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New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
Funerals
Henry J'ODIi(arSE i

Pail bearers at the funeral of Henry Popilarslli of the Hotel Stan- ley were chosen from among fellow Polish World War veterans. A re- quicm high mass was celebrated al Sacred Heart church this morning at 7:30 o'clock. During the serv- ices music appropriate to q military funeral was rendered. 1ntcrment was in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07

Feng Yu-Hsiang, famed as China's Christian gen. eral," is in reality a Hungar- ian adventurer who served for a time in the U. s. army before going to China. it is declared by one Judge Fen gya of kassa, Czechoslo- vakia, The judge claims to be "Feng's" brother,
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
Charles Thornton.

Funeral services for Charles Thornton or 205O Stanley street were held this afternoon at . o'clock. Rev. Samuel Sutclitfe, rector of St. Marks church. officia'Cd Inter ment was in Pompton Planes ceme- tery. New Jersey.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07

Barbara Follett, 12, whose first novel, The House Without Window" is crcat- ing much comment in New York. never has attended school. She was educated at home by her father, Wilson Follctt. literary man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Commissioner Esch of The Interstate
Commerce Commission. and we then
and there decided to COZ slider on Janu-
airy 16 the Walsh resolution. Mr..
Walsh will be given an opportunity
t. appear ,yefore our committee. as
will opponents of the measure. We
want to hear both sides.
Expect Rep0rt January 81.
II was then that the Senator, in re.
spor to question. declared that he
expected report of some kind, either
favorable or unfavornbIe, by about
January 81. The indiana Strator
said that the principal question at
issue was the scope CT he Inquiry.
He added that there vas 4 sc ntiment
IA favor of limiting 'Fe inquiry to
those companies doing an interstate
business. and that many persons could
see no reason why the Federal Govern
ment should take up the financin or
business affairs of local compa MES
which operated wholly within "A State
Senator Walsh l. insisting, on the
other hand. that holding com anies
as doing an Interstate business. espe
cially in the sale of securities, and that
there are other reasons which make
the whole matter interstate.
On this point there will he vigorous
dissent by the public utility interests,
as they do not want to admit. even in
n Senate investigation. that the Fed
eral Government has the right to in
quire into questions which now are
being handled by state untility com.
missions. The utility interests do not
want Federal regulation of any kind.
though it is recognized that about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
EARLY ACTION SEEN
IN UTILITY FINANCE
Watson Promises Committee
Will Report on Walsh Bill
by January 20.
by DAVID LAWRENCE.

Senator Watson of Indiana. chair
man of the committee on interstate
commerce, said today that he expected
tn have his committee report to the
Senate January 30. OF thei ca houts,
III" resolution introduced by Senator
Walsh of Montana to investigate the
financing of public utility companies.
INV suggestion" said the senator.
that we intend TO XIII the resolution
in committee is regrettahle. During
the debate on Monday ! pointed out
that our committee had several impor-
tant matters rending. like railway
consolidation. hut that committee ac
ton on these questions would not he
long delayed. 1t so happened that on
TUESDAY, morning we had committee
meeting to pass on the rom 1ai on of
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per cent of the power sold flows over
State lines, and recent Supreme Court
decisions indicate that legislation by
Congress is warranted, so as to regu-
late the transmission of power from
one State to another. ~
May BE Small Inquiry.
If the inquiry were limited to the
companies dong an interstate bust
ness in the, sale or transmission of
their power. it would be relatively
insignificant affair, because the inter
state business is something on which
tn, utility industry itself has not yet
reached a crystalliZed opinion. though
there have been some suggestions that
regional handling by the States with
the concurrence of the Federal Gov
eminent might be worked out.
AS for Senator Walsh and his asso-
ciates. they are not alone concerned
with the sale of power in interstate
business. but the financing of holding
companies. whereby corporations
formed in one State buy and sell Sc
curies for properties located in an
other State. 1t is the finan> ial opera
tons of the holding companies that
the Walsh group in tie Senate are in
terested in invest. eating. and they are
talking of the whole matter in terms
of statutes which relate to the bIyinG
and selling of securitiea and the use
of the mails for that purpose
There is also the question of posi-
hle violation of antitrust avs in
merger operations. a phase mentioned
by Senator King of Utah in Mondays
debate as warranting the considera
ton of the question by the judiciary
committee of the Senate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11

Other demonstrators who have ar
rrived from New York for the silent
protest were Rex Stout, of the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union; William
Patterson, president Of the American
Negro Labor Congress; Harriet Sill
verman. of the Workers Health Bu-
reau; William Chopper, caricaturist:
James Gershberg and j. Freshman.
Of the Amalgamated Food Workers;
j. Ooffbau, Of the Iron and Bronze
Workers Union; Clarinea Nicholson.
of the Paper Box Workers Union:
Rose Baron, secretary, and Carlo
Tresca, director, of the Sacco-Vanzet-
ii Emergency Committee; Ellen Daw-
son, secretary, and Gus Deake. presi-
dent Of the Textile Workers' Union.
and Alfred Wagenlnecht, Of the Pas
sale international Labor Defence.
A police dead line was thrown
around the prison carly IN the day
and kept everyone without pass
forty yards from the walls.
The dead line was gradually. moved
back during the afternoon until by
night no one could get within two
blocks of the prison.
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Arrive From New York.

More than a thousand workers
arrived here from New York today
to take part in the giant demonstra-
lions in front Of the State House and
Charlestown prison. Tn addition to
the Death Watch Bus" many auto
mobiles carrying spontaneously or
gained groups of workers arrived.
Demonstrators from all over the
country were reported pouring into
the city. Police were ready for any
outbreak and national guardsmen
were notified to be prepared for quick
service.
Several of the large business con-
Germs today issued passes to their en-
ployees. No person other than the
holder of a pass was allowed to enter
their buildings.
Among those who arrived here from
New York to take part in the dem
onstrations were Ruth Hale, wife Of
Haywood Broun and president of the
Lucy Stone League, and Lola Ridge,
well-known poetess. Delegations
from the Workers Communist Party
and the Young Workers League have
also arrived.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
POLICE FIRE into DEMONSTRATION
FOR SACCO AND VANzETTI, CHICAGO
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Continued from Page One)
here in Chicago is in spirit of the Hay
market martyrs and is living evil
dence that the cause for which they
died becomes stronger day by day"
Other speakers were Al Wechsier,
secretary of the Chicago Sacco Van
zetti committee; John Calm, editor of
Industrial Solidarity; DR.. John A.
Lapp, Ralph Chaplin, Sam Levin,
manager of Chicago Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union; VIM. H.
Henry of the socialist party and An
tonic Pressi who spoke in Italian. An
ton Johannasen of the Carpenters
Union, was chairman. A vigorous
telegram was sent to President Cool
idge asking him to intercede for Sac
co and Vanzetti and strong message
to Governor Fuller condemning the
execution as a judicial murder.
The spirit of the meeting was high.
The speakers also appeared to the
audience to take the approaching ex-
ecution of Sacco and Vanzetti with
too much equanimity and were in
terrupted with cries of speak for the
strike" Cannon drew a tremendous
ovation when he told of strikes in New
York, the west and in the anthracite
region. The dominating note of the
meeting was for a general strike.
Arrest Twenty Four.
At noon today twenty-four of those
arrested were still held at various po-
lice stations.
Thirty-five thousand members of
the Amalgamated quit work today at
10 a. m. and held demonstrations be-
fore all big shops. They will not re-
turn to work today. Albert Wechsler
spoke to a thousand striking workers
in front of the Alfred Decker Cohen
factory at Harrison and Kilbourne
streets.
Other meetings were held at other
large clothing factories. A demon
stration of 1000 steel workers at Gary
in Indiana was held.
The meeting was broken up by
large force police and four were ar
rested. They were Manual Gomez,
B. Borizoff, F. Biendenkapp and
Frank Beck.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
MESSAGE TO COOLIDGE.

10 President Coolidge Rapid City, d. today the Sacco
Deense Committee sent telegram again pleading for
q federal inquiry. The message read:
According to press reports you have inmated you
could not intervene IN the except upon the
Recommendation OF the Department of Justice President
we respectfully ASK how the Department recon-
mend federal investigation of the Sacco Vanze case when the
OF justice is itself deeply involved in tit
through the activities of former administration Yet the inter
e OF the nation rise above the interests of petty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Coolidge Fearful.

RAPID CITY, S. D., Aug. 10.-As
the hour for the electrocution of
Sacco and Vanzetti neared the secret
service became sufficiently apprehen-
sive of a possible demonstration at
the summer White House to increase
its staff. A Chicago operative ar
rived here this morning. Guarding
President Coolidge now are thirteen
secret service men and fifty-two
soldiers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
$4,000 TAMPA Workers Strike.

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. 10.-Fifteen
thousand workers in the cigar fac
tories here will stop work today in
a twenty-four hour protest strike
against the murder of Sacco and
Vanzetti. Manifestoes and resolu-
tions were read and passed in the
factories today. This is the second
general strike within a week for the
liberation of Sacco and Vanzetti.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Apologies to Italians for Sacco
Murder.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (FP).-
Speaking before the Washington
chapter of the Anti-Fascist League,
Benjamin c. Marsh, of the Peoples
Reconstruction League, apoloized for
the impending murder of two Italian
citizens by the State of Massachu-
sets and declared that two recent
attorney generals, A. Mitchell Palmer
and Harry Daugherty, We're among
the worst criminals in America.
Palmer and Daugherty were parties
to the crime Of sending Sacco and
Vanzetti to the death chair, he said.
Chairman Sichi wired Governor
Fuller on behalf of Sacco and Van
zetti. Arturo de Pietro, of II Nuovo
Monde, Italian labor daily, declared
fascism to be inimical to America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11

Miller and Seligman were both
photographed and fingerprinted be-
fore being released. The raids on
these two union headquarters has
been accompanied with the wholesale
arrests of all those distributing
Sacco-Vanzetti leaflets.
.,.-....... More Strikes Called.
Additional strikes demanding the
release of Sacco and Vanzetti were
declared today. Nearly 500 workers
walked out at noon at the clothing
factory of M. S. Kondazian at 76
Coolidge Hill Road. These workers
are just beginning to build an or
ganization, planning affiliation with
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union. Hundreds of workers also
went out at the plants of J. Rubin,
Matthews Kadetsky, and Sol. F.
Matthews. They are affiliated with
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union.
There was a tense atmosphere
about the Municipal Court building
when the nearly two score pickets
arrested Tuesday appeared for trial.
At one point in the proceedings part
of the audience laughed at the tes-
timony of the police. The nervous
court attendants Immediately or
dered them out of the courtroom but
they turned out to be some of the ar
rested pickets and had to be recalled.
Herman Kobbe, William Murdoch
and Grace M. Hutchins, the latter
having just returned to this country
from a tour around the world, in
GLIDING the Soviet Union, were de-
clared guilty. They will be sentenced
Friday. This was Murdoch's second
arrest.
The cases of the others were put
over until Friday. These include
Bertram D. Wolfe, member Central
Executive Committee Workers Com
munist) Party, Gus Saklar, district
organizer, Workers (Communist)
Party; Harry j. Canter, Alfred Baker
Lewis, Socialist party organizer;
Benjamin Brown, Joseph Berman,
Fred 7. Douglas, chairman of the
Boston Hands Off China committee;
Helen M. Douglas, Esther Berkowich,
Mary Lauretani, Amelia Bloom, Dora
Dalevitch, Stephen Puelo, Winfield
Atdwyer, Harry Livene, Samuel
VIM, member executive committee,
Young Workers League; Israel A.
Roisen, Hyman Halperin, business
agent, Paper Hangers Union, 258;
Morris Zimmerman, Louis Zion, John
Surwitz,, Ronald w. Gordon, John M.
Gordon, David Levy, Louis Gilbert,
Abraham Borofsky, Joseph Solomon,
member executive board, Capmakers'
Union; Josephine Ciccola, Elsie Pull
tur, Gussie Gasman, Mildred Young,
who was also arrested twice during
the day; Joseph Timchuck, Goldie
Waldmar, Kondret Suchuck, Valley
Amahain.
All Guilty.
Judge Zotolli ruled that they were
all in the same group and that they
were therefore equally guilty. The
charge of obstructing the sidewalk
was added overnight.
Many Of the placards carried by
the pickets contained quotations
from Thomas Jefferson as we'll as
statements attacking Judge Webster
Thayer.
President Lowell, member of Gov
ernor Fullers commission, as well as
Fuller himself, viewed the picket line
for few moments frop- the balcony
of the State House.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Buffalo Police Worry

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 10.-The
federal buildings here and the power
stations, bridges and canals around
Niagara Falls were placed under
heavy guard today. 1t was an
nounced the guard would be doubled
when the two men go to the electric
chair. Two workers were arrested
for posting Sacco-Vanzetti handbills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Workers Phone Daily
Worker Inquiring As
To Action of Fuller

All yesterday afternoon and eve
ming the DAILY WORKER was
busy with telephone calls from
workers who inquired as to the YER.
dict of Gov. Fuller, at that time
meeting with his executive coun-
Gil. Many workers phoned as many
as two and three times, showing
their intense interest in the out
come of the case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Reading WORKERS Denounce Fuller.

READING, Pa, Aug. 100000
unionists of the Reading central labor
union have passed resolutions de-
nouncing the Sacco and Vanzetti de-
cision as legal murder and the trial
as class justice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Baltimore Clothing Workers Quit.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 10.
5000 members of the Amalgamated
clothing workers quit work here to-
day in a 12-hour protest strike
against the Staying of Sacco and
Vanzetti. International Labor De-
Tense and the socialist party held
mass meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Duluth Workers Demand Freedom

DULUTH, Wis, Aug. 10.-Over
5000 workers assembled in a monster
Sacco and Vanzetti protest meeting
here Tuesday. Resolutions denounc-
ing Massachusetts class justice and
demanding the liberation of the two
convicted men were telegraphed to
President Coolidge and Governor
Fuller.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Cleveland Workers Strike.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 10. 5000
workers demonstrated here yester-
day and demanded the release of
Sacco and Vanzetti. Altho Public
Square was full of police and plain
clothesmen, the meeting was per-
fectIv orderly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
ON TO BOSTON is SLOGAN WHILE WARDEN PASSES
RESPONSIBILITY OF NUMBERING SACCO, VANzETTI
Machine guns were
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AID IN guarding the approaches the prison. Machine guns
ready Tor setting the vicinity equipment guards
was rifles pistols and saWedoff shot guns Flood lights were
set up in front of the prison for use tonight
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Provincetown Writers Petition.

BOSTON, Aug. 10. - Ninety-six
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and painters who spend their sum-
mers at Provincetown, Cape Cod, to-
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Marine Band Scared.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - The
regular weekly concert by the Marine
Band on the capitol plaza was called
off today at the request of the De-
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Justice officials explained that
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gate around the capitol. Double pre-
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Portland Unions Pass Resolutions.

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 10.-A
resolution demanding the liberation
of Sacco and Vanzetti was passed at
the opening of the twenty-fourth
general convention of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees International
Alliance and the Bartenders' Inter
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Electric Chair Banned From Omaha
Streets.

OMAHA, Neb., Alag. 1O-A motor
truck bearing an electric chair in
which sat Roy Stephens, head of the
local branch of the International
Labor Defense, with a black death
hood over his head, was ordered off
the streets by the police today. The
demonstration was part of the pro-
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Nanzetti.
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local Sacco and Vanzetti Defense had
signed a pledge that no incendiary
speeches would be made, the police
granted permission to hold a meet
ing in Cadillac Square.
Pioneers Demand Freedom for Sacco
and Vanzetti.
PAULING, N. Y. Aug. 10.-At a
meeting of the Pioneers in their
camp near Pauling, N. Y, which was
addressed by Miriam Krakowsky,
Agitprop Of the camp, and Irving
Shavelson, resolutions were read and
passed declaring the Pioneers con-
viction that Sacco and Vanzetti are
innooAnt; that they are guilty only
of loyalty to the working class, and
demanding that they be Immediately
liberated.
Police Prevent Providence Meeting.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug. TO-
Hundreds of Sacco and Vanzetti
demonstrators were prevented from
gathering in a final protest meeting
at Eagles Hall Tuesday when police
prohibited the meeting. Arturo Clio
vanitti, who was to have addressed
the crowd, was unable to speak.
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Another brotherhood" Broken
With Irish MeusePs Passing

By the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK. July 2S.-The pass
nj ing of Emil 1rish) Meusel
from the Brooklyn Dodgers
i Y to the Toledo club of the
American Association has
broken another of the famous major
league "brotherhoods."
Through half a dozen baseball
campaigns Emil We'd with his
brother. Bob Meusel of the Yankees
in the matter of smuggling, twice,
while Irish Meusel was with the
Giants, he opposed his brother in
worlds series games.
/ Emil Meusel once was considered
the most dangerous hitter on the
Giants, but at "a he was found too
slow for the Brooklyn club. which
only a few days ago gave him his
unconditional release. The Toledo
Mudhens. leading the American As
ISOLATION race, signed. him to play
in the outfield.
Other brother acts continue in the
majors, however, the most Industrious
of the current season being the
Waner duo Of Pittsburgh-Paul and
Lloyd. The Cleveland Indians have
Luke and Joe Sewell. University of
Alabama products, who are playing
the catching and shortstop positions.
The Barnes brothers are still In the
box scores, Jess pitching for the Bos-
ton Braves and Virgil being the ace
of the Giants staff.
Other brothers have had their
share Of service in the majors and
have passed to slower company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28

to their home clubs, and they are max
ing a success filling a double bill. But
they find this a difficult undertaking
Some of the most successful club
professionals play no competitive gol1
except in local events.
No Hardship to Players.
The selection of five events, all of
which would count in the ultimate
finding of a champion, would not en-
tail any hardship on the players who
have a chance to win such an honor
for these players take part in 20 or
more competitions every year and
travel many miles to report at the va
rious first tees. l am sure that all
who had a chance would report for
work.
As it stands now it is pretty hard
on a golfer to win a bagful Of tourna
ments against practically the same
competition he meets in the open
championship, and then have>the mis-
fortune to play badly in the ONE big
test and find all his other wins dis.
counted. ....l..<.s..
feel that I can speak frankly about
this, inasmuch as I have been fortu
nate enough to win my share of the
major championships And lido think
it Is unjust to crown ~ player king
upon his showing in one champion,
ship at a time in thechistory, of golf
when there are so many champion
ships.