davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Fur Code Authority
Balks at Discussion
of Work Conditions

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. "a
representative of the Fur Workers
Industrial Union fought an all-day
battle here today to compel discus
sion at the Fur Code Authority
hearing of working conditions and
wages in the industry.
The new hearing on the fur code
was called under the pressure of
widespread dissatisfaction with over
time, contract work in sweatshops
and the 40-hour work week. The
Code Authority, however, sought
every loophole for avoiding discus
sion of these subjects. despite the
militant insistence of Ben Gold,
Irving Potash, Joseph Winogradsky
and six other representatives of the
Fur Workers Industrial Union.
Assistant Manager Goldstein of
the Joint Board of the Interna-
tional Fu-riers' Union, also present,
joined the Code Authority in pre-
senting technical reasons for avoid
ing discussion Of the grievances
of the workers in connection with
the code.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
AL Members
PrOtes t
Green's Plan
To Demand Return Of
Painters Charter at
Meet Wednesday

NEW YORK.-The charter re-
vocation of Local 499 of the Paint
ers Brotherhood will be vigorously
protested at mass meeting Of A..
F. of L. members next Wednesday
night at Webster Hall, 18th st. and
Third Ave.
1.-THE declaration of the Execu-
tive Council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor calling for a red
batting and deportation drive within
the A. F. of L. unions and the open
ing of this drive by the revocation
Of the charter of Local 400 of the
Painters Brotherhood must call to
action every A. F. of L. member, "
said a statement issued by the A.
F. of l.. Trade Union Committee
for Unemployment Insurance and
Relief under whose auspices the
Wednesday conference will be held
The conference in New York will
be held following the opening OF
the New York State Convention OF
the A. F. of L. in Rochester. 1t is
expected to adopt resolutions pro-
testing against Green's Official drive
on the left wing members of the
unions and to demand directly from
the convention the reinstatement
of Local 499 of the Painters Brother
hood.
Members of the Brotherhood will
meet at Manhattan Lyceum Tuesday
night to demand that the charter
of Local 400 be restored at once.
Although the revocation of the
charter does not mean that the
members of 400 are expelled, it is
vicious attack on the militant Sec
ton of the union, inasmuch as it
will break up the local and dis
tribute the members among other
locals. The painters are demand
ing that the local union remains
intact.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Fight Opened on Writ Ban California Communist Party
BROWDER. THOMAS EXCHANGE
LETTERS ON THE UNITED FRONT
Socialist Leader Sends
Reply TO First Letter
of BroWder

NEW YORK. = Norman Thomas,
Socialist Party leader, has sent
letter to Earl Browder, general sec
rotary of the Communist Party, in
answer to his recent letter suggest
ing a discussion of the proposals
made by the Communist Party for
united front actions against war
and fascism and on other specific
issues facing the American working
class.
His letter follows:
Aug. 81, 1884,
IT beg to acknowledge receipt of
your letter. expect to take up the
entire matter at the meeting of the
N. E. G. of the Socialist Party over
Labor Day.
my own personal feeling is, as I
have said many times before, that
enormously desirable as united &C
ton is against war and Fascism
and for certain specific measures
between your Party and ours, it
cannot be achieved if your Party
Stlll regards IL as primarily
weapon to destroy the Socialist
Party or for leadership. The basis
of united front is good faith. This
does not mean that each party may
not reserve its right to criticize the
other and to appeal for support for
itself. It does mean that we have
to keep to fair play in the way in
which we fight and especially in the
field in which we are cooperating.
Neither you nor I would altogether
agree with Sidney Hook, though
possibly for somewhat different rea-
sons. Nevertheless I think he made
an able statement Of the case, as I
see it, in recent issue of the Mod
ern Monthly which, If I remember
correctly, he called Social Fas-
ciSrn."
This letter, of course, is an ex-
preston of my personal point of
view. Official action will have to
be taken by the N. E. G.
'Fraternally yours,
"(Signed NORMAN THOMAS"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
AFL Locals of Miners
And Carpenters Back
Workers Social Bill

NEW YORK.-Three locals of the
United Mine Workers of America
and one local Of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters are the newest A. F. of
L. locals to add their names to the
growing list of endorsements to the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill.
The U. M. w. A. locals to endorse
the Workers Bill in the recent past
are: local 6147 of Besco. West Vir-
GINA. Local CLOS Of Meade, West
Virginia, and local 239o of Daivy-
town, Penna. Carpenters Local 299
of Union City, N. j.. recently en-
dorsed the Workers Bill, adding its
name to the more than two thou
sand A. F. of L. locals which have
backed the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
w hereabOuts
of Thaelnann
Is Demanded

NEW YORK. Where is Thael-
MANN" the National Committee to
Aid Victims of German Fascism has
asked in a call broadcasted through
out the country.
Since June Both nobody has
heard anything of the fate of Ernst
Thaelmann and of his anti-fascist
fellow prisoners" the call continues.
The appeal urges that letters, tele-
grams and other protests flood the
Office Of the Minister of Justice of
Germany and Chancellor Hitler in
the campaign to free the impris-
oned Communist leader, who has
been prisoner of the Nazis for the
last eighteen months.
Among the immediate tasks for
workers and professionals organ
izations here, the National Com
mittee'S statement declares, is the
formation of delegation to visit
Germany and see Thaelmann and
other anti-fascist prisoners.
The call, in part, follows:
Since June Both nobody has
heard anything of the fate of Ernst
Thaelmann and of his anti-fascist
fellow prisoners. Six weeks ago an
iron clutch of complete isolation
has closed around the German
dungeons. Nobody knows what hor-
rors are stored within their blood
stained walls. While hundreds of
Nazis were murdered on June 30th
in order to keep down rebellion In
Hitlers own camp, it is feared that
wholesale slaughter of unknown
dimensions took place among the
165 5000 political prisoners of Ger
many.
THE world Is learning by mere
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Food Prices Continue
to Rise as Merchants
Predict New Increase

NEW YORK-Food prices, Will
have climbed considerably within
the past year, continued their up
ward trend yesterday. Officers Of
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company estimated that meat
prices have risen Is to 25 per cent
since April.
Fork loin. which brought III cents
last year, cost 25 cents yesterday.
The price of ham rose from IL to
10 cents. Butter was quoted on
me wholesale market late yesterday
at Is cents, an increase over last
years price Of five and a half cents
The price OF eggs rose from 81 centsS
a dozen to its current price "a cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Election Platform
of Communist Party
Is Now Available

NEW YORK. = Announcing
that it has secured official per-
mission to conduct a tag day
drive to raise $4,000 for the
Communist election campaign,
the New York district campaign
committee yesterday announced
that workers would begin box
collections throughout the city
this morning. Boxes have al
ready been distributed, the COM
mittee said, to all sections of the
Communist Party and branches
of mass organizations.
The permit, secured from the
Department of Public Welfare,
authorizes collections in stores.
factories, shops, theatres, hotels,
restaurants, railway stations.
ferry houses and other public
places.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Observation-Disclosures
The State Attorney
Seeking Injunction
Boston Party Offices
Raided, Five are
Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,
Aug. %. = Leo Gallagher,
famous labor attorney and
candidate for the Office of
Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court on an in
dependent ticket, opened a
vigorous fight here this week against
the attempt of State Attorney Neil
B. McAllister, who is campaigning
for reelection, to obtain an in
junction in Superior Court of Sac
ramento County to restrain "the
practice and teaching of Commu-
nism and propagandizing by Com
munists."
Gallagher, whose candidacy for
Judge has the endorsement of the
Communist Party, demanded that
he be given notice of the time and
place where the application for the
Injunction will be made in order
that he may prove that no restrain
ing order or injunction should be
granted
In letter to the District Attor-
ney, Gallagher pointed out that he
was prepared to prove that the
Communist Party does not believe
Ia " teach, the doctrine of indi-
vidual terror and expels from it's
membership any persons suspected
of believing in or advocating any
such doctrines.
Gallagher further pointed out
that he was prepared to prove that
the Communist Party does not be-
lieve in, or teach, the doctrine of
sabotage and expels members from
its ranks who advocate such a
policy.
Police Leadership of Vigilantes
Proved.
NEW Concrete evidence
that the police departments of Cali
fornia, working in conjunction with
the Industrial Association, an or
ganization of California capitalists.
are responsible for the violence and
reign of terror launched on the
Pacific Coast during the general
strike and continuing after it had
ended.
This weeks issue of the Nation,
liberal weekly publishes photostat
copies of documents sent by the
Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Election Tag Days
to r aise $4,000
Begin in NY. Today

NEW YORK-The State and
congressional election platform
Of the Communist Party is now
available, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by
Agitprop department. 1t urged
workers and farmers in the State
to order the printed platform
for distribution among million
people.
The statement declared:
This is the platform of struggle
for the immediate vital needs of
the masses of workers and farm
ers, Of the Negro people, the war
veterans and ex-servicemen, and
the clerical and professional en-
ployes."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
VOTE WALKOUT

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 23.-
Workers in the Colt Patent Fire
Arms Manufacturing Co. voted to
strike Subject to CALI early. in
September unless a wage increase
of Is per cent and seniority rights
are granted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
TOLEDO AUTo-LITE PROFITS

TOLEDO, Ohio (FP). = Earnings
of the anti-labor Auto-Lite Co., of
Toledo strike fame, for the six
months ending June 80, increased
approximately 400 per cent over the
same period last year despite the
strike, company officials have an
nounced.
Net earnings this year we're II
cents a share of common stock as
compared with 1871 cents share in
1888.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25

of preparing in the most concrete
form possible all the issues that must
be finally officially acted upon.
we repeat our offer Of direct
converse tons to this end.
"Fraternaiy yours,
EARL BROWDER,
General Secretary. C. p, U. S. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Text Of United Front Pact
Signed BY French Socialist
and Communist Parties

NEW York; GLOWING Is translation of the United Front
agreement entered into July 81, 1884 Communist
Socialist Parties Of France translated Lumane"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25

Court decision extends time limit for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Appeals - bat day.
to-day expenses are increased. = Only
Ss,96S contributed to date to $4,000
needed-RHsh funds to International
Labor Defense, so E. 18th ST., n. Y. C.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Support Your Daily by Aiding the
100000 FINANCE DRIVE

Today's Receipts ......... 5 ola
Total to Date ............ 65S1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
Police Leadership of VigiIantes
Proved.

Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1934-09-17

sired, transformed into Its gaseous
state, where it would add to the bouy-
ancy of the airship. The process Is
Infinitely reversible. When It was
desired to decrease the bouyancy the
gas could be changed back into O
solid again.
The patent for this device was
taken out by Sterne Morse of Rich
mond Heights, Ohio.
One of the patents issued during
the week was for tree-planting ma
chine which, the inventor claims, will
enable one man to set out 2,500 seed
hngs in a day, whereas the best rec
ord by present means Is 1,200. The
machine, called forth by the present
emphasis on reforestation, operates
by first making continuous verti-
cal cut through the sod, next pro-
ducing an undercut and slightly
heaving up the undercut portion and
holding it in a slightly lifted posi-
ton and introducing a tree seeding
by hand while simultaneously re-
storing said undercut portion and
downwardly COMPRISING it,"
Evening star., 1934-09-17

This .Oeek, Uhen the children return to
sehoof' greater demand wiu be made for
the many foods they like and need TO de.
0eioP actiUe, growing bodies and oIert
minds. '" oie't
Evening star., 1934-09-17
Posthumous Reward.

CHICAGO (E9.-More than 800 per-
sons. ranging in age from l to 80
years, will pay tribute Thursday to
the memory of the late DR.. Charles
H. Miller, who assisted them into the
world
They will attend tea, the pro-
ceeds of which will be used to establish
a hospital room for persons unable
to pay for obstetrical services. DR..
Miller, who died last March, officiated
at more than 5000 births.
Evening star., 1934-08-05

were introduced than did during the SILENT
picture era.
"of course, we were established when the
change came Naturally, that helped us. II We
tried to start out today with no more expert
ence or ability than we had in those days We
probably wouldn't even be able to get work as
extras
"The qualifications demanded by producers
and executives today most exacting. And
most of the girls who have come into pictures
during recent years have everything to offer.
Look at Jeanette Macdonald, for example.
She is a beautiful girl has almost perfect
figure is q trained actress with years on the
legitimate stage behind her. and she has voice
for which most women gladly would trade for
tunes I quite sure there wasn't girl
who rose to stardom prior to 10 years ago who
possessed anywhere near the talents that
Jeanette has
"Ann Harding and Helen Hayes are other ex-
amples of extremely talented actresses that the
screen is drawing today. Not only have they
tremendously strong Photographic personalities
but they know just about all there Is to know
about acting Neither of them is as striking in
sheer physical beauty some of the girls whose
names were so well-known around 1920. But
they know how to deliver lines and always give
performances such as were unknown IN the
early pictures.
"I think that Garbo, who holds the same
position in Hollywood today that Theda Bara
did in her day is far better actress than her
predecessor. never knew Theda very we'll
nobody did, Just as nobody knows Carlo we'll
but don't think she could be put in the same
class with Carlo.
~THEDA was very vampish in appearance,
but when it came to acting she received the
same minute direction which was given to all
players at that time. Garbo doesn't get that"
Because of the complete direction given dur
ing silent pictures. acting wasn't a very tough
Job. That's one of the reasons players were
able to enjoy themselves to the fullest extent,
except during actual working hours. 1t wasns
necessary to learn part.
All of that has changed. When an actress
goes home at night now she has dinner and then
must spend several hours studying her lines for
the following day.
In addition to that extra work, she also must
be an accomplished actress. True, the director
tells her what to do before he starts shooting
scene but once the cameras start turning sne
is on her own and must be table to give con-
yincing performance without any assistance
from any one.
Evening star., 1934-08-05

nURNG those early days most of the new
u stars were gathered from comedy ranks, a
movement started by Cecil B. De Mile when
he took Gloria Swanson from the Mack Sem
nett bathing beauties and started her on the
road TO dramatic stardom-
Prior to De Miles act, comedy actresses could
get absolutely no recognition from dramatic
producers De Mile chose Miss Swanson, whom
he previously had rejected as having no screen
possibilities, largely because he thought it would
be great feather in his cap to take girl from
comedy studio and make her q dramatic star.
That he was successful doesn't have to be
told Every one knows what Miss Swanson did.
Consequently, all other producers started comb
ing the comedy ranks for new talent
Betty Compson was picked for role in The
Miracle Man" and went skyrocketing. Phyllis
Haver. Marie Provost. Vera Reynolds, Mae
Busch. Bebe Daniels and others went. to the
major studios TO work in feature-length films.
Hollywood was grand place to live in those
days" Betty recalls. Every one was so natural.
and with the exception OF Theda Bara, who
was the Garbo of her day nobody ever put on
airs II girl came from the South from
New England, she made no attempt to cover
UP her accent or adopt any pretense
1T wasn't at all unusual to walk into res
taurart and find WaIly Reid and Fatty Ar
buckle playing with the orchestra while Charlie
Chaplin did falls in the aisle. Today such
thing would be talked about for weeks but Is
.AzSRCOR1fN31 an &xaANSaa
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Floods Add to Woes

THE drought relief service Of the Federal
] Government deals In extremes. Out in the
West. the aid is extended to those suffering
from lack of moisture, but now an added relief
undertaking is being carried on. relief Of the
dood sufferers In Florida.
The flooded area, in which pasture land and
crops have been inundated amounts TO abous
1900 square miles in the valley Of the Missim-
NEE River. The relief Is being extended on
the same basis as that In the drought areas
with the Government buying up cattle for use
by the Federal Surplus Belief Cooperation
Evening star., 1934-08-05

years ago all it did was furnish big laugh for
the moment.
Every wanted to have good time, and
most Of us did. Nobody ever dreamed Of act
ing except when they were in front of the
cameras-and not very much even then.
TITS all so different now since the talkes
have taken control Of Hollywood. Girls and
men both are so afraid that director or execu-
tive viii think they don't speak just right that
they assume accents and talk in very stilted
manner.
I'm fact, 1t seems as though most of the
players here never stop acting now. No matter
where they are, they try to live up to their
screen characters"
A BOUT the only strictly informal gatherings
\ of any consequence during the last few years
have been the corn-beef- and cabbage suppers
given by the late Lew Cody. But even Lew
had carefully prepared guest lists.
'It might not be fair to the stars Of my day
to say that none of US would get to second
base If we were just trying to crash pictures to-
day" Miss Compson remarked Some OF the
girls who came Into prominence in those days
have proved their ability to maintain their posi-
tions in the face of tremendous opposition
Gloria Swanson Is as giamorous as ever
before. Norma Stlearer, who came into the
business only few years after Gloria and me.
Is at the peak of her popularity now. And
even I enjoyed more success after the talkies
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Betty ComPSon
Tells Why Screen
sEmoting' Used to
Be Easy, and Why
Many Hywood
umindrieS Are
Lucky That They
Got Started When
They Did.

all success In the early days. Even girls fig-
ure didn't mean a great deal. because 1t was
too well covered by the type Of clothes they
wore. The dresses they wear today are more
revealing, as far as figure Is concerned, than
q bathing suit was then.
And girl didn't have to know much about
acting because she was told every move to
make. every expression to assume. directors
orders during the shooting of scene were
something like this: Camera . i. all right,
Betty, come into the room now walk over
toward the window and raise the shade
you're shocked by what you see turn
away and look shocked walk over to that
red chair and sit down turn the lamp on
with your left hand look up at the clock
to see what time 1t is'
1T didn't take much Of an actress to go
through scenes with such explicit orders as
those being shouted at her. She didn't have to
do any of her own thinking at all when pic
ture was being made
Evening star., 1934-08-05

tuOElty Oh n06G OticK tLidn DStby
Compson star Of both silent and talking pic
lures. Betty has been part Of the film indus
try since 1915. has seen many great stars come
and go and consequently has lot Of ideas
about the difficulties q girl encounters when
she tackles the screen for career
when came into pictures almost any girl
with pretty face and fair figure had very
good chance Of attaining stardom," the blond
actress declares. To-day, however all of that
has changed. Unless girl is comedienne or
character actress, she must be attractive have
an exceptionally good figure, strong person.
ality, a good speaking voice and knowledge Of
how to read lines. She must be talented in
acting and have some experience behind her."
Miss Compsons statement, which can be
backed with all the proof one could DESIRE
makes it look pretty tough for aspiring screen
actresses of today. And it is tough
There probably isn't profession in the world
which presents more difficulties at the present
time than screen acting There are thousands
of girls in Hollywood right now who dream OF
the day when their names will go up In elec-
trio lights and there are additional hundreds
who arrive every month cherishing the same
hopes. Yet only very few ever attain their
goal
EVERYTHING isn't against the girl who
L. would parade before the movie cameras.
however. Once she is given a chance, she has
the advantage of greatly improved lighting and
photographic features of the movies which
have advanced tremendously in the last 10
years IT'S getting the chance, which is diff
cult these days.
Practically all OF the stars of those early
days started out as extras" Hiss Compson de-
clares. 1T wasn't nearly as difficult to get
extra work in those days as it is now. AS there
were only a small number of girls here, girl
was almost certain to get work simply by max
ing the rounds of the studios,
I'VE didn't have any Central Casting Bureau
then. Instead, each studio hired its own extras.
And If an extra girl was pretty enough to
stand out from the mob she cinch to
attract the attention of the director sufficiently
to get part in either that or his next hln.
Beauty of face was the basis Of practically
Evening star., 1934-08-05
BY DAN THOMAS.

GIRL of today must possess many
more qualities than her sister Of 10
years ago II she would be a motion
picture star.
For that statement take the au-
thority of none other than Betty
Evening star., 1934-08-05

uJico IsssTsiz0 8ssk.