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New Britain herald., 1926-02-26
Michigan And Wiscon- sin Have Foot of Snow High Winds Accompany Storm "A Square Blocks In Chicago Inundated.
Upper New York State Also Ravaged - Wind Attains Velocity of S4 Miles an Hour at Buffalo Woman Drowned at Dunkirk.

Chicago, Feb. 26 Gp}-Eleyen are dead and scores injured as q result Of high windstorms in the middle west,
 Sweeping out of the northwest and Texas yesterday the storms struck the central part of the coun- try accompanied by heavy rains and snow, at velocity of sixty miles an hour causing Incauculablo property loss. Buildings were des- troyed, streets flooded, telephone and telegraph lines damaged and traffic delayed.
 Michigan and Wisconsin reported snow a foot deep. Light thunder storms were general .n the eastern states. Slightly colder weather with snow flurries in the northern and eastern lakes region was pre- dicted by the weather bureau.
 Heavy Loss or Life
 The greatest loss of life was in Chico county, Ark. where four white persons and a negro were killed. Levy Lyson and his three children were killed when their home was destroyed. The negro lost his life at Jennie. Although virtually the entire town of Tisdale, Mississ- ippi was demolished the only death reported was that Of the daughter of Mrs. Lena Martin.
 M. c. Spencer of Ludlow Falls, Ohio, was fatally injured by door blown from it's hinges. Two negroes also lost their lives near Cruger. Miss. One was killed at Green wood and another near Grecnville, Mississippi.
 2i Blocks Flooded Twenty-tour square blocks on the northwest side Of Chicago were flooded deep enough for boating. Children used row boats to and from school and in some districts rafts or fiat boats aided house. holders In their marketing.
 A thaw preceded the storm in Ohio. jamming the rivers with broken ice and causing overhows with heavy food damage. Four mail carriers and two passengers were forced to wade to shore when caught on the ice In Lake Erie in mail trucks a short way from shore,
 Factories Suspend Mills and factories were closed and traffic suspended at Escanaba, Mich, where they had the most Sc were snowstorm in four years. Fam flies were rescued in boats from the flood at Rockford. The water was three feet deep on one of the lavcnues.
 At Port Clinton, Ohio. fears were expressed that possibly three auto mobiles had gone through the ice between that town and Hough Bass island. Three machines were seen starting toward the island yesterday afternoon before reports that the ice had given way were received.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-26
Sasn.N FACTORY FIRE

Pittsburgh, Feb. 26 lPl-A portion Of the plant Of the Mckee Sport Tin plate company al Port Nue. near here. was destroyed by fire of unde- termined origin early today. The loss was estimated al se5O,o0o. The grease shop. the carpenter shop and a section Of the box factory all one story brick buildings were swept by
New Britain herald., 1926-02-26
Legislative Leaders Present As
 Coolidge Signs Revenue Tax Bill
President Attaches Sigma ture at 1922 a. m., While Movie Cameras Record Action - Income Levies Now Lowest Since World
 War.

Washington, Feb. 26 CPl -- The new tax reduction bill became q law when President Coolidge gave it his formal approval at 10:2. o'clock this morning.
 The measure, which provides for a reduction of S357.000.000 in the amount of taxes to be paid by the American people this year, was signed by the chief executive in his offices as battery of still and motion picture camera men record- cd the scene.
 Prominent Leaders Present
 Invited to witness the ceremony were several who were prominent in the drafting of the legislation. They included Secretary Mellon, director lord of the budget; Rep rcsentative Tilson of Connecticut, republican floor leader of tho house; Chairman Green of the house ways and means committee; Representative Garner of Texas, ranking democrat on the ways and means committee: Chairman Shoot of the senate finance committee. and Senator Simmons. of North Carolina, ranking democrat on the finance committee.
 The bill received congressional sanction yesterday and was trans mitted yesterday to the White House whence it was sent 10 the treasury for review before being signed by the president.
 Makes No Comment
 In signing the bill, President Coolidge made no comment, verbal or written, as to it's provisions or probable effect.
 The signing was to have taken place at 10 o'clock but was delayed by the late arrival of Senator Sim mons.
 The presidents office was trans formed into studio with two Kleig lights adding to the illumina- ton. As Mir, Coolidge took up a pen, he said to his invited guests:
 Come up close behind my chair; short gentlemen in front. tall gen tlemcn hohind."
 He used two pens to affix his signature, one of which he pre- sentol to Representative Green and ,he other to Senator Shoot.
 For len minutes, photographers took shots of the president and the group behind him, from various angl"s, finally swarming up to his desk for close-ups.
 'Nuff. says President
 The clicking and grinding Of cameras continued until the prcsi- dent finally said that's enough"
 Then the office vas cleared and the president went to an adjoining room for the somi-wcekly meeting with his cabinet.
 The reductions afforded by the bill become effective immediately on all provisions except tho automo- nile and thcater admission taxes. which become effective in 30 days. The income tax provision applies 10 last years earnings.
 (COntinucd on Page 9
New Britain herald., 1926-02-26
INJURED RY LIGHTNING

Bethel, Conn Feb. 2C Hpy Gil bert Dusenberry, an automobile salesman, was shocked ny lightning during a severe thunder storm Inst night and is confined 10 his home today from the effects of the shock.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-26
BROADWAY HAVING
 REAL HECTIC TIME Countess, CarrOll's Party and Church Action Stirs Things Up VERA BARRED IN MOVIES
so Per Cent Of Movie House Owners In [. <. Represented By Organlxa- ton Which Decides To Ban Notor- -l0us English Woman From The screens

screens,
 New York, Feb. 26 CPl-B,twcen the Countess of Cathcart. her mos ton picture and stage ambitions. Earl Carrolrs "bathtub party" and church action against dramatic 'trash' Broadway Is having a hec- lie time.
 Lady Cathcart who detention at Ellis Island resulted in a still un- finished battle over what constitutes moral tnrpituje" is now the center .oi new tangle.
 Barred In Movies
 The Carroll party was in honor .of the countess, engaged by him for leading part in her own play. and resulted yesterday in action by the motion picture theater owners 'of America 10 bar her from their theaters.
 The organization represents so per cent of theater owners in the United States and has been assured by the American Motion Picture Advertisers that it has the latter's full support.
 Deny Nude Rather
 Published reports that the Car roll party was featured by the ap- pearance of a nude chorus girl in q bathtub filled with wine, have been denied by Carroll who said that the hathtub was filled with gingerale and that no one got into it. Countess Caihcart has denied that anything improper took place while she was there.
 The reason for this affair" said R. r. Woodhull, president of the Motion Picture Owners association, seems to center about the Coun- tess of Cathcart If this is just an- other piece of advance publicity so her name would be a great attrac- tion in the box office, I speak now for the 15,000 members of the Mo ton Picture Theater Owners of America that We shall make every effort to prevent her from appear ing on any of our screens"
 Publicity Means Nothing
 Just because publicity keeps an l individual in the limelght Of the daily press for several weeks or months is no reason why that per son should be haraldcd in the mo- ton picture industry as Barry more or q Sarah Bernnardt, he said. Investigation into the Carroll party apparently was at standstil, federal and police officials declining 10 discuss it. Actors and actresses in one Broadway production have passed resolutions censuring the party.
 Upliit Of Drama Meanwhile the dramatic commit tee of the Federal Council of Churches Of Christ "importuned to Go something about the drama" has called a conference to consider means Of supporting plays of seri. ous purpose and worthy intent. II will begin next Wednesday night, and a number of those prom incntly Identified with upltft in the theatcr have been invited to attend. Channng Pollock. producer and playwright who has conferred with the council commttao. said thcatcrs lrcro losing patronage because of the
New Britain herald., 1926-02-26

Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 70 ODE Feb. goth ,,, l5,L05
New Britain herald., 1926-02-26
Makes Admissions

Anton Eudaco, who swore out the complaint on which Bimba was ar rested On charges of blasphemy and srdition and who was the first wit ness Of the prosecution today. ad- mitied under cross-examination that when Frank Manning was mayor Of n?ochton in 1922 he had gone 10 ih" mayors office with others 10 protest agains' ban heinz placed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

large section of the Workers Party
has remained un-Bolshevik at least
as far as The DAILY WORKER is
concerned. One manner in which this
tendency has manifested itself has
been in the suggestion of all kinds
of get-rich-quick schemes for The
DAILY WORKER. In practically
every section of the party and often
in the leading committees, schemes
have been worked out and presented
whereby The DAILY WORKER could
secure tremendous increases in cir
culation. Generally these plans cali
ed for the expenditure Of considerable
sums of money but vely little energy
on the part of the panty members.
Experience has taught us what some
have known all along that these pan.
aceas have no value TO The DAILY
WORKER. They are merely uncon-
scious expressions OF the desire to
avoid the hard work which building
The DAILY WORKER involves. One
method and one only will build the
circulation of The DAILY WORKER.
That is the one which means work
the day by day establishment OF con-
facts with fellow workers, In the
shops, in the neighborhoods and
when occasion arises in the mass
of the workers at times
CONTINUED on page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10
BY NORTH ). LoEs.

THAT a party of the working class
4 cannot grow in strength or infiu-
ence without the aid of strong and
influential press is a statement so
obvious as to almost prohibit repeti-
tion. Yet the means whereby this
press can be acquired is neither OBJ
vious nor simple in attainment. The
DAILY WORKER is the central or
gan Of the Workers Party. On its
growth and influence depends practic-
ally every activity of the party and
to large extent, the growth OF the
party itself.
Yet we have been In possession of
The DAILY WORKER for two years
and since the first wave Of enthusi-
asm we have not recorded and held
any gain for The DAILY WORKER
in its number of readers. It Is OF
paramount importance then, to an
swer the question, "why, during the
past two years has The DAILY
WORKER not grown TO be bigger and
more powerful?" II the proper an
swer can be found, then we are on
the road TO greater success. The
Lenin drive for The DAILY WORK
Err to be held January 10 to Febru-
airy J., may register the first of a
series of steady gains for our press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10
BLUE LAW FREAK
HAS AUDIENCE OF
TWO IN CHICAGO
House Dick and Reporter
Greet Cooper

Noah Webster Cooper, attorney of
Nashville, Tenn, riding his hobby of
forbidding everything except religious
services on Sunday, found only a
house detective and one newspaper
man present when he entered a Chi
cago hotel private dining room yester-
day to address a meeting to which he
had invited many influential citizens.
Audience Begins to Leave.
II am on my way to Washington
to ask the president and congress to
pass a law forbidding all secular bust
ness on the SABBATH" Mr.. Cooper told
his two hearers.
The detective yawned and departed.
"King Solomon fell ecause he failed
to keep the SABBATH holy" pursued Mr.
Cooper. "Germany's failure to do the
same thing resulted in the world war.
Henry Ford is a multi-millionaire be-
cause he keeps the SABBATH"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

English speaking movement and from
The DAILY WORKER. The DAILY
WORKER must be held up before the
entire working class as their main
organ Of struggle.
Even more dangerous than this Ian
guage barrier and contributing much
more seriously.to the lack OF growth
of The DAILY, WORKER has been
the disdain with which that work
necessary TO the building of our Daily
has been held. Many members, per-
haps the overwhelming majority Of
them would much rather spend three
hours in argument or discussion with
another party member than spend an
hour trying to convince a non-party
worker that he should subscribe to
The DAILY WORKER. This can be
expressed in the generalization that
the party members as q rule vastly
prefer political work than "techni-
cali or mechanical" work in the
party. OF course, such division be-
tween mechanical and political work
is absurd. Every party member must
combine both for It is precisely this
combination which produces Bolshe-
viks. nc
Consistent Effort Key to DAILY
WORKER Problem.
DUT unfortunately, in spite OF this
- generally accepted conception, a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

1t is true that objective conditions
during the past two years have not
been favorable for the Communist
movement. This has no doubt. had
great effect on the growth of The
DAILY WORKER. Now, however.
everyone agrees that conditions ia,
vor an upward tendency on the part
OF the revolutionary movement and
this will undoubtedly be reflected In
increased growth OF The DAILY
WORKER. But there have been many
FACTORS other than objective ones
which have affected The DAILY
WORKER, factors apart from the Do
lftical and economic conditions In the
country and apart too from the In.
ternal situation in the party. These
are the subjective factors which may
be treated in three divisions: "a the
attitude OF the party membership to
The DAILY WORKER; (2) the edi-
torial policy and skill, and ca the
administration. In all three OF these
factors much improvement Is neces.
sary. The G. Il. G. is directly respon-
sible for the two latter and can and
must do everything possible to bring
about the desired improvements. But
with the attitude and activity of the
party membership toward The DAILY
WORKER, not only the c. Il. @. but
also the entire membership Il imme-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10
Lewis DOWN
TO TRADING
IN new YORK.
{ Contract Term and
Raise Discussed
tspseIaI 70 rhs DaIIy worksr,

NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 8 - This
anthracite strike settlement negotle-
tions proceed secretly behind closed
doors at the millionaire establish.
ment, the Union League Club, here,
with information leaking out az 70
what is going on. The main news
is given forth In the form Of "hand-
outs" which tell nothing. Besides
these official statements, however, un-
quoted interviews say that the dIseus-
sion is now entering the Grading"
phase.
It is reliably reported that the QusS-
tons Of arbitration and the checked
have been RELOCATED to the bach
ground"-which probably means thai
the report yesterday that Lewis has
agreed to arbitration thinly disguised,
is true, and that a trade" has been
made for the check-off in exchange for
the betrayal to arbitration.
The points now before the CONFER
ence for trading are:
/. Shall the operators grant an
increase of wages, and If so, how
much?
2. What shall be the duration Of
the new contract?
1t is known by Lewis own public
statement that he is willing to bind
the anthracite miners to a five year
contract. Reports say that he is
holding out" for the ten per cent
wage increase, but the secrecy Of the
sessions are the cover for many
things that would not look wen to the
rank and file of the United Mine
Workers-many Of whom are demand
ing no more secrecy in any union
negotiations and holding of all meet
ings not only openly, but in a mining
center where the discussed plans are
to be applied.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

diately concerned.
Conditions Favor Growth of DAILY.
ENOR one thing, by far the biggest
= section of the party has given pri-
mary attention to one or another of
the foreign language papers Of the
party. In the Workers Party with
the overwhelming part OF the mem
bers connected with declarations each
having its own official organ, this
situation is easily understood but
none the less dangerous. Our foreign
language press is vitality important to
our party. Il must and does get the
support OF the respective language
sections. But this Gondition cannot
be allowed to initiate against the
success Of our central organ. The
language press itself must take up
the work OF The DAILY WORKER
and must constantly keep before its
readers that The DAILY WORKER Is
the central and chief organ OF the
class struggle in America. Some OF
the party press hao taken part in
this work, but this must become the
rule for all OF them.
The reorganization of the party will
do much to overcome this difiiculty
among the party members, but on
the other hand, may tend TO isolate
non-party readers of the language
pross even further away from the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

"The wage earners in this state are
facing a crisis which calls for a de-
finite program and purpose which re-
presents the intelligent determination
Of Ohio trade unionists.
"The executive board of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor believes,
because Of the seriousness of the pres
emit situation, that there is the urgent
necessity for conference of trade
union representatives at which the
present critical situation can be ex-
amined and a program adopted to
meet the emergency which will fully
represent the conclusions reached by
a truly representative trade union con-
ference"
This is an unusual procedure on
the part of state executive board
and every trade union in the state of
Ohio should answer that call and pre-
pare organized labor to meet the wage
slashing open shop campaign of the
employers by forming a united front
Of labor to fight for higher standards
of living and to organize the morgan
ICED in the state of Ohio.
The militant trade unionists of
Ohio must present to this conference
concrete demands and a real militant
fighting program of action. They
should demand Of the conference that
| a general campaign to organize the
unorganized be Immediately launched.
And that this be done not on the
usual craft basis, but that general
organizing committee with all unions
represented be elected and a militant
campaign carried on until every work
er is brought into the fold of organ.
lied labor.
This campaign should be carried on
simultaneously with demand for bet
ter working conditions, shorter work
day, and an increase of wages. The
conference should also be placed
squarely on record against class col
laboration and for class struggle. And
demand should be made upon viii
liam Green and the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
that tnls campaign be extended on a
national scale.
Labor is again becoming restless,
and the left wing of the labor move
ment must see that It is not again
put to sleep by newer and more subtle
schemes of class collaboration, such
as the new wage theory submitted to
the A. F. of L. convention by John
P. Frey and adopted by the conven-
ton, which means cooperation with
the employers for increased produc-
ton.
There is no question but that the
rising power of the left wing ct. U.
q. Id in the furriers', the ladies' gar
ment workers, and the machinists.
coupled with the restless movement
OF the workers either against wage
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10
BISHOP BROWN
TO SPE AK IN
new YORK CITY
Famous Hereto Talks
for the |. L. D.
I. L. D. Press Service.

NEW YORK, January s-Bishop
William Montgomery Brown, the ia.
nous hereto Of episcopal church,
Will be one Of the main speakers at a
mass meeting to be held here by the
local section Of the international La.
Dor Defense, In the Star Casino, 10Th
Street and Park Avenue on Tuesday
evening January IL.
The purpose of the meeting is the
defense Of the workers indicted in
Zeigler and Pittsburgh and for Rich.
ard Ford member of the l. w. W.
framed by the open shop elements OF
California.
Robert w. Dunn is slated to preside
at the meeting and the list of speak
ers In addition to Bishop Brown in.
cludes Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and
Benjamin Gitlow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10
ksss.s,< Ss<..1
-
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY

UNLESS Joseph w. Well, also
~ known as the yellow Kid"
mends his ways he is in danger of be-
ing nominated for treasurer of the
sovereign state Of Illinois. Mr.. We'll
Is national character; If he is not,
his press agent is not to blame. He
makes the front page of the Chicago
papers oftener than did the Genna
gang before they became extinct.
Wells favorite outdoor sport is walk
ing to and from court and while the
Judge is waiting to commit him to
prison for passing a collapsible check,
the yellow Kid" is usually seized
With craving for q cup Of coffee,
which he hastens to satisfy.
HIHE yellow Kid" Is what IL popu-
\ larry known as q confidence man.
He was sent to jail once, but Gov
ernor Small. having a fellow feeling
for Mr.. Wen, turned him loose. Mr..
Wen seized bible by the ear and
promised to save bundle Of sinners.
He did. but the sinners found the
reformed evangelist more costly than
the evil ways they tried to- shed. A
sailor is supposed to leave a sweet
heart in every port. The yellow Kid"
left a sick check with every sinner.
GO successful has the yellow Kid"
~ been in evading the consequences
Of his financial activities that close
friends of Governor Small are said to
consider running Mr.. Well for the
state treasurership. 1t will be remem-
bered that the governor got in deep
while occupying that position and got
in bad after he left it. Despite his
agility there is a possibility that he
may have to disgorge approximately
a million dollars to the state. The
governors closest supporters who may
suffer in sympathy with their chief,
are of the opinion that the yellow
Kid" could get away with the million
and be considered a public benefactor
in addition. If Mr.. We'll is not avail
able for Illinois or if there are any
prejudices existing here which may
make his nomination doubtful he
should try France. He would probably
make the French currency as elastic
as his rubber checks.
ON the 5Oth anniversary of the Chi
~ cago Daily News, men Of promin-
ence thruout the nation extended
Continued on page 81.
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Make FRANTIC
OHIO LABOR CONFERENCE MUST
TAKE PROGRESSIVE ACTION TO
MEET CRISIS, STATES 7. U.E. |.

yesterday
Federation consider
faced by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

executive board Of the Ohio Federation
has called conference Of organized labor the state of Ohio
Columbus JAM 1916 consider the general situation
of the labor in Ohio and adopt program suited to
the existing conditions.
The call for the conference which signed by the executive
board of the State Federation Of Labor of Ohio of which John
Frye is president, offers program, but states