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The Washington times., 1934-06-14
BaIIyhoo Tour

BalIyhoo lour
The other day, the firm was
handed the exploitation job for
Are We Civilized?" the new pic
ture at the Rivoli. Marc looked
around for something novel as a
Photographic stunt and finally
dug up a gentleman by the name
Of Joe Cadillac.
Cadillac is an old circus man
who, now earns q living by eating
live fish. Don't laugh. It's
absolutely true. The man pluckS
goldfish from a bowl and Swal.
lows them alive, one at time.
He makes his money by giving
exhibitions of this startling stunt.
And the only thing he can't do is
to bring 'em back alive.
Armed with a bowl Of goldfish,
a few cameramen, and Mr.. Cadil-
lac, Marc Lahmann started out
the other evening on his explolta-
ton stunt. Cadillac was made up
to represent a primitive man,
whatever that might have been,
and the first stop was Leon and
Eddie's unique cafe.
Frankly, Lachmann didn't know
what was going to happen. He
didn't know whether Cadillac
would actually swallow fish be-
cause the man had given no
demonstration. But since he had
his photographers along, he was
hoping for the best.
Into Leon and Eddrs marched
the amazing troupe. The bowl
of goldfish was placed on the
bar. The photographers set up
their cameras. A crowd gathered
around. Joe Cadillac gave a re-
sounding whoop, reached into the
bowl, yanked out a squirming
fish-and swallowed it in gulp.
Cadillac stood perfectly still
for a moment while the crowd
gasped. Then, suddenly, he gave
his stomach a resounding whack.
It was far from a pat. AS a
matter of fact the man almost
floored himself with his own
punch.
Lachmann grew nervous.
"Hey, Joe," he cried. whats
the big idea?"
The fish swallower drew a long
breath.
"You gotta knock 'em out" he
explained as he reached for the
bowl again. otherwise they give
you indigestion!".
Over in one of the night
clubs, Mildred and Marge are
two chorines who generally
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
By Mark HeIIinser

ehave a lot more money than he
has today. But he insisted on
fooling with theatrical produc-
tions. And those are famous
last words.
Zelli is the only producer in
history who opened a show on
Broadway, ran it for two nights,
closed it for a week, had the play
rewritten, changed his cast,
opened it again-and closed it in
four nights. The production was
very costly failure-and could
never have been anything else.
Joe is going to make a great
deal Of money out of this new
club. He'll have to. Because
and this is one for the book-he
wants to give the same play an
other chance in the fall. =.
An old maid, reports j. M. j.,
is girl who knows all the
answers. The only trouble is
that nobody bothers to ask her
the questions!
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
Radio Yarn

A sandwich man, reports Nanny
Hall, was working in the vicinity
of Radio City. He stood directly
in front Of the main entrance to
the broadcasting studios and
marched up and down. Strangely
enough, though, the signs he cat-
ried were total blank.
A radio executive stopped him
yesterday.
whats the big idea?" asked
the mogul. What benefit do you
get out Of walking around with
blank Signs?"
@"That's my business" returned
the sandwich man. I'm only
sustaining now, but I'll have a
commercial soon."...
The modern girls version Of a
popular song:
Good night. A Tarzan Good
Nights.
"Just heard about a Sally Rand
imitator being pulled in by the
police" wires Sam Gevins. "The
charge was fan-handling.
"And believe it or not, Mark,
she is being held for feather ex-
amination!"...
The genial Joe Zelli, most popu-
lar cafe man in Paris, is back in
New York again. He redecorated
the old Park Avenue Club, in
stalled a cooling system, hired the
lovely Gloria Grafton, signed a
puppet show for the first time in
night club history - and threw
open his doors. Within two weeks,
Zelli's has become the most popu-
lar late spot in town.
I'm glad, because like Zelli.
He has taken it on the chin for
lot of dough on several occa-
sions, but he has always come
up smiling. If he had stuck to
the cafe business exclusively, he'd
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
He Loves EN-

You have no idea how much
these people and places of mine
have risen in my estimation these
last few paragraphs. I started out
sore at the world, at myself and
at them, and here as the words
form into lines, my heart is so
full of love and tenderness toward
them-my people of Broadway-1
could run right out and kiss them
particularly the prettier and fe-
male ones. like even the fickle-
ness Of them and the opportunism
OF them. They're all my best
friends and there's nothing they
wouldn't do for meas long as I
have a column and keep mention
ing them. I've probably lost a few
of them right now as they read
this column and find I've forgot
ten to include them in my list.
Sometimes the hard-boiled, red
blooded young gentlemen of the
city desk sneer at my offerings.
'Take away your Richmans and
fuckers and Vallees and Cohans
and you amt got mo column,
mister" they jeer SO I jeer right
back, "Take away your Roose-
velts, Dillingers, Hitlers and NRA
and you've got no front page"
"How about them quintupletS?"
sez they.
So I walk out on them. know
ing I've put it over on them in
grammar.
All I can say, now that I'm
feeling in the pink again, is I
don't intend to discard my list Of
names and places. Not until
some one can come along with
a better list Of names and places
or a list of better names and
places. Leona, call up Richman
and ask him what he's naming
his new plane?
The Washington times., 1934-06-14

I can do all sorts Of fancy
things with my people. I can
take the biggest clown among
them and build a tragedy around
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
Seaside Dance Band to PLAY at Chevy Chase Lake

The boys are a smooth working
combination and have group Of
novelty numbers that go over
well. Flanagan, their happy-go-
lucky leader, twangs the guitar
and does a little grooming on the
side.
The Southerners play regularly
Saturday and Sunday nights at
Seaside Park as we'll as Sunday
afternoons. The Seaside Ball
room is pleasantly located on the
The Washington times., 1934-06-14

Frank Flanigan'S "Southerners, "
who have been entertaining week.
end visitors at Seaside Park with
their melodious dance rhythms
have received a bid to play to-
night at Chevy Chase Lake.
The Southerners have shown a
happy faculty of styling their
music to their audience and have
succeeded in gaining a large fol-
lowing at the beach although this
is their initial season at Seaside.
The Washington times., 1934-06-14

squabble throughout the night.
The other evening, the manager
nailed Mildred and unfolded the
sad news that her salary would
be cut IS. The girl beefed a bit,
but finally said she'd accept.
That's fine" said the man.
ager. "And as long as you've
been so nice, I'm going to ask
your advice. What kind of cut
do you think I should give
Marge"
The girl never hesitated.
From ear to ear" was her
reply.
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
BY Feg Murray

shores Of the Chesapeake and is
ever cooled by delightful bay
breezes.
Yesterday was Family Day at
Seaside and the ideal weather
brought a large number of excur-
sionists to the park for a days
outing.
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
by Louis SObOI-

Hey Nonny Nonny and an o Hum Hum!
Not nfrequenty take personal inventory of this de-
partments activities. The results fill with great
happiness On such days. bawl out press agents. reduce
daughters allowance kick cats out of my way and refuse
to tip my hat to old have just completed such
inventory and what do find? In the past three months the
names, the places, occasionally the
1t very discouragng Consider yourselves:
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
All In a Day
Crins and Bitters

Two of the most brilliant young in the publicity bust
today Marc Lachman and Monte Proser Marc
Monte joined forces few weeks ago. And both being
wted and extremely wellked the partnership i'm
mediate There's nobody Broadway who doesn
wish them well.
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
Here's the List

7efe S the List
(People): Sophie Tucker, Harry
Richman, Belle Baker, Jack Demp-
6ey, Joe Moss, Rudy Vallee, Paul
Whiteman, Jack Pearl, Burns and
Allen, Block and Sully, Greta
Garbo. Marlene Dietrich, Bing
Crosby. Barbara Hutton, Charlie
Chaplin, Sam Harris, Lee Shu-
bert, Lew Brown, Earl Carroll,
George White, Nils F. Granlund,
Bert Wheeler, Abe Lyman, Irving
Berlin, Jack White, Jerry Bergen,
Dan Healy, Lillian Fitzgerald, Ed
Wynn, George M. Cohan, Bill
Robinson, Damon Runyon, Marion
Martin, M. H. AyleSworth, - Will
Hays. Billy Rose, Sherman Bill
Kingsley, Joe zelli, zito, Frank
Garlasco, June Knight, Mary
Pickford, Jimmy Dunn, Mary
Brian, George Jessel, Norma Tai
madge, Mike Romanoff, Johnny
Walker, Jimmy Donahue, Bert
Lahr, Helen Kane, Gertrude Me
sen, George Jean Nathan, Gus Ed
wards, Morton Downey, A. C.
Blumenthal, Peggy Fears, Lee
Chumley, Gil Patten, Peggy Hop
kins Joyce. Buddy DeSylva, Chick
Endor, Charlie Farrell, Estelle
Taylor, Fanny Ward, Fannie
Brice, DR.. Leo Michel, Tommy
Manville, jr., Lou Holtz-and a
few others.
(Places): Hollywood, Paradise,
Casino de Paree, Riviera, Place
Piquale, Leon & Eddie's, Stork,
Zelli'S, Dawes Blue Room, Lindy's,
The Tavern, Reuben's, Ha-Ha
Club, Kings Terrace, Ell Chico,
Chumley's, Gallagher's, Hickory
House, Simplon Club, Biltmore,
&t. Moritz, Warwick, Penn Roof,
Roseland; Glen Island Casino,
Moore'S. Add to these when I'm
moody, the Bowery-when I'm ro-
mantle, Riverside Drive-when I'm
rural, Connecticut hills.
Now there's nothing wrong
with those names and very little
wrong with the places. Some of
the people I keep on mentioning
are very kind to their parents
and rarely beat their wives or
cheat the blind. Some of the
places I mention are very honest
in their dealings with their GUS
toners and never raise the
amount on the checks. But I'd
like a new set Of names and
places.
The Washington times., 1934-06-14

No homo problem IL too difficult for
Frances Troy NorthcrOSs to solve. Call
her or write her care the Herald.
Have you Joined the HeFald's Home
Makers Club?
The Washington times., 1934-06-14
LATER

I am now reading batch Of
sports columns which have accum-
ulated over the fortnight. I feel
much better. Those sports fel-
lows don't seem to have much
variety, either. The same names,
day in and day out. These, for
instance:
Primo Carnera, Max Baer,
Jimmy Johnston, Jack Curley,
Jack Dempsey, Ancil Hoffman,
Soresi, LondoS, Jim Browning,
Gene Sarazen, Bill Tilden, Bill
Vines, Cavalcade, Babe Ruth,
Stranger Lewis, the Yankees,
the Giants, Lou Gehrig, Bar
ney Ross, Jimmy McLarnin,
Carl Hubbell, Maxey Rosen-
bloom, Helen Jacobs,
Still Later:
I'm feeling better by the minute.
Those radio fellows-what do they
hand us?
Ben Bernie, Gertrude Berg,
Rudy Vallee, Donald Novis, George
Givot, Baby Rose Marie, Paul
.Whiteman, Guy Lombardo, Sisters
Of the Skillet, Boswell Sisters,
Ted HuSing, Graham McNamee,
Milton Cross, Jimmy Wellington,
AyleSworth, Paley, Eddie Cantor,
Jimmy Durante, Joe Penner, Harry
Richman, Burns and Allen, Block
and Sully.
Later Still:
I'm beginning to believe I'm all
right. I think my people are fine.
I love them. I've just been study
ing the society columns and the
movie columns. The same names,
the same places. AStors and Van
derbiltS, Donahues and Huttons,
GoeletS, BrokawS and Twombleys
and the WhatnotS and Whose
thises. The Carlos, Crawfords,
Franchot Tones, Pickfords, Diet
riches, Lubitsches, Warmers, Para
mount, Metro, Shirley Temple,
Bing Crosby, Cagneys well, you
know the list yourself.
But the same names-the same
places-even the same picture
plots and reviews of the picture
plots. It makes me laff. I'll
match my names and places
private or public-with any Of
them. My people are always
good for story-the fact that a
lot Of them are dyed-in-the-wool
hams makes them that much bet
ter material. I could get para
graph a day out of my Harry
Richman or Milton Berle or Jack
Pearl-with nice punchy gag
lines. Try to get a paragraph a
day out Of Vincent AStor or Mrs.
Goelet-with a gag line. OF
course, the movie ScribblerS can
do all right with Garbo and
crawford and Constance Bennett
but If there's something exciting
In them, what'll you bet Broad
way columnist doesn't beat them
to the punch-for the Garbos,
Crawfords and Bennetts belong
in our territory, too, when we
need them.
I can do all sorts Of fancy
things with my people. I can
take the biggest clown among
them and build a tragedy around
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Speed War
Chemical
Production
More Than 1000 Tons
of PhenOl a Month Is
Sent to Japan
BY a Worker Correspondent

MID LAND, Mich.-There are
more men working for the Dow
Chemical Co. than ever before in its
history. During the war period
there were only 2,40O employed. At
present there are 1900 workers, in
spite of the fact that improved
methods Of production have en-
abled the same number Of workers
to more than treble production in
many of the departments.
Needless to say, all this activity
is not due to increased production
of peace-time products. There is
a general overhauling and charging
of all buildings devoted to war
products.
Two new units have been built
for the production of phenol. In
creasing quantities Of this product
and also of bi-sulphite are being
shipped to Japan, Germany and
other countries. During the past
year there has been more than 1000
tons of phenol month shipped to
Japan. Great quantities Of these
chemicals which are used for the
production of explosives are also
being shipped to China. The COM
pany handling the shipping of
these products is the YETI Export
erS, San Francisco, Cal. The long
shoremen's strike in San Francisco
held up the shipments of many
thousands of tons of these murder
Gus products to Japan and China.
Wages in the plant run from A
cents to 80 cents an hour, the av-
erage being so cents. For this mis-
cradle wage men are running their
health and risking their lives. Only
a few weeks ago, two men lost their
lives while working in the phenol
department. The coroner, who is
subservient to the interests of the
Dow Chemical Co., decided that
these deaths were due to accidental
causes. The departments where
these men lost their lives are run
ming again in the same fashion
Last fall militant workers started
the organization of the Chemical
Workers Industrial Union. News
papers in Midland came out with
the red scare. At the same time
the company increased wages and
invited the American Federation of
Labor to step into the field Work
ers now realize that A. F. of L.
leadership will not lead them in any
struggle for better conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
VOTE ONLY FOR WORKERS
CANDIDATE

Dear Editor. Benlidji, MINI.
There is question I void like to
ask and wish that you would print
the answer in the Daily Worker.
Another comrade party member)
and myself had a discussion over
casting our vote to one candidate
or the other if he is not on the
workers ticket
The sheriff here in Bsltrami
County is in Office for a good many
years, and of course, like any one
who has been in long service, feels
that he can run things. Therefore
this comrade thinks that we should
propaganda the workers not to
vote for him, but for his opponent
this fall. I told him that it makes
no difference which one gets in,
and that we should not vote for
either one. But he thinks that if
another candidate gets in he would
be better than the one we have now.
would like to have your opinion
on this as there are other members
of the Party who have this same
opinion about the ether candidate.
j. S. G.
Editorial NOTE: The idea
that a new candidate WHO makes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Letters from Our Readers

rosy promises will be more active
in the interests of the workers than
the old official, is wrong. 1t is pos
sible that new candidate, in order
to catch the votes of the workers,
may perform some slight insignif1-
cant Improvement, but this will be
purely temporary and only for the
purpose of trucking the workers.
Fundamentally, both candidates you
mention are loyal servants of the
bosses and the new candidate will
do the bidding of the employers as
devotedly as the old.
In such situation it is necessary
to warn the workers against the
Illusion that changing capitalist
candidates will improve the situa-
ton. In all cases it is necessary
to oppose the capitalist candidates
whether they are in or out, by
workers candidate, the candidate
devoted to the interests of the work
| ing class. In your situation it seems
that the right thing to do is either
to write in the name of a workers
candidate on the ballot if he is not
already listed, or attempt to get
Communist Party candidate on the
ballot. Under no circumstances
must we support a good" capital
ist candidate against bad one,
| for there Is no such distinction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07

SUNNYsIDE RED RAIL. First
Issue July Published by the
Communist Party Nucleus in the
Sunnyside Yard (Pennsylvania)
Railroad).
BY BARBARA RAND
The Sunnyside Red Rail is one
of three shop papers issued by
Communist Party shop units in as
many railroad yards in the New
York District. The other units are
in the Van Nest Yards of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad IN. Y. Central subsidiary
and the Morris Park and Dunton
Yards of the Long Island Railroad.
Taking shop papers as gauge
of the quality of shop work, this
paper indicates some real activity
many connections in the yards and
successful actions already carried
through. Upon specifically check
ing these indications with the con-
ditions in the unit, we find that
they have a real basis.
The Sunnyside Yard Unit of the
Communist Party, while compare
lively young, has by now 80 mem
bers. A large percentage of them
are Negroes. A new union is being
organized here Of those shopmer
who do not fall under the craft
unions of the Brotherhoods, which
already has several hundred mem
bers. A quantity of revolutionary
literature is sold at the yard gates
Seventy-flye Daily Workers are sole
every day. The tone of the cores
pondence in the paper from yard
men reflects this.
Here the outside concentration
unit cooperating with the shop unit
has done good work. The comrades
who sell the Daily Worker on the
bridge have won the confidence Of
many shopmen, who stop fc-' long
talk. 1t would not be bad idea
to have one of the comrades in tht
concentration unit write an article
for the next issue of the shop paper
on the Daily Worker and the com.
ments of yard workers on the paper
instead of the usual general storie.
about the Daily Worker.
|
There are two articles in this frs
issue that stand out. One is thu
Introductory article which tells wha
the Communist Party is, what it ha!
already done in the yards and wha
it plans. 1t effectively contrasts the
paper with the company organ anc
capitalist papers.
After discussing current demands
it stresses that no permanent cure
is possible until the profit system
is abolished and Eoints to the ak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
PARTY LIFE
Lack of Discipline Hinder
York Of Unit in Cleveland
Refusal of One COmrade To Do York Becomes
Catching When Case Is AHOt0ed To Drag

A good example of what may
happen when discipline grows lax
in a Party unit is found in the
experience Of Unit %, Section g.,
District 6. Several weeks ago the
Daily Worker agent neglected his
work sadly. Instead Of strict meas
ures being taken. the case was al
lowed to drag. The comrade grew
bold enough to openly defy dis
cipline.
This led to the refusal of other
comrades to undertake assignments
on the grounds of why should I
do all the work?" The meetings
became one long squabble which
had demoralizing effect on the
new comrades.
The Unit organizer, a new but
willing ccmrade, when urged to take
drastic 1ction against the disrupter,
expressed fear that this comrade
would expose a city employee, who
was a member of the unit and
cause him to lost his job. Conse-
quently this disrupter was allowed
to transfer to another unit, and
peace was temporarily restored.
However, soon afterward an old
Party member of three years stand
ing, began to boycott all assign
ments to attend section committee
meetings, and refusing to carry out
any assignments whatsoever.
And now, to top it all, the unit
organizer takes a two-week vaca-
ton without notice and without
permission, in the midst of last
minute drive to put the Party on
the ballot, and in the midst Of
active preparations for Aug. /. This
last action has aroused the faithful
comrades in the unit like a thun-
derbolt. In spite of all. a few COM
rsoes are determined that the unit
shall fulfill its quota. They are
working desperately toward this
end.
The unit organizer and two other
comrades are being called to a spe-
cial meeting of the buro in which
drastic action is to be taken against
them. Unit "a has learned valu-
able lesson. After this, discipline
will not be allowed to slacken for
an instant. Better small but
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07

by the ter-revolutionary Love-
stone, that workers were shot for
being involved in unavoidable ac-
cidents can be counteracted easily
by stating the facts. Surely it is
not difficult to get them If the
comrades are unable to find the
account themselves, they can get
them from the Friends of the Soviet
Union, at 1893 Broadway. The or
ganization maintains an informa-
ton department that is very useful.
1t would be we'll, in coming issues,
to publish articles contrasting con-
ditions in the yards here with con-
ditions of railroad men in the So
Wet Union. We also recommend
to the comrades that they establish
correspondence with railroad work
ers there.
The article on the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill is
written to convince railroad work
ers why they should fight for this
Bill. But the comrades are not
realistic when they propose that
resolutions be sent to Cong. ess
when Congress has adjourned. We
must use new channels. The terms
of many Congressman expire. OF
course, we can put those continuing
in office on the spot in their home
towns and demand endorsement
from them. o., better still, here is
a splendid place to introduce the
coming election campaign. And
speaking of the election campaign,
we must begin to plan now how to
utilize the shop papers to their ut
most to win the support of the men
in the Yards for the Communist
Party platform in the coming cleo
lions.
But in this article no reference
is made to the problem which al
ready has struck hard, and which
is hanging like a sword over the
heads of thousands of other rail-
road workers - permanent unem-
ployment. Especially is this true
since the perspective of which the
men are we'll aware, is the elimina
ton of large numbers during the
next year.
The article on War and Fascism
while it poses the question from the
angle of the railroad worker, is not
clear. Statements are made but
not supported, ie., What is behind
this stopping of strikes, cutting OF
wages, and firing, THESE WAR
PREPARATIONS" emphasis mine
l-B. r.. The question is asked
but no explanation is made about
how these are war preparations
Also. mention of the Thaelmanr
campaign in relation to fascism i;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Loyal Employees at Metal Plant Organized Into Rifle Team
Mr.. Kannen Offers a Job

terview us now but that he would
speak to us at 5 pm.
At 4:45 pm. I went back, and
this time there were six men wait
ing to be interviewed. We were
kept waiting till 6:15 pm, and
after the interviews the contest
was narrowed down 20 me and
another father of a family.
Mr.. Kannen said to US: We'll
boys, this is the story. My mother
wants a good careful chauffeur, a
man that knows his business. The
job is not very hard. You will only
work three or four days a week
You start from II noon to Il
midnight Gin other words only hall
a day. and the job pays SO q
week"
I Immediately got up from my
chair and snapped my references
out of his hand. I told him he
and his job could go to hell as
far as I was concerned, and that
it was shame to make so many
people lose two days time on the
dirtiest goose chase I ever was on
AS far as I can see Mr.. Kannen's
advertisement in the American and
the Times was grossly misleading
and if I am not mistaken punish
able by law.