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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
Poison Whisky
Work Of Maniac

OAKLAND, Calf, May 10. W.R)--
Small sample bottles of whisky
each containing a fatal dose of
deadly poison have been received by
six oakland residents, police dis
closed today.
The poison plot, according to a
theory held by Alex Trotter, captain
of inspectors, is the work of a ma
MAC.
He also refused to reveal the
names of the recipients.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
RETAIN MILITARY TRAINING

BERKELEY, Calf, May IS. UP
DIR. Robert G. Sproul, president OF
the University of California, an
nounced today that the board of re-
gents voted unanimously to retain
compulsory military training in all
divisions of the school despite pro-
tests against the required drill.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
SETTLE BREACH ACTION

CHICAGO, May 10. U.P)-A ST.
100000 breach of promise suit filed
by Mrs. Rhoda Tanner Doubleday
of New York against Harold F. Nc
Cormick, Chicago manufacturer, has
been settled out of court, attorneys
for Mrs. Doubleday announced to-
day
Terms under which the former
wife of Felix Doubleday, New York
publisher, consented to drop the
suit were not revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
CONTROL Of
ARMS URGED
United States Awaiting Action
Of Other Nations Following
Roosevelt Message.
WASHINGTON, May 10. U.H

WASHINGTON, May 10. U.P) -.
Administration officials, having led
the movement for international
control of traffic in arms. today
waited for other governments to fall
in line before planning further ac-
ton.
That attitude was summed up by
Cordell Hull, secretary of state, with
an expression of hope that every ma
ton which sells arms and munitions
will now do as much acting as it
does talking to make the proposed
arms ban against Paraguay and
Bolivia effective.
Specifically, Hull and his associ-
ates awaited answers to inquiries to
other governments, particularly Ar
gentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru,
which border on the two belligerent
nations, asking for a statement OF
policy and intentions regarding the
proposed arms control plan.
GENEVA, May 10. U.P) - The
Gran Chaco war between Bolivia
and Paraguay will be discussed by
the League of Nations council at a
special session called for May 30th
it was decided today.
The council adjourned after call
ing for the future session and adop-
ting a resolution appealing to The
two disputants to re-examine the
report of the leagues Chaco COM
mission.
The resolution authorizes the
Chaco committee of the council tc
consult with II other nations con-
cerning an embargo on shipment ol
war munitions to Bolivia and Para
quay. The committee is directed tt
report back to the council at the
May 30th meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19

Leroy Kirkpatrick, Central Union
star hurdler, finished first in the
qualifying heats at the Southern
California CIF finals in Los An
geles this morning.
His time for the high hurdles
was 1873 or 6 seconds better than
the time in the other preliminary
heat won by McGoughy of Fairfax.
In the low hurdles, Kirkpatricks
time was PAS or a seconds faster
than Hapgood, Glendale, winner of
the other preliminary heat made.
Kirkpatrick was expected to bet
ter both marks in the finals this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19

GETSF|RST IN
HIGH HUI RD[ES

Leroy kirkpatrick set new
unofficial record for the South
ern California c. l. +. hlgh
hurdles when he finished eight
Yards in front of the field this
afternoon. in 14.5 seconds. He
knocked down one hurdle en-
route which will prevent the
record from becoming official.
The low hurdles, in which he
also had qualified, were to be
run at 3:4O.
Fukuwa failed to qualify in
the 100 yard dash.
Fernandez was entered in
the mile run and was to take
part in this event.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
BULGARIAN SITUATION MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
mMiLL-.o

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18.
(SpeciaD-Well. the kidnapers
checked in at the hostelry across
the bay, and if you think kid
naping is popular, the other in
mates all snubbed EN- and
wouldn't even give 'em a tumble.
New flying boats makes
record, carrying 1000 pounds.
Flew at $4,000 feet altitude.
Built for South American trade.
Now all we got to do is get some
trade.
Congress been laying awful
low lately. So we better look
out. You can't house five or six
hundred men in tight together
and the heat coming on, with
out having some catastrophe
being caused by it. Roosevelt
knows that, and would person.
ally pay their way home, if he
could get 'em out.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
Baseball Scores
National League

Nt New 4OTk-
Cincinnati lilo 002 0l0-5 II 2
New York ........OO1 Ill 20X-6 10 l
Brennan, Stout and OFaTell;
Schumacher Luque and Mancuso.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19

TIMING, MaIone and HarCneCC,
Tate; Collins, Hansen, Davis, Dar-
row and Todd.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19

At PHILADELPHIA.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-19
American Lennue

Gomez and Dlckey; Sorrell, Fra
sier and Cochrane. Hayworth.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Ronald Coimsn land he's
'seLeibIe" too eils) wins the
honor in a walk, the judges
being SO movie actresses

tically every feminine player in the business
wants to do picture with him. So far, how
ever he has been teamed with only a compara-
tive few, including Carlo, Norma Shearer, Joan
Crawford Jean Harlow, Helen Hayes Claudette
Colbert Myrna 10y and Carole Lombard.
Fourth place goes to Nils Asther, S3-year-old
Swedish actor, who came to this country about
eight years ago after gaining experience in the
Royal Dramatic Theater in Sweden and on the
screen in Germany.
While not as successful as the other three
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Hopeless Case

He showed every promise at school except
that he always muddIed his past participles.
After he had said II have wrote, the teacher r
explained to him how wrong it was and told
him to write "I have written" 100 times.
The lines were left the masters desk with
the note: "I have wrote 7 >have written 100
times as you told me- and now I have went
home" .4rsa ,,t ..au,.4 ...,~ ,ss.tl- ;-t,.ss..
Evening star., 1934-10-28

started on the stage about IA years ago, Ronnie
In London and Fredric in New York. But where
Colman made his bow before the cameras In
1928, March stuck to the footlights until the
coming of the talkies about five years later.
It was Immediately after he appeared in Los
Angeles in the stage play, The Royal Family,
that March deserted the footlights for kleig
lights, his first picture being Jealousy" with
the late Jeanne Eagles From that moment his
rise was meteoric, being climaxed with the
winning of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences acting award for his performance
in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Since then he has had nothing but big pic
lures and big parts, among them being "Smllin'
Through" Sign of the Cross" Tonight Is
Ours" Eagle and the Hawk" Design for Lv-
ing" Death Takes a Holiday" "Firebrand"
and "The Barretts of Wimpole Street"
In real life there is considerably more differ
ence between these first and second place win
ners Being married to Florence Eldridge her
self well known on the stage and screen, March
is not troubled by girls who regard him as .
prospective future husband.
Perhaps this is the reason he is considerably
more active socially than Colman. The March
mansion has held many delightful parties.
THIRD among the best-looking actors b
Clark Gable, also a married man-in fact,
twice married man, although he is younger than
either of the others, being only 80.
Cables film career is interesting. About eight
or nine years ago. after landing in Los Angeles
with travelling stock company, he tried every
possible avenue of crashing into pictures, but
failed to arouse the slightest interest in himself
anywhere. So he went back to New York where
he made q fair name for himself on the legiti-
mate stage. Again in 1880 he came to Los AM
geles with the road company of "The Last Mile"
and again he decided to try his hand at pictures.
After much endeavor he finally was signed
by Pathe for 1.-THE Painted Desert" but was
released by that company shortly afterward A
newspaper critic who had seen him in "The
Last Mile then talked an M-G-M executive into
giving the actor chance. test was made
and Gable signed long-term contract.
Still executives didn't realize that they had
a man who was to become one of the OUT
standing stars in the film industry. After play
ing a couple of unimportant parts, he was given
a good role with Norma Shearer in "A Free
Soul" That was the beginning of his rise.
Although Miss Shearer, Lionel Barrymore
and Leslie Howard had the top spots, girls the
country over started talking about the new
"find," Clark Gable. Fan mail started pouring
into the studio and in years time Gable was
elevated to stardom
Now Clark is in terrific demand Producers
as well as the public know his value and prac-
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Fredric March. The actresses adjudged
him HoIly,coofs second handsomlest
man.
Asther has enjoyed considerable prominence In
Hollywood for number of years. And his dark
handsomeness has caused many feminine
heart to hutter, his victims being movielands
so-called sophisticated actresses as well as
screen fans in all parts of the world. However,
there has been only one real romance in Asthers
life as far as any one in Hollywood knows. That
was with Vivian Duncan, from whom he now
Is divorced.
Evening star., 1934-10-28


as the most popular romantic team In the movie
industry. In fact, there Is plenty Of room for
speculation to whether any team in recent
years has exceeded their popularity.
Although Miss Banky has done little since
their team was separated, due largely to the
fact that she had a bad accent for the talkies,
Colman has forged steadily ahead, garnering
new honors each year.
And as Ronnie progressed, his respective
leading ladies did the same. Lily Damita,
charming French actress who was brought to
Hollywood to play with him in ''The Rescue"
enjoyed considerable popularity for some time
afterward. Joan Bennett skyrocketed after her
appearance in Bulldog Drummond." Ann
Harding's popularity was increased as result
of working with Colman in Condemned.
Two films, "Raffles" and "Cynara," did much
toward building Kay Francis to stardom. 1t
was her appearance with Colman in THE
Unholy Garden" which brought Fay Wray out
of a slump and started her on new wave
of popularity which she still is riding. Arrow
smith" did much to help establish Helen Hayes,
already a recognized Broadway celebrity, as a
star of the silver screen. And 'The Mas
querader" did much to help ELISA Landi after
she had been cast in a series Of rather poor
films.
1t was after this latter film was finished that
trouble arose between Coman and his pro-
he never again would make picture for Gold
wyn. And for while it looked as though that
might end his American screen career, as Gold
wyn refused to relinquish his claims upon
the stars services.
THEN Joseph M. Schenck and Daryl zanuck
organized Twentieth Century Pictures and
persuaded Goldwyn to release Colman from
his contract that they might sign him. This
was done and Ronnie returned about year
ago to make Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back"
his most successful film since the original
Drummond production.
Now he is making his second production, "Clive
of India" for this concern. Incidentally, this
film will be noteworthy in that it will bring
Colman to the screen for the first time with
out his mustache Considerable discussion
was required to bring this about, too, Ronnie
being hestant because his initial success as an
actor came simultaneously with the growing OF
his mustache. However, since the original char
acter of this story did not have mustache,
Ronnie consented to appear likewise.
Although now 43 years of age, Colman easily
could pass for IS, despite his graying hair.
There still is youthful look about his dark
brown eyes and he retains the intensity OF
youth in all of his actions and mannerisms.
Placing second in this contest to determine
the movies handsomest man was Fredric Marcn,
six years Colman's junior, but of approximately
the same build.
Their careers are not uniike-both having
Evening star., 1934-10-28

the screens best-looking man is particularly
interesting in view of the close race in the poll
taken some weeks ago to determine Holly
woods most beautiful actress. The results
show without doubt that the film colony con-
tains greater number of truly beautiful women
than it does handsome men.
ENTERING pictures in 1923 at the age of
l. 80, Colman first was noticed in 1.-The White
Sister," and later in Lady Windemere's Fan"
But his first big hit was scored in Beau Gest"
IL 1926. Following that picture he was signed
to long-term contract by Samuel Goldwyn
and co-starred in a number of productions with
Wilma Banky, among them being 1.-The Dark
Angel" "The Winning of Barbara WORTH"
"The Magic Flame" and "The Night of Love-"
These pictures sent both Colman and Miss
Banky soaring to the top of the cinema ladder
Evening star., 1934-10-28

single girls in the screen colony also
regard Colman the prize catch in
the matrimonial sea-although not one
of them has even come close to sharing
him. Divorced few years ago from
his wife, Colman who is an English
man, has found himself in the enviable
though somewhat difficult position of
being literally hunted by scores OF
beautiful maidens. AS result he has
been practically forced to confne his
activities to his own small group OF
intimate friends.
However this is a story about the
film industry's handsomest actor, not
its matrimonial aspects. And Ronnie
is the overwhelming favorite of the
screens beauties when it comes to Il.
physical appearance, having received
nearly so per cent OF the total votes
cast to determine the ndustrys own
choice as to its best looking actor
IN THE belief that women are by far the
! best judges of masculine elegance, the opin-
ions of SO of Hollywood's leading actresses were
sought in conducting this poll
Those voting were:
jeanette Macdonald, Norma Shearer. Madge
Evans Wynne Gibson Carole Lombard, Cecilia
Parker, Genevieve Tobin Ruby Keeler, Jean
Parker, ELISA Landi, Sharon Lynn. Una Merkle,
Myrna 10y Jean Muir, Helen Hayes Ginger
Rogers, Airline Judge, Claudette Colbert, Ann
Harding, Joan Bennett. Frances Dee, sally
Eilers, Lola Lane Bebe Daniels, Evelyn Laye,
Ethel Merman Ann Sothern, June Knight,
Gloria Stuart, Dolores Del Rio, Barbara STAN
wyck. Sylvia Sidney, Mary Astor Patricia Ellis
Lillian Harvey, Ketti Gallian. Pat Paterson. Lo-
retta Young, Sally Blame, Alice Faye, Rocheile
Hudson, Judith Allen, Frances Drake, Ida
Lupino, Miriam Hopkins Thelma Todd Irene
Dunno, Bette Davis. Ann Dvorak and Evelyn
Brent
And the results were as follows:
Ronald Colman .................. 22
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Mmd5omest Man
III HOLLYWOOD
BY DAN THOMAS.

ONG live the king-the king
in this case being Ronald Col
man, voted by Hollywoed's
feminine beauties as the hand
, soonest man in the movies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Continued from Page y

ance before the elections; this promise was
fulfilled. His promises today, again made for cleo
ton purposes have the same value those OF 1892
Only the Communist Party in the election cam
paign fights for real unemployment insurance to be
paid at the expense of the employers and the Fed
eral Government, with administration and con-
troll in the hands of the workers
Point 3. Introduction of work programs, and
the cutting of cash relief.
Here we have Roosevelts most outspoken point
following the wishes Of the bankers who want cash
relief funds cut down throughout the country. All
the rest is trimmings to shield this despcabe effort
to force the unemployed into outright starvation.
This scheme of new works program, to cut re-
lief, is so cryingly move against both unemployed
and employed, that the Director of the Womens
Division of the State Department of Labor New
York, Roosevelt supporter, Miss Frieda S. Miller,
was forced to declare the following ASSOCIATED
Press dispatch from Albany. N. Y, Oct. 49,:
"If persons on cash relief are to accept work
at coolie wages Of as low ten cents an hour for
skilled homework and then the problem of relief
is not being solved, but smeared over more and
working people in the State"
The aim is to employ the workers on some
projects at "coolie wages" and to smear the cost
over the other employed workers, through fake
insurance schemes and new tax measures. The
driving down Of these wages to "coole levels" would
mean new lever to drive down the wages of the
entire working class. That is what Roosevelt wants
the workers to vote for in the coming elections.
Point 4. Extension Of the Tennessee Valley
project, and similar projects in other sections of
the country.
These sound like big undertakings, and Roose-
welt and his associates spill tons of ink explaining
how this will provide the workers with jobs, and
cut down electricity costs Yet the real aim of
these measures is to speed the projects Muscle
Shoals was the first project of this kind, under
taken during the last world war a scheme to
make this country independent of Chile for its
nitrate, war necessity. All of these measures are
out and out projects, intended not to help the
workers. but to prepare new slaughter for them
in the interest of the Morgans, Rockefellers Mel
Ions, Fords, and their ilk.
nURING the few weeks left until the elections, the
capitalist press will bubble with praise for
these projects. From the Wall Street journal down
to the liberal Scripps-Howard sheets and the
New York Post, there is a hozanna of welcomes for
these projects All of the capitalists now under
stand Roosevelts trickery Thick, lying demagogy
for the masses; ferocious attacks on the workers
in actuality, drive against unemployment relief,
huge subsidies for the big corporations" in prac-
tice
The and substance of all of these four trick
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20

on that. We're going along on the
merits Of the case" was the an
swer.
When queried on the probability
that the Industries" In these COM
munities will pay lower than stand
ard wage rates and thus serve
neighboring employers as a wage
slash lever, Hopkins answered:
that's always possible"
The Presidential Committee on
Economic Security is to report to
Roosevelt by Dec. l. 1t is gener-
ally expected that whatever is re-
commended will ignore the many
millions of present unemployed and
attempt to avoid paying genuine I'M
employment insurance to the future
unemployed by either subscribing to
the unemployment reserves pro-
vided for in the Roosevelt-backed
Wagner-Lewis Bill or else relieve the
Federal Government altogether with
the exception of paying overhead
expenses" Either will satisfy big
business, which is lined up behind
the Federal Government against
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill, the measure formulated at
the beginning of the capitalist crisis
by the Communist Party and sew
eral workers mass organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Industrial Adjustment
AGENCIES Uncovered As
Network Of Stoolpigeons

delegate to the district, member Of
the Executive Board, voluntary or
ganizer of the A. F. of L., secretary
to the Washington branch of the
Farmer Labor Party and a member
of the Theatrical and Stage En-
ployeeS Union.
A list of that sort is sinister
and appears impressive, but it would
be mistake to think of these rats
in terms Of awe. The vast majority
of them are nothing but the dregs
of factory and mine. Until August
Baetzel was unmasked he held
card No. 294,707 in Local 113, IN
ternational Association of Machin-
lists, the tool and dye local Of Chi
cago To his employers, the Corpo-
rations' Auxiliary, he was known as
operative SAB. Suspicion was di-
rected against him and it took the
briefest sort of investigation to
secure enough proof. When con-
fronted, he confessed and submitted
to being photographed with his spy
number on him.
Got Only SIS a Month
Besides his regular salary, Baet-
eel was receiving only SIS a month
for his daily reports. That's about
the speed Of most of these miserable
outcasts. The professional stool
pigeon is the one victim of basic
ally crooked society whom workers
cannot afford to pity. Laxity about
their activities is an unnecessary
and foolish form of suicide for our
organizations. There are ways OF
fighting them. These will be dis
cussed in another article Of this
series.
Tomorrow we will deal with the
strikebreaking methods of the
Lepke- Garrah gang, who are said
to exercise a centralized control
over ManhattaA's racket's, with an
artisticaIly complete system that
puts O'Bannion and Capone into
the amateur class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Workers! Look at What Roosevelt Noev Offers You!
An Editorial

rabbits is to lower the standard of the entire work
ing class employed and unemployed to carry out
the wishes of the big exploiters to cut down gov
eminent expense for relief and any real projects
that would help the unemployed To speed the
recovery program" chat is, the program of recov-
erng profits at the expense of the workers, the
farmers and the middle class.
RooSevelts program must be rejected emphatic
ally if the workers are not to find out to their
great loss and to their cost that they have been
tricked again into voting confidence in their own
further enslayement Roosevelt is using the same
type of demagogy he employed to permit the support
by the A. F. of L. and Socialist Party leaders for
the MIRA, and other measures of his New Deal.
to appear to be in the interests of the workers.
The workers paid heavily for this in lowered living
standards, in the more than go dead strikers; In
the growing fascist attacks on their trade unions
and on their rights; in the growing preparations
for war
Capitalist rule has to offer only-hunger, misery,
fascism and war!" declares the Communist Party
election program. Only the Communist Party offers
real program of resistance to these new, thickly
larded attacks against the workers In the cleo
tons, the Communist Party fights:
1. Against the New Deal attacks on the living
standards against rising living COSTS for higher
wages shorter hours.
2. Against growing fascist terror; for the right
to join unions of the workers own choice; for
the right to strike, picket, to demonstrate; for
all civil and political rights Of the workers.
3. For the passage of the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill, the cost to be paid by the
employers and the government.
4. For the repeal of the A.A.A.; for emergency
relief to the impoverished farmers; for cancella-
ton of debts and for the Farmers Emergency
Relief Bill.
5. Against jim Crowism and Iynching; for
equal rights for Negroes and self determination in
the black belt.
6. For immediate payment of the veterans
back wages (bonus).
T. Against the sales tax taxes on persons
or their property earning less than 900 year;
steepIy graduated and greatly increased taxation
on the rich.
s. Against Roosevelt's war program. For the
defense of the Soviet Union and Soviet China.
This is the program in the interest of the whole
working class. This is the program which should
be the workers answer to Roosevets latest Shiny
demagogic attacks on the unemployed and en-
ployed This program will speed the fight of the
workers for improved conditions, for unemploy-
ment relief, for the road of struggle to end capitalist
slavery and rule.
Vote Communist against Roosevelt's latest New
Deal fakery!