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New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
MAY CLOSE STORES EARLY
 SATURDAYS IN SUMMER
Proposed Change in Schedule to be Discussed at Meeting of
 Merchants

New Britain merchants in all classes of business have been invited to attend general meeting in the chamber Of commerce rooms tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock to take &C., ton on changes proposed in the uni form closing hours for New Britain during the year 1924.
 While the proposed changes have been recommended by the uniform closing hours committee of the cham ber Of commerce. the meeting is not conned to chamber members but every merchant in the city is invited. Let ters of invitation have been sent out.
 Two of the more important changes are the ones suggesting the closing of stores at p. m. Saturdays during July and August and at : p. m. on Christmas eve. Evening before other holidays have been left as before with the proposed closing hour at 6 o'clock.
 Another important change, which dates back to a controversy in the city last December, Is the suggestion to keep the business houses open eve nings before Christmas starting with December IS, until Q o'clock, except December 2i, when they will close at {.
 The hours suggested for the regular week days remain at o'clock and g o'clock Saturdays. Wednesday after moons are recommended as half holi- days from June 25 to August 27.
 New Years, Washington's Birthday, Memorial day. July 4th, Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christmas were &c., lected as all day closing dates, with a half day on Good Friday,
 The committee consists of s. NJ. | Davidson, Arthur Jones, David Man ming. Philip Herman and Louis l Raphael,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
City Items

Furniture, Rugs and Richmond Ranges included in our February Furniture sale. Erickson X Carlson, BIT Main street.-adyt. 4 store at 112-l14 Hartford avenue has been leased by Patrick Me Govern to Thomas R. Delaney for 10 years.
 20@s off Furniture. Rugs and Rich mond Ranges during our February Furniture Sale. Erickson & Carlson, 377 Main street.-adyt
 The Lithuanian Cooperative asso- ciation will sell its store and market at 356 Park street to Justin Parkus, February 20.
 Telephone Employes assn dance, Elks hall, Wed. eve. Feb. G. olcotts Bacchanalian orchestra.--advt.
 The local police were notified yes- terday by the state automobile com missioner of the return Of the opera tors license of Edward Avery of 30 John street.
 victrolas and Pianos, Henry Morans --advt.
 Garrett Costello, foreman at the New Britain Machine Co. plant under went an operation yesterday at the New Britain General hospital. Dr. E. T. Fromen performed the opera tion.
 Lunch at Hallinan's.--advt.
 Bert Rollins, chef at. the Hotel Grand, received a deep gash in his right hand yesterday when n bottle he was handling broke. He was taken to the New Britain General hospital where it was necessary to take five stitches in his hand to close the wound.
 Home cooked lunches at Crowell's. -advt.
 Mikolal Horehlad, aged 2S, Of 2o6 Kelsey street, and Miss Franciska Taradian. aged IF. Of f5 Booth street, were married by Justice Of the Peace David l.. Nair last evening.
 Anchor Brand Girls Club dance, Elks Hall, Feb. s.---advt.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06

men of labor circles now see the danger of radicalism and that they will do their utmost to get rid of this troublesome element. In closing. the speaker urged the club members to do their utmost to stamp out radical ism in any form and assured them that in doing this thing they would be doing their country a great serv- ice.
 Following Dr. Sulliran's speech, dancing and whist were enjoyed.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
LEFT ESTATE OF SS4,ssS
Jeanette \. Davis Had SiO,388 In- vested in Liberty Bonds-Fayored stocks and Bonds.

Appraisers F. & Chamberlain and F. c. Nibberts have placed a valua- ton Of sSi,s9S.5i on the estate Of Jeanette A. Davis, their report to probate court being itemized as fol- lows:
 New York Central and Hudson River railroad bonds, due in 193s, with accrued interest, s995.5i: U. S. Britain Gas Light bond, due 1926. with accrued interest, 9s5.5i; T.. S. treasury certificates due in 1928, ss4i0; 10 shares International Silver Co.,, si,0ia; G5 shares American Hard ware, si,550: 102 shares Stanley Works, sS,30o; no shares Trumbull Electric Co.,. sS.i62.50: Liberty bonds, slO,396.ss; bank deposits. st0,553.S4. Total, sS4.s9S.71.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
NEW NURSES ENTERED
Hospital Now Has i3 Students and Win Have Room for 17 moro Be- fore April f--Class Starts Toslay.

The first section of the 1924 spring training class for nurses was started at the New Britain General hospital this morning with seven new students on the list. The new students are Misses Pauline Lookliss and Anna Swanson of New Britain; Pauline Smith of Washington, Conn; Alice Goehring of Rockville; Olive Harden of Bristol; Harriet Davis of Norfolk, Va. and Myrtle Walker of Waterbury.
 The second section will start April 1.
 The hospital training school now has 43 students enrolled. This list will be brought up to so when the new hospital building is opened, which leaves a vacancy for IT new nurses between this and April 1.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06

consistency" should be practiced at home as in business. You insist on pure milk. Why not demand the same standard fin your favoring extracts? Bakers Certified Flavoring Extracts are gcnuine.--advt.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
Special Notice

The Unity Rebekah lodge will give d whist and pinochle party on Friday. Feb. s, at the I. o. 0. F. hall, at s.30 o'clock sharp.--advt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
COURTS PROSECUTE WORKERS
IN STATE LAFOLLETTE RULES;
SEE JAY LOVESTONE'S SERIES

/ AFoLLETTE'S Understanding slogan for the coming
- campaign will be "Drive Special Privilege out of Con-
troll of Government and Restore 1t to the People"
This has been the battIe-cry of LaFoette and his
followers in Congress and in Wisconsin for years. What
has Battling Bob done fight the big business inter-
ests? What has the Wisconsin senator done disturb
the profits of the big open-shop corporations operating in
his state?
The gentleman from Wisconsin has been rather
vicious in his denunciaton of the Communists enemies
of democracy" and of law and order, What sort of
democracy is Mr. LaFoIete talking about when he at
tacks the Communists?
WHERE LaFOLLETTE Is BOSS.
Nhat has this democracy brought the workers in the
"ModeI Commonwealth" Of Wisconsin where LaFoIette
is the unchaIenged big political boss
More than that, Mr. LaFoIette has been raving
against the courts Exactly what has this ravng the
part of LaFoette meant to the workngmen when it
translated into action In Wisconsin,? What have the
working and of this state been saying about
LaFcIetes courts In their of the union
ists and the unorganlzed2
These and many other questions dealing with the
policies and activities of LaFoIetes entire political life
W be- answered In the authoritative fashion the
series of articles beginning in the DAILY WORKER Of
August nth.
MOSES GETS LOOKING OVER.
Jay Lovestone, who will tell the story of LaFoettism
from Genesis to Revelation has had opportunity
study of Independent sef-syed now seeking to
msead the working and farming of the United
States.
Place your special order now. Get these stories into
the hands of your shop mates and friends Make
that every member of your union reads these articles from
the first to the last Do your bit for the Communist
pagn Get the job and rush in your double order today
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
THOUSANDS TO
GATHER AT BIG
PRESS PICNIC
RiUerUie U Park the
Place Next Sunday

One hundred Workers Party
members will be at the gates of
Riverview Park selling tickets
for the various attractions at
the Press Picnic which will be
held at Riverview Park this
Sunday. These tickets not only
admit the bearer to the park,
but entitIe him to a reduced
rate on all the regular attrac-
tons in Riverview Park.
One of the most interesting
attractions at the Press Picnic
will be the presidential come
dy," where the supporters of
the Workers Party press will be
given a chance to show what
they think of the capitalist old
party presidential candidates.
Those who attend the picnic should
be careful to patronize only the Work
ers Party refreshment booths, as
there will be other booths on the
Riverview Park grounds which are
not connected with the party picnic
Signs will be posted on the Workers
Party booths. In addition to these
booths, food will be served in the ex
cellent dining room.
Attractions have been arranged by
the various language papers, of spe
cial interest to the foreign branches
A large modern dance floor, com
bined with seven-piece ochestra, will
furnish entertainment for patrons oil
the terpsichorean art. In addition, the
satisfaction of hitting the presiden
tial candidates in the nose, the speech
of G. E. Ruthenberg, executive sec
rotary of the Workers Party, the re
freshments and concessions on the
other Riverview Park attractions
are expected to combine to make the
Press Picnic the biggest Workers
Party get-together in years. All
profits go to the DAILY WORKER
and other party papers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
$4,000 CLOTHING
WORKERS STRIKE
IN PHILADELPHIA
AmalgGmated Declares
SweGtshOpS Must Go
Especial to The Daily WorkerI

Especial to The Daily Worker1
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 7.
The unorganized taiIors on
mems suits have joined the
of the AmaIgamated
Clothing Workers in their
strike against the wage cuts
which the bosses have ordered.
The strike of the AmaIgamated
began with great enthusiasm
yesterday morning when $4,000
workers walked out of the
shops at 9 a. m.
A tremendous meeting was
held in Fund Music Hall after
the strikers had marched out
of the shops and down the
streets encouraging other nom
union workers to follow them.
Strikers Demands.
President Sidney Hillman addressed
the meeting of the strikers. The
demands of the strikers were re-
stated amid great applause. The
workers ask for the closed shop; in
creases Of Is to 20 per cent in wages;
elimination of home work; more sani-
tary conditions in the shops; an I'M
employment fund such as was won in
New York and Chicago; coordination
of production; no discrimination
against union members; freedom of
union committee to meet the employ
ers' committee to discuss conditions
and settle disputes as well as to
inspect the shops
Many of the workers on strike are
Italians and are closely following the
left wing point of view as expressed
in I'll Lavoratore," the Communist
Italian daily published in Chicago.
The Trade Union Educational League
members and sympathizers are active
in the organization and support of
the strike. while the DAILY WORK
Err is being widely sold among the
workers who are out.
Workers Party members in the
strike are excused from all other par
ty activities while the struggle con-
tinues.
Strike Logical Step.
The Philadelphia strike is the
logical step following the adoption Of
the following resolution at o previous
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
WEALTHY KILLERS ARE
STILL RICH; WORKERS
PAY BILLS OF TRIAL

The millions for the defense" Of
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb
have not been spent yet, but the
parents are getting worried about
the OBSERVATIONS display of high
priced medical testimony" Three
aIienists at $3.50 per day have al
ready testified Of the rich youths
pecuIiarities to save them from
hanging.
A dozen expert psychiatrists
have been employed by the defense
to make their case Of mental dis
ease for the boys. The trial has
been on for twelve days; the alien
lists examined the boys for a period
Of almost twelve days apiece. At
$3.50 a day that means about
$4,000 has already been spent for
the aIIenists.
The DAILY WORKER predicted
that much more than the paItry
$4,000 which Harry X. Thaw spent
on aIenists would be spent by these
parasites who got their money from
the shaving workers In sears-Roe.
buck and the Morris Paper Box
Company.
What the lawyers will get 10 an.
other story, but they have never
been known TO fall TO get all they
could.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
POLISH REACTIONARIES
CONTINUE TO HARASS
SOVIET RUSSIA ENJOYS
Especial to the Daily Worker.)

Especial to the Daily Worker.)
MOSCOW, Aug. 7.-considerabIe
indignation Is expressed In Moscow
over the continued interference of
the Polish government with Soviet
consuIs and trade agents. The Pol
lsh secret police are daily discover
ing plots and conspiracies much af-
ter the fashion of the American
William J. Burns. Poland Is carry
ing on this pin prieklna policy for
titled by the knowledge that she has
the backing of the capitalist gov
ernments who, while outwardIy ex-
pressing desire for friendly reIa-
tions with the Soviet Republic are
secretly fostering eonspiracies in
the border states against the Work.
ers Republic.
Members Of the Soviet legation
have been arrested by Polish police
charged with distributing strike lit
erature. OF course all this is OF the
same pattern as the famous Berlin
raid on the Soviet embassy which
finally resulted In Germany eating
crow. Poland will be obliged to
swallow something more unpaIat-
able unless the rulers Of that eoun-
try mend their ways. The Work
ers' Republic will not forever toIer.
ate such unfrlendIy conduct.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
UNITED STATES
Will GO AFTER
IT'S CREDITORS
(spsol.I.to Tho DAILY woRkER)

(epsoisI'to The DAILY WoRKER)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Aggressive
debt collecting campaign will be
Launched by the United States as soon
as reparations settlement has been
effected in Europe, It was learned Of
hcfAlly here today.
The object of the campaign will be
the collection or funding of the s6,000,-
0O0.000 still outstanding as result Of
loans made by the United States to its
European allies during the war.
VIII Demand Dough.
The administration, officials declared
viii enter into no negotiations with
the debtor nations toseffeot changes in
the present status ofytheir billions Of
indebtedness, except to establish a
basis for psymant with the British
funding agreement as a precedent.
Information has reached the State
and Treasury Departments the Prime
Minister Macdonald of Great Britain
ulanned 70 make representations to
the United States for the cancellation
Of part Of the $4.ooo.Ooo, 900 French
debt.
There has been some talk in England
Of canoelling the French debt TO Great
Britain, but Macdonald is said to feel
that the United States should join him
in this cancellation with view to ef-
fecting general world wide debt
agreement TO follow up the work Of the
London repsrations conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
SICK SOLON SEES
PERIL TO NATION IN
BRYAN CANDIDACY

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. p From
Naghant, the summer home Of the
sacred Goldfish, a warning note was
sounded against the possibility that
the topsy-turvy political situation
might send Charles w. Bryan to
the White House. The prophet Of
calamity was none other than
Henry Cabot Lodge who is recover
ing from an operation. Lodge says
it is possible Coolidge may not re-
ceive majority of the electoral
vote and the election may be
thrown Into the congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08

because of China taking such a
liberty of conduct, he proposes
to revise the entire Chinese
policy Of the U. S. A. And, as
all things evil in the world orig
mate with the Bolshevists, Mr. Hughes
wishes at one and the same stroke to
chastise the Soviet Government and,
because of the evil influence it has on
China, he has decided not to recog.
nize it.
Soviets outlIve Others.
However, the Soviet Government
considers quite calmly the present
Continued on Page a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
GUNNER Ev|CT
MINE FAMILIES
IN v. VA. WAR
Miners Suffer While
Davis Lies
Especial to the Daily worksr.)

cLARKSBURG, w. Va, Aug.
THE coal baron hackers of
John w. Davis, who will for
maIIy accept" his nomination
for president by the Democrats
on Monday at his home here,
are cracking up another reign
of terror in the West Virginia
mine fields. Hundreds of pri-
yate gunner have been hired
to evict miners and their fam
lilies forcibIy from company
houses.
Meanwhile Davis allows the
false pretense of his "friendli-
ness" to labor to be widely
published altho it is based on
the black lie that he defended"
Mother Jones and Eugene v.
Debs in a previous mine war in
West Virginia.
Feeling of the workers is running
high against the forced evacuation of
their homes along Campbell creek,
in the Kanawa coal fields, in Wini-
frede, Coalsburg, Perryville, Hanley,
and other towns. The miners refuse
to work under the modified 1917 agree
ment which has been posted as the
new wage scale.
Raid Winifrede.
Percy Tetlow, president of district
II, United Mine Workers of America,
told Of the raid on Winifrede, saying
that "a band Of armed men recruited
by detective agency in Charleston
and employed by coal operators APP
peared in the village-heavily armed
with high-powered rifles pistols. and
had several bloodhounds in their pos
session. They swept into this peace
full village in high-powered motor cars
and proceeded by force to empty the
household effects of two miners and
their families into the Streets
The employment of private gunner
in West Virginia is forbidden. Only
state commissioned guards" may be
used by the coal operators, according
to the law. However, the state is
usually willing to deputize such agents
as the coal barons hire.
Scores Suffer.
Reports have come from numerous
other towns Of scores of miners
families who have been forcibly eject
ed from company houses on one pre-
text or another. Thirty-three families
were bodily thrust into the street
with all their possessions IN Hanley.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, conferred with
Governor e. f. Morgan Of West Vir.
ginia, but apparently his converse
ton did not stop the raids upon the
miners homes.
Norman Thomas and Charles Solo
mon, socialist candidates for governor
and lieutenant governor of New York
wired protests to Governor Morgan
and to John w. Davis, democratic
nominee for president and resident
of West Virginia. Glen Shaver. also
resident" OF West Virginia and now
chairman OF the Democratic National
Committee, would not comment on the
situation nor on the messages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO CHINA
RAPS HUGHES POLICY OF u. S.
INPERIALISTS RUNNING WORLD
(Rosta News)

PEKNG.-(By Man)-With reference to reports from
Washington showing that the American dissa
fed with Chinas regarding Chinese Rail-
the correspondent of the Rosta News Agency
view with Mr. L. M Karakhan.
'Mr Hughes has evidently decided punish China
remarked the Soviet penpotentary representatives.
Ifs against preliminary customs tariff conference
Washington agreements and lastly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
Carney Denies Charges.

NEW YORK CITY, Aug. Mar
Gus Garvey, President of the Univer-
sal Negro Improvement Association,
appeared before Federal Judge Nc
Clintic, yesterday and pleaded not
guilty to the indictment charging him
with perjury in having sworn falsely
to his income tax return for 1921. He
was held in $4,000 bail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
SILK WORKERS
To VOTE STRIKE
in PATERSON
Big Meeting Tonight of
All Workers
(speeIaI to the Daily W0rker.l


PATERSON, N. j., August 7.
Thousands of silk workers
are expecting to met in Turn
Hall tomorrow night and vote
for strike to give the silk
workers of this city and vicinity
a real union organization. The
Associated Silk Workers Union
has been most active in pre-
pairing for this strike and will
conduct the meeting in Turn
Hall, corner of Allison and
Gross Streets.
The demands of the silk
workers are as follows:
/. Formation of a strong union.
2. Abolition of the loom sys-
tenn and substitution of 2 loom sys-
tenn. r
3. 8-hour day.
4. Abolition of discripination
against the union and its members.
5. Increase of Is percent in
wages.
6. Recognition of the union.
Z. Right of any representative of
the union to enter factories con-
trolled by union to settle controver-
sizes.
Strike Well Planned.
The Associated silk Workers have
been holding meetings for the purpose
of planning the strike since July 81.
1t is trying to organize all the work
ers in the industry into real fighting
body.
At first it was announced that the
strike would be called for next Tues
day, Aug IL, but it is probably that
the actual call will be given tomor-
row night.
1918 Strike.
This is the first big struggle OF the
silk weavers against their bosses
since the strike of 1918. That battle
lasted for five and one-half months
and was the second only to the great
Lawrence textile strike in intensity.
The workers did not officially win
their demands largely because of out
side conditions, but when they re-
turned to work wages were somewhat
higher.
Paterson is the most important silk
textile center, altho there are large
mills turnout eastern Pennsylvania.
These mills, in many of which wives
and daughters of the anthracite coal
miners work, were not on strike. The
year of 1913 was also a year of de-
preston like 1924, which worked
against the silk weavers.
T. U. {. L. To Help.
The Associated Silk Workers union
has made a great effort to plan this
strike well and get the workers to
act as a fighting unit. The sentiment
for the strike is splendid. partly be-
cause there has been no fight recently
and because conditions in the silk
mills have been getting steadily
worse
The Trade Union Educational
League of the militant workers in
every industry is backing the textile
strike to the limit and urges all silk
workers to be present at the meeting
Friday night at s D. m, in Turn Hall
to hear and help decide the course OF
the strike.
The T. U. p. l.. of New York also
is arousing the silk workers near the
city to cooperate with the Paterson
workers in this big fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
COST OF FOOD KEEPS GOING UP
WHILE UNEMPLOYMENT is GROWING

WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON Aug 7Th retail of food grade
fourteen cities reporting
decline, the Department
indianapolis reported the
the month Milwaukee reported per
cent increase -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08
Germany Swallows
Allied Penalties
In Case of Default

LONDON, Aug. THE allied coun-
Gil of fourteen Of the reparations con-
ference this afternoon reached an
agreement with the Germans upofi
the first clause of the report of the
committee dealing with procedure to
be taken in event Germany is charged
with defaulting her obligations under
the Dawes plan. No changes were
made in the report of the committee
as published.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08

MOSCOW, Aug. t. A treaty Of
commerce was signed at Teheran be-
tween Persia and the Union Of Sow
let Socialist Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-08

RAISES THE STANDARD
FOR A WORKERS AND
FARMERS GOVERNMENT
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See Page
Three
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Strike Logical Step.
The Philadelphia strike is the
logical step following the adoption Of
the following resolution at o previous
Continued on page p