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expression. I think that's what the
magistrate referred to when he gave
him the extra sixty days for con-
tempt of court. But maybe it was
because he smiled when I took the
chair. And what do you find so
vastly amusing?' says the magistrate.
Nothing he says, Just struck me
queer that this should have hap
pened to Miss Nordell when there's
dozen people in this very court
room who had it coming to them
damn sight more And I, sitting
up there having my name spoken
by the creature.
You may think I'm prejudiced.
but said to the court the electric
chair is too good for a beast like
that, and I'll stand by that opinion.
He can't find work, he's no good to
himself and he's certainly no good
to anyone else"
why not the guillotine?" I said.
Takes more men to operate. Times
like this, that ought to be a con-
sideration."
mo call for being facetious," Miss
Nordell said, Anybody who really
wants to work can find a Job.
Imagine, letting a man like that off
With eighteen months hard labor"
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Philadelphia Workers
Invited to Weekend
at Lumberville Camp

PHILADELPHIA.-Local workers
and their friends are urged to spend
their weekend at the Workers In.
ternational Relief Camp at Lumber
vile, Pa. A special program con-
sisting of musical trio of the Music
League of Philadelphia, sketch by
the Dramstudio of the John Reed
Club, and singing by the Young Pho
neers of the WIR Children's Camp.
has been prepared.
For those able to leave for camp
on Saturday, a special truck has
been chartered which will leave the
WIZ office on Saturday at IL am.
Others may go to Doylestown and
from there call Buckingham 132R6,
and a car will call for them.
Additional information may be
obtained by calling the District Of
flee: Market O229,
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NoUetie Play, "a Party"
Opens at Playhouse Mondau

The London comedy "A Party" by
1vor Novelle. The English play
wright will be presented by william
A. Brady at the Playhouse next Mon
day night. Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
Lora Baxter, Edward Crandall, Mar
got Stevenson, Olive Reeves-Smith
and Cecilia Lotus are in the cast
Another opening announced for
next week is Love and Babies" a
farce by Herbert p. Mccormack,
coming to the Empire Theatre Mon
day night. The cast includes Ernest
Truck, Lind Watkins, Ruth Weston
and Glenn Anders.
The Joe Cook show, Hold Your
Horses" will open in Boston on Au-
gust %, playing there for two weeks
prior to the Broadway opening. Rus
sci Grouse and Corey Ford are the
authors OF this new play, with music
and lyrics by Russell Bennett and
Robert A. Simon.
George s. Kaufman and Morrie
Ryskind, authors Of the musical play
"Of Thee sing" have q SEQUEL to
that satire on politics titled Let En-
Cake" which Sam Harris will pro-
duce this season.
Dinner At Eight" the picturiza-
ton of the George 8. Kaufman Edna
Ferber play which was seen here last
season, Is announced to open Au-
gust % at the Aston Theatre. The
cast is headed by Marie Dressler,
John and Lionel Barrymore, Wal
lace Berry, Lee Tracy and Jean
Harlow.
Ann Vickers," based ON the novel
by Sinclair Lewis, which John Crom-
well is directing, will have Irene
Dunn. Walter Huston, Conrad Maggie,
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castle needed painting? That the
seats we're missing off the toilets,
that washpails and electric bulbs
were missing? Why didn't the
Steward ever notice the urine soak
ed mattresses, the broken springs,
the rusty table gear? Why didn't
the Mate discover that the port
holes, the vents, the lockers needed
repairing?
Say there You're snl,lttering like
steamgauge gone wild"
The first assistant looked at Bob
sharply.
Anything eating you?"
ma, Just shaking down my
dinner bit"
THE next morning. The three Of
ficers were making their rounds.
In front of the sailors fo'castle, they
were brought to a quick stop by a
cardboard sign:
Look in here, Mr.. Mate.
Toilet boards missing."
From an empty socket in the gang
way, a second sign was suspended:
Bulb missing here,
Captain"
In front of the sailors fo'castle,
a torn, urine-stained mattress was
lying, with sign on 1t:
Wipe your feet here before
entering, Steward.
The officers exchanged glances.
Nobody was around. The watch be-
low lay asleep in their hunks. The
rest OF the crew was at work as
u5uel
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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STAGE AND SCREEN

Bruce Cabot and Edna May oliver
in the principal roles.
Paul Muni's next picture will be
The World Changes" and will be
released soon by First National. 1t
is based on America Kneels," a story
by Sheridan Gibney and covers the
last three generations.
Another Gibney story, Broadway
and Back" will be Barbara STAN
Wycks next picture. Ann Dvorak
and Patricia Ellis are also in the
cast.
Captured" a new Warner Bros.
picture, will open at the Strand The
atre this evening with Leslie How
ard and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., as
co-stars. The scenes are laid in a
prison camp back of the German
lines and is based on a story by
Philip Gibbs, Fellow Prisoners"
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Steam, Going Up

OCCUnC UOLfty u "
THE incident between Slim and the
Captain seemed to be as quickly
forgotten as a distant whale sighted
in passing. The whale is observed
with interest for a minute, and then
with its submergence is forgotten.
The crew went about their work as
usual. The watch below lay in their
hunks, the passengers 1azily digested
their last meal, the cooks prepared
the next one.
After supper, the second engineer
loafed for a minute behind the gall
ley, sucking on a toothpick as was
his habit. Lean, with sharply point
ed features, sensitive nose and
quick movements, he brought to mind
a wary wolf. He seemed to be OBJ
serving the density Of the smoke
leaving the stack, the wind, the ships
wake, - but what he really was
watching was the crews fo'castle.
In the officers mess, there had been
talk about a seaman, a Red. Would
that be the lanky lad with the
broken shoes? He always seemed so
reserved and watchful. A Red, hey?
The second laughed to himself. In
the famine days of 1922, he had
brought many load of grain to
hungry N"Red Russia" At that time,
everyone prophesied an early death
for it. But the thing seemed to be
still alive,-yes, and spreading seed.
Well, well
The cooks sat on their stools and
peeled spudS. The first, sallow
consumptive Dane, set his thoughts
on the air:
Another one of those red ROSTERS.
hey? Twist the neck of one, and
another comes trotting up, Growing
louder than the first! Stupid fools!
What do they get out of it, any,
His helper whistled ''Tipperary.' -
No use arguing with the cranky old
bugger. But he himself got kick
out of the affair. He had his mind
made UP to greet the red rooster
with a couple of grapafruits.
THE first assistant engineer visited
the mate in his cabin. Both these
officers nursed the ambition of one
day having ship under their own
command. They treated the episode
accordingly, over bottle of whiskey
It'd be obliged to you, Mr.. Calder,
if you'd look around among my men
bit too
Below in the Engine Room, was
Bobby, his eye blankly fixed on the
steam guage. He was feeling mad,
and didn't know exactly why. No
body had done anything to him
And wasn't he really glad to be rid
of those goddam papers anyway
But did Slim take him to be the
rat? Hadn't Slim kind of limited at
him, back in the messroom? Well,
if that's what he thinks of me, he
can scratch nv hackside But
how do they get that way, taking
those papers away? A man can read
what he likes. Freedom of thought
according to the Constitution. Con-
stitutionl He'll
Bobby paced back and forth be-
fore the fires. His thoughts travel
led back to the mines. There they
had the doublefaced inspectors too.
Why was it, they always saw only
what they wanted to? Why didn't
the Captain ever see that the fore
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QUIRT: Comic strip by Monday comic strip by Mon
day Christ it's driving mad. Why don't they give it
to somebody ese Why don't they get the syndcated stuff?
Why don't they get Harold Teen what's the matter Mutt
and Jeff what's the matter with Jake Buck? Funny
there's nothing funny about professional funny Have
you thought of anything? Pm sick of knocking my head
against stone wall.
NEWHOUSE: It's the sick oyster that makes the pearl
QUIRT: He'll don't want to make pearl it's comic
strip Pm after.
NEWHOUSE: You look though somebody were
after Hows this for story-The City Slick threatens
to forecose the mortgage the Old Mans farm unless
Daughter sdore the cow-puncher from Bar
across the learns of her plight from Reginald
halfwtted sculion. He rides :. -.
QUIRT: Merits.
NEWHOUSE: Don't merits me- don't have to stay here
can get a room!
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What Sc Medner Than
A Rat ?''

THE next morning, as Slim was
= washing up, for dinner, one of
SE1e Cadets came over to him.
Say Rogers, the Old Man wants
DO see you up in the saloon"
Slim finished shaving. He ex-
pected this would be coming sooner
or later. '''n~ Fs~
The Skipper, pink, pugfaced Nor
wegian, was just Putting bottle
of Johnny Walker away as Slim
stepped into his den He made a
terribly severe face.
Whats this I hear about your
making propaganda and passing out
Wobbly literature aboard my vessel"
who's been telling you this?"
countered Slim.
Never mind that! My men have
been with me long enough, and I
trust them!p ~
We'll, whoever told you I've been
passing out, Webbly literature is a
liar" insisted Slim, land if you bring
him up here I'll tell it. to his face"
The Captain. opened a drawer in
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his desk and held up, a stack of
papers.
DO you deny bringing this crap
aboard my yessel?'
No. Those are my magazines"
Well, what we're you just lying
about?"
II denied passing out wobbly lit
ers5ure. That's Communist litera-
ture. what you have there"
The Skipper looked quizzingly at
slim. We'll, its all the same rot
TO me and I'll have none of it on
ny vessel He drew his head back
m righteous indignation. Got any
more back thers?" 10
I don't know yet I'll have to
go hack ard see how much of it
that ret brought up here"
Young mani" The Captain got
up and took a step toMards the sea-
man. Take my advice and don't
start any trouble, because if you do,
III finish it." - !.
III the fo'castle, the men were get
ting washed-for dinner. The black
gang coming of watch already knew
about Sims being called into the
lions den, and everybody waited ex-
pectantly. AS they were eating, Slim
came in. He took his place at the
table without word. An unusual
silence pervaded the Iifessrpcnl, and
the men felt c,rriauelv llffcorsfortable
Gunnar came in from the. wheel and
seeing Slim. bfcke out:
icy, what was up between you
and the Old Men? L could hear the
walrus clear up in the .wheelhouse."
"Oh, the Slipper JUST ayked me
a little question:
Some Of the men stopped chew
ing and glanced toward Slim
THE skipper hsked ne-if I knew
what was-,neaner than q rat!"
Tho las5 words he raped out one
by one. But no one brdged guiltily
Slim was sorry he couldn't watch
the bos'n, who sat on the other side
of the partitions ses
"Xeah?" asked Gunnar, with a
glance at Sims listed hands.
"Teah,-and I told him the only
creeping thing / knew of meaner
than rat was "a STOOL"
With this last, word he threw his
spoon down end sprang up. But no
one oudged. Z. Chris banged a couple
of plates into the sink. The Pro-
fessoi. reach I'd for another helping
of beans. Gurnar cursed.
ONE O'Clock, when the men turned
v tc. Slim looked the bookshelf over
Yup, all tfe,radical literature was
gone. He looked under his mat
trets, where he had slowed some I'M
read lnagazines, They were I'M
touched. Es took them out, printed
acrcss tho ton of each. CODY in big
letters; PROPERTY, of Henry F. Rog-
ere ard laid them ON the book
shelf. ~
! Eddie. his deckhoy buddie, came in
He liked this kid who at is years CT
age had to help, support his mother
on the 20 dollars per month he got.
"Ssy Ed. do you know anything
about the literature on that shelf?'
The kid glanced cautiously out the
a1layway. LII ~
Sure When tho skipper, the
mate. and the belly-robber were max
ing the rounds this morning! You
we're sleeping and I made believe I
was too. The mate went over and
grabbed those papers and brought
them out to the Old Man.
SO that was It'll But who told the
mate? Slim walked out TO- the mess
room
"Say Fritz, who do you think it
WASP"
Fritz shrugged his shoulders and
continued scraping the Stops off the
plates. q "
"Bos'n?' asked Slim s.s'
mo, don't think So Bos'ns
little cracked about losing his job
sut I don't think he'd DO anything
ike that"
"Blackey?' seo'''
Fritz threw back impatiently III
VA re
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Write to the Daily Worker abou,
every event Of interest to worker,
which occurs in your factory, trad.
union, workers organization or 10.
cality. BECOME A WORKER COR.
RESPONDENT! n
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WHAT'S ON
Thursday

A MEETING Of members Of the New
Dance group and their friends will be held
today at $3.50 pm. at the group head
quarters, IL z. 18th St. to discuss the
u 5, Anti-War Congress to be held Sep
TENDER ! to and to elect a delegate.
Oakley johnson ~ill he tie main speaker
DISCUSSION on The Importance Of the
Unemployment Insurance Bll' at the Herzl
Block Committee, 1877 Eferzl St, Brooklyn,
at pm. All --c"~--s invited.
FRIENDS OF TIE CHINESE PEOPLE.
open meeting and lecture on Current
Events In the Far East" by fiansu Chan,
50 W 10Th St., si15 pm. today. open
to ALL
FREMONT WORKERS CLUB. Special
membership meeting. All members urged
to attend.
Friday
SECTION COUNCIL League Of workers
Theaters meet at IS e. 18th st. srd floor.
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illustrations by Philip Wolfe

knew, do you think I'd bring the
bastard anything to eat?"
Slim was still no wiser than be-
fore. Who could it be?
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All dram groups must send delegates.
MEMORIAL meeting for Jose Wong, MUIR
dered by Machado Speaker, Han-su Chan
At Anti-Imperialist League 80 e. 10th st.
Admission free. At 8 pm
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Saturday

WELCOME BANQUET to James W. Ford
at 1880 pm. Julio Mella Club ist3 Fifth
Avenue. Speakers. Earl Browdsr, Rober,
Minor, Charles Krumbein, Jack stachel
Red Dancers and oirly Turner. Tickets
rs cents.
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FridaY

SECTION COUNCIL League Of workers
Theaters meet at IS e. 18th st., srd floor
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THEN the guards came, and along
each row struck at the hands
that were not folded. struck SO
hard that my hands became like
pieces of bleeding flesh, red and
blue. But that was nothing COM
pared to Paul's hands. There were
screams behind us, and screams in
front of us.
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NOTE: The article by Comrade
Jerome. The first paragraph OF
Comrade Jerome contains misprints.
1t should read as follows:
"Often we hear the question
asked; Can 1t be that one time
rcvolutionaries, former scholars and
tacticians Of scientific socialism
should SO utterly have forgotten
their MARKHAM fundamentals as TO
have become ideologically bank
rupt?"
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LIE had said, what can they
Il L say, darling?" Later he said,
"They don't need to know
She was ineXpressibly hurt at
that Jerry had implied that his
family would look down on her be-
cause she earned her living on the
stage.
1t was not that he had said those
words Had he put it bluntly, it
might have been easier to bear.
But" she falteEed, they'll have
to know some time, won't they?"
please, Sheila-why should we
bother about my family? Let's just
think about us"
There he was evading questions
r again. 1t did seem as if he would
want to tell her about himself just
as she had told him about herself
you've never mentioned a beau,
he painted out once when she was
talking of rehearsals, Ma Lowelis
rooming house, her father and
mother, her early life.
I've never had a beau"
What Sheila wanted to say was,
"IVe never been in love before, y
but she did not say it. Some
how. it did not seem quite the adj
mission to make.
At dusk he brought her back
to the hotel This disappointed
her. He originally had planned
that they should dine together
somewhere and ride through the
moonlight arriving back in town
much later.
I'd like to, but I'm tied up at
home was his apology.
But III see you again?"
Sheila spoke timidly. For answer
Jerry tilted her head back, hold
ing his finger tip to her chin,
gazed mischievously into her eyes
and kissed her.
"Surest thing you know. I'll
phone you about noon"
He did not phone about noon
Sheilas train left at 1:20. She
packed, called a cab, and went to
the station alone.
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CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

TAPPY was sympathetic Cheer
~ up" she said. The city
slickers aren't the only ones we
girls have to watch out for" The
remark was well meant, though
scarcely tactful.
Sheila had reached the theater
after most of the others in the
company. She found that, as
usual, Jappy had appropriated
half her dressing room.
Her trunk was there. Jappy had
opened it, taken out the costumes
and hung them in order.
Sheila told Jappy the whole
story - how eager Jerry had
seemed to have her remain in
Spencer for the weekend, but how
little it apparently had meant to
him. He hadn't even said good-by.
Something may have hap
pened Sheila. There may have
been a reason why he couldn't
call" Jappy reminded her.
But if he loved me-
The other girl gave Shella S
arm a comforting pat. He loves
YOU" she assured her. He asked
for your address, didn't he? Give
him time to explain"
Shena gave Jerry time Days
passed. They stretched into week
and still no letter came. Then, by
a sudden juggling of engagements,
the companyS routing was changed,
bringing them within 100 miles Of
spencer.
Somehow Jerry Wyman must have
learned this. On the first night of
the new engagement, he was wait
ing at the stage door for Sheila after
the performance.
Again life was rosy. Sheila was
so happy she gave Jappy a hat which
the. other girl long had admired. The
fact that Jerry had come to see her
seemed to prove that he really cared
for her
Every letter Sheila wrote to him
meant heart breaking wait for the
answer. jerry would dash off brief
note after three of Shena's long,
newsy letters.
But that's your own fault, don't
you see?' Jappy would explain
patiently. You shouldn't write so
often. That would show him!"
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A1 Now rP' co oS WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TWENTY-sEVEN Con
tinued

He laughed when she tried to
balance her plate on her lap,
brought her water in a paper cup
to serve as a finger bowl, dried her
hands on his huge handkerchief and
then abruptly swung himself beside
her AS abruptly he kissed her.
do YOU love me?' he whispered
Two bees were circling about the
remains Of the cake and Sheila fas-
tened her eyes on the abandoned
improvised table.
you know I do"
"Sure?" His teasing blue eyes
held hers now.
I'm sure-but what will your
family say
What can they say, darling?"
Even as he kissed her again,
Sheila felt a little GOODNESS about
her heart. He had evaded the
question
All that week he had evaded any
reference to his family. She did
not know anything at all about
them. To be sure, his manner, his
clothes we're irreproachable, but
that told little
She recalled some of the leading
men she had known in the theater.
Occasionally one saw a humble
father, an overWorked little mother,
with confusion and pride blending
In their faces as they watched their
handsome son.
ShCila was an arlstocrat in her
own sphere, but it did not matter
to her from what stratum in society
jerry came. She loved him and
that was enough.
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Men never like to write letters"
Sheila answered defensiyely.
Your friend Dick writes often
enough.
That was true. Dick Stanley wrote
frequently-lOng, entertaining let
ters. Sometimes they came twice in
the same week. Always in the thick
vellum envelopes he liked.
Dick enjoys writing. It's easier
for him"
Il know"
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

SHEILA SHAME dancer Is dis
eIsrFed from ncw Dlav because
MARION RANDOLPH the star. is ieal-
ous % ner. Shela searches for work and
finally secures a part IN a musical show
soon % go on tour
DICK STANLEY rich and socially
ano marry him but sheila refuses. Her
ldfa OF marriage rs home Ia little
town far from Broadway.
Tho company sets out on their tour
and Sheila becomes friendly with JAPPY
chorus girl. IL 2 little midwestern city
Shcla meets JERRY WYMAN. who works
IN factory
She does not know that Jerrv's father
owns the factory jerry rs very atten-
tive and Sholla finds herself falling in
love with him When the rest Of the
COMPANY departs. She STAYS on % spend
Sunday with jerry.
She is disappointed because he does not
come 20 SEQ her on 40 her train. as ne
Now CO IN WITH THE STORY
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Watched by Olga, the apes commenced to move
about restlessly. Presently the drum settled into
heavy rhythm, to which the apes kept time with
measured tread and swaying bodies. Slowly the
mass separated into two rings.
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like Blue-Eyed Billy Sheehan and
jockeys like Snapper Garrison
submitted eagerly to every restric-
ton SO that they might be con-
sidered part of the social swim.
John Klages, white-whiskered,
bald head waiter of the mems
cafe, could shrivel a Tammany
sachem at a glance.
Bitterly nocturnal New York
complained when Dels moved to
the Businesses, but the patrons did
not follow. Forty Fourth street
was too far from the White Way
for the sports and too near home
for the swells. The restaurant
went into bankruptcy in 1923, and
the famous bar, where Richard
Croker of Tammany and Ward
McAlister, inventor of the Four
Hundred, alike parked their ell
bows, sold for $51.
Exit Del's from the Rialto, en-
ter the first crude automobiles,
and exeunt dignity and quiet from
Broadway. They may never come
Turn to Page 24)
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Quiet and dignity, associated
with prohibition New York by
some of the dreamers on old times,
will scarcely be the ticket. That
era passed out in 1899, when Del
monico's, the single colossus be-
Striding New York's restaurant
world at Twenty sixth street, with
one foot on Fifth avenue and the
other on Broadway, abdicated its
position in the towns night life
by moving up into quiet resi-
Dental district - Forty-fourth
street and Fifth avenue.
Twenty-sixth street was the
very hub of the theatrical and
hotel district, which ran, roughly,
from Eighteenth street to For
tieth street. Delmonicos had a
position of dominance never at
tanned by any New York restau-
rant before or since. No writer
feared offending another restau-
rateur by calling Delmonico's "the
leading restaurant of this hemi-
sphere" 1t was acknowledged.
"THARLES (Charles Crist Del
~ monico) is as quiet and re-
served as he wishes his patrons to
be-" contemporary wrote. Mr..