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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14
Entertainment. New York Drug
Clerks.

Entertainment. New York Drug
Clerks.
The New York Drug Clerks Asso-
citation will hold an entertainment
st. and Broadway, Sunday evening
March g., p. m. All organizations
please keep this date open.
Inter-Rnciai Dance.
An inter-racial dance, for the bene-
fit of the Negro Champion, Daily
Worker and the Obrano has been ar
ranged for Friday evening, March 90
at Imperial Auditorium, 100 w. l29th
Bronx Workers Sport Club.
A sport carnival and ball will be
given by the Bronx Workers Sport
Club Saturday, March 23, Rose Gar
den, 1347 Boston Road.
Anti-Fnscist Ball.
An entertainment and ball will be
given by the Anti-Fascist Alliance of
North America at Manhattan Lyceum,
&C f. Fourth st. on Saturday eve-
ning' March %, at $3.50 p. m.
DIR. Liber Speaks.
DR.. Liber will speak before Coun-
ell 20, United Council of Working
Women, Friday night, March 22, 31S
Hinsdale St, Brooklyn. Proceeds to
/. L. d.
Bath Beach Council 10.
Vera Busch will speak on Inter
national Womens Day and the War
Danger before Council 10, Bath
Beach, United Council Working
Women, tonight, As Bay 2sth ST.
international Women's Day.
International Women's Day will be
celebrated at the Central Opera
House, eth st. and Park Ave, Sun
day. A mass pageant, showing
women's historical position through
the ages, will be presented.
Council IL. Brighton Beach.
Ray Ragozin will discuss THE
School Situation" before Council II,
United Council of Working Women.
tomorrow at $50 p. m, at 227 Brigh-
ton Beach Ave, Brooklyn
Freiheit symphony Orchestra Con-
cert.
A concert and dance will be given
by the "Freiheit" Symphony Orches-
ira at 2o75 Clinton Ave-. Bronx,
April IS.
Council %. U. c. w. w.
A lecture on Birth Control will
be given by Mrs. Benjamin of the
Birth Control Review" before Coun-
ell %, Cooperative English Speaking
Glass Women, Bronx, tonight, $3.50
p. m, at the Allerton Republican
Club, 7o5 Allerton Ave, Bronx.
U. s. S. r.. Motion Picture.
"a Visit to Soviet Russia" ten
reel motion picture will be shown
for once only in New York City on
Theatre, 50th St, east of Broadway.
There will be four performances,
starting at 2 p. m. The picture will
show the visit of foreign workers
delegations to the Tenth Anniver-
sary Celebrations.
Hungarian workers Club Dance.
A dance and entertainment will be
given by the Bronx Hungarian Work
ers Club. p. m. Sunday, 1880 VIII
kins Ave, Bronx.
Russian Writers, Artists, Ball.
A Russian Proletarian Writers
and Artists Concert and Ball will be
given by the Russian Literary Ar
tistic Society, Sickle and Hammer"
Saturday, $40 p. m, at 1880 wilkins
Ave, Bronx, near Freeman st. sub
way station Saturnians Jazz Band
will provide music.
Soviet Illustrated Travel Lecture.
Travel pictures of life in the u
s. S. r. will be shown by Charles E.
Stuart, consulting engineer to the
Soviet Government, at the Engineer
ing Auditorium, 80 w. goth ST..
tonight at $50 y. m. Clara Lerner
will play incidental Russian music
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

WASHINGTON, March 13.-It is
known here that President Hoover
il considering former Vice president
Charles G. Dawes, of the Dawes plan,
as ambassador to England, to replace
the present incumbent, Alason B.
Houghton.
Dawes is at present preparing to
go to Santo Domingo to drive thru
an imperialist measure for control
of that country's finances by Wall
Street bankers. Dawes is a banker
himself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14
TEXAS TAKERS MEET

EAUMONT, Tex. (By Mail).--
Texas Federation of Labor
is May 13 for the annual con-
ion of the Texas labor takers.
help for the unorganized work
in this state is expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

Sunday, March 81, p. m, 400 Bos-
ton Road. Dance follows talk.
International Branch /, Section 3.
international Branch 1, Section 8
Subsection E viii meet tomorrow at
p. M. 101 w. 27th St.
Unit AZ, Section @.
Unit AT, Section 6, will discuss
New Unions" at an educational meet
ing at $40 p. m. today, Sc Manhattan
Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

The Dictatorship OF the Proletnriat
In the fiercest anG mos. merciless
war of the new class against its more
powerful enemy, the bOurEe0isic
whose power of resistance increases
tenfOld after Its overthrow, even
though overthrow In only one cOun-
try.-V. 1. Lenin ("Left' COmmu.
nism).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

The proletnrint, the lowest stra-
tum of our present society, cannot
stir, cannot rnise itself up without
the whole superintendent strata
of official society being sprung
into the nir.--knrl Marx (COmmu-
MIST ManifestO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

No sooner is the exploitation of
the IabOrer by the manufacturers,
SO far Mt an end, that he receives
his wages in cash. then he fs set
upon by the other portions of the
bOurgeOisie, the landlord. the shop
keeper. the pawnbrOker, etc.-karI
Marx Communist MnnifeStO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

The lower middle class, the small
manufacturer. the shopI<eeper. the
artisan, the peasant, all these fight
against the bourgcoisie, to save
from extinction their existence as
fractions of the middle class. They
are therefore not revolutionary. but
cOnservative.-Karl Marx tCOmmu-
mist ManifcstO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

The prOIetarian movement is the
self-consciOus, Independent movement
of the immense majOrity.-Karl Marx
Communist ManifestO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14
These Saw Police Drive Tailor to Death

Witnesses of the beating of Herman SCHNEIDER Bronr tailor oho
found after beaten IT
detectives suspicion of having slug subway ns,
persist Saying that the detectives severely SCHNEIDER spite
of the contention of the that he beaten The
before the grand bat the IRT assured hiteVasn
ja the preliminary Investigation by the district attorney Photo
shows (et to right Fanny Bennett Frank Wall and Clara Uffer
Who IN the subway station and the beating.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14
ECISIvE FIGHT
LOOMS IN civil
WAR IN MEXICO
aderals Closing in on
Torreon

east; the checking of rebel adj
ace on Mazatlan in Sinaloa, and
rebellion against the rebels OF
ne 1,500 soldiers at Naco, Sonora,
the United States border across
m Bisbee, Arizona.
t was announced that General
non Aguirre, brother of General
ius Maria Aguirre, who is still
gitive, has been executed in south,
1 Vera Cruz after surrendering
,onditionally to the federals.
csc brothers had been the first
revolt and seize the city of Vera
IL, but were quickly defeated and
tied.
Most of the federal victories are
triumphs of arms, but are
lsed by defections from the rebel
ces, whole regiments coming over
en- they learn that they are being
ID as rebel troops and claiming
t their officers told them they
re suppressing a rebellion.
Battle Declined by Rebels.
IACO, Sonora; March 13.-The
xican soldiers, under General
gustino Olachea, who rebelled
INST the rebel general, Francisco
MO, commanding Sonora, are en-
nched in a three-mile half circle
und this city to guard against
: attack by Manzo troops from
ia Prieta, 20 miles up the bor-
However, the rebel troops who
ne from Aqua Prieta last night
urned there without attacking
co and put themselves on the de-
sive by terrifying the town.
was learned that General
MO, in command of Sonora reb-
at Nogales, had crossed the U. S.
der himself and deposited $780,
to his own account in an Ameri-
bank. That he and other rebel
lmanders are sending their fam
and riches into the United
ties is cheering news for the fed
Is, who say it discloses an i'm
ding collapse of the rebellion.
Ask Olachea-He Knows.
'ust how and why the rebel"
eral, Olachea, switched back to
support of the federal govern
ut may be interpreted in the light
ais own statement when found at
headquarters a short distance
m the American border. He
led and remarked to an Ameri-
newspaper man that what
uld interest Americans most was
fact that the Green Cananea
per Company, the stock which
been one of the mainstays of
Hoover" market on the stock
hange, was again in federal ter
'ry.
he company's mines are at Cana
40 miles south of Naco. With
ger at 20 cents a pound, the
es have been working day and
Mt, but with the rebels control
the Nacc area the company was
ing a shutdown because of lack
explosives which the United
ties would not allow to enter into
tory held by the rebels. Ship
ITS of explosives will now be re-
led, General Olachea said, and
opinion was borne out by a
ement of the customs officials.
he Mexican consul on the Amer
side stated that more arms,
,hine guns and supplies were
lg furnished the ex-rebels, who
returned to the federal banner,
n the United States.
.mericans who flocbed to Naco
Getting to see some fighting, re-
ned ever the border in the Mex
town of mud houses, every
ar of which is a "resort" run by
orleans for Americans. The bat
not Undertaking., the Ameri-
stayed to fight booze and frolic
what are politely termed "re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

Mckinley Square Unit, Y. w. l..
THE Hoover Administration and it's
discussed at the open forum of the
Mckinley Square Unit, Y. w. L..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14
MADE MONEY IN POLITICS

PHILADELPHIA, March 49,
(UP)-The estate of James H. Irwin,
Philadelphia politician, was ap-
praised at $6S0,618 today in the reg
lister of wills office. Irwin, who be-
gan business by hauling coal with a
single team, owned 3,709 shares of
United Gas Improvement Company
stock, and stock in the Hartford
Agricultural and Breeders Associa-
ton at Havre De Grace, Md.
The other classes decay and finally
disappear in the face of modern in
dustry; The proIetarint is it's special
and e"~ebtinl p-Oduct.-EarI Marx
fCOl>munist Man.festo).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

Williamsburgh Y. w. l.. Forum.
Williamsburgh Unit /, w. L., will
give a dance and open forum Sunday,
IS Manhattan Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

Unit AZ, &c, Package Party.
A package party for the benefit of
the Daily Worker will be given at
the home of Lena Gordon, 40 Z. 10th
ST., Apt. 4C, March 20.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

Downtown Unit 1 of the Y. w. l.
will hike to Kansecor Reservoir Sun
day. Meet a. m, 60 st. Marks Place
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

Spanish Fraction E3nli.
A Ball of the Sandinistas" will be
given by the Spanish fraction of the
Party Saturday night, at Lexins ton
Hall, 109-111 E. 10th ST. Procasds
to Vida Obrera," organ of the Span
ish Bureau.
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Downtown workers club Dance.


Drug Clerks Meet.
A general membership meeting of
the New York Drug Clerks Assn
will be held today, $40 p. m. Stuy-
vesant Casino, 142 Second Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-14

East N. Y. Young Workers League.
George Pershing, member of the
n. E. c. of the Young Workers
League and field organizer for the
American Anti-Imperialist League
will discuss What Can the Young
Workers Expect Under the Hoover
Regimen" at the first open forum of
the East New York Unit of Young
Workers League, $3.50 p. m. Sunday,
313 Hinsdale st. Proceeds to Young
Worker.
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Fraternal Organizations

Hungarian /. l.. ID. Concert.
A dance and entertainment will be
given by the Hungarian Information
al Labor Defense April G, $3.50 p. M,
Workers Center, 1880 wilkins Ave,
Bronx
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26
In A
FINE SCREEN
MYSTERY

An excellent screen voice." a
perfect story, a hand.picked sup
port. and there you have a brief
Of the comeback Tor shall we
say "hoId-on'0 of the dear, ia.
miliar. dependable Thomas
, Meighan, who is talking to great
advantage at the Metropolitan in
The Argyle Case" story of the
keen perception Of a great detec.
tive, one Alexander Kayton, bet.
ter known as A. X.
This story from the joint pens
of Harriet Ford and Harvey j.
O'Higgins, is the great-uncle, IL
not the grandfather, of murder
mysteries, and Is superior to most
such stories in that the deduction
Is logical, rather than sensational,
and there Is an absence Of gun.
play and heroics.
The wealthy John Argyle Is
heard denouncing some person
familiar to his household, a shot,
the clock strikes IL, and the press
gets another headIiner. The fin.
ger Of suspicion points to the
adopted daughter OF the old man,
and the conviction deepens when
the fingerprints Of q woman are
found on the desk ~at which
Argyle sat on the night he was
killed. The great A. X, with
only q single clue, reasons out
the entire mystery in a clear, prac.
ffna1 nnf a
particular stress on the enter
tanning, for his two able assis.
tants, appreciative of their chief,
never fail In repartee.
Tommy Meighan gives a sen.
sible Interpretation OF the role of
the sleuth, his voice records splen.
didly and he IL natural in both
action and speech; H. B. Warner
IL suave, sure and, In fact, all
that we expect; Lila Lee, staging
a very promising return to the
screen, shares feminine honors
with Gladys Brockwell, who plays
the last performance in her
colortul career, convincing as
always. The chuckles are left to
the capable Bert Roach and the
all.too.brief appearances of Zazu
Fits, and there are plenty of
chuckles. to say nothing Of the
excitement.
The subsidiaries include a silent
newsreel and a noisy one. both
taking US on hop.skip trip about
the world, and followed by an
hilarious Vitaphone short, with
Miller and Lyle, called I'VE Know
Our Groceries," and offering valu.
able tips to our chain.store man.
ayers.
A great show and not a dull
mOment-k Y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26
MRS. CHEYNEY
A SPARKLING
FILM TALE

BY a splendid dialogue film
which overshacows, from various
points, the. praiseworthy Trial OF
Mary Dugan." Norma Shearer
makes real bid for supremacy
among Hollywood's new voices.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,"
Ina Claire'st great hit, was Sc.
lected by Metro. Goldwyn. Mayer
as Miss Shearer's feature to FOL.
low MARY Dugan." 1t was a
sagacious choice. AS though
beauty OF an unusual kind was
not enough. It appears that ma
ture endowed Miss Shearer with
a beautiful voice, which she uses
to advantage In the picture at
Loew's Palace.
When one considers how easily
THE Last of Mrs. Cheyney," with
all its smart Frederick Lonsdale
lines, might have become merely
q talkfest for Miss Shearer and
her associates. the final result Is
q most pleasant surprise.
Furthermore, there's not one
member of the cast who does not
get the uttermost wit out of his
lines. Basil Rathbone. not at all
the stock lover of the silent pic.
lures. behaves brilliantly as the
young. phiIandering Lord billing,
while the part of the gentlemanly
and epigrammatical butler is sym.
pathetically portrayed by George
Barraud. Add to these the con-
summately accomplished Herbert
u
wealthy bachelor: Cyril Chadwick,
as Willie. the silliawss, and
Hedda- Hopper. and you have
about as fine cast as any critic
ever went raving over.
There are 20 many individual
excellencies in this finely humor.
Gus picture that 1t would be boot.
less to attempt to describe them
all In this. limited space. The
Palace audience yesterday after
noon enthusiastically applauded
the film In way to leave no
doubt that they liked it thor.
oughly.
For you who know little about
the story, it's about a beautiful
society thief who becomes so fond
Of the nice people she's going to
rob that she falters at going
through with 1t. and is caught when
she bungles her job. The climax is
thrilling, amusing and satisfying.
On the stage. Al Evans makes
his first appearance as master of
ceremonies, and 1t looks as IL Al
Will be in our midst for a long
time. The fans seemed to like
him Immediately. The Vacation
Days" presentation features funny
Senator Murphy, Frank Hamilton,
the Wisner Sisters, Bernice
Marshall and Sunny Schuck.
Iastra and White and the Dave
Gould girls.
The MG-M International News.
reel features exclusive pictures
taken from the Graf Zeppelin on
its transatlantic trip, en- route
from New York to Friedrich.
shafen.--J. r,
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PILED
UP IN FOX
FEATURE

When Mary Roland played THE
Cradle Snatchers" through re.
peated seasons Of success on
broadway, this reviewer attended
twice land managed to laugh to
the point OF tears both times. IT
was therefore with no disguised
curiosity that the journey to the
Fox Theater was undertaken yes
terday, to witness that same piece
OF exquisite nonsense, as Director
Raymond Cannon moulded it.
Under the screen title why
Leave Homer" the old laugh.ge
ter loses none OF its essentials and
from the time the theme begins
to pick up from somewhat nom
chalant beginning, there flickers
before your eyes that which is
universally known as comedy, and
horo.
Waiter Catlett, whom ali re.
viewers will undoubtedly connect
indirectly with ducks, from some
some time on. came through In
the old Gatlett way with most of
the major strokes of this hiIari.
Gus war between husbands, who
preferred 1.-THE sports" to their
wives, and the wives, who easily
FOUND sufficient substitutes for
their rakish spouses.
The entire cast received hearty
applause for individual and cooper
alive work of excellence. Ilka
Chase, new to the screen, while
not exactly q Mary Boland, proved
delightfully."- <equaI to the occa sion
or ma Ping bar Il
Iunny. The other husbands in the
Trio OF errors" are Jed Prouty and
Gordon DeMain, both of whom
added a colorful bit to the story,
What with three college lads
NICK Stuart, David Rollins and
hlcnard keene--to assist them in
the art Of dancing, playing and
what have you, imagine rightly
that Miss Chase's partners in fun.
making, Dot Farley and Laura
Hamilton crashed through with
an overdose Of laugh.getters.
All In all. the plot, plus novel
direction. plus effective presenta.
ton, plus captivating music
whien was not part of the
legitimate production. plus well
e1ceuently constructed dialogue
ana wise-cracks. promises to do
Justice It's stage predecessor.
1t won't be long either before
every radio yOdIer will be giving
you of Look What You've Done
to Me" and "T3oom Boom" the
song hits of the talkie.
John Irving Fisher was In rare
form for a topping stage presenta.
ton. His contributions were
Indian Love Call" and Am
Blue" played on the piano. Helen
Mcfarland. singer, dancer and
xylophonist; Forsythe and Kelly.
comedy songsters: Bert and Hazel
Skatells, roller skate dancers. and
last but not least. Wee Willie"
Robyn, tenor. known the country
over, completed the stage offer.
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26
GAYETY OPENS
WITH GOOD
SHOW

With Jimmy Lake and 1.-THE
Girls in Blue" vieing for the
spotlight, the Gayety Theater
ushered in the new season before
a capacity audience Saturday
night. Jimmie, in the background
of a flower ladened lobby, well
coined the fans and never has his
satorial excellent shown to better
advantage.
The stage was the scene OF
action for THE Girls In Blue
and catching the spirit of the
occasion they ratified off a fine
bill or song, humor and dance.
The attraction features Ann
Corio. pleasant girl who brings
along exceptional beauty and a
clever pair of feet to hold up her
share of the fun. Hap Fryer
starts things off with a laugh
and follows it up with many
more during the course of the
show. His comedy is good and
he gets the best out Of It. Buddy
Nichols proves an entertaining
bit of humanity. Jean Gaskill
sings some good songs in a fine
voice while Chuck Callahan.
Lew Petal and Vic Gesele chime
in here and there with some
corking numbers in different
comedy lines.
The production presents
chorus Of pretty girls who sing
and dance in the ensembles as IL
the success Of the show depended
upon their efforts. The program
is embellished with some clever
vocal music both of the jazz and
sentimental variety. The costumes
are pretty while the scenic EFF.
fects lend a touch of charm and
novelty to the proceedings.
In conclusion 1t might be men,
toned that the first Mutual
show of the season spells agree
able entertainment and IL the
standard is maintained there
should be no complaints from the
box office.-H. S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26

urday in "Darkened Streets"
talker which looks promising.
and in which Mr.. Mulhall will
play dual role.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26

The young girl who played light
ingenue roles in the old Columbia
Stock Company some IS years ago,
Is back at the Columbia this
week in the title role of the fam
Gus melodrama, Madame X.
For the young girl, Ruth Chat
terton. became a Broadway star
of the first magnitude and like
many another Broadway star
heard the siren call of Hollywood
and the talking pictures.
1t is a great part this Madame
x role, and severe test for an
actress. Episode after episode re-
curing the greatest emotional
stress. from the very beginning.
when Madame Floriot is turned
out of her home by a cold, unfor.
giving husband until the famous
court room scene when, as Mad.
anne X, on trial for her life, she
finds herself defended by the son
for whose sake she turned muir.
deress.
There Is no comedy relief here.
Pathos, tragedy. more pathos and
more tragedy. The stage play, If
we remember correctly, Is confined
to the courtroom and the story is
brought out through the lips of
witnesses. No such limitations
hamper the film, Of course. The
scene changes from France to the
South Seas, to South America and
then back to France. Madame
Floriot the sweet young French
wife, has become the drink be.
sodden adventures and the tran.
sition, as interpreted by Miss
Chatterton, Is as fine a piece OF
acting as the talking pictures
have yet offered.
The picture was directed by
Lionel Barrymore. who shows
himself as good a director as an
actor, particularly in the handling
of the minor roles. There are a
half dozen little episodes. scat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26
CHA TTERTON STARS AS
MADAME x

tered through the story that add
immeasureably to the plot and
show the def touch of the
capable director. Lewis Stone
plays the husband and gives an
excellent, emotional characterize.
ton. Uric Haupt IL the mounte.
bank companion OF Madame X,
also acquits himself admirably.
Madame x doesn't come exactly
under the head OF light summer
entertainment. 1t il a severe
strain on the emotions through.
out, but II you enjoy good acting
and a severely realistic tale. free
from hokum. here 1t IL.
This weeks subsidiary films in.
clude a moderately amusing Ray.
mond Hitchcock short" on the
sex of the sardIne and a few
songs by Marion Harris, blues
singer extraordinary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26
All Mutual Shows

The Gayety Theater on Ninth
street is the only show house in
Washington presenting burlesque,
ana Is now operated with Mutual
attractions,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-26
| When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

EARLE-Billie Dove In "The
Man and the Moment" At 1888,
l:41, 3:44, 500. 7:42 and 9:45.
METROPOLITAN-T h m
Meighan In THE Argyle Case"
At 1894. 1882, 1892, 5:34, 1882 and
1888 p. m.
PALACE-Norma Shearer in
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney." At
11:4O, zee, 5, 7:20 and $40 p. m.
FOX-Walter CatIett in why
Leave Home" At 11:5S, 2:s2,
4:42, T:47 and 1857 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Ruth Chatterton In
Madame X" At II. 1:05, $40,
$50, 1880 and s;S5 p. m.