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New Britain herald., 1928-12-22
STR|bLING MAY BATTLE UzCUDUN
Sharkey Seems to Have Talked
 Himself Out Of a Fight

New York, Dec. P R>-This duel to the death between Tex Rickard and Jack Sharkey's board of stra- tegy may be some more f1stic hoo ey," but at least it serves to en- liven an otherwise sporific heavy weight industry.
 AS the situation stands now, 1t appears as if Young Stribling will battle Pauline uzcudun. the Basque woodchopper. and not Sharkey. at Miami Beach. Fla. early next year. Time was when Sharkey was refer red to as the 'loquacious Lithuan- ian" by facetious sports writers with a flare for alliterative effects, but at least the Boston Sailor never talked himself out of a fight that would add s100,000 or so to the family bankroll. And that's just what his manager or managers. as the case may be, seem 10 have done. The controversy between Rickard and Sharkey's handlers started when local newspapers received telegrams purporting to come from Sharkey and charging among other things that Rickard was managing Strib- ling, Pauline and Jack Dempsey. , Further. the telegrams said Sharkey fearing he would not get "break." would refuse to fight Stribling in the Georgian's own sector of the coun- try.
 Thus the kettle began 10 seethc it had come to boil. Jimmy John ston. one-time ten per cent manager of Sharkey. shut off the heat when he admitted that he had sent the telegrams and signed Sharkey's name to them.
 Then Johnny Buckley, sharkey's manager entered the arena with a new set Of charges which he leveled against Tex from Bost ,n in tele- phone conversations to newspaper men here.
 Buckley charged Rickard had at- tempted to buy sharkey's contract for s6O0OO last month: that he saw Rickard give Walter Friedmans the money to purchase an interest in Knute Hansen, the melancholy Dane, and wound up by saying the promoter was turing Sharkey into the south for the match against Stribling so that the Boston sailor would be 'knocked off," Buckley said he had turned down Richards offer of s75,000 for the fight and demanded $15O.o00. He will have no further conversations with the promoter unless newspapermen are present-at least. so he said.
 After denying all these accusa. tions. Tex added that he was through foo!ing with Sharkey" an,1 that Buckley's fear of losing the decision 10 Stribling was tacit ad mission that Buckley did not think the Sailor could conquer the husky Georgian. He "dded that in view of al! that had happened he prob- ably would match Pauline agains, Stribling and let Sharkey out in the cold
 All of which he may or may not do.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-22

complained but Qutte democrAt1c girl. pretty and with . kindly way that wins for her many frienda
 But after all it is the hve little children of the secretary of labor and Mira Davis, the Jays as they are generally called. James. Jane. June. Jewel and Jean. that furnish the most life in the cabinet. They always go five abreast to call on the president and Mrs. Coolidge on all holidays. generally wear fancy cos- tumes apropos of the season. and carry gifts of their own choosing. A huge fir tree stands in the sun parlor of the secretary's home and the curtains are all up just as high as& they will go so the myriad of lights will shed their rays out over 1 Massachusetts avenue and cheer the passer- There 1t will burn all during the week. the electric can dies being replenished as needed and in sight of the public will hang many beautiful toys. And too, Mrs. Davis has a way about children and toys that is quite as good to ob- serve all the year around as at Christmas time. Whenever the chill dren in the nursery forget to put their toys away in the places made for them. they are carried off and hidden away by some orderly myth" that haunts the rooms, and 1t is sometimes a month before they can be found again. This makes a regular picture book nursery just like one reads about-that is after the children are in bed.
 ington even of the official and dip- lomatic set centers in the large ho- tells of the city, and 1t was at one of these where the assistant secre- tary of war. Charles Burton Rob- bins, presented his daughters, Miss Anna M. Robbins and Miss Julia Robbins, to society. He stood with the girls to receive and they were almost surrounded by flowers
 Mrs. Herbert Hoover. though far away, is sponsoring the Christmas carols to be sung at Wardman Park hotel, about the great Christmas tree in the lobby on Christmas day. The event will be in the nature of a benefit for Neighborhood House. Washington's pet settlement com. munity. The children of the diplo- matic corps and from all walks of society will be guests and join in the singing and Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Davis of the cabinet. and many women from the corps and official society will join local women as sponsors.
 The country home ball on Christ mas night will be attended by so-
New Britain herald., 1928-12-22
SccnlMeus
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to entertain 16 friends at dinner to night preceding the holiday gather ing of the Saturday night club dancing class. Mrs. Elisha Cooper of Vine street will entertain tomorrow evening for her son, Richard Cooper.
 A number of the school set are planning to attend a formal dance to be given by the Delta chapter of the Sigma Pi Epsilon sorority at the College Highway Inn, December 25. The patrons and patronesses are: Rabbi and Mrs. Gershon Had as. Miss Dora Protass. Dr. and Mrs Protass. Mir. and Mrs. Martin Hor- witz, Miss Anna Kershon and David Raschkow.
 Mrs. Frederick Teich of Maple Hill entertained her bridge club at luncheon and cards Tuesday after noon. The prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. H. Latham. Mrs. Theodore c. Wallen and Mrs. B. J. Hubert.
 
 Mrs. Bennett H. Hubbard of For est street entertained two tables of bridge Wednesday evening.
 Louis Croll of Sheffield street gave a dinner and theater party to his employees recently.
 
 Among the interesting parties slated to take place in Maple Hill next week is the progressive lunch- con which Miss Eleanor Skinner. Miss Louis Harding. Miss Frances Monier, Miss Elizabeth Spring. Miss Susan Hubert and Miss isabelle Ing ham will give on Thursday next.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-22

complained but quite democratic girl. pretty and with . kindly way that wins for her many friendA
New Britain herald., 1928-12-22
Beck of Britain fell, II and 1s.

Beck of Britain fell. II and l3. the long hitting collegians, Phil Finlay. did little better. 13 and 12. and the 10 and victory in the final merely served to confirm a conclu- sion before the match that there was no one in the neighborhood able to make it a contest for Bob at 36 holes with title at stake.
 Glenna Collett's Feat.
 Glenna Collett, driving superbly as only she can among the women stars and putting with deadly ac- curacy, won the woman's title from the youthful Virginia Van Vie of Chicago by a greater margin than piled up by Jones over the hills of Brae Burn. In the valley among the mountains of Virginia Hot Springs. the Providence girl stopped to play.
 After taking a terrific facing. IS and IT, from Archie Compston as soon as he reached England. Wal ter Hagen came back in the open to win the title at Sandwich by two strokes, from Gene SaraZen. Ha- gen scoring 292 and Sarazen 294 Compston was stroke back of Sarazen. After an indifferent 75 to start with. Sir Walter cut off two strokes for T3 in the second round and played the final two tests In sparkling 72's.
 The HaiS found that the golf bit ter goes with the sweet when he went out to defend his charished P. G. A. crown, won five times, four in succession. He was eliminated by Leo Diegel, who went on to win after hurdling the last obstacle in his path. the robust Al Espinosa. Maurice Mccarthy, Georgetown, succeeded Watts Gum, Georgia | Tech. as intercollegiate champion,
New Britain herald., 1928-12-22
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTS OFFICERS
NeVinSton Volunteers Have
 $6S5 Balance in Treasury

Newington. Dec. 22.-The annual meeting and election of officers was held by the Newington Volunteer Fire Department. Inc. at the Town hail last evening.
 The treasurer. E. A. Elliott, re- ported cash on hand January l, 1928. $169.6c; cash received from all sources, $S57.19: paid out $341.5S: reimbursements from the town $233.51: cash on hand Decem- Der 2l. 1928. $6S5.23.
 Secretary E. P. Schmidt reported that during the year 21 new mem- bers were admitted to the depart ment and eight members lost by on-residence and one member by death making gain in membership
, 1928-09-17
LOCAL
Hurricane of 1928.

On the night of September IL and the
morning of the 18th this island was Wis
tied by one of the most violent and des-
tructive hurricanes since the memorable
one of 1916. Some of the older people
seem to think that it surpassed the hur-
ricanes of 1867, 1899 and 1916. In the
afternoon of the 18th. the usual hurri-
cane signal flag was hoisted at the Fort
and in the evening the firing of the hur-
ricape guns was the signal for US to pre-
pare, that the storm was approaching.
At about II. 80 the force of the wind be.
gan to increase, and between the hours
of II and l o'clock everybody was full
" aware that the dreaded West IndiaR
hurricane was upon US. The storm ragged
for hours, with an intensity which may
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" hich fell 10 z 80 in Christiansied, aud
much lower in Frederjkstrd as reported.
As far as we have been able together.
no 10 the present. She entire island has
suffered in some places more thao 9th
efs
About 5 O'Clock a nj. on the 10 when
o|va,1t,oy thought thar q full would
cump.tEe storm was fercp5t al that time,
and continued lar INFO the day. tearin-
ard sa.a>.ing every thing IN it's path.
Some Oh the buildings sHat escaped U.s.
1ury i'm the early hours of the m0rnla.
cave away between the hours or to 10
o'clock in the dav. In thu narbOr, vessels
have been sunk or blown in saaIl0W-Wa-
ter. The sch 0ner VlgiIaat is right no un-
der The Fort battery and further 40 the
schooner Rtsaluir.u is suok MY a part
az her masts Is visible, other smaller
yp,ses are also qud,r ua.er.
During the hurricane Of 1916 there
Na, a iuII al about O'Clock the afternoon
Which MADE some rersUns believe thattte
storm was over, until it returned with
greater force from the west, but IL Ihis
hurricane there was notbing of the kidd
as il RACED continuously fer hours, which
will long be remembered by the people
of ST. CroIX
Some people Femps have been so badly
DAMAGED or DESTROYED that they
were co He'd to abandon
them and seek shelter with re.
~latives or friends. he Government
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NAVAL RADIO STATION.
CHRISIIANSTED. ST. CROIX,
SEPTEMBER Is. 1898.

Courtesy Of U8 Associated FYeS&.)
San Juan, Porto Rico. "A hurricane
swept here causing a damage OF approx
mqtely two million dollars IN The city
alone. The tropical hurricane struck
early yesterday morning ana late last
night and was still blowing at fifty miles
per hour in the evening. All telephone,
telegraph and light facilities p@araIgzed.
Shipping is believed to have suffered
espt cially heavy losses. The freight
steamer Helen pulled her anchor during
the storm and drifted on the beach at
the harbor's entrance just before dark.
1t is reported that the Bull Line steamer
Edith, a sister ship to the Dorothy. was
aground in the harbor during the hurr.
cane.
, 1928-09-17

As cur office has also suffered some
damage from The hurricane, We are IN.
a]vojdably late with our report on the
hurricane, as il was Impossible 10 prjoJ
for tie pasT days. We hope our readers
will take t0l5 into consideration
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
DRESS WORKERS
RALLY TO STRIKE
Nominate Delegates at
Webster Hall Meet

After thorough analysis of the
situation in the industry, and dis.
,cussion of the general strike anc
the bearing the convention will have
on this momentous question, many
hundreds of members of the Dress
makers Union Local %, showed
conclusively that they understood
that a fight against the bosses and
the right wing was necessary be-
fore they will gain union conditions
and an organized industry. Nomin-
atoms for delegates to the national
convention of cloak and dressmak-
ers were also made.
After a report was delivered by
Charles S. Zimmerman and Rose
Wortis, both officers of the Nation
al Organization Committee, on the
present situation in the dress indus
try and on the convention, discus
sion participated in by many rank
and filters took place.
Particularly enthusiastic were the
members when the Forthcoming
amalgamation of their organization
with that of the fur workers, was
taken up for discussion. Unquali-
fled and unanimous approval was
given this step taken by their left
wing leadership, The discussion
brought out that with a strike i'm
minent, a mighty union of the most
important needle trades workers
has a far greater chance for sue
cess in its campaigns against the
bosses than a smaller union has.
The shop delegate system was also
discussed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Textile Union to Have
3 fit Performance
of Singing Jailbirds"

A benfit performance of Upton
Sinclair's Singing Jailbirds" will be
given by the New Playwrights group
at the Provincetown Playhouse, 1873
Macdougal St., on the night of Dec.
5, for the newly formed National
Textile Workers Union, Clarina
Michaelson announced yesterday.
The play, which is scheduled to
run for one month only, has already
sold out more than half of the
nights so far.
Singing Jailbirds" tells the story
of the falling of strike leader dur
ing the strike of the Marine Trans
port Workers in San Pedro, Cali
fornia, in 1928. The play was re-
ceived with enthusiastic acclaim by
the critics of the German press when
it was presented by Piscator in
.erlin last spring. 1t was also pro-
,Guced in London, Prague, Vienna
and Paris.
Tickets for the textile benefit per-
Torrance may be obtained at head
quarters of the union, 104 Fifth
Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
RIOT over DAM
BILL IN SENATE
OF ARIZONA
Punch Governors Jaw
During Boulder Row

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. PA
free for all fight, in which mem
bers of the state senate now in ses-
sion to consider the Swing-Johnson
Boulder Dam question rallied at each
other, and slugged right and left,
was the feature of today's chapter
of the interminable Argument about
whether the Arizona electric power
interests or the California real es-
tate boomers shall utilize the Colo
RADIO River
In the course of the battle, Gov
ernor Hunt, retired at the last cleo
ton but still in office, caught a
loose one on the jaw, from the fist
of Senator Golfer, and reeled back
against the wall.
Fight for Water.
The Swing-Johnson bill, which
will come up before congress at the
next session, proposes a dam at
Boulder Canyon, and the diversion
of the water of the Colorado to
southern California for irrigation
purposes.
The profits would go to the early
bird realtors of California who are
represented in congress by Senator
Hiram Johnson, and who have
bought up tracts of the land to
hold for the raise in prices when
and if the dam is built.
Senator Johnson returned to
Washington today to make minor
engineering changes in the bill and
to polish up the machine he relies
on to shove it through congress,
against the opposition of Arizona
capitalists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
20 WORKERS join
union AS Result
OF Member DRIVE
Many Negroes Among
New Applicants

More than 30 open shops in the
window cleaning business were
visited by union organizers yesterday
i'll the first concerted move to or
ganize the entire industry, accord
ing to an announcement made yes
terday by Harry Feinstein, secretary
of the Window Cleaners Protective
Union, Local s.
AS a result of this drive, which
was carefully prepared during the
past two weeks, more than twenty
new members Joined the union,
Feinstein said.
Union Answers Injunction
This intensive organizing drive,
Feinstein said, is the unions answer
to the anti-picketing injunction
which the bosses have tried to foist
on the workers union. The injunc-
ton was secured by the Spanier
Window Cleaning Co., 68 Barclay
ST., an open shop plant against
which the union is directing a strike.
Most heartening, the secretary
said, is the application of many
Negroes for membership in the
union. The Negro workers, he said,
are beginning to realize that their
hope for complete racial, economic
and political freedom and equality
can only be secured in cooperation
with their white fellow workers.
Many of the smaller bosses, Fem
stein said, who are terrified at the
thought of being driven out of bust
ness by a strike have come to the
union offices and asked for the
unions terms.
The demands of the union are:
a A hours week; a minimum wage
scale of $45, recognition of the
union, and no discharging of wor-
kers without the consent of the
union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
CLARITY MERCER
AT FURR|ER MEET
EndorseA malgamation
at Union Rally
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from Page one
in order to regain the union condi-
tions lost by the betrayals and sell
outs of the right wing must rally all
their available forces to present a
really formidable front to manufac-
turers. In this respect it was shown
that the fur bosses were at this mo-
ment in midst of conferences for
an amalgamation of their own for
ces for a concerted attack against
the left wing Joint Board. This was
discussed in the report and sum
mary of Ben Gold, manager of the
Joint Board.
In arguing against amalgamation,
those in disagreement at the begin
ming said that since the union faces
fight with the bosses we should
wait till that is settled first. This
very argument was used by the ad-
vocates of the merger of the unions
to point out the illogical stand they
were taking. Just because we face
a fight, they said, we must seek
allies in the cloak and dressmakers
who face the same problems we do.
Only thus will be succeed in forcing
recognition of the bosses, they de-
clared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
made S21 100000 in 1926, and the
U. S. Steel made $199,000,O0O,
Wages Below 1920.

made S21 100000 in 1926, and the
U. S. Steel made $199,0Oo,O0O,
Wages Below 1920.
The seamen don't enjoy any pros
perity. American able seamen in
1920 made $S5 a month, now they
make $3.50 on Shipping Board
boats and $55 on private lines. Fire
men made 500; now $6750 on Ship
ping board boats and $57.50 on pri-
vate lines. The upward swing of
American imperialism has knocked
chunk off the seamen's wage and
PUT it in the pockets of the ship
owners.
The American seamen are need
ing organization if anyone does.
They look at the best organized sea-
men in the world, those of the So
Wet Union. Hard to make money
comparison, because the Russians
have won so many benefits other
than cash that other seamen never
dream Of.
Conditions Under Red Flag.
All clothes furnished, shoes and
all, including fur coats and mittens.
Three watches on deck and four be-
low. All overtime paid. Club
rooms on ship, plenty of room and
clean. Libraries, radios, ships
paper, in which crew can crack the
officers. Only one mess room for
crew and passengers and one kind
of food for all. Firemen get a
months vacation with pay yearly,
the deck two weeks; all get rail-
way tickets to where they want to
spend their vacation. No bullying
Officers, knocking you about. Ship
is run by a committee, elected by
the seamen. Captain is boss on the
bridge, but if ne swears at a man
he will be hailed before the ship
committee under charges and may
be dismissed if deserved. Unem-
ployed get relief. If sick, the gov
eminent doctors them free and
sends them to rest homes it took
from the old Russian capitalists.
Here in New York you see the
unemployed seamen starving. AT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
TWO BIG LABOR
SOCCER GAMES
ON THURSDAY
Will Play Tri-League
Games in Astoria

Everything is in readiness for the
two big tri-league soccer games of
the Labor Sports Union that will be
played in the Steinway Oval,
Steinway and Riker AYES, Astoria,
L. l., Thanksgiving Day.
The first game will start at l
o'clock and the second at 8. Charles
zimmerman. of the National Or
ganization Committee of the Cloak
and Dressmakers' Union, will kick
off the first ball for the first game,
and Ben Gold, manager of the Joint
Board, Furriers' Union, will kick
off for the second game.
The lineup of the first game is
as follows:
Brooklyn Workers NetropOlitnn
Ah-Star Workers EB"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Daily Worker Agents
POSTPONE Conference
Until Friday Evening

Because many Daily Worker
agents wanted to be present at the
discussion of the Trotskyist danger
in their nuclei, the meeting of agents
from the nuclei, sub-sections, and
sections of District 2 has been post
poned until Friday, at 6 p. M, at
the Workers Center, rs Union So.
The Central Executive commit
tees statement on the right wing
Trotskyist danger in the Party is
now being discussed throughout the
district, and so many agents called
up, stating that they would be I'M
BILE to be present, that the meeting
lad to be postponed.
The fifth anniversary campaign of
he Daily was to have been discussed
and plans mapped out for the con-
duct of the campaign. This will be
done at the meeting Friday evening
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Bedacht to Speak on
TrOtskyism at Sect. 2

The meeting Of the unit, sub-sec-
ton and section functionaries of
Section 2, which Max Bedacht, Ma
tional Agitprop Director of the
Workers (Communist) Party was to
have addressed last night, was post
poned until Friday night, Nov. 80
at 6 p. m.
The lecture will be on "The Fight
Against Trotskyism and The Right
Danger" and will take place at 101
West q st. The postponement was
necessitated by three important
needle-trades meetings held last
night, which many of those expected
at the Section functionaries meet
ing had to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28

20 South ST., over blind pig, is
the "Limey" Y. M. c. A. We
dropped in. A stranded British sea-
man, mere lad, broke and hungry
and far from home. No birth GER
tificate, British consul wouldn't
touch him. Can't get a ship with
out papers.
Went to the U. S, immigration
authorities and tried to get himself
arrested and deported. Here lille
gally, alright. But can't get pinched
unless he's a red" Oh, hell! He
went back to the Seamen's Club at
20 South St., where the Marine
Workers League is pushing for a
real union for all marine workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Shoe Workers Union
Holds Omen Forum on
Shop Delegate System

A well-attended open forum was
held by the Independent Shoe Work
ers' Union of Greater New York
and vicinity at 81 E. 10th st. last
night.
A discussion on "The Application
of the Shop Delegate System as a
Method of Organizing Shoe Work
ers" was held. with B. Magliacano.
organizer of the shoe workers, the
main speaker. He outlined the shop
delegate system and it's functions.
A long discussion was held from
the floor, most of the workers fav-
oring the system. Louis Rudomin
was chairman.