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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Wicks to Give Economic
Interpretation

The series of four lectures on
China to be given by H. M. Wicks,
at the Workers School, 108 East 14th
Street, beginning this Friday even
ing, is the first attempt to depict
the events in that country from a
strictly economic standpoint From
every part Of the world material for
these lectures have been gathered and
facts dug up about China that, if
known heretofore, have never been
co-ordinated so that they could be
understood in relation to each other
and to the events happening in China
today
Without understanding the econ
omic factors involved in the great
revolution in the Orient it is not
possible to really know anything
worth while of the conflict.
A Treat For Students.
Those who have listened to Wicks'
former lectures on international pol
Icy know that treat is in store for
them at these lectures. Careful out
lines have been prepared and will be
given to each student on attendance
at the lectures. No one can obtain
the outlines who does not attend. AT
each lecture the outline will be placed
in the hands of the student before
the start of the lecture, so that il
can be followed point by point.
Many Of those who heard Wicks
lecture last year on "Locarno and the
World Court" and his lectures this
year on "China," have requested that
this course be published, so arrange
ments have been made to take the
lectures down in shorthand in order
that they may be published serially
in the Party publications and later
issued as a book.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
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"Ruddigore," or the
Curse Of Timely Satire
Reviewed By YERN SMITH


"All philosophical pessimists
should see "Ruddigore." The fact
that it's burlesque is almost pointless
to half the audience shows that the
world makes progress. The novel
and melodrama Of the cursed noble
family, the true heir living in dis
guise and concealment, the animated
picture gallery of ancestors, tn e
ruined mad maiden, which it is the
principal task Of "Ruddigore" to
laugh out Of existence, happily no
longer exist. If Gilbert and Sullivan's
quaint little opera continues to sur
vive, however half heartily, it lives
like Don Quixote, without what must
have been the real salt and flavor its
contemporaries tasted in it.
AS for me, l got my kick out Of
watching the middle class ladies in
the orchestra trying dutifully, in
memory of Lucia and Ophelia, to feel
sorry for poor mad Meg.
They do it we'll at the Cosmopoli-
tan-well enough-the music is
charming, the color scheme neatly
worked out, the traditional costumes,
and the acting equally so. Nothing
is so eternally unchanging in it's pres
entation and costuming as a Gilbert
and Sullivan opera, and in this one
there is little room for real genius.
The original touch is something
that could not have been fore
seen ~ the authors, and consists in
superimposing on the comfortably
athletic lines of the modern chorus
girl costumes invented for the wasp
wasted beauties of years gone by.
Violet Carlson is an excellent May
Rosebud; she tried to make under
standing to an age of jass the bur-
lesque of character on which the
peace that passeth understanding has
rested for half century and more
True, l doubt greatly whether any
maiden ever managed her emotions
by the book Of etiquette, but in the
days of Gilbert and Sullivan there
were those, we are told, who thot
they did.
But if you're tired of jazz, there is
no better way you can gather argu-
ments for your heresy than from the
good old tunes. They're pretty.
Such things are rare today; do not
let your radicalism interfere with
their enjoyment. Gilbert and Sulli-
van may be ancient; they may be one
of the duties of middle class society;
but they are intrinsically enjoyable.
And if you're anyways radical, you
can't help liking the sacrilege with
which the fame of Britain, ruler Of
the union jack are handled. The
claws of the villain protein are about
| to clutch the throat of the lady in
distress, and a sailor waves the flag
above her-"Foiled, by a union jack!"
! Thirty hearts-of-oak cruise the seas
in little sloop, out of pure mag
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
"The Mikado" Will Be
Ames' Next Production

Winthrop Ames is planning to pre-
sent "The Mikado" early next season.
This means that his plans for "The
Gondoliers," which was originally an
nounced, is laid aside for the time be-
ing. The Gilbert and Sullivan oper-
eta will open in September at the
Plymouth Theatre, where his last two
productions 'Iolanthe" and "The Pr
rates of Penzance," made such a sue
cess.
The Ames company, which has been
touring the Eastern cities, and is now
playing in Boston, will form the nue.
leus of "The Mikado." Performances
Of "IoIanthe" and PIRATES Of Pen
zance" will probably be included at
special 'matinees-for both of these
operettas proved very very popular
here. The production of "The Condo
liers," may also be done later in the
season.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Bishop Brown to Speak
Daily Worker Defence

Bishop William Montgomery
Brown will be 1.-THE principal speaker
at The DAILY WORKER Conference
which has been arranged for Friday
evening, June 3rd at s p. M. at
Webster Hall, 119 East 18th Street.
To this meeting, left wing organiza-
tions from all parts Of the city are
being invited including trade unions,
Workers Party branches, left wing
minorities, fraternal organizations,
clubs, etc.
The purpose of the conference is
to take up the question of the defense
of The DAILY WORKER, now the
target Of attack from a number of
patriotic societies which are seeking
to suppress the paper. Specifically
it will take up the question Of the
Giant Midsummer Carnival and Fair
which has been arranged for Satur-
day and Sunday, July % and "a.
A number Of organizations have
already promised to take prominent
part by pledging to take charge Of
one or more Of the attractions which
are being arranged. Invitations have
been sent to all Of the organizations
mentioned above.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

Tonight marks the three hundredth
performance Of "2 Girls Wanted the
Gladys Unger play at the Little the
stre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Broadway Briefs

The Bronx Opera House, begin
ming tonight will show Fog" the
work of John Willard, author of "Cat
and Canary" the mystery play which
has been playing at the National The
atre for many months, will have the
following players in the cast: Ben
Hendricks, Jay Adair, Margot Lester,
Alexander Clarke, Jr., Wilfred Jessup
and Fred Garland.
This weeks vaudeville program at
Moss Broadway will include: Princess
Wah-letka, in her psychic act; Ruby
Norton; Billy Glason; Val Harris and
Vera Griffin and Esmond and
Grant.
The Theatre Guild has acquired for
production next season Roman Rol-
lands That's the Game of Love and
Death" The play was announced for
production by the Neighborhood Play
house sometime ago.
"Abie's Irish Rose" begins its sixth
year at the Republic Theatre tonight,
"Spread Eagle" the anti.war sa-
tirical play now running at the
Martin Beck theatre, is reported to
have been banned from the films he
cause it is "unpatriotic."
Beginning with the first release
for next season every picture coming
from Warner Bros. studio will be
accompanied by Vitaphone musical
score.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Iron and Bronze Union
Hold Meeting Tomorrow

A very important general member
ship meeting of the Iron and Bronze
Workers union will be held on to-
morrow evening, at the Rand School
Building, Z East 18th Street.
The first nomination for all officers
of the union will be made and reports
concerning the unions activities and
the conditions in the trade will be
given.
There are some recommendations
of the Executive Board to be acted
upon, also the rest of the recommen-
dations Of the unemployment benefit
committee will be discussed and
adopted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

nanimity of heart sparing every
powerful French frigate they meet
-"only a darned Monsoon" On
such, say Gilbert and Sullivan, rests
the fame of British fair play.
Beside the chorus Of bridesmaids,
there is a male chorus. Its only rea-
son for existence is to provide sup
port for the glowing hussar coats
whose Tapping sleeps bob thru the
decorous melee that properly ends a
comic opera act.
Herbert Waterous as twenty-first
wicked baronet of the House of Muir
gatroyd, and Alexander Clark as
Robin Oakapple are good actors and
good singers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Hyman Chesak, Active
Worker, Dies in Pa.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May o.
Hyman Chesak, 30, active member of
the Workers (Communist) Party and
the Freiheit Singing Society was
buried today. Funeral services were
held at the Workers Party head
quarters, SCI York Ave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04

Webster killed his mother
in-law because she had threat
ened to cause her daughter,
Mrs. Blanche Webster, to
start divorce proceedings, he
told the authorities.
Hair and Button Clues
Mrs. Galloway was found club
bed to death at the home of az
other son-in-law, DR.. Dell Clair
Bassett, yesterday morning. In her
hand she clutched a button and a
piece Of cloth, torn from a mans
suit.
This, and a strand of a mans
hair, were the only clues upon
which the police had to work.
Grilled For Six Hours
Webster was arrested last mid
night. and his confession, made
after more than six hours Of grill
ing. was made public this morning
by District Attorney Edwards of
NASSAU SO0uSJp L@Ou6 AS4ouus
According to Edwards, Webster
said he killed his mother-in-law with
an automobile tire chain tool be-
cause she had threatened to induce
her daughter to try to divorce him.
For hours Webster stoutly main.
tanned his innocence. Then. after
unceasing police grilling, he re.
quested that he be allowed to write
to his mother, RS. Alice Garrison
Of Brooklyn.
She was in an adjoining room
at police headquarters, but Webster
did not know this. He wrote the
following letter to her:
Dear Mother: / have gone far
enough In regard to this murder
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WAR
IS ON IN
CAPITAL
By JESSIE MacBR1DE

otoSSSA~@S~~~
Washington is agog over its
opera situation.
The latest news on the hori-
ION is the announcement by
Jacques Samossoud, lately re-
signed conductor of the Wash
ington Opera Company, OF
which Edourd Albion is gen.
eral director, that he, Mr..
Samossoud, will present PUG
cini's opera, Madam Butter
fly"-with an all metropolitan
Opera cast-Friday evening,
January 81, at the Washing.
ton Auditorium.
LA Bohe1ne" Next Week
Edouard Albion is presenting
the same composers opera. ia
Boheme," at the same place, Mon
day evening of next week, with a
"star" cast that includes seven
guest" artists of the leading
opera companies and a sensation
ally new "guest conductor" in the
Rumanian, Georges Georgesco,
who is now in Washington to pre-
pare the final rehearsals Of the
chorus of the Washington Opera
Company and the large orchestra
that numbers 81 players.
Beyond the horizon is the short
season" of the Chicago Opera
that Mrs. Wilson-Greene presents
in February. But that has moth
ing to do with the local situation.
Orchestras in Tangle
Orchestras, for Washington, with
already three conductors available
are interviewer in this intricate
state Of things.
Schlsms are sometimes things to
pulld new strength upon. They
sometimes yawn cavern.like and
swallow up the whole works.
So where are we-the people of
washington who have given of
their efforts, Of their voices. era
tultously, to the building of civic
opera here?
The lineup is this:
back in war days Edouard
Alplon went to the War Camp
community Service and proposed
this community opera" idea, as
social outlet for the many
artistic people who were then
collected from all parts of the
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HOLDS Gun;
PAL GET IS
VET S72

A smiling, blue-eyed, bob
haired bandit, in a voice that
was almost mirthful, pressed
an automatic pistol against the
breast Of Antoine Duarty, %,
of 1915 Kennedy st. N. W., a
totally disabled veteran Of the
Argonne, telling him to "stick
'em up" while her male com.
panion early today " frisked"
him of the last cent of his
monthly service compensation.
Bandits Use Automobile
The hold-up occurred near the
juncture of Military and Ross
roads. in Rock Greek Park.
Duarty, who had just drawn his
compensation, was returning from
= gathering of friends, driving his
) car through the park along Mill
tary Road, when a sport model
roadster. ahead Of his car, sud-
denly swerved sharply to the left,
blocking the road.
A man got out, according to
Duarty's story to detectives today.
approached his car and said: Get
out of that carr
When he complied, Quarry said,
the man demanded his pocketbook.
Upon being told that he had none.
the girl leaped from her seat in the
roadster, which bore a District
license, and pressed a pistol to his
breast, with the command. "Stick
'em up"
The couple took $72 from him,
Duarty reported. He believes he
can easily identify the woman. who.
he said. appeared about "a years of
age. five feet six inches and weighed
about 1870 pounds.
The man he described as about
MS own age. %. and was dressed
IN a gray suit and topcoat.
After taking his last cent, the
man knocked the disabled veteran
to the ground, and as he rose,
knocked him down again.
This was repeated a third time.
after which, Duarty said, the man
bodily picked him up and threw
him into his Duarty's) car.
Headquarters detectives are in.
vestlgating, with a view to locating
the car described by the former
soldier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
SENATE READY
To BAR SMITH

The proposal to bar Senator. desig.
nate Frank L. Smith R.) Of iii.
nois from the Senate took a new
turn today with his opponents pre-.
pared to open fire on him at once
Without waiting upon Smith to
definitely decide on whether to 40.
cept or reject the appointment, Sen.
ator Mcclellan D,) of Tennessee, an
nounced he would open debate on
the appointment this afternoon. Nc.
Kellar was expected to oppose the
naming of Smith as the successor
to the late Senator William B. Nc.
Kinley and to urge his exclusion
from the Senate.
Smiths delay in announcing his
Intentions and his present dilatory
tactivs caused his opposition to de.
eide on carrying the fight to him
instead Of waiting for him to pre-.
sent his credentials here. Az the
debate threatens to block all other
business, administration leaders
have sent urgent messages to the
Illinois man, urging him either to
reject the appointment or to come
to Washington at once and face
the music.'
Leaders Of the opposition mean
while predicted they would COM
mand sufficient votes to bar Smith
at the door by refusing him the
right to take his oath of office until
after a Senate committee has pass
ed upon his credentials. As this
procedure would result in his dis.
nissal, there was a strong prob.
ability that he will never be seated.
The hope Of Smiths friends in the
Senate was to secure a majority
favoring the administering Of his
oath of office, and then prevail
upon the Senate to decide that q
two-thirds vote was necessary to
expel him. Ali indications point
against the success Of this plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
HAS RIGHTS
POLICE
TOLD

Touring car bearing the Dis
trict license 975, congressional
$50, has been parked in front
of every public building in
Washington and is going to
keep right on being parked, re-
CARELESS Of emo parking" signs
and anything else, Representa-
tive Thomas Z. Blanton of
Texas distinctly wants it under.
stood.
Makes Attitude Clear
The Representative from the
wide open spaces made himself
clear on this point today after his
car had stood in restricted park
ing area at the entrance of the
Navy Building, Eighteenth and B
Streets Northwest.
Driving up at 1890 a. M, the
Congressman was told by a guard
that he couldn't park there.
Points Ont Rights
like hell I can'tr' said Mr..
Blanton. And he did, leaving it in
the middle Of the entrance until
1880, when he emerged.
Capt. NJ. III. Parsons, head Of the
park and monument police squad,
approached Mr., Blanton as he was
leaving and called his attention to
the car parked in a prohibited place.
Mr.. Blanton took exception.
81 contend" he said, that every
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, Make ARRANGEMENTS for your loans
through the money lenders listed in
The Times and Herald Classified Sec
tion.
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U. S. Prepares to Define
Official China Policy

A memorandum to the powers
outlinging American policy toward
China is expected to go forward in
few days, it was said at the
White House today in response to
questions.
1t will be made public after its
receipt abroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
CHANGES
HOSPITALS

DIR. Knute H. Houck, 30-year.old
psychiatrist Of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. who has been under arrest at
Gallinger Hospital pending a futile
effort to solve tina mysterious dis
appearance of his young wife,
Gladys, will be removed to a guard.
ed room at Walter Reed Hospital
today.
Tho change is being made to
afford beer surroundings for the
treatment Of DR.. Houck, who ply.
siclans believe to be insane.
Three weeks ago tonight, in a
little apartment above the Varty
Drug Store, ct 1927 Nichols Ave.
s. E., DR.. Houck attacked his wife
and tore her clothing to shreds.
The next day he was baked while
secretly trying to burn the clothing
in the furnace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
T0DAY'S SCRATCHES
At SeminnIn

At Seminole
SECOND RACE-BIackfoot
THIRD RACE-Tender Seth, Car.
FOURTH RAcE-Merry Mars. Happy
SIXTH RAcE-Dimple Dunkie.
SEVENTH RACE-Doran tue. Devopits
L'Eclair. Lena X. Mandy, Request
KimpalonR. bachelors Last
weather, clear: track, fast.
AT PompanO
SECOND RACE-Lady Porter.
Weather, clear; track, fast
At Havana
FIRST RACE-Roysl Spring. Little
Thomas. Tar Baby. 0''o0
SECOND RACE-Toiser, Puff Bal,
Savoy. Delhimar. Tribune. Queen Basil.
FOURTH RAcE-Thundering, Andre
sito. Fighting Cook. candora.
FIFTH RAcE-Ths Flying Finn and
SIXTH RAcE-Bally Bell. DemiiOhn,
Zerline. Hickory. Barrister Rockwork'
Ink. Henry S., Attractive
weather, cloudy. track, good.
At Fair Grounds
FIRST RAcE-watkinson, Faithful
Friend. sieg Margon. Captain, Apple
SECOND RACE-Puredee, Porto de
Orc. Ensile, Realist. Climax. Frigate.
SIXTH RACE-Muskallonge. George
Deyer. -Four Sixty. Turner. Royal Flag,
SEVENTH RAcE-counsellor Con-
Tribal Chicago.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
Make ARRANGEMENTS for your loans
through the money IAnderr Iiafod in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04

The government would warmly
welcome any such proposal as
tending to create and maintain a
clearer and better understanding
between English-speaking peoples
in pursuance Of common ideals
and ways of thought"
Points Raised By Treaty
Great Britain's relation with the
League Of Nations raised a delicate
point. it was declared. but this add.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
w EATHER

Official U. 9. Weather bureau
Fair tonight; not much
change in temperature;
Wednesday fair; lowest
tonight So degrees; west
and mort INV est winds.
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The Times Il che Only Washington Paper
Served BY the international News Service
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ed statement was obtained from the
same official quarter:
Concerning Mr.. Hearst's refer
ence to the League Of Nations.
Britain cannot make any comment
because Of it's long.standing policy
not to offer an expression of views
regarding the American attitude to-
wards the League Of Nations, which
Continued on Page 2. Column ST.
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AT PompanO
SECOND RACE-Lady Porter.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
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ALRlON

ALBION SAMOSSOUD
WASHINGTON HAS PROGRESSED
far into opera development to have a
musical war. The battles being fought
by Edouard Albion and Jacques Samos-
soud, who parted company in the Wash
ington Opera Company, Samossoud FORM
ing new operate organization here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
RADIO BRIDGE
TONIGHT

Beginning this week the reg.
ular radio bridge game broad.
cast from WRC viii be pIayed
on Tuesday insteal of Thurs.
DAY night. Tune in at 10
p. IN. The time has been shift.
cd from $3.50. Elsewhere i'm
the paper will he found fur.
ther Information about 30.
nights game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
Favorable to
Hearst Peace Plan

LONDON, Jan. 4-British government circles received
William Randolph Hearsts proposals for cooperative
pact between Notwithstanding peoples with undisgused
pahy today The universally favorable
Noted pubcsts call the first practicable suggestion Of the
kind.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-04
Button Traps Slayer
of Mother-in-Law
By international News Service

HAMPSTEAD, N. Y, Jan. 4.-Harold E. Webster real
estate salesman of Miami Fa confessed today that was
he who Yesterday beat to DEATH Mrs Catherine Galloway
wealthy 45-year-old widow-his mother-in-law
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-30
OR|C|N'' SEED Is PROTECTION
 AGAINST LOSS CROPS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. (P)-Fed- eral seed verification, authenticating the origin mad identity of field seeds in commerce, will be put into full oop- eration within the next few months by the United States bureau of Agri- cultural Economies.
 w. A. Wheeler, chief marketing spe- cialist of the Hay, Feed and Seed Di- vision, and G. C. Elder, assistant chief, believe that from ten to fifteen mil- lion dollars worth of farm seed, prin- cipally alfalfa and red clover, will be Handled under government supervis- ion during the first year of federal in- spection. Nearly fifty independent dealers and farm cooperatives have applied for the service. Many are de- laying their new advertising matter until their applications are passed upon, an action expected to be taken very shortly
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-30
EXPORT SLUMP ALARMS
 CHINESE TEA MERCHANTS

SHANGHAI, Sept. 30. (P-In an effort to help revive tlre disrupted tea export trade of China, the Nan king government has abolished the export tax on virtually all classes of China teas. The action has been taken as result of protests by Shanghai merchants that the tea ex ports have decreased alarmingly.
 The Ranking officials, while al- lowing abolition of the taxes, point out that the qualities of China tea have not been maintained recent ly and that this is undoubtedly part the trade.
 The government instructs the mer- chants to form an organization which will guarantee the quality of export ed teas.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-30
GHETTO TRAFFIC REGULATED

CHICAGO, Sept. 30. (P-Traffic lights are to be installed on Maxwell street, the heart of Chicago's Ghetto, where child is killed or injured every day by automobiles. The street is the Ghetto's outdoor market.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-30

A dollar saved is a dollar earned, and so the shoe repair shop is serv- ;ce station on the road to wealth.
 SEWARD LEATHER WORKS.
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BACK TO PRIMITIVE

CHEYENNE AGENCY, S. D., Sept. 30. {P)-Sioux Indians will kill and cook an entire beef without the use of firearms, cooking utinsils or match es at the Forest City bridge celebra- tion and rodeo here. They will slay the animal with a bow and arrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-30

Lucky says: With this great sun over head and Lucky's low over head you are in luck if you take them both. Lucky is permanent.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-30

Ask for the film Tn the yell W box Alaska Shop.