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The Washington times., 1935-03-08
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
(copyright, 1895. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.l

HOLLYWOOD, March 8.-Just
what Harry Cohen, Columbia's
head man, is having done to his
teeth I wouldn't be knowing, but
it must be plenty, for they have
turned the best dressing room at
the studio into q complete dem
lists office just so Mr.. C. can be
drilled on and read scripts stimuli.
! taneouSly.
1 will have you to know that,
the next time you see Charles
Laughton in a picture, you will
catch no semblance Of the rotund
gentleman of Henry the Eighth"
fame, for Charles is but a wrath
of his former self, having dropped
some As pounds. AS a matter Of
fact, he appeared at the Harry
Lachman's party in a dinner
jacket that had been tailored to
his figure before losing the As and
the effect couldn't have been more
startling.
BY the by, Mr.. Laughton, who
took off for London to confer
with Alexander Korda about some
forthcoming pictures he will
make over there, was anything
but happy about his boat trip
because every time he even so
much as looks upon the water,
he is stricken with such violent
seasickness that he must take to
his bed of pain even for days
after he has embarked. He has
tried every kind of seasick rem
edy known to mankind, but moth
ing spares him this ordeal.
In the very near future you
can place a safe bet on the
fact that Dolores Del Rio will
lead the list on and off the
screen for being one of the
best dressed women in the
country. Not only is she do.
ing very well at the moment
with her wardrobe, but she is
striving for that title. And
when a Del Rio makes up her
mind to do something, she
does it.
There is no end to what the
Post Office Department suffers
in delivering strangely addressed
letters to the cinemaites. A com
plete brain twister has just ar
rived: On the envelope, three
| ,>;oaoe oe oo1nnd0r worn noStn6
the first was the month of May,
the second was blank, the third
was the month Of July, and under
meath was a capital 'B," followed
by a sketch of a rooster. It was
delivered to June Brewster.
More headaches for the cinema
participants: In a scene for
RKO'S "Village Tale" Randolph
Scott and Robert Barat had to go
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
"GoId Diggers'
Is Next

"Gold Diggers Of 1885," First
Nationals latest musical spec
tacle, opens at the Earle Theater
next Friday. The picture is said
to carry more unique and unusual
numbers, greater song hits and
more hilarious fun than any other
musical produced by this company.
BuSby Berkeley, musical comedy
genius, not only created the num-
bers, but directed the entire pic
ture.
Dick Powell and Gloria Stuart
have the romantic leads, with
Frank McHugh and Dorothy Dare
in q semicomic love affair and
Glenda Farrell taking an eccentric
millionaire over the jumps. Alice
Brady has the role of the rich
widow who is bilked Of consider
able fortune by a theatrical pro-
ducer, a part played by Adolph
Menjou, Joseph Cawthorne in the
role Of q scenic and costume artist,
and the hotel manager, Grant
Mitchell.
Winifred Shaw, the former
musical comedy stage star, sings
in the show. Dick well also
sings catchy airs which were
written by the famous song team
Of Warren and Dublin.
In addition to the regular cast,
Ramon and Rosita, dancers, and
300 beautiful girls appear in the
dance numbers. The screen play
Is by Manuel Self and Peter Milne,
On the stage, George Tapps,
''The GerShwin Of the Dance" will
appear with the 16 Vitaphone
Girls in q modern dance revue
Buster Shaver will present Olive
and George, his tiny stars who ap'
peared as General Tom Thumb
and his wife in "The Mighty Bar
num-" AS an extra added attrac'
tion, Rosco Ates, suffering come
dian of screen fame, will appear
in person.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
MOVIE
CLOCK

EARLE-Edward G. Robinson
and Jean Arthur in "The
Whole Towns Talking" 10:45
a. m, 4:15, 7:05, $50 p. m.
State, 1885, 1925, 6:15. 8
p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Barbara
Stanwyck and Gene Ray.
mond in Women In Red"
11:15 a. m, /, 2:45, 4:35,
$40, sos, $50 p. m.
TOX-Helen Hayes and Robert
Montgomery in "Vanessa,"
11:45 a. M, 1928, 4:18, 7:10,
1910 p. m. Stage, 1911,
3:01, 5:53, 8:43 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Ginger Rogers
and Fred AStaire in "Ro-
berta," 9::32 a. m, 1884,
1885, 1888, $40, 7:42, 9:44
p. m.
PALACE-Clau e tie Colbert
and Fred McMurray in THE
Gilded Lily" 11:15 a. m,
1:2O, s:25, $50, 1885, s:4O
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Mr. and Mrs.
johnson in "Baboona," 1870
q. M, 1:40, $3.50, 5:45, 7:55,
1:1O p. m. Stage, 1:25, 3:55,
TAO, 9:55.
BELASCO-Conrad Veidt in
Power 11:44 a. M, 1:43,
S:42, Sal, 7:40, 9:39 p. m.
HOWARD-JoSephine Hutchin.
son and George Brent in
"The Right to Live" 1890.
3:55, 7:05, 1910 p. m. State,
2:40, $50, 9:05 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
Fairbanks For
Columbia

Douglas Fairbanks in "The Pri-
vate Life of Don Juan," a color
full romantic comedy, comes to
Loew's Columbia Theater til e
week of Friday, March IS.
'"The Private Life of Don
JUAN" brings to the screen for
the first time the exciting escap-
ades of one of history's most fear
less adventures and busiest low
ers. Women, the most beautiful
in all Spain, were his delight and
his downfall. The picture is
rampant with lavish settings, gay
comedy and romance. Doug Of
fers many daring and thrilling
stunts, savoring of those for
which he is famed.
Merle Oberon, the exotic for
eign star, Binnie Barnes, Bonita
Hume, Joan Gardner, and many
others appear in support.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
= HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
ICOVer Hollywood

Pin for q very realistic battle scene,
which the director did not stop
until he had all the footage he
wanted. At the moment they are
nursing the innumerable bruises
collected for arts sake.
Speaking of RKO, II of the
gowns used in Roberta were
shipped to New York to be dis
played at Radio City during the
run of the picture, and they have
been insured for $44,500. Me-
thinking they must be diamond
studded,
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
Taffeta Gloves Will
Be Summer RAGE

The girls in Hollywood are
going in for taffeta gloves this
summer. Launched by Travis
Banton, these tailored bits of
finery for the hands are as cool
and comfortable as they are
smart. In navy for spring and
with simple, stitched edges to
keep them in the tailored mood.
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

Don't take this as an inspired or a directed
verdict 1t comes from the poll of 260 radio
editors canvassed by the New York World
Telegram A year ago Hill was away out in
front when the balloting was completed. This
year his margin is even greater. Just scan
the count-up in the results just tabulated:
Edwin G. Hill Observation-Disclosures. 246
Alexander Woollcott ..,............... 149
Lowell Thomas .................... Ill
Boake Carter .................... 1O2
John B. Kennedy As
Hill, of course, is a great reporter. He not
The Washington times., 1935-03-08

cident in his home, he turned to
writing and has become one Of the
most successful authors Of mag
azine fiction; a book wings Of
Men," covering the drama and
personalities in the history Of the
airplane and the airShip has been
published by The Century Com
pany, New York, has written
"Dirigible," Columbia; "The Fly
ing Fleet" MGM; and Hell Div
ers," MGM; was associated in the
development of "Shipmates" for
MGM; completed an original
script on the "Air Mail Service"
1.-The All American" "Air Mall"
for Universal.
What They Ask
Apropos of the Warner Bros.
interests in the passing drama,
Variety opines this about first
night reactions:
Producer, at his opening,
1925: wonder what Percy
Hammond thinks Of it?"
Producer, at his opening,
1885. "Wonder what Jake
Wilk thinks Of it,"
Jake Wilk is the play reader
and buyer for Warner Bros.
Down With Hi-Hat
First intention was to put mo-
ton picture critics in tail coats
and formal dress for the pre-view
performance of "Naughty Mari.
eta" at the Fox tonight midnight.
It was a hazardous idea and
so last night the scribeS were
informed they could dress as they
like.
Thus Carter Barron holds the
record secure for making the
typewriter Founders go high-hat
for motion picture. He brought
out the best bib and tucker for
the very ritzy "Barretts Of VIM
pole Street" dinner, which still
is tops for preview class.
The Columbia Theater'S dress
ing rooms haven't been busted
for occupancy since Dolores Del
Rio made her personal appear
ance with "Romona." But they
will be occupied today when Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Johnson begin
a week Of personal appearances
with their ''Baboona."
Huey In Newsreel
Senator Huey Longs song,
every Man A King" played by
the Ina Ray Hutton and her
melodears, is being presented to-
day in the new issue of Para
mount Newsreel. Miss Hutton
is seen conducting the band in
this special subject, which was
made during the recent engage
ment Of the Hutton band at the
Earle Theater.
The subject will be shown on
the screens at Warner Brothers
Earle and Metropolitan Theaters.
The film was made under the
direction Of Robert Denton, Para
mount News representative in
Washington, by Walter Swenson,
sound, and Hugh johnson,
cameraman.
StaIIings' Luck
Speaking of news commenta.
tors, Lawrence Stallings, of Fox
Movietone, reformed Washington
Times copy reader, had the mis-
fortune to break his left arm in
a fall. That's the side where a
German cannon removed a leg at
Chateau Thierry.
When he showed UP at the Fox
Movietone news offices with a
plaster cast, he remarked:
'T'm completely fireproOfed
on this side now
Stallings yesterday delivered
the first two talks before the Yale
University Law School. His sub
ject was 'The Camera Eye" On
March IA he will talk on "The
American Newsreel."
The Washington times., 1935-03-08
Get New Contracts

Douglas Blackley and John
Cox, young stock players, and
Irving Talbot, of the music de-
partment, have been given new
contracts by Paramount.
The daily worker., 1935-02-11

which I am enclosing"
Glad Unity Is Rejected.
81 understand that the State
Committee of Kentucky has
turned down the appeal flor uni
ted front.-Editor1 l hope that
other State Committees will act
in a similar manner"
The supplementary resolution
that Senior speaks of follows:
THAT that part of the resolution
on the united front adopted at the
Boston meeting of the N. E. C.,
which referred to the obtaining of
consent by Locals or Branches from
the S. Z. G. in organized States
and from the N. E. C. in unorgan-
lied States, be interpreted in ac-
eOrdanee with our past practice to
apply only to cases where a local
Or branch is confronted with an
emergency which in its judgement
requires united action with existing
Joint committees, established for
the purpose of maintaining civil
liberty, opposing fascism, etc upon
which Communist and /or splinter
groups are represented, and that it
does not authorize S. E. C.'s to ne
gotiate for or enter into statewide
united fronts, nor does it author
lie locals or branches to propose
such activities"
The daily worker., 1935-02-11

military leaders were sent from Mos
COW to southern and central China
to direct the revolution in that
country"
ConceaIs Alliance
This reference to the Chinese So
viets avoids the fact that Japan has
recently entered into an alliance
with Chang Kai Shek to supply
arms and ammunition to attempt
to destroy the Chinese Soyiets.
The height of hypocrisy was
reached when Ambassador Saito
said; "In the first place our country
wants to see no repetition of mill
tary or political invasion OF China
This is uttered only two weeks
after Japanese troops shot down
Chinese men, women and children
in Chahar, and after the invasion
of the Bor Nor area in the Mon
golian Peoples Republic. The am
bassador also conveniently forgot
the invasion of Shanghai in 1882
when Chinese troops and marines
bombarded Chapel killing 10000
unarmed Chinese people.
The Slight matter" of the armed
seizure OF Manchuria with Its 10000,
The daily worker., 1935-02-11

tions," Saito stated that "it is not
unnatural, therefore, that Japan
should take measures looking to her
own security"
He developed his idea of security
as the complete domination of Man
churia, and the crushing of the
movement of liberation in China.
THE policies of Japan with re-
gard to the Far East" said Saito,
ARE clean cut and definite" But
he omitted mention of this policy
which he had SO clearly defined
In an interview with the Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin, on Dec. IL,
1884, when he said:
IF we find it necessary for the
peace in the Far East, Japan will
swallow North China no matter
what other powers say or do"
He proceeded, however, to a dis
tortion of the facts of the situation
in Manchuria.
THE war between the Commu-
nists and the central government of
China that has been going on since
1927 is the result of that Russian
attempt-wl1en not only propagsn-
dists and political agents but also
The daily worker., 1935-02-11
oharecropper
Leaders Held

LEPANTO, Ark, Feb. 1O.-A wave
of terror, led by the plantation
owners and reactionary politicians,
is sweeping Arkansas, home of
thousands of starving sharecroppers
who have recently begun to fight
back against their living conditions.
Ward Rogers, Socialist and share
cropper organizer, is behind bars in
Lepanto, Ark, facing charges of
"barratry by melting litigation"
Although Rogers denies affiliation
with the Communist Party, City
Attorney ], G. Mosby said he would
base his trial on the fact that Rod
gers is Communistic in nature, and
that his proposals are those of the
Communist Party which has head
quarters in Russia"
Bob Reed, militant young worker
and member Of the International
Labor Defense, was beaten along
with other workers, when they
sought to arouse mass protests
against the terror. Lucien Koch,
director of Commonweather College
of Mena, is in Jail on charges SIM
liar to those against Rogers.
The daily worker., 1935-02-11
japanese ENJOY in US. Assails U.s.. S. r.

CHICAGO, Feb. I0.-Taking his
cue from Cordell Hull's recent anti
Soviet action, Hiroshi Saito, Japan
ese Ambassador to the Unite d
States, launched TRADE of war talk
against the Soviet Union in a speech
before Council Of Foreign Relations
yesterday.
So important bid for Wall Street
support for an anti-Soyiet war did
the japanese embassy consider this
speech, that copies were sent to the
leading bankers, munitions manu-
facturers as we'll as to all influen-
tial capitalist newspapers in the
United States.
j. P. Morgan & Co., the National
City Bank and the Chase National
Bank were among those to receive
finely printed copies of this proposal
for u. 8. support to japanese war
against the Soviet Union.
Justifies Aggression
Declaring that the effect of Rus
sian propaganda in China was to
ineite Chinese agitators to campaign
against so-called espitalistie ma
The daily worker., 1935-02-11

a supplementary statement issued
by the National Executive Commit
tee defining the recently passed
Boston resolution as in no sense
encouraging the united front in the
states and locals, but, on the con-
trary, warning the state Offices and
locals to continue to ignore any
proposals for joint action made by
the Communist Party.
United Action Already Formed
The warning of Senior to the
Southern Socialist Party members
that the united front must not be
formed, or if it has been formed,
that it must be discontinued, takes
on unusual significance in view Of
the fact that Socialists and Com
munists are already fighting in
joint action against the terrorism
of the Arkansas landlords.
Seniors letter, addressed to all
state secretaries states in part:
THE comrades who signed the
Monteagle letter forming joint ae-
tion.-Editorl misunderstood tn e
action of the NEG. in Boston. That
action does not authorize the State
Executive Committees to enter into
negotiations for united front. Be-
cause this Interpretation was placed
on it, the NEG, by mail, voted an
other resolution on the motion by
Darlington Hopes, copy OF
The daily worker., 1935-02-11
Continued from Page y

"A. it is safe to say there would
be no organizing drive in steel.
It is significant that Tighe, in
sending out the orders of "expul-
sion," tried to wipe out every union
sector where lay the danger OF
strike or an important plant of the
big porations-Duquesne GU. S.
Steel, possible strike plant, Brad
dock CU. S. SteeD, Aliquippa q. &
L.. possible strike plant) Weirton
(Weirton SteeD, possible strike
plant), Youngstown Republic Steel
possible strike plant), Canton, APP
polio, etc.
Not only this, Tighe has now at
tempted to abolish" the First and
Sixth Districts of the Amslgsmated,
which include in them the largest
part of the heavy industry in steel
and easily the majority of steel
workers in the country.
Comparatively few Of the 7S
lodges Whcih sent delegates to the
Feb. 8 conference have been notified
their charters are revoked. Only
the lodges which represent the
greatest danger to the continuation
Of Tighe's sellout policies have been
cracked down" on.
Rank and File Determined
But the determination of the rank
and file to organize the industry
Is sweeping aside these obstacles.
They are broadening the base of
support for their movement to all
possible brother unions, and to all
strata Of the population which can
be reached. Many local unions and
Central Labor Councils in two cities
already have voted their support.
Letters of appeal are to be sent out.
The meeting in Massillon, Ohio of
the Organization Committee elected
by the A.A lodges on Feb. 3, Off
eially launches the organizing drive
in steel. The steel workers are
determined to have a strong union,
a democratic union, one which will
fight for better conditions, strike
when necessary Not another union
but a fighting, living A.A."-that is
the slogan they are determined to
realize
The daily worker., 1935-02-11
ScOttsbOrO
Hearing Soon
In u. S. Court
Continued from Page y

Leibowitz and George w. Chamlee
are attorneys of record in the case
of Clarence Norris. This is a mat
ter of public record in a document
signed by all four attorneys, filed
with the clerk of the United States
Supreme Court.
Although no public statement has
been made by the I. L. D. or its at
torneys in the appeals, all friends
of the Scottsboro boys regard this
as definite step toward a unified
defense in the U. s. Supreme Court,
and to prevent the splitting apart
of the cases in their presentation
before chat court.
The agreement was made follow
ing filing of motion in the court,
by Leibowitz, asking for change
of attorneys based on retainer
obtained in January from Clarence
Norris.
"Kid" Davies Lies
The l. l.. D. is not only continu-
ing its efforts for the lives and free
dom of Norris and Patterson and
all the Scottsboro boys, but is daily
intensifying and broadening its
mass campaign to force a reversal
of the lynch DEGREES in the United
States Supreme Court. No matter
who the attorney for the Scottsboro
boys may be, the I. L. D. will double
and re-double its defense of widest
mass pressure-the decisive factor
which has thus far halted the hand
of the Southern lynchers. This is in
sharp contrast to the statement of
DR.. George E. Haynes, executive
president of the American
Scottsboro Committee, who declared
that unless the boys repudiate tho
I. l.. D., we will wash our hands of
them and let them take their medi-
cine" Certainly if the lives of the
Scottsboro boys were the first con-
sideration of the unscrupulous DR..
Haynes and his crew, nothing could
prevent him from joining the fight
to save them.
The statement that the II. L. D.
lawyers failed to file the Patterson
appeal in the time specified by law
is not only a shameless lie, but it
brands the Amsterdam News, :"
which makes it and its owner, Kid
Davis, as among the worst enemies
of the Scottsboro obys, and the
struggle for Negro rights.
This argument has already been
set forth in the brief of the State
of Alabama as technical reason
for throwing the Patterson appeal
out. The Negro hating attorney
general, Tom knight, who will
argue in the u, s. Supreme Court
The daily worker., 1935-02-11

900 people is explained as follows by
Saito:
1T may be asked, then, why we
interfered in Manchuria several
years ago. That territory was never
q part of China proper. 1t had been
brought into the empire by the
Mancnus when they conquered
China 300 years ago."
Featured by Hearst
A territory having been part oi
China for 800 years is considered
free booty for the Japanese i'm
perialists, and because the Soviet
Union on the border of Manchurie
where japanese imperialism is build
ing military roads, air bases and in
creasing its army for attack, or
ganizes to defend itself from attack
similar to that made on Manchuria,
Saito declares that to meet this
danger" Japan invites the assist
ance of the United States.
Saito's speech is given extremely
favorable treatment by the Hears
anti-Soviet press as we'll as by the
Chicago Tribune, which has LONG
been melting for war against the
Soviet UNION
The daily worker., 1935-02-11
Hearst COnspired With
Trusts To Rob Workers

! Hearst lied, were trying to break
down the organized labor move
ment. Hearst called for deporta-
ton Of the Chinese, for a strict ban
on immigration, and for other
forms of persecution.
He Employed Chinese
At that time, the militant work
ers' press was far too weak and the
Chinese people almost helpless to
answer adequately the lombard
ments Of vile lies and abuse belched
forth by Hearst's newspapers.
The most outstanding and
shameless part of the whole cam
paign was that during its con-
tinuance Hearst was exploiting
Chinese labor on his California
ranch at miserable pay and also
nOn-uniOn labor at his mines.
Hearst, the great friend of union
labor, is now leading the capitalist
newspaper publishers in an effort
to smash the Newspaper Guild. AS
a warning to employees on his news
paper and news gathering organi-
cations, he has fired Lee Jennings,
a highly able California journalist,
for activity in organizing his fellow
workers.
This manner of dealing with
reporters and editors is by no
means new to Hearst. When,
many years ago, Chicago news
papermen attempted to organize,
Hearst Immediately issued a hint
to workers on his newspaper in
that city. Those who failed to
take his gentle hint were fired.
And so Hearst showed then, as he
shows today, that in spite Of his
pleadings and rantings, he is Bit
ter and merciless enemy Of union
labor.
ITO Be Continued
The daily worker., 1935-02-11
Strikers Hear
n. B. C.. Plans
Sharp Attack
Improved Picketing Is
Sought by Men as
Showdown Looms

The coming week will prove to
oe a crucial one in the strike Of
National biscuit Company workers,
william Calvin, president of the
inside Bakery workers Federal
Union told $500 strikers at Stuy-
vesant High School, Saturday eve
ming. The company, he reported, is
making extensive plans, sending its
agents to visit the homes Of strikers,
TO round up scalbs for a possible at
Tempt to operate its plants this
week. Strikers at this meeting de
eided that this week will be marked
oy very intense strike activity, and
picketing Of stores.
Six strikers arrested last week will
come up at the Tenth Street and
Sixth Avenue Court this morning.
There were IS arrests of workers
since the strike began a month ago.
Realizing that next week will see
showdown with the company,
there is increasing talk among the
strikers for large committees to di-
rect and check on the various strike
activities. At the meeting Satur-
day one worker asked for a picket
committee to check on the pickets
throughout the city. Thus far, pick
cts merely gave in their number at
the office and were assigned to GER
tain places. To this President Gal
vim replied that there are "A shop
delegates coming from the % de-
partments in the plant, and they
should be able to function for such
duties He promised that meetings
will be called Of this body. This
was greeted fayorably by many
workers as thus far it wasn't clear
for many if the shop delegates are
to conduct the strike.
The United Council of Working
Glass Women, at its last central
body meeting with 81 Of its branch
es throughout the city represented,
took measures to make more ef-
feetive the consumer strike against
Nabisco products. The Council re-
ported that its branches have sue
ceeded to stop many stores from
handling the company's products.
In many cases open air meetings
were held in the neighborhoods to
win support behind the strikers.