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The Washington times., 1934-04-13
Constance Cummings, Paul Lukas in Glamour at RaIo

sational than she and with her
fame waning, she begins to think
of her former husband and the
child, and when she interrupts
a love scene between her new
husband and her successor in his
affections, she sails for the
States, since Continental glory
has no thrill for her now.
The weakest spot in the entire
story is when the author pulls
what is intended as the tear
jerker of the evening: she COMES
back to the little cottage to see
her child only to have him die
as she reaches his bedroom door.
It was a little too thick, but af-
forded a way out Of the situation.
There was nothing left now for
her first husband, and so she
sacrifices all to remain with him
and recreate the genius which
made him the talk Of the town
whenever popular musical num-
bers were discussed.
Constance Cummings, grown
less sleek and more mature,
makes too much Of the early
scenes and too little Of the later
ones; sorry, because we thought
her rather charming in her first
The Washington times., 1934-04-13

screen ventures: Paul Lukas Is
the poor dear, who is practically
coerced into marriage, father
hood, belittlement, and accept
ance of martyrdom.
The most nearly sincere bit in
the play Is an excellent hysterical
scene in which Constance, worn
out by q stream Of those unim-
portant people who clutter up
the sidelines Of fame, collapses
completely.
Entertaining but a bit over
drawn in quite few spots.
The shorts accompanying the
feature include a newsfeel and
an amusing comedy starring
Sterling HolloWay.-K.Y,
The Washington times., 1934-04-13
Name Changed

The next picture in which
George Arliss will be starred by
Twentieth Century Productions
has had its name officially
changd from Head Of the Fam.
lily" to "The Last Gentleman" I"
The picture will be released by
United Artists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Four Arrested at
SCOttsbOrO Meet
In Court Today
Dicks Attempt To Beat
Up Witnesses on PO-
lice Brutality

NEW YORK Hearing is set for
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
East 18th Street court (near Third
Avenue) on the case of four Negro
and white workers, arrested March
II, when police using tear gas
bombs, blackjacks and clubs
smashed the Scottsboro demonstra-
ton in Harlem called to greet
Mother Wright.
Despite the admission by the
police investigation" called by La
Gusrdia under pressure of mass
protests that the police unwarran-
tedly attacked a peaceful demon
stration of workers, the courts are
still trying to railroad the four
workers to jail. Sam Stein, field or
gsnizer of the International Labor
Defense, and Hugh Workman and
Benny Stamps are charged with
"disorderly conduct" for militantlv
defending the Scottsboro Mother
from police clubs. Meyers, another
defendant, is charged with 'inciting
to riot" the same pretext used by
Georgia bosses to railroad Angelo
Herndon to an 1920 year sentence
on the chain gangs.
Workers are urged to pack the
18th st. Court to the very doors in
a mighty demonstration against this
attempt to railroad white and Negro
fighters for the Scottsboro BOYS and
the democratic rShts of the OBJ
pressed Negro people. The defend
ants will be represented by Edward
Kuntz, International Labor Defense
Attorney. All witnesses are urged to
be at 326 Lenox Ave. at 1880 this
morning.
witnesses who testified before the
LaGuardia farcical INVESTIGATION of
the brutal police attack on the dem
onstration are being terrorized by
plainclothes men, the Daily Worker
learned yesterday. Two detectives
tried to force Sam Stein into hall
way where six other dicks were
waiting when he left the platform
after addressing a meeting at Man
haitian Lyceum on Monday night in
support of the taxicab drivers
strike. Stein was rescued by a
group of workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Mass Meet Tonight
To Support Heroic
TaxiCab Strikers
Strike Leaders Will
Report; Other Union
Leaders to Speak

NEW YORK-To rally additional
support for the heroic taxicab strik-
ers, the Labor Committee to Support
the Taxi Strike will hold a mass
meeting tonight at pm, at Cooper
Union.
The meeting will be addressed by
Louis Weinstock, chairman Of the
A. F. Of L. Committee for Unemploy-
ment Insurance: Ben Gold, leader
of the Fur Workers Industrial
Union; Andrew Oyergaard, secretary
Of the Trade Union Unity Council;
Bliss of the Radio Telegraphers and
Sarah Leicht of the Womens Coun-
ellis.
Reporting for the strikers will be
Joseph Gilbert. organizer of the
Manhattan Local of the Taxi Driv-
ers Union Of Greater New York. and
Samuel Orner, president of the
union.
All trade union workers, workers
from all industries, are urged to at
tend this important meeting. Sup
port for the taxi strike must come
from the entire working class in
New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Shoe and Leather
Union Appeals for
Election of Militants
Urge Rank and File Men
To Defeat Preacher.
Gus PrOgressives


. NEW YORK.-The United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union call
upon all rank and file members to
upheld their union against the OPP
position who call themselves pro-
gressiveS in the coming elections.
Below is printed a statement from
the U.S.L.W.U., New York district:
Shoe, slipper, stitehdown and
shoe repair workers, vote for mill
tant rank and file leadership. Vote
for a union leadership that will
keep the organization out Of the
A. F. Of L.
Fellow Worker:
What was predicted by our lead
ers has come to the forefront. The
oppositionists, who keep their eyes
toward the American Federation of
Labor, are calling upon you to vote
for candidates, who at the conven-
ton and after, stated in much con-
cealed talk that they are for the
A. F of L.
Have We amalgamated in order
to hand our workers over to the
bosses scab agency? Certainly not!
we amalgamated to establish a
United Shoe and Leather Workers
Union, independent from any in
fiuence of the bosses and A. F. of L.
policies, for a determined struggle
to defend the daily interest of
workers in the factories, to strug-
gle for the unemployed workers in
our industry.
The opposition calling them
selves progressives) to mislead the
rank and file, carried on strug-
gle against militant workers for
years.
How long was it that Joseph
Manjeri agitated for the Boot and
= Shoe? What was the role of
!. Hodgson and Smith during the last
general strike in New York? What
was the role of Zimmerman before
and during the convention, trying
to lead towards the A. F. of L.?
Members of the United Shoe
and Leather Workers Union:
To assure progress in building
our Amalgamated Union vote for
those who have proven themselves
fighting persistently and consis-
tently for the interest of the work.
ers and against the bosses.
vote for Biedenkapp as New
York's candidate for National Or
ganizer.
Vote for Holmes as New York's
candidate for National Secretary
Treasurer.
Vote for a local leadership that
has won the confidence of the en-
tire membership through years of
struggle and experience.
The so-called progressives are
echoing the bosses cry, mo Com
munists in the union.
Your answer to these progress
sives' in this election, must be the
one you gave the bosses in the
strike.
Defend and vote for a leader
ship that has stood the test.
Militant Rank and File
G-uIp Of The United Shoe
and Leather Workers
Union, New York Dist"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Food Workers Tn.
Calls Mass Protest
Meet for Saturday

NEW YORK.-In order to begin
campaign against the intolerable
conditions Of the workers of the
wholesale cake baking industry.
the Food Workers Industrial Union
has issued a call to workers of all
departments for mass meeting to
be held Saturday, March 90. at 2
p. m. at the Manhattan Lyceum, 66
e. Fourth St.
Some of the plants which have
received the call are Elffenbaim,
Gertners, Arcadia, Reber, Your
Baking and others. Bakers in
these plants receive as low as S12 a
week. The top wage is $50 for 70
to IA hours of work. HELPERS are
receiving as little as So. Many
chauffeurs work for SIS, with hours
ranging from IL to IA. The COM
panies classify chauffeurs who are
mostly married men as delivery
boys. Packers are another under
paid group, receiving from s12 to
$40 a week. With living costs rising
constantly these wages cannot pro-
vide a decent living.
One worker stated: "I spend so
many hours at the plant I don't get
a chance to see my family" Mean
while the bosses continue to rake
in huge profits.
The bosses have been able to main
tain these conditions because the
workers have no organization to
tight back. The news that a union
Is being formed is spreading like
Wild-fire among the workers, who
are anxious for organization. A
packed mass meeting is expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Negro, White Cage Stars
to Play for ScOttsboro
Fund at St. Nick. Arena

There is only one more day left
before the basketball game for
the Scottsboro Defense Fund be-
tween the Renaissance Club,
worlds Negro champions, and a
a galaxy of All-Stars made up of
former college and professional
stars.
The game will be held at the
st. Nicholas Arena, Seth and
Broadway, Thursday night under
the auspices of the Labor Sports
Union. Tickets are 40 cents and
are available at the Labor Sports
Union, ia w. 14th ST.. the
Workers Book Shop, so 1. 18th st.
Renaissance Casino, 138th and
Seventh Ave, and the LiberatOr
office. 1852 Seventh Ave.
Aside from the feature game,
William Patterson, national Sec
rotary of the /. l.. ID. will speak,
a preliminary game between the
Harlem Y. NJ. C. A. and the Kay
Tee A. G. and a dance following
the games will be held. All pros
ceeds will go for the defense o
the ScottsbOro Boys.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

will constitute a delegation to meet
With Mayor La Guardia. All prof.
ects not represented on the com
mittee will elect delegates who will
supplement the delegation, and pre-
sent specific local demands and
grievances.
The committee also sent per-
sonal messenger with a letter to
Mayor La Guardia, demanding that
he receive the delegation. The let
ter also cited the intimidation prac-
tlced by the La Guardia police at
the time of the Feb. 5 demonstra-
ton, when police were modified on
the C.W.A. projects to prevent the
workers from demonstrating.
The West Washington Market
local of the Relief Workers League,
finding that local C.W.A. super
Vlsors victimized workers who pick
eted the C.WA. offices and won
the right to make up time lost after
they had been fired and REIN
stated by their militant action,
called special meeting Monday
night. 1t was decided to again
picket the C.W.A. offices. Yester-
day morning, as the workers were
modifying their forces at the union
headquarters at ia w. 14th St., the
eva, informed of the workers
plans, sent messengers to grant the
men their demands, pleading with
the men not to resume picketing.
The West Washington Market To-
cal, constituting almost ell the
workers on the project, will sup
port the strike and demonstration
They have already elected dele
gate to the Washington conference
to be held in Washington, D. G., on
April l and 2.
Negro Workers to Demonstrate
The branches of the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights are max
ing an intensive drive to enlist the
support of unemployed Negroes and
Negroes working on C.W.A. Jobs.
Victimization of workers active in
the preparation for the strike has
already started. Jules Korchein,
who was chairman of the Madison
Square Garden mass meeting on
Sunday, and John Klaber, of the
Federation of Architects, Chemists,
Engineers and Technical Workers,
were fired from project 33, Columbia
University housing project. DR..
Carol Aronovici, who is in charge
of the project, was absent. Capt.
Eldred, who spoke to the assembled
workers, said: we have kicked out
those damned reds, and seven more
are on the list. AS for the strike
Thursday, that's off"
Yesterday strike committees were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

Athletes from Toronto and u
U. 8. A. will arrive at lie Havre an
proceed onward to Paris with ii
banners waving For the defense {
the Soviet Union, against rapacior
imperialism And the last road t
Paris, from Algeria and Spar
worker sportsmen will carry Il
slogan: up with the banner of til
Red Sport International"
AND in Paris, the internatiOns
n worker competition will star
the international sportsmen vii
unfurI their slogans protesting
militantly against war and fascism
in mass demonstrations. Worker
from the U. S. A. will meet work.
ers from hte Soviet Union, from
Germany, from France, from Eng
land, from every part of the world
in friendly, comradely compete
ton. They will all unite in COM
mon bond for the struggle against
imperialist war and against capi-
taliSt- controlled sport.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Keep Up Strike at Fruit
Mkt. Despite Injunction

NEW YORK-In spite of the at
tempt the leaders of local 1913 of
the A. F. of L. to break the strike
of the Karp Fruit Market, the work.
ers are still carrying on a militant
struggle. Local 1888, although their
injunction was previously dismissed,
used it again to arrest striker.
The strike of the Zion Grocery Co.
is still strong, although there is no
picketing going on, the houses in
the vicinity are being visited to tell
the people about the strike. A hear
ing on the injunction is due any day.
The strike is solid at 298 Albany
Ave, and a settlement is expected
soon. All of these struggles are TAX
ing place in Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Lehman Urges Big
Utilities Accept
Mild Regulate
Will Really Prote c t
Their Investments,
He Promises

NEW YORK, March 27.-In a
radio address in which he urged the
billion-dollar utility monopolies in
the state to submit to further regu-
lation for their own good" Gov
ernor Lehman asked for support for
his present utility proposals.
In widely publicized releases, Leh-
man was pictured last night as a
fighter against the vicious grip
which the powerful utility COM
panies exercise over rates. Lehman's
proposals, however, do not affect the
question of permanent rate sched-
ules at all. His address states so very
definitely:
1.-THE State is not seeking to
change the law governing per-
manent rates. 1 want to make this
very clear"
In addition, Lehman, who has
strong connections with utility COM
panieS through investments and tie
ups with the Wall Street banking
House of Lehman Bros, urged utility
investors that his proposals really
would protect their investments. He
said:
Tn past years, l too have had
experience with business and fin
ance; the enactment into law Of
my bills will not be unfair or in
furious TO investments prudentIy
made"
Mild Regulation
Lehman proposes some mild forms
of regulation in place of the present
complete domination Of the utilities
of the entire rate structure. He pro-
poses that the State have power to
fix rates while rate disputes are
being settled in the courts instead
of having the companies rate con-
tinue during these court discussions.
He also proposes that minimum
profit of 3 per cent be established to
protect utilities from unjust" rate
fixing Where there are municipal
utilities, he proposes that they be
permitted to sell current to the sur
rounding neighborhood if they wish.
Finally, he wants to charge the
utilities for at least part of the ex-
pense of investigating their books.
Protects Profits
The entire program Of Lehman
it will be seen, will in no way affect
the fundamental grip of the utilities
in the State. 1t is plea for mini
mum regulation to preserve the ap-
pearance of State regulation. The
monopoly profits of the utilities will
not be disrupted. Lehman stated:
"On the other hand, / firmly
believe the ultimate interests of
the investors who hold securities
in operating companies, represent
ing good. honest contribution of
capital to the public service will
eventually be helped, not hurt, by
the bills have proposed.
II feel strongly that the Gov
ernor and the Legislature in en-
acting laws, and the commission in
administering them, cannot dis
regard the proper interests Of in
vestors in public utility COM
panieS."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

Executive Committee, which
decided to transfer the
World Spartakiade from
Moscow to Paris in order to
demonstrate effectively against
the increasing dangers of a world
imperialist war and the bloody at
lacks of Fascism against the work.
ers of the world. worker sports
men from all parts are already
speedily organizing to send mass
delegations to the Worker Sport
Congress against War and Fas-
cism. Coupled with the mass anti
war, anti-fascist demonstrations
will be series of sport events
which will lend new color to
what are called sports events"
All series of competitions will be
run off. To name a. few-associ-
alton football, basketball, volleyball,
track and field events, swimming,
cycling.
WE WON'T be seeing the marching
W of Olympic athletes, carrying
flags and walking down before
packed stadiums in white flannels
and blue coats. We won't be limited
to a stadium only. Workers will be
lined up, literally, along all roads
leading to Paris to welcome the
mass delegations. Relays will be
held along the roads. Well see fiery
slogans displaying the unity of
workers all over the world
An international star run and
cycle race will be held leading to
Paris on six different roads, where
they will all mass there on the 18th.
There will be a flow of worker
sportsmen into Paris.
Relay runs racing from Moscow to
Poland to Czechoslovakia to Austria
to Switzerland to Paris will carry
the banners: Every sportsman a
fighter in the proletarian fighting
'front.'"
Oslo Stockholm Denmark Hol-
land Belgium-Paris sport-lovers will
read athletes slogans: For the es-
tablishment of the united front Of
all sport-loving workers." From
Berlin through the Saar Territory
to Alsace to Paris: For the fall Of
the fascist despotism, for the pro-
letarisn revolutionl" From Londor
to Paris, sportsmen will carry the
slogan: Against the compulsory
militarization of sport, for proleta-
rian education, for defensel"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Section Six to Hold
Meet for Taxi Strike

NEW YORK. - A mass meeting
for the taxi strikers will be held
Thursday, March 20, at s p. M, at
the Paradise Ball Room, Grand and
Havermeyer SITS. There will be taxi
striker speakers and in addition,
Martha Stone, section organizer Of
the Communist Party, Section 6,
which is organizing the meeting,
and Sam Nessin of the Trade Union
Unity Council will speak. James
Field will be chairman. The taxi
strikers are expected to attend in
a body.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Domestic Workers Call
City-Wide Meeting

NEW YORK. - The Domestic
Workers Section of the Food Work
ers' Industrial Union has called a
city-wide mass meeting of all work
ers in private houses for Thursday,
March 90, at $3.50 P. M, at its
headquarters, AIS Lenox Avenue
Corner of 131st Street,.
Anna Damon, the editor of the
Working Woman" Frances Ellis,
and Esther Lacey of the Domestic
Workers Union, will address the
meeting. All cooks, mattresses,
house workers, buffers, chauffeurs,
are invited torattend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

elected by tn off-shifts on the c.
w. A. projects. Before quitting
time on Thursday, the workers will
march past the other C.W.A jobs,
and pull out on strike all C.WA.
workers.
The workers in the strike and
demonstration before the City Hall
will demand the continuation of
C.W.A.; jobs at union wages for
all unemployed workers; and the
immediate enactment of the Work
ers Unemployment and Social In
surance Bill CHR 1899.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
United Front Committee Urges
Speeding Of May Day Plans
Urges Election of Delegates 10 April IA Confer
ence, Printing of Leaflets and Preparation
of Posters and Banners

NEW YORK.-All organizations
supporting the proletarian united
front against growing fascism and
the threat of a new imperialist
world war are again urged to elect
three delegates to the United Front
May Day Conference, Saturday,
April IA, at webster Hall, in a let
ter sent out yesterday by the May
Day Arrangements Committee. The
letter contains the following sug-
gestions, made at a preliminary
meeting of the arrangements COM
mittee:
Each organization should elect a
May Day Committee of nine men,
bers, print at least $4,000 leaflets
dealing with particular problems
with call for action on May Day;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

arrange for placards, posters, ban
ners and bands of music.
Each organization is also urged
to call a general meeting of all it's
members to discuss May Day and
its significance to the working class,
Negro and white, and stressing the
Importance of mass participation on
May Day, drawing in of women and
children and getting at least two
new groups to Join the parade.
1t is also suggested that the May
Day committee of nine proposed
for each organization should elect
a finance committee to raise funds;
elect committee to plan activi-
ties such as forums, indoor and out
door meetings in preparation for
May Day, and committee on leaf
lets and other propaganda.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Call for Witnesses of
Police Attack Against
Anti White Guard Rally

NEW YORK. - Witnesses of the
police attack on the anti White
Guard demonstration in this city
several months ago are urged to get
in touch with Fannie Horowitz, 299
Broadway, International Labor De-
tense attorney who is defending
Doll Myschne, whose hearing is set
for next week.
Mass pressure has forced the re-
lease of the other workers arrested
with Myshne, but the latter is still
held on a charge of felonious as
sault, although all witnesses of the
demonstration agree that police
launched an unprovoked attack on
the workers and brutally beat up
Myshne and others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
World Sport CongreSSAgain
War and FaSciSm

THE whole world will international Workers Spo
Congress this August in Paris, which has preceden
On the days of August II to 49, gay Paree will ring
with the solidarity of worker athletes It will house spor
meet far different than the games they had welcomed
previous years.
Following the decision of the Red Sport Information
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Minneapolis Mass Meeting

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. The
United Relief Workers Association
has called a mass meeting for
Thursday night, March 80, to pro-
test C.W.A. flrings and to demand
the enactment of the Workers I'm
employment Insurance Bill.