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New Britain herald., 1927-01-13

church next Monday evening has been postponed until Monday eve ming, January 24, according to all announcement made last evening by Mrs. John Frank. There will be a whist party at St. at o'clock to which the public has been invited.
 Miss Doris Dutton and Miss Nir- einia Baldwin entertained at the Community club meeting last eve ming. Miss Dutton sang several solos and Miss Baldwin pleased with q Grecian dance.
 Miss Virginia Sugonheim and Miss Alice McCorkle attended exercises at the Middletown high school last eve ming.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church will be held this evening at 73o o'clock.
 At the meeting of the Community club last evening it was announced that the post of janitor was vacant. The hall is used practically every evening in the week at present. It is uncertain as to who will be ap- pointed to the position.
 A teacher from New Britain has been secured to conduct the eighth grade at the Hubbard school during the absence of the school principal. Miss Mabelle Barnes.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13

eventful, the program going through without hitch. The same officers 1 in office last year were reelected, and all of the chairmen of the several committees were reelected, as we'll The names of the officers were noted
 in last nights paper. The committee chairmen being elected were as
 follows: Membership committee,
 Mrs. Archer Walsh; social commit
 tee, Mrs. Mary Bourgeois; recrea- tion, committee, Max Sugenheim: i: 1 educational committee, Miss Mabele Barnes; welfare commtteie, A. A.. North. The treasurer, w. II. Payne,
 read his report for the year. show ing a balance of s63S. President k. | 0. Clark took occasion to compli- ment Mir. Payne for his efficient management of the clubs finances
 for the past year. Mr. Clark an nounced that the following speakers would address the club during the approaching season: Rev. Theodore
 A. Green, Rev. Samuel Fiske, Rev. Lincoln Frye, Dr. James L. Mc-
 Gonaughy, president of Wesleyan
 university; Rev William H. Alder
 son, and others. Miss Caroline Pen niman, director of the Long Lane Farm for Girls at Middletown, will be the speaker at the meeting of the club next Wednesday evening.
 l Several local people have re- ceived injuries in coasting accidents recently, some of which have been more or less serious. Members of
 the Epworth League of the Metho-
 dist church held coasting party at
 the Morse Farm the other evening and Miss Mabelle Barnes, one of the ! party, had the misfortune to break
 her right leg at the ankle, the result
 Of the sled going through the heavy crust and throwing Miss Barnes ! heavily. Philip Mildrum narrowly escaped serious injuries while coast ing in the rear of the Rich resi- | dence. He ran full tilt into a barbed
 wire fence, receiving severe lacera- tions about the face and neck. His ! glasses saved his eyes from the barbs which smashed the lenses and frame.
 Several marrow ecapeS have been re- ported from contact with barbed wire fences which seem to abound in , all of the places where coasting is
 to be enjoyed. Miss Barnes was
 treated by Dr. T. C. Hodgson of | Berlin She will be able to be about
 on crutches within a week or two.
 The Progressive Reading circle
 will meet this evening at the home
 of Mrs. R. O. Clark at 8 o'clock.
 There will be q group meeting of | the Middletown group of Epworth Leagues 10 be held in the Methodist , church at Middletown, Friday eve
 ming, January 2l. Rev. C. W. Sloat
 of Asbury Park, N. J., will be the speaker of the evening. The winter
 institute of Epworth Leagues will be held at the Westville Methodist
 church in New Haven. February 10
 and II.
 | The whist party which was to have been held at the Sacred Heart
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VOTERS MAY PASS
 ON BUILDING CODE LegiSlatiYe Action Not Needed- 1 To Frame New Rules WATER CALLED IMPURE
Wells Thought Contaminated-Mrs. Leonore Smith Dies - Pythian ton-Bowling Scores-Briefs.

Action by the legislature will not | be needed to bring a building code into force in Plainvlle, it was shown at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last evening. the voters of the town having authority to pass
 on the matter and adopt regulations. The public acts of 1923 give a town
 authority to take this action with
 out further recourse to the assembly. 1 The meeting was largely devoted | to hearing on the proposed code
 prepared by the chamber committee. | Many representatives of the various | building trades were present, and,
 while some points In the proposed
 regulations as drawn up were not approved, all were unanimously in
 favor of the adoption of some code.
 The rules originally drawn up were | thought in some instances to be not
 quite suited to Plainville's particular
 needs and situation, and it was voted
 10 have President Henry Trumbull
 appoint a committee of eight to
 frame a code with particular atten-
 tion to conditions here and to report
 progress at each succeeding chamber
 meeting. The committee is to con-
 sist of one carpenter, one mason, a
 sheet metal worker and two busi-
 ness men. The members will be ap- pointed in a few days.
 When this committee has complet-
 ed it's work another hearing will be
 given the building trades, and if the
 code is found satisfactory the cham-
 Der will recommend to the selectmen l that it. be adopted and that it be voted on at special or regular town
 meeting. It will then he up to the
 voters, and if approved, it is only
 matter of putting it into effect. It was mentioned incidentally that i the same procedure can be taken | with parking regulations. the 1923
 acts giving the town authority to en- | force rules approved by the voters
 and fine violators of them.
 Salvation Army Drive
 l TaEh |. W lleeleT. tlldlTUldll OI
 the Salvation Army drive made here
 last spring, made the final report on
 the campaign, which was endorsed | by the chamber. The town was asked l for $500 and contributed s6l7.53. re- spending generously to the annual
 appeal for this worthy cause.
 Mr. Wheeler. as chairman of the committee on civic windows. report
 ed that uniform windows had been
 decided upon and ordered and that
 they would be installed as soon as
 they arrived.
 1 Complain Of Water
 Complaint has been made to the 1 health officer. Dr. George r. Cook, that the drinking wated in the sec 1 tion along the Southington town 1 line is impure The residents have
 forwarded to him a letter stating 1 that the wells in that district are so
 close to cesspools that the water in them is being contaminated.
 Mrs. Lconore Smith Dies Mrs. Leonare C. Smith. wife Of
 Albert T. Smith, died last night at 1 her home, 43 Pierce street. She was
 GO years of age and had been ill for some time. Besides her husband she
 leaves one son, Earl Smith, and one
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Y. W. C. A. Meeting

The Hartford County Y. w. c. A. will hold it's annual meeting and | banquet in the Hartford Y. w. c. A.
 auditorium, 262 Ann street, at $50 o'clock Friday evening. There will be brief business meeting; singing will be led by Miss MurieI Crewe of Hartford. The address of the eve ming will be made by Mrs. Elizabeth , Herring of the National I. w. c. A.. board, New York city. Mrs. Charles $. Wyckoff of Plainville is a drec-
 tor of the association. Joint Party Given The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
 and the Missionary society of the l Plainville Methodist Episcopal
 church gave joint party this after
 noon at the home of Mrs. Frank s. White on Farmington avenue. Mite 1 boxes for the missionary society
 were turned in. The Ladies' Aid SO ciety made plans for an al-day
 quilting party next Wednesday at the home Of Mrs. Emil Zickwolfe on 1 west -idln street.
 Odd Fellows to Install The Bristol installation team un- ! dor District Deputy Walter Merrill will install the officers Of Seuuassen
 lodge. No. 74. Odd Fellows, at a
 meeting tomorrow night. Officers to
 be installed are: Noble grand, A. l.. | tarrar: vice-grand. C. C. Seymour;
 recording secretary, R. F. Morrill,; i financial secretary. l.. A. Thomas;
 treasurer, John Deadly. Supporters,
 chaplain, warden and conductor will
 be appointed.
 Going to Germany Frank J. O'l'rien and family Of East Broad street will sail for Ger many on February 9. Nj. OBrien ia being sent abroad in the interest of the Stanley Works and expects to be in Germany for about six months. Notes The Y. r. $. C. F.. will hold a
 coaSting party at Moorr's hill Sat-
 urday at S:%V o'clock in the eve- ming.
 koheft Morgan underwent an 1 operation for appendicitis yesterday at the New Britain General hospi- 1 tal.
 ! Mrs. Emma Grcenier. q former resi- dent of Plainvile. died in Bristol
 yesterday. Her son. Joseph Grcenicr,
 resides on East Broad street here. The Ideal Bridge club will meet to- 1 morrow with Mrs. George Eaton on West Main street.
 The mid-week prayer meeting of the Baptist church will be held at ';4' o'clock this evening. the topic
 being "The Must Of Jesus" The annual meeting Of the Con-
 gregational church will be held this evening. preceded by a supper at G:50 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

A voluntary petition in bankrupt cy has been filed in the United States district court by Andrew and Geno- vefa Widlak, proprietors of q store at 59 smith street. Liabilities are placed at $S.000, while assets are quoted at $500. Attorney Monroe s. Gordon is counsel for the bank ruptS.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
GALPIN TELLS OF SITUATION ABROAD Trinity Professor Lectures on Europe Before Bible Glass DECLARES FRANCE IS WEAK Boys Club Loses to Plainville Y Team Through Difficulty of Wob- bly, Basket-Ladies' Auxiliary to Hold Membership Meeting This Evening.
DECLARES FRANCE IS WEAK

Stanley l.. Galpin, professor of French at Trinity college, Hartford, last evening addressed the largest attendance which had been present at the Berlin Mems Bible class since it's inauguration.
 Although Professor Galpin's sub feet was announced as France and Her Problems" he gave a talk on his adventures throughout Europe, interspersed with observations and personal comment on the situation in each nation.
 Professor Glapin landed in Eng land and toured Scotland and the east coast. He described conditions in England as fairly prosperous but he was emphatic in his praise of conditions in Holland to which he sailed from England. There. un- hampered by any ill effects of the war, the country is enjoying pros- perity unequaled throughout the rest of Europe. Extensive building operations and better living condi- tions are noted throughout the country. Prof. Galpin stated. A visit to Belgium and from there to France was described and the con- ditions of each country were noted.
 France. the professor said. is nearly down and out" Although the French still seem to have the resources which en2ble them to visit amusement places and theaters Frances condition may be seen in the fact that the clothes which are worn as compared with the styles Of former time, do not show mp favorablv and in many cases a shab- by habiliment covers a rabid the ater and dance hall fan who spends his money there rather than for clothes. After leaving France, Pro- lessor Galpin attended a congress of university professors which was held in Athens.
 Italy claimed a good part of Prof. Galpin's speech and he emphasized the power of Bcnito Mussolim in that country. He brought back to this country with him one Of the stencils which are used 10 paint the dctator's face on every available space. From lamp posts and bare walls, Mussolini's visage is seen and with the new laws put in force by the man. everything Is ccntered about him. Mussoini is a wonderful personality Prof. Galpin claimed, being one of the most magnetic men since Roosevelt.
 Tn reply to questions Prof. Galpin stated that he had never personally witnessed any antagonism of the French towards American tourists, although he did not state that no such condition existed. He blamed the situation on the fact that the English newspapers in an effort to keep the American tourist in Eng land had conducted a campaign of propaganda affirming that such an- tagonism did exist. He minimized the situation saying that if it did exist 1t was not acute.
 Professor Galpins purpose in vs- iting the foreign countries was the search for modern and ancient au- thors. He mentioned several authors
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13

The annual meeting of the Com club last evening was un-
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423 45S 490-l3GG Plainville Victorious
 The Plainville M. F. Brotherhood defeated the Forestville M. E. Brotherhood by 9l pins. The scores: ForestyilIe M. T.. Brotherhood
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 acknowledge with sin core thanks the kind expression Of the sympathy Of our friends during our Bereavement in the death Of our mother.
 The family Of the late Mrs. Mar tha Dalton.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13

Furnished housekeeping apart ment with private bath for teachers or adult family. Maplnhurst. Tel. S3.-Advt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Two New York Police
Arrested for Graft

Two policemen attached to the
Richmond Hill Queens precinct, were
placed under arrest at the station
house yesterday on charges of ex-
tortion. They are patrolmen Frances
J. G. Graft and Arthur G. Rhodes.
The two were arrested, charged
with having extorted $3.50 from Mrs.
Anna Bisontis, of Richmond Hill,
mother of Albert Bisontis, 20 years
OLD, who was recently sentenced to
serve from five to ten years in Sing
Sing prison for holding up a Rich
mond Hill lunchroom owner. The
two policemen are alleged to have ex-
torted the $3.50 from Mrs. Bisontis
before her sons trial on the promise
that they would not testify against
him.
Read The Daily Worker Every Day
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
STUDENTS OF JOURNALISM MUST WRITE FOR WORKER;
HOUSING STORIES WANTED

Workers may Join The DAILY
WORKER staff by enrolling in the
Advanced Labor journalism course at
the Workers School, 108 East 14th St.
Every member Of the class must
write for The DAILY WORKER.
News stories will be assigned to each
member of the class every week. The
assignments will be prepared with the
aid of the editors of The DAILY
WORKER and the stories will be pub
lished in the paper.
Want Housing Stories.
Housing stories are news feature
now and the class next Monday will
be assigned to write stories on the
housing situation unless later news
developments cause changes.
Eugene Lyons will be the special
lecturer at next Mondays class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
CHARGE PRESSER
WITH FIGHT HE
COULDN'T Be AT

Aaron Wortuns, a presser from the
Charles Meisel shop at 225 West seth
St., who was severely beaten by gang
sters of "Frenchy's" gang on Feb
ruary %, was arrested on a framed
up charge Of felonious assault late
Thursday. He was held under $4,000
bail in the seth street court.
Says Sick Man Hit Him.
That the charges are frame-up in
tended to cripple the prosecution of
the gangsters who assaulted Wortuns
is evident from the fact that the case
against the gangsters had been set
for yesterday in jefferson Market
court, and that the complaint against
Wortuns, signed by Morris Katz, al
leges that Wortuns attacked him in
the Bronx on February "a, although
Wortuns was under a doctors care
that entire week from the injuries he
received at the hands Of the gangsters
on February 23rd.
Freda Rebanto, Yetta Greenblatt,
and L: Hyman mot the manager of
the Joint Board) were arrested on the
picket line at the Airline Dress Shop,
353 Seventh Ave, this morning after
the boss had put in call for the riot
squad to prevent their peaceful pick
citing. They were dismissed by
Magistrate Smith in jefferson Market
court.
Picket lines on Friday morning
were unusually large.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
international WOlnan's
Day Celebration TO Be
Next Tuesday, March 8

The International Women's Day
will be celebrated on Tuesday,
March sth, the birthday of Rosa
Luxembourg. in all principle cities in
the country. In New York the
Central Opera House at 2O5 East
57th St. has been engaged for this
day and an elaborate program has
been selected to give due credit TO
the wOmen's movement.
In Philadelphia the celebration
will take place at the Grand Fra
ternity Hall, 1926 Arch street, on
the same day at s p. m. The pro-
gram which has been arranged in
cludes many prominent women
speakers, including Rebecca Grecht
of this city. Progressive and liberal
organizations, including the WO-
mans Trade Union League and the
Woman's International League for
Peace and Freedom, will also be
present.
The youth of the city will be rep
resented by members of the Young
Pioneers, an organization of work.
ing class children, pledged to sup
port their mothers and fathers in
their fight for strong unions and
against imperialist wars.
Arrangements are being made for
an overflow turnout and the work
ers of New York and Philadelphia
are urged 20 come early to these
celebrations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Citizens Union FavOrs
Inquiry of Milk And
Food Graft Scandal

Continued agitation for public in
quiry into the milk and food graft
scandal is part of the program Of the
Citizens Committee, according to
William j. Schieffelin, president,
who is determined to buck Governor
Smith on the issue. Last Wednesday
the grand jury under the influence
of Governor Smith advised the union
against such a course.
Undoubtedly the governor desires
very much that the grand jury's
whitewashing presentment shall be
permitted to close the record in this
business of the health department
graft and grafters' president Schief-
felin declared. "The continued pro-
test, however, Of the citizens union
against sidetracking the health de-
partment graft investigation will
keep the issue prominent until all the
crooks-and the biggest of them
are caught"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Plan Oriental Booth
At LID. Bazaar Here

The orient will play a big part in
the International Labor Defense ba-
zaar in the Star Casino, 10th st
and Park Ave, on March 1913
Chinese and Japanese workers are
combining to bring the eastern atmos-
phere in a special booth featuring
their craftsmanship.
Delicate vases, beautiful porcelainsi
intriguing incense burners, gorgeous
kimonas and exquisite pictures will
be on sale.
New York workers are preparing
to take advantage of this opportunity
to secure many rare oriental curios
and at the same time express their
solidarity with the fighting Chinese
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05

After a short summary of the evil
dence procured in the housing survey,
and further presentation Of docu-
ments of record and evidence found in
public files, the prosecution, which is
yours truly, will rest the case.
One thing is certain at this time,
however. The facts so far presented
prove the existence of housing short
age. Rooms everywhere cost more
money than the average worker can
comfortably pay. And they are hard
to find. And if found, they are in
such condition, they are not fit
quarters for a human being to live in.
Whose Fault?
Someone is responsible. 1t can't be
the tenant. It is either the rent
gouging landlord, or the crooked
legislator who is at fault But ac-
cording to the facts so far obtained,
and further evidence that will be re-
vealed in next weeks articles, both
the landlord and the legislator are at
fault
According to a certain assembly
man, undoubtedly land maybe later I
will be able to procure documentary
evidence of this fact) in the pay of
the real estate lobby at Albany, the
housing shortage, which necessitated
the passage of an emergency rent
law in 1922, no longer exists.
Awful Lies.
How much truth is there in this
statement? The DAILY WORKER
housing survey proves conclusively
that there isn't particle. The sur
vey showed that rents nowhere have
gone down, and in most cases they
have continued on the increase even
after the passage and operation of
the law. A table, showing the pro-
gress Of the rents, will be part Of the
evidence presented next week.
If there were no housing shortage,
would these rents continue at rate
in most cases 100 per cent higher
than what they were in 1918? And
would people be willing to live in the
slums, amidst dirt and filth unde-
SCIlDdDle, WlIuOuI any VI lic SOli-
veniences of the modern home, if
other rooms were procurable?
How was this housing shortage
maintained? The activities of the
real estate lobby in Albany will be
adequately exposed. The methods by
which rents were kept sky-high, in
novels not even worthy of the name
of tenement, will also be held under
the publicity spotlight.
Discuss Methods.
And finally, the methods by which
the housing problem can be solved
will be listed and discussed.
Someone is going to be indicted by
the court of public opinion for re-
sponsibility for the existence of a
housing shortage. 1t is expected that
as result, the rent-gouging activities
of the landlords will be curbed, and
the scratching crookedness of
some politicians will lose for them a
good many votes. Next week We'll
have several busy days in court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Bronx I. L, ID. Branch
Meets Monday Night

A meeting Of international Labor
Defense, Bronx English Branch, will
be held Monday. March z, 1927, at
$50 p. M, at 1347 Boston Road,
Bronx. Final arrangements will be
made for the Bronx booth at the In
ternational Labor Defense Bazaar to
he held March 10, II, 10 and 10. All
comrades having donations or con-
tributions, or wishing to participate
in the work will come to this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Calverton to Speak
At Workers School
On the New Negro

v. f. Calverton, editor Of the Mo-
dern Quarterly, will speak at the
Workers School Forum this Sunday
night at p. m. on the subject "The
New Negro. The speaker has stu
died the position of the Negro in the
american life, and is preparing the
publication Of a book dealing with
the subject. On Sunday night fol-
lowing, Luis Fisher viii speak on
Oil and Imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
U. S. BUYS Trinity Bldg.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon was au-
thorized to make contract for pur-
chase of the Trinity Corporation
Building in New York upon its COM
pletion, by an act signed by President
Coolidge today. If purchased, the
building would be the headquarters
for customs and other national gov
eminent activities in New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Catch Opium Smuggler.

NAPLES, March fifty boxes Of
opium which were intended for ex-
portation to America were found to-
day when the customs officials seized
the consignment of cases which had
been labelled preserved fruit" They
were sent by a man named Wasachi
who was arrested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
New York ClOakmakars
Mesting To-Day to Hear
| Prominent Lefts Talk

Locals 2 and 35 will hold mem
bership meetings this afternoon to
discuss conditions in the Cloak
makers Union.
The pressers of Local 35 will
meet in Manhattan Lyceum, 66
East 4th Street at / o'clock.
The Operators Local 2, will
meet at one in Webster Hall, 18th
Street near 3rd Avenue.
Prominent trade union leaders
will address both meetings.
When replying to these advertise
ments mention The DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
NEWS IN BRIEF
Argentina TO South Pole.

MADRID, March Am aeroplane
expedition to the South Pole is being
planned by Captain Zanni Of the Ar
getine air force, according to an an
nouncement made here by Captain
Castex, who is member of special
aviation mission from the Argentine
to Spain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-05
Sailors Die.

PRovINCETowN, Mass, March A.
Five men were swept to their death
today when the three-masted schooner
Montclair, driven ashore by an easter
~ gale, broke up off Orleans on the
outer rim Of Cape Cod.