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New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
Madgc Wishes Confirmation of
 Niary's Ab!.Ity

"ACs2'
 Lillian UnlcrwoLd's familiar voice, with the slightly drawling up- ward infection to Inc word with which she invariably answers any ring Of her telephone, came in most welcome fashion 10 my ears. had been afraid that she might be away from home, and l was most anxious to get her verdict upon Mary Harrson's dramatic talent before l met my siStcr-in-law, Harriet Braithwaitc. Mary's guardian, l was counting on Lillian in another direction also. 1 knew how thorough was Dicky's respect for her judgment in all matters theatrical ps well as artistic. So | felt sure that If Lillian indorscd my opinion of Marys gifts 1t would make easier the battle with him over my planned reception of the girl into our home.
 Are you busy" l Quertcd, vast ing no time in speaking my name or hers for she knows my voice as "tll uS l hlbN il'lHt
 Not so much that I cant waste anything from a second to century on you" she returned briskly. Whats on your mind?"
 I had closed the door Of the sup posedIy sound-proof telephone booth but I knew how clearly voices sometimee came to cars outside, and cast a quick. approhonsiyc glance at Mary before l answered, But she was standing by q table, appar- emily absorbed in Q magazine. Her back was toward mo, and. confident in my ability 10 speak in telephone mouthpiece with minimum of sound, I spoke quickly, softly
 What do you remember about Mary Harrison?"
 Has She Run Away"
 It was an old form of query be, tween Us, used In our governmen' work together and employed since in any telephone conversation. Il signified that the person making the query was in danger of being overheard and wished the recipient to carry on as much Of the conver sation as possible.
 Lillian's reply was prompt.
 "She is Dicky's niece, daughter o his sister. Elizabeth Harrison, whC was killed with her husband in al automobile accident. You and helped the Braithwaitos snake he and her brothers out of the countr. until their legal custody could b settled. They came back about |
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
BEGIN HERE TODAY

HENRY RAND, 55, business man, Is found murdered in a cheap hotel in Grafton, Police find Il woman's handkerchief and the stub of yellow thcater ticket,
 JANET RAND, his daughter breaks her engagement with BARRY COLNlN because of thn disgrace, |" JIMMY RAND, his son, goes 10 Bridgeport, where the thoator is. The stub is traced to OLGA MAYNARD, cabaret singer.
 Jimmy meets and falls in love with MARY LOWELL. Later he en- counters Olga, She faints at hear ing police want her for murder. Mary. out with SAMUEL CHURCH. q wealthy lawyer, scos Jimmy lift ! Olga into taxi and misundcr- | stands.
 Olga tells police the stub might
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
Menus for he Family
By SISTER MARY

Breakfast -- Grape fruit juice, cereal. thin cream, broilcd bacon. scrambled eggs, crisp whole wheat toast, milk, coffee.
 Iuncheon-Negetahle soup. crou- tons. hot cheese sandwiches, canned cherries, drop cookies. milk. tea.
 Dinner -- Smothored veal steak, mashed potatoes. scalloped toma- toes, applt-celcry and nut salad,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Bobby Coon has way Of waking
 up once in q while in tho winter and coming forth 10 sec if it is time to stay up; but until spring really arrives he usually goes back to bed again after a short look around. It
 happened that Bobby felt the touch of spring in the air. Perhaps he heard the sap going up in the tree in which he had been spending the
 winter, for although that tree was hollow, it was not dead, and # was
 maple. Anyway, Bobby Coon awoke, yawned q few times, stretch- cd, and finally climbed up to his
 doorway. The sun was shining; the air was soft. For a long time Bob
 by sat there. enjoying both. What
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
The Salad

Cold canned vegetables mako dandy salads if you get caught fin a pinch" and have no fresh veg etables on hand. Canned string beans. peas, carrots. served on let tuce leaf with mayonnaise and slices Of hard-boiled egg make de- licinnS salads.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

he didn't enjoy was the sight of the snow which still covered the ground.
 Mistress Spring isn't here yet. after all," mumbled Bobby. No, sir, Mistress Spring isn't here. after all. Just the same, 1 think I'll take q little walk. l think I'll look around bit"
 Bobby started to climb down from the doorway of his home, when sud denly he heard a familiar voice. II was the voice of sammy Jay. sam my was screaming Thief. Thief Thief" as only sammy can. Bobby paused. He knows sammy Jay SC we'll that he knows when Sammy means a thing and when he is try ing to fool some one. He knew that
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
NOW GO ON WITH THE STO
 Chapter NXNIX

Chapter NXNlX
 Thoro was wild uphcaval in the crowd as The man who had left his opponent unconscious on the side walk lowered his head and plunged through.
 There were cries of "Somcbody grab him," but no ono attempted 1t, perhaps because Of that peculiar in- crtia that seems 10 afilict crowds so often, perhaps because of fear for he was Il mcnacing figure, even In flight,
 As he broke through the outer edge of the throng and passed Jim my and Barry, perhaps some ton yards away frcm them, Jimmy got a glimpse of him with his dishcvcled hair. his battered nose and his collar and nccktio askcw.
 Then he was gone, and when he
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
Bin Parade of Women

Net all of US can be presented at court and quake in our boots for fear we'll forget that we can't b" natural and offer our lily hand to be shaken hy the kink, But we can read "1h" Social Side of Diplo- matic Life" by Mrs Maudo Parker Child. wife of the former amhas- sador 10 Italy. She takes us behind the scenes of being presented at court with a twinkle in her eye.
 No woman's club can afford be- inr without the annual edition of "Womcn Of Today" edited by Ida Clyde Clarke. It's a Who's Who of women. Subjects for q thousand club papers. This, too, everything done in current year on subjects of interest to women such as child labor, birth control, women in politics, etc.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

By THORNTON W. BURGESS Who says at home in bed will be From danger in a measure free
 Bobby Coon.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
NIlc Ask

'Nha' should be in my Lype ohrst:" SiX 10 a dozen sheets; 1rc
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
The NInaIc

Lltry woman can be a quick chang artist |! d Parisian dress maker has his way, He is sponsor ing th" r.sorsihlc dress. What a boon for the home woman when 'hr pcsly caller comes on sweep ing and dusting day,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

It was early the following after noon that Mary Lowell, not back long from luncheon. looked up to find beside her desk a stockiiy built young man with pug nose. carefully parted black hair and an engaging smile.
 Miss Lowell?"
 "Yes."
 "I-er--" he stamniered and looked down at his hut which he was crushing in his hands in his em' barrassment,
 His fat cheeks turned a rosy red My name is Barry Colvin. I wanted 10 talk to you about something i'm portant. First" and he lifted hi' eyes to meet hers, "I hope you won'' throw me out before l finish" Hi: mouth widened in a grin as ht spoke.
 "Sit down, MT. Colvin." Mar! Indicated a chair, and smiled, fol there was something about Barr! Colyin's manner that was hard t' resist, contagion in his smile. | downright friendliness, even. that ii any other person might be consid cred impudence.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Black Velvet pull-ovcr sweaters, sleeveless and tied tightly on the hip, arc sponsored for the smart afternoon costume by Paris. They ar" worn with skirts of silver lis, sUc
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

Lieutenant O'Day reached in the drawer where he had cached his chewing "Why?" he asked,
 we just saw him In street fight" Jimmy explained. This man Divis,' said O'Dav. was one of tho first we brought in here when We first began to search for Ike Jensen. Someone tipped mo | off that Divis was an old associate of Jensen's but he swore up and down, when we got him in here, that he hadn't seen Ike for weeks, Said he must have left town"
 He lied 10 you, then" Jimmy de- clared. "Divis was with Jensen the night Jensen and had that little miXup. He was the fellow I told you about that came running up after ward with q gun"
 Good Lord." O'Day spit savagely into the cuspidor. And we let him go"
 You remember, Lieutenant, I de- scribed the man as a fellow with a broken nose? We looked for his pie turc in the Bertillion room."
 Sure. But we didn't have 1t The Kids never had anything prov ed on him. But how could we know Rand? Believe me, we got a lot oi guys with broken noses when wt started pulling in the hoys wt thought could steer us onto Ikt Jensen"
 Barry Colvin laughed. "I imagine SO. Nice boys-aIl of them"
 Jimmy said: "Wcll, I'd bet my last nickel that Kid Divis was th' man who was with him that night I wish we had him now"
 "We'l look for him. Rand. IT start right away" 0'Day pressed button.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

The next story; Paddy the Beaver Wonders"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

him now. It was that broken nose of his."
 He turned 10 Barry. That ma1 was one of the pair that followed me that night. He was the one who came running with tho gun. What q dumbbell I am. In my hands and out again-iust like that If he'd had cap on, Fl have known him in a minute. but lie didn't, and his hair was all unused and his collar torn. If I'd only had more time 10 think"
 What the devil are you talkin about" 2" asked Fogarty through lips that were tightly clenched on his cigar And Jimmy told him the stor, of the encounter he had had.
 "Does this Kid Divis, as you call him, travel around with a man by the name Of Ike Jensen 2" he asked FoG2rty.
 Sure, regular buddios. That is they used to be. I haven't seer Jensen for some time. By the way do you know Ike?"
 Slightly" said Jimmy, and he was about to add why he was SC anxious 10 find him, but he thought better of 1t.
 Instead he turned 10 Barry Col win. Come on, Barry we're goins down to police headquarters to sec O'Day,"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12

When Barry saw Jinmy Rand that evening, he said: "Jim. I wan: you to remember this day. If you've got notebook mark the date In it Some day you're going to appreciate me for what I ana great bcnc- factor to mankind"
 (To Re Continued)
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
CRITICALLY WOUNDED

New Haven, Jan. Is Pl-The accidental discharge Of his shotgun as he was embarking on a duck hunting trip with a friend at Nor gan Point, near Lighthouse yester- day caused severe injuries 10 Albert Wilkinson, 3S, of IS West avenue, Stratford. He was taken to the New Haven hospital, where 1t wa- said that his condition was critical. When short distance from shore in q small boat, the waves became choppy and Wilkinson lost his bal ance it is believed that he touched the trigger of the gun. The dis charge wounded him in the right side of the chest.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
SEEKING TO HELP
 HIS BOSTON AID
POni Rallies to Defense Of
 Accused Agent

Boston. Jan. IS LPl-Charles Ponzl, one.tlme financial wizard Of Postal Coupon fame. and now head of the Charpon land syndicate Of Florida, has come 10 the defense Of his as- soclate, Calcedonio Alviti, his Boston representative who Is under arrest on a charge of violating the blue sky" law.
 Ponzl, fin telegram to local newspaper, sent following receipt Of news of AlTtl's arrest, said: T will not forget nor forgive, and someday I VIII return an eye for an eye and a tooth for q tooth" The message was sent from Jacksonville, Fla.
 Tn the meantime, the west end photographer, who had opened an office to sell Ponzis land and certI- ticates Of indebtedness on which probable profit Of 200 per cent in so days was advertised, Is at liberty un- der si,o00 ball for q hearing next week. Alvlti Is charged with selling securities without being registered In the state as broker or salesman.
 Ponzi. in his telegram, declared he would not return 10 this city at present 10 aid in his agents defense but said: Tt is certainly unfortunate that all my efforts 10 rehabiitate myself and 10 repay In full my New England creditors of 1920 are to be baked by some Massachusetts off cials II would seem from their at ttude that m alleged offender is ac- tpally committing an additional of fense whenever he attempts to make amends for the alleged past sins"
 The references were 10 Ponzi's last financial venture here when he advertised a 50 per cent profit In 45 days from Postal Coupon plan. After transactions running into mill Hons, he was declared insolvent and served three and one-half years of federal sentence for using the mails 10 defraud. At present he is at lib- erty pending an appeal from sen tence of seven to nine years after conviction In q state court as common and notorious thief"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
Seven Killed in Week in
 Auto Crashes in Conn.

Hartford, Jan, 15.--Seven deaths occurred in as many accidents in the state last week listed among the 22G automobile crashes reported to the state motor vehicle department. The fatalitila were in Hartford. Newing- ion, Woodbridge, Lakeville, New Hartford, Milford and Middletown. Fourteen cities reported 1853 of the total of minor accidents. Hartford lead all cities with forty-four; New Haven was second with thirty-one and Bridgeport third with twenty two. Reports from other cities were as follow: Waterbury, seventeen; New Britain, eight: Meriden, eight. Stamford, six; Greenwich, four: Norwich. four; Danhury. four; Mid dletown, three; New London, three Norwalk, one. Report from WinsIcc showed that city without accident during the period.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15

sergeant of the police department. A jury promptly declared she was not "'"ty.
 Mrs, Monard was arrested last August on the allegation that she struck Detective Sergeant Robert Mccullough, ripping one of his ears with a ring, and ordered him from her home after he had been sum moned there because Of a misunder- standing between two young men roomers and herself.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
Loses His Nose in Fight
 Over Right of Wa

New Haven, Jan. 14-tP-Durin, q quarrel over who had the righ of way in an alley between thcr shops, Frank l'usaris, fruit stor, owner at 733 Congress avenue, hi a goodly portion off the nose of Angelo Cavallaro, barber at 7Gj Congress avenue, the latter told DO. lice last night, Fusaris jumped over fence following the incident and police were unable to locate him.
 Cavallaro, neighbors said, had his opponent on the ground and wa, beating him severely when Fusars suddenly reached up and bit at Cavallaro's nose. The injured organ was treated at the New Haven hos pital. The missing piece of nose was found by two detectives.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-15
Small Size of Woman
 Secures Her Acuuittal

Bridgeport, Jan. 15.-(Associated Press.) )--so slender and small she looked lost in an ordinary swivel chair in the criminal court of con- mon pleas, Mrs. Emily Menard. pro- prietor of a rooming house at No. 25S Courtland street, went to trial yesterday afternoon, charged with having assaulted a robust detective
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-18
Hennepin Co. Central
Committee Lays Base for
Its Permanent Activity
Especial to The Daily wOrker)

(Speciai TO fhe Oaily WoFNeEJ
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 16. -
The Hennepin county central commit
tee of the Farmer-Labor Association
has been officially organized and has
laid out basis for permanent activity.
Committees have been empowered to
secure the affliation of all unions to
the Hennepin county central commit
tee. A ward club will be established
in every working class ward. The 9Th,
7th, 18th, 18th, Bird, and 9th wards
have functioning organizations with
charters from the state committee.
A joint meeting of the several farm
er-labor groups in the 10th ward will
be called and a charter be officially is
sued This will unity the 10th ward
which has no recognized ward club.
In the primary elections, the build
ing of the party will be stressed above
electing candidates, altho a determ-
ined effort will be made to seat farmer
labor candidates. The association is
attempting to put an end to under
mining the party ticket by running
opposition candidates to those en-
dorsed at the convention. All farmer
laborltes are expected to unite on the
ticket endorsed at the convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-18
1T WAS THEIR DAY!
BY a Worker Correspondent.

BY Worker Correspondent.
Reprinted from the First Living
ewspaper in the English Language,
Chicago.)
can still hear the cheering of
those thousands of voices, of the vast
multitude of people marching on the
Communist Square. 1t was on the
first of May in 1923, celebrated in the
city OF Nicolaev, Soviet Ukraine, a
part Of the Union of Soviet Republics
Early in the morning all the or
CARNATIONS, schools and trade unions
met at their lodges and workers
palaces. From there, with many red
banners, they started for the square
of the Soviets. And then all report
ed at the Square of the Communists.
The great mass moved and moved.
First the artillery on a thousand
horses. Then a moving mass of dark
green announced the infantry regi-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-18
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN MIAMI, CAN ALSO BE DONE
IN RIRMINoHAM-oR IN YOUR CITY.

Builder Miami-whh accounts for this story
subscribers called meeting and weekly meetings
thing number subscribers local union
Florida
another regiment fight
manwho has done still He
Birmingham him.
Mail rother a bundle desires to
lend
a Mos
position
to at copies to also
with Brother sendth t
in and 10
mete and and rounding
tonight
and parallel
Communist propagandss
activity inspire single worker
especially those this
comrade
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-18
SNYDER TO MAKE
PROP ACANDA TRIP
OF 5000 MILES
Long Journey Started
Saturday, May Is

Beginning at Omaha, Nebraska, on
Saturday, May 18th, J. e. Snyder,
and former editor of work
ing class papers, began a 6,0O0-mile
trip for the DAILY WORKER which
will take months to complete.
Beginning at Omaha on May 10,
where meetings will be held for three
days, Comrade Snyder goes to Kansas
City and on to the coast at Los An
geles.
From there his tour will take him
thru coast states to British Columbia,
then back thru the farming sections of
the west and the copper and iron re-
gions, thru the great lakes northern
region and back to Chicago.
To Touch New Territory.
Altho years ago, as representative of
the Appeal to Reason, he had thoroly
covered the farming sections, this is
the first time since, and for the
DAILY WORKER, that certain cities
will be visited.
Dates are being arranged for big
meetings, picnics and other gather
ings of farmers thru Montana, Ne
braska, the Dakotas, Minnesota and
Wisconsin. The DAILY WORKER will
bring to new territory the first ray
Of hope for thousands of exploited
farmers.
The first news of the trip has
brought an urgent request to the
DAILY WORKER from the farmers
of Plentywood, thru State Senator
Taylor, to have Comrade Snyder come
for a series of meetings to that dis
trict, where the DAILY WORKER has
already made Roadway and gained
recognition as spokesman Of oppressed
farmers.
Red Literature Goes Also.
Tho speaking primarily for The
DAILY WORKER, a suitcase packed
full of mental dynamite will go with
Comrade Snyder The latest Commu
mist publications, the joyful book Of
cartoons, standard classics of oul
movement, all will be brought to the
attention of workers and farmers al
all points on the journey.
This trip, the longest attempted
comes as good news to workers whC
seldom have alchance to hear th'
speakers of our movement. Dates o
the trip will be published regularly
the first meetings to be held at Omaha
May Is to IS; Kansas City, 10 to 81
Denver and vicinity, % to 26; Hanna
Wyoming, q; Rock Springs, Wye
ming, %; Diamtndville, Wyoming, 20
Salt Lake City ssnd vicinity, both t
June LIST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-18

and 10 hours constitute a days work.
breaking speed and must take their
lunch out with them in the morning
when they leave the camp to start
to work. The lunch is always cold at
noon and unfit to eat.
Sanitary and Living Conditions.
The sanitary conditions of the
camp are very poor. The beds are
double deckers and in most cases are
lousy and some of the camps have no
bathrooms, instead they are all
equipped with wash room which has
only cold water. Board ~ is
charged for at the rate of $1.0O day.
At 81 cents and hour for 10 hours
the worker receives a total Of $3.50
for the days work, take off $1.0O for
board and the balance amounts to
$2.70. From this balance the work
ers are obliged to purchase tobacco,
soap, towels, gloves, work clothing
and other necessities from the COM
missary at exorbitant prices. So
when a worker works hard all sum-
mer and saves his money, he may
just be able to manage to pay his
way back to the city, otherwise he is
granted the privilege of walking or
beating his way back via the old
freight train.
Not Wanted In the Unions.
The major part of the workers in
these camps are of foreign descent
and don't understand the English Ian.
guage therefore the bureaucratic Of
fcials of the American Federation OF
Labor, don't seem to care anything
about the welfare of these workers
and never make an effort to organize
them into the unions. Because of this
fact the railroad companies take ad
vantage of the workers in their pres
ent unorganized state. constantly force
wages down and prices and hours up
These workers are all willing to or
ganize, to smash the 10-hour day
raise their pay and improve their con
ditions in general. At present they
have to work overtime at the straight
time rate of pay, when there is work
on the line.
Workers Realize Need Of Union.
Many of the workers have families
to support and they all feel the need
Of the union. They know that theil
only chance to fight against the mis-
cradle conditions from which they
suffer, lies within the ranks of the
organized labor movement. They are
willing and eager to organize any
time, all they need is militant leader
ship and they are waiting and long
ing for the inevitable, which is bound
to come. Yesl Which must come
at the peril of the magnates of the
American railroad industry, that in
evitable, is the call and welcome Of
the railroad unions of this country
to these workers to organize.
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ments. Following them a moving
mass of white and blue. That was
the navy. Clean, healthy and brave!
Next came those of our hopes and
pride, the flowers of the world revo-
luton, the Pioneers. They participat-
ed in gymnastics and many other in
teresting exercises. They had speak
ers, too, to address the mighty
throngs
After them followed hundreds OF
trucks carrying many different prod
ucts from the trade unions. For in
stance, the glass factories showed diff
ferent glass products, the locomotive
factories, various kinds OF machines;
the tobacco factory. their produce,
and so on. After that came the mem
bers of the party, the Youth League
and other fraternal organizations.
And this great mass kept steadily
moving. II didn't seem as II this the
square could hold such vast multi
tude. And yet there was the unor-
ganized population eagerly listening
to the speakers and watching the pro.
cession with great enthusiasm. No
one paid any attention to the fierce
heat of that day. Everyone entered
into the spirit of the occasion and
Joined in the singing.
In the evening there were meet
ings in halls and free concerts. And
then the people went home, reluctant
to leave, tho tired with the days festi-
vities. II was their day!