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The Washington times., 1929-10-05
GLEAN1NGs & SCREENINGS
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

competent band, the Evans
Borjes Syncopators or Claude
Burrows artists sometimes
feel that the eclipse from the
screen is total, be assured that
a good proportion of the patrons
out front will always insist
that their music is an enjoyable
essential of the complete pro-
gram. Critics may occasionally
overlook a mention, but think
of the Woodworking actors who
often find their names included
among "others in the cast"
My memory OF the late
banker, Charles j. Bell, will
always be associated with the
enthusiasm and enjoyment he
seemed to derive as a sort of
sponsor and Washington patron
Of the famous Mask and Wig
shows which came annually
from the University of Penn
sylvania. His son, Robert, was
a U. of P. man. But he also
loved and patronized regularly
the legitimate theater.
Fred w. Steckman, ex-news-
paper man and local financier,
feels this column would be an
appropriate pulpit for a few
words on the loss Of a familiar
face in the lobbies. Says Mr..
Steckman:
"They buried Charles J. Bell,
noted Washington banker and
civic leader, out at Rock Creek
Cemetery Thursday. The thea
ter will miss him. He was
an enthusiastic patron of that
which was good, which was
really artistic, in the theater,
and he was what actors refer to
as "a good audience" Hand
some, always perfectly groomed,
in full evening dress or dinner
jacket, as the occasion required,
it was his wont, with Mrs.
Bell, to sit we'll down front,
usually on the first, second or
third row aisle seats. He liked
to come early, for he seemed to
enjoy being with the crowd. He
was conspicuous, of course-he
- would be conspicuous In any
crowd. He was fond of comedy,
and in the old days had the
Kelth-habit. but the drama and
the opera also were a constant
attraction for him. When the
show started he settled himself
down for purposes of quiet and
dlgnified enjoyment. His face
radlated. His eyes danced. He
seemed to live the spirit of the
performance. The theater will
miss him badly.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
ABANDONSLAW
TO BECOME
ACTRESS

The perfectly natural desire of
a freshman to put a "ritzy"
sophomore in her place was di.
rectly responsible for Garnet
o'Brien now in Hello Yourself"
abandoning her legal studies and
adopting a stage career. She was
in her first year at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota when Ned
Wayburn arrived to stage
Junior League Follies. Miss
O'Brien's roommate. a sophomore.
was one OF the first girls cast
and she got very temperamental
over her forthcoming appearance,
After several days Of this Miss
O'Brien arranged an addition
with Mr.. Wayburn and won
place in the company. Several
days Of rehearsing disclosed the
fact that she was a fairly good
acrobatic dancer and could sing,
~ SIG was SAFCA q 5pCSldItSs
She scored a personal hit in the
League Follies and was urged by
Mr.. Wayburn to take up the stage
as a regular career. He placed
her in vaudeville with his act Ned
Wayburn's Chicks" The follow
ing season he placed her with his
musical comedy which enjoyed
lengthy run in Chicago and De-
troit. Feeling the need Of addi.
toinal training Miss O'Brien re-
turned to her home in Minneapolis
and took a course at the University
of Minnesota School Of Dramatic
Art and during the summer played
with the Shubert- metropolitan
Stock Company. She followed this
up with dancing courses in New
York and last season was featured
in a pretentious vaudeville act over
the Keith Circuit.
During the past spring she went
to Australia with her parents for
vacation and on her first day in
Sidney was drafted for a comedy
role in 'The Student Prince" when
illness laid low the regular come
dienne. Returning to America she
was engaged by Mr.. Choos, pro-
ducer Of Hello Yourself for, the
role Of college flapper. The COL
legiate musical opens at Polls
Theater Sunday night.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
BALL PLAYERS
ARE FUNNY
FELLOWS

Are baseball players superssi.
tious?
mot much" is the answer Of
Mike Donlin, former captain of
the New York Giants. and one
of the most colorful figures the
diamond has ever known.
Mike was in Hollywood recently
as the technical director Of Para
mounts all.talking baseball ro-
nance, Fast Company" an adap-
ton Of a Ring Lardner classic
at the Earle Theater this week.
Jack Oakie, featured actor In
the production, was having chin.
fest with Donlin, telling him OF
some of the pet superstitions Of
stage-folk.
Donlin then unloaded a flock Of
anecdotes which have proved
conclusively that ball players,
next to actors, are the most
superstitious group on earth.
Frank Schultz, the old Chicago
Cub outfielder and one OF the
greatest hitters of his day. ac.
cording to Donlin, would never
pass up a hairpin II he saw it
lying on the street or floor.
Schultz firmly believes that a
hairpin represented hit he was
to get.
Honus Wagner, one Of the
greatest shortstops of all time
when he was with Pittsburgh,
never stepped to the plate with
out honing his bat with a lucky
horseshoe he carried. Joe Dugan
would never toss a ball to the
pitcher in practice.
Most bali players abhor the
number 13. They will dodge it
when ever they can. Because
Mike had no fear of his taboo
number, he was always sure Of a
lower berth when he was travel
ing with baseball teams.
The ball players would draw
their berths by number out of
the secretary's hat. If Mike drew
an upper, he would Immediately
change 1t for lower 13, as any
bali player would rather suffer
the discomfort of an upper than
take any chances of being ruined
by the >fateful number.
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After their oil well comes in
and makes them rich, Mrs. Pc
ters induces Pike to take the
family to Paris where their ad-
ventures provide abundant hilari-
GUS comedy.
Once in Paris, Mrs. Peters lays
plans to enter royal society, even
though she has to pay guests to
attend her functions. She stages
a big reception and orders Pike
to don a dress suit she has pur-
chased for him, at the same time
springing Francois, q dignified
valet, on him.
Pike tolerates the valet, whom
he insists on calling Gus" but
he balks at the soup and fish"
In despair, Mrs. Peters tells him
he must stay in his room unless
he will dress" Pike agrees to
hide out from the party but,
eventually. his curiosity makes
him forget his promise.
While trying to get q peek at
the gathering, Pike runs into the
grand duke, whose presence cost
$1,000, and who, bored to death,
is walking out on the festivities.
Pike amuses the duke and they
become intoxicated together, end
ing up with a dance, in the we'll.
filled drawing room, Pike In a
suit Of armor.
"They Had to See Paris" Ia q
riot of fun from start to finish,
but 1t has its serious and dra-
matte moments. Supporting Rog.
ers in his first starring vehicle in
all-talking pictures are Irene
Rich, Marguerite Churchill, Owen
DAYS, jr.; Rex Bell, Ivan Lebe-
def, Fiji Dorsay, Christiane Yves,
and Edgar Kennedy.
Frank Borzage directed the
transfer of the production to the
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

On two different occasions
this week the department has
been invited to give special at
tention to the F Street over
lures, the intimation being plain
enough that the Monday obser-
vations on the new programs in
the picture houses are inclined
to treat the musicians and
their valued minutes in the spot
light glare as folks who eat
at the second table.
Now this seems regrettable
inasmuch as / am ready to be
counted with those who feel a
session in the theater is not
complete unless it has a gener-
Gus side-dish of instrumental
music, not of the canned variety.
I should like to see Paul
Schwarz and his merry men at
the Belasco brought down to
the pit where they belong, but,
secluded as they are, the soft
strains which float down from
the mezzanine create a mellow
mood for the play and congenial
accompaniment for the intermis-
sion gossip. Nor is an evening
at the National Theater COM
plete without a dash of Chris
Arth when the curtain is down.
On the hot July evenings
selected by the editor to enjoy
Journeys End" and "Street
Scene," two of New York's
smash hits, the parting impress
sion was vivid enough that the
enjoyable moments spent at
the Henry Miller Theater and
Mr.. Brady's playhouse would
have been more completely
rounded out and treasured had
the intermissions for two de-
pressing dramas>been filled with
light music. # somebody raised
the cry to hang the oaf respon-
sible for a parsimonious policy
which removes the orchestras
from the pit and replaces them
with silence. I much fear I
would be in the throngs, search
ing for the tree. Call it old
fashioned If you will, but Cad
zooks, man. I like a pinch Of
music with my drama and
always will.
As for the motion picture
emporiums, the differential in
price tariff between the first-run
houses and the so-called neigh
horhood theaters is chiefly
marked by more and better
music, plus a certain elegance
IN interior appointments,
stage show and the desire to
see the new pictures while they
are piping hot. Not the least of
these is music. Once was a
time when the orchestra direc-
tors reached for "Pique Dame,"
Raymond" or william Tell"
and the overture minutes were
filled. Now they strive for
variety, tending toward the
lighter classics, special instru-
mentation and solo work, due
regard for jazz and the haunt
ing tunes of the better musical
comedies. The improvement is
noticeable.
So if Daniel Breeskin's baton
watchers. Mr.. Brusiloff's highly
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
WILL ROGERS AS pike
BARS DRESS SUIT

Every who dislikes to parade in dress suit, win
get kick out of Will Rogers in 'They Had To See Paris
Fox Movetone all talking comedy drama at the Fox
Theate Rogers plays the role Of Pike Peters Of Oklahoma
whose wfe social ambitions several jumps ahead OF
h1rhan
The Washington times., 1929-10-05

screen with Bernard Steele stage
directing. Owen Davis, sr., dean
of American playwrights, wrote
the dialog.
The Washington times., 1929-10-05
Barrymore BOssed

Lionel Barrymore directed John
Gilbert's first all-talking picture.
His Glorious Night" now play.
ing at Loew's Palace.
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wHITEwAsH ky. GOVERNOR.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Oct. Gov,
Flem D. Sampson was acquitted OF
charge of accepting gifts OF
value" from publishing houses as
chairman of the State Textbook
Commission. "
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800 N Y. WINDOW
WASHERS STRIKE
Insurance Battle May
Becoe Mass Tieup

Refusal of demand for adequate
compensation insurance forced a
strike involving some 800 window
cleaners throughout New York City
this morning. They are led by the
Window Cleaners Protective Union,
Is E. Third st.
The walkout was precipitated by
the insolvency of the Empire State
Mutual Insurance Company, an or
ganization created by the employers
to carry workmens' compensation in
surance.
Through the commonly -practiced
trick of the companies which took
out insurance for fewer number of
workers than they employed so as to
get lighter insurance premiums, the
Empire State was forced into bank
Continued on Page Taco)
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TAMMANY THUGS
USED UPON 1000
STRIKING )ILMEN
Allied with Bosses
in Strikebreaking,
TUUL Shows
4 Truckmen Attacked
Gunmen Use Tammany
Center, Cars
4 Truckmen Attacked

Two thousand truck drivers en-
ployed in hauling gasoline for seven
different oil companies have joined
the strike which began last Saturday
when the Standard Oil bosses fired
u truckmen for union activities a
week after they had signed up with
Local 553 of the international
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauf-
fers. Stablemen AMI Helpers, and
with the struggle only four days old,
the terror inaugurated by gangsters
and scabs supplied to the oil barons
by Tammany Hall had already ac-
counted for three hurderous at
tacks on strikers yesterday.
The first victim of the gunmen,
who belong to the notorious Little
AuGie" and De Vito gangs, and
several hundred of whom had been
hired at S25 a day to break the
strik. was James McCabe, a Stand
ard Oil workers, stabbed in the
back and now languishing in a local
hospital. Yesterday another striker
was slashed with a knife while
picketing.
Earlier in the day John Sergeo
and a fellow striker, riding in an
automobile, were deliberately run
down by standard Oil truck man
ned by scabs, who attempted to
overturn the, car. The strikers were
critically injured, one receiving a
fractured skull and the other a
broken arm.
That Tammany Halls 14th as
sembby district headquarters is the
mobilization point for the under
world elements being used by the
bosses in an attempt to force the
truckmen back to slavery under the
terms against which they are re-
(Continued on Page TWo)
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MUST REGISTER
now TO VOTE
Communist Party Is On
the Ballot

The Indifference of the workers
of New York to the claims of the
capitalist candidates is shown by the
unusually low registration this year.
During the first two days the reg
istration has totaled BAL ,237, as COM
pared to 573,275 during the first
two days last year. In Manhattan,
only 96,931 registered, as compared
to 160,057 during the first two days
of the registration period of 1928.
The capitalists, however, prefer
this indifference on the part of the
workers to an awakening to class
consciousness. But the workers are
not only becoming disgusted with
the democratic, republican and So
cialist parties of the bosses; many
are learning tina tthe Communist
Party is the only party fighting in
their interest.
The task of placing the Commun-
is. Party IN the ballot has been
achieved, and now every worker
should register Immediately so that
he will be able to vote. Registra-
tion places IRE open every day this
week at 5 p. m. to 1890 p. m. and
on Saturday from 7 a. m. to 1890
p. m.
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1120 to ga Is Answer in
EliZabethtOn

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn, Oct. 8.
In spite of everything the United
Textile Workers bureaucracy could
do, the workers in the American
Bemberg and American Glanzstoff
corporations (rayon mills) voted to-
day to strike. The vote was 1,120
to 64.
One week ago, on the eve of the
vote, and after the ballot boxes were
being distributed the officialdom of
the N. U. T. w. recalled the boxes
and postponed the ballot, 'as an ex-
preston of sympathy and regret for
the deplorable death of Konsul Kum-
mer," acting head of both companies.
Continued on Page Three)
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L U D | 0 " STRIKE
LEADERS Fl N I D
Organization Proceeds
Among Mill Workers

LUDLOW, Mass, Oct. 9.-Nat
Richards, organizer of District 10,
National Textile Union, Jack Ross,
District Secretary, Harry Hersh, or
ganizer of District Is, Young Com
munist League, Ruth Fisher and
Rose Ross. active members of the
N. T. w. U. were fined $5 each in
the Springfield District Court, Mon
day on the technical charge of OBJ
(Contiaued 0n Page Threel
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GastOnia Defendants Discuss
Rev. Muste's Role in South
Miller Compares Him to Father Gapon as Part
of Machinery of Suppression; VIII Fail

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 9.--The Gas
tonia case defendants are taking a
great interest in the Marion Mas
sacre, and the antics of the u. T.
W. officials in that situation. They
point out the similarity of this mur-
der with 1at attempted against
them in Gastonia June 7, which was
prevented by the heroism of the
workers guard in the tent colony
that was slated by the mill owners
fo' destruction. 1t was for dewend-
ing because this defense was made,
that tn present attempt to give prac-
tical life sentences to the seven Gas
tonia strike leaders now on trial was
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BULLETIN.

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resorted to.
Clarence Miller, one of the Gas
tonia defendants said today:
The A. f. of L. in the South.
The whole policy of the A. F. of
L. in the South is to "sell" the idea
of unionism to the bosses, | mean
A. F. of L. unionism. Their STRAIT
egy is to show that they are the
best means fo fighting against tho
Communists and the militant alton.
al Textile Workers Union. Their
unionism is not unionism that
fights for the improvement of the
conditions Of all the workers. At
(Camtinus9 Q. Pags ThySsl Il
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WORKERS
TO MEET SUNDAY
Campaign Rally For
the Communist Party

An indoor election campaign
meeting under auspices of the Har-
lem-Italian section of the Com
munist Party will be held Sunday,
October 13, 2:S0 P. NJ, at 314 East
l04th Street. Speakers in English
and Italian will point out the class
character of the eelction compaign,
and expose the efforts of La
Guardia to use race issues in or
der to get Italian votes.
The claims of the capitalist press
supporting La Guardia that he will
Continued on Page TWo)
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FIVE IMPER|ALIST WORKERS VOTE
POWERS TO MEET FOR new STRIKE
Plan Confab in London
in January

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The for
NAL invitation to another naval
disarmament" conference to be held
in London during the last week in
January has seen presented to the
American ambassador, General
Dawes, by Arthur Henderson, the
Socialist" foreign minister of Brit
ish imperialism.
The official announcement of an
other disarmament" conference was
made in effort to conceal the war
preparations between the United
Continued on Page TlOo)
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Roach, Ferguson and Others
who a few minutes later went
with Aderholt to atttck the
tent colony, had attacked the
picket line on June 7, the pros
ecution objected. The Judge sustain
ed the objection.
Workers Forced to Arm.
The defense contended that they
should be allowed to show what hap
pened prior to Aderholt's raid upon
the headquarters in order to prove
the animus of the police against the
strikers, and the reign of terror that
forced the strikers to arm them
selves.
The defense intended to prove the
police were the aggressors and the
strikers were on the defensive. The
defense argued that the attacks of
the police on the picket line and
later on the headquarters were all
part fthe same offensive against
the union.
The conduct of the police just be-
fore they went to the headquarters
is important for this reasons, and
legally competent, the defense con-
tended, to show that the strikers had
to defend themselves.
Overrule Defense.
But Barnhill overruled the de-
fense, and evidence will not be. per-
mitted to show how the strikers weer
attacked, beaten brutally, and per-
secuted continuously from April /
to June 7, when the fatal raid oc-
Cured.
When interrupted by the prosecu-
tion's objection, Gladys Wallace was
telling how the police were choking
Vera Buch and Sophie Melvin, beat
ing old Mrs. McGinnis and others
on the picket line. She denied ever
hearing Beal instrucing the guard
to "shoot and shoot to KILL" as pro-
secution witnesses tried to say.
Wallace told how the states wit
ness Glymph, who testified yester-
day, and Hanna, a Loray mill cleo
trician, and other Loray stcol-pig-
cons tried to breark up the strike
meeting before the picket line
started, by throwing rotten eggs and
rocks at Beal. This evidence was
ruled out by the court. Gladys Wal
lace told how Harrison and other
strikers grabbed the Loray stool
pigeons to throw them off the union
lot. Harrison was knocked down,
she said, when one of the stool-pig-
cons fired shot.
Tells of Broken Picket Line.
Finally the strikers threw their
assailants off the lot and the speak
ing went on. Then she followed the
picket line and saw it broken up.
She came back to the headquarters
and saw Aderholt, Gilbert and
Roach approach guard threaten
ingly. The guard asked for war
rant.
Police Fired First.
"We don't need no god damned
warrant, answered Gilbert who then
started to disarm Carter one of the
(Continued on Page Thres)
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Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class.
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DEFENSE WITNESS TELLS OF POLICE
ANNOUNCEMENT NOW is BEST Time
TO KILL THEM" WHICH STARTED RAID

States Theory of Conspiracy Within Union Hall
By Testifying She Placed Board Window to Block Spies
Prosecution Witnesses Testimony Conflicting
Self Contradictory; Barnhil Refuses Quash Charges
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JUDGE BARS STORY OF ASSAULT ON LORAY PlCKETS
Ramsay Macdonald Returns
to England to Fight British
Working Class

When Ramsay Macdonald appeared before the United
Monday almost his first words
There functions that the minister of
fills The first the his
head of government But there second function far
than tha He leads
only his party. but the house of itself IN THE SEC
OND CAPACITY, Mr.. President / HAVE COME HERE"
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THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
For Workers. Farmers Government
To Organize the Unorganized
Against Imperialist War
For the 40-Hour Week
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Daily Given Out in Metal
Strike in Alabama; Ask More
Militant Workers and Workngclass Organiza-
ti0ns Must Rush the Daily South!

letter from mill worker Goodyear Gadsdn AIa
Worker yesterday.
Another letter from worker Alabama
derton shows that only the textile South
workers in the basic metal industries have heard tn, Daily
This letters from big pipe
Anderton.
Recently strike broke of the
sanitary pipe there struck for higher and better
don AbuOt 1000 unorganized workers
worker from Chattanooga Tenn, who had heard of the Daily
and had often written of the strikes nearby Ezabhon
and Johnson City, Tenn sent in of the Anderton strike
few copies of the Daily Worker the the strike
sent to Anderton and distributed
difficulties few but thousands of
copies of the Daily could be distributed the workers
like this.
Here part of the letter from pipe foundry worker
1--WE got the Daies OK The Anderton paper against
from the and
There should have been Daily Workers give
And here is part of letter from mill worker Charlotte
81 have been a member pulled
sold They have pulled several strikes here North
have deserted the field and sold when the battle
workers. join the National Textile Workers Union
Write to the Daily Worker-the union paper"
southern Daily
scale distributions of the Daily be made the from which
letter The appeals for Daily Workers southern
must be answered
Individual workers these by sending
workers.
workngclass organizations adopt village
bundles of the Daily Worker be send daily the mill village
To Daily Worker,
26 Union Square, New York n. Y
The go Daily
their preparations for the struggles they will through
sending contribution to help rush the Daily Worker them
name
Address
Cty State
Amount s...............
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
...
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wish adopt southern mill village
workers there supplied Worker
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Kindly send the the mill village
for we wish to communicate with the workers there