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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27

schools. At night she read the litera-
ture of the labor movement and the
theoretical classics of Communism in
an effort to understand why the Ne
gro race, of which she is a member,
is the most oppressed section of
Americas working class.
Joined Party in 1926
"After the war;" said Mrs. Bur-
roughs in her calm classroom voice,
II knew enough to want to join
something, but I also knew enough
not to join the Socialist Party. They
had one policy on the Negro ques-
ton in the South and another, much
pinker, policy in the north. 1t wasn't
really until 1926 that I got into any
kind Of activity. Then, someone with
whom had gotten in touch so that
I could send my children into a club
Of juvenile radicals, told me about
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
T he w Orld
of the Theatre
Broadway and An Alive
Theatre.
BY HAROLD EDGAR =

Double Door" at the Ritz The
atre is about a woman who lords
it over one of those sedately monied
mansions which were once consider
ed to give grace and dignity to
Fifth Ave. Her sense of family,
which is a sense of class and sense
of property, drives her to maniacal
lengths of righteousness, avarice and
crime. With this material we might
expect a melodrama, a character
study of piece of social investiga-
ton. But as melodrama Double
Door" lacks action, as character
study it lacks background and subt-
Lefty, as a social investigation it lacks
ideas. 1t is played with that studied
accuracy which is adequate for the
communication of the trivial and OBJ
vious points needed to make the plot
ineligible. 1t is technically above the
average of early season shows which
means that it is fairly smooth me-
chanism with a content that could
not possibly entertain any adult in
telligence.
Such is the state of the Broadway
theatre however, that this production
was greeted by a cordial press. The
acting, which is stock company real
ism was highly praised, and the di-
rection which is careful over little
nothings was likewise treated with Sc
rious approval. What does this mean
except that the Broadway audience
satisfies itself with banalities when
they are camouflaged with surface au-
thenticity: good-looking period cos
tunes, oak-flnish panelling, suave
lighting or, in other instances, the
latest model serving table, real refri-
gerators, genuine lobster aspic! The
aim of such productions apparently is
to add simple story interest to
commercial exposition.
This is the very death of the the
atre. To realize completely what is
wrong with it we must turn to a
theatre which is alive. The livest the
atre today-and since the collapse of
the German theatre through Hitler
perhaps the only one aliye-is the
Soviet theatre. If the Soviet theatre
teaches nothing else, it teaches that
the theatre must use every element at
its command to create action that is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
INSTALLMENT 80

self, Rogers But my wife, my kids,
my motner-in-law, they're all de-
pendent on mel"
"And us Is men, with our families?
Are they inferior to yours?"
The Chief let his head sink back
on the pillow. 1t rolled back and
forth just as in sleep.
at was our confidence in your
militancy which caused us to go this
far, Chief Shall we retreat now?"
The Chief bit his lips.
Chief! We will not retreat!"
Listen here, Chief! Every mans
got to be at his post in this fight!
Your post at present does not re-
quire that you sign our list of de-
mands, nor that you openly picket
with us. You have other dutiesl"
The Chief looked up, obviously re-
lieved.
For the present, at any rate, you
remain behind the scenes, in order
to provide us with the necessary
"munition." Later, if the strike SO
develops that it looks like we're
licked, you've got to-refuse-to sign
on a single scab in your department"
The ABB. and the Chief looked in
tently at each other The Chief gave
Slim his hand solemnly.
Here's my word of honor on that,
Rogersl"
They shook hands. Outside, in the
gangway, the heard passing steps.
When it was quiet again, Slim whis-
pered:
We'll, good luck! You'll furnish
us with the address OF the first as
sistant and that other dope? You
know where to reach me?"
The Chief nodded. Slim peepsd
cautiously out, and returned quietly
to his bunk.
Concluded Tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
WHAT'S ON
WEDNESDAY

HARLEM WORKERS SCHOOL, last week
of registration, 200 W, lS5th St
LID. MEETING German Clara zetkin
Branch, Labor Temple, 243 e. 84th St. at
$50. Every German speaking worker is
invited.
COUNCIL 2i meets tonight at ISL schen-
eetady Avenue. Brooklyn.
REHEARSAL OF the Balalaika Orchestra
of the F.s.u. under direction of Mark seli-
vanoff ct chernishevsky Club. i22 Second
Ave Beginners and advanced players as
we'll as singers will bs enrolled. II you
play another instrument or want to learn
to play you can enroll now.
sAcco-vANzErrI Br. LID. membership
meeting, 7s2 =. fremont Ave. at o'clock
DIR. PAUL LuTTINoER, lecture on "A
Sane Sex Life" National Students League
sos eth Ave At $50. Auspices Brooklyn
College Chapter Adm. ioc
REHEARSAL Of Daily Worker Chorus at
IS E. 18th ST., At pm.
Thursday
PACKAGE PARTY and Entertainment,
Steve Katovis Br. LID. at ss Ave. B. Ad-
mission free.
LECTURE and Play on the "NRA." at
Paradise Manor, IL w. Mt. Eden Ave at
s:ls pm. Speaker Bonchi M. Friedman
Admission ioc.
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE at Co.
operative Hall, i2eth st. and Lenox Avenue
Auspices, Harlem Liberator. Adm. 2oc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27

vibrant with emotion, movement, coll
or, music-all in the service of some
specific and unified idea.
To get away from the actors sterile
imitation which is BroadWay's method
of registering points," the Soviet
Theatre uses the Stanislavsky system
for the summoning of the actors true
feeling, or the Meyerhold method for
a more definitive communication Of
ideas through bodily movement or the
Vachtangov synthesis which teaches
the use of true feeling for arriving
at forms of expression more complete
and symbolical than those of realism,
When the play is melodrana, every
human reaction, every sound, every
scenic effect is called into play-as in
the Moscow Art production Of The
Armored Train" When the play is
study of social manners every
rhythm, characteristic manifestation
of folk-life is studied and given a
theatrical elaboration-as in Tairovs
production of O'Neill plays. If the
play is fantasy every form of make
believe, joyous improvisation, theatre
cal invention is released for the de-
light of an audience that does not
take its function passively - as in
Vachtangoy's Princess Turandot." II
the play is a musical comedy, the
musical setting, the dances, the comic
by-play, the use of the chorus is orig
inal and different in every case, de-
pending on the nature of the mater
ial--as in Danchenkos and Tairov's
productions.
The point is that in every produc-
ton there is the presentation OF q
whole gamut of human emotion, &C
ton, and general stage life that is
new and particular to each play-so
that the theatre always remains the
atre and not form of limited mo-
vie The theatre preserves its own
thrill, not to be replaced by any other
art or entertainment.
Bourgeois critics like to emphasize
the propaganda" elements in'the So
.Viet theatre clements which they can
slight because they do not believe in
them; what they fail to point out is
that this theatre SO committed to
propaganda" is the most theatrical
of all theatres-the gayest, the most
exciting, the most colorful And, of
course, they never ask themselves
what relation there is between the
propaganda" which they shy from
and the theatrical craft which they
are forced to admire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
Workers School Opens
in Detroit Oct. End

DETROIT. The Workers School of
Detroit, which has been organized as
the central school of workers mass
organizations of Michigan, will begin
its fall term on Monday, Oct. 2, in
its new home, 1923 Erskine ST., corner
of Brush, Eleven courses will be Of
fered
Registration, which has already be-
gun, will continue until the opening
day of the term.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
M U S C
Peoples Symphony To Gi0e
Music Two Concert Series
by QUIRT

The Peoples Symphony Concerts
announces for the coming season q
series of six chamber music concerts
and a series of six artists recitals.
The schedule for the chamber music
series is: Oct. Is, Gordon String
Quartet; Nov. 3, Clarence Adler and
Eddy Brown; Dec. 8, Brosa String
Quartet; Jan, rs, Budapest String
Quartet; Feb. 2, Cornelius Van Vliet
Trio; March is, Music Art Quartet.
The artists recitals will be given
by the following musicians: Oct. 20,
Mischa Levitski; Nov. IL, Felix Sal
mond; Dec. 16, Mieczyslaw NUM-;
Jan. IS, Leo Ornstein; Feb. 10, Harold
Samuel; March "a, Toscha Seidel.
Both series will be given in the
Washington Irving High School. Sub
scription for students, workers ano
artists for each series is 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
Celebrate 14th Anniversary.

In celebration Of the 18th Anniver-
sary of the Communist Party in the
United States. Section 2 plans a Mass
Banquet and Concert, Saturday,
Oct. II, at the Del-Or Palais, 4214
14th Ave.
The feature OF the evening will be
speeches by Robert Minor and Will
Llama Burroughs. Proceeds will be
donated to the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
BY Philip Sterling.

AS a matter of fact, the bankers who
are now holding up relief for mil
lion starving workers in this city,
could be made to bear the cost of
relief by working class program of
taxation"
Mrs. Burroughs candidacy is her
first open appearance as a Commu-
mist leader since she joined the Com
munist Party in 1926. For 16 years
up to now she taught first and Sec
ond grade pupils in New York's
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27

the Communist Party"
Since 1925, Mrs. Burroughs has
spent her days at P. S. 48 in Queens
and her nights in Communist Party
activity in Harlem.
Summing Up Her Life History
Her assertion that she belongs to
the working class is not the melo-
dramatic campaign avowal. 1t is a
matter of-fact statement summing
up her life history. Born in Peters,
burg, Va, she was brought to New
York at the age9of four by her Wild
owed mother with sister and a
brother. She spent her first seven
years in New York in the Colored Or
phan Asylum, which was then at 143d
st. and Amsterdam Ave. Her mother
could not care for children and work
in someone's. kitchen at the same
time. Besides "sleeping-in" Jobs were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
TONIGHT'S PROGRAMS
WEAF--66O Kc.

TOO P.M.-Charlie Leland, Comedian; Male
Quartet
7:l5-Billy Bachelor--Sketch
T:S0-Lum and Abner
7:46--The Goldbergs-Sketch
8:0o-Olsen Orch; Fanny Brice, comme-
dienne
8;30--Lyman Orch; Frank Mum, Tenor
s:oo-The NRA--Patrick J. Hurley, Former
Secretary Of War
9:15-Chorus
s:so-Conrad Thibault, Baritone; Reisman
Orch
10:0o-Corn Cob Pipe Club
10:a0-Insurance Of Bank Deposits-walter
;. Cummings, Chairman, Federal 1nsur-
ance Corporation
11:00--Davis Orch.
11:15--Harris Orch.
1:30--Bestor Orch.
12;00--Bernic Orch.
1880 A.M.--Fisher Orch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27

the American Negro Labor Congress
That person warned me, however
They say it isn't Communist, but
is That decided me. joined up an:
conducted classes in the history o.
the American Negro, gave lectures
spoke at meetings. But that wasn't
enough. knew I had lost too many
years in political idleness. I wanted to
get closer to the real struggle, closer
to the basic organization Of the work.
ing class, in which belong. joined
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27
WOR--71O Kc

7:O0 P.M.-Sports-Ford Prick
7:15--Jack Arthur, Baritone
730-The Count Of Monte Cristo--6ketch
7.45-News-Gabriel Heater
8:00-Detectives Black and Blue--Mystery
Drama
8:16-Veronica Virgins. Contralto
1884 New Deal on Main Street-Sketch
o:00-Gordon Graham. Baritone; Ohman
and Arden, Piano Duo
s:l6-Mscy and Smalley, Songs
9:30-Variety Musicale
1o:00-Jay Dennis and Ted Reese Songs
1oI6-Current Events-Hsrlan Eugene Read
1o:30-Market and Halsey Street Playhouse
11;0o-Time; Weather
11:0z-Moonbeam Trio
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27

IL ;3o-Scotti Orch.
12;oo-Robbins Orch.
WJZA-760 Kc.
TOO P.M.--Amos m Andy
7:i6-Ray Heatherton. Songs
7:3o-Cyrena Van Gordon, Contralto; wal
ter Golde, Piano
7:45--Hmber Ensemble
8:oo-Death on the Five-Yard Line-sketeh
8:30--Potash and Perlmutter--Sketch
84S-Red Dayis-Sketch
s:00--American Legion Program
9:30--Russian Choir
1o:0o--Magic Music
1o:so--ortiz Tirado, Tenor; Concert Orch.
11:oo-Hllbilly Songs
1l;15-rhe Poet Prince
ll.30-Denny Orch.
l2:00-Calloway Orch
1880 A.M.-King Orch.
WABC-860 Kc.
100 P.M.--Myrt and Marge.
7;lE-Just Plain Bili--sketch
7;30--Martin Orch; Travellers Quartet
7.45-News--Boake Carter
8:o0--Green Orch; Men About Town Trio;
Harriet Lee, Contralto
8.i5-News--Edwin c. Hill
8:3o-Metropolitan Orch.
s;oo-Irvin s. Cobb, Stories; Goodman
Orch.
s:1S-Kate Smith, Songs
s;3o-Lombardo Orch; Burns and Allen,
Comedy
10:0o-Waring Orch; Harry Richman,
Songs: Milton Berle. Comedian
10:15-Alexander woollcott--Town Crier
lo:46-Concert Orch; Evan Evans, Baritone
11:15-News Bulletins
II :30-Davis Orch.iv
12oo-Rapp Orch.
1850 A.M.--drsy Orch.
100--Light Orch.
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Contsibuts 10 the Daily worher
Sustaining End! Help - hssp - ~
s-psss ~baffx.'
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11;3o--Scotti Orch.
12;00-Robbins Orch.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
BATTLE BEGINS
IN HOUSE ON
ARMY BILL

A new battle to save the Army
from pacifiSt attacks cloaked IN
pleas for economy was under
way in the House today as pre-
parations we're made for action
on the annual Army supply bill.
The measure, which is soon
to be reported by the House
Appropriations Committee, will
be slashed from $30,000,000 to
$4,000, 900 under last year, 1t is
believed.
1882 Fight Recalled
Friends of preparedness, citing
world disturbances. demand the
entire military establishment be
made ready for defense despite
the admitted trend for Federal
economy.
The struggle may be a repeti-
ton Of last years fight, when the
House rebelled against recon-
mendations Of the Appropriations
Committee and insisted upon a
bill it believed would preserve
the Arny's fitness.
Far-reaching proposals, involv-
ing a direct conflict with the
War Department, are expected
in the new supply bill.
The Congressional subcommittee
in charge of the measure, headed
by Representative Collins CD Of
Mississippi, is expected to submit
a measure designed to sacrifice
man-power for engines of destruc-
ton.
$276,S6S,2O1 Called for
The position of Army strate-
gists las been that while both
are important, trained man-power
is the foundation Of all modern
armies.
The budget recommendation of
President Hoover calls fo1 $276,-
863,201 for the Army proper,
slash of $23,133,183 below last
year. The Appropriations Com
mittee plans to make an even
greater saving.
The budget slashes have
aroused hackers of a citizen army.
The budget proposed to cut the
civilian military training camps
from 37,500 to $4,000, reduce the
training period of the reserve
officers training corps from six
TO four weeks, and reduce the
number of reserve officers to re-
ceive 14day training from 10000
to 10000.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
BAN NDMASTER'S
KILLING DRAWS
us. SCRUTINY .

CHICAGO, Jan. II tI.N.SO.-
The "love expedition" Mrs. Schild-
hauer made to Memphis, Tenn,
with an admirer shortly before her
husband was killed came under
scrutiny by Federal authorities to-
day.
The widow was taken before
Melvin Purvis, chief of the United
States Bureau of Investigation, to
tell all" about the trip on which
her companion was Carl Brad
berry, former deputy sheriff.
Purvis was to determine whether
there were any grounds for prose-
cution under the Mann act.
Meanwhile, Supervising Capt.
John Siege, in charge of the probe
into the Staying of Edwin Schild-
hauer, denied reports that he
would have the victims body ex-
humed in an effort to find a mys-
terious note supposedly slipped
into the caSket by the widow dur
ing the funeral service.
Witnesses Report Note
Several witnesses nave told
Siege. he said. that they saw Mrs.
Schildhauer place the envelope be-
side her husbands body Just be-
fore the caSket was cealed. j..
New information indicates that
two hired killers were engaged to
murder the high school hand
master on the night of December
10, Siege said.
Mrs. Louise Birkinshaw, mother
of the beautiful widow, disclosed
that her daughter left home No
vember following a quarrel with
her husband. BY her own edmis-
sion Mrs. Schildhauer spent the
next 10 days with Bradberry,
whose intimacies with the widow
were tolerated and encouraged by
Schildhauer.
Evil Home Life
The couple had quarreled about
Mrs. Schildhauer being in a deli
cate condition, Mrs. BirkinShaw
told investigators.
Convinced that a solution to
the puzzling murder lies in the
eccentric home life of the Schild-
hauers, police plunged deeper into
details of their philanderings as
described by the widow. The
widows mother supported Mrs.
Schildhauer's testimony that her
husband disregarded his marriage
vows and INDUCED in illicit love
affairs in his own home, urging
his wife to do the same.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11

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The Washington times., 1933-01-11
NAVY LEAGUE s
HEAD CALLSO ON
ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, Jan. IL QN.SO.
Americas naval policy was ex.
pected to engage the attention OF
President-elect Roosevelt today
He was scheduled to confer
with william Howard Gardiner.
president of the Navy League OF
the United States, who last win
ter engaged in the now famous con-
troversy with President Hoover,
whom he accused of "abysmal
ignorance" on naval affairs.
Gardiner is an advocate Of
building the American navy to
the limits permitted by the Lon.
don and washington naval
treaties.
Wants Efficient Fleet
In line with demands for econ
omy in government, efforts are
now being made by members Of
Congress to reduce current appro-
priationS for the Navy Depart
ment. Mr.. Roosevelt, however, is
anxious to make certain that any
cuts in appropriations do not i'm
pair the efficiency of the fleet.
He feels it is possible to save
money without impairing the
strength of the Navy.
The President-elect also made
appointments for today with j.
Bruce Kremer, Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Mon
tana, and DR.. Lindsey Williams,
president Of the New York ."cad-
emy Of Medicine.
Mr.. Roosevelt apparently is
making a close study Of all major
problems affecting the country.
Yesterday he conferred wit h
James W. Gerard, former ambaS-
sador to Germany; Col. E. M.
House and Sumner Welles, for
mer Assistant Secretary of State.
Keeps Details Secret
The PreSident-elect is refrain
ing from revealing any of the
details of these conversations.
When interrogated about his
chats with Colonel House he
characterized them as social
visits" but admitted he couldn't
keep a straight face" when he
said that.
Mr.. Roosevelt was guest of
honor last evening at dinner
at Democratic national headquar-
terS. Some of the guests included
heavy contributors to the Demo
cratic war chest.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
TwO Strange Fires
In Old Mansion
Puzzle Police

Two mysterious fires in an
old colonial mansion at Mat
tawoman, Charles county, Md,
are puzzling the authorities.
The house was vacated Sat
urday by Leroy Hamilton.
Sunday, about IL p. M, it
caught fire, but residents of
the neighborhood extinguished
the flames.
An hour later it caught fire
again, and once more the blaze
was quelled.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
Street Work Topic
At CiUic Meeting

The Northeast Boundary Civic
Association met last night at the
Burrville School. The association
discussed problems relating to
improvements in lighting and
street conditions of the section.
H. D. WoodSon is president.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
Clerk Union Local
Elects President

Belle Trouland was elected
president last night of the Credit
Union for Local No. 105, Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, Ma
tional Federation of Federal En-
ployes. Organization of the
Credit Union was completed at a
meeting of the local last night.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
Names 3
To ReWrite Charter

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 11-A COM
mittee of three were named at
the meeting of council last night
to rewrite the city charter. They
are State Senator Ridgley Melvin,
Col. John Dep. Douw, and Hal
lam Claude.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
Mrs. Cross Named
By VISITING Nurses

Mrs. Whitman Cross has been
elected president of the board of
managers of the Instructive Visit
ing Nurse Society. Other officers
include Ord Preston, Mrs. John
w. Davidge and Mrs. Charles F.
Wilson, vice presidents; Mrs.
Dwight Clark, secretary; Joshua
Evans, jr., treasurer, and Charles
w. Pimper, assistant treasurer.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
MRS. WORKMAN IMPROVES

Mrs. Raymond C"Sonny")
Workman, wife of the jockey, is
improving rapidly at Providence
Hospital following an operation
for appendicitis a week ago.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11

Worry! Worry! Worry! The sOIu-
tlOn to many Of your varied problems
can be found in the WANT AID SEC
TION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
The Weather

District of Columbia-Light rain to-
ntght, probably ending Thursday morn
Mg; colder late tonight; much colder
thursoay; lowest temperature tonight
Gnout 80 degrees; moderate southwest,
bnlLting to northwest or north winds.
Maryland-Lght rain in east and
central and rain, changing to snow
1iurrles in extreme west portion to-
night probably ending Thursday morn
ing; colder tonight; much colder Thurs
day;
Virginia-Rain tonight and probably
Enursday morning, changing to snow
TMSrrles LURES IN extreme west portion; colder
anufnsday aan1n and in west and extreme
north portions late tonight.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
SP m. q 5 a. m....,... "a
Midnight ..... ~ Noon ........ 50
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
,Accqmulated excess of temperature
Excess Of temperature since January
!. 1898. n.
a, Accumulated defioierey of precipita-
tion since January :. l933 Al.
uary l, 1888 Al
TIDE TABLE
Today-High tides, 74s 4. m. and
ss:9S p. m. Low Lides-e:22 a M and
Tomorrow-Hish tides. $50 a. m. and
s:a5 p. m. Low tides. 3:O4 a. m. and
sun AND MOON
.ote Ihe % sun rose today 1927 a. m. and
The sun rises tomorrow 1927 a. m,
ana sets 5:07 p. m.
The moon rises today 4:40 n. m and
sets 1885 a. M -' anu
The moon rises tomorrow 5:57 n, m.
and sets S:13 a. m.
The Washington times., 1933-01-11
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