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New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

| Community hall. Walter Schaefer Of Hartford will speak before the clul this evening on "Eoing Good 1 Ne'ehhor,' \ large attendance is an- tlclpa'ed as Mir. Schafor is spcak k. CT with state wiIe reputation.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church will hc held this evening at 1:3o o'clock i'll the church parlors,
 The St. Patricks social and whist at St. Gabriel's Episcopal church saturday evening is open to tho pub nc. The commlte" in charge have arranged an evening Of cn'crtaIn- mHnt and pleasure.
 The Lafanso club will meet to- morrow evening at o'clock with Mrs. +. E. Stevenson.
 The Girls Club will meet tomor row evening at 7:45 o'clock at Con- munity hall.
 The Ladies Aid society Of the Mo thodist church will hold a food sale at Community hall Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books.
 The Book Club will meet noAt Tuesday evening at s o'clock at the home of Mrs. Philip Lotz.
 The Pythian Sisters will hold their semi monthly meeting next Monday evening at s o'clock at Community hall.
 The Mctho odist church choir will hold rehearsal in the church Fri day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 A number from here attended the lecture at the Congregati ational church in New Britain last evening, Dr. Nilfred Grenfell of Labrador being the speaker. Among those attending from here were Mir. and Mrs. l.. W. Mildrum, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mill drum, A. \. North. Miss Gertrude North, the Misses Mabelc and Wini- fred Barnes and Miss Edith North rup.
 The Fife and Drum corps will meet tomorrow evening at 7.3o o'clock at Community hall basement for the raGular weekly rehearsal.
 The Boys club will meet Friday evening al Community hall. William Ogle will be in charge of the ath- l. tic competitive tests which will end this month.
 St. ratrick's Night t'rolic and Dance by Maple End Athletic club John Jennings school. .-ad1t.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

The Community club meeting will be held this evening at Q clock at
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Viola A. Spencer. president of tho Young People. School Attendance Records

Tho eighth grade rooms in the l high school made the best attend
 ance record of any of the local pub 1 lie schools during February, accord Ing to the figures announced today at the office of the superintendent of schools. These Grade rooms had an average attendance of 96 per cent, while the High school had 94.14 per cent, the Broad street school 93.53 per cent, and the Lin den street school 31.o: per cent. The best rooms in the respective schools were Miss Alice M. Lanes
 S-A room with a9,l6 per cent Miss Margaret Crcedons High school
 room with 96.55 per cent, Mrs. Car
 rie l.. Smiths Grade 5-A room with
 9S.o6 per cent, and Principal Harry c. Browns Grade : room with 95.lc
 per cent.
 The grand average of the entire
 school system was 9367 per cent, The Broad street school had the lowest percentage Of tardiness-2 nor cent
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Study DormitOry Plans
 At Inspectors Office

Plans for the dormjtory building at the State Normal school will be Rutherford in conference with Guil- bert X Betclle, Newark, x. J., archi- iocts who prepared the sketches and will supervise erection of the build ing. Application has been made for q permit although the contract has not yet been let. The three story building is expected to cost about s7oo,00o.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
\. NJ. l.. Zion Church Notes

The fourth quarterly conference will be held at tho Rcdccncr's A. NJ. F.. Zion church tomorrow eve ming. Rev. pr. $. w. Wcllcs, pre- siding elder. will be in charge. A baked bean and pigs foot sup per will be held at the home of Mrs. Anthony Comphcll on Friday night. Roy. Dr. $. w. Weles will preach at the morning service Sunday In the evening Miss Harriet Greene. q missionary returned from Africa, will be the speaker.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
TRUCK DRIVERS IN COURT, PAY FINES Penalties Range From $50 tQ
 $200 and Costs BURNED GRASS, ARRESTED
Mems Bible Class Meeting This Evening-Intcresting Display At Dental Moeting-Church Services

Another group of automobile dri- Ners appeared in the Berlin Town court last evening as the result of the drive being conducted by the state police against overloaded trucks. Judge George G. Griswold presided and was kept busy dispos- ing of the cases. The drive has been going on for two weeks and will continue for an indefinite time.
 Joseph Levine, of Bridgeport, charged with overlooking his truck was fined $50 and costs. L. H. Yost Of Pennnsylvania, also charged with overlooking his truck, was fined $50 and costs.
 Alden Latham, charged with driv- ing and Economy company truck that was overloaded, was fined s200 and costs. He was discharged upon payment of costs. F. l<olinc of New Haven, also arrested for driving ar overloaded truck. was fined $"00 and costs, but was discharged upon payment of the costs.
 Edward Kcaun Of New Haven. charged with driving without h- c"nsc, was discharged upon pay ment of the costs. James Aucta of Meridcn, charged with driving with out a license, was fined sl0 and costs Of 8.
 John Ellison Of kcnsington, who was arrested by Fire Warden Louis Griffith, for burning brush without a permit. was discharged upon pay nent of the costs. Ellison built a fire with a lot Of dry brush which was surrounded by vacant lot in which the grass was very dry. There Was great danger Of the fire spread ing to the woods nearby. At the time of the fire ncighbors sent a hurry call to the fire warden who responded immediately and put the fire out with cxtjngusllors,
 Int resting Lecture
 Dr. Morton J. Loeb and pr. C. r. Erickson spoke before an interested audience last evening at he Berlin town hall on "Dcntsl Hygiene" The audience was surprised to learn tho large number of towns that are de- ing some work in the schCcls in the dental hygiene field and the low price for the many benefits that are derived from this Worl.
 The exhibits from the state de- nartment of health and the town nurse attracted much attention. The exhibit from the state department was 8 miniature house which re- volved electrically, each section DOT traying some chapter in the life of the public health nurse.
 Many useful articles that were contributed to the town nurse were on display. more of them being clothes for babies. The following societies contributed the articles: Community club of East Berlin. kensington Sewing club. Mother I hood club, Ladies' Sewing club of the kcnsington Methodist church. l and the Lafanso club of East Bcr- lin.
 Miss Ivy Dolby, visiting nurse. l rrrscntcd figures of her activities for | last year in thn schools and various | districts. The report is as follows: l nursluE visits, a21; advisory visits. , 141, social service visits 21. hom" | visits to school children, s55, total l eallS to homes. 1.S4l.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
school Bank ing

The banking deposits in tho schools showed falling off last week. At the Broad street school r6 per cent of tho pupils made deposits, at the Linden street school e, and at the High school 2S. The total of G4 per cent comprised 7Sl deposits.
 supper Postponed
 The membership contest" supper Tor the Congregational Young People which was to be held Friday cve- nlnS has been postponed until Thursday evening. March oo. There has been a recent contest held in tho group for the purpose of increasing the membership. The penalty of the losing team is to plan and entertain at supper for the winners. The contest came 10 q close Sunday, March 1.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
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dS4 437 141-l31o
 Tcmco League Mastrlano's %51 and Smiths 347 feafured tho Temco bowling league matches at Hart's alleys. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
4lS Sa2 4Ea-tA-n
IT. (. Baum
Al 461 AS
{ cosmopolitan League

In the Cosmopolitan bowling IHaEue at Hart's alleys the East Ends climbed into first place hy win. h'nS all four points from the Store Clerks, while the N. r.. Church pro. Nded an upset by capturing three points from the Smoke Eaters. Tho scores:
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Funeral of Mir. HclHlcn

X great throng of friends was present in the Masonic temple yes to-day afternoon 10 pay last respect $ ID George E. lIehd"n of 1G New Brit ain avenue when funeral services for the deceased 'mploye of the Tru,u- bull Electric Mfg. Co. were held The temple was filled 10 capacity, and thor" WAS an exceptional wealth of floral tributes. Rev. Charles & NEckott, pastor of tho Fongrega- tional church, conducted the service, which was held al @:30 o'clock. The bearers were John prummond, stanley $. GWillino, Ralph l.. Sey- mour. and NosSrs. Williams, Hanncy and Thomas. Iutormont was mado in West cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

The Standard Steel bowling team increased it's lead in the Industrial league last night by winning two matches at the Recreation alleys. The Bearing Makers took three points from their closest rivals. the American Legion. and swept the all lcys with the Peek Spring team The Plainvillc Casting aggregation took three points from the H. C Baum entry. Basso. Rajunc and scores:
 $. $. X E. Thompson ... 100 97 s. oS4 Magnet .... 91 1o0 117- ScS
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

St. ratrick's Night Frolic and Dance by Maple End Athletic club. John Jennings school. .-adNt.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
st, patriCk'S Social

4 St. patrick's Day social. card party, aud entertainment will be hold in the High school gylnnasiup1 tomorrow evening under the auspices of the ladies Of the parish of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The affair will begin at S o'clock and the enjoyment will continue until q lato hour.
 The entertainment will include n solo. My Wild Irish Rose,' by James Dunn; a. solo. "kilarney Bells" by Mrs. A. T. radrewski: q. reading by Miss Azild IIehert: solo. "A Little Bunch of Shamroche." by Mrs. W. Griffin: a solo. "Macushla," hv John l>ilduff: and solos hy Miss Madeline I'orry. c. r. laBouue. and raul Hayes. Mrs Frank Itcffcrnan Nl1l hS n9lNISt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
Actors Equity to Meet
In Hotel Aston Ballroom

When Actors Equity meets, every
member of the union from coast to
coast has a right to be present and
actors union has rented the Hotel
Aston ballroom for the annual meet
ing May % and expects to fill it to
the corridors.
The annual meeting is the actors
own convention, acting on the CON
stitution and defining policies for the
coming year AS a representative
number of theatre people are always
within sight of Broadway's bright
lights, the annual meeting is held to
be even more democratic than con
vention and far less expensive. In any
event it would be difficult for each
union group, representing the various
plays shifting from city to city, to
elect and send representatives to a
regular convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
RAG PICKERS Get
50 CENTS A DAY.;
LIVE ON GARBAGE
Junk Dealers Merciless
Exploiters
a. a Worker Co1rgspondgntl

CHICAGO, H., (By MaiD.-Thero
are several thousand "foot scaven'
gers" in this great metropolis WIZ
earn an average of so cents apiece :
day. Negroes and white men Of al
nationalities, and even few womer
are engaged in this world-o,d business
of Junk.
Many carry sacks and tramp alleys
all day. Each has a route. Others
in the good graces of certain bosses
are trusted with pushcarts, big
wheeled things, which are supposed
to be filled with the gleanings Of
the city,
Many of these "scavengers" work
in groups. They are generally con
sidered the 1owest of the low" They
have few if any friends. The r'li"o
continually warn them away from
certain respectable picking grounds
Some of them have been fired upon.
Each has his or her own boss, each
owes allegiance to certain junk deal
ers in different districts. These deal
ers who get these unhappy folk are
an unscrupulous lot, like bosses
everywhere. 1t is easy for them to
cheat their people. One west side junk
dealer has frankly admitted the foul
tactics he employs to wiring pennies
from the pickers.
"After ALL" he said, they'll starve
if don't buy their paper, rags and
iron" Again some dealers tax their
pitiful toilers. I have seen an old man
accused of stealing bottles and forced
to weld a load to his boss, who, Of
course, made good use of it.
j. L. J.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
Jail Mexican Caaoue RcRes California Strike Correspondent Say
-DRAM MA
Talking Pictures Will Be
Featured by Big Producers

-FOUR of the biggest film producers
will go in extensively in the MAX
ing Of talking pictures, according to
an announcement sent out by the
Electrical Research Products, makers
Of "Movietone."
Contracts are now in force between
the Paramount, Metro, United Ar
fists, First National and the Western
Electric subsidiary for the rights to
use the patents for making of talking
pictures. The producers will use the
name of Movietone for the production
in which sound is used.
Two other film makers, Warner
Bros. and Fox Film Corporation are
using sound pictures; the first under
the name Vitaphone and the latter US
ing the name of Movietone. Two
other large organizations are plan
ming to adopt the talking pictures
Universal Pictures and the Keith
Albee-Orpheum people.
1t is estimated that over one thou
sand theatres will be equipped before
the end of 1928 to show talking pic
lures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18

workers of Laird & Shober Co. From
their expression we can see only one
thing, that is that they understand
the necessity of having an organiza-
ton that will defend their interest
The sentiment of organization does
not prevail only among these three
workers of this particular factory bu
among a good number of them, az
for instance, among the cutters, the
filters, the straight hand workers and
the team workers.
These workers have formed shop
committees in this factory in order
to carry on an agitation campaign
among the workers employed in this
factory, We expect that these work
ers will soon join the Shoe Workers
Protective Union and make out of this
union a militant workers union that
will defend their interests.
In the past the workers of this fac
tory have chosen committees when
discomfort prevailed among them
selves and these committees have
gone to the boss for certain demands
The boss sometimes granted them
their requests and at other times he
didn't. But the boss did all he could
in order to prevent his workers from
joining the union, for he knows tina
once his workers get wise and joi.
the union he will be forced to lister
to the workers demands.
At this time the workers of Lair
G. Shober Co. have learned grea
deal. They understand the tricks
the boss pretty well. They know tina
bosses are organized in order to pro.
tect their interests. They know also
that if the workers are to protect
their interests they must organize.
On, fellow workers of Laird &
Shober Co! Join the Shoe Workers
Protective Union. Induce your fellow
worker next to you to do the same.
Only this way will the shoe workers
better their conditions in Philadelphia
-DOMENICK FLAIANI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
WagesReducedF rom$27
To $24; Workers Strike

WORCESTER, Mass, May IT,
Following a refusal on the part of the
Chelmsford Ginger Ale Co. to carry
out an agreement covering wages and
hours as these existed at the time the
company took over the business of
the Worcester Products Co. about a
year ago, IL members of the Bottlers'
and Drivers Union left the plant on
Monday morning and declared a
strike against the company.
While the agreement in question
was verbal, it was generally under
stood that there would be no change,
that the wage scale of $27 a week
would stand, and that time and one
half for all time worked over hours
would be paid for. The overtime
agreement was disregarded from the
start, but the union overlooked this.
Now that the wage scale has been re-
duced from $27 to $24, the workers
have struck.
A joint committee made up of dele
gates representing several labor or
CARNATIONS has been formed to take
charge of the grievance. Their pur-
pose will be to make known the atti-
tude of the company toward organ
lied labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
THREE NEW PLAYS SCHEDULED
FOR NEXT WEEK.

Next week will see three new plays
on Broadway. "Skidding," a comedy
by Aurania Rouvernol, opens at the
Bijou on Monday night; sect Me In
the Movies" by Charlton Andrews
and Philip Dunning at the Earl Car
roll on the same night, and Dorian
Gray" a dramatization of Oscar
Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian
Grey" also on Monday, is announced
for the Biltmore. "The Grand Street
Follies," previously announced for
May "a, will open the following week.
Monday, May %, at the Booth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
SERB FASCISTS
TRY TO SMASH
WORKERS MEET
Capitalist Press Aids
Attempt
(Bp a Worker Correspondent


DETROIT, Mich, (By MaiD.-
About two months ago here in Detroit
there was organized a Central Balkan
Committee, composed of representa-.
tives of South Slav, Serbian, Bull,
garian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Greek
and Montenegro labor, fraternal, cul-
tural and other organizations of the
Balkan immigrants. This organiza-
ton of the Central Balkan Commit
tee has for it's purpose the realization
of an international Balkan Federation
in Europe, based on the principle of
autonomy and the right of self-de
termination of all national minorities
in the Balkans and on the principle
of a Workers and Peasants govern
ment.
Nationalist.
The Balkan Committee called its
first meeting for April 28th, at the
Serbian Hall on Frederick st. Two
or three days before the scheduled
meeting, the reactionary voices of
some nationalist, semi-fascist Serbian
elements, called the "Jugoslav Sokol,"
began to be heard. These national
istic fanatics, in order to stop the
momentum and popularity with which
the work of the Central Balkan Com
mittee was progressing, issued leaf
let in the Serbian language which
proves to be one of the most provoca,
tive nature yet heard of in the Bal
kan district of this city.
This raving leaflet addressed to the
"Serbian People of Detroit" accuses
the Central Balkan Committee Of be-
ing "under Communist control" and
appeals to the nationalism and pa
triotism of the Serbian people to de-
fend their glorious national home
from the Reds, who, to quote the ex-
act words of the leaflet, "were trying
to steal the hall away from the
Serbs" The leaflet goes on to chal-
lenge the Balkan Committee to hold
it's meeting at the Serbian Hall that
night, for which hall it has paid the
rent of S25 in advance. These hypo-
critical social patriots, not only of the
Serbians but of the Croatians as we'll
in the same leaflet aimed to counter
act the Balkan Committee by calling
mother meeting in the very same
hall, the very same night half hour
efore the Balkan Committee mass
meeting was called. These chauvin-
SITS even tried to force the ianitor to
refund the money to the Balkan Com
mittee and open the hall for them
They also threatened the members
and sympathizers of the Balkan Com
mittee physically if they came to the
hall ''to interfere with their meeting"
Finally the meeting of the Balkan
Committee was held. The chairman
representing the committee called the
meeting to order. There were about
forty policemen in uniform in the
hall with about dozen or more Of
the detectives belonging to the So
called "crime and bomb squad" The
fascists there did their best to break
up the meeting. They, and especially
their blackshirt ringleaders, Bulato-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18


ganizing them into union and here
is what they have to say.
No Day of Rest.
One of the workers OF the Laird
Shober Shoe Factory, located at 22nd
and Market SITS, described the con-
ditions now prevailing in this par
ticular industry. He confined himself
primarily to the conditions now pre-
vailing in the shop where he works
He said: eve are to work from IA
to Is hours a day, which makes 2
week of 80 hours and more some
times. Workers employed in this par
ticular factory have no days to rest
They are compelled to work on Sun
day also. We have intolerable condi-
tions. We are getting a miserable pay
for the work we are doing.
"The boss" continued this worker
treats us like mules, or l may say
worse. After all the mules are treat
ed much better than the shoe workers
of Laird and Shober Co. A mule does
not work Is hours day as we work
ers are compelled to do in order to
>ling bread and butter to our wives
and children at the end of the week"
He told me that the workers of that
factory have tried to organize more
than once before but have never sue
.cceded, due to the policy adopted by
some officials of the union.
He told me also that he thinks at
he present time they can succeed in
organizing the workers thru the or
ganization of shop committees which
ne declares to be the most effective
method of organizing the morgan
lied.
Another worker working in the fac
tory, in participating in the discus
sion said, 'that it was a very good
.dea what J. had just proposed and
he promised to give his help, and the
workers of the fifth floor would sure
ly welcome this idea of organizing in
order to better the rotten conditions
now existing in the factory"
Another worker stepping in said
"Say, brother, listen to me- All we
need is to organize ourselves 1000
this way and we will be able to get
all the demands we will put forth to
our boss. What can the boss do" he
continued, ''if we go out on strike?
Can he make the shoe himself? Of
course not, he needs US to do the work
for him. He cannot hire anyone from
the street and tell them to make shoes
To make the shoes we are making you
need to have skilled mechanics"
Labor Saving Machines.
The first worker interrupted him
and said, 'You know, if we do not
organize you can be sure that the
boss will begin to introduce new ma
chinery in our factory where there
will be no more need of skilled shoe
workers. Against this danger we
must organize and before its too late. -
hose are the words expressed bv the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
PHILADELPHIA SHOE
WORKERS NEED UNION
leyGn University.
(By a Worker Corresponding

PHILADELPHIA, Pa (By maiThe unorganzd
Philadelphia better their conditions the
opportunity listen and speak good number Of these here in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
Coal Company Instructs
Banks to Refuse Checks

TOWER CITY, Pa, May 1.-THE
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company has sent out letters to
all the banks in this valley, as well
as turnout the entire territory in
Guided in the Reading Company opera
tions, notifying them that the banks
must refuse to cash the wage receipts
of employees Of that company. This
will place the workers more in the
power of the company, since all money
will hereafter have to be procured
directly from the company.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18
New Workers BOc<shOp
Opened in Providence

pD0VTDFNCF. Nav IA Worl1-
ers' Boohehon hos been opened in thi-
citr- AZ 1755 Westminster Ave. Tt will
bold IN ctock all Wo~lco-,e pa,.l,.
Iitarature The DAILY WOpKFR. tn
Communist. and a laroe collection of
pamphlets and General revolutionary
literature in all langua~es as well
as the latest modern publications and
books.
The bookshop will be open dali
from z to 9 p. m.