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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
Photo Show Postponed
Until November 18th

NEW YORK. 80 America Today"
the photo exhibit planned by the
Workers Film and Photo League, 900
East 18th ST., has been postponed to
Nov. Is to allow time for mounting
and hanging an exhibit even more
extensive and complete than was at
first expected.
Photographers all over the coun-
try are responding to the Leagues
appeal for pictures of America To-
day." according to S. Greenblatt,
chairman Of the exhibition commit
tee. But many more are needed.
We need pictures from North, South
and West, pictures of industry, of
farming, of unemployment, misery,
stagnation. reforestation camps, child
labor, political speakers, the New
Deal" pictures of struggle, strikes,
picket lines, demonstrations, etc.
The scope is limitless. We cannot
have too many pictures; we can use
pictures of any size.
I'VE urge photographers to send
their prints Immediately to the
Workers FIJI mend Photo League, 220
E. 14th st., where they will be
mounted and prepared for exhibit
ton"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
BarbusSe To Be Greeted in Chicago
By Workers, Writers, and Educators

at 1890 he will be present at a
luncheon at the Worlds Fair.
Barbusse will be accompanied by
Joseph Freeman, editor of the New
Masses, and Professor n. w. L.
Dana, noted author.
National Students League Calls
Meeting
Barbusse will also speak Monday
afternoon at o'clock in Mandel
Hall, the University of Chicago.
This meeting, at which many uni
versity students and professors are
expected to be present, is being ar
ranged under the auspices of the
National Student League, University
of Chicago branch.
Jane Addams to Attend Banquet
The John Reed banquet in honor
Of Barbusse on Saturday evening,
promises to be very successful. The
committee in charge of this affair
announces that many Chicago mo-
tables will be present.
Jane A d d m s, internationally
known social worker, winner OF the
Nobel Peace Prize, and head of
the Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom, writes that
although illness will prevent her
from attending the mass meeting,
she expects to be present at the
banquet and is anxious to meet NJ.
Barbusse.
Others who have already signi-
fled their intention Of being pres-
ent at the banquet include Prof,
Melville J. Herskovitz, professor Of
anthropology of Northwestern Uni
versity of Chicago. Professor John
I. Frederick Of Northwestern, and
Llewellyn Jones, well-known Chi
cago literary critic, will speak on
the program which includes Bar
busse.
B. K. Gebert, district organizer
Of the Communist Party, and Her
bert Newton, editor of the Workers
Voice, are also scheduled to speak
at the banquet
Prominent Negro inteIleetuals
who are expected TO be present in
clude Dewey Jones, city editor of
the Chicago Defender, Negro
weekly, Edith Sampson, well-known
lawyer, DR.. Arthur Falls, and Lii
liam Summers.
Barbusse to See Chicago
Barbusss viii spend Saturday Wis.,
iting places Of interest in Chicago
and vicinity. The Pen and Ham
mer Club and the Chicago Labor
Research Bureau has arranged a
tour for him through such places
as the stockyards workers district.
the garbage dumps where thousands
of unemployed live, the factory dis
tricts, Negro homes. etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
by CHARLES EDWARD SMITH

than their spontaneous folk quality
became designated in the realm Of
jazz by the term hot. This applied
equally to slow blues and to very fast
StompS. 1t referred not to tempo but
to quality. Applied to composer,
singer, instrumentalist or band, it
meant that the product turned out
was an original and sincere expression
as well as being unsteady competent.
Hot distinguished the genuine stuff
from that which was corny (meaning
phony) or that which was sweet, a
term which covers the vast field of
popular jazz and which is self-ex-
planatory.
Hot is the music having the folk
quality Comrade Gold admires. 1t is
the kind Of jazz played in the dance
halls Of the proletariat Though hot
IS not always played there, one must
admit as differentiated from the
sweet jazz played in Central Park
Casino for the edification Of debut
tantes. Hot began with the Jug and
washboard bands of the South, the
hot or ad lib chorus corresponding to
the extemporizing of Negro folk sing
ers. Waite men who played hot-in-
Producing the blues and the al lib
chorus-were chauvinistically termed
white niggers" and were proud of
this categorization which classed
them with the best folk musicions of
the country.
THE hot element in jazz was then
and continues to be an isolated
phenomenon. This phenomenon has
its basis in the class struggle. Hot
jazz aims to be genuinely the folk
expression Of people. 1t has its
roots in the denial to the American
Negro of "the right of self determi-
nation" However, it is exclusively
Negro music neither in origin nor in
expression. To assert this would GER
tainly be to fall into an extremist
error.
The reason why hot is isolated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21

1911. w.z.sL. 90 West sro e., &C $50
PM Topic employment and the way
Out" BY Israel Amter.
A HOUSE, PARTY of herring and pota-
toes, interesting program ct home OF Com
rade DanieiSs SOFT ssrd ST. Brooklyn at
PM
LECrURs AND Open FORUM on War.
By ComrAde LAehtenstein as Pelham Park
way workers Club, 7i7sA White Plains Rd.,
al $50 PM
CONCERT and literary evening at 75i
Schenectady Ave, Brooklyn at 7:50 Pm.
Given by Council FL Admission 20c
WORKERS COLONY MUSIC SCHOOL.
27o0 Bronx Park East, open for registration
on sll musical instruments.
JOHN REED CLUB School Of Art, Fan
term starts Oct. 25 Day and evening
classes In life drawing painting, fneseo,
sculpture, poster, political cartooning, 1th-
ography under Minor, Gellert, Lozowick,
Refregter, Dibner and other prominent art
lists. once open for registration this week
from to PM. Address 430 Sixth Ave,
NY.C.
COMRADES Of the WIZ. Brass Band
play Sunday at PM at Rocklsnd Palace.
l55th st. and 9Th Ave. Every one must be
present at this important election rally.
National
GARY, IND, October 22nd, Young Com
munist League is giving masquerade
Dance a. Poumsnian Hall. 1906 Adams ST.
Jazz Orchestra, prizes for best costumes.
Admission l5o.
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ToNIGHTs PROGRAMS
WEAF-660 Kc.

TOO P.M-Mountaineers Music.
7:l5-Football scores.
T:20-Davis Orch.
7:30-The Optimistic Mrs. Jones-Sketch,
with George Frame Brown.
7:45-Jack and Loretta Clemens, songs
8:oo-Secret Service Spy Story The
Eavesdropper.
s:30-Antobal Orch; Antonio and Daniel,
songs.
s:oo-Jack Pearl, comedian: Goodman
Orch. Demarco Trio; Robert Sim
mons, tenor; Leader Trio.
s:3o--Yacht Club Boys; Vivian Ruth,
songs; Reisman Orch.
lO:00-Rolfe Orch; Men About Town Trio;
University Glee Club CT New York
1l:00-One Mans Family-Sketch.
11:30-Hollywood on the Air
l2;oo-Wlson orch; Doric Quartet; Mary
Wood, soprano; Tommy Harris, songs;
Cynthia, blues singer; Ryan and Rob-
lette. comedy: Senator Fishface come
dian; Hillbilly Group.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
BRONx--SATURDAY

SOCIAL at Concourse Progressive Club
23s e. i74th st. Dancing, Entertainment
games. prizes. Admission free
RUSSIAN CABARET NIGHT, Entertain.
ment and Dance at Paradise Manor, IL w
Mt. Eden Ave. Admission 35c. Auspice:
Mt Eden Br. F.S.U.
THIRD ANNUAL HOP given by the Int.
wor Youth Club, 1904 Southern Blvd. Hot
jazz band. Entertainment, refreshments
Admission Csc.
SPAGHETTI PARTY AND DANCE at Ire
mont Progressive Club, 1861 Prospect Ave
Admission free.
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WABC--S6O Kc

700 P.M.-Political Situation in Washing
ton-Frederic William VILE.
7:15-Mildred Bailey. songs; Eton Boys
Quartet; Berrens Orch
730--Jane Froman and Charles Garlic
songs; Berrens Orch.
8:00-Elmer Everett Yes5-Sketch
8:15-Gertrude Niesen, songs.
8:30-Spitalny Orch; Ethel Pastor So
prano; Ncolini Cosentino tenor.
e:00-Michaux Congregation.
e30-From Toronto: Symphony orch, d.
rection A. Chuhaldin.
ioo0-Doing Our Partridge irving l.
Lenroot, United States Court of Gus
toms and Patent Appeals.
10:i5--Ann Leaf organ.
l0:30-Rich orch; Vera Van, songs: Melc-
deers quartet; George Jessci, come
dian.
l1:00-7Jones Orch.
11:l5-News Bulletin.
1f;30--Gray Orch.
i2:0o-Rapp Orch
1890 AM,-Fiori.a Orch.
l:00-Haymes Orch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21

CHICAGO, Ili.-Besides speak
ing at a mass meeting on Monday
evening, Oct. %, in the Chicago
Coliseum, Henri Barbusse, famous
French author of Under Fire, has
many other speaking dates sched-
uled. Today the John Reed Club
will hold banquet for him at the
Chicago Women's Club, '72 E. 18th
st. Tomorrow the PEN. Club, an
exclusive group of Chicago writer's
and newspapermen, has invited him
to luncheon at the Casino Club, 1876
f. Delaware Place. On Monday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
Round Table Discussion al
Theatre Club Tomorrow

NEW YORK.-Prominent theatre
people will present their impressions
of the Theatre Night"-held at City
College last Sunday-at the Workers
Laboratory Theatre, ~ E. 18th St., at
$3.50 p. m. tomorrow.
Paul and Claire Sifton, Nathaniel
Buchwald, recently returned from the
U.S.S.R., and several members of the
Group Theatre will lead the discus
sion,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
Noted Actors to Attend Theatre
Ball, November A

NEW YORK.-Guests of honor at
The Theatre Ball, which the Theatre
Union is giving on Nov. 4 at Webster
Hall, will include Nancy Carroll, Cis-
sic LOTUS, Stella Adler, Mary Nor
ris, Mary Blair, Rose McClendon, Lois
Davidson, Molly Picon. Jacob Ben
Ami, Lloyd Nolan, and Victor Killian,
who will appear in the costumes of
their favorite roles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21

WIN u EOTtWOTU Dy sack CODTOy.
Hagglund, Publisher. zoe.
Leonard Spier is one of a number
of minor poets who are working and
sweating to lay the foundations of a
proletarian poetry in America. In
little literary magazines reaching a
limited audience and in the workers
press, they are trying to hammer our
little epicS of the class struggle, are
trying to shape the deeds. of the rev.
olutionary movement into poetic
material. Although much Of their
effort shows the effect Of unskilled
labor, they are doing some valuable
spadework.
Spier's pioneer contributions -
which have appeared in Left" New
Force" Rebel Poet" as well as the
Daily" and young Worker"-have
just been collected in the fifth Rebel
Poet booklet to come out of the Mid
west. They extend from poems with
a big subject like China Gone Red"
and Song to Red India" to narra-
tiveS of single worker like Com
rade at the Rear" They include not
only songs of turmoil but also
"quieter interludes" in the life of
revolutionary poet.
But most Of these poems seem to
lack the poetic spark and critical
discipline found in an outstanding
booklet of revolutionary verse like
1--WE Gather Strength" Accordingly,
when Spter tries to soar too high. his
verse is usually dragged down by
outworn poetic baggage, is kept from
ascending by shortage of fresh
poetic imagery. On the other hand,
when he contents himself with a
simple depletion Of simple things,
the result is very satisfying. Com
rade at the Rear" is an example of
what we mean. 1t Is an unadorned
but effective description of q rank
and file worker who collects money
for the National Hunger March in
the shop during lunch-time. We wish
we had the space to quote it here.
Occasionally, even in his more am
bilious projects, Spier pens simple
yet stirring stanzas - like this one
from China Gone Red:
We rejoice in the old
who shall live to behold
the glory of China,
For the young who shall bend
i back the darkness and end
the sorrows of China.
Sometimes a particularly excellent
theme helps to elevate his verse, as
in the title poem, when the Sirens
Blow CA War Poem for Working
Women)":
What will you do when the sirens
blow,
You who have toiled?
When the whips of woe cry hurry
and go,
Will you dare to defy them, dare to
say no?
The sirens of war shall soon be call
ing
Your son to the valleys Of filth and
slaughter
/ You who have raised him through
slavery and strife
With the tears and the years and the
sweat of your life,
What will you do?
Often there is fine idea which is
not handled well enough - as in
Book note:
Russia is book of poems (read 1t,
comrades, read IT'D
160,000,000 songs to the goodness of
man and the goodness of woman!
An interesting section of the book
let consists of translations from the
Hungarian, including the famous
poem by Antal Hidas which was
written as an answer to the ques-
ton, What would you do If war
was declared against the Soviet
| Union2"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
t u N IN G IN
WJZ-760 Kc.

ZOO P.M.-John Herrick. songs
7:15-Three Musketeers-Sketch.
7;30-Clrcus Days-Sketch.
7;45-Football Scores.
7;5o-Hillbilly Songs.
8:o0-Dance Orch: Ray Perkins, come
dian: Shirley Howard, songs.
8;30-From Montreal, Canada; Caro- La
moureux soprano; Ludovic Huot, tenor;
Concert Orch.
s;00-Stokes Orch; Kings testers; NORM
Sisters, songs; Mary Steele, soprano;
Edward Davies, baritone
lo:0o-Tales of the Titans-Sketch.
10:3o-Cuckoo Program, with Raw Rhight
Adelina Thompson and Robert Arm
buster Orch.
f1:00-Yarn Dance.
i2:0o-Childs Orch
1890 A.M.-Scotti Orch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
WOR-71O Kc.

TOO M.-Sports-Ford Prick
7:l5-To be announced.
7;30-Verna Osborne, soprano.
7:45-Inspirational Talk
8:oo-Little Symphony Orch, Philip James
conductor.
e:00-Scotti Orch.
9:30-Bronx Marriage Bureau--Sketch
9:45-The Lowland Singers.
10;00-Helene Daniels, songs
i0:l5--Kane and Kanner, songs
i0:30--Organ Recital.
li;00-Weather Report.
1f:02-Trini Orch
1i:3o--Holst Orch.
12.00-Robbins Orch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
w Il q I
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WORL
By Michael Gold

glad accepted the challenge to
petition Daily Worker
the appeal in this column
busy, find himself behind in
the
expect If is betting on this
nothing than three
Luttnger.
Not long shot Doctor
tell poetry
finish line, and beat science by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
Some Responses

HERE by keep
flag of the Daily Worker flying above the again give
sincere thanks to all these comrades
you
it with dollar bill. Lots of luck to the Daiy'!"
Due
the fact that have been unemployed for long period time have
working daily the only that tells
the truth day. Long live the Daiy!'
Dick Crowley wres day. according
Portuguese seeing meteorc shower thought
the stars falling They rushed the church and the priests
ganzed professions and lit candles Two hours later the stars stopped
of religious astronomy Who
toward your thousand"
Brooklyn
He ncoses dollar and says Your challenge magnificent am very
would like write cons-
81 the credit of DR. Luttnger Long life to the Daily
Raekson of Y q" few rightly pointed
on hav saa the anna on the ht maze for wps hut ann hd
your
Nwhouse enters this contest and makes threecorned
tbuing your column, spinach
baseball
football and all other fans start call and
double the ante"
science says
and sends 81 to back up tbs Daily Worker And another eOmrado X
health colwnn-or Doctor is OK"
A Long Way to Go
days ago Of ssl was acknowledged on this page 1t was
interesting to note that the girls had
education, well money-rasing. Thanks, girls
So the total date $40 Not bad little
But it's still long way to Iipperary and that $1,000
HumOr?
THERE have been few objections that this competition
for serious Really
in the darkest Of
a
Joke this dark inferno
But SMILE frown same you help the
Helping Michael Gold to Win
j. l. q.
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Lloyd's Insurance

OBVIOUSLY grateful those who have already
of the major tasks
passing through stormy transition
the history OF the world
you noticed they offer odds Of two to one
a will arrive within IS months.
the insurance OF London England where
business have to their risks oyds will
bet with anythngspw tornado
Vonis their acrobats their
their complexion; hoolegges bet high
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they authoritative information
daily in the United States
trade
the unionsm Of Mira
against the vast injustice done
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troubled period that the
Daily learned what schemes
the Big Shots who rule Wall Street
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
RAISE THEIR QUOTA

The Peabody Unit, Peabody, Mass,
was supposed to raise s11. 1t raised
$25, and is still collecting for the
Daily" This is what you can call
biting the capitalist class right
square in the face.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21

Comrades Of all organizations and
all you who are collecting for the
Daily" Don't hold on the money
you collect. Rush it to the DAILY"
as you get it. Help us pay imminent
bills!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21
Young Rebel Poet
Issues His First
Volume of Verse
BY ALAN CALMER

WHEN THE SIRENS BLOW AND
OTHER POEMS, by Leonard Spier.
With a Forewcrd by Jack Conroy.
Hagglund, Publisher. zoe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-17
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
$500 for Best Answers
on Cheating in Marriage

lar to the one in "Cynara." So
interested are they, in fact, that
they will pay 5000 to the writer's Of
the best letters on the subject-s1OO
for the best letter written by hus-
band and like sum for the best
written by wife. These letters
must answer the question: Should
the wife in 'Cynara' forgive the
husband?"
In addition to the cash prizes. The
indianapolis Times is offering
twenty-five pairs of guest tickets to
Loew's Palace, good for the attrac-
ton following "Cynara," for the best
twenty-five letters written.
First see "Cynara.' Then write a
letter of not more than 100 words
to the Cynara Editor, care of The
Times, telling whether you would
emulate Kay Francis, and why the
wife should or should not forgive the
husband.
Winners of the local prizes of
guest tickets will be considered in
the national selections for the
money prizes. See the picture and
get your answers in as soon as pos
sible.
"Cynara" closes its engagement
at the Palace Thursday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-17

900 and 100000, with a view to
eliminating those of less than IS per
cent disability, and reducing other
cases to lower disability brackets, if
medical evidence warrants.
2. He has frightened the re-
strictions of examining boards
which pass on new claims, with the
idea of barring such border-line
cases as were granted benefits in the
avalanche of claims, which followed
passage Of the act.
President Hoover. who has rec
commended a reduction of S127 000,-
900 in veterans expenses, was said
to have influenced the tightening of
regulations.
Orders for the review Of all cases
have gone out to the flfty-four re-
gional boards.
The order thus gives the exam
lining board the power to discOn-
tinue benefits Of any veteran. with
out further physical examination
on the evidence already in possess
sion of the bureau.
Cases of eX-service men who are
employees of the veterans admin
istration are to be reviewed first.
Each regional Office is expected to
review fifty cases a day.
OF the 407,584 veterans now re-
ceiving disability allowance bene-
fits, 68 per cent are listed as rs per
cent disabled, according to testi-
mony furnished by General Hines
to the joint committee investigating
veterans affairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-17
TAXI Rates MAY Be
INCREASED IN CITY
Proposed Ordinance Spon-
Sored by Cab Drivers.

TaXicab rate in indianapolis may
be increased if an ordinance in
troduced Monday night before the
city council is passed.
The proposed measure, said to be
sponsored by more than 400 taxi
drivers, provides a minimum of Il
cents and maximum of Is cents
for the first one-third mile Or less
Rates for each succeeding One-thiro
mile would be not less than 10 MOI
more than Is cents.
The proposed ordinance is aimed
at cut throat" competition, the
council was told. The council re-
fused two years ago to establish
minimum and maximum rates fol
taxi fares. holding that such action
was an attempt to control business
The council passed, under
suspension Of the rules, an ordin-
ance allowing the safety board tc
gay second grade substitute fireman
from the fund in the budget ap-
propriating money for first grade
substitutes.
The move was forced by the per
cent cut made by The Marion county
board of tax adjustment in the
services personnel item in the fire
department budget.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-17
| 0SES WALLET,
1915 IN Cash
Police Trace Auto License,
Question Woman Driver;
CIeW Futile.

Some Indianapolis person is $315
richer today because of carelessness
Of somebody else.
En- route to an east side bank to
make a deposit, Ward Sexton, 742
Parkway avenue, brother of a coal
yard operator at 2120 Hoyt avenue,
arrived at the bank to find his wal
let missing.
After twice retracing his steps,
Sexton found the wallet, but It's
contents had been emptied. Checks
worth SAG had been scattered on
the street by the finder.
Later residents Of the vicinity
reported to police of seeing a wom-
an and boy halt their car at the
spot where the wallet lay, emerge,
pick up something from the street,
remove its contents, and drive away.
Tracing a license number pro-
vided by witness, the police ques-
toned a women who had been driv~
ing with her son.
She said she had purchased gas
and was returning home when a
bill which she had received in
change blew from the car. She
stopped the car to recover the bill
she told police.