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The Washington times., 1928-12-22
No BLAME LAID
IN TWO Gas
DEATHS

Confidence that no criminal
prosecution would result from the
death of two men in Georgetown
Hospital yesterday from carbon
monoxide gas poisoning was ex-
pressed today by Wilson Farr, Com
nor1wealth's attorney Of Fairfax
county. Va.
There is absolutely no necessity
for a coroner's inquest and I don't
believe one will be held, Farr added.
Farr declared preliminary IN
vestigation had convinced him that
w. L. Mitchell. the Fairfax County
deputy sheriff, who found the men
unconscious on the Lee Highway
near Falls Church Thursday morn.
ing, had done all any officer would
have accomplished under the circum-
stances
PhOned SuperiOrs
The commonwealth attorney as
serted Mitchell took the two Balti.
more men, Boyd l.. Cassort. Sc, and
Lester A. Linaburg. 2S, TO the Falls
Church jail and Immediately tele-
phoned his superiors to explain he
wasn't certain whether the pair were
intoxicated. under the influence OF
some powerful opiat or suffering
from some other ailment.
AS a result, Farr explained,
physician was ent to the Jail to ex-
anime the men. 1t was found neces-
sary to remove them to hospital.
Farr said he regretted that about
an hour and half elapsed from
the time the pair were found until
they were started to Washington.
He expressed the opinion. how.
ever, that Mitchell was not guilty
of criminal negligence.
Mitchell himself said only 30
minutes elapsed from the time the
men were found until they were on
their way to Washington.
"I thought at first that they were
just a couple drunks." he said. Il
then became puzzled and decided to
report the incident to Sheriff
Kirby"
DR.. c. A. Ransom. county coroner.
said no request for an inquest had
been made. Cassort and Linaberg
died yesterday.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22

Gov. r. c. DnIon and we feel that
New Mexicos interests are amply
protected" Governor Dillon said.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
with a GIFT FOR ALL ON THE TREE
BouldenD Dan1 Benefits
Seen By Governors

lin s. - Signature ot the Boulder
Dam Bill yesterday hy President
Coolidge was a wonderful thing fOr
The Washington times., 1928-12-22

hopeful that the seven states In
volved will be able promptly to reach
an agreement on the seven-Stats
pact
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
2 Days to Christmas

CARSON CITY. Nevada. Dec. q
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
BLUES PLAY SUNDAY
New Britain Football Team Will
Clash With West Ends OF Bristol
In Bristol.

Next Sunday. the New Britain
Blues football team will have the
West Ends of Bristol as its oppo-
n,nts. The two teams have battled
against each other for five consecu-
tive seasons. The Bristol team has
won three times, the Blues once and
the fifth game has been tie. The
Blues, however, are out to win next
Sunday.
Coach Zwick is satisfied with his
new field general, Al Fengler, former
high school quarterback. Al played
a whale of game last Sunday
against the Falcons in Meriden and
the coach expects great things from
him as the season progresses.
With the return of Dobbs. hard
hitting fullback. the Blues have a
fast combination. Rehm and Cas-
perrin fill the other two positions
and their play is all that could be
expected of them.
The Blues make classy appear
ance on the field this year. Follow
ing their name. the players have all
been outfitted with blue helmets.
The teams first game at home will
take pla"e on October 81 Manager
William May has not yet selected
the opponents for that day but he
expects to bring fast team here.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
KENSINCTON AND FALCONS
PLAY NEXT GAME SUNDAY
City Title Series to Be Continued at Perciva Avenue
Grounds M ay Stage Double-header Over Week
end Rain Prevented Scheduled Meeting Last
Week-Woodman and Atwood Will Probably Or
pose Each Other-Both Teams Ready for Another
Stiff Battle.

kensington and the Falcons. emu
lating the Yanks and Cardinals, will
clash in the second game OF the city
championship baseball series at the
Pcrcival avenue grounds in Kensing
ton next Sunday afternoon. Pre-
vented by rain from playing last
Sunday. the two teams arc eager
and anxious to resume play and an
other spectacular battle is promised
the fans who attend.
The Falcons lost the first game by
a to 0 score in a real classic. The
Kensington team won on a break"
Neither team in the pitching. field
ing or hitting departments showed
any superiority over the other. In
fact. no two teams in several sea
sons, have been SO absolutely evenly
matched as the two clubs assembled
by Kensington and the Falcons.
From present indications it APP
pears that Coke" Woodman. Hart
ford Eastern Lacquer. and a former
pitching mate of the same club
Lefty Atwood. will be opposed to
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04

each other. Neither Of the mana
gers OF the teams has yet made his
selection for the game but with
Nichols having pitched the first
contest. it is almost a certainty that
Atwood will get the call for the Sec
ond.
Both men are in excellent shape.
Both are fast ball artists. Wood
man is a right handler while Atwood
is southpaw. Both have good
curves and both are able to stand
the opposing batters on their heads.
1t looks like real battle.
The lineups of the two teams will
be the same as they we're two weeks
ago in the first game. Noonan and
Huband will be behind the bat,
forming strong mates for the pitch
ers.
The game will start at $50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The hour has
been advanced because OF the return
TO standard time. Bus service will
be furnished visiting fans from
l'ratts corner to the ball field and
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
HAGEN Finding
GOING TOUGHER
Julian Bllnton, Unknown, Gives
Champion Great Run in Match

Baltimore. Oct. I W-Day by day
the going apparently IL getting
tougher for Walter Hagen in the ma
tional professional golf champion
ship now in its quarter final round.
A virtual unknown. Julian Blan-
ton Of Toledo gave him a great run
for his money yesterday and today
the Haig, champion for the last
four years, faced the prospect of
playing Leo Giegel, Gene Saraxen
and Al Espinosa on successive days.
The three, like most of the other
pros. are getting a bit tired Of see
ing Sir Walter nonchalantly romp
OF with the title year after year and
would almost prefer beating him to
winning the title II they had their
choice.
Unless Hagen plays considerably
better than he did in winning from
Blanton 2 up yesterday. he is apt to
find himself In considerable trouble
against any Of these three veterans.
That the champion is In for a real
battle in the quarter finals, was in
dictated In the manner in which the
flashy. II cratic. Leo Diegel polished
off George Christ of Rochester and
I. This was the largest winning score
rolled up In day of extra tight bat
ties. Having downed Jim Barnes
yesterday by and 2 and beaten Bill
Mehlhorn the previous day. Gene
Sarazen now draws a less widely
known antagonist In Fred Dudley of
Los Angeles. lone surviving repre-
sentative of the west coast. It was
Dudley who yesterday eliminated Al
Watrous. and 2. II Gene can get
past him and Hagen can down
Diegel. the long anticipated Hagen
Sarazen duel will be in order In the
SEMI finals Friday.
Espinosa, the medalist. who has
been figured as about the best man
In the upper half of the draw and a
likely finalist suffered a bad slump
yesterday afternoon. winning from
Bob Mcdonald. a fellow Chicago
pro. by the narrow margin of / up
in 81 holes after getting a five hole
lead In the morning.
This was the only bad round he
has played. Al was much steadier
In the morning. getting Il y.
Hutchison who shares with Hagen,
Sarazen and Barnes. the distinction
of being former champion. just
nosed out Pat Doyle of Linwood, N
j., ! up.
Horton Smith. Joplin. Mo-, and
Perry Del Vecchio. together with
Dudley are the sole surviving repre-
sentatives Of the younger generation
Of Pros. Smith. who put out Willie
MacFarlane. up. meets Del Wee
chic. victor yesterday over Glenn
Spencer of Baltimore, by 1 up in
81 holes.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
NEW BRITAIN ELEVEN IS
READY FOR TORRNCT0N
Nutmeg A. C. to Meet Strong Combination Sunday at
Willow Brook Park - Visitors Have Combined
With Former Waterbury Blues-Eddie keenan, In
Pin City Lineup Belonk and Quinn Expected to
Be With Locals In Backfed - Practice Sessions
Planned

Football fans in this city will
have the opportunity Of seeing some
former bitter grid rivals Of New
Britain teams In action ut Willow
Brook park Sunday afternoon when
the Nutmeg A. C. eleven stacks up
against the newly organised ALL
Torrington team. On tho roster OF
the visiting club are tho names OF
many of the members Of the team
formerly known a. the Waterbury
Blues. A this outfit was aIways att
er the scalp Of any football team
representing this city. 1t means that
the bitterness Of four and five years
ago still exists.
Outstanding among these men 10
Eddie Bull" keenan, who also
played with the Hartford Blues In
their memorable battles with ALI
New Britain. Abraham. . former
member of the New Britain team u
also with the Torrinston crew. He
10 q University Of Maine product
and Is considered one Of the fastest
and most efficient tackles in the
business today.
The Torrington team II not . new
entry in state football circles. Sew.
eral years ago. the Pin City was re-
presented by one Of the best comb.
nations In state circles. This year.
with the nucleus OF . good team
formed in Torripgton. the addition
of the former stars Of the Water
bury Blues, has made the team =
formidable competitor in the race
for state honors.
Several practice sessions are
scheduled this week for the New
Britain combination. The order has
been issued by Coach Grafton
O'Connell that all men on the team
must take immediate steps to get
into the best of condition. None OF
the dissi patton that formerly used
to be prevalent among the players
will be tolerated this season be-
cause there are too many good
football players looking for work to
allow any one man to weaken the
strength OF the rest Of the team.
The team will be we'll up on its
signals for Sunday. Belonki and
Quinn, the two new backfield men.
will probably be here for the Tor
rington game and New Britain will
have backfield that will rate with
the best this city has ever had. With
Vic Radzewich calling the sisnals
and Buckley pairing off at halfh"c'
and John Davis and GriswoId In
fullback position. real scoring y
chine should develop. The latest :;
dition to the squad is Feineman
Bristol. former Syracuse star tao
He will be with the team Sunday.
The contest will be started
promptly at $3.50 o'clock and ar
engagements have been made to give
the world series returns at the
field.
Godfrey Chaucer was the first
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
CRIPPLED YANKEE CLUB
DOPED TO LOSE SERIES
Higgins Is Prepared to "Shoot the Works" at the Car
dinas In Opening Game Today - Stakes All Hope
Of Success On Ability of Waite Hoyt to Come
Through-Sherde Selected by McKechnie to Work
for Cardinals-Payers Are All Confident

New York, Oct. (UP)-A Grip
pied club gathered its forces today
for the defense of the worlds base
ball championship.
Doped 10 lose, the New York
Yankees, without Herb Pennock,
Earle Combs and Wiley Moore, pre-
pared to shoot the works" at the
81. Louis Cardinals in the opening
game OF the 1928 world series.
The Yankee hopes rested in the
fl fingers on the right hand of
Waite C. Hoyt. baseball pitcher in
the summer time and a Brooklyn
undertaken in the winter.
This is the game we must win"
Miller Higgins. the mite manager
OF the Yankees told his con-
valescents. stop 'em today and I'm
not worrying"
Smart baseball men figure that
unless Hoyt comes through there is
not a chance for the Yankees to re-
tain their title. II Hoyt wins today.
the Yankees will have a psychology
cal advantage over the Cardinals and
WI have an even chance TO win the
series.
Wee Willie cherc-l, who lost two
art-breaking lall games to the
Yankees in the 1925 series. was Sc
lected by William McKechnie to face
the American leagr ch" mpions.
I'VE got his goat" muttered big
outnelder who will play center field
today. He can't beat u.s."
The last time Paschal faced Sher-
del he singled and drove home the
tying run In the fifth game of the
1926 world series. The Yankees
won the game, 3 to . in the tenth.
Underdcgs for the first time in a
world series. strange reaction has
set In among the Yankees.
Keep telling the Cards we're
crippled and we'll beat them like we
did the Pirates" Babe Ruth said.
This ball club isn't any set up
and II the Cardinals think SO then
we'll beat them pretty quick" Lou
Gehrig said.
Combs loss will hurt c Yanks.
Pennock's loss Is a severe blow. But
the Yanks have practically the same
ball club that beat the AS in a cru
cial series and won the American
league pennant.
The Yankees infield is working
smoother now thar it did during tht
last north of the American league
pennant race. Tony I.azzeri has 9
! shoulder and can't throw any
too well, but Mark zig is playing
rs per cent better ball at short now
than he did during the last few
weeks Of the season. He made hall
dozen brilliant stops In the Yankees
last pra' zee. Always q great money
player. Joe Dugan has himself
primed for another supreme effor,
In short series.
The Cardinals infield Is unshake.
ab where "ottomley and Friscf
prrforn, but Maranville and High
may waver. Maranville has beer
through . tough grind curing the
National league season. and he car
ries his years nc ,e to lightly.
Highs weakness on hard hi
ground balls may prove disastrou'
to the Cards. The little third base
man had several balls hit directly a
At him In the Cards las. practice
that he was unable II handle ant
the Tanks can hit them even hard
er than that.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
RESIGNED TO NARTNRDON

Mexico City. Oct. 4 NP)-Jose
DE Leon Toral who has confessed
to tho assassination of General Al
varo Oregon is understood to be
resigned to ''maTtyrdom' as the date
Of his trial approaches. His only
requests are to hear mass before
the execution and to be buried be-
side Humberto Pro. who was execut-
cd last November for bomb at
tack against Obregon.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
BILLIARD TOURNEY
Pcnin and kasprow Emerge the
Sictors In "Mum' Match Played
at ROgcfS Rooms.

Pepin and kasprow emerged the
winners Of he Mum" pool torrna-
ment played at Rogers last night.
Eight players started and all the
games were closely contested.
Tonight, Rogers Billiard team goes
to Middletown. 1t now leads by IA
points and tonight's match. the final
in the home and home series, will
decide the ultimate winner. kas-
prov viii play Grippe and Grace
vii. play Maron.
4 rotation tournament is the nov
ely at Rogers tonight. An eIimina-
iio7 OF the best five out of nine
games vii. ha run off.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04

The suns mean distance from the
earth IL 9?,S37,4p0 miles.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
REPORT IS DENIED
Judge Emil Fuchs Of ROstOn Braves
Has No knowledge Of Trade Deal
for Hornsby.

for HOrnsby.
New York, Oct. I UP)-Judge
Emil Fuchs, president Of the Bost Ion
Braves baseball club and Rogers
Hornsby today denied knowledge of
the reported trade whereby Hornsby
would go to the Chicago Cubs In
exchange for s25o.O0o. and several
players.
Hornsby was manager OF the
Braves for a greater part OF the
1928 playing season but was unable
to carry his team higher than
seventh place. There have been
consistent rumors that he would be
traded this year.
Il know nothing Of any such
offer and SO far as am concerned
I haven't even considered trading
Hornsby." Fuchs said. ''Under the
conditions Hornsby Is doing the
best he can to build up a young ball
club and though 1t may take some
time l think in the end he will
succeed"
Advices from Chicago quoted
President William l.. Veeck of the
Chicago National league club as
denying any negotiations for the
trade.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
LOCALS WIN AGAIN
Rogers Recreation Bowling Team
Defeats I'lainvillc Two Out of
Three In State League Match.

New Britain scored another vic
tory in the Connecticut State Bowl
ing league last night when Rogers
three from the Plainville crew. Nick
Tronski was the hero of the match.
He rolled high single with, a mark
Of 172 and scored high three strings
with 42l. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04

Godfrey Chaucer was the first
poet-laureate of England.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04

Moving pictures displaying in
their principal scenes the uniforms
of the Austro- Hungarian army are
prohibited in Pennsylvania, Benat
and Bucovina.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Peoria. H.. Oct. 4-Les Mariner.
Chicago. outpoiMed George Gomas,
Philadelphia. 10: Ehrman Clark
indianapolis. won on fon1 from
Tommy OLaughlin. Springfield, ILL.,,
one.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-04

back again after the game is over.
have been made to have the returns
from the world series announced
during the innings of the game.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
CHICAGO PARTY
WORKERS TO MEET

A Workers (Communist) Party
functionaries' meeting, to include all
members of the district committee,
all section committee members, and
all members of nucleus executive
committees, will be held on Sunday,
January 8, 10 a. M, at the new
Party headquarters, 2021 West Di-
vision St.
Important problems concerning
immediate activities in Chicago will
be taken up. A report on the dis
trict activities for the period since
the last functionaries' conference
will be given. Arrangements have
been made to allow sufficient time
for ample discussion from the floor.
Functionaries have been instructed
to prepare to report on the activities
in their different sections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
MILL WAGES CUT
10 per CENT and
NO MORE BONUS
Cheney Silk Factories
for Child Labor
(By Federated, Press).

Special explanations from the New
York office accompanied the wage re-
duction announced by Cheney Bros,
silk manufacturers, for their mills at
South Manchester, Conn. The Cheney
firm is cutting wages an average of
10 per cent and taking from its 5000
workers a per cent attendance bonus.
"Silk mills now are being estab-
lished in the South where wages are
much lower even than those quoted
above" say Cheney Bros, after claim
ing that they pay wages $50 per cent
higher for men and 81 per cent higher
for women than the rest of the silk
industry" The Cheney statement
says that the silk firm pays 80 per
cent to SO per cent higher wages
than Northern cotton mills"
For Child Labor.
Individual adjustments in the hour
ly rates will be made in making the
wage cuts effective. The production
and quality bonuses for individual
ability will be maintained for the
present. These bonuses are supposed
to apply to two-thirds of the jobs. In
GLIDING it's statement the firm re-
marks:
eve are hopeful, but cannot guar
antee, that the proposed adjustments
will tend to stabilize employment and
will result in an increased activity
in the plant"
Cheney Bros. belongs to the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and the brothers are active opponents
Of the associations open-shop policy
One of the Cheneys heads the child
labor and education committee of the
association, which is trying to get
more children into the factories.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
Smith Indicates
No Clemency for
Ruth Snyder, Grey

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 5.-After
listening for two hours this afternoon
to pleas for the lives of Mrs. Ruth
Snyder and her paramour Henry Judd
Gray, Governor Alfred e. Smith
plainly indicated at the close of the
hearing that he did not intend to
grant executive clemency for either
Mrs. Snyder or Gray.
After claims had been made to the
governor that Mrs. Snyder was in
the twilight zone" of insanity and
that she was the victim of neurosis
or psychosis, and that there was
grave doubt as to Gray's mental con-
dition, Governor Smith bluntly de-
clared:
81 am not going to be concerned
about all this neurosis and psychosis
you are talking about because it
doesn't enter into this case at ALL"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
DETROIT WORKERS
PLAN PROGRAM

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 5.-Many
activities will feature the January
program of the Detroit district of the
Workers (Ccmmunist) Party and the
Young Workers League. On JAN 6
a mass meeting in favor of support
of the South China Soviet will be adj
dressed by Max Bedacht of Chicago.
1t viii be held at Finnish Hall. On
Jan. Z, at p. M, the Young NWork-
ers will hold a social and dance for
the purpose of building the league
and SUPPORTING the young W Worker
A special feature will be the clllec-
ton eff books and pamphlets for the
newly organized league branches in
territory of the striking miners. Adj
mission to the Workers Hall, scene
of the ball, will be free.
An important party conference for
the entire district for the purpose Of
reviewing the Party work will be held
on Jan. 8 at p. M, at Party head
quarters. On this date package par
ty for the striking miners will be held
at the Jewish Forum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
OWNER OF SLAVE
GIRLS ON BONDS

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5. - Anna
Lameu who charges that Mrs. Mabel
Arico of 1915 Milan St. kept her en-
shaved for four years, beating and
terrorizing her with threats of tar
and feathers at the hands of the po-
lice, showed newspaper reporters part
of a tooth which she said her former
owner" had broken with hammer,
and many bruises and scars on her
face, arms and back.
81 didn't have any scars when l
came here" she said, 'she gave all of
them to me. She made this one with
hot eggbeater, This sore place on
my head always makes my head ache.
think this finger is broken. | can't
wash any more because of my hands,
but I'm willing to do anything if l
don't have to go back to that woman!"
she cried.
Pretty Bad Boss.
Mrs. A. w. Grass, neighbor of
Mrs. Arico, declared that she saw
Mrs. Arico drag Anna by her hair
across the back yard. She also said
that she often heard Annals screams
during the past years, but was too
afraid of Mrs. Arico to tell the police.
Other neighbors said that Mrs. Ar
leo often beat Anna, and when they
attempted to feed her, the beatings
became more vicious. Mrs. Arico
locked Anna in the bathroom when
ever she went out, they sta ed, to make
sure that neighbors wouldn't feed her,
and the enslaved girl was forced to
find food in the garbage can.
Would Poison Slave.
"Once Mrs. Arico tried to make ME
drink IODINE" charged Anna Lameu,
Il think it was because she was
afraid / would tell about her treat
mem. One day last week she dragged
me into the garage. 1t was very cold,
and when she turned the hose on me,
! thought I'd die" she told the police.
Although Anna is being treated for
many wounds in hospital here, Mrs.
Arico denies she was cruel or used her
as a slave.
Il was CORY for her, but l had to
strike her." she said. Mrs. Arico was
released several days ago on $4,000
bond.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
BOSSES reward
CLASS VICTIM
Especial to The DAILY Worker.)

Especial to The Daily Worker.)
BRISTOL, Conn.,, Jan. 5. How
class-conscious, organized business
takes care of it's own martyrs" is
revealed in an announcement by the
Manufacturers Association of Con-
necticut which has voted an annuity
of $4,000 to Dietrich E. Loewe, Dan
bury hat manufacturer who lost his
business fighting organized labor.
Enemy of Workers.
For years, Loewe, now said to be
penniless, fought the trade union
movement, his case having started
with the famous action against the
United Hatters of North America.
Although the supreme court at the
time decided in favor of the employ
ers and awarded considerable damages
to them, the long contest wrecked
Loewe's business finally.
Bosses Remember Their Own.
Last April, his company ysent into
bankruptcy. Leading creditors, con
scious of the Assistance he had rem
dered to the movement" immediately
came to the rescue. In addition there
has been voted him the above men,
toned $4,000 yearly payment.
Labor's class war prisoners, like
Sacco and Vanzetti, have been exc
cuted. Mooney and Billings and 9TH
ers are still in Jail.