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Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
LEGION HOPES FOR
MORE MEMBERS
Commander Matthews Asks Mem.
bers To Renew Their Membership

"The American Legion in this de-
partment has taken a great step for
ward this year by getting an early
start in Strengthening the organiza-
ton in membership for the busiest
years work in our history" w. E..
Matthews, Jr., Department Com
mander of the Region, said in an ap-
peal to legionaires who have not re-
newed their 1928 membership to do
so at once in a speech on Armistice
Day.
American Legion Week, which
started with the Armistice Day ad-
dress of the National Commander,
Paul V. McNutt, in national hook
up over the radio in Washington,
program in which President Coolidge
took part, has inspired the legion
aires throughout the country with
the determination to carry through
to success the most important pro-
gram of activities yet planned by the
legion, according to a statement
LCOHfiHEed on page y
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
STAR-GAZED AS
GIRL In DOVER
With Smoking Candle 70 illuminate
Her Book OF Astronomy

A small girl who once studied the
stars at an open attic window, with
a smoking candle to illuminate her
book of astronomy, has become the
foremost woman astronomer. Her
work provides data for stellar inves-
tigators in observations all over the
world.
She is Miss Annie J. Cannon, a
native of Dover, now of Harvard OBJ
servatory, who is writing the tenth
volume of her astronomical guide.
When she was a girl in Dover, her
mother taught her the fascination OF
star study, and at the same time the
principle of household economics as
practiced by a generation of girls to
whom business careers were entire
ly unknown.
ECOnfinHe9 on page y
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
BISHOP HUGHES TO
TALK AT M. E. CHURCH
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes L.L. d.
To Lecture In Avenue NJ. E. Church

Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, of Chi
cago, will lecture in the Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church on
Tuesday evening, November q, at
1880. The subject of this popular lee
ture will be "The Biography of a
Boy" Bishop Hughes is one cf the
leading preachers and lecturers of
the American pulpit and was recent
ly chosen as one of the ten great
American preachers. Cards of ad-
mission are 25 cents. The lecture is
under the auspices of the Friend
ship Bible Glass. The address is one
that is we'll worth hearing, and per-
sons who go will be we'll repaid for
their efforts.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
LOCAL STORE SHOWS
DRESSES ON MODELS
Fashion Show At Long & Shorts
Store Draws Large Crowd

Between 200 and 300 women at
tended the fashion show held by
Long and Short on the second
floor of their Milford building last
Wednesday night. The employees
of the Laurel and fredericksburg
stores, as well as those from Mil
ford, were present A fine display
of coats and dresses for ladies and
misses, and also for children, was
accompanied by music played by
Lawrence Nichol, of fredericksburg,
and the radio. Models displaying
the coats and gowns were: Miss
Mary Windsor, Miss Priscilla Hur-
lock and Miss Inez Coleburn; and
of the children's apparel, little
Misses Elaine Townsend, Phyllis
wilkins and Media Tropea.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
MISS ROSALTE MARTIN
is new PRESIDENT OF
STATE TEACHERS BODY
Georgetown Woman Is First Of
Her Sex To Head The State
Association.
SESSION ENDED FRIDAY
Over 1900 Attended Annual Gath.
ering Of Educators At Newark
Thursday And Friday.

Miss Rosalie Martin, of George
town, was elected president of the
Delaware State Education AssOcia-
ton at the tenth annual meeting OF
the organization which was held at
Newark last Thursday and Friday.
Miss Martin is the first woman to
hold this position since the assOcia-
ton was organized. She is a teach
er in the public school at George
town. Gilbert Nickel, of Middle
town, was elected vice-president,
and Miss NJ Phyllis Mason, rural
supervisor in New Castle county,
was elected director for three years.
More than 1900 teachers attended
the meeting. One of the principal
addresses on Thursday was made
by H. v, Holloway, State Superin-
tendent of Education, He said that
great good should come about as a
result of these meetings. Great
good will come from them," he ad-
ded, provided you have come here
with questions concerning your
work which you wish answered or
with a mind tuned to catch the in
spiration of those leaders in their
particular fields who will speak to
you or demonstrate for you during
these two days"
Continuing, the State Superin-
tendent mentioned the capable
management" of Miss carp under
whose direction the schools of Della
ware won a national distinction in
enrolling the greatest percentage of
their pupils in the Junior Red
Cross.
Then he quoted figures from the
report of the Delaware schools
showing that during the past ten
years there was an increase in the
enrolment of the Delaware elemen-
tary schools of about one per cent.
He said that during the same per-
iod the high school enrolment in
Delaware had increased 146 per
cent.
Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
Outlines Forward Moves

Vocational education was men
toned by the speaker as one of the
things that have been done in the
line of progress during the past ten
years. Other progressive moves re-
called were the extension to rural
schools of supervision of instruc-
ton; medical inspection of school
children; the institution of physical
education under a State director;
the closing of nearly 100 one
teacher schools, all of which the
speaker said were made possible by
the interest of our people and by
wide legislation without an increas-
ed burden of taxation upon the man
of limited MEANS"
The purpose of the association,
COHtinTsd on pace 81
Evening star., 1928-05-20

moment out of respect TO her memory.
the chapter since January, At the meet
ing in June short entertainment will
follow the disposal of business and re-
freShmentS will be served. Confederate
Veterans. Sons of Veterans and friends
of the chapter are cordially invited to
attend. The May ball on the I'd, was
a great success. socially and financially,
The District of Columbia Society
Daughters of the American ColOnistS,
was entertained at the home of MRS.
Samuel j. Shoemaker the evening oi
May Ia the regent, Mrs. Harry c.
Grove. presided.
Letters were read by the correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. Saul from the treas
urer of Wakefield Association acknowl-
SpondentS in Illinois and Vermont in
quiring as TO the requirements for
membership They stated that they had
read in the Washington Star articles
telling of the activities of the ID, A. G.
These letters we're referred to the State
regents for reply.
The resignation of Mrs Della G..
Snlallwood. a much prized member, was
accepted with regret. Letters of SYM
pathy were directed to be sent to Mrs.
william S. Parkes and to Mrs. Luther
w. Charlton on account OF the serious
illness of their husbands.
The chaplain, Mrs. Kistler, admin
istered the oath of Office TO two new
members, Mrs. Mack and Mrs. GleiSs-
ner. Four new members were unani-
mousiy elected. Mrs. John M. Beavers,
Mrs. Adam M. Wyant. Mrs. Leon G.
Hills and Mrs Maud H. Gutelius. The
registrar. Mrs Meeks. reported 10 new
members previously admitted during the
year.
That the society is doing very useful
work i'm the matter of securing copies
OF ancient wills. deeds, grants OF land
and family records was evidenced by
the report OF the retiring regent, Mrs,
Grove. Many of these have been bound
in book form, others will be bound and
all are available for historical and
genealogical research. In closing her
yearly report the regent mentioned with
Evening star., 1928-05-20
WOMAN WHO PREFERRED
JAIL TO FINE APPEALS
Mrs. Carl Charges Court Erred in
Convicting Her and Claims
New Evidence.

Mrs. Anna Carl. 1926 v street south
east, who said she would rather go to
jail for five days than pay a fine of
$40 when convicted of disorderly con-
duct In Police Court Wednesday, and
later changed her mind about 1t. filed
a motion for new trial yesterday.
Mrs Carl was arrested on a warrant
made by her next door neighbor.
charging cruelty to animals and dis
orderly conduct in connection with the
alleged beating of a police dog. The
cruelty charge was dismissed by Judge
Gus A. Schuldt, but fine Of SO or
five days was imposed for disorderly
conduct
Through her attorney. James A.
O'Shea, Mrs Carl now claims that new
and material facts have cnme to light
since the trial. that the Judgment Of
the court was contrary to the weight of
the evidence and that the court erred
Evening star., 1928-05-20

F" R|hcl NutPe. w %
met Monday evening at @. A. r.. Hall,
with the president, Mrs Marie Brick
Ter. in the chair. ls members being
present Mrs. Irene Bailey and Mrs.
Gibson were made members. Three ap-
plicatlonS were received Mrs. Mary f.
Wilson donated money for the relief
fund: also for the lunch that was
served Lincoln Post at It's meeting on
Wednesday. the 10th. Comdrs. Bobb
Godfrey, Brickler and Parker were
present. Refreshments were served by
the president, with Mrs Marion Lewis
and Mrs. Ella Orr. Mrs, Won Ronowitz
served the vacancy Of the senior vice s
chair
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Friendship HsDse Nursery Aia finb. --
Tie May meeting ~ the club VII ~ ~
the home 81 MTs, J0hn O'Connelj. 2752
TWeiftsa street northeast, tomorrow st
I 50 pm Tl1ik lE The annual meeting
fog tie election n GfaGarE Mlas Anne
Evening star., 1928-05-20
TWO MEN ATTACK FAMILY.
Father Killed, Mother and Child
Probably Fatally Hurt.

LUFKIN, Tex. May 10 GP). ).--Authori-
of John Laing. Houston painter and
paperhanger, Thursday night, killing
Laing. probably fatally injuring his
wife and 2-year-old son and severely
beating another son. Robert S. All
were dubbed with blunt instrument.
Robert said he awoke in the night
in time to see two men, 'one large and
the other small" before he was struck
senseless by one of them. Laing and
his family arrived here last night. TAX
ing quarters in house he had con-
tracted to paint and paper. The only
furniture in the house was a bed The
children were sleeping on pallet.
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in refusing to admit evidence, contrary
to law.
The petition will be heard by Judge
Schuldt next Saturday.
OBREG0N PLAN PASSED
BY MEXICAN SENATE
Proposal Would Substitute Federal
Commission for Elective Gov
ernment of Capital.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 19.-The Sen
ate passed one of Gen. Obregon's pro-
posals for amending the constitution
last night when 1t approved a bill sub
stituting Federal commission for the
present elective government OF Mexico
City and the towns Of the Federal dis
trict.
The measure will now go 10 the State
Legislatures for ratification.
The House last night passed the sec
ond Of the Obregon proposals-that
providing that judges shall be appoint
ed by the President instead of being
elected. 1t will now go to the Senate.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

special appreciation the invaluable
| work performed by Miss Maud Burr
| Morris In the formative years of the
/ society and throughout Its history.
The treasurer. Mrs. Sol Lansburgh,
| reported total receipts for the year
$S73.43. In special accounts funds a
| balance now remains of $234,25.
The historian. Mrs John F. Little.
presented her yearly report, and that Of
Mrs. Casanova, chairman of geneologi-
cal research, was read and accepted.
Installation of new officers followed
and the incoming regent, Mrs. Gather
inc Nagle. took the gavel. She pre-
sented the following officers: First vice
regent Miss Mary G. Oursler; second
vice regent. Miss Annie NJ. Alexander
chaplain. Mrs. NJ. B. Kistler recording
secretary, Miss Caroline v. Sudler; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. william l..
Saul: treasurer, Mrs. Sol Lansburgh
registrar. Mrs. G.. M Meeks: historian,
Mrs. Constance NJ. Goodman. She
also called upon the recently elected
national officers to accept the greetings
of the Society--Mrs. Grove, Mrs. Little
and Mrs. Casanova,
The new regent announced the fol-
lowing committee chairmen: Ways and
means. Mrs. Capo genealogical re-
search, Mrs. Fernald; flowers, Mrs
Shoemaker; hostesses Mrs. West; men,
berShip. Mrs. Meeks: music, Mrs. Hicks;
press. Miss Sudler; printing Miss Nor
ris; programs. Mrs. Casanova.
One of the activities of the society
during the coming year will be the
listing of graves In Rock Greek Gene
terry for the years between l7l9 and
1900.
American Association Of University
Womcn.--At the Monday tea of the as
sociation Charles Eliot, city planner for
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. will speak on. Washington
in the Year 2000." his remarks to be
illustrated by slides. MFR. Eliot will be
introduced by Mrs. Robert Howard
The hostesSes for the afternoon will be
Evening star., 1928-05-20

A comparative table shows that while
the college enrolment per 10000 of
population Is l3 in France and Is in
the, British Isles. 1t is so in the United
fat
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Mrs. George F.. Bowerman, Mrs. John
Cummings and Mrs. Lyman B. Sworm-
stedt.
The annual picnic of the association
is under charge OF the hospitality COM
mittee. OF which Mrs. John E. Walker
Is chairman, and the house committee,
Of which Mrs. Paul Kaufman is chair
man. Mrs. Alvin Barber has invited
the association to her home. Skymead-
ows, for the picnic, which will be held
at $50 pm. Saturday, May 26.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Housekeepers, Alliance.

The annual meeting of the alliance
was held at the home of Miss Abby
johnson, 100 L street The following
officers for the coming year were elected
Mrs. Ruth II. Snodgrass, president; Mrs
Harvey Wiley, first vice president; Mrs
II. NJ Moss. second: Mrs. Albert Baggs
third: Miss Ellen Vinton, fourth: Mrs
George o. Gillingham recording secre-
tary; Mrs. George H. Ruttey CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. j. c. Kondrup
treasurer: Mrs. j. S. TaSsin. publicity
chairman, and Miss Abby johnson
auditor.
DR.. Ernest Back of the Bureau OF
Entomology gave some enlightening in
formation about clothes mothS-their
prevention and destruction.
Mrs Albert Baggs has invited the al
laince to picnic at her Sherwood Forest
cottage on Friday, May IS. Bus will
Evening star., 1928-05-20

leave from the Willard at $50. Those
desiring to go should communicate with
Mrs Baggs for reservation.
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stonewaII Jackson Chapter. No. 20.
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
met May IA al Confederate Memorial
Home. with iarTe attendance. the
president, Mrs. H. G.. Clay. In the chair
After reports OF officers and chairmen
Of committees were read the death of
Miss Carrie Phibbons vas announced
and The members stood In silence for
Evening star., 1928-05-20

More than one-third Of all the girls
and women in Berlin are vage-earners
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
MAKE BIG EFFORT
TO OVERTAKE Los
ANGELES LEAD
Dietrich and Zooner
Back Drive

Scores of subscriptions reaching
the DAILY WORKER office are be-
ginning to put the Colorado district
on the map in the big national cam
paign to gain ten thousand new sub
scribers for the DAILY.
Under the direction of M. Zooner
every effort is being made to win
a prominent place for Colorado in
the national drive, and William Die
trich, the District Organizer, is
throwing the full weight of the mob
ilized party organization behind the
offensive.
Denver, with the Colorado mines
and coal-fields to the north and south,
IS a fertile territory for the subscrip-
ton drive. There are thousands of
Colorado workers to whom their class
organ, the DAILY WORKER, should
be brought by the new campaign.
The comrades in the Colorado district
have a splendid opportunity and are
giving every promise of living up
to it.
Besides, Los Angeles, which ehal-
lenges any other section in the coun-
try to take first place from it in the
drive, lies near enough to be real
rival and the Colorado workers are
determined not to be outclassed by
their far western neighbors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
BRANDLE EXPOSED
AS BOSSES TOOL
Accepts Job to Fight
Workers

continued from Page One)
huge open shop corporations in the
state.
1t is considered significant that the
announcement which carries the news
of Brandle's appointment and which
eminates from the offices of the Iron
League carries the further informa-
ton that Brandle will remain as
president of the Building Trades
Council of New Jersey.
His other positions in the labor
movement are fourth vice president
of International Association of
Bridge, Structural and Ornamental
Iron Workers Union, president Of
the Iron Workers District council
president of the Joint Arbitration
Board of Building Trades Council and
head of the Material Mems Associa-
ton.
''Boss" Brandle.
Besides these offices in the labor
movement BrandIe is the head of a
real estate and insurance and con-
tract bond business in Jersey City
He is one of the chief controllers Of
the labor" National Bank of New
Jersey. He is president of the Union
Labor Investment Corporation and a
member of the Journal Square AS
sociation consisting Of bankers, open
shoppers and business men of Jersey
City.
Brandle's activities against t h e
workers would fill several volumes
The last of these, an attempt to
break up the housewreckers local of
Jersey City and to prevent organiza-
ton of the trade, was exposed in the
DAILY WORKER as recently as
Feb. II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
OIL CASE ARREST
UPHELD IN COURT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.---Tbe ar
rest of Col. Robert w. Stewart, Indi-
ana Standard Oil Co. head, for con-
tempt Of the Senate in refusing to
tell what he knows about the Teapot
Dome oil case, has been upheld in
court.
1t has also been shown in another
phase of the oil graft and slush fund
investigation that Henry M. Black
mer, Denver oil man, who fled TO Eu-
rope to escape the witness stand, got
$750,000 of the Continental Trading
Co. bonds. 1t was from these bonds
that Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate,
gave $233,000 to former Secretary
of the Interior Albert B. Fall and
$4,000 to the Republican National
Committee to liquidate part Of the
huge cost Of electing the Harding
Coolidge ticket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24

is going to the Red Ray Commune in
Zaporosia, Ekaterinoslav, near the
Black Sea.
"When left the old country in
1911, they told me America was a
land of freedom" he said. 81 don't
like this kind of freedom. When l
sent $40 to The DAILY WORKER to
help defend the editors detective in
Detroit saw my name in the paper
and came to Battle Creek to point me
out as a red to make me lose my JOB.
p. o. Informs.
Leskovitch, who was employed by
the Post Tavern hotel in that city,
received his mail through post Of
flee box. The detective learned where
h ewas employed through the post Of
flee, according to Leskovitch, and I'M
mediately notified his employer.
my boss, c. H. Montgomery, want
ed to fire me Immediately, but the
housekeeper couldn't replace me on
such short notice." he continued. The
boss said: You'll be ditched If you
don't stopp And after that, when
ever we complained about the food,
which wasn't fit for dog, they called
us 'Bolsheviks'."
Soon afterward another detective
went from Detroit to Battle Creek to
ask whether he attended meetings in
Chicago and Detroit, Leskovitch said.
"No, don't like such freedom" ne
continued. "Many of my comrades
have gone to the Red Ray Commune
already. We have sent them tractors,
ploughs and reapers and / am taking
carpenters and shoemaker's tools
with me. l am going to the land OF
real freedom for workers. | hope
that some day I'll be able to visit the
Soviet Union of America"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24

Siders, or Avella, who ran for dis
trict president on the progressive
ticket in the last union election,
against Pat Pagan, of the Lewis ma
chine.
Must Expose Lewis.
Miners told about the brutality of
the coal and iron police, injunctions
and evictions, and stressed the rapidly
developing sentiment for a Labor
Party. Despite the efforts of the
Lewis machine to prevent the miners
from participating in the campaign,
the number of local unions joining the
movement steadily increases, they de-
clared.
eve must go to the rank and file
of every local union," declared the
delegate from Van voorhis. "We
must expose the policy of Lewis and
win the membership for the Labor
Party"
State Program.
The conference passed resolutions
instructing the executive committee
of the Labor Party to campaign in
every local union for the endorse
ment of the labor ticket nominated,
to arrange mass meetings and organ
ize Labor Party Booster Clubs, to is
sue leaflets acquainting the miners
with the Labor Party program, and
call another conference in month
for further mobilizing the miners.
Organize Women.
Another resolution urged that the
ladies' auxiliaries organized by many
miners locals be drawn into the labor
party movement.
The Washington County Labor
Party was formed in 1927 and re-
ceived large vote though little cam
paigning was done. This year, with
an active campaign, the Labor Party
vote in this country is expected to be
greatly increased.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
BY LELAND OLDS,

Profits of some corporations may
go up while others go down but the
owners of Americas largest enter
rrises continue to live without work
This conclusion is prompted by a Sc
ries of Wall Street Journal articles
on the profits of 20 industrial cor
porations used in the Dow Jones av-
erage of market quotations. The 20
corporations turned over profits in
1927 to their shareholders totaling
$676.315,000 against $647, $4,000 in
1926.
General Motors, with earnings for
all securities in excess of $3.50, 000, 900
and a profit of more than 1920, 000,-
900 for common stockholders, leads
the list. In fact the big gain in Gen.
eral Motors profits brings the total
for the group above that of 1926.
American Telephone & Telegraph
comes second with $751; 100000 in
profits for all securities and $780,
100000 for common stockholders.
U. S. Steel follows with S113,92O, 900
for all securities and $62, 626,000 for
the common stock.
The 4 corporations which head thu
list are all parts Of the huge indus
trial domain ruled by the House OF
Morgan. These A companies alonc
show 1927 profits for all securitics
totalling s547,754,0Oo and about $780,
100000 for their common stockhold-
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
Pass More Baumes Bills

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 23.-Three
more. Baumes bills were passed by
the assembly codes committee. A
number of other measures proposed
by the Baumes Crime Commission
were defeated
The first bill permits a thief to
testify against the person who bought
stolen goods from him. the second re-
quires the buyer to ascertain whether
the goods he purchased were stolen
and the third allows district attor-
neys to comment upon the defendants
failure to testify in his own behalf.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-24
PASSAIC STRIKER
ENDS LONG Term
First of N. J. Prisoners
Leaves Prison

PASSAIC, N. j., Feb. %. - Paul
Kovac, one of the active workers in
the Passaic Textile strike of last year
who was sentenced April s to the
State Prison at Trenton for from one
to five years, was today released from
prison. Among those who are still
confined in the State Prison are Mich
olas Schillaci, Adolph Wisnefski, Jo-
seph Belene, Alex Kostamaha, Paul
Ozanak, Tony Pochno and William ST.
kora. Their wives and children are
partly supported from the FUND
of the international Labor Defense
which sends $50 every month to the
dependent families as well as SIS every
month to the prisoners.