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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13

brated Thinker, but no ping
pong players.
The three of us were rather
crumpled and dusty from having
played association football behind the
building, and the girl at the informa-
lion desk looked apprehensive.
Pardon me-" I said, "Are there
paintings or statues Of ping pong
@layers in any of the galleries7''
Ping pong players7"
Eyes"
She searched behind us, possibly
for uniformed attendants, then she
turned to consult with the elderly
lady, oStensibly an authority.
I'VE don't know" she said finally
"but we don't think 60"
The elderly lady came up.
do you think there are any In
the Louvre or the British Museum? p
I asked.
Both Of them pursed their lips and
the authority said no, she didn't
think so.
I'VE WALKED east down 18th
w Street and stepped into the
library there and / searched
through several dictionaries of
quotation and literary allusion but
there was nothing about ping pong.
IL began to appear that the sport
had never gained enough Of hold
on sensitive imaginations to make
its way into bellies Iettres or the
representative arts.
1t was at my own home, In volume
is of the New International Ency-
clopaedia, that 1 found the first
reference and that was scurriIous:
"A modified form of lawn tennis .
(sic! -. The game became popular
in the United States about 1900,
but as 1t was inherently uninter-
esting and required comparatively
little skill, its vogue was short
lived. and within few years 1t
had virtually disappeared"
Another reference was exuitantly
pointed out by youth who found
1t in a movie magazine: Eddie
Cantor, his wife and five adolescent
daughters are imprisoned devotees
of the pastime.
The Encyclopaedia Is a 1914 edi-
ton and the movie magazine is
last months which not only reflects
unfayorably on the New Interna-
tionaIe's accuracy but in a measure
indicates the games current status.
Ping pong has gone a long way
since the origin of that Snotty quo
tation. 1t was bitter, uphill fight
AGAINST conditions fraught with
mockery, decision and indifference.
The sport pll stand by that clas-
sification) was ridiculed not only as
inherently uninteresting and re-
quiring little skill" but as effeminate
and decadent as well. There was
something perverse and degenerate
about endlessly pinging and pong
ing ball of air encompassed by
resilient celluloid, they said. A game
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
Mass Meeting on Cuba

Manuel Marsul, Cuban journalist;
Frank Ibanez, editor of LA Van.
guardia," and Mario La Mari, secre-
tary of the Julio Mella Club, will
discuss the Cuban situation at mas,
meeting tonight, at $3.50, at the clubs
headquarters, 1413 5th Ave, City.
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Official Admits Aid
to Deputy Thugs in
IOWaFarmerSStrike
Continued from Page u

admitted that he had himself joined
the newly organized Law and Order
League and defiantly declared:
81 have joined the League and am
proud of it. If that is American,
make the most of it. AS vandalism
has increased here have been hor-
rified by the un-American spirit
prompting it."
Farmers Protest
Earlier in the evening farmers de-
nounced Reck, declaring that they
didn't elect a dictator" They
charged that Reck as president of the
Association had no authority to say
that the Association would not go on
strike.
Reck was also charged with send
ing unauthorized kilograms to state
and national officers of the milk as
sociations.
"He signs these kilograms without
seeking our views regarding these
matters" one farmer declared.
Ohio Delegates March
CHICAGO.-Reports of new delega-
lions of farmers coming to the his
toric Farm Conference to be held at
Chicago on November 1913 at Peoples
Auditorium are arriving every day,
Lem Harris, Executive Secretary an
nounced today.
Ohio will witness another march of
farmers when 100 delegates going to
tn Conference will pass through the
State en- route to Chicago.
These farm ers will ride in trucks
and cars carrying banners announc-
ing their slogans of Cash Relief, -
Cancellation of Back Taxes and
Debts of the Poor Farmers" and
Moratorium on Mortgage Indebted
ness" etc. The delegates will enter
Ohio by two lines Of march on Sun
cay afternoon, November IL.
The first line from Pennsylvania
New Jersey Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia will enter Ohio on Route so,
stopping overnight with farmers in
Salem Township, Columbian County
With additional delegates from Salem
Township the caravan will then pro-
coed on Monday morning over Route
IA to Edinburgh, thence west over
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
Sheet Metal Workers
Strike in Brooklyn

NEW YORK.-Workers of the J.
1doss g. Sons, sheet metal shop,
rs 10Th st., Brooklyn, went on strike
Saturday, demanding. union recog-
milton and increased wages. The
strike is led by the Independent
Sheet Metal Workers Union Of
Greater New York
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Police say they destroyed the pla-
cards because of city ruling against
bearing inscriptions detrimental to
any government" National Student
League leaders say that they will
take action against the police.
Wellesley Students March
WELLESLEY, Mass, Nov. 12.--As
the American Legion paraded into
the main green in an Armistice Day
celebration here, rs Wellesley College
girls, carrying anti-War placards,
swung in behind and marched to a
position directly opposite them, hold
ing high their placards.
American Legion officials were
furious at the injection of en- anti
war spirit into the ceremonies and
charged that the girls were parad-
ing without a permit"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
City Events
Anti-Lynch Conference

NEW YORK.-A special conferences
In connection with the forthcoming
public hearing in Baltimore Nov. Is
on the lynching Of George Armwood,
will be held this evening at the Fin
nish Workers Hall, Is West 126th
Street, under the auspices of the
League Of Struggle for Negro Rights
An important point on the agends
will be discussion of the new lynch
trials of the Scottsboro boys, set for
Nov. n, before the Ku Klux Khan
Judge, W. w. Callahan, at Decatur,
Ala.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
CARNIVAL LUNCH STRIKE WON
BY FOOD WORKERS

NEW YORK.-After being out
on strike for three weeks, under
the leadership of the Food Work
ers Industrial Union, 6S workers
of the Carnival Lunch at 14O E.
18th St., won their strike Satur-
day when the owners agreed to
their demands.
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= Ping Pong

THE following is the partial outcome of research during
Saturday afternoon which is the Daily Worker staffs al
oted time for relaxation We coming out of the Metro
expression goes.
We had looked at statues and paintings of BOXERS discus
heavens fishermen chess players and justy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
STEEL And METAL UNION
GAINS $500 MEMBERS, Wins
STRIKES, DELEGATES HEAR
District Convention of S. NJ. w. |. U. Reports
Main Tasks; Work in Heavy Machine Shops;
Inside A F. L., and Among Unemployed

M Metal
membership to 2OO duespayng
strike Mates,
secretary yesterday district convention of the
metal
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for Saturday.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Washington Girls Work
Featured in New Picture
Frances Fuller Has Splendid Role Opposite Gary
Cooper in "One Sunday Afternoon" at the
Earle-Spitalny Orchestra on Stage.

ridicule of the townfolk. and her little
tragedy OF the anniversary dinner, and
the drinking scene by Cooper and
Karns. Well done, Director Roberts.
There is a news reel and a Hollywood
short giving interesting shots of many
motion picture celebrities.
The Earle stage program is varied
and entertaining. Paul and Nino
Ghezzi. an acrobatic team from across
the big pond" please by leaving out
the appearing to burst -blood-vessel
frills. Pops and Louie. two boys with
combination of subdued Dixie har-
mony and Harlem hot-cha. slip in
some sizzling footwork, and Smith.
Strong and Lee, country cut-ups. pro-
vide music and jokes. Oracle Barry
sings Don't Blame Me" Oracle really
goes over in the grand manner, and
she should. The finale of the stage
offering is the much heralded Phil
Spitalny and his Goldenrod Orchestra
The arrangement Of Play. Fiddle Play
is pleasing to the eye as well as the
ear, and the young lady who sings SO
beautifully in Hungarian gets plenty of
applause. The rendition of Tschaik-
ovski's 1872 Overture should put a
maestro before the name Spitalny.
j. T. B.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
PRESENT WILDE PLAY.

The Fall amateur theatrical season
got under way last night when the
Bartfield Players presented Oscar
Wilde's The Importance of Being
Ernest at the Powell Junior High
School with such a Zest that they set
a fast pace for such future events of
the year.
Indeed, this group while almost
completely composed of younger men
and women showed much promise of
many better play to come, and plays
that are certainly entitled to be better
attended than this one.
Romaine Stevens as Lady Augusta
Bracknell had all the shifts and twists
so necessary to the part. Jon Ander-
son and Barry Mulligan. as the two
suffers. were as ideal in their different
dispositions as were the ladies in ques-
ton, Jean Smith and Cynthia Hatha-
way who stomped and raved in fem
mime anger Howard Whitfield as the
Canon. together with Mary Eta
Callahan offered their roles with an
ease that smacked of a deep under
standing. incidentally. Mr.. Whitfield
directed this production. The cast was
completed by James NJ. Rawls and
Byron Fields as the two polished
buffers. F. L. c.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
1.-THE WRECKER" HAS
ROMANCE AND THRILLS
Columbia's New Picture Stars Jack
Holt in a Splendid
Cast

The romance Of a busy wrecker, to-
day, is un-movie- like enough in theme
to draw some attention to that perhaps
defective quality. And placed against
a background of the booming noises of
wrecking houses with dynamite, pa
thetic human interest infidelity of the
wife-husband type. the double-cross of
one friend and faithfulness of another,
to say nothing of the recent California
earthquake 1t looms as a specter with,
at least. possibilities of exciting force.
So it is that The Wrecker." one Of
Columbia Pictures elaborately cata-
lOgued releases. now showing at the
Columbia Theater, does have potential
II somewhat noisy dramatic force
Despite the slowness of the beginning,
it soon settles down to more modern
version of what the current cinema
should be. with highly polished char
acters in Genevieve Tobin and Sydney
Blackmer.
Not that they are the stars. for Jack
Holt, in his diamond in the rough role
and George E. Stone, in character as
Junk man, are the stars But Tobin
and Blackmer supply the social gloss.
Laboring under the fire and ambition
"a io'S Aoi Sll-pCOOuliS gill JdCh
Holt, building wrecker par excellence
sweeps both himself and his two
friends. Shapiro, the junk man George
E. Stone). and Sydney Blackmer to
riches. fame and glory, besides marry
ing the charming and piquant little
lunch-box seller. Having thus aided
Blackmer by controlling politics and
throwing enormous building contracts
his way, and his friend by establishing
him as head of salvage company,
the building wreckef finds, on return
Ing home Unexpectedly, that his trusted
friend is no less than home wrecker.
Magnanimously he disappears and gives
u priches and all, even his little son,
to them. Shapiro finds him drinking
the dregS of his bitterness and poison
Gus liquor in low dives and, knowing
his son to be the redeeming feature
OF his life, persuadeS him to come to his
house for Christmas dinner and to see
his son. 1t is necessary for Shapiro to
kidnap the son, but he is there. Holt
disappears again when Shapiro faces
kidnapping charge. Then comes the
earthquake, and the building which Mr.
Blackmer had built with cheap mate
rials collapses. Holt, in the role as res
cuer. finds that he can cause tons of
debris to fall in on them and thereby
even the score. Little Shapiro it is who,
climbing the arm of derrick, con-
vinces him that he couldn't just muir
der them in that manner. There is
another tremor and the debris caves in
killing Tobin and Blackmer, and 1eav-
ing Holt happy with his son and once
more successful. j. N. H.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Service Band Concerts

THE schedule of the United States
Marine Band for the coming week
will include the following dates:
Monday. September 18. at pm
Concert at the Marine Barracks, last
outdoor concert of the season.
Tuesday, September 10, at IL 80 am
Broadcast at the Marine Barracks.
Wednesday, September 20, at 7:30
p.m.-Concert at the United States Cap
itol. last concert of the season.
Friday, September %, at 10 am
Concert at the Marine Barracks, patri-
otic shut-in-hour.
The United States Navy Band will
during the week beginning Monday,
September 18:
Monday, 10 a.m.-"Hour of Memories"
at the Navy Yard.
Monday, 7:30 p.m.-East front of the
Capitol
Tuesday 3 p.m-At the Navy Yard
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.-At the Navy
Yard
Thursday. 1890 a.m.-Broadcast from
Sail Loft, Navy Yard.
Friday 9 pm.-At the Navy Yard.
The Army Band schedule for week of
September IT:
Tuesday. September 19-Radio con-
cert. National Broadcasting Co.. music
of the Americas. 1890 am. Concert,
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, 2 pm.
Wednesday. September 20 - Radio
concert. land grant program, National
Broadcasting Co.. 1890 pm.
Thursday. September 21-Radio con-
cert, Columbia Broadcasting System,
pm. Radio concert, National Broad
casting Co.. 1890 pm.
Friday September 22-Radio concert,
Columbia Broadcasting System, $3.50 p I'm
Concert. United States Capitol 7:30 p m
Sunday, September 24-Gold Star
Mothers program at Tomb of Unknown
Soldier, Arlington, Va, 2 pm.
Evening star., 1933-09-16
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

NationalE"Design for Living" at
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Palace-"Paddy, the Next Best
Thing" at AS am, las, 3:45, $50,
7:50 and 9:55 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Doctor Bull" at 1890
am. ITO, AIS, tbs and 10 pm Stage
shows at 1910. BIS, 6:15 and 9 pm.
Columbia-"The Wrecker," at 12
noon, l;55, 3:55, SIS, 7:5O and $50
pm.
Metropolitan-"1 Loved a Woman"
at 1l:35 am, 1:30, $3.50, 5:25. 1925
and 9:20 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Bitter Sweet" at
1925 am, 1:30, 3:34, 5:58, 7:42 and
9:46 pm.
Earle-"One Sunday Afternoon at
1920 am, 2, ABS. 7:35 and 1915 pm.
Stage shows at 1880, $3.50, $50 and
9:10 pm.
Tivoli-"Iife in the Row." at 2, AIS,
6:25, $40 and 10 pm.
AmbassadOr-"Her First Mate at
2.35 4.25 6.l5 BIOS and 9.55 pm
Evening star., 1933-09-16
WILL ROGERS
IN NEW PLAY
At THE FOX
NJ ad me AID
Heads Program,
on the Stage.

WILL ROGERS in Doctor Bull" on
the screen at the Fox Theater. Is
the high mark in the latter-day ten
dency to lead the famous humorist-
actor back from the realm of commen-
tator on the oddities of life among pre-
tenders to the human interest Of gen.
uine drama The period in which he
was cast as type-the Rogers type
seems definitely ended. and he returns
to the ranks of those who live and
are useful among the people Of every
day experience, with hopes and diap-
pointments, sorrow and happiness. cru
city and justice.
The Rogers face, distinctive and
known to the Nation, carries with it a
suggestion that all is we'll when he
gets into action. 1t Is that kind OF
action that has been provided in Doc
tor Bull" reminder Of the times when
this ambitious stage personality was
engaged in the very commendable task
of turning out a finished piece OF act
ing.
Theatergoers are likely to take un-
usual pleasure in watching the progress
of the story, for Mr.. Rogers. having
suggested, in the past, all kinds OF rem
edieS for a twisted world, here gets
down to the practical side OF country
doctor and, after having been perse-
cuted by the vocal element in small
community. carries on in his profession,
with the result that he accidentally
Il; 70 in,
an unusual cure.
1t is all done with that off-hand per-
fection that marks the performer of
commanding power in his profession
The star of the piece not only sits up
nights with sick patients. but also gives
sound advice to distressed young
couple.
AS to his own fortunes. 1t gradually
dawns upon the splendidly equipped
professional man that there might pos
sibly be a romance in his own life.
The woman who defends him at pub
lie meeting at which he is being con-
demned for health conditions due to the
negligence of others. appears. eventu-
ally. to be necessary part OF his ex-
istence. and the wedding march is
played at the close of a series of rap
idly moving incidents.
Inc results are pleasant lOr tne star
himself and for those who like a good
play There is large cast, with Ma
rian Nixon, Vera Allen, Ralph Morgan
and Andy Devine as chief associates
of the star. and numerous other film
personalities in supporting roles
The stage show at the Fox is headed
by Nine. Frances Aida, famous opera
singer, in a series Of impressive selec-
tions, including some of popular char
acter. The whole program is attrac-
tive. offering an array of genuine tai
ent, headed by Dave Apollon who ap-
pears in the double capacity of master
of ceremonies and leader of his string
orchestra. He succeeds in combining
the several acts into spirited per-
formance Nora Williams. in singing
and whistling. gains in force through
the fact that she has been seen pre-
viously on the Fox stage and has been
a Washington resident Cass, Mack
and Owen. in grotesque acrobatics and
comedy. contribute much while Danzi
Goodell is feature. and Gean. Ruth
and Gail offer new dance figures. Phil
Lampkin and the orchestra present an
original blues medley for the overture.
D. C. C.
Evening star., 1933-09-16

lIlIO dill UlllOl CulldUCly Qlll CQulCcO
The picture. as it progresses, Is often
very fine. 1t is always well played.
Genevieve Tobin, as Robinson's bitter
and revengeful wife. gives perhaps the
finest performance of the trio, being
miracle of restraint at moments
when a more f1amboyant player would
have torn her hair out. Miss Tobin
has the thankless job of proving to
you how mean a woman can be when
she wants to pay back husband for
falling in love with some one else.
This she does by a series Of icicle ex-
pressions which are SO good as to be
the last word on the subject.
In the main, however, the film tends
to be too long in its exposition OF a
man of wealth who is told by first
rate and ambitious opera singer that
nothing is worth anything in this
world but the fun of getting to the
top" Goading him along by those Kay
Francis smiles, she wheedles an opera
career out of him. makes love to him
over dozens of champagne bottles. and
up until moderate middle-age leads him
to believe that he is her one and only.
At this point, poor Mr.. Robinson.
who has been cramming "embalmed
beef into tin cans for unWary Ameri
can soldiers to eat in their Cuban bat
ties finds that she has been tWO-tlmlng
him: that his beef has killed thousands
of soldiers; that his wife is ready to
desert him, and that life in general
from the top down is not such a
picnic after all.
From there on things get worse and
worse and worse-and you are left
with a cold, dry feeling that the un-
fortunate hero would have done better
if he had stayed in Greece and given
himself up to the art pleasures which
he had originally been fond Of. than
to have succumbed temporarily to the
guileS and wileS of even such lovely
woman as Miss Francis.
The picture doesn't belong either to
Robinson or Miss Francis. Try as you
will to star the latter in the unfortu-
nately named Il Loved That Woman
you can't do it. Miss Tobin is the star
whether you like her or not.
THE charm Of Noel Coward's oper-
L eta Bitter Sweet" lay in its SIM
picity, in its music and in the picture
Of grace and beauty which both Evelyn
Lay and Peggy Wood created in the
leading role Apart and curiouSly re-
mote from Coward's other plays, it took
surprised London by storm. and in New
York was called IAN artistic success
The film which has been made out
Evening star., 1933-09-16

love affair.
Of it. and is now playing at R-K-O
keith'S. catches much of the spirit of
the original 1t is quiet, delightful and
romantic entertainment, but. appar-
emily, 1t will not do business" with the
public at large. This became evident
yesterday when two ladies to the left
against it. Said the first: my dear
If something would only happen" Said
the second: Did you ever see such an
ugly woman?" (referring to Manon La
Crevette. who is meant to be ugly).
Said the first: The costumes are alb
surd, aren't they?" To which the sec
ond replied: THE films never have had
any taste, you know" CIhe costumes
by the way, are distinctly of the
period) Then the first one decided
that Anna Neagle, who plays Sari
looked like Janet Gaynor, and that
Fernand Graavey Gs that pronounced
"gravy"?) looked like Ramon Novarro.
that the lighting was bad. that the plot
was stupid, that the acting was awful
and that they wished they had gone
to see Will Rogers.
All of which except the Rogers parD
is too bad. Because if you go to see
Bitter Sweet" in the proper mood,
take it lightly and lazily. get yourself
into the spirit of sentiment and the age
OF bustles and old lace and don't mind
because nothing ever happens" you
will find yourself very agreeably enter
tanned.
This is due not only to the familiar
Coward music, but to Anna Neagles
perfcrmance-other than at the out
set-and to the easy-going manner
which distinguishes Mr.. Gravy (the
name is puzzling). who plays opposite
her. Although Hollywood unquestion-
ably would have fattened the theme of
the play, this British film is rather bet
ter than the usual run of such things.
and except for the artiflciality of some
of the scenes, it carries itself along
quite nicely.
Only where is the song Ohe Swan
SongD which brought down the house
in the play? We missed that We
watched for it, waited for it-and then
nothing happened Maybe Miss Neagle
doesn't sing that well.
At any rate, the film should be en-
joyed by gentle people"-probably not
bv bright-eyed bouncing sophisticates.
Its humor is only $3.50: its theme moth
ing like Design for Living" 1t is Mr.
Coward when he is extremely mellow
and little sentimental But it's like
old wine; it makes you glow a little
inside.