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New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
MAPLE HILL NEWS

A musicale was given yesterday afternoon by the Woman's club of Maple Hill at the home of Mrs. G. r.. Root on Golf street. The pro- gram which consisted of a group of songs by Miss Ruth Schade, con- tralto, piano selections by Miss Mar Carct Travcr, and violin solos by Miss Simms.
 4 Washngton's birthday party will be given by the club next We'd ucsday afternoon, February IS, at inc homo of Mrs. William Allen on Robbins avenue. During the after Loon q comedy, Tuning Up For the Wedding" will bc presented by s"V- r1al of the members. There will also hc al exchange of Washington birthday faVors.
 Harold Skinner of Philadelphia spent last wcck-cndi with his par cnts, Mr. and Mrs. F, J. Skinner of Thompson street.
 The Maple Hill Bridge club will meet with Mrs. Nelson Mann Of Robbins avenue next Tuesday after noon, February r, at 2:3O o'clock.
 William Splitter has sold his homo on Maple street 10 Edward Storey of New Britain.
 A son, Clifford Hare IIollings. was born January 31 to MT. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Holdings of Hart ford Mrs. Hollings was formerly q resident of Maple Hill.
 Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bird and daughter Of Robbins avenue have returned from a three months stay at their former home in Scotlang Nr. Bird is inc professional golf in structor at the S"uuin Golf club.
 Miss Henrietta shonts of New York has been spending a few days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. NJ. J, Shonts of Stuart street.
 MT. and Mrs. William Allen Of Robbins avenue have returned from trip to Florida.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

ever to yisuo i2e a tree of the middle Deyonian period, as he believed thsc remains to be.
 Started in 1890.
 The studies made by Dr. Dawson, however, could not establish the ex- act nature of the trees because of the small amount of material he pos sc6scd on Whirh to work, and with his death in 1899 the research was allowed 10 drop except for infro- nucnt periods until 1920. At that time the New York city board of water supply, beginning excavations in the Schohario river valley near Gilboa for the site Of the Gilhoa dam. cYposc1 hy quarrying opera tons three layers Of the fossil tree trunks, separated by vertical in CT yals Of approximately 60 feet Of bar rcn sandstone rock.
 Dr. Clarke, explaining the result of these excavations to the museum visitors today, wcqt on to say that the quarying operations at Gllboa have been extensive, and one after another the stumps have been K posed on the lower levels until 60 or more have been set free. Careful examination of thsn rocks has re- suited in the acquisition Of parts Of the trunks Of these trees, th"ir roots, foliage and secd-bcaring capsules; indeed, enough material of this sort has been brought together to per- init the reconstruction in detail 0t the trees as they originally stood"
 All Are Identical.
 Emphasis Was laid by Dr. Clarke upon the assertion that none Of Inc details in the exhibit, except dis tant Nista-a painting of a forest swamp scenc--Is Hypothetical or inn aginary. Every feature Of the group he declared, including even actual csentations of the trees th"m- selves have bcrn reconsiitutcd from the actual fossil remains found in the Gilboa sandstone rocks, nec"ssi- tating the cost of great labor and painstaking research"
 By the arrangement of the scene a double effect is produced, with the immediate foreground representing condensed reproduction of the rocky lcdgcs in which the stumpS were found, with real water trick ling through tho creviccs into a poo at the bottom Of inc stump-laden rocks, and the background showing the forest growing as in the De- vonian times. X small group of re- produced fern trees of the period fades out 10 tho painted reproduc- ton of the swamp forest.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.

AIbln DresSel O. 191 Cherry street was arrested this morning by Ser seant John J. King and Anthony Wal,nczus on charges or breach Of the peace and ax5ault. The arrest v,a. made after Dressell is alleged ts have beaten up oswald Zaler. They became involved in an argu- msnt ct the house while Dresse'i was hacking hls furniture to move.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
PAINTERS HAVE SOCIAL

Members of the committee under whose supervision the local painters held their annual banquet recently held a social last night at the Bur ritt hotel with about 80 present. Jo- seph Fazzino. accordion soloist; James Nysmith, pianist; Dave Young, Scotch entertainer; Mrs Charles Salamon. and a trio fur nished the evenings entertainment.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
ESCAPED FROM MIDDLETowN

Stamford, Feb. 12. - The young man found wandering in this city last night was today identified as Paul Draper whose home is believed 10 be Kingston. \. Y. He is suffer ing from mental depression and is said 10 have been recently dis charged from the state asylum at Middletown. He is at sanita rum here under observation.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

strike were restored yesterday. Dis trict President Rinaldo Cappellini received word of the restoration of the charters from International
 President John l.. Lewis, who noti- fled the local unions simultaneously
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
HUNDRED MILLION YEARS AGO VIEWS
This Is Great Exhibit Opened at
 Albany Museum

Albany \. Y, Feb, t@.- The his tory Of New York state was turned back 10o.o0n.o00 ycars for a little group of distinguished Ero'oEists and state officials who assembled in the mus"um section Of inc Nv York sat" education building h'rn today 10 witness the formal opening o' a restoration of a forest of 'hc miId'c Devonian period, reconstructed from fossil remains Of trees uncovered at Gilboa, New York.
 100 Million Years AgO.
 Standing in dimmcd light before the latest addition to th" museums s lists of exhibits. the visitors w"rc able to visualize the scene which might have greeted them lOo, ,0oo. QUO years ago along any shore Of the great inland Sea which ovcrsprcal what is now the major portion o' The Mohawk river valley ot New York state. For the information Of inc lcss informed in geo.ogiraI research, Dr. John NJ. Clarke, director Of the museum, and museum assistants, cX- plained the true significance of 6 scene which presented in life-size stature restoration of the oldest trees in inc world.
 For nearly a year inc restoration had been in process Of construction, having been made possible through an appropriation by the 1924 logis- lature. The formal opening today was an affair Of which little was known previously, however, for mu- scum officials had expressed a de- sire to bring but a small number ot interested persons in today, when the building is closed in observance oi Lincolns birthday. and 10 open inc exhibit 10 the view of the general public tomorrow.
 As the exhibit formally was open ed to view today, it also was dedi- cated with simple cerdmonies as a memorial to Sir John William Daw. son F. R. S, F. G. &, former rrin- cipal Of McGill University, Mon- real. who in SG9 and 1870 worked out the structure Of fossil tree trunks uncovered by a spring frc~het along the Schoharie river near Gilboa and thus became one Of the first mer
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12
Pittston Mine Unions
 Have Charters Restored

Scranton, Pa, Feb. l2.-ChartPrs Of ion local mine unions in inc pittston district that were revoked
 two months ago when ll,0oa em- pioyes Of the Pennsylvania Goa! company went on an unauthorized
New Britain herald., 1925-02-12

People Of the Tinted states own s per cent Of inc worlds automo- piles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
N. Y. Teachers May Get
Pay Raise But the Top
Boys Will Grab Most

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-(FP)-The
uphill, down-dale fight of New York
city teachers for pay increases has
reached another upgrade with the an
nouncement by the board Of education
that $5,70O,0O0 is included in the edu-
cation budget for 1928 to permit wage
raises for teachers. The board of esti-
mate has power to grant or disallow
the item. II granted, the extra money
will probably be spent in 1925 raises
for elementary teachers, $3.50 for high
school teachers, s2OO-$250 for princi-
pals and assistants, $4,000 for district
superintendents, ETC.; the higher the
rank, the greater the pay increase.
The suggested increases are on a
basis opposed by the Teachers Union.
The union favors higher increases for
lower grade teachers, claiming that
their wages have been least increased
in proportion to living costs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
FRENCH-ENCLISH
DEBT PACT USED
TO SWAY CAL
Washington Charges
Plot to Reduce Sum

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The An
glo-French debt funding agreement
was looked upon here among govern
ment officials as another stumbling
block placed in the path to adjust
ment of Frances $4,000, 100000 debt
to the United States.
1t was agreed that the tentative
London settlement probably will COM
plicate the Franco-American negotia-
tions scheduled to take place in Wash
ington next month. 1t was emphasized
anew that the United States has no
official connection with the Anglo
French agreement and is not bound in
any way to recognize it in arriving at
a settlement with France.
Officials privately expressed the
view that the Anglo-French agreement
could be regarded more or less as an
effort on the part of France to scale
down her debt to the United States
rather than to pay the $3.50. 900, 900
which she owes England.
The fact that the agreement provid-
ed for little more than the payment
of interest by France to England over
a period of 81 years was enuf, it was
stated, to eliminate it from considera-
ton as a basis for a Franco-American
debt settlement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
Martyrdom of Botwin
Wins Respect of Masses
for Polish Communists

MOSCOW, Aug. 2S-The Central
Committee of the Communist Party of
Poland has issued an appeal on the
occasion of the execution of Botwin
in which it declares that the Commun-
lists have won the sympathy and the
respect of the masses on account of
the killing of the Polish spy and the
heroic death of Botwin. The bour-
geoisie declares that the Communists
exercise the terror. The Communist
Party rejects the methods of the in
dividual helpers of the bouregoisie but
only the mass struggle of the work
ers and peasants can bring the free
dom of the proletariat. The removal
OF provocateurs however, is not in
dividual terror but self-defense Of the
working class against the traitors who
deliver hundreds and thousands of
revolutionaries to the bourgeoisie.
Down with the provocateurs! Long
live the the active fighters against
the provocation! Long live Botwin,
Knievsky, Rutkovsky and Gibner!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
international Labor
Defense to Hold a
Picnic In St. Paul

ST PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 2S.-Sunday,
Aug. Both, picnic will be held here
under the auspices of the International
Labor Defense, at saith avenue south
and West River road.
Take Selby Lake street car and get
off across the bridge and walk south.
A fine program of sports, music and
speaking has been arranged for this
picnic. An exquisite table. scarf, hand
embroidered, will be ratified off, the
value Of which is $50.
Also arrangements have been made
to take moving pictures at the picnic,
which will be shown at later date.
The entire membership of the party
should attend this picnic. Let us see
you there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
Discover New Way to
Measure Crops from
Train with Crop-Meter

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 28. -
A device for measuring the acreage
of various agricultural crops for com
parative reports and charts has been
adapted to a railway train by Stats
ticians Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. The instrument
is in the nature of an automobile
speedometer and when attached to
the gear of the railwy car measures
and records the number of feet Of
each kind of crop along the right Of
way. It was designed in 1928 for use
on an automobile and was first used
successfully in that capacity.
The instrument, besides having a
regular mileage meter, such as that
on an ordinary speedometer, has II
special dials, one for each kind of
crop, with set Of push buttons which
throws them into gear when needed.
For instance, when, during the train
journey, field of cotton is being
passed the button indicating cotton
is pressed and the number Of feet
Of cotton along the road in that par
ticular field is measured and record
ed. If the next field is corn, the
operator presses the corn button, and
the number of feet in that crop are
measured and recorded. II the next
field should happen to be idle land,
the idle-land button is pushed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
FAKE STORY OF ARREST
OF CHINESE IN MOSCOW
IS EXPOSED BY ROSTA
(By Rosta News Agency.

10Y nOShd vows FN1CHSyJs
PEKlNG, Aug. pa report has
appeared In today's Issue Of the or
gan of the Japanese legation here,
the North China Standard, about the
alleged arrest in Moscow Of four
members Of the Chinese mission In
the Union Of Soviet Socialist Repub-
lies.
The representative of the Rosta
News Agency has been authorlta-
lively advised that the said report
is a faIsehood from beginning to
end which Is more extraordinary
that it is published In the semI-of-
fetal organ Of the Japanese lega-
ton and with especial emphasis,
the purose thereby pursued hardly
being worthy one.
Such attempts at breeding I'M
friendly feelings against the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics by
spreading avowedIy false informa-
tion--the Rosta correspondent was
told-wiIl scarcely attain their OBJ
iect or make any the easier whose
soever position.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
Virgin Islanders Protest
Against u. S. Navy Rule

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S-Lucius ]. M.
Halmin, former judge of district court,
Virgin Islands, is officially represent
ing the people of these former DAN
ish islands purchased eight years ago
by the United States and is planning
to present. the islandrs' case to
President Coolidge at Swampscott,
Mass. Malmin says that the Virgin
Islands residents want a civil govern
ment instead of the U. S. navy rule
they have had for eight years. The
islanders demand the immediate exc
cutive removal Of the George Wash
ington Williams, present Judge of me
district court.
One of the chief protests against
Judge Williams is based on his arbi-
trary action in the case of Rothschild
Francis, editor Of The Emancipator. a
native paper. Williams refused the
editor a jury trial and sentenced
Francis for contempt when the latter
attacked Williams editorially for his
policies and his denial of jury trial.
Williams delegates his authority to
his clerk whenever he does not care
to hold court himself, Malmin charges,
saying that the clerk knows more
law than my grip" 81 also understand
that he (Williams) has founded a
quasi-corporation for commercial ex.
ploitation, using the judicial office OF
the judge and the power of the super,
intendent of the police for this ex
ploitation," Malmin states.
Every president since the United
States took the islands passed authori
ty to the navy department, which was
delighted and wished to chang on tt
the islands as long as it can" be
cause service there is paid double al
foreign service. The islanders wan
annexation to Porto Rico, only Il
miles away, if civil government is mo-
directly granted. Malmin declares. A
navy appointee is governor under this
present temporary rule, which hai
lasted eight years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
Y. w. L. Soccer Team of
Detroit and Cleveland
to Match Up Sunday
RY a. zELEIT.

DETROIT. Mich, August 2S.-The
Young Workers Sport Alliance OF De-
troit are sending soccer team to
Cleveland Sunday, Aug. 80, to play the
Young Workers soccer club. The
Cleveland Y. w. soccer club is a
strong team. Last Sunday they played
in the final for the championship of
their class, while the Detroit team is
a newly organized team and only the
match to be held between the two
teams Sunday will show which is the
stronger. This game should draw quite
a crowd of Y. w. L. soccer fans. Owing
to scarcity Of grounds, the field will
be decided upon this afternoon. For
information as to the place inquire at
1909 Lorain avenue, Cleveland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
CITY FATHERS
IN |. A. JAIL
FOR CROOKERY
Friends" of Labor Are
Caught with the Goods
L. P. RINDAL,
(Worker correspondent.)

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 2S.-Ac-
cording to statements made some
time ago by Tabor leaders" Of this
city, the present administration lis
the best Los Angeles ever had" 1t
was elected by the method of punish
ing enemies and rewarding friends"
Now two of those friends" are held
in the county Jail without bail, ac-
cused of bribery in connection with
pedestrian subway under the Second
street tunnel. Councilmen Downs and
Fitzpatrick will face the music be-
fore the grand jury tomorrow.
A trap was sprung on them at their
Offices in the city hall. One thous-
and dollars in marked money was
found on each of the two councilmen
Each had asked for $4,000 for their
vote from William Hodges, vice-pres-
ident and general manager of the
Tunnel Transportation company, Dist.
Attorney Keyes supplied the money,
or part of it, and Mr.. Hodges him
self carried the two packages of bills
to the pa(y) triotic city fathers.
Downs and Fitzpatrick have led the
opposition to the subway TUNED pro-
ject in the council recently because
they were interested in the welfare of
the dear people. While this was go
ing on, Jack L. Murphy Ga conflden-
tial add talked things over with
said William Hodges OF the Tunnel
Transportation company. Murphy is
also in Jail.
The last meeting of the old city
council ended in a first class fist
fight over some graft, during which
the renegade Socialist" Ralph L.
Criswell proved himself to be bet
ter prize-fghter than a law-maker.
And now this model" city council of
the labor takers seems to be the
greatest fake Of all. The A. F. L.
policy of rewarding friends" and
Furnishing enemies has again turned
out to be complete failure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
OIUAVnEC InhC
lLLlIVUl0 JUDI
GROW SCARCER
IN LAST MONTH
CGrbuilders and Steel
Workers Hard Hit

Industrial employment is on the
downgrade in Illinois. Reports to the
Illinois department Of labor from en-
ployers Of 40 per cent Of the factory
workers show that for the fifth con-
secutive month, the number unem-
ployed has lcreased. The latest re-
ductIon In the factory payrolls has
carried the level Of employment In
Illinois factories TO the lowest point
touched since early 1922. Employ
ment is slightly below the level Of a
year ago, but about 1916 per cent be-
low the peak of 1928. The manufact-
urIng establishments have about
$4,000 fewer employees than they
had two years ago.
THE labor market Of the month has
been generally dull', states the report.
1.-THE urban orders in the unskilled
market were small Turnout the
month, building labor has been in
active demand"
1.-THE ratio of applicants to jobs in
creased during the month, from 14S
to 100 jobs to 1853 per 100 jobs. The
excess of job-seekers over work OPP
portunities is less than was the case
year ago. In July, 1924, there were
I'll applicants per 100 places open.
I'm Rockford and Cicero, the reduc
ton in working forces during the
month was more than 10 per cent
Other cities in which the employment
decline was substantial were Joliet
and Moline, where between and rs
per cent of the workers were laid
off,"
1.-THE trend was generally down
ward in the stone, clay and glass
products group of industries"
1.-THE reports for the iron and steel
firms were somewhat disappointing
on account Of the statements that
have appeared in the trade journals
Of the improvement in the buying
of steel. For the fourth consecutive
month employment at the mills de
clined, the drop for the past thirty
days being 80 per cent. There are
now about 10 per cent fewer people
ingaged in the production Of iron anC
steel than was the case in March
the year."
I'm practically all of the other in
ticularly severe in their layoffs, strik
ing the names of 10 per cent of theil
employees from the payrolls during
July, after removing a like number
in June
In the Agricultural implement in
dustry in which employment has beef
high turnout the present year
there was a let-up in the extent o
production during the month, whel
per cent of the employees were lai'
off. The automobile manufacturer
and the accessory firms likewise BEEF
reducing their forces, the report
show"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30

/. The united front in the
light of the changed world de-
velopment.
2. Trade union work and in
ternational trade union unity.
3. Preparations for the sixth
congress of the Comintern.
4. The program of the E.. G. of
the G. /. for the coming six months.
5. China and the Far East.
s. Problems confronting the Ger
man, Polish, Czecho-Slovak, Italian
and French sections.
z. Activities of the Communists
among the workers of England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
e g. n RIII'
BEING LICKED
IN NORTHWEST
Seattle and Frisco De-
mand Recall
tspeoIaI to The Daily Worksrl

Especial to The Daily Workerl
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 28.-Hope
Lodge No. 70, Seattle, unanimously
endorsed the recall in progress in the
International Association of Machin-
lists, following charges from all parts
of the country that VIM. H. tombstone
and his associates won offices in the
last union elections by fraud. In or
der to be effective, fifteen per cent of
the lodges in the association, or about
$50, must indorse the proposition.
George Mitchell, prominent member
of Hope Lodge said that the recall
can count on the support Of a total
Of 25S Endorsements. Reports from
San Francisco say tht Lodge No. 6S,
with 1900 members, the largest in
the association, has gone on record
for the recall. In Oakland, Lodge 24S,
the recall lost by only two votes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
Rosta Now Known as ~rsss."

The "Rosta' russian Telegraphic
Agency having gone thru certain
reorganization at Moscow involving
the change of its name into that of
Telegraphlc Agency Of the Union Of
Soviet Socialist Republics, OF which
the abbreviated form is "Tass" (Tele.
graphic Agency Of Soviet Union), II
is by the latter name that this SER
vice will be called from the frst OF
August, 1925, EDWARDS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
New York Russian
Branch of League
Holds 1st Jubilee

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S-The Russian
branch Of the Y. w. L. No. 2S will
hold their first Jubilee celebration
October 8, at Bronx Lyceum, Third
Ave. and 10th st.
All the Russian Red Youth of New
York will be there to partake in a
red Moscow Komsomol evening.
Dancing will continue till daylight.
Keep this date open. Look for
more details of this affair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
N. Y. Labor Federation
Refuses to Come Out
Against Mayor Hylan

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 2S-Efforts
to attack the candidacy Of Mayor
John F. Hylan for reelection in New
York City in resolution at the con-
vention of the State Federation Of
Labor was killed this afternoon by
the resolutions committee.
The committee substituted resolu-
ton urging all labor men to take ac-
ton at the polls against anyone not
in sympathy with organized labor.
No names were mentioned in the reso.
luton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30
New Naval Accident.

ABOARD U. S. S. SEATTLE, Aug.
rs. = Coxswain ]. Rossmondo was
killed and Seaman r. J. Carini seri-
ously injured in an accident in the
turret OF the U. s. battleship Okla
homa, according to a report received
on the flagship today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-30

MOSCOW, Aug. 2S.-(Tass)--It is
learned here that, with view to pro-
noting and developing economic rela-
tons with the U.S.S.R., the Latvian
government decided to detail to Mos.
COW special commission of experts
representing the ministries of finance
and foreign affairs, as we'll as indus
trial, trade and agricultural organiza.
'tions.