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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
TOM OR NO TOM
IT'S A DANDY
LINEUP

And maybe you don't like Tom
Meighan. How should I know,
And even If you don't like him.
1t wouldn't make any differences.
You could miss the whole feature
picture at the Palace this week
and stih consider yourself pretty
well entertained.
WA're All Gamblers" Il a
typical Meighan outburst. better
than most, however, with some
splendid character parts, James
Cruze direction, and a knockout
viennesse, making her American
debut, playing opposite big-hearted,
honest, earnest Tom. Her name Is
Marietta Millner-so she says.
! The glory grabbers, however.
are Phil Spitalny and his band.
held over for the third week, the
~ Chester Hale girls, featuring d
nimble lass, Joyce Coles. by name.
and an unsi1ng person in whom /
have developed a particular, per.
spflal interest. Norman PYLE please
motel. I'm biased. I'd like that act
even Il It wasn't good.
SVIh ACTS WOFk IOSSLAeE with
Chester Hale's girl friends cavort.
ing while Phil and his Spitalnys
play the Second Rhapsody and
the Gypsy Love Song" during
which Uncle Phil exploits a bow
tenor with . remarkably sweet
voice.
The feature on the menu seems
to be the rendition OF Tschaikow-
sky's CAPRICE Italienne' by 4
combination of the house band,
PILLS Spitalnys, ana Uncle Dick
Liebert thrown in, under the al.
rection Of Phil himself, in the role
Of guest conductor. Noble Phil.
noble.
We're All Gamblers has to do
with an adopted waif that grows
up to be q contender for a pugilistic
championship only to be perma-
nently. injured In an auto accident
shortly before the match.
Unable TO continue at his manly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29

those songs that take one back
to the days when. Last week,
1t is reported, her voice was bad.
This week we know 1t is good.
Benny Fields, her companion star,
has some difficulty with his vocal
organs, due to a slight cold, but
Fields is a big part of the act.
Quite a big part, in fact. Then
we would, hand honorsto Blossoms
two young pianistes C hsarles
Bourne and Phil Ellis.
Florence O'Denishawn won her
laurels long time ago. So dbl
Nelson Snow and Charles Column.
bus. whom she needs very badly
to put her act over to our salts
faction. In the light Of what Flor
ence has done in the past we
opine that she will never do any.
thing better in the future. Oh,
yes. while everybody else was
looking at her abbreviated cos
tune we were carefully watching
her dance.
It is true that Roger williams
rep lies in his voice. His imita.
tons are splendidly done and the
best we have ever heard. 1.-THE
Organ" feature is something rare
ly accomplished by the human
voice. Frank Hurst and Eddie
Vogt in Before the Bar" are
reminders Of what two good
comedians can do with clever
lines.
The snartest styles in songs by
HeaIy and Cross are other reasons
why the Keith entertainment pro-
gram thi week is in mid-season
form.
The bill is opened with '.Aerial
Elegance" by the Zellfas Sisters,
who are quite at home on the
trapeze bars and closes with one
Of those basketball games ON
cycles by Cooke, orion and Har.
very. Good amusement for those
who like this form.
Aesop's Fables. Pathe News,
Fred Clark's orchestrations make
the bill all that anyone could
hope for at any amusement EN-.
porium at the price.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
OLD BURNT CORK
DAYS AT THE
EARLE

A real old minstrel show of
the kind popular in the days when
we were kids is revived at the
Earle this week by Daley Pask-
man and his black-faced enter.
tainers. The aggregation is quite
as lively and as poppy as OF old
and quite as fascinating. No doubt
most radio fans are acquainted
with their broadcasting from sta
ton WGBS, New York, so they
will be doubly glad to see as well
as hear these clever performers.
The animated end man, with his
store of wise cracks, is a riot, and
the end man with the operate
tendency is the possessor of "A beau.
tiful voice. The entire act is ably
directed and brilliantly staged with
an especially effective and novel
closing number.
The photoplay. 1.-THE Rejuvena-
ton Of Aunt Mary" takes big
share of the fonors. Adapted from
Ann Warmers stage play Of that
name, May Robson, the original
Aunt Mary. of the legitimate PRO-
duction, enacts a marvellous char.
acterization on the silver sheet,
Phyllis Haver. Harrison Ford,
Franklin Pangborn, Robert Eide.
son and Arthur Hoyt give perfect
portrayals in a play seldom sur.
passed in real, worthwhile comedy.
Frank Sinclair and his company,
the Wainwright Sisters ana Louise
Miller offer dandy slit, Find
; EN- and Fool EN-,
Mr.. Reed and Miss Lucey have
that something known as. per.
sonality which makes their num-
Der, not so novel in itself, a de-
cided success. Exceptionally in.
teresting is their medley Of tunes
from many of the popular hits Of
the past decade.
Fred and Daisy Rial round out
the vaudeville numbers, with d
nonsensical outburst. "Something
For Rainy Day" and that some
thing Is cleverly utilized in q
trapeze act with adisplay of un.
usual strength and agility.
Earle news with shots of the
latest filters and some exquisite
views Of Mt. Rainier Park are
most interesting.
The usual fine organ selections
BY Alexander Arons and the or
chestra music bv Floyd Wheeler's
men adds just the riaht touch to
9 splendid bill.H X.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
Tempting Assortment
At the Rialto

tween the ages Of ten and Riato offers tempting
lure this week. Five girls three Of them the pick Of the West
here for weeks Four these girls including Miss
Washngton will enter the Atlantic City beauty pageant The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
OId StyIes

lent setting for the featured pic
fure,J. w. Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
Bad Weather Costly
To VIII Rogers
Employers

Cloudy weather and rain,
prevailing since the arrival
here Of VIII Rogers and his
Texas Steer company, Ii
costing First National 4 Ileat
sum daily, ab the entire staff
Of 26 people has been unable
20 accomplish very much.
A few shots have been taken
but not like anything that was
looked for Ia weeks stay.
incidentally local outdoor
resorts are far from weltering
In satisfaction over tIle
weather.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
OPENER
PLEASES THE
PATRONS

Snapshots Of 1927 usheded in
the season at the Strand under
auspicious circumstances yester-
day. The show is excellent, the.
crowds were pleased and every
seat sold for the opening per-
Torrance. So there on are.
Snapshots" Is a musical revue
with generous dashes of comedy
and dance. Up in the Air., e.
witty satire, presents the full
force Of the company and gives
the entertainers some good ma.
terial to work with.
Harry Stratton heads the comics
IN q smooth performance. Reene
de Marse has several excellent
dance numbers. Etna Moore
utilized a sweet voice to great adj
vantage, while Edith Palmer sang
and danced WELL. Others coming
through with good offerings in
Guided Bobby Taylor, Fred Reese
and Frank Walker. The mem.
bers OF the chorus came forth
often and did their bits well and
graceful.
The screen portion OF the pro-
gram offers Lon CLANCY in 'The
Unknown" The picture tells an
interesting story dealing with life
under the big top. The short
screen subjects proved enjoyable.
William ManYille's jazz. orches.
ira contributed a snappy bill OF
music for the occasion. The
Strand has been newly painted and
decorated in colors of white and
gold and many inovations catering
to the comfort OF the patrons,
have been installed. H. S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
Classy Collision

THOMAS Meighan feels that he's
progressing. In Blind Alleys
he was hit by taxicab. In
We're All Gamblers, j" his latest
Paramount picture now showing
at Loew's Palace Theater. he IL
pinned against q telegraph pole
by Rolls oyce. This II the
ultimate in class for collisions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29

style books Of 1910 were much
IN demand at the Wardrobe de-
partment Of Paramount Famous
Lasly for the costumes worn n
the opening sequence of Emil
Janning's picture, The Way of
All Flesh now playing its sec.
ond week at Loewss Columbia
Theater. More than 100 dresses,
each Of them authentic to the
period OF decade and half
ago, were made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
Warner Coming Back

John Warner. who scored re-
narkable personal success 81
Chico, in the National Theater
Players production OF Seventh
Heaven" last season, Is returning
to take the part once more III
the closing week Of the players
present engagement. He replaces
tor the last two weeks, John
Glynn MacFarlane, who Ii Ieav.
ing to start the winter season In
stock at Boston.
business houses that advertise III the
who's Who" Directory, on next 70 the
last page 0f tOday's Times and Herald
are leaders IN their particular Heidi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29
Blossom Seeley Flo
And Others

We hand the headnng palm leaf Keths
seeey And not because Of what Anita
This chic idea feminine greatness
dare that is the only place mark
Blossom doesn't dance Not much But oh how she
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Girl Gangsters Used to
Beat Up Four Pickets
At |. Brill Dress Shop

Four girl pickets, attacked by
female gangsters" as they were
picketing the Louis Brill Dress
Shop, 3S5 West 3Sth Street, were
recovering today at their homes.
These girl thugs have accompanied
gangsters to the picket lines for
the past two days.
When the pickets tried to defend
themselves against their assaiIants
they were arrested and received two
Gay sentences in jefferson Market
Court.
The use of "girl gangsters" to
provoke trouble on the picket lines
is a new tactic, adopted this week
in the attempt to break the lines
before shops called on strike by the
Joint Board. After the pickets have
refused to be drawn into a quarrel
they are bodily attacked by the
girls, and arrested when they at
tempt to defend themselves.
The girls who received sentences
were Mollis CoOperstein, Rose Me-
dow and Pearl GoIdstein. Ida Shore
was allowed to pay a $40 fine in
lieu of Jail sentence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
BIG SPEAKERS AT
WORKER BANQUET

Prophesying that The DAILY
WORKER viii prove one of the most
effective weapons against William
Green and Matthew Woll and their re-
dictionary companions of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in their at
tempts to crush the progressive move
ment in the trade unions, list of
distinguished speakers addressed sew
eral hundred workers at The DAILY
WORKER Banquet and Ball in York
vile Casino last night and discussed
with them the problems Of New
York's only English labor daily.
The POSTMASTER was William F.
Dunno, editor of The DAILY WORK
ER; and Louis j. Engdahl, another
aditor, was one of the speakers who
.alked on the papers part in the fight
in the garment unions, linking this
up with the left wing struggle in all
the unions.
Jay Lovestone, organization secre-
tary of the Workers (Communist)
Party, also spoke of Green's attack
N the New York unions, and this
,rucial fight was mentioned by others
Who talked on The DAILY WORK
ER'S plans for serving the labor
movement. Bertram d. Wolfe, Will
lam W. Weinstone, Vern Smith, Bert
NTiller, Charles Krumbein, Alexander
. achtenberg, Louis Lozowick, Eugene
.yons and Scott Nearing were the
other speakers.
Sketches by Artists.
An amusing diversion was furnished
by William Chopper and Hugo Gellert
who drew sketches of the assembled
company and other notable charac-
ters. The Pioneers provided a variety
Of songs, revolutionary and topical,
and music was also given by the
Gipsy band which played for the dane
ing.
This is the first celebration dinner
held since The DAILY WORKER
moved to New York and its unques-
toned success promises well for the
prosperity of the paper in its new
home.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Facts and Fables About George
Washington and Other Fathers"

they were able to complete this mir
aculous document in a surprisingly
short period of timep
! quote the paragraph above as a
typical example of the speeches which
are delivered in thousands of public
high schools all over the country.
The opening of the great Sesqui-
centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
in celebration of the 150th anniver-
sary of the signing of the Declaration
of independence was made the occa-
sion for foisting more than the aver
age amount of fairy tales upon young
and old alike about the American
Revolutionary War, the U. S. Con-
stitrtion, snd the INSPIRED fathers"
who framed that document. Certain
ly there is no occasion better than
the present for us to review in brief
certain matters which are the COM
mon knowledge of historians, but
which are completely passed over by
the Powers that Be--and for very
good reason, to be sure. For were
the truth made known regarding
those INSPIRED fathers" and our
"god-given Constitution" it would be
a far more difficult matter to rouse
the spirit of patriotism and Ameri-
canism which is so essential to cap
italist class rule.
Slavery, Smuggling, Rum.
We have been led to believe that
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Nicaragua Made
PrOteCtOrate
Of u. 5.
Entire Country to be Taken
Over by Marines

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. - Presi-
dent Diaz, of Nicaragua, has invited
President Coolidge to establish a pro-
tectorate over that republic and he
has agreed to do so.
This was learned at the state de-
partment tonight as American ma
rines took up permanent posts at
strategic points in Nicaragua and an
unusually large number of reinforce
ments got under way.
The state department announced
that long note from President Diaz
is being transmitted and admitted that
it was an invitation to the United
States to establish protectorate and
thus safeguard American investments.
Actual occupation of interior Mica
ragua by American forces is under
way by the state department today.
Still More Marines.
The arrival of the !, 400 additional
marines the last of this week will
give Admiral ]. K. Latimer, COM
mander Of the American military
forces, the equipment and man-power
which he feels necessary to put the
final lid on the claims for "self-de-
termination" which the Liberals in
the little republic insist on.
Adolfo Diaz, so-called leader of the
conservatives, and who was a $1,000
year clerk in an American corpora
ton in Nicaragua at the time when
he contributed 100000 to foment the
present revolution" is admittedly
very friendly to the proposed treaty
with the United States. In conversa-
tions with the American minister,
Eberhardt, Diaz has repeatedly said
that he would welcome" such an ar
rangement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Break in SIGHT
at Coal Wage
Conference
Companies Ask Union Men to
Work for Scab Wage

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 2l.-To all in
tents and purposes the joint wage con-
ference of soft coal miners and oper-
atOrs broke down today.
After a week of negotiations failed
to yield a material concession from
either side, the sub committee APP
pointed to draft a new wage scale
announced today that it was unable
to break the deadlock and will report
to this effect tomorrow to the full
conference.
The conference is expected prompt
ly to accept the verdict of its COM
mittee. The conference probably will
be heading home by tomorrow night.
Instructed Against Cut.
The committee representing the
United Mine Workers of America,
was under instructions from the In
ternational Convention held in Indian
apolis last month not to sign a con-
tract that provides for reduction of
wages.
The mine owners representatives
demanded a competitive scale of
wages, or in other words, wages to be
based on those in non-union fields,
thus practically negating the effect
of collective bargaining on wage
rates.
Although International President
John L. Lewis of the miners union,
has rejected the offer of strike aid
made by the International Miners
Committee for Propaganda and Ac-
ton, he has made little preparation
for the strike which must follow on
April 1, if no agreement is made in
the meantime. He states he is rely
ing on the result of negotiations he
will open within week or ten days,
with the individual mining companies,
to make agreements with any oper-
ators who will sign up at the old
wage, nominally $3.50 day. He then
expects to reopen negotiations with
the miners committee and get some
kind of an agreement with all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
ORGANIZER OF BLACK HUNDREDS
TELLS OF INFLUENCE ON BALDWIN
Anti Comintern League in Constant Touch With
Highest British Officials

Locker-Lampson's group (Locker-
Lampson is member Of parliament) !.
They visited certain prominent fl
nanciers with view Of sounding the
ground regarding possibility of OBJ
tanning finance for an intervention in
the Union of Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies. The amount they thought would
be needed was 200 million pounds
sterling. about a billion dollars).
Didn't "Die-Hard" Enough.
In his communication Of November
Z, Sablin expresses dissatisfaction
with Baldwin and Chamberlain, who
were hesitating to carry out the pol
icy Of the die-hards.
He Knew He Lied
Sablin points out that he is doinr
everything in his power to inspire
conservatives with the nope Oh pos
Continued on Page Taoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Especial to The Daily Worker)

MOSCOW, Feb. 21.-The newspaper
Pravda publishes eight new documents
of correspondence between Eugene
Sablin, in London, former organizer
of Black Hundreds in Tsarist Russia,
with the former czarist ambassador
Giers, now living in Paris, and styled
by emigrees, "Senior Russian Diplo-
matte Representative Abroad" These
letters and reports explain plots to
foment an armed invasion of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
Another White Hope.
In a report dated September 20,
Sablin informs the "Senior Diplomat"
that in July, General Hoffman, the
kaiser's general who drove through
the Brest Litovsk peace, had arrived
in London accompanied by two Georg-
ian politicians, and that they met
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22

Testing itself to the price-fixers.
The sky-high prices of the war
period could no longer be maintained.
Gradually, but with many heartache,
the war-profiteers were forced to ac-
knowledge this.
But rents began to soar in 1918.
The huge armies of the A. E. F.
were being demobilized in New York
and the vicinity. Many ex-soldiers
remained here. immigration, break
ing all past records, was resumed.
Thousands of families had to find
shelter. The result-the creation of
a demand.
The Housing Shortage.
The landlord, long willing to accept
II and Is per cent interest and a good
living from his investment, rubbed
his hands in glee. The demand ex-
ceeded the supply. He controlled q
monopoly, due to high building costs.
Rent began to climb higher than
Halley's comet. But the landlord was
merely obeying the laws of capitalist
economics, when you have an advan-
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
8 Girl Pickets
Released by
Judge
Cases Against Them Are
Thrown Out Of Court

Eight girl piclSets were arrested on
Monday morning as they were picket
ing the shop of B. Gershel, 49S It'll
Avenue, but we're released in Jeffer-
son Market Court when the officers
failed to present sufficient evidence
to the Judge that they had been dis
orderly"
The shop was called on strike Mon
day by the Joint Board after seven
workers were discharged for refusing
to register with the International.
The chairman Ct this shop, ]. Kush-
ner, was an Executive board mem
Der" appointed by Sigman to take
the place of the regularly elected
board member of Local %, after he
had expelled the officers of Local %
and "taken over" its business.
The girls who were arrested for
picketing the shop were Anna Lieb-
owitz, Dorothy Goechberg, Sarah Be-
gun, Paulin Farber, Ida Lifsky, Re-
becca Gerst and two other workers.
Rosalsky at it Again.
Sentence was pronounced upon Max
Bernstein and Oscar Newman by
Judge Rosalsky on Monday, after they
had been held in Jail for over two
weeks, awaiting sentence, which was
postponed four times. Max Bernstein,
who was charged with malicious mis-
chief by Irving Vlock, an employer
who was said To he doing scab work
during the strike, was sentenced to
the penitentiary for an indeterminate
sentence.
Oscar Newman, twenty-year old
striker, charged with assault in the
third degree was placed on parole for
two years. The judge has not decided
whether the two weeks and three days
Bernstein has spent in the Tombs
awaiting sentence will be counted on
his sentence.
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22

In the series of articles that will
begin tomorrow, will give detailed
of an investigation that has ex-
tended over many years. Every COM
munity, every residential section in
the five boroughs will be analysed
along the lines of average wages re-
ceived by workers, the amount of rent
paid, and the standards of living pre-
valent.
Rents Go Up.
During the war, Americas hundred
percenters were educated into exact
ing high prices for food, clothing and
shelter through unendless flag-waving
and trumpet-tooting by the "men be-
hind the men behind the guns"-the
war grafters. Millions were turned
over by the manufacturers; shortage
after shortage was artificially created
to keep prices up.
After the armistice, the price of
food and clothing dropped little.
Since there were no armies to be sup
piled, and European nations were
rapidly beginning to resume their old
places in the industrial world, a sur
plus of food and clothing was mani
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Chinese Labor
To Avenge
Murders
Foreign IInperiaIists Blamed
For Executions

SHANGHAI, Feb. 21.--While the
victorious Cantonese sweep on to-
ward Shanghai, the richest city in
all the Orient, reports were received
today of a definite break between the
northern allies who have been unsuc-
cessfully operating against the Can
tOnese.
One report says that WI Pei Flu
has decided not to permit Chang Tso
Lin's forces to enter Honan in their
march against the southerners. A
large detachment of Chang Tso Lin's
troops have been disarmed when they
attempted to cross the frontier into
Honan. WI Pei Flu also seized am
munition trains belonging to Chang
Tso Lin.
The reign of terror began Satur-
day by the Chinese military authori-
ties showed no signs of abating to-
day. More than sixty Chinese strik-
ers have been put to death by the
police with executioners' knives. The
police prowl the streets armed with
these swords and kill their victims as
they arrest them.
Eugene Chen, nationalist foreign
minister, plans to visit Shanghai as
soon as the troops Of General Chang
Kai Shek have entered it.
Instead Of hating the strike, the
brutal action of the Shanghai authori-
ties incensed the workers with the
result that the struggle has taken on
revolutionary proportions.
The wharf coolies quit today, hold
ing up the loading and unloading Of
cargo. AS a consequence, the Canadian
Pacific liner Empress of Asia halted
at Hoosung at the mouth of the
Yangtze, sixteen miles down the
river, prior to proceeding on to Hong
Kong.
The second battalion of the Suffolk
Regiment, and a Japanese gunboat
and submarine arrived at the Whang-
poo docks today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-22
Diplomats at Play;
Swiss Lady jealousy
Throws Them All Out

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-Diplomatic and
social circles in Warsaw are all agog
today as result of the reception at
the Swiss Ministry when the hostess
suddenly rushed in at midnight, and
in loud voice asked the guests to
leave her house Immediately.
After the general commotion sub
sided Mrs. Stetson, wife of the Amer
lean minister, invited all the guests
to her home, where the party was
continued.
1t is whispered that jealousy was
the cause for the sudden outbreak of
the Swiss hostess.
Roll in the Subs For The DAILY
WORKER.