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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Las Vegas Contractor
Crushes Hopes of Many
Who Try to Get Jobs

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March is.
Felix Kahn. the treasurer Of the
concern which has won the bid for
construction of the new dam at Las
Vegas, Nevada, declared here last
week that under no circumstances
will the company hire any men in
San Francisco" and that "men should
not rush here to get jobs"
At last reports, thousands were
camping at Las Vegas around the
dam sites. hoping for Job. and freez-
ing meanwhile.
"Our Offices have been crowded with
persons seeking work. They have
come here from all parts Of the coun-
try and we fear some Of them will be-
come public charges. We have no
work for anybody IN San Francisco,
that is definite and final" says Kahn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
LID Branch to Give
Dance Sat. March 28

The Sacco and vanzetti Branch of
the LID. is going to help raise funds
for the Unemployed Councils by CIV
ing dance and entertainment on
Saturday evening. March 20 at $50
Prospect Ave. Every class conscious
worker should do his bit and at the
same time is assured a good time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Ship Owners Head
Boasts of War Plans

NEW YORK. 1.-THE American mer-
chant marine forms an important
element in the national Defense" de-
clared Fl. r. Baker. secretary of the
American Steamship Owners Associa-
ton over the radio Sunday night The
address was broadcast by the West
inghouse Company.
The relative Importance OF the
merchant shipping as a naval aux
iliary is increasing" stated Baker,
with the appearance of the naval
agreements" The naval agreements
do not apply to merchant ships, and
each new U. S. liner is built with
reinforcements SO that guns can be
mounted on her, turning her into a
fast scout cruiser.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Negro RefOrmists Admit Starvation,
Misery of Harlem Negro Workers
Racketeer Cooperating Committee on Relief
and Unemployment Make Admissions in
Statement Not Meant for Public

Suffering-actusi physical suffering
as well as the humiliation by the
wholesale evictiorls of families" ad-
mits the committee in this statement
to the American Fund which it did
not intend should reach the eyes OF
the workers of Harlem. Many mem-
bers of the committee are landlords
and real estate agents vino them
selves are carrying out evictions
against their unemployed tenants.
"All personal belongings and furni-
ture either go to storage, probably
never to be redeemed, or are left
more times than is behevable to be
carried away or destroyed"
The Committee further declares it
has appeals from 1S9 families at the
present time on the threshold of
evictions." It admits there is little
possibility it will do anything for
these tenants. 5S7 families have APP
pealed to the committee for coal, on
an average of ii new families day.
Negroes are still being laid off," it
admits. 1.-THE whole structure of
family life in Harlem is being SER
iously attacked because thousands of
families Lave no security beyond "a
hours"
One of the things tor which It r.
quests an appropriation from the
American Fund is to provide made
work" for 500 heads of families for
2 months. Completely copying the
tactics of the white bourgeoisie. the
Committee says: 1.-THE item of s65, 900
has been added to the original budget
because of the known value of work
in preserving the morale of the
family"
On the committee are such takers
and exploiters of the Negro masses
as Rev. Shelton Hale Bishop, rector
of st. Philips Church, which owns
block of the worst-kept houses in
Harlem; Fred Moore. reactionary al
derman; Braddicks, assistant vice
president of the Rockefeller Dunbar
National Bank; Cecilia C. Saunders,
executive secretary of the jim Grow
Y. w. c. A, on 137th St.; Henry G.
Parker, and other rent-gouging real
estate agents, and Roy B. Lancaster,
who sold out the Pullman Porters to
the Democratic Party for mess Of
pottage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Nv CYRIL BRIGGS.

NEW YORK.-That "a condition
exists In Harlem among the Negroes
of the community which is nothing
less than a great human tragedy"
and under which women and chill
dren are on the verge of starvation"
with mass evictions constituting "a
tragedy equal, if not greater than
this" as working class families are
thrown on the streets to freeze, and
that "the havoc that is being wrought
among the children in Harlem is ap-
palling," are some of the admissions
made by the racketeer preacher
businessmen Harlem Cooperating
Committee on Relief and Unemploy-
ment.
These admissions were not intended
for publication. The Negro bour-
geosie and their press in Harlem, the
Amsterdam News, New York Age, ETC.,
have done their utmost to hide these
facts from the workers. The admis-
sions are contained in document
sent to the American Fund with an
appeal for an appropriation of $685.
900 to enable the Negro landlords and
preacher: Cnany Ct the latter them
selves Iandlo-ds} aid the other faserS
on the Committee to rehabilitate
their waning influence among the
Negro workers in order to curb the
rising revolutionary sentiment of
these workers who are hardest hit
by the boss policy of throwing ten
million workers ON the streets to
Starve and refusing them adequate
relief and unemployment insurance.
There are no words to describe the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
CALF. JOBLESS
HUNGER MARCH
Jobless Meet Tomor-
row In Philadelphia

HAYWARDS, Calf, March 16.-
Starving workers of this small city
of about $4,000 population, mostly
Portuguese and other Spanish speak
ing people, such as Filipinos, Mex
leans, Porto Ricans, etc., also Amer
leans, find it impossible to get work
at their chief industry or anything
else, such as common labor fruit
picking and packing and general agri-
cultural work, characteristic of this
section of the state of California.
Hundreds of these workers have
already served notice on the local
authorities that they will not starve
but will fight for immediate relief
and unemployed insurance. Last week
$50 of these class conscious militant
workers marched into the City Hall
Of Hayward and demanded imme-
date relief, receiving only the usual
bunk of sympathy and promises.
The local press published an arti-
Gle on March 6 to the effect that
these hungry unorganized workers
had been refused a permit to stage
a hunger march. The workers de-
clared their intention of marching,
permit or no permit.
The reporter was one Of the group
who went to the line Of action. and
discovered a situation, similar to that
which exists too generally all over
the country and the entire district
here, namely, thousands OF workers
ready to be organized, the situation
being SO ripe, that even without lead
ersl1ip. without guidance and direc-
tiyes they were ready to march. Our
group got on the job at once and
secured man ycontacts and good in
formation, laying the basis for or
ganizing the Unemployed Councils
at once.
We sold for the first time in that
section 40 Daily Workers, distributed
many leaflets and pluggers, which
were grabbed like hot cakes. They
want to join the Agricultural Work
ers' Industrial Union and fight in an
organized manner,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
DETROIT PHONE CUTS WORK
WEEK

DETROIT, Mich, March 15.--From
Jan. l, 1880 to Jan. l, 1881 the Bell
Telephone Co. in Detroit reports a
loss of 1890 telephones. Attempts
to get figures showing loss to date
met with the response that these Fig
ures are not available to the public"
Beginning March 1, all employees
with less than 10 years employment
will be compelled to work one day less
q weak until further notice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
War Preparations in
Honolulu Are Rushed

HONOLULU, March 10.--The entire
army air force in the Hawaiian
Islands are busily engaged today in
demonstrating to the workers of Ha-
waii just how the capitalists propose
to solve the unemployment crisis by
new war. AS preliminary to three
days war games" the eighteenth OPP
positc wing was testing its ability to
establish advance posts on Molokai
Island using only airplane transport
tation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
"Help Wanted"
in d. w. Office
By RYAN WALKER

Can you spare an hour or
two? If you can typewrite or
address envelopes, the national
office of the Daily Worker will
appreciate any volunteers who
can help assist in getting out
some important mail which has
steadily increased since the be-
ginnig of the $4,000 circu-
lation campaign Take the
elevator to the eighth floor and
ask for the circulation depart
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Marine Workers Organizers Held
IncOmmunicado in New Orleans
BULLETIN.

NEW ORLEANS La March l6+The three
Union leaders arrested Friday federal
authorities No The M w.
o. has attorney arrested are Harold Harvey
national organiser the M secretary
Mitchell organiser
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
What's On
WEDNESDAY,

WEDNESDAY,
Workers Ex-Servicemen's League
Open air meet, .. m. at 86th St,
between Lexington and Third AYES.
Enst n. v. Alfred Levy Branch lid
Membership meet at 524 Vermont
St, Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
THURSDAY


LID. Branch AZ
Open air meet at seth st. between
Lexington and Third AYES.
r.s.U. Brnnch Stain
Lecture in Russian at y. IN. at
Manhattan Lyceum, Sc r. Fourth st.
''Edncation in the USSR for the last
thirteen years. 4A.4A..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Jobless To Meet.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March TO-
The Unemployed Councils of Phila-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
"Tabu." a New Eden.

THERE are few economic troubles to
annoy the Polynesian elite in the
Society Islands, thousand miles south
Of the Equator, the setting for the
F. w. Murnau Paramount production.
"Tabu," If you are interested.
Nature, in her most bountiful mood.
has taken care Of the laws Of supply
and demand.
The lagoons. formed by centuries of
Of coral insects throwing up their reefs
beyond the volcanic shore Zine, TEEN
with fish. The natives, padding light,
swift catamarans, cast tridents into the
water and spear fish as fast as they
need them. Bananas grow luxuriantly
up to elevations Of 5000 fest. Coco
nuts abound and the breadfruit tree
fiourishes. When you bake the large
round fruit Of breadfruit tree it re-
SembleS the bakers loaf or Parker
House roll. Unfortunately there are no
whole wheat breadfruit trees, and
SO breadfruit cannot be successfully
"dunked." When you want fresh LOAF
Of bread you don't call up the baker
or go to the corner grocery, you just
shake breadfruit tree. Lines grow
wild, and native wild pigs roam the
island. Wild fowl also are plentiful.
In this Garden of Eden there are
no serpents. and there are no\wild ami
mails to menace the pppulace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

business as a dramatist, If nothing
more. Washington is to have a week of
this famous troupe.
The new Schwab & Mandel musical
I'VE Are Always Young" will or should
be OF especial interest to lovers of mel
odtc dash and brilliance in their the
alter fare, and The Admirable Crichton,"
with Walter Hampden in role made
famous by William Gillette, ought to
revive pleasant memories of the years
ago. Mr.. CAROLS "VanitieS" that will
come to the National is the "Vanities"
OF last season, not the new show with
which the erratic but brilliant young
producer will open his new theater in
New York, which is to be so different
from anything that has preceded it
that glimpse of it will constitute grand
entertainment in itself to those who are
fortunate enough to gain access.
The general public, however, is re-
queSted to carry in it's memory, over
and above everything else, the fact that
this is the great year when the theatre
cal press agents are pushing with a vim
little short of desperation their move
ment to Save Our Stage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Late New York News

She will produce a repertoire, and sew
eral Of her appearances are likely to
be In Shakespearean works.
THE new operetta being written by
Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach is
almost completed, 1t has been titled
The Passionate Pilgrim
The two principal roles will be played
by George Metaxa and Dorothy Beben-
ham. both well known on the London
stage. but this marks their first trials
in this country. Metaxa, Rumanian
by birth, is quite a matinee idol in
England. After making hit in Wake
Up and Dream" he played opposite
Peggy Wood in Bitter Sweet" for two
years. Recently he arrived here to
play In talking pictures, but will remain
on the stage instead.
ERIEDA Is a diminutive 4-year-old
who plays In THE Green Pastures"
Her performance consists mainly in get
ting a fishbone caught in her throat in
the scene where the Negroes have an
old-fashioned fish fry. Two nights ago
Frieda disappeared, and only after a
frantic search was she discovered sit
ting out in the audience In q second
row seat.
II hadn't ever seen the show, and
wanted to-" she explained to a reprov-
ing stage manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
The National Announces!

A SSURANCES coming in the late
mails indicate that the legitimate
theater" in Washington will be grandly
in evidence between September and
January at the famous old National
Theater
With the scheduled opening Septem-
Der IA of a new Myron c. Pagan COM
edy, Peter Flies High" starring Glenn
Hunter, the famous star of Merton of
the Movies" other productions sched-
uled include: LAS Husbands Co." the
John Golden comedy by Rachel
Crothers; "Three'S Crowd" Max Cor
don's intimate musical, starring Clifton
Webb, Fred Allen and Libby Holman;
the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival Co.,
in week of Shakespeare; Madge
Kennedy and Otto Kruger in Noel
Cowards comedy, Private Lives; We
Are Always Young" the new Schwab
and Mandel musical which will pre-
rniere here; Walter Hampden and Fay
Banter, in THE Admirable Crich-
ton; Joe Cook. in Fine and Dandy"
and Earl CAROLS "Vanities." There
is a possibility also that Lenore Uric
will start her new play, The Social
Register" at the National.
The foregoing list Of attractions, in
GLIDING several that rank among the
nlgner qualify OF productions OF the
output of New York within easy reach
of the memory, also embrace some Of
the finest the modern theater has to
offer.
Myron c. Fagan's new comedy. Peter
Flies High" should prove Of unusual
interest, for Mr.. Pagan has some rare
treats In the theater to his credit And
Peter Flies High" will attract added
interest because 1t will bring again to
Washington not only that delightful
young actor, Glenn Hunter, unique
among the brilliant juveniles Of the
American stage, but also a company
that includes several mighty warm
favorites Of more intimate acquaintance,
with the incompatible little Mary
Loane as the leading woman.
The coming of the Stratford-upon-
Avon Festival Co., with its itinerary
roster of Antony and Cleopatra" king
Lear" Tanning of the Shrew," "King
Henry the Fourth" (part one), Mac
BETH" "A Winters Tale" THE Merry
Wives of Windsor" "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" and Measure for
Measure" for the display of probably
the finest and most authentic presenta-
ton of Shakespearean drama extant
should gladden. the heart of the old
timers and all who still believe that
the immortal William really knew his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Made Good at Home.

JOEL McCREA, who plays opposite
Constance Bennett in 1.-The Com E
mon Law" after his first featured role
in The Jazz Age" was recognized by
a leading producer, who gave him the
second lead in THE Five O'Clock
Grip with Marion Davies. Later he
appeared with Greta Carlo in 1.-The
Single Standard" in "Lightnin' with
Will Rogers, 1.-THE Silver Horde"
Once a Sinner" and Except Husbands"
Recently he was Constance Benefits
leading man in Born to Love-" His
work was SO well received that R-K-O-
Pathe Immediately signed him for
leading man in THE Common Law"
Strangely enough. McCrea is a boy
who made good in his own home town,
which happened to be Hollywood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

THINE was when the personal
pronoun in the crisp COM
ments of the gifted writer's
about the theater was
deemed departure from the
pathway Strewn with modeSty,
humility and refinement, II not
propriety And those to whom
Imagination conf1ded the keeping
of all knowledge, either of the
playhouse, or from the more Sa-
cred den of the dramatiSt, where
drama is handed down as an in
Spirational gift from heaven,
carefully avoided the intrusion
of personalities. I, me, my and
mine, regardless of what I, me or
mine knew, thought, saw or felt,
were not considered important.
With the onward flow of progress,
however, not to mention the vast
contributions from the illuminat-
ing pages of the magazine en-
dowed with special devotion, the
Government reports and whatnot,
it would seem that times have
changed, and with them also the
indulgencieS of even the talented
critics.
With this perfectly respectful
introduction to a delicate topic,
therefore, perhaps this column
may be pardoned for its departure
from the delicacy of the Mid
victorian age, in feeble effort to
keep apace with the procession,
and to pass on some observations
that may or may not be wholly
lacking in interest.
Il
THAT charming, if erratic, leader
of the shock troops of the New
York Herald Tribune, bravely car
rying on, despite the warmth of
the dog days, let's out the hint
that the dramatists who have not
deserted to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
he means those who have also
need to wander out into the wide
open spaces for themes. They must
Shun their former Nightmares and
strike out in the direction of
those that breathe the spirit of
fairytaleS written by GCd." 1t
really seems like a good sugges-
ton, despite its ironic giggle.
When one seriously comes to think
of it, there, indeed, may be yet
left in the world a substantial
portion of its vast population who
still cling to the suggestion OF the
legitimate" and who are heartily
sick and tired of small passions,
adulteries and divorces quote
his very self, even though haloed
with marriage as "the happy end
ing" There may be a few, also,
who imagine that this has a tend
ency to belittle the sacred state
of matrimony-Who knows? This
may be- true whether these things
be presented imperfectly upon the
greater possibilities" upon the
barking screen. If Mr.. Hammond
is sincerely frank in the matter,
this column begS to assure him of
a perfect echo to all he says, and
one lowly follower, at least, is
ready to do or die under his
gonfalon.
Mr.. Hammond'S suggestion that
"if Washington would purchase a
million theater tickets, a million
tons of brass and million quarts
of petrol, the cloudy skies of
artistic and commercial lethargy
may clear away" doesn't seem so
clear to the dense intelligence of
at least one of our half million
people. 1t might timidly be Sug-
gested that Washington lon@ since
has purchased its million tHeater
tickets, without realizing much
from it's investment. That, per-
hapS, is why it kicks so hard
against the kind of entertainment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Eating and Drinking Marvel.

HADJI ALI, the Egyptian miracle
H man who appears with the Fan
chon and Marco Moroccan" idea at
the Fox, with his marvellous CASTRO
nomical featS Is said to have baf1ed
scientists. He has been called "the
ninth wonder of the scientific world"
During the course of his performance
he swallows about 100 glasses Of water,
followed by a pint Of kerosene. He
then ignites the kerosene and puts 1t
out with the water he has swallowed.
In addition, he swallows % hazel
nuts and a gallon of water. He then
regurgitates the nuts, one, two and
three at time, and returns the water
which he has swallowed.
Hadji Ali Is said to have swallowed
a bowl Of gold fish, including the fish,
holding the water and the fish on his
stomach for an hour and then dis
gorging them with the fish still alive.
The Rockefeller Institute, 1t is
claimed. has offered $150.000 for Hadji
Ais body after his death They may
discover how he Is able to do these
things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

" GW 4OAhEA' AdSuob i VI - w LlAlC
N Bernard Shaw Is visiting Russia,
he is putting the finishing
4 touches to his new play. Too
Good to Be True" This news
came today to the Theater Guild. which
has the drama scheduled as one of its
first offerings CT the Fall season.
Shaw, as is his custom. has been
working speedily on the play. 1t took
him only six weeks to write THE Apple
Cart" With conditions in the future
In mind in the latter work, he returns
to problems Of the world today in Too
Good to Be True" 1t is q comedy of
poSt-Ear conditions, and Shaw himself
describes 1t thusly: There is sermon
with some of the usual music hall tricks
to make people laugh, and q dash or
two of Edgar Wallace"
Shaw's speed in writing, however, will
not have the play finished in time to
be produced at the annual festival of
Shavian Works at Malvern, England,
this month. His own presence Is
assured, as he plans to return from
Russia In time to attend the event.
KATHERINE CORNELL will take
~ over the Belasco Theater New
York;, under an arrangement expected
to be completed almost Immediately.
This indicates that Miss Cornell, with
THE BarrettS Of Wimpole Street" as a
nucleus. will install that long planned
repertory company in the playhouse
presided over so many years by the late
David Belasco.
This does net mean that Miss Cornell
Will take over the BelaSco organization,
as that machine disbanded entirely with
the death of its leader. She has not vet
decided whether she will take THE
Barretts" on tour before she produces
new play in New York. The Eliza
beth Barrett Browning romance cen
tinues to be one of the most successful
hits on Broadway.
IN addition to Miss Cornell three
other feminine stars will have their
own theaters and repertory troupes
Alice Brady has been given her
fathers theater, the Playhouse, in
which TO produce a cycle of dramas in
which she will be starred. The first
Will be Manhattan Nocturne," already
tried out in Atlantic City. It is being
rewritten before being brought to town.
Pauline Lord, who quit the stage for
while after her marriage, Is re-
turning in the role of producer. She
has one play in rehearsal now and is
looking for a theater of her own.
Jane Cowl also will 60 independent
this Fall and manage her own plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Earle Family Week"
WARNER BROS Earle Theater

WARNER BROS Earle Theater is
interested in finding the larg-
est family in Washington or vicinity.
Warner Bros Earle Theater for the
week that began yesterday is presenting
what is called Family week." week
Of entertainment on stage and screen.
with something for every member of
the family from sonny to grandpa. 1t
is their desire to have as their guests
during the week the five largest fam
lilies living in Washington or the nearby
vicinity.
There are no trick rules, and regu-
lations. All that is necessary is to send
in your letter telling how many are in
your family, their names and their
ages. No letter poStmarked after IL
midnight tomorrow will be accepted.
The program to which the five larg-
est families will be invited will consist
of Paramount'S screen comedy Newly
Rich" with the new comedy team,
Louise Fazenda and Edna May Oliver,
and the two juvenile stars, Mitzi Green
and Jackie Scarf. The stage program
will present Freda and Palace, guitarist
and humoriSt; Gautier'S animated toy
shop, a pony and dog novelty, the
Forum Boys, a radio and recording
quartet, and Roy and Romero. A tanta-
lizing, humorous revue has been created
and is promised especially for entertain
ment of the entire household.
Here's a chance to give the entire
family treat!