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New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
STORE THEFT CASE
 WITNESSES DIFFER
Judge SaXe Reserves Decision to
 Study Testimony Further

Because Of the conflicting testi- mOny of the defense and the state, Judge NJ. D. Saxe chose to consider it further before making decision in the cases of Walter Kobus. 3, of 146 Smith street. and Joseph stan uloniS 21, of IF Broad street, charged with theft in police court today. He will decide the cases next Tuesday.
 Officer John M. Iiebler who made the arrests. told of receiving a complaint that Tony Eusci's stor" at 1l7 Washintgon street was robbed between 3 and 3:t5 o'clock Monday afternoon. He went to Kobus' home and had q talk with him before bringing him to the police station, where kObus at first denied having been near Washington street. He later admitted that he drove through Lafayette street with a man who's" last name he did not know. and waited for him near Washington street while he went into a store. re- turning with a cigar box and car ton of cigarettes.
 Efforts by the officer to learn the identify of the fellow were unaVail- ing. Kobus insisting he knew him simply as ''Joe.' The next day Ottl- ger Lieblcr went to Kobus' home, and received a carton of cigarettes from the young mans sister, kobua admitted. when shown the cigarettes, that they had been given to him by Zoe"
 Several suspects were brought to the police station but Fusci exoner- atel them. Stanulonis. who was at work in a store at T Hartford ave- nue, was finally brought in by off cer I.iebler and Funci at once 1den- tiGod him as having been in his store on Monday afternoon. Kobus, however, told the police he was pos itive Stanulonis was not with him
 Cross-examined by Judge w. F.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
HUSBAND CALLED TOO DAMN MEAN a
4 Can't Live With Him." Wife
 SObS in Court

Mrs Adolph Geidel of 19 Hayes street broke down in police custody today while tcstityine against her husband who was arrested Sunday morning by Officers Patrick Mechan and Delbcrt Neley in q store on Pennington avenue on her com plant.
 Mrs Gcdel accused him Of abus- ing her, calling her had names, frightening the children and going about making fun of her. "I cant continue to live with him. Hes too damn mean to me" she burst out in tears and a recess was taken on request of Attorney Lawrence J. Colon, Geiders counsel
 Geidcl has been arrested a mum Der of times on his Wifes complaint. There are five children in the fam lily, their ages ranging from seven months to six years. Mrs. Gcidol testified that he works spasmodical- ly, his present place of employment being in Hartford on a night shift. He comes homo frequently at and 3 o'clock in the morning and tells her a machine broke and he had no work for the rest of the night. she said. Last Saturday night he went out at 8 o'clock and returned intoxicated about 7:30 Sunday morning. He proceeded to abuse her and demanded money, and then frightended the baby in the crib in to an illness.
 After recess Geidel, who is 31, took the stand and testified that he has been working for three months at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft factory in Hartford. He admitted that he had few drinks Of wine In Middletown Saturday and when he came home the next morning he gave her SEQ but she told him she did not want him or his money.
 He accused his wife of taking the children to place at 137-I39 Washington street where "hooch is served freely" and also declared that his mother-in-law intcrforcs with their affairs
 Judge SaXe scored Gcidcl and continued the case for two weeks with a warning that he can expect
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

ing trouble with his car on Myrtle street and Joe" came along and helped him. He then drove Joe" to Lafayette street and stopped the car while Joe" got out and went in the direction of Washington street, re- turning in a few minutes. They continued as far as Feigcnbaum' S store on North Main street and be- fore leaving him, "Joo' gave him the carton of cigarettes and told him he would see him that night. He did not know the cigarettes were stolen and he knew nothing what ever about the money he insisted. If I would lie about it l would probably get off easier, but I'm tell ing the true facts" he declared.
 Raymond MonkicWicz who was in court for driving without a regis tration was d volunteer witness for kobus. He told of hearing Officer Liehlor promise to make it light for Kobus if he would tell who was with him. The promise was made while the witness was visiting Ko bus in a cell at police headquarters. according to MonkicWicz.
 Stanulonis who has been in a cell in default of S200 bonds since his arrest, told of being arrested in the Hartford avenue store by Officer Liebler. He worked all afternoon Monday and was not with Kobus that day at all, he said. In reply to AIr Woods he said the store was "a cigar store" What else is sold thcre?" Mir. Woods asked, but At torney Colon objected, saying ii made no difference what was sold there.
 Attorney Colon contended, in his argument to the court. that il W.ls a physicaIa impossibility for lusci 10 have seen Kobus in th" c"" "M Lafayette street from his position on Washington street at the tim" the car was being driven away. anI if Fusci "WOuld lie about one thing he would lie about tWO." "FusCi would still be down in the polio" picture gallery if he had not been prom pl'I DN Il ltN pOllNtlIl'Il, lllt attorney asserted. Stanulonis claim cd he was working at the time the theft was committed, and the po- lice in all probability checked mp his claim and were unable to dis prove it, the attorney said.
 Judge Mangan, arguing for a discharge for Kobus, pointed out
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

examined twice since that time. Since May it had travelled l,2o' miles and shortly before the arrest on Franklin square it had gone to East Berlin, passing down two steep hills which probably wore the brakes. Mr. Higbce made it plain that he did not dispute the lnspcc- tors as to the condition of the brakes but merely wished to show that the equipment actually had been looked after. The truck is 8 1912 model and will soon be re- placed, he said.
 Officer Hanford Dart of the local department assisted the inspectors who used an instrument designed tt check the condition of brakes.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

they were the men in question, and
 he picked out both of them in court.
 No Promise of Clemency Detective Sergeant Ellinger testi- fled that he heard kobus tell Officer I.iebler about driving a friend to a ball game at Walnut Hill park, where he left him, after which he
 met a fellow named Joe" and drove him to Lafayette and Washington street The sergeant admitted that
 he advised kObus 10 tell the truth because three witnesses had seen a
 young man run out of the store. He said his reason for advising Kobus in this way was to have him avoid being proven a liar, but he made no promise of Clcmcncy. Judge Mangan again claimed that a promise having been made, the statements obtained
 were not admissible, and he moved
 to strike ont Sorgcant's Ellinger's testimony, but Judge SaXe ovcrruled him.
 Sergeant T. J. Feeney testified that FuSci was shown several phOtO- graphs from the police department gallery and he picked out Stanu- lonis' photograph without hesitation. Officer Liebler then brought in stan ulons and I'usci identified him among a "lincup.' In reply 10 At tOrnoy Colon, Sergeant Fecncy said
 etanulonis was not considerably taller than anyone in the group. officer John Audi, who was in the
 lineup" is as tall if not taller than Stanulonis, the sergeant asserted. StanuIonIS Not With kCbuS Kobus testified that StanulOnis positively was not his companion on Monday afternoon. He did not as SoCiatc with Stanulonis at all, he 1 said, although he knew who he was. 1 The man who was with him was
 known to him as Joe Jasper, or Joe 1 Jacksi' and he declared that he told | Officer Liebler those names and the ! officer wrote them in his book. Ser
 ecant Ellingcr and Officer IiebleI ! wanted him to tell who his compan- : ion was, and they promised that l they would "stick the other fellow | in." 'They'll never give guy q ] chance" Kobus declared, referring l to the police. Sergeant EllingcI | sworc at him and called him "a
 crook" during the "grilling,' he
 said,
 i Cross examined by Prosecuting ! Attorney Woods, Kobus told of hay.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

Mangan, who appeared for kobus, Officer Iiebler admitted that he had advised Kobus to tell the truth. and it would be better for him." Judge Mangan claimed that all the testi- mony relating to kobus' statements to the police should be stricken out on the ground that ot is a funda- mental principle of criminal law that admissions obtained under threat or promise do not stand in court. but Judge Saxe ruled that the police had not promised Kobus any thing, and he allowed the testimony to stand,
 George Honnig of 194 Lafayette street testified that he saw an auto mobile reduce it's speed while q young man stepped out and went into FuSci's store Monday afternoon, Fusci was seated in front of the store but he made no move to fol low the young man. Hennig said he thought FuSCi'S wire or son were in the store as they generally are, but little later he heard Fusci outside the Vita drug store at Washington and Lafayette streets telling about a robbery. Hennig did not see the young man come out of the store end he could not identify Kobus or StanuloniS
 Burglars Motor Waiting
 Frank k. Halloran of the Vita drug store testified that he saw an automobile pull up in front of Hen nig's home. It was such a dilapidat- ed car he could not help noticing it, he said, and he saw a tall, dark young man step out and walk in the direction Of Fusci's store, although he could not see where he went to-. A little later the same man returned to the automobile with a cigar box under his arm. and was driven away. The car was rolling along slowly during the time that elapsed between the young mans leaving it and his return.
 Fusci testified that he was dozing in a chair in front of the sore when he was aroused by the noise of the cash register till dropping on the floor. Stanulonis was at the register, with box of cigars worth S2.50 and a carton of cigarettes valued at Sill under his arm. Fusci demand ed to know what he was doing there and Stanulonis replied Nothing and ran out. ITusci said he saw him jump into an automobile driven by Kobus. There was a S10 bill, S2 bill and some change missing from the cash register.
 Cross-cxamined by Attorney Law renee J. Colon, who represented Stanulonis, Fusci admitted that he had never seen Kobus or Stanulonis prior to the day but he was positive
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

10 be sent to jail or the state farm unless he behaves, Geidel promised to mako an effort to avoid further difficulty with tha law.
 Driver Fined $5
 Raffale Giannini, 4, Of Robbins avenue, NcWington. pleaded guilty rt charges of driving an automobii, without an operators license and certificate Of registration in hlS pos S ssion and not guilty to the charg, Of driving an automobile with de- tivc brakes, Judgment was sus- pended on the first two charges and fine of $5 without costs was i'm posed on the third,
 Officer David Doty testified that the foot brake on Gianini's car was in good condition, but the emergency brake would not hold. Giannini produced his certificate of registration and license in court and explained that h. had kept them in his other clothes
 Spccdcr Pays %l0
 Otto Kuoft, 22. of 40 Parlee street. Bristol. who was driving an automo- bile when it struck another car 2t Allen and Stanley streets on August &o. iuiuung two persons, pleaded rolo contcnd.re to the charge Of speeding and was fined $Io and costs OH recommendation of Prose cutting Attorney J. G. Woods. Attor- hey Joseph r. O'Counell Of Eristol appeared for knoff.
 MonkicWicH Fined S0
 Raymond MonkicWicZ, 2l, of go Silver street, was fined $5 and costs on the charge Of driving an automo- bile without a certificate Of regis tratIon Officer Dcloert Noley ar !, sted hnm after a slight accident at Main and Commercial streets We'd ncsday. Monkicwicz and a friend own the car jointly and it is regis tered in the latter's name, accord ing to Officer Nelcy. Next year it is planned 10 register it in Mon)Ic- wicz's name. Judge Sake told Mon kiewicz ii was a violation of the law not to have certificate Of registration under those circum- stances.
 Monkicwicz, although he searched the car thoroughly the day Of the accident could not find the ccrtifi- cate, produced t in court and said it was in the car at the time.
 sullivan Case Nollcd uroearuti,lcr Attorney | C Woods entered a nollc in the case of James Sullivan, 25, of @S Wilson street, charged with cvading responsibility on August 20. Mr. Woods said sullivan thought he had 24 hours in which to report an accident and he would give him the benefit of the doubt.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
CORBINS TO LIVE HERE

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Corbin of Boston, Mass, formerly of this city, are planning 10 move to New Britain in the near future. Mr. Corbin is the son of the late Philip Corbin, one of New Britains pioneer manufactur CTS. The Corbins will live at the Burritt hotel.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

Morton F. Brown, 21, of 15 North Main street, Jewett City, charged with reckless driving, was released on nollc. He was arrested by Supcrnumerary Officer J. F. Cronin shortly before F o'clock last night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
Case or ALL
is BEFORE JURY
Attempts Made to Hide
Transactions

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The
case of Albert B. Fall, Secretary of
the Interior in the Harding cabinet,
will go to The jury tomorrow. Fall
is charged with accepting bride OF
$780, 900 from E. L. Doheny for CIV
ing leases on government oil lands
in California.
Evidence also showed he got over
100000 from Sinclair, who was
given a lease on the Teapot Dome
oil fields.
Evidence also showed the money
was turned over in cash to Fall after
it had been taken from the bank ac-
count of Doheny's son, in an effort
to cover up the transaction.
In 1928 Fall wrote to the senate
asserting the 100000 came from
E. B. Mclean, Washington pub
Usher.
But Doheny admitted that he gave
the money to Fall, insisting that it
was for friendship" and that he
wante dthe valuable oil leases be-
cause of patriotism" instead Of any
desire for profits.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
G. rWam Cruiser
BuilG1u9 Gets
French Raw SbOt

PARIS, Oct. 22.-French military
circles have raised the question.
after providing France with an in
crease of 81 per cent for next years
naval budget, just what Germany
(run by socialists!) means By begni-
ming to build six 10000 ton heavily
armed cruisers carrying 11-inch
guns, with cruising radius of 20, p
900 miles. France is especially an
noycd about this, as Germany is not
one of the five imperialisms which
are allowed to have their arming to
the teeth sanctioned by participation
in the "Five-Power Conference for
Naval Limitation"
ROME, Oct. 22.-Itely, that is 60
ing under the alias Of Mussolini,
peaceful playboy of the Mediterran-
can, officially announced today that
he accepts the British invitation to
a Five-Power Naval Conference in
London without reservations" more
exactly without making any reser-
vations except that, Italy being will
ing to reduce" she merely desires
that she have navy equal to the
arms Of other continental powers"
which means that Italy wants and
will insist to build more warships
until she has parity" with France.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
foster TOUR TO
BUILD TUUL units
Main Task to Organize
Unorganized
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
a revolutionary union, the main
task of which is to organize the
unorganized," declares the TUUI'
in q National Office statement, on
tine tour of William z. Foster,
League National Secretary.
Fosters tour, it is pointed out,
must be utilized to strengthen all
sections Of the TUUL and made a
part of the local campaign wherever
he speaks.
Special efforts must be made at
factory gates to get the workers to
turn out, and the new unions, left
wing groups and shop committees,
must be held responsible for bring
ing unorganized workers to the
meetings. The meetings must be
utilized for enrolling the I'M
organized workers into the TUUL.
Membership Meetings.
Membership meetings of the
TUUL have been arranged for
cities which Foster will visit. Plans
must be prepared so that general
discussion can be had, and a pro-
gram of work to build the TUUL to
set up necessary departments and
committees, establish local leagues
and to lay the basis for district
TUUL convention
The following are the dates and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
Negro, White Molders
Strike Together in the
Chattanooga Stove Co.
by a Worker Correspondent

by q Worker Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (By MALL
The holders strike at the Harron
Stove Works of this city is still in
progress. Most Of tn experienced
mechanics who were brought in to
scab have Joined the union and also
gone on strike. The strike is in its
fourth month.
Plant officials boasted that they
would lick the workers in less than
thirty days. They were sure disap-
pointed.
1t is quite interesting to know that
most Of the new union members are
Negro workers. Even the local A.
F. L. sheet, the Labor Herald" was
forced to state in its issue of Sept.
81 that the Negro workers have
proved themselves faithful on the
picket lines and elsewhere"
Local molders, Negro and white,
are beginning to realize that they
must organize in order to protect
themselves against starvation wages.
J. A. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
NEGRO Revolt
ScARES WHITE
IMPERIALISTS
East African Millions
Stir British Rule

NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, Oct. %.
The growing nilitancy against
British imperialists among the
Negro population of this part of
British East Africa was the key
note of alarm sounded by Sir Ed
ward Grigg, the Governor General
of Kenya Colony, is report to the
Legislative Council here.
Both the Aumbwas and Massais
are in the lead of the growing
antagonistic attitude toward British
farm proprietors and the situation
has filled these white eXploiters
with fear, as they are hopelessly
outnumbered. Tribesmen who are
suspected of being informers
against the natives are frequently
attacked.
Extra policemen have been
drafted for the Lumbwa territory,
and company of the Kings Afri-
can Rifles, drilled and differed by
British, has been ordered to patrol
the NASSAU Reserve along the boun-
Diary.
The population of the colony is
composed of 1859 whites, 1855, 848
Africans, 30,583 Asiatics, and
10,557 Arabs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
LANDSLIDE FOR
NEW MINE union
5000 Join National
Miners in Illinois

Continued from Page OneJ
action on that question yet, will or
ganize for a mass split with the
U.M.W.A., and entry of the thou
sands of Illinois miners into the N.
NJ. U. 1t will stage sharp fight
for the six-hour day, five-day week,
against the speed-up, care for I'M
employed, etc.
Fight At Edgemont.
Livingston local of the UNIV A,
voted last Thursday to join the
N.M.U. in a body. The N.M.U. i'm
mediately took in $50 new members.
Local 2 at Edgemont met the same
night to burn the U.MW.A. charter,
and was invaded by gang of Lewis
thugs. About 200 men here Joined
the N.M.U.
As soon as they heard of the 700
miners Of Staunton joining the N.
M. u, 100 more miners in Macoupin
County also joined.
The conference held last week in
Belleville, called by the N. M. u,
showed enthusiasm among the min
ers for the new union, and brought
out something of the extent Of the
landslide towards it.
Landslide for N. M. U.
"Out of nine mines working in
Saline County, eight are working
with N. M. U. members" said the
N. M. U. district president. 1--WE
are in complete control in the West
Frankfort district" he continued,
and, sat Royalston we have $50
members. Zeigler and Christopher
are aligned with us. At Waller we
have ever ymember of the old U. M.
w. A. At Sesser we have every
miner. Buckner and Benton are for
the N. M. U. At Duquoin we have
45O members, at Staunton, 700 mem
bers were lined up today. Collins
vile is lined up. At Pana, the new
union has absolute control, and 5000
miners attended our mass meeting
in Springfield.
The district secretary Of the N. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-24
BIG CARPET co. !.
WORKERS WALK
OUT ON SPEEDUP
BigeloW Men Welcome
the N T. w. u.
(Bu a Worker Correspondant)

DU u w OfbGF OOff 70 pOitttCftL/
THOMPSONVILLE, Conn. (By
Mail) A strike broke out at the
Bigelow Hartford Carpet Company,
Thompsonville, Conn, Oct. 18th.
About 400 men and women walked
out of the tapestry department. A
general walk-out was quickly pre-
vented by the owners by withdraw
ing the socalled point system" a
vicious speed-up and wage cutting
plan.
The worker sare extremely dis
satified with conditions and wages
which are being continually cut
They are tired of the efficiency and
naturalization stunts of the bosses.
For instance, every step taken by
worker is counted and timed, for a
visit to a rest room and to drink
ing ountain is considered time
wasted.
Every worker is watched carefully
and a check up is taken. The time
wasted (so-called) means that work
ers are dropped from the payrolls,
and four workers in some instances
have been made to do the work of
seven others being dropped from the
payrolls.
These unbearable conditions COM
pei the workers to fight, and fight
hard. The bitterness of the work
ers against the speed-up was shown
at the outset of the strike, by their
demands that all efficiency experts"
be discharged. The same sentiment
exists generally among the 5000
employed at the plant. Organizers
of the N. T. w. U. are being receiv-
ed favorably. Labor Unity's and
Daily Workers when distributed are
red eagerly. Factory gate meet
ing are being planned.
The workers know that struggles
are in their wake and it won't be
long before the N. T. w. U. will be
the leader of these struggles.
N. r.
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armed attack, and to fight against
capitalist exploitation, are plainly
brought forward as was done in the
course of the trial, the, working
class can see that their class in
terests are involved in the fate of
the heroic workers who now face
what amounts to life imprisonment
for daring to challenge the power
of the capitalist ruling class of this
country.
eve will resume the struggle to
secure the unconditional liberation
Of the Gastonia defendants with
greater determination and vigour.
We intend to develop an even
broader and more militant cam
paign. /,
Through the mass pressure Of
the working class we will force the
ruthless bosses to give up their in
tended victims and create the basis
for the organization of the South
ern workers into powerful in
dustrial unions. At the same time
we will utilize all the agencies OF
the capitalist legal apparatus up to
the United States Supreme Court in
order to either force the release OF
these innocent workers or xpose
these instrumentalities Of capitalist
class justice.