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New Britain herald., 1924-09-04

tion and that a few weekssyDl see the buildii g finished and ready for occupancy. The addition is 30 feet long by 20 feet wide and has a large show window in front. The store, when all improvements are made will be Sone of the finest in the town.
 Rev. Mir. Phillips Here
 Rev. Vernon L. Phillips, the new pastor of the kensington Congrega- tional church, and his family, have taken up their residence in the par- sonage of the church and have prac- ticaliy completed the work of get ting settled in their new home. Rev. Mir, Phillips has been in charge Of services at the church for several months.
 Mrs. Clara Maine p
 The funeral of Mrs. Clara Maine who died Monday afternoon at the Middlesex hospital in Middletown. was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the undertaking par lors of John T. Bacon in that city, Burial was in Wilcox cemetery, East Berlin.
 Items of Interest
 Mir. and Mrs. Eddy N. Smith of Worthington Ridge have returned from a months vacation at Grove Beach, Clinton.
 Mrs. Dorothy Bancroft has re- turned from vacation at Block Island.
 Mrs. H. A. Bushnell of Damon's Hill, Berlin, entertained her cousin. Miss Letitia Combs, of New York city yesterday.
 William Bunce has returned to his home in Jersey City, after spending a few days with relatives in town,
 Miss Ruth Hubbard has returned from a vacation trip to Maine.
 Rev. May B. Lord will have charge of the prayer meeting at the kensington Methodist church te- night at the usual hour.
 East Berlin Items
 The regular mid-week service will be held at the Methodist church this evening at the usual hour.
 Mrs. L. A. Westcott has returned to her home on Main street after spending the past month as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Medd, at her home in Jamesport, L. I.
 A meeting Of the Modern wood- men will be held at the Athletic building this evening.
 Miss Mabelle Barnes has re- turned to her home on Main street after enjoying vacation at East Northfield. Mass.
 Mrs. Marjorie Bailey and son, Leslie. were the guests of friends in Cromwell today.
 The Community ball team will play the Kensington team on the Kensington grounds Saturday after noon. An interesting game is looked for.
 Mrs. R. O. Clark and Miss Ruth who have been spending
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indicates that the event will bo the biggest of it's kind since the ArInl- stice day observance. which attract cd thousands. The committee has invited the military organizations to parade as we'll as several of the civilian societies so that an impos- Ing line will be represented. Plenty Of music will enliyen the occasion and after the parade. block dancing will take place on the Memorial Boulevard in the space near Main street.
 Chairman Frank S, Merrill re- ports practically all of the work fin- ished for the event and all sub committees have reported that everything is well in hand.
 Letters of invitation have been mailed to over 80 organizations asking heads of these societies to report to Captain Merrill their in- tentions as to joining in the Defense day parade.
 A meeting of the Defense day committee will be held next Mon- day night and this information is desired by that time.
 Captain Merrill Is especially anxious to hear as to the number of men who will parade. It is hoped that there will be a big turnout of World war veterans.
 It is also anticipated that the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls will be in the parade in large numbers.
 Arrangements of final character are being made today regarding the program. This will include a short address, a prayer and the singing of patriotic songs. Then there will be maneuvers by the two local mili- tary organizations.
 The factories have voted to close that day at o'clock as the parade will start at 5:S0 o'clock.
 Final Concert.
 The last of the series of &oncerts at the Federal Hill green~by the New Departure band was played last night after two postponements because of unfavorable weather. This ends the series arranged by the park board for the summer sea- son. Although the weather was snappy the event was well patron ized.
 Bristol Briefs.
 Dr. Robert Reid of Hartford wis., tied friends in the city yesterday.
 The engagement of George F. Crowley of Center street and Miss Emily Zevrie. proprietor of the Woodland street drug store, has been announced. The wedding will take place on next Monday morning at St. Joseph's church.
 Miss Florence Brown has returned to her home on Laurel street from a vacation at Milford.
 Mrs William J. Malone and two daughters have returned to their home on Bellevue avenue from a vacation at Silver Sands.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
Preparations Commission Has Meeting in Paris
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, Sept. 4. - The reparation commission met today and occupied itself with the question of selling Austrian works of art, the appoint ment of members of the committee of control for Hungary and in con- sidering variations in reparation coal prices, but did not touch upon further arrangements for carrying out the Dawes plan.
 Nothing really remains to be done regarding the London program at present. as the arrangements to cover the transitory period are about completed. Suggestions for further action are likely to be re- ceived from the temporary agent General Owen B. Young, after he has had time to formulate ideas. He is due to arrive in Berlin today.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
City Starts Work on
 Widening Stanley St,

Under the direction of the board of public works, workmen started to widen Stanley street from the bottom of Shepard's Hill to Allen street yesterday. The thoroughfare will be greatly improved when the work is completed.
 The state highway department is making good progress on Welles street, state aid road. Grading has been almost completed. A ma cadam pavement will be laid.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
100 EXPECTED AT
 DUNHAN REUNION Annual Family Gathering Will Be Held in Berlin Saturday IS FAITH AFFAIR OF KIND
VIII Receive Names ITO Be Made" yoters---Dcath Rate Low for Nronth-Mceting of Anniversary Committee-Othcr Items.

Committee-Otlicr Items.
 About 100 people will be In at tendance at the 24th annual re- union of the Durham family, which will be held in the community house on Berlin street Saturday af- ternoon.
 All members of the family are de- scended from the original member in America, Bannabus Durham, who came to this country about 250 years ago. Since that time the family has lived in this vicinity. but there are now branches scattered all through New England.
 Among the names that stand out in the history Of Berlin are those of Gideon Durham, Carnelius Dun ham,. Alonzo Durham, Norris Dun ham, Henry Durham and Dennis Durham, all having been residents of the town. William Dunham. one. of the prominent members of the family and we'll known in Der lin, died last winter.
 The first reunion of the family was held in 1900 and there were 140 present. The affair was a big one and served to organize the family into an association, which has been functioning each year since that time.
 Guests will attend this years re- union from New York city, Hartford, South Windsor, Meriden, Westfield. East Berlin and Kensington and a dinner will be served at o'clock followed by the business session and a general good time.
 The women of the family have for many years been noted as good cooks and 1t is expected that they will outdo themselves in the quantity and quality of delicacies set before the guests Saturday.
 The annual election of officers will be held at the. business session and the record of births and deaths during the year will be read. It is estimated that about 40 have dropped out of the organization since it was founded.
 To Accept Names.
 The board of registrars of the town of Berlin will meet at the town hall on Tuesday, September 9, from 2 a. m. until ?. m. for the pur- pose of receiving names to be placed on the ito be made" list of voters for the coming election.
 Henry c. Deming, one of the members of the board. said today that there are about 150 names to be placed on the list, if all those who have not been made voters put
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
Boy Goes on Brand and
 Fails to Return Home

Charles Paezowski. II, of 160 West street, left his house to go to near by store yesterday afternoon and has not returned since, according to a report made this morning by the boys parents who asked the police to assist them in locating him.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
By BECK

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New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
REGISTRARS NOTICE

The Registrars of Voters hereby give notice that they will be in ses- sion in the Town Hall, Pierce St., Plainville, Conn, on Tuesday, Sep tember g, 1924, from a. nj. to 5 p. m. Standard time) for the pur- pose of completing and perfecting the list of electors of said Town, and who will be entitled to vote at the Town Election to be held on Oc- tober 6, 1924; and for the purpose of receiving the applications of those men and women claiming to be en- titled to be made voters of said Town on or before said Town Meet ing.
 JOSEPH N. MckERNAN,
 PETER F. DUFFY.
 Board of Registrars Plainville, Conn.,. Sept. 1, 1924.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish 10 thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sym pathy shown us during our recent bereavement in the death of our beloved husband and father, also for the beautiful floral offerings re- ceived. We especially wish to thank the "Old School Mates" for the beautiful flowers.
 (Signed) Mrs. Edward T. Carter. Mir. and Mrs. Irving B. Carter and Howard E. Carter.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-04

Store Nearly Completed
 James Peretta of Kensington, who for the past several weeks has been working on an addition to his store on Main street, reports that the building is rapidly nearing comple-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
FEDERATION IN
CHICAGO HANDS
War BIG BLOW

The Chicago Federation of
Labor, at its regular meeting
yesterday, unanimously passed
a resolution condemning DE-
Tense Day" or Mobilization
Day." as it was originally
named.
The resolution which was in
troduced by Arne Swabeck,
delegate from Painters Local
Union No. 1874; H. Klausen,
Carpenters Local Union No.
$50, and George Leach, Car
penters' Local Union No. 1887,
was amended by the resolutions
committee, by adding land give
the republican party material
for campaign purposes"
The resolution as introduced and
passed with the above addition reads
as follows:
Whereas. September IL has been
proclaimed as National Defense Day,
to be observed turnout the country
as means Of testing the nations
preparedness for war, and,
Whereas, this preparedness test
Is an avowed part Of the efforts Of
the capitalist war mongers to build
constantly greater ornaments, 10
build a military machine ready to
extend and protect American inn
periaIlst investments and explolta-
ton Of workers Of colonial eoun-
tries, and other oppressed nations,
as we'll as to be held in readiness
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
BOB SWALLOWS
UP SOCIALIST
PARTY CORPSE
BY JAY LOVESTONE.
Thirteenth ArticIe.)

For all practical political in
tents and purposes the socialist
party is no longer in existence.
Thru permitting the LaFol-
lette movement to swallow it.
the socialist party has signed its
own political death warrant.
The lone Congressman Berger, the
prominent New York attorney Hill.
quit, and the less well.kpown Rever-
and Norman Thomas held formal OBJ
sequies over the corpse of what was
once the mighty Socialist Party at tho
LaFollette Conference on July 4, 1924.
For many years there was unrelent-
ing hostility between the Socialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
LABOR CONDEMNS GOOSE STEP DAY

Party aud the followers of Senator La
Toilette. Despite the repeated flirta-
tions of the Socialist Party bosses
with the Wisconsin reform wizard,
the membership time and again pre-
vented a merger of their organization
with the Badger state senator. In
fact, there was time when feeling
ran so high against snch improper po-
litical coquetting that a national re-
ferendum was held TO decide on the
expulsion of Berger from the Socialist
Party on the charge of having been
guilty of collision with capitalist POLL
ticaDs.
II was this continued, strong oppo-
sltion of the Socialist Party rank and
file that forced the leaders to de-
nounce LaFollette on many occasions.
Time and again the Socialist member
ship drove the party officials to attack
I.alfollette's trust-busting program
tine graft with witch his machine was
reeking, his anti labor liertenants, his
opposition TO tho working class wag.
ing political struggles against the OK.
ploiters. and his general fraudulent
progressivism.
In the light Of the success finally
achieved by the leaders of the Social
ist Party in annihilating its last pos
sible claim to be called a party of in
Continued on page -
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ditions. A demand must be made
for an appropriation from the state
treasury, to relieve the suffering of
the miners families, and to be ad-
ministered by the union. They must
Instruct the State Federation off
Gals to fight for the naturalization
sof the mines and railroads, for the
six-hour day and the five day week.
And they must demand that the Fed
GRAFTON officials start a public cam
paign against the X. X. X. by hold
ing meetings and demonstration
thruout the state, especially in Will
hanson and Franklin counties.
These demands along with the bet
ter known ones such as amalaama-
ton, labor party, organize the unor-
ganlzed, etc, will be the basis Of
the left wing fight In the conven-
ton.
OF course offIclaIdom will dodge
and try to squirm out Of II by the
usual bunk, that these things are
outside the jurisdiction of a state or
ganizatlon, etc.. Naturalization Of
the mines and railroads, the ak
hour day and five day week, these
things belong to the unions who
have that Jurisdiction, they will say.
The Unemployment of the miners,
we'll, that Is up to the miners IN
ion. Amaleamation, Labor Party
those come from Moscowl They
will say and do anything but meet
the issues. They tied the Illinois
labor movement to the LaFoIIette-
Len Small political machine without
considering whose JurIsdietionai
toes they we're trsadIng on. But to
take up the issues that bring into
broad relief the class struggle, that
Is bird Of a different feather and
not to their liking. The reds will
again get a panning and be blamed
for all the niserles Of the working
class. oIander will again tell the
story Of how the ship was seuttIed
by the borers from within. Walker
will shed few tears for poor Len
Small. LaFollette and his conplom-
Grafton Of poor republicans and dem
ocrats and rich labor leaders will
be endorsed, but unless the militant
rank and file are ably and plentiful
ly represented, nothing will be done
In the interest OF the working class.
The miserable condition Of the
miners favor the reaetionaries.
The miners, 100000 strong, are the
back bone Of the Illinois labor move
ment. Crush the miners and the
whole movement In this state is ir-
reparably weakened. Yet that Is
what is being done. The miners are
slowly being crushed TO death.
Thru a starvation process, the coal
operators are trying to subdue the
militant miners, and they are using
the X. X. X. to terrorlze them where
they can't starve them. The labor
movement Of Illinois must stand be-
hind the miners in their fight. The
miners OF illinois have stood behind
every fight OF the workers, nIvInq
literally when they had very little
to give. They are now in need.
What has the illinois State Fedora
ton OF Labor convention to offer
them7
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
The Issue at Peoria
BY J. w. TOMBSTONE
Assistant Secretary Trade Union Educational League

THE Forty-Second Annual Con-
Vention of the Illinois State Fed
Grafton opens today in Peoria under
ominous circumstances. With al
most 10000 miners in the state Idle
and thousands of families starving,
with the X. X. X. trying to destroy
the miners union, the miners situa-
ton becomes the paramount issue
before the convention. In immedi-
ate Importance, all other questions
sink into the background.
Up to the present writing no off,
eiaI of the State Federation has Is
sued a public statement on the UNI
employment of the miners, not to
mention suggesting remedy for II.
They have been silent on the crimes
committed by the X. X. X. The
murder Of miner on the streets Of
Bowel, the murder Of another miner
in the court room Of w. Frankfort
by kIansmen, the killings in Herrln,
the khan terrorism that exists thru
out southern Illinois has not brot
a single protest from either Presi-
dent John Walker, or Secretary Vic
tor olander.
They however have been exeep-
tionaIy busy in their condemnation
of the Workers Party and the Trade
Union Educational League, and
equally busy in their support Of the
LaFoIIette-Len Small political COM
bination. In fact, they have been so
busy fixing up their political fences
making their position secure poIIti-
calIy, that they have had no time
to pay attention to small matters,
such as miners being murdered, or
miners families going hungry.
The reds must be defeated, Len
Small and LaFoIIette elected, seems
to be the only reason for the present
existence OF either Walker or olan-
der as far as the state labor. move
ment Is concerned. What have
these so-callsd labor leaders done
during the past year in building up
the labor movement Of lllinois7
Nothing, positively nothing. Organ
ize the unorganized? They never
even thought Of It, and it is safe to
say, judging by their past record,
that they will have nothing to offer
as solution for the unemployment
problem that now confronts the
miners. As for the X. X. X. menace
they undoubtedly will follow the
lead set by Frank harrington In the
miners convention held In Peoria
last May, and try to keep II OFF the
floor Of the convention, on the
grounds that II is a religious issue.
The poverty Of the miners will
keep them from being strongly rep
resented. Nevertheless they will be
represented we'll enough TO brina
these issues before the convention.
The problem Of unemployment that
now eonfronts the miners, can only
be permanently solved, Of course,
thru the forming Of workers. gov
eminent. But immediate aid to the
starving families Is what 10 re.
quired.
The miners must demand state
government assistance. Work must
be supplied to the unemployed at
union wages and under union con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08

THE DAILY WORKER
RAISES THE STANDARD
FOR A WORKERS AND
FARMERS GOVERNMENT
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in farmer-labor party have
been passed by many of the
miners and other local unions,
and will be acted on by the con-
vention.
harrington Out for Small.
Frank harrington, president of Dis
trict II Qllinois), of the United Mine
Workers, finds himself in another ter
rife muddle as the convention opens.
harrington announced Saturday
from Springfield: 81 am indorsing
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SOCIALIST TORCH SNUFFED OUT
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the rank file the socialist
in preventing their leaders going baggage,
all to the LaFolIette camp
In the past the opposition Of the socialist members to LaFs
swallowing their party that national
once held to decide the
having been In collision with capitalist parties capitalist
dates In Wisconsin.
The strong resentment Of the
has time and again compelled the
Of ustbustins antics his hostility
class political action and his cotee Of ansbor associates
The socialist party independent political
workers Of business
The lone congressman Berger the New
Hqu and the somewhat lees
tied the Socialist Party to the coat tails Of
so-caled honest republican and democratic politicians.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
Probe Death Of Worker.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IAN in
quest was opened today to establish
responsibility for the death of Harry
Bidwell, who died shortly after being
dug from beneath pile driver used
near Brighton. Bidwell was caught
beneath the big derrick when it top
pied over and lay for two hours be-
fore 1t was possible to dig him out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08

Governor Small for reelection"
He minated his intention Of fight
ing for Small's Endorsement by the
State Federation convention.
At the same time circular letters
are being distributed to the Illinois
miners, signed by harrington, in let
ters half an inch high, which declare,
"The democratic and republican par
ties not only treat with contempt
every measure of interest to the work
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
Left Wing Plans Big
Fight for Progress at
State Labor Meeting
BY KARL REEVE
(Staff Writer of the DAILY WORKER)

PEORIA ILL.,, Sept IA small left wing element represent
ing thousands of rank and file union workers of the of
Illinois, will battle staunchy in the convention Of the illinois
Federation of Labor opening here Monday to keep the vital
issues facing the workers before the convention
Meanwhile the reactonary labor leaders, representing their
personal machines will battle which corrupt party
convention should endorse
Resolutions demanding drive organize the unorganized
worker ndorsing amalgamaon of craft unions calling
conference consider unemployment denouncng the Ku Kx
an favorng Independent political action the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
BROWER MEMORIAL MEETING TO BE
HELD IN BROOKLYN, WEDNESDAY,

NEW YORK NJ Y, Sept 7comrades
Poyn and Noah London will
rade Charles Brewer Wednesday Brownsville
Workers Hail. 1874 Phkns Brooklyn.
comrade Brewer Of the Party later the
Workers Party most
lecturers this district having devoted himself
work Of the party When Workers organized
Board Of Directors and
Thursday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-08
Lose Hall In Omaha.

Notwithstanding the threats made
in various places by the police, Am
erican Legion, and XII Klux Khan ele
ments, to interfere with Fosters meet
ings, the most serious obstruction that
developed was the cancellation of a
hall in Omaha, which necessitated the
last-minute hiring of another meeting
place.
In Ziegler, where more than thou
sand miners turned out to the meet
ing, the gathering was held at six
o'clock in the evening in order not to
interfere with the local union meet
ings that night which was going to
put IA X. X. X. members on trial for
expulsion on account of their hooded
activities.
In the Springfield meeting, Alex
Howat and Duncan Macdonald were
present, and at the request of the
meeting Howat made a speech, coming
out fat-footedly for Foster for presi
dent. He declared that some of his
progressive" friends had told him
that he must support LaFollette or
forfeit their support, but that he had
told them to go to the devil. His
political opinions were not for sale
The Foster campaign thruout the sec.
ton covered has been considerably
strengthened and enlivened by the
meetings. which Foster addressed.