne" enade under such circumstances meetings
then finally disappears secretary
promises of great discussion will
him. And is not always that with
have failed to make good Communist
It is simply lack Of understanding
OF the principles and tactics Of acvthe
that holds the addition 10 our
Every branch must have the
workers attracted really
members The day Party Russia
we WI" have solution for this problem every Joining
nucleus or English branch Of the subscriber
WORKER and the stras1ers from
condition OF membership
For in this problem the DAILY plays role Day
after day reaches with the best theory
tactics the new eomrade ranks
nation the local. national abr every angle
OF the class struggle is his-thru the DAILY WORKER
1t does not that the official
sragelers from joining surely lessen the number
II VIII give the comrades theory
DAILY WORKER will help keep the your
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06

cials Of the AmaIgamated Of selling
out the shoe workers to the manu-
facturers. We severely criticized the
former officials Of the Amalgamated
for sending men to a factory where a
strike was taking place, and we will
at all times criticize such misdoings
in our union. sss 4a sfs "a Hae
The secretary Of the local initiating
this referendum is throwing mud at
all those opposed to his policy of
merging us with the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union, reactionary organ
ization that does not even have the
initiative, referendum, and recall laws
in their constitution. Yet the Anal
gamated, which this busybody is
trying to destroy, despite its faults,
has these clauses. rec asAp
Regardless OF the position taken by
the newspapers and the labor takers
who have called upon the Lynn shoe
workers to smash the reds" the
meeting was an overwhelming sue
cess, and is now the talk of the city.
Manley Has a Few Questions.
Marley asked, "Why is it that the
B. & S. is coming to Lynn, where the
shoe workers were once 100 per cent
organized, telling you that they will
organize the open shops that have
gotten out of union control"
why don't they go organizing the
places where there is no union at
all, and also organize the places
where they have jurisdiction?
How can the B. & s. tell you that
they will stabilize prices at time
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06
PAY RAISE FOR
POSTAL CLERKS
LOST IN SHUTTLE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The house
of representatives refused this after
noon to have anything to do with the
postal and pay increase bill passed by
the senate.
By vote Of 225 to 1853 the house
decided that its constitutional right
to originate revenue legislation had
been violated by the senate in passing
the bill and refused to accept it.
Having refused to accept the sen
ate's postal legislation, the house to
day went ahead with a bill Of its own
to increase the pay of post office EN-
ployes by boosting postal rates.
The house bill is expected to raise
$500 900, the amount Of the proposed
pay increase. Administration leaders
have promised to give this bill right
of way.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06

2970. Here is comfortable roly
poly doll and cunning cat Towel.
ing stuffed with cork would make
these models floating toys. Plush, felt,
flannel, outing flannels, velvet. drill
and crash could also be used. The doll
could be made of different material
below the arms.
The Pattern is cut In one size.
Either style requires y yard of 81
inch material.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of lie in silver or stamps.
Send lie in silver or stamps for our
UP-TO-DATE SPRING & SUMMER
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Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of lie in silver or stamps.
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NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERs-The
patterns being sold thru the DAILY
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nished by New York firm Of pattern
manufacturers. orders are forwarded by
the DAILY WORKER every day as re-
ceived, and they are mailed by the man
ufacturer direct 70 the customer. The
DAILY WORKER does not keep a stock
OF patterns on hand. Delivery OF pat
terms ordinarily win take at least 10 days
from the date OF mailing the order. Do
not become impatient II your pattern IL
delayed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06
Your Union Meeting
First Thursdax. Feb. 5. 1925.
Name Of Local and

Name of Local and
NO. Place of Meeting
Allied Printing Trades Council, SO
e. Van Buren, St., $50 .. m.
Ell Anal. Clothing Workers, zoe 8.
22z Boiler Makers, 2o4o W. North Ave.
% Boot and Shoe, 1889 MiIwaukss
4ss Boot and Shoe wkrs., tO2ss mlchi-
g brick and Clay, sbermanvIlls, IN.
g Carpenters, 1is s. Ashland siv.d.
341 Carpenters, f44o Emma ST.
4S4 Carpenters, South Chicago 1fosi
bo4 Carpenters, ogden and kedxIs.
2t03 Carpenters, 75e w. North Ave,
100 DT sGnv CLERKS ,sss 4si S. Dearborn St.
fs4 Elsetrlclans, 1907 Ogden Ave.
7s5 Electricians, 7475 Dante Ave.
115 Engineers, 1928. Houston Ave.
42s Firemen and Ensinemen, ssth and
Campbell SITS, 7;45 p. m.
2es He'd Carriers, South Chicago, sfof
IS Janitors, SO z. Van Buren, 81.
90 Janitresses, City Hall, Hearing
Is Ladies Garment Workers, s2s W.
81 Ladies' Garment Workers. 1914 N.
100 Laaiss' Garment Workers, sas W.
van BuF6u Ok
II Leather Workers, s1o w. Harrison
Street.
2ss MouIdsrs, 1fs s. Throop 81.
Painters District Council, 1916 w.
Adams ST.
S71 Painters, Dutt's Hall, Chicago Hts.
Piano and Organ Workers, 1eo w.
Washington.
669 Plumbers, Monroe and Peoria SITS,
2s1 Plumbers Railway, Monroe and
SIS Railway csrmsu, 1889 Cornell St.
TIA Railway Carmen, 18th and Drexel
Avenue.
1882 Railway Carmen, 1900 w. nth ST.
s1s Railway Clerks, sac w. Washing
ton.
5o4 Railway Clerks, sfss Commercial
Avenue.
1872 sign Hangers. $40 W. Harrison
SO sIsnaImen, s2ss Princeton Ave.
u Slate, Tile Roofers, 1924 MiIwau-
ITO stage Employees, Masonic Temple,
1880 a. m.
Stone Cutters, $50 w. Washington
z42 Tsamsters, s2os Houston Ave.
z54 Teamsters DAIRY, 22o S. Ashland,
Ioo Ieamsters, 80 e. 9th St.
40 uPhoIstersrs. $50 W. Washington
ton.
(Note-Unless otherwise stated all
meetings are at p. mo-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06

inc ngures snow that full million the payros
had been laid OF by July and that the total going
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06
LYNN, MASS,
SHOE WORKERS
BACK T.U.E.L.
Adopt Plan for Unity
and Struggle
BY M. sHARAF.
(GnAclaI a The nnlIM wnrkArA

especial to The Daily Worker)
LYNN, Mass.-A mass meeting of
shoe workers was held here under
the auspices of the Trade Union Edu-
cational League. Joseph Manley, east
ern district organizer of the league,
was the principle speaker. The sub
ject was, "Shall the Lynn shoe work
ers Join the Boot and Shoe Union?"
AS soon as the Lynn press was in
formed that a meeting of that nature
would take place, they started attack
ing us in the form of front page head
lines, cartoons, and with leading edi-
torials, telling the shoe workers that
the 1. w. W. had come to Lynn to
destroy the city.
Bosses Press Discovers Revolution.
This kind of bunk is not new in
Lynn. The secretary of the Progress
sive Shoe and Leather committee of
Lynn, however, sent in written
statement to the press, telling the
Lynn shoe workers the real purpose
of the meeting.
The newspapers, not being able to
scare the workers by linking us up
with the I. w. w. started a new cam
paign against the reds" charging
that Moscow was financing this group
in order to overthrow the capitalist
system.
New Master-New Mind.
They exhumed man by the name
of Jewett, who at the time of the
formation of the Amalgamated, spoke
before the shoe workers and found
no name too violent to use against
the Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
The Boot and Shoe Workers Union
hasn't changed one iota; yet this very
same man comes forward and urges
the shoe workers to indemnity them
selves with the only Legitimate and
universally (boss) recognized" shoe
workers union"
Another letter from the secretary
of the local, which initiated the re-
ferendum for the Boot and Shoe, asks
'How can they explain their position
in using their influence in inducing
the Amalgamated locals in Brooklyn,
N. Y, to secede and affiliate with the
Shoe Workers Protective Union?"
Traitors Hard Up For Excuses.
He further says, Let the Lynn rep
resentatives of this league explain his
purpose in attacking the general Off
Gals Of the Amalgamated and the or
ganization thru the columns of Chi
cago paper (meaning the DAILY
WORKER), charging it to be manu-
facturers' union, which had sold out
the Lynn shoe workers"
In reply, the representative of the
T. U. E. L. admits that the league has
influence in the New York local I'M
ions, but that the league was and is
now opposed to the action taken by
those local unions in seeding from
the Amalgamated and joining the
Protective"
Former Officials to Blame.
These locals seeded after their
committee came back from Lynn.
where they witnessed the mess the
former general officials of the Anal
gamated led them into.
Secondly, we never accused the off,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06

when the policy of the B. & S. is to
take in shops under their stamp, and
assure the bosses of no interference
with prices and conditions for six
months, and then refer to. arbitra-
ton" The shoe workers are fully
aware what arbitration means to
them.
Down With colIaboratIonIst Unions.
1.-THE B. & S., If it comes to Lynn,
will lower wages for two reasons;
first, to show their class collaboration
with the bosses; and, second, to show
the open shops that they won't lose
anything by taking the fake union
stamp"
The worker, who is to pay the
freight, is to drop quarters in the
meter and keep his mouth shut, or
else be put in local Zero"
The meeting was a success and
adopted the following fighting pro
gram:
OrganizationaI Proposals.
1. Raise slogan of one union ir
shoe and leather industry thru anal
gamation of existing organizations
To this end the following measure;
are proposed:
a. A strong movement to consoli
date independent unions in amalga
nation convention to be called as
soon as possible.
b. A move to amalgamate the in
dependent unions with the Boot &
Shoe on the basis of the following de
mands, which will turn the Boot &
Shoe from a company into trade un
ion.
Abolition of local 20" and restora-
ton of right of minorities to express
opinions.
Use of Boot & Shoe union label to
be governed by local councils and to
be given only to closed shops.
Abolition of company collaboration
in dues collection.
Establishment Of bonafide griev-
ance committees.
Establishment of rank and file con-
troll of the Boot & Shoe locally and
nationally thru characterization of To-
cal union, local councils and national
conventions.
officials to be elected by the rank
and file.
2. Pending the Accomplishment OF
amalgamation, there shall be united
front movements by the unions upon
the policies and issues confronting
the shoe and leather workers.
Policies.
/. Militant struggle against wage
cuts and for increases in wages.
2. Demand relief for unemployed.
to be paid by manufacturers.
3. General drive to organize all
the workers in the shoe and leather
industry.
4. Abolition of class collaboration
in the industrial and political fields,
and development of a policy of class
struggle.
8. Abolition of state arbitration
boards.
6. Abolition OF child labor in the
shoe industry, all children of the
workers during school age up to IS
years to be maintained by the gov.
eminent.
z. Active propagation OF shop COM
mittee system in the shoe industry.
8. Establishment of eighthour day
and 44-hour week.
3. Militant exposure OF all labor
fakirs in shoe and leather unions.
10. Struggle against the use of in
functions in strikes, on the basis of
mass violation OF such injunctions.
IL. Demand that all the unions in
the shoe and leather industry endorse
the Red International Labor Union
plan for unity of the world trade un.
ion movement.
~. Demand for the release Of Sac.
co and vanzetti and all other class
war prisoners.
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still operating with only 81 per cent
Of normal full force and the work
ers employed were averaging 90 per
cent of full time making the rate of
production more than rs per cent
short Of normal capacity. Normal
production in this country is now
hardly more than theoretical. The
purchasing power of the workers has
been kept down to such an extent
that new normal with million and
a half idle and a third Of the remain
der on part time may have to be es.
tablished.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06

NAOSO WI AASAo anu SAACAA AoL1AAlCD AclQ
fallen of over $20O.O0O.OOO.
How the general level Of factory
employment has declined is apparent
on comparison with total Of $780,
600 on the payrolls in July, 1928, and
10,S10,O00 in June, 1920.
The greatest gains in employment
and earnings at the end OF the year
developed in the textile and the iron
and steel industries. Textile employ
ment increased 81 per cent and wag-
es SO per cent, while in the iron and
steel industry the increases were "a
per cent and 10 per cent.
In spite Of the gain industry was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06
AVERAGE WAGE SIS A WEEK FOR
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN u. S.,
100000 ALWAYS JOBLESS
BY LELAND oLps
Federated Press Industrial Edltor)

The December department Of
country once again
SIS week nation its
$1,000 annually for carrying the manufacturing
The total paid appropriated
When all the records of the
the manufacturers sold this
paid n
wages average wages from month to
mont were