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New Britain herald., 1928-03-13

of Bombay. The H&&> >@E]12.S2&5x dancer screamed and ran & &GSsatkk' for cover. Abdul Bawla " M@ ordered his guard to stand NEHa.lSs}kskf firm. Brutal battle ensued. Mpl In the fray the merchant was ~M stabbed dying almost instantly. ~l Tho dancing girl escaped.
 vestigation, and all trails led to the mighty Prince of Indore. The British Government, outraged by the tragedy and goaded on by the many friends of the dead merchant, finally de iivered m ultimatum. The Prince must abdicate or face trial for murder. He chose the latter course, renounced his throne, and since that tune has been living merely as an Indian gentleman Much of his vast wealth was retained ana ne still numbers two wives among hls possesslons' hy.terics after receiving news that her husband contemplated marriage with an AmerIcan woman.
 According to dispatches from Bombay, Miss the Hindu faith before becoming the bride Of her Prince Charming. As is the custom of the country, the Maharsjah has senior and junior wife. Since . new wife would not be allowed to live within the boundaries of the State, she must have \ separate establishment in the royal palace st Khasgi. district beyond that belonging to the other two Maharanees. Tho new wife of rajah obtains share III the administration of tho estate according to the custom established in l7A0. when the HolkaI
 
 Indore.
 The entry of this pretty American girl into ono of the ruling houses of India wa. calculated to upset more than one tradition. Thus far the precedent of the noble house has sanctioned oply two wives, . custom calculated to be broken to permit Tukcjiras to marry Miss Miller. Three wives are sanctioned by the Hindu faith, and only the tradition of this particular house stood in the way of the marriage.
 Until the last five years the priests of Hin duism jealously guarded their faith and secrets from foreigners. Unless one was born Hindu one mover could acquire the faith. But five years ago this barrier was demolished. and the faith thrown open to converts from other lands At that time ceremony was established for convsrsion.
 According to this ceremony the bride must submit to . purifcation ceremony. These rites last three days. and during this period she must fast and engage in number of minor cere- monies concerned with fire worship. At the end of the three days she is bathed by special attendants, and she receives the "panchagavya' or puriAeation mixture.
 The next ordeal is a trying one. even for a plucky eirl who braves the disapproval of her race h the name of romance. The bride must walk across . "sacred hre," and as she walks shs must throw in balls of rice cooked in milk. rhis rite completed. she will bs given Indian
Evening star., 1928-02-24
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS. A

National-Ziegfeld's 1.-THE Three Mus
keteers." operetta. at 500 pm.
BclaScO-"The Letter." drama. at $3.50
pm.
Kcith's--Kitty Doner, vaudeville, at
2:l5 and 8:l5 pm.
Gayety-"Band Box Revue" bur-
lesque. at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Columbia--"The Circus" at 1920,
11:55 am, 1885, 3:15, ASS, 6:35. 8:l5
and 10 pm.
Earle - wife Savers" continuous,
IL 80 am. to ii pm.
Fox-"Sharp Shooters" continuous,
Il m. to II pm.
Rialto-"The Secret Hour" at II 40
am. 1:25, 3:35. $40. 7:30 and 9:40 pm.
Palace-"West Point" at 10:40 am,
1905, 2:l0. Ais, $40. TAO and 9:45
pm.
THE Missing Link" at
HAS am. AS. 3:45. 5:45, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
Little Theater-"Blind Passion" con-
tinuous. to IL pm.
TivOli-"College," 2 to IL pm.
mbassador-"Sorrell and Son." at
6:l5. 8 and $50 pm.
Central-"London After Midnight
at IL 80. 2. $3.50. S. $50. 8 and GAO pm.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
NATIONAL GUARD
HAS 1&,O93 MEN
Al! But 40,893 Are Included
in Division Units, Army
Announces.

Bv the Associated Press
Present strength of the country's Ma
tional Guard units. federally recognized,
the War Department announced today.
totals lS4.093 officers and men. Their
organization into divisions. the head
quarters of each division and the
strength arc:
Infantry -- Goth Division. Boston.
7.7e0; 9th. New York. 8,l98: 28th.
Philadelphia, 5000: 29th. Washington.
7.047. 30til. Atlanta. 1917: 3lSt. St.
Augustine. $3.50: 32d. Lansing. Mich.
7.l9l: SD. Chicago 7.077: saith. Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Iowa. 1000: 35th. headquar-
ters not designated. 1880; seth, Hous.
ton. 1872: 37th. Columbus, Ohio. 7.48l: !:
S8th, Indianapolis. 1871: 40th. Berk-
eley. Calf. 1888: 4lst. headquar-
ters not designated. 6.670: AID. Hart
ford, Conn. 6.333. 44th. Newark. N. j.,
7,lo5; 45th. Oklahoma City. 7.lo3.
The Cavalry Divisions. the States COM
pris;ng them and their strength, are:
Twenty-first, New York and Pennsyl-
vania. 3573: 22d. Wisconsin, Kentucky
and Michigan. 5000: ed. Alabama,
North Carolina. Tennessee. Louisiana,
Georgia. Texas and New Mexico. 1851:
oath. Iowa, Kansas. Wyoming. Idaho
and Colorado. 2,783.
Units not belonging to divisions have
a strength of 40,693.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
ILLINOIS HOTEL CLERK
TOOK HIS JOB IN 1867

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, In.-James Kelly, Oldest
hotel clerk In Illinois, attributes his
longevity and good health to little exer-
else and not too much fresh air.
Kelly's age is his own secret and q
matter OF much conjecture among
friends who recall his coming here In
Civil War days. He was the first clerk
at the Clifton Hotel built in 1867.
The veteran clerks only vacation was
forced on him after more than half q
century OF unbroken service. He re-
turned after few days and told his
employer he went TO an Iowa town and
sat around" In the hotel there.
Il chased you away from a hotel TO
get a vacation said Louis Harvey.
owner OF the Clifton and president of
the Hotel association.
The Illinois association has formally
declared Kelly the oldest clerk in the
State In years and In service.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
ExTRADITED IN FORGERY.
M. j. King Taken to Los Angeles
Rover Seeks Silver Evidence.

United States Marshal Edgar c. Sny-
der and Deputy United States Marshal
John j. Clarkson left Washington yes
terday afternoon for Los Angeles. with
Michael j. King. wanted for an all
legged forgery. in custody. King comes
from New York but was arrested here.
The marshals and their prisoner are
due in Los Angeles next Monday.
Assistant United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover left with the party for
Aspin, Colo. to take dispositions of wit
nesses in the suit OF the American
Silver Producers Co. against Secretary
Mellon and the Director of the Mint
to compel the Government to purchase
l4,000.000 ounces of silver under the
Pittman act.
The Government claims 1t would
cost the taxpayers s6.500.000 II the
court grants the mandamus.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
FOREST GROUP TO MEET.
National Commission to Select
Great Lakes locations.

At a meeting to be held in this city
next week. the National Forest Reserva-
ton Commission, of which Secretary
Of the War Davis is president. will con-
slider the location OF additional forest
units in the Great Lakes region. Such
areas are being acquired by the COM
mission only within areas officially des-
ignated as National Forest Purchase
Units
So far the commission has designated
two such units in the lake region. one
within the boundaries Gf the Superior
National Forest In Minnesota and the
other on the lower peninsula of Mich
igan near East Tawas. Additional pur-
chases will be made when Congress pro-
vides the funds.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
PHONE PROBE ASKED.
Welch Wants Companies Rates
Investigated.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion would be directed to investigate
certain practices" of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. and the
Western Electric Co. and the subsidiary
companies of both these organizations
under resolution introduced yesterday
by Representative Welch, Republican
California.
He asked specific inquiry into the
fairness and reaSonableneSs of charges"
of the two companies. An appropria-
ton OF $4,000 to cover the investiga-
ton would be provided.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
THE FOX STUDIO
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Evening star., 1928-02-24
CHAPEL PLAN APPROVED.
House Resolution Passes Senate
and Goes to President.

The Senate yesterday. passed and sent
to the President the House resolution
authorizing the Secretary of War to
grant permission for the erection Of a
non-sectarian chapel on the grounds of
the Army medical center in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The building would be constructed
with funds raised and donated by the
Gray Ladies of the Red Cross and with
out cost to the United States.
Evening star., 1928-02-24
Round Up Foreigners in Paris.

Police in Paris. France, are conduct
ing night cleanup raids in various
parts OF the city Of foreigners who
seem 10 have nothing TO do. no money
and no identity cards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17

Walnut Sts., under the auspices of
the Workers Party, Al Benson, So
cialist party campaign manager and
candidate for alderman of the second
ward, attempted to disrupt the meet
ing. Jumping upon running board
If an automobile he raised the cry
that the Communist speaker was tell
ing lies and called upon the audience
to rally around him to hear his story.
We answered by challenge to a de.
bate but this was not acceptable to
the socialist. Instead he threatened
TO arrest the Communist speaker if
he would not cease to make his ap.
peals to the audience for a debate
Policemen were attracted upon the
scene and Mr.. Benson called upon the
officers to "do their duty" The of
ficers, however, were reluctant to in
terfere in view of the fact that the
audience protested the interference Of
the socialist candidate in an absolute
~ peaceful meeting at which inter-
iuptions and questions from the audi
cnce were permitted AL Benson fl
naily was compelled to retreat and
the meeting was continued.
EDGE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17

lars and seventeen cents.
The mate used Shiny methods in
getting the mail off the ship by prom
ising the men ice cream, double por-
tions and first class cabin steaks,
and also by appearing at work HIM
self, tho he ducked once he got the
men started.
Back in New York alongside the
dock, we were ordered to work cargo
which is in violation of seaman's
duties and belongs to longshore-
mans job. When I refused to scab
on the longshoremen, l was fined
four dollars and seventeen cents
again.
Sustains Fines.
I appealed to the shipping commits
sioner, who is supposed to see that
the seamen get good hearing and
square deal but he sustained all the
fines.
l then sued the company or the
United States Shipping Board for the
money I was legally robbed Of. But
Judge O'Neill, a faithful Tammany
man, threw my case out of court ad-
hitting he knew nothing of maritime
law, and also taking advantage of
my pleading my own case without a
large battery of lawyers. The prin-
ciple involved in this case is very i'm
portant as it furnishes a precedent
for other seamen who have cases
similar to mine.
l had a conversation over the tele-
phone with Joseph P. Ryan, president
of the International Longshoremen's
Association, and asked him what he
thought of the entire matter. I asked
him, also, what he thought of seamen
scabbing by doing longshoremen's
work aboard ship and he answered
that he was not interested in sea-
men doing longshoremen's work as
they were not members Of his union.
Altho there are many members of the
/ international Longshoremen's Asso-
citation out of work, Ryan showed that
he doesn't even have the welfare of
his own men at heart.
H. GARLICK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
San Francisco to Have 3
Workers. Children Camp

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The
district office of the Young Workers
(Communist) League, district Is, an
nounces that in the summer. of 1928,
three workers childrens' camps will
be conducted by the Young Workers
League and the Young Pioneers of
America; one near Fort Bragg, one
near the Bay Cities (San Francisco,
Oakland, Berkeley, and one in
Southern California, near Los An
geles. A Workers Childrens' Camp
Conference is being called by a pro-
visional committee, to be held in San
Francisco on Sunday, April 20, to
which all labor fraternal, women and
children's organizations are invited to
send delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17

Timoney are the authors.
Aside from it's bottles, the story is
a conventional one of heirs to for
tune waiting for their Inheritance and
meanwhile forced to bow to the dom
ineering will of grasping widow
who controls the estate until the
granddaughter is of age. When hel
twenty-first birthday arrives, the
granddaughter, the widows bachelor
son, and the old maid daughter learn
that the old woman and her lawyer
have tricked them out of the money
and all they get is distillery which
in 1922, the date. of the action of the
play and two years after Volstead, is
nothing but white elephant on their
hands. In trying to make the white
7lephant yield a profit to pay debts
contracted against their expected for
tunes, they make an unsuccessful at
tempt at bootlegging only to discover
that the old widow is carrying on a
profitable business in that line. Using
this knowledge as a cudgel, they
force the widow to divide a portion
of her gains among them. The grand
daughter then flees to Louisville
with her lover; the old maid marries
one of the distillery workers whom it
took seventeen years to pop the
question:" while the son spends his
money on Kentucky thoroughbred.
Nellie Callahan as 10 MacMullin
the old maid daughter gives credit
able performance, while William H
Gerald as the bachelor son, Ashton
is at his best during the second act
among the bottles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
FlYeCOumunlst
Who Ran on
Labor Ticket
(Bu q Worker Correspondentl

(Bu q Worker Correspondent
MILWAUKEE, Wis, (By Mail) -
Varga, the Communist candidate for
alderman of the ninth ward in this
city was fired by the International
Harvester Co. last Saturday, March
81. He was working in the plant for
q long time and his work was salts
factory. The discharge followed after
several meetings by the Workers
Party at noon time at the factory
gates. Party campaign literature
was distributed at these meetings. At
the last meeting held recently copies
CT Harvester Worker, shop paper de-
voted to the interests of the workers
of the plant were distributed.
Varga has a family. The brutal
action of the corporation gives lie
to the fable of the bosses that we live
under a democracy.
B. Sklar, the secretary of the Wis
consin organization of the Workers
Farty, was arrested for the distribu-
ticn Of election campaign literature.
The charge is distribution of obscene
literature with the intent to corrupt
the morals CT the youth. AS was re-
ported by the local press the cartoon
reproduce on the circulars
were members of the cabinet in "un-
dignified poses" The inscription
under the cartoon was: "The high
power laxative of the Teapot Dome
oil makes special provisions necessary
for the meeting of the cabinet" The
drawing showed the cabinet in SEES
sion suffering from the influence OF
the laxative.
A jury trial is pending.
Angered by criticism levelled al
him at an open air campaign meeting
held here last Sunday at Eighth ane
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
To Open New Courses at
San Francisco School

SAN FRANCISCO, April lG.-The
Workers School of San Francisco an
nounces the opening of a number of
courses on May T, which are to run
for about ten weeks. The courses will
include Elements of Political Educa-
ton. Fundamentals of Communism,
Trade Unionism, American Political
and Economic History, Public Speak
ing, Youth Problems and English;
other courses will be added later.
The instructors viii include E..
Levin, Edgar Owens, Dick Ettlinger,
and William Schneiderman. f o r
further information, workers of San
Francisco are requested to address
"Director Workers School, 1919
Market St., San Francisco.
From 8 to 10 California students of
the Young Workers League and
Workers Party will be sent to the
Northwest Workers Summer School,
to be held in June at Woodland,
Washington.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
PLUMBER HELPERS
FIGHTING STILL
MEETING REVEALS
Hit Registration Plan
In New Agreement
a. q Worker CorregpondeM.l

by Worker Correspondent
A large mass meeting was held by
the American Association of Plumb
ers' Helpers on April IL, at the Man
haitian Lyceum, East Fourth st. This
was part of the movement to rally
the plumbers helpers once more to
their union and fight for admission
into the United Association.
Brother Alexander Spreiregen, bet
ter known as Murphy" called the
meeting to order. He introduced the
chairman for the meeting, Brother
Helfand, Nhe president.
Here to Stay.
Brother Helfand explained the pur-
pose of the mass meeting. He point
ed to the many attempts which had
been made to organize the plumbers
helpers in the past. Each attempt
brought forth larger number of
helpers to the organization. This
attempt we made to organize the
plumbers helpers has been the best
one yet We conducted our strike on
strictly American Federation of La
Dor policies" Helfand said. 9TH
American Association of Plumbers
Helpers is here to stay"
He then reported on the negotia
tions we had with the United Associa-
ton and the plumbers locals If
Greater New York. A letter which
was sent to Mr.. Leonard, organizer
of the U. A. was read.
About the new agreement between
Local / and the Master Plumbers
Association of Brooklyn, Brother Hell
fand said: "This agreement does not
guarantee us a union. 1t is the same
old registration scheme. 1t does not
state anything about our increase in
wages. Now more than ever we must
unite our ranks. We do not want any
registration scheme. We want union
that will protect our own interests.
Company Union.
"This agreement is nothing more
| llldL -COlIpdily 4u1lloII' z VIII HOt al
low any company union in, the build
ing trades. We must rally all the
building trades workers against com.
pany unionism."
-A2resolution was adopted protest
ing unanimously against the new
agreement of Local and the Brook
! lvn Master Plumbers Association
/ Copies will be sent to all plumbing
/ locals in the city and to the press.
The meeting was great success
1t showed that the plumbers helpers
still have their fighting spirit.
Those helpers who are not in oui
ranks should join us at once. 1t is
never too late. Once more we have
showed the labor movement that we
are alive.
"The future is still ahead of US"
JOSEPH GATTT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
(By a Worker Correspondent

(BU q Worker TTeSp0Hdent)
The other day we visited the unem-
ployed kitchen which is conducted by
the Workers international Relief.
Hundreds Of folks are fed here. Every
one knows that the Workers Inter
national Relief is supported by dona-
tions from the trade unions and other
organizations.
Lately some of the elements who
claim that they are unfolding Amer
lean institutions have been trying to
disrupt the work of the Workers In
ternational Relief, the organization
which supports the trade unions and
prevents the jobless workers from be-
coming strikebreakers in time of la
Dor strikes. These gentlemen always
pour forth from their mouths words
about "violence" and disorder in
order to intimidate the workers pres
emit. They are sent by institutions
which are enemies of labor Most of
these institutions act as scab herders
in time Of strike.
All workers who hear the filth
poured out by these gentlemen should
ignore them entirely. Pay no atten-
ton to them. Expose them as low
creatures who would do any vile act
for a couple Of cents.
The masters take care of their in
terests. The working folks should also
look after theirs, not after the bosses.
j. O'S and OAKUM.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
MASSEY PLAY BOX SEATS"
OPENS THURSDAY AT LITTLE


"Box Seats" a play by Edward
Massey, is a late addition to the five
openings of this week. 1t will have
its first performance on Thursday
night at the Little Theatre, succeed
ing March Hares." In the cast of
"Box Seats" which is the initial pro-
duction of Gordon M. Leland, for
mer dramatic critic of the Billboard,
are John Storm, George w. Barber,
Elizabeth Patterson, Patricia Bar
clay, Harold Elliott, Paul Guilfoyle,
Jane Barry sand Frederick Manatt.
March Hares" will play at the
Little through Wednesday night
after which the production will be
taken to Rochester.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
TEXTILE UNITS
WOULD MOBILIZE
NON-UNION help
Urge Common Struggle
With Common Foe
by a Worker Correspondent


NEW BEDFORD, Mass, by mail).
Il am enclosing a call to all New
Bedford workers to strike against the
wage-cut, and speed-up system which
was issued by the Textile Mill Com
mittees of New England thru the New
Bedford unit. This is how the Tex
tile Mill Committees supported the
strike movement.
TO William Batty, secretary of the
American Federation of Textile OPP
eratives:
In the name of the above organiza-
ton (The Textile Mill COmmittees),
| have been instructed by the EXecu-
tive Board to make you the following
statement, and pledge of support to
the American Federation of Textile
Operatives Union.
The Textile Mill Committees con-
slider that the action of the Cotton
Manufacturers Association in cutting
the wages of sthe New Bedford work
ers, to be challenge to the workers
of the industry turnout the entire
country.
Inc ISNtlle VIII Committees HdNS
some strength in New Bedford among
those workers who are not in your
union. These workers will support
you in the fight to resist the common
attack on our living standards. We
suggest to you that strike commit
tee composed of representatives of all
the mills in the city be called into be-
ing in order to guarantee common
united action.
The Textile Mills Committee fur
Their pledges itself to take measures
necessary to secure supporting action
in other centers thruout New Eng
land.
Signed: w. T. MURDOCH.
EDITORS NOTE: The Worker
Correspondent who sent US the above
letter and offer Of the Textile Mill
Committees does not state that the
offer was turned down by William E.
G. Batty, secretary of the New Bed
ford Textile Council, who refused to
receive the aid which the Mill Com
mittees wished to bring to the textile
strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-17
Young Workers in st.
Louis Convention

ST. LOUISE 4pril 16.-The first
convention of TIE Young Workers
fCommunist) League of St. Louis and
Southern Illinois opened at the Labor
Lyceum, 1243 N. Garrison St. yester-
day.
This district of the League has
practically doubled its membership in
the past few months. Two new sec
lions are in the mining dis riots The
Pioneers organization has also shown
a marked growth of membership; it
viii also be represented at the con-
vention. Visitors and fraternal dele
gates from otho' Wv h organization
sra invited to attend.