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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Embree, Sablich to
Appeal to N. Y. Labor

Continued from Page One)
on a tour begun after her recent re-
lease from Jail.
With the arrival of four striking
miners in this city direct from the
picket lines Of Western Pennsylvania,
the Pennsylvania Ohio Colorado Mi
ners' Relief Committee, 799 Broad
way, is making a igorous attempt to
conduct wide appeal for relief.
Send in Date.
The committee requests that all
organizations interested in the mi
ners' struggle send it the date and
place of their meetings, so that one
Of the miners can be sent to speak
on the situation.
Returns from the special Christ
mas drive for miners children are
coming to the office Of the Miners
Relief Committee, both from organi-
cations and individuals The uost
gratifying response in the campaign
has come from school children, the
committee reports.
One contribution of $40 received
from a child was accompanied by a
letter plC dging the support Of a
school club,
Children's Letter.
eve are only young children, but
pledge ourselves to help to our full
capacity" the letter said. Another
letter received from Henry L. Lie
herman, pupil of ga, Junior High
School 12G of Queens, said: "My
brother, Eugene Victor, who was
named after Our Gene and l are
donating this sum with which we
would otherwise have purchased or
binary Christmas presents E.
we would like to have this published
in The DAILY WORKER so that all
children who read it will send some
thing, too"
Send Clothing.
"The Miners Relief Committee has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
DISCUSS CAPITALISM.

The annual conference Of the inter-
collegiate department Of the League
for Industrial Democracy will open
this morning with a discussion in
Philosophy Hall, Columbia Univer-
sity, between Ivy Lee, publicity direc-
tor for the Rockefeller interests, and
Prof. Harry F. Ward, of the Union
Theological Seminary, on Present
Day Capitalism"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Centuries" to End
Run Next SATURDAY.

En- 10 Basshe's play, "The Cen
turtles" which has been running for
three weeks at the New Playwrights'
Theatre, 40 Commerce ST., will close
Saturday, in accordance with the
schedule of the theatre, which allows
four weeks to each production.
international" a play by John
Howard Lawson, author of process
SIGNAL" and "Riger Boomer" will
open Jan. 10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Smoke Pail Kills

ST. LOUIS, Pa, Dec. 81. - The
combination of smoke-pall and fog
which has hung over this city for the
past two days, is considered fatal
Physicians say that the death of
Pierre Bouscaren, professor of the St.
Louis University was caused by the
denseness of the atmosphere. Bous-
caren was not suffering from any
virulent lung trouble.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
SCHEDULE FOR JAN. 1.
10 Saved From Fire

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 27. -
Eight year old Edward Seydel was
awakened by flames in his room, and
through his warnings, seven brothers
and sisters and his parents were saved
from death by fire yesterday morn
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Meat Bills Reduced

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 27. :
Meat bills are reduced by group of
farmers of Rutherford County, thru
the functioning of a cooperative beef
club. Each week one member sup
plies the best animal on his farm,
and it is divided among the members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
England Digs Out

LONDON, Dec. 27.-England's wild
Christmas weather abated today. The
blizzard, which was the worst exper-
fenced in the south of England for 80
years, has blown itself out. Railroad
traffic throughout the country, how
ever, remains in state of chaos, with
gangs of men digging out trains
wedged in huge snowdrifts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Ravitch Speaks Tonight.

A. Ravitch, circulation manager Of
The DAILY WORKER, will speak to-
night at $50 p m. at the meeting
of Branch 6, Section 5, at the Co
operative Colony, 270O Bronx Park
East.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Shoes Mis-Labelled

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81
A manufacturing concern whose name
is withheld by the federal trade COM
mission, was cited for labelling shoes
gu. S. Army when they were not
made in conformance with army speci-
fications.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
SIX HURT IN BROOKLYN.

Six persons were injured, two Of
them seriously yesterday when a
Franklin Ave. trolley car and an auto
mobile collided at Ocean Ave. and
Lincoln Road, Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Returned Union Men
Cheer for y. S. S. r.

Continued from Page One)
her." the American rank and file
trade union delegation on disembark-
ing from the Mauretania yesterday
said in an informal statement. The
delegates had left Moscow Dec. IL and
spent several days in other European
capitals before sailing from South
ampton Dec. 81.
Labor Safeguarded.
unlike England, which remorse-
lessly used up the children in the fac
tories during her industrial revolu-
ton, and unlike America, which de-
youred wave after wave of immigrant
labor, the Soviet Union is enforcing
every kind of labor protection and
developing it's workers as becomes a
modern industrial state" the state
ment continued. eve are confident
that our American labor leaders would
cast off their prejudices about Russia
after seeing for themselves the ire
mendous development of the first
workers republic on a sound trade
union basis"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Spanish Fraction Meeting.

All Spanish speaking members of
the Party are urged to attend an i'm
portant meeting of the Spanish frac-
ton tonight at 81 E. 10th st. at
$50 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28

PATERSON, n. j., Dec. 27-Five
members of one family, including
three children and their parents, were
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas IN
their home here last night, it was
learned this afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Feb. 4 Affair.

Subsection ga will hold a dance
Saturday, Feb. A, at Bohemian Hall,
Woolsey and Second Ave, Astoria, L.
/. Other Party units are urged not
to arrange conflicting affairs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
China Protest Meet.

A China protest meeting will be
held Thursday, Jan. 5, at 8 p. m. at
Irving Place and 18th st., by the
Workers (Communist) Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28

received a large number Of tele-
phoned requests to call for clothing
N outlying sections Of the Bronx and
Brooklyn" a statement said last
night. due to the fact that the
committee has no regular trucking
service, calls have been irregular.
The committee requests that all peo-
pie who have a small truck or auto
mobile which they are willing to use
for part of a day in this service.
Telephone Stuyvesant $751;"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Section ? Meets Called Off.

Section 2 has called off all meet
ings this week The members
are urged to assist at the defense
bazaar.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Meeting Called Off.

The Morning International Branch
will not hold a meeting Thursday due
to the needle trades bazaar.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
PARTY ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
Discuss Iniunctions Tonight.

Subsection pc will hold discussion
on injunctions tonight at $50 p. m.
at 1876 &. 10th St.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
IF I'D.

An educational meeting Of IF, I'D,
will be held Friday at 6;30 p. m. at
1875 E. 10th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Y. w. L. Dance.

The Young Workers League, Dis
trict 2. will hold a dance Saturday,
JAM IA, 1923.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Miners Relief Meeting.

A miners relief meeting will be
held Jan. s by the Upper Bronx
Branch Of the Young Workers League
at 1872 Boston Road at 8 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28
Lenin Memorial Meeting.

A Lenin memorial meeting will be
held at Madison Square Garden Sat
urday, Jan. 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-28

BUILD THE DAILY WORKER,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
N ASCALO LEADING
SCORER in league
oorbin Screw Captain Has Total
Of 10 Points 10 Her Credit

Despite the fact that the Corbin
Screw basketball team did not sec
action last Friday. It's captain, Ma
define Mascalo with d total OF ~
points scored in three games is still
the leading scorer in the league
She has made seven field goals and
five foul counters.
Anne Simmons. New Britain Ma
chine forward, with seven foul goals
is the leading foul shooter in the
league as it enters upon the home
stretch Of four games. A peculiar
sidclight to the scoring bee is III"
TACT that the first six in the scoring
column represent the six teams in
the league. Second to Madeline is
Nell Sartinsky Of Iauders with &c
points. Following her are Stella
Tyborski OF the American Hosiery
Anna Marley OF the Rule Shop
team; Ruth Johnson Of ?. & F.
Corbin and Anne Simmons Of the
New Britain Machine quintet.
An idea of how closely the teams
are punched as to individual work
may be cleaned from the fact that
four teams have four members who
have been successful in scoring. The
standing is as follows:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
~ TEAM IS OUT
FOR STATE TITLE
New Britain Quintet Favored to
Beat Greenwich Here Saturday

It is years since the New Britain
Y. NJ. c. y. won the state basketball
title but Saturday of this week on
its home floor the local team will
get the opportunity Of bringing the
title to the Hardware City.
The team has accomplished Ill
that could be required Of it. 1t
went through the first and second
rounds and part Of the last rornd
without meeting a single defeat, and
in the state tournament SO far the
team has won five games straight,
taking three on their opponents
floor and two on its home floor.
only one game remains to be
played to decide the championship
OF the state. That will be against
the Greenwich Y. NJ. {. A. team
which almost took the locals into
camp last Saturday in Greenwich.
AS the state title is the stake, the
action on the court will be bitterly
fought until the final whistle blows.
The local team has scored impress
sive victories the past three months
winning II games and losing one.
Six victories We're scored on foreign
floors and five were taken on the
homo floor. The only game the To-
Gals lost was to Naugatuck at Maui
gatuck and that was by single
point. The teams record;
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
BOSTON BOYS CLUB FIVE
WILL PLAY HERE MONDAY
Superintendent Dwight Skinner Arranges Home and
Home Series - Trip to Hub VIII Be Longest Any
Local Team Has Taken This Season - Visiting
Quintet Has Met Defeat Only Once This Year -
Locals Confident of Winning First Contest

The Boston. Mass. Bows Club
basketball team has been secured
nv cunerin-e1g5.1t Dwight skinner
70 nlav a homs-aud- home series
with the New Britain BOYS club.
the first game 70 be played here
Monday night, The Boston trip,
which VIII probablv be enlarged
into a three-dav weekend outing at
the end O. thu season. VIII be the
longes. trim taken bv any local team
this season and VIII parallel that
made to Newark. n, j.. by the
championship team Of two years
ago.
The Boston club went undetca.ed
throughout the season until last
week. when it fell before the Wor-
cester Bows club. The New Britain
team has yet TO taste defeat. hav-
Ing won all Is games played. The
meetings between the two quintets
will therefore be In the nature Of
s.ries for the Boys' club cham pion-
ship OF New England and is expect
Il 10 attract large crowds. The
present combination coached by Ray
Anderson and captained by Nick
Gill has improved wonderfully over
It's mediocre form OF last year, do.
veloping with constant play and
careful coaching into a worthy sue
cessor OF the great team of 1924
1925. When that team was dis
banded it was not believed an equal
would ever he developed, but the
present aggregation is at least
nearly on d par with it and has
swept aside every team which had
courage enough to meet it on the
court.
In Nick Gill, the sleek little lead
er, the club has one Of the fastest
and shiftiest youngsters On Toe Il
court and one who can fight and in
ject fight into his mates in time Of
stress Henry kra szeWskl has de-
veloped amazingly during the year
and is now one OF the most potent
threats of the club. Long John"
Kley, the lighthouse center of the
team. has finally become a stellar
player after three years OF untiag
ging coaching by Ray Anderson and
from being just a tall boy he has
developed into one Of the cleverest
young centers in this part of the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
GUARDS WIN FROM
MIDDLETOWN CLUB
Local Quintet Comes Out on Top
in Rough Contest

The National Guard basketball
tory over the All Middlctown team
in Miidletown last night in a rough
" played contest, Play was fast and
furious throughout the Az minutes
and MiIdletown put up a fierce bat
tie to overcome the siX-point lead
set up by the Guards in the first
half.
Johnny Sheehan was the king pin
Of last nights win over the Down
River outfit. Time and again the
clever guard of the Hardware City
outht crashed through the Middle
town defense when the forwards
were tied up and came through with
points that were badly needed. Slo-
man at forward, played hard game
at forward but was elected from the
game with four minutes to go in the
second half, on four personal fouls
Waterman. the Middletown guard.
and former Dixie star. also was put
OFT Of the contest on personal fouls,
with seven minutes 10 go,
The teams staged a pretty battle
in the first half with the Guards
working a nice passing game around
Rubenstein. KiIduff starred in this
session, getting away from his man
for several scores. Rubenstein con-
tented himself with pushing the ball
towards the Middletown basket and
played a pivot for the rest of the
team.
Carl Restelli was the moving spirit
in many Of New Britain's scores and
he and Hoist. the New Britain boy
who is starring on the Down River
team. furnished pretty floor duel.
The score at half time was 10 to 10
in favor of the local team.
In the second half the bout waxed
warm. Both teams were striving
hard to get a lead. The Guards re-
turned to the conflict with six
point advantage and they managed
10 keep it throughout the half, show
ing a world OF speed on the floor and
a keen eye for the basket Middle
town made it a fight all the way
through and at times threatened to
get in the lead, but nifty baskets by
Sheehan helped to set them down.
The two teams will battle again
on the state armory floor in this city
saturday night and one Of the best
games Of the season Is predicted for
week end. M!Gdletown now
stands behind New Britain with only
one win and two losses and the team
will try its hardest to equal matters
in the game here this week.
The score:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
IN SWIMMING MEET
~" Natators to Journey to Water
bury to Compete With Water
Team There

The Y. NJ. G. 4. senior swimming
team will journey to Waterbury Sat
urday afternoon to the meet the
Y" team there in a dual swimming
meet.
The following events will be run
off: 40 yds,. 100 yds.. 220 yds., 440
yds. free style. 40 yds., back stroke,
100 yds. breast stroke. $50 yd. re-
lay. and fancy diving,
The following men will make the
journey: Fred Bergquist, Henry Ur-
ban. "Squig" Parker, 4. Andrukie-
wicz, J. Ericsson, Martin Conln. Pc
ter Rakowski and Coach Carlos
Morales.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
THE FIGHTING BROTHERS
AL AND TOM CATALDO

rins the under dog against Tom
Cataldo. In over 50 fights in tho
amateur ranks at the featherwaight
limit, has yet TO suffer a defeat So
prominent has he become as 2.
champion in New Jersey, that he is
about ready TO step into the profess
sional ranks in order to get work
Promoters OF professional fights
are anxious TO have him leave the
simon-pure class and step into tho
ring, but he IL reluctant TO do this
for some time yet. Backers OF the
New Jersey boy state that, though
they concede Battalino to be good.
are set to wager anything that the
New Jersey boy will best the Nut
meg state fighter. Battalino. with
out making any predictions on thu
fight, declares his confidence in his
ability to turn back the highly
touted New Jersey boy. The fur will
surely fly in this engagement.
No less an amount Of excitement
will the match between Ralph
Aquino OF New Jersey. champion at
lis pounds and Lester Oherheimer
OF Springfield draw. Oberheimer
has yet to suffer defeat in tho
ring and from his former appear
ances in this city. it may be judged
that Aquino will have his hands
full defending himself against the
boy from the City of Homes.
One of the features Of the ap.
pearance here Of the New Jersey
battlers will be the battle between
Continued on Following Page)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
COLD IN CAMPS
Chill Winds Threaten to Cause
Cancellation Of All Training Ac-
ttyities.
tiyities.

Philadelphia, March LF-Chill
winds threatened to cause a. cancel
lation OF the baseball training ac-
tiTitics today OF the PhllIes and
Athletics at their southern camps,
respectively il Bradentown aud Fort
Myers, Fla
Reports from the camps said that
unless there was q rise In tempera-
ture workouts at both camps would
be called off. The Athletics were
scheduled to play their first regula-
lions nine inning practice game to
day and Manager Mack was hopeful
that the weather would moderate.
Until Yesterday both the Fhillies and
and Athletics had enjoyed summer
like weather.
Joe Pate, the only holdout Of the
Athletics squad. arrived st For
Myers yesterday, but he had not
yet signed his contract He planned
TO discuss the matter with Manager
Mack today.
Several felders had Joined the
Phillies bat'erymea at Bga1eu'oD
and the full squad is expected bt
the last Of the week. Reports said
tho pitchers had shown good prog
ress in their conditioning,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
EXHIBITION GAME
Washington Senators Getting Ready
for First Tilt With Braves on
Sunday.

Washington. March 3 P'-Prep-
arations for the first exhibition
game with the Boston Braves on
Saturday were under way today at
the Tampa, Fla, training camp Of
the Washington Senators, where
practice was limited to warming up
exercises yesterday due to the IN
usually cold weather.
Crowder. Jones and Lisenbee.
who are among more than n dozen
hurlers seeking a berth on the
1927 pitching staff. have been
chosen to pitch three innings
apiece against the National league
team.
Second Baseman "Stuffy" Stew
art and Pitcher Joe Carroll are the
only absentees at the Senator camp
President Griffith Is said to be In
different as to Carroll's appearance.
but Is prepared to issue Il search
warrant for Stewart.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03

SIXTEEN REMAIN
IN TOURNEY PLAY
Handball Elimination Starts
This Week at Y. N. c. A.

Twenty-five men In the a. and
"B" singles challenge handball
tournament at the Y. NJ. c. A. have
been challenging each other for the
past six weeks and iockeying for a
position in the first eight with the
result that nine men failed to make
the grade and these will have to try
again next year.
Over thirty-five matches were
played off including 80 games.
The individual standing of the
men and their records are as fol-
lows:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
V0LLEYBALLERS START
SECOND ROUND OF PLAY
Busincssmen's Thursday Night
League to Resume Net Battles
at Y. NJ. c. A,

The Business Mems Thursday
night voley bah league will start on
the second lap Of the schedule TO-
night at the Y, NJ. c. A. with the
Bucks leading the league by one
game.
The first game tonight will find
the Fords and Dodgcs moetIng foI
the second time. In the last meet
ing the Fords came out ahead and
expect to repeat again tonight. The
Hudsons who have lost nine gam es
straight to the other teams in the
league will have a hard nut TO
crack when they line up against the
Bucks in the second game Of the
evening.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
CONNECTICUT AMATEURS
ALL SET FOR INVADERS
New Jersey Champions to Get Warm Reception at Mo.
hawk A. c. Tournament Friday-Five-Man Team
Considered the Pick of "Skeeter Straightforward
and Battalino Both Favored to Win - Fighting
Brothers to Be Seen in Action on Card

Connecticut amateur fighters
who will resist the invasion of a
tive-man amateur team from New
ark. New Jersey, at Friday night
tournament OF the Mohawk 4. c. to
be held at the new Y. NJ. T. a. a
B. society hall. all report in fine
form. Joe Howard, state middle
weight champion. and Bat Batta-
limo. featherweight title holder.
who will. without a doubt, meet two
Of the New Jorseyites in the feature
bouts. are hard in training and
both report themselves in the best
possible shape.
Howard is meeting a real ties. in
Dave Washington. peer OF the len
Founders in the "Skeo-er State" but
it is Battalino who will enter tbs
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
CLASS "B"

The elimination series starts his
week with the first eight paired off
as follows in the first round: Class
AZ. Braddon VS.. Stearns, S. Mag
vs.. Hergstroln. Greenstein VS..
Loomis, Unterspan VS.. Z. Mag.
Glass "B', first round, Heinzmann
vs.. Eornkohl Swanson VS.. Berg
quist, Kutscher VS.. Jerome, Grove
vs.. Cohen.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
RUTA|S Highest
PAID OF PLAYERS
King Of Swat TO Sign New Con-
tract With Yankees Tomorrow


I New York, March 3.-UP)-
Babe Ruth. VINO earned $4,000 a
year when he joined the Boston
Red SOX, will sign q, contract to-
morrow that viii make him pro-
baby the highest sa.aried man in
. basel bail.
In the brewery OF Col. Jake Rup-
pert, owner Of the New York Yam
KEGS, the home-run hitter will sign
UP for three years at $4,000 a
year, The president OF the United
States gets $4,000, but Ruth's
movie earnings "1uid put him well
above that figure. Ruth said he got
/ $4,000 for his movie work this
winter.
Ruth's new salary was fixed at a
conference with Euppert Yesterday.
( It was A compromise on his de
I mand for two-vear contract at
/ Sf00. 600 a wear.
! Combined with the recent salary
j advances given Ty Cobb. Iris
Sneaker Rogers Uornsbv. Judge
I.andis and others. Ruth's contract
was further concrete evidence that
baseball magnatcs see nothing but
prosperity ahead Of the game and
are convinced that the recent
scandals did not harm.
II also vas evidence that the
shrowd Yankee mana cement is
! hanl,fpg on naba ptth continuing
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-03
SEWILLS NOT H0LD0U1S
r p and Luke VIII Arrive In Indians
Camp At Lakeland, Fla. On
sunday.

CIawiand. March 3 UP-presl1ont
j.. S. Barnard, Of sau Ctg.a'and In
ajaus has recei.Dd work nat neither
Joe nor Luke Sswall are Ioldorts,
and that the two men will arrive In
the Lakeland. Fla, training camp
Sunday
All the regulars now have report
ed but sherry Smith, whose hold
out was unexpected. Outnelder
Woeber arrived yesterday, cOmplet-
ing the Indian roster. excepting
Smith,