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Evening star., 1934-02-02
NEW CHAIN STORE
TAX IS OPPOSED
D. c. Board Says Proposed
Increase Appears Dis
criminatory.

The District Commissioners today
voiced opposition to enactment of q
proposed bill providing for an in
crease in license taxes on chain
stores in a report sent to Chairman
Mary T. Norton of the House District
Committee by Melvin C. Hazen, pres
ident of the Board of Commissioners.
Hazen wrote that while passage of
the bill would increase license reve-
nues, the Commissioners were not
aware of any reason for its enact
ment. because it is apparently dis
criminatory." He added there does
not seem to be any public demand
for the legislation.
The Commissioners had before
them q report by Charles A. Russell,
deputy assessor Of taxes, which
stated that the Sanitary Grocery Co.,
now paying license fees of SLABS q
year, would be assessed under the
proposed new bill license fees total
ing $285,000. He said there were now
427 chain grocery stores in the Dis
trict and 4,15O independent grocery
stores.
Russell added: 1T is not thought
that the condition in the District rela-
tive to the monopoly of chain stores
as against independent operators
would justify the recommendation
for passage Of this bill" He added
it would not appear that the chain
stores were monopolizing the retail
business of the District to such an
extent as to warrant recommendatio
for passage of the bill.
Commissioner Hazen explained the
present license law carried license fees
fixed primarily to cover the actual
cost OF inspection rather than to serve
as a revenue proposition.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
STEEL AND OIL PROBE
REQUESTED BY SENATE
Federal Trade Commission Asked
to Investigate price Fixing"
Under Code.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today asked the r lcral
Trade Commission to investigate
price fixing" under the steel code
and the reasons for the advance in
gasoline prices in the last six months.
The Borah resolution, approved
without debate. calls on the commits
sion to investigate and report to the
Senate the practice of the steel in
dustry" OF increasing the prices for its
products and all other practices under
the code.
It asks also what effect the increase
in gasoline prices has had on con-
sumerS
Senator Borah Republican. of
Idaho, has repeatedly complained of
alleged price fixing under the N. R. A.
codes and has pending a bill to re-
store the antitrust laws in connection
with operation of the codes.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
MEXICO OPENS SCHOOL
FOR LEADERS OF ARMY
Generals and Other Ranking Off
GERS to Be Especially Trained
In Defensive Tactics.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO. D. F., February "A
military school for the training OF
generals and other high army officials
was inaugurated by the government
yesterday with a speech by former
President Gales, who declared the
country never has and never would
go into war Ito satisfy ambitions OF
commercial or economic power or to
conquer territory" Nevertheless, in
the improbable case of invasion of
Mexico. the army should be amply
trained for defense. he maintained.
The Mexican Army numbers more
than $4,000 men out of total popu-
lation of 100000
Evening star., 1934-02-02
HARVARD CLUB HERE
TO BANQUET TONIGHT
James Roosevelt to Be Among
Members - Distinguished
Graduates to Speak.

The annual dinner Of the Harvard
Club Of Washington will be held to-
night at the University Club at 7
O'Clock, with a list Of distinguished
graduates speaking
Representing the younger genera
ton will be James Roosevelt, son Of
the President and graduate Of
Harvard in 1880. Robert Lincoln
O'Brien, chairman OF the Tariff
Commission and formerly Of the
class of 1891, will speak for the older
graduates. Frederic A. Delano, uncle
Of President Roosevelt and recently
elected president Of the local Harvard
Club. will preside. Other speakers
will include Julian L. Coolidge, master
Of Lowell House at Harvard College,
and Louis Chauvenet Of Esmont, Va.
The local Harvard Club is the third
largest in the country, with q men,
bership Of almost 400.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
Governor Loses Namesake.

DUBLIN. Ga, February 2 P).-
Gov. Talmadge of Georgia will lose
namesake. County Health Officer
o. H. Cheek says he has received a
request from the parents of a baby
born a short time ago for a new birth
certificate. Cheek said the baby was
named Eugene Talmadge at the time
of birth, but the parents now desire
to have the name changed.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
A Tragic Quarrel.
BY H. A. RIPLEY.

~ H. GOD. it was horrible,
N/ being so close and still
unable to save her!" Bean
~ Jordan falteringly told
Prof. Fordney. Il was
Walking up the garden path toward
the house when I saw her through
the window, stand on the stool, throw
Evening star., 1934-02-02
MATINEE IDOL DIES
Sam Wheeler, 70, Identified With
Theater Fifty Years.

ST. LOUIS, February CP-Sam
Wheeler. 10. matinee idol in the era
when candles were used for foot
lights, died yesterday. Wheeler was
identified with the theater as an
actor, playwright and theater owner
more than half a century He re-
tired from the stage in 1912 and in
recent years had held minor city
jobs.
After Bob Ford killed Jesse James,
the outlaw. Wheeler obtained the con-
tract of the Ford brothers to appear
at his theater in Chicago.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
URGES STERILIZATION

SAVANNAH, Ga. February (P.-
Sterilization of criminals and the
hopelessly insane was advocated in a
resolution passed by the Womens Ad-
visory Board to the mayor and alder
men of Savannah.
The resolution recommended that
information be secured from authori-
ties in q States where sterilization
laws are in operation preparatory to
beginning campaign in Georgia for
passage Of a sterilization law in this
State.
Evening star., 1934-02-02
Rescue Blind Collie.

PINCoNNING. Mich, February 2
P).-Three men in row boat
mounted on a sled battled through ice
foes in Saginaw Bay for more than
an hour yesterday to rescue a blind
collie dog marooned on an ice cake.
Evening star., 1934-02-02

"e rope over Ille
b e a m. knot it,
end then jump
off. w h e n 1
reached her l
was so Mortified
I tainted a n d
when I regained
consciousness l
was afraid of be-
ing accused OF
numbering her,
but when I came
to my senses l
cut her down and
notified the po-
Ice
While the beam
from which Jor-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
By JOHN ADAMS

THE hundreds Of letters that flooded
l the offices OF the National Broad
casting Company, addressed to Corliss
Lamont, after his thirty minute
broadcast over q nationwide hook
up, at the convention OF the Friends
Of the Soviet Union impress one as 3
resounding AYE to the words Of
Stain.
From every section Of the nation,
they came, Some missed hearing the
address of the organization and their
letters were sent therefore to the
broadeasting company. The greatest
number Of them come from workers
and Others who expressed their feel
ing of Joy at actually being able ia
join in an organized expression OF
solidarity with the USS.R. Let the
writer's tell you direct.
Let US quote DIS, worker OF
Peoria, Ill.
II had the pleasure To hear the very
interesting speech Of Mr.. Lamont.
It was marvellous hearing the enthus-
iastic delegates and made fellow
feel like really wanting to hear more
information in regard to the Soviet
Friend movement -. will from now
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
So a Week Charity for Southern Textile Workers

tries IN the city were not much diff
erent. The money that was in the
banks, as in the New England indus
trial center, was slowly withdrawn to
meet overhead expenditures and fo-
living expenses by those workers who
had been able TO save little during
their Lifetime OF working. During
this interim three banks crashed,
taking with them much Of the city's
money.
Last Summer when the MIRA.
went into effect there was a slight in
erease-just barely perceptible. The
few additional dollars caused by the
employment of several hundred per-
sons served to hearten the residents.
They felt that something was being
done for them in Washington. MIRA.
difficulties started almost irlmedi-
ately as in Brockton. Prices rose but
the majority Of people were unable
70 buy even when prices were low,
More than half the residents had
been living Oh charity for years. En-
ployees who were getting more than
the minimum wage were fired and
others rehired at minimum wage
rates. and as in New Egland this fir
ing and hiring was chiefly confined
to the small storekeeper and res
taurant nlan-the small business man
who insisted that he simply could not
stand the increased drain upon his
operating expenses.
The C.W.A. came along and poured
money into the area for charity and
work. Several thousand men and
women got jobs of sort. The weekly
payroll made possible by the govern
ment money made considerable diff
ference, financially and psychologist
ally.
The business man views things as
picking up" General business, the
attest available estimates and con-
versations with storekeepers tend to
show increased about 20 per cent over
what 1t was last year. The mills, &C
cording to bankers and textile spokes-
men are doing about one third more
than they did last year A spirit of
confidence and hope that "the turn
ing point has been reached" has
spread even to the men and women
getting their six cents day food
allowance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Stage and Screen
"TheV Shall Not DIE Opens
Wednesday at ROUdLe Theatre

''They Shall Not Die" John WEEK
ley's drama dealing with the Scots
boro case will have its premiere on
Wednesday night at the Royale
Theatre under the sponsorship Of
the Theatre Guild. Ruth Gordon,
Claude Rains, Helen Wesley, Linda
Watkins, Ben Smith, Hale Norcross
and Frank Wilson head the cast.
Ragged Army" by Beulsh M. Dix
and Bertram Milhauser will open on
Thursday night at the Selwyn
Theatre with Lloyd Nolan in the
featured role. Others in the sup
porting cast include Lee Baker, Tho
mas Chalmers, Irby Marshall and
Emily Lowry.
''Dodswirth." Sidney wards
oramatization of the Sinclair Lewis
novel, will be presented by Max
Gordon on Saturday night at the
Shubert Theatre. Walter Huston who
has been playing in films, returns to
the legitimate stage in the leading
role Others in the cast include Fay
Banter, Nan Sutherland, Maria Gus
spenskaya and Harlan Briggs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

The worker reads news about bust
ness Improvement in the newspapers
but does not realize that with a lin
tied number of stores in city and
with thousands pouring out in wages
for a few thousand men and women
naturally brings that money to these
local stores and their business picks
up. For half the population which is
out of work and dependent upon
charity, things have not changed the
slightest, but they Believe they have
changed, that they will soon have
jobs or at least that charity will not
be denied him.
"What will you do if you don't get
job?" you ask.
"Starve to death, reckon" most
of them reply.
The whole attitude Is aequiescence
to what those In authority do with
them. There is a clear tendency to
letting the government worry about
them.
There's nothing else to do" they
say,
There is none OF the dazed, be-
wildered spirit so obvious in the New
England industrial area. 1t is simply
the spirit of a man completely re-
signed, who has always been resigned.
Among the Negroes, however, one
finds different spirit. The Negro
population here, doing the hardest
type Of work, has not been affected
as much by the recent years as the
whites. He worked for whatever he
could get and even now, though he
cannot earn living wage with codes
floating all over Charlotte, there is
a spirit apparent in him that is far
different from that of the white man
IN the same circumstances.
1--WE got q right to eat an SOS my
family" one Negro said to me in
Blue Heaven" one Of the four areas
where the Negroes here live. 81 amt
qoin' to starve No. sir, I'm willin' to
work--work hard, too, but / amt
goin' to starve.'
He emphasized 1t with a deter
mined nod of his head.
"Whatll you do?" / asked.
81 don't know what I'll do, but
amt goin' TO starve."
tie BE- CcntinseSS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

SO as to make up for the added pay.
And they accept it.
"You know it's against the CODE
hey say to each other, and then go
on working the stretch-out.
The mills talk of raising their rents
for the company -owned novels they
live in because wages have been rails
ed' and there is not a peep out Of
the workers.
. In the asbestos mill where it means
a horrible death to work for any
length of time, the same streteh-out
IS used, wages have been cut to the
minimum allowed by the code, no
health protection is used-and no
one opens his mouth.
I could list innumerable instances
Of amazing exploitation. of amazing
violations of even the recent N.R.A.
codes and yet in almost every in
stance there has been little or no
sign of protest. The slaves of the
7nte-belluin days could not have
Been more acquiescent than the
whites today in Charlotte and Meek
enburg county.
The only sign OF any activity on
the part CT the worker is in few
YER ew mill hands who are trying
to O ,alize with the United Textile
Union, an A. F. of L. affiliate, since
Johnson said there was to be no dis
elimination against workers unions,
Mill owners are seeking them out and
many of them, knowing it, are fear
-ul of Joining though there is a hope
noticeable in them that perhaps, with
a union, they might present united
'front.' against the abuses developed
since the MIRA. code went into effect
and to rrotect themselves aqainst
slashes in wages when the N. r. A.
ceases to operate.
But these things will be taken un
in detail in subsequent articles about
this Queen City Of the South" and
what happened to it since the de-
preston. In the meantime, since
business, as rule, has considerable
effect upon the life of community
We will consider this first:
During the past few years business.
as we'll as virtually everything else
in Charlotte was at a standstill Mills
were shut down; stores did not make
even their overhead other indus
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
The Simple Tailor" at the Acme Is
Story of Jewish Life in Old Russia

Thus Mottele reasoned. But Shan
sky, the swollen Jewish Babbitt who
owned the big shoe factory in the
town, he had no such illusions. The
coming Of the world war delighted
him. He got on the job at once and
started bribing officials right and
left. The army would need boots,
thousands of boots and he was the
man to supply them. He would be-
come rich-rieh--rieh. He rubbed
his hands with delight and shouted
for the war. And when the naive
Mottele tried to explain him why
every Jew ought TO go to the trench
es the fat profiteer Shlansky laughed
out loud. Then he got sore, and
demanded the rent from Mottele,
whose landlord he was. Then he
chased that damn fool Mottele out
Of the mouse. From that point the
story goes on.
There are some good flashes in
this picture, scenes of Jewish misery
under the car that ought to be
shown as reminder of former con-
ditions to some of these rabble that
are trying to make war on Soviet
Russia, evidently with the purpose of
bringing back the Greek church, the
car and the pogrom.
The movie also shows clearly how
the rich Jews cooperated with the
cars government in denouncing the
working class Jews.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19


There Is no bitterness In them.
There is no protest. There is only
acquiescence, what Is must be" at
titude. The charity organizations give
them two dollars a week and they
complain. meekly, hesitantly-these
men who built this city and state.
The city refuses to pay its school
teachers even when it has money and
they accept 1t meekly.
Local officials who are running the
C.W.A.. the Salvation Army and the
Family Service, which doles out the
charity, say TO bricklayer who asks
for so cents an hour to go to work
for so cents day or they will be
taken off the charity list, and they
go meekly.
The mills are compelled to pay the
minimum of s12 week for workers
instead Of the Sc they used to get so
the mills devise the stretch out"
system where worker is given ex-
sctly twice as much work as before
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Reviewed By LEO HURwITz

REVIEWED ny LEU hDhWlIE
'AIANA" is the quintessence of the
fake pretentions, the bombast, the
synthetic "glamor" and vacuous ro-
nance that has become Synonymous
with the name of Hollywood. This
sort Of thing has been done time and
again, sometimes with energetic
charm and sometimes with insuffer-
able dizziness. This time it is done
duly, slowly, and with insipid dia-
logue (''Kiss me. I am going to Al
giers. Wait for me.").
Since the coming of Carlo, every
producer has searched the four cor
ners OF the globe for a mystery
woman to rival her at the box office.
Dietrich, Harvey, Week, and others.
now fallen by the wsyside, have had
their try at sharing the hearts Of
the nultitudes. And now, Anna Stem.
Goldwyn, the impressario who dis
covered Anna Sten (she had appeared
in only about dozen Soviet and
German films previously, had been
eating his heart away because he
only Of all the producers did not have
q little Carlo on his lot. So, two
years ago, he discovered Anna STEM
brought her to the golden land of
California, cultivated her accent. gar
dened her vocabulary and set the
very best allure-speeialists TO model
her features, cast for her smile.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
James CagRey In Lady
Killer" At Jefferson

James Cagney in Lady Killer" is
the screen feature now playing at the
Jefferson Theatre. Mae Clark and
Margaret Lindsay are in the sup
porting cast. Sensation Hunters"
with Airline Judge and Preston Fos-
ter is on the same program. Begin
ming Wednesday the Jefferson will
show Eskimo Traders" and
Shadows of Sing Sing" with Bruce
Cabot and Mary Brian.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
&c Steel, Metal
Worker Grows
In Influence
By HARRY RAYMOND


THE "SteeI and Metal Worker" on
1 cial organ Of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union, Is now six
months old. But despite its tender
age, 1t Is quite a mature trade union
paper. the February issue being a
marked improvement over the past
i've issues.
That which designates the maturity
and effectiveness of a revolutionary
trade union paper is the manner in
which 1t deals with the detailed or
ganizational ideas confronting the
union. A trade union paper should tell
the workers what to do and how TO
do it.
This issue of the "Steel and Metal
Worker" does this quite effectively.
In this respect I refer to an article
by Bill Dunno, on practical proposals
for a united front with the rank and
file OF the A. F. Of L. unions, and an
other by John Hunter, dealing with
the detailed steps In organizing de-
partment and shop committees.
task before every member of the
Steel and Metal Workers Union,
namely, to interest themselves in all
the internal issues Of the A. r. Of L.
unions. "They must know what the
issues are and who Is who,' says
Dunno. ''They must be able to show
A. r. Of L. union members that they
know what they are talking about
and not content themselves with
hurting ready made empty phrases
at the A. F. of L. union officials.
This is likely to do more harm than
good"
This goes not only for S.M.WI.U.
members, but for all members of the
red trade unions and opposittons.
Hunters article, although somewhat
sketchy, explains in a language that
any shop worker can understand the
fundamental steps that must be taken
In building shop or department
committee. Future issues of the paper
should carry more of this material
The editorial deals with the hurn-
ing question Of war ard the steel
workers. 1t exposes quite well the
war plans OF the Roosevelt MIRA.
program. But in dealing with the
question docs war mean prosperity"
the editorial merely states the fact
that wages did not keep pace with the
rise in the cost Of living during the
war years. The editorial would havb
been more convincing K there had
been embodied in it few of the
statistics on this question published in
the Daily Worker, April 1882.
The leading article deals with prep
arations for the SM.W.I.U. National
Conference to be held in Pittsburgh
on March "a. The second national
convention has been postponed until
a later date which will be set by the
conference.
There is much news of shop aetiy-
tiles, good workers correspondence
section, and special page dealing
with the internal problems Of the
locals, But there Is not sufficient ma
terial dealing with the big steel plants,
Here is where the union Inust con-
centrate its forces. The paper must
lead in this concentration work. Fur
Their issues Of the paper must tackle
this problem in a big way.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
BY MICHAEL GOLD

THE Simple Tailor" now playing
at the Acme Theatre in New York
tells the story Of the group Of Jewish
workers in Russia Just about the time
when the car joined all the other
tyrants in declaring a world war.
Mottele, naive little tailor living
in q Ukrainian town, reads the fateful
mobilization orders that are posted
in the market place It inspires him
with the strange fallacy that afflicted
SO many nationalistic Jews during
the war. He believed it would be
best for every Jew to enlist and fight
for the national honor" If all the
Jews did this, proved themselves
heroes and patriots, 1t would soften
the hearts OF the militarists, capt.
talists and other anti-Semites.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

o'oeaMorin Sisters, Songs; Kings testers;
Stokes Orch; Cliff soubier
8;3o-Cyrena Van Gordon. Con+ralta =,
Metropolitan Opera Company
e:00-Minstrel Show
s:45-Red Davis--sketch
s:5o-Pssternsck Orch; Melody Singers
Quartet
io;oc-carlos Gardel, Baritone: MarIani
Orch.
lo:50-Henri Deering, Piano
loas--A New Era in Narcotic Drug Con-
trol-John r. O'Ryan, Police Commits
sioner
l1:00-Ramona, Songs
1l:15-Anthony Frome, Tenor
li:3o-Harris Orch.
l2,oo-Martin Orch.
1880 A. M.--Stern Orch
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
"LakBre" at Metropolitan
Opera House Thursday
Night viii Hare Its
Eiref preSoufdfion
FirSt PRESENTATION

"Lakme," viii have its first pres
entation on Thursday night at the
Metropolitan Opera House with Lily
Pons and Martinelli in the chief
roles. Other operas of the week:
Merry Mount, tonight with Lung
berg and Johnson; "Gianni Schicehi'
and 'Salome," wednesday evH9ing.
the former with Fleiseher and Mar
TIM; the latter with Ljungberg and
LorenS; die Walkuere," Thursday
afternoon with Leider and Melchior;
"Palleas and Melisande," Friday eve
ming with Bori and Johnson; Tam
hauser." Saturday afternoon with
lehman and Melehior and "L'Afri-
cana" on Saturday night with Reth-
berg and Martineli.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
WABCa6O Kc.

7;00 M.-Myrt and Marge
7:15-Just Plain BiII-Sketch
7S0-Armbruster Orch; Jimmy Kemper
SONGS
7:45-News-Boake Carter
8:00-Green Orch. Men About Town Trio.
Vivien Ruth, Songs
a:l5-News-Edwin @. Hill
a;so-Bing Crosby. Songs; Arnheim orch:
Mills Brothers, Songs
9:00-Philadelphia Orch. Sylvan Levin.
Conductor
9:l5-Howard Marsh and Mary Eastman.
Songs; Kostelanetz Orch.
e:S0-Gertrude Nielsen, Songs; Jones Orch.
l0:o0-Wayne King Orch.
10:30-News Bulletins
1o;4s-connie Gates, Songs Elton Boys,
Songs
it;l5-Rieh Orch.
lt:50-Davis Orch
i2:0o-Beiasco Orch.
1890 A. M.--Pancho Orch
i:oo-Light Orch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Letters Flood F.S.U.
After Radio Speech
Workers Praise Broadcast by COrliss Lamont at
Recent Convention in New York

what did the Soviet Union
count on in this difficult and COM
plioated fight for peace? On the
moral support of the vast masses of
the working class in all countries,
which we're deeply concerned with
the preservation Of peace" (Stalin's
address 20 the 18th Congress Of the
Communist Party Of the U.S.S.RJ