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New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
BYRD IS SILENT
Unable to state at Present What Effect Bcnnctt's Death Will Have on Own Plans.

Quebec. April c5 (P Stricken with grief at the loss of his close friend, Commander Richard +. Byrd refused today to consider how Floyd Bennetts death may affect his plans for future exploration.
 Bennett piloted Byrd over the north pole in 1926, would have been his chief pilot on the flight to France last summer but for injur- ies he suffered. and was to have been second in command on the Byrd expedition to the south pole this fall.
 .Of course haven't given it 8 thought" Commander Byrd replied to a question as to how Bennett's death would affect his plans. "I think that I would rather not dis cuas my plans just noN.'
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
BOND MARKET IS
 FAIRLY ACTIVE
Prices Hold Firm Throughout
 the Day

New York. April e5 LP - The bond market was active and prices firm today.
 Demand for railroad obligations was renewed and in most cases prices improved appreciably. Chica- go. Rock Island & Pacific refunding 4s. St. Paul adjustment 5s and Nickel Plate Gs led the advance, the latter gaining nearly ? points. Inter- national and Great Northern adjust ment 6s also were in demand. but IL price showed no change. Hudson X Manhattan adjustment 5s and Missouri Pacific As were rather heavy. Some New York transac- tions advanced, Third avenue ad- justment 5s reaching a new top for the year at 69 1-4, and Brooklyn Manhattan 6s moving to just under the years high.
 Andes Copper Is, General Motors acceptance 6s and Park-Lexington lease 6 l-2s joined the advance, the latter moving up more than a point to its previous high.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
kemnctl, F.. Macdonald

Funeral services for Kenneth E. Macdonald of 26 Henry street were held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home. Rev. William II. Alder son. pastor of Trinity Methodist church. officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
 The pail bearers were cx-Senator Richard Covert, Martin Johnson, Oscar Stohl. Garner c. Goodwin, Norman Hart. and Thomas Mac Cauley. MT. Johnson and Mir. Stohl were representatives of the Odd Fellows as well as Harmony lodge A. F. & .A. M. which was also re- presented by the four other pail bearers.
 Officers of Harmony lodge con- ducted the Masonic ritual at the grave.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
K|WANIANS DEBATE
 CIVIC CLUB VALUE
Verdict for Negative Side Is Joke
 Decision by Judges

The Kiwanis club members voted almost unanimously today that the club is a failure. This decision fol- lowed a debate on the need of civic clubs held by the Kiwanians at their regular weekly meeting at the Bur ritt hotel today.
 The decision was somewhat in the nature of q joke, inasmuch as the debaters on that side. were complet- ly swamped by arguments used by the affirmative side.
 The joke of the meeting was a, fake radio outfit in charge Of Paul E. Lucas, announcer for WTIC. The outfit consisted of microphone and supplementary telephone placed on the speakers table, with a fake hookup. MT. Lucas acted the am nouncements with the result of com pletely deceiving members. So thor oughly were the speakers misled that Attorney Edward A. Mag, one of the debaters. approached the mike" and in his most eloquent ! tones began Countless number of the unseen audience"
 The first speaker was Past Prosi- dent J. NJ. Ward. Mir. Ward an- nounced the subject; Resolved that | the kiwanis club is a benefit to the community" He spoke on the needs Of promotion of fellowship and the stimulation of the ideals of civic clubs. He said the club was a di- rects force towards higher ideals.
 Attorney s. Gerard Casale created an uproar by claiming that civic club members are men of moronoic ten- dencles who must get together oc- , caslonally to perk each other up to face the problems of the day. He 1 enjoined the men not to be ashamed of being called morons I've are in the majority" he said.
 Rev. Dr. A. A. Ahlquist outlined number of projects completed by kfwanis as arguments favoring the beneficial effects of the club. | Cartoons on civic clubs taken from 8 New York newspaper which were | in semi cynical mood were offered as evidence Of the uselessness of civic clubs by c. w. Parker. II. Y { stearns, also on the negative sid. offered as living exhibits two mem bers and q newspaper man as ex- amples of those for whom kiwanis did no good.
 Attorney Mag for the affirmatiy, side. did not argue on the subiec, but confined his remarks to state. ments of things he does not like. He received some applause by referrina i to the New Britain newspapers a. high brow literature" and the re, porters as hounds of the press" al expression used hero one time by { politician who does not like news papers. He explained his attitude b, carefully pointing out that in hi. boyhood days he had attained hi
 literary ideals from patent medicin, pamphlets. He argued that not read ing modern newspapers, his only va. Of keeping abreast of the time i when he hears current topics ex plained in civic club meetings.
 Dr. Ahlquist's talk was of seri ous nature and contained q long lis ot things the club has accomplished It was acknowledged that he ha, proved his point.
 President Elmer w. Pape an nounced that it was the largest m eet ing of the year. Members of othc clubs were present and showed mucl interest in the talks.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25

eral purposes of the church: to the South Congregational church of New Britain the sum of s1,000; to a friend. Gertrude l.. Frey, $500: to Flossie Christesen. $500; to Ella E. Mansfield. s200; to Louise Mach oltz and GGladys Steele the sum of $500 each; to nephews. Frank. Charles, Fred. Walter, Otto, and George Macholtz, the sum of $500 each.
 All the rest of the estate and per- sonal property Is willed to the Chil- dren's Home association, after all state and federal taxes have been paid. The New Britain Trust Co. is named executor.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
City Items

Officers William J. Mccarthy. James NJ. McCue and Otis Hopkins are off duty because of illness, and Officer Thomas c. Dolan has re- sumed duty after an illness.
 George Roche, manager for the F. G. Miller Co. of S4 Greenwood street, milk dealers. complained to Captain Kelly today that fresh milk delivered to houses on Shuttle Mea- dow avenue. Monroe and Arch streets has been replaced by sour
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
Deaths
1,Orc(lO pitOni

Loredo Pltoni.. 56 years old. of 1 % Cleveland street. died at New Britain General hospital this morning at 2 o'clock following a months illness. He was at the hospital for the past two years.
 Mir. Pitoni lived in this city for four years. He leaves d sister, Mrs. Ida Julioni; q brother. Anthony Pi- toni, both of Workers, N. r., and his mother in Italy
 Funeral arrangements in charge of Laraia X Sagarino Co. undertak- CTS, are incomplete. The funeral will probably be held Friday morning.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
SKI TOURNAMENT DATE.

Brattlehoro, Nt., April 25 R,- Dates for next years tournament of the National Ski Association here, were announced today by the gov ernors of the Brattleboro Outing club as February 2l and 22. The club has under consideration plans for rebuilding its ski hill to make it the largest in North America. This will involve the erection of l00-foot tower,
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
NO R. R. ANNOUNCEMENT.

New York. April 2o R-Expected announcement of the roads position as regards the proposed consolida- ton of eastern lines was not forth coming at a meeting of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad company's di- rectors today Only routine business was transacted and the regular quar- terly dividend of 1925 declared.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
IASTARIS AT LIBERTY

Apolis .Mastaris, aged 31. Of 3o2 at his home on the charge of violating the immigration laws by entrance into the United States without proper papers. is at liberty in $500 bonds. A hearing on the case will be given at q later date. Mastaris is represented by Attorney Edward A. Mag.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
S7,OOO GEM THEFT.

Manchester. N. H.. April 25 R- Jewelry valued at more than $7.000 was stolen from the home of Mrs. Elizabeth D. Towne. prominent Man. chester society woman, during last night, police were notified today. The thieves apparently gained en- trance by climbing lattice work out side the house. The only clues police found were footprints on the lawn.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25

committee, who is ill, regains his health. No reason was given by Mlynarski for this move. except that his business will not permit him to give much of his time to political matters.
 Mlynarshi and Frank Tcrcyak, a grocer, have entered into partner ship and will open q laundry which will be known as Peoples Laundry, and will be located at 4G Grove street. Work was started some timo ago.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
i. ]. P. COMMITTEE
 1OL0SE MLYNARSKI.
Resignation to Be Filed When
 Alderman Judd ReCoVerS

Joseph Mlynarski, commissioner on the public works board during Mayor Weld's administration said today that he would resign his membership on the republican town committee. on which he represents the fifth ward as soon as Alderman
 William H. Judd, chairman of the
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
NO SUIT AGAINST PARISH

A misleading heading in the Her aid yesterday gave the impression that Holy Gross parish was sued by been directed against the Associa- tion of the Holy Trinity, not against the parish.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
CANNOT FURNISH BOND

Unable to post $l.ooo bond. ka- chadorian Cholaskian. aged 62, of 155 North street. was taken to Hart ford county jail today to await trial in superior court in June on the charge of assault with deadly and dangerous weapon. He was bound over after a hearing in police court yesterday afternoon before Judge M. D. Saxe.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
Funerals
Anthony PtotrOWicz

Funeral services for Anthony Piotrowicz of SS Carmody street were held this morning at s o'clock at the home and at S:3o o'clock at Holy Cross church. Rev. Stephen Bart kowskl pastor, celebrated 6 requiem high mass.
 The pail bearers were Waiter Bar deck. William Ositowicz, Stanley Powgin, William keyko, William ,Truskowski, and William Cardck Flower bearers were Stanley Osito. wicz and Edward Marki.wicz.
 Father Bartkowski conducted the committal services. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
FARM BILL COMING UP.

Washington. April 25 R-The house today decided 10 give the Me Nary -Haugen farm relief bill the im- mediate legislative right of way up on disposition of three minor meas ures. This is expected to bring up the farm bill late today.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
MAYOR AND BROOKS TALK

Mayor Paonessa and Chairman w. r. Brooks Of the park board had a conference lasting for more than an hour this afternoon. Chairman Brooks said q meeting of the park board would be held Monday night which the mayor will attend.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
Clarence T.. Pierce

Funeral services for Clarence l.. Pierce of 40 Winthrop street. former owner of the C. l.. Pierce X Co.,, music store on Main street. were held this afternoon at o'clock at Trinity Methodist church. Rev. Will liam H. Alderson, pastor, and Rev. Samuel'A. Fiskc, pastor of the Ber- lin Congregational church. officiated. Burial was in Maple Hill cemetery, Berlin.
 Pail bearers were William J. Raw lings, George II. Wells. George Smedley. William r.. Beers. William II. Crowell. and Howard Timbrcll All were representatives of liar mony lodge A. r. X A. N. Timbrell and Mir Beers were also represent atives of the E. F. o. E.
 Officers of Harmony lodge con- ducted the Masonic ritual at tho graves
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
HOOVER CARRIES OHIO

Columbus, O.. April 25 P-Con1- ple'e returns today from the only close district in the state showed that Secretary Hoover would have 3l of Ohio's 5i delegates at the Kansas City convention.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
RAILROAD STOCKS
 SHOWING STRENGTH
Consolidation Rumors Have
 Effect on Dealings

A>eN AoIk. apTll 50 ~y-SlrCnstH and activity of the railroad stocks, based on reports of impending fav- orable developments in the Easter consolidation program, overshadow- ed all other developments in today's stock market. Violent advances also took place in some of the high pric- ed industrial specialties, while the seasoned dividend paying issues showed only moderate gains. Trad ing was in slightly larger volume than yesterday.
 New York & Harlem, which is traded In ordinarily in lo-share lots, scared 157 points to a new high record at 450 and then slipped back to 36o, as against low of l6SS ear Her in the year. Jersey Central jumped % points to a new top at S45, New York Central moved up nearly 6 to q new high at 1SG. and Texas & Pacific, Chesapeake X Ohio, Lackawanna, Pittsburgh X West Virginia, Reading, Wabash, Balti- more & Ohio. Lehigh Valley, North ern Pacific and New York. Ontario & Western advanced 10 points.
 Directors of the Delaware X Hud- son. meeting today, failed to make any announcement on merger plans, and the stock, after dropping from o21 S-4 to PIP, rallied 10 219.
 Weekly Steel trade reviews report ed that production was beginning to recede from the high level of March and the Iron Age Composite price for finished steel showed slight reduction. T.. s. Steel common held fairly steady on fresh buying at tracted ny the favorable quarterly statement yesterday.
 Express shares were again in brisk demand, Adams soaring IS points. National Tea jumped 10 IA points to a new top at 149 3-4 and advance Rumely common was bid up s points to a new high at B. Sharp gains also were recorded by American Encaustc Tiling. Cush- man, Russia Insurance. Fidelity Phcnjx Insurance and Mexican Sea- board.
 Wall Street Opening. Extensive profit taking in L. s. Steel and General Motors developed at the opening of today's stock mar ket, but other stocks started up- ward with a push
 < block of 10000 shares of Pub lie Service of New Jersey changed hands al 51, a new high. up ? points and L. S. Leather A had a gain Of 3 points 10 70, also q new high. Delaware X Hudson started the | days with q 1 point advance and Liggett X Myers B was up 8. Gains also were registered by Radio, New
 York Central, Pittsburgh X West 1 Virginia. Wright Aero, Northern Pa
 cfic and q few others
 1 Delaware X Hudson jumped s points. duplicating it's year high of important developments at today's $ meeting of the board of managers New York Central. quickly advanc- ing points. reached 1S2 1-4 for the first time in history, and Pitts ] burgh & West Virginia soon was { quoted four points above the pre- vious close. The initial decline in General Motors was changed into q
 fractional gain before the end of the first half hour Mexican Sea-
 board Oil and Yale and Towne soon
 reached new peak territory, and
 Radio extended it's gain to 4 l-2.
 Other strong stocks in the early
 trading included Victor Talking i Machine, Advance Rumely prefer
 red, A. M. Byers. National Tea,
 Curtiss Aeroplane and |. $. Leath-
 CT common, gains ranging from
 to more than four points.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
John CrcRi,

Funeral services for John Creagh of 1 Ellis street were held this ,norn- ing at 9 o'clock at S1. Joseph S church. Rev. John F. Donohue. pastor, celebrated solemn high mass of requiem and had as as- sistants Rev. John }. keane, deacon, and Rev. Edward V. Grikis, sub deacon.
 James V. Sullivan sang "The Va cant Chair as the remains were being borne from the church The
 rall bearers were James Griffin, Will liam Quinn, Robert Murray. Chris topher Murray. Fred Walsh. and F. w. smith.
 Father Donohue conducted con- initial services. Burial was in S,. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
WaN Street Briek

Cerro De Pasco copper and sub salaries earned $3cs a share ln i?27 against $4.05 a share in 1S3e.
 Savage Arms Corporation had net profit of $3.O0e for the first Qual- ter. equal to $1.35 8 share on the 6 per cent preferred. in contrast tD net loss of $99.1ss in the frst quar- ter of 1927. Regular quarterly dlvi- dends on common and preferred were declared.
 Canadians ate l0.40o.eeo psunAs. of American berries last ysae.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-25
TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance. $:3s,750,S32

BANK BALANCES. Boston. April c5 N-Bank bal ances $5S,ooo. 900: clearings 3ss,0O0.- 00o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-16
WATSON "ICED"
AT NEGRO MEET
Given Cold Welcome
by. Negro Republicans


CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-There was
little applause when senator James
Watson of Indiana, was introduced
at a political meeting here. The
Negro audience did not welcome him
as enthusiastically as the republican
party officials were led to expect.
and to the contrary gave him the
well known cold shoulder. Watson.
whose affiliation with the Ku Klux
klan is known throughout the coun-
try, although he sat on the speakers
platform during the entire meeting,
did not speak because of a "sore
throat" He was scheduled to make
the principal address of the evening.
When introduced, he made bow and
sat down without saying word.
The republican leaders are re-
ported to have said that they sur
missed that the senator's withdrawal
may have been" due to anti Watson
sentiment among the Negroes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-16
Tan A6duG Communist Candidate Revealed by Raue Published So
Continued from Page One


sent the New York Herald Tribune flash message to
publish the advance story which had previously been te
graphed
EDITORS NoTE:-The New York Herald Tribune oetuol
printed in its earlier editions such story here
From the best information that be obtained here
the kidnapping plot included the plan to seize Gtow on the
train and to take him to Negaes, Ariz probably to
Mexico. Further steps of the plan believed to have
been to take Gitow by automobile far into the desert
probably the Mexican sde where he to be left to
find his out best he could This is in accord with
Arizona tradition which recalls the famous Bisbee de-
portation case when more than thousand workers
voved in labor dispute deported by force into the
desert and left to shift for themselves.
AS to what the plans were after reaching Nogales
with the prisoner something is indicated in reports pub
fshed by several Arizona newspapers
The Arizona Gazette, of Phoenix among the news
papers to which the kidnapping gang gave advance know
edge OF the plot This paper actually went press with
an editorial giving explicit details of the plot written as
though it had already been carried through.
PHOENIX, Ariz. Oct. 15.-Wiliam O'Brien candidate
for governor the Workers (Communist) Party ticket
today announced that all plans have been made con-
tnung the fight of the Party its rights to hold mass
meetings not only during the election campaign but thru
out the year.
Ben Gtow, it announced, will speak in Arizona
after having covered his Texas and will address the
workers of Phoenix.
JOIN PARTY FORCES.
George j. SAUL Rocky Mountain sub-dstrict organizer
OF the Colorado state organization of the Workers Com
munlst Party, is joining OBren in order strengthen
the Party forces in showdown fight.
1t is learned here that the national headquarters of
the Workers Communst Party has teegraphed City Com
missioner Crags of Phoenix Arizona requesting permits
sion for meeting the Public Plaza be addressed bv
William OBren, George J. Saul and Ben Gitlow AS vet
no reply has been received from the city commissioner
The meeting will be held regardless of whether official
be granted by the city commissioner or not
An preparations are going ahead at full speed
WORKERS INCENSED
The workers greatly aroused over the organized
CAMPAIGN to disrupt the Communist election meeting Tho
the Workers (Communist) Party has fully complied with
all the technical legal requirements for being on the ballot
government and Ku Kux Kan interference with WORKING
class meetings are the order of the day. The workers
have not forgotten that this is the state where the R;sbeo
deportation outrage occurred Arizona is dominated
by of the most notorious open shop copper baron in
the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-16

press and assemblage as our union
must be made a truly educational
institution wherein the membership
shall learn how best to defend their
interests and promote class solidar-
ity towards the end that they may
obtain those things that rightfully
belong to them.
Honest Leadership.
eve declare that this union shall
be controlled by the membership, by
the organization of the rank and
file governing bodies which shall
hold all power in the union, and who
shall be the deciding body in all or
ganizational and contractional mat
tiers. The officials of our union shall
be responsible direct to the member
ship for their actions and our union
shall strive to have only class con-
scious rank and file officers serve
them and paid only such wages as
the mine workers themselves re-
ceive.
eve declare it to be our policy to
obtain the highest wages possible
and the best working conditions OBJ
tainable for our membership. We
shall even fight to obtain a six-hour
day and five-day week in the coal
mines of this country. We shall
strive to obtain a national agree
ment for all mine workers of this
country, and we are convinced that
when strikes are necessary to en-
force our demands that an injury of
one is. the concern of all and can
only be corrected by all workers in
the industry striking nationally.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-16
WORKERS PARTY
GAINS IN SOUTH.
FOSTER STATES
Says Negroes Rally to
Red Program
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
and are for our Party" Foster
told of worker in Los Angeles
who has been socialist in Switzer-
land and the United States for 55
years, who is now supporting the
ticket of the Workers (Communist)
Party. 'In almost all cities Thomas
received the active support of the
labor fakers,' Foster said, at the
same time pointing out that the re-
dictionary press was a hundred
times more critical of LaFollette in
1924 than of Thomas at the pres
ent time"
Khan Backs Hoover.
Foster told of desperate efforts
Of the republicans to carry the
south by raising religious issues and
assuring the reactionary elements
that they are as much fer white
supremacy" as the democrats. He
said that this campaign is meeting
with considerable success and that
they have chance to carry num-
Der of the southern states, espe-
cially Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Georgia, Virginia and North
Carolina. The Khan elements are
supporting Hoover.
In the efforts to carry the south,
Foster declared, the republican
party is dispelling all illusions that
it stands for the rights of the Ne
gro, and the more intelligent Ne
groes are rallying around the Work
ers (Commuuist) Party.
There is practically no trade
union movement in the south except
among the railroad workers, printers
and building trades, and even the
building trades are poorly organ
ized," Foster said.
Predicts Gains for Party.
The Communist candidate pre-
dicted considerable gains by the
Workers (Communist) Party, de-
claring that at the present time the
"LaFollette illusion is not as great
as in 1924. and the retreat to the
ranks of the republican party is
breaking these illusions" He pre-
dicted that the more advanced pro-
letarian elements will support the
Communist Party.
Foster said that he found consid-
cradle unemployment elsewhere in
the country during his tour and that
there is tremendous displacement
of workers, together with the in
PRODUCTION of the speed-up system,
throwing larger and larger numbers
Of workers out of employment.
every few Negroes are permitted
TO vote in the SOUTH" Foster stated,
and he described the elaborate tech
meal methods to prevent the Negro
worker from registering and voting.
He said that the Rev. Norman
Thomas did not deal with the Ne
gro and labor problems during his